188 15 4130 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/35c3a74a1cbafe34345e10d8702a8b88.pdf 1e3031e9d85217f24888712e4f4585e4 PDF Text Text 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. �contents FEATURES 8 Pharmacy at War Wilkes graduates man field hospitals in Iraq 8 13 Political Posturing Candidates and their surrogates rally supporters on campus 14 Red State/Blue State Political scientist explains the ideological divide 13 16 High Flyer 1980 ROTC graduate served on advance team for Air Force One 18 Beyond Chicken Sex 14 Geneticist’s research bears hope for human fertility treatments DEPARTMENTS 2 On Campus 6 Athletics 20 Alumni News 16 18 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 FUTURE ISSUES Fall 2008 Winter 2008 75th Anniversary 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. WILKES | Summer 2008 22 Class Notes 1 �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 WILKES | Summer 2008 “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 WILKES | Summer 2008 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.” 3 �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 WILKES | Summer 2008 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 READERS RESPOND Thanks to everyone who took time to complete the Wilkes magazine online readership survey. According to those who participated, you’re most interested in articles profiling successful alumni. Next in line come campus improvements, new academic programs, student achievements, social issues, faculty achievements and athletics, respectively. Some other highlights: • An article featuring memories of Dean George Ralston was most memorable, hands-down. • Eighty-nine percent of readers responding report at least scanning the annual Report of Gifts. We e-mailed Class Notes via e-mail (which you can now do nearly 7,000 alumni, by e-mailing wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu). with 464 completing • Comparing 2007 and 2006 surveys, the redesigned magazine reaped large gains in the the online survey. We’re listening to your input and working hard to make this magazine a number of alumni rating it must-read. If you have an idea for an article or “good” or “excellent.” would like to comment on any of our content, Photography ranked highest in please e-mail wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu, satisfaction, with 89 percent of or write to Editor, Wilkes Magazine, respondents rating it “good” or 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766. “excellent”; writing and design both came in at 85 percent. WILKES | Summer 2008 • Sixty-seven percent prefer to submit 5 �athletics athletics COURTING BASKETBALL COACH JERRY RICKRODE NOTCHES 300TH CAREER WIN SUCCESS By John Seitzinger and Kim Bower-Spence WILKES | Summer 2008 W 6 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.” WILKES | Summer 2008 PHOTOS BY WARREN RUDA 7 �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- 8 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. WILKES | Summer 2008 WILKES | Summer 2008 DEVELOPED STRUCTURE.” 9 �I knew up front it would always be CHANGING and CHALLENGING.There are new drugs coming out EVERY DAY. - Pharmacist Nokomie Welsh-Harris ’03 WILKES | Summer 2008 Welsh-Harris returned from Iraq in January. PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. JOSHUA GARCIA/U.S. AIR FORCE 10 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 WILKES | Summer 2008 - Capt. Brian Sheakoski ’05 TO AFGHANISTAN 11 �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 WILKES | Summer 2008 Even after Wilkes ... we have this TEAM MINDSET. We’re still working together.We talk and HELP EACH OTHER OUT. 12 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.” WILKES | Summer 2008 - 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 13 �WILKES | Summer 2008 WILKES’ TOM BALDINO SAYS POLITICAL DIVISIONS ARISE FROM TENSIONS BETWEEN AMERICA’S TWO CONFLICTING VALUES: LIBERALISM AND DEMOCRACY By Kim Bower-Spence 14 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 WILKES | Summer 2008 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 15 �HARPER SERVED ON ADVANCE TEAM FOR AIR FORCE ONE By Sherrie Flick WILKES | Summer 2008 W 16 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. ###################################################### 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 WILKES | Summer 2008 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. 17 �GENETICIST’S POULTRY RESEARCH BEARS HOPE FOR HUMAN FERTILITY TREATMENTS WILKES | Summer 2008 By Kim Bower-Spence Barbato began working with chickens as a graduate student. PHOTOS BY PAT LITTLE 18 �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. WILKES | Summer 2008 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. 19 �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. WILKES | Summer 2008 Alumni Enjoy ‘An Extra Night in Florida’ 20 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. WILKES | Summer 2008 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. 21 �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. WILKES | Summer 2008 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. 22 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 WILKES | Summer 2008 Colonel football team, where he was part of the 23 �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 WILKES | Summer 2008 its own system. Some aspects are 24 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. WILKES | Summer 2008 tourney, and most of the talk on air consisted of 25 �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 26 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. �class notes 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. WILKES | Summer 2008 He was a lifelong member of the St. David’s Society of WyomingValley. Surviving are several cousins, including Gilbert A. Clark, Forty Fort. 27 �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. Submitting Class Notes WILKES | Summer 2008 Share personal or career news in any of three ways: • E-mail it to wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu. 28 • Post it at The Colonel Connection Web site at community.wilkes.edu. • Or mail it to: Class Notes Wilkes Magazine 84 W. South St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 �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. PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES 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 26 “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 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Summer 2008 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 2008 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d6e87a7b91c1f904b3df766e4b1ffabb.pdf 53af5fc151df3f1b7758328579c2d602 PDF Text Text SUMMER 2009 WISHING UPON A CAR | MONUMENTS, MUSEUMS AND MORE NATURE IN GLASS | NEW COUNTRY, NEW LIFE �president’s letter 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. �contents FEATURES 6 Wishing Upon a Car 6 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 16 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. PHOTO BY DENNIS STRINI f,)© FSC FPO WILKES | Summer 2009 14 1 �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. 2 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 ' 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 '' 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.” �on campus 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. WILKES | Summer 2009 Wilkes University School of Education 3 �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. 4 Beacon advisor Andrea Frantz, left, and Editor Andrew Seaman discuss the newspaper’s Web site. �on campus 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. .,,_._.,~-· ........... ~.,.,..,--- ~-· _, .. _---,-, .,.UL.._~,,__--• Gathered for the reading of a House resolution honoring Wilkes were David Sborz ’09, Clayton ’49 and Theresa Karambelas, Speaker of the House Keith R. McCall, Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski ’67, Carl Santana ’09 and Jamie Gwynn ’09. ,i.-_ ........ .A.,---"'·-·-""' .,,~.:=.~~~--~~_,,~_._ ..... -~...,__,_,1 ........ JI.L ........ l..'---- .. t:..J...,_Jr.-~-•-"--1,.. :'.,r;;:::.~..-- ...-------· ___ -·L..J.-..,JJ;..-J-. ,,,_.,iw~~- ...-1..u..i- .... ---~_.., ,........v-r---,... ...,--o.,i...r-..1 ...-..,..... ~"·_,.,,,.,,,. ..... ., ...____ ... "--•~ __,J.,,,......_..1,.,,.1,_-. WILKES | Summer 2009 - ......... --,.....,-.-,- 5 �I AR R FER N R O HE ATI S D E AC FOUN R NA N’S M E U R AL ILD S H E C K WIL NEFIT r BE O aise T K n ele WILKES | Summer 2009 H By 6 �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. WILKES | Summer 2009 that her passion has helped 7 �A 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. WILKES | Summer 2009 PHOTO BY DENNIS STRINI 8 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? WILKES | Summer 2009 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. 9 �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. WILKES | Summer 2009 PHOTOS COURTESY OF FERRARI NORTH AMERICA 10 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 �' It made me realize . . . that whatever PROBLEMS I thought I had were truly insignificant in the REAL SCHEME of things. '' 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. WILKES | Summer 2009 the amateur circuit. 11 �W MONUMENTS, WILKES | Summer 2009 AND MUSEUMS 12 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 '' (The inauguration) was an OUTSTANDING success that played to a huge GLOBAL AUDIENCE ' 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. WILKES | Summer 2009 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 13 �Nature in HOLTZMANS’ TIFFANY PURCHASE EVOLVED FROM INVESTMENT TO PASSION ass 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 WILKES | Summer 2009 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 14 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. ' 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 WILKES | Summer 2009 '' THE HOLTZMAN FAMILY 15 �WILKES | Summer 2009 16 N E W C O U N T RY, N E W L I F E �U If I had to give my FULL NAME every time I was introduced, it would have been a DIFFICULT THING. ' 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.” 17 �athletics GOAL TENDER RAINEY COACHES U OF IOWA’S WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM FOR SUCCESS BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD WILKES | Summer 2009 By Christopher Barrows Rainey took the reins of the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s soccer team in 2006. PHOTOS COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 18 �athletics R '' He was a QUINTESSENTIAL teammate, the HARDEST WORKER on and off the field... ' 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.” WILKES | Summer 2009 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 19 �alumni news Alumni Gather Throughout Florida WILKES | Summer 2009 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. 20 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 �alumni news 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. WILKES | Summer 2009 prospective Colonels and their parents 21 �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. WILKES | Summer 2009 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. 22 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 23 �class notes 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 WILKES | Summer 2009 sons Daniyal, 7, and Ryaan, 4. 24 – By Shannon Curtin ’07 Ali Qureshi ’96 �class notes 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. WILKES | Summer 2009 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. 25 �class notes 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. WILKES | Summer 2009 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. 26 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. WILKES | Summer 2009 And Zukoski’s willingness to help his students did not 27 �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. Submitting Class Notes Share personal or career news in any of three ways: • E-mail it to wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu. • Post it at The Colonel Connection Web site at WILKES | Summer 2009 community.wilkes.edu. 28 • Or mail it to: Class Notes Wilkes Magazine 84 W. South St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 �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. �w 15:!I~ WILKES UNIVERSITY Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 WILKES UNIVERSITY 1933-2008 calendar of events June 6-7 Alumni trip to Washington, D.C., from Wilkes-Barre 16 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. 19 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. PHOTO BY SHANNON CURTIN � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Summer 2009 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/faef5423a9c8794c2490419c5455b559.pdf faa70e80a9de396db3d8ad545dc40b98 PDF Text Text SUMMER 2010 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 Rachel Strayer Intern Melanie Thomas 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 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 8 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 10 DEPARTMENTS 12 6 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. PHOTO BY DAVID ALBERS. F,;S FPO FSC Have a story idea to share? Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu or Wilkes Magazine, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766. WILKES | Summer 2010 22 Class Notes 1 �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 2 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 3 �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 4 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.” 5 �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 6 ,,,, v§ WRESl"uNG �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, 7 �Swimming Sharks with PHIL BESLER ’76’S RETIREMENT TAKES HIM UNDER THE SEA WILKES | Summer 2010 By Vicki Mayk 8 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 WILKES | Summer 2010 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. 9 �ENGINEERING ENTERTAINMENT WILKES GRADS PROVIDE FOUNDATION FOR LOCAL COMPANY’S SUCCESS IN STAGING EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS WILKES | Summer 2010 By Helen Kaiser 10 �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. WILKES | Summer 2010 B 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 11 �12 WILKES | Summer 2010 �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. WILKES | Summer 2010 By Kim Bower-Spence 13 �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 14 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. WILKES | Summer 2010 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. 15 �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.” WILKES | Summer 2010 – Gary Fabiano 16 �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. WILKES | Summer 2010 The Susquehanna River 17 �SOCIAL MEDIA— FROM FACEBOOK TO BLOGS—CHANGES COMMUNICATIONS AT WILKES By Donna Talarico ’00, MFA ’10 ~ 'l!;llll:i--,.;n,•i- ~~''OtlfflClfJ''l'dffll~~lu,.1U,,_.,5-~f ~-\dWfll_,.,1,n,,..-ut611-Vll._....111.'fli,llftlr'ltrlM'IJ'li )Mllftlk•"_.o,,,tpJ!IIMI"~ t ~~)'JJ<bt:Sllltc-ll(l~fo,tll,IIN,uWl~JtllfbcR•llli MttdlfCtrfM~.idd~'~fflllolKUdlnU;il'.llrid WILKES | Summer 2010 Hlllillllftl4 711JL ...... l'"-"rJC.~"-"'CtiitU,Oml'l~S$1!'tt 18 (flallC"IIIWlftlll-<0--l~ri/Tllrt,l!(11Jnoff,ys.offC ~hctt,: illNl'1II _. tt111 IOII lllloQ11 I" f1 ...... INJ PIJ'I •rwlAf§ihlnlJ1.IA. �include savvy students like senior Amanda Gunther of Boyertown, 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 19 �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. WILKES | Summer 2010 Get Social with Wilkes at Homecoming! 20 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. WILKES | Summer 2010 PHOTO BY MIRKO WIDENHORN. 21 �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. WILKES | Summer 2010 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. 22 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 �class notes 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 23 �class notes 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. WILKES | Summer 2010 PHOTO COURTESY GENERAL MILLS. 24 �class notes 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 WILKES | Summer 2010 grade-point average in her major. “When the school bus 25 �class notes ’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. 26 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 �class notes 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 WILKES | Summer 2010 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. 27 �class notes 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. WILKES | Summer 2010 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. 28 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. �w 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. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Summer 2010 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 2010 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/0dce4c456dc0801d6fff248bdfa815c5.pdf 2b524cac7a4aa7360c7f4729975a4961 PDF Text Text su mmer 20 11 American Dreamer | wilkes in bloom | LEADING DOWN UNDER | FUNNY MAN �president’s letter The Value of Independent Higher Education: Priceless A lumni know the value of a Wilkes education. As I travel the country visiting with our graduates, I find them to be uniformly enthusiastic about Wilkes and its impact on their lives. As any Colonel can tell you, we have something truly special to offer our students that can’t be duplicated. This spring, I was elected to the board of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). This organization represents private colleges and universities on policy issues with the federal government, such as those affecting student aid. I’ve also been a board member of The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) that represents independent schools in Harrisburg. Why do I choose to be involved? After leading Wilkes for a decade, I’m passionate about what we do here. In this era, when funding for higher education is threatened at the federal and state levels, I believe it’s important for me to advocate for independent colleges like Wilkes. As this magazine went to press, state funding for PHEAA grants and federal funding through Pell Grants were slated to receive only modest cuts for fiscal year 2012. These programs are important because more than one-third of Wilkes receive one or both grants. I strongly support maintaining these programs for the Independent institutions like Wilkes provide coming year and increasing funding in future years access to higher education for students of all economic, ethnic and cultural because they allow college students a greater choice in backgrounds. Photo by Bruce Weller the institution they will attend. Let me share some facts, courtesy of AICUP, which completes an annual study of independent institutions in Pennsylvania. You’ll understand why I believe we deserve even greater support from the state through the PHEAA Grant program: • Forty percent of students attend independent colleges and universities in Pennsylvania and an impressive 50 percent of all bachelor’s degrees are awarded by our institutions. The number is even higher for graduate degrees: 68 percent. • Independent schools awarded more science, technology, engineering and math bachelor’s degrees than the entire public sector of higher education. • Independent colleges and universities provide educational access to more than 51,800 low-income students annually. Only community colleges enroll more. • Independent colleges and universities have a hefty economic impact, contributing $16.1 billion to our state’s economy. • The per-degree cost to the state from independent institutions is $3,600, while the per-degree cost at public four-year institutions is over $21,000. We have many success stories to back up these facts and figures. Please join me in speaking in support of independent higher education— and for Wilkes—whenever you have an opportunity. We’re doing great things for our students, our state and our nation! Dr. Tim Gilmour Wilkes University President volume 5 | issue 2 S ummer 2 0 11 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 MS’76 Donna Sedor ’85 Alumni RELATIONS STAFF Director of Alumni Outreach and Stewardship Sandra Sarno Carroll Director Mirko Widenhorn Associate Director Bridget Giunta Husted ’05 Coordinator Mary Balavage Simmons ’10 Alumni Association Officers President Tom Ralston ’80 First Vice President Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA’97 Second Vice President Cindy Charnetski ’97 Secretary Ellen Hall ’71 Historian Laura Cardinale ’72 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 Features 8 8 American Dreamer Gene Chu ’89 built a successful life in America with support from his Wilkes classmate Joe Smith ’90 14 Wilkes in Bloom Wilkes’ first lady Patty Gilmour creates a green oasis on campus 16 Leading Down Under Robyn Speak Walsh ’76, MBA ’80 launches the second act of her career in Australia 18 Funny Man Comedian Dave Russo ’93 may be Boston’s funniest native son 16 departments 2 On Campus 6 Athletics 20 Alumni News 22 Class Notes 14 18 Gene Chu ’89 and a 15,000pound granite bull—an ancient symbol for perseverance—stand outside CounterTopia, the business he founded with two Wilkes classmates after he journeyed to the United States from his native China. photo by stephen barrett Have a story idea to share? Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu or Wilkes magazine, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766. /;;s FPO FSC Wilkes | Summer 2011 1 �on campus Student Wins HHMI Research Fellowship for Prestigious Pasteur Institute Wilkes senior Derek Nye, a biology major from Athens, Pa., has been awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Research Fellowship at the Pasteur Institute in France. Nye will spend three months following graduation working with Dr. Camille Locht, research director at the institute’s facility in Lille, France. He will work with Locht on a study of the incidence of two infectious diseases— tuberculosis and pertussis (also known as whooping cough)—commonly found in the population. The study will try to determine what factors make tuberculosis more virulent, causing infection in those carrying the disease. Nye, accompanied by Wilkes biology faculty Michael Steele and Linda Gutierrez, attended a pre-departure meeting and orientation in March in Washington, D.C. Nye has been an HHMI Scholar at Wilkes, a research assistant to Gutierrez, associate professor of biology, and a research intern at The Commonwealth Medical College The Pasteur Institute is a private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who made some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern medicine at the time, including pasteurization and vaccines for anthrax and rabies virus. The institute is at the forefront of research focusing on infectious disease. Since 1908, eight Pasteur Institute scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology, and the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was shared by two Pasteur scientists. More on the Web Wilkes held its 64th Annual Spring Commencement on May 21 at Mohegan Sun Arena. The commencement address was delivered by attorney Robert Listenbee. The University awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree to Listenbee for his distinguished service to advance the cause of juvenile justice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. To view a commencement photo gallery, visit http://www.wilkes.edu/graduationphotos Wilkes | Summer 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Thomas Friedman to Speak at 2011 Outstanding Leaders Forum 2 Tom Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times, will be the speaker at the 2011 Outstanding Leaders Forum. Friedman will speak on Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts. Covering many of the monumental stories of recent decades, he has won three Pulitzer Prizes. Friedman’s appearance at the Outstanding Leaders Forum will follow the September 2011 release of his latest book, which he is writing with Michael Mandelbaum. The book examines the major challenges facing the United States, the reason the country is not addressing those challenges Biology major Derek Nye will complete a research fellowship at France’s prestigious Pasteur Institute in summer 2011. photo by earl and Sedor Photographic effectively, and the policies America needs to adopt to ensure prosperity at home and strength abroad in the 21st century. The title will be That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World We Invented and How We Can Come Back. Friedman’s last book, Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution— and How It Can Renew America, is a Number One New York Times bestseller. His previous bestseller, The World is Flat, sold more than four million copies. His other books include Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of Terrorism, The Lexus and the Olive Tree and From Beirut to Jerusalem, which serves as a basic text on the Middle East in colleges and universities nationwide and won the National Book Award. For more information about sponsorships and Friedman’s lecture, please visit www.wilkes.edu/friedman. �on campus Loren D. Prescott Jr. Appointed Vice President of Finance and General Counsel Loren D. Prescott Jr. has been appointed vice president of finance and general counsel at Wilkes. Prescott previously served as the University’s dean of the law school initiative and as assistant to the president for special projects. Prior to coming to Wilkes in 2007 to lead the law school initiative, Prescott served as vice dean and professor of law at Widener University’s Law Campus in Harrisburg, Pa. Prescott served for 18 years as a member of the full-time faculty at Widener, including two years as dean of students and eight years as vice dean in charge of the resident academic and administrative function of the campus. At Widener, he taught classes in federal income taxation and business organizations and a seminar on tax exempt organizations. His legal research at Widener focused on tax exemption for charitable organizations. Prescott earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington in Seattle, a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Ore., and a master of laws in taxation from the University of Florida College of Law in Gainesville, Fla. He is currently a doctoral candidate in public administration at Penn State University. Faculty Receive Grants Encouraging Innovative Use of Technology in Teaching Five faculty have received Wilkes University’s first technology and learning grants, promoting innovative uses of technology in the classroom. Presented by the Teaching Commons with funding support from the Office of the Provost and the Information Technology Department, the grants are being used on classroom projects in the spring 2011 semester. Opened in Fall 2010, the Teaching Commons is a center for excellence in teaching and learning. It has a special focus on helping faculty to incorporate new methods and technologies into classes. The technology and learning grants are part of facilitating that process. Grant recipients and their projects are: Caroline Maurer, chair, department of undergraduate education, is using the grant to facilitate the “Digital Photography in the Classroom” Action Research Project. This project involves Wilkes education majors and teachers at HeightsMurray Elementary School in Wilkes-Barre using still photography and video recording as educational tools in hands-on projects. Loran Lewis, assistant professor, communication studies, will use the grant to create a “journalism toolkit” to move student journalists into the 21st Century, allowing them to experience what journalists are doing right now in an increasingly convergent journalism environment. Helen Davis, associate professor, English, is integrating iPads and Nook readers into several of her English courses to facilitate the use of technology in group work. The University’s first teaching and technology grant winners gather in the Teaching Commons, which administers the grants. Pictured clockwise from left, Dana Burnside, director, Teaching Commons; Helen Davis, assistant professor, English; Caroline Maurer, chair, undergraduate education; Meridith Selden, assistant professor, psychology; Janet Starner, associate professor, English; and Loran Lewis, assistant professor, communication studies. Photo By Vicki Mayk Meridith Selden, assistant professor, psychology, is using the grant for iPads and projectors for use by student members of Psi Chi, an international psychology honor society. The equipment will allow these students to travel to area schools and deliver presentations. Wilkes | Summer 2011 Janet Starner, associate professor, English, is exploring ways to use mobile devices, such as e-readers and iPads to enhance course content and facilitate collaborative thinking and writing. 3 �on campus Nursing and Pharmacy Students Participate in Medical Mission Nursing student Kristin J. Zigner, above left examines a child in the Village of Kaya, while nurse practitioner Linda Heckman checks records. Above right, Wilkes nursing students, left to right, Mary Kate Brady, Jasmine King, and Jeanne Wood play with children after a day at the medical clinic. Photos by Wanda Ruppert ’07 Three pharmacy and four nursing students from Wilkes University found themselves in a remote West African clinic in January, taking vital signs, assessing patients, cleaning wounds, and filling written prescriptions. It was all part of a nine-day mission to Burkina Faso, as the students joined a team of professionals in administering care to villagers. “It was really interesting, a very life-changing kind of experience,” said assistant nursing professor Wanda Ruppert ’07 In the small, dusty village of Kaya, where Moré is spoken, students were assisted at the clinic by translators, Ruppert said. Patients had asthma, bronchitis or cold symptoms; others, joint, hip and low back pain. The team taught the villagers how to use inhalers and showed them techniques to reduce their back pain, such as how to properly hold a broom when sweeping. One elderly woman, using a tree branch for support, came to the clinic with what she said was a decades-old foot fracture. Students tended to a foot wound. To cheer the children, students gave out lollipops. Ruppert handed one to an older woman who had felt pain as students cleaned a wound. The woman looked puzzled. “You are never too old for a lollipop,” Ruppert told her through a translator. “We had an instant bond,” Ruppert said, “and she listened intently as we all explained what she needed to do to help her foot wound heal.” The Faith Assembly of God Church in Hazle Township, Emmanuel Bible Chapel in Hazleton, and Wilkes organized the mission. The surgical team worked at the Schiphra Medical Center in the capital city. It was the second year pharmacy students made the trip. Marie Roke-Thomas, associate pharmacy professor, said students researched the types of diseases they might see and the medicines the team would need to take. Though on a public service project to help others, the students also learned about such matters as herbal remedies. “It was important for them to learn about the type of medications they have in other cultures,” she said. Nursing students used basic nursing knowledge, but had to learn to improvise with available resources. Said Ruppert: “The students were able to see things they will never see here.” Xiaoli Zhang of engineering department Awarded Grant for Robotic Project Xiaoli Zhang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was awarded a $17,500 grant from The Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Commercialization Initiative (PATCI) for development of a robotic device to be used in surgery. PATCI is a pilot program designed to leverage the state’s academic and student assets and kick start the formation of new companies. Funds for the initiative are provided through Pittsburgh-based The Technology Collaborative (TTC), a statewide economic Wilkes | Summer 2011 development organization, focused on creating and 4 nurturing technology startups, primarily in the areas of advanced electronics, embedded systems, cyber security and robotics. Zhang’s project was one of only two projects in northeast Pennsylvania to receive funding this year and received the largest grant. Pictured at the grant presentation, front row left to right, are Xiaoli Zhang, assistant professor, engineering; Mohammed Tharwan, senior, mechanical engineering; Mouhd Alghuson, senior engineering management major, and project manager for the team; back, left to right, Naif Alzahrani, senior, mechanical engineering; Rodney Ridley, director of engineering; Robert Watts, vice president, PATCI; and Trevor Hirsh, senior entrepreneurship major, who serves as business liaison for the team. �If we continue our patterns of resource consumption in the 21st Century, we would see a peaking out of the earth’s ability to support us. – Gary Hirshberg, President and CE-YO of Stonyfield Farm; Chairman, Climate Counts Delivering the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, “Win-Win: Why ‘Good for All” Will Save the Planet.” March 22, 2011 photos by michael touey More on the Web As Wilkes magazine went to press, The Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities marked its 30th Anniversary with a May 1 lecture by Michele Rhee, former chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools and chairman of StudentsFirst. To view a video excerpt of Rhee’s lecture and view a photo gallery, visit www.wilkes.edu/rhee The Department of Entrepreneurship and Leadership Studies recently was established to leverage key areas of programming in the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership. The department houses the entrepreneurship program, the Personal and Professional Development (PPD) Program and the Sidhu School leadership program. Jeff Alves, Allan P. Kirby Jr. Professor of Entrepreneurship, is chairing the new department. The department was established in response to the growing number of students attracted to the entrepreneurship major and minor. The PPD program is the foundation for the leadership studies area. Recognized nationally and internationally, the leadership program challenges and prepares students to develop their leadership potential and develop the habit of giving back to our communities. David Dudick, Senior Vice President, President U.S. Sales Channels for General Mills, visited campus Feb. 17 and 18 as the Sidhu School’s 2011 executive in residence. Dudick visited with classes and shared lessons learned during his 33-year career with General Mills, the world’s sixth largest food company. A Wilkes-Barre native, Dudick graduated from Wilkes in 1978 with a degree in business administration. At General Mills, he and his team market the company’s products to non-traditional grocery outlets such as Wal-Mart, Target and drugstore chains, accounting for approximately 40 percent of the company’s business. Best known for cereals such as Cheerios and Wheaties, General Mills successful brands include Fiber One, Pillsbury, Progresso and Yoplait Yogurt. Students from the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership met with the 2011 executive in residence David Dudick ’78. Pictured chatting after class, from left are Scott Skammer, Dudick, Megan Kazmerski and Kaitlyn Sweeney. photo by vicki mayk Wilkes | Summer 2011 Department of Entrepreneurship and Leadership Studies Established David Dudick Sr.’78 Visits as Executive in Residence 5 �athletics Champions of Service Wilkes football player Chris Horn volunteers his time at the All Pro Dad event at the Wikes-Barre YMCA. Below inset: Student Amanda Pawlowski of the women’s basketball team participates in fall cleanup in Wilkes-Barre. Photos courtesy of Wilkes football and women’s basketball teams. Wilkes Athletic Teams Score Off the Field As Community Volunteers By Rachel Strayer Wilkes | Summer 2011 W 6 ilkes University junior Mark Senchak is sweating hard. With football in hand, he faces his opponent—a 3-foot-nothing kid less than half his age, who is squealing with delight. Senchak tosses the ball and steps back to take in the sight of more than 20 kids playing football with their moms and dads. “It is important for athletes to participate in community service,” says Senchak, a history and secondary education major from Larksville, Pa. “It helps tie the athletes and school to the community.” In January 2011, Senchak and the rest of the Colonels football team joined with All Pro Dad—an organization founded by National Football League coach Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts—and the Wilkes-Barre YMCA to run a football clinic for families. The goal of the clinic was to encourage parents to play with their children. “It was very well received,” says head football coach Frank Sheptock. “Our players had a great time with it; the people in the community had a great time with it.” Whether running sports clinics or raking leaves, student athletes at Wilkes strive to “Be Colonel” by helping the community and, in a way, helping themselves. While student athletes may be admired for how they handle a ball or applauded for the number of times they score in a game, the Colonels are just as comfortable in a soup kitchen as they are on the court or the athletic field. Every Wilkes sports team is asked to participate in at least two community �athletics service activities per year, but most teams do an average of four. Student athletes also volunteer individually. “The teams do things that are not glamorous but have a big impact on the community,” says community service coordinator Megan Boone. Last fall, the baseball team planted trees and rebuilt the pitcher’s mound at Artillery Park while the women’s volleyball team raised money and dedicated two tri-matches to benefit a Lehighton, Pa., high school student with lymphoma. Basketball player Erin Schneider and cross country runner Michelle Wakeley joined more than 30 students, faculty and staff on service trips for Wilkes’ Alternative Spring Break. Other teams—including wrestling, men’s soccer and women’s softball—participated in highway clean-ups, volunteered at local soup kitchens and helped kids with homework at the McGlynn Center in Wilkes-Barre throughout the year. “Our involvement in community service is very important…in the area and nationally,” says John Sumoski, women’s soccer team head coach. “As a coach, it is important for me to help my student-athletes understand a servant role in the community and how much that compassion means to other people.” The women’s soccer team extended that compassion through a Pink Day game where they sold bracelets and wore pink to raise breast cancer awareness. The Lady Colonels basketball team participated in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s Pink Zone, a week dedicated to breast cancer awareness that included a benefit game on Feb. 12. Both teams donated money to the northeast Pennsylvania chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Scranton, Pa. The women’s tennis team has plans to do a similar event this year. “It is very important for our student-athletes to give back to the local community,” says tennis coach Chris Leicht. “It really allows the studentathletes the chance to take part in something that is meaningful to them.” One of Wilkes’ signature events, The Colonel Charity Challenge, encourages the University community to join athletes’ service efforts. The Challenge, run by athletic coordinator Keith Klahold, is an iron-man competition of sorts that invites teams of five to compete in nine events, from push-ups to tug-of-war to truck pulls. Every team has to raise at least $15 per person in donations to participate. Half of the donations each year goes to The Children’s Miracle Network, while the rest goes to a local organization such as Geisinger Children’s Hospital, Ruth’s Place, or the Bo Tkach Foundation, named for a former Wilkes football player, which focuses on suicide prevention. The challenge raised $16,000 over the past five years. Whether participating in a campus-wide activity, team project or individual volunteerism, student athletes and coaches agree on the value. “We (the coaches) want them to be champions in the community as well as on the field,” says Sheptock. “We believe if we emphasize that’s who our players are, then they will put emphasis on it.” Boone puts it another way. “Their community mindfulness affects what they go on to do in life,” she says. “It becomes an indelible trait of who they are.” “Community service…helps bring our team closer which develops us as people and athletes,” remarks Senchak. ' It is very important for our student-athletes to give back to the local community – Tennis Coach Chris Leicht Below, Wilkes football player Tate Moore Jacobs, center, demonstrates the right moves to a youngster with support from teammates, rear from left, Tony Edge, Duane Daniels and Louis Abramo. Wilkes | Summer 2011 Right: Lady Colonels basketball players enjoy time off the court as volunteers. From left are students Megan Kazmerski, Whitney Connolly, Brittany Ely and Angela Palmerio. 7 �Gene Chu ’89 Built A Friendship and A Business After Coming to the United States to Study at Wilkes Wilkes | Summer 2011 By Geoff Gehman 8 Joe Smith ’90 couldn’t help but notice the young man in the polyester powder-blue leisure suit. Why, he wondered, would anyone wear clothes at least 10 years out of fashion? And why would anyone sit alone in the same corner of Wilkes’ Pickering Hall cafeteria eating the same meal in the same outfit every single day? It took a month for Smith to stop wondering. One day in October 1986 he sat down with the leisure-suited fellow, who happened to be a fellow freshman biology major. He learned that Gene Chu ’89 was a 25-year-old native of Beijing who had recently arrived in the U.S. with two changes of clothes, $300 and a letter of recommendation from a Wilkes booster. Within the month he introduced Chu to his parents and the American custom of trick-or-treating. �Wilkes | Summer 2011 Photo by Stephen Barrett 9 �Wilkes | Summer 2011 10 A quarter-century later, Chu and Smith remain friends. They’ve stuck together through Smith’s driving lessons and Chu’s limousine driving, marriage and children, the start of Smith’s podiatry practice in Pennsylvania and Chu’s sales jobs in China for American corporations. In 2001 they launched a Maryland company now called CounterTopia that fabricates and installs custom granite and marble surfaces in kitchens and bathrooms in residential and commercial buildings in the Mid-Atlantic region. Their bond remains as solid as the stone they sell. Sitting in a CounterTopia office at a table covered by Lady’s Dream granite, Chu begins the story of his American Dream with a story about his Chinese nightmare. At age 14 he applied to join the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. He endured four months of demanding physical and mental tests, and an investigation of his relatives’ Communist Party loyalty. “They wanted to make sure you’re a good guy,” says Chu, “a good seed.” Chu was selected as a fighter-pilot student. His Air Force career ended before it began when his grandfather insisted the mission would be too dangerous for the youngster. Chu’s parents accepted the ruling because, as Chu points out, in most Chinese families, an elder’s word is law. Two years later, Chu passed the Chinese national entrance exam for college. It was a great family honor, since only 4 percent of applicants pass the test. Yet he never attended school. According to Chu, Chinese government officials refused to let him enter college to punish him for bowing out of the Air Force program. His hopes “completely wiped out,” Chu was deeply depressed for more than four years. His attitude improved while working as a medical technician. One day a female bacteriologist visited the lab where he raised animals for experiments. When Xu Feng fainted from low blood sugar, he revived her with a boiled egg. His good deed led to a romance that blossomed into an engagement. Frustrated by his lack of freedom in China, Chu planned to move to the United States. He studied English on educational television shows and practiced it with foreigners on Beijing streets. One day the Chinese secret police visited him, accusing him of conspiring with English-speaking spies. His government file received another demerit, or “black spot.” Being an outsider in China fueled Chu’s desire to be an insider in America. His window of opportunity opened when his father, a mining engineer for China’s Ministry of Coal, met Joseph A. Wiendl, a mining-equipment executive for Ingersoll Rand, a Wilkes trustee and a prominent supporter of Wilkes wrestling. His son, Joseph Wiendl ’69, won two straight NCAA Division II wrestling championships. Impressed by Chu’s ambition, Wiendl promised to support his application to Wilkes and sponsor him in America. In summer 1986, Chu flew to San Francisco with $300, two changes of clothes and a cardboard case tied with rope. He refused to rent an airport baggage cart because he worried about reducing his worldly savings to $299. He forgot his financial troubles when he saw three ladies singing and dancing up a storm in the airport. In China, the act would have been punished as a public nuisance. Joe Smith ’90 and Gene Chu ’89 as Wilkes freshmen beginning a friendship lasting 25 years. The former Miner Hall in the background is now the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. Photo courtesy of Gene Chu �Twenty-five years have passed, and Chu still relishes the memory of that spontaneous show. Jumping out of a chair, he imitates the dancing singers as if he’s auditioning for a Broadway role. “That’s when I thought to myself: ‘Oh my God, we’re in America,’ ” he says. “That’s the spirit of freedom that welcomed me. From that point on, I was a fish in water.” Once in Pennsylvania, he prepared for biology courses at Wilkes by studying English for five weeks at Beaver College (now Arcadia University). His command of English immediately impressed Joe Smith when they met in the cafeteria. Smith quickly discovered that Chu was his kind of guy. Chu, he points out, was brave enough to leave his fiancée in China. He was thrifty enough to eat mostly instant noodles for a month. He was industrious enough to bus tables in a Chinese restaurant, a job that provided free food and ended his almost exclusive diet of instant noodles. Chu reminded Smith of his hard-working, progressive father, Joe, a former salesman of Fuller Brushes and cemetery plots who earned a degree in criminal justice and became a prison guard. “I thought: Wow, this guy is pretty special,” says Smith. “So I kind of took him under my wing.” Two weeks after they met, he took his friend to his parents’ ' house in Hunlock Creek, Pa., a half-hour from Wilkes-Barre. Chu endeared himself to Joe and Rosie Smith by cooking them Chinese dumplings. They endeared themselves to him by relieving his indigestion with his first dose of Alka-Seltzer. The same month Chu was introduced to two of America’s favorite fall rituals. One was the spectacular colors of autumn leaves, which exploded in his eyes like fireworks. The other was Halloween. Smith decided to make Chu’s first time trickor-treating a treat and a trick. He convinced his friend to join him in wearing one of his mother’s dresses for a costume, with two rolls of toilet paper, strategically placed in the chest. That night, they visited the home of an elderly gentleman who was puzzled when he heard “Trick or treat!” in a Chinese accent. That’s when I thought to myself: ‘Oh my God, we’re in America...That’s the spirit of freedom that welcomed me. From that point on, I was a fish in water. '' Wilkes | Summer 2011 Celebrating together at Homecoming 2010 are, from left, Jacqueline Smith, Joe Smith ’90, Gene Chu ’89 and Xu Chu. Photo by Michael Touey 11 �“You’re not from around here, are ya?” the elderly gentleman asked. “No.” “Where ya from?” “Oh, I from New Jersey.” Chu, a resident of America for only three months, had made his first star-spangled joke. It was a one-liner fit for a sitcom. Even better, it made his friend Smith laugh his fool head off. It wasn’t long before the Smiths had an honorary Chinese relative. Joe and Rosie Smith sponsored Chu’s fiancée, Xu Feng, when she came to the U.S. to study at Wilkes. Chu calls the Smiths “Mom and Dad.” “Their moral support empowered me,” he says. “They made me feel that I was not fighting alone.” Chu even tested his salesmanship on his surrogate parents. Halfway through a July 4 party in the Poconos, he asked the younger Joe Smith to gather everyone for a presentation. Chu disappeared into the house, changed from shorts to a three-piece suit, emerged with a briefcase, and proceeded to hawk Ginsu knives, the legendary cutlery of late-night TV ads. Chu didn’t sell any knives that day, even though he was among friends. His lack of success didn’t diminish his entrepreneurial drive. After a semester, he changed his major from biology to business. He graduated cum laude in three years. Chu continued to work odd jobs while studying for an MBA at Baruch College in Manhattan. He delivered newspapers with his wife, by then the mother of their young daughter and a doctoral candidate in pathology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The couple also worked for a wealthy land broker. Chu drove the broker’s family members in a limousine. After receiving his master’s degree, Chu analyzed budgets for a New Jersey university. In 1995 he joined Ingersoll Rand, the Wilkes | Summer 2011 Gene Chu celebrated graduation day with his early mentor, Joseph A. Wiendl, a Wilkes trustee. Photo courtesy of Gene Chu 12 industrial-products giant that employed his mentor Joe Wiendl for 42 years. Chu worked as a controller for the company’s pneumatic-tool division in Guilin, a city in southwest China. In 1998, he became controller of greater China subsidiaries for Autodesk, which makes design software for architects, engineers and builders. He left China again in 2000 after his boss rejected him for another position, insisting he wasn’t a first-rate salesman. Chu vowed to prove his former supervisor wrong after he returned to the U.S. with Xu and their children, Jennifer and Eugene. One day in 2000 he asked for a job at a car dealership in Bethesda, Md., where Xu was working as a scientist for the National Institutes of Health. He was hired on the spot, even though he had never sold automobiles. He sold 31 Hondas in his first month—more than any other salesman. Chu sold cars for three months before discovering a more promising prospect. At the time he didn’t know anything about granite countertops. Yet he understood why builders and buyers of single-family homes and rental complexes raved about a stone surface that was sleek, resistant to heat and most scratches and raised resale value. He recognized the great potential of using his extensive homeland contacts to buy granite directly from China, a world leader in quarrying and fabricating. One night Chu telephoned Smith to ask his Wilkes friend if he wanted to help him start a granite-counter business. “Joe is better with English,” says Chu. “He’s also funny and charismatic and very loyal.” Smith liked Chu’s proposal. “I thought: Gene’s a great guy, a hard worker and whatever he did would be successful,” says Smith, a podiatrist who lives in Reading, Pa., with his wife, Jackie, and their children, Maxwell and Daniel. “And I wanted to be a part of that.” For the next year, Smith and Chu met nearly every weekend at Chu’s house, Smith’s house or a diner in New Oxford, Pa., ' Their moral support empowered me... They made me feel that I was not fighting alone. ' �Gene Chu outside the CounterTopia corporate headquarters with the 15,000-pound granite bull, a Chinese symbol of perseverance. Photo by Stephen Barrett Gene Chu, Gaithersburg, Md. B.S., Business Administration, Wilkes 1989 Career: Founding president/CEO of CounterTopia in Frederick, Md., a manufacturer of granite countertops. Favorite Wilkes memory: Discussing student rebellion in his native China with then-University President Christopher N. Breiseth during an accidental meeting in spring 1989 along the Susquehanna River. Deeply impressed that a university president would ask the opinion of a “nobody,” Chu vowed to make himself available to young people. “How you like it?” “It’s all right. A little different from the meat I’m used to. What is it?” “Dog.” How did Smith react? “Not too good,” says Chu with an explosive laugh. “I really enjoyed it. It was revenge for all the tricks he pulled on me. It was payback time, big time.” As usual, Smith has to fling the last zinger. “So I guess the next time I eat dog I’ll probably have to give you a call,” he tells Chu with a straight face. A beat, a smile, and then the punchline: “The problem is, you’ll probably be with me when that happens.” Wilkes | Summer 2011 halfway between their homes. Eventually they took on a third investor, Franco Rossi Jr. ’90, an optometrist in Goshen, N.Y. Rossi, Chu and Smith were environmental musketeers at Wilkes, canoeing on the river and cleaning up a creek. In 2001, the three Wilkes graduates incorporated Granite America, earning a reputation for detailed, diligent service. Over time they increased sales by offering low prices and high quality, a wide range of products (vanity tops, fireplace surrounds) and a wider range of designs (Mauve Mist granite, Midnight Lightning marble). There were major projects (housing developments, condominium complexes) with major builders (Toll Brothers, Mitchell and Best) in major markets (Arlington, Va., Ocean City, Md.). In fiscal 2007 the company set a revenue record, earning $3.3 million. And then the boom went bust. In 2007, banks stopped lending money for speculative building, builders stopped building, buyers stopped buying buildings, owners stopped renovating buildings. In 2007-2008 Granite America’s income fell two-thirds. At least the company didn’t suffer the fate of nearly 400 competitors that died within 50 miles. Chu and Smith buoyed the business with their own money. They diversified, branching into cabinets. They simplified, returning to renovating single-family homes. They changed Granite America to CounterTopia, a more marketable name. They moved operations from a rented warehouse in Bladensburg, Md., to their own warehouse in Frederick, Md. Smith and Chu remain bullish about building their business. CounterTopia, they point out, is contracted to install granite kitchen and bath counters in two graduate-student residences for Johns Hopkins University, including a 320-unit skyscraper in Baltimore. They’re confident enough to offer CounterTopia franchises and place a 15,000-pound granite bull outside the corporate warehouse. Designed by Chu and Smith, the stone beast is a massive advertisement, a Chinese symbol of perseverance and a monument to friendship. “There are two things I really cherish: my family and my friends,” says Smith. “When I come home after a difficult day and my boys jump into my lap, they make me forget my troubles. When I get that phone call and I see ‘Gene Chu, CounterTopia,’ it just makes me happy. And then we’ll recall something that happened to us in school or tell some joke and I’ll feel better, every time. “I really think of Gene as my brother,” adds Smith. “His friendship is part of my inner soul.” This touching moment fades fast. A few minutes later, Chu and Smith are spinning a funny story about eating in a restaurant in the Chinese city of Dandong, across the Yalu River from North Korea. Chu had previously introduced Smith to chicken feet and pig tongue. This time he persuaded his American buddy to try a dish both exotic and domestic. Counter 13 �Wilkes’ first lady creates a green oasis on campus By Vicki Mayk Wildflowers highlight the Learning Garden next to Fenner Hall on the Wilkes campus. Photos by Lisa Reynolds and Vicki Mayk Wilkes | Summer 2011 I 14 t used to be a parking lot. But when Wilkes’ first lady Patty Gilmour looked at the space next to the former Fenner Rose Garden on South Franklin Street, she saw something more: a larger garden for lessons to be learned outside of the classroom. “I wanted it to be a place where students could come to see things growing,” Mrs. Gilmour says. “More and more, our young people are divorced from nature. Years ago, they spent much of their time playing outside, but children don’t do that anymore.” Over the last three years, she has transformed the space into the Learning Garden, a place that boasts much more than the original rose and raspberry bushes planted by Fenner Hall’s former owner. Her choices have included plants native to the area, with many chosen for their colorful blooms that attract bees, butterflies and birds. No chemicals and herbicides are used to maintain the garden. Mrs. Gilmour, an avid environmental advocate, is an organic gardener and practices composting to feed her plants. “You don’t need to buy all those chemicals,” she states. “Layers of newspapers and mulch are effective for choking out weeds. But organic gardens have a more natural look—including a few weeds.” On a spring morning, visitors to campus are likely to find her in the garden spreading compost or weeding. She spends many hours working there in season. The garden also features gifts from alumni: Benches, a gift from the Class of 2009, provide a place to relax on a warm afternoon. A fountain, a gift of the Class of 1969, is a focal point. Columns unearthed in the back of the fieldhouse have formed the basis for a one-of-a-kind gazebo. Mrs. Gilmour says she wanted to make a lasting contribution to campus and sharing her love of gardening was a natural way to do that. “This is how I’ve shown my love for Wilkes,” she says. “The campus is a habitat everyone can enjoy.” �A sampling of plants from the Wilkes Learning Garden The following plants are among the species chosen by Patty Gilmour. The species thrive in the northeastern United States. Bee Balm (Monarda) flower colors include pink, red, and white; new doubleflowered forms are also available. The plant blooms from early to late summer and Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) is a member of the aster family. The yellow-green disk at the center of the yellow flowers is a distinguishing characteristic. It grows from two to five feet in height and flowers from August to November. Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) gets yellow flowers in early grows 2 to 4 feet tall, depending spring which grow in tufts. on the variety. Butterflies, It has smooth, shiny leaves hummingbirds, bees, and other which grow alternately from nectar-seeking creatures covet spotted twigs. Red berries appear in late the tubular flowers on the plant’s summer, attracting many birds. rounded flower heads Chokeberries (Aronia) ornamental plants in the More on the Web northeast United States. Want to learn more Chokeberries are resistant about plants native to your area? to drought, insects, pollution, and Visit the following Web sites: disease. The name “chokeberry” http://www.plants.usda.gov comes from the astringency of the http://www.nps.gov/plants/ fruits which are inedible when raw. For more views of Wilkes’ Learning Garden, visit http://www.wilkes.edu/garden The Learning Garden provides a green oasis for taking a break. Right top, A fountain is a gift from the Class of 1969. Right center, Patty Gilmour created the garden and spends much of her time working there. Lower right, visitors are welcomed to the garden. Wilkes | Summer 2011 are cultivated as 15 �Robyn Speak Walsh ’76, MBA ’80 Finds New Challenges as a CEO in Australia By Mary Ellen Alu ’77 Wilkes | Summer 2011 Leading Robyn Speak Walsh ’76, MBA ’80 takes a break from her duties “down under” as CEO of MLCOA in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Gavin BluE 16 �I wanted to define success in a new way for myself. Before retiring in 2005, Walsh had been president of Aetna Workers Comp Access. In that role she was responsible for leading a new company initiative– a worker’s compensation network of hospitals, physicians and specialists who helped injured workers return to work. After doing some due diligence on MLCOA, Walsh decided to sign on as CEO. Walsh is in Australia on a four-year visa, and says her goal is to build MLCOA and put the right people in place. “I’m not running a company,” she says. “I’m building a team.” Part of the experience has been learning to adapt to a new work/life balance. “In Australia,” she explains, “people generally work eight hours, play eight hours and sleep eight hours. Unlike Americans, Australians work hard, but leave their jobs behind when they go home. Another major difference is that Americans work today on what was due yesterday, as opposed to the Australians who work today on what is due next week. But if there is a downside to being Down Under, it’s that it is a difficult and expensive journey for family and friends who want to visit. She is enthusiastic about life in Melbourne. “I love the vibrancy of this city, and have found the food and coffee to be nothing less than exceptional.” According to Walsh, the people in Melbourne are well-read and informed, with a keen interest in the United States. Since taking the position in Australia, Walsh has returned to the U.S. two or three times a year for business and family holidays. She has continued as board chair for FairPay Solutions in Texas, which provides workers comp and auto-liability claims review. Her life journey continues. Robyn Speak Walsh B.A., Sociology and Anthropology, 1976; MBA, 1980, Wilkes Notable: Resides in South Melbourne, Australia, where she is chief executive officer for mlcoa, a company providing independent medical assessments of employees for companies, insurance organizations and other groups. Memorable Wilkes faculty: Wagiha Taylor, professor, and Ted Engel, associate professor, in the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, where Walsh received her MBA. Favorite Wilkes place: Weckesser Hall, where she worked while a student with Ruth Bishop, recorder who later became her daughter’s godmother. Wilkes | Summer 2011 R obyn Speak Walsh was zip lining in Costa Rica when she felt her Blackberry vibrate in her pocket. Checking the e-mail, she saw a message that would eventually change the course of her life: Would she be interested in becoming the CEO of a company in Australia? Retired from a decades-long career in the health care and insurance industries with Aetna Inc., Walsh was taking some time off to travel and figure out the next chapter in her professional life. But Australia? “I knew that I did not want to fall back into my comfort zone of working in a typical corporate environment,” remembers Walsh, “but I also had to grapple with the difficult decision to take a job so far away from my daughter, family and friends, and from the very comfortable and interesting life I had created for myself since retiring.” Walsh ’76, MBA ’80, took the job. In June 2010, she became chief executive officer and a director of the Melbourne-based MLCOA, a company that provides independent medical assessments of employees for companies and insurance organizations. “I wanted to define success in a new way for myself,” explains Walsh. Since her Wilkes days, when she worked in the Recorder’s Office while pursuing a degree, Walsh has risen to leadership positions in the corporate world—budget director, then controller, administrator, vice president, senior vice president, president, consultant, chair of the board of directors. Along with these successes came personal hardship: a difficult divorce, a devastating fire at her Pennsylvania home and the death of her mother, a role model and mentor. But back to that vacation in Costa Rica and to the e-mail Walsh had received. As chairwoman for Trips and Tours at the Town and County Club in Hartford, Conn., Walsh was leading a group of 20 women. An event on that trip convinced her to take her next career step. She and the group were in a remote area when one woman became seriously ill. Walsh became concerned that the woman might die if she didn’t get to a hospital. “I called one of the tour guides who spoke Spanish, secured a boat ride out of the jungle, and, through my Aetna contacts, arranged for an ambulance ride to a hospital in the Costa Rican capital of San Jose where my co-traveler received medical treatment which saved her life,” says Walsh. “I was so grateful that I was able to use all the leadership skills I had learned in the corporate world, and realized that I still have more that I want to achieve.” Walsh says she had always wanted to be a CEO and use her “motivating” style of management to run a company. After receiving the offer from Australia, Walsh consulted with her daughter, Jordan, a third-year law student at Cardozo School of Law in Manhattan, and with a close friend, about whether she should accept the job. They both said that it was her life, her journey and her book. 17 �Dave Russo ’93 Leaves Them Laughing In His Successful Comedy Career By Vicki Mayk Dave Russo, Boston, Mass. Wilkes | Summer 2011 B.A., Communication Studies, Wilkes 1993 18 Career: Stand-up comic who has performed in Boston, New York and Las Vegas Notable: Winner of the Inaugural Boston Comedy Festival and finalist on “The Entertainer,” reality show with Wayne Newton on E! Entertainment Network. Favorite Wilkes Memory: “Going to football games, participating in intramural deck hockey and the camaraderie of hanging out with friends.” �Cardinale steered the young wrestler to his alma mater. Russo came to Wilkes and wrestled for coach John Reese. Along the way, he also discovered his penchant for comedy when performing in and out of the classroom. “I’ve wanted to be an entertainer since I was 5 years old,” Russo says. “I can still remember going to my sister’s school dance when I was 9 and dancing to the song Rapper’s Delight. By the time I was 14, I had won a national competition as the best break dancer in America.” The break dancing title led to contracts to break dance in commercials for Dunkin’ Donuts, Nabisco Sugar Babies candy and Tweeter Stereo. Although his interest switched from dancing to wrestling in high school and at Wilkes, he still longed to be a performer. “I wanted to create my own destiny with stand-up comedy,” he says. After graduating from Wilkes, his first job was as assistant director of admissions for Hesser College in Manchester, N.H., running a program to encourage students to continue in school and go to college. “It was a good job for me because I was the first person in my family to attend college,” says Russo. But comedy was calling. He started entertaining at open-mike nights while there. Winning the inaugural Boston Comedy Festival in 2000 launched his stand-up career. He moved to New York City in 2001 and toured on the college circuit. While working in Las Vegas, he was chosen from among thousands of performers to appear with Wayne Newton on “The Entertainer,” a reality show that aired in 2005 on the E! Entertainment Network. Ten finalists competed for a $1 million contract to work in Las Vegas. Russo came in second. Losing the contest was a low point. “When I came back from Laugh Lines On excelling academically: Dave Russo shared some of his favorite jokes “I graduated first in my class: with Wilkes magazine: I was home-schooled.” On Leaving Home: On the difference between the sexes: “When I turned 18, my mom kicked me out of the “They say a man invented the bra: No way could house and said I couldn’t come back until I got a a man have invented it. If they had, the sizes job and a note from a mental health professional. would have been completely different: I mean, a And I’m thinking, ‘Where am I going to get a job?’ ‘D’ would have been an ‘A.’ ” chance: “What you do as a professional comedian is repeat what the heckler said. It lets the audience know that someone is being distracting—and it gives me time to have a comeback.” Russo was his high school’s first state wrestling champion in Malden, Mass. A chipped tooth at a wrestling tournament provided him with an unexpected introduction to Wilkes. The dentist who gave him emergency treatment also was the dentist for Wilkes alumnus Anthony Cardinale ’72, a Boston-area lawyer. Vegas, I thought, ‘What am I going to do?’ I actually looked into getting a day job,” he recalls. An invitation to appear at a benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation led to his current gig on Dirty Water TV on NESN and back on the performing circuit. He’s been leaving them laughing ever since. Now a seasoned comic, Russo has learned who he is, both on and off the stage: “Whoever you are off-stage is the same person you are on-stage. Know what your persona is.” Wilkes | Summer 2011 D ave Russo ’93 isn’t joking when he says he got the idea to do stand-up comedy in his Wilkes public speaking class. The first time he gave a speech he had everyone—including his teacher, Jane Elmes-Crahall—laughing. Not an easy feat in an 8 a.m. class. “When he finished that first speech, I told him, ‘You have real talent and humor,’” says Elmes-Crahall, a professor of communication studies. “Every speech after that got funnier and funnier. Did he always leave me wondering ‘Where did he come up with that?’ Yes, he did!” More than 18 years later, Russo is making his living by laughter. A mainstay of the comedy scene in his native Boston, Mass., he is a host for Dirty Water TV, a production company that provides entertainment news on the New England Sports Network (NESN). In more than 15 years as a comic, Russo has performed in New York, Las Vegas and on the West Coast. Calling himself “the hardest-working comic in Boston,” Russo sometimes does four shows at two or more venues on a weekend. He says Beantown is one of the best cities in America to do comedy. “In order to be a better comic, you need stage time. In Boston, you get stage time,” he says. Following in the tradition of Boston comedians like Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno and Dennis Leary, he’s learned a lot about his business. “In comedy, you have to develop a rhythm,” he explains. “The punchlines should be coming every eight to 10 seconds.” Watching Russo’s high-energy act is exhausting. The jokes fly by so quickly, it’s easy to miss one. Hecklers don’t have a 19 �alumni news Tom Ralston’80 Elected President of Alumni Association Board Tom Ralston ’80 was elected president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors at the April 1 meeting. In this Q & A, Tom talks about his father, George Ralston, the continuing Ralston Legacy at Wilkes, his goals for the Alumni Association and his favorite Wilkes memories. Tom’s memories reflect the diverse roles his father played, including football coach and dean of students to generations of Wilkes alumni. Three generations of your family have called Wilkes home. Why is it important for you to be involved with the Alumni Association and why did you choose to take on a leadership role? I’ve been involved with Wilkes since the day I was born. My mother, three brothers and I have Wilkes degrees and two of my nieces are currently students. How could I not bleed Blue and Gold? It was only Dad (George Ralston) who was lacking the Wilkes degree until his Honorary Doctorate was awarded in 1997. I believe in the mission of Wilkes and I believe that Wilkes can continue delivering the quality education that I received to students well into the future. I serve on the Alumni Association Board out of respect to the institution and its members, as well as to maintain a close relationship with Wilkes. Through this service, I am able to give back where and when it will truly be meaningful. As President, what is your vision for the Alumni Association? My focus over the next year will be to continue the good work of my predecessors and the fine staff that supports the Alumni Association. My goal will always be to determine new methods to engage or reengage our alumni base coast to coast and internationally. I want to grow our participation in any way that is appropriate and think that giving “time, treasure or talent” are all ways that alumni can become engaged with Wilkes. Tell us about your most memorable college experience. I’ve had many, but I always loved Saturday afternoons in the fall watching Wilkes HOMECOMING Wilkes | Summer 2011 SEPTEMBER 20 football. Those days were electric, with great teams and great crowds. We had a fantastic band in my days to warm some of those cold, dreary days and help lead the Colonels to victory. What’s new with you? After a fairly long stint in the corporate world, I entered academia five years ago. I work in an alumni relations and leadership giving capacity at Bentley University just outside of Boston. In addition to welcoming Tom as Alumni Association board president, congratulations to Rosemary LaFratte ’93, MBA ’97, now serving as first vice president, and Cindy Charnetski ’97, now serving as second vice president. In addition, Adrienne Richards ’07, Rick Seipp ’01, Pat Skibbs ’60, Brian Switay ’10, Frank Yamrus ’80 and Ted Yeager ’72 were named to the Association Board of Directors. 2011 23, 24 AND 25 Homecoming 2011 is just three months away! chemistry; Ancestral Colonels; and the A-List. If you are a member of one Join fellow alumni back on campus from Sept. of these groups and would like to help plan your reunion, contact the Office 23-25 for a jam-packed schedule of events, of Alumni Relations at (570)408-7787 or alumni@wilkes.edu. Check out including the Homecoming Parade, concert www.wilkes.edu/homecoming for the latest information! on the Greenway, Pints with Professors, tent parties, reunions and much more. This year, we’ll celebrate the following reunions: the Classes of ’61, ’71, ’81, ’91, ’01 and ’06; ROTC; Sturdevant Hall; Sullivan Hall; men’s and women’s soccer; debate; cross country; biology and Homecoming Committee Rosemary LaFratte ’93, MBA ’97, chair Ellen Hall ’71 Melissa Maybe ’05 Buck Mallan ’71 Anita Mucciolo ’78 Roya Fahmy ’83 Jim Marascio ’71 Brian Switay ’10 �alumni news The Alumni Association honors a member of the Wilkes community each year, recognizing a strong commitment to the University and the community. This year, Larry Cohen ’57, was honored at the Alumni Association Scholarship Dinner on April 29. President Tim Gilmour recognized him in the company of family and friends for his important contributions to Wilkes and the area. Larry Amdur ’57 and Richard Cohen, Larry’s son, spoke in his honor. Cohen serves on the board of the Wyoming Valley Jewish Federation and is active in the Dental Trade Alliance. He is the semi-retired chairman of Benco Dental. Benco Dental is now run by his sons, Charles and Richard, Managing Partners. He and his wife Sally reside in Delray Beach, Fla., and Kingston, Pa. The Alumni Association Scholarship is awarded annually to a student who demonstrates exceptional academic credentials and campus involvement and whose parent or grandparent graduated from Wilkes. This year’s recipient, Erin Robinson, a senior English major from Harford, Pa., was recognized during the dinner. Proceeds from the dinner help to fund this annual scholarship. j ' Larry Cohen ’57 was honored at the Alumni Association Dinner. Pictured from left are Wilkes President Tim Gilmour, Larry Cohen ’57, Sally Cohen and Ruth McDermott Levy ’82, representing the Alumni Association Board. Photo by michael touey The alumni event in Orlando, which was one in a series of gatherings held in the Sunshine State in early March. Pictured left to right in the front row are Theresa Martincavage Mahon ’99, Patty Gilmour, Mirko Widenhorn, Andrea Powell ’06 and back row left to right: President Tim Gilmour, Jeff Slank ’95, Tim Banks, MaryElla Banks ’79 and Alex Powell. Photo by museum staff Alumni, whose graduation years ranged from 1958 to 2009, gathered at the Famished Frog in Morristown, NJ on March 10. Coaches Frank Sheptock, Matt DiBernardo and Mike McCree joined to catch up with former players. Photo by bridget giunta husted ’05 President Gilmour and alumni gathered at the home of Irene and Jay Mack ’79 in Boca Raton, Fla. Pictured left to right are Bryon Earl ’85, Wilkes President Tim Gilmour, Linda Baron Kaufer ’76, Ken Schaefer, Patty Gilmour, Connie Kamarunas Schaefer ’56, Jack Basler, Carolyn Goeringer Basler ’58, Jay Mack ’79, Linda Millar ’80, Jessica Millar, Irene Mack and Alexandra Mack. Photo by susan Jolley Alumni attending an event in Tampa/St. Petersburg at the home of Maureen Cambier ’82 are, on floor, Jim Basta and Colleen Cambier; second row, seated from left, Bill Brennan’ 90, Connie Kamarunas Schafer ’56, Marie Honcharik Basta ’61, Claire Handler Silverstein’63; third row, standing from left, Christine May Terry ’86, Helene, Catherine Schaeffer, Mrs. Bill Brennan, Ken Schaeffer, Maureen Connolly Cambier ’82, Dr. Joe Sabadish ’82, Marianne Sabadish ’83, Roberta Berger ’71, Ron Silverstein, Dr. Patrick Cambier and Derek Jolley. Photo by Angela Buckley. Wilkes | Summer 2011 Lawrence Cohen ’57 honored at Alumni Association Dinner 21 �class notes 1965 Donald Ungemah retired from his position as senior vice president and chief legal and risk officer of MWH Global Inc. Ungemah resides in Littleton, Colo., and Marco Island, Fla. 1971 Reunion Sept. 23-25 ~ Francine Douaihy took third place in the 5th NeoPopRealism Starz International Art Competition. 1980 Joseph D. Angelella MBA ’87 is vice president, commercial loan officer and relationship manager at First National Community Bank. 1983 David R. Carey M.S. ’98 earned his doctorate in electrical and computer engineering at Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y. Carey works at Tobyhanna Army Depot as an engineering branch manager and teaches in the engineering department at Wilkes. He lives in Wilkes-Barre with his wife, Jennifer (Ogurkis) Carey ’83. 1989 Robert Faille is the director of development information systems in the office of development for Princeton University. Benjamin P. Tielle is assistant vice president of PNC Bank in northeast Pennsylvania. He resides in Pittston, Pa. 1992 Michael John Brogan see Graduate Students 2001. Charlotte A. Moser is the assistant director of the Vaccine Education Center at The Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. She recently co-authored a new book, Vaccines and Your Child: Separating Fact from Fiction. Moser lives with her husband, Dan Moser, and their two children in Bensalem, Pa. 1993 Priya Patel is the network administrator at Berman, Goldman & Ribakow, an accounting firm in Ellicott City, Md. 1994 Eileen Evanina is director of the nurse anesthesia program at Columbia University’s School of Nursing. She also works at Northeastern Gastroenterology Associates in Honesdale, Pa. She resides in Olyphant, Pa. Tracy (Gusditis) Zabrenski is director of revenue cycle for Moses Taylor Hospital after serving 12 years as director of revenue cycle professional reimbursement and compliance at Geisinger Health System. 1995 Christopher Carr writes a recurring column, “The Working Man’s Hunter,” in a new national hunting magazine, Racks and Tails. 1997 Renee F. Casterline was presented with the Joseph C. Donchess Chair in Science by the Wyoming Seminary Board of Trustees. Dr. Cindy Charnetski is one of The Times Leader’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2011. She practices optometry at the Northeast Eye Institute. 1998 Christine (Tondrick) Baksi and her husband, Dave, announce the birth of their first child, Samuel David, born Dec. 13, 2010. The family resides in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Michael Barrouk MBA ’00 is one of The Times Leader’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2011. He is assistant vice president at PNC Bank in Wilkes-Barre. Lisa (Niewinski) Ciampi and husband, Lou, announce the Wilkes | Summer 2011 1985 Susan Maier Davis was named senior vice president of operations for SMV Management Company LLC. 22 1986 Neal McHugh is regional manager of environmental health and safety for the northeast region of Kinder Morgan Energy. He resides in Point Pleasant, N.J., with his wife, Diane (Gatfield) McHugh ’86, and children. Phillip James Torres ’89 and Joei Bieber were married on Aug. 21, 2010. The groom is a teacher for the Elk Grove Unified School District. The bride is employed at CH2M HILL, an environmental engineering company. The couple reside in Elk Grove, Calif. Susan Marie Tomchak M.S. ’05 and David Frederick Thackara were married on Oct. 9, 2010. The bride is a teacher in the Pocono Mountain School District. The groom is employed by Shamrock Communications. The couple reside in Wyoming, Pa. �class notes Jordan Padams Career Propelled by NASA Job Calif., resident enjoys Jordan Padams ’08’s career could be described as “out “the sheer magnitude of this world.” Padams is in his third year working as a of what goes on” software engineer for the National Aeronautics and Space at the labs. “The Administration’s Jet Propulsion Labs. The computer scientists walking science major never planned on working for NASA. by are some of the What the Burbank, most about his job is “It just kind of happened,” he laughs. “I didn’t even smartest people in think about it growing up.” the world,” he says. The southern New Jersey native was finishing his “There’s a Rover next degree at Wilkes when career services told him of a job door that’s going to fair in New York City. He and a friend drove to the city and Mars in a few years.” interviewed all day, making their last stop at the table for Padams credits NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs. much of his success “They liked what I had to say,” recalls Padams. “They flew me out to Pasadena, interviewed me and offered me a job.” His work for NASA, though complex, can be broken down Jordan Padams ’08 at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, where is a software engineer. Photo courtesy jordan Padams to the education he received at Wilkes. “I work right alongside into two basic concepts. “I make computer programs,” he people from MIT, Cornell, Stanford,” he says, “but I still have says, comparing them to ones we use daily, such as Web the same education, if not better than they do.” Padams sites or phone apps. But the information he works with notes he was especially grateful for the late Professor is coming straight from outer space. A NASA spacecraft Matthew J. Zukoski, who was “just a pleasure to be around.” has instruments and readings, he explains, that send data down to the home base, where it needs to be analyzed by scientists. “My job,” he continues, “is to make it easier for these scientists to read the information clearly and In addition to his day job, he is pursuing his master’s degree in computer science at the University of Southern California. “Push your boundaries,” Padams says. “It’s not just thinking outside the box, but living outside the box.” understand what was going on at that time.” He takes the birth of their third child, Mia Regina Rose, born Nov. 15, 2010. Mia joins brothers, Louis, 5, and Nicholas, 3. The family resides in Wyoming, Pa. 1999 Jill (Mackay) Barrouk M.S. ’03 and Michael Barrouk ’98, MBA ’00 announce the birth of their third child, Nick Steven, born on Nov. 18, 2010. He joins siblings Sam, 5, and Nina, 3. Aaron Sherburne see 2000. 2000 Jason Evans was interviewed by WBRE news anchor Kyla Campbell ’03 via Skype after being evacuated from his home in Hawaii due to tsunami warnings. Evans is the owner of SilverShark Media, an independent production company in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. Nathan Lipton see 2002. Lauren (Castelli) Sherburne and Aaron Sherburne ’99 announce the birth of their twin boys, Matthew Aaron and Nicholas Michael, born on Nov. 3, 2010. They join older brother Jason. — By Rachel Strayer 2002 Jennifer Lipton M.S. ’09 and Nathan Lipton ’00 announce the birth of their son, Gabriel Daniel Lipton, born on Dec. 29, 2009. They reside in Pottsville, Pa. Ronald M. Metcho, Esq., and Nicole D. Curran were married on Dec. 11, 2010. The groom is an associate attorney with the law firm of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, P.C. The bride is tax director at FXI Innovations. The couple reside in Philadelphia, Pa. Piyush Sabharwall is the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ representative for the 2011 New Faces of Engineering program. The heat transport lead scientist at Idaho National Laboratory, Sabharwall is one of 14 early-career engineers chosen to represent various engineering organizations for the New Faces project. 2004 Jessica (Hinkel) Leibig and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of their son, Logan, on Aug. 15, 2010. Wilkes | Summer 2011 information and puts it into a database for easy access. 23 �class notes 2005 John P. Boylan recently completed the requirements to be a certified public accountant at Riley & Co. Inc. in Mount Pocono, Pa. Boylan has worked for the firm for more than five years. Jennifer Hendrix and Ryan McCabe were married on Sept. 4, 2010. The bride is a productivity solution specialist for Microsoft. The groom is an audio visual technician for Star Home Theatre. The couple reside near Washington, D.C. Elvira Illiano-Trovato and her husband, Carmine, announce the birth of their son, Giuseppe Aniello, born Oct. 18, 2010. The family resides in Conshohocken, Pa. 2006 Reunion Sept. 23-25 ~ Amanda Lewis is now a certified and licensed Zumba fitness instructor in central New Jersey. Sabrina Naples Benulis ’05 Signs Book Deal with HarperCollins Sabrina Naples Benulis ’05 graduated from Wilkes with two bachelor’s degrees—one in English and another in psychology—and sold four of her short stories and poems for publication in a very competitive market. But her most rewarding labor of love to date is Archon. The fantasy fiction novel—the first in a trilogy—allowed Benulis to finish her master’s degree thesis in writing popular fiction at Seton Hill University in 2007 and recently earned a coveted three-book contract with publisher HarperCollins. “It’s one thing to get a book published, but I was also lucky enough to sign with one of the largest publishers in the business,” explains Benulis. “I was excited enough to walk on sunshine for days.” The novel follows Angela Mathers, a troubled young adult who learns that she is really an avenging angel Erik O’Day is one of The Times Leader’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2011. He is a social studies teacher and cross country coach for E.L. Meyers High School. Shelby Schultz M.S. ’09 and Edward Naperski were married on June 26, 2010. The bride is a seventh-grade English teacher for the Wyoming Valley West School District. The groom is a sales director for FirstFlight, a corporate aviation company. The couple reside in Forty Fort, Pa. 2008 Steven Zerbe was named a pharmacist at Mike’s Pharmacy of Myerstown, Pa. Carmen Winters is one of The Times Leader’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2011. She is director of marketing at MyNEPA LLC, an internet marketing firm in Plains, Pa. 2009 Joel Antolik and Heather Beretski were married on June 26, 2010. The groom in a world of witches, demons and ancient prophecies. Benulis says Archon was born out of myriad interests, “but mainly a long-time love affair with the supernatural, world religions, mythology, and believe it or not, Japanese anime.” She is currently working on the sequel to Archon and has plans to publish a young adult novel in the future. Benulis suggests that while talent is important when hoping to be published, persistence is essential. So is proper guidance. Benulis says she did “write for fun” in high school, but it was Wilkes creative writing adjunct faculty Bernie Kovacs ’10 M.F.A.’98 who first opened her eyes to the possibility of writing as a career. “He wrote a note on a story I’d written, telling me to speak with him after class,” she recalls. “I thought I was in trouble.” Kovacs simply told her that she had talent. He suggested she think about writing professionally, a piece of advice that set her on the path to becoming a published novelist. “But for me, I think it was always more about creating a world and telling its story,” says the author. “That is my true love.” Benulis continues to create worlds out of the home she shares with her husband, Michael Benulis ’05, in Drums, Pa. Her work has appeared in Third Order Magazine, Oddlands Wilkes | Summer 2011 Magazine, The Opinion Guy and Wilkes literary magazine, 24 The Manuscript. Archon is due to be released under the HarperCollins imprint HarperVoyager on Dec. 26, 2011. — By Rachel Strayer Sarah Benulis ’05 at her desk in Drums, Pa., where she created Archon, the fantasy novel to be published by HarperCollins. Photo courtesy Sarah Benulis �class notes is employed by Medico Industries Inc. The bride is employed by Sam’s Club and the Dallas School District as a substitute teacher. The couple reside in Miners Mills, Pa. Brian Lang completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. He will now attend Navy Special Warfare training in Coronado, Calif. David Ramil and Allison Davis were married on July 24, 2010. The groom is employed by Corporate Call Center as a licensed insurance agent. The bride is employed by the SpringFord School District as a math and physics teacher. The couple reside in Phoenixville, Pa. Graduate Students 1968 Ruth Uy Asmundson M.S. was honored among “Outstanding Alumni” with a Kara (Culnane) Hines ’10 and Erik Hines were married on Sept. 18, 2010. The bride is a registered nurse at Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital in Binghamton, N.Y. The couple reside in Thompson, Pa. 2010 College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Award of Distinction from the University of California at Davis. 1987 Joseph D. Angelella MBA see 1980. 1989 Joseph H. Knecht MHA is senior vice president of clinical services at the Wilkes-Barre Children’s Service Center. Charlotte Czeponis Pharm.D., manager at Bracey Pharmacy in Ashland, Pa., was honored at the first Ashland Area Rotary Club Vocation Night. Czeponis resides in Ashland with her husband Adam, Pharm.D. ’01 and son. 2001 Reunion Sept. 23-25 ~ Bridget Ann McLaughlin M.S. and Michael John Brogan ’92 were married on Nov. 26, 2010. The bride is a sixth grade teacher for the Pittston Area School District. The groom is employed by the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority. The couple reside in West Pittston, Pa. Jennifer Lynn Youmans M.S. and Kenneth Robert Weaver Jr. were married on July 17, 2010. The bride is employed as a business education teacher for the Williamsport Area School District. The groom is a caseworker for LycomingClinton Joinder. The couple reside in Williamsport, Pa. 2004 Adam G. Soares Pharm.D. and Megan Sabonis were married on Aug. 14, 2010. The groom is the pharmacy operations manager at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass. The bride is an assistant project manager for the TIMI Study Group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass. The couple reside in Easton, Mass. 2007 Maureen Shovlin M.S. and Bryan Pikas were married on July 24, 2010. The bride is employed as a teacher and head swim coach by Wyoming Area School District. The groom is a journeyman electrician for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, WilkesBarre Local 163. The couple reside in West Wyoming, Pa. 2008 Jason Slavoski Pharm.D. and Kelly Walsh were married on Sept. 24, 2010. The groom is employed by a Walgreen’s affiliate in Milford, Del. The couple reside in Rehoboth Beach, Del. 2009 Karen M. Kaleta MBA and Stephen P. Alessi MBA ’10 were married on Oct. 23, 2010. The bride is assistant director Wilkes | Summer 2011 Andrea Kinal ’06 and Alex Powell were married on Nov. 6, 2010. The bride is an analyst of jewelry and accessories for Beall’s Department Stores. The groom is a custom furniture builder for Dream Works, Inc. The couple reside in Bradenton, Fla. 25 �class notes Filipkowski Jr. were married on July 17, 2010. The bride is a third grade teacher in the Pittston Area School District. The groom is an apprentice wireman for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The couple reside in Duryea, Pa. Joseph Giomboni M.F.A. and Jill Rozitski were married on July 2, 2010. The groom is employed by King’s College as assistant director of public relations and an adjunct professor for the mass communications department. The bride is marketing 1942 Olive Jean Thomas Pearn, Wilmington, Del., died Dec. 18, 2010. She taught high school and middle school for 30 years in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 1949 Marjorie Tyler Green, West Pittston, Pa., died Dec. 21, 2010. She was a retired mathematics teacher for the Wyoming Area School District. a U.S. Navy veteran, awardwinning journalist and the associate editor for The Patriot and The Evening News. 1943 Rev. Joseph A. Lorusso, Wilkes-Barre, died Dec. 28, 2010. He served in the Army Transportation Corps during WWII and was ordained into the priesthood in 1947. He taught English at several universities. 1950 John E. Young, Uniontown, Pa., died Jan. 2, 2011. He worked in the coal division of the U.S. Steel Corp. of the master of arts in business administration program at Wilkes University. The groom is a sales representative for the Sherwin Williams Company. The couple reside in Mountain Top, Pa. Lindsay Ann Lenchak M.S. and Joseph Thomas project manager at King’s College. The couple reside in Plains, Pa. 2011 Mark A. Kutzer MBA was promoted to associate attorney at Fellerman Ciarimboli law firm. In Memoriam John T. Zucosky Jr., Plains Township, Pa., died March 9, 2011. He was a retired employee of American Cyanamid in Bound Brook, N.J. Wilkes | Summer 2011 1945 I. Martin Berger, Washington, D.C., died in May of 2010. 26 1948 Joseph J. Pribula, Exeter, Pa., died Feb. 17, 2011. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran and a life member of Exeter Hose Co. No. 1. He worked as an engineer for Sordoni Construction and Commonwealth Telephone Co. in Dallas, Pa. 1952 Edmund Victor Niklewski, Hagerstown, Md., died Feb. 25, 2011. His career included staff psychiatrist and medical director at Brook Lane Psychiatric Center, medical director of the Mental Health Unit and Alzheimer’s program at Washington County Hospital, and a private practice of psychiatry. Mario A. Sellani, Orwigsburg, Pa., died Nov. 7, 2010. He was a Marine Corps veteran of WWII and was employed as plant chemical engineer for Litton industries in Salt Lake City, Utah. 1953 Paul B. Beers, Harrisburg, Pa., died Jan. 24, 2011. He was Andrew (Andy) Francis Roan, Oviedo, Fla., died Jan. 4, 2011. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII and was the owner of Roan’s Beverage Distributorship in Dallas, Pa., for many years. 1954 Wayne S. Madden, Seminole, Fla., died Dec. 28, 2010. He was a United Methodist minister and a chaplain colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He completed 26 years of service, most recently as chief of chaplain personnel for the Strategic Air Command in Nebraska. June E. Stevens, Carlisle, Pa., died Feb. 17, 2011. She was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and retired from teaching secondary school in the Wilkes-Barre city schools after 25 years. 1955 Dominic Charles Varisco, Newport, R.I., and Harwich, Mass., died Jan. 17, 2010. He was a U.S. Army veteran and maintained a career in higher education administration and teaching for 40 years, working at Brandeis, Harvard and Salve Regina universities. He also was a senior consulting vice president with the Shaver Corp. of New York City and Grenzebach Glier & Associates of Chicago. Jane Falk, Tinton Falls, N.J., died Feb. 6, 2011. She was an employee of Tinton Falls School District and active in local politics. Paul P. Krasucki Sr., Roaring Brook Township, Pa., died Dec. 31, 2010. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was employed as a pipefitter with the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, Local No. 524. Capt. Joseph D. Miceli, USN (Ret.), Wilkes-Barre, died Jan. 28, 2011. He served in the U.S. Navy for 37 years, as the commanding officer of Naval Weapons Support Center in Crane, Ind., and later as a program manager at NAVSEA in Arlington, Va. 1958 Joseph I. Leibman, Harrisburg, Pa., died March 3, 2011. He was president of SHS Employment Agency. �class notes In Memoriam 1959 Paul A. Schecter, Williamsburg, Va., died Jan. 30, 2011. He was a partner at the law firm Coopers & Lybrand,retiring in 1996. He taught law at Georgetown, Washington & Lee, and Howard universities. 1960 Thomas M. Walsh, Sr., Pittston, Pa., died Jan. 21, 2011. He was a rehabilitation teacher for Blindness and Visual Services of Wilkes-Barre and was also president of the Luzerne County Council of the Blind for 21 years. 1962 Morgan Richards “Dick” Jones, Wyndmoor, Pa., died Dec. 17, 2010. He was a partner and chairman in the national law firm of Drinker, Biddle and Reath, LLP, in Philadelphia, Pa., and founder of the firm’s Investment Management Practice Group. 