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SPECIAL REPORT OF GIFTS ISSUE
�WINTER 2006
Our Changing
Landscape
BY DR.TIM GILMOUR, WILKES UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
ORTHOSE OF YOU WHO VISITTHE WILKES CAMPUS, I'M SURE YOU'LL NOTICE
the significant improvements to our beautiful university grounds and
revitalized downtown. The Wilkes University Board of Trustees
dedicated alumni and regional leaders are working hard to improve
the campus and downtown business district. If you haven’t visited recently
you should see what you are missing! In the meantime, take a minute to read
| the cover and feature stories in this issue to gain an understanding of the
| latest developments.
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The feature story on the new pergola demonstrates the impact an alumnus can
have on the landscape of Wilkes University. Clayton Karambelas ’49 and his
wonderful wife, Theresa, should be commended for their unique contribution of
a Greek pergola that will soon grace the Greenway next to the Alumni House.
This wonderful tribute will be enjoyed for generations by students and alumni.
For all of us here in Wilkes-Barre, the wait for a downtown bookstore has
taken a decade. But the presence of a Barnes & Noble College Superstore
near Public Square on South Main Street was worth the wait. It is everything
we had hoped for. With 20,000 square feet of retail space, this academic
superstore will serve students from King’s College, Luzerne County
Community College and Wilkes University as well as theater-goers, shoppers
and others looking to reignite downtown nightlife.
Wilkes could not have done this alone. Without close collaboration with our
friends at King’s, and without the assistance of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Business and Industry and the city and county governments, this wonderful
development would not have materialized. This is the first time that two colleges
have collaborated with Barnes & Noble to jointly operate a bookstore anywhere
in the U.S. It shows a commitment to think in new ways so we can best serve our
students and our community. I hope it is just the beginning of innovative ways to
improve student services and to lower the costs of doing business.
This issue of Universe also includes the Report of Gifts for 2005-2006. You
will find hundreds of names of alumni who, over the years, have supported
students through generous giving to scholarships and general fund needs. 1
want to personally thank each and ever}' one of you for your support. We
should all be pleased that Wilkes has raised SI million more this year than
two years ago. To reach our goal of becoming a premier university in the Mid
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Atlantic Region, we will need everyone’s continued support.
The Report of Gifts also shows that Wilkes University raised 5100,000 for
student scholarships from local businesses and corporations in support of the
Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership “Outstanding Leadership Fund.
Hope to see you on campus soon. L! I
WILKES UNIVERSITY
President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
VP for Development
Manin Williams
Features
UNIVERSE EDITORIAL STAFF
Cover Story:
Executive Director, Marketing
Communications
Jack Chielli
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joint bookstore for Wilkes
and King’s
Associate Director, Marketing
Communications
Christine (Tondrick) Seitzinger '98
Sports Editor
John Seitzinger
Contributing Writers
Kimberly Bower-Spence
CindyTaren M'07
Julie Uehara
Emily Vincent
Layout/Design
Quest Fore
Spotlight:
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beautifies campus
Sections
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
2 Association News
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin '95
5 Development News
Alumni Services Manager
Nancy A. Weeks
6 On Campus
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OFFICERS
President
Colleen Gries Gallagher ‘81
First Vice President
George Pawlush '69
Second Vice President
Terrence Casey '82
Historian
John Pullo’82
Secretary
Beth Danner '02
Photography
Earl & Sedor Photographic
Mark Golaszewski
Ryan Spencer Reed
Cindy Taren M'07
Curtis Salonick Photography
John Seitzinger
Michael PTouey
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Wilkos University is an independent institution of higher education
dedicated to academic end intellectual excellence in the liberal arts,
sciences, and professional programs. The university provides its students
witn the experience and education necessary for career and intellectual
development as well as for personal growth. engenders a sense of valuer,
and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to welcome the
opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing world
The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions
in all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every
segment of the university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community
involvement, and individual respect within the entire unnvisity.
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DEVELOPMENTIieWS
The Colonel Connection
Reconnects Old Friends
Traffic is brisk on The Colonel
Connection, Wilkes' new online
community, with more than 32,000
hits logged through September.
Most activity so far comes from
1960s and 1970s graduates, related
Sandra Carroll, executive director
of alumni relations. Millennium
alumni also dominate the photo
albums, posting plent)' of pictures.
If you haven’t visited yet, simply go
to http://community.wilkes.edu.
Check out the latest University news
and alumni events. List an online
classified ad. Update fellow alumni
on your latest family addition or
career advancement. Post pictures of
friends and family. Even buy Wilkes
merchandise online.
“I’m really excited about The
Colonel Connection,” said user
George Pawlush ’69, vice president
of public relations at Greenwich
Hospital in Greenwich, Conn, and
first vice president of the Alumni
Association. “It has potential to
greatly improve communications
between the University and our
alumni. During my Wilkes student
days in the late 1960s, I was
especially involved in Circle K,
which at that time was one of the
bigger clubs on campus. Over the
Join Wilkes Alumni for BeijingTour
Explore Chinas Great Wall and the ancient city of
Beijing with fellow Wilkes alumni during an eight-day
tour departing March 13, 2007.
Fly a kite along the 3,700 miles of the Great Wall as
you marvel at this feat of ancient engineering. Visit the
infamous Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and
Summer Palace. Watch locals during their morning Tai
Chi at the Temple of Heaven and see the famous
pandas at the Beijing Zoo. Navigate narrow streets and
alleys in a rickshaw, visit a school and its pupils and
meet a local family to learn about their history and
way of life. Travel through the Valley of the Ming
Tombs and enjoy the Peking Opera.
Optional tours include an antique furniture factory
where Chinese craftsmen build only with joints, no
nails or glue. Or you may choose to visit Xian and the
Terra-Cotta Warriors Museum or take part in the
last few months through the Circle
K subgroup on the Connection,
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Circle
have been able to reconnect with
[ormer fellow club members. For
some of these exchanges, it was the
first lime we had been in touch in
nearly 35 years."
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In Memory/ln Honor:
Emilio A. Marianelli '73
Made a Great Investment
Emilio Marianelli ’73 was looking
for ways to honor Dr. Umid Nejib,
who passed away in 2002 after
serving Wilkes for 37 years. Dr.
Nejib was a professor of electrical
engineering, dean of the school of
science and engineering and was
responsible for the development and
accreditation of the Doctor of
Pharmacy program.
“Let’s keep Dr. Nejib’s vision and
memory fresh for future genera
tions,” was what Emilio had in mind
when he made a generous gift to
increase the Nejib Scholarship Fund.
The funds of an endowment will
never be exhausted. Earnings from
these invested funds will provide
talented students with a chance to
realize their educational dreams.
Ninety-seven percent of our
undergraduate students receive
financial assistance from Wilkes,
and this support often makes the
difference whether a student can
attend or not.
Why not follow Marianelli’s lead
to increase Wilkes’ endowments
when you want to make a gift in
memory or in honor of a special
person in your life?
Learn more by calling the
Development Office at 570-408-4300.
IRA News:Take Advantage of
the New Tax Code Changes
In August 2006, President Bush
signed into law the Pension
Protection Act of 2006. This bill
contains a two-year IRA Charitable
Rollover provision that will allow
people age 70 or older to exclude up
to $100,000 from their gross income
for a taxable year for direct gifts
from a traditional or Roth IRA to a
qualified charity. This provision is
available until Dec. 31, 2007.
Explore planned gifts privately
with our new online gift calculator
that provides deductions for all types
of planned gifts. Visit:
www.wilkes.edu/pages/1518.asp.
The price per-person is $1,719 for twin, $1,869 for
single and $1,709 for triple occupancy. The cost
includes round-trip airfare from Allentown Airport,
hotel transfers and departure tax. For more infor
mation, contact Michelle Diskin, associate director of
Wilkes University Alumni Relations at (570) 408-4134
or michelle.diskin@wilkes.cdu. Or visit
www.colIettevacations.com/group/Wilkes/china.cfm .
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Fenner Quadrangle and
Residence Halls Get Facelift
As part of the university’s 20-ycar
master plan to create a green, urban
campus, an additional 3.2 acres of
green space is being added to the
Fenner Quadrangle, making “the
quad" a more inviting, student
friendly place. Expansion and
landscaping of the green space is
expected to be completed by the
end of the year.
An artist renderingj depicts Delaware and
Chesapeake residen
:nce hall renovations.
The project coincides with a
SI.5 million renovation of the
Delaware and Chesapeake
residence halls, which are located
at the north end of the quad. The
renovation project will add 12 beds,
a sprinkler system, central air
conditioning, a center skylight and
Wi-Fi capabilities, plus new
furniture, lighting and windows to
the halls. While under
construction, the university is
leasing housing around the Wilkes
campus until the buildings reopen
for the 2007-08 academic year.
Other residence halls arc slated for
improvement or renovations over
the next 15 years.
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The campus is getting greener thanks to expansion of the Fenner Quadrangle.
The Evans Hall parking lot was
removed to make room for greenway
expansion. Parking has shifted to the
new University Center on Main
parking garage in the 100 block of
South Main Street. Another element
to the project is construction of a
pergola, a canopied walkway, made
possible by a gift from alumnus
Clayton Karambelas ’49 and his wife
Theresa. Read more about the
pergola on pages 16-17.
Wilkes Purchases High-Rise
Apartment Complex
Wilkes University officials recently
announced they have reached an
agreement of sale to purchase
University Towers, a 130-unit
apartment building located at 10 E.
South Street in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes
will purchase the building for
S8.2 million from JPJR Ten E. South
Tower, LP, an affiliate of Trivest
Realty Group, LLC of Washington
Crossing, Pa.
The acquisition will solidify the
university’s presence as an anchor to
the downtown business district. In
line with its master and strategic
plans, the university will eventually
reduce its presence in the neighbor
hoods south of the campus and
support downtown economic devel
opment while creating increas-
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environments at the university.
“This is an extraordinary move for
Wilkes," said Dr. Tim Gilmour,
Wilkes president. “Wilkes will serve
its students better, enhance
residential living options and
further the reputation that WilkesBarre is a college town.”
About half of the University
Towers’ 205 occupants are students,
according to Scott Byers, vice
president for finance and support
operations. “There will be absolutely
no changes in the mix of tenants in
the near future,” he said.
Wilkes has had students
residing at University Towers
for the past three years in
what Dr. Paul Adams,
vice president for
students affairs, has described as “a
remarkably successful living
arrangement that has blended gener
ations in the same living space.
“This was a particularly
attractive option for the university
since University Towers is the
preferred living space for our oncampus students,” Adams said.
University Towers currently has
the capacity to house 405 students,
doubling the number of occupants
and further increasing the number
of residents living in the WilkesBarre business district. The
university does not anticipate
reaching maximum occupancy for
several years.
Wilkes will be able to offer
student programming to a much
larger audience, including support
for mentoring and studying activ
ities that are intended to increase
student success. The college will no
longer need to rent residential space
from private landlords and will sell
several university-owned properties,
Sordoni Art Gallery to
Feature Work of
International
Photojournalist
Hands of a Displaced Sudan: Cryfor
Compassion, a visual narrative of
war, genocide and humanitarian
crisis, movingly captured by
journalist Ryan Spencer Reed, will be
on view at the Sordoni Art Gallery
fromjan. 15 to mid-March 2007.
Reed will be on campus to open the
exhibition in January
In the wake of nearly 22 years of
civil war, the Southern Sudanese
population lays shattered across the
East African landscape. More than
2.5 million lives have been lost, and
another five million, internally and
Reed has visited the Darfur
region of Sudan a number of times
photographing and interviewing
those involved on all sides of the
conflict, and writing his own
eyewitness dispatches. This
project, currently being
considered for exhibition by a
number of university and college
museums and galleries around the
country, including Dartmouth,
Harvard, Brown and others, will
be featured first by the Sordoni
Art Gallery.
Wilkes also is partnering with
King’s College to bring prominent
speakers, officials from humani
tarian organizations and political
action groups, films and other
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Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 opened on
June 30 in downtown Wilkes-Barre.
The theater anchors the S31 million
entertainment/residential/retail
complex along South Main and East
Northampton streets.
Exclusive Website for
Prospective Students
Featured in USA Today
Wilkes University’s latest marketing
tool called HelloWilkes, a special
website created for accepted students
to become familiar with the university
through e-conversations with faculty
and current students, was featured
this summer in USA Today and
Philadelphia Business Journal.
Social networking Web sites__
like MySpace or Facebook—are
essential to the care and feeding of
the college student.
Hoping to capitalize on that,
Wilkes University introduced
HelloWilkes this year to its accepted
freshman class. A cross between
MySpace and a weblog, HelloWilkes
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Colleges Connect
Students Online
BY JANET KORNBLUM, USATODAY
Andrew Seaman has a few jitters about
going to college for the first time later
this month. But upperclassmen already
have made him feel better—and he's
never even met them face to face.
Seaman, who will attend Wilkes
University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has
inquired about student politics and
dorm living on HelioWilkes, a private
network the school created this year
for incoming freshmen.
"The other kids were able to put my
mind at ease that the dorm rooms are
livable," says Seaman, 18, of Forest
Hill, Pa.They've also doled out advice
on how to get involved in student
government.
Without the site, "I would've been
more nervous," he says.
To better communicate with a gener
ation that socializes online on websites
such as MySpace and Facebook, many
colleges are launching into the social
networking frenzy.
More than a dozen so far have
created private sites with features
from profiles to bulletin boards and
information areas.
"In a year or two virtually every
college will have something like
this," says Steve Jones, communica
tions professor at the University of
Illinois, Chicago.
The reason is "obvious," he says.
"This has become such a familiar
mode of communication for
teenagers; it's basically meeting them
on their own turf. It makes it more
comfortable to get information they
might not otherwise get."
Administrators say they use the
sites both to market their schools to
potential students and to put new
freshmen at ease.
Students find out about the sites in
a variety of ways — from e-mail and
postal mail invitations to orienta
tions. Most schools feature
prominent links promoting the sites
on their main university websites.
"We realized that in order to
communicate truly effectively to
students we needed a medium that
they are already accustomed to," says
Mark Sikes, assistant dean of students
at the College of William & Mary in
Williamsburg, Va., which created a site
for freshman this year.
Along with message boards that
allow students to connect, the site
acts as a clearinghouse for all sorts of
information on everything from
classes to regional culture and events.
College networking sites vary.
Some are little more than message
boards, others have areas where
students can write full profiles and
communicate with each other like
they do on MySpace and Facebook.
And judging by the traffic at some
sites, students are using them. At
William & Mary, for instance, 1,500 of
the 1,600 newly admitted students
have logged on in the past month,
Sikes says.
Other schools with new networking
sites this year include Harrisburg (Pa.)
University of Science andTechnology;
Marietta (Ohio) College; Wellesley
(Mass.) College; Purchase (N.Y.)
College and Seton Hall University in
South Orange, N.J.
"Universities need to be where
people are," says Cheryl Brown,
director of undergraduate admissions
for Binghamton (N.Y.) University,
which also has a new site.
Seaman and his friend, Stephanie
Gerchman, also an incoming Wilkes
freshman, say HelloWilkes makes
connections and answers questions.
Gerchman, for instance, got advice
from upperclassmen to choose
psychology as her minor.
Some kids like the idea of
"advance networking" so much
that they are even taking a do-ityourself approach.
Gerchman says she prefers
MySpace and Facebook because they
allow her to directly contact friends.
HelloWilkes has an area to post
personal profiles and to weigh in on
predesignated topics, such as dorm
living and studying, but there's no
built-in spot for e-mail addresses or
instant-messaging names.
So she created her own space on
MySpace, based on the HelloWilkes
site, open to incoming Wilkes
students. She also uses Facebook,
and already has a movie night
planned for the beginning of the
school year with another Wilkes
student she met there.
Some colleges use college-oriented
Facebook rather than building their
own sites.
"Why re-invent the wheel?" says
Christopher Oertel, director of
residential life for the College of Saint
Rose in Albany, N.Y. He created a
Facebook page for his department to
reach out to incoming freshmen.
"We're taking advantage of what's
provided for us."
Some worry that creating their own
online networks could create legal
problems. "If we exercise prior review
or censorship, we're going to invite a
whole new series of litigations," says
Michael Bugeja, director of the
Greenlee School of Journalism and
Communication at Iowa State
University in Ames.
But by and large, students' contribu
tions are valuable, administrators say.
"If you want the authenticity and
true voice of the students, you have to
be willing to take the bad with the
good," says Binghamton's Brown. "On
occasion, something sneaks in where
we go, 'gulp.' And so far we have
been pretty open about letting our
students' comments stand as is.
"For students, these really are
social connections," she says. "If we
want to connect with our students and
have them connect with each other,
we need to be taking advantage of
this medium."
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WILKES UNIVERSITY
BY JOHN SEITZINGER
HE WILKES UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Hall of Fame inducted its
14th class in a ceremony on
Saturday. Oct. 8 on the
Wilkes campus.
The Hall of Fame was established
in 1993 to honor those players,
coaches and other non-partici
pating individuals who have made
outstanding contributions to
athletics at Bucknell Junior
College, Wilkes College and
Wilkes University.
Neil Dadurka '57
The late Neil Dadurka was a
three-sport participant during his
collegiate days at Wilkes.
On the field, Dadurka garnered
four varsity letters in wrestling and
helped the team post a 28-11-2
record. As a senior, he was one of
the Colonels team captains and led
the unit to its first Middle Atlantic
Conference (MAC) championship.
Dadurka had an individual record
of 8-3 during his final campaign,
playing a critical role as the squad
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posted their first unbeaten season by
going 10-0-1.
Dadurka was also a four-year
member of the Colonels football
team, and played on the first varsity
golf team at Wilkes in 1957.
Dadurkas leadership skills were
evident. He served as the president of
the senior class in 1957, and was the
president of the Letterman’s Club.
Dadurka was also the vice president
of his sophomore class in 1955 and
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was selected to Who’s Who in
American Colleges and Universities.
Karen (Olney) Hazleton '78
Karen (Olney) Hazleton was a
four-year member of the women’s
basketball team from 1974 through
1978, while also earning two varsity
letters in softball during the 1977
and 1978 seasons.
On the basketball court, Hazleton
was a top point producer during
each of her four seasons. She set
what was then a school record by'
amassing 731 points during her
basketball career. As a sophomore,
she earned a berth on the
Northeastern Pennsylvania Women’s
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
all-star team after leading Wilkes
with 212 points. She was voted as
the Lady' Colonels Most Valuable
Player in both 1976 and 1978, and
served as the team’s captain during
her senior year.
Hazleton also excelled during her
two seasons on the softball diamond.
A pitcher for the Lady Colonels,
she was named to the Northeastern
Pennsylvania Women’s Intercollegiate
Athletic Association all-star squad as
a senior and was voted the team’s
Most Valuable Play'er.
Kim Kaskel '96
A four-year member of the field
hockey team from 1992 through
1995, Kaskel helped Wilkes win
Freedom League titles in 1993,
1994 and 1995.
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(ECAC) Mtd-Atlantic titles j ,
and 1994. in 1995, sCh
Wilkes to an overall record of n ,
and the teams first appearance in
the NCAA Division III Toumantcni
A forward for the Lady Colonels,
Kaskel ranks as the all-time leader in
both goals and points at Wilkes. She
iony. Pictured from left to right are: Kim Kaskel '9G, Bob
»to during Sunday's ceremo
Inductees into the Wilkes Athletics Hall of Fame pose for a pho1
nd Karen (Olney) Hazleton '78. Missing from the photo is
io late Neil Dadurka '57, anc
Wachowski '89, Chris Parker '96, Bruce Dadurka, nephew of th(
Alan Zellner '72.
scored an amazing 52 goals during Division 111 Tournament in the
her career, while also amassing 128 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.
Parker ranks fifth on the all-time
points. Kaskel was named to the
scoring list at Wilkes with 1,504
College Field Hockey Coaches
points, while also ranking 13th on
Association (CFHCA) All-American the rebounding list with 563. Parker
second team in 1995 and was a first still holds Wilkes records for steals
team CFHCA Regional All-American in a game with eight, and steals in a
in 1994 and 1995.
season with 80. He also holds the
Kaskel’s individual accolades
single-season mark for field goal
also include three Freedom League attempts with 506.
A team captain during both his
Most Valuable Player awards.
Additionally, she was named to the junior and senior campaigns, Parker
All-Freedom League first team and earned first team All-Conference
garnered the Wilkes Female Athlete honors in 1994-95 and second team
of the Year award in both 1995 and All-Conference accolades in 1995-96.
Parker also earned a berth on the
1996. An outstanding student,
All-ECAC second team as a senior,
Kaskel was named to the Middle
and was a member of the N CAA
Atlantic Conference Academic
All-Sectional Team in 1994-95.
Honor Roll during each of her
four years.
Chris Parker '96
Parker starred on the basketball
court for Wilkes from 1993 through
1996, helping lead Wilkes to four
consecutive MAC playoff berths
and an overall record of 93-19.
critical in
Parker’s play was ci
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leading the Colonels to the I-
Bob Wachowski '89
No one in the history' of Wilkes
University athletics could energize
and unite a student body as
effectively as Wachowski. Affection
ately known as “Colonel Bob,”
Wachowski spent four seasons as
the mascot al Wilkes, serving in that
capacity' from 1987 through 1989,
and again from 1992 through 1994.
A true ambassador of athletics at
Wilkes, Wachowski always found a
way to make a grand entrance. Many
times he would arrive to an athletic
event riding his eight-foot unicycle.
Other times, he might be seen riding
his go-cart with a dummy dressed in
opponent's colors dragging behind.
He arrived at Homecoming one year
riding a horse, while yet another
time he landed on Ralston Field
in a helicopter.
Wachowski would even show
up at opposing sites, unicycle and
all, to provide inspiration during a
key game.
Wachowski was so popular that
he was asked to serve as the student
speaker at Commencement in both
1989 and 1994. He also served as
the student speaker at the
dedication of the Arnaud C. Marts
Center in 1989, and was awarded
the Athletic Service Award in 1994.
Alan Zellner '72
Zellner was a four-year standout
on the wrestling mat al Wilkes
and helped the Colonels capture
four Middle Atlantic Conference
championships.
During his four seasons on the
mat, Zellner posted a dual match
record of 38 wins and only' six
losses. He broke the Wilkes record
for dual pins in a season with 10,
while also setting a record for dual
pins in a career with 21. Zellner
won individual Middle Atlantic
Conference titles in 1970, 1971 and
1972, and was named the MAC’S
Outstanding Wrestler in both 1971
and 1972.
In each of his four seasons at
Wilkes, Zellner qualified for the
NCAA Championship. He placed
9th in 1970, 5th in 1971, and earned
All-American status by posting a
fourth-place finish in 1972.
Zellner served as the head coach
of the Wilkes wrestling program
from 1995 through 2003 after
spending six seasons as an assistant
coach. He amassed a record of 94
wins, 106 losses and one tic,
while leading Wilkes through
the transition from Division 1 to
Division 111 status. I1.1
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This aerial photo of Wilkes-Barre City
shows the location of Barnes & Noble
in proximity to the Wilkes campus.
King’s and Wilkes involved the
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber, and,
within weeks, the group put
together a proposal to determine
interest in the market. "We received
positive feedback,” Byers said.
Barnes & Noble and Follett, both
big players in the college bookstore
market, were the two finalists for
the project.
Securing a Retail Giant
-£i=;=A,;T=CCxSTORE
Jserve be* Wilkes
Lz:vcrsity*nd Kings College
has been brewing for more
.a Leeaie. How ever, the timing
-. esn't right...until now.
- Oaober. Baines & Noble College
5ookse2os. Inc. opened its doors to
s newest bookstore in downtown
Wukes-Barre. This S2.4 million
■ ett was made possible by a
partnership of the two colleges and
the Greater Wilkes-Bane Chamber
ef Business and Industry, along with
help from the city of Wilkes-Barre
and Luzerne County.
Located at 7 South Main Street in
the Chambers Innovation Center @
Wilkes-Barre, the “academic super
store” operates as the joint campus
bookstore for Wilkes and King’s, and
serves the needs of the general
public. The bookstore occupies two
floors of the former Woolworth’s
five-and-dime store building,
creating approximately 20,000
square feet of retail space.
The first floor of the historic
building looks like a traditional
Barnes & Noble store with
newspapers, magazines and a wide
selection of books. It also includes
an 84-seat, full-service Barnes &
Noble Literary’ Cafe with Starbucks
coffee, lounge chairs and tables, and
a spirit shop offering Wilkes and
King's merchandise and apparel. The
lower level of the building is where
college students can find textbooks,
correct before. It was not the right
school, office and dormitory
location or the right time.”
supplies, and anything else needed
Dr. Tim Gilmour, president of
for college life.
Wilkes University, said it took the
The bookstore project boasts a
,..........
„______
right
mix1_____
of people
to make the
few firsts. This is the first time that bookstore happen.
“There: are so
,,
two colleges collaborated on a
many groups that needed to come
project like this, making it the first together, and this time,:, we were
joint campus bookstore for Barnes able to do that,” Gilmour said.
& Noble.” said Fred Lohman, senior “Clearly, the president of King’s
vice president of real estate for the I Rev. Thomas O’Hara] deserves a
tremendous amount of credit, along
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
Business & Industry and 76 Wilkes with the mayor of Wilkes-Barre, the
Chamber and Barnes & Noble. We
alumnus. The bookstore also is
had a lot of people working
Barnes & Noble’s first downtown
location in a Pennsylvania city other together and collaborating effec
tively. It was a recipe for success.”
than Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
The idea to pursue a joint campus
bookstore downtown was revived
Recipe for Success
late summer 2005. “We [Wilkes]
The idea for a joint bookstore has
broached the idea with King’s
been around a long time in one form
College and the Chamber,” said
or another,” said Larry Newman,
Scott Byers, vice president for
vice president of economic and
finance and general counsel for
community development for the
Wilkes University. “We each had a
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
bookstore, and we didn’t think we
Business & Industry. “It made sense
could provide the level of support
to combine the two campus
for students, faculty and staff with
bookstores and move to common
those arrangements that we could
ground in the heart of downtown.
with a joint bookstore.”
The circumstances were never
The call from President Gilmour
regarding the opportunity to bring a
bookstore to Wilkes-Barre was
received by Paula Eardley, vice
president of campus relations at
Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Eardley
visited Wilkes-Barre and went back
to Barnes & Noble with enthusiasm
for the project.
we all got excited about bringing a
store to Wilkes-Barre. We saw the
vision that Dr. Gilmour and Father
O’Hara had.
"Barnes & Noble is interested in
putting stores in communities that
want us,” he continued. “We liked
how the two college presidents came
together. We want to build relation
ships and have partnerships. We
sensed that with Dr. Gilmour and
Father O’Hara, and wanted to be a
part of it.”
College officials and Chamber
members said Barnes & Noble
College Booksellers was selected to
operate the joint bookstore because
it brings a wealth of experience
and expertise to the table. “Barnes
& Noble is a world-class retailer
and an excellent college book
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Murals depicting athletics, campus life and Wilkes history are on display throughout the bookstore.
“Paula got us all excited about it,”
said Patrick Maloney, executive vice
president of Barnes & Noble College
Booksellers. “It was a joint proposal
to provide a campus bookstore to
serve both Wilkes University and
King's College. I visited the site, and
supplier,” Gilmour said. “The
company is so well-known and
wcll-rcspcctcd, and it will draw a
lot of students to downtown
Wilkes-Barre. Having Barnes &
Noble here is key to the city’s
recovery strategy.”
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Maloney explained that the term
"academic superstore" is used to
describe a store that is a mixture of a
traditional Barnes & Noble store
and a college bookstore. "An
academic superstore is typically
located on the edge of campus." he
said. "It brings the university and
community together in a different
way. improving relationships
between the two. It's a wonderful
vehicle to create that bridge between
'town' and ‘gown.’"
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"This is the
largest single
retail project
in Wilkes-Barre
in 30 years.
It's a huge step
for downtown
Wilkes-Barre."
Barnes & Noble currently operates
more than 570 college bookstores.
Of those, nearly 50 are academic
superstores like the one in WilkesBarre. The Bames & Noble
bookstore in Wilkes-Barre joins an
impressive list of colleges and
universities with academic super
stores on the edge of campus or
close to town, including Southern
Methodist University, University of
Pennsylvania, The Ohio State
University. Yale University, Georgia
Tech, DePaul University and
Dartmouth College.
“The academic superstore that
Barnes & Noble brings to WilkesBarre is centered around the needs of
the campus with a mix of retail to it.”
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Byers said. "The former bookstore
campus was 3,000 square feet. The
Bames & Noble bookstore will be six
times larger at about 20,000 square
feet. The company brings an
expertise that is second to none. It is
a well-recognized brand known for
its quality.”
Community Reactions
The downtown bookstore is a key
piece in the overall strategy to
revitalize downtown, and the
community has been embracing it.
“The reaction has been
unbelievably positive,” Lohman
said. “This is the largest single
retail project in Wilkes-Barre in 30
years. Barnes & Noble brings a
nationally recognized retail store to
town, adding to part of the fabric of
downtown. It's a huge step for
downtown Wilkes-Barre.”
“For a long time, people asked
why downtown Wilkes-Barre is not
more of a college town,” Newman
said. “There are 6,500 college
students here, but traditionally,
there was a divide between ‘town’
and ’gown.’ That divide is rapidly
disappearing."
Gilmour said feedback from
students, faculty and staff when the
bookstore was officially announced
in August 2006 was very positive.
"Overall, there is genuine enthu
siasm to having Barnes & Noble
bookstore,” he said. “Students will
have to walk a little farther to get
their books, but they’ll be walking
there a lot as other businesses
open. Once they walk the two
blocks and come to the bookstore,
they’ll enjoy it.”
Jenna Strzelecki, a senior business
administration student and
president of student government at
Wilkes, said the new Barnes &
Noble bookstore will help current
and future Wilkes students and
make a good addition to the city. "It
gives students the opportunity to get
down to the center of Wilkes-Barre
and see what’s beyond the Wilkes
campus, giving them a different
perspective of the city,” she said.
“Since it’s a joint bookstore, it gives
Wilkes students a chance to get to
know King’s people more and vice
versa. There is a little bit of a rivalry
place where the community could
go and congregate. It does much
more than provide required educa
tional materials.”
In addition to offering books,
magazines and school merchandise,
the Barnes & Noble location
provides another positive place to
hang out in Wilkes-Barre.
“Approximately 14,000 people live
and work downtown,” Byers said.
“People can go there at lunchtime,
shop and have a cup of coffee. It’s
another level of service that couldn't
have happened without this collabo
ration. The bookstore helps to
further revitalize Wilkes-Barre by
giving more things to do during the
week and weekend for students and
members of the community."
Competitors Collaborate
When discussing this new
bookstore, the word heard most
often from Wilkes and King’s admin
istrators, Chamber officials and
between the two schools because
we’re located so close, but the
bookstore is a good idea.”
The bookstore helps faculty and
members of the community as well
as students, Maloney said. “A
tremendous amount of books are
available to them,” he said. “It gives
them a place to come together.
Some faculty members may
schedule time to meet with students
at the bookstore instead of in their
offices. The bookstore also creates a
Hev.Thomns J. O'Hnrn, C.S.C., King's Collage
President, nnd Willies President Tim Gilmour
recognize? the value of collaboration in
downtown revitalization.
Barnes & Noble executives is collab
oration. Despite being in-city rivals
who compete for students and wins
on the sports field, Wilkes and
King’s were able to come together.
“Collaboration was crucial,”
Gilmour said. “We had a real desire
to create this bookstore and felt it
was a real value to our students. We
[Wilkesl couldn’t do it alone, but we
[Wilkes and King's] could do it
together. Both of us can be so much
stronger if we collaborate.”
Setting aside the rivalry was not
difficult. Byers said. "The bookstore
is part of the first wave of opportu
nities to collaborate and benefit
both universities,” he said.
“Students at Wilkes and King’s
interact a lot now, but this helps
solidify those interactions.”
A New Wilkes-Barre
Gilmour believes that the project is
much more than a bookstore; it is
part of an effort to revitalize
downtown Wilkes-Barre. “There is
a definite feeling that this will be a
major step forward in the city’s
revitalization,” Gilmour said.
“With Barnes & Noble moving in,
it signals to other retailers that
Wilkes-Barre is a vibrant town.”
Strzelecki said the bookstore
is good for the city and its future.
“Economically for the city, it was
needed,” she said. "The new
bookstore will draw a lot more
people in from surrounding
areas to Wilkes-Barre. By
bringing people in, it gives
| Wilkes-Barre a jumpstart for
revitalization and could help
bring in other businesses."
Byers cites three reasons
this new bookstore is
important to Wilkes and the city.
“First, it’s Barnes & Noble—we
attracted a world-class retailer,” he
said. “Second, we couldn't have
done this on our own. Third, the
bookstore serves to further revitalize
the city, which is critical to the long
term success of the city and the
university. We can’t act as an island
and not be active with our city."
Maloney said he is happy to be a
part of the redevelopment of the
city. “1 think the bookstore is a
wonderful thing for Wilkes-Barre,”
he said. “These two institutions of
higher education located half a mile
apart were able to come together
and make this happen. The store
will celebrate the rebirth of WilkesBarre and the two schools. I hope
it’s a place that the community
takes pride in.
“I’m very happy to be a part of
this. I’m verj’ proud that we [Barnes
& Noble] were selected. And I’m
ver)' optimistic about the bookstore
and the future of Wilkes-Barre."
Wilkes alumni who have not
returned to Wilkes-Barre in a few
years may be surprised at how the
city has changed. “The difference
is amazing, and alums will be
pleasantly surprised even if their
last visit was three or four years
ago,” Gilmour said. “You have a
Barnes & Noble, a 14-screen
movie theater and night club that
have changed the character of
South Main Street significantly.
South Main is much more lively
and attractive."
Lohman said alums will see a new
Wilkes-Barre that they haven't seen
before. "They’ll sec a cleaner, brighter
and vibrant Wilkes-Barre that they
haven't seen in decades." H1
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Karambelases Donate
Piece of Ancient Greece
Special couple's vision for campus is becoming a reality
BY JULIE UEHARA
HE WILKES UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
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has become more beautiful
thanks to Clayton '49 and
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Theresa Karambelas.
As the focal point of Wilkes’ new
Greenway project, which also
includes landscaping, a formal
walkway and a volleyball court,
Clayton and Theresa have donated a
beautiful pergola. Located next to
the Alumni House and behind
Breiseth Hall, construction of the
pergola will begin later this year
with trelliswork and Greek-style
columns that will be filled with
colorful flowers and climbing vines
in the spring.
f
“The pergola is such a nice anchor
for the Greenway," Clayton said. “As
a classic Greek structure, it is a
fitting gift from my wife, Theresa,
and I since my family is from Greece
and her family is from Italy, where
pergolas began."
A rare architectural structure for
college campuses, the Karambelas
pergola is even more unique because
it features a stage for outdoor
theatrical performances, concerts or
gatherings. The pergola is approxi
mately 56 feet long and 15 feet wide
and can be used for an unlimited
number of activities—from
weddings to relaxing in the shade.
's'
“As we worked with the architect
to develop the construction plans
we wanted to lake the idea of a
pergola and modernize it so
students would take full advantage
of it,” Theresa said. “We wanted it
to be a quiet place to contemplate
and escape but also be in the heart
of the campus. Since we didn’t
want it to just occupy space, I
think incorporating the stage was
the best idea. That way, the uses for
it are unlimited."
Marty Williams, vice president of
advancement, agrees. “The concept
of the Greenway was to improve the
space around the Alumni House and
create an environmentally friendly,
ceremonial place,” Williams said.
“The pergola is a great addition to
the university and is a strong
reminder of the power of
architecture and ideas.
A
‘
History of Giving
This is not the first time Clayton and
Theresa have given back to Wilkes in
a significant way. They made a major
gift to the Henry Student Center in
A
1999 and a state-of-art electronic
4
marquee in 2003 to announce
campus events. Prominently located
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outside of the Dorothy Dickson
Dane Center for the Performing
Arts and near the entrance to the
"We hope our
excitement is
contagious and
that others will
take pride in,
become a part of
and come back
to Wilkes to see
what's been
happening."
students on campus and even
drivers on River Street apprised of
the latest happenings around
campus and the community.
“I thought the sign was a good
idea because if I wanted to know
what’s happening around Wilkes,
other people probably do, too,”
Clayton said. “Theresa and I live
only a mile or so away from
campus, and since many events arc
for the community as well as the
students, we wanted to stay
informed. And, since it’s run by a
computer, it can be conveniently
updated whenever necessary."
An active member of the alumni
association and the John Wilkes
Society, this proud alumnus donates
money to Wilkes each year. “As a
Wilkes graduate and part of the local
community, 1 am happy to give back,”
he said. “After all, the university can't
exist without alumni donations."
“All Wilkes students and faculty
are deeply indebted to Clayton and
Theresa for their generosity and
R
The pergola, shown here in an artist's rendering, will bo located
I near Delaware and Chesapeake halls.
relationships with alumni, and
Clayton and Theresa have been
leaders and role models for alumni
for a long time. I’m grateful to
know them.”
How it AH Started
Since his undergraduate years,
Clayton has been extremely active at
Wilkes. Graduating in 1949 with a
bachelor's degree in commerce and
finance, Clayton was president of
Student Council and of the
Thespians. He also was an athlete.
He was on the university's first
wrestling team, first tennis team and
was the coach and co-captain of the
first swimming team.
“And he’s still a social butterfly,”
Theresa added.
Now married 39 years and retired,
Clayton and Theresa met while
working next door to each other.
Although Theresa didn’t attend
MHM
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caring spirit,” Williams said. “Part
of my role at Wilkes is to foster
student center, the marquee keeps
Wilkes, through her husband she
eventually formed an affinity for the
university, its wrestling team and
ultimately all things Wilkes.
Community Involvement
In addition to being involved at
Wilkes University, Clayton and
Theresa also are active within their
community and the Greek Orthodox
Church in Wilkes-Barre.
Clayton has always lived within one
mile from the university. For several
years after college, he ran a restaurant
and candy shop that his father and
uncle started in 1923 called The
Boston Restaurant and Candy Shop.
After he sold the business in 1973, he
started C.K. Coffee Service and
continued to grow that company for
more than 30 years. With these
businesses and his involvement with
charities, Clayton is a prominent
member of the community.
“We’re really excited for the new
things happening at Wilkes and in
Wilkes-Barre," Theresa said. "We
hope our excitement is contagious
and that others will take pride in.
become a part of and come back to
Wilkes to see what's been
happening. We’d like to think we're
lighting a fire under the alumni in
some small way and adding a new
dimension to the life of the students
on campus.” Ill
Clayton Karambelas, class of 1949.
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�REPORT OF Gifts
Elevating Wilkes to Greatness
REPORT OF GIFTS: GIFTS RECEIVED JUNE 1, 2005 THROUGH MAY 31, 2006
REPORT OF GIFTS TABLE OF CONTENTS
Giving by Constituency
Pages 20-24
• TRUSTEES & TRUSTEES EMERITI
• UNIVERSITY FAMILY
• COMMUNITY BUSINESSES & FOUNDATIONS
• FRIENDS, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS & ALUMNI
Max Roscnn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities Endowment
Giving by Class
. Pages 24
Pages 25-37
CLASS OF 1935THROUGH CLASS OF 2005
Senior Class Gift.
The Marts Society
Endowed Named Scholarships
John Wilkes Society
Page 3S
Page 39
Page 40-41
Page 42-44
REPORT OF GIFTS KEY
The John Wilkes Society
PLATINUM ASSOCIATES
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$500,000 or more
$250,000 - $499,999
$100,000- $249,999
$10,000- $99,999
$5,000 - $9,999
$2,500 - $4,999
$1,000-$2,499
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
$250 - $499
$100- $249
Up to S99
BLUE CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FROM OPERATIONS
TOTAL
Revenues and other Support
Tuition and Fees
Less: Student Aid_________
Net Tuition and Fees
S 61,135,166
$ (19,887,587)
$ 41,247,579
Government Grants and Contracts
Private Gifts, Grants and Contracts
Sales and Services of Auxiliary Enterprises
Income from Interest and Dividends
Other Additions
Endowment Income Designated for Current Operations
Net Assets Released from Restrictions___________
Total Revenues and other Support
Expenses
Instruction
Research
Public Service
Academic Support
Student Services
Institutional Support
Auxiliary Enterprises__________________________
Total Expenses
Increase in Net Assets from Operating Activities
$
$
$
$
$
$
_s
3,808,805
2,722,734
8,723,587
888,722
1,288,310
1,115,000
$ 59,794,737
S 25,950,440
S
484,440
S
1,194,903
5,297,111
s 8,173,208
S 12,632,835
S 5,573,612
$ 59,306,549
$
$
488,188
BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
Richard L. Bunn ’55
John M. Ccfaly, Jr. 70
Denise S. Cesare 77
Charles F. Cohen
Lawrence E. Cohen ’57
Esther B. Davidowitz
Linda A. Fisher
Shelley Freeman ’82
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour
Michael I. Gottkdcnkcr
Jason D. Griggs ’90
Alan E. Guskin
Milan S. Kirby
Daniel Klcm, Jr. ’68
Dan E Kopen 70
Melanie Maslow Lumia
Michael J. Mahoney
Marjorie H. Marquart
George J. Matz 71
Clifford K. Mclberger
John R. Miller ’68
William R. Miller ’81
Gerald A. Moffatt ’63
Robert A. Mugford ’58
Mary Belin Rhodes M’77
Ronald A. Rittenmcycr 72
Eugene Roth ’57
James J. Sandman
Marino J. Saniarclli 73
Susan Weiss Shoval
Jay S. Sidhu M73
Elizabeth A. Slaughter '68
Ronald D. Tremayne ’58
TRUSTEE EMERITI
Panic S. Davies
Robert A. Fortinsky
Jerome R. Goldstein
Frank M. Henry
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58
Allan P. Kirby. Jr.
Richard L. Pearsall
William A. Perlmulh '51
Arnold S. Rifkin
Max Roscnn*
Richard M. Ross. Jr.
Joseph J. Savitz '48
Stephen Sordoni
Constance McCole Umphred
William J. Umphred. Sr. '52
Norman E. Weiss
ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Vijay Arora, Faculty Rep.
Laura Barbera Cardinale 72
David Carey ’83
Terrence Casey ’82,
2nd VP
Denise S. Cesare '77,
BOT Rep.
Kay Coskey '86
Beth Danner ‘02, Secretary
Fred R. Demech.Jr. '61
Glen Flack 73
Colleen Gries Gallagher '81,
President
Bridget Giunta ’05
Charlie Jackson '51,
Ancestral Rep.
G. Garfield Jones '72
Clayton Karambelas '49
Arthur Kibbe, Faculty Rep.
Daniel Klcm, Jr. '68,
BOT Rep.
Rosemary LaFratte '93
William Layo '01
Ashley McBrearty '06.
SAA President
William Miller '81,
BOT Rep.
Ron Miller ”93
George Pawlush '69. 1st VP
John F. Pullo '82, Historian
Ali E. Qureshi '96
Steven Roth '84
John J. Serafin ’90
Matthew Sowcik '00
Lou Steck '55
Andrew Steinberg '06.
SG President
Bill Tarbart '70,
Past President
Margery’ Ufberg '69
Stephanie Victor '06,
Class Rep.
Jodi Viscomi '05
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REPORT OF Gifts
Gifts
Giving By Constituency
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Jimmy E. Weaver
Alan E. Zellner '72
Margaret A. Zellner ’74
Matthew J. Zukoski '86
POUNDER'S CIRCLE
trustees &
trustees emeriti
Thejohn Wilkes Society
platinum associates
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
Patricia 5. Davies
Robert A. Fortinsky
Arnold S. Rifkin
Ronald D. Trcmayne '58
SSOO.OOOormore
jay S. Sidhu M/3
honorary associates
SkV.iW- <249.000
John R. Miller '68
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
<10.000-$99,999
John Michael Cefaly, Jr. 70
Denise Schaal Cesare 11
Jerome R. Goldstein
Frank M. Henn
Allan P. Kirby. Jr.
Milan S. Kirby
Michael J. Mahoney
Clifford K. Melberger
William A. Perlmuth 51
Si.iW - S9.999
Joseph E. iTim) Gilmour
Bernard W. Graham
Edward M. Moyer '73
Ellen R. Flint
Anne Straub Pelak M’98
Cherylynn Petyak Gibson 71
John L. Pesta P’06
Victoria M. Glod ’91
Bruce E. Phair ’73
Stanley J. Hanczyc
Anna Rusnak Noon
Frank R. Hughes ’84
BLUE CIRCLE
Harvey A. Jacobs 72
Ruth C. Hughes
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
$2,500 - S4.999
Patricia A. Mangold
Matthew C. Batroney
Ronald R. Bernier
KarenBeth H. Bohan
Philip A. Marino '80
Gale P. Martino
Frank J. Matthews
Robert W. Bohlander
Michael C. McCrce '99
Sharon M. Bowar
Mary Ann T. Merrigan
Diane R. Milano
Thejohn Wilkes Society
Lyndi L. Moran
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Association of Independent
Colleges & Universities
Fred Nichols
$10,000 -$99,999
Aeroflex Foundation
Bergman Foundation
Bohlin. Cywinski, Jackson
NE PA Paint &
Blue Cross of Northeastern PA
Gould Evans Affiliates
New Era Technologies. Inc.
PA Society of Public
Barbara A. Bracken
Gene A. Camoni '74
Agnes Swantek Cardoni '75
Cheryl M. Yustat
COMMUNITY
BUSINESSES &
FOUNDATIONS
John L. Orehotsky
Gary L. Otto
Martha J. Parise
Citizens Charitable
Foundation
Green Valley Landscaping, Inc.
Samira T. Chamoun
Debra Prater Chapman '81
Andita Parker-Lloyd ’96
Commonwealth Telephone
Intermetro Industries Corp.
Cynthia Littzi Chisarick
Gayle M. Patterson
SI.000 - $2,999
Joan Zaleski Ford 75
Donald E. Mencer
Theresa Cochran
Michelle Umbra Pearce '91
Diversified Information Tech.
Jean Reiter Adams 78
J. Bartholomay Grier ’02
Mar)’ E. Miller
James M. Culhane
Barbara Rosick Moran ’84
Gerald A. Moffatt '63
Paul S. Adams 77
Kenneth L. Hanadel
Downtown Wilkes-Barre
Touchdown Club
Jeffrey R. Alves
Anne Heincman Bator)' ’68
Susan Malley Hrilzak ’81
Mar)' Beth Mullen
Richard M. Ross. Jr.
Nicole Sparano Culhane
Diane H. Demchak
Michael J- Pitoniak
Regina A, Plesko
Harvey Pollock
Follett College Stores
Paul J- Kaspriskie, Jr.
Lisa A. Mulvey
Susan L. DiBonifazio
Tracy M. Polumbo
The Goldstein Family
Scott A. Byers
Blake L. Mackesy
Prahlad N. Murthy
Kathleen S. Poplaski
Sandra S. Carroll
Joseph W. Mangan
Barbara L. Nanstiel 70
Michelle Diskin '95
Diane Duda
Ronald L. Pryor 71
Guard Foundation
Harkness Foundation
Joseph J. Savitz ’48
Norman E. Weiss
Enterprises, Inc.
Foundation
The Eugene Farley Club
Bonnie C. Culver
Kenneth A. Pidcock
Elena Niculcscu-Mihai ’95
Deborah L. Dunn
Jocelyn Kuhl Reese ’84
Jane M. Elmes-Crahall
Helenmary M. Selecky
Michaclene S. Ostrum
Thomas Dunsmuir
GOLD CIRCLE
Sharon G. Telban ’69
Jerry J. Palmaioli
Joanne M. Fasciana
$500-5999
Wilbur E Hayes
Marianne Scicchitano Rexcr ’85
Joy B. Rinchimcr
Michael J. Hirthler
William B. Terzaghi
Josephine M. Panganiban
Susan M. Frank
Anita V. Ruskey '03
Daniel Klem.Jr. ‘68
James L. Merryman
Thomas J. Thomas, Jr. '86
David L. Pickett
Holly Pitcavagc Frederick '93
Tricia M. Russell
A.P. Kirby, Jr. Foundation, Inc.
Richard A. Fuller
John G. Reese
Philip R. Tuhy
Kristine Erhard Pruett ’99
Jerry N. Rickrodc
Diane E. Wenger
Richard G. Raspcn ’67
James R Rodechko
Philip L. Wingert
Gerald C. Rebo
Constance McCole Lmphred
$250 - 5999
George L Fenner. Jr.”
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
Mark D. Stine
Michele T. Zabriski
Brian Redmond '97
William J. L mphred. Sr. '52
Nancy A. Weeks
FOUNDER'S ORCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$5,000- $9,999
$100-5299
Martin E. Williams
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
5100 - $249
Richard L Bunn ’55
Chuck Cohen
The Eugene Farley Club
Hisham A. Abu-Nabaa '96
J jitph E.' Tim: Gilmour
Elizabeth A. Slaughter '68
GOLD CIRCLE
Thomas J. Baldino
$500 - $999
Michael! Gcttdenker
Rita A. Balestrini
Dr. erl; Blakeslee Htscox ’58
CONTRIBUTORS
Christopher J. Bailey
Barbara N. Bellucci ’69
Marjorie H Marquan
Up to $99
Louise M. Berard
Joseph T. Bellucci
Melanie Maslov l.tnaia
The Honorable Mix Rosenn*
William R Miller ’81
U\I\'ERSITY FAMILY
Faculty, Staff &
Emeriti
Darin E. Fields
Amal D. Biggers
Edward E Foote
William J, Biggers
Sandra A. Fumanti
Jenny Blanchard
Patricia Boyle Heaman ‘61
Carol A. Bosack '80
Robert J. Heaman
Paul C. Browne
Barbara Samuel Loftus
The John Wilkes Society
Janice Broyan
Michael F Malkemes
Mark A. Carpentier M’06
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Susan J. Malkemes 95
Joyce Victor Chmil '87
Melanie O'Donnell
Mickelson 93
Carol P. Dipprc
Philip Rizzo
Marie Roke-Thomas ’83
Francis J. Salley
Patricia L. Scarfoss
Christine Tondrick
Scitzinger ’98
for Dance
Clayton & Theresa
Karambelas Fund
Guard Insurance Group
Real Estate
N.R.G. Controls North, Inc.
NACDS - National
Association of Chain
Drug Stores
Decorating Contractors
Accountants. NE
Chapter (PSPA)
Jack Follwcilcr’s Garage
Pharmacists Mutual
Lewith & Freeman Real Estate
M & T Bank
Insurance Company
Plains Rotan- Club
M & T Charitable Foundation
NEPA Society of American
Highway Engineers
Sandy & Arnold Rifkin
Charitable Foundation
SunGard Collegis, Inc.
Polish Room Committee
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Joseph J. & Janice W.
Savitz Fund
Schwab Fund for
Charitable Giving
Walgreens Co.
Sodexho, Inc.
Penn State University.
Wyoming Valley Health
Wilkes-Barre Campus
Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club
Care Systems. Inc.
The Eugene Farley Club
Philip J. Ruthkosky
The Luzerne Foundation
Mary L. Gillespie
Debbie J. Rutkoski
Mark IV Industries
John B. Gilmer
Michele M. Sabol-Jones
Barbara D. Gimblc
Brian R. Sacolic
McCole Foundation, Inc.
Denise M. Granoski ’05
Thomas A. Hamill
Mary- Ann Savage
Sordoni Foundation, Inc.
Roland C. Schmidt
The Wachovia Foundation
Amtirc Corporation
Michael P. Hardik
Eileen M. Sharp
The Weininger
Ballard Spahr Andrews
Robert N. Harris
Nicholas Sharpe
Foundation, Inc.
Foundation, Inc.
The Lubrizol Foundation
Luzerne National Bank
Mcricle Commercial
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Marie J. Carver
James M. Case
Matthew McCaffrey ’94
George J. Matz 71
& Co.. PC
The Lion Brewer); Inc.
Jeffry S. Nietz ’01
James F. Ferris ’56
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Rosenn. Jenkins &
Greenwald, LLP
The Overlook Estate
David R. Carey ’83
William M. Martin
Dan E Kopen 70
Machines, Inc.
Kronick Kalada Berdy
Acorn Foundation, Inc.
Adelenc C. Malatcsta
Esther Davidowitz
Jason D. Griggs '90
PP&L
PA Economy League. Inc.
Foundation
Robert S. Capin ’50
Michael J. Frantz
J. Michael Lennon
Golden Business
Up to $99
Thomas A. Bigler
S1.000-$2,999
Lawrence E. Cohen 57
George Marquis
MacDonald Foundation
Debra A. Archavagc
Mary L. Watkins
Eric A. Wright
Matthew J. J. Yencha
Keith Klahold
BLUE CIRCLE
20
Rebecca H. Van Jura
Megan L. Wade
Anthony L. Liuzzo
Susan Weiss Shoval
Robert A Mugf.jrd'58
Jerry Kucirka '67
Luzerne County Convention
& Visitors Bureau
$250 - $499
Andrea E. Frantz
James J. Sandman
Richard L Pearsall
Lockheed Martin
Mildred Urban
Joel A. Berlatsky
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Eugene Roth '57
1
Marleen Troy
Jonathan G. Laudenslager ’99
Christopher T. Lcicht
Catherine Link 75
Glenn J. Lupole
CONTRIBUTORS
GIVING by Constituency-
Judith L. Kristellcr
Diane M. Krokos
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
GOLD CIRCLE
$1,000-52,499
$500 - S999
Alexander W. Dick
ALLTEL Information
Foundation
& Ingersoll, LLP
Leona J. Hartland
Philip G. Simon
William G. McGowan
Benco Dental Company
Michelle R. Holt-Macey
Genevieve M. Singer
Charitable Fund, Inc.
Bloomsburg Metal Company
The Willary Foundation Board
Brdaric Excavating. Inc.
Scott Howell
Elaine A. Slabinski 71
John W. Scitzinger
Mar)Jo Frail Hromchak '80
Maryellen Sloat
Herbert B. Simon
MatthewJ. Sowcik’00
Ben-David Kaminski
Todd M. Sloat
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
Ron M. Karaffa
Andrew B. Snyder ’00
$5,000 - $9,999
Michael Spezialc
Camille O. Kaschak
Karen A. Space
Borton-Lawson Engineering
Changeable Sky's. LLC.
Cleveland Bros.
Brennan Electric, Inc.
Chamberlain
Manufacturing Corp.
Services, Inc.
Building Industry
Association of NE PA
First Liberty Bank & Trust
First National Bank
of Berwick
First National
Community Bank
Gertrude Hawks
Candies. Inc.
Michael <Sc Kathleen
Frederick J. Sullivan
Mr. Edward R. Keefe
Michael F. Stolarick
CVS Charitable Trust, Inc.
John T. Sumoski
Kimberly Escargc Keller ’95
Jonathan P. Strucke
Facility Design &
Wagiha A. Taylor
Judith Tobin Tclcchowski
Barbara E. King ’81
Robert S. Swetts
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
McCarthy Tire Sen ice Co. Inc.
Tammy M. Klucitas
Romaine Szafran
GAO Marbuck Foundation
The Coutu Foundation
Montage Agency. Inc.
Deborah R- Tindell
Bence A. Kotz ’05
Rhoda B. Tillman
Hirtle. Callaghan, & Company
Creative Business Interiors
Professional Accountant
Dominick RTrombeiu
Brittany N. Kramer '05
Stephen J. Tillman
John & Josephine Thomas
Fortune Fabrics. Inc.
Edward J- Ungurch
Justin Kraynack
Evclync Topfcr
MarkA.Wanai
Development LTD.
Foundation
Equipment Corp.
Geisinger Wyoming
Hirthler Fund
Jack Williams Tire Co.
Association
Roof Pro. Inc.
Valley Medical Staff
Michael W. Fasulka
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REPORT OF Gifts
Gifts
Giving By Constituency
Giving By Consriiuzncy
UG1 Tenn Natural Gas
UG1 Utilities. Inc.
Wachovia Foundation
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Best Western East
Mountain Inn
Brucclli Advertising
Co., Inc.
Carpenters Local Union =645
Citizens Bank
Follett Store
Frank Martz Coach Co.
Herron Electric. Inc.
Holiday Inn
Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical
Fraternity. Inc.
Delta Electrical Systems. Inc.
Diagnostics Lib
Earth Conservancy
Eastern Penn Supply Co.
Flack Family Fund of the
Luzerne Foundation
Futuristic Innovative
Graphics
Gcisingcr Health System
Hillman Security fir Time
Joan Evans Real Estate
JustGivc. Inc.
KMK Associates
Klecn Air Systems, Inc.
Knapich Optical
Lehman Power Equipment
Parsons Sales Company. Inc.
Mr. Vladimir Hadsky
Peking Chef
Reeves Rent-A-John, Inc.
Mr. Fordham E. Huffman
Rowe Door Sales
Shades Unlimited
Somerville Construction
Ms. Tracy M. Smith
Attorney George A. Spohrcr
Brciseth
Mr. John F. Burke
Ms. K. Heather McRay
Mr. fix Mrs. Henry Canoy
Attorney Arthur Picconc
Attorney fir Mrs. J err)'
Mr. Michael D. Rosenthal
Chariton
Mrs. Joyce Trcmaync
Weis Markets. Inc.
Wilkes-Barre City
Mr. Richard S. Zarin
Firefighters
Wittman Construction, LLC
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Dr. fir Mrs. Richard A. Hist
$1,000 - $2,499
Ms. Michele Kenney
Young Lawyers Div..
Lackawanna Bar Assoc.
Mr. fir Mrs. John Agrcn
Dr. David W. Kistler
Mr. fir Mrs. Albert G. Albert
Senator fir Mrs. Charles D.
FRIENDS. PARENTS
& GRANDPARENTS
Mr. Harrison J. Cohen
Mrs. Karen Dougherty
Mrs. Edward Welles
Dr. Sylvia Dworski
Mr. William E. Althauscr
Mr. fir Mrs. William E Behm
Mr. James J. Lennox
Attorney Paul William
Mrs. Thcrcse Brennan*
>COX
Lcmmond, Jr.
Mrs. Sandra Bernhard
Mr. Avi Szenbcrg
Mr. & Mrs. John Taronc
Ms. Vivien G. Tcrzaghi
Attorney David L. Thomas
Mr. Todd Vondcrheid
Services. Inc.
Marquis Art and Frame
Odak Corporation
Dr. fir Mrs. Christopher N.
Mrs. Donna P. Lennon
MacGregor
The John Wilkes Society
Mrs. Ann M. Coughlin
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Marsh
Dr. Harold E. Cox
Mrs. Alexandra C. Moravec
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
Dr. & Mrs. E Jorge Abrantes
Mrs. Barbara Albert
Mr. fir Mrs. Theodore J. Andercr
Dr. Wolfgang Hans Baerwald
Mrs. Janet Bird
Mr. fir Mrs. James Paul
Bochicchio P’07
Mr. Horace E. Kramer
Ms. Ronnie Kurlancheck
Ms. Robin Sue Landsburg
The Honorable Donald R Lay
Mr. Michael E. Lindgren
Mr-& Mrs. E Andrew Logue
Ms. Linda L. Lynelt
Dr. & Mrs. Edwin L. Lyons
Dr. & Mrs. Michael MacDowcll
Mr. Ken Marquis
Ms. Maryjulc McCarthy
Mr. Charles T. Young
Mr. Joel Zitofsky
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H.
Mr. Thomas W. Dombroski
Mr. fir Mrs. James P. Dunbar
Mr. Joseph Dzwilefsky
van Arsdale
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Eagcn
Mr. fir Mrs. John E. EdlerHI
CONTRIBUTORS
Colonel fir Mrs. Tracy L Ellis
Mrs. Romaine Ercolani
Mr. fir Mrs. Gary Fainveathcr
Mr. fir Mrs. David H. Farrand
Up to $99
Mr. Richard P. Adams
Ms. Donna L. Allan
Mr. Frederick Andrews*
Mr. & Mrs. William C.
Kocher, Jr.
Mr. David E. Koff
Attorney Daniel L. Koffsky
Mrs. Joyce J. Kopack
Mr. David Krafchik
Ms. Joan Kripke
Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Lacy
Mrs. Jane Landau
Ms. Lillian Answini
Mr. fir Mrs. Howard B. Fcdrick
Attorney Linda A. Fisher
Ms. Sylvia Lane
Mrs. Mildred F. Lang
Dr. & Mrs. Muhammad Munir
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J.
Archavagc P’06
Ms. Shirley E. ForneyMr. fir Mrs. Anthony C.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lantz
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Larobina
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R.
Ms. Joanne M. Aver)' P’07
Mrs. Marion E. Barlow
Mr. John Beck
Fortunato
Dr. fir Mrs. Louis J. Freedman
Ms. Katherine Larrabee
Nardone. Sr.
Mr. Frank R. Nissel
Mrs. Barbara M. Lehr
Dr. & Mrs. George J. O'Donnell
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. O Hop
Mr. John K. Beil
Mr. fir Mrs. Robert M. Friedler
Dr. Leon Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Moskovitz
Mr. Fred Bernard
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A.
Ms. Alice Fumanti
Ms. Erika Funke
Lenio P 09
Kern Brothers. Inc.
Max L Fainberg fir Son
Ostcrhout Free Library
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Bird
Phils Sunoco Senice Station
Mr. & Mrs. William Davidowitz
Mr. Andrew J. Morris
Mr. Robert Bugdal
Mr. fir Mrs. Richard Burke P’07
Mrs. Jean R Pall
$250,000 - S499.999
Mr. & Mrs. Shepherd Pawling
Mr. fir Mrs. Steven Gale
May Brothers Co.
McCarthy Flower Shops
Ralmark Company
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Young*
Mr. Thomas J. Deitz
Mr. fir Mrs. Zohrab Kirkorian
The Honorable fir Mrs. A.
Dr. & Mrs. Haragopol
Mr. fir Mrs. Dwight L. Garrett
Ms. Meral Libenson
Mr. Welton G. Farrar
Mrs. Barbara Davenport
Neville
Mr. & Mrs. Clarke Bittner
Dr. & Mrs. J. Scott Blase
Dr. Shana L. Lcttieri
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Libenson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Bordeau
Dr. fir Mrs. John C. Gaudio
Dr. Anne Y.E Lin
Ruckno Associates. Inc.
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
Mr. fir Mrs. Sidney Friedman
Ms. Anjali D. Patel
Mr. Joseph Pisano
Ms. Cynthia M. Gilmer
Mr. Frank J. Loch
United Way of
$100,000 - $249,999
Mr. fir Mrs. Thomas M.
Mr. fir Mrs. John L. Pcsta P’06
Richard Caputo
Ms. Donna Marie Chajko
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Botch
Mrs. Bernardino Polak
Mr. & Mrs. Manin Butkovsky
Mr. fir Mrs. Peter J. Gogo
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Lopresti
Mrs. Leona F. Powell
Mr. fir Mrs. John D. Chakan
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Postupack
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Butts
Mr. fir Mrs. Warren E. Gogo
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Lottick
Mr. Lawrence Reich fix
Mrs. Mar)' Blair V. Chapuisat
Mr. & Mrs. Elden Queen
Dr. Antoinette B. Calderone
Attorney Richard M. Goldberg
Mrs. Ruth R. Lundberg
Ms. Jane Cokcly
Mr. & Mrs. James Quinn P 05
The Honorable William W.
Ms. Grace E. Grasso
Mr. fir Mrs. Frederick R. Lutz
The Honorable fir Mrs.
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G.
Mr. fir Mrs. William F. Grippo
Mr. fir Mrs. Merle D. Mackin
Mr. & Mrs. Gar)’ Cardamonc
Mrs. Janet C. Guariglia
Ms. Sandra Maffei
Mr-& Mrs. William E. Roman
Mr. & Mrs. William Carl, Jr.
Dr. Stanley S. Gutin
Mrs. Rebekah N. Malkemcs
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Rose. Jr
Mr. fir Mrs. Bruce R. Chappcr
Mr. fir Mrs. John F. Gyory
Attorney fir Mrs. Bernard
Mcsko Glass Sr Mirror Co.. Inc
Montage Realty Co.
National Philanthropic
Remarketing Senices. Inc.
Wyoming Valley
Omega Bank
FA Society of Health-System
Pharmacists
Power Engineering
Voitek TA' fir Appliance. Inc.
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Attorney & Mrs. Alan Gold
WVLA
Waterfall Pottery
$10,000 - $99,999
Mr. fir Mrs. Edward A.
Mr. Sr Mrs. Alben Boscov
World Reach. Inc.
Attorney Richard Gclfond
Mrs. Dorothea W. Henn-
Corporation
Quaker Oats Company
CONTRIBUTORS
The REA Group. Inc.
Up to $99
Service Electric Cable TV
Adelphia Cable
Sharper Embroidery. Inc.
Shawnee Inn Sr Golf Resort
Communication
Apple Tree Nursery &
Primal}’ School
Tony Drast Panning Sr
Wallccvenng
W3kes-&ne Winder
Clean. Inc.
~ "Z
Ccunrry Gab
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Bakker & Lewis Architects
A. Dancheck. Inc
• teahh Med. al Center
Berks Cooniy Pharmacists
Benels Can Coapany Inc
EcernacL Eye Associates
Bwiner Chevrolet
Ceco Associates. Inc
Craralcb; Prwfeas |r,
Colour,.
Horrigan
Grosek, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Frank H.
Ashley Wilkerson
Mr. Gaurav I. Shah
Mrs. Lori Singer
Mr. Brian Wildstein
Richard P. Conaboy
Mr. fir Mrs. Richard E.
Dahlberg
Hughes, Jr.
Reinheimer
Caldwell
Ms. Diane F. Klotnia
BLUE CIRCLE
Ms. Nina S. Davidowitz
Attorneys-Mrs. Harold Roscnn
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Check
Mr. fir Mrs. Barry S. Holland
Mr. fir Mrs. Harold
$250 - $499
Mr. fir Mrs. David C.
Mr. & Mrs. Fouad Sainaha
Mr. & Mrs. James Chiucchi
Mr. fir Mrs. Carson C.
Dcnicola
Dr. & Mrs. Abdol H. Satnii
Ms. Harriet Dawn Christmas
Dr. Charles F. Laycock
Ms. Jane K. Lampe-Groh
Mr. & Mrs. Herman Baumann
Ms. Phyllis Eckman
Mr. Man-in Schub
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence
Mr. Richard P. Schifter
Mr. fir Mrs. Thomas J. Mack, Jr.
Mrs. Joan A. Evans
Mr. Paul L. Edenfield
Attorney Michael Seller
Mr. fir Mrs. William B. Sordoni
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mericle
Mr. Bernard J. Ford 111
Mrs. Joan Evans
Attorney & Mrs. Charles A.
Mrs. Mollie Moffatt
Mr. fir Mrs. William Garro, Jr.
Mr. Thomas Eysmans
Mr. & Mrs. Ignatius Grande
Dr. Linda F. Farley
Ms. Rosalie A. Shambc
Mrs. Lisa Hanadcl
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth T. Gareau
Dr. Donald Shandler
Mr. fir Mrs. Henry L.
Mr. fir Mrs. John P. Kearney
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
$5,000- $9,999
Kwalwasser
Attorney Norman Monhait
Dr. & Mrs. Cummings A. Piatt
Mrs. Barbara Allan
Shaffer
Ms. Carmen J. Shcllhammcr
Marcus
Ms. Jill A. Marlin
Hoover, Sr.
Mr. fir Mrs. Ron Martino
Ms. Sylvia Hughes
Mr. fir Mrs. David M. Mathieson
Mrs. Sylvia Hurlbert
Mrs. Alida M. Matusek
Mr. fir Mrs. George L. Jackson
Monsignor Donald McAndrews
Mr. fir Mrs. Philip R. Janke
Ms. Patricia D. McManus
Mrs. Alcta Claire Connell
Ms. Cathie J escavage
Dr. fir Mrs. David M. Meyer
Ms. Sally Connor
Ms. Florence P. Johnson
Mr. Francis A. Michael
Mr. & Mrs. Frank P.
Attorney fir Mrs. Ralph J.
Dr. fir Mrs. Richard D.
Churnctski
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S.
Colbert
Best Western Genetti Hotel
Mrs. Patty Gilmour
Dr. George E Ralston
Mr. James E. Harrington, Jr.
Black Duck Grille
Eresset Sr Santora. I LC
Mr. E Paul Lumia
Mr. Ronald Lee Sargent
Mr. William Hritzak
Mr. Sr Mrs. Robert T. Manin
Mr. Brian Scandie
Mrs. Susan Dantona Jolley
Mrs. Cecilia Hansen
Mr. & Mrs. Lon E Snook
Ms. Margaret S. Corbett
Mr. Hubert J. Jones
Mr. Todd H. Milano
ChemSearch
Attorney Michael Schler
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard
Attorney Clarence Kegel
Ms. Maureen Harkins
Mrs. Andrea G. Sordoni
Ms. Debbie Coyle
Mrs. Nancy Judd
Mr. fir Mrs. Irving Miller
East Mountain Inn
Mr. Sr Mrs. Kenneth H.
Mrs. Catherine Hess
The Honorable & Mrs.
Ms. Doris Crowe
Ms. Cheryl J. Kanouse
Dr. fir Mrs. James E. Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Gottfried P. Csala
Mr. fir Mrs. Thomas Kaye
Mr. fir Mrs. John E. Miller
First bberty Bank fir Trust
-1-’ Century Insurance Grc up
Mr. fir Mrs. Terrence P.
Astro Car Wash
Back Mountain Tobacco
Twin City Builders, Inc
Gehrct P’07
Ms. Susan B. Gellman
Valentines Jewelry’
Trust DAF
••
Mrs. Ellen E. Ayre*
Penugonda
Taylor. Jr.
Innovation Mist-On Tan
Lockout House Restaurant
M&T Investment Group
’•lain Hardware Store
McDonalds of Mountain Top
Mountain Top Video
National Starch fir
Chemical Foundation
Ochmans Coins fz Jewelry
PNC Bank
Silberman
Mr. & Dr. Andrew J.
Sordoni Ill
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
$2500-54,999
Mr. Donald E. Cherry
Mr. & Mr. Stol en N. Cohen
Ms. Ann Brennan Wagner*
Mr. Thomas A. Weeks
Dr. David J. Wells
Mr. David S. Wolf
Mr. Grace J. Kirby Culbertson
Mr. fz Mr. Stanley S. Davies
Attorney Diana Donaldson
ft Stuart Donaldson
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Mr. & Mrs. Christian S.
Mackesy
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Maslow
Mr. fir Mrs. Richard S.
Orlowski
Mrs. Darlene E Payne
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Rosenthal
Attorney fir Mrs. David B.
Savitz
Mr. Joseph Scruda
Mr. & Mrs. James Shoemaker
Graham, Jr.
Mr. fir Mrs. Michael P. Hinchey
Ms. Ruth K. Smith
Walter K. Stapleton
Conyngham
Johnston, Jr.
Michelstein
Mr. John A. Horner
Dr. Sanford B. Stcrnllcb
Mr. H. Bogue Cummings
Mr. fir Mrs. Paul M. Kazinetz
Mr. fir Mrs. W. Curtis Montz
Mr. fir Mrs. David P. Hourigan
Mrs. Margaret R. Sullivan
Mr. William G. Dalton 111
Mr. Brian S. Keeler
Mr. fir Mrs. Guilleune Morales
Mrs. Nancy A. Huff
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Szoke
Mr. David Danilack
Ms. Emily D. Kessler
Mr. fir Mrs. Benjamin Moskow
Attorney Richard Hughes 111
Ms. Marjorie Trcthaway
Ms. Virginia C. Davis
Ms. Faye E. Ketncr
Mr. Samuel Mould
Attorney & Mrs. Keith A.
Mrs. Mahsa Vahidi & Mr.
Ms. Zaida DeLaCruz
Ms. Virginia Kieman-Clerkin
The Honorable Malcolm Muir
Ms. Janet A. Delaney
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Kiley
Ms. Martha M. Murphy
Dr. fix Mrs. John J. Della
Ms. Syvia Klein
Mr. fir Mrs. Jay D. Myers
Mr. fir Mrs. Donald C.
Dr. Gary Nataupskv
Klinger. Jr.
Mr. fir Mrs. Robert Kobilis
Mr. fir Mrs. Richard E. Kocher
Mr. fir Mrs. Daniel Nearhouse
Hunter
Mr. fir Mrs. James Jeffery P’06
Ms. Maribeth Jones
Mr. fir Mrs. Colin Keefer
Attorney Jerome Kolenda
Arman Paymai
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Warshal
Mr. & Mrs. William C.
Wasscl
Mr. Michael II. Wllcosklc
Rosa, Jr.
Dr. fix Mrs. Earl P. Detrick
Mr. fir Mrs. Gerald O. Devlin
Mrs. Susan 1. DiBonifazlo
‘Bn Hhc,|
Mr. fir Mrs. Howard Newman
Mr. Fred J Nev
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REPORT OF Gifts
Giving By Class
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.Ms. Man I Hen Nieman
.Mr. fir Mr* liniotln Nokh
.Mr. fir Mrs. leoODenndl
Mr.firMrs.il Jcremv Paikaid
Mr Quentin A Palfrn
Mr fir Mr* Louis 1 Palmeri
Mr fir Mrs. Gan-A Pawk*hvn
Ms Leigh E. Pawling
Mr. fir Mrs. Frederick W
Pennycoff, Jr.
Mr. fir Mrs MtJud Pizanv P07
Mr. fir Mrs Edward Plank
Dr James Pou ell
Mr. fir Mrs JamesJ. Prvpkopick
Mr. fir Mrs Nicholas Pyros
Ms. Nicole J. Rademan
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M. ix'iv.nv I'ashke^
Mis I’aincU t Reih.-nMy.-r Mt |ohn shaler
Mt m Mr*. 1 t.uikhn ). Sheets
Mr. & Mis Hjr:\ Reth.u-m
Mi fir Mr* William R. Shull
Mrs Maritin C KuJcIph
Mr. fir Mrs Iru tn .Xigenkahhn Mr fir Mrs. D Scott Simpson
Mi* A. Dewitt Smith
Mr. Michael Salem
Mr. Stanley Smulyan
Mr. Curtis Salonick
Mi Pitirick |. Solano
Dr. fij Mrs. William II. Sterling
Mr*. Ann II. Stine
Mi*. Sue Strassman
Mr. «Sr Mrs. Albert M. Strcllish
Dr. Kara J. Suche
Dr. fir Mrs. George W. Taggart
Ms. Rose S. Tucker
Attorney Joseph Van Jura
Mr. Robert T. Vaughn
Mr. Daniel P. Voitek
Ms. Elizabeth S. Walter
Mrs. Cynthia L. Wasley
Ms. Florence Weber
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Weidmicr
Ms. Lois N. Weinberg
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Ms. Barbara Weisbergcr
Dr. fiff Mrs. Daniel F. Weisbergcr
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley R. Weiss
Mrs. Helen Westenheffer
Ms. Linda Y. Williams
Mrs. Rita G. Wolbcrg
Mr. & Mrs. DonaldS. Wuc
Mr. Daniel J. Yeager ■cbber
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. York
Mrs. Cheryl M. Yustat
Mr. & Mrs. RichardJ. Zack
Mr. & Mrs. Alfonso Zangardi
Ms. Anita M. Zapotoczny
Ms. Marie Zdanccwicz
Mr. & Mrs. Michael W.
Zimmerman
Ms. Barbara J. Zuzcwski
MEMORIAL GIFTS TO THE
Max Rosenn Lecture Series in
Law and Humanities Endowment
Family, friends and former law clerks of the
1
Mr. fir Mrs. Frank M. Henry’
Mr. Kelly J. Mather '58
Attorney & Mrs. David B. Savitz
Mr. Fordham E. Huffman
McCarthy Tire Sendee Co. Inc. Mr. Richard P. Schiftcr
Attorney
&
Mrs.
Richard
Rosenn, Jenkins and Greenwald recently
Ms. Patricia D. McManus
Attorney Michael Schler
Hughes, III
Mrs. Elizabeth Grady
announced their contribution of S400.000 to
Attorney Michael Seller
Attorney Clarence Kegel
McNamara 74
Mr. Gaurav I. Shah
Wilkes University to continue the annual Max
Ms. Michele KenneyMs. K. Heather McRay
Mrs. Susan W. Shoval, CPCU
Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities.
Ms. Emily D. Kessler
Dr. & Mrs. Richard D.
Ms. Tracy M. Smith
Mr. Allan P. Kirby. Jr.
Thank you to all who so generously contributed.
Michelstein
Mrs. Andrea G. Sordoni
Mr. & Mrs. Zohrab Kirkorian Attorney Norman Monhait
Honorable & Mrs. Walter K.
Ms. Diane F. Klotnia
Mr. Stephen M. Albrecht
Mr. Andrew J. Morris
Stapleton
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies Mr. David E. Koff
Mr. Larry D. Amdur ’57
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Moskovitz
Mr. Avi Szenberg
Diana fir Stuart Donaldson
Attorney
Daniel
L.
Koffsky
Benco Denial Company
The Honorable Malcolm Muir Attorney David L. Thomas
Earth Conservancy
Ms. Joan Kripke
Bergman Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. O'Hop
Mr. Paul L Edenfield
WVIA TV/FM
Mr. fir Mrs. Harold Kwalwasser
Dr. & Mrs. J. Scott Blase
Mr. Quentin A. Palfrey
Attorney Linda Fisher
Mrs. Edward Welles
Ms. Robin Sue Landsburg
Bresse’ fir Samora. LLC
Dr. Leon Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Pearsall Ms. Jeanne C. Wideman ’69
Ms. Sylvia Lane
Dr. Frednc S. Brown 73
Mr. fir Mrs. Steven Gale
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Pyros
Mr. Brian Wildstein
The Honorable William W.
Mr. fir Mrs. Paul Lantz
Geisinger Health System
Ms. Nicole J. Rademan
Mr. David S. Wolf
Caldwell
The Honorable Donald P. LayAttorney Richard Gelfond
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Rademan Wyoming Valley Health Care
Mr. fir Mrs. Henn. Canoy
Senator fir Mrs. Charles D.
Ms. Susan B. Gdlman
Mr. Lawrence Reich &
System, Inc.
Ms. Harriet Dawn Christmas
Lemmond. Jr.
Dr. fir Mrs. Joseph E. Gilmour
Ashley Wilkerson
Young Lawyers Div,
Mr. Harrison J. Cohen
Mr. fir Mrs. Jerome R. Goldstein Mr. fir Mrs. Arnold Libenson Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G.
Lackawanna Bar Association
Mr fir Mrs Mark J Cohen 66
Dr. fir Mrs. Edwin L. Lyons
Mr. fir Mrs. Michael 1.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Zack
Reinheimer
Mr & Mrs. Steven N Cohen
MfirT Investment Group
Gottdenker
The Honorable Richard P.
Mr. Richard S. Zarin
Dr. fir Mrs. Michael MacDowell Mrs. Mary B. Rhodes M77
Mr. fir Mrs. Ignatius Grande
Ms. Sarah Rinehimer
Mr. Jonah Zimilcs
Attorney Paul William
Greater
Wilkes-Barre
Chamber
Mt fir Mrs.Joseph Gondron'
Rosenn, Jenkins &
MacGregor
and Industry
Mr. H Bogue Cummings
—of—Business
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Other Memorial Gifts
Greenwald, LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Merle D. Mackin
Mr
fir
Mrs.
Alfred
Groh
41
Mr. fir Mis. Richard E Dahlberg Dr. Stanley S. Gulin
Dr. Sylvia Dworski
Attorney & Mrs. Bernard Marcus Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Rosenthal
Mr. David G Dargatis
Mrs. Ruth Klugcr Harris 46
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Schuh
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Marsh
1Mr. Michael D. Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. William J24
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Maslow
>Mrs. Margaret Sammon
Attorney James J. Sandman
Uniphrcd, Sr. '52
late Judge Max Rosenn and the law firm of
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giving by
Class
CLASS OF 1935
CLASS OF 1940
The Eugene Farley Club
The John Wilkes Society
GOLD CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$500 - $999
Robert H. Melson
$1,000- $2,499
George W. Bierly*
CONTRIBUTORS
The Eugene Farley Club
Up to $99
Luther D. Arnold
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-5249
Henry C. Johnson
CLASS OF 1937
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Charlotte Rcichlin Cutler
Rita Seitchek Dicker
Milton Edelman
Joseph C. Kelly
Elizabeth Womelsdorf Mitchell
Jeannette Jones Phethean
CLASS OF 1943
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100- $249
Treveryan Williams Speicher
$500 - $999
Rose Gorgold Licbman*
Up to $99
James B. Aikman
John D. Batey
Leon F. Waze ter
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1941
$100 -$249
Matjoric Honey-well Cummins
The John Wilkes Society
GOLD CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Harriet Thalcnfeld Gray
Leon E Rokosz
CLASS OF 1938
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Margaret Bendock Towers
Ernest Weisbergcr
llaria Stemiuk Zubritzky'
CLASS OF 1939
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-5249
Darina J. Tuhy
$1,000 -$2,499
Alfred Groh*
Op tu $99
J“lia Place Bertsch
Bc,,y Davidson Braun
t>orolby Smalles Nutt
The Eugene Farley Club
The John Wilkes Society
BLUE CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
S250 - $499
Gifford S. Cappcllini
$1,000-$2,499
Joseph J. Savitz
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
The Eugene Farley Club
Jean Steele Iba'
$250 - $499
Helen Stapleton Schmitt
Miriam Golightly Baumann
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Betty Woolcock De Witt
Man- Hutchko Flanagan
Harn- S. Katz
Pearl Kaufman
John C. Keeney
BLUE CIRCLE
Arnold H. Nachlis
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Florence Jones Bower2
Louise Saba Carol
Evelyn Feinstein Eiscnstadt
Harvey Trachtenberg2
CLASS OF 1946
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-5249
Elmo M. Clemente
Albert J. Donnelly
John E. Gorski
Anna Chcponis Lewis
William H. Lewis
William Melnyk
Muriel Bransdorf Mintzcr
Shirley Phillips Passed
William H. Rice
Eugene L. Shaver
CLASS OF 1944
$100-$249
Ralph G. Beane
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
The John Wilkes Society
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
$100-$249
Thomas E. Brislin
Kenneth Krcsslcr
Carolyn Jane Nagro Lowum
Irene Sauciunas Santarelli
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Up to $99
Miriam Levinson Brand
Ruth Klugcr Harris
Jean Lampert Lewis
Up (O $99
Frances Wilki Abribat
Anthony J. Bartolctti
Claire Fischer Bcissingcr
Margaret Hughes Coats
Rhuea Williams Culp
Robert J. Dido
John J. Fetch
Clement L. Majchcr
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1942
The Eugene Farley Club
$2,500 - $4,999
Louise S. Hazeltine1
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1947
$100-$249
Ruth Punshon-Joncs
George Papadoplos2
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Stefana Hoyniak Shoemaker
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
contributors
CLASS OF 1948
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1945
$100 -$249
Joseph B. Farrell
Katherine P. Freund
Sallyanne Frank Rosenn
Joseph G. Sweeney
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Walter R. Coats2
Kathryn Hiscox Quinn2
Ruth Tischlcr Voelker
Arthur C. Williams
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Harris R. Boyce
George J. Kuzmak, Sr.
Walter E. Margie
Nathaniel W. Trembath
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Margaret Holloway
Manchester
Joseph V. Pringle
George J. Trebilcox
CLASS OF 1949
The John Wilkes Club
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10.000-$99,999
Clayton J. Karambelas2
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1.000-$2,499
Jean Reiter Hughes
Edwin M. Kosik
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REPORT?- <■
Giving By Class
I
.Arlene Pletcher Garfield2
The Eugene Furlev Chib
>"k» ■
GOLD CIRCLE
S500-S999
Doris Gorka Bartuska1
George E Brodbeck
Donald L Honeywell
Albert J. Stratton
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Austin C. Bisbing, Jr.1
Leonard J. Shetline
Joseph Sooby. Jr.
I
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Lomr.nc vr.is.i\.tgc v.e«.‘CA.
Ralph F Hodgscn
James Monash
Carol Weiss Morrison
Ravmond B. W illiams
CLASS OF 1950
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Don C. Follmer’
$100-5249
Shirley Rees Fleet
William Allan Plummer
Up to $99
Shirley SalsburgBcrn
RobcitS K.ipm
l\'!oiv> Passed DiMaggio
William D. Kiselis
lean Puoiv Erickson
Francis B. Krzywicki
Norman E. Cromack
Walter E. Mokyohic’
Mario E. Lizzi2
Carl H. DeWitt
Victor Minelola
Wade W. Hayhurst
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Angelo P. Pascucci
George R Heffernan lr
$kV-S24‘>
Augustus G Burby ‘
William H. Perry
Frank Celmer
Barbara Mcdland Farley
John R. Semmer
Arthur W. Bloom
William Holak
Harold J. Hymen
Evan R. Sorber
Arthur A. Johnson
Allan Strassman*
Paul E. HufF
Thomas JJordan
Anthony Urban2
Edward H. Lidz
Virginia Meissner Nelson
CLASS OF 1951
Robert S. Tether
Charles F. Woodring
CLASS OF 1952
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Elva Fuller Parker
The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
$1,000 - $2,499
Lawrence B. Pelesh
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
James M. Hofford
Betty Kanarr Bierly*
Francis Pinkowski2
$10,000-$99,999
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
William G Jones
Dorothy Wilkes Lewis
Edwin L. Johnson
Edgar C. Plummer
William A. Perlmuth
Nancy Ralston Grogan
Thomas M. Gill2
Peter Glowacki2
Daniel Sherman
Clemence A. Scott
Priscilla Sweeney Smith
Robert L. WilliamsJr.
William J. Umphrcd, Sr.
GOLD CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
Nicholas A. Heineman
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
51,000 - 52,499
CONTRIBUTORS
$500 - $999
Up to $99
Harrj' R. Hiscox
Lee Ann Jakes Johnson’
Up to $99
Robert Anthony
Clyde H. Ritter
Jack W. Brobyn
Edna Sabol Andrews
Robert McFadden
Julius Brand
The Eugene Farley Club
Mary Porter Evans
GOLD CIRCLE
wary H. Williams '72 M'79, the Alumni Campaign Chairperson,
is a distinguished alumnus of the university who promoted
annual unrestricted giving by contact with alumni/friends
through various forms of communication. He also served as a
source of advice in reviewing the plans and strategies relating
to the direction of the Wilkes Fund.
CONTRIBUTORS
BLUE CIRCLE
Up to $99
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
$250 - $499
Arthur R. Boole
Gail Laines Chase
William R. Glace
Roland E. Featherman2
David L. Hoats2
Louis P. DeFalco
Henry W. Deibel
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 -5249
Barbara Winslow Howlett1
Joshua J. Kaufman
Monroe 11. Firestone
Ralph S. Harrison2
George J. Elias
Leona Goldberg Markiewitz
Helen Stocckel Hessler
Carl R. Urbanski
Lewis B. Giuliani
Doris Jane Sadowski Merrill2
Joan Wachowski Michalski
Basia Micszkowski Jaworski1
Dolores O’Connell Kane2
CONTRIBUTORS
Rodion J. Russin
Thomas J. Lane
Robert W. McGurrin
Richard Murray
Nancy Morris Phethean
Charles W. Robinson
John J. Schultz
Jerome Stein
$250 - 5499
Elizabeth Badman Campbell
Charles T. Rcice
John B. Vale
Albert F. Orzechowski
John S. Prater
Dorcas Younger Kocnigsberger 2
John P. Kushncrick
Up to $99
William E. Caruth
George McMahon
Albert J. Wallace
Robert S. Rydzewski
Phyllis Schrader Mensch
Earl R. Bahl
Thomas R. Sarnecky
Chester H. MillerJr.
Lena Misson Baur
Larry D. Amdur
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
William W. Walp
Charles B. Neely
Nasser N. Bonheur
$100-5249
Michael Herman Jr.
Up to $99
Edward E. Yarasheski
Jan A. Olcnginski2
Robert B. Chase Jr.
Benjamin Omilian
Beverly Falkinburg Hildebrand
Helen Krachenfcls Reed
David T. Shearer
Frances Hopkins Jordan
Thomas R. Adams
Philip D. Husband
Joseph J. Kropiewnicki*
James T. Atherton
Harrison Cook
Carl Karassik
Stephen C. Thomas
CLASS OF 1956
The John Wilkes Society
Joseph J. Mosier
Katherine Goctzman Peckham
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
June E. Stevens
Patricia Stout Williams'
Up to 599
Peter Wurm
Sandor Yclcn
Paul B. Beers2
CLASS OF 1955
Fay Jaffe Berg
Marie Zanowicz Kruska
Jean Schraeder Kuchinskas
CLASS OF 1957
51,000-$2,499
Roland R. Leonard
Frances Yeager Miller
The John Wilkes Society
Patricia Reese Morris
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
$10,000-$99,999
Lois Myers
Martin J. Novak
gold circle
Eugene Roth
Phyllis Walsh Powell
Barbara Bialogawicz Fitzgerald
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
John J. Witinski
$500 - $999
Bernard Rubin
Helen Bitler Ralston
The John Wilkes Society
Gerald Smith1
Leonard Feld
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
Clarence C. Givens
$5,000 - $9,999
Charles A. Giunta
$5,000 - $9,999
Joseph F. Wilk
Seymour Holtzman
The Eugene Farley Club
Dolores Roth Karassik
Richard L. Bunn
CLASS OF 1958
William H. Trcmayne
The John Wilkes Society
GOLD CIRCLE
Isabel Ecker Moore2
BLUE CIRCLE
S500 - S999
Lucille Reese Pierce2
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
Carol Reynar Hall
Frank M. Radaszewski2
$1,000 - $2,499
Fred J. Bootc
$2,500 - $4,999
$250,000 - $499,999
Joseph G. Bcndoraitis
Adeline Elvis Stein
Dorothy Hamaker Roden
Dean A. Arvan2
Clifford R. Brautigan2
Jesse H. Chopcr
Harr)’J. Moyle*
Marvin Bransdorf
Carroll Stein
Myra Kornzweig Smulyan
Leo R. Kane
James F. Ferris
Leslie P. Weiner
Leo E. Solomon2
Charles M. Reilly
Michael J. Perlmuth
Donald C. Kivler
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
Elsie Giuliani Yarasheski
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$249 - $499
Carol Jones Young
$100 -$249
J. Louis Bush
Leonard S. Anthony
Lorna Coughlin Dane
Patricia Boyd Brady
Robert D. Morris
Helene Donn Evans
recruit Class Agents and offer their thoughts and experiences to
• ■ kes Fund Appeals to give them a personal touch.
William L. Evans
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
John Grcsh
$100-5249
Fred D. Hoffman
Albert T. Cole
Charles E Jackson
Paul J. Delmore
Joseph A. Fattorini, Jr.
Stanley J. Kicszck
D. Joseph Pchnoter
William C. Siglin
James D. Truinbower
Jeanne Claypool Van
Newenhizen
Vester V. Vcrcoc, |r.
■
Rolland Viti
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1954
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$5,000 - $9,999
$1,000 -$2,499
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox
Robert A. Mugford
gold circle
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Lawrence E. Cohen
$500 - $999
$100-5249
John S. Klimchak
Ronald J. Fitzgerald2
Marianna Kraynack Banash2
George Kolesar
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
$2,500 - 54,999
Andrew V. Barovich
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Jean Kravitz Barr)'2
The Eugene Farley club
$100-5249
George H. Battcrson
GOLD CIRCLE
J. Warren Blakcr
Mar)' Zavatski Croce
$500 - $999
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
James W. Dull
Nancy Batchcler Juris
Bcttijane Long Eisenpreis
$1,000-52,499
Howard E. Ennis Jr.2
Younsu Koo
Judith Hopkins
Robert V. Lynch2
BLUE CIRCLE
Bruce S. Warshal
Joan Shoemaker
$250 - $499
Don E. Wilkinson
Arthur E. Irndorf
Samuel R. Shugar
Melvin E. McNew
William 1 J. Williams'
Dorothy E. Istvan
John J. Kearney
Carl Van Dyke
Mar)' Kozak Motsavage
Victoria Zavatski Wallace
Michael J. Weinberger
$100-$249
GOLD CIRCLE
Daniel S. Dzury
Carl Albert Fosko2
Russell R. Pictonjr.
Paul P. Zavada
Howard A. Gonchar
Joseph D. Piorkowski
Louis E Steck1
John L. Coates
William M. Parish
$500 - $999
David Rosser
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
$100,000- $249,999
Edward A. Venzel*
trustee associates
$10,000 - 599,999
William G. Hart
Norma Carey Vale
Edward Grogan
Thomas D. Stine
Richard Todd
Constance Kamarunas Schaefer2
The John Wilkes Society
Class Chairs are alumni who promote annual unrestricted giving
eommunioate with ctassma,es „
The Eugene Farley Club
Myron N. Dungey
Preston R. Eckmeder
$500 - $999
Robert W. Hall
Class Chairs & Agents
The Eugene Farley Club
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
55,000 - $9,999
The Eugene Farley Club
John J. Yorck
blue circle
William J. Hopkins
Gwcnn Clifford Smith2
Louis Polombo’
chia.lnWang Rutkowski
Jean Nordstrom Sutherland
CLASS OF 1953
Samuel L. Owens
Jerome N. Mintzer
i
CONTRIBUTORS
Margaret Ashman Hodgson
Raymond S. Kinback2
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
S1.000- $2,499
Up to $99
Alexander D. Shaw 111
Howard L. Updyke
Ronald D. Trcmayne
Kelly J. Mather
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Vincent P. Herron Jr.
The Eugene Farley Club
Thomas I. Myers
Peter R. Pisancschi
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REPORT OF Gifts
Giving By Class
Gnms Pv cla5S
Josef M- Rccsc
The Eugene
blue circle
gold circle
S250-J499
Harn’ B. Davenport
George Ginadcr
Edmund J- Kotuh
$500-5999
Paul J. Tracy
David E- Vann
James Ward
Marilyn Davis Ward
Robert L. Dickerson
A. John Dimond
The John Wilkes Society
Bernard R. Shupp
Joseph M.Dr02d
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
Basil Smith
Robert V. Stevens
RobertJ. Hewitt
Wilbur N. Dottcr
David R. Edwards
C. Eugene Stickler
^'garetChurchiilKu(rn
R. Dale Wagner
Robert A. Martin
Robert D. Washburn
Carl J. Meyers
$5,000 - 59.999
ian
Evelyn Krohn Holtznu
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
Emilie Roat Gino
5250 - $499
Elisabeth Schwartz King2
Peter W. Pcrog
Robert C. Morgan
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Merri Jones Earl
Emma Minemier Firda
Clarence Michael
Raymond G. Yanchus
Emmanuel J. Ziobro
CLASS OF 1961
Diana Williams Morgan
Joyce Roberts Murray
June Patrylak Neff
Patricia Capers Pctrasek
Arthur J. Rehn
Paul A. Schecter
GOLD CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
Louis D. Davis, Jr.
Patricia A. Levandoski
$2,500 - $4,999
Jean Broody Azar
Robert W. Vercspy
Fred R. Demcch,Jr.
Donald E. Devans
William J. Donovan
Frederick J. Williams
Nancy Bonham Hontz
Emil J. Pctrasek
The Eugene Farley Club
$500 - $999
$100- 5249
Marguerite L Allen
Carolyn Goeringer Basler
Joseph J. Chisariek
Judith Ruggcrc Schall
$1,000 - $2,499
John Morenko
r
Farley Club
Robert J. Pitcl
Andrew R. Sabol
CLASS OF 1960
Frederick J. Hills
Arnold M. Hoeflich
Lynne Hcrskovilz Warshal
VcraWroblePitd
William J. Po«H
The John Wilkes Society'
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
Paul J. Earl
BLUE CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Evald R. Eskilson
$250 - $499
$1,000 -52,499
John R. Rokita
Beverly Major Schwartz
CLASS OF 1962
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
John S. Adams
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Ronald L. Baldwin
The John Wilkes Society
Charles J. Gareis
Jane Norton Granitzki
Thomas P. Korshalla
John Walter Kluchinski
Joseph N. Molski
Nancy Jane Carroll Kolesar
Ruth Booroin Melberger
Lois Jago
Martin E Tansy
William F. Raub
Carl E Juris
Lawrence P. Williams
Nello Augustine
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to S99
Judith Valunas Barr
Alice Cole Bartlett
Lillian Bodzio Caffrey
Paul A. Battisti
Marj' Barone Barone Du Mont
Joyce A. Cavallini
Lynne Dcntc
William E. Davis, Jr.
John Evanish, Jr.
Robert G. Fleming
Joan Hand Dupkanick
John H. Farrell
R. Lawrence Gubanich
Robert E. Herman
Charles E. Johns
Jorgie A. Grimes
Lois A. Kutish
Gloria Silverman Kasper
Wcndclin Domboski Moberg
Joseph Kutzmas
Stuart W. Lawson, Jr.
Stanley Orlowski
Ruth H. McDermott
Lynne Stockton Mutart
Joan Pitncry Peters
Clare Draper Myers
Elaine Wishtart Raksis
Ray R. Pisaneschi
Ellis R. Myers
John E Sheehan
Jeffrey S. Raschal
John A. Nork
William A. Rishko
Stephen W Schwartz*
Richard R. Snopkowski
Virginia Scrimgeour Ravin
Vicki Burton Sabol
Evelyn Jaffe Raschal
Barbara S. Soyka
Eugene A. Macur
Gloria Marlin
Geraldine M. Tarantini
Bonnie Lewis Turchin
Mar}' Muench Rosencrance
Theresa M. Sapp
F. Charles Petrillo
Wayne W. Thomas
Helen M. Tinsley
Eleanor Brehm Watts
Barbara Ann Yuscavage
Catherine Skopic
Sandra S. Feldman
Florence Billings Finn
Evelyn Hudyck Gibbons
Andrew J. Hassay
joyce Medlock Jones
John J. Miller
Joanne Pisaneschi Olcjnick
David S. Peters
Marsha Hcffran Peters
Raymond J. Peters
Carol Brushkoski Rehn
Joseph Weinkle
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
510,000 - $99,999
CONTRIBUTORS
Up lo $99
CLASS OF 1963
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Gerard J. Zezza, Jr.
CLASS OF 1964
Jane Cochran Chambers
Molly Boyle Krafchik
Mark R. Bencivengo
John S. Cavallini
Mark Cohen
Esther Schwartz Dorkin
Dwight E. Giles. Sr.
Carol Mazur Glowzenski
Robert C. Harding
Georgia Bershec Jenkins
Grace Jones Kutzmas
W. David Larmouth II
Donna Pudlosky Porzucek
Martha Houtz Redding
Flora Anderson Weber
CLASS OF 1965
William Schneider
Margaret Transuc Williams
Jane Jancik Stevens
The John Wilkes Society
Rose Hallet Williams
Charlene Nalbach Yanchik
Dolores Barone Slraka
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Suzanne Bellone Kopko
Frederick E. Weber
$5,000 - $9,999
The John Wilkes Society
SI.000- $2,499
Jerry A. Mohn
Rowena Simms Mohn
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
Catherine De Angelis
The Eugene Farley Club
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
52,500 - $4,999
$2,500 - 54,999
G. Joseph Rogers
The John Wilkes Society
GOLD CIRCLE
Frank H. Mcnakcr.Jr.
Harvey I. Rosen
Rachael Phillips Dziak
B. William Vanderburg
Natalie Kowalski Vanderburg
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
CLASS OF 1967
Mary Kay Barrett Rotert
Roger A. Rolfe
The John Wilkes Society
Gerald Minturn
Albert E Mlynarski
Theresa Mozzarella Morrow
John P. Karolchyk1
Juanita Patience Moss
John Q. Mask III
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Mary Craig Pugh
Edward McCafferty
$100-5249
5500 - 5999
Shirley Hitchncr Davis
CLASS OF 1966
Paul D. Weseley
Mar}- Zezza
Warren W. Schmid
Chester J. Nocek
Kay Lytle Ainley
Lam- G. Pugh
Beverly Nagle Barnick
Dorothy J. Ford
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000-$2,499
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Melinda Passarelli Sokol
$1,000-$2,499
The Eugene Farley Club
The Eugene Farley Club
Thomas Bamick
Patricia Boyle Heaman
Joseph J. Ncetz
Mar}' Regalis Akhauser
GOLD CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$2,500-4.999
Christopher H. Loesch, Jr.
Estelle Manos Sotirhos
Gerald A. Moffatt
5500 - 5999
5500 - 5999
$1,000-$2,499
Michael A. Dziak
Robert T. Bond
Edward J. Comstock
Carol Saidman Greenwald
Gcrald F. Weber
BLUE CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
The Eugene Farley Club
Gilbert A. Gregory
Anthony J. Parulis2
David Greenwald
Alan C. Krieger
BLUE CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
$1.000-$2,499
Robert A. Sokol
Charles A. Sorber
Robert C. Zajkowski
Arlene R. Tanalski
Walter J. Grzymski
Anthony M. Bianco
Rose M. Weinstein
Allyn C. Jones
Susan Shoff Bianco
Robert J. Yokavonus
Beverlyann Butler Phillips
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
John G. Carling
Ann Dixon Young
Ronald G. Phillips
5250 - $499
BLUE CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
Arthur S. Christianson
Carl V Zoolkoskr
Anthony J. Sankus
Gill Ho Bai
5250 - 5499
$500 - $999
Robert J. Sislian
Leonard M. Gonchar
Janet Simpson Dingman2
Erwin E Guetig
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
GOLD CIRCLE
Gerard A. McHale. Jr.
Robert A. Ruggiero
$250 - $499
Mary Field Grohowski
$500 - $999
Neil L. Millar
Richard O. Burns
Ronald P. Grohowski
Irene Myhowycz
Daniel J. Lyons
Ronald D. Kosmala
Holzcmhalcr
The Eugene Farley Club
Sheldon W. Lawrence
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
John Malloy
Janet Jones Crawford
Ruth Younger Davidson
CONTRIBUTORS
Patricia Fushek Skibbs
Jay P. Keller
Warren P. Greenberg1
Lee William Eckert
Up to $99
Roy H. Vanwhy
Albert R. Stralka
Joel P. Harrison2
Naoma Kaufer Feld
Charles S. Butler
Raye Thomas Wileman
Thomas E Jenkins
Robert E. Dans2
Richard R. Wileman
Vngima Leonard!
Joseph G Macaravage
James L Eidam
Martha James Flanigan
Card HaDas McGinley
Robert A. Florio
Rosensary Gutkoski Moran
A. Jennie Hill
Jacqueline Oliver Stevens
Albert P. Kuchinskas
Jerome J. Stone
Sylvia Rapp Kully
Roben C. Sutherland
Joan Grish McSweyn
Drr.d H. Weber
George S. Morris
r_cnard E. Wozniak
Patricia Yost Pisaneschi
Jacqueline M. Young
John S. Salva*
CLASS OF 1959
The John Wilkes Society
George R. Schall
John N. Shoemaker
Terry Lee Smith
Gustave E. Sundbcrg
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
51.000-$2,499
Samuel M. Davenport
Marianne Levenoskie
Van Blarcom
David K. Wagner
CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Jane Downin Aiderman
$100- $249
5100-5249
Jeanne Depew Attenborough
Kenneth D. Antonini
$250 - $499
Waller Narcum
Jane Edwards Bonomo
Catherine Brader Butler
W. Marshall Evans
Diane Wynne Shallcross
Dana Saladon Del Bonis
David M. Closterman
E. William Kaylor, Jr.
Russell G. Shallcross
Neil Dougherty
Doris Evans Closterman
Ruth Partilla Narcum
James J. Vidunas
$100-$249
$100 -5249
Harr}' Collier
Miriam Vaskorlis Cooper
Up to $99
Marie Honcharik Basta
Henry' A. Greener
Barbara Bachman Edwards
Nancy Rosenfeld Greener
Frank I. Edwards
Gale Hughes James
Virginia Lyons Hoesl
Maurice James
Jean Sabatino Ide
Benjamin J. Matteo
Patricia A. Krull
Mary' Bender Pinkowski
Lou-Ella Merin
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Willard S. Achuff
Philip J. Amico
Lynne Boyle Austin
Marilyn Warburton Lutter
John A. Hosage
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100- $249
Frank M. Scutch
James S. Skesavagc
Donald Murray
Judith Warnick
Richard J. Myers
Jule Znaniecki Wnorowski
Robert L. Evans, Sr.
Elizabeth Tubridy Fairchild
Judith Butchko Gallagher
Ann Znaniecki Grzym*
CONTRIBUTORS
Jadwiga Horbaczewski Price
Up to $99
Theodore R. Begun
Jeremiah E. Berk
Phyllis Cackowski Kempinski
BreniJ. O'Connell
Nancy A. Palazzolo
David C. Peters
Stephen E. Phillips
Vivian Cardoni Katsoc
Nancy Martin Lynn
Julia Buckovich Piatt
fatricia Rossi Pisano
Joseph W. Raksis
Mic>tael A. Russin
$250- $499
Erin McCormack Gallagher
James B. Jenkins
Clinton G. Hess
Leslie Tobias Jenkins
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Raymond P. Ardan
Joseph Kruczek
Joseph P. McAndrew
$100 - $249
Paul Bavitz
Sally Cohen Levy
Leon E. Obrzut
Jeanne Martin Dhavale
Richard H. Disquc
Richard Allan Morgan
Marian Markle Pool
David R. Dugan
Millicent Knierim
Russell H. Jenkins
Barbara Liberasky Nowicki
Josephine Signorelli Russin
$100-$249
Stephen Seligc
Vincent J- Smith
Rachel AhavillaW"^
Jolln E- Tredinnick
Charles H. Schmauch
Edward J. Wilk
Peter Winebrakc
Mary Russin
Platzcr Joseph
Leonard A. Yankosky, Jr.
Judith Sisco Shotwell
Ernest John Krutc
Donald W. Ungemah
JoAnn Margolis
Ellen Chcrgosky Verhanovitz
contributor
Up lo $99
FARLEY ASSOCIATE
Leland D. Freidcnburg, Jr.
John A. Gavcnonis
Ralph B. Pinskcy
William D. Peters
John D. Phillips
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
William C. Pcrrego
Peter S. Phillips
Richard G. Raspen
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A. Dan Murray
Eduard J- Podehl
Maureen Savage Szish
Windsor S. Thomas
Elizabeth Scholl
William A. Trethaway
Elizabeth Dougherty Wood
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
51011-5249
CONTRIBUTORS
Up co 5q4
Marian Kies Babiak
Anna Bankas Cardoni
Barbara Simms Chamberlain
Shares Tenney Everett
Vireizia Rome Grabowski
David D. Baum
Thomas Ccbula
Jovcc Christian Detter
Douglas D. Fawbush
Janis Hughes Fau bush
Nano Leland Frey
Barn Gold
Zdzislawa Paciej Harms
Marilyn Caprionc Heffron
Hmeke Ito Karan
Jerry Kadrfct
Vcrzre SEpcsh Noetker
B. Resncxxe
William C. Shcrbin
Eduard H. Williams
Richard T. Simonson
William Steel
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
Margery Fishman Ufbcrg
55,000 - 59.999
Marjorie Shaffer Victor
John J. Chopack
Jeanne Martorclli Wideman
David C. Williams
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
Joseph Yozviak
52,500 - 54.999
Cvnthia Wisniewski Weber
Robert L. Zcglarski
CONTRIBUTORS
Robert C Klotz
Marian Zaledonts Kovacs
$1,000 - $2,499
Robert W. Ashton
Patrick J. Burke
Jeannette Spott Barnes
Gerald E. Missal
Brian McGrath
Earl E. Bitely
Lee M. Philo
Nancy Hawk Merryman
Donald J. Chick
Paul A. Wcndcr
Carol Sladin Clothier
Lawrence B. Collins
The Eugene Farley Clubi
GOLD CIRCLE
5500 - 5999
Lillian Geida Dzwilefsky
Raymond T. Downey
Thomas R. Fox
prances Jasiulervicz Youngblood
Robert H. Davis
Nancy Charles Williams
ponna-Su Brown Zeglarski
Susan Staniorski Davis
Lucretia Geiger Woolf
Daniel R. Gennett
William E Ryan, Jr.
RonaldJ. Gabriel
Howard Weinberg
John T. Harmer
CONTRIBUTORS
$10,000 - $99,999
John Michael Ccfaly, jr
Margaret Hlipkowsk'i Sotdonj
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
SI.000 - 52,499
Up to $99
Carl J- Babushko2
Phyllis Sun Cheng
Karen Kelly Chepolis
Steven Chromey
Carl L. Cook
Anita Rein Coplan
Dan E Kopcn
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
S500 - $999
RonaldJ. Dclcsc
Phyllis L. Gaydos
Susan Trenkamp Harmer
David W. Kutz
Rcncc Mucci Klcm
Cherylynn Petyak Gibson
CLASS OF 1972
Joseph N. Ishlcy
William J. Murphy
The John Wilkes Society
Barbara Ward Nixon
Judith Potestivo Ogin
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - 52,499
Richard E. Ogin
Anthony M. Cardinale
Jean Gordon Otto
Laura Barbera Cardinale
Kenneth Rosencrance
James Garofalo
George M. Shendock
William A. Hanbury
Andrew R. Sinnott
Gary H. Williams
William Umbach
Guy J. Comparctta
Sandra Holl Comparetta
Alice Hadsall Davis
Frank Dcssoyc
Anne Musto-Van Noy Draj
Jgon
Larry D. Fabian
Jane A. Fircstinc
Jill Yanoshak Gagliardi
Barbara Dcmko Garcia
George B. Gettinger
Kathleen Kotcrba Goobic
James A. Gribb
Benjamin R. Jones
Patricia Baranoski Jula2
Larry R. Volkcl
The Eugene Farley Club
Jacquelyn Van Tuyle Kelly
Alexis Buchina Koss2
BLUE CIRCLE
Jacqueline Falk McGinley
Barbara Morrison Squeri
Daniel L. Alters
$250 - $499
Rosemary Baratta Novak2
John E. Squeri
John A. Silcski
Evelyn Rygwalski Snyder
John C. Baranowski
Robert J. Cooney
Carlton E. Phillips2
Marvin L. Stein
Kaye Harding Stcfanick
Marj' Nasielski Battista
Sopon Dewitya
Patricia Phillips
William R. Tarbart
Elva Costello Valentine
Mary MacArthur Bennett
Eric D. Hoover
Brenda Schmidt Silberman
Theodore J. Tramaloni
Anne Gruscavage Sample2
John P. Chcrundolo
Nazzareno E. Paciotti2
Stephanie Pufko Umbach
Linda Samucl-Bickford
BLUE CIRCLE
CLASS OF 1971
Richard D. Ciufcrri
Eugene G. Pappas
Linda Burkhardt Schultz
$250 - $499
Leonard Matysczak
Marianne Kolojejchick Matysczak
John J. Cusumano
Brent S. Spiegel
Sandra Walters Sheruda*
51,000-52,499
Ronald J. Jacobs
$250 - $499
Thomas A. Costanzo
Anthony J. Honko
Barbara McNicholl Scarpino
Anne Aimetti Thomas
George J. Matz
Alvin Justan
E Beyer
Dori S. Jaffe
Helene Kuchinskas Dainowski
Kay L. Huber
Joan Tyree
E:zzrd G. Cznmer
Sharon G. Telban
Raymond B. Luckenbach
Charles J. Tharp
Jean Peters McKeown
Lawrence J. McKeown, Jr.
• * ^~y Nrzraa Downing
Beanorjactesczak Guzofcky
Dzvid W. Hess
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-5249
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Stuart J. Bass
Rehm Kaplan
Lee A. Namev
Prncia Hzydt Nitchie
Richard R. Bayliss
Karen A. Reed
Sesaa E. Roland
berta Ven Frunl Rou jantj5
Wayne A. Shiner
Frank J. Smith
Charles W Snyder
Carl G. Sponenberg
Anne Agolino Wasko
Anita Nowalis Bavitz
Carol Hoffner Laven-
Anthony V. Kleinhans1
Richard A. Weinstein
James C. Belles
$500 - $999
Colleen Propersi Lindsay
Barbara Repotski Lach2
Stanley]. Yunkunis2
Dave M. Bogusko
John R. Deem
Pauline Kmetz Makowski
Kathryn Ramsey Massey2
Andrew D. Chcplick
Bonnie S. Gellas
Albert C. Martin
Frances Aiken Mitchell2
Gerald P. McAfee
David E. Roberts
Susan Himelfarb Murphy
Enid Sullum Tope2
The John Wilkes Society
Carole Peeler
Daniel R. Walters2
PLATINUM ASSOCIATES
Ronald L. Pryor
Linda Bray Walters
$500,000 or more
Dennis J. Puhalla
Theodore T. Yeager2
Jay S. Sidhu
David Reel
Alan E. Zellner
Marilyn Rabcl Costanzo
Rachael Walison Lohman
Leigh Doane Donecker2
Patricia Mazzco Lombardi
Stanley M. Pearlman
Bernard P. Evanofski2
Jane Rifenbery Phillips
Jay H. Goldstein2
Patricia Dugan Reese
Mary Carol Hornyak
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
William C. Johnson
Mary’ A. Kaiser
Barbara Gonzales Kcndc
Siephen G. Farrar
Dennis P. Galli
Donna L. George
i Sabatino
Thaddeus Seymour
G. Garfield Jones, Jr.
Robert W. Reynolds
Nathan G. Fink
Karen S. Johnson
Bryn E. Kehrli
Charles A. Kosteva
John J, Moyer
George G. Pawlush
Albert D. Roke
Sheila Schmaltz Scatena
Charles D. Lcnglc
Andrew C. Matviak
Robert C. Thurnau
William S. Tinney
Barbara L. Nanstiel
Judith Cobleigh ockenfuss
Joseph C. Wiendl
Robert E. Ockenfuss
Carol Womelsdorf
Ellen Arthur Dave
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J°hnJ. Flynn
Barbara Durkin Kirmsc
Barbara Roman Knezek
Janet Lutz Thurnau
Thomas P. Williams, Jr.
Deborah Bcrti Walsh2
Carol Roke Klinetob
Carlyle Robinson
R. Bruce Comstock
Beverly Bomba Vespico
Harvey A. Jacobs
GOLD CIRCLE
RobertJ. Murray
Sally Griffiths Robinson
Sheila Dcnion
The Eugene Farley Club
Bruce O. Brugel
Robert M. Bumat
Eileen Moniak Kackcnmeister
Stephen E. Kaschenbach
$100-$249
Barbara N. Bellucci
John H. Butler
Peter 7. Pckshenski
Jonathan D. Schiffman
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
GcorgcH. Knezek, Jr.
Lee Paige
Melvin C. Rogers. JrNeil M. Seidel
David S. Silberman
Susan Ryan Simonson
Dolores Nunn Smith
William E. Reese
CONTRIBUTORS
$5,000 - 59,999
Joseph T. Sallitt
Up to $99
Marino J. Santarelli
Della F. Schulz
Robert M. Babskic
Stephen G. Balia
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
S,W-S249
Wendy Rieder Simko
Joanne Wascolonis Barnak
$2,500 - $4,999
Bruce D. Simon
William D. Bordow
Charles P. Baker
Elaine A. Slabinski
Rita Ryneski Borzatti
''wly Pelrcc Berger
,l,Onus J-Brennan
Robert J. Taronc
Maricl Denisco Bufano
The Eugene Farley Club
Mary Ellen Pointek Tracy
Robert A. Byrne
GOLD CIRCLE
^"’’dJ.Brozena
Barbara Young Wagner
Barbara Aulisio Camoni
$500 - S999
i.1"'5 L' Butkiewicz
Eugene H. Wagner, Jr.
Thomas P. Casey
Robert R. Walp
Richard Chisarick
Edward M. Moyer
James C. Weaver
Carol Manara Clark
Bruce E. Phair
Richard Wetzel
Barbara Zcmbrzuski Pisano
John R. Pisano
David L. Ritter
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
Bruce A. Sabacek
Cassandra Moss Sharkus
'^"'"^herBuUdewicz
Pamela Parkin Murphy
CLASS OF 1973
WILEY ASSOCIATES
Mohr Bayliss
Tcrr>- A. Belles
Drew M. Klcmish
John G. Margo
Shirley Guiles Shannon2
RzferS. Beany
Joel Lubin
Elaine Swisloski Herstck
Up to $99
Donna Ayers Snelson
Carol A. Skalski
Robert D. Goldstein
Phyllis A. Petrosky
$100-$249
Frederick N. Brown
Joel Fischman
Janet Neiman Seeley2
Michael M. Mariani2
Rita S. Du Brow
Patricia Zawoiski Kozemchak
John Dubik
CONTRIBUTORS
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
James S. Reed
Diane Chisarick Brennan
\vonne Gnatt Casey-
Marion Boyle Petrillo
Elaine Lundy Ephlin
Csd Tcmzselii Brown
Irene B. Blum
Joseph R. Putprush
Nicole LePochat Hartman
Edward Janoski
$100-5249
Janice A. Saunders
William J. Lukridge
BLUE CIRCLE
Thaddeus M. Kalmanowicz
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$500 - $999
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Cynthia West Reed
Robert P. Matley
Lloyd W. Crtman, Jr.
Joseph T. Zimmerman
J. David Lombardi
Emil F. DiTullio
Ann Alumbaugh McElyea
Nathan R. Eustis. Jr.
GOLD CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
Nancy W:I-$hire Brower
$250 - $499
Cheryl Konopki Zdcb
Lonnie A. Coombs2
I rare R. Brown
BLUE CIRCLE
Owen M. Lavery
Joseph A. Lukcsh
Sandra Strevell Miller
Stewart J. Harr}’
~>zzzz2, Broda Kulkzkowski
James R. McGowan
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Henry M. Donati
Albert E Siofko
Shansua Girev
tge E. ColhnsM
H. Kenned.
Gillian Lindley Curtis
James D. Smith
CC’.TFJEUTCKS
blue circle
Leonard E. Strope,Jr.
Teresa Cushner Hunt
'•iromia Sieckel Valentine
’be Eugene Farley Club
Donald C. Spruck
CLASS OF 1969
Up to 599
Z.-5S Or 1968
CLASS OF 197o
George Sordoni
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
George J Sick
Ffeibeth A Slaughter
gold crac^
Rozannc Sandri-Goldin
Michael Stcfanick
Dorothy Eck Strauch
Rrebard Seidel
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CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
Up IO $99
Jenny L. Centrclla
Donna Piston Aufiero
James
Carl Dcsombre
Louise Bccbc-Thomton
Robert T. Dzugan
Janet Mazur Boylan
Claire Youngblood Gcnnctt
Fredric S. Brown
Susan Pczzner Goldstein
Patricia Hvzinski Chace
Susan Downs Kchrli
Angela Alba Dessoyc
Josephine Schifano Finlayson John J. Kowalchik
Lorenc Daring Laberge
ClvdcHfil\
Dwainc Mattei
John J. Mazzolla
Michael J. O’Boyle
Mark A. Skopek
Elaine Smith Traynor
CarolHus» ,n
Angela T. Vauter
Man,BumsJans
Steven Wasko
Hsicn-chih Wu
Carol Gug«Mn,P
Margaret A. Zellner
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Bonnie Cbm^
CONTRIBUTORS
Duncan
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SheffeG. Abraham
tames P.M^inlc5’ ,
Linda Scatena Alfano
Philip E. Auron
Diane Seltzer Bloss
Jeffrey EP«nd«gasl
Libert J-RcSnc' u
Felice OxtnanSalsburg
Doris Eisen Shapiro
George RSiUup
Thomas R-Siefeer
James Thomas
SandmSirumshi^liams
Wiliam R-Woronto
Ronald EVakus
Martha Ha"Tohe
CLASS OF 1974
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Elizabeth M. Lopez
W Lee Miller
Karen Kmictowicz Phair
BLUE CIRCLE
5250 - $499
Raymond T. Ford
Darryl G. Kramer
Duane Sadvary
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Michael R. Breakstone
Gene A. Canton!
Denise H. Chapura
Julia K. Chmielowskt
Joseph C. Damiano
Richard B. Daniels
Charles D.Denkenberger
Alexis Waskie Edwards
Michael G. Hischak
Elaine Owen Hooky
Robert T. Hooky
Karen Cerep Jones
Manin J. Kane
Anita Pauley Leonard
Richard H.Lopatto. Jr.
Donald W.Ludovici
Christine Donahue Mayo
Elizabeth Grady McNamara
Bettie Ann Rogers Morgan
John S. Partita
Maureen Britt Partita
Harry M.Pccuch
William A. Saba
Marguerite A. Sauer
Sulochana Gogate Shct
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Charles H.Shiber
Robert P. Singer
Vincent Vespico, Jr.
A. Ruth Rinehimcr Whalen
Linda Williams
Janice Koval Woronko
Marla Stopkoski Flack
Raymond P. Gustave2
Michael Holtz2
Harold L. Hoover2
CLASS OF 1975
Bcthann Myers Hornick
Thejohn Wilkes Society David C. Kowalck
Frances S. Kuczynski
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
William E. Lee, Sr.
$2,500 - $4,999
Cheryl S. Levey
William R. Thomas
Catherine Link
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Michael Lubcrto2
$1,000 - $2,499
Carol A. Martin
David L. Davis
Alan R. Miller2
Edwin F Hilinski
Sharyn M. Pavidas
Michael A. Paternoster
Robert D. Salsburg
Mark A. Van Loon
Joan Bonfanti Shannon2
Barbara Katra Swiatck
The Eugene Farley Club
Nancy Rodda Topolewski
Constance Cheplick Wotanis
Robert D. Zcttle
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Andrew E. Baron
Christine M. Buchina2
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Cynthia Lenahan Bradbury
William R. Bradbury2
Joan Zaleski Ford
Nelson G. Landmesser2
Michael G. Stambaugh2
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
Ann Dysleski Armstrong
Mar)’ O’Brien Callahan
Kevin G. Donaleski
Brian M. Finn2
Ellen Schwartz Fischmiian
Edward P. Gorski2
Brian K. Haeckler
Robert S. Howes, Jr.2
Barbara A. Kapish
Susan Tow Louis1
Robert B. Milmoe2
George M. Offshack2
Clarence G. Ozgo
Sally Chupka Pucilowski2
Nancy P. Snec
Jane E. Thompson2
Carol Drahus-Wisloski
Gloria Zoranski2
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Agnes Swantek Cardoni
RhilipJ. Conrad, Jr?
RnbenA. Dombroski
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Up to $99
Donald J. Anticoli
Marianne Montague Benjamin
Paula Cipriano Bodnar
Maryrosc Bcndik Burlington
Karen Yates Cino
Terr)’ L. Coombs
Andrea Mahally Danilack
Joseph Dcttmore
Deborah Gudoski Eastwood
David L. Ellis
Susan V. Fielder
Jane Lewis Ford
William Fromel
Alan F. Jackicr
Daricc SabaleskyJanusziewicz
Noel A. Jorgensen
Marianne Macur Kopcho
CLASS OF 1976
Margaret Burgess Lcnihan
Joan Domarasky Luksa
Thejohn Wilkes Society John J. Matusck.Jr.
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
Anthony L. McHugh
$2,500 - $4,999
Kathleen Visniski Praschak
Richard J. Pape
Janet Bartuski Rajchcl
Joyce Hooley Rcgna
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Harold W. Roberts
$1,000 -$2,499
Joseph A Romani
James J. Morgan
Thomas Runicwicz
Richard A. Rutkowski
The Eugene Farley Club
Faith Skordinski
GOLD CIRCLE
Jane E. Smith
$500 - $999
Amy Santilli Whitehouse
Richard J. Allan
Robert N. Yanoshak
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Carolann Gusgekofski Beslcr
Philip A. Besler
Joseph J. Marchetti
CLASS OF 1977
Thejohn Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000-$99,999
Denise Schaal Cesare
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
Stephen M. Balogajr.
Deborah Lataro Cargo
Gail MacIntyre Dohrn
Thomas D. Glosser
Diane R. Jones
Gay Foster Meyers
Raymond B. Ostroski
Somsy Phrakaysone
Vilma Schifano-Milmoc
Patricia A. Schillaci
M. Susan Stephens
Richard J. Sullivan
William Urosevich
William G. Winter
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Patrice Stone Martin
Mary Belin Rhodes
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
$2,500 -$4,999
Sandra Shepard Piccone
The Eugene Farley Club
farlevassoc'ates
$100-5249
Holly G. Ban"
Joseph W. Buckley
Nicholas RChiumcnto
Ruth McKalips Dicstclmctcr
Andrew B. Durako.Jr.
Victoria Moss Gallagher
Michael J- Kassab
Richard D. Mularelli
Catherine Williams Ozgo
Deborah A. Scars
Janies J- Stchlc
Patricia Reilly Urosevich
Maria Lcandri Yonki
John M. Zubris
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Michael 5. Anger
Kathleen Warakomski
Benjamin
Joan Chemnitius Best
Raymond A. Best
Brian E. Boston
LouisJ. Caputo
Arthur S. Daniels
Donna Smith Dickinson
Paul J. Domowitch
Dane A. Drasher
Chester E Dudick
Manuel J. Evans
Ronald G. Evans
Mar)’ Lcnio Flood
Judith Bicnkowski Geary
Kenneth A. Gear)'
Neil A. Giacometti
Louise Butkicwicz Goodwin
Susan M. Hansen
Gene A. Heath
Bridget James Hofman
Kwcn Kuchinskas Kaminski
Joanne Englot Kawczenski
Deborah Kocher Koons
Patricia A. Kozick
RickD- Mahonski
Dor°thy Kay Martin
E"lW.Monk
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
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$1,000- $2,499
Paul S. Adams
Drew Landmesser
Kim Witherow Morgan
WkiaS. Steele
nC2S'S>efanl<o
PatrtcRA.Ward
CLASS OF 1978
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Rhea Politis Simms
William D. Sparks
Robert J. Stofko
Margaret Cosgrove Tuckman
Jacqueline Ann Vitek
Linda Allmon Walden
David J. Yakaitis
Maryjcan dcSandcs
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Jean Reiter Adams
Raymond E. Dombroski
Brigcttc McDonald Herrmann
Judith Mills Mack
CLASS OF 1979
Thejohn Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Jeffrey S. Giberson
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$500 - $999
Terri Mackavage Kovalski
Gregor)’ A. MacLean
Susan Lcvcns MacLean
$1,000 -$2,499
Betsy Bell Condron
Frederick W. Herrmann
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
$250 - $499
David A. Jolley
Cynthia M. Patterson
$500 - $999
Donald 1. Burton, Jr.
Philip E. Ogren
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
$100 -$249
Joanne Pugliese Carpenter
Ronna Colvin Clark
Dean W. Evans
Edward J. Finn
Paul J. Gallagher
James J. Moran
Barr)’J. Niziolek
David A. Palanzo
Terr)’J. Schoen
Tina Falcone Stchlc
John K. Suchoski
$250 - $499
Joseph Armine Scopclliti
CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
Barbara C. Agurkis
Steven L. Bailey
Renee Vcnarucci Benedetto
Karen Lucchesi Bostrom
Donald E. Horrox
David E Hungarter, Jr.
Nancy Jane Johnson
Carol Corbett Pawlush
Thomas P. Sokola
Up to $99
Karen Kennedy Campbell
Paula Heffernan Daley
James M. Danko
Mark Finkelstein
Gary E. Gardner
Sheryl Prete Hewitt
Richard K. Hofman
Carol Pashchuk Hugglcr
Andrea Chuba Kealey
Jcanjohnson Lipski
John J. Mack
Joseph S. Mayhoff
Anita Marie Meehan
Jane A. Miller
Stewart W. Rae III
Mary Kern Reynolds
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Michael J. Briel
Lisa Condo Chilson
Michael H. Cook
Cheryl Klimek Fahey
William D. Frye, Jr.
Wilma Hurst Gardner
Deborah Ycdlock Glidden
Robert E. Greenwood
Joseph D. Kcrestcsjr.
Donna Clarke Mattei
Elizabeth Waselewskie Mekosh
Sharon Lynn Myers
Edward F. Orloski
Leonard J. Podrasky, Jr.
Maureen Shay Prendergast
Geraldine Cravalta Samselski
Mary Ann Morgan Stelma
Lawrence P. Vojlko
Cheryl Berry Washington
Karen Priggc Williams
CLASS OF 1980
Thejohn Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - S2.499
Kathleen Sweeney Ashton
Scott W. Ashton
James P. Edwards
Thomas N. Ralston
The Eugene Farley Club
gold CIRCLE
$500 - 3999
Roger J. Davis
William A. Shaw
Edward J. While 111
Mary Jo Frail Hromchak
Robert F. Irwin 111
Mark S.Justick
Kenneth Lesniak
Philip A. Marino
Michael G. McNclis
Michael Miller
Joanne Harding Murphy
Thomas B. Needham, Jr.
Richard J. Nordheim
Frank A. Pascucci
Teresa Burak Quinn
Kenneth N. Sciamanna
Susan M. Suchanic
Joseph M. Toole
Cheryl Polak Woloski
Rodney R. Wyffels
CLASS OF 1981
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
S5.000 - $9,999
William R. Miller
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Michael W. Chisdak
Janies L. Devaney
Andrew N. Janquitto
Patricia L. Warski
Shepard C. Willncr
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Stephen S. Grillo
Dana C. Shaffer
Joan Jacobsen Shaffer
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
$100- $249
Joseph D. Angelclla
Janet Bechtel Johnson
Carol A. Bosack
Peggy Barletta Bottcnhom
Julie Kent Bremser
Stephen J. Croghan
Judith Scott Harris
Craig A. Jackson
Bruno E. Kolodgic
Joye Ann Martin-Lamp
David M. Maxim
Lawrence J. Mullen
Mar)’ McHale Schall
Patricia Demko Sweeney
$250 - $499
Colleen Grics Gallagher
Susan Malley Hritzak
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
Elizabeth DeCosmo Dean
Lisa P. Gazdick
Beth Hathaway Glassford
Gary E. Michael
Joanne Cahill Neville
Edward S. Romanowski
Mar)- Rcbarchak Schott
William E. Stusnick
John A. Timony.Jr.
Charlotte Wanamaker
CONTRIBUTORS
Up 10 $99
David G. Arrigoni
Richard J. Borofski
Michael V. Broda
Kathryn Roman Davis
Doreen Swiatck Drescher
Cynthia Eddy Evans
Ronald J. Gronski
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Daniel A. Bierdzicwski
Janet Vierbuchcn Briel
Joel S. Buckcy
Peter M. Canine
Debra Prater Chapman
Louis P. Czachor
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W. Karl Lindhorst, Jr.
Alphonse T. D'Amario
Barbara Dodson Marcato
Joseph E Dylcwski
Lisa Kruszka Owens
Janice Nagle Pcttinato
Debra Bligh Gcrnhart
Jeffrey S. Gcrnhart
John J. Rainicri
Sarbara E. King
ChristopherJ. Henry
James R. Reap
Beckie Jones Schaffer
Daniel C. Schilling
Susan A. Harrison Jenkins
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Sandra Tomko Shields
Thomas E. Stevens
Diana Kushner Lcvandoski
Stephen J. Sirocki
The John Wilkes Society Kimberly Coccodrilk Strickland GeraldJ. Lcvandoski, Jr.
JohnJ. WoIoski.Jr.
Carol McHenry Suchoski
Catherine M. Lynch
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Mark Brcdsky Wright
Sandra Bartels Thomas
William N. McCann2
$1,000 - $2,499
Benedict A. Yatko
Stephen C. Thomas V
Andrea Nerozzi
John B Brady
Deborah Brcmmer Waugh
Elizabeth Larson Osiuni
Alfredo E Daniele
CLASS OF 1982
Silas M. Victor
Barbara Stich Page
Joseph M. Pickett
The John Wilkes Society The Eugene Farley Club Kimberly Bedford Wodaski
BLUE CIRCLE
Jocelyn Kuhl Reese
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1984
Steven P. Roth2
$250 - $499
$1,000 - 52.499
Ban L Maison
Dennis W. Sholl
Terrence \V. Casey
The John Wilkes Society Carol Elgonilis Sosnowski
GeraldJ. O'Hara
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club Ellen Marie Van Riper
Marianne Alfano Telincho
BLUE CIRCLE
$1,000-52,499
John M. Treven2
$250- $499
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
John Wartella1
Robert A. Unrath
Michael L Kams
$100-$249
Reesa O’Boyle Watio
Brian C. Thomas
Linda K. Blose
The Eugene Farley Club Wanda Wolfe Wyffcls
Diane Gombeda Fellin
BLUE CIRCLE
Charmaine Conrad Zoller
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Jeffrey R. Garbor
$250 - $499
$100-5249
Gloria Kopec Groff
Michael Cunningham
CLASS OF 1985
Maureen Connolly Cambier
Carol Hagen
Man- Figler Marsh
Teresa A. Keenan
Paul H. McCabe
Tracy McElroy O’Hara
The John Wilkes Society
Keith R. Kleinman
Thomas C. Mitchell
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
Ruth McDermott Levy
Mar)' Hyde Pfister
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$2,500 - $4,999
Regina Morse
Marie Roke-Thomas
$100-5249
James J. Mulligan2
John E Pullo
Amy Lens Villegas
PaulW. Boyer
Keith J. Saunders
Elizabeth Ward-Henrich
Teresa A. Callahan
The Eugene Farley Club
Anthony P. Veglia
Donna Garber Cosgrove
GOLD CIRCLE
Norman Michael Verhoog
CONTRIBUTORS
Paul C. Dietrich
$500 - $999
Karen Stcckel Vernon
Up to $99
Charles M. Ferguson
John A. Chipego1
Siena Shields Alford
Daniel Glunk
CONTRIBUTORS
Stephen N. Cahoon
Sharon Michener Gross
Up to S99
BLUE CIRCLE
David R. Carey
Francis S. Gruscavage
Howard R. Baird, Jr.
$250 - $499
Jennifer Ogurkis Carey
Erank R. Hugh es
Brian D. Balliet
Karen Bove2
Lillian Russin Cohen
Maire Anton Box
Edwin Mark Johnson
Susan Maier Davis
Judy Rydzcwski Cudo
Karen Johnson
Brenda Kutz Burkholder
David P. Rudis
Carol Louise Dean
Linda McCarthy DAmario
Janet Legault Kelley
Thomas J. Swirbel
Cj-nthia Banholomay Demetro
Regina Scazzaro Fair
Regina White Klcpadlo
Mary Ellen Moran Doll
Donna De Basics Fromel
Kimberly A. Krcsovich
Eric L. Johnson
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Joseph E. Gaydos
Curtis Kuntz
James M. Johnson
$100-$249
D«nne M. Kolesar
Catherine Schafer Mitchell
Cynthia E. Kamajian
Thomas J. Balutis
Rosonne Kramer
Barbara Rosick Moran
Elaine Kirchdoerfer-Kirk
Vincent E. Bartkus
Debra Thompson Miller
Kathleen
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Moses
Lisa Striefsky Levine
Douglas S. Bradley-’
Ruth Elaine Renna
Dianne Charsha
Marguerite McCormick Tolan
Barbarajarick Ecker
Kathryn Gryzic Johnson
CONTRIBUTORS
Sandra P. Luongo1
F'P to $99
J. Murray Swim
Ann Marie Roi
’manovitch
Stephen J. Vidal
Chikowski
Timothy R Williams
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Karen Zingale
C. Douglas Drescher
Dawn Evans Faldowski
Hany C. Hicks. Jr.
Michael G.Hronichak
Jane Ciprich Ryan
Hanna A. Sadek
Christine Lain Sarno
Catherine Durocher Shafer
ChristopherJ. Woolverion
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Kevin R Guns
John C. Long. JrJohn Luongo
Michael Mattisc
Thomas J. PopkO'J’- .
MaryRauschmayerZartn
Jeffrey K. Box
Evelyn J. Dopko
Cannella Butera Fc
Ronald Gcisc
Sam Graziano
Angela Holm
Michael Homishak
Kathleen Kennedy Jessen
Gail Latnorcux Kashulon
Vincent J. Kashulon.Jr.
Alice "ling Lee
Roslyn Lucas-Gould
Debra Ann Maleski
Michael J. Masciola2
Alan Meluscn2
Diane Schoch Michaud
James M. Opel2
Michele A. Paradies
Ann Marie Pocppcrling
Kathleen Mooney Rainicri
Christopher L. Rexcr
Marianne Scicchitano Rexer
Susan Barber Rosengrant
Nancy Novitski Ruma
Karen Lutz Santone2
Michelle Liddic Schilling
Susan Slawich
Michael SIcpian
Joseph J. Survilla2
Mary Woronowicz Treven
Ann Marie Walker
Maxi me Zafrani2
CLASS OF 1986
The John Wilkes Society
Michael J. Uter
jeffcry M. Wagner
Michele James Wagner
Christopher D. Way
Matthew J- Zukoski
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Dennis P. Clarke
Elizabeth Cortez-Carosella
Cheryl Zack Fischer
Thorstein K. Foss
William N. Gude
Tom Harfman
Phillip W. Hcffclfinger
George Hockenbury
Edward J. Hudson
Kimberly Land-Scrvagno
Bernard Lincoski
Eleanor Hoover Madigan
Gar)’ R. Meluscn
Amy McCluskey Sadvary
Joseph M. Santuk
Diane A. Kennedy
James J. Tcmprine
William J. Thede
Carter W. Tremayne
David J. Warnick
Karen Sheard While
Thaddeus M. Zuzik
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000-$2,499
Jay C. Rubino
CLASS OF 1987
TheJohn Wilkes Society
The Eugene Farley Club
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Michael Rupp
$250 - $499
Eric E Rcidingcr
Thomas J. Thomas, Jr.
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
Thomas Allardyce
Russell Banta
Elizabeth Gibson Boyer
Paul Chmil
Kay Brown-Coskey
Paul A. Cummings
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S250 - $499
Joseph S. Bnskie
Alice C. Bulger
John H. Bulger
George Rilz
Donald Shaw
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100- $249
William J. Buoni
Joyce Victor Chmil
Roy M. DeLay
Cornelius Douris
Chris W. Fellin
Edwina M. Floyd
William C. Hankins
Thomas J. Ricko
Greg Trapani
Neil R. Williams
Sandra Williams
Kristen Kolensky Scandoime
Chadwick E. Tuttle
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Steven G. Bardsley
Christopher R. Connolly
Robert Corradcui
William M. Davidson
Rosemary Bottazzi Eibach
Susan Marino Laurita
David D. Naeher
William S. Pcightcl
Dennis J. Procopio
Rhonda Groff Reed
Michelle A. Rick
Ann Markowski Toole
Kurt A. Topfer
Carl Vassia
David G. Zahorsky
Don Zelek
Kevin C. Flemming
Dawn M. Hitile
B-Jean Millard Kosh
Susan Stortz Moyer
Michelle M. Olexa
Carol Henry Raymond
Robert R. Rees, Jr.
Jeffrey D. Seamans
CLASS OF 1990
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
52,500 - $4,999
Wendy Holden Gavin
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000-$2,499
Jason D. Griggs
The Eugene Farley Club
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CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Linda Turowski Attardo
David Beaver
Karen Camasso
Ellen Herman Campbell
Joan Balutis Chisarick
Edwin J. Daveski
Joan Smith Foster
Paul J.Isaac
Kimberly Tokach Kellar
Scott Michcnfcldcr
Daniel R. Nulton
John R. Patterson, Jr.
CLASS OF 1988
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000- $99,999
Douglas Colandrea
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000-52,499
Lisa A. Tercha
CLASS OF 1989
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000- $99,999
Linda Hoyson Colandrea
sM0. S999
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$250 - $499
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$100- $249
Lisa Sigman Banta
David Gdovin
William Griffin, Jr.
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$250 - $499
Shirley Thomas Butler
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1991
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
51.000-$2,499
Virginia M. Rodcchkr<0
The Eugene Farley Club
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$500 - $999
John F. Sheehan 111
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
James F. Burke
Anne Kilyanek Crew
Michael N. DeQuevedo
Craig J. Engel
Erica Simshauser Gaffey
Victoria M. Glod
Matthew P. Hanlon
Carol Hiscox
Clifford A. Mclbcrger
Francis J. Michclini
Susan Adamchak Smith
Thomas W. Youngblood
BLUE CIRCLE
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CONTRIBUTORS
$250 - 499
Paul J. Sollazzo
John J. Walsh
$100-$249
Carl M. Chamclski
Jaime Jose Jurado
John A. Savelli
Kathleen Foley Scott
Up to $99
Nancy Alonzo
Thomas P. Cawley
Edward F. Cywinski
Michael J. Garnett
Brenda Miller Gaydos
Judy Filch Guinosso
Patrick J. Guinosso
David C. Kaszuba
Edward J. Kwak
Joseph G. Lannon
Frederick A. Mihalow
Sarah Gaumcr Neal
Kimberly E. Nole
Richard A. Ostroski.Jr.
Michelle Umbra Pearce
Patricia M. Perna
Ronald M. Scbastianelli
William F. Shankwciler
Kimberly J. Ward
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-249
Savas Z. Alkoc
John B. Bowman
Anne Howell DeQuevedo
Kevin M. Gaffey
Roger A. Hatch
Marlene M. Marriggi
Samuel L. Perry
Robert D. Sitzlcr
Robert D. Wachowski
CONTRIBUTORS
The Eugene Farley Club
$500 - $999
Sean Lockhead
Tracy Goryeb Zarola
Joseph H. Williams, Jr.
Steve W. Wilson
Up to $99
Robert S. Berger
Stephen L. Broskoske
James J. Carroll
Am)' Rosemergey Davidson
Frank A. Dempsey
Nancy 11 ricko Divers
William R. Evanina
Sarah Fullam Fecrick
Pauline Wagner Fisher
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Donna Brown Argcnio
Joseph F. Argcnio
David Mark Argcntati
Lester R. Bahr
Scott C. Barth1
Patricia Condusta-Survilla
Karen Donohue Connolly
William Johns Edncr
John Michael Evans
Bruce A. Huggler
Frances Matso Lysiak
Cynthia L. Miller
Mcrrel W. Neal
Nancy Fuhrmann Pereira
Susan Ellen Barr Shannon
Mark T. Siegel
Mark A. Sommers
Wallace F. Stettler
Wesley G. Waite
CLASS OF 1992
The Eugene Farley Club
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$500 - $999
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Vani P. Murthy
Bernard 1. Skalla
Tammy Swartwood Noone
George W. Snyder
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Katherine J. Genovese
Garth L. Allred
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Mark D. Bradshaw
CLASS OF 1995
Mehssa Ann Wall
Stephen W Hansen
Christine Hooper-Ostroski
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Chad A. Heffner
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Elizabeth A. Knizer
S5tV - $999
Michael Kent
Elizabeth Buckland-Kinney
Dave Joseph Kuranovich1
Susan J. Malkcmcs
Brian W McCoy1
David H. Clancy
Edeen E. Celahan
Jason Langdon1
Joseph C. Reilly
Andita Parker-Lloyd
James R. Domzalski
Mtduel J. Dungan
Mac J. Groce
Lon Kuhar Marshall
Ali E. Qureshi1
Paul W. Downton
Kczdracki Balas
Ronald Alan Hartzell
Ddza Whalley Kantor
Linda Kravitz Petz
Mary L Lung
Rosalie D. Mancino
Michelle Dickinson McNichols
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Frank C. Mitchell
$250 - $499
Patricia A. Royer
>andra A. VanLuvender*
Gar. H. Meyers
Janice A. Raspen
Kathleen Risley
CLASS OF 1994
Raymond R. Russ
David P. Saxton
Thomas T. Wittman
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1993
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Patnna Gtyaka Bhzejewski
Thomas J. McWilliams
Michael J. Rymar
Sylvia C. Simmons1
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David J. Kaschak
Kimberly A. Kaschak
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Richard D. McHale
Melanie O Donnell
Mickelson
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$250 - S999
Bnan J. Bohenek
Frederick M. Evans
FaulT.Jdlem
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
S100-S299
Stephen E Lynch
Matthew McCaffrey
Paul J. Potera
Denise Berberick Stewart
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Rosemary LaFrane
Kerin M. Barno
Jeffrev J. Yinkow-
Jeffrey R Barone
PARLEY associates
$100 - $249
Sandraj. Mullen
The Eugene Farley Club
Ann L. Wotring
Erin T. Priestman
Jamicj. Markovchick
R. Bonnie Porter Pajka
Marissa Rovnack McCormick
GOLD CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
Connie M. Ryan
$500-59”
Charlotte M-Pugha
Up to $99
Raymond J. Bernardi
Gregory’ A. Wojnar
Colleen Yacovclli
Derek B. Blciler
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CLASS OF 2003
Melissa A. Mauro
Melissa Mecca
Lindsay A. Shaffer
Lisa M. Simons
Joseph J. Stein
Julia Afsana Talukder
David J. Theisen
John j. Zelena
$290 - $”9
Heath Neiderer
Ted D. Foust
Marcy L. Krill
The Eugene Farley Club
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Scott E. Herb
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
David M. Hinkle
$100-$249
Justin Holmes
Robert J. Klepadlo
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100-$249
William D. Host
James L. McCarthy
Richard E. Albrecht
SI 00- $249
Karen L. Guitson
Michael L. Brundage
Beverly Keller Gooden
CLASS OF 2005
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Mark Angelo
Paul S. Bilous, Jr.
Charles R. Bomboy.Jr.
Casey Connell
Brian J. Fritts
Kyle P. Gallagher
Bridget E. Giunta
Denise M. Granoski
Joshua Kloss
Renee A. Kotz
Brittany N. Kramer
Michelle L Krapf
Melissa A. Maybe
Carlos E. Proano
Kimberly Bochicchio
Matthew M. Zurn1
Jodi L. Viscomi
Katherine M. Green
$100 - $249
$500 - $999
Sherry L. Weitz
Lori Ann Perch
John A. Mason. Jr.
Michael S. McMynne
Derek J. Sheruda
Sabeth R. Albert
Kimberly A. Whipple
Karen Ann Ephlin
Melinda Nobles Prisco
Melissa Jo Pammcr
Robert M. Moore
Lynda C. Ardan
CONTRIBUTORS
Denise Collie
Robert S. Rolland
Jeffry’S. Nietz
Up to $99
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Phillip James Torres
Matthew J. Sowcik
Karen Novicki
Melissa A. Babcock
Elena Niculescu-Mihai
$100-$249
Jennifer S. Webb
Lisa Marie Ruggiero
Alan M. Caines
William E Noone
Noell Ann Brooks
CONTRIBUTORS
Joyce A. Sorrentino
James Vincent Casey
Up to $99
Jason Waterbury’
John Dabbicri
Christie Meyers Potera
Robert J. Costello
Daniel P. Reilly-
Bradley R. Klotz
Joseph F. Woodward
William P. Pastewait
The Eugene Farley Club
David G. Bond, Jr.
Brian Redmond
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Charles E. Brinker
$100-$249
Dustin A. Daniels
The Eugene Farley Club
Anita V. Ruskey
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Carmen E Ambrosino, Jr.
Robert J. Dean
Michelle Diskin
Philip Engtnan
Martha L. Heffers
David A. Hines
Kimberly Escarge Keller
Joseph P. .McBride
David C. Ruskey
CLASS OF 1996
The Eugene Farley Club
^on D Alben
Darla M. Bortz
Alan J. Guitson
CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Mark L. Kwarcinski
Michael L. Lefchak
Karen Bednarczyk Cowan
blue
CLASS OF 1999
Jeffrey Gaydoscik
Paul A. Binncr
CLASS OF 2002
Jennifer Anne Satz Pleam
Thomas R. Rcbuck
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Jill Mackay Barrouk
Jason L Evans
BLUE CIRCLE
Peter E. Schmidt
John L. Carter
Jessica D. Krocscn
$250 - $499
Susan A. Schwartz
Louis E. Atkinson
Daniel W. Doughton
Jason R. Marie
J. Bartholomay Grier
Owen Scarfoss
Eleanor Quick Bluhm
Joseph J. Faddcn1
Jill Ronkowski Marie
Abigail Breiseth
Richard M. Minielly1
Michelle Rose Nallon
Mark J. Dechman
Kristine Erhard Pruett
Jason C. Phillips
Heather Hahn-Crunden
Steven D. Tourjc
Jeffrey Reichl
Andrew B. Snyder
Kathleen Finley Kent
Gary’J. Kostrobala
CONTRIBUTORS
Jeanette L. Moyer
Rita Teresa Metcalf
Up to $99
Mary’ Ann Kcrshitsky Blosky
Thomas Ryan Ward
Cynthia Chametski Sites
Deborah A. Caines
James A. Williams
Jason S. Sites
Augustus J. Wellings
Carolyn Chronowski
Scott Thomas Cleveland1
Melissa Ann Whetstone
Joann DeSanto
Melanic Jo Whitebread
Randy A. Engelman
Edmund Ryan Zych
Carmcla Franco
Brian Edward Gryboski1
CLASS OF 1998
Lisa Anne Johnson
The Eugene Farley Club
Cynthia E. Kern
Jonathan G. Laudenslager
gold circle
Judith Lahr Martin
$500 - $999
Michael C. McCree
Matthew J. Pclcschak1
Ann M. O’Keefe
Anne Straub Pelak
Carrie Wilkes Williams
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Andrew S. Moyer
Jeffrey B. Olson
Steven S. Endres
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Lisa Rink
Marisa Nebesky Todd
Caihleen A. Zanghi
Matthew Kulp
Douglas M. Iracki
Jennifer A. Faschit
Janeen Nieratko
CLASS OF 2000
Deborah Andres Greco
Curtis A. Krocscn
Mark E Buss
ing
Theresa McDermott
Daniel E. Williams
Sheryl A. Hupczey
Brian R. Judge
Barry L VanScoten
Derek W. BuffingIon
Stephanie Follmer Pastcwait
Brian Lee
Gordon S. Smoko
Mark D. Hulntc1
Kimberly A. Gross
Matthew Clinton Jagusak
Amy Pyle VanScoten
Comne Barchik
JoAnn Kristofic
Kenneth G. Huclbig
Toni Ann Steinson
Nicole Simmons
Bryan J. Allen
Stacy L. Geiger Mcsics
Maria Shahda Minielly
Julia Gordon Wojnar
Jill Fasciana McCoy
Michael Hugh Herb
Laura Queen
Kariann Iskra
GOLD CIRCLE
Linda L Crayton
The Eugene Farley Club
William J. Layo
The Eugene Farley Club
blue circle
$250 - S-/99
John P. Hawthorne
Dn.ceJ.S*“"c'..
’ ,!"*3 Snyder
SarahKcislmS-.-.
MorioWascavagc
Maureen
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Jacob C. Cole
$5(X» - $999
CLASS OF 1997
Denise A. Gerber
Shanna Lee Dawson
Kimberly A. Hritzak Fcrcnce
s,evenD-Redding
Judhh Tobin Tclechowski6"
Kimberly Woods Hawk
V
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Kimberly B. Carr
Michael N. Barrouk
The Eugene Farley Club
Pans B. AFanni
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ASSOC,ATES
i>100- $249
Gail Watson Haas
CONTRIBUTORS
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Palri™ Cannon
Michele Forcse Wellivcr
Andrew Gulden1
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BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $J99
Brooke E. Shreaves
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Holly R. Shiber
$100-$249
Marcus E. Sowcik1
James T. Best
Martha M. Zabriski
Karen Mac Bradley Mendoza
Beth N. Danner
CLASS OF 2004
Ronald S. Davis
Matthew A. Diltz
The Eugene Farley Club
Stefaniejean Henninger
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
cuss OF 2001
Joshua G. Mendoza
$100-$249
Kimberly Chapman Schneider
Dawn Marie P. Bonczcwski
^£eFarleyciub
William C. Schneider
Katie M. Boyle
Anthony J. Stavcnski 111
Jacqlyn A. Ryan-Brennan
S230-$J99
Leonardo R. A. Zoppa
Stephanie Carol Smith
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
^Dallas Costello
&$2«°CIATES
Up to $99
Jessica Alferio
l'*l|aADG':"C'’Ct
'• Gl»arino
Deborah Ellen Brandt
Sandraj. Fassctt
Laura N. Gerard
Up to $99
Scott L. Carr1
Stephen R. Cheskicwicz1
1
Carla L. Conner
Michael R. Fancck
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�Gifts
‘
Gifts
The Mflr(s socjety
Alumni, friends and benefactors
have played a sustaining role in
the future of Wilkes University
I
f
and its students through
estate plans.The Marts Society
a
n
Hd.Lxh M- AbdalLh
Jcsso L Ahnksy
Shisaa Alien
azdrew Amoroso
Tuauv A:m Archavage
Johasaa Ashley
; - .c M. Babbitt
Rohm G. Baisamel
Ahnaa M. Bath
Melinda A. Bauer
Stephanie R. Bauman
Christopher G. Beers
Joshua M. Behler
Stacey A. Berkoski
David H. Bingaman
Jonathan W. Bbhosky
Elizabeth M. Bleacher
Sarah K. Bogard
Matthew J. Bower
Tyler William Bubb
Bethany Marie Bucci
Erica M. Buchholz
Alexus L Buck
.Matthew R. Burian
Mary-Catherine L Burton
Wendy L Bush
Curios J. Candelario
Kelly A. Capece
Gregory J. Cardamone
Pamela L Carey
Janell M. Chwalek
Denise M. Cole
Tara M. Collins
Karen Lea Congdon
Kelly M. Conlon
Alicia S. Conner
Benjamin B. Cooke
Kathryn A. Currier
Jason T. Davenport
Sean P. Davies
Joseph A. DeAngelis
Nicholas G. DeAngelis
Marianne Degreen
Matthew J. Della Rosa
Nicholas J. DeMarco
James Dennis
recognizes the increasing number
Gift 2006
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Kelly Dolon
BK?keDoUgh«"
Tiffany
Rjchcl A-Dler
Lindsey R. Dymond
GKgC. Eisenhauer
Michelle L. EM
Sean W. Fisher
of contributors participating in
Catherine A. Klotz
AprilJ. K^.
Dougin S-Kmfpck
Cheryl L. Kmmer
Justin C.Ueonns
Mandy M-Lumparter
Melissa J. Fox
MichaelJ-Fox
Tara E. FriedmW
Stephanie Fugok
ErndM-Garlen-icz
John Lowe
Fredajane Luckenbaugh
David Gold
Rebecca V Goodman
Kristen B. Luczak
Thomas A. Luthy
StcfanieL. Macri
Christopher S.Macumber
Matthew J. Madahs
Cassandra R. Malone
Pamela M.Malouf
Kristin L. Mangan
Michael J. Ped'ey
Kristen L.Pegarella
Renee A. Peters
Richard). Peterson
Eli Phillips, Jr.
Tamara Phillips
Lauren V. Pluskey
Adrianna J. Polednak
Duran N.Porrino
Christopher E. Pray
Jennifer L.Prell
Jason T. Price
Joseph W. Price
LaurienS.Rabadt
Jennifer M.Ramtl
CodyA.Raspen
Katherine R.Revmkar
Nichole U Redmond
Jennifer R.Relyea
Jonathan t. Rnter
April M R'11
Stephanie A. Rodano
Michael 5. Healer
Miranda R. Heness
Sarah A. Herbert
Thomas]. Hogans
CherianneC.Hollenback
Adam J- Mason
James Michael Mason
Ashley M. McBrearty
Sean K. McCarthy
Kristopher J. Mead
ToddM.Ronco
ErinE.Rovmsky
Hugh Michael R«ge
Mvles Rumbel
Kalyn Ashley RnP«i
Elizabeth C. Sabatini
David C. Holman
Thomas P. Homa
Peter F.Hlavinka
Nicholas Hufford
Sandra Leigh Hughes
MarkS. Hunter
Brandon C. Ingraham
Nicole J. Isbitski
Christopher]. Issler
Jared J. Meckler
Jennifer M. Menendez
Melanie L. Sarno
jamieleeA-Schauel
Megan M. Meyers
Jeneive E. Michalek
Deana Mikhalkova
Brian I. Moran
Michael R-Schoen
John C. Schuh
Shelby Schultz
johnM.Sdafani
Sara E. Moskaluk
Arvin P. Narnia
Samantha C. Naugle
Jan E. Nunemachcr
Jill Nunemacher
ShatvnJ. Serfass
Rachael M- Seros
jarred M. Shaffer
Sara M. Shane
Jared M.Shayka
Megan J. O Brien
Kathleen A. O Hara
Cory B. Ogden
Christopher B. Oustrich
Benjamin J. Palachick
Christopher J. Partyka
Ryan M. Pccukonis
Alison I- Sherry
Joshua P.Shoff
jamiL-Shulcsta
Joseph E. Sicdleck*
Wendy E. Sinnott
jason S.Skarbez
Jennifer M. Iwaniszyn
Haneefah Adeola Jamiu
Juan Carlos Jimenez
Matthew Faraday Jones
.Ashley M. Joslin
JenilynM.Jung
Kamran S. Kalim
Kristin M. Kile
Andrea L. Kinal
Tasjaana L. Smri1
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Diana Rae S,P,Penheiser
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Amanda L. Whiu
HoII>-L. Whitner
James R. \Vilcc
Krisl>-Lee Wilcox
Brad L. Williams
Erin L. Williams
Jolene M. Williams
Nicole E. Witek
•irnanda .Marie Wojcik
EricJ. Wolfgang
Jamie Wood
Jillian M. Wydra
Christopherj. Yonki
Michelle Ann Young
Charles R. Yurkon
Joseph M. Yurko
Mauhcw G. Zcbrowski
Nicholas P. Ziminski
Nicole Zimmerman
Anita M. Zurn
Estate of Eleanor S. Fox ’35
Richard Fuller, Ph.D.
Anonymous
Anonymous
Estate of Dr. William Louis
GC°rf0fXraC.Alderfice'58
Gaines
Dr. Benjamin Grella '65
toZ»^olTAllag
Doris Woody Grella
Estelle B. Andrews 69
Estate of William B. Griffith
,WrhonyJ.Bariuska
Brynly R. Griffiths Trust
Paris Gorka Bariuska, M.D.
J. Douglas Haughwout ’64
George Bierly 90
Louise S. Hazeltine ’44
Belly Kanarr Bierly w
Estate of Enid Hershey ’66
Charles S. Buller '59
FrcderickJ. Hills ’59
Estate of Catherine H. Bone
Harry’ R. Hiscox, Esquire ’51
Lee and Louise Brown Trust
Beverly A. Hiscox ’58
Dr. Mary E. Brown 62
Judith Hopkins ’55
Richard G. Cantner'68
Dr. George E. Hudock, Jr. ’50
Bruce R. Cardon Trust
Estate of Richard and
Estate of Donald F. &
Frances Hyde
Louise C. Carpenter
.Arthur E. Irndorf ’55
Dr. Jesse H. Chopcr ’57
Estate of Thomas J. Cobum ’49 Estate of Evelyn Isserman
Estate of Mildred N. Johnson
William L. Conyngham
Leo R. Kane ’55
Eleanor Kazmercyk
Bronis J. Kaslas, Ph.D.
Cornwell ’53
Colonel William Corbett
Dr. Stanley B. Kay
Harold Cox, Ph.D.
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Kerr 72
Samuel M. Davenport, III ’59 John J. Kleynowski ’67
Estate of Fred H. Davies
Eugene T. Kolezar
Stanley and Patricia S. Davies Drs. Francis & Lidia Kopemik
Thomas J. Deitz
Estate of Mary R. Koons
Estate of Charles and
Glenn F. Leiter
Sadie Donin
Estate of Rose G. Liebman '37
Estate of Isadora and
Estate of Madeline R. Magee
Getha Edelstein
Estate of Anne Marts
&lal'of R. Carl Ernst’58
John A. Mason M’00
Josephine Eustice
Gerard A. McHale, Jr. ’67
Annette Evans Trust
Estate of Ruth Williams
*ulison Evans Trust
McHenry ’49
'alc of Attorney &Mrs.
Clifford K. Melberger
IheT LFCnnCr'JrRuth Boroom Melberger ’62
Honorable J. Harold
Robert H. Melson ’35
‘■•annery ’55
’^'0 Hanner,.
Estate of Charles H. Miner,
'’erlLF'eet
Jr. Esquire
John C. and Mabel
n c- Follmer 'so
Mosteller Trust
Estate of Elizabeth Sandish
Montgomery
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young people of the Wyoming
Valley, Dr. Marts provided the
support and leadership the
fledgling institution needed to
gift planning programs that
Joseph M-Usiovicn
Melissa A. Lavelle
Stephen W.Lehmkuhl
WichitahPrasoeuLeng
AnnM-Leotaud
Lauren L-Letteer
Daniel A-Loughran
Sam Marie Grab
Nicholas E. Grimes
Sarah N.Grlica
Undsey Marie Hanna
Wiliam J. Harbester
Melanie L. Heard
Depression. Because he believed
in the service offered to the
bequests and other charitable
SENIOR CLASS
University Junior College in
Wilkes-Barre during the
become self-sustaining. Dr. Marts
benefits the university.
established a trust in 1964, which
Membership in the Marts
provided a lifetime income for
Society is attained through the
Mrs. Marts after his death. Upon
commitment of any number of
her death in 1994, more than
planned gifts, including bequests,
$2 million was gifted to the
charitable trusts, gift annuities,
university, which helped make
gifts of property with retained life
possible the addition of the
estate, life insurance policies and
Arnaud C. Marts Sports and
retirement plan accounts. Many
Conference Center.
of these gift vehicles allow
For more information on
donors to contribute cash or
becoming a member of the
appreciated assets to benefit
Marts Society, please contact the
Wilkes while earning income
Planned Giving Office at
during their lifetime.
570-408-4309 or 1-800-W1LKES-U,
The Marts Society was named
ext. 4309 or visit our Web site at
in honor of Dr. Arnaud C. and
www.wilkes.edu/pages/715.asp
Anne McCartney Marts. Dr. Marts
and explore the benefits of a
became president of Bucknell
planned gift through our new
University in 1935 and was instru
interactive planned giving
mental in maintaining Bucknell
calculator.
Estate of Dorothy R. Morgan
Estate of Jesse L. Morgan
Paul D. Morgis 70
Regina L. Morse ’82
Estate of Herbert J. Morris
Estate of J. Donald Munson
Estate of Wilbur A. Myers
Martin J. Naparstcck’69
Barbara W. Nixon 71
Estate of William P. Orr, III
Geraldine Nesbitt Orr
Estate of Alberta A. Ostrander
Richard L. Pearsall
Lawrence B. Pclesh ’50
E Charles Petrillo, Esquire ’66
Dr. and Mrs. Cummings A. Piatt
Henry B. and Edith M.
Plumb Trust
Amy D. Plutino '97
Estate of Frieda Pogoreloff
Estate of Roy H. Pollack
William H. Rice '48
Arnold and Sandy Rifkin
Harry W. Rinehimer ’43
Estate of Harriet P. Ripley
Gordon E. Roberts '60
Dr. Jessie A. Roderick ’56
Attorney Harold Rosenn
Mrs. Sallyanne Rosenn ’42
Estate of Rae Roth
Donald J. Sackrider
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Santoro '83
Janice A. Saunders ’70
Joseph J. Savitz, Esquire '48
]Dr. Herbert B. Simon
Estate of Margaret Mary Sites
Estate of Gordon A. Smith
Nancy Hancock Smith
Andrew E Sofranko. Jr. ’68
Joseph Sooby. Jr. ’49
Dr. Charles A. Sorbcr’59
Linda E. Sorbcr
Dr. Albert J. Stratton'49
Dr. LesterJ. Turoczi
Constance McColc Lmphred
Estate of Edward A. Venzel ’54
Estate of Walter E Vorbleski
Marian R. Schaeffer Trust
Nathan Schiowitz Trust
Marvin and Stella Schub
Daniel Sherman '50
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Estate of Frances D. Shotwell
Estate of Ann Brennan Wagner
Estate of Esther Wcckesser
Walker
Bruce R. Williams, D.O. '82
Estate ofJohn E Wozniak ’61
Estate of William H. Young
Emery and Mamie Ziegler Trust
Dr. George J. Silcs '57
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�REPORT OF Gift*
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ENDOWED & ANNUAL
Scholarships
Below is the current list of endowed and annual
scholarships available to Wilkes students. Please
co to www.wilkes.edu/pages/358.asp for
descriptions on these scholarships or for more
information on howto establish a scholarship.
ENDOWED NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS
M-'t;—Arizzzzi Scholarship
Vizcezi zz_ Manha Ako Scholarship
Ahsai .A-s.'zzziz Scholarship
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5c2ei Soccer, sf Wyczzzg Valley Scholarship
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.ire Scholarship
pihW111’'' 'co Scholarship Fund
Sylvia Dworski, Ph.D. Scholarship
Isadorc and Gctha Edelstein Scholarship
Dr. John Henn- Ellis, IV Scholarship
Mahmoud H. Fahmy. PH.D. Scholarship
John Fancck ’50 Scholarship Fund
Eugene S. and Eleanor Coates Farley Scholarship
David R. Fendrick Scholarship
Chlora Fey Scholarship
Harry and Gloria Farkas Fien-erker Scholarship
David J. Findora 70 Memorial Scholarship
Stephen L. Flood '66 Scholarship
Muriel S. Follmer Scholarship
Sarah Catherine Ford Adult Learner Scholarship
Fortinsky Scholarship
Sidney and Pauline Friedman Scholarship
Sandy A. Furey Memorial Scholarship
Carlton H. Garinger Memorial Scholarship
William R. Gasbarro Scholarship
Mildred Gittins Memorial Scholarship
Cathy Lynn Glatzel '86 Nursing Scholarship
Elizabeth and Albert Grabarek Memorial Scholarship Fund
Henry and Sylvia Greenwald Scholarship
Brynly R. Griffiths Scholarship
Margaret Mary Hagelgans Memorial Scholarship
Edward G. Hartmann, Ph.D. 35 Scholarship
George Hayes of Windsor Scholarship
Patricia Boyle Heaman and Robert J. Hcaman Scholarship
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship
Hugh G. <Sr Edith Henderson Scholarship
Klaus Holm Scholarship
Arthur J. Hoover Scholarship
Andrew J. Hourigan. Jr., Esq. Scholarship
Sherry’ Ever.- Hudick Memorial Scholarship
Jewish War Veterans. Wilkes-Barre Post 212 Scholarship
Harvey’and Mildred Johnson Scholarship Fund
V.dliam D. Jonathan Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Dilys Martha Jones & Thomas Evan Jones Scholarship
John D. Kearney Memorial Scholarship
Grate C. Kimball Scholarship in Biology
Harold J. Harris. M.D. - Angeline Elizabeth Kirby
Memorial Health Center Scholarship
rias-Sheporaitis Educational Scholarship Fund
Eugene T. Kolezar Scholarship
' rancis A. and Maryann V. Kopen Scholarship
K'.rals Fashion Scholarship
: '-’her lamb Scholarship
Jar.*- lujmpe-Groh Scholarship
^C7irideMen-ori»1^obrSh,P
S"«n5ch01arSThMcHcnry Scholarship in Nursing
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cHcron
^"p^nSdXhiP in Journalism
Tl,°m35
r Moravec Memorial Scholarship
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Sid H Nejib and Omar U. Nejib '92 Memorial Scholarsh.p
Lee A. Namcy '68 Scholarship
Till Achilles Rosenberg Naparsteck Scholarship
O Hop Family Scholarship
Overlook Estate Foundation Scholarship
Ellen Webster Palmer Scholarship
Patel Scholarship
Peking Chef Scholarship for International Understanding
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Northeast Chapter Scholarship
Pennsylvania's Last Frontiersman Scholarship
Craig C. Piatt Memorial Scholarship
Henry Blackman Plumb and Edith Plumb Scholarship
Frieda Pogorcloff Scholarship
Roy H. Pollack Memorial Scholarship
Kenneth L. Pollock Scholarship
George and Helen Ralston Scholarship
GUles B. Reif Scholarship for the Biological Scicnccs
' ^viifeRinchimcrR N 5cholarsh.p
Rodechko Scholarship in Histor)-
Memorial Scholarship
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E. and F ThOmaS R San8iul™° Scholarship
'4' J0d Mrs. t|,ra"US San8lul'ano Scholarship
Abe and Svth c°maS PaU' San8iul'ano
;'"h|,srhlowip's'i' i"'ilV Scholarsh'P Fund
. .. ’''In.,,,, ' ''1,larsl'i|’in Nursing
""l""M’t< S,| ’i" r:duiall»n (SSE)
*'*U|S <
* Mlant,r*‘'l Scholarship
-HIB.J 'r^uhrship
5h«* Scholar5|llp
Frances D. Shotwell Memorial Scholarship
Samuel H. Shotwell Memorial Scr
rv. ;■
Mark Slomowitz Memorial SchMarsh
Merritt W. and Marjory R. Sorh« r
Stanley F. and Helen Sta/ricki M'
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Surdna Foundation Scholarship
George F. and Ruth M. Swartwwxl
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Cromwell E. and Beryl Ihorrm (/i.r.iark.
Reed P. and Dorothy Iravt-. Memor/ . j '.■• •
Dr. Norma Sangiuliano F/hurA)
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley J. lyhur-.ki;
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I tancis A. Umphrcd Memorial
p
Dorothy G. and Edward A Venzd >4 M‘-• •<
Esther Wcckcsscr Walker Scholarship
Robert A. West Scholarship in Education
Daniel S. Wilcox. Jr. Scholarships in Acwur ’ g
Myvanwy Williams Theater Scholarship
William II. and Ruth W, Young Scholarship
Ira B. Zatcoff Memorial Scholarship
Emery and Mamie Ziegler Scholarship
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ANNUAL NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS
Mary' E. Dougherty Memorial Scholarship
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox '58 Scholarship
Intcrmctro Industries Scholarship
David W. Kistler. M.D. Scholarship
Charles Mattei. RE. Scholarship Fund
Olin Morris Scholarship Fund
PA Society of Public Accountants. NE Chapter Scholarship
Plains Rotan- Scholarship in Memory- of Leo Pensieri
Polish Room Committee Scholarship
A. Rifkin and Company Scholarship
Sidhu School Outstanding Leaders Scholarship
Louis Smith Scholarship Fund
United Parcel Sendee Foundation Scholarship
Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club Scholarship
Wilkes University Faculty Women and Wives Club Scholarship
Wyoming Valley Health Care System Medical Staff Annual Scholarship
FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS
Agnes C. Aldcrdice ’58 Scholarship
Richard and Ellen Ayre Memorial Scholarship
Louise Brown Scholarship
Crahall Foundation Scholarship
Hannah Marie Brccmer Frantz Scholarship
Honorable Jeffry Gallel '64 Memorial Scholarship
Jason and Tamara Griggs Scholarship
Christopher Kopernik Scholarship Fund
Clifford and Ruth Melbcrger '62 VPAD Scholarship
KPMG/John R. Miller Scholarship
Harry J. Movlcr '58 Scholarship
Theresa A. Nowinski-Leiter Scholarship
Salix anne and Harold Rosenn Scholarship Fund
Joanne Raggi Scholarship
William H. Rice '48 Scholarship
Joseph J. Savitz. Esquire '48 Scholarship
Elizabeth A. Slaughter. Ph.D. o8 Scholarship
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Mr. & Mrs. John J. Chopack
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Aeroflex Foundation
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Mr. & Mrs. John Agren
Cleveland Brothers Equipment Corp.
Mr. &■ Mrs. Albert G. Albert
Coca-Cola Bottling Corp.
Attorney & Mrs. Stephen M. Albrecht
Attorney &r Mrs. Steven Cohen
Estate of Agnes CAlderdice
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. William Ahhauser
Attorney Harrison J. Cohen
Dr. Jeffrey R. Alves
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Colandrea
Amtire Corporation
Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Dean A. Arvan
Mr. & Mrs. Scott W. Ashton
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Condron
Association of Independent Colleges & University
Mrs. Ann M. Coughlin
Estate of Ellen Ayre
The Coutu Foundation
Mr. Charles P. Baker
Dr. Harold E. Cox
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Mr. & Dr. Brinlcy Crahall
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Baltimore
Crahall Family Foundation
Dr. Anne Batory
Mrs. Grace J. Kirby Culbertson
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Behm
Dr. Bonnie Culver
Bergman Foundation
CVS Charitable Trust, Inc.
Mr. Mrs. William Bernhard III
Mr. Alfredo F. Daniele
Mr. George W. Bierly
Attorney David G. Dargatis
Attorney Craig Blakeley
Mr. Samuel M. Davenport
Mr. & Mrs. James Blazejewski
Mr. & Mrs. William Davidowitz
Blue Cross of Northeastern PA
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies
Blue Ribbon Foundation of Blue Cross NEPA
Mr. David L. Davis
Bohlin. Cyuinsld, Jackson
Dr. Catherine De Angelis
Borton-Lawson Engineering
Mr. Thomas J. Deitz
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Boscov
Captain & Mrs. Fred R. Demech. Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. John P. Brady III
Alexander W. Dick Foundation
Mr. &t Mrs. Robert Brandl
Diversified Information Technologies, Inc.
Brdaric Excavating. Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Dombroski
Brennan Electric, Inc.
Attorney & Mr. Stuart Donaldson
r. & Mrs. Richard L. Bunn
Downtown Wilkes-Barre Touchdown Club
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick j. Burke
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dziak
Mr. & Mrs. William Bush
Estate of Isadorc & Gotha Edelstein Trust
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Mr. James P. Edwards
Attorney Timothy Cahn
Mr. Mrs. Anthony Cardinale
Facility Design & Dcvclojjpmcnt LTD.
Mr. Welton G. Farrar
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Ms. Sandra Sarno Carroll
Dr. Darin E. Fields
Mr. & Mrs. Terrence Winston Cast
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Dr. Don C. Follmcr
Mrs. Denise Schaal Cesare
Jack Follweilers Garage
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Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fortinsky
Mr. &• Dr. Michael J. Frantz
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Friedman
Attorney & Mrs. Brad Friedman
Estate of Dr. William L. Gaines
GAO Marbuck Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. James Garofalo
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gavin
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Gehret
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Staff
Attorney & Mrs. Richard Gelfond
Attorney Susan Gcllman & Mr. Jack Chomsky
Mr. Jeffrey S. Giberson
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Gilmour
Mr. & Mrs. William Gino
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Goidcll
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Gold
Golden Business Machines, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome R. Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Michael 1. Gottdenker
Gould Evans Affiliates
Dr. Bernard W. Graham
Green Valley Landscaping Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. David Greenwald
Estate of Charlotte R. Gregory
Estate of Brynly R. Griffiths Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Jason D. Griggs
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Grogan
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Groh
Guard Foundation
Guard Insurance Group
Dr. Alan E. Guskin, Ph.D.
Mr. Vladimir Hadsky
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Hanbury
Harkness Foundations for Dance
Attorney James Harshaw
Dr. Wilbur E Hayes
Ms. Louise S. Hazeltinc, RN
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas A. Heineman
Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Henry'
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Herrmann
Dr. Edwin F. Hilinski
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Hills
Mr. Michael J. Hirthlcr
Hirtle Gallaghan & Company
Attorney & Mrs. Harry R- Hiscox
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Hoeflich
Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Holtzman
Mr. & Mrs. Terrence P. Horrigan
Attorney Fordham E. Huffman
Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Hughes, Jr-
Dr&Mrs.DanF.Kopen
?hc Honorable Edwin M.Kosik
Attorney Ronald Krauss
Kro„tckKalad«Bcrdy&Co.,PC
Attorney Harold Kwalwasser
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Dr Charles F. Laycock
The Honorable Charles D. Lemmond. Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. J. Michael Lennon
The Lion Brewery, Inc.
Lockheed Manin-Archbald, PA
Attorney Jeffrey Lowcnlhal
The Lubrizol Foundation
Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Luzerne Foundation
Luzerne National Bank
M & T Bank
M & T Charitable Foundation
George Marquis MacDonald Foundation
Attorney & Mrs. Paul William MacGregor
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mack, Jr.
Attorney Fred Magaziner
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mahoney
Mark IV Industries Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Marjorie Marquart
Attorney & Mr. Monte Marti
Maslow Family Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Melanie Maslow Lumia
Anorney & Mrs. Richard Matasar
Mr. & Mrs. Kelly J. Mather
Mr.&Mrs. George J. Matz
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Mr. & Mrs. Jerry A. Mohn
Attorney &■ Mrs. Norman Monhait
Mr. & Mrs. William P. Montague, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. James J. Morgan
Attorney Andrew J. Morris
Estate of Mabie &John C. Hosteller Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Mugford
Mr. James J. Mulligan
N.R.G. Controls North, Inc.
NACDS - National Association Of Chain
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NE PA Paint & Decorating Contractors
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Neetz
NEPA American Society Highway Engineers
New Era Technologies, Inc.
Ms. Anna Rusnak Noon
PA Society of Public Accountants,
NE Chapter (PSPA)
Pa. Economy League Inc.
Mr. Richard J. Pape
Mr. <Sc Mrs. Michael A. Paternoster
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Pearsall
Attorney & Mrs. William A. Pcrlmuth
Mr. Peter W Pcrog
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company
Dr. <Sr Mrs. Cummings A. Piatt
Attorney & Mrs. Arthur Piccone
Plains Rotary Club
Estate of H. B. & E. M. Plumb Trust
Dr. William A. Plummer
Polish Room Committee
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Attorney & Mrs. Jonathan S. Pressman
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Dr. & Mrs. George Ralston
Mr. Thomas N. Ralston
Dr. & Mrs. William E Raub
Mr. John G. Reese
Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Reilly
Mr. <Sr Mrs. Nicholas S. Reynolds
Mrs. Man- B. Rhodes
Mr. & Mrs. jerry N. Rickrode
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold S. Rifkin
Dr. & Mrs. James Rodechko
Mr. Joseph Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Rolfe
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey I. Rosen
Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP
Attorney Michael D. Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Ross, Jr.
Mrs. Man- Catherine Rotert
Attorney & Mrs. Eugene Roth
Mr. Jay C. Rubino
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rupp
Attorney James J. Sandman
Mr. & Mrs. Marino J. Santarelii
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Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. Taylor. Jr.
Ms. Lisa A. Tcrcha
Th'Overlook Estate Foundation
The Wachovia Foundation
The Weininger Foundation. Inc.
The Willary Foundation Board
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Thomas
John & Josephine Thomas Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. William H.Tremaync
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald D. Tremayne
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Umphred
Attorney & Mrs. Mark A. Van Loon
Mr. & Mrs. B. William Vanderburg
Estate of Ann Brennan Wagner
Walgreens Co.
Mr. Walt Walker
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Mr. &: Mrs. James Ward
Rabbi & Mrs. Bruce Warshal
Dr. & Mrs. John Wartella
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E Weber
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Weeks
Dr. & Mrs. Leslie P. Weiner
Mr. Norman E. Weiss
Dr. David J. Wells
Dr. & Mrs. Paul A. Wonder
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Mr. & Mrs. Don E. Wilkinson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Gan- H. Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Martin E. Williams
Mr. & Mrs. William I. J. Williams
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SPRING 2007
MENTORING MATTERS | HISTORY MYSTERY | ARTIST AND ANGLER
�president’s letter
SPRING 07
Building a College Town
WILKES UNIVERSITY
President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
Marty Williams
WILKES EDITORIAL STAFF
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Associate Director, Marketing Communications
Christine (Tondrick) Seitzinger ’98
“Wilkes” Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Manager, Graphic Design
Mark Golaszewski
Manager, Athletics Administration
John Seitzinger
Contributing Writers
Cindy Taren M’07
Kimberly Pupillo
Photography
Earl & Sedor Photographic
C. Richard Gillespie
Jason Jones Photography
Howard Korn
Warren Ruda
Phil Sheffield
Michael Touey
Layout/Design
Quest Fore
I
N KEEPING WITH WILKES UNIVERSITY’S HISTORY OF HELPING
build the economic prosperity of our region, I began service as chair of the
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry in January.This is a
wonderful opportunity for our university to integrate more fully its strategic
and master plans into the economic revitalization of our region and help
lead an organization that has done so much to facilitate that revitalization.
The outstanding results the region enjoyed last year are a tribute to many
dedicated and talented people who work to bring our region economic growth:
Gov. Ed Rendell, the county commissioners, Mayor Tom Leighton, the chamber
and colleges in the Wyoming Valley. One headline after another extolled the
economic progress of our downtown business district: Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, the purchase of 10 E. South (University Towers) for student
apartments, Movies 14, new restaurants and businesses, and creation of a
downtown Business Improvement District.We have a great opportunity to
challenge the business community to accelerate this progress even more.
Many leaders, including me, believe the key to our region’s future is promoting
Wilkes-Barre as a college town, with the additional richness of a vibrant arts
community and a strong business and retail presence.
Success at making Wilkes-Barre a college town will be good for Wilkes
University and good for all of Wilkes-Barre. If we have learned anything from the
past, it is that working together to find new solutions to old problems produces
exciting results from which everyone can benefit.
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
David DiMartino ’01
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin ’95
Alumni and Advancement Services Manager
Nancy A. Weeks
Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Manager
Lauren Pluskey
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
First Vice President
George Pawlush ’69
Second Vice President
Terrence Casey ’82
Historian
John Pullo ’82
Secretary
Beth Danner ’02
SPRING 2007
Movies 14, located on Northampton Street,
is just one of the recent downtown
improvements in Wilkes’ neighborhood.
PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
�contents
FEATURES
8 Mentoring Matters
More than simple advising, mentoring permeates the Wilkes culture with
one-on-one relationships that drive students to achieve more than they
thought possible.
13 Window to a Tiny World
Donation of two scanning electron microscopes helps establish
Microscopy Center on campus.
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14 History Mystery Unveiled
Even historians didn’t know that blacks served in white Union regiments
during the Civil War – until Juanita Patience Moss ’58 told them about
her great-grandfather.
16 Artist and Angler
Passions for painting and fly fishing converge in
watercolors and oils that bring Luther Kelly Hall ’70
national recognition among sportsmen.
DEPARTMENTS
2 On Campus
Welcome to “Wilkes,” the newly redesigned
university magazine • Leadership Day brings
together scholars from area colleges for Giuliani visit.
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6 Athletics
Football and women’s tennis teams post
championship seasons; Sheptock and Leicht
are named coaches of the year.
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18 Alumni News
Get ready for the Last Hurrah Wrestling Reunion,
and check out tour opportunities to Italy,
Costa Rica and the French Riviera.
WILKES | Spring 2007
20 Class Notes
What’s happening in the lives of fellow alumni?
See who has a new job, spouse or baby.
On the cover: Amanda Lewis ’06, left, credits mentor Tom Thomas, right, with
helping her confirm that a communications career is the right fit for her.
PHOTO BY JASON JONES PHOTOGRAPHY
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�on campus
Giuliani Addresses
‘Leadership in Difficult Times’
“America’s Mayor” and potential presidential contender Rudolph Giuliani
shared his vision of leadership during the Second Annual Outstanding
Leaders Forum in November.
Giuliani listed six principles outlined in his 2002 book titled “Leadership”:
• Strong beliefs. “You have to know what you believe.”
• Optimism. “Train yourself to be a problem solver.”
• Bravery and courage. Manage and overcome fear.
• Relentless preparation. “Take the fear and put it into relentless preparation.”
• Teamwork. “Leaders have to understand it’s about the other people.”
• Communication. “A leader, I think, ultimately comes down to
teaching and motivating.”
He concluded: “You can’t dictate to people.You’ve got to get them to
participate.You’ve got to be there when things go wrong.”
The lecture, coupled with a New York-style buffet, raised funds to
support Outstanding Leaders scholarships in the Jay S. Sidhu School of
Business and Leadership.
Rudolph Giuliani. PHOTO BY MICHAEL TOUEY
THANKS TO THESE SUPPORTERS OF THE OUTSTANDING LEADERS FORUM:
UNDERWRITER
Young Presidents’ Organization
PARTNER
Entercom Pocono Northeast
Commonwealth Telephone
Enterprises
Maslow Foundation
Sodexho
Umphreds/McCole
Foundation
Wachovia Bank
LEADERSHIP
Ballard, Spahr, Andrews
& Ingersoll
Benco Dental
Diversified Information
Technologies
Hirtle, Callaghan & Company
Lockheed Martin Corporation
One Source HR Solutions
Power Engineering Service
Corporation
Rosenn, Jenkins &
Greenwald LLP
SunGard Higher Education
ASSOCIATE
A. Pickett Construction
Amtire Corporation
Bloomsburg Metal
Brdaric Excavating
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Gavin Law LLC
Gould Evans
WILKES | Spring 2007
New Look, New Name
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Welcome to the new “Wilkes” magazine, and thanks to all who responded
to our fall readership survey. You spoke and we heard you.
You’ve asked for more color, more features about alumni, and more emphasis
on achievements of our alumni, students and faculty.We aim to deliver a timely
and engaging glimpse into how Wilkes University impacts students, our community
and our world.
You’ll notice a name change too.The magazine is now called simply “Wilkes”
to spotlight its position as the university’s premier publication. Let us know
what you think about the changes. Send a note through The Colonel Connection
(www.community.wilkes.edu) or to “Wilkes” magazine, Marketing/Communications
Department, 84 W. South St.,Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
GUARD Insurance Group
Intermetro Industries
Michael Gottdenker
Morgan Stanley
Prudential
UBS Financial Services
Inc./UBS Securities LLC
�on campus
Einstein Another Smart Move for Campus
Einstein Bros. Bagels, a national restaurant franchise, opened Jan. 2 in the
recently renovated University Center on Main (UCOM).
Einstein Bros. employs five full-time and three part-time workers at the
2,250-square-foot facility. It currently operates in more than 300 locations in
27 states, serving hot and cold sandwiches, salads, baked goods, desserts and
to-go and gourmet coffee.The franchise adds another casual dining option for
the campus and downtown business communities.
“With 100 full-time Wilkes employees in UCOM and a capacity for
400 students living directly across the street at University Towers, Einstein Bros.
will have a built-in customer base and become another success story for
downtown Wilkes-Barre,” says Scott Byers, vice president for finance and
general counsel for Wilkes.
Einstein Bros. Bagels will serve Wilkes and the downtown business community.
PHOTO BY CHRISTINE SEITZINGER
Eight Outstanding Leaders scholarship recipients spent the day leading up
to Rudolph Giuliani’s speech reflecting on his leadership and preparing
themselves to tackle tomorrow’s challenges.
College Misericordia, King’s College, Penn State Wilkes-Barre and
University of Scranton each sent two students to participate in Leadership
Day with the Wilkes scholars. Morning workshops explored leadership styles.
Then they moved to the new ropes courses in the University Center on Main
(UCOM) for exercises in confidence and team building.
Sophomore entrepreneurship major Elizabeth Lewis of Falls, Pa.,
appreciated the teamwork exercises. “We needed to communicate ideas,
encourage participation, trust each other and help each other perform the task
at hand. At the end of the session, the group discussed how some people
emerged as prominent leaders, and we talked about the differences in
everyone’s contribution to the team.”
Salman Punekar, a senior business administration major, admires Giuliani’s
leadership in high-pressure situations. “Many people can easily lead when
things are going well, but few can be calm, composed and effective when
things are falling apart,” observes the Manhattan resident. “It takes an
exceptional leader to maintain control when things are going bad. Applying
this to a business model seems very fitting.”
Organizer Matthew Sowcik ’00, director of leadership education in the
Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, says, “I received so many wonderful
e-mails and letters from the students and administrators at the other universities that we are currently in the process of planning some future events.We
will definitely do Leadership Day each year.”
Elizabeth Lewis tackles the ropes course.
PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
WILKES | Spring 2007
Discourse to Ropes Course:
Leadership Day Brings Together Scholars
from Neighboring Colleges
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�on campus
Decisions Made Easy
The one-stop Student Service Center is open for
business in the University Center on Main.
Wilkes University is taking some of the anxiety out of the college application
process. High school seniors visiting campus now can find out immediately
whether they’re accepted to the university.
The process is easy. Prospective students who schedule an on-campus
appointment with a counselor any time during their senior year of high
school are asked to bring an official transcript, SAT scores and completed
application. Admissions counselors review the file and give an admissions
decision the very same day.
The Instant Decisions program applies only to traditional students applying
to full-time undergraduate programs. Pharmacy and some health science
programs may require a secondary application for acceptance into these
popular programs.
PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
Freshmen Dig Up the Past
Wilkes University freshmen archaeologists uncovered human bone and ceramics fragments from
the basement of a local church.
The excavation project, conducted by about 20 students as part of an archaeology course,
unearthed more than 100 artifacts buried beneath St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.Theresa Kintz,
instructor of sociology and anthropology, led the students as they discovered artifacts ranging
from historic ceramics dating back to the late 18th century to human hair and bone fragments.
Kintz believes the human remains were displaced from burial sites during the 1972 flood, but
further investigation is required into recorded burial locations in the vicinity.
Students excavated in the church basement, which was consecrated in 1823, in an
approximate 12-by-12-foot area where the concrete and brick floor had been removed
to accommodate a heating system.
Kintz has previously led students on excavations at Doane and Kirby halls on campus. Her
course offers freshmen an opportunity to explore the human odyssey from the Stone Age to the
Space Age through study of archaeology.The artifacts remain on display in Stark Learning Center.
Archaeology students found human hair and bone fragments buried beneath St. Stephen’s.
WILKES | Spring 2007
PHOTOS BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
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�on campus
Savitski Named
McGowan Scholar
Joshua R. Savitski, a senior in the Jay S. Sidhu
School of Business and Leadership, was named the
2006 William G. McGowan Scholar and received
an $18,000 scholarship.The McGowan Scholars
program began at Wilkes in 1999.
Savitski serves as secretary of the Society for the
Advancement of Management (SAM), where he
helps supervise fund-raising events and prepares
the team for annual competitions. He also is a
member of the Programming Board and
Commuter Council.
Administered by the William G. McGowan
Charitable Fund, the Scholars Program honors
William G. McGowan, the Ashley, Pa., native,
humanitarian and telecommunications pioneer who
founded MCI Communications.The program
provides select colleges and universities with a
program to identify outstanding business students.
Left to right: Paul Browne, dean of the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership,
Josh Savitski and Wilkes President Tim Gilmour. PHOTO BY CHRISTINE SEITZINGER
''
Not only
should you
look AHEAD
TO THE
FUTURE,
you must also
learn to LIVE
IN THE
PRESENT
moment.
– Edward Schicatano
'
Edward Schicatano, associate professor of psychology at
Wilkes University, received the annual Carpenter
Outstanding Teacher Award for the 2007-08 academic year.
The Carpenter Award recognizes a faculty member who
has been an outstanding educator during a three-year period.
A committee of colleagues generates nominations.The
recipient must meet professional qualifications, which
include teaching effectiveness, interaction with students,
research contributions and overall excellence.
“I’m especially honored because this award is given to me
by my peers,” says Schicatano. In addition to receiving the
Carpenter Award, he also won the Wilkes Outstanding
Faculty Award during the 2002-03 academic year.
In a commencement speech on Sept. 10, 2006, he said,
“Not only should you look ahead to the future, you must
also learn to live in the present moment. Appreciate what is
here today. Notice the beauty that exists outside you. And
don’t be afraid to show the beauty that is inside you.”
It’s a philosophy that Schicatano says reached him after
college, as he got older. He imparts this wisdom on his
students on a daily basis by “showing respect in the
classroom and smiling.”
Edward Schicatano, Carpenter Outstanding
Teacher for 2007. PHOTO BY CINDY TAREN
WILKES | Spring 2007
Professor Lauded as
Outstanding Teacher
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�athletics
athletics
Lady Colonels Net Tennis Title
The Wilkes University women’s tennis team left its mark on the
2006 season with poised domination.The Lady Colonels fashioned
a 16-0 record en route to their first Freedom Conference title and
an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Championship.
Wilkes overpowered the opposition during the year, winning 79
of 89 singles matches and 41 of 48 doubles contests.Team members
garnered a number of individual accolades along the way. Coach
Chris Leicht was named Freedom Conference Coach of the Year
after leading Wilkes to its best season in school history.
Freshman Xiaoqiao Zhang was honored with the conference’s
Player of the Year award after fashioning a 17-1 record while playing
number one singles in her rookie season. A first-team All-Freedom
Conference recipient, Zhang claimed the number one singles title at
the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Championships. She was
joined on the All-Conference team by first-team selection and
Freedom Conference team tournament MVP sophomore Alison
McDonald, and second-team honoree sophomore Kristin Wilt.
The Lady Colonels, ranked 17th in the Atlantic South Region,
will continue their historic season in the spring as they make their
first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in May.
A talented group of Colonels claimed its first Middle Atlantic Conference
(MAC) football championship and first unbeaten regular season since 1993.
For the second straight year,Wilkes earned a berth in the NCAA Division III
playoffs, where players garnered a win for the first time in school history.
Head coach Frank Sheptock led the football team to an 11-1 mark and a new
school record for victories in a season. For his efforts, Sheptock was recognized
as the MAC Coach of the Year and AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year.
Junior Kyle Follweiler earned D3football.com All-East Region and ECAC
Southeast Player of the Year honors. Follweiler and senior Anthony Serafin
were named second-team All-Americans by D3football.com, while senior
Mike Ferriero and junior Jordan Purdy earned honorable mention honors.
Follweiler garnered MAC Defensive Player of the Year honors as well, while
senior Jim Jordan was the MAC’s Offensive Player of the Year.
Follweiler and Jordan were among 14 Colonels named to the All-MAC team.
Senior Bryan Vivaldo was recognized as a first-team Academic All-American by
“ESPN The Magazine,” while both Vivaldo and senior John Darrah copped
first-team “ESPN The Magazine” District II Academic All-America honors.
Senior running back Tom Andreopoulos (#8) rushed for 1,285 yards and 12 touchdowns this season.
Freshman Xiaoqiao Zhang was
honored with the conference’s
Player of the Year award.
PHOTO BY WARREN RUDA
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Football Team Claims MAC Championship
PHOTO BY WARREN RUDA
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�LITTLE GUIDANCE
PUSH, GENTLE
A LITTLE PUSH, AGENTLE
AND GUIDANCE
UNIQUE
ANDPROPEL
UNIQUE STUDENTS
OPPORTUNITIES
PROPEL
OPPORTUNITIES
TO ACHIEVE
STUDENTS
TO ACHIEVE
MORE THAN THEY
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U I\IER ITY
Tom Thomas, right, administered personality and
career tests to help Amanda Lewis, left, confirm
a communications major was a good fit for her.
S
ALVATORE AGOSTA ’98 WAS
convinced his interest in natural history
couldn’t translate into a job. So as a student
at Wilkes University, he needed direction to
find an ordinary profession that held his interest.
Enter biology professor Mike Steele. “Mike
steered me away from doing something ordinary by
showing me the path to a career doing something
that I would do for free,” explains this northern
New Jersey native. Now in the last year of a fiveyear doctoral program in ecology at University of
Pennsylvania, he studies how different plants
impact the growth, development and survival of
the caterpillars that eat them. And he does that in
the tropical dry forests of northwestern Costa
Rica’s Guanacaste Conservation Area.
One-on-one relationships with professors are
common at small universities. But Paul Adams, vice
president of student affairs, says Wilkes takes it
further. “It’s the culture of the institution. And
while there are numerous and separate initiatives
aimed at developing different aspects of mentoring
relationships, what we’re really doing is initiating
and fostering that culture and taking it to a greater
level. We’re working to assure that everyone who
wants to be engaged in such a relationship at the
university has an opportunity to do so.”
The challenge is to not institutionalize the natural,
organic nature of the process — to not create a
mechanized system but rather nurture conditions
that allow relationships to evolve naturally. Notes
Adams: “Education is about people learning and
changing and developing, and that involves risk.”
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Mentoring
Mat ters
PHOTO BY JASON JONES PHOTOGRAPHY
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�Research Boost
All faculty in the biology department run their own research
programs in their own research space. Freshmen can volunteer to
help with research projects. And at least five paid summer
research positions are available for undergraduates, with free
housing provided on campus.“We try to provide those opportunities for full-time research,” says biologist Steele. “Research
defines much of our culture, and we really believe it has made for
a much more dynamic and exciting atmosphere for our students
and provides much more opportunity for career development.”
Many students work on two or three research projects before
they get to their senior project. Notes Steele: “This is how a
graduate student would learn science.” And
that translates into a good number of
students entering the best doctoral
programs in the country.
That includes Agosta, who now
studies with renowned Penn scientist
Dan Janzen. Agosta credits Mike
Steele’s mentorship with helping get
him there. “Mike’s research program is
well-designed to foster and nurture
the interests of undergraduates.”
He is currently writing his dissertation, with plans to defend in
May 2007. Afterward, he hopes
to continue his research in
tropical ecology.
Agosta adds: “Initially, undergraduates like me have only a
foggy idea of what ecology is
and what it means to do research.
Through his mentoring and friendship, Mike helps lift this fog, which is the
first step to defining one’s goals and harnessing one’s ambition.”
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Finding a Path
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For Amanda Lewis ’06 of Somerset, N.J.,
defining that ambition was the challenge.
She arrived at Wilkes undecided on a major
but with a passion for dance. She met Tom
Thomas, executive director of University
College, when he taught a freshman foundations course. Two years later, as a junior, she
looked him up, and he remembered her.
Even though Thomas wasn’t her advisor,
Junior Beth Horn reworked her resume and focused her
marketing ambitions as a result of e-mail communications
with alumni mentor Brian Summers. PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR
he took time to administer a personality test and a career test
to gauge whether a communications major was a good fit.
