212 15 4134 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d61b2f798dbf90aa750e1aae740cc114.pdf c9028a8a83352bd4f17f5cfe2b7493e3 PDF Text Text WILKES UNIVERSITY FALL 1990 �Contents October, 1990 Dear Friends This issue of the Quarterly brings you the sights and sounds of a university. We begin with reports on the Wilkes team in Bulgaria, a venture made possible by the leadership of alumnus Dr. Ronald Rescigno ’58. His orchestration for school children of the most advanced educational technology in the public schools of Port Hueneme, California, has gained international recognition. He counseled his colleagues in the Bulgarian Academy of Sci­ ences, as they struggle to build a market economy on the ruins of their Communist command economy, to seek the support of the Business School at Wilkes University. You will read Dean Theodore Engel’s account of the management seminar he led and the observations of Profes­ sor Dennis Hupchick, an historian of Bulgaria, who accompa­ nied us. The introduction of the new faculty will tell you how well the university is doing in attracting first-rate scholars to teach our students at Wilkes. It is a very strong faculty “class.” Coach Joe DeMelfi is doing an important job of rebuilding the football program at Wilkes. He already has exerted signifi­ cant leadership through the team and elsewhere to increase our pride at Wilkes. You will enjoy meeting him. Glimpses of the John Wilkes Club dinner and news of the major bequest from alumnus Daniel Wilcox ’51 reveal the dedication of alumni and friends to the university, providing support absolutely critical to its future strength. Finally, in the Alumni News you will see the continuing story of alumni accomplishment which is the Wilkes story, just as in the glimpses of our new Class of 1994 you will see our future promise to continue the story. Sincerely, Christopher N. Breiseth Bulgaria Trip.................. Class of '94................... New Faculty................ Coach Joe DeMelfi.... The Chronicle............... John Wilkes Dinner ... Wilcox Bequest........... Alumni News................ . 1 .6 .7 10 .12 14 16 .17 Wilkes trio lectures in Bulgaria The Cover Fall sets the mood fora new academic year. Chase Hall from the River Commons is on the front cover;on the back, ivy surrounds the grillwork over a Miner Hall window. Both shots are by John McKeith. The Quarterly Wilkes University Quarterly is published by the Public Relations Office and the Alumni Office Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Director of Public Relations and Publications Jane Manganella Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula II '78 Editor NedraW.Bloom Photography Curtis Salonick Associate Editor Craig Mark Davis Alumni News Editor Florence Lauth Editorial Assistants Heidi Hojnowski Ana Guzman Betty Endress Executive Assistant to the President Robert Hcaman, Ph.D. President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. The Bulgarians know they want to create a free-market, Western-style economy — they just don’t know how. With all their business professors trained in Marxian economics and all textbooks adapted to that ideology, the Bulgarians needed quick expertise. To provide the necessary expertise, the Bulgarian government invited three American experts to present a seminar for managers who must lead the Bulgarian economy as it joins the Western world. The trio of experts came from Wilkes University. (please turn page) Bulgarian business executives pose with Wilkes contingent in Sofia. Dean Theodore J. Engel lectures. �The Quarterly 2 Refactions on ‘Btdgaria---Dean Theodore J. Engel My major stumbling block to making a concise summary statement about Bulgaria is that I cannot identify another country similar enough to serve as a basis of comparison. The numerous tangible signs of prosperity seen in other European states simply do not exist in Bulgaria. Although the people seem well fed and clothed, it definitely is an impoverished nation that has suffered 45 years of misguided central economic planning. In many other respects as well, I can find no ready counterpart to Bulgaria, Physically, it is a beautiful country with a pleasant, almost Mediterranean, climate. Clearly a continental crossroads, its fertile agricultural plains are rimmed by heavily wooded mountains. An occasional monastery may be seen atop a rocky slope. Small villages, indistinguishable to my eye, dot the edges of the collective farms and cling to the sides of steep hills. Here and there, in a seemingly random fashion, a smokebelching generic factory sprawls over the landscape. The major cities at first appear provincial and overcrowded. With more familiarity, their gentility and unique cosmopolitanism emerges. In Sofia, the remains of early civilizations crowd against medieval churches and compete for space with belle epogue residences and dour, slab-constructed high-risers. Environmental pollution has reached dangerous proportions through­ out the country, but the nation lacks the financial resources to address the problem in any significant manner. The emergence of democracy in Bulgaria is especially exciting to me because, with a population of only nine million, it truly is possible for the citizenry to become actively and productively engaged in politics. The thought of being able to run for a national office, and be elected, without an expensive campaign and media blitz reconfirms my faith in the democratic (lumlop.t-e 4) Bulgarian lectures California, who has had pre- vious educational dealings Dean Theodore Enge , Public Policy, did the prim > represented the Unw history faculty this fan. ]kes,s Sc|100l of Business, Society and president Christopher N. Breiseth Dennis Hupchick, new to the Wilkes his sludies and shared his experlise visit in lale June and early Jul giSSX^ent °f EaSlenl EUr°Pean StUdiCS “e^SEonSX’arian agenda is.achieving a ttadere- lationX with the rest of the world," sa!d EngeL To achteve that, they _"P from their state-owned, non-profit system toward pnvamust move away from their statetizsiion and free markets. Trading only with Russia, Cuba and other Eastern Bloc countries has left Bulgaria “extremely dependent upon them,” Engel sard, “resulting in a shortage of consumer goods and a quality of life among the worst in EUr°“But the people are well educated and intelligent. They are proud of their beautiful country and they know its potential,” Engel added. Even business leaders, successful by Bulgarian standards, are now able to calculate their incomes in dollars or francs or Deutschmarks and see how their salaries measure up on world scales, Breiseth added. Facing very basic choices about the future economy, the Bulgarian leaders wanted to broaden their economic perspectives. Course work combined basic business administration with material Engel gathered fora course titled “Origins of Modem Capitalism which he developed and taught at Wilkes with history Professor Joel Berlatsky. Conversations with Bulgarian business people were heavily laced with self-deprecating humor, Breiseth said—jokes about everything from the poor work ethic to government-run businesses. Although the national history venerates its martyrs and the art depicts a sense of helplessness, the people show a bubbly good humor. The common sentiment, said Breiseth, is that “we don’t know where we’re going, but we know we’re on our way.” No one could know where Bulgaria is headed since it has no commer­ cial banking system, no credit system, no private investment and no convertible currency. While the budding capitalists worried about creating a stock ex­ change, Wilkes experts urged them to build on their national expertise in computers and use that to develop an automated central market system, Engel said. Although Breiseth was astonished by what Engel’s class of harddriving, sophisticated former Communists already knew about capitalism, he was equally astonished by what they did not know. “n t Ey lntlC about Personnel management,” said Breiseth. tMknotKfur^usly/^^^''^^0^^^0'7 8^'61^310^°PneedS to the Webern “S'“““ Engel used hisAmXK:Utj^ek Came 10 sit back and take notes, discusS ar is teaching style of interaction and class were actively fovolved in coarse« nearly half the students Engel said he was partST"5 ~ dCSpUe 1)16 language barner’ woman who held a Ph n • y 1 rnPresse<l by one of the students a • in economics from the University of Moscow. I She was a true believer in Communism and would love to have discredited Engel, but instead joined the discussion with an open mind, said Engel, who also was the brunt of many a Marx-Engels joke. The biggest intellectual breakthrough, said Brcisedt, was when stu­ dents realized that capitalism is competition — not simply the substitution of privately held monopolies for state-run monopolies. For Bulgaria, political issues equal or surpass the impact of economic ones. “Even the deposed government leaders now jailed for political reasons are embracing the concept of a market economy," Breiseth said. “It’s just a question of what kind of economic system to pair with the new political system — and who will run it.” The problems arc thorny. “Do you give the land back to those who owned it in 1944?” Breiseth asked. “It’s a prickly pear issue but you can’t move towards a market economy until you solve it.” “And you can’t expect the West to come in and invest if they don’t know to whom it belongs,” Engel added. While Engel’s role was clearly that of teacher and mentor, Breiseth spoke on behalf of Wilkes, arranging future seminars and a transfer of students between Wilkes and a Bulgarian