1968 Barbara L. Gatto, Johnstown, Pa., died March 5, 2011. James H. Murray, St. Albans, Vt., died Feb. 4, 2011. He was employed as a certified rehabilitation specialist for United Rehabilitation Associates for more than 20 years prior to his retirement. 1973 David G. DeMorat, Hanover Township, Pa., died Jan. 10, 2011. He was a U.S. Army veteran and an insurance agent for the Western Southern Life Insurance Co. Frank J. Gubitose M.S. ’77, Laflin, Pa., died Feb. 15, 2011. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and worked as an executive and vice president in the food industry for more than 30 years prior to his retirement. 1976 Thomas F. Brennan Jr., Sugarloaf, Pa., died Jan. 21, 2011. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was employed at the White Haven Center for 25 years as well as being a self-employed counselor with a private practice for the past 16 years. Denise A. Polinchak, WilkesBarre Township, died March 8, 2011. She was employed as a data analyst at the Social Security Administration Office in Plains Township, Pa. 1977 Mary Anne Rose Chopyak, Hamlin, Pa., died Dec. 24, 2010. She worked as a registered nurse at the VA Medical Center and then at M. Saleem’s medical practice as nurse and office manager. 1978 Bert Katz, Bernardsville, N.J., died Dec. 22, 2010. He worked as a certified public accountant for 20 years and was a volunteer driver and photographer for several area fire and first aid departments. 1980 Joseph F. Litchman, Harveys Lake, Pa., died Feb. 20, 2011. He was board certified in both family medicine and emergency medicine, which he practiced at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for nearly 30 years. He was a founder of Linden Medical Group. 1983 J. Frank Clause, Old Forge, Pa., died Jan. 17, 2011. He was a resident nurse for the Clarks Summit State Hospital for over 25 years before his recent retirement. He was also a specialist 4th class in the U.S. Army Reserves. 1988 John R. Baer, Jr., Hunlock Creek, Pa., died Jan. 3, 2011. He worked at the United Methodist Home for Children in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and taught at Northwest Area High School until 2005. 1990 Barbara A. Ross, Sweet Valley, Pa., died Feb. 6, 2011. 2002 Jessica Alferio Clark, Roaring Brook Township, Pa., died March 15, 2011. She taught English at Seton Catholic High School in Pittston, Pa.; Holy Cross High School in Dunmore, Pa.; and South Scranton Intermediate School. Graduate Students 1977 Frank J. Gubitose M.S. see 1973. Friends of Wilkes Stanley Samuel Gutin, Pittston, Pa., died Feb. 28, 2011. A U.S. Navy veteran, Gutin was a professor of English at Wilkes University for 33 years and was awarded emeritus status in 1992. After his retirement he tutored students seeking their general education diploma as well as taught English as a second language. James H. Lynch, Bloomfield, N.J., died Feb. 3, 2011. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran and a “Flyboy”—a member of the 6th College Training Detachment which was housed at Wilkes University in the 1940s. Following his military service, Lynch worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 43 years. Richard M. Ross, Dallas, Pa., died Feb. 17, 2011. He was a U.S. Army veteran and worked as a certified financial analyst for the Hanover Bank in New York City. From 1990 to 1993 he served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Wilkes and, following his retirement, was an adjunct faculty member in the University’s Economics Department. Wilkes | Summer 2011 Merle Levey, Atlanta, Ga., died Feb. 24, 2011. 27 �class notes In Memoriam Wilkes | Summer 2011 Fred R. Demech Jr. ’61 28 Capt. Fred R. Demech Jr. ’61 a dedicated Wilkes University alumni volunteer, died on March 11, 2011, and the University lost a loyal friend. A resident of Moosic, Pa., he earned a degree in biology from Wilkes. A volunteer for Wilkes for more than 20 years, he served on the Wilkes University Alumni Association board. He chaired the technology and scholarship committees and served most recently as the board’s first vice president. Demech also was a graduate of the Naval War College and the National War College. Commissioned as an ensign in 1962, he served in the Navy for over 27 years, retiring in 1989. He was a career cryptologist and a qualified surface warfare officer. Demech was commanding officer of the Navy’s largest cryptologic base, a 1,000-person overseas facility. This command won the coveted Travis Trophy that identified it as the top communications site in the Department of Defense during 1984. As a Navy captain and presidential appointee, Demech twice served as the executive director for the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board in the White House. He was recognized for his service with the nation’s highest peacetime military decoration, The Defense Distinguished Service Medal. Demech also was awarded the Legion of Merit. For 19 years, Demech was employed by the TRW and Northrop Grumman corporations. Prior to his retirement in 2008, he managed the company’s special work and travel program that provided security, safety and health services for personnel internationally. Demech’s community involvement includes chairing a city cable television commission and recreation task force, board membership for a volunteer organization and services as a church elder. He also was the public affairs chairman for the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation. He was a member of American Legion Post 1188 in Minooka, Pa. Demech is survived by his wife of 47 years, Janet; a daughter Lesley D’Andrea ’88 and husband, Robert, of Doylestown, Pa.; two grandsons; and a sister. Friend of Wilkes: Glenn Gambini Wilkes lost a special member of the University family on Feb. 23, 2011 with the passing of Glenn Gambini. An employee of Wilkes food service for 38 years, he was a friend to thousands of the University’s students, faculty and staff. At a campus memorial service, Paul Adams ’77, vice president of student affairs, offered his reflections on Glenn’s contributions to campus life. “While Glenn did earn a paycheck fulfilling his responsibilities in the dining hall every day, Glenn didn’t work at Wilkes. He “lived” Wilkes. And few have ever “lived” Wilkes in the way that Glenn did,” Adams said. For Glenn, “living” Wilkes included two breakfasts each day—one in Rifkin Café and one in Einstein’s Bagels in the University Center on Main. His enthusiasm for Wilkes sports teams was unmatched and Glenn spent many weekend afternoons and weeknights at Ralston Field or at the Marts Center cheering on his beloved Colonels. He counted many athletes among his friends, attending their weddings and staying in touch long after they graduated. Glenn’s friendliness and care is remembered by more than three generations of alumni. Known for his warm smiles, his kind greetings were always marked by a gentle touch on the shoulder or arm. In eulogizing him, Adams urged those who knew him to “Think how often during the span of time that you knew him that he embraced you or patted your arm or shoulder. All of those touches are a part of our experience with Glenn and have become a part of our being. Let us remember those touches and the goodness he passed on to us through them.” In addition to his involvement with the University, Glenn was a member and volunteer for St. Benedict’s Church in Parsons, Pa., The Pro-Life Center and Plains Yankee Football. He is survived by his mother, Norma (Vinciarelli) Gambini; niece Claudette June and her husband, Joseph III, Pittston, Pa.; a great-niece and great-nephew and several cousins. �then & now Alternative Spring Break has been part of the Wilkes experience for two decades, offering students an opportunity to spend their spring vacation performing community service in the United States and abroad. Do you recognize anyone in this picture? Share names or reminisce at The Colonel Connection message boards, found at community.wilkes.edu. Or send responses to Wilkes magazine, 84 W. South Street,Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766. You can also e-mail wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu. Photo courtesy Megan Boone Kit McCarty ’75 wrote to identify the “Then” picture in the Spring 2011 Wilkes magazine: “The picture is from The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht. It was performed in March 1973 and was directed by Al Groh and Joe Salsburg. The players in the picture are (I believe) Matt Hughes and Joe Tomashefski. I was fortunate enough to be cast in the lead as Shen Te/Shui Ta; I was a sophomore at the time, and it was only through the help and encouragement of both Mr. Groh and Mr. Salsburg that I was able to perform the role.” Photo by Rachel This year’s Alternative Spring Break teams included more than 50 students, faculty and staff who worked at a coffee cooperative in Costa Rica, an orphanage in the Dominican Republic, Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans and with the Christian Appalachian Project in Kentucky. Here, Wilkes University students tutor students in a Dominican Republic school Photo by Dr. Amy Bradley �w Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 WILKES UNIVERSITY calendar of events June 12 Alumni Event, Boston, Mass. 28 Alumni Event, Philadelphia, Pa. July 8 Wilkes University Admissions Open House 24 Alumni Event, Long Beach Island, N.J. 25 HHMI-WEBS Summer Science Camp. Through Aug. 5 August 29 Fall Semester Classes Begin September 17 Wilkes University Admissions Open House 23-25 Homecoming Weekend October 6-12 Travel with Wilkes to Germany November 12 Wilkes University Admissions Open House 16 Outstanding Leaders Forum, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Friedman photo by earl and sedor photographic For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu and www.wilkes.edu/alumni or phone (800) WILKES-U. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Summer 2011 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 2011 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Summer 2011 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 2011 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/651a87be52f1606fc1c32304dadc0688.pdf 819f12b0edbe4a9f4aa5a680a5199641 PDF Text Text CY 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 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. 3 �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. WILKES | Winter 2007 STATS - MIKE GUNDERSDORF • Overall record 18-12-1, 10 wins by fall, 1975 5 �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. WILKES | Winter 2007 STATS - ANGELA POLNY VIVIAN 6 • 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. �athletics 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. WILKES | Winter 2007 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 7 �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 8 Rittenmeyer, shown here in EDS’ board room, says the only job security in life is your results. ALL PHOTOS BY STEVE MCALISTER WILKES | Winter 2007 WILKES | Winter 2007 three times. 9 �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 WILKES | Winter 2007 R 10 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. '' 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. WILKES | Winter 2007 ' 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.” 11 �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 WILKES | Winter 2007 E 12 �'' 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. WILKES | Winter 2007 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. 13 �WILKES | Winter 2007 14 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. WILKES | Winter 2007 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 15 �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. WILKES | Winter 2007 PHOTO BY EARL & SEDOR 16 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. ' WILKES | Winter 2007 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 '' PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE 17 �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. WILKES | Winter 2007 Connecting the Dots: From Student to Professional 18 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.” WILKES | Winter 2007 New Staff Members Join Development Office 19 �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. WILKES | Winter 2007 PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY 20 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 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 21 �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. WILKES | Winter 2007 $250 - $499 23 �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 WILKES | Winter 2007 $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 * 24 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. WILKES | Winter 2007 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 25 �report of gifts • giving by constituency 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 BLUE CIRCLE $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 * 26 Deceased �giving by constituency • report of gifts $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 WILKES | Winter 2007 BLUE CIRCLE Deceased 27 �report of gifts • giving by class 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 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 * 28 Deceased 1 Class Chair �giving by class • report of gifts 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES John J. Kearney Mary Kozak Motsavage Russell R. Picton Jr. David Rosser Louis F. Steck1 Dominic C.Varisco Edward E.Yarasheski Class Chair 29 �report of gifts • giving by class 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 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 * 30 Deceased 1 Class Chair �giving by class • report of gifts 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. 1 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 Class Chair 31 �report of gifts • giving by class 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 1 32 Class Chair �giving by class • report of gifts 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 1 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 Patrick Salantri Sheila Schmaltz Scatena Jean Presciutti Steelman Janet Lutz Thurnau Robert C.Thurnau Thomas P.Williams Jr. Class Chair 33 �report of gifts • giving by class Angela Alba Dessoye 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 34 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 �giving by class • report of gifts The Eugene Farley Club 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 JOHN WILKES Class Chair 35 �report of gifts • giving by class 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 The Eugene Farley Club 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 1 36 Class Chair �giving by class • report of gifts 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 1 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 CLASS OF 1991 BLUE CIRCLE Class Chair 37 �report of gifts • giving by class The Eugene Farley Club The Eugene Farley Club 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 The Eugene Farley Club CLASS OF 2001 JOHN WILKES 38 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 �senior class gift • report of gifts Senior 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 CLASS GIFT *Deceased 39 �report of gifts • the marts society The WILKES | Winter 2007 MARTS SOCIETY 40 Anonymous Anonymous 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. 41 �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 42 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 the john wilkes society • report of gifts 43 �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 44 �then & now Recognize any of these 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 w WILKES UNIVERSITY Art exhibit opening reception: Ken Aptekar, Paintings, Sordoni Art Gallery. Exhibit runs Jan. 14 to March 2, 2008 WILKES UNIVERSITY Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2007 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2007 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d7fb34b40fbd5a903f483b7aca0b01db.pdf 786913238c1bf3b592757950a66a1ea7 PDF Text Text WINTER 2008 .... ..... :. " BLUE AND GOLD AND GREEN | NURTURING NATURE OFF-ROADING WITH THE BAJA TEAM | REPORT OF GIFTS " �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 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. �contents 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 8 26 Report of Gifts We gratefully acknowledge those who help elevate Wilkes to greatness 26 2 On Campus 4 Athletics 16 Alumni News 14 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. £:SFPO FSC WILKES | Winter 2008 DEPARTMENTS ILLUSTRATION BY MARK LINDSAY 1 �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. ' 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 '' Become a fan of The Colonel on Facebook.com. Search: Wilkes Colonel. WILKES | Winter 2008 Discovery Education, Wilkes Launch Online Master’s Program 2 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 oI oueru E CATION™ 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. �on campus 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 - Martin Eberhard, electric sports car innovator PHOTO BY MICHAEL P. TOUEY 3 �athletics Athletics Hall of Fame OUTSTANDING STUDENT-ATHLETES AND TEAMS JOIN RANKS OF HONOREES By Craig Merriman WILKES | Winter 2008 The Wilkes University Athletics Hall of Fame recently honored: 4 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 �athletics 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 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 5 �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 WILKES | Winter 2008 Joseph Roszko ’68 6 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 �athletics 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) WILKES | Winter 2008 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). 7 �Blue M@1•1GoldM@l•J 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 HALL, THE WILKES UNIVERSITY 8 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.” WILKES | Winter 2008 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. 9 �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. WILKES | Winter 2008 GREENER LANDSCAPING 10 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: • • • • • 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 SPIN VEGGIES 11 �WILKES ALUMNA OVERSEES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS NURTURING NATURE By Helen Kaiser WILKES | Winter 2008 T 12 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 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. 13 �Off-Roadinq·- . With the Baja Team IT LOOKS LIKE FUN, YET STUDENTS GAIN REAL-WORLD ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE By Shannon Curtin T WILKES | Winter 2008 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: 14 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.” WILKES | Winter 2008 PHOTOS BY SHANNON CURTIN 15 �alumni news 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 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 16 �alumni news 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 Wilkes alumni can benefit from numerous 17 �alumni news 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 Bottom: An auction of the late Dean George Ralston’s signature neckties highlighted the 75th anniversary dinner and dance at the Irem Temple. 18 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. �alumni news 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 Homecoming 2009, Oct. 2–4. 19 �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. WILKES | Winter 2008 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. 20 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1954. 21 �class notes 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 Tiffany Leptuck and Nicholas Meadows were married on May 3, 2008. Leptuck is employed as a forensic biology-DNA analyst in northern Virginia. 22 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. �class notes 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 In Memoriam 23 �class notes 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. Submitting Class Notes Share personal or career news in any of three ways: • E-mail it to wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu. • Post it at The Colonel Connection Web site at community.wilkes.edu. • Or mail it to: Class Notes Wilkes Magazine 84 W. South St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 �class notes 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 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 25 �report of gifts 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE 27 �report of gifts • giving by constituency 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 $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 * 28 Deceased �giving by constituency • report of gifts * 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. WILKES | Winter 2008 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 29 �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 WILKES | Winter 2008 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 * 30 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 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 31 �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 WILKES | Winter 2008 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 5 32 10 * 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 Elva Fuller Parker5 Lawrence B. Pelesh10 Robert L.Williams, Jr. 33 �report of gifts • giving by class 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 5 The John Wilkes Society GOLD CIRCLE 34 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 35 �report of gifts • giving by class 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 $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 1 5 36 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 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 1 5 10 * 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 37 �report of gifts • giving by class 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 1 5 38 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased �giving by class • report of gifts 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 1 5 10 * Class Chair 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 CONTRIBUTORS 39 �report of gifts • giving by class 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 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 1 5 40 10 * Class Chair 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 FARLEY ASSOCIATES 41 �report of gifts • giving by class 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 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 1 5 42 10 * 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 * 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 CLASS GIFT Deceased 43 �report of gifts • the marts society 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 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 * 44 Deceased �endowed named scholarships • report of gifts 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 * 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 WILKES | Winter 2008 to establish a scholarship. Deceased 45 �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 WILKES | Winter 2008 To make a gift, contact: Michele Theresa Zabriski, Director of Individual Giving (800) WILKES-U Ext. 4302 or michele.zabriski@wilkes.edu 46 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 WILKES | Winter 2007 2008 the john wilkes society • report of gifts Deceased 47 �WILKES | Winter 2007 report of gifts • the john wilkes society 48 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. * Deceased �then & now Recognize anyone in 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 �w t5cy~ WILKES UNIVERSITY 1933-2008 WILKES UNIVERSITY Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2008 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2008 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/69f313793341fa7721958c5c8228d561.pdf e9ababf4c3bdc6c447ab5455ec59ee4e PDF Text Text WINTER 2009 PROTECTING PARADISE | LAB PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD IN SEVEN MONTHS | REPORT OF GIFTS �president’s letter Making a Contribution: Part of theWilkes Tradition E 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. �contents 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. PHOTO BY NATHAN FRIED-LIPSKI F,j FPO SC Have a story idea to share? Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu or Wilkes Magazine, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766. WILKES | Winter 2009 23 2 On Campus 1 �on campus 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. �on campus 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. reaa o Your t-a han&ini ollacure and curJ.in& J.ike on my cheat. Purpoae].eaa, llut tan& indentations rem.ainin& J.ike wake 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. WILKES | Winter 2009 My :fin&era tranacrille the ].int l! And I reaiat the ur&e to _p].uck an 3 �athletics Team Players 2( 2009 ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES FIVE ATHLETES w AND Al A LEGENDARY COACH JIM 'DO'MZA!.SKI '96 By Vicki Mayk and Rachel Strayer Jim Jir Domzalski ’98 – Shortstop, Baseball JJ JJ Fadden ’98 – Defensive End, Football Be, McKeown ’95 – Defensive Back, Football Ben Lisa Lis Kravitz Miller ’89 – Volleyball Rel Rebecca Baker Sadosky ’98 – Volleyball/Women’s Basketball BEN Joi DeMelfi – Head Coach Football, 1990-1995 Joe McY.EOWN '95 ?009ATHLETICS HA • WILKES | Winter 2009 'l009AlY-- 4 L ,. It .. .....--~-- _ j I ,I, • 2009ATHLETICS HAL I orr i L. ,AM[ - �athletics 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) . .. .,,, . . provided an “Wilkes athletics environment to develop skills useful for career and personal development.” • • . . j. _-: . .... • - ~ J • ' ,l JJ FADDEN ’98 DEFENSIVE END, FOOTBALL STATISTICS edom League, • First Team Fre 1995-1997 6, 1997 • All-ECAC, 199 III Packard Division • 1997 HewlettFirst Team Football Gazette • 1997 Hanson yer of the Year Pla am Te First er King First urg • 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 as to the all-ECAC team in 1996 and am Te nd co Se 1997. His records include 35.5 career Football Gazette • 1996 Hanson sacks and 254 tackles. am Te ird Th s (Tied): Five sack 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 DEFENSIVE BACK, FOOTBALL DE Ben Be McKeown was a member of the the Colonels football team from 19< 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 Ill school : all-star, 1993 19< 1993 Colonels team go 10-0 during • Freedom League second team the all-star, 1993 the regular season and play in the NCAA Division III playoffs. NC A resident of Phoenix,Ariz., today tod McKeown is a compliance consultant for Vanguard, one of the cor largest mutual mutual fund fund companies comn~niP< in in the th" United T Tr largest States, where he makes sure that 401k retirement plans are in compliance with federal regulations. 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.” WILKES | Winter 2009 E 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?” 5 �athletics 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 8 WILKES | Winter 2009 “I learned to be a team member. I still have friends today that I played volleyball with at Wilkes.” 6 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. 7 �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 WILKES | Winter 2009 UNTOUCHED OCEANIC HABITAT IN THE WORLD. 8 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. WILKES | Winter 2009 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 ' WILKES | Winter 2009 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 10 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.” WILKES | Winter 2009 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. 11 �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 WILKES | Winter 2009 By Vicki Mayk 12 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 13 �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. '' 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. WILKES | Winter 2009 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 15 �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. 16 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. 17 �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 WILKES | Winter 2009 current students, but should also be a rewarding 18 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 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. 19 �class notes 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. WILKES | Winter 2009 Canisius College. Kelly is a community marketing manager for Dick’s Sporting Goods.The couple reside in Buffalo, N.Y. 20 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. WILKES | Winter 2009 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. 21 �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. WILKES | Winter 2009 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. 22 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. �report of gifts ELEVATING WILKES TO GREATNESS REPORT OF GIFTS WILKES | Winter 2009 Gifts Received June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009 23 �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 WILKES | Winter 2009 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 GIVING BY • report of gifts Deceased 25 �WILKES | Winter 2009 report of gifts • 26 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 * Deceased �GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 Bill & Sandy Williams Fund of Luzerne Foundation Wyoming Valley Health Care System • report of gifts 27 �WILKES | Winter 2009 report of gifts • 28 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 Mr. & Mrs. Edmund A. Meszcynski Mr. & Mrs. Bruce C. Metz Ms. Lois L. Metz Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Metzger Mr. Murray Milkman Ms. Ruby Miller Mr. & Mrs. Scott L. Miller Mr. & Mrs.W. Jack Miller Mr. Joseph Milone Ms. Jeannie Minix Ms.Theresa A. Mirabile Mr. Mohammed Mirza Miss Florence Mokris Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Molinari Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Monastra Mr. Shawn J. Mooney Mr. Anthony Morano Ms. Doris R. Moses Mr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Murray Ms. Nancy Musso Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Nadolny Ms. Marcella Nagorski Mr. David Naik Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Nelson Ms. Hope R. Nisly Ms. Carol Nissen Mr. & Mrs. J. Ronald Nolt Mr. & Mrs. Maurice B. Nolt Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Novis Ms. Loriann O’Malia Ms. Margaret Obrien Mr. & Mrs. Kevin P. Oconnell Ms. Esther B. Oliver Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Ontko Ms. Lucy Orkwis Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Osswald Mr. & Frank J. Ostanek Mr. & Mrs. Francis Pacuska Ms. Diane Paddock Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Pan Ms. Anne Pardo Mr.William P. Parisi, Jr. Mr. Larry Pauling Mr.Wayne Pauling Ms. Susan A. Peggs Dr. & Mrs. Eugene W. Pelczar Mr. & Mrs.Tam Minh Pham Mr. & Mrs. Douglas G. Phillips Ms. Emmajean Pittman Ms. Patricia E. Podesta Mr. & Mrs. Spencer S. Poon Ms. Georgette A. Popeney Ms. Christina Poulakos Mr. & Mrs.Alexander L. Powers Przywara Family Ms. Bernadine K. Quigley Ms. Lauren A. Rachkowski Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Ramseyer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Reddington, III Mr. & Mrs. Mark Reid, Sr. Mr. Joseph Respicio Mr. & Mrs. Earl C. Rinehimer Mr. & Mrs. Roscoe M. Rishcoff Mr. & Mrs. John N. Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. 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 Ms. Dianne Sierko 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 * Deceased �GIVING BY CLASS CLASS OF 1942 CONTRIBUTORS • • • Margaret Holloway Manchester10 Walter E. Margie10 Dolores Seitchak Price George J.Trebilcox The Eugene Farley Club GIVING BY BLUE CIRCLE CLASS 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 • report of gifts CLASS OF 1948 • • • • • • 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 • • • • • • 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 • • • 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 • • • 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 • • • CONTRIBUTORS Ernest Weisberger5 The Eugene Farley Club Miriam Levinson Brand5 BLUE CIRCLE CONTRIBUTORS Alfred Groh5 1 5 10 * 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 CLASS OF 1935 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. 29 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CLASS BLUE CIRCLE FARLEY ASSOCIATES FARLEY ASSOCIATES CLASS OF 1957 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES 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 • • • 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 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES 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 • • • 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 • • • GOLD CIRCLE 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 TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES WILKES | Winter 2009 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 30 CONTRIBUTORS 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 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased �GIVING BY CLASS • report of gifts CLASS OF 1959 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 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 The John Wilkes Society 31 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CLASS 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 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. 1 5 32 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased �GIVING BY CLASS 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 1 5 10 * Class Chair 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 • • • 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 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 • report of gifts 33 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CLASS 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 34 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 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased �GIVING BY CLASS 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 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased 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 • • • • • • 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 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 • report of gifts 35 �report of gifts • 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 • • • 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 • • • WILKES | Winter 2009 36 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 • • • • • • 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 • • • 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 1 5 10 * 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 • • • 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 Robert C. Nause Amy McCluskey Sadvary Jean Dougherty Sam Joseph M. Santuk5 David J.Warnick10 Karen Sheard White Michelle Herstek Woelkers Thaddeus M. Zuzik • report of gifts 37 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CLASS 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 CONTRIBUTORS 38 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 CLASS OF 2002 • report of gifts 39 �report of gifts • SENIOR CLASS GIFT SENIOR WILKES | Winter 2009 CLASS GIFT 40 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 • report of gifts THE 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. Anonymous Anonymous 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 Valley, Dr. Marts provided the support and leadership the fledgling 41 �WILKES | Winter 2009 report of gifts • THE JOHN WILKES SOCIETY 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. * 42 Deceased �THE JOHN WILKES SOCIETY / ENDOWED NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS Penn State University-Wilkes-Barre 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 * 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 • report of gifts Mr.William J. Umphred, Sr. UPS Foundation University of Scranton Dr. Salvatore M.Valenti Mr. & Mrs. B.William Vanderburg 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 Deceased ENDOWED NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS to Wilkes students. Please go to www.wilkes.edu/scholarships for descriptions on these scholarships or for more information on how to establish a scholarship. Mohamad Abraham Scholarship 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 WILKES | Winter 2009 Below is the current list of endowed and annual scholarships available 43 �WILKES | Winter 2009 report of gifts • 44 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 �"It is an honor to give back to Wtlkes in recognition of the opportunities a Wtl.kes education has afforded me. I added to the scholarship fund, which I founded in memory of my late dear wife, Edith M. Kent, by making a bequest. I urge fellow Wtlkes alumni to make giving back to the University our collective mantra. Please consider joining me by including Wtlkes in your estate plans." D,: RichardKent'55 l ou can help foture generationsofWilkes students by taking advantageof planned giving oppormnities availableto alumni and friends of the University. Opportunities for these kinds of giftsinclude: • A bequestin your will • Charitablegiftannuities • Charitabletrusts Planned giving allowsyou to contribute cash,insurance policiesand property- now or through your estate.Some f planned giving opportunitiesallowyou to realizetax benefits, including tax-freepaymentsduring your lifetime.Others have tax benefit~for your estateand your heirs. WilkesUniversityoffersgift planning assistanceto alumni and friendsat no cost or obligation. Call Angela Buckley at (800) WILKES-U, Ext. 7833 or returnthe ln1si11ess replyrnrd that ((111 lwfo1mdi11tliL, iss11ei?J'll'i/kes111agazi11cjiw moreilyiwmatio11. �w WILKES UNIVERSITY Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 WILKES UNIVERSITY events December 7 String Ensemble Concert, Darte Center, 7 p.m. 10 Jazz Orchestra Concert, Darte Center, 8:15 p.m. 11 Choral Ensemble Christmas Concert: A Rose in Winter, St. Stephen’s Church, Wilkes-Barre, 7:30 p.m. 13 Civic Band Concert: Music of the Masters, Darte Center, 3 p.m. February 19-21 Musical Theatre Production: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Darte Center, 8 p.m.; Feb. 21, 2 p.m. Also Feb. 26-28 20 Alumni event, San Francisco, Calif. March 2 Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, Dinesh D’Souza, policy maker and author, The Enemy at Home, 7:30 p.m., Darte Center PHOTO FROM WILKES UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu and www.wilkes.edu/alumni or phone (800) WILKES-U. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2009 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2009 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/faaf6a56c1514c89ddb68e0bddf25692.pdf 8e6a6d143a134b76466ad492a8cc118c PDF Text Text WINTER 2010 BOOM OR BUST | THE NORM AT THE DORM | WORDSMITH | REPORT OF GIFTS �president’s letter New Facilities Key to Excellence In Science, Health and Engineering W ILKES HAS A LONG TRADITION OF LEADERSHIP in the sciences and engineering. Our role continues with the announcement of a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to launch the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research of Northeast Pennsylvania.With its past efforts to help address acid mine drainage and waste water pollution in the Susquehanna,Wilkes has attracted scientists to its faculty and staff who are at the forefront of water quality and environmental research.Through the Institute, these scientists and others we bring on board will provide critical information to the region about the impact of Marcellus shale gas drilling.You’ll read more about our work in this issue’s cover story. Ensuring the University’s continued excellence in science, health and engineering programs requires leading edge facilities. In June, the University’s Board of Trustees approved a proposal for construction of a new $35 million science building.When complete, the facility will house the departments of biology, chemistry, and enviromental engineering and earth sciences and serve as home to the University’s new Institute for Energy and Environmental Research of Northeast Pennsylvania. While a decision on the location for the new building has not been made, it will be located adjacent to the Stark Brian Whitman, associate professor of Learning Center to encourage continued interaction environmental engineering, works with students on a green roof. A proposed new among the University’s science, health science, and building will house biology, chemistry and engineering programs.The ongoing campus master environmental engineering and earth sciences. PHOTO BY KIM BOWER-SPENCE. planning process will include some discussion of the new building and its location on campus in the context of the overall design of the campus. The new building, a 55,000- to 70,000-square-foot facility, will offer state-of-theart laboratories and related instructional and research space for programs that are regarded as the best in northeast Pennsylvania. Construction on the new facility will begin in fall 2011. Occupancy of the building will take place in spring 2013. This project represents the first step of a three-phase project that will provide the University’s College of Science and Engineering and its Nesbitt College of Pharmacy and Nursing with 21st-century instructional and research space. In addition to construction of the new science building, Phase I also includes relocation of the Nesbitt College’s School of Nursing to the Stark Learning Center. Funding for the new science building will come from a $20 million capital campaign being managed by the University’s Advancement Office and from other sources. It is hoped that this will include some state support that acknowledges the important contributions made by the Wilkes science programs and their graduates. Our alumni and friends also will be an integral Dr. Tim Gilmour part of the process. Wilkes University President VOLUME 4 | ISSUE 4 WINTER 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 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 MS’76 Donna Sedor ’85 ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF Director of Alumni Outreach and Stewardship Sandra Sarno Carroll Director Mirko Widenhorn Associate Director Bridget Giunta Husted ’05 Coordinator Mary Balavage Simmons ’10 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President Laura Cardinale ’72 First Vice President Fred Demech ’61 Second Vice President Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA’97 Secretary Cindy Charnetski ’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 FEATURES 8 Boom or Bust Wilkes faculty lend expertise to issues related to Marcellus Shale gas drilling 12 The Norm at the Dorm 8 The gear that students bring with them to college changes across generations 14 Wordsmith Catherine Gourley ’72 M.S.’78 forges successful career as an author 26 Report of Gifts 26 12 DEPARTMENTS 2 On Campus 14 4 Athletics 16 Alumni News The rigs from natural gas wells dot the landscape in northeast Pennsylvania as the region faces a new energy boom. PHOTO BY DAVID MCNEESE PHOTO COURTESY CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION F,j FPO C Have a story idea to share? Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu or Wilkes magazine, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766. WILKES | Winter 2010 20 Class Notes 1 �on campus Women’s Soccer Team Travels to Brazil Members of Wilkes’ women’s soccer team and coach John Sumoski got a taste of life in the land where soccer is king when they traveled to Brazil from Aug. 2 to 12.While in Brazil, the Lady Colonels played matches against their counterparts on Brazilian women’s teams. Players Katy Fissel, an integrative media major from Madison, N.J., and Ashley Graham, a pharmacy major from New Hampton, N.Y., blogged about their experience while in Brazil. On one of her blog entries, Fissel described the team trip to a game in Sao Paulo: “If you like soccer at all, this is honestly an experience of a lifetime that I suggest putting on your bucket lists. Sao Paolo scores first and the crowd erupts and cheers.They are already standing because no one sits at these games, but people bring out huge flags and red flares.” Wilkes University staff and players also conducted a clinic for children between the ages of 7 and 12. Sightseeing included trips to Santos Stadium, home of soccer great Pele, to the cities of Sao Paulo and Sao Sebastio—and even time at the beach.Team members conducted fundraisers during the 2009-2010 academic year to raise money for the once-in-a-lifetime trip. Above: A member of the Lady Colonels soccer team shares playing tips with Brazilian youngsters. Left: Young Brazilian soccer players and the Wilkes women’s soccer team share some heart on the last day of their visit. PHOTOS COURTESY JOHN SUMOSKI WILKES | Winter 2010 Commonwealth Medical College Eases Path to Medical School for Wilkes Students 2 Wilkes and The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) have signed an agreement easing the way to medical school for qualified students graduating from the University. The program—called the Premedical Scholars BS/MD Program—is for students in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. Students come to Wilkes for two years and apply to TCMC at the end of the sophomore year.The program expedites the medical school admission process for participants.The highly selective program will admit five students per year. During their time at Wilkes, they receive support from the Wilkes Health Sciences office. If accepted, students know they will be able to attend the medical school when they graduate from Wilkes, provided they meet basic criteria, including minimum grade-point average and scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Students also will be required to provide a statement of why they wish to practice medicine in a rural or underserved area, since TCMC program participants are required to practice there. Reynold Verret,Wilkes University provost, says the program provides a streamlined process for entrance into medical school for qualified and motivated students. “As part of an affiliated program, students have to complete only one application,”Verret says. “Many of Wilkes’ students come from Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, making the partnership with TCMC ideal for them.Wilkes has exceptional programs in the sciences and students who excel in those programs will have the advantage of getting a head start in their medical careers. ” �on campus Virtual Tour Features 360-Degree Video Wilkes Named a Military Friendly School, Appoints Veterans Counselor The Wilkes University online virtual tour for prospective students was to launch in November.Wilkes is among the first universities to use state-of-the-art 360-degree video technology in a virtual tour.This technology allows viewers to click on the screen and drag the cursor to look around within the video as it is playing, just as if they were following a tour guide around campus. It will also include “hot spots”—areas the viewer can click to see still photos and get more information about particular areas of interest such as laboratories.Tour guides include Matt Sowcik of the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, Angela Reno of Admissions, sports information director Ryan Rebholz, and students Amanda Gunther and Charles Robinson. Branding agency 160over90 developed the tour for Wilkes.To take the tour, visit www.wilkes.edu/virtualtour. Wilkes University has been designated a Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs magazine.The magazine’s 2011 list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. Out of 7,000 schools polled, 1,220 schools made the list nationwide. With the addition of the Yellow Ribbon veterans’ benefits, many returning GIs and their families are enrolling in college.Wilkes has experienced a significant increase in the number of veterans attending the university, with more than 70 enrolled. Wilkes provides more personal attention with the appointment of Lt. Col. Mark Kaster, pictured right, as veterans counselor. Kaster assumed the new role in July. He recently retired from his position as commander of the University’s Air Force ROTC program. Kaster works with the admissions office in recruiting veterans. Once veterans are admitted, he provides benefits counseling and helps to process benefit requests. Kaster also is an instructor in the Earth and Environmental Science Department. STYLE YOUR SOLE HELPS THOSE IN NEED Wilkes students put their best foot Members of associate professor of art Sharon forward when they participated in a Cosgrove’s Fundamentals of Art and Design class Style Your Sole party held in designed their own shoes as a class assignment. conjunction with the 2010 Outstanding The students also assisted people with designing Leaders Forum featuring Blake shoes at Style Your Sole. Thirteen professional Mycoskie, CEO and chief shoe giver of artists who teach at Wilkes also designed shoes TOMS Shoes. This event was held on that were auctioned to benefit student Oct. 26. Mycoskie founded TOMS scholarships. Marquis Art and Frame of Wilkes- Shoes based on a simple premise: Barre sponsored the event by providing art With every pair you purchase, TOMS supplies for decorating the shoes. will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need—One for One. A Style Your express themselves and help children in need by customizing their own blank canvas TOMS Shoes. Participants enjoyed food, music and friends while creating masterpieces for their feet. Students decorate TOMS shoes at Wilkes Style Your Sole Party. PHOTO BY ALLISON ROTH MORE ON THE WEB The Outstanding Leaders Forum featuring Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes, was to take place on Nov. 9—after Wilkes magazine went to press. Read about this event online with photos, a story and video clips of Mycoskie’s presentation. Visit www.wilkes.edu/OLF. WILKES | Winter 2010 Sole party brings people together to 3 �athletics MIKE BARROUK ’98, MBA ’00 FORWARD, BASKETBALL • Sconng Honors FIVE ATHLETES AND A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ARE INDUCTED INTO 2010 ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME They didn’t do it for the glory. When they were athletes at Wilkes, they were fierce competitors committed to earning victory for the Colonels and playing for the love of the game. Years later they are inductees in the Wilkes Athletic Hall of Fame. Established in 1993, the Hall of Fame honors players, coaches and others who have made outstanding contributions to the athletic program. This year’s inductees were honored at an awards ceremony held on Oct. 3, 2010 during Homecoming Weekend. WILKES | Winter 2010 Player profiles by Ryan Rebholz 4 Mike Barrouk was a standout on the basketball court for the Colonels in the late 1990s.A 6-foot-4 inch forward, Barrouk helped lead Wilkes to the 1998 NCAA Final Four, as well as to the 1997 NCAA Tournament. During the 1998 season, he scored 499 points and grabbed 138 rebounds. He also helped lead the Colonels to Freedom League titles in 1997 and 1998.The team won the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championship in 1998. Barrouk earned several postseason awards during his time in a Colonels uniform. In addition to being named All-MAC and All-ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Association) as well as earning National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Mid-Atlantic Regional All-American honors as a junior, he was named All-MAC as a senior and was selected as the most valuable player of the 1997 and 1998 Wilkes Holiday Inn Classic. Barrouk earned multiple national and regional playerof-the-week awards and finished with 1,614 career points, fourth all-time in school history. Prior to his time at Wilkes, Barrouk played two seasons at St. John Fisher, leading the team in scoring twice and helping the school to a berth in the NCAA tournament as a sophomore. He graduated from Wilkes in 1998 with a degree in business administration and received his MBA in 2000. He is employed by PNC Bank and lives in Kingston, Pa., with his wife Jill (Mackay) Barrouk ’99, son Sam and daughter Nina. �MARY KAY PRICE BIFANO ’81 VOLLEYBALL TONY CARDINALE ’72 LINEBACKER, FOOTBALL Mary Kay Price Bifano, a four-year letter winner for the Lady Colonels volleyball team, was the first Wilkes player named AllFreedom Conference, achieving the honor in 1980. An allaround floor presence, Bifano was named the team’s offensive most valuable player in 1979 and 1981 and was the defensive most valuable player in 1980. A team captain, she helped lead Wilkes to a Northeastern Pennsylvania Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NPWIAA) championship in 1980 and 35 wins during her four years on campus. Bifano, a Beacon Athlete of the Week, also received NPWIAA postseason honors after the 1980 season. In addition to her volleyball accolades, Bifano succeeded in other sports before her time at Wilkes. Competing in track and field while at Carbondale Area High School, she set a record in the discus throw in 1976, a mark that still stands today. Bifano also earned several swimming medals between 1971 and 1976 in the northeast Pennsylvania swim league. She also thrived in gymnastics, participating at the Scranton YMCA from 1972 to 1976, also earning medals. Bifano earned her master’s degree in nursing from Misericordia University in 1999 and is a nurse practitioner in the Western Wayne School District. She has also been the coordinator for Wayne County Safe Kids since 2000. Tony Cardinale was a four-year standout for the Wilkes football team from 1968 to 1971. A linebacker, Cardinale was a member of the famous “Golden Horde” team, which won 32 straight games from 1965 to 1969 and won back-to-back Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championships in 1968 and 1969. A team captain as a senior, Cardinale was twice selected as the team’s most valuable player, receiving the honor in the 1970 and 1971 seasons. He was also a Black Star Award recipient — a team award recognizing outstanding play — in 1970 and 1971 and a two-time Eastern College Athletic Association (ECAC) player of the week as a senior, following games against Ithaca and Muskingum colleges. Cardinale was also a three-year member of the lacrosse team. Cardinale is a nationally recognized criminal defense attorney and has authored multiple publications. He resides in Belmont, Mass. with his wife Laura (Barbera) Cardinale ’72.They have one daughter, Michelle. WILKES | Winter 2010 athletics 5 �WILKES | Winter 2010 athletics 6 SUE RICHARDSON CRAHALL ’96, MBA ’98 FIELD HOCKEY BERNIE KUSAKAVITCH ’87 DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, FOOTBALL Crahall was a standout on the Wilkes field hockey team for three seasons in the mid-1990s. A pure offensive threat, Crahall notched 23 goals and nine assists during her career, ranking second in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) in scoring during her senior year in 1995. A team captain as a senior, Crahall racked up several postseason honors for her work on the field and in the classroom. She was named All-MAC in 1994 and 1995 and earned College Field Hockey Coaches Association (CFHCA) North Atlantic Region All-American honors in 1995. Crahall was a Wilkes Athlete Honor Roll member each of her three years and was named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll and was an Eastern College Athletic Association scholar athlete in 1994. Crahall helped lead the Lady Colonels to a 35-20-2 overall record during her time here, including a 14-1 mark in the MAC.Wilkes won Freedom League titles in 1993, 1994 and 1995.The team also was ECAC champion in 1993 and 1994. In 1995, the team qualified for the NCAA tournament. Crahall is currently a kindergarten teacher in the Dallas school district. She lives in Dallas, Pa., with her husband Adam. A standout defensive lineman for the Colonels, Kusakavitch was a dominant force for Wilkes football during his time on campus. An All-Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) pick in 1986, Kusakavitch helped lead Wilkes to a 7-3 record as a senior. During his senior year, he was selected as both the Eastern College Athletic Association (ECAC) and MAC player of the week. Kusakavitch joined elite company in Wilkes athletics by earning All-American status three times in 1984, 1985 and 1986. He was also named to the All-ECAC team at defensive end in 1986. Kusakavitch is the president of his own tire business. He resides in Pittston, Pa., with his wife Mary, who received a master’s degree from Wilkes in 2001.They have three children, Marney and twins, Mallory and Melanie. �athletics 1995 FIELD HOCKEY TEAM Members of the 1995 field hockey team celebrated the team’s induction into the Athletic Hall vof Fame. Pictured are, front row, seated, left to right: Jeanette (Uhl) Tomasi, Rebecca (Farrington) Peters, Kiana Phuong Bui, Sue (Richardson) Crahall, Heather (Quick) Bluhm, Amy (Pyle) Van Scoten; second row, standing left to right: head coach Addy Malatesta, Jessica Azarewicz, Laura (Gantz) Hagan, Carrie Chipego, Alison Quick, Stephanie Hastings, Tonya (Masenheimer) Lardarello, Angela Polny, Heather (Evanish) Wingert, assistant coach Mary Jo Frail Hromchak; and third row, standing, left to right: Kim (Tremel) Lynn, Christy (Palilonis) Andrews, Theresa Havel, Tracy (Engle) McDonald, Kim (Kaskel) Mushinsky. To nominate someone for induction into the Wilkes Athletic Hall of Fame, please complete the online form at www.community.wilkes.edu/HallofFame or contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 570-408-7787. WILKES | Winter 2010 The 1995 Wilkes field hockey team, coached by Addy Malatesta, went 13-5 and advanced to the NCAA championships.Winners of the Freedom League with a 5-0 record, the Lady Colonels outscored opponents 44-16 during the season, and had an 18-3 goal advantage in league play.The team was nationally ranked, ranking as high as 11th during the season, and also held a top five spot in the North Atlantic Region. The seven seniors, Phuong Bui, Becky Farrington, Stephanie Hastings,Theresa Havel, Kim Kaskel, Heather Quick and Sue Richardson, led the team to the NCAA tournament berth and won four titles during their time at Wilkes.The 1995 team produced five Regional All-Americans and one National All-American. Three players scored at least 16 points, including Kim Kaskel (39 points) and Sue Richardson (30 points), who were first and second in the league in scoring.Tracy Engle and Pam Truszkowski combined in the cage for 115 saves and a 0.86 save percentage. Engle’s 0.83 save percentage is an all-time school record. 7 �WILKES SCIENTISTS LEND EXPERTISE TO CLARIFY CONCERNS ABOUT GAS DRILLING IN PENNSYLVANIA’S MARCELLUS SHALE WILKES | Winter 2010 By Rosa Salter Rodriguez 8 �PHOTOS BY MICHAEL TOUEY WILKES | Winter 2010 M ore than a century ago, when coal was king, northeastern Pennsylvania supplied the raw materials for energy that fueled the nation’s industrial growth. Coal barons dug deep into the ground and built their fortunes, and their mansions, in mountain towns with names like Nanticoke, Ashland and Carbondale. Time has shown the environmental cost of the coal mining legacy: abandoned strip mines, acid pollution leaching into waterways and, in one town, an unquenchable underground fire that left the landscape above dotted with wisps of smoke escaping through cracks in scorched earth. Now, many in the region wonder if history might repeat itself as a potential new energy source is causing a 21st-century energy rush.The source of the frenzy is a more than 365-million-yearold rock formation known as Marcellus shale. Experts say it houses huge quantities of fuel in underground natural gas. The formation covers at least 95,000 square miles, extending through upstate New York, across northern and western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and eastern Ohio and eastward to southwestern Virginia. It holds, scientists say, up to 2.4 quadrillion cubic feet—and yes, that's quadrillion with a “q”—of recoverable gas worth more than $1 trillion. It could put a sizable dent in the nation's dependence on foreign-produced energy sources: One estimate is that there’s enough natural gas in Pennsylvania alone to heat all of New Jersey’s homes for 20 years. That’s enough to provoke an intense debate, says Dr. Ken Klemow,Wilkes professor of biology and associate director of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research of Northeast Pennsylvania, a new initiative that aims to provide answers to questions related to Marcellus shale. “As we’ve seen the public discussion develop, it seems it has become polarized very quickly. There are some people who believe that Marcellus shale gas can be extracted with no environmental damage and no dangers whatsoever. Others believe drilling and (the extraction method known as) fracking will inevitably cause ecological damage or disaster,” Klemow says. “What we would like to do is use our science expertise to address these issues and determine what the actual risk to the public is from extracting Marcellus gas.” According to the Pennsylvania Geological Survey, oil and gas companies have known about the deposit for at least 75 years. Even after estimates of its size increased in the 1970s, companies believed retrieving the gas was too difficult because it was deep underground and there wasn’t a good way of getting it out of the shale. Brian Redmond, Wilkes professor of earth and environmental science, says that’s partly because of how the gas was formed. “ ’Way back, about 400 million years ago, there was a really large expanse of ocean where the Marcellus shale is,” he explains. Organic matter, such as dead plankton, normally sinks to the bottom of an ocean.A small fraction of the organic matter reaches the bottom sediment where many creatures recycle it, much like earthworms do in soil on land. However, at the time the Marcellus shale was formed, shallow ocean conditions created a broad area of ocean bottom which was very low in oxygen, killing the bottomdwelling creatures. Because it was not consumed, the organic matter accumulated in sufficient quantities to give a black color to what later became shale. Much later, heat and pressure created by continental collisions converted some of that organic matter into methane gas which remained trapped in the impermeable shale. The gas is trapped about a mile down and in relatively small pockets between the layers of shale, posing problems for drillers. To get at it, the shale must be broken apart along lines of weakness called partings, created when the sediment layers were deposited. In addition, obtaining drilling rights from multiple landowners poses Opposite page, Brian Oram, director of Wilkes economic challenges. Center for Environmental As demand for energy grew over the last Quality, tests water quality. This page, top, a gas well in two decades and oil prices soared, the Luzerne County. Above, Marcellus shale “play,” as gas drillers call it, Brian Redmond, Wilkes professor of earth and began to look like less of a gamble. environmental science with Enter hydraulic fracking—a technology a piece of Marcellus shale. 9 �that allows drillers to drill vertically and then horizontally for thousands of feet at many different angles looking for gas pockets. Water under high pressure is used to force open the layers of the shale. “What fracking is doing is fracturing.You’re literally fracturing the Marcellus shale with the very high water pressure, and then putting sand in to prop [the fractures] open,” Redmond says.“You’re trying to get as many open as possible so any trapped gas in there will come out, even though you know you’re not going to get it all.” Water, sand, pressure—it sounds so benign, the stuff of which sand castles are made during a lazy day at the beach. But that’s only part of the picture, Redmond says. Included in that water is a slew of chemicals: lubricants, some of them petroleum based, to overcome friction, and biocides to kill nasty microscopic life. “A lot of it is rather toxic, things you don’t want to have at the surface,” Redmond says. While the water is pulsing through the ground, it picks up contaminants, including heavy metals and high concentrations of salts. Because the drilling goes below sea level, as long as the water stays under pressure, it’s unlikely to migrate, Redmond says. But when pressure is released, it will bubble back up the well as what’s called flowback. Estimates are that about 20 percent of the water used in Pennsylvania gas wells will end up that way. That wouldn’t be a problem if you could be sure that the return water could be captured and treated, Redmond says. However, problems with well construction or leaking storage tanks may lead to contamination from flowback. Don Williams ’78, shown kayaking with his sister Diana LaVasseur on the Susquehanna River, is an environmental advocate with concerns about the impact of fracking. WILKES | Winter 2010 PHOTO COURTESY OF R. BLASKIEWICZ 10 Realistically, we simply CANNOT AFFORD to have our fresh surface waters and aquifers consumed or contaminated unnecessarily. – Don Williams ’78 Another problem could occur if the water pressure used for fracking introduces pressure into the aquifers around wells. Drinking water that feeds springs and streams lies at much shallower depths. It is separated from the gas pockets by impermeable rock. Because of the geology of northeastern Pennsylvania, smaller pockets of methane near the surface could be released, Redmond says. “You’d see (methane) gas bubbles coming up in streams…or up in someone’s well,” he says. That could make for unhealthy drinking water if the methane gas is associated with other contaminants. It also could pose a safety hazard if methane reached high levels, came in contact with electrical components and sparked, says Brian Oram, a professional geologist and soil scientist who directs Wilkes’ Center for Environmental Quality. Oram also heads a key project: a regional water quality database and a citizen education and outreach program. Baseline data is needed, he says, because northeastern Pennsylvania relies on many sources for drinking water, including private and municipal groundwater wells and reservoirs and other surface supplies. There are far more unregulated private wells than regulated water systems. The Center for Environmental Quality’s Homeowners Outreach Program offers a free booklet to help private well owners understand the impacts of Marcellus shale drilling and other water-quality issues. The booklet can be downloaded by going to www.wilkes.edu/water. Homeowners are encouraged to get their water tested and provide the results to the database, Oram says. Information about how to share results also is available on the Web site. Individual well owners have few safeguards, he says. “There’s not really a clear standard for private well construction and for some contaminants there are no specific drinking water standards,” he says. However, wells can be vented for methane and water can be treated to deal with bacterial contamination. Wilkes’ new institute will be involved in sophisticated computer modeling and monitoring of potential impacts to the water supply and quality, Oram says. Concerns about drilling in northeast Pennsylvania, have spawned citizen protests and action by governing bodies. Don Williams ’78, who earned a Wilkes degree in earth and environmental science, has been an environmental advocate for more than a decade. He was recognized in 2008 by the river conservation group American Rivers for his on-going efforts to protect the Susquehanna River. He favors a moratorium on drilling until concerns can be addressed. “The Marcellus shale formation has been around for over 300 million years and the natural gas is not going anywhere. A decade ago, the technique currently being used to extract the gas—horizontal hydrofracturing—did not exist,” Williams says. “A few decades from now, someone hopefully will have developed new drilling techniques that do not require millions of gallons of fresh water and thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals to extract the gas. Until that day, I support a complete moratorium on current and future drilling, as it would both �WILKES RECEIVES GRANT FOR INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA Wilkes University has received a $1 million federal Department of Energy grant to launch the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research of Northeast Pennsylvania. The initial mission of the institute, operated jointly by Wilkes, King’s College and the non-profit Earth Conservancy, will be researching issues relating to drilling for natural gas in Marcellus shale. Ken Klemow, Wilkes biology professor and the insitute’s associate director, says U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski approached Wilkes experts about the possibility of focusing on questions surrounding shale drilling. Kanjorski was instrumental in securing the funding. Institute scientists will work to develop a baseline database on water quality and supply issues in northeastern Pennsylvania, computerized mapping of water and drilling activities and computer modeling of potential impacts of drilling. An Internet-based clearinghouse will make information available to the public. The institute’s experts also will write policy papers on various aspects of drilling and host public educational forums. Klemow says he expects the institute will help with current and future questions raised about gas drilling—from the environmental impact on forest, plants and wildlife to the social impact on rural communities to training for emergency responders. He hopes the institute will also get involved in other energy-related research, from wind and solar energy to biomass production. Independent, unbiased data is what the Marcellus shale debate needs, Klemow says. WILKES | Winter 2010 necessitate and accelerate research into developing cleaner drilling and extraction technologies. Realistically, we simply cannot afford to have our fresh surface waters and aquifers consumed or contaminated unnecessarily.” The Delaware River Basin Commission—concerned because northeastern Pennsylvania’s underground springs could impact the source of drinking water for millions downstream—issued a temporary ban on well drilling in the northern reaches of its Pennsylvania territory. The multi-state commission has review rights over large water withdrawals. Guidelines governing gas drilling were expected from the commission late this fall. Mishaps at some wells feed environmental concerns. For example, in June 2010, an explosion at a gas well in rural Clearfield County spewed natural gas and drilling wastewater contaminated with toxic chemicals into the air for 16 hours.And in Dimock Township in Susquehanna County, north of Scranton, the state Department of Environmental Protection has ordered Cabot Oil & Gas to pay for the extension of public water to 18 homeowners after residential wells were contaminated with methane.The company is denying responsibility. Clayton Bubeck ’96 is an environmental engineer who works for Rettew Associates in Lancaster, Pa., as a consultant to natural gas drilling companies. Bubeck says his experience with the gas drillers has found them both technologically competent and responsive. “I can honestly say that, since I’ve been a consultant, I believe the oil and gas industry is one of the safest I’ve had the opportunity to work with,” he says. “They really do care about the environment….They don’t want a smear on their name. If they have a problem it keeps them from continuing drilling.” Bubeck says he has already seen a driller respond quickly, cleaning up a small spill involving a fracking additive from a tanker truck within 36 hours. He says the companies are treating and recycling flowback, developing a best-practices plan to ensure construction design and performance safety, lining well pads to contain spills and complying with ever-stricter government standards. He thinks Wilkes new center can make a real contribution to educate the public and ensure water quality. He understands that northeast Pennsylvania’s history makes residents understandably cautious. “Northeast Pennsylvania has a history of the raping of the land…. As you drive through the Wilkes-Barre area, you can still see historic scars from coal mining that everyone has to deal with,” says Bubeck, whose employer has won awards for efforts to clean up acid mine drainage. “When people in northeast Pennsylvania don’t know something, they’re hesitant to believe in the good.They’re used to not being told things, and they think if you don’t tell me, there must be something that you’re hiding from me that’s bad,” he adds. “It’s our generation that has to pay for the sins of the past.” 11 �M R O 1He:N ? M R 411 HtDO the Decade ALUMNI TRAVELED LIGHT COMPARED TO TODAY’S STUDENTS By Helen Kaiser n o s d n e p e D It M WILKES | Winter 2010 ANY WILKES ALUMNI MIGHT HAVE A thing or two to tell today’s students about the essentials of dormitory living. For their stays in the Wilkes dormitories, earlier generations made do with just the basics. Contrast this with the class of 2014, members of which arrived on campus for fall semester with enough to furnish a small house. Paul Purkall, who moved into Sturdevant Hall this fall as a pharmacy major from South Brunswick, N.J., said he was pretty comfortable in his setup because he had brought his TV, iPod, cell phone, laptop, refrigerator, snacks, floor fan, folding chair, clothes and tools for installing whatever had to be done.The only thing he forgot was cable wiring for the TV. When freshman nursing student Haleigh Levitsky of Drums, Pa., arrived at Evans Hall in August, she was the first child in her family to go to college. -12 Freshman Paul Purkall brought all the comforts of home— from bottled water to paper towels. “I wasn’t sure what to expect,” she says. “So I just figured I would need the same things I needed when I was at home.” Here’s what Levitsky brought to create her home away from home: Laptop Flat screen TV Refrigerator Microwave Bottled water Bulletin board Bedding and towels Plastic bin full of toiletries Duffle bag full of clothes Under-bed storage boxes Lots of Ramen noodles Other frozen foods and snacks �I wasn’t sure what to expect. So I just figured I would need the SAME THINGS I needed when I was at home. Haleigh Lavitsky gets ready to unpack her new microwave in Evans Hall. Despite the long list, there were a few items she forgot, she says. “The big thing was the Ethernet cable for the computer.” Ah yes, connectivity—a must for today’s students! In the olden days—meaning the late 1970s and early 80s— students stayed connected on campus with quarters for the payphone in the hall and little square relics called postage stamps. Michael ’82 and Laurie (Cavalla) ’81 Gould of Fredericksburg, Va., remembered their dorm gear. Michael played football and knew he would be hungry a lot, so a mini-refrigerator was important to him. On his 12-inch, blackand-white TV, the gang would watch M*A*S*H and Saturday Night Live in his Roosevelt Hall room. Other than that, he recalled bringing just the typical clothes, bedding and bathroom supplies. The couple has two college-age daughters, and they’ve seen the generational difference in packing for life away at school.“It’s almost as though we set them up for an entire apartment; I needed the roof rack on my SUV,” Gould says. “Girls seem to put more thought and care into the colors and decorating of the room,” he says.“We had a set of hanging beads and some kind of batik, tie-dyed wall tapestry.” When she entered Wilkes, his wife Laurie wanted to take a big foot locker full of stuff, but regulations didn’t permit it. So she brought her things in six milk crates which then became fashionable bookshelves. MORE ON THE WEB Do you remember what you brought to Wilkes when you moved in? Share your memories on the Wilkes University Alumni Association Facebook page. She took the basic bedding, towels, and clothes; and she was practical enough to bring an alarm clock. She had no stereo system, no typewriter (“I used the typing lab.”) And no TV. “I lived in McClintock Hall. It was a converted mansion with a huge living room where there was a TV shared by everyone. My parents said that was good enough, that I should be studying anyway!” Fifty years ago, during the older olden days, you could call Don Lewis ’60, a minimalist. “No one delivered me to campus; I came in my own car from Rahway, N.J.,” he says. Truth was, its floor was rusted away and covered with plywood, but Lewis sure looked like a Big Man on Campus when he drove up in his 1950 red Pontiac convertible. He was able to fit everything he needed into his closet on wheels. A pole placed across the back seat held his neatly pressed wardrobe: a sport coat, a pair of dress slacks, four pairs of new chinos (note, no blue jeans), half a dozen casual shirts, one white dress shirt, and one tie. Elsewhere in the car were two pairs of shoes. Other essentials? A black, manual Smith-Corona typewriter and a leather, zipped writing case (with those quaint postage stamps). Now residing in Marin County, Calif., with his wife Connie (Yahara) Lewis ’60, Lewis said he had no need in the dorm for an elaborate music system or those newfangled television sets that were growing in popularity. “I was warned by a neighbor who had attended college that there would be plenty of entertainment in the dorms, and there was.There were parties, a pool table in the main room downstairs, and other students on the floor who had radios and stereos. “There was a real esprit de corps,” he says fondly about his years in Butler Hall. WILKES | Winter 2010 PHOTOS BY CURTIS SALONICK 13 �PHOTO BY STEVE BARRETT WILKES | Winter 2010 CATHERINE GOURLEY ’72, M.S. ’78 FINDS INSPIRATION IN HISTORY FOR HER 30 BOOKS 14 A WARD-WINNING AUTHOR CATHERINE (McCormick) Gourley ’72, M.S. ’78 honors the writer’s creed that dictates “write what you know,” with one addendum: “I always follow what interests me.” Her interests range from Civil War prison camps to 1840s whaling ships. Gourley is the author of 30 fiction and non-fiction books, including three she developed for the popular American Girl series. Recently her expertise about women’s issues in the 1920s landed her an interview for “Faces of Feminism,” one of several HBO documentary-style pieces accompanying the network’s successful new television series, Boardwalk Empire. By Rachel Strayer A Wilkes-Barre native, Gourley taught English at Meyers and G. A. R. high schools in the city before turning to writing full time.While her interests are broad, the root of her writing comes from home. She grew up in a largely Irish family where the women gathered in the kitchen to tell stories. Gourley also found inspiration in her working mother, Ruth McCormick, who first encouraged her to write. “Here’s an Irish term for you,” she laughs.“Blatherskites!”The word describes foolish talk or a talkative, silly person. But any silly talk absorbed in her childhood only fueled Gourley’s interest in storytelling. She published her first short story,“Breaker Boy,” dealing with the subject of the boys who worked in northeast �Catherine (McCormick) Gourley, Woodbridge, Va. B.A., English, 1972, Wilkes M.S., Education, 1978, Wilkes Career: Author and teacher. Curriculum author for The Film Foundation and national program director for Letters About Literature, a program of the Library of Congress. Notable: Award-winning author of more 30 than fiction and non-fiction books for children, young adults and adults. Favorite Wilkes place: The old Wilkes Commons, an outdoor area of large oak tables where Gourley says there was always “good rock music and coffee.” “We tend to think because IT’S REAL, IT’S TRUE...But we all write from a bias.” young person, to give such a significant gift to their community.” Gourley also teaches and develops curriculum for Martin Scorsese’sThe Film Foundation, which focuses on film preservation and film education in the classroom.The foundation’s project is The Story of Movies, which introduces classics like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and To Kill a Mockingbird to a new generation. “(We’re) helping students to look beyond entertainment and understand the art of film,” says Gourley. She adds that she first developed a taste for classic film when The Manuscript at Wilkes showed The Seventh Seal on campus. The Manuscript also gave Gourley her first chance to publish. “My education at Wilkes has been invaluable for me as a writer. I was an English major, but I graduated knowing about so many things beyond my discipline. I think that is why I write the sort of books I do—social histories that encompass a large canvas of subjects. Wilkes taught me how to go about exploring these subjects, how to find the stories I want to tell,” Gourley says. Gourley’s five-book series on women’s history is an example of that wide canvas. The Images and Issues ofWomen series explores how popular culture portrayed women in the 20th Century and covers everything from cartoon characters like Betty Boop and Brenda Starr to radio personalities like Gracie Allen and 50s housewives like Lucille Ball. The desire to write and to explore has also taken her places. Gourley went to Moscow and South Africa to speak for Letters About Literature and to China to teach a class for The Film Foundation. She has lived in Texas and Chicago, but now resides with her husband, Dennis Gourley ’72, in Woodbridge,Va. She comes home often and recently rented a small house in the Wilkes-Barre neighborhood where she grew up. “I loved growing up in Wilkes-Barre.This will always be home.” MORE ON THE WEB Read an excerpt from Catherine Gourley’s book The Horrors of Andersonville: Life and Death in a Civil War Prison Camp by logging on to the Wilkes Web site at www.wilkes.edu/gourley. WILKES | Winter 2010 Pennsylvania’s coal mines, in 1986. It was adapted for National Public Radio. Her first published book, The Courtship of Joanna, is a historical novel rooted in Gourley’s German and Irish immigrant heritage. It was nominated for the Chicago Public Library’s Carl Sandburg Award and was a finalist for the Jefferson Cup for excellence in historical fiction. After several successful publications, Gourley became the editor of Read magazine. While there, she researched the Andersonville Prison, a Confederate camp built in 1864 in Georgia for Union prisoners of war. More than 13,000 of Andersonville’s nearly 45,000 inmates died of starvation and exposure.Years later, Gourley returned to the subject, exploring in greater detail the story of the survivors and the camp’s commandant, Capt. Henry Wirz, the only Confederate officer arrested, tried and executed for war crimes. Her research took years, and led to her most recent book, The Horrors of Andersonville: Life and Death inside a Civil War Prison. Though she knows the story sounds depressing, Gourley insists that Andersonville is really a story of compassion. “Sadly, the story has relevance today as we continue to struggle with the moral issues of how to treat prisoners of war,” Gourley says. Gourley also is the national program director for Letters About Literature, a reading and writing promotion program ofThe Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Each year, the program invites students in grades four through 12 to write a personal letter to an author who has somehow changed their view of the world or themselves. This past year, 70,000 young readers across the country sent letters. In addition to cash awards, six national winners each earn the right to nominate a school or community library to receive a $10,000 Reading Promotion Grant. “The children get to decide where the money goes,” said Gourley, “And that is very empowering for a 15 �alumni news Homecoming 2010 WILKES | Winter 2010 More than 1,000 alumni and friends of Wilkes “got social” on campus at a wide range of Homecoming events that included the George F. Ralston Alumni Golf Tournament, Star Fires concert, parade, tent parties and reunion receptions. Everyone enjoyed beautiful weather, on-field excitement and lively conversations, making the weekend memorable for attendees. Mark your calendars for next year’s celebration, set for Sept. 23-25. 16 Above: Above: The The Saturday Saturday afternoon afternoon Tent Tent Festival Festival on on the the Fenner Fenner Quadrangle Quadranale was was the the place olace to to meet meet old friends—and perhaps make some new ones. Left to right, Dave Davis ’73, Provost Reynold Verret, Dean Arvan ’55, Richard Kent ’55 and Tom Ralston ’80 enjoying the day. Right: Alumni boarded the trolley for a tour of campus and downtown Wilkes-Barre, given by Luzerne County Historical Society Executive Director Anthony T.P. Brooks. On this ride around town, everyone listened to interesting stories about the people and places that make Wilkes so special. Left: The Student Center at twilight beckons alumni for Homecoming festivities. Above: Medals for the Class of 1960, celebrating its 50th anniversary of graduation from Wilkes with special occasions throughout the weekend. To see who was there from the Class of ’60, see page 24. �alumni news Center: The band added to the excitement as the Colonels beat Albright 38-35, adding to the Homecoming celebration. Below: Kevin Shannon, Susan Barr Shannon ’90 and Ron Miller ’93 catch up at the Tailgate Tent. The event was attended by more than 300 alumni and friends of Wilkes. Alumni and faculty mingled at Pints with Professors in Weckesser Hall. The event offered an opportunity to meet new people and catch up with old friends. Left: Lacrosse alumni challenged current members of the club to a match over homecoming weekend. Below: Members of the class of 1970 celebrate Homecoming in royal fashion on their parade float. PHOTOS BY Above: Ann Marie “Puddy” (Booth) Cardell ’79, Brigette (McDonald) Herrmann ’78 and Professor Emma Hao have fun with faculty, fellow alumni and students at the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership Reunion in Weckesser Hall. Right: Students get into the spirit of Homecoming during the parade. WILKES | Winter 2010 MICHAEL TOUEY 17 �alumni news Alumni Association Starts Programming for Master’s and Doctoral Alumni The Graduate Alumni Committee was formed in March 2010 to evaluate programming for alumni of Wilkes master’s and doctoral degree programs. The group will make recommendations for future programming.The committee distributed a survey in the fall targeting graduate alumni and will use that data to make recommendations to the Alumni Association Board of Directors. A number of events for graduate alumni have taken place.The first MBA alumni-student mixer was held in April in cooperation with the MBA program. It was so successful that the group met again in September. Current MBA students and alumni enjoyed the opportunity to network and catch up with faculty. An MBA e-newsletter also is being launched to keep alumni up to date with program, campus and faculty news. Alumni from graduate and undergraduate programs, as well as current students, participated in a webinar with Philippe Cousteau, grandson of the late undersea researcher Jacques Cousteau, on In September, more than 75 alumni, students and faculty from the MBA program gathered in downtown Wilkes-Barre. PHOTO BY BRIDGET (GIUNTA) HUSTED ’05 Oct. 28.Cousteau used pictures and stories from his recent trip to the Gulf to evaluate the effects of the Gulf Oil Spill. He discussed the effects of the spill on regional wildlife and ecosystems and also talked about how it will affect us now and in the future. If you hold a master’s or doctoral degree from Wilkes and would like to get involved in the work of this committee or have suggestions for future events and programs, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (570) 408-7787 or at alumni@wilkes.edu. Stay tuned for more opportunities to get involved! Bill Hanbury ’72, Garfield Jones ’72, John Kerr ’72, President Tim Gilmour, Coach Rollie Schmidt, Tony Cardinale ’72 and Vice President of Student Affairs Paul Adams ’77 take to the new synthetic turf field at the Colonels first home game at the Ralston Athletic Complex on Sept. 11. PHOTO BY MICHAEL TOUEY WILKES WEDDINGS: SEND US YOUR PHOTOS! Share your news with your classmates! Wilkes is now publishing wedding photos in the Class Notes section. Find out more about how to submit your photo WILKES | Winter 2010 on page 21. 18 �alumni news Alumni Mentoring Initiative Grows on Campus More than 120 students and over 100 alumni participated in the Alumni Association’s mentoring program this fall, doubling the number of students who were involved in the 2009 pilot program. Joining the psychology and communication studies departments in the program were the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership as well as career planning courses. The mentoring program provides Wilkes students with the opportunity for career exploration, professional development and a look at life after Wilkes.The format suits the needs and preferences of both the mentor and student.There are plans to include more students in the program during the spring 2011 semester. More information on the Wilkes mentoring program can be found at www.community.wilkes.edu/mentoring. In addition to this initiative, the popular Connecting the Dots event, scheduled for Feb. 3, will give students the chance to meet alumni from a variety of fields in a casual, on-campus setting. If you are interested in mentoring a student or would like to join us at Connecting the Dots, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (570) 408-7787 or alumni@wilkes.edu. GET YOUR COLONEL MERCHANDISE! Wilkes ties and flags are now available, along with much more. Live in Pennsylvania? Get a Wilkes license plate and show off your Colonel spirit! Check out the latest alumni merchandise at www.community.wilkes.edu/merchandise. w~oooo 1L1(ES UtH"ERSITV l).LIJ""t-ll Top: Megan Mance ’06 (right) tells students April Bielinski (center) and Sara Cosgrove (left) about her experiences in the professional world while Matt Beekman ’89 (front left) chats about his career at Connecting the Dots in February 2010. Alumni will meet with current students at the next Connecting the Dots event on Feb. 3, 2011. Below: Kristin Hake Klemish ’04 (right) and Kristen Luczak ’06 (center), both graduates of the Communication Studies program, talk with student Kirstin Cook (left) about their careers and life after Wilkes at Connecting the Dots. PHOTOS BY BRIDGET (GIUNTA) HUSTED ’05 WILKES | Winter 2010 ~ 19 �class notes 1961 Reunion Sept. 23-25 ~ Marvin A. Antinnes is one of four people to receive Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School’s annual Joseph C. Donchess Distinguished Service Award. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the Wyoming Seminary Board of Trustees. Antinnes was honored in appreciation for his 37 years at the seminary, during which he served as football coach, athletic director, associate director of admissions, director of financial aid and special assistant to the president. 1967 John Pilosi recently retired as a school counselor from St. Philips and James School in Phillipsburg, N.J. He will maintain his private practice as a licensed professional counselor. 1973 Diane (Berry) Keller was named interim director of Marywood University’s School of Social Work. 1974 Joseph Asklar is an assistant professor of education at King’s College. 1976 Reunion Sept. 23-25 ~ Diane Jones MBA ’90 is regional manager of the western region of the KNBT Division of National Penn Bank. 1980 Fred A. Pierantoni III was re-elected president of the Luzerne County Special Court Judges Association. He has served as president of the association since 2002. 1988 David Naeher and his wife, Karis, announce the birth of their first child, Rebekah Grace, on July 8, 2010.The family resides in Clarks Summit, Pa. 1993 Maj. Karin McElroy of Nicholson, Md., is serving a tour in Iraq after being stationed at Ford Hood,Texas, as a pulmonologist. Her husband, Jim, and her two children are awaiting her return. 1997 Heather (Howell) Johnson and her husband welcomed their third son, born Aug. 9, 2010. He joins 15-year-old sister, Jessica, and brothers, John, 7, and Karl, 5.The family resides in Port Rickey, Fla. 1999 Diane Durkin and Jeffrey Alan Minkoff were married on April 9, 2010.The couple resides in Gainesville, Ga. Lucia Piccolino-Peregrim is the operations manager of Ricochets Rapid Detail LLC, in Scranton, Pa. She co-owns the company with her husband, Dave. In September 2010, Piccolino-Peregrim was named the Pennsylvania ambassador for the National Scoliosis Foundation through her charity, Sound for Scoliosis. 2000 Greg Riley started an online music sales and consignment shop, www.instrumentalcloset.com. 1968 Gerry Missal retired from the Belmont Public Schools, Belmont, Mass., as the director of finance, administration and capital planning. WILKES | Winter 2010 1972 Charles J. Graziano was named 2010 Person of the Year by the Italian American Association of Luzerne County, Pa. 20 Linda (Lanzone) Suponcic and her husband, Jim, celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on Nov. 23, 2010. She is a teacher at a daycare facility and he is employed by Luzerne County.The couple resides in Luzerne, Pa. Gabrielle Marie Lamb ’04 and Nicholas Edward D’Amico were married on Oct. 3, 2009. The bride is employed by Wilkes University as a marketing coordinator. The groom is an ISA-certified arborist employed by Asplundh Tree Expert Co. The couple reside in Kingston, Pa. �class notes Wilkes Wedding Bells Beginning with this issue, Wilkes magazine is accepting photos of alumni weddings. If wedding bells rang for you in the last year, please share your photos with us. We will accept your photos up to one year after your nuptials. Please follow these requirements: 1. E-mail jpeg files to wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu. Digital photos must be at least 4 by 6 inches at 300 dpi or 1800 pixels by 1200 pixels. Please note that we will not be able to use photos that do not meet these minimum requirements. Non-returnable prints can be sent to: Vicki Mayk, editor, Wilkes magazine Marketing Communications Dept. Wilkes University, 84 W. South St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. 2. NOTE: Do not write on the back of photos when submitting prints. Identify people in Bridget Giunta ’05 and Steve Husted were married on Aug. 28, 2010. Bridget is employed as the associate director of alumni relations at Wilkes University and Steve is the creative director at The Times Leader. They reside in Wyoming, Pa. photos on a separate piece of paper, stating who is pictured left to right. 3. The bride or groom must be a Wilkes graduate (undergraduate or Albert, on Nov. 19, 2009. She joins 4-year-old sister Hailey. The family resides in Glastonbury, Conn. Reunion Sept. 23-25 ~ 4. Photos of a wedding party may be submitted if at least one bridesmaid or groomsman is an alumnus. Identification, including class year, must be provided 2003 Kevin Sickle has been a teacher in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District for the past six years and teaches fifth-grade science and reading. He serves as the science chair for Heights-Murray Elementary School. for everyone in the photo. 5. Group photos of all Wilkes alumni attending a wedding may be submitted. Identification, including class years, must be provided for everyone in the photograph. Wilkes magazine reserves the right to edit photos for space purposes if non-alumni are pictured. 2001 Amanda (Abramoske) Albert and her husband, Paul, announce the birth of their second daughter, Cailyn Alana graduate degree). 2006 Reunion Sept. 23-25 ~ John and Kristin (Kile) Untisz announce the birth of their daughter, Kylie WILKES | Winter 2010 Donna Talarico MFA ’10 joined Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pa., in the newly created position of web content editor. She was previously an interactive marketing manager at Solid Cactus in Shavertown, Pa. She joined the Wilkes alumni association board in June 2010. She resides in Elizabethtown, Pa. 21 �class notes Madison, on Feb. 24, 2010. They family is stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Michelle Trudnak and Larry Miller Jr. were married on July 10, 2010.The bride is employed as a senior tax accountant at Kronick Kalada Berdy & Co.The groom works for Paradise Landscaping.The couple reside in Nanticoke, Pa. 2007 Ashley Nicole Arcuri MBA ’10 and Scott Howell ’08 were married on June 30, 2010.The bride is employed by Kraft Foods.The groom works for Conway Freight. They reside in Forty Fort, Pa. Joshua Bowen see Graduate Students 2009. 