“I was so overwhelmed in college. I didn’t know there were so
many choices in my career path,” acknowledges Lewis, who
works as a Relay for Life coordinator for the American Cancer
Society.“He showed me the light that there was something I was
good at. He just gave me that little extra push, and I was able to
take it from there.”
Building confidence is a big part of the mentor’s role,Thomas
asserts. “If we as mentors have confidence in someone and we
point out their strengths, they’re more likely to listen because
they see us as being objective.”
Beyond the Comfort Zone
Gabe LeDonne ’05 planned on a college path that would
launch his career as a political reporter. He became editor of
“The Beacon” and a mentee of advisor Andrea Frantz, who
encouraged him to “get out of your comfort zone.”
With her prodding, this Lake Wallenpaupack, Pa., native
accepted a position as a financial reporter with SNL Financial,
based in central Virginia. Writing about investing and the
financial services industry was foreign to this communications
studies and English double-major with no business background.
“I’m gaining knowledge in something that I previously had no
knowledge of at all, and now I enjoy it.”
Says Frantz:“My job is to be a sounding board. I need to listen
and ask questions. My job as a mentor is as coach and supporter
and advisor, someone who continues to push and advocate and
even challenge ideas.”
And that doesn’t stop when student dons cap and gown.“I don’t
believe in false openings and false closings of education,” she says.
“Relationships established with students continue because
learning never ends.” LeDonne and Frantz continue to touch base
almost weekly.
Bridging Generations
Adams sees mentoring efforts tying together generations of
alumni. As decades pass, the value of mentoring sustains itself
and has really become part of Wilkes’ fabric.
Take Brian Summers ’90 and Beth Ann Horn ’08. “Having
a mentor, somebody to lean on, is so important,” explains
Summers, Skillman, N.J., who serves as chief operating officer of
Construction Financial Management Association. Fellow Wilkes
alumnus Jason Griggs recruited him to participate in a Sidhu
School of Business and Leadership program that pairs sophomores
with alumni mentors. Summers and Horn corresponded via email
over an eight-week period in spring 2006.
�Horn, of Roseland, N.J., credits Summers with helping her
focus her career interests. She hadn’t realized that within
marketing, her chosen concentration, she could go into
promotion or research. She’s already updated her resume to
reflect Summers’ suggestion that she highlight how her
employers to date had benefited from her efforts.
“I’m more focused now, so I’m more confident about what
I’m going to do in the future,” reports Horn, who’s never met
Summers in person.
Summers benefited from the discussions too, picking up ideas
he’ll use in mentoring his own staff, and in establishing a
mentoring program to groom his association members for
leadership. And Horn’s determination reminds him to “prepare a
little more for things I don’t see.There’s more for me out there,
and I’d better be prepared.”
'
Initially, undergraduates like me have
only a foggy idea of what ecology is
and what it means to do research.
Through his MENTORING and
FRIENDSHIP, Mike (Steele) helps
lift this fog, which is the first step to
DEFINING ONE’S GOALS and
HARNESSING ONE’S
AMBITION.
– Salvatore Agosta ’98
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Mary Waldorf, left, teaches communication and team building while
belaying for students like Michael Lewis, right, in UCOM’s Recreation
and Athletic Center. PHOTO BY EARL & SEDOR
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�'
I was so
overwhelmed in
college. I didn’t
know there were
SO MANY
CHOICES in my
career path. ...He
just gave me that
LITTLE EXTRA
PUSH, and I was
able to take it
from there.
Student to Student
Climbing Higher
The nurturing culture permeates right down to students.
Upperclassmen often help and encourage classmates through
programs like E-mentoring (see fall 2006 issue) and the
Writing Center.
Matt Zebrowski ’06 benefited both from mentoring and
serving as a mentor to others. An English major now studying
linguistics at Temple University, he began working in the Wilkes
Writing Center as a freshman. He served several semesters as a
writing fellow, coaching fellow students who needed extra help in
English 101 and 120.
“If education is done right, it is mentoring,” reasons Zebrowski,
who comes from a family of teachers in Laflin, Pa. “I don’t really
see the two as distinct.”
Zebrowski and Patrick Austin ’07 are developing an online
writing center based on MySpace.com to expand consulting
services and allow students to direct papers to tutors best able to
help them. A mentoring mini grant allowed English professor
and Writing Center Director Chad Stanley to take the two
students to a writing conference at University of Illinois, where
they presented the concept.
Says Stanley: “I love the mentoring culture at Wilkes. It’s
wonderful to see it being funded and supported.”
Mentorship sometimes happens in
surprising places. Michael Lewis,
a junior mechanical engineering
major and a cadet with the Air Force
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Detachment 752 on campus, names
Mary Waldorf ’01, coordinator of
student development, as his mentor.
"Mary is my advisor for the
National Society of Leadership
and Success and a co-belayer for
the Wilkes rock wall.” For those
unfamiliar with climbing, a belayer
is the person who secures the ropes
to ensure climbers don’t fall very far
if they slip.
Waldorf headed the project to
bring a rock wall and ropes course
to the Recreation and Athletic
Center in the University Center on
– Amanda Lewis ’06
Main (UCOM). She says it adds an
experiential adventure component
to leadership training — and an
opportunity for mentoring. “At
Wilkes, our doors are always open to the students.This mentality
gives us, the faculty and staff, the opportunity to learn as much
from students like Mike as they can learn from us.”
Adds Lewis: “Mary inspires me with her optimistic view on
life and positive attitude. Although she has a very busy job at
Wilkes University, she always finds time for students. She
serves as a constant reminder to me of the motto ‘Mission first,
people always.’”
Grants and mini-grants augment and encourage
mentoring at Wilkes University. Among projects
funded are:
• Scholarly research projects in biology. The
program funds paid summer research positions
for undergraduates.
• Sidhu School of Business and Leadership
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mentors. All sophomores studying business have
opportunity to pair with alumni mentors.
• Writing mentors and writing associates programs.
Students are paid to coach and assist fellow
students with writing assignments.
• Mini-grants to promote travel to conferences such
as an October 2006 Chicago Writing Center
Conference at University of Illinois and a national
WILKES | Spring 2007
clinical competition for pharmacy students.
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To learn how you can help nurture the mentoring
culture at Wilkes University, contact
(800) WILKES-U ext. 4130 or alumni@wilkes.edu.
Summers invites anyone with questions to contact
him at bsummers@patmedia.net.
Can’t Be Contrived
Thomas asserts that the most important factor in a mentoring
relationship is respect.“I truly don’t believe that it is a contrived
or artificial relationship. I don’t think it’s something you can set
out to become.”
He says: “Oftentimes when someone assigns us to that
mentoring role, it is not because we have done more than we
would for any other student.These are the kinds of relationships
we want to develop with all our students.”
Concludes Adams: “Every encounter — no matter with
whom — is a moment of truth and frames our future encounters
and relationships.”
�Window to a
Tiny
World
Left to right: Ali Razavi and Don Mencer
will head the newly established Microscopy
Center for faculty and student research.
PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
DONATION OF ELECTRON
MICROSCOPES OPENS
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
FOR RESEARCH
T
WO SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES
(SEM) worth $600,000 were recently donated
to Wilkes University’s newly established
Microscopy Center. The powerful microscopes
will open up a new path of research for students
and faculty who can now experiment and learn
on some of the most sophisticated equipment in the region.
Ali Razavi, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and
Donald Mencer, associate professor of chemistry, have teamed up
to head the Center, which will be located on the first floor of
Stark Learning Center.The equipment will be particularly useful
to faculty and students from chemistry, biology, pharmacy and
engineering programs, Razavi explains. The microscopes give
students and faculty an opportunity to experiment and learn on
some of the most sophisticated equipment in the region.
Schott Optical Company, Duryea, Pa., and Fairchild Semi
Conductor, Mountain Top, Pa., donated the equipment because
of ongoing relationships with Razavi, who has done work for
them in the past.“We are ecstatic that these two companies have
decided to donate their equipment to Wilkes,” Razavi said.
A scanning electron microscope forms topographical images
by moving a beam of electrons across an object. Electron
microscopes can produce high-resolution images of the surface
of microscopic materials. The microscopes, which can magnify
objects up to 200,000 times their size, are used in research
and development of electronic devices such as computer
microprocessors. And research on biological specimens helps
scientists better understand microorganisms.
The microscopes will also be used by the university to build
partnerships with area industries to stimulate economic
development, Mencer says. In fact, Razavi and Mencer already
have their first partnership, with Gentex Corporation of
Carbondale, Pa.
“If Gentex needs to use this type of equipment, they either
have to invest in a new SEM or travel out of the region to use
one at another location,” Mencer said. “Now they can come
here. These types of projects provide valuable research and
development experience in the form of real-world, hands-on
work for our students.”
WILKES | Spring 2007
By Jack Chielli
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�History Mystery
UNVEILED
RETIRED TEACHER UNCOVERS
PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN HISTORY
OF BLACKS SERVING IN CIVIL
WAR’S WHITE REGIMENTS
By Kim Bower-Spence
J
UANITA PATIENCE MOSS ’58 RECALLS LAYING
flowers on the West Pittston, Pa. grave of her greatgrandfather each Decoration Day when she was a girl.
As American Legion members led a parade for what
we now call Memorial Day, her family made sure the
youngster knew escaped slave Crowder Patience had
served with the Union Army in the Civil War.
The retired biology teacher didn’t think much about that part
of her family history until she noticed a Washington Post article
in 1998. It invited descendants of black Civil War veterans to a
symposium coinciding with the unveiling of the AfricanAmerican Civil War Monument. Moss, living just across the
Potomac River from Washington, D.C., in Alexandria, Va.,
searched a National Park Service database of United States
Colored Troops (USCT) and was surprised to find no record of
her ancestor. Before she headed to the symposium, Moss
combed the contents of an old box given to her by Patience’s
daughter. Discharge papers revealed the regiment in which he
served, and she was able to find his
name listed as a Union soldier.
At the symposium, she stood before
politicians, archivists, historians and
authors to ask why they weren’t also
honoring black men who served in
white regiments. “Because there
weren’t any,” she was told.
“Oh, yes there were. I know of one:
my great-grandfather,” she recalls telling
the assembly. She pulled his discharge
papers from her briefcase. “You could
tell by the looks on their faces that this
was entirely new information to them.”
The mystery launched a search that
would divert Moss from a quiet retirement in which she had planned to learn
Spanish and quilting. Instead, the 74year-old has mined Civil War records to
research Patience and other black soldiers in white regiments.
WILKES | Spring 2007
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Overcoming
— those are
the STORIES
that NEED
TO BE
TOLD. And
every family
has them.
“She’s done a good job of digging,” confirms Wilkes University
history professor Harold Cox. “The evidence is there. She’s
proven to my satisfaction that there were integrated units in
the northern army.”
Moss learned that Patience enlisted in the 103rd Pennsylvania
Regiment on Jan. 1, 1864, in Plymouth, N.C., serving as a cook.
In April 1864, this Union regiment was among 16 that fought
Confederate troops in the Battle of Plymouth. All Yankees were
killed or captured, but Moss’ grandfather apparently escaped.
“He had not deserted,” she confirms.
After the war, he ventured north to Harrisburg, Pa., to collect
his last pay from the Union Army. Patience married and
eventually made his way to West Pittston, where he raised eight
children in the predominately white community.
Savoring the mystery, Moss refuses to reveal how he got away.
The answer is in Moss’ first book, “Created to be Free.” She
wrote this fictional account of Patience’s life because she lacked
enough details to write a biography.“He didn’t discuss his former
life in slavery at all.”
That doesn’t mean the book lacks a historical basis. Cox helped fill
in Civil War facts, and Moss did extensive research. Moss has discovered 1,000 black Civil War soldiers in white regiments so far, and she
plans to keep looking. After writing “Created to be Free,” she was
encouraged to write the nonfiction “The Battle of Plymouth, N.C.,
April 17–20, 1864: The Last Confederate Victory” and “Forgotten
Black Soldiers in White Regiments During the Civil War.”
At the encouragement of a friend who appraises African art,
she authored “Anthracite Coal Art of Charles Edgar Patience”
about her father’s work. Moss is a frequent speaker at historical
societies, universities and other organizations from Connecticut
to Florida. Besides recounting history, she offers workshops on
“Becoming Your Own Family Storyteller.”
Moss has no interest in encouraging others to write “Mommy
Dearest”- type books that air family skeletons.“Overcoming — those
are the stories that need to be told.And every family has them.”
Juanita Patience Moss
Alexandria, Va.
BA, Secondary Education 1958
Career: High school biology teacher, New Jersey
Notable: Amateur historian revealed previously
unknown fact that black men served with white
regiments in the Civil War
�Insets: Photos show Moss’
father, coal sculptor Charles
Edgar Patience. Crowder
Patience’s grave can be found
in West Pittston Cemetery.
PHOTOS BY HOWARD KORN
WILKES | Spring 2007
Above: Moss has learned of at
least 1,000 black soldiers who
served in white Union regiments
during the Civil War.
AND KIM BOWER-SPENCE
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�artist and...
LUTHER
KELLY HALL
HOOKS
NICHE
PAINTING
SCENES OF
FLY FISHING
WILKES | Spring 2007
By
Kimberly
Pupillo
16
angler
�B
Y COINCIDENCE – OR MAYBE NOT –
Wilkes University alumnus Luther Kelly Hall ’70
was watching the movie “A River Runs
Through It” when called in December to talk
about the juncture of his vocation and passion.
Hall, a renowned watercolor painter and
illustrator of fly fishing scenes, actually watched the 1992 classic
about family and fly fishing twice that week. It happened to be on
cable, but he owns the DVD too.“It’s an incredible story,” says Hall,
of Mystic, Conn. “It just reminds me of my own family. A river
ran through it all. My family does a lot of fishing. I grew up going
fishing with my father’s family — my grandfather, my father, my
brother and now my son and daughter. I had so many great times
in the stream fishing. I can just really relate to it.”
He relates so much so that he decided to focus his artistic
abilities on this unique genre. Hall, who earned a bachelor’s
degree in art at Wilkes, had been painting traditional landscapes
when he received a book showing fly fishing scenes.At that point,
he decided to follow his heart and paint what he loves so much.
“Landscape is extremely competitive,” Hall notes.“Fly fishing
is a good, unique niche.”
In 1992, he started exclusively painting fly fishing scenes. He’s
done two-person shows with the American Museum of Fly
Fishing, Manchester, Vt., as well as events in cities such as
Denver and San Francisco. He also has provided illustrations for
numerous magazines, including “Gray’s Sporting Journal,”“Sporting
Classics Magazine” and “Flyfisher” magazine, based in Tokyo.“Yale
Angler’s Journal” featured one of Hall’s paintings on its front cover
– the first time the magazine used an image from a living artist.
'
I GREW UP
GOING
FISHING
with my
father’s family –
my grandfather,
my father, my
brother and
now my
son and
daughter.
He also works with the Atlantic Salmon
Federation and auctions paintings off to
raise money for conservation efforts.
His work is featured in galleries such
as Redbone Gallery, Islamorada, Fla.;
Sportsman’s Gallery and Paderewski Fine
Art,Atlanta, Ga., and Beaver Creek, Colo.;
Morgan Gallery, Blakeslee, Pa.; and others.
Primarily, Hall uses watercolors as his
medium of choice. Within the past year,
however, he has used mainly oil.“I did oil
at Wilkes, and I was interested in trying
and developing my skill,” he explains. “I
decided to experiment, and I found I
enjoyed the medium. I’ve put a really
serious effort into oils.”
Hall works full-time as a middle school
art teacher in Mystic, but he still finds time
to paint every day. The length of time it takes to complete a
painting or illustration varies.After fishing a particularly scenic spot,
he may shoot photographs from several vantage points. “I try to
find a place that has good angles and good design.”Then he creates
practice sketches and completes one or two smaller versions before
completing a project. Sometimes, he will do several practice studies.
Finding time to fish can be a challenge, considering the amount
of commission work he does. And he participates in celebrity
fishing tournaments to raise money to fight cystic fibrosis. Still, he
enjoys salt-water fly fishing from his Hydra-Sports center console
boat in the Atlantic Ocean, just 10 minutes from his home. And
the Kingston, Pa., native still likes to cast about
the Keystone State, particularly Spruce Creek
and the Little Juniata River.
Hall and wife Susan, a dental hygienist, have
two children: Michael, 18, and Ashley, 12.
Recently, Michael had to write an essay for a
college application on a unique skill he
possesses.“He’s writing it about fly fishing,” Hall
said. “He came in and saw that I was watching
‘A River Runs Through It,’ and he sat down
with me and we watched it together.”
''
Luther Kelly Hall, Mystic, Conn.
BA, Art 1970
Notable: Gained renown with paintings
depicting his favorite pastime, fly fishing
Website: www.lutherhall.com
Above: Luther Kelly Hall’s painting “Fishing the Grande,” acrylic, 18” x 24”.
Left: Hall’s paintings have appeared in magazines across the United States and in Japan.
WILKES | Spring 2007
Career: Painter, middle school art teacher
PHOTO BY PHIL SHEFFIELD
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�alumni news
Wrestlers to Gather
May 26-27 for ‘Last Hurrah’
Legendary Wilkes University wrestling coach
John Reese will host the Last Hurrah Wrestling
Reunion on Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27,
in the Marts Center.
The reunion, which coincides with Coach
Reese’s 80th birthday, will begin Saturday at 4
p.m. with a meet-and-greet and cocktail
reception. Following the reception, dinner will
be served in the Marts Center, with a storytelling
session scheduled for later in the evening. The
event concludes Sunday with a brunch from
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The reunion is free and is open to former
wrestlers and fans of the program. For more
information on the event, please contact
current Wilkes head coach Jon Laudenslager at
(570) 408-4035 or jon.laudenslager@wilkes.edu.
WILKES | Spring 2007
Alumni Association Meets Its Goals
18
After a full year of activity, the Wilkes University Alumni Association
has made real progress toward its three initial goals:
Improve communications to alumni.
• Completed are a readership survey and redesign of “Wilkes” magazine
to include full color.
• The Colonel Connection, the Wilkes online community
(http://community.wilkes.edu), has been launched and includes
online transaction capability.
Develop programs and services that stimulate and re-engage alumni.
• The association introduced a networking component to alumni
events and programs.
• Alumni programs/visits have been scheduled in areas with populations
of alumni. See back cover for upcoming locations.
Enhance use of technology to improve alumni relations and the
alumni services’ support process.
• “Neighborhoods” based on alumni affinity groups (for example,
residence halls, sports, clubs) have been developed.
• The online community includes self-service directory/e-mail/
message board capability.
Celebrate Coach John Reese’s 80th birthday
at the Last Hurrah Wrestling Reunion.
The work accomplished in committee reflects an
enormous commitment of time and energy on the
part of committee chairs and members and is the
direct result of Alumni Association President
Colleen Gallagher’s pledge to move the organization
forward in new and positive directions. For example,
through the leadership of Chair John Wartella ’84,
the Development Committee assured that the
Alumni Board achieved 100 percent participation in
the Annual Fund.The Affinity Committee,
shepherded by John Serafin ’90, worked tirelessly to
develop several new benefits for alumni.These
include long-term healthcare insurance, a student
loan consolidation program and AFLAC insurance.
Beyond this work is the underlying “buzz” that
comes as the result of many alumni being engaged
in activities of benefit to the organization, to
Wilkes and to alumni in general.The association
hosted an open meeting at Homecoming 2006,
and plans are in place to do so again in October
2007. If you are interested in a leadership role or
committee membership, please complete the tear
card in this issue of the magazine or e-mail
alumni@wilkes.edu.
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Relaunches — With Prizes!
Since the launch of The Colonel Connection in
July 2006, almost 3,000 people from the Wilkes
community have logged into the new online
community to see what this website is all about.
What is it all about, you ask?
The Colonel Connection is the new MySpace
and Facebook at Wilkes. It is the university’s very
own Wilkes social networking space, strictly geared
toward Wilkes alumni, students, parents, faculty/
staff, friends and family of the university.The
Colonel Connection works just like MySpace and
Facebook. It is a virtual neighborhood where you
can find old friends, share your news, chat online,
post your resume, search job openings, share class
notes, create a photo gallery and network with
classmates and friends from all over the world.
The community is a great place to find a former
classmate or professor and reach out to them.
Jonathan Henry ’03 says he found a friend he hadn’t
talked to since his junior year.“I was looking for a
friend I hadn’t talked to in years and e-mailed her
through the community and found out she had
moved to Oklahoma. If it wasn’t for the community,
I don’t think I would have ever found her.”
If you haven’t already, sign up now.The more
members who log in and update their information,
the more useful the site will be to users. A prize
will be given to the 100th person who registers to
this online community.There also will be a weekly
scavenger hunt called “Catch the Colonel,” where
the first person to find the “hidden colonel” on
The Colonel Connection website will win a prize
for that week.
Anyone who has not yet signed in should have
recently received a postcard with instructions on how
to do so.To check out The Colonel Connection,
go to http://community.wilkes.edu. For more
information on how to login into The Colonel
Connection, contact the alumni office at
(570) 408-4331 or e-mail alumni@wilkes.edu.
Stay tuned for more good news.
Highlights
• Stresa • Como • Lugano • Milan • Bergamo
• Cremona • Cinque Terre • Parma • Busseto
Wilkes University alumni will travel to Italy for nine days.
This trip includes round-trip air travel from Philadelphia,
hotel transfers, air taxes and current fuel surcharges.The
cost also includes seven breakfasts and four dinners. Fuel
charges are subject to change until trip is paid in full.This
amount does not include insurance of $120 per person.
Tropical Costa Rica
Departs Nov. 7, 2007
Price per person: twin, $1,999; single, $2,499
Highlights
• San Jose • Poas Volcano • Thermal Spa Resort
• Cano Negro Refuge • Monteverde Cloud
Forest • Guanacaste
Join fellow Wilkes University alumni as they travel to Costa Rica for nine
days.This trip includes round-trip air travel from Allentown, Pa., hotel
transfers, air taxes and current fuel surcharges. Eight breakfasts, two lunches
and seven dinners are included. Fuel charges are subject to change until trip is
paid in full. Cost does not include insurance of $120 per person.
French Riviera
Departs March 2, 2008
Price per person: twin, $1,849; single, $2,249
Highlights
• Nice • Flower Market • Chagall Museum
• Grasse Perfumerie • St. Paul De Vence
• Ventimiglia • San Remo • St.Tropez
• Cannes • Antibes • Picasso Museum
• Villefranche • Rothschild Villa and Gardens
• Monaco Oceanographic Museum
The price of this eight-day trip includes round-trip air travel from Newark,
N.J., air taxes, hotel transfers and current fuel surcharges (subject to increase
until paid in full). Six breakfasts and four dinners are included in the cost. It
does not include insurance of $120 per person.
For more information on any of these trips, contact
Michelle Diskin, associate director of Wilkes University Alumni
Relations, at (570) 408-4134 or michelle.diskin@wilkes.edu.
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Northern Italy
Departs June 21, 2007
Price per person: twin, $2,799; single, $3,049
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1955
Robert Fay resides in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. He is retired.
1958
Judith (Menegus) DeLuca
resides in Belvidere, N.J.
1962
eunion Oct. 5_7
Rick Rees co-authored a
book titled “The Successful
Leadership Development
Program: How to Build It and
How to Keep It Going.”The
book was published in June
2006 by Pfeiffer, an imprint
of John Wiley Inc.
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1970
Georgiana Cray Bart is an
artist who has been featured at
The State Museum of
Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg,
Pa., and the 78th annual
regional exhibition of the
Hazleton Art League, where
she was awarded the Theodore
R. Laputka Memorial Award.
Her work has been accepted
into exhibitions at the Broome
Street Gallery in New York
City and the National
Association of Women Artists
217th annual meeting at
GoggleWorks, Reading, Pa.,
among others. Her work was
also featured in three
publications in 2006. Bart
resides in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Don Turner is president of
Jorad & Company. He owns
and operates a number of
northern California businesses,
including hotels, restaurants and
a financial services company.
Turner currently serves as chair
of the California Lodging
Industry Association. He resides
in Napa, Calif.
1971
Raymond Smith resides in
Hazleton, Pa., with his wife,
Marlene (Atherholt) Smith
’71, and their daughter,
Lindsay.
1972
eunion Oct. 5•7
Judith (Greenstein) Davis is
human resource director at
Bradley Arant Rose & White
LLP, the oldest and largest law
firm in Alabama. She resides in
Birmingham, Ala., with her
husband, Patrick, and children,
Abby and Jamie.
Leo C. Petroski is an IT audit
senior manager for Accume
Partners. He resides in
Morrisville, Pa., with his wife,
Joan Ann (Usevicz) Petroski.
They celebrated their 30th
wedding anniversary in
November 2006.
issued patents dealing with
biotechnology. He resides with
his wife, Dr. Deborah L.
Galson, and his three children
in Wexford, Pa.
Ray Dombroski resides in
Malvern, Pa.
Bernard Fagnani is owner of
Bernard A. Fagnani &
Company, CPAs. In addition,
he is a full-time instructor at
Penn State Worthington
Scranton since 1989. He is
also an investment advisor
representative with Genworth
Financial Securities Corp.,
specializing in management of
retirement assets, since 1999.
Fagnani resides in Peckville,
Pa., with his wife, Linda
Marie, and their children,
Karly Marie, Linnzi Rae
and Dustin.
Diane Kiwior resides in
Dedham, Mass.
1975
Michael V. DeVincentis is an
owner of Tony D Electric Inc.
He resides in Pequannock, N.J.
Beth Robin Kaye resides in
Port Washington, N.Y.
William Rice ’48 Endows
Pharmacy Scholarship
William H. Rice ’48 gave more than $90,000 as a
charitable gift annuity to fund the first endowed
1974
Philip E. Auron recently
accepted a position as
professor and chairman of the
department of biological
sciences at Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh, Pa. He
received his doctorate in
biochemistry from the
Pennsylvania State University
in 1980 and did postdoctoral
training at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. He
then accepted an appointment
to the faculty of Harvard
Medical School, where he
remained as an associate
professor until 2002, when he
accepted a position as
professor of biochemistry and
molecular biology at the
University of Pittsburgh. Dr.
Auron has published 90
scientific papers and holds 11
pharmacy scholarship. The scholarship will go to a
student enrolled in the Nesbitt College of
Pharmacy & Nursing studying for a doctor of
pharmacy degree.
The recipient must
demonstrate financial
need and maintain
acceptable grades.
Preference will be given
to a person who
contributes to campus
diversity efforts.
Rice, of Oberlin, Ohio,
was a member of
Wilkes' first wrestling
William Rice, shown in a 1947
wrestling photo. WILKES ARCHIVE
team in 1946. His
mother always hoped
one of her children would become a pharmacist.
None ever did, which is why Rice designated the
gift for pharmacy. Rice retired from General
Electric as an engineer in 1987.
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Pashinski Wins House Seat;
Trades Music for Politics
Greater Nanticoke Area School District while a
Retired music teacher Edwin “Eddie Day” Pashinski ’67
rock groups and helped local musicians organize their
was sworn into the Pennsylvania House of
own bands.
Representatives in January, handily winning the 121st
District seat vacated by Kevin Blaum.
member of Eddie Day and the TNT. After that group
broke up in 1982, Pashinski managed several other
As a teacher, Pashinski became active as a union
representative in his local teacher’s association. He began
“It’s totally exhilarating, and it’s quite humbling,”
as a school representative and advanced to chief
Pashinski says. The democrat hopes to “balance the
spokesperson, vice president and eventually local
scales of fairness” toward working-class families. “Those
president. Pashinski retired in June 2005.
people who work every day and do the right thing every
day — they need to have a voice.”
Pashinski hopes his new position will let him work
On a regional and state level, Pashinski represented
Luzerne County as president of the PSEA Coordinating
Council, chair of the Luzerne County Legislative
toward healthcare reform benefiting all Americans. He
Committee and regional assistant and chair of the state
began researching the issue about four years ago due
PACE Committee.
to his involvement with the Pennsylvania State
He and his wife, the former Millie Ritza, reside in
Education Association (PSEA). “Every company, every
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. They have four children and seven
school district is struggling trying to find ways to pay
grandchildren.
for the health insurance plans
for their employees.”
Pashinski graduated from
Wilkes University with a
bachelor’s degree in music
education and received a
master’s equivalency from
Penn State University. He
began his music career as a
member of the Back Mountain
rock band Starfires, which he
joined as a freshman. Upon
graduation, he became a music
teacher and choral director for
Pashinski, left, hopes to tackle healthcare
reform as a state representative.
Ann Timko-Hughes has
taught world and American
history for four years at
Methuen Public Schools. She
also works as the coordinator
of education for the Worcester
Diocese of the Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Church.
She resides with her husband,
Edward, and their children in
Methuen, Mass.
1976
David L. Davies and Gina
P. Davies ’77 reside in
Plano,Texas.
Shavertown, Pa., with his wife,
Pam, and their children,
Chuck, Lauren, Ray Anthony
and Brett.
Raymond Ostroski is senior
vice president, general counsel
and corporate secretary at
Commonwealth Telephone
Enterprises. He resides in
Anthony M. Schwab was
recently appointed principal of
Meyers High School,WilkesBarre Area School District. He
resides in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
1977
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Christine A. (Koterba)
Lodge has served as a director
for American Education
Services for 10 years,
managing federal student
loan programs for the state of
Delaware. She resides with
husband John in
Wilmington, Del.
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PHOTO BY GUY CALI
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Rittenmeyer Takes Helm
of Technology Giant EDS
Ron Rittenmeyer ’72 became president of Plano,
Texas-based EDS in December. He retains his role as
chief operating
officer. The Kingston,
Mary P. (Patty Cullinan)
Spinelli is assistant vice
president of human resources
at Rochester Institute of
Technology. She resides with
her husband, Robert J.
Spinelli ’76, and their children,
Elizabeth, Christopher and
Amanda, in Rochester, N.Y.
1980
John Kazanecki resides in
Thornhurst, Pa.
Barbara Pirrella is a division
director for Bayada Nurses in
Pittston, Pa. She resides in
Pittston with husband Bob
and daughter Giavanna.
Pa., native oversees
all of EDS’ operations,
including about
145,000 employees in
63 countries.
“2006 for us will
be a very good year,
and we want to
continue that growth
in a positive way,”
Rittenmeyer noted,
speaking before
release of full-year
earnings reports.
“Our goal is to
continue that growth and get a better return for our
shareholders.”
Before joining EDS in July 2005, Rittenmeyer
served as managing director of The Cypress Group,
a private equity firm. He was responsible for all
operating aspects of the company's $3.5 billion
investment portfolio. Previously, Rittenmeyer
served as chairman, chief executive officer and
president of Safety-Kleen Inc., a $1.5 billion
hazardous and industrial waste management
company. At Safety-Kleen, he successfully led the
company's reorganization from Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection.
At Wilkes, he earned a degree in commerce and
finance. “Wilkes provided me with an opportunity
1978
Dr. Cynthia Mailloux has
been appointed associate
professor and chair of the
Department of Nursing at
College Misericordia. She
completed her doctorate in
nursing with a concentration in
education at Penn State
University in 2003. She
contributes to her community’s
educational goals by serving as
a Crestwood School Board
director and is a member of
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center’s advisory
board. Dr. Mailloux resides in
Mountain Top, Pa. with her
husband, Peter, and two
children, Bradley and Clifford.
Tina (Falcone) Stehl has been
a vice president of software
development for Agilysys Inc.
for five years. She received an
MBA degree in May 2006
from Emory University’s
Goizueta School of Business.
She resides in Alpharetta, Ga.,
with husband Jim Stehl ’77
and daughter Lauren.
to learn that I still respect and appreciate,” he
says, noting that he worked three jobs while a
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student. He also holds a master of business
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administration degree from Rockhurst University
in Kansas City, Mo.
He and his wife, Hedy Wrightson Rittenmeyer ’72,
are the parents of a son, 29, and a daughter, 22.
1979
Karen Lucchesi Bostrom is a
marketing specialist at
Krugliak,Wilkins, Griffiths &
Dougherty Co. in Canton,
Ohio. She resides with husband
Brian and son Anthony in
North Canton, Ohio
1981
Kathryne (Whitney) Lavoie
is a foster care supervisor with
Chenango County
Department of Social
Services. She resides in
Norwich, N.Y., with husband
William and their three
children, Scott, Matthew and
Whitney.
Judith (Barnick) Steve is
partner/chair of Ideaworks
Marketing & Design in
Plymouth, Pa. She resides in
Dallas, Pa.
1982
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Michael A. Gould is a district
assistant superintendent for
the Department of Defense
Education at Quantico
Marine Corps Base and
Dahlgren Naval Base in
Virginia and the United States
Military Academy at West
Point, N.Y. He resides in
Fredericksburg,Va., with wife
Lori J. (Cavalla) Gould ’81
and their children, Jessica and
Megan.
1983
Stephanie Grenfell has been
a nurse manager at Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia for
23 years. She is recipient of
The Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia’s Nursing
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Excellence in Leadership
Award for 2006. Grenfell
resides in Philadelphia.
Stuart Kall resides in Jamaica
Estates, N.Y.
Alice Merlino has worked as
an associate broker for
DeMulder Realty USA.com
for the past year. She resides in
Norwich, N.Y.
1984
Jerome P. Nachlis was
promoted to president and
CEO of ImageFirst
Professional Apparel, a directsale uniform company located
in New Castle, Del., that
supplies uniforms throughout
the United States to mid-to
large-size companies. In
addition, he serves on the
board of directors of the
Bernard and Ruth Siegel
Jewish Community Center,
located in Wilmington, Del.,
and has been named treasurer.
He resides in Wilmington,
Del., with wife Debbie and
two sons, Joshua and Aaron.
Albert Solomito is a full-time
emergency physician working
for Emergency Physician
Medical Associates in
Indianapolis since 2000. He
resides in Indianapolis, Ind.,
with his wife, Michelle, and
their children after completing
12 years in the U.S. Air Force.
Jeffrey Yablon ’80 Publishes First Novel
By day, neurosurgeon Jeffrey Yablon ’80 delves deftly into the life-and-death cases of
patients in need of his highly specialized care. But he spent late nights during much of
the last decade dissecting and weaving characters for his first novel, “Eight Cases.”
Drawing on Yablon’s own experiences, the book is told from the perspective of a
mechanic and fledgling writer who befriends a neurosurgeon. In his visit to the
Michael Williams is a
principal at Hancock High
School. He resides in Liberty,
N.Y., with his wife, Christine,
and their children, Brittany
and Gillian.
mechanic’s shop, the fictional Dr. Robert Green offers compelling insight into his
professional and personal life as he shares with his friend.
Yablon wanted to leave a legacy for his 16-year-old son, Jeremy, so the teen would
understand his father’s work. “I had a lot of information and stories that I wanted to
tell from my training and practice.”
The New York native had written journal articles through the years, but this was his
first attempt at fiction, with characters to develop and grow through the story. “It was
almost cathartic. I had the story in me, and I wanted to get it out. And I wanted it to
have a surprise ending.”
He co-wrote the book with the late Jerry Leech, a handyman friend with whom
Yablon shared a love of literature. Leech, who passed away two years ago, told the
1985
Maureen (McDermott)
Cannon has been an
elementary band director for
the Caesar Rodney School
District in Camden, Del., for
12 years. She is also the
principal flutist of the Dover
Symphony Orchestra in
Dover, Del., where she resides
with husband John.
physician, “I have a lot of free time. I can help you.”
another two years to the project. “Eight Cases” is available for purchase on Amazon.com.
The biggest reward came at a local book signing.
“A whole group of my patients showed up and had me
sign the book.” Yablon’s private practice in Pottstown,
eigh
Pa., serves patients in Chester and Montgomery
counties. Named Wilkes’ Outstanding Young Alumnus
in 1995, he also is affiliated with Temple University
and Graduate Hospital and serves as a medical legal
expert. He is married to Monique and has two
stepdaughters.
cases
Yablon hopes to follow “Eight Cases” with a
sequel, and he has other ideas for stories that
don’t deal with medicine. “I hope in retirement
David Foster is a lieutenant
colonel for the U.S. Air Force.
He resides with his wife,
Chris, and their sons, Kyle and
Evan, at McGuire AFB, N.J.
1986
Carl Sosnowski is a detective
with the Broward County
Sheriff ’s Department, where
he has worked for 21 years.
He resides in West Palm
Beach, Fla., with his wife,
Cindy, and their children,
Carly, Casey and Caley.
to continue writing extensively.”
Michele J. Wagner, SPHR,
has been a college relations
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The actual writing took eight years of late-night powwows. Editing and publishing added
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manager for six years in
Englewood, Colo. She resides
with her husband, Jeff Wagner,
and their children, Lizzy and
Spenser, in Centennial, Colo.
1987
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ,-.._
Thomas Gasper is chief
investment officer at
Columbia Ridge Capital
Management. He resides with
his wife, Hollie, and their
children, Zachary, Alex,Valerie
and Lacey, in Raleigh, N.C.
1988
Deborah J. (Marquart)
Liddick has been a lieutenant
colonel with the U.S. Air
Force in Washington, D.C., for
17 years. She resides with her
husband,Terry S. Liddick, in
Bowie, Md.
1989
Jeff Churba and his wife
celebrated the birth of twin
daughters in September.
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1990
Elizabeth (Walsh) Barbieri
has been a senior medical
information specialist for
Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals
for five years. She resides in
Bridgewater, N.J., with husband
Jeffrey and daughter Caitlin.
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Steve Fidyk is an
accomplished percussionist and
educator. He has made more
than 30 recordings, three of
which were Grammynominated. Fidyk is a
drummer with the United
States Army Jazz Ensemble, a
gig that has taken him into the
White House, the vice
president's house and to many
other diplomatic Washington
events. He holds a master’s of
jazz studies from the
University of Maryland.
Fidyk has also taught music
at several universities,
including Wilkes.
Daniel Fisher is a teacher at
the Carbon-Lehigh
Intermediate Unit. He
resides in Drums, Pa., with
his wife, Dawn.
Keith Silligman has been
director of ambulatory care
services for Children’s
Hospital in Omaha, Neb., for
five years. He resides with his
wife, Nancy, and their
children, Ashley and
Christopher, in Omaha.
1991
Jason Griggs and his wife
welcomed twin daughters
in September.
Joann (Scubelek) Prushinski
has been a division sales
manager with the Avastin
brand for Genentech
BioOncology for three years.
She resides in Palmyra, Pa.,
with her husband, Scott ’93.
1993
Andrew Banks married
Yvette Stackhouse on
Feb. 2, 2002.
Cristina Bruno is a guidance
counselor for Patchogue
Medford Schools. She resides
in Great River, N.Y., with
husband Bill and children
Lindsay, Douglas and William.
Lori Guarino is an account
executive for Pfizer Inc. in the
animal health veterinary
industry. She resides in
Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
Gregg Steuben is a computer
scientist for GE Global
Research. He resides with
his wife, Nicole, in Clifton
Park, N.Y.
1994
Kevin M. Barno is owner
and therapist of Pinnacle
Rehabilitation Associates in
Kingston, Pa. He resides with
his wife, Bridget, and their
children, Drew and Erin, in
Mountain Top, Pa.
Tom Brisbane is a sales
engineer for Brisbane
Industrial, a power transmission
and motion control equipment
manufacturer in Jim Thorpe,
Pa. He resides in Middletown,
Del., with his wife,Yesim, and
their children, Alex and Ryan.
Nancy (Stanislow) Crake
resides in Newark, Del.
Wilkes Visits California
Dina (Gavenas) Nathan is a
registered nurse and has
worked for eight years as an
operating room nurse at St.
Barnabas Medical Center. She
resides in West Orange, N.J.,
with husband Mark and son
Nicholas.
Scott Redfield resides in
St. Charles, Mo.
1992
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Susan (Merchant) Denner
has been a label specialist at
Shire Pharmaceuticals for one
year. She resides in
Royersford, Pa., with husband
Edward and daughter Faith.
Bill Harries ’88 hosted Wilkes alumni director
Sandra Carroll during a recent visit to the San
Francisco, Calif., area. Harries owns and operates a
mortgage franchise helping underserved
multicultural populations.
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1995
Cherie Casari has been vice
president of Microbac
Laboratories Inc. in Camp
Hill, Pa., for 10 years. She
resides in Weatherly, Pa.
Guy DuBoice is a senior
corporate planning engineer at
Century Telecommunications.
He resides in West Monroe, La.,
with his wife, Jully, and their
children, Joseph and Daniel.
Arada (Kunyosying) Halder
resides in Pearland,Texas, with
her husband, Kallol, and their
children, Priya and Arun.
Julie (Good) Heffner resides
in Lititz, Pa., with her husband,
Chad, and their children, Owen
and Natalie. Natalie Donna
Heffner was born July 19, 2006.
Jean (Gaudioso) Hemmer
and Chris Hemmer ’97
announce the birth of their
second son, Andrew Martin,
on Jan. 9, 2006. Jean is a stayat-home mom, and Chris
works as a fund-raiser. Andrew
joins older brother Thomas,
who is 3. Jean and her family
reside in Airmont, N.Y.
Jerome Hunsinger works in
strategic sourcing for Wawa
Corp. He resides in Mount
Laurel, N.J., with his wife,
Tine, and their son, Jerome Jr.
J. Corey (Chick) Jackoby
resides in Springboro, Ohio,
with her husband, Henry, and
their children, Joshua, Andrew
and Lucas.
1996
Timothy Ahrens is a project
manager for AMEC E&E. He
resides in Schenectady, N.Y.,
with his wife,Vanessa.
Bill LePore is an account
executive for Otterstedt
Insurance Agency in Summit,
N.J. Bill and his wife, Sandy,
became parents of twins, Justin
Tyler and Olivia Paige, on
April 1, 2006.
Karen B. (Bednarczyk)
Cowan and husband Scott
announced the birth of their
first daughter, Grace Evelyn,
on Dec. 7, 2005.The family
resides in Winter Garden, Fla.
Andrew Mazzeo is an
operations manager at Tetra
Tech EM Inc. Andrew, his wife,
Hope, and their daughters,
Clare and Jane, recently
relocated to the Philadelphia
area after spending 10 years in
Kansas City.
Daniel Reilly is an attorney
at Drinker, Biddle & Reath
LLP in Philadelphia, Pa. He
resides with his wife, Jennifer,
in Conshohocken, Pa.
Timothy Williams is a fifthgrade teacher in the Clark
County School District in Las
Vegas. He also teaches multi-age
dance classes at Gilbert Magnet
School for Creative Arts and
Communication.Timothy trains
teachers in literacy/ writing as a
teaching consultant for the
Southern Nevada Writing
Project. He was named to the
2005-06 edition of Who’s Who
Among American Teachers.
Tanya (Daigle) Zegers and
her husband, Ernie, welcomed
their first child, Emma
Margret, on Aug. 14, 2006.
They reside in Roscoe, N.Y.
Jodi DePue resides in
Binghamton, N.Y.
Chad Edwards is a senior
clinical dietician at Temple
University Hospital. He
completed his master’s at
Marywood University in 2001.
Edwards resides in Philadelphia
with his wife, Michelle.
Marci McDade is a 10-year
guidance counselor in
Scranton School District. She
resides in Scranton, Pa., with
husband Kenneth P. Barnansky
and daughter Katherine Anna,
who was born April 20, 2006.
Ali Qureshi was recently
promoted to director of
advanced business solutions for
the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer at the
U.S. House of Representatives.
He completed his Executive
Master's degree from the
University of Pennsylvania
(Wharton School and Penn
Engineering) and now plans to
focus on his Ph.D. and spend
time with his two boys,
Daniyal and Ryaan, and his
wife, Sarah. Ali serves on the
alumni board at Wilkes.
1997
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Paul Chimock has been a
mortgage specialist for NEPA
home loans for the past year.
He resides in Duryea, Pa.,
with his wife, Meredith.
Matthew Connor is a senior
chemist for the Pall Research
and Development Corporation.
He resides in Van Etten, N.Y.,
with his wife, Laura (Rhodes)
Connor ’97, and their children,
Shannon and Michael.
Mark B. Evans has been a
mortgage specialist for NEPA
home loans for the past year.
He resides in Scranton, Pa.
Asif Ilyas recently completed
a residency in orthopedic
surgery at Temple University
Hospital in Philadelphia. He
was awarded a fellowship in
surgery at Massachusetts
General Hospital of Harvard
Medical School. He and his
wife recently welcomed their
second child, Amber.Their
oldest child, Dean, is 3.They
reside in Boston.
Amy (Michel) Lounsbury
and her husband, Scott,
welcomed their first son,
Zachary William, on Oct. 19,
2006.The family resides in
Nanuet, N.Y.
Tonya Masenheimer is an
owner of Pinnacle Wireless in
Hanover, Pa. She resides in
McSherrystown, Pa.
Michael Noone is an assistant
district attorney in the Chester
County District Attorney’s
Office. He resides in West
Chester, Pa.
WILKES | Spring 2007
Suzanne (Stanski) Scheible
and her husband, Robert
Scheible, announce the birth
of their second daughter, Zoe
Emma, born May 17, 2006.
Suzanne resides with her
family, including daughter
Hannah, age 4, in Andover, N.J.
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�class notes
Christine Pavalkis has been a
graphic designer for Wizdom
Media for three years. She
resides in Weehawken, N.J.
William Zigmund is a project
manager at PRA International,
a pharmaceutical research
facility in Charlottesville,Va.
He resides in Crozet,Va., with
wife Heather and daughter
Catherine Wynn.
1998
Amy Lynn (Reilly) Craig is
a registered nurse of 13 years
for the Wyoming Valley
Healthcare System. She resides
in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., with
son Mathew.
Kerri (Gosling) Fasulo is an
acquisitions marketing
manager for Empire Blue
Cross and Blue Shield based in
New York City. She resides in
LaGrange, N.Y., with husband
Justin ’96.
Brian Miller has been a leasing
director for Dranoff Properties
Inc. for three years. He resides
in Newark, Del., with his
children, Brian and Briya.
WILKES | Spring 2007
Jacqlyn Ryan resides in
Pottsville, Pa.
26
1999
Jennifer (McDonnell)
Mleczynski is a certification
specialist at Tri County
Housing Council, a non-profit
organization in Big Flats, N.Y.
She resides in Elmira, N.Y.,
with husband Shawn.
Bridget E. (Finnerty) Moran
has been a special education
teacher at Forest City
Regional High School for five
years. She resides with husband
Tom and sons Thomas and
Michael in Forest City, Pa.
Susan (Smith) Shetti resides
in Nashua, N.H.
Danielle (Lillis) Spadafora
resides in Sellersville, Pa., with
husband Elio and children
Dylan, Nico and Matthew.
Andrew Yenser has been a
sales engineer for KME Fire
Apparatus for six years. He
resides in Lehighton, Pa., with
wife Sarah and children
Bradley and Quinn.
2000
Dustin Daniels has been a
quality assurance manager at
Power Packaging in Reading,
Pa., for more than two years.
He resides with his wife, Amy
(Wenz) Daniels, and their son,
Brody Daniels, in Blandon,
Pa.
Michael Krasulski is a public
services librarian at
Philadelphia University.
Krasulski recently co-authored
an article titled “Keeping Up
with Google: Resources and
Strategies for Staying Ahead of
the Pack,” which was
published in “Internet
Reference Services Quarterly.”
He resides in Philadelphia.
Lisa Marconi is an administrative assistant with the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA). She
resides in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Amanda Muscavage works as
a civil/environmental engineer
at the Tobyhanna Army Depot
in Tobyhanna, Pa. She resides
with husband Mohamed in
Plymouth, Pa.
Jeffrey Nason recently
became president of
Crossroads Group LLC. He is
a primary design engineer for
the firm. He and Jeremy
Hoagland ’01, Harleysville,
Pa., started this business to
“address the ever-growing
need for responsible
engineering.” Crossroads is
based in Quakertown, Pa.
Nason resides in Pottstown,
Pa., with wife Mary.
Wendy-Ann (Skiro) Oresick
is a first-grade teacher at Rice
Elementary in the Crestwood
School District. She and
husband Michael welcomed
their second child, Olivia
Elisabeth, on June 28, 2006.
She joins big brother Tyler
Michael.The family resides in
Drums, Pa.
Abby (Sherburne) Stroud is
a claims representative for the
Social Security Administration
and coaches the dance team
at Towanda High School. She
resides in Towanda, Pa.,
with husband Jake and
daughter Jocelyn.
Will Taylor resides in
Ridgefield Park, N.J.
Miranda H. Thresher is a
phlebotomist at Chester
County Hospital. She resides
in West Chester, Pa.
Jennifer Lynn (Gadomski)
Vallach is an adjunct faculty
at Wilkes University in the
nursing department. She is
also employed with Geisinger
Health System as a perioperative nurse.Vallach resides
in Plains, Pa. with husband
Scott and son Ryan.
Carol (Hudak) Vallinino
resides in Cornwall on
Hudson, N.Y., with husband
Brian.They were married in
July 2006.
2001
Danielle (Flock) Michaels is
a mortgage broker with Wells
Fargo Home Mortgage. She
resides in Philadelphia with
husband Etzion.
Megan (Stevens) Greenman
has been a clinical nurse
specialist at SUNY Upstate
University Hospital in
Syracuse, N.Y., for two years.
She resides with husband
Jason and daughter Kathleen
in Cortland, N.Y.
Skyler Rohwedder resides in
Millburn, N.J.
Raymond Wascavage resides
in Old Forge, Pa.
2002
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Aaron Kuzmick is a pharmaceutical technician for SanofiAventis. He resides in Forty
Fort, Pa.
Debbie Brandt Landry is an
attorney at Covais Law
Offices. She resides in Hanson,
Mass., with husband Charles.
�class notes
master’s degree in education at
Wilkes University. Aaron is
employed as a network
engineer at Lightspeed
Technologies.They reside in
Forty Fort, Pa.
Erin Priestman resides in
Berwick, Pa.
Elizabeth (Alles) Sheakoski is
a sales manager at Residence
Inn Sandestin. She resides in
Destin, Fla. with husband Brian
’03.They were married Sept.
16, 2006. Brian is an activeduty captain and pharmacist in
the U.S.Air Force. He is
stationed at Eglin AFB.
Emily Sheston resides in
Philadelphia.
2003
Kyla Cambell is a sports
reporter at WJAC,
Johnstown/Altoona, Pa.
Jason Holloway is a
financial representative with
Northwestern Mutual. He
resides in Nescopeck, Pa.,
with wife Whitney (Bull)
Holloway.
James Moran resides in
Larksville, Pa.
Erin Schultz and Aaron
Moreck ’03 were married
Aug. 6, 2005, in Wilkes-Barre.
Erin is employed as an English
teacher in the Dallas School
District and is pursuing a
2004
Emily Bly resides in
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Misty (Weidner) Davis is a
clinical staff pharmacist at
Lehigh Valley Hospital. She
resides in Martin’s Creek, Pa.,
with husband Ron ’02 and
children Evan and Rece.
Ronald Krysiewski resides
in Moosic, Pa.
Jessica Pezolano is a special
education teacher at
Brandywine High School in
Glenmoore, Pa. She resides
with husband Jeremy Gordon
’04, in Exton, Pa.
Lori Ann Phillips is an
engineer in training for BBL,
an Arcadis Company, the
world’s largest environmental
consulting company. She
resides in Apex, N.C.
Tammy (Perry) Sweigart is a
psychiatric caseworker at St.
Joseph Medical Center in
Reading, Pa. She resides in
Wyomissing, Pa., with husband
Craig and sons Elliot Neil and
Adian Daniel.
2005
Matthew Caines is a graduate
student at A.T. Still University,
the principal school of
Kirksville College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
Matthew has been inducted
into Alpha Epsilon Delta, the
national college honor society
for premedical students. Upon
completion of the Master of
Public Health program at
ATSU, he plans to pursue
medical school in preparation
for a career as a physician.
Caines resides in Fort
Washington, Pa.
Rachael Conner is a kindergarten teacher at the
Beginnings Company. She
resides in Philadelphia.
2006
Ashley Ambirge resides in
Spring City, Pa.
Brian Tull ’02 and Michael V. O’Neill ’77 chat with Michael Wood,
Wilkes’ executive director of advancement, in Washington, D.C.
Kate Thomas is an operations
coordinator for International
SOS, an international medical
assistance organization. She
resides in Berwyn, Pa.
Master’s Degrees
1986
Abiodun Ogunkoya resides in
Hartstown, Dublin, Ireland.
1987
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Betty Z. Harris is currently
retired and resides in
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
1999
Heather Johnson-Mullisky is
an English teacher in the
Wilkes-Barre School District.
She resides in Mountain Top,
Pa., with her daughters,
Caitrin and Ruth.
2002
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Corey Yanoshak is a high
school teacher at Lake Forest
School District in Felton,
Del., responsible for its
Daylight/Twilight Program.
He was hired in August and is
currently taking courses to
become a certified business
education teacher.
2006
Amanda Wojcik is a special
education teacher at Voorhees
High School. She resides in
Phillipsburg, N.J.
WILKES | Spring 2007
Dr. Kara (Jones) Martin has
been a staff pharmacist at
Costa Drugs for nearly 13
years. She resides with
husband Christopher in
Duryea, Pa.
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�class notes
In Memoriam
1949
John M. Culp Jr. died July 19,
2006, at Hospice Care of the
Visiting Nurses Association at
Heritage House,Wilkes-Barre.
He served in World War II.
Culp had resided on Rutter
Avenue in Kingston for 46
years. A life member of the
Irem Temple, he was past
president of the Kingston
Rotary. He served on the
council of the Church of
Christ Uniting as the council
moderator and Sunday school
teacher. Surviving are his wife
of 56 years, the former Rhuea
Williams; sons John, Jeffrey and
Drew; brother and sisters.
WILKES | Spring 2007
1950
John “Jack” D. Joseph of
Hanover Township died Sept.
29, 2006, at Riverside Manor,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Jack was a
graduate of Meyers High
School. He attended Bucknell
University Junior College and
Wilkes College. He was
instrumental in naming Wilkes
College the “Colonels.” He
was a member of the
undefeated Wilkes football
teams of the late 1940s. As a
member of the Eighth Air
Force, he was stationed in
England and France during
World War II. He was a
retired sales representative for
Lion Brewing Company,
Wilkes-Barre.
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1960
Mary (Homan) von
Guilleaume died Sept. 16, 2006,
of pneumonia in Johannesburg,
South Africa, her home for the
last 44 years. She went to South
Africa in 1962, was married and
had six children.
1962
Dr. Stephen W. Schwartz
died June 11, 2006, of complications from a 19-month
battle with lung cancer. He is
survived by his wife, Beverly
Major Schwartz ’61, son
Jonathan and daughter Jennifer
Moroz. He was a nationally
recognized figure in leadership
education and was instrumental in creating Marietta
College’s McDonough
Leadership Program, which
became a national model for
small liberal arts college
leadership programs.
1968
Joseph Roszko died Dec. 23,
2005, after battling cancer. He
played four years as a Colonel
and was co-captain of the
undefeated football team. He
enlisted in the U.S. Army
Infantry immediately after
graduating from Wilkes.
Serving two years in Vietnam,
he was a decorated soldier,
receiving two purple hearts.
He spent much time tutoring
and coaching young people.
He retired from the
Pennsylvania Welfare
Department in June 2004.
1973
Regina Bria died May 14,
2006, in the Hospice Care of
the Visiting Nurses Association
at Heritage House,WilkesBarre, after a battle with breast
cancer. She was a member of
St. Mary’s of the Immaculate
Conception Roman Catholic
Church, where she was a
Eucharistic minister and had
been employed as an outreach
coordinator. Regina had been
employed as a seventh grade
school teacher at St. Boniface
Interparochial School.
Surviving are her parents,
Leonard J. and Marie A. Gdovin
Sulzinski; a son, Frank Bria Jr.;
daughters Rebecca and Alyssa
Bria; a brother and a sister.
1980
Monsignor Andrew J.
McGowan died July 19, 2006,
at Maryland Medical Center
in Baltimore after a long
illness. He was 80. A distinguished toastmaster,
community leader and
longtime priest in the
Diocese of Scranton, he
served in such local organizations as Leadership
Wilkes-Barre, the F.M. Kirby
Center, Wachovia Arena and
all four Catholic universities
in Northeast Pennsylvania.
He also was a leading public
figure in both his work as a
clergyman and community
advocate.
1989
Christine A. (Dodds)
Brasington died Aug. 11,
2006, after a long battle with
brain cancer. She died
peacefully at home
surrounded by her family. She
is survived by her two
children, Lauren and Tyler,
and her husband, Jamie.
Friend of Wilkes
Geraldine Townend NesbittOrr died, July 21, 2006, at her
home in Dallas, Pa. She
endowed $3 million for Wilkes
University’s Nesbitt School of
Pharmacy. Mrs. Orr named the
school in honor of her late
husband,Abram Nesbitt II, who
died in 1982.The gift was the
largest one-time gift in the 66year history of Wilkes
University.
Orr helped to shape the
Luzerne County Birth Control
League, which secured its first
clinic space in the Kirby
Memorial Health Center in
1934. She served as president of
the league from 1939-41. Her
family has been associated with
quality health care and philanthropy in Northeastern
Pennsylvania since 1912, when
Abram Nesbitt donated land for
West Side Hospital. In 1929, the
name of the hospital was
officially changed to Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital. She was
dedicated to serving the
community on the board of
Nesbitt Hospital and its
auxiliary. She also had a
longtime association with such
organizations as the Wyoming
Valley Philharmonic, the League
of Women Voters and the Junior
Aide. She was active at her
residence in Palm Beach, Fla.,
with the Garden Club, Crippled
Children’s Association and the
United Way.The Nesbitt-Orr
Trustee Scholarship was named
in honor of her and her second
husband,William P. Orr III. Mrs.
Nesbitt-Orr had attended the
Wilkes-Barre Institute and the
Sarah Lawrence School,
Bronxville, N.Y.
�then & now
Recognize anyone from
these photos? Cue and Curtain
presented Gershwin’s “Girl Crazy” at the
Irem Temple in November 1954.The
musical comedy was the first production to
combine efforts of the theatre and music
departments and included a pit orchestra.
To identify cast members shown here, or to
reminisce about these productions, visit The Colonel
Connection at www.community.wilkes.edu and click
on Message Boards. Or send us a note at “Wilkes”
Magazine, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
Below is a scene from the Department of Visual and
Performing Arts’ April 2006 production of “Antigone,”
by Jean Anouilh.The production was directed by guest
artist Stephen Benson with costume designs by
Tasjanna Lee Smith, scenery by Teresa Fallon and
lighting by David Shock. Laura Dunbar played
the role of Antigone. Shown here are (left
to right) Deidre Lynch, Jared Roberts,
Dara Rees, Andrea Kinal and
Rachel Dyer.
PHOTO BY C. RICHARD GILLESPIE
�calendar of events
February
April
1 Exhibition “Sudan:The Cost of Silence,”
Sordoni Art Gallery. Runs through March 18.
13 Alumni Mixer, Connolly’s Pub,
New York City
21 Alumni Mixer, Don Cesar Beach Resort,
St. Pete Beach, Fla.
22 Alumni Mixer, Bay Colony Beach Club,
Naples, Fla.
23 Alumni Mixer, Hemisphere Lounge,
Miami Beach, Fla.
26 Alumni Mixer, Chapel Hill Golf Club,
Douglasville, Ga.
1 Wilkes University Art Faculty Show,
Sordoni Art Gallery. Runs through June.
19-22 “The Pied Piper” theatre
production, Darte Center
27 Chorus/Chamber Singers Concert,
St. Stephen’s,Wilkes-Barre
28 Dance Concert, Darte Center
29 Civic Band Concert, Darte Center
29 Max Rosenn Lecture, featuring film
“God Grew Tired of Us” and lecture by
director Christopher Dillon Quinn and
John Dau, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan
in the film, Darte Center
TBA Alumni Mixer, Boston
March
12 Alumni Mixer, Omni Tucson National,
Tucson, Ariz.
13 Gallery Talk, “Sudan:The Cost of Silence”
with photographer Ryan Spencer Reed,
Sordoni Art Gallery
14 Alumni Mixer, Omni Interlocken Resort,
Denver, Colo.
29 Allan P. Kirby Lecture Series in Law and
Humanities, featuring Ken Schmidt,
former director of communications for
Harley-Davidson
30 Alumni Yield Party, RiverCrest Golf Club,
Montgomery County, Pa.
For details on dates and locations, check
www.wilkes.edu and The Colonel Connection!
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WILKES
UNIVERSITY
WILKES UNIVERSITY
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
May
5 Flute Ensemble Concert, Darte Center
10 Wilkes Alumni Day at Lackawanna
County Stadium (Yankees vs. Pawtucket
Red Sox)
19 Spring Commencement
26-27 “Last Hurrah”Wrestling Reunion,
Wilkes University (Come celebrate
Coach Reese’s 80th birthday!)
June
21-29 Alumni trip to northern Italy
TBA Alumni Mixer, Philadelphia
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SUMMER 2007
KEYS TO A KINGDOM | A DARK DESCENT | HOLLYWOOD HOPEFUL | ON THE BALL
�president’s letter
SUMMER 07
Toward a Greener Wilkes
F
FROM THE BANKS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
to the Pocono Mountains and beyond, northeastern Pennsylvania
abounds with natural beauty.These assets are important to
promoting a quality of life that will allow us to attract and retain the
talent to drive the region’s economic renaissance.
Much work has been done to address the scarring of our
landscape over the last century and a half, but so much more must be done.
Wilkes University wants to help lead the effort in this region.
This issue’s cover story provides
just one example of how Wilkes
trains students to appreciate the
environment and forge a brighter
future. For a decade, budding
biologists have worked to catalog
plant life in nearby Kirby Park.
This area offers city dwellers an
easily accessible, natural habitat in
the midst of the busy city. Its
riparian forest is home to
numerous plant and animal species
and a valuable open-air classroom
for Wilkes students. Learn about
their efforts and how you can
access their key in an article
beginning on page 8.
This is only one example of environmental initiatives at Wilkes.We plan
“A Year of the Environment” for the coming academic year, in which all academic
programming, including the freshman seminar, will focus on the topic.We plan to
design a green building to house our science, engineering and health science
programs. Our vision is to make this building a showcase of environmentally
friendly design principles and a model of energy conservation and use of
renewable resources.This state-of-the-art building will be a key piece in our
efforts to build a green campus.
Wilkes recently launched an Institute of the Environment to expand
educational and research opportunities in that area for our students and faculty.
Projects will include our geospatial watershed research program on the Upper
Susquehanna-Lackawanna American Heritage River.
Finally, as we improve the landscaping of our campus, we are making every effort
to plant native species well-adapted to the climate in this region and that require a
minimum of water and chemicals.These efforts highlight our commitment to the
ecology of our region as we practice and teach sound stewardship.
WILKES UNIVERSITY
President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
Marty Williams
WILKES EDITORIAL STAFF
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Associate Director, Marketing Communications
Christine (Tondrick) Seitzinger ’98
Wilkes Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Manager, Graphic Design
Mark Golaszewski
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Manager, Athletics Administration
John Seitzinger
Graduate Assistant
Cindy Taren M’07
Layout/Design
Quest Fore
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
David DiMartino ’01
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin ’95
Alumni and Advancement Services Manager
Nancy A. Weeks
Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Manager
Lauren Pluskey ’06
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
First Vice President
George Pawlush ’69
Second Vice President
Terrence Casey ’82
Historian
John Pullo ’82
Secretary
Beth Danner ’02
SUMMER 2007
Above: An online key developed
by students allows visitors to
Wilkes-Barre’s Kirby Park to
identify plants like this foxtail.
PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
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FEATURES
8 Keys to a Kingdom
For a decade, biology students have developed an online guide to
help visitors to Wilkes-Barre’s Kirby Park identify plant life.
13 A Sobering Spring Break
8
Students gut houses and clear debris during an eye-opening week
in flood-ravaged New Orleans.
14 A Dark Descent
An artist’s self-portraits chronicle his struggle
with Alzheimer’s and help students and
community understand this devastating disease.
16 Hollywood Hopeful
2005 alumna appears regularly on network
shows Numb3rs and Boston Legal, plays a
gambler in Ocean’s Thirteen.
13
18 On the Ball
NBA scout who discovered Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen
got his start with the Wilkes-Barre Barons.
14
28 Mourning a Legend
Dean Emeritus George Ralston, the father of Wilkes athletics,
passes away at age 89.
DEPARTMENTS
2 On Campus
6 Athletics
18
16
20 Alumni News
28
On the cover: Technology meets nature as Wilkes students, including
Ryan Stetz ’07, develop an online plant identification key for Wilkes-Barre’s
Kirby Park. PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KARA REID.
WILKES | Summer 2007
22 Class Notes
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�on campus
Wilkes Takes Early Taste
of New Apple Macs
Wilkes won national attention by becoming one of the first
campuses in the country to switch from Windows-based personal
computers to Apple’s new Intel-based Macs.
Over the next three years,Wilkes will become an all-Mac
campus, providing faculty and students access to both Windows
applications and Mac-only offerings such as iLife, Apple’s suite of
digital lifestyle applications, and Mac OS X.
“Macs are constructed with superior technology and hardware,
Wilkes will invest $1.4 million to convert its 1,700-computer network to
Windows-compatible Macs over the next three years. PHOTO BY CHRISTINE SEITZINGER
and their ability to run Windows means we still have access to any
Windows programs,” says Scott Byers, former vice president for
the world’s most advanced technology and
finance and general counsel.“We’re making working and learning
helping to ensure they graduate with 21st
more efficient. It’s the best of both worlds.”
century skills.”
The university’s move caught the attention of The Wall Street Journal,
Nearly all University computer labs are already
Computerworld and The Chronicle of Higher Education. More than 40 blogs and
equipped with the new Mac computers, and the
online news services carried the story.
university expects to replenish its 1,700“For 30 years, Apple has been committed to education and worked with
computer network with Macs in the next three
faculty and students across the country to enhance teaching and learning,”
years. The switch to an all-Mac campus is a $1.4
says John Couch, Apple’s vice president of education. “We’re thrilled that
million investment.
Wilkes is becoming an all-Mac campus, providing its students with access to
WILKES WANTS YOU
Wilkes University broke new ground this spring
Wilkes officials wanted to take the university’s mentoring philosophy and
with an advertising campaign that speaks one-
develop a unique campaign that captures its very essence: personal attention.
on-one to prospective students — an unconven-
education marketing,” says Jack Chielli, executive director of marketing
higher education marketing. The campaign
communications for Wilkes. “Combining traditional advertising vehicles
garnered the attention of Stuart Elliott, one of
with a unique approach to media buying and reinventing the concept of a
the most respected writers in the advertising
virtual tour, the campaign’s solution challenges the way brands
industry, for an article in The New York Times.
communicate to teens.”
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A kiosk in the mall where potential Wilkes student Kate Murtaugh
works reads: “Kate Murtaugh — You sell California beachwear. In
Allentown. In the dead of winter. That kind of dedication will serve you
well at Wilkes University. Kate, call a Colonel.”
“The ads create the exact reaction that we planned the media strategy
around,” says Darryl Cilli, executive creative director of 160over90, the
Philadelphia-based branding firm Wilkes hired to create the campaign.
“Kate’s friends, co-workers, family and strangers are intrigued. People
call the number out of curiosity and hear a current Wilkes student
speaking directly to Kate about why she is such a great fit for Wilkes.”
“I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback,” 18-year-old Megan Smith of
Scranton, Pa., told Elliot, referring to the billboard addressed to her.
“People at my school, all the teachers that I’ve never had, are saying, ‘Is
that really you on the billboard?’ They really can’t believe it.”
Learn more about the ad campaign at www.wilkes.edu.
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Michael Steele, biology professor and Fenner Endowed Research Chair,
recently received a collaborative $500,000 grant from the National Science
Foundation to continue research on animal-mediated seed dispersal and oak
regeneration. Less than 10 percent of 200 proposals were funded.This is
Steele’s third NSF grant in 13 years.
A behavioral and evolutionary ecologist, Steele studies interactions between
plants and their seed dispersers and predators and their effect on forest
regeneration.The NSF grant will fund studies conducted in partnership with
Purdue University in Indiana. Eastern Pennsylvania has an 80 percent forest
cover. Oak’s importance as a cash crop in Pennsylvania gives the professor’s
work environmental and economic implications.
Steele will pursue mentoring grants from the university to involve up to 12
students per year in his research.Together, they will monitor the movement of
birds such as blue jays to determine how forest fragmentation affects patterns
of oak dispersal in Pennsylvania and Indiana.
An ongoing part of Steele’s research also involves food hoarding behavior of
gray squirrels.That research has appeared in numerous publications and attracted
the attention of wildlife researcher Sir David Attenborough. Last year, producers
and a film crew from the cable television network Animal Planet traveled to
Wilkes-Barre to tape Steele and students conducting
research in Kirby Park.Animal Planet featured
that footage in a program called The Most
Extreme in autumn 2006.
Steele, with help from more than
150 students, has studied seed
dispersal and oak regeneration for
15 years. He is working on two
books based on this work.
Above: A film crew from
Animal Planet captures
footage of gray squirrels
for a segment on Professor
Mike Steele’s research.
Right: More than 150
students have assisted
Steele in his research.
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE SEITZINGER
MBA Program Offers
New Concentration in
Healthcare Administration
Responding to the region’s growing healthcare
industry,Wilkes now offers a healthcare
administration concentration for its master of
business administration program.
“The healthcare MBA fills a niche between the
general MBA and the very specialized, more
narrowly focused master of healthcare administration,” says Justin Matus, assistant professor of
business management and a specialist in healthcare
issues.“It’s an attractive option for someone who
is interested in the business of healthcare.
Graduates will be well-equipped to lead a large
department in any number of healthcare organizations, such as a hospital or managed care
company or a long-term care system.”
Beyond the core MBA curriculum, the
concentration will include two courses:
Managing Healthcare Systems and Advanced
Topics in Healthcare Management. Matus says
the concentration was born out of a need for
advanced, specialized training for managers in
the growing healthcare field.
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�on campus
Poetry in Transit:Verse Meets Bus
Riders of county buses will soon have more to look at than fellow travelers and
fast food ads, thanks to Mischelle Anthony, assistant professor of English.
Luzerne County Transportation Authority will display the poetry of
Wordsworth, Joyce, Dickinson and Frost on placards installed in inside spaces
traditionally reserved for commercial advertising. LCTA estimates more than
4,500 people ride its 38 buses each day.
Anthony, a daily patron of LCTA buses, adapted her Poetry in Transit idea
from an internationally lauded cultural program. It will include a series of
poems by 20th-century masters.
“If we accept that an
advertising jingle or slogan
can stick in someone’s head
and influence them, why not
give the same opportunity to
an inspiring, thoughtprovoking poem?” Anthony
asks.“In our department
recently, we’ve focused on
ways to move literature
outside the classroom.This
seemed the most obvious
place for it. Educational
institutions like Wilkes have
an obligation to transform
theory into practice. If poetry
can really enrich our lives,
then let’s get it out there.”
Inspired by Poems on the Underground, a
successful program that began in London in
1986, Anthony will introduce new pieces of
poetry – from haikus to 14-line sonnets – to the
buses each month. The program is sponsored by
Wilkes, Lamar Advertising and LCTA.
“Dr. Anthony approached us with the idea of
installing poetry on the LCTA buses, and we
jumped at the chance to be involved in such a
wonderful program,” says James Gattuso, local
sales manager at Lamar Advertising. The company
provided the advertising space free of charge.
“We see this as a value-added service for our
patrons,” says Stanley Strelish, executive director
of LCTA. “I envision many surprised and
delighted faces when our riders see the poetry.
We’re always looking for ways to make LCTA
transportation an enjoyable experience. This
program certainly fills that need.”
The Poetry Society of America runs a similar
program called Poetry in Motion. Funded by grants
from the National Endowment for the Arts, the
program is active in 14 cities across the country.
“Wilkes-Barre’s version is locally funded and
created,” Anthony notes. “This is for the people of
Luzerne County. If it takes off, in the future I hope
to involve local poets.”
Professor Mischelle Anthony will introduce
new poems on LCTA buses each month.
PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
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New Ed.D. Degree Attracts Hundreds of Inquiries
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Even before the state’s February approval of the
University’s new doctor of education degree in
educational leadership, the program had prompted
more than 300 inquiries from prospective students.
The 60-credit Ed.D. program includes majors in
higher education administration, kindergarten
through 12th-grade administration and
educational technology leadership.
“The program’s core focus is on developing
leaders,” reports Mary Kropiewnicki, associate
professor of education and assistant to the provost.
Kropiewnicki, who developed the Ed.D.
curriculum over two years, noted that many
inquiries have come from private industry,
policy-level decision makers and state lawmakers.
The campus-based program, which will offer some courses online, will
take most candidates seven to eight years to complete, including about two
years of dissertation research and development.
“To accomplish the demanding goals of education, we teachers must
always be learning,” says Leslie Nicholas ’81, who was named 2004
Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. “We must be the role models for lifelong
learning. I am proud that my university continues to lead the way in the
field of education.”
True to the university’s mentoring culture, each Ed.D. candidate will be
part of a leadership development team and progress through the program
with a core group of eight to 10 classmates. “The teams will provide
mutual support through the rigorous curriculum and will provide mutual
support through common coursework and study groups,” Kropiewnicki
explains. Candidates also will be assigned a mentor instead of the
traditional faculty advisor.
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IF WE COMPETE IN BUSINESS WE
will naturally seek out and do business
with and prefer to do business with
businesses and people that we like.
There is nothing rational or logical
about that. Harley is competing with
the absolute best manufacturing
companies in the world. If we can
get people, for whatever irrational
reason, to like us just a little bit more
than they like everybody else, we
can become more
competitive.
Ken Schmidt, former director of communications for Harley-Davidson,
shared how to “Make Some Noise” at the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in March.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
Sidhu School MBA students worked side by side
with 10 counterparts from Punjabi University,
India, as part of a new exchange program.
The Indian students came to the Wilkes campus
Feb. 24 to March 17 and took the course Business
Issues in a Dynamic Environment.American and
Indian students worked together in groups to present
an overview of eight U.S. industry sectors, including
technology, transportation and pharmaceuticals.
As Anthony Liuzzo, professor of business and
economics, covered topics like antitrust law and
federal and state regulations, students from Punjab
School of Management Studies shared perspectives
Punjabi MBA students added a cross-cultural dimension to the course Business Issues in a
from their country. “Our students noted that
Dynamic Environment. PHOTO BY GARY HOSKINS
they’ve been taught about diversity, but they could
actually feel the cultural diversity in this class,” Liuzzo says, adding that Punjab and Sidhu School students
also had opportunity to eat lunch and shop together. “This was very helpful to both sides.”
This fall, economics Professor Wagiha Taylor will take several Sidhu School MBA students to Punjabi
University. Says Liuzzo: “It is truly an international exchange.”
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�athletics
Striking
Achievement
PITCHER AGRESTI
IN LINE TO BREAK
NCAA STRIKEOUT RATIO
RECORD
By Erin Sweeney M’07
Laurie Agresti averaged 12.1 strikeouts per game in 2006. PHOTO BY WARREN RUDA
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HE UNASSUMING, BESPECTACLED STUDENT WALKS
across the greenway to attend class in her senior year, the female
Clark Kent of Wilkes University. On the softball mound, however,
Laurie Agresti becomes almost superhuman.
Over the past three years, Agresti has been a powerhouse on
the mound, fueling the University’s softball program. A three-time
Freedom Conference Pitcher of the Year, Agresti enters her final season with
the Lady Colonels ranked eighth on the NCAA Division III career strikeout
list, with 780. Averaging an outstanding 12.4 strikeouts per game during her
first three seasons, the hard-throwing right-hander is in line to break the
Division III record for career strikeout ratio, which currently stands at 10.8
per game.The Harrisburg, Pa., native also will look to reach the 1,000
strikeout mark this spring, becoming
one of only four student-athletes in
NCAA Division III history to reach
the plateau.
Agresti has garnered a plethora of
accolades during her prolific career at
Wilkes. After fashioning an overall
record of 15-6 on the mound in
2006, including seven wins by
shutout, she was named a National
Fastpitch Coaches Association East
Region All-American.The hurler led
the Lady Colonels to a 28-15 record
during the campaign and the
Freedom Conference championship.
She pitched in all four games for
Wilkes in the NCAA Division III
East Regional Tournament and was
named to the All-Tournament team
for her efforts. In 139 innings of
work last season, Agresti averaged
12.1 strikeouts per game, fanning 241
hitters while walking just 22. She
allowed the opposition to hit a mere
.135 against her en route to a 0.76
earned run average.
Besides her success on the
mound, Agresti is an accomplished
student. The accounting major is a
four-year member of the dean’s list
and a Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public
Accountants scholar. The 2006 season saw Agresti
earn a berth on the ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-District II College Division
Softball first team, after garnering second-team
honors as a sophomore.
Coach Frank Matthews is proud of Agresti’s
achievements but expects a lot more to come,
both on and off the field. “Laurie is the best
pitcher ever at Wilkes University. She will set
the NCAA strikeout ratio record this year, and
she will get 1,000 strikeouts – all while
maintaining a 3.7 GPA.”
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BASEBALL CAREER WHILE
EARNING ACCOUNTING DEGREE
By Kim Bower-Spence
Chmiel, shown here on his baseball card, was ranked eighth among “power prospects” for
batting in the Orioles’ minor league system. PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
working with the numbers and doing the taxes.”This year, he taught the tax
course and had cranked out 70 returns for Liberty Tax Service before leaving
for spring training. “In case baseball doesn’t work out, I’m realistic, and I’ll
have my college education to fall back on.”
Chmiel missed the first week of classes as he finished out baseball season in
Bluefield but then turned his attention to full-time studies. For spring
semester, he lightened his class load to just seven credits. Business Professor Jeff
Alves and accounting Professor Nandita Das recorded lectures and PowerPoint
presentations so Chmiel could keep up with lessons.
“We do not often have a student with Paul’s range of interests and talents,”
Alves explains.“When we do, I try to make sure that he or she has the
opportunity to stretch and learn as much as they can – and this means outside the
classroom as well as inside.”
Chmiel completed his responsibilities for his team’s successful business
project. During spring training, he will continue the course with copies of the
class presentations and audio clips of classes online. And he will submit
homework and take all quizzes – including unannounced – and exams on the
same schedule as classmates.
Chmiel misses more than class. One of the bigger challenges is being away
from girlfriend Trisha Nawrocki, his co-valedictorian at Pittston Area High
School and a finance major at Villanova University.
He got off to a rough start in Bluefield, starting last season 0-21 at bat. “I
wound up hitting over .300 the next two months and ended up at .300 for
the season.” A March article in Inside the Warehouse ranked him eighth among
“power prospects” in the Orioles’ minor league system. Chmiel’s goal for this
season is to keep building skills and getting the attention of coaches.
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students took off for spring break,
freshman Paul Chmiel headed
to Sarasota, Fla., for spring
training with the Baltimore
Orioles farm system.
The Orioles selected the 6-foot-6-inch 20-yearold in the 22nd round of the 2005 draft – on the
same day as his high school graduation.The Orioles
deal included a signing bonus and college tuition.
An Outstanding Leaders Scholar in the Sidhu
School of Business and Leadership, the accounting
major played first base for Baltimore’s rookie team, the
Bluefield (W.Va.) Orioles, in 2006. Chmiel hopes this
spring season finds him moving up to the Aberdeen
(Md.) IronBirds, Baltimore’s Class A affiliate.
Training starts with a half-hour of stretching and
20 minutes of throwing.Then the team breaks into
positions and works on basic defensive drills before
finishing up with about an hour of batting. In the
afternoon, players move on either to exhibition
games or more conditioning, base running or
individual training.The day’s work may end as early
as 12:30 p.m. or as late as 5:30 p.m.“It’s the same
thing every single day, seven days a week for spring
training,” Chmiel says. During the extended season,
he gets off every fifth day.
Chmiel took a year off academically before
beginning studies at Wilkes in fall 2006. Not to sit
idle, he took a free tax course while waiting to
launch his professional career. “I really liked
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Users of the online plant guide click through a series of choices to identify specimens.
Image Sources: Patricia Merwine • Texas A and M University • USDA PLANTS Database •
Wildflowers and Other Natural Wonders of the Southeastern United States.
OVER NEARLY A DECADE, STUDENTS HAVE DEVELOPED AN
ONLINE PLANT IDENTIFICATION GUIDE FOR KIRBY PARK
By Bill Wolfson
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s a natural realm, it is not large and its
green subjects do not number in the
millions. But the 65 acres of special habitat
comprising the Kirby Park Natural Area
bordering the west bank of the Susquehanna
River across from Wilkes-Barre are home to
about 130 members of the plant kingdom.
A few of the natives are rarely found in urban
settings, many others are common, while at
least two species – Japanese knotweed and
mustard garlic – are aliens that muscled their
way in.The natural area is also home to more
than 200 species of birds, at least 12 mammals
and other creatures such as amphibians,
reptiles and insects.
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Species belonging to the plant kingdom in the park have
long been of special interest to Kenneth M. Klemow,
professor of biology and geoenvironmental science. Since
1998, teams of Wilkes University students under his
tutelage have developed two taxonomic keys on the World
Wide Web, soon to be downloadable onto
hand-held devices.Whether desktop-based
or mobile, computer-powered keys can
incorporate text, images and “instant
search” capabilities not possible in printed,
often hefty biological field guides and
technical manuals.
When powered by a handheld computer,
users can take these large databases of
information directly to the specimens they
want to identify, speeding up the process and also eliminating any
need to disturb rare or endangered species for classification inside a
four-walled laboratory.
KEYS AND HOW THEY WORK
axonomic keys are usually developed in one of two
formats: dichotomous or polyclave. Klemow’s students
continue to refine both.
Dichotomous keys (the most common and easiest for
most people to use) offer the user successive choices between
two contrasting statements called couplets. Using a dichotomous
key can be compared to traveling down a road with many side
streets: To arrive at the right address, correct choices must be
made all along the journey. If, for example, an evergreen is to be
correctly identified, one pair of couplets may ask: “Are the
needle-like leaves mostly in clusters or are they scattered or
alternate?” By choosing the right answers to successive couplets,
the specimen is finally identified.
“I’m glad they continue to refine the dichotomous key Web
site because for younger students and casual hikers who haven’t
mastered their botanical terminology, a graphic interface is more
user friendly,” observes Jessica (Kwasny) Guy ’00, now a dentist
in Mount Pocono, Pa. Though she majored in biology, Guy
learned much about creating frames-based Web pages as she
upgraded previous students’ work. “I believe the concept of the
dichotomous key paired with today’s programming capabilities
and wireless technologies will achieve the goals we dreamed
about seven years ago.”
In contrast, polyclave keys allow users to enter the key at any
point and choose the most obvious or important characteristics
of the specimen to identify – no need to travel the length of the
entire road to arrive at the correct destination. This type of
key, however, usually requires understanding of biological
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Senior Zachary Wilson, left, and Professor Ken Klemow examine
foxtail in Kirby Park. PHOTOS BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
terminology; for instance, “Are the leaves pinnately or
palmately compound?”
“Polyclave keys are often written in a very cryptic
manner, which makes them difficult to understand for people
who aren’t professional botanists,” Klemow observes.“You really
have to learn a whole new vocabulary, which is not a problem
if you’re a professional botanist. But most people don’t use words
like these and don’t want to learn them.” Klemow stresses,
however, that polyclave keys are great learning tools for the
biologically tempered among us. And because they tend to be
database-oriented, they lend themselves more easily to manipulation and management by computers.
Complicating matters for biologically disinclined souls, both
types of traditional keys often lack pictures and illustrations.
While the online keys to Kirby Park remain works in progress,
the dichotomous version with photographs is largely complete.
It can be found on the Web at http://kirbypl.wilkes.edu/.
Ongoing development
of the keys for nearly a
decade has resulted in rich
educational experiences
and collaborations between
students in the biology and
mathematics and computer
science departments. “By
having a biologist work
with a computer science
person, the result is a real
synthesis of something that
neither person can do
alone,” Klemow believes.
“There’s good educational
value to that – interdisciplinary collaborations can
yield some very good
science.”
- Amie D’Angelo ’98
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SENSE of PRIDE
to have been
a part of it....
I try to PAY IT
FORWARD –
to students
I TEACH today.
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he Kirby Park keys, because their development is collaborative and ongoing, follow the “wiki” model: a Web site
or similar online resource allowing users to add and edit
content collectively. A wiki (from wiki wiki, a
Hawaiian-language phrase for fast) also can be a form of software
that handles complex problems with simple solutions. “We were
doing wiki before wiki became fashionable,” Klemow chuckles.
“Our students continue to build a tool in a successive way.
The result is something that none of the groups could have
done alone.” Next steps: versions downloadable to hand-held
computers, smart phones and similar hand-held devices.
“Technology is becoming a bigger part of our everyday life,”
observes Ryan Stetz, class of ’07. “In a few years, just about
everybody is going to have an iPod or PDA device.” Stetz partnered
with classmate and fellow biology major Zachary Wilson ’07 to
re-program the dichotomous version of the key for hand-helds.
“Our project demonstrates where much of science seems to be
headed,”Wilson explains.“We’re getting away from the paper-based
world and more and more, we’re going electronic.”
The pair also began work on what will become podcasts for
Kirby Park and several other natural areas. After downloading
onto hand-held devices, commentary will augment what visitors
are seeing along nature trails as they hike from station to station.
Stetz’s and Wilson’s unfinished work represents a great
opportunity for future senior project teams.
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WILD, “TAMED,” NOW WILD AGAIN
iparian zones, or habitats, are the green, vegetated
areas found along river and stream banks. Subject to
repeated flooding, they are especially worthy of
protection and preservation because of the many
important functions they perform: purifying water by removing
sediments and contaminants, reducing risk of wider flooding,
preventing erosion and supporting a diversity of plant and
wildlife species, to list just a few. Klemow, current students and
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ABOUT KEYS AND TAXONOMY
Taxonomy — the science of precisely classifying plants
and animals — often relies on keys traditionally in the form
of booklet-style guides. Botanists and zoologists develop
them to help identify an organism down to its genus and
species. The process of using a key to identify an organism
is known as “keying it out.”
View the Kirby Key Online Plant Identification Guide
at http://kirbypl.wilkes.edu/.
Seniors Zachary Wilson, left, and
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“Nine years down the road, I still come back periodically to
the Kirby key to see what people have added, what they’ve
changed and how they’ve improved it,” says Amie D’Angelo ’98,
now teaching physical science in the Hazleton (Pa.) Area School
District. The first students to work on the project, D’Angelo
teamed with Anastasia (Gurdock) Zabielski. “I feel a great sense
of pride to have been a part of it,” D’Angelo reflects.“I look back
with deep appreciation for how much Dr. Klemow helped me
learn – about plant and tree identification, riparian zones like
Kirby Park, how important they are in maintaining the health of
our waterways and so much more. I try to pay it forward – to
students I teach today.”
Ryan Stetz work in the herbarium.
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I can already see
the NETWORK
of regional keys all
SHARING
information with a
central database....
It’s a LIVING
PROJECT,
perpetual and
COMMUNITYBASED.
alumni all note how unusual it is to
find such a specialized habitat still
existing in the heart of a city. Many
riparian zones disappeared long ago,
eliminated by factories, mills, mines,
urban development, farmland and
other human-driven modifications
to our ecosystem.
The Kirby family donated the
tract to the city in 1927, and it
quickly became a popular recreation area. The land was cleared of
many native trees and vegetation,
and a small zoo, arboretum and a
greenhouse dotted an increasingly
manicured landscape in the northern section of the park. Gravel was
mined in the southern section.
- Jessica (Kwasny) Guy ’00
Almost all original riparian habitat
was destroyed.
Only a decade later, the Army
Corps of Engineers constructed the
first levee along the too-often
flooded Susquehanna River, effectively bisecting Kirby Park. All
the land along the river-side of the levee quickly began to revert
to what it had been for millennia, a natural riparian forest. Stands
of sycamore, black locust and silver maple trees – all common to
Pennsylvania’s riparian habitats – form a dense canopy once
again, while spring beauty, dutchman’s britches, trillium and
other herbaceous plants carpet the forest floor.
Now at age 70, the Kirby Park Natural Area is again
approaching maturity. Its location just across the river from the
University makes it a convenient and very accessible living
laboratory for Klemow, generations of Wilkes biology students
yet to follow and anyone else who wants to learn.The taxonomic
keys make the learning easier.
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When the Kirby Park keys are complete, work by
Klemow and future students will not end at the park’s
borders. He estimates Luzerne County alone is home to
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more than 2,000 plant species. Plus, many thousands
more birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, mollusks, insects
and spiders offer enough taxonomical work to keep students and
others busy for years to come.
Then there’s the rest of the commonwealth. Never short on
ideas or enthusiasm, Klemow and former students envision
Above left to right: Professor Ken Klemow, Zachary Wilson
and Ryan Stetz give a newspaper photographer a botany
tour of Kirby Park. PHOTOS BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
alliances with other educational institutions.“I can
already see the network of regional keys all
sharing information with a central database,”
envisions Guy. “It’s a living project, perpetual and communitybased.Anyone – students, environmental club members and even
the random person with a camera phone – could e-mail photos
and descriptions to the key for review and entry.” It might find
use in ecological monitoring, mapping invasive species or
charting maturation of forests.
Such a vision might be coordinated by organizations such as the
Pennsylvania Biodiversity Partnership, a broad-based, public-private
partnership created in 2001 to promote conservation of native
species and their habitats. Its formation came as a direct response to
a recommendation made by the Pennsylvania 21st Century
Environment Commission. Klemow chairs a committee for the
organization that focuses on biodiversity informatics – the creation,
integration, analysis and understanding of information regarding
biological diversity.
“There are a couple of models that I think we could explore
to develop sets of statewide taxonomic keys,” he says.“We could
carve up the work geographically, county by county perhaps, or
we could do it by biological classification:‘You folks do the trees,
we’ll take the shrubs ...’ ”
Collaborative efforts such as those envisioned by the professor
and his current and former students would have been difficult if
not impossible before the emergence of the Internet and World
Wide Web.“When Web browsers developed with their ability to
link words to text blocks and provide images, it just hit me that
this is something that should be easily doable to help people
identify the specimen they are looking at,” Klemow remembers.
Using the power of computational and information
technologies to organize, analyze and transmit biological data,
the biology professor and his students are finding new ways to
easily share information – whether from a city park in WilkesBarre or the other side of the planet.
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STUDENTS AID NEW ORLEANS RELIEF EFFORTS
2:30 p.m. Monday, March 5
By Zach Bremmer
Yesterday we went to a Baptist church only a few miles from our
campsite, and the people we met greeted us so warmly.
We then went on a tour of the business district and the French
Quarter. It is truly a sobering experience driving through this
place. It was like a ghost town.
We moved into the area hit hardest by the flood. Seeing the
X’s marked on the doors of all the houses and buildings is just so
unreal.These marks were used by rescue workers to indicate that
the houses had been inspected, how many bodies were found,
how many hazards there were and date of the inspection. Rescue
teams also initialed the doors.
Right now we are doing yard work, cleaning up things that
haven’t been touched in 1.5 years.We see movies and books and
other items just left here. Families just had to leave everything. I
can’t imagine not having a home.
3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7
By Amanda Kunkel
In the backyard of the house I am working on, I found Bibles
and love letters scattered around. I didn’t read any of these letters
because they are private and I respect that.
I did read a card that was found opened. It read:“Time endures
and cannot fade the memories.” I can’t believe this card survived.
3 p.m. Friday, March 9
By Valerie Martinez
An amazing story of courage that I will never
ever forget is what a firefighter told me. His
name was Ribo and he was a part of the first
rescue team to help in the recovery efforts
during and after the flood. He told us that
when he was at a rescue shelter, he looked
across the way and spotted a young man
rowing in a small boat. Figherfighter Ribo
asked the young man who else was left in the
boat and the man replied that it was his
mother, but on the way to the shelter, she had
died.The firefighter asked the young man if
he was OK, if he needed anything. His reply
was, “Yes, I’m OK. I just want to go help
others stay alive.”
Jim Bochicchio removes
debris from a roof.
PHOTO BY LISA MULVEY
3 p.m. Friday, March 9
By Andrea Smallacombe
Last night the whole group sat around a campfire and began to
reflect on all of our fears. Someone wrote that she/he was afraid
that coming down here wasn’t going to make a difference. We
came to realize that we are helping, helping in a huge way.
Through our efforts, we have been able to help 10 families get
closer to coming home. And then after those 10 families come
home, they can begin to help others, like we did.We all realized
our efforts will cause a ripple effect.
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T
wenty-nine Wilkes students and five chaperones spent a
week in New Orleans on an alternative spring break.
Responding to the devastation caused by Hurricane
Katrina, the students worked with the National Relief
Network to clear debris from yards, demolish
dilapidated structures and gut homes.The students kept
daily journals excerpted here and documented work in photos.
Among those who gutted homes were, back row
from left: Chelsey Gosse, April Burko, Kaitlin
Taber-Miller, Steve Karpinski, Ashley Maresca,
Theresa Brewer, Steve Felter, Lisa Mulvey, Jim
Bochicchio, Patrina Jordan, Andrea Smallacombe;
and front row from left, Ann Loyek, Greta
Kleckner, Valerie Martinez, Jessica Krupski,
Allyson Bazarsky. PHOTO COURTESY OF MEGAN BOONE
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�adark
descent
Poignant Paintings By Artist with Alzheimer’s Move and Educate
POIGNANT PAINTINGS BY ARTIST
WITH ALZHEIMER’S MOVE
AND EDUCATE
By Kim Bower-Spence
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HE CONTRAST STRIKES IMMEDIATELY.
William Utermohlen’s 1967 self-portrait
depicts a confident young man with piercing
eyes. By 1996, a new portrait shows a much
older man with eyes wide, lips open,
conveying a sense of fear. His last attempt, in 2001, lacks
detail altogether, save for the nostrils. So the London-based
Utermohlen chronicled his own decline as a victim of Alzheimer’s
disease, with which he was diagnosed in 1995, at the age of 61.
Wilkes University, in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association
Greater Pennsylvania Chapter, brought the exhibit “The Later Works of
William Utermohlen” to the Farley Library in February. “I was so moved by it
because Alzheimer’s has touched my life and my family,” explains Eileen Sharp,
coordinator for health sciences professional programs at Wilkes.
The event commemorated 100 years since German physician Alois Alzheimer in 1906 first
described symptoms of the disease that bears his name. In addition to the exhibit, three
seminars gave students and the community opportunities to hear how families cope with this
disease, learn about the biology of brain diseases and discover what resources are available to
help patients and their caregivers.
�Facing Page: Utermohlen Self-Portrait, 1996.
Right: Utermohlen Self-Portrait, 1999.
ALL PHOTOS OF ART BY CHRISTINE SEITZINGER
'
This is a RARE
GIFT that
Utermohlen has
given us to see
the effects of
this disease.
You can see him
DISAPPEARING
– to himself
and to us.
– Eileen Sharp
Utermohlen
Self-Portrait, 1997.
''
Her organization can help families find resources such as day
care, counselors, psychologists, support groups and the Area
Agency on Aging.
Nicholas Metrus, a Binghamton, N.Y., sophomore biology
major with a premedical concentration, attended seminars and
brought his parents to the exhibit.A grandfather with Parkinson’s
disease and a great aunt with Alzheimer’s make the issue personal
for this aspiring geriatric physician.
He and his mother noted that the abstraction prominent in
Utermohlen’s earlier works was absent from the final painting,
which shows a head without features.“The entire face, as well as
the mind, had become all abstract.” He thought of the exhibit
and what he’d learned when visiting his aunt over spring break.
That is what Sharp had hoped Utermohlen’s paintings would
bring students. “We set up a variety of programs because I
wanted them to hear about the disease from a variety of
perspectives,” she says. “This is a rare gift that Utermohlen has
given us to see the effects of this disease. You can see him
disappearing – to himself and to us.”
To learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and
resources available, visit www.alz.org or call
(800) 272-3900.
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Significance of the disease will only grow as people live longer
and Baby Boomers age. Alzheimer’s and related dementias affect
one in 10 people age 65; at age 85, the figure climbs to almost
half, according to Estella Parker-Killian ’76, regional director for
the Alzheimer’s Association.
Neurosurgeon David Sedor ’85, who
lectured on diseases of the brain, says
Alzheimer’s starts with a little memory
problem that could have a number of
causes. However, over time, Sedor says,
memory lapses become more frequent
and are accompanied by paranoia
and agitation.
Improved MRI and CT scans simplify
As Alzheimer’s disease
diagnosis.“It’s a structural change you can
progresses, paranoia and
see, but it’s not reparable,” he adds. Easier
agitation accompany memory
diagnosis means a higher reporting of the
lapses, says neurosurgeon
David Sedor ’85.
disease; symptoms are no longer simply
PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK
attributed to old age.“They get labeled a
PHOTOGRAPHY
lot more now than they did before.”
The disease leaves plaques and
microscopic tangles of filaments in its wake. Advances and new
treatments have not made a big difference, Sedor says. Rather
than depend on medicines to fix damage, researchers seek
methods to protect cells earlier with genetic treatments. The
hope is that someday a targeted virus may be injected into
people who carry the gene that makes them susceptible to the
disease. In theory, that virus could alter problematic cells and
prevent the disease. “We’re a little ways away, unfortunately.”
Still, Parker-Killian finds reason for hope. New drugs can slow
progression in some patients. And “there’s more research going
on right now than there ever has been worldwide.”
People often avoid seeking diagnosis. “You’re starting a long
journey that’s just not going to end pretty,” knows
Parker-Killian, whose own grandmother
lived with the disease for
nearly 20 years. Even so, early
treatment may delay decline.
And doctors may find symptoms
come from some treatable
cause, such as blood pressure,
depression or medication.
If the diagnosis is Alzheimer’s,
Parker-Killian concedes, there is
no cure. “The hope is at best to
stabilize the disease. You’re not
going to deteriorate as quickly.”
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�HOLLYWOOD
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Hopeful
16
THEATRE ALUMNA LAUNCHES
ACTING CAREER SHARING SCREEN
WITH GEORGE CLOONEY AND
COURTENEY COX
By Cindy Taren
�Facing Page: The Wantage, N.J., native, shown here at High Point Regional
High School during a fall visit to her hometown, joined the Screen Actors
Guild in February. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEW JERSEY HERALD
Left: Trovillion played the lead female, Elmire, in Moliere’s Tartuffe in her
senior year at Wilkes. PHOTO BY DICK GILLESPIE
'
The GOALS
and DREAMS
that I’ve had
my whole life
are slowly
BECOMING
a REALITY.
Lauren Trovillion, Los Angeles
B.A., Theatre Arts 2005
Career: Has appeared as an actor in the film
Ocean’s Thirteen and is a regular on TV shows,
including Numb3rs and Passions
Notable: Expects to appear in this summer’s movie
Drillbit Taylor, starring Owen Wilson
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S
INCE GRADUATING FROM WILKES
University, Lauren Trovillion ’05 has been an FBI
agent, an assistant district attorney and a gambler.
All are roles she’s added to her resume since leaving
her New Jersey home for an acting career in
Hollywood in January 2006.
Within weeks of her arrival in California, she landed two jobs:
one for an independent film and the other for a television
commercial. By August, Trovillion was working on the set at
Warner Bros. Studios with Al Pacino and George Clooney for
the film Ocean’s Thirteen.
“It was my first major project, and I learned a lot about the
industry and where I needed to go from there,” Trovillion says
of the debut experience.
“The goals and dreams that I’ve had my whole life are slowly
becoming a reality,” says the 23-year-old Wantage, N.J., native.
The most exciting part is being surrounded by so much talent
and creativity every day. “It motivated me and encourages
me to succeed.”
Her current acting gigs include appearances on the CBS
crime drama Numb3rs, the ABC series Boston Legal and the
NBC soap opera Passions. In addition to these,Trovillion also has
a role in a television show called Dirt on FX, starring Courteney
Cox, and an ABC television comedy called Big Day. She also
expects to appear in the upcoming movie Drillbit Taylor, starring
Owen Wilson.
“It was always so hard to be taken seriously when I told people
that I wanted to be an actor,” Trovillion remembers. “Now I’m
realizing that it actually is possible to make a career of doing
what I love to do.”
Trovillion joined the Screen Actors Guild in February. “From
there my plan is to get an agent and really dive into auditions.”
Trovillion says her Wilkes experience has prepared her well
for life after college, and professors like Joseph Dawson, chair
and associate professor of Visual and Performing Arts, are
part of the reason she has made it so far and will continue to
challenge herself in the future.
“(The professors at Wilkes) took whatever talent I had and
showed me how to use it.They inspired me and encouraged me
each and every day. It is because of them that I now have a
theater career as opposed to just a theater degree,”Trovillion says.
“It's not uncommon for theater majors to get professional
work after graduation,” explains Dawson. Wilkes has several
alumni who have built upon their college experience to become
stage performers or have involvement in other aspects of the
institutions of performance and production. Trovillion “has
movie star looks and is a very accomplished dancer who had
modeling experience before she came to Wilkes. She made
connections in the Los Angeles area through Adam Hill, who
used to teach here from 1996 to 2005.”
“Lauren was a delight in class and terrific onstage because she
worked hard at academics, dance, voice and acting classes,”
explains Bonnie Culver, English professor and director of the
master of creative writing program at Wilkes.
While at Wilkes, Trovillion was
nominated for an Irene Ryan Acting
Scholarship, a national award, for her
portrayal of Portia in the University’s
production of Julius Caesar.
Though she regrets having to be so
far away from family and loved ones at
home, Trovillion is grateful for the
chance to spend so much time with
other talented young actors who also
are striving for greatness. “I get to
watch some of the greatest actors out
there at work and learn from them.”
“I think the most important thing is
to stay hungry,” she adds. “I don’t
know exactly what the future has in
store for me, but I know if I stay
focused on what I want and never
settle, I will succeed.”
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�ON THE
M
Ball
ARTY BLAKE’S CAREER IN
professional sports began at age 13, when
the Wilkes-Barre Barons basketball
team’s scorekeeper failed to show up for
a game. Blake was pulled from the stands
and paid $1 to do the job that night.
Now 80, Blake ’50 still serves as the National Basketball
Association’s director of scouting. Discovering such talents as
Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Tim Hardaway and Ben
Wallace, he is considered the number one authority on college
and professional basketball in the world. He writes a weekly
column on NBA.com called “Travels with Marty.”
Blake was the first NBA official to tap the international market
for players. In 2005, Blake won the prestigious Bunn Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame. He also received the Guardians of the Game Award
from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, of which
he’s been an associate member for 44 years.
After service in the Army and attending the University of
Pennsylvania a year, he applied to Wilkes College under the GI Bill.
While at Wilkes, Blake organized softball leagues, dances, picnics
and other events. The journalism student worked on
The Beacon and wrote columns for the Wyoming Valley Sports
Journal. He also was a member of the theater club.
Blake spent summers working for the local professional baseball
team, a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians also called the
Barons, where he ran programs and began scouting prospects. At
19, Blake received his matchmaker license and became the
youngest licensed boxing promoter in the country, bringing
Marty Blake
WILKES | Summer 2007
Alpharetta, Ga.
18
Journalism Major, 1950
Career: NBA Director of Scouting
Notable: Won the Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from
the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005
“MOST QUOTED MAN
IN BASKETBALL”
DISCOVERED DENNIS
RODMAN AND
SCOTTIE PIPPEN
By Emily Vincent
professional boxing and wrestling matches to Wilkes-Barre.
In 1954, Milwaukee Hawks owner Ben Kerner hired Blake as
the organization’s only employee. Blake served as ticket salesman,
traveling secretary, front office staff, advertising director,
announcer and more. Blake cataloged players and scouted – just
like he did for baseball.
Blake convinced Kerner to move the team to St. Louis in
1955. Kerner sold the team to an Atlanta group, and Blake moved
with the team again.
Shortly after the 1970 draft, Blake became president of the
Pittsburgh Condors of the American Basketball Association.A year
later, he founded his scouting business in Alpharetta, Ga., where he
lives with wife Marcia, an artist and photographer, and runs Marty
Blake & Associates with son Ryan. The family also includes son
Eliot, daughter Sarah and four grandkids.
Blake also enjoyed an acting
career. He appeared in several stage
productions and two movies. In
the 1946 movie They Were Expendable,
a war epic starring John Wayne,
he was cast as an extra. “They were
looking for soldiers to wear their
fatigues,” Blake recalls. “I got $12 to
play a dead soldier.” He also appeared
in the 1994 basketball movie Blue
Chips, starring Nick Nolte and
Shaquille O’Neal.
“Basketball has been the life’s work
of trusted advisor and scout Marty
Blake, who has been contributing to
the game of basketball for over 50
years,” says John L. Doleva, Hall of
Fame president and chief executive
officer. “He has reserved his place in
basketball history while he continues
to seek out new talent for tomorrow.”
'
Blake...is
considered the
NUMBER
ONE
AUTHORITY
on college and
professional
basketball in
the WORLD.
''
�ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF NBA PHOTOS
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Blake talks to former NBA player and
Atlanta Hawks guard Jon Barry.
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�alumni news
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New Leadership Takes
Helm of Association
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By the time you receive this issue of Wilkes
magazine, your alumni association will have
confirmed its new leadership.With a plan for
succession in place, it is easier for successful (and
busy!) alumni to make the commitment to serve as
an officer.The maximum length of service from
point of entry in the process (second vice
president) to service as president is six years. Each
term of office is one year, and each officer may be
re-elected once.
After two years in the role of first vice president
and the development and implementation of the
organization’s strategic work plan, George Pawlush
’69 has sought and secured the presidency.
Following two years as second vice president,
Terrence Casey ’82 will assume the position of
first vice president. Upon the recommendation of
the nominating committee and confirmation of
the board at its March 23 meeting, John Wartella
’84 assumes responsibility as second vice
president. As development committee chair for
the past year, Wartella brought new levels of
participation to the board.
Stay tuned as the next class of directors is
selected.This group of at least seven alumni will
serve a three-year term ending in 2010 and will
carry out the work of the association. All board
members serve on various committees and task
groups to develop programs and benefits for Wilkes
alumni. Consideration is given to the
demographics of the constituency as candidates are
selected to reflect the alumni population.
Outgoing President Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
inaugurated a new era for the association. Her
management of the strategic work plan and
deployment of able volunteers to the myriad
processes and tasks has resulted in a strong, focused
and motivated organization.With the adoption of
the amendment to the bylaws, she assumes the
position of historian for the coming year.
If you are interested in serving as a member of
the board or its committees, e-mail us at
alumni@wilkes.edu.
– By Sandra Carroll
George Pawlush
Aims to Build
Relationships
Incoming Alumni
Association President
George Pawlush ’69 knows
Wilkes. He holds bachelor’s
and master’s degrees from
the University, where he
George Pawlush ’69
began his 38-year professional career. He has served Wilkes as sports information director and
public relations director.
Pawlush now is vice president of public relations and community
affairs at Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, Conn. Prior to joining the
Greenwich senior management staff in 1996, he held senior public
relations positions at Danbury Hospital,Yale-New Haven Hospital and
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre.
“Throughout my entire professional career, I have been involved in
building relationships,” Pawlush says. “As president of the alumni
association, I will try to enhance our relations with University
administration and faculty, and with alumni. Working together, we can
be a force for getting out the good word about Wilkes. We have
alumni doing wonderful things throughout the world. I believe there
are some great stories to be told. I feel these stories can inspire new
support for our University. I plan to do everything possible to
make this happen.”
George’s wife, Carol ’79, and son George IV ’98 are both Wilkes
graduates.The Pawlush family also includes two other grown
children,Tim and Tina.
PLAN NOW TO ATTEND HOMECOMING 2007
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Homecoming 2007,
Oct. 5 to 7. Expect some very special events, including:
• Dedication of the Karambelas alumni pergola.
• Celebration of the life of Dean George Ralston.
• Commemoration of the founding of the University 75 years ago.
• Recognition of the contributions of the Army Air Corps 6th
College Training Detachment to the strength of its host college,
our antecedent institution, Bucknell University Junior College.
Those are just a few highlights of the weekend! Oktoberfest will again
coincide with homecoming weekend, so Wilkes-Barre will be an even
livelier town than usual. The Crew Club will host another regatta,
bringing a number of other schools to the area. Make your
reservations early so you have the hotel of your choosing. Be sure to
mention your Wilkes alumni affiliation to receive special rates.
�alumni news
Explore Exotic Locales with Fellow Alumni
French Riviera
Departs March 2, 2008
Price per person: twin, $1,849; single, $2,249
Tropical Costa Rica
Departs Nov. 7, 2007
Price per person: twin, $1,999; single, $2,499
Highlights
• San José • Poás Volcano
• Thermal Spa Resort • Caño
Negro Refuge • Monteverde
Cloud Forest • Guanacaste
Join fellow Wilkes University
alumni as they travel to Costa Rica
for nine days.This trip includes round-trip air travel from
Allentown, Pa., hotel transfers, air taxes and current fuel
surcharges. Eight breakfasts, two lunches and seven dinners are
included. Fuel charges are subject to change until trip is paid in
full. Cost does not include insurance of $120 per person.
Highlights
• Nice • Flower Market • Chagall Museum
• Grasse Perfumerie • St. Paul De Vence •
Ventimiglia • San Remo • St.Tropez •
Cannes • Antibes • Picasso Museum •
Villefranche • Rothschild Villa and Gardens
• Monaco Oceanographic Museum
The price of this eight-day trip includes round-trip air travel
from Newark, N.J., air taxes, hotel transfers and current fuel
surcharges (subject to increase until paid in full). Six breakfasts
and four dinners are included in the cost. It does not include
insurance of $120 per person.
For more information on any of these trips, contact Michelle Diskin ’95, associate director of Alumni Relations,
at (570) 408-4134 or michelle.diskin@wilkes.edu.
The nominating committee of the Alumni Association has completed the
process of reviewing the association bylaws and proposing revisions to bring
them into alignment with best practice.
The revisions passed by more than the required two-thirds vote of the
board of directors, which is composed of 39 members.Thirty-two members
voted, with 81 percent of the voting members voting “yes.”The result of these
changes provides all officers with one-year rather than two–year terms, with
the option of succeeding themselves for one additional consecutive term.With
these approved changes, now confirmed by the Board of Trustees at its April
13 meeting, officers will be put forward as a slate by the committee for a
confirmation vote of the board of directors.The same will be true of the
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incoming “class” of directors; competition among
candidates/nominees now takes place at the
committee level.The Alumni Association will
continue to invite alumni to nominate themselves
and others in Wilkes magazine and online at
The Colonel Connection.
“Too many times we lose key volunteers due to
the competitive election process, and that is what
we are trying to avoid,” explains Sandra Carroll,
executive director of the Alumni Association and
Alumni Relations.The best volunteers have busy
lives and can’t imagine themselves committing to
a 12-year stint in office. “This effectively limits
their commitment to a total of six years from
start to finish.”
The new process also saves the university time
and more than $10,000 in printing and postage
costs.This move makes sense as there is a low
response rate on the mailed ballots (about 1
percent). “We thank everyone who was involved
with the process of the revision to the bylaws, and
we look forward to your nominations in the
months ahead,” Carroll concludes.
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Alumni Association Revises Election Bylaws
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�class notes
1960
George Murdock is retired,
but he keeps active with his
four grandchildren. He
resides in Wilkes-Barre with
his wife, Lorraine.
1963
Philip Siegel will retire this
year from his position as
visiting instructor in
accounting at Florida Atlantic
University, Boca Raton, Fla.
He plans to spend most of the
year in Wilkes-Barre.
1965
Steve and Jane (’66) Paradise
have moved to West Paterson,
N.J. Steve is director of
Professional Liability Programs
and senior vice president of
CBS Coverage Group of
Plainview, N.Y. Jane is retired
from Merrick School District.
1970
Philip J. Thorick retires June
30, 2007, after 36 years as a
United Methodist minister.
He lives in the Binghamton,
N.Y., area.
1982
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Robert Cochran recently
returned from holiday visits to
Sweden and Iceland.
1983
Stuart Joshua Kall has
published his first novel,
Chocolate Princess: Schoolin’
and Killin’, available on
Amazon.com and through
his Web site,
chocolateprincess.net.
1984
William Ronca and wife
Patricia welcomed their first
child, Sophia Isabella, born
June 22, 2006.
The Board of Governors of the 6th College Training Detachment, also known as
the Bucknell University Junior College Flyboys, gathered March 20 in Cherry
Hill, N.J. From left to right are: John Horner, president; Joe Rodowsky, secretary
and treasurer; Jim Lynch; Arnold Rifkin, trustee liaison; Lou Holz, chairman; and
Art Pareene, air cadet. Not pictured is John Agren, vice president.
1988
William Griffin has been
promoted to vice president of
North American Channel
Sales at Autodesk Inc. His
group also manages North
American license compliance
activities, the Autodesk estore and the new Telesales
Center in Denver. Bill has
been with Autodesk for six
years. He lives in Orefield,
Pa., with his wife, Kelly, and
their four children.
PHOTO BY SANDRA CARROLL
1992
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Dr. Lori Truman-Kraft and
Jason Kraft of New Hope, Pa.,
welcomed their first child,
Benjamin Glyndon Kraft, on
Jan. 23, 2007.
1993
David Howard works for
Richer Feeds as a dairy
nutritionist. He is married
with two children.
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1994
Stephen Klem and his wife,
Lauren, welcomed their first
child,Trevor Stephen, on Aug.
14, 2006.
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Tommy Johns and Terry Casey ’82 share a laugh at a “Florida Swing”
alumni event in Naples, Fla.
Jennifer (Nagrant) Leddy
and her husband, Mark,
announce the birth of their
son, Jack Cooper, born Dec.
10, 2006.The couple also have
a 4-year-old son, Devon, and
reside in Collegeville, Pa.
Suzanne (Stanski) Scheible
and her husband, Robert,
announce the birth of their
daughter, Zoe Emma, born
May 17, 2006.The couple also
have a 4-year-old daughter,
Hannah, and reside in Green
Township, N.J.
1995
Gia (Andrejko) Shedd and
her husband,Tony, are
expecting their second baby
this summer.They are already
the proud parents of a
daughter, Kalyssa Sophia, born
July 29, 2004. Gia is a
seventh-grade school teacher
at the Valley View School
District.The family resides in
Jessup, Pa.
Tanya (Daigle) Zegers and
her husband, Ernie Zegers,
welcomed their first child,
Emma Margret, on Aug. 14,
2006.They reside in
Roscoe, N.Y.
�class notes
Burke sells metal detectors out of his home.
PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
Treasure Hunting Yields Business, Friendships for ’70 Graduate
A quarter-century of metal detecting has yielded
explains. He travels to coin shows, organizes treasure
Ed Burke ’70 everything from diamond rings to colonial
hunts and shows catalog jewelry in homes. He also sells
coins. The biggest treasures are the friendships
metal detectors.
teacher and football coach from Kingston, Pa.
A tax refund paid for his first metal detector in 1979.
At shows, he often lives out of a camper, rolling out the
awning and setting out his table and wares. At night,
fellow treasure hunters share stories and dinner around a
The hobby fed his interest in coin collecting and provided
campfire. Son Ed Jr. still goes with him, and wife Nancy
a fun activity to share with his three children. Today, the
joins them when she can.
hobby is almost a full-time job, run from a small office in
the back of his home.
Burke currently serves as vice president of the
“Right now I get a kick out of sales, but I still really
enjoy the metal detecting.” Beaches, picnic areas and
other locations where people gathered a century ago
national Federation of Metal Detectors and
provide fertile ground for treasure hunting, explains this
Archaeological Clubs. He is also president of the
history buff. “You have to find the places that are no
Susquehanna Valley Metal Detecting Club. His
longer there, the lots that have stairs that go nowhere. It
involvement takes him across the country to hunts and
takes detective work.”
shows from South Carolina to Arizona, and from New
England to Florida.
“I started my business by selling what I found with a
card table and a couple boxes of goodies,” Burke
Finds include heavy gold bracelets, rings, toys and
campaign buttons. The real fun comes in the hunt itself.
“Researching and finding something is great,” he says.
“Possessing it isn’t that great.”
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cultivated along the way, says this retired elementary
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�class notes
1996
Kristin (McNally) Goldberg
and her husband, Erik,
announce the birth of their
second daughter, Emerson
Grace Goldberg, on Feb. 6,
2007. Emmie is welcomed by
big sister Ellie Rose, born
Dec. 1, 2003.The family lives
in West Deptford, N.J.
Brian Pacanowski and his
wife, Lori, announce the birth
of their son, Benjamin Thomas,
born Dec. 20, 2006. He joins
siblings Kelsey, Kyle and
Hannah.The family resides in
Clarks Summit, Pa. Brian works
as the head pharmacist at CVS
in Clarks Summit.
1997
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Meredith (Cabrey)
Nascimento and her husband,
Christian, welcomed their first
son, Charles Nicholas, on July
3, 2006.
Leah (Yurcho) Sabatini and
husband Bruce welcomed
their first child,Tristen John,
on Nov. 20, 2006.
Dr. Scott K. Schonewolf has
joined the faculty at Southern
Illinois University School of
Medicine as an assistant
professor of family and
community medicine in
Carbondale, Ill. He specializes
in sports medicine and is also
associate director of SIU’s new
primary care sports medicine
fellowship. He is a native of
Harrisburg, Pa.
From the Colonels to the Eagles
Paul Domowitch ’77 still writes about football, just like he
Football is a year-round topic of discussion in
did as sports editor of Wilkes University’s weekly newspaper,
Philadelphia, where Domowitch’s online chats pique as
The Beacon. But now he analyzes professional football and
much passion two months post-season as in-season.
the Philadelphia Eagles rather than the Colonels.
“(Philadelphia) fans are probably as passionate as any
Fresh from Wilkes, the English major played semi-pro
you’re going to come across. Maybe Pittsburgh is the only
football and launched his professional writing career at the
one that comes close,” he says. “They really care about
Midland (Texas) Reporter Telegram before joining the Fort
football in this town, even though they don’t have a whole
Worth Star-Telegram. Domowitch now serves as profes-
lot of championships.”
sional football columnist for the
Domowitch himself steers clear of cheering on any
Philadelphia Daily News,
particular team. “When you’re covering something, it’s
where he’s worked
kind of like politics. Once I got out of Wilkes, I stopped
for 25 years.
rooting for anybody.”
One of 40 selectors for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he
visits at least a dozen training camps each summer. Once
games start, he spends weekends watching and analyzing
Eagles games. Post-season finds him covering playoffs and
Domowitch admits
that covering the
Super Bowl
“beats work.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE
the Super Bowl. Then attention turns to owner meetings,
scouting and the draft. “The exciting thing about covering
sports is it’s not the same thing every day.”
The Wilkes-Barre native confesses he enjoys a plum
PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS
assignment. “It certainly beats work,” he quips. “It’s
what I always wanted to do. The hours are long, and the
travel can sometimes be tough on family life, but
it’s a very gratifying life.”
Family includes his wife of 27 years, Shelly,
and daughters Allison, 23, and Amy, 21. “I’ve
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probably enjoyed watching my daughters
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play sports better than any professional
games I’ve covered.”
�class notes
President Tim Gilmour talks with Mollie and Gerry Moffatt ’63 during a
“Florida Swing” alumni event in Naples, Fla.
Meghan (LaVigna) Suhocki
and her husband adopted two
baby boys: Alex Luca, born
Dec. 1, 2005, 7 lbs. 3oz., 19.5
inches, 8:49 p.m.; and Jonah
William Suhocki, born Dec.
28, 2006, 6 lbs. 13 oz., 20
inches, 9:34 a.m.
1998
Daniel Rickard earned an
M.B.A. degree from Wilkes
University, graduating in
January 2007. He works for
Pennsylvania American Water
Co. as an engineering project
manager and currently resides
in Kingston, Pa.
2000
Wendy-Ann Oresick and her
husband welcomed their
second child, Olivia Elisabeth,
on June 28, 2006. She joins
big brother,Tyler Michael.
Michael Vivian works at the
State Correctional Institution
at Retreat, in Hunlock Creek,
Pa., recently marking his fifth
year there. He works in a dual
diagnosed therapeutic
community program as a
primary counselor.Vivian
recently enrolled at Kaplan
University to seek a master’s
degree in criminal justice.
Tiffany Smith is a professional
actress in Freaks, an
off-Broadway production.
2004
Bill Burke works for
Household Finance, a
subsidiary of HSBC Bank. He
has worked in several locations
in the Accelerated Management
Trainee program. In November
2006, he accepted a promotion
that landed him back in
Wilkes-Barre. He is now the
branch sales manager for the
company’s Wilkes-Barre
branch. He currently lives in
Zion Grove, Pa., with
fiancée Mindy.
2005
Vincent Hartzell and Kristen
Dulick (’06) were married
Oct. 14, 2006, in Bethlehem,
Pa. The couple reside in
Richmond,Va. Kristen is
currently a pharmacy primary
care resident at the McGuire
VA Medical Center, and
Vincent is one of 10
pharmacists honored by the
One to One Patient
Counseling Program and
Pharmacy Today. He is a
manager at CVS Care Center
in Glen Allen,Va.
Dale Heller is a publicist for
Avenue Q and other Broadway
productions.
Jason Holloway is a financial
representative for
Northwestern Mutual
Financial Network.
Ben Ptashinsky is a singer in a
production called The HoopDee-Doo Musical Revue at Walt
Disney World, Fla.
2001
Amanda (Abramoske) Albert
and her husband, Paul,
welcomed their first child,
Hailey Grace, on Dec. 22,
2006.They reside in
Glastonbury, Conn.
2003
Christina Baigis married
William Woronko on Dec. 22,
2006.The couple currently
reside in Shavertown, Pa.
Elizabeth (Alles) Sheakoski
married Brian Sheakoski on
Sept. 16, 2006. Beth is a sales
manager for the Sandestin
Left to right: Jeff Slank ’95, Jean Matz, Marty Williams, George Matz ’71,
President Tim Gilmour, John Williams ’58 and Patricia Stout Williams ’56
gathered in St. Pete’s Beach, Fla., in February.
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Philip H. Siegel Jr. works in
Bonita Springs, Fla., as a cost
accountant in the
construction industry.
Marriotts, and Brian is a captain
and pharmacist in the U.S.Air
Force.They reside in Florida.
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�class notes
Aaron Tufankjian '93 and wife Courtney Cachet enjoy an alumni event in south Florida.
2006
Denise Blacker is an equity
stage manager for an
off-Broadway production of
Theopholis Now.
Carlos Candelario is a
professional actor in National
Players touring company of
Washington, D.C.
Rachel Dyer is a professional
actor in National Players
touring company of
Washington, D.C.
Master’s Degrees
In Memoriam
2006
Suzanne Dailey is an
elementary teacher in the
Easton Area School District.
She and her husband, Richard,
welcomed the birth of their
third child, Avery Kate, on
Oct. 16, 2006. She joins
brother Caden and sister
Olivia.The family resides in
Nazareth, Pa.
1949
Arthur J. Rice Jr., 82, of Forty
Fort, Pa., died April 15, 2006,
at Wesley Village in Jenkins
Township, where he had been
living for more than a year. He
graduated from Forty Fort
High School and Wilkes
College. He was a weather
observer in the U.S. Army Air
Forces during World War II and
worked at Glen Alden Coal
Company. He retired from
IBM in Vestal, N.Y.
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�class notes
Remembering Tom Bigler,
Professor Emeritus and
Veteran Newsman
Television news pioneer and Wilkes Professor Emeritus
Thomas A. Bigler, 85, of Edwardsville, died March 2, 2007.
“Tom was many things to many people,” recalls
students. Since his death, I've heard from many former
students who all communicated a deep respect for how
this man modeled the kind of person and professional
they hope to be. I can think of no higher compliment for a
teacher than that.”
Bigler graduated from high school in Hazleton and
studied at Ithaca College. He received his bachelor’s
communications professor Andrea Frantz. “He was a
degree in communications from Wilkes University in 1993.
teacher, a journalist, a voice of conscience. For me, Tom
The Edwardsville, Pa., resident began his broadcasting
was an incredible friend and mentor, but perhaps, more
career as a part-time announcer in Hazleton during the
importantly, he was a great friend, mentor and champion
summers of 1939–41. In 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army
for many, many people and organizations in this
Air Forces, where he spent most of his World War II
community. He represented beautifully the sort of
service flying over India and Indochina. When he returned
leadership and ethical ideal I encourage among our
to the United States, he resumed his broadcasting career
serving several radio stations as announcer and news
director. He also served as news director for WNEP-TV and
was news director and vice president for news and public
affairs at WBRE-TV, where he became well-known for his
daily on-air editorials.
Upon his retirement from broadcasting in 1986, Bigler
wrote a column for the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. He also
chaired the communications department at Wilkes
University, where he taught a variety of journalism courses,
including: basic and advanced news writing, editorial
writing, ethics and First Amendment law. He also advised
the student newspaper, The Beacon, and helped establish
Wilkes University’s Thomas Shelburne Telecommunication
Studio, a state-of-art television broadcasting center. Bigler
retired from full-time teaching in 2001.
Bigler was an active community leader, serving on
numerous boards of directors, including: the Osterhout
Free Public Library, Family Service Association, the WilkesBarre Association for the Blind, Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
Commerce, Wilkes-Barre Human Relations Commission,
Wyoming Valley Historical and Geological Society, Ethics
Institute of NEPA and the League of Women Voters. In
addition, Bigler co-founded and served on the board of
Leadership Wilkes-Barre. He was an active member of
B’Nai B’rith Temple, Torch Club, NAACP and the
Pennsylvania Associate Press Broadcasters Association,
Memorial donations may be sent to either the
Tom Bigler Scholar Fund at Wilkes University or the
Osterhout Free Public Library.
Bigler was a well-known television personality in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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which he served as president from 1965–66.
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�Mourning
a Legend
DEAN GEORGE RALSTON
PASSES AWAY AT 89
T
''
he Wilkes University community mourns the loss of
George Ralston, 89, the “Father of Wilkes Athletics,”
who passed away March 2, 2007.
“George Ralston will always be remembered as
the man who best embodies the essence of the
mentoring spirit at Wilkes University,” says Tim
Gilmour, Wilkes president. “George knew and remembered
virtually every student who attended Wilkes during his tenure, and
he is an irreplaceable treasure for our institution. On behalf of the
university, I extend my deepest sympathies to his wife, Helen, his
family and to all those Dean Ralston taught and mentored.”
“I don’t have enough superlatives in my vocabulary to
describe the profound impact ‘The Dean’ has had on me,Wilkes,
his community, and the many charitable and social service
organizations with which he was
affiliated,” adds Paul Adams, vice
president of student affairs. “He was a
blessing to all who knew him. His
capacity to care for others is unmatched
in anyone I have ever known. With the
exception of my father, no other person
has had such a formative impact on how
I’ve lived my life.”
Ralston lived in Wilkes-Barre, was a
native of Harrisonburg, Va., and
graduated from Susquehanna Township
(Pa.) High School and the University of
North Carolina, where he was a member
of the Tar Heels football and baseball
teams. An Army veteran of World War II,
Maj. Ralston served in Africa and the
South Pacific and was awarded two
Purple Hearts. When he returned home
to Forty Fort, Pa., he accepted the
– Paul Adams
position of counselor to veterans
returning to Bucknell University Junior
College, precursor to Wilkes College and
Wilkes University.
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With the
exception of my
father, NO
OTHER
PERSON has
had such a
FORMATIVE
IMPACT on
how I’ve LIVED
MY LIFE.
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'
Dean Ralston’s affiliation with Wilkes spanned 61 years.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
Ralston was dubbed the “Father of Wilkes Athletics” after
beginning the athletics program in 1946. He coached the Wilkes
football team for 10 seasons, from 1946 to 1954, and again in 1957,
and registered a record of 41 wins, 32 losses and 4 ties. Ralston also
spent 10 seasons as basketball coach at Wilkes and five years as head
baseball coach. He served a stint as director of athletics. Ralston has
been associated with Wilkes for the past 61 years.
In September 2003, the Ancestral Colonels, a group of former
student-athletes who attended Wilkes between 1946 and 1960,
honored Ralston with a plaque displayed at the football field that
bears Ralston’s name.
Ralston also has served in several other capacities throughout
his Wilkes career. He spent 10 years as the dean of men and
enjoyed time as the dean of students. Ralston, dean emeritus of
student affairs, continued to serve as special assistant to the
Alumni Relations Office up until his recent illness.
“Dean Ralston will be deeply missed by all of us who were
inspired by his humility, his level of service to others and his
passion for Wilkes athletics,” comments Addy Malatesta, Wilkes
director of athletics. “He will be remembered as a kind and
caring gentleman who taught life lessons and valued students.”
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Helen; sons David, John,
Thomas and James; and five grandchildren. Memorial donations
may be made to the University’s George F. and Helen B. Ralston
Scholarship Fund.
Ralston’s life and service to the university will be
celebrated during homecoming festivities on
Saturday, Oct. 6. Watch The Colonel Connection and the
next issue of Wilkes magazine for details and a more comprehensive commemoration of his contributions to Wilkes.
�then & now
Recognize
anyone from these
photos? The annual
Cherry Blossom Festival
offered time for the campus
community to collectively emerge
from hibernation and celebrate spring.
Below, warm, spring sunshine draws students to the
greenway for tanning and visiting.
To identify the students shown here, or to reminisce
about the 1976 or other Cherry Blossom Festivals
at Wilkes, visit The Colonel Connection at
community.wilkes.edu and click on
Message Boards. Or send us a note at
Wilkes Magazine, 84 W. South St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
Girl Crazy: Gerry Lind ’57 identified three of the cast members of Girl Crazy pictured in the spring
2007 issue. Third from left was Skinny Ennis, and to his right are Lind and Fred Cohen. "It was while
participating in Girl Crazy that I met another cast member, Jane Obitz (’56). Jane and I have been
married since my discharge from the U.S. Army in 1959. We reside in Sonoita, Ariz."
�calendar of events
May
26-27 “Last Hurrah”Wrestling Reunion,
Wilkes University (Come celebrate
Coach Reese’s 80th birthday!)
June
21-29 Alumni trip to northern Italy
July
14 Alumni Beach Bash, Bar A, Belmar, N.J.
September
TBA Alumni Mixer, Pittsburgh
October
5-7 Homecoming/Reunion
For details on dates and locations, check
www.wilkes.edu and The Colonel Connection!
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Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
November
7-15 Alumni trip to Costa Rica
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FA L L 2 0 0 7
GEORGE RALSTON | REMEMBERING A LEGEND
�president’s letter
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A Vision of Selfless Devotion
I
T IS FITTING THAT THIS ISSUE OF WILKES MAGAZINE PAYS
tribute to Dean George Ralston. He, perhaps more than any other
individual, personified the spirit and essence of Wilkes.
George was a huge and powerful spirit in a small package. No one
filled a room fuller with optimism, high standards and fun than George
did.When you saw and heard George, you received the best of Wilkes.
And what he had to say was timeless. He connected positively and directly for
a lifetime with the students in every decade he served Wilkes.
My first encounter with
George was not long after I
accepted the presidency.We
were at a reception for
alumni in Naples, Fla. He
came up to me and said,
“Welcome! Feel free to call
on me any time to help you.
You have become president
of a great institution. Now
take care of it!” And he
meant every word. Never
did I ask him to do
something that he did not
rise to the occasion.
His loss is a great one, but
the memories he has left
with us are priceless. His
spirit was the essence of our
mentoring culture: caring
deeply about others —
helping them when they
need it most, no matter what
the time of day or night.
Alumni tell story after story
about George being there at
precisely the moment he was
needed and doing absolutely
George Ralston
the right thing.
If George Ralston had a vision for Wilkes, I believe it would be for us to
become an even stronger community that selflessly devotes itself to others in
the name of making the world a better place.
George, in your memory, I believe we will.And as we do come together for
others, we will thrive in a way that we all hope will make you proud!
WILKES UNIVERSITY
President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
Marty Williams
WILKES EDITORIAL STAFF
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Associate Director, Marketing Communications
Christine (Tondrick) Seitzinger ’98
Wilkes Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Manager, Graphic Design
Mark Golaszewski
Manager, Athletics Administration
John Seitzinger
Graduate Assistant
Cindy Taren M’07
Layout/Design
Quest Fore
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
David DiMartino ’01
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin ’95
Alumni and Advancement Services Manager
Nancy A. Weeks
Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Manager
Lauren Pluskey ’06
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
George Pawlush ’69
First Vice President
Terrence Casey ’82
Second Vice President
John Wartella ’84
Historian
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
Secretary
Bridget Giunta ’05
FALL 2007
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
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FEATURES
12 George Ralston:
Remembering a Legend
Alumni from five decades share memories of this giant of Wilkes history
18 Home, Sweet Business
Rhea Simms ’78 grows small real estate firm into regional powerhouse
20 Technology Meets Creativity
Integrative media program graduates its first students
22 Bounce Back
12
When life threw baseball standout Tony Vlahovic ’82 a
curve, he turned it into an opportunity to help others
24 Collective Memory
Kermit Alphonso ’94 fronts popular local band
and launches solo career
18
DEPARTMENTS
2 On Campus
20
24
10 Athletics
26 Alumni News
28 Class Notes
On the cover: George Ralston graced the Wilkes campus with his wit,
wisdom — and bicycle — for six decades. His legacy continues in
the lives of alumni he encountered. They share their recollections of
“The Dean” beginning on page 12. PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
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�on campus
Above: Wilkes’ 60th annual spring commencement ceremony moved to a new venue: the Wachovia Arena, in
Wilkes-Barre Township.
All of us deserve to be
HEARD, despite how
people choose to label us.
– Marlee Matlin
Above: Proud families, including
children, cheer on their graduates.
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Right: The University conferred 286
bachelor’s, 307 master’s and 61
doctor of pharmacy degrees.
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�on campus
Take those warning signs, take
the NAYSAYERS, take any
label that someone slaps on
you and consider instead the
MIRACLE that lies in
POSSIBILITIES.You will
soar so much higher.
Actress Marlee Matlin, who
won the 1986 Academy Award for Best Actress
for her motion picture debut in Children of a
Lesser God, delivered the keynote address via
sign language and an interpreter. Matlin’s speech
was titled “From Disabilities to Abilities:
The Miracle of Possibilities.”
WILKES | Fall 2007
– Marlee Matlin
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
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�on campus
Toward a Law School
''
A law school moved one step closer to reality
when the University Board of Trustees in June
approved hiring a legal education leader to
develop a plan, further investigate market
demand, explore potential specializations and
raise funds for the school’s founding.
“We are moving
forward in a
thoughtful way and
are overall very
excited about the
possibilities this law
school will have for
Wilkes and the
region,” says board
chair Jack Miller ’68.
The education leader
will report and make
recommendations to
the board at its June or
September 2008
meeting.With a
favorable report and
further faculty approval,
Wilkes could open a
law school in fall 2009.
“The University
recognizes how
important it is to
proceed with the
greatest due diligence
– Jack Miller ’68
when it comes to
Board Chair
establishing a law
school,” says Wilkes
President Tim
Gilmour. “The entire
Wilkes community
wants to provide a distinctive legal education that
is based on the core values of the University and
will graduate well-motivated and effective
lawyer-leaders.”
In spring, faculty also backed further
planning for a law school. “With its vote, the
Wilkes faculty overwhelmingly agreed that
developing an academically strong and fiscally
well-conceived law school at Wilkes would
benefit the institution, its students and the
“We are
MOVING
FORWARD in a
thoughtful way
and are overall
very EXCITED
about the
POSSIBILITIES
this LAW
SCHOOL will
have for Wilkes
and the region.
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region,” observes Kenneth Klemow, professor of biology and chair of the
Academic Planning Committee. “We anticipate working productively with
the Board of Trustees and administration to develop a solid plan that will
ensure the law school's success.”
The law school would likely incorporate Wilkes’ core value of mentoring
into the heart of its educational program, including a strong experiential
education model that will span the length of the curriculum and integrate
concepts of lawyering skills, professionalism and ethics.The law school will
complement and strengthen the university’s existing mix of academic
programs and provide the region with an area of educational training that
is in demand and currently not offered in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Preliminary plans call for enrolling 80 first-year students in 2009.
Former Mexican President to Speak
At Outstanding Leaders Forum
Former Mexican President
Vicente Fox will discuss the
new Latin American economy
at the 2007 Outstanding
Leaders Forum, 8 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 5, at the
F.M. Kirby Center.
Fox, who started his
career as a truck driver for
Coca-Cola, rose to play a vital
role in Mexico’s democratization and strengthening the
country’s economy. He served
as president from 2000 to
2006. Fox will speak about his
business-centered approach to
Mexican development and
opportunities available for
international corporations.
Sponsored by the Jay S.
Sidhu School of Business and
Leadership, the Outstanding
Leaders Forum features
Vicente Fox
national and international
luminaries who embody exceptional leadership and strategic excellence. Forum
proceeds fund scholarships for Sidhu School students.To date, the event has
generated more than $150,000.
Tickets for the lecture may be purchased from the F.M. Kirby Center,
(570) 826-1100, or from Ticketmaster for $25 or $35.
For information, contact Wilkes events coordinator Rebecca Van Jura
at (800) WILKES-U Ext. 4306 or rebecca.vanjura@wilkes.edu.
�on campus
Stitch of Awareness
The Wilkes campus community raised more than $2,000 for three Darfur
relief organizations by participating in an all-day Stitch-a-Thon. Led by
assistant professor of English Marcia Farrell, with assistance of the women’s
studies club, students and staff knitted and crocheted items that were auctioned
during the Rosenn Lecture on April 29.
One of the benefiting organizations, American Care for Sudan
Foundation, was founded by Rosenn Lecture guest speaker John Bul Dau,
one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.
American Care for Sudan partners with tribal chiefs in Duk Payuel, the
Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement and the
Ministry of Health, and other non-governmental
organizations in the United States and
Europe.They aim to build, equip and
staff a medical clinic in Duk County,
Sudan, the area hardest hit by
genocidal atrocities. The groups
plan to name the clinic the Duk
Lost Boys Clinic.
Professors Ernie Trujillo and Marcia Farrell crochet
scarves for the Stitch-a-Thon auction.
PHOTO BY CHRISTINE SEITZINGER
“If we keep our eyes on the prize of
INDEPENDENCE, we will ignore the
distractions and temptations certain to be placed
in our way by the Khartoum government. FINDING
UNITY in a shared vision is my prayer for my
NEW HOMELAND.”
John Bul Dau, one of the “lost boys” of Sudan, and documentary film
director Christopher Dillon Quinn discuss Quinn’s film God Grew Tired of Us
during April’s Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities.
Inset: Dau signs a copy of his book documenting his escape from Sudan
and new life in the United States. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
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– John Bul Dau, speaking of his hopes for southern
Sudan in his book, God Grew Tired of Us
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Emergency Communication
for Generation Text
Junior Kate Baas and senior Jon McClave signed up for a
new text and voice message service. They will receive
emergency or urgent news directly to their cell phones.
PHOTO BY CHRISTINE SEITZINGER
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Graduate Nursing Goes Online
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Wilkes’ Department of Nursing now offers its
master’s program in an online format.
Students can currently take only core graduate
courses online.The 38-credit program, which will
take most part-time students three to four years to
complete, offers concentrations in gerontologic
nursing, psychiatric/mental health nursing, nursing
education and nursing management.The concentrations prepare registered nurses for careers with
abundant opportunities for advancement.
Bridgette Zielinski ’76, associate professor and codirector of the master’s program, says the online
format offers flexibility and convenience.“Our
online program allows nurses to enroll in graduate
courses and advance their careers regardless of
location.” A low-residency requirement will become
part of the program, giving the online learning
community the opportunity to meet in person.
Students, faculty and staff can now receive
University emergency alerts via their cellular or
landline phones.
Besides providing text and voice alerts, the
system will also ring classroom emergency phones
so students and faculty who have switched off or
muted their cell phones will be alerted to
emergency news.The system enhances the existing
emergency communication plan, which includes
mass e-mails, a phone hotline, a Web-based news
delivery system and more than 40 emergency
phones in campus buildings that directly dial into
the public safety office.
“We were getting ready to implement this
system when the unfortunate events at Virginia
Tech occurred,” says President Tim Gilmour.
“There cannot be a higher priority than ensuring
the safety and security of the campus community.
Now we have a more direct and effective way to
communicate in case of threat or emergency.”
This system will be used only for emergency
communication and not for general information or advertisements. Notices
may include closures and delays, community crime notifications and weather
emergencies.The service is free, but cellular service providers may charge for
air time used when receiving messages.
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A Masterful Work
Steven Thomas, associate professor of music, served
as chorus master for the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Philharmonic’s performance of Beethoven’s
Symphony No. 9.
Thomas recruited and organized four participating choirs with more than 150 singers, served as
liaison between philharmonic music director
Maestro Lawrence Loh and other choral directors,
and helped rehearse choirs at one of two combined rehearsals.
“Being able to perform a masterwork like Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with
a large, well-prepared chorus and a professional orchestra was a tremendous
opportunity for my students at Wilkes.They lived with the work throughout
the spring semester, strove to understand and to master it, and ultimately gave
a truly inspiring performance of it. I’m very proud of the work they did, and
proud to be able to help provide both them and the community with such an
important musical experience.”
Wilkes University
singers joined three
other choirs and the
Northeastern
Pennsylvania
Philharmonic to
perform Beethoven’s
Symphony No. 9.
Steven Thomas
served as chorus
master for the
performance.
PHOTOS BY CURTIS SALONICK
ReStore-ing Environmental
Responsibility
Wilkes donated a trailer of products from the renovated
University Center on Main to the Habitat for Humanity
ReStore. PHOTO BY CHRISTINE SEITZINGER
campus. All electronic waste, including computers, monitors, printers and
light bulbs, has been removed from the waste stream and components are
recycled whenever possible. Recently, more than 40 indoor and 18 outdoor
commingled recycling containers were added to campus.The University is
working with faculty in the environmental engineering and earth sciences
department to develop a recycling awareness program.
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Wilkes donated about $30,000 worth of commercial
products to the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
The trailer full of lavatory equipment, lighting
fixtures and solid maple doors came from a former
call center built to accommodate 1,000
employees.Wilkes renovated the building, now
known as University Center on Main or UCOM,
in 2006. It houses a recreation and athletic center
on the main floor and 100 employees on the main
and second floors.
Patty Gilmour, wife of President Tim Gilmour,
spearheaded the Habitat project. She frequently
buys products from Habitat’s ReStore for her
freelance home renovation and restoration
business. Contractors find bargain products at the
store, which also raises funds for Habitat.
This recycling project is one example of
Wilkes’ effort to become a “green” campus.The
University purchased a trash compactor to reduce
the number of trips waste haulers make to
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Relay For Life Tops $15,000
Wire Free Wilkes-Barre
Students organized a Relay For Life that raised more than $15,000 for the
American Cancer Society.
The April 27 to 28 event at Ralston Field took place weeks earlier than
traditional Relay For Life events so more college students could participate,
explains student organizer Blaine Madara, whose grandmother and aunt are
breast cancer survivors. Organizers recruited 20 teams and more than 200
participants from the University and neighboring communities.The event
exceeded its original fundraising
goal by more than $5,000.
Madara hopes to make it an
annual event and encourages
alumni to participate.Those
interested can email
blaine.madara@wilkes.edu.
Wilkes and Wilkes-Barre will have a wireless
broadband Internet infrastructure thanks to the
efforts of Wire Free Wilkes-Barre, a nonprofit
corporation founded in 2006 by Wilkes, the city,
Luzerne County and King’s College.
By mid-August, Wilkes students and employees
were to have access to high-speed Internet and
wireless capabilities for laptop computers and
other handheld devices around the 27-acre campus
and downtown.
Wire Free Wilkes-Barre aims to enhance public
safety, increase economic development and improve
government efficiency by implementing the network
throughout the city. Surveillance cameras in strategic
locations throughout the city will deter crime and
aid flood monitoring, organizers say. Frontier
telecommunications company has been selected to
build and maintain the infrastructure.
More than 200 people participated
in a student-organized
Relay For Life event.
ENROLLMENT TRENDS
INCOMING FRESHMEN
Wilkes welcomes its largest freshmen class in 25 years this fall. The
University has seen steady increases in freshmen enrollment for five
consecutive years while maintaining small class sizes and SAT scores
above the national average. With a current enrollment of 2,300 full-time
undergraduates, Wilkes has already exceeded its enrollment goal of
2,200 students by the year 2010.
584
621*
594
589
525
TOP 5 MAJORS
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More than 50 percent of Wilkes’ incoming
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freshmen class will pursue studies in science,
health and engineering fields. Nursing, prepharmacy and biology attracted the largest
number of students.
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*Pre-census figures. Actual number of arriving freshmen may be slightly less.
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The University welcomes four new
administrators.
• C. Reynold Verret becomes provost,
leading initiatives to build enrollment and
enhance quality of academic programs,
develop plans for a new science, health
and engineering building, and create a
plan for a law school.
Verret served as dean and professor of
chemistry and biochemistry at University of
the Sciences in Philadelphia. During his
tenure at USP, he led the revision of a
university-wide general education
curriculum, developed a study abroad
program, established collaborative agreements
with neighboring institutions at the K-12
and higher education levels, instituted new,
state-approved academic programs and
oversaw relocation of major programs to a
new science and technology center.
He also worked at Clark Atlanta University
as associate professor, interim chair and later
New administrators joining Wilkes over the summer are, from left: C. Reynold Verret, provost; Maggie
chair of chemistry. A widely published
Lund, vice president for human resources and organizational development; Petra Carver, vice president
researcher, his interests include cytotoxicity
for finance and support operations; and Maria D. Suarez, special assistant to the president for
of immune cells, biosensors and biomarkers. multicultural and community affairs. PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
Verret received his undergraduate
degree cum laude in biochemistry from Columbia University and
• Maria D. Suarez serves as special assistant to
doctorate in biochemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
the president for multicultural and community
He replaces Maravene Loeschke, now president of Mansfield University.
affairs. Suarez will work with President Tim
• Petra Carver takes the post of vice president for finance and support
Gilmour, the vice president for student affairs
operations. At Northland College, Ashland,Wis., she developed and
and the Diversity Task Force to develop a
diversity strategy.
implemented an institution-wide reorganization plan to streamline
Suarez served as dean of math and science
operations and led new construction and renovation projects. She also
initiated a purchasing consortium and established an internal control system. at Gloucester County College, in New Jersey.
She comes with extensive experience
Carver holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting
implementing and funding programs to recruit
from Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and an M.B.A. from St.
and retain women and underrepresented
Martin’s University, Olympia,Wash.
minorities in science.
• Maggie Lund is vice president for human resources and organizational
Suarez is a published researcher in
development. She brings more than 20 years of experience and has held
biochemistry and molecular cell biology. Suarez
senior-level leadership positions in human resources. She most recently served
holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from
as vice president of human resources for Mercy Health Partners Northeast
University of Puerto Rico and a doctorate in
Region, based in Scranton, Pa.
biochemistry from Michigan State University.
Lund earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at University of
Scranton and completed doctoral coursework in industrial relations and
human resources at Rutgers University.
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New Administrators
Join Wilkes Family
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�athletics
Post-Season
PROWESS
By John Seitzinger
BASEBALL TEAM
POWERS UP
LATE IN SEASON
TO CAPTURE TITLE
Pitcher Tom Buckler earned most valuable player honors for the Freedom Conference Tournament. ALL PHOTOS BY WARREN RUDA
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he Wilkes baseball team found itself
behind the proverbial eight ball after
opening Freedom Conference play
with a 3-7 record.
However, the Colonels rallied to win
seven of their final eight conference
games to reach the playoffs.Then they swept all three
games in the conference tournament to claim their
first conference title since 1994 and first NCAA
Division III bid since 1978.
“We put our own backs to the wall, and then
we caught fire.The team played great under
pressure,” explains 12-year head coach Joe Folek.
“This was not a very vocal, rah-rah type of team.
Our guys didn’t say much during our streak.
They just got back to playing good, old-fashioned,
hard-nosed baseball.”
The Colonels ended the year with an overall
record of 24-12 and won 14 of their final 17
games.They opened the conference tournament
with a 4-3 win in 11 innings over top-seeded
DeSales University.The Wilkes bats then came
alive in a 17-8 victory over number-two seed
King’s College in the winner’s bracket final. In the
championship game, junior Tom Buckler, named
the tournament’s most valuable player, pitched a
complete game four-hitter to lift the Colonels to
an 8-1 win over DeSales and the conference
crown. Buckler was also the winning pitcher in the
Colonels first win over DeSales.
The Colonels placed four players on the
All-Conference team, including junior
outfielder/pitcher Kyle Follweiler. Follweiler, who
was also the MAC’s Defensive Player of the Year
in football last fall, hit .370 during the season to
lead an offensive attack that hit at a .294 clip.
Junior third baseman Chris Mayerski, junior
outfielder/pitcher Corey Helfrich and junior
outfielder/pitcher Brad Woznisky were named
to the second team. Folek picked up the
conference’s Coach of the Year award, a title he
also collected in 2002.
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Fall Season Forecast
The Wilkes University football team defends its
Middle Atlantic Conference championship this fall.
The Colonels come off a perfect 10-0 regular
season and an 11-1 record overall.
“Our team is anxious to face the challenges
of the upcoming season,” says head coach Frank
Sheptock. “A more difficult schedule and the
graduation of an outstanding senior class will make
Al Karaffa begins his fourth
this season a true test to our program.”
year as starting quarterback.
That schedule includes the addition of Rowan
and Montclair State universities to regular-season play. Rowan blasted the
Colonels’ playoff bids in both 2005 and 2006.This fall, they meet at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 15, at Ralston Field.
Sheptock, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in July
for his standout performance as a linebacker at Bloomsburg University, welcomes
back six All-Conference players from a season ago.“Our players understand the
commitment and work ethic it takes to reach a championship level.We need to
take a very ‘blue collar’ approach to our preparation, and play with the pride that
this program was built on through many great players and teams.”
Women’s Tennis
To Defend Title
With five of six singles starters returning,
expectations are running high for the 2007
Wilkes women’s tennis team. Under the
guidance of head coach Chris Leicht,
Freedom Conference Coach of the Year in
2006, the Lady Colonels posted an overall
record of 18-2 last fall, winning their first
Freedom Conference title and earning their
first NCAA Championship bid.
Sophomore Xiaoqiao Zhang headlines
the list of returnees. Zhang earned
Junior Alison McDonald joined the
conference Player of the Year honors after
All-Conference first team after
posting a 19-2 singles record and winning
compiling a 17-3 singles record.
the MAC number-one singles title. Junior
Alison McDonald joined Zhang on the All-Conference first team after
compiling a 17-3 singles record out of the number-two position. Singles player
junior Kristin Wilt was a second team All-Conference selection last season,
registering a 15-4 record in individual play.
“I am very excited for the upcoming women’s tennis season,” Leicht
explains. His biggest challenge will be integrating freshmen with upperclass
players.“I have a strong recruiting class coming into Wilkes, and they will be
ready to challenge for varsity positions. I would like to emphasize our doubles
play. I feel this is one area we can improve upon.”
Field Hockey
A more experienced field hockey team takes the
field this season.The Lady Colonels return all but
one player from last year’s squad, which posted a
9-9 record.
Says head coach Sara Fuller, “With our talented
veterans and a strong group of incoming freshmen,
I am excited to see how the season unwinds.This
year, our main goal will be playing a full 70
minutes intensely, and supporting each other in
all positions on the field.”
Women’s Soccer
Women’s soccer welcomes its largest team in
history. “We have 20 newcomers, including 11
recruited freshmen, six walk-ons and three other
current Wilkes students. This will be an exciting
team,” promises head coach John Sumoski.
The team looks to build on last season’s 13-6-1
overall record. “We have continued to schedule
nationally competitive teams,” Sumoski notes. And
fitness standards are significantly more difficult
than in the past.
Men’s Soccer
With three All-Conference players returning,
the men’s soccer team is eager to begin the new
season.The Colonels went 12-6-1 a year ago.
“We graduated eight seniors from last year’s
team, including four-year, all-conference players in
the goal, central midfield and forward positions,”
says head coach Phil Wingert. “That group will be
difficult to replace in one year, but the current,
senior leadership is excellent, and there’s a strong
nucleus of returning players from last year’s playoff
team.The incoming group of new players should
complement the returnees.”
Volleyball
With five starters returning, the volleyball team is
anxious to begin the 2007 season.
Junior Katherine Harrington leads the group
after registering a team-high 290 kills a year ago.
Also returning are senior Kristen Linhart, who had
255 kills and 291 digs; sophomore LeeAnn
Searfoss, who added 151 kills and 51 assists; senior
Katherine Simons, who contributed 116 kills; and
sophomore Julie Page, with 95 kills.
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Football Adds Rival Rowan
to Regular-Season Schedule
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ITH THE EXCEPTION
perhaps of the University’s first
RA L S TON
REMEMBERING
A LEGEND
president, Eugene Farley, no
one has impacted this institution more than Dean
Emeritus George Ralston. The World War II major
with two Purple Hearts joined Bucknell University
Junior College as a counselor to veterans. He
founded the athletics program in 1946 and eventually
retired as dean emeritus of student affairs. Legendary
for his ability to remember names, he personally
interacted with virtually every student to cross
campus during his tenure. His passing on March 2
generated hundreds of notes and letters to his wife,
Helen, and the Office of Alumni Relations.We share
a sampling here. See more remembrances online at
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Ralston’s affiliation with Wilkes spanned 60 years.
ALL PHOTOS FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
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The Colonel Connection, community.wilkes.edu.
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�It was my good fortune to have first met George Ralston at Forty
Fort (Pa.) High School, when I was a student there and George
joined the faculty after his WWII military service. He was a helpful
teacher and coach who participated fully in school life. I remember
his ringing baritone voice singing “Waterboy” at a school concert.
He promoted the living of a healthful, disciplined life and warned
everyone of the evils of tobacco. He taught us a little poem:
“Tobacco is a filthy weed,
From old Satan came the seed.
It steals your money and soils your clothes
And makes a chimney of your nose.”
George Ralston was very helpful when I came to Wilkes as a
student in 1947, and throughout my four years there. Although I
left the area upon graduation, I kept in touch with George over the
years when I came to visit family and drop by Wilkes to see how it
was growing. He always remembered me, and I thought this was
truly amazing, given the thousands of lives he had touched.
When I visited Wilkes for my
50th anniversary in 2001, I recited the
tobacco poem during a private
moment with George and he hugged
me, as was his style, but had to
ask, “Do you smoke?” No, George; I
learned from you.
– Wade Hayhurst ’51 (left), Mollusk,Va.
Second Chances
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The year was 1957 and I was called in to see Dean Ralston in
June. In the 1956 semester, I had mostly A’s and B’s, but in the
1957 semester I had a C, D and F’s.
I can hear the first words out of his mouth even now:
“Son, what happened to you?” Before I could say anything, he
went on. “How can you go down so far?”
I explained that my father had died, and that I took the finals
between funeral services. Dean Ralston said,“Did you ever think
to tell anybody? You could have taken the finals later.”
Then he said,“Here is what we are going to do.Those grades
with F’s, you will be allowed to take the finals over. But those
that you passed – even if it’s a D – those grades stand.” And then
he called the professors and explained what happened. If he
hadn’t been reviewing students’ grades, no would have known.
For that I’m very grateful to Dean Ralston.
In 1954, Wilkes’ football team was over visiting the Wyoming
Seminary post-graduate football team. I was on the high school team
watching the teams play, and Wilkes was getting the worse of it.
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In September 2003, the Ancestral Colonels honored Dean Ralston with a
plaque at the football field that bears his name.
A Gentle Push
Dean Ralston called his team together and
stood in the middle of them (he came up to
their shoulders) and said,“Men, we have to do
better than this, or it is going to be a long
year.” That was all he said, and they started
playing again.
– Kelly J. Mather ’58, Sebastian, Fla.
Buy Sneakers Or Leave
September 1961: About 75 veterans met the
dean at 8 a.m. on the commons to protest
taking four years of physical education.
George said, “OK, vets, I’m one also…. Buy
your sneakers, take two years of physical
education, or leave Wilkes.”
– Gregory J. Lester ’61, Deposit, N.Y.
Giving Thanks
In a room full of clergy, George would be
asked to say grace!
– Robert L. Evans Sr. ’62, Wilkes-Barre
Civil Rights Eye Opener
I went on the Hampton Institute/Wilkes
student visit exchange with Dean Ralston,
and it was a life-altering and affirming
experience. It was a civil rights experience
during the turbulent ’60s, with all the
racial tension.
– Claire Handler Silverstein ’63, Tampa, Fla.
Make a Joyful Noise
I was amazed at the enthusiasm of a man
who stood before the large class in the gym
and stated, “If you can’t sing, make a joyful
noise!” We did. I never forgot that day. He
was always upbeat!
– Ruthanne Macri Porter ’63, Perkasie, Pa.
After I graduated from Wilkes and
My father, a barber, told George one day as
dipped my toes in the chilly waters
he cut his hair that I had not done well at
of the work world, I decided to
school, that I had been asked to leave for
attend graduate school. I sought
one year, and that my meeting with the dean
Dean Ralston's counsel. He said,
of women proved fruitless in turning the
“Why not come to Wilkes?” So I
tide. George suggested that I call him and
did, and three years later earned my
make an appointment. He told me that he
second degree from Wilkes.
didn’t care if I took basket weaving, but I
In 1999, I returned to Wilkes for
could return to school at night and that my
my 30th reunion. While attending an Dean Ralston is transported
focus should be on “acing every course.” He
event on the quad, whom did I see to festivities in his honor at
asked that I keep him up to date on my
a football game in 2003.
but Dean Ralston. He strolled toward
success, which he believed was a given.
me in one of his bright jackets and greeted me with warmth. It’s
Needless to say, I graduated from Wilkes,
always GREAT to be remembered! We will miss him.
albeit one year after my class, and I have
– Bryn Kehrli ’69 M’73, Ithaca, N.Y.
gone on to secure a master’s degree with 39
years of professional experience as a rehabilitation counselor and case manager. I give
Hello and Good Morning
credit to George Ralston.
“Always say good morning and hello on campus!” Value another
I am certain that he believed in me, and
human being was the message. He emphasized this during my
his actions at that critical time in my life
freshmen orientation in 1967. He learned this and passed it on.
were the lifeline that I so desperately
I’ve been doing it ever since.
needed. Dean Ralston epitomizes what
– Theresa Dybach ’71, Reedsville, Pa.
great educators are all about. He
was a real human being, caring
and fair.Words cannot express my
high regard for this great man
and gentleman. With his passing,
someone great and wonderful
The Dean is IRREPLACEABLE, not just because he
has left a void in this vast world
was able to connect the history of Wilkes ACROSS
of ours.
– Rosemary Baiera Hieronymous ’68,
the GENERATIONS, but because no one will ever
Springfield, Pa.
A Lasting Impression
Dean Ralston is the reason why I
came to Wilkes, stayed at Wilkes
and returned to Wilkes. I first met
Dean Ralston when I was in
ninth grade, long before I was
thinking about college. He made
such a positive impression on me
that I decided to attend Wilkes.
While at Wilkes, I saw Dean
Ralston as a role model. On
occasion, I would find the
opportunity to talk to him. His
words, and the way he said them,
made me see him as a role model.
have the lasting influence over Wilkes that he had.
George’s focus on the individual and the emphasis he
placed on the bonds formed through relationship are
the very core of the student experience at Wilkes.
His MARK on Wilkes is INDELIBLE. I can’t
imagine anyone will ever better demonstrate through
word and deed what it means to value each student,
no matter her/his aptitude. In everyone, he could see
the GOODNESS and POTENTIAL.
– Paul Adams ’77, Kingston, Pa.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Wilkes University
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A Healthful, Disciplined Life
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�Let’s Go Wilkes!
A Precious Gift Indeed
I vividly remember, during freshmen orientation in September
1967, Dean Ralston leading us in his special cheer.The freshmen
in beanies and blue and gold ties sitting on the ground, Dean
Ralston raised his arms in front of his face, fingers wiggling.
“Let’s go Wilkes,” he whispered. As he drew his arms across his
face again and again, the volume increased until we were
shouting, “Let’s go Wilkes!”
– Walter Furtney ’71, Shoreview, Minn.
Many things could be said about
George. I mention just two: His
marvelous capacity to place names
with faces, and his skill at incorporating his faith into his work.
I cannot remember a time when I
did not know George, or when he
did not know me. So I was not
terribly surprised when, during
freshmen orientation in the fall of
1971, he greeted me by name among
a group of fellow freshmen from my
dorm, Sterling Hall. My housemates, however, were very
impressed: “Wow! Dean Ralston knows you?” The next time
we were together with George at some function, he called
every single one of us by name, and I understood for the first
time how important that mnemonic skill was, and how gifted
a practitioner George was. His capacious memory banks must
have held thousands of faces, names and factoids about
students.What I had attributed, during freshmen orientation, to
George having known me from church was translated to a
wider world view, embracing everyone even remotely
connected with Wilkes.
George’s faith was wondrous to behold. Of course, his job at
Wilkes was not as a chaplain or spiritual guide; but he stressed
core values of fair play, good sportsmanship and academic
integrity that grew directly out of his love for and service to
Jesus Christ. George was an off-the-scale extrovert, which led
to his behavior being
well-known and minutely
scrutinized, at some level,
by all the undergraduates I
knew. When a friend of
my roommate’s had been
“sent down” to see Dean
Ralston after a plagiarism
incident, my roommate
expressed an incredulity
that George had dressed
her friend down with
words that left no doubt
about his commitment
to leading students down
a morality-guided path.
Oh, Brother
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My brother, Grover, had come to visit me and was a little put off
by the rules at Sterling Hall that would not allow guys to visit
my room. My dorm mother would not believe he was my
brother, so Grover got an idea to climb up the fire escape near
my room.We visited a while, and when he went to climb down
later, the security guards greeted him!
My roommate and I were horrified, and as they took my
brother to a station wagon in front of the dorm, we went around
the block trying to figure out what was going to happen next.
Finally, in walked the sense of reason, Dean Ralston, and he
met with my roommate and me, and he was so kind and
respectful of our feelings. He set everything straight, and my
brother was released.We will never forget that night. He cared so
much about all of us, and it was incredible how he handled
things with grace, dignity and a great sense of humor, which
calms everything down, so misunderstandings are easily worked
through for everyone’s benefit.
– Holly Stults ’74, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Dean Ralston was Wilkes’
biggest fan and most
enthusiastic cheerleader.
�Long-Distance Degree
I had a rough start during my first year at
Wilkes in 1978, but eventually I was able to
stay the course only to fall short of funds to
finish my last semester. I enlisted in the U.S.
Air Force, where I was stationed in Okinawa,
Japan. While there, I took several night
courses over the course of a year and a half to
complete my degree in business administration. I wrote Dean Ralston asking if I
could possibly transfer my last semester of
courses taken overseas toward my degree from
Wilkes. I was very happy to receive a letter
back from Dean Ralston, who remembered
me and granted the transfer. Due to a problem
with flights from Japan, I was not able to
attend the graduation and be able to
personally thank Dean Ralston for both his
guidance and kindness.
Anton “Andy” Haryluck ’82,
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Ubiquitous Biker
When I first attended Wilkes back in 1977,
I would see Dean Ralston riding around
campus on his antique bike, saying hello to
everyone. Also, at a pep rally I remember
him doing a Wilkes Colonel cheer. He is
sadly missed!
Donna Karwaski ’82, Avoca, Pa.
Helen and George Ralston
Dear friends,
To all of you who have sent cards, notes
and beautiful letters to me, I want to
sincerely thank you. Please know that I
would love to answer every one of them,
but that is impossible.The donations to
our scholarship fund have been
outstanding. And how better can we show
our love and respect for a man such as
George, whose whole life was devoted to
helping students succeed? Keep his ideals
always in your hearts.
– Helen Ralston
The Dean will be honored homecoming weekend
during pre-football game festivities at 12:15 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 6, at Ralston Field. Memorial contributions
may be made to the George F. and Helen B. Ralston
Scholarship Fund, Development Office,Wilkes University,
84 W. South St.,Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766. Contact
Evelyne Topfer, (800) WILKES-U Ext. 4309.
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George was a fine speaker, and the times he
filled in for Jule Ayers in the pulpit of the
First Presbyterian Church were occasions for
George to state explicitly what motivated
his relationships to students, faculty and
administration. George never talked of Jesus
at school, but he certainly did, and with great
integrity, in other places. His example has
motivated me to live, and not just speak, what
I believe. He was a role model that has helped
me in a variety of both church and secular
settings to minister with people who might
have no overtly expressed religious beliefs. A
precious gift indeed.
– The Rev. Nancy E. (Rodda) Topolewski,
Ph.D. ’75, Lempster, N.H.
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�RHEA SIMMS ’78
GROWS SMALL
REAL ESTATE FIRM
INTO REGIONAL
POWERHOUSE
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By Kim Bower-Spence
PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR
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now help their mother, Lewith &
Freeman’s chief executive officer,
manage the company. Virginia
Simms Rose, broker associate, serves
as its president, and Emma Simms
Kluger is vice president. Margaret
Simms Evans serves as corporate
secretary/treasurer.
Simm’s history degree piqued her
interest in biography, particularly in
people whose lives benefited the
community, whether locally or
globally. She has subsequently
endeavored that her company
should significantly serve the
community.
– Donna O’Toole Sedor ’85
Real estate doesn’t consume all
of Simms’ time. She became the
first and only woman to chair the
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
Commerce, a post she held in
1993-94. She has also served on the boards of directors for
King’s College, the Wilkes-Barre Board of Realtors and
Mellon Bank Northeast Region. She is a founding member
and still serves on the board of The Luzerne Foundation and
is a director of the Children’s Service Center. She chairs
the Earth Conservancy, a Wyoming Valley group dedicated to
guiding the reclamation of over 17,000 acres of mine-scarred
land and contributing to conservation and economic
development.
“Rhea is active in almost all aspects of the community, both
through her profession and her community service,” confirms
Donna O’Toole Sedor ’85, vice president of the Chamber of
Commerce. “She has this grace under pressure. She’s just a great
role model for women.”
Says Simms: “I really am proud to live here, work here and
contribute to the well-being of our region.”
She has this
GRACE
UNDER
PRESSURE.
She’s just a
great ROLE
MODEL for
women.
''
Rhea Politis Simms
Shavertown, Pa.
B.A., History 1978
Career: Owns Lewith & Freeman Real Estate, a full-service
agency serving Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.
Notable: Over 20 years, expanded the business from one
office with eight people to six offices and 120 people.
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W
HEN RHEA POLITIS SIMMS ’78
bought Lewith & Freeman Real Estate
in 1986, she felt she had to either
keep the Kingston, Pa., company small
and “boutique” or adopt technology
and grow.
She opted for the latter. Simms recruited new agents and sought
areas ripe for expansion, buying a small real estate firm in Luzerne
County’s Back Mountain area. Later she expanded with additional
offices in Mountain Top, Drums and Wilkes-Barre.Three years ago,
Lewith & Freeman branched into Lackawanna County, opening an
office in fast-growing Clarks Summit. The company has grown
from one office staffed with eight people to six offices with 120
realtor associates and support staff.
“We became more regional in our thinking,” Simms says,
explaining her strategy. She recognized the need for greater
regional planning and thinking.
The company added a mortgage department, title insurance
and insurance services for clients.Though she’s been approached
numerous times over the years to join national franchises, Simms
remains committed to operating an independent agency. “I’ve
always felt that real estate is personal. People want to be taken
care of, and people want personal service.”
She attributes her company’s growth to dedicated sales associates
and excellent managers. The company hires carefully and
emphasizes training. Mentors guide new agents for several months
as they learn the business.
The formula works. Lewith & Freeman ranks first in Luzerne
County for factored sales volume, just shy of $330 million in
2006. In Lackawanna County, the company ranks in the top five
of 75 real estate offices.“Growth comes with good training, good
people, good relationships,” she emphasizes.
One of the Wyoming Valley’s most prominent businesswomen, the Shavertown, Pa., resident entered Wilkes as a music
major in 1958. She left in 1960 to marry Ron Simms ’60 and
move to Oklahoma for his military service. When they
returned to the Wyoming Valley, she was raising three daughters
while earning her real estate license and taking courses toward
the history degree she completed in 1978.
“I was by far a more serious student coming back than I was
as an 18-year-old,” confesses Simms, who enjoyed her interaction
with the younger students. She recalls gathering around the
kitchen table with her young daughters to do homework. “We
kind of all studied together.”
Real estate, with its flexible schedule, seemed like a good
business for a woman with young children. Those daughters
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�Integrative media students learn to create eye-catching imagery.
Technology meets
creativity
INTEGRATIVE MEDIA PROGRAM
GRADUATES ITS FIRST STUDENTS
By Cindy Taren
WILKES | Fall 2007
Jessica Gannon practices assembling
digital imagery on the computer.
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“I hope to one day be a lead supervisor
for a major motion picture and postproduction company, and eventually
freelance my abilities to different
motion pictures.”
The integrative media curriculum
blends technology and design training to
prepare students for careers in feature
film, broadcast, independent production
companies, interactive media, corporate
and government environments. It started
in 2001, when a group of faculty led
by Darin Fields, dean of the College of
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences,
developed a new program to target
the convergence of media, information,
technology, art, culture, business and
entertainment. “Universities today must
continually innovate to respond to the
changing world graduates will enter,”
says Fields.
Eric Ruggiero, director and cofounder of the integrative media
department, says faculty observed that
graduates with the most success in the
job market were those with training in
multiple disciplines. “To prepare yourself
to dive into the job market, it’s optimal to
have a highly versatile range of skills, as
well as the capacity for collaboration.”
The recently completed IM Studio
houses systems and software comparable
to the best facilities worldwide and
simulates an environment supportive and
critical to the process of visual content
creation, Ruggiero explains. The major
blends a design and technology
curriculum with one or more minors in
art, computer science, entrepreneurship,
business, communications and English.
Students within these specialties might
fill artistic or business positions such as
production manager, producer, director,
art director, editor, motion designer,
writer, interactive guru, coder, animator
or special effects artist.
Eric Miller of Dunmore, Pa., had
earned an associate degree in computer
design before coming to Wilkes. He was
to graduate with an integrative media
degree this summer. Miller interned last
year with Promax/BDA, a worldwide
association of entertainment marketers,
promoters and designers, representing
television stations and broadcast and
cable networks, at its international
Chris Hager works in the
well-equipped IM Studio.
conference in New York City. He works
as a freelance Web site designer for a local
accounting and management firm.
The integrative media program “has
led to opportunities to become involved
in more of the collaborative process of
digital design,” he explains. Miller’s
dream job is to become creative director
of a design firm.
“The program is project oriented,”
Ruggiero says, “encouraging students to
come up with ideas, either on their own
or working with a group.” Students
graduate with professional portfolios,
which will help show off their skills to
potential employers and clients.
Matt Beekman ’89 directs creative
services at Deluxe Digital Studios,
Moosic, Pa. He routinely seeks student
interns skilled in mixed media. “Our
ideal intern has an eye for art, as well as
knowledge of computers, video, audio
and editing.”
Beekman used his degree in graphic
design to start a career in the television
industry. “I had to gain the experience
needed for my current profession from
working in the field over several years
and job changes. The (integrative
media) major definitely gives graduates
an advantage because they will have
the skills to get a better job straight
from college.”
Chelsey Grosse and Pete Mulvey learn about
layering text, images and animation.
For more information on the program,
see www.wilkes.edu or e-mail Ruggiero
at eric.ruggiero@wilkes.edu.
PHOTOS BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
'
Universities today
must continually
INNOVATE to
respond to the
CHANGING
WORLD graduates
will enter.
Students put theory into practice
in Integrative Media 301.
''
– Darin Fields
Dean of the College of Arts,
Humanities and Social Sciences
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J
USTIN ROGERS ’07
always loved movies and
technology. So when Wilkes
University announced its
new integrative media major
in 2005, he quickly switched
from computer science.
“Having always been a big
movie and technology guru, the major
seemed to better fit my interests,” the
major’s first graduate says. “I didn’t want
to sit behind a desk for the rest of my life
coding languages for computers. This
program will help me to get into a field
where creative minds come together to
create unique experiences and products.”
Rogers, of Dayton, N.J., now plans to
pursue a master of fine arts degree in
computer graphics and then join the
industry in either movies or advertising.
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�Bounce Back
WHEN LIFE THREW
BASEBALL STANDOUT
TONY VLAHOVIC
A CURVE, HE
TURNED IT INTO
AN OPPORTUNITY
TO HELP OTHERS
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By Sherrie Flick
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Vlahovic’s personal understanding of the
psychology of healing motivated him to
open a post-rehabilitation fitness center.
PHOTO © 2007 JON ROEMER
�''
I had to
go from my
CHILDHOOD
DREAM of being
a pro athlete to
LEARNING
TO WALK again.
recalls.After a frustrating experience with rehabilitation, he
realized a desire to help others.
He continued his psychology
studies, earning a master’s degree
from West Chester University
of Pennsylvania. He ran the
physical therapy department
at University Medical Center
at Princeton before opening
Momentum Fitness, a post-rehabilitation facility addressing both
mental and physical health, Tony Vlahovic’s baseball card
shows him as a rookie for the
in 1997.
1983 Red Sox.
Vlahovic had found his niche. PHOTO COURTESY OF TONY VLAHOVIC
Personal experience combined
with his psychology education translated into professional success.“I went through it myself. I lived it. …I’m able to make my
mark by being empathetic — understanding the psychology of
healing.” Vlahovic sought out supportive staff members who
would say to clients,“We can do this.This is our first goal; this is
where we’re moving to.”
Vlahovic originally set up the business near his residence in New
Hope, Pa., but moved the center to Princeton, N.J., to be closer to
the university medical center. Until June 30, the two-story facility
housed 14 personal trainers, 25 specialized instructors, and weight
training for all ages and phases of conditioning using top-of-theline equipment. Momentum offered yoga, meditation and pilates
classes, along with a heated resistance pool for training and aerobics.
Vlahovic closed that facility to open a new one in Hopewell,
N.J., this September. The expanded facility will allow more
special programming. He plans to offer training for young
athletes while continuing special fitness programs for people
living with cancer, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. The move
will also shorten his daily commute and give him more time
with wife Nina and children Anthony, 9, and Sabrina, 5.
“I think if you can find something that has some other value
to it,” Vlahovic says,“it doesn’t feel like work.You can contribute
something while you’re on this earth.”
Vlahovic’s best friend of 25 years, Ivan Shidlovsky ’81, confirms
Vlahovic’s dedication. “His character is above reproach; honest
and caring, always trying to figure out how to help others to
improve their lives.”
Tony Vlahovic
New Hope, Pa.
B.A., Psychology 1982
Career: Former pro baseball player who owns a fitness center.
During his years at Whitehall High
School, Vlahovic played both football
(number 3) and basketball (number 24).
Notable: Overcame cancer and an auto accident injury to
help others through post-rehabilitation fitness programs.
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G
ROWING UP, TONY VLAHOVIC ’82
was what they call “a natural,” a standout
in basketball, baseball and football. When
cancer and a drunk driver nipped his
achievement on the athletic field, they
fueled his desire to help others with his
own unique mix of fitness and psychology.
At age 14, testicular cancer left him frail and compromised his
immune system.“It was a real shock,” Vlahovic says, a setback that
would have ended most young athletes’ dreams. But with the help
of supportive coaches, he began a health and weight-training program that restored his athleticism.“I think maturity-wise I moved
ahead then. My friends might laugh — I have a good sense of
humor — but I looked at life differently. It took on a different
feel. Headed me on a journey
I really wasn’t sure where I
was going.”
By his senior year, large universities came courting. But then
an injury cost him their scholarship offers.Wilkes College baseball coach Gene Domzalski saw
past the injury. “He came to see
me in person and said,‘We have
a place for you. Here’s a great
opportunity to get a great education, go to a smaller school and
play in college.’ ”
The psychology major’s
college athletic performance
didn’t escape the notice of
professional baseball scouts.
After a year-long stint in a
European league, he signed
with the Boston Red Sox as a
left-handed pitcher in 1983. A
childhood dream fulfilled.
But more challenges lay in
store. On his way to spring
training in 1986, a drunk driver
rear-ended him. “It destroyed
both my truck and my left leg.”
Depressed and immobilized,
he started physical therapy. “I
had to go from my childhood
dream of being a pro athlete to
learning to walk again,”Vlahovic
PHOTOS COURTESY OF TONY VLAHOVIC
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Alphonso and the band The Collective take to stages
in northeast Pennsylvania about three nights a week.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KERMIT ALPHONSO
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•• IVE
He visited bigger schools before
choosing Wilkes. “I realized you’re
just a number there,” he explains,
noting that he wanted to be involved
at the university he attended. “I’m
from the South. I wanted to go to a
place I’d never been before,” he says.
“It was an opportunity to grow up, a
way to explore.”
At Wilkes, the Greensboro, N.C.,
native received a Minority Student
Cultural Scholarship and went on to
double-major in sociology and
criminal justice. After graduation,
though, he wanted to be an artistentertainer. All those years in the
gospel choir as a kid kicked in. “My
education gave me something that no
one can take away,”Alphonso says.“My
professors and school administration
were great. They were polishing me
up. I thank them all. They taught me
how to be a gentleman.”
''
.·. ·.· ORY
KERMIT ALPHONSO
FRONTS POPULAR BAND AND LAUNCHES SOLO CAREER
blues, soul and hip-hop. They take stage in clubs around
northeastern Pennsylvania about three times a week. The band
has had some success, receiving awards for best local original
band and best local cover band.
In addition to fronting The Collective,Alphonso stays busy with
solo projects. His extended play Diaries of a Bar Star Volume I was
recently self-released with the song “Last Call for Alcohol,” a mostrequested single on WKRZ-FM. Through his new web-based
business, Suburban Project Entertainment, he plans to bring
exposure to the original music of unsigned artists. Downloadable
tracks will be made available for sale via Urban Music Access Key
cards sold at clubs. The site will formally launch in the fall via
www.wedotunes.net. For now, original songs by The Collective
can be downloaded there.
“Making something out of nothing,” Alphonso says. “That’s
what I do. I got a good base by going to Wilkes. By meeting the
people I met there, I became the free thinker I am today.”
'
I got a good
base by going
to Wilkes. By
MEETING the
PEOPLE I met
there, I became
the FREE
THINKER
I am today.
By Sherrie Flick
Alphonso notes that he and Robb Brown, who also attended
Wilkes for a time, sometimes perform together at Fuse Club and
Café, Wilkes-Barre, as The Robb and Kermit Show. Fuse is
owned by fellow alumnus Ronald Romanoski ’95.
Alphonso considers Wilkes-Barre home now. “We’ve been
trying to create a community here. We’ve been trying to stick
together and help each other out, network with each other.We’re
just trying to grow something.”
Kermit Alphonso Douglas
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
B.A., Sociology and Criminal Justice 1994
Career: Lead singer for popular regional band
The Collective
Notable: The Collective will perform for Homecoming
2007 festivities from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in
the Henry Student Center.
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I
“
’VE BEEN SINGING MY WHOLE LIFE,” SAYS
Kermit Alphonso Douglas ’94. “My mom says I popped
out singing!” He came to Wilkes University to play
basketball but is now the lead singer of Wilkes-Barre’s
popular band The Collective.
The Collective has opened for a wide variety of
nationally recognized bands: Grammy Award-winning
hip-hop group The Roots, Bob Marley and the Wailers,
Nick Lachey, Drake Bell and Ja Rule. “We play music that
everybody can get into,” says Alphonso, who often drops the
name “Douglas” to make things simple. “We’re flexible.
We cross over. We’re fortunate.”
The band began on the Wilkes campus as the three-man
singing group Smooth Enuf. The group achieved some success,
Alphonso says, landing a recording contract and moving to
California. Things didn’t go as well as they’d hoped; they
returned home and went their separate ways a year later.
“It was a very sad experience for me, but I knew I still loved to
perform, and I wasn’t done,” he explains. The Collective then
formed and began to write and play music throughout the region.
“The spirit and the idea continue to move forward with me,”
he says. “Now my full-time job is being an entertainer.” The
Collective plays covers and originals — a mixture of rhythm and
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�alumni news
New Leaders Seek to
Engage More Alumni
With a special thanks to the past leadership, and
especially Colleen Gries Gallagher, the Alumni
Association leadership has already met to map
priorities and organize itself.
They laid groundwork through the efforts of
Colleen and her team for the past two years. Key
accomplishments came in the areas of communications and alumni relations. Denise Schaal Cesare
’77 and Fred Demech ’61 ushered introduction of
The Colonel Connection and review of this
magazine. Undergraduate alumni relations was
chaired by Bridget Giunta ’05. Other
accomplishments are too numerous to mention,
but they provide the springboard for future
success.The current leadership team is as follows:
• President – George G. Pawlush ’69
• First vice president – Terrence W. Casey ’82
• Second vice president – John Wartella ’84
• Secretary – Bridget Giunta ’05
• Historian (immediate past president)
– Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
• Past president – William A.Tarbart ’70
New to the board are: Rich Kramer ’67,
Charlotte Puglia ’00,Wendy Gavin ’90, Brigette
McDonald Herrmann ’78,Tom Ralston ’80, David
Scordino ’07, Jenna Strzelecki ’07, Matthew Brown ’08 (Student Government
president), Amanda Karasinski ’08 (Student Alumni Association president),
and Blaine Madara ’08 (senior class president).They join incumbents Garfield
Jones ’72, Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA ’97, Lou Steck ’55 and Margery
Ufberg ’69.
Other alumni board members are Laura Barbera Cardinale ’72, Allyn Jones
’60, Clayton Karambelas ’49, Beth Danner Kinslow ’02, Ron Miller ’93, Steve
Roth ’84, Dave Carey ’83, Fred Demech ’61, Glen Flack ’73, Ali Qureshi ’96,
John Serafin ’90 MBA ’93 and Jodi Viscomi ’05.The Nominating Committee
works to assure that the constituency is accurately represented by the
membership of the board through a demographic decade analysis.
The key focus of the year will be to build relationships, engaging more
alumni in an ever-increasing range of programs and events both on and off
campus. Committee membership is open on a rolling basis, and new
committee chairs are selected through the summer months. If you’re interested
in being considered for membership on a committee or the board, please
complete the online form at http://community.wilkes.edu/Volunteer.
Or contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (800) WILKES-U Ext. 4134
or alumni@wilkes.edu.
Special thanks to outgoing board members Kay E. Coskey ’86, Michael J.
Fox ’06, Ashley Joslin ’06, John Pullo ’82 (historian), Matthew J. Sowcik ’00
and Peter Zubritzky ’76.
Mark your calendars now for Homecoming 2007, Oct. 5 to 7. Read on
to see highlights, and make plans to connect and reconnect with friends
and classmates.
Explore Exotic Locales with Fellow Alumni
Tropical Costa Rica
Departs Nov. 7, 2007
Price per person: twin, $1,999; single, $2,499
WILKES | Fall 2007
Highlights
• San José • Poás Volcano
• Thermal Spa Resort • Caño
Negro Refuge • Monteverde
Cloud Forest • Guanacaste
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Join fellow Wilkes University
alumni as they travel to Costa Rica
for nine days.This trip includes round-trip air travel from
Allentown, Pa., hotel transfers, air taxes and current fuel
surcharges. Eight breakfasts, two lunches and seven dinners are
included. Fuel charges are subject to change until trip is paid in
full. Cost does not include insurance of $120 per person.
French Riviera
Departs March 2, 2008
Price per person: twin, $1,849; single, $2,249
Highlights
• Nice • Flower Market • Chagall Museum
• Grasse Perfumerie • St. Paul De Vence •
Ventimiglia • San Remo • St.Tropez •
Cannes • Antibes • Picasso Museum •
Villefranche • Rothschild Villa and Gardens
• Monaco Oceanographic Museum
The price of this eight-day trip includes round-trip air travel
from Newark, N.J., air taxes, hotel transfers and current fuel
surcharges (subject to increase until paid in full). Six breakfasts
and four dinners are included in the cost. It does not include
insurance of $120 per person.
For more information on any of these trips, contact Michelle Diskin ’95, associate director of Alumni Relations,
at (570) 408-4134 or michelle.diskin@wilkes.edu.
�alumni news
Homecoming 2007 Schedule of Events
Friday, Oct. 5
9 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
5 to 7 p.m.
6 to 8 p.m.
Golf Tournament, Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club
Bucknell University Junior College Luncheon
and Shuttle Tour, Annette Evans Alumni House
Colonels Happy Hour, Bart & Urby’s
Wine Tasting with Maiolatesi Wine Cellars,
2nd floor UCOM
Golden Colonel Welcome Back Reception
and Induction, Kirby Hall
Saturday, Oct. 6
8:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
Hungry Colonels Breakfast, Dining Hall
President’s Breakfast (Ancestral Colonels,
Golden Colonels, BUJC Flyboys), Henry
Student Center Ballroom
10 a.m.
5K Walk/Run, Alumni House to Tailgate
10 a.m.
Crew Regatta on River, Nesbitt Park
10 a.m. to noon Workshops at UCOM:
– Pharmacy, Art Kibbe
– Sidhu Executive Leadership Program, Erin Drew
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oktoberfest, Lion Brewery
11 a.m.
Tailgate and SAA Colonels Carnival, practice field
12:40 p.m.
Dean Ralston and BUJC Flyboys Celebration,
Ralston Field
1 p.m.
Wilkes vs. FDU-Florham football game, Ralston Field
4:30 p.m.
5th Quarter, Fuse Martini Bar
6 p.m.
Pergola Dedication/Reception and Reunion Classes
5-, 10- and 25-Year, Karambelas Pergola
8 to 11 p.m.
Wilkes Nightclub with The Collective,
Henry Student Center
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
Sunday, Oct. 7
Memorial Bells - Remembrance of Alumni
Alumni Hall of Fame, 214 Marts and
Henry Student Center Ballroom
WILKES | Fall 2007
9:45 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
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�class notes
WILKES | Fall 2007
1949
Doris Gorka Bartuska of
Philadelphia, emeritus
professor of medicine
(endocrinology, diabetes and
metabolism) at Drexel
University College of
Medicine, received the Woman
in Medicine Award from The
Trust Fund of the Alumnae
Association of Woman’s
Medical College/Medical
College of Pennsylvania at the
Faculty Development Awards
Day program on June 1, 2007.
The citation reads: “In
recognition of her outstanding
contributions and untiring
devotion to teaching,
mentoring, patient care and
leadership, as a role model for
women in medicine.”
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1959
Stephen Poleskie recently
published a book titled
The Balloonist, about Civil
War balloonist T. S. C. Lowe.
He has taught or has been a
visiting professor at 26 colleges
and art schools throughout the
world, including the School of
Visual Art in NYC and the
University of California,
Berkeley. During the 1980s and
’90s, Poleskie was known in
the United States and Europe
for his “aerial theater”
performances. A champion
aerobatic flyer and artist-writer,
Poleskie is professor emeritus at
Cornell University.
1973
Joseph Grilli, M.P.A, D.P.A.,
has been named vice president
of training institutes, external
affairs and planning at Luzerne
County Community College.
Grilli resides in Jenkins
Township, Pa., with his wife,
Lisa, and two children.
1974
Christine (Donahue) Mayo
recently became full-time
assistant professor of voice at
the University of Central
Arkansas in Conway, Ark.,
where she resides with her
husband, George.
1991
Susan (Adamchak) Smith
and her husband, Dan, recently
welcomed their third child,
Riley Samantha. She joins
brothers Jordan and Tyler.
Enjoying Allenberry: Alumni enjoying an outing at Allenberry Dinner Theater, Boiling Springs, Pa., included, front row
from left: Gayle Howard, Donna Argenio ’90, Nancy Juris ’56, Barbara Nagle, Ann Young ’59, Kay Hess, Edna Andrews
’50; middle: Carl Juris ’59, George Speer, Joe Argenio ’90, Jackie Young ’58; back: Bill Trethaway ’67, Janilyn Elias,
Jeffrey Fetterman, Chuck Young, Bob Middleton, George Elias ’54, Karen Middleton ’71, Clint Hess ’64.
Susan is a human resources
manager at a pharmaceutical
company.The family resides in
Springfield, N.J.
1994
Kermit (Alphonso) Douglas
and Matt Smallcomb (’03)
performed with their musical
group,The Collective, at
Susquehanna University.The
event was featured in a 2007
edition of Diversity Digest, a
Susquehanna University
publication.
Heather Petruzelli, an
adjunct voice teacher in the
Wilkes Department of Visual
and Performing Arts, was
soprano soloist in May with
the Astoria Symphony and
Central City Singers.The
performance of Mendelssohn’s
masterpiece Elijah took place
at Church of St. John the
Baptist, New York, N.Y.
1997
Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~
Richard “Hank” Kutz
recently completed a residency
in general surgery at
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical
Center in Lebanon, N.H. Next
year, he will complete a
master’s degree in public health
at Dartmouth Medical School,
focusing on surgical outcomes
and continuous quality
improvement in health care.
He will then continue training
in the Harvard Plastic Surgery
Residency Program in Boston,
Mass. Hank currently resides in
New Hampshire with his
wife, Kate, and 1-year-old
daughter, Lauren.
�class notes
$500,000 Gift Endows Scholarship
Dr. Richard B. Kent ’55 of Malvern, Pa., recently honored
his late wife with a $500,000 gift commitment to Wilkes
University. It is one of the largest one-time gifts in Wilkes
history.
The Edith M. Kent Scholarship will go to a student from
the greater Wyoming Valley Area enrolled in the medical
science field. Recipients should demonstrate academic
ability, good moral character and financial need.
Sandra Carroll, interim vice president for development
and alumni relations at Wilkes, says, “Dr. Kent is quite
humble. We’re grateful that he chose to make a gift of
this magnitude at Wilkes, where it can truly transform
lives and the institution.”
“I come from a very humble start in life, and I’ve been
very fortunate,” Kent explains. “I always thought I’d like
to give something back to my college, and it’s a
wonderful way to honor my late wife.”
Commuting allowed him to attend Wilkes economically,
and he recalls close ties with faculty. “Dr. Charles Reif
was a mentor and a strong role model for me.” He also
treasures memories of playing baritone horn with the
band, stoking an affinity for art and music he’s enjoyed
ophthalmology and establishing a practice in West
throughout life.
Chester, Pa. Now a professional corporation, Vistarr Laser
and Vision Centers employs five ophthalmologists and
two optometrists. His family includes four children, two
people to round out their education. “I emphasized my
stepchildren and seven grandchildren.
science studies so greatly I missed some of the
Kent originally shied from publicity regarding his
humanities courses and some of the arts courses I should
generosity, preferring to give anonymously. “However, I
have taken. There’s a whole other life out there.”
changed my mind on the hope that the article might
Originally from Newport Township, near Nanticoke, Pa.,
inspire others to consider a memorial contribution to
Kent attended the University of Pennsylvania School of
Wilkes or some other worthy cause. If this happens, then
Medicine and served in the U.S. Navy before training in
it was a worthwhile choice.”
Rivercrest Reunion: Alumni recently
reunited during festivities at RiverCrest
Golf Club, located in Montgomery
County, Pa. In the first photo are, from
left: Eubank “Ted” Travis-Bey Jr. ’65,
Lonnie Coombs ’70 and son Adam
Coombs (beginning classes this fall), and
Matthew McCaffrey ’94 M’97. In the
second photo are, left to right: Jeff
Churba ’89, Jason Griggs ’90, Andy
Harris ‘89 and Edward J. Gallagher ’88.
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A board member of the Kennett Symphony who seeks
out opera houses wherever he travels, Kent urges young
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�class notes
A-List members who gathered in Parsippany, N.J., back in March were: row one: Janet Condon Diefenbacher ’75, Susan Hansen ’77, Frania Polakowski
Holloway ’76, Bruce Davis ’78, Nick Holgash ’78, Donald Mock ’75, Arlene Rostrun Acoady ’75, Gary Gieschen ’75; row two: Michael De Vincentis ’88,
Anthony De Vincentis ’79, Gary Paich ’76, Billy Winter ’76, Jack Brabant ’76, John Zimmerman ’76; row three (balcony): Thomas Pezzicara ’75, Matt McCaffrey ’97,
Anthony Shipula ’78, Dave Taylor ’84, Nigel Gray ’79, Arthur Daniels ’77 and Mary Ann Zielinski Holgash ’79.
A-List 71-79 Reunites Wilkes Classmates
As homecoming 2005 approached, two alumni opened
They majored in psychology, engineering, accounting
an alumni directory in hopes of persuading as many old
and chemistry, among others. Today, the graduates
classmates as possible to get together. The effort yielded
include teachers, scientists, public relations professionals,
more than a healthy turnout at the reunion. It rekindled
medical personnel, engineers, optometrists, white-
friendships dormant for 30 years.
and blue-collar professionals, documentary film makers
“It’s just like 30 years melted away,” explains Michael
and parents spread across Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
De Vincentis ’88 of Pequannock, N.J. (“Michael D,” as
Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Texas,
he’s known, attended Wilkes during the’70s, and later
California and even Belize, Central America. “For a
received his history degree after earning his last credits
bunch of people from a small college, we all did pretty
in New Jersey.)
well,” says De Vincentis.
Now known as the A-List 71-79, the group expanded to
“Most of our kids are grown up and in college
include students from throughout the ’70s. The 30 or so
themselves,” De Vincentis says. Such freedom gives the
alumni continue to stay in touch via e-mail, an online
alumni time to reconnect with college friends. “It just
social network and occasional gatherings. E-mail
recharges your batteries and brings you back to a time
“birthday alerts” distributed to the A-List feature both
when you had less cares and worries. When we’re
vintage and current candid photographs of the honoree.
together, it’s like we’re back on campus again.”
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Discussion topics run the gamut from family to work
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updates. In March, 21 alumni attended an informal event
De Vincentis posts A-List updates at the website
in Parsippany, N.J., with some traveling more than two
http://wilkespics4u.multiply.com/. He can be
hours to meet up with friends.
contacted at Michaeldvg@hotmail.com.
�class notes
Fashion Designer Transforms
Her Letterwoman’s Jacket
Kathleen Haughey Maggio ’75 couldn’t bear to part with
her 1971 letterwoman’s jacket from her days on the
Wilkes field hockey team. So the fashion designer
transformed it into an exaggerated baseball-style jacket.
“We all have things in our closets or drawers that we
can’t bear to get rid of. Although I no longer wore my
letterwoman jacket because the collar had frayed and
the silhouette was out of style, I kept it and my hockey
stick for sentimental reasons,” the Bucks County, Pa.,
native explains. She purchased a cardigan at a thrift
store and got busy with her scissors. “It now
accompanies me to the gym, inspiring me to get back
into the shape I was in during my Wilkes days!”
Maggio, who has lived in New York City since
graduating from college, included the project in Altered
Maggio included her memento from days on the Wilkes field hockey team
in a book on how to update outdated clothing.
© VINEPOD.COM, PHOTO BY TIMOTHY MAGGIO
Maggio studied art at Wilkes and earned a degree in
clothes and christening gowns. She teaches pattern
numerous ideas for updating old or outdated clothing.
Philadelphia. She has designed girls’ dresses, maternity
and Thread, released last year. The craft book includes
fine art from Moore College of Art and Design,
Clothing: Hip Fixes and Transformations with a Needle
“An editor, who’d been given my name by a colleague,
making, draping and construction to juniors in the
daughter, Evie, 28.
clothes (new and vintage). It was a perfect fit,” she explains.
Maggio, shot photos for the book. She also has a
frequently alter my own designs as well as store-bought
Design, New York City. Her husband, photographer Tim
about remodeling clothes. I’ve been sewing since I was 9 and
bachelor of fine arts program at Parsons School of
called and asked if I would be interested in writing a book
Meredith (Cabrey)
Nascimento and her husband,
Christian, welcomed their first
son, Charles Nicholas, on July
3, 2006.
2002
·po uo1una~
Ronald Metcho graduated
from the MBA program at the
University of Rhode Island.
He is an attorney and resides
in Philadelphia.
2004
Amee Mehta will begin a
residency in internal medicine
at Staten Island University
Hospital.
John Reese (center with glass) was honored at a May wrestling team reunion. With him are, from left: Mike Evans ’95,
current wrestling Coach Jon Laudenslager ’99, Barry VanScoten ’95, John Stout ’95, Bob Hawkins ’92, Coach Reese,
Dave Habowski ’97, Ray Monzon ’96, Eric Feese ’93, Matt Reinert ’92 and Ron Miller ’93.
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�class notes
In Memoriam
1935
Dr. Eugene Joseph Gillespie
passed away Sept. 18, 2006, in
Atlanta, Ga., his home for the
last 45 years. He retired from
the U.S. Public Health Service
after 25 years as associate
director of the U.S.
Communicable Disease
Center in Atlanta. He then
became the director of health
planning for the state of
Georgia, and subsequently
medical director for Prudential
Insurance Company.
1962
Jozia Mieszkowski, 67, of
Seminole, Fla., formerly of
Wilkes-Barre, died Thursday,
May, 31, 2007. A native of
Wilkes-Barre, she was a
graduate of Wyoming
Seminary, class of 1957.
She owned and directed the
Wilkes-Barre Theatre School
& Company from 1966 to
1980. She then became dance
director at the Mississippi
University for Women,
Columbus, Miss., from 1980
to 1995. In 1995, she moved
to St. Petersburg to start a new
career in activities at the
Masonic Home in Florida,
where she stayed until her
retirement at age 62.