university. American Ambassador Sol Polansky repeatedly reminded the Bul­ garians that Wilkes is a private institution, sharing its expertise for no economic gain. Dr. Hupchick, who speaks fluent Bulgarian, “knew more Bulgarian history than the Bulgarians,” Breiseth said. The new Wilkes professor has close ties to the American College, once “the finest school in Bulgaria.” Although Hupchick and Breiseth were the premier historians on the trip, only Engel and Hupchick saw history being made. Engel had been invited to dine at The Bulgaria Restaurant on July 6. Hearing a commotion nearby, he and his hosts left the restaurant and found a crowd of 5,000 people shouting and stomping for the resignation of President Peter Mladenov. Engel's group returned to the restaurant where everything was normal — people dancing mambos, watching an Elvis impersonator — then learned about 9 p.m. that Mladenov had resigned. The ordinary night out was transformed into a political celebration lasting through the night. Hupchick had spent that evening with a close friend from the Bulgarian Academy of Science’s Institute of Sociology. They heard the an­ nouncement of Mladenov’s resignation on the 8 p.m. news and joined friends at the square in front of the government office buildings for the “euphoric celebration of the victorious opposition groups” — the United Democratic Front, the Alternative Socialist Party, the National Demo­ cratic Party and, most importantly, the students of Sofia University who had been continuously demonstrating there for a number of days prior to the event. “The celebrations that erupted in the square demonstrated the mark­ edly common belief that Mladenov’s resignation, forced on him by the long, determined strike actions of the university students and the support lent their activities by the general population of the capital, Sofia, was the first real victory for democracy in Bulgaria,” Hupchick said. Though Breiseth missed the Bulgarian party on July 6 because he had already left for business in England, he was at Ambassador Polansky’s Fourth of July garden party, where he was impressed by the number of Bulgarians who wished him and the other Americans “happy birthday.” "What the American Revolution represents for Bulgarians in terms of political liberty is very important,” Breiseth said. “What it means economi­ cally, they’re just beginning to find out." 3 -----Reflections on ‘BuCgaria Dr. Dennis P. Hupchick It was an honor to have been invited to join President Christopher N. Breiseth and Dean Theodore Engel on their trip to assistant professor rarely has the opportunity to play an active role in important university programs before ever facing a class. Obviously, the situation was unique. The business management seminar was Wilkes’ first direct exposure to Bulgaria, and I was an historian with in-depth experience with Bulgaria, having lived in that country for a total of some two years under the auspices of such research programs as the Fulbright, IREX and the University of Pittsburgh-Sofia University Exchange. Overall, the seminar was a large success. The Bulgarian participants demonstrated a kind of enthusiasm and effort that had been missing in Bulgarian society for forty years. Part of the explanation for that was the knowledge that the old socialist system was bankrupt and newer, western ways were needed to turn the economic future of Bulgaria around by creating a market economy. Part was also due to the highly student-participatory teaching style of Dean Engel. The Bulgarian educational system is molded in the traditional European style, where the professor usually maintains a distance from the students and, often, literally reads lectures to a relatively captive audience. The Wilkes seminar was something completely different and I believe that the Bulgarian participants found it enjoyable, highly motivating, and ultimately quite useful for the future. The same might be said for the three of us from Wilkes. We received no remuneration for the program other titan travel and living expenses while in Sofia. What we did gain, however, both personally and for the school, should be of more value to Wilkes in the long run than any amount of pay we might have (turn to page 4) �The Quarterly 4 5 John Wilkes statue and curiosity. I also sensed that they Dean DngeCs Engel's ‘Bidaarian Bulgarian Reflections ‘Refactions -Trnm P32C 2 lo^or abusers of authority. Certainly, it is impossible l0 be bored with Bulgarians. linful impression of Bulgaria for me has to process. Granted, the Bulgarians are somewhat naive and P'TfXe smteTf ^economy. The fear of the be the deplorable state of its economy The fear of the unsophisticated in the ways of politics, but it is heartening be the dcplo ernment leaders is palpable. future and mistrust of government leaders is palpable. to see such an intense and sincere commitment to the future andIm . , **»&*•>. ~ nf aii but a fewdomes[ica]Iy domesticallyproduced produced cniumv potential of the individual and unrelentmg impatience with Chronic ouv* shortag °f many basi(_ services or imported items, and the lack of many basic services, incompetent officials. means that the average worker, earning living wage, has With few exceptions, I found the people unusually very few available consumption options. The public has homogeneous in appearance, dress, habits and behavior. fallen into a pattern of panic-driven hoarding, especially Although they are not especially religious, the Bulgarian when an item such as sugar appears on the shelves. Strong Orthodox Church seems to be the wellspring of their culture and perennial source of psychological renewal. The existing industries, such as computer manufacturing, and years of Turkish oppression have made the Bulgarians not likely candidates for future development, such as tourism, constitute the cornerstones upon which Bulgaria’s future only distrustful of Turkey, but also, along with other will be built. However, the political and economic tasks factors, more westward looking than I anticipated. They that face the nation today are chilling. Although private view Americans as friends of long-standing and hold our firms rapidly are springing to life, although price controls character traits in high esteem. The Bulgarian managers and other tools of state management are being eliminated, and scientists who participated in the seminars, as well as our colleagues at the Academy of Science, were exception­ and although black markets are flourishing unrestrictedly, it is nonetheless clear to me now why so many knowing ally intelligent, perceptive individuals. I especially was Bulgarians view their future with trepidation. impressed by their articulateness, sense of humor, candor, u I continued from Page 2 Dr. 91up chiefs BnCgarian tReflections continued from Page 3 been given. In the first place, by conducting the seminar in Sofia, Wilkes University has placed itself squarely into a century-old tradition of American-Bulgarian relations begun by American Protestant missionaries in the middle of the last century and continued by American educators, diplomats, and private individuals until the communist takeover of Bulgaria following World War II. Few contemporary Bulgarians, and even fewer Americans, realize that until 1945 Bulgaria represented America’s single largest European commitment in terms of active involvement Americans played key roles in helping bring about the liberation of the Bulgarians from the rule of the Ottoman Turks in 1878; they were significant contributors to the process that formulated the modem Bulgarian literary language; and through Robert College, the first American institution of higher education established outside the borders of the United States (founded in Istanbul, but principally attended by Bulgarians) and the American College of Sofia, Americans were instrumental in shaping modern Bulgarian higher education. None of that activity in behalf of the Bulgarians was self-serving, nor was it profit motivated. For that reason, prc-World War II Bulgarians held Americans in high fraternal regard. The Wilkes seminar was the first American philanthropic effort in that tradition made since the onset of the post­ cold war era in Bulgaria. I believe that the Bulgarians will remember this effort. In the second place, Wilkes University is beginning to evolve a serious commiunenl to East European studies. Because of the seminar, Wilkes now possesses cordial relationships with a number of important Bulgarian officials and academic institutions, among which are the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia University, and The Economics University, “Karl Marx" (a name which, given the current situation, stands a good chance of being changed in the near future!). An important part of the reason for my being at Wilkes is the opportunity offered for building a function­ ing East European studies program at the school. The Sofia seminar and the contacts that have resulted from it constitute a good start in this direction. We need to transform our friendly relations with the Bulgarians into concrete academic relationships and, then, to expand our efforts to other areas of the region in ways that will benefit the school, our students, and our society at large. I am pro­ fessionally committed to doing just that. Besides, I have a personal motive as well. The man responsible for my scholarly involvement in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe, and my mentor for more than fourteen years, was the late Prof. James F. Clarke, formerly of the University of Pittsburgh. is grandfather