2008 Scott Howell see 2007. WILKES | Fall 2010 Tiffany Gabrielle Pacovsky and Adam Lyle Kuzma were married Aug. 15, 2009.The bride is an autistic support teacher at The Graham Academy in Luzerne. She is also the junior varsity cheerleading coach for Pittston Area High School.The groom is a sous chef at The Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Wilkes-Barre.The couple reside in Swoyersville, Pa. 22 Jordan Padams is in his third year of work as a software engineer for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. 2009 Amy Lyn Allen and Jason Miller were married on Oct. 16, 2009.They reside in Luzerne, Pa. James Savitski is an environmental scientist in the civil business unit at BortonLawson of Wilkes-Barre. In his new position, he assists in the preparation of environmental assessments, securing environmental permits for land development projects, wetland delineations and other field work. Prior to joining BortonLawson, Savitski worked as a security officer for Wilkes University and in the Inorganic Laboratory at the Kirby Health Center in Wilkes-Barre. Jessica L. Woolfolk and William P. Ives were married on May 15, 2010.The bride works at Northeast Counseling Services in Nanticoke, Pa.The groom is a supervisor at the Luzerne County Department of Public Safety.The couple resides in Nanticoke. 2010 Kevin A. Hadsall has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force after completing the Air Force ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corp) program. Graduate Students 2006 1987 Joan S. Foster MBA was named assistant professor of business at College Misericordia. Douglas Klopp M.S. is the new principal at Lake-Lehman High School. 1998 Laning “Jay” Harvey M.S. is the interim Upper School dean at Wyoming Seminary. He oversees all aspects of the school’s academic and student life programs, college guidance program, registrar and faculty. 2000 Lori Kowaleski M.S. and Matthew Frank were married on June 19, 2010.The bride is employed by the Wilkes-Barre Area School District, where she teaches sixth grade at Dodson Elementary.The groom is employed at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.The couple reside in Wilkes-Barre. 2005 Marissa C. Halat M.S. and Charles David Vaccaro were married on Aug. 7, 2009.The bride is employed with the Scranton School District as a special education teacher.The groom is employed at Luzerne Child and Youth Services as a social worker.The couple resides in Pittston, Pa. Reunion Sept. 23-25 ~ 2008 Dawn Leas M.A. has completed her first chapbook of poetry, I Know When to Keep Quiet. It is now available for pre-publication sale.The chapbook is being published by Finishing Line Press. 2009 Monica (Gehret) Bowen Pharm.D. and Joshua Bowen ’07 were married on Sept. 18, 2010.The couple reside in Lititz, Pa. 2010 Ashley Nicole Arcuri MBA see 2007. Brian Fanelli MFA’s chapbook of punk-rock poems, Front Man, has been accepted for publication by Big Table Publishing Company. Taylor Polites MFA’s novel Weeping Willow was sold to Touchstone Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Donna Talarico MFA see 2000. �class notes George Kolesar ’57 and Nancy (Carroll) Kolesar ’61, M.S. ’88 Have High-Flying Adventure When George Kolesar ’57 returned to Las Vegas this past summer, it wasn’t just to visit the famous strip. He and his wife, Nancy (Carroll) Kolesar ’61, M.S. ’88, were special guests of the Air Force Thunderbirds precision flying team. Kolesar was paying a visit to Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Base after a 60-year absence. He had been stationed there in 1950. The Kolesars watched an abbreviated flyover demonstration of the red, white and blue F-16C aircraft used by the flying team. It included the famous Calypso Pass, in which two pilots fly over the flightline back to back or belly to belly. They also toured the Thunderbirds Executive Planning Room and the Thunderbird Hangar. The Kolesars met on the flightline with Lt. Col. Case Cunningham, commander of the Thunderbirds, and other pilots. Nancy Kolesar met Capt. Kristin Hubbard, one of the Air Force’s few women pilots. Because Kolesar was stationed at the base during his tour of duty, he was presented with the demonstration mission flag by George Kolesar ’57 and Nancy (Carroll) Kolesar ’61, M.S. ’88 in the Thunderbirds Executive Planning Room. operations officer Lt. Col Derek Routt. Kolesar notes that many things had changed at the base since the 1950s. The 100-degree heat is the same, but instead of fans and salt tablets to combat the heat, the enlisted men live in air-conditioned barracks. Las Vegas also has changed: The Flamingo was the sole casino back in those days. Acre lots nearby sold for hundreds of dollars. Today there are many casinos and land on the strip is valued at more than a million dollars, Kolesar says. George Kolesar ’57 on the tarmac at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. WILKES | Fall 2010 PHOTOS COURTESY GEORGE KOLESAR 23 �class notes And the winner is… The following Colonels—alumni and a current student— were the winners of the Attention to Detail architectural quiz in the Fall 2010 issue of Wilkes magazine. The winners were chosen from entries with the most correct answers, based on the order in which they were received. Congratulations to the following individuals, who will receive a Colonel bobblehead. William Allen ’99, Wilkes-Barre, 9 correct Ruth Whispell, student, communication studies major, Pittston, Pa., 8 correct Melissa Bugdal ’09, Lawrenceville, N.J., 8 correct Answers to the architectural photos printed in the magazine were: Members of the class of 1960 marked their 50th reunion during homecoming weekend on Oct. 1-3. Pictured, seated in front in wheelchairs, are, from left, Marilyn Warburton Lutter and Thomas Walsh; first row, left to right, Tom Barnick, Allyn Jones, Elizabeth George Polanowski, Connie Yahara Lewis, Judith Ruggere Schall and Beverly Nagle Barnick; second row, from left, Ira Himmel, George Reynolds and Patricia Fushek Skibbs; third row from left, Peter Perog, Emilie Roat Gino and Jean Shofranko Olexy; fourth row from left, Doris Gademan Stephens, Barbara Bachman Edwardsm Andrew Sabol and Beverly Butler Phillips; fifth row, from left, Ron Phillips, Raye Thomas Wileman and Moncey Miller Carey; sixth row, from left, Richard Wileman, Lynne Boyle Austin, Catherine Brominski Kovac; and seventh row, from left, Ron Kross, Don Lewis and George Murdock. 1. Weckesser Hall 2. Bedford Hall 3. Max Roth Cener 4. Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 5. Annette Evans Alumni and Faculty House 6. Henry Student Center 7. Kirby Hall 8. Fenner Hall 9. Conyngham Hall 10. Sturdevant Hall Answers to the architectural photos in the More On The Web feature were: Submitting Class Notes 11. Max Roth Center Share personal or career news in any of three ways: 12. Pearsall Hall • E-mail it to wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu. 13. Fenner Hall 14. Farley Library WILKES | Fall 2010 • Post it at The Colonel Connection Web site at www.wilkes.edu/alumni 24 • Or mail it to: Class Notes Wilkes Magazine 84 W. South St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 15. Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship �class notes In Memoriam 1946 Leo E. Noll, Bloomsburg, Pa., died Sept. 20, 2010. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and a retired employee of TRW Corp. 1948 Anna Cheponis Lewis, Forked River, N.J., died June 7, 2010. She served as an elementary school teacher in Basking Ridge, N.J. 1949 Raymond B. Williams, Lawrence, Kan., died June 6, 2010. He was a U.S.Army veteran as well as a fifth-grade teacher at Dutch Neck School. 1950 John F. Krupa, Shavertown, Pa., died July 25, 2010. He was a U.S.Army veteran and an adult program supervisor for West SideVo-Tech. 1951 Wade W. Hayhurst, Bertrand, Maine, died April 17, 2010. He worked in textbook publishing. William J. Hopkins, Wyndmoor, Pa., died Sept. 1, 2010. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and a research scientist for the U. S. Department of Agriculture for over 30 years. 1952 Edward G. Hendricks, North Canton, Ohio, died June 26, 2010. He was an engineer for Hoover, Colo. Robert M. Thomas, Harveys Lake, Pa., died Aug. 19, 2010. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a retired Dallas Township High School teacher. He was also an administrator at Plymouth High School and WyomingValley West. He coached multiple sports at several local schools. 1953 Dr. Richard D. Bush, Clarks Summit, Pa., died June 30, 2010. He served as a commander in the Naval Reserves. He was a dentist for the U.S. Navy with a private practice in Factoryville, Pa. 1954 Robert D. Howells, Nanticoke, Pa., died July 19, 2010.A decorated U.S. Navy veteran, he worked as a college and high school teacher. 1959 Elizabeth Nielsen Fischi, Plains Township, Pa., died July 16, 2010. She was a pastor’s wife and a mother. 1960 Frank L. Pinola, Harrisburg, Pa., died Sept. 3, 2010. He was a retired bureau manager for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 1962 John J. Andrusis, Lehman Township, Pa., died July 11, 2010. He was a retired business education teacher for LakeLehman High School. 1964 Michael J. Brislin, Scranton, Pa., died Sept. 20, 2010. He was a retired pharmacist. 1967 Frank C.Wodarczyk, Mountain Top, Pa., died July 26, 2010. He was a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran and retired business manager for Crestwood Area School District. 1968 Nancy M. (Newel) Orth, Naperville, Ill., died July 3, 2010. She is survived by her husband, Robert Orth ’69. 1969 William David Iveson, Susquehanna, Pa., died Aug. 22, 2010. He worked at BarnesKasson County Hospital for 35 years, mostly as the nursing home administrator for the Skilled Nursing Facility. 1971 Ann Zabresky Tripp, Harveys Lake, Pa., died July 12, 2010. She was a retired elementary school teacher in the Dallas School District. 1973 Patricia (McHale) Sharp, St. Petersburg, Fla., died Nov. 15, 2005. 1977 Suzanne “Suzie” J. (Masloski) Krommes M.S. ’80, Plains Township, Pa., died Aug. 13, 2010. She was a third-grade teacher for 27 years at St. Mary’s Byzantine Parochial School,Wilkes-Barre. 2001 Colleen O’Donnell, Bethlehem, Pa., died Feb. 2, 2007. Graduate Students 1980 Suzanne “Suzie” J. (Masloski) Krommes M.S. see 1977. 2002 Anne Marie Lohin M.S., Kingston Township, Pa., died July 6, 2010. She was a teacher at Gate of Heaven School in Dallas, Pa. 2006 Marylynn Profeta M.S., Dingmans Ferry, Pa., died Feb. 17, 2010. She was an art teacher at DelawareValley Middle School in Westfall Township, Pa. Mary Beth Shields M.S., Forty Fort, Pa., died Aug. 6, 2010. She taught English for 37 years in the Lake-Lehman School District. She was also the high school librarian and head of the English Department. 2008 Karen A.Voitek Dewey Kaminski Pharm.D., Chetek, Wis., died June 27, 2010. She was employed by Dr. Michael Rakelwicz, Dr. Peter Feinstein, Allied Services and Wal-Mart Pharmacy. WILKES | Fall 2010 1947 Ruth Lee (Shouldice) Hendershot, Houston,Texas, died Aug. 28, 2010. She was a medical technologist at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, N.Y. 25 �report of gifts E L E VAT I N G W I L K E S T O GREATNESS WILKES | Winter 2010 REPORT OF GIFTS | Gifts Received June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010 26 �report of gifts TABLE OF CONTENTS 28 Giving by Constituency TRUSTEES AND TRUSTEE EMERITI UNIVERSITY FAMILY COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND FOUNDATIONS FRIENDS 32 Giving by Class CLASS OF 1938 THROUGH CLASS OF 2009 REPORT OF GIFTS KEY The John Wilkes Society PLATINUM ASSOCIATES $500,000 or more DIAMOND ASSOCIATES 43 Senior Class Gift 44 The Marts Society 45 Endowed Named Scholarships 47 The John Wilkes Society $250,000 - $499,999 HONORARY ASSOCIATES TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES $10,000 - $99,999 FOUNDER’S CIRCLE $5,000 - $9,999 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 CONTRIBUTORS Up to $99 ©2010 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 $ $ $ 83,484,765 (23,238,034) 60,246,731 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 Net assets released from restrictions Total revenues and other support $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 3,220,082 692,381 1,327,374 9,356,727 462,275 1,135,381 1,675,095 — 78,116,046 Expenses Instruction Research Public service Academic support Student services Institutional support Auxiliary enterprises Total expenses $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 37,789,431 1,297,158 928,454 5,823,403 9,933,507 14,500,184 5,933,604 76,205,741 Increase (decrease) in net assets from operating activities $ 1,910,305 WILKES | Winter 2010 $100,000 - $249,999 27 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY TRUSTEES AND TRUSTEE EMERITI The Eugene Farley Club • • • Frank M. Henry Daniel Klem, Jr. ’68 Gerald A. Moffatt ’63 Steven P. Roth ’84 Norman E.Weiss The John Wilkes Society HONORARY ASSOCIATES John M. Cefaly, Jr. ’70 GOLD CIRCLE TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES Shelley Freeman ’82 Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour John S. Kerr ’72 Michael J. Mahoney Melanie Maslow Lumia John R. Miller ’68 William R. Miller ’81 William A. Perlmuth ’51 Mary Belin Rhodes M’77 Arnold S. Rifkin Eugene Roth ’57 Susan Weiss Shoval William H.Tremayne ’57 FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Daniel J. Cardell ’79 Laura Barbera Cardinale ’72 Chuck Cohen Lawrence E. Cohen ’57 Dorothy Darling Mangelsdorf Michael I. Gottdenker David Greenwald ’66 Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ’58 Marjorie H. Marquart George J. Matz ’71 Robert A. Mugford ’58 Stephen Sordoni PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Denise Schaal Cesare ’77 Patricia S. Davies Richard L. Pearsall Virginia P. Sikes WILKES | Winter 2010 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Robert A. Bruggeworth ’83 Esther Baum Davidowitz Jeffrey Davidowitz Jerome R. Goldstein George G. Pawlush ’69 Richard M. Ross, Jr. Joseph J. Savitz ’48 BLUE CIRCLE Robert A. Fortinsky FARLEY ASSOCIATES Elizabeth A. Slaughter ’68 UNIVERSITY FAMILY Faculty, Staff and Emeriti • • • The John Wilkes Society TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour Stanley B. Kay FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Bernard W. Graham PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Jean Reiter Adams ’78 Paul S. Adams ’77 Loren D. Prescott, Jr. JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Jeffrey R. Alves Thomas J. Baldino Anne Heineman Batory ’68 Christopher N. Breiseth Angela M. Buckley Sandra Sarno Carroll Bonnie C. Culver Jane M. Elmes-Crahall Edward F. Foote Wilbur F. Hayes Patricia Boyle Heaman ’61 Robert J. Heaman Edwin L. Johnson ’50 Susan Dantona Jolley J. Michael Lennon Anthony L. Liuzzo Blake L. Mackesy Donald E. Mencer James L. Merryman Melanie O’Donnell Mickelson ’93 Paul A. O’Hop John L. Pesta John G. Reese James P. Rodechko Mark D. Stine Nancy A.Weeks M‘09 Mirko Widenhorn Michael J.Wood Margaret A. Zellner ’74 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Louise M. Berard Jack J. Chielli ‘08 Harold E. Cox Ellen R. Flint J. Bartholomay Grier ‘02 Kristen Dulick Hartzell ‘06 Vincent A. Hartzell Harvey A. Jacobs ’72 Thomas W. Jones ’70 Camille O. Kaschak Arthur H. Kibbe Barbara E. King ’81 Thomas E. Messinger GOLD CIRCLE Bruce E. Phair ’73 Kenneth A. Pidcock Anne Aimetti Thomas ’70 Thomas J.Thomas, Jr. ’86 BLUE CIRCLE Brian L. Bogert Robert W. Bohlander Robert S. Capin ’50 Joyce Victor Chmil ’87 Lance Costello ’96 James F. Ferris ’56 Joan Zaleski Ford ’75 Frank R. Hughes ’84 Susan J. Malkemes ’95 Barbara Rosick Moran ’84 Brian Redmond ’97 M‘07 Philip G. Simon Michael J. Speziale M’78 William B.Terzaghi Deborah R.Tindell John H.Tindell C. Reynold Verret FARLEY ASSOCIATES Hisham A. Abu-Nabaa ’96 Charles E. Balasavage Daniel A. Batzel ’83 Janine M. Becker M’91 KarenBeth H. Bohan Scott Bolesta ‘00 Alicia M. Bond Carol A. Bosack-Kosek ’80 Janice Broyan Melissa E. Bugdal ‘09 Henry Castejon Theresa Cochran Gabrielle Lamb D‘Amico ‘04 Diane T. Duda Amy L. Edwards Edward R. Elgonitis Mahmoud H. Fahmy Dean F. Frear Judith Rodda Gardner ’71 Robert S. Gardner ’67 Cherylynn Petyak Gibson ’71 Victoria M. Glod ’91 Linda S. Gutierrez Sid P. Halsor Amy E. Hetro Ruth C. Hughes William R. Jones Justin Kraynack Kyle Kreider Judith L. Kristeller James J. Lennox Daniel S. Longyhore ‘02 Joseph W. Mangan William M. Martin Vicki C. Mayk Thomas E. Mazzolla Matthew McCaffrey ’94 Debra L. Meszaros Diane R. Milano Mary E. Miller Julian C. Morales ‘05 Mary Beth Mullen Lisa A. Mulvey Prahlad N. Murthy Barbara L. Nanstiel ’70 Karen O’Boyle Julie L. Olenak ‘01 Michelle Umbra Pearce ’91 R. Gregroy Peters Lauren Y. Pluskey ‘06 M’10 Kristine Erhard Pruett ’99 M‘06 Gerald C. Rebo Philip Rizzo Harold W. Roberts ’76 Marie Roke-Thomas ’83 Maria E. Roman Robert D. Seeley Helenmary M. Selecky Frank J. Sheptock Cherie Soprano ’87 Peter Stchur, Jr. ’66 John T. Sumoski Howard A. Swain Donna S.Talarico ‘00 Betty L.Taylor Wagiha A.Taylor Sharon G.Telban ’69 Craig P.Thomas Joanne A.Thomas Rhoda B.Tillman Stephen J.Tillman Rebecca H.Van Jura Diane E.Wenger Antoinette Rajchel-Wingert ’89 Philip L.Wingert Ge Xiao CONTRIBUTORS Debra A. Archavage Karen Atiyeh ‘07 Christopher G. Barrows Barbara N. Bellucci ’69 Joseph T. Bellucci Loretta L. Bilder Susan C. Biskup Kimberly D. Bower-Spence Coley Burke ’10 Mary R. Byrne Gene A. Camoni ’74 Ann Marie Carey David R. Carey ’83 Eleanor L. Carle * 28 Deceased �GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY * Glenn J. Lupole Douglas R. Macbeth Patricia A. Mangold Philip A. Marino ’80 Frank J. Matthews Amy A. Mbye Mary F. McManus Lyndi L. Moran Eileen M. Musselman ‘04 Fred R. Nichols Michaelene S. Ostrum Martha J. Parise Krina H. Patel Mary Beth Patterson Amy M. Patton M‘07 Kerry A. Patton Brigid E. Peet M‘08 Anne Straub Pelak M’98 Margaret M. Petty Michael J. Pitoniak Walter A. Placek ’61 Kathleen S. Poplaski Donna Pudlosky Porzucek ’66 Ellen Krupack Raineri ’82 Theresa A. Rallo Thomas J. Regna, Jr. ‘02 Lisa A. Reilly Sandra A. Rendina ’87 Marianne Scicchitano Rexer ’85 Lisa E. Reynolds Karen A. Riley Joy B. Rinehimer Gisele R. Romanace Jacqueline L. Ruane Theresa A. Rule Anita V. Ruskey ‘03 Tricia M. Russell Debbie J. Rutkoski Ellen Rutkowski Roland C. Schmidt Anthony M. Schwab ’76 Patricia L. Searfoss Herbert B. Simon Genevieve M. Singer Anne Marie Smith Karen A. Space Alexander Sperrazza ‘08 William H. Sterling Robert S. Swetts Romaine Szafran Robert J.Tarud ‘08 Vicki S.Temple Jennifer J.Thomas Joann Tomko Evelyne Topfer Marleen Troy Mildred Urban Jason W.Wagner ‘09 Mary Ann Wanyo Mary L.Watkins Anita Miller Williams ’75 Ernest D.Williams, III ‘04 Eric A.Wright Cheryl M.Yustat Michele L. Zalno M‘07 Jean M. Zampetti Karena Zdeb ‘07 COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND FOUNDATIONS • • • The John Wilkes Society Honorary Associates Cushman & Wakefield Inc. TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES Anonymous George I. Alden Trust Black Horse Foundation Blue Ribbon Foundation of Blue Cross NEPA CVS Charitable Trust Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Entercom Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton LLC Guard Foundation Intermetro Industries Corporation KPMG, L.L.P. Liberty Mutual Mahoney Family Foundation Maslow Family Foundation McCole Foundation Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Northeast PA American Society of Highway Engineers Sandy & Arnold Rifkin Charitable Foundation Rim Freeman Family Foundation Max & Tillie Rosenn Foundation Schuylkill Energy Resources Inc. Sordoni Foundation Wachovia Bank Foundation Walgreens Company The Weininger Foundation The Willary Foundation Board William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Wolters Kluwer FOUNDER’S CIRCLE The Albert Family Charitable Fund of Luzerne Foundation Borton-Lawson Engineering Cohen Family Charitable Trust James & Florence DePolo Family Foundation Geisinger Foundation Gottdenker Foundation Guard Insurance Group Frank Martz Coach Company PPL John & Josephine Thomas Foundation 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 Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP Scranton Area Foundation Inc. PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Bergman Foundation Berkshire Asset Management Inc. Joseph J. Savitz ’48 Stephen Sordoni William H. Tremayne ’57 Norman E. Weiss ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Paul S. Adams ’77 Jeffrey A. Bauman ’09 Ben Beidel, Student Government President Laura Barbera Cardinale ’72, President Cynthia Charnetski ’97, Secretary Karen Bednarczyk Cowan ’96 Fred Demech, Jr. ’61, 1st Vice President John H. Ellis, IV ’79 J.J. Fadden ’98 Roya Fahmy ’83 Sarah Frable, Student Alumni Association President Stephen Gruver, Senior Class President Ellen Stamer Hall ’71 Charles F. Jackson ’51 Allyn C. Jones ’60 Jill Kalariya ’10 Clayton J. Karambelas ’49 Daniel Klem, Jr. ’68 Kristin M. Hake Klemish ’04 Richard L. Kramer ’67 Rosemary LaFratte ’93, MBA ’97, 2nd Vice President Ruth McDermott-Levy ’82 Ronald N. Miller ’93 William R. Miller ’81 Anita Mucciolo ’78 George G. Pawlush ’69, MS’76 Kristine Pruett ’99, MS’06, Faculty/Staff Representative Ali E. Qureshi ’96 Mark A. Rado ’80 Thomas N. Ralston ’80 Charles W. Robinson ’57 Steven P. Roth ’84 David M. Sborz ’09 Louis F. Steck ’55 Donna Talarico ’00 Bill Tarbart ’70 Deborah Tindell, Faculty/Staff Representative Margery Fishman Ufberg ’69 Lacee Wagaman ’10 Blue Cross of Northeastern PA The Citizen’s Voice Commemorative Brands Inc. Creative Business Interiors Davidowitz Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation First National Community Bank Foundation for Independent Colleges WILKES | Winter 2010 James M. Case James G. Ceccoli John E. Cecere Samira T. Chamoun Debra Prater Chapman ’81 Cynthia J. Chisarick Elizabeth Shultz Conklin ‘01 Sharon Cosgrove Camille Daniels Lorna Coughlin Darte ’52 John Dellegrotto Diane H. Demchak Susan L. DiBonifazio Michelle Diskin ’95 Lori Vagnarelli Drozdis ’89 Deborah L. Dunn Thomas Dunsmuir Maria T. Dwyer Paula M. Eddy Janelle A. Edwards Michael L. Elias ‘09 Colette M. Elick ’93 Linda S. Elmy Margaret A. Espada Joanne M. Fasciana Steve G. Felter ‘09 Michael Fox ‘06 Bernadette C. Frail Susan M. Frank Holly Pitcavage Frederick ’93 Michele D. Garrison Mary L. Gillespie Maria Grandinetti ‘08 Kenneth L. Hanadel Michael P. Hardik Vernon B. Harper Crystal L. Harris ‘00 Patricia Harvey Harrison ‘00 Leona J. Hartland Dale T. Hazlak Lynda M. Heffernan Pamela M. Hoffman Kathleen Moran Houlihan ’95 Susan Matley Hritzak ’81 Karen M. Kaleta ‘09 Ben-David Kaminski Kimberly Escarge Keller ’95 John A. Koch Mary Ann Koch Lawrence M. Kopenis ’88 Anne Marie Kopetchny Pamela L. Koslosky Renee A. Kotz ‘05 Joseph M. Kultys ’87 Dorothy Price Lane ’85 Jonathan G. Laudenslager ’99 Terence J. Laughlin ‘03 Laine Lawson Alice Ting Lee ’85 Christopher T. Leicht Vee Ming Lew Shaun M. Love Karen I. Lucas • report of gifts Deceased 29 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY General Electric Foundation Golden Business Machines Inc. Hirtle, Callaghan & Company Lamar Companies One Source Staffing Solutions PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Robert A. Mugford Family Fund of the Luzerne Foundation PDQ Print Center Polish Room Committee Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club WILKES | Winter 2010 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Advanced Motion Control Baltimore Family Foundation Bohlin, Cywinski, Jackson Brennan Electric Inc. Carpenters Local Union #514 Choice One Community Federal Credit Union Chuck Robbins Sporting Goods The Commonwealth Medical College DS Machining LLC Educational Opportunity Centers Flack Family Fund of the Luzerne Foundation Friedman Family Charitable Fund of the Luzerne Foundation Frontier Communications Inc. Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Staff Goldstein Family Foundation Highland Associates International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union 163 Keystone College King’s College Luzerne County Community College M&T Charitable Foundation Marywood University Mericle Commercial Real Estate Misericordia University N.R.G. Controls North Inc. Northeast PA Paint & Decorating Northeastern PA Cardiology Associates PNC Bank PA Society of Public Accounts, NE Chapter Penn Millers Insurance Co. Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company Power Engineering Corporation Prudential Financial Tambur Family Foundation Kenneth & Caroline Taylor Family Foundation Pepsi Bottling Group PG Energy Troy Mechanical Inc. Brian & Megan Thomas of the First Hand Foundation University of Scranton Penn State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus Bill & Sandy Williams Fund of the Luzerne Foundation Wyoming Valley Health Care System Wyoming Valley Motors The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE First Liberty Bank & Trust Gertrude Hawk Chocolates The Lion Brewery Inc. Montage Agency Inc. Plains Rotary Club Professional Anesthesia Providers Shoval Foundation TCI America Tobyhanna Army Depot Federal Credit Union Twin City Builders Inc. Herman Yudacufski Charitable Foundation Tommy’s Pizza Corner Westmoreland Club WyomingValley Benefits Fund of the Luzerne Foundation Mr. & Mrs.William B. Sordoni Mr. Joseph J. Rothermel Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Saidman Mr. & Mrs. John Tarone Mrs. Barbara Weisberger Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Zukoski TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES BLUE CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kearney Dr. Stephen Wartella, Jr. Mrs. Barbara Allan Ms. Jane Cokely Ms. Kathleen Jordan Senator & Mrs. Charles D. Lemmond, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Maslow Attorney George A. Spohrer Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Wierzbicki Mr. Joseph Zukoski • • • The John Wilkes Society PLATINUM ASSOCIATES FARLEY ASSOCIATES Brucelli Advertising Company Inc. Ceco Associates Inc. Cerebronix LTD Cintas Fire Protection Colours Inc. Delta Electrical Systems Inc. Eastern Penn Supply Company Erwine’s Home Health Care Inc. Fabian Masonary & Construction Futuristic Innovative Graphics Independent Graphics Inc. Kranson Clothes Co. Lefkowitz Family Foundation Lehighton Electronics Lightspeed Technologies Inc. Northern Light Espresso Bar & Cafe Northeast Eye Specialists PC Personal Health Services Inc. Phils Sunoco Service Station Dr.V. Prabu Dev & Associates Riverview Urologic Associates Roto Rooter Sewer Service SRC Inc. Thomas J. Patersen Plumbing & Heating Tri-County Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine PA Trion Industries Inc. Voitek T.V. & Appliances Inc. White Transit School Buses Inc. BLUE CIRCLE Blasi Printing Company The Brickman Group Ltd Tony Drust Painting & Wallcovering First National Bank of Berwick Keystone Automation Martin-Rogers Associates McCarthy Flower Shops National Philanthropic Trust DAF New Era Technologies Inc. Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology Council A. Pickett Construction Inc. Pilgrim Tours & Travel Inc. R.J.Walker Company Schutt Reconditioning/ Circle Division Service Electric Cable TV Superior Distributors FRIENDS CONTRIBUTORS Bear Creek Marketing LLC Center for Diagnostic Imaging Econo Lodge File Vault Storage & Services Inc. Gerrity’s Supermarket Inc. Joseph P. Gilroy Real Estate Kingston Amusement Co. Inc. Lehman Power Equipment Leo’s Sons Inc. Lonstein Law Office Lord & Taylor Mr. P’s Potato Pancakes Joseph & Linda Scopelliti Charitable Trust Shades Unlimited Skiro’s Lawn & Garden Center FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. Albert G. Albert Mr. & Dr.Andrew J. Sordoni, III PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Mrs. Grace J. Kirby Culbertson Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies Mr. Charles M. Roszko FARLEY ASSOCIATES JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Mrs. Sandra Bernhard Dr. Steven D. Boggs Dr. & Mrs. Christopher N. Breiseth Ms. Ann Brennan Mrs. Lissa Bryan-Smith Mr.Thomas J. Deitz Mrs. Josephine Eustice Mr. & Mrs. Charles Flack, Jr. Mr. Sidney Friedman Attorney Richard M. Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. R.Wensell Grabarek Mr. & Mrs. Carmen E. Hagelgans Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hiscox Attorney Jeffrey Lowenthal Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Mack, Jr. Mr. Edward Mailander Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Meuser Mrs. Barbara Davenport Neville Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. O’Hop Mrs.Trudy Piatt Mr. John G. Reese Mr. & Mrs. E.V. Russ Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Silberman Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Simonis Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Stanitski Dr. Sanford B. Sternlieb Mr. Larry I.Taren Ms. Patricia Zukoski The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Attorney & Mrs. Jerry Chariton Mr. John N. Conyngham, III Dr. Steven R. Kafrissen Mrs. Janet Mattei Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Ott Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Pareene Attorney Jonathan Pressman & Sally Jane Poblete Mrs. Phyllis A. Badman Mr. & Mrs. Leroy M. Benson Mr. & Mrs. Peter Q. Bohlin Ms. Stacey E. Bosher Ms. Patricia F. Bridges Mr. & Mrs. Francis Califano Mr. & Mrs. Neil J. Cassel Mrs. Aleta C. Connell Mrs. Ann M. Coughlin Mr. Frank Crosby Mr. & Mrs.Anthony DiMichele Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Doble Ms. Sandra A. Dols Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Dougherty Ms. Judith Drake Dr. David L. Dunner Ms. Phyllis Eckman Mr. & Mrs. Barry D. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Robert Evans Dr. & Mrs. Mahmoud H. Fahmy Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Federici Mr. & Mrs. John Felondis Dr. & Mrs. John C. Gaudio Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gibbons Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Good Ms. Kim N. Good Honorable & Mrs. Joseph Halesey Ms. Dorothy Harris Mr. & Mrs. Carl T. Hedden Mr. & Mrs. Charles Herring Attorney & Mrs. David Hiscox Mr. & Mrs.Thomas W. Hobbs Mr. John A. Horner Mr. & Mrs. David P. Hourigan Mr. & Mrs. Sandy Insalaco Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Kinney Dr. & Mrs. C.W. Koehl, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Koplin Ms. Christine Kroptavich Mr. Steven B. Libenson * 30 Deceased �GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY CONTRIBUTORS Ms. Anna Ahnert Ms. Loretta Ahnert Ms. Sophie Albert Ms. Donna L. Allan Mr. Anthony D. Alu Mrs. Cheryl Amirault Mr. & Mrs. Richard W.Anastasi Mr. Benjamin J. Andrews Mr. & Mrs. Robert Angeli Ms. Claire Armstrong Mr. Joseph Austin & Family Ms. Jane Azzaretti Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Bailey Mr. Jeffrey B. Bailey Ms. Sara Barakat Ms. Janette M. Bauer Ms.Vicki Beames Mr. & Mrs. Louis L. Beane Mr. John Beck Mr. & Mrs. David Beidleman Mr. Fred Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Bieryla Mr. & Mrs. Greg A. Bonczkowski Mr. & Mrs.Will Brockman Ms. Carolee S. Brynes * Ms. Regina M. Burchfield Ms. Amanda Bynes Ms. Rosemarie Candelli Ms. Sally Candelli Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Carlson Ms. Diane Carlton & Mr. Scott Van Arsdale Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cerutti Mr. & Mrs. James E. Chiucci Dr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Chollak, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John A. Ciglinsky Mr. & Mrs. James J. Cirilli Ms. Margaret Clare Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Clark Attorney & Mrs. Jerome Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Comer Ms. Sally Connor Mr. & Mrs. Sherman Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Jan Cooper Mr. & Mrs. John P. Corcoran Mr. & Mrs. Duane G. Grouse Mr. & Mrs. David W. Datz Ms. Marie Dettmore* Mrs. Dorothy DiMauro Mr. & Mrs.William Doss Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Douglas, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John E. Edler, III Mr.Warren J. Edwards, Sr. Mr. Chase D. English Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Evans Mr. & Mrs.William M. Falzone Ms. Cindy L. Fedor Mr. & Mrs. Jay Fetterman Ms. Beth Fissel Attorney & Mrs. Daniel Flannery Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Frankenfield Dr. & Mrs. Louis J. Freedman Ms. Sandra Gaisford Mr. & Mrs. Dino L. Galella Mr. & Mrs. James J. Gallagher Ms. Jacqueline N. George Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Gleason Mr. & Mrs. Fidel Gonzales Mrs. Helen Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Robert Goulstone Mr. & Mrs. George Graham Ms. Phyllis C. Hadley Ms.Theresa Hall Ms. Maureen Harkins Mr. Kyle Harris Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. Hayden Mr. Stephane J. Henry Ms. Mary J. Herman Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hetzel Mr. & Mrs. James Hill, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Jay B. Hill Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hiscox Ms. Erica C. Hoot Mr. & Mrs. Jason L. Howard Mr. & Mrs. Roger Howells Mrs. Deborah L. Hritzak Ms. Sylvia Hughes Dr. Edward W. Hummers Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Sam Hurlburt Mr. & Mrs. Eric F. Husted Ms. Grace H. Johns Attorney & Mrs. Ralph J. Johnston, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dwight D. Jones Mr. James L. Jones, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. James L. Jones Mr. & Mrs.Thomas R. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Duane T. Joyce Mr. Ben-David Kaminski Mr. Brian S. Keeler Mr. Joseph F. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. David C. Kemp Mr. David E. Klock Mr. & Mrs. Justin Knesis Ms. Catherine Kobeski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kopp Ms. Jane Koppe Ms. Evelyn B. Kozmiski Mr. Karl Kritzberger Mr. & Mrs. Sol Kutner Mr. & Mrs. Stanley A. Lalonde, Jr. Ms. Sylvia Lane Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Langan Ms. Sheryl Laroi Ms. Laine Lawson Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Leathers Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lee Mrs. Sandra Leggieri Mr. & Mrs. Michael Levin Ms. Meral Libenson Mr. & Mrs. John Lisnik Dr. Maravene S. Loeschke Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Loomis Dr. & Mrs. Edward Lottick Ms. Lorraine Lupini Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Macey Jr. Ms. Catherine Madigan Ms. Diana Mason Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Massey Mr. Richard Mayer Mr. & Mrs. David M. McBratney Ms. Colleen McBride Mr. & Mrs. James G. McErlean Ms. Nancy Hagan McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. John Meischeid Ms. Helen Metzger Mrs. Naomi Meyer Mr. Francis A. Michael Mr. & Mrs.Terry A. Millard Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Mlynarczyk Mr. & Mrs. Kurt R. Mohns Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Moore Mr. Joseph J. Mosier Ms. Maureen Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Nadeau Mr. Henry G. Nadeau Mr. & Mrs. Michael Nadzen Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Nardone, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. David J. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Nicolosi Ms. Mary Ellen Nieman Ms. Gail Niles Ms. Sheridan Herring O’Hara Mr. & Mrs.Terrace O’Hara Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. O’Hara Ms. Nancy O’Donnell Mr. & Mrs. Philip W. Oehler Mr. & Mrs. Bill Osterhout Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Padula Mrs. Rena J. Pallo Mr. & Mrs. Evan Parry Mr.William Parry Ms. Jennifer K. Paul Ms. Barbara Peggs Ms. Susan A. Peggs Mr. & Mrs. Michael M. Perry Ms. Rosanna Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Fred C. Petri Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Piontek Mr. & Mrs. Dave Platt Mr. Michael L. Popson Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Poust Ms. Kathleen Quinn Ms. Paulette L. Rawdon Ms. Bette A. Reisthoffer Mr. & Mrs. F. Joseph Reubens Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Rhine Ms. Maria T. Rinaldo Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Rivers Mr. & Mrs. Rowland Roberts Ms. Elizabeth Rodack Ms. Marla M. Rogers Attorney & Mrs. Harold Rosenn Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Rothstein Mrs. Marilyn C. Rudolph Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Russ Ms. Barbara Ryan Mr. Curtis Salonick Attorney Samuel Sanguedolce Mr. Albert H. Sarkas Ms. Lori Scarano Ms. Barbara Schaeffer Mr. Donald R. Schaeffer Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Schaeffer Mr. Roland C. Schmidt Mrs. Stella Schub Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Scott Mr. & Mrs. James B. Scott Mr. & Mrs. Michael Seman Mrs. Nancy H. Shafer Drs. Naresh & Mrudula Shah Mr. & Mrs.Timothy W. Shearer Mr. & Mrs.Timothy P. Sheesley Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Shields Ms. Bobbie Shurnicki Ms. Elizabeth A. Simon Ms. Frances Sims Ms. Claudette Sirois Ms. Ann D. Smith Mrs. A. Dewitt Smith Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Snyder* Mr. Craig J. Solomon Mr. & Mrs. Dean S. Sommers Dr. John R. Spagnuolo Ms. Joan Spilka Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stanulis Mr. Joseph M. Stepansky Dr.William H. Sterling Mrs. Ann B. Stine Ms. Susan H. Storch Mr. & Mrs. Douglas W. Strange Ms. Bonnie Sulkes Mr. & Mrs. Barry Taback Ms. Rosa Lea Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Tobias Mr. & Dr. Jack D.Vail, III Mr. Robert T.Vaughn Mr. Daniel P.Voitek Ms. Cherith VonBerg Mr. & Mrs.Todd Vonderheid Mr. & Mrs. Edward K. Vonderlinde Mr. & Mrs. Ed Walkowiak Ms. Elizabeth S.Walter Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A.Weber Mr. & Mrs. Gavin Webster Mrs. Helen Westenheffer Mr. & Mrs. Lewis W.Wetzel Ms. Rose Marie White Mr. Jeffrey L.Whitmer Mr. & Mrs. Larry Whoy Mr.Walter R.Willey Ms. June L.Wood Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Wozniak Ms. Danielle Wysokinski Mr. & Mrs. Herman Ytkin Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Zaleskie Reverend Robert Zanicky Ms. Marie Zdancewicz Mr. & Mrs. Garry W. Zuber WILKES | Winter 2010 Attorney Paul W. MacGregor Mr. & Mrs.William B. Mang Ms. Anna McGrath Mr. Francis Murray Mr. & Mrs. Raymond F. Nickerson, Jr. Attorney & Mrs. Frank Nocito Ms. Mary Ellen Novick Mr. & Mrs. Shepherd Pawling Ms. Elizabeth J. Peyser Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Piller Dr. Philip Rizzo Mrs. Maria E. Roman Mr. Joseph J. Rubino Ms. Anna Rusnak Noon Mr. & Mrs. Neal P. Ryan Mr. & Mrs.William Sayre, Jr. Ms. Penny Jeffra Schwartz Attorney & Mrs. Charles A. Shaffer Mrs. Janet Siegel Ms. Ruth K. Smith Dr. & Mrs. Richard E. Sours Ms. Kathy Stackhouse Mr. & Mrs. John A. Stepansky Mr. Frederick D. Straub Dr. Kara J. Suche Mr. & Mrs. Caesar F. Sweitzer Mr. John Thalenfeld Mr. Joseph Thunell Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Warshal Ms. Patricia Giblin Wolman Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Zimmerman • report of gifts Deceased 31 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CLASS GIVING BY CLASS CLASS OF 1938 • • • The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Ernest Weisberger5 Charlotte Reichlin Cutler5 Rita Seitchek Dicker Sallyanne Frank Rosenn Charlotte Waters Rowland CLASS OF 1943 CLASS OF 1947 • • • FARLEY ASSOCIATES Harris R. Boyce Joseph V. Pringle Nathaniel W.Trembath Robert Anthony10 Arthur D. Dalessandro Eleanor Krute Hickman1 James M. Hofford Dorothy Wilkes Lewis Clemence A. Scott10 • • • The Eugene Farley Club The Eugene Farley Club CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS FARLEY ASSOCIATES Betty Woolcock De Witt Mary Hutchko Flanagan10 Harry S. Katz5 John C. Keeney10 Irene Kessler Watkins James P. Flynn Gloria Paczkowski Kabusk George J.Trebilcox5 10 Betty Davidson Braun Marion Martin Frantz CLASS OF 1948 • • • CLASS OF 1944 The John Wilkes Society CLASS OF 1940 • • • FOUNDER’S CIRCLE • • • The John Wilkes Society William H. Rice5 The Eugene Farley Club JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES FARLEY ASSOCIATES Louise S. Hazeltine 1,10 Henry C. Johnson10 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES CONTRIBUTORS Kathryn Hiscox Quinn5 James B. Aikman5 Leon F.Wazeter CONTRIBUTORS CLASS OF 1941 Beatrice O’Donnell Barrett Ruth Tischler Voelker10 Arthur C.Williams5 The Eugene Farley Club FARLEY ASSOCIATES CLASS OF 1945 Irene Sauciunas Santarelli • • • The Eugene Farley Club CONTRIBUTORS FARLEY ASSOCIATES David L. Friedman Carolyn Nagro Lowum Helen Stapleton Schmitt* 5 CONTRIBUTORS CLASS OF 1942 Elizabeth Faint Fell WILKES | Winter 2010 • • • • • • The John Wilkes Society TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES William A. Perlmuth10 FOUNDER’S CIRCLE BLUE CIRCLE The John Wilkes Society Herman Baumann10 Miriam Golightly Baumann10 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES The Eugene Farley Club Edwin L. Johnson10 Daniel Sherman10 GOLD CIRCLE Robert W. Hall10 Charles F. Jackson5 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Albert J. Donnelly10 George F. Fry, Jr. Eugene L. Shaver10 William M.Toplis The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE BLUE CIRCLE Don C. Follmer1, 10 John Gresh10 Donald C. Kivler10 Delbert C. McGuire BLUE CIRCLE CONTRIBUTORS Robert J. Dido5 Muriel Bransdorf Mintzer5 William M. Nancarrow Reese E. Pelton CLASS OF 1946 • • • CLASS OF 1949 Stefana Hoyniak Shoemaker10 The Eugene Farley Club • • • FARLEY ASSOCIATES The John Wilkes Society FARLEY ASSOCIATES Jean Lampert Lewis JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Katherine P. Freund10 Joseph G. Sweeney10 CONTRIBUTORS Clayton J. Karambelas10 Edwin M. Kosik10 Miriam Levinson Brand5 Ruth Lewis Joseph G. Bendoraitis Harry R. Hiscox10 • • • Robert S. Capin10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Leonard S. Anthony10 Patricia A. Brady10 Helene Donn Evans10 William L. Evans10 John B. Guerra Nicholas A. Heineman D. Joseph Pelmoter5 Thomas D. Stine10 Vester V.Vercoe, Jr.5 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Jean Ditoro Erickson10 Thomas J. Jordan5 Edward H. Lidz10 Reed D. Lowrey Samuel L. Owens10 Elva Fuller Parker10 Lawrence B. Pelesh10 William A. Plummer Robert L.Williams, Jr.5 The Eugene Farley Club CONTRIBUTORS GOLD CIRCLE Edna Sabol Andrews10 Julius Brand5 Albert J. Stratton 32 CLASS OF 1951 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Phyllis Eichler Berger Doris Gorka Bartuska5 Paul F. De Witt Michael Fex, Jr. Ralph F. Hodgson William G. Luetzel Jerome N. Mintzer5 James Morrash5 John J.Verban CLASS OF 1950 The Eugene Farley Club CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS Joseph J. Savitz10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES • • • Thomas M. Gill FARLEY ASSOCIATES • • • CONTRIBUTORS 10 The Eugene Farley Club CLASS OF 1939 Julia Place Bertsch5 Mary Porter Evans5 Barbara Medland Farley10 Lester S. Gross, Jr. Margaret Ashman Hodgson Paul E. Huff Raymond S. Kinback William D. Kiselis Francis B. Krzywicki10 Virginia Meissner Nelson5 Angelo P. Pascucci Marvin Smith Priscilla Sweeney Smith-Matthews10 BLUE CIRCLE 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased �GIVING BY CLASS CONTRIBUTORS Elmo J. Begliomini Arthur W. Bloom Norman E. Cromack5 Olin W. Evans Joseph B. Gries George P. Heffernan, Jr.10 William J. Hopkins5 Paul J. Kosteva Charles F.Woodring5 Myron N. Dungey Norman J. Faramelli Leonard Feld5 Charles A. Giunta10 Dolores Roth Karassik Theodore L. Krohn Dorothy Hamaker Roden10 Myra Kornzweig Smulyan10 Leo E. Solomon ’535 David B.Whitney Elsie Giuliani Yarasheski10 Carol Jones Young5 CLASS OF 1952 • • • Joan Wachowski Michalski5 James M. Neveras John S. Prater Robert S. Rydzewski10 Howard L. Updyke Edward E.Yarasheski10 TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES CLASS OF 1954 William J. Umphred, Sr.10 • • • FARLEY ASSOCIATES Nasser N. Bonheur Robert B. Chase, Jr. Bettijane Long Eisenpreis10 William M. Farish10 Vincent P. Herron, Jr. Thomas J. Lane Richard Murray Andrew J. Oleksy Nancy Morris Phethean5 Charles W. Robinson1, 5 John J. Schultz5 Carl R. Urbanski10 Howard B.Webb, Jr.5 CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS Earl R. Bahl Richard F. Heltzel Beverly Falkinburg Hildebrand Frances Hopkins Jordan Marie Zanowicz Kruska Jean Schraeder Kuchinskas10 Arthur N. Meyer Samuel Charles Mines Patricia Reese Morris Martin J. Novak10 Joseph E. Podlesny Phyllis Walsh Powell10 Robert F. Price Terry Lee Smith Jerome Stein5 John J.Witinski10 Mary Mattey Borgersen Samuel T. Buckman, Jr. John G. Carling5 John J. Chick Janet Jones Crawford10 Naoma Kaufer Feld5 Carl P. Karmilowicz John H. Kuntz Virginia Leonardi Novak10 Carol Hallas McGinley Judith Menegus Deluca Edward J. Milowicki Gerald Minturn10 Marilyn F. O’Connell Joseph W. Oliver Joseph S. Pipan Robert Scally Harold L. Schuler David H.Weber10 Mary Eshleman West Keith Williams Richard E.Wozniak10 Jacqueline M.Young5 William A. Zdancewicz Patricia Stout Williams1, 10 Henry K. Goetzman The Eugene Farley Club BLUE CIRCLE Helen Bitler Ralston10 Theodore R. Angradi Lewis B. Giuliani Elaine Bogan Law Martin J. Meyer Charles T. Reice Rodion J. Russin5 Fred J. Boote10 James F. Ferris10 Clarence C. Givens10 Michael J. Perlmuth Farley Associate J. Louis Bush10 Joseph A. Fattorini, Jr. William G. Hart5 Donald R. Law John J.Yurek CONTRIBUTORS Lorna Coughlin Darte Marilyn Wilkes Dugan Daniel S. Dzury Howard A. Gonchar Louis Polombo Anton R. Popper Chia-In Wang Rutkowski5 George F. Scheers Norma Carey Vale CLASS OF 1953 CONTRIBUTORS Thomas R. Adams10 Anita Gordon Allen James T. Atherton John J. Frankosky Thomas J. Goblick Barry J. Iscovitz Carl Karassik Katherine Goetzman Peckham10 June E. Stevens10 John B.Vale Albert J.Wallace10 CONTRIBUTORS The John Wilkes Society Dolores Pietroski Cackowski Mary Zavatski Croce5 Henry W. Deibel Helen Stoeckel Hessler5 Basia Mieszkowski Jaworski5 Nancy Batcheler Juris Dorcas Younger Koenigsberger Sarah Harvey Masloski Chester H. Miller, Jr. Benjamin Omilian Charles Petrilak Lois Jones Petrilak David T. Shearer • • • The John Wilkes Society The Eugene Farley Club PLATINUM ASSOCIATES BLUE CIRCLE Paul J. Arthur* James W. Dull10 Judith Hopkins The Eugene Farley Club BLUE CIRCLE FARLEY ASSOCIATES Joseph J. Kropiewnicki1, 10 Cledwyn Pearce Rowlands Howard E. Ennis, Jr.10 Arthur E. Imdorf Dorothy E. Istvan10 John J. Kearney10 Mary Kozak Motsavage10 David Rosser10 Louis F. Steck1 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Constance Smith Andrews Fay Jaffe Berg10 Philip D. Husband5 George McMahon Frank M. Radaszewski Stephen C.Thomas5 Sandor Yelen 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased Marianna Kraynack Banash George H. Batterson Clifford R. Brautigan5 Gail Laines Chase Younsu Koo David B. Lucchino Jessie A. Roderick Joan Shoemaker10 Samuel R. Shugar10 John E. Suffren Joseph A. Ungvarsky5 Michael J.Weinberger5 Joseph F.Wilk Paul P. Zavada • • • Dean A. Arvan5 David L. Hoats5 Leo R. Kane5 Richard B. Kent Charles M. Reilly5 Melvin E. McNew10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES CLASS OF 1955 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES FARLEY ASSOCIATES BLUE CIRCLE TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES FARLEY ASSOCIATES Earl C. Crispell Paul J. Delmore10 Carol Reynar Hall10 Robert McFadden John A.Wolfkeil The Eugene Farley Club George Ginader10 Josef M. Reese5 The John Wilkes Society The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE BLUE CIRCLE • • • JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES The Eugene Farley Club The Eugene Farley Club Seymour Holtzman5 George Kolesar5 John J. Musto* Marguerite L. Allen Carolyn Goeringer Basler Harry B. Davenport10 William J. Donovan10 Merri Jones Earl10 Emma Minemier Firda Max B. Greenwald Edward J. Heltzel Edmund J. Kotula10 Clarence Michael Theresa Mazzarella Morrow10 Juanita Patience Moss10 Thomas I. Myers5 Mary Craig Pugh10 Melinda Passarelli Sokol Robert A. Sokol Paul J.Tracy10 CLASS OF 1956 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES The John Wilkes Society JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES CLASS OF 1957 CLASS OF 1958 • • • The John Wilkes Society TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES William I.Williams1, 10 FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox10 Robert A. Mugford5 William J. Powell10 The John Wilkes Society JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES David E.Vann Edward McCafferty Lynne Herskovitz Warshal10 The John Wilkes Society JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES Kelly J. Mather Peter R. Pisaneschi10 Harold P. Shannon L. Joyce Tremayne10 Salvatore M.Valenti Bruce S.Warshal10 FOUNDER’S CIRCLE CONTRIBUTORS Lawrence E. Cohen10 Aldona Patrick Hojecki Joshua J. Kaufman10 Doris Sadowski Merrill5 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE • • • PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE • • • Eugene Roth ’5710 William H.Tremayne10 CLASS OF 1959 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Frederick J. Hills10 Arnold M. Hoeflich Robert J. Pitel10 BLUE CIRCLE 10 Jesse H. Choper Leslie P.Weiner10 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Vera Wroble Pitel10 Charles J. Gareis Robert C. Morgan10 Paul A. Schecter10 WILKES | Winter 2010 CONTRIBUTORS • report of gifts 33 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CLASS FARLEY ASSOCIATES PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE CLASS OF 1961 Mary Lou Spinelli Casella Robert E. Davis10 Thomas M. Dugan Paul J. Earl10 Martha James Flanigan5 Jane Norton Granitzki10 John P. Karolchyk5 Elisabeth Schwartz King J. Rodger Lewis George S. Morris Chester J. Nocek10 Patricia Yost Pisaneschi10 Larry G. Pugh10 Mary Anchel Sabel Warren W. Schmid Charles A. Sorber10 Robert J.Yokavonus10 Ann Dixon Young Ronald W. Simms5 • • • CONTRIBUTORS FARLEY ASSOCIATES Richard Aston Charles S. Butler10 Donald E. Devans10 Michael R. Dydo James L. Eidam Evald R. Eskilson5 A. Jennie Hill10 Carl F. Juris Paul E. Kanjorski Albert P. Kuchinskas10 Janice Reynolds Longo Joan Grish McSweyn10 Robert B. Payne Lois Betner Pierce George R. Schall10 Robert J. Sestak Robert J.Thomas, Sr. Marianne Levenoskie Van Blarcom10 Robert W.Walters10 Beverly Nagle Barnick5 Thomas Barnick5 Walter J. Grzymski10 Aaron G. Hastie, Jr. Anthony J. Sankus10 Robert J. Sislian Roy H.Vanwhy Raye Thomas Wileman10 Richard R.Wileman10 Raymond G.Yanchus5 CLASS OF 1960 • • • The John Wilkes Society TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES Peter W. Perog10 FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Connie Yahara Lewis Donald G. Lewis The John Wilkes Society JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Mrs. Emilie Roat Gino10 Evelyn Krohn Holtzman5 Gordon E. Roberts William F. Raub10 GOLD CIRCLE Robert W.Verespy10 BLUE CIRCLE Allyn C. Jones10 Thomas P. Korshalla10 Patricia A. Levandoski10 Joseph N. Molski5 Martin F.Tansy Lawrence P.Williams10 CONTRIBUTORS Donald Barovich Joan Llewellyn Buckman Barbara Bachman Edwards Frank I. Edwards* John M. Evans Virginia Lyons Hoesl10 Patricia A. Krull10 Marilyn Warburton Lutter10 Frank L. Mazzeo Judith Weiss Moskow George W. Murdock Edward C. Nelson John D. Phillips10 Donald J. Sabatino10 Andrew R. Sabol10 Judith Ruggere Schall10 R. Dale Wagner Emmanuel J. Ziobro Class Chairs Class Chairs are alumni who promote annual WILKES | Winter 2010 unrestricted giving and offer their thoughts and experiences to Wilkes Fund Appeals to give them a personal touch. If you are interested in Robert F. Cherundolo Bernard H. Cohen Robert E. Herman Brent J. O’Connell Joseph W. Raksis10 Daniel Zeroka BLUE CIRCLE JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Fred R. Demech, Jr. Henry A. Greener5 Nancy Rosenfeld Greener5 Patricia Boyle Heaman John Walter Kluchinski5 Nancy Jane Carroll Kolesar5 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Shirley Hitchner Davis Dorothy J. Ford10 Jay P. Keller10 Christopher H. Loesch, Jr.10 BLUE CIRCLE Gill Ho Bai Albert R. Stralka10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Philip J. Amico10 Marvin A. Antinnes Marie Honcharik Basta10 Leonard M. Gonchar Nancy Bonham Hontz Carl J. Meyers10 Donald T. Murphy Patricia Lawless Ryan Frank M. Scutch10 Jule Znaniecki Wnorowski CONTRIBUTORS Martha Menegus Amadio5 Michael Armstrong Louis P. Bierly Norma Wentz Bregen Janice Bronson-Bartlett10 Joseph J. Chisarick5 Ruth Shales Cook Robert L. Dickerson Joseph M. Drozdowski Harry E. Filbert, Jr. Walter J. Folek Robert J. Hewitt Carl J. Holmgren Joseph E. Kratz Margaret Churchill Kuffner5 Robert A. Martin5 Arthur A. Naugle June Patrylak Neff5 Emil J. Petrasek Patricia Capers Petrasek Walter A. Placek Peter F. Samony Beverly Major Schwartz5 Judith Alinikoff Weltman Elizabeth Tubridy Fairchild10 Ruth Boorom Melberger10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Harry Collier10 Miriam Vaskorlis Cooper Canon Gary J. De Hope Janet Simpson Dingman10 Judith Butchko Gallagher10 Ann Znaniecki Grzymski10 Mary Ann Foley Hopkins John A. Hosage5 Stanley J. Karmilovich Vivian Cardoni Katsock5 Albert Kishel Nancy Martin Lynn10 Francis J. Machung John J. Miller5 Joanne Pisaneschi Olejnick10 Rachel Altavilla Winebrake Willard S. Achuff10 Alice Cole Bartlett10 Donald L. Davis Mary Barone Du Mont5 Janice MacDonald Hastie Phyllis Cackowski Kempinski William H. Klein Stuart W. Lawson, Jr.5 Carolyn Draper Lippincott Nancy A. Palazzolo10 Stephen E. Phillips10 Elaine Wishtart Raksis Edward J. Rogalski Stephen Selige John E.Tredinnick10 Joseph Weinkle5 Edward J.Wilk CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS Nancy T. Armstrong Elva Chernow Berger Donald H. Bogert5 Samuel Howard Book Mary E. Brown Audrey Petro Coslett5 Morgan Davis A. John Dimond Wilbur N. Dotter10 Robert L. Evans, Sr.5 Sandra S. Feldman10 Andrew J. Hassay Joyce Medlock Jones5 Thomas Kanas Robert A. King Philip M. Lear Ken Naparsteck David S. Peters William A. Rishko5 Michael Samberg Rena Lewine Schoenfeld Wayne W.Thomas Helen M.Tinsley5 Royal A.Wetzel Carl T.Williams Paul A. Battisti10 Anthony L. Dysleski Regina Ritzie Hoelscher Norman D. James Charles E. Johns10 Gloria Silverman Kasper10 Roy J. Morgan Lynne Stockton Mutart Claire Handler Silverstein Richard R. Snopkowski5 Barbara S. Soyka Geraldine M.Tarantini10 Anne Jamieson Taylor Victor Turoski Gerard J. Zezza, Jr.10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES CLASS OF 1964 • • • The John Wilkes Society PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Rose M. Boroch Mrs. Mary Kay Barrett Rotert5 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Alan C. Krieger10 CLASS OF 1963 • • • BLUE CIRCLE The John Wilkes Society Nicholas L. Alesandro Jerry A. Mohn10 Rowena Simms Mohn10 Robert T. Bond1, 5 Richard O. Burns Neil Dougherty Leland D. Freidenburg, Jr.10 Daniel J. Lyons10 FOUNDER’S CIRCLE The Eugene Farley Club FARLEY ASSOCIATES CLASS OF 1962 GOLD CIRCLE Y. Pluskey ‘06, MBA ’10 at (570) 408-4331 • • • Jane Edwards Bonomo Lillian Bodzio Caffrey or at lauren.pluskey@wilkes.edu. The John Wilkes Society Jeremiah E. Berk10 Erwin F. Guetig10 Adolf L. Herst Gerald A. Moffatt Robert A. Ruggiero5 becoming a class chair, please contact Lauren JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Frank H. Menaker, Jr.10 34 BLUE CIRCLE The Eugene Farley Club 5 The Eugene Farley Club Joseph J. Neetz10 Estelle Manos Sotirhos William E.Watkins 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased �GIVING BY CLASS CONTRIBUTORS Frances Corace Anderson Regina Baron Lynne Dente Mary Ann Kish Drey John H. Farrell5 J. Douglas Haughwout Matthew J. Himlin Scott R. Logan C. Michael Manganaro Lorraine Rowland Murdock Wilma Schmalz Nothnagel Stanley Orlowski10 Leslie Stone Peltan Joan Pitnery Peters Ray R. Pisaneschi10 Lana V. Planitzer Barbara Frank Rappaport Virginia Scrimgeour Ravin Vicki Burton Sabol10 Gail Roberts Shemo Richard Shemo John Tensa, Jr. Harold B.Vogt Gerald W.Williams Joseph D.Yeager Barbara A.Yuscavage10 CONTRIBUTORS Kathryn Parsons Alexander Jane Cochran Chambers5 David M. Closterman10 Doris Evans Closterman10 Holly Rapp Cornell Carmaine Crease Marylin C. Davis William E. Davis, Jr. William J. Douglas Dale H. Edwards Rita Dougherty Groves Madelyn Esposito Logan Herbert N. Maier10 Gustave Martin Ruth H. McDermott Michael J. Mostello, Jr. Clare Draper Myers John A. Nork5 Mary Muench Rosencrance Anita Minelli Salerno Judith Sisco Shotwell Carol Weber Silberg Diane Najim Snyder John H. Uhl Carolyn Papucci Weston Charlene Nalbach Yanchik10 Mary Lou Butkoski Zaleski John H. Zielinski • • • The John Wilkes Society JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Catherine De Angelis5 B.William Vanderburg10 Natalie Kowalski Vanderburg10 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Mary Field Grohowski Ronald P. Grohowski Anthony J. Parulis5 BLUE CIRCLE Ronald D. Kosmala Joseph Kutzmas5 Donald W. Ungemah10 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased CLASS OF 1967 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE • • • William W. Stinger CLASS OF 1968 • • • The John Wilkes Society TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES John R. Miller10 FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Ronald Piskorik The John Wilkes Society • • • FOUNDER’S CIRCLE JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES The John Wilkes Society Gerard A. McHale, Jr.10 Soni Stein Baltimore Anne Heineman Batory William R. Bush10 Esther Wargo McCormick5 FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Carol Saidman Greenwald5 David Greenwald5 The Eugene Farley Club Grace Jones Kutzmas5 Sheldon W. Lawrence Ruth Partilla Narcum10 Simon S. Russin James J.Vidunas JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES R. Kenneth Hendershot Neil L. Millar5 Richard C. Roshong Gerald F.Weber The Eugene Farley Club Eugene L. Kelleher Walter Narcum10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Alfred M. Airola Carolyn Jenkins Airola Richard L. Bucko John S. Cavallini10 Jeanne Martin Dhavale5 Forrest J. Eichmann W. Marshall Evans10 JoAnn Margolis William M. Pinkowski Susan Evans Pons Peter Stchur, Jr. William Webb Judith Adams-Volpe Leona Sokash Dufour Richard C. Egen Robert S. Gardner Joseph A. Grohowski, Sr. Joan B. Kirschenbaum James M. Mason William C. Perrego5 Peter S. Phillips10 Windsor S.Thomas10 William A.Trethaway Robert Vanderoef Douglas W.Weber Elizabeth Dougherty Wood5 CONTRIBUTORS Daniel Baczkowski Judith Valunas Barr5 Sandra Woolf Bauman Barbara Lewis Cousland Esther Schwartz Dorkin10 Carolynn Yonkin Fuller Alan C. Gamble The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Daniel Klem, Jr.10 Donna Broda Kuliczkowski5 BLUE CIRCLE FARLEY ASSOCIATES FARLEY ASSOCIATES Alfonse S. Bayo Catherine Brader Butler Kent E. Davis Ephraim A. Frankel Sumner H. Hayward Leon E. Obrzut10 Sharon Tormey Everett Donald E. Fredd Theodore J. Gourley Virginia Rome Grabowski Suzanne C. Harkness Richard L. Kramer John F. Lesser Lawrence A. Major Evelyn Morenko Matelski Vernie Shiposh Noecker Barbara Liberasky Nowicki John J. Pilosi Paul P. Purta, Jr. Daniel B. Rosencrance Diane Wynne Shallcross Russell G. Shallcross Alfred S.Wayslow10 Frank C.Wodarczyk CLASS OF 1966 BLUE CIRCLE CLASS OF 1965 Lois Boganovitz Gelb Dwight E. Giles, Sr.5 Carol Mazur Glowzenski5 Robert C. Harding10 E.William Kaylor, Jr. Margaret Gee Kraynanski Lois Lowry Kretsch Carol Poorman Lesser Eugene A. Macur5 Mildred Gross Maier10 Gloria Martin5 Edward P. McGinley Barbara Yannunzio Mostello Donald A. Pahls Carl F. Polnaszek Donna Pudlosky Porzucek Susan Schermerhorn Prior Jay L. Reich Anthony J. Ross William Schneider Jane Jancik Stevens Dolores Barone Straka5 Timothy Swanson, Sr. Suzanne Bellone Timko10 Gerald L.Weisberger Robert L.Weston Mary Zezza5 CONTRIBUTORS Charles L. Aquilina Mark K. Bauman Eugene J. Bonfanti David R. Cowan James H. Davis BLUE CIRCLE David D. Baum10 George E. Collinson10 William G. Cooper10 Joyce Christian Detter Gerald E. Missal5 George J. Sick10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Barry Gold Marilyn Caprione Heffron Glen D. Klinger Robert C. Klotz10 Bernice Luckenbach Doran Lee A. Namey Michael S. Pipan Elizabeth Scholl10 Thaddeus Seymour Wayne A. Sittner Elizabeth A. Slaughter5 Charles W. Snyder5 Paul B. Solomon Helen Dugan Worth Marian Zaledonis Kovacs10 CONTRIBUTORS David P. Baccanari Nicholas Andrew Barna Frederick L. Bauer Judith E. Beyer5 Frederick N. Brown Joseph J. Buziuk, Jr. Richard G. Cantner Beverly Shamun Carey10 Margaret Hoban Dominic Barbara Ann Dorish Vivienne Sun Douglas Nancy Noterman Downing Nancy Leland Frey Eleanor Jachimczak Guzofsky Zdzislawa Paciej Harms5 Malcolm Kintz Harris John J. Helme Stanley R. Houpt Teresa Cushner Hunt5 Palmer Paul Jones Sheila Carr Jones Leslie Marion Lessor Sheryl Napoleon Levy Thomas R. Moretta Patricia Haydt Nitchie Robert T. Noecker Fran D. Olexy Susan Bennett Onze Roberta Van Brunt Rowlands Pauline Farrar Ruckno Judith Labows Sabatino10 Myrna Brodbeck Schaefer Margaret G. Seals Richard Seidel Charles R. Sgarlat Judy Simonson Frank J. Smith Carl G. Sponenberg10 Michael Stefanick10 Donald R. Stroud Anthony J.Turchetti Edward H.Williams CLASS OF 1969 • • • The John Wilkes Society PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE John J. Chopack William F. Ryan, Jr.5 Richard T. Simonson5 Nancy Wanczyk Stinger JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Michael J. Glancey Brian McGrath Nancy Hawk Merryman10 George G. Pawlush5 Cynthia Wisniewski Weber Paul A.Wender10 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Stephen G. Farrar Carol A. Skalski10 Howard Weinberg Joseph C.Wiendl Robert L. Zeglarski5 WILKES | Winter 2010 Dana Saladon Del Bonis Thomas M. Farris John A. Gavenonis10 Clinton G. Hess10 Marguerite Gelli Latinski Sally Cohen Levy Richard A. Morgan5 Bonnie Lewis Turchin10 Peter Winebrake Leonard A.Yankosky, Jr.10 • report of gifts 35 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CLASS BLUE CIRCLE Christopher A. Colovos Dori S. Jaffe5 David Ralston Cynthia West Reed5 James S. Reed5 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Bruce O. Brugel10 Robert M. Burnat10 John H. Butler R. Bruce Comstock Nathan G. Fink Ronald J. Gabriel Dennis P. Galli10 John T. Harmer5 George C. Harrison Stewart J. Harry10 Bryn E. Kehrli10 Thomas F. Kelly Joseph G. Kopec Charles A. Kosteva5 John J. Moyer Sigrid Behnke Papademetriou Albert D. Roke10 Rozanne Sandri-Goldin Marjorie Shaffer Victor5 William C. Sherbin10 Donald C. Spruck Leonard E. Strope, Jr.5 Sharon G.Telban Charles J.Tharp Margery Fishman Ufberg10 David C.Williams James E.Wynn Joseph Yozviak10 WILKES | Winter 2010 CONTRIBUTORS 36 Robert W. Ashton Jeannette Spott Barnes5 Ronald Barnick Barbara N. Bellucci Paul Blaise Burry James M. Calderone Sylvia Scalise Ciocci Carol Sladin Clothier10 Thomas R. Fox Donna L. George Margaret Osborne Glass David J. Grandcolas Patricia Demmeo Greenfield Nicole LePochat Hartman Robert J. Holliday Sharon Going Holliday Will Hooper Philip E. Howe Kay L. Huber Edward Janoski David A. Jones Thaddeus M. Kalmanowicz5 Vladimir W. Lecko Ann Alumbaugh McElyea Jean Peters McKeown Lawrence J. McKeown, Jr. Rhoda A. Moses Anthony C. Orsi Eloise Griffiths Orsi Andrea L. Petrasek Thomas M. Richards Virginia Thomas Rinehimer Carlyle Robinson Sheila Schmaltz Scatena Mary E. Shaw Carl J. Siracuse Gail Hadsall Thompson Janet Lutz Thurnau10 Robert C.Thurnau10 Catherine Nielsen Toran Bette Neroda Wells Thomas P.Williams, Jr.10 Carol Womelsdorf5 CLASS OF 1970 • • • The John Wilkes Society PLATINUM ASSOCIATES Margaret Filipkowski Sordoni10 Honorary AssociatesJohn John M. Cefaly, Jr.5 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Susan Ryan Simonson5 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Edward F. Burke J. David Lombardi10 Janet Neiman Seeley10 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Lonnie A. Coombs10 Thomas W. Jones Renee Mucci Klem10 Janice A. Saunders10 Barbara Morrison Squeri John E. Squeri Anne Aimetti Thomas Donna-Su Brown Zeglarski5 Neil M. Seidel5 David S. Silberman10 John A. Sileski Evelyn Rygwalski Snyder5 Bill Tarbart5 William S.Tinney5 Kathleen Lash Weinstein Richard Wetzel10 CONTRIBUTORS Robert C. Artim Nancy Baird Moretta Phyllis Sun Cheng5 Karen Kelly Chepolis10 Anita Rein Coplan James W. Darlington Edward J. Davies, II Joanne Levandoski Falck Ronald W. Faust Lorna Tarnoff Fredd Paul Gore Fred A. Harkins, Jr. David C. Hoffman Anthony J. Honko Adele Jancik Kaschenback Herbert F. Kemp Joseph R. Kolm David W. Kutz10 Joseph A. Lukesh5 Linda Walker Mack Carol Densmore Marascio Marie Denessi Mihalos Sandra Strevell Miller5 Ruth J. Nissley Wendy Badman Sgarlat Kaye Harding Stefanick10 James R.Turley Rosemary D‘Elia Varone CLASS OF 1971 • • • The John Wilkes Society FOUNDER’S CIRCLE BLUE CIRCLE Robert J. Conologue Jay H. Goldstein Charles D. Lengle5 John Marfia, Jr. Zygmont A. Pines George J. Matz10 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Patricia Mazzeo Lombardi10 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE FARLEY ASSOCIATES Carl J. Babushko James C. Belles5 Dave M. Bogusko Steven Chromey10 Carl L. Cook5 Marilyn Rabel Costanzo10 Phyllis L. Gaydos Susan Trenkamp Harmer5 William C. Johnson Barbara L. Nanstiel Steven J. Newman Judith Cobleigh Ockenfuss5 Robert E. Ockenfuss5 Lee Paige5 Demetrios Papademetriou Stanley M. Pearlman Melvin C. Rogers, Jr. 1 Ellen Stamer Hall J. David Kaschak10 BLUE CIRCLE John R. Deem10 Bonnie S. Gellas Emil F. DiTullio10 Judith Rodda Gardner Cherylynn Petyak Gibson5 Andrew J. Gubanich, Jr. Barbara Roman Knezek10 George H. Knezek, Jr.10 William J. Murphy10 Barbara Ward Nixon10 Judith Potestivo Ogin5 Richard E. Ogin5 William E. Reese5 Marcia Blanco Rizzo10 Kenneth Rosencrance10 William Umbach10 Larry R.Volkel5 Robert R.Walp5 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE CONTRIBUTORS FARLEY ASSOCIATES Mary Nasielski Battista Mary MacArthur Bennett Joann Kondek Brandt Joyce Rother Burlone Charles L. Cappa Chun-wen Chen Richard D. Ciuferri10 Joseph J. Cordora Lorraine Dombroski Cortegerone Susan Staniorski Davis10 Eugene S Domzalski Rita S. Du Brow James F. Fehlinger Sylvia Deusch Geary Alvin Justan Eileen Moniak Kackenmeister Stephen E. Kaschenbach10 Carol Roke Klinetob10 Patricia Bauman Kramer Pauline Kmetz Makowski James B. Marascio Gerald P. McAfee Karen Braun Middleton Daniel T. Powell Dennis J. Puhalla David Reel Bruce A. Sabacek William R. Schultz Della F. Schulz5 Judith Seeherman Dolores Draganchuk Sheppard Wendy Rieder Simko Robert C. Staffa Barbara Perry Tokarz Barbara Young Wagner Eugene H.Wagner, Jr. James C.Weaver10 Nancy Charles Williams10 Harry P. Bielecki Rita Ryneski Borzatti5 Robert A. Byrne Thomas A. Costanzo10 Helene Dainowski10 David A. Furman Walter A. Furman George B. Gettinger Bruce E. Gover Barbara Kish Gubanich Eric D. Hoover G. Garfield Jones, Jr.10 Anthony V. Kleinhans10 Kathryn Ramsey Massey10 Donna Ayers Snelson Enid Sullum Tope10 Richard A.Weinstein10 Theodore T.Yeager10 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES James Garofalo10 Alan E. Zellner The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Harvey A. Jacobs10 Michael M. Mariani10 Elizabeth Roche Ward Gary H.Williams10 BLUE CIRCLE Eugene G. Pappas10 CONTRIBUTORS Robert M. Babskie5 Kathryn Bekanich Pamela Bolesta William D. Bordow Lucinda Bryant Mariel Denisco Bufano5 Robert B. Burnside Nancy Button Barbara Aulisio Camoni Richard Chisarick5 Carol Manara Clark Guy J. Comparetta5 Sandra Holl Comparetta5 Alice Hadsall Davis10 Richard J. Davis Frank Dessoye10 Anne Musto-Van Noy Dragon5 Jane A. Firestine5 Jill Yanoshak Gagliardi10 Karen Trevethan Gilmore James A. Gribb10 Clark J. Hamman Peter I. Herbst Suzanne Cox Herstek Michael T. Hughes Patricia Baranoski Jula10 Jacquelyn Van Tuyle Kelly5 Karl E. A. Knoecklein FARLEY ASSOCIATES John C. Baranowski Terry A. Belles Beverly Peirce Berger10 James L. Butkiewicz10 Mary Ellen Fischer Butkiewicz10 Steven T. Case Martin M. Cebula Alfred B. Crake Ellen Arthur Davenport10 Melinda Dawson CLASS OF 1972 • • • The John Wilkes Society TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES John S. Kerr Renate Dargel Kerr FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Attorney Anthony M. Cardinale Laura Barbera Cardinale 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased �GIVING BY CLASS CLASS OF 1973 • • • The John Wilkes Society PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE David L. Davis 10 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Charles P. Baker The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Robert P. Matley10 Lloyd W. Ortman, Jr.5 Bruce E. Phair Richard L. Berkheiser Irene B. Blum10 James M. Bohnert Janet Mazur Boylan5 Terry G. Bromfield Yvonne Gnatt Casey Patricia Hyzinski Chace Angela Alba Dessoye5 Josephine Schifano Finlayson Barbara Gilotti Connie Sheloski Henry Carol Hussa Mary Burns Jansen Richard N. Jones5 Carol Geiger Kampa Gene G. Kruczek Evelyn Kovalchick Lewis Duncan W. MacIntyre James P. McGinley Denise Goobic Meck Edmund Muskauski Rita Wallace Muskauski Shirley Davis Newhart Margaret Maciun Perkins Barbara Zembrzuski Pisano John R. Pisano Kay Platt John Savitsky Dale T. Stumpp Brenda Ricco Sumski Mary P. Ungvarsky5 Linda Pugsley Ward Matthew M.Wotherspoon Martha Hall Yohe BLUE CIRCLE Nathan R. Eustis, Jr.10 CLASS OF 1974 • • • FARLEY ASSOCIATES The John Wilkes Society Rosemary A. Boland John Dubik10 Lindsay Farley Gettinger Robert D. Goldstein Elizabeth Clements Gover Drew M. Klemish5 Thomas S. Lasky Irvin A. Lebowitz John G. Margo10 Pamela Parkin Murphy10 Paul Niezgoda David L. Ritter10 Felice Oxman Salsburg10 Brenda Schmidt Silberman10 Nancy Fern Snow Thomas R. Steltzer Theodore J.Tramaloni Stephanie Pufko Umbach10 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES CONTRIBUTORS Joan Popick Achhammer Deborah Kovalchik Adamchak Nancy D. Adler Alain C. Arnould Donna Piston Aufiero10 Rozanne Levenduski Barton Thomas R. Behmke 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased John J. Kowalchik Margaret A. Zellner The Eugene Farley Club Michael J. O’Boyle10 Elaine Para Pacheco Robert P. Singer Elaine Smith Traynor Angela T.Vauter J. Bruce Weinstock Ann M.Williams CONTRIBUTORS Stephen D. Adamchack, Jr. Linda Scatena Alfano Philip E. Auron5 Doreen Pellegrini Behmke Diane Seltzer Bloss Alfred J. Bradley Michael R. Breakstone Donna Coffin Bresmon Gene A. Camoni Denise H. Chapura Julia K. Chmielowski Joseph C. Damiano10 Charles D. Denkenberger Alexis Waskie Edwards Grace Rinaldi Forlenza Michael G. Hischak Debra Rinken Houck Martin J. Kane Jeffrey D. Katra Trudy L. Kloptosky Marshall I. Kornblatt Michael K. Lane Sharon Kruk Lane Richard H. Lopatto, Jr. Donald W. Ludovici Ann Lyons Nardone Rosemary Petrillo Sarna Marguerite A. Sauer5 Pamela Eggert Schueler Sulochana Gogate Sherman Ronald A. Shuleski Vincent Vespico, Jr. A. Ruth Rinehimer Whalen10 Robert D. Zettle10 GOLD CIRCLE Elizabeth M. Lopez5 Karen Kmietowicz Phair CLASS OF 1975 • • • Gary L. Richwine Michael G. Stambaugh FARLEY ASSOCIATES Ann Dysleski Armstrong Raymond Bartosh Barbara Swandick Duda Brian M. Finn Rebecca Ceresi Grasavage Robert S. Howes, Jr. David C. Kowalek5 Gary M. Kratz Robert B. Milmoe Donald W. Nash Clarence G. Ozgo10 Anne Tracy Patsiokas Stelios Patsiokas Pauline A. Seleski Ann Rapoch Super Joseph J. Szustak Jane E.Thompson5 Nancy Rodda Topolewski10 Carol Drahus-Wisloski10 CONTRIBUTORS Alan L. Bryski Gaby Obuchi Chang Ann Carey Harding Barbara Gannon Hogan Harold L. Hoover Bethann Myers Hornick10 Ronald J. Jacobs10 Carol A. Martin5 Marguerite E. McCollom Alan R. Miller Thomas W. Pezzicara Sally Chupka Pucilowski10 Deborah A. Schneider10 Joan Bonfanti Shannon Diane Drost Shuleski Barbara Katra Swiatek5 Mary-Catherine Tomeo Thomas L.Trumbower Anita Miller Williams John T. Zucosky Rosemary Kaminski Zucosky The John Wilkes Society BLUE CIRCLE PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE CLASS OF 1976 Darlene Kishbaugh Darryl G. Kramer Dwaine Edwards Mattei Duane Sadvary5 William R.Thomas10 • • • The John Wilkes Society Robert D. Clements, Jr. Guy J. DiZebba Gail MacIntyre Dohrn10 Carol Kester Dungey Susan V. Fielder10 William Fromel5 Diane R. Jones5 Joan Domarasky Luksa10 Raymond B. Ostroski Margery German Rifkin Michael S. Rifkin Harold W. Roberts Vilma Schifano-Milmoe Robert J. Spinelli Richard J. Sullivan5 CONTRIBUTORS Janice Cohen Barnet Susan Brimo-Cox William F. Burke, Jr. Maryrose Bendik Burlington10 Gregg P. Collier Deborah E. Dalon Linda Kern Dessoye Joseph Dettmore Mark J. Dubik David L. Ellis Regina Gurick Guarin Alan F. Jackier Bruce C. Jackson Marianne Macur Kopcho Frances S. Kuczynski5 Mark A. Kunkle Margaret Burgess Lenihan5 Shelley Rubin Liva Richard W. MacKey Anthony L. McHugh5 Floyd J. Miller, Jr. Kathleen Visniski Praschak Janet Bartuski Rajchel Anthony M. Schwab Thomas A. Shulde Jane E. Smith10 Marie Lucas Stolarick Garry S.Taroli H. David Trethaway Thomas E.Trost Diane Tarnowski Vishnefski Amy Santilli Whitehouse Robert N.Yanoshak Peter C. Zubritzky JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Kevin G. Donaleski5 John Jeff Reese FARLEY ASSOCIATES The Eugene Farley Club The Eugene Farley Club • • • David M. Cohen Kevin J. Davy Clifton E. Dungey Robert T. Dzugan5 Susan Pezzner Goldstein Susan Downs Kehrli10 George E. Kunst Lorene Daring Laberge Ann Agnes Loftus Richard D. Masi Christine Donahue Mayo John J. Mazzolla W. Lee Miller10 GOLD CIRCLE GOLD CIRCLE The John Wilkes Society Ann Marie Bartuska Gary T. Gieschen Richard J. Allan Joseph J. Marchetti James J. Morgan5 William Urosevich TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES BLUE CIRCLE Andrew E. Baron Christine M. Buchina1, 5 Robert A. Dwyer Mr. Bernard J. Ford, III Joan Zaleski Ford Brian K. Haeckler10 Nelson G. Landmesser Donald T. Mock CLASS OF 1977 Mary Belin Rhodes10 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE BLUE CIRCLE Paul S. Adams10 Denise Schaal Cesare10 Stephen M. Baloga, Jr.10 Patricia A. Schillaci10 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES FARLEY ASSOCIATES Gary Roger Brod Daniel B. Cabot Deborah Lataro Cargo10 Michael S. Anger Drew Landmesser Michael S. LoPresti Patrice Stone Martin10 Sandra Shepard Piccone10 WILKES | Winter 2010 Jacqueline Falk McGinley Rosemary Baratta Novak Alfred L. Pennesi Carlton E. Phillips10 Doris McCormick Pick Scott C. Raswyck Anne Marie Latona Roberts5 Joseph D. Rosato Anne Gruscavage Sample5 Ilene Schulman Schneider Shirley Guiles Shannon Richard L. Shonk Brent S. Spiegel5 Carol Tabone Tabit Barbara McNicholl Scarpino10 Beverly Bomba Vespico Deborah Berti Walsh Charles J.Wetzel • report of gifts 37 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CLASS The Eugene Farley Club JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES GOLD CIRCLE Raymond E. Dombroski5 Brigette McDonald Herrmann10 David A. Jolley10 Judith Mills Mack10 Kim Witherow Morgan5 Patricia Reilly Urosevich Thomas J.Ward CLASS OF 1979 The Eugene Farley Club TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES • • • GOLD CIRCLE William R. Miller10 The John Wilkes Society Roger J. Davis Joye Martin-Lamp5 The Eugene Farley Club TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES Maureen Carey Albrecht Kathleen Warakomski Benjamin Joseph W. Buckley Ruth McKalips Diestelmeier Steven Esrick Gene A. Heath5 Bridget James Hofman5 Catherine Williams Ozgo10 Deborah A. Sears10 Nancy Evans Shearer M. Patty Cullinan Spinelli John M. Zubris10 GOLD CIRCLE Betsy Bell Condron10 CONTRIBUTORS Joan Chemnitius Best Raymond A. Best Jill Fritz Buntz Deborah Hynoski Burnetti James Burnetti Gloria Agurkis Cavanaugh Arthur S. Daniels10 Donna Smith Dickinson Paul J. Domowitch Craig R. Edfort Harold S. Edmunds Manuel J. Evans Dennis G. Falcone Judith Bienkowski Geary Kenneth A. Geary Louise Butkiewicz Goodwin Laura A. Hadsall Susan M. Hansen Karen Kuchinskas Kaminski Carl E. Kaschenbach, III Joanne Englot Kawczenski10 Deborah J. Koons5 Rick D. Mahonski5 Sandra Horensky Molotsky Earl W. Monk10 Richard D. Mutarelli5 Thomas Paliscak Thomas J. Park, III John G. Puchalsky Edward J. Pupa5 James D. Reilly, Jr. Jeffrey A. Schlicher Joseph W. Sekusky Patricia S. Steele Terri Jackson Swatko Dianne LaCova Trawick Patrick A.Ward5 Joseph A.Yedinak WILKES | Winter 2010 Thomas N. Ralston10 Edward J.White, III5 FARLEY ASSOCIATES CLASS OF 1978 • • • The John Wilkes Society PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Jean Reiter Adams10 Rhea Politis Simms5 Terri Mackavage Kovalski Dean W. Evans James J. Moran10 Barry J. Niziolek5 Michael J. Speziale5 Ann Marie Booth Cardell Daniel J. Cardell PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Michael H. Cook FARLEY ASSOCIATES JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Rosetta Marie Chiavacci Ann Sharkey Esrick Diane Pechalonis Groves Richard K. Hofman5 Paula Strinkoski Manley Anita Mucciolo Samuel J. Parri, Jr. Cynthia M. Patterson5 Susan Margalis Perlis Lois Enama Pluskey1 John K. Suchoski5 John H. Ellis, IV Frederick W. Herrmann10 Carol Corbett Pawlush The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Donald I. Burton, Jr.10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Renee Venarucci Benedetto5 Donald E. Horrox5 Robert Donald Taylor CONTRIBUTORS Mary McKitish Antoine Robert W. Bensley Michael A. Calabrese Karen Kennedy Campbell10 Terry A. Christman Paula Heffernan Daley10 Janine Pokrinchak Dubik Mark Finkelstein Joel G. Gelb Doreen Wickiser Hampton Denise Casem Hasneh Linda Yanus Holmquist Carol Pashchuk Huggler5 Andrea Chuba Kealey10 Carl E. Long John J. Mack10 Lori Ashbaugh Mackey Joseph S. Mayhoff Leslie Stobel McCafferty Kevin F. McCall Kenneth E. McGraw Anita Marie Meehan Jane A. Miller10 Sheila Kupinsky Mooney Margaret Schutz Mullin Christopher B. O’Brien Marilyn Anderson Patterson Barbara Swantkowski Placek Suzanne Fischer Prestoy Harriet Smith Rabinowitz Stewart W. Rae, III Mary Kern Reynolds10 Terry J. Schoen Susan Shiskowski Robert J. Stofko5 Anastasios Tsolakis Linda Allmon Walden5 • • • The John Wilkes Society The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE BLUE CIRCLE FOUNDER’S CIRCLE BLUE CIRCLE CLASS OF 1981 David J.Yakaitis5 Maryjean deSandes5 CONTRIBUTORS Tami A. Beraud David E. Dudick William D. Frye, Jr.10 William J. Gibbons Robert E. Greenwood5 Ann Timko Hughes Claire Elaine Johnson Nancy Jane Johnson John R. Leedy James J. Maloney Margaret Rentschler Manochi Michael M. Molitoris Carmen V. Nardone Linda Mizenko Noto Edward F. Orloski Sandra Pensieri-Molitoris Leonard J. Podrasky, Jr. Mark Rutkowski Kenneth P. Schmidt Joseph Armine Scopelliti Thomas P. Sokola Mary Ann Morgan Stelma Fred J. Stoelzl Emil J.Tabit Cindy Fisher Thomas Cheryl Berry Washington Ann Marie Yanushefski CLASS OF 1980 • • • The John Wilkes Society PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE James P. Edwards10 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Joel P. Kane Stephen S. Grillo10 Barbara E. King5 John R. Silk David L. Blumfield Michael W. Chisdak Stephen J. Croghan5 David P. Korba Lawrence J. Mullen10 Mark A. Rado Patricia L.Warski David M.Williams FARLEY ASSOCIATES Mary Jean McCarthy Clements Beth Hathaway Glassford Gary E. Michael Cheryl Scalese Moyer Mary C. Rebarchak Schott10 Sandra Tomko Shields10 Sarah Farley Stapleton William E. Stusnick5 Rosemarie Hubner Swain FARLEY ASSOCIATES Joseph D. Angelella Janet Bechtel Johnson10 Carol A. Bosack-Kosek James L. Devaney Charles E. Hagen Bruno E. Kolodgie5 Lisa Mastrantuono Lombard David M. Maxim10 Michael G. McNelis Fred A. Pierantoni, III William A. Shaw10 Joseph M.Toole5 Paul R.Torre Shepard C.Willner10 CONTRIBUTORS R. Malcolm Bowes, III Debra Prater Chapman Jacqueline Sunder Demko Geraldine McAfee Dougherty Melissa Smith Georgiou James J. Grudzinski Robert J. Harper Susan Matley Hritzak Theresa M. Johnson Thomas F. Kane Susan M. Liberski James S. Makowski Cynthia Ercolani Olshemski Maria Nilsen Pacchioni Douglas Phillips Donna Kachur Pino Ronald F. Schaar, Sr. Donna Ferretti Shandra Stephen J. Sirocki Diana Reynolds Tyminski Pam Bennett Wodzicki Marla Brodsky Wright Benedict A.Yatko5 CONTRIBUTORS David G. Arrigoni Edgar S. Brace, III Michael V. Broda Kathryn Roman Davis Donna Mae Eicke R. Helen Eickhoff Robert J. Gaetano Lynn E. Maelia Philip A. Marino James T. Martin, Jr. Linda Millar Michael Miller John A. Miranda Joanne Harding Murphy10 Thomas B. Needham, Jr.10 Richard J. Nordheim5 Frank A. Pascucci Rosemary McMahon Popson Teresa Burak Quinn Gary J. Richard Barbara Boote Rupert Michael J. Rutkowski Kenneth N. Sciamanna10 Daniel W. Scott Jill Molinaro Speicher Philip J. Spigarelli Susan M. Suchanic Lee Howard Thomas Maria Miscavage Urick Barbara Rodda Welch Frank David Yamrus Donna Whitmore Zimmer CLASS OF 1982 • • • The John Wilkes Society TRUSTEE ASSOCIATES Shelley Freeman JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Brian C.Thomas The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Bruce R.Williams BLUE CIRCLE Mary Ann Gazdick Melita Maguire Konecke Ruth McDermott-Levy1, 10 1 5 38 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased �GIVING BY CLASS CONTRIBUTORS Maureen Connolly Cambier Donna De Bastos Fromel5 Joseph E. Gaydos5 Kathleen Layaou Heltzel Michael F. Lombard Regina Morse Amy L. Nicholas Mary Kathryn Pogar Keith J. Saunders Karen Steckel Vernon William C.Ware John P. Brady Joan Thomas Brody Roy J. Brody David R. Carey Jennifer Ogurkis Carey George G. Conyngham Deborah Salak Diamond Mary Ellen Moran Doll Sherry Hunter Grandinette Diana Evans Grinavich Robert D. Haas Eric L. Johnson10 Leon T. Kolanowski Joseph J. Lavelle Lisa Striefsky Levine Jessica Kwiatkowski Muccilli Nancy Bowanko Park Janice Nagle Pettinato Patricia M. Riley Daniel C. Schilling5 Leslie Schoenstein Crobett Therese Shemo Gupta Deborah Bremmer Traugh Gautam N.Yadama David J.Yaron CONTRIBUTORS Brian D. Balliet William A. Drevenik Marjorie Ann George Donna Karwaski Linda R. Kistler Rosanne Kramer Brenda Kutz Burkholder Joseph P. Laub, Jr. Debra Thompson Miller Albert J. Muccilli Patricia Markiewicz Patrician Valerie VanDyke Phillips John F. Pullo Ellen Krupack Raineri Jane Ciprich Ryan Christine Lain Sarno Carl F. Schultheis, III Catherine Durocher Shafer10 Ivan B. Shidlovsky Deborah Chandler Zuzelski CLASS OF 1984 • • • Donna Fitt Bolstein James G. Flynn Antoinette Fonzo Erin Evans Franko Debra Bligh Gernhart5 Jeffrey S. Gernhart5 Karen Johnson Edward R. Kennelly Regina White Klepadlo5 Joseph J. Leandri Frank C. Olshemski Elizabeth Larson Ostuni Marcia Wachs Race Theodore Ruch David A. Soboleski Jill DeWald Stoelzl Marianne Alfano Telincho5 Susan Havrilla Wasserott Dianne M.Watchulonis Karen L.Weltman Donald R.Werts Charmaine Conrad Zoller5 Joseph C. Grzenda, Jr. Michael Homishak Kathleen Kennedy Jessen Gail Lamoreux Kashulon10 Vincent J. Kashulon, Jr.10 John F. Kelly Allison Placek Knick Dorothy Price Lane Debra Bartashunas Leandri Alice Ting Lee5 Michael A. Marino, Jr. Sharon McLoughlin-Fabris Diane Schoch Michaud James M. Opet10 Christopher L. Rexer Marianne Scicchitano Rexer Susan Barber Rosengrant Michelle Liddic Schilling5 Michael Slepian Raymond F. Swankoski Jeffrey J.Tokach Joseph E. Ziobro CLASS OF 1985 CLASS OF 1986 • • • • • • BLUE CIRCLE The John Wilkes Society The John Wilkes Society PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES James J. Mulligan5 W. Drew Peregrim Thomas Allardyce5 David Reynolds Jay C. Rubino5 Alice C. Bulger10 John H. Bulger10 Joyce Victor Chmil5 Chris W. Fellin Thomas J. Ricko1, 5 The John Wilkes Society Daniel A. Batzel Clair Beard Read Joseph J. Chmiola Carol Louise Dean5 Roya Fahmy Gloria Kopec Hasel10 Richard Havard James M. Johnson Paul H. McCabe James V. Musto Marie Roke-Thomas5 Sandra Bartels Thomas Stephen C.Thomas,V Gary J.Treven 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE The Eugene Farley Club FARLEY ASSOCIATES GOLD CIRCLE The Eugene Farley Club BLUE CIRCLE GOLD CIRCLE Paul Chmil5 Michael Mattise10 Eric F. Reidinger10 Michael J. Uter Michele James Wagner William J. Buoni Karen Dragon Devine Cornelius Douris5 Edwina M. Floyd Daniel R. Nulton10 Michael Rupp10 Cherie Soprano Greg Trapani Neil R.Williams Sandra Williams The Eugene Farley Club Steven P. Roth Donna Garber Cosgrove Frank R. Hughes Barbara Rosick Moran10 Richard J. Myers, Jr. Tracy McElroy O’Hara FARLEY ASSOCIATES Joseph S. Briskie John J. Reese Karen Bove5 Susan Maier Davis1 Karen Zingale JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Diane Gombeda Fellin Jeffrey R. Garbor10 Gerald J. O’Hara Ellen Marie Van Riper JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES BLUE CIRCLE BLUE CIRCLE The John Wilkes Society Katherine Potter Reynolds The John Wilkes Society The Eugene Farley Club • • • JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES • • • Robert A. Bruggeworth CLASS OF 1987 Mark Tobino Thomas J.Thomas, Jr. GOLD CIRCLE CLASS OF 1983 Lisa DeCinti Murphy Carmen M. Pancerella Amy McCluskey Sadvary Joseph M. Santuk5 Lisa Schuetrum Angela Iyoob Stewart James J.Temprine Christine May Terry William J.Thede David J.Warnick10 Karen Sheard White Thaddeus M. Zuzik Dianne Charsha5 BLUE CIRCLE Douglas S. Bradley David P. Rudis1 Thomas J. Swirbel5 Kathleen Hyde Walsh FARLEY ASSOCIATES Donna Nitka Brunelli Daniel Glunk Francis S. Gruscavage5 Christopher J. Henry Edwin M. Johnson Janet Legault Kelley10 John S. Perry Ruth Elaine Renna10 David J. Scopelliti Marguerite McCormick Tolan10 Robert A. Unrath R. Drew Wilkins CONTRIBUTORS Valerie Kotula Alba Fahad Hamad Aldubayan Eunice Mae Bebb Donna Grzenda Bonczewski Kathleen Galli Chupka10 Edward W. Czeck Paul C. Dietrich5 Joseph F. Dylewski10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Dawn Lockburner Bayles Nancy Pardy Cabot John A. Chipego Barbara Jarick Ecker Lori S. Elias Jeffrey C. Hockenbury Kathryn Gryzie Johnson Michael Koliga Sandra P. Luongo5 Michael J. Masciola Eugene D.Wachowski5 Timothy P.Williams5 Linda Boock Zanoline CONTRIBUTORS Theresa Gruzenski Alba10 Denise Selner Bartoletti10 Michael D. Bernstein Beverly Kieczkajlo Chisdock Evelyn J. Dopko10 Carmella Butera Fereck5 Suzanne Vassia Fletcher FARLEY ASSOCIATES Patricia J. Arthur Elizabeth Cortez-Carosella Kay Brown-Coskey Paul A. Cummings5 Karen Galli5 Kevin P. Guns Tom Harfman5 Edward J. Hudson10 Mary Ann Koshatzky Keirans Thomas J. Popko, Jr. James J. Schutawie Stacey Toslosky Schutawie Carl Sosnowski CONTRIBUTORS Carmen F. Ambrosino Dennis P. Clarke5 Kevin Cooney G. Colman Crowther Laura Pollick Demkovitz Robert E. Fisher Phillip W. Heffelfinger Karen A. Killian Florence Backitis Lauth Gary R. Melusen5 CONTRIBUTORS Linda Turowski Attardo Shirley Nelson Brough Karen Klutz Burden Joan Balutis Chisarick5 Alysse Ann Daches Michael R. Everett Joan Smith Foster Paul J. Isaac Kimberly Tokach Kellar Fredrick A. Klein Joseph M. Kultys Scott Michenfelder5 John R. Patterson, Jr. Cathy Jayson Petherick Alex Rendina Sandra A. Rendina CLASS OF 1988 • • • The Eugene Farley Club FARLEY ASSOCIATES Karen M. Beretsky Nicholas L. Deitos Rosemary Bottazzi Eibach Jill Skudera Hockenbury WILKES | Winter 2010 FARLEY ASSOCIATES • report of gifts 39 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CLASS Richard J. Lizak Matthew T. Ryan Ann Markowski Toole5 Chadwick E.Tuttle5 CONTRIBUTORS James Borysowski Patrick J. Boyd Roy F. Boyd Robert Corradetti Francis E. Crowley, III Amy Dux Day Michael V. DeVincentis Lisa C. Jordan Mark Kneeream Lawrence M. Kopenis James Krupa Mary B. Lenahan Debra A. Maleski Judith M. Oravic William S. Peightel5 Daniel A. Perrett Dennis J. Procopio5 Marilyn C. Querci James H. Ralston Michelle A. Rick Dianne Tometchko Ruch Anthony Saraceno Debra Reisenweaver Schweitzer Lisa Wydawski Smith Kurt A.Topfer5 Veronica Upwood Don Zelek Beth Ann Carswell Ziobro CLASS OF 1989 • • • The John Wilkes Society JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Roger A. Hatch5 The Eugene Farley Club BLUE CIRCLE Michael J. Kolessar John J.Walsh FARLEY ASSOCIATES Savas Z. Alkoc Joel C. Kotch Kathleen DeChirico Richardson Robert D. Sitzler5 Antoinette Rajchel-Wingert5 WILKES | Winter 2010 CONTRIBUTORS 40 Mona J. Anania Robert S. Berger5 Peter J. Bruno James J. Carroll Frank A. Dempsey Nancy Hricko Divers5 Lori Vagnarelli Drozdis Pauline Wagner Fisher Kevin M. Gaffey Clark A. Herron Bruce A. Horn Renee Swider Horwath Douglas G. Lane Lorraine Malinchock Luscavage Susan Stortz Moyer Eric J. Price Jeffrey D. Seamans5 Jane Coyle Smith Patricia L. Stevenson Robert D.Wachowski5 Marion Tribendis Wishnefski Carl J. Zbegner CLASS OF 1990 • • • The John Wilkes Society Brenda Miller Gaydos5 Victoria M. Glod10 Mary E. Gould Jill Ann Hiscox Eric J. Knorr Jamie Mazeitis Knorr Edward J. Kwak5 Craig Kroner Larimer Michelle Umbra Pearce Gary J Petcavich Amy Schukis Sheehan Susan Adamchak Smith10 JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Wendy Holden Gavin10 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Wallace F. Stettler * 10 BLUE CIRCLE Shirley Thomas Butler10 Carl M. Charnetski10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Jeffrey J. Cooper Kathleen Foley Scott Tracy Goryeb Zarola CONTRIBUTORS Donna Brown Argenio Joseph F. Argenio Scott C. Barth Kathy Lynn Brown Mary Jo Chulvick Teresa M. Costenbader Lisa A. Curran Hazle L. Demellier Saralynn Morris Fiebig Steven J. Galloway Fred G. Garm Bruce A. Huggler5 Jaime Jose Jurado Cynthia L. Miller Neil P. Mullin Kevin S. Ronalds Mark T. Siegel10 Mark A. Sommers Frank J. Spinnler Brian Summers Steve W.Wilson5 Mary Jo Wojtowicz Charlene Kosior Zablotney CLASS OF 1991 • • • The John Wilkes Society The John Wilkes Society Nancy Alonzo5 Mari Noel Araya Connie Breese Thomas P. Cawley Spencer T. Corbett Frank J. Czapla, Jr. Camille Daniels Judith A. Ellis Norman E. Frederick5 Erica Simshauser Gaffey Stan J. Giza Carol Hiscox10 Kimberley Lewis Ivory Ellen M. Joyce David C. Kaszuba Douglas A. Kerr Keith S. Kohut Joseph G. Lannon Mark E. Liscinski Lillian Mattiaccio Clifford A. Melberger Richard A Melvin Frederick A. Mihalow Vincent A. Purcell Denise Litzenberger Saraceno Ronald M. Sebastianelli William F. Shankweiler5 Joanne Puglia Smith Susan Dalton St. Onge Lisa Knabb Walker Robert J.Watkins* JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES CLASS OF 1992 • • • The Eugene Farley Club BLUE CIRCLE Arden J. Keller, Jr. Gary H. Meyers10 Kathleen McGeary Umphred FARLEY ASSOCIATES Michele Corbett Daley Evan Grant Evans Steven F. Geider Jeffrey Rock Virginia M. Rodechko10 CONTRIBUTORS The Eugene Farley Club Jennifer Zujus Baskerville Ralph Biehl Lillian M. Bostjancic Eileen E. Colahan Lari Farrell Friedenberg Cheryl A. Fritzen Laura E. Gervasi Michael M. Malone Craig J. Engel5 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Janine M. Becker Anne Kilyanek Crew John K. Daley CONTRIBUTORS Trudy M. Ashbrook Corrine Barchik Amy Jo Boytin Sam Burgess, Jr. Charlene Klynowsky Decker Steven S. Endres James J. Evanoski Jennifer A. Fasching Kelly J. Fedullo Gwen Groblewski Melissa K. Guenst Alan J. Guitson10 Gilbert D. Hoak Xin-Tian Hoffman Lisa A. Iskra Kevin P. Kratzer Heather C. Noel-Hable Suzanne K. O’Boyle Tina M. Oechler-Dean Donald P. Oravic, Jr. Melissa Kolatis Pavlowski Cheryl Cator Reinke Michael W. Roome Christopher M. Scarba Suzanne Stanski Scheible James M. Sepko Louis J. Shiber George W. Snyder Gina Stella-Konnick CLASS OF 1993 CONTRIBUTORS JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES BLUE CIRCLE Lynn Krutz Clements Matthew McCaffrey Paul J. Potera10 Tama L. Schmidt Denise Berberick Stewart10 • • • PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Aimee A. Zaleski Cecelia P. Mercuri Carolyn Bruch Mertz Charlotte Hoffman Moser Daniel W. Moser Joelle Mrozoski Andrea Pontani Nachsin Stephen D. Puzio Kathleen Risley10 Raymond R. Russ5 Lori A.Truman Melanie O’Donnell Mickelson5 The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Michael C. Hall BLUE CIRCLE Frederick M. Evans10 Gail Watson Haas William J. Umphred, Jr. FARLEY ASSOCIATES Aaron D. Albert Melissa Margis-Kapur Rosemary LaFratte1, 5 Melissa Sweigart CONTRIBUTORS Frederick H. Addison Joseph F. Bilko Kelly McNulty Bilko Eugene J Colosimo John J. Comerford Karen Ann F. Cominsky Tara A. DeLisi-Rau Colette M. Elick Shannon DePoti Fawcett Holly Pitcavage Frederick5 Linda Jean Hoag Karl J. Hoffman Joann Hartmann Jones John J. Keeler Kristine M. McNulty Maurice A. Menichetti Ralph C. Miller Ronald N. Miller5 Alfred G. Mueller Janel Oshinski Lori Guarino Price Rosanne Ragnacci Patricia A. Royer10 Rebecca Shedlock Christine M. Shimp Robert C. Simmons, Jr. Scott W.Watkins CLASS OF 1995 • • • The Eugene Farley Club BLUE CIRCLE Paul J. Cresho Susan J. Malkemes10 Daniel P. Reilly Joseph F.Woodward5 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Sabeth R. Albert Joseph P. McBride10 Christie Meyers Potera10 CONTRIBUTORS Carl M. Achhammer Christopher R. Carver Kristen Lord Cesari Stephanie A. Corey Lori A. Cotrone Linda L. Crayton Robert J. Dean Michelle Diskin5 Martha L. Heffers David A. Hines10 Kathleen Moran Houlihan Kimberly Escarge Keller10 Chad B. Kranson B. Richard Miller CLASS OF 1994 • • • The Eugene Farley Club BLUE CIRCLE Jody P. Novitsky FARLEY ASSOCIATES 1 5 Walter R. Guss 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased �GIVING BY CLASS CLASS OF 1996 Kathleen Finley Kent Nicole Krushnowski George E. Lear Ann Marie Marks Angelica M. Mascia Rita T. Metcalf Jason S. Sites Lynn D. Stutzman • • • Cecilia Bukowski Hibbard Deborah Kapelan Jonathan G. Laudenslager Laurie Labbe Lilly Judith Lahr Martin10 Rebecca Griffiths Orlowski Josette M. Panettieri Matthew J. Peleschak5 Jennifer Radzwillowicz The Eugene Farley Club CLASS OF 1998 GOLD CIRCLE • • • CLASS OF 2000 Kristopher M. Jimenez The Eugene Farley Club • • • FARLEY ASSOCIATES The Eugene Farley Club Lisa Niewinski Ciampi Lori Ann Perch10 James Oliver Poepperling GOLD CIRCLE Lance Costello Ann Peters Costello FARLEY ASSOCIATES CONTRIBUTORS Hisham A. Abu-Nabaa Karen Bednarczyk Cowan1, 10 William R. Beggs Kiana Phuong Bui Karen M. Grimm Vani P. Murthy10 Ali E. Qureshi5 Rebecca Baker Sadosky Christine Tondrick Baksi5 Karen Noonan Barbini Stephanie L. Bass Amy Beardsworth Costello5 Carrie Chipego-Singer Angelina Thomasina Curtis James R. Domzalski Sean C. Flannery Brian J. Goncheroski Deborah Andres Greco5 Karen L. Guitson10 Ann M. Johnston Michael P. Kaschak Matthew D. Kopetchny Kristi Fehlinger Layland Mitchell N. Morgan Anne Straub Pelak5 Tricia Petrucelli Denise Collie Joseph E. Stella Lisa A.Tabbit Judith J.Vendel BLUE CIRCLE Timothy P. Ahrens Kimberly B. Carr Leanne Chamberlain Cole Richard M. Dolinsky Eric J. Freeland Stephen W. Hansen5 Michael Kent Janine B. Kinney Mary A. Kusiak Dianne M. Mack David E. Searfoss Russell E. Smith CLASS OF 1997 • • • The Eugene Farley Club CLASS OF 1999 GOLD CIRCLE • • • Karen A. Ephlin Sean N. Higginson Michael G. Noone1 The Eugene Farley Club BLUE CIRCLE BLUE CIRCLE Alan C. Novitsky Brian Redmond Todd J.Vinovrski GOLD CIRCLE Joseph J. Fadden FARLEY ASSOCIATES FARLEY ASSOCIATES Cynthia Charnetski Mike P. Handley Bradley R. Klotz10 Scott Kenneth Schonewolf Edmund R. Zych Randy A. Engelman5 Lisa Johnson Ford Sarah Karlavage Rocchio Richard M. Minielly Kristine Erhard Pruett5 Debra DuBois Sachse John A. Mason, Jr.5 Charlotte Puglia Czeponis Christina M.Van Camp FARLEY ASSOCIATES Scott Bolesta Beverly K. Gooden5 Kimberly Gross Wolfrom Jennifer B. Klinger Melissa Jo Pammer Donna S.Talarico Carrie Wilkes Williams James A.Williams CONTRIBUTORS Paul A. Binner Norbert J. Braun Dustin A. Daniels Laura Burns DiMarzo Jason L. Evans Joseph F. Garin Beth Ann Gehret Daniel L. Gilroy Jeffrey B. Hall Crystal L. Harris Ronald G. Harris Patricia A. Harrison Cheryl L. Hersh Harry W. Hintz, Jr. Robert J. Krehely, Jr. Suzanne Kulp Kimberly Vance MacDonald Christopher T. Rehmann Sheri A. Resperski Joan L. Schneider Melissa Serre Stanalonis Abby Sherburne Stroud Margaret S.Thomas Erica Trowbridge Kuzmick Thomas M.Turinski Sandra Wilson Yoder CLASS OF 2001 CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS • • • Louis E. Atkinson5 Eleanor Quick Bluhm Abigail Breiseth Miriam E. Coffey Robert J. Costello5 Mark J. Dechman10 William A. Allen Jan G. Benton Mary Ann Kershitsky Blosky Kathryn Storaska Brior Patricia Carpenetti Carpenter Denise M. Castellano Robin Kostanesky Frask Brian Edward Gryboski The Eugene Farley Club 1 5 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased CLASS OF 2003 • • • The Eugene Farley Club BLUE CIRCLE Steven D. Sefton FARLEY ASSOCIATES Timothy E. Letcher James L. McCarthy5 CONTRIBUTORS BLUE CIRCLE CONTRIBUTORS David M. Hinkle Michael W. Koch Daniel S. Longyhore Martha C. Marchand Maria Shahda Minielly Julie L. Olenak Matthew C. Reitnour Amanda Rodski BLUE CIRCLE Robert Cooney5 Adam M. Czeponis FARLEY ASSOCIATES Kelly West Bolesta Scott E. Herb Edward T. Bednarz Lisa Charneski Michael J. Cherinka William W. Clark Gregory J. Collins Elizabeth Shultz Conklin Alicia Ann Cymbala Shanna Henninger Dawson Kathryn L. Focht Dennis M. Fox Sharon A. Haffey Gail Meeker Honeywell George D. Hughes Tara Baldauff Hughes Christina M. Jeckell Cheryl Johns-Ostrowski Brian R. Judge5 Rosemary Brafford Justus Marcy Fritz Krill5 Daniel M. McConnell Patricia A. McDonald Stacy Geiger Mesics5 Robert M. Moore Timothy M. Morgan Patricia Mahan Recker Patricia Hopfer Sebastianelli Kevin S. Siegel Nancy Stover Melissa Stethers Tewksbury Mary E. Ziegler CLASS OF 2002 • • • The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE J. Bartholomay Grier5 FARLEY ASSOCIATES James T. Best5 Beth Danner Kinslow5 Douglas Kirk Mountz CONTRIBUTORS Curtis D. Behler Heather Chapman Fanucci Joseph T. Dombroski James B. Ford Marie A. Futer Ruth A. Gardiner Russell J. Gavalis Ronald J. Geise Jeremy M. Gerber Rena Marie Gorish Susannah J. Graham Patrick Hanlon Ruth Hough-Engel Robert J. Klepadlo5 Kimberly A. Kringe Terence J. Laughlin Sheila Malahowski-Davis Jill Rogers Marquette Laura Billet McClure Erin L Murray Nicole L. Neidlinger Melissa Babcock Newbury Jason Francis Pantzar Laurel D. Peifer Jennifer Quinn-Bulford Thomas R. Rebuck Christiana J. Reid Kristin L. Roberts Kristen Graver Rudelitch Anita V. Ruskey Edward N. Sartin Susan A. Schwartz Bethanne B. Sellers Kevin R. Sickle1 Lisa A. Smith Eric Zane Wolfe Eric Zuber CLASS OF 2004 • • • The John Wilkes Society CONTRIBUTORS JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Jennifer Moklak Adduci Joyce Soska Becker Angela Dopko Bolesta Jessica Alferio Clark Laura S. Grzywacz John P. Hawthorne Heidi D. Landis Melinda D. Masser Donald T. Mosley Thomas J. Regna, Jr. Jean R. Sartin Maureen M. Simpkins Anthony J. Stavenski, III Gregory A.Wojnar Danielle Fetters Yoder Michael Wayne Ziegler Eric J. Pape The Eugene Farley Club BLUE CIRCLE Stephanie Smith Cooney5 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Richard Budnick Michael V. Burke Elizabeth Carp Bernotavicius Gabrielle Lamb D‘Amico Kenneth G. Huelbig Mark D. Hulme5 Robert S. Keeney Michael J. Liberski1 WILKES | Winter 2010 Mohammed Najib David C. Ruskey Thomas J. Semanek Carol Morris Shamonsky Peggy Sullivan Timothy S.Williams • report of gifts 41 �report of gifts • GIVING BY CLASS Michael F. Mattern Jill A.Topalanchik CONTRIBUTORS Tiffany A. Archavage Wendy J. Beard David R. Borofski Katie Boyle-Moore5 Rebecca J. Broyan Cindie Geary Burke Jaclyn Canterini Carla L. Conner Thomas M. Craparo Lisa Doan-Harley Kathy A. Dougherty Andrea Bitner Guss Derrick P. Hall Thao Ngoc Huynh Mark C. James Kristyn M. Kelly Kristin Hake Klemish Ryan Klemish Megan Kunkle John V. Lubrano Cathy J. Mason Eileen L. Mathias Kristin Yarrish McMahon Barbara Bowman Meriesky Eileen M. Musselman Shannon M. Myers Daniel A. Rempp Lori M. Spohn Cheryl A. Stachowiak Joseph J. Stein5 Karen M. Stump Christina Rubillo Swanson Kelley Kavanagh Watkins Ernest D.Williams, III Jennifer Williams Julia Gordon Wojnar Cassandra Baron CLASS OF 2005 • • • Diane Furnanage D‘Angelo Jillian L. Ford Yvette Ganoe Pamela A. Geisinger Kimberly A. Glass Mauri E. Grimm Amanda Jo Henry Tricia M. Higgins Holly L. Jacobs Anil K. Kodavatikanti Renee A. Kotz Amber Lawson Comstock Michael J. Marquette Marissa M. Patterson Patricia McNamara Amy Robinson Messimer Andrew B. Minarik Daniel Nebzydoski Dianne Pawlowski Sarah Peterlin Francis E. Quinn Mary E. Rowlands Tiffany Santarelli Melissa Sgroi Luke M. Shafnisky Daniel Smith Lori A. Starr Leonard L.Tull Patricia Wilson Karen S.Yaros Nicole Ripper Zeiser Kimberly A. Zoba CLASS OF 2006 • • • The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE Kristen Dulick Hartzell FARLEY ASSOCIATES Gregory J. Cardamone Kofi Gbomita Lauren Y. Pluskey1 Jared M. Shayka The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE CONTRIBUTORS Vincent A. Hartzell William B. Palmer Michael J. Adamshick Andrew Amoroso Tracy L. Bauman Natalie Marie Baur Jason J. Bozinko Martin D. Carr Lauren M. Colbenson Carol Deane-Gardner Michael Fox James Gilboy Sara M. Grab Chad E. Groover Erik Hansen Jennifer L. Hines Susan M. Hubler Brenda L. Jones Nicholas T. Kalinowski Peter Kaszyk Janice Kelly Amanda E. Lewis Lisa Litzenberger Frank G. LoPresti BLUE CIRCLE April M. Kaczmarczyk Gordon S. Smoko FARLEY ASSOCIATES WILKES | Winter 2010 Brian G. Fischer Katherine Green Fischer Julian C. Morales Alessandro L. Plutino Cathleen A. Zanghi5 42 CONTRIBUTORS Nicole M. Audino Victoria Ziegler Blazick Jennifer Bonita Stephen T. Bortz Marc E. Bridgens Michelle Chorba Susan M. Coffey Kristen Luczak Ryan Maisano Nicole Matsko Ashley McBrearty Ryan Milford David Newton, III Amos T. Odeleye Susan Robachefski Beth Scherman James Shannon Gregory Webber Amanda White Cynthia Wray CLASS OF 2007 • • • The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE John Mishanski, Jr. BLUE CIRCLE Michael F. Malkemes10 FARLEY ASSOCIATES Maura E. Gill Lauren Solski Joyette E.Williams CONTRIBUTORS Laurie Agresti Karen Atiyeh Jolene Barron Neil A. Bavitz Mario A. Cozzubbo, III Cathy A. Cusatis John R. Cybulski John E. Darrah Michele D. Fonte Brian J. Gammaitoni Gerald J. Gurka Stephanie M. Hamman Matthew R. Hawk Michael Hitzner Dana D. Hollar John W. Kevra Michael Meoni Rajender Munrathi Michael J. Ostrum Amy M. Patton Adrienne M. Richards Shawn Robbins Heather Sarday Jaclyn Francese Schantz Jonathan H. Schwartz Leayn Stockdill Jill Bordell Stone Jenna Strzelecki1 Lauren Verduchi Alicia Vogel Zachary Wilson Kevin Yakubowski Michele L. Zalno Karena Zdeb CLASS OF 2008 BLUE CIRCLE CLASS OF 2009 Keith A. Heim, Jr. • • • The John Wilkes Society FARLEY ASSOCIATES JOHN WILKES ASSOCIATES Karen Kaminski Wendy K. Marek Nancy A.Weeks5 FARLEY ASSOCIATES CONTRIBUTORS Jeffrey A. Bauman Melissa E. Bugdal Mario S. DellaFortuna Andrew R. Drake Joshua S. Pauling Kevin Adams Megan K. Allen Melissa C. Allen Lynn M. Bachstein Seth J Barnetsky Divit Basavaraj Jamie Sutliff Benjamin Stacey Billings Paul M. Brennan Marissa M. Burry Lauren G. Carey Paul W. Connolly Andrew S. Curry Adam F. Dick Casandra J. Dutzer Angela T. Fowler Joan E. Garrett Anthony T. Giuffrida Stacie M. Gogo Julie A. Graby Maria Grandinetti Richard C. Green Bethany F. Head Marilyn C. Hill Sherry L. Holtzman Michael A. Hrynenko, Jr. Ashish A Javia Kandy L. Johnson Derek Knouse Jason A. Kowalski Christine Kruk Yee M. Lee Joseph P. Martin Sheena J. Merwine Sonia A. Myslinski Jennifer L. Netwall Oanh H. Nguyen Susanne O’Shea Paige E. Oxley Brigid E. Peet Erica R. Peterson Jennifer M. Pevear Craig R. Rein Barbara L. Richard Joseph Rowlands Christopher R. Santini Lauren J. Schnaufer Amy L. Sekol Molly K. Sidoti Jonathan A. Smith Lacey K. Smith Matthew B. Smith Alexander Sperrazza Robert J.Tarud Victoria J.Tomassetti Terry D.Walter Adam P.Wood CONTRIBUTORS Sade Adeojo Joseph J. Bobbin Leslie Bartorillo Bortz Niki A. Brownlee Adam D. Carpenter Nicole Chmarney James D. Crossman Kathleen M. Dalton Amanda Keller Dansberry Everett J. Davis Yohanna S. De Los Santos Maria Katherine Debias Marilyn Eaton Michael L. Elias Sarah E. Elliott Carol A. Engelman Steve G. Felter Abby M. Findon Michele D. Garrison Keelin C. Geisler Meera Sharma Harbola Tracey A. Herr Laura Hulsey Laura C. Jaczynski Melissa L. Jones Karen M. Kaleta Emily J. Kleintop Kristen M. Klimchak Bernard F. Kosek, Jr. Jonathan M. Lastovica Glenn J. Lawless Kimberly L. Leibel Kyle R. Lenio Erin M. Lichty Christine Durdach LoPresti Amanda M. Lofaro Donna M. Mandes Valerie J. Martinez James F. McCabe Michele A. Mishko Jamie F. Montville Chad P. Mullen Christopher A. Olsen Ricky M. Rampulla, Jr. Barbara A. Sanchez David M. Sborz1 Kyle T. Schutt Drexel S. Siok Jason W.Wagner Robert A.Wolfe David A.Wytiaz • • • The Eugene Farley Club GOLD CIRCLE 1 5 Jack J. Chielli 10 * Class Chair 5 or more years of consecutive giving 10 or more years of consecutive giving Deceased �SENIOR CLASS GIFT • report of gifts SENIOR Nicole Alinoski Megan K. Allen William Androckitis Adam Bachman Mary E. Balavage Joshua Ballan Carolyn J. Banner Seth J. Barnetsky Andrew W. Bartlow Samantha Bartolomei Divit Basavaraj Lauren Benhamou Alyssa Benner Tiffany Bienkowski Stacey Billings Diane Bower Ryan Bracey Michael Brennan Derek Brownmiller Thomas Buckler Katie Buckley Adam Burke Caitlin S. Burke Krista Burns Marissa M. Burry Jami Butczynski Jaclyn M. Butwinski Joseph Cahill Nicole A. Cairns Maura A. Casella Stephanie M. Cassidy Theresa Castelli Vincent Chupela Anthony J. Cibello Alyssa Ciesla Richard Clocker Paul W. Connolly Ramatoulie Conteh Tara A. Contrera Gregory S. Cooke Susan Corletta Justin Crawford Kara L. Culnane Rachel Curtis Anthony D‘Amato Sean Deats Ashley Deemie Theodore J. Dennis Zachary Depew Brandan Diemand Brett Digwood * Sarah E. Duncan Stephanie M. Durk Richard V. Dwyer Serena Eber Michael Fasulka Andrew Feldman Michele E. Flannery Clinton Fought Austin Foulk ’10 Nicole R. Frail Brie Friedman Amy A. Fusco Anthony J. Gabriel Tracy Garcia Keith S. Gardiner Louis Gerstle James J. Giacobbe Angelica Gialanella Amber Gill Michael J. Greco Kelsey L. Gretz Robert S. Griffith Brian R. Grilli Erica Guarnieri Christopher A. Gulla Erin Guydish Sabrina L. Hannon Sarah Hartman Natalie L. Harvey Bethany F. Head William C. Heard Shane C. Heberling Frank Heffernan Karissa Henderson Krista L. Hill Brittney Hodnik Kimberly Hoffmann Evan W. Horvath Danielle Hritzak MaryKathryn Hurst Maureen A. Iskra Trevin Jaggers Edmund J. Janosov Daniel Jordan Jill S. Kalariya Edward Kamenas Michael Kapuscinski Jennifer E. Keegan James Kelleher Caitlin M. Kelley Matthew Kenney Emily J. Klinetob Tiffany L. Klotz Derek Knouse Neil J. Kocher Brittany Kole Shannon R. Kotch Thomas Kresge Curt Krombo Kurt Kuklewicz Kyle Kutney Colleen M. Labor Joshua Lamb Brett Langendoerfer Nicole R. Law John A. Lee Yee M. Lee Andrew D. Letcavage Tyler Lewis Luke Lindsey William Lorimer Casey R. Lynch Jodi L. Maciejczak Stacy J. Malia Erica Malik Brittany E. Maloney Christoper T. Malzahn Adam S. Mann Rosellen M. Marchese Anaya Martinelli Megan E. Martz Daniel Matz Joseph W. Mazzolla Michael McAloon Michael J. McAndrew Anna C. McFadden Thomas C. Mealing Norma M. Medero Taylor B. Megargel Robert J. Mercatili Gregory W. Miller Sarah Mitarnowski Amanda Moeller Jeffrey Monschein Peter L. Moore Jordana Morris Paran Mukhija Kathryn F. Nadeau Colin M. Nagy Benjamin Nash Felicia Nause Sarah C. Navin Katie G. Nealon Oanh H. Nguyen Angela N. Nicolosi Jeffrey Nimiec Kristen O’Brien Susanne O’Shea Jason D. Oziemina Elise Paisley Jessica M. Papinsick Amanda Pascal Richard Pellegrini Maureen Pelot Jahmitza Perez Lynsey Peters Amanda Petrosky Kimberly T. Pham Fred A. Pierantoni, IV Zachary J. Pizarro Erin Plank Ashley Polomchak Jessica Possemato Matthew W. Price Julissa N. Reed Craig R. Rein Lindsay K. Reis Michael Richwalder Chad J. Rizzardi Joseph Rowlands Mary E. Rowlands Bianca Sabia Justyna Sacharzewska Devin Sassone-McHugh Erin M. Schaeffer Andrew Seaman LeeAnn Searfoss Jordan Semar Kate M. Shaughnessy Adrienne C. Shellenberger Ashley Shimko Amanda L. Shingler Heather M. Shoemaker Amanda Siarkievicz Charles E. Siarkowski Michael J. Simko Brittney M. Sines Praveen Singh Alyssa R. Slezak Erik R. Smith Jonathan A. Smith Lacey K. Smith Scott A. Smith Zachary P. Sobota Lyndsay M. Sopp Justin P. Spott Amy Stancavage Ryan M. Stem Emilee Strubeck Kyle W. Stump Christa Sundberg Erica Sundberg Erin Sweet Brian E. Switay Scott Szili Adam Szumski Laura Tatusko Casey Thomas Melanie L.Thomas Stephen Thomas Amanda L.Tilley Emilia Tombacher Amanda Touch Mary Treven Monica Turner Mary Turtschanow Ryan Varju Shaina Vernitsky James P.Waddilove Lacee C.Wagaman Katelynn Walter Daniel Walton Jeremy Watson Kamara M.Wentz Katie L.White Lauren A.Wilk Brittney M.Williams Nickolas A.Williams Adam J.Witinski Licia Witt Ashley Wittig Andrew T.Wolak Jason R.Woloski Adam P.Wood Desiree R.Wren Jenna Wynings Maryana Yevtukh Ashley Yob Ashley N.Yoder Nicole A. Zangardi Katrina Zbegner Patrick Ziegler Xiaoqiao Zhang WILKES | Winter 2010 CLASS GIFT Deceased 43 �report of gifts • THE MARTS SOCIETY THE Alumni, friends and benefactors have played a sustaining role in the future of MARTS SOCIETY 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 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 WILKES | Winter 2010 Marts. Dr. Marts became President of Bucknell University in 1935 and was Anonymous Anonymous 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 & 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 Estate of Fred H. Davies Stanley & 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 Joseph G. Galli ’81 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 Estate of 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 Marian Zaledonis Kovacs ’68 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 Bernard K. Mallan ’71 Estate of Anne Marts John A. Mason M‘00 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 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/pages/715.asp and explore the benefits of a planned gift through our new interactive planned giving calculator. Gerard A. McHale, Jr. ’67 Estate of Ruth Williams McHenry ’49 Clifford K. Melberger Ruth Boroom Melberger ’62 Robert H. Melson ’35 Joshua G. ‘02 & Karen M. Mendoza ‘02 Estate of Charles H. Miner, Jr. Esq. John C. & Mabel Mosteller Trust Estate of Elizabeth Sandish Montgomery Estate of Dorothy R. Morgan Estate of Jessie 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 John J. Musto ’57 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, Esq. ’66 Estate of Ann Phillips Dr. Cummings* & Trudy Piatt Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Piskorik ’68 Henry B. & Edith M. Plumb Trust Estate of Frieda Pogoreloff Estate of Roy H. Pollack Janice A. Raspen ’92 Estate of Ford A. Reynolds William H. Rice ’48 Estate of Ruth A. Richards Arnold & Sandy Rifkin Estate of Harriet P. Ripley Dr. Jessie A. Roderick ’56 Attorney Harold Rosenn Mrs. Sallyanne Rosenn ’42 Estate of Rae Roth Donald J. Sackrider Mr. & Mrs. Louis Santoro ’83 Janice A. Saunders ’70 Joseph J. Savitz, Esq. ’48 Marian R. Schaeffer Trust Estate of Nathan Schiowitz Marvin* & 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 Mr. 