1988
John F. Kepics, 40,
Linglestown, Pa., died May 8,
2007, of leukemia. A standout
baseball player at Wilkes, he
was a pharmaceutical sales
representative for Forest
Pharmaceuticals for the last
13 years.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Debbie Fedor;
mother, Edythe Kepics;
sister, Mary Louise Harris;
and nieces.
Faculty
Robert W. Partridge of West
Chester, Pa., former history
professor and baseball and
soccer coach at Wilkes, died
May 4, 2007, at the age of 88.
Partridge graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in
1941. Later, he earned a
master’s degree in education
from Harvard University.
During World War II, he rose
to the rank of lieutenant and
served as gunnery and catapult
officer on the light cruisers
Topeka and Columbia.
He began his teaching and
coaching career at Wilkes
College in 1945. In 1955,
Partridge joined the faculty
and coaching staff at Kent
School in Kent, Conn. He
taught history and English
before becoming director of
athletics, retiring in 1990.
Partridge is survived by his
wife, Louise; daughter, Carol
Pierce; son, Glenn; four
grandchildren and one greatgranddaughter.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766
Richard Thomas Rees ’62,
69, of Lakeland, Fla., died May
25. Born in Kingston, Pa., he
graduated from Kingston High
School and served in the U.S.
Marine Corps. Rees held a
bachelor of science degree
from Wilkes, with a major in
history and a minor in
English. He also held a
master’s degree and doctorate
in Educational Administration
from Rutgers University.
Following a career as a high
school teacher, coach and
administrator, he spent 10
years as a professor at
Montclair State University and
Wilkes University.
Since 1980, Dr. Rees was
involved in health care human
resource education and
development. He was
president of Rees and
Associates Inc., a private
consulting firm centering on
learning technology, leadership
development, team
development and educational
efficiencies, especially in small
to mid-sized organizations.
He is survived by wife
Linda Weatherill Rees, son
David William Rees, daughter
Diane Lynn Rees Mikolon, all
of Lakeland, Fla.; mother Anne
Rees, sister Margaret A. Fetch
of Kingston, Pa.; brother
Morgan R. Rees of Naples,
Fla.; and two grandsons.
�then & now
Recognize any of
these mud-caked men?
Tell us their names
or reminisce about football
seasons past at The Colonel
Connection message boards, at
community.wilkes.edu. Or send it
to Wilkes Magazine, 84 W. South St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
Corey Carter gets taken down by a Delaware
Valley College Aggie during their September
2006 match-up.The Colonels ended
the Aggies’ 22-game regular
season winning streak
with a 14-7 win.
Cherry Blossom
Festival 1976:
The photo shows
co-chairpersons Ginny
Edwards and Jean
Johnson. Richard
“Charlie” Sullivan is
believed to be in the
center. Thanks go to
Stanley Freeda ’80,
Bernard Fagnani ’74 and
Patty Cullinan Spinelli ’77.
“I don’t think I ever saw a
picture of Charlie where
he wasn’t sandwiched
between two girls,”
recalls Spinelli.
PHOTO BY WARREN RUDA
�calendar of events
September
15
November
SummArt Painters Campus Art
Auction, hosted by The John Wilkes
Society, Sordoni Art Gallery
TBA Alumni Mixer, Pittsburgh
5
Outstanding Leaders Forum, former
Mexican President Vicente Fox,
F.M. Kirby Center
TBA Alumni Mixer, Arizona
October
TBA Alumni Mixer, Colorado
5-7 Homecoming/Reunion
TBA Alumni Mixer, California
w
WILKES
UNIVERSITY
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
7-15 Alumni trip to Costa Rica
WILKES UNIVERSITY
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
For details on dates and locations,
check www.wilkes.edu and
The Colonel Connection!
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WINTER 2007
SERIAL SUCCESS | DECK THE MALLS | A HIGHER DEGREE
�president’s letter
WINTER 07
Vaulting to Success
A
t Wilkes, our students bring their abilities and drive.We
provide the knowledge and skills, environment and, where
necessary, a push to help them reach their potential. Our
mentoring culture assures that all students encounter several
persons who will nurture and prod them toward their goals.
Sometimes it’s gentle encouragement to reach further; other
times it’s a kick in the rear—whatever it takes.
Whatever the track, our graduates leave prepared to make a real difference in
the fast-changing world they inhabit.This issue of Wilkes magazine highlights
numerous examples.
WILKES UNIVERSITY
President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
Marty Williams
WILKES EDITORIAL STAFF
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Associate Director, Marketing Communications
Christine (Tondrick) Seitzinger ’98
Wilkes Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Manager, Graphic Design
Mark Golaszewski
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Manager, Athletics Administration
John Seitzinger
Graduate Assistant
Shannon Curtin ’07
Layout/Design
Quest Fore
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
1975 Men’s Lacrosse Team
Consider the subject of our cover story: Ron Rittenmeyer ’72. Ron worked
three jobs while a student at Wilkes, earning a degree in commerce and finance
and meeting wife Hedy Wrightson ’72 along the way. His ambition and business
acumen led him to become a well-known turnaround CEO. Just recently he
took the helm at technology giant EDS. Beginning on page eight, he discusses his
new role and the changing face of business with Paul Browne, dean of the Jay S.
Sidhu School of Business and Leadership.
Athletic fields provide fertile ground for cultivating leaders.This fall, we
inducted the 15th class into our Athletics Hall of Fame.These individuals show
that the goal-setting and perseverance necessary for success on field, mat or court
translate readily into professional and personal success.You can read their stories
beginning on page four.
This issue also brings you our annual Report of Gifts, which lists those whose
generosity fuels the continued achievement of this institution.These contributors
ensure Wilkes accomplishes its mission to educate our students for lifelong
learning and success in a constantly evolving and multicultural world. Alumni
appreciate the role Wilkes played in their own lives; friends understand the
difference a premier, small university can make in the lives of students and their
community.We thank them for their support.
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin ’95
Alumni and Advancement Services Manager
Nancy A. Weeks
Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Manager
Lauren Pluskey ’06
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
George Pawlush ’69
First Vice President
Terrence Casey ’82
Second Vice President
John Wartella ’84
Historian
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
Secretary
Bridget Giunta ’05
WINTER 2007
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
�contents
FEATURES
8 Serial Success
EDS taps Ron Rittenmeyer ’72 to
lead technology giant’s turnaround
14 Deck the Malls
Business and economics professor catches
media spotlight with shopping forecast
16 A Higher Degree
8
14
Wilkes’ second doctoral program trains
educators to lead with vision
22 2006-2007 Annual
Report of Gifts
We acknowledge those who help
elevate Wilkes to greatness
22
DEPARTMENTS
2 On Campus
16
4 Athletics
On the cover: Ron and Hedy Rittenmeyer ’72
enjoy boating at Lake Texoma, in Texas.
He became chief executive officer of EDS
in September. PHOTO BY STEVE MCALISTER
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18 Alumni News
1
�on campus
Pharmacy Students Study
Medicinal Plants of Amazon
James Culhane Wins
Carpenter Award
The Amazon rainforest provided a classroom of sorts for four pharmacy
students last summer.
Fourth-year students Stephanie Victor, Jennifer Compton, Lara Judson
and Ryan Toth embarked on a four-week journey studying medicinal
properties of rainforest plants as part of a residency rotation.The experience
included a five-day excursion down the Amazon River and an opportunity
to study beside shaman Rossana Nascimento.
The international rotation was hosted by the Global Awareness Institute
(GAI), a Florida-based non-profit organization dedicated to creating a sustainable industry developing the Amazon’s medicinal plants. GAI has brought
groups of university students to its 92-acre reserve and research center in
Iquitos, Peru, since 1999.This is the first time Wilkes students have participated.
The session begins and ends with a week of on-campus study in Florida
and provides two weeks of field study in the Amazon. Students cover
ethnobotany, pharmacology, pharmacognosy and toxicology at
the Hospital de la Luz and the National Institute for
Traditional Medicine and attend workshops on
medicinal plants and agronomy at the National
University of the Peruvian Amazon’s Institute of
Research.Victor believes her experience will help
her “better relate with many customers in a
retail setting.”
James Culhane, associate
professor of pharmaceutical
sciences, received the
Carpenter Outstanding
Achievement Award from his
peers for excellence in
teaching. In a speech at
summer commencement, he
shared five tips for lifelong
success and happiness:
• From his dad, a retired
aircraft mechanic:
No matter what you do in life, make sure
you make enough money to pay the bills.
• Surround yourself with brilliant, enthusiastic
and highly motivated people, and then mooch
off of them for all they are worth.
• If you have the opportunity to help someone,
take it.You can never predict how the ripples
from one kind act can change the world.
• If you should ever find that the senior drill
sergeant has taken your unsecured M-16 A1
assault rifle, make sure you retrieve it as soon
as possible. Admit your mistakes and accept
responsibility.
• Make sure your job, career or profession is
meaningful to you.
Left: Stephanie Victor, kneeling, practices a shaman
ritual while Ryan Toth, left, “protects her spirit.”
Below: Preparing for day two of their canoe trip are,
from left, Stephanie Victor, a Peruvian girl, Ryan Toth
and Jennifer Compton.
WILKES | Winter 2007
Creative Writing Program
Now Offers M.F.A.
2
Now you can live the writer’s life and earn a
master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degree to boot.
The University’s Creative Writing program offers
the 18-credit M.F.A. option in addition to its 30credit master of arts degree.The M.F.A. is a
terminal degree, the highest offered in the visual,
literary and performing arts. It is required to teach
at the college and university level.
The low-residency format of these programs
means students work mostly from home, coming
to campus only twice per year. Application
deadline for the January 2008 residency is
Dec. 15. For more information, visit
www.wilkes.edu/creativewriting or call
(800) WILKES-U Ext. 4527.
�on campus
“ We were ENERGIZED by the
CROWD cheering and the C-130
flyover, and it went like clockwork! We
were not doing it for those folks in the
stands or those at home; we were doing
it for (the soldiers).We were THERE
FOR THOSE who, through their
sacrifice, MIGHT NEVER BE
REUNITED with friends and family
OR EVER RETURN HOME.”
– Cadet Adam Mann
Cadets from the University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 presented the colors at the nationally televised Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR race at Pocono
International Speedway on Aug. 5. From left to right are cadets Lauren Benhamou, Marc Honrath, Michael Lewis and Adam Mann.
Biology Students Conduct Research
at Yale University Lab
From left, Professor William Terzaghi worked with
students Jay Shah and Naseem Mian to study rice
genomics at Yale University last summer.
Upward Bound students Christine Horn and Jessica Kramer hold their
prize fish, won at the Carnival of Decades 40th anniversary celebration.
Upward Bound Alumni Celebrate
Four Decades of Success
The University’s Upward Bound program celebrated its
40th anniversary this summer with an event titled “A
Carnival of Decades.”Alumni, current Upward Bound
students and their families attended the event, which
included a photo slideshow, program memorabilia,
games, face-painting and a barbeque.
Upward Bound at Wilkes is one of the longestrunning, continuously funded programs in the United
States. Since 1967, nearly 2,000 students from Luzerne
and Wyoming counties high schools have participated
in the program. And 92 percent of graduates have
pursued post-secondary education.
WILKES | Winter 2007
Two undergraduate students spent the summer conducting cutting-edge
genomic research at Yale University.
Junior Naseem Mian of Johnson City, N.Y., and sophomore Jay Shah of
Vestal, N.Y., worked alongside Wilkes biology Professor William Terzaghi and
Professor Xing Wang Deng of Yale’s Department of Molecular, Cellular and
Developmental Biology, in New Haven, Conn.
Terzaghi was on sabbatical to research the rice genome. Mian has worked
with Terzaghi for two years, and Shah has worked with him for one.
Mian and Shah studied the structure and function of antisense ribonucleic
acid molecules in rice. A surprising number of rice genes are copied off both
sense and antisense strands,
Terzaghi explains, and groundbreaking work that earned the
2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine
and Physiology showed that
some antisense RNAs block
expression of certain genes in
other organisms.Terzaghi’s
and the students’ research
could lead to new ways to
improve crop yields and
resistance to pathogens and
environmental changes.
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�athletics
Athletics Hall of Fame
FOUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND A TEAM JOIN RANKS OF HONOREES
Four more athletes and a team became members of the Athletics Hall of Fame.
Inducted in an Oct. 7 ceremony on campus were:
WILKES | Winter 2007
Mike Gundersdorf ’97, football;
Al Scharer ’75, wrestling;
Ellen Van Riper ’83, volleyball, basketball and softball;
Angela Polny Vivian ’95, field hockey;
1975 men’s lacrosse team.
4
The Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1993 to honor players, coaches
and others who have made outstanding contributions to athletics at Bucknell
Junior College,Wilkes College and Wilkes University.
Receiving their awards during Homecoming 2007 were, left to right, Mike Gundersdorf, Ellen Van Riper,
Al Scharer, Don Mock (captain of the 1975 lacrosse team) and Angela Polny Vivian.
�athletics
Mike Gundersdorf
Al Scharer
Gundersdorf is one of the most heralded players to
ever play for the Wilkes football team. He helped
Wilkes post an overall record of 32 wins and 11
losses. During that span, the Colonels claimed the
1993 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championship and earned a berth in the NCAA Division III
playoffs.They also garnered Eastern Collegiate
Athletic Conference playoff berths in 1994 and 1996.
Now a special education
teacher at West Morris
High School, Chester, N.J.,
the Hackettstown, N.J.,
resident also runs a private
painting company. He and
wife Lauren have two sons,
Michael, 5, and Luke, 3.
Gundersdorf majored in
communications at Wilkes. He credits his Wilkes
experience, both on the field and in the classroom,
with teaching him to focus on a task and prepare
to meet goals. “I always kind of set goals for myself
and what I expect of myself, and it’s carried over
into my professional and personal life.”
Scharer was a standout performer on the wrestling mat for the Colonels
during his three and one-half years at Wilkes. A transfer from Columbia
University, the heavyweight compiled a career dual match record of
27-13-2 during his time
STATS - AL SCHARER
at Wilkes.
• Overall record 25-7, eight victories
The economics major is
by pin, 1974
president and founder of
•
13-5 dual match record, three wins
Filigree Consulting, a
by fall, 1974
marketing and economic
• Second at NCAA Division III
research firm. He credits his
Championships to help Colonels claim
athletic experience at Wilkes
team national championship, 1974
with teaching him the
• Team dual match record of 13-5,
relationship between hard
MAC championship, 1974
work and success. “Wrestling
• Team posted 12-2-1 dual match
is an interesting combination
record and seventh consecutive
of individual and team
MAC crown, 1975
• Ranks first on career receiving list for
receptions, receiving yards and receiving
touchdowns
• 205 catches for 3,603 yards and 34
touchdowns
• Set single-season records, with 79
receptions and 1,269 receiving yards in 1995
• Established new standard with 15
touchdown catches in 1996
• Holds records for 14 catches in a game,
271 receiving yards in a game and four
touchdown receptions in a game
• Second-team All-American, 1995
• Honorable mention All-American honors, 1996
• First-team All-MAC honoree, 1994, 1995, 1996
• ECAC Player of the Year, 1996
• First-team All-ECAC honors, 1995
• Wilkes Male Athlete of the Year, 1997
• Fourth at NCAA Division III
Championships, Colonels earned
fourth-place team finish, 1975
pursuits. How to maintain a balance
of focus on individual success and
team success is an important life
lesson. Business is very much like
that.You are responsible for
individual performance and your
contribution to the ‘team.’”
And even 20 years later, he finds
himself asking, “What would
(Coach) John (Reese) do?” when
presented with a complex or
ethical decision. “I learned about
leadership and the importance of
personal integrity and its role in
establishing trusting relationships.”
Scharer lives in Big Elk
Meadow, Colo., with wife Karen.
Daughter Vanessa is mother of
Ethan and Emma.
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STATS - MIKE GUNDERSDORF
• Overall record 18-12-1, 10 wins
by fall, 1975
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�athletics
Ellen Van Riper
Van Riper was a four-year performer in volleyball, plus played three years of
basketball and one season of softball. She earned four varsity letters in
volleyball and served as a team captain during her senior season, in 1982.
As a senior, she played an integral role in helping Wilkes finish with an
overall record of 16-6.That same year, the Lady Colonels won both the
Northeastern Pennsylvania Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Association and
the MAC Northeast championships.
During her junior season,Van Riper cracked 130 kills, including a then schoolrecord 21 in a match against FDU-Florham. She also contributed 48 service aces.
She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor
of arts degree in English literature and earned her law
degree from The Rutgers-Newark School of Law.
She now serves as assistant city attorney for Peoria,
Ariz.Van Riper and husband Allen Malanowski reside
in Phoenix and have a son, Eric, 6.
“In addition to the cliches like learning the
values of teamwork, commitment and good
sportsmanship, (athletics) also taught me to set
high standards and goals for myself in every area
of my life and that almost anything can be
achieved through hard work, skill and
perseverance,”Van Riper says. “Professionally,
these lessons have served me very well as an
attorney practicing civil litigation.”
STATS - ELLEN VAN RIPER
• 106 kills and 61 service aces as senior, 1982
• MAC and NPWIAA All-Conference teams, 1982
• NPWIAA first-team honors, 1982
• Lady Colonels Offensive Most Valuable
Player, 1982
• Letterwomen’s Club
• First female sports editor of The Beacon
• Managing editor of The Beacon
Angela Polny Vivian
During her three years on the field hockey team,
Vivian helped the Lady Colonels post an overall
record of 34 wins, 23 losses and two ties.A defender,
she finished her career with six goals and helped
Wilkes limit the opposition to 1.47 goals per contest.
Vivian arrived at Wilkes in 1992, after spending
her freshman year at University of Connecticut. She
played in all 18 games her sophomore year with the
Lady Colonels, who posted a 10-8 record. She
scored one goal from her defensive position.
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STATS - ANGELA POLNY VIVIAN
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• College Field Hockey Coaches Association North
Region second-team All-American, 1993
• All-Freedom League first team, 1993
• CFHCA North-Atlantic All-Region first team, 1994
• All-Freedom League first unit, 1994
During her junior campaign,Vivian helped
Wilkes equal its total from 1992, with five wins by
shutout as the Lady Colonels posted an 11-8-1
record. Her play, which included four goals,
helped the squad win both the Freedom League
and ECAC Mid-Atlantic championships.
As a senior,Vivian scored one goal and played in
all 21 contests in leading Wilkes to both the
Freedom League and ECAC Mid-Atlantic titles.
The Lady Colonels also set a new record by
winning 13 games on their way to a 13-7-1 mark.
Vivian appreciated the understanding she received from professors as a
student-athlete. “When I had to tell professors that I’d be missing a class or a
test to play field hockey, they told me, ‘That’s OK, Angie.’They knew my
name, not my Social Security number,’” she recalls. “I was able to play field
hockey, get my engineering degree and have a life.”
Vivian, a quality assurance manager for a company that manufactures metal
closures, lives in Slocum, Pa., and is engaged to be married.
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1975 Men’s Lacrosse Team
also contributed six assists. Bill Winter, who played
attack, was next on the scoring list for the
Colonels, with 14 goals and 14 assists.
Don Mock came up with 117 saves. Bill Harris
had 15 saves to help the Colonels limit the
opposition to a mere 7.7 goals per game. Six
players were named to the MAC All-Star Team;
that includes Krill and Davis, both named to the
first team.Winter, Gieschen, Austin and Mock
garnered berths on the second unit.
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The 1975 men’s lacrosse team goes down as the finest to ever play at the school.
After dropping their first game of the season to MAC rival Franklin &
Marshall College, the Colonels responded with eight consecutive wins. Six of
those came in conference play, as the squad claimed its first MAC title, with a
6-1 record and an 8-2 mark overall.
Midfielders Vince Krill and Craig Austin led a Wilkes attack that averaged
14.3 goals per contest. Krill had 21 goals and 21 assists, while Austin finished
with 19 goals and 21 assists. Gary Gieschen, who played attack, finished
second on the team in goals, tallying 25 and handing out nine assists. Bruce
Davis was the team’s leader in goals from his midfield position, with 26; he
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�S E R I A L SUCCESS
EDS TAPS RON RITTENMEYER
’72 TO LEAD TECHNOLOGY
GIANT’S TURNAROUND
By Kim Bower-Spence
Ronald Rittenmeyer ’72
is a self-described failure
at one thing: retirement.
A determined businessman with a track record
of turning around ailing
companies, the Kingston,
Pa., native has retired
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Rittenmeyer, shown here in EDS’
board room, says the only job
security in life is your results.
ALL PHOTOS BY STEVE MCALISTER
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three times.
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�He emerged not to lightweight jobs either. The last time he
left retirement – after a record two-month hiatus – he went to
work at a private equity firm. Then EDS Chairman Michael
Jordan, with whom he’d worked at Frito-Lay, in 2005 talked
Rittenmeyer into joining then-struggling EDS, based in Plano,
Texas. The technology giant, founded 45 years ago by former
presidential candidate Ross Perot, had fallen on hard times
amidst global competition for its outsourcing services.
In July, EDS named Rittenmeyer president and chief executive
officer, putting him in charge of 137,000 employees in 64
countries and contracts totaling $26.5 billion in 2006. “Ron has
been instrumental in driving the company’s turnaround,” Jordan
said in announcing the appointment last summer. “Under his
leadership, EDS completely transformed its entire sales and
delivery operations, while delivering dramatic improvements in
quality and productivity.”
BLUE-COLLAR BEGINNINGS
ittenmeyer’s father worked two blue-collar jobs to
help him attend Wyoming Seminary, a local private
school. Ron himself started pumping
gas for a quarter an hour at 12 years old and
worked his way through high school and college.
“I knew what I had to do to get certain grades and
get through certain classes, and that’s what I
worked against because the rest of the time I was
working,” he recalls. “My last couple years at
Wilkes, I had three jobs at any one time.”
He learned to balance work and school.“Wilkes
was a school that was there for you when you
needed them to be there but didn’t overly manage
you, didn’t overly mollycoddle you, made you
stand up for whatever you were going to do.”
He was aquatics director at the Jewish
Community Center when he met lifeguard Hedy Wrightson
’72, a biology major to whom he’s been married 33 years.
R
TRIAL BY FLOOD
ittenmeyer cut his teeth in crisis management weeks
after graduating from Wilkes. Following the Agnes
flood, in June 1972, he became a leasing adviser for
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
and within a year worked his way up to finance officer for the
entire state of Pennsylvania.
He worked briefly in Washington, D.C., before landing a job
with snack food maker Frito-Lay in Binghamton, N.Y. During
his 20 years with that company, he worked in shipping,
branding, marketing, sales operations and as a plant manager.
He spent four years with PepsiCo Foods International, where
he was head of worldwide operations and responsible for
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businesses in the Middle East. He returned to Frito-Lay to head
all operations before accepting an opportunity to become chief
operating officer at Burlington Northern Railroad.
Rittenmeyer has also served as president of Merisel, a software
and hardware distributor; president of truck renter Ryder TRS
Inc., which he led to a merger with Budget Corp.; chairman and
CEO of Railtex, which he sold for a 300 percent gain in two
years; president and CEO of AmeriServe, where he led a restructuring and sale; and chairman and CEO of Safety-Kleen, a
hazardous waste management company he led through reorganization from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. “I’m never quite sure how
they all connected, but they did. You’ve got to be ready to take
a little risk. I moved a lot.”
Along the way, he earned a reputation as a turnaround CEO.
“The term ‘turnaround’ is overused,” Rittenmeyer says. “The
fact is every company, to some degree, is probably a
turnaround. Who says what a company’s doing is the right
performance level to be at and that there isn’t more to achieve.
To be successful in today’s global economy, every company
needs to be in a constant state of improvement.”
Rittenmeyer is shown outside EDS’ Plano, Texas, headquarters.
Willingness to take risks accounts for some of his success, he
believes. But the key is to be frank and honest with people and
own your results.
“The only job security in life is your results. The only thing
seniority should give you is more vacation time and better
retirement. But short of that, it’s only about performance.”
When asked about accomplishments, Rittenmeyer
immediately brings up family. “(Hedy) is my best friend and an
incredible supporter who is very smart, very insightful and always
there for me and for the family,” he says. “By far, one of my
greatest accomplishments is getting her talked into marrying me.
My success is clearly due to our partnership, which allowed the
opportunities to work from a family perspective. We actually
became a closer family due to the changes and challenges
associated with these moves.”
�He counts son Chris, 30, and daughter Ashley,
23, as his other accomplishments. Chris is a vice
president for EDS division ExcellerateHRO, lives
in London and has seniority over his dad at work,
with seven years at EDS. Ashley, 23, graduated
this spring from Southern Methodist University,
Dallas, with degrees in business and psychology.
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Success is a
CONTACT
SPORT. It requires
constantly working and
constantly looking for the
BEST WAY to do it.
The EDS CEO oversees 137,000 employees
in 64 countries.
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The family moved quite a bit over the years,
living in nine different states before landing in
the Dallas area for the second time, in 1985.The
Rittenmeyers decided that was the last move.
Ron elected to commute to his various jobs in
California, Denver, South Carolina and San
Antonio. He recalls flying home for soccer
games and other activities to keep connected
with the family.
When not working, Rittenmeyer loves the
water and the beach. He was a pilot but gave it
up because he couldn’t fly enough hours. He
and Hedy have had a home in Hilton Head,
S.C., since 1985, and own a farm in Nicholson,
Pa. They enjoy a cabin on Lake Texoma in
Texas, where they keep a 60-foot boat.A master
scuba diver, Rittenmeyer enjoys several dive
trips each year with his family.
Whether at the office or at home,
Rittenmeyer believes, success requires work.
“Success is a contact sport. It requires constantly
working and constantly looking for the best way
to do it. It requires you to be thinking on your
feet. It requires you to treat people right. One of
the things that I think is absolutely fundamental
is that you will never get ahead, in my view,
unless you have the highest ethics, the highest
personal standards and you lead by example.”
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�We plan to expand in these areas globally while continuing to
utilize offshore expansion – what we call “Best Shore” resourcing
– not only for price but for quality.
Q: How do you see your role as CEO helping the
company make this type of transition?
A: Clearly it’s to create value in the corporation for the
shareholders.You first of all need to make sure that the pathways
that you’re taking, the industries that you’re expanding in, the
places that you’re investing in, have the right returns and are the
right types of investments based on what you see in the
marketplace. Equally – maybe even more – important is talent.
One of my major jobs is to ensure we have the right type of
talent to meet the expectations that we set.
Because we’re in business to make a profit and our customers
are in business to make a profit, we need to provide them the best
opportunity, the best solution and the best possible price. Finally,
it’s looking at acquisitions and ensuring that I’m expanding the
company appropriately to bring synergies in areas that are going
to create a value to our shareholders.
DS President and CEO Ron Rittenmeyer ’72 shared
his views on running and leading a global business
with Paul Browne, dean of the Jay S. Sidhu School of
Business and Leadership at Wilkes.
Q: What impact are the globalization of the world economy
and the extensive offshore outsourcing of information services
having on EDS, and what is the company doing to take
advantage of the opportunities and challenges involved?
A: We have a global workforce, and we are a large member of
the world economy, and we take advantage of every one of these
opportunities and challenges based on the country we’re in.We have
a workforce that mirrors the customers, so we’re very diverse. The
way we deal with that is by having offices and people hired locally.
We continue to look even further at certain emerging nations
to decide how much we want to invest. For example, we’re not
big in Russia.We have some business there that we support, but
we’re now looking at whether we want to expand there. Down
the road we will do that, I’m sure.
Q: From your perspective as the new CEO, where do
you see EDS going in the future?
A: We believe there is significant opportunity to
modernize legacy systems.The issue in most industries today,
whether it’s the U.S. or Europe or anywhere globally, is that
many things which were built to service the marketplace have
actually become cumbersome and, in some cases, have created
barriers in the market from allowing companies to really
expand rapidly.
We have a process developed called “legacy modernization,”
and it’s an area that we really plan to explode over the next
couple years. Most of the modernization takes what people use
and reengineers around the base so you don’t lose customer
information, you don’t lose employee information.
Q: What are some of the pitfalls or traps that are out
there, and how is EDS trying to deal with them?
A: We work hard at placing the work where we think it gets
done at the best possible price to the customer and the highest
quality.You have to have both quality and cost be aligned. Quality
is number one; price is number two.
The world is truly a global economy. In China, they graduate
more engineers in some of the major city areas than we do here in
the United States, so the market in terms of the quality of student
and the quality of the workforce continues to be an area that is
expanding rapidly, and Asia tends to play a major role in that.
We seek out areas where we think the education level, the
quality level, the background is such that we can develop these
people, and then we bring them in and train them.
Ron, Hedy and Ashley Rittenmeyer share their Plano, Texas, home with
golden retrievers Bailey and Madison.
Q&A: A CONVERSATION WITH
RON RITTENMEYER
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Q: At Wilkes, especially in our business programs, we
emphasize leadership development. Could you share what
has made you a strong leader and any advice you have for
those who aspire to become effective leaders themselves?
A: A good leader’s got to be practical.You have to have good
communication skills.You have to be fairly transparent. Let’s get to
what is the real issue that we’re trying to solve, and that takes really honest, straight, factual communication. Good leaders work in
fact, not opinion. And if they’re going to use opinion, they
classify that it’s an opinion.
Good leaders take responsibility for things that many times
aren’t even their problem but they can have an influence. It’s
important to be part of the solution, not just identify the problem.
Just being the smartest guy
in the crowd isn’t the answer.
It’s what do you do with that;
it’s how do you turn that into
something. How do you make
sure it makes a difference?
And how do you rally other
people to want to be part of
that and to want to get
excited with you?
There’s NO
SECRET SAUCE,
there’s no pill, and
there’s no book.
LEADERSHIP is
something that takes
the AVERAGE
PERSON and makes
them want to do
something that’s
EXCEPTIONAL.
Q: How do you get
started down a path where
you have an opportunity to
grow this way?
A: Somebody told me
many years ago that I would
have the opportunity to
witness great leadership and
terrible leadership, and the
most important thing was to
be able to understand which was which and to be able to
separate those people that gave me great leadership from those
people who gave me terrible leadership, and to understand the
differences. And some people would give me both.
There’s no secret sauce, there’s no pill, and there’s no book.
Leadership is something that takes the average person and makes
them want to do something that’s exceptional, and that requires
you to help them see the opportunity, to support them, but to
make the calls that you’ve got to make. Leadership can be lonely,
and it can be energizing. Most of all, it comes with responsibility,
ownership and a clear expectation to deliver results every day.
Q: In your journey from Wilkes to the top job at EDS,
there must have been some pivotal moments. Could you tell
us about an example or two of key people who served as
your mentors along the way?
A: My father had an incredible work ethic. His energy was
everlasting and contagious. I have always remembered that
throughout my career.
I had a couple people who taught me a few hard lessons and
did so in a very positive way but clearly made me realize that
ownership’s an important thing and responsibility’s an important
thing. (EDS Chairman) Mike Jordan is one of them. He made
me think more than I ever thought before and made me stretch
my views.
There was another guy at Frito-Lay who originally hired me.
I remember I made it to plant manager after eight years with the
company. My plant was chosen by Research and Development
to produce a new and improved product. When they showed it
to me, I said it looked just like the old product, but since they
were R & D and apparently knew more than me, at least in their
opinion, I went along and we shipped it.
Next morning the phone rang, and the individual who
originally hired me – had a professional and personal relationship
with me over the years, was now my boss’s boss in headquarters
– was on the phone. Realize we had a long relationship. I
answered the phone and with no pleasantries, he said, “Did you
think this product was new and improved?” I said, “Well, to be
honest with you, no. I really didn’t.” He said, “Are you confused
who the plant manager is, because if you are, I can have that
changed by 2 o’clock this afternoon?” I said, “No, sir, I’m not
confused at all.” He said, “Then we’ll never have this conversation again,” and he hung up.
That was a real important moment in my life. They paid me
to own what we produced, to not franchise my responsibility, and
to take charge as appropriate. A very clear and real life lesson.
Some may think it harsh; but I would say for someone in his 30s
this was a wake-up call, and I’m glad he was clear. Too often
leaders avoid the honest and frank dialogue, and in the end both
the employee and the company suffer unnecessarily.
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Q: The University recently announced this to be the
Wilkes Year of the Environment. How do you see environmental issues shaping business strategies for EDS and your
company’s most important customers?
A: There’s always hype around environment, but, unfortunately,
there’s probably less done than appropriate. The world is faced
with a constantly increasing demand for energy. So what you seek
and demand is, for example, that the equipment manufacturers
continue to look for ways to reduce the demand, as well as reduce
the amount of heat per square foot that is required of these faster
chips and faster machines. We have all types of programs
throughout the company focused on energy reduction plans,
efficient use of lighting, efficient use of power supplies, balancing
peak loads. Beyond the fact that you need to do this from a planet
standpoint, you also need to do it from an economic standpoint.
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BUSINESS AND
ECONOMICS
PROFESSOR CATCHES
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
WITH ANNUAL
SHOPPING
FORECAST
By Sherrie Flick
Liuzzo, shown here
amidst the holiday
offerings at Dundee
Gardens, Wilkes-Barre,
says more people are
shopping online at work
during their lunch hours.
PHOTOS BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
�2007 SHOPPING OUTLOOK:
Merry But Not Too Bright
Business and economics Professor
Anthony L. Liuzzo expects 2007
holiday sales to rise a meager 3.5
percent. This compares to 4.4 percent in
2006 and 6.4 percent in 2005. He notes that consumer
confidence has taken some hits, while the stock market
remains volatile. Recent retail sales have been disappointing,
while consumer debt, bankruptcies and foreclosures are up.
Rising gas and housing prices will be big determining factors.
He also predicts shoppers will continue the trend away
from big box stores like Target and WalMart and instead check
their lists twice at smaller retailers like JCPenney and Sears.
“Department stores have been making some gains in recent
years,” he notes. “This is kind of a cyclical trend.”
prices,” he notes. “When
they underestimate, they
run out” and prices stay up.
Liuzzo begins thinking
about the forecast in July and
is compiling data in earnest
by mid-September, after backto-school figures are released. He
tweaks his predictions according to how
many cars he observes in shopping center
lots, by listening to other experts, by keeping an ear
to the public’s view of world events, and other factors.
One of the biggest changes
in recent years has been the
addition of Internet shopping
to his formula. “People tend
to shop at their work stations
during their lunch hours,”
Liuzzo says. That trend tends
to heat up the Monday after
Thanksgiving and increases
each Monday up to the
holiday. “You can watch the
flow from east to west,” he
notes. As lunch hour arrives
in each of the time zones
across the country, consumers
click “Buy Now” buttons
over and over again.
People think that the
day after Thanksgiving –
Black Friday – is the biggest
shopping day, but in actuality
that weekend accounts for only 10 percent of purchases, Liuzzo
says. Most people procrastinate, waiting until the Saturday before
Christmas. During that week, 30 percent of sales are rung up.
“We’re all shoppers,” says Liuzzo.“It’s fun to use the technical
knowledge that I’ve gained to analyze how and when we shop.”
Requests for the forecast come as early as August. Teresa
Lindeman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is one reporter who
depends on this prognosticator.“I know that he’s paying attention
to what’s going on at the mall and in the overall economy. Long
before most people will admit to even starting their holiday
shopping, he’s running the numbers and typically coming up with
a pretty good estimate about what retailers can expect.”
Experience helps Liuzzo gauge trends. “Like a weather
forecaster, you sort of pick up some traction over the years and
see some trends. I like to be right. I’m not always right. I’m
usually pretty close.”
WE’RE
ALL SHOPPERS.
It’s fun to use
the technical
knowledge that
I’ve gained
to ANALYZE
HOW and when
WE SHOP.
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HEN REPORTERS WANT INSIGHTS
into how merry the holiday shopping season
will be, they turn to Wilkes business and
economics Professor Anthony L. Liuzzo.
Liuzzo has had his finger to the pulse of
America’s holiday spending habits for nearly
20 years. His annual shopping forecast has become a popular
reference for hundreds of media outlets, from local WilkesBarre radio stations to USA Today to his favorite: the front page
of The New York Times.
Liuzzo, who also directs the University MBA program, notes
drastic changes in holiday spending over the past two decades. The
shirts, ties and sweaters that people placed under the tree in holidays
of yore seem quaint compared to the iPods, iPhones, big-screen
TVs, and tech toys that he predicts will lead the pack in 2007.
Several factors go into his yearly forecast: the public’s
perception of the stability of the international climate, the stock
market, consumer confidence, and where the Federal Reserve
stands on the economy. He cites certain consistent shopping
patterns. Some seem obvious: Consumers shop less during
snowy, icy winters and also during unseasonably warm holidays.
Others are less evident: Shoppers tend to buy more in a
presidential election year, especially with the re-election of a
popular incumbent. The number of shopping days available
between Thanksgiving and Christmas plays a role too.
Liuzzo, a self-proclaimed Type A personality, tends to shop early.
But bargain hunters may want to pay attention to trends
that determine the best time to hit the mall.
“If retailers overestimate demand, they have
great quantities of inventory, and by the
first week of December they’re slashing
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�A Higher
Degree
NEW DOCTORAL
PROGRAM TRAINS
EDUCATORS TO
LEAD WITH VISION
By Sherrie Flick
Duffy expects the Ed.D. program to help
him work with a diverse group of learners.
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PHOTO BY EARL & SEDOR
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T
WO WILKES EDUCATION DEGREES ALREADY IN HAND,TOM DUFFY
’99 M’03 aims to be among the first to earn what he calls the “Wilkes hat trick.”
The assistant principal of Dallas (Pa.) Middle School was one of the first 30
students in the University’s new doctor of education program in educational
leadership. He likens earning his third progressive Wilkes degree to the sports term denoting
a single player scoring three goals in one game.
�The program’s first cohort of 30
students started course work in June.
...the University
wants to make
lifelong learners.
This program is
EVIDENCE
that we’re
ACHIEVING it.
Leadership development teams give
Ed.D. students opportunity to support
and mentor each other throughout the
program. PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
ready to manage effective
change in a variety of
learning situations, Speziale
says. Faculty are proud of
the realistic, hands-on
- Mary Kropiewnicki
approach to teaching
leadership through case
studies and experience. It’s
this aspect that makes the Wilkes Ed.D. unique.
The 60-credit, post-master’s program offers three majors: higher
education administration, K-12 administration and educational
technology. Designed for working professionals to complete on a
part-time basis, it will take about seven years to finish.
Candidates focus in one area but simultaneously join in
leadership development teams that include candidates from a
variety of backgrounds and concentrations.“What we try to do is
bring people together from all three disciplines,” says Speziale.
“We do this kind of mix so students can see life from broad
perspectives and understand pressing issues from different angles.”
Duffy finds the interaction useful. “I’ve aligned myself with
people I wouldn’t have known otherwise. I’ve already called one
of them about issues in my school.”
Ruth Ann Gardiner M’03, third-year principal at Tamaqua
Area Middle School, is pleased with the program so far. “The
instruction is provided by practitioners, such as other principals
and superintendents. I’d like some day to teach others to be good
educational leaders.”
Mary Kropiewnicki, academic coordinator of the Ed.D.
program and associate professor of education, says that while
reviewing applications, she was struck by how many of the
candidates said they wanted to apply for the degree in order to
make a difference and to make education better. “They’re
lifelong learners,” she says.“This is natural to them, and of course
the University wants to make lifelong learners. This program is
evidence that we’re achieving it.We are being mentors, and these
people will go out and become mentors.”
Notes Speziale: “We want to open up people’s minds. There
are issues we all know about but don’t look at much in depth
because there isn’t time in the school day. The future of
education needs strong leaders.”
To learn more about the Ed.D. program, go to
www.wilkes.edu.
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Duffy calls the courses “exceptionally
demanding and challenging.” Each aspect of
the program — especially ethics and diversity
courses — applies directly to his work, he says.
“I’m learning ways to see things through other
people’s perspectives, to watch out for the silent
voices that might not be heard. Effective
administrators need to consider everyone —
from special education students to those who
are economically disadvantaged.”
The Ed.D. is the second doctoral degree to
be offered by Wilkes; the other is the doctor of
pharmacy. Undergraduate and master’s degrees
in education from Wilkes have long enjoyed a
solid reputation, says Michael Speziale M’79,
dean of Graduate Studies and Continuing
Learning. Up to 2,000 educators are enrolled
in Wilkes graduate education courses annually.
In development for two-and-a-half years, the
Ed.D. program added 40 more students in fall.
“It’s going outstandingly well,” Speziale reports.
As No Child Left Behind legislation, state
mandates, diversity issues, and societal and
technological concerns raise the stakes in
schools across the country, need for highly
trained administrators increases. A national
survey found 80 percent of school superintendents eligible to retire, and the rise in
technology use in schools fuels demand for
technology specialists. Salaries have risen with
demand, with growing numbers of chief school
administrators earning $100,000-plus salaries.
Projections from the year 2002 through
2012 estimate an overall increase of 23.6
percent in educational administrative positions,
with administrative positions in postsecondary
education projected to increase by 25.9
percent. Education and technology, which
includes careers in educational administration and
computer technology, are two
of three fast-growing professional occupations. Growth is
projected through 2012.
Wilkes’ student-centered
theory of education aims
to prepare knowledgeable,
empathetic administrators
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PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
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�alumni news
Alumni Board of Directors
Welcomes New Members
Nine alumni were elected to the alumni board of directors in May:
- Richard Kramer ’67
- Charlotte Puglia ’00
- Wendy Holden Gavin ’90
- Brigette McDonald Herrmann ’78
- Tom Ralston ’80
- Dave Scordino ’07
- Jenna Strzelecki ’07
- Matt Brown ’08
(student government president)
- Blaine Madara ’08 (senior class president)
They began their terms June 1 and met on Sept. 7.“These officers were
chosen for their leadership quality for service and their enthusiasm in other
volunteer roles,” says Sandra Carroll, executive director of alumni relations.
The Alumni Association aims to develop strong bonds of loyalty between
alumni and the University; support the University in its pursuit of
excellence; promote the stature of Wilkes University; work to promote a
culture of philanthropy; and encourage lifelong learning.
The board oversees activities, programs and services of the association
and represents about 25,000 alumni across the nation and internationally.
“We congratulate these nine individuals on their appointment and hope
our alumni will do the same,” Carroll says.
If you would like more information on the Alumni Association or its
board of directors, please contact Michelle Diskin, associate director of
alumni relations, at (800) 945-5378 Ext. 4134 or
michelle.diskin@wilkes.edu.
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Connecting the Dots:
From Student to Professional
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Successful alumni rubbed shoulders with students
during the Alumni Association’s successful Sept. 13
event called “Connecting the Dots: From Student to
Professional.”They chatted about how they made
the transition from Wilkes into the working world.
More than 25 alumni of varying backgrounds
spoke to 100-plus Wilkes students about their
experiences at Wilkes and how Wilkes helped
them get where they are today. Alumni attending
included Ronald Romanoski ’97, owner of Fuse
Martini Bar; Andy Mehalshick ’83, anchor for
WBRE-TV; John Zelena ’04, associate product
engineer for Intermetro Industries; and Ellen
Ferretti ’78, director of environmental resources at
Borton-Lawson.
Students got to talk with alumni one-on-one, ask questions and chat
about their Wilkes experiences and current occupations. “This was a great
event for students to network with people in their field and also get a feel
for what they can expect after
graduation,” says Lauren
Pluskey, manager of alumni
relations and annual giving.
“It was also very beneficial
for students who haven’t
decided on a major yet
because they could talk to
many different people and get
a feel for the different fields
they could go into.”
More than 100 students learned how alumni built their
careers at an event titled “Connecting the Dots.”
�alumni news
SUMMART AUCTION:
The John Wilkes Society and other friends of the University celebrated an evening of art and multiculturalism during a special auction on campus in September. In summer 2005, seven Turkish painters came
to Wilkes to work side by side with six American painters for four days. Paintings from this SummArt
Painters Campus were auctioned to benefit scholarships for visual and performing arts students. The event,
attended by more than 130 people, raised $11,300. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
Angela M. Buckley and Susan Dantona Jolley join the development team as
directors of donor relations.
Buckley previously worked with the American Cancer Society as regional
manager of northeastern Pennsylvania and as development officer of planned
giving and major gifts. She has also served as director for development at the
Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic.
She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, leadership
chairman of the Abington Heights Civic League, and a member of the strategic
planning committee at the Scranton Canoe Club. She and husband Richard live
in Clarks Summit, Pa., and are the parents of two grown daughters.
“I am thrilled to have someone with Angela’s experience, integrity and
professionalism joining our development team,” says Mike Wood, executive
director of development.
Jolley comes back to Wilkes from WVIA Public Television and Radio,
where she served as vice president of development
for major and planned gifts. She previously was
director of development for major and planned
gifts at Wilkes.
She is a member of the Association of
Fundraising Professionals and has served on the
Association for Health Care Philanthropy and the
Council for the Advancement and Support of
Education. She lives in Larksville, Pa., with her
husband, David ’78, and their two sons.
“Sue is a real asset to our team, and we are lucky
to have her back at Wilkes,”Wood says.“She is a wellknown development professional with an outstanding
reputation throughout the Wyoming Valley.”
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New Staff Members Join Development Office
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�alumni news
Homecoming 2007
ALUMNI ENJOY FUN AND FELLOWSHIP,
PLUS UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER
Above: Members of the 6th Training Detachment, also known as the Flyboys, and the late
George Ralston were honored at the football game. From left are Flyboys James Lynch,
Arthur Pareene, Joseph Rodowsky, John Horner, Arthur Rifkin and John Agren;
Wilkes President Tim Gilmour; George Ralston’s son David, wife Helen and son Tom.
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PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
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Above: Lucienne and Charles Robinson ’57 were among the
Golden Colonels taking part in their 50th reunion.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
Left: Members of the class of ’82 celebrating their 25th reunion
were, front row from left: Chris Lain Sarno, Janine Tucker, Roya
Fahmy Swartz, Chris Woolverton; second row from left, Gary
Nothstein, Bruce Williams, Jeff Surovi, Ruth McDermott Levy,
Maureen Connolly Cambier, Mario Silvestri; and back, Dan Glunk.
PHOTO BY LAUREN PLUSKEY
�alumni news
Above: Crew club members enjoyed warm weather for the
regatta. PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
Below: Members of the class of ’57 gathered for induction as
Golden Colonels. Attending were, front row from left: Robert
Chase, Arthur Meyer, John Zachmann, Elnora Metroka Rusnak,
Phyllis Walsh Powell, Bettijane Long Eisenpreis; second row,
Irene Tomalis Stone, Jesse Choper, Charles Robinson; third
row, Leslie Weiner, Carl Urbanski, Seymour Holtzman; fourth
row, Lawrence Cohen, Larry Amdur, Eugene Roth; and top,
William Tremayne. PHOTO BY SANDRA CARROLL
Above: The Colonels routed FDU-Florham 47-0. PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
Bottom left: Colonel Bob Wachowski ’89 continued his tradition of firing up the fans with the
Ralston cheer. PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
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Bottom right: The Karambelas Pergola was dedicated in a special ceremony. Theresa and
Clayton Karambelas ’49, second and third from left, are shown with family members Joan Baiera,
Mary Pennachioli and Marcie Pennachioli. PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK PHOTOGRAPHY
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�report of gifts
Elevating Wilkes to
GREATNESS
WILKES | Winter 2007
REPORT OF GIFTS: Gifts Received June 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007
22
�report of gifts
Table of
CONTENTS
24 Giving by Constituency
TRUSTEES & TRUSTEE EMERITI
UNIVERSITY FAMILY
COMMUNITY BUSINESSES & FOUNDATIONS
FRIENDS AND PARENTS
REPORT OF GIFTS KEY
28 Giving by Class
CLASS OF 1935 THROUGH CLASS OF 2006
The John Wilkes Society
PLATINUM ASSOCIATES
$500,000 or more
39 Senior Class Gift
40 The Marts Society
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
$250,000 - $499,999
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
$100,000 - $249,999
41 Endowed Named Scholarships
43 The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FROM OPERATIONS
TOTAL
Revenues and other Support
Tuition and Fees
Less: Student Aid
Net Tuition and Fees
$
$
$
66,807,877
(20,519,152)
46,288,725
Government Grants and Contracts
Private Gifts, Grants and Contracts
Sales and Services of Auxiliary Enterprises
Income from Interest and Dividends
Other Additions
Endowment Income Designated for Current Operations
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
Total Revenues and other Support
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,665,695
5,055,093
9,716,912
991,104
1,057,938
858,000
—
66,633,467
Expenses
Instruction
Research
Public Service
Academic Support
Student Services
Institutional Support
Auxiliary Enterprises
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
28,343,043
1,127,915
1,257,442
4,442,682
9,165,733
15,540,943
6,160,563
Total Expenses
$
66,038,321
Increase in Net Assets from Operating Activities
$
595,146
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
BLUE CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
©2007 Published by the Development Division of Wilkes University.
We regret any omissions or errors contained within this report. Due to
the number of generous donors, some names may have mistakenly been
missed. If you should find an error or omission, please direct the
corrections to Evelyne Topfer, Director of Advancement Operations,
at (800) WILKES-U Ext. 4309 or evelyne.topfer@wilkes.edu.
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$250 - $499
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�report of gifts • giving by constituency
Giving by
CONSTITUENCY
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
TRUSTEES &
TRUSTEE EMERITI
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PLATINUM ASSOCIATES
William R. Miller ’81
Robert A. Mugford ’58
Arnold S. Rifkin
Virginia P. Sikes
William H.Tremayne ’57
$500,000 or more
Jay S. Sidhu M ’73
John Wilkes Associates
$1,000 - $2,499
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
$100,000 - $249,000
John R. Miller ’68
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
John Michael Cefaly, Jr. ’70
Denise Schaal Cesare ’77
Charles F. Cohen
Lawrence E. Cohen ’57
Shelley Freeman ’82
Jason D. Griggs ’90
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58
Allan P. Kirby Jr.
Milan S. Kirby
Melanie Maslow Lumia
Michael J. Mahoney
William A. Perlmuth ’51
Eugene Roth ’57
Susan Weiss Shoval
Robert A. Fortinsky
Frank M. Henry
Dan F. Kopen ’70
Marjorie Marquart
Gerald A. Moffatt ’63
Richard M. Ross, Jr.
Joseph J. Savitz ’48
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Daniel Klem Jr. ’68
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
The Eugene Farley Club
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
Elizabeth A. Slaughter ’68
GOLD CIRCLE
UNIVERSITY
FAMILY
Faculty, Staff and Emeriti
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
• • •
$5,000 - $9,999
The John Wilkes Society
Richard L. Bunn ’55
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour
Jerome R. Goldstein
Michael I. Gottdenker
Richard L. Pearsall
Mary Belin Rhodes M’77
James J. Sandman
Marino J. Santarelli ’73
Ronald D.Tremayne ’58
William J. Umphred Sr. ’52
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
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$2,500 - $4,999
Esther Davidowitz
Patricia S. Davies
George J. Matz ’71
Clifford K. Melberger
Christopher N. Breiseth
Scott A. Byers
Sandra S. Carroll
Harold E. Cox
Bonnie C. Culver
Welton G. Farrar
Darin E. Fields
Wilbur F. Hayes
Michael J. Hirthler
Edwin L. Johnson ’50
Anthony L. Liuzzo
James L. Merryman
John F. Meyers
Melanie O’Donnell
Mickelson ’93
Paul A. O’Hop
George F. Ralston*
Jerry N. Rickrode
James P. Rodechko
Anna Rusnak Noon
Martin E.Williams
Michael J.Wood
$10,000 - $99,999
Stanley B. Kay
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour
Bernard W. Graham
$500 - $999
Christopher J. Bailey
Paul C. Browne
James G. Ceccoli
Jack J. Chielli
Edward F. Foote
Alfred Groh ’41
Thomas W. Jones ’70
Michael F. Malkemes
Susan J. Malkemes ’95
John L. Pesta P ’06
John G. Reese
Philip R.Tuhy
Nancy A.Weeks
BLUE CIRCLE
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
$250 - $499
$2,500 - $4,999
Thomas J. Baldino
Robert S. Capin ’50
James F. Ferris ’56
Bernard J. Ford III
Joan Zaleski Ford ’75
J. Bartholomay Grier ’02
Donald E. Mencer
Jean Reiter Adams ’78
Paul S. Adams ’77
Jeffrey R. Alves
Jane M. Elmes-Crahall
Andrea E. Frantz
Michael J. Frantz
J. Michael Lennon
Barbara Rosick Moran ’84
Brian Redmond ’97
Christine Tondrick
Seitzinger ’98
John W. Seitzinger
William B.Terzaghi
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Rita A. Balestrini
Louise M. Berard
Joel A. Berlatsky
Amal D. Biggers
William J. Biggers
Janice Broyan
Agnes Swantek Cardoni ’75
Agatka Chmelar
Joyce Victor Chmil ’87
Nina S. Davidowitz
Carol P. Dippre
Mahmoud H. Fahmy
Dean F. Fear
Judith Rodda Gardner ’71
Robert S. Gardner ’67
Cherylynn Petyak Gibson ’71
Victoria M. Glod ’91
Sid P. Halsor
Kenneth L. Hanadel
Michelle R. Holt-Macey
Ruth C. Hughes
Harvey A. Jacobs ’72
Camille O. Kaschak
Arthur H. Kibbe
Barbara E. King ’81
Rachael Walison Lohman ’71
Joseph W. Mangan
Gay Foster Meyers ’76
Mary E. Miller
Mary Beth Mullen
Prahlad N. Murthy
Barbara L. Nanstiel ’70
Michaelene S. Ostrum
Josephine M. Panganiban
Michelle Umbra Pearce ’91
Anne Straub Pelak M’98
Kristine Erhard Pruett ’99
Richard G. Raspen ’67
Gerald C. Rebo
Marie Roke-Thomas ’83
Helenmary M. Selecky
Debra A. Serfass
Frank J. Sheptock
Michael J. Speziale
Thyagarajan Srinivasan
Peter Stchur Jr. ’66
Howard A. Swain
Wagiha A.Taylor
Judith Tobin Telechowski ’98
Rebecca H.Van Jura
Brian E.Whitman
Philip L.Wingert
Eric A.Wright
Michele T. Zabriski
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Debra A. Archavage
Karen Atiyeh ’07
KarenBeth H. Bohan
Scott Bolesta ’00
Sharon M. Bowar
Kimberly D. Bower-Spence
Coley Burke
Eleanor L. Carle
Mark A. Carpentier M ’06
James M. Case
Henry Castejon
Debra Prater Chapman ’81
Cynthia Littzi Chisarick
Theresa Cochran
James M. Culhane
Nicole Sparano Culhane
Lorna Coughlin Darte ’52
Susan L. DiBonifazio
Michelle Diskin ’95
Sarah M. Doman ’07
Lori Vagnarelli Drozdis ’89
Diane T. Duda
Deborah L. Dunn
Thomas Dunsmuir
Alfonso M. Espada
Margaret A. Espada
Ellen R. Flint
Susan M. Frank
Holly Pitcavage Frederick ’93
Richard A. Fuller
Sandra A. Fumanti
Michele D. Garrison
Mary L. Gillespie
John B. Gilmer
Barbara D. Gimble
Daniel J. Glowatski
Fred A. Graham
Michael J. Gurnari
*
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Deceased
�giving by constituency • report of gifts
Rhoda B.Tillman
Stephen J.Tillman
Evelyne Topfer
Marleen Troy
Megan L.Wade
Mary L.Watkins
Judith Wienckoski ’95
Anita Miller Williams ’75
Sandra J.Williams
Michael H.Witcoskie
Zbigniew J.Witczak
Gretchen Yeninas
James D.Yeninas
Cheryl M.Yustat
BUSINESSES AND
FOUNDATIONS
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PLATINUM ASSOCIATES
$500,000 or more
JPJR Ten East South Tower, LP
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
$250,000 - $499,999
Sovereign Bank
JOHN WILKES TRUSTEE
ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Aeroflex Foundation
Blue Cross of
Northeastern PA
Citizens Charitable
Foundation
Frontier Communications Inc.
Greater Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Business
and Industry
Guard Foundation
A. P. Kirby Jr. Foundation Inc.
KPMG, LLP
William G. McGowan
Charitable Fund Inc.
Maslow Family
Foundation Inc.
The Rim Freeman
Family Foundation
The Weininger Foundation Inc.
Young President’s
Organization
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Black Horse Foundation Inc.
CVS Charitable Trust Inc.
Follett College Stores
GAO Marbuck Foundation
King’s College
M & T Charitable Foundation
McCole Foundation Inc.
PPL
Sodexho
SunGuard Collegis Inc.
John and Josephine
Thomas Foundation
Wachovia Bank
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Ballard Spahr Andrews
& Ingersoll, LLP
Bergman Foundation
Bloomsburg Metal Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Davidowitz Foundation
Diversified Information
Technologies Inc.
Foundation for Independent
Colleges Inc.
Hirtle, Callaghan & Company
Lewith & Freeman
Real Estate
Lockheed Martin
Joseph & Mary Mauriello
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Northeast PA American Society
of Highway Engineers
One Source Staffing Solutions
A. Pickett Construction Inc.
Power Engineering
Corporation
Prudential Financial
Sandy & Arnold Rifkin
Charitable Foundation
Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald
The Lion Brewery Inc.
Walgreens Company
BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
Robert A. Bruggeworth ’83
Richard L. Bunn ’55
John M. Cefaly Jr. ’70
Denise S. Cesare ’77
Charles F. Cohen
Lawrence E. Cohen ’57
Douglas Colandrea ’88
Jeffrey Davidowitz
Shelley Freeman ’82
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour
Michael I. Gottkdenker
Jason D. Griggs ’90
Milan S. Kirby
Daniel Klem Jr. ’68
Dan F. Kopen ’70
Melanie Maslow Lumia
Michael J. Mahoney
Dorothy D. Mangelsdorf
Marjorie H. Marquart
George J. Matz ’71
John R. Miller ’68
William R. Miller ’81
Gerald A. Moffatt ’63
Robert A. Mugford ’58
George G. Pawlush ’69
Mary Belin Rhodes M’77
Eugene Roth ’57
Steven P. Roth ’84
James J. Sandman
Marino J. Santarelli ’73
Susan Weiss Shoval
Jay S. Sidhu M’73
Virginia P. Sikes
Elizabeth A. Slaughter ’68
Ronald D.Tremayne ’58
William H.Tremayne ’57
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
TRUSTEE EMERITI
$1,000 - $2,499
Esther B. Davidowitz
Pattie S. Davies
Robert A. Fortinsky
Jerome R. Goldstein
Frank M. Henry
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58
Allan P. Kirby Jr.
Richard L. Pearsall
William A. Perlmuth ’51
Arnold S. Rifkin
Richard M. Ross Jr.
Joseph J. Savitz ’48
Stephen Sordoni
Norman E.Weiss
Amtire Corporation
Baltimore Family Foundation
Bohlin, Cywinski, Jackson
Borton-Lawson Engineering
Brdaric Excavating Inc.
Brennan Electric Inc.
Central Penn Nursing
Care Inc.
College Misericordia
Comcast Corporation
Creative Business Interiors
Alexander W. Dick
Foundation
First Heritage Bank
General Dynamics
Corporation
Gould Evans Affiliates
Guard Insurance Group
Hourigan, Kluger,
& Quinn, P.C.
Intermetro Industries
Corporation
Keystone College
Lightspeed Technologies Inc.
Luzerne County
Community College
ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Paul Adams, University
Mentoring Rep.
Vijay Arora, Faculty Rep.
Matthew Brown ’08,
SG President
Laura Barbera Cardinale ’72
David R. Carey ’83
Terrence W. Casey ’82, 1st VP
Denise S. Cesare ’77,
BOT Rep.
Fred R. Demech, Jr. ’61
Glen C.B. Flack ’73
Wendy Gavin ’90
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81,
Historian & Immediate
Past President
Bridget Giunta ’05, Secretary
Charlie F. Jackson ’51,
Ancestral Rep.
Allyn C. Jones ’60
G. Garfield Jones ’72
Clayton J. Karambelas ’49
Amanda A. Karasinksi ’08,
SAA President
Arthur H. Kibbe, Faculty Rep.
Beth Danner Kinslow ’02
Daniel Klem Jr. ’68,
BOT Rep.
Richard Kramer ’67
Rosemary LaFratte ’93 M’97
Blaine Madara ’08,
Sr. Class President
William Miller ’81, BOT Rep.
Ronald N. Miller ’93
George G. Pawlush ’69,
President
Charlotte Puglia ’01
Ali E. Qureshi ’96
John J. Serafin ’90 M’98
David J. Scordino ’07,
Class Rep.
Louis F. Steck ’55
Jenna L. Strzelecki ’07,
Class Rep.
Bill A.Tarbart ’70,
Past President
Margery F. Ufberg ’69
Jodi Viscomi ’05
John Wartella ’84, 2nd VP
George Marquis MacDonald
Foundation
The Medicine Shoppe
Mericle Commercial
Real Estate
Morgan Stanley & Co.
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Cathy Osborne Harrington ’87
Leona J. Hartland
Maria P. Hebert-Leiter
Pamela M. Hoffman
Richard R. Huffman ’07
Ben-David Kaminski
Kimberly Escarge Keller ’95
Tammy M. Klucitas
Lawrence M. Kopenis ’88
Anne Marie Kopetchny
Judith L. Kristeller
Frederick J. Krohle ’57
Jean M. Krohle
Diane M. Krokos
Christopher T. Leicht
Catherine Link ’75
Daniel S. Longyhore ’02
Glenn J. Lupole
Mary E. Mack
Patricia A. Mangold
William M. Martin
Frank J. Matthews
Jonathan M. McClave ’07
Mary Ann T. Merrigan
Diane Polacheck O’Brien ’82
Christine O’Hara
Martha J. Parise
Gayle M. Patterson
Amy M. Patton
Brigid E. Peet
Margaret M. Petty
Regina A. Plesko
Lauren Y. Pluskey ’06
Mary Lynda Podczasy
Kathleen S. Poplaski
Alberto Prado
Ellen Krupack Raineri ’82
Theresa A. Rallo
Jocelyn Kuhl Reese ’84
Marianne Scicchitano
Rexer ’85
Karen A. Riley
Joy B. Rinehimer
Donald A. Royce, Jr.
Debbie J. Rutkoski
Bruce J. Sabatini ’99
Brian R. Sacolic
Cassie L. Sailus ’07
Joseph J. Salusky
Christy Mihalka Savakinas ’00
Joshua R. Savitski ’07
Roland C. Schmidt
Eileen M. Sharp
Herbert B. Simon
Genevieve M. Singer
Shanon J. Sitoski ’07
Tina Stancavage
William H. Sterling
Mary Ellen Sullivan ’05
Robert S. Swetts
Vicki S.Temple
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N.R.G. Controls Inc.
PA Society of Public
Accounts, NE Chapter
Penn Millers Insurance Co.
Pharmacists Mutual
Insurance Company
Plains Rotary Club
Polish Room Committee
Popple Construction Inc.
Sickler Foundation
The Michael & Estelle
Sotirhos Family Foundation
Training Resources Group Inc.
UBS Securities, LLC
University of Scranton
Wal-Mart
Bill & Sandy Williams Fund
of Luzerne Foundation
Penn State University,
Wilkes-Barre Campus
Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club
Wyoming Valley Health
Care System
Wyoming Valley Motors
Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
ALLTEL Information
Services Inc.
American Express Foundation
Blasi Printing Company
Enterprise Rent A Car
First National Bank
of Berwick
First National Community
Bank
Alan and Janis
Goldberg Foundation
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates
Kronick Kalada Berdy
& Company, P.C.
Mericle Construction, Inc.
New Era Technologies Inc.
Payne Printery Inc.
Roof Pro Inc.
Sordoni Construction
Company
UGI Corporation
Wachovia Bank Foundation
R.J.Walker Company
Wilkes University
Chemistry Department
Wilkes University
Student Government
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$250 - $499
Balester Optical Comany Inc.
Bedwick Foods Inc.
Best Western East
Mountain Inn
Blunt Family Foundation
Builders Supply Company
T. J. Cannon Inc.
Carpenters Local Union #514
Delta Electrical Systems Inc.
Eastern Landcare Inc.
Henehan Family
Investment Trust
Herman Yudacufski
Charitable Foundation
Lipfert Fence Company
Marquis Art & Frame
Matlowski Corporation, P.C.
Miller Flooring Co. Inc.
Modern Plastics Corporation
Montage Agency Inc.
Montage Realty
& Insurance Inc.
Omega Bank
Power Builders Inc.
Saul-Metcho
Service Electric Cable TV Inc.
Sharper Embroidery Inc.
The Bernard Consulting
Group Inc.
Twin City Builders Inc.
V.E.P. Appliance
& Air Conditioning
Web Ad Specialty
Westmoreland Club
Wilkes-Barre Window
Clean Inc.
Wyoming Valley
Country Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Allied Corporate Services
Astro Car Wash
Ayers Towing Service Inc.
Bernard Bartikowsky Inc.
Behavioral Health
Service-Wyoming Valley
Bird Manufacturing & Design
Ceco Associates Inc.
Central Clay Products Inc.
Colours Inc.
Eastern Penn
Supply Company
Econo Lodge
Joan Evans Real Estate
Friends Southern
RE Investments, LLC
Friends of New York
Life-Capital Partners
Futuristic Innovative Graphics
Green Valley Landscaping Inc.
Insurance Management Group
Liberty Throwing
Company Inc.
Martin-Rogers Associates
Mitchell Financial Group
New York Life Investment
Management, LLC
PennDot Engineering
District 4-0
Personal Health Services Inc.
Ralmark Company
Chuck Robbins
Sporting Goods
Phils Sunoco Service Station
The Vanguard
Group Foundation
Tony Drust Painting
and Wallcovering
Unigraphic Color Corp.
Valentine’s Jewelry
Voitek T.V. & Appliances Inc.
WBRE 28
Wet Paint
Wittman Construction, LLC
PNC Bank
Peking Chef
Plumb Master
Shades Unlimited
Skiro’s Lawn & Garden Center
Ted Thorsen Company
Weis Markets Inc.
FRIENDS AND
PARENTS
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PLATINUM ASSOCIATES
$500,000 or more
Mrs. Geraldine Nesbitt Orr*
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
$100,000 - $249,000
Mrs. Ellen H. Ayre*
Mr. Joseph Ryncavage Sr.
Mr. Joseph Ryncavage Jr.
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 – $99,999
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Adelphia Cable
Communication
Alpha Rho Charter
Delta Kappa Gamma
Back Mountain Tobacco
Beer Bellies
Black Duck Grill
Charles & Denny Barber
Fund of Luzerne Foundation
Dick’s Sporting Goods
East Hills
Recreation Commission
Fino’s Pharmacy
Floristry by Carmen Bolin
General Electric Foundation
Hottle’s Restaurant
Innovation Mist-On Tan
International Gymnastics
School Camp
Irem Temple Country Club
Lehman Power Equipment
Lookout House Restaurant
Main Hardware Store
McDonald’s of Mountain Top
Mihalko’s General
Contracting Inc.
Moore Realtors
Motorworld
Mountain Top Video
Nelnet Business Solutions Inc.
Northwestern Mutual
Life Foundation Inc.
Ochman’s Coins and Jewelry
Officer Harold L.Vitale
Memorial Fund Inc.
Mrs. Helen E. Berryman*
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kearney
Attorney Richard P. Schifter
Mr. & Mrs.William H.Young*
Attorney Jonah Zimiles
Ms. Selena M. Dewitya
Mrs. Josephine Eustice
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Friedman
Ms. Jane K. Lampe-Groh
Attorney James Harshaw
Friend’s of Jacob Simonis
Sen. & Mrs. Charles D.
Lemmond Jr.
Dr. Arthur J. Lendo
Mrs. Mollie Weighner Marti
Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Mericle
Ms. Muriel Neilson
Mrs. Ann Phillips*
Dr. & Mrs. Cummings A. Piatt
Attorney Gaurav I. Shah
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Simonis
Mr. & Dr. Andrew J.
Sordoni III
Dr. Sanford B. Sternlieb
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H.
Taylor Jr.
Mr. Arthur Trovei
Dr. & Mrs.William E.Watkins
Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Wildstein
Mr. David S.Wolf
Mr. Gerald Yass
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 – $9,999
Mrs. Fannie Aleo
Attorney Michael Schler
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 – $4,999
Mr. & Mrs. Albert G. Albert
Attorney Steven & Mrs.
N. Cohen
Mrs. Grace J. Kirby Culbertson
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies
Attorney Pamela
Trimble Hunt
Attorney Fred Magaziner
Attorney & Mrs.
Richard Matasar
Attorney Jonathan Pressman
& Ms. Sally Jane Poblete
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 – $2,499
Mr. & Mrs. John Agren
Mrs. Sandra Bernhard
Dr. & Mrs. Christopher
N. Breiseth
Attorney Timothy Cahn
Dr. & Mrs. Jon Campena
Mr. Donald E. Cherry
Mr.Thomas J. Deitz
Mr. & Mrs. Herman Baumann
Mr. & Mrs. Hal C. Bigler
Attorney & Mrs. Jerry Chariton
Mrs. Cynthia A. Cobleigh
Attorney Harrison J. Cohen
Mr. John N. Conyngham III
Mrs. Ann M. Coughlin
Dr. Sylvia Dworski
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas
M. Haubenstricker
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hiscox
Attorney Michele Kenney
Attorney Ronald Krauss
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lantz
Attorney Paul W. MacGregor
Mrs. Alexandra C. Moravec
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Murdock
Mrs. Barbara
Davenport Neville
Mr. Michael C. Ott
Attorney Lawrence Reich
& Dr. Ashley Wilkerson
Mr. Phillip W. Roth
Mr. & Mrs.William
B. Sordoni
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Strazzeri
Mr. & Mrs. John Tarone
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$250 - $499
Mrs. Barbara Allan
Mrs. Barbara Casper
Mr. David A. Cevallos
Mr. David G. Dargatis
Dr. David W. Kistler
Mr. Anthony Malloy
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Maslow
Mr. C.Timothy Reilly
Mrs. Kathleen D. Rickrode
Mr. & Mrs. James Shoemaker
Attorney George A. Spohrer
Mrs. Constance Umphred
Mr. Sanford J. Ungar
Mr.Todd Vonderheid
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W.Yeager
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Mr. Harold E. Anderson
Dr.Wolfgang Hans Baerwald
Mr. & Mrs.William
H. Bender
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin J. Berlot Sr.
Bentley College Friends
of Ralston Family
Dr. John S. Biernacki
Dr. Robert W. Bishop
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick G. Boyle
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Brady
Ms. Alice Breemer
Attorney Craig Buckser
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph
T. Butkiewicz
Mr. & Mrs.William Carl Jr.
Ms. Jane Cokely
Mrs. Karen Dougherty
Ms. Joyce M. Dundore
Ms. Phyllis Eckman
Mr. Charles M. Epstein
Mr. & Mrs.Tim Evans
Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Faccenda
Mrs. Irandukht Fahmy
Dr. Linda F. Farley
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Farrell
Ms. Barbara Funke
Dr. & Mrs. John C. Gaudio
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Green
Mr. John A. Horner
Mr. & Mrs. Donald
C. Hughlett
Attorney & Mrs. Keith
A. Hunter
Mrs. Sylvia Hurlbert
Ms. Norma S. Keating
Dr. & Mrs. C.W. Koehl Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen
Koppelman
Mr. & Mrs. Herman Kraft
Mr. & Mrs. Howard B. Krug
*
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Lamont
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Logan
Mrs.Theo F. Lumia
Dr. Michael & Mrs.
Tina MacDowell
Mr. Stephen W. Mandella
Mr. Ken Marquis
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas
J. McClemens
Dr. & Mrs. James E. Miller
Ms. Marilyn Millington
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Milz Sr.
Mr. Frank R. Nissel
Ms. Susanne E. O’Hop
Attorney Colter Paulson
Mr. & Mrs. Shepherd Pawling
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley A. Polk
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Postupack
Mr. & Mrs. Elden Queen
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Rolston
Mrs. Marilyn C. Rudolph
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Schechter
Mr. Marvin Schub*
& Mrs. Stella Schub
Mr. John Shafer
Attorney & Mrs. Charles
A. Shaffer
Dr. David M. Shemo
Mrs. Janet Siegel
Ms. Ruth K. Smith
Ms. Rosalyn Smulowitz
Dr.Wallace F. Stettler
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Stone
Mrs. Margaret S. Strickler
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Takarewski
Mr. & Mrs. David
R.Thalenfeld
Mr. & Dr. Jack D.Vail III
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Warshal
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W.Watters
Mr. & Mrs. Gary
E.Wendlandt
Mr. & Mrs. Richard
G.Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E.Wright
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Dr. & Mrs. F. Jorge Abrantes
Mr. Garf Algor
Ms. Elaine G. Amdur
Mr. James M. Andorker
Mr. Fank E. Apostolico
Ms. Amanda Arnold
Ms. Sarah B. Badowski
Mr. & Mrs. Martin
J. Baltimore
Mr. John Beck
Mr.William F. Behm
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Bosch
Ms. Ann Brennan
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Brick
Mr. Luis A. Burgos
Mr. & Mrs. P.J. Burke
Mr. Michael D. Burt
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Butkovsky
Mrs. Margaret T. Butler
Mr. & Mrs. John Cardoni Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. James G. Carns
Ms. Jennifer A. Cerra
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph P.
Chollak Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Coburn
Mr. & Mrs. James Cocco
Ms. Margaret J. Cogswell
Mr. & Mrs. Frank
P. Conyngham
Ms. Eleanor Cook
Ms. Margaret S. Corbett
Ms. Susanne D. Cornell
Mr. H. Bogue Cummings
Dr. & Mrs. Charles
E. Darowish
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn L. Dick
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dinardi
Mr.Thomas W. Dombroski
Attorney Jennifer Dressler
Dr. & Mrs. Alfred A. Durham
Mr. Matthew S. Engel
Dr. Larry M. Espenshade
Mr.Tom Farina
Mr. Muriel J. Feder
Mr.Thomas F. Federo
Mr. Charles Ferner
Ms. Kasseane Fountas
Dr. & Mrs. Martin Freifeld
Ms. Erika Funke
Ms. Phyllis B. Funke
Mr. John George
Ms. Gertrud D. Gerlach
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard German
Ms. Sally R. Goas
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Graham
Ms. Judith Graig
Ms. Debbie L. Granteed
Mrs. Janet C. Guariglia
Mr. & Mrs.Warren L. Gulden
Mr. & Mrs. Carmen
E. Hagelgans
Mr. & Mrs. James Hagelgans
Ms. Maureen Harkins
Ms. Gertrude C. Harris
Mr. Howard Henne
Mr. & Mrs. David P. Hourigan
Ms. Sylvia Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Samuel Jabers
Ms. Joan U. John
Attorney & Mrs. Ralph
J. Johnston Jr.
Ms. Margaret F. Jones
Mr. James J. Kasper
Ms. Syvia Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry W. Kreider
Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Kuskin
Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Lacy
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Lamb
Ms. Cissie Lane
Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Leber
Mr. & Mrs. Larry E. Lerner
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Lescisko
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Libenson
Ms. Meral Libenson
Ms. Connie Lizdas
Mr. & Mrs. Richard
M. Loomis
Ms. Sandra Maffei
Ms. Hollie Ann Major
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Marko
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas E.
Martin III
Mr. Patrick McAndrew
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
J. McBride
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Menapace
Mrs. Naomi Meyer
Ms. Alison H. Micucci
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Migdal
Ms. Candice M. Miller
Mr. & Mrs.W. Curtis Montz
Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Morchower
Mrs. Ethel F. Moskow
Mr. Samuel Mould
Ms. Eleanor Muncie
Ms. Helen E. Murray
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R.
Nardone Sr.
Ms. Mary Ellen Nieman
Mr. Michael Nocera
Ms. Miriam T. Noussair
Mrs.Wanda F. Ogurkis
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Otterbine
Ms. Leigh E. Pawling
Ms. Patricia E. Podesta
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan A. Powell
Dr. & Mrs. Harry Reich
Mr. & Mrs.Wayne A. Rhoads
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Rivers
Ms. Gloria Rolston
Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Rooney
Ms. Marianne A. Rosar
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rosen
Attorney & Mrs.
Harold Rosenn
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Rothstein
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Rottman
Ms. Michele Rowlands
Mrs. Eunice Rubel
Dr. Marshall D. Rumbaugh
Mr.Vincent Salico
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Sallada
Mr. Curtis Salonick
Mr. Albert H. Sarkas
Mr. & Mrs.William M. Schaal
Mr. & Mrs. Cal Schaefer
Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Schiff
Ms. Naomi Schiffer
Mr. & Mrs.William
E. Schirmer
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Schuler
Dr. & Mrs. Edward A. Shafer
Ms. Frances Sims
Mrs. A. Dewitt Smith
Mr. Stanley Smulyan
Dr.William H. Sterling
Mrs. Ann B. Stine
Dr. & Mrs. Robert L.Tecau
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph
D.Tondrick
Ms. Jane Troy
Dr. & Mrs. Abdurrahman Unal
Mr. Robert T.Vaughn
Mr. Leslie P.Vitale
Mr. Daniel P.Voitek
Ms. Elizabeth S.Walter
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Washko
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wevodau
Michael H.Witcoskie
Mrs. Rita G.Wolberg
Ms. Carole Yass
Ms. Marie Zdancewicz
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Deceased
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Giving by
CLASS
CLASS OF 1935
CONTRIBUTORS
• • •
Up to $99
The John Wilkes Society
Julia Place Bertsch
Betty Davidson Braun
Marion Martin Frantz
Dorothy Smailes Nutt
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Robert H. Melson
CLASS OF 1940
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 1946
Up to $99
• • •
Elizabeth Womelsdorf Mitchell
Sallyanne Frank Rosenn
Charlotte Waters Rowland
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
CONTRIBUTORS
Ralph G. Beane ’46
Up to $99
CLASS OF 1943
• • •
CONTRIBUTORS
The Eugene Farley Club
Up to $99
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Miriam Levinson Brand
Jean Lampert Lewis
Harry S. Katz
Irene Kessler Watkins
CLASS OF 1947
Frances Wilki Abribat
Anthony J. Bartoletti
Claire Fischer Beissinger ’48
Robert J. Dido
Stephen C. Doberstein
William C. Gelsleichter
Muriel Bransdorf Mintzer
Reese E. Pelton
The Eugene Farley Club
• • •
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
The Eugene Farley Club
Eugene J. Gillespie*
$100 - $249
UP TO $99
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1949
Henry C. Johnson
Betty Woolcock De Witt
Mary Hutchko Flanagan
John C. Keeney
Treveryan Williams Speicher
$100 - $249
• • •
Harris R. Boyce
Albert Gelb
George J. Kuzmak Sr.
Walter E. Margie
Joseph V. Pringle
Nathaniel W.Trembath
The John Wilkes Society
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
CONTRIBUTORS
Luther D. Arnold
Cyril Freed
Up to $99
• • •
James B. Aikman
CLASS OF 1944
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Clayton J. Karambelas
CLASS OF 1937
CLASS OF 1941
• • •
• • •
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES
CONTRIBUTORS
$1,000 - $2,499
JOHN WILKES
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
Up to $99
ASSOCIATES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Jean Reiter Hughes
Edwin M. Kosik
$1,000 - $2,499
$1,000 - $2,499
Louise S. Hazeltine1
Rose Gorgold Liebman*
Alfred Groh
Gloria Paczkowski Kabusk
Margaret Holloway Manchester
Dolores Seitchak Price
George J.Trebilcox
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
$100 - $249
CLASS OF 1948
$100 - $249
Kenneth Kressler
Irene Sauciunas Santarelli
Walter R. Coats
Ruth Punshon-Jones
George Papadoplos
• • •
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Up to $99
CONTRIBUTORS
Harriet Thalenfeld Gray
Leon F. Rokosz
David L. Friedman
Carolyn Jane Nagro Lowum
Up to $99
CLASS OF 1938
CLASS OF 1942
• • •
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
BLUE CIRCLE
Up to $99
Hannah Jacobs Friedman
Margaret Bendock Towers
Ernest Weisberger
CLASS OF 1939
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Darina J.Tuhy
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
Marjorie Honeywell Cummins
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Shirley Phillips Passeri
Eugene L. Shaver
Charlotte Najaka Terry
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Albert J. Stratton
The John Wilkes Society
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
$10,000 - $99,999
Beatrice O’Donnell Barrett
Kathryn Hiscox Quinn
Ruth Tischler Voelker
Arthur C.Williams
Daniel E.Williams
JOHN WILKES
George F. Fry Jr.
Joseph J. Savitz
Doris Gorka Bartuska
Arthur D. Dalessandro
Shirley Rees Fleet
Thomas M. Gill
Peter Glowacki
James M. Hofford
Clemence A. Scott
Joseph Sooby Jr.
$250 - $499
CLASS OF 1945
GOLD CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
Stefana Hoyniak Shoemaker
• • •
$500 - $999
Up to $99
The Eugene Farley Club
Miriam Golightly Baumann
Robert Anthony
Edward F. Corcoran
Paul F. De Witt
Ralph F. Hodgson
Donald L. Honeywell
Dorothy Wilkes Lewis
Jerome N. Mintzer
James Morrash
Edmund A. Sajeski
William H. Rice
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
$100 - $249
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Charlotte Reichlin Cutler
Joseph B. Farrell
Katherine P. Freund
Joseph G. Sweeney
Helen Stapleton Schmitt
$100 - $249
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Harvey Trachtenberg
Margaret Hughes Coats
Albert J. Donnelly
J. Glenn Gooch
Anna Cheponis Lewis
William H. Lewis
Clement L. Majcher
William Melnyk
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CLASS OF 1950
FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1954
• • •
$5,000 - $9,999
GOLD CIRCLE
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
Nicholas A. Heineman
$500 - $999
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Robert W. Hall
Carol Reynar Hall
Robert McFadden
Robert D. Morris1
Adeline Elvis Stein
Carroll Stein
ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
$1,000 - $2,499
Up to $99
$1,000 - $2,499
$250 - $499
$250 - $499
Alexander D. Shaw III
Dolores Passeri DiMaggio
Don C. Follmer1
Edwin L. Johnson
Charles F. Jackson
Donald C. Kivler
J. Louis Bush
John A.Wolfkeil
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
$100 - $249
GOLD CIRCLE
Patricia A. Brady
Delbert J. Cragle
Helene Donn Evans
William L. Evans
John Gresh
D. Joseph Pelmoter
William C. Siglin
Thomas D. Stine
Richard Todd
James D.Trumbower
Albert T. Cole
Paul J. Delmore
William G. Hart
Donald R. Law
Edmund V. Niklewski
Jean Nordstrom Sutherland
George J. Elias
William R. Glace
Arthur R. Boote
Robert H. Burger
Joan Russin Cross
Roland E. Featherman
Joshua J. Kaufman
Doris Jane Sadowski Merrill
Joan Wachowski Michalski
John S. Prater
Robert S. Rydzewski
Donald J.Tosh
William W.Walp
$10,000 - $99,999
The Eugene Farley Club
Clyde H. Ritter
Daniel Sherman
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
JOHN WILKES
$500 - $999
Walter E. Mokychic*
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Robert S. Capin
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Jean Ditoro Erickson
Thomas J. Jordan
Edward H. Lidz
Virginia Meissner Nelson
Samuel L. Owens
Elva Fuller Parker
Lawrence B. Pelesh
Robert L.Williams Jr.
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Edna Sabol Andrews
Julius Brand
Mary Porter Evans
Barbara Medland Farley
Bernice Perloff Fierman
Armin J. Gill*
Margaret Ashman Hodgson
Francis B. Krzywicki
Reed D. Lowrey
Thomas P. McHugh
Victor Minetola
Charles M. O’Shea Jr.
Angelo P. Pascucci
Francis Pinkowski
John R. Semmer
Gwenn Clifford Smith
Marvin Smith
Priscilla Sweeney Smith
Evan R. Sorber
Anthony Urban
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Leonard S. Anthony
Elmo J. Begliomini
Shirley Salsburg Bernard
Norman E. Cromack
Carl H. DeWitt
Wade W. Hayhurst
George P. Heffernan Jr.
Fred D. Hoffman
William Holak
William J. Hopkins
Stanley J. Kieszek
Paul J. Kosteva
Thomas S. Lasky
Francis E. Sajeski
Vester V.Vercoe Jr.
Charles F.Woodring
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Nancy Ralston Grogan
$100 - $249
Robert T. Croucher
Elaine Bogan Law
Rodion J. Russin
Albert J.Wallace
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
Up to $99
$2,500 - $4,999
Patricia Stout Williams
May Way Vanden Broeck
Thomas R. Adams
Anita Gordon Allen
Edmund C. Choinski
Barry J. Iscovitz
Joseph J. Mosier
Katherine Goetzman
Peckham
Daniel L. Pinkowski
Patricia Virtue Scheer
June E. Stevens
Peter Wurm
BLUE CIRCLE
CLASS OF 1955
$250 - $499
• • •
William E. Caruth
Joseph J. Kropiewnicki1
The John Wilkes Society
BLUE CIRCLE
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
$250,000 - $499,999
Fred J. Boote
Clifford R. Brautigan
James F. Ferris
CLASS OF 1953
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Constance Smith Andrews
Fay Jaffe Berg
Philip D. Husband
Stephen C.Thomas
Elsie Giuliani Yarasheski
Sandor Yelen
Carol Jones Young
Up to $99
Lee Ann Jakes Johnson*
Helen Bitler Ralston
CLASS OF 1956
CONTRIBUTORS
William J. Umphred Sr.
The John Wilkes Society
1
Robert L. Benson
George A. Cross
Lorna Coughlin Darte
Marilyn Wilkes Dugan
Howard A. Gonchar
Chia-In Wang Rutkowski
CONTRIBUTORS
$1,000 - $2,499
Deceased
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Up to $99
$5,000 - $9,000
• • •
*
CONTRIBUTORS
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
ASSOCIATES
Harry R. Hiscox
William A. Perlmuth
JOHN WILKES
Richard B. Kent
$100 - $249
CLASS OF 1952
CLASS OF 1951
$10,000 - $99,000
Edward Grogan
BLUE CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Myron N. Dungey
Norman J. Faramelli
Leonard Feld
Charles A. Giunta
A. Patricia Cooper Lowrey
Lucille Reese Pierce
Frank M. Radaszewski
Dorothy Hamaker Roden
Myra Kornzweig Smulyan
Leo E. Solomon
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Henry K. Goetzman
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Clarence C. Givens
David B. Lucchino
Michael J. Perlmuth
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Richard L. Bunn
$100 - $249
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Dean A. Arvan
Leo R. Kane
Charles M. Reilly
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
James W. Dull
Howard E. Ennis Jr.
Ronald J. Fitzgerald
David L. Hoats
Judith Hopkins
Dorothy E. Istvan
Jean Kravitz Barry
William G. Beck
Mary Zavatski Croce
Barbara Bialogawicz Fitzgerald
Geraldine Kolotelo
Robert V. Lynch
Joan Shoemaker
John E. Suffren
Joseph A. Ungvarsky
Victoria Zavatski Wallace
Michael J.Weinberger
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Louis P. DeFalco
Henry W. Deibel
Helen Stoeckel Hessler
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TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
John J. Kearney
Mary Kozak Motsavage
Russell R. Picton Jr.
David Rosser
Louis F. Steck1
Dominic C.Varisco
Edward E.Yarasheski
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Joseph R. Jablonski
Basia Mieszkowski Jaworski
Dorcas Younger
Koenigsberger
Phyllis Schrader Mensch
Charles B. Neely
Jan A. Olenginski
Jessie A. Roderick
David T. Shearer
Samuel R. Shugar
Carl Van Dyke
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
George Kolesar
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
William M. Farish
Vincent P. Herron Jr.
Nancy Morris Phethean
Charles W. Robinson
CLASS OF 1957
$5,000 - $9,999
ASSOCIATES
• • •
$1,000 - $2,499
The John Wilkes Society
Evelyn Krohn Holtzman
Ronald W. Simms
Kelly J. Mather
James Ward
Marilyn Davis Ward
Bruce S.Warshal
JOHN WILKES
$100,000 - $249,999
Agnes C. Alderdice*
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Charles R. Abate
Irwin Birnbaum
John L. Coates
Frances Yeager Miller
Samuel Charles Mines
Richard Murray
John J. Schultz
Marion Payne Tubbs
Carl R. Urbanski
Howard B.Webb Jr.
Seymour Holtzman
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Jesse H. Choper
Bettijane Long Eisenpreis1
William H.Tremayne
Leslie P.Weiner
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Ronald D.Tremayne
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Earl R. Bahl
Lena Misson Baur
Frances Hopkins Jordan
Frederick J. Krohle
Marie Zanowicz Kruska
Class Chairs
&
AGENTS
Wendy L. Gavin ’90, the national
campaign chairperson, is a distinguished
alumna of the University who promotes annual
unrestricted giving by contact with
alumni/friends through various forms of
communication. She also serves as a source of
advice in reviewing the plans and strategies
relating to the direction and growth of
The Wilkes Fund.
Decade chairs Pat ’56 and John ’58
Williams, Jeff Giberson ’79 and John Chipego
’85 are alumni who recruit class chairs, promote
annual unrestricted giving and provide
suggestions and assistance to the national chair
for the success of The Wilkes Fund.
Class chairs are alumni who promote
annual unrestricted giving and offer their
thoughts and experiences to Wilkes Fund
Appeals to give them a personal touch.
Charles S. Butler
Morgan Davis
Donald E. Devans
Michael R. Dydo
Evald R. Eskilson
Martha James Flanigan
Robert A. Florio
A. Jennie Hill
Albert P. Kuchinskas
Joan Grish McSweyn
George S. Morris
Patricia Yost Pisaneschi
Margaret Jones Roberts
Mary Anchel Sabel
George R. Schall
Robert J. Sestak
Terry Lee Smith
Gustave E. Sundberg
Marianne Levenoskie
Van Blarcom
Robert W.Walters
David E.Wasserstrom
CLASS OF 1959
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
$5,000 - $9,999
Up to $99
Up to $99
JOHN WILKES
The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
Robert A. Mugford
William I.Williams
• • •
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Lawrence E. Cohen
Eugene Roth
Theresa Mazzarella Morrow
Juanita Patience Moss
Mary Craig Pugh
Robert C. Sutherland
Paul J.Tracy
Anthony M. Bianco
Susan Shoff Bianco
Mary Mattey Borgersen
Samuel T. Buckman Jr.
John G. Carling
John J. Chick
Arthur S. Christianson
Janet Jones Crawford
Lee William Eckert
Naoma Kaufer Feld
Virginia Leonardi Novak
Joseph W. Oliver
John W. Pieplow
Joseph S. Pipan
Harold L. Schuler
Jacqueline Oliver Stevens
David H.Weber
Richard E.Wozniak
Jacqueline M.Young
William A. Zdancewicz
CLASS OF 1958
• • •
$10,000 - $99,999
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Jean Schraeder Kuchinskas
Melvin E. McNew
Patricia Reese Morris
Martin J. Novak
Phyllis Walsh Powell
Jerome Stein
Marilyn J.Williams
John J.Witinski
CLASS OF 1960
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
ASSOCIATES
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$1,000 - $2,499
$2,500 - $4,999
Arnold M. Hoeflich
Lynne Herskovitz Warshal
Peter W. Perog
The Eugene Farley Club
JOHN WILKES
GOLD CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
ASSOCIATES
$500 - $999
GOLD CIRCLE
$1,000 - $2,499
Daisette Gebhart Kellett
Harry J. Moyle*
Thomas I. Myers
Peter R. Pisaneschi
Vera Wroble Pitel
$500 - $999
Emilie Roat Gino
Frederick J. Hills
Robert C. Morgan
Robert J. Pitel
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
$250 - $499
Paul A. Schecter
Charles A. Sorber
Louis D. Davis Jr.
Walter J. Grzymski
Patricia A. Levandoski
Robert W.Verespy
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
$100 - $249
$250 - $499
Robert E. Davis
Thomas M. Dugan
Paul J. Earl
Jane Norton Granitzki
Lois Jago
Paul E. Kanjorski
John P. Karolchyk
John Q. Mask III
Chester J. Nocek
Larry G. Pugh
John N. Shoemaker
Robert J.Yokavonus
Ann Dixon Young
Thomas P. Korshalla
Beverlyann Butler Phillips
Ronald G. Phillips
Martin F.Tansy
BLUE CIRCLE
George Ginader
William J. Powell
Josef M. Reese
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Marguerite L. Allen
Harry B. Davenport
William J. Donovan
Merri Jones Earl
Emma Minemier Firda
Peter L. Gale
Max B. Greenwald
Edmund J. Kotula
Joseph I. Leibman
Joseph C. Macaravage
Clarence Michael
Gerald Minturn
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Beverly Nagle Barnick
Thomas Barnick
Larry Chase
Barbara Bachman Edwards
Frank I. Edwards
Walter Glogowski
Allyn C. Jones
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CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Kay Lytle Ainley
Lynne Boyle Austin
Joan Llewellyn Buckman
Martha E. Hadsel
Virginia Lyons Hoesl
Thomas W. Hurley
Patricia A. Krull
Marilyn Warburton Lutter
John F. Marriott Sr.
Lou-Ella Merin
Joseph N. Molski
Judith Weiss Moskow
Donald Murray
Caroline C. O’Rourke
William D. Peters
John D. Phillips
Donald J. Sabatino
Andrew R. Sabol
Judith Ruggere Schall
Robert V. Stevens
C. Eugene Stickler
R. Dale Wagner
Robert D.Washburn
William J.Woll
Raymond G.Yanchus
Emmanuel J. Ziobro
BLUE CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
$100 - $249
$250 - $499
$100 - $249
Marvin A. Antinnes
Gill Ho Bai
Leonard M. Gonchar
Adolf L. Herst
Stephen Selige
Daniel Zeroka
Philip J. Amico
Michael Armstrong
Marie Honcharik Basta
Louis P. Bierly
Henry A. Greener
Nancy Rosenfeld Greener
Benjamin J. Matteo
Frank M. Scutch
James S. Skesavage
Albert R. Stralka
Judith Warnick
Harry Collier
Janet Simpson Dingman
Robert L. Evans Sr.
Elizabeth Tubridy Fairchild
Judith Butchko Gallagher
Mary Foley Hopkins
John A. Hosage
Vivian Cardoni Katsock
Albert Kishel
Nancy Martin Lynn
Joanne Pisaneschi Olejnick
Julia Buckovich Piatt
William A. Rishko
William J. Ruzzo
Joseph Shambe
Vincent J. Smith
Rachel Altavilla Winebrake
Jeanne Depew Attenborough
Leland D. Freidenburg Jr.
John A. Gavenonis
Clinton G. Hess
Charles A. Krivenko
Joseph Kruczek
Richard Allan Morgan
David G. Simpson
Bonnie Lewis Turchin
Peter Winebrake
Leonard A.Yankosky Jr.
Mary Gabla Zelinka
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Up to $99
Martha Menegus Amadio
Norma Wentz Bregen
Janice Bronson-Bartlett
Joseph J. Chisarick
Ruth Shales Cook
Nancy Bonham Hontz
Margaret Churchill Kuffner
Robert A. Martin
Carl J. Meyers
June Patrylak Neff
Lawrence V. Pegg
Mary Bender Pinkowski
Raymond J. Pirino
Arthur J. Rehn
Patricia Lawless Ryan
Beverly Major Schwartz
Jane Jablonski Wills
Donald H. Bogert
Audrey Petro Coslett
A. John Dimond
Wilbur N. Dotter
Sandra S. Feldman
Florence Billings Finn
Ruth Newman Goldberg
Joyce Medlock Jones
Carol Thompson Kelly
Robert A. King
John J. Miller
Patrick J. Monaghan Jr.
David S. Peters
Marsha Heffran Peters
Raymond J. Peters
Carol Brushkoski Rehn
Michael Samberg
Rena Lewine Schoenfeld
Wayne W.Thomas
Helen M.Tinsley
Royal A.Wetzel
Edward I.Yadzinski
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
CLASS OF 1961
• • •
CLASS OF 1962
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
$5,000 - $9,999
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
William F. Raub
$2,500 - $4,999
Ruth Boorom Melberger
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Willard S. Achuff
Jane Downin Alderman
Alice Cole Bartlett
Theodore R. Begun
Jeremiah E. Berk
Robert F. Cherundolo
Robert E. Herman
Stuart W. Lawson Jr.
Nancy A. Palazzolo
Steve Panken
David C. Peters
Stephen E. Phillips
Joseph W. Raksis
Beverly Munson Swift
John E.Tredinnick
Joseph Weinkle
Edward J.Wilk
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Paul A. Battisti
Mary Barone Du Mont
Robert G. Fleming
Regina Ritzie Hoelscher
Norman D. James
Charles E. Johns
Gloria Silverman Kasper
Richard R. Snopkowski
Barbara S. Soyka
Edward A. Stofko
Geraldine M.Tarantini
Victor Turoski
James W.Walters
Eleanor Brehm Watts
Gerard J. Zezza Jr.
CLASS OF 1964
CLASS OF 1963
• • •
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Frances Corace Anderson
Lillian Bodzio Caffrey
Joyce A. Cavallini
John H. Farrell
Patricia Wolfe Geyer
Jorgie A. Grimes
Leonard J. Koerner
Wendelin Domboski Moberg
Sheila Rosen Nachlis
Stanley Orlowski
Leslie Stone Peltan
Joan Pitnery Peters
Ray R. Pisaneschi
Vicki Burton Sabol
Barbara Gallagher Stoffa
Louis Barry Witt
Barbara Ann Yuscavage
CLASS OF 1965
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Catherine De Angelis
G. Joseph Rogers
John J. Sickler
B.William Vanderburg
Natalie Kowalski Vanderburg
$2,500 - $4,999
JOHN WILKES
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
Fred R. Demech Jr.
ASSOCIATES
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
GOLD CIRCLE
$1,000 - $2,499
$5,000 - $9,999
Mary Kay Barrett Rotert
$500 - $999
Frank H. Menaker Jr.
Joseph J. Neetz
Estelle Manos Sotirhos
Jerry A. Mohn
Rowena Simms Mohn
JOHN WILKES
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Anthony J. Parulis
ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES
$1,000 - $2,499
$250 - $499
The Eugene Farley Club
ASSOCIATES
Rachael Phillips Dziak
GOLD CIRCLE
$1,000 - $2,499
Anthony R. Esser
Ronald D. Kosmala
The Eugene Farley Club
$500 - $999
GOLD CIRCLE
James Brunza
Ann Znaniecki Grzymski
Mary Regalis Althauser
Gerald A. Moffatt
Harvey I. Rosen
John Walter Kluchinski
Nancy Jane Carroll Kolesar
$500 - $999
Shirley Hitchner Davis
Dorothy J. Ford
Jay P. Keller
Christopher H. Loesch Jr.
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The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$500 - $999
$100 - $249
Alan C. Krieger
Catherine Brader Butler
John Evanish Jr.
Ephraim A. Frankel
John B. Hall
Sumner H. Hayward
Joseph Kutzmas
Sue Freeman Miller
Leon E. Obrzut
BLUE CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
$250 - $499
GOLD CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
Warren P. Greenberg1
Joel P. Harrison
Francis J. Machung
$500 - $999
$250 - $499
Bernard H. Cohen
Erwin F. Guetig
Brent J. O’Connell
Robert A. Ruggiero
Robert T. Bond
Richard O. Burns
Daniel J. Lyons
W. Brooke Yeager
WILKES | Winter 2007
Anthony J. Sankus
Bernard R. Shupp
Robert J. Sislian
Patricia Fushek Skibbs
Basil Smith
Raye Thomas Wileman
Richard R.Wileman
Frederick J.Williams
Lawrence P.Williams1
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Alice Yurchision Pualuan
Judith Sisco Shotwell
Eubank Travis-Bey Jr.
Donald W. Ungemah
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Alfonse S. Bayo
Jane Cochran Chambers
David M. Closterman
Doris Evans Closterman
Joseph M. Durako
Peter P. Gartelmann
Jane Charlton Huey
Suzanne Stica Koerner
Molly Boyle Krafchik
Lois A. Kutish
Madelyn Esposito Logan
Herbert N. Maier
John A. Nork
Thomas L. Pirnot
Mary Muench Rosencrance
Theresa M. Sapp
Robert J.Vincenti
Margaret Transue Williams
Charlene Nalbach Yanchik
Mary Lou Butkoski Zaleski
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Mary Story Addington
Judith Valunas Barr
Sandra Woolf Bauman
Mark R. Bencivengo
Esther Schwartz Dorkin
Clement A. Gaynor Jr.
Dwight E. Giles Sr.
Carol Mazur Glowzenski
Robert C. Harding
Charles J. Huey
W. David Larmouth II
Scott R. Logan
Eugene A. Macur
Mildred Gross Maier
Gloria Martin
Edward P. McGinley
Donald A. Pahls
F. Charles Petrillo
William M. Pinkowski
Patricia Wampole Ray
Martha Houtz Redding
William Schneider
Jane Jancik Stevens
Dolores Barone Straka
Suzanne Bellone Timko
Mary Zezza
Robert Vanderoef
Douglas W.Weber
Elizabeth Dougherty Wood
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Raymond P. Ardan
Mark K. Bauman
Eugene J. Bonfanti
Joseph G. Brillinger Jr.
Anna Bankos Cardoni
Barbara Simms Chamberlain
Jean Cook Ciroalo
David R. Cowan
Donald E. Fredd
Evelyn Morenko Matelski
Barbara Liberasky Nowicki
Charlotte Peterson
John J. Pilosi
Janice Parsons Robart
Daniel B. Rosencrance
Darlene Moll Roth
Joseph Robert Settineri
Arlene Mezanko Sokoloski
Robert C. Sokoloski
Anthony P. Suda
Frank Walter
Alfred S.Wayslow
CLASS OF 1966
• • •
CLASS OF 1967
CLASS OF 1968
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
• • •
JOHN WILKES
The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
ASSOCIATES
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
$2,500 - $4,999
$100,000 - $249,999
Carol Saidman Greenwald
David Greenwald
Gerald F.Weber
John R. Miller
JOHN WILKES
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
ASSOCIATES
$2,500 - $4,999
GOLD CIRCLE
$1,000 - $2,499
William R. Bush
$500 - $999
W. Marshall Evans
Michael G. Hudick
Sheldon W. Lawrence
Joyce Turner Marks
Michael A. Dziak
Andrea Gallet Lander
Gerard A. McHale Jr.
Neil L. Millar
Dana Russ Ward
BLUE CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
$250 - $499
GOLD CIRCLE
Ruth Partilla Narcum
James J.Vidunas
$500 - $999
The Eugene Farley Club
James G. Marks Jr.
Diane Wynne Shallcross
Russell G. Shallcross
GOLD CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
WILKES | Winter 2007
$100 - $249
Alfred M. Airola
Carolyn Jenkins Airola
Richard L. Bucko
John S. Cavallini
Barbara Lewis Cousland
Jeanne Martin Dhavale
David R. Dugan
Margaret Gee Kraynanski
Joyce Callahan Krivenko
Grace Jones Kutzmas
Karen Moran Schmitt
Peter Stchur Jr.
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Richard H. Disque
Walter Narcum
Maureen Savage Szish
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Judith Adams-Volpe
Robert S. Gardner
Richard L. Kramer
William C. Perrego
Peter S. Phillips
Richard G. Raspen
Windsor S.Thomas
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Soni Stein Baltimore
Nicholas S. Reynolds
William W. Stinger
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
BLUE CIRCLE
David D. Baum
Richard J. Cook
Nancy Leland Frey
Barry Gold
Zdzislawa Paciej Harms
Teresa Cushner Hunt
Robert C. Klotz
Marian Zaledonis Kovacs
A. Dan Murray
Lee M. Philo
Michael S. Pipan
George J. Sick
Charles W. Snyder
Albert E. Stofko
Gretchen Hohn Watters
$250 - $499
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
David P. Baccanari
Judith E. Beyer
Bruce R. Brown
Carol Tomaselli Brown
Joseph J. Buziuk Jr.
Richard G. Cantner
Beverly Shamun Carey
Malcolm Kintz Harris
Palmer Paul Jones
Jaquelyn Rubin Kaplan
Joseph E. Kiefer
Donna Broda Kuliczkowski
Lee A. Namey
Susan Bennett Onze
Sharon Strzelczyk Robinson
Susan E. Rowland
Roberta Van Brunt Rowlands
Pauline Farrar Ruckno
Basil G. Russin
Judith Labows Sabatino
Myrna Brodbeck Schaefer
Richard Seidel
Thaddeus Seymour
Frank J. Smith
Carl G. Sponenberg
Michael Stefanick
Anthony J.Turchetti
Michael J.Worth
CLASS OF 1969
William G. Cooper
Daniel Klem Jr.
Donald M. Kronick
Esther Wargo McCormick
• • •
$250 - $499
George E. Collinson
Joyce Christian Detter
Marilyn Caprione Heffron
John H. Kennedy
Gerald E. Missal
Edward J. Podehl
Elizabeth Scholl
Elizabeth A. Slaughter
Paul B. Solomon
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Stuart J. Bass
Bruce O. Brugel
Robert M. Burnat
John H. Butler
Christopher A. Colovos
Nathan G. Fink
Dennis P. Galli
Michael J. Glancey
Brian Harris
George C. Harrison
Stewart J. Harry
Karen S. Johnson
Patrice Walsh Lyons
Irving A. Mendelssohn
George G. Pawlush
Louis M. Pecora
Albert D. Roke
Rozanne Sandri-Goldin
William C. Sherbin
Carol A. Skalski
Donald C. Spruck
William Steel
Diane Fleming Streisel
Robert J. Streisel
Leonard E. Strope Jr.
William S.Tinney
Margery Fishman Ufberg
Marjorie Shaffer Victor
David C.Williams
Carol Womelsdorf
James E.Wynn
Joseph Yozviak
Robert L. Zeglarski1
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
$500 - $999
BLUE CIRCLE
Richard R. Bayliss
Raymond T. Downey
John T. Harmer
Dori S. Jaffe
Charles A. Kosteva
Cynthia West Reed
James S. Reed
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
John J. Chopack
William F. Ryan Jr.
Cynthia Wisniewski Weber
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Nancy Hawk Merryman
David Ralston
Richard T. Simonson
Paul A.Wender
Robert W. Ashton
Jeannette Spott Barnes
Earl E. Bitely
Carol Sladin Clothier
Lawrence B. Collins
Thomas E. Evans
Florence Napoli Ferraro
Donna L. George
Will Hooper
Thaddeus M. Kalmanowicz
Bryn E. Kehrli
Patricia Zawoiski Kozemchak
Vladimir W. Lecko
Joel Lubin
Raymond B. Luckenbach
Richard B. Marselles
Rhoda A. Moses
Robert W. Reynolds
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CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Dan F. Kopen
J. David Lombardi
John Marfia Jr.
Susan Ryan Simonson
Marvin L. Stein
Robert C. Artim
Phyllis Sun Cheng
Karen Kelly Chepolis
Steven Chromey
Anita Rein Coplan
Bernard P. Evanofski
Lorna Tarnoff Fredd
Kenneth M. Gordon
Adele Jancik Kaschenback
Herbert F. Kemp
David W. Kutz
Joseph A. Lukesh
Marie Denessi Mihalos
Sandra Strevell Miller
Brenda Godek Pacewicz
Marion Boyle Petrillo
Kaye Harding Stefanick
Philip J.Thorick
Jay M. Ungar
Frances Jasiulewicz Youngblood
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1971
GOLD CIRCLE
• • •
$500 - $999
The John Wilkes Society
Thomas W. Jones
Renee Mucci Klem
Joyce Nahas Moses
Joseph R. Putprush
Janice A. Saunders
Janet Neiman Seeley
Margaret Filipkowski Sordoni
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
CLASS OF 1970
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
John Michael Cefaly Jr.
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
BLUE CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
George J. Matz
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Howard R. Lander
Patricia Mazzeo Lombardi
$250 - $499
Lonnie A. Coombs
Jay H. Goldstein
Susan Trenkamp Harmer
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Robert S. Aben
Carl J. Babushko
James C. Belles
Richard L. Bigelow Jr.
Carl L. Cook
Marilyn Rabel Costanzo
Leigh Doane Donecker
Barbara Gonzales Kende
Charles D. Lengle
Carol Densmore Marascio
Paul D. J. Morgis
Barbara L. Nanstiel
Judith Cobleigh Ockenfuss
Robert E. Ockenfuss
Lee Paige
Melvin C. Rogers Jr.
Neil M. Seidel
David S. Silberman
Evelyn Rygwalski Snyder
William R.Tarbart
Richard Wetzel
Donna-Su Brown Zeglarski1
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The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Nancy J. Brobst
Barbara Roman Knezek
George H. Knezek Jr.
BLUE CIRCLE
Rachael Walison Lohman
James B. Marascio
Gerald P. McAfee
William J. Murphy
Barbara Ward Nixon
Judith Potestivo Ogin
Richard E. Ogin
Jean Gordon Otto
William E. Reese
Marcia Blanco Rizzo
Kenneth Rosencrance
Larry R.Volkel
Mario J. Zinicola
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Daniel L. Alters
Mary Nasielski Battista
Richard D. Ciuferri
Joseph J. Cordora
Susan Staniorski Davis
Emil F. DiTullio
Rita S. Du Brow
Raymond P. Harrison
Ronald J. Jacobs
Nelson W. Johnson
Carol Roke Klinetob
Antonina Mollica Kulp
Pauline Kmetz Makowski
Albert C. Martin
Carole Peeler
Dennis J. Puhalla
William R. Schultz
Della F. Schulz
Judith Seeherman
Wendy Rieder Simko
Rita H. Stempin
Barbara Perry Tokarz
William Umbach
Barbara Young Wagner
Eugene H.Wagner Jr.
Robert R.Walp
James C.Weaver
Nancy Charles Williams
$250 - $499
Miriam Mohr Bayliss
John R. Deem
John J. Flynn
George M. Shendock
Joseph T. Zimmerman
CLASS OF 1972
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Gary H.Williams
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
JOHN WILKES
Beverly Peirce Berger
James L. Butkiewicz
Mary Ellen Fischer
Butkiewicz
Alfred B. Crake
Ellen Arthur Davenport
Robert H. Davis
Melinda Dawson
Judith Rodda Gardner
Daniel R. Gennett
Cherylynn Petyak Gibson
Andrew J. Gubanich Jr.
Joseph N. Ishley
Stephen E. Kaschenbach
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Anthony M. Cardinale
Laura Barbera Cardinale
James Garofalo
William A. Hanbury
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Michael M. Mariani
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
David Hometchko
G. Garfield Jones Jr.
Eugene G. Pappas
David E. Roberts
Judithann Walsh Whelley
Theodore T.Yeager
Gerry S.Willetts
Karen Poli Willis
CLASS OF 1973
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PLATINUM ASSOCIATES
$500,000 or more
Jay S. Sidhu
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Rita Ryneski Borzatti
Robert A. Byrne
Thomas A. Costanzo
Helene Dainowski
Sopon Dewitya
George B. Gettinger
Charles J. Graziano
Barbara Kish Gubanich
Harvey A. Jacobs
Anthony V. Kleinhans1
Kathryn Ramsey Massey
Frances Aiken Mitchell
Thomas Morris
Enid Sullum Tope
Richard A.Weinstein
$10,000 - $99,000
Emilio A. Marianelli
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Marino J. Santarelli
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Charles P. Baker
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Fredric S. Brown
Robert P. Matley
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
BLUE CIRCLE
Shirley Knautz Alters
Robert M. Babskie
William D. Bordow
Mariel Denisco Bufano
Nancy Button
Thomas P. Casey
Richard Chisarick
Guy J. Comparetta
Sandra Holl Comparetta
Eric B. Davenport
Alice Hadsall Davis
Frank Dessoye
Anne Musto-Van
Noy Dragon
Jane A. Firestine
Jill Yanoshak Gagliardi
Barbara Demko Garcia
Karen Trevethan Gilmore
James A. Gribb
Patricia Baranoski Jula
Jacquelyn Van Tuyle Kelly
Patrcia Kohut
William J. Lukridge
John G. Mandell Jr.
Shirley Myers
Mark H. Paikin
Carlton E. Phillips
Scott C. Raswyck
Anne Marie Latona Roberts
Anne Gruscavage Sample
Linda Samuel-Bickford
Shirley Guiles Shannon
Brent S. Spiegel
Lucinda Bryant
Barbara McNicholl Scarpino
Joan Tyree
Deborah Berti Walsh
Anne Agolino Wasko
$250 - $499
Rosemaria J. Cienciva Sorg
Nathan R. Eustis Jr.
Lloyd W. Ortman Jr.
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Irene B. Blum
Theresa Godlewski Clark
John Dubik
Lyndell Sandt Eddy
Joel Fischman
Carl J. Galletti
Lindsay Farley Gettinger
Susan Olearczyk James
Mary Burns Jansen
Drew M. Klemish
Ann Marie Macri
John G. Margo
Pamela Parkin Murphy
David L. Ritter
Felice Oxman Salsburg
John L. Schilling III
Brenda Schmidt Silberman
George P. Sillup
Thomas R. Steltzer
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Deborah Kovalchik Adamchak
Donna Piston Aufiero
John J. Benavage
Richard L. Berkheiser
Hope Pawlush Boback
Theodore Boback
Janet Mazur Boylan
Yvonne Gnatt Casey
Patricia Hyzinski Chace
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Sheila Schmaltz Scatena
Jean Presciutti Steelman
Janet Lutz Thurnau
Robert C.Thurnau
Thomas P.Williams Jr.
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Josephine Schifano Finlayson
Clyde H. Fitch
Glen C. B. Flack
Suzann Young Giese
Barbara Gilotti
George A. Hoeffner
Florence Matura Hozempa
Richard N. Jones
Carol Geiger Kampa
Duncan W. MacIntyre
Raymond W. McNulty
George Onyshczak
Margaret Maciun Perkins
Jeffrey F. Prendergast
Albert J. Regner
Judith Casola Roeder
Ethel Shannon Sherman
Brenda Ricco Sumski
James Thomas
Stephanie Pufko Umbach
Mary P. Ungvarsky
Linda Pugsley Ward
Edward D.Weber
Sandra Strumski Williams
Ronald P.Yakus
Martha Hall Yohe
Judith A.Young
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 1974
CLASS OF 1975
• • •
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
ASSOCIATES
$2,500 - $4,999
$1,000 - $2,499
William R.Thomas
Mary Ping-Yung Cheung
W. Lee Miller
JOHN WILKES
Up to $99
Sheffe G. Abraham
Stephen D. Adamchack Jr.
Diane Seltzer Bloss
Michael R. Breakstone
Julia K. Chmielowski
Ellen Feuerman Cohen
Joseph C. Damiano
Robert T. Dzugan
Alexis Waskie Edwards
Grace Rinaldi Forlenza
Michael G. Hischak
Joseph D. Iero
Karen Cerep Jones
Martin J. Kane
Susan Downs Kehrli
Anita Pauley Leonard
Donald W. Ludovici
Robert Lussi
Harry M. Pecuch
William A. Saba
Marguerite A. Sauer
Sulochana Gogate Sherman
Ronald A. Shuleski
Carol Presnal Stashik
A. Ruth Rinehimer Whalen
Robert D. Zettle
ASSOCIATES
Brynley James III
Barbara A. Kapish
David C. Kowalek
Robert G. Lehman
Susan Tow Louis
Patrick J. Moran
Clarence G. Ozgo
Sally Chupka Pucilowski
Stephen Solfanelli
Ann Rapoch Super
Jane E.Thompson
Nancy Rodda Topolewski
Carol Drahus-Wisloski
Gloria Zoranski
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Joanne Bonanne Anderson
James E. Davis
Robert F. Derlunas
Marla Stopkoski Flack
John J. Fosko
Paula Pinter Gabriel
Gary T. Gieschen
Rebecca Ceresi Grasavage
Ann Lynn Carey Harding
Bethann Myers Hornick
Frances S. Kuczynsk
Catherine Link
Michael Luberto
Joseph J. Mack
Carol A. Martin
Alan R. Miller
Doralyn Howard Moody
Thomas W. Pezzicara
Deborah A. Schneider
Joan Bonfanti Shannon
Diane Drost Shuleski
Barbara Katra Swiatek
Leslie Cook Weber
Anita Miller Williams
Roseann Cordora Williams
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
GOLD CIRCLE
Carolann Gusgekofski Besler
Philip A. Besler
Daniel B. Cabot
Deborah Lataro Cargo
Robert D. Clements Jr.
Gail MacIntyre Dohrn
Thomas D. Glosser
Diane R. Jones
Richard W. MacKey
Gay Foster Meyers
Raymond B. Ostroski
Patricia A. Schillaci
M. Susan Stephens
Richard J. Sullivan
Peter C. Zubritzky
$500 - $999
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Marianne Montague
Benjamin
Maryrose Bendik Burlington
Andrea Mahally Danilack
Mark J. Dubik
Jacqueline Pickering Dzurek
Deborah Gudoski Eastwood
Susan V. Fielder
Alan F. Jackier
Darice Sabalesky Janusziewicz
Margaret Burgess Lenihan
Shelley Rubin Liva
Joan Domarasky Luksa
Karen Yohn Mack
Anthony L. McHugh
Marietta Barbara Minelli
Deborah Dinkel Nieman
Kathleen Visniski Praschak
Joseph A. Romani
Thomas Runiewicz
Richard A. Rutkowski
Richard Schwartz
Jane E. Smith
CLASS OF 1977
GOLD CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
Jackie Freeman
$500 - $999
JOHN WILKES
The John Wilkes Society
Christine M. Buchina
ASSOCIATES
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
$10,000 - $99,999
Richard J. Allan
John Jeff Reese
Denise Schaal Cesare
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Cynthia Lenahan Bradbury
William R. Bradbury
Joan Zaleski Ford
Nelson G. Landmesser
George M. Offshack
Michael G. Stambaugh
Katherine Kaby Anselmi
Holly G. Baab
Kathleen Warakomski
Benjamin
Catherine Williams Ozgo
Deborah A. Sears
James J. Stehle
John M. Zubris
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
CLASS OF 1978
• • •
$250 - $499
CLASS OF 1976
$250 - $499
$100 - $249
Patrice Stone Martin
Mary Belin Rhodes
The Eugene Farley Club
Philip E. Auron
Allan A. Fanucci
Karen Kuzminski Fanucci
Claire Youngblood Gennett
Dwaine Mattei
Christine Donahue Mayo
Bettie Ann Rogers Morgan
Michael J. O’Boyle
Deborah Lutz Okonieski
Duane Sadvary
Nadzia Litiaho Schilling
Beverly Chislo Solfanelli
Angela T.Vauter
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$5,000 - $9,999
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
Rick D. Mahonski
Jeffrey D. Renoe
GOLD CIRCLE
John J. Kowalchik
Elizabeth M. Lopez
David L. Davis
Kevin G. Donaleski
Edwin F. Hilinski
Mark A.Van Loon
$100 - $249
$250 - $499
The Eugene Farley Club
$1,000 - $2,499
GOLD CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
Michael S. Anger
Joan Chemnitius Best
Raymond A. Best
Arthur S. Daniels
Dane A. Drasher
Sharon Clune Goff
Susan M. Hansen
Gene A. Heath
Bridget James Hofman
Karen Kuchinskas Kaminski
Carl E. Kaschenbach III
Joanne Englot Kawczenski
Deborah Kocher Koons
Claire Maziarczyk
Sandra Horensky Molotsky
Earl W. Monk
Eric D. Murray
Richard D. Mutarelli
Thomas Paliscak
Thomas J. Park III
Edward J. Pupa
Patricia S. Steele
Inez S. Stefanko
Terri Jackson Swatko
David W.Thomas
William J.Tironzelli
Patrick A.Ward
Joseph A.Yedinak
The Eugene Farley Club
$500 - $999
Bruce A. Lear
Kim Witherow Morgan
M. Patty Cullinan Spinelli
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$500 - $999
James J. Morgan
Richard J. Pape
Robert J. Spinelli
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
• • •
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
$2,500 - $4,999
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Paul S. Adams
$5,000 - $9,999
$100 - $249
BLUE CIRCLE
Ann Dysleski Armstrong
Raymond Bartosh
Agnes Swantek Cardoni
Ellen Schwartz Fischman
Edward P. Gorski
Brian K. Haeckler
Robert S. Howes Jr.
$250 - $499
JOHN WILKES
Stephen M. Baloga, Jr.
Guy J. DiZebba
William Fromel
Joseph J. Marchetti
John E. Smolko
ASSOCIATES
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$1,000 - $2,499
$2,500 - $4,999
Sandra Shepard Piccone
Jean Reiter Adams
Raymond E. Dombroski
Shari J. Huffman
Rhea Politis Simms
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ASSOCIATES
GOLD CIRCLE
$1,000 - $2,499
$500 - $999
Lawrence J. Mullen
Patricia L.Warski
Shepard C.Willner
Brigette McDonald
Herrmann
Judith Mills Mack
Donald I. Burton Jr.1
Philip E. Ogren
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
BLUE CIRCLE
Steven L. Bailey
Karen Lucchesi Bostrom
Daniel T. Conrad
Michael H. Cook
Donald E. Horrox
David F. Hungarter Jr.
Kurt John Moody
Carol Corbett Pawlush
David G. Pawlush
Geraldine Cravatta Samselski
Joseph Armine Scopelliti
Casper Tortella
Janet Bechtel Johnson
Gregg H. Cook
Stephen J. Croghan
Doreen Swiatek Drescher
Judith Scott Harris
Bruno E. Kolodgie
David M. Maxim
Michael G. McNelis
Fred A. Pierantoni III
Teresa Burak Quinn
William A. Shaw
Jacqueline Wiendl Smith
Joseph M.Toole
Paul R.Torre
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Up to $99
Keith Augustine
Renee Venarucci Benedetto
Lisa Condo Chilson
Sharon Zawatski Ellis
William D. Frye Jr.
Wilma Hurst Gardner
Robert E. Greenwood
Doreen Wickiser Hampton
John D. Koze
James J. Maloney
John C. Manley
Donna Clarke Mattei
Elizabeth Waselewskie
Mekosh
Sharon Lynn Myers
Linda Mizenko Noto
Edward F. Orloski
Lois Enama Pluskey
Leonard J. Podrasky Jr.
Maureen Shay Prendergast
Cheryl Berry Washington
Lisa M. Ashbaugh
Debra Yatko Augustine
Gregory A. Black
Marianne Marzen Black
Julie Keiderling Bordo
Richard J. Borofski
Edgar S. Brace III
Jeanne C. Brady
Kathryn Roman Davis
Ilene Tinkleman Gallagher
Charles E. Hagen
John M. Jones
Mark S. Justick
Kenneth Lesniak
Maria M. Miscavage
John I. Moore
Joanne Harding Murphy
Thomas B. Needham Jr.
Richard J. Nordheim
Edward M. Ohmott
Judith Bellas Ohmott
Frank A. Pascucci
Mark A. Rado
Kenneth N. Sciamanna
Barbara Rodda Welch
Cheryl Polak Woloski
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
David A. Jolley
Patricia McCarthy Last
James J. Moran
Barry J. Niziolek
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Karen Kennedy Campbell
Edward J. Finn
Mary Ellen Bonomo Gomes
David W. Gregrow
Carol Pashchuk Huggler
Brenda E. Kobilis
Lori Ashbaugh Mackey
David A. Palanzo
Cynthia M. Patterson
Judith L. Reishtein
William D. Sparks
Tina Falcone Stehle
John K. Suchoski
Jacqueline Ann Vitek
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Michael D. Booth
Brigid Casey-Godfrey
Paula Heffernan Daley
Maryjean DeSandes
Mark Finkelstein
Gary E. Gardner
Denise Casem Hasneh
Sheryl Prete Hewitt
Richard K. Hofman
Andrea Chuba Kealey
John J. Mack
Cynthia Glawe Mailloux
Joseph S. Mayhoff
Jane A. Miller
Margaret Schutz Mullin
Harriet Smith Rabinowitz
Stewart W. Rae III
Mary Kern Reynolds
Clark F. Speicher
Robert J. Stofko
Linda Allmon Walden
David J.Yakaitis
CLASS OF 1980
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES
Mary Jean McCarthy
Clements
Louis P. Czachor
Elizabeth DeCosmo Dean
C. Douglas Drescher
Beth Hathaway Glassford
Harry C. Hicks Jr.
Barbara E. King
Cynthia Ercolani Olshemski
Mary Rebarchak Schott
Sandra Tomko Shields
Richard Smith
William E. Stusnick
Rosemarie Hubner Swain
Robert F. Burns Jr.
Bruce A. Fendler
Joseph E. Gaydos
Marjorie Ann George
Dianne M. Kolesar
Rosanne Kramer
Ruth McDermott Levy
Diane Polacheck O’Brien
Roberta M. Price
Ellen Krupack Raineri
Jane Ciprich Ryan
Christine Lain Sarno
Jeffrey S. Surovi
Joyce Tarantowicz
Alan D.Wirkman
Christopher J.Woolverton
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 1983
Up to $99
• • •
Daniel A. Bierdziewski
Joy Ormsby Bupp
Noreen Sack Burginia
Debra Prater Chapman
Patricia Charney Davis
Frank A. Decker
Robert J. Harper
Kathy Kollar Link
James S. Makowski
Cheryl Connor McLaughlin
Maria Nilsen Pacchioni
Edward S. Romanowski
Stephen J. Sirocki
John J.Woloski Jr.
Marla Brodsky Wright
Benedict A.Yatko
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Shelley Freeman
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Terrence W. Casey
Brian C.Thomas
$1,000 - $2,499
CLASS OF 1981
BLUE CIRCLE
Kathleen Sweeney Ashton
Scott W. Ashton
James P. Edwards
Thomas N. Ralston
Edward J.White III
• • •
$250 - $499
The John Wilkes Society
Donna De Bastos Fromel
Mary Ann Gazdick
Teresa A. Keenan
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
$250 - $499
Gerald J. O’Hara
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Clair Beard Read
Jay M. Colby
Jeffrey R. Garbor
Gloria Kopec Groff
Carol Hagen
James M. Johnson
Marie Roke-Thomas
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
CLASS OF 1982
The Eugene Farley Club
ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
Rosanne Pagano Beer
Stephen N. Cahoon
Judy Rydzewski Cudo
Carol Louise Dean
Cynthia Bartholomay
Demetro
Eric L. Johnson
Elaine Kirchdoerfer-Kirk
Barbara Dodson Marcato
Paul H. McCabe
Barbara Young Meigh
Nancy Bowanko Park
James R. Reap
Dale E. Scanlon
Daniel C. Schilling
Deborah Bremmer Traugh
Gary J.Treven
Silas M.Victor
CLASS OF 1984
William R. Miller
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
• • •
CLASS OF 1979
The Eugene Farley Club
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
The Eugene Farley Club
• • •
GOLD CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
$500 - $999
$500 - $999
JOHN WILKES
Roger J. Davis
Stephen S. Grillo
Regina Morse
Patrick T. Romich
Keith J. Saunders
Catherine Durocher Shafer
$1,000 - $2,499
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
Betsy Bell Condron
John H. Ellis IV
Frederick W. Herrmann
$250 - $499
$250 - $499
CONTRIBUTORS
Andrew N. Janquitto
Joel P. Kane
Joye Ann Martin-Lamp
Colleen Gries Gallagher
Gary E. Michael
Up to $99
ASSOCIATES
1
Howard R. Baird Jr.
Brian D. Balliet
$500 - $999
Ann Marie Romanovitch
Chikowski
Eugene Chikowski
John Wartella
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BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
J. Michael Garvin
Sharon Michener Gross
Mary Figler Marsh
Barbara Rosick Moran
Tracy McElroy O’Hara
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Paul W. Boyer
Donna Garber Cosgrove
Paul C. Dietrich
William B. Dodge
Charles M. Ferguson
Daniel Glunk
Edwin Mark Johnson
Karen Johnson
Janet Legault Kelley
Regina White Klepadlo
Curtis Kuntz
Kathleen Marseco Moses
Frank C. Olshemski
Ruth Elaine Renna
Steven P. Roth
David J. Scopelliti
Marguerite McCormick Tolan
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Lisa Kopczynskie Cericola
Kathleen Galli Chupka
Edward W. Czeck
Joseph F. Dylewski
Debra Bligh Gernhart
Jeffrey S. Gernhart
Francis S. Gruscavage
Andrea Hincken Mosca
Elizabeth Larson Ostuni
Jocelyn Kuhl Reese
Dennis W. Sholl
Marianne Alfano Telincho
Dianne M.Watchulonis
Charmaine Conrad Zoller
CLASS OF 1985
Dianne Charsha
Beth Ann Farrell Connolly
Sean P. Connolly
Evangelos C. Demetriou
Barbara Jarick Ecker
Michael Koliga
Sandra P. Luongo
Jacqueline Brown
Mastrokyriakos
Paul Mastrokyriakos
Michael J. McKenna
Thomas J. Swirbel
Stephen J.Vidal
Eugene D.Wachowski
Kathleen Hyde Walsh
Timothy P.Williams
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Theresa Gruzenski Alba
David Albano
Denise Selner Bartoletti
Leslie Turrell Bullock
Evelyn J. Dopko
Carmella Butera Fereck
Ronald Geise
Angela Holm
Gail Lamoreux Kashulon
Vincent J. Kashulon Jr.
John F. Kelly
Allison Placek Knick
Alice Ting Lee
Roslyn Lucas-Gould
Debra Ann Maleski
Alan Melusen
Diane Schoch Michaud
James M. Opet
Michele A. Paradies
Christopher L. Rexer
Marianne Scicchitano Rexer
Chris L. Sailus
Michelle Liddic Schilling
Brian D. Spino
Michael F.Thornton
Jeffrey J.Tokach
Ann Marie Walker
Randa Fahmy Hudome
Tom Harfman
Mary Ann Koshatzky Keirans
John C. Long Jr.
John Luongo
Michael Mattise
Frances Marko McKenna
Lisa DeCinti Murphy
Eric F. Reidinger
James J. Schutawie
Stacey Toslosky Schutawie
Michael J. Uter
Christopher D.Way
CONTRIBUTORS
Dennis P. Clarke
Vincent A. Degiusto
Laura Pollick Demkovitz
Karen Galli
Phillip W. Heffelfinger
George Hockenbury
Edward J. Hudson
Robin Leinbach Kimple
Kimberly Land-Servagno
Eleanor Hoover Madigan
Gary R. Melusen
David Charles Post
Amy McCluskey Sadvary
Joseph M. Santuk
Carter W.Tremayne
David J.Warnick
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FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Lisa Sigman Banta
William Griffin Jr.
Craig Rome
Matthew T. Ryan
Ann Markowski Toole
Chadwick E.Tuttle
Veronica Upwood
Justine M. Butler
Robert Corradetti
Michael V. DeVincentis
Michael Duncan
Bryan Thomas Hoffman
Lawrence M. Kopenis
David D. Naeher
William S. Peightel
Dennis J. Procopio
Marilyn C. Querci
Michelle A. Rick
Debra Reisenweaver
Schweitzer
Jon Shade
Josephine Dait Thornton
Kurt A.Topfer
Carl Vassia
Don Zelek
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Joseph S. Briskie
Michael Rupp
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Gary Sanchez
ASSOCIATES
The John Wilkes Society
$1,000 - $2,499
JOHN WILKES
Alice C. Bulger
John H. Bulger
John A. Chipego
James J. Mulligan
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Jay C. Rubino
$100 - $249
Thomas Allardyce
Douglas Colandrea
Up to $99
$250 - $499
$500 - $999
$10,000 - $99,999
JOHN WILKES
• • •
Karen Bove1
Douglas S. Bradley
David P. Rudis
Todd L. Alleman
Robert S. Berger
Eugene C. Cunard
Nancy Hricko Divers
Lori Vagnarelli Drozdis
Pauline Wagner Fisher
Kristen Henry-Shade
Kathleen C. Kelley Ostrowski
Carolyn Garrison Kneas
Marlene M. Marriggi
Carol Henry Raymond
Robert R. Rees Jr.
Edwin F. Renninger
John B. Schmidt
Jeffrey D. Seamans
Jane Coyle Smith
Kelly Williams Trout
Robert D.Wachowski
Carl J. Zbegner
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
JOHN WILKES
GOLD CIRCLE
Up to $99
The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
CONTRIBUTORS
• • •
• • •
CLASS OF 1986
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1988
CLASS OF 1987
The John Wilkes Society
BLUE CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
Cornelius Douris
Edwina M. Floyd
John B. Hayward
Thomas J. Ricko
Marc E. Shapiro
Corrine L. Szekeres
$250 - $499
Roger A. Hatch
Samuel L. Perry
Robert D. Sitzler
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Jerry A. Champi
Kevin C. Flemming
Michael J. Kolessar
B. Jean Millard Kosh
Joel C. Kotch
John J.Walsh
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Jason D. Griggs
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Wendy Holden Gavin
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Shirley Thomas Butler
Sean Lockhead
John J. Serafin
• • •
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
The John Wilkes Society
$100 - $249
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Scott C. Barth1
Carl M. Charnetski
Mathew R. Germain
Susan Dragotta Germain
Bruce A. Huggler
Tracy Goryeb Zarola1
$10,000 - $99,999
Linda Hoyson Colandrea
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1990
CLASS OF 1989
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
CONTRIBUTORS
$100 - $249
Russell Banta
Elizabeth Gibson Boyer
Paul Chmil
Elizabeth Cortez-Carosella
Paul A. Cummings
Up to $99
JOHN WILKES
Linda Turowski Attardo
Karen Camasso
Joan Balutis Chisarick
Michael R. Everett
ASSOCIATES
Thomas J. Balutis
Dawn Lockburner Bayles
James L. Butler
Nancy Pardy Cabot
BLUE CIRCLE
Up to $99
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
Cecilia A. Feichtel
Joan Smith Foster
Anthony M. Gavel
Tim Grant
Cathy Osborne Harrington
Kimberly Tokach Kellar
Allan C. Knox
Dianne Gluchowski Kowalski
Ross Glen Macarty
Scott Michenfelder
Thomas J. Mosca
Daniel R. Nulton
Christopher R. Riley
Ellen Hess Shaffer
Cindy M. Strzelecki-Harris
$1,000 - $2,499
Jeffrey Churba
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CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 1992
CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
• • •
Up to $99
$100 - $249
Up to $99
Donna Brown Argenio
Joseph F. Argenio
Lester R. Bahr
Lisa M. Bleich
Edward J. Conway Jr.
Joseph L. Cumbo
Robert K. Johansen
Cynthia L. Miller
Neil P. Mullin
Suzanne Proleika
Michael E. Seeherman
Mark T. Siegel
Mark A. Sommers
Brian Summers
Wesley G.Waite
Steve W.Wilson
Mary Jo Wojtowicz
The Eugene Farley Club
Paul J. Cresho
John P. Dorsey
Joseph P. McBride
William F. Noone
Christie Meyers Potera
Jason R Smith
Joseph F.Woodward
Gordon R. Hartmann
Gary H. Meyers
Matthew J. Stitzel
Frederick H. Addison
Nancy Neary Baird
David M. Baron
John J. Comerford
Holly Pitcavage Frederick
Andrew Gulden
Barbara Evans-Hadnagy
Christine Hooper-Ostroski
Lori Kuhar Marshall
Thomas P. Minchin
Patricia A. Royer
Michael J. Rymar
Rima Saad
Louis E. Atkinson
Timothy T. Burlew
Miriam E. Coffey
Mark J. Dechman
Brian Dunham
Kathleen Finley Kent
Richard Henry Kutz
James Erik Mace
Christine A. Pavalkis1
Thomas J. Scannella
Augustus J.Wellings
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 1994
Up to $99
• • •
Karen Schiavo Ayers
Michele Kondracki Balas
Ralph Biehl
Eileen E. Colahan
Mac J. Groce
Ronald Alan Hartzell
Robert A. Lugiano
Mary L. Lung
Rosalie D. Mancino
Cecelia P. Mercuri
David S. Noyle
Hemant P. Pandya
Jeffrey Patackis
Stephen D. Puzio
Janice A. Raspen
Matthew E. Reinert
Kathleen Risley
Raymond J. Rock
Raymond R. Russ
David P. Saxton
Stephen M.Valvonis
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Virginia M. Rodechko
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
John F. Sheehan III
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Craig J. Engel
Victoria M. Glod
Michelle Umbra Pearce
Amy Beth Schukis Sheehan
Susan Adamchak Smith
$250 - $499
Linda Wiernusz Bohenek
Arden J. Keller Jr.
Kathleen McGeary Umphred
Thomas T.Wittman
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
CLASS OF 1993
CONTRIBUTORS
• • •
Up to $99
The John Wilkes Society
Nancy Alonzo
Spencer T. Corbett
Frank Joseph Czapla
Judith A. Ellis
Brenda Miller Gaydos
Kim McKeon Ginther
Judy Fitch Guinosso
Patrick J. Guinosso
Carol Hiscox
Paul Andrew Hoffman
Gretchen M. Homza
Edward J. Kwak
Mark E. Liscinski
Frederick A. Mihalow
Arkey Morelli
Richard A. Ostroski Jr.
Steven W. Rothwell
Ronald M. Sebastianelli
John Thomas Sedlak
William F. Shankweiler
Thomas W.Youngblood
JOHN WILKES
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ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Melanie O’Donnell
Mickelson
Martin L. Strayer
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Up to $99
Lynda C. Ardan
Robert J. Dean
Michelle Diskin
Guy A. DuBoice
David A. Hines
Elizabeth A. Keator
Kimberly Escarge Keller
James W. Smith
Linda P. Sult
Judith Wienckoski
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Susan A. Meuser
CLASS OF 1996
BLUE CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
• • •
$250 - $499
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Norman J. Maza
Christine Tondrick Seitzinger
Kevin M Barno
David S. Fantini
Brian Grzebin
Stephen F. Lynch
Paul J. Potera
Tama L. Schmidt
Denise Berberick Stewart
$100 - $249
Vani P. Murthy
Ali E. Qureshi
Tammy Swartwood Noone
Grant F.Yoder
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Gary P. Antosh
Jennifer L. Grevera
Alan J. Guitson
Kevin P. Kratzer
Tina M. Oechler-Dean
Melissa Kolatis Pavlowski
Tracy A. Piazza
Cheryl Cator Reinke
Michael W. Roome
Marisa D. Scalese
Christopher M. Scarba
Suzanne Stanski Scheible
Bernard J. Skalla
Chris Sommer
William G.Wychowanec
Stephanie Baron
Karen Bednarczyk Cowan
William R. Beggs
Kimberly B. Carr
Stephen W. Hansen
Kimberly Woods Hawk
Michael Kent
Alex K. Lindgren
Brian W. McCoy
Maryellen McDonald
Scott D. Simon
William T.Wrubel
CLASS OF 1997
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
CLASS OF 1995
Karen Ann Ephlin
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
GOLD CIRCLE
$100 - $249
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$500 - $999
$100 - $249
Susan J. Malkemes
Robert J. Costello
Asif M. Ilyas
Bradley R. Klotz
Scott Kenneth Schonewolf
Cynthia Charnetski Sites
Jason S. Sites
Darla M. Bortz
Frederick M. Evans
Shawn D. Felty
Gail Watson Haas
Rosemary LaFratte
Ronald N. Miller
Frank C. Mitchell
Scott S. Prushinski
CLASS OF 1998
The Eugene Farley Club
Gina G.Taylor
$250 - $499
Brian J. Bohenek
William J. Umphred Jr.
Jeffrey J.Yankow
CONTRIBUTORS
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Joseph C. Reilly
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Amy Beardsworth Costello
Patricia Cannon
Anne Straub Pelak
Judith Tobin Telechowski
Sarah Kovacs Yoder
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Stephanie L. Bass
Jonathan P. Dougher
Gina Marie Drost Visgaitis
Scott Lee Gomb
Brian J. Goncheroski
Deborah Andres Greco
Karen L. Guitson
Michael Peter Kaschak
Toni Ann Steinson
Jill Fasciana McCoy
Nicholas R. Mirigliani
Lori Ann Perch
Tricia Petrucelli
Melinda Nobles Prisco
Denise Collie
Jennifer S.Webb
Thomas F.Williams
Jeffrey A. Zapotoczny
Robert Ziegenfus
CLASS OF 1999
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES
ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Richard M. Minielly1
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FARLEY ASSOCIATES
GOLD CIRCLE
$100 - $249
$500 - $999
John L. Carter
Lisa Anne Johnson
Sarah Karlavage Rocchio
Kristine Erhard Pruett
Katherine Dallas Costello
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Deborah A. Caines
Gary H. Davenport
Diane B. Durkin
Randy A. Engelman
Julie A. Grimes
Ruth Ann Coleman Henry
Judith Lahr Martin
Robert Charles Nied
Matthew J. Peleschak
Bruce J. Sabatini
Philip A.Wegener
CLASS OF 2000
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
John A. Mason Jr.
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Andrew Ryan Clark
Beverly Keller Gooden
Jennifer B. Klinger
Melissa Jo Pammer
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Craig D. Barroll
Bonnie Lee Bicksler
Paul A. Binner
Scott Bolesta
David G. Bond Jr.
Charles E. Brinker
Dustin A. Daniels
Beth Ann Gehret
Richard L. Givens
Catherine Bigus Osmun
Jennifer Gruscavage Pachick
Christy Mihalka Savakinas
Robert Savakinas
Abby Lyn Sherburne Stroud
Charles C. Smith
Allison Lambert Uhrin
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Heather A. Brown
Martha C. Marchand
Nathaniel D. Martin
Matthew C. Reitnour
Jennifer Thibodealt Patson
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
CLASS OF 2003
Anonymous
Matthew R. Bender
M. Lisabeth Bitler
Derek B. Bleiler
Stacey Sherrill Bohn
Kelly West Bolesta
Joshua M. Burgess
Kara Chapple
William W. Clark
Gregory J. Collins
Edward A. Dougherty
Ted D. Foust
Dennis M. Fox
Marcy L. Krill
Joel A. Gonzalo
Sharon Ann Haffey
David M Hinkle
Justin Holmes
William D. Host
Brian Howard
Jessica Crowley Howard
Brian R. Judge
Stacy L. Geiger Mesics
Amy M. Fitch Pipher
Kevin M. Polifko
Lisa Marie Ruggiero
Patricia Hopfer Sebastianelli
Nancy Stover
Raymond Wascavage
• • •
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
John Dabbieri
Robert J. Klepadlo
James L. McCarthy
Jed J. Starner
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Mary Ann R. Boyce
Benjamin L Bulishak
Whitney Bryant Bull
Alan M. Caines
Sonia L. Ebert
Rachel M. Fosco
Russell J. Gavalis
Jeffery Rennie Karam
Jason M. Leach
Jennifer A. Satz Pleam
Thomas R. Rebuck
Kristin L. Roberts
Angel Strelish Noone
Martha M. Zabriski
CLASS OF 2004
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
CLASS OF 2002
$250 - $499
• • •
Stephanie C. Smith Cooney
The Eugene Farley Club
William S. Burke
Candice A. Cilvik
Casey L. Collins
Patricia A. Duffy
Kristopher S. Fayock
Douglas M. Frederick
Kristin M. Hake
Karen J. Hearn
Jillian Leigh Hocking
Mark D. Hulme
Ryan Klemish
Amy M. Kravetz
Michael J. Liberski
Rosemary Luksha
Jamie J. Markovchick
Mackenzie M. Martin
Michael F. Mattern
Damian C. Michaels
James P. O’Hara
Daniel A. Rempp
Nicholas S. Rollman
Donald A. Royce Jr.
Joseph J. Stein
Christina M. Rubillo Swanson
David J.Theisen
Darrin G.Warner
Kelley Kavanagh Watkins
Kelly A. Zeshonski
$100 - $249
Johanna Ashley
Elizabeth C. Sabatini
John Richard Untisz
William B. Palmer
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
CONTRIBUTORS
Philip A. Defranco Jr.
Jessica L. Gardner
Steven M. Hulme
Gabriel B. LeDonne
Alessandro L. Plutino
Carlos E. Proano
Patricia Irish Shyshuk
Gordon S. Smoko
Lindsey L.Wotanis
Cathleen A. Zanghi
Up to $99
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
$1,000 - $2,499
CONTRIBUTORS
Maria Shahda Minielly
Up to $99
Jessica Alferio
Nancy L. Schorr Blackwell
Stephanie A. Bricker
Wendy J. Beard
Selena M. Bednarz
Richard L. Billings Jr.
Jerilyn D. Bliss
Sarah M. Bogusko
Katie M. Boyle Moore
Rebecca J. Broyan
Christopher J. Bailey
$500 - $999
Elizabeth Carp Bernotavicius
Richard Budnick
Cindie Geary
Robert S. Keeney
Lindsay A. Shaffer Angstadt
James T. Best
Kelly Kozerski Bryk
GOLD CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
$100 - $249
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Karen Mae Bradley Mendoza
Matthew A. Diltz
J. Bartholomay Grier
Joshua G. Mendoza
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 2006
• • •
$250 - $499
• • •
Michelle L. Krapf
Rae Ann Fenner Lech
Kelly Marion
Melissa A. Maybe
Melissa T. Merok
Kristina E. Mullay
Jonathon Neyerlin
David R. Paden
Susan E. Pellock
Francis E. Quinn
Nicole Lynn Ripper
Tiffany Santarelli
Brent Sergent
Jaclyn Stajewski
Mary Ellen Sullivan
Thomas H.Tonkin
Vanessa G.Velikis
Conni L.Verzino
Courtney Vorce
Suzanne Jane Wasilewski
Beth Ann Wenner
Karen S.Yaros
Victoria L. Ziegler
$500 - $999
CLASS OF 2005
BLUE CIRCLE
ASSOCIATES
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Beth N. Danner Kinslow
Gerald J. Danniel
Monica Marie DeAngelo
John P. Hawthorne
Shambhu Jaiswal
Heidi D. Landis
Daniel S. Longyhore
Alton A. Mann Jr.
Donald E. Miller II
R. Bonnie Porter Pajka
Thomas J. Regna Jr.
Connie M. Ryan
Jean R. Sartin
Kevin J. Baranowski
Emily E. Bilbow
Robert F. Burns III
Maria T. Currier
Diane M. Furnanage
D’Angelo
Michael A. Dyshuk
Brian G. Fischer
Alexander Gall
Bridget E. Giunta
Christopher J. Guida
Tricia M. Higgins
Thomas P. Hironimus
Joshua Kloss
Andrew Amoroso
Jason J. Bozinko
Shelly Lynn Budinger
Mark A. Carpentier
Karen L. Congdon
Tiffany Duda
Michelle L. Ent
Sara Marie Grab
Sarah Grube
Susan M. Hubler
Brian Kasarda
April J. Kostick
Gretchen L. Laviolette
Daniel Loughran
Amos Taiwo Odeleye
Tamara Ann Phillips
Lauren Y. Pluskey
John Polson
Christopher Pray
Todd Ronco
Lisa Kay Rundle
Michelle A. Strand
Amanda Williams
Michelle A.Young
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Laurie Agresti
Courtney M. Amrhein
Thomas Andreopoulos
Ashley N. Arcuri
Lindsay M. Asinelli
Karen Atiyeh
Patrick N. Austin
Carissa E. Balinas
Mary B. Baron
Amanda Baronowski
Kristi M. Barsby
Johnathan M. Bartell
Nicholas A. Bartolomei
Bria C. Battista
Allyson Beth Bazarsky
Danielle N. Beyer
Lauren Bieber
Megan L. Blackwell
James Bochicchio
Angela Dopko Bolesta
Kathleen M. Bone
Jill Bordell
Rebecca Marie Bria
Katherine Mary Broda
Brian J. Brown
Bridget Brown
Katie Marie Buckwalter
Noelle Budurka
Cara Cacioppo
Nicole Campanelli
Lawson Cass
Devan M. Cervinsky
Valerie Chilcott
Fahmi Chowdhury
Ariel E. Cohen
William P. Conaboy
Jeremy Connor
Jennifer Coquet
Eric Culp
Shannon J. Curtin
Kellyann Daley
Ashley A. Dally
Samantha Danisevich
Adam Davies
Candice D. Davis
Stephanie S. DeBalko
Katherine A. Decker
Alicia G. Demer
Kelli Diaz
Curran E. Dobson
Nicholette Doliva
Sarah M. Doman
Laura Donovan
John Dougherty
Catherine Mary Dzubaty
Andrew Eckert
Christine M. Ervin
Jessica L. Eustice
Kristina E. Evanitsky
Andrew M. Favini
Tara Ann Fleck
Jaclyn R. Francese
Dawn M. Freemore
Jace S. Frost
Megan L. Fulmer
Marie Gable
Frederick P. Gerloff
Ashley M. Gibson
Paul J. Gideon
Matthew Givler
Robert J. Govaeea
Gena Haas
Andrew Hack
Keith D. Halechko
Jennifer Hameza
Erica Hardiman
Meagan E. Harkness
John C. Hatzis
Matthew R. Hawk
Ashley Ann Henne
Julie L. Henry
Hollu L. Hicks
Kristy Hicks
Michael Hitzner
Tara Holland
Richard R. Huffman
Bryan C. Hughes
Maria Humphrey
David Michael Ide
Rachel L. Jablon
Nora E. Jurasits
Sarina A. Kapoor
Julianne Kaub
Abby Kordek
Sabrina Krichten
Nathan P. Kroptavich
Nicole A. Krzan
Joy Kurlandski
Anthony G. Lee
Jennifer B. Lentini
Jason Lewis
Meghan Limongelli
Matthew A. LoPresto
Daniel M. Luskin
Bernard M. Mahon
Carmen Marmo
Jonathan M. McClave
Amanda R. McMahon
Maggie K. Merkle
Virginia R. Merola
Megan Mertz
Kimberly L. Metka
Jennifer Miller
Melissa Mingos
Timothy Mirra
John Mishanski
Jill Lyn Molt
Gregory Monforte
James Morrison
Eric Motson
Justin Mroczka
Amanda K. Myers
Jaime L. Myers
Lindsay Nanz
Nolly Nash
Nancy R. Naylor
Ryan Newhart
Timothy S. Nolt
Keri Nork
Holly Lynn Norkus
Laura E. Nowicki
Kimberly A. Nuss
Bridget C. O’Connor
Katie L. Orr
Adam B. Orseck
Siobhan Osborne
Michael J. Ostrum
Stephanie M. Pacifico
Lisa Paden
Lauren Pantzar
Beena Patel
Dhiral Patel
Nicole Patterson
Jude B. Pembleton
Lauren M. Peters
Michelle A. Pheiff
William Pierro
Katie E. Pietrouchie
Nicole C. Piffer
Luke A. Pisarcik
Rebecca Plebani
John Polson
Dominik Proctor
Salman Punekar
Milagros M. Ramos
Daniel Resciniti
Adrienne M. Richards
Elizabeth M. Rish
Leanne M. Rivers
Justin F. Rogers
Christine A. Rushton
Sara Ryder
Cassie L. Sailus
Joshua R. Savitski
Jennifer L. Scanlon
David Scarisbrick
Jean M. Schappert
Renata J. Schneider
Jonathan H. Schwartz
David Scordino
Cory Scott
Jennifer L. Scully
Randilee Sedlak
Crystal Seemon
Jason Seliga
Chad Shaeffer
Kimberly Shearn
Melissa A. Shedlock
Joseph M. Shurmaitis
Shanon J. Sitoski
Edward Skorupa
Lawrence R. Skrzysowski
Heather Smaha
Jennifer A. Snyder
Jillian L. Snyder
Nicole I. Spagnuolo
Jamie Lee Sromovsky
Brian Stabinsky
Jeanne K. Stapleton
Amanda A. Stashak
Matthew Stasyszyn
Shannon M. Stecz
William Steiner
Lauren Stevens
Kelly N. Stevenson
Pavol Stofko
Chelsey Stonier
Kathryn Strawderman
Rene Stringent
Jenna Strzelecki
Jamie L. Sullenberger
Meghan K. Sullivan
Nadine Taylor
Jessi Teevan
Stephanie Tetreault
Jeffrey E.Thompson
Colleen Timlin
Michele Tirpak
Travis B.Tkach*
Katy Toth
Joshua Turel
Heather Turner
Rhea Turner
Amanda Vandorick
Anthony Venturini
Lauren Verduchi
Christina Waldele
Nicole Warnek
David L.Watkins
Jessica Werner
Karen M.Wesolowski
Julie Wetherbee
Taylor Whidden
Joseph Wilde
Joyette E.Williams
Brandon C.Wood
Deanna Woodward
Jessica L.Wrubel
Nicole Yustat
Jennifer Zatko
Karena Zdeb
Robert J. Zielinski
Tiffany Zoltewicz
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George I. Alden Trust
Estate of Agnes C.Alderdice ’58
Barbara Zatcoff Allan
Estelle B. Andrews ’69
Estate of Ellen E. Ayre
Anthony J. Bartuska
Doris Gorka Bartuska, M.D. ’49
Estate of Helen E. Berryman
George Bierly ’40
Betty Kanarr Bierly ’50
Estate of Tom A. Bigler
Charles S. Butler ’59
Estate of Catherine H. Bone
Estate of Therese Brennan
Lee and Louise Brown Trust
Dr. Mary E. Brown ’62
Richard G. Cantner ‘68
Bruce R. Cardon Trust
Estate of Donald F.
& Louise C. Carpenter
Dr. Jesse H. Choper ’57
Estate of Thomas J. Coburn ’49
Eleanor Kazmercyk
Cornwell ’53
Colonel William Corbett
Samuel M. Davenport III ’59
Estate of Fred H. Davies
Stanley and Patricia S. Davies
Thomas J. Deitz
Estate of Charles and
Sadie Donin
Estate of Isadore and
Getha Edelstein
Estate of R. Carl Ernst ’58
Josephine Eustice
Estate of Annette Evans
Estate of Rulison Evans
Estate of Attorney &
Mrs. George L. Fenner Jr.
Estate of Harry Fierverker ’49
The Honorable J. Harold
Flannery ’55
Barbara Flannery
Walter R. Fleet
Shirley Rees Fleet ’49
Stephen L. Flood ’66
Dr. Don C. Follmer ’50
Estate of Eleanor S. Fox ’35
Richard Fuller, Ph.D.
Estate of Dr.William
Louis Gaines
Estate of Charlotte Reif Gregory
Dr. Benjamin Grella ’65
Doris Woody Grella
Estate of William B. Griffith
Brynly R. Griffiths Trust
J. Douglas Haughwout ’64
Louise S. Hazeltine ’44
Estate of Enid Hershey ’66
Frederick J. Hills ’59
Harry R. Hiscox, Esquire ’51
Beverly A. Hiscox ’58
Judith Hopkins ’55
Dr. George E. Hudock Jr. ’50
Estate of Richard and
Frances Hyde
Arthur E. Imdorf ’55
Estate of Evelyn Isserman
Estate of Mildred N. Johnson
Leo R. Kane ’55
Bronis J. Kaslas, Ph.D.
Dr. Stanley B. Kay
Dr. Richard B. Kent ’55
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Kerr ’72
John J. Kleynowski ’67
Eugene T. Kolezar
Drs. Francis & Lidia Kopernik
Estate of Mary R. Koons
Estate of Helen Lazarus
Glenn F. Leiter
Arlen R. Lessin
Estate of Dr. Edithe J. Levit ’45
Estate of Rose G. Liebman ’37
Estate of Madeline R. Magee
Estate of Anne Marts
John A. Mason M ’00
Gerard A. McHale Jr. ’67
Estate of Ruth Williams
McHenry ’49
Clifford K. Melberger
Ruth Boroom Melberger ’62
Robert H. Melson ’35
Estate of Charles H. Miner
Jr., Esquire
Membership in The Marts Society is attained through the commitment of any
number of planned gifts, including bequests, charitable trusts, gift annuities, gifts
of property with retained life estate, life insurance policies and retirement plan
accounts. Many of these gift vehicles allow donors to contribute cash or
appreciated assets to benefit Wilkes while earning income during their lifetime.
The Marts Society was named in honor of Dr. Arnaud C. and Anne
McCartney Marts. Dr. Marts became president of Bucknell University in 1935
and was instrumental in maintaining Bucknell University Junior College in
Wilkes-Barre during the Depression years. Because he believed in the service
offered to the young people of the Wyoming Valley, Dr. Marts provided the
support and leadership the fledgling institution needed to become selfsustaining. Dr. Marts established a trust in 1964 to provide a lifetime income
for Mrs. Marts after his death. Upon her death in 1994, more than $2 million
was gifted to the University; this helped to make possible the addition to
campus of the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center.
For more information on becoming a member of The Marts Society, please
contact the Planned Giving Office at (570) 408-7833 or (800) WILKES-U
Ext. 7833 or visit our website at www.wilkes.edu/pages/715.asp and
explore the benefits of a planned gift through our new interactive planned
giving calculator.
John C. and Mabel
Mosteller Trust
Estate of Elizabeth
Sandish Montgomery
Estate of Dorothy R. Morgan
Estate of Jesse L. Morgan
Paul D. Morgis ’70
Regina L. Morse ’82
Estate of Herbert J. Morris
Estate of Walter E.
Mokychic ’50
Estate of J. Donald Munson
Estate of Wilbur A. Myers
Martin J. Naparsteck ’69
Barbara W. Nixon ’71
Estate of William P. Orr III
Geraldine Nesbitt Orr
Estate of Alberta A. Ostrander
Richard L. Pearsall
Lawrence B. Pelesh ’50
F. Charles Petrillo, Esquire ’66
Estate of Ann Phillips
Dr. and Mrs. Cummings A. Piatt
Henry B. and Edith M.
Plumb Trust
Amy D. Plutino ’97
Estate of Frieda Pogoreloff
Estate of Roy H. Pollack
Janice A. Raspen ’92
Arnold and Sandy Rifkin
Harry W. Rinehimer ’43
Estate of Harriet P. Ripley
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Dr. Jessie A. Roderick ’56
Attorney Harold Rosenn
Mrs. Sallyanne Rosenn ’42
Estate of Rae Roth
Donald J. Sackrider
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Santoro ’83
Janice A. Saunders ’70
Joseph J. Savitz, Esquire ’48
Marian R. Schaeffer Trust
Estate of Nathan Schiowitz
Marvin and Stella Schub
Estate of Willard R. Shaw ’48
Daniel Sherman ’50
Estate of Charles E. Shook ’68
Estate of Frances D. Shotwell
Dr. George J. Siles ’57
Dr. Herbert B. Simon
Estate of Margaret Mary Sites
Estate of Gordon A. Smith
Nancy Hancock Smith
Andrew F. Sofranko Jr. ’68
Joseph Sooby Jr. ’49
Dr. Charles A. Sorber ’59
Linda E. Sorber
Dr. Albert J. Stratton ’49
Dr. Lester J.Turoczi
Constance McCole Umphred
Estate of John A.Vail
Estate of Edward A.Venzel ’54
Estate of Walter F.Vorbleski
Estate of Ann Brennan
Wagner
Estate of Esther
Weckesser Walker
Estate of Wesley Wilkes
Bruce R.Williams, D.O. ’82
Estate of John F.Wozniak ’61
Estate of William H.Young
Emery and Mamie
Ziegler Trust
�endowed named scholarships • report of gifts
Endowed Named
SCHOLARSHIPS
ENDOWED NAMED
SCHOLARSHIPS
Mohamad Abraham Scholarship
Vincent and Martha Aleo Scholarship
Alumni Association Scholarship
David Ayers Scholarship Fund
Ballet Society of Wyoming Valley Scholarship
Kevin Edward Barker Memorial Scholarship
Grant H. Barlow Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Alfred W. Bastress Scholarship
Ethel G. and Alvan E. Baum Scholarship
George Thompson and Sara Wolfe Bell Scholarship
Frederic E. Bellas Endowed Scholarship
Samuel Berk Memorial Scholarship
William Bernhard Scholarship
William D. Berryman Scholarship Fund
Michael J. Bogdon III Scholarship
Rose Brader Scholarship
Christopher N. and Jane M. Breiseth Scholarship
Joyce Porter and Norton Millard
Breiseth Scholarship
Genevieve Todd Brennan Memorial Scholarship
Charles N. Burns Sr., M.D. ’35 Scholarship
Robert S. Capin Scholarship in Accounting
Bruce R. Cardon and Charlotte J. Cardon
Memorial Scholarship
Walter S. Carpenter Scholarship in Engineering
J. Blanchard Carr and Hildegarde Finger
Carr Scholarship
John J. Chwalek Sr. Scholarship
Class of 1970 Scholarship
Alumni and Friends of Communications Scholarship
Conyngham Post No. 97, Grand Army of the
Republic, Department of Pennsylvania, Scholarship
Elena Lucretia Cornaro Scholarship
Alfred Franklin D’Anca, M.D. Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Davenport Scholarship
Esther and William Davidowitz Scholarship
Anthony J. DiMichele Memorial Scholarship
Seymour A. Dimond Scholarship
Charles and Sadie Donin Memorial Scholarship
George F. Elliot Memorial Scholarship
Sylvia Dworski, Ph.D. Scholarship
Isadore and Getha Edelstein Scholarship
Dr. John Henry Ellis IV Scholarship
Mahmoud H. Fahmy, Ph.D. Scholarship
John Faneck ’50 Scholarship Fund
Eugene S. and Eleanor Coates Farley Scholarship
David R. Fendrick Scholarship
Chlora Fey Scholarship
Harry and Gloria Farkas Fierverker Scholarship
David J. Findora ’70 Memorial Scholarship
Stephen L. Flood ’66 Scholarship
Muriel S. Follmer Scholarship
Sarah Catherine Ford Adult Learner Scholarship
Fortinsky Scholarship
Sidney and Pauline Friedman Scholarship
Sandy A. Furey Memorial Scholarship
Carlton H. Garinger Memorial Scholarship
William R. Gasbarro Scholarship
Mildred Gittins Memorial Scholarship
Cathy Lynn Glatzel ’86 Nursing Scholarship
Elizabeth and Albert Grabarek Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Henry and Sylvia Greenwald Scholarship
Brynly R. Griffiths Scholarship
Margaret Mary Hagelgans Memorial Scholarship
Edward G. Hartmann, Ph.D. ’35 Scholarship
George Hayes of Windsor Scholarship
Patricia Boyle Heaman and Robert J.
Heaman Scholarship
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship
Hugh G. & Edith Henderson Scholarship
Klaus Holm Scholarship
Arthur J. Hoover Scholarship
Andrew J. Hourigan Jr., Esq. Scholarship
Sherry Every Hudick Memorial Scholarship
Jewish War Veterans,Wilkes-Barre Post
212 Scholarship
Harvey and Mildred Johnson Scholarship Fund
William D. Jonathan Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Dilys Martha Jones & Thomas Evan
Jones Scholarship
John D. Kearney Memorial Scholarship
Grace C. Kimball Scholarship in Biology
Harold J. Harris, M.D. - Angeline Elizabeth
Kirby Memorial Health Center Scholarship
Kaslas-Sheporaitis Educational Scholarship Fund
Eugene T. Kolezar Scholarship
Francis A. and Maryann V. Kopen Scholarship
Koral’s Fashion Scholarship
KPMG/John R. Miller Scholarship
Esther Lamb Scholarship
Jane Lampe-Groh Scholarship
William Langfelder Scholarship
Letter Women’s Club Scholarship
LF Brands Inc. Scholarship
Anne Vanko Liva Scholarship
Charlotte V. Lord Scholarship
Kathryn H. MacAvoy Scholarship in Nursing
Will F. and Regina D. Maguire Scholarship
Kathleen Hartzell Mailander Scholarship in Nursing
Anthony D. Marseco Scholarship Fund
Arnaud Cartwright Marts Scholarship
Frances and Louis Maslow Memorial Scholarship
Robert J. McBride Memorial Scholarship
McGowan Scholarship
Ruth W. and John T. McHenry Scholarship
in Nursing
Marilyn McQuestion-Kay Memorial Scholarship
Norris Church Mailer Scholarship
Ruth Boorom Melberger ’62 Scholarship
Elizabeth Sandish Montgomery and George
Heron Montgomery Scholarship
Thomas J. Moran Scholarship in Journalism
Dr. Jaroslav G. Moravec Memorial Scholarship
Mabel and John C. Mosteller Scholarship
Sarah D. Moyer Memorial Scholarship
Harry J. Moyle ’58 Scholarship
Donald and Marion Munson Scholarship
Dr. Umid R. Nejib and Omar U. Nejib
’92 Memorial Scholarship
Lee A. Namey ’68 Scholarship
Taft Achilles Rosenberg Naparsteck Scholarship
O’Hop Family Scholarship
Overlook Estate Foundation Scholarship
Ellen Webster Palmer Scholarship
Patel Scholarship
Peking Chef Scholarship for
International Understanding
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public
Accountants Northeast Chapter Scholarship
Pennsylvania’s Last Frontiersman Scholarship
WILKES | Winter 2007
Below is the current list of endowed and annual scholarships available to Wilkes
students. Please go to www.wilkes.edu/pages/358.asp for descriptions of these
scholarships or for more information on how to establish a scholarship.
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�report of gifts • endowed named scholarships
WILKES | Winter 2007
Craig C. Piatt Memorial Scholarship
Henry Blackman Plumb and Edith
Plumb Scholarship
Frieda Pogoreloff Scholarship
Roy H. Pollack Memorial Scholarship
Kenneth L. Pollock Scholarship
George and Helen Ralston Scholarship
Charles B. Reif Scholarship for the
Biological Sciences
Lillian Wilkins Rinehimer R.N. Scholarship
Dr. James Rodechko Scholarship in History
Dr. Samuel A. Rosenberg Memorial Scholarship
Sydney and Theodore Rosenberg Scholarship
Lawrence W. Roth Memorial Scholarship
Joseph H. Salsburg Scholarship
Amedeo Obici and Thomas P.
Sangiuliano Scholarship
Dolores E. and Francis Sangiuliano Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Paul Sangiuliano
Abe and Sylvia Savitz Family Scholarship Fund
Nathan Schiowitz Scholarship in Nursing
Scholarship to Start Education (SSE)
Robert Marc Schub Memorial Scholarship
Louis Shaffer Memorial Scholarship
Bruce and Bessie Shaw Scholarship
Frances D. Shotwell Memorial Scholarship
Samuel H. Shotwell Memorial Scholarship
Mark Slomowitz Memorial Scholarship
Merritt W. and Marjory R. Sorber Scholarship
Stanley F. and Helen Stawicki Memorial Scholarship
Surdna Foundation Scholarship
George F. and Ruth M. Swartwood Scholarship
Cromwell E. and Beryl Thomas Outstanding
Junior Scholarship
Reed P. and Dorothy Travis Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Norma Sangiuliano Tyburski Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley J.Tyburski Endowed Scholarship
Francis A. Umphred Memorial Scholarship
Dorothy G. and Edward A.Venzel ’54
Memorial Scholarship
Esther Weckesser Walker Scholarship
Robert A.West Scholarship in Education
Daniel S.Wilcox Jr. Scholarships in Accounting
Myvanwy Williams Theater Scholarship
William H. and Ruth W.Young Scholarship
Ira B. Zatcoff Memorial Scholarship
Emery and Mamie Ziegler Scholarship
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FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS
Agnes C. Alderdice ’58 Scholarship
Richard and Ellen Ayre Memorial Scholarship
Louise Brown Scholarship
Crahall Foundation Scholarship
Hannah Marie Breemer Frantz Scholarship
Honorable Jeffry Gallet ’64 Memorial Scholarship
Jason and Tamara Griggs Scholarship
Edith M. Kent Scholarship
Christopher Kopernik Scholarship Fund
Miller Family Scholarship
Theresa A. Nowinski-Leiter Scholarship
Peter W. Perog, CPA ’60 Scholarship
Sallyanne and Harold Rosenn Scholarship Fund
Joanne Raggi Scholarship
William H. Rice ’48 Scholarship
Joseph J. Savitz, Esquire ’48 Scholarship
Alan D. Sherman Scholarship
Elizabeth A. Slaughter, Ph.D. ’68 Scholarship
Judith and Leslie P.Weiner, M.D. ’57 Scholarship
ANNUAL NAMED
SCHOLARSHIPS
Mary E. Dougherty Memorial Scholarship
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58 Scholarship
Intermetro Industries Scholarship
David W. Kistler, M.D. Scholarship
Charles Mattei, P.E. Scholarship Fund
Olin Morris Scholarship Fund
PA Society of Public Accountants,
NE Chapter Scholarship
Plains Rotary Scholarship in Memory
of Leo Pensieri
Polish Room Committee Scholarship
A. Rifkin and Company Scholarship
Sidhu School Outstanding Leaders Scholarship
Louis Smith Scholarship Fund
United Parcel Service Foundation Scholarship
Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club Scholarship
Wilkes University Faculty Women and
Wives Club Scholarship
Wyoming Valley Health Care System Medical Staff
Annual Scholarship
To make a gift, contact:
Michele Theresa Zabriski, Director of Individual Giving
(800) WILKES-U Ext. 4302 or michele.zabriski@wilkes.edu
�Dr. & Mrs. Paul S. Adams
Aeroflex Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John Agren
Mr. & Mrs. Albert G. Albert
Mrs. Fannie Aleo
Mr. Richard J. Allan
Dr. & Mr. Mary & William Althauser
Dr. Jeffrey R. Alves
Dr. Dean A. Arvan
Mr. & Mrs. Scott W. Ashton
Association of Independent Colleges
& Universities of Pennsylvania
Mr. Charles P. Baker
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP
Baltimore Family Foundation
Bergman Foundation
Mrs. Sandra Bernhard
Bloomsburg Metal Company
Blue Cross of Northeastern PA
Bohlin, Cywinski, Jackson
Ms. Rose M. Boroch
Borton-Lawson Engineering
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brandt
Brdaric Excavating, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Christopher N. Breiseth
Brennan Electric Inc.
Dr. Joseph S. Briskie Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Bunn
Attorney William R. Bush
Mr. & Mrs. Scott A. Byers
Attorney Timothy Cahn
Dr. & Mrs. Jon Campena
Ms. Sandra Sarno Carroll
Mr.Terrence Winston Casey
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cefaly Jr.
Central Penn Nursing Care Inc.
Ms. Denise Cesare
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Cherry
Ms. Mary Ping-Yung Cheung
Mr. John A. Chipego
Mr. John J. Chopack
Dr. Jesse H. Choper, Esq.
Mr. Jeffrey Churba
Citizens Charitable Foundation
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Cohen
Attorney & Mrs. Steven N. Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Colandrea
Comcast Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Condron
Dr. Harold E. Cox
Dr. & Mr. Brinley Crahall
Mrs. Grace J Kirby Culbertson
Dr. Bonnie Culver
CVS Charitable Trust Inc.
Mr. David L. Davis
Mr. & Mrs.William Davidowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies
Catherine De Angelis, M.D., M.P.H.
Mr.Thomas J. Deitz
Captain & Mrs. Fred R. Demech Jr.
Ms. Selena M. Dewitya
Alexander W. Dick Foundation
Mrs. Dolores Passeri DiMaggio
Diversified Information Technologies
Mr. Raymond E. Dombroski
Lt. Colonel Kevin Donaleski
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dziak
Mr. James P. Edwards
Mrs. Bettijane Long Eisenpreis
Dr. John H. Ellis IV
Mrs. Josephine Eustice
Mr.Welton G. Farrar
Dr. Darin E. Fields
First Liberty Bank & Trust
Follett College Stores
Dr. Don C. Follmer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Fortinsky
Mr. & Dr. Michael J. Frantz
Ms. Shelley Freeman
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Friedman
Friends of Jacob Simonis
Frontier Communications, Inc.
Mr. George F. Fry Jr.
GAO Marbuck Foundation
Dr. James Garofalo
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Wendy Gavin
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas M. Gehret
General Dynamics Corporation
George Marquis MacDonald Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Gilmour
Mrs. Emilie Gino
Mr. Henry K. Goetzman
Attorney & Mrs. Alan Gold
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome R. Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Michael I. Gottdenker
Gould Evans Affiliates
Dr. Bernard W. Graham
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
Business & Industry
Dr. & Mrs. David Greenwald
Mr. & Mrs. Jason D. Griggs
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Grogan
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Groh
Guard Insurance Foundation
Mr.William A. Hanbury
Attorney James Harshaw
Dr.Wilbur F. Hayes
Ms. Louise S. Hazeltine, RN
Mr. Nicholas A. Heineman
Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Henry
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Herrmann
Dr. Edwin F. Hilinski
Mr. Michael J. Hirthler
Hirtle, Callaghan & Company
Attorney & Mrs. Harry R. Hiscox
Mr. Arnold M. Hoeflich
Mrs. Sharon Keyes Holleran
Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Holtzman
Hourigan, Kluger, & Quinn, P.C.
Ms. Shari J. Huffman
Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Hughes Jr.
Attorney Pamela Trimble Hunt
Intermetro Industries Corp.
Mr. Edwin L. Johnson
Mr. Leo R. Kane
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton J. Karambelas
Dr. Stanley Kay
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kearney
Dr. Richard B. Kent
A.P. Kirby Jr. Foundation Inc.
Mr. Milan S. Kirby
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�WILKES | Winter 2007
report of gifts • the john wilkes society
Mr. Allan P. Kirby Jr.
Mr. John Walter Kluchinski
Mr. & Mrs. George Kolesar
Dr. & Mrs. Dan F. Kopen
The Honorable Edwin M. Kosik
KPMG, L.L.P.
Mrs. Andrea Gallet Lander
Sen. & Mrs. Charles D. Lemmond Jr.
Arthur J. Lendo, Ph.D.
Dr. & Mrs. J. Michael Lennon
Liberty Mutual
Lightspeed Technologies Inc
Dr. Anthony L. Liuzzo
Lockheed Martin
Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lombardi
Ms. Melanie Maslow Lumia
M & T Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Mack
Attorney Fred Magaziner
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mahoney
Mr. John Marfia Jr.
Mr. Emilio A. Marianelli
Mrs. Mollie Weighner Marti
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Martin
Maslow Family Foundation Inc.
Attorney & Mrs. Richard Matasar
Mr. Kelly J. Mather
Mr. George J. Matz
Joseph & Mary Mauriello Fidelity
Charitable Gift Fund
McCole Foundation Inc.
William G. McGowan Charitable
Fund Inc.
Mr. Gerard A. McHale Jr.
Medicine Shoppe International Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Melberger
Mr. Robert H. Melson
Attorney Frank H. Menaker Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mericle
Drs. James & Nancy Merryman
Mr. & Mrs. Scott S. Meuser
Dr. John F. Meyers
Mrs. Melanie O’Donnell Mickelson
Mr. Neil L. Millar
Mr. John R. Miller
Mr.William R. Miller
Mr.W. Lee Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Minielly
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Moffatt
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry A. Mohn
Morgan Stanley & Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Mugford
Mr. James J. Mulligan
Mr. Joseph J. Neetz
Ms. Muriel Neilson
NEPA American Society of
Highway Engineers
Mrs. Anna Rusnak Noon
N.R.G. Controls North Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. O’Hop
One Source Staffing Solutions
PA Society of Public Accountants,
NE Chapter (PSPA)
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Pearsall
Penn Millers Insurance Co.
Attorney & Mrs.William A. Perlmuth
Mr. Peter W. Perog
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company
Mr. Eli Phillips Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Cummings A. Piatt
Attorney & Mrs. Arthur Piccone
A. Pickett Construction Inc.
Plains Rotary Club
Attorney Jonathan Pressman &
Ms. Sally Jane Poblete
Polish Room Committee
Popple Construction Inc.
Power Engineering Corporation
PPL
Prudential Financial
Dr. David Ralston
Dr. George F. Ralston*
Mrs. Helen Bitler Ralston
Mr.Thomas N. Ralston
Dr. & Mrs.William F. Raub
Mr. John Jeff Reese
Mr. Charles M. Reilly
Attorney Nicholas S. Reynolds
Mrs. Mary B. Rhodes
Mr.William H. Rice
Mr. Jerry N. Rickrode
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold S. Rifkin
Mr. Clyde H. Ritter
Dr. & Mrs. James Rodechko
Mr. Joseph Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey I. Rosen
Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Ross Jr.
Mrs. Mary Kay Rotert
Attorney & Mrs. Eugene Roth
Mr. Jay C. Rubino
Dr. Michael Rupp
Mr.William F. Ryan Jr.
Attorney James J. Sandman
Mr. & Mrs. Marino J. Santarelli
Attorney & Mrs. Joseph J. Savitz
Mrs. Sylvia Savitz*
Attorney Richard P. Schifter
Attorney Michael Schler
Attorney Gaurav I. Shah
Mr. Alexander D. Shaw III
Mr. Daniel Sherman
Mr. & Mrs.Y. Judd Shoval
Sickler Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Jashinder S. Sidhu
Attorney Virginia P. Sikes
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Simms
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Simonis
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Simonson
Sodexho Operations, LLC
Mr. & Dr. Andrew J. Sordoni III
Mr. Marvin L. Stein
Dr. Sanford B. Sternlieb
Mr. & Mrs.William Stinger Jr.
SunGard Higher Education
Managed Services
Ms. Gina G.Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H.Taylor Jr.
The Lion Brewery Inc.
The Michael & Estelle Sotirhos
Family Foundation
The Rim Freeman Family Foundation
The Weininger Foundation Inc.
Mr. Brian C.Thomas
Mr.William R.Thomas
John & Josephine Thomas Foundation
Training Resources Group Inc.
Mrs. Emma Lee Tredick
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald D.Tremayne
Mr. & Mrs.William H.Tremayne
Mr. Arthur Trovei
UBS Securities LLC
Mr. & Mrs.William Umphred
Mr. & Mrs. B.William Vanderburg
Attorney Mark A.Van Loon
Wachovia Bank
Wal-Mart
Walgreens Co.
Mr. Dana R.Ward
Mr. & Mrs. James Ward
Rabbi & Mrs. Bruce Warshal
Dr. & Mrs.William E.Watkins
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F.Weber
Dr. & Mrs. Leslie P.Weiner
Dr. & Mrs. Paul A.Wender
Mr. Edward John White III
Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Wildstein
Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club
Bill & Sandy Williams Fund
Luzerne Foundation
Mr. Gary H.Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Martin E.Williams
Mr. & Mrs.William I. J.Williams
Mr. David S.Wolf
Mr. Michael J.Wood
Wyoming Valley Healthcare
Mr. Gerald Yass
Young President’s Organization
Attorney Jonah Zimiles
*Deceased
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�then & now
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hard-working students?
Share their names or reminisce
about your laboratory experiences at
The Colonel Connection message boards,
found at community.wilkes.edu.
Or send responses to Wilkes magazine,
84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
A newly purchased fluorescence microscope helps
students identify areas of nitric oxide production in
larvae of the marine annelid Capitella. From
left are George Agurkis,Assistant Professor
William Biggers, Sheena Merwine,
Assistant Professor Lisa Kadlec, and
Tony Scerbo.The students are
senior biology majors.
GREENWAY SUNSHINE:
Andrea Kinal ’06 identifies the students
enjoying sunshine in the summer 2007
issue as Jenilyn Jung ’06, Adam Mason
’06 and Todd Ronco ’06.
PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
�calendar of events
December
1
Flute Ensemble Concert, Darte Center
6
Jazz Orchestra Concert, Darte Center
7
Chorus Concert: Christmas Favorites,
St. Stephen’s Church,Wilkes-Barre
8
Civic Band Concert, location TBA
9
Civic Band Concert, Darte Center
January
19
For details on dates and locations, check
www.wilkes.edu and The Colonel Connection!
PHOTO BY JASON JONES PHOTOGRAPHY
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UNIVERSITY
Art exhibit opening reception:
Ken Aptekar, Paintings, Sordoni Art Gallery.
Exhibit runs Jan. 14 to March 2, 2008
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Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
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SPRING 2008
GLOBAL VISION | FROM START TO START | CONSTITUTIONAL CALLING
�president’s letter
SPRING 08
Education for a
Smaller, Flatter World
T
he ability to work in, respect and learn from diverse cultures is
growing daily as people become more mobile, communications move at light speed, and the world grows smaller and
flatter. To help prepare our graduates for this new world,
Wilkes is working harder than ever to ensure its students
receive a broad, multicultural experience.
Under a recommendation approved by the Board of Trustees at its December
meeting, the University will establish a Center for Global Education and
Diversity to oversee planning, direction and coordination of the University’s
efforts to become a regional leader in these areas. Besides supporting students,
staff and faculty of diverse backgrounds, the center will strengthen international
opportunities for all students.
Today, the University hosts its largest contingent of international students
ever. In fall 2007, 46 students from 10 countries outside the United
States were among our undergraduates, with 49 in graduate
programs.The largest groups come from India and Saudi
Arabia, with the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia
represented.Their presence demonstrates Wilkes’
commitment to providing an outstanding education
to students of all races and backgrounds, and to
exposing domestic students to a broad range of
cultures and social networks.
One innovative program lets international
students experience Wilkes and earn college
credits here toward a degree in their home
country. For example, Punjabi University, in India,
will send Punjab students to the Jay S. Sidhu School
of Business and Leadership for the second year of their
MBA studies.Wilkes students have visited India, as well.
Many of our alumni work to promote peace and
health through their work and volunteerism. Our cover story
highlights the efforts of four of these alumni, diverse in both
professional life and cultural background.Their impact reaches from Central and
South America to the Middle East and all the way to China.
As our mission states,Wilkes seeks to educate our students for lifelong learning
and success in a constantly evolving and multicultural world through a commitment
to individualized attention, exceptional teaching and academic excellence. Our
alumni demonstrate that a Wilkes education provides our graduates with the
awareness and the capacity to thrive in an increasingly global world.
WILKES UNIVERSITY
President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Interim Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
Michael Frantz
WILKES EDITORIAL STAFF
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Associate Director, Marketing Communications
Christine Tondrick ’98
Wilkes Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Creative Services
Mark Golaszewski
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Manager, Athletics Administration
John Seitzinger
Graduate Assistant
Shannon Curtin ’07
Layout/Design
Quest Fore
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin ’95
Alumni and Advancement Services Manager
Nancy A. Weeks
Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Manager
Lauren Pluskey ’06
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
George Pawlush ’69
First Vice President
Terrence Casey ’82
Second Vice President
John Wartella ’84
Historian
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
Secretary
Bridget Giunta ’05
SPRING 2008
Above: Jennifer Edmonds, left, assistant
professor of business at Wilkes,
compares U.S. and Indian currency with
other visitors to the Rock Garden in
Chandigarh, India, in fall 2007.
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
�contents
FEATURES
8 Global Vision
Wilkes alumni promote peace and health
in an ever-shrinking world
14 From Start to Start
8
English graduate makes a career of getting
technology companies off the ground
16 Constitutional Calling
Clerkship with Chief Justice Earl Warren
leads to career teaching law
14
DEPARTMENTS
2 On Campus
6 Athletics
18 Alumni News
20 Class Notes
16
On the cover:
Roya Fahmy Swartz ’83 uses
drama and art to promote
diversity and tolerance.
PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR
Fall 2008
75th Anniversary
Winter 2008
Environmental
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FUTURE ISSUES
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�on campus
Banking on the Future
In the homes of some children, three little pigs represent more than characters in a
nursery rhyme.They represent savings, responsibility, independence and civic duty,
thanks to Wilkes’ Students in Free Enterprise team.The students, mostly business
majors in the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, serve as financial
mentors for more than 20 children participating in a savings fund initiative.
The children, ranging in age from 4 to 12 years old, each received three
piggy banks: the largest for saving 80 percent of money they receive; a
medium-sized bank for spending money, a recommended 15 percent; and the
smallest to hold 5 percent of their income to share with the less fortunate.
The piggy bank initiative was the brainchild of John Kebles, president and
CEO of Choice One Community Federal Credit Union, which purchased
the piggy banks and supplied each child with $1 in nickels to start.
“Reaching children at an early age will pay a lot more dividends in their
financial future,” says Kebles. A board member of the Pennsylvania Credit
Union Foundation, Kebles learned of SIFE’s affiliation with REACH, a social
service outreach of a local church, and saw a great opportunity to partner
with Wilkes students to bring financial literacy education to children. For
eight years, families associated with REACH have visited the Wilkes
campus once a month for an education night designed to
build financial literacy and independence.
“That quickly changed,” says Jeffrey Alves, SIFE
advisor and director of the Alan P. Kirby Center
in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship.
“The children were visibly upset after
being told they had to wait an entire
month to come back to campus, so we
increased the visits to twice a month.
Children learn the basics of saving from
members of Students in Free Enterprise.
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PHOTOS BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
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We’ve formed a de-facto big brother/big sister
connection.”
SIFE members Jared Lyman and Marissa Treanor
say mentoring children about saving for the future
has been educational for them too. “The savings
program is working wonderfully with the
children,” SIFE President Lyman relates. “Watching
them fill up their piggy banks has reminded us
how important and simple it is to budget money.”
Adds Treanor: “One thing they have taught me
is to just have fun. College can be stressful at
times, but twice a month I now get the chance to
relax a bit and be around these amazing people
who really do teach you to not forget to nurture
your young side.”
In January, SIFE members were to take their
money-saving mentees to the Credit Union to
open savings accounts.The children deposit money
saved in the large piggy bank into their account
each month. Choice One made a $5 initial deposit
for the children.
“The deposits provide continual reinforcement of
the savings habit,” Alves says. “Savings will stay fresh
in the children’s minds.”
SIFE will match the total savings of each child
and hopes to establish a scholarship at Wilkes for
one of the participating children.
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Former Mexican President Draws Students,
Protestors to Outstanding Leaders Forum
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox advocated for immigrants but not
illegality during the Outstanding Leaders Forum in November.
President Fox, who ended 70 years of one-party rule in Mexico when he was
elected president in 2000, spoke to a crowd of more than 1,200 about the
Mexican economy, immigration and leadership.
“Only those who have a job should be able to stay here,” Fox told lecture
goers. “We need them back in Mexico, and we’re working hard in Mexico to
bring them back.” As he spoke inside the F.M. Kirby Center, a cluster of
protesters picketed outside on the city square.
Hosted by the Jay S. Sidhu School of
Business and Leadership, about 100 high
school students attended their own prelecture Leadership Development Day
conference and got to pose their own
questions to President Fox.Teacher Tom
Gilroy’s advanced-placement history class at
Dallas High School was among those that
incorporated lessons on Fox’s presidency,
Mexican culture and politics in their
classrooms prior to the visit.
The high school students attended the
lecture as special guests of the University.
“We left Wilkes-Barre more open-minded
– President Vicente Fox
than when we came,” says Dallas High
senior Alex Napierkowski.
WE ARE ALL
AMERICANS on
this continent.We
all SHARE the
American DREAM.
Vicente Fox fielded questions from about 100 high school
students during a pre-lecture leadership conference hosted
by the Sidhu School. PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
Wilkes University’s Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and
Leadership and the student personal finance club Money
Matters recently received a $3,500 financial literacy grant from
Choice One Community Federal Credit Union, based in
Wilkes-Barre.The grant money will support a number of
educational outreach initiatives, including financial literacy
workshops for area high school students.
The Money Matters club promotes understanding and
knowledge of personal finance to the Wilkes campus by
conducting workshops on money management, budgeting,
taxes, investment and college expenses.The club also sponsors
educational trips to the New York Stock Exchange and
Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
The Money Matters club will soon conduct personal finance workshops
in nearby communities and will partner with the Commission on
Economic Opportunity to extend their Youth Savings Account and Family
Savings Account programs.
Choice One recently presented a grant to the Money Matters club.
Pictured are, from left: Holliann Brooks; Ashish Javia; Ashley Deemie,
club vice president; John P. Kebles, president and CEO of Choice One;
Nandita Das, assistant professor of business and Money Matters club
advisor; Leslie Bartolli Bortz; Matthew Bickert; Sue E. Bat, director of
marketing and business development for Choice One; and Johnathan
Botch, club president. PHOTO BY SHANNON CURTIN
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$3,500 Grant Will Fund
Financial Literacy
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If I knew MARGINS, if I
knew the INDUSTRY, I
would have known I
couldn’t do these things and
we never would have tried.
... FEAR OF THE
UNKNOWN and knowing
too much [alter the
entrepreneurial spirit].
Norman Mailer appeared at the Lincoln Center with Wilkes Professor J. Michael Lennon in
June 2007. It was Mailer’s last public appearance. PHOTO COURTESY OF J. MICHAEL LENNON
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Wilkes Professor Talks God
With the Late Norman Mailer
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In his last book before his November passing, the late Norman Mailer, with
co-author J. Michael Lennon, tackled no less than the nature of God.
On God: An Uncommon Conversation offers a series of probing, amusing and
uncommon dialogues between the literary icon and Wilkes English professor
Lennon, Mailer’s friend, archivist and official biographer. Published by
Random House, the book contains a series of 10 theological conversations
between Lennon and Mailer. Mailer rejected both organized religion and
atheism, presenting an artistic God who often succeeds but can also fail in the
face of contrary powers in the universe.
Lennon proposed to Mailer that they write about his religious beliefs. “His
theological ideas are not run of the mill.” Mailer was born a Jew but was not a
practicing Jew; he was interested in Catholicism but was not Catholic. He was
interested in all religions of the world. He viewed fundamentalism as a danger,
but he was not an atheist.
Lennon and Mailer began corresponding 35 years ago, when Lennon was
working on his doctorate.As their friendship developed, Lennon, a New England
native, started visiting Mailer at his Provincetown, Mass., home.The professor
came to Wilkes University in 1992 as provost. He also chaired the humanities
department for a time and taught English. He co-founded Wilkes’ Creative
Writing program and currently serves as an advisory board and faculty member.
Lennon edited his first Mailer book, Pieces and Pontifications, in 1982 and has
published widely on Mailer. He also co-wrote The Spooky Art, based on
comments Mailer had made about the writing process. After publishing a
collection of Mailer’s letters in 2008, Lennon will write his biography.
Lennon reflects on Mailer’s life and relationship with Wilkes in an essay on page 26.
– Tom Scott
Co-founder and CEO of
Nantucket Nectars and Plum TV
Tom Scott discussed the formula for Nantucket
Nectars’ success with business students during
the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise
and Entrepreneurship last fall.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
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Zebra Communications Keeps
Restoration Project on Track
A train engine that served the U.S. Army during World War II will see new
life if a retired Wilkes-Barre attorney and the University’s student-run public
relations firm get their way.
Communication studies majors received hands-on public relations planning
experience, along with a lesson in transportation history, when they accepted
George Spohrer as a new client. Spohrer, a train enthusiast, enlisted Zebra to
create a promotional and fundraising campaign to restore the engine.
A student account team worked with Spohrer to raise awareness for the
Vulcan Iron Hammer, an engine that served the U.S. Army in the 1940s.
Zebra Communications worked with Wilkes-Barre City Mayor Tom Leighton
to declare Nov. 10, 2007,Vulcan Train Day, which included a train naming
contest and read-along for children.
Through an ongoing promotional campaign, Spohrer and the Zebra team
hope to raise $200,000 to restore the Vulcan train so it may one day make a
regular run along stretches of the Susquehanna River that have historic significance to the Wyoming Valley.
Retired attorney George Spohrer entertains children with trainthemed stories during Vulcan Train Day at the college bookstore.
PHOTO BY JAMIE GWYNN
Zebra Communications is staffed by 30 public
relations students and each semester works with more
than a dozen client-partners, including not-for-profit
organizations, government agencies, small businesses,
campus initiatives and regional grant-funded projects.
WILKES WINS AWARDS
Efforts of the University’s Office of Marketing Communications were honored with a bundle of awards this fall:
WILKES MAGAZINE
• International Association of Business
Communicators Harrisburg Chapter
– Magazines (four or more colors) – Silver Award
– Most Improved Publication – Gold Award
• Public Relations Society of America Central
Pennsylvania Chapter
– Keystone Award – External Magazine
“A MAJORITY OF ONE”
The University’s risk-taking advertising campaign
POETRY IN TRANSIT
focused on six individual accepted students,
Poems by 20th century masters, original photography and artwork were
highlighting Wilkes’ mentoring commitment.
installed on 38 county buses.
• Council for the Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE) District II
– Advertising – Gold and Silver awards
• International Association of Business
Communicators Harrisburg Chapter
• International Association of Business Communicators Harrisburg Chapter
– Graphic Design Non-Publications – Gold Award
– Photography/Color Photography – Gold Award
• Public Relations Society of America Central Pennsylvania Chapter
– Keystone Award with Special Merit – Promotional Campaign
Marketing/Communication Campaign
“WILKES GOES ALL-MAC”
– Electronic Advertising, for MySpace.com ads
News release announced the University-wide switch to Apple’s new
– Special Purpose Pieces/Displays or Exhibits,
Intel-based Macs.
for ads in mall kiosks
– Special Purpose Pieces/Outdoor Billboards
• International Association of Business Communicators Harrisburg Chapter
– Writing/News Releases for Media Outlets - Silver Award
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– Comprehensive Communication in a
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�athletics
C lonel
CONNECTION
FIVE
ALUMNI
LEAD
‘OLD-FASHIONED,
HARD-NOSED’
BASEBALL
From left: Mike Toomey ’06, head coach
Joe Folek ’88, Bob Klinetob ’95 and
Jerry Bavitz ’75 all played for the Colonels.
Assistant coach Nate Lipton ’00 is absent
from the photo. PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR
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By John Seitzinger
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I
T IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR SCHOOLS TO HIRE ONE OF
their own graduates to coach an athletic team, so the fact that Joe
Folek ’88 is entering his 13th season as the head coach of the Wilkes
baseball team is not really newsworthy. However, Folek’s entire fiveman coaching staff comprises alumni.
Last season, Folek, along with assistant coaches Jerry Bavitz ’75, Bob
Klinetob ’95, Nate Lipton ’00, and Mike Toomey ’06, led the Wilkes baseball
team to an overall record of 24-12 and the Freedom Conference championship.
The conference title was the first for the Colonels since 1994, and garnered the
squad its first NCAA Division III playoff appearance since 1978.
Folek, Freedom Conference Coach of the Year
in 2007, has been affiliated with the program for
23 years. He played for Wilkes from 1985-88
and then became an assistant coach for the
Colonels for six seasons. As the head coach, he has
amassed an overall record of 241 wins, 196 losses
and four ties.
“I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity
to coach at Wilkes,” says Folek, who teaches in
the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. “Many of
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He’s not opposed to bringing in an outsider, Folek explains. “We’ve been
fortunate that we’ve never had to due to the fact that there has always been
someone from the Colonel ‘baseball family’ to take over when one of the
staff moves on.”
He notes that Wilkes has always been home to old-fashioned, hard-nosed
baseball. “We’ll continue to keep it simple: Be dedicated, practice hard, play
harder. And we’re not afraid to admit that winning matters.”
Cross Country
Reinstated as
Varsity Sport
Wilkes brings back cross country for
the first time since 1994. This photo is
from 1990. PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
V
ARSITY MEN’S AND
women’s cross country teams
return to Wilkes beginning
with the 2008 season. Nick Wadas
will serve as head coach for both
programs.
Wilkes last sponsored the sport in
fall 1994. A lack of numbers on both
men’s and women’s teams forced an
end to the varsity program. Both
teams will compete as members of
the Middle Atlantic Conference.
“Bringing back both men’s and
women’s cross country is the latest
step to expand sports offerings at
Wilkes,” says University athletics
director Addy Malatesta.“This will be
the first expansion since the addition
of women’s lacrosse in 2003.”
Wadas graduated from College
Misericordia with a bachelor’s
degree in health sciences and a
master’s degree in occupational
therapy. He also holds certification
in addictions counseling.
While at Misericordia,Wadas was
a four-year member of the cross
country team. He earned secondteam All-Pennsylvania Athletic
Conference honors in 2000, 2001
and 2002.Wadas was a five-time
member of the PAC All-Academic
Team and was chosen as a Division
III Academic All-American in 2002.
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the things that we do today in the program are
things that were done in the past by Coach
(Gene) Domzalski, Coach (Bob) Duliba and
Coach Bavitz. I have added some of my own
wrinkles, but everything goes back to the roots
of the program. The fact that we are graduates
of the school and the baseball program helps
because we never have to break anyone in. Each
of us knows how things work, and we are able
to maintain a consistency because of it.”
Bavitz, athletic director at Nanticoke Area High
School, is the elder statesman of the staff. He
enters his 36th year at Wilkes, including four years
as a player, four as head coach and 28 years as
assistant coach. Bavitz served on the coaching staff
under Domzalski when, from 1976-78, the
Colonels made three straight NCAA appearances.
“Coaching with fellow Wilkes alumni has been
exciting,” Bavitz says. “The fact that we are all
Wilkes graduates helps us relate better to the
players, as well.We know the faculty and staff and
understand what is expected of a Wilkes student.”
Klinetob is back for his 13th season as a coach.
A player for three seasons for the Colonels, he was
starting catcher on the 1994 Middle Atlantic
Conference championship team.
Lipton, who works for the Pennsylvania
Auditor General’s office, returns for his fourth
season as an assistant coach.Toomey, graduate
assistant for the baseball program, returns for
his second season of coaching. Both played
four seasons.
“The teachers, coaches and administrators at
Wilkes have definitely helped shape who I am,”
says Klinetob, brewmaster at Lion Brewery. “Being
a member of the coaching staff affords us the
opportunity to have that type of impact on today’s
student-athletes.”