was one of the first American missionaries to c Bulgarians and was the man who founded the American school that eventually evolved into the Amcrican ollege of Sofia. His father was also an American missionary in Bulgaria. He himself built the first East ip-an studies center in America at Indiana University, loommgton, dufjng the IUI have a tradition ofmy own to follow. Wilkes statue could grace namesake city On my way home from Bulgaria I stopped in London to see the new (and only) statue of John Wilkes in the City where he was Lord Mayor. I called upon Dr. James Cope, the man responsible for the statue. After a wonderful conversation about why Dr. Cope had thought it important for Wilkes to be remembered in London, and how he put resources together with sculptor James Butler, R.A., to create the statue, we went to the junction of Fetter Lane and New Fetter Lane and beheld John Wilkes in bronze. He is holding in his hand his “Bill for a Just and Equal Representation of the People of England in Parliament” of 1776. It is a handsome piece of sculpture. I indicated an interest in having a second casting made so that we might have John Wilkes at the University named for him. Dr. Cope called Mr. Butler who came up to London the next day from his home in Warwickshire to visit with me. That visit was thoroughly enjoyable and I discovered what the process would be to have a second casting made and Ute resulting statue shipped to Wilkes-Barre. The cost would be about S50.000. With political freedom and liberty spreading throughout the world, it seems fitting to honor our University’s namesake who stood at the very headwaters of litis development in the 1760s and 1770s. We have adopted a silhouette of the Butler statue of Wilkes for the logo on our John Wilkes Club stationery. I want to explore any support there might be to bring the real statue to Wilkes-Barre. As the University seeks to make our students more aware of the world and lite forces shaping their future, I think it would be a powerful statement and symbol to have on our campus an impressive statue of John Wilkes, an early defender of political liberty, free speech, and the rights of the people to elect their leaders. James Butler, by the way, has just been commissioned to create Parliament’s official tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, a great waler fountain with a unicorn climbing a mountain to be located in Parliament Square, Westminster. Any interest? Christopher 9(. (Breiset/i, (President �6 The Quarterly Wilkes's newest edition Kevin Curry Soccer, Trustee Scholar, future engineer I At first, Kevin Curry had some trouble gelling his work done, but not because the materials engineering major was having difficulty with his courses or feeling homesick for Perkasie, PA. On the contrary, Curry, a Trustee Scholar, said he “felt right at home lhe first week,” but “there are so many other things to do!” — like soccer, the Pro­ gramming Board and the crew team. Curry had no problems getting involved, but finding time to do everything is another matter entirely. A Penn Ridge High School graduate, Curry also actively participated in high school events. He played soccer and rep­ resented his class in student government, along with being a member of the winter and spring track teams. Curry's choice of a materials engineering major demon­ strates the increase in science related majors in the Class of '94. The majors which have shown the largest increases include biology, computer science, education, and engineer­ ing (mechanical). Still, lhe incoming freshmen’s choices do not seem to isolate or saturate a specific field. “There seems to be a good mix of all majors," said Emory Guffrovich, assistant dean of admissions. Susan Kelly Personal attention "music" to her ears Susan Kelly wants to work with children. She would also like a career in vocal performance or choral conducting. She believes her English, music, secon­ dary education major plus the “personal attention" she receives at Wilkes will be able to give her a good start. Kelly, a Plains resident, is now build­ ing on the strong music background she establishedat Coughlin High School where she was an active member of the chorus and the band. Yet, her broad range inter­ ests also prompted her to join the track team and become involved with the Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre Program. At Wilkes, Kelly hopes to join the cross country team and participate in the Circle K Club. A Trustee Scholar, she demonstrates the high test scores the Class of ’94 is bringing with them to Wilkes. The average SAT scores of lhe incoming freshmen are 20 points higher than last year, said Emory Guffrovich, assistant dean of ad­ missions. “We are bringing belter and better students." And Susan Kelly is a perfect example. New Faculty Class of 1994 Anthony Alberti Wrestling champ now business major A host of East Coast schools courted Anthony Alberti for his wrestling prowess—yet he chose Wilkes for its academic excellence rather than its athletic achievements. Alberti heldback-lo-backstate wres­ tling titles in 1988-89and 1989-90. These titles and a record of 108-7, including 75 straight wins, prompted Wrestling U.SA. Magazine to select Alberti as one of its nationally chosen All-Americans. Not only did Alberti excel in wres­ tling, he also played varsity baseball for Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, New York. After graduation, he chose to pursue a career in business at Wilkes University. According to Alberti, the campus size, “not too big, not loo small,” and the business curriculum helped him make Wilkes his choice. Alberti joins the Class of ’94 which numbers approxi­ mately 480 incoming freshmen. According to Emory Guf­ frovich, “Wilkes is fortunate because lhe number of high school seniors is declining but our numbers (of incoming .freshmen) are steady.” Stories by HEIDI HOJNOWSKI, Class of 1993 Suzanne Stanski Bishop Hoban stand-out to study electrical engineering Unlike many other incoming freshmen, Suzanne Stanski had a “preview” of Wilkes even before she applied for admission. While still attending Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre, Stanski was taking a calculus class at Wilkes. Stanski was impressed by the overall feeling of “warmth” at the university even though she was not a student at that time. “Everyone was nice,” she said. “Every­ one seemed to care.” Majoring in electrical engineering, Stanski plans to commute to her classes from her home in ams. A recipient of both a Presidential Scholarship and an e ectncal engineering scholarship, she is also a participant in Wilkes s Honors Program. Cun-cntly, Stanski is working on campus in one of lhe uimivcrsity s computer labs. . r A.loca’residenl. she typifies the Wilkes tradition of siudnnt omc’£rown" talent. “The largest percentage of , ■• acI;ordln810 Emory Guffrovich, associate dean of tieT’^urm' C,omes Luzerne and Lackawanna counvania an t CS S° ^aS many sludents from eastern Pcnnsyl<ania nOrthcrn New Jersey, Guffrovich said. New faculty members, front row, from left: Jie Wang, Victoria Jaen, Ron Schwartz, Anthony Liuzzo, Kathleen Kemmerer, Ellen Flint, Alicia Lindgren; second row, John Swanson, Robin Snyder, John Sosik, Bonnie Bedford, Kirk Bush; third row, Dennis Hupchick, Marianne Rexer, Thomas Moran, Robert Ballentine; fourth row, Sharon Bowar, Henry Jacoby; fifth row, Jay Belanger, David Bradbury, Stephen Barton; sixth row, Robert Steele, Holiday Adair, Douglas Lynch; back row, Tom McCaffrey. Not pictured, Clifford Mirman. Twenty-six professors joined the Wilkes university faculty this year, increasing the English and foreign language capabilities, adding an Eastern European emphasis to history, giving more depth to business administration and adding to the robotics and computer science capabilities in engineering. New faculty members are: Dr. Robin M. Snyder, computer science. A native of Elizabethtown, SnyderisagraduatcoftheUnitedStaics Military Academy at West Point where he earned a B.S. degree in physics. After serving as a missile material management officer in the Army, he worked as a computer physicist for Arm­ strong World Industries at its Lancas- ter, PA, research and development center.WhilcworkingtowardhisPh.D., Snyder Snyder taught taught undergraduate undergraduate courses courses and and worked worked for for IBM. IBM. His His thesis thesis topic topic was was “Issues in the Implementation of Lazy Functional Languages.” John Sosik, accounting. A graduate of nearby King’s College, Sosik earned his M.B.A. in accounting and finance at Wilkes and is a Pennsylvania licensed CPA. He worked lor RJR Nabisco as a financial analyst before joining the Wilkes faculty. An avid golfer. Sosik devotes his community service to lhe United Way, after serving as Nabisco’s “loaned executive” last year, Dr. Kirk Bush, engineering. Af­ ter earning his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University, his master’s at Syracuse and his Ph.D. at SUNY-Binghamton, Bush began work with IBM. Although he enjoyed the work, he decided he could make more of a contribution through teaching and research at the university level. His chief research interests arc in electro­ magnetic compatibility. Bush is active with his church and the Boy Scouts. Dr. Anthony Liuzzo, business & economics. An attorney wilhaPh.D. in economics. Dr. Liuzzo will teach anew course called legal environment of business along with other business courses. He earned his B.S. in market- �[1 ing at Fordham University, his J.D. degree at St. John’s, his M.B.A., M. Phil, and Ph.D. at New York