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. & Mrs. Charles A. Sorber ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Frank Stanitski Dr. Albert J. Stratton ’49 Joseph A. Sullivan ’51 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 & Mamie Ziegler Trust * 44 Deceased �ENDOWED NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS • report of gifts ENDOWED NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS 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 on these scholarships or for more information on how to Mohamad Abraham Scholarship 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 * establish a 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 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 WILKES | Winter 2010 ENDOWED NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS Deceased 45 �report of gifts • ENDOWED NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS 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 Wilkes University Faculty Women and Wives Club Scholarship 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 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 163 Scholarship Intermetro Industries Scholarship Felix Infausto Memorial Scholarship WILKES | Winter 2010 To make a gift, contact: Lauren Y. Pluskey ‘06, MBA ’10, Director of Annual Giving (800) WILKES-U Ext. 4331 or lauren.pluskey@wilkes.edu 46 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 The Judianne Stanitski Annual Scholarship Sidhu School Outstanding Leaders Scholarship A.T. Still Osteopathic Medicine Annual Scholarship United Parcel Service Foundation Scholarship Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club Scholarship Michael and Kim Wood and Family Annual 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 �Dr. & Mrs. Paul S. Adams ’77 & ’78 Advanced Motion Controls Mr. & Mrs. Albert G. Albert Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas L. Alesandro ’63 Dr. Jeffrey R. Alves Dr. Michael S. Anger ’77 Dr. & Mrs. Dean A. Arvan ’55 Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania Mr. Charles P. Baker ’73 Dr.Thomas J. Baldino Mr. & Mrs. David M. Baltimore Mrs. Soni Stein Baltimore ’68 Dr. & Mrs. Anne & Stephen Batory ’68 Dr. Joseph G. Bendoraitis ’51 Bergman Foundation Berkshire Asset Management, Inc. Mrs. Sandra Bernhard Black Horse Foundation BlackRock Blue Cross of Northeastern PA Blue Ribbon Foundation Dr. Steven D. Boggs Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Ms. Rose M. Boroch ’64 Borton-Lawson Engineering Ms. Karen Bove ’85 Dr. & Mrs. Christopher N. Breiseth Brennan Electric, Inc. Dr. Joseph S. Briskie, Jr. ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Bruggeworth ’83 Mrs. Lissa Bryan-Smith Mrs. Angela M. Buckley Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Burke ’69 Mr. Jack L. Burke Attorney & Mrs.William R. Bush ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Cardell ’79, ’79 Attorney & Mrs. Anthony M. Cardinale ’72, ’72 Carpenters Local Union #645 Ms. Sandra Sarno Carroll Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cefaly, Jr. ’70 Choice One Community Federal Credit Union Ms. Denise Schaal Cesare ’77 Commonwealth Medical College Mr. & Mrs. John J. Chopack ’69 Dr. Jesse H. Choper, Esq. ’57 Citizens Voice Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Cohen ’57 Mrs. Betsy Bell Condron M’79 Creative Business Interiors Mrs. Grace J. Kirby Culbertson Dr. Bonnie C. Culver Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. DS Machining LLC CVS Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs.William Davidowitz Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Davidowitz Davidowitz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies Mr. & Mrs. David L. Davis ’75 * • report of gifts Mrs. Susan Maier Davis ’85 Catherine De Angelis, M.D., M.P.H. ’65 Mr.Thomas J. Deitz Captain & Mrs. Fred R. Demech, Jr. ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Dombroski ’78 Lt. Colonel & Mrs. Kevin G. Donaleski ’75 Mr. James P. Edwards ’80 Dr. John H. Ellis, IV ’79 Dr. Jane M. Elmes-Crahall Mrs. Josephine Eustice Mr. & Mrs. Charles Flack, Jr. Dr. Edward F. Foote Ms. Shelley Freeman ’82 Mr. Sidney Friedman Frontier Communications, Inc. Geisinger Foundation Dr. James Garofalo ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Wendy Gavin ’90 Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour Mrs. Emilie Roat Gino ’60 Mr. Michael J. Glancey ’69 Mr. Henry K. Goetzman ’56 Attorney & Mrs. Richard M. Goldberg Golden Business Machines, Inc Mr. & Mrs. Jerome R. Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Michael I. Gottdenker Mr. & Mrs. R.Wensell Grabarek Dr. Bernard W. Graham Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Greener ’61, ’61 Dr. & Mrs. David Greenwald ’66, ’66 Guard Foundation Guard Insurance Group Mr. & Mrs. Christopher L. Hackett Mr. & Mrs. Carmen E. Hagelgans Mr. Roger A. Hatch ’89 Gertrude Hawk Candies Dr.Wilbur F. Hayes Ms. Louise S. Hazeltine, R.N. ’44 Drs. Patricia ’61 & Robert Heaman R. Kenneth Hendershot, Ph.D. ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Herrmann ’79, ’78 Hirtle, Callaghan & Co. Attorney & Mrs. Harry R. Hiscox ’51, ’58 Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hiscox Mr. David L. Hoats ’55 Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Holtzman ’57, ’60 Mrs. Jean Hughes IBEW Local Union 163 IBM Corporation Mrs. Clara G. Infausto Intermetro Industries Corp. Mr. Edwin L. Johnson ’50 Mr. & Mrs. David A. Jolley ’78 KPMG, L.L.P. Colonel & Mrs. Joel P. Kane ’80 Mr. Leo R. Kane ’55 Mr. & Mrs. Clayton J. Karambelas ’49 Dr. Stanley B. Kay Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kearney Dr. Richard B. Kent ’55 Mr. & Mrs. John S. Kerr ’72, ’72 Keystone College WILKES | Winter 2010 THE JOHN WILKES SOCIETY Deceased 47 �WILKES | Winter 2010 report of gifts • 48 THE JOHN WILKES SOCIETY King’s College Mr. John W. Kluchinski ’61 Mr. & Mrs. George Kolesar ’57, ’61 The Honorable & Mrs. Edwin M. Kosik ’49 Mr. & Mrs. John J. Kowalchik ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Drew Landmesser ’77 Dr. & Mrs. J. Michael Lennon Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Lewis ’60, ’60 Liberty Mutual Dr. Anthony L. Liuzzo Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. LoPresti ’77 Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lombardi ’70, ’71 Attorney Jeffrey Lowenthal Luzerne County Community College Mr. & Mrs. Judith ’78 &Thomas J. Mack, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Brian Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Christian S. Mackesy Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mahoney Mahoney Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mailander Mr. & Mrs. Jack Mangelsdorf, Jr. Mrs. Marjorie H. Marquart Mr. & Mrs. Patrice ’77 & Robert T. Martin Marywood University Mrs. Melanie Maslow Lumia Maslow Family Foundation Mr. Kelly J. Mather ’58 Mr. & Mrs. George J. Matz ’71 Dr. Edward McCafferty ’59 McCole Foundation Mrs. Esther Wargo McCormick ’68 William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Mr. Brian McGrath ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Gerard A. McHale, Jr. ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Menaker, Jr. ’62 Dr. Donald E. Mencer Mericle Commercial Real Estate Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mericle Drs. Nancy ’69 & James L. Merryman M’10 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Meuser Ms. Melanie O’Donnell Mickelson ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Neil L. Millar ’67 Mr. John R. Miller ’68 & Ms. Sarah Wise Mr.William R. Miller ’81 Misericordia University Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Mr. & Mrs. Jerry A. Mohn ’63, ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Mugford ’58 Mr. James J. Mulligan ’85 Mr. Joseph J. Neetz ’62 NEPA Paint & Decorating Contractors NEPA American Society of Highway Engineers NEPA Cardiology Associates 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) PDQ Print Center PNC Bank PP & L Dr. Eric J. Pape ’04 Mr. & Mrs. George G. Pawlush ’69, ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Pearsall Penn Miller Insurance Co. Penn State University – Wilkes-Barre Campus Pepsi Bottling Group Mr.W. Drew Peregrim ’85 Attorney William A. Perlmuth ’51 Mr. Peter W. Perog ’60 Mr. & Mrs. John L. Pesta Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Co. Mrs.Trudy Piatt Attorney & Mrs. Sandra ’77 & Arthur Piccone Mr. Peter R. Pisaneschi ’58 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Piskorik ’68 Ms. Sally J. Poblete Polish Room Committee Mr. & Mrs.William J. Powell ’58 Power Engineering Corp. Attorney Loren D. Prescott, Jr. Attorney Jonathan Pressman Prudential Financial Mrs. Helen Bitler Ralston ’52 Mr.Thomas N. Ralston ’80 Dr. & Mrs.William F. Raub ’61 Mr. & Mrs. John J. Reese ’76 Mr. & Mrs. John G. Reese Mr. & Mrs. John J. Reese ’87 Mr. Charles M. Reilly ’55 Renaissance Charitable Foundation Dr. & Mrs. David Reynolds ’86, ’84 Mrs. Mary B. Rhodes M’77 Mr. & Mrs.William H. Rice ’48 Mr. & Mrs. Arnold S. Rifkin Rim Freeman Family Foundation Mr. Gordon E. Roberts ’60 Dr. & Mrs.Virginia ’91 & James P. Rodechko Rosenn Jenkins & Greenwald LLP Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Rose, Jr. Max & Tillie Rosenn Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Roshong ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Ross, Jr. Mr. Charles M. Roszko Mrs. Mary Kay Barrett Rotert ’64 Attorney & Mrs. Eugene Roth ’57 Mr. Jay C. Rubino ’86 Mr. & Mrs. E.V. Russ Mr.William F. Ryan, Jr. ’69 Attorney & Mrs. Joseph J. Savitz ’48 Mr. Brian Scandle Schuylkill Energy Resources Scranton Area Foundation Mrs. Janet Neiman Seeley ’70 Mr. Harold P. Shannon ’58 Mr. Daniel Sherman ’50 Mr. & Mrs.Y. Judd Shoval Attorney Virginia P. Sikes Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Silberman Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Simms ’60, ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Simonis Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Simonson ’69, ’70 Mr. & Dr. Andrew J. Sordoni III Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Sordoni Mr. & Mrs. Margaret ’70 & William B. Sordoni Sordoni Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Estelle Manos Sotirhos ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Stanitski Dr. Sanford B. Sternlieb Dr. & Mrs. Mark D. Stine Mr. & Mrs.William W. Stinger ’68, ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Robert L.Tambur Mr. Larry I.Taren Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H.Taylor, Jr. Mr. Brian C.Thomas ’82 The Honorable John J.Thomas Mr.William R.Thomas ’75 Torrey Pines Bank Mrs. L. Joyce Tremayne ’58 Mr. & Mrs.William H.Tremayne ’57 Troy Mechanical, Inc. UGI Penn Natural Gas Mr.William J. Umphred, Sr. ’52 University of Scranton UPS Foundation Dr. Salvatore M.Valenti ’58 Mr. & Mrs. B.William Vanderburg ’65, ’65 Mr. David E.Vann ’58 Wachovia Foundation Walgreens Co. Rabbi & Mrs. Bruce S.Warshal ’58, ’59 Dr. Stephen Wartella, Jr. Dr.William E.Watkins ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F.Weber ’67, ’69 Mrs. Nancy M’09 & Mr.Thomas A.Weeks Dr. & Mrs. Leslie P.Weiner ’57 Weininger Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Paul A.Wender ’69 Mr. Edward J.White III ’80 Mr. Mirko Widenhorn Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club Willary Foundation Board Mr. & Mrs. Bill I.Williams ’58 & ’56 Mr. & Mrs. Bill Williams Mr. & Mrs. Michael J.Wood Wyoming Valley Healthcare Wyoming Valley Motors Mr. & Mrs.Theodore T.Yeager ’72 Attorney Aimee A. Zaleski ’90 Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Zellner ’72 & ’74 Ms. Karen Zingale ’85 Ms. Patricia Zukoski * Deceased �then & now Club Day celebrates extracurricular life at Wilkes. Held each fall for more than 30 years, the event brought students to the Greenway to check out clubs and campus organizations. See anyone you recognize in this photo? PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES Club Day continues to be a way for students to get involved in campus activities. Each club table draws students by offering free giveaways. Joining clubs at Wilkes continues to be an opportunity for students to make new friends and gain important experiences. Share names or reminisce at The Colonel Connection message boards, found at community.wilkes.edu. Or send responses to Wilkes magazine, 84 W. South Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766. You can also e-mail wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu. PHOTO BY RACHEL STRAYER. PHOTO FROM WILKES ARCHIVES �w WILKES UNIVERSITY Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 WILKES UNIVERSITY events December 1-12 Sordoni Art Gallery Exhibition - Soul Rebel: An Intimate Portrait of Bob Marley 6 String Ensemble Concert, Darte Center, 7 p.m. 10 Chorus and Chamber Singers Concert, St. Nicholas Church,Wilkes-Barre, 7:30 p.m. 12 Civic Band Concert, Darte Center, 3 p.m. 19 Piano Studio Recital, Darte Center, 5 p.m. January 15 Celebration of 50 Years of Women’s Basketball February 3 Connecting the Dots, alumni student mentoring event 18-20 Theatre Production: Songs for a New World, Darte Center, 8 p.m.; Feb. 21, 2 p.m. Also Feb. 25-27 March 3 Naples, Fla., alumni event 22 Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, Win-Win:Why “Good for All”Will Save the Planet, featuring Gary Hirshberg,CE-Yo, Stonyfield Yogurt, Darte Center, 7:30 p.m. PHOTO BY ERIN SWEET ’10 For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu and www.wilkes.edu/alumni or phone (800) WILKES-U. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2010 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2010 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/7fdb7139d608fa822a7d5006a6dbb3a2.pdf d453a7baba5c4c14d605412367ffad77 PDF Text Text WINTER 20 12 COLLABORATIVE CROSSROADS | SUCCESS TIMES 2 | ALL THE RIGHT MOVES �president’s letter One Chapter Ends, Another Begins A s we prepare to break ground for the new science building at Wilkes, I realize that this event is both a beginning and an ending. For our highly respected science programs, the beautiful building will mark a new beginning, providing a state-of-the-art facility that matches their academic excellence. For me, the accomplishment of adding this facility to campus marks in a significant and positive way to conclude my presidency of this great University. In everything I’ve done—both personally and as Wilkes president—I’ve tried to practice the old campers’ imperative that you leave your campsite better than you found it. I hope I’ve done that in my work here, and I also hope that we have set the stage for an even greater chapter in the University’s future. Certainly there has been much to celebrate in the last decade: • Our undergraduate enrollment has grown by 28 percent and our graduate full-time equivalent grew an astonishing 155 percent—prompting The Chronicle of Higher Education to rank us one of the nation’s fastest growing campuses. • We’ve fostered the University’s mentoring culture, providing grants and other resources to enhance the relationships between student and faculty that are a hallmark of a Wilkes education. • The Wilkes campus is greener and much State-of-the-art laboratories will be a feature of the new science building. more beautiful, accomplished through a strong LAB RENDERING COURTESY commitment to environmental sustainability NALLS ARCHITECTURE and reflecting the values of our community. • The University’s relationship with the City of Wilkes-Barre has been revitalized. By moving many administrative functions into the University Center on Main and our students into University Towers, we made a major contribution to the revitalization of the downtown. • Through the hard work of our faculty, the University has been awarded millions of dollars in grants for research in the sciences. Add to these accomplishments the establishment of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research for Northeastern Pennsylvania, and Wilkes has solidified its place as a leader in science and scientific research benefiting the economic development of our region. It is good to look back—but it is even more important to look forward. Our groundbreaking ceremony for the science building on March 1 (see page 13) will give us an opportunity to anticipate the next chapter in Wilkes’ history. As I take my leave, I’m confident it’s going to be a great and exciting one. Dr. Tim Gilmour Wilkes University President VOLUME 6 | ISSUE 1 W I N T E R 2 0 12 WILKES MAGAZINE University President Dr. Tim Gilmour Vice President for Advancement Michael Wood Executive Editor Jack Chielli M.A.’08 Managing Editor Kim Bower-Spence Editor Vicki Mayk M.A.’12 Creative Services Lisa Reynolds Web Services Craig Thomas MBA’11 Electronic Communications Christopher Barrows Graduate Assistant Rachel Strayer MFA ’12 Layout/Design Quest Fore Inc. Printing Pemcor, 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 Director of Alumni Outreach and Stewardship Sandra Sarno Carroll Director Mirko Widenhorn Associate Director Bridget Giunta Husted ’05 Coordinator Mary Balavage Simmons ’10 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President Tom Ralston ’80 First Vice President Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA’97 Second Vice President Cindy Charnetski ’97 Secretary Ellen Hall ’71 Historian Laura Cardinale ’72 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 FEATURES 10 Collaborative Crossroads Faculty, staff and students worked with architects to develop a new science building promoting research collaboration at Wilkes 14 Success Times 2 Eileen Evanina ’82, MS ’94 changed her life with a can-do attitude and a Wilkes nursing degree 10 16 16 All The Right Moves John Cefaly Jr. ’70 is at the top of his game in Manhattan’s commercial real-estate market 6 14 DEPARTMENTS 2 On Campus 6 Athletics 20 Alumni News Wilkes’ new science building, seen here w as a~ it will appear on River Street between Conyngham Hall and Annette Evans Cc Alumni House, will go from plans-on-paper All to to a building under construction beginning in March 2012. bee RENDERING COURTESY SAYLORGREGG ARCHITECTS. REN Have a story idea to share? Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu or Wilkes magazine, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766. J;;s FPO FSC WILKES | Winter 2012 22 Class Notes 1 �on campus Getting to the Heart of Surgery site off-campus. She specializes in critical care and cardiology at Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pa. She works with Stahl, CMC’s chief of cardiovascular surgery, as part of a quality improvement program. “We’re improving patient care based on clinical evidence,” Kristeller explains. “Fixing the little things like reducing blood transfusions has helped with the big things like avoiding complications and improving mortality,” reasons Stahl, whose surgical group, Premiere Surgical, performs about 250 heart surgeries annually. One of their studies looked at whether the drug Aprotinin helped reduce the need for blood transfusions after surgery, as it was being marketed for routine use; fewer blood transfusions mean fewer complications like infections or kidney damage. Their study showed the drug had little benefit for low-risk patients, which contradicted how the manufacturer was marketing the drug. It was soon removed from the market—but because of safety concerns unrelated to Kristeller’s and Stahl’s work. Another study was designed to determine if kidney injury could be prevented using fluid hydration. Although their research showed no benefit in preventing kidney injury, their results l contradicted another similar study, adding important information to the overall clinical evidence. The lack of benefit shown in their study could be explained by a lower than expected incidence of kidney injury at CMC, Kristeller explains. Stahl says working in a hospital that promotes research inspires Dr. Judith Kristeller, center, with pharmacy students Theresa Romaldini, left, and Tia Hickman, who have assisted with her cardiac research. other staff to think more deeply about how their work impacts Photo by TOM Ammon patients. “That makes everybody think a little bit more about what they’re doing and why they’re doing it…. (Having) Judy at our quality They also look at quality of life improvements improvement meeting makes everybody step up a little bit.” such as length of hospital stays, number of Adds Kristeller: “Whenever you can foster an atmosphere of scholarship, hospital readmissions, and how quickly patients that’s a really good thing.” can return to normal life activities. Kristeller They aim to one day establish a regional consortium for clinical research with joined the Wilkes faculty in 2002 and, like all a broader pool of patients and scientists. professors in her department, maintains a practice In heart surgery, small tweaks in treatment can reap big benefits for patient recovery. So Wilkes University’s Judith Kristeller, associate professor of pharmacy practice, and Russell Stahl, M.D., a cardiovascular surgeon in Scranton, regularly collaborate to study how patient treatment before, during and after surgery can reduce post-operative risks like bleeding, kidney injury and death. ,_1 ® Wilkes | Winter 2012 SIFE Team Receives Sam’s Club Grant 2 Wilkes’ Students In Free Enterprise team (SIFE) received a $1,500 grant The SIFE mission is to bring together the through the Sam’s Club Step Up for Small Business Project Partnership. top leaders of today and tomorrow to create The grant is intended to help SIFE teams transform a local business into a better, more sustainable world through the an environmentally sustainable business. The Wilkes SIFE team will use positive power of business. The Sam’s Club the grant money to develop an aeroponic gardening system for Euro Step Up for Small Business Project Partnership Bistro, a restaurant on Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square, to grow its own provides the opportunity for SIFE teams and produce on location. Aeroponic gardening uses a system that suspends Sam’s Club Associates to work together to plants on racks in the air, keeping their roots moist with nutrient-rich effectively empower small businesses to raise water. No soil is used. their quality of life and standard of living In addition to their work with Euro Bistro, the Wilkes SIFE team is researching opportunities to institute an area recycling program and to add seminars on sustainability to already established business seminars. through improved business and environmentally sustainable practices. �on campus Winners in the Study Abroad Photo Contest are clockwise from top: Joseph Shipula, Two Jackson’s Hartebeest in Uganda; Justin Balint, Haitian Woman; and Pamela Pogash, Children in a Village in Kaya. Photo Contest Captures Study Abroad Experiences The experiences of Wilkes students and faculty studying abroad were the focus of The Colonels Abroad Photo Contest and Photo Extravaganza Exhibit. The event in the Henry Student Center featured more than 60 photos highlighting experiences in Costa Rica, Africa, Spain, France, Wales, Italy, England and more. Pharmacy student Joseph Shipula, whose photo, Two Jackson’s Hartebeest in Uganda, took the $150 first prize, wrote of his entry, “New discoveries shatter the world as you know it. You let everything go and become a student of life and the world.” Other contest winners were Pamela Pogash, who took second prize of $100 for her photo Children in a Village in Kaya, and pharmacy student Justin Balint, who took third prize of $50 for his photo Haitian Woman. The contest was organized by Andy Miller, assistant professor, political science, and Godlove Fonjweng, director of global education. More on the Web To view a slide show of student and faculty photos featured in the Colonels Study Abroad Photo Extravaganza, visit www.wilkes.edu/studyabroadphotos. Jeffrey R. Alves has been appointed dean of the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at Wilkes University. Alves served as interim dean prior to his permanent appointment following a national search for a new dean. In announcing the appointment, Reynold Verret, University provost, said, “I am confident that Dr. Alves will advance the mission of the Sidhu School. As a faculty member, he has played a key role in developing curriculum and programs that define the Sidhu School experience for our business students. We look forward to his leadership in growing our business program in the years ahead.” Alves joined Wilkes in 1997 as Allan P. Kirby Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and director of the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. As professor and director of the Kirby Center, Alves developed the entrepreneurship major in the business school, the entrepreneurship concentration in the MBA program, and chaired the entrepreneurship department. He played a key role in developing the Sidhu School’s required two-semester freshman year integrated management experience course requiring students to operate a team-based business, and in developing and implementing the seven semesters of personal and professional development courses required of all Sidhu students. A Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow, Alves also established the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) program at Wilkes and served as advisor to its ten-time regional champion SIFE Team. Prior to joining Wilkes in 1997, he was president of Vergason Technology, Inc., a technology-based company named to the “Fast-Track 500” as one of the 500 fastest growing private companies in the United States. His business experience includes work in corporate development at Corning Inc. As assistant professor of finance and entrepreneurial studies at Babson College from 1978 through 1983, Alves developed and taught the capstone courses for one of the first undergraduate entrepreneurship majors and graduate concentrations in the United States. Wilkes | Winter 2012 Jeffrey R. Alves Named Dean of Sidhu School of Business and Leadership 3 �on campus Wilkes Education Students Teach In Malaysia Many Wilkes students study abroad, but six senior education majors are taking it a step further: They’re teaching abroad in a new exchange program at the Sri Utama International School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The students are spending seven weeks student teaching under the guidance of Gina Morrison, associate professor of education. It is the first teaching abroad opportunity for education students at Wilkes. The school enrolls students from all over the world in its primary and secondary education programs. All instruction is in English. Morrison developed a relationship with the school when she spent her sabbatical year teaching in Kuala Lumpur at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Her daughter, Victoria, attended the international school while she was there. Wilkes education students are briefed about Malay culture prior to teaching there. From left, are senior education students Felicia LeClair, Kathleen Shedden, associate professor Gina Morrison, director of global education Godlove Fonjweng, Kaitlyn McGurk and Thomas Goldberg. Wilkes | Winter 2012 Photo by Vicki Mayk 4 Morrison explains that the school wants to learn American teaching methods. “Malaysia is a developing country and they are eager to learn more about our practices,” she says. For the Wilkes students, it’s an opportunity to experience cultural diversity. “Malaysia embraces diversity and celebrates it,” Morrison says, adding that it’s especially apparent in the international school with many cultures represented. Students participating in the program are elementary education majors Rebecca Gallaher of Hummelstown, Pa.; Kathleen Shedden of Canton, Pa.; and Kaitlyn McGurk of Swarthmore, Pa.; and English/secondary education major Marrissa Fedor of Hanover Township, Pa.; history/ secondary education major Thomas Goldberg of Freehold, N.J.; and history/secondary education major Felicia LeClair of Glass, N.J. Students were chosen for the program via a competitive selection process, and airfare and living expenses are paid by the Sri Utama school. After completing their teaching in Malaysia, the six students will complete the remainder of their spring semester student teaching assignments at Pennsylvania schools to earn their teaching certification. Newark Mayor Cory Booker Presents Rosenn Lecture The Honorable Cory A. Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., will deliver the 2012 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on Sunday, April 22. Booker will speak about How to Change the World with Your Bare Hands. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center on the Wilkes campus. Booker took office as mayor of New Jersey’s largest city in July 2006 and was re-elected for a second term in 2010. His mission is to set a national standard for urban transformation by marshalling the city’s resources to achieve security, economic abundance, and an environment that is nurturing and empowering for individuals and families. Under Booker’s leadership, Newark has decreased violent crime, doubled affordable housing production, and committed to a $40 million transformation of the city’s parks and playgrounds. Booker received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Stanford University, a bachelor’s degree in modern history from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and completed his law degree at Yale University. He served as staff attorney for the Urban Justice Center in Newark in 1998 before serving four years as Newark’s Central Ward councilman. The Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities was established in memory of the Honorable Max Rosenn, senior judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The lecture series was started in 1980 by Rosenn’s former law clerks and former law firm Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, with the assistance of family and friends. For more information on the Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities, call (800)WILKES-U Ext. 4306. �on campus onlInE aDulT nuRSE PRacTITIonER PRoGRam launchES Nurse practitioners play an important role in Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with advanced education today’s health-care environment and Wilkes’ and clinical training that qualifies them to manage patient care. They School of Nursing has responded with the diagnose and manage acute episodic and chronic illnesses and promote launch of a new online nurse practitioner health and disease prevention. program. Classes start in fall 2012 for nurses “The role of the adult nurse practitioner alleviates the burden caused wishing to provide primary patient care for by a growing need for primary health care providers,” says Deborah the adult population. Zbegner, director of the graduate nursing program. “In today’s health-care environment, nurse Wilkes’ 40-credit program is held online with two on-campus practitioners are a necessity to maintain residencies. Students complete clinical hours in a facility of their quality and cost-effective care. We are glad choosing, pending faculty approval. Successful completion of the to be able to provide this degree, which is program leads to a master’s degree with a major in nursing with so important, in our region,” says Mary Ann adult nurse practitioner concentration. Students will be eligible to sit Merrigan, associate dean and chair of the for national certification exams. A 16-credit adult nurse practitioner School of Nursing. post-graduate certificate program is also available for advanced-practice nurses already holding a master’s degree in nursing. Freshmen Gather Oral Histories of Veterans '' It was an HONOR to speak with her... In her specific area in the military, she was the only female. She enlisted to be able to get an EDUCATION. ' Veteran Harry Sweppenheiser and freshman Paul Filipski socialize at the veterans brunch. PHoTo By VICKI MAyK ’50, an 87-year-old woman who performed Naval intelligence work in World War II. “It was an honor to speak with her,” Vislosky says. “In her specific area in the military, she was the only female. She enlisted to be able to get an education.” Veterans participating in the project were invited to a brunch in November in the Ballroom of the Henry Student Center. They were recognized for their contributions and students socialized with them. At the end of the semester each veteran received a copy of his or her oral history. Wilkes | Winter 2012 A veteran who participated in the Normandy invasion. Vietnam veterans who faced anti-war sentiment when they returned to the United States. Young veterans who recently completed tours of duty in Iraq. These were among the veterans whose military experiences were captured by Wilkes freshmen enrolled in assistant professor of education Marcia Balester’s first-year foundations class, Be The Change. The class focused on a service learning project: gathering the oral histories of northeast Pennsylvania veterans. All first-year students enroll in first-year foundations classes, which provide an introduction to University study. The 31 students interviewed veterans ranging in age from 26 to 91 representing conflicts from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Eleven Wilkes seniors from Professor Robert Gardner’s Social Studies Methods for Middle and Secondary School Class were also involved in the project. The students met one-on-one with veterans at the VA Hospital and Nursing Home and at senior centers in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties in Pennsylvania. Jenna Vislosky, a freshman – Jenna Vislosky nursing major from Trucksville, Pa., interviewed Doris Merrill 5 �athletics WINNING WINNING WAYS WAYS FOUR ATHLETES AND A NO. 1-RANKED TEAM MAKE UP WILKES ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME’S CLASS OF 2011 Player profiles by Vince Scalzo and Helen Kaiser WILKES | Winter 2012 ES 6 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees celebrated at the January 21, 2012 ceremony. Honorees are, from left, Laurie (Labbe) Lilly ‘99, Deborah (Miller) Renner ‘89, Dave Jannuzzi ‘01, John Conte ‘01 and University President Tim Gilmour. PHOTO BY MICHAEL TOUEY Inductees to the Athletic Hall of Fame earn their place in University record books with the most wins, the most points scored, the most receptions. As these alumni athletes look back on their careers as Colonels, they remember more than the statistics, recalling the camaraderie among teammates and lessons learned in competition. Established in 1993, the Hall of Fame honors players, coaches and others who have made outstanding contributions to the athletic program. This year’s inductees were honored at a ceremony on Jan. 21. - �athletics Laurie (Labbe) Lilly ’99 Soccer John Conte ’01 Wrestling Conte starred on the Colonels wrestling team during his four-year career, competing at both the 133 and 141 weight classes. He accumulated a 111-13 overall record, including a 73-5 dual-win record from 1997-2001. His 78 dual match appearances, 48 dual decisions, and 73 dual victories are all school records. Conte holds a .936 dual win, ranking fifth all-time in school history earning 15 pins over that time. His best season came in 1999-2000, when he broke the school record for most wins in a season with 36 victories—winning the Middle Atlantic Conference championship and earning All-American status. He was ranked number one in his weight class his entire senior year before an injury ended his season early. Conte says his fondest memory of his college athletic career was placing at the national tournament and becoming an All-American. “I still keep in touch with several of my teammates. We’re spread out all over—California, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina and South Carolina—but whenever I hear one of their voices over the phone it brings back all the memories,” he says. “I know without the opportunity I received from athletics, I probably wouldn’t have gone to college,” Conte continues. Now, after obtaining a master’s degree in special education from Wilkes in 2006, he is in a position to give back by coaching wrestling at Garnet Valley High School in Glen Mills, Pa., and providing learning and emotional support for students in the Chester County Intermediate Unit. Conte lives in East Fallowfield, Pa., with his wife, Holly, and their two daughters, Alexa, 5, and Ella, 1. Laurie (Labbe) Lilly, center, is pictured during her Wilkes playing days with, from left, her father, Bob Labbe, mother Claire Labbe, grandfather, Tom Jehu, and aunt, Lynne Hodges. PHOTO COURTESY LAURIE LILLY WILKES | Winter 2012 PHOTO COURTESY JOHN CONTE A four-time, first team All-Conference performer, Lilly may very well be the most decorated women’s soccer player in Wilkes’ history. She holds almost every offensive school record in the program’s 25-year history, including points, goals, and assists. She graduated in 1999 as the school’s all-time leader in points (109), goals (40), and assists (29) after captaining the first team to have a winning record at 12-7 during her junior season. As a freshman, Lilly was named the conference’s most valuable player and continued her postseason honors as a senior earning second-team Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors. When she looks back on her college athletics, it’s the all-encompassing experience that she values: having a great coach, making wonderful friends, traveling to games, and working hard at winning. Lilly contrasts her college playing career with the high school experience: the victories came much easier in high school. The college team was part of a young program, and “we were the underdogs. We had to overcome so many obstacles. The program improved as we grew and improved. I think that challenge helped me to grow as a person,” she says. Lilly graduated from Wilkes with a degree in business administration, which she puts to good use as owner, with her husband, Jason, of a dry cleaning delivery service in the Raleigh, N.C. area. They are the parents of a 22-month-old daughter, Morgan, and an 11-month-old son, Ben. The family lives in Fuquay-Varina, N.C. 7 �athletics WILKES | Winter 2012 Dave Jannuzzi ’01 Basketball 8 The most decorated men’s basketball player in school history, Jannuzzi ranks in the top 10 in over 35 different categories in Wilkes’ storied history. He rewrote the school record books during his four-year career from 1996-99 and 2000-01 while being named Jostens Division III and ECAC Player of the Year as a senior. He stands as the school’s all-time scoring leader, with 2,132 points in a school record 116 career games. His 728 made field goals and 251 made three-point field goals both rank first in school history. Jannuzzi’s 18.9 career point per-game mark sits third all-time in school history. He also ranks in the top ten all-time in free throws made (2nd/443), free throw percentage (2nd/87.6), assists (2nd/514), and steals (6th/141). Jannuzzi was a four-time All-Freedom selection, earning first-team honors for three years and was named Rookie of the Year as a freshman. He was a three-time Freedom Conference Player of the Year recipient as well as a three-time NABC All-Mid Atlantic Region selection and two-time NABC All-American honoree. Jannuzzi helped lead the Colonels to a 94-18 overall mark over a four-year span where Wilkes won two Middle Atlantic Conference championships and one Freedom championship. During his sophomore season, Wilkes finished 26-5, earning a spot in the NCAA Division III final four. A year later, the Colonels finished 25-4 claiming their second straight conference title and a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. As a senior, Jannuzzi led the squad to a 23-3 overall record and a spot in the NCAA second round. A South Wilkes-Barre resident, Jannuzzi and his wife Kristen are the parents of six: a 12-year-old daughter, Irelyn, and five younger sons: Dominic, Grady, David, Luciano and Valencio. Jannuzzi sometimes coaches his three eldest children in their recreation leagues. His fond memories of the glory days at Wilkes include working with Coach Jerry Rickrode, his teammates and enjoying the enthusiasm of the fans. “My college playing career had a great impact on my life, because it paved the way for all the other opportunities I have had since then,” Jannuzzi says. Following college, he played professionally in Europe for a few years. Back in the states, he held positions as a youth center athletic director, financial adviser, restaurateur, and now is regional sales director for GNC. Deborah (Miller) Renner ’89 Volleyball A four-year letter winner on the Lady Colonel volleyball squad, Renner was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference All-Star team as a rookie in 1985, leading the team to a MAC postseason playoff appearance. During her four years at Wilkes, she served as team captain and was named the squad’s most valuable player while breaking several school records. Renner holds the school’s all-time marks for service receptions in a season (330) and service receptions in a career (993). She also set school records for digs in a season (272) and career digs (638), both of which have since been broken. Renner, now a Lakeland, Fla., resident, says her involvement with the team helped her to get through a very tough time when her mother died during her freshman year. “The whole team was very supportive of me; they helped me to get through things, and I still keep in touch with several players today,” she says. “The friendships we developed and the camaraderie we had both on and off the court were great.” She fondly remembers how Coach Doris Saracino pushed team members so hard during training and how it paid off. Renner graduated with a nursing degree and, although she has kept her nursing license current, she now is also a licensed property and casualty insurance agent, working as a claims service consultant for The Hartford Insurance Company. “Participating in any team sport has an impact on you,” she says. “You learn that dedication and hard work can be rewarding, and you also learn how to communicate well and work together. I’ve used those lessons over the last 20 years in my career.” Renner has two daughters, Charlotte, 16, and Cassandra, 12. �athletics 1995-96 Men’s Basketball Team Finishing the season at 28-2, the 1995-96 Wilkes men’s basketball team was the only team in Wilkes school history to hold the number one ranking in Division III. The 28 victories remain the most wins in a single-season in the program’s 66 years of existence. The squad also captured the Middle Atlantic Conference championship advancing to the NCAA Division III Elite 8. Right, members of the 1995-96 number-one ranked basketball team gathered to celebrate their induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Pictured from left are Coach Jerry Rickrode, Dan Moretski ‘98, Matt LaBuda ‘96, Scott Cleveland ‘99, Brian Gryboski ‘99, Chris Parker ‘96, Jay Williams ’00 and University President Tim Gilmour. PHOTO BY MICHAEL TOUEY WILKES | Winter 2012 Members of the number-one ranked 1995-96 men’s basketball team as they were pictured in the Amnicola, front row, from left, Jay Williams, Dan Moretski, Matt Conway, Brian Gryboksi, Matt LaBuda, Dave Macedo, Chris Parker, Scott Fleming, Mike Cherill. Second row from left, Rich Williams, Coach Jerry Rickrode, Assistant Coach John Dunne, Scott Cleveland, Jason Turner, Mark Shiner, Bill Gallagher, Tim Burlew, Dave Clancy, Scott Schonewolf, Ernest Terell, Asst. Coach Tom Sheplock, Assistant Coach Matt McCaffrey. 9 �PICTURE IT. STAnD in FronT oF The John WilKeS STATue neAr FArley liBrAry AnD looK DoWn The GreenWAy ToWArD eVAnS hAll. ThAT’S Where you’ll See iT. COLLABORATIVE CROSSROADS neW Science BuilDinG Will enhAnce TrADiTion oF STuDenT/FAculTy reSeArch Wilkes | Winter 2012 By Vicki Mayk, M.A. ’12 10 Like a finger beckoning around the end of Stark Learning Center, encouraging the next generation of scientists to enter, Wilkes University’s new science building will curve into the center of campus. The four-story structure will front on River Street. Positioned between the Annette Evans Alumni House and Conyngham Hall, the planned building will arc around the end of Stark and enter the quadrangle. It will provide laboratory, meeting and office space for the Biology & Health Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences departments. Construction on the new structure starts in March, and it is expected to open by fall 2013. The groundbreaking (see box on page 13) is both a beginning and an ending. It marks the end of a long and careful planning and design process that involved faculty, staff and students. Kenneth Klemow, professor of biology and associate director of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research for Northeastern Pennsylvania, chaired the faculty committee that helped choose the architects and determine initial direction for the project. Klemow says that it was a priority to choose a firm that could work with diverse faculty. “During the selection process for architects, we asked the question, ‘What is your experience working with a group like ours?’ ’’ Klemow states. The firm selected – SaylorGregg Architects of Philadelphia— has a wealth of higher education experience and a track record Top, the new building will have trellises creating vertical columns of green. renDerinGS courTeSy SAylorGreGG ArchiTecTS Bottom, new laboratories will offer much-needed space. lAB renDerinG courTeSy nAllS ArchiTecTure �• , " ~ ~~ ; ' ~ working with faculty and a campus community. The firm has built academic, residential, performing arts and co-curricular buildings on more than 20 college campuses, including Duke, Lehigh, Princeton, Cornell and Rutgers universities and Ursinus and Swarthmore colleges. “We were very pleased with the choice of architects,” Klemow says. “They knew the right questions to ask of us.” The selection of SaylorGregg and lab specialists Nalls Architecture in spring 2009 marked the start of an arduous planning process. Getting to know Wilkes was an important first step. Architect D. William Gregg, the project’s lead designer and partner-in-charge, says, “It’s been very satisfying to immerse ourselves in the campus community over the last two and a half years.” goal, Klemow says. “We wanted to make a building for the 21st century, a building where students really want to come to study and achieve their full potential.” It’s a goal shared by Wilkes admissions officers who recruit the freshman class and woo transfer students from other institutions. New buildings help to attract potential students. “When choosing a school, students look for the whole package: high-quality academics as well as an attractive physical environment in which they can have pride,” says Melanie Mickelson ’93, vice president for enrollment services. “The science building will marry the high-quality research work already being conducted by our students with an impressive, cutting-edge physical space to match.” Current students agree that the building will bring needed and welcome changes. Senior biochemistry student Erin Wolfe of \ '' The architects continued determining needs in fall 2009 when science faculty returned to campus. Faculty members attended open meetings where SaylorGregg and their consultants entertained questions and received suggestions. “We each came into the project from a slightly different angle. We could see things that the faculty couldn’t see even though they’re working there every day,” Gregg says. Dale Bruns, dean of the College of Science & Engineering, praises their approach. “The architects were very user-friendly. It was a very nuanced approach,” he says. Although faculty brought many perspectives, they had a common Birth of a Building Dale Bruns, dean of the College of Science & Engineering, is anticipating the benefits of flexible lab space in the new building. Photo by Vicki Mayk Wilkes | Winter 2012 A Shared Vision New Ringgold, Pa., says, “Where I do research, I’m pushed to the back of the lab in a space that’s like a closet. If there’s more room for us doing research, more people will want to come to Wilkes. It’s a great place to start your science career.” By fall 2010, SaylorGregg had a green light to design a 72,500square-foot facility at a cost of $35 million. Determining the site for the new structure posed challenges. The greenway offers the largest open space, and members of the University community were reluctant to sacrifice it. At the same time, faculty expressed a preference for locating the new facility close to Stark, where pharmacy, engineering and physics and mathematics and computer science programs would remain. “Faculty didn’t want a separate new building because of the adjacencies with other departments,” Gregg states. In campus meetings, a suggestion from Patty Gilmour, wife of University president Tim Gilmour, provided an impetus for the building’s final design. “Mrs. Gilmour always liked the notion of a River Street address for the building,” says Gregg. “She really challenged us with that idea because the available site at that location was limited in width.” SaylorGregg project architect Tom Breslin explains that the ' ' '\ ' Pictured from left, a view of the science building from the John Wilkes statue; Kenneth Klemow, professor of biology, who chaired the faculty committee providing input on the project; SaylorGregg Architects team members Tom Breslin, project architect, William Gregg, lead designer, and David Searles, project manager. Building rendering and architect photo courtesy SaylorGregg Architects. Center photo by Bruce Weller The immersion began in summer 2009 with a rigorous review of the existing science facilities in the Stark Learning Center. While science has evolved, Stark has not. Built in the 1950s and expanded in the 1960s and 1970s, little has changed during the building’s long existence. “We needed to get an understanding of the activities in Stark, which is a 220,000-square-foot building,” Gregg explains. ' 11 �SCienCe Building fACtS • The 72,500-square-foot, four-story structure will cost $35 million. • The first floor of the building will building have four stories, the new science building will be taller. Stark is 12 feet floor-to-floor and meeting space to accommodate the new building will be 15 feet both university and community floor-to-floor. Alumni and friends of the University are invited to contribute to the $20 million Achieving Our Destiny campaign supporting the future of science at Wilkes. Gifts will help to fund the new science • The three departmental offices building. To learn more about the Sciences Department will be housed will be located near a core area campaign, see more about the on the second floor, interdisciplinary on each upper floor corridor. project and make a gift, please research laboratories are planned conference rooms accommodating visit www.wilkes.edu/achieve. for the third floor and the chemistry groups of 12, 18 or 24 will be & Biochemistry Department will be clustered as a conference center housed on the fourth floor. on the ground floor. • environmental engineering & earth • Faculty offices will be clustered Science will occupy a 15,000- in groups of three, four and five square-foot section of the building throughout the building. opening on the greenway, with Wilkes | Winter 2012 • Although both Stark and the new include a conference center with needs. The Biology & health 12 More on the WeB • Fifty percent of the roof will space distributed among the be covered by a greenhouse building’s four floors. and terrace. design team began exploring the idea of having one end of the building facing River Street and wrapping the rest around Stark lecture hall, located at the west end of the building. “In a single move of the pen on paper, Bill drew a curved structure and all of a sudden we were saying ‘Whoa! This is going to be great!’ ” The design creates the possibility of a courtyard adjacent to the Annette Evans building. It also uses less space on the greenway than a linear, rectangular design. Conversations with faculty yielded a theme that has driven many of the building design choices. “Fostering collaboration became the theme that emerged early in the project as we talked with faculty,” says Breslin. “Teaching laboratories are clustered by department, but on the third floor, research laboratories for all disciplines are on the same level because so much science is interdisciplinary.” The collaborative environment also is evidenced in lounge spaces on each Michael Steele, top, h. Fenner Professor of research Biology, and Terese Wignot, associate professor of chemistry, provided input on the design of research laboratories. PhoToS By liSA reynolDS AnD ThoMAS MArKley ’11 floor, informal meeting areas in the building’s wide hallways and in a wide, open staircase that beckons students and faculty to chat as they ascend from the lobby. Michael Steele, H. Fenner Professor of Research Biology, says, “What sets this project apart is the strong emphasis on research space for faculty and students. The most important thing that has come to define the sciences at Wilkes is that students come here to work with faculty to supplement their classroom experience with research.” Thomas Mike of Shavertown, Pa., a junior biology major and vice president of the Biology Club, says he chose Wilkes because of the opportunities for research. He agrees with Steele that the new facility will build on that reputation. “It’s a strong program, but the new building will allow us to get even better,” he says, citing dedicated laboratory space and room to add new equipment among the advantages. “Regardless of what building we’re in, it’s a great program. The new building will allow us to showcase it even better.” As planning progressed, input from faculty who will work in the labs was key. Representatives of Nalls Architecture met with faculty frequently. Terese Wignot, associate professor of chemistry, says, “They took input from every member of the department in terms of the design of the chemistry space. I definitely got the feeling that they wanted us to be comfortable, down to what utilities were on the bench. We could say, ‘The sink isn’t good here,’ and they would listen.” Better technology and more efficient use of space are integral to the design. Smart classroom technology, such as whiteboards �Biology major Thomas Mike, left, and biochemistry major erin Wolfe look forward to new facilities for their programs. PhoToS By ThoMAS MArKley ’11 and wireless Internet, will be available throughout the building. Department teaching laboratories and interdisciplinary research labs will be clustered together—an improvement over Stark, says Bruns. “In Stark, we have two water quality labs—one for teaching, one for research—two floors apart, on opposite ends of the building, with other environmental labs being four floors apart,” he explains. “In the new building, labs that work together will be in proximity to one another.” Research labs have a flexible design so that space can easily be reallocated to respond to changing needs. Upper floors will contain three pairs of 1,200-square-foot lab modules grouped together as well as one additional 1,200-square-foot lab module. The labs can be reconfigured to different sizes to accommodate different teaching or research needs. “We will mete out lab space that is appropriate to current projects and research grants,” Bruns says, explaining that larger funded projects may sometimes require more space than individual research interests. It’s a dynamic process, and the new building will accommodate changing lab configurations. trAnSforMing the region During the 18-month construction period, it’s estimated the new building will generate a total economic impact of $20.5 million in Luzerne County and $46.8 million in Pennsylvania. Once completed, the project will have an estimated annual economic impact of $5.8 million, generating new jobs and supporting scientific research. Scientists trained in the facility could help spur economic growth. The new facility will encourage collaboration via joint biomedical research projects with The Commonwealth Medical College and regional hospitals. The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research will use the labs for its research assessing the impact of gas drilling on the region. While the new science building will dramatically advance science education at Wilkes, its impact also will be felt throughout the region. Wilkes President Tim Gilmour says, “Most new buildings are designed to improve campus life with little thought given to their impact on the community. That is not the case with our science building. While it will indeed dramatically improve our science facilities, it will also greatly enhance our ability to educate the scientific manpower and do the scientific research northeastern Pennsylvania needs to compete in today’s economy.” A green SPACe SaylorGregg is pursuing LEED silver certification for the project. LEED certification is awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council and specifies that sustainable practices are to be used in construction and in the operation of the building. Recycling and waste disposal on the construction site must meet certain standards, as must the choice of building systems and materials. LEED certification is important to Wilkes, which has committed to sustainable practices. The building will incorporate polished concrete—a very sustainable material. Forest Stewardship Council-rated wood, which earns that designation because it’s been harvested responsibly, will be used. Energy efficient lighting is planned. Windows will have low-e glazing, allowing visible light to come in without excessive radiation. Portions of the roof—10 to 15 percent—will be green, planted with vegetation, and available for student projects. Vines will grow up trellises designed vertically on the exterior, creating four-story columns of green. On the greenway side of the building, a continuous horizontal trellis along the ground floor will give an illusion of a hedge. “This will provide a teaching opportunity for biology faculty,” Gregg says. “Different exposures around the building will demand different kinds of plants. They’ll be involved in the selection of each plant.” Management of storm water and surface run-off—an issue for many buildings—is being addressed by diverting a portion into a swale rain garden that will be a habitat for special plants that thrive in such an environment. It will serve as a teaching tool as well. “These features will make the building itself a kind of learning laboratory for our students,” says Bruns. AN INVITATION The Groundbreaking Ceremony and Celebration for the New Science Building Thursday, March 1, 2012 (Snow date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012) 1 p.m., The Greenway A view of the new science building as seen from evans and roth (formerly chesapeake/Delaware) halls. renDerinG courTeSy SAylorGreGG ArchiTecTS Celebration reception immediately following groundbreaking, lobby, Stark Learning Center Wilkes | Winter 2012 Members of the Wilkes University Community are invited to 13 �EILEEN EVANINA ’82, MS ’94 EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS, LEFT A LIFE ON WELFARE FOR CAREER IN NURSING AND EDUCATION By Helen Kaiser WILKES | Winter 2012 SUCCESS TIME S 14 X2 �Eileen Evanina ’82, M.S.’94 with one of her two employers, Dr. David Reynolds ’86. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL TOUEY Eileen Evanina, Olyphant, Pa. and New York, N.Y., B.S. Nursing, Wilkes, 1982 Certificate, Nurse Anesthesia, Mercy Hospital, Scranton, 1986 M.S. Nursing, Wilkes, 1994 D.N.P. candidate, Columbia University Career: Practicing nurse in Pennsylvania and college administrator, faculty member, and doctoral candidate at Columbia University. Notable: Entered Wilkes as a welfare mom and graduated with honors to become a skilled nurse anesthetist and educator. Favorite Wilkes Memory: Great mentors in the Wilkes nursing program who believed in her and who championed the role of nurses as the backbone of the healthcare system. discipline of those years is not lost on her family. Eldest son Michael Pisanchyn recalls many days of waking up while it was still dark, being bundled up and taken in their old beat-up car to the babysitter’s house. In the early evening, their mother would pick them up and take them home. After dinner, they would listen to her study. “The way she studied,” he says, “was to read everything aloud so she would remember it better. I remember my mom always having her books open. And I remember that yellow highlighter she used to underline what was important. It seemed to me that the whole book was yellow. “She would tell us, ‘We’re here now (in the housing projects), but we don’t have – Eileen Evanina ’82, M.S.’94 to stay here.’ She realized that education was the way out. That’s what drives her. Even today, it’s education, education, education,” he says. Although proud she graduated with honors, Evanina says matter-of-factly: “I wasn’t that great. It’s just that I had others who depended upon me for new shoes and for food.” Now remarried, Evanina has two other children and three grandchildren. “My greatest accomplishment is that as a former welfare mom I have produced four fantastic children who are productive and contribute to society,” Evanina says. Michael is an attorney; Christopher is a nurse anesthetist. Sarah is a nurse and aims to become a nurse anesthetist. John is a police officer. Retired husband, John, keeps the home in Olyphant, Pa., running smoothly—my “rock,” Evanina says—enabling her to maintain a demanding schedule of work and advanced education in two states. “ ‘Practice what you teach’ is an important goal of the Columbia University School of Nursing,” Evanina explains, so her days in clinical work back in Pennsylvania provide this opportunity. Her employer, Dr. David Reynolds ’86, says her schedule leaves him breathless and that it’s evident she loves to teach. “Eileen is hardworking and diligent. She practices from the very heart of what health care should be: What can I do to assist the patient?” Reynolds says. Remembering those who told her that poor kids couldn’t attend college or that women just raised children and worked as secretaries, Evanina has this advice for today’s students: “Don’t let someone else tell you what you ‘cannot’ do.” ‘I’m not sure you’d be able to do this,’ he told me. And I thought, I can do it— not for myself, but for my boys. WILKES | Winter 2012 E ileen Evanina ’82, M.S.’94 has two jobs in two states doing two things that she enjoys: being a nurse anesthetist and teaching the next generation of nurses. The 56-year-old Evanina is director of the nurse anesthesia program and assistant professor of clinical nursing for Columbia University. Mondays through Thursdays she is in New York City teaching, supervising program details and finishing studies for her doctor of nursing practice degree. Thursday evenings she boards a bus for the three-hour commute back to northeastern Pennsylvania, where on most Fridays she is a nurse anesthetist at Northeastern Gastroenterology Associates in Honesdale. Evanina left a life on welfare to make valuable contributions to society. She was able to do so, she says, because nearly 35 years ago Wilkes University gave her a chance. She was Eileen Pisanchyn then, living on welfare as a divorced mother of two sons, Michael, 3, and Christopher, 1. “I hated being on welfare,” she says. “It was embarrassing. Back in those days they had those coupon stubs for food stamps that everyone would see at the store.” “I’d taken the business classes in high school, thinking you had to be rich to go to college,” she says. A chance encounter with nursing students wearing clinical scrubs led her to think maybe it would be possible to go to college. She met with an associate dean at Wilkes who, for her own benefit, challenged her commitment. He explained the odds were stacked against her, as a young mother with two toddlers and someone who hadn’t taken the academic track in high school. “ ‘I’m not sure you’d be able to do this,’ he told me. And I thought, I can do it—not for myself, but for my boys.” That mettle carried her through four years of juggling the care of her sons, maintaining a home, and keeping up with her studies— especially her nemesis, inorganic chemistry. The drama and 15 �John CEFALy JR. ‘70 Is A MAstER DEAL MAKER In MAnhAttAn REAL EstAtE By Geoff Gehman John CEFALy JR. ’70 pLAys ChEss WIth MAnhAttAn sKysCRApERs. thE bRoKER sECUREs hUnDREDs oF thoUsAnDs oF sQUARE FEEt FoR soME oF thE WoRLD’s LARGEst ADVERtIsInG AGEnCIEs, IntERnAtIonAL bAnKs AnD othER KInG-sIZE CoRpoRAtE KnIGhts In shoWCAsE bUILDInGs, soME In AREAs hE hELpED tRAnsFoRM Into bUsInEss hUbs. hE pERFoRMs thEsE MoVEs As EXECUtIVE VICE ChAIRMAn oF Wilkes | Winter 2012 thE GLobAL FIRM CUshMAn & WAKEFIELD, InC., thE WoRLD’s LARGEst 16 pRIVAtELy hELD CoMMERCIAL REAL-EstAtE sERVICEs CoMpAny. �photos by Dan Z. Johnson Wilkes | Winter 2012 John Cefaly Jr. ’70 enjoys the view of the city he helped shape from his Avenue of the Americas office. 17 �Wilkes | Winter 2012 The business is interesting when you put a deal together with two parties. But it’s FASCINATING when the DEAL is with three parties, or more. 18 “I like working with big clients with big needs and, hopefully, complicated structures,” says Cefaly, reclining in his Avenue of the Americas office, a block from two landmarks, Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center. “The business is interesting when you put a deal together with two parties. But it’s fascinating when the deal is with three parties, or more.” Cefaly grew up near the Wilkes campus in Ashley, Pa. He had little interest in brokering commercial space while studying at Wilkes, although he did enjoy George Bell’s real estate course. Cefaly discovered Cushman & Wakefield through his friend Caleb McKenzie ’70, whose brothers worked for the firm. Hired by a McKenzie sibling in February 1971, Cefaly’s first job was finding tenants for a year-old building in lower Manhattan in an area known as the insurance district. It was a tough sell because New York City was mired in a real estate recession. Cefaly’s task became easier in 1973 as the market rebounded and New York emerged from the recession. The opening of the World Trade Center also began to make lower Manhattan a new commercial hotspot. Cefaly was mentored by Ken Dean, nicknamed “Mr. Downtown” for popularizing lower Manhattan. For 25 years, mentor and protégé shared a Wall Street office, sitting literally desk to desk. Dean convinced Cefaly in 1974 to stay in Manhattan and not relocate to Houston, Texas, where Cushman & Wakefield was opening a new branch office—“the best decision I ever made in my life.” And it was Dean who gave Cefaly rare access to CEOs, CFOs and other captains of industry. “That was pretty eye opening for a kid from Ashley, Pa.” “Ken was from an old New York family with deep roots in lower-Manhattan real estate. He was a first-class gentleman and very important in my career at Cushman & Wakefield.” Cefaly has accumulated a large crop of creative coups. In the late 1980s, he moved the ad agency Bates Worldwide from the Chrysler Building to the Garment District on Seventh Avenue, a move that helped change the area from commercially unfashionable to fashionable. Since 2000, he advised the Canadian Imperial Banking Corp. (CIBC) on a 1.1 million-square-foot joint venture to construct a new building on 42nd Street and Madison Avenue. Shortly after 9/11 he represented the Dutch bank ABN AMRO in relocating from its New York home to waterfront property in New Jersey and then re-let their space to the insurance brokerage giant Aon, previously located in the World Trade Center. In that transaction, Aon secured all the leasehold improvements including furniture and artwork from ABN AMRO. Last summer Cefaly completed one of the biggest deals of the year for Nomura Holding America Inc., the U.S. branch of a Japanese financial-services company. Cefaly worked with Nomura executives to analyze their options of remaining downtown or relocating to midtown. They ended up focusing on Worldwide Plaza at Eighth Avenue and 50th Street. During negotiations, a number of other tenants sought to secure the building. Due to relationships he forged over his 40-year career, Cefaly convinced the Worldwide Plaza owners to stick with Nomura.“Don’t go looking,” he said, “at the other girl across the street.” Nomura ended up renting 900,000 square feet in Worldwide Plaza on 20 floors. It was the largest new office lease in midtown in seven years. The Wall Street Journal chronicled the deal as one of five major 2011 transactions for Cefaly’s team totaling $1.3 billion. Cefaly’s success can be measured by the nearly 40 million square feet he’s secured and by his longtime rank as one of C&W’s top worldwide producers. He has adjusted to a host of crises: the Black Friday stock-market crash of 1988 and the subprimemortgage catastrophe in 2008. Most traumatic was the Sept. 11, 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center’s twin towers by terrorists. Cefaly, who lost friends in the disaster, worked tirelessly with his team to help clients find alternative spaces and assist in getting their businesses up and running. Cefaly and his wife, Jane, who also has ties to Wilkes, reside in Manhattan, but also spend time in homes in Palm Beach, Fla., and Westhampton, N.Y. He belongs to clubs in the New York area and enjoys golfing around the world, making an annual trip to play the fabled course at St. Andrew’s in Scotland. He’s an investor in two restaurants in Manhattan: Il Gattopardo (The Leopard), which survived weeks of gloomy business after �JOHN CEFALY JR., New York, N.Y. B.S., Commerce and Finance, Wilkes, 1970 Career: Vice chairman, Cushman & Wakefield, world’s largest privately held commercial real-estate services company; member of its global management committee; founding chairman of its National Brokerage Advisory Board Notable: Cushman & Wakefield’s Worldwide Overall Producer in 2002-2003 and 2005 Continuing contribution to Wilkes: Co-chairman of fundraising campaign for the University’s new science center. Accepted the task to honor Cromwell Thomas, former longtime head of Wilkes’ engineering department and uncle of his wife, Jane. The campaign kicks off in March 2012. (See story, page 10) opening a week after 9/11, and The Leopard at Des Artistes, which reopened in the former Café des Artistes, a legendary lair near Lincoln Center. Now in his 41st year at C&W, Cefaly still relishes the friendship of his partners, inside and outside the firm. He still enjoys auditioning for jobs—and he still gets a major jolt from closing a major package. “Every deal is very satisfying when you’ve taken it from beginning to end, and you’ve negotiated through the maze of structural and legal complexities, and you’re there for the ribbon cutting, so to speak,” says Cefaly with a smile. “Even after 41 years, I still feel the same enthusiasm for executing, and winning, the business. It’s just great when you get checkmate.” Wilkes | Winter 2012 John Cefaly ’70 takes care of business in his Cushman & Wakefield office. 19 �alumni news Wrestling Reunion Set For June 2-3 Wrestling alumni are invited to attend a reunion on June 2-3 in Wilkes-Barre. The occasion will mark Coach John Reese’s 85th birthday and include plenty of opportunities to catch up with teammates and friends. Wilkes’ rich wrestling history spans more than 60 years, 42 of which were under Reese’s leadership. “The story behind our overall success is that our program is about being a team and all of [our wrestlers] made that possible,” says Reese. Interested alumni should contact current coach Jon Laudenslager at jon.laudenslager@wilkes.edu or (570)408-4035 or the Office of Alumni Relations at (570)408-7787 or alumni@wilkes.edu. According to the 1972 Amnicola, where this photo appears, “The 1971-1972 Colonel wrestling team once again displayed that quality of greatness which has established Wilkes as one of the top ‘college division’ wrestling powers in the entire nation.” Wrestling alumni are invited back to campus for a reunion on June 2. Alumni Association Open Board Meeting Interested in learning more about the Alumni Association? Participate in our open meeting on Friday, June 1. Whether you join us on campus or call in to the meeting, you’ll get a firsthand look at how our board of directors works with its campus partners to provide programs for the alumni community. WILKES | Winter 2012 Regional Alumni Groups to Gather in 2012 20 The Alumni Association is pleased to announce the start of four regional groups that will be led by members of our board of directors: • Boston and Providence areas: JJ Fadden ’98 • Central Pennsylvania: Donna Talarico ’00, MFA ’08 • Northeastern Pennsylvania: Kristin Klemish ’04 • Washington, D.C.: Ron Miller ’93 Located in areas with strong alumni participation, these groups will hold fun events and create ways for Wilkes grads to stay connected, no matter how far they are from campus. JJ, Donna, Kristin and Ron would love to hear from you if you live in one of their regions. Contact them at alumni@wilkes.edu. Don’t worry if you don’t live in one of these areas— Wilkes has a full schedule of events planned for 2012. Check www.wilkes.edu/alumni for updates. At the meeting, we’ll review our goals, discuss future opportunities and get a detailed look at Homecoming 2012. If you are interested in participating, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@wilkes.edu or (570)408-7787. A group of alumni and guests gather at the Capitol building in Washington, DC. Ron Miller ’93, the alumni association representative for the DC area, invites fellow Colonels to attend upcoming events, which will be announced soon. �alumni news HOMECOMING 2012 Mark your calendars for Homecoming 2012 — October 5, 6 and 7! Take a trip back to campus and you’ll be sure to have as much fun as these ladies from Chesapeake Hall. Nominations Sought for 2012 Health Sciences Distinguished Service Awards President and Mrs. Gilmour to be Honored at Alumni Scholarship Dinner If you know a Wilkes graduate who should be recognized for his or her contributions to the fields of medicine, dentistry, optometry, podiatry or veterinary medicine, consider submitting a nomination for the Health Sciences Distinguished Service Award. Past recipients include Charles N. Burns Sr., M.D., ’35; Doris B. Bartuska, M.D., ’49; George E. Hudock, Jr., M.D., ’50; Catherine DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., ’65; Dan F. Kopen, M.D., ’70; Richard Clompus, O.D., ’75; Henry Finn, M.D. F.A.C.S., ’80; Eduardo Marban, M.D., Ph.D. ’74; W. Peter Nordland, D.M.D., ’74, MS ’75; Mark Stair, V.M.D., ’70. Submit your nomination online at www.community.wilkes.edu/HSawards. The Wilkes community will honor Tim and Patty Gilmour on Friday, April 20 at the Alumni Association’s annual scholarship dinner in recognition of their 11 years of service to the University. “I have attended this fabulous event several times over the years. It is always a festive evening which draws the ‘Who’s Who’ among the Wilkes community, including alumni, trustees, faculty, past presidents and students. It is a great way to network with those from Wilkes and the local community,” says Cindy Charnetski O.D. ’97, committee chairperson. Last year, the dinner honored Lawrence Cohen ’57 and raised over $14,000 for the scholarship. The scholarship is awarded each year to a child or grandchild of a Wilkes alumnus. Members of the Alumni Association’s development committee interview student scholarship candidates to select the winner. For more information about the scholarship dinner, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (570)408-7787 or alumni@wilkes.edu. WILKES | Winter 2012 Pictured first row, left to right are Janet Markowitz Macik ‘75, Gayle (Kinback) Pryor ‘75, Ann Marie (Lewis) Strempek ’75, Nancy (Slawson) Deacon ‘77, Denise Chapura ’74; sitting on stage left to right, are Janine (Pokrinchak) Dubik ’78, Merle (Zipkin) Silver ’78, Nancy Van Kuren ’78, Shelley (Busa) O’Brien ’77, Sue Ann (Knight) Beck ’77; and top row, from left, Fran (Polakowski) Holloway ’76 and Shawn (Rozett) Senning ’78 21 �class notes 1951 Charles F. Jackson was honored with the 2011 Philadelphia Association of School Retirees Community Service Award. The Philadelphia chapter, Region XI, has the largest membership among Pennsylvania’s Association of School Retirees (PASR). Jackson retired in 1994 after serving in Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York public school districts in various positions including teacher, athletic coach, department head, grade coordinator, assistant vice principal, principal and assistant superintendent. He and his wife, Barbara, reside in Langhorne, Pa. William Siglin and his wife Norma celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary on Dec. 25, 2011. They reside in Springfield Township, Pa. 1978 Tony Couto was inducted into the Allentown (Pa.) Central Catholic Athletic Hall of Fame in December 2010 as a member of the 1973 undefeated football team. In December 2011 he was inducted for a second time in recognition of his athletic achievements in football and wrestling. David A. Jolley ’78 shows off his book, A Good Cup of Coffee: Short-Time Major Leaguers and Their Claims to Fame, outside the Baseball Hall of Fame. porous materials to separate gases. Golden uses the Tim Golden ’78 wondered why his boss insisted he attend retained by the sponge allowing for the production of the December 2011 Technology Town Hall Meeting held at oxygen at the exit of the sponge.” analogy of a sponge to explain the process: “It would be as if I sent air through a sponge and nitrogen would be Golden holds the record among current Air Product with the Allentown, Pa.-based corporation, Golden says employees for most patents: 66 in the United States and he didn’t think it was unusual when he saw the company’s more than 400 worldwide. During the course of more senior vice president, Corning Painter, and its chairman, than two decades with the company, it’s estimated that John McGlade, were present. Golden’s work has impacted more than $6 billion in Air “I’m a researcher,” Golden quips. “My head’s in the Products revenues. Air Products is a global leader in the clouds 99 percent of the time. But then I realized that industrial, energy, technology and health care markets with they were talking about me.” a portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty Air Products senior leadership presented Golden with the company’s Professional Achievement Award, Wilkes | Winter 2012 to Fame. He donated copies of the book to the Baseball Hall of Fame’s research library in Cooperstown, N.Y. Tim Golden ’78 Holds Patent on Research Success their company, Air Products. A 28-year veteran researcher 22 David A. Jolley announced the publication of his book, A Good Cup of Coffee: Short-Time Major Leaguers & Their Claims gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. In presenting the award, Air Products chairman recognizing employees who have made significant contri- McGlade said, “We’re here to recognize someone who is butions to Air Products’ success through their skills, helping to move us toward our vision, someone whose dedication and high professional standards. The award— adsorption expertise has contributed greatly to our given only once before since its inception—carries a success as a company. But technical prowess alone isn’t $40,000 honorarium. what makes him a leader. That quality is combined with Golden was honored for his work with adsorption other attributes like the ability to mentor, to collaborate, technology, which contributes to success for Air Products and sponsor teamwork. So much so that a recent job plants, technology and processes. Adsorption technology, applicant met Tim at a conference and said—and this is a Golden explains, involves designing and developing quote—‘I want to work for him!’ The adsorption industry �class notes John Pullo Sr. was elected to the Keystone College Board of Trustees. He is vice president for ground systems at Gentex Corp. in Simpson, Pa. 1990 Christopher Buchanan and his wife, Sharon, welcomed their second child, David Bruce Black Buchanan, on Sept. 23, 2011. 1982 Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~ Ruth McDermott-Levy received the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association’s 2011 Nurse as Global Citizen Award at a ceremony on Oct. 27, 2011. She works for Villanova University College of Nursing. 1994 Matt McCaffrey MS ’97 and his wife, Andrea, welcomed their daughter, Abigail Elizabeth, on June 29, 2011. She joins her siblings, 8-year-old Matthew and 5-year-old Katy. The family lives in North Canton, Ohio. second daughter, Adele Marie DaRe, born Oct. 17, 2011. 1998 Danielle (Yeakel) Schaeffer and her husband, Mark, welcomed their second child, Shane Douglas, on Dec. 20, 2010. He joins older sister Olivia Ann. The family lives in Forks Township, Pa. Suzanne Reedy and Daniel McKeon were married on May 14, 2011. The bride is employed at Sanofi-Pasteur in Swiftwater, Pa. The groom is employed by American International Mailing in Whippany, N.J. The couple reside in Great Meadows, N.J. 2000 Linda Chong and Nicholas Souchik III welcomed their third daughter, Liliya, on Sept. 7, 2011. She joins older sisters Larissa and Natasha. Tony DaRe and his wife, Adrienne, welcomed their 2002 Reunion Oct. 5-7 ,-... Vanessa Bodgan and William Parry III were married on Oct. 1, 2010. The bride is a fifth-grade teacher in the Lake-Lehman School District. The groom is employed at recognized him through his election to the Carbon Hall of longer competitive. “I decided I’d better concentrate on Fame, and we’re proud to recognize him now for his contri- chemistry,” says Golden, who earned the Catherine Bone butions to Air Products.” Award in chemistry when he graduated. The award—a complete surprise for Golden—brought He has fond memories of chemistry faculty and their tears to his eyes. “I got a standing ovation from my mates influence. “Owen Faut was my favorite professor. He was in technology. That meant more to me than anything.” an inspiration to me. He was a great teacher who gave Golden, who came to Wilkes from New York state, was a me confidence in my abilities.” wrestler. But after the University switched from Division III After graduating from Wilkes, he earned a doctorate in to Division I in wrestling after his freshman year, he was no materials science from Penn State and joined Air Products, where he’s enjoyed a long and successful research career. Upon his retirement from Air Products in January 2012, Golden is moving to France with his wife, Catherine, a native of Brittany, and their two children, Madeleine, 13, and William, 11. “I want to spend more time with the kids,” Golden says. “They still like me. I know that will change. Selfishly, I just want to be around them while I can.” Although he will continue working for Air Products as a consultant mentoring younger scientists, Golden looks forward to the change. “Sometimes we get caught up on this merry-go-round called work. If you just jump off, you may be surprised where you land.” – By Vicki Mayk M.A.’12 Tim Golden ’78 in his laboratory at Air Products. Photo courtesy of Air Products Wilkes | Winter 2012 1980 Dr. Jeffrey S. Yablon is an assistant professor in the University of California San Francisco Department of Neurological Surgery. He is medical director of the newly formed Peggy Herman Center for the Neurosciences at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif. 23 �class notes Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. The couple reside in Dallas Township, Pa. 2003 Christopher Tedesco see 2004. 