Folek notes that the team has had 13 different
former players coach at one point or another
since 1990. “From the annual trip to Florida to
open the season, to 6 a.m. workouts, to who has
to pick up meal money/vans on game day, to
meeting with recruits, to the pitcher’s home run
hitting contest, to who throws batting practice
before the game and ‘floor touchers’ during preseason conditioning, these are all just a small part
of being a Colonel.”
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�I •
Global Vision
WILKES ALUMNI PROMOTE PEACE AND
HEALTH IN AN EVER-SHRINKING WORLD
By Kim Bower-Spence
W
ILKES BOASTS A LONG LIST OF
alumni who found professional success in
fields from education to science, business to
law. But founding President Eugene Farley’s
vision of an educated person went far beyond material success.
“… in planning his adaptation to rapidly changing
conditions, man at long last is compelled to consider the need
for those human qualities that enhance the lives of men.
Concern for others, compassion, consideration, and even
gentleness and love become man’s primary concern,” he said
in a 1964 address.
Even after his death, Farley’s ideals were “pounded into”
Wilkes undergraduates, as one recalls gratefully. And a number
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health, peace and social justice far beyond U.S. borders. Here
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we profile four diverse examples, from a drama therapist
teaching tolerance to a financial planner helping Beijing
prepare for the Summer Olympics.
Above: Ruth McDermott-Levy ’82, third
from left, advises Omani nurses studying
at Villanova University.
PHOTO COURTESY OF RUTH McDERMOTT-LEVY
Above right: Roya Fahmy Swartz ’83 began a
consulting business called Visions of Tolerance,
based on her experiences using drama and the
arts to bring together diverse cultures.
PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR
We were giving a MESSAGE OF
PEACE, which was very successful.
– Roya Fahmy Swartz ’83
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took up the cause, using their skills and knowledge to promote
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�Visions of
Tolerance
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R
oya Fahmy Swartz ’83 practices what she preaches.
She’s made a career of bringing together people of
diverse racial, cultural and religious backgrounds,
including Palestinian and Israeli youths, to promote peace.
Her business,Visions of Tolerance, offers programs to schools
and other organizations that promote diversity, tolerance and
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Roya Fahmy Swartz ’82 and husband Daniel adopted daughter
Alana Naveena Yasmine from India. PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR
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multicultural awareness through fine and performing arts. It was
born out of creative co-existence workshops she started post
9/11, with help from the Interfaith Coalition of Metropolitan
Washington, bringing together 69 youths from nine faith
traditions for arts workshops.
Growing up in Dallas, Pa., she recalls being called the “N”
word in grade school because of her dark complexion,
sometimes characteristic of her Middle Eastern ancestry. Upon
graduation from Wilkes with a communications degree, she
studied acting in New York City and became a professional
actress in Los Angeles. Following the 1980s Soviet-Afghan War,
she played an Afghani Muslim whose husband died fighting.
“That show really started to marry my sense of social justice
and the arts,” she says. The cast consisted of Jews, Arabs and
Christians of various heritages. “We were giving a message of
peace, which was very successful.”
Her acting spurred her to explore religion. She converted to
Judaism and married rabbinical student Daniel Swartz in 1988.
She was in Los Angeles when riots erupted in the wake of
Rodney King’s 1991 videotaped beating at the hands of police.
Roya helped found and became project director for L.A.Works,
which raised money from the entertainment industry and
mobilized 200 volunteers to rebuild a youth center in
southcentral Los Angeles. The organization expanded from its
initial mission and continues to serve the community today.
When Daniel took a job in Washington, D.C., Roya
volunteered at a children’s
hospital, doing crafts and art
projects with patients. The
hospital ended up hiring her,
and her work included
producing a film with teens
hospitalized in the psychiatric
ward and making jewelry
with adolescent girls suffering
from eating disorders.
Swartz
joined
the
National Association of
Drama Therapists. “No, it’s
not therapy for actors,” she
insists. The group promotes
healing and wellness through
drama. She researched drama
therapy for her master’s
thesis in social work at
University of Maryland.
When Seeds of Peace
needed facilitators with social
work experience, Swartz’s
career took a new direction.The fledgling organization brought
teens from warring areas of the world, particularly the Middle
East, together at a summer camp in Maine to experience
coexistence in the midst of sports, arts, computers and field
trips. “Every afternoon there would be coexistence sessions.
Mine always used drama.”
In summer 2000, the couple adopted Alana Naveena
Yasmine, now 8, from southern India. The family moved to
Clarks Summit, Pa. Swartz continues her work there,
performing a play in schools to recount the history of the
garment workers union and its impact on women, conducting
a peace workshop for elementary school children, and helping
organize a Jewish film festival.
“I have no control over the results” of the work, she realizes.
But she hopes she plants a seed. “I think that God takes care of
the results.”
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nthony DeVincentis
’79 makes children
smile. And it’s not
just his amiable manner.
Back in 1989, the Bloomfield,
Dentist Anthony DeVincentis ’79, left,
N.J., dentist volunteered his
performed cosmetic dental work that
services to Heal the Children
gave Dolores, right, her bright smile.
PHOTO FROM HEAL THE CHILDREN MIDLANTIC
Midlantic, a Hawthorne, N.J.based nonprofit that secures free medical treatment for needy
children in the United States and other countries.
His first patient was an 8-year-old girl, Dolores, from the
Dominican Republic. An oral surgeon performed surgery to
open her fused mouth, a malady that made it impossible for her
to eat and function normally. The operation opened a whole
new world for DeVincentis, who provided basic dental care for
her newly opened mouth.
DeVincentis promised Dolores, “If you get to the point where
you can open your mouth wide enough, I’ll make you look like a
movie star.” After 12 years, two more surgeries and many trips
between the Dominican Republic and the United States, Dolores
could open sufficiently enough not only for her promised cosmetic
reconstruction, but to enjoy eating her first cheeseburger normally.
Dolores, now in her 20s, sports a bright new smile. She still stops in
to see DeVincentis when she visits the states.
In 2006, he treated a
Costa Rican teen,
Nicole, who had lost
an eye to a disorder
that caused increased
intraocular pressure.
When Nicole arrived
in the states, she was in
danger of losing her
good eye. The fine
– Anthony DeVincentis ’79
work of the many
volunteer physicians
did not let that happen.
During her stay,
Nicole developed a toothache and visited DeVincentis’ office.
After examining Nicole, DeVincentis realized that she was in
need of extensive dental work. Along with the host family and
Heal the Children Midlantic, DeVincentis was able to get
Nicole’s visa extended and the dental work completed.With her
''
They’re JUST
KIDS. ... And with the
hand they’ve been dealt,
they’re pretty AMAZING.
'
new ocular prosthesis and smile,“She went back home a normal
16-year-old.”
The children brought by Heal the Children Midlantic often
have multiple medical needs and have never seen a dentist.“Most
of these kids are in a lot of trouble dentally.” DeVincentis has
provided fillings, extractions, root canals and even cosmetic
reconstruction for many children over the years. “I think we get
more out of it than the kids do,” he says. “We are given the
opportunity to actually transform a person’s life.”
Many of these children come from small villages in the
Dominican Republic and Central America, where their
disabilities make them outcasts. “For a condition such as a cleft
palate, they’re ostracized,” he explains. Still, he marvels at the
children’s resilience. “They’re just kids,” he observes. “And with
the hand they’ve been dealt, they’re pretty amazing.”
In recognizing DeVincentis for his contributions, Healing the
Children leaders noted: “He has the type of personality where,
instantly, children are at ease when they go to see him for treatment.
He genuinely cares about the work he does and has never turned
down a request from Healing the Children to help a child in need.”
“We just do what little we can as far as helping these kids,"
says DeVincentis, who lives in Kinnelon, N.J., with his wife, Jane,
and 8-year-old daughter, Francesca.
Olympic Hopeful
T
ourists in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics may
have Bill Lewis ’80 to thank – at least a little bit –
should they need first aid care there. Lewis, of Pittston,
Pa., is part of an American Red Cross team training the Chinese
Red Cross to handle health needs during the event.
Lewis got involved with the Red Cross in 1979, while a
political science student at Wilkes. A vice president and certified
financial planner at Merrill Lynch, Lewis served on the American
Red Cross board from 1999 to 2005. After his term expired, he
stayed involved nationally as chair of the National Education
Committee and was chief of the
American Red Cross delegation for
an international symposium for
Olympic health care in Beijing.
While the International Olympic
Committee will oversee athlete
health, the Chinese requested
expertise to help them train first
Bill Lewis ’80, shown at a governor’s reception
in China’s Shandong Province, is helping the
Chinese Red Cross prepare for the Olympics.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BEIJING RED CROSS
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Healing
Smiles
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responders and build capacity to deal with health issues that may
arise when millions of people from all over the world descend upon
the city. One area of particular concern is heart disease, which is a
less significant problem in China than in other countries.
The Beijing Red Cross also runs municipal ambulance
services, and they requested advice on structuring first aid
response, recruiting volunteers to support their programs, and
how to respond in the event of an incident like the Atlanta
Olympic bombing in 1996.
Lewis traveled to Beijing once in 2004 and twice in 2007. In
October, he helped set up an agreement with a U.S. company to
distribute defibrillators in China. Noting snarling traffic that delays
emergency responses, he says the American Red Cross delegation
introduced the concept of air medical evacuation. The Chinese
government is acquiring its first emergency medical helicopters.
Stateside, Lewis has arranged tours of U.S. Red Cross facilities
for Beijing officials. “It’s been a very interesting evolution of
things,” observes Lewis, a father of four married to the former
Mary Ellen Judge ’83. “I don’t have any particular expertise in
anything, but a lot has just been connecting parties together.”
U.S. officials learn new ideas even as they share, he notes.“The
volunteer spirit that they have there is just unreal, particularly
among the youth.”
Lewis counts the admission of Magen David Adom, the Israeli
equivalent of the Red Cross, as another significant moment
during his tenure on the American Red Cross board. Some Red
Cross and Red Crescent organizations in the international
movement resisted MDA’s admission, objecting to the red Star of
David emblem on its flag.
“Everyone who says they want to do humanitarian work and fly
some kind of a symbol is going to be recognized,” asserts Lewis.
He was heavily involved as the American Red Cross and the U.S.
State Department worked to bring the group into the fold.
The opposing organizations eventually folded and admitted
MDA as a sister organization, he says. “If they weren’t recognized, then all the Geneva Convention privileges wouldn’t fall
upon them.”
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International
Nursing
C
ommunity nursing” takes on broad implications
when taught by Ruth McDermott-Levy ’82, clinical
instructor of nursing at Villanova University,
Villanova, Pa. For each of the past two years, she and
undergraduate students in her community health course have
spent spring break providing care and education in impoverished
regions of Peru and Nicaragua.
“It’s a personal conviction,” explains McDermott-Levy, who
lives in Berwyn, Pa., with husband Andy and sons Matt and
Sam. “I’ve always been really intrigued by what’s going on in
the rest of the world. I’ve always been intrigued by other
people, other cultures.”
“I guess I’m a little crazy,” confesses the doctoral candidate. “I
like the challenge.”
Student nurses prepare material they will teach, have it
translated, and then travel to remote villages with translators.They
teach local lay health workers how to prevent water-borne illness
and manage certain diseases. And they provide basic medical care
in homes.They leave donated health supplies like dressings.
Conditions can be rugged. “You have to wake up pretty early
in the morning to surprise me,” she says, noting that she also does
home visits in Philadelphia drug houses. But in the city, she can
always find resources to reach someone in need.
“
Lewis, sixth from left, was on hand to celebrate the 100th anniversary of
the Chinese Red Cross Society at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BEIJING RED CROSS
�Peru was my first
exposure to such
UNRELENTING
POVERTY. At least
once daily I wanted to
burst into TEARS, but
I couldn’t because the
students were there.
– Ruth McDermott-Levy ’82
''
importance of including everyone and valuing each person in
a community or organization.
She hopes her students take with them a commitment for
outreach and peacemaking when they leave her tutelage. “Now
you know how most of the world lives,” she emphasizes. “Now
you know.What do you do with it?”
Top: McDermott-Levy, second from left, studied Omani nursing for her doctoral studies.
Bottom right: McDermott-Levy’s students at Villanova University learn community
health nursing on study trips to remote villages in Peru and Nicaragua.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF RUTH McDERMOTT-LEVY
We’re sure there are more examples of alumni efforts. Are
you making a difference in the world through international
humanitarian efforts? Let us know by contacting Editor
Kim Bower-Spence at kimberly.bowerspence@wilkes.edu.
WILKES | Spring 2008
“There, it was just us. Peru was my first exposure to such
unrelenting poverty. At least once daily I wanted to burst into
tears, but I couldn’t because the students were there.” Inside stick
huts, they found babies with pneumonia, and elderly villagers
suffering heart disease or bent over with arthritis and sleeping on
beds of sticks lashed together.
With her students, McDermott-Levy discusses the politics of
the situations they see and how they might make a difference.
For instance, in Nicaragua they discussed the effects of the war
between the former Sandinista and Contra rebels. She says they
can see the outcomes of war and the impression it leaves of the
United States.
For the last five years, McDermott-Levy has also advised
Omani nurses in an 18-month program to earn bachelor’s
degrees at Villanova, which has a relationship with the Oman
Ministry of Health. She visited the small, Islamic sultanate on the
Arabian Peninsula in 2004.
Besides academic counseling, students consult her for
everything from friendships to health issues. McDermott-Levy,
whose doctoral studies have focused on Omani nursing students,
says nursing care in Oman is task-oriented and not as
autonomous as in the U.S. Nurses stand when physicians come
onto a floor, and nurses and physicians don’t collaborate in
patient care.
McDermott-Levy hopes her work gives Omani nurses more
confidence in their abilities and helps push their practice further.
She’d like to teach there or work with other Middle Eastern
countries, including Iraq someday.
Her work, she says, reflects the influence of President Farley,
a fellow Quaker. Her years at Wilkes emphasized the
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ENGLISH GRADUATE MAKES A CAREER OF GETTING
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES OFF THE GROUND
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HERYL TRAVERSE ’67 STARTED
blazing trails early. The Scranton, Pa.,
native became the first woman lifeguard at
Nay Aug Park when she demanded to
know from park services why they
wouldn’t hire a female.
“Lots of press in the Scranton Times,” she recalls.
So began a career built on going places no one had been
before.Today, the San Francisco resident is in her fifth job as chief
executive officer of a startup technology firm. She’s plugged into
a network of venture capitalists who call on her to get fledgling
companies off the ground and then sell them to larger firms.
Then she moves on to a new project.
Traverse majored in English and education at Wilkes, then
taught in New Jersey and Long Island, N.Y., for several years
before switching to business. She cut her teeth selling radio time
for WPLJ 95.5 in New York City. She counts “Crazy Eddie,”
whose “insane prices” and loud commercials were known
throughout the region in the 1980s, among her first clients.
“I really learned how to prospect, sell and negotiate. And I
found out that attaching myself to the revenue line was the way to
go for a woman,” she recalls. From radio, she moved to Warner
Amex Cable to set up local retail advertising systems on cable
television. She moved to Houston to manage a 100-person team
selling Warner cable service door-to-door in apartment buildings.
She then moved to California to manage a $60 million sales and
service arm of MCI, which she grew to $120 million. Eventually,
Sprint recruited her to organize its first large telesales effort, which
ended up with centers in Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay area
and Detroit. She left telecommunications and began consulting
when Sprint moved its corporate headquarters to Kansas City.
That’s when she got into managing high-tech companies
on a project basis.“Venture capital guys find me,” she explains.
She got her first CEO job with a group of Chinese
entrepreneurs who needed an experienced person to launch
and grow their business.
“I don’t write code, but I understand technology at a pretty
deep level,” Traverse explains. Currently, she’s CEO of New
Jersey-based Xceedium, which delivers security, compliance and
By Kim Bower-Spence
operational efficiency for technical users who manage data
centers, protecting them from threats like internal attacks by
unscrupulous technical employees. She splits her time between
New Jersey and her California home.“One of my investors from
my last company was interested in this company,” she says,
explaining how she got there.
She is responsible for the technology, sales and marketing
strategy and decides where to invest resources, how to acquire
financing and how to grow business. She raised a Series A round
of financing, and the company is now profitable. Other companies
she’s headed have been purchased by Novell and Peoplesoft.
Traverse makes a point to share her experience with up-andcoming business leaders. She volunteers as an advisor for two
California nonprofits dedicated to mentoring entrepreneurs,
particularly women.
One of those, called Astia, depends on volunteer mentors to
advise entrepreneurs, says CEO Sharon Vosmek. She says that
while they ask mentors for a minimum of five hours a month,
Traverse goes well beyond. “She really works the problem with
the entrepreneur.”
“Cheryl is a serial entrepreneur herself,” Vosmek notes.
“Nationally, Cheryl is in a very small number and in a very elite
class.” As a role model, she “really paved the way.”
Traverse notes, “I really take it seriously because I feel very
fortunate.”
Traverse makes time to pursue other interests too. Sailing San
Francisco Bay is a favorite. She has “bare-boated” — rented a boat
and served as captain — in places like Tonga, Greece, Croatia and
the Caribbean. She likes golf and scuba diving around the world,
and she is now training for her second half-marathon.
Cheryl Traverse
San Francisco, Calif.
B.A., English 1967
Career: Has built and sold five technology companies as
CEO in the last 12 years, while serving as a mentor for
women entrepreneurs.
Notable: Has “bare-boated” worldwide in the Tonga,
Greece and Croatia. Takes seven-mile runs on weekends.
�Nationally, Cheryl is in a
very SMALL NUMBER
and in a very
ELITE CLASS.
Sailing San Francisco Bay is one
of Traverse’s favorite pastimes.
PHOTO BY SHANNON McINTYRE
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- Sharon Vosmek
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�Constitutional
CLERKSHIP WITH
CHIEF JUSTICE EARL
WARREN LEADS TO
CAREER TEACHING
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
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By Sherrie Flick
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Choper’s prowess in teaching constitutional law
has earned him many awards from students.
PHOTO BY JIM BLOCK
�Calling
T
HE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BUSTLED
with counterculture in 1965. At University of
California, Berkeley, the addition of a new law school
faculty member might have flown below the radar of
most hippies. But Jesse Choper had served a clerkship
with Earl Warren, chief justice of the United States.
With interests in baseball, basketball, football, the racetrack and
classical music, he would become an expert in constitutional law
and dedicate his life to teaching others, never having owned a
lava lamp.The hippies are gone now, but Choper is still there.
The Wilkes-Barre native was born into a Russian-PolishJewish immigrant family. He graduated from public high
school and then attended Wilkes on scholarship after winning
a math competition.
Choper doesn’t put on airs. He seems surprised by the success he
credits partly to his early years on the Wilkes debate team. “The
debate team participated in the major tours in the East, including
the national competition in West Point,” recalls Choper. “It was a
very strong experience for me in terms of learning how to engage
in logical thinking. I then sharpened that a good deal in law school.”
Choper was initially drawn to accounting and was headed to
a job with accounting firm Price Waterhouse when Wilkes
English professor and debate coach Arthur Kruger convinced
him to try law. Choper attended University of Pennsylvania’s law
school while teaching accounting at its Wharton School.
After law school, he was offered a clerkship with Chief Justice
Warren.Warren took on civil rights and civil liberties during a turbulent time in U.S. history and helped to make the Supreme Court
the extraordinarily powerful and controversial institution it is today.
“It was a heady experience,” admits Choper. “Chief Justice
Warren was a wonderful person. I was one of three people working for him. He was revered. He was 70 years old at the time,
which seemed old to me then,” Choper says with a chuckle. His
time with Warren piqued his interest in constitutional law.
“Constitutional law involves a large variety of questions about
the relationship of our government and its constituent parts. Some
are of the highest importance, and some are less important,” says
Choper. “But they’re all very challenging. My study of the U.S.
Supreme Court is the study of a critically important institution. I
want to have an impact in helping explain that to others.”
Choper served as dean
of Berkeley’s Boalt School
of Law from 1982 to 1992.
His greatest pride is in the
success of his students.
“I’ve been given a lot of
satisfaction from students
who have told me what an
important impact I’ve had
on their education.”
- Stephen F. Ross, Former Student
Former student Stephen
F. Ross, director of the
Institute for Sports Law,
Policy and Research at
Penn State’s Dickinson
School of Law, notes that Choper’s influence wasn’t purely
academic.“His good word to then-Professor Ruth Bader Ginsburg
was critical to my selection as one of her first clerks. He truly is
one of my role models for my own career as a professor.”
He recalls learning the Socratic method. “Jesse would always
call on one student for some light, introductory questions, and
then on a second student to provoke a disagreement. If the second
student disagreed, he’d referee a fine discussion. If the second
student lamely agreed, Jesse would then interrogate him/her. Our
class quickly learned it was better to argue with a classmate than
to tangle with Choper!”
Choper resides in Lafayette, Calif., with wife Mari. He has two
sons, Marc and Ted, and two stepdaughters, Molly and Emily.
''
He truly is
one of my
ROLE MODELS
for my own career
as a professor.
'
Jesse Choper, Lafayette, Calif.
B.S., Business Administration 1957
Career: A member of the University of California, Berkeley,
Notable: Clerked for Earl Warren, chief justice of the
United States, following graduation from University of
Pennsylvania School of Law in 1960.
Choper, right, and John Bucholtz comprised the Wilkes Debating Society
two-man team in 1955-56. They’re shown prior to a Johns Hopkins
tournament where they placed third. PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
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law faculty and expert in constitutional law since 1965.
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�alumni news
Alumni Scholarship Dinner
Honors Sheptock
The Annual Alumni Scholarship Awards Dinner
will take place April 5, 2008, in the Henry
Student Center Ballroom. Each year at this event,
the Wilkes University Alumni Association awards
the annual scholarship.To be eligible for the
scholarship, you must have a family member
who graduated from Wilkes.
The event this year honors head football
coach Frank Sheptock. “The committee chose
Coach Sheptock as honoree for his generosity
of spirit, intelligence and his loyalty to Wilkes
University,” says Fred Demech ’61, chairman of
this year’s event. In the past, this event has raised
more than $5,000 for the scholarship fund.
“We are hoping this year we can double that
amount,” Demech says.
If you have any questions regarding this event,
please contact Michelle Diskin, associate director
of alumni relations, at (570) 408-4134 or
michelle.diskin@wilkes.edu.
Head football coach Frank Sheptock will be honored at this year’s Alumni Scholarship Awards Dinner.
PHOTO BY WARREN RUDA
Widenhorn to Join Alumni Staff
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Mirko Widenhorn
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Wilkes is such a
DYNAMIC PLACE that I
look forward to helping bring
more and MORE ALUMNI
BACK to the valley.
We are pleased to announce that Mirko Widenhorn joins the staff of
the Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving as director of alumni
relations and annual giving programs. He comes to Wilkes from the
College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, where he most recently was
head of student affairs and communications manager.
He is eager “to join the Wilkes community and work closely with
alumni on a wide range of programs.Wilkes is such a dynamic place
that I look forward to helping bring more and more alumni back to
the valley,” he says.
At the beginning, he will focus on relationship building through
regional networks, alumni in admissions, graduate school programming
and lifelong learning opportunities for alumni.
Born in Germany,Widenhorn moved to Indiana at age 9. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in political science, French and German from Drew
University in Madison, N.J., where he also worked as an assistant director
of alumni relations. He earned a master’s degree from the College of
Europe in European political and administrative studies.
Please make a point to meet and welcome him either electronically
or the next time you’re on campus. His e-mail is
Mirko.Widenhorn@wilkes.edu.
�alumni news
With the advent of the new team of volunteer
leaders, the Alumni Association’s key initiatives of
mentoring and relationship building are up and
running under the leadership of President George
Pawlush ’69. Traditional association activities benefit
from new energy generated as the University
approaches its 75th birthday in 2008.
Plans are under way to breathe life into geographic
networks of Colonels.Witness the Washington, D.C.,
holiday gathering hosted by Bill Hanbury ’72 to
introduce Provost ReynoldVerret.Winter events were
also planned for Doral
Arrowwood, Rye
Brook, N.Y., before
the men’s basketball
game against
Manhattanville; and a
deans’ visit to Boston,
complete with dinner
hosted by John Kerr ’72.The traditional Naples, Fla.,
gathering was to bring together Wilkes-Barre Mayor
Tom Leighton, President Tim Gilmour and Bill Miller
’81 (trustee and Barnes & Noble vice president) to
dynamically demonstrate how the partnership between
the University and the city have benefited both
beyond expectations.
Outreach to concentrations of alumni (and parents)
focuses on bringing the good news from campus and
Wilkes-Barre to those who have left the valley. For
those who remain nearby (our alumni base’s single
largest population concentration), several new
initiatives are in the works, including an event at
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, revitalization of
The Colonels Club and special Wilkes entertainment
opportunities at the F.M. Kirby Center for the
Performing Arts.Watch
these pages or check The
Colonel Connection Web
site (community.wilkes.edu)
for details on upcoming
events.
If you have interest in
being part of an alumni
association committee,
Wilkes Alumni gathered in
Washington, D.C., in December.
please complete and
Top photo: Nicole Eileen Weiss ’00
return the tear card in
and Dana Sacoman ’00.
Bottom photo: Janice Raspen ’92
this magazine. Newcomers
and Mary Jo Rubino ’91.
are always welcome.
PHOTOS BY SANDRA CARROLL
Plan to Celebrate Wilkes’ 75th Anniversary
It has been a journey of alternating success and hardship as the University
has adapted and reinvented itself to meet new challenges.Today, its future is
brighter than ever as the institution continues to expand in terms of
academic excellence, prestige, resources and enrollment. Some would say it
has been a bumpy ride, but all would agree it has been an interesting process.
In 75 years,Wilkes has educated thousands of alumni who have succeeded
in securing positions of leadership in an endless array of organizations around
the world.There will be many opportunities for you to share your memories
of Wilkes as festivities unfold.We will kick off the official anniversary in
September 2008 at our convocation celebrating the beginning of another
academic year. As commemorative festivities are planned, you will be invited
to the excitement that will last throughout the year.
New events will be organized, and traditional ones, such as Homecoming
and the Athletic Hall of Fame, will bear the mark of the 75th in this special
year. As the campus engages students, faculty, staff and alumni in planning,
the spectrum of the 75th “touch” will be boundless. If you have a special
memory or memorabilia you would like to share for the occasion, please let
us know via the tear card within this issue. Stay tuned for more information!
Bill Montague ’68 M’77 and wife Sue hosted fellow Wilkes alumni at Park Country Club,
Buffalo, N.Y., in November. Front row from left are: Michael Sobolewski ’98, Jennifer Sobolewski,
Brittany Reynolds, Jason Reynolds ’02. Back row from left are: James Aikman ’40,
Gary Quinn ’99, Marvin Kurlan ’57, Cheryl Quinn ’00, Sue Montague, Donald Bowman ’76,
Bill Montague and Wilkes President Tim Gilmour.
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Alumni Association
Steps Up Activities
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�class notes
1957
Patsy (Reese) Morris
currently resides at Heritage
Village in Southbury, Conn.
She is active with the church
bell choir, camera club and
art. She moved around the
country with her late
husband, Bob, and raised three
children: Pam, Jeff and Susan.
Patsy worked as an art teacher
in continuing studies and later
became an upper division art
teacher at Delaware Academy
before becoming a closing
secretary for a law office. She
has three grandchildren.
1965
James and Leslie (Tobias)
Jenkins reside in Aurora,
Colo. Jim is retired from
United Airlines but keeps busy
with Civil Air Patrol,
volunteering at Wings Over
the Rockies Air and Space
Museum, participating in
BMW Car Club and flying
with an airplane club. Leslie
volunteers at a military
pharmacy, BMW Car Club
and American Association
of University Women.
She is a five-year breast
cancer survivor.
1958
Reunion Oct. 3-5 ~
Ronald A. Olson currently
works at Eye Centers of
Florida in Naples, Fla., as an
ophthalmologist. He and wife
Leona (Baiera) Olson ’62
have lived in Naples for four
years. He previously served as
an ophthalmologist at
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center.
1970
Alyce Marie (Puscavage)
Zura of Duryea, Pa., was
recognized by “Who’s Who
Among Executives and
Professional Women.” In
addition to bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from Wilkes,
she earned a doctorate summa
cum laude from Temple
University. She is a third-grade
teacher at Wyoming Area
School District and a Spanish
instructor for the Summer
Academy of Languages.
She is the widow of the late
Kenneth Zura ’69.
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1962
Raymond Nutaitis is
production studio director
for classical radio station
KBAQ (89.5) at Arizona
State University.
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1963
Reunion Oct. 3-5 ,-.._
Philip Siegel works at Florida
Atlantic University, Boca
Raton, Fla. Looking forward
to retirement, he plans to
return to Wilkes-Barre and
spend winters in Florida.
1977
John J. Minetola M’82
joined PMJ Productions Inc.,
a business brokerage and
consulting firm based in
Clarks Summit, Pa. He has
four children and resides with
his wife, Lenora, in Luzerne.
1980
Fred A. Pierantoni III was
elected and sworn as president
of the Special Court Judges
Association of Pennsylvania.
The association comprises
more than 500 magisterial,
municipal and traffic judges
across Pennsylvania. Pierantoni
has served Magisterial District
11-1-04 in Luzerne County
since 1992. Pieroni graduated
from Temple University
School of Law in 1983.
1982
Dominick Augustine of
Harrisburg, Pa., is a MidAtlantic sales manager for
Maple Leaf Bakery. Augustine
resides with his wife, Lisa, and
three daughters: Joelle, Marissa
and Nicole. He enjoys
coaching soccer.
Maire (Anton) Box of
Shavertown, Pa., works as a
registered nurse at a breast
center. After graduation, Box
traveled to Houston,Texas,
where she did a critical care
nurse internship before
moving back to Pennsylvania
and working at the Nesbitt
Hospital emergency room
for 17 years. Maire resides in
Shavertown with her
husband, Jeffrey Box ’85,
and their children,
Christopher and Adrienne.
Maurita (Gries) Elias M’83
co-owns the Woodhouse Spas
Corporation, a national spa
company that to date has
franchised 31 spas throughout
the United States. She operates
her own Woodhouse Spa in
Kingston, Pa. She formerly
owned and operated three retail
stores in Wilkes-Barre and
Scranton. She resides in Dallas,
Pa., with her husband, Robert.
Shelley Freeman, Wells Fargo
Los Angeles Metro
Community Bank Regional
president, received the
“Excellence in Civic
Leadership” award from the
Southern California
Leadership Network.The
award recognizes the ways she
has effected change in
California.The Wilkes
University trustee also is a
member of the board of
directors of the Jewish Home
for the Aging and the Los
Angeles Center Theatre
Group. Freeman serves on the
AIDS Project LA Ambassador
Council and on the Advisory
Councils for the Los Angeles
Alzheimer’s Association, the
Trevor Project and the Los
Angeles Library.
1984
Richard Cassidy, M.D., was
named vice president of
medical management for Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Florida.
Rich and wife Debbie
(Solowe) ’83 reside in Ponte
Verdra Beach, Fla., with their
three children.
Sharon Gross is an
independent “ecoprenuer”
with the Citizenre
REnU program.
�class notes
Wilkes Alumnus Endows
Scholarship with $100,000 Gift
Peter Perog of Little River, S.C., recently committed
$100,000 for an endowed scholarship in entrepreneurship at Wilkes University, his alma mater.
The Peter W. Perog, CPA ’60 Scholarship in
Entrepreneurship will be awarded to one or two fulltime student(s) demonstrating promise, ability and
campus or community involvement. First preference
will be given to an entrepreneurship major with
financial need.
Michele Zabriski, director of individual giving at
Wilkes, says, “We’re grateful that Mr. Perog decided to
make a gift of this magnitude to Wilkes. It will truly
impact students’ lives and contribute to the University.”
“I remember the difficulty I encountered in
financing my own college education,” says Perog, “and
I decided that if I could make this financial burden
easier for a qualified student with financial need, it
could benefit that individual. It is very gratifying to
me to participate in such a worthwhile contribution to
my alma mater.”
Originally from Paramus, N.J., Perog started his
career working with Price Waterhouse and Co. in
Newark and traveled internationally with General
Foods. Later Perog became controller of Great Gorge
Ski Area in McAfee, N.J., before starting his own
successful certified public accountant practice in
Sparta, N.J. He retired in 1996 after 26 years as an
entrepreneur and now enjoys travel, golf and yachting.
At Wilkes, Perog majored in accounting, was a
resident of Ashley Hall and lettered in golf and soccer.
He started the golf team with retired faculty member
Welton Farrar.
Perog has fond memories of his time at Wilkes and
expresses that this gift is “very rewarding to me on a
personal level because I feel deeply in giving back to
Wilkes what they gave to me.”
Peter Perog ’60
PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
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– By Shannon Curtin ’07
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�class notes
From Campaign to Cable
When Susan (Havrilla) Wasserott ’84 decided to run for
office, she wasn’t expecting to end up with her own
television program. But the Shavertown, Pa., native’s 2006
bid for a seat in the Maine state legislature yielded just that.
Wasserott’s television show, In My Backyard, came into
existence largely as a result of her campaign
experiences. It was during the campaign that she realized
her passion for issues affecting her fellow citizens; plus,
the campaign trail was where she made the numerous
contacts needed to succeed in a media venture.
Wasserott, who touted, “I’m not a politician, I’m a
person who cares who’s running for public office,”
garnered 43% of the vote while running against a twoterm incumbent. After she communicated her positions in
televised debates, the local television station suggested
she contact them if she wanted to do a program.
Now Wasserott hosts the 30-minute “In My Backyard”
on Bath Community Television, a local cable station
in midcoast Maine. Her show deals with issues spanning
locally significant topics such as: high health care
costs, consolidation of county jails with state prisons,
school regionalization and adoptees’ access to
original birth records.
Susan (Havrilla) Wasserott ’84
In addition to her new position as a local television
personality, Wasserott works as a human resources
specialist at Mid Coast Health Services.
Wasserott credits Wilkes with “providing a desire for
lifelong learning, as well as the foundation to [her]
After earning her masters in human resource administration at University of Scranton, Wasserott and her
husband, Paul, moved to Woolwich, Maine, where they
reside with their yellow lab, Misty, and a cat, Sylvia.
career.” The psychology major knew she wanted to work
in human resources, so she worked closely with Professor
Wasserott can be reached at IMBhost@gmail.com.
Carl Charnetski. Together they fashioned a curriculum
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that prepared her for her current career.
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1985
Naomi Cohen is employed
by The Hartford in the
property and casualty division.
She resides in West Hartford,
Conn., with husband
Bruce and children
Nathan and Abigail.
Eleanor Madigan and
husband Nicholas announce
the birth of daughter Danae
Catherine, born May 2, 2007.
She joins an older brother,
Morgan. Eleanor works per
diem as an emergency nurse at
Robert Packer Hospital. She
– By Shannon Curtin ’07
recently submitted a case study
on neuroleptic malignant
syndrome to the Journal of
Emergency Nursing. It has
been accepted and is
scheduled for publication in
the June 2008 issue.The
family resides in Towanda, Pa.
Donna (O’Toole) Sedor,
executive vice president of
the Greater Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Commerce, has
been designated a certified
chamber executive by the
American Chamber of
Commerce Executives. She is
�class notes
a member of the American
and Pennsylvania Chamber
of Commerce Executives.
Donna and husband
John ’87 celebrated their
20th wedding anniversary
on Aug. 15, 2007. They
reside in Larksville with
sons Sean and Evan.
1987
Maj. Allan C. Knox retired
from the U.S. Air Force on
Sept. 28, 2007. After 20 years
of service, he retired as
assistant director of operations
for the Air Force Rescue
Control Center. Knox
continues to serve as a
Department of the Air Force
civilian working as the search
and rescue program manager
and as an instructor/course
manager at the National
Search and Rescue School.
He and his family reside in
Yorktown,Va.
Communications Grad
Produces Films
The mentoring in the film Mentor, produced by Jeff Eline ’89, isn’t the type Wilkes
promotes. But it’s making a name for the Baltimore-based filmmaker.
The independent feature film premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival in New York
City and has run on the Encore channel. It won an award for best supporting actress in
the April 2007 Los Angeles MethodFest
film festival. The film depicts a love
triangle between a college professor, a
graduate assistant and a former student.
Eline majored in communications at
Wilkes, minoring in theatre and business.
Before graduating, he worked at WBRE-TV,
running a studio camera for the newscast.
He went on to direct weekday newscasts.
Today, he owns e-LINE Productions, which
produces industrials, commercials and
instructional videos. He wrote, produced
and directed his first feature film, The
Lottery Incident, in 1995, and with friend
William Whitehurst in 2001 produced and
directed the short film The Tears of a
Clown, about a birthday party clown who
shows up for a gig and finds his old
1989
Maria DiCredico earned her
Life Underwriter Training
Council certification from
The American College.
1990
Robert Johansen and wife
Jen are currently acting in
a two-person show in
Indianapolis, Ind. He has
been a professional actor
for 15 years.
college girlfriend at the party. In 2002,
the film won an award of excellence at the
ninth annual Berkeley Video Film Festival.
Eline expects to release his second feature film
this spring. PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFF ELINE
“I was first interested in theater. The power
of a well-told story is exhilarating and
inspiring,” Eline explains. “I’ve also always
been a gadget/techno geek. So the technical
aspect — cameras, editing, computers —
really appealed to me. The fusion of those
two interests led me to film.”
He just completed producing another
feature film, I Do and I Don’t, which he
expects to be released in spring.
– By Kim Bower-Spence
WILKES | Spring 2008
Christine Rakauskas is a
full-time faculty member at
Brevard Community College
in Brevard County, Fla.
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1992
Lee Morrell is executive
editor of DRIVE! Magazine
and a senior media relations
specialist for CCG Investor
Relations. He resides in Santa
Clarita, Calif.
Andrej Petroski was
promoted to senior
instructional designer in
corporate learning at
Highmark Blue Cross
Blue Shield.
1994
Anthony Salerno is
managing director of business
development at Lyndon
Group LLC in Newport
Beach, Calif.
WILKES | Spring 2008
1995
Gino R. Angelozzi received a
master’s degree in business
administration from DeSales
University in Center Valley, Pa.
He is employed as the
network operations manager
for Financial Resources
Federal Credit Union in
Bridgewater, N.J. He resides in
Wind Gap, Pa., with wife
Pamela (Jones) ’94 and
children Daniela and William.
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Christina Ortiz completed
her master’s degree in social
work from Marywood
University in May 1999 and
received postgraduate clinical
training at the Ackerman
Institute for the Family,
Manhattan, N.Y., in 2005-06.
Ortiz is a licensed independent
social worker in Ohio and a
licensed clinical social worker
in New York and New Jersey.
She is employed by the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs
and has accepted a position as
a clinical social worker for
family psychoeducation
therapy at Newark Day
Treatment Center. She also
practices as a psychotherapist
in a group private practice in
northern New Jersey.
1998
Reunion Oct. 3-5 ,-.._
Melissa (Rasnick) Coxe and
husband Steve announce the
birth of daughter Ashlyn
Taylor on July 30, 2007.
Melissa is an elementary
music teacher.They reside
in Greenville, N.C.
1996
Jennifer (Ryman) Davis and
husband Glenn announce the
birth of daughter Callie Claire
on Aug. 1, 2007. She joins a
brother, Logan. Jennifer works
for VaxServe as a manager of
financial analysis.They reside
in Dallas, Pa.
1999
Kelly Casterline Kester has
joined BrightFields Inc., an
environmental consulting
firm in Wilmington, Del.,
in its brownfield
development group.
Timothy Tenasco and wife
Tara (Kurland) Tenasco
welcomed their second
daughter,Tessa McGee, on
June 21, 2007. She joins a
sister,Tehya Leigh.Tim and
Tara work at Coe-Brown
Northwood Academy in
Northwood, N.H., as a social
studies teacher and guidance
counselor, respectively.They
reside in Naymond, N.H.
1997
Clayton E. Bubeck of New
Ringold, Pa., was named an
associate and shareholder at
Rettew, a Lancaster, Pa.-based
engineering firm. Bubick, an
environmental engineer,
heads the firm’s Schuylkill
Haven office.
Philip Siegel Jr. is a cost
accountant in the construction
industry. He resides in Bonita
Springs, Fla.
2000
Nelson M. Braslow, M.B.A.,
is executive vice president of
medical affairs and chief
medical officer for MVP
Health Care, a company
serving the mid-Hudson Valley.
Paula (Gentilman) Gaughan
accepted a position with
Sacred Heart University,
Luxembourg.
Amber (Deets) Lazo and
husband Michael welcomed
their first child, Emerson
Elizabeth, on Dec. 19, 2006.
They reside in Mountain
Top, Pa.
Brian Lubenow and wife
Amy announce the birth of
their daughter, Molly, on June
27, 2007.The couple also has
a 2-year-old son, Ian.
Carmela Smith and husband
Thomas announce the birth
of twin sons, Eric Anthony
and Brian Thomas, on June
27, 2007. Eric and Brian join
a big brother, Andrew Joseph.
2001
Matthew Reitnour was
named the director of athletic
communications at Canisius
College in Buffalo, N.Y.
Reitnour started at Canisius
in August 2001 as a graduate
assistant before being
promoted to full-time status
in 2003.
2002
Jessica Alferio married Brian
Clark on July 14, 2007, in
Scranton, Pa.
Beth Danner married Milt
Kinslow on May 12, 2007, in
Kansas City, Mo.
Aaron Kuzmick accepted a
position in the manufacturing
technology platform at Sanofi
Pasteur in Swiftwater, Pa.
2004
Carlee Fitzsimmons married
Ryan Laubach on April 22,
2006. She is a reading
specialist for grades K-2 at
East Elementary in the
Riverside School District,
Moosic, Pa.
Sabrina A. McLaughlin is an
adjunct faculty member
teaching English composition
at Luzerne County
Community College.
2005
Lee F. Hixon Jr. is a civil
engineer and project manager
with Roberts Engineering
Inc., Blacksburg,Va. He is
working on a master’s degree
and is married to Maria.
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2006
Ashley Ambirge published
her first book, titled Become a
Costa Rican in 30 Minutes Flat:
Insider’s Tips to Visiting
Quepos/Manuel Antonio.
2007
Jaclyn Francese is working at
Pepperjam, an Internet
marketing agency.
Donna Talarico is
employed as a client advisor
for E-commerce company
Solid Cactus in Wilkes-Barre.
Additionally she is a writer for
the eBiz Insider magazine,
published monthly by Solid
Cactus, and is pursuing a
master of arts in creative
writing at Wilkes University.
She resides in Fairmount
Township, Pa.
Mellas Travels Home to Open
Brazil’s First Starbucks
When Adriana Espinheira Mellas M’98 read an article by
Starbucks founder and chairman Howard Schultz, she was
so intrigued by the company she dropped off a resume.
Soon the Wilkes MBA graduate was hired and has now
been with the coffee corporation for three years.
The store manager has helped open six stores in the
United States, including around the Rego Park, Queens,
N.Y., area, where Mellas resides with her husband, William.
She also travels internationally. Last year, Mellas was
chosen for a Starbucks team that traveled to her native
Brazil to open two stores. There Mellas assisted with
training employees on customer service and coffee.
“Going back home as an international businessperson was
really a dream come true, as is work with Starbucks.”
Starbucks’ brand may be even stronger than its coffee,
Mellas relates. She recalls leaving the Brazil store one day
while it was still under construction. “One girl from the
store next door asked us when we would open ’cause she
couldn’t wait anymore. So I asked her where she had been
at a Starbucks, considering that we didn’t have any in
Brazil. She said she had never been to one, but she had
Mellas helped open the first Starbucks in Brazil.
seen the movie The Devil Wears Prada, so she wanted to
PHOTO COURTESY OF ADRIANA ESPINHEIRA MELLAS
Mellas’ position as a store manager requires her to train
Her position includes a great number of challenges, as
well. “We see about 700 customers every day, and there
and supervise employees — her favorite part of the job.
are 20 partners (employees) in the store. Sometimes it’s a
“The most interesting or enjoyable part of my job is
challenge to keep everyone happy, but it’s fun.”
socializing and drinking coffee! I really enjoy developing
She counts Verona as her favorite coffee. “It is a bold
people and working with the employees from the
and yet smooth coffee with a sweetness to it, a blend of
beginning stages of the hiring and training phase.”
Latin America and Asia Pacific coffees. It is the coffee of
Mellas also appreciates the efficiency of her company.
“They’re very big on systems, and it’s like a real-life case
romance. And my favorite beverages are a tall latte or an
iced vanilla latte.”
study I get to do every day.”
– By Shannon Curtin ’07
WILKES | Spring 2008
try the same drink they had on the movie.”
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�class notes
Remembering Norman Mailer,
1923-2007
A friend of Wilkes and one of the literary masters of the
20th century died in New York on Nov. 10.
Norman Mailer was awarded an honorary doctor of
Humane Letters degree by Wilkes President Christopher N.
Breiseth in May 1995. His citation reads, in part: “In more
than 40 books over 50 years, from your 1948 novel
The Naked and the Dead, based on your experience as a
rifleman in WWII, through your chronicle of the moon shot,
Of a Fire on the Moon (1970), to your biographical studies
of Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali and Gary Gilmore, to
your just-published study of the Kennedy assassination,
Oswald’s Tale: An American Mystery, you have, as one
critic stated, tried ‘to position yourself so as to stand face
to face with the true identity of our time, our time in
America.’ Your works are as brilliant and varied as the
post-war American culture you have chronicled, criticized
and helped to create.” Mailer went on to write eight more
books before his death, including a novel depicting the
early life of young Adolph Hitler, The Castle in the Forest
(2007), and just days before he died, On God: An
Uncommon Conversation.
In 2000, Mailer was the Max Rosenn lecturer at Wilkes
Mailer readily served as chair of the creative writing program at Wilkes.
PHOTO BY CHRISTINA PABST
he said. Based on his comments, the requirement was
and spoke at the opening of the Norman Mailer room in
changed and several students, including Mr. Czury, were
the Farley Library. He donated his speaking fee to the
accepted based solely on their creative work. Ever after,
University to help establish a scholarship in the newly
he was a strong supporter of the program and spoke at
established graduate program in creative writing, now an
the writing conference when it was launched in June
M.F.A. program. Named after Mr. Mailer’s wife, the novelist
2004. The faculty, students and staff of the program
and painter Norris Church Mailer, the scholarship received
are grieved at his passing.
many other gifts and is awarded annually to a promising
It has been said that if you could combine the artistic
writer enrolled in the program. This past June, Mrs. Mailer
abilities of D.H. Lawrence, Herman Melville and Henry
gave the graduation address and made the award to Craig
James, we would have another Norman Mailer. But there
Czury, a current M.F.A. student.
was only one singular, unprecedented, irreplaceable
Shortly before the program was launched, Bonnie
Culver, the program’s director and co-founder, asked Mr.
Norman Mailer. We salute the storyteller of the
American Century.
Mailer if he would serve as chair of the program’s
advisory board, and he readily accepted. She sent
– By J. Michael Lennon
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Mailer a draft of the guidelines for the program and he
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sent back comments and questions. He asked why it
J. Michael Lennon is a co-founder of the creative writing
was necessary for writers accepted into the program on
program, and Mailer’s authorized biographer. His edition
the basis of their work to also have completed a
of Mailer’s letters, 1940-2007, will be published by
bachelor’s degree. “Surely their work speaks for itself,”
Random House in 2008.
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1938
Genevieve Brennan Davis,
Havertown, Pa., died Thursday,
Dec. 27, 2007. She grew up in
Kingston, Pa., graduated from
Bucknell University Junior
College and earned bachelor’s
and master’s degrees from
Bucknell University. She also
earned a master’s degree in
religious studies from St.
Charles Seminary. Before her
marriage, Davis was employed
by Carnegie Illinois Steel
Company in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Later she worked for General
Electric in Schenectady, N.Y.,
and DuPont in Wilmington,
Del. More recently, she
worked for the Haverford
Township School District as a
homebound and substitute
teacher. Davis is survived by
children Genevieve Shapiro,
Gwendolyn Tierney,William
C. Davis Jr., Lawrence P.
Davis, and by five
grandchildren. Donations in
her memory may be made to
the Genevieve Todd Brennan
Memorial Scholarship Fund at
Wilkes University, 84 W. South
St,Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
1939
Robert M. Kerr, M.D., of St.
Petersburg, Fla., died Sept. 18,
2007. Born in Wilkes-Barre,
he attended Bucknell Junior
College, Bucknell University,
Jefferson Medical College of
Philadelphia, and the Graduate
School of Medicine of the
University of Pennsylvania.
1943
Margaret (Wilson) Wood,
83, of Logan, Utah, passed
away on Aug. 10, 2007. She
celebrated her 60th wedding
anniversary to John K.Wood
on March 15, 2006. She is
survived by four children, nine
grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren.
1945
William I. Rozanski Jr.,
M.D., 80, of Glassboro, N.J.,
died Nov. 13, 2007. Raised in
Plymouth, Pa., he graduated
from Plymouth High School
and Bucknell Junior College
before graduating from
Hahnemann Medical College
in 1949. Rozanski served in
the U.S. Army as a medical
doctor during the Korean
Conflict. He was honored by
the N.J. Medical Society for
50 years of practicing
medicine and was a member
of the Knights of Columbus,
Assumption Council #3397,
and St. Anthony Mutual Aid
Society. He is survived by his
wife, Ethel Marie (Re) Joyce;
children Kathleen Schultes,
William,Teresa Mancini,
Michael, Susan Laspata and
Mary; 15 grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren;
and brother Lawrence.
1948
James F. Roberts, 86, of
North Lake, Sweet Valley, Pa.
passed away Sept. 1, 2007. A
native of Plymouth, Pa., he
graduated from Plymouth
High School. After graduating
from Wilkes College, he
received his doctorate from
Temple University School of
Dentistry in 1954. Roberts
served in the U.S. Army as a
captain before practicing
dentistry in Forty Fort until
his retirement in 1987. He was
preceded in death by his first
wife, Clara (Smith) Roberts,
and is survived by his wife,
Ellen (Drake) Roberts; a son,
James Jr.; one grandson; two
great-grandchildren; and a
niece and nephew.
1949
Betty Reese DeBarry, 80, of
Dallas, Pa., died Aug. 19, 2007.
She graduated from Bucknell
University Junior College and
was employed by Sterling
Engineering and
Manufacturing Co. She was
also a reporter, journalist and
columnist for local
newspapers, including the
Dallas Post, Suburban News,
Sunday Independent and Sunday
Times Leader. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Stephen L. DeBarry
Sr., in 1976. She is survived by
sons Stephen L. and Paul A.
and daughter Robin A. Sorber,
as well as three grandchildren.
Donald Wolfe, of
Edwardsville, Pa., passed away
Sept. 10, 2007. Born in
Kingston, he was a graduate of
Kingston High School. He
served in the U.S. Army
Reserve as a lieutenant
colonel and was employed by
the Pennsylvania Department
of Welfare until retiring in
1981 as a manager. He is
survived by his wife, Mary
(Naylis) Wolf; sons Donald and
Sean; brother Jack; and sister
Joan Bryant.
1950
Armin J. (Bud) Gill passed
away March 21, 2007, after a
lengthy illness. Gill was a
graduate of Coughlin High
School in Wilkes-Barre and
served in the U.S. Army Signal
Intelligence Service during
World War II. He was branch
manager of Monroe
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In Memoriam
Kerr practiced medicine for
40 years, serving as president
of Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital in 1975, as well as
serving as president of the
Luzerne County Medical
Society in 1973, a delegate to
the Pennsylvania Medical
Society, and the American
Medical Association. Kerr was
also a diplomate of the
American Board of Internal
Medicine and a flutist in the
Wilkes-Barre Symphony
Orchestra. He was on the
boards of Planned Parenthood
of Northeastern Pennsylvania,
Wyoming Valley Chapter of
the American Red Cross, and
Children and Youth Services
of Luzerne County. He was
preceded in death by his wife
of 40 years, the former Mary
H. Zeller. He is survived by
his wife, Anne Brockman
Kerr; brother, Milton; sons
Bruce, Brian and David;
daughter Mary Lee Carson;
nine grandchildren; and one
great-grandson.
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Calculating Machine Co. of
Clarksburg W.Va. and is
survived by his wife of 59
years, Betty, of Kingston, Pa.,
three children, seven
grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
1952
Robert M. Rudnicki, 79, of
Berwick, Pa., died Sept. 18,
2007. Born in Plymouth, he
was a graduate of Plymouth
High School. He attended St.
Louis University on a football
scholarship in 1950 but
transferred back to Wilkes
College before taking a job
with the former Consolidated
Cigar Corporation, where he
would become plant manager.
Rudnicki was a World War II
and Korean War veteran,
having served as a sergeant in
the U.S. Army. He is survived
by his wife, Margaret
(Loughlin) Rudnicki; son
Michael; daughters Joanne
Guenther and Lesa Angell;
five grandchildren; and three
step-grandchildren.
1959
Samuel Marshall
Davenport III of Kingston,
Pa., died Dec. 11, 2007. He
served as alumni director at
Wilkes University, had been a
teacher in the Lake Lehman
School District, and was coowner of the former
Vaudevilla night club. He
earned his bachelor’s degree
from Wilkes and a master’s
from Bucknell University.
Davenport was also a U.S.
Army veteran, attaining a
rank of corporal.
2007
Travis Bo Tkach, 25, of
Slatington, Pa., passed away
July 20, 2007. He graduated
magna cum laude from Wilkes
and had recently accepted a
position as a sales representative with Ris Paper
Company, Pennsauken, N.J.
He is survived by parents
James and Sandi (Keiper)
Tkach, sister Tristin ’06
and brother Tyler.
Faculty
Sylvia Dworski, Ph.D., of
Silver Spring, Md., died Dec.
24, 2007. She taught French
and Spanish at Wilkes from
1948 to 1962. Memorial
contributions may be sent to
the Sylvia Dworski, Ph.D.,
Scholarship at Wilkes
University, 84 W. South St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
Friends of Wilkes
Anne Marie (Sterner)
Michelini, wife of former
Wilkes President Francis
“Mike” Michelini, passed away
Aug. 19, 2007, following a
battle with cancer.
A native of Lansford, Pa.,
she earned her bachelors’
degree in home economics
from Immaculata College.
She was employed as a dietician
at Germantown Hospital in
Philadelphia until moving to
Wilkes-Barre with her husband,
who joined the faculty of
Wilkes College in 1955.
At Wilkes, she was active as
a leader of the faculty wives
club and served as the first
lady of Wilkes College during
his tenure as second president.
During his presidency, the
1972 flood caused by
Hurricane Agnes submerged
58 campus buildings, including
the president’s home. She
provided leadership for
restoration of that campus
property and support for
faculty families who suffered
from that devastation.
Her family moved from the
Wilkes-Barre area in 1975 and
has resided in Upper Allen
Township since that time. She
is survived by her husband of
55 years and three daughters:
Michelle Hardiman, Galloway
Township, N.J., Lisa Spengler,
Egg Harbor Township, N.J.,
and Lucia Michelini, at
home; four grandchildren;
and a brother.
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�then & now
LABORATORY EXPLORATION
Morris Feinstein ’49 of
Havertown, Pa., identifies
himself as the first man on the
left in this photo from the 1947
yearbook. He also recognizes
the late Paul Koval ’47, third
from left in the back. He recalls
that many World War II vets
were in that class making
up for lost time.
Recognize any
musicians from this photo?
Share their names or reminisce about
musical memories at The Colonel Connection
message boards, found at community.wilkes.edu.
Or send responses to Wilkes magazine,
84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
“Others of us were going to
college 12 months a year to get
as much college education
done before we were drafted.”
PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
The Wilkes Civic Band, under
the direction of Philip Simon,
continues to welcome students, adult
community members and advanced
high school students to join in rehearsals
and performances of concert band repertoire.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
�calendar of events
March
30
“Sweetheart Like You: Roller Derby
Portraits,” photographs by Michael Poster,
Sordoni Art Gallery, runs through May 4
April
17-19 Shakespeare’s As You Like It, presented
by the Visual and Performing Arts
Department, Darte Center
19
Flute Ensemble Concert, Darte Center
19
Civic Band Concert, location TBA
20
Civic Band Concert, Darte Center
26
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Car Show, Henry Student Center Parking Lot
26
Spring Dance Concert, Darte Center
27
Chorus Concert: An Earth Day
Celebration, St. Stephen’s Church,
Wilkes-Barre
28
String Ensemble, Darte Center
29
Jazz Concert, Darte Center
May
17
Spring Commencement
31
Ballet Northeast presentation of Cinderella,
Darte Center
For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu and
The Colonel Connection, www.community.wilkes.edu.
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SUMMER 2008
PHARMACY AT WAR | RED STATE/BLUE STATE | HIGH FLYER | BEYOND CHICKEN SEX
�president’s letter
SUMMER 08
Wilkes Works to Ensure
Student Access to Loans
R
ECENT TURMOIL IN MORTGAGE MARKETS HAS
now trickled down to student lending, which in Pennsylvania
means cuts in state grants to needy and middle-income
college students.With a virtual moratorium on its profitable
student loan business, the Pennsylvania Higher Education
Assistance Agency will cut at least $40 million from its
contribution to the PHEAA Student Grant Program for Pennsylvania college
students.And PHEAA representatives say the
remaining $35 million it currently plans to
spend next year could be in jeopardy.
Even though the governor has proposed
increasing state funding to the PHEAA
Student Grant Program by $11.6 million,
the maximum student aid grant of $4,700
may be cut by as much as $700. If the state
does not close this gap, as I and other
Pennsylvania college presidents advocate,
our students could experience further
significant losses in purchasing power.
Wilkes University is working with students
and their families to reduce anxiety and
help students to access aid. Students with
questions should contact their lenders and/or
financial aid specialists at their institution.
The Wilkes University community prides
itself on serving first-generation students;
96.1 percent of college-bound students
receive financial aid. Recognizing conditions
facing our students, we’ve held our tuition
increase this year to the lowest of our
regional peers.We can do this because we
are controlling costs and developing new
graduate and continuing studies programs
that add to the bottom line.
Wilkes has asked our campus community
to contact Pennsylvania’s lawmakers and the
governor to urge them to fill in the gap.To
learn more about this issue or how to make
your voice heard, look for “PHEAA
Outreach” on the Financial Aid pages
of www.wilkes.edu.
WILKES UNIVERSITY
President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Interim Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
Michael Frantz
WILKES EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Associate Director, Marketing Communications
Christine Tondrick ’98
Creative Services
Mark Golaszewski
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Manager, Athletics Administration
John Seitzinger
Graduate Assistant
Shannon Curtin ’07
Layout/Design
Quest Fore
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Director
Mirko Widenhorn
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin ’95
Alumni and Advancement Services Manager
Nancy A. Weeks
Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Manager
Lauren Pluskey ’06
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
George Pawlush ’69
First Vice President
Terrence Casey ’82
Second Vice President
John Wartella ’84
Historian
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
Secretary
Bridget Giunta ’05
SUMMER 2008
Students and parents file into the
Henry Student Center during move-in
day 2007. PHOTO BY CRAIG THOMAS
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
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FEATURES
8 Pharmacy at War
Wilkes graduates man field hospitals in Iraq
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13 Political Posturing
Candidates and their surrogates rally
supporters on campus
14 Red State/Blue State
Political scientist explains
the ideological divide
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16 High Flyer
1980 ROTC graduate served on
advance team for Air Force One
18 Beyond
Chicken Sex
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Geneticist’s research bears hope for
human fertility treatments
DEPARTMENTS
2 On Campus
6 Athletics
20 Alumni News
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On the cover: Air Force pharmacist Nokomie Welsh-Harris ’03
of the 332nd Medical Support Squadron draws medicine
from a trauma cart at Balad Air Base, Iraq, in January.
PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. JOSHUA GARCIA/U.S. AIR FORCE
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�on campus
First Annual Diversity Awards
Honor Achievements
Wilkes recently held its first annual Diversity Awards Ceremony
and Banquet to recognize members of the community who work
toward making the campus an increasingly inclusive community.
Among those recognized were student diversity ambassadors
who have made significant contributions to multicultural
programming at Wilkes.The ambassadors assess and publicize events
and offer support to campus students.
For their work, the students each received a Kente stole handcrafted
with a gold dust pattern, the symbol of honorable achievement, wealth,
royalty and spiritual purity. Kente stoles represent African cultural heritage.
Members of the University’s Diversity Task Force
also received Kente stoles.
Joseph Francisco, professor of physical chemistry
at Purdue University, discussed the history of
African American chemists.
Above: Giselle Pedraza, Eva Blanco and Dayana Rodriguez,
members of Angeles en la Tierra (Angels on Earth),
performed at the awards ceremony.
Left: Palak Sutaria, Nitasa Sahu, Frantzdyyn Pamphile,
Tracy Garcia, Jennifer Jones, Jasmine King, and
Valerie Martinez display their Kente stoles.
Not in the photo: Ashish Javia, Krystian Tavarez
and Cindy McCoy. PHOTOS BY CURTIS SALONICK
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“Focus the Nation”
Highlights Global Warming
2
Global warming was the hot topic as Wilkes University
participated in a national event called “Focus the Nation.”
Wilkes was one of 1,000 schools across the country to
participate in the weeklong winter event that included a national
teach-in and a webcast of The 2% Solution. Last year,Wilkes
underscored its commitment to sustainability when President
Tim Gilmour signed the American College and University
Presidents Climate Commitment, which outlines steps Wilkes
will take to achieve a higher level of climate neutrality.
As part of the climate change event,Wilkes hosted a green fair
with information and exhibits by regional organizations actively
engaged in research and education about global warming and
reduction of carbon emissions.
A green fair was part of a weeklong series of educational events on global
climate change. PHOTO BY SHANNON CURTIN
�on campus
Runners Heat Up the Winter
The Running Club raised $1,500 during its fourth
annual Relay for Heat on Saturday, Feb. 23.
That brings the group’s four-year total to
$8,500 to help the Commission on Economic
Opportunity’s Martin Luther King Fuel Fund.
Students, faculty, staff and community members
participated in the 100-mile relay along the
dikes in Kirby Park.
While most Americans spend 5 percent of
their income on energy, low-income households
spend more than 20 percent. Consequently, many
Luzerne County residents seek crisis assistance
for heating during the winter months.
Alumnus Fred Gedrich ’73, right, joined
in the 100-mile relay. Running Club
advisor Will Terzaghi is in the center.
PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK
The Write Stuff:
Sports Journalist Wins Scholarship
I can think of NO
STUDENT with whom
I have worked who IS
MORE DESERVING.
- Andrea Frantz
Carlton Holmes covers action on the
court as sports editor for The Beacon.
The aspiring sports journalist was recently
named one of eight students from across
the country to receive the Freedom
Forum-NCAA Sports Journalism Scholarship.
PHOTO BY GINO TROIANI
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Carlton Holmes, a senior communication studies major from Newark, N.J., won
a Freedom Forum-NCAA Sports Journalism Scholarship.The national contest
honors only eight students each year and is one of the most competitive of its
kind.Through a grant to the NCAA, the Freedom Forum gives $3,000
scholarships to college juniors planning careers in sports journalism.
Holmes is the first sports journalism student from Wilkes to receive this
level of recognition. He is an executive staff member for student radio station
WCLH-FM 90.7 and sports editor of The Beacon.
In 2006, Holmes won the College and University Public Relations
Association of Pennsylvania Communications Internship Award for Students
of Color, a competitive scholarship to be used for an internship of the
student’s choosing.That award allowed Holmes to intern with WBRE-TV,
the local NBC television news affiliate.
In addition to his internship at WBRE, Holmes was one of only two sports
interns at New Jersey’s Star-Ledger daily newspaper. Holmes served as a summer
sports reporter, interviewing athletes and covering the National Basketball
Association draft.
As a Freedom Forum-NCAA Sports Journalism Scholarship winner,
Holmes joins the ranks of students from universities such as Yale, Columbia
and Penn State.To be eligible for the scholarship, students must enter their
senior year during the 2008-09 academic year with a major in journalism or
sports journalism, or they must have campus sports journalism experience.
Andrea Frantz, associate professor of communication studies, nominated
Holmes for this scholarship and provided a faculty recommendation.“I have been
impressed over and over again by what this young man has to offer the field. I
can think of no student with whom I have worked who is more deserving.”
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�on campus
Beacon Staff Wins Honors
Student journalist Jamie Gwynn, left, took first place for news photo at the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keystone
Collegiate Press Awards luncheon in March. Christa Sgobba, right, took second place for personality profile. PHOTO BY CARA KOSTER
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Pharmacy Students Win
Statewide Competition
4
Pharmacy students in the Nesbitt School of
Pharmacy recently won a state competition
that tests knowledge of over-the-counter and
self-care treatment options.
The Self-Care Championship was held at the
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Midyear
Meeting in Camp Hill, Pa., from Feb. 8 to 10.
More than 130 students, pharmacists and
pharmacy technicians attended.
Student teams from Pennsylvania’s six pharmacy
schools competed in the Jeopardy-like competition.
The Wilkes team of professional pharmacy students
Todd Weibel, third-year; Melissa Sweigart, fourth-year;
Professional pharmacy students, from left, Melissa Sweigart, Todd Weibel and Shannon Carr
and Shannon Carr, fourth-year, beat teams of pharmacy competed in a Jeopardy-style contest. COURTESY OF PENNSYLVANIA PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
students from Temple, University of the Sciences in
and the Nonprescription Medicines Academy.
Philadelphia, University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne and Lake Erie College
Pennsylvania is one of 16 states participating
of Osteopathic Medicine.The winning Wilkes team received a traveling
in the NASPA/NMA Student Pharmacist
trophy and monetary award.
Self-Care Championship.
The Self-Care Championship is endowed by Proctor & Gamble and
jointly supported by the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
�on campus
Environmental Engineering Goes Green With Infrared
For many area businesses, going green just
became easier.
Wilkes’ environmental engineering department
recently purchased thermal imaging cameras and
other monitoring equipment to conduct energy
audits.The department offers the audits and can
help develop environmental management systems
for clients of the University’s Small Business
Development Center.The infrared cameras assess
temperature variations caused by building cracks,
heat loss and moisture.
Marleen Troy, chair of environmental
engineering and earth sciences, says students who
develop skills in energy conservation will be
well-served when they enter the job market.
The cameras, a $20,000 investment, are also used
by the Division of Engineering and Physics for research
and classroom demonstrations.
Funds for the equipment came from a Pennsylvania
engineering education grant with matching
support from alumni.
Marleen Troy and John Luff, a junior environmental
engineering major, test a thermal imaging camera.
PHOTO BY SHANNON CURTIN
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• Eighty-nine percent of readers responding report at least scanning
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�athletics
athletics
COURTING
BASKETBALL COACH JERRY RICKRODE NOTCHES 300TH CAREER WIN
SUCCESS
By John Seitzinger and Kim Bower-Spence
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W
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HEN MEN’S BASKETBALL
coach Jerry Rickrode arrived
at Wilkes University in
summer 1992, he inherited a
team that hadn’t seen a
winning season in five years.
He quickly turned things around. And on Jan.
30, his efforts earned him his 300th career win,
with a 79-54 victory over FDU-Florham. His
career record at Wilkes now stands at 303 wins
and 119 losses.
“First let me say that the 300 wins are the
University’s wins, not mine,” says Rickrode, the
first Wilkes basketball coach to achieve this
milestone. “We work extremely hard but never
get hung up on individual coaching records. I
didn’t have to shoot, pass, handle or play defense
in any of those wins. But the players did.They deserve the recognition.”
Rickrode, who previously served as an assistant coach at Ithaca College,
immediately injected new life into the program, and successes came quickly.
In his first season, he led the Colonels to a 16-9 record and a conference
playoff berth.The following season,Wilkes went 20-6, the first 20-win
season in school history.The team earned berths in both the Middle Atlantic
Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference playoffs.
Matthew McCaffrey ’94 M’97, now associate director of admissions at
Wilkes, played forward when Rickrode arrived. “To say that the culture
of Wilkes basketball changed that summer would be putting it too mildly.
Jerry made it very clear early and often what it would take to be a successful
program,” he recalls. “Jerry also arrived here with a ferocious desire to recruit
better student-athletes.”
Over the course of the next seven years,Wilkes was one of the dominant
programs in Division III. During that span, Rickrode led the Colonels to seven
straight conference playoff appearances, where his teams claimed MAC titles in
1996, 1998 and 1999, along with a Freedom Conference championship in 2001.
Wilkes also enjoyed a run of six NCAA Division III playoff appearances.
The 1995 and 1996 teams advanced to the Elite Eight, while the 1998 squad
became the first team in school history to reach the illustrious Final Four.
Rickrode’s run at Wilkes includes
16 consecutive seasons of posting
winning records, including seven
years in which the team has
registered 20 wins or more. During
that same time frame, the Colonels
earned 14 conference playoff berths.
Rickrode is a three-time conference
Coach of the Year recipient, while
also garnering the National
Association of Basketball Coaches
Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of
the Year Award four times.
- Matthew McCaffrey ’94 M’97
Jerry also
arrived here with
a FEROCIOUS
DESIRE to
recruit better
student-athletes.
Notes McCaffrey, “Jerry instituted an entirely
different attitude regarding how we went about
everything related to basketball; that is, everything
from how we prepared in the off-season to how
we dressed to how we practiced. Behind the
scenes, recruitment, scouting of opponents and
practice preparation were the order of the day.”
His teams learned the value of hard work and
that winning was much more fun than not
winning, McCaffrey adds. “Players coming into the
Wilkes program since 1992 under Jerry Rickrode
know three things: one, they will go to class; two,
they will improve as an individual player; and
three, they will win as a team.”
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PHOTOS BY WARREN RUDA
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�WILKES GRADUATES MAN
FIELD HOSPITALS IN IRAQ
By Sherrie Flick
HARMACIST NOKOMIE WELSH-HARRIS
’03 TRADED HER WHITE LAB COAT
FOR BODY ARMOR AND KEVLAR
HELMET WHEN THE AIR FORCE CAPTAIN WAS
DEPLOYED TO IRAQ LAST FALL.
THE TAMAQUA, PA., NATIVE SPENT FOUR
MONTHS STATIONED AT BALAD AIR FORCE
BASE, 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF BAGHDAD IN
THE SUNNI TRIANGLE. THERE, SHE WORKED
AS A CLINICAL PHARMACIST SIX DAYS A
WEEK, 12 HOURS A DAY, SWITCHING OFF WITH
ONE OTHER PHARMACIST. “BEING AT WAR IS
SOMETHING YOU’RE NEVER PREPARED FOR,”
SHE SAYS. “WITH BOMBS GOING OFF ALL
AROUND, WE HAD TO WEAR BODY ARMOR
EVERY DAY AND KEVLAR HELMETS, EVEN
THOUGH THE BASE WAS A PRETTY WELL-
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SHE IS ONE OF TWO WILKES PHARM.D.S TO
SERVE IN IRAQ RECENTLY. A THIRD EXPECTS TO
Sheakoski (highlighted) arrived in Iraq in January.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN SHEAKOSKI
DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTAN LATER THIS YEAR.
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DEVELOPED STRUCTURE.”
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�I knew up
front it would always be
CHANGING and
CHALLENGING.There
are new drugs coming
out EVERY DAY.
- Pharmacist Nokomie Welsh-Harris ’03
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Welsh-Harris returned from Iraq in January. PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. JOSHUA GARCIA/U.S. AIR FORCE
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Wilkes’ Nesbitt School of Pharmacy graduated its first students
in 2000. Since then, seven Wilkes pharmacists have entered the Air
Force while another two have entered the Public Health Service,
reports Bernard Graham, dean of the Nesbitt College of Pharmacy
and Nursing.Two more will enter the Air Force this year, and one
will enter the Public Health Service.What draws these alumni to
military service differs, but they all agree that their pharmacy
degrees in combination with military service have given them the
opportunity to use leadership skills that might have languished in
the private sector.
Graham says the program prepares graduates of his program
to be leaders. “Throughout the entire program, we focus on
team building, which includes understanding conflict
resolution among team members. It encourages a culture of
professionalism.”
In Iraq, Welsh-Harris was required to do rounds twice a day
with the medical personnel, and she also had to be ready in a
moment’s notice for emergency calls. “Any time we had an
emergency – you know, this is pharmacy at war – there would be
a ‘trauma call.’ We’d have a minute to get there. We’d be in the
emergency room as they offloaded the patients from the choppers
and take reports, from the flight medic, including vitals, meds, etc.
As the doctors were receiving that information, they started on
their assessment, calling out drugs – right there in real time. The
doctors would call it out, we’d fill it and read it back to the nurse,
who then administered the medication.”
Welsh-Harris notes the very hands-on role Air Force pharmacists
play at Balad,“when every second counts between life and death”
in the number one trauma hospital in theater. Pharmacists there
play a critical role, assisting providers with therapeutic choices.The
hospital also treats local children, more than one would expect to
see in a war zone, she says.With no pediatricians,Welsh-Harris and
other pharmacists recommend pediatric drug selection and dosing.
“Our military medicine has improved leaps and bounds over
the decades,” she notes. “Our troops are medevaced to our
facility within 30 minutes from the time of injury – compared
to the weeks it took in Vietnam and days that it took in the first
Gulf War. Our hospital has a 98 percent survival rate, meaning 98
percent of the patients that make it to our hospital alive will live,
regardless of the magnitude of their injury.This is fantastic.”
Welsh-Harris found it difficult seeing some young soldiers
coming in with injuries.Though the experience was sometimes
graphic, she always knew she wanted to work in health care. “I
was just always generally interested in it. Most people try to avoid
their doctor, but they seek out pharmacists. I liked the idea of
that personal interaction,” she says.
“I knew up front it would always be changing and
challenging.There are new drugs coming out every day.”
She decided on the Air Force her third year of pharmacy school.
“I started going to the national conventions and talking to lots of
pharmacists in order to see what they liked about their jobs. I kept
running into Air Force pharmacists.They seemed to have the most
job satisfaction.They weren’t stressed out.At first I thought,‘Me? In
the military? Ha-ha.’Then I thought maybe I should look into this.”
Welsh-Harris won a Healthcare Profession Scholarship. She
was originally stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona but
then traveled to Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force
Base, San Antonio,Texas, to do her American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists pharmacy practice residency.
Welsh-Harris, who married Anthony Harris in March,
returned to Wilford from Iraq in January and now works in the
oncology pharmacy with bone marrow transplants and
chemotherapy. Because Wilford is a flagship medical center for
the Air Force and its biggest Air Education and Training facility,
she expects to deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan every year.
�MILITARY, CIVILIANS OR INSURGENTS
apt. Brian Sheakoski ’05 began his deployment at
Kirkuk Regional Air Base in Iraq in January. He is one
of 200 active-duty pharmacists in the Air Force. A
portion of those pharmacists are continuously deployed.
In Kirkuk, Sheakoski is the only pharmacist at his facility, and
there are no pharmacy technicians. But, he notes, “Pharmacists
deployed to the Middle East tend to keep in touch and network
with each other about issues and supply shortages that we can
help each other with.” So he doesn’t feel alone.
A typical day involves filling prescriptions for personnel and
maintaining the pharmacy stock. “On not-so-typical days,”
Sheakoski says, “we’re taking care of the traumas that occur
outside of the base, which could be U.S and Iraqi military, Iraqi
civilians or insurgents,” says Sheakoski, who is married to
Elizabeth Alles ’03 M’05.
In 2006, Sheakoski spent two
months at a U.S. base in Qatar
during the 15th Asian Games
Doha. He helped assemble a field
hospital designed to take on mass
casualties from a structural collapse
or a terrorist attack. Nothing out of
the ordinary happened, but he
takes great pride in knowing “we
turned 40 airplane pallets into a
functioning hospital in two days.”
Mason, who is engaged to marry fellow pharmacy graduate
Jennifer Kazemka ’05 in July, serves as chief of outpatient
pharmacy services for the 99th Medical Support Squadron at
Nellis.The hospital is a joint venture between the departments of
Veterans Affairs and Defense and is one of the largest of its kind.
“Working under the same roof as the VA is a unique experience.
We are always working together to do what is best for our
patients.”The pharmacy fills about 1,000 prescriptions a day.
TWIN EXPERIENCE
raham’s twin brother, Benjamin, served in the Air
Force as a dentist for 22 years; both brothers had gone
to pharmacy school. “I talk it up,” the Wilkes dean
says. “I encourage students to join. I talk to them about my
brother’s experiences and accomplishments to show them the
We turned 40
AIRPLANE PALLETS
into a FUNCTIONING
HOSPITAL in two days.
apt. James Mason ’06
wanted something a little
more challenging for his
future. He sees the Air Force as an
opportunity to use his education and
leadership skills in a way he wouldn’t
have had a chance to as a civilian.
Mason, from Old Forge, Pa., is
stationed just outside of LasVegas at
Nellis Air Force Base. He expects
to be deployed to Afghanistan by
the end of 2008. “The Wilkes
pharmacy program prepared me to
be a pharmacist from day one,” he
says.“Within a week of graduating,
I was in Alabama for officer
training and then off to Nevada. So
six weeks after graduation, I was in
a pharmacy and expected to be a
pharmacist and leader.”
Sheakoski sits atop an Iraqi MiG at Kirkuk
air base. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN SHEAKOSKI
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- Capt. Brian Sheakoski ’05
TO AFGHANISTAN
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�PHARM.D.S SERVING
IN UNIFORMED SERVICE:
U.S. AIR FORCE
Capt. Melissa Pammer ’00
Capt. Sarah Beck ’03
Capt. Nokomie Welsh-Harris ’03
Capt. Jeff Brittain ’05
Capt. Brian Sheakoski ’05
Capt. Kim Whipple ’05
Capt. James Mason ’06
Capt. Audrey Simpson ’08
Capt. Joshua Swantek ’08
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Lt. Ted Hall ’02
Lt. Susan Pellock ’05
Mason, left, expects to be deployed to Afghanistan later this year.
Lt. Stephanie Victor ’08
PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMES MASON
Air Force can provide a good
professional life and career.”
He notes that often Wilkes
students see an opportunity
when they consider enlisting.
“In northeast Pennsylvania,
there are a lot of very civicminded people – people who
have a sense of duty about
them and a love of family and
country,” Graham says. Most
pharmacy students enter the
Air Force by first applying for a
Health Professions Scholarship.
- Capt. James Mason ’06
“They’ve all won scholarships.
These scholarships picked up
most if not all of their tuition or
costs of education.”
Graham says the buzzwords
for his program are team-based education, small class sizes,
great faculty and student interaction, and a high degree
completion rate. The students are taught to work in teams in
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Even after
Wilkes ... we have this
TEAM MINDSET.
We’re still working
together.We talk and
HELP EACH
OTHER OUT.
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real-life scenarios, and this helps promote an air of cooperation
and professionalism.
Mason agrees.“Even after Wilkes,” he says,“we have this team
mindset. We’re still working together. We talk and help each
other out, whether it’s by phone or e-mail – whether we have a
question or we’re just having a bad day.”
NO TWO DAYS ALIKE
elsh-Harris, Sheakoski and Mason have had experiences
that never would have popped up had they stayed
in northeastern Pennsylvania as retail pharmacists. For
instance, Nellis hosts Red Flag, a combat training exercise for
fighter pilots. Pilots from all over the world and many distinguished visitors come to see the pilots perform. “It’s exciting,”
Mason says. “When those people get sick, it’s our job to take
care of them.”
No two days are alike for these pharmacists in uniform,
whether stationed in the U.S. or abroad. “The degree from
Wilkes definitely prepared me for my leadership responsibilities,” Welsh-Harris says. “But pharmacy in the military is
different than pharmacy in general. You aren’t just a
pharmacist, but an officer too.”
�Political Posturing
I am running
because of what
Dr. King called
the FIERCE
URGENCY
OF NOW,
because I
believe we are
at a defining
moment in
our history."
- Barack Obama,
reported by
Andrew Seaman,
Beacon news editor
Pennsylvania’s surprise prominence in the presidential
primaries brought candidates to Wilkes University’s doorstep.
Former President Bill Clinton stumped for wife Hillary, and
Barack Obama addressed students and others during separate
gatherings in the Marts Center. Chelsea Clinton rallied
supporters during her “Hillblazers” tour.
“If the people of Pennsylvania support
Hillary on Tuesday, you will wake up
Wednesday in a different world.”
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- Former President Bill Clinton,
campaigning for wife
Hillary three days before
the Pennsylvania primary.
PHOTOS OF BARACK OBAMA AND BILL CLINTON BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
PHOTO OF CHELSEA CLINTON BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
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WILKES’ TOM BALDINO SAYS POLITICAL DIVISIONS ARISE FROM
TENSIONS BETWEEN AMERICA’S TWO CONFLICTING VALUES:
LIBERALISM AND DEMOCRACY By Kim Bower-Spence
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VER SINCE THE CONTENTIOUS ELECTION
of 2000, TV talking heads, pundits and now
bloggers have divided the United States by color.
Not the black, white and brown of race, but the
blue and red of Democrats and Republicans,
liberals and conservatives.
While it’s convenient to color political disagreements along
party lines,Wilkes University political scientist Thomas J. Baldino
traces the perennial struggles to competition between two values
on which the nation was built: liberalism and democracy. “We
have inherently conflicting values.We are a liberal democracy.”
Citizens value individual freedoms and their right to pursue
their dreams. But the U.S. is also a democratic system, which
empowers a government to act on behalf of the people. This
means that a government may limit individual rights and
freedoms to protect the majority.
Baldino cites polygamy as one example of where an
individual’s right to live as he or she wishes may be curbed.
“That’s a violation of community standards,” he says. “You sense
the balance that has to be struck there – to balance the ‘right’ of
the individual to have multiple wives against the community’s
need to establish rules for an ordered society.”
“Liberalism” early in U.S. history drew its meaning from its
18th Century origins, and was associated with individual
freedom – of speech, of religion, of assembly, of self-determination. It reflected one understanding of equality: that
everyone has the same opportunities and must be treated the
same under the law. “As (Thomas) Jefferson understood
equality, we will all be treated the same by the government,
based on abilities and ambition,” Baldino explains.This concept
supports a capitalist system, where everyone can acquire
property and pursue happiness.
Professor Tom Baldino asserts that the United States map is much more
purple than red or blue. PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
�together to try to find solutions.“People who are willing to talk
and listen can find common ground.”
Despite the divide, Baldino asserts, the country is much more
“purple” than simply red or blue. County-by-county break-outs
show a mix of red and blue even within states. Pennsylvania itself
sports nearly a red “T,” with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh heavily
Democratic and the heartland more Republican.
“If you depoliticize the debate and remove the hyper-inflated
rhetoric, people want their problems solved,” Baldino concludes.
“We need to reduce the inflammatory rhetoric so people can
understand both sides of each issue.”
ELECTION FACTS
• Alabama disqualifies from voting those who
have committed a “felony involving moral
turpitude,” without offering a definitive list
of what qualifies as “moral turpitude.”
• Seven states require photo
identification before voting.
• Seven states mandate that felons
permanently lose the right to vote
unless they are able to obtain a pardon.
• In Pennsylvania, felons retain their
right to vote once they complete their
sentence, probation or parole.
• All Oregon elections are conducted
by mail-in ballot.
COURTESY OF KYLE KREIDER,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
2004 U.S.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
SOURCE FOR MAP: MICHAEL GASTNER, COSMA SHALIZI
AND MARK NEWMAN, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
BUSH
KERRY
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Franklin D. Roosevelt transformed the meaning and use of
“liberalism.” In trying to reconcile liberalism and democracy,
Roosevelt argued that Americans couldn’t enjoy their freedom
to succeed unless the community ensured citizens’ survival.“The
community decides what the necessities for survival are,”
explains Baldino, “and government provides them for those
unable to acquire them for themselves.”
For example, the community decided to provide free public
education to everyone. What a person does with that education
is his or her choice. But providing free education has a cost
borne by every citizen, even those without children or who send
their children to non-public schools. Similarly, freedom of speech
guarantees that the Ku Klux Klan can promote its views on race
even though it offends a majority of people.
Over the course of U.S. history, Americans vacillated between
promoting liberalism and promoting democracy, Baldino notes.
He cites several “refoundings” since the birth of the United
States. The Democratic-Republicans, led by Jefferson and James
Madison, felt that Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists were
concentrating too much power in the federal government.With
Jefferson’s election in 1800, he sought to limit the power of the
federal government and strengthen states’ rights. Other
refoundings occurred in elections of 1828, 1860 and 1932.
Baldino also lists 1968 as a pivotal year. Roosevelt’s New Deal
and Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society raised questions of “How
much do we want the government to do for us?”With the antiwar, environmental, women’s, and civil rights movements
dividing the country, political winds shifted toward the
Republican Party with its promise of a smaller federal
government and a greater emphasis on individual choice. The
trend continued through Democratic President Bill Clinton,
who revised the welfare system to put
more responsibility on the
individual, Baldino points out.
“The contemporary parties tend
to muddle the issues by misidentifying the terms,” he says. For instance,
party operatives quickly shriek
“socialized medicine” at any attempt
to reform health care, or “privatization” when changes are proposed for
Social Security.The pejorative language
taps into emotions and squelches constructive debate.
Even on abortion, Baldino contends,
opponents who can get past the rhetoric
can get to the heart of the issue –
unintended pregnancies – and work
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�HARPER SERVED ON
ADVANCE TEAM FOR
AIR FORCE ONE
By Sherrie Flick
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W
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HEN PRESIDENT BILL
Clinton flew to Helsinki,
Finland, to meet with
Russian President Boris
Yeltsin in March 1997, it was Jeff Harper
’81 who told the Air Force One pilot
where to park the 747.
For three years during the Clinton
administration, Harper served as an
advance agent preparing Air Force One
and Two for takeoff and landing. That
Helsinki flight marked Harper’s last and
favorite trip as an agent. “It was March
and it was cold, but it was a neat city,
neat people.”
Growing up in Endwell, N.Y., Harper
never imagined he’d one day work so
directly for a U.S. president. He did
know, however, by seventh grade that he
wanted to fly airplanes.
Harper was a scholarship cadet in
Wilkes University’s Detachment 752.
After receiving his mathematics degree,
he headed to navigator school at Mather
Air Force Base, Sacramento, Calif, as a
second lieutenant. Less-than-perfect
eyesight kept him from becoming an Air
Force pilot, but he later earned a private
pilot’s license.
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High
Flyer
Harper now works for a consulting firm
planning for the next Air Force One.
PHOTO BY STEVE BARRETT
�It’s probably the
only job in the
AIR FORCE
where you
SUPPORT THE
PRESIDENT of
the United States.
It was an
HONOR.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JEFF HARPER
After stints at Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana, and March Air
Force Base, California, where he flew in KC-135 air-to-air
refueling aircraft, he was hand-picked to be an advance agent. He
gained a special security clearance, passed the interview process,
and was seated in 1994 at the rank of major.
“It’s probably the only job in the Air Force where you support
the president of the United States. It was an honor,” he says.
Harper served Air Force One in addition to his regular duty,
which involved coordinating KC-135 operations on the battle
staff of a three-star general. Schedulers would call upon a pool
of 60 advance agents, two of whom were needed for each Air
Force One stop.
Trips might take one day or two weeks. He flew into London,
Indonesia, the Philippines, Iceland, Las Vegas, Boston and Los
Angeles, among other destinations.
He didn’t fly in Air Force One; instead, he traveled ahead of
the plane to coordinate plans and security with the airport and
pilots. Agents serve as the eyes and ears at the airports for the
Lt. Col. Jeff Harper, Triangle, Va.
B.S., Mathematics 1981
M.A.S. Aeronautical Science,
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1990
Career: Retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who now
works for consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton
Notable: Served on advance crew for Air Force One
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Harper, shown in top photo
with President Clinton, supported Air Force One
flights for three years during the Clinton administration.
president, the flight crew,
the Secret Service and
anyone involved in any
Air Force One flight. They
coordinate with air traffic
control and fire and rescue
teams, and ensure security of
aircraft fuel.
“Before any fuel is put on
board that particular airplane,
it is tested and secured,”
Harper notes. “We tell the
pilot where to park, what
time he needs to be there.We
do drawings of the air field,
scale drawings of the runway,
where to taxi, measurements
in feet from various obstacles and other airplanes.”
Pilots receive detailed, step-by-step directions and know
exactly how to taxi and park, as if they’ve already been to a
particular airfield before. “We’d have lines taped on a ramp — a
‘T’ — that’s where the plane was to stop at exactly the right
time,” says Harper. “It had to be exact.”
It’s a zero-error work environment. “At the end of the day, if
we saw the president take off or land as planned, that was fun,”
says Harper. Sometimes the distinguished visitors (DVs) or the
president would acknowledge the advance agents as they
stepped off the plane.
Harper eventually moved on to the Pentagon, where he
scheduled planes for the vice president, four-star generals, the
secretary of defense, secretary of state, and the joint chiefs of staff.
He retired from that position in 2004 as a lieutenant colonel.
Today, Harper works for the consulting firm Booz Allen
Hamilton and is analyzing engineering and capability needs for
the future fleet of presidential airplanes, scheduled to be in the
air around 2017. He lives in Triangle,Va., with his wife, Heidi,
and children Shannon, 13, Robby, 10, and Kaylee, 7.
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�GENETICIST’S
POULTRY
RESEARCH BEARS
HOPE FOR HUMAN
FERTILITY
TREATMENTS
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By Kim Bower-Spence
Barbato began working with
chickens as a graduate student.
PHOTOS BY PAT LITTLE
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�And it doesn’t harm nontarget species. “It’s only the
animals that eat it that lose
reproductive capacity.” In
fact, it won a “Best BirdFriendly Innovation” award
from People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals.
Barbato thinks that they can
extend the same procedure
to rats and mice. Eventually,
the method might even find
use in humans.
In 2007, Barbato and two
colleagues launched a new
company, Gallimed Sciences,
to license intellectual property
he develops at Penn State into
human and other uses. He
serves as Gallimed’s president.
“I’ve had great experiences
with teachers and mentors
and professors over the years
who’ve been very generous
with their time and knowledge,” he explains. Barbato
tries to do the same for his students.
“The students really like him,” says Robert Elkin, head of the
Poultry Science Department at Penn State.“He’s very engaging.”
Barbato credits Wilkes professors Lester Turoczi and Lou
Rigley with introducing him to genetics, with courses like gene
expression, sociobiology and the evolution of behavior. “The
idea that genes could influence behavior was extremely
powerful. It just changed my life,” he says.
Turoczi recalls how as an undergraduate Barbato requested to
take a graduate course in advanced genetics. “He brought an
energy and a vitality to that course that was stimulating,” he says,
noting Barbato’s ability to ask probing questions without putting
people on the offensive.
For all Barbato’s research in poultry over the years, the
question that started it all still eludes him. He hasn’t quite
found the answer to what happened to nesting behavior in
Japanese quail – yet.
The idea that
GENES could
INFLUENCE
BEHAVIOR was
extremely powerful.
It just CHANGED
MY LIFE.
Guy Barbato, State College, Pa.
B.S., Biology 1977
Career: Associate professor of poultry science at
Penn State University
Notable: Holds five patents and launched a new company,
Gallimed Sciences Inc., to bring to market contraceptive
products resulting from his research.
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G
UY BARBATO’S CAREER VERY
quickly went to the birds.
It started when the Wilkes biology major
challenged a scientist at a seminar.The speaker,
biologist Martin Schein, mentioned that
Japanese quail couldn’t nest. If humans didn’t
gather the eggs for incubation, the birds would no longer exist.
“I said, ‘That’s impossible. You can’t lose a fitness trait,’”
Barbato ’77 remembers. He ended up back at biologist Lou
Rigley’s house until 2 a.m. arguing his point over pizza.
The discussion hatched the Newark, N.J., native’s career in
poultry genetics. From Wilkes, Barbato’s interest in feeding
behaviors led to a master’s degree in nutrition, where his work
happened to be in chickens, followed by a Ph.D. in genetics.
Both advanced degrees came from Virginia Tech.
Then came two years at chicken producer Holly Farms, in
Wilkesboro, N.C., where he helped develop leaner birds for
consumers. He left Holly for post-doctoral fellowships in human
nutrition, neurochemistry and protein chemistry.
One day he noticed an ad for a poultry scientist that seemed to be
written for him: Penn State sought a geneticist and physiologist with
nutrition experience; industry experience a plus.“How many people
like that can there be?” he wondered. Soon he, wife Aileen and
their young children, Guy and
Brittany, moved to State College,
Pa. He’s been a poultry science
professor there since 1987.
His spends 25 percent of
his time teaching poultry
management and genetics to
undergraduate and graduate
students; 75 percent is devoted
to researching the genetics
of poultry growth and
reproduction. It’s more than
chicken sex.
His recent research focuses
on the biochemistry of genes
influencing whether sperm and egg “stick together”— the first
event before fertilization. “A lot of the things that we’re
discovering along the way can be used in other species,”
including humans, Barbato notes.
He holds five patents, including one for an assay that can
determine whether a male produces sperm capable of fertilizing an
egg. It’s currently being tested in humans, dairy cattle and other
domestic animals.
For now, practical application comes in the form of pest contraceptives, marketed by Innolytics LLC. Barbato and colleagues have
been researching a method of nonhormonal, nontoxic birthcontrol that prevents pigeons and resident Canadian geese from
laying eggs. “It’s a very green procedure, meaning that it doesn’t
pollute the environment,” he says.
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�alumni news
2008 Alumni Scholarship Awarded
and Coach Sheptock Honored
The Annual Alumni Scholarship Award Dinner took place on April 5,
honoring Wilkes head football coach Frank Sheptock.
“Coach Sheptock has been an inspiration to the players, the program and to
the community for more than 12 years,” according to Fred Demech ’61, chair
of this year’s event. Sheptock’s father, Frank
Sheptock Sr., and President Tim Gilmour, among
others, spoke of his accomplishments.
The event was attended by many of Frank’s
family, friends, past and present players and alumni.
“We are pleased that so many people came to share
in Frank’s recognition. It shows the impact Frank
has had during his time at Wilkes,” says Sandra
Carroll, executive director of alumni relations.
Each year, the Wilkes University Alumni
Association awards the alumni scholarship to a
current student who has had a sibling or parent
who graduated from Wilkes. Applicants need a
grade point average of 3.0 or higher.This year’s
recipient is Andrew Durako, who is majoring in
accounting.
This event allows the Alumni Association to
raise the level of the scholarship to more fully
fund tuition expenses.
Andrew Durako, left, is the winner of the Alumni
Scholarship for 2008. With him are parents Andrew ’77
and Ann Marie Durako.
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Alumni Enjoy
‘An Extra Night in Florida’
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Alumni gathered at the Bay Colony Beach Club
in Naples on Feb. 29 for a reception hosted by
Wilkes’ community partner, M&T Bank.
Terry Casey ’82, first vice president of the
Alumni Association and vice president of M&T
Bank private investment group, welcomed alumni
and friends.The program featured University
President Tim Gilmour,Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom
Leighton and Barnes & Noble Vice President and
University Trustee Bill Miller ’81.
The president shared his vision and plans for
Wilkes. Leighton spoke about the strong
partnership between Wilkes and the City of
Wilkes-Barre in revitalization and explained steps
the city has taken. He invited attendees to come
back and experience the many new restaurants and
Bill Miller ’81, Gerald McHale ’67
and Betsy Condron M ’79 visit
in Florida. PHOTO BY MIRKO WIDENHORN
businesses that have
come to downtown
Wilkes-Barre.
One of these is
the Barnes & Noble
College Booksellers
store that opened on Main Street in 2006. Miller, also a member of the
Alumni Association board, spoke about the success of the first-ever main
street Barnes & Noble shared by two universities,Wilkes and King’s College.
The store engages the community through events featuring local authors
and artists.
The Florida event brought Wilkes and its host community to life for
those with deep Wyoming Valley roots who happen to have a current
Florida address. Special thanks to Don Wilkinson ’58.
�alumni news
Kerrs Host Fellow
Alumni Near Boston
Alumni joined hosts John and Renate (Dargel) Kerr,
both class of ’72, for a Feb. 20 dinner at the Walpole
Country Club, located near Boston.
Provost Reynold Verret and deans Paul Browne,
Dale Bruns, Darin Fields, Bernard Graham and
Michael Speziale talked about progress Wilkes has
made and University plans. Special guest Helen
Ralston ’52 also joined the festivities.
“It was exciting to meet fellow alumni in the
Boston area and have the opportunity to spend time
with our deans and each other,” says John Kerr.
Fred Gemino looks through a yearbook with alumni board member Tom Ralston ’80 in Walpole, Mass.
PHOTO BY TOM AND CHERYL MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY
CELEBRATE WILKES’ 75TH ANNIVERSARY AT HOMECOMING
Checked Out The Colonel
Connection Recently?
Plan now to visit campus for the historic celebration of the
75th anniversary of Wilkes, from its earliest years as Bucknell
Updates to The Colonel Connection online
community continue to improve communications
to and among alumni.
University Junior College, to Wilkes College, to Wilkes University.
This year’s Homecoming begins Friday, Oct. 3, and continues
through Sunday, Oct. 5.
You’ll have plenty of opportunity to mix and mingle with your
classmates. Don’t miss the Friday golf tournament, followed by an
auction of Dean George Ralston’s famous ties, which have been
generously donated by his wife, Helen Ralston ’52. On Saturday,
take advantage of an opportunity to be back in the classroom for
short courses taught by alumni and professors.
Your support of the Wilkes football team is always appreciated.
This year, you can help celebrate the accomplishments of the
Golden Horde —those football teams that hit the field from
1965-1969 —and Coach Rollie
Schmidt at the game.
Many other activities are
planned for your return to
campus, so save the date
and come back to
experience and hear
about the many changes
on campus and in
revitalized downtown
Wilkes-Barre.
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You can now pull in Real Simple Syndication
(RSS) feeds and widgets like YouTube and Flickr,
and you can pull information into a dynamic
profile from these sites. Create your own blogs and
receive comments, and create an extensive friends
list to include friends of friends.
The Colonel Connection can show the latest
postings in your social networking sites.
Remember to post recent photos, submit class
notes or become a mentor.You can also find a
classmate, update your information and find out
about upcoming alumni events and programs.
Log on at community.wilkes.edu.
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�class notes
1955
Roland Featherman of East
Stroudsburg, Pa., has been
appointed by Pennsylvania
Gov. Ed Rendell to serve on
the Governor’s Advisory
Committee for People with
Disabilities.
1958
Ronald A. Olson, M.D., is an
ophthalmologist at Eye
Centers of Florida, Naples,
Fla. Previously, he served on
the ophthalmology staff at
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center,Wilkes-Barre.
Prior to that, he was in private
practice for 25 years in West
Pittston, Pa. He and wife
Leona (Baiera) Olson ’62
have lived in Naples for five
years.Their son, Christian J.
Olson, and his wife, Kimberly,
reside in Pompano Beach, Fla.
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP DINNER PLANNERS: Members of the planning committee for the annual Alumni Scholarship
Dinner were, from left: Rosa Khalife-McCracken ’79, Fred Demech ’61, Andrea Petrasek ’69, Katie Cappelloni ’08,
Mirko Widenhorn and Michelle Diskin ’05.
1963
Robert Bomboy, former
English department faculty
member, is the author of Smart
Boys Swimming in the River
Styx: A Novel of Love and War.
1979
Daniel J. Cardell, C.F.A., is
president and chief investment
officer of Wayne Hummer
Asset Management, a
subsidiary of Wintrust
Financial Corporation.
Cardell, with 25 years of
investment management
experience, will lead an
expansion of the firm’s
investment strategies. In
addition to his position at
Wintrust Financial
Corporation, Cardell teaches
finance to MBA candidates at
the University of Illinois at
Chicago. Cardell and wife
Anne Marie (Booth) Cardell
’79 reside in Palatine, Ill., with
their two children.
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1985
Sean Connolly was appointed
to the board of the Central
Pennsylvania Food Bank.
Connolly is a public relations
consultant and lives in Camp
Hill, Pa., with his wife, Beth
Ann, and children Colleen
and Patrick.
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ALUMNUS MEETS WITH ROTC CADETS:
U.S. Army Col. Mark A. Rado '80 discusses leadership with the cadets of Air
Force ROTC Detachment 852 at the Kingston Armory in February 2008. While
a student at Wilkes, Rado was an AFROTC cadet. He enlisted in the Army in
1985 and was commissioned upon graduation from Officer Candidate School.
He became a colonel on Nov. 1, 2007, and currently attends the Industrial
College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C. Upon graduation in June, he
is to be reassigned to the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq,
where he will serve as a personnel advisor to the Iraqi army.
1987
Paul Isaac is enrolled in the
master of science program in
pastoral care and counseling at
Neumann College in Aston, Pa.
The program combines
psychology, psychiatry, theology
and spirituality. He also
continues to participate in longdistance races, including
marathons, and hopes to qualify
for the Boston marathon.
1995
Alexandria (Marchel)
Zuranski is a claims assistant
for a local Social Security field
office. She resides in Albany,
Ga., with her husband, Chris.
1996
John E. Schwear Jr. and his
wife, Lisa, welcomed their
second child, Erica, born on
Nov. 16, 2007. She joins a
brother, John Eugene III.The
family resides in Drums, Pa.
John is a vice president with
the M&T Bank Business and
Professional Banking Group.
1997
Brian P. Morrison is a
principal of Cocke, Szpanka
and Taylor CPAs accounting
firm in Reston,Va. CS&T is
ranked among the top
certified public accounting
firms in the northern Virginia
and greater Washington, D.C.,
metropolitan regions.
�class notes
1998
Lisa (Niewinski) Ciampi and
husband Lou announce the
birth of their son, Nicholas
Edward, born on Jan. 15,
2008. Nicholas joins a brother,
Louis.They reside in
Wyoming, Pa.
1999
Thomas Duffy M’03 has been
appointed principal at Dallas
Middle School, Dallas, Pa.
Aaron Sherburne and
Lauren (Castelli)
Sherburne ’00 welcomed
their son, Jason Patrick, on
Dec. 14, 2007.The family
resides in Pequannock, N.J.
Frappolli is South Jersey’s
Winningest Coach
Joe Frappolli’s official title is director of student
services at Florence Township Memorial High School.
But to most residents of Florence, N.J., he’s better
known as simply “Coach.”
Frappolli ’69 has been leading the Florence
Flashes high school football team for the past 34
years and is currently South Jersey’s All-Time
winningest coach, with an overall record of 236-1015. He has chalked up 17 championship seasons and
twice won four consecutive Freedom Division
Championships, including a current streak of seven
championships in a row.
Under his leadership, the Florence Flashes had a
three-year unbeaten streak from 2003 to 2006. They
reached 43 undefeated/untied games before losing in
2006. His team took the South Jersey Group I
Championship in 1985, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
The Florence native attributes much of his success
as a coach and educator to his experiences at Wilkes.
Frappolli leads a 12-member coaching staff.
The history major fondly recalls playing on the
“I wanted to teach and coach and help (students) achieve
“Golden Horde.” That team won four Middle Atlantic
the greatest victory they would ever achieve: what they will
Conference championships and had a 30-plus game
do with the rest of their life,” he says. The biggest challenge
winning streak.
he and his 12-member coaching staff now face is to “overcome
The former quarterback, receiving back, defensive
back and kick returner also played on one of two
teams inducted into the Wilkes Athletics Hall of Fame.
He was Unsung Player of the Year in 1968.
Upon graduation, Frappolli returned to his
the ‘me-first’ attitude of many young people, and getting them
to recognize the importance of ‘team first’ instead.”
Frappolli acknowledges that coaching is not just about
knowing how to play a sport. “It’s how you achieve in getting
your players to learn what you’ve taught them and then put it
hometown to teach history and government for 17
to work.” Frappolli feels lucky to be able to put to use some of
years before becoming a guidance director and later
the same theories and principles learned at Wilkes. “We try to
athletic director. He became head football coach in
emphasize the fundamental values or pillars of good character.”
1974, after earning a master’s degree in student
personnel services at Trenton State College.
– By Shannon Curtin ’07
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Colonel football team, where he was part of the
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�class notes
2000
Nicholas Adler, resident
choreographer and theatre
instructor for the
Conservatory Theatre
Department at Wilkes, has
accepted a position as the
performance manager for Jazz
at Lincoln Center in New
York City. In this new
position, Adler will be in
charge of managing any one
of the three main performance
venues, the largest of which
seats upward of 1,600 people.
Nelson M. Braslow, M.D., is
the executive vice president of
medical affairs and chief
medical officer of MVP
Health Care. He is responsible
for leadership of MVP’s
medical affairs division,
including oversight of all
clinical staff, medical policies
and protocols. MVP Health
Care has locations in upstate
and central New York, New
Hampshire and Vermont.
LeDonne Covers Finance from London
It’s easier to teach a writer how financial markets work
ambition. I really love living in London; it’s a wonderful and
than to teach a financial expert to write well. That
culturally diverse city.”
premise, which launched Gabe LeDonne’s financial
Another perk to living in London is the ability it provides
reporting career, has now taken the 2005 communi-
LeDonne to travel. “Since I've been here, I’ve visited a few
cations studies and English graduate to London.
places – Edinburgh, Paris, Athens and the French Riviera – and
LeDonne started his career with financial news
service SNL Financial after completing his dual degree.
LeDonne worked as a reporter at SNL’s head office in
I have trips coming up later this year to Seoul, South Korea,
Stockholm, Munich and Frankfurt.”
LeDonne does miss seeing friends and family, but a few
Charlottesville, Va., covering the financial market for
of them have already visited, and many more are planning
two years before he was sent to London, where he
to do so. He doesn’t know when his job might return to
currently works as senior industry editor.
the United States.
His increased responsibilities include getting SNL’s
“I’m keeping an open mind about it. These last nine
European and Asian news coverage up and running.
months have just flown by, and there are still lots of
“While a good bit of my job is still reporting on our
things I want to do.”
coverage universe in Europe and Asia, I’m also working to
build contacts and sources here, and trying to establish
– By Shannon Curtin ’07
SNL’s name as a news agency.”
LeDonne has been meeting with
executives and trade groups and
attending conferences and
industry events. Building a division
of a company from scratch is a
challenge, but LeDonne finds it
exciting. “It’s been really
fascinating learning about the
differences in how companies and
markets operate in Europe and
Asia. Every country has
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its own system. Some aspects are
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quite similar to the U.S., other
aspects are drastically different.”
LeDonne enjoys living overseas.
“I have always wanted to live
abroad — it’s been a longstanding
His London-based reporting position gives LeDonne, shown here in
Monte Carlo, opportunity to travel throughout Europe.
�class notes
English Graduate Clothes Pro Athletes, Then Talks
Shakespeare, Chaucer, Reebok, Adidas, Super Bowl.
Such was the career path of Eddie White ’80, whose
days of studying English at Wilkes led to a career in
sports information and marketing — and now talk radio.
The Wilkes-Barre native recently left his full-time
position as vice president of team properties and
sports marketing for Reebok and Adidas to be a
public relations consultant for the brands. Working
out of Indianapolis, White oversaw a staff of more
than 30 people who serviced teams from the
White, left, teams with Bob Kravitz, right, for a talk radio program in Indianapolis.
National Football League, National Basketball
PHOTO COURTESY OF ESPN 1070 THE FAN
Association, Women’s National Basketball
memories of Wilkes and the Wyoming Valley. To listen in,
Association, NBA’s D-League and NFL’s Europa.
go to the station’s web page (1070thefan.com) and click
White continues to work one-on-one with senior
on the Bo Ryan podcast.
executives of each league, as well as the head coach
His position with Reebok-Adidas takes him all over the
from every team. The job has taken him to 20 Super
country, but White began his career in the sports industry
Bowls, most of the time concentrating on organizing
closer to home. Upon graduation, he became sports
the pregame show and national anthem.
information director at Wilkes. He then moved to assistant
His work as a sports industry insider opened up a
new venture for White. He recently became co-host
sports information director at Notre Dame.
White also served as director of public relations for the
of an evening sports radio show. He and
Miami Dolphins, where he was directly involved with
Indianapolis Star sports columnist Bob Kravitz talk
designing the press box for Dolphin Stadium. After four
about local and national sports topics on “Kravitz &
years with the Dolphins, White became involved in public
Eddie” on the ESPN affiliate in Indianapolis.
relations, advertising and marketing programs for the
One of his most recent highlights was covering
the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Championships in
Indiana and his interview with fellow Wilkes
graduate Bo Ryan ’69, head coach of No. 1 seed
Logo 7/Logo Athletic apparel company, which was
purchased by Reebok. That was later bought by Adidas.
In 2001, White received the Wilkes Alumnus of the Year
award. He resides in Carmel, Ind., with his wife and son.
Wisconsin. They spoke every day during the
2001
Jessica (Crowley) Howard,
Pharm.D., was named Shore
Memorial Hospital’s employee
of the month for March 2008.
Howard has been a staff
pharmacist at Shore
Memorial, Somers Point, N.J.,
since 2002. She resides in Egg
Harbor Township, N.J., with
her husband, Brian.
2004
Gangi Cucciuffo is the
principal of Highland
Elementary School in the
Ephrata Area School District.
He resides in Reading, Pa.
– By Shannon Curtin ’07
Kate (Gowisnok) Menta and
her husband, Jarrod, welcomed
their first child, Sofia Elizabeth,
on Oct. 25, 2007. The family
resides in Luzerne, Pa.
2006
Mike Burnside is executive
director of the Cultural
Council of Luzerne County.
He has also been the
managing editor of WilkesBarre-based Etruscan Press
and is an active member of the
Luzerne County Historical
Society, the Delaware &
Lehigh National Heritage
Corridor and the Great Valley
Technology Alliance.
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tourney, and most of the talk on air consisted of
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�class notes
Curtin Bags
12-Point Elk
rested the rifle over Eldridge’s shoulder
While many Americans were
the 700-pound elk dropped. Its 12 points
scrambling with last-minute Christmas
— six on each side of the rack — and
preparations, Shannon Curtin ’07 and
32-inch spread make it an average-size
her father, Dennis, traveled cross-
animal for that region.
as she squeezed off her final shot, and
country in pursuit of elk.
Her dad took his elk the next morning,
The pair left Berwick, Pa., Dec. 16
as daughter slept in. “We were expecting
in a Dodge Ram diesel pickup,
to be out for two or three days,” recalls
arriving 32 hours later in Dulce, N.M.
Curtin, who began shooting at age 4
Their Apache guide, Eldridge,
and hunting at age 12. The next couple
who also serves as a game warden
days, the pair watched a lot of Discovery
and conservation officer, took them
channel on television as they waited for
scouting the night before the hunt.
The next morning, the trio struck
Curtin took this 12-point elk while hunting in New
Mexico with her father.
out at 6:30 a.m. into brushy, open gamelands
dusted with snow.
the local grocer to butcher, package and
freeze the meat. They arrived home
about 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Curtin, currently a Wilkes MBA student and graduate
Just before 7:30 a.m., they spotted an elk. Eldridge
assistant in Marketing Communications, commissioned a local
bolted from the truck and took off running, with Curtin
jeweler to craft the ivory teeth into a necklace for her mother
behind him. “My first shot I got off while he was running,”
and earrings for her. But her biggest prize? “Traveling across
she recalls. “I’m trying to load and run at the same time.”
the country with my dad was a great experience, one I’ll
Curtin, who as a high school senior was top shooter in
the Eastern Pennsylvania league and second in the state,
remember for the rest of my life.”
– By Kim Bower-Spence
WILKES | Summer 2008
In Memoriam
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1938
Ilaria (Sterniuk) Zubritzky
M’76, 88, of McKee Rocks, Pa.,
died on Dec. 14, 2007.A native
of Dearborn, Mich., Zubritzky’s
family moved to Wilkes-Barre
when she was a toddler.
Zubritzky attended Bucknell
University Junior College and
graduated with a degree in
English and French from
Bucknell University in 1941. In
1976, she earned a master’s
degree in English literature from
Wilkes University.
Following her marriage to the
late Paul Zubritzky in 1941, the
couple moved to McKees
Rocks, Pa., where she worked as
a substitute teacher for McKees
Rocks, Stowe and Sto-Rock
school districts. Zubritzky
served more than 50 years as a
volunteer at Ohio Valley
General Hospital, including
three terms as president of its
Ladies Auxiliary/Ladies Aid
Society. In addition, she put in
more than 50 years for the
Ohio Valley College Club,
raising funds for scholarships for
Montour and Sto-Rox
students, and served as regional
vice president and alumni
board member for Wilkes
University and chaired reunion
committees for Bucknell.
Zubritzky is survived by sons
Peter and Paul M. Zubritzky,
and daughter Hillary.
1942
Wallace F. Perrin of
Abington, Pa., died on
Oct. 26, 2007. He is survived
by his wife, Shirley.
1944
Daniel E. Williams, 83, of
Wilkes-Barre and southern
New Jersey, died on Jan. 18,
2008.Williams, a retired
educator and guidance
counselor, was born in WilkesBarre and graduated from
Meyers High School in 1942.
He attended Bucknell Junior
College and enlisted in the
Navy upon graduation in
1944, where he served as a
member of the Navy Medical
Corps during World War II.
Following his military service,
he returned to Wilkes College
under the G.I. Bill and was part of
the first group of Wilkes College
students to engage in practice
teaching in the Wilkes-Barre city
schools. He later received a master
of science degree in education
from Bucknell University and
taught social studies in schools in
Pennsylvania, Germany and
New Jersey.
He retired in 1982 as director
of guidance and special services
for Blackhorse Pike Regional
School District, New Jersey.
Williams dedicated his life to
preserving and promoting WelshAmerican culture and heritage.
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1959
Samuel M. Davenport III,
77, of Kingston, Pa., died on
Dec. 11, 2007. Born in
Kingston, Davenport was the
son of the late Samuel M.
Davenport, a long-time trustee
and board member at Wilkes
University, and Harriet
Mensch Davenport. Davenport
graduated from Kingston High
School in 1948 and completed
post-graduate studies at
Wyoming Seminary in 1949,
later obtaining his bachelor’s
degree from Wilkes College
and master’s degree from
Bucknell University.
Davenport worked as a
teacher in the Lake-Lehman
School District and was later
employed by Wilkes
University as the alumni
director. He is survived by a
brother, Bill Davenport, and a
sister, Barbara D. Neville.
1961
John O. Turner, Ph.D., 68, a
resident of Shavertown, Pa.,
and Wilkes-Barre, died on Feb.
15, 2008. Born in WilkesBarre,Turner was the son of
the late John W. and Elizabeth
Oliver Turner. He was a
graduate of Coughlin High
School and received a
bachelor’s degree from Wilkes.
He earned a doctorate in
chemistry from Penn State
University, where he met his
wife of 42 years, Carol
Miller Turner.
He served as laboratory
director of the Kirby Health
Center,Wilkes-Barre, and then
manager of the Kirby Health
Center. He later became chief
health officer of the City of
Wilkes-Barre, where he
remained for 36 years. He
received a special commendation as Wilkes University
Alumnus of the Year in 1995.
Surviving are his wife; sons
Douglas and Gregory;
daughter Allyson Burak; sister
Joan Turner Brode; a
granddaughter; and several
nieces and nephews.
1963
Harvey Rosen of Riverdale,
N.Y., passed away recently.
Rosen, a native of Brooklyn,
N.Y., completed an economics
degree at Wilkes before starting
his career at IBM.After traveling
with IBM to Alaska, California
and NewYork City, Rosen
started his own technology
negotiation firm, K&R
Negotiation Associates, in 1994.
During his time at Wilkes,
Rosen held records for the
most free throws made in a
game and the best singleseason free throw percentage.
He is survived by his wife,
Alice; sons Matthew and
Lonnie; daughter Sarah; sister
Martie; and three
grandchildren.
1991
Richard McCleve, 59, of
Lady Lake, Fla., died on Dec.
18, 2007. Born in Newark,
N.J., McCleve spent his
younger years playing guitar
in a rock band around New
York City before working at
shoe manufacturer Endicott
Johnson Corp. in
Binghamton, N.Y. He soon
became vice president of
the company.
He moved to Orlando in
1992 and served as the
manager of retail merchandising at Walt Disney World
for several years before
accepting an offer from
MGM Grand in Las Vegas as
vice president of retail
development. McCleve also
served as the senior vice
president of development for
the Grand Ole Opry in
Nashville before beginning
his own consulting firm, R.B.
McCleve and Associates, in
Orlando, Fla.
He is survived by his exwife, Pat McCleve; daughters
Heather and Stephanie;
mother Edna McCleve;
brothers John and Roger;
and five grandchildren.
Friends of Wilkes
Friend and long-time
benefactor of Wilkes
University, Frank H. Hughes,
77, died Thursday, Sept. 20,
2007, in the Hospice Unit at
Heritage House,Wilkes-Barre.
Born Nov. 27, 1929, in
Paterson, N.J., to Frank and
Elsie Dick Hughes, he also
resided in Ridgewood, N.J.,
and Bermuda before settling
in Kingston. He was a 1947
graduate of Wyoming
Seminary and Lafayette
College, Class of 1951, and
held a master’s degree from
Lehigh University in
administrative engineering.
Hughes served in the U.S.
Army Chemical Engineering
Corps from 1953 to 1955.
He worked at Robbins
Door and Sash Company of
Wilkes-Barre, and from 1971
until his death he was
president of Wyoming Valley
Motors of Kingston and
Larksville. He was a member
of the board of directors of
the First Eastern Bank, the
First Peoples National Bank,
the Guard Financial Group
and its bank and insurance
subsidiaries, and the Wyoming
Valley Sanitary Authority.
He was a member of the
Church of Christ Uniting,
Kingston, the Westmoreland
Club, the Wyoming Valley
Country Club, and the
Huntsville Golf Club.
Hughes loved to travel
and enjoyed many summers
at Bear Creek Village. He
loved golf and was proud of
scoring a hole-in-one at the
Wyoming Valley Country
Club on May 19, 1977.
He is survived by his wife
of 52 years, Jean Robbins
Hughes; sons Frank Robbins
Hughes of Kingston and
William Shonk Hughes of
Park City, Utah; daughter
Betsy Hughes Phillips of
Summit, N.J.; four
grandchildren, Andrew and
Christina Hughes of Kingston,
and Caroline and Leslie
Phillips of Summit, N.J.
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He was a lifelong member of
the St. David’s Society of
WyomingValley.
Surviving are several
cousins, including Gilbert A.
Clark, Forty Fort.
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�class notes
Trustee Ronald D. Tremayne ’58
passes away in Fla.
Wilkes University lost a dear friend when Trustee
Ronald D. Tremayne, 71, of Dallas, Pa., died April 3,
2008, in Fort Myers, Fla.
Tremayne ’58 served as a member of the board of
trustees since 1989, and he had also served on the
University’s alumni council. The Alumni Association
honored him and brother William Tremayne ’57 at its
2006 Alumni Scholarship Dinner Dance for their many
years of outstanding service and commitment to the
university and community.
“Ron was a long-standing friend of Wilkes who will be
greatly missed,” says President Tim Gilmour. “Ron,
more than anyone else, focused us on the needs and
condition of our students. This legacy will be a lasting
one that we will all carry on.”
Adds Jack Miller ’68, chair of the board of trustees:
“Ron was a committed and valued trustee. He was truly
New York. An avid golfer, Tremayne was active with the Irem
a student advocate, serving as vice chair of the
Golf Association and the Irem Chanters, a men’s choir. He was
Academic and Student Environment Committee.”
a member of the Firwood United Methodist Church, Wilkes-
Born in Nanticoke, Tremayne attended Nanticoke
Barre, and its choir. He was also a member of the Nanticoke
High School. After graduating from Wilkes College, he
Masonic Lodge. The Tremaynes would have celebrated their
became associated with IBM Corp., where he worked as
50th wedding anniversary this year.
an executive in sales and marketing for nearly 30 years,
retiring in 1987.
He and his wife, the former Joyce Fink of Nanticoke,
returned to the Wyoming Valley following his
retirement. Tremayne served as chairman of the
In addition to his wife, Tremayne is survived by two
daughters, Kathy Menzies, Wilkes-Barre; and Karen Wright,
Harleysville, Pa.; four grandchildren; and brother William,
Piscataway, N.J., also a Wilkes trustee.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Wilkes
Crippled Children’s Association in Scranton and as
University Alumni Scholarship Fund, 84 W. South St.,
chairman of the Boy Scouts Explorers of Central
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
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�then & now
See anyone you
recognize in this photo
from a senior picnic?
Share names or reminisce at
The Colonel Connection message
boards, found at community.wilkes.edu.
Or send responses to Wilkes magazine,
84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
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LEADERS OF THE BANDS
Dean Houck ’72 identifies the following members
of the Wilkes College Concert Band: from left,
Bill Lehmkuhl ’72, retired elementary teacher in
Old Forge, Pa.; Bob Zampetti ’73, retired
elementary band director in Tunkhannock, Pa.;
the late Joe Gurka '74; Dave Cooper ’74, band
Seniors enjoy good food and
fellowship at the 2007 picnic
on the lawn between Chase
and Kirby halls, one last
celebration before
graduation and the
next phase of life.
director in Elk Lake, Pa.; Tom Frew ’76, band
director in Scranton, Pa.; and Houck, retired
band director from Montrose, Pa. Band director
at the time was Raymond Nutaitis ’62.
“We had a great music department during those
years, with many music majors.”
PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
�calendar of events
June
21
“A Day at the Races”
Alumni Gathering,
Mohegan Sun at
Pocono Downs
23
John Chwalek Open,
Wyoming Valley
Country Club
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“Big Apple Bound”
Alumni Event in
New York City
July
12
Belmar Beach Bash,
Belmar, N.J.
(now Lake Como)
August
21-29 Canyon Country
Alumni Travel
(Arizona and Utah)
September
5
Alumni Reception,
home of Fred ’61
and Janet Demech
October
3-5
Homecoming/75th
Anniversary Celebration
For more information on times and locations, visit www.wilkes.edu or
PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
The Colonel Connection, community.wilkes.edu. Or phone (570) 408-7787.
WILKES UNIVERSITY
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
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FA L L 2 0 0 8
1933 - 2008
CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF MEMORIES
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contents
FEATURES
8 Devoted to Wilkes
Wilkes icons Al Groh ’41 and Jane Lampe Groh say commitment
to students marked the institution from its beginning
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12 75 Years of Memories
Alumni from all decades and across the United States share
tales of their days at Bucknell University Junior College and Wilkes
17 Presidential Reflections
Former presidents remember the trials and triumphs of leading Wilkes
19 How Well Do You Know Wilkes?
Test your knowledge of history, people
and trivia with this fun quiz
19
DEPARTMENTS
3 On Campus
12
6 Athletics
20 Alumni News
22 Class Notes
On the cover: From its earliest days as Bucknell University
Junior College, Wilkes has been devoted to providing
personal attention to students. In this month’s issue, you’ll
find reminiscences of alumni, faculty and staff. We hope they
conjure up a few memories of your own. And we hope you’ll
join us as we kick off the anniversary celebration at
Homecoming 2008; look for details on page 21.
FUTURE ISSUE
Winter 2008
Environmental
Initiatives
Have a story idea to share?
Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu
or Wilkes Magazine, 84 W. South St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
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2 President’s Letter
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WILKES MAGAZINE
University President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
ILKES UNIVERSITY HAS WEATHERED MANY storms
over the years – not just the catastrophic Agnes flood, but the
challenges of the Depression, war and economic instability.
It continues not only to survive but to thrive as both an
educational institution and a vibrant member of
the communities it serves.
The University’s success stems from its unique
and deep commitment to community.That
commitment is what attracted me to Wilkes,
and such commitment will define the quality
of successful institutions in the future.
Many initiatives have demonstrated this
commitment over the years: engineering
UNIVERSITY
programs founded to support the region’s
1933-2008
electronics industry; pre-medicine, pharmacy
and nursing programs vital to serving medical needs;
environmental science studies crucial to
healing scars left by mining; and graduate
education to enhance K-12 teaching and
administration.Wilkes is also committed to
providing each undergraduate student with
a strong foundation in the liberal arts and
sciences, which are essential for success in a
constantly changing world.
I came to Wilkes because of its capacity to
look beyond self-interest and because of the
small classes that allow students to develop
close relationships with faculty and staff
mentors. And as we chart the course for the
future, we remain faithful to these values.
To succeed and flourish in the long-term,
we must broaden our sense of whom we
serve and where.We must grow to meet
lifelong education needs through graduate
and adult programs. As students’ needs
University President Tim Gilmour
PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
change, we will need to change as well.
Interest in web-based programs is exploding, especially as the energy crisis comes
upon us, and we must be prepared to meet that demand. And we must continuously explore new academic opportunities, as we are with the law school.
At the end of the day, we must offer a set of programs that balances the ups
and downs of demand while increasing our profile and prominence in the region.
However, our dedication to the student will not change.
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Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
Vice President for Advancement
Michael Wood
Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Associate Director, Marketing Communications
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Creative Services
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Director
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Associate Director
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
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First Vice President
Terrence Casey ’82
Second Vice President
John Wartella ’84
Historian
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
Secretary
Bridget Giunta ’05
Wilkes magazine is published quarterly by the Wilkes University Office of Marketing
Communications and Government Relations, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766,
wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu, (570) 408-4764. Please send change of address to the
above address.
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The University enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
University, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire University.
�on campus
Celebrating the Class of 2008
More than 4,000 family and friends filled the Wachovia Arena on May 17 for
the 61st annual spring commencement.
President Tim Gilmour conferred 330 bachelor’s, 307 master’s and 71
doctor of pharmacy degrees. Former N.J. governor and chairman of the 9/11
Commission Thomas Kean delivered the keynote address. Kean is a friend
and former colleague of Wilkes Trustee William Tremayne ’57.
Four graduates were honored with distinguished awards for academic
excellence and leadership. Accounting major Karl Kemmerer, biochemistry
major Brynn Beaver and English major Angelina Teutonico received the
Mabel Scott Wandell and Sterling Leroy Wandell Award for attaining the
highest grade point averages in the graduating class. Beaver and Kemmerer
both graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 average, and Teutonico
graduated summa cum laude with a 3.99.
The Alumni Award for Leadership went to Kaitlin Taber-Miller, who
graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts in musical
theatre.Taber-Miller served as an e-mentor and orientation
leader and participated in two alternative spring break
service trips abroad and to hurricane-ravaged
New Orleans.
Three Wilkes graduates were commissioned
as second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force.
Each graduate completed training at Wilkes’
Air Force ROTC Detachment 752. Lt.
Michael Lewis became the first recipient of
the Wilkes Flyboys Distinguished Graduate
Award; he also received the AFROTC
Distinguished Graduate Award.
Graduates celebrated with more than 4,000 friends and
family at Wachovia Arena. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
The answer to CORRUPTION
AND OPPORTUNISM is not
to turn away or to complain
about our problems but to
ensure that the best and the
most qualified and the most
compassionate BECOME
OUR LEADERS.
– Thomas Kean
The Wilkes University Chorus and Civic Band recently recorded a CD of
traditional Wilkes songs.
These songs, often played and sung at graduation and sports events but
never before recorded, include the Alma Mater, Wilkes is in Town Again, the
Touchdown Song and the Homecoming Song. A number of Wilkes alumni
joined current Wilkes students in the production of the recording.
The CD, which also includes recordings of other recent performances by
the University Chorus and the Chamber Singers, will be available for
purchase during Homecoming 2008, Oct. 3 to 5.
For more information on the CD, please e-mail alumni@wilkes.edu.
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The Sounds of Wilkes
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�on campus
Law School Initiative Takes
Step Forward With Hiring
of Dean Loren Prescott
Loren D. “Chip” Prescott Jr. took the reins as dean
of the Wilkes University Law School Planning
Initiative on June 1.
Prescott, formerly vice dean and professor at
Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg,
Pa., leads efforts to investigate feasibility and
develop plans for northeastern Pennsylvania’s first law school. Preliminary
plans call for enrolling between 80 and 100 first-year students in fall 2010.
“If feasible, the addition of a law school represents a great opportunity
for the revitalization of Wilkes-Barre and the region.Wilkes’ mentoring
culture is uniquely suited to training a new generation of attorneys skilled
in the practice, not just the theory, of law,” said President Tim Gilmour.
“Chip Prescott brings both experience and vision to this initiative.”
As dean, Prescott will complete an in-depth market analysis of enrollment trends,
look at parameters for a law school library, and develop a trailblazing curriculum.
He is scheduled to submit plans for trustee consideration in April 2009.
“The Wilkes Law School Initiative provides Wilkes University with a
unique opportunity to serve the legal community in northeast Pennsylvania
as it participates in the debate over the future of legal education,” Prescott
says. “I look forward to working with my new colleagues at Wilkes and with
the bench and bar in NEPA as we continue to pursue this important new
project at Wilkes.”
Job demand for lawyers remains strong, with starting salaries dependent on
where and in what fields one practices, according to the Association of Legal
Career Professionals. In addition, 90.7 percent of 2006 law school graduates
for whom employment status was known were employed as of Feb. 15, 2007.
The overall median starting salary reached $62,000, while the median
compensation for private practice was $95,000.
Prescott began his career as a certified public accountant, receiving a
bachelor’s degree in business administration from University of Washington.
He earned his juris doctor degree from Willamette University College of Law
and a master of laws degree in taxation from University of Florida College
of Law. He is currently a doctoral candidate in public administration at
Penn State University.
For more information on the law school initiative, contact Prescott at
law@wilkes.edu or (800) WILKES-U Ext. 3220. Updates on progress will
be posted at www.law.wilkes.edu.
Loren “Chip” Prescott. PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
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Mystery Newspaper Inspires Online Archive
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contains portable document format (pdf) files of
nearly all Beacon editions from 1936 through 1970.
Did you know that the first campus newspaper was called the Bison Stampede?
His goal is to archive the remaining issues from
Neither did University archivist Harold Cox until last year, when he sorted
1971 to 2000. Since 2001, the Beacon has been
through the meticulously organized files of the late Norma Sangiuliano
Tyburski, dean of women for Bucknell University Junior College. In “Sangy’s” automatically archived online.
To help build the archive, Cox asks any alumni
files was one copy of the mysterious newspaper.
or friends of the university who may have old
Cox decided to investigate if additional copies existed.“I had my doubts after
issues of the newspaper to contact him at
talking with George Ralston,” says Cox.“Even he hadn’t heard of the Bison
harold.cox@wilkes.edu. To browse
Stampede.” Cox then contacted his Bucknell University counterpart, who
and download editions of the
confirmed the existence of the newspaper and had in
Bison Stampede and Beacon, visit
her possession all 13 printed copies.
The Bison Staropede
http://beaconarchives.wilkes.edu.
Inspired by the discovery, Cox set out to archive
all editions of the Wilkes Beacon. Six months later,
Cox launched an online, searchable database that
�on campus
Prestigious $1 Million Grant
Will Bolster Biology at Wilkes
“Super labs,” new faculty, and a beefed-up
curriculum preparing students for emerging
science careers are among improvements biology
majors will soon notice, thanks to a $1 million
grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
“Anyone graduating with a Wilkes biology
degree can take pride in this award,” says Mike
Steele, chair of biology and primary author of the
grant. “This recognition by HHMI shows Wilkes is
continuing to develop and grow.”
HHMI invited 224 of the country’s top colleges and
universities to apply for the science education funding
and awarded only 48 grants “to the nation’s best
undergraduate institutions,” according to HHMI.
Wilkes will use the grant to strengthen students’
abilities in mathematics, physical sciences and
computer science so they can integrate these
disciplines into life sciences. New “super labs” will
immerse students in research for 10 days between
their sophomore and junior years.
Students will have more opportunity for laboratory and research experience thanks to a
$1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. These students are tracking
songbirds along the Susquehanna River. PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
“There is nothing like this in the area,” Steele says. “This kind of requirement is
very unusual at the undergraduate level.”
Eileen Sharp, coordinator for health sciences professional programs, adds: “The
science research and laboratory opportunities available for Wilkes students helps
them learn strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills so necessary in a
health care career and gives them an advantage over students applying to health
professions programs from other undergraduate institutions.”
NEW TRUSTEES JOIN BOARD
The nation’s first female secretary of state and an environmental innovator
will each present lectures at Wilkes University this fall.
• Madeleine K.Albright, U.S. secretary of state in
the Clinton administration and principal of
global strategy firm The Albright Group LLC,
will present the annual Outstanding Leaders
Forum lecture at 8 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 18, in
the F.M. Kirby Center. Forum proceeds
provide scholarships for promising business
students at the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business
and Leadership.
• Electrical engineer Martin Eberhard re-invented
the electric car into a sexy roadster that has the
likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Larry Page
lining up to buy one, even with its six-figure
price tag.The car went into production earlier
this year. The founder and former CEO of Tesla
Motors delivers the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in
Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the Darte Center.
Madeleine Albright. PHOTO COURTESY OF
WASHINGTON SPEAKERS BUREAU
The Kirby lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information on either lecture, contact Rebecca Van Jura at
(570) 408-4306 or rebecca.vanjura@wilkes.edu.
The University Board of Trustees has elected four
new trustees:
• The Rev. Michael E. Brewster is senior pastor
of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Brewster became pastor of Mt. Zion in 2004,
after serving as interim pastor for one year.
• Daniel J. Cardell ’79 is an investment manager
from Chicago. A chartered financial analyst,
Cardell was recently named president and chief
investment officer of Wayne Hummer Asset
Management.
• Carol Kotlowski Keup ’89 of Kingston, Pa.,
serves as chief executive officer of Valley
Distributing and Storage Company, a privately
owned third-party logistics provider with 90
employees in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.
• Hedy Wrightson Rittenmeyer ’72 of Plano,
Texas, is a member of the board of directors of
The Bridge Breast Network, a nonprofit organization. She is also helping start a therapeutic
horsemanship center in Nicholson Township, Pa.
Trustee Jay S. Sidhu M’73, former chairman and
CEO of Sovereign Bank, currently chairs the board.
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Madeleine Albright and Environmental
Innovator Highlight Fall Lectures
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�athletics
Wilkes Legends
THREE HALL OF FAMERS LEAVE AN
INDELIBLE MARK ON ATHLETICS
By Reid R. Frazier
Left to right: John Reese,
Doris Saracino and Rollie Schmidt
influenced students well beyond the bounds of sport.
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O
6
NE WAS A LEGENDARY
wrestling coach.Another made
sure that women, too, could have
their turn on the field or court.
And another went four years
without losing a single game.
For decades, John Reese, wrestling coach and
athletic director, Doris “Dorie” Saracino, women’s
coach and athletic administrator, and Rollie
Schmidt, football coach, were Wilkes athletics.
Those who played for them say the lessons they
learned extended far beyond the bounds of sport.
Wrestling Preparedness
John Reese was the wrestling coach at Wilkes for 42 years, the longest tenure of
any coach at any school in the country, and if you were to ask him how he
managed to win 500 matches, two national titles, and go undefeated five times, his
answer would be pretty simple.“I prepared,” says Reese, of Kingston, Pa.“Every
night after I ate, I’d go upstairs and take my cue cards and get ready for the next
practice. Every practice I ran was organized, and I think the kids knew that.”
After taking over the program in 1953, Reese built a wrestling powerhouse
that tangled with, and often beat, much bigger schools. His most memorable win?
At Navy, 1973.Wilkes’ 150-pounder clinched the match by pinning his opponent
“on the anchor” — the iconic Navy emblem in the center of the home team’s
mat.“It was unbelievable,” remembers Reese, who became a member of eight
�athletics
Blazing Trails for Women
When Dorie Saracino came to Wilkes as a physical education instructor in 1960,
women’s athletics consisted of a basketball team that practiced two days a week,
and not much else.That soon changed.
She coached the basketball team and started a field hockey team. Under
Saracino’s guidance, the school eventually added
several others.“The women
needed something.
The women wanted
to play,” Saracino, of Kingston, says.
Saracino was active on women’s intercollegiate athletics committees with
the Mid-Atlantic Conference and NCAA. Representing Wilkes, she voted to
include women’s athletics under the NCAA umbrella, granting equal footing
for female athletics at small schools like Wilkes. She also coached volleyball
from 1975 to 1989.
At 4 feet 10 inches, she is “a giant in women’s athletics,” remembers Dotty
Martin ’77, a newspaper editor with the Times-Leader in Wilkes-Barre who
played basketball.
“In my opinion, she is Wilkes women’s athletics,” says Candice Cates Zientek
’71, a professor of exercise science at Shippensburg University. Zientek, of
Fayetteville, Pa., adds,“She had a tireless enthusiasm for women’s athletics. She’d
work so hard, it would make you want to work hard.”
A Golden Career
Rollie Schmidt was not one to give rousing halftime lectures to his football
teams.“He didn’t have to say a lot,” remembers former Wilkes guard Bill
Hanbury ’72, now chief executive officer of the convention bureau of
Washington, D.C., where he lives. “We were so well-prepared that by the time
the game started, everybody knew what they had to do.”
'
In my opinion, she is
Wilkes women’s athletics.
She had a TIRELESS
ENTHUSIASM for
women’s athletics. She’d
work so hard, it would
make you WANT TO
WORK HARD.
''
- Candice Cates Zientek ’71,
Professor of Exercise Science, Shippensburg University
Schmidt, who coached the
team from 1962 to 1981, amassed a record of 92-73,
including a stretch in which the “Golden Horde”
won 32 games in a row over five seasons. For three
seasons, the team was 8-0. His teams won five
conference championships and two Lambert Bowls.
Schmidt also coached baseball and golf.
“The two catch phrases he had all over the
locker room were ‘pride’ and ‘poise,’” says Garfield
Jones ’72, a regional vice president for InTouch
Health, a medical robotics company.“If you’re
prepared, you’re never out of it,” says the
Shavertown, Pa., resident. He adds that many games
were won in the last quarter or last few plays.
A case in point stands out as Schmidt’s most
memorable game. In 1966, Lebanon Valley and
Wilkes were tied 7-7. LV scored and then missed
the extra point, and Wilkes recovered the ball on
the 20-yard line. Just one second remained, with
80 yards to go. Quarterback Joe Zakowski ’70
threw a Hail Mary pass. The intended receiver
fumbled, but the ball bounced off the shoulder
of Paul Purta ’67, who caught it and made
the touchdown.
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halls of fame, including the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1999. Reese also
brought home Wilkes’ first national championship in school history, in 1974.
“He taught us perseverance,” says Ron Miller ’93, an instructional designer
from Woodbridge,Va., who wrestled and coached for Reese. “It wasn’t
necessarily about the winning, it was about the effort we put into it.”
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�Devoted
toWILKES
AL AND JANE LAMPE GROH
SAY COMMITMENT TO
STUDENTS MARKED
THE INSTITUTION FROM
ITS BEGINNING
By Kim Bower-Spence
A
L GROH’S ASSOCIATION WITH
Wilkes spans every decade of its
75-year existence.
He arrived on the campus of
Bucknell University Junior College
as a student in 1939, returned less
than a decade later to teach at BUJC, Wilkes College
and Wilkes University, and still maintains a close
relationship and affection for the institution that gave
him not only an education but a career, a mission — and
wife Jane Lampe Groh.
The Wilkes-Barre native and 1941 BUJC graduate
recalls walking by the fledgling institution’s buildings
on his way to Boy Scouts. His parents encouraged him
to attend the local junior college.
Classes, each with about 20 students, took place in
the original Conyngham Hall, lost to fire in 1968.
Groh helped pay his way by working on the
maintenance staff. “One of the things I did was clean
the gutters on Chase Hall.”
After studying English, speech, drama, economics,
sociology and music at BUJC, Groh and fellow
student Muriel Rees enrolled at Syracuse University
Al and Jane Groh still live in the Kingston, Pa., home where they were
married in 1977. PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
1933
1934
Bucknell opens
junior college
BUJC takes over
1935
Director John Eisenhauer
Eugene Farley
resigns
becomes director
entire former
Business College
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building
First issue of Bison
Stampede
First issue of
is published
Bucknell Beacon
published
School anthem
is published
8
�with the help of Norma Sanguiliano,
then dean of women and director
of thespians at BUJC. “She drove us
up and introduced us to the campus” —
a six-hour trek in 1941. Groh majored in
English, journalism, radio and theater.
With World War II brewing, Groh had
enlisted in the service before heading off
to Syracuse. He was called up the March
before his scheduled graduation; he and
other soldiers received their degrees on
time anyway. Groh flew 50 missions as an
engineer gunner in the U.S. Air Force
stationed in Foggia, Italy, in 1943-44.
Upon his return to Wilkes-Barre, Groh
worked at his father’s Studebaker dealership
for a year. Then Sanguiliano asked him
to replace her as BUJC’s director of
theater when she left to marry. A garage
behind Chase Hall — a replica of the stately
mansion — served as the theater for his
production of Barretts of Wimpole Street,
depicting the real-life romance of poets
Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.
Groh began teaching English, speech and
theater at Wilkes in 1948 and never left.
Groh recalls enthusiastic support from
the community, with local shops
donating costumes and citizens attending
performances.The Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis
Club sponsored musicals from the 1950s
through the 1970s. Groh spearheaded
efforts to build the Dorothy Dickson
Darte Center for the Performing Arts,
completed in 1965.
What is a dream but a man’s life
As he would want it to be,
That shapes itself through all his
days In the Light of Eternity.
In 1952, he organized
the first annual United
Nationalities Pageant. He
wrote the script and
recruited Trustee Annette
Evans to narrate the event
– From A College is Built in the Image of Truth,
celebrating Wilkes-Barre’s
written for Eugene S. Farley by Al Groh, 1957
unique blend of ethnicities.
was that he talked a little bit about the
“We wanted to emphasize the strengths
college, and then he talked extensively
of each of these ethnic groups and
about the students.That just hit me right
preserve their customs and costumes and
between the eyes.This is the kind of place
food,” Groh explains. “I thought it was
I wanted to be.”
important for people of different faiths
An interview on campus with George
and backgrounds to work cooperatively
Ralston “iced the cake,” she continues.
together.”
“You couldn’t help but absorb that
The first program featured songs and
pervasive commitment.”
dances from the Jewish,African American,
Groh and Lampe married in 1977 in
Greek, Swedish, Syrian, Slovak, Irish,
the living room of the Kingston, Pa.,
Italian, Polish, Lithuanian, Welsh and
home they still share. Al retired in 1987;
Russian communities. It opened with the
Jane in 1997. But they’ve maintained
Star-Spangled Banner and closed with
close ties and boast a strong affection for
America the Beautiful. The effort continues
the institution.
today as the Fine Arts Fiesta, held each
Groh’s pride in Wilkes and the value of
May on Public Square.
education shines through in his prolific
Wilkes’ commitment to embracing and
poetry, which he started writing in ninth
respecting all faiths and nationalities was
grade. His work fills four books and
one of the things that attracted Jane
includes verses celebrating occasions like
Lampe to Wilkes in 1969.
Wilkes anniversaries, colleagues’ birthdays
She had worked at colleges in Illinois
and each Fine Arts Fiesta.“I don’t write as
and Massachusetts and was attending a
frequently as I used to, but I write for an
conference in Atlanta when Farley
occasion or event.”
interviewed her for dean of women. “I
But Lampe Groh adds:“He’s still filling
was struck by the fact that the president
lots of notebooks.”
would be interviewing people,” she says.
“What impressed me about Dr. Farley
Admiral Harold Stark
New BUJC Alumni Association
donates family home,
organizes first outing
now Chase Hall
donates her home,
which becomes the
first college-owned
HQ 6th Training Detachment,
building
Aircrew, unit activated (Flyboys)
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Bertha Conyngham
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�• CROMWELL THOMAS
• ROBERT DEYOUNG
• GERTRUDE DOANE
• CHARLOTTE LORD
• SAM ROSENBERG
• LESTER TUROCZI
• CATHERINE BONE
WILKES
My Reminiscence
• DORIS SARACINO
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
The school was small
When I was young and could not know
But the standards were high
What I’d grow up to be
WELTON FARRAR
Students learned to write
Or what I’d do, or where I’d go
With the who, what, when, where, why
One place shaped and molded me
And
were encouraged to be leaders
In
those
early
formative
years
JOE SALSBURG
With a vision and a prayer
Where Dr. Eugene Farley repeatedly told
And a harvest of dreams,
Faculty, colleagues, and students
TOM RICHARDS
With a challenge to explore and accept new themes
The mind should be open not controlled
And new ideas with the expectation they will last.
BEN FlESTER
Above all to try
From its inception the College played a prominent role
To help others help themselves achieve
In cultural and community affairs
JOHN REESE
Not just get by
Earning the Valley the right
To be known as the Valley with the heart that cares
TOM BIGLER
Among them Shelley Freeman, Dan Kopen, Jack Lambert
Leadership makes changes that matter
Jack Ellis, Bill Crowder, David Greenwald, Joel Fischman
And never forsakes those who are troubled
Liz Slaughter, Mary Russin, Cathy DeAngelis, David Frey
For those who flatter
OWENFAUT
A university’s strength is the way it addresses
As Coach, Counselor, Conscience, and Dean, George Ralston taught us
Those in need
SYLVIA
“Plan your work and work your plan”
And helps them help themselves
DWORSKI
And encouraged students
Grow and succeed
To be guided by the Faculty’s Marks of an Educated Man
ANNE
To be open to all ideas
Such as the Labor-Management-Citizens Committee
Wherever they appear
The Institute of Municipal Government, Fine Arts Fiesta
LIVA
And to face challenges
The United Way, Martin Luther King Jr. Committee for Social Justice
Without prejudice or fear
The Peace Center, Joint Urban Studies Center
• PHIL
Original Weckesser Hall becomes first dormitory,
Wilkes College
housing 16 female students
formed
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First
10
Flyboy unit
football
Eugene Farley
deactivated
game
inaugurated as
first president
Cheerleading
squad formed
Military band
Colonels adopted as
organized
athletic nickname
�• VORIS B. HALL • FRANK DAVIES • JOHN WHITBY • JOHN CHWALEK • CATHAL O'TOOLE
• HAL THATCHER• GEORGEELLIOT• MILLIE GITTENS• ART HOOVER• HAROLD COX
• BILL GASBARRO· DICK CHAPLINE • HUGO MAILEY·
CHARLES REIF
• KONSTANTIN SYMMONS SYMONOLEWICZ• GRACEKIMBALL
• KLAUS HOLM • ROBERTAND PATRICIAHEAMAN
• NORMA SANGIULIANO
Trustees, Colleagues, Alumni, and Friends
Like Judge Rosenn, Genevieve Todd Brennan, Clayton Karambelas, Arnaud Marts
Secured scholarships and funds
For facilities for sports, learning and living, and the arts
Acknowledging that education needs proper working tools
To build a stronger land for freedom
Where conscience rules
• UMID
NEJIB
• BOB
RILEY
• GENE
HAMMER
We thank Admiral Harold Stark, Gilbert McClintock, the Kirby family
The Sordoni family, Dorothy Dickson Darte, the Conyngham family
Annette Evans, Tom Shelburne, Frank Henry, Jay Sidhu, Charles Miner, Gene Roth,
Frederick and Ann Weckesser, George Fenner, Geraldine Nesbitt Orr
Presidents Farley, Michelini, Capin, Breiseth, Gilmour
Whose Faculty, Colleagues, and Friends helped Wilkes reach its 75th year:
Your commitment to education at Wilkes
Set the standard for students studying here
With a challenge from the past to explore new themes
With a vision and a prayer
And a harvest of dreams
To stretch the mind’s dimension
And to seek surprise
Is to take the journey
That leads us to be wise
•JOE
BELLUCCI
• RALPH
ROZELLE
• JIM
RODECHKO
• MARY CRAIG
• STANKOVUJICA
• STANLEY GUTIN
ALFRED S. GROH ’41
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Groh acknowledges some
of the faculty and staff with
whom he was privileged to work
during his many years at Wilkes.
John Reese appointed
wrestling coach
First Wilkes
graduates
Gilbert McClintock
Wilkes Gymnasium
diplomas
opened
donates home
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receive
11
�The War Years
In early autumn of 1943, Pennsylvania high school
seniors were offered a test to enable them to skip their
last year of high school to enter college. George
Ralston was my football and basketball coach at Forty
Fort High School.
Eighteen of us from the Wyoming Valley high
schools passed the test and entered Bucknell
Junior College as freshmen. I was one of two from
Forty Fort High.We had one girl in the group.
The theater was the Chase Hall garage or
carriage house.We were directed to always refer
to it as the theater, never as the garage.
The student body was primarily young
women, since most males of college age were
already in the armed forces. At age 16, I was
one of the few males on campus. There were
some informal social events such as tea dances
in Chase Hall.As I recall, there were off-campus
events such as a prom, but there were not
enough students to make much of a difference.
Also, most of us were concentrating on making
good grades, lived at home, and commuted to
Bucknell on the trolley.
There were some good athletes among the
few males on campus, but most intercollegiate
sports were a wartime casualty. The nearby
YMCA was the center of athletics for BUJC,
and we played an informal basketball schedule
with local high schools.
The strength of the Bucknell Junior College,
in my opinion, was the administration of Dr.
Eugene Farley and an outstanding faculty. I
have learned from other sources that Bucknell
University, like many others in wartime, was
75 YEARS
of Memories
AS WILKES UNIVERSITY
CELEBRATES ANOTHER
MILESTONE, ALUMNI,
FACULTY AND
ADMINISTRATORS
SHARE THEIR
STORIES
Five-story Glen
Stark Hall
Golden Horde era
Alden building
Artillery Park is
expansion
begins with football
(Parrish Hall)
leased for athletics
opens
team’s 34-0 defeat
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purchased
12
of Ursinus
Stark Hall
opens
Darte Center for the
Performing Arts dedicated
First three master’s degrees awarded
Ralston Field hosts first athletic contest
�under extreme financial pressure, and transferred seven faculty
members to BUJC to reduce costs. In doing so, BUJC was on the
way to success.
The faculty included Drs. Charles Reif, Paul Geis, Daniel Gage
and Mary Craig. I am slighting some others, since as a liberal arts
major I avoided science and math classes that were not
requirements. I do recall Dr. Reif telling his class that overpopulation and destruction of the environment would affect our
futures. He was an outstanding prophet as well as a teacher. He
also did considerable research of nearby Harvey’s Lake.
Over the years, I have enjoyed the alumni magazine articles
about “Sangy’s girls,” my classmates of that era. By 1944, there
were few males on campus. Poor Norma Sanguiliano was so
desperate for a male lead
for a play she directed that
she cast me in the role. I
had little interest in the
show, and my performance
was mediocre at best.
It was apparent that
BUJC was barely hanging
on financially. There were
no male high school
graduates to fill classes, and
many girls passed up on
college to fill jobs that
earlier had been the
province of boys.
Fortunately for BUJC,
the college obtained a
government contract to
train Army Air Force
cadets going into pilot
training. The happy cadets
on campus convinced me
that my future was in the Air Force, and I unwisely enlisted in
the reserve at age 17, passing up on all the free college
alternatives available through the other services, in particular the
Navy. Dr. Paul Geis was also an influence, since he offered me
part-time employment correcting the papers of cadet navigators.
Also, I wanted to enter the service as soon as possible, as I was
afraid that I would miss the war if I did not act promptly. This
may sound as strange reasoning today; but in those times, it was
common thinking of most of the young people I knew.
– Arthur C. Williams ’44, Sacramento, Calif.
Testing Honor
Academic life at BUJC was an excellent experience for me
because I had the opportunity to demonstrate that when called
upon to do the job, I could meet the challenge.This experience
proved that a college career was not beyond my ability, so it was
a great confidence builder for me.
In all of our classes, it was understood that if there was a test,
the teacher had to leave the room. This was part of the honor
code. Another part was that if you saw anyone abusing the honor
code, that person must be reported. I strongly supported the
honor code; if a person could not be trusted in class, then how
could that person be trusted to carry out an assigned and
necessary task when not supervised? In the classrooms at BUJC,
I did not see any abuses of the honor code.
I loved Bucknell University Junior College and gained great
confidence as a result of my experiences there. Our obligations to
Wilkes and the U.S. Army Air Corps were just the ticket for
dedicated and enthusiastic young men. BUJC was given a
tremendous responsibility in educating its youthful cadets. In
taking care of them, it accepted the responsibility and completed
its obligation with an earnest commitment to the nation, the boys
and the army.
– John Agren, East Providence, R.I. (Flyboy)
Music Professor Paul Geis
First newly constructed
Farley
Library opens
Original Conyngham
Hall burns
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Music Building opens at Darte Center
dormitory, Pickering Hall, opens
13
�From Music to Medicine
I started when it was Bucknell Junior College. At the time, there
were only two women on campus: myself and Dorothy Pickering. I
was a student in the fine arts program, taking classes in voice, piano
and organ. I took my first science class, with Dr. Charles Reif.A few
weeks into the semester,he approached me and said,“Dorothy,I have
heard you play and may I say, I think you are very good ... at science.”
Later, I would go on to
become the first woman
president of the pre-med club
at the school. It was tough for
women to get into medical
school at this time, mostly
because space was limited and
the schools were concerned
about a woman being able to
commit the time to the work
involved in becoming a
doctor, instead of committing
Doris Gorka Bartuska
themselves to raising a family.
It was at the urging of Dr. Reif that I did pursue my studies in
medicine at what was then called the Women’s Medical School of
Philadelphia, today known as Drexel University.
I recall the day I graduated from the school. As I was walking
up the aisle after having accepted my diploma, I noticed a rather
tall man standing there, and as I got closer I noticed it was Dr.
Farley. He had driven down to Philadelphia to attend the service
and congratulate me.
– Doris Gorka Bartuska, M.D. ’49, Philadelphia, Pa.
An All-Male Musical
Thinking back on my undergraduate years at Wilkes, many things
come to mind. The campus itself had a total of three buildings,
many of us lived close enough to walk to class, and in the event
you bumped into Dr. Farley and you were not wearing your tie,
he made sure you knew he noticed.
I relished being on the first wrestling and tennis teams and cocaptain and coach of the first swimming team, which met at the local
YMCA.And I have many fond memories of the presentations I took
part in with the thespians on campus. One unforgettable production
was titled All in Fun. It was an all-male musical with words and music
written by the students and the professors! The Irem Temple was the
venue for the event.A summer was not complete without a picnic at
Dr. Farley’s farm. And Dean Ralston coached some of the most
astounding football teams, even going as far as driving the teams
where they had to go to compete.
Since 1949, this campus, with the guidance of some fine presidents
and working boards, has undergone a metamorphosis that is
remarkable.And despite our growing number and schools of learning,
we hope to keep this family feeling, enabling us to help each other
and Wilkes University to continue prospering into the 21st century.
– Clayton Karambelas ’49, Kingston, Pa.
Dinner and Tea With the Farleys
I came from a very small high school in Waymart; in fact, we had
only 34 students in the class, so it was quite exciting to begin going
to Wilkes. I remember there were a lot of veterans going to school
at the time I was there.
One of my fondest memories of the school has to be the dinners
and teas the Farleys would hold at Kirby Hall.They believed it was
very important that the students not just study but also socialize
outside of the classroom. So every once in a while, Dr. Farley and
his wife, Eleanor, would invite some of us over for dinner. Of
course, you found yourself having to be on your best behavior; Dr.
Farley would expect nothing less.
The campus was a very active one; the school would hold dances at
St. Stephen’s Church in Wilkes-Barre with either a band or a D.J. Of
course,we would go to the theater and other places,both with students
and faculty.You always had the sense that faculty was there to help you,
both in and out of the classroom; it really was like one big family.
– Barbara Medland Farley ’50, Noxen, Pa.
(Dr. and Mrs. Farley’s daughter-in-law)
Francis Michelini
becomes president
Stark expansion completed
Hahnemann
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program for
pre-medicine
Robert Capin
begins
becomes
president
Agnes Flood
14
�An Unexpected Turn
In the spring of 1964, as I was prepared to graduate with a
degree in history and a minor in education, I was summoned
to the office of Dr. Eugene Hammer, head of the education
department. Dr. Hammer asked me if I had ever considered
teaching in a private school. My honest answer was “no.”
I fully expected to teach in a public school, but was resigned
to the fact that I would probably have to leave the area.
The headmaster of Wyoming Seminary Day School (now
Wyoming Seminary Lower School in Forty Fort) had contacted
Dr. Hammer looking for someone to teach history. Dr. Hammer
recommended me, and I went to the interview. Several days
later, I was offered the position at what I thought was an
insultingly low salary. The reality of securing a history position
in 1964 was bleak. So with some trepidation, I accepted the
Seminary position, which included free housing, room and
board in one of the dormitories in Kingston.
I assumed that I would stay a year or two and then move on to
a secondary position. I found the teaching conditions at the day
school almost ideal, with small classes, enthusiastic students and
supportive parents. I spent 11 years at the day school, moving
quickly into an administrative position. In 1976, I moved to Vero
Beach, Fla., to become head of St. Edward’s Lower School. I
remained at St. Edward’s until my retirement in 2004. My 39-year
career stemmed directly from that conversation with Dr. Hammer.
– Robert Bond ’64,Vero Beach, Fla.
A Flood of Memories
I have a lot of different feelings about
the time of the Agnes Flood in the
summer of 1972. At the time, I had
decided to spend the time between
my junior and senior year at Wilkes
on campus. I took a summer job as
an RA (resident assistant) and had
signed up for a couple of classes,
never expecting to find myself in
The Agnes flood
devastated campus in 1972.
the middle of a natural disaster. I can still remember working with
other volunteers down along the river, as we were packing
sandbags and doing whatever we could to keep the water out.
Then came the call to leave, get out of the area. I was very
impressed with the way the town’s people welcomed me and other
students into their homes and lives during that time. Finally, the
water went down and we returned to campus. I recall wading
through the mud and thinking about the loss and damage to these
great homes and buildings.
I was working with the director of housing at Wilkes, Don Yost,
and spending days cleaning dorms, pushing out the flood mud,
washing down walls and throwing out that which could not be
salvaged.Then in the evenings, I would go to friends’ houses in the
Pittston area and spend time helping them clean up. During the
whole experience, I was amazed by the spirit of the people on campus
and in the area, how they came together in such difficult times.
– Glen Flack ’73, Delran, N.J.
Honored to be Back
My years at the college (and it was Wilkes College then!) saw many
changes and adjustments, especially as a result of the flood of 1972.
Prior to the flood in my freshman year, I remember having classes in
the auditorium of the beautiful church on Northampton and South
Franklin streets. I have many memories of eating lunch and hanging
out at the “commons,” the eatery for commuter students which is no
longer there. One of my history classes was
in a small one-story building (also
removed), next to the commons.
The present library was a popular
place to study and to socialize
with other commuters.
Now some 30 plus years later, I
am back at Wilkes as an instructor
in the ESL (English as a Second
Language) program.While walking
through the campus, I am able to
Series established
Evans Hall
Chapman and
opened
Parrish halls
Housing in
and Guidance
Sterling Hotel
Center sold
discontinued
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�witness the progress and observe the many
improvements that have occurred throughout the
years. I feel honored to have lived through part of its
history and to be here on campus getting a feel for
its future!
– Anita (Miller) Williams ’75, Forty Fort, Pa.
A Time for Breakthroughs
As a Wilkes College student, I had the unique
opportunity to view the world in a wider sense – to
learn from the experiences of my professors and
fellow students. These experiences allowed me to
gain information that helped me develop skills and
competence, and broaden my knowledge in many
areas. They helped me build a foundation from
which I have built a satisfying and meaningful career.
Developing strong mentoring relationships were
important to my success. Reflecting upon my
undergraduate years, I can identify many examples where
mentoring played a key role in enriching my educational
experiences. For example, Alex Pawlenok, my advisor, persuaded
me to persevere when I wanted to throw my accounting book
out the fifth-floor window of Parrish Hall. Dr. Bradford Kinney
helped me develop critical thinking skills and to organize and
communicate in a clear and concise way.
Having the opportunity to practice much of what I learned in
the classroom was important to my development. Being elected
junior class president gave me the first opportunity to work with
a team of people of diverse backgrounds and skill sets.
– Colleen M. Gries Gallagher ’81, Bridgewater, N.J.
Rallying the Colonels
One memory that stands out in my mind is the afternoon that a
huge group of Wilkes students met at the Marts Center.We were all
dressed up in blue and gold and we marched down to King’s
Bob Wachowski
College for their homecoming
basketball game. The Wilkes stands
were filled with fans that did not sit
down and did not stop making noise
from tip-off till the final buzzer.
Another sport, another parade!
Again, meeting at the Marts Center,
a caravan of cars and a huge flying W
float paraded through the streets of
Wilkes-Barre (without a permit) and
traveled to the King’s football field.
The year was 1993 and the football
team was 9-0 going into the final
regular-season game. Wilkes fans
were seated on both sides of the field,
and again they were up and cheering
the entire game.
– Robert “Colonel Bob”
Wachowski ’89, ’94,York, Pa.
Preparing for Game Day
Looking back and trying to put my finger on the fondest
memory I have, one spot on campus always comes to mind:
Ralston Field and the Munson Field House. I loved it there! I
loved the preparation: a Sunday ice bath to take the edge off the
previous football game, the sound the TV made when you
turned it on, working with coaches and teammates. Returning
to the field on Tuesday for a full-contact practice, I wanted to
take advantage of every snap.
Game day or practice was always the same speed. I have vivid
memories of the work we did and the price we paid. No Saturday
ever came without six days of preparation. Graduation was great,
and my mother cried, but I would not have walked across the stage
if I did not get the tools to succeed from the game that I love and
that has given me so much!
– J.J. Fadden ’99, Boston, Mass.
Burns Bell Tower and
Carillon dedicated
Marts Center
multipurpose
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Christopher Breiseth
becomes president
Wilkes becomes a university
�History Professor Looks Back
I am the last active faculty member
on campus who worked with Dr.
Farley and along the way has enjoyed
the pleasure of working with some
of the best faculty members Wilkes
has ever seen.
I include in the list people such as
Dr. Charles Reif, who many referred
to as the mayor of Butler Hall. In the
day that single faculty members still
lived on campus, Dr. Reif and others
shared Butler Hall as living quarters,
Harold Cox
and he earned the title of mayor when
he posted a roster outlining times for bathroom use by those
staying in Butler.
Dr. Harold Thatcher went under the name “Harry the
Hatchet” and put himself through school playing the piano at
silent movies. Staff member Millie Gittens came to the school
in 1941 and went on to run the bookstore for years while still
finding time to work with students in their plays.
These are just some of the examples of the types of people
that Dr. Farley brought to Wilkes, and he expected them
to do more than just teach students in a classroom, that the
educational experience was more that just information in
books. Dr. Farley demanded that the faculty have a loyalty to
both the school and the students, and he encouraged them,
the faculty, to take a personal interest in the learning and
growth of the students.
Presidential
Reflections
– Harold Cox, Ph.D., University archivist and
professor emeritus
– Compiled by Mark Thomas ’82
and Kim Bower-Spence
Want to continue the discussion?
Only five men have led this institution through all its
75 years – through depression and war and flood, as
well as social and demographic changes.
Here are their remembrances:
Francis J. Michelini
1970-1975
My Wilkes experience started in
1955, when I joined the faculty as the
third full-time member of the thengrowing biology department. Dr.
Farley made it very clear that the
mission of Wilkes was to bring all
people together, that it was a school
where the individual worth and
accomplishments of the student were
most important. He also expected the
faculty to impact the community and do
more than just teach the students directly
from some textbook.
I would become the first president to rise through the
ranks of Wilkes, starting in 1963, when I became the dean of
academic affairs, to the time that I would succeed Dr. Farley.
The transition from Dr. Farley into my administration
was made easier when he was appointed chancellor at
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Classroom and Office Building (Breiseth Hall) opens
John Wilkes statue dedicated
for Free Enterprise
Shelburne Telecommunications
and Entrepreneurship
Center dedicated
established
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Allen P. Kirby Center
School of Pharmacy launches
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�Wilkes and took on the critical role of fund raising. Having Dr.
Farley in this position allowed my administration to focus on
academic and curricular program reviews.The academic administrative structure took the form of three newly created divisions:
humanities, social sciences and science. New interdisciplinary
initiatives were encouraged.
Just as this came into place, the Agnes Flood hit in 1972, and
Wilkes had to move into a survival mode.The community came
together to pull off this tremendous rebuilding effort.
Robert Capin
1975-1984
My primary responsibility as president was to balance the budget
while rebuilding the campus after the Agnes flood of 1972. I
inherited several problems that required constant attention.
First, of course, was the cost of rebuilding. Dr. Michelini led
the rebuilding project from 1972 to 1975. However, the
college was several million dollars in debt after rebuilding.
Of course, all the time we were involved in the cleanup I was
still charged with putting
the college back on its
feet both physically and
financially.
Academically it was
also a difficult period
because of the impact of
the flood and the related
costs for the college, students and their families.
Despite all these
challenges, the quality
of our academic programs remained high.
COB renamed Breiseth Hall
Christopher N. Breiseth
1984-2001
I was the first outsider to
become president since
Dr. Farley himself.
We made a serious
commitment to community service during
my time at Wilkes. I
was active in a group
called Campus Compact,
involving college presidents to guide students
into community service
both locally and nationally. Wilkes students were
soon not only helping
others in the Wyoming
Valley but also using
spring vacations to help
with hurricane relief
efforts in Florida and
elsewhere.
I was impressed and proud of the dedication of Wilkes
faculty. Physically, the campus was transformed. We invested
nearly $50 million to renovate the wonderful old buildings but
also to build several new structures: the Marts Center, the
Henry Student Building and Breiseth Hall. We also renovated
and expanded facilities at Ralston Field. The Fenner
Quadrangle created a campus environment, including the
statue of John Wilkes, which is one of my most pleasurable
contributions. In addition, the endowment increased from
about $2 million to $25 million.
– Compiled by Mark Thomas ’82
Jay S. Sidhu School of
Business and Leadership
Joseph “Tim” Gilmour
launches
becomes president
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Center opens
Student Center, later
First Outstanding
named for Frank and
Leaders Forum held
Dorothea Henry, opens
�HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW WILKES? Test Your Knowledge With This Quiz
1. The creation of Bucknell Junior College
was largely the work of whom?
a. Frank G. Davis
b. Eugene Farley
c. Charles Pickering
7. What year was Wilkes incorporated
as Wilkes College?
a. 1945
b. 1947
c. 1951
13. What was the first building to be
deeded to BUJC?
a. Chase Hall
b. Weber Hall
c. Conyngham Hall
2. How many students attended BUJC
on the first day of classes?
a. 95
b. 148
c. 210
8. What is the name of Wilkes’
literary magazine?
a. The Beacon
b. The Colonel
c. Manuscript
14. Which detachment of the Air Force
ROTC is located at Wilkes?
a. Detachment 668
b. Detachment 752
c. Detachment 418
3. Where was the first class taught?
a. Second floor of Kirby Hall
b. Third floor of the Wilkes-Barre
Business College
c. The Farley farmhouse
9. In 1961, Wilkes got national recognition
on what news program?
a. The Tonight Show
c. Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story
c. NBC’s Today Show
15. What year did Wilkes become
a university?
a. 1989
b. 1991
c. 1994
4. When the dramatic society was first
formed in 1934, where did practice
take place?
a. Little Theater of Wilkes-Barre
b. The Paramount
c. The college basement
10. What is the name of Wilkes’
newspaper?
a. The Wilkes Record
b. The Beacon
c. The Bulletin
16. Who is the only alumnus to become
president of Wilkes?
a. There have been none.
b. Robert Capin
c. Christopher Breiseth
11. What year was an Air Force pre-flight
training program established?
a. 1941
b. 1943
c. 1951
17. What is the Wilkes motto?
a. Unity Amidst Diversity
b. Education is the Key to Success
c. From Each His Best
5. What is Wilkes’ “W” symbol known as?
a. The Big W
b. The Running W
c. The Flying W
6. What is the name of the Wilkes mascot?
a. The Colonel
b. Colonel Bob
c. Colonel Wilkes
12. What Wilkes alumna was co-anchor
at WNEP Channel 16 in the 1980s?
a. Debbie Dunlevy
b. Karen Harch
c. Fran Pantuso
18. What does amnicola mean in Latin?
a. Dwelling by the riverside
b. A refreshing drink
c. River valley
— Compiled by Mark Thomas ’82
Answers: 1. a – Frank G.. Davis; 2. b – 148; 3. b – Third floor of Wilkes-Barre Business College; 4. c – The college basement; 5. c – The Flying W;
6. a – The Colonel; 7. b – 1947; 8. c – Manuscript; 9. c –NBC’s Today Show; 10. b – The Beacon; 11. b – 1943; 12. b – Karen Harch; 13. c – Conyngham Hall;
14. b – Detachment 752; 15. a – 1989; 16. b – Robert Capin ’50; 17. a – Unity Amidst Diversity; 18. a – Dwelling by the riverside
2006
2007.
University Center on Main
Wilkes magazine debuts
(UCOM) opens
Student Services, administration
Spring Commencement
moves to Wachovia Arena
Dean for Law School
Initiative named
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�alumni news
First Flyboy Award Presented
at Air Force ROTC
Commissioning Ceremony
Michael Lewis ’08 was presented with the first ever
Flyboy Award during the May U.S. Air Force
ceremony where he was commissioned a second
lieutenant.This award will be presented annually to
the distinguished graduate. It honors the more than
700 aviation cadets educated at Bucknell University
Junior College in 1943 and 1944 as part of the U.S.
Army Air Corps 6th College Training Detachment.
As Joe Rodowsky, secretary of the Flyboys, says,
“The cooperation between BUJC and the Army
Air Corps helped the war effort and sustained the
school until the war ended and regular students
returned. It was a great success.”This annual award
is a tribute to the success of the Wilkes Flyboys.
''
The COOPERATION
between BUJC and the Army
Air Corps helped the war effort
... It was a GREAT SUCCESS.
- Joe Rodowsky, secretary of the Flyboys
Michael Lewis ’08, center, received the Flyboy Award on the day he was commissioned a U.S. Air Force
second lieutenant. With him are Trustee Emeritus Arnold Rifkin and Flyboy secretary Joe Rodowsky.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
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New Faces Join Alumni Board of Directors
The Alumni Association welcomed 10 new board members for 2008-09.
Joining are:
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Karen Bednarczyk Cowan ’96
John H. Ellis ’79
Michael Mattern ’04
Mark Rado ’80
Charles Robinson ’57
Kristine Pruett ’99 M’06
(faculty/staff representative)
• Deborah Tindell
(faculty/staff representative)
• Christine Corser
(Student Alumni
Association president)
• Carl Santana
(student government president)
• David Sborz
(senior class president)
These officers were elected at the April board
meeting and participated in the June meeting.
Each board member serves on at least one board
committee, which include alumni network, alumni
services, homecoming, nominating, scholarship and
undergraduate alumni relations.
If you would like to get involved, please contact
Sandra Carroll, executive director of alumni
relations, at (800) 945-5378 Ext. 4132 or
sandra.carroll@wilkes.edu.
�alumni news
Come back for Homecoming 2008
and Wilkes 75th Anniversary!
Highlights of the weekend include:
• 75th Anniversary Parade
• Tailgate Tent
• George Ralston Alumni Golf Tournament
• Silent Auction of Dean Ralston’s Bowties
• Celebration of the Golden Horde football teams and
Coach Rollie Schmidt throughout the weekend
• Short courses on a variety of topics
• Satisfaction – a Rolling Stones tribute band –
at the Kirby Center
• Opportunity to witness the revitalization of Wilkes-Barre
• And much more!
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
Saturday, Oct. 4
8:30 a.m. - President’s Breakfast (Ancestral Colonels, Golden
Colonels, BUJC Flyboys), Henry Student Center Ballroom
9:30 a.m. - Alumni College sessions
10 a.m. - Homecoming 5K Ragin’ Road Race
- McAndrew Cup, Regatta on the River
10:30 a.m. - 75th Anniversary Parade, starting at West Ross and
South Main, ending at Ralston Field
11 a.m. - Tailgate Tent and Colonels Carnival, Ralston Field
- Reunion for a celebration of women’s athletics at Wilkes
(A Tribute to Doris Saracino), the Golden Horde and
football alumni, and much more
12:30 p.m. - Celebration of the Golden Horde football teams and
Coach Rollie Schmidt, Ralston Field
1 p.m. - Wilkes vs. Lebanon Valley football game, Ralston Field
4 p.m. - Tent Festival, Fenner Quadrangle
5 p.m. - Tour of campus and of the revitalization of downtown
Wilkes-Barre, Alumni House
6 p.m. - Football Alumni and Current Team Reception honoring
Coach and Mrs. Schmidt, Henry Student Center
7 p.m. - Class of ’58 Dinner,Weckesser Hall
7:30 p.m. - Golden Horde Reunion and Dinner (by invitation),
Henry Student Center
- Reception at the F. M. Kirby Center
8 p.m. - Rolling Stones Tribute Band Satisfaction, Kirby Center
WILKES
UNIVERSITY
1933-2008
Alumni College
Return to the classroom during Homecoming Weekend
Friday, Oct. 3, 3:30 p.m.
• History of Wilkes, by University Archivist Harold Cox
• How to Save on Gas!
• The Wilkes of Today and Tomorrow
Saturday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m.
• History of Wilkes, by University Archivist Harold Cox
• Forest Green, by Michael Steele, biology professor
• 19th and 20th century life in Wilkes-Barre:
One Perspective, Juanita Patience-Moss ’58
• Information about Identity Theft
• The 2008 Election, by Kyle Kreider,
political science professor
• Emotional Intelligence: An Introduction,
The Sovereign Center for Leadership and
Business Development
Check The Colonel Connection for updates.
REGISTRATION
Coming back for Homecoming? Stop by the first
floor of the Henry Student Center to pick up your
name tags and all information about the weekend.
Register from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3,
and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 4.
To see more of what’s happening during
Sunday, Oct. 5
9:45 a.m. - Memorial Bells (Remembrance of Alumni)
10:30 a.m. - Athletic Hall of Fame Reception (Tribute to Coach Reese),
214 Marts and Henry Student Center Ballroom
Homecoming weekend and 75th anniversary
celebration or to register, go to
http://community.wilkes.edu/2008homecoming
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Friday, Oct. 3
All day - Open classes
11 a.m. - George Ralston Alumni Golf Tournament,
Irem Temple Country Club
11:30 a.m. - Bucknell University Junior College Luncheon and Shuttle Tour
3 to 7 p.m. - Welcome Reception and Registration for Golden Horde,
Munson Fieldhouse and Ralston Field
3:30 p.m. - Alumni College sessions, Breiseth Hall
5 p.m. - Colonels Happy Hour, Rodano’s on the Square
6 p.m. - Golden Colonel Welcome Back Reception and Induction,
Kirby Hall
- 75th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Dance, Irem Temple
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class notes
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1956
Joan Shoemaker of Rocky
Hill, Conn., retired from the
Connecticut State Department
of Education in 1997. She
spends two days a week as a
docent at the Wadsworth
Athenaeum Museum of Art,
the oldest public art museum
in the country. She will
celebrate her 10th year in this
position. She also works on
the advisory council for the
North Central Connecticut
Area Agency on Aging. She is
a graduate of the Leadership
Greater Hartford Third Age
Initiative. Joan keeps in touch
with Gail (Laines) Chase,
Helen (Krachenfels) Reed
and Della (King) Keller.
Philadelphia-based Asher &
Company Ltd., where he was
the director of accounting and
auditing. Davis has served on
the ACTS board since 1994
and has previously held the
positions of treasurer and vice
chairman.
1963
Reunion Oct. 3-5 ~
Nick Alesandro retired six
years ago as manager of the
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Albany, N.Y., office. His career
spanned 33 years in the stock
brokerage business. He
currently serves on the board
of directors of the Albany Park
Playhouse, where he is
advertising manager. He
spends his spare time golfing
and following the New York
Yankees. He and Jeanne, his
wife of 41 years, have two
children, Nicholas and
Courtney, and two
grandchildren, Mia and Henry.
1967
Richard L. Kramer, C.P.A.,
received the 2008
Distinguished Public Service
Award of the Pennsylvania
Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.This award
recognizes CPAs who attain a
high level of public service,
who positively reflect the
contributions that CPAs make
in their communities, and who
encourage more CPAs to
become involved in charitable
endeavors. Kramer is the
principal of Tax Management
Group, Pittston, Pa. He serves
on the Wilkes University
Alumni Association board of
directors and is a past
president of the Kiwanis Club
of Wilkes-Barre, PICPA
Northeast Chapter and Jewish
Family Service. He resides in
Edwardsville, Pa., with his
wife, Ruth.They are the
proud parents of daughters
Rebecca Stitzer and Allison
1965
Donald L. Davis is chairman
of the board of directors of
ACTS Retirement-Life
Communities Inc. Davis, a
certified public accountant, is
a retired shareholder in the
accounting firm of
1966
Michael G. Hudick is
working toward his certified
financial planner license in Los
Gatos, Calif., where he offers
comprehensive financial
planning and retirement
planning for small businesses.
He retired from his position as
senior scientist at IBM Corp.
in 1996. In his free time, he
bikes, skis and hikes.
Kramer and the grandparents
of Jacob and Robin Stitzer.
Bill Schmidt and wife
Gretchen have been touring
the United States in their 30foot fifth-wheel since July
2007. During their travels, the
couple visited Doug
Haughwout ’64 and his wife,
Ann, in Atlanta, Ga., in
February, and met up with
them again at an RV rally in
March.The couple also
traveled to Wilmington, N.C.,
to visit Col. John Moyer ’69
and his wife, Paula.The
Schmidts will be working in
Skagway, Alaska, this summer
and encourage classmates to
contact them by email at
bng438@yahoo.com.
John Pilosi recently retired as
a school counselor from
Immaculate Conception
School, Clinton, N.J.
1969
Marc M. Levey, a partner at
the law firm Baker &
McKenzie LLP, has been
recognized as one of the “Best
of the Best” in tax in Legal
Media Group’s Expert Guides
series 2008. Levey joined
Baker & McKenzie’s New
York office in 1997 and was
elected partner in 1998. He is
admitted to practice in the
states of New York, California,
Pennsylvania and Illinois and
in the District of Columbia.
Joe Wiendl of Stockton,
Calif., and Bernie Vinovrski
of Fresno, Calif., both
members of the Golden
Horde football team, met to
reminisce and plan the
upcoming Oct. 3-5 reunion.
They also celebrated the
birthday of Marcella
(Wroblewski) Vinovrski ’70.
Bernie is associate vice
president of enrollment
services at California State
University in Fresno, Calif.
Marcella teaches first-grade
special needs children. Joe
works in sales for Contour
Bed Systems in northern
California.
1971
Richard Mark retired from
Faith That Works Ministries in
November 2007, ending 39
years of ministry. Mark served
in the United Methodist
Church from 1967 to 1990
and Faith That Works
Ministries from 1992 to 2007.
He was recently honored for
his years of service by The
Worship Center in Lancaster,
Pa., with a special service.
1972
Ron Rittenmeyer, chairman,
CEO and president of EDS,
will continue to run the
company after completion of
its planned sale to HewlettPackard. Rittenmeyer will join
HP’s executive council and
report to HP’s chairman and
chief executive officer.The
acquisition is subject to
customary closing conditions,
including approval of EDS
stockholders.
1973
Reunion Oct. 3-5 ~
Richard Mendelsohn works
for Sacramento County Child
Protective Services in
Sacramento, Calif. His
position includes conducting
�class notes
investigations of abuse, neglect
and molestation of children.
1980
Diane (Brodbeck) Lowe and
husband George recently
retired to Arizona, where they
participate in golf, tennis,
pickleball and various other
activities.The couple continues
to work and reside in
California but enjoy their time
in their Arizona home.Their
son John ’06 works in
Philadelphia.They are also the
parents of George and William.
1983
Reunion Oct. 3-5 ~
Stuart J. Kall published his
second novel, America’s Most
Gangsta. It is available on
Amazon.com,
Barnesandnoble.com and
americasmostgangsta.com.
Scot Lefebre is a senior
quality assurance analyst for
UPS Information Systems
Division in Timonium, Md.
1985
Timothy Williams runs the
technology departments for
two school districts in
Lancaster County as part of a
cooperative agreement. He has
been director of information
technology for the Manheim
Township School District for
the last eight years and was
recently named technology
director at Eastern Lancaster
County School District. He
resides in East Petersburg, Pa.,
with daughter Anna and sons
Grant and Owen.
1987
Kimberly (Tokach) Kellar
recently passed the nephrology
nursing certification
examination. She is boardcertified in general nursing
practice and is currently the
nurse manager of Kennedy
Health System’s Out-Patient
Dialysis Unit in Voorhees, N.J.
She lives in Woolwich, N.J.,
with husband Jim and two
daughters,Taylor and Hayley.
Recall the Days of Schmidt’s
“Golden Horde”
Allan Knox is a mass rescue
operations program analyst in
the U.S. Coast Guard. In this
position, he manages the U.S.
Coast Guard Mass Rescue
Operations program, as well as
serving as agency expert and
representative specifically as it
relates to mass rescue
operations. Allan and wife
Elizabeth, daughter Mackenzie
and son Shawn reside in
Yorktown,Va.
Shirley Nelson Brough
recently joined Computer
Support Services Inc.’s
technical services group as a
Microsoft Certified Business
Solutions Specialist,
implementing, training and
supporting customers who use
Microsoft Dynamics GP
accounting software. Brough
owns a small business
consulting firm that provides
accounting, management
consulting and training
services. She served as an
adjunct lecturer in financial
accounting and small business
management at Susquehanna
University and was a senior
financial analyst for Geisinger
Health System.
1988
Reunion Oct. 3-5 ~
Leonard F. Witczak and his
wife, Elizabeth Smith Witczak
M ’98, announce the birth of
their son,Aiden Robert, on
Dec. 29, 2008. He joins a
brother, Charlie, age seven.
Leonard is the owner/operator
of Witczak Tax and Financial
Services, and Elizabeth is the
Early Childhood Coordinator
for Wilkes-Barre Area School
District.The family resides in
Wilkes-Barre.
1989
Lisa (Kravitz) Miller and her
husband, Scott, announce the
birth of their daughter, Sienna.
She joins a brother, Jagger.
Wilkes football team tri-captains Bruce Comstock ’69, Bill Layden ’69 and
Joe Wiendl ’69 led the 1968 team. PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
Celebrate the Wilkes football tradition during
Homecoming weekend, Oct. 3 to 5. For the 75th
Anniversary, a special reunion is being organized
for the Golden Horde and all of Coach Rollie
Schmidt’s teams.
Recognize the Golden Horde and Wilkes football
at the Tailgate Tent and the game. Then join a
For more information about Homecoming activities,
including the Golden Horde Reunion, see
http://community.wilkes.edu/2008homecoming.
WILKES | Fall 2008
post-game reception in the Student Center.
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1990
Lori Sportelli, O.D., was
named “Optometrist of the
Year” by the Maryland
Optometric Association in
December 2007.
1991
Dina Gavenas Nathan
announces the birth of
daughter Haylee Elisabeth
Nathan on Oct. 26, 2007.
Anthony M. Orlando and
wife Gina announce the birth
of their twin sons, Eric
Anthony and Nathan Michael,
born Sept. 30, 2007.They join
a sister, Olivia, age four.
1992
Regina Costanzo-Krieger is
a special education teacher
and athletics coach in the East
Stroudsburg Area School
District, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
She is also a driver education
teacher for Costanzo’s Driving
School, a family business.
1993
Reunion Oct. 3-5 ~
Karen Gerlach completed a
Ph.D. in education at
American University in
Washington, D.C.
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Frank Mitchell earned a
master’s degree in higher
education administration from
CUNY Brauch College.
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Bonnee Breese received a
Lindback Distinguished Teaching
Award on April 15, 2008.The
award was given to one
outstanding teacher from each of
61 Philadelphia public high
schools. Breese teaches English at
Overbrook High School.
1995
Kimberly Escarge Keller
M’97 and husband Chris
announce the birth of
daughter Kaitlynn Nicole on
Aug. 15, 2007. Keller is a
senior accountant in the
controller’s office at Wilkes
University.The family resides
in Dallas, Pa.
1998
Reunion Oct. 3-5 ~
Michael T. Beachem IV was
awarded the 2008 Region II
Mid-Level Student Affairs
Professional Award by the
National Association of
Student Personnel
Administrators. He is a student
affairs administrator at Temple
University.
George Pawlush IV and his
wife, Hunter, welcomed their
first child, Margaret Alyson, on
April 11, 2008. George is vice
president of product control
for Wachovia Securities in
Charlotte, N.C.The family
resides in Waxhaw, N.C.
2000
Heather (Tahan) Keegan and
her husband, Kevin, welcomed
son Eli Paul on May 14, 2008.
He joins a sister, Karyna.
Hollie Fields Schramm and
her husband,William,
welcomed a daughter, Alyssa,
in December 2006. Alyssa
joins a brother, Alexander.
James (Jay) Williams,
Pharm. D., and his wife,
Carrie (Wilkes) Williams ’00,
Pharm. D., welcomed their
daughter,Abigail Elizabeth,
on Jan. 16, 2007. Jay is a
TALKING FINANCE IN CHICAGO
Dan Cardell ’79 speaks to members of the Wilkes Students in Free Enterprise
team about his career with Wayne Hummer Wealth Management at the
company’s Chicago headquarters in May. Later that day, he and wife
Ann Marie (Booth) ’79 hosted an alumni event. He serves as president and
chief investment officer of Wayne Hummer.
pharmacist for Caremark, and
Carrie is a pharmacist for
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center.The family
resides in Wilkes-Barre.
Christina (Stucker)
Van Camp and her husband,
Jason, announce the birth of
their daughter, Sydney
Reagan, on March 11, 2008.
2001
Kristy (Tkach) Dawe
graduated from DeSales
University in September
2007 with a master of
science degree in nursing.
She is certified as a family
nurse practitioner and is
currently employed as a
nurse practitioner by Penn
Medical Group P.C. She
resides in Pen Argyl, Pa.,
with her husband, Greg,
two dogs and a cat.
Loan Do married Robert Mask
on April 19, 2008.The couple
resides in Maple Shade, N.J.
Lisa Donaldson announces
the birth of a son, Coleman
Franklin Louis Batchelor, on
Oct. 28, 2007.
Heather A. Earnest-Drake,
Pharm. D., and her husband,
Bill, welcomed their third
daughter on July 30, 2007.
She joins two sisters, ages 4
and 2. Earnest-Drake is a
supervising pharmacist at
Rite Aid in Corning, N.Y.
The family and their Irish
Setter reside in Big Flats, N.Y.
Jessica (Crowley) Howard,
Pharm. D., is the March 2008
Shore Memorial Hospital’s
employee of the month.
Howard, a staff pharmacist at
Shore Memorial since 2002,
currently resides in Egg
Harbor Township, N.J., with
her husband, Brian.
2002
Jennifer Gahwiler Bartell
welcomed twin girls, Lauren
and Lindsey, on Jan. 14, 2008.
They join a sister, Emily.
Erin Theresa Priestman
married James Moran on Nov.
3, 2007. She is employed by
Tobyhanna Army Depot as a
mechanical engineer.The
couple reside in Berwick.
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Rebecca Jean Broyan received
a master’s of divinity degree
from Lancaster Theological
Seminary on May 17, 2008.
She is on the path to becoming
an ordained minister.
Jessica Hinkel married
Michael Leibig on
May 17, 2008.
2005
Nicole Ripper married
Thomas P. Zeiser on
May 3, 2008.
2006
Kristin Derlunas accepted a
position with the Fairfax Bar
Association in Fairfax,Va. Her
job duties include running the
overall communications efforts
for the association.
Miranda Heness married
Eugene Philbin on May 5,
2007. Heness is employed as
an office manager at Taylor
Consulting and Contracting in
Moosic, Pa.The couple resides
in Scranton, Pa.
2007
Nadine Stewart and Mark
Schneider, both former
residents of Wilkes-Barre, were
married Sept. 22, 2007.The
couple resides in
Hackettstown, N.J.
In Memoriam
1942
Jeannette Jones Phethean
died May 21, 2008, in
Leesburg, Fla. She was born in
West Pittston, Pa.
Phethean was a graduate of
Bucknell University Junior
College, Pennsylvania State
University and Trenton State
University, now known as the
College of New Jersey, with a
bachelor’s degree in chemistry
and a master’s degree in
teaching. She served in the
W.A.V.E.S. during WWII,
taught in the Bristol
Township, Pa., School District,
and had worked as a chemist
in the laboratories of
Armstrong Cork Company in
Lancaster, Pa.
She and husband Edward
moved to Leesburg in 1997.
She wrote a genealogy column
that appeared in the Leesburg
Daily Commercial from 1987
until 2003 and maintained her
involvement in genealogy until
her death. She is survived by
sons James of Brandon, Fla.,
Edward of Bensalem, Pa., and
George of Leesburg; eight
grandchildren; and sister
Harriet J. Davies of Pittston, Pa.
1949
June Persing McGuire,
Cartersville, Ga., passed away
March 4, 2008. She was married
to Delbert McGuire ’51.
1950
Martin D. Popky of Kingston,
Pa., passed away on May 25,
2008, following a lengthy
illness. Born in Wilkes-Barre,
he was a graduate of Meyers
High School and attended
Wilkes College.
Popky owned and operated
Martin D. Popky Agency,
Kingston, for more than 50
years and previously owned
several other small businesses,
including Avenue Travel,
Kingston, and a bowling alley
in Wilkes-Barre.
In the 1960s, he worked
with B’nai B’rith International
to lobby Congress to develop
and build the first project of
its kind in the world: the B’nai
B’rith Apartments on
Northampton Street,WilkesBarre, which has become a
model for nearly 40 similar
senior citizen housing projects
in six countries worldwide.
Popky served for 35 years as
president of the local B’nai
B’rith Housing Foundation, as
well as treasurer and a board
member of GRIT, which
owns and operates the
Washington Square
Apartments,Wilkes-Barre. In
February 2006, the local B’nai
B’rith apartment building was
renamed in his honor.
Popky was also honored
with citations in the
Congressional Record of the
U.S. House of Representatives,
as well as both the Senate and
House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and a resolution
from the Luzerne County
Commissioners.Wilkes-Barre
Mayor Thomas M. Leighton
declared Feb. 26, 2006,
“Martin D. Popky Day.”
Popky is survived by his
wife of 51 years, the former
Janet Monsky; daughters Linda
Popky,Woodside, Calif., and
Judy Popky, Atlanta, Ga.; a
granddaughter and brother.
Joseph T. Woznitski of Lititz,
Pa., passed away May 10,
2008.Woznitski was born in
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and served
in World War II in the U.S.
Navy before earning his
bachelor’s degree from Wilkes
College. He was employed by
Nestle Foods for 38 years,
holding various sales
leadership roles during his
tenure.Woznitski was an avid
outdoorsman, raising
champion field beagles and
homing pigeons, as well as
enjoying fly-fishing, tennis and
golf. He was also a third
degree Knight of Columbus
and a member of Knights of
Columbus Council 10827 of
St. James Parish.
He is survived by his wife
of 52 years, Josephine (Grosek)
“Babe”Woznitski; a son Harry
A. Nobel; daughters Sandra C.
and Laura J.Woznitski; and
three grandchildren.
1951
William Bennett Jr. of Forty
Fort, Pa., recently passed away.
Bennett graduated from
Edwardsville High School and
attended Shrivenham
American University, England;
Biarritz American University,
France;Wilkes-Barre Business
School; and Wilkes College.
Bennett served honorably
with the U.S. Army Air
Corps in Europe during
World War II.
He worked at the WilkesBarre Publishing Co., Easton
Structural Steel, Hudson
Motor Car Co. and Glen
Alden Coal Co. For more than
30 years, he was employed by
the Pennsylvania Gas and
Water Co., where he served as
WILKES | Fall 2008
2004
Selena Marie Bednarz
married Brandon Michael
Clark on Sept. 8, 2007. She
is employed by Aberdeen
Proving Ground as a
mathematician.The couple
reside in Baltimore, Md.
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an accountant, tax auditor,
supervisor and was promoted
to corporate staff assistant.
Surviving are his wife of 59
years, Julie Astrauskas; daughter
Susan Gorman of Forty Fort;
son William Bennett, Glen
Gardener, N.J.; five
grandchildren; and sister Peggy
Kal of Columbia, Md.
1956
Joseph R. Jablonski, Ed.D.,
died Nov. 23, 2007. Jablonski
was born in Ashley and grew
up in Kingston, attending
Wilkes University for his
undergraduate degree in
English. Jablonski served in the
U.S. Army and received a
master’s degree from Trenton
State College, now known as
the College of New Jersey.
Jablonski later received a
doctorate in education from
Temple University.
Jablonski, a Levitttown, Pa.,
resident, taught in the Bristol
Township School District until
he retired. He enjoyed skiing and
cycling and was a member of
the Lower Bucks County dog
club, where he was a trainer.
WILKES | Fall 2008
1960
Jean A. Ide of Tunkhannock,
Pa., died Friday, Dec. 21, 2007.
She was a graduate of
Coughlin High School.
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1975
Capt. Raymond T.
Woronowicz, Dallas, Pa., died
on April 27, 2008.
Woronowicz began his career
as a patrol officer and through
civil service testing and
education, he was appointed as
a juvenile and narcotics
detective. He was promoted to
the rank of lieutenant and in
1978 was promoted to the rank
of captain.
During his career, he
completed extensive training,
receiving 58 certificates and
diplomas in law enforcement,
criminal justice and narcotics
training. He was Wilkes-Barre
City’s first crime prevention
officer and the first crime
prevention officer in northeast
Pennsylvania.The certified police
instructor taught criminal justice
courses at LCCC and was a
guest instructor at the
Pennsylvania State Police
training center,Wyoming.
He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army, serving during
the Korean Conflict, assigned
to Battery “A” 967th, located
at Fort Sill, Okla., as a staff
sergeant in charge of
communications. Before
retiring, he was a member
of the Wilkes-Barre City
Police Department,
appointed in 1962.
Surviving are his wife of 57
years, Lois Whittington; son
Raymond P., Dallas; daughter
Jackie Janus, Dallas; three
grandchildren; and brother
Edward,Wilkes-Barre.
1977
Michael S. Jarolin of
Nanticoke, Pa., passed away
on April 8, 2008.
Jarolin, a lifelong resident of
Nanticoke, was a graduate of
Nanticoke High School,
Luzerne County Community
College and Wilkes University.
He was a member of St.
Mary’s Church, Nanticoke,
and was employed by the
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources as a
sanitation engineer.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Stanley; son
Matthew; and wife Deborah
Kravitz Jarolin.
Surviving in addition to his
mother are sisters Kathleen
Bachkowski,West Palm Beach,
Fla., and Brenda Heck,
Nanticoke; and brother
Robert of Douglassville.
1978
Thomas J. Lubas died on
Sept. 6, 2007, after a brief
illness. A resident of
Allentown, N.J., Lubas is
survived by his wife, Jan, and
daughter, Anna.
1993
Leonard T. Hill Sr. M’97, a
17-year resident of Sterling,
Pa., passed away on
April 25, 2008.
Born in Nanticoke and
raised in Shickshinny, he
attended Luzerne County
Community College and
Wilkes University. He was
employed for 37 years by the
International Union of
Operating Engineers,
Local 542.
He was preceded in death
by his first wife, the former
Mary McCloskey, in 1988.
Surviving are his wife of 17
years, the former Louise
Gilby; daughter Lisa Hill; son
Leonard T. Hill Jr.; and a
granddaughter.
Faculty/Staff
Jerome Kucirka ’67, Ph.D.,
of Dallas, Pa., passed away June
9 in Wilkes-Barre.The WilkesBarre native was a graduate of
James M. Coughlin High
School and Wilkes College.
He earned his doctorate in
physics from Drexel
University, Philadelphia.
Kucirka was a faculty
member for more than 27
years, serving in the physics,
engineering and mechanical
engineering departments, and
finally the engineering and
physics division of Wilkes
University. He taught a wide
variety of advanced and
introductory courses in these
various departments. For most
of his career at Wilkes
University, Dr. Kucirka was
intimately involved with a
variety of courses introducing
engineering to students. Over
the years, he helped to develop
and teach several versions of
these introductory courses. He
worked on department, school
and university-wide
committees. He was adviser to
the Physics Club and Sigma-PiSigma, the Physics Honor
Society, from 1989 to the
present. In the early 1990s, Dr.
Kucirka was one of the
organizers of the Wilkes
University’s Core Studies
Program, where, among other
projects, he worked on “writing
across the curriculum.” He
taught the freshman
introductory core course he
developed for several years.
He is survived by his wife,
Gaye C. Gustitus, D.O.; and
brother, John, Beaumont, Pa.
Memorial contributions
may be made in his name to
Wilkes University, Office of
Development, 84 W. South St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766
Dr. Anthony J. Turchetti,
noted area psychiatrist, lawyer
and engineer, died March 27,
�2008, at J.F.K. Medical Center,
Lake Worth, Fla.
Born in Pittston, Pa., on
March 20, 1925,Turchetti
lived in Wyoming, Pa., and was
a 1942 graduate of Wyoming
High School.
Turchetti was professionally
qualified in engineering, law,
medicine and psychiatry, having
received a bachelor’s degree in
aeronautical engineering in
1945 and a master’s degree in
mechanical engineering in 1947
from Pennsylvania State
University, a juris doctor degree
in law from the George
Washington University School
of Law in 1952, and his medical
degree from Hahnemann
Medical College of Philadelphia
in 1960. In 1968, he completed
a residency in psychiatry at the
University of Pennsylvania/
Philadelphia General Hospital
Residency Program and did
psychiatric research on
homicide at the University of
Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh
Hospital, in Scotland.