Univer­ sity. He served six years as editor of the Journal ofBusiness Issues. Dr. Henry Jacoby, philosophy. "Once the problems that philosophers worry' about start to bother you, you pursue them,” says Jacoby, who earned his B.A. and M.A. in philosophy at Ohio State University and his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California. His goal is to increase student interest in philosophy by helping undergraduates realize that the critical thinking, reason­ ing and communication skills gained in the study of philosophy are valuable for any number of careers. Kathleen Kemmerer, English. A former writer and editor for Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and a former junior high and high school teacher, Kemmerer will teach composi­ tion and introductory' literature courses at Wilkes. She holds a B.A. in English from College Misericordia, an M.A. from the University of Scranton, and is at present finishing her dissertation to complete her Ph.D. at Fordham University. She is active in her church and serves as a parent volunteer in her children’s public schools. Robert Ballentine, English, will teach composition and lead the Writing Center. His goal for the center is to “dispel the aura of it being only for students with problems.” The Writing Center should provide a thoughtful audience for all student and faculty writers, he said. “Every good writer always has several people who read his orherwork with care and respond it to honestly and with interest.” A wrirer who once expected to major in music, Ballentine says he tends to compose his own writings as if they were music and listen for the melody of a sentence. John Swanson, music, theater and dance. Swanson will teach technical theater and supervise lighting and set design for college productions. He holds an M.F.A. from North Carolina School of the Arts, an M.A. from die University of Denver and an under— c.„., graduate degree from Adams State College in Colorado. He docs freelance The Quarterly professional design and has just com­ pleted work on the lights for Merrily We Roll Along” in Philadelphia. Espec ially fond ofopera and ballet, his thesis wason staging opera. He is enthusiastic about die combined department of mu­ sic, dance and drama at Wilkes, saying it offers great potential for staging mu­ sicals and opera. Dr. Holiday E. Adair, psychol­ ogy. Dr. Adair earned her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in counseling psychology at the University of Akron and has continuing research interest in diagnosis and assessment instruments as well as applying treatment models to minority patients. A sabbatical replacement this year, she hopes to help students broaden their view ofpsychology and learn what it can and cannot do. She also hopes to make the students belter informed consumers of psychology. Dr. David Bradbury, communications. After earning his undergraduate degree at Heidelberg College, Ohio, and his M.A. at West Virginia University, Dr. Bradbury taught for nearly 15 yearsbeforeeaminghisPh.D.atTempIe University and seeking out a small university with ample opportunity for contact with students. ‘That’s where the learning takes place,” he said. He will teach electronic media and newscasting and supervise the campus radio station. He is especially interested in the radio station because it represents Wilkestoalargepopulationinthecommunity.AnativeofKingston,Bradbury left the Wyoming Valley before he was fa year old ,J and is pleased to be back among his extended family. Sharon Bowar, art Coming to Wilkes after a year as visiting assistant professoral the University of Arkansas, Bower has also been active as a graphic dcsigncrandacollaboratlveprintmaker workingonlimitcdeditionfineartprints. In the final stages of work toward her M.F.A. at the University of New Mexico.sheexpectstoparticipateinfourexhi bi lions this year — her M.F.A. show at New Mexico, two faculty shows here and a show New York Her „ in . upstate ----- - Her recent efforts have been works on papcr, inc]uding pastcl drawjngj New Faculty types and painting. Ellen Flint, music. A pianist who will teach music theory and music his­ tory, Flint comes to Wilkes from Vir­ ginia Commonweal thUniversity where she combined pan-timeuniversity teach­ ing with part-time private piano instruc­ tion. She hopes her Wilkes teaching will “help students see that music the­ ory and history aren’t just dry subjects but matters that come alive in perform­ ance.” Flint will be returning to Richmond for a piano duo performance next spring and hopes also to bring her partner here to perform. Dr. Stephen Barton, music. A singer since elementary school, Barton has wanted to be a choral conductor since his early teens. He has accomplished that goal many times over. In addition to directing the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers at Wilkes, and teaching voice and music education, he conducts the Wyoming Valley Oratorio Society, the Singers Guild of Scranton, the Rutgers University Glee Club and the choir of St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton. He is also chorusmaster for the Northeast Pennsylvania Philharmonic. His philosophy for creating an exciting chorus is simple. “I’m highly motivated, energetic and very excited about what I’m doing — that’s contagious,” he said. When he isn’t directing a choir, Barton is an avid baseball fan. Marianne Scicchitano Rexer, accounting. A 1985 graduate of Wilkes, Rexer earned a master’s in taxation at Bryant College, Smithfield, RI, and has earned her CPA. She worked four years inpublic accounting —threeofthem as _____________ ............................ ....... a senior accountant with Laventhol & Horwath — before'retuming'to Wilkes to teach. Although she enjoys working professionally, she said that her strong Wilkes background helped her move ahead and do well. Because of that she is anxious to teach here and continue the tradition. In her free time, she serves as an adviser to the Catholic Youth Center. She has an 18-month-old son, and her husband, Christopher, is also a 1985 Wilkes graduate. Dr. Jie Wang, math and com­ puter science. The son of two profes­ sors in China, Dr. Wang did his undcr- ■ i graduate work in his native country, then came to Boston University for his Ph.D. work. Hccnjoysthccombination of teaching and research that Wilkes offershim. Heisteachinglincarprogramming, calculus and an introductory computer literacy course whilecontinu­ ing his research in structural and computational complexity theory and dis­ tributed computer systems. Dr. Jay Belanger, math and computer science. A 1983 graduate of the University of Michigan, Dr. Belanger earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1987. He has taught two years at Purdue University and last year at the University of Michigan at Flint. He will be teaching calculus and geometry and continuing his research on several complex variables. Dr. Belanger enjoys family activities and sports. Victoria Jaen-Andres, Spanish, After earning her undergraduate degree in Hispanic philology at the University of Salamanca, one of the oldest universities in Europe, Jaen-Andres taught Spanish to foreign students in Spain for eight years, then accepted a post as teaching assistant while working toward her Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts. She expects to be awarded her doctorate this winter. Her dissertation focuses on postmodernism in the work of Esther Tusquests. Dr. Bonnie Bedford, English. A play wright and novelist, Dr. Bedford is teaching creative writing, composition and literature. She is especially pleased to be at Wilkes because it allows her to combine academic and creative work. Although her plays have not yet been produced, she has had three New York readings of the works which present serious topics with funny interludes. In Binghamton, where she earned her master’s and doctoral degrees, she organized a playwrights group to read and direct each other’s work. She holds a doctorate in contemporary drama and fiction and a master’s in creative writing. She earned her undergraduate degrcc in English at Waynesburg College, Dr. Ronald Schwartz, business and economics, will coordinate the management information systems program and develop an M.B.A. conccn- tration in that field. Schwartz developed a model MIS program at Wayne State University in Detroit. He hopesto perfect that model here, working closely with area businesses. He has co-au­ thored four textbooks on computer sci­ ence and statistics and served as a consuitant to American Greeting Card Corp., Gould, and Imperial Cleavite. He has published articles on multivari­ ate statistical analysis in American Stat­ istician and the Journal of Statistical Simulation and Computation. An avid jogger and racquetball player, heearned hisundcrgraduatedegreeatCaseWcstem Reserve University, his master’s at John Carroll and his Ph.D. at the University of Akron. Dr. Robert Steele, French. “It’s good for everybody to have contact with a foreign culture and to find that they notohly speak a different language but they don’t live the same way, don’t have the same values and don’t have the same preconceptions,” said Steele, who hopes to introduce his students to the French culture as well as the French language. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Michigan State University and will be teaching all levels of French at Wilkes. Thomas J. Moran, communica­ tions. RcturningtoWilkesfromLuzeme County Community College, where he was president for 10 years, Moran will teach journalism and communications <courses. After ‘" ... a ... lengthy journalistic career with the. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Times Leader and the Sunday Independent, Moran joined the Wilkes staff first in 1970 and served until 1977 as executive director of alumni and public relations.LastyeartheThomasJ.Moran Scholarship in Journalism at Wilkes UniversitywasestablishcdbylheCapitai Cities Foundation, Inc., and the Wilkes-Barre TunesLeoder. Thescholarship offers assistance to an LCCC graduate who wants to pursue a journalism degree at Wilkes and provides a paid internship at die Times Leader to give practical experience. Alicia Lindgren, English. A sabbatical replacement litis year, Lindgren will be teaching composition and West- 9 em world literature at Wilkes. After earning her bachelor’s degree at Central Michigan University and her master’s in English at SUNY-Potsdam, she has taught for 10 years at SUNY Canton and, most recently, atKing’s College in Wilkes-Barre. She enjoys teaching writing because “you get to know and understand the student’s ideas and view­ points about life and college in a way you really don’t in other classes.” Dr. Douglas Lynch, education. “Wilkes’s plan of having teachers ma­ jor within a content area is the way the whole nation should be going,” said Lynch. That preparation proves more valuable to the teacher than additional courses in how to teach, he added. A former high school social studies teacher, Lynch earned his undergradu­ ate degree in political science at Colo­ rado College, his master’s at the Uni­ versity of Wisconsin-Madison and his Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Clifford Mirman, engineering. A specialist in robotics, mechanical de­ sign and computer-aided design, Mirman expects to receive his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering this December from the University of Illinois at Chi­ cago. He holds a master’s from that instilutionandabachelor’sdegreefrom IheUniversityofRochester. Inaddition to his robotics and design research, Mirman has worked as a teachingassis­ tant at ........................... Illinois and at Harper Community College and has worked as adesign engineer with Motorola, Inc. Thomas M. McCaffrey, health services administration. An attorney with 18 years of senior management experience in hospitals in Connecticut and Michigan, McCaffrey is teaching health care law, ambulatory care, financial management, organizational behavior, strategic planning and marketing both at Wilkes and in Wilkes’s Weekendcr Program at Keystone Junior College. He is enjoying the challenge of making the material plug-in to life experiences of his students, most of whomarcnon-traditionalstudents. The father of four boys, McCaffrey enjoys working with adolescent sports and the Special Olympics. �The Quarterly 10 J Football Coach Joe DeMelfi Joe Demelfi: Coaching the Wilkes Colonels to a By TOM MCGUIRE Sports Information Director Guiding the fortunes of a football team is like being the captain of a ship. You need wisdom when it is time to make the tough decisions and a sense of humor for the long hours you spend with the crew. When Wilkes hired Joe DeMcIfi to be the sixth football coach in Wilkes history, the University got someone who has both of those important qualities. A closer look al the individ­ ual and you will see he has what it takes to lead Wilkes football into the 1990s. Joseph DeMelfi was bom in Berwick, just south of Wilkes-Barre, in 1944. He grew up in the bluecollar lown and went on to play football for the local high school team, the Bulldogs. After graduating from Berwick he moved on to the University of Tennessee on an athletic scholarship. He later changed schools and played at Delia State University in Mississippi where he was graduated with a bachelor of science degree in education in 1966. While football has always been a big part of his life, he learned early about the value of an education. “Berwick had and still has a very fine football tradition," said DeMelfi. “Kids growing up wanted to do as well as those who played in the past You had to make sacrifices and play as hard as you could. But my father also spoke a great deal about school. “My father played a big part in my development He told me that whatever I did I should do well, whether it be education or football. That left a big impression on me.” After graduating from Delta State, DeMcIfi taught at Berwick High School before going back to Delta State for his masters in education. After completing his masters he moved to Mansfield State College in 1974 where he taught ne physical education and was an assistant football coach. In 1975 he moved to Bloomsburg University where he again taught physical education and coached football. In all DeMcIfi would stay at Bloomsburg 15 years, moving up the administrative ladder from Assistant Dean of Student Life to Assistant Director of Financial Aid to Assistant Director of Admissions, all the time remaining an assistant football coach. The move from teacher to coach was a natural one for DcMelfi. “I’ve always enjoyed working with students and this was another way for me to accomplish that Of course there are good and bad days, but the good override the bad. Plus, I really enjoy preparing for another season of battle with our opponents.” At Wilkes, DcMelfi will combine coaching with duties asan admissions counselor in charge of recruiting for football and, in some cases, lhe general student population. “When I recruita student/athlete for Wilkes, I’m looking for someone who wants to take part in more than football,” said DcMelfi. "I want someone who will be a part of many student activities and clubs. Football should just be one portion of his educational experience. To achieve that goal, sometimes, it is necessary to make up to 50 phone calls to one person when recruiting.” With the job of recruitment comes the responsibility for the student’s overall needs. “I’m always concerned about the student/athletes I recruit,” DcMelfi commented. “I want to make sure that each student/athlete will be here for four years and have a chance and the resources for success. Of course a 100 per cent retention rate would be great, but I realize that is not always possible.Andwhile,asacoach,IcannotgeteveryoneIwould like, I realize that maybe what our school had to offer was not ■a < & ■s- i, \ ’ A *1 F >• / J - LI - His whistle at the ready, DeMelfi scrutinizes blocking style. r Football alumni who helped welcome DeMelft are 1 J'- Zukowski '70, Pat Ratchford '73, Maurene Ratchford, Allen I’eterfreund '68, DeMelfi, Carl ZoolkoskUsy ...... booster Fred Marianacci. 11 ! what that student/athlete needed for his life situation.” And while recruiting a student/athlete has generally remained the same over the years, dealing with today’s student/athletes is different than it was years ago, he said. “Today’s kids have a will to win, but our society as a whole is different. Kids today have a lot of distractions in front of them. What they’ve got to do is set some goals and not let those distractions get in the way of those goals.” With all the headaches dial come from coaching and recruiting, DeMcIfi knows that back home wailing for him is his wife, Ann, and daughter, Christine. Now 16, Christine is involved with track, cross-country and cheerleading at Berwick and understands her father's commitments as only an athlete can. And how docs his wife handle the long hours a coach has to pul in each week? “Ann is a teacher in the Montoursville school district, so she understands lhe many hours 1 have to put into lhe job," he said. Then he smiled and added, "I was coaching before we got married so she knew what she was getting into.” While Wilkes may struggle on the field in the early going, DeMelfi is confident he can turn things around, "We're in this for the long haul," DeMelfi said. "We have some good freshman who just need some playing time to get better. The main thing is that we want to see improvement from week to week. If we make a mistake one week, we want to try not to make that same mistake the next week. "People also fail to realize we've only had these kids now for a short lime. It is going to take some time for them to adjust to the college game. But I can definitely see a light at the end of the tunnel. We may not win right away, but give us some time," While DcMelfi is trying to get everyone to look to the future, he is also urging his players to look to the past "Many of lhe kids don't realize how good Wilkes was in the '60s. 1 want to make them aware that there is a football tradition here and that if they work hard enough they can achieve it, loo." �The Quarterly 12 The Wilkes Chronicle The Chronicle Research opportunities for 3 biology majors Three Wilkes biology majors had the chance to “find the link between textbooks and reality when they won summer research positions in their chosen field. Valerie Moyer, a senior from Wapwallopcn, was em­ ployed in the bioengineering department at DuPont; Char- Summer graduation 1990 With congratulations to the Class of 1990 and good luck wishes to the Class of 1994, the Wilkes University academic year opened August 29. William Hanigan, Class of 1991, and president of the student government, offered the twin sentiments at the morning convo­ cation which falls on the second day ofclasses and sets the pace for the new school year. Hanigan wasjoined in his good wishes by Richard Ross, chairman of the Board of Trustees; George Waldner, vice president for academic affairs; Rev. James R. Nash, Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of the Snows Parish, who offered the