2004 Pamela Tedesco and Christopher Tedesco ’03 welcomed their third child, Lilyanna Grace Tedesco, on Sept. 20, 2011. She joins older brothers Christopher, 5, and Nathaniel, 21 months. Stefanie Henninger ’02 and Andrew Taylor were married on Sept. 10, 2011. The bride is a nuclear medicine technologist at Fox Hospital in Oneonta, N.Y. The groom works in sales for Chrysler. The couple reside in Oneonta. The bride’s wedding party included two Wilkes alumnae. From left to right, bridesmaids Jessica Kim and Nicole Volpe, matron of honor Shanna (Henninger) Dawson PharmD ’01, bride Stefanie (Henninger) Taylor ’02, matron of honor Kimberly (Chapman) Schneider ’02, and bridesmaids Jennie Taylor and Kristi Stein. 2005 James Lemoncelli is deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, for 10 months as a CommandersEmergency Response Program program manager for USFOR-A, U.S. Forces Afghanistan. 2007 Reunion Oct. 5-7 ~ Shannon Curtin MBA ’09 and Zachary Mazur were married on June 12, 2010. The bride is a communications and engagement analyst for Northrop Grumman in Suffolk, Va. The couple reside in Portsmouth, Va. Wilkes | Winter 2012 2010 John Hollock is an accountant at the Moosic, Pa., office of accounting firm Jones Kohanski & Company. 24 Nadine Ann Taylor ’07 and Jon James Prutzman ’05 were married on Nov. 6, 2010. The bride is a special education teacher at Robert D. Wilson Elementary School and junior varsity softball coach in Waymart, Pa. She also is a Zumba instructor. The groom is a controller at Compuspar USA Inc. in Allentown, Pa. The couple reside in Scranton, Pa. Alumni in the couple’s wedding party included bridesmaids Jodi Viscomi ’05 and Jan Nunemacher ’06, groomsman Mike Zapotoski ’05, and best man Tom Reynolds ’05. Andrew Seaman was hired to manage the health news Web site for Thomson Reuters. He will be based at Reuters’s headquarters in New York City. �class notes Matthew Archey ’09, M.S. ’11 Brings New Technology to Historic Building Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to ensure When Wilkes-Barre-based architecture and engineering building system meets building code requirements. firm, Borton-Lawson, won the contract to update The project required design concepts be approved by the the updated renovations would not affect the appearance of the building. Another challenge is making sure the Archey is enjoying the various challenges the project the heating system of the historic Luzerne County has posed. “It’s really interesting to see how systems Courthouse, Wilkes alumnus, Matthew Archey ’09, M.S.’11 have evolved to satisfy the needs of building occupants, was eager to begin the challenging assignment. while limiting the effects on the environment,” he stated. The project is a part of the overall renovation of the courthouse and focuses on the implementation of the Designing environmentally friendly systems is of particular importance to Archey. He is also working on a new heating system and the corresponding energy Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) efficiency improvements. Archey’s employer is committed project for the Geisinger Health Systems office building in to preserving the history and landscape of northeastern Buckhorn, Pa. Pennsylvania for future generations, but with that commitment come challenges. “Older buildings weren’t designed with the current Archey earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s in engineering management from Wilkes. He says his professors influenced the way technologies in mind,” explains Archey. “It can be difficult to he approaches his day-to-day work. Wilkes engineering conceal or even fit the necessary system components within professors, Syed Perwez Kalim and John Orehotsky, each the building in a way that maintains its historical integrity.” helped to prepare him to handle the multi-faceted aspects of the engineering profession. “A lot of what I do today I learned in Dr. Kalim’s classes,” he says. “(Orehotsky) was always full of energy. It was obvious he loved what he did every day. I try to keep that positive attitude because it helps you get through stressful times.” Being versatile and capitalizing on internship opportunities is what led to his career success. “The Wilkes internship fair set me up with a company, which eventually led to my job immediately after graduation,” he said. Archey is grateful to have been given the opportunity to be a part of the restoration of the Luzerne County Courthouse. – By Rachel Strayer, M.F.A. ’12 Matt Archey ’09, M.S.’11 has worked on the restoration of the Luzerne County Courthouse. Photo by Vicki Mayk 1981 Babetta Wenner M.S. is now assistant professor of fine arts at Misericordia University. appellate advocacy as amicus brief writer and allocatur clerk, past chair and active committee member of the Amicus Committee for more than 15 years, and his lifelong dedication to preserving justice. Bednarz resides in Shavertown, Pa. Wilkes | Winter 2012 Graduate Students 2006 John A. Bednarz, Jr. M.A. was honored at the annual Pennsylvania Association for Justice retreat with the George F. Douglas Amicus Curiae Award. The award acknowledged his outstanding 25 John A. Bednarz, Jr. M.A. �class notes In Memoriam Brian Kasarda M.S. and Jessica Ervin were married on June 18, 2011. The bride is studying to be a teacher. The groom is an accountant with Guard Insurance Group in Wilkes-Barre. The couple reside in Hazle Township, Pa. 2007 Karen Elaine Petrosky MBA and James Patrick Blaum were married on Aug. 20, 2010. Both are employed as teachers by the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. The couple reside in Kingston, Pa. Wilkes | Winter 2012 2008 Dave Blum M.A. self-published his novel The Last Pottsville Warrior. The novel chronicles the lives of five families from the mid-1950s through the 1970s in the coal and steel belt of northeast Pennsylvania. The book is a portrait of personal struggles amidst the dramatic changes in American culture. It is now available on amazon.com for Kindle. 26 2009 Shannon Curtin MBA see 2007. 1940 Dr. Michael Seniuk, Augusta, Ga., died Nov. 9, 2011. He served as a dentist in the U.S. Army during World War II. Seniuk was employed by the Veterans Administration Hospital and worked in the dental clinics of the Veterans Administration Hospitals in Wilkes-Barre; Fayetteville, N.C.; Lebanon, Pa.; Dublin, Ga.; and Augusta, Ga. 1942 Dr. Phyllis Berger, Kingston, Pa., died Sept. 10, 2011. She opened a joint optometric practice with her husband, becoming the first woman optometrist in Lackawanna County. 1949 Donald W. Perrego, Mechanicsburg, Pa., died Oct. 17, 2011. He was a veteran of the U.S. Naval Reserves and the U.S. Army, serving as a civil engineer during the Korean Conflict. Perrego worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Department of Forests and Water, becoming director of the Bureau of Water Projects. 1950 Thomas T. Smith Jr., Kingston, Pa., died Nov. 25, 2011. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and began his teaching career at Forty Fort High School before teaching English at Wyoming Valley West. He also worked for his father at Smith’s Grocery Store in Kingston. Charlotte Davis Wentz, Wyoming Valley, Pa., died Aug. 9, 2011. She worked at the Harrisburg State Hospital and as a legal secretary in Virginia. She was the first paid director of volunteer services for the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, a position she held for 20 years. 1951 Leo F. Gavlick, Swoyersville, Pa., died Dec. 5, 2011. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was a self-employed professional civil engineer, architect, and surveyor. John B. Wheelwright Jr., Hunlock Creek, Pa., died Aug. 9, 2011. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was employed at Bell Labs in New Jersey. 1952 Robert H. Nash, Berwick, Pa., died Oct. 19, 2011. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was an English teacher for the Berwick Area School System for 39 years. David T. Williams Jr., Roanoke, Va., died Nov. 9, 2011. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and an employee with the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. After retiring, he was a computer operator for Dauphin County in Harrisburg, Pa. 1954 H. Harrison Cook, Dallas, Pa., died Sept. 27, 2011. He was a sales representative for National Gypsum Co. until his retirement in 1996. Nevin Dieffenbach, Manheim, Pa., died March 21, 2011. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a retired registered nurse and nursing home administrator who served at all levels of nursing, from nursing assistant to director of nursing. He retired from the Lebanon VA Medical Center in 1980. Dr. Thomas A. Kislan, Harleigh, Pa., died Aug. 12, 2011. He was a retired U.S. Navy pilot and had a private dental practice in Hazelton, Pa., for over 40 years. Kislan served as a pilot and dentist for the U.S. Naval Reserves for more than 25 years, earning the rank of Commander. �class notes In Memoriam The Rev. John (Jack) S. Prater, Plymouth Township, Pa., died Nov. 8, 2011. He served Episcopal parishes in Saint Clair, Pa., and Minersville, Pa., before becoming the rector of Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Dallas, Pa., where he served for 35 years. Upon his retirement he was named rector emeritus. 1957 Nancy Morris Phethean, Mt. Kisco, N.Y., died Sept. 2, 2011. She taught first grade at Primrose School in Somers, N.Y. from 1970 until her retirement in 1996. 1958 Thomas A. Yahara, Lancaster, Pa., died Oct. 16, 2011. He was a registered professional engineer with the Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering Mentoring Program at the Penn State University. He was also an artist belonging to the Lancaster Art Association. 1959 John C. Lacomy Sr., Old Forge, Pa., died Nov. 28, 2011. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was employed as a metal fabricator and inspector for R & H Fabricators, Orangeville Metal, and Berwick Metal Fabricators. 1960 Carol Ann Haracz, Nanticoke, Pa., died Aug. 31, 2011. She was a registered nurse at Hahnemann University Hospital and other hospitals in Philadelphia, Pa. 1964 John Tensa Jr., Plymouth, Pa., died Sept. 24, 2011. He was an elementary school and remedial math teacher at the Main Street School in Plymouth in the Wyoming Valley West School District for 39 years. 1968 Martin E. (Marty) Hurley, New Orleans, La., died Sept. 12, 2011. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force Band and served as a drum instructor for the military bands Bleu Raeders and the Black Knights before joining the staff of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps. He was band director at Brother Martin High School, New Orleans; percussion instructor at Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, La.; and taught musical seminars and clinics. He also published his musical compositions through his own company, Rudimental Percussion Publications, and through Row-Loff Productions. 1970 Les Sdorow, New Hope, Pa., died Sept. 13, 2011. He was an associate professor of psychology at Arcadia University, co-founder of the Leigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference, and the author of an introductory psychology textbook. 1971 Casimer J. Czerwien, Nanticoke, Pa., died Oct. 2, 2011. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. 1975 Mary O’Brien Callahan, Forty Fort, Pa., died Nov. 12, 2011. She worked for the Division of Unemployment Compensation and Employment Service for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and taught at Saint Ann’s Academy, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton Preparatory School. 1976 Stephen A. Bloomburg, Forty Fort, Pa., died Aug. 31, 2011. He worked in the insurance and financial planning industry for more than 30 years and was the owner and operator of Bloomburg Financial in Kingston, Pa. Richard J. Kopec, Swoyersville, Pa., died Oct. 22, 2011. He was an active member of the Association of the Blind. Roger John Price, Wilkes-Barre Township, Pa., died Oct. 20, 2011. He was employed for 10 years by the Probation Office of Luzerne County and for 20 years as a supreme/auditor for the Pennsylvania Auditor General. 1977 Gary E. Bilski, Norristown, Pa., died Sept. 16, 2011. He was employed as a nurse executive at Montgomery County Emergency Service. 1978 Gloria M. Dobrowalski, Laflin, Pa., died Nov. 14, 2011. She was a certified rehabilitation counselor, and owned and operated G.M.B. and Associates in Wilkes-Barre. She was also employed by Evergreen Behavioral Intervention for Children in Luzerne, Pa. Wilkes | Winter 2012 1955 Irwin H. Gelb, Wilkes-Barre, died June 24, 2011. He worked for and eventually owned his father’s wholesale business, Phillip Gelb Company. He was an employee at Macy’s since 2000. 27 �class notes In Memoriam 1979 Thomas N. “Chip” Pufko, Spring City, Pa., died Sept. 7, 2011. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps before being honorably discharged as an officer. 1981 Rose H. Somers, Weatherly, Pa., died July 2011. 1983 Rev. Robert G. MacIntyre, Bethlehem, Pa., died Sept. 2, 2011. He was the pastor at Olivet United Presbyterian Church, Easton, Pa., since 1998. Prior to his ordination, MacIntyre was a project design engineer in satellite communications at the Tobyhanna Army Depot. 1985 Billy D. Adams Sr., Pocono Summit, Pa., died June 27, 2011. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps for 26 years and was a veteran of both the Korean War and Vietnam wars. He also worked for an electronics company out of the Tobyhanna Army Depot and served as a technical writer and editor at Fort Monmouth. Vincent J. Kashulon Jr., Raleigh, N.C., died Sept. 10, 2011. He was a Vietnam War veteran and worked for U.S. Postal Service Information Systems, Washington, D.C., before retiring in 2002. Graduate Students 1973 William D. Morris M.S., Pottsville, Pa., died June 9, 2011. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War as well as a music teacher and band director at Williams Valley High School. He was a retired employee of the New Cumberland Army Depot. 1981 Raymond Elick MBA, Tunkhannock, Pa., died Nov. 7, 2011. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard and had a long career at the Procter & Gamble Paper Mill in Mehoopany, Pa. 1988 Lisa Anne Tercha MBA, Macungie, Pa., died Sept. 12, 2011. She was vice president of operations at Dun and Bradstreet in Saucon Valley and formerly worked for IMS America in Norristown, Pa. 2004 Virginia D. “Ginnie” Rohn M.S., Bethlehem, Pa., died Sept. 25, 2011. She was a teacher in the business department at Liberty High School for 13 years and was also a coach of the Liberty girls’ volleyball team. She was previously employed as an auditor for Fulton Financial and worked in the commercial lending department of Lafayette Ambassador Bank. 2006 Jennifer Diskin M.A., Scranton, Pa., died Dec. 11, 2011. She was an adjunct English professor at Marywood University and a graduate assistant at Wilkes University. She was also employed for 10 years by Allied Services as a resident assistant and program specialist. She was a poet with two published chapbooks, Everyday Anemias in 2008 and Wear White and Grieve in 2010. Friends of Wilkes Alvan Bruch, Plains Township, Pa., died July 30, 2011. He was a retired meteorologist for the U.S. Air Force and an environmental scientist with the Tennessee Valley Authority. He was a professor at Wilkes College and helped to start the environmental science department. Marybeth Patterson, Nanticoke, Pa., died Oct. 24, 2011. She was a service center assistant in the office of public safety at Wilkes University. She worked at Wilkes for more than eight years. Wilkes | Winter 2012 Submitting Class Notes 28 Share personal or career news in any of three ways: • E-mail it to wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu. • Post it at The Colonel Connection Web site at www.wilkes.edu/alumni • Or mail it to: Class Notes, Wilkes Magazine, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 �GIVING BACK “I prepared my will before my deployment to Iraq. I included a gift for Wilkes as a token of appreciation for getting a quality education. I wanted to give back. – Captain Joshua Mendoza ’02 Joshua Mendoza ’02 has been a captain in the U.S. Army for nine years. He is currently stationed at Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah, Ga., where he lives with his wife, Karen (Bradley) Mendoza ’02, and their 2-year-old daughter, Isabella. In remembering his Wilkes days, Mendoza, says, “The professors were very accessible; it was a good environment to collaborate and do better work. I wrestled and was team captain my senior year. I met my wife there. I have friends I still keep in touch with. There are coaches, faculty and staff who meant a lot to us.” Honor your Wilkes experience and join Captain Mendoza in helping future generations of Wilkes students by taking advantage of planned-giving opportunities. Opportunities for these kinds of gifts include: • A bequest in your will • Charitable gift annuities • Charitable trusts Planned giving allows you to contribute cash, stock, insurance policies and property—now or through your estate. Some planned giving opportunities allow you to realize tax benefits, including tax-free payments during your lifetime. Others have tax benefits for your estate and your heirs. Wilkes University offers gift planning assistance to alumni and friends at no cost or obligation. Contact Angela Buckley at (800) WILKES-U, Ext. 7833 or email angela.buckley@wilkes.edu or return the business reply card that can be found in this issue of Wilkes magazine for more information. w WILKES UNIVERSITY �w Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 WILKES UNIVERSITY calendar of events March 1 Groundbreaking Ceremony, New Science Center, 1 p.m., greenway (Snow date, March 7) 1-11 Let Children Be Children: Lewis Wickes’ Crusade Against Child Labor, Sordoni Art Gallery 22 Alina Fernandez, daughter of Fidel Castro, Women’s History Month speaker, 7 p.m., Ballroom, Henry Student Center April 3 Halfway to Homecoming, Boston, Mass. Halfway to Homecoming, Harrisburg, Pa. 4 Halfway to Homecoming, Rodano’s, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, 7 p.m. 12 Halfway to Homecoming, Washington, D.C. 12-15 Amadeus, theatre production, 8 p.m., Thurs.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun., Darte Center 22 How To Change the World With Your Bare Hands, The Hon. Cory Booker, mayor, Newark, N.J., Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities, 7:30 p.m., Darte Center 20 Alumni Scholarship Dinner, Ballroom, Henry Student Center 27 Chorus Concert with NEPA Philharmonic, Scranton Cultural Center 28 Relay for Life, benefiting American Cancer Society, greenway 29 Civic Band Concert, 2 p.m., Darte Center May 1 Jazz Orchestra Concert, 8 p.m., Darte Center 19 Spring Commencement, Mohegan Sun Arena Photo by Curtis Salonick For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu and www.wilkes.edu/alumni or phone (800) WILKES-U. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2012 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 2011 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2012 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2012 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/8a799b6269538798e98b85f19c040719.pdf b81305ec6fd126b7e28d1a1a838dc0a6 PDF Text Text winter 20 13 the heart of the matter | Kinney’s Kids | Dental distinction | making history �president’s letter volume 7 | issue 1 Recruiting the Next Generation of Colonels S ince becoming Wilkes’ new president, I’m frequently asked to outline my priorities in leading the University. In this issue of Wilkes magazine, you’ll have a chance to read about my work in a feature story. But I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about one of my goals—and how our Wilkes alumni can help to achieve it. Growing enrollment is a win-win for everyone. For a tuition-driven institution like Wilkes, healthy enrollment supports financial stability, allowing us to provide the great education that all Wilkes graduates prize. Resources for recruiting and retaining talented faculty, providing new facilities and the latest technology, and keeping college affordable are all tied, directly or indirectly, to meeting our goals for enrolling good students. Many factors are involved in recruiting students, from marketing to developing unique academic offerings and innovative programs. One that is too seldom addressed is the role that alumni can play in attracting students to Wilkes. As Wilkes president, I’ve talked about the extraordinary loyalty of our alumni. I’m blessed that so many graduates remember their time here with pride. The strong tradition of legacy families at Wilkes— families with more than one generation President Patrick Leahy stops to chat attending the University—confirms this with students in the Henry Student commitment. Alumni, by the nature of Center, his favorite spot on campus. Photo by Lisa Reynolds their accomplishments and career success, are a testimony to the value of the education they received here. We encourage our alumni to volunteer on behalf of the University, serving on boards and committees and mentoring current Wilkes students. Now it’s time to think about tapping our alumni to help raise Wilkes’ profile among prospective students. If you have a friend or neighbor with a college-age child, urge them to consider Wilkes if the opportunity arises. If you’re interviewed in the media about a career achievement, consider mentioning Wilkes and how a professor here mentored you. If you participate in a job-shadowing program or career day for high school students in your community, don’t hesitate to tell them that Wilkes is a great place to get an education. Our alumni can talk about their own experiences and influence prospective students to take a look at Wilkes. When it comes to recruiting our next generation of Colonels, no one can do it with more passion and enthusiasm than our alumni. Thank you for your continued support. Dr. Patrick F. Leahy Wilkes University President winter 2013 Wilkes magazine University President Dr. Patrick F. Leahy Vice President for Advancement Michael Wood Executive Editor Jack Chielli M.A.’08 Managing Editor Kim Bower-Spence Editor Vicki Mayk MFA’13 Creative Services Lisa Reynolds Web Services Craig Thomas MBA’11 Electronic Communications Joshua Bonner Graduate Assistant Thomas Markley ’11 Intern Bill Thomas Layout/Design Quest Fore Inc. Printing Pemcor Inc. Editorial Advisory Group Anne Batory ’68 Brandie Meng M’08 Bill Miller ’81 George Pawlush ’69 M.S.’76 Donna Sedor ’85 Alumni RELATIONS STAFF Director Mirko Widenhorn Associate Director Bridget Giunta Husted ’05 Coordinator Mary Balavage Simmons ’10 Alumni Association Officers President Tom Ralston ’80 First Vice President Rosemary LaFratte ’93 MBA’97 Second Vice President Cindy Charnetski ’97 Secretary Ellen Hall ’71 Historian Laura Cardinale ’72 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 6 Features 6 The Heart of the Matter Wilkes’ new president, Patrick Leahy, puts students first in decision making 12 Kinney’s Kids Alumni remember communication studies professor Bradford Kinney’s influence during 40 years on campus 14 Dental Distinction 12 Alumnus Larry Cohen ’57 made his family business a leader in selling dental supplies in the United States 18 Making History Bill Lewis ’80, MBA ’86 has a passion for the history of Pennsylvania departments 14 2 On Campus 4 Athletics 20 Alumni News 22 Class Notes Patrick Leahy has emphasized a collaborative leadership style since becoming Wilkes’ sixth president. Photo by Earl and Sedor Photographic Have a story idea to share? Contact us at wilkesmagazine@wilkes. edu or Wilkes magazine, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766. /;;s FPO FSC Wilkes | Winter 2013 18 1 �on campus Student Documentary Details Plight of AIDS Orphans Communication studies senior Kirstin Cook brought back more than memories from her study abroad trip this summer to Tanzania. The aspiring broadcast journalist from Windham, Maine, gathered video footage and interviews that she shaped into a 33-minute documentary about children orphaned in the AIDS epidemic, “It Takes A Village.” Cook gathered material when she and political science major Christine Shaneberger of Bath, Pa., accompanied Linda Winkler, dean of Wilkes’ College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Evene Estwick, associate professor of communication studies, on a month long study trip to Karagwe, Tanzania. Winkler has worked for more than a decade in cooperation with the AIDS Control Project there, which provides social programs that concentrate on disease prevention and treatment, community service, and enabling the education of gifted and motivated orphans left in the wake of the disease. Cook estimates that she spent 200 hours editing the video, which does not include the time she spent transcribing the hours of interviews that she filmed. “Doing the interviews, it was really rewarding to talk to Wilkes | Winter 2013 Family Business Forum Affiliates With Sidhu School of Business and Leadership 2 The Family Business Forum has joined with the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership. The forum is a resource for northeast Pennsylvania’s familyowned businesses. The new affiliation was launched at a meeting of the forum held on Dec. 12 in the Henry Student Center at the University. According to Jeffrey Alves, dean of the Sidhu School, synergy between the business school and the forum will benefit both organizations. “The members of the forum will be able to leverage the expertise and resources provided by the students and faculty in the Sidhu School,” Alves says. “At the same time, our students will benefit from interaction with the family business owners and the speakers sponsored by the forum.” The forum previously was housed at King’s College and its William G. McGowan School of Business. Above: Communication studies senior Kirstin Cook meets with AIDS orphans. Photo courtesy Kirstin Cook Left: Kirstin Cook films her documentary on a study abroad trip to Tanzania. photo by linda winkler people who are really passionate about what they do there,” Cook says. Among the people interviewed were the AIDS orphans—Kihinga, Ananais and Benitha—sponsored by Zebra Communications, Wilkes’ student-run public relations agency. Zebra created the “Embrace A Child in Tanzania” campaign to raise money to “adopt” the trio, helping them with educational expenses via the group’s contributions. To date more than $3,000 has been raised by students for the cause. Cook’s documentary premiered at a November fundraiser in the Henry Student Center, which also included music, food and a silent auction. Empty Bowls Event Raises Money for Hunger Relief A simple meal of soup in a beautiful handcrafted bowl became a way to help feed the hungry through the Wyoming Valley’s first annual Empty Bowls event held in October 2012. Organized by Wilkes pottery instructor Jean (Reiter) Adams ’78, the event brought together four colleges and universities—King’s College, Luzerne County Community College, Misericordia University and Wilkes—to raise money for hunger relief. For a donation of $15, attendees received soup, homemade bread and a pottery bowl. The event raised $11,000 for four Wyoming Valley food banks. photo by Knot just any day photography 0 �on campus Adam Welch is Pennsylvania’s 2012 Pharmacist of the Year Adam Welch, associate professor of pharmacy practice at Wilkes, was named the 2012 Pharmacist of the Year by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA). Welch was honored with the award during the PPA’s 2012 Annual Conference in Scranton, Pa. The Pharmacist of the Year award is presented to the pharmacist who has demonstrated dedication to the profession, contributed time and effort to the various professional organizations, furthered the profession of pharmacy through community service, and embodied those qualities, which exemplify the profession. In presenting Welch with the award, the association noted his passion for his profession and the state of pharmacy practice within Pennsylvania. “His desire for the betterment of Pennsylvania pharmacists above his own personal goals and ambitions are an inspiration to his colleagues and his students,” the association stated. Kenneth M. Klemow Named Fellow of Ecological Society of America Kenneth M. Klemow, professor of biology and director of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research for Northeast Pennsylvania, was named a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America. Klemow is among the first group of scientists to be awarded the prestigious designation, which is granted to members who have made outstanding contributions to a wide range of fields served by the society. It recognizes Klemow’s many contributions to the field of ecology and as an ecology educator. In being named a fellow, Klemow is among a group of distinguished scientists and environmental researchers. They include such environmental luminaries as Stanford University professor Paul Ehrlich, author of “Population Bomb” and president of Stanford’s Center for Conservation Biology, and E.O. Wilson of Harvard University, world-class researcher on biodiversity and global environmental change. Biology Professor Ken Klemow’s work as an educator earned recognition from the Ecological Society of America. photo by bruce weller Students Line Up To “Pie Your Professor” Wilkes | Winter 2013 The old saying that revenge is sweet took on new meaning at the second annual “Pie Your Professor” event sponsored by Wilkes’ Chemistry Club. Students had the chance to toss pies made of sweet whipped topping in the faces of Chemistry Department faculty—for $2 per shot. The event was a fundraiser, with proceeds split between Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation and the club’s trip to the American Chemical Society’s annual meeting. From left, Wilkes junior Rachel Gill pushes a pie in the face of chemistry professor Don Mencer. Center, chemistry chair Amy Bradley wipes her goggles. Right, assistant professor Adriana Dinescu prepares to be pied. photos by Joshua Bonner 3 �athletics Good Sports Wilkes Honors Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Six alumni athletes were honored with induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame. A ceremony was held on Jan. 26, 2013 following a Freedom Conference basketball doubleheader at the Marts Center. This year’s inductees, representing five different men’s and women’s sports, are among the best players to ever suit up for the Colonels. Player biographies by Vince Scalzo Chad Fabian ’00 Chad Fabian ’00 Men’s Basketball Chad Fabian is one of the most decorated shooters in Wilkes men’s basketball history. His 10 three-point shots against FDU-Madison in 1999 gave Fabian the school record for made threes in a game and he was named Second Team All-Freedom Conference as a junior. With 232 career three-pointers, he ranks second all-time in school history. His 632 attempted three-pointers also rank second all-time at Wilkes. As a senior, Fabian earned First Team All-Freedom honors averaging 20.7 points per game, the eighth all-time scoring average in a single season. He finished his career with 1,295 points, ranking 14th on the school’s all-time scoring list. Fabian is now a resident of Linden, Pa. Wilkes | Winter 2013 Robyn Mendygral Hoban ’01 Softball 4 A four-time All-Freedom Conference performer, Robyn Mendygral Hoban stands as one of the most decorated softball players in Wilkes history. Hoban holds five career records and five single-season records. A four-year shortstop in the Blue and Gold, Mendygral stands first in career records of batting average (.435), runs (141), Robyn Mendygral Hoban ’01 triples (18), sacrifice hits (17), and stolen bases (62), while setting singleseason marks in runs (41), slugging percentage (.836), stolen bases (25), and on-base percentage (.540). She is second all-time in total games played (148), hits (191), runs batted in (110), and slugging percentage (.677) while ranking third all-time in doubles (31), fourth in home runs (13), and fifth in walks (35). In 1999, she was named the Freedom Conference and ECAC South Player of the Year while earning a spot on the All-ECAC squad, NFCA All-East Regional First Team, and NFCA Second Team All-American. While being named to the Freedom Conference First Team in her final three years, Hoban was also selected to the NFCA All-East Regional Third Team twice. Hoban also was a member of the women’s basketball team for three years. She is a resident of Mountain Top, Pa. Tony Couto ’78 Football A four-year varsity letter winner playing under legendary coach Rollie Schmidt, Tony Couto was a three-time All-MAC middle linebacker for the Blue and Gold. A tri-captain, Couto recorded more than 500 tackles, 12 forced fumbles, and eight interceptions in his career while being named the Middle Atlantic Conference Most Valuable Player in 1977. Couto was the first Wilkes linebacker and defensive player in school history to win the award. Couto was also named the overall Player of the Year by Wilkes and was slated to be the “Best of the Best” at his position �Want to share this story on Facebook or Twitter or leave a comment? Go to our new online version of the magazine www.wilkes.edu/wilkesmagazineonline. Cathy Dudick Gagliardi ’82 Amy Rosengrant RAU ’99 by his coaches following the 1977 season. During his playing career, he was voted game MVP by WBRE radio eight times, while leading Wilkes to the 1974 Middle Atlantic Conference Championship. Couto lives in Sarasota, Fla. Cathy Dudick Gagliardi ’82 Volleyball A three-year captain and letterwoman for the Wilkes volleyball team, Cathy Dudick Gagliardi was an anchor during her four-year career. She held several Wilkes records upon graduation, two of which still stand today. She recorded a school record 318 service aces while breaking the single-match aces record when she posted 17 service aces in a 1982 match against The University of Scranton. A First Team All-MAC selection in 1981, Gagliardi was also named the Times Leader “Athlete of the Week” and Wilkes volleyball most valuable player as a senior. Gagliardi is a Wilkes-Barre resident. Amy Rosengrant RAU ’99 Softball A four-year starting pitcher for the Lady Colonel softball team, Amy Rosengrant Rau was more than just a consistent performer at Wilkes. A two-time First Team All-Freedom selection, she recorded a 1.74 career earned run average during her stellar time in the circle. She dominated opposing hitters, recording a 31-16 career record with four saves and Cesar Vinces ’98 seven shutouts throughout her career. She also finished with 169 strikeouts while allowing only 49 free passes. Rau also had some skill swinging the bat, as she batted .316 during her career with six doubles. Rau lives in Wilkes-Barre. Cesar Vinces ’98 Men’s Soccer A three-time All-Freedom selection, Cesar Vinces proved to be an integral part of the Colonels men’s soccer lineup during his career. As a senior, he was named an NSCAA Regional All-American Honorable Mention after recording five goals and six assists in 20 games. He was also named First Team All-Freedom and All-Mid Atlantic Third Team. As a freshman, Vinces scored five goals and assisted on three others in 19 games, earning First Team All-Freedom honors. During his sophomore season, he scored three goals and two assists on his way to his second First Team All-Freedom selection. Vinces is a resident of Piscataway, N.J. Wilkes | Winter 2013 Tony Couto ’78 5 �THE OF THE Students drive Wilkes President Patrick Leahy’s passion for higher education Wilkes | Winter 2013 By Vicki Mayk 6 �Wilkes’ new president, Patrick Leahy, would be the perfect subject for her First Year Foundations class paper about leadership. What she didn’t expect was that her interview with him would become a two-way conversation about student life at Wilkes. “He was very genuine,” recalls Absalom, a resident of Bangor, Pa., majoring in political science and psychology. “I noticed how many times he used my name in our conversation and how often he laughed. It’s very indicative of his personality. He really relates to people. At the end of the interview, he asked me how I felt at Wilkes, how the semester was going for me. I said Wilkes has a very homey feel and it’s a tight-knit community. He was very pleased about that.” Such conversations are a priority for Leahy since becoming Wilkes’ sixth president in July 2012. Noting that the Henry Student Center, where students congregate, is his favorite place on campus—“I love the energy there”—Leahy calls students his number-one constituency. “Presidents work with so many constituencies: faculty, staff, alumni, donors, government officials. But in the end, all of those constituencies exist because we’re in the business of educating students,” Leahy says. “The heart of the matter is what happens in the classroom, in labs and on the playing fields.” He stops students on the greenway to solicit feedback, attends student government meetings (“I can’t think of a more important meeting.”) and eagerly accepted an invitation in the fall semester to speak with Associate Professor Marcia Farrell’s Introduction to Literature class about his lifelong love of literature. That love affair began as an English major at Georgetown University. “He seems at home in the classroom with our kids,” Farrell says. Hillary Harris, a sophomore pharmacy student from Wilkes-Barre who was in Farrell’s class, concurs. “He interacted with us like he was on the same level,” Harris recalls. “I liked hearing the story about how he went to school majoring in business and switched to English literature. I really liked the experience of getting to know and meet him.” Many of his student interactions have a purpose, says Student Government President Kris Rivers, a pharmacy major from Emmaus, Pa. “He knows what to ask to benefit the University,” Rivers says. “For example, he came to student government right after the Hurricane Sandy storms. He asked about the emergency notification process. He wanted to know how we felt it was working, if it’s doing the job.” Opposite page top, clockwise, Mimi Koch and her husband, John Koch, professor, math and computer science, celebrate with Pat Leahy at his installation party. Wilkes students dance at the installation party. The Leahy children, whose birthdays fell close to their father’s installation, received a cake at the party. Molly, left, blows out the candles, while Grace, Brian and Jack enjoy the surprise. Leahy delivers his installation address in the F.M. Kirby Center. First three photos, Dan Z. Johnson. Fourth photo, Earl and Sedor Photographic Opposite page, bottom: A community service project cleaning up Wilkes-Barre streets and the River Common was part of installation week festivities in September 2012. President Leahy is pictured with his student team, from left, Catherine Knapp, Rachel Lacek, Shawn Carey, Justin Davis, Kyle Henry, Brittany Budman, Kris Rivers, Pat Leahy, Molly Leahy, Grace Leahy and Amanda Bast. Photo by Curtis Salonick This page, right, Patrick Leahy discusses literature with Professor Marcia Farrell’s class. Photo by Vicki Mayk His focus on students drives his decision-making process. Terese Wignot, interim provost and associate professor of chemistry, notes, “Any conversation that we have about strategy, Pat will always bring back to ‘what’s the best decision for our students?’ ” Leahy joins Wilkes at a challenging time for the institution and for higher education. Institutions—especially tuition-driven ones like Wilkes—are under pressure to control costs and keep education affordable. With a greater emphasis on distance learning and new modes of delivering classes, colleges and universities must innovate and create new programs and reach new markets. At Wilkes, add to those challenges campus imperatives to improve communications and shared governance. Leahy, who describes his management style as highly engaged and genuinely collaborative, welcomes his charge to strengthen the Wilkes community. “I just believe you are fundamentally better off with more input around key decisions,” Leahy says. “If you give people a say about – Patrick Leahy the direction we’re going, it’s going to be more meaningful. I hope I’ll always be the kind of person who listens more than I speak. Wilkes | Winter 2013 F reshman Emily Absalom decided that 7 �They’re going to feel more invested if we’re all in this together.” He pauses and adds, “I hope I’ll always be the kind of person who listens more than I speak.” Faculty and other members of the administration are responding favorably to his collaborative leadership style. Interim Provost Wignot says, “We may not always agree, but he certainly listens.” Jack Miller ’68, chair of Wilkes’ board of trustees, also cites the new president’s relationship-building skills among his greatest strengths. “Pat’s a people person. He has a very easy and likable personality that translates into an ability to relate to people.” Justin Matus, associate professor in the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership and chair of the Faculty Advisory Council, also praises Leahy’s emphasis on soliciting opinions and cultivating relationships. “He met with me on his first day on the job, for over an hour, one on one. There’s symbolism in that Amy Leahy Brings Energy As Wilkes’ First Lady Meanwhile, Pat and his roommate University and an undergraduate were knocking on Amy’s door in degree in American Studies from Edinburgh. They both remember the Georgetown University. She interned notes they found from their future and worked at the Smithsonian’s spouse on their return. National Museum of American History. the tunes from Wilkes University Later she worked at Boston’s Paul their senior year. He remembers the Theatre’s production of the Revere House and was researcher for date and place: Feb. 5, 1990, at the musical Godspell. an American architectural historian at Saloon in Georgetown. They wouldn’t Cornell while her husband pursued his marry for another five years after of Godspell on campus a month ago. We took the girls,” she says. “It was master’s degree there. Pat Leahy says he first “took The pair didn’t start dating until graduation. That was 17 years, four children, a few moves and job changes, note” of Amy Morello in a freshman his doctoral degree and a college philosophy class at Georgetown. They presidency ago. Patrick Leahy sums it University functions as the president’s both love telling the story about the all up with a simple sentence: “Thank wife, she’s just as often at campus time they each spent studying abroad God for my wife.” events with her four children, ages in Scotland, Amy at the University of 6 through 14, in tow. Being mom is a Edinburgh, Pat at the University of Westchester County, N.Y., physician, full-time job she relishes. She started St. Andrews. Amy and a Georgetown Amy Leahy says she wasn’t surprised her career as a museum educator friend decided to look up Pat and when her husband followed a career after earning a master’s degree in his Georgetown roommate one day. path in higher education after a start spectacular.“ Although she frequently is hostess at Wilkes | Winter 2013 museum studies at George Washington Amy Leahy says she’s still humming “We went to see the production 8 and symbolism is important,” Matus explains. “It speaks to Pat’s heightened awareness of what’s important.” The new president’s understanding of the value of perceptions led to some good decisions in the first weeks of his presidency, Matus says. One was the appointment of Wignot—a 24-year veteran Wilkes faculty member—as interim provost. Others include a planned move of the president and vice presidents in 2013 to Weckesser Hall, close to the heart of campus, and the addition of the academic deans to his cabinet. Trustee Miller says, “The quality of his decisions—and the decision-making process—have been outstanding.” His actions also make it clear that all members of the campus community are important to him—like joining members of the facilities crew for breakfast at 6:30 a.m., right when the overnight shift came off duty. “He wants to know everyone at the institution,” Wignot says. The oldest of three daughters of a �Opposite page, left: Students join the president for breakfast before the WilkesKing’s football game. Pictured from left are Wilkes students Alison Bitner, Maria Bard and Macey McGuire with President Patrick Leahy. Tom Ralston ’80, president of the alumni association, says that includes alumni. “Wilkes University’s heritage, its Opposite page, right: The president gets into alumni and current students, the Homecoming spirit with students Jessica Short, Lindsay Coval and Ian Foley. were first and foremost on his mind as he planned how to move the University forward. He has shown his dedication to the alumni constituency by traveling the country to meet and visit with us, as well as spending his time with alumni in the greater Wilkes-Barre area whenever asked. Pat has shown great interest in interacting and participating with the alumni association, and the board of directors.” His style also draws praise from outside the University community. State Sen. John Yudichak has known Leahy for several years. “His family, faith and values are the foundation of a man with immense talent,” Yudichak says. “Great leaders have to possess more than talent. They must be driven by something greater than themselves to achieve the greater good. Pat Leahy has that spark of greatness in him.” Opposite page, middle: Legendary Wilkes wrestling coach John Reese, left, chats with Pat Leahy and Jim Ferris ’56, right, at Homecoming 2012. Path to Presidency Leahy honed his collaborative, student-centered approach through work with two early mentors.As an undergraduate at Georgetown, he took a poetry class with the late Rev. Timothy S. Healy, in business. “I could have told you Library Dean John Stachacz has when we were in college that was discussed tapping her museum the thing Pat wanted to do,” Amy experience for some library says. Consistently supportive, she special collections. She works admits, with great candor, about with University event planners being nervous when moving to on occasions like the University’s Scranton, Pa., to begin Pat’s career holiday party and also is interested in university work. “I had two little in supporting charitable events, girls and was pregnant with my third,” like Wilkes’ recent Empty Bowls she explains. Now she loves her fundraiser for community northeast Pennsylvania home and her food banks. “The reality is, with four kids and at Wyoming Seminary. She praises her their commitments, and with Pat husband’s ability to handle both work and all of his commitments, our and family commitments. days—and sometimes nights—are “He’s really good about balancing pretty crazy. I love all of it though, his time and dialing back so we can and plan to continue supporting my have time with him,” she says. family and the Wilkes community in Frequently asked if she plans to every way I can.” have her own projects at Wilkes, Amy says she’s still assessing her role. Amy and Pat Leahy in front of the Farley Library. Wilkes | Winter 2013 children’s education and involvement Pat’s a people-person. He has a very easy and likable personality that translates into an ability to relate to people. the university’s president. “He introduced literature to me; not just its beauty, but its relevance in my life….What he also modeled for me is the importance of a university president getting back in class and interacting with students.” Following that example, Leahy plans to teach a – Jack Miller ’68, class at Wilkes in the future, likely chair of Wilkes in the Sidhu School of Business Board of Trustees and Leadership. At the University of Scranton, Leahy taught in the business honors program. Knowing Healy also sparked Leahy’s interest in a career in higher education. “He told me how meaningful that career could be, that higher education could be a noble calling.” Graduating from Georgetown, Leahy did not immediately follow that career path. The youngest boy among six children—four brothers and one sister—he grew up in Baltimore, Md., in a family whose members favored business careers. Although he broke with family tradition by majoring in English, “there was no question that I would go into a management career,” Leahy says. He spent a year working in fundraising at his alma mater before moving into finance and investments. He earned dual master’s degrees in business administration and labor relations from Cornell University 9 �The Leahy family gets into the Wilkes spirit with The Colonel before the Mayor’s Cup football game with King’s College. Pictured on the River Common, from left, are Amy Leahy, family dog Sasha, The Colonel, Brian, 6, Pat Leahy, Jack, 8, Grace, 14 and Molly, 12. Photo by Bryan Calabro and co-founded The Business Affairs Forum, a 15,000-member distance learning community based in Ithaca, N.Y. Leahy says his experience in business is valuable preparation for a college president. He made the transition to higher education after visiting another early mentor, the Rev. Scott Pilarz, then president of the University of Scranton. He first met Pilarz as a high school student at Loyola Blakefield, a Jesuit high school in the Baltimore area, which Pilarz recalled when he gave the keynote speech at Leahy’s presidential installation. Pilarz recruited him to join the team at Scranton, where Leahy spent eight years, most recently as executive vice president, before coming to Wilkes. Leahy set records in enrollment and fundraising—and received more mentoring from Pilarz in his higher education career. Pilarz set the example of placing students first. “I never met a college president in my life more committed to students than Father Pilarz,” Leahy says. Wilkes | Winter 2013 Presidential Priorities 10 He says he has two jobs as Wilkes president. The first is creating an environment on campus where students, faculty and staff can excel. In order to do that, he has to do well in what he calls job number two: “Promote the place like crazy to potential donors, local officials, Center left, Pat Leahy visits Club Day on the greenway. Bottom left, Rachel (Altavilla) Winebrake ’62, Peter Winebrake ’64, Pat Leahy and Philip Amico ’61 enjoy a moment at Homecoming. �Leahy celebrates his installation as Wilkes sixth president with his most important constituency, his family. Pictured standing rear, are Amy and Patrick Leahy and their children, front from left, Molly, Jack, Brian and Grace. money and I want to position us as one of the highest value options in our competitive market.” He speaks of “burnishing Wilkes’ reputation as one of the best small universities in the country” while renewing its commitment to the liberal arts. Maintaining community involvement and supporting the city of Wilkes-Barre also rank high. When speaking of marketing and competition, Leahy could be any CEO planning for growth, but moments later, he’s also talking about enhancing the culture at the University to promote the family feeling that’s always been a hallmark at Wilkes. “People care deeply about this place,” he says. “For the people who work here, it’s not just a job. It’s a vocation. That’s an enviable position to be in for a president of an institution.” Long-time faculty and staff seem to feel that Leahy is the – Patrick Leahy right one to head the Wilkes family. English faculty member Farrell says, “Having Pat here, I feel more energized as a faculty member to be more creative.” She notes that he’s dropped in at Kirby Hall just to say hello. “He’s a good fit for us. It feels like he’s one of us.” Terese Wignot says, “When I started here 24 years ago, it was an open, supportive, mentoring atmosphere. We’ve lost some of that over the years. He’s demonstrated that’s what he wants for the institution. He was speaking in a faculty meeting, and as he left, I heard someone behind me say, ‘That was a breath of fresh air.’ That’s Pat: He’s that breath of fresh air who’s going to build trust within our community.” I want to be one of the best university presidents in the country and be the best husband and father to my family. Want to share this story on Facebook or Twitter or leave a comment? Go to our new online version of the magazine www.wilkes.edu/wilkesmagazineonline. Wilkes | Winter 2013 prospective parents and prospective students. Part of creating the right environment means making sure people have the resources for learning and doing their jobs.” Evenings find Leahy traveling the 11 miles home to Bear Creek Village. He and his wife, Amy, (see accompanying story page 8) decided to forego living in the president’s house on South River Street. The house still is used to entertain. At a reception there, Leahy explains their choice to guests: “Can you imagine what my two boys would do here?” He’s referring to the youngest of his four children—Brian, 6, and Jack, 8,—whose vigorous play would clearly threaten the Tiffany lamp that adorns a table in the house. He also has two daughters: Grace, 14, and Molly, 12. Although the family doesn’t live on campus, they are frequently there for plays and sporting events, such as the annual Wilkes-King’s College Mayor’s Cup football game. “I like the idea of integrating work and family life,” Leahy says. “Working at the University allows me to do that.” Outside of his job as president, family is his overriding priority. “A close friend once told me that, generally speaking, you only can do two things really well. So I’ve picked two. I want to be one of the best university presidents in the country and be the best husband and father to my family.” It means spending less time golfing—a favorite hobby—so he can drive his children to school at Wyoming Seminary and attend their soccer games and activities. “Many days, when I leave the office, I know that the toughest two to three hours of the day are ahead. I’ll be getting the boys in their bath and reading to them,” he says, adding ruefully, “When I lie down with them to help them fall asleep, guess who falls asleep first?” There’s no time for rest in Leahy’s busy days. His administrative assistant, Susan DiBonifazio, pulls up his schedule on the computer to make an appointment and scans line after line of commitments, searching for an opening. “He’s double-booked,” she says, shaking her head. Yet Leahy says working side-by-side with the University president at Scranton prepared him for the demands of the job. He’s kept a promise to meet with every department at Wilkes, steadily working his way through both the academic and administrative sides of the house. He’s also been quick to set his first priorities during his initial months in office. “I’ve said very publicly that as university president I’m totally focused on enrollment. Shame on me, as president of a tuition-dependent university like this one, if I am not focused on that in this hyper-competitive market.” He’s working with admissions counselors to identify ways to reach enrollment goals, including expanding marketing, recruiting from a wider geographic area, taking a fresh look at athletics and evaluating the possibility of starting an honors program. Enrollment is not his sole focus, he adds. “I have a continued focus on improving quality,” he states. “Students and parents are demanding a high-quality education for their 11 �Kinney’s Kids I t was a familiar sight for students and faculty driving to Wilkes University. Crossing the Market Street Bridge, they’d pass Bradford Kinney walking along, a leather briefcase clutched in one hand, making the one-mile trip from home Wilkes | Winter 2013 in Kingston, Pa. 12 Alumni Recall Life-Changing Influence of Professor Bradford Kinney By Bill Thomas Though Kinney gave up the walks following open-heart surgery in 2010, the image of him crossing the bridge, briefcase in tow, is a fond memory. It’s not the only thing alumni remember. With Kinney’s retirement in December 2012, graduates from the communication studies professor’s almost 40 years at Wilkes reminisced about how the man with the briefcase influenced their lives. “Think about the scene in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer where Tom Sawyer gets the people to paint the fence and gets them to really love painting it. Kinney was a little like that,” Donna (O’Toole) Sedor ’85 says with a laugh. “He had a way of encouraging us to do things that went beyond our comfort zones and stretched our capabilities.” So, too, did Kinney help stretch the capabilities of Wilkes. Before him, there was no Communication Studies Department, no internship program, no speech and debate team. It’s safe to say that Kinney’s impact on the development of Wilkes was profound. Perhaps more profound, however, was the effect he had on the lives of his students. There is a reason the debate team members called themselves “Kinney’s Kids.” Bradford Kinney, center, surrounded by alumni from four decades at his December retirement party. photo by Earl and Sedor Photographic �“I think we caused him more gray hair than his own kids,” Sedor adds. Now vice president of The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, Sedor credits Kinney with helping lay the groundwork for her future career. Davida Roberts ’80 can relate. Though she now works as a zoning officer, municipal secretary and building code official for the city of Kingston, Roberts spent several years working as a speech and debate instructor at the University of Central Missouri, Penn State and Luzerne County Community College. Prior to Kinney’s classes, Roberts was an English major and self-described introvert, with no interest in teaching. Kinney changed all that. “I remember my first speech for his class was on the history of Valentine’s Day. I got three-quarters of the way through, looked right at him and said ‘I can’t do any more’ and walked right out of the room,” she recalls. “God bless him, he stuck by me. He was very patient and very encouraging. He kept telling me that he knew I could do it. By the end of my junior year, I was a national champion in entertainment speaking.” On the opposite end of the spectrum, Rob Johansen ’90 was an outgoing theatre major at Wilkes who didn’t need much help with public speaking. Nevertheless, he soon joined the ranks of “Kinney’s Kids.” Now an actor in Indianapolis, Ind., he remembers when Kinney was involved with Wilkes’ student-run radio station and his impact. “I didn’t have my own show but I made a lot of guest appearances playing a bunch of different characters,” he says. “We never really had a written script, it was mostly improv, which is something a lot of actors are scared of. But Dr. Kinney loved it and greatly encouraged me to keep doing it, which fueled my fire. I think that freed me up as an actor.” Taking more direct inspiration, Alfred Mueller ’93 now chairs the Communication Studies Department at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md. “So often, I find myself modeling what I do after what Dr. Kinney did. I don’t think I can underestimate the impact of what I experienced as a student under him on my life. I largely became a college professor because of his influence,” Mueller says, before adding wryly, “I will pay him back for that someday, because I could’ve gone into more lucrative professions.” Jamie Gwynn ’09 notes that Kinney remained a dynamic presence well into the 2000s, hopping atop desks in the middle of lectures and using humor to create a comfortable environment. Just as Kinney continued holding onto his trusty leather briefcase, he never stopped bringing his high-energy optimism to class. For Gwynn, who is pursuing a master’s degree in public administration at the Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, that was Kinney’s most infectious trait. “It was sort of like watching a show every class. In Dr. Kinney’s class, you’d never see students taking out their phones and texting. He was always so engaging. He was always prepared. That’s what we learned from him, to always give your best no matter what the situation,” Gwynn says. “He went into every class like it was his final lecture.” Bill Thomas is a senior communication studies major. Highlights From A 40-Year Career Bradford Kinney, professor of communication studies, devoted his career to teaching speech, debate and rhetoric at Wilkes, both in class and through co-curricular activities such as the debate team. The following are highlights from his 40-year career: • Between 1973 and 1985, Kinney introduced and taught more than 20 courses in undergraduate speech communications that would go on to form the foundation of the Communication Studies Department. In 1985, Wilkes established the department, which Kinney led from 1987-1998. • Kinney advised every co-curricular activity offered by the Communication Studies Department at some point during his tenure. Under his leadership, the department began hosting the annual Tom Bigler High School Journalism Conference, which continues to attract nearly 200 students to campus each year. • During Kinney’s 25 years of forensics coaching, Wilkes students won 1,399 awards in intercollegiate competition, including many state and national titles, and were ranked third nationally among all colleges with enrollments under 10,000. • In 1993, Kinney was named “Coach of the Year” by the Collegiate Forensics Association. In 1995, he was inducted into Pi Kappa Delta’s “Coaches Hall of Fame.” In 2005, Kinney received the organization’s E.R. Nichols Award for excellence in forensics teaching and outstanding contributions to furtherance of the forensics discipline. • His significant contributions to Wilkes included leading efforts to establish the University’s co-op education and internship program. • In 1995, Kinney won the Carpenter Outstanding Teaching Award. More on the Web For a slide show of photos from Bradford Kinney’s four decades at Wilkes, go to www.wilkes.edu/Kinney. Wilkes | Winter 2013 Want to share this story on Facebook or Twitter or leave a comment? Go to our new online version of the magazine www.wilkes.edu/wilkesmagazineonline. 13 �DENTAL Wilkes | Winter 2013 D S INC 10 14 Wilkes alumnus Larry Cohen helped mold family firm into success By Helen Kaiser F rom its modest beginnings in a traveling salesman’s suitcase during the Great Depression, Benco Dental Supply Co., headquartered in Pittston, Pa., has developed into the nation’s fastestgrowing dental supplies distributor, with more than 50 regional showrooms and five distribution centers. Wilkes alumnus Lawrence Cohen ’57 has been along for much of the ride. Now nearing 77, Cohen speaks with pride about the grit and ambition of his father, Benjamin, who, with a sixth-grade education, founded the company when it was simply about selling “picks, scrapers and forceps.” He recalls his own involvement beginning in �' I could have just walked away from it all and gotten another job, but too many people would have been displaced and out of work;...I made the decision that somehow we were going to come back. Wilkes | Winter 2013 – Lawrence Cohen ’57 on bringing the family business back after the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972. 15 Photos by Earl and Sedor Photographic �Larry P. Cohen, Chief Customer Advocate Benco Dental B.S., Accounting, Wilkes, 1957 Master’s Degree, Management and Finance, Columbia University Wilkes | Winter 2013 Career: Chairman and Chief Customer Advocate for Benco Dental, the largest privately owned distributor of dental supplies, equipment and consulting services in the U.S. 16 Notable: With his wife, Sally, contributed a $2.5 million gift in support of Wilkes’ new science center, the Lawrence and Sally Cohen Science Center. Favorites Wilkes memory: His Wilkes classes, which gave him a solid foundation for his career. 1959 and the growth and challenges that occurred when he was at the helm. And he conveys confidence in the future of the firm now managed by his two sons—the largest privately owned distributor of dental supplies, equipment and consulting services in the U.S. From fluoride and sterilizers to clinic chairs and imaging equipment, Benco Dental provides just about anything a dental practice could need. It also offers dentists a full complement of services to enhance their practices: office design, equipment repair, dental practice coaching, financial planning, real-estate consulting, recruitment, clinical education, financing and dental-specific technology solutions. Cohen says his father was an expert in sales, not the science of dentistry. As the eldest of seven children, it was up to Benjamin Cohen to help his immigrant parents support the family. “Fortunately, my grandfather had a relative with a small factory in Philadelphia that made dental instruments. So my father, at the age of 19, packed up 100 pounds of samples and took them on the road—throughout Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Ohio,” Cohen says. From the combination of his first and last names, Benco Dental was formed. In 1930 Ben Cohen decided to open a dental supply distributorship in what is now the Citizens Bank Building in Wilkes-Barre. During the 1950s, Ben’s son Lawrence attended Wilkes and graduated with a degree in accounting. When he went on to graduate school at Columbia University, he truly came to appreciate the value of his Wilkes education. “I was as well-prepared as anyone else at Columbia, and there I was with graduates of Dartmouth, Cornell, Harvard and other Ivy Leagues. I had much more confidence in myself when I saw I was doing as well—and sometimes better—than the other students.” After earning a master’s degree in management and finance and serving in the U.S. Army, Cohen joined Benco in 1959. Since the business was tailored to meet the needs of a specific niche, “we didn’t have to sit around and wait for customers. We could go to them. We knew who they were,” Cohen says. Cohen helped to grow the company’s footprint throughout the Northeast. He was named president in 1969 and strategically began expanding the number of employees, showroom space and manufacturing lines offered. In 1972 Hurricane Agnes devastated the Wyoming Valley, and the company’s operations were literally washed out. When the waters receded Cohen and the staff found dead fish in the front yard, mud and muck throughout the building and all inventory destroyed. “I could have just walked away from it all and gotten another job,” Cohen relates, “but too many people would have been displaced and out of work; and I didn’t want that. I made the decision that somehow we were going to come back.” It took months of hard, steady work on the part of the close-knit staff to recover. With no flood insurance coverage, Cohen said he took advantage of low-interest federal loans and insisted that suppliers replenish inventory at no profit mark-up. Benco salesman Don Sullivan, who has worked for Cohen for 40 years, said the flooding crisis was a turning point for the president of the company. “When you can recover from something like that, you lose all your fear.You’re willing to take calculated risks and make other changes throughout your life,” Sullivan says. As a company leader, Cohen was inspirational, Sullivan says, “He would never ask you to do something he wouldn’t do himself. You wanted to do good for him.” A “ton of fun” to be around, Cohen often ad-libbed holiday messages on his employees’ telephones; but he was serious when it came to doing what was right for the customer, Sullivan says. “I think customers could sense his integrity.” Cohen says he learned it was important to treat customers well from his father, who died a few months after �the devastation of Hurricane Agnes. “I was very blessed that both my sons decided to follow me to Benco,” he said. “It’s fun to be involved with your children in business. There’s always something to talk about.” Even Cohen’s wife, Sally, worked at the company in various roles throughout the years. As for the family relationships, Cohen says, “There might have been a downside, if we were all making the same pot of soup. But everyone worked in completely different areas and had confidence in each other.” In 1994 Cohen partially retired because of health issues. He credits this generation of Cohens with the company’s advance to a nationwide presence. Richard is involved in managing the facilities and Want to share this story on Facebook or Twitter or leave a comment? Go to our new online version of the magazine www.wilkes.edu/wilkesmagazineonline. internal operations. Charles, a Wilkes trustee, heads sales and marketing. In 2010 the company opened a new 272,800-square-foot, eco-friendly headquarters and distribution center. It boasts the CenterPoint Experience—a sleek, extensive showroom, with 25 fully functioning “operatories,” and 14 digital X-ray machines where dentists can view and try out products from dozens of vendors. Last year a second CenterPoint Experience showroom was opened in Costa Mesa, Calif. These days the senior Cohen is chairman and chief customer advocate for the firm. He says he fields about three to five inquiries a week from a customer base of about 30,000—perhaps a service call that was left wanting or a machine not operating the way it should. “I’ll do whatever it takes. I might issue a credit on the service call or contact the manufacturer for a replacement. Customers like it when they can talk to someone with the authority to solve their problem,” he says. With its mantra of delivering success “smile after smile,” the family-owned firm has evolved from its origins in a peddler’s suitcase to a company with a business volume of about $600 million annually. The Lawrence and Sally Cohen Science Center The new science building scheduled to open this fall at Wilkes Future students will benefit from their studies and research at will be known as the Lawrence and Sally Cohen Science the center much the way Cohen’s Wilkes education served him. Center, in recognition of the couple’s $2.5 million gift in Cohen says his Wilkes accounting degree provided “a very support of the project. The donation is the largest cash gift from an individual in good foundation” for his graduate studies and lifelong career in business. He specifically mentions his Wilkes classes in Wilkes’ history and caps decades of strong support from the statistics, business law, business correspondence and even Cohen family. The $35 million, 72,500-square-foot facility is biology. He truly enjoyed—and still has the textbook from—a being built as the most advanced educational facility in the required class in world literature famous for its intensity. The region. It will house Wilkes’ award-winning biology and health professor was very dramatic, gave tough tests and was a sciences, chemistry and biochemistry, and environmental fabulous teacher, he says. engineering and earth science programs. “The Cohen gift will allow Wilkes to continue its tradition as a national leader in the sciences, preparing the researchers, Cohen says, “I have a warm spot in my heart for Wilkes,” adding that the donation for the science center is good for Wilkes and good for the entire Wyoming Valley. health-care providers and scientific innovators of tomorrow,” says Wilkes President Patrick F. Leahy. Michael Wood, vice president for University advancement, says he first met Cohen in 2006 and has come to learn he is a “straight shooter with a big heart. . . . You always know where you stand with him, and he’s never been afraid to speak his mind on behalf of students.” That 14 years Cohen served as a member of Wilkes’ Board of Trustees. He was granted trustee emeritus status in 2008. Larry Cohen, at podium, and his wife Sally, right, speak at the event announcing their gift naming Wilkes’ new science center. Photo by Lisa Reynolds Wilkes | Winter 2013 support for students was evident during the 17 �Ma k i n g History Bill Lewis Tells The Stories of Pennsylvania’s Past Wilkes | Winter 2013 By Mary Ellen Alu ’77 18 Bill Lewis ’80, MBA ’86 in Kirby Hall, one of his favorite historic buildings at Wilkes. Opposite, the marker with text that Lewis wrote that sits outside of Kirby on South River Street. Photos by Dan Z. Johnson �Want to share this story on Facebook or Twitter or leave a comment? Go to our new online version of the magazine www.wilkes.edu/wilkesmagazineonline. An extensive traveler, Lewis does exhaustive research before heading somewhere. He has a fondness for American, British and Chinese history, the latter fed in part by his many missions to China in his work with the American Red Cross. He has long been active with the organization, serving on the national board of governors and on a team that helped the Chinese Red Cross prepare for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. So deep is Lewis’ knowledge of Chinese history that he has a running joke with a friend born in Hong Kong: Lewis has to teach his friend about Chinese history, not vice versa. A past president of the Luzerne County Historical Society, Lewis remains on its board, chairing its publication committee. He hopes to revitalize booklet-sized publications on local history, which he thinks can prove more popular than thicker, costlier texts. “You can digest a lot of history in two hours.” At the historical society, Lewis is overseeing a publication on Luzerne County soldiers who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Outside of his work there, he is preparing a publication on Pennsylvania passengers on the Titanic. “I just want to contribute as much as I can,” he says. There’s a reason for that. He considers education in history to be “woeful” in schools. “If we don’t do something about teaching the kids about the past,” he says, “we’ll just force future generations to make the same mistakes over and over and over.” Bill Lewis, Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch B.A., Political Science, 1980, and Master of Business Administration, Wilkes, 1986. Master of Pubic Administration, Doctor of Arts, government, Lehigh University. Notable: Member, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, where he chairs the historical marker committee. Past president and current board member of the Luzerne County Historical Society. Favorite Wilkes memory: Friendships forged. He met his wife, Dr. Mary Ellen Judge Lewis ‘83, at Wilkes, both having served on Commuter Council and Student Government. Wilkes | Winter 2013 I t’s no surprise that Bill Lewis the storyteller has a good story of his own. At age 4, when other boys his age wanted toy soldiers or trucks, the main thing on Lewis’ Santa list was a book on the French and Indian War. His family still teases him about it. But that request would come to define Bill Lewis ’80, MBA ’86. More than a storyteller, Lewis is a history buff whose passion has led to a gubernatorial appointment to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and leadership roles with the Luzerne County Historical Society. “If history’s to be interesting,” Lewis will tell you, “there has to be a story.” And he has told plenty—as guest speaker, author and tour guide. Like the story about the Wilkes-Barre woman whose mother and brother survived the sinking of the Titanic. And the one about Teddy Roosevelt coming to Wilkes-Barre’s River Common in 1905, a watershed event. And another about the excavation of bodies from Wilkes-Barre’s first public cemetery (where City Hall now stands) that helps to form his “ghost” tours for the historical society. By day a vice president and wealth management advisor for Merrill Lynch, Lewis became interested in history while growing up in Wilkes-Barre. Older neighbors would share the city’s history; older relatives would share family history. His parents fed his fascination, taking him on trips to historic spots such as Valley Forge State Park. “It always fascinated me to learn about the stories of the past,” Lewis says. “I just can’t get enough of it.” As he got older and began researching the family stories, he found not all were true. Yet what he learned often proved more interesting. He said he came to understand how world events— including religious persecution in Europe—came to shape his life. Lewis funnels his passion for history into public service. As a member of the state historical commission, he chairs its historic marker committee, helping to select the people, places and events to forever be designated by a blue and gold state marker. Wilkes Associate Professor of History John Hepp recently joined him on the committee. In September, Lewis was in Bethlehem, Pa., when a state marker—one of 12 approved in 2012—was dedicated to note the 1910 Bethlehem Steel Strike. In October, he was in Philadelphia for the dedication of a marker outside actress Grace Kelly’s home. As a Wilkes undergraduate, Lewis aspired to a career in public administration, inspired by professor Andrew Shaw. His research on Wilkes-Barre mayors formed the basis of a booklet he authored. After college, he held staff positions with the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Finding public administration wanting, Lewis pursued advanced degrees and eventually chose a new career path in financial planning. 19 �alumni news Share Your News With the Alumni Community Did you know that the alumni office will share more than just wedding, career and birth announcements in class notes? For example, you can let us know if you recently gathered with friends from Wilkes, performed in a show or received recognition in your community. We love to see photos too. Just send your personal and professional updates to Bridget Giunta Husted ’05 in the Office of Alumni Relations – bridget.giunta@wilkes.edu. Wilkes Travels the Country this Spring Wilkes is on the move this spring, with events planned for Boston, Ma.; Washington, D.C.; Morristown, N.J.; Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif.; Harrisburg, Pa.; the Lehigh Valley, Pa.; and Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Would you like to host or help coordinate an event in one of these areas? Let us know at alumni@wilkes.edu. Congratulations to John Pilosi ’67 John Pilosi ’67 of Easton, Pa., correctly answered all of the questions in the Wilkes trivia quiz that appeared in the previous issue of the magazine. He will receive a prize pack filled with Wilkes goodies. Alumni from northeastern Pennsylvania enjoyed a casual lunch with Wilkes President Pat Leahy. Class years of the event attendees ranged from 1959 to 2011. Pictured, left to right: Sue Jolley, Nancy Burke, Ed Burke ’70, President Pat Leahy and Mick Hall ’93. Save the Date for Homecoming 2013 Wilkes | Winter 2013 Mark your calendar for this year’s celebration, which will include the dedication of the new Lawrence and Sally Cohen Science Center. Reunions include the classes of ’63, ’68, ’73, ’78, ’83, ’88, ’93, ’98, ’03 and ’08, as well as Alternative Spring Break, resident assistants, Warner Hall and pharmacy. If you would like to help plan your reunion, please contact alumni@wilkes.edu or (570) 408-7787. 20 �campaign update Meet Your Match! John Sickler ’65 is the Man Behind the Colonel Challenge For the past several months, an unnamed alumnus has been challenging Colonels to make a first-time gift to Wilkes. To show his belief in the University, this generous person will match individual contributions up to $1,000 dollar-for-dollar. John Sickler ’65 is the man behind the “Colonel Challenge,” which he hopes will encourage more alumni to support Wilkes. “My personal goal is to help get 1,000 new donors: I’m counting on you to take my money.” In the following Q&A, Sickler talks about his reasons for giving. What made you decide to initiate a matching gift program for first-time donors?  About a year and a half ago, I had an enjoyable meeting about the early stages of the University’s new science building. After that session, ideas and data were exchanged on a broader list of subjects including the strategic vision for 2015. It was during that time that I came to appreciate that an education at Wilkes was well regarded by the rating agencies (such as U.S. News and World Report). The qualities of programs and faculty, the student satisfaction experience and the prospective use of technology received high marks. High school students often refer to these ratings when selecting a school. Colleges and universities with higher rankings can become more attractive options for future students. How did this rating system factor into your decision? The one area where Wilkes trailed its peers was in alumni giving. The current participation rate is 14 percent, with a goal to reach 20 percent by 2015. I was intrigued that these results were not comparable to our other ratings. I agreed to match contributions by first-time donors as an incentive to improve our rating. . ' WEWANT John Sickler ‘65 Malvern, Pa. Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Wilkes Retired Vice Chairman, Teleflex, Inc. Did you learn anything while developing this matching gift program with Wilkes? What a learning experience! For most of my career, I was trained that the best road in fundraising was to target the most money with the least effort. Given a choice of 10 alumni contributing $50 each or one alumnus contributing $1,000, I would always lean to the latter choice. Not this time. From a rating perspective, 10 alumni are much more important when viewed as goodwill ambassadors. So, it’s the people, not the money, that raises the score in this case. Why should someone who has never given take advantage of this opportunity?  Personal satisfaction, University recognition, attracting new students and faculty are all part of the benefits. Plus, you get double the credit. My personal goal is to help get 1,000 new donors to the club and we are on our way there. I am counting on you to take my money. • ~ET YOU R FI RS T TIME ===~ GI F~ ~M~tJUffiJJ~~ ~ -.. If you’ve never made a gift to Wilkes, there is no better time than now. Donate online at www.wilkes.edu/challenge or call (570)408-4331. Wilkes | Winter 2013 ,~-···.*W©M* 21 �class notes Joe Pringle Made Wilkes History by Naming The Colonels When Joe Pringle ’47 met the Wilkes Colonel in November 2012, it was a meeting long overdue. Sixty-five years overdue. Pringle, now 90, made Wilkes history when he submitted the name Colonels as a nickname for the University’s sports teams. He waited a long time to get full credit. Back in 1947, when the Kingston native was attending Wilkes, his English professor required her students to submit names to a contest naming 1949 Clayton Karambelas was presented with the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce “Lifetime Ambassador” Award by Wilkes President Patrick Leahy on Nov. 13, 2012, at the chamber’s annual dinner. He is pictured with his wife, Terese, at the event. Photo by ShadowCatcher Photography 1959 Janice (Reynolds) Longo has self-published her second children’s book under the pen name Lucia Tuttle. The book, The Monkey & The Donkey, was preceded by There’s a Mouse in the House, published in 2008. 1964 Gary Einhorn is in private practice as a business coach in Ashland, Ore., and also co-facilitates peer discussion groups of business owners. Wilkes | Winter 2013 1969 Martin Naparsteck has written a book, Sex and Manifest Destiny, studying the role sex played in America’s westward expansion. It was published by McFarland & Company. 22 1970 Harold Croom retired from Janko Hospitality, which he founded 13 years ago. Paula Gilbert Gray, a mathematics teacher at Bernards High School in Bernardsville, N.J., was selected as a Presidential Scholar Teacher and spent four days in Washington, D.C., with fellow honorees from across America. She was also named the Student Council Teacher of the Year at her high school. Wilkes athletic teams. Pringle, who now lives in Wilkes-Barre, left Wilkes in 1949 and over the years, the story of how the athletic teams were named became the stuff of legends. One of the most popular stories was that Dean George Ralston named the teams, basing it on Kentucky’s Centre College mascot called the “Praying Colonels.” 1972 Roy Getzoff retired from officiating college football and now officiates at the high school level. He also started his own promotional productions company called Cynsational. Gary Williams received the Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter. The award was presented at the National Philanthropy Day luncheon on Nov. 16, 2012. 1977 Mandy Williams was spotlighted in the article “Short but Sweet,” in the October 2012 issue of Entrepreneur magazine, focusing on Red & Black Productions, the business she started with her sister. The pair also authored the book What I Learned About Life When My Husband Got Fired. Pringle says he researched the city of Wilkes-Barre’s history and learned that the city’s namesakes were British Parliament members John Wilkes and Col. Isaac Barre. Inspiration struck and Pringle submitted what turned out to be the winning name— Colonels. His prize was a $25 war bond, Joe Pringle ’47 meets the mascot sporting the name he gave to Wilkes athletic teams. Photo by Lisa Reynolds. presented at an October 1947 dinner dance. More than 60 years later Pringle attended a veterans’ event at Wilkes and told President Patrick Leahy and Times Leader reporter Bill O’Boyle that he was the one who named the Colonels. O’Boyle, with a typical reporter’s passion for a good story, sifted through The Beacon archives until he found confirmation in a June 4, 1948, edition, in a column called “Notes on Notes,” penned by Reese Pelton. The column confirmed Pringle’s winning contest entry. Pringle came to campus to meet the Colonel, gaining official recognition as the man who named him. — By Vicki Mayk �class notes Reunion Oct. 4-6 ~ Ron Yakus and Susan Rogers were married on May 12, 2012, at Blue Lake Ranch in Hesperus, Colo. Ron is a district sales manager for American Greetings Corp. Susan formerly was employed by Century Link in Durango, Colo. The couple reside in Phoenix, Ariz. 1979 Kathleen Herpich recently accepted the position of principal at Lima Central Catholic High School in Lima, Ohio. 1990 Paul Williamson was interviewed in The Times 1979 1989 Dan Cardell completed his goal of running a marathon in each of the 50 states. His 50th marathon was in Honolulu, Hawaii. Linda (Black) Kelnock competed in the Steamtown Marathon in Scranton, Pa., on Oct. 6, 2012. She ran the race in 4:20:17, a personal best, and wore her Wilkes hat in the race. Leader’s “Meet” column, where he talked about his business, WILL-EEZE Speedy Lube, in Wilkes-Barre. 1991 Shannon (Doughton) Kam earned her doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Phoenix. She is a curriculum coordinator and data coach for the Hawaii Department of Education and a part-time adjunct for the University of Phoenix College of Natural Sciences. 1998 Susan (Adamchak) Smith recently accepted the position of director - human resources business partner with ADP. She resides in New Jersey. 1994 Debbie Yendrick, who teaches second grade at Lincoln-Hubbard School in Summit, N.J., was named the school’s 2012 Teacher of the Year. 1982 Maurita (Gries) Elias, MBA ’83 and her husband, Robert, are pictured in Cinderella’s coach at Walt Disney World. The couple renewed their wedding vows at the Magic Kingdom in 2011 and their ceremony was featured in a Disney World story promoting the park as a location for weddings. Elias and her husband own Woodhouse Day Spa in Kingston, Pa. Other alumni in attendance at the renewal of vows included Elias’ father, Joseph B. Gries ’51, sister Colleen Gries Gallagher ’81, brother Joseph Gries II ’84, Miriam Jeanne Dearden Elias ’55, and Dr. Amy Elias’ 83. with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as a couples and family therapist. She also works in a group private practice. She lives in Newark, N.J. 1995 Christina Ortiz Juguilon completed her emotionally focused therapy training in October 2011 and is a therapist certified by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy in Ottawa, Canada. Juguilon is employed Reunion Oct. 4-6 ~ Michael T. Beachem IV received a master of education degree in adult and organizational development from the Temple University College of Education at its May 2012 commencement. J.J. Fadden and his brother Darron Fadden ’05 launched a new Web site, USAcigarstore.com. Tara (Wilson) Kinane and Scott Kinane ’99 welcomed a son, Liam Wilson, on July 20, 2012. 1999 Scott Kinane – see 1998 Sarah (Karlavage) Rocchio and her husband, Rob, welcomed a daughter, Rebecca Hope, on April 18, 2012. Wilkes | Winter 2013 1973 23 �class notes Judith Gallagher ’62 Rows Against Aging Stereotypes and 2009 Navy Day Regatta, as well as two bronze medals in the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta and a U.S. Masters National championship in 2000. Gallagher doesn’t limit herself to Judith Gallagher ’62 wakes up at 5:30 a.m. and drives from her home rowing. In the winter, her passion for in Margate, N.J., to Brigantine Island, active living sees her trading in oars located just off New Jersey’s Atlantic for skis. “We have a place in the Poconos, coast. By 6:30 a.m., she and her so I go up there a lot. Most people friends Kay Papandrew, Roe Burke go down to Florida in the winter, but and Carol Sost launch themselves, in their four-seat rowing boat, known as a quadruple scull, out of a cove Judy Gallagher, second from left, with members of the Hot Flashes rowing team. Photo courtesy Judy Gallagher I go up to the Poconos. I love the mountains,” she says. “I belong to the 70+ Ski Club and there are people there who would put me on the Brigantine beach. It’s windy. The winds churn the tides into what Gallagher and her friends have come to call “The Soup Bowl.” Before they can get on with their morning routine, to shame, people in their 80s and 90s who are still skiing to this day.” Though the Wilkes science major retired from her job the foursome must cross the “bowl,” which tosses their as reading curriculum coordinator for the Margate public boat up and down. Once that’s passed, they row the school system in 2001, she points to her slope-shredding six-mile circumference of the island before returning. elders as examples of self-actualization at any age. In the summer, Gallagher does this four days a week. “You have to keep moving. It’s not always easy when you It’s just practice. She is 71 years old, the eldest member of get older and you wake up in the morning with all the aches The Hot Flashes, the rowing team comprising her and her and pains. But you have to keep on going through that,” friends that is part of the Brigantine Rowing Club. Gallagher says. “We’re not super-jocks or anything,” Gallagher says. “We just like to keep healthy and keep doing things.” Super-jocks or not, The Hot Flashes achievements are considerable. Some of the biggest include first-place wins in races in the 2011 King’s Head Regatta and the 2011, 2010 “One of the nicest things that I have as the oldest person in the boathouse is seeing all these younger people who want to do new things. It keeps me inspired. It keeps me young.” — By Bill Thomas Bill Thomas is a senior communication studies major. Wilkes | Winter 2013 2000 Donna Talarico MFA ’10 married Kevin Beerman ’01 on Oct. 1, 2012. They live in Lancaster, Pa. 24 Thomas Ward made his Two River Theater Company debut as an understudy in a production of Henry V. He performed multiple characters in Act I in both English and French. 2006 2006 David Gold and wife Rachel (Moskal) Gold ’07 welcomed a daughter, Mallory May, in August 2012. Editor’s note: A class note about the Golds in the fall 2012 Wilkes magazine, which included a photo of their September 2011 wedding, incorrectly identified David as Jeff. We apologize for the error. Frank Knorek married Krissy Kelmer on June 30, 2012. The couple is pictured on Wilkes-Barre’s River Common. 2001 Kevin Beerman – see 2000 �class notes Lisa (Hartman) Nonotti MBA ’07 and husband Tino welcomed a son, Nolan Anthony, on Aug. 14, 2012. 2004 Melissa (Jurgensen) Rose welcomed a son, Brandon Christopher, on April 2, 2012. 2005 Darron Fadden – see 1998 2003 Reunion Oct. 4-6 daughter, Kylie McKenna, on Sept. 14, 2012. ~ Melissa (Babcock) Newbury and husband Dan welcomed a Pharm.D.’07 welcomed a son, Aiden Joshua, on May 30, 2012. Nicole (Ripper) Zeiser and husband Tom welcomed a son, Cole Thomas, on Aug. 10, 2012. 2007 Rachel (Moskal) Gold – see 2006 Bridget (McHale) Turel MBA ’07 and Josh Turel Experience Informs Research for Christine Kiesinger ’88 of her research. Married to a widower with two young children, standard practice for many. For Christine Kiesinger ’88, she’s spent the last personal experience has informed her research. few years researching Kiesinger, a Wilkes communication studies major who Florida in 1995, has studied the role of interpersonal “post-bereaved family systems.” “That’s a family communications among those with eating disorders. She where one parent has isn’t shy about acknowledging the roots of her research. died and a new parent “I myself struggled with bulimia for a number of years. comes into the system,” I decided in graduate school to really take a look at that, she explained. “What, academically and theoretically, as a way of understanding if any, responsibility myself,” Kiesinger says. “It actually contributed greatly to does that parent have in my own recovery.” keeping the memory of Hoping that her work can also contribute to the 2010 Brian Switay MBA ’12 became intern coordinator at the National Society of Leadership and Success in Hoboken, N.J. again at the forefront Keeping professional and personal life separate is received her doctorate from the University of South 2009 Alison Woody is director of grants and communications at United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania in Scranton, Pa. the deceased parent alive for the children? In many family recovery of others, Kiesinger—who returned to Wilkes systems, that doesn’t happen at all; it’s sort of ‘We put that this spring as an instructor—has turned her doctoral person on the shelf.’ But to really create a family system dissertation, “Anorexic and Bulimic Lives: Making Sense where kids are going to thrive if they’ve lost a biological of Food and Eating,” into a book which has received parent, in my case, I’ve had to make a real effort at making interest from publishers. She also is considering a possible sure those children know their biological mother.” documentary film project expanding her work. All these things, Kiesinger notes, are just one aspect of her larger interest in intrafamily dynamics. “I’ve spent a lot of time looking at family systems in In putting so much of her personal experiences into her studies, what does Kiesinger feel is the relationship between the two aspects of her life? “Looking at various theoretical constructs that which one member is identified dysfunctional in some way,” address disordered eating and grieving families gives me she says. “It’s clear from my work that healing requires the frameworks from which to better understand the things healing of the entire family system rather than a singular that I’m living,” she says. focus on the family member identified as dysfunctional.” — Bill Thomas Fittingly, Kiesinger’s own family dynamics are once Bill Thomas is a senior communication studies major. Wilkes | Winter 2013 2002 Sandi Burke Fasset recently became a certified legal nurse consultant. 25 �class notes Graduate Degrees 2007 Josh Turel, Pharm.D. – see 2005 2008 Reunion Oct. 4-6 ~ Craig Czury MFA received the $15,000 F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship to help him finish Thumb Notes Almanac, a book of poetry inspired by his experiences hitchhiking in the Marcellus shale region. 2009 Karen Kaleta Alessi MBA and Stephen Alessi MBA ’10 welcomed daughters Braelyn Eve and Emma Marie on Sept. 13, 2012. 2010 Stephen Alessi MBA – see Graduate Students 2009 2011 Brian Fanelli MFA was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for his poem “After Working Hours,” which appeared in Boston Literary Magazine. He entered the doctoral program in English at Binghamton University in January 2013. Wilkes | Winter 2013 2012 Brian Switay ’10 MBA – see undergraduate 2010 26 Morowa Yejide MFA has signed a contract with Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, to publish her debut novel, Time of the Locust. The novel is scheduled for release in spring 2014. In Memoriam 1935 Luther D. Arnold, Linwood, Pa., died Jan. 30, 2012. Arnold served in the U.S. Army for 24 years, serving with Gen. Patton’s Third Army in Europe. He worked as a stockbroker with Prudential Bache in Atlantic City, N.J., for 15 years. 1938 Stanley Matthew Daugert, Bellingham, Wash., died Sept. 4, 2012. He was a World War II veteran. In 1985, he retired as emeritus professor of the Philosophy Department at Western Washington University. Lillian (Morgan) Mayka, Mountain Top, Pa., died Oct. 6. She was an educator in the Crestwood School District for 30 years. Margaret Bendock Towers, Wilmington, Del., died July 30, 2012. She worked for 35 years as a public relations manager with Blue Cross/ Blue Shield and was a charter member and the first president of the Delaware Press Association. 1941 Irene (Sauciunas) Santarelli, Wyoming, Pa., died Nov. 12, 2012. She was head of the serology department at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia and worked at the former Nanticoke State Hospital. 