Turchetti worked as a
research engineer at the
Pennsylvania State University’s
Ordnance Research
Laboratory and was later
employed by the U.S. Navy in
the Bureau of Aeronautics. In
the 1950s, he worked as a
patent attorney in
Philadelphia. In the early
1960s, he became medical
director of American
Petroleum Institute in New
York City, where he was
responsible for execution of
medical research projects for
oil companies.
After completing his
residency in 1968,Turchetti
worked as a psychiatrist in the
Wilkes-Barre area.
Turchetti served as associate
dean for the Hahnemann
Medical College and associate
professor of medicine and
psychiatry and was involved in
the development and execution
of the Wilkes-Hahnemann
Medical Education Program in
family medicine from 1973 to
1981. He served on numerous
boards in the Wilkes-Barre
area, including United Health
and Hospital Services Family
Practice Residency Program,
and Rural Health Corporation
and Maternal Health
Corporation. He was also a
psychiatric consultant with
various area associations.
In the 1970s,Turchetti
became the co-founder of the
television program Call the
Doctor and served the
Pennsylvania federal courts as a
forensic psychiatrist.Turchetti
was an adjunct professor of
forensic psychology at Wilkes
University and also served as a
team physician from 1963 to
1975, which contributed to his
induction into the Wilkes
University Athletics Hall of
Fame in 2000.
Turchetti retired in 1993 and
was residing in Palm Beach,
Fla., at the time of his death.
He is survived by a sister,
Claire Turchetti Wyandt,
Singer Island, Fla.
Friends of Wilkes
Julia (Julie) D. Znaniecki,
teacher, local historian, civic
and community leader, passed
away on May 29, 2008.
Znaniecki was a charter
member of the Wilkes
University Polish Room
Committee, where she was
a member and past president
for almost 50 years.The
organization is a historical,
educational and cultural
organization that sponsors
annual scholarships for
students of Polish decent to
attend Wilkes University and
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84 W. South St.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766
serves as a resource and
reference room on Polish
history and culture. For 20
years, Znaniecki organized the
Polish Room’s booth at the
Luzerne County Folk Festival.
From 1974 to 1985,
Znaniecki participated in the
Polish Room Chorus and
most recently worked on a
compilation of Anton
Piotrowski’s poetry, published
by Wilkes University Press
in 1998.
Znaniecki grew up in the
Hanover section of Nanticoke.
She was a graduate of
Nanticoke High School in
1926, followed by East
Stroudsburg University
(Normal School) in 1928. Her
first teaching position after
graduation was sixth grade at
the McKinley School in
Nanticoke; the rest of her
early career included teaching
English to seventh- and
eighth-graders.
Znaniecki took leadership
and fundraising roles in the
American Cancer Society, the
Nanticoke Hospital Auxiliary,
the Luzerne County Historical
and Geological Society, the
Wyoming Valley Girl Scout
Council, Penn’s Woods Girl
Scout Council and Kosciuszko
Foundation Ball.
Her husband of 51 years,
Vincent Frank Znaniecki, died
in July 1988.
Znaniecki is survived by
children Jule Znaniecki
Wnorowski ’61,Wilkes-Barre;
V. Paul Znaniecki, Stevensville,
Md.; Jean Z. Smith of
Gaithersburg, Md.; four
grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.
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�calendar of events
For more information on times and locations, visit
www.wilkes.edu or The Colonel Connection,
community.wilkes.edu. Or phone (570) 408-7787.
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September
November
Through Oct. 5 Art exhibit: “Remembering Helen:The
Sordoni at 35,” Sordoni Art Gallery
7-9, 14-16 Musical Theatre Production, Carousel,
Darte Center
5
Alumni Reception, home of Fred ’61 and Janet
Demech
13
Connecting the Dots student-alumni career
networking event, Henry Student Center Ballroom
7
Cruise Philadelphia Alumni Event
22
Annual Alumni Bus Trip to NYC
25-28 Theatre Production, Picnic, Darte Center
22
Flute Ensemble, Upper Lobby, Darte Center
October
December
1
1
String Ensemble, Gies Hall, Darte Center
5
Civic Band Concert, off campus
6
Civic Band Concert, Darte Center
6
“A French Christmas,”Wilkes choral ensembles
join the Robert Dale Chorale, St. Luke’s Church,
Scranton, Pa.
7
“A French Christmas,”Wilkes choral ensembles join
the Robert Dale Chorale, St. Nicholas Church,
Wilkes-Barre.
Kirby Lecture, “green” entrepreneur Martin
Eberhard, founder and former CEO of Tesla Motors,
Darte Center
3-5
Homecoming/75th Anniversary Celebration
17
Art exhibit: Ron Ehrlich, Sordoni Art Gallery. Closes
Dec. 12.
�then & now
See anyone you
recognize in this photo
from a past homecoming celebration?
Share names or reminisce at
The Colonel Connection message boards,
found at community.wilkes.edu.
Or send responses to Wilkes magazine,
84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766.
You can also e-mail wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu.
Alumni from the class of ’57
enjoy a reception during Homecoming
2007. Annual festivities offer plenty of
opportunity to renew old friendships
and forge new relationships.
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BLUE AND GOLD AND GREEN | NURTURING NATURE
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�president’s letter
Wilkes Commits to
Climate Neutrality
I
n 2007, I joined college and university presidents across the country in
signing the Presidents Climate Commitment. Recognizing that global
warming will shape the way we, our children and our grandchildren live
in the 21st century, 588 college presidents have pledged to lead their
communities in reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.This commitment
will help reduce emissions that contribute to global warming and, more
importantly, increase our capacity to prepare the next generation to deal with
these challenges by integrating sustainability into the curriculum and the way we
operate as an institution.
Experts agree that global warming
will have adverse health, social,
economic and ecological implications
that could threaten the viability of
civilization. I also share their view that
global warming also provides extraordinary opportunities for our institutions
and students to create green
technologies that will lead to significant
economic growth.Americans can show
the world how to improve our
collective quality of life without
sacrificing our natural resources.
With scientific consensus asserting
that society must reduce emission of
greenhouse gases by at least 80
percent by mid-century, we must
Student Andrew Bookin harvests chard at the
Fenner Farm Annex. PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
begin to act now.
While daunting,Wilkes’ goal is to achieve climate neutrality and demonstrate
to the greater community how to reduce emissions. For the purposes of the
American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, “climate
neutrality” means having no net greenhouse gas emissions. I believe that with
much effort we can achieve that goal by minimizing emissions and using carbon
offsets or other measures to mitigate emissions.
While we may incur costs for some initiatives, we should also realize savings
from reduced energy use and more efficient use of resources. As our first step,
we’ve completed an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions.This will serve as a
benchmark and help us chart our course.
You can read more about this and other initiatives in our cover story,
starting on page 8. These are small steps to start. But start we must. Stay tuned as
we ramp up these efforts in the future.
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 4
WINTER 08
WILKES MAGAZINE
University President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Vice President for Advancement
Michael Wood
Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Associate Director, Marketing Communications
Christine Tondrick ’98
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Graduate Assistant
Shannon Curtin ’07
Layout/Design
Quest Fore
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69 M’76
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Director
Mirko Widenhorn
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin ’95
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
George Pawlush ’69 M’76
First Vice President
Terrence Casey ’82
Second Vice President
John Wartella ’84
Historian
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Secretary
Bridget Giunta ’05
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FEATURES
8 Blue and Gold and Green
University strives to be more environmentally friendly
12 Nurturing Nature
Wilkes alumna oversees ecological
research in America’s great outdoors
14 Off-Roading
With the Baja Team
12
It looks like fun, but students gain
real-world engineering experience
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26 Report of Gifts
We gratefully acknowledge those who
help elevate Wilkes to greatness
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2 On Campus
4 Athletics
16 Alumni News
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Have a story idea to share?
Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu
or Wilkes Magazine, 84 W. South St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
20 Class Notes
On the cover: More than the greenway is green these days. From enhanced
recycling to energy efficiency to a campus farm, efforts abound to make
Wilkes more environmentally friendly. Read more, beginning on page 8.
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�on campus
‘Be Colonel’ With the
New Wilkes Mascot
A new tradition began at Wilkes on Sept. 4, when
the University unveiled its brand new mascot,The
Colonel, to the campus community.The new
Colonel is the first official life-size mascot –
complete with giant blue head – in the
University’s 75-year history.
The Colonel has been the symbol for Wilkes
University since 1947.Wilkes worked with
Philadelphia-based branding firm
160over90 to create and produce the
Colonel costume while consulting
with students and campus officials
for design inspiration.The
resulting mascot embodies the
Wilkes “Be Colonel” mentality,
inspiring a spirit of leadership
while emphasizing camaraderie.
“The Colonel symbolizes the
Wilkes spirit of what it means to
‘Be Colonel’ and brings a new level of
school pride and sense of tradition to the
University,” says Paul Adams, vice president for
student affairs.“Our mascot will be more than just a
cheerleader at athletic events, providing another
outlet to promote our philosophy of personal
attention both on campus and in the community.”
Following the unveiling, students auditioned to
serve as The Colonel. Juniors David Lewis, Emilee
Strubeck and Jason Woloski were selected to be the
The new Colonel mascot burst onto the Wilkes campus during Club Day.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
mascot for the 2008-09 academic year and will receive a scholarship for their
efforts. And they honed their spirit-raising skills at Mascot Boot Camp at the
University of Delaware in October.
Learn more about the new Colonel mascot at: www.wilkes.edu.
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I know the new mascot will find that the
interaction with Wilkes family, friends and
alumni as REWARDING as I did during my
time as the Wilkes Colonel. My words of advice
are to KEEP YOUR SPIRIT UP and MAKE
EVERY EVENT you attend ENJOYABLE
for the people around you.
– Bob Wachowski ’89, “Colonel Bob,” retired mascot
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Become a fan of The Colonel on Facebook.com. Search: Wilkes Colonel.
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Discovery Education, Wilkes
Launch Online Master’s Program
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Discovery Education joins forces with Wilkes to offer educators a new online
master’s degree in instructional media.The program, launched this fall, has
already attracted students from N.J. to Hawaii and Michigan to Texas, as well
as two Canadian provinces.
Discovery Education, the national leader in digital media-based learning, and
Wilkes began working together several years ago.This new 30-credit program
prepares teachers to become specialists
who can effectively blend academic rigor
with the latest technology, from video to
Web 2.0 to virtual field trips.
More than half of all U.S. schools
access Discovery Education services.
Nationally known technology
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innovators like Kathy Schrock are helping
develop and teach courses.
“The program is designed to help all teachers
effectively integrate media-based technologies in
helping their students reach new heights of
academic success,” says Michael Speziale, dean of
Graduate and Professional Studies, as well as the
School of Education. “This is one of those special
programs that can have an immediate transformative effect in a teacher’s classroom.”
For more information, visit
www.wilkes.edu/instructionalmedia.
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Wilkes Represented at Olympics
Two Wilkes University athletes took part in the Olympics this
summer — in a way. Instead of on the court or in the field,
their time was spent behind the camera.
Alyssa Koncelik, a Wilkes field hockey player, completed an
internship with the U.S. Olympic Committee over the summer.
Xiaoqiao Zhang, a junior from Zhengzhou, China, interned at
China Central Television 5, the official Chinese channel covering
the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The communications major worked
with the Hall of Fame Show.
Fluent in Chinese and English, Zhang interviewed medal winners
from China and other nations, including U.S. athletes Shawn
Johnson, LeBron James and Michael Phelps. At Wilkes, Zhang is a
member of the student-run television show Wilkes World, the
student-run public relations agency Zebra Communications, and a
three-time Middle Atlantic Conference champion in women’s tennis.
“This (internship) made me more confident than ever before,” says
Zhang. “(CCTV-5) wants to see me at the 2012 London Olympics
with NBC, and I told them I will try my best, and I think I will see
them there.”
Koncelik, a senior communications major from Long Island, N.Y.,
interned at the Olympic Training Facility in Colorado. She spent the
summer interviewing figure skaters, videotaping volleyball and
hockey teams and designing graphics for some of the U.S. teams.
Wilkes junior Xiaoqiao Zhang, right, met gold medal gymnast
Shawn Johnson, left, at the summer Olympics.
PHOTO COURTESY OF XIAOQIAO ZHANG
“Be BOLD and a little NAÏVE.
The hard problems are the
INTERESTING ones.”
Eberhard, founder and former CEO
of Tesla Motors, was guest speaker
for the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship.
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- Martin Eberhard, electric sports car innovator
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
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�athletics
Athletics Hall of Fame
OUTSTANDING STUDENT-ATHLETES AND TEAMS JOIN RANKS OF HONOREES
By Craig Merriman
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The Wilkes University Athletics Hall of Fame recently honored:
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NOELL BROOKS ’97, FIELD HOCKEY
DANNY HOUSE ’78, WRESTLING
HERB KEMP ’70, BASKETBALL
MATT LABUDA ’96, BASKETBALL
JOE ROSZKO ’68, FOOTBALL
SHARON WILKES ’77, BASKETBALL, TENNIS AND VOLLEYBALL
1961 WRESTLING TEAM
1994-95 MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
The Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1993 to honor players, coaches
and others who have made outstanding contributions to athletics at
Bucknell University Junior College,Wilkes College and Wilkes University.
Receiving or accepting awards
during Homecoming 2008
were, left to right: Noell
Brooks, Danny House, Sharon
Wilkes, Herb Kemp, John
Reese, Wilkes President Tim
Gilmour, men’s basketball
coach Jerry Rickrode, Marv
Antinnes, John Roszko, Matt
LaBuda and Charlie Roszko.
The Roszkos accepted an
award for their brother, the
late Joe Roszko.
PHOTO BY CRAIG MERRIMAN
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Noell Brooks ’97
Brooks was a highly accomplished field hockey player,
guiding Wilkes to four consecutive Freedom
Conference League titles as well as ECAC Middle
Atlantic championships in 1993, 1994 and 1996.
Not only was Brooks a key member of those squads,
she was honored by serving as team captain her senior
season, in 1996. She played for former head coach and current Wilkes
athletic director Addy Malatesta, garnering an overall record of 50-27 during
her four-year career.
While at Wilkes, Brooks was a biology major and is now a dentist in
Dallas, Pa. She and husband Stephen Greblunas have a son, Andrew. “My
time at Wilkes really taught me life lessons. I will never forget the things I
learned not only in the classroom but in my experiences there, as well.”
Danny House ’78
Wrestling at Wilkes University has been dominant over the years, but
individually, Danny House had an impressive career for the Colonels. During
his time at Wilkes, he helped lead the Colonels to an overall record of 57-19,
serving as team captain in 1978 and 1979 for squads that competed at the
NCAA Division I level.
He is one of only six individuals to capture an Eastern Intercollegiate
Wrestling Association crown, winning the national tournament qualifier as a
senior in 1979.As a sophomore and junior, he finished fourth at the same event.
In one of his most memorable matches, House secured three take-downs
in the last 30 seconds to win his contest and lead the Colonels past Syracuse
18-17 in the 1977-78 season.
House majored in art at Wilkes and is now principal
of Gorton High School in Yonkers, N.Y. “Luckily, I was
a part of some good teams while I was here.”
STATISTICS
• Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion
• Fourth-place finish at the 1977 Eastern
Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships
• Fourth-place finish at the 1978 Eastern
Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships
• Served as team captain in 1978 and 1979
• Helped lead the Colonels to an overall record of 57-19
Herb Kemp ’70
If a basketball was in the air after a missed shot,
Herb Kemp was going to get it. Kemp pulled
down more than 1,000 rebounds in his four-year
career at Wilkes, more than 120 more than
anybody else in the history of the program.
Before Kemp arrived, the Colonels had nine
consecutive losing seasons. In his freshman season,
he guided Wilkes to a 12-11 record.That season
started a trend of eight straight years in which the
Colonels were .500 or better.
STATISTICS
• School record-holder for rebounds
in a career, with 1,005
• School record-holder for rebounds
in a season, with 432
• Ranks 13th on the school’s all-time
scoring list, with 1,286 points
• Only player in school history with at least
1,000 rebounds and 1,000 points
• 1967-1968 ECAC All-Star
He holds the school record for rebounds, with
1,005. He also ranks in the top 15 in scoring,
with 1,286 points. And he is the only 1,000point, 1,000-rebound athlete in the history of
Wilkes men’s basketball.
“I was so glad to be a part of a team that really
turned the program around. I think we really
learned how to win, and to set the tone for the
rest of the teams behind us really means a lot.”
Kemp majored in business administration
and is now director of corporate accounts at
Anchor Packaging.
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STATISTICS
• Helped lead Lady Colonels to a 50-27 overall record
• Was part of a program that won four Freedom Conference titles
• 1995 second-team All-Freedom Conference selection
• 1995 second-team Regional All-America honoree
• 1996 first-team Regional All-America honoree
• 1996 Freedom Conference Most Valuable Player
• 1996 third-team NFHCA selection
• 1996 Wilkes Woman Athlete of the Year
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�athletics
Matt LaBuda ’96
Sharon Wilkes ’77
LaBuda is one of the most prolific long-range shooters Wilkes
University has ever seen. During his four-year career, the
Colonels had an impressive 79-31 mark, earning a berth in the
NCAA Tournament during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.
The team represented Wilkes in the national tournament and
LaBuda helped lead the Colonels to the Elite Eight in two
straight seasons.
He currently ranks ninth on the school’s all-time scoring
list, with 1,327 points. An unselfish player, he dished out
137 assists during his career. Throughout his illustrious
career, LaBuda knocked down 196 three-pointers and has
the best free-throw percentage, with a 91.8 mark. Even
more impressively, LaBuda once knocked down 37
consecutive free-throw attempts.
In his final season as a Colonel, he helped lead Wilkes to its
first-ever MAC championship, finishing with an overall record
of 28-2, marking the best-ever record in school history.
“Playing basketball at Wilkes was an exciting time in my life.
Luckily, I was a part of some very good teams that did some
amazing things. My education at Wilkes has groomed me to
the person that I am today.”
Wilkes will forever be remembered as a pioneer of
women’s athletics at the University. Not only was she
a charter member of the volleyball team, she was also
a member of the tennis and basketball teams.
She played four seasons with the Lady Colonel
basketball team and three years with the tennis
squad, as well as two with the volleyball program.
Wilkes was a team captain for the women’s
basketball team during the 1976-77 season. She
was part of the women’s tennis team that went 7-0
during the 1976-77 season.
After graduation,Wilkes officiated women’s
basketball games for 21 years and officiated volleyball
matches for more than 17 seasons.
Wilkes majored in elementary education and
psychology. She is section chief of waiver operations
for the Pennsylvania Department
of Public Welfare.
“Being a female athlete at that
time was definitely interesting
and challenging.We didn’t have
all the resources the men had, but
things changed over my four
years. I am happy I was a part of
that change and paved the way
for the female athletes today.”
STATISTICS
• School record-holder for three-pointers in a career, with 196
• School record-holder for three-pointers in a season, with 95
• School record-holder for three-point field goal attempts in a game, with 16
• School record-holder for free throw percentage in a season, at 91.8 percent
• Scored 1,327 points
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Joseph Roszko ’68
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Wilkes football.The Golden Horde. Pride and
poise.The late Joseph Roszko was lucky enough
to be a part of all three of those during his time
at Wilkes. He was an offensive lineman for coach
Rollie Schmidt, and during his first season with
the Colonels, they would win only one game.
But over the next three seasons,Wilkes would
lose only one game.
During Roszko’s time at Wilkes, the football
program won 21 straight games and began one
of the longest winning streaks in NCAA history.
In his sophomore season, the Colonels won the
MAC championship.They made a trip to the
Lambert Bowl the following season.
STATISTICS
• Three-sport athlete
• Charter member of women’s volleyball team
• 1977 Wilkes Woman Athlete of the Year
After Roszko graduated in 1968, he enlisted
in the U.S. Army and fought in the Vietnam
War. He received two Purple Hearts and three
Bronze Stars. He served as a supervisor in the
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare for
more than 30 years before losing a battle with
cancer at the age of 59.
STATISTICS
• All MAC selection in 1965
• Received the Coaches Black Star Award in 1965
• All MAC Selection in 1967
• MAC All-Star
• Honorable mention All-State honoree
• Most Valuable Offensive Lineman
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1961 Wrestling Team
STATISTICS
• 11-0 regular season record
• Middle Atlantic Conference championship
• Average dual meet score of 25-6 • Fourth-place finish at the NAIA National
It couldn’t get much better for the 1961 Wilkes
wrestling team.That year, the Colonels finished
a perfect 11-0, winning their dual meets by an
average score of 25-6.
Wilkes was crowned Middle Atlantic
Conference champion and eventually finished
fourth at the inaugural NAIA National
Tournament.
Individually, Marv Antinnes ’61 was a
NAIA National Champion at 177 pounds,
while Bob Herman ’63 and Brooke Yeager ’64
finished third and fourth at the tournament at
190 and 123 pounds, respectively.
Tournament
1994-95 Men’s Basketball Team
STATISTICS
• 25-5 record
• Jerry Rickrode named Freedom Conference
Coach of the Year
• Matt LaBuda and Chris Parker named to the
Freedom Conference All-Star first team
• Advanced to the NCAA Tournament, defeating
Widener, Goucher and Williams
• Holds records for rebounds in a season (1,390),
rebounds in game (75), points per game (86.6),
field goals made in a season (965) and steals in a
season (352)
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The 1994-95 men’s basketball team was one of the
most successful teams in Wilkes University history.
Head coach Jerry Rickrode was named the Freedom
Conference Coach of the Year, leading the Colonels
to a 25-5 record, including a 12-2 Freedom
Conference mark. Others receiving individual
conference honors included Matt LaBuda ’96 and
Chris Parker ’96, who were named to the Freedom
Conference All-Star first team.
The Colonels started the season by winning 18 of
their first 20 games, including a 123-point
performance in a win over Marywood.The Colonels
breezed through the MAC Conference Tournament,
defeating Moravian 80-69 before beating Widener
79-64 in the semifinals. Despite falling in the MAC championship game to
Lebanon Valley, the Colonels received an at-large bid to participate in the
NCAA Tournament.There, the Colonels opened with a 70-60 win over
Widener before beating Goucher 88-70 on their home court. In the Sweet
16,Wilkes took a 91-89 overtime win over Williams before falling to Trinity
(Conn.) in the Elite Eight.
This Wilkes team boasted one of the most prolific scoring offenses in
school history, averaging 86.6 points per game.That included 100-plus
points in seven of those contests.
To this day, the team holds the record for rebounds in a season (1,390),
rebounds in a game (75), points per game (86.6), field goals made in a
season (965) and steals in a season (352).
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UNIVERSITY STRIVES TO BE
MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY
By Kim Bower-Spence
MORE THAN THE GREENWAY IS
GREEN THESE DAYS. WHETHER
IT’S LOW-FLOW SHOWERHEADS IN
RESIDENCE HALLS OR STUDENTGROWN TOMATOES IN THE DINING
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HALL, THE WILKES UNIVERSITY
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COMMUNITY IS WORKING TO TREAD
A BIT LIGHTER ON THE PLANET.
�TOWARD A SMALLER FOOTPRINT
A GREEN ROOF FOR STARK
Venture out onto the roof of Stark Learning Center these days,
and you’ll notice a garden patch of sorts. Since April, plants
have occupied a test section of roof on Stark, allowing senior
environmental engineering students to study their growth habit
and impact on roof temperature. Eventually, they’ll measure the
system’s impact on utility usage.
As they learn about green building strategies, they also provide
a glimpse of how plants on a campus rooftop can cut energy use
at Wilkes by reducing the amount of energy required for cooling.
Four-inch-deep black plastic trays, each 24 inches square, hold
a gray growing medium and about five sedum plants of different
varieties. The plants mitigate what Troy calls the “heat island
effect” of the sun baking flat rooftops and building up heat over
time. “This dissipates some heat so you need less energy to cool
the building,” she explains. It also absorbs and filters rainwater
and can create habitat. Existing roofs must be assessed as to
whether or not they can handle the extra load.Those who install
the systems claim they can extend the life of a roof, she adds.
“It’s low-maintenance, other than perhaps to go up and weed it
and check it out,” Troy explains. Right now, the green roof is
simply a learning tool for students. But eventually,Wilkes hopes to
explore converting flat campus roofs to green.
The first step toward a smaller footprint was an emissions inventory.
A “Clean Air Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator” was used
to model University carbon emissions. The task of tallying went
to a subcommittee of the newly formed Wilkes University
Environmental Working Group.
The model factored commuter travel, solid
Right: A thermal imaging camera shows the difference in temperature
between the surface of the growing medium and the roof underneath.
waste generation and electricity use, as well as
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARLEEN TROY
natural gas and other fuel use, according to
Below: Brian Whitman, associate professor of environmental
Marleen Troy, associate professor of environmental
engineering, left, reviews the cooling impact of a “green roof” with
engineering and a member of the subcommittee.
senior environmental engineering students, from left, Jean Yves
Ngabonziza, John Luff, William Garro and Nafissatou Mizin-Yawa.
Purchased electricity was the biggest contributor.
PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
This benchmark will help the
University target areas for savings.
This could impact class scheduling
as managers seek ways to use
buildings in a more energy-efficient
manner. In the longer term,
converting flat roofs to “green” roofs
could cut energy required for
cooling. This is currently under
study by environmental engineering
and earth sciences students.
“It’s going to be a variety of small
things, and I think an increasing
awareness of how these little things
can make an impact in the long run,”
Troy says. “We may be more
cognizant about shutting lights off in
a classroom or in a dorm room.”
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RESIDENT TIM GILMOUR SIGNED THE
American College and University President’s
Climate Commitment in May 2007.As of October,
according to the ACUPCC Web site, 588
presidents had pledged to eliminate their campuses’ greenhouse
gas emissions over time by:
• Completing an emissions inventory.
• Setting a target date and interim milestones for becoming
climate neutral within two years.
• Taking immediate steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Integrating sustainability into the curriculum and making it
part of the educational experience.
• Making the action plan, inventory and progress reports
publicly available.
“Climate neutrality” means emitting no net greenhouse gas.
Universities can achieve this by minimizing emissions and using
carbon offsets or other measures to mitigate remaining emissions.
Here’s a roundup of environmental initiatives on campus.
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�Several faculty and staff members could be found biking to work this summer. From
left to right are: Anne Pelak M’98, director of the grants office; John Gilmer,
electrical engineering professor; John Koch, professor of mathematics and computer
science; Sharon Bowar, associate professor of art; and Matt Zukoski ’86, associate
professor of mathematics and computer science. PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
REDUCE AND RECYCLE
From shower heads to compost, from student housing to dining
services, the mantra “reduce, reuse, recycle” permeates campus.
Robert Swetts, Wilkes manager of capital assets, lists a litany of
recycling efforts: from paper and aluminum to electronics and light
bulbs. Even lawn waste goes in a special dumpster for composting.
Any building renovations bring greener upgrades, such as
insulation, low-flow showerheads and toilets, energy-saving
appliances and higher-efficiency heating and cooling systems.
Student Sarah Decesaris wants to rally students to the cause.
The junior international studies and political science major is
minoring in environmental studies and spearheads a new club on
campus called Students for Environmental Sustainability.
The club has met only a couple times but already plans a spring
salvage sale to help students recycle unwanted binders, storage
bins, microwaves and such at the end of the semester. Decesaris
also has her eyes set on increasing use of recycled paper and
working with the sustainability coordinator for dining services to
cut food service waste.
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GREENER LANDSCAPING
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Patty Gilmour, the president’s wife, is contributing her Master
Gardener skills to the University’s efforts. She has been deeply
committed to environmental sustainability for many years as an
accomplished house renovator and a landscaper. As a service to
the campus, she has made it her mission to help make campus
landscaping “truly green.”
Under her leadership, two major landscaping projects — a
new ellipse at the north end of campus and a labyrinth on the
greenway across from Breiseth Hall — have been completed
using native plants. Native plants attract wildlife, require less
maintenance, water and chemicals, and in many cases provide a
place for reflection and contemplation. A pollinator garden next
to Fenner Hall is planned for next spring. In addition, she
landscaped the north edge of campus, around Farley Library, the
Darte Center, Chase Hall, the new facilities building, and the
new pottery facility.
Mrs. Gilmour’s long-term goal is to join other U.S. university
campuses in becoming designated a National Wildlife Habitat.
She is trying to attract wildlife to campus by creating natural
habitat that supplies food and shelter. Also on the drawing board
is seeking the recently announced Tree Campus USA status.
Mrs. Gilmour hopes to connect students with nature as she
adds tables and benches to give them gathering areas outdoors.
She says she became aware of the students’ needs after she planted
a vegetable garden behind the President’s Residence and many
were fascinated by the plants and the idea of growing vegetables.
Mrs. Gilmour has also pressed for an overall reduction in
the use of fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides on campus, a
reduction in use of costly perennial flowers and plants, and use
of plants such as clover that naturally fertilize soil. As a result,
the campus is going through a withdrawal of sorts, looking less
lush and weed-free than it did when synthetic chemicals were
used. Mrs. Gilmour says it will take two or three years for
campus turf to reestablish using natural treatments and adapt to
less water and chemicals.
Native plants encircle the new greenway labyrinth, made possible
by a gift from Trustee William Miller ’81. PHOTO BY © KDP STUDIO
�Wilkes put a new spin on gardening this summer, with the
establishment of a SPIN farm on campus. SPIN, which stands for
Small Plot INtensive farming, is an entrepreneurial organic-based
farming system for land areas under an acre in size. It turns the
challenges posed by urbanization to the farmer’s advantage by
capitalizing on limited space and resources.
Wilkes’ SPIN farm, called the Fenner Farm, was located at the
site of a recently demolished building at the corner of South River
and Ross streets. Organizers quickly learned the ups and downs of
agriculture.The crops in the original 30-by-70-foot plot failed to
mature properly.
Tests of soil and compost revealed low organic matter and
nutrient deficiencies, reports Ellen Flint, director of undergraduate
education and a farm coordinator. But the Lands at Hillside Farms,
in Shavertown, Pa., came to the rescue, offering a site there.
Hillside’s board gifted the plot to the Wilkes University Fenner
Farm in perpetuity. It’s now known as the Fenner Farm Annex.
Tomatoes, radishes, squash, potatoes, beets, pumpkins, beans,
chard, turnips, salad mix, eggplant and a variety of herbs were
sold at Hillside’s farm store, as well as to a local restaurant and
catering business. Sodexo, which runs campus dining services,
was also a customer.
Five students, hired with funds from a grant from the
University’s Mentoring Task Force, used organic methods to
maintain the farm with assistance from sustainable agriculture
experts at Hillside.
The campus site was planted to a cover crop for winter to
build up the soil nutrient levels in preparation for planting in the
spring. Flint says they plan to farm both the
Fenner and Hillside plots next year.
From left, Jason Brady, Andy Pressman and Andrew
Bookin work at the Fenner Farm Annex. Pressman is
an agronomy specialist with the National Center for
Appropriate Technology. PHOTOS BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
MORE TO COME
These initiatives mark just the beginning, with further initiatives
being considered. “Wilkes wants to lead in this important arena,”
says President Gilmour. “We have outstanding faculty and staff, as
well as students, committed to these efforts.”
TOP 3 CAMPUS EMISSIONS TARGETS:
1. Purchased utilities
2. Commuter travel
3. Natural gas use and fuel for generators
Wilkes University saved the following resources by using
Sappi FLO Gloss Cover & Text (FSC), manufactured
with 10% post-consumer recycled content:
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14 Fully Grown Trees
5,083 Gallons Waste Water
10 Million BTUs Energy
841 Pounds Solid Waste
1,551 Pounds Greenhouse Gases
Environmental impact estimates were made using the
Environmental Defense Paper Calculator.
For more information, visit http://www.papercalculator.org.
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SPIN VEGGIES
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�WILKES ALUMNA OVERSEES
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN
AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS
NURTURING
NATURE
By Helen Kaiser
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HOUSANDS OF VISITORS
annually seek out our
nation’s national forests with
an almost spiritual desire to
get away from it all. But for
Ann Bartuska ’75, the
nation’s 156 national forests and 20
national grasslands are work sites.
“But it hardly feels like work,” the
nationally renowned ecologist says.
Bartuska is deputy chief for research
and development for the U.S. Forest
Service and has been intrigued by the
relationships between living things and
their environments since her days as a
biology major at Wilkes.
“One of the most important people
there in shaping my career was (the late)
biology professor Dr. Charles Reif,”
Bartuska said. “What I appreciated most
was the discipline and rigor he brought
to science.”
She credits the late Skip Houseknecht’s
ecology class for her career direction: “It
crystallized for me how natural systems
work together.”
Bartuska went on to earn a master’s
degree in botany from Ohio University
and a doctorate in biology from West
Virginia University. Her professional
career encompassed positions in
academia, federal
government
Bartuska oversees
and the
the work of 2,400 Forest
Service employees.
nonprofit
PHOTO BY DOMINIC CUMBERLAND,
Nature
USDA FOREST SERVICE
Conservancy
before her
current post with
the Forest Service.
“Overall, if I had to
name the top student
at Wilkes in ecology,
she’d be the one,” says
Kenneth Klemow, professor
of biology and geoenvironmental science at Wilkes.
“She really knows her
stuff and has done some
outstanding work.”
Before turning to her administrative
role, Bartuska researched and combated
non-native, invasive species.Today’s global
trade and travel heighten potential for
non-native, invasive species to take hold
and change landscapes dramatically as they
prevent native species from thriving.
More than half of the species in Hawaii,
for example,are non-native,invasive species,
which continue to expand and threaten the
native ecosystems. In the eastern United
States, gypsy moths have been devastating
Planting more
trees in urban areas will
HELP TAKE UP
CARBON DIOXIDE
and other pollutants,
and we can provide the
knowledge and
technology to grow
trees in cities.
�WHAT CAN THE AVERAGE PERSON DO
ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE?
“Having a liberal arts education forced
me to be well-rounded,” she says.
“Because of that breadth of knowledge, I
have been able to succeed; I am utterly
convinced of that.”
Bartuska is married to Mark
Walbridge, Ph.D., national program
leader with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Agricultural Research
Service. Her stepdaughter, Jessica
Walbridge, works for Baltimore’s Parks
and People, a nonprofit.
Hard-pressed to describe a favorite
place among the nation’s varied forests
and grasslands — certainly Alaska has its
exotic locales, and Hawaii has state forests
that are restorative, she says — Bartuska, a
Pennsylvania native, professed sentiment
for the Allegheny National Forest, with its
vast stock of black cherry trees.
Americans who cannot travel to
national forests or grasslands, however,
may benefit from the agency’s work
elsewhere in helping create green spaces
in cities.
“Planting more trees in urban areas
will help take up carbon dioxide and
other pollutants, and we can provide the
knowledge and technology to grow trees
in cities,” the ecologist says. “It’s been
shown that green spaces increase the
health of a community. People respond
positively by exposure to green spaces.”
Individual efforts, taken together, can
have a cumulative effect on global
warming and climate changes that
threaten our health, economy and natural
environment, says Ann Bartuska ’75,
deputy chief for research and
development for the U.S. Forest Service.
To reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
being released into the atmosphere, we
need to reduce our use of fossil fuels and
favor alternative, renewable sources of
energy. She suggests:
• Reduce gasoline use by avoiding
jackrabbit starts and stops when
driving. Other suggestions include
carpooling, using public transportation,
biking or walking when possible and
combining errands into one trip.
• Plant a tree — not only to offset the
carbon dioxide used in another activity
but also to provide shade and buffering
to reduce energy consumption.
• Recycle and use recycled products.
• Use compact fluorescent light bulbs,
and choose energy-efficient appliances.
• Visit the U.S. Forest Services’s Web site,
www.fs.fed.us/climatechange/, to find
more suggestions and information
about climate change and forests and
grassland. You can find a carbon
footprint calculator to determine your
family’s environmental impact:
www.nature.org/calculator/.
Ann Bartuska, Washington, D.C.
B.S., Biology 1975
Career: Developed a strong ecosystem background by working in
wetlands, ecosystem management, forest pest management and forest
and rangelands throughout her professional life.
Notable: Served as president of the Ecological Society of America in
2003-04.
Favorite Wilkes Place: On top of the porch roof of Sterling Hall,
overlooking River Street and accessible from her dormitory room window.
Would often slip out there to study in the fresh air and sunshine.
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oak woodlands for about a century and
continue to move south.Even homeowners
can unknowingly bring non-native, invasive
species into their own gardens if they are
not careful about checking with nursery
experts first, Bartuska says.
The Forest Service manages 193
million acres of America’s great outdoors
to benefit the public, ensure productivity
of the land and protect the environment.
Their motto is “Caring for the Land and
Serving People.”
Americans are touched by the agency’s
work in a variety of ways, whether they
fish, hunt or hike on public lands;
whether they depend on field employee
reports for peak times to view fall foliage;
or even if they use self-adhesive postage
stamps developed from the agency’s
research in forest products.
“We’re currently performing studies
for major league baseball into why maple
wood baseball bats are breaking with
greater frequency than they used to,”
Bartuska says.
A considerable portion of her job is
not communing with nature but
overseeing the work of 2,400 employees
from her Washington, D.C., headquarters,
attending research conferences and
communicating with other scientists and
policymakers.
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.
With the Baja Team
IT LOOKS LIKE FUN, YET STUDENTS GAIN
REAL-WORLD ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
By Shannon Curtin
T
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HE WORD “BAJA” MIGHT CONJURE
images of California beaches and surfboards for
most people. But for Wilkes University student
engineers, it means months of designing, building
and racing an off-road, dune buggy-like vehicle.
The Society of Automotive Engineers runs
three regional collegiate competitions annually. Teams design
and build 10-horsepower vehicles that must survive four days of
grueling testing for safety, maneuverability and endurance.
Mike Benulis ’05 credits Baja with helping him get his current
job as a reliability engineer for PPL Brunner Island Power Plant,
York Haven, Pa. “The experience I had working on the mini
Baja project (now just known as Baja) came up often in my
interviews,” says Benulis, whose younger brother, Paul, is now
club president. “They applauded the initiative I took in getting
involved in the project and agreed the skills learned while
participating in mini Baja were valuable in the industry.”
Preparing for competition often takes the entire school year.
Students do all the work on their own time.This year, the team’s total
cost was about $10,000, which came from club funds and grants.
The Wilkes University Baja team, including five team
members and advisor Mitchell Adams, traveled to Montreal for
competition from June 10 to 14. Here’s a daily diary outlining
some ups and downs of the intense and exhilarating experience:
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The team makes lastminute adjustments.
9 a.m. Tuesday, June 10:
Wilkes seniors Paul Benulis and
Matt Jones, vice president, are
pulling off tires and adjusting bolts. After a minor outburst
between team members, senior Stanley Shaffer explains:“Things
might get ugly at points.” The team had worked through the
night, tensions are high.
Noon Tuesday: The team is still tinkering. Last-minute parts
are being made in the machine shop. Except for the parts that
cannot be built, like shocks and brakes, the team develops and
constructs every part of the vehicle.
2:30 p.m.: The van and trailer pull out of the Wilkes parking
lot.Within minutes, most of the team is asleep.
11:40 p.m.: We check into Hotel du Parc Orford. Having
driven straight through, the team orders pizza. At 2 a.m.,
members head to their rooms, pizza in hand, not looking forward
to the 5:30 a.m. wake-up call.
�They applauded the
INITIATIVE I took in
getting involved in the
project and agreed the
skills learned while
participating in mini
Baja were VALUABLE
in the industry.
– Mike Benulis ’05
Paul Benulis navigates
through mud during the
Montreal competition’s
endurance race.
7 a.m.Wednesday: The team pulls into the competition site.
The large field smells like mud and cut grass. The Wilkes team
settles between Michigan State and a college from Mexico.
The diversity of the schools represented is astounding.
Cornell, Rochester Institute of Technology, Penn State and
Purdue field teams; some teams travel from as far away as India,
Venezuela, Brazil and South Africa. Teams check brakes, make
last-minute adjustments and re-read rule books. Many teams
bring 10-plus members.
The Wilkes team lines up for technical inspection.To the team’s
chagrin, judges find a few nitpicky things the team needs to
change. It’s a five-minute fix,
but they must go through the
entire judging process again.
2 p.m. Thursday: The
team moves on to the design
competition. They move
through stations discussing
originality and innovation,
craftsmanship, suspension and
steering, braking systems,
The vehicle runs on a
structural design, ergonomics,
10-horsepower engine.
feasibility for mass production,
power train and serviceability.
2 p.m. Friday: The Wilkes team puts the car through course
testing. One test requires the car to pull a string of large logs,
gradually increasing the total weight in order to test the traction
of the vehicle. If a team pulls the whole string of logs without
losing traction or stalling out, they are judged on how long it
took them to pull the logs to the end of the course.The Wilkes
team made it to the end of the course in 50.19 seconds. They
spend the rest of the day running practice courses.
11 a.m. Saturday: The four-hour endurance race is under
way. It’s hot and the course is muddy from overnight rain.
Benulis sits behind the wheel of the Wilkes car, while Jones
stands near the pit. Other team members stand by to help if the
car malfunctions, which happens to almost all of the teams.
As Benulis circles the course, Jones signals to ask him if he’s
ready to refuel. Benulis puts one finger up, signaling that he’ll go
another round. “If he runs out of gas, we get a 20-minute
penalty,” Jones says.Ten minutes later, Benulis has run out of gas.
2 p.m. Saturday: The endurance race ends.The team packs
and heads home before learning the final score. Members
immediately start discussing changes and tweaks to the car for
next year’s competition.
The team placed 70 out of 122 teams, an admirable finish for
such a small team. “We learned a lot at this race,” says Shaffer.
“We’ll come back even stronger next year.”
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PHOTOS BY SHANNON CURTIN
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Fall Brings Several Campus Dedications
Several dedications were celebrated on campus during ceremonies in
September and October.
Passan Hall
On Saturday, Sept. 27, as the campus celebrated Family Day, members of the
Passan family and friends gathered to re-dedicate Passan Hall.The building has
recently been re-purposed to house all Student Development services.
Wilkes takes great pride in providing each student with the personal attention
they need to succeed. And bringing together Student Life and Health Services
in Passan Hall will only enhance that level of care and devote it to better serving
our students as they begin their adventure in adulthood.Thanks go to John and
Ann Passan and their families for their generosity to Wilkes.
Roth Residence Hall
The residence halls long known as Chesapeake and Delaware, located on
Northampton Street, were dedicated and renamed the Lawrence W. Roth,
Esq., Residence Hall on Friday, Oct. 3, a fitting component of the weekend
bearing the title “Ties that Bind.” Designed to enhance the first-year
Pictured at the re-dedication ceremony are, from left to right:
Scott Custello, Ann Passan, John Passan, Richard Passan,
Debra Passan and Melody Passan. PHOTO BY SUSAN JOLLEY
Wilkes University Labyrinth
The University now proudly hosts a labyrinth
modeled after that found in the Chartres
Cathedral, near Paris, one of the most famous in
the world. Made possible by the gift of Trustee
William R. Miller ’81, the labyrinth was dedicated
on Saturday, Oct. 4. Further celebrations of the
labyrinth with community spiritual leaders are
anticipated in the spring.The labyrinth joins other
landscape features contributing to the green space
now central to the main campus, thanks to the
vision and hands-on guidance
of Patty Gilmour.
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The family of the late Lawrence Roth, Esq., dedicated the former
Chesapeake and Delaware halls in his name. PHOTO BY © KDP STUDIO
experience for Wilkes students, common areas provide space conducive to
residential community gatherings and mark Roth as the first-year
cornerstone of the campus. Recent renovations were made possible by
the generosity of the Roth family, including father and Trustee Emeritus
Eugene Roth, Esq. ’57, in memory of Lawrence.
Those attending the dedication of the greenway labyrinth,
donated by William Miller ’81, try out the walkway.
PHOTO BY © KDP STUDIO
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John G. Reese
Sunday, Oct. 5, marked the dedication of a plaque in the Marts Center
commissioned by the Ancestral Colonels in recognition of Coach John
Reese’s remarkable career. Given in honor of long-term, distinguished
contributions, the plaque is a fitting tribute to the man who as teacher, coach
and athletics director created a legacy of achievement and excellence.
Reese established Wilkes as a college wrestling power, winning the
institution’s first national championship in 1974. He became only the second
wrestling coach in NCAA history to surpass 500 wins, with a record of 515170. His induction into eight prestigious halls of fame is highlighted by being
elected a distinguished member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Regional Group Forms in
Northeastern Pennsylvania
The first meeting of the northeastern
Pennsylvania regional alumni group was held in
August to begin planning events.
This group will work with the Office of
Alumni Relations to offer a variety of events to
all alumni in the NEPA region. More than half
of all Wilkes alumni live in northeastern
Pennsylvania, and the regional group is excited
about getting more alumni to events in the area.
In September, Fred ’61 and Janet Demech
hosted a gathering for alumni at their
Glenmaura home. More than 50 alumni
enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and drinks and had the
chance to mingle with many members of the
Alumni Association board of directors. The
board held its September meeting prior to the
gathering. Look for more information on events
in the NEPA region or in other areas at
http://community.wilkes.edu.
A plaque in Marts Center commemorates the outstanding
career of Coach John Reese. PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR ALUMNI BENEFITS
• Keep in touch
discounts and special programs. These programs
with Wilkes and
give alumni a way to express their Colonel spirit.
fellow graduates
• Show your Wilkes pride with
via The Colonel Connection, your online alumni community. It’s
your own Wilkes University
used to announce upcoming events and provides for easy
Alumni license plate, available
for alumni currently residing
in Pennsylvania.
• Dress up your mailings with Wilkes
personalized address labels.
• Take advantage of alumni discounts for
registration for alumni events.
• Enjoy social events and travel.
Contact us to learn about other benefits, as well. Be sure to check
The Colonel Connection for the latest alumni news or to search for
fellow alumni in the online directory.
More information on these and other alumni benefits can be found
professional development courses through
on The Colonel Connection at http://community.wilkes.edu/benefits.
Wilkes’ Sovereign Center for Leadership and
If you have questions concerning any of these offerings, please
Management Development.
contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@wilkes.edu or at
(800) WILKES-U Ext. 7787.
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Wilkes alumni can benefit from numerous
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Homecoming
2008
WILKES
CELEBRATES 75
YEARS IN STYLE
Above: The Golden Horde football players celebrated their first-ever reunion with a
banquet in the Marts Center.
Left: Rich Roshong ‘67 greets Al Groh ’41 at the tailgate party.
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Bottom: An auction of the late Dean George Ralston’s signature neckties highlighted the
75th anniversary dinner and dance at the Irem Temple.
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Right: Megan Fulmer, Jenna Strzelecki and Alysha Nicholls
reunite at Saturday’s Tent Festival on the Fenner Quadrangle.
Far right: The pregame tailgate offered opportunity
for fellowship in brilliant sunshine. Left to right are
Mary Lou Graziano, Jane Ditullio and Renate Dargel Kerr ’72.
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Left: The 2008 Colonels salute
Rollie Schmidt, coach of the
Golden Horde, during
pregame festivities.
Right: Members of the
Golden Horde take
the field.
Left: The BUJC Ladies enjoyed their annual luncheon. Back row
from left are hostess Patty Gilmour, Alberta Novick Killian ’46,
Charlotte Waters Rowland, M.D. ’42; Charlotte Reichlin Cutler ’42,
Louise Hazeltine ’44, Doris Gorka Bartuska, M.D. ’49 and Alice Pawlowski.
Front row from left are Helen Bitler Ralston ’52, Marjorie Honeywell
Cummins ’37, Elizabeth Womelsdorf Mitchell ’42, Kathrine Freund ’42
and Phyllis Eichler Berger, O.D. ’42.
SAVE THE DATE!
Enjoyed Homecoming 2008?
Mark your calendar now for
Above: The Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen
bested the Wilkes football team 28-21.
Right: The History Club was among 32 individuals
and groups represented in the parade.
PHOTOS BY © KDP STUDIO
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Homecoming 2009, Oct. 2–4.
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�class notes
1954
Reunion Oct. 2-4 ~
Bob Bhaerman recently
retired from the Corporation
for National and Community
Service in Washington, D.C.
He now resides in
Pickerington, Ohio, and is
serving as the coordinator of
the American Humanist
Association’s Humanist
Education Center.
1972
Linda (Lanzone) Suponcic
recently celebrated 18 years of
marriage to her husband, Jim.
She is a toddler teacher at
Back Mountain Child Care in
Shavertown, Pa.
1974
Reunion Oct. 2-4 ~
James A. Rodda retired from
his post as high school
principal in the Wayne
Highlands School District. In
his 34 years with the district,
he also served as a social
studies teacher, assistant
football and wrestling coach,
and assistant principal at both
the middle and high schools.
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W. Lee Miller is proud to
announce Independent Sealing
Company’s 20th year in
business. Miller, current
president and founder, formed
the Independent Sealing
Company in 1987.
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1976
Garry Taroli won five gold
medals in swimming in the
Keystone State Games.Taroli
lives in Dallas, Pa., and is an
attorney for Rosenn, Jenkins
and Greenwald law firm.
Sandra (Akromas) Kershaw
was inducted into her
company’s Quarter Century
Club in May 2008. Kershaw is
the frontline manager in the
construction sector for the
Workplace Safety and
Insurance Board of Ontario.
1978
Michael Heller has been
accepted into the Charis
Spiritual Director Training
Program of the Texas Annual
Conference of the United
Methodist Church.
Christopher O’Brien was
inducted into the Luzerne
County Sports Hall of Fame
for winning numerous national
powerlifting championships and
setting several national records
from 1976 to 2001. O’Brien
was an All-MAC defensive end
at Wilkes in 1977.
1980
Col. Mark A. Rado is
currently serving in Iraq in
support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Rado is director of
manpower and personnel for
the Multinational Security
Transition Command, Iraq.
Prior to his deployment, he
graduated from the Industrial
College of the Armed Forces,
National Defense University,
in Washington, D.C.
1981
Dana Shaffer, D.O., has retired
from clinic practice at Exira
Family Medicine Clinic, Exira,
Iowa, to focus on his position as
an associate dean at Des
Moines University. He provided
medical care to residents of
Exira and surrounding
communities for 23 years.
1982
Donna Hine MBA ’83 has
been named controller at
United Neighborhood
Centers of Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Regina Morse, R.N., has
successfully completed the
HealthCare Risk Management
course at University of Florida
and also successfully passed the
state exam to qualify as a
licensed health care risk
manager. Morse is currently
employed at Citrus Health and
Rehabilitation in Inverness, Fla.,
as director of risk management
and quality assurance.
1986
Gary C. Mrozinski earned a
doctorate in educational
administration from Temple
University. Mrozinski is dean
of business and technologies at
Luzerne County Community
College. He resides in Taylor,
Pa., with his wife and son.
1988
Susan Imboden Vrablic
received a master of science
degree in nursing with a
specialization in adult health
from Misericordia University
in May 2008.
1989
Reunion Oct. 2-4 ~
Gary Katulka received a
Ph.D. in electrical engineering
from the University of
Delaware in January 2008.
1993
Frank Mitchell earned a
master of higher education
administration degree from
Baruch College, CUNY, in
February 2008.
1994
Reunion Oct. 2-4 ~
Suzanne (Stchur) Jones and
husband Stephen welcomed
daughter Kathryn Paige on
Nov. 16, 2007. Kathryn has
two older siblings, Rebekah
Claire, 5 years old, and
Andrew Stephen, 3½ years
old.They reside in Byram
Township, N.J.
1995
Kimberly Tremel and Justin
Lynn were married June 21,
2008.They reside in
Farmingdale, N.Y.
1996
Jenn Moisey MBA ’01 and
Jeff Moisey ’99 recently
launched an online strategic
marketing firm, JumpFrog
Marketing.They have hired
another alumnus, Steve
Donlin ’06, and currently
employ a Wilkes intern.
1998
Shannon (Stair) Bushong and
husband Brandon welcomed
their first son,Winston Neil, on
July 18, 2008.
1999
Reunion Oct. 2-4 ~
Robert Thomas Bartorillo
and Lyn Farruggia ’04 were
married on Aug. 4, 2007.
Lucia (Piccolino) Peregrim is
operations manager for her and
husband David’s family-owned
business, Ricochets Rapid
(Auto) Detail, which has been
in business since 2002.They
reside in Scranton, Pa.
2000
Greg Riley and his wife,
Shea, welcomed their first
�class notes
Doris Gorka Bartuska honored
by Pa. Medical Society
Doris Gorka Bartuska, M.D., ’49 is the 2008 recipient
of the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s Distinguished
Service Award.
Bartuska, who joined the Pennsylvania Medical Society
in 1972, received a unanimous vote of the Medical
Society’s board of trustees. To qualify for the award, a
physician must demonstrate a lifetime of significant
achievement as judged by peers.
She becomes only the 23rd Pennsylvania physician
to win this highly prestigious award since it was first
introduced in 1956. She joins a distinguished list of past
recipients, including Jonas E. Salk, M.D., and C. Everett
Koop, M.D.
In her nomination, Bartuska was described as an
endocrinologist who advanced treatments focused on the
genetic aspects of endocrine diseases, endocrinology of
aging, osteoporosis and thyroid diseases. Her work
stimulated national interest in a woman’s health agenda
with emphasis on prevention and treatment of
osteoporosis and smoking, including smoke-related
Doris Gorka Bartuska, M.D. PHOTO BY © KDP STUDIO
disease. Her involvement in medical humanities and
medical ethics led to participation in the President’s Forum
the Medical College of Pennsylvania; past president of
on Physicians and Social Responsibility.
the Philadelphia Endocrine Society; and past president
She is emeritus professor of medicine at Drexel University
of the American Medical Women’s Association. She is
College of Medicine and has published numerous
also a founding board member of the American
publications in her field. She was the director of the division
Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. In addition, she
of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, as well as the
is one of the first female voting members of the House
endocrine fellowship training program at WMC – MCP, now
of Delegates at the American Medical Association.
Drexel University College of Medicine. She graduated from
She is past president of the Philadelphia County
Medical Society; past president of the medical staff at
child, Lia Marie, on Feb. 7,
2008.The family resides in
Wyoming, Pa.
Michael and Jennifer (Kovacs)
Peckally welcomed their
second child, Owen Michael,
on Dec. 4, 2007.The family
resides in Newportville, Pa.
James L. Caffrey MBA’03
has been promoted within
the Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital and health system.
Caffrey previously served as
administrative director of
facilities support services at
Robert Packer Hospital in
Sayre, Pa., as well as chief of
engineering at the VA
A photograph in the fall 2008 issue of Wilkes magazine
was incorrectly identified as Doris Gorka Bartuska.
We apologize for the error.
Medical Center in WilkesBarre, Pa. He was named to
“Who’s Who In Healthcare
Facilities Management” by
FacilityCare Magazine in
December 2007.
Nicole (Monahan) Lamkin
and her husband, Michael,
welcomed their first child,
Joshua Joseph, on May 11, 2008.
2001
Loan (Do) Mask married
Robert Mask of Louisiana on
April 19, 2007.They reside in
Pennsauken, N.J.
2002
Erin Theresa Priestman and
James Moran ’03 of Larksville
were married on Nov. 3, 2007.
They reside in Berwick, Pa.
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Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1954.
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Christina Marie Pantucci
and Erik Joseph Adzema
married on Oct. 20, 2007.
Award for Excellence in Low
Vision. Pape is practicing in
New York and Connecticut.
2003
Erik Stahlnecker and Jessica
Ametrano MS’07 were
married on May 17, 2008.
Jessica is a teacher at
Crestwood High School. Erik
is a teacher at Pocono
Mountain West High.
2005
Rajitha Devadoss was
accepted to the NIH/Fogarty
International Clinical Research
Scholars Program as a fellow
for the 2008-2009 program.
She will travel to Chennai,
India, to complete clinical
research in HIV/AIDS.
Devadoss is a current thirdyear medical student at SUNY
Upstate Medical University,
Syracuse, N.Y.
2004
David J. Grasso was awarded
a doctor of medicine degree
from Drexel University School
of Medicine in May 2008. He
will begin an internship at
Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Philadelphia, in June
and a residency in radiology at
Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, in 2009.
Michael D. Kashnicki was
promoted to assistant vice
president and commercial loan
officer for First National
Community Bank. He
attended the Central Atlantic
School of Commercial
Lending through the
Pennsylvania Bankers
Association.
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Tiffany Leptuck and
Nicholas Meadows were
married on May 3, 2008.
Leptuck is employed as a
forensic biology-DNA analyst
in northern Virginia.
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Eric J. Pape earned his doctor
of optometry degree from the
State University of New York
College of Optometry. He
received the Eschenbach
Alexis Petite MS’06 is a
special education teacher,
softball coach and personal
trainer in New Jersey.
2006
John Untisz and Kristin Kile
were married on May 31, 2008.
John is attending Lake Erie
College of Osteopathic
Medicine and is a second
lieutenant in the U.S.Air Force.
Graduate Degrees
1989
Stephen L. Broskoske, MS,
and Kimberly A. Price were
married on June 1, 2007.
Mrs. Broskoske is pursuing
her master of business administration degree from Wilkes.
They reside in Alden, Pa.
2000
Richard Pokrifka, Pharm.D.,
and Kathryn Werner and were
married Oct. 6, 2007. Pokrofka
works as a pharmacist at The
Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania.
Linda Chong, Pharm.D.,
and her husband, Nick
Souchik III, welcomed their
second daughter, Natasha, on
June 9, 2007.
2001
Jessica (Crowley) Howard,
Pharm.D., and Brian
Howard, Pharm.D.,
announce the birth of their
son, Sean Patrick Howard, on
June 6, 2008.
Brent L. Borzak, MS, is now
principal of the Carbon
Career and Technical Institute,
Jim Thorpe, Pa.
2002
Nancy Fera, MBA, was
recently promoted to food
service district sales manager,
Northeast Region, at Metro.
She has worked there since
1997 and most recently held
the title of manager-consultant
of education services.
2004
Mary Lou Henninger is
principal of Mahanoy Area
High School.
Dawn Marie (Cacciamani)
Kelly, MS, and her husband,
Chris, welcomed their first
child, Brielle Catherine, on
Aug. 21, 2008. Kelly is a
kindergarten teacher for Valley
View School District,
Archbald, Pa.
2005
Lisa (Samala) Brady,
Pharm.D., was married on
Sept. 8, 2007, to Kevin Brady.
They reside in Hoboken, N. J.
Corinne Kimberly Gawelko,
MS, and Sean Patrick Walsh
were married Aug. 4, 2007.
She is employed by the
Wilkes-Barre Area School
District.
Kristina Elizabeth Mullay,
Pharm.D., and John Thomas
Wakeley were married on
Sept. 29, 2007. She is
employed as a pharmacy
manager with Contract
Pharmacy Services.
2007
Richard M. Patricia, MS, a
television, radio and digital
media teacher at Warren
County Technical School,
directed and produced a film,
Strive For Happiness, which takes
a closer look at his life growing
up in a household with a loved
one who suffered from serious
forms of mental illness.
2008
Paul Brennan, MS, was
recently promoted to principal
at Riverside Elementary West
School, where he will oversee
more than 300 students in
kindergarten through fourth
grade. He served as a sixthgrade teacher at Riverside
Elementary East for the past
five years.
Cara Kasa, MS, and Vinnie
O’Hop were married on June
28, 2008. She teaches at
Pittston Area School District’s
Intermediate Center. He is
enrolled in a master’s program
at Wilkes.
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1950
Capt. Francis Stanley
Pinkowski of Pawcatuck,
Conn., passed away Dec. 22,
2007. Pinkowski was born in
Nanticoke, Pa., and attended
Nanticoke High School,
graduating in 1944. He served
in the U.S. Navy in the AsiaticPacific Theatre of Operations.
At the end of his tour of duty,
he attended Wilkes College. In
1950, he was recalled for the
Korean Conflict, was commissioned ensign in 1951 and
attended Officers Candidate
School, Newport, R.I. He then
returned to Wilkes College,
where he acquired a certification in education in 1953. He
was an Ancestral Colonel of
Wilkes College.
Pinkowski became an
instructor in the department of
education and head football
and baseball coach at Wilkes
College from 1958 to 1962.
He later joined the N.J. State
Department of Education and
served as an adjunct faculty
member at Rider College,
Trenton State University and
Mercer County Community
College, retiring in 1991. He
retired as captain from the U.S.
Naval Reserve in 1987.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary Bender Pinkowski; one
son, Mark F. Pinkowski; and
four grandchildren.
Edward J. Woronowicz of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., died July 16,
2008. Known professionally
as Eddie Warren, he managed
The Kiddie Shoppe,WilkesBarre, Pa., for 40 years until
its closing.
1951
Stanley J. Kieszek of Forty
Fort, Pa., died Sept. 19, 2008.
He graduated from Wilkes
College with a bachelor of
science degree in economics.
Kieszek spent 60 years in
the newspaper business,
beginning with The Times
Leader in 1937 and retiring
in 1977 as assistant day city
editor with the Citizen’s Voice.
He was an Army veteran
of World War II. Surviving
are a son, Michael C., and
a grandson.
1952
Albert Titus Cole of
Nicholson, Pa., died July 28,
2008. He graduated from
Ashley High School in 1932
and later received his teaching
degree from Wilkes College.
Cole taught in Easton’s
public schools and the North
Pocono School District,
where he taught history until
his retirement in 1978. His
wife is the former Shirley
Johnson Nordahl.
1955
Margaret “Peg” Williams
Schlager of Durham, N.C.,
died June 11, 2008. Her
husband of 54 years is George
Schlager ’57. She graduated
from Hanover Township High
School, class of 1951, and
Wilkes College.
She taught school in Dover
and Roxbury, N.J. She was an
avid member of the Roxbury
Art Association and the
Carolina Designer Craftsmen
Guild. Margaret became a
docent at the Duke University
Museum of Arts in 1975.
1956
John C.Yarashes of Luzerne,
Pa., died Aug. 3, 2008. He was
born in Luzerne and was a
graduate of Luzerne High
School and Wilkes College.
He was an Air Force veteran
of World War II and the
Korean War. He was formerly
employed as a case worker by
the Luzerne County Welfare
Department.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Dorothy Groover;
stepchildren Debbie Hulse,
Virginia;Terry Soules,
Luzerne; Darrell Soules,
Maryland; and Shari Dailey,
Luzerne; nine grandchildren;
and nine great-grandchildren.
1957
John J. Musto of West
Pittston, Pa., passed away on
July 10, 2008. Educated in
West Pittston schools, Musto
earned a bachelor of arts
degree in English from Wilkes.
He taught English in
Roosevelt Junior High
School in New Brunswick,
N.J., then moved to
Boeblingen, Germany, where
he taught English in the
military school system. He
was a retired guidance
counselor from the Wyoming
Valley West school system.
1958
Frank Bielenda of
Nanticoke, Pa., passed away
July 16, 2008. Bielenda was a
former principal of WilkesBarre Area Vocational
Technical School. He was a
graduate of Nanticoke High
School and received his
bachelor of science degree
from Wilkes College and two
master’s degrees from the
University of Scranton.
He received a letter of
eligibility to become a superintendent from Lehigh University.
Bielenda previously served as a
caseworker for Luzerne County,
a high school teacher, guidance
counselor and supervisor of
guidance services before his
retirement in 1998. He was also
the Title IX coordinator and
curriculum coordinator.
1960
Louis D. Davis Jr. of
Meadowbrook, Pa., a retired
company president, died Aug.
21, 2008. After service in the
Army in France, he earned a
bachelor’s degree from Wilkes.
He then joined the family
firm, L.D. Davis Industries, a
supplier of paper adhesives for
such products as Whitman
Sampler boxes, Phillies cigar
boxes, and Milton Bradley
puzzles and Monopoly boards.
He was president of the
Huntingdon Valley firm from
1977 until retiring in 2000,
when his son,Tripp, took over.
He served on the boards of
Wilkes University and
Meadowbrook School and
supported many charities.
In addition to his son, he is
survived by his wife of 47 years,
Shirley Hitchner Davis;
daughter Shelley Schorsch; and
seven grandchildren.
Joseph R. Morgan of Delanco,
N.J., died Dec. 10, 2007.
Morgan was a graduate of
Girard College and Wilkes.
He had been president of
Packaging Consultants in
Pennsauken, N.J., since 1976.
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23
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1963
John F. Sheehan Jr. died June
23, 2008. A graduate of
Wyoming Seminary and
Wilkes College, he was
employed by the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency. In addition to his
work with FEMA, his career
included positions at the
Pennsylvania Bureau of
Vocational Rehabilitation,
Commonwealth Telephone,
the Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
Commerce and J.F. Sheehan
Associates.
Surviving are his wife of 42
years, Jackie; daughter,
Heather; son, John III; and
three grandchildren.
1964
William D. Carver of
Kingston, Pa., passed away
Aug. 9, 2008. Mr. Carver was a
licensed certified public
accountant for 46 years and
was the owner of Carver and
Associates LLC,Wyoming, Pa.
WILKES | Winter 2008
John S. Fine Jr. of Dallas, Pa.,
passed away on Aug. 11, 2008.
After attending Wilkes
College, he graduated from
Dickinson School of Law.
He became a partner in the
law firm Aston, Fine,
McHugh, Caverly,Wetzel &
Geist, where he practiced for
many years.
24
1965
Kenneth D. Antonini of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., passed away
July 5, 2008. He graduated
from Wilkes with a B.S. in
secondary education and
biology and general science.
He also attended Florida State
University. He received a
master’s degree from Temple
University. Ken retired from
the Wilkes-Barre School
District after 30 years of
teaching science and biology.
Surviving are children
David ’92, Pearland,Texas;
Gregory ’95, Pleasanton,
Calif.; and Jane Loftus ’97,
Trucksville, Pa.; and three
grandchildren.
1966
John W. Strobel of
Alexandria,Va., died Aug. 21,
2008. He earned his bachelor’s
degree in physics from Wilkes
in 1966 and completed his
master’s degree in engineering
at Penn State University.
Strobel’s early career was
with the electronics division
of the Philco Corporation. He
later accepted employment
with the Department of
Defense, U.S. Navy. His 37
years as a civilian employee of
the Navy started at the Naval
Air Development Center in
Warminster, Pa., and his last
years of service were at a
special program office in the
Washington, D.C., area.
1967
Jerome Kucirka of Dallas,
Pa., passed away June 9, 2008.
He earned a bachelor of
science degree from Wilkes
College and a doctorate of
physics from Drexel
University, Philadelphia.
Kucirka was a faculty
member for more than 27
years, serving in the physics,
engineering and mechanical
engineering departments,
and finally the engineering
and physics division. He
worked on department,
school and university-wide
committees. He was adviser
to the Physics Club and
Sigma-Pi-Sigma, the Physics
Honor Society, from 1989
to the present.
He is survived by wife
Gaye C. Gustitus, D.O.; and
brother, John.
1971
Robert P. Kapp of Scranton,
Pa., died Aug. 6, 2008. He was
a graduate of Scranton Central
High School and attended the
Wharton School of Finance
and graduated from Wilkes
with a degree in finance.
He was employed by the
Delaware and Hudson
Railroad and retired from the
Pennsylvania employment
office, where he was an
examiner. An Army veteran of
World War II, he enjoyed
restoring antique automobiles,
especially his 1949 Mercury.
1974
Joseph G. Olivieri passed
away Sept. 15, 2008. He
graduated from GAR High
School and Wilkes. Joseph was
the owner of Four County
Tile. Surviving are his wife of
32 years, Karen Tomczyk
Olivieri; brothers, Carmen and
Fiorentino (Fiore), both of
California; and sister,
Antoinette (Ann) Galle,
Wilkes-Barre.
1980
Paul P. Zongilla of West
Pittston, Pa., died July 28,
2008. He is survived by his
wife, the former Christine
Danoski. He served with the
U.S. Air Force during the
Vietnam War. Prior to his
retirement, he worked for
Schott Glass Technologies,
Duryea, as a supervisor.
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establishing WoodPro Insurance
Agency in Dallas, which he
operated until his death.
Friends of Wilkes
Libby Capin, wife of 61 years
of former Wilkes President
Bob Capin, passed away
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008.
The Wilkes-Barre native
was a lifetime member of
Ohav Zedek Synagogue and
Hadassah, member in
perpetuity of the JCC of
Greater Wilkes-Barre and
Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary.
Surviving in addition to her
husband are daughters Ellen
Haeussler and Deborah
Buckler, son David, eight
grandchildren, several greatgrandchildren and sister
Goldie Fried. Contributions to
her memory may be made to
the Wilkes University Capin
Accounting Scholarship Fund,
84 W. South St.,Wilkes-Barre,
Pa. 18766.
Calendar of Events
December
1
String Ensemble Fall Concert,
Gies Hall, Darte Center
4
Jazz Ensemble Concert,
Darte Center
5
NEPA Alumni Holiday Gathering
Sno Mountain, Scranton, Pa.
6
Piano Recital,
Gies Hall, Darte Center
6
Choral Ensembles Concert,
St. Luke’s Church, Scranton
7
Choral Ensembles Concert,
St. Nicholas Church,Wilkes-Barre
7
Civic Band Concert,
Darte Center
January
14
Washington, D.C., Alumni Gathering
February
2
Art exhibit: “Painting the Beautiful:
American Impressionist Paintings from
the Michener Art Museum Collection,”
Sordoni Art Gallery.Through March 15.
For details on times and locations, check
www.wilkes.edu and The Colonel Connection.
Or phone (800)WILKES-U.
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1987
Raymond L. Kern Jr. died
Sept. 19, 2008. He graduated
from Dallas Senior High
School, class of 1979, where
he excelled in football and
track-and-field.
He was office manager of
Kern Brothers Beverage in
Dallas for 16 years before
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Elevating Wilkes to
GREATNESS
REPORT OF GIFTS
WILKES | Winter 2008
Gifts Received June 1, 2007,
through May 31, 2008
26
�report of gifts
Table of
CONTENTS
28 Giving by Constituency
TRUSTEES AND TRUSTEE EMERITI
UNIVERSITY FAMILY
COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND FOUNDATIONS
REPORT OF GIFTS KEY
The John Wilkes Society
PLATINUM ASSOCIATES
FRIENDS
32 Giving by Class
CLASS OF 1935 THROUGH CLASS OF 2007
$500,000 or more
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
$250,000 - $499,999
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
$100,000 - $249,999
43 Senior Class Gift
44 The Marts Society
45 Endowed Named Scholarships
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
47 The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
$2,500 - $4,999
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
©2008 Published by the Development Division of Wilkes University.
We regret any omissions or errors contained within this report. Due to
the number of generous donors, some names may have mistakenly been
missed. If you should find an error or omission, please direct the
corrections to Evelyne Topfer, Director of Advancement Operations,
at (800) WILKES-U Ext. 4309 or evelyne.topfer@wilkes.edu.
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FROM OPERATIONS
TOTAL
Revenues and other Support
Tuition and Fees
Less: Scholarship Aid
Net Tuition and Fees
$
74,734,827
$ (22,895,089)
$
51,839,738
Government Grants and Contracts
Private Gifts, Grants and Contracts
Sales and Services of Auxiliary Enterprises
Income from Interest and Dividends
Other Revenue
Endowment Income Designated for Current Operations
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
Total Revenues and other Support
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,783,585
2,173,933
10,436,404
753,181
1,112,816
1,300,000
—
70,399,657
Expenses
Instruction
Research
Public Service
Academic Support
Student Services
Institutional Support
Auxiliary Enterprises
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
32,033,947
1,013,103
1,123,499
4,761,126
9,471,075
13,654,180
6,773,231
Total Expenses
$
68,830,161
Increase in Net Assets from Operating Activities
$
1,569,496
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Giving by
CONSTITUENCY
TRUSTEES AND
TRUSTEE EMERITI
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
• • •
Robert A. Fortinsky
Dan F. Kopen ’70
George J. Matz ’71
Gerald A. Moffatt ’63
George G. Pawlush ’69
Richard M. Ross, Jr.
The John Wilkes Society
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
$250,000 - $499,999
Jay S. Sidhu M’73
$1,000 - $2,499
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
The Eugene Farley Club
John Michael Cefaly, Jr. ’70
Denise Schaal Cesare ’77
Douglas Colandrea ’88
Shelley Freeman ’82
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour
Allan P. Kirby, Jr.
Milan S. Kirby
Melanie Maslow Lumia
Marjorie H. Marquart
William A. Perlmuth ’51
Mary Belin Rhodes M’77
Arnold S. Rifkin
Eugene Roth ’57
Susan Weiss Shoval
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
Frank M. Henry
Daniel Klem, Jr. ’68
Elizabeth A. Slaughter ’68
UNIVERSITY
FAMILY
Faculty, Staff and Emeriti
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour
Stanley B. Kay
$5,000 - $9,999
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Richard L. Bunn ’55
Charles F. Cohen
Lawrence E. Cohen ’57
Michael I. Gottdenker
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58
Dorothy Darling Mangelsdorf
Michael J. Mahoney
John R. Miller ’68
William R. Miller ’81
$5,000 - $9,999
Bernard W. Graham
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Jean Reiter Adams ’78
Paul S. Adams ’77
Thomas A. Bigler*
Jane M. Elmes-Crahall
Andrea E. Frantz
Michael J. Frantz
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$2,500 - $4,999
Esther Baum Davidowitz
Jeffrey L. Davidowitz
Patricia S. Davies
Jerome R. Goldstein
Robert A. Mugford ’58
Richard L. Pearsall
Joseph J. Savitz ’48
Virginia P. Sikes
Ronald D.Tremayne ’58*
William H.Tremayne ’57
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Edwin L. Johnson ’50
Barbara E. King ’81
J. Michael Lennon
Anthony L. Liuzzo
Maggie A. Lund
James L. Merryman
Melanie O’Donnell
Mickelson ’93
Paul A. O’Hop
James P. Rodechko
Anna M. Rusnak-Noon
Mark D. Stine
Maria D. Suarez
C. Reynold Verret
Nancy A.Weeks
Michael J.Wood
Louise M. Berard
Christopher N. Breiseth
Jack J. Chielli M’08
Kristin M. Degnan
Edward F. Foote
J. Bartholomay Grier ’02
Alfred Groh ’41
Susan Dantona Jolley
Thomas W. Jones ’70
Kenneth M. Klemow
Blake L. Mackesy
Michael F. Malkemes
Susan J. Malkemes ’95
Donald E. Mencer
Bruce E. Phair ’73
Anne Aimetti Thomas ’70
Thomas J.Thomas, Jr. ’86
Philip R.Tuhy
Mirko Widenhorn
Martin E.Williams
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Jeffrey R. Alves
Thomas J. Baldino
Anne Heineman Batory ’68
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Petra H. Carver
Harold E. Cox
Bonnie C. Culver
Welton G. Farrar
Wilbur F. Hayes
Patricia Boyle Heaman ’61
Robert J. Heaman
Amal D. Biggers
William J. Biggers
Robert S. Capin ’50
James G. Ceccoli
James F. Ferris ’56
Joan Zaleski Ford ’75
Judith Rodda Gardner ’71
Robert S. Gardner ’67
Gay Foster Meyers ’76
Brian Redmond ’97 M’07
Maria E. Roman
Sharon G.Telban ’69
William B.Terzaghi
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Charles E. Balasavage
Rita A. Balestrini
Barbara N. Bellucci ’69
Joseph T. Bellucci
Joel A. Berlatsky
KarenBeth H. Bohan
Carol A. Bosack ’80
Paul C. Browne
Janice Broyan
Agatka Chmelar
Joyce Victor Chmil ’87
Nina S. Davidowitz
Robert H. DeYoung
Diane T. Duda
Edward R. Elgonitis
Mahmoud H. Fahmy
Dean F. Frear
Cherylynn Petyak Gibson ’71
Victoria M. Glod ’91
Sid P. Halsor
Vincent A. Hartzell
Emily Havrilla
Pamela M. Hoffman
Michelle R. Holt-Macey
Frank R. Hughes ’84
Ruth C. Hughes
Harvey A. Jacobs ’72
William R. Jones
Camille O. Kaschak
Judith L. Kristeller
Patricia D. Maida
Joseph W. Mangan
Matthew McCaffrey ’94
Michael C. McCree ’99
Mary Ann T. Merrigan
Barbara Rosick Moran ’84
Mary Beth Mullen
Lisa A. Mulvey
Prahlad N. Murthy
Barbara L. Nanstiel ’70
Fred R. Nichols
Michaelene S. Ostrum
Lauren Y. Pluskey ’06
Kristine Erhard Pruett ’99 M’06
Richard G. Raspen ’67
Gerald C. Rebo
John G. Reese
Harold W. Roberts ’76
Marie Roke-Thomas ’83
Elizabeth A. Roveda ’05
Robert D. Seeley
Helenmary M. Selecky
Debra A. Serfass
Frank J. Sheptock
Michael J. Speziale M’78
Peter Stchur, Jr. ’66
John T. Sumoski
Wagiha A.Taylor
Rhoda B.Tillman
Stephen J.Tillman
Deborah R.Tindell
Christine Tondrick ’98
Rebecca H.Van Jura
Diane E.Wenger
Brian E.Whitman
Michele T. Zabriski
Alan E. Zellner ’72
Margaret A. Zellner ’74
Matthew J. Zukoski ’86
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Hisham A. Abu-Nabaa ’96
Debra A. Archavage
Karen Metzger Baranoski ’73
Robert Barbieri
Robert W. Bohlander
Alicia M. Bond
Kimberly D. Bower-Spence
Gene A. Camoni ’74
Agnes Swantek Cardoni ’75
Eleanor L. Carle
David R. Carey ’83
Karla Carlucci ’00
James M. Case
Henry Castejon
Leona L. Castor
Debra Prater Chapman ’81
Cynthia J. Chisarick
Theresa Cochran
Charles J. Copley ’98
Lorna Coughlin Darte ’52
John Dellegrotto
Ellen Proeller Dennis ’84
Susan L. DiBonifazio
Michelle Diskin ’95
Lori Vagnarelli Drozdis ’89
Alfonso M. Espada
Margaret A. Espada
Michael K. Fahnestock
Joanne M. Fasciana
Susan M. Frank
Holly Pitcavage Frederick ’93
Richard A. Fuller
Sandra A. Fumanti
Michele D. Garrison
John B. Gilmer
Barbara D. Gimble
Daniel J. Glowatski
Fred A. Graham
*
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*
Vicki S.Temple
Craig P.Thomas
Joanne A.Thomas
Evelyne Topfer
Marleen Troy
Robert C.Tuttle
Mildred Urban
Jodi L.Viscomi ’05
Mary L.Watkins
Judith Wienckoski ’95
Anita Miller Williams ’75
Philip L.Wingert
Zbigniew J.Witczak
Gretchen Yeninas M’07
James Yeninas
Cheryl M.Yustat
Michele L. Zalno M’07
BUSINESSES AND
FOUNDATIONS
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
Bohlin, Cywinski, Jackson
Davidowitz Foundation
Foundation for Independent
Colleges Inc.
Frontier Communications Inc.
Greater Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Business
and Industry
Hirtle, Callaghan & Company
KPMG, LLP
Lewith & Freeman
Real Estate
The Lion Brewery Inc.
NACDS - National Association
of Chain Drug Stores
One Source Staffing Solutions
Power Engineering
Corporation
Prudential Financial
SunGard Higher Education
Managed Services
West Penn Orthopedics Inc.
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
$250,000 - $499,999
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Sovereign Bank
$1,000 - $2,499
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Aeroflex Foundation
Blue Cross of Northeastern PA
Borton-Lawson Engineering
Citizens Charitable Foundation
The Citizen’s Voice
Guard Foundation
Intermetro Industries
Corporation
A. P. Kirby, Jr. Foundation Inc.
McCole Foundation Inc.
Sandy & Arnold Rifkin
Charitable Foundation
Max & Tillie Rosenn
Foundation
Sordoni Foundation Inc.
The Rim Freeman Family
Foundation
The Weininger Foundation Inc.
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Bergman Foundation
CVS Charitable Trust Inc.
GAO Marbuck Foundation
Geisinger Foundation
Guard Insurance Group
M & T Charitable Foundation
Northeast PA American
Society of Highway
Engineers
Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald
John & Josephine Thomas
Foundation
Walgreens Company
Baltimore Family Foundation
Bernard Bartikowsky Inc.
Brdaric Excavating Inc.
Brennan Electric Inc.
Carpenters Local Union #514
Creative Business Interiors
Alexander W. Dick Foundation
First Liberty Bank & Trust
General Dynamics
Corporation
Hourigan, Kluger, &
Quinn P.C.
Keystone College
King’s College
Lightspeed Technologies Inc.
Llewellyn and McKane Inc.
Misericordia University
N.R.G. Controls North Inc.
Northeast PA Paint
and Decorating
PA Society of Public
Accounts, NE Chapter
PNC Foundation
Pennstar Bank
Polish Room Committee
Training Resources Group Inc.
University of Scranton
Watkins Dental Practice LLP
Bill & Sandy Williams Fund
of Luzerne Foundation
Penn State University,
Wilkes-Barre Campus
Wyoming Valley Health
Care System
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Bloomsburg Metal Company
First National Bank of Berwick
First National Community Bank
Frank Martz Coach Company
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Michael Brewster
Robert A. Bruggeworth ’83
Daniel J. Cardell ’79
John M. Cefaly, Jr. ’70
Denise S. Cesare ’77
Charles F. Cohen
Douglas Colandrea ’88
Jeffrey Davidowitz
Shelley Freeman ’82
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour
Michael I. Gottkdenker
Jason D. Griggs ’90
Carol Kotlowski Keup ’89
Milan S. Kirby
Daniel Klem, Jr. ’68
Dan F. Kopen ’70
Melanie Maslow Lumia
Michael J. Mahoney
Dorothy Darling Mangelsdorf
Marjorie H. Marquart
George J. Matz ’71
John R. Miller ’68
William R. Miller ’81
Gerald A. Moffatt ’63
Robert A. Mugford ’58
George G. Pawlush ’69
Mary Belin Rhodes M’77
Hedy Rittenmeyer ’72
Steven P. Roth ’84
Susan Weiss Shoval
Jay S. Sidhu M’73
Virginia P. Sikes
Elizabeth A. Slaughter ’68
TRUSTEE EMERITI
Richard L. Bunn ’55
Lawrence E. Cohen ’57
Esther B. Davidowitz
Pattie S. Davies
Robert A. Fortinsky
Jerome R. Goldstein
Frank M. Henry
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58
Allan P. Kirby, Jr.
Richard L. Pearsall
William A. Perlmuth ’51
Arnold S. Rifkin
Richard M. Ross, Jr.
Eugene Roth ’57
Joseph J. Savitz ’48
Stephen Sordoni
William H. Tremayne ’57
Norman E. Weiss
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates
Herman Yudacufski
Charitable Foundation
Miller Flooring Co. Inc.
Motorworld
New Era Technologies Inc.
A. Pickett Construction Inc
PPL
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Paul Adams, University
Mentoring Rep.
Laura Barbera Cardinale ’72
Terrence W. Casey ’82, 1st VP
Christine Corser,
S.A.A. President
Karen Bednarczky Cowan ’96
Fred R. Demech, Jr. ’61
John (Jack) H. Ellis ’79
Glen C.B. Flack ’73
Wendy Gavin ’90
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81,
Historian & Immediate
Past President
Bridget Giunta ’05, Secretary
Charles F. Jackson ’51,
Ancestral Colonels Rep.
Allyn C. Jones ’60
G. Garfield Jones ’72
Clayton J. Karambelas ’49
Amanda A. Karasinksi ’08,
Class Rep.
Daniel Klem, Jr. ’68, BOT Rep.
Richard Kramer ’67
Rosemary LaFratte ’93 M’97
Blaine Madara ’08, Class Rep.
Michael Mattern ’04
William Miller ’81, BOT Rep.
Ronald N. Miller ’93
George G. Pawlush ’69 M’76,
President
Kristine Pruett ’99, M’06,
Faculty Rep.
Ali E. Qureshi ’96
Mark Rado ’80
Thomas N. Ralston ’80
Charlie Robinson ’57
Steven P. Roth ’84, BOT Rep.
Carl Santana ’09,
S.G. President
David Sborz ’09,
Sr. Class President
Louis F. Steck ’55
Jenna L. Strzelecki ’07
Bill A. Tarbart ’70,
Past President
Deborah Tindell, Faculty Rep.
Margery F. Ufberg ’69
Jodi Viscomi ’05
John Wartella ’84, 2nd VP
Personal Health Services Inc.
Plains Rotary Club
Sodexho Inc.
PG Energy
UGI Corporation
Wilkes-Barre Window
Cleaning Inc.
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Denise M. Granoski ’05
Stanley S. Gutin
Kenneth L. Hanadel
Maria P. Hebert-Leiter
Susan Matley Hritzak ’81
Dennis P. Hupchick
Paul Kaczmarcik
Kimberly Escarge Keller ’95
Arthur H. Kibbe
Tammy M. Klucitas
John A. Koch
Lawrence M. Kopenis ’88
Anne Marie Kopetchny
Jean M. Krohle
Joseph M. Kultys ’87
Christopher T. Leicht
Catherine Link ’75
Mary E. Mack
Adelene C. Malatesta
Patricia A. Mangold
Dana Manning ’08
Philip A. Marino ’80
Frank J.Matthews
Raymond A. Metzo ’08
Julian C. Morales ’05
Christine O’Hara
Julie Lynn Olenak ’01
Martha J. Parise
Patricia A. Parks
Gayle M. Patterson
Amy M. Patton M’07
Anne Straub Pelak M’98
Karen Petrosky M’08
Margaret M. Petty
Mary L. Podczasy
Ruth Polashenski
Kathleen S. Poplaski
Alberto Prado
Theresa A. Rallo
Sandra A. Rendina ’87
Marianne Scicchitano Rexer ’85
Karen A. Riley
Joy B. Rinehimer
Georgina A. Robinson ’08
Anita V. Ruskey ’03
Tricia M. Russell
Philip J. Ruthkosky
Debbie J. Rutkoski
Bruce J. Sabatini
Brian R. Sacolic
Doris B. Saracino
Roland C. Schmidt
Patricia L. Searfoss
Gregory J. Sesny
Eileen M. Sharp
Herbert B. Simon
Philip G. Simon
Genevieve M. Singer
Elaine A. Slabinski ’71
Karen A. Space
Tina Stancavage
Nicholas A. Steidl ’08
Aaron C. Stoker ’97
Robert S. Swetts
Romaine Szafran
Judith Tobin Telechowski ’98
Deceased
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�report of gifts • giving by constituency
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Blasi Printing Company
Builders Supply Company
Colours Inc.
Golden Business Machines Inc.
Lipfert Fence Company
Marquis Art & Frame
Montage Agency Inc.
PNC Bank, NA
Saul-Metcho
Service Electric Cable TV Inc.
Sharper Embroidery Inc.
Sordoni Construction
Company
Twin City Builders Inc.
R.J.Walker Company
Saucha Salon
Shawnee Golf
Shades Unlimited
Touch of Class
Valentine’s Jewelry
Weis Markets Inc.
FRIENDS
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PLATINUM ASSOCIATES
$500,000 or more
Drs. Francis & Lidia Kopernik*
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. O’Hop
Mrs.Trudy Piatt
Mrs. Grace Plate
Attorney & Mrs. Keith
S. Rosenn
Attorney Joseph L. Seiler III
Attorney Michael Selter
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Silberman
Mr. & Dr.Andrew J. Sordoni III
Dr. Sanford B. Sternlieb
Mr. Larry I.Taren
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth
H.Taylor, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Wildstein
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
$250,000 - $499,999
The Eugene Farley Club
Mr. Eugene T. Kolezar*
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
$10,000 - $99,999
Ceco Associates Inc.
James Eagen & Sons Inc.
Eastern Penn Supply Company
Econo Lodge
Fino’s Pharmacy
Friends of Bob Mellow
Green Valley Landscaping Inc.
Kranson Clothes Company
Lefkowitz Family Foundation
Phils Sunoco Service Station
Wachovia Foundation
Wyeth
Mrs. Ellen E. Ayre*
Dr. Sylvia Dworski*
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kearney
Mr. Edward J. Meehan
Mr. & Mrs.William B. Sordoni
Mr. John A.Vail*
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Mrs. Josephine Anthony
Mrs. Clara G. Infausto
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PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
$2,500 - $4,999
Up to $99
Mr. & Mrs. Albert G. Albert
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Baltimore
Mrs. Grace J. Kirby Culbertson
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher
L. Hackett
Attorney Fordham E. Huffman
Mrs. Helen Lazarus*
Mr.William J. Rosado
Astro Car Wash
Back Mountain Tobacco
Barnes and Noble
Beer Bellies
Best Western Genetti Hotel
& Conference Center
Best Western East Mountain
Inn & Suites
Coca Cola Bottling Company
Corning Glass Works
Foundation
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Floristry by Carmen Bolin
Gatorade
General Electric Foundation
The Highfalls Brewery
Hottle’s Restaurant
Ice Land Water Company
Innovation Mist-On-Tanning
Irem Temple Country Club
Kentrel Corporation
Kern Brothers
New Leaf Tea Company
Ochman’s Coin & Jewelry
Old Philadelphia Soda
Panache
Peking Chef
PlumMaster Inc.
WyomingValley Country Club
Rowe Door Sales
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Mrs. Sandra Bernhard
Mrs. Ann M. Coughlin
Mr.Thomas J. Deitz
Mrs. Josephine Eustice
Dr. Brad N. Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Carmen
E. Hagelgans
Mr.& Mrs. James W. Harper
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy K. Ives
Attorney Jerome Kolenda*
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kwalwasser
Attorney Jeffrey Lowenthal
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Mack, Jr.
Mr. Edward Mailander
Mr. Clifford K. Melberger
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mericle
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Nagy
Mrs. Barbara Davenport
Neville
Attorney Stephen M. Albrecht
Mr. Rick Berry
Dr. & Mrs. Christopher
N. Breiseth
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Brown
Attorney & Mrs. Jerry Chariton
Attorney Harrison J. Cohen
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hiscox
Ms. Jane K. Lampe-Groh
Ms. Jonette Lancos
Attorney Paul W. MacGregor
Attorney Norman Monhait
Attorney Andrew J. Morris
Mr. Michael C. Ott
Attorney Lawrence Reich
& Dr. Ashley Wilkerson
Attorney Michael Schler
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Simonis
Mr. & Mrs. John Tarone
Mrs. Barbara Weisberger
Mr. & Mrs. Martin E.Williams
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Mrs. Barbara Allan
Mrs. Marcia Burke
Mrs. Barbara Casper
Ms. Jane Cokely
Mr. & Mrs. G. Guthrie
Conyngham*
Mr. David G. Dargatis
Attorney Linda A. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Hoppa
Dr. David W. Kistler
Senator & Mrs. Charles
D. Lemmond, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Maslow
Mr. & Mrs.William Skumanich
Ms. Barbara Jones Smith
Attorney George A. Spohrer
Ms. Eugenia Summer
Mr.Todd Vonderheid
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Dr. Karl Arbogast
Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Ashby
Dr.Wolfgang Hans Baerwald
Mr. Gene L. Barbanti
Ms. Edith D. Barnes
Dr. John S. Biernacki
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Bishop
Mr. & Mrs. Howard R. Blank
Ms. Ann Brennan
Attorney Donald H. Brobst
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Cabral
Mr. & Mrs.William Carl, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Chapper
Mr. & Mrs.Todd Common
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Conklin
Ms. Jobee Croskery
Mr. Robert N. Davenport
Ms. Nina S. Davidowitz
Mr. Robert H. DeYoung
Mr.Thomas W. Dombroski
Mr. & Mrs. Charles
D. Dougherty
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Drews
Ms. Phyllis Eckman
Mr. Charles M. Epstein
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Evans
Mrs. Irandukht Fahmy
Dr. Linda F. Farley
Ms. Frances S. Feuer
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Fine
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Frank
Mr. Jerrold E. Fritz
Dr. & Mrs. John C. Gaudio
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Gentempo
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ginocchio
Mr. & Mrs. R.Wensell Grabarek
Ms. Maria Guarino
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Harris, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Harrison
Mr. John A. Horner
Mr. & Mrs. Murray S. Horwitz
Mr. & Mrs. David P. Hourigan
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond
P. Hynoski
Mr. & Mrs.Adam M. Jankowski
Ms. Dorothy B. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Jones
Mr. Robert W. Joseph
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin R. Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Kemmerer
Mr. & Mrs.William E. Kingsley
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey
D. Kirchheimer
Attorney Ronald Krauss
Mr. Raymond J. Kurdziel
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Leff
Mr. Robert Leventhal
& Ms. Jean Baur Viereck
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas P. Lord
Mr. Ken Marquis
Mr. Robert J. McBride
Mr. Albert L. McClure
Ms. Karen Adair McGhee
Mr. & Mrs.William
Anthony McGlynn
Ms. Anne McGrath
Mr. Francis A. Michael
Ms. Jean R. Moore
Ms. Dorothy G. Moran
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Nocito
Mr. Joseph A. O’Brien, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Shepherd Pawling
Ms. Marlene Pawlowski
Mr. Jeffrey E. Picker
Mr. & Mrs. Michael
T. Piotrowicz
Ms. Mary Faith Puskar
Mr. & Mrs. Elden Queen
Dr. Isis J. Quinteros
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Ranalli, Jr.
Mr. John G. Reese
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Rose, Jr.
Mrs. Marilyn C. Rudolph
Mrs. Louise A. Salva
Ms. Anna M. Schetter
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schooley
Ms. Nancy Seligson
Attorney & Mrs. Charles
A. Shaffer
Mr. Barry Steven Shapiro
Mr. & Mrs. James Shoemaker
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Shuba
Mrs. Janet Siegel
Mr. & Mrs. Dale O. Smith
Ms. Kathy Stackhouse
Mr. David Strout
Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Swales
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Takarewski
Mr. & Mrs. Charles A.Thennes
Ms. Nancy Jane Thomas
Mr. Sanford J. Ungar
Mr. & Mrs. Saverio Vivaldo
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M.Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Warshal
Ms. Janet M.West
Mrs. Mary Lou Whitmire
Ms. Susan C.Yelen
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Zitofsky
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Ms. Frances Adams
Mr. Charles I. Alario
Mr. & Mrs. Lee M. Allen
Mr. Steven J. Anderson
Mr. James M. Andorker
Mr. Stewart T. Anmuth
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley
C. Antanaitis
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Apanovich
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Armezzani
Ms. Kim A. Artz
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Baloga
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen
A. Barenthin
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Bartley
Mr. & Mrs. Dominick Basenese
Ms. Maggie Baxter
Ms. Sue Bean
Mr. John Beck
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Deceased
�giving by constituency • report of gifts
*
Ms. Shirley P. Hahn
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Hamlin
Ms. Maureen Harkins
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Harmon
Ms. Mildred Harrigan
Ms. Gertrude Girvin Hayford
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Head
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Heist
Attorney C. Daniel Higgins
Mr. Jack N. Hoar
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Hollawell
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Horwitz
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley T. Hozempa
Mrs. Deborah L. Hritzak
Reverend Stephen Hrynuck
Ms. Sylvia Hughes
Ms. Dawn Hydock
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Ingelsby
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson K. Jesse
Ms.Vera L. Johansen
Attorney & Mrs. Ralph
J. Johnston, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas B. Jones
Mrs. Suzanne Jones
Mr.Thomas Joyce
Mrs. Nancy Judd
Mr. Michael Jupina
Dr. Steven R. Kafrissen
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Kahlau
Mr. & Mrs. Czeslaw Kalat
Mr. & Mrs. Richard
A. Kaufman
Mr. Brian S. Keeler
Mr. Joseph F. Kelly
Mr. Bernard F. Kennedy
Mr. Chester E. Kilmer, Jr.
Mrs. Frank J. Kilyanek
Ms. Syvia Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Kerry K. Knarr
Ms. Patricia Mary Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kokoszka
Ms. Stacey Ann Koneski
Mr. & Mrs. Laurie M. Korman
Mr. & Mrs.Andrew F. Korshalla
Ms. Carole Kosman
Mrs. Diane M.Krokos
Mr. & Mrs. Roman Kushner
Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Lacy
Mrs. Jane Landau
Ms. Sylvia Lane
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Lang
Mr. Raymond Lasher
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Laten
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Leith
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Lent, Jr.
Ms. June E. Lewis
Mr. Jeffrey H. Lieberman
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Lillis
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph
W. Litzenberger, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Loskie
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Lottick
Ms. Jean F. Lowery
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Luzier
Dr. Stephen A. Madden
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
E. Maloney, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen
A. Markowitz
Ms. Margaret A. Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard
A. Martinkovic
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McAloon
Mr. Francis McCree
Mr. & Mrs. Hunter S. McKee
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Mercurio
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Meyer
Ms. Marie S. Mihalos
Ms. Danielle Miksch
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Miksch
Ms.Wendy W. Millard
Ms. Edythe R. Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Miller
Mr. & Mrs. John Miller
Ms. Nancy L. Miller
Ms. Mary Ann Minasian
Mr. & Mrs.Wally Minnich
Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Mitchell
Ms. Linda Gelb Mitchell
Ms. Ellen A. Mizer
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Mohring
Mr. & Mrs. John Monroe
Mr. & Mrs.W. Curtis Montz
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Moore
Mrs. Alexandra C. Moravec
Mr. Samuel Mould
Ms. Kim Moyer
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony
J. Mucciolo
Mr. & Mrs. John Nackley
Mr.Yves L. Nadeau
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph
R. Nardone, Sr.
Mr. Frank Narvaez
Mr. Andrew J. Nawolski
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Newman
Ms. Melody Newton
Ms.Vivian Nicholl
Mr. John T. Nicodem
Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Nicolson
Ms. Mary Ellen Nieman
Mr. Frank C. Niglio
Ms. Deirdre A. Noonan
Mrs.Wanda F. Ogurkis
Ms. Mary Oliveira
Mr. & Mrs. Larry E. Paige
Mr. & Mrs.Anthony Panzarino
Ms. Leigh E. Pawling
Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Pear
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Pearce
Ms. Barbara Peggs
Mr. Craig R. Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Platt
Ms. Patricia E. Podesta
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Post
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Postupack
Dr. James Powell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Powell
Ms.Virginia D. Powers
Ms.Terese Profaci
Mr. & Mrs. Stan Pylipow
Mr. & Mrs. David
W. Rakowski
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin F. Rauch
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Reichert
Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Rhine
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Rhoads
Ms. Norma Ritchie
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Rivers
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roberts
Ms. Ruth T. Robinson
Mr. Greg Rohrback
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Rose
Attorney & Mrs. Harold
Rosenn
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Rothstein
Mrs. Eunice Rubel
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Rubino
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Ruckes
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Russ
Mr. Curtis Salonick
Mrs. Doris B. Saracino
Mr. Albert H. Sarkas
Ms. Antonia Sassone
Mr. & Mrs. Cal Schaefer
Mr. Roland C. Schmidt
Mr. Ross F. Schriftman
Mrs. Stella Schub
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Schupbach
Ms. Donna Sikora Scollon
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Scott
Mr. John W. Seitzinger
Mr. Gregory J. Sesny
Ms. Hannah Seu
Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Sgarlat
Dr. & Mrs. Edward A. Shafer*
Mr. & Mrs.Terry Shane
Mr. & Mrs.Travis Shane
Ms. Bobbie Shurnicki
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen
M. Smallwood
Ms. Amy Lynn Smith
Mrs. A. Dewitt Smith
Mr. & Mrs. David Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Smith
Ms. Ruth K. Smith
Mr. Stanley Smulyan
Mr. & Mrs. Brent W. Snowdon
Mr. & Mrs. Norman
J. Sondheim
Mr. Kevin Sowa
Ms. Kathy Sparrow
Mr. & Mrs. James G. Sprung
Ms. Cecelia Stephens
Mrs. Ann B. Stine
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stirling
Mr. Dennis M. Stitt
Mr. Paul W. Stitt
Mrs. Sue Strassman
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Stratton
Ms. Maud A. Sullivan
Mr. & Mrs.William
F. Sutherland
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Suydam
Ms. Ann M. Swales
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Swales
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Swavely
Mr. James C.Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D.Tondrick
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Trebonyak
Mr. & Mrs. Joel I.Treewater
Ms. Dina R.Vail
Mr. Robert T.Vaughn
Mr. Daniel P.Voitek
Mr. & Mrs. Philip L.Walsh
Ms. Elizabeth S.Walter
Ms. Donna Ward
Dr. Stephen Wartella, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Weeks
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wegielski
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory
A.Weidman
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel
F.Weisberger
Attorney Arnold M.Weiss
Mr. & Mrs.Todd B.Weiss
Mr. & Mrs.William Weitzmann
Mrs. Helen Westenheffer
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Whoy
Mrs. Rita G.Wolberg
Mr. Donald Woodbeck
Ms. Betty Yourren
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Mr. & Mrs.William H. Bender
Ms. Genalice M. Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Marlin Berkey
Mr. Fred Bernard
Ms. Nona Berta
Ms. Mary Therese Biebel
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Bistran
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Blaum
Mr. & Mrs. Garry Botts
Mr. & Mrs. James Bridegam
Mr. & Mrs.Will Brockman
Ms. Kimberley Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Janusz Buczak
Mr. & Mrs. Stanislaw Buczynski
Ms. Dorothy Burdeshaw
Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Carshon
Mr. & Mrs.Walter Ciehoski
Mr. & Mrs. Francis C. Ciocco
Ms. Alice M. Clements
Mr. & Mrs. James Cocco
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Colbert
Mr. & Mrs. Frank
P. Conyngham
Ms. Eleanor Cook
Dr. & Mrs. Alan H. Cooper
Ms. Margaret S. Corbett
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Crossin
Mrs. Lea Miner Csala
Mr.William O. Daggett, Jr.
Ms. Cynthia R. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Dessen
Mr. & Mrs.Anthony DiMichele
Mr. & Mrs. George Dickerson
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Dicton
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Drake
Mr. & Mrs. Scott F. Drees
Attorney Jennifer Dressler
Ms. Audrey F. Durrua
Ms. Helen J. Eichlin
Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Ellis, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Ely
Mr. Matthew S. Engel
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Erb
Ms. Mary F. Evans
Ms. Stephanie Falcon
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Fanning, Jr.
Ms. Constance S. Firing
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Fliegauf
Ms. Mary Alice Frederick
Dr. & Mrs. Louis J. Freedman
Mr. & Mrs.W. J. Freeman
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald I. Frick
Ms. Debra Fusco
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Gallagher, Sr.
Ms. Anne E. Gardiner-Arnold
Ms. Jean M. Gibson
Ms. Patricia A. Gill
Ms. Karen E. Gilmour
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin S. Gross
Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Gould
Ms. Clarice E. Green
Mr. Neil M. Green
Mrs. Gwen Groblewski
Dr. Stanley S. Gutin
Deceased
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�report of gifts • giving by class
Giving by
CLASS
CLASS OF 1944
• • •
BLUE CIRCLE
Dolores Seitchak Price
George J.Trebilcox
$250 - $499
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1948
CLASS OF 1935
The Eugene Farley Club
$1,000 - $2,499
• • •
• • •
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Louise S. Hazeltine1 10
The John Wilkes Society
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$100 - $249
CONTRIBUTORS
Henry C. Johnson10
The Eugene Farley Club
$5,000 - $9,999
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
William H. Rice5
Joseph J. Savitz5
Robert Anthony10
Thomas M. Gill10
James M. Hofford10
Jerome N. Mintzer5
Clemence A. Scott10
Joseph Sooby, Jr.10
Up to $99
Luther D. Arnold10
Robert H. Melson10
CLASS OF 1937
CONTRIBUTORS
$100 - $249
Up to $99
Ruth Punshon-Jones10
George Papadoplos10
James B. Aikman
Leon F.Wazeter
• • •
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
CONTRIBUTORS
The John Wilkes Society
CLASS OF 1941
Up to $99
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
• • •
$1,000 - $2,499
Up to $99
$2,500 - $4,999
The Eugene Farley Club
Rose Gorgold Liebman*5
GOLD CIRCLE
Kathryn Hiscox Quinn
Ruth Tischler Voelker10
Arthur C.Williams5
Daniel E.Williams
George F. Fry, Jr.
Willard R. Shaw*
Edward F. Corcoran
Paul F. De Witt10
Naomi Hons Haag
Donald L. Honeywell10
Jane Korper Merritt
John B. Merritt
James Morrash
Carol Weiss Morrison
George J. Russ
Raymond B.Williams
$500 – $999
The Eugene Farley Club
The Eugene Farley Club
Alfred Groh5
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1945
GOLD CIRCLE
$100 - $249
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
• • •
$500 – $999
Marjorie Honeywell Cummins5
$100 - $249
The Eugene Farley Club
Miriam Golightly Baumann10
Irene Sauciunas Santarelli10
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
CONTRIBUTORS
Leon F. Rokosz5
Up to $99
David L. Friedman
CLASS OF 1938
$10,000 - $99,999
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Edithe J. Levit*
$100 - $249
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Albert J. Donnelly10
William C. Gelsleichter
John E. Gorski
Anna Cheponis Lewis
William H. Lewis
Clement L. Majcher10
William Melnyk
Muriel Bransdorf Mintzer5
Arnold H. Nachlis
Eugene L. Shaver10
Charlotte Najaka Terry
CLASS OF 1950
• • •
• • •
CLASS OF 1942
The Eugene Farley Club
• • •
GOLD CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
$500 – $999
BLUE CIRCLE
Up to $99
Ernest Weisberger5
$250 - $499
Stefana Hoyniak Shoemaker10
Louise Saba Carol
Harvey Trachtenberg
Up to $99
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1946
Margaret Bendock Towers5
Ilaria Sterniuk Zubritzky*
$100 - $249
• • •
Katherine P. Freund10
Joseph G. Sweeney10
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
BLUE CIRCLE
Up to $99
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
Frances Wilki Abribat5
Claire Fischer Beissinger5
Robert J. Dido
Stephen C. Doberstein
Osea Galletta
$1,000 - $2,499
Helen Stapleton Schmitt
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 1939
• • •
CONTRIBUTORS
The Eugene Farley Club
Up to $99
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Phyllis Eichler Berger
Charlotte Reichlin Cutler5
Elizabeth Womelsdorf
Mitchell10
Sallyanne Frank Rosenn10
$100 - $249
Julia Place Bertsch5
Darina J.Tuhy5
Ralph G. Beane10
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Miriam Levinson Brand5
Jean Lampert Lewis5
Albert N. Miller
The John Wilkes Society
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
$100,000 - $249,999
Walter E. Mokychic*
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Don C. Follmer1 10
Clyde H. Ritter
Edwin L. Johnson10
Daniel Sherman10
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
CLASS OF 1949
$500 – $999
• • •
Kenneth R.Widdall
Margaret Anthony Widdall
The John Wilkes Society
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
CLASS OF 1943
CLASS OF 1947
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Betty Davidson Braun5
Marion Martin Frantz
Dorothy Smailes Nutt
• • •
• • •
$10,000 - $99,999
BLUE CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
The Eugene Farley Club
Clayton J. Karambelas10
$250 - $499
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
$100 - $249
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Robert S. Capin10
Jean Ditoro Erickson10
John C. Keeney10
Albert Gelb
George J. Kuzmak, Sr.5
Walter E. Margie10
$1,000 - $2,499
CONTRIBUTORS
The Eugene Farley Club
Up to $99
GOLD CIRCLE
Joseph E. Elick
James P. Flynn
Margaret Holloway
Manchester10
$500 – $999
CLASS OF 1940
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Doris Gorka Bartuska
Arthur D. Dalessandro
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
CONTRIBUTORS
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Up to $99
$1,000 - $2,499
Betty Woolcock De Witt10
Mary Hutchko Flanagan10
Harry S. Katz
George W. Bierly
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
William C. Davenport
Edwin M. Kosik10
$100 - $249
Thomas J. Jordan
Edward H. Lidz10
Virginia Meissner Nelson5
Samuel L. Owens10
Albert J. Stratton
1
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*
Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
�giving by class • report of gifts
Vester V.Vercoe, Jr.5
Charles F.Woodring
CLASS OF 1954
CONTRIBUTORS
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
• • •
Up to $99
$5,000 - $9,999
The Eugene Farley Club
Robert C. Dymond
Aldona Patrick Hojecki
Joshua J. Kaufman5
Doris Jane Sadowski Merrill
Joan Wachowski Michalski5
James M. Neveras
John S. Prater10
Robert S. Rydzewski10
Donald J.Tosh
William W.Walp10
Edward E.Yarasheski10
Lawrence E. Cohen5
CLASS OF 1952
BLUE CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
• • •
$250 - $499
Up to $99
The Eugene Farley Club
George J. Elias1 5
Edna Sabol Andrews10
Martin E. Blake
Julius Brand5
James W. Davis
Mary Porter Evans
Barbara Medland Farley10
Lester S. Gross, Jr.
Paul E. Huff
Raymond S. Kinback
Francis B. Krzywicki10
Reed D. Lowrey
Victor Minetola
Charles M. O’Shea, Jr.
John R. Semmer5
Gwenn Clifford Smith
Priscilla Sweeney
Smith-Matthews10
Evan R. Sorber10
GOLD CIRCLE
CLASS OF 1951
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$500 – $999
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Carol Reynar Hall10
Robert D. Morris1 10
William J. Umphred, Sr.10
$100 - $249
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Paul J. Delmore10
Edmund V. Niklewski
John A.Wolfkeil
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Harry R. Hiscox10
The Eugene FarleyClub
GOLD CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Patricia A. Brady
Donald C. Kivler5
BLUE CIRCLE
$1,000 - $2,499
$250 - $499
$100 - $249
Thomas R. Adams10
Anita Gordon Allen
Harrison Cook
Barry J. Iscovitz
Carl Karassik
Joseph J. Mosier
Katherine Goetzman Peckham10
Patricia Virtue Scheer
Howard A. Shaver
June E. Stevens10
John B.Vale
Esther Sipple Wilson
Peter Wurm5
Eleanor Perlman Young
Henry K. Goetzman
Patricia Stout Williams1 10
Robert W. McGurrin
Melvin E. McNew10
Nancy Morris Phethean5
Charles W. Robinson1 5
Robert L. Benson
J. Louis Bush 10
Earl C. Crispell
Walter E. Elston
Joseph A. Fattorini, Jr.
William G. Hart5
Donald R. Law
Helen Bitler Ralston10
Jean Nordstrom Sutherland10
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Lorna Coughlin Darte5
Howard A. Gonchar5
Ann Perry Morgan
Louis Polombo
Chia-In Wang Rutkowski
Norma Carey Vale
Edward Wallison
Shirley Salsburg Bernard5
Delbert J. Cragle
Norman E. Cromack5
George P. Heffernan, Jr.5
William J. Hopkins5
Paul J. Kosteva
Thomas D. Morgan
Francis E. Sajeski
Daniel M. Ungvarsky
5
10
*
Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Clarence C. Givens10
Basia Mieszkowski Jaworski
Michael J. Perlmuth
$100 - $249
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Fred J. Boote10
Clifford R. Brautigan5
James F. Ferris10
Constance Kamarunas Schaefer
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
$10,000 - $99,999
Marianna Kraynack Banash
Jean Kravitz Barry10
George H. Batterson
Gail Laines Chase
Mary Zavatski Croce5
Younsu Koo
David B. Lucchino
Chester H. Miller, Jr.
Jessie A. Roderick
Joan Shoemaker10
Samuel R. Shugar10
John E. Suffren
Joseph A. Ungvarsky5
Victoria Zavatski Wallace
Michael J.Weinberger5
$5,000 - $9,999
BLUE CIRCLE
Richard L. Bunn10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Constance Smith Andrews
Fay Jaffe Berg10
William E. Caruth10
Joseph J. Kropiewnicki1 10
Lucille Reese Pierce
Cledwyn Pearce Rowlands
Stephen C.Thomas
$500 – $999
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Philip D. Husband
GOLD CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
The Eugene Farley Club
5
The Eugene Farley Club
• • •
• • •
$100 - $249
1
CLASS OF 1955
CLASS OF 1953
$100 - $249
Up to $99
• • •
Up to $99
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
Larry D. Amdur
George Kolesar5
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Leonard S. Anthony5
Arthur W. Bloom
Helene Donn Evans10
William L. Evans10
John Gresh10
Stanley J. Kieszek10
Thomas S. Lasky
D. Joseph Pelmoter
Thomas D. Stine10
James D.Trumbower
$1,000 - $2,499
The Eugene Farley Club
$250 - $499
5
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Ellen Furey
BLUE CIRCLE
Jesse H. Choper10
Bettijane Long Eisenpreis10
William H.Tremayne1 10
Leslie P.Weiner ’5710
The John Wilkes Society
$500 – $999
Robert W. Hall10
Charles F. Jackson
CLASS OF 1956
$2,500 - $4,999
CONTRIBUTORS
$10,000 - $99,999
Joseph G. Bendoraitis
William A. Perlmuth10
James T. Atherton
Lewis B. Giuliani
Elaine Bogan Law
Charles T. Reice
Rodion J. Russin
Andrew Sofranko
Albert J.Wallace10
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Dean A. Arvan
Leo R. Kane
Charles M. Reilly5
Beryl Evans Thomas*
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
CONTRIBUTORS
David L. Hoats
Up to $99
CONTRIBUTORS
BLUE CIRCLE
Up to $99
$250 - $499
Leonard Feld
Charles A. Giunta10
Dolores Roth Karassik
Robert H. Ladd
A. Patricia Cooper Lowrey
Frank M. Radaszewski10
Dorothy Hamaker Roden10
Myra Kornzweig Smulyan10
Leo E. Solomon5
David B.Whitney
Elsie Giuliani Yarasheski10
Carol Jones Young5
John J. Kearney10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Virginia E. Denn
James W. Dull10
Howard E. Ennis, Jr.10
Judith Hopkins
Arthur E. Imdorf
Dorothy E. Istvan10
Mary Kozak Motsavage10
Russell R. Picton, Jr.5
David Rosser5
Louis F. Steck1
Howard L. Updyke
Louis P. DeFalco10
Helen Stoeckel Hessler5
Joseph R. Jablonski*
John P. Kushnerick
Sarah Harvey Masloski
Phyllis Schrader Mensch10
Charles B. Neely
Benjamin Omilian
Charles Petrilak
Lois Jones Petrilak
Nasser N. Bonheur
Robert B. Chase, Jr.
Gloria Dran Elston
William M. Farish10
William J. Jacobson
Roland R. Leonard
Samuel C. Mines
Andrew J. Oleksy
Phyllis Walsh Powell10
John J. Schultz
Jerome Stein5
Marion Payne Tubbs
Carl R. Urbanski10
Howard B.Webb, Jr.5
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Lena Misson Baur
Samuel Dilcer
Beverly Falkinburg Hildebrand
Frederick J. Krohle
Jean Schraeder Kuchinskas
Joseph D. Miceli
John H. Milliman
Patricia Reese Morris5
Martin J. Novak5
Barbara Tanski Rentschler
Bernard Rubin
John J.Witinski10
CLASS OF 1958
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox10
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Robert A. Mugford5
Ronald D.Tremayne* 10
CLASS OF 1957
• • •
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The John Wilkes Society
$1,000 - $2,499
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Peter R. Pisaneschi10
Bruce S.Warshal10
William I.Williams1 10
$10,000 - $99,999
Seymour Holtzman
Eugene Roth10
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Lawrence B. Pelesh10
Robert L.Williams, Jr.
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The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
Samuel J. Lowe
Thomas I. Myers
Vera Wroble Pitel10
William J. Powell10
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
George Ginader10
Josef M. Reese
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Harry B. Davenport5
William J. Donovan10
Merri Jones Earl10
Edward J. Heltzel
Edmund J. Kotula10
Joseph C. Macaravage10
Gerald Minturn10
Albert F. Mlynarski
Theresa Mazzarella Morrow10
Juanita Patience Moss5
Nancy Casterlin Peterson
Mary Craig Pugh10
George R. Richards
Melinda Passarelli Sokol
Robert A. Sokol
Robert C. Sutherland10
Paul J.Tracy10
Mary Mattey Borgersen
Samuel T. Buckman, Jr.
John G. Carling
John J. Chick
Arthur S. Christianson5
Janet Jones Crawford10
Naoma Kaufer Feld
Thomas E. Jenkins
Richard A. Lapkin
Virginia Leonardi Novak5
Joseph W. Oliver
John W. Pieplow
Joseph S. Pipan
Robert Scally
Warren W. Schmid
Harold L. Schuler
James Ward5
Marilyn Davis Ward5
David H.Weber10
Richard E.Wozniak10
Jacqueline M.Young5
William A. Zdancewicz
CLASS OF 1959
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
$250 - $499
$250 - $499
Elisabeth Schwartz King
Robert C. Morgan10
Paul A. Schecter5
Thomas P. Korshalla5
Joseph N. Molski5
Martin F.Tansy5
Lawrence P.Williams1 10
James S. Skesavage
Judith Warnick10
Jule Znaniecki Wnorowski
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Paul R. Abrams
Jean Broody Azar
Morgan Davis
Robert E. Davis10
Paul J. Earl10
Nicholas D. Giordano
Jane Norton Granitzki5
John P. Karolchyk
John Q. Mask III10
Edward McCafferty
Chester J. Nocek10
Patricia Yost Pisaneschi5
Larry G. Pugh10
Charles A. Sorber10
Robert J.Yokavonus5
Ann Dixon Young10
$100 - $249
Philip J. Amico10
Marvin A. Antinnes
Marie Honcharik Basta10
Frank M. Scutch10
Albert R. Stralka10
• • •
Beverly Nagle Barnick
Thomas Barnick5
Charles Billings
John P. Bresnahan
Barbara Bachman Edwards5
Frank I. Edwards5
Walter Glogowski
Beverlyann Butler Phillips5
Ronald G. Phillips5
Anthony J. Sankus10
Ronald W. Simms
Raye Thomas Wileman5
Richard R.Wileman5
Frederick J.Williams5
Up to $99
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Up to $99
$1,000 - $2,499
Kay Lytle Ainley5
Lynne Boyle Austin
Joan Llewellyn Buckman
Bernard F. Chandler
Virginia Lyons Hoesl10
Thomas W. Hurley
Patricia A. Krull10
Marilyn Warburton Lutter10
Lou-Ella Merin5
Judith Weiss Moskow
George W. Murdock
Donald Murray5
John D. Phillips10
Helen Schainuck Rubin
Donald J. Sabatino5
Andrew R. Sabol5
Judith Ruggere Schall10
Bernadine Zapotowski Willard
Raymond G.Yanchus5
Emmanuel J. Ziobro5
of advice in reviewing the plans and
Thompson T. Boote
Elaine Williams Brooks
Charles S. Butler10
Donald E. Devans10
Edward J. Draminski
Michael R. Dydo
Evald R. Eskilson
Martha James Flanigan
Robert A. Florio
A. Jennie Hill10
Albert P. Kuchinskas10
Joan Grish McSweyn10
George S. Morris10
Robert B. Payne
Margaret Jones Roberts
Mary Anchel Sabel
George R. Schall10
Robert J. Sestak
William J. Simonovich
Terry Lee Smith
Gustave E. Sundberg
Marianne Levenoskie
Van Blarcom10
David K.Wagner
Robert W.Walters10
strategies relating to the direction and
CLASS OF 1960
Arnold M. Hoeflich5
Lynne Herskovitz Warshal10
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
$500 – $999
Up to $99
Samuel M. Davenport*
Frederick J. Hills10
Robert J. Pitel10
Class Chairs & Agents
Wendy L. Gavin ’90, the national campaign
chairperson, is a distinguished alumna of
the University who promotes annual
unrestricted giving by contact with
alumni/friends through various forms of
communication. She also serves as a source
growth of The Wilkes Fund.
CLASS OF 1962
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Frank H. Menaker, Jr.5
Jozia Mieszkowski*
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
The John Wilkes Society
Fred R. Demech, Jr.5
Ruth Boorom Melberger10
Joseph J. Neetz10
Estelle Manos Sotirhos
William E.Watkins
• • •
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
The John Wilkes Society
$2,500 - $4,999
GOLD CIRCLE
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
William F. Raub10
$500 – $999
Williams and John Chipego ’85 are alumni
Evelyn Krohn Holtzman
Peter W. Perog10
who recruit class chairs, promote annual
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
unrestricted giving and provide suggestions
$1,000 - $2,499
and assistance to the national chair for the
Louis D. Davis, Jr.*
Emilie Roat Gino10
Gordon E. Roberts
William J.Woll
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Ann Znaniecki Grzymski10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
BLUE CIRCLE
Shirley Hitchner Davis
Henry A. Greener5
Nancy Rosenfeld Greener5
Patricia Boyle Heaman
John Walter Kluchinski
Nancy Jane Carroll Kolesar5
$250 - $499
Elizabeth Tubridy Fairchild10
Warren P. Greenberg1 10
Joel P. Harrison5
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
The Eugene Farley Club
Class chairs are alumni who promote
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
annual unrestricted giving and offer their
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
$500 – $999
Dorothy J. Ford10
Jay P. Keller10
Christopher H. Loesch, Jr.10
Appeals to give them a personal touch.
Martha Menegus Amadio
Robert Bobin
Norma Wentz Bregen
Janice Bronson-Bartlett10
Joseph J. Chisarick
Louise Hischak Clark
Ruth Shales Cook
Carl J. Holmgren
Stephen L. Klein
Margaret Churchill Kuffner
Gregory J. Lester
Robert A. Martin5
Carl J. Meyers10
Diana Williams Morgan
Donald T. Murphy
June Patrylak Neff
Emil J. Petrasek
Patricia Capers Petrasek
John R. Rokita
Patricia Lawless Ryan
Beverly Major Schwartz
Patrick W. Shovlin
• • •
$10,000 - $99,999
thoughts and experiences to Wilkes Fund
Up to $99
CLASS OF 1961
Decade chairs Pat ’56 and John ’58
success of The Wilkes Fund.
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
Anthony M. Bianco10
Susan Shoff Bianco10
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FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Walter J. Grzymski10
Allyn C. Jones10
Patricia A. Levandoski10
John T. Mulhall
Robert W.Verespy10
Harry Collier10
Miriam Vaskorlis Cooper
Janet Simpson Dingman10
Robert L. Evans, Sr.
Judith Butchko Gallagher10
Mary Foley Hopkins
1
5
10
*
Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
�giving by class • report of gifts
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Donald H. Bogert
Janice Troy Boote
Robert E. Conway
Audrey Petro Coslett5
A. John Dimond
Wilbur N. Dotter5
David R. Edwards
Sandra S. Feldman10
Florence Billings Finn5
Evelyn Hudyck Gibbons
Andrew J. Hassay
Robert Francis Januszko
Joyce Medlock Jones
Robert A. King
Kenneth C. Krupinski
John J. Miller5
Patrick J. Monaghan, Jr.
Joanne Pisaneschi Olejnick5
William A. Rishko5
Rena Lewine Schoenfeld
Wayne W.Thomas5
Helen M.Tinsley5
Royal A.Wetzel
Edward I.Yadzinski
William H. Klein
Stuart W. Lawson, Jr.
Carolyn Draper Lippincott
Lynne Stockton Mutart
Nancy A. Palazzolo1 10
Steve Panken
David C. Peters5
Stephen E. Phillips10
Elaine Wishtart Raksis
Joseph W. Raksis10
Michael A. Russin
Beverly Munson Swift
John E.Tredinnick10
Joseph Weinkle
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
John S. Adams
Paul A. Battisti10
Robert G. Fleming
Sandra Potapczyk Heath
Norman D. James
Dolores Amir Josephson
Gloria Silverman Kasper10
Zoya Dzury Rakowski
Richard R. Snopkowski5
Edward A. Stofko
Geraldine M.Tarantini10
Victor Turoski
Eleanor Brehm Watts5
Robert C.Williams
Gerard J. Zezza, Jr.5
CLASS OF 1964
• • •
CLASS OF 1963
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
$2,500 - $4,999
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Rose M. Boroch
Mary Kay Barrett Rotert
$5,000 - $9,999
Nicholas L. Alesandro
Jerry A. Mohn10
Rowena Simms Mohn10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Alan C. Krieger5
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Regina Baron
Lillian Bodzio Caffrey5
Joyce A. Cavallini5
Lynne Dente
John H. Farrell
Thomas M. Farris
Jorgie A. Grimes5
J. Douglas Haughwout
Matthew J. Himlin
Joseph E. Lukavitch
Lorraine Rowland Murdock
Stanley Orlowski10
Leslie Stone Peltan
Ray R. Pisaneschi10
Virginia Scrimgeour Ravin
Mary Lou Searles Raykovicz
Michael A. Raykovicz
Vicki Burton Sabol5
Barbara Gallagher Stoffa
Bonnie Lewis Turchin10
Barbara Ann Yuscavage10
CLASS OF 1965
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
CLASS OF 1966
John J. Sickler
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
$1,000 - $2,499
CLASS OF 1967
Catherine De Angelis
Gary G. Popovich
B.William Vanderburg10
Natalie Kowalski Vanderburg10
Carol Saidman Greenwald5
David Greenwald5
Roger A. Rolfe
• • •
GOLD CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
Andrea Gallet Lander
Gerard A. McHale, Jr.5
Neil L. Millar5
$500 – $999
Irene Myhowycz Holzenthaler
Joyce Turner Marks
The Eugene Farley Club
Mary Field Grohowski
Ronald P. Grohowski
Anthony J. Parulis5
BLUE CIRCLE
Mary Regalis Althauser10
Gerald A. Moffatt
GOLD CIRCLE
$250 - $499
$500 – $999
Anthony R. Esser
James B. Jenkins
Leslie Tobias Jenkins
Joseph Kutzmas
Donald W. Ungemah5
BLUE CIRCLE
$500 – $999
$250 - $499
Jeremiah E. Berk10
Erwin F. Guetig10
Robert A. Ruggiero5
Robert T. Bond
Richard O. Burns5
Neil Dougherty
Leland D. Freidenburg, Jr.10
Daniel J. Lyons10
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Adolf L. Herst
Daniel Zeroka
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Willard S. Achuff10
Jane Downin Alderman5
Alice Cole Bartlett10
Theodore R. Begun
Sandra Egen Bennington
Robert F. Cherundolo
Mary Barone Du Mont
Charles E. Johns5
Jane Woolbert Karpiak
Phyllis Cackowski Kempinski
1
5
10
*
Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Douglas R. Bennington
Jane Edwards Bonomo
Dana Saladon Del Bonis
John A. Gavenonis10
Clinton G. Hess10
Leonard J. Koerner
Joseph Kruczek10
Sally Cohen Levy
Richard Allan Morgan5
Carol Plonner Savona
Peter Winebrake5
Leonard A.Yankosky, Jr.10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
$1,000 - $2,499
The Eugene Farley Club
$1,000 - $2,499
The Eugene Farley Club
Judith Valunas Barr
Mark R. Bencivengo5
Barbara Lewis Dipalo
Esther Schwartz Dorkin10
Forrest J. Eichmann
Clement A. Gaynor, Jr.
Alan D. Gilbert
Dwight E. Giles, Sr.5
Carol Mazur Glowzenski
Robert C. Harding10
Georgia Bershee Jenkins
Stuart P. Kranson
Barbara A. Kubinski
W. David Larmouth II
Scott R. Logan
Eugene A. Macur5
Irene Dominguez Maguire
Mildred Gross Maier5
Gloria Martin
Donald A. Pahls
Vicki Phelps
William M. Pinkowski
Donna Pudlosky Porzucek
Jay L. Reich
Dolores Barone Straka
Suzanne Bellone Timko10
Mary Kennedy Voda
Frederick E.Weber
Gerald L.Weisberger
Allan D.Wickstein
Mary Zezza
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Rachael Phillips Dziak10
David M. Closterman10
Doris Evans Closterman10
Barbara Bigus Cobb
Dale H. Edwards
Bonnie Tognelli Hughes
Alfred W. Johnson
John H. Kirschner, Jr.
Molly Boyle Krafchik5
Lois A. Kutish5
Sally Banzhaf Larue
Madelyn Esposito Logan
Herbert N. Maier5
Joseph P. Maloney
Clare Draper Myers
Ellis R. Myers*
John A. Nork5
Barbara Menarick Russo
Anita Minelli Salerno
Theresa M. Sapp5
Lee McCloskey Shubert
Catherine Skopic
Robert J.Vincenti
John Voda
Frank Wallace
Flora Anderson Weber
Charlene Nalbach Yanchik10
Mary Lou Butkoski Zaleski
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Keith P. Ackerman
Donald L. Davis
Ephraim A. Frankel
Erin McCormack Gallagher
Jane Charlton Huey
Thomas J. Kasper
Suzanne Stica Koerner
Joseph P. McAndrew
Leon E. Obrzut10
Marian Markle Pool
Josephine Signorelli Russin
Judith Sisco Shotwell10
Michael C. Usher
GOLD CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
$500 – $999
$250 - $499
Michael A. Dziak10
James G. Marks, Jr.
Maureen Savage Szish
Grace Jones Kutzmas
Sheldon W. Lawrence
Ruth Partilla Narcum10
BLUE CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
$100 - $249
Richard H. Disque10
Walter Narcum10
Richard C. Roshong
Diane Wynne Shallcross10
Russell G. Shallcross10
Andrea Templar Ackerman
Richard L. Bucko
John S. Cavallini10
Barbara Lewis Cousland
Jeanne Martin Dhavale
David R. Dugan5
W. Marshall Evans5
Carolynn Yonkin Fuller
Charles J. Huey
John P. Karpiak
Margaret Gee Kraynanski
JoAnn Margolis
F. Charles Petrillo10
Karen Moran Schmitt
Peter Stchur, Jr.
Ellen Chergosky Verhanovitz
Richard F.Verhanovitz
William Webb
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
CONTRIBUTORS
Alfonse S. Bayo
Rita Budnar Bobin
Jane Cochran Chambers
Up to $99
Alfred M. Airola
Carolyn Jenkins Airola
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Judith Adams-Volpe
Paul Bavitz
Reno P. Ducceschi
Robert S. Gardner
Virginia Rome Grabowski
Richard L. Kramer
William C. Perrego
Peter S. Phillips5
Henry J. Pownall
Richard G. Raspen10
Pamela Eustis Reis
Windsor S.Thomas10
Donna Troiano
Robert Vanderoef 5
Douglas W.Weber
Elizabeth Dougherty Wood5
WILKES | Winter 2008
John A. Hosage5
Vivian Cardoni Katsock5
Albert Kishel
Nancy Martin Lynn10
Francis J. Machung
Vincent J. Smith10
Rachel Altavilla Winebrake5
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CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Up to $99
Up to $99
$100 - $249
Raymond P. Ardan10
Eugene J. Bonfanti
Joseph G. Brillinger, Jr.
Katherine Smith Campbell
Jean Cook Ciroalo
David R. Cowan
Raymond Cwalina
Joseph A. Grohowski, Sr.
Jozefa Rudko Januszko
Nellie Ruehlman Kochenash
Evelyn Morenko Matelski
Edwin A. Pashinski
Charlotte Peterson5
John J. Pilosi
Daniel R. Price
Hubert C. Ritter
Janice Parsons Robart10
Darlene Moll Roth
Joseph Robert Settineri
William A.Trethaway
Alfred S.Wayslow10
David P. Baccanari
Judith E. Beyer5
Bruce R. Brown
Carol Tomaselli Brown
Effie Hamm Buckley
Joseph J. Buziuk, Jr.
Beverly Shamun Carey10
Barbara Ann Dorish
Nancy Noterman Downing
Eleanor Jachimczak Guzofsky
Zdzislawa Paciej Harms5
Malcolm Kintz Harris
Mary Fogli Hertenstein
Rosemary Baiera Hieronymous
Teresa Cushner Hunt
Dennis A. Jones
Palmer Paul Jones
Sheila Carr Jones
Joseph E. Kiefer
Ellen Feinstein Krueger
Donna Broda Kuliczkowski
Johanna Karlo McMunn
Charetta Chiampi Mutarelli
Patricia Haydt Nitchie
Susan Bennett Onze
Peter T. Polashenski
Sharon Strzelczyk Robinson
Susan E. Rowland 5
Roberta Van Brunt Rowlands
Pauline Farrar Ruckno
Basil G. Russin
Judith Labows Sabatino5
Margaret G. Seals
Charles R. Sgarlat
Carl G. Sponenberg10
Michael Stefanick5
Dorothy Eck Strauch
William R. Swartwood
Leslie Calamari Tinney
Michael H.Tinney
Anthony J.Turchetti
Edward H.Williams
Barbara N. Bellucci
Bruce O. Brugel10
Robert M. Burnat10
Christopher A. Colovos
R. Bruce Comstock
Janice Goodfellow Davenhall
Stephen G. Farrar
Nathan G. Fink
Dennis P. Galli10
Joan Resnick Hammer
John T. Harmer
George C. Harrison
Stewart J. Harry5
Bryn E. Kehrli10
Joseph G. Kopec
Joel Lubin
Patrice Walsh Lyons
Irving A. Mendelssohn
Andrea L. Petrasek
Albert D. Roke10
Rozanne Sandri-Goldin10
William C. Sherbin5
William Steel5
Leonard E. Strope, Jr.5
Charles J.Tharp
William S.Tinney5
Margery Fishman Ufberg5
Marjorie Shaffer Victor5
James E.Wynn
Joseph Yozviak10
Robert L. Zeglarski1
CLASS OF 1968
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
10
John R. Miller
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Esther Wargo McCormick5
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
5
Soni Stein Baltimore
Anne Heineman Batory
William R. Bush10
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
William G. Cooper10
Daniel Klem, Jr.10
Edward J. Podehl10
Charles E. Shook*
Elizabeth A. Slaughter5
CLASS OF 1969
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
BLUE CIRCLE
William F. Ryan, Jr.
$250 - $499
George E. Collinson5
Gerald E. Missal
A. Dan Murray
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
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$100 - $249
David D. Baum10
Paul D. Brotzman
Joyce Christian Detter5
Barry Gold5
Robert C. Klotz5
Marian Zaledonis Kovacs10
Michael S. Pipan5
Ronald Piskorik
Thomas Peter Reis
Elizabeth Scholl5
George J. Sick10
Wayne A. Sittner
James D. Smith
Charles W. Snyder
Paul B. Solomon
Albert E. Stofko5
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Richard R. Bayliss5
Patrick J. Burke
Nancy Hawk Merryman10
George G. Pawlush5
Richard T. Simonson
Paul A.Wender10
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Michael J. Glancey
Dori S. Jaffe
Charles A. Kosteva
Ann Alumbaugh McElyea
Cynthia West Reed
James S. Reed
Carol A. Skalski10
Sharon G.Telban
Howard Weinberg
Joseph C.Wiendl
Catherine Nielsen Toran
Thomas P.Williams, Jr.5
Carol Womelsdorf 5
Thomas J. Zenobi
Thea Chesluk Escarge
Henry R. Farr
Ronald W. Faust
Phyllis L. Gaydos
Kenneth M. Gordon
Fred A. Harkins, Jr.
Richard G. Henneforth
David C. Hoffman
Herbert F. Kemp
David W. Kutz10
Linda J. Lee
Kathleen Saba Line
Kenneth W. Miller
Sandra Strevell Miller
Phyllis A. Petrosky
Wendy Badman Sgarlat
Sandra Walters Sheruda1
Kaye Harding Stefanick5
Ralph C.Tewksbury Jr.
Rosemary D’Elia Varone
Frances Jasiulewicz
Youngblood10
Alyce Puscavage Zura
CLASS OF 1970
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
John Michael Cefaly, Jr.5
Margaret Filipkowski Sordoni10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Dan F. Kopen10
J. David Lombardi10
Susan Ryan Simonson
Marvin L. Stein
William R.Tarbart5
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
CLASS OF 1971
Edward F. Burke
Lonnie A. Coombs10
Thomas W. Jones
Renee Mucci Klem10
John Marfia, Jr.
Joyce Nahas Moses
Janice A. Saunders10
Janet Neiman Seeley10
Barbara Morrison Squeri
John E. Squeri
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Miriam Mohr Bayliss5
Howard R. Lander
Patricia Mazzeo Lombardi10
George J. Matz10
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
BLUE CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
Robert W. Ashton
Jeannette Spott Barnes5
Paul Blaise Burry
James M. Calderone
Marvin E. Casterline, Jr.
Lynn Glomb Christ
Carol Sladin Clothier10
Cheryl Slompak Davenport
Ronald J. Gabriel
Robert J. Holliday
Sharon Going Holliday
Anthony J. Honko
Philip E. Howe
Kay L. Huber
David A. Jones
Thaddeus M. Kalmanowicz5
Thomas F. Kelly
Patricia Zawoiski Kozemchak5
Raymond B. Luckenbach10
Richard B. Marselles
Jean Peters McKeown
Lawrence J. McKeown, Jr.
Rhoda A. Moses
Stanley M. Pearlman
Louis M. Pecora
Jane Rifenbery Phillips
Bonita Rensa Resue
Dale Charles Resue
Thomas M. Richards
Carlyle Robinson
Sally Griffiths Robinson
Mel Rubin
Patrick Salantri
Roy A. Shubert
Carl J. Siracuse
Gary W. Skarka
Janet Lutz Thurnau5
Robert C.Thurnau5
$250 - $499
$500 – $999
Robert J. Conologue
Leigh Doane Donecker5
Andrew C. Matviak
Caleb McKenzie
Bonnie S. Gellas
William J. Murphy10
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Robert H. Davis10
John R. Deem5
John J. Flynn10
Barbara Durkin Kirmse
Barbara Roman Knezek5
George H. Knezek, Jr.5
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Anita Nowalis Bavitz
James C. Belles
Dave M. Bogusko
Steven Chromey10
Carl L. Cook
Marilyn Rabel Costanzo5
Susan Trenkamp Harmer
Barbara Gonzales Kende10
Charles D. Lengle
Joseph A. Lukesh5
Barbara L. Nanstiel10
Judith Cobleigh Ockenfuss5
Robert E. Ockenfuss5
Lee Paige5
Marion Boyle Petrillo10
Neil M. Seidel5
David S. Silberman10
Dolores Nunn Smith
Evelyn Rygwalski Snyder
Kathleen Lash Weinstein
Richard Wetzel10
Donna-Su Brown Zeglarski1
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Beverly Peirce Berger5
James L. Butkiewicz10
Mary Ellen Fischer Butkiewicz10
Ellen Arthur Davenport5
Emil F. DiTullio10
Eugene S. Domzalski
Judith Rodda Gardner
Cherylynn Petyak Gibson5
J. David Kaschak
Susan K. Maloney
Barbara Ward Nixon10
Judith Potestivo Ogin5
Richard E. Ogin5
William E. Reese
Marcia Blanco Rizzo
Kenneth Rosencrance10
William Umbach5
Larry R.Volkel5
Cheryl Konopki Zdeb
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
William S. Bennett
Phyllis Sun Cheng
Karen Kelly Chepolis10
Barry J. Davenport
Elaine Mengel Drake
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Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
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CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1973
Up to $99
$100 - $249
• • •
John C. Baranowski
Mary Nasielski Battista10
Frank A. Berman
James Boettger
Steven T. Case
Martin M. Cebula
John P. Cherundolo
Richard D. Ciuferri10
Joseph J. Cordora
Alfred B. Crake
John J. Cusumano
Susan Staniorski Davis10
Rita S. Du Brow
James F. Fehlinger
Ronald E. Ganis
Raymond P. Harrison
Joseph N. Ishley
Ronald J. Jacobs10
Alvin Justan
Eileen Moniak Kackenmeister
Stephen E. Kaschenbach10
Carol Roke Klinetob5
Antonina Mollica Kulp
Gerald P. McAfee10
Susan Himelfarb Murphy
John Niznik
Judith Powell Niznik
Robert W. Pattison
Sharon A. Pavlick
David Reel
Maxine Levine Rubin
Bruce A. Sabacek
Joseph A. Sabol
William R. Schultz
Della F. Schulz
Bruce D. Simon
Elaine A. Slabinski
Robert C. Staffa
Mary Ellen Pointek Tracy
Douglas J.Valenteen
Barbara Young Wagner
Eugene H.Wagner, Jr.
Robert R.Walp5
James C.Weaver10
Nancy Charles Williams5
Candice Cates Zientek
Rita Ryneski Borzatti
Thomas A. Costanzo5
Helene Dainowski5
George B. Gettinger5
Eric D. Hoover
Harvey A. Jacobs10
Anthony V. Kleinhans1 10
Kathryn Ramsey Massey5
Nazzareno E. Paciotti
Enid Sullum Tope10
Dianne Hughes Treacy
Joseph M.Treacy
Daniel R.Walters
Linda Bray Walters
Elizabeth Roche Ward
Richard A.Weinstein10
Alan E. Zellner
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
James Garofalo10
Gary H.Williams5
Theodore T.Yeager10
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
Michael M. Mariani10
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Sopon Dewitya10
G. Garfield Jones, Jr.10
Eugene G. Pappas5
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10
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Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
Up to $99
Mary Ann Smith Alick
Carol Leland Arend
Robert M. Babskie5
Lynn Brychta Bennett
Pamela Bolesta
William D. Bordow
Lucinda Bryant
Mariel Denisco Bufano
Barbara Aulisio Camoni
Thomas P. Casey
Catherine Chandler-Oliveira
Richard Chisarick
Guy J. Comparetta5
Sandra Holl Comparetta5
Karen Bailey Cullen
Eric B. Davenport
Alice Hadsall Davis10
Richard J. Davis
Sheila Denion
Frank Dessoye10
Anne Musto-Van Noy Dragon5
Jane A. Firestine5
David A. Furman
Jill Yanoshak Gagliardi5
Barbara Demko Garcia
Margaret Tomaselli Gibbs
Karen Trevethan Gilmore
Kathleen Koterba Goobic
James A. Gribb10
Suzanne Cox Herstek
Patricia Baranoski Jula5
Jacquelyn Van Tuyle Kelly
Catherine Kosenak
Stephen J. Kulonda
William J. Lukridge
John G. Mandell, Jr.
Carolyn Bruch Mertz
Frances Aiken Mitchell10
Mark H. Paikin
Carlton E. Phillips10
Patricia Phillips
Barbara A. Plikaitis
Anne Marie Latona Roberts
Anne Gruscavage Sample5
Linda Samuel-Bickford10
Julie Levoy Sauder
Shirley Guiles Shannon
Brent S. Spiegel
Carol Tabone Tabit
Barbara McNicholl Scarpino10
Nancy Ziobro Yurek
$250,000 - $499,999
Jay S. Sidhu5
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Emilio A. Marianelli
Joseph Zaydon
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Charles P. Baker
The Eugene Farley Club
Jacob J. Lisman
Richard H. Lopatto, Jr.
Sandra Januszewski Margavage
Richard D. Masi
Marcia Hall Pattison
Harry M. Pecuch10
Nancy Greenberg Pithis
Marguerite A. Sauer
Nadzia Litiaho Schilling
Sulochana Gogate Sherman10
Ronald A. Shuleski
Carol Presnal Stashik
Jill Linder Waselik
A. Ruth Rinehimer Whalen10
Constance Cheplick Wotanis
Randolph S.Yanoshak
Robert D. Zettle10
GOLD CIRCLE
CLASS OF 1974
$500 – $999
• • •
CLASS OF 1975
Rosemaria J. Cienciva Sorg
Robert P. Matley1 10
Pamela Parkin Murphy10
Lloyd W. Ortman, Jr.5
Bruce E. Phair
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The John Wilkes Society
$1,000 - $2,499
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
W. Lee Miller10
$2,500 - $4,999
William R.Thomas10
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
$500 – $999
$1,000 - $2,499
Nathan R. Eustis, Jr.5
Susan Olearczyk James
Elizabeth M. Lopez5
Karen Kmietowicz Phair
David L. Davis10
Kevin G. Donaleski
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
$250 - $499
GOLD CIRCLE
Irene B. Blum10
Diane Chisarick Brennan
John Dubik10
Lyndell Sandt Eddy
Clyde H. Fitch
Lindsay Farley Gettinger5
Robert D. Goldstein
Drew M. Klemish
Duncan W. MacIntyre10
John G. Margo10
Paul Niezgoda
Brenda Schmidt Silberman10
Theodore J.Tramaloni
Stephanie Pufko Umbach5
Linda Pugsley Ward
Richard F. Curry
Darryl G. Kramer
Duane Sadvary
$500 – $999
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Anonymous
Donna Piston Aufiero10
Joseph T. Baranoski
Karen Metzger Baranoski
Stephen D. Basho
Thomas R. Behmke
Cheryl N. Bennett Marcy
Rosemary A. Boland
Janet Mazur Boylan
Ronald D. DeCanio
Angela Alba Dessoye
Glen C. B. Flack
Karen Fry
Barbara Gilotti
Preston L. Hess
Carol Hussa
Richard N. Jones
Stephen A. Keiper
Elaine Moyer Kollar
Bonnie Church MacDonald
Denise Goobic Meck
Carolyn Julie Morse
Ann M. Orzek
Andrew E. Baron1
BLUE CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
$100 - $249
Cynthia Lenahan Bradbury5
William R. Bradbury5
Christine M. Buchina5
Bernard J. Ford
Joan Zaleski Ford
Brynley James III
Nancy Schultz Kimball
George M. Offshack5
Paula Castrucci
David M. Cohen
Kevin J. Davy
James Carl Desombre
Robert T. Dzugan
Raymond T. Ford
Susan Pezzner Goldstein
Susan Downs Kehrli10
Dwaine Mattei
Christine Donahue Mayo5
John J. Mazzolla
Bettie Ann Rogers Morgan
Michael J. O’Boyle10
Beverly Chislo Solfanelli
Margaret A. Zellner
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Linda Scatena Alfano
Philip E. Auron
Doreen Pellegrini Behmke
Diane Seltzer Bloss10
Gene A. Camoni
Denise H. Chapura
Donna Coffin
Joseph C. Damiano5
Clifton E. Dungey
Allan A. Fanucci5
Karen Kuzminski Fanucci5
June Beerish Gomez
Jeffrey A. Grandinetti
Linda Jane Pinson Haft
Gregory F. Hollis
Debra Rinken Houck
Joyce Stahl King
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Raymond Bartosh
Brian M. Finn
Edward P. Gorski5
Brian K. Haeckler10
Robert S. Howes, Jr.10
David C. Kowalek
Robert G. Lehman
Robert A. Mashas
Robert B. Milmoe
Patrick J. Moran10
Clarence G. Ozgo10
Stephen Solfanelli
Ann Rapoch Super
Jane E.Thompson5
Nancy Rodda Topolewski5
Carol Drahus-Wisloski10
Gloria Zoranski5
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Agnes Swantek Cardoni
Philip J. Conrad, Jr.
Theodore B. Dennis, Jr.
Karen Covert Finn
Marla Stopkoski
WILKES | Winter 2008
CLASS OF 1972
CONTRIBUTORS
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
Margaret Maciun Perkins10
Barbara Zembrzuski Pisano
John R. Pisano
Kay Platt
David L. Ritter10
Judith Casola Roeder10
Felice Oxman Salsburg5
John L. Schilling III
Doris Eisen Shapiro
Brenda Ricco Sumski
James Thomas
Mary P. Ungvarsky5
Edward D.Weber
Deborah Koch White
Ronald P.Yakus
Judith A.Young
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Paula Pinter Gabriel
Rebecca Ceresi Grasavage
Raymond P. Gustave
Barbara Gannon Hogan
Bethann Myers Hornick10
Gary M. Kratz
Frances S. Kuczynski5
Catherine Link5
Janet Markowitz Macik
Carol A. Martin
Marguerite E. McCollom
Judy Richard Orasky
Anne Tracy Patsiokas
Stelios Patsiokas
Thomas W. Pezzicara
Joseph C. Potera
Sally Chupka Pucilowski10
Deborah A. Schneider5
Pauline A. Seleski
Dale Evans Shores
Diane Drost Shuleski
Barbara Katra Swiatek
Leslie Cook Weber
Anita Miller Williams
Roseann Cordora Williams
CLASS OF 1976
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Carolann Gusgekofski Besler5
Philip A. Besler5
William W. Cheung
James J. Morgan
Robert J. Spinelli
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Marianne Montague Benjamin5
Maryrose Bendik Burlington10
Barbara Chandler Massey
Terry L. Coombs
Andrea Mahally Danilack5
Carol Kester Dungey
Deborah Gudoski Eastwood
Luanne Mae Evans
Jane Lewis Ford
Louise Brozzetti Frye
Regina Gurick Guarin
Arlene Cellucci Herron
Darice Sabalesky Janusziewicz10
Marianne Macur Kopcho
Shelley Rubin Liva
Joan Domarasky Luksa10
Paul J. Macik
Thomas C. Marcy
Anthony L. McHugh5
Marietta Barbara Minelli
Charles D. Munson
James E. Orasky
Joyce Hooley Regna
Thomas Runiewicz5
Gary John Skeras
Jane E. Smith10
Garry S.Taroli
Inez Malacari Weinstock
Amy Santilli Whitehouse
Peter C. Zubritzky
CLASS OF 1977
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
$10,000 - $99,999
GOLD CIRCLE
Denise Schaal Cesare10
Mary Belin Rhodes10
$500 – $999
Richard J. Allan5
Joseph J. Marchetti5
Richard J. Sullivan
WILKES | Winter 2008
Michael S. Anger
James F. Antonik
Jill Fritz Buntz
Charles Bennett Calkins
Arthur S. Daniels10
Donna Smith Dickinson
Harold S. Edmunds
Manuel J. Evans
Sharon Clune Goff
Louise Butkiewicz Goodwin
William A. Helmbold
Mark J. Jacobs
Theresa R. Jones
Joanne Englot Kawczenski10
Deborah J. Koons
Rick D. Mahonski
Claire Maziarczyk
John J. Minetola
Sandra Horensky Molotsky
Earl W. Monk5
Eric D. Murray
Thomas Paliscak
Mary Kay Malloy Pappadeas
Edward J. Pupa5
Joseph W. Sekusky
Inez S. Stefanko
Terri Jackson Swatko
Patrick A.Ward5
Joseph A.Yedinak
• • •
$5,000 - $9,999
The John Wilkes Society
Patrice Stone Martin10
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Robert J. Klecanda
Patricia McCarthy Last
Jane A. Miller10
James J. Moran10
David A. Palanzo5
Cynthia M. Patterson5
Mary Kern Reynolds5
Michael J. Speziale
John K. Suchoski5
Margaret Cosgrove Tuckman
Jacqueline Ann Vitek
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Scott Herbert Bell
Renee Venarucci Benedetto
Sheila Imler Crute
Sharon Zawatski Ellis
William D. Frye, Jr.10
Wilma Hurst Gardner10
William J. Gibbons
Deborah Yedlock Glidden
Robert E. Greenwood5
Cheryl Roman Grimaldi
Doreen Wickiser Hampton
William M. Havrilchak
Ann Timko Hughes
Claire Elaine Johnson
Nancy Jane Johnson
Joseph D. Kerestes, Jr.
John D. Koze
James J. Maloney
Gregory Gilbert Miller
Sharon Lynn Myers5
Lois Enama Pluskey
Thomas P. Sokola
Sandra Argenio-Sperrazza
Mary Ann Morgan Stelma
Emil J.Tabit
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Samuel F. Barbett
Sally Lang Berman
Jeffrey M. Boberick
Michael D. Booth
Karen Kennedy Campbell10
Paula Heffernan Daley5
James M. Danko
Mark Finkelstein5
Gary E. Gardner10
Joel G. Gelb
Denise Casem Hasneh
Bryan R. Herron
Carol Pashchuk Huggler
Elaine Delevan Hunter
Andrea Chuba Kealey10
John J. Mack5
Cynthia Glawe Mailloux
Kevin C. McCormick
Rosemary Noone McCormick
Anita Marie Meehan
Donna Chisarick Michael
Anita Mucciolo
Cynthia Phillips Munson
Harriet Smith Rabinowitz
Terry J. Schoen
Clark F. Speicher
Robert J. Stofko5
Linda Allmon Walden
David J.Yakaitis
Maryjean deSandes5
CLASS OF 1980
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
James P. Edwards5
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Thomas N. Ralston5
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
Christine C. Evanchick
Joye Ann Martin-Lamp
Shepard C.Willner5
$2,500 - $4,999
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Stephen M. Baloga, Jr.10
William Fromel
Gay Foster Meyers
Raymond B. Ostroski
Robyn Speak Walsh
$2,500 - $4,999
Daniel B. Cabot
Deborah Lataro Cargo10
Robert D. Clements, Jr.
Gail MacIntyre Dohrn5
Susan V. Fielder10
Diane R. Jones
John J. Kneiss
Margaret Burgess Lenihan5
Kerry D’Angelo Miller
Deborah Dinkel Nieman
Margery German Rifkin
Michael S. Rifkin
Harold W. Roberts
Vilma Schifano-Milmoe
Patricia A. Schillaci5
M. Susan Stephens5
Up to $99
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$250 - $499
$100 - $249
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 1978
BLUE CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Gene A. Heath5
Bridget James Hofman
Richard D. Mutarelli
Catherine Williams Ozgo10
Roy David Preefer
Thomas J.Ward
John M. Zubris10
Jean Reiter Adams10
Rhea Politis Simms5
CLASS OF 1979
• • •
BLUE CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
$250 - $499
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
$1,000 - $2,499
Michael W. Chisdak
Lawrence J. Mullen5
$1,000 - $2,499
Drew Landmesser
Kim Witherow Morgan
Sandra Shepard Piccone10
M. Patty Cullinan Spinelli
Raymond E. Dombroski
Brigette McDonald Herrmann5
Gregory A. MacLean
Susan Levens MacLean
Judith Mills Mack10
Betsy Bell Condron10
John H. Ellis, IV
Frederick W. Herrmann5
Philip E. Ogren5
Carol Corbett Pawlush5
The Eugene Farley Club
The Eugene Farley Club
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
$250 - $499
$500 – $999
$500 – $999
Michael S. LoPresti
Jeffrey D. Renoe
Deborah A. Sears10
David A. Jolley10
Jeffrey G. Jones
Terri Mackavage Kovalski
Donald I. Burton, Jr.5
Patricia Ann Morris
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
$100 - $249
$100 - $249
$250 - $499
Gerald D. Antonelli
Holly G. Baab5
Joseph W. Buckley
David P. Cherundolo
Nicholas P. Chiumento
Ruth McKalips Diestelmeier
Steven Esrick
Wendy L. Halland
Barry J. Niziolek
Karen Lucchesi Bostrom5
Michael H. Cook
John T. Ho
Donald E. Horrox5
David F. Hungarter, Jr.
Rosa Khalife-McCracken
Margaret Rentschler Manochi
Kurt John Moody
Geraldine Cravatta Samselski
Paul S. Adams10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Joseph D. Angelella
Janet Bechtel Johnson10
Carol A. Bosack
Julie Kent Bremser
Stephen J. Croghan
James L. Devaney
Susan Theobald Eckmann
Judith Scott Harris5
Craig A. Jackson
Bruno E. Kolodgie
William V. Lewis, Jr.
David M. Maxim10
Michael G. McNelis5
Mark A. Rado
William A. Shaw10
Joseph M.Toole
Paul R.Torre
Edward J.White III
David M.Williams
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Joanne Pugliese Carpenter
Ann Sharkey Esrick
Diane Pechalonis Groves
Richard K. Hofman
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10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
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Up to $99
Margaret J. Abraham
David G. Arrigoni
Julie Keiderling Bordo
Edgar S. Brace III
Michael V. Broda
Cheryl Roberts Cable
Lewis B. Cellitti
Anthony J. Grimaldi
Charles E. Hagen
Philip A. Marino
Linda Millar
Michael Miller
Joanne Harding Murphy5
Thomas B. Needham, Jr.10
Richard J. Nordheim
Edward M. Ohmott
Judith Bellas Ohmott
Donald J. Patrick
Fred A. Pierantoni III
Kenneth N. Sciamanna10
Susan M. Suchanic
Barbara Rodda Welch
Jeffrey S.Yablon
Donna Whitmore Zimmer
James J. Grudzinski
Susan Matley Hritzak
Theresa M. Johnson
Thomas F. Kane
Paul C. Kanner
Kathy Kollar Link
Kevin McCarthy
Cheryl Connor McLaughlin
Randy S. Michael
Joseph J. Mina
Maria Nilsen Pacchioni
Thomas J. Richards
Ronald F. Schaar, Sr.
Jeanette Bennis Seidof
Donna Ferretti Shandra
Judith Barnick Steve
Peter J. Steve
Antoinette Stillarty Tomassetti
Benedict A.Yatko5
Up to $99
• • •
Rosanne Pagano Beer
David R. Carey
Jennifer Ogurkis Carey
Deborah Solowe Cassidy
George G. Conyngham
Sherry Hunter Grandinette
Diana Evans Grinavich
Robert Daniel Haas
Eric L. Johnson5
Duane E. Kersteen
Stanley M. Kman
Joanne Wagner Krzemien
Linda Karlotski Krzywicki
Danelle Scaran Mackavage
Edward S. Mackavage
Barbara Dodson Marcato
Barbara Young Meigh
Michael A. Nadzan
Janice Nagle Pettinato
James R. Reap
Susan Poirier Ross
Daniel C. Schilling5
Thomas E. Stevens
Kimberly Coccodrilli
Strickland
Roya Fahmy Swartz
Gary D.Tough
Silas M.Victor5
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Shelley Freeman
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
The John Wilkes Society
Terrence W. Casey
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
The Eugene Farley Club
William R. Miller10
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
Bruce Richard Williams
$1,000 - $2,499
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
Lynne Carey
Donna De Bastos Fromel
Ruth McDermott Levy5
Stephen S. Grillo10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
5
Louis P. Czachor
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Mary Jean McCarthy Clements
Colleen Gries Gallagher5
Harry C. Hicks, Jr.10
Gary E. Michael
Cheryl Scalese Moyer
Edward S. Romanowski5
Mary Rebarchak Schott5
Sandra Tomko Shields10
Sarah Farley Stapleton
John B. Stevens
William E. Stusnick
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Joanne M. Bennick
Robert J. Bielecki
R. Malcolm Bowes III
Joy Ormsby Bupp
Debra Prater Chapman5
Lynda Davis Coates
Dean D’Amico
Jacqueline Sunder Demko
Susan Chandler Finn
Melissa Smith Georgiou
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5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
Siena Shields Alford
Linda K. Blose
Joan Thomas Brody
Roy J. Brody
Carol Louise Dean5
Diane Gombeda Fellin
Jeffrey R. Garbor5
Gloria Kopec Groff10
Mary Ellen Lewis
Thomas C. Mitchell
Mary Hyde Pfister
Marie Roke-Thomas5
Sandra Bartels Thomas
Stephen C.Thomas V
Ellen Marie Van Riper
Amy Lens Villegas
CONTRIBUTORS
• • •
Barbara E. King
$100 - $249
CLASS OF 1982
CLASS OF 1981
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Kathleen Layaou Heltzel
Keith R. Kleinman
Carl F. Schultheis III
Karen Steckel Vernon
Anthony E.Vlahovic
Frank R. Hughes
Edwin Mark Johnson5
Janet Legault Kelley10
Kimberly A. Kresovich
Catherine Schafer Mitchell
Barbara Rosick Moran10
Kathleen Marseco Moses5
John S. Perry
Ruth Elaine Renna5
Katherine Potter Reynolds
Marguerite McCormick Tolan10
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Valerie Kotula Alba
Richard J. Cassidy, Jr.
Ann Marie Romanovitch
Chikowski
Eugene Chikowski
James A. Collins
Edward W. Czeck
Ellen Proeller Dennis
Joseph F. Dylewski5
Vincent R. Fama
Debra Bligh Gernhart
Jeffrey S. Gernhart
Dennis Hannon
Christopher J. Henry
Gary M. Mack
Janet D. Martin
Marcia Wachs Race
Jocelyn Kuhl Reese
Theodore Ruch
David Albert Soboleski
Carol Elgonitis Sosnowski
Marianne Alfano Telincho5
Robert A. Unrath
Dianne M.Watchulonis
Charmaine Conrad Zoller5
CLASS OF 1985
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
John A. Chipego
James J. Mulligan5
Stephen J.Vidal5
Eugene D.Wachowski5
Kathleen Hyde Walsh
Timothy P.Williams
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Theresa Gruzenski Alba10
Richard Barrett
Denise Selner Bartoletti10
Karen Paulshock Behm
Sandra Bogdon
Beth Ann Farrell Connolly
Sean P. Connolly
Carol Dempsey
Richard Derner
Evelyn J. Dopko10
Lori S. Elias
Carmella Butera Fereck5
Suzanne Vassia Fletcher
Ronald Geise
Melissa Meyers Gotthardt
Michael Homishak
Cheryl D. Hornung
Kathleen Kennedy Jessen
Gail Lamoreux Kashulon5
Vincent J. Kashulon, Jr.5
John F. Kelly
Karen Shinn Kman
Alice Ting Lee5
Debra Ann Maleski10
Michael A. Marino, Jr.
James M. Opet5
George W. Orren
Michele A. Paradies5
Ann Marie Poepperling
Rossar R. Reynolds
Christopher L. Rexer
Marianne Scicchitano Rexer
Michelle Liddic Schilling5
Raymond Soroka
J. Murray Swim
Jeffrey J.Tokach
Robert J.Venturi
Ann Marie Walker10
Joseph E. Ziobro
CLASS OF 1986
The Eugene Farley Club
• • •
GOLD CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 1984
$500 – $999
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Up to $99
• • •
Susan Maier Davis
$1,000 - $2,499
Karen Cavanaugh Alsbrooks
Andrew Bloschichak
Michael P. Brautigan
Brenda Kutz Burkholder
Patricia Wysowski Cooper
Glenn P. Coopey
Joseph E. Gaydos
Marjorie Ann George
Martha Nagy Kovacs
Rosanne Thomas Lamoreaux
Debra Thompson Miller
Michael G. Pawlush
Catherine Durocher Shafer10
Deborah Chandler Zuzelski
The John Wilkes Society
CLASS OF 1983
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Gerald J. O’Hara
Jay C. Rubino5
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
$10,000 - $99,999
$250 - $499
The Eugene Farley Club
Steven P. Roth
Karen Bove1 5
Jacqueline Brown
Mastrokyriakos
Paul Mastrokyriakos
Thomas J. Swirbel5
GOLD CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Sharon Michener Gross10
Regina White Klepadlo5
Tracy McElroy O’Hara
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Paul W. Boyer
Donna Nitka Brunelli
Kathleen Galli Chupka5
Paul C. Dietrich
Patricia Hidock Dodge
William B. Dodge
Francis S. Gruscavage5
$500 – $999
Thomas Allardyce
Thomas J.Thomas, Jr.
BLUE CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
$100 - $249
Eric F. Reidinger10
Thomas J. Balutis5
Nancy Pardy Cabot
Dianne Charsha
Jeffrey C. Hockenbury
Mauri Lawler
Sandra P. Luongo5
Michael J. Masciola
Michael J. McKenna
Alan Melusen5
Robert Nagle, Jr.
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Russell Banta10
Elizabeth Gibson Boyer
Paul A. Cummings5
Randa Fahmy Hudome
Karen Galli5
Tom Harfman
Edward J. Hudson10
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Mary Ann Koshatzky Keirans
Daniel J. Kennelly
John C. Long, Jr.
Michael Mattise10
Frances Marko McKenna
Lisa DeCinti Murphy
Thomas J. Popko, Jr.
David Reynolds
Christopher D.Way5
Mary Rauschmayer Zarin
Matthew J. Zukoski
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Paul Chmil
Dennis P. Clarke5
Laura Pollick Demkovitz
Barry J. Frauens
Sherri Zimmerman Graham
Phillip W. Heffelfinger10
George Hockenbury5
Robin Leinbach Kimple
Kimberly Land-Servagno10
Eleanor Hoover Madigan5
Gary R. Melusen
Carmen M. Pancerella
Eric B. Reno
Joseph M. Santuk5
James J.Temprine
William J.Thede
David J.Warnick10
Thaddeus M. Zuzik
CLASS OF 1987
Allan C. Knox
Joseph M. Kultys
Sheldon C. Lamoreaux
Brian McAleer
Michelle McAleer
Theresa Onesko McDonagh
William McDonagh
Scott Michenfelder
Daniel R. Nulton10
Stacey Baldwin Piotrowski
Christine Bolcarovic Rakauskas
Alex Rendina
Sandra A. Rendina
Christopher R. Riley
Dauryne L. Shaffer
Amy Wisnosky
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
Douglas Colandrea
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Lisa Sigman Banta10
Rosemary Bottazzi Eibach
William Griffin, Jr.
Matthew T. Ryan
M. Ayres Stanko
Ann Markowski Toole
Chadwick E.Tuttle
Up to $99
Steven G. Bardsley
Jane Zeller Brindle
Christopher R. Connolly
Francis E. Crowley III
Michael V. DeVincentis
Daniel A. Dubinski
Kyra Duran
Julie Feierstein
Joel Fomalont
Kimberly Cooper Garcia
Lisa C. Jordan
Lawrence M. Kopenis
William S. Peightel
Dennis J. Procopio5
Marilyn C. Querci
Dianne Tometchko Ruch
Anthony Saraceno
Jon Shade5
Edward J. Sullivan
Carole Armstrong Tellie
Kurt A.Topfer5
Kelley Cota Tully
Carl Vassia10
Matthew P.Wasel
Nancy Ann Wink
Beth Ann Carswell Ziobro
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
William J. Buoni
Joyce Victor Chmil
Alysse Ann Daches
Roy M. DeLay
Cornelius Douris5
Keturah E. Faust
Chris W. Fellin
Jill Skudera Hockenbury
Marc E. Shapiro
CONTRIBUTORS
$250 - $499
Roger A. Hatch
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Jerry A. Champi
Michael J. Kolessar
Joel C. Kotch
Bruce W. Alexis
Robert S. Berger5
John B. Bowman
Stephen L. Broskoske
Cheryl Sell Burke
Eugene C. Cunard
Nancy Hricko Divers5
Lori Vagnarelli Drozdis
Sarah Fullam Feerick
Kristen Henry-Shade5
Renee Marie Horwath
Judith Rychwalski Jones
Mark J. Kapes
Gary L. Katulka
David J. Klub
Jeffrey A. Lerch
Helen L. Lombardo
Marlene M. Marriggi10
Marcella A. Morgan
Susan Stortz Moyer
Louis R. Pors
Eric J. Price
Carol Henry Raymond10
Deborah Miller Renner
Grace Collier Richmond
Jeffrey D. Seamans
Adam B. Sieminski
Jane Coyle Smith
Robert D.Wachowski5
Denise Wilde Roth
Christopher J.Wojtowicz
The John Wilkes Society
$1,000 - $2,499
Alice C. Bulger10
John H. Bulger10
Thomas J. Ricko
George Ritz
Sandra Williams
BLUE CIRCLE
• • •
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$250 - $499
Samuel L. Perry1 5
Robert D. Sitzler5
Up to $99
CONTRIBUTORS
BLUE CIRCLE
$500 – $999
CLASS OF 1988
The John Wilkes Society
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
• • •
Joseph S. Briskie1
Michael Rupp5
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1990
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Wendy Holden Gavin5
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Shirley Thomas Butler10
Carl M. Charnetski5
John J. Serafin
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Up to $99
Lori Ott Brandell
Ellen Herman Campbell
Joan Balutis Chisarick
Edwin J. Daveski
Andrew R. Dutch
Cynthia Onuschak Eveland
Lisa Giovannini
Kimberly Tokach Kellar5
CLASS OF 1989
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
• • •
$100 - $249
The John Wilkes Society
Wallace F. Stettler10
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
CONTRIBUTORS
Linda Hoyson Colandrea
Up to $99
Donna Brown Argenio
Joseph F. Argenio
Steven W. Rothwell
Richard R. Ruda
Denise Litzenberger Saraceno
Ronald M. Sebastianelli
William F. Shankweiler5
Kristen Piatkowski Shovlin
Shawn David Tubiello
Toni McCormack Wall
Robert J.Watkins
Edward B.Yoskoski
Thomas W.Youngblood10
Dominick J. Aritz
Scott C. Barth1 5
Lisa M. Bleich
Kelli Furlong Castellano
Karen Donohue Connolly
Teresa M. Costenbader
Thomas J. Creasing
Hazle L. Demellier
Lee J. Forlenza
Catherine Ann Alesi Gruver
Bruce A. Huggler
Theresa M. Ivan
Kimberly Ann Miller
Nancy Fuhrmann Pereira
Andrew D. Renner
John A. Savelli
Mark T. Siegel10
Brian Summers
Joseph H.Williams, Jr.
Steve W.Wilson
Michael A. Zupanovic
Ehud Zusman
Ronit Raviv Zusman
CLASS OF 1992
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Raymond R. Russ5
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Melissa Crosbie Napier
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1991
BLUE CIRCLE
• • •
$250 - $499
The John Wilkes Society
Linda Wiernusz Bohenek10
Kathleen McGeary Umphred5
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Virginia M. Rodechko10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
The Eugene Farley Club
Stuart L. Kirkwood
Gary H. Meyers10
Jeffrey Rock
Dearon K.Tufankjian
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Craig J. Engel5
John F. Sheehan III10
CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Up to $99
$100 - $249
Ralph Biehl
John K. Breckner
Michele Corbett Daley
Carl A. Dunn
Jason C. Eike
Mac J. Groce
Shelley L. Herb
Joseph D. Kish
Michael M. Malone
Rosalie D. Mancino5
Cecelia P. Mercuri
Joelle Mrozoski
Nadine Nagle O’Brien
Jeffrey Patackis
Stephen D. Puzio
Daniel R. Queen
Janice A. Raspen5
Kathleen Risley10
Raymond J. Rock
Victoria M. Glod10
Mary E. Gould
Amy Beth Schukis Sheehan
Susan Adamchak Smith10
Kimberly J.Ward
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Nancy Alonzo5
Ernest J. Batha
Donna Dzienisiewski Bree
Cynthia Elizabeth Brown
Spencer T. Corbett
Anne Kilyanek Crew
John K. Daley
Patrice Gudleski Debach
Judith A. Ellis
Norman E. Frederick
Brenda Miller Gaydos
Kim McKeon Ginther
Richard Heitman
Carol Hiscox5
Gretchen M. Homza
Kimberley Lewis Ivory
David C. Kaszuba
Daniel J. Kinsella
Lisa Knabb-Reed
Edward J. Kwak
Mark E. Liscinski
Deborah A. Milford
Arkey Morelli10
Patrick R. O’Brien
Gary J Petcavich
CLASS OF 1993
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
Melanie O’Donnell Mickelson5
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Brian J. Bohenek10
William J. Umphred, Jr.5
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5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
�giving by class • report of gifts
$100 - $249
Aaron D. Albert
Frederick M. Evans5
Rosemary LaFratte
Rebecca Shedlock McCaffrey
Richard D. McHale
CONTRIBUTORS
Suzanne Stanski Scheible5
Tama L. Schmidt
Louis J. Shiber
Elizabeth Merena Smith
Thomas J. Smith
George W. Snyder
Gina Stella-Konnick
Julie DePue Vinci
Mark G.Wade
Up to $99
Frederick H. Addison
Brian C. Banks
Mark A. Bauman
Diane Gibbs Bidelspach
Bonnee L. Breese
Jonathan M. Clark
Ann Marie McGroarty Collins
Andrew J. Dziedzic
Holly Pitcavage Frederick
Karl J. Hoffman
Mary C. Lorusso
Lori Kuhar Marshall5
Donna Dicton Maxwell
Ronald N. Miller
Janel Oshinski
Carleen M. Phillips
Patricia A. Royer10
Sylvia C. Simmons
Bryan S. Smith
CLASS OF 1995
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
Susan J. Malkemes10
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Paul J. Cresho
Daniel P. Reilly
• • •
$100 - $249
The Eugene Farley Club
The Eugene Farley Club
Sabeth R. Albert
Yahui Li
Joseph P. McBride5
William F. Noone
Christie Meyers Potera10
Jason R Smith
GOLD CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
$500 – $999
$250 - $499
Sean N. Higginson
Michael G. Noone
Gary L. Quinn, Jr.
Up to $99
BLUE CIRCLE
Amy M. Amadio
Carmen F. Ambrosino, Jr.
Lynda C. Ardan10
Joan P. Bloss
Matthew S. Cackowski
Linda L. Crayton
Michelle Diskin
John P. Dorsey
Dennis E. Dudeck
David A. Hines5
Kimberly Escarge Keller10
Vaughn D. Koter
Kristen Lord Cesari
Andrew F. Mazzeo
Joseph P Ruane
David C. Ruskey
Thomas J. Semanek
James W. Smith
Jacinta M.Vrabel
Judith Wienckoski
Joseph F.Woodward5
Alexandria Marchel Zuranski
Kevin M. Barno
Matthew McCaffrey
Paul J. Potera10
Denise Berberick Stewart5
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Jennifer L. Spitzer Aquino
Douglas E Bidelspach
William C. Bolton
Heba Brakefield
Michael J. Brakefield
Janice K. Bullock
Michele A. Donovan
Steven S. Endres
Jennifer A. Fasching
Alan J. Guitson5
Walter R. Guss
George K. Halama
LeAnn Henry
Brett W. Herbst
Xin-Tian Hoffman
Lisa A. Iskra
Timothy P. Jordan
Kevin P. Kratzer
Michael L. Lefchak
Scott M. Maxwell
Carol Murphy
Heather C. Noel-Hable
Suzanne K. O’Boyle
Laura Queen
Brian Thomas Birmingham
Beverly K. Gooden
Kimberly A. Gross
Melissa Jo Pammer
Michele Ann Reilly Miscavage
Charles C. Smith
Carrie Wilkes Williams
James A.Williams
CLASS OF 1999
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
$100 - $249
Stephanie L. Bass
Patricia Cannon10
David H. Clancy
Charles J. Copley
Melissa Rasnick Coxe
LeaAnn Dewey
Deborah Andres Greco5
Karen L. Guitson5
Toni Ann Steinson
Jill Fasciana McCoy
Nicholas R. Mirigliani
Anne Straub Pelak5
Tricia Petrucelli
Melinda Nobles Prisco
Francis J. Shovlin
Lisa A.Tabbit
Judith Tobin Telechowski10
Denise Radle Winters
• • •
CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Up to $99
CLASS OF 1997
• • •
Stephen F. Lynch
Jody P. Novitsky
CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1994
$250 - $499
David S. Bidding
Lisa Martin Black
Kimberly B. Carr10
John C. Decker
Nancy A. Dolan
Todd M. Dziak
Brian A. Franks
Kimberly A. Groshek
Gerald N. Grube
Karen Dolfi Hanley
Stephen W. Hansen5
Kimberly Woods Hawk5
Chad A. Heffner
Brian W. McCoy
Maryellen McDonald
Gregory P. Parrs
Ali E. Qureshi
Rose Tammaro Smith
Melissa B.Warner
Robert G.Watkins
CLASS OF 1996
• • •
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
$100 - $249
$250 - $499
Jill Mackay Barrouk
Daniel W. Doughton
Joseph J. Fadden
Jennifer John
Michael C. McCree
Kristine Erhard Pruett5
Debra DuBois Sachse
Alan C. Novitsky
Brian Redmond5
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Robert J. Costello5
David J. Habowski
Bradley R. Klotz10
James Erik Mace
Angelica M. Mascia
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Louis E. Atkinson
Jeanette Beierle Bogdon
Mark J. Dechman10
Brian Dunham
Matthew S. Dziedzic
Donna Fox Galante
Sandra J. Goodwin
Heather Hahn-Crunden
Shawn Robert Harden
Tara C. Keegan
Ann Marie Marks
Leah Ann Yurcho Sabatini
Aaron C. Stoker
Edmund Ryan Zych
The Eugene Farley Club
Farley Associate
Karen Bednarczyk Cowan5
John J. Julius
Vani P. Murthy5
Tammy Swartwood Noone
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Hisham A. Abu-Nabaa
Garth L. Allred
James F. Anoia
William R. Beggs
CLASS OF 1998
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Michael N. Barrouk
Amy Beardsworth Costello5
Jonathan P. Dougher
I. Michael Fras
Lori Ann Perch5
Christine Tondrick5
5
10
*
Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
Up to $99
Norbert J. Braun
Charles E. Brinker5
Anthony J. DaRe
Dustin A. Daniels
Jason L. Evans
Krista Leigh Evans
Richard L. Givens
Jeffrey B. Hall
Cheryl L. Hersh
Alison J. Jacobs
Sharon L. Jones-Trusky
Natalie Marie Keller
Robert John Krehely
Brian L. Lubenow
Duane Aaron Ritter
Abby Lyn Sherburne Stroud
Allison M. Smalley
Melissa Serre Stanalonis
Susan G. Strom
Jason Joseph Tallman
Janice E.Williams
CLASS OF 2001
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
BLUE CIRCLE
Up to $99
$250 - $499
Patricia Ann Baines
Mary Ann Kershitsky Blosky
Patricia Carpenetti Carpenter
Ryan H. Doran
Diane B. Durkin
Randy A. Engelman
Jennifer Birmer Flannery
Robin Kostanesky Frask
Thomas C. George
Anita Dimmick Hozza
Joseph Stanley Krzysik
Judith Lahr Martin10
Matthew J. Peleschak5
Keith T. Previc
Steven D. Redding
Bruce J. Sabatini
Atul Saigal
Lance J. Stange
Frank Tomaszewski
Mary Ann Brown Uhouse
Thomas A Urban
Todd J.Vinovrski
Gabriella Maria Walck
Heidi Knepp Werner
Andrew S.Yenser
Robert Cooney
Nathaniel D. Martin
Matthew C. Reitnour
CLASS OF 2000
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
John A. Mason, Jr.
Cheryl Smith Quinn
1
CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Scott E. Herb
Robert M. Moore
Richard W. Seipp
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Richard A. Amadio
Edward T. Bednarz
Matthew R. Bender
Joyce M. Bogusky
William W. Clark
Gregory J. Collins
Shanna L. Henninger Dawson
David DiMartino
Ted D. Foust
Megan A. Frey Sheakoski
Sharon Ann Haffey
Michael W. Jennings
Jeanette J. Johnston
Brian R. Judge
Marcy L. Fritz Krill
Frank Thomas McCabe
Megan L. Merrick
Stacy Geiger Mesics5
Karen Ann Misera
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Julie Lynn Olenak
Amy Fitch Pipher
Carol Ann Pope
John N. Zugarek
CLASS OF 2002
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
J. Bartholomay Grier
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Matthew A Diltz
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
James T. Best
Laura N. Gerard
Maureen M. Simpkins
Leonardo R. A. Zoppa
Michael J. Dager
Pamela L. Dager
James P. Deegan
Jeffrey J. Hancock
Andrea Hinestrosa
Christine N. Jordan
Thomas A. Kameroski
Donald Joseph Leavey
Timothy E. Letcher
Thomas W. McLaughlin
William A. McLaughlin
Roshani S. Patel
Jennifer Anne Satz Pleam5
Paul Joseph Reedy
Kristin L. Roberts
Anita V. Ruskey
Edward N. Sartin
Dawn M. Schwartz
Dustin Smith
Margaret W.Whiskeyman
Martha M. Zabriski
Eric Zuber
CLASS OF 2005
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
Jessica Alferio Clark
Alicia Ann Cymbala
Debra T. Gibson
Todd B. Hastings
John P. Hawthorne
Beth N. Danner Kinslow5
JoAnn Kristofic
Heidi D. Landis
Brian Lee
Justin David Lewis
Alton A. Mann, Jr.
Melinda D. Masser
Elizabeth Maurer-Minnich
Jennifer L. Moklak
Douglas Kirk Mountz
Seth W. Nye
R. Bonnie Porter Pajka
Thomas J. Regna, Jr.
Patricia A. Ritchie
Connie M. Ryan
Jason Sheakoski
Mark J.Waskovich
Danielle Fetters Yoder
The Eugene Farley Club
$100 - $249
BLUE CIRCLE
Gina M. Barrera
Fritz Delva
Brian J. Fritts
James C. Gallagher
Vincent A. Hartzell
Tricia M. Higgins
Lee F. Hixon
Danielle Marie McDonald
Phong T. Pham
Daniel S. Stott
Maya A.Tatum
Cathleen A. Zanghi
Emily Bly
Katie M. Boyle-Moore
Richard Budnick
Cindie Geary Burke
Jillian Leigh Hocking
Mark D. Hulme5
Michael J. Liberski
Michael F. Mattern
Bryan D. O’Leary
Melanie L. Sarno
Maryann R. Shegelski
Elliott Silkowski
Christina M. Rubillo Swanson
Sandra L.Yenalevitch
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
Jed J. Starner
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Robert J. Klepadlo5
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
James L. McCarthy5
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Michelle Ann Auker
Courtney Ann Cesanek
Michael J. Cianchetta
John Dabbieri5
Tiffany A. Archavage
Wendy J. Beard
David Richard Borofski
Michael J. Bricker
Karen Beth Brokate
Scott L. Carr
Brandon M. Clark
Josine Clark
Robert Coalson
Carla L. Conner
Amber Brennan Germani
Audrey V. Goc Baldwin
Michele L. Harper
Jessica L. Hinkel
Jennifer M. Hopkins
Susan L. Hubbard
Kenneth G. Huelbig
Robert A. Jones
Dawn M. Kelly
James M. Kester
Michelle D. Kostelansky
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
Christopher J. Bailey5
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Joshua M. Behler
Matthew J. Bower
Karen L. Congdon
Deborah M. Dunbar
Jennifer Menendez
Christopher Partyka
Lauren Y. Pluskey
Jamie Wood
Up to $99
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
• • •
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
• • •
Gordon S. Smoko
Up to $99
Stephanie Smith Cooney
Cathy A. Cusatis
Kellyann Daley
John E. Darrah
Michael J. Ferriero
Anthony B. Gatto
Julie L. Henry
Joshua J. Hurlbutt
Matthew F. Jones
Nicole Lemoncelli
Karen Long
Lauralie McClain-Carden
Jacob D. McSurdy
Sonya Mylet
Amy M. Patton
Ramona Parsons
Christine A. Rushton
Jean M. Schappert
Jonathan H. Schwartz
David Scordino
Lawrence R. Skrzysowski
Stephanie Smith
Brock Snyder
Jenna Strzelecki
Frank Twardowski
Zachary Wilson
CLASS OF 2006
$250 - $499
CLASS OF 2004
$250 - $499
Julie Ann Winsock
Eric M.Wolf
BLUE CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 2003
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Jason Kotsko
Ryan R. Laubach
Eileen L. Mathias
Erica L. McGraw
Melissa Mecca
Jessica Lynn Mehring
Shannon Marie Myers
Eric John Pape
Daniel A. Rempp
Mary B. Shemanski
Joseph J. Stein
Karen Marie Stump
Kelley Kavanagh Watkins
Mark H.Weir
John J. Zelena
Jennifer F. Zubernick
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Mark Angelo
Jason S. Bowan
Holly Ann Brunischeski
Daniel R. Campbell
Daniel P. Cook
Maria T. Currier
Mark E. Fera
Alexander Gall
Bridget E. Giunta
Denise M. Granoski
Gregory M. Haladay
Onur Kalar
Joshua Kloss
Sherri Leymeister
Amanda E. Martucci
Melissa A. Maybe
Robert Mesaros
Julian C. Morales
Sarah A. Murphy
Crystal M. Reib
Kelly Sanchez
Tiffany Santarelli
Melissa Sgroi
Karyn E. Shoval
Hari Swarna
Vanessa G.Velikis
Jodi L.Viscomi
Melissa M.Williams
Sarah C.Williams
Kandice Avery
Stacey A. Berkoski
Lyndsay M. Bey
Martin D. Carr
Nicholas G. DeAngelis
Ryan J. Dippre
Tiffany Duda
Michelle L. Ent
James Gilboy
Sara Marie Grab
Crystal Rose Halleman
Gretchen A. Hoff
Kathleen Kelly
Amanda E. Lewis
Jeneive Michalek
Beth Scherman
Jared M. Shayka
Joshua Shoff
Wendy Sinnott
Wendy Vasey
Mykeshia Weaver
Gregory Webber
Amanda Williams
Connie Wineland
Michelle A.Young
CLASS OF 2007
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 – $999
Michael F. Malkemes10
Anne Aimetti Thomas
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
Theresa Reiner
Elizabeth A. Roveda
CONTRIBUTORS
Up to $99
Laurie Agresti
Ashley N. Arcuri
Jolene Barron
Jill Bordell
Joyce Victor Chmil
William P. Conaboy
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*
Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
�senior class gift • report of gifts
Senior
Jason Acquaye
Kevin D. Adams
Michael R. Agricola
George J. Agurkis
Jacqueline L. Aiello
Abdulrahman Alenezi
Lacey J. Andresen
Ashley N. Arcuri
Nicole L. Armezzani
Rachael M. Arndt
Michelle Lee Arnold
Katherine E. Baas
Meghan E. Badach
Jessica A. Baer
Garret W. Barthold
Divit Basavaraj
Jacqueline K. Bateman
Aron H. Bender
Colleen B. Bertoni
Ann L. Blacker
William F. Bleiler
Dustin F. Bloss
David E. Blum
Kristina E. Bogdany
Jason A. Boone
Jacqueline J. Booths
Christopher A. Borgna
Kristina A. Boyko
Leonard Brill
Megan Broski
Sarah C. Brown
Christopher J. Broyan
Holly Ann Brunischeski
Amanda C. Burd
Brooke A. Burdick
Joshua L. Campbell
Megan A. Cannon
Katie J. Cappelloni
Stacey A. Caprio
Lauren G. Carey
Krista A. Carpenter
Shannon E. Carr
Joellen A. Cerra
Kathryn M. Chaudry
Sam M. Chiarelli
Christine C. Chmielewski
Sarah M. Chupka
Courtney I. Clerkin
Janine M. Comes
William P. Conaboy
Mark J. Congdon, Jr.
Mallory A. Cooper
Andrew S. Curry
Danielle M. Dallazia
Megan M. Dando
Andrew C. DeLeo
Angela DellaFortuna
Meghan M. Demchak
Lindsay L. Dempsey
Varsha Deshpande
Adam F. Dick
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Darin P. Dolan
Michael D. Dominic
Jeanine K. Dreimann
Heather J. Duffy
Ryan J. Dugan
Kyle W. Dukmen
Kurt G. Dunbar
Rebecca L. Duttry
Russell R. Ehrman
Kristin M. Ermak
Thomas Evans
William F. Farber
Stacy M. Fimmano
Amanda J. Flynn
Kyle J. Follweiler
Geoffrey A. Forman
Anthony J. Fortunato
Andrew J. Franko
Dawn M. Freemore
Jillian A. Friedler
Friends of the Class of 2008
Megan M. Gabardi
Nicholas C. Galante
Koryn Gallagher
Anthony T. Giuffrida
Stacie M. Gogo
Mark J. Graham
Edward J. Grant
Cheryl L. Gressley
Amanda M. Grippo
Jennifer A. Grunmeier
Michael Hadginske
Jason R. Hoch
Kevin J. Homa
Marc D. Honrath
Michael A. Hrynenko
Marsha A. Hunsicker
Henry Hunsinger
Amanda L. Johnson
Christopher L. Johnston
Barton T. Jones
Karen Kaminski
Allan S. Karaffa
Amanda A. Karasinski
Stephen F. Karpinski
Elizabeth A. Kearn
Karl C. Kemmerer
Duane E. Kersteen
Patricia A. Kipp
Megan M. Knight
Kayci A. Koltis
Casey A. Kopko
Cara M. Koster
Joseph S. Kovalcik
Jason A. Kowalski
Sarah A. Kresge
Megan A. Krisanda
Diane L. Krogulski
Robert J. Lagermasini
John A. Lasky
Kara J. Lawson
Jonathan M. Lazarchick
Nicole D. Leader
Michael S. Lewis
Kristen L. Linhart
Joseph C. LoBrutto
Nicholas D. Lutz
Jared J. Lyman
Deirdre K. Lynch
Blaine P. Madara
Kimberly A. Makuta
Lawrence R. Malachefski
Dana Manning
Wendy K. Marek
Jared P. Marino
Julia M. Marranca
Victoria E. Maskinas
Danielle M. Mathieson
Matthew J. Mauro
Anthony E. McClintock
Maura C. McDevitt
Alison M. McGeehan
Barbara Melnyk
Wilfredo C. Mercado
Raymond A. Metzo
Thomas S. Miller, Jr.
Samantha J. Millman
Lawrence W. Miscavage
Megan L. Moro
Lauren M. Mowry
Kacy E. Muir
Courtney M. Mullen
Jason M. Narcoonis
Michael W. Nasson
Stephen M. Nesgoda
Alysha M. Nicholls
Nicole L. Nichols
Brad E. O’Donnell
Winterford Jay Ohland
Jillian A. Olson
Jason C. Opalka
Samantha M. Orlando
Kristen N. Osenkarski
Tiffany G. Pacovsky
Jordan H. Padams
Jayna R. Patel
Roshani S. Patel
Samantha L. Payne
Karyn E. Perestam
Lisa M. Perla
Walter S. Peseski
Elisa C. Phillips
Marissa I. Phillips
Kristin A. Pisano
Nicholas A. Podolak
Darlene Polanco
Nicole M. Popek
Jennifer L. Quay
Brandi N. Rasinger
Rana S. Razavi
Richard Read
Shane A. Reedy
Eileen Reilly
Ashlee N. Ribec
Justin P. Richards
Taryn M. Rider
Ericka Roback
Jessica L. Roberts
Georgina A. Robinson
Thomas J. Roca
Melissa A. Rohl
Angela M. Rothermel
Bryce L. Russo
Philip A. Sampona
Andrea M. Scarantino
Anthony D. Scerbo
Sara J. Scott
David M. Sebelin
Heather Sedlock
Amy L. Sekol
Beth A. Sepela
Elise C. Serembus
Nicole L. Severt
Matthew G. Shaver
Jared M. Shayka
Gerald J. Shovlin
Lauren M. Simko
Erin Simpson
Sarah J. Smith
Michael M. Smulligan
Joshua K. Sperling
Benjamin D. Stanis
Nicholas A. Steidl
Mark R. Steinkirchner
Stephanie N. Strepp
Thomas W. Stuart
Melissa M. Sweigart
Brittany L. Swingle
Sarah A. Sysock
Nicholas A.Testa
Angelina Teutonico
James R.Thomas
Lindsay A.Thomas
Victoria J.Tomassetti
Ryan T.Toth
Marissa J.Treanor
Paul V.Trovato
Caroline M. Ursillo
Ashlei N.Valatka
Alicia N.Valentin
Brian W.VanZelst
Emily M.Vescovi
Stephanie L.Victor
Laura L.Weidner
James D.Welch
Michelle B.Whitmire
Kate E.Willis
Carmen P.Winters
Curtis D.Wiser
Dary L.Witty
Eric A.Woodward
Breann Woss
Faith N.Wydra
Danielle Fetters Yoder
Nicole V. Zastko
Susan V. Zavistoski
Julie A. Zelena
Dana M. Zlotucha
Laura J. Zuckero
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The
MARTS SOCIETY
Alumni, friends and benefactors have played a sustaining role in the future of
the University and its students through bequests and other charitable estate
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plans. The Marts Society recognizes the increasing number of contributors
Anonymous
Anonymous
George I. Alden Trust
Estate of Agnes C.Alderdice ’58
Barbara Zatcoff Allan
Estelle B. Andrews ’69
Estate of Richard and Ellen
E. Ayre
Anthony J. Bartuska
Doris Gorka Bartuska, M.D. ’49
Estate of Helen E. Berryman
George Bierly ’40
Betty Kanarr Bierly ’50
Estate of Tom A. Bigler
Charles S. Butler ’59
Estate of Catherine H. Bone
Estate of Therese Brennan
Lee and Louise Brown Trust
Dr. Mary E. Brown ’62
Richard G. Cantner ’68
Bruce R. Cardon Trust
Estate of Donald F. & Louise
C. Carpenter
Dr. Jesse H. Choper ’57
Estate of Thomas J. Coburn ’49
Eleanor Kazmercyk
Cornwell ’53
Colonel William Corbett
Estate of Samuel
M. Davenport, III ’59
Estate of Fred H. Davies
Stanley and Patricia S. Davies
Thomas J. Deitz
Estate of Charles and
Sadie Donin
Estate of Dr. Sylvia Dworski
Estate of Isadore and
Getha Edelstein
Estate of R. Carl Ernst ’58
Josephine Eustice
Estate of Annette Evans
Estate of Rulison Evans
Barbara Medland Farley ’50
Estate of Attorney &
Mrs. George L. Fenner, Jr.
Estate of Harry Fierverker ’49
The Honorable
J. Harold Flannery ’55
Barbara Flannery
Walter R. Fleet
Shirley Rees Fleet ’49
Stephen L. Flood ’66
Dr. Don C. Follmer ’50
Estate of Eleanor S. Fox ’35
Richard Fuller, Ph.D.
Estate of Dr.William
Louis Gaines
Amy D. Goss ’97
Estate of Charlotte
Reif Gregory
Dr. Benjamin Grella ’65
Doris Woody Grella
Estate of William B. Griffith
Brynly R. Griffiths Trust
J. Douglas Haughwout ’64
Louise S. Hazeltine ’44
Estate of Enid Hershey ’66
Frederick J. Hills ’59
Harry R. Hiscox, Esquire ’51
Beverly A. Hiscox ’58
Judith Hopkins ’55
Dr. George E. Hudock, Jr. ’50
Estate of Richard and
Frances Hyde
Arthur E. Imdorf ’55
Estate of Evelyn Isserman
Estate of Mildred N. Johnson
Leo R. Kane ’55
Bronis J. Kaslas, Ph.D.
Dr. Stanley B. Kay
Mr. Bryn E. Kehrli ’69
Dr. Richard B. Kent ’55
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Kerr ’72
John J. Kleynowski ’67
Estate of Eugene T. Kolezar
Estate of Drs. Francis and
Lidia Kopernik
Estate of Mary R. Koons
Estate of Helen Lazarus
Glenn F. Leiter
Arlen R. Lessin
Estate of Dr. Edithe J. Levit ’45
Estate of Rose G. Liebman ’37
Estate of Madeline R. Magee
Mr. Bernard K. Mallan ’71
Estate of Anne Marts
John A. Mason M’00
Gerard A. McHale, Jr. ’67
Estate of Ruth Williams
McHenry ’49
Clifford K. Melberger
Ruth Boroom Melberger ’62
Robert H. Melson ’35
Estate of Charles H. Miner,
Jr. Esq.
John C. and Mabel
Mosteller Trust
participating in gift planning programs to benefit Wilkes University.
Membership in The Marts Society is attained through the commitment of any
number of planned gifts, including bequests, charitable trusts, gift annuities,
gifts of property with retained life estate, life insurance policies and retirement
plan accounts. Many of these gift vehicles allow donors to contribute cash or
appreciated assets to benefit Wilkes while earning income during their lifetime.
The Marts Society was named in honor of Dr. Arnaud C. and Anne
McCartney Marts. Dr. Marts became president of Bucknell University in 1935
and was instrumental in maintaining Bucknell University Junior College in
Wilkes-Barre during the Depression years. Because he believed in the service
offered to the young people of the Wyoming Valley, Dr. Marts provided the
support and leadership the fledgling institution needed to become selfsustaining. Dr. Marts established a trust in 1964, providing a lifetime income
for Mrs. Marts after his death. Upon her death in 1994, more than $2 million
was gifted to the University, helping to make possible the addition to campus
of the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center.
For more information on becoming a member of The Marts Society, please
contact the Planned Giving Office at (570)408-7833 or (800)WILKES-U
Ext. 7833 or visit our website at www.wilkes.edu/plannedgiving and explore the
benefits of a planned gift through our new interactive planned giving calculator.
Estate of Elizabeth Sandish
Montgomery
Estate of Dorothy R. Morgan
Estate of Jesse L. Morgan
Paul D. Morgis ’70
Regina L. Morse ’82
Estate of Herbert J. Morris
Estate of Walter E.