invocation,andRev.LucindaStafford-Lewis.pastorofChurch of Christ Uniting, who offered the benediction. The day’s festivities were tempered with sadness as the campus community grieved the loss of four students — Kimberly Kalinas ’93, Shawn Galbreath ’91, Joel Rosenthal ’91 and Barbara Zardus '90—who died in separate accidents over the last few months. While congratulating the Summer graduates in themajor commencementaddress,President Christopher Breisethalso told incoming freshman they are beginning “one of the most important investments” they will ever make. “The investmentis in yourself,yourmind.yourtalcnts.yourcompetcncc to succeed in a fascinating and dramatically changing world. Reflecting on world events of the past year, Breiseth encouraged both graduates and freshmen to recognize that lheyaremakingnewbcginningsat“oncofthoserarecrossing points in history.” “The era of the Cold War, after nearly half a century, is over,” he said. “An era of global interdependence, without a central ideologicalstruggle.hasbegun.lftheprcscntcrisisin the Middle East is resolved without a shooting war, and the central issues are managed through international negotiation under the auspices of the United Nations, the world commu­ nity will perhaps have initiated a new approach to conflict resolution among nations and people.” Noting that people around die globe, when emerging from oppression and allowed to make choices, are opting for Charlotte Hoffman (left) and Sandy Thomas American-style economic and political systems, Breiseth cautions, “Lest we be blinded by this apparent triumph of the American political and economic system, we must look critically at the health of our own institutions as we begin the last decade before the millennium.” There are bright spots, he said. “In a world ofincreasing ethnic and religious tension, the American experience of mixing the peoples from all parts of the world to form a healthy, functioning society remains one of our greatest assets, both to energize our own institutions as well as to provide leadership to others. “Economically, for all our worry about being bought out by other advanced countries, the United States owns much more of other countries’ assets than they do of ours,” he said, adding, “In a truly global economy how one defines trade deficits and surpluses demands a new perspective.” Education Education and andpolitics, politics,however, however,remain remainproblem problem areas, areas, Breiseth said. The post-industrial society will offer rewardingjobsonly forlhosewhohaveacquiredsuchessentialskills as reading, writing, critical thinking, mathematical comput:ing -----J-problem --*■•- solving, .......................... and including knowledge of how to use computers. We have a distressingly large number of citizens unequipped . ., J to succeed in this new economy,” Breiseth said. The challenge to make our entire educational system more effective for more of our people, including a reversal of the trend towards illiteracy, has got to be one of die great efforts of your generation if America is going to remain a healthy, competitive society. I hope increasing numbers of you will seriously consider teaching as a calling." Linked to education, "added Breiseth, “ispolitics. Even 13 lotteHoffman.ajuniorfrom Weatherly, worked in theCenter for Molecular Biology at Lehigh University, and Sandy Thomas, a senior from West Wyoming, worked in thebiochemistry department at Lehigh. All three regarded their research work as an important step in their undergraduate education. “It changes the way you do class work,” Moyer said. “I’d read about tests but never dreamed of actually doing them,” Thomas added. Some classroom research tends to follow a “cookbook” approach, allowing students to manage without a clear under- as people around the world are embracing democratic politi­ cal systems, we have widespread cynicism about politics and politicians. “Self-govcmmcntAmcricanstyleassumcstheexistence of an educated citizenry, one which understands the impor­ tance of citizen participation to give direction to government at all levels on issues from school board policies to foreign policy. Again your generation faces the great challenge of reenergizing our political processes, making them respon­ sive to the values you hold.” “These include,lamsure.thccleaningupoflhccnvironment and vouchsafing it to future generations in belter condition that it is being vouchsafed to you. “Again the challenge is for global action. As more and more countries take on our form of government and politics to manage their development, we should feel challenged and encouraged to do the same." Encouraging all the students to learn and work to their highest potential, he said, “The contributions each of you makes can have a tangible impact on die human enterprise." standing of every' phase of the project, the women said. “To do something in the lab you have to know the theory and why you arc doing it. You are forced to know every detail," said Hoffman. “Something new went wrong every day,” said Mo­ yer. “You had to leant on your own how to cope with the problems.” “Moreover, you had to be able to communicate your problems to co-workers,” said Hoffman. Moyer, who plans to pur­ sue a Ph.D. in cancer biology and a career in biomedical re­ search, worked on a project Valerie Moyer involving immunoaffinity partitioning. Hoffman, who also plans a career in biomedical research, spent her summer at Lehigh using electrophoresis to characterize cloned genes from fungi. Thomas’s projects involved evaluation of synthetic DNA todetermineitssuitability for immunochemical assays. Tho­ mas plans to attend medical school next fait The three women all credited Wilkes with helping find their summer opportunities. Moyer’s was arranged by Biol­ ogy Chairman Dr. Lester Turoczi with the aid of an alumna, Lynn Arlauskas ’81, who works at DuPont Thomas and Hoffman learned of their jobs through Dr. Kenneth Pidcock, a biology professor who has done extensive postdoctoral research at Lehigh. In the, (Board tfpom WlSTldl 1101101'6(1 by Ingersoll-Rand award Joseph A. Wiendl, a member of the Wilkes University Board of Trustees who is also a retired vice president of Ingersoll-Rand Company, has been honored by his former employer with the establishment of an award in his name which is given annually to the company's outstanding sales achiever. The award marks Wiendl's 42-year career and highlights "his character, his friendliness, his capability, his loyalty, enthusiasm and dedication, his complete honesty and ethical approach." Those same qualities make him indispensible on the ~ Wilkes Board, said President Breiseth. �14 John Wilkes Club Dinner The Quarterly Gifts, Grants, Giving 15 Gifts, Grants, Giving The John Wilkes Club Dinner President and Mrs. Breiseth visit with Col. William and Frances Corbett Members of the John Wilkes Club gathered for their annual dinner September 14, celebrating University status, a new logo featuring the club’s namesake’s new statue in London and — perhaps most of all — the growth in membership in the prestigious organization of Wilkes’s most generous donors. When the club met last year, 250 individuals and corporations were eligible to attend by virtue of making gifts of 51,000 or more in a single year. This year, the membership totaled 330 — and 161 of those members attended the black-tie affair. The club’s Honorary Lifetime member­ ship category, recognizing those who have con­ tributed a total of $100,000 or more, also grew from 18 to 35 members. The evening opened with cocktails in Rumours, the student-operated bistro in the lower level of the Marts Center. The Jazz Ensemble provided background music for the socializing time. Dinner — from the vichyssoise to the Black Forest torte by way of veal oscar — was served in the Henry Gymnasium. The program was rounded out with a status report on the new University structure presented by Vice President for Academic Affairs George W. Waldner, a report from President Breiseth on the new sculpture of John Wilkes in London and a round of thanks from Board Chairman Richard Ross and Vice President for Development Tom Hadzor. Clayton ’49 and Therese Karambelas, Carl and Elizabeth Postupak George and Helen '52 Ralston with Jane and Clyde '50 Ritter Sheila and Roger '66 Rolfe; Bob '50, DHL '83, and Libby Capin, David '83 and Joyce Capin Corky and Bill Conyngham with Betsy G'79 and Joe Condron ■■ President Breiseth with Al Albert and Charlie Reilly < % I Judge Harold Flannery '55 with President Breiseth Betsy '73 and Bruce'72, G'77 Gover �Gifts, Grants, Giving Wilcox bequest largest ever from alumnus By HEIDI HOJNOWSKI Class of 1993 What makes a memory? Conyngham Hall, the echoes of after-class laughter, or the well worn pages of a finance book that left its mark? Whatever objects and incidents formed his days and forged his memo­ ries of Wilkes also inspired the late Wilkes-Barre accountant Daniel S. Wilcox Jr. to name Wilkes University as the primary beneficiary of his estate. His gift of almost $350,000 is the larg­ est bequest from an alumnus ever re­ ceived by Wilkes. Wilcox was aWorld War II veteran when he came to Wilkes. He kept up his Army status in the reserves and retired as a major. He graduated in 1951 with a degree in commerce and finance. Joining his father, Daniel Sr., in practice after graduation, they formed the Wilcox & Wilcox accounting firm, now known as Wilcox & McCormick. Throughout his years of account­ ing practice, Wilcox was active in community activities. Akeymemberof the Navy Birddog Club, he helped re­ cruit football players for theNaval Acad­ emy. He helped found the Wilkes-Barre Steam Heat Authority and contributed his time to the authority for many years. Among his chief concerns was education. He was an originating memberoftheLuzemeCounty Intermediate Unit and served on both the Kingston Borough and Wyoming Valley West School Boards. Wilcox also raced cars at Watkins Glen and throughout the Northeastern United States. At one lime he held the record in the Giant’s Despair Hill Climb. After Wilcox’s death in 1989, Thomas Hadzor, vice president for developmental Wilkes, received notification of Wilcox’s S350.000 bequest to Wilkes. Two installments totaling S250.000 have already been delivered. In 1955, shortly after graduating from Wilkes, Wilcox was honored by Coughlin High School (above) for work with its athletic program. Below, Wilcox in his race car. ■ - d ■ Photo & story courtesy The Times Leader/Mary Therese Biebel -..il,, With the liquidation of stocks, bonds, andFloridaproperty.thebcquest’sgrand total makes it the largest ever given to Wilkes by an alumnus. Hadzor calls the gift a “wonderful, wonderful surprise.” He adds, “We try to remind our alumni and friends about estate planning, but you never know what they will do.” The Wilcox estate plan stated that the bequest would establish the Daniel S. Wilcox, Jr. Scholarship Fund to “assist worihy students as determined by Wilkes.” Because Wilcox was a noted Wilkes-Barre accountant, the bequest has been earmarked for an accounting scholarship. Robert S. Capin ’50, DHL’83, president emeritus and pro­ fessor of accounting, believes the dol­ lars “will help to attract additional stu­ dents to the accounting program.” Capin, who attended Wilkes with Wilcox, describes him as a “highly motivated” person who “worked as hard as he could. Dan knew what he was doing, Capin said, “and he found his niche at Wilkes.” About 30 women who graduated from Bucknell University Junior College from 1936 to 1947 gathered in July at the home of retired dean of women Norma Sanguiliano"Sangy” Tyburski for their annualreunion. The earlier graduates reminisced about the "days of innocence" before the United States entered World War II. "Then war was declared. Two days later, half of our boys were gone," said Charlotte Reichlin Cutter '42 of Kingston. All the graduates reminisced about how their former dean "tried to make ladies out of us." Guests included Marie Christian Norrissey '44, Beatrice O'Donnell Barrett '44, Katherine Hiscox Quint '44, Ruth Punshon Jones '44, Helen Bitler Ralston '52, Zosia G. Maylock '45, Aileen Carr Kosta '44, Alberta Novick Killian '46, Mary Heness Ward '45, Pricilla Sweeney Smith, Louise Brennan Nicholas '52, Madelyn Molitoris Lawson '46, Elaine Williams Jones '57, Jean Lampert Lewis '46, Genevieve Brennan Davis '39, Betty Schwager Burnaford '40, Christine Whiteman Morgan '39, Marion Martin Frantz '39, Ilaria Sterniuk Zubritsky '38, Charlotte Reichlin Cutter '42, Lillian Morhan Mayka '38, June M. Owens '42, Elizabeth Owens, Phillis Eichler Berger '42, Treveryan W.S. Kramer '43, Carolyn Hoffa Reif '41, Lydia Greenbaum Berman '40, Gloria Suda '45, Louise Carol '45 and Hilary Zubritsky. Mrs. Tyburski described the gathering as "thirty great gals plus me." Former students came from Massachusetts, Virginia, Ohio and across Pennsylvania for the reunion. Class notes.. 1939 1954 1959 Ilaria S. Zubritzky, G'76, will chair the 75 th anniversary celebration of Ohio Valley General Hospital in McKees Rocks this fall and will chair the annual meeting of the Southwestern Regional Hospitals at Ohio Valley Hospital in the spring. She is a substitute teacher in the Sto-Rox School District. James Atherton was inducted into the Luzerne County Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame has 130 members and was es­ tablished in 1985. Jim is die Basketball Coach and Director of Student Services atLuzcme County Community College Carl Juris retired with 33 years of civilian service with the U.S. Navy’s Ships Parts Control Center in Mechan­ icsburg, PA. Carl was a computer spe­ cialist in systems programming. Carl and his wife, Nancy Batcheler ’56, reside in Harrisburg. in Nanticoke, PA. �18 Alumni News The Quarterly Judith Whitman Hochman has re­ cently been appointed Dean of the School of Continuing Education at Marywood College. 1962 Joel P. Harrison, who won firstprize at the London International Advertising Awards, was named to the Board of Di­ rectors of die Samaritan Foundation, 1964 BarbaraStevens Loftus andChristine Marilyn Snyder recently received the Donahue Mayo ’74 appeared in JacPar Excellence award from the Penn- ques Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffman” sylvania Association of Realtors. An presented by the Virginia Opera Comassociate broker with Bankerresides in Chesapeake, ■ Coldwell pany Barbara Howell & Jones, she lives in Wilkes- Virginia. Barre with her husband, Leonard, and their six children. 1965 Michael Elias has been named to Who’s Who in the Computer Industryfor1990. Michael is an instructor of Computer Science and Management Information Systems at Penn State, Wilkes-Barre, Lehman Campus. John Uhl recently passed his Pennsyl­ vania Real Estate Broker’s exam. John is employed with Lewith & Freeman of Wilkes-Barre. BUJC Class of 1938 at a recent reunion. Fron t, from left, Ilaria Sterniuk Zubritsky, Margaret Bendock Towers, and Lillian Morgan Mayka; back, from left, Thomas W. Melson, Dr. Stanley M. Daugert, William R. Morgan, and Rev. Reuben W. Rader. Old friends reunite at Wilkes by HEIDI HOJNOWSKI Lillian Morgan Mayka ’38, G’74 listened to the students in class introducing themselves. No stranger to the classroom, Mayka had taught English, French, and social studies in the Crestwood School District since graduating from BUJC in 1938 and Bucknell in 1940. Now she was back at Wilkes again. But, instead of teaching, she was a student, returning in 1973 to pursue her master’s in history. As Mayka listened to the continuing litany, one of the names struck her. It came from the woman sitting adjacent to her. “I heard her say, ‘Ilaria’ and thought, ‘There could only be one Ilaria,’ so I knew it had to be her.” It was Ilaria Sterniuk Zubritsky ’38, G’74, Mayka’s friend since under­ graduate days. She, too, had returned to Wilkes for her master’s degree. Both Mayka and Zubritsky belonged to the first class to graduate from River Street. According to Mayka, “We were all very, very close since the classes were so small.” Mayka also recalls sharing many of the same classes with Zubritsky and talking in Chase Hall’s girls’ lounge. After graduation, the two friends went their separate ways but ended up in the same profcssion—teaching. While Mayka spent years in teaching and guidanceat Crestwood. Zubritsky worked in the Plymouth, Wyalusing, and Sto-Rox school districts. After six years of full-time leaching, Zubritsky began substitute leaching, which she continues today. The two haven’t let their friendship slip away again. Nov/ they maintain their cross-slate friendship through alumni reunions and an annual picnic hosted by Norma Tyburski, former BUJC Dean of Women. 1966 Dr. Henry Davis is an anesthesiologist and medical director of the operating room at Kaweah Delta District Hospital in Visalia, California. Dr. Davis, his wife, Barbara, and two children reside in Exeter, California. Rev. Dwight Giles Sr. retired as a United Methodist Pastor in Wyoming Conference after serving 31 years. He and his wife, Josephine, reside in Hones­ dale and are the parents of three sons. 1969 Estelle Barbara Andrews was named senior vice-president, regional sales, for Citibank, CA. Estelle resides with her husband, Fred Dietz, a management consultant, in Danville, CA. Bernard J. Vinovrski has been named director of admissions at Bloomsburg University. He had been dean of admis­ sions at Wilkes University since 1986. Bernie and his wife, Marcella Wroblewski ’70, and two sons, Martin and Todd, reside in Courtdale. 1970 James J. Anderson announces his engagement to S usan Marie Ann Levenduski of Nanticoke. Mary Kaiser retired as supervisor of Community Counseling Service, Geri­ atric Services Program after 21 years. She lives in Wilkes-Barre. 