1943 Betty W. DeWitt, Towanda, Pa., died July 16, 2012. She was a member of the National Association of Medical Record Librarians and was president of the Pennsylvania State Medical Record Librarian Association. 1945 Jerome Martin Stadulis, Fredericksburg, Va., died Sept. 11, 2012. He worked as a general practice physician and worked in industrial occupational medicine for DuPont. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. 1948 Chester Andrysick, Corning, N.Y., died Sept. 12, 2009. Andrysick was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Thomas A. Evans, Hendersonville, Tenn., died Nov. 7, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force and enjoyed a long career with General Electric as a financial analyst. Henry J. Rydzewski, Woodlynn, Pa., died on March 7, 2012. Rydzewski served in World War II and in the Korean War. He worked for the Philadelphia Electric Co. 1949 Robert Anthony, Wilkes-Barre, died Aug. 1, 2012. He was a World War II veteran who served with the U.S. Army and Air Corps. Robert G. Quoos, Bethlehem, Pa., died Sept. 16, 2011. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Quoos was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Corp. for 30 years. 1950 Michael J. Delaney, Nanticoke, Pa., died Oct. 20, 2012. A veteran of World War II, he worked as an attorney. Rigo J. Lemoncelli, Scott Township, Pa., died June 30, 2012. He was a petty officer in the Navy during World War II and was employed as an office manager for Scranton Roofing and Siding for more than 40 years. Clyde H. Ritter, Mountain Top, Pa., died Oct. 23, 2012. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. He worked for Exxon and Exxon International in New York, New Jersey and Texas until his retirement. 1951 Richard J. Horn, Kingston, Pa., died Sept. 23, 2012. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Arthur A. Johnson, Weatherly, Pa., died March 30, 2012. Johnson served in the Army Signal Corps. during World War II. He retired as bank manager of the Orange County Trust Company in Middletown, N.Y. �class notes In Memoriam 1953 Eleanor (Kazmercyk) Cornwell, Milford, Conn., died Oct. 8, 2010. She was a fifth-grade school teacher at Pumpkin Delight, Milford, until her retirement. 1954 Herman D. Woodeshick, Hanover Township, Pa., died on Sept. 3, 2012. He operated Woodeshick Drugs in Hanover Township for many years and later worked for several pharmacies, most recently Bedwick Pharmacy in Wilkes-Barre. 1959 Rev. Dr. Donald R. Gilmore, San Francisco, Calif., died Oct. 16, 2012. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was an ordained minister. Sylvester Kuligowski, Tonawanda, N.Y., died on Aug. 17, 2011. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Merchant Marines. Kuligowski taught history, economics and driver’s education at Canisius High School in Buffalo, N.Y. 1960 Bernard Chandler Sr., Plains Township, Pa., died Aug. 8, 2012. Before becoming a teacher, Chandler was an aviation cadet at Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas. 1962 Richard J. Bona, Spring Township, Pa., died Sept. 14, 2009. Bona worked as an accountant for many years, most recently at Sovereign Bank, Reading, until his retirement in 1996. Janet (Kay) Williamson, State College, Pa., died Sept. 16, 2012. She served as a nursing instructor, then assistant professor of nursing, professor in charge of the undergraduate program and founding director of the Department of Nursing at Penn State University’s School of Nursing from 1976 to 1980. She retired in 1995 as associate professor of nursing emerita. 1965 Dale H. Edwards, North Catasauqua, Pa., died June 22, 2012. Edwards’ teaching career spanned 32 years at Catasauqua High School. A lineman for the Colonels during his time at Wilkes, Edwards was a football coach at Catasauqua, serving as head coach from 1968 to 1979. 1968 Nicholas Souchik Jr., Pittston Township, Pa., died Oct. 15, 2012. Souchik served as the executive director of the Luzerne County Civil Defense, playing an instrumental role during the 1972 Agnes flood. Prior to his retirement, he worked for the Department of Defense as an electrical engineer with the Department of the Navy. Barbara J. (Kluchinski) Williams, M.D., Montgomery County, Pa., died Oct. 19, 2012. She was employed at the Norristown State Hospital as a psychiatrist for many years. 1969 William F. Homnick Jr., Annville, Pa., died Sept. 21, 2012. He served as president of Circle System Reconditioner’s in Easton, Pa. He was owner/ president of the former Ace Reconditioning and Sports Sales in Washington, Pa. 1970 Joseph A. Rasimas, Hummelstown, Pa., died on Sept. 17, 2012. Rasimas worked as an elementary mathematics teacher and served as a principal in different positions in public education in Pennsylvania, retiring as coordinator of educational services at Middletown Area School District in 2007. 1971 Richard G. Evans Jr., Dallas, Pa., died Oct. 5, 2012. He was vice president of WYZZ Radio and co-founded Sew Fine Draperies and Interiors. He served in the U.S. Air Force. James R. Uhl, Mountain Top, Pa., died Sept. 13, 2012. He served for four years in the U.S. Coast Guard. Uhl was an award-winning photographer and painter, and was a featured artist in “The Creative Will,” the 10th anniversary of Project Rembrandt, a national exhibition by 31 artists with multiple sclerosis. 1972 Edward J. Romanoski, Deerfield Beach, Fla., died Sept. 18, 2012. He worked in both Pennsylvania and Florida as a property appraiser. David Smith, Jacksonville, Fla., died Aug. 19, 2012. He received an advanced degree in banking from Rutgers University. He was a bank senior vice president upon his retirement. 1976 Robert O. Boston, Redlands, Calif., died June 14, 2012. Ann Zini Coffey, Peckville, Pa., died Nov. 3, 2010. She taught English in the Mid Valley School District. 1978 Mary Elizabeth (Phillips) Ertz, Plymouth, Pa., died Oct. 21, 2012. She was employed for 34 years by the Angeline E. Kirby Memorial Wilkes | Winter 2013 1952 Rev. Robert Lee Benson, of Greenville, Del., died on Oct. 24, 2012. An ordained Methodist minister, he had a 20-year career as a U.S. Air Force chaplain and officer. In civilian life, he was district superintendent of the Wyoming Conference of the United Methodist Church in northeast Pennsylvania and was chaplain at Methodist Country Home in Greenville, Del. As captain of the Wilkes basketball team, he set a school scoring record of 738 points for a season. 27 �class notes In Memoriam Health Center as a certified laboratory technician. Jon W. McNew, Wilkes-Barre, died Sept. 11, 2012. He was a certified public accountant. 1979 Maryann (Baron) Oster, Swoyersville, Pa., died Sept. 28, 2012. Oster was a quality control supervisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. She also worked as a teacher for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. 1980 William. J. Stauch, West Wyoming, Pa., died Aug. 3, 2012. Stauch was employed at the former Techneglas Corp. of Jenkins Township and, from 1996 to 2003, owned and operated Dusseldwarf ’s Restaurant in Pittston, Pa. 1981 Barbara (Greene) Dunn, New York City, N.Y., died on Jan. 27, 2010. 1994 Kevin Ostrowsky, York, Pa., died Nov. 20, 2012. He was employed as a civil and environmental engineer for EBI Consulting in Baltimore, Md. 2005 Sharon Amy Granahan, Philadelphia, Pa., died Nov. 3, 2012. 2007 Michael Meoni, Moosic, Pa., died Aug. 29, 2012. He was a geometry teacher at Lakeland Junior/Senior High School since 2005. Friends of Wilkes David Crawford Hall, Dallas, Pa., died Sept. 9, 2012. He served on the Wilkes board of trustees from 1982-2001 and was trustee emeritus. Crawford was a Colonel’s Blazer recipient. For many years, he ran Diamond Perforated Metals Inc. in Gardena, Calif., and more recently was owner of Llewellyn & McKane, Inc., a printing company in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes | Winter 2013 Remembering Jane Breiseth 28 Jane Morhouse Breiseth, who passed away on June 16, 2012, was many things to many people. She was a wife, a mother, a hostess and an educator. From 1984 to 2001, she served as Wilkes University’s first lady, during her husband, Christopher N. Breiseth’s, 17-year tenure as Wilkes president. “I was amazed at her versatility,” says Patricia Heaman ’61, Wilkes-Barre, a retired English professor who taught at Wilkes during Breiseth’s term. “It seemed she was everywhere, walking around with her youngest daughter, Lydia. She’d show up at every art opening, every poetry reading, every guest lecture and music recital and theatrical event.” Jane Breiseth’s interest in education went beyond her duties as Wilkes’ first lady. She held a bachelor of arts degree in comparative literature and a master’s degree in education from Cornell University. And with eldest daughters Abigail and Erika enrolled in Meyers High School, she was also a member of the local PTA. Similarly, Breiseth was involved with several community service and arts organizations, including the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, the Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley, the Peace and Justice Committee and the First Presbyterian Church in Wilkes-Barre. Even after the Breiseths left northeastern Pennsylvania to become president and first lady of The Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, N.Y., they maintained an apartment locally and frequently returned to hold dinner parties. “They kept their friendships in a marvelous way,” Pattie S. Davies, Dallas, Pa., says, recalling “carloads of Wilkes-Barrians” likewise visiting Hyde Park as the Breiseths’ guests. A Wilkes trustee emerita, Davies was chairwoman of the presidential selection committee and was among the first to meet the Breiseths upon their arrival at Wilkes. “She was a very warm and delightful person to be with, so first impressions were good,” Davies says. “They stayed that way over the years.” Breiseth is survived by her mother; husband; daughters Abigail, Erika and husband William F. Brockman of Baltimore, Md., and Lydia and husband Marco Vargas, of Arlington, Va.; grandchildren Warner and Annika Brockman; siblings; and many nieces and nephews. �ACHIEVING PROGRESS AT THE COHEN SCIENCE CENTER SITE March 23:  The site is prepared for construction.  Construction of the Lawrence and Sally Cohen Science Center has been progressing rapidly since the groundbreaking in March 2012. The impressive transformation has been captured each day by a camera located at the top of Sturdevant Hall. Here’s a look at various stages of the project in the photos at right. Crews are working on the building’s interior and anticipate construction will conclude this summer. You’re invited to be a part of history when we dedicate the science center at Homecoming 2013 at 4 p.m on October 4. More details will be available in the coming months, but mark your calendar now so you don’t miss this exciting event!  The following contributors pledged their support to the Cohen Science Center from September 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012: Mr. and Mrs. James Brunza ‘62 Mr. Michael A. Calabrese ‘78 Aug. 23:  Steel beams form the shape of the building. Mr. Lawrence S. Cohen ’57 and Mrs. Sally Cohen Dr. Robert R. Cooney ‘01 and Dr. Stephanie Smith Cooney ‘04 Mr. Ray Dombroski ‘78 and Mrs. Colleen DeMorat  Mr. Jason D. Griggs ’90 and Mrs. Tamara Griggs Mr. Harry Hiscox ’51 Esq. and Mrs. Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox ‘58 Mr. Thomas Jones and Mrs. Deanna Grietzer Jones ‘72 Atty. Wayne Lonstein ’82 and Dr. Julie Lonstein Maslow Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. Paul J. Potera ‘94 and Mrs. Christie Myers Potera ‘96 Mr. Kurt A. Topfer ’88, M’11 and Mrs. Evelyne Topfer Mr. Gerald F. Weber ‘67 and Mrs. Cynthia Wisniewski Weber ‘69 Dr. Michael J. Worth ‘68 Nov. 23:  Exterior walls are installed.  Show your support of the new science center and the Wilkes students who will benefit from it by making a gift now: www.wilkes.edu/achieve. �w Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 WILKES UNIVERSITY calendar of events February 1 through March 17 Sordoni Art Gallery exhibit, Flow 12 Drs. Robert S. and Judith A. Gardner Educational Forum Series Lecture, Marts 214, 4:30 p.m. 15-16, 22-23 Theatre Performance, Archy & Mehitabel, Darte Center, 8 p.m. 17, 24 Theatre Performance, Archy & Mehitabel, Darte Center, 2 p.m. Drs. Robert S. and Judith A. 26 Gardner Educational Forum Series Lecture, Marts 214, 4 p.m. March 17 18 23 Bach Festival Concert, Chamber Singers/Robert Dale Chorale, 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Scranton, Pa. Drs. Robert S. and Judith A. Gardner Educational Forum Series Lecture, Marts 214, 4:30 p.m. VIP Day for admitted high school students April 9 through May 19 Sordoni Art Gallery exhibit, Our People, Our Land, Our Images 11-13 Theatre Performance, Gemini, Darte Center, 8 p.m. 14 Theatre Performance, Gemini, Darte Center, 2 p.m. 16 Drs. Robert S. and Judith A. Gardner Educational Forum Series Lecture, Henry Student Center Ballroom, 4:30 p.m. 19 Alumni Association Scholarship Dinner, Henry Student Center, 6 p.m. 20 Dance Concerts, 3 & 8 p.m., Darte Center 21 2013 Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities, Noah Feldman, Constitutional Law Expert, Darte Center, 7:30 p.m. 24 Chamber Orchestra Concert, Darte Center, 7:30 p.m. Band Director’s Conducting Clinic 27 with guest clinician Samuel Hazo, Jr., Darte Center, 12:30 p.m. 27 Chorus/Chamber Singer’s Concert, 7:30 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre Civic Band Concert, Darte Center, 3 p.m. 28 30 Jazz Orchestra Concert, 8 p.m., Darte Center May 18 Spring Commencement, 1 p.m. For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu and www.wilkes.edu/alumni or phone (800) WILKES-U. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2013 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2013 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/746e5d964510536d7ca7e069f2050e6f.pdf b3403052537775690db9d19a6c2648f9 PDF Text Text WINTER 2014 Commanding Presence Col. Deborah (Marquart) Liddick ’88 Leads Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas INSIDE: 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEACON �president’s letter VOLUME 8 | ISSUE 1 Wilkes Matters S ince becoming president of Wilkes, I have emphasized time and again the integral role this institution has played in northeast Pennsylvania. Wilkes has always answered a need. In the midst of the Great Depression, Wilkes was founded as Bucknell University Junior College to educate the men and women of this community, many of whom were first-generation college students. In the University’s earliest days, these men and women were the sons and daughters of immigrant coal miners. Wilkes continues to educate the men and women of this community, the sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, of a variety of this region’s constituents. Wilkes also has always supported its surrounding community. Many of its degree programs have helped to bolster the local economy by drawing industry to the region. Wilkes instituted a degree in electrical engineering in the 1960s which helped to bring RCA, now Fairchild Semiconductor, to the area. Later, in 1996, Wilkes launched our School of Pharmacy, drawing companies like CVS Caremark to the region. These are just two examples of the many I could cite to demonstrate this school’s commitment to and belief in the region. These examples tell us one indisputable fact: Wilkes matters. Wilkes matters to its students, both current and past. Wilkes matters to its community and to this region. It is time to celebrate the unique role of our University. This June, we will commemorate Wilkes’ distinctive history while also beginning a new endeavor for the future of our University. On June 7, 2014, the inaugural Founders Gala will take place. This event will celebrate our proud history while also raising money for the First Generation Fund, a new initiative established to support our continued mission of educating first-generation college students. About half of our incoming freshmen still identify themselves as the first generation of their family to attend a four-year institution of higher learning. The First Generation Fund will support Wilkes’ ongoing tradition of educating these young people from this community and beyond. As part of the Founder’s Gala, I will award the President’s Medal to honor an individual who has helped enhance the student experience here as well as advance the University’s mission. The inaugural award will honor Joseph Savitz ’48, a member of the first official class to From the time of his installation in 2012, graduate from Wilkes College. Joe has been a Wilkes President Patrick F. Leahy has trustee of the University for more than 25 years, emphasized the unique role that Wilkes plays in northeast Pennsylvania. chaired the board PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC from 1975-1978, and earned the title of trustee emeritus. Joe Savitz epitomizes the mission of Wilkes: a successful individual who has made giving back to the University and the surrounding community a priority. I invite alumni and friends of the University to join us as we honor Joe and celebrate our extraorDr. Patrick F. Leahy dinary University—its history and its future. Wilkes University President WINTER 2014 WILKES MAGAZINE University President Dr. Patrick F. Leahy Vice President for Advancement Michael Wood Executive Editor Jack Chielli M.A.’08 Managing Editor Kim Bower-Spence Editor Vicki Mayk MFA’13 Creative Services Lisa Reynolds Web Services Craig Thomas MBA’11 Electronic Communications Joshua Bonner Graduate Assistant Bill Schneider, M.A.’13 Francisco Tutella Intern Christine Lee Layout/Design Quest Fore Inc. Printing Pemcor Inc. EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP Anne Batory ’68 Brandie Meng M’08 Bill Miller ’81 George Pawlush ’69 M.S.’76 Donna Sedor ’85 ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF Interim Director Bridget Giunta Husted ’05 Coordinator Mary Balavage Simmons ’10 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President Tom Ralston ’80 Vice President Cindy Charnetski ’97 Secretary Ellen Hall ’71 Historian Laura Cardinale ’72 Wilkes magazine is published three times a year 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. �12 6 16 18 contents 6 Commanding Presence Col. Deborah (Marquart) Liddick ’88 uses lessons learned at Wilkes as commander of Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Col. Deborah (Marquart) Liddick ’88 reviews the troops completing Air Force basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base. PHOTO COURTESY U.S. AIR FORCE 12 �Editorial Octogenarian Wilkes’ student newspaper has chronicled campus developments, student life and world events for 80 years. 16 �Illuminating Engineer Caleb McKenzie ’70 is a leader in the field of architectural lighting design with work gracing buildings worldwide. DEPARTMENTS 2 On Campus 5 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. Wilkes magazine is available online at www.wilkes.edu/wilkesmagazineonline 18 Sportacular The inductees to Wilkes Athletic Hall of Fame set records on Wilkes sports teams spanning five decades. F,j FPO FSC WILKES | Winter 2014 FEATURES 1 �on campus Phage Hunting is Focus for Wilkes First-Year Students WILKES | Winter 2014 It’s Tuesday afternoon in the Cohen Science Center and students in Christian Laing’s first-year foundations class are discussing new viruses named Pebbles, SVS7 and Two Ks. The strangely named viruses are actually groundbreaking discoveries made by members of the class. Fifteen freshmen—including pre-pharmacy students, undecided majors and others—are engaged in scientific research that has led to the discovery of previously undiscovered viruses known as bacteriophages. Students have the privilege of naming their discoveries. The phage hunting class was developed by Laing, assistant professor of mathematics, biology and computer science, and Kenneth Pidcock, associate professor of biology, through their participation in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science Education Alliance. The two Wilkes faculty members received a membership grant from HHMI to participate in the alliance, which comprises 26 colleges and universities across the United 2 States. Member schools all focus on teaching students biological techniques via hands-on research. At Wilkes, it’s being done in this class for freshmen in their first semester. “The class works the same way that science works,” Laing explains. That means each student engages in the scientific process that begins with collecting soil samples, putting the soil through an enrichment process and then plating the samples on petri dishes. The students then track the growth of the viruses. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. The students concentrated on a unique group of viruses that fall under Pidcock’s area of expertise as a microbiologist: viruses associated with the bacteria streptomyces. The viruses associated with this bacteria have the potential to be used as an alternative treatment against some bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. This focus makes the group unique among Science Education Alliance schools. The alliance schools have isolated about 4,000 new viruses in this research. Laing uses a step-by-step process to introduce the class to the aseptic techniques needed for scientific research. The multi-step approach to isolate the viruses is a lesson in the painstaking work that scientists must use. “They need to isolate and purify the samples, and they need to do it at least three times to be sure they have a pure phage, a pure virus,” Laing says. “They’re getting to know the science behind the big picture.” The long process ends when the DNA of the virus is sent to a genomics center that sequences the genomic DNA—the final confirmation that the virus is a newly discovered phage. Sergey Svintozelskiy, a freshmen biology major from Wilkes-Barre, says the research focus separates it from traditional laboratory classes he’ll be taking. “This is more the way it really works in science. Here, everyone is working at their own pace,” he says. Freshman Emily Gicewicz, a pre-pharmacy major from Albany, N.Y., says, “I really like the fact that we are doing techniques that most people won’t be doing until they’re upperclassmen. And I like that it’s really cutting-edge research. You won’t get to do that in many other classes.” Students in the class are continuing their work in the spring 2014 semester. “They’re getting to know the science behind the big picture.” Freshman Sierra Smith of Lewistown, Pa., samples her newly discovered bacterial virus, which she named Pebbles. PHOTO BY VICKI MAYK �on campus ON THE MENU The location of the dining hall may have changed from the Dining Commons to the Henry Student Center, but food remains central to the college experience for Wilkes students. Vegetarian and other healthy dining options have been added to the menu over the years, but traditional fare like pizza, burgers and pasta remains among the most popular. Here’s a snapshot of the volume of food served up weekly at Henry’s Food Court. OVER 2,000 MEALS ARE SERVED EVERY DAY ACROSS THE CAMPUS DINING FACILITIES 1,700 HAMBURGERS ARE PRODUCED WEEKLY BY THE GRILL IN THE CAFETERIA Wilkes Senior Dominick Costantino Receives National Public Relations Scholarship Dominick Costantino, a senior communication studies major, received the 2013 Betsy Plank Scholarship from the Public Relations Society of America. Costantino, a resident of Hanover Township, Pa., is the first Wilkes student to receive a national public relations scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior college student preparing for a career in public relations who has demonstrated academic achievement, leadership, practical experience and commitment to the field. It was presented in October at the society’s international conference in Philadelphia. The society is the premier professional organization for the public relations field. He is a dean’s list student and board co-chair of Zebra Communications, Wilkes’ student-run public relations agency. Several of the accounts Costantino handled at Zebra were named Account of the Year. In addition, he serves as co-chair of the annual Tom Bigler High School Journalism Conference and is a member both of the Public Relations Student Society of America and the National Society of Leadership and Success. His internship experience includes positions at WBRE TV in Wilkes-Barre and in the corporate communications department at Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania. He was named Intern of the Month at Wilkes during both internships. Communication studies student Dominick Costantino is the first Wilkes student to receive a national public relations scholarship from the Public Relations Society of America. PHOTO COURTESY ZEBRA COMMUNICATIONS OF FRENCH FRIES ARE DEVOURED EACH WEEK 1,900 CUPS OF SOUP WERE MADE PER WEEK IN THE 2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR 4,800 LBS. OF WHOLE APPLES ARE EATEN EACH SEMESTER Wilkes will launch the first collegiate marching band in northeast Pennsylvania and add two new intercollegiate sports—women’s golf and women’s swimming—in fall 2014. The band will be directed by Philip G. Simon, who is in his 10th year as director of instrumental studies at Wilkes. The band is expected to debut at the Colonels’ first home football game in fall 2014. It will perform in drum corps style and will include wind and percussion musicians and color guard. Women’s golf and women’s swimming—both NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports—will begin competition starting in the 2014-15 season in the Middle Atlantic Conference. The expansion will increase the number of intercollegiate offerings at Wilkes to 18, with eight men’s sports and 10 women’s sports. Assistant football coach Harry Armstrong will coach the golf team. The University is in the process of hiring a part-time swimming coach. Locations for practice and competition for both teams are being negotiated. The Wilkes men’s golf team plays home matches at the Huntsville Golf Club in Shavertown, Pa., ranked as the fifth best golf course in Pennsylvania by Golf Digest. Wilkes is negotiating with the nearby Wilkes-Barre YMCA for use of the pool there. WILKES | Winter 2014 Marching Colonels, New Women’s Sports Debut in Fall 2014 7,400 LBS. 3 �on campus Sidhu School Offers Degree Program in Sport and Event Management The Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership will offer a new undergraduate degree program in sport and event management starting in fall 2014. The program will allow students to develop expertise in business and event management applied to the world of sport and recreation. It requires students to complete multidisciplinary and sports management courses as well as an internship in the sports and event management field. Internship opportunities include positions with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey team, the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre RailRiders minor league baseball team and sports management positions with the Pocono Dome and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The program will allow students interested in sports, music or theater to plan, analyze and operate a sports or event-centered entity. Potential careers in the sports and event management industries include sports medicine, education, venue management, event planning and communications. For more information, visit www.wilkes.edu and click on the Jay S. Sidhu School link under Academics. Kimberly Ference Pharm.D.’03 Named Pharmacist of the Year Kimberly Ference, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, was named the 2013 Pharmacist of the Year by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA). The award is presented to the pharmacist who demonstrates dedication to the profession, contributes time and effort to the various professional organizations, furthers the profession through community service, and embodies those qualities which exemplify the profession. Ference currently serves as the faculty advisor to the student chapter of the pharmacists association. This is the second consecutive year a faculty member from Wilkes has been honored with this award. Last year, Adam Welch, associate professor of pharmacy at Wilkes, received the award. Wilkes University pharmacy students who nominated Kimberly Ference for Pharmacist of the Year pose with her at the awards ceremony. Pictured from left to right: Courtney Graham, Sara Bellanco, Kimberly Ference, Eliza Daubert and Sarah Maheady. WILKES | Winter 2014 Frank Sheptock Resigns As Colonels Football Coach 4 Wilkes University head football coach Frank Sheptock has resigned from his position as coach of the Colonels to accept the position of director of athletics at Berwick Area School District in Berwick, Pa. Sheptock came to Wilkes in 1990 under former head coach Joe DeMelfi and served as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach from 1992 to 1995. He became the seventh head coach in the program’s history in January 1996. He led the Colonels to a 107-81 record, including two NCAA and seven ECAC postseason berths during his tenure, winning a Middle Atlantic Conference championship in 2006 when Wilkes finished a school-best 11-1. He is the school’s most winning coach, surpassing the legendary Rollie Schmidt. “Frank has spent the majority of his professional career as a head coach and changed the face of Wilkes football and introduced so much more than ‘playing football’ to the student athletes he coached,” says Wilkes Athletics Director Addy Malatesta. The University is conducting a search for Sheptock’s replacement. �MOST VALUABLE PLAYER athletics Ashley Ream Earns Honors On and Off The Field By Bill Schneider M.A.’13 Wilkes senior Ashley Ream recalls it was cold and windy as the sun began to disappear behind Back Mountain. The Women’s Field Hockey Freedom Conference championship game was tied at one goal apiece as Wilkes and rival Misericordia University went into overtime. “I remember thinking we had to keep going and keep scoring. I encouraged everyone to keep the momentum going,” Ream says. “We had to win!” And win they did: 2-1. Immediately following the Nov. 9, 2013, game, Ream learned she had been named most valuable player and a first team all-conference field hockey player for Wilkes. Ream is a mid-fielder from Manheim, a small southern Pennsylvania town near Lancaster, surrounded by farm country. Growing up, it was Ream’s two older brothers who introduced her to sports and, coupled with the support of her parents, she pursued soccer, swimming and field hockey in high school. “I knew I was better at field hockey,” says the elementary and early childhood education major. Her skill has been proved at Wilkes, where, for the past two seasons, Ream has averaged 2.7 shots per game. Last September Ream and the field hockey team also scored off the field in their community service contributions. For the second consecutive year, the team was awarded the Sandrino Plutino Community Service Award, given to the varsity sports team contributing the most community service. Each member of the team performed 24 hours of community service. Ream especially remembers volunteering at Ruth’s Place, an emergency homeless shelter for women. “It was a completely new experience,” she recalls. “We brought food and cooked dinner as the residents told their stories of adversity. The experience helped me better appreciate what I have.” The team also volunteered at Hillside Farms, working in the garden, on the farm and at the annual Christmas tea and tour of the cottage. “We are a team, and will always have each other for support,” says Ream, an elementary and early childhood education major who has a 3.79 grade-point average that earned her a spot among the Colonels Elite, the Wilkes honor society for athletes. She says psychology classes have been the most difficult part of her curriculum at Wilkes. Her favorite classes have been neuro psych and education classes where she observed at various local elementary schools, including Heights-Murray, Dodson, Dallas and Lake-Lehman. Ream will student teach in the fall and hopes to land a job as either a substitute or regular teacher. She credits the encouragement from language arts and early education literacy professor Diane Polachek in helping her reach her goal. “I really enjoy working with kids,” says Ream. WILKES | Winter 2014 PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK. 5 �COMMANDING PRESENCE WILKES | Winter 2014 Col. Deborah (Marquart) Liddick ’88 Leads Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland During Time of Change 6 By Vicki Mayk �Col. Deborah (Marquart) Liddick ’88, San Antonio, Texas Bachelor of Science, Math, Wilkes Master of Science, Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Master of Science, National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces Career: Commanding Officer, Joint Base San Antonio- When Col. Deborah (Marquart) Liddick ’88 learned she was assigned to command Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Lackland, U.S. Air Force Notable: Commands more than 6,500 officers and airmen at base where every recruit in the U.S. Air Force receives training Favorite Wilkes memories: Playing field hockey under Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, shortly coach and mentor Gay Meyers, living in McClintock Hall after sexual misconduct scandals there (Cooper) Garcia, Maria (Saracino) Mooney—all members made national headlines, she said just two things to her commanding officer. with Sandra (Catina) Panzitta, Lisa (Mirin) Lokuta, Kim of Wilkes Class of 1988—and doing a 6 a.m. show on campus radio station WCLH, “The D & T Show,” named for Liddick and friend Tracy Hebron. “ I’m ready, sir,” Liddick recalls telling question I asked was, how soon? He said, ‘Within days.’ ” Since assuming command at the base in September 2012, Liddick has been charged with carrying out the 46 recommendations made for improvement following an investigation by Chief of Air Force Safety Maj. Gen. Margaret H. Woodward. The investigation followed a scandal cited as one of the largest in military history. It included some 31 female recruits reporting infractions, ranging from rape to inappropriate relationships. At least 34 military training instructors were investigated, and to date 26 have been convicted by court-martial. Four received disciplinary action and two are still under investigation. “Certainly it was a challenging job coming in and, looking back, it hasn’t been the easiest job,” she says. “It’s helped that I am someone who believes in doing things by the book. If you are fair and consistent and you train folks to understand the rules and meet your expectations, and hold them accountable, you are going to succeed.” Lackland is where every U.S. Air Force enlisted recruit completes basic training. Annually more than 35,000 active-duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members begin their training there. Opposite page: Col. Deborah (Marquart) Liddick ’88, left, is commander of Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, where some 35,000 recruits entering the Air Force annually receive basic military training. PHOTO COURTESY LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE Liddick quickly defines her fundamental role heading a group with more than 5,500 trainees under her command in any given week. “We’re going to make sure that they’re properly trained and ensure that they’re safe while they are doing it,” she says without hesitation.“You have to make sure that everyone is safe under your command. That’s your job as a commander.” It was not Liddick’s first major assignment. Prior to Lackland, she was chief, Maintenance Division, Directorate of Logistics, Installations & Mission Support, Joint Base San AntonioRandolph, Texas, and from 2010 to 2012 she commanded the 56th Maintenance Group at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, the largest fighter maintenance group in the Air Force. More than 2,600 officers and enlisted personnel were under her command at that assignment, maintaining 138 F-16 Fighting Falcons. Liddick traces her interest in an Air Force career to when she was still a student at Carle Place High School in her hometown of Westbury, located on New York’s Long Island. “I didn’t have anyone in my immediate family in the military,” she recalls. “I was at one of those college fairs and I picked up a brochure from the Air Force Academy.” Entering the service academy became her goal and her congressman nominated her. She was not accepted. “I was crushed,” she says. Completing a college Air Force ROTC program became her backup plan, and the choice led her to Wilkes. Three factors played a role in her decision to go there. “It had ROTC, I could play field hockey and it was a small school, far enough from Long Island that I couldn’t come WILKES | Winter 2014 the four-star general. “The only other 7 �Wilkes alumnus Col. Mark Rado ’80, deputy to the adjutant general of the U.S. Army, grew up on Long Island with Liddick and attended the same high school. Rado, who also has spent his career in the military, has a special understanding of what it takes to be promoted. “You have to work your butt off to make colonel in the Air Force,” Rado states. “If you’re not a pilot, you WILKES | Winter 2014 have to be a great leader.” Above, Liddick presents Tech. Sgt. Nathia Jacks with her military training instructor hat, which is a symbol of completing the military training instructor training. Liddick has instituted new procedures for training the instructors. Right, Liddick, seen in her formal military portrait, is part of only 1 percent of all Air Force personnel to achieve the rank of colonel. PHOTOS COURTESY LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE 8 home on the weekend to do my laundry, but close enough that I could come home on holidays,” Liddick says, chuckling. She and her father, Frank Marquart, a retired New York City firefighter, visited campus and met women’s field hockey coach Gay Meyers. “She was a huge role model for me,” Liddick says of Meyers, who died in 2011. “She was the main reason why we picked Wilkes. She walked us around campus and my father and I felt she would be a good mentor for me.” Liddick majored in math—one of the majors qualifying her for an Air Force scholarship. She was one of only three math majors in her graduating class. “Out of the three people, I was not the smartest,” she quips, adding, “Getting the math degree was one of my biggest challenges in life. But it gave me the confidence that I could do anything.” The small classes allowed her to receive personal attention. “It was like being tutored individually,” she says. She cites that kind of personal attention as one of the positives of attending Wilkes. “No one is there to make you fail. All of the faculty are there to make you succeed. The whole experience at Wilkes was great. Wilkes was really the foundation. Who I am today is because of Wilkes.” Some of her fondest memories involve playing field hockey and living in McClintock Hall, where having just 12 hall mates gave the living experience a family feeling. “We used to say it was worth the walk,” she says, referring to McClintock’s position on South River Street two blocks from the center of campus. Maria (Saracino) Mooney ’88 was a friend from McClintock. Although Mooney remembers that she and Liddick were “normal college kids going to campus parties,” she offers a �Right, Air Force trainees begin the monkey bars obstacle as part of their basic military training. The monkey bars are part of the confidence course at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where Liddick is commander. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/ROBBIN CRESSWELL Bottom right, Col. Mark Camerer, 37th Training Wing commander, left, presents the 737th Training Group guidon to incoming commander Col. Deborah J. Liddick as Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Williams, 737th Training Group superintendent, looks on during the assumption of command ceremony Sept. 21, 2012, on the parade grounds at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Liddick commands the Air Force’s only basic military training group. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/ROBBIN CRESSWELL “We’re going to make sure that they’re properly trained and ensure that they’re safe while they are doing it,” she says without hesitation. “You have to make sure that everyone is safe under your command. That’s your job as a commander.” WILKES | Winter 2014 description of her friend that would indicate her future success. “If I were to pick three words to describe her, they would be focused, goal-oriented and determined,” Mooney says. Mooney’s mother, Doris Saracino, then Wilkes athletic director, also remembers the “tall redhead” on the Wilkes field hockey team. “She was the most committed person I’ve ever seen,” says Doris Saracino. “Whatever she did, she was greatly committed.” It’s a trait that has stayed with Liddick, professionally and personally. “I’m a goal setter,” Liddick states. “I like to set goals for myself and for the organization. If you set goals, good folks will rise to that expectation. If you want to achieve something, it’s good to set goals. For example, I want to get 100 percent on my PT (physical training) test. That’s my goal. I’m in the high 90s. If I set the goal of being in the 90s, then I’d probably only be in the 80s.” Her goal-oriented mindset carries over to activities she pursues in her spare time. “I run half marathons, three or four times a year. I just ran the San Antonio Rock and Roll Half Marathon. I have all my medals on my wall. I run for myself, to keep myself motivated, to keep myself in shape.” She remembers setting high goals for herself when she left Wilkes. Confident that she wanted to make a career in the Air Force, she says, “I went in as a second lieutenant and, because I believe in setting goals, I wanted to be a general.” She chose a technical career path, training in aircraft maintenance and munitions. Liddick says she’s never focused on the fact that she’s a woman in the male-dominated military. “I consider myself an officer in the U.S. Air Force first,” she states. “I’m someone who’s a maintenance officer who just happened to be female.” A maintenance officer has a behind-the-scenes role with a high level of responsibility. She has supervised staff assembling munitions and maintaining aircraft both in the United States and on deployments overseas. When she was assigned to Hill Air Force Base in Utah, she supervised crews building bombs that were loaded on airplanes used in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She also has been deployed overseas a number of times. Liddick served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm as a munitions officer with an F-16 fighter wing; NATO Operation Deny Flight as an A-10 squadron maintenance officer; and operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom as an expeditionary maintenance squadron commander with a B-1 bomber group. 9 �“No one is there to make you fail. All of the faculty are there to make you succeed. The whole experience at Wilkes was great. Wilkes was really the foundation. Who I am WILKES | Winter 2014 today is because of Wilkes.” 10 Above, airmen repeat the oath of enlistment at the basic training graduation ceremony, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/STAFF SGT. VERNON YOUNG JR. Opposite page above right, Col. Deborah Liddick presides at a graduation ceremony. PHOTO COURTESY LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE Liddick does not find deployments difficult. “When I was deployed with my unit, it was easier because you can be focused on the mission. At home, there are more distractions: maybe your spouse is sick, or you’re figuring out who is going to pick up the groceries,” she says. “When you’re deployed, you can completely focus. My spouse was at home. He had to deal with paying the bills and shoveling the snow.” Liddick’s husband, Terry, is a wildlife biologist and pilot with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where his responsibilities include tracking migration of ducks and setting dates for hunting season. The couple married on July 4, 2000, in Las Vegas. Picking the date was easy: “I knew I would have the day off work,” Liddick says. Her husband is a native of Berwick, Pa., less than an hour from the Wilkes campus, but the two didn’t meet until she was stationed in Utah. Their assignments frequently separate them, but, Liddick says, “Absence does make the heart grow fonder. I think we appreciate each other more.” The separations will end in 2014, when Liddick retires from the Air Force. They will move to the home they built in Spearfish, S.D., in the area where Terry Liddick conducts his wildlife work. When Liddick was promoted to colonel in 2009, her husband was among those she thanked publicly for their support and encouragement. She is among the few in the Air Force who achieve the rank. Less than 1 percent of airmen are promoted to colonel, and the honor is bestowed less frequently to non-pilots. �“I had one female trainee tell me, ‘Ma’am, I failed all my life. I failed at college and I failed at home. I came here to basic military training, and I succeeded. I can’t wait to tell my dad,’ ” Liddick relates, adding, “When we graduate 600 airmen, to see them stand there—they look about 2 inches Wilkes alumnus Col. Mark Rado ’80, deputy to the adjutant general of the U.S. Army, grew up on Long Island with Liddick and attended the same high school. Rado, who also has spent his career in the military, has a special understanding of what it takes to be promoted. “You have to work your butt off to make colonel in the Air Force,” Rado states. “If you’re not a pilot, you have to be a great leader.” Liddick, he says, has displayed leadership since her high school days. Liddick emphasizes that she isn’t accomplishing her goals alone. “I always go back to my field hockey experience and my ROTC experience at Wilkes,” she says. “It’s a team effort. I learned the importance of teamwork. I cannot do this job—or any job—alone.” When she first took command at JBSA-Lackland, there were 11 officers on her leadership team. Now there are 51, from captains to majors. In addition to those officers, the base now also has more senior enlisted leaders like chief master sergeants. Such a team has been necessary to help initiate the many changes needed at JBSA-Lackland, many of which have involved changing the culture at the base. “It’s a slow process,” Liddick acknowledges. “I’ve been here 14 months, and every day we make progress.” She pauses. “I say it’s like turning the Titanic, slowly.” In addition to implementing 46 recommendations made after the Air Force investigation, Liddick has initiated changes of her own. Previously, the military training instructors—referred to as MTIs—who train recruits had completed their own training in one of seven squadrons. “People weren’t being trained the same way,” Liddick explains. “I established a trainer squadron that everyone is assigned to, so that everyone is learning the same rules, learning the same tasks, in the same way.” She does not focus on the challenges of change. Instead she finds satisfaction in the job that is the primary focus of her command: ensuring the success of the new flights of airmen who enter the training program every eight weeks. She enjoys the day in, day out routine of monitoring their training. “I say that every day is different, but every week’s the same.” She is actively involved in the process, welcoming each new class of 400 to 800 airmen, participating in physical training with them every day, attending some of their classes, and officially welcoming them to the Air Force. “On Friday, we have parade, where I get to salute each of them and administer the oath of enlistment.” What she enjoys the most, perhaps, is watching the growth that is possible for individual recruits during that time. “I had one female trainee tell me, ‘Ma’am, I failed all my life. I failed at college and I failed at home. I came here to basic military training, and I succeeded. I can’t wait to tell my dad,’ ” Liddick relates, adding, “When we graduate 600 airmen, to see them stand there—they look about 2 inches taller than when they arrived. When I see where they have come over the last eight weeks, it’s tremendously satisfying.” WILKES | Winter 2014 taller than when they arrived.” 11 �aman ’10 By Andrew M. Se WILKES | Winter 2014 uld be the day that wo n O . 47 9 1 in ay y June d pped tion on a cloud g a banner-wra u in it p st as in gr n w as o w s o it ley, wh Wilkes became l. t Eugene S. Far en d si re P , near Chase Hal ay D ed r er te th ar ga h C o h as w eople remembered ed a crowd of p m co el w , m iu d s parted. o ked p m” as the cloud u cs. er V and flower-flan ve “A ’s rt about its specifi Moza y b in rs d se te p as u p er s rm oru ent or info ior The school’s ch emorate the ev m m co l University Jun el to n er ck k u B ar m en r h o w t c momen There is no sign t be ls of the histori ai et d e es College migh th k s, il n W o ti as u it d st re in te char At many other College became owever, historic h , es k il W t A . forgotten ritten hotographed, w moments are p about, analyzed the and archived in ool pages of the sch newspaper. 12 �Humble Beginnings Like Bucknell University Junior College, the newspaper started on the third floor of a building along West Northampton Street in Wilkes-Barre, where several students planned the publication. The first issue of The Bison Stampede was published on Oct. 4, 1934, and is nothing like The Beacon, today’s student paper. It was published twice a month and had only four, three-column pages with a handful of witty articles and poems. The staff wanted to grow, however. “The opportunities for participation of the individual in producing this publication will be many,” the editors wrote in the first issue. Their fellow students rose to the challenge. Over 25 reporters joined the handful of editors by the newspaper’s third issue on Nov. 1. Within a year, the paper had added an extra column to every page and began publishing photographs of the class presidents and team captains. They also sold advertising to local businesses, such as the YMCA Luncheonette on West Market Street and the Mayflower Chocolate Shoppe on Public Square. By the beginning of the 1936 school year, however, The Bison Stampede vanished “into the wilderness,” as Wilfrid H. Crook, the faculty adviser, wrote. “In these modern days of air-mindedness a bison stampede is as out of place as its contemporary the covered wagon.” Over the next 11 years, the newspaper took on the name Bucknell Beacon. The paper covered the college’s expansion, the start of World War II and the use of atomic bombs on Japan. In 1947, the newspaper took on a new name—like the college it served. Appropriately, the school and newspaper were named after John Wilkes, an English journalist from the 1700s. Wilkes fought for the right to publish a newspaper criticizing the country’s king. Since its name change, the paper has reported on visits to campus by former and future presidents, well-known entertainers and some of the most important and influential people in modern times.The bulk of the reporting, however, has always been devoted to Wilkes itself—the academics, athletics and activities. HIGHLIGHTS FROM 80 YEARS OF WILKES’ STUDENT NEWSPAPER World events and campus events graced the pages of Wilkes’ student newspaper during its 80 years of existence. From its days as The Bison Stampede to its more modern incarnation, the paper is a primary historical document chronicling events of the day, student life and the history of the University. SEPT. 27, 1957 Stark Learning Center was dedicated and was heralded on the front page. NOV. 7, 1957 Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited Wilkes to speak at its weekly assembly in a program sponsored by the Collegiate Council for the United Nations. PHOTOS BY EARL & SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC WILKES | Winter 2014 This year marks the 80th anniversary of the publishing of the first issue of Bucknell University Junior College’s student newspaper: The Bison Stampede, the publication that today is The Beacon. In those eight decades, the newspaper has chronicled current events, campus events, student concerns and campus controversies. Many of the students who spent part of their academic careers reporting, writing and editing for the paper look back on that time as a period when they gained invaluable career skills and made lifelong friends. “It gave me the confidence to pursue a career in this business,” Paul Domowitch ’77 says. “After I left there, I just felt I knew what I was doing and that I was heading in the right direction. And no matter where I ended up, I’d be fairly successful.” Domowitch, who served as The Beacon’s sports editor, is now a professional football columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News. 13 �i(l,a,red NOV. 1, 1968 The Beacon covers the dedication of the Farley Library with a full page headlined “Tribute to a College President,” honoring President Eugene Farley. Serving And Learning “To me, the student newspaper should be a reflection of student life—both the good and the bad,” Jim Edwards ’80 says. Edwards, who served as the paper’s editor-in-chief, went on to have a successful career in advertising. He currently works at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Austin, Texas. “We were given free reign,” he says of the paper’s independence. “Every time there was a touchy subject at the college itself, we would go after it.” Those touchy subjects include the early and rocky start of an academic program and a cheating scandal. “If people are screwing up, harming other people JAN. 10, 1969 or not doing what they Conyngham Hall burns. One of the college’s original should be doing, bringing buildings, it housed the math department and some that to light can bring offices of the engineering and art departments. about positive change.” Julie Melf ’05 says writing for The Beacon manager for WNEP-TV, the local gave her the opportunity to meet and affiliate for ABC in the Scranton and learn about members of the Wilkes Wilkes-Barre area. community. “I was assigned to do a story Covering a growing college—especially on a cafeteria worker who passed away at one with an ever-expanding athletics the school,” she says. “He was an elderly department—takes up a lot of a student’s guy who smiled and everybody liked time. “That was pretty much my life him. It was just going to be a story about in college. I spent a lot more time him passing away.” doing that than studying and going to Instead, Melf discovered that the class,” Domowitch says. “I still remember gentleman held raffles while he was driving up for a wrestling match to East alive for the students who were his Stroudsburg in the middle of a blizzard.” closest friends. The raffle winners were He made it to the match with the help of sent on trips, such as cruises. “Nobody cinderblocks in his car’s trunk for traction. really knew this guy did all this,” she Of course, there’s more to putting out says. “It was great to honor and pay a newspaper than going to events and tribute to him.” writing. “We had to sell our own ads and Melf was the assistant news editor all copy had to be submitted by Tuesday at The Beacon and is currently a news WCLH: THE VOICE OF WILKES FOR 42 YEARS “This is WCLH FM in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,” said student disc jockey Dave Bickel as Wilkes University’s radio station began its first broadcast at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 1972. Standing near Bickel, a history major from Plymouth, Pa., were Francis J. Michelini, University president, faculty advisors Harold Cox and James Berg, and station manager John Margo. WILKES | Winter 2014 The listening audience, according to university archives, included 200 people, although the station had 14 the capacity to reach nearly 700,000 people through a transmitting antenna located four miles south on Penobscot Knob in Hanover Township. The antenna transmitted from WCLH’s control room at 175 watts. “The Beacon served as the eyes of the campus,” says Brad Kinney, Wilkes professor emeritus of communications and director of broadcast services from 1979 until 1990. “WCLH served as its voice.” Student broadcasters received real-world experience during the four decades since WCLH was founded. To read more about the history of campus radio, visit www.wilkes.edu/wilkesmagazineonline. ~ Ulllf �SEPT. 11, 2012 The Beacon adopted a new format for Teamwork Beyond reporting the news and managing the paper’s day-to-day business, the reporters and editors formed close bonds. For Melf, the newspaper staff was a lot like family. When she couldn’t attend graduation with the rest of her class, the newspaper stepped in. “They decided that they we were going to have a private graduation ceremony in The Beacon’s office before I left. It was incredible,” she says. “I felt like it was the perfect graduation, because I fell so much in love with The Beacon and the staff was like a family. It was great to have them to send me off.” Domowitch says the times he spent working for The Beacon were some of the best of his Wilkes career.“The relationships I made then were really special,” he says. “It was a close staff and those kinds of times you always remember.” Edwards says the newspaper’s staff was a lot like a team. “You had a team and you had to make sure the team was working effectively,” he says. Conversation Starter APRIL 8, 2008 Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama visited Wilkes-Barre while on the campaign trail. The newspaper’s reach goes beyond its office. In addition to creating a close-knit group of reporters, editors and mentors, the paper is also a conversation starter for students, faculty, staff and alumni. Miller says most students and professors read the paper during his time at Wilkes. “It’s sort of a record of what’s happening at the school,” he says, adding that the paper continues serving that purpose. “I think it starts a conversation.” its front-page design, using a single color photo for a cover story and a chimney on the left side promoting stories inside. In addition to sparking discussion, Melf says the paper holds people accountable. “We were like the watchdog of the community,” she says. “Not to sound cliché, but it’s what we did. We took those roles seriously. If we saw someone doing something that wasn’t right, we wrote about it.” Edwards says the newspaper’s reporters are put in the middle of everything on campus and become resources and familiar faces for students. “I just remember certain times when I was walking on campus to a building and someone would stop and say, ‘I read your story and it was great.’ ” “I think it’s a great platform for student ideas and opinion and I was happy to be a part of it. I’m thankful for it,” Edwards adds. “I hope it always exists.” BEACON ALUMNI Celebrate this milestone at a reunion during Homecoming, Sept. 26-28, 2014. Andrew M. Seaman is a journalist for Reuters in New York. He covers medicine, health, science and research for the world’s largest news agency. He served as The Beacon editor-in-chief during his time as Wilkes. WILKES | Winter 2014 morning,” Edwards says. “Someone laid out the paper and then we printed about 2,500 copies.” Domowitch said the paper was published like any other newspaper when he was at Wilkes. It still is. Edwards compares the paper to a mini-business. “We had responsibilities, a budget and procedures,” he says. Bill Miller ’81 credits his time as a Beacon reporter for sparking his interest in public relations. “I think it prepared all of us,” says Miller, now president of New York’s Galison Publishing and a Wilkes trustee. “Communication is so important in whatever job you do. I think being part of the paper and learning good writing was vitally important.” Edwards agrees that working for the newspaper provided him with lasting skills. “I just think The Beacon was really the first positive working experience I had and it’s left a huge imprint on me,” he says. “Problem solving, being resourceful, discipline, managing your time, that skill set came from working on The Beacon and going to college at Wilkes.” 15 �ILLUMINATING ENGINEER Architectural lighting designer Caleb McKenzie ’70 dramatizes shopping centers, skyscrapers and soccer stadiums WILKES | Winter 2014 By Geoff Gehman 16 Caleb McKenzie ’70 is discussing his lighting design for the upper exterior of the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan, a beacon of luxury for over a century. He considers the Beaux Arts building “a little jewel box,” so he decided to polish the gems. He lit the ornate cornices and whimsical windows with an elegant wash of metal halide, creating the gentle illusion of a colossal candelabrum. “You want the effect to be interesting but not overwhelming,” says McKenzie in his office, nearly 20 blocks from the St. Regis. “You want to make people look but not stare. It’s not the Washington Monument. And it’s not Las Vegas either.” Showcasing without showing off has been McKenzie’s mantra during his 30-plus years as a designer for T. Kondos Associates, an architectural lighting design firm that has created lighting for everything from the 101-story Taipei Financial Center to Arena Corinthians, the new World Cup soccer stadium in Brazil. �Caleb McKenzie ’70, New York, N.Y. Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts, Wilkes Career: Senior Associate for T. Kondos, an architectural lighting design firm Favorite Wilkes memory: Studying with Philip Richards and other open-minded arts professors. “They introduced us to the cross-pollination between landscapes and abstracts, jewelry and pottery, short films and happenings. They gave us a wide exposure to forms, colors and styles without dominating us. They gave you your own head.” Continuing contribution to Wilkes: McKenzie sponsors a scholarship for a junior engineering student named after his late uncle/mentor Cromwell Thomas, longtime head of the Wilkes engineering department, and Thomas’ wife, Beryl. The scholarship was established by McKenzie’s brother, Jeff, a real-estate developer who took graduate courses at Wilkes. Two very different projects illustrate McKenzie’s style, which he calls “thoughtful drama.” He is jazzing up the Intercontinental Santo Domingo hotel with light-emitting diode (LED) lamps that turn suspended glass tubes into chandeliers. Crumpled fabric bags are lit from below using a form of indirect lighting called cove lighting. He lightened the darkness in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan by placing brighter, more efficient bulbs in old chandeliers and by adding new copies of the original fixtures. In the church’s lobby he used a cove of low-voltage, warm-color lamps to accentuate icons set in gold tiles, magnetizing their mystery. Sometimes his projects are beset with problems: poor installations, budget cuts, ribbons of red tape. He spent a decade on the cathedral project, waiting for designs to be approved and funds to be raised. He ended up working with three bishops and two priests, one of whom is the father of George Stephanopoulos, the television journalist and former presidential strategist. For McKenzie, the last decade has been a roller coaster of revolutions in technology and taste. Architects have enriched and complicated his job by designing extraordinary glass structures; the 101-story Taipei Financial Center, for example, resembles a stack of 101 lanterns. A growing demand for cheaper, greener energy has led him to use lamps with fewer watts and more power. Restricted by costs and codes, he works overtime and a half to create subtle sparkle. “Ten years ago we had to sell the look and the intent,” says McKenzie of T. Kondos Associates’ work. “Now architects and owners come to us for ideas outside the box. They may not understand the new lamping or how color changes on buildings. But they like our American look, our big ‘Wow!’ factor.” McKenzie has become a bigger fixture in his field. He was elected recording secretary of the New York section of the Illuminating Engineer Society and also co-chairs the organization’s Richard Kelly Grants, which are awarded to budding visionaries. He relishes the freedom to work on pet projects: a Paris-style bistro called Gastronomie 491; a $10 million duplex penthouse; a club/ villa community with windmill-powered energy. “I love the big variety of my job,” says McKenzie. “That’s why I’ve stayed so long; that’s why I have no wish to retire. I’m not here at 7 o’clock in the morning for my health. I’m here because I want to be here, because every day is different.” “I was ahead of my time and out of my mind at the same time. Many people thought that, and still do.” See a gallery of buildings from around the world MORE ON THE WEB with lighting designed by Caleb McKenzie ’70 and hear tips on factors to consider when choosing your own lighting for home or office. Go to www.wilkes.edu/wilkesmagazineonline. Opposite page, Caleb McKenzie ’70 stands in Gastronomie 491 on New York City’s Upper West Side. McKenzie designed the lighting for the store which combines a cafe and market. PHOTO BY DAN Z. JOHNSON WILKES | Winter 2014 He’s aimed for subtle theatricality whether lighting landscapes for shopping centers or icons in a cathedral. His mission is to make people feel better in buildings that look better, to not only illuminate but enlighten. When McKenzie was in elementary school in Montclair, N.J., he just couldn’t understand why someone couldn’t produce paint with filament electrified by the flip of a switch. “I was ahead of my time and out of my mind at the same time,” he says with a laugh. “Many people thought that, and still do.” McKenzie’s appreciation for architecture grew during his parents’ Sunday driving tours of houses. His appreciation for fine arts expanded at Wilkes, where his teachers insisted that an abstract sculpture could be as important as an ancient vase. After graduation he picked up tips about lighting and arranging in a Manhattan gallery, where he met Andy Warhol and hung a Winslow Homer seascape owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. His apprenticeship continued with a firm that planned space for General Electric and a designer who illuminated Neiman-Marcus stores. In 1984 McKenzie began his second hitch with Theo Kondos, a leader in lighting international buildings with an American flair. It was Kondos who trained McKenzie to balance creativity with practicality, efficiency with effervescence. 17 �1997-98 MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM The 1997-98 men’s basketball team is the only team to play in an NCAA Tournament Final Four game. The team finished the season with a 26-5 record and a Freedom Conference title. Last year, The Citizens’ Voice recognized the team as one of the top 25 greatest teams in Wyoming Valley history. SPORTACULAR Wilkes University Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Honored for Winning Ways The latest group of alumni inducted into the University’s Athletics Hall of Fame was honored on Jan. 25 during a special half-time ceremony at a Colonels basketball game. WILKES | Winter 2014 PATRICIA DAVIS GABORIC ’67 FIELD HOCKEY/WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 18 Gaboric is a four-year letter winner in field hockey and basketball. She was named Wilkes Field Hockey Player of the Year in 1963 and Wilkes Player of the Year in basketball in 1965. In 1964, she earned Wilkes Athlete of the Year and Beacon Athlete of the Year honors. During four seasons playing point-guard, Williams led the Wilkes team to a 9918 overall record. He was part of two conference championship teams and is the only player to have played in two Elite 8s and a Final Four game in the NCAA Tournament. He ranks in the top 10 in four statistical categories. JAY WILLIAMS ’98, PHARM.D.’00 MEN’S BASKETBALL �Schroat finished his career with a 49-4-7 dual record, standing seventh all-time on the University’s dual record list. In his senior year, he finished second at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. He was the 1989 Wilkes Open champion at 150 pounds and named to the Wilkes Super 16. MIKE SCHROAT (IMHOTEP BOUKMAN) ’91 WRESTLING WHITNEY BULL HOLLOWAY ’03 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Holloway played the forward position and ended her career averaging a double-double in points and rebounds. She finished seventh all-time on the University’s scoring list. She ranks in the top 10 in seven statistical categories, holding the record for career rebounds and free throws attempted. She was named the 2002-03 Jostens Division III Player of the Year. Ninotti set three pitching statistics records and ranks second in all-time innings pitched and wins. She was a four-time All-Freedom Conference performer and finished her career with a 1.48 earned run average, striking out 229 batters and recording 13 shutouts. LISA HARTMAN NINOTTI ’02 – SOFTBALL Davis was a four-time First Team All-MAC midfielder and led the Colonels to their first and only conference championship in 1975. He earned First Team All-ECAC honors as a sophomore, set the record for goals scored and won 80 percent of his face-offs during his career. He was selected to the New Jersey Chapter of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. MORE ON THE WEB Read extended bios and complete statistics for the 2014 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees in the online version of Wilkes magazine. Go to www.wilkes.edu/ wilkesmagazineonline WILKES | Winter 2014 BRUCE DAVIS ’78 – MEN’S LACROSSE 19 �alumni news SAVE THE DATE Alumni and Students Make Connections for the Future Through Internships WILKES UNIVERSITY Remember what it was like to be a student at Wilkes? In addition to all of the fun, there was the inevitable stress that came with selecting a career and developing skills necessary for you to excel post-graduation. Now imagine being able to help guide a student through this challenging process and help him or her find success. When you offer a student an internship opportunity or access to your professional network you’ll do just that. “Our alumni are a great asset and very willing to make career connections. I think that they find it just as rewarding as the student they are helping,” says Sharon Castano, who coordinates the internship program at Wilkes. “We are always looking for quality internship opportunities, especially in accounting, sports management, biology and criminology, particularly within governmental agencies.” Here’s how you can help: • Inquire about internship opportunities within your organization. • Ask yourself if a specific project at your company would provide valuable experience for a student interested in entering that field. • Share these opportunities with the alumni office. HOMECOMING SEPT. 26, 27 & 28 Athletics Alumni and friends! Plan to come back to campus to celebrate the tradition of Wilkes athletics. Connecting the Dots WILKES | Winter 2014 More than 30 alumni and 80 students came together for a night of networking at the annual Connecting the Dots event. This opportunity, as well as internships and the mentoring program, are all ways in which alumni can make a difference in preparing Wilkes students for the future. 20 If your organization doesn’t offer internships, consider providing an opportunity for students to shadow you or other members of your company for a day. This experience can be just as useful, especially for underclassmen who are still exploring career options. For more information, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (570)408-7787 or sharon.castano@wilkes.edu. �Alumni/Student Mentoring Program Provides Opportunity for Susan Maier Davis ’85 to Impact Nursing Students Mentoring current Wilkes nursing students is a cause for celebration for Susan Maier Davis’ 85—a celebration of her mentees’ success. “There is no greater feeling than hearing the excitement in their voices when they call to tell you they passed the boards and became an RN, got their first job as an RN or ‘survived their first night’ as a charge nurse,” says Davis, who is senior vice president of operations for SMV Management Co., and a veteran nursing executive. “I could not be more proud of their success and know that each of them will continue to make a positive impact in the lives they touch as well.” For the past three years, Davis has been part of the Wilkes experience for nursing students who have participated in the University’s alumni/student mentoring program. The initiative, which was established in 2009, aims to provide meaningful relationships between alumni and students and prepare these students for the professional world. Alumni and students matched via the mentoring program interact a minimum of four times each semester. This can be done in person or via phone calls or email. Students are required to complete assignments related to their interactions with their mentor. The alumni office sponsors mixers to introduce alumni and mentees and the meetings may be arranged via Skype or Facetime if mentors live too far to attend in person. Susan Maier Davis MS, RN, CRRN ’85, Laurel, Md. Senior Vice President of Operations, SMV Management Company LLC Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Wilkes Master’s Degree in Health Care Administration, University of Maryland, University College According to Davis, being a mentor is “the ability to positively touch and make a difference in the life of a student. For me, it is making an investment in the future of nursing by helping the next generation of nurses be successful through shared opportunities of learning and growth together.” Davis’s current mentee, Gina Lemoncelli, a junior nursing major from Scott Township, Pa., describes their relationship: “I have learned from Susan that the sky is the limit. She has shown me that anything is possible in nursing and the opportunities available to someone are endless.” Davis says that she became a mentor because she appreciates the strong education she received at Wilkes and is grateful for the mentors who gave her advice. She cites Lee Terry from the English department and Jan Steelman from the nursing department for their roles. She credits Terry with igniting a passion for learning that ultimately prepared her for the rigors of graduate school. She recalls Steelman’s ability to teach her students how to think critically and use the nursing process to care for patients with dignity and respect. “When you mentor a student, you will have the chance to use the knowledge, skills and experience that you learned at Wilkes and professionally to help impact the life of a student in ways that will be invaluable for both of you. Being a mentor gives me the chance to ‘pay it forward’ and act as a coach to help students develop skills, meet their goals and maximize their potential with confidence,” she says. Carly Cappello ’13, one of Davis’s former mentees, echoes her belief in “paying it forward.” “I am definitely hoping to mentor a student in my future. They are at such a critical time in their lives where they still need guidance…,” Cappello says. Davis notes that she also benefits from the relationships she develops with her students. “Mentoring is not a one-way relationship. My mentees have helped my knowledge grow as well by sharing thoughts on new graduate programs, technology and changes in the nursing program at Wilkes. They inspire me with their enthusiasm, dedication and passion towards nursing and their drive to be the best nurses possible.” Susan Maier Davis ’85, right, and her mentees Gina Lemoncelli, a junior nursing major, and Carly Cappello ’13 talk about the nursing profession together at a recent Wilkes event. “Being a mentor gives me the chance to ‘pay it forward’ and act as a coach to help students develop skills, meet their goals and maximize their potential with confidence.” WILKES | Winter 2014 Paying It Forward giving back 21 �class notes Coaching a Community Dressed in his signature navy pants, white shirt and tie, Joe archives. After graduation, Frappolli ’69 coached the Florence High School football team he to a 46-0 win. It was Frappolli’s 400th game, capping 40 years a graduate degree when his as head coach at the Florence Township, N.J., school. “I never former high school offered looked at the numbers,” Frappolli says. “It didn’t hit me until I him a teaching position. He walked onto the field and saw ‘400’ on the banners.” accepted and also pursued a Frappolli adopted his coaching dress from his mentor and contemplated pursuing “Nothing ever stays the same. We’ve seen a degree of success because we adapt and adjust.” relationship with his girlfriend, former Florence High coach, Joe Papp. He explains, “I wear the Donna. They were married just before he became the school’s shirt and tie out of respect for the profession and the game, head football coach after two years as an assistant. but also to remind me to keep my mind when others on the sidelines start losing theirs.” Under Frappolli’s leadership, the Florence team has won over 280 games, 20 division championships and six state titles. He Frappolli says that each year brings new players and challenges. “Nothing ever stays the same. We’ve seen a degree of success because we adapt and adjust. This is what makes you successful in marriage, in your family and at your job.” takes no credit for those achievements. “The students won He sees his job as more than just coaching football. He uses the games. Our success is due to the dedication of the student his Wilkes education to instill values and encourage his players athletes, the fan base and the families.” to give back to their community. Each year the Florence football He was inspired to become a coach by legendary Wilkes football team takes part in the Food for the Needy Program, a holiday gift coach Roland Schmidt, on whose Golden Horde team he played drive and Read Across America. The team also holds a free youth quarterback, defensive back and on special teams. Frappolli meets football clinic for underprivileged children. with former teammates at least once a year to catch a Wisconsin Badgers basketball game coached by teammate Bo Ryan ’69. Mary Ellen Cassidy, a former student who worked as his secretary at Florence for 13 years, confirms his humility and At Wilkes, Frappolli studied history and worked with Harold ability to inspire. “He has brought pride to our little town but Cox, professor emeritus of history, organizing the University would never take credit for any accolades. ‘There is no ME in TEAM,’ he says after every game as the community gathers around the team’s huddle to hear his words of wisdom.” – By Francisco Tutella Joe Frappoli ’69 meets with his players on the sidelines. PHOTO COURTESY FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL WILKES | Winter 2014 ATHLETICS 22 �class notes 1964 REUNION: SEPT. 26-27 Alan Gubanich—see 1977. 1966 Timothy Swanson received the Joseph C. Donchess Distinguished Service Award from Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School for the exceptional community service he performed at the school during his 44-year career. 1977 Karen Szychowski Rogowicz Dussinger, her husband, Joe, and their standard poodle, Carlos, were on their way back home from a month long cross country trip to visit national parks when they ran into fellow Colonel Alan Gubanich ’64, his wife and two dogs in Brigham City, Utah. 1979 REUNION: SEPT. 26-27 John Ralston is the culinary services director of the Orchard Cove retirement community in Canton, Mass., and was recently honored by the community with a scholarship in his name. As culinary services director, Ralston oversees a team that produces between 450 and 500 meals per day. 1982 Maurita (Greis) Elias and her husband, Robert, celebrated their 10th anniversary as owners of the Woodhouse Day Spa in Kingston, Pa. Prior to opening the spa in 2003, Elias owned two Party City franchise locations. After seeing the day spa in Victoria,Texas, Elias sold her previous businesses and bought the chain’s first franchise. She and her husband are company shareholders and helped founder Jeni Garrett expand the business. 1990 Joseph C. Smith was installed as the 81st president of the Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association on Nov. 9, 2013, during the association’s House of Delegates Banquet in King of Prussia, Pa. Smith is a podiatric Darron Fadden and Jessica Januzzi Fadden were married on Sept. 7, 2013, at Fiddle Lake Farm in Thompson, Pa. The groom fell in love with the bride’s family’s pizza while at Wilkes and then fell in love with the bride in 2012. The groom is an outside sales representative for Brazill Brothers Inc. The bride manages her family’s restaurant, Januzzi’s Pizza. They reside in Pittston, Pa. 2005 physician at Berks Foot & Ankle Surgical Associates, Inc., in Reading and a veteran of the first Persian Gulf War. 1993 Christopher Scalese joined best-selling author Jack Canfield and a select group of America’s leading experts to co-author Dare to Succeed:The World’s Leading Experts Reveal Their Secrets to Success in Business and Life—and Dare You to Succeed! On the day of release, the book reached best-seller status in eight Amazon.com categories. Scalese contributed a chapter titled “Want To Be Set For Retirement? Walk The Road Less Traveled.” He is president and founder of Fortune Financial Group, a financial planning firm which helps clients achieve their ideal retirement. 1995 William Noone was inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame.While attending Wilkes, Noone was a member of the MAC Championship baseball team and was named MAC Freedom League most valuable player. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies and was inducted into the Wilkes University Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. 1996 Christopher C. Dunbar was named faculty specialist in occupational therapy at the University of Scranton. 1998 Michael Kaschak was elected a fellow of the Association of Psychological Science, the largest international organization of psychology researchers. He also received an Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the Psychonomic Society, an experimental cognitive psychology organization. Kaschak is an associate professor of psychology at Florida State University. Amy Luyster was promoted to assistant vice president of The Scranton Plan, an arm of the Scranton Chamber of Commerce. She is responsible for coordinating and implementing marketing strategies, including the Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional Bioscience Initiative, which provides site location and financial assistance to firms interested in moving to or expanding within Lackawanna County. 1999 REUNION: SEPT. 26-27 Corinna Sowers-Adler sang at the 24th Annual New York Cabaret Convention on Oct. 10. She was invited to sing by the Mabel Mercer Foundation’s artistic director and was joined on stage by Broadway and Cabaret legends. 2000 Michael Schreiber and Kyle Masteller ’02 make up onethird of the hip-hop boy band, The STOP Boys.Their music can be found on iTunes, Spotify and other online outlets. 2002 Beth Danner Kinslow and husband Milt now reside in Anchorage, Alaska. Kyle Masteller (see 2000). 2008 Heather Amanda Gatto and Christopher F. Cuff were married June 1, 2013. The WILKES | Winter 2014 Undergraduate Degrees 23 �class notes Kandice Avery and husband Thomas Bross welcomed a son, Oliver Thomas Bross, on Oct. 01, 2013. Avery is a senior pharmaceutical sales representative at Merck Pharmaceuticals in Wilmington, Del. Bross is a manager of decision support at Thompson Reuters in Philadelphia. Oliver has a 16-month-old sister, Vivienne Colette. The family resides with their four dogs and cat in Swarthmore, Pa. 2006 Timothy M. Sullivan was named supervisor for the new branch of the Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home in Girardville, Pa. married on July 13, 2013, at St. Aloysius Church in Wilkes-Barre. The bride teaches sixth grade mathematics in the Hanover Area School District. The groom is a special education teacher in the Hazleton Area School District. They reside in Mountain Top, Pa. James Walko started at ParenteBeard, a top 25 accounting firm, as a staff accountant in the Lancaster, Pa., office. 2010 John Eli Hollock passed the CPA examination. Hollock works as a staff accountant at JonesKohanski & Co. Mallory Marie Zoeller and Robert Joseph Hudak were Katie Nealon graduated summa cum laude from bride is the childcare director for the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. The groom works for the U.S. Department of Justice. Wilkes is Shared Legacy for Mother and Daughter From the Bahamas A Wilkes education is a legacy shared by many alumni and their and Stephen. Wells-Davies, who children. But when Italia Wells-Davies ’80 of Nassau, Bahamas, has a master’s degree from Kent brought her daughter, Simone, to campus this fall, the mother and State University, spent 25 years daughter may have achieved first-time status among Wilkes’ many teaching in public schools before legacy families. joining the Anglican Episcopal The pair may be the first mother and daughter from another Diocese as its deputy director of country to both attend Wilkes. Although University records don’t education. In that role, she was definitively confirm this, they are surely among very few legacy responsible for human resources families not from the United States. for WILKES | Winter 2014 Anglican Central Education Authority, covering Bahamas, a community college, for two years. The president there four schools on three islands in had been in talks with Wilkes administrators about establishing a the Bahamas. In July 2013, she teaching exchange. “After enquiring one day about prospects of became the authority’s director. continuing my education he promised to make contact with his 24 the Italia Wells came to Wilkes after attending the College of the Daughter Simone also friends. A few days later, he called me into his office and said that attended the College of the I could get a scholarship,” Wells-Davies recalls. Bahamas for her first two years. Simone Davies, left, and her mother, Italia Wells-Davies ’80, may be the first Wilkes legacy from another country. For the daughter of a single mother, it was a tremendous She first planned on attending opportunity. She traded the sunny climate of her native country college in Tampa, Fla. But the for the more variable temperatures of northeast Pennsylvania. Her more she considered what Wilkes had to offer, the more interested roommate, Doreen Walker ’81, who lived with her in the Sterling she became in attending her mother’s alma mater. She enrolled at Hotel, was from California. “We got up every morning from the Wilkes as a psychology major. PHOTO BY BRIDGET GIUNTA HUSTED ’05 end of September and looked to see if it had snowed,” she says, Wells-Davies moved Simone into student apartments at 41 West, chuckling. Later the two moved on campus to Chesapeake Hall, located on the corner of West Franklin and Northampton streets. now part of Roth Hall. “I can look out the window and see where I lived,” Wells-Davies says. Wells-Davies earned her degree in English literature and returned to the Bahamas where she entered the civil service and became a schoolteacher. She met and married Stephen Davies, an Episcopal priest, and they had three children—Simone and older brothers Bryant – By Vicki Mayk Were you a Wilkes international student whose child has attended or graduated from the University? Let us know your story: Write to us at Wilkesmagazine@wilkes.edu �2012 Christopher Fadule joined JonesKohanski Consultants & Certified Public Accountants as an accountant in the Sugarloaf, Pa., office. 2011 Christopher Hopkins has been named sports editor at The Sentinel in Carlisle, Pa. Jason Raymond Woloski and Paran Mukhija Pharm.D. were married Dec. 22, 2012. The bride works as a pharmacist for Rite-Aid.The groom is completing his final year of medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine and will pursue a residency in family medicine.The couple resides in Philadelphia with their English bulldog Bubba. Jeremy Weinstock was named to the dean’s list at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, Calif. She was named the 2013 Outstanding Business Law Graduate. those perspectives as their more 2005 Andrew Doster MS was hired as the new principal of the Towanda Area Elementary School. He previously served as principal of Mountain View Elementary School and Mountain View Junior/Senior High School. Philip Tochelli III Pharm.D. and Corrin Ceccarelli were married Nov. 9, 2012. The bride is proprietor of Bella Spazio Salon & Spa, and the groom works at Walgreens and teaches as an adjunct professor at Wilkes’ School of Pharmacy. 2003 James M. Hollands Pharm.D. has been named associate professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Lee is a senior communication studies major. – By Christine Lee futures with absolute clarity.” the potential of our scholars here in Gary. I see their bright ending educational inequity remains the same. I’m struck by from the educational landscapes of Hawaii, our passion for particulars of our work here in Gary look very different Comparing Indiana to Hawaii, Kaitlin says, “While the services at Gary Lighthouse Charter School. received a promotion in early fall and is director of student physical education at Lighthouse College Prep Academy. Steve director of teacher leadership for mathematics, art, music and through a rigorous, arts-infused program. Kaitlin serves as a Columbia which prepares students in grades K-12 for college a network of charter schools in seven states and the District of educators at Lighthouse Academies in Gary, Ind. Lighthouse is In July, the couple started the next leg of their careers as experience,” she says. education and that was the most valuable aspect of my professionally. “They really gave me a framework to view Kaitlin credits Teach for America with helping her develop and Steve headed the school’s special education department. the island of Oahu. Both taught special education students, they taught at Waipahu High School in Waipahu, Hawaii, on in instructional technology. From 2008 until summer 2013, degree in elementary and special education and a master’s certification through the program. Steve has a bachelor’s U.S. Kaitlin, a musical theatre graduate, received her teaching least two years in low-income communities throughout the recent college graduates and professionals to teach for at eliminating educational inequality by enlisting high-achieving REUNION: SEPT. 26-27 Christopher Scalese MBA (see Undergraduate Degrees 1993). enrolled in Teach for America, an organization dedicated to After graduating, she and Steve her to teach there. affluent peers,” she says. It inspired opportunities kids who didn’t have the same because they were talking about was concerning to me, especially “Hearing “lazy” and disinterested in learning. students there being described as friends who are teachers on the islands. Kaitlin recalls the During their junior year at Wilkes, the Karpinskis visited reach their potential. island paradise yielded opportunities to help at-risk students Karpinski ’08 and Steve Karpinski ’08 MS ’10, going to the and beaches usually come to mind. For Kaitlin (Taber-Miller) 1994 Graduate Degrees Jef Bauman and Amanda (Karaffa) Bauman MS ’11 united in marriage on June 29, 2013, at Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea, Pa. Wedding photos were taken around Wilkes’ campus to capture its beauty and to show their Colonel pride. Pictured in front of Weckesser Hall are, from left, Jordan Washko, Sam DeAlba, Andrea Smallcombe ’08, Fallon Plis, John Bauman, Dr. Lindsey Sabol O.D. ’09, Justin Huff ’09, Dr. Melissa Jones D.O. ’09, Stephanie Coleman, Sydney Bauman, Isabella Bauman and Paige Washko. 2009 class notes When someone thinks of visiting Hawaii, images of palm trees Educational Odyssey Takes Couple from Hawaii to Heartland ~ 25 WILKES | Winter 2014 �class notes In Memoriam 1944 Loretta Farris, Wilmington, Del., died Aug. 14, 2013. She was a teacher at Wyoming Seminary, Crestwood High School, Wyoming Area Senior High School, and also taught in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. Ruth T. (Tischler) Voelker, Shaverton, Pa., died July 3, 2013. She was a member of Pi Mu Epsilon national mathematics honor society. 1946 Jean E. (Lampert) Lewis, St. Davids, Pa., died April 14, 2013. She worked for Merck, Sharp and Dohme. 1947 George J. Kuzmak, Toms River, N.J., died March 11, 2009. He owned and operated Middlesex Chemicals. WILKES | Winter 2014 1948 Reese E. Pelton, Dallas, Pa., died Aug. 22, 2013. He taught at Wilkes University, various local public schools and Luzerne County Community College. Pelton was also a musician and leader of a swing and dance band, the Reese Pelton Orchestra. 26 1949 Edmund A. Sajeski, Arlington, Va., died June 11, 2011. Sajeski served in the U.S. Army and was a World War II veteran. He worked for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 1950 Martin “Marty” E. Blake, Milton, Ga., died April 7, 2013. After serving in the U.S. Army, Blake spent his career in the sports industry and was the director of scouting for the National Basketball Association. Anthony Urban, Jr., Bethlehem, Pa., died March 15, 2013. He was a veteran of World War II. Urban worked as a chemist and metallurgist for Bethlehem Steel. 1951 Leonard (Bart) Bartikowsky, Warminster, Pa., died Oct. 19, 2013. Bartikowsky was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He served as vice president of his familyowned jewelry business. John “Jack” H. Ellis III, Kingston, Pa., died June 8, 2013. He was a veteran of World War II. He was employed by Glen Alden Coal Company and Kingston National Bank. 1952 John D. Brna, Rosemont, Pa., died Feb. 14, 2013. He served in the U.S. Army and was a World War II veteran. Dr. George F. Scheers, Hazleton, Pa., died Oct. 7, 2013. He served in the U.S. Army and established a medical practice. 1953 Thomas F. Minemier, Whitehall, Pa., died July 5, 2013. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard. 1954 Hendrick Marr, Harford, Pa., died Oct. 18, 2013. He served in the U.S. Army and taught music at Mountain View School in Kingsley, Pa. Alden F. Wagner Jr., Lancaster, Pa., died Jan. 23, 2013. Wagner was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He worked for Pennsylvania Power and Light. 1955 John J. Kearney, Cherry Hill, N.J., died Oct. 11, 2013. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Kearney also was a teacher at North Hanover Township School at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., for 33 years. 1956 Dr. Stanley Abrams, Portland, Ore., died July 1, 2012. He was a clinical and forensic psychologist. Dr. John Sherwood Sr., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., died Oct. 13, 2013. He was a veteran of World War II. Sherwood practiced family medicine for over 30 years. 1957 Joseph A. Loftus, WilkesBarre, Pa., died Oct. 1, 2013. Loftus served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was employed by Atlantic Refining and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. 1959 Theresa E. Abate, WilkesBarre, Pa., died Sept. 22, 2013. She worked as a registered nurse and director of nursing at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Helen Grace (Miller) Burke, Duryea, Pa., died July 25, 2013. She taught at Holy Rosary School. Barr Gartley, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., died Aug. 29, 2013. He served in the U.S. Navy and worked for the Pomeroy’s department store chain. Charles A. Sorber, Austin, Texas, died Oct. 18, 2013. He was an academic administrator for the University of Texas and also served as the dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. 1960 Richard E. Barber, Madison, N.J., died April 10, 2013. He was a mechanical engineer for Allied Signal/Honeywell. Leonard M. Hendricks, Williamsburg,Va., died Sept. 13, 2013. Hendricks was a veteran of the Korean War. He worked in the hospitality industry. William S. Michaels, Dallas, Pa., died Oct. 16, 2013. He worked for the Brick Industry of America. 1961 Jean Ruth (Belles) Harry, Plymouth, Pa., died July 1, 2013. She taught modern art at Luzerne County Community College. 1962 Stanley C. Bigoski, Kingston, Pa., died Sept. 16, 2013. Bigoski was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was the controller for Chaucer Press in Pittston, Pa. �class notes 1963 Robert Ainsworth, Florence, Miss., died Sept. 30, 2013. He was a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam wars, serving in the U.S. Navy for over 40 years. Dolores Grabko, WilkesBarre, Pa., died Aug. 17, 2013. She coordinated Luzerne County Community Living arrangements for rehabilitation and disability services. 