Mokychic ’50
Estate of J. Donald Munson
Estate of Wilbur A. Myers
Martin J. Naparsteck ’69
Barbara W. Nixon ’71
Estate of William P. Orr, III
Geraldine Nesbitt Orr
Estate of Alberta A. Ostrander
Richard L. Pearsall
Lawrence B. Pelesh ’50
Peter W. Perog ’60
F. Charles Petrillo, Esquire ’66
Estate of Ann Phillips
Dr. and Mrs. Cummings
A. Piatt
Henry B. and Edith
M. Plumb Trust
Estate of Frieda Pogoreloff
Estate of Roy H. Pollack
Janice A. Raspen ’92
Estate of Ford A. Reynolds
Arnold and Sandy Rifkin
Harry W. Rinehimer ’43
Estate of Harriet P. Ripley
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Dr. Jessie A. Roderick ’56
Attorney Harold Rosenn
Mrs. Sallyanne Rosenn ’42
Estate of Rae Roth
Donald J. Sackrider
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Santoro ’83
Janice A. Saunders ’70
Joseph J. Savitz, Esquire ’48
Marian R. Schaeffer Trust
Estate of Nathan Schiowitz
Marvin and Stella Schub
Estate of Willard R. Shaw ’48
Daniel Sherman ’50
Estate of Charles E. Shook ’68
Estate of Frances D. Shotwell
Dr. George J. Siles ’57
Dr. Herbert B. Simon
Estate of Margaret Mary Sites
Estate of Gordon A. Smith
Nancy Hancock Smith
Andrew F. Sofranko, Jr. ’68
Joseph Sooby, Jr. ’49
Dr. Charles A. Sorber ’59
Linda E. Sorber
Dr. Albert J. Stratton ’49
Dr. Lester J.Turoczi
Constance McCole Umphred
Estate of Marie A. Umphred
Estate of John A.Vail
Estate of Edward A.Venzel ’54
Estate of Walter F.Vorbleski
Estate of Ann Brennan Wagner
Estate of Esther
Weckesser Walker
Estate of Wesley Wilkes
Bruce R.Williams, D.O. ’82
Estate of John F.Wozniak ’61
Estate of William H.Young
Emery and Mamie
Ziegler Trust
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Endowed Named
SCHOLARSHIPS
Below is the current list of endowed and annual scholarships available
to Wilkes students. Please go to www.wilkes.edu/scholarships for
descriptions on these scholarships or for more information on how
ENDOWED NAMED
SCHOLARSHIPS
Mohamad Abraham Scholarship
Agnes C. Alderdice ’58 Scholarship
Vincent and Martha Aleo Scholarship
Alumni Association Scholarship
David Ayers Scholarship Fund
Richard and Ellen Ayre Memorial Scholarship
Ballet Society of Wyoming Valley Scholarship
Kevin Edward Barker Memorial Scholarship
Grant H. Barlow Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Alfred W. Bastress Scholarship
Ethel G. and Alvan E. Baum Scholarship
George Thompson and Sara Wolfe Bell Scholarship
Frederic E. Bellas Endowed Scholarship
Samuel Berk Memorial Scholarship
William Bernhard Scholarship
William D. Berryman Scholarship Fund
Michael J. Bogdon, III Scholarship
Rose Brader Scholarship
Christopher N. and Jane M. Breiseth Scholarship
Joyce Porter and Norton Millard Breiseth Scholarship
Genevieve Todd Brennan Memorial Scholarship
Charles N. Burns, Sr., M.D. ’35 Scholarship
Robert S. Capin Scholarship in Accounting
Bruce R. Cardon and Charlotte J. Cardon
Memorial Scholarship
Walter S. Carpenter Scholarship in Engineering
J. Blanchard Carr and Hildegarde Finger
Carr Scholarship
John J. Chwalek, Sr. Scholarship
Class of 1970 Scholarship
Alumni and Friends of Communications Scholarship
Conyngham Post No. 97, Grand Army of the
Republic, Department of Pennsylvania, Scholarship
Elena Lucretia Cornaro Scholarship
Alfred Franklin D’Anca, M.D. Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Davenport Scholarship
Esther and William Davidowitz Scholarship
Anthony J. DiMichele Memorial Scholarship
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Seymour A. Dimond Scholarship
Charles and Sadie Donin Memorial Scholarship
George F. Elliot Memorial Scholarship
Sylvia Dworski, Ph.D. Scholarship
Isadore and Getha Edelstein Scholarship
Dr. John Henry Ellis, IV Scholarship
Mahmoud H. Fahmy, Ph.D. Scholarship
John Faneck ’50 Scholarship Fund
Eugene S. and Eleanor Coates Farley Scholarship
David R. Fendrick Scholarship
Chlora Fey Scholarship
Harry and Gloria Farkas Fierverker Scholarship
David J. Findora ’70 Memorial Scholarship
Stephen L. Flood ’66 Scholarship
Muriel S. Follmer Scholarship
Sarah Catherine Ford Adult Learner Scholarship
Fortinsky Scholarship
Sidney and Pauline Friedman Scholarship
Sandy A. Furey Memorial Scholarship
Carlton H. Garinger Memorial Scholarship
William R. Gasbarro Scholarship
Mildred Gittins Memorial Scholarship
Cathy Lynn Glatzel ’86 Nursing Scholarship
Elizabeth and Albert Grabarek Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Henry and Sylvia Greenwald Scholarship
Brynly R. Griffiths Scholarship
Jason ’90 and Tamara Griggs Scholarship
Margaret Mary Hagelgans Memorial Scholarship
Edward G. Hartmann, Ph.D. ’35 Scholarship
George Hayes of Windsor Scholarship
Patricia Boyle Heaman and Robert J. Heaman
Scholarship
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship
Hugh G. & Edith Henderson Scholarship
Klaus Holm Scholarship
Arthur J. Hoover Scholarship
Andrew J. Hourigan, Jr., Esq. Scholarship
Sherry Every Hudick Memorial Scholarship
Jewish War Veterans,Wilkes-Barre Post 212 Scholarship
Harvey and Mildred Johnson Scholarship Fund
William D. Jonathan Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Dilys Martha Jones & Thomas Evan
Jones Scholarship
John D. Kearney Memorial Scholarship
Grace C. Kimball Scholarship in Biology
Harold J. Harris, M.D. - Angeline Elizabeth Kirby
Memorial Health Center Scholarship
Kaslas-Sheporaitis Educational Scholarship Fund
Edith M. Kent Scholarship
Eugene T. Kolezar Scholarship
Francis A. and Maryann V. Kopen Scholarship
Christopher Kopernik Scholarship
Koral’s Fashion Scholarship
KPMG/John R. Miller Scholarship
Esther Lamb Scholarship
Jane Lampe-Groh Scholarship
William Langfelder Scholarship
Letter Women’s Club Scholarship
LF Brands, Inc. Scholarship
Anne Vanko Liva Scholarship
Charlotte V. Lord Scholarship
Kathryn H. MacAvoy Scholarship in Nursing
Will F. and Regina D. Maguire Scholarship
Kathleen Hartzell Mailander Scholarship in Nursing
Anthony D. Marseco Scholarship Fund
Arnaud Cartwright Marts Scholarship
Frances and Louis Maslow Memorial Scholarship
Robert J. McBride Memorial Scholarship
McGowan Scholarship
Ruth W. and John T. McHenry Scholarship in Nursing
Marilyn McQuestion-Kay Memorial Scholarship
Norris Church Mailer Scholarship
Ruth Boorom Melberger ’62 Scholarship
Elizabeth Sandish Montgomery and George
Heron Montgomery Scholarship
Thomas J. Moran Scholarship in Journalism
Dr. Jaroslav G. Moravec Memorial Scholarship
Mabel and John C. Mosteller Scholarship
Sarah D. Moyer Memorial Scholarship
Harry J. Moyle ’58 Scholarship
Donald and Marion Munson Scholarship
Dr. Umid R. Nejib and Omar U. Nejib ’92
Memorial Scholarship
Lee A. Namey ’68 Scholarship
Taft Achilles Rosenberg Naparsteck Scholarship
O’Hop Family Scholarship
Overlook Estate Foundation Scholarship
Ellen Webster Palmer Scholarship
Patel Scholarship
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�report of gifts • endowed named scholarships
Peking Chef Scholarship for International
Understanding
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public
Accountants Northeast Chapter Scholarship
Pennsylvania’s Last Frontiersman Scholarship
Peter W. Perog, CPA ’60 Scholarship
Craig C. Piatt Memorial Scholarship
Henry Blackman Plumb and Edith Plumb Scholarship
Frieda Pogoreloff Scholarship
Roy H. Pollack Memorial Scholarship
Kenneth L. Pollock Scholarship
George and Helen Ralston Scholarship
Charles B. Reif Scholarship for the Biological Sciences
Lillian Wilkins Rinehimer R.N. Scholarship
Dr. James Rodechko Scholarship in History
Dr. Samuel A. Rosenberg Memorial Scholarship
Sydney and Theodore Rosenberg Scholarship
Joseph H. Salsburg Scholarship
Amedeo Obici and Thomas P. Sangiuliano Scholarship
Dolores E. and Francis Sangiuliano Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Paul Sangiuliano
Abe and Sylvia Savitz Family Scholarship Fund
Nathan Schiowitz Scholarship in Nursing
Scholarship to Start Education (SSE)
Robert Marc Schub Memorial Scholarship
Louis Shaffer Memorial Scholarship
Bruce and Bessie Shaw Scholarship
Alan David Sherman Scholarship
Frances D. Shotwell Memorial Scholarship
Samuel H. Shotwell Memorial Scholarship
Mark Slomowitz Memorial Scholarship
Merritt W. and Marjory R. Sorber Scholarship
Stanley F. and Helen Stawicki Memorial Scholarship
Surdna Foundation Scholarship
George F. and Ruth M. Swartwood Scholarship
Cromwell E. and Beryl Thomas Outstanding
Junior Scholarship
Reed P. and Dorothy Travis Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Norma Sangiuliano Tyburski Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley J.Tyburski Endowed Scholarship
Francis A. Umphred Memorial Scholarship
Dorothy G. and Edward A.Venzel ’54 Memorial
Scholarship
Esther Weckesser Walker Scholarship
Robert A.West Scholarship in Education
Daniel S.Wilcox, Jr. Scholarships in Accounting
Myvanwy Williams Theater Scholarship
William H. and Ruth W.Young Scholarship
Ira B. Zatcoff Memorial Scholarship
Emery and Mamie Ziegler Scholarship
ANNUAL NAMED
SCHOLARSHIPS
Choice One Community Credit Union Scholarship
Mary E. Dougherty Memorial Scholarship
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58 Scholarship
Intermetro Industries Scholarship
Felix Infausto Memorial Scholarship
David W. Kistler, M.D. Scholarship
Charles Mattei, P.E. Scholarship Fund
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To make a gift, contact:
Michele Theresa Zabriski, Director of Individual Giving
(800) WILKES-U Ext. 4302 or michele.zabriski@wilkes.edu
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PA Society of Public Accountants,
NE Chapter Scholarship
Plains Rotary Scholarship in Memory of Leo Pensieri
Polish Room Committee Scholarship
Patricia “Patsy” Reese Nursing Scholarship
William H. Rice ’48 Scholarship
A. Rifkin and Company Scholarship
Sidhu School Outstanding Leaders Scholarship
Louis Smith Scholarship Fund
Sidney Tomberg ’35 Scholarship
United Parcel Service Foundation Scholarship
Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club Scholarship
Wilkes University Faculty Women and Wives
Club Scholarship
Wyoming Valley Health Care System Medical
Staff Annual Scholarship
FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS
Louise Brown Scholarship
Citizens Voice Scholarship
Crahall Foundation Scholarship
Hannah Marie Breemer Frantz Scholarship
Honorable Jeffry Gallet ’64 Memorial Scholarship
Joseph E. and Patty Gilmour Scholarship
Clifford and Ruth Melberger ’62 VPAD Scholarship
Miller Family Scholarship
Theresa A. Nowinski-Leiter Scholarship
Ronald ’68 and Hazel Piskorik Scholarship
Billy “Boog” Powell Scholarship
Sallyanne and Harold Rosenn Scholarship Fund
Joanne Raggi Scholarship
William H. Rice ’48 Scholarship
Joseph J. Savitz, Esquire ’48 Scholarship
Elizabeth A. Slaughter, Ph.D. ’68 Scholarship
Judith and Leslie P.Weiner, MD ’57 Scholarship
Michael and Kim Wood and Family Annual Scholarship
�Dr. & Mrs. Paul S. Adams
Aeroflex Foundation
Air Force ROTC
Mr. & Mrs. Albert G. Albert
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas L. Alesandro
Dr. & Mr. Mary & William Althauser
Dr. Jeffrey R. Alves
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Amdur
Mrs. Josephine Anthony
Dr. & Mrs. Dean A. Arvan
Association of Independent Colleges &
Universities of Pennsylvania
Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Baker
Dr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Baldino
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Baltimore
Baltimore Family Foundation
Bartikowsky Jewelers
Dr. & Mr. Anne & Stephen Batory
Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Bayliss
Dr. Joseph G. Bendoraitis
Mrs. Sandra Bernhard
Bergman Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Besler
Mr. George W. Bierly
Bloomsburg Metal Company
Blue Cross of Northeastern PA
Bohlin, Cywinski, Jackson
Ms. Rose M. Boroch
Borton-Lawson Engineering
Brdaric Excavating Inc.
Brennan Electric Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Briskie Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Bunn
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Burke
Attorney & Mrs.William R. Bush
Carpenters Local Union #645
Ms. Sandra Sarno Carroll
Ms. Petra H. Carver
Mr. & Mrs.Terrence W. Casey
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cefaly Jr.
Ms. Denise Cesare
*
Dr. & Mrs.William W. Cheung
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Chipego
Dr. Jesse H. Choper, Esq.
Citizens Charitable Foundation
Citizens Voice
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Colandrea
Mrs. Betsy Condron
Mrs. Ann M. Coughlin
Dr. Harold E. Cox
Creative Business Interiors
Mrs. Grace J. Kirby Culbertson
Dr. Bonnie Culver
CVS Charitable Trust Inc.
Mr.William C. Davenport
Mr. & Mrs.William Davidowitz
Davidowitz Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies
Mr. & Mrs. Louis* & Shirley H. Davis Jr.
Catherine De Angelis, M.D., M.P.H.
Mr.Thomas J. Deitz
Dell Marketing L.P.
Captain & Mrs. Fred R. Demech Jr.
James & Florence DePolo Family
Foundation
Alexander W. Dick Foundation
Diversified Information Technologies Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Dombroski
Lt. Colonel & Mrs. Kevin G. Donaleski
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Dziak
Mr. James P. Edwards
Mrs. Bettijane Long Eisenpreis
Dr. John H. Ellis IV
Mr. & Mrs. Josephine Eustice
First Liberty Bank & Trust
Dr. Don C. Follmer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Fortinsky
Fortune Fabrics Inc.
Mr. & Dr. Michael J. Frantz
Ms. Shelley Freeman
Dr. & Mrs. Brad N. Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Friedman
Frontier Communications Inc.
Mr. George F. Fry Jr.
Ms. Ellen Furey
GAO Marbuck Foundation
Dr. James Garofalo
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Wendy Gavin
Geisinger Foundation
General Dynamics Corporation
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Gilmour
Mrs. Emilie R. Gino
Mr. Henry K. Goetzman
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome R. Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Michael I. Gottdenker
Dr. Bernard W. Graham
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
Business & Industry
Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Greener
Dr. & Mrs. David Greenwald
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Groh
Guard Foundation
Guard Insurance Group
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher L. Hackett
Mr. & Mrs. Carmen E. Hagelgans
Mr. David C. Hall
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Harper
Dr.Wilbur F. Hayes
Ms. Louise S. Hazeltine, R.N.
Drs. Robert & Patricia Heaman
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Herrmann
Hirtle, Gallaghan & Company
Attorney & Mrs. Harry R. Hiscox
Mr. Arnold M. Hoeflich
Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Holtzman
Hourigan, Kluger, & Quinn P.C.
Attorney Fordham E. Huffman
Mrs. Clara G. Infausto
Intermetro Industries Corp.
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy K. Ives
Mr. Edwin L. Johnson
Mr. Leo R. Kane
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton J. Karambelas
Dr. Stanley Kay
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kearney
Keystone College
Ms. Barbara King
King’s College
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2008
the john wilkes society • report of gifts
Deceased
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report of gifts • the john wilkes society
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A.P. Kirby Jr. Foundation Inc.
Mr. Allan P. Kirby Jr.
Mr. Milan S. Kirby
Mr. John Walter Kluchinski
Attorney & Mrs. Allan Kluger
Mr. & Mrs. George Kolesar
Dr. & Mrs. Dan F. Kopen
The Honorable & Mrs. Edwin M. Kosik
KPMG, L.L.P.
Mr. Alan Charles Krieger
Attorney & Mrs. Harold Kwalwasser
Mr. Howard Lander & Mrs. Andrea
Gallet Lander
Mr. Drew Landmesser
Dr. & Mrs. J. Michael Lennon
Liberty Mutual
Lightspeed Technologies Inc.
Llewellyn & McKane Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lombardi
Mrs. Melanie Maslow Lumia
Attorney Jeffrey Lowenthal
Miss Maggie Lund
Luzerne Foundation
M & T Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. MacLean
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Mack Jr.
Magestic Systems
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mahoney
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Mailander
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Mangelsdorf Jr.
Mr. Emilio A. Marianelli
Mrs. Marjorie H. Marquart
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Martin
Mr. George Matz
McCole Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Esther Wargo McCormick
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. McHale Jr.
Mr. Edward J. Meehan
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford K. Melberger
Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Menaker Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mericle
Mericle Properties
Drs. James & Nancy Merryman
Ms. Melanie O’Donnell Mickelson
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Millar
Mr. John R. Miller
Mr. & Mrs.W. Lee Miller
Mr.William R. Miller
Misericordia University
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Moffatt
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry A. Mohn
Dr. & Mrs. James J. Morgan
Morgan Stanley Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Mugford
Mr. James J. Mulligan
NACDS-Nat’l Assoc of Chain Drug Stores
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Nagy
Mrs. Melissa L. Napier
Mr. Joseph J. Neetz
NEPA Paint & Decorating Contractors
NEPA American Society Highway Engineers
Mrs. Barbara Davenport Neville
N.R.G. Controls North Inc
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. O’Hop
Mr. Phillip Edward Ogren
One Source Staffing Solutions
PA Society of Public Accountants
NE Chapter (PSPA)
PNC Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. George G. Pawlush
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Pearsall
Pennstar Bank
Attorney William A. Perlmuth
Mr. Peter W. Perog
Mrs.Trudy M. Piatt
Attorney & Mrs. Arthur Piccone
A. Pickett Construction Inc.
Mr. Peter R. Pisaneschi
Mrs. Grace M. Plate
Polish Room Committee
Mr. Gary G. Popovich
Power Engineering Corporation
Prudential Financial
Mr.Thomas N. Ralston
Dr. & Mrs.William F. Raub
Mr. Charles M. Reilly
Mrs. Mary B. Rhodes
Mr.William H. Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold S. Rifkin
Mr. Clyde H. Ritter
Mr. Gordon E. Roberts
Dr. & Mrs. James P. Rodechko
Mr. Roger A. Rolfe
Mr.William J. Rosado
Rosado Group
Attorney & Mrs. Keith S. Rosenn
Max & Tillie Rosenn Foundation
Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Ross Jr.
Mrs. Mary Kay Rotert
Attorney & Mrs. Eugene Roth
Mr. Jay C. Rubino
Dr. Michael Rupp
Ms. Anna M. Rusnak-Noon
Mr. Raymond R. Russ
Mr.William F. Ryan Jr.
Sabatini Architects Inc
Attorney & Mrs. Joseph J. Savitz
Mr. Brian Scandle
Attorney & Mrs. Joseph Seiler III
Attorney Michael Selter
Mr. Daniel Sherman
Mr. & Mrs.Y. Judd Shoval
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Sickler
SIDCO
Mr. & Mrs. Jay S. Sidhu
SIFE USA
Attorney Virginia P. Sikes
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Silberman
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Simms
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Simonson
Mr. & Dr. Andrew J. Sordoni III
Mr. & Mrs.William B. Sordoni
Sordoni Foundation Inc.
Honorable & Mrs. Michael Sotirhos
Sovereign Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Spinelli
Mr. Marvin L. Stein
Dr. Sanford B. Sternlieb
Dr. & Mrs. Mark D. Stine
SunGard Higher Education
Mr.William Tarbart
Mr. Larry I.Taren
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H.Taylor Jr.
The Lion Brewery Inc.
The Michael & Estelle Sotirhos
Family Foundation
The Pepsi Bottling Group
The Rim Freeman Family Foundation
The Weininger Foundation Inc.
John & Josephine Thomas Foundation
Mr.William R.Thomas
Training Resources Group Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald* & Joyce Tremayne
Mr. & Mrs.William H.Tremayne
UPS Foundation
University of Scranton
Mr. & Mrs. B.William Vandenburg
Dr. C. Reynold Verret & Dr. Maria Suarez
Walgreens Co.
Rabbi & Mrs. Bruce Warshal
Dr.William E.Watkins
Watkins Dental Practice LLP
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas A.Weeks
Dr. & Mrs. Leslie P.Weiner
Dr. & Mrs. Paul A.Wender
West Penn Orthopaedics Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Wildstein
Mr. Gary H.Williams
Jack Williams Tire Co.
Mr. & Mrs.William I.J.Williams
Mr.William J.Woll
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J.Wood
Wyoming Historical & Geological Society
Wyoming Valley Healthcare
Mr.Theodore T.Yeager
Dr. Joseph Zaydon, Jr.
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Deceased
�then & now
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this photo of a holiday past?
Share names or reminisce at
The Colonel Connection message boards,
found at community.wilkes.edu.
Or send responses to Wilkes magazine,
84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
You can also e-mail wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu.
PHOTO FROM
WILKES ARCHIVES
Below, dancers present
The Nutcracker at the Dorothy
Dickson Darte Center for the
Performing Arts during
a special matinee for
school children.
Homecoming Parade 1955:
Taking part in Mike Perlmuth’s
1951 Studebaker are driver Fred
Cohen ’56 and, across back from
left, Mel McNew ’57, Joe Raskin
’56, Royal Hayward ’58 and Stan
Abrams ’56. In the hearse are
Perlmuth ’56 and Charlie
Robinson ’57. The person
directly behind the driver is
unidentified. Thanks to Robinson
for submitting the photo and
identifying the alumni.
PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
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SPRING 2009
SENSEI | PIVOTAL PIROUETTES | PITCHING PRESERVATION | BLACK DESERTS
�president’s letter
VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 1
A Life Well-Lived
Savors the Arts
SPRING 09
WILKES MAGAZINE
University President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
W
ILKES UNIVERSITY MAINTAINS A STRONG
commitment to the arts, which is driven by the
following premises: preparation of all of our
undergraduates for a life well and fully lived must
include an appreciation of the arts; interested students
must be given the opportunity to develop their
artistic talents; a key element to improving the Wyoming Valley’s quality of life
is a vibrant arts community and full calendar of art events.To the extent that
Wilkes can facilitate and contribute to a vibrant arts community, it also
provides a more fulfilling undergraduate
experience for the students and a genuine
public service for the community that
redounds to the University’s benefit.
Historically,Wilkes has been a regional
leader in the arts and continues, through a
vital Department of Visual and Performing
Arts and its wide variety of theatre and
music programs, the Sordoni Museum, and
the Music Conservatory, to contribute
robustly to the arts on campus and in the
Wyoming Valley.
In recent years, undergraduate student
interest in the arts has increased. More and
more students pursue some facet of the arts
during their studies, and we want to
encourage more participation in the arts in
class and in extracurricular activities.
More than 200 Wilkes students
take dance classes each semester.
Beginning on page 14, you can read about
PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK
our popular dance classes.
As we look ahead, we see an even more vital role for the arts at Wilkes.
In the community, we will develop a greater awareness of what we already
do and extend our programs into the downtown to ensure a genuine and
sustained renaissance there. On campus, it will involve even greater
opportunities for deep immersion for talented students in some facet of
the arts and for broader development of arts appreciation as an essential
element of a life well-lived for all.
Vice President for Advancement
Michael Wood
Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Associate Director, Marketing Communications
Christine Tondrick ’98
Creative Services
Lisa Reynolds
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Electronic Communications
Christopher Barrows
Graduate Assistant
Shannon Curtin ’07
Layout/Design
Quest Fore Inc.
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69 M’76
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Director
Mirko Widenhorn
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin ’95
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
George Pawlush ’69 M’76
First Vice President
Terrence Casey ’82
Second Vice President
John Wartella ’84
Historian
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
Secretary
Bridget Giunta ’05
Wilkes magazine is published quarterly by the Wilkes University Office of Marketing
Communications and Government Relations, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766,
wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu, (570) 408-4764. Please send change of address to the
above address.
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
�contents
FEATURES
8 Sensei
Ranked among the world’s top martial
artists, Carl Long sustains samurai tradition
14 Pivotal Pirouettes
14
Dance minor rounds out
students’ academic studies
16 Pitching
Preservation
8
Alumnus trades successful sales career
to help safeguard Texas shoreline
18 Black Deserts
/Welsh Tips
Photo essay highlights
photographer’s coalfields exploration
2 On Campus
6 Athletics
20 Alumni News
22 Class Notes
On the cover: Music education major
Carl Long traded trumpet for samurai
sword. Now the world-class martial artist
travels the world to promote the ancient
practice. Read more, beginning on page 8.
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Have a story idea to share?
Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu
or Wilkes Magazine, 84 W. South St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
Correction:
A class note in the summer 2007 issue incorrectly
stated that Meghan (LaVigna) Suhocki ’97 MS
’01 and her husband adopted two boys. In fact,
Suhocki and husband Chris gave birth to sons
Alex Luca and Jonah William in December 2005
and December 2006, respectively.The staff of
Wilkes magazine regrets the error.
WILKES | Spring 2009
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DEPARTMENTS
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Sidhu School Names First
Executive-in-Residence
Daniel J. Cardell ’79 became the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership’s
first executive-in-residence last fall.
Paul Browne, Sidhu School dean, says the program will bring accomplished
business leaders to campus to interact with students and other members of the
university community. “Learning from and talking to an experienced senior
executive provides great career
motivation. Students get to visualize the
types of roles for which they are
preparing and hear stories of how a
successful career unfolds.They also have
the opportunity to discuss how specific
concepts apply to real-life situations. In
the normal course of instruction, students
learn through theory and case studies
about the roles and responsibilities of
senior leaders and the capabilities and
skills required in their work. It all comes
to life when such leaders come to campus
to talk with students about what they do.”
Cardell is president and chief investment officer of
Wayne Hummer Asset Management. He formerly
served as director of equities at Weiss, Peck & Greer
and as senior vice president at the Bank of America.
During his residency, Cardell served as a guest lecturer
in classes on business strategy, entrepreneurship,
strategic management, financial management,
investments, portfolio management and financial
markets. He also shared his views with Sidhu School
faculty and staff on the importance of their role in
guiding students in the pursuit of careers in business
and accounting, and participated in a lunch with a
select group of students, leaders from the business
community and faculty members from political
science and economics.
Cardell, a member of the University’s board of
trustees, holds a bachelor’s degree in business
administration and earned an MBA in finance at the
University of Pittsburgh in 1980.
Daniel J. Cardell ’79
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LAUNCHES MASTER’S DEGREES IN TEACHING ONLINE AND ESL
The online teaching program will prepare educators to use technology
Changing technology and demographics are
creating new opportunities for educators.
for training and instruction, whether in the private or public sectors of
Responding to this demand, Wilkes’ School of
academia, the corporate world or government. The program is offered
Education launched two new 30-credit master’s
totally online in collaboration with Performance Learning Systems.
degree programs for spring: online teaching
Teaching English as a second language includes two majors:
and teaching English as a second language.
• English as a Second Language, for public school teachers who want
to instruct children whose first language is not English.
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I have followed very closely
the FOREIGN REACTION
to (Barack Obama’s) election.
It is absolutely STUNNING.
People from all over the
world are thinking that
America has in fact presented
a whole new historic figure.
People are applauding
America for having elected
the FIRST BLACK
AMERICAN PRESIDENT.
- Madeleine K. Albright,
on world reaction to President
Barack Obama’s election
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright addressed the annual Outstanding Leaders
Forum, sponsored by the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership. Proceeds from the
forum build a scholarship endowment for the school’s undergraduate program.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
Hands-On Learning at Hillside Farms
PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK
WILKES | Spring 2009
Students in adolescent psychology worked with local high
school students to beautify the Lands at Hillside Farms.
Jennifer Thomas’ adolescent psychology class partnered with students from
Lake Lehman High School on a service learning project during the fall
2008 semester.
The class partnered with 10 high school students in September and began
planning service projects to benefit the nearby Lands at Hillside Farms.
During the planning process, psychology students observed the teens’
problem-solving skills and growing awareness of civic and social responsibility.
The project culminated on a December Saturday when the student groups
built a walking bridge, constructed a compost bin and helped beautify nature
trails.The service learning initiative gave the psychology students a better
understanding of adolescent development by applying the theories and
concepts learned in class to a real-life situation.
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WEATHERING THE ECONOMIC STORM
Recent economic turmoil has not spared Wilkes University. But
conservative investment policies and dependence on tuition for
income have kept the institution on sound footing so far.
“Overall, the financial condition of Wilkes is stable, and we are
positioned well for the future,” reports University President Tim
Gilmour. “That is not to say there won’t be challenges and
sacrifices ahead. But the basic directions of our strategic plan,
the strong financial stewardship of our Board of Trustees, and the
generous giving of our alumni have provided us with the ability to
weather bad times and take advantage of good times ahead.”
Some moves that help:
• Two years ago, trustees refinanced Wilkes’ debt to a fixed rate.
• Value of the Wilkes endowment declined but at a rate less
than what the overall market has experienced. “Because our
endowment is relatively small, the stock market decline has
less effect on our budget than at some other institutions,”
Gilmour says. “Ironically, this might be a time when it is
good to be a tuition-dependent institution.”
• The strategic plan, Vision 2010, addressed a coming decline
Students Valerie Martinez, left, and Xiaoqiao Zhang were
volunteer bell ringers for the Salvation Army’s Need Knows No
Season campaign. Zebra Communications has helped to raise
more than $6,000 for the organization since it became a client
in 2004. PHOTO BY SHANNON CURTIN
in college-bound high school students and the growing need
for adult education.
• Despite the serious deterioration of our nation’s economy, the
number of donors to Wilkes’ Annual Fund has increased. And
with the continued support of our alumni, the University has an
opportunity to meet goals this year.
This year’s budget will be tight and next year’s even tighter as
the University reigns in costs, accommodates challenges from
financial markets, and builds in larger contingencies should the
economy deteriorate further. “If you have not already done so, I
urge you to contribute to our Annual Fund at whatever amount is
comfortable for your budget,” Gilmour says. “Your giving will make
us stronger and will help struggling students and their families to
enjoy the benefits that you know a Wilkes education provides.”
As of late January, applications received from prospective
students continued to be on par with those of the previous
year, and Gilmour remains optimistic about the future. “We
recognize that the financial situation is fluid and can change
rapidly,” Gilmour says. “We are monitoring the situation
closely and will proceed prudently.”
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To donate to the Annual Fund, contact Michele Zabriski at
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michele.zabriski@wilkes.edu or (800) WILKES-U. For additional
information on the University’s financial situation, contact the
Office of Alumni Relations, also at (800) WILKES-U.
Earning Their Stripes
Zebra Communications should soon exceed the
$10,000 mark for money raised, thanks to its creative
fundraising and awareness campaigns.
The University’s student-run public relations firm has
a history of developing unique fundraising campaigns
for local organizations. Long-time Zebra clients Candy’s
Place, a non-profit support organization for cancer
patients and their families, and the Salvation Army
received checks totaling more than $5,000 from
fundraising events this holiday season.
Zebra planned a benefit concert, dodgeball
tournament, Red Kettle Drive for the Salvation
Army’s “Need Knows No Season” campaign, and
partnered with national franchise restaurants to raise
money for their clients while also gaining hands-on
professional experience. Since 2005, Zebra
Communications has raised nearly $10,000 for the
two organizations.
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And the Band Plays On
Calling all Civic Band members — past and present!
Wilkes Band Weekend will be held April 26 and
27. It features former directors Terry Zipay and
Raymond Nutaitis ’62 and ’64. If you participated
in the Wilkes Civic Band at any time during its
glorious 60-year history, come join the fun.
The 57-member ensemble performs a
repertoire of outstanding modern concert band
pieces and features a variety of performers.“This
is an exciting project that has the potential to
connect with many of the music school and band
alumni as far back as the 1950s,” says Philip
Simon, director of music education and
instrumental studies at Wilkes.
Any alumni of the band program wishing to
receive information about this special weekend can
contact Simon at philip.simon@wilkes.edu.
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This is an exciting project that has the
potential to CONNECT with many of
the MUSIC SCHOOL and BAND
ALUMNI as far back as the 1950s.
– Philip Simon
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The Civic Band comprises both student and community
musicians. PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
An investigative article on race and business
practices in Wilkes-Barre earned five student
writers from Wilkes University’s campus newspaper
an honorable mention from the Associated
Collegiate Press.
The Beacon recently received honorable mention
in the Story of the Year competition at the
Associated Collegiate Press “Best of Show” awards.
Carlton Holmes, Newark, N.J.; Andrew Seaman,
Forest City, Pa.; Marissa Phillips, Effort, Pa.; Andee
Scarantino, Old Forge, Pa.; and Nicole Frail,
Wilkes-Barre, collaborated on the article.
The national Associated Collegiate Press
competition does not categorize competitors based
on size of publication or school in the Story of the
Year categories. The Beacon competed in the
diversity category, following Duke University,
University of Southern California and Kansas State
University, respectively.
The Beacon news team that earned an honorable mention for a series on race in WilkesBarre included, seated from left: Marissa Phillips, advisor Andrea Frantz and Nicole Frail;
and standing, from left: Carlton Holmes and Andrew Seaman. Andee Scarantino was
absent from the photo. PHOTO BY SHANNON CURTIN
WILKES | Spring 2009
Investigative Article on Race
Earns National Recognition
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�athletics
Steamrollers
With Sticks
RECORD-BREAKING
SEASON CATAPULTS
FIELD HOCKEY TEAM
TO NO. 18 IN NATION
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By Craig Merriman
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�athletics
Wilkes hosted Washington & Jefferson
University in the opening round, where they
would take a 2-1 win before falling to Kean
University 4-3 in the ECAC Championship to
close out the season.
For their efforts, four players were named to the
All-Freedom Conference First Team, and Myers
was named Coach of the Year. Freshman goal
keeper Lindsey Davenport was named the Rookie
of the Year after posting eight shutout wins.
Earning spots on the all-conference first team
were senior attack Alyssa Koncelik, junior
midfielder Brittany Sines, senior defender Kerry
Battersby and Davenport.
Opposite page: Center midfielder Brittney Sines, a junior
captain, proved herself a playmaker and most consistent
player. PHOTO BY CRAIG MERRIMAN
Inset: The team celebrates following a goal against Delaware
Valley. The women went on to win 4-2. PHOTO BY KATHY DALTON
Below: Freshman goal keeper Lindsey Davenport posted eight
shut-out wins to earn Rookie of the Year honors.
PHOTO BY KATHY DALTON
WILKES | Spring 2009
S
CHOOL RECORDS WERE SQUASHED AS THE 2008
field hockey team steamrolled its way through conference play last
fall.The Lady Colonels’ 18 season wins set a record, as did their 10
consecutive wins. And along the way, they climbed to a No. 18
national ranking.
It was Aug. 17 when Wilkes field hockey head coach Sara Myers
had a chance to meet with her team for the first time. Like all coaches, she set
goals for individuals as well as the team as to what she expected in the
upcoming season.
Kerry Battersby, Alyssa Koncelik, Devon McKay, Kristina Naveira and Diana
Wright, the five seniors on the squad, were given the task of mentoring 10
freshmen, as well as two sophomores and six juniors.With a young team, the
seniors shouldered a great deal of responsibility and demanded the best from
their teammates from day one.
“This year’s senior class was the first class that I started with four years ago,”
Myers notes. “Over the years, they have grown and developed into talented
players and the kind of seniors the team wanted to play for. I have enjoyed
coaching them, and I am very grateful for all they have given to the field
hockey program at Wilkes.They have developed a winning tradition, which
we hope to continue.”
On Aug. 30, the 2008 field hockey team started on the road to accomplishing
something no other hockey team in school history had. On that day they hosted
Moravian in one of their closest and most exciting games of the year.
The Lady Colonels eventually won 4-3 in penalty strokes after both
teams finished regulation and two overtime periods deadlocked at 3-3.
Wilkes would prevail 3-0 in the strokes with the game-winning goal
credited to Devon McKay. It would be the first of 10 straight victories,
marking the most consecutive wins to start the season.
The Lady Colonels finally lost their first contest against No. 13
Elizabethtown by a 3-1 margin, but it didn’t take long for Wilkes to
bounce back as it took a 3-1 convincing win over No. 18 Montclair
State just a week later.The win would start another streak, this time five
straight that would put the Lady Colonels on top of the Freedom
Conference standings.
Wilkes finished the regular season with a 7-1 record and garnered the
top seed in the Freedom Conference Championship. During their
journey, the Lady Colonels knocked off two-time defending conference
champions and cross-town rival King’s College 4-3 in an overtime
thriller in the final regular-season game to clinch the top spot.
Earning the No. 1 title gave Wilkes a first-round bye in the playoffs.
Three days after they took the Lady Monarchs down, the Lady Colonels
would do it again, this time in the semifinal round of the league
tournament where Wilkes came out on top 1-0 in a defensive struggle.
They would then play for the conference title against Eastern, a team
they defeated earlier in the year.
The stress of three games in less than a week caught up to the Lady
Colonels as they fell 2-1 in the conference championship. Finishing
with a stellar 17-3 record, the Lady Colonels were invited to play in
the ECAC South Championship.
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Sensei Long practices
Buddhist meditation in
his Kingston, Pa.,
martial arts school.
ALL PHOTOS BY EARL & SEDOR
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�[sensei]
RANKED AMONG
THE WORLD’S TOP
MARTIAL ARTISTS,
CARL LONG SUSTAINS
SAMURAI TRADITION
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By Kim Bower-Spence
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�A
BASTION OF ANCIENT JAPANESE SAMURAI
tradition lies just across the river from Wilkes
University in Kingston, Pa.
There, in a martial arts school called Sakura
Budokan, a globe-trotting Wilkes music
education graduate and one of the world’s
leading practitioners of samurai sword fighting trains not only
locals but students from around the world to wield a 3-foot steel
blade – or a wooden stick for the less advanced – in the same way
samurai warriors did centuries ago.
Carl Long ’78 is the senior-most student of grand master
Masayuki Shimabukuro and the highest-ranked member of their
type of samurai swordsmanship in the world. He holds a fourthdegree black belt in jodo (JOH doh), which uses a short staff; a sixthdegree black belt in iaido (ee EYE doh), or sword fighting; and an
eighth-degree black belt in karate.Together Long and Shimabukuro
provide martial arts training and workshops to instructors
throughout the U.S., Canada, South America and Europe.
Long and Shimabukuro are international appointees for iaido
by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai International (DNBK), the
headquarters for traditional martial arts in Japan under
supervision of the grand masters in each art and presided over by
a Japanese prince.
“Sensei Long is extremely important in the world of martial
arts – yet he is very modest and down-to-earth,” explains Dale
Bruns, Long’s student and dean of Wilkes’ College of Science and
Engineering.
From Rural Musician
WILKES | Spring 2009
Long began formally studying karate at age 12. A native of rural
Huntingdon Mills, Pa., he also learned to play trumpet and
majored in music education at Wilkes College.
Upon graduating, he married, taught elementary music in the
Northwest Area School District and started a martial arts school.
He opened Sakura Budokan in 1979 in a small Kingston storefront
for which he paid $80 per month. At the time, it was a novelty.
As his family grew to include two sons, he took a job managing
a manufacturing facility and continued to teach martial arts.
Interest in martial arts exploded in the mid-1980s with release of
movies like The Karate Kid.“The martial arts school continued to
grow and grow and grow, and I had to make a decision which
way I was going to go.”
In 1989, he devoted himself to martial arts full-time. Long’s
organization bought a former wholesale flower warehouse in 1994
and converted it to a dojo (DOH joh) — a place for experiencing
one’s self.
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Sensei Long demonstrates aikido with his student Jeff Kozel.
�Sakura Budokan, with classes in karate, aikido (eye KEE doh)
and sword, has had up to 225 students. Currently, about 160 people
practice there.About 20 percent are under 18 years old.The oldest
student is 68. Long estimates that he’s taught hundreds of Wilkes
alumni over the years.
In the dojo, Long is referred to as sensei (SEN say).The term means
“one who has gone before” and refers to teachers. In 2004, the
Japanese royal family gave Long the title renshi (REN shee) an old
Japanese nobility title meaning a pure and uncovetous person — a
rank similar to knighthood.Today the title is a teaching credential.
Long started in karate and then discovered aikido, which means
“way of harmony.” Beyond self-defense, he explains, aikido seeks
conflict resolution through seeing situations from the opponent’s
perspective. Rather than resist an opponent, an aikido master
moves in the same direction as the attacker. Once you’ve
“blended” with the adversary’s motion, the master can move to
immobilize or subdue an attacker. “It had tremendous
application to everyday life,” Long says, from sales to family
relationships to raising children.
As Long delved into aikido, his interest grew in
the ancient “empty hand arts” practiced by the
samurai warriors more than 200 years ago and then
to swords. Karate and aikido, while based on
samurai arts, are considered modern martial arts.
Those who practice and keep alive the ancient
martial arts of the samurai are considered national
living treasures in Japan, he says. The master sword
teacher, now 88 years old, is the 20th generation to
teach a style of sword fighting that is 475 years old.
Iaido is performed with a real sword. Individual
performances include choreographed movements
that look like dance; more than 340 routines mimic
situations in which a swordsman might find
himself. Long also performs two-man sparring
drills and target cutting with a live blade. Error can
mean a nasty cut, he notes.
Repetition leads to mastery, Long asserts. In the martial arts,
mastery comes only from a lifetime of practicing one’s art. “I
don’t think perfection ever comes.”
It is not enough just to have good
technique. One must also understand
the HISTORY and PHILOSOPHY
of one’s martial art in order to
properly apply it to life.
– Del Lucent ’03
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“In the modern approach to martial arts, these titles/ranks are
much more difficult to achieve than the conventional dan (black belt)
grades and are not automatically assigned with rank or seniority,”
explains Bruns. “The holder of these titles must also have made
significant contributions to the martial arts community at large.”
The average student attends two times a week, with some
traveling from NewYork or Maryland to train weekly. In November,
Sakura Budokan hosted a seminar for 35 international instructors.
Worldwide, Long counts 5,200 to 5,300 students. As an
accredited representative of DNBK, he trains trainers throughout
the world, so their students are counted as his.
Japan’s imperial family oversees training and licensing of martial
arts. Each spring the DNBK hosts a 10-day festival in Kyoto, Japan,
in the country’s oldest martial arts hall, which goes back 800 years.
A Japanese prince oversees the celebration, which includes four
days of demonstrations and training.
“Representatives of our style have to go there and perform for
the imperial family to show that we’re carrying on the tradition,”
Long says. In 2008, Long’s team, which included Bruns, took the
first-place award overall. Long himself was awarded Yushu Sho (yoo
shoo SHOH), recognizing overall outstanding performance out of
1,100 participants, from Prince Higashi Fushimi, a member of the
Japanese royal family and chairman of DNBK.
Self-Examination and Self-Actualization
Long likens the sword to words, which used as a weapon cut
deep and can’t be taken back. Iaido “teaches people to be more
respectful, more empathetic toward other people’s feelings,
understanding that for every action there will be a cause and
effect,” he says.
Self-examination leads to self-actualization as the practitioner
understands the reason he does things. “People need to take
more responsibility,” he asserts. Once they take responsibility,
they must take more control of their actions. He adds, “Our
society has lost an awful lot of cultural etiquette, and I think
that’s where we can have one of the greatest effects with the
young people we work with.”
The philosophical lessons stuck with Del Lucent ’03, who
started studying karate with Long when he was 5 years old and
moved on to study samurai arts. A doctoral student in biophysics
at Stanford University, Lucent keeps his swords and staffs near his
desk in the lab so he can practice late at night when everyone
else leaves the building.
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Karate to Swords
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Long’s office reflects the Japanese culture of his teachers.
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As a teacher, Long knows when to be kind and when to be
firm, Lucent says. “Whenever Sensei was hard on me, it was
usually obvious that he was trying to help me succeed,” he says.
“Also, Long Sensei would always emphasize martial arts from a
holistic perspective. It is not enough just to have good technique.
One must also understand the history and philosophy of one’s
martial art in order to properly apply it to life.”
Lucent appreciates Long’s references to the dojo as “life’s
laboratory.” “He always said that in the dojo and in martial arts
we learn that the most important opponent we face is our self.”
Lisa Kadlec, assistant professor of biology at Wilkes, has
studied with Long about three years.“Among the many things
I value about Sensei Long are his extensive knowledge of the
martial arts and his true passion for what he does. He is
extremely skilled, and I feel like I learn something every time
I’m on the floor with him.”
Bruns and his oldest daughter began studying aikido with Long
in 1996. Though his daughter has moved on, Bruns continues to
train with Long in aikido and jodo. “Aikido techniques are based
on relaxation and being centered – both physically and mentally –
so this was of interest to me from a philosophical perspective.”
Inside the Dojo
Visitors to Long’s school enter another culture. “I wanted to
create an environment here that was very similar to the
environment of my teachers in Japan,” he says.
Tucked along a side street, a wooden fence shields a compact
Japanese garden out front. Inside the gate, an oriental garden
�International Influence
Long teaches around the world, from Central and South America
to Asia and Europe. He goes to Japan about twice a year. “My
passport’s pretty well-stamped,” grins Long, who reads and speaks
Japanese.Two years ago, he traveled 42 of 52 weekends. Last year
he was gone only about two weekends a month. He credits his
liberal arts education and the exposure to cultural diversity at
Wilkes College with helping teach a young man from rural
Pennsylvania how to relate to people from all over the world.
Long also works with the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration to train its agents, embassy security, local drug
enforcement agents and Interpol agents. He teaches arrest,
control and disarming techniques for police and paramilitary
personnel.
His efforts also include humanitarian work, including an
educational foundation in Central America. A two-day martial
arts demonstration in Costa Rica raised $8,000 for a drug
rehabilitation group to build a new facility. “I’ve seen severe
poverty, I’ve seen what education
can do,” he says.
Long is now turning his
attention to writing about martial
arts. He writes a column, “The
Cutting Edge,” for Black Belt
magazine. In 2007, he and
Shimabukuro co-authored a book
titled Living Karate. The pair have
also produced books and videos
marketed worldwide. And Long
has been asked to write about the
sword art for westerners.
Neither of his two grown sons,
Christopher and Nicholas, took an
interest in martial arts, but he notes
that he now teaches some of the
children and grandchildren of his
first students. Wife Marguerite has
been doing martial arts since 1979.
“I now have a responsibility.
Five hundred years of generations
of people have preserved this for
me and have taken the time to pass
it along to me, and I’m now a
steward of that,” Long says. He calls
martial arts “a living, breathing
entity. When you stop doing it, it
no longer exists. It’s got to be
passed along, my teacher says,
– Carl Long
‘heart to heart.’”
FIVE HUNDRED
YEARS of generations of
people have preserved this
for me and have taken the
time to pass it along to
me, and I’M NOW A
STEWARD of that.
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complete with gurgling fountain and pond leads to the door of
the one-story brick building.
Award certificates adorned with Japanese calligraphy decorate
the light wood-paneled walls of Long’s office. Sliding rice-paper
panels cover the windows along one wall, while Long’s father’s
pipe collection decorates a shelf.
A spacious, bright room with beige carpet, mirrors and a rack
of wooden swords is where students practice. A Shinto altar
consisting of a shadowbox of artifacts hangs from one wall. It
represents the enshrinement of knowledge passed from teacher
to student.
A scroll of Japanese calligraphy declares jikishin kore dojo (jee
kee shin KOR ay DOH joh), or “true learning takes place in a
pure heart.” The alcove where it hangs also holds a vase of cut
flowers.Though fresh, Long explains, the flowers are in a state of
dying.That reminds students that they must appreciate life.
When new students come in looking to learn a martial art,
Long tries to discern what they want from the experience. “I
encourage them to try several
classes of each art so they can
decide which they’d best like to
do,” he says.
Those interested in learning
conflict resolution while getting
physical exercise would steer
toward aikido. Karate attracts
younger students, those looking to
learn self-defense techniques or
interested in sport. Sword work
offers a more philosophical art and
a cultural connection.
Once they enter the dojo,
students leave the outside world
behind. As they dress alike and
work in unison, they transcend
social and economic boundaries
along with racial and sexual
biases, Long says. “It’s a level
playing field.”
That playing field includes some
with physical limitations. Long has
worked successfully with amputees
and wheelchair users, as well as
students with Asberger’s Syndrome
or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder, who benefit from the
training’s emphasis on focus.
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�DANCE MINOR ROUNDS OUT STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC STUDIES
WILKES | Spring 2009
By Sherrie Flick
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�Opposite page: Wilkes dance students
participate in a presentation of The Nutcracker
each December. PHOTO BY MARK GOLASZEWSKI
’07 may not be a professional
dancer. But her dance minor
shaped her career and life in other ways.
“Dance gave me a sense of stress relief,
kept me in shape, and helped prepare me for
teaching children,” says Houck, who
majored in elementary education and now
teaches sixth grade near Reading, Pa.
Wilkes began offering dance classes in
1991, approaching professional dancers
Kristin Degnan and her late husband Peter
to enhance the music and theatre
departments by incorporating dance into
the curriculum. By 1993, the dance minor
was a reality. From the start it offered ballet,
modern, jazz and tap.
Wilkes junior Dan Pascoe, a theatre
major, agrees. “Taking dance at Wilkes has
made me more comfortable with my body,”
he says. “A minor in dance has made me a
better actor and performer.”
Students love that they can still perform
The Nutcracker, Degnan notes. They
appreciate that graduating from high school
doesn’t have to mean giving up dance.
That’s what appealed to junior English
major Caroline Jones. Dance was already a
lifelong passion, but not to the exclusion of
an academic degree. “I sat in on one of
Kristin’s classes before coming to Wilkes,
and I immediately knew that doing both
was the right fit for me.”
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The arts...help
SHAPE US as
human beings.They
civilize us. MAKE
US HUMAN.
– Kristin Degnan
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A spring dance recital showcases students’ skills. PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK
Degnan says education, nursing
and psychology majors, among others,
also see the benefit of learning dance
in their chosen professions. The
enrollment of men has risen in the last
several years. Dance 100 has grown to a
60/40 split, with many football players,
wrestlers and cross country runners
signing up.
The program is small and individualized. Currently, 30 to 40 students
pursue the 18-credit dance minor, with
more than 200 students signing up for
dance courses each semester. Many try
dance for the first time.
“In those first-timer classes, we have a
lot of fun,” says Degnan. Beginners are
graded on progress and attitude.
Each spring the dance program offers
a mixed repertory program with works
choreographed by both faculty and
students. Each December, they perform
The Nutcracker.
A Wilkes-Barre native, Degnan began
her training at Wilkes-Barre Ballet
Theater at 5 years old. By 16, she had
graduated from high school and was
performing professionally in Louisville,
Ky.This passion led to a bachelor’s degree
in dance. She also met husband Peter,
who was also a professional dancer.
The Degnans were touring throughout
the U.S. and abroad when a dance school
in Wilkes-Barre came up for sale. In 1983,
the couple purchased it and opened Ballet
Northeast, now in its 25th season.
After the untimely death of Degnan’s
husband in January 1999, the University
offered her an artist-in-residence position.
She now holds the title director of dance
and has added three adjunct staff to the
dance faculty: Sean Harris, Kris Cross and
Lynne Mariani. In addition, Kimberly
Hurt leads classes in dance therapy.
Degnan educates her students about
the traditions and history behind dance
to help them develop a foundation of
knowledge. She feels that even if they
don’t become lifelong dancers, they can
become lifelong supporters of the arts.
“The arts are for everyone,” says
Degnan. “They help shape us as human
beings.They civilize us. Make us human.”
Degnan says students often say things
like, “I was nervous about my test when I
woke up, but after your class I feel focused,
relaxed, and I know I can do it.” That’s
when she knows she’s done her job.
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K
AREN WESOLOWSKI HOUCK
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�Preservation
ALUMNUS TRADES SUCCESSFUL
SALES CAREER TO HELP
SAFEGUARD TEXAS SHORELINE
WILKES | Spring 2009
By Helen Kaiser
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Editor’s Note: We originally planned to feature
Jerry Mohn in the winter 2008 environmental issue,
but Hurricane Ike forced his evacuation from
Galveston just as arrangements were made. Despite
the destruction, protection efforts lessened impact of
the storm surge, and Mohn’s efforts to protect the
island’s beautiful beaches continue.
W
HEN IT COMES TO MAN
versus Mother Nature, Jerry
Mohn ’63 has adopted the
strength-in-numbers approach.
For 10 years, the Galveston, Texas,
resident has been building coalitions
in the Texas coastal region to promote
beachfront preservation. His work as an
environmental organizer has helped raise more
than $20 million to defend the area he calls
“paradise” against the ravages of nature.
When Hurricane Ike roared through the
region last September, Mohn’s efforts — and
resolve — withstood a supreme test. The thirdcostliest disaster in United States history, Ike
was a Category 2 hurricane with sustained
winds of 110 miles an hour when it reached
the shores of Galveston. The massive storm
produced destructive surges throughout the
upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts —
and an estimated $22 billion in damages.
Mohn and wife Winkie – Rowena Simms
’63 – had fled inland to celebrate their
grandson’s 5th birthday. The couple have two
children and five grandsons in Austin.
It was two weeks before they were able to
return to Galveston. They existed without
water or electricity for about two more weeks.
Fortunately, damages to their home, built to
Federal Emergency Management Agency
standards, were only moderate.
“We did have about a foot of sand in our
yard where the grass used to be,” Mohn said.
Elsewhere in the city, there were more
devastating reminders of nature’s force: Five
deaths had occurred, as well as millions of
dollars of damage to residential and business
areas flooded by the 14-foot storm surge.
Sand socks like this one help protect Jerry Mohn’s beloved
Galveston shoreline. ALL PHOTOS BY DANIEL CARTER
�On a slightly positive note, previous preservation efforts
championed by Mohn had an impact. As president of the West
Galveston Island Property Owners Association, he had helped
establish support for various shore restoration projects, some of
which included placement of more than 8,000 linear feet of sandfilled, 15-foot-diameter geotextile tubes in the bay to simulate
barrier reefs and reduce erosion.
Ultimately, the tubes — referred to as sand socks or “sausages”
— reduced the strength of the hurricane’s storm surge where
they were used. “Some of them deflated or rolled over, but they
achieved their main purpose,” Mohn says.
The landowners’ preservation efforts date back to Tropical
Storm Frances in 1998. After a lifelong career in chemical sales
that included forming his own corporation, Mohn was ready for
something different. His wife volunteered him for a dune
restoration project, and his environmental mission began.
Mohn suggested his subdivision’s group join with others to form
the Galveston Beach Erosion Task Force. Eventually, this alliance
merged with 18 coastal cities to form the Texas Coastal chapter of
the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association.
“Rather than compete with each other for funding, we felt we
could do more as a group,” he says. Efforts involved seeking
technical assistance and funding from state and federal regulatory
agencies, environmental foundations and corporations.
Gina Spagnola, president of the Galveston Chamber of
Commerce, says Mohn has a “phenomenal” gift for getting
people to work together.“When he’s at the table, results happen.”
After a lifetime of making sales, Mohn is still pitching; but the
product now is preservation.“He has a real passion for Galveston
and for its people,” says Spagnola.
Like many, Mohn and his wife wondered after the hurricane
whether they should stay in the area.
When the evacuation order was lifted, “We asked ourselves, do
we really want to go back?” he recalls.“But we knew that whenever
we see and hear the gulf, there’s magic there. The sunrises are
beautiful, and the sunsets are miraculously outstanding.”
Some geologists have warned that Galveston will continue to be
prone to high rates of coastal erosion. Mohn points to manmade
projects that have affected natural sand migration. These include
the Houston Ship Channel, which benefits the entire region with
millions of dollars in commerce, and a sea wall, built after the Great
Storm of 1900. It is crucial, he believes, that technology and tax
dollars continue to support vital needs of the area.
These days, Mohn works on the next task: a massive sand
nourishment project scheduled for October. Along with
everyone else on the coast, he also keeps a wary eye on Mother
Nature during hurricane season.
Jerry Mohn, Galveston, Texas
B.A., Math 1963
Career: He and his wife started their own chemical
importing business. Merged with another “mom and pop”
operation to form Chem One Ltd., in Houston.
Notable: Has been a driving force behind more than
$20 million of beach preservation and marsh restoration
along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Favorite Wilkes Memory: College sweetheart (and later
wife) Winkie as homecoming queen, riding atop a convertible
onto the football field, where he was co-captain of the team.
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Rebuilding efforts along the once pristine Texas shoreline (above) are under
way following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike (shown below).
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waste formed the landscape for many
Wilkes alumni growing up in
northeastern Pennsylvania. Such was the
case for Ray Klimek ’78, an English
major who grew up in Exeter.
“There was a fairly large culm bank
right behind my house which was the site
of various activities from my childhood
and adolescence — a combination of
playground and classroom where history
and fantasy intersected,” he recalls. That
intersection became the subject of an
artistic adventure that spanned the Atlantic
Ocean. His photo collection “Black
Deserts/Welsh Tips” explores the coal
fields of both northeast Pennsylvania and
South Wales.
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Klimek merged his scholarly interest
in literature and the visual arts by
studying poet William Carlos Williams
and then photography.“As a champion of
the local, Williams had insisted that the
stuff of poetry could be found in our
own backyards,” says Klimek, now an
assistant professor at Ohio University.“So
I took that as a kind of inspiration and
challenge.”
The project began in 2002 and
culminated in two trips to Wales in 2005.
Klimek credits poet Judson Evans ’77,
director of liberal arts at The Boston
Conservatory, with telling him about the
historical and geological connections
between Pennsylvania and South Wales.
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Alumni Connect
With Students to
Offer Career Advice
More than 80 alumni and students participated
in the second annual Connecting the Dots event
on Nov. 13.
Students spoke to alumni about potential
careers, the current job market, and the transition
from Wilkes into the working world. Alumni
attendees included Andy Mehalshick ’83, anchor
for WBRE-TV; Jeff Moisey ’99, vice president of
strategy and client relations at JumpFrog
Marketing; and Bill Slavoski ’79, a special agent
with the U.S. Secret Service. A complete list of
participants can be viewed at
http://community.wilkes.edu/CTD2008.
Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA ’97, left,
answers questions about her
work experience and offers
tips to currents students.
PHOTO BY MIRKO WIDENHORN
Andy Mehalshick ’83 of WBRE-TV discusses his career with students. PHOTO BY MIRKO WIDENHORN
“The Alumni Association’s Connecting the Dots event provides a valuable
networking opportunity for current Wilkes students,” says Bridget Giunta ’05,
secretary of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and chair of the
Undergraduate Relations Committee – the alumni committee responsible for
organizing this event.“In this informal setting, students can comfortably ask
questions and receive advice from our talented alumni, who represent a wide
variety of professional perspectives and experiences. Both the quality of the
conversations on the night of the event and the feedback from participating
alumni was outstanding, and we look forward to hosting the next Connecting
the Dots event.”
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SETS NEW PRIORITIES
The Alumni Association Board of Directors used its September meeting to
Each of the alumni committees of the board
conduct a planning exercise to set its activities for the coming year. As a
has adopted one or more of these items as
result of this planning process, the board focused on four areas that need
focus areas, and new events and initiatives
to be addressed in the coming years:
will be forthcoming. Stay tuned and check the
• identifying and establishing a mentoring vehicle for alumni, including
alumni-to-alumni and alumni-to-student mentoring;
• fostering identity with Wilkes based on affinity group/department/
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major, with a concentration on alumni one to 10 years “out”;
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• developing and strengthening regional clubs in support of area alumni;
• conducting an alumni survey to determine how best to serve our alumni.
latest news and progress on The Colonel
Connection (http://community.wilkes.edu).
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Alumni Web Site Sports
New Look and Features
Alumni Scholarship Banquet
to Honor Helen Ralston ’52
Have you seen the redesigned alumni online community yet? Its
streamlined look highlights features of The Colonel Connection, including
the online directory, photo albums and the latest Wilkes news. If you use
Facebook, you can use The Colonel Connection to log in. Share the
Wilkes events you’re attending, your online class notes and much more
with your Facebook friends.
The Colonel Connection now also has networks.You’ll see your current
networks, as well as suggested networks for you to join.Take advantage of
this feature to extend your networks, whether professional,Wilkes-related
or just fun.You’ll see your friend’s/classmate’s updates, new photos, and
class notes; plus, you’ll be able to post on their white boards.
Be part of the new Colonel Connection at community.wilkes.edu!
The makeover is part of a redesign of the entire Wilkes Web site.
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Save the date Saturday, April 25, to honor
Helen Ralston ’52. She is our 2009 Alumni
Scholarship honoree.
A force in her own right, Ralston still brings the
Wilkes family together. Regularly called upon to
lead or perform the alma mater and National
Anthem at University functions, she rallies the
Ralston crew for family and Wilkes gatherings.
Mark your calendar now to celebrate
her contributions and accomplishments.
For details and reservations, go to
http://community.wilkes.edu/2009Scholarship.
Or call (570) 408-RSVP (7787).
Catching up in Boston
Gathering in Boston were, front row from left: Gerald Missal ’68,
Sarah Karlavage Roccio ’99, Deborah Landry ’02, John Kerr ’72;
back row from left: Nick Taylor, David Seely, Janet Seely ’70,
Sarah Brandt ’04, JJ Fadden ’99 and Tony Cardinale ’72.
PHOTO BY MIRKO WIDENHORN
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Alumni in the Greater Boston area met for the
second time this year at the Algonquin Club on
Oct. 30. Alumni representing classes from the late
1960s to 2004 enjoyed excellent food and
fellowship.They also heard about the latest campus
happenings, including Homecoming, the Golden
Horde Reunion, as well as the Alumni Association
priorities for the coming year.
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1959
Reunion Oct. 2-4 ~
Stephen Poleskie released a
new book, The Third Candidate.
He can be reached at
www.StephenPoleskie.com.
1970
Richard Bigelow is presently
working as a contracts manager
for Shaw Engineering and
Construction in Charlotte,
N.C. He is also continuing to
operate a patent law business.
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Mary A. Kaiser, Ph.D., will
receive the 2009 Delaware
Section Award from the
American Chemical Society.
The award, established in
1978, recognizes “conspicuous
scientific achievement and
contributions in chemistry by
a member of the Delaware
Section.” Kaiser is the second
woman to receive the award
and the first spouse of a
previous awardee (her
husband, Cecil Dybowski,
won the 2008 award). A
senior research fellow at the
DuPont Company in
Wilmington, Del., she has
published more than 50
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technical papers and
co-authored one book. She
is past chair of the American
Chemical Society’s Division
of Analytical Chemistry and
past president of the Eastern
Analytical Symposium.
1974
Reunion Oct. 2-4 ~
Robert (Bob) Dzugan’s
company buyCASTINGS.com
Inc. has recently been named
the 240th fasting growing U.S.
privately held small business
by Inc. magazine. Dzugan is
president and founder of the
value-added engineering
services company located in
Dayton, Ohio. He and his wife
of 25 years, Jacquelyn, reside
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1975
John P. Kelley has been
elected to the board of
directors of Acorda
Therapeutics Inc. Kelley has
been president and chief
operating officer of The
Medicines Company, a leading
developer of acute care
hospital pharmaceutical
products, since December
Wilkes alumni Robin (Youpa) Barnett ’86, Lisa (Mirin) Lokuta ’88 and Linda
(Fritz) Melnik ’86 participated in the Philadelphia Breast Cancer Three-Day on
Oct. 16, 17 and 18. They raised more than $7,000. PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDA MELNIK
2004. Kelley earned an
M.B.A. from Rockhurst
University.
1976
Billy Winter has been
inducted into the New Jersey
Lacrosse Hall of Fame.Winter
played lacrosse at Wilkes
University for four years and
led all NCAA Division III
lacrosse players in scoring in
1974 and 1976, and was
selected the Middle Atlantic
Conference Player of the Year
in 1976. From 1976 through
1990,Winter was the all-time
leading scorer in the history of
collegiate lacrosse, all divisions.
Winter is also a member of the
Wilkes Hall of Fame. For the
past 12 years, he has been a
coach in the Mountain Lakes,
N.J., junior program, where he
helped teach the game to his
sons as well as many current
Mountain Lakes players.
1978
Clark Speicher retired from
the U.S. Air Force in June
2008 with the rank of colonel
after 30 years of service in the
active-duty Air Force and
active-duty Air National
Guard. From 1979 to 1994,
he had a variety of
assignments in the United
States and Canada. From
1995 to 2008, he was assigned
to the Northeast Air Defense
Sector (NEADS) at Griffiss
Business and Technology
Park, Rome N.Y., before
serving as commander of
NEADS. He is currently
employed as a program
manager with Alion Science
and Technology in Rome, N.Y.
Tina (Falcone) Stehle was
named senior vice president
and general manager of
Alpharetta, Ga.-based
Hospitality Solutions Group of
the IT solutions company
Agilysys Inc. Stehle, previously
HSG senior vice president,
joined Agilysys in 2004
through the acquisition of
Inter-American Data Inc.,
where she served as vice
president of software services.
1982
Chuck Allabaugh Jr.
celebrated his 20-year
anniversary at Zodiac Printing
Corp., Mountain Top, Pa.
Allabaugh is employed as a
sales manager for the printing
division and acts as a senior
account manager for the
company’s full-service ad
agency, Mojave Creative.
1983
Gary Malia MBA’91,
Hanover Township, Pa., has
been hired as administrator of
the nursing and rehabilitation
center operated by AGE of
Pennsylvania LLC.
1989
Reunion Oct. 2-4 ~
Stephen Primatic of Savannah,
Ga., is principal percussionist for
Hilton Head Symphony
Orchestra and was featured
soloist in a fall 2008
performance of Ney Rosauro’s
Concerto for Marimba and String
Orchestra. Primatic is an
associate professor of music at
Armstrong Atlantic State
University in Savannah. He
holds a master of music degree
from Florida’s University of
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DeAngelis, Shoval Named
Distinguished Daughters
of Pennsylvania
Two members of the Wilkes family joined the ranks of
Trustee Susan Shoval,
left, receives her award
from Pennsylvania First
Lady Marjorie Rendell,
center, and Susan
Catherwood, 2008-09
president of the
Distinguished Daughters.
Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania in October.
Alumna Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., ’65 and
Trustee Susan Weiss Shoval were honored by Gov.
Edward G. and First Lady Judge Marjorie O. Rendell
variety of titles before receiving the rank of full professor
during a luncheon at the Governor’s Residence.
in 1984, making her the 12th woman named full professor
DeAngelis, of Chicago, Ill., majored in biology and
chemistry at Wilkes. She was the first woman to serve
in the institution’s 94-year history.
DeAngelis has been recognized by the National Library of
as editor of the Journal of the American Medical
Medicine as a woman who has changed the face of medicine.
Association, where she currently serves as editor in
DeAngelis says her biggest career success is ensuring the
chief, and is one of the leading figures in calling
provision of the “best care” no matter if she’s functioning as
attention to conflicts of interest in medicine.
a “clinician providing direct care for sick children and young
After building what she touts as a “great foundation”
at Wilkes, DeAngelis went on to graduate from the
adults, as a clinical researcher providing new information on
how to better care for them, as an educator of clinicians
teaching them how to provide good care, or as a high-profile
medical journal editor in chief publishing cutting edge
papers of high integrity to promote best practice care.”
Shoval, of Kingston, Pa., has received significant and
varied public recognition that has emphasized both her
success in business and with her community. She
co-founded GUARD Insurance Group, a regional insurance
company sold to a public company in 2007. Under
Shoval’s leadership, GUARD has encouraged its staff
toward philanthropy and civic involvement.
Pennsylvania has honored influential women of
Pennsylvania for their leadership, distinguished
Catherine DeAngelis, M.D. ’65
service, and contributions to the state through their
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She became
professional and volunteer service since 1949. To be
a nationally recognized leader in pediatrics and women’s
selected as a Distinguished Daughter, women must be
health and advancement, having published 11 books and
nominated by organizations for achievements of
200 articles, eventually earning a master’s of public
statewide or national importance.
health degree from Harvard University. DeAngelis later
– By Shannon Curtin ’06
Miami and a doctor of musical
arts from the University of
Georgia. He performs with jazz,
theater and classical groups in
the Savannah and Hilton Head
areas, and is the drummer for
1990
Tracy Goryeb Zarola is a
realtor with Lewith and
Freeman Real Estate in
Robert Wachowski and wife
Shavertown, Pa. She resides in
Meghan announce the birth of
son William Thomas Wachowski, Shavertown with her husband,
Joe, and sons Patrick and Adam.
born on July 21, 2008.
the Darius Rucker (of Hootie
and the Blowfish) Big Band.
1993
Ronald Miller and his family
announce the birth of a son,
Corey Donovan, born
June 9, 2008.This is the third
boy for the Miller family.
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worked at John Hopkins University, where she held a
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Glunk Presides Over
Pa. Medical Society
Daniel J. Glunk, M.D., ’84 was sworn in as
the 159th president of the Pennsylvania
Medical Society in October 2008.
It marks the first time in more than
100 years that a Lycoming County
physician has held the position. Glunk
attended Wilkes as a Hahnemann scholar.
After completing internships and
residencies at the University of
Pittsburgh and a chief residency at
Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh, Glunk
started his general internal medicine
practice in Williamsport in 1989.
Daniel J. Glunk, M.D., ’84 receives applause upon becoming president of the
Pennsylvania Medical Society. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL SOCIETY
Glunk is certified by the National Board of
Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal
Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of
program between Pennsylvania Medical Society physicians
Physicians and has served on several committees at
and high school and college students interested in the
Susquehanna Health in Williamsport, where he has been
health care field. “Pennsylvania has difficulty recruiting and
chief quality officer since January 2007.
retaining physicians. We know from our studies that if
Glunk’s position in the Pennsylvania Medical Society
Pennsylvania medical school and completes their residency
served in various positions, including chairman of the
in Pennsylvania, then they are much more likely to stay in
board of trustees from 2003-06, chairman of the
Pennsylvania to practice. We feel it is important to
society’s executive, finance and patient safety
encourage Pennsylvanians to go into health care if that’s
committees and vice president of the society in 2006.
something that truly interests them.”
“I received a great education from Wilkes,” says
and that served me well in medical school.”
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someone is a resident of Pennsylvania and goes to a
followed a 20-year membership in the society, where he
Glunk. “The rigors of the program required discipline,
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As for the society, Glunk intends to develop a mentoring
1995
Christina Ortiz Juguilon
married J. Noel Juguilon in
April 2008. Kerry (O’Neil)
Miscavage ’95 was a
bridesmaid. Juguilon works at
the Department of Veterans
Affairs New Jersey Health
Care System, where she is a
clinical social worker/family
psychoeducation therapist for
the Family Psychoeducation
Program. She practices as a
part-time psychotherapist at an
outpatient group practice in
New Jersey. She also received
board-certified diplomate status
in July 2008 from the
American Board of Examiners
in Clinical Social Work.
1996
Timothy J. Legg, Ph.D., of
Wilkes-Barre is co-author of
Glunk resides in Williamsport with his wife, Margrit
Shoemaker, M.D., and their two children, Brigitta and Andrew.
– By Shannon Curtin ’06
Disaster Nursing: A Handbook
for Practice, which was released
in October 2008 by Jones &
Bartlett Publishers.
1997
Meghan (LaVigna) Suhocki
MS’01 and her husband,
Chris, welcomed their second
child, Jonah William, born at
9:34 a.m. Dec. 28, 2006, 6 lbs.
13 oz., 20 inches. He joins big
brother Alex Luca, born at
8:49 p.m. Dec. 1, 2005, 7 lbs.
3 oz., 19.5 inches.
Valerie (Love) Badowski,
MBA ’98 and husband
Peter welcomed their first
child, Jacob Peter, on Nov. 8,
2008. They reside in White
Haven, Pa.
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2000
Megan Sara Daniels and
Jason Lee Kauwell were
united in marriage on June 28,
2008.The bride is employed
by Street Delivery as a
photographer.The groom is
employed by U.S. Investigative
Services as a special investigator.
They reside in Dallas, Pa.
Matthew Kuntz and wife
Erika Strawn-Kuntz
welcomed twins, Cohen and
Mackenzie, on Sept. 12, 2008.
Lisa Marconi married Mark
Ceaser on Oct. 11, 2008. She is
administrative manager for the
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration office in WilkesBarre, Pa.The couple reside in
Dorrance, Pa.
2003
Kelly DelGuercio married
Andrew Cordell on Sept. 27, 2008.
They reside in Lehighton, Pa.
Timothy I. Millard is a
producer for Central Florida
News 13, a cable news station,
in Orlando, Fla.
2004
Reunion Oct. 2-4 ~
Brian P. Moore is currently
residing in Modesto, Calif, and
working with the Colorado
Rockies farm team.
Binder credits her MBA as a “real differentiator” in
MBA Graduate Named One of 25
Most Powerful Women in Banking
both her career and her own development. The finance
Lisa (Zazworskey) Binder MBA ’86 got her start in
develop an in-depth understanding about micro and
banking when she took a summer job as a teller after
macro economics, financial markets, managerial
course taken during her MBA education helped Binder
graduating from high school. Last
accounting and finance.
fall, U.S. Banker magazine named
“The course helped me put the
her one of the 25 most powerful
business I was doing into a
women in the industry.
broader context,” Binder says.
In January 2007, Binder became
“I could understand how my job
president and chief operating
function contributed to the larger
officer of Associated Banc-Corp, a
scope of the company. It was a
diversified bank holding company
real core course that I go back to
that holds total assets of $22
frequently because it helped me
billion and has about 300 banking
think differently.”
offices and 5,200 employees
With the economy in an official
serving more than 180
state of recession, the banking
communities in Wisconsin,
industry faces a number of
Minnesota and Illinois. She
challenges. “The state of the
oversees the company’s retail,
financial market is the most
commercial and corporate banking;
critical crisis the industry has
corporate real estate, wealth
faced,” she says. “Communicating
management, and insurance
services; and information
and educating the public about
Lisa Zazworskey Binder MBA ’86
technology systems, marketing and
communications functions and operations.
Previously, she served as group executive vice
president and director of retail and business banking for
the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions of Citizens
Financial Group. She also held various senior executive
positions at Citizens and Mellon Financial.
the distinction between
investment banks, multi-money
management banks, and their respective functions,
clearly is the most challenging aspect of my
current position.”
Binder resides in Milwaukee, Wis., with her husband
and children.
– By Shannon Curtin ’06
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1999
Reunion Oct. 2-4 ~
Robert Pace Jr. MS’02 and
Lauren Elizabeth Boccardo
were united in marriage on
Oct. 3, 2008. He is employed
by Pace Transportation.The
couple reside in Exeter.
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Erick Arden Bourassa
completed his doctorate in
pharmaceutical sciences/
pharmacology in August 2008.
He is an assistant professor in
the Department of Biological
Sciences at Northwest
Missouri State University in
Maryville, Mo.
2005
Cynthia Clarke and John
Matosky Jr. were united in
marriage on July 5, 2008. She
is an events planner for
Beyond the Wall, Stroudsburg.
They reside in Flanders, N.J.
Graduate Degrees
2001
Linda Lee Zulkoski, MS, and
Ryan Michael Cywinski were
united in marriage Aug. 8,
2008. She is a fifth-grade
teacher for the Hanover Area
School District.
2005
Kristina Mullay, Pharm.D.,
married John Wakeley on
Sept. 29, 2007.They reside in
Quakertown, Pa.
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2007
Michelle Brooks, MS, married
Philip Rogers Jr. on Oct. 13,
2007. She is employed by the
Crestwood School District as a
kindergarten teacher.The
couple resides in Wilkes-Barre.
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2008
Kathleen Ann Evarts, MS,
and David Thomas Wychock Jr.
were united in marriage on
June 14, 2008. She is employed
by Northwest Area School
District as a teacher.The couple
reside in Glen Lyon, Pa.
In Memoriam
1937
Joseph V. Gallagher, 91,
formerly of Arlington,Va.,
died Nov. 5, 2008. He received
his law degree from the
University of Pennsylvania.
After receiving his law degree,
he joined the U.S. Navy and
served during World War II
in the South Pacific.
He practiced law in WilkesBarre prior to moving to the
Washington, D.C., area, where
he retired from the antitrust
division of the Department
of Justice.
1950
Edgar C. Plummer, 82, of
Binghamton, N.Y., died Oct.
27, 2008. He was a veteran of
World War II, serving in the
Air Force in Burma and
Thailand. He moved to
Binghamton, N.Y., in 1952
and became auditor of the
Arlington Hotel, and then
auditor and comptroller of
Broome County for 24 years.
He is survived by his wife of
55 years, Jean; daughters Karen
Sawyer,Wallingford, Pa., and
Barbara Springer, Lockport,
N.Y.; three grandchildren; and
a brother and sister.
1958
Joseph C. Macaravage, 76,
of Jenkins Township, Pa., died
Nov. 20, 2008. He served in
the U.S. Army in its Army
Security Agency in
Baumholder, Germany. He
later worked as a civilian for
the U.S. Air Force and the
Department of the Interior,
and he retired from the U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
Macaravage was a devoted
fan of Wilkes University
sporting events, attending
hundreds of games for different
sports. He and his wife, the
former Josephine M. Snarski,
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary June 28, 2008.
Other survivors include son
Mark R., Randolph, N.J., and
sister Germaine Gemzik,
Fayetteville, Pa.
The Rev. Charles R.
Steinhauer, 74, of Langhorne,
Pa., died Nov. 15. He received
his master of divinity degree
from Lutheran Theological
Seminary, Philadelphia, and
served as a pastor.After
retirement, he was employed by
the New Jersey Department of
Community Affairs.
He is survived by wife
Estelle, to whom he was
married for 50 years, and
daughter Donna Kennedy,
Turnersville, N.J.
1961
James S. Skesavage, of Wall
Township, N.J., died Nov. 14,
2008. Skesavage served as a
sergeant in the U.S. Marine
Corps at the El Toro Base in
Santa Ana, Calif.
He began a career in
accounting with Haskin and
Sells in New York City. He
later worked for American
Cyanamid and CYRO
Industries in Wayne, N.J. He
owned his own accounting
firm, and in 1981, he started his
business, JMS Plastics Supply
Inc., in which he served as
president until his death.
He is survived by his wife of
50 years, Mary Lou; sons James
Jr., Marietta, Ga., Mark,
Allenhurst, N.J., and Stephen,
Howell, N.J.; and four
grandchildren.
1969
Kerry Balchun, 61, of East
Hampton, N.Y., died Aug. 16,
2008. Balchun owned Balchun
Real Estate in East Hampton
until his retirement. Surviving
are brothers George J. Balchun
Jr. and Barry D. Balchun.
1970
Reba Heidel Yarnal, 60,
of Shavertown, Pa., died Aug.
24, 2008.
Yarnal was a graduate of
Wilkes College with a
bachelor’s degree in
psychology and was formerly
employed by Catholic Social
Services as a social worker.
Surviving are her mother,
Marie Ontko Heidel; daughter
Jennifer, Edwardsville, Pa.; sons
Adam, Cherry Hill, N.J., and
Jesse, Pittsburgh; and three
grandchildren.
1980
John J. Simons, 52, of
Killingworth, Conn., passed
away Nov. 7, 2008. Simons
began his career at
Commonwealth Telephone
Company. He later moved to
Connecticut to Times Fiber
Communications. He was
currently employed by
Motorola as an account
director.
John is survived by his wife,
JoEllen, and their two
daughters, Madison, 9, and
Rylee, 6, Connecticut; his
father, John Simons Sr., and
�class notes
Devadoss Studies
HIV/AIDS in India as
Fogarty Scholar
Rajitha Devadoss ’05 was on a train to
Chennai, India, when a tsunami hit the
shores of South Asia in 2004, leaving
massive devastation and killing more than
200,000 people. The event sparked her
desire to make a difference in the world by
“providing equitable, quality health care
beyond the comfortable borders of my
Devadoss, right, attends inpatient rounds and outpatient clinic as part of her experience.
And as Devadoss works through her time as a 2008 U.S.
collaborating with a not-for-profit eye hospital, and
National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Clinical
developing a health literacy questionnaire designed to
Research Scholar, she is on her way to doing just that.
improve treatment adherence and outcomes for the
Ninety-six scholars and fellows were selected and
South Indian HIV/AIDS population.
underwent orientation and training at the National Institutes
of Health before departing to 25 sites in 18 countries.
Devadoss took a year off from State University of New
As a second-generation American who frequently
travels to Chennai, Devadoss says, she had an easier
time adjusting to the cultural differences than some
York Upstate Medical University to participate in the
companions. Her knowledge of a few native languages
prestigious research program. Devadoss works at the YR
allows her to experience more of India, taking classes in
Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education in
yoga, advanced language, traditional Indian painting and
Chennai in partnership with The Miriam Hospital, Brown
dancing and spending time with extended family. “One
University. Her primary work is a retrospective study of
of the highlights of my year has been the chance to
Type 2 diabetes patients diagnosed with HIV.
spend time with my extended relatives in celebrating
“Basically, I am trying to look for any differences
in adverse events, hospitalizations and outcomes
holidays, birthdays and religious events.”
Devadoss has had to navigate challenges. “It’s been a
between the diabetic and non-diabetic HIV patients,”
huge learning curve trying to learn all the basics to the
Devadoss says. She is also working on review projects,
latest HIV research,” she says.
She had not done specific research in HIV/AIDS. But
she credits Wilkes University for providing her with a
“research background in a variety of fields (that) set the
foundation for critical, systematic reasoning and
problem solving.”
Her most rewarding experience is simply spending
time with her patients. “Each morning, I attend
inpatient rounds and outpatient clinic with the HIV
physicians at YRG CARE. The patients here are
definitely the reason why I go to work. The clinical
experience has been phenomenal.”
– By Shannon Curtin ’06
Devadoss, left, graduated from Wilkes summa cum laude with a biology degree.
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home and community in the U.S.,” she says.
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WILKES | Spring 2009
his wife, Maryann, Florida; and
sisters Susan Simons-Williams,
Forty Fort, Pa., and Gail
Wyberski, Dallas, Pa.
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1994
James J. Stadulis, 65, died
Nov. 4, 2008. Stadulis earned
a bachelor’s degree in
psychology from Wilkes, a
master’s degree in public
administration from
Marywood University, and
degrees in criminal justice and
general studies from Luzerne
County Community College.
Stadulis had a 32-year
military career. He served with
the Army Expeditionary Forces
in the Dominican Republic
and was a veteran of the Persian
Gulf War. He served as special
agent criminal investigator in
Washington, D.C., where he
provided protective security for
the secretary of defense and
chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
In addition, he worked as a
criminologist and as a licensed
private investigator and owner
of Magnum Investigations
Detective Agency in Plains
Township, Pa. Stadulis was last
employed as a mobile therapist
by Children’s Service Center,
Wilkes-Barre, and former
senior residential adviser by
Management and Training
Corp. at Red Rock Job
Corps, Lopez, Pa.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Mary Ann Petrick; son
Michael,Wilkes-Barre;
daughters Trish Iannone,
Moscow, Pa., and Shauna,
Orlando, Fla.; and four
grandchildren.
2007
Arthur George Redmond,
24, died Nov. 17, 2008. He
was recently employed by
Thomas’ Market, Shavertown,
Pa., while awaiting
deployment to the Peace
Corps in summer 2009. He
was a son of Lois and Brian
Redmond, professor of
environmental engineering
and earth science.
Surviving, in addition to his
parents, are sisters Maggie,
Franklin,Tenn., and Abbey,
Wilkes-Barre; brother Peter,
Tamaqua, Pa.; and
grandmother Gladys
Redmond of Kingston, Pa.
Faculty/Staff
James P. Berg, of Mountain
Top, Pa., professor emeritus of
history, died Nov. 17, 2008.
Berg attended Harvard
College on a Pepsi Cola
scholarship, then pursued
graduate work in theology
and Byzantine history at
the Lutheran Theological
Seminary at Philadelphia
and the University of
Pennsylvania.
His early teaching career
included positions at Temple
University’s Technical
Institute and High School,
Temple University, and
Millikin University, in Illinois.
He came to Wilkes in 1964,
retiring in 2002.
While at Wilkes University,
in addition to teaching ancient
and medieval history, Berg
designed and built the Wilkes
FM radio station. He also
provided audiovisual services
for the university. His love of
radio led him to start a home
business, Berg Audio.
Berg leaves behind his wife
of 38 years, Frances Jacobs
Berg, Mountain Top; daughter
Sigrid E. Berg, M.D., Bangor,
Maine; daughter Birgit A.
Berg, Ph.D.,Washington, D.C.;
a granddaughter; and a brother
and sister.
Vesta Jane (Robinson)
Breakstone, 79, of Port
Orange, Fla., formerly of
Trucksville, Pa., passed away
Nov. 13, 2008. She had been
employed in the Alumni
Office of Wilkes University.
In 1980, she moved to Florida
and worked at Embry Riddle
University.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Royal Albert
Breakstone. Surviving are
daughters Charlotte Mason
and Debbie Breakstone, both
of Orlando, Fla.; son Michael
Breakstone, Hanover
Township, Pa.; four
grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren.
Friends of Wilkes
Irene M. Stawicki, 92, of
Nanticoke, Pa., died Nov. 15,
2008. Stavicki was employed
by RCA, Harrison, N.J., in
the Engineering Development
Department.
She and husband Stanley
E. Stawicki established the
Stanley F. and Helen Stawicki
Memorial Scholarship in
memory of his parents. She
was preceded in death by
Stanley in 2006.
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with all its pomp and circumstance.
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alumni relish the moment
during 2008’s graduation
ceremony at Wachovia
Arena.
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events
March
14
Football Reunion at the home
of Gary Popovich ’65, Ormond
Beach, Fla., with guests of honor
Coach and Marge Schmidt
Through 15 “Painting the Beautiful:
American Impressionist Paintings
from the Michener Art Museum
Collection,” Sordoni Art Gallery
22
Wilkes Chamber Singers Concert
with the Robert Dale Chorale, St.
Matthew’s Church, Scranton, part of
the Bach Festival’s St. John Passion
29
“Jean-Michel Basquiat:An Intimate
Portrait,” Sordoni Art Gallery
through May 16
April
2, 3, 4, 5 Theatre production,
Pride and Prejudice,
Darte Center Main Stage
19
Wilkes Chorus and Chamber
Singers Concert, “Folk Songs
From Around the World,” St.
Stephen’s Church,Wilkes-Barre
25
ASME Car Show, Henry Student
Center Parking Lot
25
Dance Concert,
Darte Center Main Stage
25
Alumni Scholarship
Dinner honoring
Helen Bitler Ralston ’52
25-26 Wilkes Band Weekend
28
Jazz Orchestra,
Darte Center Main Stage
May
16
Spring Commencement
PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu
and The Colonel Connection! Or phone (800) WILKES-U.
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SUMMER 2009
WISHING UPON A CAR | MONUMENTS, MUSEUMS AND MORE
NATURE IN GLASS | NEW COUNTRY, NEW LIFE
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VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 2
Why Mentoring
Matters to Me
SUMMER 09
WILKES MAGAZINE
University President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
B
Y THE TIME THIS MAGAZINE REACHES YOU, JOHN
Brooks Slaughter will have delivered Wilkes University’s 62nd
spring commencement address. This speaker’s words ring
especially close to my heart because back in 1980, Dr. Slaughter
recognized something in me that helped me become the person
I am today.
Dr. Slaughter is one of the most noted
African Americans working in academia.
He served as the first African American
director of the National Science
Foundation. His dedication to mentoring
students, faculty and academic leaders,
along with his significant contributions to
science, earned him designation as a fellow
of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the
National Academy of Engineering.
John was my mentor and helped me gain
confidence in my abilities and develop a
passion about academic leadership.
John Brooks Slaughter
I met John when he was provost at
Washington State University and I worked on academic affairs issues at an office
that represented public universities in the Washington State capital. We hit it off
immediately. In 1982, I joined him at the University of Maryland to serve as his
executive assistant.
John worked as all good mentors do: by example. He convinced me to join
him by ensuring me “we’ll have fun.” And we did.
One difficult moment came right after the death of basketball player Len Bias
from a drug overdose. In the firestorm of criticism from the press, John named me
crisis manager, saying: “We did not get here to try to survive this. We’re here for a
larger purpose. Let’s do the right thing in all we do from this point forward.”
I think his convictions came from growing up in segregated Topeka, Kan. The U.S.
Supreme Court handed down its landmark segregation decision Brown vs. Board of
Education of Topeka in the year Dr. Slaughter graduated from that high school.
John cares deeply about the human dimension, excellence in all that we
accomplished, and the idea that whatever you do, you should have some fun
associated with your hard work. He is an extraordinary man who likes to say
he was “the first electrical engineer I ever met.”
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
Vice President for Advancement
Michael Wood
Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Creative Services
Lisa Reynolds
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Electronic Communications
Christopher Barrows
Graduate Assistant
Shannon Curtin ’07
Layout/Design
Quest Fore Inc.
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69 MBA’76
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Director
Mirko Widenhorn
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin ’95
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
George Pawlush ’69 MBA’76
First Vice President
Terrence Casey ’82
Second Vice President
John Wartella ’84
Historian
Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81
Secretary
Bridget Giunta ’05
Wilkes magazine is published quarterly by the Wilkes University Office of Marketing
Communications and Government Relations, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766,
wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu, (570) 408-4764. Please send change of address to the
above address.
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
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FEATURES
6 Wishing Upon a Car
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Mandy Williams ’77 races her Ferrari to
benefit children’s foundation
12 Monuments,
Museums and More
Bill Hanbury ’72 promotes positive image of
Washington, D.C., to worldwide audience
14 Nature in Glass
How the Holtzmans’ Tiffany purchase
evolved from investment to passion
16 New Country, New Life
12
Dean Arvan ’55 went from Greece to Wilkes
to a distinguished medical career
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DEPARTMENTS
2 On Campus
18 Athletics
20 Alumni News
22 Class Notes
Have a story idea to share?
Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu
or Wilkes Magazine, 84 W. South St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
Mandy Williams ’77 has
raised more than $1 million
for the Make-A-Wish
Foundation racing her Ferrari
on the amateur circuit.
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�on campus
Wilkes Partners With New
Medical College in Pipeline Program
The Commonwealth Medical College has entered into memorandums of
understanding with Wilkes University and Luzerne County Community
College to develop the region’s first pipeline to careers in medicine
program. Initially, the program will target rural, disadvantaged, women,
minority and first-generation students in Luzerne County, Pa.— specifically
in Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton.
“Creating the region’s only health-related pipeline program will have
multiple and key benefits throughout our communities, as well as on a
national level. This initiative will pave the way for us to grow the pipeline so it
eventually reaches students at the middle and high school levels,” says Robert
D’Alessandri, president and dean of TCMC.
The Pipeline to Medical Colleges
Initiative is a pilot project designed to
engage community colleges, four-year
colleges and universities and medical
THE COMM
MEDICAL OCNOWEALTH schools in a coordinated effort to identify
LLEGE
TCMC
WILKES | Summer 2009
Officials from Wilkes, The Commonwealth Medical College and Luzerne County Community College
announced a new pipeline program in a news conference at Wilkes. From left are: Robert
D’Alessandri, president and dean of TCMC; Maria Suarez, special assistant to the president for
diversity and community affairs at Wilkes; Tim Gilmour, Wilkes president; Ida L. Castro, vice president
of social justice and diversity for TCMC; Thomas P. Leary, president of LCCC; Dana Clark, vice
president of academic affairs at LCCC; and Ronald Williams, a vice president of the College Board.
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and support community college students from rural areas, along with students
underrepresented in medicine who are likely to practice in those regions, and
who show an early interest in the field. The pilot was created in response to a
request from the College Board, a not-for-profit membership association
whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity.
Robert Wright, chairman of TCMC’s board of directors, says, “Our region
is obviously facing a major problem in terms of its need for more highly
educated individuals to fill the void of scientists, physicians and other health
care professionals. Economic growth related to TCMC’s creation and
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Creating the region’s
ONLY health-related
PIPELINE PROGRAM
will have multiple and key
BENEFITS throughout
our communities...
– Robert D’Alessandri,
president and dean of TCMC
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development can escape the region’s residents
unless we are adequately prepared to increase
student science proficiencies, develop a highly
skilled workforce to support economic
development and improve the quality of life for an
increasingly diverse community.”
Ida L. Castro, vice president of social justice
and diversity for TCMC, is leading the efforts.
Her work includes addressing three important
regional needs:
• the demand for more primary care doctors,
especially those who will practice in urban
and rural areas of the United States,
• the necessity of training more individuals from
groups that are underrepresented in medicine,
such as students from low-income backgrounds
and specific ethnic minority groups,
• the need to find financially viable strategies to
support students during the course of their
undergraduate and medical education.
Wilkes President Tim Gilmour says, “This
initiative supports Wilkes’ effort to guide students
from all areas and demographics along a path of
lifelong learning. This exciting partnership
complements the grant we’ve received from the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute to redesign our
science curriculum and expand programs for
middle-school and Latino girls. Through this
collaboration between our new Center for Global
Education and Diversity and the TCMC’s Office
of Social Justice and Diversity, our institutions will
work together in support of efforts to help the
region grow.”
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Wilkes Launches
One+OneMBA:
India Program
Patiala
Graduate students
in India can
now earn a
Wilkes University
MBA through a
unique new program
that allows them to complete
one year in their home country
and one at Wilkes.
One+OneMBA:India offers
MBA candidates a more
affordable way to earn a U.S.
degree than attending a program
requiring two years abroad. Rather
than open a campus in India, Wilkes
collaborates with Punjab School of
Management Studies at Punjabi University
to provide the India portion of the program.
Thirty-four first-year Wilkes students began
studying business administration on Punjabi
University’s campus in Patiala, India, in fall 2008. This
fall, those students will come to the Wilkes campus for
their second year of study. While other U.S. universities are offering programs in
India, Wilkes’ One+One program is unique in offering a year in each country.
The city of Patiala lies in northwest India. Jay S.
Sidhu MBA ’73, president of the Wilkes
board of trustees, is a native of
Patiala and encouraged the
collaboration. The Reading, Pa.,
businessman’s generosity launched
the Jay S. Sidhu School of
Business and Leadership at Wilkes
University in 2004. Punjab
School of Management Studies
faculty teach courses for Wilkes.
While Punjab School of
Management offers its own MBA, many
Indian students desire the prestige of a
U.S. degree, says Paul Browne, dean of Wilkes
University’s Sidhu School of Business and
Leadership. “The U.S. MBA improves career
prospects among Indians interested in working for
international firms or for Indian firms that aspire
to do business internationally. Completing one year
in their home country significantly lowers their
costs while providing a yearlong experience in
American society, culture and business practices.”
Wilkes’ American MBA students gain the option
to study in Patiala, as well. “The program works
both ways,” notes Anthony L. Liuzzo, director of
the Wilkes MBA program and a professor of
business and economics. “The opportunity for
cross-cultural learning will enrich the experience of
both American and Indian students. It should also
make them more marketable in a global economy.”
TEACH ONLINE WITH A NEW MASTER’S DEGREE
launches a new online master’s degree
program in online teaching.
Educators and other professionals who aspire
university has offered graduate education courses for 25 years.
“Demand for online instruction continues to grow as people look for
more cost-effective and convenient ways to access and provide highquality training,” says Michael Speziale, dean of the College of Graduate
to use technology for training and instruction
and Professional Studies. “This program will develop experts with the
over the Internet can learn the latest
skills needed to facilitate real learning in an online environment.”
technology and best practices for providing
The online teaching degree is a 30-credit program that can be
effective online instruction. Coursework is
completed in less than two years. It applies the latest research to prepare
suitable for the private or public sectors of
graduates in instructional design, assessment, research, advanced
academia, the corporate world or government.
technology and building collaboration into e-learning courses.
Wilkes offers the program in partnership with
For more information about the degree program, call the Graduate
Performance Learning Systems Inc., an
Education office at (800) WILKES-U Ext. 4671, or visit
educational services company with whom the
www.wilkes.edu/GradEd.
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Wilkes University School of Education
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�on campus
Nobel Peace Prize
Winner to Present
Outstanding Leaders
Forum Lecture
Silvia Elias, laboratory
manager in the Department of
Biology, runs a leg of the fifth annual
Relay for Heat. Runners covered 100 miles
between 6 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March
14. Eight Wilkes students, three faculty and staff
members, five members of the community and four Wilkes
alumni raised nearly $2,000. Alumni were Emily Bilbow ’05,
Fred Gedrich ’73, Eric Luther ’04 and Jared Shayka ’06.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL TOUEY
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize
winner and humanitarian, will
present the sixth annual
Outstanding Leaders Forum lecture
on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Wiesel’s personal experience as a
Holocaust survivor led him to use
his talents as an author, teacher and
storyteller to defend human rights
Elie Wiesel
and peace throughout the world.
An ardent supporter of Israel, Wiesel was among the first to defend the causes
of Soviet Jews, Nicaragua’s Miskito Indians, Argentina’s “Disappeared,”
Cambodia’s refugees, the Kurds, South African apartheid victims, famine
victims in Africa, prisoners in the former Yugoslavia and most recently victims
of genocide in Darfur.
Soon after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, Wiesel and wife
Marion established The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Its mission is to
combat indifference, intolerance and injustice through international dialogue
and youth-focused programs that promote acceptance, understanding and
equality. The foundation runs programs domestically and internationally.
Wiesel’s memoir, Night, has been translated into more than 30 languages and
has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. A native of Romania, he was
15 when his family was deported to Auschwitz, where his mother and
younger sister perished. He and his father were transported to Buchenwald;
his father died shortly before the camp was liberated in 1945.
He was founding chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, which
created the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Wiesel has served as Andrew W.
Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University since 1976.
For more information on the Outstanding Leaders Forum, watch
The Colonel Connection or contact Rebecca Van Jura at (800) WILKES-U
Ext. 4306 or rebecca.vanjura@wilkes.edu.
Beacon Editor Named National Student
Journalist of the Year
WILKES | Summer 2009
The Society for Collegiate Journalists named Wilkes rising senior Andrew
Seaman as its 2009 Arthur H. Barlow National Student Journalist of the Year.
According to the SCJ Web site, the award honors a student chapter member
who has represented the spirit of the First Amendment by making an
outstanding contribution to student journalism. It includes a $500 scholarship.
Seaman, of Forest City, Pa., led The Beacon as editor in chief for the 2008-09
academic year and served as a producer for Wilkes World, a news magazine
television production. He has also interned at WBRE-TV, The Washington
Times and USA Today.
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Beacon advisor Andrea Frantz, left, and Editor Andrew
Seaman discuss the newspaper’s Web site.
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW
The number of international students at Wilkes University continues to
International students bring a diversity of
grow, totaling 158 in fall 2008. Engineering attracts the most students,
perspectives to their studies, notes Georgia
followed by business and education.
Costalas, associate director of international
Maria Suarez, special assistant to the president for global education
student initiatives. “That adds something very
and diversity, says the University’s Intensive English Program accounts
for some growth. The program prepares international students for study
in the United States. Some of those students stay at Wilkes to complete
necessary to today’s education.”
And it gives both domestic and international
students a better understanding of the world.
an undergraduate or graduate degree.
1%
Non degree
(2 Students)
HOME COUNTRIES OF WILKES
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, FALL 2008
37%
Undergraduate
18%
All IEP
(59 Students)
26%
India
14%
IEP
Only
(28 Students)
14%
Other*
(40 Students)
4%
IEP &
G or U
17%
China
(26 Students)
44%
Graduate
(69 Students)
43%
Saudi Arabia
(65 Students)
DEGREE PROGRAMS OF
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, FALL 2008
*Other includes one student each
from Bangladesh, Benin, British
Virgin Islands, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Honduras, Jordan, Kenya,
Niger, Kuwait, South Korea, Thailand
and Vietnam; two students from
Nepal; and five from Rwanda.
Wilkes Garners Legislative
Honors for 75th Anniversary
Both the U.S. Congress and Pennsylvania House
of Representatives honored Wilkes University in
celebration of its 75th anniversary.
Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski ’67 sponsored the
House resolution. Clayton ’49 and Theresa
Karambelas, Carl Santana ’09, Jamie Gwynn ’09
and David Sborz ’09 were seated on the House
floor as the resolution was read into the
Legislative Record in January.
The University also received a Certificate
of Special Recognition from U.S. Rep.
Paul E. Kanjorski.
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McCall, Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski ’67, Carl Santana ’09
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�For Mandy S. Williams ’77,
racing her Ferrari 430 at
speeds up to 175 mph on
road tracks is “the ultimate
adrenaline rush.” She gets a
quieter thrill from knowing
to raise more than $1 million
during the past 10 years for
PHOTO COURTESY OF
FERRARI NORTH AMERICA
the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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that her passion has helped
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T HER DAY JOB, WILLIAMS IS A SUCCESSFUL
management consultant in Houston. Her expertise
in business development, strategic planning,
operations and finance stems from more than
30 years in the oil, gas and finance industries.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in
economics with a minor in business administration from Wilkes
and an MBA in finance and international business from New
York University/London Graduate School of Business
Administration.
With her consulting practice, The CEA Group Inc., Williams
says she has an ideal situation because she can pick and choose to
work with companies that she knows or that interest her.
During the racing season, however, she spends 10 to 15
percent of her life completely focused on cars. She and other
competitors meet twice a weekend for seven weekends from
March through October. It’s all for fun, as no prize money
is awarded.
“The nice thing about racing as a hobby is that it’s a total
escape from everything,” she says. “At work, you take issues home
with you, and the in-box is always there. Racing is finite. When
the race is over, the race is over.”
Right: Williams exited quickly when what she
thought was smoke enveloped her car. It
turned out to be steam from a ruptured hose.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FERRARI NORTH AMERICA
Below: Seat time is critical to
preparing for a race, Williams says.
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PHOTO BY DENNIS STRINI
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Williams likens her pastime to a high-speed chess game,
requiring extreme concentration and constant adjustments.
While it is exciting, she also finds it relaxing because of the total
focus required.
She tends to be on edge the day of a race, but she’s calm right
before the green flag drops. She knows that she has trained and
has practiced.
“Seat time is most critical,”Williams says. “Your reactions have to
be automatic. When you have to look ahead to set up for corners,
yet are in traffic, it’s too late to think about what you’re going to do.”
Every track is different. Williams has participated in Italy at
the Ferrari international finals and in Canada for the Ferrari
North America Challenge. Road America in Elkhart Lake,
Wis., is memorable for a dramatic corner on the backside
known as “the kink,” she says.
�There have been close calls. Once, at the Las Vegas Motor
Speedway during the next to last lap of a 45-minute race, a water
hose in her vehicle ruptured.
“I was on the straightaway, but couldn’t see a thing because of
what looked like all this smoke. I wanted to pull off somewhere
safe so the race could continue without my being in the way, so
. . . I drove off the track and hit the button that sets off the fire
extinguishing system and exited the car.
“People watching said they never saw anyone get out of a car so
quickly—if you think your car may be on fire, why would you get
out slowly?” It was later determined to be steam clouds from the
water vapor that enveloped the car.
...if you think YOUR CAR
may be on FIRE, why would
you get out slowly?
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The track at Road Atlanta is intimidating, she says, with all its
twists and turns and elevation changes: “There is a steep drop
into the front straight. Imagine cresting a blind hill at high
speed, under a bridge no less, and then feeling like you are
plunging straight down. The elevation changes so dramatically
you have a hard time with the concept.
“You have to keep your foot on the throttle to balance the rear
end of the car while turning to avoid hitting a wall. Lots of fun!”
This venue was actually only the second race in which
Williams ever competed, back in 1999 in her Porsche 996. Her
friends figured it would be too much of a challenge for her.
“That was all I needed to hear,” she recalls. Inspired by the
dare, she was proud to finish in the second half of the pack. This
is, after all, an environment where success is defined as no body
damage to the driver or the car.
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�Her driver’s seat was custom-made for her female frame, so she
doesn’t “flop around like a fish” as she whizzes along the course.
In this high-profile, competitive environment Williams is usually
the only woman around.
She says in order to succeed she needs to have the physical
strength to control the vehicle as well as the endurance to make
it to the race’s end. That’s why she does a lot of running and
weight training as part of her fitness regime.
“Racing is very physical and exhausting. You need your arms
to control the car and your legs to brace yourself from being
thrown right and left on the corners,” Williams explains. The
vehicle’s vibrations tend to bother her back, which she injured at
the age of 15 in gymnastics.
Crew chief Gresham says Williams’ slight physical frame
(between 111 and 115 pounds) and excellent physical condition
are bonuses on the track. “She’s able to stay pretty consistent
throughout the race and doesn’t fade toward the end like some
drivers who may not be in as good shape,” he said.
Williams’ driver’s seat was custom-made for her female frame.
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF FERRARI NORTH AMERICA
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Another incident occurred, not during a race, but at a special
event at No Problem Raceway near New Orleans. “I lost power,
looked in my rear-view mirror to see a flash fire and heard a loud
bang,” she recalled.“The engine had blown up, and there was a flash
fire from the oil escaping until there was nothing left to burn.”
Scott Gresham, crew chief for the Ferrari of Houston race
team, describes Williams as “pretty calm for the most part” in
situations like this. “That’s important, because panic won’t help if
it’s a true fire situation,” he says, admitting it’s easier for him to
remain calm because he’s not in the car.
“Racing can be scary,” Williams says, “because we’re all
amateurs. I’ve seen some pretty bad wrecks. But mostly what’s
damaged is the driver’s pride and wallet. You realize how wellbuilt the cars are and what they can sustain.”
A self-described “motor head,” Williams laughs that her car
payments were once more than her mortgage. She drives a blue
Ferrari street car — a 430 Spider convertible — for daily use, but
prefers her Mercedes G Wagon when she goes anywhere at
night. She also still owns her first sports car, a 993 Porsche
convertible, and a vintage 1957 Porsche 356 racecar. Her current
red racing Ferrari 430 sports two white stripes and the names of
Make-A-Wish benefactors.
It looks similar to the street car but has been modified with
racing seats, harnesses, a fire safety system and cages on the driver
and passenger sides in case of rolls or side impacts. Oh, and there’s
no stereo system.
C
ertainly, this is not your typical hobby, Williams
admits. “There’s this motivation to prove to yourself
that you can do it — the challenge side of it.”
As a side benefit, she has become a role model to her two
young nieces, Natasha and Sawyer, to let them know girls can do
anything — even race cars.
Williams became involved in racing after buying the 993
Porsche convertible in 1997. The local dealer advised there were
“track days” where owners can learn the feel and the potential of
their vehicles on a race track.
“I just loved it. It was such a thrill,” she recalls. She soon
acquired a 996 hardtop Porsche and had a roll cage welded in it
to take on the track. She also
decided to attend the Bondurant
School of High Performance
Driving in Phoenix.
The rest, as they say, is history—
including the successful relationship
with Make-A-Wish. Early on,
Williams noticed that many drivers
displayed names of sponsors on
their cars.
“I decided I would not display
any product or company names
on my car unless they made a
contribution to the Make-AWish Foundation,” Williams
notes. “I am very happy to say that
I was able to complete 11 races
my rookie season, but I am more
proud of the fact that I was able to
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It made me realize . . . that
whatever PROBLEMS I thought
I had were truly insignificant in
the REAL SCHEME
of things.
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raise almost $25,000 (that year) for the Make-A-Wish
Foundation through corporate sponsorship,” she says.
“For a few seasons I actually raced two cars, the ’57 Porsche and
a Ferrari. I went from no-tech to high-tech,” she laughs. “The
Porsche is so much fun to throw around the track, as it is small and
light — versus the Ferrari, which is a much more serious racecar.”
Williams currently serves as advisor to the Make-A-Wish
Foundation of the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana, after having
served the maximum term on the organization’s board of
directors. She is founder and president of the organization’s
Endowment Foundation.
Her involvement with the nonprofit, which grants wishes to
children under age 18 who have life-threatening medical
conditions, was sparked by hearing the words of a “wish child”
at a charity fundraiser she had attended many years ago. “It made
me realize . . . that whatever problems I thought I had were truly
insignificant in the real scheme of things,” she says.
Teresa E. Andrepont, president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish
chapter, says Williams has “a superior business mind, combined
with a soft heart and a determined spirit.”
It was during her undergraduate studies at Wilkes University
that Williams stoked her business skills. “I’ve always been
interested in business, and my first love was advertising,” she says.
“I had an uncle who worked on Madison Avenue, and I worked
in New York City for a time, as well.”
She fondly remembers Wilkes faculty members Scott
Burnside, an executive at The Boston Store who taught her
retailing, and Theodore Engel, who still teaches economics.
Now, years later, she uses her business education both
professionally and philanthropically. Make-A-Wish’s Andrepont
says that due to Williams’ efforts, the agency has been able to set
aside an endowment for unforeseen needs. Additionally,Williams
helped raise funds to purchase a refurbished house in Houston’s
museum district to serve as headquarters for Make-A-Wish,
which had been bouncing around from one donated office space
to another.
Another project helped make a dream come true for a sick
child who had always wanted to go to Italy. With Williams’
leadership and more than $10,000 in support from fellow
members in her local Ferrari Club, he and his immediate family
were able to make the trip.
Despite her impressive fundraising total,Williams believes she’s
getting the better part of the deal. “Being involved with
wish children and their families — seeing their
optimistic outlook on life, sharing their
dreams, sharing their heartache —
makes me appreciate all
that I have.”
Mandy S. Williams, Houston, Texas
B.A., Economics 1977
MBA, Finance and International Business, New York
University/London Graduate School of Business
Administration 1979
Career: After more than 30 years in oil, gas and finance
industries, runs her own management consulting firm.
Notable: Driven to make a difference by raising more than
$1 million for Make-A-Wish Foundation racing her Ferrari on
Favorite Wilkes Place: The women’s dormitory buildings,
located in historic houses with rich architectural details.
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the amateur circuit.
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MORE
WILKES ALUMNUS PROMOTES
POSITIVE IMAGE OF WASHINGTON,
D.C., TO WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE
By Helen Kaiser
HEN MORE THAN
1.8 million people
from all walks of life
flocked to Washington,
D.C., for President Barack
Obama’s inauguration in
January, it was a spectacle unsurpassed in our
nation’s history.
Playing a supporting role in the event was
Bill Hanbury ’72, president and CEO of
Destination DC, the nonprofit organization
charged with promoting the city as a premier
global destination.
“Destination DC played just one part in a
complex plan involving many teams and over a
year of planning,” Hanbury explains. “Our role
involved communications, visitor services and
coordinating information about the event—
and about Washington, D.C., itself.”
The events associated with the inauguration
of the nation’s first African American president
mesmerized audiences across the globe, but
Hanbury himself wasn’t able to watch the
inauguration ceremony. “I was doing media
outreach throughout the day at the White
House and on the National Mall. There was a
huge amount of interest from around the
world in what was happening with this new
president and our democracy.”
Head of Destination DC for the past eight
years, Hanbury says he wasn’t really
apprehensive about millions of
people converging on “his” city.
“We were very well prepared, and
�William A. Hanbury, Washington, D.C.
B.A., History 1972
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(The
inauguration) was an
OUTSTANDING
success that played to
a huge GLOBAL
AUDIENCE
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Vacationing this summer?
Within a day’s drive for more than 25 percent of the
nation’s population, D.C. is a doable destination.
Visit www.washington.org for more information.
Master’s Degree in Public Administration, John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University, 1989
Career: Spent much of his life promoting cities such
as Syracuse, Buffalo and Milwaukee before becoming
president and CEO of Destination DC.
Notable: Helped the nation’s capital host millions of
visitors for the historic inauguration of President
Barack Obama.
Favorite Wilkes Memory: Being associated with an
extraordinary group of athletes and men (the Golden
Horde) who won 32 football games in a row.
leadership of the city’s marketing efforts and created partnerships
that had not happened before; and then it was full-steam ahead.”
With 55 full-time and an additional 175 part-time employees,
Destination DC has a $15 million annual budget to market the
district as a premier special events destination. In 2007, about
16.2 million visitors stayed overnight, spending $5.5 billion and
generating $954 million in federal and municipal tax revenues.
Looking back, Hanbury says he obtained a great education
from professors at his alma mater — and from his mentor, football
coach Rollie Schmidt. Hanbury was a member of the Golden
Horde, the collective Wilkes football teams that were undefeated
from 1965-69.
“There was a lot of inspiration to do your best and to be the
best. I still carry that with me today,” he says.
Hanbury played offensive guard for the Colonels and after
graduation played a few exhibition seasons for the pros — the
Buffalo Bills and the World Football League’s Memphis
Southmen. He then taught history and coached high school
football in his native Syracuse, N.Y.
His career path forked when he accepted a job with the
Syracuse Chamber of Commerce. This led to other positions with
tourism offices in Hilton Head, S.C.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Flint, Mich.;
and Milwaukee, Wis. Hanbury will leave Destination DC to
become president and CEO of the United Way of the Capital
Area effective July 1.
It’s fun being at “the epicenter of communities,” he says. “You
have a chance to really make an impact on an area’s economic
development.”
Bill Hanbury’s don’t-miss recommendation: the National
Mall and Memorial Parks with the hallowed World War II
Memorial and other sights meaningful to Americans and
citizens around the world. “You’ve got to come here to
touch it, see it, and feel the inspiration.”
Opposite page: Hanbury oversees a budget of $15 million annually to
promote D.C. as a premier special events destination.
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I was confident we had the experience, expertise and planning
savvy to pull it off.”
The pomp and pageantry over the four-day period was not
without its glitches. For instance, some ticket holders complained
that crowd management logistics were confusing and the sheer
number of people involved prevented them from getting to their
designated locations to view the ceremony.
“There were some unhappy people, but, by most people’s
estimation, it was an outstanding success that played to a huge
global audience,” Hanbury says, characterizing it as perhaps the
most watched event in history.
He says Washington has
been able to capitalize on a
unique moment in time.
Worldwide, people are looking
to a charismatic new president
for solutions; and this heightens interest in Washington,
D.C., itself. The timing is
perfect, because the city has
experienced a renaissance over
the past 10 to 15 years.
The nation’s capital has
always been known for the
memorials, monuments and
museums seen as backdrops
on newscasts, the tourism
executive says. Now, however, there is more.
“We have re-created downtown, and there is a gentrification
due to people moving back into the district. It’s a hip, trendy,
cosmopolitan city now — on a global par with London,
Rome, Berlin, Paris and Tokyo,” he asserts.
Richard Spigler, president of the Carlyle Suites and Savoy
Suites hotels, serves as chairman of the 96-member Hotel
Association of Washington, D.C., and on the board of
Destination DC. He says many in the local tourism
industry had long-time dreams of the city becoming
a world-class destination, and Hanbury was
instrumental in making it happen.
“He believed in it from the first day he
came here,” Spigler says. Just after the
9/11 tragedy, Hanbury “seized
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HOLTZMANS’ TIFFANY
PURCHASE EVOLVED
FROM INVESTMENT TO PASSION
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By Kim Bower-Spence
I
fell in love with it,” Evelyn explains. “I always went for the bright
colors. I liked reds, greens and blues.”
As their interest in Tiffany grew more serious, they enlisted
experts Alastair Duncan and Damien Peduto to help them
navigate their quest. Daughter Allison was most instrumental in
their acquisitions over the years; she was just a teenager when she
began buying pieces.
Interest in Tiffany had not yet peaked at that time, so the lamps
proved a good investment.With many fake lamps also circulating,
the search required trained eyes.
“It was such an American icon of art, and it was one
of the few artistic things that were so American
from so long ago,” Evelyn says. “When
we first started collecting, it was a
bargain.” And many pieces were
going out of the country.
Evelyn recalls sitting
behind a well-known
buyer at an auction
house. It was her
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The Holtzmans
acquired their first
Tiffany lamp, this
snowball floor lamp,
in Vermont in 1980.
T WAS SNOWBALLS THAT
first ignited the obsession.
Not frozen spheres of ice
crystals but puffs of white petals
depicted in luminous, leaded
glass. A genuine Tiffany floor
lamp, its pieced shade celebrating nature’s
beauty in awe-inspiring, man-made art.
Now Seymour ’57 and Evelyn (Krohn)
’58 Holtzman possess one of the largest
privately held collections of Tiffany in the
world, from lamps and favrile glassware, to
candlesticks and desk sets and other works
in glass and metal.
Seymour chairs the board of Casual
Male Retail Group Inc., a specialty
retailer of big and tall men’s apparel with
more than 500 locations. He also serves
as chief executive officer and cochairman of the board of George
Foreman Enterprises Inc.
A friend located their first lamp when
it went up for auction in Vermont in
1980. The Holtzmans thought they
would buy the lamp, hold it a few years
and resell. “When we got it, we just so
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This banded poppy floor lamp
features a pig-tail finial.
�Numerous Tiffany lamps decorate the living room of the Holtzmans’ Palm Beach, Fla., home.
first solo Tiffany purchase, and she made up her mind to out-bid the
woman, whatever it took. “Whenever she would raise her paddle,
I would go one higher, and that is how I acquired our apple
blossom lamp.”
Seymour won bids for a number of pieces auctioned from the estate
of automotive executive Walter Chrysler in 1989. A portion of the
Holtzman collection was displayed at the Boca Raton Museum of Art
in early 2008, along with a Degas exhibit. “The exhibit boasted the
largest attendance in the history of the museum,” Evelyn notes.
She doesn’t know how many total pieces they have in their
collection, which includes stained glass windows and
chandeliers. The Holtzmans have sold only one piece: a
Tiffany fireplace too big for their Palm Beach,
Fla., home.
“Over the years,” Evelyn says,
“nothing has given us more
pleasure than living with our
Tiffany lamps.”
Tiffany took inspiration
from nature, as seen
in this wisteria
table lamp.
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It was such an American
ICON OF ART, and it
was one of the few
ARTISTIC things that
were so AMERICAN
from so long ago.
The Holtzman family
includes, from left:
Evelyn, Marc, Allison,
Steven and Seymour.
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF
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THE HOLTZMAN FAMILY
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N E W C O U N T RY, N E W L I F E
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If I had to
give my FULL
NAME every time I
was introduced, it
would have been a
DIFFICULT THING.
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Opposite page: Arvan retired as professor and interim chair of pathology,
laboratory medicine and pediatrics at University of Rochester School of
Medicine and Dentistry in 2004. PHOTO BY STEVE BOERNER
Dean Arvan, left, was photographed for the yearbook with Younsu Koo ’56 of
South Korea, Coach Bob Partridge, Ahmed Kazimi ’58 of Trans-Jordan, and
assistant coach “Flip” Jones. PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
He recalls the name change as a welcome relief. “If I had to give
my full name every time I was introduced, it would have been a
difficult thing.”
A part-time job as a laboratory technician while at Hahnemann
Medical College, Philadelphia, steered him to pathology. Arvan
completed his residency in the specialty at University of
Pennsylvania in 1964 and became an associate professor there in
1969. He joined the faculty at University of Rochester School of
Medicine and Dentistry in 1977, eventually serving as senior
associate dean for academic affairs and associate chair and interim
chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
He is board-certified in both anatomic pathology and laboratory
medicine. His extensive research included assessing diagnostic tests.
He counts among his numerous achievements an early initiative
that led to a comprehensive interdisciplinary program for prenatal
diagnosis of neural tube defects and other fetal anomalies.
Arvan served as U.S. editor in chief of Clinica Chimica Acta, an
international scientific journal for clinical biochemistry. He has led
several professional organizations, including serving as president of
the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists.
He and wife Joan live in Fairport, N.Y., and are the parents of
three sons: Stephen, David and Ted.
Dean Arvan, Fairport, N.Y.
B.S., Biology 1955
Career: Pathologist and administrator at University of
Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Notable: One of first international students at Wilkes,
edited an international scientific journal for clinical
biochemistry and diagnostic procedures.
Favorite Wilkes memory: During Arvan’s junior year,
professor Charles Reif took him to a suit sale. Reif
bought one for himself and, for one dollar more, one for
Arvan. “My first suit! He probably knew that I would need
one for my upcoming medical school interviews.”
WILKES | Summer 2009
''
pon stepping off an airplane in WilkesBarre in September 1951, a 17-year-old
Greek boy was greeted warmly by a tall,
distinguished-looking stranger with
graying hair. “Welcome to Wilkes. We are
very glad you are here,” Wilkes President
Eugene Farley told the young man, who had received a full
scholarship to Wilkes as part of a Greek-American organization’s
effort to help promising graduates of war-ravaged Greek high
schools study abroad. Moments later, Farley would turn to his
young scholar and ask, “By the way, how do you say your name?”
“Constantinos Arvanitogeorgos!” proudly replied the darkhaired boy who had left his island home in Corfu, Greece, several
days earlier with a goal of becoming a physician. “Well, enough
of that,” Farley said kindly. “Not only will we have difficulty
pronouncing it, there aren’t enough spaces on our official forms
to fit it in. From now on your name will be Dean Arvan.”
And so Dean Arvan ’55 became one of the first – if not the
first – international students at Wilkes. He hadn’t chosen Wilkes.
“This was where I was placed. I was simply sent there,” he notes.
Though his limited knowledge of English hampered his
studies of humanities and English literature a bit, Arvan excelled
in the sciences and mathematics. He credits classmates,
roommates, coworkers in the college dining room and fellow
members of the soccer team with accepting him and immersing
him in American culture.
“For me, Ashley Hall was like
being in a palace,” notes Arvan,
who spent his teen years in a
partially walled city during
World War II and a bloody civil
war. Roommates would drag
him along to local taverns to
watch Friday night fights on
television.
On the academic side, he
says, Charles Reif and George
Ralston provided ongoing
encouragement and mentoring.
Al Groh gets a special thankyou. “I suspect he made special
allowances for my tendency to
torture the English language and to utter linguistic ‘faux pas’ at
regular intervals.” And President Farley and his family, as well as
John Chwalek, provided personal support.
Arvan was expected to work to cover his other expenses. So
he became a soda jerk for the family of Clayton Karambelas ’49,
among other summer jobs. The Karambelases’ Greek origins
helped ease Arvan’s transition. “It provided some degree of
continuity for Greek customs.”
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GOAL
TENDER
RAINEY COACHES U OF
IOWA’S WOMEN’S SOCCER
TEAM FOR SUCCESS BOTH
ON AND OFF THE FIELD
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By Christopher
Barrows
Rainey took the reins of
the Iowa Hawkeyes
women’s soccer team in
2006. PHOTOS COURTESY
OF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
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He was a
QUINTESSENTIAL
teammate, the
HARDEST WORKER
on and off the field...
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Rainey, number 19 in white, teams with fellow players to
outmaneuver opponents. PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
record since 2001. In 2008, they posted nine wins with
11 of their starters either freshmen or sophomores.
Number of goals scored rose each year, culminating
with 28 last season. Iowa also posted an eight-match
unbeaten streak last fall, a school record.
Rainey utilizes a coaching style very much based
on mentoring. He developed some of his technique
from his experiences with Wingert.
“He always did a great job of allowing us to
prepare ourselves as players,” Rainey says. “He wasn’t
afraid to let us fail but gave us the ability to think
for ourselves on the field. These are the kind of
mentoring methods I still incorporate today.”
Growing up watching his father coach gave him
an appreciation for the long hours and heart the job
requires. Rainey and his wife, Margaret, a former
collegiate soccer player, are the proud parents of
three children. He intends to instill in his children
the same values of leadership and personal
responsibility that he has learned.
He believes these same values should be applied to
his players. While success on the field is important,
he understands the importance of a good education
and wants to see his players succeed in life, not just
in athletics.
“I hope to see my players see more than just
success on the field. I want them to take the lessons
on the field and apply themselves in the academic
world,” Rainey explains. “I’m excited where I am
right now. It’s a great place and a great school.”
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ON RAINEY ’91 COMES FROM A LONG LINE
of athletes. The son and namesake of a former
Wilkes basketball coach, he grew up the youngest
of four boys. This taught him a competitive
edge from a young age.
This drive and will to win propelled
him to success in the world of collegiate women’s soccer, where
he serves as head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
A transfer from Virginia Tech, Rainey spent 1989 to 1991
playing soccer for Wilkes University. Some of the strongest
teams in Wilkes men’s soccer history, those teams still hold
records, including most goals in a season (52), most total team
points (145), and most wins in program history (16).
Phil Wingert, head coach at Wilkes for 26 years, credits
Rainey as a big part of the team’s success.
”He had an infectious personality. He made his teammates
want to work and play harder. It was like having another coach out there.”
Wingert also considered himself lucky to have two of the greatest players he’s
coached play together: Rainey and Paul Jellen ’93.
Jellen, the leading scorer in Wilkes’ history, credits some of his personal
success on the field to Rainey. “Those records are in large part due to Ron
Rainey. He was a quintessential teammate, the hardest worker on and off the
field,” Jellen says. “He made you want to work harder yourself.” Jellen says
Rainey always gave his all and never gave up.
Rainey excelled off the soccer field too. He made the dean’s list all six
semesters and earned a 3.89 grade point average. He also held the position
of sports director for the Wilkes radio station, wrote for The Beacon and
was active in the Wilkes Education Club.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in English and mathematics, Rainey went
on to attain a master’s in sports administration at Trenton State. There he took
an apprenticeship with the women’s soccer program.
“I would assume if I didn’t get that opportunity at the college level while
at Trenton State, I’d probably be teaching and coaching at the high school
level,” he reasons.
After Trenton State, he became head coach at University of WisconsinParkside, then moved on to University of Cincinnati and Towson. He
served as an assistant during the
first two seasons of women’s
soccer at Iowa before moving
on to Ball State. He returned to
Iowa to take the reins of the
Hawkeyes in 2006.
Rainey guided the team to a
berth in the Big Ten Tournament
each of the last two seasons. The
Hawkeyes have shown consistent
improvement under his leadership,
finishing 8-8-4 in 2007 – their best
– Paul Jellen
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Alumni Gather Throughout Florida
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Florida alumni met in Boca Raton, Orlando and Naples in February.
In Boca, Carolyn ’58 and Jack Basler hosted a dinner for alumni in the
area.Wilkes President Tim Gilmour updated everyone on the latest
happenings at Wilkes.
On Saturday, Feb. 21, 30 alumni and friends met at the Rainforest Café
in Orlando for the inaugural activity of the Central Florida regional group.
This was the first time in a number of years that an event was
held in the Orlando area, and alumni enjoyed getting
together and catching up with each other. Photos
are available on The Colonel Connection at
http://community.wilkes.edu/. Charlie
Robinson ’57 chairs the central Florida
group and is working with other alumni
to plan future events.To find out more
about the regional group, please
contact the Office of Alumni
Relations at alumni@wilkes.edu.
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Alumni and friends in the Naples area attended
the fourth annual event at the Bay Colony Beach
Club, hosted by Wilkes’ community partner M&T
Bank. President Gilmour updated attendees on
plans for the law school and a science, health and
engineering building. Plans for both continue to
move forward, albeit more slowly due to the
current economic climate. He stressed the
importance of continued support for Wilkes, as
this allows the University to provide financial aid
to students.
Special thanks to Don Wilkinson ’58 for this
wonderful venue.
Below: Alumni gather at the Rainforest Café, Orlando, Fla.
Inset: Grace, Scott and Karen Cowan ’96 take in Downtown Disney.
PHOTOS BY SUE JOLLEY
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ALUMNI HELP RECRUIT NEW COLONELS
Who can better articulate the benefits of
a Wilkes education than the alumni?
That’s why the Alumni Association has
become more involved with admissions
efforts this spring.
For years, the annual Alumni Scholarship
Dinner has rewarded a current legacy
student—a student whose grandparent or
parent attended Wilkes. Now the Alumni
Association is actively working with the
admissions office on a variety of projects.
This spring, some successful Wilkes
alumni wrote letters to admitted students
to share their experiences and explain the
benefits of a Wilkes education. At VIP
Brian Toll ’02, Beth (Rosenberg) Nicholson ’02, and Fred Gedrich ’73 catch up with each other in D.C.
PHOTO BY MIRKO WIDENHORN
Day, an open house for accepted
students, an alumni panel gave
insights into their time on campus and
their success, much of which can be
attributed to Wilkes. A similar panel is
planned for upcoming open houses.
The Alumni Association also hosted a
Legacy Reception at VIP Day for admitted
legacy students. Alumni and their children
enjoyed meeting each other and
reconnecting to the Wilkes of today.
The Alumni Association looks forward to
welcoming these important prospective
students as alumni in a few years. For
more information on these programs,
please contact the Office of Alumni
Relations at alumni@wilkes.edu or check
The Colonel Connection.
D.C./Baltimore Regional Group Starts Up
If you now call the Washington, D.C., or Baltimore, Md., areas home, you
can enjoy regular get-togethers with fellow Wilkes alumni. A new regional
group has met twice so far this year.
In January, about 20 alumni gathered at James Hoban’s Irish Restaurant
& Bar in Dupont Circle.They had a chance to meet and catch up with
each other and also reconnect with Paul Adams ’77, vice president of
student affairs, and with Addy Malatesta, director of athletics.This was the
first activity of the D.C. regional group, a group of alumni who are helping
to plan events for the more than 700 alumni in the greater D.C./Baltimore
area.The group will plan informal get-togethers, more formal activities, and
family-friendly events. Ron Miller ’93 chairs this regional group.
Alumni gathered March 23 in Baltimore with a reception at the James
Joyce Irish Pub & Restaurant.This was another opportunity to reconnect
and get to know some of the other Wilkes alumni in the Washington or
Baltimore area. If you are interested in more information on the
D.C./Baltimore regional group, please contact the Office of Alumni
Relations at alumni@wilkes.edu.
Scholarship Luncheon Proves Meaningful
to Recipients and Donors
More than 200 student scholarship recipients and scholarship donors gathered
March 26 at a special luncheon to meet each other – sometimes for the first time.
Each year, this scholarship luncheon gives students a chance to personally
thank the supporters of the scholarships and give the donors a chance to hear
about the recipients’ successes.This year,Wilkes offered 167 endowed
scholarships and 20 annual scholarships.
Without financial assistance, many students wouldn’t be able to attend Wilkes,
as they depend on this financing. Affordability is a
team process. It takes students and parents willing to
stretch themselves, but it also takes generous donors
willing to make Wilkes students their primary
philanthropic choice.
If you are interested in more information on
funding or contributing to a scholarship, please phone
(800) WILKES-U Ext. 4309 or visit The Colonel
Connection at http://community.wilkes.edu.
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prospective Colonels and their parents
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�class notes
1959
Reunion Oct. 9-11 ~
Janice Longo is author and
illustrator of There’s a Mouse in
the House, a self-published
children’s book.The book was
published under her
grandmother’s maiden name,
Lucia Tuttle. She resides in
Madison, N.J.
Charles A. Sorber is interim
president of University of
Texas-Pan American. Sorber is
professor emeritus in the
Department of Civil,
Architectural and
Environmental Engineering at
UT Austin’s Cockrell School
of Engineering. He earned a
master’s degree from
Pennsylvania State University
and a doctorate from
University of Texas at Austin.
He is a member of the
American Academy of
Environmental Engineers, has
been active in the American
Association for Engineering
Education, and is a former
president of the Water
Environment Federation. He
resides in Austin,Texas.
1966
Philip Cheifetz, Ph.D.,
professor of mathematics,
computer science and
information technology at
Nassau Community College,
has been granted the honor of
“Distinguished Service
Professor” by the State
University of New York
(SUNY) Board of Trustees.
The award is conferred upon
individuals who have achieved
national or international
prominence and have earned a
distinguished reputation
within his or her chosen field.
Cheifetz was one of only 13
professors among the 64
SUNY campuses statewide to
attain this honor last year.
1967
Leona Sokash Dufour
retired from teaching high
school English in Carmel,
N.Y. She resides with her
husband in Georgetown,
Maine. Retirement activities
include membership in a
writing group, quilting
group and book club.
1977
Guy Barbato retired from his
position as associate professor
of poultry science at Penn
State University to launch
biotechnology company
Gallimed Sciences Inc. He
resides in Long Beach
Township, N.J.
1983
David Carey was recently
promoted to vice president of
systems engineering for
Instrumentation Engineering,
located in Oakland, N.J. Carey
lives in Wilkes-Barre with his
wife, Jennifer (Ogurkis) ’83;
children Lauren ’08 and John,
a rising senior at Wilkes; and
beagles Bruce, Jack and
Ozwald.
1988
Ronald Ulitchney, CPA,
was promoted to partner
status at the Kingston, Pa.,
accounting firm Kronick
Kalada Berdy & Co. He
resides in Trucksville, Pa.
1991
Alissa Marie Antosh married
Scott Bryan Dana on Aug. 30,
2008. She is employed by
Medical Oncology Associates
and is a senior editor of The
Independent magazine.The
couple reside in Kingston, Pa.
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1995
Lars Augustin, P.E., has
received the New York Water
Environment Association
Young Professionals Service
Award. He is a project
manager with Gannett
Fleming, an international
planning, design and
construction management firm
in Locust Valley, N.Y.
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Thomas J. McWilliams is a
partner at Drinker Biddle &
Reath LLP’s Intellectual
Property Practice Group. He
works in the Philadelphia
Former Colonel football players gathered at the Florida home of Gary Popovich ’64. From left are: Pepper Merrill
’69, Phil Besler ’76, Ted Yeager ’72, Tony Couto ’78, Popovich, Ron Grohowski ’64, Coach Rollie Schmidt, Joe Wiendl
’69 and Joe Yanovitch '55. PHOTO BY SUE JOLLEY
�class notes
Puma Develops
Training for
Overcoming
Motion Sickness
When Sam Puma ’58 joined the U.S.
Air Force in his junior year at
Hahnemann Medical School, he
dreamed of joining the space program.
As a flight surgeon for NASA with
a private pilot’s license and his own
airplane, Puma didn’t expect
problems with motion sickness.
And he didn’t — until he found
himself in a T-33 training jet while the
pilot took the plane through a series
of intense maneuvers.
“He turned that airplane inside out,”
Puma recalls. “I got so sick and was
without an airsickness bag. I had to
relieve myself into my glove.”
This event was not only
embarrassing but heartbreaking.
Aviators can’t take drugs for motion
sickness. “They interfere with
performance,” says Puma, who
majored in biology and minored in
chemistry at Wilkes.
Puma markets his patented
method in a DVD he sells online.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SAM PUMA
Not ready to give up, he set out to
combat his motion sickness. “I had heard of sailors
He decided to patent the Puma Method after
getting their ‘sea legs’ by building up a tolerance to the
successfully helping friends and relatives. The biggest
motions of a ship, so I thought maybe I could develop
challenge is reaching individuals who could benefit from
some maneuvers I could do that would allow me to
it. “Type in ‘motion sickness’ into Google and you’ll get
build up tolerance to motion sickness.”
more than 2 million responses,” Puma says. He launched
These maneuvers became the Puma Method, a
a Web site: www.pumamethod.com.
patented series of exercises that build a person’s
Puma is still involved in aviation and is currently
resistance to motion sickness over a one- to two-
building a research aircraft. He resides in Winchester,
week period. Puma says the program, explained in a
Calif., with his wife, Susan.
DVD he sells online, is based on the idea of
their motion sickness.
– By Shannon Curtin ’07
WILKES | Summer 2009
habituation and has helped hundreds of people cure
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branch of the national firm
and is a frequent author
and speaker on U.S. and
international intellectual
property issues.
1996
Maj. Kristine (Ferrell)
Hackett was recently
promoted to flight
commander of the Women’s
Health Clinic at Langley Air
Force Base. She is a women’s
health nurse practitioner and
resides in Hampton,Va., with
husband Jim and children
Christian and Bethanie.
1998
Karen Mazuka married Erik
Hartman on Sept. 6, 2008. She
received a master of science
Qureshi in the House
Ali Qureshi ’96 isn’t a member of the U.S. House of
Representatives, but he works behind the scenes to keep
the House running.
After graduating from Wilkes with an environmental
engineering degree, he became a management
consultant for a private company working with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. A job in communications and technology eventually led to a position as
web systems branch manager for the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer in the House. At the same time, he
degree in software engineering
from George Mason
University in 2003. She is
employed by
PricewaterhouseCoopers in
Washington, D.C.The couple
reside in Washington, D.C.
June 28, 2008. Megan is
employed by Street Delivery
as a photographer. Jason is
employed by U.S. Investigative
Services as a special
investigator.They reside in
Dallas, Pa.
2000
Megan Sara Daniels married
Jason Lee Kauwell ’00 on
Holly Filion married Kerry
Bretzius on Nov. 23, 2007.
They reside in Birdsboro, Pa.
was completing his executive master’s degree from the
Wharton School of Business.
In 2006, Qureshi became director for establishing a new
organization: a center of excellence for financial and
business support applications. He led a 60-plus-member
team responsible for business applications supporting over
$1 billion of financial transactions.
Qureshi stepped into his current role in 2008. As deputy
chief administrative officer and a senior advisor to chief
administrative officer Dan Beard, Qureshi is responsible for
House operations and supervises about a dozen
departments, including House Information Resources and
Administrative and Financial Services, and oversees a staff
of 650 employees and 800 consultants.
His responsibilities include helping to establish the
CAO’s strategic priorities and incorporating a “Green
the Capitol” program to adopt sustainable business
practices that are not only environmentally sound but
also cost-effective. He enjoys coaching staff and
managing employees. “Good leadership is being able
to do your part to motivate individuals, set the goals
for the team, and then provide autonomy to your staff
so they can excel at their jobs,” Qureshi says.
Wilkes provided “confidence and encouragement from
students, faculty and administrators,” he says. He
remembers fondly how “the entire school environment was
very welcoming, and we were cared for like a family.”
Qureshi and his wife, Sarah, reside in Ashburn, Va., with
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sons Daniyal, 7, and Ryaan, 4.
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– By Shannon Curtin ’07
Ali Qureshi ’96
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Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan ’69, Middleton, Wis., visits with
former Golden Horde end and assistant football coach Joe Skvarla ’69,
Plymouth, Pa., and former Golden Horde guard Les Loveland ’70,
Oceanport, N.J. PHOTO BY SUE JOLLEY
Nathan Robert Lipton was
awarded the certified fraud
examiner designation by the
Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners on Nov. 24, 2008.
He is employed by the
Pennsylvania Department of
the Auditor General as a
special investigator.
Sept. 27, 2008. She is
employed as a software
developer at Keystone
Automotive Operations,
Exeter, Pa. Matthew is
employed by Sungard Higher
Education at Wilkes University
as an instructional designer.
They reside in Forty Fort, Pa.
2001
Kristy (Tkach) Dawe and her
husband, Greg Dawe, are
proud to announce the birth
of a daughter, Macey Olivia,
on Nov. 24, 2008.The family
resides in Pen Argyl, Pa.
Tammy Ash and Greg Hink
were united in marriage on
Nov. 15, 2008. She is
employed by Robin’s Nest as a
social worker.They reside in
Paulsboro, N.J.
Greg Johansen was promoted
to petty officer second class in
the U.S. Navy.
Erin Kathleen Walsh,
Pharm.D. ’02, married
Gregory Cherkauskas on Dec.
14, 2007. She is employed by
Rite Aid Corporation.They
reside in Pittston, Pa.
2002
Matthew John Koch married
Jami Lynn Shuleski ’06 on
2003
John (BJ) Kosich married
Amanda (Watson) Kosich
’05 on Nov. 24, 2007.
They reside in Florida.
George C. Morrison is
employed by White and
Williams LLP’s Allentown, Pa.,
office as a new associate in the
commercial litigation
department. He resides in
Allentown, Pa.
2006
Erin Elizabeth Rovinsky
married Michael Patrick
Barlow Jr. on Oct. 25, 2008.
She is employed by Genesis
Health Care.They reside in
Dallas, Pa.
Nathan Fenstermacher
married Shannon (Carr)
Fenstermacher, Pharm.D.
’08, on Sept. 6, 2008. Shannon
is employed as a clinical staff
pharmacist at Lehigh Valley
Hospital, Allentown, Pa.
Nathan is employed as a
physician assistant for Lehigh
Neurology, Allentown, Pa.
The couple reside in
Allentown, Pa.
Brooke Zuercher married
William Coleman on Sept. 20,
2008, in Allentown, Pa. She is
an international account
manager for LaFrance Corp.,
Glen Mills, Pa., and is
responsible for the European
development division.They
reside in Exton, Pa.
Graduate Degrees
2000
Carolyn Ann Cooper, MS,
married Kevin Hummer on
Nov. 25, 2008. She is a
fourth-grade teacher at Dallas
Elementary in the Dallas
School District.
The bride and groom are
drummers in the Wyoming
Valley Pipe and Drum Band.
They reside in Kingston, Pa.
Suzanne Jennifer Owens,
MS, married Joshua Harter
Kile on Nov. 29, 2008. She is
a sixth-grade teacher in the
Hazleton Area School District.
They reside in Nescopeck, Pa.
2005
Frank M. Sorokach, MBA, is
employed by State Farm
Insurance as insurance agent
in Tunkhannock, Pa. He is also
an adjunct instructor at
Keystone College.
2006
Jennifer Lee Bernick, MS,
married Jeffrie Edward Welby
on June 28, 2008. She is in her
final year of coursework in
pursuit of her doctorate in
educational leadership and is
employed as a fourth-grade
teacher at the Lake-Lehman
School District.They reside in
Dallas, Pa.
Kevin Matthew West, MS,
married Danielle Leigh
Zarembo on Aug. 9, 2008.
He is employed at Dallas
High School.
2009
Holly Marie Moran, MS,
married Robert Zbysheski
on Sept. 27, 2008. She is
employed by the Pittston
Area School District as a
fifth-grade teacher.
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2005
Michael Benulis married
Sabrina Naples on Sept. 27,
2008. He works as a
mechanical engineer for PPL at
the Montour power plant in
Washingtonville, Pa.The couple
reside in Lightstreet, Pa.
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In Memoriam
1948
J. Glenn Gooch of Kingston,
Pa., died Jan. 28, 2009. He
received a bachelor’s degree in
commerce and finance from
Bucknell University and an
MBA from Wilkes College.
He served in the U.S. Air
Force during World War II.
Gooch worked at
Pennsylvania Gas and Water
Company, serving as CEO
from 1978 until 1987. He was
also vice president of PA
Enterprises Inc.,Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are his wife of 64
years, the former Belle Miller;
and son Brad Gooch, New
York City.
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1949
June Persing McGuire of
Cartersville, Ga., died March
4, 2008.
She was employed by
Brown & Co. jewelers in
Roswell, Ga., as a jewelry and
gift buyer prior to her
retirement in 1985. She is
survived by her husband of 57
years, Delbert McGuire ’52;
five children, including
Richard ’73; and nine
grandchildren.
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James J. Slamon of
Wrightsville, Pa., died Dec. 23,
2008. He was an accountant
for Slamon and Co. and a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II.
He is survived by his wife,
Dorothy H. (Huff) Slamon of
Wrightsville; a son, James
Slamon, Medford, N.J.; two
daughters, Janie Slamon,
Emmaus, Pa., and Nancy Urey,
Wrightsville; and three
grandchildren.
He is survived by his
daughter, Janilyn; and two
adopted daughters.
1950
George Brody of Lancaster,
Pa., died Jan. 6, 2009. Brody
served in the Second Infantry
Division in World War II and
in the Army Air Force in
Hondo,Texas, before resuming
his education. He received a
master’s degree from Temple
University and taught English
and journalism at Thaddeus
Stevens College of Technology
before assuming the role of
the director of the Office of
Admissions. He was awarded
an honorary doctorate in
1997. After retirement he
worked as a substitute teacher
in the Manheim Township and
Lancaster City school districts.
He is survived by wife
Martha (Allan) Brody, to
whom he was married 66
years; a son, Bruce, Springfield,
Va.; nine grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
Esther S. Wilson of
Wyoming, Pa., died Jan. 3,
2009. She was a graduate of
Nesbitt Hospital School of
Nursing, class of 1939. She
was commissioned as a
lieutenant in the Army Nurse
Corps in 1941. In 1942, she
was one of 52 nurses assigned
to the 77th Evacuation
Hospital and served as the
head surgical nurse caring for
the wounded from the
African, Sicilian, English,
French and German fronts.
Wilson was discharged with
the rank of captain and,
through the GI Bill, received
her bachelor’s degree in
nursing education from Wilkes
College. She taught LPN
students at Nesbitt Hospital.
She is survived by her
children, Robert Jr., Plymouth
Meeting, Pa., David,
Tunkhannock, Pa., Dr. Janis
Wilson Seeley, Shavertown,
Pa.; eight grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild.
1954
George Joseph Elias of
Mechanicsburg, Pa., died
Dec. 20, 2008. He earned a
master of science degree in
secondary administration at
Bucknell University and was
employed as a teacher by
Wyoming Seminary before
working as a managing
partner for General Roofing
Co., an estimator for
Suburban Roofing Co. and a
supervisor with Houck
Roofing Co.
1955
George Grabousky of
Edwardsville, Pa., died Jan. 7,
2009. He served in the U.S.
Army during World War II
and was awarded the Purple
Heart. He was a draftsman for
Modern Design,Vestal, N.Y.
1957
Albert A. Broody, of WilkesBarre, died March 1, 2009.
Broody was a veteran of
the Korean War, serving in
the Marine Corps stationed
in Europe. He was employed
for many years by the
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources as a
water-quality manager.
George Siles, Ph.D.,
formerly known as Jacob
George Silewski, of
Nanticoke, Pa., died Jan. 28,
2009. He taught at several
colleges and universities. He
is survived by children Erica
Peterson and Kiera, Samantha
and Zakariah Siles.
1958
Phyllis Judge Saldarriaga of
Coral Gables, Fla., died Jan.
22, 2009. Surviving are her
husband, Jaime Saldarriaga; her
son, Luis Saldarriaga; daughter
Mariluz Azan, Coral Gables,
Fla.; and three grandchildren.
1959
Joan T. Oliver of Hudson,
Fla., died Oct. 18, 2008. She
was a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania
Nursing School,Wilkes
College and Trenton State and
was a retired school nurse
from Willingboro, N.J. She
moved to Florida in 1989.
Oliver is survived by husband
Joseph; sons Thom, Lake
Worth, Fla., and Tim,
Suwanee, Ga.; and daughter
Jody, Clover, S.C.; and brother
Thomas Tierney, South
Natick, Mass.
�class notes
University Family
Mourns Loss of
Professor Matthew
Zukoski ’86
always gave the impression that
there was nothing worth getting
upset over, that there was nothing
that we couldn’t fix.”
Zukoski, of Kingston, Pa.,
Matthew J. Zukoski ’86, associate
graduated from Hanover Area High
professor in Wilkes University’s
School in 1982. He earned a
Department of Mathematics and
bachelor’s degree in electrical
Computer Science since 2002, died
engineering from Wilkes, a master’s
Jan. 31, 2009.
degree in computer science from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
Zukoski’s students recall his
friendliness and willingness to go
State University, and a doctorate in
above and beyond to help and guide
computer engineering from Lehigh
them. “He would do anything for his
University. He had been affiliated
students,” says Jason Wagner ’09. “I
with Wilkes University in various
remember times when we would be
capacities since he was a student.
working through dinner on projects
Zukoski also worked nearly eight
in the computer lab, and he’d knock
years as a researcher in the
on the door holding a loaf of bread
Department of Radiology at the
and cheese and ask us if we wanted
Hershey Medical Center.
Zukoski was a lifetime member of
toasted cheese sandwiches.”
Holy Family Church, Sugar Notch,
He put others first, a quality that
his students and advisees took to
and was actively involved in many
heart. “Go to his office on a random
church societies. He was also a
weeknight, and you’d find him
member of the Knights of Columbus
helping a student with a math class
Holy Family Sugar Notch Council. An
that he didn’t teach, or helping a
avid cyclist, he often participated in
the “Five Boro New York City Tour,”
local non-profit setup a Web site, or
Matthew Zukoski ’86
as well as other cycling events. He
meeting with an advisee to change
his schedule—again. I’m not sure he experienced real
was a Seinfeld trivia aficionado and devout New York Mets
spare time for years,” says John Mishanski ’07.
fan, with an annual hope that this was the year they would
end when they left Wilkes. “After graduating from college, I
win the World Series.
In addition to his mother, Patricia, he is survived by
decided to move to California to take a job,” Mishanski
brothers Paul, Olympia, Wash.; John Jr., Hanover Township,
explains. “I had spent a few months there previously, but it
Pa.; Theodore, Slatington, Pa.; Dominic, Blairstown, N.J.;
was still one of the scariest things I’d do in my entire life.
Christopher, Bethesda, Md.; and Joseph, Los Angeles, Calif.;
Coincidentally, Dr. Zukoski was in San Francisco for a
and by sisters Mary Jo Zukoski ’88, Fredericksburg, Va.;
conference for a few days. He went out of his way to skip
and Amy Maldonado, Potomac Falls, Va.
some conference sessions to spend time with me, taking
my mind off of my worries.”
Students remember Zukoski’s joyful and positive
Memorial contributions may be made to Wilkes
University for a scholarship in the name of Dr. Matthew J.
Zukoski. Donations may be mailed to the attention of
outlook. “In three and a half years, I never saw him
Evelyne Topfer, Wilkes University, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-
without a giant smile on his face,” says Wagner. “And he
Barre, Pa. 18766.
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And Zukoski’s willingness to help his students did not
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�class notes
1971
John A. Nossal died Dec. 6,
2008. He was employed by the
NEIU #19, teaching both
remedial and talented math for
31 years. He lived in Clarks
Summit, Pa., until his
retirement in 2005 and loved
attending Wilkes University
football games. He is survived
by his wife, the former Eileen
Taylor, Corning, N.Y.
1972
Robert Carmen Amico of
Pittston, Pa., died Jan. 6, 2009.
He was employed at the
Wilkes-Barre Area VocationalTechnical School as a business
manager, retiring in 1997. He
served in the U.S. Army as a
SP5 from 1964 to 1967.
1974
Randolph S. “Randy”
Yanoshak of Hanover
Township, Pa., died
March 6, 2009.
He was employed by
Conair Corporation, having
previously worked for
Hanover Beauty Supply and
Zotos Inc., and also bartended
at Alexis Tavern, Hanover
Township.
He was a member of the
Hanover Township Board of
Commissioners from 19821989 and served as president
of the board. He was a
member of the Mickey
Noonan Chapter of the PIAA
football officials, retiring in
2000 after 25 years of service.
His is survived by his wife
of 36 years, the former
Connie Soltis; sons Randy Jr.,
Wrentham, Mass., Ryan,West
Point, N.Y., and Corey, Dover,
Del.; and two grandchildren.
1982
Stephen M. Lokuta of
Dupont, Pa., died Feb. 3, 2009.
He had owned and operated
the Stephen M. Lokuta
Funeral Home, Dupont.
Dianne Marie Kolesar, CPA,
MBA ’84 of West Wyoming,
Pa., died Feb. 5, 2008.
She earned bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in accounting
and served as controller of
Vector Security,Wilkes-Barre.
She is survived by her mother,
Victoria,West Wyoming; sister
Victoria; and brothers George,
Daniel and Michael.
Faculty/Staff
Hilma R. Belenski died on
Jan. 17, 2009. She was
employed by the food service
department of Wilkes
University.
She is survived by a
daughter, Rose Mullally,
Kingston, Pa.; a son,Thomas
Belenski, Plano,Texas; and
four grandchildren.
Friends
Mindi Thalenfeld of Dallas,
Pa., died Feb. 24, 2008.
She was a graduate of the
School of Visual Arts, New
York City. She was wellknown in the arts community,
and her artwork was shown in
numerous galleries in New
York City, as well as many
local venues. She was a
member of the board of
directors of the Sordoni Art
Gallery at Wilkes University.
She is survived by her
mother, Delores Smith
Amerman, Kingston, Pa.;
daughter Rebecca, Santa Fe,
N.M.; son Adam, at home; and
half-sisters Rona and Marsha.
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�then & now
POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE
Brenda Kutz Burkholder ’82
identified this photo as the class
of 1982 graduation. She says the
third person in from the right in
the second row is Kathy Manning.
In the front row, the sixth person
in from the right is Brenda Kutz,
seventh is Lorraine Edwards, and
next to her is Gary Deeb.
Freshmen arriving on
campus years ago were subjected
to a variety of indignities. Recognize
any of these new Wilkes arrivals?
PHOTOS FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
Today’s freshmen spend a
portion of their orientation
volunteering in the community.
Share names or reminisce at
The Colonel Connection message boards,
found at community.wilkes.edu.
Or send responses to Wilkes magazine,
84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
You can also e-mail wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu.
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calendar of events
June
6-7 Alumni trip to Washington, D.C.,
from Wilkes-Barre
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Career Management in Uncertain
Times, Henry Student Center
22
John Chwalek Golf Tournament,
Wyoming Valley Country Club
July
11
Beach Bash, Lake Como, N.J.
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Wilkes visits Finger Lakes
Wine Festival
October
9-11 Homecoming
(NOTE CHANGE!)
November
17
Outstanding Leaders Forum,
humanitarian Elie Wiesel
For details on times and locations,
check www.wilkes.edu and
The Colonel Connection!
Or phone (800) WILKES-U.
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FALL 2009
THINGS THAT GO BUMP | MIXING MAGIC WITH MEDICINE
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT | TEACHING THE DIGITAL NATIVES
�president’s letter
Vision for a College
Town Continues With
Law School Project
T
he Wilkes University Board of Trustees’ approval of the next stage
of our law school planning initiative in June was a critical
milestone on a journey that is likely to lead to the creation of
northeast Pennsylvania’s next professional school.The action recalls
another event in Wilkes history that, at the time, carried both risks
and rewards. In 1996, the University launched its School of
Pharmacy with a vision for what it could mean for the region and for Wilkes. A
decade has passed since we graduated the first group of pharmacists in 2000, and
we are marking the program’s 10th anniversary.
The pharmacy program has been a
resounding success, surpassing expectations for
enrollment.The quality of students competing
for the 70 seats in each year’s entering class
remains high. Over 95 percent of our doctor of
pharmacy graduates pass the pharmacy boards—
the exams required to become registered
pharmacists—on the first try. Our pass rate on
these exams is higher than the state and national
averages. Our pharmacy graduates uniformly
receive multiple job offers at good salaries.
Seeing this success makes it easy to forget that
many concerns were voiced about whether
there was a need for another pharmacy school
when we launched our program.We proceeded
Daniel Breznak takes the pharmacist’s oath as
with plans at that time because the only
part of the annual white coat ceremony for
Wilkes pharmacy students. The program
pharmacy programs available in Pennsylvania
celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
were in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. University
PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
leaders believed that starting a school of
pharmacy would be a service to northeast Pennsylvania residents, a boon to the
region’s economy and an asset to Wilkes University.We were right.
Fast forward to 2009 and the recent decision to proceed with plans for a law
school. Once again, we are in position to establish a professional school in
northeast Pennsylvania where none currently exists. Our market research tells us
that interest in a law degree, the juris doctor, is high.
Founding a law school at Wilkes is still another important step to revitalize the
region, make Wilkes-Barre a major college town, and increase the competitiveness
and diversity of the region’s economy. And we fully believe this will be another
significant step toward making Wilkes University a premier university in the
Mid-Atlantic region.
I invite you to read more about plans for the
law school initiative on page 3.As this new
chapter in Wilkes history unfolds, alumni and
friends of the University can follow its progress on
Dr. Tim Gilmour
the pages of this magazine and on our Web site.
Wilkes University President
VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 3
FA L L 0 9
WILKES MAGAZINE
University President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Vice President for Advancement
Michael Wood
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Managing Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Editor
Vicki Mayk
Creative Services
Lisa Reynolds
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Electronic Communications
Christopher Barrows
Graduate Assistant
Rachel Strayer
Layout/Design
Quest Fore Inc.
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69 MBA’76
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Director
Mirko Widenhorn
Associate Director
Michelle Diskin ’95
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
Laura Cardinale ’72
First Vice President
Fred Demech ’61
Second Vice President
Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA’97
Historian
George Pawlush ’69 MS’76
Secretary
Bridget Giunta ’05
Wilkes magazine is published quarterly by the Wilkes University Office of Marketing
Communications and Government Relations, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766,
wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu, (570) 408-4764. Please send change of address to the
above address.
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
�contents
FEATURES
8 Things That Go Bump
Ghost legends highlight history of Wilkes historic buildings
12 Mixing Magic With Medicine
Dr. Michael Anger ’77 brings sleight of hand to his work with diabetic children
14 A River Runs
Through It
8
New River Common park brings
beauty to the banks of the
Susquehanna
16 Teaching the
Digital Natives
Technology has changed 21st
Century classrooms, students
and teachers
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DEPARTMENTS
6 Athletics
18 Alumni News
20 Class Notes
Kirby Hall, one of Wilkes’
historic locales, is one of
several University buildings
where a ghostly presence
is said to be felt.
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�on campus
Spring Commencement
2009
Wilkes University held its annual spring
commencement on May 16 at Wachovia
Arena. It was a day to celebrate for more
than 700 undergraduate and graduate
students. John Brooks Slaughter, president
and CEO of the National Action Council
for Minorities in Engineering, delivered
the commencement address “Building
Your Future.”
Top right: Commencement is a reason to smile for
Caitlin Dukas and Wayland Davis, who graduated
with degrees in psychology.
Inset: Tricia Stefanick receives her doctor of
pharmacy degree from President Tim Gilmour.
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
A commitment to EXCELLENCE is
unquestionably important.You who graduate today, in
particular, must recognize that the FUTURE is what
you will make it to be. It depends upon what
you do today and every day and tomorrow thereafter.
Your DESTINATION IN LIFE will be determined
by your acts and not by your intentions.
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Leadership Program for Youth
Highlights Outstanding Leaders Forum
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– John Brooks Slaughter,
president and CEO, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering,
Spring 2009 Commencement Speaker
When Elie Wiesel was a teenager, he and his family endured the horrors of
the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Buchenwald.Years later,Wiesel
chronicled his experiences in the memoir Night. His story comes to Wilkes
University when Wiesel—now a Nobel Laureate—is the guest speaker for the
annual Outstanding Leaders Forum on Nov. 17.
Night has been translated into more than 30 languages and has sold millions
of copies since its original publication in 1956. It is required reading for many
of today’s high school and college students.
High school students in northeast Pennsylvania will have a special
opportunity in conjunction with Wiesel’s visit to Wilkes. He will interact in a
question-and-answer session with about 120 students from area high schools
who will participate in a Leadership Day sponsored
by the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership.
The program, now in its third year, brings students
from about 10 high schools in the region for a day
of leadership training.
In order to allow as many students and
community members as possible to hear Wiesel
speak, tickets to the public lecture on Nov. 17
are $10. The lecture is at 8 p.m. in the F.M.
Kirby Center for the Performing Arts.
For more information, please contact the
Wilkes University Special Events Office at
(570) 408-4306 or 4330.
�on campus
Lawrence Reed of the Foundation for
Free Enterprise to Deliver Kirby Lecture
BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES
NEXT PHASE OF LAW SCHOOL
PLANNING INITIATIVE
Wilkes University’s Board of Trustees
approved the proposal for a new law school
on June 5, setting the stage for the next
phase of planning for the professional
school. The board’s action clears the way for
the administration to develop a business plan
to secure the necessary financial resources,
identify a suitable building for the new
school and seek final board approval. The
proposal was approved contingent on the
University being able to raise the necessary
funds without taxing the university’s other
schools, programs or priorities.
Tim Gilmour, Wilkes president, said he
hopes to seat the inaugural class of 60 fulltime students and 25 part-time students in
2011. “Creating a law school for
northeastern Pennsylvania is a once-in-alifetime opportunity that will have a
significant impact on Wilkes University and
the surrounding communities by increasing
graduate-level educational opportunities,
creating jobs, and speeding the region’s
economic recovery,” says Gilmour.
The new law school curriculum will
incorporate Wilkes’ emphasis on building
close relationships between students and
mentors. It will also stimulate the region’s
economy by creating new jobs and bringing
hundreds of students to downtown WilkesBarre and will supply talented lawyers to
lead the region’s law firms, businesses and
government entities.
Initial work on the project began in 2004
with discussions that led to the formation
of a preliminary feasibility committee. In
May 2008, Loren D. Prescott Jr. was
appointed dean of the Wilkes Law School
Planning Initiative (proposed).
For more information about the law
school initiative, contact Prescott at
law@wilkes.edu or visit www.law.wilkes.edu.
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The Foundation for
Economic Education is
one of the oldest and most
respected economics
institutes in the United
States. Its president,
Lawrence Reed, will
deliver the Allan P. Kirby
Lecture in Free Enterprise
and Entrepreneurship on
Oct. 8, 2009. He will speak
at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy
Dickson Darte Center for
the Performing Arts. The
Kirby Lecture kicks off
Homecoming Weekend
activities at Wilkes.
The foundation, based in
Irvington, N.Y., promotes
Lawrence Reed of the Foundation for
Free Enterprise will deliver the Kirby
and researches free-market,
Lecture on Oct. 8.
classic liberal, and libertarian
ideas.The foundation publishes the journal The Freeman, for which Reed
writes the column “Ideas and Consequences.” In 1998, he was elected
chairman of the foundation’s board of trustees and re-elected chairman in
1999 and 2000.
Before assuming this role, Reed served as president of the Mackinac
Center for Public Policy for its first two decades and remains president
emeritus of the center. Under his leadership, the Mackinac Center
emerged as the largest of over 40 state-based free-market think tanks
in America.
As a freelance journalist, Reed’s interests in political and economic
affairs have taken him to 69 countries on six continents since 1985. From
firsthand experience, he has reported on hyperinflation in South America,
voodoo in Haiti, black markets behind the Iron Curtain, reforms and
repression in China and Cambodia, recent developments in Eastern
Europe, and civil war inside Nicaragua and Mozambique.
Reed holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Grove City
College and a master’s degree in history from Slippery Rock University,
both in Pennsylvania.
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�on campus
Wilkes pharmacy students Kevin Brittain, left, and his brother,
Alex, work at Triangle Pharmacy, in Mountain Top, Pa., their
hometown. PHOTO BY VICKI MAYK
attended the Wilkes School of Pharmacy.Two
other families have had three siblings attend Wilkes
School of Pharmacy.The Breznak family includes
Valarie, Pharm.D. ’08; Daniel, Pharm.D. candidate
class of 2010; and Christina, Pharm.D. candidate
class of 2013.The Graver family includes Kristen
(Graver) Rudelitch, Pharm.D. ’03; Kimberly
Graver, Pharm.D. ’07; and David Graver, Pharm.D.
candidate class of 2011.
In the case of the Brittain brothers, the Wilkes
connection extends to their father, attorney
Robert R. Brittain Jr. ’70, and Jeff ’s wife, Kristy
(Hulings) Brittain, Pharm.D. ’05.
Jeff says he chose the career after working at
Triangle Pharmacy.“I liked the job, saw the
relationship that the owners had with their
customers and thought I’d give it a whirl,” he says.
Kevin followed in his
brother’s
footsteps working
Family Legacies Mark
there and soon found himself
First Decade of Wilkes
choosing the same career path.
School of Pharmacy
“Seeing the impact that
pharmacists can have on patient
At Triangle Pharmacy in Mountain Top,
care convinced me,” he says.
Pa., customers know what to expect:
Their younger brother Alex
personal service, a friendly staff—and, for
says he “looked at pharmacy
the last decade, one of the Brittain brothers
schools all over the east coast,”
working behind the counter.
but found the best choice was
Jeff Brittain, Pharm.D. ’05, and his
close to home at Wilkes. “I like
brothers Kevin, Pharm.D. candidate class
that the classes are not large.
of 2010, and Alex, Pharm.D. candidate
Jeff Brittain, Pharm.D. ’05 and wife Kristy (Hulings) Brittain,
You can get to know people
class of 2012, have all worked at the
Pharm.D. ’05 are part of the Brittain family legacy at Wilkes.
and your professors on a more
PHOTO COURTESY JEFF BRITTAIN
pharmacy in their hometown. And all
personal level,” Alex says, echoing a sentiment
three have gone on to study pharmacy at Wilkes.
voiced by his siblings.
As the School of Pharmacy prepares to
After graduating from Wilkes, Jeff served three
celebrate its 10th anniversary, marking a decade
years
as a captain in the U.S. Air Force. He now
since graduating the first class, legacy families
works as a clinical pharmacist at Medical University
already abound in the professional school.
of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. His wife,
According to Bernard Graham, dean of the
Nesbitt College of Pharmacy and Nursing, about Kristy, is teaching at the university. He says attending
Wilkes—a relatively new School of Pharmacy—had
25 pairs of siblings have graduated or enrolled in
advantages.“Everything was current and based on
the professional program.
the latest practice in the field.”
“Almost 10 percent of our graduates are
related to each other, not counting marriages,”
Graham states.The statistic is surprising for a
program that accepts only 70 students annually.
Attend the Pharmacy Reunion during
The Brittains are among three legacy families
– Bernard Graham,
Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 9-11.
in the pharmacy program with a special
dean of the Nesbitt College of
See page 19 for details!
distinction: three siblings in the same family
Pharmacy and Nursing
''
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Almost 10
PERCENT
of our graduates are
RELATED to
each other, not
counting marriages.
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�on campus
A Visit From The Colonel
School in Wilkes-Barre, congratulating students in
unique and fun ways while providing them with a
glimpse into the Wilkes University community.
“When selecting a college, students want to
feel like they are more than just a number,” says
Jack Chielli, executive director of marketing
communications at Wilkes. “Approaching
undecided seniors in this way allows Wilkes to
not only reach out to these particular students,
but to also let their friends, classmates and
co-workers see the type of attention that Wilkes
offers. It’s the type of interaction you simply can’t
provide at an open house or a campus tour.”
Left: Dallas Senior High School senior Mary
Ketchner gets a visit from The Colonel.
Below: The Colonel works out with
Ryan Rinehimer, a senior at Hazleton
Area High School, at Gerrie’s
Fitness Center in Conyngham, Pa.
PHOTOS BY 160over90
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In the spirit of TV shows like “Candid Camera” and MTV’s “Punk’d,”Wilkes
University surprised high school seniors accepted to Wilkes with an
unexpected visit from the University’s Colonel mascot.
As the May 1 College Decision Day approached,Wilkes reached out to
undecided students by showing up at after-school jobs, the local gym, and even
during class.The students’ everyday routines were filled with the Colonel’s
unique antics as students were recognized for their positive accomplishments
such as merit scholarship earnings and their acceptance to Wilkes.
At Valley View High School in Archbald, Pa., the Colonel entered fourthperiod calculus with music and a bull horn to present merit
scholarship earnings.The Colonel also made stops at
Gerrie’s Fitness Center in Conyngham, Pa., Fino’s
Pharmacy in Dallas, Pa., and Holy Redeemer High
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�athletics
Semper Fi
RETIRED MARINE COL.
JOEL KANE ’80 IS
FAITHFUL TO LESSONS
LEARNED AT WILKES
You have to build a team that understands the
consequences of what you’re doing.... You learn things
like teamwork, never quitting…. Those basic fundamentals
were formed on the football field at Ralston Field.
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By Christopher Barrows
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the Navy and the largest MV-22 squadron in the Department of Defense.The
now retired full bird colonel logged over 3,200 flight hours in 10 different types
of fixed wing, helicopter and tilt-rotor aircraft.
Kane’s service earned him multiple citations and campaign medals, including
the Legion of Merit, Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service
Medal with 3 Gold Stars, Single Mission Air Medal and the Strike Flight Air
Medal with numeral 2.
Kane also earned three master’s degrees: a master of business administration
from National University in San Diego, Calif.; a master of military science from
Marine Corps University, Command and Staff College;
and a master’s degree in National Resource Strategy
from the National Defense University, Industrial College
of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair,Washington, D.C.
The subject of his last master’s thesis earned him a
permanent place in military aviation history. Drawing on
the accounting and writing skills he learned at Wilkes,
Kane argued that the Marines should purchase new
CH-53 helicopters instead of revamping the existing 20year-old model. The new model now under
development is called the CH-53K—a name coined in
Above: Kane was number 53 and team captain on the Wilkes football team.
Kane’s thesis.
PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES.
“They (the Marine Corps) brought in consultants that
Opposite Page: Joel Kane ’80 with members of the football team at White Oak High
came
up with the same [recommendation],” Kane says.
school in Jacksonville, N.C. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOEL KANE
“The K model—I gave it that name in my paper for my
name, Kane. They actually kept it. It’s a great honor.”
teamwork, never quitting….Those basic
It was athletics that first drew Kane to Wilkes. Growing up in Wilkes-Barre, he
fundamentals were formed on the football field at
was aware of the school’s strong football tradition as well as Wilkes’ reputation
Ralston Field.”
for academic success.
An offensive lineman under Coach Rollie
Kane wore number 53 during his Wilkes football career.A four-year starter
Schmidt, Kane now shares those lessons training
and letterman, he was a team captain as a senior. Joe Moran, former offensive
young pilots and high school football players. He
line coach, recalls Kane’s leadership abilities.“He was an outstanding individual,”
likens flight training to coaching.
says Moran,“He was the kind of guy who led by example. He knew everyone’s
“When I walk in there, it’s like coaching football,”
assignment on the field.When practice was tough, he could interject humor and
he says.“The minute I get in the simulator with these
make the guys laugh, lighten things up. He had that quality.”
young lieutenants, I just want to give back. I share all
Football continued to be part of Kane’s life. He played or coached on the football
my experience with them: I don’t sugarcoat it. I try to
teams at every military base where he worked, from Quantico,Va., to Japan.
prepare them physically and mentally for what they’re
Kane retired from the Marines in 2006, ending a 31-year military career. He
going to experience in Afghanistan or Iraq.”
now works as a contract flight instructor.Today, he also serves as the varsity
His military career began in 1975 when he
offensive line coach at White Oak High
enlisted in the U. S.Army and attended the West
School, near his home in Jacksonville, N.C.
Point Prep School at Fort Monmouth, N. J. He came
Kane has been married to his wife,
to Wilkes and joined the Marine Corps Platoon
Sharon, for 28 years.They have two
Leaders Class Program. Kane graduated with a
children: Daniel, a college student, and
bachelor’s degree in accounting. He was then
Joeline, a high school student.
commissioned as a second lieutenant of Marines.
One of his key messages to both players
As a pilot, he has traveled the globe, from Japan
and flight trainees is:“Never quit.You may
to Saudi Arabia to Djibouti,Africa. He had
not win every game, but you have to keep
responsibility for hundreds of men and millions of
getting back up and continue to fight.”
dollars worth of aircraft. Kane commanded both
the largest CH-53E squadron in the Department of
Retired Col. Joel Kane ’80 had a
31-year career as a Marine aviator.
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n the Marine Corps, says retired Col. Joel
Kane ’80, everything translates to life and
death—even in peacetime.
“You have to build a team that
understands the consequences of what
you’re doing,” reasons the veteran Marine
pilot who transported men, food and supplies in
the Middle East during Operations Desert Shield
and Desert Storm.“You learn things like
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�LEGENDS OF
HAUNTED
BUILDINGS AND
GHOSTLY VISITORS
ABOUND IN WILKES’
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
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By Andrew Seaman
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The third floor of Doane Hall
is said to be haunted by the
ghost of a young woman.
PHOTOS BY EARL & SEDOR
PHOTOGRAPHY
�Chase-ing
a Ghost
As the home of the University’s
admissions office, Chase Hall is the
first building prospective students
see at Wilkes. Built in 1917, it was
the home of Frederick Merrill
Chase and his family. Chase came to
Wilkes-Barre at the age of 14 and
worked his way up the coal industry
ladder. Four years after construction
The staircase of Chase Hall, where
ghostly footsteps can be heard.
was completed on his mansion, he died.A decade passed before the
building was given to Wilkes, then Bucknell University Junior
College, by the brother of Mrs. Chase.
There is evidence that Mr. Chase may still be “living” in his
old home.
Al Espada, a former Wilkes admissions counselor, would
work in the building late at night after coming back from
college fairs in New Jersey. One night around 11 p.m., he was
playing a CD while he worked when it suddenly stopped
playing. He heard three distinct steps coming towards his office
doorway. No one was there.
“I was prepared to work for another hour, but the incident
made me quit for the night,” says Espada.
The Cold Room
Sturdevant Hall has been used
for many functions since it was
acquired by Wilkes in 1951. These
include serving as a women’s
dorm, the registrar’s office, the
office of residence life, the
education department and several
other uses.
Through all of its incarnations,
there’s been one permanent
resident: a ghost.
Back in 1969, girls living in Sturdevant were convinced that
their residence was possessed. Often, they would wake to the
rapping of a fist on their door, only to discover that there was no
one there. It was that kind of activity that led them to run the ad
in The Beacon for a “ghost exterminator.”
Sturdevant, now a co-ed residence hall, continues to be
plagued by the elusive apparition.
Elizabeth Roveda ’05, MBA’07, director of residence life, says
a resident assistant was in the building alone when locked doors
started to open. Public safety officers were summoned and
conducted hourly checks.
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HE CLASSIFIED AD IN THE VALENTINE’S DAY
edition of The Beacon read: “WANTED: One ghost
exterminator. References necessary. Contact Pat Hill or
Bonnie Gellas at Sturdevant Hall.”
The year was 1969—and Wilkes co-eds claimed
that a ghost walked in the residence hall.
In March of that year, ghostly happenings were so much the
talk of campus that The Beacon ran an editorial about the ghost
stories, stating, “…students on this campus take these stories
seriously—if not the tales behind them, at least the fact that there
are strange unexplainable goings-on. Some talk of starting ghosthunting parties, or holding séances or going back to the good ol’
Ouija board.Whether they are serious or not, even the skeptical
agree that the tales add a bit of flavor and mystery to the old
buildings on campus.”
University archives, back issues of The Beacon, and conversations
with members of theWilkes community all show that ghost stories
and haunted happenings have been part of campus lore
throughout its history. It’s part of the collective memory of
generations of alumni. Today, students, faculty and staff still relish
stories about unexplained events in the stately mansions used for
classrooms, offices and residence halls.
Most buildings on campus have a story to tell. According to
William Lewis Jr. ’80, a vice president at Merrill Lynch Global
Wealth Management and guide for the Luzerne County
Historical Society annual ghost tours, it’s no surprise that such
tales abound at Wilkes and in the surrounding community.
“Why did so many frightening things happen here? Well, if
you walked around any city in the world that had dwellers like
the Native Americans, who lived in the area for thousands of
years, as well as a modern settlement dating back well over 200
years you would be sure to find all kinds of amazing stories,”
says Lewis.
The histories of the University’s oldest buildings blend with
ghostly tales, yielding stories that have become legends with the
passing of time.
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�After that event, Michele Sabol-Jones, a Wilkes public safety
officer, remembers hearing that other officers found vacuum
cleaners—previously stored away—returned to rooms. And, in a
hall without air conditioning, one room was freezing cold during
the dog days of summer.
Dealing
a Dead
Man’s
Hand
Kirby Hall sits on the
“number one” plot of
Wilkes-Barre’s original town plan. Stephen Leonard Thurlow, a
coal baron, purchased the lot in 1872, and commissioned
Frederick Clarke Withers to design what is now known as Kirby
Hall. The building changed hands twice before Fred Morgan
Kirby acquired it in 1905. However, along the way the house
seems to have picked up an unwanted caretaker.
NO ONE WAS
EVER FOUND,
According to a 1981 edition
of Wilkes College Quarterly,
around the turn of the century,
nor did anyone
while the home was owned by
Reuben Jay Flick, a colorful
leave the locked
character named Poker Pan was
allegedly killed in the house
building-except
during a gambling dispute. The
murder occurred in what was
for the guards,
then the music room.
Poker Pan may not have taken
kindly to having his card game
Ill
suddenly interrupted.
Often people hear footsteps
for a long
on the stairs. Sabol-Jones says
that public safety officers have
time ...
claimed they feel a presence on
the third floor. Some even claim to feel a hand on their backs.
According to The Beacon archives, people have reported seeing
a strange mist by the windows. One report talks about a professor
doing late-night research on the second floor. As he exited the
building, he saw a white mist in front of him. As he approached
it, the mist retreated up the stairs.
who REFUSED
TO GO BACK
Ghostly Laughter
Conyngham Center was built in 1897 by William Hillard
Conyngham. He hoped that this home would serve his family
for many years. To cement that hope, Conyngham had family
photographs placed in the building’s cornerstone.
Today, the Conynghams’ presence may extend beyond those
photographs. Lewis has heard of some interesting activity taking
place there.
“Several years ago, security guards had locked the building up
for the night only to hear the sound of a young woman’s laugh
echoing near the elevator on the side of the building. One guard
headed upstairs and one headed to the basement to find the
woman. No one was ever found, nor did anyone leave the locked
building—except for the guards, who refused to go back in for a
long time,” says Lewis.
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The Lady in Red
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Weckesser Hall is one of Wilkes’ most iconic buildings, and
one of the most storied when it comes to ghosts.
The home was built by Frederick J. Weckesser, a hardworking
business man and former director of the F.W.Woolworth Company,
between 1914 and 1916.The home still features a working elevator,
surround shower, giant chandelier and indoor rain gutters. The
home may also feature some of its original owners.
Lewis says,“People claim to see a shadow descending the stairs
The parlor of
Kirby Hall, where
a poker game
turned deadly.
�The “speakeasy” in the basement of Waller
Hall dates back to the original owner.
The Girl
on the
Third Floor
Doane Hall was Wilkes
University’s only residence hall
where quiet hours were observed
24/7. But one former resident
broke the rules at the South River
Street mansion, as sounds from
another world could be heard
coming from the third floor.
Residents have often complained about the strange occurrences
in Doane, but they always know who to blame: the girl on the third
floor. Campus legend says that a girl hanged herself there decades
before Wilkes acquired the building in 1973. What adds to the
mystery and fuels the stories is the single white, steel door with no
knob that blocks people from using the staircase to the third floor.
The Ghosts of
Prohibition?
Waller Hall was originally built as
the home of Julius Long Stern in
1925. The home is known for being
one of the most elaborate residence
halls that Wilkes owns. Waller is also
one of the strangest. The building is
divided into two sides—north and
south. Wilkes even acquired the
building in two parts.
An unusual feature of Waller is the mysterious
passageways on the second floor. If students wanted, they could
circle the entire floor without ever stepping into a hallway. The
second strange feature is the bar—or speakeasy—in the
basement. The presence of the speakeasy has become a popular
piece of Wilkes lore. It’s a place few have seen, adding to its
mystique. Any self-respecting ghost would certainly want to
gather there.
During prohibition, prominent members of the Wilkes-Barre
community could relax in the spacious downstairs bar, sit near a
brick fireplace, and order libations from the bartender. Perhaps
some of these partygoers have stayed around waiting for their
next drink.
Andrew Seaman is a Wilkes University senior and served as editor
of The Beacon in spring 2009.
More on the web: Share your Wilkes
ghost stories at The Colonel Connection
message boards at community.wilkes.edu.
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and turn toward the front of the structure. Maybe it’s Mr.
Weckesser’s spirit. He was known for his hard work habits:
Perhaps he is returning to finish his evening work. Or perhaps it
is Dr. Eugene Farley, the founding president of Wilkes.”
Another tale involves a University staff member. As she was
setting up for an early morning meeting, she noticed an older
woman in a red dress standing on the stairs. The staff member
smiled and went about her business, but when she went back to
check on the woman, she had disappeared. As the staff member
turned to resume her duties, she noticed a picture of a woman
hanging in the entranceway. The picture looked exactly like the
woman she had seen on the stairs, and under it was a small plaque
with Mrs. Weckesser’s name engraved on it. The staff member
reportedly tendered her resignation later that day.
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�MIXING
ALUMNUS’ VOLUNTEERISM TRANSFORMS
THE LIVES OF DIABETIC YOUNGSTERS
By Helen Kaiser
Michael S. Anger, MD, FASN, FACP, Denver, Colo.
B.S., Biology, Wilkes 1977
M.D., Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia 1981
Career: President of Western Nephrology Group, a
medical practice with 12 physicians, 70 employees and a
partnership with five dialysis clinics throughout Denver.
Notable: Has combined diverse interests such as his
medical practice, magic, biking, ice hockey and skiing,
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blending fundraising with fun-raising to give back to
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his family and community.
Favorite Wilkes Memory: Skiing with the Polar Bear
Club and working as a disk jockey for the school radio
station, WCLH-FM.
�Opposite page: Dr. Michael Anger ’77 teaches diabetes management
strategies against the backdrop of Camp Colorado.
Above: Dr. Michael Anger ’77, center, works his medical magic to bring
smiles to the faces of children at an American Diabetes Association camp.
'
We were honored
to recognize someone
who is a LEADER in
his own profession and
who truly embraces
FAMILY VALUES.
– Suehila Glass,
executive director of
ADA’s Denver office
''
Suehila Glass, executive director of ADA’s Denver office, said
Anger was a natural choice for Father of the Year because of his
personal and professional connections with diabetes, his belief in
the ADA’s mission and his passionate interest in helping patients.
“We were honored to recognize someone who is a leader in
his own profession and who truly embraces family values.
Because he has given of his personal time, finances and expertise,
we have been able to fund research and continue programs for
persons with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes,” Glass says.
Board certified in nephrology—a specialty related to kidney
function and diseases—Anger has also served as president of the
National Kidney Foundation of Colorado and president of the
Colorado Society of Nephrology. He serves on the clinical
faculty advisory board for the University of Colorado Denver
School of Medicine and has been teaching and volunteering as
an attending physician at Denver Health Hospital for the past 22
years. Anger recently was honored with the university’s
community service award.
In the community, Anger has been president and board
member of his homeowners association and president of the
municipal water board. He enjoys roundtable discussions with
the Mile High Magicians group to share techniques in the magic
world. He would not, however, reveal how he can levitate a
syringe. “It’s magic,” he says.
Family time includes biking with his wife on the 100kilometer division of Tour de Cure to raise money for the ADA,
playing ice hockey with his eldest son on “The Fighting
Kidneys” team, and skiing.
Anger fondly recalls his biology coursework at Wilkes and
wonderful experiences with Professor Charles Reif and Les
Turocszi: “They were both favorite professors of mine, and ones
I will never forget.”
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A
S A 12-YEAR-OLD WITH
earnings from his Brooklyn,
N.Y., paper route, Dr.
Michael Anger ’77 was
able to fund his
fascinating hobby:
magic tricks. On visits to the renowned
Tannen’s Magic Store in Manhattan, he
was captivated by the store clerks’ sleight
of hand—card tricks, coin effects,
disappearing silks and the like.
“Soon I was making my own tricks
and performing them at birthday
parties,” Anger recalls.
Who could predict that, as a grownup physician in Denver, Colo., he would resurrect his box of
tricks to bring magic to the lives of children with diabetes?
Making insulin syringes appear to float in the air—“just stuff to
make kids smile”—is one of the talents Anger uses annually as a
volunteer at the week long Camp Colorado, sponsored by the
American Diabetes Association.Anger has been involved with the
camp for the past eight years, pulling nearly round-the-clock duty
over six days as senior physician to ensure the 260 participants,
ages 8 to 17, are having a healthy good time.
This means supervising the infirmary, dosing insulin at the
dining hall and making 2:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. bed checks to
ensure campers’ blood sugar levels haven’t spiked or dropped
dangerously because of their physically active days and new meal
regimens at the pristine Colorado mountain lake retreat.
The camp, with about 75 medical and ADA-trained
volunteers, blends the fun of regular summer camp with
education about diabetes management tailored to each camper’s
stage of development.
“It’s exhausting, but it’s special,” says Anger, who was named
2009 Father of the Year by the Denver office of the ADA.
He and Rachel, his wife of 26 years, have four children:
Matthew, 23, a student at the University of Colorado Denver
School of Medicine; Eric, 21, at Northwestern University; Emily,
19, at the University of Oregon, and Max, 17, a high school senior.
Max was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of four.
“Naturally, this impacted the whole family,” Anger says.
“Emotionally it’s very stressful, but we were lucky to be close and
work through it. There’s a lot to learn about diet changes and
medication, but the philosophy we used to raise our son was:
‘Don’t let diabetes control you; you control the diabetes.’”
Max’s disease sparked his dad’s involvement with the ADA,
which reaches out to 23.6 million Americans with diabetes.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM RYAN PICTURES
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�Views of the new River Common
can be seen from the Wilkes campus.
PHOTO OF FOUNTAIN AT NIGHT BY ANDREW SEAMAN
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ALL OTHER PHOTOS BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
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�F
EW UNIVERSITIES CAN
say that a river flows past the
front door of campus.Wilkes
University is one of them.
The proximity of the
Susquehanna River has been
a blessing and challenge over the years. For
generations of alumni, the River
Common—the lovely greenway fronting
the river—provided a respite from the
classroom. At other times, flooding—most
notably following Hurricane Agnes in
1972—was the curse of having a campus
bordering a river. A new system of levees
completed in 2003 has reduced flooding
issues. Now the River Common project,
completed in June of this year, tops the
flood wall and provides a new riverfront
park facing the Wilkes Campus.
Two portals in the flood wall along
River Street—with the southernmost
located near the Wilkes campus—invite
visitors to access the riverfront. Looking
northeast from the Dorothy Dickson
Darte Center, the new River Common
provides opportunities for walking,
cycling, boating and fishing along the
river. An amphitheatre for open-air
concerts, a boat launch and other
amenities bring the promise of new
recreational opportunities for Wilkes
students and alumni.
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More on the web: To take an online
tour of the new River Common, go
to www.wilkes.edu/rivercommon.
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�TEACHING
THE DIGITAL
NATIVES
TECHNOLOGY
CHANGES
21ST CENTURY
CLASSROOMS
By Vicki Mayk
B
uilding a model of the solar system—
complete with little planets made from
plastic foam balls—has no place in Kathy
Schrock’s world. Schrock, an adjunct professor in
Wilkes University’s master’s degree program in
instructional media, likens it to an ancient artifact
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with little relevance for today’s digital learners.
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“We need to be using technology
to allow students to do alternative
assignments,” says Schrock, a nationally
recognized expert on technology and
education who has authored six books
and presented more than 100 workshops
on the subject. “We need to be asking
them, ‘Do you want to do a video about
that, or a comic strip, or a Flash video
presentation?’ They still have to
demonstrate that they know the material.
Changing how they do it is the big step.”
Offering students alternatives for
completing assignments is just one aspect
of the 21st century classroom, a place that
actively engages students by using
technology—from interactive whiteboards
to digital cameras—as tools to teach and
inspire. The 21st century classroom will
find some students making a video instead
of writing a term paper. Virtual field
trips will take them to an art museum on
the other side of the world. And if their
high school doesn’t offer a particular
advanced placement class? No worries:
They can take the class online.
Computers have been in schools for
more than two decades. But it takes
more than equipment to transform
schools for the future. Michael Speziale
MS ’78, dean of Wilkes University’s
College of Graduate and Professional
Studies, says more is required.
“Computers have had little, if any,
effect on transforming our classrooms
because they haven’t been used
effectively,” Speziale says. Classrooms of
the 21st century, he explains, must
reflect the way members of the
millennial generation—those born
between 1982 and 2000—think. “They
multitask, they collaborate, they live,
breathe and work in social networks.
And there is a whole body of research
that addresses how these students learn
and how to reach them,” he states.
“Then they come to school, and we ask
them to park the technology at the
door.” The way to teach them, he
explains, is to use a variety of media that
engage them in learning collaboratively.
The key to transforming schools is
transforming teaching methods to
incorporate the wide variety of digital
and online tools available. Helping
educators learn how to do that is the
focus of several Wilkes University
master’s degree programs in teacher
education. One of those programs—
21st Century Teaching and Learning—
starts by helping teachers understand
why change is necessary.
“We tell them that they’re not doing
something wrong: The students have
changed,” says Kathleen Makuch,
program coordinator and a former
school superintendent. Their students,
�Left: A computer is
always close at hand for
Pamela Oliveira, a
teacher in the Wyoming
Valley West Middle
School in Kingston, Pa.,
and a student in Wilkes’
master’s degree program
in instructional media.
Chalk boards and
worksheets aren't preparing our
students for the world in
which they will perform.
PHOTO BY BRUCE WELLER
Below: Jim Kotz ’90
MS’92 demonstrates
the use of an interactive
whiteboard as a
technology coach in
the Lackawanna Trail
School District.
PHOTO COURTESY JIM KOTZ
Once they do, many become advocates.
He cites one veteran science teacher who
“jumped right in” and made lessons
interactive. For example, students in his
classroom study anatomy by placing
organs in a digital human body.
The assignment to create a model of the
solar system still has a place in the digital
universe. Using simulated modeling,
students can build the solar system, set
the planets in motion and watch them
orbit the sun. Barbara Moran ’84 MS’88
and Victoria Glod MS’91, program
coordinators for Wilkes’ classroom
technology and instructional technology
graduate programs, can identify dozens
of such resources. Technology can
be especially helpful in teaching
challenging concepts.
“Sometimes the concept of slope can
be difficult for students to understand,”
Glod explains. “If they take digital
pictures of roofs with various pitch and
then use Google SketchUp to outline the
height and width of the roof line, they
can calculate the slope of the roof.”
And for those who fear that
technology is making education more
impersonal—Moran disagrees.
“It’s getting more personal,” she
states. “Students can be online with
their peers from New York to
California and collaborate with them
on a project. Twitter, Facebook, Web
cams—here are endless options for
being connected.”
LEARN MORE ON
THE WEB
Learn more about
online learning tools and the
classroom of the 21st century:
• http://course.wilkes.edu/web20
• http://school.discoveryeducation
.com/schrockguides
• www.kathyschrock.net
• www.iste.org
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she explains, are “digital natives”—a term
coined by e-learning guru Marc Prensky
to describe youngsters who have never
known a world without the Internet and
cell phones. Teachers are “digital
immigrants” who have had to learn the
equivalent of a second language.
Gone are the days of lecturing by the
teacher. For digital natives, Makuch
explains, “project-based learning” is the
key. “Teachers are the facilitators of
learning. They set up projects and the
students do the learning.”
The need for change drew Pamela
Oliveira, a teacher at the Wyoming Valley
West Middle School, to enroll in Wilkes’
instructional media program. “Chalk
boards and worksheets aren’t preparing
our students for the world in which they
will perform,” Oliveira says.
Jim Kotz ’90 MS’92,
focuses on helping teachers
master the tools in his role
as technology coach for the
Lackawanna Trail School
District in Factoryville, Pa.
“Newer teachers have been
using the technology all
along. For experienced
teachers, it’s a matter of
finding the time to
incorporate it into their
lesson plans,” Kotz says.
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�alumni news
Music Alumni in Tune at Spring Concert
Music alumni came back to campus on April 25 and 26 to perform in the
annual spring concert and to catch up with each other thanks to the
collaborative efforts of Assistant Professor Philip G. Simon and the Office
of Alumni Relations.Twenty alumni reunited under the direction of guest
conductors Ray Nutaitis '62 and Terry Zipay. Photos of the weekend are
available at: http://community.wilkes.edu/band.
Pictured above, from left, are David Cooper ’74, Philip Herfort ’69, Donald Williams ’76,
Ray Nutaitis ’62, Ethel Shannon Sherman ’73, Clark Hamman ’72, and Mark Dubik ’76.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ETHEL SHANNON SHERMAN ’73
2009 Alumni Scholarship honoree Helen
Ralston ’52 and Wilkes President Tim Gilmour
show off the award presented at the annual
scholarship dinner held April 25 at the Henry
Student Center. Alumni gathered to honor
Ralston for her contributions and
accomplishments. Recognized for her heart of
blue and gold, she still brings the Wilkes family
together and regularly leads the alma mater
and National Anthem at University functions.
MEET LAURA CARDINALE ’72, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
Education
I hold a bachelor’s degree in economics from Wilkes
Wilkes memory is life at Sturdevant Hall, with fond memories of fabulous
University and completed post-graduate work in
friendships and camaraderie as well as great parties.
economics at Northeastern University in Boston.
How did you get involved with Alumni Association?
Career
Four years ago a friend and former classmate contacted me and asked if
My current position is vice president-finance and
I would be interested in becoming a member of the Alumni Association
business planning at Verizon. I began my career
Board. I became aware of the great work that was being done to transform
at New England Telephone Company and have
the post-graduation relationships between the University and alumni.
held positions in marketing, finance and
What is your vision for the Alumni Association Board?
strategic planning there and at Bell Atlantic
My vision is straightforward: to strengthen the bond between alumni
and Verizon corporations.
and the University.
Favorite Wilkes Memory
My favorite academic
NEW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS
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memories include multiple
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walks a day (usually in the
The following alumni joined the board in May:
cold!) to Parrish Hall, where
Jef Bauman ’09
Kristin Hake Klemish ’04
all of the business, finance
Cynthia Charnetski ’97
Nick Koch ’12
and economics classes were
JJ Fadden ’98
Ruth McDermott-Levy ’82
held at that time. I credit the
Roya Fahmy ’83
Anita Mucciolo ’78
small classes and excellent
Jill Kalariya ’10
faculty with the high-quality
education I received. From a
Newly elected Alumni Association officers, from left:
Fred Demech ’61, first vice president; Laura Cardinale ’72,
president; Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA’97, second vice president.
social perspective, my favorite
PHOTO BY LISA REYNOLDS
�alumni news
Alumni Homecoming Weekend 2009: Oct. 9-11
The Legend Continues…
Relive Wilkes memories and make new ones at Homecoming! Last year 1,000 alumni and
friends were back on campus to celebrate. Enjoy events all weekend long:
• Tailgate Tent and football game
vs. Lebanon Valley
• 10th Anniversary Celebration of
the pharmacy program
• Young alumni Tent Festival on
Saturday evening
• Running Club-sponsored 5K
• Parade through downtown Wilkes-Barre
• Gatherings for Doane,Weckesser
and Gore Hall alumni, field hockey
alumnae and many more
• Ralston Alumni Golf Tournament
at Irem Country Club
• Celebrate your reunion!
CELEBRATE YOUR REUNION!
If you graduated in 1949, 1959, 1969, 1984, 1999 or 2004,
don’t miss out on your class reunion!
Find out more and register online today! wilkes.edu/homecoming
QUESTIONS?
Contact the Office of Alumni Relations at
(800) WILKES-U Ext. 7787 or at alumni@wilkes.edu.
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�class notes
1963
Philip Siegel has accepted the
position of Peter S. Knox III
distinguished chair in
accounting at Augusta State
University. He was on the
accounting faculty at Florida
Atlantic University, Boca
Raton, and was to begin his
new position in August 2009.
1965
Bill Schwab and his wife,
Donna, will be married 30
years in December 2009.They
spent their careers working in
education in the Wilkes-Barre
Area School District. Bill
retired as principal of
Coughlin High School in
2002, and Donna retired in
2004. Now they are traveling
as much as they can.They
have spent a month driving
around Alaska, cruised the
Greek Isles, taken the old
American Orient Express train
from Idaho to New Mexico,
and driven snowmobiles
through northern Quebec.
Voda Turns Past into Prose
1968
Helen Dugan Worth,
director of the Office of
Communications and Public
Affairs at Johns Hopkins
University Applied Physics
Laboratory, has been named to
the laboratory’s principal
professional staff.The
appointment recognizes the
highest professional stature and
is equivalent to achieving a
tenured faculty appointment.
She led media relations for
such programs as the nearearth asteroid rendezvous
mission that landed the first
spacecraft on an asteroid. She
lives in Columbia, Md.
1970
Kenneth Gordon recently
retired after more than 38
years as an analytical chemist
with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration. He lives in
Philadelphia with his wife,
Karen.They just celebrated
their 35th wedding
anniversary.The couple have
a daughter, Jill, age 29.
In her book From Shoebox to Saltbox, Voda described “a
When Mary Beth Kennedy Voda ’66 retired from
young family’s love affair with an old saltbox house.” The
teaching English at Wyalusing Valley Area High School, it
family is her own. She wrote about her struggle as a city
was her husband who suggested she rediscover her
girl adjusting to country life and the challenges of home
passion for writing. A mother of two grown children with
renovation. “With two kids at home and my husband
an English degree from Wilkes, Voda had been waiting
working, we tore that house apart and put it back
for an opportunity to write about “interesting people
together,” she says. Why take on such a challenge? “It
who have done interesting things with their lives.” For
needed us as much as we needed it,” she explains.
Voda, those interesting people look a lot like family.
Another success for Voda was an American History
magazine article titled “A War in Letters.” It recounted the
experience of Voda’s father, World War II Marine Corps Pvt.
Tom Kennedy, during the battle of Iwo Jima. The article has
led to multiple speaking engagements for the author
throughout the Northeast.
Voda has published several other articles, including one
written for Pennsylvania Heritage magazine on political
activist Cornelia Bryce Pinchot, wife of Pennsylvania’s 1922
governor, Gifford Pinchot. She also wrote and performed a
22-part radio series on Pennsylvania women for local Public
Broadcasting affiliate station WVIA. Her inspiration, she says,
comes from family, particularly her father and grandmother.
“I come from a family of storytellers,” she says.
Voda continues her love affair with words and is currently
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working on a children’s book, Dixie Smiles. She makes her
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home in Wyalusing, Pa., with her husband, John.
— By Rachel Strayer
Mary Beth Kennedy Voda ’66 poses with an edition of From Shoebox
to Saltbox at an author’s event. PHOTO COURTESY TONY MUSSARI
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Nicholas Inducted Into
National Teachers
Hall of Fame
Les Nicholas ’81, a teacher at Wyoming Valley
West Middle School, was prepared to watch an
Earth Day program with his class on April 22,
Les Nicholas ’81
stands outside the National
Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kan.