1965 John T. Balla, Jackson Heights, N.Y., died Oct. 28, 2013. He worked for the U.S. Treasury Department. Jeanne Ann Fadusko, WilkesBarre, Pa., died Sept. 1, 2013. Fadusko was a veteran of the Vietnam War. She also worked for the American Red Cross. administrator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. 1968 Michael J. McGlynn,WilkesBarre, Pa., died Aug. 20, 2013. He was a teacher in the Catholic high schools of the Diocese of Scranton and a journalist for The Citizens’ Voice. 1966 Barbara L. Tayoun, Laflin, Pa., died Sept. 22, 2013. She was an elementary school teacher and guidance counselor for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. 1971 John J. Flynn, Fairfax, Va., died Sept. 29, 2013. He was a speechwriter for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and a docent for the Library of Congress. John Ginocchetti, WilkesBarre, Pa., died Aug. 11, 2013. Ginocchetti was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he served in the U.S. Army. He worked as chief financial 1972 Karen M. (Wrublewski) Riley, White Haven, Pa., died April 24, 2013. She worked as director of education and staff development for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre. 1973 Dennis G. Hollod, Somerville, N.J., died Feb. 11, 2013. He was employed by Innovative Educational Programs and AT&T. Dennis M. Millett, Cherry Hill, N.J., died March 2, 2013. He worked for Pathmark Supermarkets. Remembering Doris Bartuska ’49 Although she was 84 when she died, Doris Gorka Bartuska’s American Association of Clinical obituary quipped that she was “39 and holding.” The phrase Endocrinologists and one of the embodied her characteristic humor. Recognized as a pioneer first female voting members of for women in medicine—and one of Wilkes’ first female the house of delegates at the graduates to become a physician—Bartuska’s work stimulated American Medical Association. She was the 2008 recipient of on prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and smoking, the Pennsylvania Medical including smoke-related disease. Society’s Distinguished Service Bartuska ’49, who died Aug. 4, 2013, recalled what it was Awards, which recognizes a like when she first attended Wilkes, which was then Bucknell physician who has demonstrated University Junior College. “There were only two women on a campus,” she said. “Myself and Dorothy Pickering. I was a student achievement as judged by his or in the fine arts program, taking classes in voice, piano and organ.” her peers. She became the 23rd Then her life forever changed. “It was in college that I realized Pennsylvania physician to win lifetime of significant that a career in science or medicine was a goal which I had never this highly prestigious award, and joined a distinguished list of imagined,” Bartuska said during an interview for the “Changing previous recipients, including Jonas E. Salk and C. Everett Koop. the Face of Medicine” website sponsored by the U.S. National Her dedication as a teacher was recognized with numerous Library of Medicine. “I was always optimistic and interacted with awards that honored her devotion to academic excellence, other people. I joined the pre-med club, visited hospitals and mentoring, patient care and leadership as a role model for medical schools, and my career path became obvious.” women in medicine, including an honorary degree of Doctor of Bartuska served as president of the Philadelphia County Science from Wilkes in 1997. After receiving the Master of the Medical Society, president of the medical staff at the Medical American College of Endocrinology award in 2009, Bartuska College of Pennsylvania, president of the Philadelphia Endocrine recalled that she was overwhelmed. “There’s something about Society and president of the American Medical Women’s the feelings you get when your peers recognize you. It’s the Association. She was also a founding board member of the icing on the cake.” WILKES | Winter 2014 national interest in a woman’s health agenda with emphasis 27 �class notes Rita (Wallace) Muskauski, Hatfied, Pa., died June 18, 2013. She taught elementary school in the North Penn School District. 1975 Herbert A. Mill, Hunlock Creek, Pa., died Aug. 6, 2013. He served in the U.S. Army and worked for Procter & Gamble, Pennsylvania Power and Light, and McCrory’s Store in Shavertown. Helen (Brennan) Stoffa, Jim Thorpe, Pa., died March 20, 2013. She was a registered nurse at the L.B. Morris Elementary School. 1977 Dr. Colin E. Forsyth, Barnstable, Mass., died March 15, 2013. He worked at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, Mass. and Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton, Mass. Edward J. Misakonsis, Vidalia, Ga., died April 24, 2011. He served in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force and worked as a nurse anesthetist. 1979 Thomas F. Rash, Hanover Township, Pa., died Oct. 2, 2013. He worked for the Tobyhanna Army Depot and InterMetro Industries. 1987 Albert L. Ryzner, Pittston, Pa., died Aug. 28, 2013. He was employed by Cremard Insurance. 1988 John J. Hoffman, Lansdale, Pa., died Oct. 29, 2013. He worked for Air Products. 1995 Jeremiah H. Connell, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., died Aug. 13, 2013. He worked at State University of New York, Penn State, Luzerne County Community College, Wilkes University and King’s College. 2007 Claire E. Krapf, Gordon, Pa., died March 27, 2013. She taught at North Schuylkill High School. 1998 Jennifer Melissa StecGagliardi, Dorrance, Pa., died Oct. 21, 2013. She worked in the microbiology environmental lab at Kirby Memorial Health Center. Faculty 2000 Warren Erdman III, Allentown, Pa., died March 17, 2013. Erdman was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Civil Air Patrol. He worked as a teacher for the Allentown School District. Trustee Emeritus 2004 Michael R. Onley II, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., died Oct. 13, 2013. Known as DJ Mo, he was a popular disc jockey at WCLH. Richard A. Fuller Sr., Dallas, Pa., died Sept. 20, 2013. He was professor emeritus of art and chairperson of the art department at Wilkes from 1969 until 2000. Richard L. Pearsall, Dallas, Pa., died Oct. 25, 2013. He served in the Strategic Air Command of the U.S. Air Force. Pearsall co-founded Craft Associates, a national furniture manufacturing company and for many years served as a member of Wilkes University’s Board of Trustees. In 1997 Pearsall Hall was dedicated in honor of his daughters. Remembering Faculty Member Ted Engel The passing of Sidhu School of Business and Leadership finance people are not the most literate through his great use Associate Professor Ted Engel on Nov. 1, 2013, was an occasion of adjectives.” for colleagues past and present to reflect on his impact during WILKES | Winter 2014 more than 40 years at Wilkes. 28 Engel was born in Pittsburgh but spent most of his youth in Florida, earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the “ ‘Good morning, Dick,’ was how he greeted me nearly every University of Miami. During his tenure at Wilkes, he served as morning as he arrived in his office in Breiseth Hall. We are both dean of the School of Business, Society and Public Policy, chair morning people,” says Sidhu School professor emeritus Richard of the commerce and finance department, and became the first Raspen ’67, MBA ’77, who recalls first meeting Engel in 1973 as dean of the Wilkes School of Business. a Wilkes graduate student. “He would enter the classroom and “The Sidhu School’s accreditation by the Accreditation write several points on the chalkboard of things he wanted to Council for Business Schools and Programs was a direct result cover… and he covered all of them.” of Ted’s perseverance,” says Raspen. “The ACBSP recognized “He was a gentleman and a gentle man who had an amazing Wilkes as a quality academic institution that met the standards vocabulary,” associate dean and associate professor of the of a national accreditation and raised the bar. It was through Sidhu School Justin Matus says. “Ted dispelled the theory that Ted’s association in the 1980s that put us on the map.” �■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ JU N E 7, 20 14 • 6 P .M . W ESTMORE LAND CLU B , WILKES -BARRE Join Wilkes University and President Patrick Leahy to celebrate the University’s heritage of educating first-generation college students. Proceeds from this new event will support the First Generation Fund, recently established to provide additional scholarships to make a Wilkes education attainable for first-generation students. The President’s Medal will be awarded at the gala, acknowledging someone who has helped enhance the student experience and advance the University’s mission. The inaugural award will be presented to: Joseph Savitz, Esq. ’48 For sponsorship and ticket information, contact Susan Dantona Jolley at susan.jolley@wilkes.edu or call (570) 408-7832. To learn more about the Founders Gala, see President Patrick Leahy’s message on the inside front cover of Wilkes magazine. ■ �w WILKES UNIVERSITY Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 WILKES UNIVERSITY calendar of events February 1 through May 11 A World Apart: The Legacy of George Gabin, Sordoni Art Gallery 12 Alumni Event, Wilkes Pocono Center, Bartonsville, Pa., 6 p.m. 13 Gardner Education Forum Series: Child Abuse and Mandatory Reporting, featuring Karen Lindsey,Victims Resource Center, Mart Center, Room 214 14-15, 21-22 The No-Frills Revue, theatre production, 8 p.m. Darte Center 16, 23 The No-Frills Revue, theatre production, 2 p.m. Darte Center 19 Alumni Event, Boca Raton, Fla. 20 Gardner Education Forum Series: The Dances: A Documentary of Music of the 60s and 70s in the Wyoming Valley, featuring William Bachman, instructor of communications at Penn State, Wilkes-Barre, Marts Center, Room 214 25 Allan P. Kirby Lecture Series: Jack Uldrich, “Why Future Trends Will Demand Unlearning,” Darte Center, 7:30 p.m. March 1-9 Spring Recess 5 Family Business Alliance Lecture Series: “Leadership Lessons Learned from Lincoln,” featuring Matthew Pinsker, Dickinson College, Henry Student Center, 5 p.m. 12 Gardner Education Forum Series: EDUtainment, featuring Bryan Svencer, 4th grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, East Penn School District, Marts Center 214, 4:30 p.m. 22 VIP Day 2014 28 2014 Wilkes University Engineering Olympics April 3-5 Check Out Chekhov, An Evening of One Act Plays, 8 p.m. Darte Center 6 Check Out Chekhov, An Evening of One Act Plays, 2 p.m. Darte Center 17-21 Holiday Recess 23 Family Business Alliance Lecture Series: Economic Summit, featuring Sam Fraundorf, President of Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Henry Student Center, 5 p.m. 27 Max Rosenn Lecture, Sen. Richard Lugar, Darte Center, 7:30 p.m. 30 Classes End May 8 Alumni Event, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Railriders 17 Commencement, Marts Center For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu and www.wilkes.edu/alumni or phone (800) WILKES-U. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2014 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2014 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/9b938a7e1b50432b08d5396f417a972e.pdf 7e7f77be0f4aea67d7076bc63df78073 PDF Text Text WINTER 2015 Beyond Print DIGITAL HUMANITIES CURRICULUM TRANSFORMS STUDY OF LITERATURE �president’s letter VOLUME 9 | ISSUE 1 Campus Projects Launch New Era At Wilkes A beautiful campus and exceptional facilities help the University recruit the best students, attract excellent faculty and staff and provide an outstanding educational experience. Because a quality education requires first-class academic buildings and infrastructure, the University has identified “Strengthening Our Campus Infrastructure” as one of the six goals outlined in its new strategic plan, Gateway to the Future. In the next few years, significant improvements to campus will help us become one of the finest small universities in the country. Wilkes has a long history of preserving historic properties near campus and adapting them from their original residential purposes to academic and administrative use or for student residences. Wilkes also has strategically constructed stateof-the-art buildings designed with a specific educational intent. This blending of old with the new has created a wonderful campus that enriches our students’ educational experiences. The Stark Learning Center, the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center, Breiseth Hall, the Henry Student Center and the Cohen Science Center have been visionary projects that enhanced the quality of student life and learning. Projects in our new Gateway to the Future Plan are of strategic importance to the University. This spring and summer, we’ll create the South Campus Gateway that will create an iconic entrance to campus and will completely transform our presence on South Main Street. This gateway will extend from South Main Street through campus into the Fenner Quadrangle, connecting the heart of our President Patrick F. Leahy thanks former campus with downtown Wilkes-Barre. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett at the event announcing the award of a $3 million grant The South Campus Gateway project is only the for Wilkes engineering labs. Corbett is on beginning. Wilkes received $1 million in federal the right. PHOTO BY LISA REYNOLDS funding through the Transportation Alternatives Program to pay for enhanced street lighting and improved pedestrian crossings on South Franklin and West South streets. The work will complement the campus gateway and improve pedestrian safety. A second grant—a $3 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant—will allow Wilkes to upgrade engineering labs in the College of Science and Engineering. Wilkes will match the grant to support $6 million in improvements. New labs will be created, including a nanotechnology lab, an additive manufacturing lab and a bioengineering lab. These state-of-the-art facilities—the only ones of their kind in the region—will enhance our relationships with community business partners. Just as campus projects in the past transformed this University, these projects promise to help launch a new era of excellence at Wilkes. I hope you will share my enthusiasm for the future of Wilkes and support the work to which we are committed to make our Dr. Patrick F. Leahy University the best it can be. Wilkes University President WINTER 2015 WILKES MAGAZINE University President Dr. Patrick F. Leahy Vice President for Advancement Michael Wood Executive Editor Jack Chielli M.A.’08 Managing Editor Kim Bower-Spence Editor Vicki Mayk MFA’13 Creative Services Lisa Reynolds Web Services Craig Thomas MBA’11 Electronic Communications Joshua Bonner Graduate Assistant Francisco Tutella Bill Thomas ’13 Interns Shawn Carey Alyssa Stencavage Layout/Design Kara Reid Printing Pemcor Inc. EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP Anne Batory ’68 Brandie Meng M.A.’08 Bill Miller ’81 George Pawlush ’69 M.S.’76 Donna Sedor ’85 ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF Director Bridget Giunta Husted ’05 Associate Director Mary Balavage Simmons ’10 Alumni Event and Communication Manager Jacki Lukas ’11 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President Cindy Charnetski ’97 Vice President Ellen Hall ’71 Secretary Kathy Heltzel ’82 MBA ’85 Historian Tom Ralston ’80 Wilkes magazine is published three times a year 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. �10 6 14 14 16 contents W I NT ER 2 0 1 5 6 Beyond Print Wilkes new digital humanities concentration takes the study of literature into the digital age. Beyond Print DIGITAL HUMANITIES CURRICULUM TRANSFORMS STUDY OF LITERATURE Wilkes’ digital humanities classes use new tools to explore literature. ILLUSTRATION BY KARA REID 10 �Ardent Activist Jane Stapleton ’86 is a national expert on ways to combat sexual assault on college campuses. 14 �Low-key Litigator Leonard Koerner ’64 has argued in front of the Supreme Court and helped to save Grand Central Station during a 40-year career as a New York City lawyer. 16 Most Valuable Players DEPARTMENTS 2 On Campus 5 Athletics 18 Alumni News 20 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. Wilkes magazine is available online at www.wilkes.edu/wilkesmagazineonline Athletes from six sports are represented among the newest inductees to Wilkes’ Athletics Hall of Fame. f,;S FPO FSC WILKES | Winter 2015 FEATURES 1 �on campus ... w Wilkes Joins Coalition Launching SHINE Program For Schoolchildren Wilkes University is the educational host for Luzerne County SHINE, an afterschool program aimed at improving educational opportunities for schoolchildren in the county. The program is a joint project brought to Luzerne County by Congressman Lou Barletta and state Sen. John Yudichak. SHINE is an evidence-based educational program that has been successfully used in Carbon and Schuylkill county schools for more than a decade. The program’s outcomes—increasing student retention, parent participation and improved grades—have been lauded by the United States Department of Education. The College of Education at Wilkes University will provide critical administrative as well as research support to position Luzerne County SHINE as an evidence-based, educationdriven afterschool program. Wilkes students across academic disciplines also will have opportunities to work with the program. The program offices will be housed at the University. “A commitment to our community is part of Wilkes University’s mission. SHINE offers us the opportunity to continue that commitment in a way that will impact Luzerne County for years to come,” President Patrick F. Leahy says. “At the same time, our students are also the beneficiaries, engaging with the community and providing service as tutors and teachers while gaining valuable experience working with youth.” Luzerne County SHINE will be phased in over a three-year period beginning in fall 2015. The program, geared to grades K-8, focuses on a project-based STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) curriculum. Relying heavily on a STEAM core, SHINE links schools to homes to help children build a stronger academic and social foundation. Above: Students from State Street Elementary School in the Wyoming Valley West School District celebrate the launch of the Luzerne County SHINE Program, an afterschool program aimed at improving children’s educational opportunities. Pictured with the youngsters, center from left, are Anthony Grieco, executive director of the Luzerne Intermediate Unit #18, Congressman Lou Barletta, state Sen. John Yudichak and President Patrick F. Leahy. WILKES | Winter 2015 Wilkes Launches Undergraduate Business Programs, Scholarships at Mesa, Ariz., Site 2 Wilkes launched its undergraduate business degree program in January 2015 at its site in Mesa, Ariz. The University also is awarding Founders Scholarships to the first 30 qualified students in the program. The University is offering undergraduate degrees in business with majors in accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, management, marketing, and sports and event management. The undergraduate business degrees are the first bachelor’s degrees that Wilkes will offer in Arizona since it became part of Mesa’s H.E.A.T. (Healthcare, Education, Aerospace, Technology/Tourism) Initiative for Economic Development, designed to increase college opportunities and spur economic growth. Wilkes already offers its master of business administration program in Mesa, as well as degrees in creative writing, engineering and education. Wilkes University will award $5,000 scholarships to the first 30 qualified transfer students to enroll in its business bachelor’s degree programs. The Founders Scholarships, good for two years, will provide access to quality education at an affordable price. �on campus New Honors Program Targets Talented Students An honors program offering enhanced academic experiences and grants and scholarships totaling more than $35,000 over four years will be offered to Wilkes students for the first time in fall 2015. The Wilkes University Honors Program will be available for freshmen admitted for the 2015-2016 academic year. Targeting talented and highly motivated students, the program offers a living and learning environment that includes dedicated housing to enhance students’ academic, social and cultural growth. Honors students will receive a $7,800 housing scholarship for each of their four years that covers all room costs except meals. Honors students also will receive an academic enrichment grant of $1,000 in the first two years and $2,000 in the second two that can be used to fund studyrelated expenses, such as travel abroad or technology. Other program benefits include first-priority access to course registration and no charge for academic course overload. COMMUNITY SERVICE BY THE NUMBERS Part of Wilkes University’s mission is a commitment to serve the community. The number of people involved and the hours volunteered in 2013 confirm that commitment. ...........•..... 2,370 Total students engaged in community service of any kind 950 Wilkes Scientist Leads Research Team Awarded $1 Million National Science Foundation Grant Number of students annually engaged in academic service-learning or community engaged research 478 Number of students engaged in more than \ I / / I \ ' /" - 20+ - 20 hours of any kind of community service per academic term 65,285 The total number of community service hours engaged in by Wilkes students, faculty and staff 1,472,176 Estimated value of time contributed by Wilkes students, faculty and staff to non-profit and community agencies* Ned Fetcher, coordinator of the Institute for Environmental Science and Sustainability, is shown on a research trip to Alaska, where he began studying the effects of climate change on plant life. PHOTO COURTESY OF NED FETCHER *Based on the estimated hourly value of volunteer time for 2013 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics as $22.55. WILKES | Winter 2015 Ned Fetcher, scientist and coordinator of the Institute for Environmental Science and Sustainability, is the principal investigator on a research team that has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the effects of climate change on plants. The team will study the effect of a changing climate on tussock cottongrass, a plant indigenous to tundra ecosystems in Alaska. The grant funds research titled “Collaborative research: Local adaptation in a dominant arctic tundra sedge (Eriophorum vaginatum) and its effects on ecosystem response in a changing climate.” Fetcher, whose share of the three-year grant is $285,737, will conduct research with co-investigators Jianwu (Jim) Tang of the Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biology Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass., and Michael Moody of the University of Texas at El Paso. Wilkes undergraduates will participate in the project as field assistants, spending up to 10 weeks during the summer at the Toolik Lake Field Station, 170 miles north of the Arctic Circle. 3 �on campus Public History Class Brings Past Alive The past became part of the present in fall 2014 for students in Professor Diane Wenger’s public history class. The class is a required course in a public history concentration introduced for students this year in the global history and languages department. Public history is the presentation of history outside of academic classes and the academic environment. The public history field includes museum work, historical sites such as Eckley Miners Village and Colonial Williamsburg, historical societies, historical reenactments and other public venues. Projects in the class included work at the Luzerne Historical Society, where students donned gloves to handle artifacts in exhibits, and creating historical displays about University history for the Farley Library. The community can view the displays, which include exhibits about the Colonels football team, women’s soccer team and University theatre productions. Revolutionary war reenactor Gene Kearney, garbed in period attire, speaks to students in Professor Diane Wenger’s public history class. His daughter, Katie Kearney ’09, majored in history at Wilkes and joins her father at historical reenactments. WILKES | Winter 2015 May I Have Your Autograph? Rare Collection is Little-Known Wilkes Treasure 4 Step inside the Farley Library and you’re in the presence of royalty. In a manner of speaking. “Our autograph collection includes documents signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles V of France,” public services librarian Elizabeth A. Sullivan says. “The collection goes back hundreds of years. We also have a number of major literary figures and almost every U.S. president from George Washington to Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Containing an estimated 300 plus items, including documents recording the early history of the Wyoming Valley and the Revolutionary War, the collection was originally the property of the McClintock family. The McClintocks started the collection in the 19th century and passed it down as a family heirloom through the generations, finally ending with attorney Gilbert McClintock, who donated it to Wilkes in 1959. McClintock was a member of Wilkes’ board of trustees and a community leader. Often overlooked, the McClintock autograph collection is another of the Farley Library’s little-known treasures, along with those items in the library’s Norman Mailer Room, which includes several of Mailer’s books, awards and even his dining room table, and the Polish Room, which includes antique wooden dolls in native Polish attire and “pisanki,” beautifully painted ornamental eggs, as well as another collection of autographs given to the school by Harold Stark, for whom the Stark Learning Center is named. Some of the autograph collection focuses on events and people in Wilkes-Barre history. “We have a number of important documents from the Wyoming Valley controversy, when Connecticut and New York and Pennsylvania and the Native Americans in the area were fighting about who would own the land,” Sullivan says. “There’s great educational value there for students to be able to see documents that speaks to that history in their original form, in the flesh.” – By Bill Thomas ’13 -~~ ~ /7.,,.:- - - 1/~ ~/;,,fr~ �athletics GOAL ORIENTED Lisa Semetti Balances Three Academic Majors With Success in Soccer By Bill Thomas ’13 Lisa Semetti is goalie for the women’s soccer team. PHOTO BY CURTIS SALONICK pressure because, if you make a mistake, a goal is going to happen. If you’re crazy like I am, it’s the best position for you.” Semetti admits she’d be a whole lot crazier without a rock-solid support system. In high school, Semetti had heard horror stories about how difficult college would be: professors and coaches unwilling to give students the time of day and classmates too wrapped up in their own problems to lend a helping hand. When Semetti came to Wilkes, she found the opposite to be true. Her professors, she says, are supportive. Her coach, John Sumoski, always puts academics first. “That’s one of the reasons I came to Wilkes: My coach said I could do the two majors.” And her peers? Semetti can’t imagine life without them. “I probably wouldn’t have made it through any school year at all without my team. My best friends are on that soccer team. If any of us ever have an issue, we know we can go to one another,” she says. “I came in with 20-odd automatic friends, including upperclassmen who helped show me the ropes and helped me pick professors. That made all the difference. We’re like family. I like being able to say I have a home away from home. I call Wilkes my home.” WILKES | Winter 2015 Ask Wilkes junior Lisa Semetti what drives her to balance three majors and two minors while also acting as goalie for the women’s soccer team, and you may be surprised by the answer. Her unusual inspiration is the animated Disney movie Mulan. Based on a 6th-century Chinese legend, the film features a young woman who must masquerade as a man to fight in the army during a period of political tension. Semetti’s three majors? Political science, international studies and history coupled with a self-described obsession for studying China. Her two minors are aerospace studies and women’s and gender studies. The latter is the one Semetti admits to being most passionate about. “Yeah, I blame Mulan. I think it’s the best movie ever. I’m pretty sure that’s when my whole feminism rant started,” the Limerick, Pa., native says. “I’ve passed the point of being a feminist, and I’m just a complete women’s rights advocate. I think everyone should be a feminist. It’s only logical.” Like Mulan, she’s also a leader, acting as president of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, an organization made up of student athletes hand-picked by coaches, who help provide the school with insight into the student-athlete experience. She also tutors for the history department. In spring 2015, she’ll spend the semester studying abroad in Wales before returning to Wilkes for her senior soccer season and a future that will include graduate school. Semetti relishes competition academically and on the soccer field. “I love being put under pressure and pushing myself,” Semetti says. “It’s one of the reasons I love being a goalkeeper. As a goalkeeper, you’re the last line of defense. You have huge amounts of 5 �Digital Humanities Curriculum Transforms Study of Literature I I I By Geoff Gehman WILKES | Winter 2015 ~ ~-i,, 6 '"~ ~ ~~ -sJ 0.-••tUAe '7~1,14.,/ ,~ ~ M;.f· ,4~ �As the future of print is debated, scholars are embracing digital resources in their studies. Typically aligned with English programs, digital humanities is an emerging field engaging students in the long-term challenges that digital technologies pose for the future of human literary, linguistic and scholarly work. It challenges students to use emerging technologies to research and to present their work. Archival resources from around the world can be accessed online, while final projects might be a website instead of a research paper. “INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING MAPS, THEY HAD TO MAKE THEIR OWN MAPS. THEY DIDN’T JUST INTERFACE; THEY INTERACTED.” – Thomas A. Hamill, Associate Professor Wilkes’ English department is the first among regional colleges to introduce a digital humanities curriculum. Launched last year, it is designed to turn students already adept as social-media users into more scholarly digital stewards while giving them more marketable skills. It’s also designed to make a relatively solitary discipline—the academic study of literature— more collaborative while marketing the department as more progressive and practical. “No one in the room is a digital humanities specialist right now, but that affords us an opportunity to define the brand,” says Lawrence Kuhar, who chairs the English department and who has taught at Wilkes for 27 years. “Digital humanities engages us in a broader negotiation with knowledge and reality. It moves us into new ways of making meaning. It’s exceptionally postmodern. We’re in a different world altogether.” Left: Lawrence Kuhar, English department chair, teaches the Introduction to Digital Humanities class in the new concentration. PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC Above: Thomas A. Hamill, associate professor of English, examines a facsimile of the Hengwrt manuscript of The Canterbury Tales with students Nicole Kutos and Tara Giarratano, center. The students’ transcription of the manuscript page is on the right of the screen. PHOTO BY KNOT JUST ANY DAY PHOTOGRAPHY WILKES | Winter 2015 An assignment for their Studies in Chaucer Class became an academic pilgrimage for Wilkes sophomores Tara Giarratano and Nicole Kutos. They visited archives in two states and two countries without leaving Kirby Hall. They debuted as handwriting analysts, editors and archivists. They were digital detectives, searching for how words open worlds. The two students spent fall 2014 transcribing the work of medieval scribes with a Mac computer. Sitting side by side in the English department’s digital studio, the pair dissected 100 lines in four different manuscripts of The Miller’s Tale, a pivotal part of The Canterbury Tales. They used collation software to log variations in spelling and syntax; they footnoted definitions and comparisons with the help of the online Middle English Dictionary. After scores of hours, they had created their own scholarly edition of Chaucer’s colorful introductions of key characters, including a carpenter’s wife prettier than a blooming pear tree. Thomas A. Hamill, associate professor of English and their teacher, praises Giarratano and Kutos for plodding along the electronic pike to interact with literature in a new way. “Struggling to decipher 14th- and 15th-century scribal hands, grinding out lines of transcription, put them in unfamiliar spaces and gave them a set of uncommon experiences,” says Hamill, an authority on medieval manuscripts. “Instead of following maps, they had to make their own maps. They didn’t just interface; they interacted.” Kutos and Giarratano are pioneer partners in the English program’s new digital humanities concentration, where students have created a video featuring World War I poems and examined Victorian society by tracking a single word in Wuthering Heights. 7 �Kuhar explored this brave new world in his class Introduction to Digital Humanities. For one project, he asked students to demonstrate the value of digital technology as a humanities tool. Sophomore Victoria Rendina chose a letter by Vincent Van Gogh, her favorite artist, from an online collection run by his namesake museum in his native Amsterdam. She had access to the original letter in Dutch, the English translation, footnotes and image. She found inspiration in Van Gogh’s exquisitely sharp descriptions of rising from his sick bed to paint The Bedroom, the star of countless postcards and posters. What emerged for her was a 3-D portrait of “how someone so tragic could make something so beautiful,” she says. Art and artifact were bound together in the other new digital humanities course, Technologies of the Book. In the seminar, Hamill traced books as agents of technological revolution, whether printed by Gutenberg or digitized by Google. Again, his main agent was Chaucer. Hamill instructed his Technologies of the Book students to create their own Chaucerian edition from 10 of the 50-odd manuscripts available in digital facsimile online. Decoding and coding 14th-century words from so many hands evolved from a miserable exercise to a pleasurable experience. “They were not happy campers at first,” says Hamill. “But they were so committed to slogging along together; they really took that part to heart. They got to argue for one manuscript reading over another. They got to unpack a lot of the nuances that get covered up or are reduced to esoterics in footnotes and textual notes. It ended up being an illuminating and empowering experience.” For the first time he assigned the creation of a web page as a final project. His students basically created Internet guides to the course’s three areas of focus: medieval manuscripts, early printed books and the transformation of the book in the digital age. Associate Professor Helen Davis also uses electronic resources in her classes. Understanding what technology makes possible, she did something last year she had never done: She asked every student in her Victorian Literature class to track a single word in a novel of their choice. Tara Giarratano picked Wuthering Heights, which she downloaded free in Farley Library because its copyright had expired. She charted the 41 appearances of the word “dream,” noting its geographic location, symbolic “IT TEACHES STUDENTS THAT ... TECHNOLOGY CAN BE YOUR FRIEND WHETHER YOU’RE WORKING FROM A SINGLE WORK, A WHOLE BODY OF WORK OR A WHOLE CENTURY.” WILKES | Winter 2015 – Helen Davis, Associate Professor 8 Left: Associate Professor Helen Davis, standing, discusses the use of iPads to research literature. PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC Above: Student Victoria Rendina studies Van Gogh’s letters. PHOTO BY KNOT JUST ANY DAY PHOTOGRAPHY �Below: Tara Giarratano and Nicole Kutos work in the English department’s digital laboratory. PHOTO BY KNOT JUST ANY DAY PHOTOGRAPHY Right: Students in a literature class use iPads alongside traditional texts. placement and importance to two kinds of characters: romantics and skeptics. Using the Oxford English Dictionary, she mapped the meaning of “dream” across centuries and cultures. A workshop exercise became a 12-page paper. Electronics played a more dynamic role in Davis’ romantic literature class. Her students used iPads to trace the relationship of poems and prints in William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience. The iPads enabled them to better detect how the meaning of a line can be changed by a semi-colon, and how the intensity of a poem can depend on the intensity of an etching of a tiger. Davis believes in the power of digital technology to explore illustrations and give context to text. “It’s an incredibly useful approach for teaching,” she says. “It teaches students that they can do traditional research more efficiently, that technology can be your friend whether you’re working from a single work, a whole body of work or a whole century. It gives them more insight into our field; it helps them work like scholars. It gets them excited about research in new ways, and anything that gets them excited about research is a fun thing.” Images and words are natural partners for Associate Professor Chad Stanley, who plays music, paints and directs the Wilkes Writing Center. An expert on visualizing and analyzing trauma, he has his English 101 students present a paper and a PowerPoint on a traumatic picture. Freshman Jessica Reynoso used online images and reviews to dissect a 1963 photograph of a young black civil-rights demonstrator confronted by two white policemen, one of them leashed to a lunging dog. In her classroom presentation she asked peers to evaluate the photo, which helped her examine how personal beliefs can change the perception of a radical image. She deepened the debate by comparing a photo of soldiers returning from war with a reenactment of the picture in LEGOs. Words and images are more potent partners in Visual Literacy, a new digital humanities course that Stanley is teaching in spring 2015. His students are analyzing paintings and movies, video games and memes, and both printed and electronic texts. Kuhar expects that a critical component of the digital humanities curriculum will be a critique of digital technology as a humanities tool. Will visits to online archives discourage or encourage students to visit real archives? Will studying electronic books encourage or discourage them from reading printed books for fun? Transcribing medieval scribes with a Mac can improve their understanding of The Canterbury Tales, but can it improve their chances of getting a job as an editor? Hamill capped the Chaucer course by taking students to the Morgan Library and Museum in Manhattan. There they saw one of the manuscripts of The Canterbury Tales that they had struggled to edit, as well as other medieval manuscripts, such as the Wycliffite Bible. The trip extended Hamill’s mission to have students engage with Chaucer “not only in the textbook but in terms of how that textbook was made. I want them to see medieval manuscripts as cutting edge and as significant as their iPads.” Giarratano considers herself one of Hamill’s pilgrims on the electronic pike. Indeed, she traveled beyond the online Middle English Dictionary while she was creating her own mini-Miller’s Tale. She walked over to Farley Library, where she thumbed through a real copy of the book. Turning the pages was a touching experience for the true-blue bookworm. “I think I’ll still be a total sucker for the Barnes & Noble leather-bound classics at the end of the day,” says Giarratano. “At home I’ll still read a book on my lap. I’ll still pay attention to the pretty pages in my four versions of Pride and Prejudice. And I will always pay attention to the editor of whatever I read for the rest of my life.” � WILKES | Winter 2015 PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC 9 �I I Jane Stapleton ’86 Works to End Sexual Violence on Campus WILKES | Winter 2015 By Andrew M. Seder 10 Jane Stapleton ’86 credits her Catholic school education as contributing to her innate desire to rally against social injustices. Her time at Wilkes as an undergraduate student only strengthened that sense of activism and empowerment. �WILKES | Winter 2015 Jane Stapleton ‘86 co-directs the Prevention Innovations program at the University of New Hampshire, where she is pictured in her office. PHOTO BY PERRY SMITH 11 �“I Jane Stapleton ’86, Durham, N.H. Bachelor of Arts, Sociology and Psychology, Wilkes Master of Arts, Sociology, University of New Hampshire was inspired by my professors to really make a difference in the world,” Stapleton says from her office at the University of New Hampshire where she’s co-director of the Prevention Innovations program that develops, implements and evaluates programs, policies and initiatives that seek to end violence against women. In 2006, Stapleton and her colleague Sharyn Potter created the Know Your Power Bystander Intervention social marketing campaign. The campaign consists of a series of images portraying realistic scenarios that highlight the important role all members of the community have in ending sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking. The program models active bystander behaviors that audience members can use to prevent or respond to violence. Such behaviors may include checking on a friend who is drunk and left alone with a member of the opposite sex or stepping in when witnessing partner abuse. The campaign and related instructional materials created by the Prevention Innovations team have garnered national and international recognition and have helped to shine a spotlight on the problem of sexual assaults and ways to prevent them. The White House identified Prevention Innovations’ work in its report “Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assaults.” The acknowledgement was a great honor, Stapleton says, adding that it’s nice to have that level of recognition and proves the program is being noticed. “This is not just a college problem or a woman’s problem. WILKES | Winter 2015 It’s all of our problem.” 12 Stapleton also appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on June 26, 2014, to testify about sexual assaults on college campuses. She also has been featured in interviews in The New York Times and MSNBC. The issue—now almost constantly in the news— actually led Stapleton to her career path. A sexual assault on the University of New Hampshire campus on Feb. 17, 1987, was a watershed moment in the New England school’s history and in Stapleton’s life. As a first-year sociology graduate student, Stapleton’s social injustice alarm sounded as she joined a group of women and men on campus—“activists,” Stapleton calls them—to protest the rape and what they felt was the university’s inadequate response. Though she didn’t know the victim, a freshman who was assaulted by three male students while she was under Career: Co-director of Prevention Innovations: Research and Practices for Ending Violence Against Women, a research center at the University of New Hampshire Notable: Part of a growing movement to prevent the perpetration of sexual and relationship violence and stalking and make a difference in the lives of survivors. Her work has been cited by the White House and she has testified before a U.S. Senate committee hearing. Favorite Wilkes memories: “I don’t have one. What I mostly remember and miss is spending time with my Wilkes friends, many of whom really shaped my life in the transition from high school to college and then beyond.” the influence of alcohol, Stapleton was deeply affected by the incident and the facts surrounding it. Especially troubling, she says, was that several students, including a dormitory resident assistant, could have interceded at various times and ended the assault but remained bystanders. “It really changed my life,” Stapleton says. “I was 22 and I’ve always been a pretty strong feminist and pretty vocal. It seemed like an incredible injustice.” Stapleton graduated from Wilkes with a degree in sociology and psychology but wasn’t sure what she would do with her life. She was very interested in studying violence and why it occurred. The incident on that winter’s night nearly three decades ago changed her career trajectory and sent her down a new and narrower path focused on violence toward women. “Ultimately that case really showed me my interest in violence in general needed to be paired with my activism,” Stapleton says. “More than just researching it, I wanted to have my work have an impact on those who had been victimized.” She also wants to help others avoid becoming new victims. While most career-minded people hope the need for their profession and their chosen field never ceases to exist, Stapleton is not among them. She says she would love to see the day she isn’t needed. “I’d ultimately love to be out of business,” she says, adding that, while she’s seen great advances in sexual violence awareness and prevention, the reality is it’s been around for millennia and it’s not going to disappear overnight or within a decade. “I do think we’re making strides, figuring out how to prevent it. Hopefully it will be in my lifetime,” she says. “The work I’m doing is contributing to that.” Born and raised in Bethlehem Township, Pa., between Easton and Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley, Stapleton attended Notre Dame-Green Pond High School. When she was nearing her 1982 graduation date she chose to head northwest to Wilkes-Barre to further her education. As a first-generation college student, her yearning to continue to learn pushed her to attend college. �She was familiar with Wilkes thanks to her older brother Michael Stapleton ’80, who graduated with an environmental science degree. She appreciated the small campus and small enrollment, which mirrored her high school, where she was one of 82 in her graduating class. “It was very homelike and small,” she recalls. She was on the school’s cross country team and recalls runs through Kirby Park “on the other side of the Susquehanna River.” She also remembers working at what was then dubbed “the SUB” or Student Union Building. She was employed at The Grill and was able to run, work and learn while at Wilkes. She chose to major in sociology and psychology, she says, “because I always wanted to be in a helping profession.” But for a person whose education had always been attained within a 70-mile drive from her childhood home, the decision to pursue her graduate degree more than 350 miles from both the Lehigh and Wyoming valleys seemed out of character. The university, located in Durham, N.H., ended up on her radar thanks to Bruce Brown, one of Stapleton’s sociology professors at Wilkes. Brown, who worked at Wilkes from 1979-1989 before moving to Washington state, earned his doctorate from the 149-year-old New England school. Stapleton credits Brown for guiding her at Wilkes and always being available to discuss educational and professional topics. And she credits the feeling of being part of the Wilkes family for having a positive impact on her life ever since. In addition to her fond memories of running around the city and the campus and working at the SUB, Stapleton recalls living in McClintock Hall along South River Street all four years she was at Wilkes. “I had a third-floor room with a great river view,” she says. Her Wilkes degree hangs proudly on her office wall and she looks at it often. “I really had a great experience at Wilkes.” Another memory she has of Wilkes played a vital role in her life, though she didn’t realize it at the time. “I had a very close friend of mine at Wilkes who was sexually abused as a kid by a neighbor. … I was struck by the impact it had on her life, even all those years later. It spurred me to look into making a difference in the lives of those who had been victimized.” At the time, she viewed it as a sad experience for her friend and she sought to get her the help and resources she needed. “But ultimately for a number of reasons, she dropped out,” Stapleton recalls. At the time, she didn’t know how much that incident impacted her. But, she acknowledges, “it probably did.” “It was significant,” Stapleton says. “I don’t think I knew how much at the time” but when she thinks about it all these years later, she realizes that it almost certainly influenced her decisions, even if they were at a subconscious level. While Stapleton’s career has been filled with official recognition, she says she’s most proud when she meets with students who seem genuinely interested in what she has to say. And while a lot of attention has been paid to cases of rape and sexual assaults on college campuses or by athletes, she notes this idea shortchanges the problem. “This is not just a college problem or a woman’s problem. It’s all of our problem,” Stapleton says. Stapleton spends much of her time traveling the country visiting college campuses and speaking to classes and groups about the issue and showing them ways to identify potential problems and prevent them from occurring. But it’s the individual conversations she has with victims or those who know victims that move her the most. “At that very individual level it’s at its most powerful,” Stapleton says. “It shows me how very important my work is.” While there are hundreds of victims she’s counseled, offering solace and empowerment, that University of New Hampshire freshman that was assaulted so many winters ago is often on the periphery of her mind. When Stapleton offered testimony before the Senate committee on June 26, that teenage girl, now likely a grown woman in her 40s, weighed heavily on her mind. “All I could think about was all the people I worked with all of these years; all of the survivors. I thought about that (1987) survivor. I looked back at that and I wanted her to know what happened to her was wrong. And since that time there are men and women committed to making sure it doesn’t happen again,” Stapleton says. “Together we can prevent this,” she adds. “That’s what motivates me.”� Wilkes Bystander Intervention Training Engages Students to Stop Assaults Wilkes University’s Bystander Intervention Program empowers students to take on leadership roles in preventing sexual violence in the campus community. Started in fall 2014, the program is presented by 20 students who act as peer trainers. These students education and advocacy services related to domestic violence and sexual assault. 

Peer trainers, accompanied by a member of the student affairs staff, visited the First-Year Foundation classes attended by all freshmen. The primary tool used to spark dialogue in the sessions was a video filmed on campus using Wilkes students as actors. The video, “Colonels Don’t Stand By,” portrays the story of a freshman at a party who is at risk of assault. Peer trainers lead classes in a discussion about how to identify signs that someone may be at risk and how different characters in the film could intervene safely to alter the ending. WILKES | Winter 2015 received a comprehensive six-hour training provided by the Victim’s Resource Center, a Wilkes-Barre-based agency that provides 13 �N LOW-KEY WILKES | Winter 2015 Leonard J. Koerner ’64 Built a Career as a Lawyer for New York City Litigator By Francisco Tutella Leonard Koerner ’64 in New York’s Grand Central Station—a landmark building he saved from demolition as a lawyer for the city. PHOTO BY DAN Z. JOHNSON 14 �Koerner remembers the night his friends “relocated” an expensive marble and ivory inlaid pool table from the future Weckesser Hall. “That’s cute,” he recalls saying upon discovering the caper. Dean George Ralston did not share his sentiments. In a move foreshadowing his future career, he argued on behalf of his friends and saved them from an academic suspension. He played basketball for three years at Wilkes. A mandatory 10-week accounting internship in New York City ended his sports career, and also his interest in accounting. His wife, Suzanne Stica Koerner ’65, recalls how he returned from the internship dissatisfied. “When I asked him what happened,” she says, “he said that they told him he had to wear a hat and how to dress for work.” “Some people liked performing audits,” Koerner says. “I didn’t. I was interested in public policy.” He entered New York University School of Law. When he graduated, Norman Redlich, one of Koerner’s law school professors, encouraged him to apply to the New York City Law Department. When he was in the appeals division, he held several positions including assistant attorney, deputy chief and chief of appeals. He has held his current position as chief assistant since 1985. He has also received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Sloan Public Service Award in 1998 and the 2004 New York State Bar Association’s Award of Excellence in Public Service, the state’s highest legal public service award. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee also recognized him on the 25th anniversary of the Penn Central Transport Co. v. New York City decision. Today Koerner supervises the thousands of cases the city litigates each year. Asked when he plans to retire, he responds that eventually his energy level will fall but, “not yet.”� Leonard J. Koerner ’64, Chatham, N.J. Career: Forty-year law career with the City of New York, where he now serves as chief assistant of corporation counsel. Notable: Has argued seven times in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, including winning the case that saved Grand Central Station from demolition and preserved it as an historic landmark. Favorite Wilkes memories: Living in Hollenback Hall, playing varsity basketball, and successfully convincing Dean George Ralston not to suspend his friends after they stole an expensive pool table. WILKES | Winter 2015 N New York City’s Grand Central Terminal is an engineering and architectural marvel that conveys 82 million passengers annually throughout the city. The station, which hosts restaurants, stores, markets and special events, celebrated its centennial in February 2013. Yet if it weren’t for Leonard J. Koerner ’64, the beaux arts terminal would be gone, replaced by an office building. Today, Koerner is chief assistant corporation counsel in the New York City Law Department. In 1975, the Penn Central Transportation Co. announced plans to demolish Grand Central and build a skyscraper. The public backlash, led by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, pushed the issue to the courts. In 1978 the case landed before the U.S. Supreme Court, where the soft-spoken and unpretentious Koerner headed New York City’s litigation team. “There was a lot of pressure on the case,” Koerner recounts. “If we lost, the building would be lost. I didn’t want to be responsible for its demolition.” He argued that New York’s Landmarks Law and real estate development rights, the railroad company’s poor management and its need for an operational terminal in the city prevented Penn Central from razing the station. The Supreme Court sided with the city in a 6-3 decision. The Grand Central case—one of seven he’s argued before the Supreme Court, winning six—remains Koerner’s most memorable and exemplifies his unpretentious litigative style and demeanor. While the railroad company’s legal team spread binders full of notes across their tables, Koerner’s table remained uncluttered. When Allen G. Schwartz, then New York City corporation counsel, approached Koerner and asked to see his notes, the young lawyer took a notepad and wrote, “Mr. Chief Justice and members of the Court.” Koerner laughs about it now but recognizes that his gesture was then not so appropriate. “My first year I used notes but found that I paid too much attention to the notes and not to the questions and themes the judges raised,” he says. Koerner prefers to prepare well beforehand, develop his arguments in his mind, and deliver a fluid litigation. Another notable Supreme Court case was Ward v. Rock Against Racism, in which the Supreme Court ruled that the city has the right to regulate noise volume while upholding artists’ First Amendment rights. A significant New York State Court of Appeals case won by Koerner, Hernandez v. Robles, confirmed that the New York State Legislature has the sole right to set the state’s same-sex marriage policy. He chose Wilkes because a high school classmate, Mike Landesman, was attending and going to study accounting. Koerner chose the same major. One of 4,500 students at his Queens, N.Y., high school, Koerner’s class at Wilkes boasted 202 students, his accounting cohort eight. He lived in Hollenback Hall with dorm mates who did everything together. 15 �MOST VALUABLE Wilkes University Inducts 22nd Class to Athletics Hall of Fame The latest group of alumni inducted into the University’s Athletics Hall of Fame are being recognized at the Feb. 7 Colonels men’s basketball game during a special half-time ceremony. Dave Macedo ’96 MEN’S BASKETBALL David Kaschak ’94 Ron Fritts ’72 WRESTLING WILKES | Winter 2015 Fritts was a two-time MAC Champion wrestler at 190 pounds for the Colonels in 1970 and 1971. His career dual-match record stands at 36-6-2, the best winning percentage of any wrestlers in his weigh class in the history of Wilkes wrestling. Fritts was also a member of the silver anniversary team. 16 BASEBALL Kaschak was a two-time All-MAC and 1993 All-ECAC baseball player for the Colonels. He also was a member of the 1994 MAC Championship team. Kaschak ranks fourth all-time in home runs with 25 long balls and fifth all-time in RBIs with 119. As a player, Macedo was a four-year starting point guard for Wilkes, winning two league championships and making two NCAA Elite 8 appearances in 1995 and 1996. Following graduation, he was an assistant coach at Wilkes for two years, helping guide the teams to two NCAA Tournament appearances and one Final Four. Macedo just finished his 14th season as head coach of Division III Virginia Wesleyan College where he has guided the Marlins to a 314-100 overall record in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Macedo’s teams have won five ODAC championships and reached the NCAA Tournament in 10 straight years. �PLAYERS Members of the 22nd class of inductees to the Athletics Hall of Fame reflect on the importance of athletics in their lives at www.wilkes.edu/halloffame. Pam Snyder ’81 SWIMMING Richard Marchant was a four-year letter winner serving as a co-captain in 1975 and 1976 for the men’s swimming team. At the MAC Championships he placed fifth in the 50 freestyle and in the 100 freestyle and sixth in the 100 butterfly. During his junior year at the MAC Championships he finished third in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 50 freestyle. G Pam Snyder was a four-year letter winner for the Lady Colonels field hockey team. In 1977, she was an All-MAC second team all-star, followed by two All-Mac first team all-star honors in 1979 and 1980. Snyder scored 29 career goals with 13 career assists. She received Second Team Mideast Sectional Honor Roll awards from 1978-1980. Holly (Shiber) Sowcik ’03 WOMEN’S SOCCER One of the best women’s soccer players to ever play for the Lady Colonels, Sowcik was a three-time First Team All-Freedom Conference midfielder. She was named to the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region third team in 2002. She is tied for first with 15 goals in a single season, and ranks second all-time in career goals with 37, third in career assists with 23 and third all-time in career points with 97. A w WILKES | Winter 2015 Richard Marchant ’76 FIELD HOCKEY 17 �alumni news The Alumni Website Has A New Look Next time you type in wilkes.edu/alumni to register for a Wilkes alumni event, update your contact information or find out the latest news from campus, you may be surprised to see the redesign of our alumni website. The new site, pictured here, features a more modern look and streamlined navigation, making it easier to find your favorite content. If you have any questions or if you want to tell us what you think of the new website, be sure to email us at alumni@wilkes.edu. \W-~·behHtnMy,,.,.,1.0pti.wilh~flllllMlnl'llA..'20ll.Jaift1Alft'~~ The alumni website, left, has been redesigned for a modern look and better navigation. Alumni Association Open Board Meeting Interested in learning more about the Alumni Association? Participate in our open meeting on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Whether you join us on campus or call in to the meeting, you’ll get a firsthand look at how our board of directors works with its campus partners to provide programs for the alumni community. At the meeting, we’ll review our goals and discuss future opportunities. If you are interested in participating, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@wilkes.edu or (570)408-7787. 2014 REPORT OF GIFTS AVAILABLE ONLINE Each year Wilkes shares its annual Report of Gifts so that donors can see the impact of their support to the University. The 2014 report is now available on our website. You will be able to view members of the John Wilkes Society (annual donors who contribute at least $1,000 each year), members of the Marts Society (contributors who participate in gift-planning WILKES | Winter 2015 programs), as well as search donors by class year and 18 constituency. View it at: www.wilkes.edu/RG2014. If you'd like a printed copy of the report, please call Lauren Pluskey, director of the annual fund, at (570) 408-4331. SAVE THE DATE HOMECOMING 2015: OCTOBER 2-4! Class years ending in 0s and 5s, get ready for your class reunion! �giving back Alumni Board President Cynthia Charnetski ’97 Has Sights Set on Success Cynthia Charnetski ’97 has a long history with Wilkes. She grew up on campus. Her father, Carl Charnetski ’70, has been a professor of psychology here for decades. Now an optometrist at Northeastern Eye Institute and the new president of the Alumni Association board of directors, “When I support Cindy discusses her goals for Wilkes and the association, and her ideas on engaging alumni. attend University of Wilkes from childhood? events, I’m also supporting the community in which I live.” I remember when my dad’s office was in Stark Learning Center. Sometimes he would take me in with him on a weekend or holiday and I would use his classroom to pretend I was teaching my own class. Then he’d take me to his experimental lab and let me feed the rats. I loved going there; it was so much fun! involved with current or incoming students, staff or board members, networking and meeting people, community service or attending a sporting event—there is truly something for everyone. What do you enjoy doing outside of your work with Wilkes? What are your goals as president of the Alumni Association? I start every day with a workout and love being outdoors. My husband and I love to travel and hike. We also have three rescue dogs who keep us busy. I want Wilkes alumni to feel proud of their institution and to be part of this extraordinary group which continues to build it. I believe this starts by just getting back on campus and seeing the changes. I want all alumni to get excited about what Wilkes has done and where it’s going. How did Wilkes prepare you for your career as an optometrist? Wilkes prepared me most importantly by opening the door to go to optometry school. When I went for my interview at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, the dean said, “Wilkes students always do well here.” What is the best part about being an alumna of Wilkes University? I currently live in Kingston, so Wilkes is in my backyard. Being an alumna allows me to stay involved in an institution that is part of the community I live in. When I support Wilkes and attend University events, I’m also supporting the community in which I live. How did you become involved with the Wilkes Alumni Association? A friend of mine, Rosemary LaFratte’93, MBA ’97, sought me out to become involved and I am very grateful she did! What has been your favorite project or responsibility as the How would you encourage other alumni to stay involved? As a younger alumna, I didn’t realize the full importance of giving financially. As I have become more involved, I now understand that tuition pays only a part of your overall expenses. Our institution counts heavily on donations, so I encourage everyone to remember what Wilkes provided for you and to consider helping make that a reality for students. Also, as I mentioned, stop by campus and check out all of the amazing changes. Try just one of our events or volunteer opportunities and I guarantee—you’ll want to keep coming back! Cindy Charnetski ’97, Kingston, Pa. B.A., Psychology, Wilkes B.S., Salus University Doctor of Optometry, Salus University Alumni Association board president? Career: Optometrist, Northeastern Eye Institute I take my role very seriously and feel my biggest responsibility is to engage more alumni. Whether you are looking to be Notable: New president of Wilkes University Alumni Association WILKES | Winter 2015 Do you have a favorite memory 19 �class notes Sara Wolman ’11 Finds Calling as Park Ranger in Alaskan Wilderness “Katmai is unique because it’s so remote....You have to have a real passion to come out this far.” for the lunar landing. The ground is covered in brightly colored purple and orange and white rocks. It has a very prehistoric feeling and no one is out there. It’s one of the most surreal, pristine and amazing sights I’ve ever seen.” As an interpretive park As an interpretive park ranger, Sara Wolman ’11 introduces visitors to the beauty of remote Alaska. PHOTO BY LIZ JULIAN ranger at Katmai National Park, Wolman has the opportunity to take in such sights regularly. Though she was always passionate about When Sara Wolman ’11 moved to Alaska in 2013, she knew the nature and environmental policy, it was Wolman’s time at transition would be almost like traveling to another country. Wilkes that sparked her desire to see more of the world. What she didn’t realize was how close it would be to traveling WILKES | Winter 2015 to another planet. 20 “I did the alternative spring break trip to Costa Rica in 2010. I went with (Andrew Miller, associate professor of political “There’s this spot in Katmai National Park and Reserve called science) to San Marcos, and it was an incredible experience,” the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. It was the result of the 1912 says Wolman, who majored in political science. “It inspired eruption of Novarupta, which is the largest volcano eruption me to start getting out and hiking more, getting more into of the 20th Century. It created this huge pyroclastic flow (a the outdoors. That’s when it occurred to me that this was fast-moving current of hot gas and rock) which completely something I could do for a career.” covered this valley. It looks like Mars now, and I believe in the Following graduation, Wolman completed three terms of ’60s, the government actually used the area to train astronauts service with the federally funded AmeriCorps program. First, �class notes then moved on to work with the California Conservation Corps. Her third AmeriCorps assignment led her to Alaska, where she found her calling as an interpretive park ranger. In summer, she works in Katmai. In winter, she works on the Alaska Peninsula and the Becharof Wildlife Refuges. She also teaches native elementary and secondary students about the environment. “I’m in charge of essentially educating the public. It’s interesting because you meet people from all over the world,” Wolman says. “Katmai is unique because it’s so remote; you can’t really get to the park unless you take a boat or a floatplane, so you have to have a real passion to come out this far, and to see that passion in someone else is wonderful. The majority of my job is really about connecting people with nature.” It’s a long way from her home in Shavertown, Pa. But she’s grown to love her new location—even relishing the fact that bears outnumber people roughly 15 to one. “I believe it’s about 2,200 to 3,000 brown bears in this area, whereas people-wise we’re at about 200,” Wolman says. “They’re incredibly human-habituated, so they’re used to having people around. You give them their respective space and they just do their thing, but they are massive, weighing upwards of a thousand pounds. I’ve developed quite the affinity for the Alaska brown bear. They’re amazing creatures.” – By Bill Thomas ’13 Brown bears, pictured at Brooks Falls, are among the most plentiful inhabitants of Katmai, Alaska, where more than 2,000 of them outnumber humans. Bottom, the Alaskan wilderness is the colorful backdrop for Sara Wolman’s work. Pictured is the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. PHOTOS BY SARA WOLMAN 1964 Alan Gubanich is an emeritus faculty member at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he was a member of the biology department for 35 years. An ornithologist, he is vice president of the local Lahontan Audubon Society and chair of its education committee. He also is a board member of the Great Basin Institute. He is co-editor with Karen Kish of A Birding Guide to Reno and Beyond. He has led outdoor weekend trips and one-day excursions for the continuing education program of Truckee Meadows Community College. Gubanich and his wife also spend time babysitting their 2-year-old twin grandchildren, Rita and Jackson. 1969 Martin Naparsteck published his eighth book, The Trial of Susan B. Anthony: An Illegal Vote, a Courtroom Conviction and a Step Toward Women’s Suffrage. The book tells the story of the landmark trial that made Anthony the iconic leader of the women’s rights movement. 1973 Shirley Newhart was appointed international music representative for Delta Kappa Gamma International Society, an organization for key women educators. John Ormando recently retired from Intel Corp. after 23 years. He resides in Prescott, Ariz. 1975 REUNION: OCT. 2–4 Robert Dwyer became president of the Chancellor Financial Group’s investment advisers business line. He lives in Kingston, Pa. Mark A. Van Loon was elected to a three-year term on the board of trustees at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa.Van Loon is a partner at the law firm Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP in Wilkes-Barre. 1977 Richard A. Russo was selected by his peers at Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP for inclusion in the 21st Edition of the Best Lawyers in America in the area of personal injury litigation – plaintiffs. He is a resident of Dallas, Pa. 1978 James Siberski presented “Brain Rehabilitation and Alzheimer’s Disease” at the 2014 Alzheimer’s Association Fall Education and Research Conference, on Nov. 5, 2014, in Grantville, Pa. Siberski is assistant professor and coordinator of the Gerontology Education Center for Professional Development at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa. WILKES | Winter 2015 she worked on a backcountry trail crew in Washington state, Undergraduate Degrees 21 �class notes 1982 Ruth McDermott-Levy was named director of the Villanova University College of Nursing’s Center for Global and Public Health. Launched in 2010, the center extends the nursing college’s engagement in global and public health. McDermott-Levy, who is an associate professor at Villanova, has extensive international public health research experience, including working with community health workers in Nicaragua, international nursing students in Oman and Arab immigrants in Pennsylvania. Since 2009, she has worked on the Nicaragua telehealth program, a collaborative effort of Villanova’s colleges of nursing and engineering and its school of business and the National Autonomous University Nicaragua School of Nursing. 1980 REUNION: OCT. 2–4 George Kavulich joined Lackawanna Insurance Group as vice president of underwriting. He resides in Archbald, Pa. WILKES | Winter 2015 1984 22 Dr. David Talenti, a gastroenterologist from Sayre, Pa., was elected to the board of trustees of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. He continues in his role as the society’s 12th district trustee, representing physicians in Bradford, Luzerne, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties. 1986 Sandy Long was selected as Shenandoah National Park’s first artist-in-residence. An accomplished nature photographer, Long spent from Sept. 22 to Oct. 3, 2014, in residence at the park, capturing its natural beauty in photographs. She is co-founder, with fellow Wilkes alumna Krista Gromalski ’91, of Heron’s Eye Communications, a marketing, communications and project-management firm specializing in projects that foster community partnerships that promote the environment and a sustainable local economy. The firm is based in Greeley, Pa. Meaning Of Life.” Part of the book was written while he was an undergraduate at Wilkes, and he finished it 14 years later as an assistant professor at the University. It is available through Tate Publishing. 1999 Christopher Thompson completed a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine from Mercer University School of Medicine. He has joined Columbus Hospice as associate medical director and is a clinical assistant professor at Mercer University School of Medicine. 2003 Henry Albert Turchanik III and Tanja Marie Plessl were married June 14, 2014, at Notre Dame Church in Bethlehem, Pa. The groom is employed as an electrician by I.B.E.W. Local 163, Wilkes-Barre. The bride is an English as a second language (ESL) teacher at Washington Elementary School, Allentown. The couple honeymooned in Aruba and reside in Schnecksville, Pa. 1990 REUNION: OCT. 2–4 Patty Maloney became assistant professor of nursing at Misericordia University. She resides in Hanover Township, Pa. 1992 Michael J. Mellody was promoted to chief financial officer at Jack Williams Tire Company Inc. He resides in Tafton, Pa. 1993 John J. Keeler joined Penn East Federal Credit Union as manager and business development officer at its Clarks Summit, Pa., office. 2001 Edward Bednarz III published a fiction story, “The Journey To Discover The 2007 Shannon Curtin MBA ’09 was nominated for a 2014 Pushcart Prize by ELJ Publications for her poem “To The Boy I Couldn’t Make Myself Love.” Her second poetry chapbook, Motherland, will be published by Anchor and Plume Press. Curtin and her husband, Zachary Mazur, welcomed their first child, Quinn Steelyn, on Aug. 8, 2014. Curtin is a communications and engagement analyst for Northrup Grumman in Suffolk,Va. She lives with her family in Portsmouth,Va. �class notes Ann Marie Kopec ’79 Tastes Success With Winterland Winery In a small rural area in Sullivan County, said be the coldest spot in Pennsylvania, sits Winterland Winery, an avocation of Ann Marie Kopec ’79. “Growing up in Luzerne County, wine was a part of growing up—a lot of people made homemade wine,” Kopec says. After she moved to Sullivan County, it became more about the process of wine and its importance on the commercial level. “It was a bucket list thing, kind of like a hobby that turned into a second career,” she says. The winery, which opened five years ago on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, isn’t her only forte. Since graduating with a sociology major, Kopec held several positions in her field, including teaching as an “It was a bucket list thing, kind of like a hobby that turned into a second career.” adjunct faculty member in the Wilkes sociology department. She is now a Ann Marie Kopec ’79 greets customers at Winterland Winery, where she makes wines in Sullivan County, Pa. graduate fellow and supervisor of the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City, and the owner and executive director of Abington Counseling Center, which serves high-risk families in Bradford and Sullivan counties. to attract people from across the United States and around the world. It is a place where personal and social interaction thrive and has allowed her to make several good friends. People even come to see the winery’s Olde English Bulldog, FiFi. She says coming to a winery like Winterland offers a much different experience than a trip to the liquor store. “The good thing is that you taste your wine,” Kopec says. Winterland Winery is also home to several other sweet and Minnesota varieties, including traditional concord, Niagara, The winery’s location adds to the value of the experience. drier reds and whites, a port-like wine, and a holiday spice for Kopec says it gives people something to do after hiking and the holiday season. In fact, some of the winery’s bestsellers biking and is also a plausible alternative when rain hits on include Frost and Winter’s Night. Kopec says these varieties camping trips. are made with cold, hardy grape varieties developed by the She says there is more involved than what meets the eye. University of Minnesota so the vines could withstand frigid Acquiring a license to own and run a winery is a lengthy one. climates like those found at Winterland, which reached a However, she was in luck thanks to her previous experience at negative 32 degrees last year. another winery in Sullivan County known as Bird Song Winery. The quality of Kopec’s blueberry wine—made from 100 “A lot of people think it’s just tasting wine and nice talk,” percent organic blueberries and no artificial flavoring—even Kopec says. “I worked in a winery, so I knew the ins and outs.” won her a bronze medal at the Finger Lakes International Wine Pennsylvania ranks seventh in the United States in the competition. The grapes used to make the Minnesota varieties number of wineries, and Kopec says the traffic at Winterland at Winterland are grown locally in that cold climate of Sullivan Winery speaks to that number. County, hence the phrase “earth to bottle.” “People are realizing the quality of Pennsylvania wine,” Kopec says. – By Alyssa Stencavage Alyssa Stencavage is a senior communication studies major. WILKES | Winter 2015 Kopec says one of the best aspects of the winery is its ability 23 �class notes Judy Shandler MA ’08 had her first short story, “There but for Fortune,” published in The Boardwalk, a collection of stories by local writers published by Cat & Mouse Press in November 2014. Shandler writes a column in the weekly Delaware Coast Press and teaches noncredit creative writing classes in Rehoboth Beach, Del. 2008 Christopher Dallas welcomed his new son, Tanner Christopher, who was born June 30, 2013. Lisa Ann Dreier and her husband, Jared Clossen, welcomed their daughter, Teddie Marie Clossen, born Dec. 21, 2013. Koryn Gallagher joined Belle Reve Senior Living as director of resident care. She resides in Olyphant, Pa. Kristin Marie Wempa (See Graduate Degrees 2010) 2009 Bethany Toczek Gerdy (See Graduate Degrees 2011) Kathy Dalton Wagner is an analyst for a small business in Havre de Grace, Md., that specializes in software development and consulting. Melanie Thomas ’11 Honored for Envisioning Life Beyond Disability For some, seeing is believing. For Melanie Thomas ’11, it’s been the other way around. “I begged and pleaded with God. I said ‘God, if you fix my eyes I will do whatever you want me to do with my life,’ ” says Thomas, who majored in communication studies at Wilkes. “I was always told my whole life that I would never drive a car. I would never be able to participate in sports. I’d never be able to do normal activities.” Thomas, who was recently honored with the Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind’s Arline Phillips Achievement Award, was legally blind from birth. She was born with cataracts, a clouding of the lenses inside her eyes, and nystagmus, a condition causing involuntary eye movement. At age 8, she developed acute angle glaucoma, a condition that increases pressure build-up of the fluids of the eye. Her doctor told her lens implant surgery could help with her vision problems, but the glaucoma made such an operation needlessly risky. Undeterred, Thomas sought a second opinion. Today, she is categorized as “partially sighted” and she’s earned her driver’s license. Sara Peperno, president and CEO of the Association for the Blind, says, “The Arline Phillips Achievement Award is awarded to someone who is blind or visually impaired but who reflects an independence that sets an example for others in similar situations. “Melanie and her family have been involved with the association for many years. She’s “You’ve got to get up and advocate for yourself, and you’ve got to serve and help others.” volunteered for us many times. She’s an amazing, uplifting person. She has such a positive attitude, and she’s worked very hard Melanie Thomas ’11 receives the Arline Phillips Award from opthalmologist Dr. Erik Kruger. PHOTO COURTESY GREATER WILKES-BARRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND to get where she is. Seeing her as an adult now, with a child of her own, it’s been so wonderful to get to know her and her family.” Determined to make the most of her blessings, Thomas is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration at Wilkes while working in a paid position as a voluntary service assistant at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. She says her job working with veterans helps her to honor her late grandfather who served in the Korean War. “I’m succeeding in living the best life I possibly can live. I want to inspire other people who might have a disability or who struggle with physical limitations. You’ve got to get WILKES | Winter 2015 up and advocate for yourself, and you’ve got to serve and help others. I truly believe that 24 volunteering and serving others pulled me out of what could have been a bad depression. It helps me to focus on the bigger picture. It brings me so much joy to help feed into other people’s lives,” Thomas says. – By Bill Thomas ’13 �class notes REUNION: OCT. 2–4 Christopher Gulla joined the law firm of Zeller & Weilicsko in Cherry Hill, N.J. He also is assistant men’s basketball coach at Rutgers University-Camden in New Jersey. Michael McAndrew married Kate Murtaugh ’11 on July 26, 2014. Andrew Seaman was named chair of the ethics committee of The Society of Professional Journalists at the organization’s national conference on Sept. 6, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. The society is the world’s largest broad-based group for journalists. Seaman lives in New York City, where he works for Reuters. Mary (Balavage) Simmons and her husband, Catlin, welcomed their first child, Michael Christopher, on Feb. 27, 2014. Simmons is associate director of alumni relations at Wilkes. 2011 Kate Murtaugh (See Undergraduate Degrees 2010) Graduate Degrees 1974 Bernard Healey MS co-authored a new textbook with Tina Marie Evans titled Introduction to Health Care Services: Foundations and Challenges. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the structure, synergy and challenges in U.S. health care delivery. Healey is professor of health care administration at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. 1975 Robert Edgerton, Jr. MBA was promoted to the position of executive vice president of Luzerne Bank. 1992 Charles Makar MBA has been named an instructor of business at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa. 1994 Patricia Staskiel MS became coordinator of student support services at Penn State University Wilkes-Barre. 2007 Craig Czury MFA received a faculty development grant from Albright College to travel to Iquique, Chile, to speak and read poems at the launch of So Far…So Close, an anthology of contemporary writers of Tarapacá and Pennsylvania, for which he was selected among Pennsylvania poets. His poetry chapbook Because Although Despite, originating from a Marcellus Shale hitchhiking project, was published by FootHills Publishing. He was also a featured poet at the international Södermalms Poesifestival in Sweden. 2008 Judy Shandler MA ’08 (See Undergraduate Degrees 2007) 2009 Shannon Curtin MBA (See Undergraduate Degrees 2007) 2010 Brian Fanelli MFA’s poem “Trying to Catch the Culprits” received an honorable mention for the Allan Ginsberg poetry prize. The poem will appear in a future issue of Paterson Literary Review, along with another poem titled “For Jimmy, Who Bruised My Ribs and Busted My Nose.” In addition, his essay “He Too Sings America: Jazz, Laughter, and Sound as Protest in Langston Hughes’s Harlem” was published by TheThePoetry.com. Salena Fehnel MA’s novel Nesting Dolls was published July 1, 2014, by Northampton House Press. The novel was nominated for the American Library Association’s Stonewall Book Award and for the 2014 GLCA New Writers Award. 2004 Stephanie Smith Cooney Pharm.D. received “The 10 Under 10” award from the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. The award recognizes the top 10 Pennsylvania pharmacists practicing for fewer than 10 years. She owns Gatti Pharmacy in Indiana, Pa. 2007 Kimberly Metka Welch Pharm.D. received “The 10 Under 10” award from the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. The award recognizes the top 10 Pennsylvania pharmacists practicing for fewer than 10 years. She resides in Mountain Top, Pa. She is assistant professor of internal medicine at Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. WILKES | Winter 2015 2010 25 �class notes Kristin Marie Wempa Pharm.D. and Matthew Ryan O’Rear were married Aug. 23, 2014, at St. Faustina Kowalska Church in Nanticoke, Pa. The bride is a clinical research associate with Renaissance RX in Virginia. The groom is worship and music director at a community church in Virginia. They reside in Charlottesville,Va. 2011 Desiree Marie Boris MS and Jeffrey Brayton Kreidler were married Oct. 26, 2013, at St. Nicholas Church in WilkesBarre. The bride is employed by the Northwest Area School District as a special education teacher. The groom is a Pennsylvania state trooper. The couple reside in Mountain Top, Pa. Bethany Toczek Gerdy Pharm.D. married Matt Gerdy on Aug. 9, 2014. WILKES | Winter 2015 Morowa Yejide MFA’s debut novel, The Time of the Locust, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of literary work by a debut author. She resides in Washington, D.C. 26 2012 Catherine Arne MA’s feature-length sci-fi script The Decimation was optioned by Voyage Media, where she has also begun assignment work as an independent contractor, doing script treatments, action plans and book-to-screen projects. Danielle Poupore MFA was hired as communication and marketing specialist for student affairs at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. 2013 Michael E. Batyko MS was named head mechanical engineer at Finch Technology LLC. Chris Campion MA is a guest columnist for Giuporshutup.com. Laurie Elizabeth Powers MFA’s The Importance of Sex Education placed in the top six in the DC Shorts Screenplay Competition. In addition, the short screenplay was recognized with her feature-length screenplay Related as quarter-finalists in the Screencraft Comedy Screenplay Competition. 2014 Nisha Sharma MFA sold her master’s thesis project, My So-Called Bollywood Life, and an additional untitled young adult romance to Crown Books for limited world rights. My So-Called Bollywood Life is slated for publication in spring 2016 and has been optioned by producer Susan Cartsonis for filmmakers Gurinder Chadha and Paul MayedaBerges to adapt. Cartsonis, Chadha and Mayeda-Berges will produce the film through their companies, Storefront Pictures and Bend it Films. Heather Ann Taylor MFA was named assistant professor of English at Bethany College in Bethany, W.Va. Autumn Whiltshire MA placed first in the science fiction feature category of the Indie Gathering for her screenplay Gaia. 2015 April Line MFA was hired as a part-time lecturer in the English department at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. She also teaches a literature class at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa. �class notes In Memoriam 1944 Arthur Williams, died April 13, 2014. He served as a U.S. Army Paratrooper during World War II. He worked for The McClatchy Company for 35 years, retiring as vice president. He also worked in public relations for the Sacramento Bee newspaper. 1946 Calvin Kanyuck, Newport Township, Pa., died Sept. 7, 2014. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a teacher for the Freeland and Lake Lehman school districts. Doris Mary Raub, Clarks Summit, Pa., died July 23, 2014. She was the first woman to be awarded a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Bucknell University. In addition to working as a civil engineer for Pennsylvania, she also was a licensed real estate associate broker. 1947 Joseph Edward Elick, East Alton, Ill., died Sept. 2, 2014. He served the U.S. Air Force in World War II and later worked for Hoover Inc. in Massilon, Oh., before moving to Godfrey, Ill., where he worked as a design engineer for Olin-Winchester Western. Herbert Levy, Westerville, Ohio, died Aug. 26, 2014. He owned and operated the Copy Cat Fast Print Shop and ran Tall Timber, a boy’s camp in Casco, Maine. He also worked at Blue Ribbon Baker, his family’s business. 1948 George Frear Fry Jr., Wilson, Wyo., died Jan. 11, 2014. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and later went to work for Hughes Aircraft as an industrial engineer before starting his own machine tool tracing valve manufacturing company, True-Trace Corp., in California. 1949 Dr. James Matthews Hofford, Wilmington, Del., died Aug. 26, 2014. He served in the U.S. Navy and, after graduating from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, maintained a private practice in pulmonary medicine until 1988. He founded and served as director of the pulmonary function lab at Wilmington Hospital and served as chief of pulmonary medicine at St. Francis Hospital. 1950 John Wardzel, Larksville, Pa., died July 8, 2014. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II in Saipan. 1952 Joseph Rogan, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., died July 22, 2014. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and, with his brother Edward, established E.J. Rogan and Sons Inc., a mechanical contracting business. 1959 Richard E. Edwards, Springfield, Pa., died Aug. 27, 2014. He had been vice president of the Philadelphia National Bank, retiring as a special corporate lending officer in 1992 after 33 years of service. 1953 Thomas E. Boyle, Hanover Township, Pa., died Oct. 3, 2014. He was employed by the Muncy School District and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. 1960 Janet L. Cristello, Winthrop, Maine, died July 11, 2014. She was employed for many years at Macy’s Department Store in New York and was later employed at Kennedy’s Department Store in Hyannis, Mass., as store manager. In retirement, she became a real estate executive and worked for the Niles Company at the Village Condominiums in Watertown, Maine. 1955 Hardol A. Groff, Hunlock Creek, Pa., died Oct. 26, 2014. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was later awarded a fellowship in telecommunications by Bell Atlantic and was a licensed NARTE senior engineer. John S. Novitski, Shavertown, Pa., died Aug. 27, 2014. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Prior to retirement, he was the controller at Penn State Belt and Buckle in WilkesBarre Township. 1958 David H. Weber, Silver Spring, Md., died April 4, 2014. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Margaret J. Franklin, Danville, Pa., died Aug. 21, 2014. She was a registered nurse and she served on the faculty of Geisinger Medical Center Nursing School for 36 years. Thomas Paul Korshalla, Larksville, Pa., died Sept. 3, 2014. He was employed as a teacher and principal by the Old Bridge Township School District in New Jersey until his retirement. He served in the U.S. Air Force. WILKES | Winter 2015 1943 John P. Heim, Lawrence, Kan., died Nov. 20, 2013. He was a chemical engineer and retired from Hercules Inc. in the 1980s. 27 �class notes Robert V. Stevens, Guilford, Conn., died Oct. 12, 2014. He worked as transportation director for Sarah Inc. from 1997 to 2010. He received a law degree from Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law, and practiced law for two years in WilkesBarre before moving to the Trust Department of Miner’s National Bank, then to Union Trust Bank and Shawmut National in Guilford. 1961 Edward C. Bedner, Boston, Mass., died Aug. 6, 2014. He completed bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in music at Boston University with additional piano study at the New England Conservatory of Music. He was a professor of music at Berklee College of Music at the time of his passing. Robert “Red” Marr, Dallas, Pa., died Sept. 12, 2014. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict, and was employed as a math teacher at Dallas High School for 30 years. WILKES | Winter 2015 1963 Patricia A. Pisano, Drums, Pa., died Oct. 4, 2014. 28 1964 Marsha Edlich, New York, N.Y., died on Jan. 31, 2014. She taught French at the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan for 35 years, and had previously been chief of operations for Club Med USA. She was also a member of the board of the New York Women’s Foundation. 1968 Paul P. Fosko, Dallas, Pa., died Aug. 30, 2014. He was a chemical engineer with the state Department of Environmental Protection, and, with his wife, owned and operated Fosko Accounting Services. Daniel P. Kenia Sr., German Hill, Pa., died July 24, 2014. He had an accounting practice in Tunkhannock for 40 years and was a partner/owner of Stonehedge Golf Course. Richard H. Seidel, West Pittson, Pa., died Sept. 25, 2014. He served in the U.S. National Guard and was employed by W.H. Conyngham & Co. Inc. until 2012. 1969 Joyce Carr, Larksville, Pa., died Oct. 9, 2014. She was an elementary school teacher with Wyoming Valley West School District at the State Street School Elementary Center for most of her career. Barbara DeGenevieve, Chicago, Ill., died Aug. 9, 2014. She received her master’s degree in photography at the University of New Mexico. She taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign and the School of Art Institute of Chicago, where she also served as chair of the photography department. Her work is featured in museums around the world. Larry R. Volkel, Wescosville, Pa., died April 25, 2014. He served as a U.S. Army Specialist in the Vietnam War. He worked for 10 years in medical records and human resources at the former Allentown Hospital, and for 20 years was human resource manager for ABB, a power and automation technologies company in Allentown, Pa., until his retirement in 2003. 1972 James J. Loftus, Ellicot City, Md., died Sept. 13, 2014. He was a retired attorney and former Pan-Am in-flight purser. 1989 Lynn M. Wargo, Glen Lyon, Pa., died Sept. 22, 2014. She was employed as a notary public. 2000 Jeffrey Barrouk, Wilkes-Barre, died Nov. 1, 2014. He was a senior product specialist for Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania. 2006 Melissa Joye Karis Fox Zarlengo, West Palm Beach, Fla., died July 30, 2014. She started her nursing career at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital as a licensed practical nurse and, following her graduation from Wilkes as a registered nurse, returned to WilkesBarre General Hospital as a critical care nurse. After moving to Palm Beach, she worked as a home health nurse and later a school nurse. She earned many pageant titles, including Mrs. Luzerne County, Mrs. Palm Beach and Mrs. Florida. Graduate Degrees 1997 Robert Aulisio, Old Forge, Pa., died Sept. 19, 2014. He was a science teacher for the Lakeland School District for more than 40 years, and also taught and coached football in Eldred, N.Y., and was a ski instructor for the Special Olympics. 