2009, in the school’s auditorium. When he
arrived he found the entire school waiting—as
PHOTO COURTESY NATIONAL TEACHERS HALL OF FAME
well as his family and a representative from the
Nicholas was selected as one of the best teachers in
to seep into the habits of his students. Because one of
Mr. Nick’s many catch phrases is ‘Make it first class or
America and was one of five teachers inducted to the
third, but never second,’ students quickly realize they
Hall of Fame this year. The awards ceremony took place
cannot cut corners because if something is worth doing,
in June at Emporia, Kan. This is not the first award
it is worth making excellent.”
bestowed upon Nicholas. His other honors include
being named a 2005 Disney Teacher, the 2004
Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, 2005 University of
Nicholas says that he emphasizes involving students in
the learning process.
“Often we educators are imposing too many restrictions
Pennsylvania Educator of the Year, and a 2008 First
on them. I find that if the kids make decisions, then things
Freedom Award winner.
like discipline become non-issues. You’ve got to be a little
Nicholas graduated from Wilkes College with a triple
clever in how you do that,” he says.
major in English, German and education. He went on to
Nicholas will be permanently honored with a plaque
earn his master’s degree in educational leadership from
at the Wyoming Valley West Middle School and with a
the University of Pennsylvania in 1985. He has worked in
display at the National Teachers Hall of Fame Museum,
the Wyoming Valley West School District teaching
in Emporia.
journalism, advanced journalism, broadcast journalism
and English for the last 28 years.
Lindsey O’Brien, a former student, describes the
— By Andrew Seaman, Wilkes University senior
Les Nicholas will deliver the first lecture in the 2009-2010
teaching style that has made Nicholas an award-
“Issues in Education” speakers series on Sept. 17 at 4:45 p.m.
winner: “Mr. Nick’s industrious work ethic never fails
at Wilkes University. His topic will be “Becoming a Teacher.”
1972
Karen (Baldoni) Bernardi
joined the real estate firm
Prudential Poggi & Jones. She
had a successful 33-year career
in education as an elementary
teacher before graduating from
the Pennsylvania Real Estate
Academy and obtaining her
real estate license. She lives in
West Pittston, Pa., with her
husband, Raymond, and has
three sons.
1980
Shepard Willner completed all
of the requirements for the
Toastmasters International
Distinguished Toastmasters
Award.This distinction,
presented in the form of a
medallion, was given at the May
2, 2009, District 27 Spring
Conference at George Mason
University.The award is
achieved by only 2 percent of
all members.
1984
Reunion Oct. 9-11 ~
Dr. Daniel J. Glunk received
the Susquehanna Council of
Boy Scouts of America 2009
Distinguished Citizen Award.
The award honored his
achievements, which include
being the first Pennsylvania
Medical Society president
from Lycoming County in
more than 100 years.
1985
Timothy Williams
successfully defended his
doctoral dissertation in
educational leadership at
Immaculata University. He is
the director of instruction for
the Manheim Township
School District. He resides in
Lancaster County, Pa., with his
three children.
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National Teachers Hall of Fame.
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1989
Reunion Oct. 9-11 ~
Robert Faille graduated from
the University of Pennsylvania
with a master’s degree in
technology management.The
program is co-sponsored by
the University of Pennsylvania
and Penn Engineering.
Ronald E. McHale Jr. of
Mountain Top, Pa., recently
joined First National
Community Bank as a senior
financial consultant. He has 20
years experience in the bank
brokerage industry. He resides
in Mountain Top with his wife,
Donna, and their son,Tyler.
1990
John Paul Corcoran Jr. has
been appointed an adjunct
professor of law at Duquesne
University School of Law
in Pittsburgh.
Keith Silligman has been
appointed to the newly
created role of executive
director with the Omaha
Ambulatory Surgery Center
and MidWest Pain Clinics in
Omaha, Neb. Keith, wife
Nancy, and their two children,
Ashley and Christopher, have
lived happily in Omaha for
the last eight years.
1991
Victor James Mosca married
Denise Diane Gilbert on May
10, 2008. He is self-employed.
The couple reside in
Kingston Township, Pa.
1996
Karen (Bednarczyk) Cowan
and her husband, Scott,
announce the birth of their
second daughter, Eden
Elizabeth, born on March 4.
Eden is welcomed by her big
sister, Grace Evelyn.The family
resides in Winter Garden, Fla.
John Decker and his wife,
Mandy, announce the birth of
their first child, Luke Charles,
on April 24, 2009.The couple
reside in Orlando, Fla.
STRIKE UP THE BAND
Any member of the Wilkes community, student or
LOOKING FOR
CAREER ADVICE?
Are you thinking of changing careers
or facing a transition due to the current
economic situation? Wilkes is here to help.
There are a number of resources available
to alumni, including the services of the
Wilkes Career Services Office.
Find out what’s available to you at
http://community.wilkes.edu/career_resources.
1997
Meredith (Cabrey)
Nascimento and her husband,
Christian, welcomed their
second son, S. Christian Jr., on
March 27, 2008.
1999
Reunion Oct. 9-11 ~
William John Weidner
married Terri Ann Gallagher
on Sept. 6, 2008. He is
employed as a certified public
accountant by Decker
Accounting LLC,WilkesBarre.They reside in Hanover
Township, Pa.
2000
Laura Burns married Daniel
DiMarzo on Nov. 1, 2008, in
Westport, Conn.The couple
resides in East Norriton, Pa.,
where Laura works as a
marketing director for a
telecommunications company.
She is the daughter of Robert
Burns Jr. ’82 and Wilkes
employee Anita Burns.
alumnus, is invited to play with the Wilkes Pep Band at
home games, Homecoming and other fall activities
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around campus. Rehearsals are Monday afternoons,
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4 to 5:30 p.m., and home game Saturdays, 9:30 to
11 a.m. Pep Band shirts and jackets are provided, as
well as brunch after rehearsal on home game days.
Call Philip Simon, (570)408-4437, for more details.
Jennifer Kennedy and
Nicholas Wadas were married
on Aug. 23, 2008.The groom
is employed by Allied Services
as an occupational therapist
and by Wilkes University as
the head cross country coach.
They reside in Dallas, Pa.
2002
Ronald Metcho is an
associate attorney with the law
firm of Marshall, Dennehey,
Warner, Goggin and Coleman.
He resides in Philadelphia.
2003
Kyla Campbell-Bubb is a
reporter and weekend
morning anchor for WBRE in
the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
television market. She married
Nathan Bubb on Oct. 13,
2007.The couple reside in
Drums, Pa.
2004
Reunion Oct. 9-11 ~
Emily Bly graduated from the
University of North Texas in
December 2008 with a master
of music degree in musicology.
While at the University of
North Texas, Bly was a
member of Pi Kappa Lambda
honor society in music.
2005
Stephanie Dickert and
Joshua Hall were married on
June 6, 2009. Joshua is an
officer in the U.S. Air Force
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Butchko Influences
Community Revitalization
Through May 31, 2009, more than 405,000
homeowners have received foreclosure counseling
through the program. According to Butchko, in
many of the communities impacted by
NeighborWorks support, the local organizations
started to see foreclosures rise in their
communities before anyone else.
Butchko graduated from Wilkes with a degree in
political science. He went on to earn a master’s
degree from the University of Rochester in public
policy analysis. He says Wilkes and the mentoring
he received from faculty like political science
professor Thomas Baldino prepared him well for a
career that has given him a front-row seat in the
political arena.
Butchko appears at a property dedication for a senior housing development
constructed by NeighborWorks of the Blackstone River Valley, a region
encompassing parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Butchko has had the opportunity to see the
complete political process in action. In the past, he
was charged with making his organization’s case in
Michael Butchko ‘96 has a hand in rejuvenating
distressed communities across the United States through
his work with NeighborWorks America. He serves as
deputy director of field operations for the Washington,
front of Congress in order to continue receiving funds.
He says working with members of Congress was a dream
come true for a political science major.
“Working with Congress was always exhilarating. It’s akin
D.C.-based organization. As a nonprofit organization
to being a sports fan: You know the players, and you’re just
created by Congress, NeighborWorks distributes funds to
thrilled to be in that action,” says Butchko.
create opportunities for people to live in affordable
homes. NeighborWorks also provides technical assistance
and training for community-based revitalization efforts.
Butchko began working in the public policy office of
He also says that it is great to work for an organization
like NeighborWorks.
”NeighborWorks America has a commitment to nonprofits
across the U.S. that assist America’s most underserved
the organization in 2000. Recently, his job has given
communities,” he says. “I’m proud to have spent the last
him first-hand experience with the foreclosure crisis
nine years of my professional career working for such a
impacting the housing industry. NeighborWorks
terrific organization.”
administers the National Foreclosure Mitigation
and will be transferring to
Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base in Dayton, Ohio, in July
of this year. Stephanie is
currently working on a
master’s in counseling with
the expectation of completion
in fall 2009.
Bridget McHale MBA’07
married Josh Turel Pharm.D.
’07 on May 9, 2009. Bridget is
employed by Wilkes University
as a coordinator in the Sidhu
School of Business. Josh is
employed by PharMerica
pharmacy as a staff pharmacist.
They reside in Dallas, Pa.
— By Andrew Seaman, Wilkes University senior
2006
Jami Lynn Shuleski and
Matthew John Koch ’02 were
married Sept. 27, 2008.
She is employed as a software
developer by Keystone
Automotive Operations,
Exeter, Pa.The couple reside
in Forty Fort, Pa.
2008
Joseph Magyar married Nina
Marie Dumas on Aug. 30,
2008. He is employed at the
State Correctional Institution
at Mahonoy, Frackville, Pa.
They reside in Wyoming, Pa.
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Counseling program authorized by Congress.
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Graduate Students
2001
Raymond Bernardi,
Pharm.D., joined the real
estate firm Prudential Poggi &
Jones. He is a licensed
pharmacist and a realtor. He
lives in Duryea, Pa., with his
wife, Jessica, and son, Dominic.
Shanna Lee (Henninger)
Dawson, Pharm.D., and her
husband, James, would like to
announce the births of their
two children. Kevin Francis
Dawson was born Oct. 31,
2006, and Mallory Jean
Dawson was born Feb. 8, 2009.
They reside in Nazareth, Pa.
Kevin Michael Polifko,
Pharm.D., married Susan
Elizabeth Pellock ’05,
Pharm.D., on Aug. 16, 2008.
She is employed as a lieutenant
in the U.S. Public Health
Service Commissioned Corps
with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, Office
of Regulatory Affairs,
Harrisburg, Pa. He is employed
as a pharmacy supervisor for
CVS, Harrisburg, Pa.They
reside in Harrisburg.
2006
Jennifer Lee Bernick, MS,
married Jeffrie Edward Welby
on June 28, 2008. Jennifer is in
her final year of coursework
From Accounting to the FBI
From a young age, Karen Bednarczyk Cowan ’96 always
dreamed of working in law enforcement. So when it
came time to pursue a major at Wilkes University she
chose … accounting?
“As a high school student I researched the type of
people the FBI would hire, and their top candidates at
the time were people with accounting degrees,”
explains Cowan, an intelligence analyst on the Joint
Terrorism Task Force in the FBI’s Tampa, Fla., division.
With her accounting degree and minors in finance
and management in hand, Cowan went on to earn a
master’s degree in educational leadership and policy
studies from Virginia Tech. “The FBI rarely hires
young adults fresh out of college,” Cowan says. “I
remember being told on my first day at the FBI
Academy that one in 12,000 people who apply to the
FBI are offered a position.”
On the Joint Terrorism Task Force, Cowan became a
member of the FBI’s Evidence Response Team. She
identifies documents, collects and preserves evidence
supporting FBI cases. “The ERT provides assistance in
Karen Cowan’s accounting degree was a stepping stone to an FBI career.
PHOTO BY SCOTT COWAN
any area of evidence collection management from
traditional search warrants to complex crime scenes.
As a member of this team, I received a high level of
training to ensure evidence is collected in such a
reprioritize her workload quickly. That’s also the most
manner that it can be introduced in courts throughout
challenging aspect.
the United States and the world. Over the years, I
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have had the opportunity to work a number of
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The best part of her career, she says, is the uncertainty
of the tasks each day will bring. She often has to
Cowan lives in Winter Garden, Fla., with husband Scott
and daughters Grace and Eden.
warrants and crime scenes, including those involving
missing children.”
— By Shannon Curtin ’07 MBA’09
�class notes
2007
Craig Czury, MA, is the
author of “Kitchen of
Conflict Resolution,” a
collection of poetry published
by FootHills Publishing.
2009
Kerrie Stephanik, MS, and
Seaton Angley were married
on June 21, 2008. She is an
English teacher at Hazleton
Area High School.The couple
reside in Conyngham, Pa.
In Memoriam
1945
Dr. Matthew M. Mischinski
of Pinehurst, Pa., died May 9,
2009. He was a physician and
a diplomate of the American
Orthopedic Society and the
American Society of
Emergency Physicians. He was
a graduate of Wyoming
Seminary in Kingston, Pa.,
Bucknell University Junior
College and Temple
University School of Medicine
in Philadelphia. He served his
country during World War II
as a first lieutenant in the
Army Air Corps. He was a B17 pilot and completed 35
missions over Europe.
He is survived by his wife
of 58 years, Eleanor
Mischinski; sons, Richard
Mischinski, Austin, Texas,
Paul Mischinski, WinstonSalem, N.C., Mark
Mischinski, Telford, Pa.,
and Carl Mischinski, Indian
Trail, N.C.; sister, Loretta
Dunn, State College, Pa.;
eleven granddaughters and
one grandson.
1948
William J. Rule of Exeter,
Pa., died May 25, 2009. He
attended Temple University,
Wilkes College, and Legion
College at Indiantown Gap.
He enlisted in the Army
Signal Corps in December
1942 and was honorably
discharged in 1946. He has
been a legionnaire for over 60
years and was employed at
Foster Wheeler Corporation
for 25 years.
He is survived by his
daughters, Linda T. Cook,
Alamo, Calif.; and Sherry L.
Emerhaw, Dallas, Pa.; a
grandson and several nieces
and nephews.
John Francis Washko of
Morrisville, Pa., died June 5,
2009. He was a veteran of
World War II, having served in
both the Army and Army Air
Corps. He saw active duty in
the European theater and was
awarded the Purple Heart. He
graduated from Bucknell
University Junior College
with a bachelor’s degree in
mechanical engineering.
Washko was employed at
General Motors in Ewing,
N.J., for 45 years, retiring as a
senior mechanical engineer.
He is survived by his wife
of 52 years, Florence Kozik
Washko; his daughter Susan,
Charlottesville,Va.; son John,
Canton, Conn.; daughter Judy;
and a granddaughter.
1949
The Rev. Michael Mokris of
Kingston, Pa., died April 22,
2009. He graduated from
Bucknell University Junior
College and received a master’s
degree from the University of
Pennsylvania. He was a World
War II veteran, serving in the
U.S. Army. Mokris graduated
from Saints Cyril and
Methodius Theological
Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa. He
was ordained into the holy
priesthood in 1961, serving in
eastern Ohio and western
Pennsylvania. He retired from
SS. Peter and Paul Byzantine
Catholic Church, Lopez, Pa.
Surviving is his sister
Margaret Jankik, Miami, Fla.
Cyprian Rapczynski of Toms
River, N.J., died on April 29,
2009. He was a graduate of
Bucknell University Junior
College and was employed as
the vice president of exports
at Associated Metals and
Minerals Corp., New York
City. He was a Navy veteran
of World War II. Surviving are
his wife, the former Romaine
Smar, and son Allen.
1952
Adeline ‘Addie’ Stein of
Yuma, Ariz., died May 15,
2009. She attended Wilkes
College from 1950 through
1952. She is survived by her
husband of 56 years, Carroll
“Bert” Stein Jr.,Yuma, Ariz.;
a daughter, Linda Fallert, Pine
Valley, Calif.; a son, Jeffery
Stein,Yuma, Ariz.; sisters,
Christine Stankevicz, Luzerne,
Pa. and Betty Kazokas,
Courtdale, Pa.
1953
Robert “Barry” Jordan of
Oceanside, Calif., died April
17, 2009. He attended Wilkes
College, Elizabethtown
College and Lincoln
Chiropractic College, where
he received his doctor of
chiropractic degree in 1954.
He interned at Spears
Chiropractic Hospital in
Denver, Colo.; spent two years
in the medical corps of the
U.S. Army; and entered private
practice in Wilkes-Barre. He
later began a career in sales.
After moving to California, he
owned a roofing business until
his retirement.
He is survived by his
brothers,Wayne Jordan,
Binghamton, N.Y.; Donald
Jordan, New Castle, Del.; sister
Joyce Jordan, Hummels Wharf,
Pa.; children Kimberly Kenyon
of Maryland, Brenda Jordan of
California, Susan LaNunziata
of Exeter, Pa., Scott Jordan of
Thornhurst, Pa., Brett Jordan
of California, Gregg Jordan of
Florida and 10 grandchildren.
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for her doctorate in
educational leadership. She
teaches fourth grade in Lake
Lehman School District.They
live in Dallas, Pa., with their
black lab, Marley.
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1957
John S. Klimchak of Hanover
Township, Pa., died March 16,
2009. He was a World War II
veteran, serving in the U.S.
Coast Guard and receiving
numerous medals for his
service. He was a life member
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 5267 and a 4th Degree
Knight in Our Lady of
Czestochowa Council 3987.
Klimchak worked at the
American Chain and Cable
Company,Wilkes-Barre, and
was a member of the United
Steel Workers of America. He
also worked at the Highway
Trailer Company, Hazleton,
Pa., as personnel manager.
Surviving are son John
Klimchak,Waldorf, Md.;
daughter Pat LaPorte, Lancaster,
Pa; three grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and sister,
Josephine, Berlin, Md.
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Dr. Anthony W. Kutz of
Dallas, Pa., died April 22, 2009.
He was a veteran of the
Korean Conflict, serving with
the U.S. Army in the military
police and received his
bachelor’s degree in biology
from Wilkes College. He
furthered his studies at Temple
University, graduating from
Temple Dental School in 1961.
He was a dentist for more than
45 years. He is survived by his
wife of almost 52 years, the
former Pauline Pelczar;
daughter Mary Murphy,
Mountain Top, Pa.; son Dr.
John Anthony, Clarks Summit,
Pa.; and five grandchildren.
Gerald B. Lefkowitz of
Baltimore, Md., died March
22, 2009. He was a U.S. Air
Force veteran of World War II,
serving as a staff sergeant with
the Eighth Air Force. He was
co-owner of The Pittston
Corset Shop, founded by his
father in 1929.
He is survived by his wife,
Dolores (Rubin) Lefkowitz;
children Diane Celmer and
Susan Bellomy, both of
Baltimore, David Lefkowitz,
Oregon, Marc Lefkowitz,
Manchester, Md.; brother Saul
"Pinky" Lefkowitz; seven
granddaughters; and one
great-grandson.
Bernard Rubin of Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of
Wilkes-Barre, died March 29,
2009. He served in the U.S.
Army and was self-employed
as an accountant prior to
retiring. He was a member of
the former United Orthodox
Synagogue, Congregation
Ohav Zedek and other civic
and religious organizations.
He is survived by his
beloved wife, the former
Helen Schainuck; loving
children William Rubin, Dr.
Keith Rubin, Davida Rubin
Baker, Faye Rubin Orefice;
and six grandchildren.
1958
Dorothy L. Owens of
Kingston, Pa., died May 27,
2009. She graduated from
Wilkes and was employed as a
teacher at the Franklin Street
Elementary School, Plymouth,
Pa., until her retirement in
1975. She was a member of
the Holy Family Parish,
Luzerne, Pa. and the Retired
Teachers Association.
In addition to her husband,
William, of 42 years, she is
survived by son Mark; sisters
Carol Batroney, Kingston, Pa.,
and Barbara Swartwood,
Wilkes-Barre; and brother
Edward Thomas Jr.,
Plymouth, Pa.
1962
George Gavales of New York
City, N.Y., died April 4, 2009.
He is survived by his loving
companion of 17 years,
Jacalyn Brown; his daughter,
Lisa Gavales-Connors;
granddaughter, Linda Alice;
and brother Emmanuel.
Ruth M. (Connelly) Walker
of Wilkes-Barre died May 21,
2009. She was a graduate of
King’s County Hospital
School of Nursing and Wilkes.
She worked first as a nurse
and later as an associate
administrator of long-term
care for the Pennsylvania State
Department of Health.
Survivors are her husband,
William Walker; stepchildren,
Jeff and Wendy Walker (Miller);
and two grandchildren.
1971
Ronald James Kamage,
Esq., of Inkerman, Pa., died
on May 16, 2009. He was a
graduate of Wilkes College
and Widener Law School.
He was in private law
practice in Kingston, Pa.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Darlene Wilde,
Inkerman, Pa.; and brother,
George Kamage, Pittston, Pa.
1973
Marlene C. Zvirblis of
Mountain Top, Pa., died
March 25, 2009. She was
employed at the United Penn
Bank,Wilkes-Barre, and
worked for the federal
government. Zvirblis was a
member of the Gold
Prospectors Association of
America, Susquehanna
Chapter; the Delaware Valley
Paleontological Society; and
the Mid-America
Paleontology Society. She
was also a member of the
Polish Women’s Alliance
and St. Jude’s Church,
Mountain Top, Pa.
Surviving are her husband,
Anthony G. Zvirblis; and a
brother Richard Strobel,
Granada Hills, Calif.
1977
John J. Sharkowicz of
Wanamie, Pa., died April 18,
2009. He was honorably
discharged from the U.S.
Army, having served from
1956 to 1958. He was
employed as an industrial
engineer with the Office of
Surface Mining in WilkesBarre from 1977 to 2006. He
was a member of Corpus
Christi Parish/St. Adalbert’s
Church, Glen Lyon, Pa.
Surviving is a sister,Wanda
Stralka, Oxon Hill, Md.
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Remembering Charles N. Burns Sr., M.D. ’37
Charles N. Burns Sr., M.D., of Kingston, Pa., died April 21,
and separated from the Army in 1946, after attaining
2009. During a long and distinguished medical career,
the rank of major.
he also played a significant role at Wilkes University as
In 1950, he became chief of urology at Crile VA Hospital
alumnus, friend and mentor to both students and
in Cleveland, Ohio. Returning to Wilkes-Barre in 1953, he
faculty in the biology department.
joined his uncle, Peter P. Mayock, M.D., in the practice of
In 1987, Wilkes University named the campus bell
urology. In 1981, his son, Dr. Charles N. Burns Jr., became
tower in his honor, as well as presenting him with an
affiliated and they practiced together until the retirement of
honorary degree. A scholarship is also given annually in
Dr. Burns Sr. in 2006. Prior to retirement, he was involved in
his name at Wilkes. His positive influence was felt in
basic research on prostate cancer at Wilkes University.
many other ways.
Linda Gutierrez, assistant professor of biology at Wilkes,
Michael Steele, Fenner chair of research biology,
recalled her first meeting with Burns as a colleague in
remembers his contributions and professional leadership.
“Dr. Burns was a superb mentor to many of us in the
cancer research.
“I met Dr. Burns in 2005, and I still remember how his
biology department at Wilkes, regularly sharing his
eloquence and bright persona impressed me at first,” says
passion for medicine and his research on prostate
Gutierrez. “I shared with him the belief and passion in
cancer, and frequently involving our faculty and
finding a cure for cancer through basic and translational
students in these endeavors,” Steele says. “In fact,
research.” She continues, “Dr. Burns was a high-caliber
many of the students who worked with him followed in
physician, a sharp researcher and remarkable mentor for
his footsteps by pursuing careers in medicine or
all of us here at the department of biology.”
medical research. He was a dear friend of the biology
community at Wilkes and will be deeply missed.”
He is survived by his son, five grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
He was a graduate of
Wyoming Seminary class of
1933; Bucknell University
Junior College, class of
1937; and Jefferson Medical
College of Thomas
Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pa., class of
1941. He interned at Mercy
Hospital, Wilkes-Barre,
where he met his wife,
Mary Agnes Quigley, R.N.
Drafted into the Army
Medical Corps at 28, he
participated in the Battle of
surgeon with the 104th
Infantry Division. He was
awarded the Bronze Star
The late Charles N. Burns Sr., M.D.’37, left, was mentor
and friend to generations of students and faculty. He
is pictured with former Wilkes President Christopher
Breiseth at the 1987 dedication of the Burns Bell
Tower named in his honor.
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27
�class notes
1980
Bette Lynn Gardner of
Tunkhannock, Pa., died June 2,
2009. She was employed as a
social worker at St. Michael’s
School until retirement. She
was a member of the
Tunkhannock United
Methodist Church, the
Tunkhannock Borough
Council, and the Tunkhannock
Community Ambulance
Association, serving as an
emergency medical technician
and board secretary. She was
also an EMT and CPR
instructor for the American
Red Cross and Emergency
Medical Services.
She is survived by her
husband of 45 years, Bruce
Gardner; sons David Gardner,
Manchester, N.H.; Stephen
Gardner,Tunkhannock; Paul
Gardner, Courtdale, Pa.;
daughter Terri Velez, Colorado
Springs, Colo.; sister Heidi
May King, Cheyenne,Wyo.;
eight grandchildren and two
great-granddaughters.
1986
John Michael Phillips of
Berwick, Pa., died May 17,
2009. He graduated from King’s
College,Wilkes-Barre, with an
associate’s degree and a
bachelor’s degree in business
administration. He continued
his education at Wilkes
University, graduating with a
master’s degree in business
administration. He was the
owner and operator of Phillips
Financial Services, Berwick.
Surviving are his brother,
Peter Phillips, Fort Meyers,
Fla.; and sister Carolyn
Williams, Aurora, Ohio.
1989
Amanda J. Picketts of
Wilkes-Barre passed away
March 25, 2009. She was
employed by Sallie Mae in
Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are
her mother, Irene Solonski,
Wilkes-Barre; husband David
J. Picketts; daughter Avery
Picketts; and sister Amy
O’Hara, Charlotte, N.C.
Friends of Wilkes
Constance Kline Umphred
of Naples, Fla., passed away
April 7, 2009. She graduated
from Moravian Seminary in
1951 and Wheaton College in
1955. Upon graduation from
college, she taught at Dedham
Country Day School in
Massachusetts. She served on
the Union Terrace Parent
Teacher Association as
president and on the board of
trustees of Moravian Academy.
She later served on the boards
of Muhlenberg College,
Wilkes University, Sordoni Art
Museum, Allentown Art
Museum, Allentown
Community Concerts, United
Way of Lehigh County, and
the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. She
was a founding member of
Wilkes-Barre’s Luzerne
Foundation and president of
the McCole Foundation.
She is survived by her
husband,William ’52, Naples;
sons David W. Leh, Stroudsburg,
Pa., and Edward K. Leh, Short
Hills, N.J.; daughter, Lorraine
Pearson, Basking Ridge, N.J.;
and eight grandchildren.
Submitting Class Notes
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• E-mail it to wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu.
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�then & now
Past generations of Wilkes
engineering students toiled over
their work under the watchful eye of their
professor. See anyone you recognize in this photo?
Share names or reminisce at The Colonel Connection
message boards, found at community.wilkes.edu.
Or send responses to Wilkes magazine,
84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
You can also e-mail wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu.
PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES
Today’s Wilkes engineers study
cutting-edge technology like robotics—
but the mentoring relationship with professors
is still central to the learning experience.
PHOTO BY BRUCE WELLER
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WILKES
UNIVERSITY
calendar of events
September
10
John Wilkes Society Annual Dinner,Westmoreland
Club, honoring Eugene Roth, Esq.
October
1-4
Theatre Production, Dorothy Dickson Darte
Center, 8 p.m.; Oct. 4, 2 p.m.
8
Allen P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and
Entrepreneurship, Lawrence Reed, president,
Foundation for Economic Education
9-11 Homecoming
19
Faculty Exhibition 2009, Sordoni Art Gallery.
Opening reception, Oct. 25. Through Dec. 13.
November
13-15 Musical Theatre Production, Darte Center.
Also Nov. 20-22
17 Outstanding Leaders Forum, humanitarian
Elie Wiesel, 8 p.m., F. M. Kirby Center
December
5
Flute Ensemble Concert, Darte Center
7
String Ensemble Concert, 7 p.m., Darte Center
10
Jazz Orchestra Concert, 8:15 p.m., Dorothy
Dickson Darte Center
11
Choral Ensembles Christmas Concert at
St. Stephen’s Church,Wilkes-Barre, 7:30 p.m.
13
Civic Band Concert, 3 p.m., Darte Center
For details on times and
locations, check
www.wilkes.edu and
Wilkes student Ashley Deemie
works out on the balcony of her
University Towers apartment.
PHOTO BY BRUCE WELLER
The Colonel Connection!
Or phone (800) WILKES-U.
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PROTECTING PARADISE | LAB PARTNERS
AROUND THE WORLD IN SEVEN MONTHS | REPORT OF GIFTS
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Making a Contribution:
Part of theWilkes Tradition
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VERY FALL,WILKES WELCOMES A NEW FRESHMAN
class, bringing with them great promise. Preparing leaders who
contribute to society is at the heart of the mentoring culture here
at Wilkes.We expect Wilkes graduates to make their mark in the
world through leadership, professional accomplishment, personal
achievement and community service.
The feature stories on these pages remind us that our students and alumni make
important contributions in many fields.The story about student research in the
biology department clearly reflects that Wilkes is a leader among undergraduate
institutions in preparing future scientists who will engage in ground-breaking
research.The $1 million grant from the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, which recognizes
Wilkes science programs for their exceptional
preparation of future scientists and doctors,
further underscores the national excellence of
our research culture.
Our cover story about alumnus Steve Bailey
’79, curator of fishes at Boston’s New England
Aquarium, is the story of an individual who
moved from the classrooms and laboratories
at Wilkes to making a significant lifetime
contribution in the field of marine sciences.
Many of our alumni have similar success
Student Andrew Bartlow assists Mike Steele, Fenner
stories in every field of endeavor.
Chair of Research Biology, with field research. Wilkes
On the pages chronicling this year’s
is a leader in providing research opportunities for its
students. PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
Homecoming celebration, you’ll find the picture
of another individual whose contributions touched generations of Wilkes students.
Al Groh ’41 was honored at the annual Ancestral and Golden Colonels breakfast
with a tribute plaque, presented for long-term distinguished contributions to the
University leading to state and national recognition.Al is an extraordinary example
of the mentoring tradition that sets Wilkes apart as an institution.
As this magazine went to press, our annual speakers’ series—the Outstanding
Leaders Forum—was scheduled for Nov. 17 and sold out.This year’s speaker, Nobel
Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, shows us that there are many arenas
outside the corporate world where individuals make monumental contributions.
Professor Wiesel’s appearance reminds us that advancing humanitarian causes is as
important to society as growing a business or a scientific discovery. Please go to the
Wilkes Web site to learn more about his appearance here.
In this issue we also acknowledge our alumni and friends who provide
financial support to the University.They make a huge contribution to their alma
mater.The Report of Gifts lists the
individuals who help to ensure Wilkes can
continue its mission of preparing the next
generation of leaders who contribute to
society. In these challenging times, we are
Dr. Tim Gilmour
especially appreciative of this support.
Wilkes University President
VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 4
WINTER 09
WILKES MAGAZINE
University President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Vice President for Advancement
Michael Wood
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Managing Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Editor
Vicki Mayk
Creative Services
Lisa Reynolds
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Electronic Communications
Christopher Barrows
Graduate Assistant
Rachel Strayer
Layout/Design
Quest Fore Inc.
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69 MBA’76
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Director
Mirko Widenhorn
Associate Director
Bridget Giunta ’05
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
Laura Cardinale ’72
First Vice President
Fred Demech ’61
Second Vice President
Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA’97
Historian
George Pawlush ’69 MS’76
Wilkes magazine is published quarterly by the Wilkes University Office of Marketing
Communications and Government Relations, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766,
wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu, (570) 408-4764. Please send change of address to the
above address.
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
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FEATURES
8 Protecting Paradise
Steve Bailey ’79 finds career success
below sea level
12 Lab Partners
Undergraduate biology research boosted by
Howard Hughes grant
14 Around the World
in Seven Months
Alumni couple circles the globe
for trip of a lifetime
8
DEPARTMENTS
4 Athletics
16 Alumni News
19 Class Notes
23 Report of Gifts
12
14
Steve Bailey ’79 , curator of
fishes for the New England
Aquarium, has researched the
undersea world as far away as Fiji.
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Wilkes Students Earn
National Honors
Two Wilkes students were awarded national honors
in summer 2009, showcasing the University’s ability
to prepare its students to excel in their fields.
Wilkes integrative media graduate
Chelsey Gosse ’09 of Allentown, Pa.,
received a gold award at the June
Promax|BDA conference in New
York City for her print design
“Clogged Cranium.”The event,
held annually, bills itself as “the
largest entertainment,
marketing, promotion, and
design event” in the world. Her
fellow 2009 Wilkes integrative
media graduates served as interns
at the event.They were
accompanied by Eric Ruggiero,
director of the integrative media
program at Wilkes.
Andrew Seaman, a senior communications
studies major from Forest City, Pa., was the
winner of the Robert D.G. Lewis First
Amendment Award from the Society of
Professional Journalists. The award honors a
student SPJ member who has demonstrated
outstanding service to the First Amendment
Above: Integrative media graduates proudly show off the awards
won at the Promax/BDA awards in 2008 and 2009. From left,
are Eric Ruggiero, director of the integrative media program,
and students Alyssa Koncelik, Jessica Gannon, Chelsey Gosse
(2009 award winner), Robert Noone, Kyle Riedinger and James
Mulvey. All the students are 2009 graduates.
PHOTO COURTESY PROMAX/BDA
Left: Senior Andrew Seaman won the Robert D.G. Lewis First
Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
PHOTO BY CLARK VAN ORDEN, THE TIMES LEADER
through the field of journalism. Seaman organized an
essay contest that reached thousands of Wilkes-Barre area high school
students and presented two workshops with former Wilkes professor Andrea
Frantz at the College Media Advisers Convention in New York City.
Seaman is currently working with the Student Press Law Center to help
coordinate a First Amendment agreement that would allow college students
to report on matters without fear of school censorship. Seaman spent the
fall 2009 semester interning with USA Today in Washington, D.C.
WILKES | Winter 2009
National Science Foundation Grant
Will Encourage Minority
Participation in Graduate Study
2
An undergraduate research and mentoring program will be established at
Wilkes under a $700,000 grant awarded to the biology department by the
National Science Foundation.The program, to be directed by biology
professor William Terzaghi, builds on the mentoring experience that is a
hallmark of a Wilkes education by pairing students with faculty on year-round
research projects.The program’s goal is to increase the number of underrepresented minority students who pursue graduate study in biology. A cohort
of four students will be recruited in each of the first four years of the grant.
Grant funding will be used to support each of the participants for two years.
Over a five-year period, 16 students will participate in the program.The
program launches in summer 2010.
Participants will be recruited from current Wilkes undergraduates and
through partnerships with Luzerne County Community College, the
Community College of Philadelphia and
Gloucester County Community College in New
Jersey.Those selected will enter the program in
the summer after their sophomore year and join
teams of undergraduate students working on
year-round research projects mentored by eight
participating Wilkes faculty.
Participants will follow individual study
programs designed to foster success in graduate
school. Students will develop oral and written
communication skills and will learn interpretation
and analysis of primary literature, experimental
design and data analysis. Preparation for the
Graduate Record Exam will also be included.
The biology department will work with the
Center for Global Education and Diversity to
provide academic and co-curricular mentoring.
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MORE ON THE WEB
The Outstanding Leaders Forum featuring Nobel Laureate
Elie Wiesel was to take place on Nov. 17—after Wilkes
magazine went to press. Wiesel, famed for humanitarian work, is the
author of Night, his acclaimed book about his experiences surviving the
Holocaust. Read about this event online, with photos, a story and video
and audio clips of Wiesel’s presentation. Visit www.wilkes.edu/OLF.
Technology Meets
Nature in Podcast
Trail Guides
Developed by
Wilkes Professor
and Students
Hiking and trail guides are
getting a 21st Century technological twist thanks to a project
launched by Wilkes biology
professor Ken Klemow and his
students. A guide for the loop
Wilkes biology student Courtney Sperger helped
to develop podcast trail guides with professor
and Olmsted trails in the Kirby
Ken Klemow. PHOTO BY FRED ADAM, THE TIMES LEADER
Park Natural Area, as well as
guides for Nescopeck State Park and Nuangola Bog are completed.The
innovative project—thought to be among the first of its kind in the United
States—literally puts nature in the palm of your hand when downloaded to
iPods and MP3 players.The podcasts are available for free through Wilkes
University’s iTunesU website (http://itunes.wilkes.edu).
The podcasts include a narrative describing the animals, plants, natural features,
and history of the park. It also includes digital images to illustrate the narration,
and nature sounds.The project has already attracted national interest: Colleagues
who heard about the project at the Ecological Society of America meeting in
August have asked Klemow to help them start similar projects in their areas.
Wilkes Collaborates With
The NewYork Times
Knowledge Network to
Offer Online Classes
Wilkes University is collaborating with The New
York Times Knowledge Network to offer graduate
teacher education programs that link participants
to the resources of one of the world’s most trusted
news organizations.
Wilkes is offering online, for-credit continuing
education courses for teachers developed
exclusively through The New York Times
Knowledge Network.The first course, “Using
Comparative Perspectives to Teach Social Studies,”
began in October. It features interaction with
David E. Sanger, a New York Times North Korea
Correspondent.
A second 12-week, master’s level credit course
for teachers starts Jan. 25, 2010.The course,
“Global Education,” is designed to analyze, plan,
develop and evaluate the essential elements of the
concepts of comparative and global education.
Building on The Times’ decades of active
involvement in education,The New York Times
Knowledge Network offers a wide range of adult
and continuing education opportunities, including
online courses, programs and webcasts.
For more information about Wilkes University’s
classes on The New York Times Knowledge
Network, visit www.wilkes.edu/nytimes.
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Poetry in Transit Begins ThirdYear
Poetry in Transit, the project that brings classic and original poetry to bus riders in Luzerne County, Pa., launched its third year in August. Poetry in Transit was started
in 2007 by Mischelle Anthony, Wilkes University associate professor of English, who continues to coordinate the program. Thirty-three new placards showcase the
work of 26 northeast Pennsylvania poets. Their work is featured on bus placards highlighted with original artwork and photography designed by Mark Golaszewski, a
former Wilkes University employee. The poems are seen in the space usually reserved for advertising. Among the writers are Wilkes employees and students and
alumni from the graduate creative writing program. Pictured above is the work of Amy Kaspriskie, a student in the graduate creative writing program.
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JIM DOMZALSKI ’98 SHORTSTOP, BASEBALL
Jim Domzalski was a four-year member of the Colonels
baseball squad and was a team captain in his final three
seasons.A starter in 132 out of 133 games, he was
named the team’s most dedicated player as a sophomore,
as well as the team’s most valuable player as a junior and
senior. He played professionally in Europe for the
Montpellier Barracudas of the French Federation
Baseball League.
Today, Domzalski is a resident of Mountain Top, Pa.,
and is director of enrollment management at Luzerne
County Community College. He was head baseball
coach at the
community college
from 2000-2002 and
assisted the Wilkes
baseball program
from 2003-2005.
STATISTICS
• MAC First Team (as a shortstop
),
1996-1998
• Team Most Dedicated Player,
1996
• School Records: 14 Total Base
s
vs. Moravian (’95)
• School Record: 3 Homeruns vs.
Moravian
• School Record: 8 RBI vs.
Moravian
• Career Leader in at-bats (510)
;
hits (163); and RBIs (129)
• Ranked second in University
history in singles (113); doubles
(34); total bases (26)
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STATISTICS
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1995-1997
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• All-ECAC, 199
III
Packard Division
• 1997 HewlettFirst Team
Football Gazette
• 1997 Hanson
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• 1997 AFCA/B
JJ Fadden was a four-year member of
the Colonels football team, playing
from 1995-1998. He was named to the
all-MAC first team three years, as well
Team
All-American
• 1997 A.P. Little
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Football Gazette
• 1996 Hanson
sacks and 254 tackles.
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After graduation, Fadden coached at
• School Record
in one game
the college level for eight seasons,
including two seasons on the sidelines at
Wilkes.Today, as a resident of Boston,
Mass., Fadden works in real estate development. He is manager of
Stanza Dei Sigari in Boston, the owner of Big House Tobacco Outlet in
Scranton, Pa. and president of Passrush LLC Real Estate Development.
“It takes more than talent to succeed;
attitude and preparation are the real
difference between success and failure.”
STATISTICS
• Freedom League first team
all-star, 1994
• Football Gazette second team
BEN
BE McKEOWN ’95
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BACK, FOOTBALL
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Ben
Be McKeown was a member of
the
the Colonels football team from
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1991-1994
and helped lead Wilkes
all-star, 1993
to one of its six undefeated seasons
• Freedom League first team
in
history. He helped the
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• Freedom League second team
the
all-star, 1993
the regular season and play in the
NCAA
Division III playoffs.
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today
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consultant
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All-American, 1994
• Division III SID’s third team
All-American, 1994
• Freedom League first team
“Dealing with adversity, the coaches always
encouraged perseverance. There would be ups
and downs, wins and losses, but we always
focused on finding a way to get through.”
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STABLISHED IN 1993 TO HONOR players,
coaches and others who have made outstanding
contributions to athletics, the Athletics Hall of
Fame includes individuals who played for Bucknell
University Junior College,Wilkes College or Wilkes
University.This year’s honorees were inducted at an
awards ceremony on Oct. 11, 2009.
All were asked:“What was the most significant
lesson you learned as an athlete or coach at Wilkes?”
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LISA KRAVITZ MILLER ’89 VOLLEYBALL
Lisa Kravitz Miller played four years for the
Lady Colonels volleyball team, where she was a
three-time Middle Atlantic Conference firstteam all-star. She served as team captain her
junior and senior years and was named Wilkes
most valuable player all four seasons. In 1988,
she set the record for most kills in one season
(153). A four-year member of the
Letterwomen’s Club, in 1988 she received both
the Letterwomen’s Club scholarship as well as
the Coreen Santoro Award. Following her
playing career, she served as the assistant
volleyball coach at Wilkes for two years.
A former pre-school teacher, Miller lives in
Lehman, Pa., where she is a full-time mother to
her two children.
STATISTICS
• Middle Atlantic Con
ference
first team all-star,
1985, 1986, 1987
• Four-time Wilkes
most valuable player
• Two-time Wilkes tea
m captain,
1987, 1988
• Set record for most
kills
(153) in one season, 198
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“I learned to be a team
member. I still have friends
today that I played
volleyball with at Wilkes.”
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REBECCA BAKER SADOSKY ’98
VOLLEYBALL / WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Sadosky was a two-sport athlete at Wilkes from 1994-1998, playing
both basketball and volleyball. During her time at Wilkes, she rewrote
the record books in both programs. In volleyball, she holds the career
record for blocks with 532, as well as total blocks in a season with 192.
Sadosky still holds multiple records in women’s basketball at Wilkes,
including the record for season field goal percentage (63.9%) and
rebounds in one game (22).
Sadosky lives in Raleigh, N.C., where she works as an environmental
engineer with the state of North Carolina. She is completing her
doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
“I learned many significant life lessons while at Wilkes,
including the ability to prioritize tasks and to give my
full attention to the task at hand. Additionally, being an
athlete provided the perfect opportunity to improve
upon my teamwork and interpersonal skills.”
STATISTICS
Volleyball:
• First Team
Freedom Le
ague,
1996, 1997
• CoSida Di
strict Acade
mic
All-Americ
an, 1997
• CoSida Ac
ademic AllRegion, 1996
• Selected
to two all-t
ournament
teams, 1996
• School re
cords: 532
career bloc
and 192 bloc
ks
ks in one se
ason
Basketball:
• First Team
Freedom Le
ague:
1996, 1997
• Second Te
am Freedo
m League:
1998
• League ro
okie of the
year, 1995
• Second Te
am Southe
rn Region
ECAC All-St
ar, 1997
• Averaged
16.6 points
per game/
10.5 reboun
ds per gam
e over
four season
s
• School Re
cord: Seco
nd in total
rebounds (9
97)
• School Re
cord: Third
in total
points (1,447
)
• School Re
cord: Fifth
in points in
a season (4
28)
• School Re
cord: Field
Goal
percentage
in a game
(84.6% on
11-13 shootin
g)
�athletics
STATISTICS
• Coached the Colonels to a
perfect 10-0 season in 1993,
winning the MAC championship
• Coached the Colonels to a
9-2 season, winning the
ECAC Southeastern
Championship, 1994
• Middle Atlantic Conference
JOE
JO DeMELFI
HEAD
HE FOOTBALL COACH, 1990-1995
Joe DeMelfi became the sixth head
Joe
football
coach in the history of Wilkes
foe
ath
athletics
in 1990. He coached for six
“More important than winning or losing was
working with the students and watching them
become successful in their own lives.”
-
The newest inductees to the Athletics Hall of Fame were honored at a ceremony during Homecoming Weekend. Inductees, from left are Jim Domzalski ’98,
Lisa Kravitz Miller ’89, JJ Fadden ’98 and Joe DeMelfi, head football coach, 1990-1995. Not pictured: Ben McKeown ’95 and Rebecca Baker Sadosky ’98.
PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK
WILKES | Winter 2009
seasons
during which he was named the
sea
Middle
Atlantic Conference Coach of
Mi
Coach of the Year,
the
the Year in 1993 and 1994. He guided
1993 and 1994
the
the Colonels back to national
• Kodak AFCA Division III Region
prominence
in the 1990s and, during
pre
2 Coach of the Year, 1993
• Jostens Division III National
the
the 1993 season, he led the Colonels to
Coach of the Year, 1993
aapperfect 10-0 regular season, a MAC
championship
and a berth in the
ch:
NCAA
playoffs.
NC
DeMelfi lives in Berwick, Pa., and
just completed his seventh year as offensive line coach for the Scranton
Wilkes-Barre Pioneers. He works part-time as an evening advisor at
Luzerne County Community College at its Berwick center. DeMelfi
also serves as a color analyst for high-school football and basketball on
WYLN Radio, Hazleton.
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�STEVEN BAILEY ’79 REACHED THE HEIGHT OF HIS CAREER 152 FEET
BELOW SEA LEVEL AMONG 130 SPECIES OF LIVE CORAL AND
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER GORGEOUS SEA CREATURES.
AS CURATOR OF FISHES FOR THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM IN
BOSTON, MASS., BAILEY WAS ONE OF EIGHT MEMBERS ON A 2002
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO THE REMOTE PHOENIX ISLANDS IN THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN—ONE OF THE LAST VESTIGES OF
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UNTOUCHED OCEANIC HABITAT IN THE WORLD.
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HE KEPT AQUARIUMS IN HIS WILKES DORM;
NOW STEVEN BAILEY ’79 DIVES WITH
SHARKS IN THE PACIFIC By Helen Kaiser
�Left: Mt. Mutiny coral reef in Fiji, one of the sites monitored for coral growth and loss on each expedition. PHOTO BY KEITH ELLENBOGEN
Above: Steven Bailey ’79—Bailey to all who know him—stands outside the Pacific coral reef exhibit at New England Aquarium, where he is part of the exhibits team.
B
AILEY’S DIVING PARTNER WAS GERALD
R. Allen, Ph.D., an internationally renowned
authority on the classification and ecology of coral
reef fishes of the Indo-Pacific region.According to
Allen, there are about 1,400 species of coral reef
fishes in the central Pacific.
During one of the last dives of the 30-day trip, “Gerry nearly
had an aneurysm,” Bailey relates.The marine expert was pointing
excitedly to a school of bluish white damselfish, so Bailey figured
they must be something pretty special.
Damselfish are among the most diverse families of coral reef
inhabitants. With more than 350 types of them already classified,
you’d need to be diving with one of the world’s foremost aquatic
experts to realize the significance of any that happened to swim past.
If divers could jump up and down with glee the two scientists
would have: These fish were a distinctive species, new to the
scientific world. When the men surfaced and were able to
communicate, they plotted their mission to obtain specimens of
the fish—about one-fourth the size of a credit card—on the next
day’s dive.
For the occasion Bailey was armed with tools of the trade:
hand nets and specially designed vinyl catch bags with soft
screens, internal support bars to prevent the crushing of any
occupants and Velcro closures.
Back down below, “I caught one right away. Suddenly Gerry
was grabbing me by the scruff of my neck and shaking me and
pointing. Here, two small fish had swum into my dive gear and
up against my chest!”
By the time Bailey noticed, they lept out from his diving vest
and fled toward the bottom, a steep slope of bleached white dead
coral.The coral had formed like volcanic rubble, and because the
damselfish were practically colorless, they were hard to discern as
they retreated into that particular zone on the reef.
Eventually, the two divers retrieved the specimens they
needed, and brought them—as if they were transporting gold
bullion—to the distant surface in three stages to allow for
decompression.
“They need to gas off too, just like humans, so as not to rupture
their swim bladders,” Bailey explains.The sample damsels were in
great shape once onboard the 124-foot motorsailer Nai’a, the vessel
chartered by the aquarium and its partners for expeditions.
As is the case with any new discoveries, however, they gave
their lives to science. Protocol calls for original specimens to be
killed and preserved so they can be entered into the scientific
record in a condition as close as possible to their natural state.
“They are too valuable to science to try to transport alive.
They could die en route or otherwise be compromised by
degradation or contamination,” Bailey says.
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PHOTO BY NATHAN FRIED-LIPSKI
9
�...To be PART
OF A TEAM that
stumbles on stuff that’s
new to science was just
SPECTACULAR.
Such a discovery requires the
scientist to complete a detailed
description of the organism—
including such facts as number
of scales and gill rakers, length
and proportions of body parts, as
well as comparison with closely
related species. This new
specimen was named Chrysiptera
albata. Albata is Latin for “clothed in white,” describing its overall
coloration, the fish’s most distinctive feature. The finding was then
submitted to the International Board of Scientific Nomenclature for
approval.
The discovery was described in the October 2002 issue of Aqua,
the Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, and the preserved
specimens now reside in the Western Australian Museum
collection, where Allen formerly was curator of ichthyology.
Bailey says the 2002 trip was remarkable in several ways.
His first journey to the Phoenix Islands had occurred two
years before, when he and Greg Stone, New England Aquarium
vice president of global marine programs, discovered a world
unlike any other—an underwater haven unspoiled by human
touch and home to a stunning array of organisms. Stone was
instrumental, along with a number of conservation partners and
the government of the sparsely populated islands, in creating the
Phoenix Islands Protected Area.
The atolls, or ring-like coral islands and reefs, are part of the
Pacific nation of Kiribati, near the equator between Hawaii and Fiji.
“Our association with the Phoenix Island preservation project
elevated our fishes work to a new plane,” Bailey says. For the
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The team from the 2007 Fiji expedition included divers from
the New England Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium. The
teams have completed seven trips. PHOTO BY KEITH ELLENBOGEN
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2002 expedition, the group had arranged for Allen to help
perform the initial assessment of the area.
“This is someone with an encyclopedic brain, who spent his
entire lifetime researching coral reef fishes. It was like having
Mozart stop in to jam with your garage band,” Bailey says.
For Bailey himself, “as far as field work goes, to be part of a
team that stumbles on stuff that’s new to science was just
spectacular. Gerry Allen was an idol of mine, and I got the
opportunity to dive with him.Then, he’s gracious enough to list
me as a co-author on the research.”
“We really did make a great team,”Allen recalls.“It was a great
pleasure to work with someone with Bailey’s fish-catching skill
and enthusiasm.”
All totaled on that expedition, the New England Aquarium’s
Stone reported in National Geographic, the group of scientists had
discovered six new species of coral and fish, identified 130 species
of coral, 518 species of fishes, and more than 250 other species of
invertebrates. They also collected 28 tissue samples from
dolphins, 70 from fish and 1,400 from invertebrates, surveyed
birds, turtle nests and vegetation—and explored the sea as deep
as 3,000 feet with nets and cameras.
While nabbing the heretofore unknown damselfish may have
been the pinnacle of his career, Bailey also is thrilled when he
can bring back live specimens—such as angelfish, triggerfish,
stingrays and needlefish—to exhibit at the aquarium.
Sometimes, the divers themselves are novel species to native
critters—like the gray, whitetip and blacktip reef sharks in the
waters of the Phoenix Islands.
“There were dozens of reef sharks that would come rushing
up to the surface every time we rolled into the water off the
�From left to right, Bailey in a close encounter with a green sea turtle. Bailey with a Manta Ray. A Napoleon wrasse (Chelinus undulates), which is being fished to
serve the restaurant food trade. FIRST PHOTO BY KEITH ELLENBOGEN; OTHER PHOTOS BY CAT HOLLOWAY
As Stone explains in an online interview with Conservation
International last year, “[The oceans] really are the most
important natural feature on the planet, and . . . there’s no
question that they’re in trouble.”
They serve as the primary life support system for earth, he
says,“moderating the climate, producing most of the oxygen we
breathe, providing food for one out of every four people each
day and driving the global hydrologic cycle (or water cycle).
“We need to take drastic, immediate and comprehensive steps
to save the oceans.”
With his position on the front lines of marine conservation,
Bailey feels there is hope for our planet. “It may never be as it
once was—DNA, once lost, is lost forever—but who is to say, a
thousand years from now, what we can set the stage for if we as
humans act smart? I consider myself an optimist, and I’m fighting
the good fight,” he says.
Bailey’s wife Barbara has been working with him at the
aquarium for the past 24 years. She is husbandry operations
manager and registrar for the facility.
They have two children,Alex, 16, and Hannah, 12, who are “very
enthusiastic” water people—swimming since they were crawling.
With his son, Bailey enjoys Boy Scouts of America activities
and has taken trips to Glacier National Park with the troop.
Bailey invites anyone from the Wilkes community who may
be interested in a Fiji Islands diving experience to contact him at
the New England Aquarium, which hosts a wealth of
information on conservation efforts at www.neaq.org.
Steven L. Bailey, Braintree, Mass.
B.S., Biology, Wilkes 1979
Career: Curator of fishes for the New England
Aquarium in Boston.
Notable: Has made scientific expeditions to the
Phoenix Islands, one of the last vestiges of ocean
wilderness. Was part of a diving team that discovered
a new species of damselfish.
Favorite Wilkes Place: The athletic field, where he
played soccer fullback and goalie. “I wasn’t very good,
but they welcomed me with open arms. All that
physical activity and being part of a team allowed us
to focus on something besides studies.”
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skiff,” Bailey says. “They had most probably never seen a diver
before and were very curious. It was initially disconcerting . . .
but after seeing the sharks break off and go about their business
each and every time, we became quite relaxed.
“Sharks in the field . . . are curious but almost always give you
a ‘sniff ’ and then keep on going,” he says. As for those in the
aquarium exhibits: “They seem to have an understanding quite
quickly that the aquarists are the food providers, and they don’t
trifle with their caretakers.”
He credits his father for introducing him and his younger
brother to scuba diving when he was a kid. There were many
happy summers at his grandparents’ camp in the Winthrop Lakes
region of Maine. It was fun for them to see perch, eels, bass, trout,
sunfish—and the occasional submerged snowmobile or anchor.
Bailey says it was his brother who “infected me with the fishkeeping virus.” Classmates at Wilkes may remember Bailey as the
guy who kept a half dozen fish tanks in his dorm room on the
third floor of the old Miner Hall.
For a biology major who loves diving, he admits he has the
perfect job.
Usually just a humble “aquatic chambermaid,” Bailey says he
lives for being in the water “diving, collecting and transitioning
slices of the real world” to become educational exhibits.
The average American is not going to have the chance to dive
with sharks in the central Pacific. At the aquarium, “we can
concentrate in a small space what people want to see,” Bailey says.
There’s a balance that has to be struck, he says, between
informing and inspiring the public to protect the earth and
discouraging and depressing visitors about the demise of the planet.
“Every day can be full to overflowing with negative information
about dangers to the environment,” Bailey says. His work on the
Phoenix Islands is a prime example, because even a protected
primal habitat devoid of people, seemingly far removed from the
crowded parts of the planet, can be subject to human impact.
Some fish species, like the Napoleon wrasse (Chelinus undulatus),
so plentiful in the Phoenixes, are at risk because of their value to
commercial fishermen supplying the Asian live-restaurant food
trade. Phoenix Islands sharks have recently been subjected to the
sordid habit of “finning,” where unscrupulous harvesters, fishing
illegally, remove their fins for a frivolous delicacy termed shark fin
soup and return the injured creatures to the ocean to die.
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�Wilkes senior Andrew Bartlow conducts
field research tracking the dispersal of
nuts with professor Michael Steele and
a visiting team from Purdue University.
PHOTOS BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE
A
LAB
PARTNERS
WILKES UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH GETS BOOST FROM
HOWARD HUGHES GRANT
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By Vicki Mayk
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NDREW BARTLOW REMEMBERS THE TIME
a chipmunk attached itself to his finger while he was
doing field research with Michael Steele, chair of
Wilkes University’s biology department.
“Chipmunks are a pain to handle,” says Bartlow, a senior
biology major. “They’re always squirming.”
For Bartlow, who plans to attend veterinary school, learning to
handle animals—even chipmunks—has been valuable. He believes
Wilkes research opportunities put him ahead of his peers.
“Not many schools have undergraduates doing research the
way we have at Wilkes,” Bartlow says.
For nearly two decadesWilkes biology majors have been required
to complete senior research projects. Many don’t wait: They seek
research experience as early as their freshman year. A $1 million
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) grant to the biology
department in 2008 is increasing research opportunities.
Steele, Hilda Fenner Chair of Research Biology, said research
opportunities for undergraduates are a reason Wilkes got the grant.
“At your typical research university, your best students might be
able to do a little research in their senior year: We have students
participating in full-time research opportunities as freshmen,” he says.
Before the Howard Hughes grant, student research was funded by
the H. Fenner Endowment, by University mentoring grants and by
grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of
Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under the HHMI
grant, expanded initiatives include a course culminating in a twoweek investigative laboratory experience—dubbed “super lab”—in
which students spend eight to 10 hours per day for two weeks
acquiring lab research skills. In 2009, four HHMI scholars received
$4,000 for 10 weeks of summer research, plus a stipend for
presenting research at conferences.
Bartlow, an HHMI scholar in summer 2009, has worked on three
projects with Steele involving small mammals and another with
assistant professor Jeffrey Stratford. Projects have included a National
Science Foundation-funded project assessing the role of squirrels and
jays in the movement of oaks and the re-establishment of the
American chestnut—wiped out by blight in the early 1900s.
“Animals play a big part in the dispersal of nuts,” Bartlow explains.
�At least 10 of the
students who worked with me
over the years have gone on to
work as research technicians and
some have gone on to make a
career out of it for the long term.
Wilkes students, from left,
Casey Grow, Jay Shah,
Zachary Roberts, Neil
Kocher, Naseem Mian and
William Terzaghi, biology
professor, arrive at the
American Society of Plant
Biologists meeting in
Honolulu, Hawaii.
– William Terzaghi
PHOTO COURTESY OF
WILLIAM TERZAGHI
Such opportunities help attract students to Wilkes. During her
senior year in high school, freshman Bhumi Patel shadowed
assistant professor of biology Linda Gutierrez in the lab. She
chose Wilkes over another college.“The hands-on opportunities
and the technology here really blew my mind,” Patel says.
Another HHMI scholar, junior pre-med student Derek Nye,
became the first Wilkes student working on a collaborative
project at The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton, Pa.
As a freshman, he began helping Gutierrez investigate how
certain proteins impact inflammatory bowel disease and cancer
in mice, a project funded by the National Institutes of Health. It
led to working with her collaborator, Jun Ling, assistant professor
of biochemistry at the medical school.
“Dr. Gutierrez has been a great mentor. A lot of professors
who are under pressure to produce high-quality research might
not be willing to take on a freshman,” says Nye. “Being
involved early really helps you to sort things out about the
direction you might want to take
in your career.”
Sometimes it leads to
careers in research. William
Terzaghi, professor of
biology, has worked
with more than
100 students doing
research—includ-
ing National Science Foundation funded work studying differential
gene regulation in Japonica and Indica rice and their F1 hybrids.
“At least 10 of the students who worked with me over the years
have gone on to work as research technicians and some have gone
on to make a career out of it for the long term,”Terzaghi says.
Eric Luther ’04 is one of them. He works for the Philadelphiabased PMRS, which does pharmaceutical industry contract
research and testing.
“I came into Wilkes as a pre-med major,” Luther recalls. “But
I joined the biology club and through that started doing
independent research as a sophomore.”
He remembers traveling to conferences with Terzaghi and
meeting students from Ivy League schools like Harvard and Yale.
“They would have one person presenting a paper at the
conference.Wilkes would have five people,” he says.
Senior pre-med student Neil Kocher of Mountain Top, Pa.,
traveled with Terzaghi to American Society of Plant Biologists
conferences in Mexico and in Hawaii.
“Being able to communicate with the scientific community is
at once extremely intimidating, but at the same time enjoyable,”
Kocher says.
Faculty agree that research teaches students skills they don’t get
in the classroom. Classroom labs focus on achieving specific
results. Research seeks answers that are not yet known.
“We are actually forming scientists,” Gutierrez states.
“We need to prepare them for thinking as scientists.”
MORE ON THE WEB
Wilkes biology student Rachel Curtis spent fall
semester 2009 doing research in Costa Rica. She
says, “If I were to only have had traditional classroom
education. The close mentoring environment that Wilkes faculty are able to
provide allows for rich conversations not only concerning the subject being
researched, but also the subject of the future of the student.“
Visit her blog at http://rccostarica.wordpress.com/.
Left: Student Derek Nye has worked with assistant professor of biology Linda Gutierrez studying the role
certain proteins play in inflammatory bowel disease and cancer in mice. PHOTO BY BRUCE WELLER
WILKES | Winter 2009
study and labs, I doubt I would realize the places one can go with a Wilkes
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�Seven
Months
ALUMNI COUPLE COMPLETES
TRIP OF A LIFETIME
WILKES | Winter 2009
By Rachel Strayer
14
Above: A stop in Morocco provided an opportunity
to try a unique form of transportation.
Left: Robert ’99 and Lyn (Farruggia) Bartorillo ’04
celebrate their stay in Paris.
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROBERT AND LYN BARTORILLO
�'
We DREAMED of an
around-the-world trip,
but knew that it was
not possible to take
that much time off of
WORK and we had a
MORTGAGE
to think about.
Cordoba and Mendoza.
“They had never met us
before, but they took us
in like we were old
friends,” says Robert.
“They even had an
Argentinean barbecue, an
asado, in our honor.”
The food they encountered was an adventure all its
own. From traditional favorites—escargot in France,
for example—to more
unusual fare like musso
(cartilage from the jawbone
and knees of a pig) in Sicily or pumpkin and feta fritters in New
Zealand, the couple tried it all.
As they look back on all the countries they visited, Greece and
Thailand are easily their favorites. Thailand is “so different than
what we are used to,” says Robert. “Yet it is so tourist-friendly,
many of the locals spoke English, and the dollar goes very far.”
The couple loved the history and archaeology in Greece.While
there, Robert joined “The Marathon,” the ancient road race that
finishes in the Olympic Stadium in Athens.
“It was 38 degrees that morning and I almost did not (run
the 5k),” Robert wrote on their blog. “But the sense of
accomplishment was very rewarding as I crossed the finish line
in the middle of the Olympic Stadium in much better time
than I anticipated!”
The journey ended where it began, in New York City, seven
months and countless miles later.After returning to northeastern
Pennsylvania, Lyn and Robert embarked on a new adventure:
They married and now reside in
Pittston, Pa. Robert works for
Prudential Poggi & Jones Real
Estate and is active with the
National Ski Patrol. Lyn works for
First National Community Bank
and is treasurer of her church.The
couple welcomed a son, Gianni,
in May 2009.
For more pictures and stories,
check out their travel blog
at http://www.travelpod.com/
members/rbartorillo.
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From left to right:
Lyn enjoys a moment by a canal
in Venice, Italy.
The Iguazu Falls on the border of
Argentina and Brazil was a stop on the
South American leg of the journey.
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W
HEN ROBERT ’99 AND LYN
(Farruggia) Bartorillo ’04 made plans to sell
their newly remodeled Chicago condo and
move back East, they had no idea they were
about to become world travelers.
“Months earlier we were trying to decide on
where to go on vacation,” says an entry on their travel blog.“We
dreamed of an around-the-world trip, but knew that it was not
possible to take that much time off of work and we had a
mortgage to think about.”
But when their condo sold after being on the market for just
two weeks, the couple found themselves in a unique situation—
no jobs, no mortgage and no excuses.
So after a month of planning, they embarked on a sevenmonth around-the-world trip of a lifetime. Armed with
backpacks, five dictionaries, around-the-world plane tickets and
Eurail passes, they hit 25 countries and six continents by train,
bus, plane and boat.
In late summer 2006, they took off from New York City and
flew straight to their first stop: London, England. Their first
month was spent exploring the sights, sounds, flavors and
histories of classic European cities such as Paris, Madrid, Monte
Carlo, Munich and Rome. They rode the London Eye, the
world’s largest Ferris wheel; drank champagne under the Eiffel
Tower; rooted for the bulls during a Spanish bullfight in Madrid;
played with monkeys on the Rock of Gibraltar; and enjoyed
food and drink at Germany’s Oktoberfest.
After Europe, the adventurers continued to northern Africa,
Asia and Australia. In South America, they
discovered family members
they never knew they had.
Robert tracked down relatives
in the Argentinean cities of
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�alumni news
HOMECOMING 2009
THE LEGEND CONTINUES
""1
WILKES
UNIVERSITY
Above: Former residents of Weckesser Hall caught up on old times. From left, Shirley (Guiles) Shannon ’72, Linda Bowers ’69,
Gina White ’70, and Marjorie (Schaffer) Victor ’69. Back right, Dolores (Draganchuk) Sheppard ’71. ALL PHOTOS BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
WILKES | Winter 2009
Below: The Class of 1959 achieved Golden Colonel status as they marked their 50th reunion. Members of the class attending
reunion are, from left, Thomas Sable, Charles Butler, Reggie “Matt” Mattioli, Robert “Wayne” Walters, Carl Juris, Robert
Thomas, J. Rodger Lewis, Robert Payne, Helen (Miller) Burke, Donald Devans, Janice (Reynolds) Longo, Frederick Hills.
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Above: “Sangy’s Girls” from
Bucknell University Junior College
gathered for lunch with Tim and
Patty Gilmour. Standing, from left,
Charlotte Cutler ’42, Jean Iba ’45.
Seated, from left, Lillian Mayka ’38
and Marion Frantz ’39.
�alumni news
Above: members of ROTC lead off the Homecoming parade.
Left: Al Groh ’41, accompanied by wife Jane Lampe Groh, was honored at the Ancestral and Golden Colonels breakfast with a
tribute plaque for his contributions to Wilkes.
Above left: Two Wilkes University students get in the spirit of Homecoming festivities.
Above, right: Marking the tenth anniversary of the first pharmacy class are
back from left, Ron Davis Pharm.D. '02, David Wolovich ’00; Front (left to right):
Misty (Weidner) Davis Pharm.D. ’04, Rachel (Hammond) Wolovich Pharm.D. ’04.
Above: Members of the Nursing Students Organization
in the Homecoming parade.
Left: It was time for fun at the tailgate tent for, from
left, Tom Rooney ’84, Ruth McDermott-Levy ’82, Ali
Qureshi ’96, JJ Fadden ’98, and Roya Fahmy ’83.
WILKES | Winter 2009
Right: Maura Casey Pharm.D. ’00, a member of the first pharmacy graduating class.
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�alumni news
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES
ALUMNI-STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAM
Bridget E. Giunta ’05 Joins
Alumni Relations Office
The Alumni Association has launched a pilot
Bridget E. Giunta ’05, a communication
studies graduate, has joined the Office of
Alumni Relations as associate director.
She was previously a member of the
Wilkes Alumni Association board of
directors, Undergraduate Alumni
Relations Committee chair, and secretary
of the alumni board. Giunta “looks
forward to working more closely with
current students and recent graduates to
keep them connected to Wilkes.”
Bridget Giunta ’05 is associate director in the
Her work with undergraduate students
Office of Alumni Relations. PHOTO BY STEVEN HUSTED
includes the development of the
Connecting the Dots career exploration program.
Prior to joining the Alumni Relations staff, Giunta served as the administrative
coordinator for the City of Wilkes-Barre, where she was responsible for the public
relations and media coordination of all city departments. She was also responsible
for planning events, including the annual Downtown Collegetown Party on the
Square event. Giunta is a member of the 2008 class of Leadership Wilkes-Barre and
is a member of Without Walls Dance Co.
mentoring program with students majoring in
communication studies or psychology. This
semester, around 40 Wilkes students are being
matched with alumni mentors. The goal of the
program is to provide students with another
resource during their student career that will
be beneficial in helping them to network, and
also provide advice on research projects and
possible internships. The program benefits from
one of Wilkes’ greatest assets, which is the
expertise and success of its graduates in a
broad range of fields. It is of immense value to
our students to bring that expertise on campus
in the form of student mentoring.
The mentoring committee, one of the nine
Alumni Board committees, has been working
with both programs for nearly a year.
Communication studies and psychology alumni
were contacted this summer to see if they would
serve as a mentor to a current student.
First Events for Recent Alumni Held
According to Allyn Jones ’60, chair of the
Recent Wilkes alumni, which include graduates of the last 15 years, enjoyed their
first event on Aug. 20 at Bar Louie at Mohegan Sun in Wilkes-Barre.They had a
chance to get together, compare notes and network, while enjoying food and
fun.At Homecoming, the Recent Alumni Party capped off Saturday’s activities.
For ’04 and ’99 graduates, it was the opportunity to celebrate their five- and 10year reunions.The undergraduate relations committee of the Alumni Board is
planning more events for recent alumni throughout northeastern Pennsylvania, so
be on the lookout for the next event.
mentoring committee, “The response was
overwhelming. Over 100 alumni expressed
interest in mentoring a current student. Given
this response, the Alumni Association is looking
forward to expanding the program in the coming
years to accommodate more alumni mentors.”
Debbie Tindell, associate professor of
psychology and coordinator of the psychology
mentoring program, adds, “This program provides
exciting opportunities for our current students to
make connections with those who have the
experience and knowledge to guide them. This
provides a unique advantage to our students,
giving them access to advice and guidance
beyond what they can receive from faculty. I
believe this will not only be advantageous for our
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current students, but should also be a rewarding
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experience for the alumni mentors.”
For more information on the mentoring
program, please contact the Office of Alumni
Relations at (570) 408-7787 or at
alumni@wilkes.edu.
The recent alumni party was held for the first time at Homecoming 2009. Catching up on the good times at
Wilkes are, seated, from left, Kelly Marion ’05 and Sara Toole ’06; Standing left to right, Sharon Granahan
’05, Bernadette Rabel ’05, Elena Archer ’05, Eddie Seber, Jennifer Trate ’06, Ed Buck ’08, Katie Morton ’05.
�class notes
1969
Thomas Williams has been
appointed by President Barack
Obama as Pennsylvania state
director for rural development
at the U.S. Department of
Agriculture headquarters in
Harrisburg, Pa.Williams is
currently the district projects
director for Congressman
Paul Kanjorski.
1973
Elizabeth “Betsy”
(Clements) Gover of Dallas,
Pa., a third-grade teacher at
Wyoming Seminary Lower
School in Forty Fort, Pa.,
received the Frances and
Louis Maslow Award for
excellence in teaching.
1975
The Rev. Nancy (Rodda)
Topolewski joined the
editorial staff of the journal
Methodist History in May 2009.
The journal is issued quarterly
by the General Commission
on Archives and History of the
United Methodist Church.
1987
Dauryne Shaffer graduated
from Johns Hopkins University
School of Nursing with a
master’s degree in nursing:
health systems management,
disaster preparedness,
emergency response.
1988
Mark Kneeream, CPA, and
Peter A. Evanofski, CPA,
opened a new accounting
firm in Wilkes-Barre
focusing on services for
family-owned businesses.
Maj. Gregory A. Krager
retired from the U.S. Air Force
after 20 years of service. His
many awards and decorations
include the Defense
Meritorious Service Medal,
the Air Force Meritorious
Service Medal with four oak
leaf clusters, the Southwest
Asia Service Medal with three
campaign stars, and the Global
War on Terrorism Service
Medal. He resides in O’Fallon,
Ill., with his son.
1991
Christopher Bilardi has
written The Red Church or
The Art of Pennsylvania German
Braucherei, published in 2009
by Pendraig Publishing,
Los Angeles, Calif.This is
his first book.
Linda A. (O’Boyle) Zaneski
MHA’02 of Edwardsville, Pa.,
was recently promoted to
deputy nurse executive in
nursing service at theVA
Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre.
1992
Regina M. CostanzoKrieger MS’05 MS’08 has
been appointed assistant high
school principal in the Old
Forge School District. She
lives in Peckville, Pa., with her
husband, Stephen, and
Shetland sheepdog, Dutch.
1993
Mary Jo (Moses) Murphy of
Pittsfield, Mass., has joined the
development office at Miss
Hall's School as leadership
annual giving officer. Miss
Hall’s School is a private,
college preparatory boarding
and day school for girls in
grades 9-12. Murphy was
previously director of
development at the Berkshire
Museum in Pittsfield and for
the Museum of Art & History
in Santa Cruz, Calif.
1995
Karen Elaine Smith and
Charles Patrick Centimole
were married on Oct. 11,
2008.The bride is employed
by Geisinger South WilkesBarre as a medical
technologist.The groom is
employed by The Scooter
Store, Hanover Township, Pa.,
as a mobility manager.They
reside in Hanover Township
with their son, Noah.
1998
Michael Kaschak recently
received the Young Investigator
Award, recognizing
outstanding research in the
study of text and discourse by a
scholar who has received an
advanced degree within the
past 10 years. Kaschak received
his doctorate from the
University of WisconsinMadison in 2003 and is now
an associate professor of
psychology at Florida State
University.
Melanie E. Walsh, CPA, was
elected president of the
northeastern chapter of the
Pennsylvania Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
for the 2009-10 fiscal year. She
is an accounting and auditing
manager at Jones Kohanski &
Co. LLP in Sugarloaf, Pa.
2000
Reunion Oct. 1-3 ~
Michael Krasulski was
recently appointed assistant
professor of information
science at the University of
the Sciences in Philadelphia,
where he also resides.
Donna Talarico MA’09 was
promoted to a newly created
interactive marketing specialist
position at e-commerce firm
Solid Cactus, Shavertown, Pa.
She is responsible for heading
Solid Cactus’ social media
and other online marketing
efforts. She received her
master’s degree in creative
writing in the Wilkes graduate
creative writing program in
January 2009.
2001
Matthew Reitnour and Kelly
Sieber were married July 4,
2009. He is now the director
of athletic communications at
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1963
Jerry Mohn of Galveston,
Texas, has been appointed by
Gov. Rick Perry to the Coastal
Coordination Council.The
council oversees Texas coastal
management program grants
and adopts policies to regulate
or manage natural resource use
along the Texas coast. Mohn is
chairman and co-owner of
Chem One Ltd.
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Accomplished Alumni Fill
New Board Positions
Six alumni have joined the Wilkes University Board of
Trustees, bringing professional accomplishment and
expertise to the University’s primary decision-making
body. The new trustees are:
Laura Cardinale ’72
Cardinale recently retired from Verizon, where she was
vice president of finance and business planning. She has
been an active member of the Alumni Association board
since 2005 and currently serves as its president.
Terrence W. Casey ‘82
Casey is vice president and investment group regional
executive in Luzerne County, Pa., for M & T Bank. His
New members of the Wilkes Board of Trustees include, from left, John Kerr
’72, Laura Cardinale ’72 and William Hanbury ’72. Not pictured: Terrence
Casey ’82, Dr. David Greenwald ’66 and George Pawlush ’69, M’76.
PHOTO BY EARL & SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC
involvement with the University continued as he served
legendary Golden Horde football team, he graduated with a
as captain of the 1989 Wilkes College Campaign and as a
degree in business administration and later earned a master’s
University Council member prior to being a member of
degree in public administration from Harvard University.
the Alumni board.
John Kerr ’72
Dr. David Greenwald ’66
Kerr is certified as a chartered life underwriter and a
Greenwald is a partner in Medical Oncology Associates in
chartered financial consultant, and is active with Bay
Kingston, Pa., specializing in hematology, internal
Financial Associates LLC in Boston, where he is managing
medicine and oncology. He was a member of the Wilkes
principal and president of Bay Financial Advisors Inc.
University Council and serves on the board of a number
of professional and community organizations.
George Pawlush ’69, M’76
Pawlush is vice president of public and community
William A. Hanbury ’72
relations at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn. He has
Hanbury is president and chief executive officer of the
been active with the University alumni board, most
United Way, National Capital Area. A member of Wilkes’
recently as its president.
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Canisius College. Kelly is a
community marketing
manager for Dick’s Sporting
Goods.The couple reside in
Buffalo, N.Y.
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2003
Melissa Babcock married Dan
Newbury of Tulsa, Okla., on
Dec. 31, 2008. Melissa is a high
school counselor and varsity
softball coach. Dan is a
firefighter for the city of Tulsa.
2005
Reunion Oct. 1-3 ~
James Lemoncelli has moved
to Burlington, N.J., to be an
operations flight commander
at the 314th Recruiting
Squadron, U.S. Air Force. He
oversees more than 50
recruiters covering all of New
Jersey, Delaware and portions
of Pennsylvania,Virginia and
Maryland.
Sabrina Nichole Naples and
Michael Gene Benulis were
married Sept. 27, 2008. She
earned a master of arts degree
in writing popular fiction
from Seton Hill University,
Greensburg, Pa., in 2007. She is
a novelist represented by Scovil
Galen Ghosh Literary Agency
Inc., New York, N.Y.The groom
is a senior engineer at PPL in
Washingtonville, Pa.The couple
reside in Bloomsburg, Pa.
2006
Jennifer DeFalco married
Robert Pacelli on May 23, 2009.
�class notes
Leonard William Rogers III
and Amanda Sharry ’08,
Pharm.D., were married on
Sept. 20, 2008. He is employed
by RCN Inc. Sharry is
employed as a staff clinical
pharmacist at Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.They reside
in Kingston, Pa.
2007
Tracey Marie DixonKenzakoski and Michael John
Olson were married on June
6, 2009.Tracey is employed as
a registered nurse at Surgical
Specialists of Wyoming Valley,
Plains Township, Pa. Michael is
employed by Popple
Construction Inc., Laflin, Pa.
They live in Wilkes-Barre.
Michael Malkemes has joined
Diversified Information
Technologies as the director of
risk and facilities. He previously
worked for Wilkes University
for 19 years as the manager of
campus support services.
2008
Amanda Sharry – see 2006.
Graduate Degrees In Memoriam
1986
Carmen F. Ambrosino,
MHA, was honored on Aug.
10, 2009, when the board of
directors of Wyoming Valley
Alcohol and Drug Services
Inc. renamed its headquarters
the “Carmen F. Ambrosino
Professional Office Building.”
Ambrosino is the long-time
CEO of the agency.
2003
William J. Pendziwiatr, MS,
a music teacher from the
Crestwood School District,
was elected the state president
of the Pennsylvania Music
Educators Association. He
will serve a six-year term,
starting as first vice president,
before assuming the role of
state president.
2006
Jaime Graziano, MS, and
William Watt III were married
on June 20, 2008. She is an
elementary school math
teacher at Heights Terrace
Elementary/Middle School.
William earned his juris
doctor degree from Penn State
University Dickinson School
of Law in 2007.
1948
Arnold H. Nachlis of
Parkland, Fla., died July 6,
2009. He served in the Pacific
with the U.S. Navy during
World War II. He succeeded
his father as president and
owner of Nachlis Furniture,
retiring in 1991. He was a part
owner of the Wilkes-Barre
Barons Basketball Team. He is
survived by his wife, the
former Dottie Gershen;
children, Marvin Nachlis,
Long Beach, Calif.; Suze Liese,
Coral Springs, Fla.; Lorie
Nachlis, San Francisco, Calif.;
sisters, Ann Stahler, Scranton,
Pa.; Claire Berger, Cherry
Hill, NJ; grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
1949
Joseph Sooby Jr. of WilkesBarre died July 21, 2009. He
served in the Asiatic-Pacific
Theater during World War II.
He received a master’s degree
from the University of
Michigan in 1951 and was a
biology teacher until his
retirement in 1984.
1950
Allan J. Allan of Nanticoke,
Pa., died July 29, 2009. He was
a lieutenant in the Air Force
during World War II and
served with the Army Infantry
during the Korean War. He
established the Scrap Recycling
Company, now Allan Industries
Recycling Center, with his
father in 1950. He is survived
by his wife of 58 years,
Catherine Morrash Allan; sons,
Richard J. Allan and John
David Allan; and grandchildren.
Anne Hurst Anderson of
Orange Park, Fla., died June
21, 2009. She is survived by
her husband, Harold, Orange
Park; sister, Linda, Greensboro,
N.C.; daughters, Kathleen,
Washington, D.C.; and
Maureen, Greensboro; son,
Thomas, Greensboro; and
five grandchildren.
Ellsworth Everett of
Mocanaqua, Pa., died July 21,
2009. He served in the U.S.
Army during World War II
and received a Purple Heart.
He was the manager at the
former Acme Market in
Shickshinny, Pa. He is survived
by his wife, the former
Clementine Wojciechowicz;
three sons, John Paul,
Harveyville, Pa.; Joseph,
Severn, Md.; Edward,
Downingtown, Pa.; five
grandchildren and one
great-granddaughter.
1951
Ralph W. Templin of
Golden, Colo., died March
30, 2009. In 1950 he began a
long career at Martin Marietta
Corp., now Lockheed Martin
Corp. He worked on the
Titan Missile program, the
Viking mission to Mars, and
the Lunar Lander program.
The names of Templin and his
Lunar Lander program
teammates were inscribed on
a plaque on the lander, which
remains on the surface of the
moon today. He is survived by
his wife of 55 years, Patricia
Meunier Templin; and
daughter, Debra Molmgren.
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Tara Marie Priest and James
Lee Rhodes II were married
on June 20, 2009. She is
employed by the Martz Group,
Wilkes-Barre.The groom is
employed by Leggett & Platt,
Hanover Township, Pa.They
reside with their daughter,
Julia, in Swoyersville, Pa.
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�class notes
1952
John Paines Badman died
July 18, 2009. He retired from
Exxon Chemical Co. after 33
years. He was a member of the
American Society of
Automotive Engineers and of
the United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife of
49 years, Phyllis Andrews
Badman; his son, Stephen J.;
daughters, Holly E. Boyet
and Jennifer E. Badman;
and two grandchildren.
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1955
Virginia E. Denn of WilkesBarre died Aug. 4, 2009. She
was an administrative director
for the Girl Scouts of America
and was involved with the Girl
Scouts for over 65 years. She
was a member of Firewood
Methodist Church, where she
taught Sunday school and was
a member of the bell choir.
She is survived by nieces,
nephews, great-nieces and
nephews, and great-greatnieces and nephews.
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1959
Leonard Patrick Majikas of
Millsboro, Del., died June 29,
2009. He received his master’s
degree in social work from the
University of Pennsylvania and
received his doctorate from
Columbia Pacific University.
Majikas spent 18 years as the
executive director of the
Family Counseling and
Mental Health Clinic. He had
a private counseling practice
in Bloomsburg, Pa. He is
survived by his wife of 48
years, the former Joan Marie
Krafchik; two sons, Mark,
Annapolis, Md.; and Jeffrey,
Sugarloaf, Pa.; daughter,
Donna, Bowers Beach, Del.;
and a grandson.
John Stephen Wyda of
Wilkes-Barre died July 20,
2009. He was employed by
the Wilkes-Barre Publishing
Company, working as the
day city editor at the WilkesBarre Record and wire
editor at The Times Leader.
He was a founder and the
first managing editor of The
Citizens’Voice. He is survived
by his wife of 54 years,
Margaret “Peggy”Wyda;
daughters, Margaret
Quintanar and Laura
Pszeniczny; a granddaughter;
and nieces and nephews.
by his wife, Rita Mary
(Budnar) Bobin.
Patrick William Shovlin Jr.
of Lewisville,Texas, died Aug.
20, 2009. At the time of his
death he was employed as a
teacher’s aide for the Lewisville
Independent School District at
Lewisville High School North.
He founded the Lewisville
ISD Special Olympics Swim
Team in 1988. He is survived
by his wife, Mary Lou; sons,
Patrick W. III; Michael W.;
Nicholas W.; and Matthew J.
1961
Paul Robert Bankovich of
Hunlock Creek, Pa., died Aug.
19, 2009. He earned a master’s
degree from Rutgers University
and was a professor at Luzerne
County Community College.
He established several seafood
restaurants. One of his
restaurants, J.J. Bankos in West
Nanticoke, Pa., is operated by
his son. He is survived by his
sons, Jeffrey John and Paul
Kevin; and daughter, Shawnasty.
1969
Sharon L. (Evans)
McCormack of Hughesville,
Pa., died July 7, 2009. She
graduated from Robert Packer
School of Nursing and
received her master’s degree
from University of Scranton.
McCormack was director of
personnel at Quakertown
Hospital. She is survived by a
son, James E. McCormack III,
Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter,
Kelly A. Quinn, Quakertown,
Pa.; a brother, Robert L. Evans
Jr., Oxford, Ohio; three sisters,
Arlene M. Stancati,
Hughesville, Pa.; Joy E. Fiester,
Montoursville, Pa.; and Vickie
L. Evans, Hughesville.
Robert R. Bobin of Bear
Creek, Pa., died July 29, 2009.
He was employed as an
economist for 38 years by the
U.S. Bureau of Labor. He held
memberships in the Boston
Terrier Clubs of Lenape, N.J.;
the Triangle Boston Terriers
Club; and the National Boston
Terrier Club. He is survived
1971
Carolyn A. Petrus died Aug.
30, 2009. She was a licensed
member of the Pennsylvania
Professional Engineers, Land
Surveyors and Geologists and
worked for 25 years as a
geologist in Pennsylvania.
She is survived by her
parents, Joseph and Katherine
Roman Petrus; and her
brother, Richard Petrus,
Scottsdale, Ariz.
1991
Robert J. Watkins of WilkesBarre died Aug. 5, 2009. He
was employed by the former
International Color Printing
Company and later worked
for the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation.
He was the organist and choir
director for Sacred Heart
Church and the organist for
St. Dominic’s Church. He is
survived by his wife, Beverly
Kostik Watkins; sons, Brian P.
and Michael R.; stepsons,
Michael Pagliarini, Boston,
Mass.; David Pagliarini and his
son Marco, Madison,Wis.;
Anthony Pagliarini, Rome,
Italy; and a cousin.
1993
Dawn Beth Colucci of
Dupont, Pa., died June 29,
2009. She worked for
Human Services Consultants,
Kingston, Pa. She is survived
by her parents, Leonard D.
and Beverly Heiser Colucci,
Taylor, Pa.; daughter,
Brooke Consenza; three
sisters, Marguerite Evans,
Dunmore, Pa.; Beth Jezik,
Washingtonville, N.Y.;
Paula Ganly,Valley Center,
Calif.; a brother, Donato
Joseph, Lexington, N.C.;
and her companion, Eddie
Yedesko, Dupont, Pa.
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GREATNESS
REPORT OF GIFTS
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Gifts Received
June 1, 2008,
through May 31, 2009
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�TABLE OF
CONTENTS
25 Giving by Constituency
TRUSTEES AND TRUSTEE EMERITI
UNIVERSITY FAMILY
COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND FOUNDATIONS
FRIENDS
29 Giving by Class
CLASS OF 1935 THROUGH CLASS OF 2008
REPORT OF GIFTS KEY
40 Senior Class Gift
41 The Marts Society
The John Wilkes Society
PLATINUM ASSOCIATES
$500,000 or more
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
42 The John Wilkes Society
43 Endowed Named Scholarships
$250,000 - $499,999
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
$100,000 - $249,999
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
$10,000 - $99,999
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FROM OPERATIONS
TOTAL
Revenues and other support
Tuition and fees
Less scholarship aid
Net tuition and fees
$
$
$
79,647,343
(22,556,975)
57,090,368
Government grants and contracts
Private grants and contracts
Private gifts
Sales and services of auxiliary enterprises
Income from interest and dividends
Other revenue
Endowment income designated for current operations
Total revenues and other support
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,534,936
462,704
1,586,973
9,737,911
483,155
884,500
1,530,321
74,310,868
Expenses
Instruction
Research
Public service
Academic support
Student services
Institutional support
Auxiliary enterprises
Total expenses
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
36,018,758
1,105,871
1,017,456
5,592,934
9,887,266
13,639,869
6,443,840
73,705,994
Increase (decrease) in net assets
from operating activities
$
604,874
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
$1,000 - $2,499
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
$500 - $999
BLUE CIRCLE
$250 - $499
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
$100 - $249
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CONTRIBUTORS
24
Up to $99
©2009 Published by the Development Division of Wilkes University.
We regret any omissions or errors contained within this report. Due to the
number of generous donors, some names may have mistakenly been missed. If
you should find an error or omission, please direct the corrections to Evelyne
Topfer, Director of Advancement Operations,
at (800) WILKES-U Ext. 4309 or evelyne.topfer@wilkes.edu.
�GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY
CONSTITUENCY
Judith Rodda Gardner ’71
Robert S. Gardner ’67
Alfred Groh ’41
Sid P. Halsor
Kristen Dulick Hartzell ’06
Vincent A. Hartzell
Frank R. Hughes ’84
Harvey A. Jacobs ’72
Paul J. Kaspriskie, Jr.
Blake L. Mackesy
Matthew McCaffrey ’94
Barbara Rosick Moran ’84
Brian Redmond ’97 M’07
Sharon G.Telban ’69
William B.Terzaghi
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
TRUSTEES AND
TRUSTEE EMERITI
Jerome R. Goldstein
Frank M. Henry
• • •
Daniel Klem, Jr. ’68
Dan F. Kopen ’70
The John Wilkes Society
Carol Kotlowski Keup ’89
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
George G. Pawlush ’69 M’76
John M. Cefaly, Jr. ’70
Hedy Wrightson Rittenmeyer ’72 Richard M. Ross, Jr.
Joseph J. Savitz ’48
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Patricia S. Davies
Shelley Freeman ’82
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour
Jason D. Griggs ’90
Allan P. Kirby, Jr.
Milan S. Kirby
Michael J. Mahoney
Melanie Maslow Lumia
John R. Miller ’68
William R. Miller ’81
William A. Perlmuth ’51
Mary Belin Rhodes M’77
Eugene Roth ’57
Susan Weiss Shoval
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
Michael R. Brewster
Steven P. Roth ’84
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Robert A. Bruggeworth ’83
Elizabeth A. Slaughter ’68
CONTRIBUTORS
Jay S. Sidhu M’73
UNIVERSITY
FAMILY
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Petra H. Carver
Bonnie C. Culver
Welton G. Farrar
Edward F. Foote
Wilbur F. Hayes
Patricia Boyle Heaman ’61
Robert J. Heaman
Edwin L. Johnson ’50
Susan Dantona Jolley
Arthur H. Kibbe
Anthony L. Liuzzo
Maggie A. Lund
James L. Merryman
Melanie O’Donnell Mickelson ’93
Paul A. O’Hop
James P. Rodechko
Mark D. Stine
Maria D. Suarez
Anne Aimetti Thomas ’70
Thomas J.Thomas, Jr. ’86
C. Reynold Verret
Michael J.Wood
Faculty, Staff and Emeriti
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
Richard L. Bunn ’55
Daniel J. Cardell ’79
Denise Schaal Cesare ’77
Chuck Cohen
Michael I. Gottdenker
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58
Dorothy Darling Mangelsdorf
Marjorie H. Marquart
George J. Matz ’71
Robert A. Mugford ’58
Arnold S. Rifkin
Stephen Sordoni
The John Wilkes Society
GOLD CIRCLE
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Louise M. Berard
J. Bartholomay Grier ’02
Thomas W. Jones ’70
Michael F. Malkemes
Susan J. Malkemes ’95
Donald E. Mencer
John L. Pesta P’06
Anna Rusnak Noon
Henry R. Steuben ’81
Philip R.Tuhy
Mirko Widenhorn
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Lawrence E. Cohen ’57
Richard L. Pearsall
Virginia P. Sikes
William H.Tremayne ’57
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour
Stanley B. Kay
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Bernard W. Graham
John G. Reese
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Jean Reiter Adams ’78
Paul S. Adams ’77
Jane M. Elmes-Crahall
Andrea E. Frantz
Michael J. Frantz
J. Michael Lennon
Loren D. Prescott
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Esther Baum Davidowitz
Jeffrey Davidowitz
*
Jeffrey R. Alves
Anne Heineman Batory ’68
Christopher N. Breiseth
Angela M. Buckley
BLUE CIRCLE
Thomas J. Baldino
Barbara N. Bellucci ’69
Amal D. Biggers
William J. Biggers
Robert S. Capin ’50
James G. Ceccoli
James F. Ferris ’56
Ellen R. Flint
Joan Zaleski Ford ’75
Charles E. Balasavage
Rita A. Balestrini
Katy Betnar
Brian L. Bogert
KarenBeth H. Bohan
Carol A. Bosack-Kosek ’80
Paul C. Browne
Janice Broyan
James M. Case
John E. Cecere
Agatka Chmelar
Joyce Victor Chmil ’87
Theresa Cochran
Elizabeth Shultz Conklin ’01
Harold E. Cox
Diane T. Duda
Mahmoud H. Fahmy
Jonathan D. Ference ’01
Kimberly Hritzak Ference ’01
Michael Fox ’06
Dean F. Frear
Sandra A. Fumanti
Cherylynn Petyak Gibson ’71
Victoria M. Glod ’91
John W. Harrison ’87
John H. Hepp
Nancy Hlavaty
Michelle R. Holt-Macey
Ruth C. Hughes
John J. Janecek
William R. Jones
Camille O. Kaschak
Kimberly Escarge Keller ’95
John A. Koch
Justin Kraynack
Judith L. Kristeller
Vee Ming Lew
Joseph W. Mangan
William M. Martin
Amy A. Mbye
Samuel Merrill III
Mary E. Miller
Julian C. Morales ’05
Mary Beth Mullen
Lisa A. Mulvey
Prahlad N. Murthy
Barbara L. Nanstiel ’70
Fred R. Nichols
Karen O’Boyle
Brian F. Oram
Michaelene S. Ostrum
Lauren Y. Pluskey ’06
Kristine Erhard Pruett ’99 M’06
Gerald C. Rebo
Joan Rozanski Reed ’81
Joy B. Rinehimer
Philip Rizzo
Harold W. Roberts ’76
Marie Roke-Thomas ’83
Gisele R. Romanace
Helenmary M. Selecky
Debra A. Serfass
Eileen M. Sharp
Frank J. Sheptock
Philip G. Simon
Michael J. Speziale M’78
Peter Stchur, Jr. ’66
Frederick J. Sullivan
Margaret R. Sullivan
Howard A. Swain
Rhoda B.Tillman
Stephen J.Tillman
Deborah R.Tindell
Evelyne Topfer
Marleen Troy
Rebecca H.Van Jura
Nancy A.Weeks M’09
Diane E.Wenger
Brian E.Whitman
Philip L.Wingert
Lindsey L.Wotanis ’05
Eric A.Wright
Michele T. Zabriski
Margaret A. Zellner ’74
CONTRIBUTORS
Debra A. Archavage
Michael D. Ashton
Karen Metzger Baranoski ’73
Gail L. Barna ’97
Janine M. Becker ’91
Kristin C. Bewick
Susan C. Biskup
Robert W. Bohlander
Alicia M. Bond
Kimberly D. Bower-Spence
Barbara A. Bracken
Melissa E. Bugdal ’09
Gene A. Camoni ’74
Eleanor L. Carle
Henry Castejon
Samira T. Chamoun
Debra Prater Chapman ’81
Cynthia J. Chisarick ’73
Robert H. DeYoung
Ellen Proeller Dennis ’84
Susan L. DiBonifazio
Michelle Diskin ’95
Erin Drew
Lori Vagnarelli Drozdis ’89
Deborah L. Dunn
Thomas Dunsmuir
Maria T. Dwyer
Paula M. Eddy
Amy L. Edwards
Janelle A. Edwards
Edward R. Elgonitis
Alfonso M. Espada
Margaret A. Espada
Joanne M. Fasciana
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GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY
Susan M. Frank
Holly Pitcavage Frederick ’93
Richard A. Fuller
Michael S. Garr
Michele D. Garrison
George Gera
Mary L. Gillespie
Gary L. Gordon
James T. Gorman ’90
Maria Grandinetti ’08
Mark A. Green ’09
Michael J. Gurnari
Kenneth L. Hanadel
Leona J. Hartland
Kathleen Moran Houlihan ’95
Susan Matley Hritzak ’81 M’88
Karen M. Kaleta ’09
Ben-David Kaminski
Walter Karpinich
Edward R. Keefe
Barbara E. King ’81
Tammy M. Klucitas
Mary Ann Koch
Lawrence M. Kopenis ’88
Anne Marie Kopetchny
Pamela L. Koslosky
Renee A. Kotz ’05
Kyle Kreider
Frederick J. Krohle ’57
Jean M. Krohle
Joseph M. Kultys ’87
Gabrielle M. Lamb
Mary J. Lampman
Stephanie L. Lawson
Alice Ting Lee ’85
Christopher T. Leicht
Catherine Link ’75
Shaun M. Love
Karen I. Lucas
Glenn J. Lupole
Eugene L. Manganello ’83
Patricia A. Mangold
Dana Manning ’08
Philip A. Marino ’80
Frank J. Matthews
Justin Matus
Michael C. McCree ’99
Kimberly L. Metka ’07
Gay Foster Meyers ’76
Lyndi L. Moran
Jessica French Morgan ’83
Eileen Mary Musselman ’04
Christine O’Hara
Julie Lynn Olenak ’01
Martha J. Parise
Gayle M. Patterson ’09
Mary Beth Patterson
Amy M. Patton M’07
Michelle Umbra Pearce ’91
Brigid E. Peet M’08
Anne Straub Pelak M’98
Karen Petrosky M’08
Margaret M. Petty
Maria M. Poggi
Kathleen S. Poplaski
Donna Pudlosky Porzucek ’66
Alberto Prado
Michelle L. Pribula ’09
Theresa A. Rallo
Thomas J. Regna, Jr. ’02
Lisa A. Reilly
Sandra A. Rendina ’87
Karen A. Riley
Anita V. Ruskey ’03
Tricia M. Russell
Philip J. Ruthkosky
Debbie J. Rutkoski
Doris B. Saracino
Roland C. Schmidt
Patricia L. Searfoss
Francis P. Sempa
Herbert B. Simon
Genevieve M. Singer
Elaine A. Slabinski ’71
Anne Marie Smith
Karen A. Space
Margy L. Sromovski
Michael A. Steele
John T. Sumoski
Robert S. Swetts
Romaine Szafran
Robert J.Tarud ’08
Vicki S.Temple
Marion Tetlak
Craig P.Thomas
Joanne A.Thomas
Joann Tomko
Christine Tondrick ’98
Dominick P.Trombetta
Mildred Urban
Jodi L.Viscomi ’05
Lawrence P.Vojtko ’79
Jason W.Wagner ’09
Mark A.Wanat
Mary L.Watkins
Judith Wienckoski ’95
Anita Miller Williams ’75
Gretchen Yeninas M’07
James D.Yeninas
Cheryl M.Yustat
Jean M. Zampetti
BUSINESSES &
FOUNDATIONS
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
Max & Tillie Rosenn
Foundation
Sordoni Foundation Inc.
The Rim Freeman Family
Foundation
Wachovia Bank Foundation
Kingston
Walgreens Company
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Aeroflex Foundation
Black Horse Foundation Inc.
Brandstorm Advertising
Frontier Communications Inc.
Geisinger Foundation
Guard Foundation
Intermetro Industries
Corporation
A. P. Kirby, Jr. Foundation Inc.
KPMG, L.L.P.
Liberty Mutual
Mahoney Family Foundation
Maslow Family Foundation Inc.
McCole Foundation Inc.
William G. McGowan
Charitable Fund Inc.
Mohegan Sun at Pocono
Downs
Northeast PA American Society
of Highway Engineers
Pulverman
SIFE USA
The Pepsi Bottling Group
PG Energy
Penn State University,
Wilkes-Barre Campus
Kenneth & Caroline Taylor
Family Foundation
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Blue Cross of Northeastern PA
Borton-Lawson Engineering
James & Florence DePolo
Family Foundation
Frank Martz Coach Company
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Business and Industry
Highland Associates
John and Josephine Thomas
Foundation
Power Engineering Corporation
Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Bergman Foundation
Berkshire Asset Management Inc.
Davidowitz Foundation
Golden Business Machines Inc.
Guard Insurance Group
Foundation for Independent
Colleges Inc.
Hirtle, Callaghan & Company
Lamar Companies
Lewith & Freeman Real Estate
Luzerne County Community
College
N.R.G. Controls North Inc.
One Source Staffing Solutions
PDQ Print Center
PPL
Polish Room Committee
Renaissance Charitable
Foundation Inc.
The Lion Brewery Inc.
University of Scranton
Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
Northeastern PA Cardiology
Associates, LLP
PA Society of Public Accounts,
NE Chapter
Penn Millers Insurance Co.
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance
Company
Prudential Financial
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Bernard Bartikowsky Inc.
Brdaric Excavating Inc.
Brennan Electric Inc.
Carpenters Local Union #514
Creative Business Interiors
DS Machining, LLC
Diversified Information
Technologies Inc.
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Staff
Hottle’s Restaurant
Keystone College
King’s College
M & T Charitable Foundation
M & T Investment Group
Marywood University
Mericle Commercial Real Estate
Misericordia University
NACDS - National Association
of Chain Drug Stores
Northeast PA Paint and
Decorating
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Robert A. Bruggeworth ’83
Michael Brewster
Daniel J. Cardell ’79
Terrence W. Casey ’82
John M. Cefaly, Jr. ’70
Denise S. Cesare ’77
Laura Barbera Cardinale ’72
Charles F. Cohen
Douglas Colandrea ’88
Jeffrey Davidowitz
Shelley Freeman ’82
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour
Michael I. Gottkdenker
David Greenwald ’66
Jason D. Griggs ’90
William A. Hanbury ’72
John S. Kerr ’72
Carol Kotlowski Keup ’89
Milan S. Kirby
Daniel Klem, Jr. ’68
Dan F. Kopen ’70
Melanie Maslow Lumia
Michael J. Mahoney
Dorothy Darling
Mangelsdorf
Marjorie H. Marquart
George J. Matz ’71
John R. Miller ’68
William R. Miller ’81
Gerald A. Moffatt ’63
Robert A. Mugford ’58
George G. Pawlush ’69 M’76
Hedy Rittenmeyer ’72
Steven P. Roth ’84
Susan Weiss Shoval
Jay S. Sidhu M’73
Virginia P. Sikes
Elizabeth A. Slaughter ’68
TRUSTEE EMERITI
Richard L. Bunn ’55
Lawrence E. Cohen ’57
Esther B. Davidowitz
Pattie S. Davies
Robert A. Fortinsky
Jerome R. Goldstein
Frank M. Henry
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58
Allan P. Kirby, Jr.
Richard L. Pearsall
William A. Perlmuth ’51
Mary Belin Rhodes M’77
Arnold S. Rifkin
Richard M. Ross, Jr.
Eugene Roth ’57
Joseph J. Savitz ’48
Stephen Sordoni
William H. Tremayne ’57
Norman E. Weiss
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Paul Adams, University
Mentoring Rep.
Laura Barbera Cardinale ’72,
President
Jeffrey A. Bauman ’09
Karen Bednarczky Cowan ’96
Cynthia Charnetski ’97
Fred R. Demech, Jr. ’61, 1st VP
John (Jack) H. Ellis ’79
Joseph J. Fadden ’98
Roya Fahmy ’83
Wendy Gavin ’90
Bridget Giunta ’05, Secretary
Charlie F. Jackson ’51,
Ancestral Rep.
Allyn C. Jones ’60
Clayton J. Karambelas ’49
Amanda A. Karasinksi ’08
Daniel Klem, Jr. ’68, BOT Rep.
Kristin Hake Klemish ’04
Nicholas Koch ’10, S.G.
President
Richard Kramer ’67
Jill Kalariya ’10, Sr. Class
President
Rosemary LaFratte ’93 M’97,
2nd VP
Michael Mattern ’04
Ruth McDermott-Levy ’82
Ronald N. Miller ’93
William R. Miller ’81, BOT Rep.
Anita Mucciolo ’78
George G. Pawlush ’69 M’76,
Historian
Kristine Pruett ’99, M’06,
Faculty Rep.
Ali E. Qureshi ’96
Mark Rado ’80
Thomas N. Ralston ’80
Charlie Robinson ’57
Steven P. Roth ’84, BOT Rep.
David Sborz ’09
Louis F. Steck ’55
Jenna L. Strzelecki ’07
Bill A. Tarbart ’70, Past
President
Deborah Tindell, Faculty Rep.
Margery F. Ufberg ’69
Jodi Viscomi ’05
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Deceased
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The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Cardoni & Associates
Choice One Community
Federal Credit Union
Educational Opportunity
Centers Inc.
First Liberty Bank & Trust
Frederick Dental Group
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates
J & S Party Tents Rental Inc.
Lonstein Law Office, P.C.
New Era Technologies Inc.
Personal Health Services Inc.
Plains Rotary Club
Sharper Embroidery Inc.
Herman Yudacufski Charitable
Foundation
Wilkes University Math
& Computer Science
Department
Wilkes University Student
Government
BLUE CIRCLE
Best Western East Mountain Inn
T. J. Cannon Inc.
Delta Electrical Systems Inc.
Tony Drust Painting and
Wallcovering
Eastern Penn Supply Company
First National Community Bank
Grange National Bank
Kern Brothers Inc.
Lipfert Fence Company
Miller Flooring Co. Inc.
Payne Printery Inc.
A. Pickett Construction Inc.
Phils Sunoco Service Station
Pocono Soft Serve Inc.
Service Electric Cable TV Inc.
Twin City Builders Inc.
R.J.Walker Company
Westmoreland Club
Wilkes Communications
Department
Wyoming Valley Country Club
Wyoming Valley Health Care
System Inc.
Yuengling Brewing Company
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Albert D. Janerich, M.D. &
Associates
Allied Services - NRW
Applewood Golf Course
Barnes & Noble College
Booksellers
Calkins Properties
Christian Mothers of
Exaltation Holy Cross
Committee to Elect Eddie
Day Pashinski
*
Deceased
Exaltation of The Holy Cross
Church Men’s Club
Fahmy Hudome International,
LLC
Fiorelli Urology Associates PC
Futuristic Innovative Graphics
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center
Val & Gus Genetti Fund of the
Luzerne Foundation
IPAP Inc.
Intertest NDT & RVI
Irem Temple Country Club
Isurus Market Research &
Consulting LLC
Kevin’s Wholesale LLC
Lefkowitz Family Foundation
Lion Club of Hanover Township
Marquis Art & Frame
Peter E. Mathison Agency Inc.
Mill Race Golf & Camping
Resort
Offset Paperback
Manufacturers Inc.
Old Forge Boys Round
Ball Club
Orange Products Inc.
Puritan Backroom Restaurant
Renal Consultants of
Wyoming Valley
Saucha Salon
Twin Borough Lions Club Inc.
United Way of WyomingValley
Western Alliance
Bancorporation
Wyoming Valley Radiation
Medicine Specialists
CONTRIBUTORS
Alternative Spring Break
Department
Bedwick Foods Inc.
Beer Bellies
Carmen’s Flowers &
Greenhouse
Central Clay Products Inc.
Denver Beer Distributor Inc.
Ecumenical Enterprises Inc.
Elco Family Dental Practice
Erwine’s Home Health Care
Inc.
Floristry By Carmen Bolin
Huber & Waldron,
Attorneys at Law
Law Office of Chet
Lukaszewski, P.C.
Lord & Taylor
Main Hardware Store
Ochman’s Coins and Jewelry
Old Forge High School
Class of 1953
Panache
Plumb Master
A. Rifkin Company
Riverview Urologic Associates
Rowe Door Sales
Rudick,Tomascik &
Associates Inc.
Russett Insurance Agency Inc.
Shades Unlimited
The Medicine Shoppe
The Physician’s Resource for
Medical Equipment Inc.
Tommaso V. Lonardo, Esq.
Trade Eastern Inc.
Village Jewelers
Wilkes University Athletics
Department
Wilkes UniversityVisual &
Performing Arts Department
FRIENDS
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
Mr. & Mrs.William B. Sordoni
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kearney
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Pareene
Ms. Christine Pocono
GOLD CIRCLE
Attorney Michael Schler
Mr. & Mrs. John Tarone
Mrs. Barbara Weisberger
Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Zukoski
BLUE CIRCLE
Mrs. Barbara Allan
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Butkiewicz
Ms. Jane Cokely
Ms. Jane K. Lampe-Groh
Mr. Fred J. Ney & Ms.
Kathleen Hayes
Mr. John E. Reagan, III
Mr. Michael Salem
Attorney George A. Spohrer
Mr. & Mrs. Cuyler B.Tremayne
Mr. Richard Wojtowicz
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Mr. & Mrs. Albert G. Albert
Mr. & Mrs. R.Wensell Grabarek
Mrs. Clara G. Infausto
Mr. John G. Reese
Dr. Anthony J.Turchetti*
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Mrs. Grace J. Kirby Culbertson
Mr. Charles M. Roszko
Mr. Jeffrey Russell
Mr. Colin M. Skeele
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Mrs. Sandra Bernhard
Dr. & Mrs. Christopher N.
Breiseth
Ms. Ann Brennan
Mr. Lew Brill
Mr.Thomas J. Deitz
Mrs. Josephine Eustice
Mr.Welton G. Farrar
Mr. Sidney Friedman
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hiscox
Mrs. Jean Robbins Hughes
Attorney Ronald Krauss
Attorney Jeffrey Lowenthal
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Mack, Jr.
Mrs. Alexandra C. Moravec
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Nagy
Mrs. Barbara Davenport Neville
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. O’Hop
Mr. John Passan
Mrs.Trudy Piatt
Mrs. Grace Plate
Attorney Jonathan Pressman
& Sally Jane Poblete
Attorney Michael Selter
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Silberman
Mr. Larry I.Taren
Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Wildstein
Ms. Patricia Zukoski
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Attorney Stephen M. Albrecht
Attorney Michele Kenney
Attorney Andrew J. Morris
Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Ott
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Adams
Ms. Jeanne Kirsar Allen
Ms. Betty Jane Bailey
Mr. Jeffrey B. Bailey
Ms. Jennie V. Bailey
Ms. Sophia T. Barr
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Benkovic
Mr. & Mrs.William Bergan
Ms. Stacey E. Bosher
Mr. & Mrs.Terrace E. Boult
Ms.Theresa Bova
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Boyer
Mr. M. A. Carty
Mrs. Barbara Casper
Mr. & Mrs. E. G. Chapin Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Leo J. Charney
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Christensen
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Cirilli
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Conklin
Mr. Alton J. Coppridge
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Corbett
Mr. & Mrs. Santosh Das
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Dattolo
Mr.Thomas DeFazio, Jr.
Ms. Selena M. Dewitya
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Dietrick
Mr. Robert J. Faber
Dr. & Mrs. Mahmoud H.
Fahmy
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Fainberg
Mr. & Mrs.William A. Fernald
Ms. Phyllis A. Flynn
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Frey
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Gelb
Mr. & Mrs. Gus Genetti, Jr.
Ms. Amy Gianficaro
Mr. & Mrs. Henry L. Graham,
Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Gyory
Mr. & Mrs.William G. Hannum
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Harrison
Ms. Shirley Hollenberg
Mr. John A. Horner
Attorney & Mrs. Ralph J.
Johnston, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Kemmerer
Mr. & Mrs. David Kissell
Dr. David W. Kistler
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Korosec
Ms. Sonji Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Myron G. Leet
Senator & Mrs. Charles D.
Lemmond, Jr.
Dr. Maravene S. Loeschke
Ms.Theresa C. Machowski
Mr. Dale E. Marks
Attorney Robin S. Martin
Mr. Robert J. McBride
Mr. & Mrs. P.T. McCollum
Mr.Timothy P. McGinley
Dr. Samuel Merrill III
Ms. Marie Navalany
Mr. & Mrs. Kern M. Newbold
Mr. & Mrs. Erik G. Noska
Mr. Mohan K. Palaniswamy
Ms. Elizabeth J. Peyser
Ms. Deena Pitzele
Mr. & Mrs. Edward G. Polchinski
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan A. Powell
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Rietzen
Dr. Philip Rizzo
Ms. Doris Ropp
Mr. Joseph J. Rubino
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Schreder
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Sheridan
Mr. Philip J. Shetler
Mrs. Mary Lou Skesavage
Dr. & Mrs. H. Alex Smith, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. St. Pierre
Mr. & Mrs.Walter Torres
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond W.Tourt
Mr. & Mrs.Thurman Tunnell
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Uhrin
Dr. Jeffrey F.Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Warshal
Mr. & Mrs.Wallace D.Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Zeveney
CONTRIBUTORS
Mr. & Mrs. Robert James Aber
Mr. & Mrs. George E. Alatza
Ms. Sandra Alexander
Ms. Elaine G. Amdur
Mr. James M. Andorker
Ms. Nora T. Andresen
Ms. Jane M. Aniskevich
Mr. Stephen Aniskevich
Dr. & Mrs. Herman M. Aqua
Mr. & Mrs.William O. Ashton
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Banks, Jr.
Mr.William F. Barry
Ms. Anne D. Bazil
Ms. Mary M. Bekanich
Ms. Florence Bercier
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Bergin
Mr. & Mrs. Orin S. Best
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Bieryla
Ms. Helen R. Biggar
Mr.Tre Bittner
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Blair
Mr. & Mrs. Barbara A. Booth
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Bosch
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Brezna
Ms. Edythe C. Brienza
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas A.
Browning
Ms. Marian Brownmiller
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GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas W. Bucker
Ms. Regina M. Burchfield
Ms. Kathleen A. Burke
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Caldwell
Mr. Jon H. Calkins
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Cameron
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cancelliere
Mr. Michael J. Caputo, Jr.
Mr. Rosario Carino
Mr. & Mrs. Alden R. Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. James G. Carns
Mrs. Martha E. Carpist
Mr. Daniel F. Caruso
Mr. & Mrs. Rob A. Caruso
Ms. Linda S. Cassaro
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Cebula
Mr. & Mrs. George C.
Chamberlain
Ms. Lynda Chamowitz
Ms. Jo Chernus
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Chernus
Mr. John H. Chronister
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Ciglinsky
Ms. Kathleen M. Clark
Ms. Linda K. Clemmensen
Mr. & Mrs. James Cocco
Ms. Ann Marie Columbo
Ms. Jamie P. Concaugh
Ms. Eleanor Cook
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Cooke
Mr. Corey W. Coombs
Ms. Dorothy E. Coombs
Ms. Margaret S. Corbett
Mr. & Mrs.William H. Cordy
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Anthony
Corridoni
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Crispell
Mr. & Mrs. Duane G. Grouse
Mr. & Mrs. Keith G. Croy, Sr.
Mrs. Debra Ann Croyden
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cucinella, Sr.
Ms. Beatrice Damato
Ms. Anna Dattolo
Ms. Patricia Dattolo
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Davenport
Mr.Thomas B. Davis
Mr. Joseph M. DeGrand
Mr. Robert H. DeYoung
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony
DiMichele
Mr. Anthony J. Dipipi
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Donley, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Donnora
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Dougher
Ms. Barbara Drapiewski
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Duffy
Mr. Robert C. Duffy
Ms. Brianna C. Edgar
Mr. & Mrs.William Elander
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Ely
Mr. Alfonso M. Espada
Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Evans
Ms. Patricia A. Eyon
Mr. & Mrs. Lorenzo Faraci
Mr. & Mrs. Phlillip A. Farber
Wilkes Library Staff
Mr. Lester E. Farnham
Mr. & Mrs. Leo D. Fedor
Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Ferri
Ms. Amanda Ferris
Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Ferris
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Ferry
Mr. Benjamin A. Finch
Mr. & Mrs. Max Fine
Ms. Betty Finizza
Ms. Kathryn L. Fissel
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Fissel
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Fleming
Mr. & Mrs.Walter Fox
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew
Fraunfelter
Ms. Linda A. Frawley-Bryan
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew H. Fonk
Ms. Lydia M. Fullem
Ms. Barbara Funke
Ms. Phyllis B. Funke
Ms. Sylvia M. Galbreath
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Gallagher
Mr. & Mrs. Louis M. Gardner
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gaynor
Ms. Karen B. Gentile
Ms. Leslie E. Gentile
Mr. George Gera
Ms. Eleanor Gerchak
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Gerleman
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard German
Mr. & Mrs.Theodore Gideon
P’07
Mr. & Mrs. James Gilligan
Ms. Mary E. Gleim
Mr. Paul S. Glick
Ms. Sally R. Goas
Ms. Brenda J. Goletz
Mr. & Mrs. Alan P. Goode
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Goodwin
Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Gore
Ms. Maureen S. Gorman
Mr. James G. Gray
Mr. John A. Greco
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Gundersen
Ms. Donna Gwynn
Mr. Jeffrey Hacker
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E.
Hacker, III
Ms. Eleanor Haling
Ms.Virginia Hally
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Hamed
Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Harris
Ms. Ellen Harrison
Mr. & Mrs. M. Leon Hart
Mr. & Mrs. Chester L. Hartz
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Hayes
Mr. & Mrs. John N. Heikkinen
Mr. & Mrs. Norman J.
Heikkinen
Mr. Michael Heinle
Ms. Joanna Hendricks
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Hensch
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hermansky
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hoats
Mr. Robert J. Hobbins
Mr. & Mrs.William M. Hodnik
Mr. & Mrs.William J. Hodnik
Mr. David A. Hollenberg
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Howell
Ms.Tracey L. Hughes
Mr. & Mrs.William J. Huntley
Mr. & Mrs. George W. Huston
Dr. Jack A. Huttner
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Johnson
Ms. Mary M. Jones
Mrs. Suzanne Jones
Ms. Janet L. Jost
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Joyce, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kaminski
Mr. & Mrs.W. A. Kappler
Ms. Mary Rose Karaffa
Ms. Cheryl L. Karpey
Ms. Denise Ann Katz
Ms. Norma S. Keating
Ms. Georgine A. Keeny
Mr. Robert Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Kleinberger
Ms. Kathleen Klynoot
Ms. Michelle L. Knight
Mr. & Mrs.Timothy L. Knight
Ms. Muriel H. Kohler
Mr. & Mrs.William G. Kohler
Mr. & Mrs. Keith R. Kratzer
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kreigh
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kurtz
Mr. Joseph Kusner
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kusner
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Lauckhardt
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Eric R. Liscinsky
Dr. Marsha B. Liss
Mr. & Mrs.William J. Logar
Ms. Susan Lois
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Lynch
Ms. Rita Maciejsak
Mr. & Mrs.Timothy M.
Makuck
Mr. & Mrs. Michael F.
Malinoski
Ms. Patricia L. Malinoski
Mr. & Mrs.Timothy L. Malone
Ms. Ann Manganiello
Mr. Avian R. Marggraff
Ms. Mabelina Marseco
Mr. Jeffrey L. McCollum
Mr. & Mrs. Jan McDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Duane A. McMillen
Ms. Carmella M. Meade
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Menafra
Ms. Kathy Menzies
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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Metzger
Mr. Murray Milkman
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Mr. & Mrs. Scott L. Miller
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Mr. Joseph Milone
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Mr. Mohammed Mirza
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Mr. David Naik
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Nelson
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Mr. & Mrs. Maurice B. Nolt
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Mr.William P. Parisi, Jr.
Mr. Larry Pauling
Mr.Wayne Pauling
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Dr. & Mrs. Eugene W. Pelczar
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Mr. & Mrs. Douglas G. Phillips
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Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Ramseyer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
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Mr. & Mrs. Mark Reid, Sr.
Mr. Joseph Respicio
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Mr. & Mrs. Roscoe M.
Rishcoff
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Robinson
Ms. Bonnie J. Roche-Blair
Dr. & Mrs. David M. Rodgers
Ms. Gloria Rolston
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L.
Rosenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Rothstein
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Rothstein
Ms. Marion Rubino
Mrs. Janet M. Sanders
Ms. Jeanne Sandt
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Sankey
Mr. & Mrs.William A. Santoro
Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Sappe
Ms. Michaeline Savitski-Lacey
Mr. & Mrs.Wilson S. Schaeffer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L.
Schilling Jr.
Mr. Roland C. Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel R. Schnovel
Mrs. Stella Schub
Ms. Nancy Schwartz
Dr. Durelle T. Scott
Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Scott
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Shaak, Jr.
Attorney & Mrs. Charles A.
Shaffer
Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Shaffer
Ms. Emma Jane Sharp
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Sheehan
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey G. Shetler
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shepanski
Ms. Clara Shetler
Mr. Elroy Shetler
Ms. Ruth Shetler
Ms. Marilyn T. Shipkoski
Mr. Marek Sieradzy
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Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Simko
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Sipple
Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Slaughter
Mr. Andrew J. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Smith
Ms. Patricia Ann Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Snyder
Ms. Lillian F. Soha
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Soojian
Mr. & Mrs.Todd A. Sorber
Ms. Nancy Soulen
Dr. & Mrs. Richard E. Sours
Mr.Thomas P. Spease
Ms. Carol Specht
Mr. & Mrs. Edward D. Spellman
Mr. & Mrs. Rock Stahovic
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Stanco
Ms. Catherine A. Stanton
Mr. & Mrs. Rod Steier
Ms. Marie A. Stirparo
Mr. & Mrs.Tom Strohl
Mr. Lee W. Strubeck
Mr. Paul J. Strunk
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony R. Summa
Mr. & Mrs.Vincent F. Susco
Mr. Brian Suter
Ms. Mary D. Swirbel
Ms. Nancy B.Thomson
Mr. & Mrs. John M.Tigue
Mr. & Mrs.William Lloyd Tilley
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D.Tondrick
Ms. Jane L.Torr
Mr. James L.Touhill
Ms. Geraldine Troy
Ms. Jane Troy
Mr. & Mrs.William Ullman
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Umphred
Mr. James F. Ungvarsky
Mr. Robert T.Vaughn
Mrs. Carol Vensel Libeck
Ms. Mitzi R.Vernon
Mr. & Mrs. David Waite
Ms. Kathryn D.Wall
Ms. Margaret Ann Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. George Warnick
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. John Wiecezak
Mr. Fred W.Wilson
Ms. Ellen D.Winston
Mr. & Mrs. James P.Witinski
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Wnorowski
Mr. & Mrs. Dale H.Wolfe
Ms. Karen Wright
Ms. Hazel J.Yaun
Ms. Lisa Marie Yazdani
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Zentz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zeszotarski
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CONTRIBUTORS
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Margaret Holloway
Manchester10
Walter E. Margie10
Dolores Seitchak Price
George J.Trebilcox
The Eugene Farley Club
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Stefana Hoyniak Shoemaker10
CONTRIBUTORS
Phyllis Eichler Berger
Charlotte Reichlin Cutler5
Elizabeth Womelsdorf Mitchell10
Charlotte Waters Rowland
Jane Korper Merritt*
John B. Merritt
Jerome N. Mintzer5
James Morrash
Margaret Woolcock Porter
CLASS OF 1950
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Joseph B. Farrell
Katherine P. Freund10
Joseph G. Sweeney10
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The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
William H. Rice1,5
Don C. Follmer1,10
Edwin L. Johnson10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
Joseph J. Savitz10
GOLD CIRCLE
Daniel Sherman10
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1943
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
• • •
Herman Baumann10
Miriam Golightly Baumann10
Robert S. Capin10
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
Mary Hutchko Flanagan10
Harry S. Katz
John C. Keeney10
Treveryan Williams Speicher
Kathleen Wintermute Phipps
CLASS OF 1944
• • •
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Arthur Joseph Berger
Albert J. Donnelly10
Anna Cheponis Lewis
William H. Lewis
William Melnyk
Arnold H. Nachlis*
Eugene L. Shaver10
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
Ruth Punshon-Jones10
George Papadoplos10
Frances Wilki Abribat5
Claire Fischer Beissinger5
Robert J. Dido
Stephen C. Doberstein
John E. Gorski
Gomer E. Jones
Muriel Bransdorf Mintzer5
William M. Nancarrow
Joseph Panzitta
Reese E. Pelton
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 1939
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• • •
The John Wilkes Society
The Eugene Farley Club
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Sidney Tomberg*
Julia Place Bertsch5
Darina J.Tuhy5
Kathryn Hiscox Quinn
Ruth Tischler Voelker10
Arthur C.Williams5
CLASS OF 1945
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The John Wilkes Society
CLASS OF 1949
Robert H. Melson1,10
CONTRIBUTORS
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
• • •
Louise S. Hazeltine1,10
The John Wilkes Society
CLASS OF 1937
Betty Davidson Braun10
Marion Martin Frantz
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
• • •
Clayton J. Karambelas10
CONTRIBUTORS
Edna Sabol Andrews10
Julius Brand5
Joseph P. Brennan
Mary Porter Evans
Barbara Medland Farley10
Lester S. Gross, Jr.
Raymond S. Kinback
Francis B. Krzywicki10
Victor Minetola
Virginia Meissner Nelson5
Angelo P. Pascucci
John R. Semmer5
Gwenn Clifford Smith
Priscilla Sweeney
Smith-Matthews10
Charlotte Davis Wentz
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1940
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
Elaine Williams Jones
Helen Stapleton Schmitt5
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Marjorie Honeywell Cummins5
CONTRIBUTORS
The Eugene Farley Club
• • •
Louise Saba Carol
GOLD CIRCLE
The John Wilkes Society
Doris Gorka Bartuska
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Edwin M. Kosik10
CLASS OF 1951
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
Henry C. Johnson10
Leon F. Rokosz10
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 1938
James B. Aikman
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CLASS OF 1946
BLUE CIRCLE
Thomas M. Gill10
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Joseph G. Bendoraitis
Harry R. Hiscox10
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1941
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
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CONTRIBUTORS
Ernest Weisberger5
The Eugene Farley Club
Miriam Levinson Brand5
BLUE CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
Alfred Groh5
1
5
10
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Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
CLASS OF 1947
• • •
Margaret Bendock Towers5
William A. Perlmuth10
• • •
CONTRIBUTORS
The Eugene Farley Club
David L. Friedman
Carolyn J. Nagro Lowum
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Harris R. Boyce
Albert Gelb
Joseph V. Pringle
Nathaniel W.Trembath
Robert Anthony10
Eleanor Krute Hickman
Clemence A. Scott10
Joseph Sooby, Jr.*10
CONTRIBUTORS
Edward F. Corcoran
John H. Glowacki
Lorraine Gritsavage Glowacki
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Nicholas A. Heineman
Charles F. Jackson
Delbert C. McGuire
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Jean Ditoro Erickson10
Thomas J. Jordan
Edward H. Lidz10
Reed D. Lowrey
Samuel L. Owens10
Elva Fuller Parker10
Lawrence B. Pelesh10
William A. Plummer
John N. Shoemaker
Robert L.Williams, Jr.
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CLASS OF 1957
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Patricia A. Brady5
Robert W. Hall10
Donald C. Kivler10
Constance Smith Andrews
Fay Jaffe Berg10
Philip D. Husband5
A. Patricia Cooper Lowrey
Stephen C.Thomas
Sandor Yelen
Ronald J. Fitzgerald*
Dorothy E. Istvan10
John J. Kearney10
Mary Kozak Motsavage10
Russell R. Picton, Jr.5
David Rosser10
Louis F. Steck1
Howard L. Updyke
• • •
Kelly J. Mather
Thomas I. Myers
Peter R. Pisaneschi10
Salvatore M.Valenti
Bruce S.Warshal10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Leonard S. Anthony10
Arthur W. Bloom
Helene Donn Evans10
William L. Evans10
John Gresh10
Joan Likewise Keller
Michael J. Kotch
D. Joseph Pelmoter
Thomas D. Stine10
Vester V.Vercoe, Jr.5
CONTRIBUTORS
Shirley Salsburg Bernard5
Norman E. Cromack5
George P. Heffernan, Jr.5
William Holak
William J. Hopkins5
Harold J. Hymen
Charles F.Woodring5
CLASS OF 1954
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CONTRIBUTORS
Robert H. Burger
Robert C. Dymond
Harold A. Groff
Aldona Patrick Hojecki
Barbara Winslow Howlett
Joshua J. Kaufman5
Doris Sadowski Merrill
Joan Wachowski Michalski5
Robert S. Rydzewski10
Donald J.Tosh
William W.Walp10
Edward E.Yarasheski10
Eugene Roth10
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
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Seymour Holtzman
George Kolesar5
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
Bettijane Long Eisenpreis10
William M. Farish10
Vincent P. Herron, Jr.
Robert W. McGurrin
Melvin E. McNew10
George J. Elias*10
CLASS OF 1956
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
• • •
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Lewis B. Giuliani
Charles T. Reice
Rodion J. Russin
Andrew Sofranko, Jr.
Albert J.Wallace10
Peter Wurm5
Nancy Ralston Grogan
Helen Bitler Ralston10
CONTRIBUTORS
GOLD CIRCLE
Clarence C. Givens10
BLUE CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
Fred J. Boote10
James F. Ferris10
Carol Reynar Hall10
Thomas R. Adams10
Anita Gordon Allen
James T. Atherton
Barry J. Iscovitz
Marshall Lurie
Joseph J. Mosier5
Katherine Goetzman Peckham10
Patricia Virtue Scheer
Howard A. Shaver
June E. Stevens10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1955
Robert L. Benson
J. Louis Bush10
Earl C. Crispell
Walter E. Elston
Joseph A. Fattorini, Jr.
William G. Hart5
• • •
John Edwin Allen
Larry D. Amdur
Lena Misson Baur
Elaine Williams Brooks
Richard F. Heltzel
Frances Hopkins Jordan
Frederick J. Krohle
Jean Schraeder Kuchinskas10
Martin J. Novak5
Joseph E. Podlesny
Phyllis Walsh Powell10
Bernard Rubin*
Barbara Walters Saxe
Marcia Elston Sewell
Jerome Stein5
John J.Witinski10
Paul J. Delmore10
Robert McFadden
Robert D. Morris1,10
John A.Wolfkeil
BLUE CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
Marilyn Wilkes Dugan
Chia-In Wang Rutkowski5
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Richard L. Bunn10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Dean A. Arvan5
Leo R. Kane
Richard B. Kent
Charles M. Reilly5
The Eugene Farley Club
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GOLD CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
Howard E. Ennis, Jr.10
David L. Hoats
May Way Vanden Broeck
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
William E. Caruth10
Joseph J. Kropiewnicki1,10
Patricia Stout Williams1,10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Henry K. Goetzman
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1953
GOLD CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Marguerite L. Allen
Harry B. Davenport5
William J. Donovan10
Merri Jones Earl10
Peter L. Gale
Joseph M. Halcisak
Edward J. Heltzel
Edmund J. Kotula10
Joseph I. Leibman
Joseph C. Macaravage*10
Gerald Minturn10
Albert F. Mlynarski
Juanita Patience Moss10
Mary Craig Pugh10
George R. Richards
Melinda Passarelli Sokol
Robert A. Sokol
Paul J.Tracy10
L. Joyce Tremayne
BLUE CIRCLE
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George Ginader10
Theresa Mazzarella Morrow10
Josef M. Reese
The Eugene Farley Club
Nasser N. Bonheur
Robert B. Chase, Jr.
Gloria Dran Elston
William J. Jacobson
Richard Murray
Andrew J. Oleksy
Nancy Morris Phethean5
Charles W. Robinson1,5
John J. Schultz
Carl R. Urbanski10
Howard B.Webb, Jr.5
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Vera Wroble Pitel10
Harold P. Shannon
James Ward5
Marilyn Davis Ward5
The John Wilkes Society
William J. Umphred, Sr.10
The Eugene Farley Club
Jesse H. Choper10
Lawrence E. Cohen5
William H.Tremayne1,10
Leslie P.Weiner10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
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Myron N. Dungey
Leonard Feld
Charles A. Giunta10
George McMahon
Lucille Reese Pierce5
Dorothy Hamaker Roden10
Myra Kornzweig Smulyan10
Leo E. Solomon5
David B.Whitney
Elsie Giuliani Yarasheski10
Carol Jones Young5
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1952
The John Wilkes Society
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The John Wilkes Society
James W. Dull10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Marianna Kraynack Banash
George H. Batterson
Clifford R. Brautigan5
Gail Laines Chase
Mary Zavatski Croce5
Barbara Bialogawicz Fitzgerald
Younsu Koo
Jessie A. Roderick
Constance Kamarunas Schaefer
Joan Shoemaker10
John E. Suffren
Joseph A. Ungvarsky5
Michael J.Weinberger5
CONTRIBUTORS
Anthony M. Bianco10
Susan Shoff Bianco10
Mary Mattey Borgersen
Samuel T. Buckman, Jr.
John G. Carling
Janet Jones Crawford10
Naoma Kaufer Feld
Thomas E. Jenkins
Matthew I. Kessman
Frank J. Kogut
Richard A. Lapkin
Virginia Leonardi Novak
Carol Hallas McGinley
Clarence Michael
George E. Morgan
Joseph W. Oliver
Joseph S. Pipan
Robert Scally
Harry L. Smith Jr.
David H.Weber10
Keith Williams
Richard E.Wozniak10
Jacqueline M.Young
William A. Zdancewicz
CLASS OF 1958
CONTRIBUTORS
• • •
William G. Beck
Dolores Pietroski Cackowski
Louis P. DeFalco10
Helen Stoeckel Hessler5
Basia Mieszkowski Jaworski
Dorcas Younger Koenigsberger
Benjamin Omilian
Charles Petrilak
Lois Jones Petrilak
Samuel R. Shugar10
Paul P. Zavada
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
William J. Powell10
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox10
Robert A. Mugford5
William I.Williams1,10
1
5
10
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Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
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BLUE CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
• • •
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Thomas P. Korshalla10
Joseph N. Molski5
Lawrence P.Williams1,10
Frederick J. Hills10
Lynne Herskovitz Warshal10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Philip J. Amico10
Marvin A. Antinnes
Marie Honcharik Basta10
Gregory J. Lester
Carl J. Meyers10
Donald T. Murphy
Patricia Lawless Ryan
John Salsburg
Frank M. Scutch10
Jule Znaniecki Wnorowski
Glenn Beebe
Michael F. Bianco
Donald H. Bogert
Audrey Petro Coslett5
Morgan Davis
Wilbur N. Dotter10
Robert L. Evans, Sr.
Sandra S. Feldman10
Florence Billings Finn5
Evelyn Hudyck Gibbons
Ruth Newman Goldberg
Andrew J. Hassay
Robert F. Januszko
Joyce Medlock Jones5
Thomas Kanas
Robert A. King
Philip M. Lear
John J. Miller5
David S. Peters
William A. Rishko5
Michael Samberg
Rena Lewine Schoenfeld
John T. Shumosic
Helen M.Tinsley5
Elaine Lupoli Whitman
John S. Adams
Paul A. Battisti10
Charles J. Cherundolo
Janice MacDonald Hastie
Norman D. James
Charles E. Johns10
Gloria Silverman Kasper10
George M. Morris
Zoya Dzury Rakowski
Richard R. Snopkowski5
Barbara S. Soyka
Edward A. Stofko5
Beverly Munson Swift
Geraldine M.Tarantini10
Victor Turoski
Eleanor Brehm Watts5
Robert C.Williams
Gerard J. Zezza, Jr.5
CLASS OF 1963
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
• • •
Rachael Phillips Dziak10
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Edward McCafferty
Robert J. Pitel1,10
BLUE CIRCLE
John P. Karolchyk
Robert C. Morgan10
Paul A. Schecter10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Paul R. Abrams
Robert E. Davis10
Paul J. Earl10
Martha James Flanigan
Jane Norton Granitzki
J. Rodger Lewis
Chester J. Nocek10
Patricia Yost Pisaneschi10
Larry G. Pugh10
Mary Anchel Sabel
Charles A. Sorber10
David K.Wagner
Robert J.Yokavonus10
CONTRIBUTORS
Charles S. Butler10
Donald E. Devans10
James L. Eidam
Evald R. Eskilson
Robert A. Florio
Donald S. Henry
A. Jennie Hill10
Albert P. Kuchinskas10
Janice Reynolds Longo
Joan Grish McSweyn10
Robert B. Payne
George R. Schall10
Robert J. Sestak
Marianne Levenoskie
Van Blarcom10
Robert W.Walters10
Jean Broody Azar
Beverly Nagle Barnick5
Thomas Barnick5
Barbara Bachman Edwards5
Frank I. Edwards5
Allyn C. Jones10
Patricia A. Levandoski10
Beverlyann Butler Phillips5
Ronald G. Phillips5
Andrew R. Sabol5
Anthony J. Sankus10
Robert J. Sislian
Roy H.Vanwhy
Raye Thomas Wileman10
Richard R.Wileman10
CONTRIBUTORS
Kay Lytle Ainley5
Lynne Boyle Austin
Joan Llewellyn Buckman
Aaron G. Hastie Jr.
Virginia Lyons Hoesl10
Patricia A. Krull10
Marilyn Warburton Lutter10
Judith Weiss Moskow
George W. Murdock
Donald Murray5
John D. Phillips10
Helen Schainuck Rubin
Donald J. Sabatino5
Judith Ruggere Schall10
Raymond G.Yanchus5
Emilie Roat Gino10
Evelyn Krohn Holtzman
Peter W. Perog10
Gordon E. Roberts
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Walter J. Grzymski10
Robert W.Verespy10
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5
10
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Class Chair
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10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The John Wilkes Society
Mary Regalis Althauser10
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
Fred R. Demech, Jr.5
Patricia Boyle Heaman
John Walter Kluchinski
Nancy Jane Carroll Kolesar5
GOLD CIRCLE
Bernard H. Cohen
Joseph W. Raksis10
Daniel Zeroka
BLUE CIRCLE
Gill Ho Bai
Christopher H. Loesch, Jr.10
Albert R. Stralka10
Judith Warnick10
Robert T. Bond1
Neil Dougherty
Leland D. Freidenburg, Jr.10
Daniel J. Lyons10
GOLD CIRCLE
William F. Raub10
Dorothy J. Ford10
Henry A. Greener5
Nancy Rosenfeld Greener5
Jay P. Keller10
Alan C. Krieger10
BLUE CIRCLE
• • •
Jeremiah E. Berk10
Erwin F. Guetig10
Adolf L. Herst
Robert A. Ruggiero5
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Rose M. Boroch
Mary Kay Barrett Rotert5
GOLD CIRCLE
Frank H. Menaker, Jr.5
Joseph J. Neetz10
William E.Watkins
GOLD CIRCLE
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
The Eugene Farleyc Club
The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
Nicholas L. Alesandro
Jerry A. Mohn10
Rowena Simms Mohn10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
• • •
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
• • •
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
CLASS OF 1964
The John Wilkes Society
CLASS OF 1962
Ruth Boorom Melberger10
• • •
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Martha Menegus Amadio5
Janice Bronson-Bartlett10
Joseph J. Chisarick
Ruth Shales Cook
Robert L. Dickerson
Joseph M. Drozdowski
Charlotte Hughes Harris
Robert J. Hewitt
Carl J. Holmgren
Nancy Bonham Hontz
Glenn H. Johnson
Stephen L. Klein
Margaret Churchill Kuffner
Robert A. Martin5
Sally Williams McGinley
June Patrylak Neff
Emil J. Petrasek
Patricia Capers Petrasek
Beverly Major Schwartz
Patrick W. Shovlin
CLASS OF 1961
CLASS OF 1960
Ronald W. Simms5
CONTRIBUTORS
Ann Znaniecki Grzymski10
BLUE CIRCLE
Elizabeth Tubridy Fairchild10
Warren P. Greenberg1,10
Albert Kishel
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Harry Collier10
Miriam Vaskorlis Cooper
Janet Simpson Dingman10
Judith Butchko Gallagher10
Mary Foley Hopkins
John A. Hosage5
Vivian Cardoni Katsock5
Nancy Martin Lynn10
Francis J. Machung
Joanne Pisaneschi Olejnick10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Willard S. Achuff10
Alice Cole Bartlett10
Sandra Egen Bennington
Mary Barone Du Mont
Robert E. Herman
William H. Klein
Stuart W. Lawson, Jr.
Carolyn Draper Lippincott
Lynne Stockton Mutart
Nancy A. Palazzolo10
Stephen E. Phillips10
Elaine Wishtart Raksis
Stephen Selige
John E.Tredinnick10
Joseph Weinkle
Edward J.Wilk
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Douglas R. Bennington
Jane Edwards Bonomo
Alan Doner
John A. Gavenonis10
Clinton G. Hess10
Matthew J. Himlin
Joseph Kruczek10
Richard A. Morgan5
Vicki Burton Sabol5
Bonnie Lewis Turchin10
Leonard A.Yankosky, Jr.10
CONTRIBUTORS
Regina Baron
William D. Carver*
Joyce A. Cavallini10
Lynne Dente
Joan Hand Dupkanick
John H. Farrell
Jorgie A. Grimes10
J. Douglas Haughwout
Leonard J. Koerner
Scott R. Logan
Joseph E. Lukavitch
C. Michael Manganaro
Lorraine Rowland Murdock
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Stanley Orlowski10
Leslie Stone Peltan
Joan Pitnery Peters
Ray R. Pisaneschi10
Mary Lou Searles Raykovicz
Michael A. Raykovicz
Carol Plonner Savona
John Tensa, Jr.
Barbara A.Yuscavage10
Mary Gabla Zelinka
Anita Minelli Salerno
Theresa M. Sapp5
Diane Najim Snyder
Emily Weinberg Trunzo
John Voda
Charlene Nalbach Yanchik10
Mary Lou Butkoski Zaleski
John H. Zielinski
CLASS OF 1967
GOLD CIRCLE
Sheldon W. Lawrence1,5
Joyce Turner Marks
• • •
William G. Cooper10
Esther Wargo McCormick5
CONTRIBUTORS
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The John Wilkes Society
Carol Saidman Greenwald5
David Greenwald5
Roger A. Rolfe
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
Grace Jones Kutzmas5
Ruth Partilla Narcum10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Alfonse S. Bayo
Catherine Brader Butler
Ephraim A. Frankel
Jane Charlton Huey
Thomas J. Kasper
William R. Mainwaring
John A. Nork5
Leon E. Obrzut10
Marian Markle Pool
Janet Ainsworth Salsburg
CONTRIBUTORS
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The Eugene Farley Club
Anthony J. Parulis5
G. Joseph Rogers
James B. Jenkins
Leslie Tobias Jenkins
Ronald D. Kosmala
Joseph Kutzmas5
John M. Lore
Donald W. Ungemah10
Kathryn Parsons Alexander
Jane Cochran Chambers
David M. Closterman10
Doris Evans Closterman10
Barbara Bigus Cobb
Holly Rapp Cornell
Kent E. Davis
Marylin C. Davis
William E. Davis, Jr.
Dale H. Edwards
Alfred W. Johnson
Suzanne Stica Koerner
Molly Boyle Krafchik10
Lois A. Kutish5
Madelyn Esposito Logan
Herbert N. Maier5
Joseph P. Maloney
Ruth H. McDermott
Michael J. Mostello Jr.
Thomas L. Pirnot
James Reid
Barbara Menarick Russo
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
GOLD CIRCLE
CLASS OF 1966
CLASS OF 1965
Catherine De Angelis
B.William Vanderburg10
Natalie Kowalski Vanderburg10
Darlene Moll Roth
Christopher Sadow
Donna Troiano
Alfred S.Wayslow10
Paul D. Brotzman
Zdzislawa Paciej Harms5
Edward J. Katarsky
Robert C. Klotz10
Marian Zaledonis Kovacs10
Alan H. Melberger
Charetta Chiampi Mutarelli
Lee A. Namey
Edward J. Podehl10
Nicholas S. Reynolds
Elizabeth Scholl5
Thaddeus Seymour
George J. Sick10
Elizabeth A. Slaughter5
Charles W. Snyder5
Paul B. Solomon
Albert E. Stofko5
Virginia Steckel Valentine
• • •
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Frank J. Malia
Gloria Martin
Edward P. McGinley
Edna Meyer
Barbara Yannunzio Mostello
Donald A. Pahls
Carl F. Polnaszek
Donna Pudlosky Porzucek
Jay L. Reich
Jane Jancik Stevens
Dolores Barone Straka5
Timothy Swanson, Sr.
Suzanne Bellone Timko10
Mary Kennedy Voda
Frederick E.Weber
Gerald L.Weisberger
Mary Zezza
CLASS OF 1968
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
John R. Miller10
Ronald Piskorik
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Anne Heineman Batory
William R. Bush10
Daniel Klem, Jr.10
The Eugene Farley Club
The John Wilkes Society
David P. Baccanari
Allen M. Bachman
Judith E. Beyer5
Joseph J. Buziuk, Jr.
Beverly Shamun Carey10
Margaret Hoban Dominic
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Alfred M. Airola
Carolyn Jenkins Airola
Richard L. Bucko
John S. Cavallini10
Barbara Lewis Cousland
Jeanne Martin Dhavale
David R. Dugan5
W. Marshall Evans5
Charles J. Huey
Ernest J. Krute, Jr.
JoAnn Margolis
F. Charles Petrillo10
William M. Pinkowski
William Schneider
Peter Stchur, Jr.
Ellen Chergosky Verhanovitz
Richard F.Verhanovitz
William Webb
CONTRIBUTORS
Judith Valunas Barr
Sandra Woolf Bauman
Mark Cohen
Frank P. Domanski
Esther Schwartz Dorkin10
Forrest J. Eichmann
Clement A. Gaynor, Jr.
Alan D. Gilbert
Dwight E. Giles, Sr.5
Carol Mazur Glowzenski
Mark E. Hamdi
Robert C. Harding10
Michael G. Hudick
Georgia Bershee Jenkins
E.William Kaylor, Jr.
Margaret Gee Kraynanski
Barbara A. Kubinski
W. David Larmouth II
Eugene A. Macur5
Mildred Gross Maier5
Michael A. Dziak10
Gerard A. McHale, Jr.10
Neil L. Millar5
Richard C. Roshong
Gerald F.Weber
BLUE CIRCLE
David D. Baum10
George E. Collinson10
Johanna Karlo McMunn
Gerald E. Missal
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
James G. Marks, Jr.
BLUE CIRCLE
Robert S. Gardner
Eugene L. Kelleher
Joan Stanziola Lore
Walter Narcum10
William C. Perrego
Paul P. Purta Jr.
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Raymond P. Ardan10
Richard H. Disque10
Virginia Rome Grabowski
Joseph A. Grohowski, Sr.
Richard L. Kramer
Raymond Lowery, Jr.
Barry M. Miller
Peter S. Phillips10
Maureen Savage Szish
Windsor S.Thomas10
William A.Trethaway
Elizabeth Dougherty Wood5
Class Chairs & Agents
John A. Chipego ‘85, 2009 Campaign
Chairperson of The Wilkes Fund, is a
distinguished alumnus of the University,
who promotes annual unrestricted giving
by contact with alumni and friends through
various forms of communication. He also
serves as a source of advice in reviewing the
plans and strategies relating to the direction
and growth of The Wilkes Fund.
CONTRIBUTORS
Mark K. Bauman
Eugene J. Bonfanti
Joseph G. Brillinger, Jr.
Anna Bankos Cardoni
David R. Cowan
Sharon Tormey Everett
Donald E. Fredd
Jozefa Rudko Januszko
Evelyn Morenko Matelski
John J. Pilosi
Daniel R. Price
William H. Roberts
Class Chairs are alumni who promote annual
unrestricted giving and offer their thoughts and
experiences to Wilkes Fund Appeals to give
them a personal touch. If you are interested in
becoming a class chair, please contact Lauren
Pluskey at (570) 408-4331 or at
lauren.pluskey@wilkes.edu.
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10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
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CLASS OF 1969
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
John J. Chopack
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
William F. Ryan, Jr.
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Joan Brobyn Klein
Michael J. Klein
Brian McGrath
Nancy Hawk Merryman10
George G. Pawlush5
Richard T. Simonson
Cynthia Wisniewski Weber
Paul A.Wender10
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
David Ralston
Howard Weinberg
BLUE CIRCLE
Barbara N. Bellucci
Christopher A. Colovos
Dori S. Jaffe
Charles A. Kosteva
Ann Alumbaugh McElyea
Cynthia West Reed
James S. Reed
Carol A. Skalski10
Sharon G.Telban
David C.Williams
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5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1970
Bruce O. Brugel10
Robert M. Burnat10
John H. Butler
Dennis P. Galli10
Michael J. Glancey
John T. Harmer
Brian Harris
George C. Harrison
Stewart J. Harry10
Marilynn Froelich Hummer
Bryn E. Kehrli10
Thomas F. Kelly
Albert D. Roke10
William C. Sherbin10
Donald C. Spruck
Leonard E. Strope, Jr.5
Charles J.Tharp
Margery Fishman Ufberg5
Marjorie Shaffer Victor5
Joseph Yozviak10
Robert L. Zeglarski1
• • •
CONTRIBUTORS
Michael F. Babuschak
Jeannette Spott Barnes5
Earl E. Bitely
Roger Keith Butler
Lynn Glomb Christ
Sylvia Scalise Ciocci
Carol Sladin Clothier10
Lawrence B. Collins
Henry M. Donati
Douglas Forde
Margaret Osborne Glass
Patricia Cieplik Granito
David A. Jones
Thaddeus M. Kalmanowicz5
William J. Layden
Vladimir W. Lecko
Edward J. Loch
Charles W. Morgan
Rhoda A. Moses
Gerard J. Mullarkey
Louis M. Pecora
Andrea L. Petrasek
Carlyle Robinson
Sally Griffiths Robinson
Carl V. Romanski
Mel Rubin
Sheila Schmaltz Scatena
Mary E. Shaw
Carl J. Siracuse
Joseph B. Skvarla
Michael M. Stair
Joel Karl Thiele
Janet Lutz Thurnau5
Robert C.Thurnau5
Catherine Nielsen Toran
Rosemary Haydock Williams
Thomas P.Williams, Jr.5
Carol Womelsdorf5
James E.Wynn
Patricia Walsh Zabroski
John M. Zikor
Steven Chromey10
George E. Conway
Jay H. Goldstein
John Marfia, Jr.
Barbara Morrison Squeri
John E. Squeri
Ronald W. Faust
Lorna Tarnoff Fredd
Phyllis L. Gaydos
Kenneth M. Gordon
Paula Gray
Fred A. Harkins, Jr.
David C. Hoffman
Anthony J. Honko
William C. Johnson
Adele Jancik Kaschenback
Herbert F. Kemp
Joseph R. Kolm
Camille Broski Kramer
William D. Kuss
David W. Kutz10
Owen M. Lavery
Joseph A. Lukesh5
Linda Walker Mack
Patrick J. Malloy
Sandra Strevell Miller5
Maryann Baron Oster
Patricia Srna Regan
Wendy Badman Sgarlat
Kaye Harding Stefanick5
Deborah Bronstein Stein
Thomas P.Taddeo
Judith E.Ververs
Joseph C.Wiendl
Carol Sokolnicki Wilkes
Nancy Frushon Wolfe
Frances Jasiulewicz
Youngblood10
Virginia Hahn Zikor
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1971
Carl J. Babushko
James C. Belles
Dave M. Bogusko
Carl L. Cook
Marilyn Rabel Costanzo5
Leigh Doane Donecker10
Susan Trenkamp Harmer
Charles D. Lengle
Joan Cole Melberger
Barbara L. Nanstiel
Judith Cobleigh Ockenfuss5
Robert E. Ockenfuss5
Lee Paige5
Stanley M. Pearlman
Marion Boyle Petrillo10
Phyllis A. Petrosky
Melvin C. Rogers, Jr.
Neil M. Seidel5
David S. Silberman10
Evelyn Rygwalski Snyder5
Bill Tarbart5
William S.Tinney5
Richard Wetzel10
Donna-Su Brown Zeglarski1
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The John Wilkes Society
DIAMOND ASSOCIATES
Margaret Filipkowski Sordoni10
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
John M. Cefaly, Jr.5
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Renee Mucci Klem10
Dan F. Kopen10
J. David Lombardi10
Janet Neiman Seeley10
Susan Ryan Simonson
Anne Aimetti Thomas
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Edward F. Burke
Lonnie A. Coombs10
Thomas W. Jones
Joyce Nahas Moses
Janice A. Saunders10
Marvin L. Stein5
BLUE CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
William S. Bennett
Matthew B. Buglehall
Phyllis Sun Cheng5
Karen Kelly Chepolis10
Anita Rein Coplan
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
George J. Matz10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Patricia Mazzeo Lombardi10
Jonathan D. Schiffman
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
Judith Rodda Gardner
William J. Murphy10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
John C. Baranowski
Terry A. Belles
Beverly Peirce Berger10
James L. Butkiewicz10
Mary Ellen Fischer Butkiewicz10
Martin M. Cebula
Ellen Arthur Davenport5
John R. Deem5
Emil F. DiTullio10
Cherylynn Petyak Gibson5
Ellen Stamer Hall
Joseph N. Ishley
J. David Kaschak5
Barbara Roman Knezek5
George H. Knezek, Jr.5
William R. Lazor
Barbara Ward Nixon10
Judith Potestivo Ogin5
Richard E. Ogin5
Jean Gordon Otto
William E. Reese5
Marcia Blanco Rizzo10
Kenneth Rosencrance10
Jeanne Shockloss Simkulak
Larry R.Volkel5
CONTRIBUTORS
Anonymous
Daniel L. Alters
Mary MacArthur Bennett
Christine Hincken Bloom
Sandra L. Bloomberg
Rita Singer Boller
Steven M. Brunn
John P. Cherundolo
Richard D. Ciuferri10
Joseph J. Cordora
Alfred B. Crake
Susan Staniorski Davis10
Francine Mackinder Douaihy
David M. Harris
Alvin Justan
Stephen E. Kaschenbach10
Carol Roke Klinetob5
Carol Hoffner Lavery
Pauline Kmetz Makowski
Karen Braun Middleton
Ann Baranski Mullarkey
Clyde R. Oster
Richard J. Passan
Daniel T. Powell
Dennis J. Puhalla
Maxine Levine Rubin
Bruce A. Sabacek
Joseph T. Sallitt
Della F. Schulz
Judith Seeherman
Wendy Rieder Simko
Bruce D. Simon
Catherine Lauer Skvarla
Elaine A. Slabinski
Barbara Perry Tokarz
William Umbach5
Robert R.Walp5
James C.Weaver10
Nancy Charles Williams5
Candice Cates Zientek
CLASS OF 1972
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
HONORARY ASSOCIATES
Hedy Wrightson Rittenmeyer
Ronald A. Rittenmeyer
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Anthony M. Cardinale
Laura Barbera Cardinale
James Garofalo10
William A. Hanbury
Gary H.Williams5
Theodore T.Yeager5
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Barbara Ann Dorish
Malcolm Kintz Harris
David W. Hess
Teresa Cushner Hunt
Jaquelyn Rubin Kaplan
Donna Broda Kuliczkowski
Sheryl Napoleon Levy
Patricia Haydt Nitchie
Janice Farrell Oliver
Susan Bennett Onze
Walter J. Rice
Sharon Strzelczyk Robinson
Susan E. Rowland5
Basil G. Russin
Judith Labows Sabatino5
Myrna Brodbeck Schaefer
Richard Seidel
Charles R. Sgarlat
Carl G. Sponenberg10
Michael Stefanick5
Donald R. Stroud
William R. Swartwood
Leslie Calamari Tinney
Michael H.Tinney
Barry N.Tiras
Anthony J.Turchetti
Samuel M.Wolfe, III
Michael J.Worth
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CONTRIBUTORS
BLUE CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Mary Ann Smith Alick
Jeanne Abbate Altamirano
Robert M. Babskie5
Joanne Wascolonis Barnak
Mary Bau
Lynn Brychta Bennett
Harry P. Bielecki
Lucinda Bryant
Mariel Denisco Bufano
Robert B. Burnside
Nancy Button
Barbara Aulisio Camoni
Richard Chisarick
Carol Manara Clark
Guy J. Comparetta5
Sandra Holl Comparetta5
Karen Bailey Cullen
Eric B. Davenport
Alice Hadsall Davis10
Judith Greenstein Davis
Richard J. Davis
Sheila Denion
Anne Musto-Van Noy Dragon5
Jane A. Firestine5
Kathleen Katarynick Flournoy
David A. Furman
Jill Yanoshak Gagliardi5
Barbara Demko Garcia
Margaret Tomaselli Gibbs
Karen Trevethan Gilmore
Kathleen Koterba Goobic
James A. Gribb10
Suzanne Cox Herstek
Deanna Grietzer Jones
Patricia Baranoski Jula10
Jacquelyn Van Tuyle Kelly
Stephen J. Kulonda
Nathan R. Eustis, Jr.10
Pamela Parkin Murphy10
Felice Oxman Salsburg10
W. Lee Miller10
Clifton E. Dungey
Alexis Waskie Edwards
Allan A. Fanucci5
Karen Kuzminski Fanucci5
Jean G. Gilroy
Michael G. Hischak
Debra Rinken Houck
Joseph M. Houck
Tamara Hrynko
Joseph D. Iero
Linda Stevens Jones
Martin J. Kane
Madelaine Fisher Kleiman
George E. Kunst
Richard H. Lopatto, Jr.
Barbara Yanchuk Misiewicz
Bettie Ann Rogers Morgan
Ann Lyons Nardone
Frank W. Paulewicz
Barbara Lucca Rizzitello
Rosemary Petrillo Sarna
Marguerite A. Sauer5
Ronald A. Shuleski
Melonie M. Stemba
Holly R. Stults
Janet Kirchner Triolo
Vincent Vespico, Jr.
Jill Linder Waselik
A. Ruth Rinehimer Whalen10
Constance Cheplick Wotanis
Andrea Bogusko Yorkonis
Robert D. Zettle10
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1975
GOLD CIRCLE
• • •
John J. Kowalchik
Elizabeth M. Lopez5
The John Wilkes Society
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Michael M. Mariani10
BLUE CIRCLE
Harvey A. Jacobs10
Eugene G. Pappas10
Judithann Walsh Whelley
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Rita Ryneski Borzatti
Robert A. Byrne
Thomas A. Costanzo5
Helene Dainowski5
Frank Dessoye10
Sopon Dewitya10
Walter A. Furman
Eric D. Hoover
G. Garfield Jones, Jr.10
Anthony V. Kleinhans1,10
Kathryn Ramsey Massey10
Paul A. Suche
Enid Sullum Tope10
Dianne Hughes Treacy
Joseph M.Treacy
Daniel R.Walters
Linda Bray Walters
Elizabeth Roche Ward
Alan E. Zellner
William J. Lukridge
Leonard Matysczak
Marianne Kolojejchick
Matysczak
Frances Aiken Mitchell10
Carlton E. Phillips10
Patricia Phillips
Anne Marie Latona Roberts5
Anne Gruscavage Sample5
Linda Samuel-Bickford10
Julie Levoy Sauder
Richard L. Shonk
Donna Ayers Snelson
Brent S. Spiegel
David K.Thomas
Barbara McNicholl Scarpino10
Beverly Bomba Vespico
Deborah Berti Walsh
Carol Dorish Wascura
Richard A.Weinstein10
Nancy Ziobro Yurek
CLASS OF 1973
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Rosemaria J. Cienciva Sorg
Robert P. Matley10
Lloyd W. Ortman, Jr.5
Josephine Schifano Finlayson
Clyde H. Fitch
Martha Hall Yohe
Preston L. Hess
John M. Holland
Carol Hussa
Richard N. Jones
Carol Geiger Kampa
Evelyn Kovalchick Lewis
John F. Lewis
Rosemarie A. Luteri
Mary Grace Murphy
Delphine T. Opet
Kay Platt
Judith Casola Roeder10
Jay S. Sidhu5
Joyce Skowronski-Jones
Brenda Ricco Sumski
James Thomas
Stephanie Pufko Umbach5
Mary P. Ungvarsky5
Linda Pugsley Ward
Ruth Werts
Joseph Wilkes
James V.Yanora
Judith A.Young
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John Dubik10
Joel Fischman
Carl J. Galletti
Mary Burns Jansen
Drew M. Klemish
Thomas S. Lasky
John G. Margo10
Shirley Davis Newhart
Barbara Zembrzuski Pisano
John R. Pisano
Jeffrey F. Prendergast
David L. Ritter10
John L. Schilling, III
Brenda Schmidt Silberman10
Thomas R. Steltzer
Theodore J.Tramaloni
Ronald P.Yakus
CONTRIBUTORS
Alain C. Arnould
Donna Piston Aufiero10
Joseph T. Baranoski
Karen Metzger Baranoski
Thomas R. Behmke
Irene B. Blum10
Rosemary A. Boland
Janet Mazur Boylan
Fredric S. Brown
Yvonne Gnatt Casey
Karen Patch Castor
Robert L. Ciali
Angela Alba Dessoye5
CONTRIBUTORS
Richard F. Curry
Darryl G. Kramer
Duane Sadvary
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
David L. Davis10
Joanne Bonanne Anderson
Alan L. Bryski
Thomas L. Burns
Theodore B. Dennis, Jr.
James J. Dugan
Rebecca Ceresi Grasavage
Raymond P. Gustave
Ann Carey Harding
Barbara Gannon Hogan
Michael Holtz
Bethann Myers Hornick10
Ronald J. Jacobs10
Delbert P. Keisling
Catherine Link5
Janet Markowitz Macik
Carol A. Martin5
Marguerite E. McCollom
Thomas W. Pezzicara
Shelley Rosenstein Rhodes
Hugh M. Richards, Jr.
James M. Sanders
Deborah A. Schneider10
Joan Bonfanti Shannon
Diane Drost Shuleski
Nancy P. Snee
Barbara Katra Swiatek5
Beverly Martin Tomasak
Anita Miller Williams
Roseann Cordora Williams
Judith Zola Youngblood
Gloria Zoranski5
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
CLASS OF 1976
Paula Castrucci
Robert T. Dzugan
Susan Downs Kehrli10
Lorene Daring Laberge
John J. Mazzolla
Michael J. O’Boyle10
Robert D. Prendergast
Nadzia Litiaho Schilling
Beverly Chislo Solfanelli
Elaine Smith Traynor
Angela T.Vauter
J. Bruce Weinstock
Margaret A. Zellner
GOLD CIRCLE
• • •
Andrew E. Baron
Christine M. Buchina5
The John Wilkes Society
CLASS OF 1974
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Anne Tracy Patsiokas
Stelios Patsiokas
Sally Chupka Pucilowski10
Pauline A. Seleski
Stephen Solfanelli
Ann Rapoch Super
Jane E.Thompson5
Nancy Rodda Topolewski10
Carol Drahus-Wisloski10
BLUE CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
Linda Scatena Alfano
Philip E. Auron
Doreen Pellegrini Behmke
Gene A. Camoni
Mary P. Cawley
Denise H. Chapura
John A. Conroy
Joseph C. Damiano10
Charles D. Denkenberger
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Kevin G. Donaleski
William R.Thomas10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
James J. Morgan
John Jeff Reese
BLUE CIRCLE
Ann Marie Bartuska
Bernard J. Ford III
Joan Zaleski Ford
Nelson G. Landmesser
Mark A.Van Loon
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Carolann Gusgekofski Besler5
Philip A. Besler5
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
Jennifer C. Anderson
Ann Dysleski Armstrong
Raymond Bartosh
Robert A. Dombroski
Brian M. Finn
Ellen Schwartz Fischman
Brian K. Haeckler10
Nancy Schultz Kimball
David C. Kowalek
Gary M. Kratz
Patrick J. Moran10
Clarence G. Ozgo10
BLUE CIRCLE
Stephen M. Baloga, Jr.10
Guy J. DiZebba
Patricia A. Schillaci10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Gary Roger Brod
Deborah Lataro Cargo10
Gail MacIntyre Dohrn5
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CONTRIBUTORS
Marianne Montague Benjamin5
Edward A. Bosha
John R. Brabant
Maryrose Bendik Burlington10
Daniel B. Cabot
Terry L. Coombs
Deborah E. Dalon
Andrea Mahally Danilack5
Carol Kester Dungey
David L. Ellis
Jane Lewis Ford
Louise Brozzetti Frye
Regina Gurick Guarin
Arlene Cellucci Herron
Darice Sabalesky Janusziewicz10
John J. Kneiss
Marianne Macur Kopcho
Frances S. Kuczynski5
Margaret Burgess Lenihan5
Beverly Piston Lipski
Barbara Long
Paula Fisher Lubrano
Joan Domarasky Luksa10
Paul J. Macik
Anthony L. McHugh5
Gay Foster Meyers5
Janet Bartuski Rajchel
Joyce Hooley Regna
Thomas Runiewicz5
Jane E. Smith10
H. David Trethaway
Janet Cobb Wachs
Robert N.Yanoshak
John B. Zimmerman
Peter C. Zubritzky
CLASS OF 1977
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Mary Belin Rhodes10
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Denise Schaal Cesare10
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Paul S. Adams10
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10 or more years of consecutive giving
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JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1978
Drew Landmesser
Patrice Stone Martin10
Kim Witherow Morgan
Sandra Shepard Piccone10
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
Jean Reiter Adams10
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
James F. Antonik
Holly G. Baab5
Joseph W. Buckley
Arthur S. Daniels10
Ruth McKalips Diestelmeier
Andrew B. Durako, Jr.
Steven Esrick
Gene A. Heath5
Bridget James Hofman
Michael J. Kassab
Christine Koterba Lodge
Catherine Williams Ozgo10
Deborah A. Sears10
Nancy Evans Shearer
M. Patty Cullinan Spinelli
Patricia Reilly Urosevich
Thomas J.Ward
John M. Zubris10
CONTRIBUTORS
Kathleen Warakomski Benjamin
Mark P. Buchinski
Jill Fritz Buntz
Donna Smith Dickinson
Harold S. Edmunds
Manuel J. Evans
Jed Stuart Feibush
Judith Bienkowski Geary
Kenneth A. Geary
Audrey Tagnani Gorham
Laura A. Hadsall
Bryan R. Herron
Karen Kuchinskas Kaminski
Carl E. Kaschenbach, III
Joanne Englot Kawczenski10
Deborah J. Koons
Rick D. Mahonski
Claire Maziarczyk
John J. Minetola
Sandra Horensky Molotsky
Earl W. Monk5
Eric D. Murray
Richard D. Mutarelli
Thomas Paliscak
Dennis Phelps
Edward J. Pupa5
Joseph W. Sekusky
Inez S. Stefanko
Warren W. Stumpf
Terri Jackson Swatko
Wesley G.Waite
Patrick A.Ward5
Michael F.Yanchuk
Mary Ann Morgan Stelma
Lawrence P.Vojtko
Cheryl Berry Washington
Paul P.Wengen
CLASS OF 1979
CLASS OF 1980
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The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Ann Marie Booth Cardell
Daniel J. Cardell
James P. Edwards10
Rhea Politis Simms5
Jeffrey D. Renoe
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Ellen DuFosse Wengen
David J.Yakaitis5
Patti Moser Yanchuk
Maryjean deSandes5
Raymond E. Dombroski5
Brigette McDonald Herrmann10
David A. Jolley10
Judith Mills Mack10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Betsy Bell Condron10
Michael H. Cook
Kathleen Sweeney Ashton
Scott W. Ashton
Thomas N. Ralston5
GOLD CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
Terri Mackavage Kovalski
GOLD CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
John H. Ellis, IV
Frederick W. Herrmann10
Carol Corbett Pawlush5
James J. Moran10
Barry J. Niziolek
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
Janet May Cavanaugh
Joye Martin-Lamp
Lawrence J. Mullen10
Patricia L.Warski
David M.Williams
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Anthony J. Couto
Janine Pokrinchak Dubik
Ann Sharkey Esrick
Dean W. Evans
Diane Pechalonis Groves
Richard K. Hofman
Carol Pashchuk Huggler5
Lori Ashbaugh Mackey
Paula Strinkoski Manley
Cynthia M. Patterson5
Marilyn Anderson Patterson
Lois Enama Pluskey
Clark F. Speicher
Michael J. Speziale
John K. Suchoski5
Jacqueline A.Vitek
CONTRIBUTORS
Mary McKitish Antoine
Karen Kennedy Campbell10
Joanne Pugliese Carpenter
Paula Heffernan Daley10
James M. Danko
Gary E. Gardner10
Joel G. Gelb
Denise Casem Hasneh
Linda Yanus Holmquist
Andrea Chuba Kealey10
Beth Ellen Kerr
Diane Malachefski Kollar
Marie Buikus Lacek
John J. Mack10
Jane A. Miller10
Anita Mucciolo
Susan Margalis Perlis
Harriet Smith Rabinowitz
Stewart W. Rae III
Mary Kern Reynolds5
Jan Robinson
Robert J. Stofko5
Linda Allmon Walden
Donald I. Burton, Jr.10
BLUE CIRCLE
John E. Cavanaugh Jr.
Rosa Khalife-McCracken
Joel P. Kane
Edward J.White III
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
William J. Gibbons
Donald E. Horrox5
David F. Hungarter, Jr.
Maureen Shay Prendergast
CONTRIBUTORS
Renee Venarucci Benedetto
Tami A. Beraud
Christine Wanich Bradway
Sheila Imler Crute
Anthony G. DeVincentis, Jr.
Luann Neely Disarle
Sharon Zawatski Ellis
Jay Finkelstein
William D. Frye, Jr.10
Wilma Hurst Gardner 10
Robert E. Greenwood5
George P. Hodges
Sheila Roseskas Houck
Ann Timko Hughes
Claire Elaine Johnson
Nancy Jane Johnson
Susan Spranaitis Keller
Joseph D. Kerestes, Jr.
John D. Koze
John R. Leedy
James J. Maloney
Margaret Rentschler Manochi
Donna Clarke Mattei
Sharon Lynn Myers5
Linda Mizenko Noto
Peter L. Pagano
Leonard J. Podrasky, Jr.
John D. Ralston
Joan Potoski Solano
Joseph D. Angelella
Janet Bechtel Johnson10
Carol A. Bosack-Kosek
Gregg H. Cook
Stephen J. Croghan
James L. Devaney
Susan Theobald Eckmann
Judith Scott Harris5
Craig A. Jackson
Bruno E. Kolodgie
David M. Maxim10
Michael Miller
Fred A. Pierantoni, III
Mark A. Rado
Thomas D. Salley
William A. Shaw10
Joseph M.Toole5
CONTRIBUTORS
David G. Arrigoni
Lisa M. Ashbaugh
Edgar S. Brace, III
Jeanne C. Brady
Michael V. Broda
Thomas G. Brown
Kathryn Roman Davis
Robert J. Gaetano
Kenneth Lesniak
Philip A. Marino
John A. Miranda
Joanne Harding Murphy10
Thomas B. Needham, Jr.10
Richard J. Nordheim
Frank A. Pascucci
Daniel Patronick
Gary J. Richard
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Mark J. Dubik
Deborah Gudoski Eastwood
Susan V. Fielder10
William Fromel
Charles Douglas Jones
Diane R. Jones5
Richard W. MacKey
Margery German Rifkin
Michael S. Rifkin
Harold W. Roberts
Roger T. Sorensen
Robert J. Spinelli
M. Susan Stephens5
Richard J. Sullivan
William Urosevich
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GIVING BY CLASS
Barbara Boote Rupert
Kenneth N. Sciamanna10
Philip J. Spigarelli
Carol Timko Stickel
Joseph E. Stoshak
Susan M. Suchanic
Barbara Rodda Welch
Shepard C.Willner10
Donna Whitmore Zimmer
CLASS OF 1981
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The John Wilkes Society
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
William R. Miller10
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Terrence W. Casey
Brian C.Thomas
Bruce Richard Williams
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Linda McCarthy D’Amario
Donna De Bastos Fromel
Joseph E. Gaydos
Mary Ann Gazdick
Kathleen Layaou Heltzel
Ruth McDermott Levy1,5
Debra Thompson Miller
Regina Morse
Keith J. Saunders
Karen Steckel Vernon
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Randall B. Mark
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Stephen S. Grillo10
Susan M. Liberski
Dana C. Shaffer
Joan Jacobsen Shaffer
Henry R. Steuben
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Linda Styers Adams
Louis P. Czachor1,5
Beth Hathaway Glassford
Cheryl Scalese Moyer
Joan Rozanski Reed
Edward S. Romanowski10
Mary Rebarchak Schott10
Sandra Tomko Shields10
Stephen J. Sirocki
William E. Stusnick5
Rosemarie Hubner Swain
CONTRIBUTORS
Dominick R. Augustine
Brian D. Balliet
Maire Anton Box
Michael P. Brautigan
Brenda Kutz Burkholder
William A. Drevenik
Rosanne Kramer
Donna Kucy-Lader
Wayne D. Lonstein
Susan Tomalis Povilaitis
Jane Ciprich Ryan
Hanna A. Sadek
Christine Lain Sarno
Carl F. Schultheis, III
Catherine Durocher Shafer10
Carol Mannion Staats
Laura Labanick Stiansen
John D. Sweeney
Deborah Chandler Zuzelski
CLASS OF 1983
Diana Evans Grinavich
Robert D. Haas
Richard Havard
Linda Honnis Jenkins
Eric L. Johnson5
Stephen C. Kaminski
Leon T. Kolanowski
Linda Karlotski Krzywicki
Danelle Scaran Mackavage
Edward S. Mackavage
Eugene L. Manganello
Joyce Cipriani Massaker
Karen Moretti
Jessica French Morgan
Sheryl Slough Mouthaan
Brian Murray
Janice Nagle Pettinato
Patricia M. Riley
Kenneth W. Savitski
Leslie Paul Saxe
Daniel C. Schilling5
Kimberly Coccodrilli
Strickland
Leonard J. Swida, Jr.
James D.Watkinson
Linda A.Woods
Timothy P.Woolverton
CLASS OF 1984
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JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
Thomas Allardyce5
Mr. Jay C. Rubino5
Thomas J.Thomas, Jr.
Susan Maier Davis
Evangelos C. Demetriou
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Michele James Wagner
Ann Marie Romanovitch
Chikowski
Eugene Chikowski
Kathleen Galli Chupka10
Alphonse T. D’Amario
Paul C. Dietrich
Suzanne Jenik Ellis
Francis S. Gruscavage5
Karen Johnson
Janet Legault Kelley10
Regina White Klepadlo5
Kimberly A. Kresovich
Catherine Schafer Mitchell
Marguerite McCormick Tolan10
Robert A. Unrath
R. Drew Wilkins
The John Wilkes Society
The John Wilkes Society
Karen Bove5
Douglas S. Bradley
Dianne Charsha
David P. Rudis
BLUE CIRCLE
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• • •
James J. Mulligan5
Donna Nitka Brunelli
Donna Garber Cosgrove
Michael Cunningham
Frank R. Hughes
Barbara Rosick Moran10
Ruth Elaine Renna10
Steven P. Roth
Jeffrey A. Acornley
Noreen Sack Burginia
Edward A. Carpenetti
Debra Prater Chapman
Patricia Charney Davis
Colleen Gries Gallagher5
Susan Matley Hritzak
Thomas F. Kane
Barbara E. King
Keith P. Kolanda
James S. Makowski
Cynthia Ercolani Olshemski
Maria Nilsen Pacchioni
John Romani
Ronald F. Schaar, Sr.
Donna Ferretti Shandra
Sarah Farley Stapleton
Megan A.Ward
Pam Bennett Wodzicki
Marla Brodsky Wright
Benedict A.Yatko5
CLASS OF 1982
CLASS OF 1986
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
Stacey Lipman Burch
Stephen N. Cahoon
Lillian Russin Cohen
George G. Conyngham
Cynthia Bartholomay Demetro
Donna Kuna Derenick
Roya Fahmy
Frances A. Gilroy
The John Wilkes Society
BLUE CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
Siena Shields Alford
Robert A. Bruggeworth
Carol Louise Dean5
Jeffrey R. Garbor10
Gloria Kopec Hasel10
Paul H. McCabe
Thomas C. Mitchell
James V. Musto
Marie Roke-Thomas5
Sandra Bartels Thomas
Stephen C.Thomas,V
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The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1985
GOLD CIRCLE
• • •
Ellen Marie Van Riper
Gail Lamoreux Kashulon5
Vincent J. Kashulon, Jr.5
John F. Kelly
Allison Placek Knick
Nancy Davis Kramer
Debra Bartashunas Leandri
Alice Ting Lee5
Michael A. Marino, Jr.
Robert Nagle, Jr.
James M. Opet10
Christopher Pearson
Ann Marie Poepperling
Michelle Liddic Schilling5
George Simms
Judy Skibicki Kell
Michael Slepian
Mary Beth Stankevich
Ronald P.Tutko
Stephen J.Vidal10
Ann Marie Walker10
Joseph E. Ziobro
Christopher J. Henry
Joseph J. Leandri
Kathleen Marseco Moses5
Frank C. Olshemski
Elizabeth Larson Ostuni
Richard A. Pietraccini
Marcia Wachs Race
Theodore Ruch
David Salatino
Dennis W. Sholl
David A. Soboleski
Carol Elgonitis Sosnowski
Ann Marie Burke Sweeney
Marianne Alfano Telincho5
Stephen J.Voyce
Dianne M.Watchulonis
Judith Mebane Wilski
Mary Beth Yemola
Charmaine Conrad Zoller5
CONTRIBUTORS
Nabil A. Arnaout
Lisa Kopczynskie Cericola
Ellen Proeller Dennis
Joseph F. Dylewski10
Debra Bligh Gernhart
Jeffrey S. Gernhart
Sharon Michener Gross10
BLUE CIRCLE
Randa Fahmy Hudome5
Michael Mattise10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Dawn Lockburner Bayles
James L. Butler
Sean P. Connolly
Lori S. Elias
Sandra P. Luongo5
Michael J. Masciola
Alan Melusen5
Thomas J. Swirbel5
Eugene D.Wachowski5
Timothy P.Williams
Linda Boock Zanoline
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Russell Banta10
Paul Chmil5
Elizabeth Cortez-Carosella
Kay Brown-Coskey
Paul A. Cummings5
Karen Galli5
Tom Harfman5
Edward J. Hudson10
Lisa Marie Kotch
Lisa DeCinti Murphy
Eric F. Reidinger10
Michael J. Uter
Christopher D.Way5
CONTRIBUTORS
Theresa Gruzenski Alba10
Denise Selner Bartoletti10
Michael D. Bernstein
Jeffrey K. Box
Cherie A. Burke
Nancy Pardy Cabot
Vincent J. Cappellini
Rexford O. Catlin
Jane Natushko Chakiris
Naomi Harris Cohen
Evelyn J. Dopko10
Carmella Butera Fereck5
Ronald Geise
Michael Homishak
Kathryn Gryzie Johnson
CONTRIBUTORS
David J. Africa
Cynthia Wragg Bartusek
Mary E. Burns
Janee Eyerman Cardell
Dennis P. Clarke5
Laura Pollick Demkovitz
Cheryl Zack Fischer
Patricia A. Gronski
William N. Gude
Linda Fritz Melnik
Gary R. Melusen5
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
Shelley Freeman
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10
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Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
�GIVING BY CLASS
John R. Patterson, Jr.
Alex Rendina
Sandra A. Rendina
Christopher R. Riley
Adrienne Placek Royster
Corrine L. Szekeres
Thomas C.Walton
Joseph Williams
Robert Yost
CLASS OF 1987
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CLASS OF 1988
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
The Eugene Farley Club
Michael Rupp10
GOLD CIRCLE
Mary Jo Zukoski
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Karen Dragon Devine
Lisa Sigman Banta10
Beth Ann Farrell Connolly
Rosemary Bottazzi Eibach
Richard J. Lizak
James H. Ralston
Ann Markowski Toole5
Kurt A.Topfer5
Chadwick E.Tuttle
BLUE CIRCLE
Alice C. Bulger10
John H. Bulger10
Kathleen Doyle
Thomas J. Ricko5
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
William J. Buoni
Joyce Victor Chmil5
Cornelius Douris5
John Scot Ellis
John W. Harrison
Allan C. Knox
Gary Sanchez
Marc E. Shapiro
Greg Trapani
Douglas White
Sandra Williams
CONTRIBUTORS
Linda Turowski Attardo
Sharon Domzalski Bellonio
Lynne Beregszazy Schroede
Shirley Nelson Brough
Karen Klutz Burden
Joan Balutis Chisarick
Keith J. Conlon
Roy M. DeLay
Lisa M. Doran
Thomas M. Evans
Michael R. Everett
Edwina M. Floyd
Joan Smith Foster
Harry Kapsales
Fredrick A. Klein
Joseph M. Kultys
Brian McAleer
Michelle McAleer
Michael Voystock
Theresa Onesko McDonagh
William McDonagh
Scott Michenfelder
Thomas M. Mineo
Charles M. Montgomery
Daniel R. Nulton10
1
5
10
*
Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
CONTRIBUTORS
Marissa Giacometti Barcola
Christopher R. Connolly
Robert Corradetti
Francis E. Crowley, III
Michael V. DeVincentis
Barbara Eyet
Priscilla Davis Farrell
Kimberly Cooper Garcia
Lisa C. Jordan
Lawrence M. Kopenis
James Krupa
Mary B. Lenahan
Joseph C. Nalbone, Jr.
William S. Peightel5
Dennis J. Procopio5
Deborah Ann Proleika
Marilyn C. Querci
Rhonda Groff Reed
Michelle A. Rick
Dianne Tometchko Ruch
Anthony Saraceno
Debra Reisenweaver Schweitzer
Jon Shade5
Edward J. Sullivan
Carl Vassia10
Beth Ann Carswell Ziobro
CLASS OF 1989
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Carol Kotlowski Keup
Alan Kwiatkowski
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
Roger A. Hatch
Samuel L. Perry5
John J.Walsh
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Joel C. Kotch
Robert D. Sitzler5
Robert D.Wachowski5
CONTRIBUTORS
Robert S. Berger5
Stephen L. Broskoske
Frank J. Castano
Michael F. Chiffy
Nancy Hricko Divers5
Lori Vagnarelli Drozdis
Erik A. Everett
Pauline Wagner Fisher
Richard E. Gill
Kristen Henry-Shade5
Dawn M. Hittle
Renee Marie Horwath
Christine A. Kellar
Helen L. Lombardo
Lorraine Malinchock Luscavage
Patricia A. Mattern
Dennis Mejias
Susan Stortz Moyer
Eric J. Price
Robert R. Rees, Jr.
Kathleen DeChirico Richardson
Sharon Sholtis Schneider
Jeffrey D. Seamans
Adam B. Sieminski
Terry Lex Sypeck
Christine Pisano Wall
Dianne Anderson Ostrowski
Kevin Scott Ronalds
Mark T. Siegel10
George Smith
Frank J. Spinnler
Brian Summers
Anthony F.Torquato
John M.Wilk
Steve W.Wilson5
Lynda Pluschau Witcoski
CLASS OF 1991
Wendy Holden Gavin10
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
Shirley Thomas Butler10
Carl M. Charnetski10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Bruce A. Huggler5
Wallace F. Stettler10
Tracy Goryeb Zarola1
CONTRIBUTORS
Robert Angelo Acacio Jr.
Lester R. Bahr
Martha J. Bryant
Karen Donohue Connolly
Joseph L. Cumbo
Paul Joseph Fallon
James T. Gorman
Anthony E. Grzywacz
Bryan Jankowski
Andrew J. Kovalchick
Marie Grace Madden
Cynthia L. Miller
Clara Stetler Noldy
Linda Wiernusz Bohenek10
Arden J. Keller, Jr.
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Michele Corbett Daley
Evan Grant Evans
Gary H. Meyers10
Matthew J. Stitzel
CONTRIBUTORS
Dawn Hosler Acacio
Jill M. Balboni
Ralph Biehl
John K. Breckner
Daniel J. Ciccozzi
Eileen E. Colahan
Kimberly A. Dymond
Robert J. Gershey
Lisa M. Herbinski
Rosalie D. Mancino5
Cecelia P. Mercuri
Joelle Mrozoski
Laura R. Novakowski
Mary Beth Pacuska
Carrie Walters Patterson
Linda Piccotti
Stephen D. Puzio
Kathleen Risley10
Raymond J. Rock
Raymond R. Russ5
Timothy S.Thompson
David M.Wilkinson
Virginia M. Rodechko10
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
John F. Sheehan III1,10
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
John K. Daley
Craig J. Enge5
Brenda Miller Gaydos
Victoria M. Glod10
Carol Hiscox5
Eric J. Knorr
Jamie Mazeitis Knorr
Edward J. Kwak5
Amy Beth Schukis Sheehan
Susan Adamchak Smith10
Nancy Alonzo5
Mari Noel Araya
Janine M. Becker
Michelle Wesner Bernier
Michael Cohen
Anne Kilyanek Crew
Cindi Cianflone DeRichie
Norman E. Frederick
Alan M. Hall
Khiet Huynh-Hartman
Corinne Foor Kern
Iwona Kocon
Joseph G. Lannon
Mark E. Liscinski
Mary McGinn-Holewinski
Frederick A. Mihalow
Arkey Morelli10
Michelle Umbra Pearce
Heather M. Pitcavage
Graceann Hergan Platukus
Mary Jo Rubino
Denise Litzenberger Saraceno
Susan M. Severnak
William F. Shankweiler5
Marie Helfrich Shovlin
Robert J.Watkins
Mark J Wejkszner
Thomas W.Youngblood10
Julia Cupani Zdancewicz
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORS
Jason D. Griggs
The Eugene Farley Club
The John Wilkes Society
• • •
TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES
• • •
• • •
CLASS OF 1990
The John Wilkes Society
CLASS OF 1992
CLASS OF 1993
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Melanie O’Donnell Mickelson5
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
Brian J. Bohenek10
Rebecca Shedlock McCaffrey
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Andrew R Banks
Frederick M. Evans5
Gail Watson Haas
Michael C. Hall
Rosemary LaFratte
Gary J. Swartz
Melissa Sweigart
CONTRIBUTORS
Frederick H. Addison
Aaron D. Albert
Joseph E. Bartnicki
Kelly B. Bartnicki
Amy Basham Bogdon
Eugene J Colosimo
John J. Comerford
Holly Pitcavage Frederick
Edward A. Generose
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Robert C. Nause
Amy McCluskey Sadvary
Jean Dougherty Sam
Joseph M. Santuk5
David J.Warnick10
Karen Sheard White
Michelle Herstek Woelkers
Thaddeus M. Zuzik
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Joseph J. Glazenski
Melissa Catanzaro Good
Joyce Byczek Hazeltine
John J. Keeler
Ms. Lori R. Kreinces
Lori Kuhar Marshall10
Mark R. Mason
Ronald N. Miller
Peter C Murphy
Janel Oshinski
Christine Pochis
Patricia A. Royer10
Michele Ciavarella Shaver
Sylvia C. Simmons
Charlotte W.Thomas
CLASS OF 1994
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
Matthew McCaffrey
Jody P. Novitsky
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Kevin M. Barno
Lynn Krutz Clements
Paul J. Potera10
Wendy Raughley-Mello
Tarrah A. Rogers
Denise Berberick Stewart5
Rebecca J. Stitzel
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Jennifer L. Spitzer Aquino
Derek W. Buffington
Mark F. Buss
Charlene Klynowsky Decker
Steven S. Endres
Jennifer A. Fasching
Jeffrey D. Fuller
Alan J. Guitson5
Jennifer Heinzerling
Joseph Kalafut
Kevin P. Kratzer
Christine M. LaCoe
Teresa R. Laidacker
Michael L. Lefchak
Shelley Conboy Lewis
Eugene E. Majewski, Jr.
Suzanne K. O’Boyle
Tina M. Oechler-Dean
Julie C. Prusakowski
Robert E. Quinnan
Rebecca J. Rebovich
James M. Sepko
Louis J. Shiber
George W. Snyder
Patricia Y. Staskiel
Stanley D. Staskiel
Julie DePue Vinci
Denise Motts Zall
CLASS OF 1995
• • •
BLUE CIRCLE
CLASS OF 1997
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Daniel P. Reilly
Joseph F.Woodward5
• • •
Karen A. Ephlin
Michael G. Noone
Patricia A. Brent
Randy A. Engelman
Sarah Karlavage Rocchio
Kristine Erhard Pruett5
Debra DuBois Sachse
Denise A. Skorupa
Andrew B. Snyder
Margaret S.Thomas
Thomas M.Turinski
Marcia A.Vega
Alan Yendrzeiwski
BLUE CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
CLASS OF 2001
Alan C. Novitsky
Brian Redmond
Jan G. Benton
Mary Ann Kershitsky Blosky
Kathryn Storaska Brior
Patricia Carpenetti Carpenter
Denise M. Castellano
Ryan J. Chickeletti
Guy Esgro
Joseph J. Fadden
Carmela Franco
Cecilia Bukowski Hibbard
Lisa A. Johnson
Carolyn Chronowski
Lauderback
Judith Lahr Martin10
Michael C. McCree
Matthew J. Peleschak5
Emily D. Powell
Sarah Keisling Snyder
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Lynda C. Ardan10
Kimberly Escarge Keller10
Andrew M. Lesh
William F. Noone
Christie Meyers Potera10
CONTRIBUTORS
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Sabeth R. Albert
Matthew S. Cackowski
Christopher C. Carr
Christopher R. Carver
Cathy J. Conrad
Linda L. Crayton
Robert J. Dean
Michelle Diskin
Dennis E. Dudeck
Stacey Petrucelli Gray
Martha L. Heffers
David A. Hines5
Kathleen Moran Houlihan
Joseph P. McBride5
David W. Moon
Carol J. Shamonsky
Mohammed Najib
Barbara A. Negvesky
Gene T. Race
Sean P. Reilly
Dianne Rizzuto
Kathleen A. Ruane
David C. Ruskey
Thomas J. Semanek
Judith Wienckoski
Robert J. Costello5
Bradley R. Klotz10
CONTRIBUTORS
Nicole Blaso Atherholt
Louis E. Atkinson5
Gail L. Barna
Beverly L. Butt
Meredith Cabrey Nascimento
Cynthia Charnetski
Mark J. Dechman10
James Erik Mace
Rita Teresa Metcalf
Erica Chyb Milkovitz
Jennifer Shipierski Fink
Peter Stchur
Sandra Mislivets Stefanowicz
Mark Richard Wallace
CLASS OF 1998
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
Garth L. Allred
Marci McDade Barnansky
Kristin M. Burick
Lisa Micciche Celuck
Stephen W. Hansen5
Michelle L. Murmello
Angel S. Raymond
John M. Suhan
Kerri Booth Verna
David A.Volkman
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Jason M. Brady
Heather A. Brown
Elizabeth Shultz Conklin
Ronald S. Davis
Jonathan D. Ference
Kimberly Hritzak Ference
Ted D. Foust5
Scott E. Herb
Ann Wotring Kirka
Martha C. Marchand
Daniel M. McConnell
Robert M. Moore
Matthew C. Reitnour
Allyson Lukasavage Swartz
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
CONTRIBUTORS
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Milos Barjaktarovic
Susan C. Berecin
Michael J. Cherinka
William W. Clark
Shanna Henninger Dawson
Laura N. Gerard
Mary Beth Golab
Sharon A. Haffey
Stephanie L. Haines
David M. Hinkle
William D. Host
George D. Hughes
Tara Baldauff Hughes
Michael W. Jennings
Brian R. Judge5
Edward A. Kollar
Marcy Fritz Krill
Deborah Myers Lewis
Kathleen McCann-Shostek
Karen A. Mchale
Stacy Geiger Mesics5
Julie L. Olenak
Erin Scatton Pallotti
Amy Fitch Pipher
Madelynn Miley Riedel
Eric G. Schaeffer
Mary C. Scheib
Patricia Hopfer Sebastianelli
Michael S. Sierko
Jeraldine M. Sulkoski
Kevin M.Topa
Raymond S.Walton
Jill M.Wilson
Mary E. Ziegler
John A. Mason, Jr.5
GOLD CIRCLE
BLUE CIRCLE
Christina M.Van Camp
I. Michael Fras
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Amy Beardsworth Costello5
Patricia Cannon10
Jill Fasciana McCoy
Lori Ann Perch5
CONTRIBUTORS
Karen Bednarczyk Cowan1,5
Brian W. McCoy
Vani P. Murthy5
Ann M. Peters
Ali E. Qureshi
Tammy Swartwood Noone
Richard D.Wisniewski
Robert Cooney
CLASS OF 2000
The Eugene Farley Club
Kristopher M. Jimenez
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
BLUE CIRCLE
• • •
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
CLASS OF 1996
The Eugene Farley Club
Stephanie L. Bass
Angelina Thomasina Curtis
Jonathan P. Dougher
James B. Fazio
Deborah Andres Greco5
Karen L. Guitson5
Nicholas R. Mirigliani
Malika Mohseni
Mitchell N. Morgan
Anne Straub Pelak5
Tricia Petrucelli
Robert J. Shumaker
Angela Zawatski Stanski
Stanley B. Stanski
Christine Tondrick5
Mary Anne Turcic Stchur
Judith J.Vendel
CLASS OF 1999
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
The John Wilkes Society
GOLD CIRCLE
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
Paul J. Cresho
Susan J. Malkemes10
Christopher M.Thompson
Jason L. Evans
Paula Gentilman Gaughan
Beverly K. Gooden
Kimberly Gross Wolfrom
John P. Kimmel
Jason R. Marie
Jill Ronkowski Marie
Jeffrey Reichl
Michele Reilly Miscavage
CONTRIBUTORS
Harris A. Ahmad
David G. Bond, Jr.
Norbert J. Braun
James L. Caffrey
Jeffrey R. Compton
Korey L. Cox
Jennifer Falchek
Jeffrey B. Hall
Doreen Hampton
Rebecca A. Herb
Natalie M. Keller
Andria Biagiotti Kennedy
Robert J. Krehely
Suzanne Kulp
Matthew A. Kuntz
Mary Jo Petlock
Sheri A. Resperski
Joan L. Schneider
Donna Smith Seiwell
Abby Sherburne Stroud
1
5
10
*
Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
�GIVING BY CLASS
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
J. Bartholomay Grier
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
James T. Best
Joshua G. Mendoza
Karen Bradley Mendoza
Laurel D. Peifer
Anita V. Ruskey
Edward N. Sartin
Brooke E. Shreaves
Kevin R. Sickle
Christopher G.Tedesco
Alan S. Zelnick
CLASS OF 2004
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
CONTRIBUTORS
BLUE CIRCLE
Matthew S. Bieber
Beth Danner Kinslow5
Nancy Fattorini
Tricia M. Gilboy
Anthony Guerrero
Kathleen B. Hubbard
Michael D. Klein
Elizabeth Kreuzer
Brian Lee
Barbara Kakareka Malinowski
Alton A. Mann, Jr.
Paul Marciano
Seth W. Nye
Timothy Gerald Phelps
John J. Price
Thomas J. Regna, Jr.
Jean R. Sartin
Maureen M. Simpkins
Mark J.Waskovich
Gregory A.Wojnar
Michael Wayne Ziegler
Stephanie Smith Cooney
Eric J. Pape
CLASS OF 2003
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
GOLD CIRCLE
Jed J. Starner
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Robert J. Klepadlo5
James L. McCarthy5
CONTRIBUTORS
Curtis D. Behler
Mary Ann R. Boyce
Benjamin L. Bulishak
Adrienne Williams Camp
Heather Chapman Fanucci
Daria Reed Custer
Laura Rudzinski Dickson
Jennifer L. Dittmar
Ann Frances Dolan
Philip C. Gibbons
Kathleen A. Harris
Andrea Hinestrosa
Ruth Hough-Engel
Mary Rogan Hurst
J. Robert Kauffman
Sandra Yulee Lausch
Jennifer Lukesh Baldesare
Jill Rogers Marquette
Travis Miller
Melissa Babcock Newbury
Jason F. Pantzar
1
5
10
*
Class Chair
5 or more years of consecutive giving
10 or more years of consecutive giving
Deceased
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Elizabeth Carp Bernotavicius
Katie M. Boyle-Moore
Richard Budnick
Jillian Leigh Hocking
Mark D. Hulme5
Robert S. Keeney
Michael J. Liberski
Michael F. Mattern
Maryann R. Shegelski
Jill A.Topalanchik
Misty Weidner Davis
CONTRIBUTORS
Tiffany A. Archavage
David R. Borofski
Rebecca J. Broyan
Cindie Geary Burke
Stephen J. DiPippa, Jr.