1999 Daniel W. Doughton, Pennsdale, Pa., died Oct. 14, 2014. He taught for 25 years in the Sullivan County School District, retiring in 2000, before becoming a UniServe representative for Pennsylvania State Education Association in the Wilkes-Barre office. �■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ S • A •V• E T• H • E D • A •T• E MAY 30 , 20 1 5 • 6 P .M . WESTMORELAND CLU B , WILKES -BARRE 2015 PRESIDENT’S MEDAL RECIPIENT JOHN REESE former Wilkes University athletic director and wrestling coach WE SOLD OUT! The Inaugural Founders Gala, held on June 7, 2014, raised over $250,000 for the newly established First Generation Fund. Don’t miss the opportunity to support first-generation college students at Wilkes University. Mark your calendar now to join us! For more information, contact Lisa Everitt-Ensley at lisa.everittensley@wilkes.edu or (570) 408-4137. ■ ■ ■ ■ �w WILKES UNIVERSITY Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 WILKES UNIVERSITY calendar of events February 10 Phil Klay, National Book Award winner, Reading and book signing Ballroom, Henry Student Center, 7 p.m. 13–15, 20–22 The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Darte Center, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays 26 MBA “Flights & Bites” – University Center on Main, 5 – 7 p.m. 28–March 2 Spring Break March 14 Wrestling Alumni Event, Troegs Brewing Co., Hershey, Pa., 4– 5:30 p.m. 14 Hershey Area Alumni Event, Troegs Brewing Co., Hershey, Pa., 5:30 – 7 p.m. 16 Lynn Emanuel, Poet, Reading, Kirby Salon, 7 p.m. 21 VIP Day for accepted students April 9 Business Networking Mixer, Rodano’s, Wilkes-Barre, 6 p.m 9 Henry Veggian, Literary Critic and Essayist, Reading, Kirby Salon, 7 p.m. 9-12 Alice In Wonderland, Darte Center, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m Sundays 16 Allan P. Kirby Lecture, Cynthia Montgomery, Timken Professor of Business and Director of Research at Harvard Business School, “The Strategist: Be The Leader Your Business Needs.” Darte Center, 7 p.m. 18 Spring Dance Concerts, Darte Center, 8 p.m. 19 Civic Band Concert, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 35 South Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 3 p.m. 23 Jazz Orchestra Concert, Darte Center, 8 p.m. 26 Choral Concert, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 35 South Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 3 p.m. 26 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities, Brian Greene, Physicist, Darte Center, 7 p.m. 29 University Orchestra Concert, Dorothy Dickson Darte Center May 16 Spring Commencement, Marts Center 30 Founders Gala 2015, Westmoreland Club, 6 p.m. For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu and www.wilkes.edu/alumni or phone (800) WILKES-U. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2015 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2015 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2015 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4db191170ac9e54089f271e0a07e57df.pdf 6af7d5fe9d9c3df432c4e19f2fe322b7 PDF Text Text W I N T E R 2 01 6 A Brief History of Marlon James Wilkes Creative Writing Professor Kaylie Jones Talks with the Man Booker Prize Winner �president’s letter VOLUME 10 | ISSUE 1 The Arts Are Integral to a Great University W ilkes University wants to be one of our country’s finest small universities. We will be unique by offering the programs, activities, and opportunities of a large university, in the caring, mentoring culture of a small college. Recognizing that we cannot be a comprehensive university without a commitment to the arts, and that we can’t provide an effective liberal education without students experiencing the arts in all forms, today we are committed to investing in the literary, performing, new media and visual arts. The arts have always been integral to a Wilkes education, occupying a special space on campus. We celebrated that enduring commitment during the fall semester when we marked the 50th anniversary of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. That evening we celebrated some of the special moments created at the Darte Center since it opened in 1965, while we enjoyed performances of today’s students in their vocal, instrumental, dance and theater ensembles. Nowhere is our arts commitment more evident than in our plans for the Sordoni Art Gallery. The University is creating a new home for the gallery at our newly acquired property at 141 South Main Street. We are transitioning the Sordoni from a model in which we curate and collect artwork to become a high-end exhibition gallery curating and showcasing traveling shows that will provide a much wider variety of exhibits for our students and Wilkes President Patrick F. Leahy community members to enjoy. The plan aims to shares his vision for the University with visiting alumni at Homecoming 2015. make the Sordoni Art Gallery the leading destination PHOTO BY KNOT JUST ANY DAY. for showcasing the visual arts in the region. The literary arts are celebrated year-round at Wilkes. On the graduate level, faculty, literary agents, alumni, and students of our low-residency creative writing program travel to campus from across the country twice a year for workshops, lectures, craft classes and readings. The English department’s Allan Hamilton Dickson series brings some of today’s best writers to campus. Our undergraduates can interact with those writers in workshops and informal conversation. Never wanting to miss an interdisciplinary approach to the arts experience— this spring we’ll observe the 400th anniversary of the passing of William Shakespeare. Performances of his comedy Twelfth Night, and musical performances of works from the period will mark more than four centuries of the Bard’s influence. At a time when the arts are under siege at many educational institutions, I am proud to share with you that the commitment to the arts continues to be a priority at Wilkes. We shall never lose sight of its importance in educating our students and enriching Dr. Patrick F. Leahy the community. Wilkes University President WINTER 2016 WILKES MAGAZINE University President Dr. Patrick F. Leahy Special Assistant to the President for External Affairs Michael Wood Executive Editor Jack Chielli MA’08 Managing Editor Kim Bower-Spence Editor Vicki Mayk MFA’13 Creative Services Lisa Reynolds Director of Graduate Marketing Gabrielle D’Amico MA’15 Web Services Craig Thomas MBA’11 Electronic Communications Joshua Bonner Communications Specialist Kelly Clisham MA’15 Graduate Assistant Jennifer Jenkins Hillary Transue MA’15 Layout/Design Kara Reid Printing Pemcor Inc. EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP Anne Batory ’68 Brandie Meng MA’08 Bill Miller ’81 George Pawlush ’69 MS’76 Donna Sedor ’85 ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF Director Bridget Giunta Husted ’05 Associate Director Mary Balavage Simmons ’10 Alumni Event and Communication Manager Jacki Lukas ’11 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President Cindy Charnetski ’97 Vice President Ellen Hall ’71 Secretary Kathy Heltzel ’82 MBA ’85 Historian Tom Ralston ’80 Wilkes magazine is published three times a year by the Wilkes University Office of Marketing Communications, 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. �6 14 8 16 contents 6 Memorable Moments Athletic Hall of Fame inductees reflect on their most memorable moments on Wilkes playing fields, mats and courts. 8 A Brief History Marlon James MA ‘06 contemplates the fame that has accompanied the award of the Man Booker Prize for his novel. PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC of Marlon James Man Booker Prize Winner Marlon James MA ’06 discusses the challenges of being a novelist with creative writing faculty member Kaylie Jones. 14 Emergency Maestra Vilma Schifano Milmoe ’76’s public service career earned her a spot in the International Network of Women in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Hall of Fame. 16 Environmental Protector Greg Turner ’94 is one of the world’s foremost authorities on white-nose syndrome affecting the survival of bats. DEPARTMENTS 2 On Campus 19 Giving Back 20 Alumni News 21 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. Wilkes magazine is available online at www.wilkes.edu/wilkesmagazineonline F,j FPO FSC WILKES | Winter 2016 FEATURES 1 �on campus Darte Center Marks 50th Anniversary The Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts may be 50 years old, but the anniversary celebration on Oct. 24, 2015, showed its role is just as vital as when it opened its doors a half-century ago. Performances by students in choral and instrumental ensembles, numbers highlighting dance and scenes presented by Wilkes University Theatre showcased the continued vitality of the performing arts on campus. Reminiscences about the building’s history were provided by alumni that included state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski ’67 and Elizabeth Slaughter ’68, a member of the Wilkes board of trustees. One alumnus—Bruce Phair ’73—took a final bow as he ended 36 years as manager of the Darte. (See story on page 23.) Wilt.ES w l '\ \IK,.11\ Top left: The Civic Band, directed by Philip Simon, associate professor of music, was one of the instrumental ensembles performing at the anniversary event. Top right: Alumna and Wilkes trustee Elizabeth Slaughter ’68 reminisced about her days working with legendary theatre director Al Groh. Bottom: Students in the Wilkes chorus gave a rollicking performance at the 50th anniversary celebration. PHOTOS BY KNOT JUST ANY DAY WILKES | Winter 2016 Dedication of Michelini Hall Honors Former President 2 Wilkes celebrated the legacy of its second president, Francis J. Michelini, when it dedicated a building in his honor. At a ceremony on Nov. 10, Barre Hall, a Wilkes student residence hall, was renamed in his honor. The hall is home to students in the honors program. Michelini was the first Wilkes president to ascend from the academic ranks. He joined Wilkes in 1955 as the third full-time faculty member in the biology department. In 1963, he became dean of academic affairs. After becoming president, Michelini—known to many as “Dr. Mike”— helped to ensure the University’s survival after the devastating Agnes flood in 1972, leading campus recovery efforts and ensuring Wilkes was ready for classes in the fall. Francis J. Michelini, second president of Wilkes, savors the moment as Barre Hall was dedicated in his honor. PHOTO BY LISA REYNOLDS �on campus Wilkes Ranked 25th In The Nation For Economic Value By The Economist Wilkes University is ranked 25th in the nation for economic value by The Economist. The ranking was announced in the international publication’s first-ever college rankings. The ranking determines a college’s economic value by comparing what a school’s undergraduate alumni earn and how much they might have earned had they studied somewhere else. In Wilkes’ case, that amounts to $8,250 more in annual earnings. The Economist’s analysis included a median salary for graduates predicted in its model for each of the 1,275 colleges included in its rankings. The salaries are predicted as what graduates would earn 10 years after entering college. Each college received an “over/under” score—showing if earnings ranked above or below expected earnings if they attended another school. In Wilkes’ case, expected earnings are $41,650. The median earnings projected by The Economist are $49,900, showing that attending Wilkes boosts the earnings power of its graduates at $8,250 above expectations. The Economist’s rankings use the U.S. Department of Education’s new College Scorecard data. To arrive at the over/under comparison, the newspaper used a variety of variables, including average SAT scores, sex ratio, race breakdown, college size and socioeconomic data. The result is a ranking that recognizes value above reputation, listing Wilkes above institutions such as MIT and Penn State. Spring Lectures Offer Diverse Perspectives Topics as varied as international politics and entrepreneurism with a social conscience highlight spring lectures at Wilkes. Max Rosenn Lecture Features Israeli Diplomat Ron Prosor Mary Fisher, activist, author and artist, will speak on “Freeing the Entrepreneur for the Global Good” at the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship on March 16. The lecture will be in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Fisher is a global leader in the arena of social change. Diagnosed with HIV in 1991 and with breast cancer in 2012, Fisher is an outspoken advocate. She delivered a keynote address at the 1992 Republican National Convention that is ranked among “the best 100 American speeches of the 20th century” by Oxford University Press. Her early experience, first in public and commercial broadcast media, then in high-profile positions, equipped her to urge transformation in health care, revise perceptions and responses to AIDS, and enable women’s global empowerment. She is the author of six books, including her best-selling memoir, Messenger, and is launching the latest expression of her creative philosophy, The 100 Good Deeds Bracelet, sold in partnership with Macy’s. Ron Prosor, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, will speak about “Israel and the Evolving Frontline of a Disintegrating Middle East: A Guided Tour” for the Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on May 1. The lecture is at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Admission to the lecture is free and open to the public. Prosor served as Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations from 2011 to 2015. He previously served as Israel’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, and director-general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry. He holds a master’s degree in political science from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. With almost three decades of experience at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prosor earned an international reputation as a distinguished diplomat. While serving as director-general, he oversaw the work of the foreign ministry during the disengagement from Gaza in 2005. Mary Fisher Ron Prosor WILKES | Winter 2016 Mary Fisher, Activist, Author and Artist, Delivers Allan P. Kirby Lecture 3 �on campus New NeuroTraining and Research Center Opens WILKES | Winter 2016 Enter the NeuroTraining and Research Center and you step into an oasis of calm in busy Breiseth Hall. Soft lights, comfortable furniture in muted tones and tasteful wall art reflect an environment that is no ordinary research laboratory. Here students majoring in neuroscience and psychology train members of the campus community in techniques to enhance performance, beat stress and improve concentration. In establishing the center, Wilkes is on the cutting edge of a scientific concept that has grown in the last decade. While the idea of biofeedback—training bodily processes such as heart rate and muscle tension to improve physical well-being—is well established, neurofeedback is a newer technique being used by psychologists and in the medical field. “Neurofeedback has really taken off in the last decade,” explains Ed Schicatano, associate professor of psychology who co-directs the center with Robert Bohlander, professor of psychology. “What we’re talking about is training the brain.” “It’s use is coming into its own,” Bohlander adds. “For example, The American Academy of Pediatrics has endorsed it as a treatment for attention deficit disorder.” Although Wilkes’ center doesn’t offer treatment for diagnosed conditions, its training techniques can benefit anyone. Athletes, performing artists and students suffering from test anxiety are among those who can benefit from techniques taught at the center. Faculty and staff can learn ways to reduce stress and improve their focus. The center is unique among colleges and universities, Schicatano says. While the techniques used at the center may be employed at some other institutions in research or to help athletes perform better, Wilkes offers a dedicated center with services available for free to faculty, staff and students. The center offers internships for psychology and neuroscience majors. The neuroscience major, introduced in 2015, is interdisciplinary and includes study in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, psychology, physics and pharmacy. Schicatano points to the concept called neuroplasticity to explain how the center helps. “Neuroplasticity has become a buzzword. It refers to the ability to change the brain.” 4 Above: Robert Bohlander, professor of psychology, adjusts the devices used for a process that uses lights and audio tones as student Karly Mason prepares to place the glasses on student Alex Rodino. Right: NeuroTraining and Research Center intern Katherine Marianacci adjusts the electrodes on the head of fellow intern Melanie Rivera. PHOTOS BY EARL AND SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC Thomas MacKinnon is New Vice President for University Advancement Thomas MacKinnon has joined Wilkes as its new vice president for University Advancement. He will oversee fundraising initiatives at the University, directing staff and overseeing efforts related to the annual fund, major donor solicitation, planned giving and alumni relations. Prior to joining Wilkes, MacKinnon was a philanthropy and capital campaign consultant. He previously served as chief of staff to the president of Marquette University, where he also served as interim vice president for university advancement. Prior to his time at Marquette, he served in several leadership roles at the University of Scranton, including chief of staff and executive assistant to the president, as well as executive director of Scranton’s $125 million Pride, Passion, Promise Campaign. In addition, he served as vice president at CCS, an international fundraising consulting firm headquartered in New York City. During MacKinnon’s career at CCS, he was responsible for planning and directing multimillion dollar fundraising programs for several universities and other not-for-profit institutions across the country. MacKinnon received his bachelor of arts degree in English literature from Fordham University. �on campus Sidhu School Senior Wins Regional Business Competition Sidhu School senior Edward Powell took first place in the TecBridge Competition. Political Science Faculty Edit Book on Minority Voting in the United States Ray Dombroski ’78 is Member of Wilkes University Board of Trustees Minority voters—an increasing part of the electorate—will play a significant role in the 2016 presidential election. Two Wilkes political science professors are the editors of a two-volume reference that examines voting patterns of minorities in America. Thomas Baldino, professor of political science, and Kyle Kreider, associate professor of political science, co-edited Minority Voting in the United States, published in December 2015 by Praeger. In the books’ introduction, Baldino points to the prediction that white Americans will be the minority by 2042. “While this does not necessarily mean white Americans will be a minority among voters,” Baldino writes, “It does demonstrate that the American electorate will fundamentally change in the coming decades, likely causing significant changes in presidential and congressional elections.” Acknowledging that a number of minorities have played significant roles in recent elections, the 33 chapters examine the voting history and evolving politics of eight groups, including African Americans, Latinos, women, Jewish voters and Asian Americans. Chapters are written by political scientists who are experts in studying the particular minority. appointment of Ray Dombroski Editor’s Note: In announcing the ’78’s appointment to the University board of trustees in the spring/ summer 2015 issue of the magazine, his biography contained errors. The following biography corrects the errors. Our sincere apologies to Mr. Dombroski. Ray Dombroski ’78 has been with Comcast Corporation since 1999 and is currently senior vice president of product development and deployment for Comcast Business, a national provider of advanced, flexible communications solutions for small- and mid-sized businesses. After receiving his electrical engineering degree from Wilkes in 1978, he began his career at RCA Laboratories in Princeton, N.J. Always entrepreneurial by nature, Dombroski was part of a start-up long distance telephone and data communications company called Argo Communications in the early 1980s. In 1987, he joined an early-stage cellular telephone company, Metrophone/Metromedia, as vice president of engineering and operations. After several successful years, the company was acquired by Comcast. He still has roots in the Wyoming Valley area and returns to Wilkes-Barre to visit his parents. He and his wife, Colleen DeMorat, live in Malvern, Pa., and are the parents of two grown children, Allison and Ian. WILKES | Winter 2016 Edward Powell has oil in his veins. A self-described “car nut,” the senior in the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership recently turned his passion into a professional pursuit and took first place in the TecBridge Pitch Competition. The TecBridge organization encourages entrepreneurship in northeast Pennsylvania. Students from 10 regional colleges presented entrepreneurial start-up business ideas to a board of professionals to compete. His start-up business idea, Gear Head Garage, embodies his love of cars and auto mechanics by providing the curious with an avenue to develop skills and knowledge of auto maintenance. “It’s a do-it-yourself car garage where you can learn to work on a car while a mechanic supervises you,” says Powell, an entrepreneurship and marketing double major from Schnecksville, Pa. “It’s something that I’m very passionate about that has done so much for me, and I want to be able to share that with other people.” He attributes his win to skills attained from the Sidhu School. “The hands-on and experiential-style learning we do teaches the basis of how to be a professional...that can make you so much more successful.” 5 �Memorable Moments The last time an athlete walks off Wilkes’ athletic fields or exits the gym, he or she takes a host of memories and lessons. It’s true for the six alumni inducted this year into the Athletics Hall of Fame. Honored during a January ceremony following a Freedom Conference basketball double header, the 23rd class of inductees represents six sports. Here they share memories and talk about the lessons they have carried forward into their lives after Wilkes. Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Recall Their Favorite Memories Brian Gryboski ’99 MEN’S BASKETBALL Where he is now: Gryboski is a territory manager for Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, a medical device company. Colonels sports career: Gryboski was an integral part of three Middle Atlantic Conference Championships and four straight NCAA tournament teams, including a Sweet 16, Elite 8 and Final 4 run. An All-ECAC selection, he stands as the all-time leader in games played with 116 and career wins. He ranked seventh in field goal percentage WILKES | Winter 2016 Tracy Engle McDonald ’97 FIELD HOCKEY 6 Where she is now: McDonald is a 10th-grade English teacher in the Florida Keys, where she also coaches cheerleading and advises the yearbook staff. Her family has an online sales business. Colonels sports career: A three-time All-Freedom First Team selection, McDonald anchored the cage for Wilkes for four years. She holds the career record in shutouts, with 16, as well as consecutive shutouts, with five in 1994. Her eight shutouts in 1994 also rank tops in school history in a single season as well as her 0.83 goals against average in 1995. She (50.1), sixth in free throws with 313 made and 11th in rebounds with 623. He finished his career with 1,120 points, good for 25th on the school’s all-time scoring list. Most memorable Wilkes moment: “My most memorable moment as an athlete was during my junior year basketball season when we defeated Rowan and Hunter on consecutive days at the Marts Center to earn a spot in the Division 3 Final Four for the first time in school history.” started in 67 of 68 games in goal for Wilkes registering 574 saves during her career with a 1.15 career goals against average. She led Wilkes to Freedom League titles all four years while in net as well as the ECAC Mid Atlantic championship in 1993, 1994 and 1996 and the NCAA Playoffs in 1995. Most memorable Wilkes moment: “The most memorable moment I recall at Wilkes as an athlete was any time Colonel Bob (Wachowski) came to an away game. We didn’t get many fans on the road, so it really meant a lot to us to have him there.” �Where he is now: An engineer, Trichilo is a product specialist in Region Americas for Sandvik Process Systems in Wayne, N.J. Colonels sports career: Trichilo earned the Melberger Award as the best player in Division III college football in 2003 and 2004. A three-time All-Middle Atlantic Conference selection, including twice being named MAC Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004, Trichilo also was a two-time All-ECAC and Division III All-American selection. He Gerry Willets ’71 WRESTLING Justine Nemshick-Yeager ’94 FIELD HOCKEY Where he is now: Willets works as an engineer at a health-care facility and also works as a supply salesman near his home in Byram Township, N.J. Where she is now: NemshickYeager is a teacher in the Crestwood School District in Mountain Top, Pa., where she’s also assistant varsity field hockey coach. Colonels sports career: Willets starred on the undefeated 1971 Wilkes wrestling squad during his four-year career. He claimed the Middle Atlantic Conference title at 167 pounds before finishing as the national runner-up at the same weight class. He finished his career with a 38-9-2 career record and .796 win percentage on the mat. Colonels sports career: A four-year starter on defense for Wilkes, she played a crucial role in two championship seasons for the Lady Colonels including a 1993 ECAC title and 1994 ECAC Mid-Atlantic championship. She was named a Freedom League First Team All-Star in her junior season serving as team captain. Although primarily a defender, Nemshick tallied career marks of 18 points on six goals and six assists on the offensive end of the field. Most memorable Wilkes moment: “My most memorable moment as an athlete at Wilkes was the day I won my semi-final match at nationals in Fargo, N.D. I defeated the number-two seed to make it into the finals.” Most memorable Wilkes moment: “My most memorable moment as an athlete at Wilkes was my senior year when we won the ECAC Mid-Atlantic title.” holds the all-time career records in scoring, with 384 points, and rushing, with 5,837 yards. He has a season record in rushing with 2,185 yards in 2003. He finished his Wilkes career with individual game records in points (30), touchdowns (5) and yards rushing (316). Most memorable Wilkes moment: “Like most college experiences, there are too many to count. It was a fantastic four years. I consider myself extremely lucky.... If I had to single out one particular thing, I would say the people.” Michelle Zawoiski ’87 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL/SOFTBALL Where she is now: After a long career with PPL, Zawoiski started her own dog-grooming business, Pretty Paws, Too!, which she continues to operate successfully in Mountain Top, Pa. Colonels sports career: Zawoiski, a four-year member of the letterwomen’s club, starred on the basketball court and softball field during her career at Wilkes. She finished her career on the court with 952 points while earning All-Middle Atlantic Conference honors on the softball field in 1983 and 1985 as an infielder. She was also awarded the Wilkes Woman Athlete of the Year during the 1983-84 season. Most memorable Wilkes moment: Zawoiski commented it was too hard to choose just one out of so many during her Wilkes years. WILKES | Winter 2016 Brett Trichilo ’05 FOOTBALL 7 �WILKES | Winter 2016 A BRIEF HISTORY OF 8 �MARLON JAMES WILKES CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSOR KAYLIE JONES TALKS WITH THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER By Kaylie Jones WHEN MARLON JAMES MA ’06’s novel A Brief History of Seven Killings was selected in October 2015 as the Man Booker Prize winner, it catapulted the Wilkes creative writing alumnus to literary stardom. As the first Jamaican to win the international prize, James now is in the company of such notable authors as Salman Rushdie, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth and Alice Munro. James’ prize-winning novel is an epic 686 pages with 75 characters and voices. Set in Kingston, Jamaica, where James was born, the book is a fictional history of the attempted murder of reggae artist Bob Marley in 1976. In this conversation with novelist Kaylie Jones, the Wilkes creative writing faculty member who discovered him and brought him to study at the University, James, who teaches at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minn., discusses the biases in publishing, his Marlon James MA ‘06 and Wilkes graduate creative writing program faculty member Kaylie Jones met to discuss his success since coming to Wilkes from Jamaica. PHOTOS BY EARL AND SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC WILKES | Winter 2016 writing process and handling rejection. 9 �KAYLIE JONES: I’ll never forget the day I met you. In March 2004 I arrived in Kingston, Jamaica, to teach a fiction workshop and was driven to a house that was still under construction, bare concrete and wood beams. I found myself at the head of a long table with eight Jamaicans staring at me with expectant looks. You were the only male in the group, and the only one who looked miserable. Within the first hour I realized that you had read almost every book I mentioned, and you had an almost encyclopedic memory for character names and imagery. When you submitted the first chapter of your novel to the workshop, I took the pages back to the house where I was staying and was up late reading. I was absolutely stunned by the quality of your work. The next day, after the workshop, I asked you if you had more pages. You were kind of evasive. At the time I didn’t know why. I said something like, “Listen, I don’t lie and I don’t fool around, I don’t have time. I’m telling you this is really good.” You then told me that you’d sent that very novel (John Crow’s Devil) out to 40, 50, 60 agents, editors, and publishers, and every single one had turned it down. What you told me years later, when we became friends, was that you had destroyed every copy of that book in existence and had nothing to give me. I believe you said that finally, in desperation, you emailed a friend in London and asked him if he still had the book as an attachment in his in-box— the last copy in existence. All I can say is, thank God he still had the copy. If you had not pursued writing, the loss to the world of literature would have been staggering and incomprehensible. MARLON JAMES: I remember. The last place I wanted to be was that workshop. I had learned so much from the previous teacher, Elizabeth Nunez (novelist and American Book Award winner), but between that class and yours, my novel had been rejected around 50 times, and another 28 or so from even before that. The manuscript made it as far as an editor at Houghton Mifflin, who then went to work for Playboy, which, of course, killed the book. One could argue that I was simply sending work to the wrong agents and publishers, but it astounded me just how narrow-minded they were, even the indie presses. ABRl!F HI I Y EN KIi. NGS ... »O,,EL ,$t 7/larloncfameJ 11/THOIII lllf-l/llli/lTWU£1 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::■ Above: The cover of James’ novel, which is a fictional history of the attempted murder of reggae singer Bob Marley. Below: Jones and James share stories—and a few laughs—about the challenges of writing and publishing. ... ~ ". ··~ ~ .·~... ., -:: WILKES | Winter 2016 - 10 �“THERE ARE THINGS A NOVELIST CAN DO THAT MJ: Mainstream publishing misses great writers all the time, but to a huge extent it’s because mainstream agents don’t care about these writers as well. There were as many agents who turned down the book as there were publishers. Nobody wanted to publish it, and nobody wanted to rep it either. And that didn’t change much the second time around, by the way. Riverhead published my second novel, The Book of Night Women, but they were also the only publisher that wanted it. Indie successes like Akashic Press, whom you gave my first novel to, and Graywolf have made mainstream publishers reconsider what’s a sellable novel, but too many still err on the side of a very outdated idea of sellable or even successful. And it’s not just publishers or agents. What about MFA programs that pass on great writers because of a very narrow idea of what makes good fiction, or more specifically, a very narrow idea of the kind of writer they want to teach? NOBODY ELSE CAN. WE CAN FLIP HISTORY INSIDE OUT AND TELL IT FROM THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLE WHO HAD TO CARRY THE BURDEN OF IT.” Two of my finest students have yet to find a program to accept them, one of whom wrote the first book to make me cry in years. KJ: Well, please send those students to us at Wilkes. As a teacher, what I find distressing is how students often think it’s easy. They’re going to write a novel and become rich and famous, like Stephen King. I feel it’s my dirty job to inform them that this is not the case. But writing a great novel takes work. You worked very, very hard on all three of your novels. As a writer, you’re driven, ambitious, and totally original. You don’t shy away from terrible, dark subjects. In fact, you have taken some flak for showing the bleaker and more gruesome side of human nature. But I love your courage. It is one of the things I love most about you and your work. When you write about human weakness and deprivation, do you ever fear your readership’s reaction? MJ: I do fear reader reaction sometimes, and with A Brief History of Seven Killings, it wasn’t just content, it was also form. I knew the assassination scene in my book had to hew closer to lyrics than prose, something like blank verse, but stayed away from it for months because I feared readers would either not get it, or think it was pretentious. The same thing with that seven-page sentence, or throwing narration to a ghost, or having characters whose accounts of the same story simply didn’t add up. I had to convince my French translator...that these were not mistakes in the novel but slightly unreliable narration. But I do worry about content also. I knew the sex and violence had to be explicit when they were onstage but I worried about reader reaction. The whole time I was writing scenes of gay intimacy I wondered if I was writing an invitation to be attacked in Jamaica. I felt the same way about unmasking these secrets of Jamaican political history that we would rather not talk about. I worried about everything from critical scorn to censorship to death threats. And yet I wrote those scenes anyway, because it was either that or not write the book at all. I think these are essential aspects of the human experience, and capturing them is the reason we are here. There are things a novelist can do that nobody else can. We can flip history inside out and tell it from the forgotten people who had to carry the burden of it. Because so much of what we do is invention, we can skirt closer to the truth than anybody else, even with sex. For example, there’s a scene in my book where Weeper, the second most dangerous character in the novel, is WILKES | Winter 2016 KJ: As a writing teacher yourself, how often do you think mainstream publishing misses a truly great writer completely? 11 �r1ze having sex with a white man. The scene simply had to be explicit because it was only in the raw demonstration of his own sexuality—having sex with this man and learning to enjoy it step by step—that he also by extension finally learned to accept and even enjoy himself as a person, step by step. When I realized this is why the explicitness was important, I stopped worrying about what other people think. KJ: Does it get easier to be so virulently criticized when you become as famous as you are right now? MJ: I think the criticism gets easier when you realize that it’s not a discussion that you need to be a part of. J. Robert Lennon (novelist and Cornell University professor) has a wonderful article on this, on how a review is a conversation with the reader, not author, and the author really doesn’t have to take part. Nowadays I don’t even read the good reviews. KJ: But what you have accomplished for human rights has staggering consequences for the many LGBT people of the Caribbean. If your op-ed piece about coming out as gay had not been published by The New York Times (“From Jamaica to Minnesota to Myself,” March 10, 2015)— we might even say if you had not won the Man Booker Prize—Gabrielle Bellot’s New York Times op-ed piece of Sunday, Oct. 31, examining what it means to be queer in the Caribbean, might not have been published at all. She mentions you specifically as a beacon for people such as her.You are now in a leadership position, a brave man who has taken a stand against injustice and you are, therefore, hugely important. This is a kind of pressure that novelists rarely have. WILKES | Winter 2016 ■::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 12 Above left: James accepts the Man Booker Prize at the Oct. 15, 2015, awards ceremony in London. Below left: James and two of the Man Booker judges are interviewed by news media after the prize is announced. �been great. My friends have made sure I know they’ve got my back. My favorite response to the piece was my friend Maxine talking to another friend, saying, “Did you see the piece where Marlon came out? When was he ever in?” KJ: What are your plans for the future, Marlon? Do you have a project in mind? MJ: As for the future, I’m leaving the 20th century for a while. Maybe Wolf Hall is rubbing off on me, but I’m going back to Africa in the Middle Ages! KJ: You are a very disciplined writer, and I’m sure many aspiring writers would like to know what your process is like. Could you share that with us? MJ: Now process is tricky, because it was thinking that I had a process that nearly killed the new novel. I learned from Colin Channer that what we often think of as process is really just habit. And “IT SAYS SOMETHING THOUGH, DOESN’T IT, THAT JUST LIVING THE LIFE THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY TURNS OUT TO BE A STAND?” But here’s the other thing that happened: dozens, hundreds, now thousands of Caribbean men and women thanking me for the piece. The reason why the negative responses don’t bother me is that it means I’m complicating the narrative of Jamaica. I’m not an activist and have very little patience for activist writers, but I couldn’t live a false life either. It says something though, doesn’t it, that just living the life that makes you happy turns out to be a stand? Recently I have become more and and more n11.,. comfortable with it, even speaking for Africa’s Out, speaking at at aa reception rec1.,r aa LGBT ghting for rights LGBT organization organization fifighl,,."-' and and protections protections on on the the continent. continent. ItIt doesn’t mean I’ll feel doesn't mean I'll feel safe safe in in Jamaica Jamaica again. But I will feel loved. My again. But I will feel loved. My family family has has sometimes that habit is exactly what’s preventing new and fresh writing. It’s the work that shapes the process, not the author, and I learned this the hard way. My last novel, The Book of Night Women, was essentially one voice establishing authority and communication with the reader, in much the same way a Bronte novel would. And it worked for that novel. But thinking that I now had a process, I applied that approach to A Brief History of Seven Killings and it was a disaster. I thought my process was finding that special voice to carry me through the entire novel, like a guide, but I couldn’t find that perfect voice. I remember having dinner with my good gc friend Rachel and the first thing II said sa1cwas, “I don’t know whose story this is.” She said, “Why do you think it’s one voice’s story? When was the last time you read As I Lay Dying?” That simple question changed everything. It was the breakthrough I was looking for, and my breakthroughs sometimes happen 50-100 pages into a novel. But it also made me think about process, how I was standing in the way of my own book because I was trying to recreate a process that worked for the previous one. That said, while I chafe against the idea of process, I do love the idea of routine. Nancy McKinley (a professor in the Wilkes MFA program) said this years ago, that if you are serious about writing and about a routine, then the muses will show up. Inspiration serves you instead of the other way around. KJ: So many aspiring literary novelists are struggling with finding a publisher, let alone an audience. How did you keep your spirits up when you were feeling discouraged, and now that you’ve achieved what few young writers ever achieve, how do you stay on task? MJ: It might sound kinda hokey, but I never thought about rejection before writing John Crow’s Devil, and 78 rejections afterwards I still didn’t think about it much. Riverhead published my second novel, of course, but what few people know is that they were the only publisher that wanted it. Everybody else turned it down. So with rejection being an ever-present reality in my life, the least I could do was not allow it into my writing. I don’t think about the fate of my work when I’m writing it—otherwise I would start pandering to an audience. Acceptance and rejection can both wait. There will be enough time for quite a bit of both, so right now, while I’m writing, why not focus on just doing my very best work? I find that works even now that I no longer worry about rejection and finding a publisher. All that other stuff will happen anyway, so why not, when it’s just you and the work, focus on the work? WILKES | Winter 2016 MJ: It’s funny, because I’m seized by fear all the time. The whole time I was writing this book I wondered, are all the people I’m basing the story on really dead? Will there be reprisals? Can I go back to Jamaica? And that was before I even came out in The New York Times. I remember, the day after the article (was published), the novelist Colin Channer (author of Waiting In Vain) called and the first thing he said was, “Do you do anything small?” To think all I was doing was responding to a prompt from the editor, saying “voyage of the will.” Next thing I know, I’m coming out to millions. That was what came out. I knew there would be consequences and there are, both bad and good. On one hand, Jamaica celebrated the success— the Booker win made the front cover of all the papers. On the other hand, The New York Times piece went viral— inspiring bigotry on one hand, and accusations of shaming the country on the other. 13 �' ·.·.~ •' . .. ' ,' .. : ·.... . .. ......... .• ..'· .. •• ,.-, •• I • • - •••I• • Vilma Schifano Milmoe ’76 plays a key role in education and training for the Federal Emergency Management Administration, working at the Emergency Management Institute at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Md. PHOTO BY STEPHEN BARRETT Vilma Schifano Milmoe ’76 Found Inspiration at Wilkes for Public Service Career WILKES | Winter 2016 W//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 14 Ask Vilma Schifano Milmoe ’76 what inspired her to seek a career in public service and emergency management and she traces it to events in June 1972. It was the summer before she was to join her two older sisters, Josephine Schifano Finlayson ’73 and Ann Schifano Nista ’74, at Wilkes College. A native of nearby Pittston, she was excited to be an incoming freshman majoring in political science. The forces of nature intruded in the form of Tropical Storm Agnes, giving the young woman a real-world education about disaster management and recovery before she even entered a classroom. Described then as the nation’s worst natural disaster, more than a hundred people were killed and at least 387,000 people were evacuated. Wilkes-Barre was the hardest-hit community in Pennsylvania. “It was traumatic,” Milmoe recalls. “My father’s restaurant was destroyed by water which had risen 8 feet over the roof.” By Helen Kaiser Wilkes suffered flood damage to all but one of its 59 buildings, and losses totaled more than $10 million ($57 million in today’s dollars). Witnessing Wilkes President Francis J. Michelini rally the campus community to pitch in with an all-out recovery effort had a striking effect on Milmoe. “ ‘Dr. Mike’ emulated the best in public service during that time,” she says. “It was empowering for us students in helping to build our own public service and leadership skills during those challenging times on campus.” Four decades later, Milmoe has an accomplished career in emergency management. She is senior policy advisor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Administration’s Emergency Management Institute, the nation’s flagship education and training site for all-hazards emergency management and disaster response. The institute offers training to the public and private sectors in disaster prevention, response and recovery. �Vilma Schifano Milmoe, Gettysburg, Pa. Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Wilkes; Master of Arts, Public Administration, Marywood University Career: Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute Notable: 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee, International Network of Women in Emergency Management; 2003 DHS Secretary, Team Award; 1995 Vice Presidential Award for Northridge Earthquake; Four Federal Administrator’s Awards. Favorite Wilkes Place: The Commons, a two-story Tudor building at the center of campus (now marked by the clock tower) which served as a meeting place for day-students to connect between classes and work obligations. Favorite Memory: Meeting and dating her husband to-be, Robert Bruce Milmoe ’75. “It was very difficult to muster myself to perform to the best of my abilities for the nation, while we were all dealing with the most catastrophic event of our time.” for Southern California, Arizona and Nevada. In the last position, she was involved in operations supporting local responders in the 1986 earthquake in Whittier, Calif., and 1994 earthquake in Northridge, Calif., and for fires in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles and Santa Monica. She was a member of the presidential task force following the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Next came work as director of both Preparedness Training and Exercise Division and the Regional Response Coordination Center for FEMA’s Region II. Based in lower Manhattan, it encompasses New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. That assignment made her work in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the most challenging of her career. “It was very difficult to muster myself to perform to the best of my abilities for the nation, while we were all dealing with the most catastrophic event of our time,” recalls Milmoe, who was part of a team in the nation’s capitol coordinating recovery activities. “While I was needed to provide reporting support to national coordination, my former colleagues in the FEMA Region II Office were affected and working at the site. My heart went out to them every day.” Other challenging assignments were still ahead. Milmoe was planning chief at FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center during hurricanes Katrina and Rita, handling situation reports from the field during the massive national responses. She also served as the recovery center’s planning chief during FEMA’s support to the Department of State for relief to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Now a key player in FEMA’s education and training, Milmoe was deputy superintendent from 2007 until 2015 and served multiple appointments as acting superintendent of the Emergency Management Institute, located at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Md. The institute provides training for more than two million students annually on site or online. The institute also partners with colleges and universities to support advanced degrees in the field. Milmoe has written some of the training curricula, supervised its development, served as instructor, and coordinator and presenter at international symposia. She’s clear about what gives her satisfaction in her job. “I can truly make an impact on people’s lives by supporting FEMA’s coordination of assistance to states for disaster survivors,” Milmoe says. “Every day I get satisfaction from helping to build competent and confident emergency managers to support our citizens through training and exercises.”� WILKES | Winter 2016 In November 2015, she was one of six women inducted into the International Network of Women in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Hall of Fame for her lifetime achievements in emergency management. The Hall of Fame honors women who are pioneers and leaders in the field of homeland security and emergency management in local, state, tribal and federal government. Retired Wilkes history professor James Rodechko was director of the cooperative education program while Milmoe was a student. He noted her passion for public service and recruited her to become a volunteer for VISTA, where she completed a long-term assignment in the Wilkes-Barre area helping flood victims recover from the disaster. According to Rodechko, she was “a dedicated student and a good leader who had a concern for people.” As a student, she also found a role model in Jean Driscoll, chair of the political science department. “In the ’70s it was unique to have a woman chair of a political science department; she was living the career path I hoped to achieve. She challenged us to strive for excellence in public policy and public service,” Milmoe says. After graduation, Milmoe worked for the Hazleton Nanticoke Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center and for United Cerebral Palsy in Wilkes-Barre. She received a full fellowship to earn her master’s degree in public administration at Marywood University and also served as a Presidential Management Intern. In 1979, she launched her 37-year career in federal service when she joined the Veterans Administration. Other government positions have included work with the Department of Justice, Department of Energy and time as director of the Greater Los Angeles Federal Executive Board 15 �Above, Turner shows off his favorite bat species— the Virginia big-eared bat—in the Hellhole Cave in West Virginia. The cave houses 50 percent of the known species population. PHOTO BY CARL BUTCHKOSKI, PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION Right, Turner checks an escape- and predatorproof cage to house bats for an experiment. WILKES | Winter 2016 PHOTO BY TRACY GRAZIANO, 16 PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION �ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTOR G R E G T U R N E R ’ 9 4 C H A M P I O N S B AT S A N D O T H E R E N D A N G E R E D S P E C I E S By Krista Weidner G “Along with these massive declines are survivors in each species, and that’s where our focus is,” Turner says. He and his team monitor bats living in caves and underground mines throughout the state, using ultraviolet light to screen the bats for levels of infection. This noninvasive technique was pioneered by Turner and requires taking a small biopsy from the bat’s wing where the fungus first appears. It is now being used internationally by dozens of researchers and was recently featured in a National Geographic story about white-nose syndrome. Over the past six to seven years, as they have observed colonies, the researchers have seen fungus levels taper off from about 50 percent of the bats’ wings to about 10 percent—a hopeful sign for bat populations. Another positive sign is that bats seem to be adapting to white-nose syndrome by putting on more body fat during hibernation. The extra fat seems to help the bats cope with the energy drain the fungus puts on their bodies. “Looking at the survivors, we’re seeing they are putting on 30 to 40 percent more body fat than they used to,” Turner says. “We’re working to prove that these survivors have adapted behaviorally to deal with white-nose syndrome.” Above, Bats are housed in a cage where Turner is testing a new treatment. The bats are wearing temperature-sensitive data loggers to monitor arousal during hibernation caused by white-nose syndrome. Left, an ultraviolet image of a bat’s wing. Each yellow dot represents a point of fungal infection. Turner has pioneered an ultraviolet treatment for white nose syndrome. PHOTOS THIS PAGE BY GREG TURNER, PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION WILKES | Winter 2016 Greg Turner ’94, a wildlife biologist for the Pennsylvania Game Commission, isn’t easy to track down. If he’s not monitoring the state’s population of rare small mammals such as water shrews or spotted skunks, he might be rappelling down a cliff to band peregrine falcons or into a cave to count and identify hibernating bats. As leader of the endangered nongame mammal section of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Bureau of Wildlife Management, Turner’s primary focus is to survey, monitor, and manage Pennsylvania’s protected mammals. “That includes everything you don’t trap and shoot—chipmunks, squirrels, wood rats, shrews, bats,” he says. “Yeah, I’m the bats and rats guy. It’s a good place to be: Of the world’s 5,000-some species, a third are rodents and a quarter are bats. That’s where all the diversity is. Only so many people can specialize in lions and tigers.” Within the past several years, Turner, who lives in State College, Pa., has come to be known as one of the nation’s foremost authorities on white-nose syndrome—a fungal disease that has destroyed large segments of the bat population in the Northeast and has spread to the central United States. In Pennsylvania, the bat population has suffered a 99 percent decline, with the once-common little brown bat declining 99.9 percent. 17 �Turner holds a little brown bat for a treatment study. PHOTO BY TRACY GRAZIANO, PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION Greg Turner State College, Pa. Bachelor of Science, Biology, Wilkes Master of Science, Biology, Frostburg State University Career: Wildlife Biologist, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Bureau of Wildlife Management Notable: One of the world’s foremost authorities on white-nose syndrome, which is threatening bat populations in the Northeast Favorite Wilkes Memory: “Helping Dr. Mike Steele’s students trap gray WILKES | Winter 2016 squirrels and perform behavioral 18 Turner readily acknowledges many people’s aversion toward bats. “Why should we care about them?” he says. “Lots of reasons. Bats perform many vital roles: They eat insects, they pollinate, they spread seeds around. If you like margaritas, you can thank bats—they are the sole pollinator of the agave plant, where tequila comes from. If you like bananas, avocados, and almonds, thank bats. Those foods, among many others, are pollinated solely by bats. They also do wonders for us when it comes to insect control.” The average bat eats about a million insects each year, saving U.S. farmers about $74 billion annually. Turner views his education at Wilkes as an important career stepping stone. Although his early interest in ecology and nature led him to pursue a degree in biology, he wasn’t sure how he would parlay that degree into a profession. Meeting Michael Steele, professor of biology and H. Fenner Chair of Research Biology at Wilkes, set him on his path. “I remember going to a job fair, and there was a dentist and a doctor and I don’t know what else, and I was feeling clueless as to what I was going to do with this degree in biology,” Turner says. “I met Mike, and he told me about a research project he was working on, looking at how mice and chipmunks manipulate acorns and how that affects oak regeneration. He offered me the opportunity to work with him, and I knew instantly that I wanted to be in the field and do research. I was fortunate to find him. We ended up working together on several research projects.” Teaming up with Turner was an advantage for Steele as well. “After joining my research team, Greg quickly distinguished himself as a truly talented field ecologist,” says Steele. “He is passionate about working in the bush, putting in long hours under harsh conditions. What sets him apart is that he is fiercely independent, yet adept at working closely with others experiments, and the plethora of of all ages and skill interesting encounters we had in levels. Today, I’m proud dealing with the other indigenous locals to call Greg a lifelong inhabiting the park.” colleague and friend.” When Turner decided to enter a graduate program at Maryland’s Frostburg State University, Steele pointed him toward mammalogist John Hoogland, who would become Turner’s advisor. Turner was researching the recovery of prairie dogs following the bubonic plague, studying the populations that had survived. “John was the king of prairie dogs,” Turner says. “He did a lot of great behavioral work, which not many people do very well. It was a great fit for me because I wanted to study behavioral ecology in mammals.” A bonus was the opportunity to spend time in Utah’s Bryce Canyon and the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, where Turner and Hoogland conducted research. Even in his free time, when Turner isn’t home with his wife and two children (his wife, Melinda, is a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), you’ll find him outdoors. He enjoys exploring Pennsylvania’s streams and woods year-round, through fly fishing, archery hunting, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing. One of Turner’s Game Commission duties, banding peregrine falcons, keeps him in touch with Wilkes. “There are a few nests in the Wilkes-Barre area, and I get called to rappel off the cliff and get the chicks off the ledge and bring them up so they can be banded. I always get some Wilkes biology students to come out and join me. They see me in action, sometimes they get to hold the chicks, and it gives them a taste for what they can do with their biology degree.” �giving back Little Things Make the Difference for Alumni Volunteer Jason Marie ’00 When Wilkes graduates truly find joy in volunteering, mentoring and guiding others at their alma mater, their enthusiasm shows. That’s the case with dedicated volunteer Jason Marie ’00. He works with the Wilkes alumni-student mentoring program, speaks in classes on campus and attends events with his family. “Being involved is not about making huge changes. Just try it, take it one semester at a time, and you’ll get some individual victories for yourself and for Wilkes students. If everyone gets involved and could do something small, that would be a huge change,” says Marie. “The little things do make a difference.” He does all of this to enhance students’ educational careers in the environmental engineering program without expecting anything in return. “A big reason I do what I do is because of my mentors. All throughout my life, my true mentors have not asked for much in return. I don’t want recognition; I am just looking forward to seeing what my mentees do in the future and how they pay it forward to others.” Marie’s Wilkes experience not only gave him a great education and mentorship, but it also was the place where he met his wife, Jill Ronkowski Marie ’00. The couple now have two children, Ben and Courtney. Read about Jason’s involvement with Wilkes in the following Q&A. WHAT WAS YOUR CAREER PATH AFTER GRADUATION? From an academic standpoint, I chose Wilkes because of the small classroom sizes and how the professors were very involved with students. It was a great fit for me and my learning style. I also got really lucky with my group of friends. We developed lifelong friendships that still stand to this day. I went to Drexel University for my master’s degree. I was the fourth or fifth environmental engineering Wilkes graduate to work with the same Drexel professor on a research assistantship. The alumni who came before me paved the way to make that happen. After Drexel, that connection helped me to get my first job in Phoenix, Ariz. After seven years in Arizona, Jill and I wanted to start our family in Pennsylvania, so I took a job with Hatch Mott MacDonald in Philadelphia, Pa., where I work now. WAS THERE A FACULTY MEMBER, STAFF MEMBER OR ALUMNUS WHO WAS VERY INFLUENTIAL DURING YOUR TIME AT WILKES? Dr. Thomas Walski was the person who convinced me that Wilkes would be a good fit. He stopped being a full-time faculty member shortly after I came to Wilkes, but he is still involved with the program in different ways. Dr. Prahlad Murthy was my advisor and he took so much extra time with his students and advisees. He always made the time to go above and beyond what was expected…. He had such a big influence on my life, and now we stay in touch on a regular basis, even regarding family things, not just Wilkes. WHEN DID YOU BEGIN TO BECOME INVOLVED WITH CURRENT STUDENTS AS AN ALUMNUS? I stayed active with the (Wilkes) faculty when I was at Drexel and working in Arizona to provide them with professional updates. I would try to do whatever they asked of me, whether it was reviewing senior projects and student reports or assisting with recruitment efforts. After moving back to Bachelor of Science, environmental engineering, Wilkes Master of Science, Drexel University Career: Associate, Hatch Mott MacDonald in Philadelphia Above: Jason Marie ’00 and his wife, Jill Ronkowski Marie ’00, and their children Ben and Courtney visit campus together each year. Pennsylvania, I wanted to become more involved….In the fall of 2012, Jill and I were senior project advisors. I became involved with mentoring in 2013 and I’ve been a mentor since then. WHAT KINDS OF PROGRAMS ARE YOU CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH? I’m involved with the student-alumni mentoring program. Anytime a professor asks me to speak with classes, I try to make the time to give students professional career tips. This year, I was on campus to attend a luncheon and help with the ABET accreditation process. I’ve also assisted with planning engineering alumni events and planning (Continued on next page) WILKES | Winter 2016 DESCRIBE YOUR WILKES EXPERIENCE AS A STUDENT. Jason Marie ’00, Maple Glen, Pa. Married to Jill Ronkowski Marie ’00 19 �giving back for students to take tours in different facilities. Whenever Wilkes engineering students are presenting at a conference near me, I do my best to try to seek them out to introduce myself. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO INTERACT WITH STUDENTS? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR ALUMNI TO GIVE BACK IN WHATEVER WAY POSSIBLE? I love having a personal interaction with students. One-on-one or a small group is a great way to engage students because you can connect with them to begin to build a personal and professional relationship. If Wilkes was important to you for your career and helped to shape who you are, why wouldn’t you want to have that same influence to touch someone else’s life? Staying involved with your alma mater can help in so many ways.You can help the next generation learn and grow from your experiences, but you can also connect with some of your fellow classmates or even other alumni who can become part of your network. Alumni can do as much or as little as they like.Your role can be as small as making a phone call to a student or you can take on a slightly bigger role of talking to professors to see how you can help current students…. One volunteer opportunity during a semester or during a school year can make all the difference in someone’s life. WHY DO YOU RETURN TO CAMPUS AS A FAMILY FOR EVENTS LIKE HOMECOMING? Because Wilkes is so important to Jill and me, we feel that our children should understand where their parents met and that college is a fun place. Coming to Wilkes becomes an annual trip that our children look forward to. Jason Marie ’00, center left, shares career advice at the annual Connecting the Dots event sponsored by the Alumni Relations office. GET INVOLVED WITH WILKES Are you interested in volunteering at Wilkes? We have a number of volunteer opportunities that include interacting with students in a variety of capacities. To learn more and get started, call the alumni office at (570)408-7787 or email at alumni@wilkes.edu. alumni news Alumni Association Open Board Meeting Interested in learning more about the Alumni Association? Participate in our open meeting at 3 p.m. on June 3, 2016. Whether you join us on campus or call in to the meeting, you’ll get a firsthand look at how our board of directors works with its campus partners to provide programs for the alumni community. At the meeting, we’ll review our goals and discuss future opportunities.  If you are interested in participating, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@wilkes.edu or (570)408-7787. WILKES | Winter 2016 2015 Report of Gifts Available Online 20 Each year, Wilkes shares its annual Report of Gifts for donors to see the impact of their support to the University. The 2015 report is now available on our website. You will be able to view members of the John Wilkes Society, who are donors who contribute at least $1,000 each year, members of the Marts Society, who are contributors who participate in gift-planning programs, as well as search donors by class year and constituency. View it at: wilkes.edu/ROG. If you have any questions, please call Lauren Pluskey ’06 MBA ’10, director of annual giving, at (570) 408-4331. SAVE THE DATE HOMECOMING 2016 SEPT. 30 – OCT. 2 Get ready for your reunion! Class years ending in 1s and 6s Reunions for business, education, communication studies, political science and psychology �class notes Jim Ferris ’56 Honored for HalfCentury in Education students as an athletic coach. While at Kingston High School, Jim Ferris ’56 recently celebrated more than half a century as the varsity soccer coach. an educator in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania, where he taught, supervised and mentored generations of students. Ferris also influenced generations of high school and college he served as the assistant basketball coach for 10 years, and the varsity baseball coach for nine. At Wilkes, Ferris spent 15 years coaching soccer, basketball and baseball in multiple positions, including a nine-year stint as “Jim Ferris has served as a leader in educating our youth for decades,” Robert Gardner ’67 MS ’72, associate professor of “What always inspired me was the idea that we never realize education, says. “In addition, he has been a celebrated athlete how much impact we might have on our students,” Ferris says. who has influenced generations of youth by sharing his love “We can affect our students in such a positive way...sometimes of athletics and encouraging young athletes to live healthy we find out, but sometimes we don’t.” lives and use their skills to understand the power of pursuing Ferris began his education career at Kingston High School, excellence in all that they do.” where he taught mathematics for 10 years. In 1966, after a Always faithful to his alma mater, Ferris has volunteered school merger created Wyoming Valley West School District, at Wilkes, including on the search committee for the Wilkes Ferris became assistant high school principal for four years. Athletics Hall of Fame, into which he was inducted in 1993. He subsequently served as junior high principal, eventually “On a personal level, Jim is a dear friend,” vice president becoming high school principal in 1975, where he served until of student affairs Paul Adams ’77 MS ’82, says. “He is unique his retirement in 1993. among Wilkes alumni in the way he has served his alma mater throughout the years—as a gifted student–athlete, coach, “What always inspired me was the idea that we never realize how much impact we might have on our students.” alumni association president, trustee, member of the Athletics Hall of Fame, adjunct faculty member and generous supporter.” – By James Jaskolka James Jaskolka is a senior communication studies major. Barely a month after his retirement, he began supervising Wilkes student teachers, going into schools where they taught to evaluate their work. Ferris continued in that role until 2011, giving him a total of 56 years in education. His extensive career was recognized in November 2015, Educator of the Year, paying tribute to his long-standing contributions to the University and the greater community. From left, Pennsylvania state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski ’67, Jim Ferris ’56, and Robert Gardner ’67, MS ’72, Wilkes associate professor of education, celebrate at the event sponsored by the School of Education honoring Ferris as educator of the year. PHOTO COURTESY EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI WILKES | Winter 2016 when Wilkes honored him as 21 �class notes Undergraduate Degrees 1962 Royal Wetzel was inducted into the Milton Hershey School Hall of Fame on September 25, 2015, in the field of performing arts. 1966 REUNION: SEPT. 30 – OCT. 2 Andrea Templar Ackerman retired from Groton Public Schools, Groton, Conn., 10 years ago and is now a mentor in the writing center at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Her community service includes membership in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Trust Fund Board of Trustees. Her message is that you don’t have to fold up and wither away at 72 and you can still pass on what Wilkes gave you. Blessed Teresa of Calcutta’s Community, a center for the elderly and adults with terminal illnesses, and the Catholic University of San Pedro Sula. After returning, he was assigned as pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Palmetto, Fla. Caleb McKenzie has joined US Lighting Consultants, an international lighting consultancy based in New York City, as principal of the firm. He was recently elected vice president of the New York City section of the Illuminating Engineering Society, and co-chair of The Richard Kelly Grant. A resident of Hoboken, N.J., he is a commissioner on the Hoboken City Planning Board. 1960 Connie (Yahara) Lewis, Barbara (Bachman) Edwards, Marcia (Senderovitz) Dalmas, Lynne (Boyle) Austin, Mary Ellen (Zwiebel) Mills and Betty (George) Polanowski have been meeting for lunch for 55 years—since their graduation in 1960. This picture that was taken in June 2015 when they got together at Agolinos in West Pittston, Pa. All of the ladies were education majors, although their careers took them in different directions. Five of the ladies married Wilkes men and Edwards is the first of the group to become a great-grandmother. 1970 Rabbi Elliot Rosenbaum was named a staff favorite by Forward.com for being one of the new voices in Jewish music. WILKES | Winter 2016 Marcia Brinker-Dye will retire at the end of this school year after 44 years of teaching in New Jersey, Louisiana and Texas. 22 The Rev. Bernard Evanofski recently returned to the United States after two years of missionary work in Honduras. He worked as a missionary priest in the Diocese of San Pedro Sula, serving in a number of parishes and missions, as well as working with the Missionaries of Charity 1969 George Pawlush MS ’76 received the 2015 Ancestral Colonel Award from Wilkes University. The award recognizes accomplished athletic alumni and friends of the University who have achieved personal and professional excellence. The award was presented on Oct. 3 during halftime of the University’s homecoming football game. Pawlush retired in 2013 as vice president of public relations and community relations at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn. He serves on the University board of trustees and was president of the Wilkes University Alumni Association from 2007-2009. Pictured after the awards ceremony are, from left, Wilkes President Patrick F. Leahy, Pawlush and Jim Ferris ’56. �class notes 1973 John Margo retired from Oneida Healthcare in Oneida, N.Y., as the vice president of human resources in January 2014 after 23 years with the company. 1978 Diane Krolikowski Ljungquist is chief executive officer at Berwick Hospital Center. Ljungquist previously was assistant chief executive officer at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and chief operating officer at Tyler Memorial in Tunkhannock. Bruce Phair ’73 Takes Final Bow After 36 Years at Darte Center Bruce Phair ’73 always loved the excitement of opening night. 1981 REUNION: SEPT. 30 – OCT. 2 Louis Zack Jr. MBA’86, was promoted to chief operating officer at Clarks Summit State Hospital. His previous position at the hospital was chief financial officer. Robert Wallace is celebrating his 25th year as a biology professor and also spending this academic year serving as president of Iowa State University’s faculty senate, representing more than 1,800 faculty. He teaches courses in evolutionary biology, plant evolution, plant classification, and economic botany. student as a catalyst for his own coming-of-age. He said performing stripped him of his shyness and instilled confidence. “It’s the whole idea of going on stage and becoming another character,” he says. “At first you get to hide behind that, and as you get more comfortable, you use it as a means of expressing yourself.” When he attended Wilkes as a music performance major, Phair returned to Wilkes to work in 1980 after a few years he liked the thought of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center of vegetable farming. He received a call from former managing for the Performing Arts being packed with concertgoers and director and mentor Al Groh ’41, who offered him the job as theatre supporters. technical director. He was excited to return to a place he loved. After graduating, he returned to his alma mater as the Darte He’s enjoyed his work behind the scenes, including opportunities Center’s technical and managing director—positions he held for to greet each new class of first-year students for three decades. 36 years until his retirement in January. He still loves opening nights, and over the years, he’s grown even fonder of the Darte Center itself. “It’s the simple things I’m going to miss the most—just unlocking that front door to spend the whole day in a truly remarkable building,” As managing director, Phair was responsible for the “It’s the simple things I’m going to miss the most—just unlocking that front door to spend the whole day in a truly remarkable building.” scheduling of the production along with Phair the was recognized of during the Darte Center’s the facility and its resources. 50th anniversary celebration As technical director he was in October 2015. He says he is responsible for the construction looking forward to retirement and technical oversight of the and spending time with his sound, lighting and set design wife, Karen, a 1974 graduate— for countless plays, musicals, but recitals, concerts and lectures. tremendously. day-to-day management he will miss Wilkes He says his work was a way to “I get to say hello to a new express his identity and talent chapter of my life, but I’ll also as opportunities to be an actor say goodbye to a big part of were fewer. who I am,” he says. He credits Wilkes and his involvement with theatre as a Bruce Phair ’73 retired in January 2015 after 36 years working behind the scenes in the Darte Center. PHOTO BY VICKI MAYK – By James Jaskolka James Jaskolka is a senior communication studies major. WILKES | Winter 2016 calendar 23 �class notes Stephanie Smith Cooney PharmD ’04 Earns Honors as Community Pharmacist Family and pharmacy were synonymous for Stephanie Smith Cooney also has earned plaudits for her support of pharmacy Cooney PharmD ’04 during her years growing up in Indiana, Pa. education. She is a preceptor for pharmacy students from Her father is a pharmacist. Accompanying him to work led her Wilkes, Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh, to develop an affinity for the profession that has become her with students spending time at Gatti for their advanced life’s work. practice rotations. In addition, Gatti is a site for the University “I always thought it was cool to go to work with my Dad,” Cooney recalls. “I have three siblings, but none became a pharmacist. I have a similar personality to my Dad’s.” of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy’s community practice residency program. Cooney recently relocated to Danville, Pa., with her husband She says the similarities include an entrepreneurial bent Dr. Rob Cooney ’01, and their three children, Adelay, 6, Foster, and an appreciation for the role that a pharmacist can play in 4 and Maven, 2. Rob, who earned a degree in biology from people’s lives. Now, little more than a decade after earning her Wilkes and his medical degree at Jefferson Medical School, doctor of pharmacy degree from Wilkes, she’s been lauded as recently accepted the job of assistant program director of the one of the state’s top pharmacists, earning two honors from emergency medicine resident program at Geisinger Medical the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. In 2014, she was Center. Cooney now is managing Gatti remotely and is also named one of the Ten Under Ten, recognizing top pharmacists involved in a tech start-up, Rx Health Connect, which develops with a decade or less of experience. In 2015, the association software solutions for pharmacists’ clinical documentation. presented her with the Pauline Montgomery Leadership Award “It’s very much changed the role that I have in the pharmacy,” for her service to the profession and innovations introduced as Cooney says of the move. “I’m a really big believer in an owner the owner of Gatti Pharmacy in her hometown. not being indispensable. It sets you up for advancing your career.” The second award is especially meaningful to Cooney, who was mentored by Pauline Montgomery during her student years. – By Vicki Mayk MFA ’13 “In pharmacy school, it was important to have mentors who were women. I remember interacting with her as a pharmacy student. I loved hearing about her being an independent pharmacy owner, having children and balancing a career. She was a pioneer.” In many ways, she’s followed in Montgomery’s footsteps. Cooney’s full-time job since graduating from Wilkes has been at Gatti, where she first was her father’s junior partner. In 2010, she became the sole owner. In an era when large chain pharmacies are the norm, running a community pharmacy is a role she has relished. “We have that ability to “We have that ability to really connect with people in the independent setting.... If we see a need for patients, we can implement it.” really connect with people in the independent setting,” Cooney says. “We can be flexible. If Si£pha.-.1A. ~ WILKES | Winter 2016 we see a need for patients, we can implement it.” Introducing innovations has been a priority. These have included starting a synchronization program that allows patients to pick up all of their refilled prescriptions on the same day each month. Other innovations have included providing vaccinations. Cooney says an independent pharmacy can offer such services more quickly than the chain stores. Stephanie Smith Cooney PharmD ’04 has been honored with two awards from the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association for her work as owner of Gatti Pharmacy in Indiana, Pa. PHOTO COURTESY GATTI PHARMACY. 24 �class notes 1986 REUNION: SEPT. 30 – OCT. 2 David D. Reynolds joined the board of directors at Dime Bank. He is president and CEO of Northeastern Gastroenterology Associates as well as the medical director, president and CEO of Mountain Laurel Surgery Center and Maple City Anesthesia, all in Honesdale, Pa. 1990 Sandra J. (Sackrison) Breznitsky is the radiology system service line administrator for Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C. In June 2015 she graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a doctorate in health sciences. She lives in Edenton, N.C., with her husband, Jeffrey, and has two children, Corey and Abbey. 1981 Peter ’81 and Judy Barnick Steve ’81 relocated their company, Ideaworks Marketing, to a new home in a Victorian building in Wyoming, Pa. It is the first time since the company was founded in 1998 that it has not shared space with another company. Peter and Judy are the owners of the firm, with Peter serving as CEO. The couple and their team celebrated with a Nov. 12 ribbon cutting and open house. They marked the occasion by making a charitable donation to Blue Chip Animal Refuge of Dallas, Pa. 1992 Lisa Lesko joined the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania as project manager of quality initiatives. Bonnee Breese Bentum married Samuel Bentum of Ghana. The couple enjoyed two wedding ceremonies: one in Ghana on Aug. 30, 2014, and a second one in Pennsylvania on Dec. 21, 2014. 1995 Ann Marie KochubaMantione MBA ’98 and her husband, Sal, opened the Alpine Deli on West Northampton Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre. LynnMarie (Rosencrance) Elko was named Businessperson of the Year by the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce. She is the founder of Emma’s Friends Soaps and Lotions Inc. Henry Bisco and his wife Tammy Cyprich ’97 recently started their own business, MadGirl Designs LLC, after nearly two decades in the commercial furniture business. The business focuses on custom millwork and shelving applications with an emphasis on medical and education applications. Helen Chandoha joined the Lakeside Vision eye care practice. She is an optometrist and a member of the American Optometric Association, Pennsylvania Optometric Association and Northeastern Pennsylvania Optometric Society. 1998 Michael T. Beachem, IV received a certificate in student affairs law and policy in June 2015. The training was held in Tampa, Fla., and sponsored by NASPA— Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Stetson University College of Law. Beachem serves as the associate director of resident life at International House Philadelphia. WILKES | Winter 2016 1988 Gus Panagakos and Lissa Lee were married on July 11 in a backyard ceremony on their property in Dallas, Pa. The groom is a computer science graduate and works as a database administrator. The bride makes skin care products for her company, Back Mountain Soap Company, and is employed in home health care as a certified nurses aide. 25 �class notes WILKES | Winter 2016 1999 Christopher Thompson, M.D., earned the hospice medical director certified credential from the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board. Thompson was recognized for his commitment to improving the quality of life by displaying professional competency in the hospice industry. He is hospice medical director for Transitions LifeCare: Kids, providing hospice and palliative care for terminally ill children in Raleigh, N.C. 26 2000 Donna Talarico MFA ’10 presented an intensive workshop called “Words, Words, Words” at the Higher Education Web Professionals annual conference in October in Milwaukee, Wis. This was her fifth consecutive year presenting at this event. Talarico also served on the conference committee. She presented a shorter version of the workshop at the 2015 Northeast Pennsylvania Blog Conference in September. She also was part of a nonfiction panel and editor speeddating session at Philadelphia Stories’ 2015 Push to Publish Conference Oct. 10, and presented a session on personal branding at Moore College of Art and Design’s Leadership Conference for Women in the Arts Oct. 17. In May, she launched a freelance writing and storytelling/marketing consulting company, Donna Talarico: Stories and Such. 2002 Matthew Berger and his wife, Michelle, welcomed a son to their family on Aug. 3, 2015. Luke Matthew Berger joins brother Jackson Lee Berger, age 3. Berger is director of operations for EDM Americas Inc. and a member of the Wilkes University Alumni Association Board of Directors. The Bergers reside in Exeter, Pa. 2004 Tom Voglino joined the engineering consulting firm Reuther+Bowen as a civil engineer. His responsibilities include land development design, planning and municipal engineering. 2005 Jennifer Bonita accepted a new position at The Orchard as a member of their client relations team in product management, social media, artist relations and retail and event management. Previously she ran marketing and retail campaigns for Savoy Jazz and 429 Records. 2007 Kristin Ann Pisano and Charles Edward Koulik Jr. were married in an outdoor ceremony at the bride’s childhood home in Hudson, Pa. The bride works at Pride Mobility Products in Exeter, Pa. The groom is employed by Koulik Oil Service in Hudson. The couple reside in Wilkes-Barre. Sabrina Garnett and her husband, Daniel, welcomed their son, Chase, on Nov. 13, 2015. 2009 Grayson Izard-Dann married Ryan Dann on Sept. 12 in Watch Hill, R.I. 2013 Angelo Trento received his master’s degree in criminal justice with a concentration in homeland security from Monmouth University. He was hired by the Philadelphia Police Department, the fourth largest police department in the country. Graduate Degrees 1976 REUNION: SEPT. 30 – OCT. 2 George Pawlush – See Undergraduate Degrees 1969. 1991 REUNION: SEPT. 30 – OCT. 2 Lisa Rufo MS is a retired English as a second language and Spanish teacher from Allentown, Pa. She returned to live in Spain last February. 1998 Ann Marie KochubaMantione MBA – See Undergraduate Degrees 1995. 2010 Donna Talarico MFA – See Undergraduate Degrees 2000. 2011 REUNION: SEPT. 30 – OCT. 2 Jillian Dwyer PharmD earned her certification in geriatric pharmacy. She works at Allied Services Integrated Health System in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, Pa. Brian Fanelli MFA successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Waiting for the Dead to Speak,” at Binghamton University. Michael O’Brien MS was named principal of Washington Park School in Totowa, N.J. 2012 Chris Barrows MS has been named chairperson of the Edu Web Digital Summit. He was an advisory board member for the conference for the last two years. 2015 Julie Cote MBA joined the Kingston office of the Classic Properties real estate agency. She belongs to the Greater Wilkes-Barre Association of Realtors. �class notes In Memoriam 1953 Elaine (Bogan) Law, Augusta, Ga., died Aug. 12, 2015. She worked as a supervisory medical social worker with the Veterans Administration in Augusta. 1944 Helen M. (Janoski) Parker, Dallas, Pa., died Sept. 12, 2015. After working as a lab technician post-graduation, her children became her main focus. She served terms as president of the Dallas Women’s Club and the Scranton Canoe Club’s Women’s Association. Stephen Thorpe, Dallas, Pa., died Aug. 23, 2015. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, and taught elementary and middle school in Old Bridge, N.J. 1949 Joseph S. Olesky, Wyoming, Pa., died Sept. 21, 2015. He served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II and later taught at Wyoming Area schools before becoming district superintendent. 1951 George Paul Heffernan, Kingston, Pa., died Oct. 30, 2015. He taught social studies at Toms River High School North in Toms River, N.J., where he retired in 1990. He was a member of both the Ocean County and Luzerne County historical societies. 1952 Robert D. Morris, Bryn Mawr, Pa., died Sept. 9, 2015. He was the chief financial officer of the space systems division at General Electric. 1954 Carl Karassik, Wilkes-Barre, died on Sept. 8, 2015. 1956 Elizabeth “Betsy” (Bretz) Lloyd, Birmingham, Ala., died Sept. 25, 2015. Carl J. Potoski, Plymouth, Pa., died Oct. 31, 2015. He was a salesman for Golden Quality Ice Cream and Del Merchandising for 25 years. 1959 David W. Gower Sr., Athens, Pa., died Aug. 22, 2014. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served during the Korean War. Gower was a teacher and principal at Athens Area Schools. Joseph J. Martin, Naples, Fla., died Aug. 3, 2015. He was a self-employed computer consultant and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. 1960 Nicholas N. Chirico, Richland Township, Pa., died Oct. 19, 2013. He served with the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War, and worked as a pharmaceutical representative for Ciba-Geigy until 1990. 1968 Anthony A. Angeli, Old Forge, Pa., died May 23, 2015. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a music teacher at the Mid Valley School District, and a lifelong musician. Albert Robert Swithers, Newburg, N.Y., died Oct. 27, 2015. He was a U.S. Navy veteran during the Korean War and a retired guidance counselor at the Monroe Woodbury School District in Orange County, N.Y. John “Tom” Engle, Surry, Maine, died on July 8, 2015. 1961 Walter H. Buzby, Elkton, Md., died Jan. 17, 2015. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Buzby worked for DuPont Co. as a purchasing agent and fleet manager in Delaware. Alfred J. Pello, Pittston, Pa., died Nov. 3, 2015. He was a member of the U.S. Army and worked as a certified public accountant in private practice for more than 35 years. 1963 Nicholas L. Alesandro, Albany, N.Y., died Aug. 3, 2015. He was a career stockbroker and member of the U.S. National Guard. 1966 Richard Hain Klick, Dallas, Pa., died Aug. 16, 2015. He was a member of the National Guard military police and worked as an insurance agent for Wilson H. Flock Insurance Inc., Wyoming, since 1991. Myrna L. (Brodbeck) Schaefer, Hughestown, Pa., died July 31, 2015. She taught English at Elmer L. Meyers High School, and served as supervisor of English for the Wilkes-Barre School District for 11 years before retiring in 2004. Victor J. Nardone, Plains Township, Pa., died Aug. 4, 2015. Nardone worked as an aerospace engineer for RCA Aerospace in Mountain Top, Pa., for over 40 years. After retiring, he worked for the Mohegan Sun Arena. He was a founder of the Plains Township Volunteer Ambulance Association and also helped establish the Luzerne County EMT Paramedic Training Program. 1969 Roland D. Sampiero, Wilkes-Barre, died Oct. 9, 2015. He was a food and beverage executive in the hotel industry in Miami, Fla. WILKES | Winter 2016 1940 George W. Bierly, of Sweet Valley, Pa., died July 6, 2015. He was an instructor and a director at Penn State WilkesBarre. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. 27 �class notes 1973 Paul Edward Niezgoda, Shavertown, Pa., died Sept. 13, 2015. He was a doctor at Geisinger Wyoming Valley and also served as chairman of the Jackson Township Planning Commission. 1977 Peggy A. (O’Brien) Burke, Mountain Top, Pa., died Sept. 4, 2015. She was a teacher in the Crestwood School District for 21 years and taught at Rice and Fairview elementary schools. Thomas A. Cebula, Roland Park, Md., died Aug. 19, 2015. He was a microbiologist and the chief science officer for research company CosmosID, and also worked as a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland’s Institute for Genome Sciences. 1979 Diane M. (Zavislak) Adanosky, Trucksville, Pa., died April 19, 2014. 1975 Anne Caroline (Tracy) Patsiokas, Coral Springs, Fla., died on Aug. 28, 2015. 1976 Marilyn Mitros, of Arlington, Va., died July 9, 2015. She was a teacher at Corpus Christi School in Falls Church,Va. 1982 Penny (Schafer) Kaminski, White Haven, Pa., died Aug. 8, 2015. She was a kindergarten teacher for the Weatherly Area School District. 1985 John Louis Kachurick, Dallas, Pa., died Oct. 17, 2015. He was a Korean War veteran of the U.S. Army and was one of the founders of the Citizens’ Voice. He was an associate professor of business and organizational management at Misericordia University. 1991 Daniel Josh Reposh, Bear Creek, Pa., died Oct. 21, 2015. He was a consultant for Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. 2013 Allison Jeanette Schenke, Tannersville, Pa., died Nov. 1, 2015. She worked as a fiscal assistant at Fitzmaurice Community Services. 1992 Anne E. Grober, Wyoming, Pa., died July 21, 2015. She worked as a bookkeeper at Montrose Auto Parts, was secretary of the Wyoming Area Softball Parents Association and volunteered with several community organizations. Friends of Wilkes 1997 David Ferree Jenkins, Scranton, Pa., died Nov. 5, 2015. He was the musical director of theater and an assistant professor at the Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. A classically trained pianist, he played in 49 states and several foreign countries. Margaret “Marge” (Dombroski) Schmidt, Dallas, Pa., died July 6, 2015. She had a 39-year career in banking, working for Second National Bank, First Eastern Bank and PNC, retiring in 1990. She was the wife of the late Rollie Schmidt, who coached the Wilkes University football team from 1961 to 1982. She referred to the members of her husband’s teams as “her boys.” WILKES | Winter 2016 Psychology Department Receives Bequest From D. Keith Farrell '72 28 The estate of the late D. Keith Farrell ’72 donated educational Farrell, a resident of Wilkes-Barre, died in May 2013, and was materials to the Wilkes University psychology department. one of Pennsylvania’s first certified drug and alcohol counselors. More than 1,000 books, journals and articles were contributed, He worked in private practice in Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton including some rare books by Dr. Ellis Raub, who pioneered and was founder and director of the Forensic Assessment the development of rational emotive behavioral therapy. Other and Counseling Unit at the Luzerne County Correctional donated materials include issues of the Journal of Rational- Facility. Farrell was a certified substance abuse professional. Emotive Therapy and the Journal of Cognitive Behavioral He was the program director for the Pennsylvania Institute for Therapy, psychological testing materials and educational Rational Emotive Therapy and a Fellow and certified supervisor materials amassed over Farrell’s 40 years of practice as a associate with the Albert Ellis Institute in New York. psychologist. The donation was made by Farrell’s wife, MaryLee Brennan Farrell. �- S AV E T H E DAT E - 6 p.m. • Saturday, June 4, 2016 Westmoreland Club, Wilkes-Barre 2016 PRESIDENT’S MEDAL RECIPIENTS Clayton ’49 and Theresa Karambelas For sponsorships, advertisements, or ticket information, please contact Lisa Everitt-Ensley at lisa.everittensley@wilkes.edu or (570) 408-4137 or visit www.wilkes.edu/foundersgala �w WILKES UNIVERSITY Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 WILKES UNIVERSITY calendar of events February 1–March 16 “Backstage Pass: Baron Wolman and the Early Years of Rolling Stone,” Sordoni Art Gallery 10 “Strategic Planning,” Family Business Alliance Monthly Breakfast Series, 8:30 a.m., ballroom, Henry Student Center 19-27 Dogfight, the Musical, Wilkes University Theatre, 8 p.m., Feb. 19, 20, 26 and 27; 2 p.m. Feb. 21 and 28, Darte Center 20 Creative Writing Workshop, “Strong and Independent Women Protagonists,” 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Kirby Hall 23 Non-fiction writer Maggie Messitt, Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series, 7 p.m., Kirby Hall March 5 Spring Break Begins 9 “Getting Extraordinary Results from Ordinary People,” Family Business Alliance Monthly Breakfast Series, 8:30 a.m., ballroom, Henry Student Center 14 Classes resume 16 Mary Fisher, “Free the Entrepreneur for the Global Good,” Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, 7:30 p.m., Darte Center 19 VIP Day for admitted students, various campus locations, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. 22 Novelist Andrew Krivak, Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series, 7 p.m., Kirby Hall April 13 “Leadership and Legacy in the Family Firm,” Family Business Alliance Monthly Breakfast Series, 8:30 a.m., ballroom, Henry Student Center 13 Poet Shelley Puhak, Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series, 7 p.m., Kirby Hall 14 Policies Related to Marcellus Shale, panel discussion, 4 p.m., Ballroom, Henry Student Center 14-17 Twelfth Night, Wilkes University Theatre, 8 p.m., April 14, 15, 16; 2 p.m., April 17 May 1 Ron Prosor, “Israel and the Evolving Frontline of a Disintegrating Middle East: A Guided Tour,” Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities, 7:30 p.m., Darte Center 4 Challenger Sales Mini Workshop, Family Business Alliance Monthly Breakfast Series, 8:30 a.m., ballroom, Henry Student Center 21 Spring Commencement, Marts Center PHOTO BY EARL AND SEDOR PHOTOGRAPHIC For details on times and locations, check www.wilkes.edu and www.wilkes.edu/alumni or phone (800) WILKES-U. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Spring 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 2016 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Description An account of the resource <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> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wilkes University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Magazine, Winter 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 2016 magazine Wilkes Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/463a56e134efe897d10376b2114cc119.pdf 7001f04bcdaacc2bda9a8ff68ec63eb6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell University Junior College and Wilkes Undergraduate Bulletins, 1933-present Subject The topic of the resource Wilkes Program/Course Bulletins Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes College Undergraduate Bulletin, 1972-1973 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-1973 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4f1c0856d2d9bf6ac770aab114adb0ae.pdf 3434174556ce91c4c13a374a0fee78dd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell University Junior College and Wilkes Undergraduate Bulletins, 1933-present Subject The topic of the resource Wilkes Program/Course Bulletins Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes College Undergraduate Bulletin, 1973-1974 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-1974