Lisa Doan-Harley
Scott D. Evans
Scott J. Ferguson
Nicole Marie Fetch
Christopher A. Gahman
Lisa Gimbi
Julia Gordon Wojnar
Kenneth G. Huelbig
Jennifer Sutton Johnson
Kristin Hake Klemish
Ryan Klemish
Gabrielle M. Lamb
Jessica Hinkel Leibig
Stephen J. Lindenmuth
Eileen L. Mathias
Matthew G. Midkiff
Jeanna A. Miller
Matthew A. Muller
Eileen M. Musselman
Daniel A. Rempp
Todd D. Richardson
Heather Jo Ryder
Kathryn M. Schauer
Lori M. Spohn
Joseph J. Stein
Pamela Zielen Tedesco
Christine M.Timbrell
Lynn S.Yocum
Kerry Alissa Zellner
Jennifer F. Zubernick
CLASS OF 2005
• • •
Lauren Y. Pluskey
Jared M. Shayka
The Eugene Farley Club
BLUE CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTORS
Vincent A. Hartzell
Michael J. Adamshick
Kandice Avery
Lyndsay M. Bey
David Bingaman
JoDeen Buckwalter
Brooke Zuercher Coleman
Jennifer G. Compton
Alicia S. Conner
Carol E. Deane-Gardner
Deborah M. Dunbar
Kimberly K. Esposito
Daniel J. Fornataro
Julie A. Gilbert
James Gilboy
Sara Marie Grab
Lindsey M. Hanna
Glenn J. Jayne, III
Amanda E. Lewis
John Loomis
Thomas Luthy
Pamela Malouf Malsch
Marisa Marcozzi Mecchi
Jared Meckler
Jeneive Michalek
Karen M. Haas
David Newton, III
Jason Nickle
Amos T. Odeleye
Tamara Pegarella
Christopher Persing
Pravin Pradhan
Marylynn Profeta
Terri Quinn
Stacie Schantz
Jeremy Schrepple
Gary Steich, Jr.
Michelle A. Strand
Christine Wagner
Crystal Wah
Mary Wetherhold
Kristy Wilcox
Amanda Williams
Cynthia Wray
Yvonne Yoder
Anthony Zigmont
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Katie M. Buckwalter
Maria T. Currier
Philip A. Defranco, Jr.
Bridget E. Giunta1
April M. Kaczmarczyk
Mark D. Miltenberger
Julian C. Morales
Hassan M. Shah
Lindsey L.Wotanis
Cathleen A. Zanghi
CONTRIBUTORS
Mark Angelo
Elena D. Archer
Robert T. Bohn
Michael R. Bolsar
Allisa K. Bowen
Marc E. Bridgens
Daniel P. Cook
Diane Furnanage D’Angelo
Susan Fahrenbach
David E. Flynn, III
Yvette Ganoe
Pamela A. Geisinger
Kathleen Kapuscinski
Jaclyn M. Kent
Kimberly A. Konopka
Renee A. Kotz
Amber Lawson Comstock
Michael J. Marquette
Susan L. Matvay
Melissa A. Maybe
Sheila M. McArdle
Stephanie A. McManus
Kristina Mullay Wakeley
Ginny F. Rumsey
Michele Schoener
Daniel Smith
Kathy S. Stankoski
Lori A. Starr
Jodi L.Viscomi
John P.Warnek
Sonnie Lee Weller
Maria Wengyn
Patricia Wilson
Julie Ann Winsock
Judy Guigley Zeigenfuse
Nicole Ripper Zeiser
CLASS OF 2007
• • •
The John Wilkes Society
JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES
John Mishanski, Jr.
CLASS OF 2006
The Eugene Farley Club
• • •
GOLD CIRCLE
The Eugene Farley Club
Michael F. Malkemes10
BLUE CIRCLE
Christopher J. Bailey5
Kristen Dulick Hartzell
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Matthew A. LoPresto
Joyette E.Williams
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Michael Fox
Kofi Gbomita
Jennifer L. Hendrix
Haneefah A. Jamiu
CONTRIBUTORS
Denise A. Amer
Rebecca L. Bollinger
Katherine M. Broda
Leah D. Cochran
Candice D. Davis
Bradley M. Drago
Marjorie A. Evans
Michele D. Fonte
Matthew R. Hawk
Jennifer L. Hoffman
Michele Kuilowski
Megan Mattern
Lauralie McClain-Carden
Kimberly L. Metka
Jonathan J. Morgan
Manan B. Patel
Amy M. Patton
Daniel Resciniti
Adrienne M. Richards
Jonathan H. Schwartz
David Scordino
Stephanie Smith
Leayn Stockdill
Jill Bordell Stone
Jenna Strzelecki1
Meghan Sullivan
Gretchen Yeninas
Patti Young
CLASS OF 2008
• • •
The Eugene Farley Club
FARLEY ASSOCIATES
Wendy K. Marek
Andrea N. Smallacombe
CONTRIBUTORS
Katherine E. Baas
Michelle A. Balberchak
David J. Beretski
John C. Bowen
Edward J. Buck
Cynthia A. Ciemanis
David R. Cotner
Angela T. Fowler
Joan E. Garrett
Stacie M. Gogo
Maria Grandinetti
Michael A. Hrynenko, Jr.
Henry Hunsinger
Amanda A. Karasinski
Kayci A. Koltis
Christopher J. Koschak
Jared W. Lukowski
Blaine P. Madara
Dana H. Manning
Patrick M. McAndrew
Brigid E. Peet
Karen Petrosky
Jennifer M. Pevear
Kristin A. Pisano
Jessica L. Pretopapa
Rebecca Santoro
Erin M. Simpson
Nicholas A. Steidl
Sondra N. Steinruck
Tracy M. Suprick
Robert J.Tarud
Lindsay A.Thomas
Terry D.Walter
Julie A. Zelena
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Cathy A. Abano
Susan F. Abert
Marcella L. Acinapura
Ahmed M. Alahmari
Hawazen S. Alharbi
Majed Mushabab Ali
Natalie Apellaniz
Matthew S. Archey
Kimberly A. Artmont
Kara-Ann M. Avila
Tracey E. Bailey
Jaime L. Baldoni
Thomas J. Barry
Carolyn Carpenter Bartczak
Jeffrey A. Bauman
Paul G. Benulis
Jessica M. Berkey
Archana A. Bhatt
Lauren E. Biernacki
Samantha M. Burns
Christine M. Borchick
Zachary E. Brady
Eryn M. Briggs
Megan M. Bucher
Melissa E. Bugdal
Erica E. Burgess
Alisha M. Cain
Alessandra M. Carito
Patrick D. Carlson
Ashley M. Carter
Anthony J. Carvale
Amanda Cawley
Andreas B. Chandra
Daniel R. Cheek
Heather L. Chulick
Elizabeth A. Clark
Courtney M. Connor
Erin C. Cook
Sarah J. Coyle
K-C-Ann Marie Creque
Kristen L. Curry
Kathleen M. Dalton
Kerri A. Davis
Wayland Alan Davis, Jr.
John E. DeFeo
Jared C. DeWire
Corey T. DelVecchio
Mario S. DellaFortuna
Kyle M. Devlin
Angelo P. DiLeo
Andrew R. Drake
Andrew J. Durako
Christine A. Durdach
Marilyn Eaton
John Edler
Sarah E. Elliott
Austin I. Emenyonu
Laura E. Emerle
Lisa Emmett
Jillian A. Englesbe
Ashley M. Falcone
Marki F. Feichter
Tanya M. Feiertag
Steve G. Felter
Deidre R. Filchak
Kerry A. Finnerty
Ashley M. Firestine
Nicholas L. Fisher
Caitlin E. Flaherty
Matthew K. Flynn
Matthew C. Foreman
Ashley M. Frantz
Justin W. Friedel
Christina M. Galella
Patricia Galloway
William Garro
Monica M. Gehret
Jessica L. Gentile
Benjamin E. Gerhart
Lauren M. Goff
Darcy B. Goshorn
Joseph A. Graziano
Mark A. Green
Jennifer L. Gresser
Allison D. Grohol
Evonne M. Groody
Jamie Gwynn
Candice R. Halliday
Joshua A. Hamilton
Tabitha W. Hapeman
Sara E. Heckman
Kenneth W. Hensel
Devin M. Hewitt
Lindsey E. Higgins
Kathrin McCormick Hilaire
Jennifer L. Himmelreich
Geoffrey Y. Hoffmann
Carlton D. Holmes
Nicholas A. Holmes
Sean R. Hoppock
Virginia A. Hults
Shelley A. Hydock
Grayson M. Izard
Matthew J. Jones
Robert M. Kaiser
Karen M. Kaleta
Melissa A. Kane
Amanda R. Karaffa
Cybill E. Kelchner
Jonathon Kilpatrick
Wesley T. Kinter
Greta Kleckner
Brianne R. Kline
Lindsey M. Klish
Mary R. Kluchinski
Andrea E. Kocher
Alyssa I. Koncelik
Kaitlyn N. Kormanik
Bernard F. Kosek, Jr.
Nicole M. Kosloski
Leonard K. Kovalick
Katie Ann Kresge
Jeffrey M. Krynick
Jennifer A. Krzysik
Jennifer M. Leedy
Kyle R. Lenio
Adam S. Levine
Elizabeth G. Lewis
Alissa Lindner
John W. Luff
Valerie J. Martinez
Veronica N. Marzonie
Katie A. Marzzacco
James P. McFadden
Stefanie M. McHugh
Tasha L. McNeillie
Jose M. Medina
Corrine Medvec
Amanda L. Michaud
Mary Beth Miko
Jonathon Milius
Edward J. Miller
James R. Moeller
Jamie F. Montville
Erica L. Moore
Sean K. Moyer
Ikram Mukammad
Farrah Munir
Megan M. Murphy
Adam G. Napolitano
Naveen Krishna Narayana
Pat J. Nardone
Michelle Nenish
Matthew A. Nighbert
Christopher J. Noll
Valerie L. Nunes
Stephani Walter O’Hara
Emmanuel A. Omoniyi, Jr.
Jessica B. Otway
Michelle M. Pace
Erin M. Parry
Gayle M. Patterson
Joshua S. Pauling
Tracy B. Pavlico
Michelle L. Pribula
Shelley L. Procopio
Gregory J. Pstrak, Jr.
Lauren A. Rachkowski
Laurance J. Reagan
Luke A. Reidenauer
Stefane L. Reigel
Heather A. Renninger
Ryan D. Resanovich
Kyle E. Riedinger
Bryan A. Riley
Sarah C. Rodriguez
Vanessa L. Russick
Danielle M. Sabol
Jenna M. Sampson
Janet E. Saukulyak
Joseph Sauppee
David M. Sborz
Jordon M. Schreffler
Ann E. Searfoss
Christa E. Sgobba
Tanmay S. Shah
Dhara D. Sheth
Alyssa Shilinksi
Lia M. Sinatore
Drexel S. Siok
Kimberly M. Skawski
Steven E. Skoranski
Jennifer L. Smeraldo
Jody L. Snyder
Robyn P. Snyder
Maria D. Sock
Lindsey Spak
Christine E. Stanishefski
Brittany M. Stasik
Kyle F. Steets
Allison A. Stets
Shauna C. Strellish
Jamie L.Trichilo
Steven H. Uhas
Lindsey M. Uhrin
Francisco Velez
Jason W.Wagner
James P.Walko
Jason T.Walters
Stephanie J.Weaver
Nancy A.Weeks5
Todd P.Weibel
Stephanie M.Wesstrom
Eric S.Wetzel
Lindsey M.White
Stefanie Farra Wills
Katie L.Wilson
Felixa J.Wingen
Nicholas M.Witucki
Alison Woody
Diana C.Wright
Angela K.Wynder
Allison L.Yakubowski
Melissa Yavorchak
Travis N.Yeager
Michelle Zaleski
Jill M. Zapotoski
Gexin Zhang
Xi Zhao
Mallory M. Zoeller
�THE MARTS SOCIETY
Alumni, friends and benefactors have played a sustaining role in the
future of the University and its students through bequests and other
charitable estate plans. The Marts Society recognizes the increasing
number of contributors participating in gift planning programs to
benefit Wilkes University.
Membership in The Marts Society is attained through the
commitment of any number of planned gifts, including bequests,
charitable trusts, gift annuities, gifts of property with retained life
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MARTS
SOCIETY
estate, life insurance policies and retirement plan accounts. Many of
these gift vehicles allow donors to contribute cash or appreciated
assets to benefit Wilkes while earning income during their lifetime.
The Marts Society was named in honor of Dr. Arnaud C. and Anne
McCartney Marts. Dr. Marts became president of Bucknell University in
1935 and was instrumental in maintaining Bucknell University Junior
College in Wilkes-Barre during the Depression years. Because he
believed in the service offered to the young people of the Wyoming
institution needed to become self-sustaining. Dr. Marts established a
trust in 1964, which provided a lifetime income for Mrs. Marts after his
death. Upon her death in 1994, more than $2 million was gifted to the
University, which helped to make possible the addition to campus of
the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center.
For more information on becoming a member of The Marts Society,
please contact the Planned Giving Office at 570-408-7833 or
1-800-WILKES-U, ext. 7833 or visit our website at
www.wilkes.edu/martssociety and explore the benefits of a planned gift
through our new interactive planned giving calculator.
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George I. Alden Trust
Estate of Agnes C.Alderdice ’58
Barbara Zatcoff Allan
Estelle B. Andrews ’69
Estate of Richard & Ellen E.Ayre
Anthony J. Bartuska
Doris Gorka Bartuska, M.D. ’49
Estate of Helen E. Berryman
George Bierly ’40
Betty Kanarr Bierly ’50
Estate of Tom A. Bigler
Estate of Catherine H. Bone
Estate of Therese Brennan
Lee and Louise Brown Trust
Dr. Mary E. Brown ’62
Charles S. Butler ’59
Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Byrne ’72
Richard G. Cantner ’68
Bruce R. Cardon Trust
Estate of Donald F. &
Louise C. Carpenter
Dr. Jesse H. Choper ’57
Estate of Thomas J. Coburn ’49
Eleanor Kazmercyk Cornwell ’53
Estate of Colonel William
Corbett
Estate of Samuel M.
Davenport, III ’59
*
Deceased
Estate of Fred H. Davies
Stanley and Patricia S. Davies
Thomas J. Deitz
Estate of Charles & Sadie
Donin
Estate of Dr. Sylvia Dworski
Estate of Isadore & Getha
Edelstein
Estate of R. Carl Ernst ’58
Josephine Eustice
Estate of Annette Evans
Estate of Rulison Evans
Barbara Medland Farley ’50
Estate of Attorney & Mrs.
George L. Fenner, Jr.
Estate of Harry Fierverker ’49
The Honorable J. Harold
Flannery ’55
Barbara Flannery
Walter R. Fleet
Shirley Rees Fleet ’49
Stephen L. Flood ’66
Dr. Don C. Follmer ’50
Estate of Eleanor S. Fox ’35
Richard Fuller, Ph.D.
Estate of Dr.William
Louis Gaines
Amy D. Goss ’97
Jane Norton Granitzki ’59
Estate of Charlotte Reif
Gregory
Dr. Benjamin Grella ’65
Doris Woody Grella
Estate of William B. Griffith
Brynly R. Griffiths Trust
J. Douglas Haughwout ’64
Louise S. Hazeltine ’44
Estate of Enid Hershey ’66
Frederick J. Hills ’59
Harry R. Hiscox, Esquire ’51
Beverly A. Hiscox ’58
Judith Hopkins ’55
Estate of Richard &
Frances Hyde
Arthur E. Imdorf ’55
Estate of Evelyn Isserman
Estate of Mildred N. Johnson
Leo R. Kane ’55
Bronis J. Kaslas, Ph.D.
Dr. Stanley B. Kay
Mr. Bryn E. Kehrli ’69
Dr. Richard B. Kent ’55
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Kerr ’72
John J. Kleynowski ’67
Estate of Eugene T. Kolezar
Estate of Drs. Francis &
Lidia Kopernik
Estate of Mary R. Koons
Estate of Helen Lazarus
Glenn F. Leiter
Arlen R. Lessin
Estate of Dr. Edithe J. Levit ’45
Estate of Rose G. Liebman ’37
Estate of Madeline R. Magee
Mr. Bernard K. Mallan ’71
Estate of Anne Marts
John A. Mason M’00
Gerard A. McHale, Jr. ’67
Estate of Ruth Williams
McHenry ’49
Clifford K. Melberger
Ruth Boroom Melberger ’62
Robert H. Melson ’35
Estate of Charles H.
Miner, Jr. Esq.
John C. & Mabel Mosteller
Trust
Estate of Elizabeth Sandish
Montgomery
Estate of Dorothy R. Morgan
Estate of Jesse L. Morgan
Paul D. Morgis ’70
Regina L. Morse ’82
Estate of Herbert J. Morris
Estate of Walter E. Mokychic ’50
Estate of J. Donald Munson
Estate of Wilbur A. Myers
Martin J. Naparsteck ’69
Barbara W. Nixon ’71
Lois Schwartz Nervitt ’61
Estate of William P. Orr, III
Geraldine Nesbitt Orr
Estate of Alberta A. Ostrander
Richard L. Pearsall
Lawrence B. Pelesh ’50
Peter W. Perog ’60
F. Charles Petrillo, Esquire ’66
Estate of Ann Phillips
Dr.* & Mrs. Cummings A. Piatt
Henry B. and Edith
M. Plumb Trust
Estate of Frieda Pogoreloff
Estate of Roy H. Pollack
Janice A. Raspen ’92
Estate of Ford A. Reynolds
Mr.William H. Rice ’48
Estate of Ruth A. Richards
Arnold and Sandy Rifkin
Harry W. Rinehimer ’43
Estate of Harriet P. Ripley
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Dr. Jessie A. Roderick ’56
Attorney Harold Rosenn
Mrs. Sallyanne Rosenn ’42
Estate of Rae Roth
Donald J. Sackrider
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Santoro ’83
Janice A. Saunders ’70
Joseph J. Savitz, Esquire ’48
Marian R. Schaeffer Trust
Estate of Nathan Schiowitz
Marvin and Stella Schub
Estate of Willard R. Shaw ’48
Daniel Sherman ’50
Estate of Charles E. Shook ’68
Estate of Frances D. Shotwell
Estate of Dr. George J. Siles ’57
Dr. Herbert B. Simon
Estate of Margaret Mary Sites
Estate of Gordon A. Smith
Nancy Hancock Smith
Andrew F. Sofranko, Jr. ’68
Estate of Joseph Sooby, Jr. ’49
Dr. Charles A. Sorber ’59
Linda E. Sorber
Dr. Albert J. Stratton ’49
Dr. Lester J.Turoczi
Estate of Constance
McCole Umphred
Estate of Marie A. Umphred
Estate of John A.Vail
Estate of Edward A.Venzel ’54
Estate of Walter F.Vorbleski
Estate of Ann Brennan Wagner
Estate of Esther
Weckesser Walker
Estate of Marne Lou Weaver ’73
Estate of Wesley Wilkes
Bruce R.Williams, D.O. ’82
Estate of Daniel E.Williams ’44
Estate of John F.Wozniak ’61
Estate of William H.Young
Emery and Mamie
Ziegler Trust
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Dr. & Mrs. Paul S. Adams
Aeroflex Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Albert G. Albert
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas L. Alesandro
Dr.Thomas Allardyce
Dr. & Mr. Mary & William Althauser
Dr. Jeffrey R. Alves
Dr. & Mrs. Dean A. Arvan
Mr. & Mrs. Scott W. Ashton
Association of Independent Colleges &
Universities of Pennsylvania
Bartikowsky Jewelers
Dr. & Mr. Anne & Stephen Batory
Dr. Joseph G. Bendoraitis
Berkshire Asset Management, Inc.
Bergman Foundation
Mrs. Sandra Bernhard
Black Horse Foundation
Bloomsburg Metal Company
Blue Cross of Northeastern PA
Bohlin, Cywinski, Jackson
Ms. Rose M. Boroch
Borton-Lawson Engineering
Brandstorm Advertising
Brdaric Excavating, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Christopher N. Breiseth
Brennan Electric
Mr. Lew Brill
Mrs. Angela M. Buckley
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Bunn
Mr. Jack L. Burke
Attorney & Mrs.William R. Bush
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Cardell
Attorney & Mrs. Anthony M. Cardinale
Carpenters Local Union #645
Ms. Sandra Sarno Carroll
Ms. Petra H. Carver
Mr. & Mrs.Terrence W. Casey
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cefaly, Jr.
Ms. Denise Cesare
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Chipego
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Chopack
Dr. Jesse H. Choper, Esq.
Citizens Voice
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Cohen
Mrs. Betsy Bell Condron
Creative Business Interiors
Mrs. Grace J. Kirby Culbertson
Dr. Bonnie Culver
Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
DS Machining, LLC
Mr. & Mrs.William Davidowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Davidowitz
Davidowitz Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Davis
Catherine De Angelis, M.D., M.P.H
Mr.Thomas J. Deitz
Captain & Mrs. Fred R. Demech, Jr.
James & Florence DePolo Family
Foundation
Diversified Information Technologies, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Dombroski
Lt. Colonel & Mrs. Kevin G. Donaleski
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Dziak
Mr. James P. Edwards
Dr. John H. Ellis, IV
Dr. Jane M. Elmes-Crahall
Mrs. Josephine Eustice
Mr.Welton G. Farrar
Dr. Don C. Follmer
Dr. Edward F. Foote
Mr. & Dr. Michael J. Frantz
Ms. Shelley Freeman
Mr. Sidney Friedman
Frontier Communications, Inc.
GAO Marbuck Foundation
Dr. James Garofalo
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Wendy Gavin
Geisinger Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Gilmour
Mrs. Emilie R. Gino
Mr. Henry K. Goetzman
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Business & Industry
Golden Business Machines, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome R. Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Michael I. Gottdenker
Mr. & Mrs. R.Wensell Grabarek
Dr. Bernard W. Graham
Dr. & Mrs. David Greenwald
Mr. & Mrs. Jason D. Griggs
Mrs. Nancy Ralston Grogan
Guard Foundation
Guard Insurance Group
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher L. Hackett
Mr.William A. Hanbury
Dr.Wilbur F. Hayes
Ms. Louise S. Hazeltine, R.N.
Drs. Patricia & Robert Heaman
Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Henry
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Herrmann
Highland Associates
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Hills
Hirtle, Gallaghan & Company
Attorney & Mrs. Harry R. Hiscox
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hiscox
Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Holtzman
Hottle’s Restaurant
Mrs. Jean Hughes
Mrs. Clara G. Infausto
Intermetro Industries Corp.
Mr. Edwin L. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Jolley
Mr. Leo R. Kane
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton J. Karambelas
Dr. Stanley B. Kay
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kearney
Dr. Richard B. Kent
Keystone College
Dr. Arthur H. Kibbe
King’s College
A.P. Kirby Jr. Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Allan P. Kirby, Jr.
Mr. Milan S. Kirby
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Klein
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Klem, Jr.
Mr. John W. Kluchinski
Mr. & Mrs. George Kolesar
Dr. & Mrs. Dan F. Kopen
The Honorable & Mrs. Edwin M. Kosik
KPMG, L.L.P.
Ms. Carol Kotlowski Keup
Attorney Ronald Krauss
Mr. Alan Kwiatkowski
Lamar Companies
Mr. Drew Landmesser
Dr. & Mrs. J. Michael Lennon
Lewith & Freeman Real Estate
Dr. Anthony L. Liuzzo
Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lombardi
Attorney Jeffrey Lowenthal
Miss Maggie A. Lund
Luzerne County Community College
Luzerne Foundation
M & T Charitable Foundation
M & T Investment Group
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Mack, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mahoney
Mahoney Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Mangelsdorf, Jr.
Mrs. Marjorie H. Marquart
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Martin
Marywood University
Mrs. Melanie Maslow Lumia
Maslow Family Foundation
Mr. John A. Mason, Jr.
Mr. Kelly J. Mather
Mr. & Mrs. George J. Matz
McCole Foundation
Mr. Brian McGrath
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard A. McHale, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford K. Melberger
Mr. Robert H. Melson
Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Menaker, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mericle
Mericle Properties
Drs. Nancy & James L. Merryman
Ms. Melanie O'Donnell Mickelson
Mr. & Mrs. Neil L. Millar
Mr. John R. Miller
Mr. & Mrs.W. Lee Miller
Mr.William R. Miller
Misericordia University
Mr. John Mishanski, Jr.
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry A. Mohn
Mrs. Alexandra C. Moravec
Dr. & Mrs. James J. Morgan
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Mugford
Mr. James J. Mulligan
Mr.Thomas I. Myers
NACDS-Nat’l Assoc. of
Chain Drug Stores
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Nagy
Mr. Joseph J. Neetz
NEPA American Society of
Highway Engineers
NEPA Cardiology Associates
NEPA Paint & Decorating Contractors
Mrs. Barbara Davenport Neville
N.R.G. Controls North, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. O'Hop
One Source Staffing Solutions
PA Society of Public Accountants
NE Chapter (PSPA)
Mr. John Passan
Mr. & Mrs. George G. Pawlush
PDQ Print Center
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Pearsall
Penn Millers Insurance Co.
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Campus
Attorney William A. Perlmuth
Mr. Peter W. Perog
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Co.
A. Pickett Construction, Inc.
Mrs.Trudy Piatt
Attorney & Mrs. Arthur Piccone
Mr. Peter R. Pisaneschi
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Piskorik
Mrs. Grace Plate
PNC Foundation
Ms. Sally Jane Poblete
Polish Room Committee
Mr. & Mrs.William J. Powell
Power Engineering Corporation
PP & L
Attorney Loren D. Prescott
Attorney Jonathan Pressman
Prudential Financial
Pulverman
Mrs. Helen Bitler Ralston
Mr.Thomas N. Ralston
Dr. & Mrs.William F. Raub
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Reese
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Mr. & Mrs. John J. Reese
Mr. Charles M. Reilly
Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Mrs. Mary B. Rhodes
Mr. & Mrs.William H. Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold S. Rifkin
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Rittenmeyer
Mr. Gordon E. Roberts
Dr. & Mrs. James P. Rodechko
Mr. Roger A. Rolfe
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Rose, Jr.
Max & Tillie Rosenn Foundation
Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Roshong
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Ross, Jr.
Mr. Charles M. Roszko
Mrs. Mary Kay Rotert
Attorney & Mrs. Eugene Roth
Mr. Jay C. Rubino
Dr. Michael Rupp
Mr. Jeffrey Russell
Mr.William F. Ryan, Jr.
Attorney & Mrs. Joseph J. Savitz
Attorney Jonathan D. Schiffman
Mrs. Janet Neiman Seeley
Attorney Michael Selter
Mr. & Mrs.Y. Judd Shoval
SIFE USA
Attorney Virginia P. Sikes
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Silberman
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Simms
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Simonson
Mr. Colin M. Skeele
Mr. & Dr. Andrew J. Sordoni III
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Sordoni
Mr. & Mrs.William B. Sordoni
Sordoni Foundation, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Mark D. Stine
Mr. Larry I.Taren
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H.Taylor, Jr.
The Lion Brewery, Inc.
The Pepsi Bottling Group
The Rim Freeman Family Foundation
Mr. Brian C.Thomas
The Honorable John J.Thomas
John & Josephine Thomas Foundation
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J.Thomas, Jr.
Mr.William R.Thomas
Mr. Christopher M.Thompson
Mr. & Mrs.William H.Tremayne
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Dr. Salvatore M.Valenti
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Verizon
Dr. C. Reynold Verret & Dr. Maria Suarez
Wachovia Foundation
Walgreens Co.
Rabbi & Mrs. Bruce S.Warshal
Dr.William E.Watkins
Watkins Dental Practice LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F.Weber
Dr. & Mrs. Leslie P.Weiner
Dr. & Mrs. Paul A.Wender
Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Wildstein
Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R.Williams
Mr. Gary H.Williams
Mr. & Mrs.William I.Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J.Wood
Wyoming Valley Healthcare
Mr. & Mrs.Theodore T.Yeager
Ms. Patricia Zukoski
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descriptions on these scholarships or for more information on how to
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Agnes C. Alderdice ’58 Scholarship
Vincent and Martha Aleo Scholarship
Alumni Association Scholarship
Paul J. Arthur ’53 and Margaret T. Arthur Scholarship
David Ayers Scholarship Fund
Richard and Ellen Ayre Memorial Scholarship
Ballet Society of Wyoming Valley Scholarship
Kevin Edward Barker Memorial Scholarship
Grant H. Barlow Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Alfred W. Bastress Scholarship
Ethel G. and Alvan E. Baum Scholarship
George Thompson and Sara Wolfe Bell Scholarship
Frederic E. Bellas Endowed Scholarship
Samuel Berk Memorial Scholarship
William Bernhard Scholarship
William D. Berryman Scholarship Fund
Michael J. Bogdon, III Scholarship
Rose Brader Scholarship
Christopher N. and Jane M. Breiseth Scholarship
Joyce Porter and Norton Millard Breiseth Scholarship
Genevieve Todd Brennan Memorial Scholarship
Charles N. Burns, Sr., M.D. ’35 Scholarship
Robert S. Capin Scholarship in Accounting
Bruce R. Cardon and Charlotte J. Cardon
Memorial Scholarship
Walter S. Carpenter Scholarship in Engineering
J. Blanchard Carr and Hildegarde Finger Carr Scholarship
John J. Chwalek, Sr. Scholarship
Class of 1970 Scholarship
Alumni and Friends of Communications Scholarship
Conyngham Post No. 97, Grand Army of the Republic,
Department of Pennsylvania, Scholarship
Elena Lucretia Cornaro Scholarship
Alfred Franklin D’Anca, M.D. Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Davenport Scholarship
Esther and William Davidowitz Scholarship
Anthony J. DiMichele Memorial Scholarship
Seymour A. Dimond Scholarship
Charles and Sadie Donin Memorial Scholarship
George F. Elliot Memorial Scholarship
Sylvia Dworski, Ph.D. Scholarship
Isadore and Getha Edelstein Scholarship
Dr. John Henry Ellis, IV Scholarship
Mahmoud H. Fahmy, PH.D. Scholarship
John Faneck ’50 Scholarship Fund
Eugene S. and Eleanor Coates Farley Scholarship
David R. Fendrick Scholarship
Chlora Fey Scholarship
Harry and Gloria Farkas Fierverker Scholarship
David J. Findora ’70 Memorial Scholarship
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ENDOWED NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS
Stephen L. Flood ’66 Scholarship
Muriel S. Follmer Scholarship
Sarah Catherine Ford Adult Learner Scholarship
Fortinsky Scholarship
Sidney and Pauline Friedman Scholarship
Sandy A. Furey Memorial Scholarship
Carlton H. Garinger Memorial Scholarship
William R. Gasbarro Scholarship
Mildred Gittins Memorial Scholarship
Cathy Lynn Glatzel ’86 Nursing Scholarship
Elizabeth and Albert Grabarek Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Henry and Sylvia Greenwald Scholarship
Brynly R. Griffiths Scholarship
Jason ’90 and Tamara Griggs Scholarship
Margaret Mary Hagelgans Memorial Scholarship
Edward G. Hartmann, Ph.D. ’35 Scholarship
George Hayes of Windsor Scholarship
Patricia Boyle Heaman and Robert J. Heaman
Scholarship
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship
Hugh G. & Edith Henderson Scholarship
Klaus Holm Scholarship
Arthur J. Hoover Scholarship
Andrew J. Hourigan, Jr., Esq. Scholarship
Sherry Every Hudick Memorial Scholarship
Jewish WarVeterans,Wilkes-Barre Post 212 Scholarship
Harvey and Mildred Johnson Scholarship Fund
William D. Jonathan Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Dilys Martha Jones & Thomas Evan Jones
Scholarship
John D. Kearney Memorial Scholarship
Grace C. Kimball Scholarship in Biology
Harold J. Harris, M.D. - Angeline Elizabeth Kirby
Memorial Health Center Scholarship
Kaslas-Sheporaitis Educational Scholarship Fund
Edith M. Kent Scholarship
Eugene T. Kolezar Scholarship
Francis A. and Maryann V. Kopen Scholarship
Christopher Kopernik Scholarship
Koral’s Fashion Scholarship
KPMG/John R. Miller Scholarship
Esther Lamb Scholarship
Jane Lampe-Groh Scholarship
William Langfelder Scholarship
Letter Women’s Club Scholarship
LF Brands, Inc. Scholarship
Anne Vanko Liva Scholarship
Charlotte V. Lord Scholarship
Kathryn H. MacAvoy Scholarship in Nursing
Will F. and Regina D. Maguire Scholarship
Kathleen Hartzell Mailander Scholarship in Nursing
Anthony D. Marseco Scholarship Fund
Arnaud Cartwright Marts Scholarship
Frances and Louis Maslow Memorial Scholarship
Robert J. McBride Memorial Scholarship
McGowan Scholarship
Ruth W. and John T. McHenry Scholarship in Nursing
Marilyn McQuestion-Kay Memorial Scholarship
Norris Church Mailer Scholarship
Ruth Boorom Melberger ’62 Scholarship
Elizabeth Sandish Montgomery and George Heron
Montgomery Scholarship
Thomas J. Moran Scholarship in Journalism
Dr. Jaroslav G. Moravec Memorial Scholarship
Mabel and John C. Mosteller Scholarship
Sarah D. Moyer Memorial Scholarship
Harry J. Moyle ’58 Scholarship
Donald and Marion Munson Scholarship
Dr. Umid R. Nejib and Omar U. Nejib ’92
Memorial Scholarship
Lee A. Namey ’68 Scholarship
Taft Achilles Rosenberg Naparsteck Scholarship
O’Hop Family Scholarship
Overlook Estate Foundation Scholarship
Ellen Webster Palmer Scholarship
Patel Scholarship
Peking Chef Scholarship for International Understanding
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public
Accountants Northeast Chapter Scholarship
Pennsylvania’s Last Frontiersman Scholarship
Peter W. Perog, CPA ’60 Scholarship
Craig C. Piatt Memorial Scholarship
Henry Blackman Plumb and Edith Plumb
Scholarship
Frieda Pogoreloff Scholarship
Roy H. Pollack Memorial Scholarship
Kenneth L. Pollock Scholarship
George and Helen Ralston Scholarship
Charles B. Reif Scholarship for the Biological Sciences
Lillian Wilkins Rinehimer R.N. Scholarship
Dr. James Rodechko Scholarship in History
Dr. Samuel A. Rosenberg Memorial Scholarship
Sydney and Theodore Rosenberg Scholarship
Joseph H. Salsburg Scholarship
Amedeo Obici and Thomas P. Sangiuliano Scholarship
Dolores E. and Francis Sangiuliano Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Paul Sangiuliano
Abe and Sylvia Savitz Family Scholarship Fund
Nathan Schiowitz Scholarship in Nursing
Scholarship to Start Education (SSE)
Robert Marc Schub Memorial Scholarship
Louis Shaffer Memorial Scholarship
Bruce and Bessie Shaw Scholarship
Alan David Sherman Scholarship
Frances D. Shotwell Memorial Scholarship
Samuel H. Shotwell Memorial Scholarship
Mark Slomowitz Memorial Scholarship
Merritt W. and Marjory R. Sorber Scholarship
Stanley F. and Helen Stawicki Memorial Scholarship
Surdna Foundation Scholarship
George F. and Ruth M. Swartwood Scholarship
Cromwell E. and Beryl Thomas Outstanding
Junior Scholarship
Reed P. and Dorothy Travis Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Norma Sangiuliano Tyburski Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley J.Tyburski Endowed Scholarship
Francis A. Umphred Memorial Scholarship
Dorothy G. and Edward A.Venzel ’54 Memorial
Scholarship
Esther Weckesser Walker Scholarship
Robert A.West Scholarship in Education
Daniel S.Wilcox, Jr. Scholarships in Accounting
Myvanwy Williams Theater Scholarship
William H. and Ruth W.Young Scholarship
Ira B. Zatcoff Memorial Scholarship
Emery and Mamie Ziegler Scholarship
ANNUAL NAMED
SCHOLARSHIPS
Joseph G. Bendoritis, Ph.D. ’51 Scholarship
Choice One Community Credit Union Scholarship
Mary E. Dougherty Memorial Scholarship
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58 Scholarship
Intermetro Industries Scholarship
Felix Infausto Memorial Scholarship
David W. Kistler, M.D. Scholarship
Charles Mattei, P.E. Scholarship Fund
George ’71 and Jean Matz Scholarship
PA Society of Public Accountants,
NE Chapter Scholarship
Plains Rotary Scholarship in Memory of Leo Pensieri
Polish Room Committee Scholarship
Patricia “Patsy” Reese Nursing Scholarship
William H. Rice ’48 Scholarship
A. Rifkin and Company Scholarship
Joseph M. Roszko ’68 Scholarship
Sidhu School Outstanding Leaders Scholarship
Louis Smith Scholarship
Sidney Tomberg ’35 Scholarship
United Parcel Service Foundation Scholarship
Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club Scholarship
Wilkes University Faculty Women and Wives Club
Scholarship
Wyoming Valley Health Care System Medical Staff
Annual Scholarship
FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS
Paul J. Arthur ’53 and Margaret T. Arthur Scholarship
Louise Brown Scholarship
Citizens Voice Scholarship
Crahall Foundation Scholarship
Honorable Jeffry Gallet ’64 Memorial Scholarship
Joseph E. and Patty Gilmour Scholarship
Miller Family Scholarship
Lois Schwartz Nervitt ’61 Scholarship
Theresa A. Nowinski-Leiter Scholarship
Ronald ’68 and Hazel Piskorik Scholarship
Billy “Boog” Powell Scholarship
Sallyanne and Harold Rosenn Scholarship Fund
Joanne Raggi Scholarship
William H. Rice ’48 Scholarship
Ruth A. Richards Scholarship
Thomas Richards Scholarship
Joseph J. Savitz, Esquire ’48 Scholarship
Elizabeth A. Slaughter, Ph.D. ’68 Scholarship
Judith and Leslie P.Weiner, MD ’57 Scholarship
Michael and Kim Wood and Family Annual Scholarship
To make a gift, contact:
Lauren Y. Pluskey ’06,
Director of Annual Giving
(800) WILKES-U Ext. 4331 or
lauren.pluskey@wilkes.edu
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SPRING 2010
OPERATIC ODYSSEY | CLASS ACT
STARFIRES GLOW AGAIN | PUZZLING PROGNOSIS
�president’s letter
What It Means to
“Be Colonel”
VOLUME 4 | ISSUE 1
SPRING 2010
WILKES MAGAZINE
University President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
T
HE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED AN ADVERTISING
campaign last fall in support of our admissions efforts that asks
“What does it mean to Be Colonel?”The answer to this question
is at the heart of the undergraduate experience at Wilkes.To “Be
Colonel” means going the extra mile, showing strength of
character, being an innovator, mentoring and much more. I urge
you to read more about the campaign in the On Campus section and to visit
www.BeColonel.com, where you can watch videos about students and faculty
who personify what it means to “Be Colonel.”
The alumni featured in this issue of Wilkes
magazine truly reflect what it means to “Be
Colonel” in their lives and in their careers. Drew
Landmesser ’77, director of production for the
San Francisco Opera, displays passion and
innovation in his work.Whether bringing an
opera to a baseball park or introducing new
technology in the opera house, Drew’s contributions to the arts make him a Colonel we are
pleased to call our own.
Bonnee Breese ’93, pictured on the cover,
makes her mark in another field of endeavor—
secondary education—but she too clearly
knows what it means to “Be Colonel.” In her
Drew Landmesser ’77 began his theatrical career
work as an English teacher at Overbrook High
as a Wilkes student and continues it today
staging works for the San Francisco Opera.
School in Philadelphia, she mentors her
PHOTO BY SCOTT WALL PHOTOGRAPHY
students to set high standards. A poster that
dominates her classroom states her expectations in bright red letters: “College is a
given.”This fall, one of her students followed in her footsteps to become a
member of Wilkes’ freshman class.
Sometimes being Colonel means showing strength of character when we
support a loved one who needs help meeting everyday challenges.The Joseph
family, the centerpiece of our feature about autism, boasts three Wilkes alumni
who have helped their brother, David, make his way in the world.The feature
offers an overview of the challenges faced when a family member is diagnosed
with autism.
In this issue of Wilkes magazine, we continue to inform, entertain and
educate—while helping you to keep up with the achievements of former
professors and classmates.We try to accomplish those things with good writing,
outstanding design and creativity. I’m pleased to say we’ve been rewarded for our
efforts: Wilkes magazine has earned a prestigious Gold Award from the Council
for the Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE) for excellence in
magazine publishing.
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Wilkes University President
Vice President for Advancement
Michael Wood
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Managing Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Editor
Vicki Mayk
Creative Services
Lisa Reynolds
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Electronic Communications
Christopher Barrows
Graduate Assistant
Rachel Strayer
Intern
Daniel Kautz
Layout/Design
Quest Fore Inc.
Printing
Payne Printery Inc.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69 MS’76
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Director
Mirko Widenhorn
Associate Director
Bridget Giunta ’05
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
Laura Cardinale ’72
First Vice President
Fred Demech ’61
Second Vice President
Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA’97
Historian
George Pawlush ’69 MS’76
Wilkes magazine is published quarterly by the Wilkes University Office of Marketing
Communications and Government Relations, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766,
wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu, (570) 408-4779. Please send change of address to the
above address.
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
�contents
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FEATURES
8 Operatic Odyssey
Drew Landmesser ’77 is production director
for the country’s second largest opera company
12 Class Act
Bonnee Breese ’93 earns teaching
honors—and a White House visit
16 Starfires Glow Again
The beat goes on for Wilkes alumni playing in
the Starfires
18 Puzzling Prognosis
The increasing incidence of autism poses
challenges for families
12
DEPARTMENTS
2 On Campus
16
18
6 Athletics
20 Alumni News
Bonnee Breese ’93 and her
students at Philadelphia’s
Overbrook High School share a
joy of learning that leads to a
college education. PHOTO BY
DOUGLAS BENEDICT PHOTOGRAPHY LLC
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Have a story idea to share?
Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu
or Wilkes Magazine, 84 W. South St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
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22 Class Notes
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�on campus
New Ad Campaign Highlights “Be Colonel”
Wilkes University’s new advertising campaign urges prospective undergraduate
students to “Be Colonel.”
The campaign relates true student experiences through youthful, animated
graphics and photos of Wilkes students, faculty and buildings. Last fall, a 30-second
television commercial aired on MTV, VH1, ABC Family, ESPN and Spike in the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area and in some regional movie theaters.The commercial
encouraged viewers to visit BeColonel.com, where videos, produced in the same
graphical style, highlight the experiences of individual Wilkes students.
The campaign builds on the success of the previous award-winning
WILKES | Spring 2010
Education is an
Adventure at Wilkes
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Education at Wilkes University may involve
lectures, books and laboratories. It also can include
climbing a rock wall, navigating ropes courses and
maybe even skydiving.These elements make up
the adventure education program at Wilkes, a
unique curriculum designed to engage students in
fun, alternative learning experiences through
physically demanding activities.
“A few years ago, we were looking for opportunities to expand the use of our recreation space,”
says Mark Allen, dean of student affairs.This led to
the installation of the Step Up rock wall, as well as
high and low ropes courses. Step Up is a facet of
the adventure education program designed to
encourage team building.
Gabriel Lamberti was hired as the first adventure
education coordinator in September 2009 and is
charged with helping faculty incorporate adventure
education into more traditional classes. Lamberti
holds a bachelor’s degree in outdoor education
from Prescott College. His professional experience
includes work as an instructor for outdoor
activities, from rock climbing to mountain biking,
consultant for outdoor education programs, and
facilitator for ropes and challenge courses.
Under Lamberti’s supervision, the Step Up rock
wall and ropes courses provide practical leadership
campaign, “A Majority of One.”The new
campaign demonstrates how Wilkes’ culture of
personal attention and hands-on learning helps
students unlock their potential, find their purpose
and reach their goals. Philadelphia advertising
agency 160over90 produced the campaign.
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tools, lessons on group dynamics, and opportunities to enhance communication
and social skills. In addition to the indoor facilities, the adventure education
program serves as a base of operations for off-campus outdoor trips. During the
fall 2009 semester, Lamberti led a whitewater rafting trip in the Lehigh Gorge.
The adventure education program provides many unique opportunities for
students in the classroom. Allen and the assistant director of the learning
center, Blake Mackesy, have utilized the Step Up program in their first-year
foundations classes. Step Up has also been used by several Wilkes University
clubs and leadership classes, as well as a number of area high schools.
“One of the best things about the Step Up program,” says Lamberti, “is that
it is flexible enough and diverse enough for people to run through different
elements of the same course several times and get new experiences each time.
The most interesting aspect of my work is to watch the personal and teamrelated growth that is achieved through adventure education.”
Adventure education coordinator Gabriel Lamberti shows student Kris Rivers the
features of a new mountain bike purchased for the University’s adventure education
program. PHOTO BY RACHEL STRAYER
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Wilkes Offers First Doctor of Nursing
Practice Degree in Northeast Pennsylvania
years. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree enrolling in
Wilkes University offers northeast Pennsylvania’s first doctor of nursing
the program will complete 67 credits. Students
practice degree.This degree—deemed the industry standard for educating
with a bachelor’s degree who enroll part-time
advanced practice nurses—will enroll its first class in summer 2010.
will complete the degree in about five years.
Wilkes will offer the degree online to accommodate the needs of busy
For more information about the doctor
health-care professionals. Only one weeklong residency is required to
of nursing practice degree, please call
complete the program.
(800) WILKES-U, ext. 4234 or (570) 408-4234
The new doctoral program meets a health-care industry need. According
or visit www.wilkes.edu/dnp
to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, all new advanced-practice
nurses in the United States will be educated at the
doctoral level by 2015. Advanced practice nurses
include nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse
anesthetists and clinical nurse specialists. Master’s
degrees are currently required for those specialties.
Bernard Graham, dean of the Nesbitt College of
Pharmacy and Nursing, says, “The change to
require doctoral degrees puts nursing on a par with
other health professions. In the future, nurses who
take leadership roles in nursing practice will have
doctorates like the one we are offering at Wilkes.”
The program also responds to a continuing
nursing shortage regionally and nationally.
Demographic data in Luzerne and Lackawanna
counties reflects an aging nursing population that
will contribute to a shortage of nurses.
The program’s directors are Deborah Zbegner
and Bridgette Zielinski, both associate professors of
nursing. Individuals enrolled in the program will
be able to choose among three concentrations:
A news conference was held to announce the new doctor of nursing practice degree—the first
gerontology, psychiatric/mental health and nursing
such program in northeast Pennsylvania. Participating in the announcement were, from left,
Bernard Graham, dean of the Nesbitt College of Pharmacy and Nursing; nursing doctorate
management. Advanced-practice nurses who have
co-director Bridgette Zielinski; Mary Ann Merrigan, chair of Wilkes Nursing
completed a master’s degree can earn the doctorate program
Department; Deborah Zbegner, nursing doctorate program co-director; and Reynold Verret,
by completing 30 credits in about two-and-a-half
University provost. PHOTO BY RACHEL STRAYER
$2.9 MILLION GRANT FROM PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TRAINS HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS
Administered under the Eligible Partnerships
of Education to provide training for middle-school teachers in science
Postsecondary Grant Program, it will train more
or math. The training is provided in six regions which include school
than 200 teachers to be certified in math or
districts in Berks, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe and Montgomery
science at the middle-school level. The certifi-
counties. The classes are offered free of charge to teachers. Mary
cation ensures that teachers meet the criteria
Kropiewnicki, associate professor of education and director of the
for highly qualified teachers as defined by No
doctor of education program, authored the grant.
Child Left Behind. It also addresses
Pennsylvania standards for certification of
middle school teachers.
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Wilkes received a $2.9 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department
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Wilkes Crew Team Continues
Legacy of Alumni Rowers
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The rowers of Wilkes University’s crew teams—past and
present—share a legacy spanning more than two decades.
“Crew is a way of life,” says Amanda Gunther, a junior
communications major from Boyertown, Pa., and the current
president of the club.
Today’s team, numbering about 15 members, meets behind the Henry
Student Center before crossing the Market Street Bridge to get to their
boatyard in Kingston.There the team hoists the massive four- and eight-man
boats, weighing several hundred pounds each, in the air.They carry them down
the dike alongside the Susquehanna River until they reach the water’s edge.
It’s a routine familiar to generations of Wilkes crew team members.
The club began in 1986, the brainchild of then-freshman Bruce Horn ’89,
now a math teacher in Savannah, Ga. It became a reality after he convinced his
friend Matthew Beekman ’89 to help recruit additional members and a coach.
Its membership expanded as interest increased, but there were growing pains.
“One thing I do remember vividly is a new recruit who was really muscular,”
explains Beekman, today a Scranton, Pa., resident and partner in the design and
marketing firm Jump Motion Design.“He went out on the boat with the coach
and was told it wasn’t the amount of arm strength but how you used your entire
body (that propelled) the boat. He obviously didn’t listen and began huge pulls
on the oars, which caused the entire boat to go under water!”
During the ’90s, the challenges—and camaraderie—continued.
“We were the Bad News Bears of rowing,” recalls John Imperial ’98,
now a project engineer for Intralox LLC in Washington, D.C.“The
team still tried hard and we pushed ourselves to show up for early
morning practices, make up winter workouts, and even (conduct)
fundraising events.We didn’t know any better.We just wanted to row.”
The team persevered over the years as additional students took
up the sport. Jennifer Fela ’01, a freelance writer and editor based
in San Diego, Calif., recalls the thrill that rowers experience
working in tandem.
“There is a moment when…it suddenly feels like you aren’t
pulling anymore, that there is no resistance from the water,” she says.
Members of the 2009–2010 Wilkes
Crew Team hoist one of their boats.
PHOTO BY ALLISON ROTH
Left: John Imperial ’98 has been a member of the Capital Rowing Club
in Washington, D.C., since leaving Wilkes and coached rowing for Bishop
Ireton High School in Alexandria, Va. PHOTO COURTESY JOHN IMPERIAL
Above: The Market Street Bridge at sunset. PHOTO BY ALLISON ROTH
“The first time it happened to me I thought
something was wrong, but when I glanced over at
my oar it was moving through the water in perfect
rhythm with the rest of the boat.The feeling of
gliding along the water with your friends and feeling
connected even without speaking is a great one.”
The current crew team participates in organized
regattas throughout the year.They practice
alongside the new River Common before and
after classes, a lasting testament to the shared vision
of two friends from over 20 years ago.
Alumni rowers say they take lessons learned on
the river with them when they leave Wilkes.
“That moment of rhythm and balance between
the rowers, the boat and the water is what I like
most about the sport,” says Fela. “It reminds me to
go with the flow to find balance and ease, and this
carries over as a good life lesson as well.”
– By Daniel Kautz
Kautz is a junior communication studies major.
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Adopt-A-Lab Program Supports
Engineering Department
A new Adopt-A-Lab Program in Wilkes’ Division of
Science and Engineering is forging relationships
between the engineers of today and tomorrow.
The program—introduced in fall 2009—pairs
participating companies with one of the division’s 16
engineering labs.The program brings real-world
expertise to the University while offering companies
opportunities to access the knowledge and resources
of the engineering department and its students.
Sixteen laboratories offer hands-on experience in the
engineering program.They include nanofabrication and
microfabrication, robotics, fluids and wind tunnel,
communications, design and mechanical testing,
electrical power and control systems and 10 other
subject areas.
Going Green
Graduate Sustainability Certificate
Program to Launch in May
A graduate-level certificate program focusing on sustainability in the
workplace will launch this May through the Department of
Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences and the College of
Graduate and Professional Studies.The program will address the needs
of businesses striving to be more environmentally conscious.
The graduate certificate in sustainability management is a 12-credit
program designed to give mid-level managers from diverse business
backgrounds the knowledge and skills required to successfully plan and
lead sustainability projects using national standards, such as LEED,
LEAN and Green Guide for Health Care. Designed with busy professionals in mind, courses will be offered primarily online, with limited
campus residency required.
For more information, visit www.wilkes.edu/sustainability or
contact the College of Graduate and Professional Studies at
(800) WILKES-U Ext. 4235.
Labs in the engineering division give students hands-on
experience. PHOTO BY BRUCE WELLER
The first companies participating in the Adopt-ALab program are Fairchild Semiconductor, Ben
Franklin Technology Center, Keystone Automation,
DMI,Tobyhanna Army Depot, Emerson, Lightspeed
Technology and Quardrant.
According to Rodney Ridley Sr., director of
engineering for the University, companies solicited to
Adopt-A-Lab are industry leaders knowledgeable
about trends in their fields. “Their expertise,
leadership and knowledge will be used to shape
purchasing and curriculum decisions to keep Wilkes
ahead of industry trends in electrical and mechanical
engineering,” he says.
Companies also will provide senior projects and
internships for Wilkes engineering students.
For more information about the Adopt-A-Lab
program, contact Ridley at (570) 408-4824 or
rodney.ridley@wilkes.edu.
Business, environmental engineering and earth and environmental
science students are working as consultants helping businesses adopt
more sustainable practices and market themselves as “green” or environmentally friendly companies.The work is being done as part of a class
called “Small Business Consultancy” for the business students and
“Sustainability Consultancy” for environmental engineering and earth
and environmental science students.
Started in 2003, the course is structured like a consulting firm.Teams
of students are paired with businesses identified by Wilkes University’s
Small Business Development Center.The class is taught by Marleen
Troy, associate professor and chair of the Environmental Engineering
and Earth Sciences Department, and Ruth Hughes, director of the
Small Business Development Center.
Students conduct a needs analysis and an environmental inventory for
the businesses that assesses business practices, utilities/energy use,
materials use and other issues.They meet with the client to identify two
to four areas that the student teams study in-depth to make recommendations for improving practices.
The kinds of businesses involved in the program since its founding
have been diverse and include a retail florist, hairdresser, porta-potty
business, family restaurant, furniture store, medical equipment
distributor, wholesale greenhouse, pet food manufacturer and more.
Recommendations made to the business may include the
introduction of more environmentally-friendly products, changes in
manufacturing practices, improving energy use and more.
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Wilkes Students Offer Green Solutions
in Sustainability Consulting Class
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�athletics
Making History
DICK ’60 AND RICH ’84 MYERS
MARK 50 YEARS ANNOUNCING
GAMES AT RALSTON FIELD
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By Christopher Barrows
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�athletics
athletics
of Wilkes football has been a member
of the Myers family.The father and son
team—Dick Myers Sr. ’60 and Rich
Myers Jr. ’84—celebrated this milestone
during the fall 2009 football season.
Dick began announcing during his college days at
Wilkes. As a student working in the sports
information office, he began doing public address
work at basketball games and wrestling meets. In
1960,Wilkes football moved from Kingston High
School Stadium to Artillery Park.Wilkes lost the
stadium announcer and Dick stepped up to the mic.
Rich grew up attending many Wilkes basketball,
wrestling and football events with Dick.When he
was 12, he even began helping his father in the
press box during football games, keeping an eye on
substitutions and doing odd jobs.
“It was fun,” he remembers. “You got a chance
to really experience the game, talk the football
talk. As a kid, you dream of doing that kind of
stuff.” Since most games took place on
Saturdays, Dick was able to manage
his public address duties and a fulltime job. However, when he
obtained employment out of town,
he found the Wilkes commitment
difficult to maintain. Unable to
commit to working every game, he
knew it was time to step down.
“When I got the call asking if
I’d like to return, I told (John
Reese, former athletic director
and head wrestling coach) he
should give one of his students a
chance: a chance like I had.” He
also informed Reese that the
answer was “right under his nose”
and suggested that he ask his son.
Rich took his father’s post in 1984.
By that time, he was well-equipped to take
the reins. According to his sister, Ellen
Dick Myers ’60 and Rich Myers Jr. ’84
marked a collective 50 years in the
announcing booth at Ralston Field in
fall 2009. PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY
(Myers) Parmenteri, Rich “grew up listening to games on the radio,” she says.
“You could see how he picked up the announcing by helping and observing
Dad.” Rich’s first assignment was
calling an alumni football game.
Dick is now the one assisting his
son on a variety of occasions at
Wilkes in what he describes “a
reversal of roles,” performing some of
the tasks he used to assign to Rich.
Although the pair has only
announced together once, at a
Wilkes game at the former
Lackawanna County Stadium, now
PNC Field, they share countless
memories from their time in the
press box. Both remember the
Colonels’ undefeated seasons
including the Golden Horde years
under coach Rollie Schmidt.
Some defeats—while best
forgotten—also remain in
– Dick Myers Sr. ’60
their memories.
“Three years ago we lost
to Rowan on a fumble when we had the game,” Rich recalls.
“Those are the toughest moments.”
The strong family connection to Wilkes extends beyond the
announcing booth.Ten family members attended the University.
Dick met his wife, Lois (Tremayne) Myers ’57, when they were
students, along with her cousins William ’57 and the late Ronald
Tremayne ’58. Both Tremaynes served on the University’s Board
of Trustees. Dick’s brother Thomas is a graduate of the class of
1958 and his sister Barbara also attended Wilkes for a time. His
brother-in-law James Speicher graduated in 1956.
The legacy continues into Rich’s generation: His sister, Ellen,
will soon graduate from Wilkes and her husband, Dale
Parmenteri ’89, and her brother-in-law David Parmenteri ’79
provide other Wilkes connections.The third generation of this
alumni family, Dale and Ellen’s son, Matthew Parmenteri, is a
Wilkes freshman.
Rich Myers receives a phone call at the end of every year, just
as his father did, asking if he’d be interested in coming back. At the
completion of this past season, he found himself tied with his father
for a record 25 seasons as the voice at Ralston Field.That milestone
gives him another reason to want to return next year.
“I will break my father’s record,” he says. “It will really be neat.”
When I got the call
asking if I’d like to
return, I told [John
Reese] he should
GIVE one of his
STUDENTS A
CHANCE: a chance
like I had.
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�a simulcast of “Il Trovatore” at a majorleague baseball stadium, a venue never
envisioned by Verdi. The San Francisco
Opera’s director of production is monitoring
12 cameras—eight of them robotic—that
feed a live performance from the War Memorial Opera House,
the company’s home, to the 103-foot-wide scoreboard at AT&T
Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. He relishes the rollicking
scene of more than 27,000 listeners eating garlic fries, cheering
giant singers and turning a concert into a happening.
Managing ballpark broadcasts is one of Landmesser’s many roles
as chief go-to guy for the country’s second-largest opera company.
Props and sets, costumes and wigs, podcasts and union contracts—
they’re all part of the third act of a 30-year career devoted to
producing and popularizing expensive, exceptional entertainment.
In San Francisco,Chicago and Houston,Landmesser has shepherded
landmark new operas, renovated and built opera houses and made
opera more democratic and—well—operatic.
Landmesser was a freshman at Wilkes when he began his opera
odyssey.The Wilkes-Barre native, the son of an electrician and a
housewife and mother of six, quickly fell under the spell of
theater professor and designer Klaus Holm, the son of renowned
choreographer Hanya Holm. Impressed by Holm’s charisma and
common sense, Landmesser switched majors from music to
theater in his third week of school.
The next summer he worked with Holm at the Colorado
Opera Festival. Already a classical music fan, Landmesser had
never seen an opera until he built the scenery for Mozart’s “Cosi
Fan Tutte” and Bizet’s “Carmen.” He had out-of-body
experiences absorbing the soaring singers, stirring instrumentalists and levitating melodies. “It was phenomenal,” he says. “All
my senses were wound up and going full time. I remember
thinking: ‘How can you possibly beat this?’ Well, I learned you
beat this by the next night being completely different. After all
these years I’m still as affected by my 500th ‘Bohème’ as my first.”
Holm gave Landmesser three golden rules. No. 1: Keep It
Simple Stupid, better known as KISS.“The perversity of opera is
it’s prone to being too complex,” says Landmesser. “A more
simple, more pure statement is often way more effective.”
No. 2: Precision is next to godliness. “Detail is the ultimate
victor,” says Landmesser. “It’s what makes theater entertaining,
exciting and enlightening no matter at what scale, whether it’s
grand opera or a play at Wilkes with a college staff and kids who
just walked in that week.”
No. 3: Cherish your family as much as you cherish your work.
“I never forgot how devoted Klaus was to his three young
daughters,” says Landmesser.“This job can suck up your life and
drain you of it. There are so many times when you never want
Before and after: Above, behind the scenes during pre-production work supervised
by Drew Landmesser ’77 on the set of Verdi’s Il Travatore. Below, the same set is
shown during a performance. PHOTOS BY CORY WEAVER/COURTESY OF SAN FRANCISCO OPERA.
to leave the theater. The reality is that theater is temporary. But
life is permanent.”
In 1980 Landmesser began testing Holm’s advice at the
Houston Grand Opera, his first big gig.Assisting David Gockley,
the company’s visionary general director, he introduced computerized projected English translations, or supertitles, and a new
work in English inspired by former President Richard Nixon’s
groundbreaking trip to China. He was a key member of the team
that opened a $72 million theater that officially transformed an
oil-and-cattle town into a classical music capital.
“David managed to get money from virtually everybody for
virtually everything,” says Landmesser of Gockley.“He could sell
oil to a Texas oilman. He’s a snake-oil salesman, and I mean that
as a compliment.”
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REW LANDMESSER ’77 IS SUPERVISING
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�Above left: Landmesser directed construction of the set for The Bonesetter’s Daughter, a world premiere opera by Stewart Wallace and Amy Tan which San
Francisco Opera created last season. PHOTO COURTESY OF SAN FRANCISCO OPERA. Right: A scene from Act I of The Bonesetter’s Daughter is dramatically lit in
performance. PHOTO BY TERRENCE MCCARTHY/COURTESY OF SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
Gockley returns the compliment.“Drew has a gift for working
with major directors and designers and massaging them into
confining or adjusting their ideas to our space and production
capabilities,” says Gockley, currently the San Francisco Opera’s
general director. “He is not pounding on the table. He works
quietly, incrementally, patiently—so that he can be influential but
not prominent.”
Landmesser’s seven years
in Houston were personally
rewarding too. He coordinated the world premiere of
“A Quiet Place,” co-written
by childhood hero Leonard
Bernstein. He met his
first wife, mezzo-soprano
Susanne Mentzer, in a traveling production of “La
Bohème.”Together they had
a son, Benjamin, now an
actor in training. During another “Bohème” he bonded
with renowned director-designer Jean-Pierre Ponnelle,
his second mentor.
Like Holm, Ponnelle
was remarkably sensitive to
music, acting and communication. “Unlike a lot of opera directors, Jean-Pierre respected the
music outright,” says Landmesser. “He was one of those truly
wonderful people who directed from the score rather than the
libretto. He was almost a clown in demonstrating to singers, in
mimicking their actions.Yes, he was crazy. But he was crazy good.”
In 1987 Landmesser moved to the Lyric Opera of Chicago
partly to collaborate more often with Ponnelle, a regular director
with the Windy City company. He was devastated the next year
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It’s really a
completely
DIFFERENT STORY
when you can see the
incredible passion in the
eyes of singers...You can
see them getting ready to
struggle; you can see
them SWEAT and SPIT.”
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when his friend died after falling into an orchestra pit. Carrying
on without his friend, Landmesser specialized in titanic, operasized projects. He managed a $100 million renovation of the
company’s home, an Art Deco/Art Nouveau treasure with more
seats than any U.S. opera house other than the Met. He
shepherded an acrobatic production of “The Ring of the
Nibelung,” Wagner’s four-opera, 15-hour cycle, that featured
trampolines and bungee cords.
In Chicago he began taking real vacations instead of vacations
spent seeking precious time with Mentzer, who had become an
international star and toured constantly. He met his second spouse,
Fawn Ring, a public-television producer, and the couple travels for
work and fun. In Australia, they went diving off the Great Barrier
Reef, one of the world’s natural wonders, and took a 7 a.m. tour of
the Sydney Opera House, one of the world’s architectural wonders.
Landmesser joined the San Francisco Opera in 2006 at the
request of Gockley, the company’s new artistic head and his old
boss. Over three years they’ve launched a series of technological
wonders aimed at increasing audiences and reducing a deficit. In
2007 the company offered a free simulcast of Saint-Saens’
“Samson and Delilah” at a baseball stadium, a twist on the
traditional venues of theater and park. Nearly 15,000 spectators
at AT&T Park toasted the tragedy with hot dogs, hot-fudge
sundaes and signs saying “Go, Samson!” and “Yeah, Delilah!”
The live pictures came from the opera house, courtesy of the
first high-definition video production system installed at a U.S.
opera house.The 12 cameras, hidden in walls and ceiling, provide
the sort of startlingly clear, flexible images—close-up, panoramic,
split screen—seen in movies. They’re particularly beneficial to
patrons in the War Memorial’s upper balcony, who sit hundreds of
feet from the stage. Tiny performing dolls become real people
thanks to a pair of drop-down, 11-foot-wide screens.
“It’s really a completely different story when you can see the
incredible passion in the eyes of singers,” says Landmesser.“You can
see them getting ready to struggle; you can see them sweat and spit.”
�The video setup makes a larger-than-life medium larger and
smaller. “What we’re doing is imitating popular entertainment,
fulfilling rock ’n’ roll expectations, trying to capture the magic of
TV,” he says. “The magic has to be transformable or we’re
working in this historic arcane mode.” A wry guy, he adds: “In
the theater and at the ballpark we do everything the scoreboards
do—except replay and stats.”
Landmesser and Gockley are expanding their glory days in
Houston by presenting a host of world premieres with local
angles. In 2008 the company christened “The Bonesetter’s
Daughter,” based on Bay Area resident Amy Tan’s 2001 novel
about three generations of Asian women, including a levitating
ghost named Precious Auntie. Landmesser recalls the
production’s birth as pretty painful.The production budget was
cut from $3.9 million to $1 million, the number of aerialists
from 33 to 11.
Nevertheless, Landmesser was excited watching spectators thrill
to Chinese acrobats whose moves were choreographed by
Madonna’s stunt double.“I love that I get to sit in my [production]
house and I get to see that first reaction by an audience to what
we’ve been working on for three to four years,” he says. “When
they are as taken by it, as moved by it, as you are, that’s great.That’s
a life lesson you can use.You pay for a lesson like that.”
For Landmesser, front-of-house excitement compensates for
back-of-house pressures. As the company’s Swiss Army knifenegotiator, he tries to broker peace treaties with dreamy
designers, diva directors and demanding unions. “I’ve been
blessed by the chance to work with wonderful pros who
understand their role,” he says. “We all understand that you do
this as a team, or you don’t do this at all. One of the great gifts
that theater gives you is that you sweat with, and cry with, and
lose sleep with people who get to be good friends.”
Maybe that’s why he likes to roam the upper balcony of a soldout War Memorial and observe listeners lying on the floor, hands
crossed over chests, as if they’re dying for the Rapture. Maybe
that’s why he cries every time the audience discovers that
Madame Butterfly has a child.
“When that little boy comes out and you realize why she’s led
her life the way she has, why she’s waited so long for that dolt
Pinkerton [a U.S. Navy lieutenant who is Butterfly’s husband and
the child’s father]—I just can’t handle it,” says Landmesser.
“Maybe it’s because I have a son. Maybe it’s because I’m just
human. I’m choking up now.”
“What can I say?” says Landmesser. “I’ve fallen into the best
little niche in the world.”
Geoff Gehman, a former arts writer for The Morning Call in Allentown,
thinks there’s nothing grander than opera when it’s clicking on all cylinders.
A scene from the 2001-2002 season production of
Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd was supervised by
Landmesser during his tenure at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
PHOTO BY ROBERT KUSEL/COURTESY OF LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO.
Drew Landmesser, Production Director,
San Francisco Opera
B.A., Theater/English, Wilkes 1977
Career: Has served as director of production for
three of the major opera companies in the United
States: Houston Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago
and San Francisco Opera.
Notable: Supervised installation of the first highdefinition video production system at a U.S. opera
house at the San Francisco Opera
Favorite Wilkes Place: The theater at the Darte
theater either backstage or in the green room. The
theater was my hobby, my course of study, and—then
and now—my mistress.”
Continuing contribution: Supports the Klaus Holm
scholarship for theater students at Wilkes.
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�BONNEE BREESE ’93 IS AN AWARD-WINNING TEACHER IN PHILADELPHIA
By Rachel Strayer
FOR VETERAN TEACHER BONNEE BREESE ’93, TEACHING MAY INVOLVE THE
USUAL CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND SAT PREP BUT ALSO THE OCCASIONAL
ROAD TRIP. BREESE, AN ENGLISH TEACHER AT OVERBROOK HIGH SCHOOL,
PHILADELPHIA, DROVE FORMER STUDENT ANTHONY THOMAS TO CAMPUS IN
2009
FOR
HIS
FIRST
SEMESTER
AT
WILKES
UNIVERSITY.
Opposite Page: Bonnee Breese gives some one-on-one feedback to freshman Christopher Wilson.
Above, clockwise from top left: Bonnee Breese gets a warm greeting from senior Marsalis Chism, at a Scholars Academy lunch. Breese leads the academy, in
which students set college as a goal. Top right, photos of her students at prom and graduation grace one of Breese’s bulletin boards. Bottom right, sophomore
Dejuene Height of the Scholars Academy gets a shout-out from Breese. Bottom center, the award-winning teacher strolls the halls between classes. Bottom left,
Breese makes an energetic point during class. PHOTOS BY DOUGLAS BENEDICT PHOTOGRAPHY LLC
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teacher’s alma mater, says he might never have gone
to college if not for Breese. Only a few weeks before
Wilkes’ freshman orientation, Breese drove Thomas and
another Overbrook student to campus so they could
present their transcripts to admissions.“I liked what I saw
and Ms. Breese graduated from Wilkes, so I trusted her decision
that Wilkes would be a good choice for me,” explains Thomas.
Going the extra mile—sometimes literally—is typical for
Breese, and her commitment has not gone unnoticed. In 2008
she was recognized with the Lindback Award for Distinguished
Teaching, the first time the award had ever been given to high
school teachers. She also was honored as one of only 10 teachers
chosen to attend a town hall meeting at the White House with
President Barack Obama in March 2009.
Mentoring has played an important role in Breese’s life going
back to her elementary school days.After almost 30 years, she still
keeps in contact with Naomi Johnson-Booker, her teacher in the
third and fourth grades. “She was such a motivating force in my
life,” Breese says.
As an undergraduate communications major at Wilkes, Breese
also found inspiration in communication studies professor
Bradford Kinney’s class. “Bonnee was the kind of student [we]
always hope we will get to instruct, but rarely do,” says Kinney.
“She made my job more challenging and rewarding.”
Teaching was not her first career choice. The Secane, Pa.,
resident began work as a freelance writer before spending three
years as a youth development aide at North Central Secure
Bonnee Breese ’93 asks a question during a
March 2009 town hall meeting at the White
House with President Barack Obama.
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PHOTO BY RON EDMONDS/AP PHOTO
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Treatment Unit in Danville, Pa., and another four years teaching
adult basic education and creative writing for the Pennsylvania
Department of Corrections at Muncy and Graterford prisons.
While working at the prisons, she also was a substitute teacher at
Williamsport Area High School, requiring her to sometimes
juggle three jobs at once. She decided to turn her attention to
full-time high school teaching.
The young teacher made an impression on 77-year-old
Philadelphia native Mary Silverstein, who coached second- and
third-year teachers, including Breese, for Gear-Up, a federal
college readiness program.“Bonnee was willing to try new things,
caught on quickly, took
initiative, and had few
management problems,” says
Silverstein. Silverstein also is
a field supervisor for student
teachers in urban secondary
schools.When it came time
for her to recommend
classroom
mentors
at
Overbrook, Breese was at
the top of her list.“It is very
gratifying,” says Silverstein.
“I have watched her career
soar with great pleasure.”
Breese never expected
her career path to lead her
to the White House. She
'
I had to tell myself to
breathe, BREATHE,
breathe... [It was]
LIFE-CHANGING,
heart-stopping, and
really inspiring
as well.
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�Left: Breese dismisses the senior honors English class.
Below: Breese calls on a student with an encouraging smile.
PHOTOS BY DOUGLAS BENEDICT PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC
Mary Ellen Alu, ’77 is a freelance writer, editor and writing
instructor. She previously worked in the newspaper industry as an
editor and reporter.
Bonnee L. Breese, Secane, Pa.
B.A., Communications, Wilkes 1993
M.A., Elementary Education, Chestnut Hill College, 2007
Career: English teacher at Overbrook High School in
Philadelphia.
Notable: Received the Lindback Award for Distinguished
Teaching awarded by the Christian R. and Mary F.
Lindback Foundation in 2008 and was one of only 10
teachers asked to attend President Obama's first online
town hall meeting in 2009.
Favorite Wilkes Place: The Beacon office on the second
floor of Hollenback Hall. Breese was the first black
editor-in-chief of The Beacon. “I would catch catnaps
there on the nights we put the paper to bed. Then, I
would have to drive it over to Pittston for printing.
Crazy hours I kept then.”
Favorite Wilkes Memory: Eating dinner at the home of
then-Wilkes president Christopher Breiseth with author
and poet Amiri Baraka. “The opportunity made me
bubble. He is so prolific and in tune with his words, and
his reason for his words. I use lots of Baraka's work in
the curriculum units I write.”
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was stunned when she was chosen to attend President
Obama’s first online town hall meeting. When the president
called on her to ask a question, she was floored. “I had to tell
myself to breathe, breathe, breathe,” says Breese. “[It was] lifechanging, heart-stopping, and really inspiring, as well.”
Breese’s students cheered when Obama said hello to
Overbrook students watching at the school before answering
their teacher’s question.
Breese was not the only one affected by the encounter.
“This was a very emotional moment for me,” says Breese’s
daughter, Bridgette, a student at North Carolina Central
University. “To have a black president and to see my mother
involved in the progression that African Americans are
making…I will never forget it.”
For Breese, the true rewards of teaching are not found in
recognition, but in helping her students. She used some of
the $3,500 Lindback Award honorarium to play fairy
godmother, helping three students attend prom. She covered
most prom expenses, from dresses to hair appointments. One
student, a senior, was not allowed to attend until Breese
reassured his mother.
“Oh, yes, he was voted Prom King for the evening,” says
Breese. “A Cinderella male story this is!”
Breese received her master’s degree in education from
Chestnut Hill College. A proponent of life-long learning,
she is researching doctoral programs. She is also a fellow at
Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania, where
she creates research-based high school curriculum units for
publication on the Internet.
Despite the accolades, Breese insists that teaching is simply
a part of who she is.“I feel as if I am not going to work each
day [because] I love what I do,” she explains. “Teaching is in
my blood.” Her students agree.
“Every time I speak with her, I learn something new…she
is still my teacher,” says Wilkes freshman Thomas. “Words
couldn't explain how thankful I am to have Ms. Breese as a
mentor but, most importantly, as a friend.”
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es
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AFTER THREE DECADES, WILKES ALUMNI
By Helen Kaiser
REUNITE TO PLAY DANCE MUSIC
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EARING A SNATCH OF AN OLD SONG
can take you back a few decades to the
precious years of your youth.Three Wilkes
alumni of the mid-1960s can go one
better: They still play the songs—together,
as the Starfires.
Robert Gardner and Eddie Day Pashinski, both ’67, and
Johnny B. Hall ’65 attended Wilkes College during the rock ’n’
roll era. With the TV classic American Bandstand inspiring
thousands of teenagers across the country, dance bands were all
the rage. Gardner, Pashinski and Hall joined four friends to create
a band that still is part of northeast Pennsylvania memories.
The Starfires were summertime fixtures at Hanson’s
Amusement Park at Harvey’s Lake, drawing several hundred fans
every weekend. During the off-season they played at the Starfire
Ballroom in Wilkes-Barre. Often they’d share the stage with
notable artists like Chubby Checker, Frankie Valli & the Four
Seasons, the Shangri-Las and others.
The group made several recordings, and their song “You’ve
Done Me Wrong” scored in the Top 10 on local record charts.
Drummer Richard “R. Jay” Gumbravich, along with bass
player Roger “Griff ” Griffith, is credited with founding the
group. Other regulars included Charles McCuen, the
consummate “tough guy” vocalist with lots of stage presence, and
Steve Aquilina, the newest band member, on keyboards.
After graduating, the friends went their separate ways.
�Opposite: The Starfires performed with stars of
the ’60s. Pictured from left are Eddie Day Pashinski ’67;
Chubby Checker, who made “The Twist” famous; Roger Griffith;
Bob Gardner ’67, Richard Rodiger; and Richard Gumbravich.
PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT GARDNER
Right: The Starfires today are front, Eddie Day Pashinski ’67
and Charles McCuen and back row, from left, John Hall ’65, Steve
Aquilina, Bob Gardner ’67, Richard Grumbavich and Roger Griffith.
PHOTO GUY CALI ASSOC. ©2007
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“We’re all different now. We’ve had
interesting careers in life, but there’s still
a love for the era that was our era. We
enjoy performing essentially the same
music we did before,” Gardner says.
“Before, when we were in our early
20s, we thought we were hot stuff,” Hall
says. “It was about being cool and
getting the girl. Now it’s about the
music.We’re even more focused on the
songs now.”
– Robert Gardner ’67
Pashinski, now a Pennsylvania
representative for the Wilkes-Barre area’s 121st District, reflects
on the audience regulars who came to see the Starfires during
their heyday. “That was the thing to do back then,” he says.
People today still love that genre of music—and some of them
are now bringing the next generation to see the Starfires.
Pashinski says,“To be able to come back and relive those days
is really special.”
''
More on the Web: More information and music
clips can be found at www.starfiresforever.com.
Upcoming gigs for the Starfires include the Potentate’s Ball at the Irem
Temple Country Club, Dallas, Pa. on July 24, a benefit for Harvey’s
Lake Fire Co. at the Irem Temple Country Club in Dallas on July 31,
and a Generation to Generation Dance at the Genetti Ballroom in
Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 26.
Alumni can catch up with the band at Wilkes Homecoming
on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010.
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Pashinski remained the most involved in music, playing in bands
and teaching music for 38 years at Greater Nanticoke Area
School District.
“I was offered a job to go on the road with Gary U.S. Bonds,
but my father offered a ‘second opinion,’ ” recalls saxophone
player Gardner, who is now assistant professor of education at
Wilkes University. He earned post-graduate degrees in education
and was a teacher and administrator at Northwest Area School
District in Luzerne County for 36 years.
Hall, who graduated with a liberal arts degree, worked for 34
years as a caseworker and program advocate for the Pennsylvania
Department of Public Welfare. He continued his interest in
music, sometimes playing along with YouTube.
“I think we all missed performing—and we all missed playing
together,” says Hall, a resident of Hummelstown, Pa.
In 2002, serendipity would help to reunite the musicians.
During a rainy summer afternoon, Starfires’ co-founder
Griffith—by then an ordained Presbyterian minister—was
driving near Harvey’s Lake and was overwhelmed by nostalgia.
He turned toward the now-defunct Hanson’s Amusement Park
to take a look at the old dance hall.
Griffith was approached by two strangers—reporters
researching a story about defunct amusement parks. They asked
Griffith if he knew anything about Hanson’s Park.
He smiled, saying, “I know what it used to be in its heyday!”
After they interviewed him, he contacted the band members
he knew were still in the area to ask if they’d like to play again.
Three of them wound up appearing later that summer at a
benefit performance for the fire company at Harvey’s Lake.
It was, in ’60s terminology,“a blast!”With the goal of reuniting
all the Starfires, the Wilkes-Barre area musicians reached out to
the others—except Hall, whom they couldn’t locate.
In yet another remarkable coincidence—he calls it his
mother’s “last gift” to him—Hall traveled back to the
Wyoming Valley for his mother’s memorial service. He
mentioned to the presiding minister that he’d grown
up in the area and played in a rock group.
The minister, a friend and colleague of Griffith,
asked Hall the name of the group. When Hall
answered “the Starfires,” the minister informed him
that their mutual friend wanted to reunite the group.
Since then, the Starfires have been getting together
several times a year to rehearse and perform.
I was offered a job
to go ON THE
ROAD with Gary
U.S. Bonds, but
my father offered a
‘SECOND
OPINION.’
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�PUZZLING
Prognosis
RISING INCIDENCE OF AUTISM
CHALLENGES PARENTS,
SIBLINGS AND TEACHERS
By Mary Ellen Alu ’77
David’s Coffee Shop, which provides jobs for autistic youth, has been a family
project for the Joseph family, pictured from left, mother Suzanne, father John
Joseph Sr., Linda Joseph MS ’05, John Joseph II ’97, MBA ’06, Megan (Joseph)
Yelland’ 02 and David Joseph. Matt Joseph is not pictured. PHOTO BY EARL & SEDOR
JOHN JOSEPH ’97, MBA ’06 WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM JUNIOR HIGH
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BASKETBALL PRACTICE WHEN HIS FATHER BROKE THE NEWS ABOUT HIS
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YOUNGEST BROTHER, DAVID. DAVID, JUST 3 1⁄2 YEARS OLD, HAD BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM. “YOUR FIRST REACTION IS, ‘WHAT’S THAT?’ ”
SAYS JOSEPH. “YOU DIDN’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT THEN.”
�for autism was 15 in 10,000 children. Joseph’s
mother, Suzanne, bought books on autism, and
family members took turns reading them, trying
to understand the disorder affecting David’s
speech and development.
“I knew he was different,” says sister Megan (Joseph) Yelland
’02, who was 9 when David was diagnosed.“And he would learn
things differently.”
Today more families are learning what it means to have an
autistic child. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
estimates that 1 in every 150 children in the United States has
autism disorders, a group of developmental disabilities that can
cause significant difficulties in communication and social
behaviors. This dramatic increase has raised public awareness of
the disorders and prompted Wilkes to start an autism
endorsement program in the graduate education department.The
12-credit program addresses a need among educators and other
professionals for techniques needed to work with children
diagnosed with conditions on the autism spectrum.
“It’s almost pandemic now,” says Carl Charnetski, Wilkes
psychology professor and behavior specialist consultant for
Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley.The increase is partly
due to better diagnosis, he says, but autism remains “a real enigma.”
Most scientists agree that genes are a risk factor, according to
the CDC. Other factors could be environmental or biological.
The best guess is that autism has multiple causes, not one,
Charnetski says. The most promising hypothesis is that a child’s
immune system is compromised early, possibly prenatally. Bacteria
and viruses make their way to the brain and create the problems
associated with the diagnosis, he says.
Once considered a severe emotional disorder, autism is now
more broadly defined as a spectrum of disorders, says Carol
Bubblo, educational consultant at Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18,
and an adjunct professor in Wilkes’ autism endorsement program.
Each child is affected differently, from mildly to severely. Early
intervention is key in improving development.
When a child is diagnosed, it affects teachers as well as families.
“Kids are showing up in classrooms all over the place,” says
Bubblo. Wilkes education faculty developed the autism
endorsement program in 2009 to help provide teachers with
skills and strategies for working with autistic students.
The challenge is that no two kids are alike, says Suzanne
Joseph, who has been an advocate for her son, David. “Teachers
have to think on their feet,” she says.“[The students] don’t come
with a manual.”
People who have a disorder handle information in their brain
differently than others. Those with classic autism have significant
delays, while those with Asperger Syndrome or Pervasive
Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (PPD-NOS)
'
have milder symptoms. No medical
test determines a disorder; doctors
examine behavior. Problems can
include impulsive behavior, cognitive
difficulties or speech delays.
Although autism has no cure, it is
treatable. Charnetski says many can
lead functional adult lives. He
– Megan (Joseph) Yelland ’02
emphasizes applied behavior analysis,
the science of applying behavioral principles to teach adaptive
behavior. For example, if people provide a positive consequence to
a behavior, they will increase the likelihood of that behavior.
Faced with the challenge of raising an autistic child, Suzanne
Joseph and her husband pushed for services for their son. David’s
siblings helped with the therapy: hiding a toy for David to find
in sand, or running a feather on his arms to help him get used to
different textures.They worked on his speech too.
One day Yelland sang a favorite childhood song to him:
“If you’re happy and you know it, say...Megan.” He did! She
repeated the line again and again, substituting other family names
as the song went on.
Matt Joseph, the brother closest in age to David and now a
medical student, shared a room with him until high school and
provided the support of a close-in-age sibling. Another sister,
Linda Joseph MS ’05, took David for walks with her friends. He
would pause at a particular church and trace the letters engraved
in stone. One momentous day, he said the letters as he traced
them. Those with autism are teachable, says Linda Joseph. “You
just have to find out how.”
Bubblo says autistic students are visual learners and rulebound. Parent input is important. “Who knows that kid better
than them?” she says.
As David got older, transitional services to help him in the
workforce were scarce, Suzanne Joseph says.And when he finished
in the educational system, he no longer had anywhere to go.
The Josephs had a vision for a new venture.They formed the
non-profit Thru the Cracks Inc. and in 2007 opened David’s
Coffee Shop at 374 New Market St. about a mile from the
Wilkes campus David, now 24, cut the ribbon to open the shop.
Students with autism disorders can get training there; they fill
coffee bins, sweep the floor and wipe tables.“These kids are just
amazing,” Suzanne Joseph says. “It’s a magical place.”
''
MORE ON THE WEB
Learn more about autism:
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/facts.html
www.autism-society.org
www.researchautism.org
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T
HATWAS 1987,WHENTHE INCIDENCE RATE
I knew he was
DIFFERENT...
And he would
learn things
differently.
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�alumni news
Alumni Association Board
Begins Strategic Planning
The Alumni Association Board of Directors
completed the initial stages of a strategic planning
process at their meeting in December.
At the meeting, 21 board members dedicated
three hours to the creation of four overarching
strategies. Each of the board’s nine committees will
be guided by these goals as they plan programs,
events and initiatives to serve Wilkes’ 30,000
alumni over the next five years.To read more, go
to www.wilkes.edu/alumni.
Announcing the Nursing Reunion!
Mark your calendar now for the nursing reunion at Homecoming
2010. All alumni of the nursing program are invited to join the
festivities, which will include social events, special receptions and a
continuing education credit. Interested in helping to plan this reunion?
Contact alumni@wilkes.edu.
Homecoming Hint: Register early and receive a $5 discount on
ticket prices! Keep an eye out for more information on
www.wilkes.edu/alumni.
Homecoming
October1, 2 and 3
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WILKES
UNIVERSITY
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Mentoring Program Holds
First Luncheon
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Student mentees had a chance to meet their
alumni mentors during the mentor luncheon held
on Friday, Dec. 11.The participants were part of a
pilot program launched in fall 2009 pairing alumni
mentors with students.
The mentoring committee of the Alumni
Association is currently working with students and
alumni of the communications studies and
psychology departments. More majors will be
joining the mentoring program soon.
Check www.wilkes.edu/alumni for updates. If
you are interested in mentoring a current student,
contact the Office of Alumni Relations at
570-408-7787 or at alumni@wilkes.edu.
More than 40 students and alumni mentors listen as Allyn Jones ’60 gives an update on the Alumni
Association’s mentoring program.
�alumni news
Wilkes on the Road
As Wilkes magazine went to press, alumni were
getting together at social and professional
networking events across the country. In January,
alumni gathered in downtown Harrisburg, Pa., for a
reception, as well as in Washington D.C. for a tour
of the Capitol Building. In February and March,
Wilkes was to travel coast to coast with events in
San Francisco and Los Angeles, Calif. as well as in
Florida, with events in Naples and The Villages.
Alumni in northeastern Pennsylvania were to get
together for a workshop on the professional uses of
popular social media programs such as Facebook,Twitter and LinkedIn.
The events continue with a gathering in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area on
Thursday, March 25. Alumni and parents will join Michael Speziale ’78, Dean
of the College of Graduate Education & Professional Studies at Wilkes, at
SiBA Cucina, a Tuscan-inspired bistro.
Charleston, S.C. alumni are meeting on April 17. An event is also being
planned in Denver on April 10.
Interested in planning a regional event in your area or want to check out
photos of the events? Check The Colonel Connection for the latest updates at
www.wilkes.edu/alumni.
MORE ON THE WEB
You can stay up to date with the latest Wilkes and alumni news by becoming a fan of the Wilkes
Alumni Association’s Facebook page or following us on Twitter (twitter.com/wilkesalumni).
Christine Baksi ’98, Andrew Eckert ’07, Jake McSurdy ’04, M’07, Laurie Agresti
’07, Tim Mirra ’07, Jennifer Snyder ’07 and Tim Wagman ’05 share a drink and
some memories at Wilkes’ alumni gathering in downtown Harrisburg. Over 20
alumni, as well as graduate faculty and staff, enjoyed an evening of networking
and great conversation at Carley’s Piano Bar.
The next gathering in the Charleston area is on April 17.
Check www.wilkes.edu/alumni for more information on
More events are being planned in the Harrisburg area, so
check out www.wilkes.edu/alumni for more information.
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Alumni in the Charleston, S.C. area gathered in October for a reception. Pictured
back, left to right are: President Tim Gilmour, Dr. Bob Byrne ’72, Bill Stinger ’68,
Rick Simonson ’69, Phil Besler ’76, Mike Wood and Ted Yeager ’72. Front row, left
to right, are: Carolann Gusgekofski Besler ’72, Nancy Wanczyk Stinger ’69, Susan
Ryan Simonson ’70.
this event.
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�class notes
1964
Richard Probert is an adjunct
professor of entrepreneurship
and emerging enterprises at
the Whitman School of
Management, Syracuse
University. A former music
instructor at Wilkes from 1968
to 1973, he serves as music
director for the Sackets
Harbor Vocal Arts Ensemble.
Probert lives in Sackets
Harbor, N.Y., with his wife,
Carmelita Britton, a civilian
physician with the U.S.
Department of Defense.
1973
Homer E. (Ned) Graham is
the vice president of business
development at United
Rentals Inc. He will lead the
development of strategies and
process improvements related
to business expansion.
1976
Gregg P. Collier and his wife,
Beth, recently celebrated their
30th wedding anniversary by
touring Sweden. He is
employed by Cadbury USA
LLC, Parsippany, N.J.They
reside in Macungie, Pa.
1977
Andrew B. Durako is the
executive director of Little
Flower Manor and St.Therese
Residence of the Diocese of
Scranton in Wilkes-Barre.
Durako manages the
operations of the nursing and
assisted-living facilities, which
provide long-term care
solutions for the elderly.
1978
James D. Siberski is an
assistant professor and
coordinator of gerontology
education at Misericordia
Marge Bart MBA ’79 Turns
Home into Safe Haven
Marge Bart MBA ’79 says she wanted to work with animals
for as long as she can remember. Ten years ago, the former
Wilkes-Barre native turned her Dallas, Pa., home into a safe
haven for unwanted animals. In 2006, it became the nonprofit Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge.
Bart began Blue Chip with her neighbor, Tanya Stankus, a
registered nurse and the widow of Wilkes alumnus Joe
Stankus ’68. The farm is located on 25 acres and includes a
horse barn, pig house and a cottage that houses cats. In
addition to their passion for rescuing animals in need, the
two women advocate against animal euthanasia.
Marge Bart MBA ’79 relaxes with two dogs at Blue Chip Farm Animal
Refuge. PHOTO COURTESY MARGE BART
“Blue Chip Farms does not euthanize animals as a
solution for population control,” reads their Web site.
Chip, which continues through the generous work of
“We believe there is a more humane way to deal with
other concerned individuals.
the growing problems of improper pet care and
unwanted animals.”
As president of Blue Chip, Bart functions mainly as an
A number of improvements are planned for Blue Chip,
including an animal hospital, doggie park and kennel, and
challenge. At the age of 30, Bart was diagnosed with
horse exercise facility. The most significant goal is for it to
multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease that attacks the
become a self-sustaining facility so they never have to turn
brain and spinal cord.
away an animal in need.
physical standpoint,” says Bart.
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friends and volunteers,” Bart says.
animal caretaker. On some days, even that can be a
“It has changed my life dramatically, especially from a
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“I could not do this project without the support of my
Because of the disease, Bart, who holds bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in business, was unable to continue her
job as production superintendent at CertainTeed
“The animals are unconditional love,” explains Bart.
“They help me maintain a good balance in life.” She hopes
to return the favor.
For more information on Blue Chip Farms, go to
www.bcfanimalrefuge.org.
Products, a leading manufacturer of building materials in
Mountain Top, Pa. She now focuses on her work with Blue
— By Rachel Strayer
�class notes
1982
Kenneth Kalinoski is
president and general partner
of 100 Hill Rock LLC, a
technology consulting
company. He works in
technology transfer and
commercialization for
government, university and
corporate customers.
1983
Amy Elias created The
Association for the Study of
the Arts of the Present, a new
international arts society, and
hosted its launch conference
in Knoxville, Tenn. The
conference drew more than
115 speakers from the United
States, Canada, Germany, the
United Kingdom, Finland,
Japan, China, Switzerland and
other countries. Elias is an
associate professor of English
at the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, where
she works with her husband,
Jonathan Barnes.
Andy Mehalshick served as
master of ceremonies for the
Luzerne County Community
College Foundation Inc.’s 17th
Annual Community Outreach
Dinner on Nov. 12, 2009.
Mehalshick has been reporting
news in northeast
Pennsylvania for more than 25
years on WBRE-TV. He
resides in Hazleton, Pa., with
his wife, Mary, and their
daughter, Jacqueline.
1984
Gary Mack M.S. ’99 was
named the 2009 Educational
Leader of the Year by the
Human and Civil Rights
Commission of the
Pennsylvania State Education
Association. Gary is a math
teacher at the Wyoming Valley
West Middle School in
Kingston, Pa., and works with
students in both community
and school-sponsored
programs. Gary was previously
awarded PSEA’s Intergroup
Relations Award for
Promoting Leadership.
1987
Christopher J. Brownawell is
the new director of the
Farnsworth Art Museum in
Rockland, Maine. He is
married with three children.
1989
Karen Ryan joined the team
of realtors at the Forty Fort,
Pa., office of Prudential,
Poggi and Jones. She lives
in Forty Fort, Pa.
and credit unions in
Connecticut and western
Maryland. She lives in
Simsbury, Conn., with her
husband Jay and their two
children, Emma and Braden.
1992
Joseph Frank Budzilek and
Anita Marie Kasteleba were
married on Sept. 19, 2009.The
bride is employed by the
Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania as an assistant
manager for the wine and
spirits stores and is sole
proprietor of Shear
Imagination Hair Salon in
West Wyoming, Pa.The groom
is employed by J. Bud Inc.The
couple reside in Dupont, Pa.
David Noyle, MBA ’94, is
senior director of sales for
Colonial Penn Life Insurance
Company in Philadelphia, Pa.
He oversees a sales
department of 175 members.
Last year, his commercial
script was selected by
Colonial Penn’s marketing
team for production.The
commercial was shot on
Noyle’s sales floor, starring
two of his sales representatives
and celebrity endorser, Alex
Trebek. Noyle also has a
cameo appearance in the
commercial which runs on
CBS,TV Land and the
Hallmark Channel. Noyle
lives in East Norriton, Pa.,
with his wife Karen and
children, Alex, Andrew
and Victoria.
1993
Aaron Albert – see 1995
Melissa Margis Kapur and
her husband, Rajat, welcomed
their first child, a son, John
Margis Kapur, on Jan. 12,
2009. Melissa previously was
employed as a customer
promotions manager for
General Mills. She is currently
a full-time mother.The family
resides in Avon Lake, Ohio.
Stacy M. (Heck) Smulowitz
is an assistant professor of
communications at the
University of Scranton. She
is president of Smulowitz
Communications,
Shavertown, Pa.
1991
Dale Nat and his wife,
Valarie, welcomed their first
daughter, Piper Raye, on Aug.
10, 2009. Piper joins big
brothers, Nickolas, 11, and
Tristan, 2.The family resides
in Forty Fort, Pa.
Amy (Schukis) Sheehan is
owner and principal of
Sheehan Consulting, which
provides compliance
consulting services to banks
David Noyle ’92, MBA ’94, above right, appeared in a commercial for his
company, Colonial Penn Life Insurance, with celebrity Alex Trebek. PHOTO
COURTESY DAVID NOYLE
WILKES | Spring 2010
University and was recently
certified as a care manager by
the National Academy of
Certified Care Managers. He
also is an adjunct instructor in
psychiatry at The Pennsylvania
State University and is certified
in re-motivation therapy and
gerontology instruction.
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1994
Laurence Socci is a
government affairs consultant
and small business owner and
has worked as a lawyer
representing small businesses
before Congress and federal
agencies. He lives in
Alexandria,Va., with his
wife, Amanda, and
daughter Margarita.
1995
Sabeth (Ryan) Albert and
Aaron Albert ’93 announce
the birth of their son, Miller
Ryan Albert, born Aug. 30,
2009. Miller is welcomed by
his big sister, Madden.The
family resides in Wilton, Conn.
Maj. Devin O. Licklider of
the Marine Corps recently
received his master's degree
from the Naval Postgraduate
School, Monterey, Calif.
1996
Justin Fasulo – see 1998.
1997
Clayton E. Bubeck is regional
vice president of RETTEW, a
design firm that provides
services in engineering,
transportation, environmental
consulting, planning and
surveying. Bubeck is responsible
for overseeing the firm’s offices
in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., and
Bethlehem, Pa., and for leading
Christie Lynn Yurko and
Daniel Francis Slagus were
married on Oct. 10, 2009.
from the technology of the future.
For Mike Handley ’97, one company’s
their businesses operational in a time of
shortcomings became the foundation
emergency,” Handley says. “You are going
for his company’s success. As vice
to see mobile devices become more
president and partner for Lightspeed
integrated into daily business activities
Technologies Inc., based in Wilkes-
allowing employees to be productive from
Barre, he specializes in finding
anywhere.”
“We see customers looking for ways to
use technology to reduce costs and keep
Handley provides guidance to both the
sales and engineering teams. He also
other companies.
meets with clients to design a personal
While pursuing a bachelor’s degree
in electrical engineering at Wilkes
networking solution that works for them.
University, Handley found a job with a
“Think of it like building a house and
local Internet service provider. The job
meeting with your architect,” he says.
gave Handley experience, but the company’s lack of
“You tell him what you want and he comes back with a
professional engineering services gave him the desire to
design and cost.”
find better solutions.
Handley and his co-worker Stephen Cook were
employed as network engineers when they saw the need
for a company that utilizes convergence—a high-tech
Lightspeed is working with a number of large corporations,
including a local company that has several locations across the
country, two call centers and over 500 users.
“New technology is always what keeps me going,” says
term for combining services—to reduce communications
Handley. “It is changing constantly and is always bringing
costs for their customers. In 1998, when he was 25,
new challenges.” The relationships in his company help him
Handley and Cook formed Lightspeed Technologies Inc.
enjoy what he does. “The engineers act more like a family
“It is hard to explain what Lightspeed does because
most people don't see it,” admits Handley.
Lightspeed brings together all forms of communiWILKES | Spring 2010
1998
Kerri (Gosling) Fasulo and
Justin Fasulo ’96 welcomed a
baby girl, Nicole Anne, on
Sept. 17, 2009.
Handley Sets Course
for Lightspeed
technology solutions overlooked by
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overall business development
efforts in northeast Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. He resides in
Wayne Township, Pa.
than coworkers,” he says.
Handley is grateful for the guidance of educators like John
Gilmer, professor of electrical engineering at Wilkes. “He really
cations services—such as phone, Internet, and e-mail—
challenged me with the projects he came up with,” says
into one, easy-to-use network. The company was an
Handley. “He helped me learn how to think like an engineer.”
innovator in combining services for cost-savings and
Handley is married with three children and lives in Dallas, Pa.
efficiency. This unification of media saves time and
money, something Handley believes customers desire
— By Rachel Strayer
�class notes
1999
Joseph (J.J.) Fadden opened
Big House Tobacco Outlet, a
traditional tobacconist and
cigar lounge, in Scranton, Pa.
Brian Edward Gryboski and
Stephanie Ann Brown were
married on Sept. 11, 2009.The
bride is employed by Cocciardi
and Associates, Moosic, Pa., as a
public health consultant.The
groom is a pharmaceutical sales
representative with Endo
Pharmaceuticals, Chadds Ford,
Pa.They reside in Plains
Township, Pa.
Maj. Deirdre M. Gurry spoke
about her experiences as a female
aviator in the Air Force as part of
aVeterans Day remembrance in
Seguin,Texas. Gurry is an
evaluator pilot on the C-17
cargo aircraft with the Defense
Contract Management Agency,
aircraft integrated maintenance
operations, in San Antonio,Texas.
She is one of only six women
pilots in her unit and flies one of
the largest aircraft in the Air
Force inventory. She has received
the Air Medal, the Global War
on Terrorism Expeditionary
Medal and the Humanitarian
Service Medal.
James Spagnola was promoted
to veteran affairs director by
Luzerne County
Commissioners in October
2009. Spagnola is a six-year
veteran of the U.S. Navy. He
graduated from the U.S. Naval
Nuclear Power School
and the U.S Naval Diving and
Salvage Training School before
serving as a nuclear power plant
operator and ship diver onboard
the USS Jacksonville, a nuclearpowered submarine.
2000
Reunion Oct. 1-3 ~
Ivan Bogan and his wife,
Danielle, announce the birth
of a daughter, Sarah June, on
March 18, 2009.The family
resides in Wilkes-Barre.
2005
Reunion Oct. 1-3 ~
Bridget McHale and Josh
Turel Pharm.D. ’07 were
married on May 9, 2009.The
bride is employed by Wilkes
University.The groom is
employed by Pharmerica
Pharmacy,Wilkes-Barre.The
couple reside in Dallas, Pa.
2006
Andrew Amoroso is at the
University of California Davis
School of Law. He was named
editor-in-chief of the Law
Review.
2007
Ryan J. Maghamez – see
Graduate Students 2009
Josh Turel – see 2005
Anthony DaRe’s project for
the Central Columbia School
District in Bloomsburg, Pa.,
was featured on CNN’s “The
Situation Room” in
September 2009. DeRe,
agency principal of BSI
Corporate Benefits,
Southfield, Mich., handled the
district’s health insurance
negotiations. District superintendent Harry Mathias credits
DaRe and his team with
saving the district over $2
million over the last four
years.
2001
Dr. Rob Cooney – see
Graduate Students 2004
2009
Christine Stanishefski was
hired as an accountant for
Jones Kohanski & Co., P.C.
She works in the firm’s
Moosic, Pa., office.
Graduate Students
1988
Chadwick E. Tuttle, MBA, is
chief operating officer for the
Americas for Clyde Union
Pumps.The company is a
manufacturer of engineered
pumps and has its
headquarters in Glasgow,
Scotland.Tuttle resides in
Victor, N.Y.
Kevin M. Polifko, Pharm.D. –
see Graduate Students 2005
2004
Stephanie Smith Cooney
Pharm.D. ’01, and Dr. Rob
Cooney, announce the birth of
their daughter,Adelay Carol, on
July 22, 2009. Stephanie owns
Gatti Pharmacy in Indiana, Pa.
Rob works as an emergency
medicine physician at
Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center in Johnstown, Pa.
2005
Vince Hartzell, Pharm.D.,
received the Pharmacists
Mutual Insurance Companies
“Distinguished Young
Pharmacist” Award from the
Pennsylvania Pharmacists
Association during its 2009
annual conference. He participates in the local
immunization coalition and
serves as a national faculty
member for the American
Pharmacists Association
immunization program.
Lt. Cmdr. Susan Elizabeth
(Pellock) Polifko, Pharm.D.,
was promoted from lieutenant
to lieutenant commander on
July 1, 2009. She is employed
with the Food and Drug
Administration Office of
Regulatory Affairs, Harrisburg,
Pa. She completes investigative
work in drugs, medical
devices, veterinary products,
foods and biologics. Her
husband, Kevin M. Polifko,
Pharm.D. ’01, is a pharmacy
supervisor with CVS.They
reside in Harrisburg, Pa.
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The bride is employed as a
registered nurse at Moses
Taylor Hospital, Scranton,
Pa.The groom is employed
as a machinist at Fastenal,
Jessup, Pa.The couple reside
in Scranton.
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2006
Jillian (Lipinski) Zarnas,
M.S., married Michael Zarnas
on Aug. 1, 2009.The bride
teaches English at Emmaus
High School in the East Penn
School District.The couple
reside in the Lehigh Valley
with their Maltese, Duke.
Kevin Zurawski – see
Graduate Students 2008
2008
Shannon Nilon, M.S., and
Kevin Zurawski, M.S.,were
married on July 11, 2009.The
bride is employed by the
Crestwood School District as
a high school special
education teacher.The groom
is employed by the Crestwood
School District as a fourthgrade teacher.The couple
reside in White Haven, Pa.
Jillian (Lipinski) Zarnas – see
Graduate Students 2006
2009
Kristina J. Burke, Pharm.D.,
and Ryan J. Maghamez ’07
were married on Sept. 19,
2009.The bride is employed
by the Robert Packer
Hospital, Sayre, Pa.The groom
is employed by Global
Tungsten and Powders Corp.,
Towanda, Pa.The couple
reside in Towanda.
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In Memoriam
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1936
Ruth Gibbons Morgan of
Bridgewater,Va., died Aug. 3,
2009. She taught for several
years in Wilkes-Barre. She was
a member of the Asbury
United Methodist Church, the
Mizpah Bible Class, and
United Methodist Women.
She is survived by several
relatives in Pennsylvania.
1949
Ruth S. Davis of Kingston, Pa.,
died Sept. 29, 2009. She was
employed by the Wilkes-Barre
Area School District as a
teacher’s aide. She was a
member of the Green Acres
Tuesday Morning Coffee Club
and the Green Acres Over the
Hill Gang. She is survived by
her daughter, Elizabeth
Benkoski, Dallas, Pa.; and son,
Warren Davis, Haddonfield, N.J.
Adam Orischak of Roslyn,
Pa., died Oct. 5, 2009. He is
survived by his sons, David
Orischak and Gregory
Orischak; daughter, Karen
Schmittinger; sisters, Mary
Petro, Helen Zavada, and
Elizabeth Serafin; and several
grandchildren.
1950
Rev. Gillard Evans of Clifton
Township, Pa., died Oct. 21,
2009. He was a Primitive
Methodist minister for over 40
years. He was conference
youth director and representative to Christian Endeavor
International, as well as a
faculty member of the
Primitive Methodist School of
Theology and district superintendent of the Schuylkill
District. He was also a
member of George Clay
Volunteer Fire Company and
Ambulance Association,
chaplain and president of the
Thornhurst Volunteer Fire and
Rescue Company, and
member and chairman of the
West Conshohocken
Municipal Authority.
He is survived by his daughter,
Sandra Evans, Bethlehem, Pa.;
and two grandchildren.
Walter Maciejczyk of
Shavertown, Pa., died Nov. 14,
2009. He served in World War
II and was a member of the
American Legion, Post No.
672, Dallas, Pa. He worked for
the Philadelphia
Quartermaster Depot as a
plastics technologist and the
Picatinny Arsenal as a
pyrotechnic engineer. He also
worked for Air Products and
Chemicals. He is survived by
his wife of 50 years, Germaine
Waskie Maciejczyk; several
nieces and nephews.
1953
Michael Herman died Sept.
9, 2009. He was a staff
sergeant with the Army from
1946 to 1949. He was an
accountant for General
Electric in Schenectady, N.Y.,
for 35 years, until his
retirement. He is survived by
his wife, Lillian Herman; son,
Steven M. Herman, Kalispell,
Mont.; daughter, Shirley Ann
Abrams, Clifton Park, N.Y.;
sisters,Veronica Simonowicz
and Elizabeth Suscavage, both
of Plymouth, Pa.; two
grandchildren and a greatgrandson.
1955
Roland E. Featherman died
Sept. 16, 2009. He worked for
the Carbon-Monroe-Pike
Mental Health/Mental
Retardation Agency for 35
years, serving as director of
outpatient services and
director of partial hospitalization and adult day care. He
also had a private counseling
practice for 30 years. He
served on many boards of
directors, including the
Burnley Workshop Board of
Directors; East Stroudsburg
Area School District Board;
the Colonial Intermediate
Unit 20; Stroudsburg Lion’s
Club; Department of Welfare
Board; and Office of the
Aging Board of Directors,
among many others. He cofounded the County
Interagency Council and was
appointed to the Governor’s
Advisory Committee on
People with Disabilities. He is
survived by three daughters,
Jill McDonald, Butler, Pa.;
Mari Wahlgren,Wind Gap,
Pa.; and Barbara Mills,
Colorado Springs, Colo.; a
brother, Howard Featherman,
Mechanicsburg, Pa.; and eight
grandchildren.
1958
Ralph Smith of Dallas, Pa.,
died Sept. 25, 2009. He served
in the U.S. Army Air Corps
during World War II and
managed the Crawford Smith
Lumber Company with his
brother, Gordon Smith. In
1958 he joined Blue Cross of
Northeastern Pennsylvania
and served as president from
1965 until his retirement in
1983. Smith was a vice
president of Wyoming Valley
United Way, a past president of
the Welfare Planning Council,
member of the advisory
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1959
Thomas Edward Reese of
Dallas, Pa., died Oct. 18, 2009.
He was in the U.S. Navy
during World War II. He was
the former owner and operator
of Glenview Coal Supply,
Dallas, Pa.; Dallas Borough tax
collector for 32 years; administrative assistant to Sen. Charles
D. Lemmond; Fifth District
Chairman Luzerne County
Republican Party; and former
coach and treasurer for Back
Mountain Little League. He is
survived by his wife of 63
years, Martha Mae Hadsall
Reese; children, Priscilla Evelyn
Aldrow, Harrisonburg,Va.;
Shirley Ann Shoff, Concord,
N.C.; and Thomas John Reese,
Blakeslee, Pa.; sister, Shirley
Templin, Dallas; grandchildren;
great-grandchildren; numerous
nieces and nephews.
1960
Eugene Brozowski of
Courtdale, Pa., died Sept. 11,
2009. He served in the U.S.
Army. He was employed at
Allied Chemical in
Morristown, N.J., and Trillium
Inc., in Coatesville, Pa. He was
a member of St. John the
Baptist Church, Larksville, Pa.
He is survived by his wife of
19 years, Carolyn; three sons,
Eugene Brozowski Jr., Neffs,
Pa.; Joseph Brozowski,
Allentown, Pa.; and Michael
Brozowski, Reno, Nev.; a
stepdaughter, Kelly Ney,
Freeland, Pa.; and seven
grandchildren.
of nursing services at Nesbitt
Hospital. She taught at
Luzerne County Community
College, where she was one of
the five founders of the
Nursing Education Program.
During the Korean War, she
served in the U.S. Navy as a
nurse. After her retirement, she
was a volunteer with the
American Red Cross Blood
Mobile and Meals on Wheels.
She is survived by her son, R.
Brian Porter, Fairport, N.Y.;
daughter, R. Bonnie Pajka,
Shavertown; sister, Naomi
Holdredge, Shavertown;
grandchildren; a nephew and
three great-nephews.
Julius Yurchak of Hainesport
Township, N.J., died Sept. 22,
2009. He served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during the
Korean War. He worked for
the Defense Personnel Support
Center, Philadelphia, Pa., for
39 years. He is survived by his
wife, Myra Stasukevich
Yurchak; daughters, Lisa
Yurchak, Green Brook, N.J.;
Kira Montgomery, Mount
Laurel, N.J.; and Nina Yurchak,
London, England; brother and
sister, Eugene Yurchak and
Constance Quadrini, both of
Wilkes-Barre; and two
grandsons.
1963
Donald “Dayton” Long died
Sept. 6, 2009. He taught in the
George Ross Elementary
School, Lancaster, Pa., for 28
years, retiring in 1991. He was
honored by the AAA of
Lancaster County for
outstanding service as
supervisor of safety patrol and
dedication to the safety of
school children. He was a
member of the Calvary
Church in Lancaster, the
Lancaster Education
Association, the National
Education Association, and the
Pennsylvania State Education
Association. He is survived by
his daughter, Cynthia A.
Crowl; brother, Dr. Jay Long;
and two granddaughters.
1962
Cora Rood Porter of
Shavertown, Pa., died Sept. 22,
2009. She was a graduate of
Nesbitt Hospital School of
Nursing, where she also began
her teaching career, and later
became the assistant director
1968
Matthew Fliss of West
Pittston, Pa., died Nov. 13,
2009. He was a counselor and
university lecturer.
Joseph Stankus of Dallas, Pa.,
died Oct. 21, 2009. He taught
social studies at the West Side
Vocational-Technical School,
Pringle, Pa., for 36 years. He
is survived by his wife of 41
years, the former Tanya Tadic;
aunts, uncles, nephews
and cousins.
1971
Paul Andrew Hutz of
Mountain Top, Pa., died Sept.
18, 2009. He served in the
U.S. Air Force as an airman
first class. He was employed as
a coordinator and inspector of
the Housing Authority of
Luzerne County. He was also
employed with the Wachovia
Arena,Wilkes-Barre. He is
survived by his wife of 42
years, Mary Kozey Hutz; son,
David Paul Hutz; sister, Ann
Marie Bretz; several aunts,
uncles and cousins.
1973
James Kelly, MBA, of WilkesBarre died Nov. 12, 2009. He
worked for WGBI Radio and
TV, later known as WDAU, as a
television news, weather and
sports reporter. Kelly served in
the U.S. Army Reserves,
graduating from the U.S. Army
Information School as
information and broadcast
specialist. He was part of the
402nd Military Police Unit in
Wilkes-Barre. He was director
WILKES | Spring 2010
committee to the Department
of Defense on Dependents’
Medical Care, and a member
of the board of directors and
chairman of the board of
United Penn Bank. He was
also a past president of the
Wilkes-Barre Little Theater.
He is survived by his sister,
Jean Ingling, Alexandria, Pa.;
daughter, Susan Smith
Lehrmitt, New York, N.Y.;
son, S. Kerr (Sandy) Smith,
New Orleans, La.;
grandchildren; numerous
nieces and nephews.
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of public relations for the
United Way and later served as
assistant business manager for
the Wilkes-Barre Area School
District. He is survived by his
wife of 51 years, Ruth Gates
Kelly; sons, James Kelly, Buffalo,
N.Y.; and Michael Kelly,
Nashua, N.H.; daughter, Mary
Ruth Burke,Wilkes-Barre; and
several grandchildren.
WILKES | Spring 2010
1974
James C. DeSombre of
Trumansburg, N.Y., died Oct.
4, 2009. He worked for Borg
Warner Automotive for 32
years, most recently as director
of Global Supplier
Development. He is survived
by his wife, Bonnie Long
DeSombre; parents, Everett and
Edna Harrison DeSombre,
Forty Fort, Pa.; sons, Jason
DeSombre, Seymour, Conn.;
and Jeff DeSombre, Newburgh,
N.Y.; grandchildren, aunts,
uncles and cousins.
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1985
Mark Anthony O’Donnell of
Wilkes-Barre died Dec. 4,
2009. He was a member of
the American Legion Post
0644. He worked in sales and
was a former member of the
Gate of Heaven Church,
Dallas, Pa. He is survived by
his father, Gerald F.
O’Donnell, Dallas; daughter,
Amanda Brown, Charleston,
S.C.; son, Mark O’Donnell Jr.,
Charleston, S.C.; sister,
Michelle Stavish,West
Wyoming, Pa.; three brothers,
Gerald F. O’Donnell Jr.,
Hummelstown, Pa.; Jeff
O’Donnell,Trucksville, Pa.;
and Michael O’Donnell,
Swoyersville, Pa.; a grandson;
several nieces and nephews.
1989
Robert J. Boyle of Plains
Township, Pa., died Nov. 18,
2009. He is survived by his
parents, Joseph M. and Regina
Sullivan Boyle,Wyoming, Pa.;
brothers, Joseph Boyle, Pa.;
and Patrick Boyle, Calif.;
sisters, Regina Furey, N.J.;
Kathy Ventre, Pa.; and Mary
Fino, Pa.; nieces and nephews.
1993
Diane Elizabeth Belusko of
Wilkes-Barre died Oct. 21,
2009. She was retired from the
Wilkes-Barre Area School
District. She is survived by her
mother, Mary Richardson,
Wilkes-Barre; son, Eric M.
Richardson, Hanover
Township, Pa.; sisters, Susan
Fisher and Barbara
Cunningham, both of Plains
Township, Pa.; brother,
Michael W. Richardson,
Wilkes-Barre; several nieces
and nephews.
1994
Michael J.Vesek III of WilkesBarre died Nov. 5, 2009. He
was employed as a deputy
sheriff for the Luzerne County
sheriff ’s department for 19
years. He is survived by his
parents, Michael J. and
Jacqueline Stillarty Vesek Jr.,
Wilkes-Barre; son, Michael J.
Vesek IV, Dallas, Pa.; daughter,
Hayley Ann Vesek, Dallas;
mother of his children, Kara
Vesek, Dallas; and sister,Terri
Vesek,Wilkes-Barre.
2002
Joey Ruggiero of Hazleton,
Pa., died April 14, 2009. He
began his career as a crisis
worker at Turning Point
Behavioral Health. He worked
as a discharge specialist at
UnitedHealth Group and most
recently as a contract analyst at
UnitedHealthcare. He was a
volunteer with the First Person
Arts Festival, the Philadelphia
International Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival, Philadelphia
Cares, the Human Rights
Campaign, the Philadelphia
Animal Welfare Society and the
William Way LGBT
Community Center. He is
survived by his parents, Joseph
and Carol Ruggiero; sister Lisa;
and maternal grandmother
Antonette Ruggiero.
2007
Andrea M. Cardell of
Kingston, Pa., died Sept. 21,
2009. She is survived by her
mother, Linda McClure,
Duryea, Pa; brothers Ian,
Joseph, Christopher and
Jonathan; sisters Randi,
Amanda, Regina, Cheryl
and Betty.
2008
Cory Anthony Shultz of
Dallas, Pa., died Nov. 9, 2009.
He was employed as a clerk by
Lakeside Bistro, Harveys Lake,
Pa., and worked with his father
at Shultz Masonry. He was a
member of the Shavertown
United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his parents,
Stanley and Debbie Shultz,
Dallas; paternal grandmother,
Roseann Shultz, Swoyersville,
Pa.; aunts, uncles and cousins.
Friends of
Wilkes University
Edward P. Tabbit of
Trucksville, Pa., died Aug. 1,
2009. He was a veteran of
World War II, serving in the
U.S. Navy. He owned and
operated Tabbit’s Appliance
Service of Forty Fort, Pa., for
the past five decades. He is
survived by his children,
Diana, Edward Jr. and David,
all of Trucksville; Robert,
Wyoming, Pa.; Lisa, Forty
Fort; nieces and nephews.
David R. “Bud” Thalenfeld
of Naples, Fla., died May 19,
2009. He served in the U.S.
Air Force during World War
II. He was the CEO and
founder of Trion Industries
Inc., Plains Township, Pa. He
was a member of Temple B’nai
B’rith, Kingston, Pa.;Temple
Shalom, Naples; a former
member of the Jewish
Community Center,WilkesBarre; a board member and
treasurer of Family Service
Association of Wyoming Valley,
Pa.; and of many other organizations. He was a De
Tocqueville Society member
of the Wyoming Valley United
Way. He is survived by his
wife of 69 years, the former
Lillian Stein; son, John
Thalenfeld; sisters, Harriett
Gray, Kingston, Pa.; and Freda
Popky,Wilkes-Barre; and two
grandchildren.
�then & now
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as they worked dutifully at their typewriters.
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ENGINEERING CLASS
John Standish ’58 and William
Culverhouse ’61 MS ’73 identified
this photo as Professor Edward
Heltzel’s engineering drawing
class, probably in 1957 or 1958.
Today’s Beacon staff enjoys
the luxury of computer
technology while they
work on producing
Wilkes University’s
student newspaper.
John Standish ’58 is in the upper
left of the photo. Engineering
students at that time took two
semesters of engineering
drawing. Professor Heltzel is
standing in the center of the
photo, helping a student. The
classroom shown was on the
third floor of Conyngham Hall.
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PHOTO BY ALLISON ROTH
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events
March
Through 14 Brian Wood, Paintings, drawing, prints
and photographs, Sordoni Art Gallery
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Alumni event,Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins game
25
Alumni gathering in Pittsburgh, Pa.
April
10
Alumni event, Denver, CO.
15-17 Theatre Production, Dracula,
Darte Center, 8 p.m.; April 18, 2 p.m.
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Alumni event, Charleston, S.C.
22
Alumni event with communication studies
professors, Baltimore, Md.
24
Dance Concert, Emerging Choreographers
Showcase, 3 and 8 p.m, Darte Center
Alumni Association Scholarship Dinner
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The Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities
featuring Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups
of Tea and Stones Into Schools
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Jazz Orchestra Concert, Darte Center, 8:15 p. m.
May
1
Scholarship Dinner honoring XX
3
String Ensembles Concert, 8 p.m.
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Commencement
PHOTO BY BRUCE WELLER
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CONFLICT & CONSEQUENCES | SWIMMING WITH SHARKS
ENGINEERING ENTERTAINMENT | GOING SOCIAL
�president’s letter
New Initiatives Enhance
Undergraduate Experience
and Benefit Region
W
hen I was an undergraduate at the University of Delaware, a fellow
student named Joe Biden and I both were candidates for president of our
respective classes. We both lost the election. I went on to a career in higher
education that brought me to Wilkes. But, as we know, Mr. Biden never lost his taste
for elected office.
Joe Biden – now vice president of the United States – and I met again recently.As
this issue of Wilkes magazine went to press, I had accompanied U.S. Rep. Paul
Kanjorski to Washington to visit with Vice President Biden and Secretary of Energy
Steven Chu on April 19. Our meeting took place in the Roosevelt Room, from
which I could peer into the Oval Office. It was an honor to represent Wilkes in a
place that has been the stage for much of our nation’s history.
We were meeting with the vice president and secretary of energy to discuss the
funding of a research center to assist northeastern Pennsylvania in addressing the
opportunities and challenges associated with the Marcellus shale formation and
accompanying environmental issues. Although
there is much to be done, we are hopeful Wilkes
will play a central role in this center and that
this participation will greatly benefit our
academic programs.
Other new initiatives have the potential to
positively impact the academic experience of our
undergraduate students and enhance the quality
of our science, health and engineering facilities.
For example, we are talking with The
Commonwealth Medical College about a
Partnerships focusing on energy and
partnership that capitalizes on our strengths in
health initiatives expand undergraduate
the sciences, engineering and health professions.
research opportunities.
Projects like these bring with them both
excitement and concern.The pace of change at Wilkes in the last few years has
been swift, with an explosion of growth in our graduate programs and a proposed
new law school. Striking a balance between new initiatives and remaining true to
our mission of a highly personal education for undergraduates is challenging. Many
new projects, like the ones I’ve described in this message, will positively impact
undergraduates by providing new opportunities for faculty/student research,
new facilities and new faculty.
It is important for our alumni to know that our commitment to undergraduate
education remains a strong focus. Indeed, over the past decade, we have made
strengthening our traditional undergraduate programs a priority through an
investment in mentoring initiatives, reduced student/faculty ratios and improved
facilities.We’ll continue to do that, even as we develop new programs.
The essence of education at Wilkes will
continue to be one that focuses on mentoring
students as they prepare to take their place in
the world as tomorrow’s teachers, scientists,
Dr. Tim Gilmour
communicators and business people.
Wilkes University President
VOLUME 4 | ISSUE 2
SUMMER 2010
WILKES MAGAZINE
University President
Dr. Tim Gilmour
Vice President for Advancement
Michael Wood
Executive Editor
Jack Chielli
Managing Editor
Kim Bower-Spence
Editor
Vicki Mayk
Creative Services
Lisa Reynolds
Web Services
Craig Thomas
Electronic Communications
Christopher Barrows
Graduate Assistant
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Intern
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Layout/Design
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Printing
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EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP
Anne Batory ’68
Brandie Meng M’08
Bill Miller ’81
George Pawlush ’69 MS’76
Donna Sedor ’85
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Executive Director
Sandra Sarno Carroll
Director
Mirko Widenhorn
Associate Director
Bridget Giunta ’05
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President
Laura Cardinale ’72
First Vice President
Fred Demech ’61
Second Vice President
Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA’97
Historian
George Pawlush ’69 MS’76
Wilkes magazine is published quarterly by the Wilkes University Office of Marketing
Communications and Government Relations, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766,
wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu, (570) 408-4779. Please send change of address to the
above address.
Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to
academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences and professional
programs. The university provides its students with the experience and education
necessary for career and intellectual development as well as for personal growth,
engenders a sense of values and civic responsibility, and encourages its students to
welcome the opportunities and challenges of a diverse and continually changing
world. The university enhances the tradition of strong student-faculty interactions in
all its programs, attracts and retains outstanding people in every segment of the
university, and fosters a spirit of cooperation, community involvement, and individual
respect within the entire university.
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FEATURES
8 Swimming With Sharks
Phil Besler ’76’s retirement takes him under the sea
10 Engineering Entertainment
Wilkes alumni provide foundation for local company’s
success in staging extraordinary events
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12 Conflict & Consequences
White House Press Corps photographer Gary Fabiano
built his career shooting consequences of conflict
18 Going Social
Social media—from Facebook to blogs—changes
communications at Wilkes
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DEPARTMENTS
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2 On Campus
6 Athletics
20 Alumni News
Gary Fabiano ’89 hydrates
a child he helped rescue in Haiti,
where he was on assignment
taking photographs.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766.
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�on campus
Left: Dunmore High School students Colin Smith
and Griffin Gerchman size up a problem during
one of the events at the Engineering Olympics.
High School Teams Compete
in Engineering Olympics
PHOTO BY ALLISON ROTH.
It was a weighty matter to consider: Could a bridge built by high
school students hold up at the Wilkes Engineering Olympics?
It turns out that the team from LaSalle College High School had the
winning answer.Their bridge held 94 pounds to finish first in the bridgebuilding competition at the event, held April 16 in the Arnaud C. Marts
Sports and Conference Center. Bridge building was one of five events at
the event that drew 70 students from seven high schools to compete for
$10,000 in scholarship money.The Engineering Olympics was sponsored
by Wilkes’ chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
and the Division of Engineering and Physics.
The team winning first-place honors and a $1,000 scholarship for
each team member who chooses to attend Wilkes was Greater Nanticoke
Area High School. Second-place honors went to LaSalle College High
School, Philadelphia, and the third-place trophy went to E.L. Meyers
High School, Wilkes-Barre.
WILKES | Summer 2010
National Science Foundation
Grant Funds Equipment for
Plant Biology Research
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The National Science Foundation has awarded the
Wilkes biology department a $210,880 grant to
purchase six plant growth chambers.The equipment
will allow Wilkes faculty and students to conduct
more sophisticated plant research in sub-disciplines
ranging from molecular biology to physiology and
ecology. It also will improve the training of Wilkes
students and enhance the appeal of plant biology.
The chambers provide full control over
temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide
concentration, day length and light intensity.
This grant will dramatically enhance the capability
of biology faculty and students to study the effects
of environmental conditions on plant growth
and development.
Biology faculty already engaged in plant research
are the principle project investigators on the grant.
They include William Terzaghi and Ken Klemow,
professors of biology, and Mike Steele, biology
department chair and the H. Fenner Professor of
Research Biology.
The first-place team from Greater Nanticoke Area High School
celebrates its victory with the Colonel. Left to right: Students
Alexandra Bolinski, Arielle Domashinski, Claire Saunders, Mike
Yalch, Lucas Domulevicz, team advisor Anthony Fleury, Tom
Slusser, Matthew Smith, Chris Kropiewnicki, Alexander
DelGuercio, Brett Schenck, and Rodney Ridley, Wilkes director
of engineering. PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE.
Wilkes Admissions Marketing Videos
Win Best in Show
Wilkes University was honored with awards for its admissions marketing
materials.The local chapter of the American Advertising Federation, the
Northeast Pennsylvania Ad Club, awarded “Best in Show” to the Wilkes
“Be Colonel” TV spot.The same commercial won a gold award in the
local, 30-second advertisement category and another gold award was
garnered for the Wilkes “Be Colonel” microsite, the Web site that houses
“Be Colonel” video advertisements.The University Marketing
Communications Department worked with Philadelphia advertising agency
160over90 to produce the campaign.The commercials now will advance to
compete in the American Advertising Federation’s regional competition.
CUPRAP, the Association of Communicators in Education, also honored
Wilkes at its annual CUPPIE awards. A gold award was given to the spring
2009 issue of Wilkes magazine; a silver award went to the Wilkes University
Web site redesign, a project that included updating almost 2,500 active
webpages; and a bronze award was given for a suite of three health sciences
brochures featuring biological phenomena.
Wanted: Second Acts
Wilkes magazine is looking for alumni who have made career changes for a
story in an upcoming issue.Whether you’ve switched paths due to the economy
or simply because of a desire for change, we would like to hear from you. If you
have a “second act” in your career that you would like to share, please contact
Vicki Mayk, editor, Wilkes magazine, at vicki.mayk@wilkes.edu.
�on campus
Speech and Debate Team Enjoys Renaissance
Speech and debate team member Sarah Mitrotz, standing at podium, is challenged by fellow
team member Sarah Seman during a team practice. Also pictured, sitting from left, are David
Cook, Casim Gomez and Nisarg Joshi. PHOTO BY VICKI MAYK.
teams at Liberty University with Cook also taking home an eighth-place
speaker award.These debaters also participated in the quarterfinal round at
Western Connecticut University and were ranked fifth and 14th in top
speaker awards out of 124 competitors. Cook also brought home a third-place
speaker trophy from the Navy Tournament at Annapolis.
As a member of the speech team, Niemiec earned first-place prizes in
informative speaking at the Southern Northern Atlantic Forensics Union
Tournament at Cedar Crest College and at Seton Hall University. Niemic also
won the coveted Ed Leonard Award at Seton Hall, one of the most prestigious
awards in the competition.The award is given to the student who has exhibited
passion, leadership and a competitive spirit throughout the year. Niemiec ranked
13th in the nation after competing at the American Forensics Association’s
National Tournament in Eau Claire,Wis.
The Wilkes speech and debate team displays its awards and
trophies in Fenner Hall. PHOTO BY VICKI MAYK.
Cook, debate team president, attributes his
success to the academic challenge and competitive
nature of the sport. He says the most memorable
experience was traveling with the team to
President Barack Obama’s Inauguration. “I’ll never
forget the history that was made that day.”
Speech and debate team alumni also have fond
memories of traveling with the team. Alfred G.
Mueller II ’93, interim assistant director of
academic affairs at Penn State-Mont Alto,
remembers traveling with former speech and
debate team coach Bradford Kinney to Austin,
Texas, where he had won a place in the prestigious
Interstates Oratorical Competition. “We did not
have the funds for a rental car. I think we walked
over 20 miles during the three-day visit to Austin,”
Mueller recalls.
Kinney fondly reminisces about his group of
students who were known as Kinney’s Kids.“They
were in fact just like my real children. Someone
once asked me if they were all my kids; my students
jokingly called me dad. From that point on, we
became more like a family than a team,” he says.
One of Kinney’s Kids was Donna Sedor ’85,
executive vice president of the Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Commerce. “I am grateful to Dr.
Bradford Kinney for being a wonderful teacher
and mentor. He pushed us to work hard, but at the
same time, we had fun,” says Sedor.
Sedor explains that participating on the team
gave her confidence and taught her skills that she
uses every day. “It was a great day for me when I
set the Wilkes record, reaching 100 career trophies,
and also the day when I was elected student
lieutenant governor for our regional chapter of Pi
Kappa Delta—a forensics honor society for
undergraduate university students.”
– By Melanie Thomas, senior communications
studies major.
WILKES | Summer 2010
Wilkes University’s speech and debate team has a long history in college
forensics and it experienced another successful season in the 2009-2010
academic year.The team has enriched campus life for Wilkes students since
1933. After several years of inactivity, the debate team is once again enjoying
success, winning more than 17 top awards this year, including a number five
finish for the speech team in Pennsylvania.
The team includes two separate divisions.The speech team competes in oral
interpretation and public address and the debate team competes in policy debate.
Christine Mellon, speech and debate team coach, explains that Harold Cox,
University archivist, contributed an endowment to ensure that Wilkes students
continue to benefit from participating in speech and debate activities.
“Without the resources provided by Dr. Cox, we wouldn’t have a team
today,” says Mellon.
Generations of alumni contributed to the team’s winning ways and current
team members continue that legacy. David Cook, a sophomore English and
communications major from Wilkes-Barre, and Jeffrey Niemiec, a senior
engineering major from Laflin, Pa., made it to the semi-finals out of 62 debate
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�on campus
Wilkes Students
Raise Pennies
for Peace
Blake Mycoskie, founder and chief shoe giver of TOMS Shoes, Inc., is the guest speaker for
the 2010 Outstanding Leaders Forum. PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMS SHOES INC.
WILKES | Summer 2010
Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes to
Present Outstanding Leaders Forum Lecture
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Blake Mycoskie, founder and chief shoe giver of TOMS Shoes, Inc., will be
the guest speaker for the seventh annual Outstanding Leaders Forum on
Nov. 9.The 32-year-old entrepreneur will speak on “Conscious Capitalism
and the Future of Business,” a talk focusing on running a financially successful
business that promotes his ideal of “In tough times, give more!”
TOMS Shoes, Inc. donates a pair of new shoes to underprivileged
children for every pair of shoes the company sells. Mycoskie’s idea for
TOMS came during a visit to Argentina, where he witnessed the number
of children without shoes who were at risk for soil-transmitted diseases and
infectious cuts and sores. Many children were also unable to attend school
because shoes were part of the required uniform. Since establishing TOMS
in May 2006, Mycoskie’s One for One business model has enabled
customers to help give over 400,000 pairs of new shoes to impoverished
children in Africa, South America and New Orleans.
Mycoskie has been featured in a major national ad campaign for AT&T
and his company was cited in the Bill Gates Time magazine article, “How
to Fix Capitalism.” Mycoskie lives on a sailboat in Los Angeles, Calif.
For more information on the Outstanding Leaders Forum, see
The Colonel Connection or contact Rebecca Van Jura at (800)
WILKES-U, Ext. 4306 or rebecca.vanjura@wilkes.edu.
Wilkes University students learned
that spare change can change the world
when they held a Pennies for Peace campaign in
conjunction with the appearance of humanitarian
Greg Mortenson at the Max M. Rosenn Lecture
in Law and Humanities.The campaign raised
$1,563 to support schools in Pakistan
and Afghanistan.
The Pennies for Peace campaign is a program
of Central Asia Institute (CAI), founded by
Mortenson, author of The NewYork Times best
seller, Three Cups of Tea. Mortenson delivered the
Rosenn Lecture to a capacity crowd on April 25
at the F.M. Kirby Center. CAI is a nonprofit
organization that promotes and provides
community-based education and literacy programs,
especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of
Central Asia. Founded in 1996, CAI has built, to
date, more than 100 schools in Afghanistan and
Pakistan, which serve more than 28,000 students,
14,000 of whom are girls.
A competition among the 15 residence halls
on the Wilkes campus highlighted the campaign.
University Towers 1 and 2 raised the most money—
$127—and won an ice cream party, courtesy of
Sodexo, the campus food service provider.
Jahmitza Perez ’10 donates to the Pennies for Peace
Campaign. PHOTO BY RACHEL STRAYER.
�on campus
Alden Learning Commons Is
New Addition to Farley Library
The Farley Library has a newly renovated study area
that combines new technology with a cozy and
collaborative learning environment.The Alden
Learning Commons, located on the lower level of the
library, debuted this spring.
The renovated space features four group study
rooms, four diner-style group study areas and 16 small
group study bays.Technology in the area includes Mac
Spaces for collaborative learning are a highlight in the Alden Learning Commons in
Farley Library. PHOTO BY MICHAEL TOUEY.
computers, a white board projector and flat-screen televisions in the
group study rooms.The area was designed to promote collaborative
learning and provide a space for group projects.
Funding for the project included a $75,000 grant from the Alden
Trust and $25,800 from Wilkes Student Government.The Alden
funding paid for technology and furniture and student government
paid for one of the group study rooms and the white board.
Institutional funds covered the general construction costs, including
new lighting, carpeting, paint and construction of the group study
rooms and study areas.
The Alden Learning Commons features individual and group study
spaces. PHOTO BY MICHAEL TOUEY.
Innovative Instructional Media Program
Awards First Degrees
The instructional media degree program focuses
on employing the latest technology and Web
resources in the classroom. Courses include digital
storytelling, differentiation supported by technology
and digital media in the classroom. Course designers
include nationally-known education technology
leaders, including Kathy Schrock, Joe Brennan,
Lance Rougeux and Steve Dembo.
Discovery Education and Wilkes University have
worked together since 2005 to help educators
integrate educational technology into classroom
curriculum to ultimately improve student academic
achievement. For more information about the
program and upcoming classes, visit
www.discoveryeducation.com/masters.
WILKES | Summer 2010
Ten educators and instructional media designers from the United States and
Canada are the first graduates of the innovative online master’s degree
program in instructional media offered collaboratively by Wilkes University
and Discovery Education.
Launched in June 2008, the 30-credit instructional media program prepares
educators to engage today’s students in learning through digital content.
Graduates of the program are prepared to effectively blend academic rigor
with the latest technology, from videos to Web 2.0 tools to virtual field trips.
“This master’s in instructional media combines best practices in 21st
century teaching with the outstanding expertise and media services from
Discovery Education,” says Michael Speziale, dean of the College of Graduate
and Professional Studies. “We know our new graduates will have an
immediate transformative effect on student understanding and achievement
leveraging digital media that engages, inspires and ultimately helps each
student live up to their fullest potential.”
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�athletics
Decisions,
decisions
ZACH PIZARRO MADE ALL THE RIGHT
DECISIONS TO BECOME WILKES
UNIVERSITY’S LATEST ALL-AMERICAN
WILKES | Summer 2010
By Gary R. Blockus ’79
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�athletics
Top left: Wrestlers Zach Pizarro, right, and Frank Heffernan finished successful careers
wrestling for the Colonels. Pizarro earned All-American status in 2010, and both wrestlers
competed at nationals for two consecutive years.
Below left: Zach Pizarro pins an opponent with the skill that earned him All-American status.
Wrestlers Win in the Classroom
Wilkes wrestlers such as graduating All-Americans Zach
Pizarro and Frank Heffernan don’t limit their success to
the mats.They also excel in the classroom.
The Colonels wrestling team combined for a 3.261
GPA to rank 15th nationally.
“Both Zach and Frank are solid students,”Wilkes head
wrestling coach Jon Laudenslager says.“We encourage
our wrestlers to be all-around students, to get their work
done in the classroom.That work ethic from wrestling
carries over to the classroom and creates a great
environment for the team.”
Laudenslager is a firm believer that academics and
athletics not only go hand-in-hand but offer similar tools
on the road to success.
“If you’re not doing well academically, every aspect in
your college life is going to struggle,” he says,“from
athletics to your social life, to your family life when you
get home. Our team goal is to graduate everybody in the
program.We do study halls and things like that to get
guys off to a good start when they get here.”
who ended his senior season 31-9 with more than 100career wins.“Watching Zach at nationals, that was
exciting. He lost both his matches to the No. 1 seed, the
returning champ. He wrestled really well out there. He
was just as tough in his last match as in his first.”
Pizarro, a business administration major who was as
excited about job interviews lined up in April as he was
earning All-American status, gave Massey all he could
handle in the opening match, which he dropped 3-1.
They met again in the consolation semifinals, where
Massey scored a takedown in the first sudden victory
period for a 6-4 decision.
“What really helped Zach,” Laudenslager says,“was
having that defending national champion in the first
match. He may have lost 3-1, but he walked away knowing
he could beat anybody else in that bracket, including that
kid. If he was in the other half of the bracket, he may have
even made the finals.That first loss really helped him know
he belonged there and could win there.”
Pizarro, who went 4-2 at nationals, ended his collegiate
career by pinning Martin Porter from Delaware Valley
College in 2:28 for fifth place.
WILKES | Summer 2010
Z
ACH PIZARRO MAY BE THE POSTER BOY WHO PROVES
that college is a major exercise in how each choice you make can
affect your life.
The Wilkes University senior did not begin his college career at
Wilkes and did not begin his college career as a wrestler, yet the choices he
made eventually led him both to Wilkes and to wrestling.
Pizarro made those choices pay off on March 6, when he earned AllAmerican status by claiming fifth place at the 2010 NCAA Division III
Wrestling Championships at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
“I wasn’t seeded at all,” Pizarro says of entering nationals and getting virtually
no respect from a seeding committee that ranks the top eight wrestlers in a 16man bracket. Pizarro’s reward for winning the 197-pound championship at the
Metropolitan Conference Tournament was to meet defending national champion
and top-seeded Jared Massey of Augsburg College in the opening round.
“I wouldn’t have considered myself as an underdog,” he says,“but to go into
the national tournament with other people thinking of you as the underdog,
and to come out as an All-American, that was a great feeling.”
But before Pizarro got the chance to wrestle Massey not once, but twice in
Iowa, he took a long and winding detour that led him down Tobacco Road
before ever reaching the banks of the Susquehanna in Wilkes-Barre.
“I attended North Carolina State University in the fall of 2005,” says Pizarro,
who starred in football and wrestling at Easton (Pa.) High School, a perennial
football and state wrestling power just 50 miles southeast of Wilkes-Barre.“I felt
like the college experience was a little too much for me at that point in my life.”
After a semester off, he transferred to Wilkes and decided to play football in
fall 2006, then found out the passion he had for the sport had worn thin.
“I spoke to coach [Jon] Laudenslager before arriving on campus, so I decided
to give wrestling one more shot, and am happy I did,” he says.
“We actually tried to get him to come out for wrestling that first year, but he
hurt his thumb in football,” says Laudenslager, who has coached four AllAmericans in his seven years as head wrestling coach.“We got him to come out
his sophomore year and he lost in the conference finals. He’s been in the
conference finals three times and won twice.”
The Colonels finished second in the conference after setting a university
record with 22 wins.
“We set the school record, but our percentage wasn’t as good as teams that
were 21-0 and wrestled in Division I,” Laudenslager says.“We moved to
Division III in 1999.”
Still, under Laudenslager, the Colonels garnered a conference championship
in 2009, their first in 34 years.
Pizarro’s second trip to nationals is almost certainly his last, although he does
have one semester of eligibility remaining. Pizarro did not perform as well as he
had hoped in 2009 during his first time at nationals, where he watched roommate
Frank Heffernan gain the podium as an All-American at 174 pounds. Heffernan
entered the 2010 national championships as the No. 5 seed, but did not place.
“Wrestling at Wilkes has been more than I ever expected,” says Heffernan,
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�Swimming
Sharks
with
PHIL BESLER ’76’S
RETIREMENT TAKES HIM
UNDER THE SEA
WILKES | Summer 2010
By Vicki Mayk
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Phil Besler ’76 and Carol (Gusgekofski) Besler ’76 aboard the Carolann2,
the boat Besler uses for assisting with shark research. PHOTO BY STACY
PEARSALL/CHARLESTON PHOTOGRAPHY CENTER.
Inset photos, top, shark researcher Samuel Gruber, in white, tags a shark.
Bottom, a volunteer offers bait to lure sharks for tagging.
PHOTOS BY MDP PHOTOGRAPHY.
�Phil Besler ’76 is on his boat, the Carolann2—but this time, he
ferries other passengers aboard besides wife Carol (Gusgekofski)
Besler ’76, for whom the boat is named.
The passengers include marine biology researchers from around
the globe, Miami high school students and volunteers.The group is
directed by Samuel “Doc” Gruber, head of the Bimini Biological
Field station—also known as the Sharklab—a world-famous facility
for studying sharks.
While this eclectic group sleeps, volunteers take turns baiting
underwater baskets with fish heads and throwing out ground up
fish in a process known as chumming. By the time Besler and
his shipmates awaken, it’s attracted 20 to 30 sharks to the boat.
These include 12- to 14-foot tiger sharks and six- to 10-foot lemon
sharks.The latter species is the focus of Gruber’s research.
“After a couple of people check to make sure there are no
aggressive sharks, we get in the water with scuba gear,” Besler says.
“They put a food basket about 20 yards from you and you kneel in
the sand down there.The sharks get within 18 inches of you before
they make a 90-degree turn.You have to be careful you don’t make
any sharp movements. I’ve done this about three times; I’ll tell you,
it really gets the adrenaline pumping.”
Assisting with shark research has become a favorite pastime for
Besler, a consultant who retired in 2006 at 52. Besler and his wife
divide their time between homes in Long Beach Island, N.J., and
Ocean Ridge, Fla. Early retirement became a goal when “I saw a
lot of friends die in their 40s and 50s,” Besler says.
Career success has allowed him to pursue interests like scuba
diving and shark tagging. Besler, a Trenton, N.J., native, came to
Wilkes to play outside linebacker for the Colonels under coach
Rollie Schmidt. Graduating with an accounting degree, he was
soon hired by the state of New Jersey. “I started out auditing
nursing homes and moved on to the state department of health,
where I became responsible for hospital rate setting,” he recalls.
Then came a project that changed his career: New Jersey
received a grant to pilot a new form of hospital reimbursement
for Medicare called diagnosis-related groups, referred to as
DRGs in the health-care industry. Developed by two Yale
researchers, DRGs were adopted as the national standard under
Medicare’s prospective payment system in 1983.The new model
paid a predetermined, set rate based on the patient’s diagnosis. It
revolutionized the health-care industry.
Because of his experience, “I became very valuable,” Besler
quips. He ran a series of highly successful consulting firms focusing
on health care financial management. He remains chairman of the
board of Besler Consulting.
He played football until he was 50, when an injury sidelined
him. Boating and scuba diving became favorite hobbies. Shark
researcher Gruber, now a retired University of Miami
professor, spoke at Besler’s Florida scuba club in 2007 and
asked for volunteers.
Scuba divers usually volunteer to shoot barracuda, which are
used as shark bait. Besler also was able to offer boats to Gruber and
his team. The Palm Beach area near Besler’s Florida home has a
large shark concentration because the waters provide lots of food
for their courtship behavior.
For the past three years, from January to March, Besler
contributed his boat and his time twice a week. He helps to tag the
sharks. Each fish receives up to four tags, one of which may be a
transmitter that can be tracked by satellite. It’s not a simple task.
“One thing that I remember is pulling one of the sharks up so
we can attach a monitor,” he recalls. “We’re pulling up this 200pound shark on a line, hauling it up the side of the boat. My
forearms were aching: I was surprised it was such hard work.”
Gruber’s research focuses on three areas: the role of lemon sharks
in the marine ecosystem, changes that occur during its life cycle,
and the conservation of the creatures in the marine ecosystem.
Gruber describes Besler as a “businessman Buddha,” a tribute to
his prize volunteer’s easy-going nature.
“He’s a gentle soul, for a hard-nosed businessman,” Gruber says.
“He’s very down to earth. He’s just a very happy person.”
Gruber first used Besler’s smaller boat, a 25-foot Mako
Walkaround. Later, he convinced him to lend him his 58-foot Sea
Ray DB.“I think his wife was a little shocked when she saw what
we had loaded on their beautiful yacht,” Gruber chuckles, recalling
a stateroom filled with oranges and bananas for the research crew.
Gruber says Besler’s support helps stretch his annual research
budget of less than $25,000.
Besler says he benefits as well.
“You get to see a different world when you’re under the water.
I’ve gone from being a recreational diver to an advanced diver, and
I like being involved with environmental issues.”
Philip Besler
Long Beach Island, N.J., and Ocean Ridge, Fla., B.S.,
Accounting, 1976.
Career: Expert in health-care reimbursement and finance
Notable: Volunteers in shark research with world-famous
marine expert Samuel “Doc” Gruber.
Favorite Wilkes Memories: Football under Coach Rollie
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L
ESS THAN 50 MILES FROM FLORIDA,
THE BLUE WATERS OF THE BIMINI
ISLANDS RUN WARM AND CLEAR.
Schmidt and dorm life in Grissom Hall.
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�ENGINEERING
ENTERTAINMENT
WILKES GRADS PROVIDE FOUNDATION
FOR LOCAL COMPANY’S SUCCESS IN
STAGING EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS
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By Helen Kaiser
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�Opposite, Top: Stage at Woodstock 1999 built by Mountain Productions. PHOTO COURTESY OF MOUNTAIN PRODUCTIONS.
Wilkes engineering alumni, from left, Matt Griffith ’10, Paul Serkosky ’96 and Sean Davies ’06 are the experts behind
Mountain Productions stages. PHOTO BY EARL & SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC.
sound equipment. Mountain
Productions’ shop workers
build the stages on site.
“With traditional architectural engineering firms you
might be working on one big
project for years,” Serkosky
says. “Here we might have a
week. We serve as project
manager-engineer-draftsman
and jack-of-all-trades.”
“There’s a gratification that
comes from knowing I helped
make (an event) possible,” adds
Davies, whose portfolio includes Christmas tree installations at Rockefeller Center, annual Times Square NewYear’s Eve
celebrations and the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial dedication in 2008.
Serkosky says he was particularly proud of his work on the
stage in New York’s Central Park for Pope John Paul II in 1995
and designing three stages for Pope Benedict’s visit in 2008—
including one at second base at Yankee Stadium, where no one
was permitted to walk on the grass. Hired in 1996 after a twoyear internship, Serkosky has served as a mentor to several other
Wilkes interns who have come through the doors.
Davies is another former intern. He enjoys the camaraderie of
a small engineering department, as well as the fact that “every
one of our projects is different—in size, venue and location.We
could be doing installations at a Super Bowl or a religious event;
there are so many variables.”
Griffith has worked for two years as an intern with plans to
come on board officially after graduation. The internship
program is a win-win for students and the company, because
both can determine if an individual is a good fit for the work.
Griffith says he learned so much by doing. He traveled to job
sites for a July Fourth celebration at the Philadelphia Art Museum
and to Syracuse, N.Y., for a Dave Matthews Band concert.
“When you’re learning theory in classrooms, sometimes you
don’t see how you’ll ever use it. But as long as you understand
the fundamentals and concepts of engineering you can make an
educated decision out in the field,” Serkosky says. His degree is
in mechanical engineering, but a lot of what he does on the job
involves structural engineering, which he taught himself “based
on the foundations that Wilkes provided with the mechanical
engineering degree.”
They play an integral
part in our success.
There’s not a project
that leaves here that
one of the three
hasn’t been
involved in.
From left: Pre-performance at the 2009
Rothbury Music Festival, the stage for the
Kenny Chesney Tour, and the stage for the
2008 papal visit in Yankee Stadium.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MOUNTAIN PRODUCTIONS.
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RAND NEW WILKES ALUMNUS MATT
Griffith ’10 used to enjoy rock concerts,
fireworks shows and other high-profile events
just like everyone else.
Now that he works for Mountain
Productions, however, he also scopes out all the
staging, roof systems, grandstands, rigging and hoists when he
attends such events. Griffith and two other alumni practically form
an adjunct Wilkes engineering department at the Wilkes-Barre
firm, said to be the largest staging company in North America.
“They play an integral part in our success,” says president and
general manager James Evans about Griffith, Paul Serkosky ’96
and Sean Davies ’06. “There’s not a project that leaves here that
one of the three hasn’t been involved in.”
Mountain Productions’ CEO Ron Simms, himself a 1960
Wilkes graduate, says the University’s engineering faculty can be
proud of the problem-solving capabilities of its graduates.
Mountain Productions is internationally known for providing
equipment, engineering expertise and professional installations
of staging—from a simple podium and dais to a complex
industrial structure with vehicles suspended 50 feet in the air.
The company has been involved in extraordinary events such as
Pope John Paul II’s 1995 visit to New York City, The Jacksons’
Victory Tour, the inauguration of President Barack Obama, Live
Aid Philadelphia in 1985, Live 8 in 2005 and many others.
Founded in 1979, Mountain Productions has staged more than
18,000 events. According to Evans, the company handles more
events each year than any other such firm.
With the only accredited engineering program in the area at
nearby Wilkes, Evans knows where to look for the expertise he
needs in his 75-employee operation.
There often is a Wilkes intern on staff to help with the
complex engineering computations needed for erecting each
customized installation. Because safety is imperative, all results are
triple checked—including a review by an independent registered
engineer—before construction begins.
After the company’s sales staff and designers determine a client’s
needs, the engineers set to work “to make it happen,” says Serkosky.
They travel to the site to survey the facility and determine what
is needed. With a transit, they determine elevation and other
information. Starting with a basic drawing of the proposed
structure, they then incorporate wind loadings to make sure it
will be safe. Engineers also determine how much weight the
structure can hold, including elements such as lighting and
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�Conflict &
CONSEQUENCES
PHOTOJOURNALIST GARY FABIANO ’89 PURSUES GLOBAL EVENTS
TO DOCUMENT TRAGEDIES AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT
A tent city in post-earthquake Haiti, as seen through
the lens of photojournalist Gary Fabiano ’89.
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By Kim Bower-Spence
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�Haiti 2006
“Cite L’Eternal is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Haiti, but
the human spirit lives on in the smile of this little girl who had
nothing more than a random place to take a bath. Pigs and
children walk among the same trash, mud and contaminated
water that flows through canals that surround the shacks.
Although trash lay on the ground like a carpet, the sheer bliss
shown in her smile…. served as a reminder that people move
forward even in the toughest of conditions… “
– Gary Fabiano
A
WILKES | Summer 2010
S PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SIGNED LANDMARK
health-care legislation into law, Gary Fabiano ’89 stood a
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few feet away—snapping photos. Just another day at the
White House for this art major turned photojournalist.
A freelance photographer working with an agent, Fabiano has
logged six years in the White House Press Corps. He spends
several days a week following the U.S. president through theWhite
House. Not all days are as memorable as the bill signing. Fabiano
could spend all day at the White House and never see Obama, or
just sit in the motorcade as the chief executive plays golf.
The central New Jersey native took a couple of photography
courses with former Wilkes Professor Mark Cohen ’66. “I
thought he was brilliant, and he made some great photographs.”
Rumors of voting fraud marked the 2006 election in Haiti. Large numbers
of ballots were thrown away in the city dump without being counted.
Fabiano captures these Haitians rescuing ballots against the backdrop of
the setting sun.
All photos by Gary Fabiano ’89.
�The White House has a brooding look.
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Fabiano started his career as a painter but soon decided he
wanted to transition to an art form that would allow him to shed
light on world conflict.
“A camera is a vehicle,” says Fabiano, who teaches photojournalism workshops for Columbia University. He wished to turn
his camera on war, to immerse himself in conflict, to document
and translate it so that people could see its consequences.
That makes it difficult to look at many of his images.They reveal
death and suffering among both soldiers and innocent bystanders.
He has documented violence and tragedy in Bosnia, Kosovo, the
West Bank and Gaza, Israel, Haiti, Albania and Beirut.
He knows he’s done his job when he’s made a photo that’s
hard to look at—but the viewer can’t look away. Fabiano’s work
has appeared in numerous publications, including Newsweek,
Time, Life, U.S. News & World Report and Vanity Fair.
“Our society in this country will not show a lot of these types
of photos,” he admits. “At the end of the day, there are a lot of
innocent people who are hurt and killed by conflict.” Fabiano
stresses that he doesn’t set out to shock with his photos. “It is a
record. I went overseas to give validity to people.”
An earthquake victim in Haiti is photographed in his hospital bed.
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�Asked once by a student if he ever takes photos of nice things,
he reflected: “I’d rather take part and be involved in the nice
things.” He feels no desire to photograph rainbows. “I’d rather
just look at the rainbow.”
Fabiano was photographing an elections worker checking
New York City voting booths the morning of Sept. 11, 2001,
when he got a phone call that a plane had flown into the
World Trade Center. He arrived at the scene just as the second
plane hit.
He could have reached out and touched the building when he
heard a loud noise and looked up to see it shift and begin to
crumble. He ran and took cover under Building 7, which was
buried by rubble. He used the flash on his camera to help guide
Albania
“It was a hot summer day and the streets were quiet. I was
walking slowly…. Ahead I saw a baby on the ground lying there
with no one around. I approached and saw that the baby was
alive and was next to sparse pieces of food left on the
those trapped with him through black, choking dust to a small
path to the street. The second building disintegrated minutes
after Fabiano’s exit. He ran from the billowing cloud, then
turned and started taking pictures.
“You know what was tough about 9/11?” he asks. “It was
at home.”
Fabiano considers it an honor to document the president. He
started the job during the Bush administration, and he was in
Chicago with Obama on election night and at his swearing-in
ceremony. “It is politics, and a lot of it is very set up and very
staged,” he admits. He tries to catch the telling moments
between all the staged events.
cardboard as well as some small coins. It was an alarming sight
to me.… I found out that this baby was left on the ground to
beg for food and money as its mother went begging on another
street, hoping to get more from two places than one.”
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– Gary Fabiano
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�A victorious President Barack Obama and his family as captured on election night in Chicago by photojournalist Gary Fabiano ’89.
Fabiano reined in his flak-jacket lifestyle even further since
the birth of his son, Jack, in 2009.“My priorities are different
now,” explains the photographer, who lives in downtown
Washington, D.C., with wife Connie and their son. A trip to
Haiti to cover the earthquake was a necessity. The seasoned
war photographer found documenting death and suffering
among that nation’s children particularly difficult. He
assembled a photo book called Fractured Earth to benefit the
recovery effort.
Fabiano is turning his attention to filmmaking. “I want to
progress as a person and as an artist,” he says.“I want to push
myself to learn a new medium.”
Gary Fabiano
Washington, D.C., B.A. Art, 1989.
Career: Professional
photographer who has
documented conflict around the
world and is now part of the
White House Press Corps.
Notable: Photographs the
president and the White House
on a daily basis.
Favorite Wilkes place:
and the dike.
More on the Web
To view more of Gary Fabiano’s photos
produced a book about the earthquake in Haiti. Proceeds
visit www.garyfabiano.com.
benefit relief organizations. To view the book, visit
In addition, Fabiano has recently
http://www.blurb.com/books/1212983.
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Pa., who took the new social media and public relations class.
“(Social media) is something that we, as growing PR professionals, should really make an effort to learn.When it comes time
for us to enter the professional world, being proficient in social
media will be something that will definitely be attractive to a
potential employer,” says Gunther.
The Alumni Association uses Facebook, LinkedIn andTwitter to
complement existing outreach efforts such as the alumni
community Web site,The Colonel Connection.
“Social media has created an opportunity for us to maintain and
strengthen our relationship with current students and recent
alumni, since these forms of communication have become the
norm for this demographic. These tools allow the Alumni
Association to create a presence in the daily lives of our alumni,”
says Director of Alumni Relations Mirko Widenhorn.
Bridget Giunta ’05, associate director for alumni relations, finds
Facebook is a great place for alumni to interact. “We encourage
conversations among alumni by asking questions and posting
photos, which often spurs a series of comments,” she says.
Members of the graduate creative writing program effectively
use Twitter to stay in touch between residencies and promote each
other’s works, most notably creating buzz for faculty member
Kaylie Jones’ memoir, Lies My Mother Never Told Me.
“Her students aided with the release by posting and re-tweeting
info and as a result, Kaylie was able to cast a wider net for
promoting her book,” says assistant program director Jim Warner
’01, MFA ’09. Warner, a poet, encourages students to use social
media to develop a personal brand; his own efforts have landed
him new poetry gigs.
The changing nature of technology inspired Kenneth Klemow,
professor of biology, to develop podcast interactive trail guides.
Students produced an image-enhanced podcast series for three
local trails in Kirby Park, with episodes exploring local plants and
wildlife around each trail marker.The guides are free to download
via Wilkes iTunes (itunes.wilkes.edu).
All around campus, people are using social media to
communicate, educate and inspire in new and unique ways.
As technology evolves, the Colonel community is sure to
keep up, thanks in part to the newest generation of Wilkes students
and alumni.
“I’m glad I have grown up around (social media) and know
how to use most of them,” says Ralston.
More on the Web:
Want to learn more about using social
on to http://community.wilkes.edu/socialmedia.
media? Donna Talarico ’00, MFA ’10 and
You can also stay up-to-date with Wilkes on social media:
Steve Moyer ’09 presented a workshop to Wilkes alumni in
facebook.com/WilkesUniversity
February on the professional uses of social media. You can
twitter.com/wilkesalumni and at Wilkes Alumni
still catch it by watching a video of the presentation. Log
on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/wilkesalumni
WILKES | Summer 2010
ALKING THROUGH THE GREENWAY, JUST TO
see who is hanging around. Strolling to Public Square to
check out events on the Kirby Center marquee. Calling a
classmate—from the dorm room telephone.
That’s the social life of Wilkes University past. First instant
messaging and cell phones revolutionized college-age communication. Now social networks like Facebook reign.Web 2.0 allowed
everyday users to share content and interact online; social
networking sites opened the floodgates for the user-generated
content and two-way interaction first seen on blogs, wikis, forums
and media-sharing sites.
According to Facebook, there are now over 400 million active
users on the social networking site.Twitter boasts 50 million tweets
per day. But social networking is not just to keep people
connected. Organizations can use it to build community and reach
a new audience.Wilkes University is among the social media savvy.
Print and broadcast media are adapting how content is created and
distributed, and the communication studies department at Wilkes
is preparing students for this rapidly changing industry.
“We’ve recognized that social media is a very clear part of the
professional communication landscape,” says Mark Stine, assistant
professor and chair of the communication studies department.
A new course in social media and public relations was added
and existing classes and co-curricular activities are adapting. Blogs
are used for class assignments, a social media presence exists forThe
Beacon and WCLH, and TV show Wilkes World broadens its reach
through YouTube.
“Instead of 35,000 households, the audience can now include
anyone, including alumni who would like to see what is
happening on campus,” says Stine.
Student-run public relations agency Zebra Communications
embraces social media to benefit clients. A Facebook fan page for
the Polish Room has over 100 fans. A fundraiser for the Victim’s
Resource Center was heavily promoted on Facebook and Twitter.
“We knew (Facebook) would help get the word out quickly
about events,” says Zebra account manager Breanne Ralston, a
junior from Mountain Top, Pa., adding that social media sites such
as LinkedIn can also aid in the career search.
Jane Elmes-Crahall, professor of communication studies and
Zebra advisor, enjoys seeing students make connections between
social media and traditional public relations. A few of her advisees
have pioneered social media efforts during internships.“In fact, the
students are constantly training and updating me,” she says. They
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�alumni news
Get Out and About in Northeastern
Pennsylvania with Alumni Relations
Wilkes is bringing fun to alumni in northeastern Pennsylvania with a full
schedule of events.The alumni association will give you some great excuses to
get away, too!
Foodies who love to try new flavors, join us on Sunday, June 13, at the
Great Tastes of Pennsylvania Wine & Food Festival at Split Rock. Hit the links
at the 58th Annual John Chwalek Open at Wyoming Valley Country Club on
Monday, June 28. Or relax and enjoy some fun in the sun at our annual
Belmar Beach Bash on Saturday, July 10.
In addition to these activities, the association hosts an informative, complimentary workshop on identity theft and personal safety on Wednesday, Sept.
15.This important workshop will teach you what it takes to protect sensitive,
personal information as well as important skills to stay safe in any situation.
For more information on these events and adventures, visit The Colonel
Connection at www.wilkes.edu/alumni.
Alumni gathered in San Francisco on February 20. Front row: Kelly Van Aken,
Fawn Ring, Sue Jolley, Kay (Brown) Coskey '86, Connie (Yahara) Lewis '60 and
Lisa Rauschmayer '81; Back row: Drew Amoroso '06, Drew Landmesser '77,
President Tim Gilmour, Michael Bianco '62, Ed Nowicki '88, Alicia Kowalchik,
John Kowalchik '74, John Mishanski '07, Joe Wiendl '69, Bill Harries '89, Joe
Rauschmayer '80, Don Lewis '60, Mike Wood. PHOTO BY MIRKO WIDENHORN.
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Get Social with Wilkes at Homecoming!
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Reunion classes (Class of ’60, ’70, ’80, ’90, ’00 and ’05) aren’t the only ones
getting together at Homecoming!
• Biology and chemistry alumni are invited to come back to reconnect
with faculty and friends to see how much has changed in the sciences
at Wilkes!
• Were you in Circle K? Homecoming 2010 is the time to get together!
• Butler Hall alumni will gather to talk about old times and remember
their days in Butler.
• Did you major in political science? Come back to meet with faculty and
network with each other.
And there’s more: Many other groups will be back on campus at
Homecoming, including the band the Starfires, which will kick off the
weekend with a live concert on the greenway (Fenner Quadrangle) on Friday
evening. Homecoming favorites, both new and old, such as the Tailgate Tent,
Pints with Professors, the Parade and Tent Festival will round out the
weekend’s festivities.
For the latest Homecoming news and schedules, visit
www.wilkes.edu/homecoming.
Homecoming Hint: Book your hotel rooms early! Contact the Office of
Alumni Relations at (570) 408-7787 or alumni@wilkes.edu for more
information.
Sherry ’83, Michael and Andrew ’13 Grandinetti, along with Sheena Zielenski,
enjoy an evening at Lucky’s Sporthouse before the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins game on March 31, 2010. More than 20 alumni and guests attended
this northeastern Pennsylvania regional event, which ended with a victory for
the Penguins. PHOTO BY BRIDGET GIUNTA.
Trustees Terrence Casey '81 and Jerry Moffatt '63, pictured with Mollie Moffatt,
enjoyed the joint Wilkes and Wyoming Seminary alumni event held in Naples,
Fla. Casey, administrative vice president and regional manager for M&T Bank,
is an alumnus of both schools. M&T was community host for the event.
PHOTO BY SUSAN JOLLEY.
�alumni news
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58
Honored at Alumni
Association Dinner
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox’s Wilkes connections
began as a student in the 1950s and have continued
uninterrupted ever since. She was honored for her
contributions and commitment to Wilkes at the
Alumni Association Scholarship Dinner on April
24. Each year, the Alumni Association honors a
member of the Wilkes community, recognizing him
or her for commitment to Wilkes. President Tim
Gilmour recognized Hiscox in the company of
family and friends for her important contributions
to the Wilkes community. Michael Lennon,
professor emeritus and adjunct faculty member in
the graduate creative writing program, and
Maravene Loeschke, Mansfield University president
and former Wilkes provost, spoke in her honor.
Although her marriage to Harry Hiscox ’51 and
the subsequent addition of five children ultimately
delayed her graduation, Bev has kept Wilkes in her
heart. She has dedicated years of service to the
Alumni Association and has served multiple terms
on the University Board of Trustees. She remains an
active member of the graduate creative writing
program advisory board, which has been the most
recent beneficiary of her vision and passion. Hiscox
can also be found enlisting campaign support and
The Wilkes University Alumni Association honored Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58 at its annual dinner
on April 24. Pictured from left are Fred Demech ’61, first vice president of the alumni association,
Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58 and Wilkes President Tim Gilmour. PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK.
sharing Wilkes memories with daughter Carol and daughter-in-law Jill, both
members of the class of 1991. Sister-in-law, Kathryn Quinn and sister Roberta
Wendel are also alumnae.
All proceeds from the dinner help to fund an annual scholarship.The Alumni
Association Scholarship is awarded to a current student who each year
demonstrates exceptional academic credentials and campus involvement and
whose parent or grandparent graduated from Wilkes.This year’s recipient,
Joseph Lemoncelli, a junior history major from Clarks Summit, Pa., was
recognized during the dinner. He is the grandson of Rigo Lemoncelli ’50.
Alumni gathered in The Villages,
Fla., on March 6 for a taste of
Wilkes in the sunshine state.
Pictured from left, front row: Jeff
Slank ’95, Tim Millard ’03, Lois De
Ronde, Mike Mattern ’04, John
Wartella ’84, Gerry Sherman ’63.
Back row: Tim Banks, MaryElla
(Poklemba) Banks ’79, Floyd Miller
’76, Theresa Mahon ’99, Laad
Harris, Judy Scott Harris ’80, Dale
DeRonde ’62, Lucienne Robinson,
Charlie Robinson ’57, Sebastian
Amico ’61, Marion Sherman, Steven
Wartella ’37, President Tim Gilmour.
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PHOTO BY MIRKO WIDENHORN.
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�class notes
1970
Reunion Oct. 1-3 ~
Caleb A. McKenzie was
named technical advisor to the
City of New York’s sponsored
UrbanSHED International
Design Competition.
McKenzie represented the
Illuminating Engineering
Society of New York on a
team made up of design
experts and construction
industry stakeholders. He was
responsible for advising the
semifinalists as they formulated
final proposals for lighting and
energy concepts which were
sustainable and cost effective.
The competition included 175
international submittals from
architects, engineers and
designers as well as students.
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1973
Jerome W. Walsh was named
superintendent of the State
Correctional Institution at
Dallas, Pa. He will oversee
operation of the state prison,
which employs more than
700 and houses nearly
2,200 inmates.
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1978
Susan Maragalis Perlis was
recently appointed the assistant
dean for evaluation and
assessment at The
Commonwealth Medical
College, a new medical school
with three regional campuses
in Scranton,Wilkes-Barre and
Williamsport.
1979
MaryElla (Booth) Poklemba
married Tim Banks on Jan. 8,
2010. Her sister, Ann Marie
(Booth) Cardell ’79, and
brother-in-law, Dan Cardell
’79, were in attendance.
1985
Dianne Charsha was named
senior vice president of patient
care services and chief nursing
officer at Cooper University
Hospital in Camden, N.J.
1992
Rebecca Steinberger
published her second book,
The Renaissance Literature
Handbook, and is working on a
third. Her first book was
Shakespeare and 20th Century
Irish Drama: Contemplating
Identity and Staging Boundaries,
William Hanbury ’72, left, had the opportunity to volunteer with President
Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, Sasha and
Malia, at a So Others Might Eat (SOME) service event in Washington, D.C., on
Jan. 18, 2010. Hanbury is president and chief executive officer of the United
Way, National Capital Area. OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PETE SOUZA.
in 2008. She is currently in
her second year as chair of the
English department at
Misericordia University.
1995
Marciann Albert and her
companion, Geoffrey Thomas,
announce the birth of their son,
Mason Henry Albert-Thomas,
born Jan. 24, 2010.The family
resides in Emmaus, Pa.
1997
Dr. Cynthia G. Charnetski
was appointed to the Wilkes
University Alumni Association
board of directors and serves
as the board's secretary. She is
on the alumni relations
committee and is part of the
alumni mentoring program for
psychology students. She was
also recently appointed to the
board of directors of Step By
Step,Wilkes-Barre. Charnetski
is an optometrist at
Northeastern Eye Institute.
She resides in Kingston, Pa.
1999
Christopher Thompson
graduated with honors from
Xavier University School of
Medicine in January 2010.
2000
Reunion Oct. 1-3 ~
James Caffrey MBA ’03
joined Wyoming Valley Health
Care System as the vice
president of administrative
services. He will provide
administrative oversight to
environmental services,
laundry, courtesy and transport
services, safety and security,
communications, switchboard
and biomedical services. He
will also manage real estate.
Dan Gilroy announces the
birth of his son, Daniel Leo
Gilroy Jr., on Feb. 23, 2010.
Gilroy Sr. was recently named
vice principal at Riverside
Junior/Senior High School in
Taylor, Pa.
Jeffrey Nason and his wife,
Mary, welcomed their third
child, Judah David, on
Nov. 9, 2009.
2002
Jeffrey Doran MBA ’04 and
Jacelyn Hennigan were
married on Dec.12, 2009.The
bride is a client service partner
at CIGNA Healthcare,
Moosic, Pa.The groom is a
human resource manager for
Dove Vinyl Windows,
Hanover, Pa.The couple reside
in Eynon, Pa.
2005
Reunion Oct. 1-3 ~
Christina Marie Harowicz
M.S. ’10 and Michael David
Kluger were married on July
25, 2009.The bride is a teacher
at GAR Memorial High
School,Wilkes-Barre.The
groom is a design engineer at
PDS Solutions, Dunmore, Pa.
They reside in Hudson, Pa.
Timothy R. Showalter and
Susan Marie Gryziec were
married on June 6, 2009.The
groom was employed for
several years as a second-grade
teacher at the United Hebrew
Institute before relocating to
Philadelphia, Pa. An
accomplished musician, he
tours the country under the
name Strand of Oaks with his
latest album, “Leave Ruin,”
voted to several top 10 lists for
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the year’s best recordings.The
bride works full time at
Pearson Publishing,
Philadelphia, as a content
development editor.
Victoria Lynn Ziegler M.S.
’09 and Henry Joseph Blazick
III were married on Aug. 9,
2009.The bride is a math
teacher with Wyoming Area
School District.The groom is
employed by Pompey
Collision, Kingston, Pa.The
couple resides in Trucksville, Pa.
2006
Jennifer Grace Compton see
Graduate Students 2008.
Frank LoPresti see Graduate
Students 2009.
Maleek Mills is an account
executive at Konica Minolta
Business Solutions, USA, in the
Philadelphia area. His third
quarter performance earned
him the ranking of top account
executive. He is also a 2010
Presidents’ Club nominee.
2007
Adrienne Richards was
promoted to public relations
manager at the National
Turkey Federation. Richards
joined the federation in 2007
as public relations coordinator.
In her new position, Richards
will oversee the federation’s
consumer and food service
public relations, manage the
organization’s social media
presence and write articles for
trade publications.
2009
Jef Bauman was promoted to
lead guest service supervisor
with Price Chopper
Supermarkets. He was
promoted to front end
supervisor in September. His
new position will involve
bookkeeping and managing
accounts for the store.
Dana Barrack ’06 Builds Music
With Track Masons
While a traditional mason builds with brick and stone, Dana
Barrack Jr. ’06 of Track Masons constructs songs out of
rhythm and harmony. Along with Juan Carlos Jimenez III
’06, Barrack has been pounding out original hip-hop tunes
since his junior year at Wilkes. Now Track Masons is
producing records too.
The communications major who “dabbled” in business
administration never planned on a career in the music
industry. His interest in radio led him to Wilkes and college
station 90.7 WCLH, where he worked as the urban music
Dana Barrack ’06 poses for a promotional photo for his business, Track
Masons. PHOTO COURTESY JOSH TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
director for two-and-a-half years. He met Jimenez at the
from words to music in a few short years.
“We knew that we wanted to create music…from the
ground up, using no samples or pre-existing musical
“Surprisingly, the demographics support a station with
an urban format,” says Barrack, who lives in Reading, Pa.
“Hip-hop is the new rock and roll.”
While at WCLH, Barrack promoted local hip-hop talent
arrangements,” says Barrack. “Track Masons was the name
with such tenacity that artists began contacting him. These
that we agreed on.”
contacts led Barrack and Jimenez to create music for rap
Track Masons is a rare hybrid in the music industry.
Barrack uses the title to represent the company. Under its
artists like Bee Ez and Crusafix.
Barrack spends his days promoting Track Masons,
umbrella, he writes original music and produces collabo-
contacting interested vendors and locating potential
rative albums. Track Masons also aspires to be a record
performance venues. This, combined with his management
label. The team’s passion for writing and producing music
responsibilities for Italian restaurant chain Buca Di Beppo,
quickly merged with a desire to hear more hip-hop on the
keeps Barrack constantly on the go.
airwaves in northeast Pennsylvania. Barrack did his senior
Track Masons has released four studio albums. Its next
research project on the “feasibility of an urban formatted
project is a solo album with Wilkes-Barre native The Rukus.
radio station” doing well in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area.
He presented his findings to local radio companies.
— By Rachel Strayer
WILKES | Summer 2010
station and their conversations about hip-hop transitioned
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David Dudick ’78 Has Recipe
for Success at Food Giant
General Mills
tration and a minor in economics. A native of Wilkes-Barre,
he grew up on Sherman Street, just two miles from the
Wilkes campus in the city where his father was captain of
detectives and his mother was head nurse at Wyoming Valley
If your shopping cart has carried a box of Cheerios, a
Hospital. But it wasn’t just convenience that led him to
container of Yoplait yogurt or a Betty Crocker cake mix,
choose Wilkes when it came time to go to college.
Wilkes alumnus David Dudick ’78 may have had a hand
“Wilkes had a reputation for providing a strong education,”
in bringing those products to you. As president, U.S.
he states. “My parents weren’t captains of industry, so I really
channels for General Mills, the world’s sixth largest food
learned about business through my classes there. The
company, Dudick and his team market the company’s
embers were really stoked at Wilkes.” The spark ignited at
products to non-traditional grocery retail outlets. These
Wilkes led him to earn a master’s degree at St. Joseph’s
include stores like Wal-Mart, Target, warehouse stores,
University and a juris doctorate from Temple University.
drugstores and other retailers whose sole focus is not
groceries.
“These channels account for approximately 40 percent
He praises the value of the liberal arts education he
received and says he has fond memories of being mentored
by professor George Elliott and playing intramural sports.
of General Mills business,” explains Dudick, who is based
Wilkes was a family affair in the Dudick household, with older
at the company’s Minneapolis, Minn., headquarters.
brother Chester Frank Dudick Jr. ’77 and sister Cathy Dudick
“Channels are the fastest growing part of our business.
Gagliardi ’82 also attending.
Carrying food products is a traffic draw for retailers. Most
retail categories, such as clothing or cosmetics, are
shopped less than a dozen times a year.
But food is a category that is shopped
more than 100 times a year. When
In addition to his work at General Mills, Dudick serves on
the board of directors of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).
He makes his home with his wife, Kimberly, in Victoria,
Minn., a Minneapolis suburb. They have eight children—
three boys and five girls—ranging in age from 10 to 29.
you’re trying to draw shoppers to your
“We have a doctor, a dentist, a lawyer, some in
store, it’s helpful to carry products that
graduate school—and the younger ones still at home,”
they buy more frequently.”
he quips.
Dudick says that introducing his
company’s products into outlets such as
Family is important to Dudick, whose tribute to his
father, “My Father’s Music,” was featured on Garrison
drugstores and dollar stores has been
Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. He says his
the highlight of his 32-year career with
most important lessons came from him.
General Mills. He also likes the fact that
many of the company’s products
combine health benefits with good
taste, citing brands such as Fiber
One, Yoplait and Progresso Soup
“He taught me many things about
life,” Dudick says. “He taught me
about love and about being
available to family when they
need you.”
as examples.
He joined the company when
— By Vicki Mayk
he graduated from Wilkes with a
degree in business adminis-
David Dudick ’78 has enjoyed a
32-year career with General Mills.
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PHOTO COURTESY GENERAL MILLS.
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Michelle Woelkers ’86 ’10 Finds
Second Time’s a Charm at Wilkes
It was the second time around at Wilkes for Moscow, Pa.,
took my kids off, I knew they were safe and I’d be off to
resident Michelle (Herstek) Woelkers ’86, ’10. She earned
the library,” states Woelkers, who says the support of her
an art degree at Wilkes in 1986. When it came time to make
husband, Leo, was key to her success. In addition to her
a career change, Woelkers returned to her alma mater for
studies, she performs community service with her therapy
a degree in elementary education. She was named Wilkes
dog, Annabelle and as a Penn State Master Gardener.
2010 Outstanding Adult Learner. Luzerne County Council
on Adult Higher Education presents the awards.
Woelkers worked in several fields before turning to
Wilkes assistant
professor of
education Robert
teaching. Her career path included time as a graphic artist
Gardner ’67, M.S. ’73
for First Eastern Bank, work as a book production editor at
and his wife, Judith
International Correspondence Schools and as a manager
’71, nominated
for the computer publishing department at Performance
Woelkers for the
Learning Systems. Her voice also could be heard in
adult learner award,
northeast Pennsylvania as a voiceover artist on radio and
saying, “she distin-
television commercials before she returned to school. The
guished herself both
joy of teaching her children, Charlette and Leo, now 14 and
by her excellent
12, to read gave her a taste of the satisfaction to be gained
academic work and
by teaching.
by her ability to serve
Woelkers says that attending school was different than
it was in the 1980s. This time she juggled family
Michelle (Herstek) Woelkers was honored
as Outstanding Adult Learner at Wilkes.
as a role model for
other students.”
obligations with homework on her way to a perfect 4.0
Graduate Students
1989
Jerry A. Champi MBA was
named interim president and
chief executive officer of First
National Community Bank. An
executive at the Dunmorebased institution for almost two
decades and a banker for more
than 25 years, Champi most
recently served as senior
executive vice president and
retail/commercial division
manager at the bank.
2003
James Caffrey see 2000.
2004
Jeffrey Doran see 2002.
2005
Beth Ann Wenner MBA
teaches at McCann School of
Business & Technology in
Hazleton, Pa., and served as a
past director for the school in
Scranton, Pa. She recently was
elected to Freeland Borough
Council.
2008
Don Anthony Morgan,
M.S., married Angela Lynn
Dwyer on Aug. 1, 2009.The
bride is employed at the
— By Vicki Mayk
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center as a physical
therapist.The groom is
employed by West Side Career
and Technology Center as a
physical education teacher.
Jennifer Grace Compton
’06, Pharm.D. ’08, and
Nicholas DeVone Catella were
married on Oct. 10, 2009.The
bride is employed at Brigham
and Women's Hospital in
Boston, Mass., as a boardcertified pharmacotherapy
specialist.The groom is
employed as a structural
engineer with the firm of
Simpson, Gumpertz and
Heger in Waltham, Mass.They
live in Boston.
Holly Ann Miller MBA and
Joshua Loren Courter were
married on Sept. 19, 2009.
The bride is employed as a
human resources manager at
Romark Logistics, Hazle
Township, Pa.The groom is a
collections director at Sallie
Mae, Hanover Township, Pa.
They reside in Laflin, Pa.
2009
Christine Durdach,
Pharm.D. and Frank LoPresti
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grade-point average in her major. “When the school bus
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’06 were married on Sept. 26,
2009.The bride is a
pharmacist for CVS Pharmacy,
Easton, Pa.The groom is a
mechanical engineer at
Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, N.J.
The couple resides in
Bangor, Pa.
president of the medical staff
at Butler Memorial Hospital.
He is survived by his wife,
Frances Wentzel Dudeck; sons
Carl Dudeck Jr., Lance
Dudeck and Keith Dudeck;
daughter Leatha Baker; and
grandchildren.
Victoria Lynn Ziegler
see 2005.
Carl C. Popadick of West
Chester, Pa., died Jan. 3, 2010.
He is survived by his wife,
Florence C. (Levandoski)
Popadick,West Chester; son
Carl R. Popadick; daughters
Joan C. Anguilo, Christine J.
Bilotta and Marie A. Gristi;
grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
2010
Christina Marie Harowcz
see 2005.
In Memoriam
WILKES | Summer 2010
1943
Anita J. Sgarlat of Dallas, Pa.,
died Feb. 2, 2010. She was a
member of the Republican
Women of Kingston, a board
member of the American
Cancer Society of Luzerne
County and the co-founder of
Spark of Life and Women
Against Cancer. Her late
husband was Frank Sgarlat
’37. She is survived by her son
Frank Sgarlat; daughters
Evelyn S. Smith and Suzanne
Sgarlat Hood; step-daughter
Maryanne Baumgartner; and
granddaughters.
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1949
Carl R. Dudeck of Butler,
Pa., died Oct. 23, 2009. He
served with the U.S. Navy and
the Newfoundland Seabees
during World War II. He
graduated first in his class from
the U.S. Naval Medical Corps
School. Dudeck served at the
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
until the end of the war. He
was chief of surgery and
1950
Joseph M. Baltrushes of
Larksville, Pa., died Feb. 25,
2010. He served in the U.S.
Army as a lieutenant. He
worked for the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co. in
Torrington, Conn. and Rome,
N.Y. He is survived by his
wife of 63 years, the former
Ethel Gasper; sons Joseph M.
Baltrushes Jr. and Edward
Baltrushes; daughters Joan P.
Seningen, Janice K. Baltrushes,
Ann I. Baltrushes, Lisa Marie
Baltrushes and Jacquelyn S.
Baltrushes; eight grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Dolores P. DiMaggio of
Doylestown, Pa., died May 20,
2009. She taught French and
Spanish at Springfield High
School. She is survived by her
husband of 48 years, Peter
DiMaggio; son John P.
DiMaggio; daughter Julie
Urban; and grandchildren.
John J. Surash of Rochester,
N.Y., died Oct. 25, 2009. He
served in the U.S. Army
during World War II. He
worked for the Eastman
Kodak Company and was a
long-time member of the
American Chemical Society.
He is survived by his wife of
56 years, Marlyn Surash; sons
John and Robert; daughters
Carol, Rosemary and Theresa;
and grandchildren.
1951
Norman M. Cross of WilkesBarre died Jan. 4, 2010. He
was an Army veteran of World
War II, working as an aviation
engineer. He was owner and
operator of Cross Insurance,
Wilkes-Barre, and also owned
Odette’s Travel and the Travel
Shoppe, both in Wilkes-Barre.
He is survived by his daughter
Carol Bella and grandchildren.
Herman R. Kessler Jr. of
Shickshinny, Pa., died Jan. 14,
2010. He served in the U.S.
Army during World War II
and worked for Sentry
Insurance from 1953 until
1967. He taught at Wilkes
University and Luzerne
Community College. He also
worked for 13 years for The
Planning Council for Social
Services of Lackawanna
County in Scranton, serving as
its executive director. He is
survived by his wife, the
former June Benscoter; son
David Kessler; daughters
Nancy Whitesell and Beth
DeFrancis; grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Joan Alicia Walsh of WilkesBarre died March 19, 2010.
She attended Wilkes
University before completing
her degree at American
University in Washington,
D.C. She worked at the
Washington office of the
Congress of Industrial
Organization and as a teacher
and principal at the Brandeis
Day School in San Francisco,
Calif. She is survived by son
Peter Goldman; daughter Meg
Goldman; and grandchildren.
1952
Boyd L. Earl of Kingston, Pa.,
died Nov. 25, 2009. He served
in the U.S. Army Air Corps
during World War II. He was
professor emeritus at Wilkes
University, where he taught
mathematics. Prior to Wilkes,
he taught at Forty Fort High
School and Bucknell
University. Earl authored and
co-authored several
mathematics textbooks and
was active in the Luzerne
County Council of Teachers
of Mathematics. He is survived
by his daughters Lee Ann
Earl-Sedor, Candy Scheatzle
and Cathy Earl; son Joseph
Earl; and several
grandchildren.
William G. Hart of
Rochester, N.Y., died Jan. 21,
2010. He served in the U.S.
Army as a paratrooper. He
worked for Eastman Kodak,
Rochester, for 30 years as a
chemist and in several
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Joseph Francis Moran of the
Virginia Peninsula died Dec.
28, 2009. He completed flight
training in the U.S. Air Force
Cadet program and was
assigned to the 4th Fighter
Interceptor Wing in Korea. He
held staff positions at the
Pentagon and Langley Airforce
Base. After his retirement in
1980, Moran continued his
work in information
technology with the Medical
College of Virginia; the
Norfolk School Board; and
the Information Systems
Graduate School, Golden Gate
University. He is survived by
his wife of 52 years, Nancy
Moran; sons Sean and Kevin;
and daughters Colleen, Erin
and Susan.
1953
Stephen M. Rudawski of
Round Rock,Texas, died Dec.
24, 2009. He was a choir
director in several orthodox
Christian churches in
northeast Pennsylvania for
over 30 years. He also directed
the Pennsylvania Balalaika
Orchestra in the early 1970s.
He is survived by his sons
Stephen Rudawski and
Michael Rudawski and
three grandsons.
Ann Hayes Wideman of
Kingston, Pa., died Feb. 16,
2010. She was a local weather
girl on WNEP-TV, Channel
16, for more than 17 years.
She also hosted local talk
shows and cooking shows, as
well as area beauty pageants
and fashions shows. She also
modeled fashions for the
Hollywood Shop. She is
survived by her daughter,
Caprice Hayes Wideman, and
grandchildren.
1954
David George Phillips MBA
’84 of Rutherford, N.J., died
Dec. 28, 2009. He served in
the U.S. Marines Corps
Reserves and transferred to
the U.S. Army in 1955 before
serving in the Korean War. He
worked as a journalist and
photographer for the Hazleton
Standard Speaker;The Times
Leader in Wilkes-Barre, where
he was city editor; and several
newspapers in the Outer
Banks, N.C. He is survived by
his children, Georgia, David,
Ian, Morgan and Elizabeth;
and several grandchildren.
1955
Austin Sherman of Ocean
Township, N.J., died Dec. 29,
2009. He began his teaching
career in Hazlet, N.J. and
became principal of Lillian
Drive School. Sherman retired
after 40 years, but remained
active in his community,
serving as president of the
Logan Road Minyon in
Ocean Township and a
member of Brothers of Israel,
Elberon, N.J. He established
the Alan David Sherman
Scholarship at Wilkes in honor
of his son, the late Sgt. Alan
Sherman of the Marine
Corps. He is survived by his
wife Sarah Sherman; son
Michael Sherman; and three
grandchildren.
1961
Margaret Elizabeth Lucas of
Dupont, Pa., died Feb. 16,
2010. She was a guidance
counselor at Cliffside Park
High School in New Jersey
for 30 years.
1962
William Witkowsky of
Wilkes-Barre Township died
Jan. 27, 2010. He served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean
War, earning several medals
and citations upon his
honorable discharge. He was
employed for 20 years as a
clerk with the Pennsylvania
Liquor Control Board.
1964
Malcolm Barry Baird of
Leola, Pa., died Jan. 8, 2010.
He was an Olson Memorial
postdoctoral fellow and a
research scientist at the
Masonic Medical Research
Laboratory, Utica, N.Y. He was
most recently an associate
professor of biology at
Harrisburg Area Community
College, Lancaster Campus.
He is survived by his wife,
Beverlee “Bonnie” I. Bennie
Baird; sons M. Gregory Baird,
R. Christiaan Baird and M.
David Baird; and daughter,
Brooke S. Allridge.
1965
John (Jack) Andrew Pikas of
Denver, Colo., died Feb. 26,
2010. He was recruited by
Martin Marietta and NASA to
work on the Apollo Program
and the moon walks. After he
left NASA, Pikas became an
independent computer
programmer working for the
U.S. Government and Odis
Corp. He is survived by his
wife Marilyn (Chop) Pikas;
daughter Heather Pikas; stepdaughter, Pam Stempora and
grandchildren.
Mariann Rosnick of
Alexandria,Va., died Feb. 12,
2010. She taught school in the
Lake-Lehman School District
before moving to Virginia,
where she was employed by
the Fairfax County School
System for 30 years, teaching
kindergarten and first grade.
1969
John (Jack) Thomas
Loughney II of Lehman
Township, Pa., died Feb.18,
2010. He was an agent for the
United States Secret Service.
While serving his country he
traveled the world and worked
with presidents, kings, queens
and other heads of state. He is
survived by his wife of 26
years, Ellen Loughney;
daughters Elizabeth Loughney
and Erin Loughney; and son
Andrew Loughney.
1971
Elaine A. Bauer of Dallas
Township, Pa., died Feb. 2,
2010. She was a teacher at
Wyoming Valley West High
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management positions. He also
worked for the synthetic
chemical division at Harvard
after being selected for its
master of business
adminstration program. He is
survived by his wife of 54
years,Virginia Hart; sons
William, Lawrence and
Kenneth Hart; and
grandchildren.
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School, retiring after 35 years
in the English department. She
spent 12 years directing the
school’s plays and musicals.
She is survived by her mother
Rowena Davis Watson;
husband,William B. Bauer; son
Kenneth B. Bauer; daughters
Kristine L. Sharar ’91 and
Katherine A. Klemmer; and
grandchildren.
1973
Michael C. Dobbs of
Kingston, Pa., died Feb. 26,
2010. He was general manager
of the Westmoreland Club,
Wilkes-Barre, for 20 years. He
also managed the Valley
Country Club, Hazleton, Pa.;
Wyoming Valley Country Club,
Hanover Township, Pa.; and
Glen Maura Country Club. He
and his wife owned and
operated Java’s Bistro,
Edwardsville, Pa. He is survived
by his wife of 35 years, the
former Deborah Andresky.
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1988
Joseph D. Ranieli of West
Pittston, Pa., died Dec. 26,
2009. He was a self-employed
realtor for more than 22 years,
owning and managing several
residential properties
throughout the area. He was a
member of the Greater
Wilkes-Barre Association of
Realtors and the Pennsylvania
Association of Realtors. He is
survived by his mother
Rosemarie Amato Ranieli;
and girlfriend Tina Mulea.
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1990
Marie Grace Madden of
Forty Fort, Pa., died Jan. 19,
2010. She worked for the
Wyoming Valley Health Care
System for seven years. She is
survived by her husband of 46
years, Frank Madden; daughters
Emilia Check, Lisa-Ann
McCabe and Angela Madden;
son Frank Madden;
grandchildren and a greatgranddaughter.
Thomas John Mericle of
Edwardsville, Pa., died Dec.
16, 2009. He was certified as a
drug and alcohol counselor.
Mericle was self-employed as a
private therapist and was
president of Mericle
Counseling Services. He was a
member of American Legion
Post 395 of Kingston, Pa. He
is survived by his wife, the
former Carol Novak;
stepdaughters Dawn Abuiso,
Carlene Mericle, Joann
Mericle and Lori Woodard;
stepsons Thomas J.Woodard
and Adam D. Clark; stepgrandchildren and a stepgreat-grandson.
1991
Michael W. Lenczycki of
Baltimore, Md., died Jan. 25,
2010. He is survived by his
parents William J. and Joan M.
(Gittings) Lenczycki; son
Dylan Lenczycki; daughters
Hayley Lenczycki and Tara
Lenczycki.
1998
Melvin E. Feldcamp of
Hanover Township, Pa., died
Dec. 28, 2009. He was a
veteran serving with the
U.S. Army.
1999
Lori A. Mihalko of Lehman
Township, Pa., died Dec. 21,
2009. She was an
accomplished cellist. She
formerly worked as a systems
analyst at Prudential. She was
the leader of Daisy Girl Scout
Troop 172 and assistant leader
of the Brownie Girl Scout
Troop 3965. She is survived by
her parents Bernard and Carol
Savage; husband Taras
Mihalko; and daughters
Samantha and Natasha.
2007
Ryan M. Broghamer of Forty
Fort, Pa., died Jan. 12, 2010.
He was a 911 telecommunicator for Luzerne County,
an emergency medical
technician for Swoyersville
Ambulance and deputy
emergency medical services
chief for Wyoming Hose Co.
No. 1. He was a member of
the Wyoming Valley
Barbershop Chorus. He is
survived by his parents Robert
and Gail Steinberg
Broghamer.
Graduate Students
1971
Rosanne H. Mahler M.S. of
Nuangola, Pa., died Dec. 18,
2009. She began a teaching
career in 1964 at the
Harrisburg Academy before
teaching at the Wyoming
Seminary Upper School. She
was a professor of mathematics
at the Pennsylvania State
University,Wilkes-Barre
campus when she retired in
2004. She is survived by her
husband of 47 years, Paul R.
Mahler; sons Paul Mahler Jr.,
Eric Mahler and Nicholas
Mahler; and four
grandchildren.
Friends of Wilkes
Mildred E. Graver of WilkesBarre died Jan. 24, 2010. She
was employed at the Wilkes
University Library for 20
years, retiring in 1992. She is
survived by her daughters,
Marion Hooper and Nancy
D’Amico; son, Robert Graver;
grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Her grandson’s
wife, Gabrielle D’Amico ’04,
is a Wilkes alumna.
C. Russel Havey of Dallas,
Pa., died March 20, 2010. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in
engineering physics in 1955.
He joined the U.S. Air Force
until 1959. He received his
MBA from Harvard in 1962.
He worked for DuPont in
Wilmington, Del., where he
was part of a team that
developed nylon carpet and
Tyvek fabric.While there, he
continued flying with the
Delaware Air Guard, earning
the rank of captain. Havey
worked at Royer Industries in
Kingston, Pa., before
becoming a professor at Wilkes
University’s Jay S. Sidhu
School of Business and
Leadership. He is survived by
his son Sean R. Havey;
daughter Deirdre Jolley; and
grandchildren.
�then & now
For generations of Wilkes
students, the cafeteria has offered
a place to eat and socialize between
classes or at the end of a busy day.
See anyone you recognize in this photo?
PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES.
ENGINEERING CLASS
Alumnus Norman Gates ’53 has
offered other identification for the
engineering photo from fall 2009.
Mr. Gates agrees the photo was
Professor Edward Heltzel’s class, but
dates the photo as 1952. He
identified it as a drawing board
geometry class. According to Mr.
Gates, the student to Heltzel’s left is
Norm Faramelli. To his right is Myron
Dungy and to the left is Nat Frucci. In
the right forefront of the picture, in
front of Heltzel, is Ed Casey. The two
students in the row behind Heltzel
are Jim Gibbons and Bob Gillis.
Would anyone else like to weigh in?
More choices and a food
court mark today’s student dining
experience—but socializing remains
part of the menu.
PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES.
PHOTO BY ALLISON ROTH.
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WILKES UNIVERSITY
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
WILKES
UNIVERSITY
events
June
13
Wilkes Alumni Association Trip to Wine & Food
Festival in Split Rock, Pa.
28
58th Annual John Chwalek Golf Tournament,
Wyoming Valley Country Club
July
10
Alumni Belmar Beach Bash, Lake Como, N.J.
26-Aug. 6 HHMI-WEBS Summer Science Camp
September
15
Alumni Association workshop on identity theft
and personal safety, Henry Student Center
30-Oct. 3 Fall Theatre production, Darte Center
October
1-3
Homecoming
November
9
Outstanding Leaders Forum, featuring
entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie, chief shoe giver,
TOMS Shoes
12-14;
19-21 Fall Musical Theatre production, Darte Center
PHOTO BY BRUCE WELLER.
For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu and www.wilkes.edu/alumni or phone (800) WILKES-U.
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Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present
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Alumni Relations
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<p>An archive of Wilkes University Magazine, from 1947-present. The magazine went through various names including <em>Wilkes Alumnus</em>, <em>Wilkes Quarterly,</em> <em>Wilkes Universe</em>, and the current title, <em>Wilkes Magazine</em>. Some editions for the <em>Wilkes Universe</em>, will have multiple issues within the file record. Our holdings may be missing editions for certain years due to having no physical copy within the collection. </p>
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Wilkes University
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Wilkes University
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1947-present
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Wilkes Magazine, Summer 2010
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Alumni Relations
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Marketing
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Summer 2010
magazine
Wilkes Magazine