1971 Dr. William M. Kaye receive his doc­ torate in education from Nova Univer­ sity. He lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 1972 1968 Mary Covine Baltes was named direc­ tor of the legal assistant program at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. Mary also serves in the legal department of CTEC Corp. Judith E. Beyer is an associate profes­ sor at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Nursing. Her research focuses on the pain experience of children. Judith resides in Aurora, Colorado. Doreen A. John has received her Penn­ sylvania licensure in psychology. Doreen supervises Mercy Hospital of Scranton’s behavioral program for can­ cer patients. Frederick N. Brown was elected to the 13-mcmber board of directors of the National Association of Elementary School Principals. Frederick is princi­ pal of Franklin School in Pottstown. Patricia Hodakowski Hinchey has accepted an instructorship in the Eng­ lish Education Department at Teachers College, Columbia University. Pat and her husband, Ed, and two children re­ side in Dallas, PA. 19 Wender '69 wins Cope award Paul A. Wender,achemistryprofcssor at Stanford University who earned his . bachelor of science in chemistry at Wilkes m 1969, has been named one of the 10 recipients of the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards for 1990. The awards, which rec­ ognize and encourage excellence in or­ ganic chemistry, include a certificate and a $20,000 unrestricted research grant to any university or nonprofit institution desig­ nated by the recipient. All recipients also deliver lectures al the Arthur C. Cope Symposium in Washington, D.C. Professor Wender has pioneered new methodologies for design and construction of complex organic molecules, both naturally occurring and synthetic. His contributions cover a broad range of chemistry, including synthetic or­ ganic, organometallic, medicinal, agricultural and photo-chemistry, cancer biology and computer applications in synthesis and drug design. Wender, who served as a part-time instructor in environmental and space science at Wilkes during his undergraduate years, was named as the Outstanding Graduate in his class. Hecontinued his education at Yale Uni­ versity, earning his Ph.D. in 1973, and did postdoctoral study at Columbia University until 1974. The author or co-author of more than 70 publications, Wender received the 1984 Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award, given each year to an outstanding and distinguished Wilkes graduate. He was also named the winner of the American Chemical Society’s Guenther Award in 1988 and winner of the ICI Pharmaceutical Group’s Stuart Award for Ex­ cellence in Chemistry for 1988. In addition to his duties at Stanford, Wender serves as chairman of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Chemistry Study Section, the National Science Foundation Advisory Committee, theNational Reviewers Reserve of the NIH and serves as an authority for Chem Tracts. Wender served as an assistant professor at Harvard University from 1974-78,and was then named an associate professor in 1978. He joined the faculty at Stanford University in 1981 as an associate professor and was appointed professor in 1984. 4 Ahimni wfto have represented Wildes at (Presidential Inaugurations F. Charles Petrillo ’66, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, September 14,1990. Barbara Smith Mack ’64, Washington College, Chestertown, MD, October 6. 1990. Reverend James E. Wynn '69, Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ, October 1, 1990. �The Quarterly 20 Helen MacLellan Simon was the rccipientof the National Institute ofHealth Director’s Award. She is a senior ana­ lyst in the Institute for Planning and Evaluation and is the Planning Coordi­ nator for the new National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Helen and her son, Christo­ pher, reside in Bethesda. Brenda. Her name is Brenae Ann and joins a sister, Shcrilyn Courtney, two years old. 1973 Jay S. Sidhu was named President and CEO of Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. Jay is also President and CEO of Penn Sav­ ings Bank of Wyomissing. He and his wife, Sherry, and their children, Sammy and Luvleen, reside in Reading. Marybeth Fisher Clark has been pro­ moted to assistant professor of nursing for the College of Health and Human Development, School of Nursing, Penn State University, at the Milton S. Her­ shey Medical Center. Richard N. Jones. In our Summer 1990 Quarterly, we wrongly identified Rich­ ard and Brenda’s new daughter as Dr. Kenneth Levin has been appointed section head, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. Ken­ neth resides in Allentown, PA. Deborah Boyer Webster and her hus­ band, Steven, announce the birth of a son, Steven John, on January 28,1990. Deborah is a special education teacher forLuzemeIntermcdiateUnit#18.They reside in Kingston, PA. 1974 Marjorie C. Hingston has been ap­ pointed education coordinator of the medical technology program at the University of Delaware. Christine Donahue Mayo and Bar­ bara Stevens Loftus ’64 appeared in Jacques Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffman” presented by the Virginia Opera Company. Christine resides in Little Rock, AR. John Mainwaring III is director of The TrumpetTrio, three musicians who perform with the Shrine Band at the Irem Temple Country Club in Dallas. He is also director of the Wilkes-Barre Township Junior High School Band. John and his wife, Linda Neher ’75, and their daughter, Jennifer, live in Mountaintop. 1975 Bob Dwyer recently joined Legg Ma­ son Wood Walker, Inc., as an invest­ ment executive in their Wilkes-Barre Office. Gary Kratz and his wife, Mary Agnes, have a son born on November 29,1989. Our apologies for misidentifying Mrs. Kratz in the Spring 1990 Quarterly. Dr. Joseph Szustak has joined Linden Medical Group in Edwardsville. He and his wife, Donna, and their children, Mi­ chael and Jillian, reside in Kingston. Polinsky '73 reports on Denison House 1976 Frank Polinsky ’73 believes that the most important thing in this picture is the Nathan Denison House — not himself. A history major at Wilkes, Polinsky was distressed at the condition of the historic home down the street from his own home in Forty Fort. Although he doesn’t take the credit for its refurbishing, Polinsky wanted to share with fellow alumni his delight that the home has been restored, with occasional historic programs to make it even more interesting. Since graduating from Wilkes, Polinsky has earned an M.Ed. degree as a reading specialist at Bloomsburg University and has worked exten­ sively as a substitute teacher. Marianne Montague Benjamin and her husband, Scott, becameparents of a son, Kyle Patrick Todd, on April 9, 1990. They also have a three year old daughter, Annie. Marianne is doing free­ lance public relations work and resides in Rochester, NY. Paul Domowitch a special projects writcrand pro football columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, participated in the retirement testimonial dinner for Thomas Moran, President of Luzerne County Community College. Ronald Dziadosz married Mary Ellen Evans of Plymouth. Ronald is a distri­ bution design manager with C-TEC, Wilkes-Barre. The couple reside in Centermoreland. Raymond Ostroski, Esquire, was ap­ pointed to the Board of Directors of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which is dedicated to making dreams of criti­ cally ill children a reality. Raymond resides in Wyoming. 1977 Paul E. Spellman was named Vice President/Rcgional Managcrat Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust’s West Shore Division. Paul and his wife, Dianne, reside in New Bloomfield, PA. 1978 Joseph J, Andrasi is a residential serv­ ices aide at the White Haven Center in White Haven. He is also Executive Board Officer of The American Federa­ tion of State, County and Municipal Employees. His wife, Theresa McElligott ’83, is a caseworker at the Children and Youth of Luzerne County. They reside in White Haven with their two daughters, Dominique and Atnbria. 1979 Dr. David Evans has joined the River­ side Rehabilitation Center as a rehabili­ tation optometrist. He and his wife, Gail Edwards ’78 , live in Dallas, PA. Ann Marie Kopec has been accepted for a post graduate fellowship at die Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy in New York City. She maintains a private practice with Ferrell and Asso­ ciates. Baseball alumni gather at Red Barons Eighty-five baseball alumni, coaches and friends gathered in late August to enjoy a buffet supper and a Red Barons baseball game. Proceeds from the event went to support Wilkes’s baseball program. Shown here are: (kneeling, left to right) Gerald Bavitz '75; David Kaschak '71; Bob Duliba '75; Gene Domzalski '71, and James Ferris '56. Standing: Jonah Goobic; Joseph Skvarla '69; Ken Suchoski '78; Crane Buzby '50; George Ralston, and John Reese. Carmen V. Nardone is vice president and weekend announcer at WNAK Radio. Carmen resides in Wilkes-Barre. 1980 Joseph Angelella has been promoted from loan officer to vice president of First Eastern Bank, N.A. He and his wife, Katherine Ann, reside in King­ ston, PA. Margaret M. Callahan presented “ProstateCancerUpdate”foran Ameri­ can Cancer Society Nursing Confer­ ence workshop in May of 1990. Marga­ ret is a clinical nurse specialist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsyl­ vania. John Richard Haffner accepted a position with Pershing on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. John and his wife, Rae, and their children, Amy and Eric, reside in Chicago, IL. Richard Nordheim. In our Summer 1990 Quarterlywe wrongly identified Richard’s wdfe as Josephine. Ourapologies to Richard and Debra. 1981 Mary Ellen Discavage Cockerham and her husband, Keith, announce the birth of their first child, Kevin Richard, on April 25, 1990. They reside in Newtown, PA. Patricia Sparlow Morrow recently joined Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma­ ceuticals, Inc. as manager of product public relations. She is a member of Women in Communications, American Medical Writers Association and Ameri­ can Society of Hospital Pharmacists. William E. Stusnick married Lydia Denton Chambers of Providence and Narragansett, R.l. William is a CPA with the firm of Havard and Batte, Houston, TX. �22 The Quarterly graduate student and instructor of Eng­ lish at The Pennsylvania State Univer­ sity, State College. They live in State College. Marianacci's host football Colonels Keith R. Kleinman joined the firm of Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., as associate vice president. Keith and his wife, Joan, and their daughters, Kim­ berly, Sarah and Allison Rose, reside in Kingston, PA. Nick Marianacci Sr. and his family entertained the Wilkes football team and coaches at their Italian restaurant in Wyoming after the first week ofpractice this fall. More than 100 students and coaches at­ tended. Those who helped or­ ganize the event are shown at right: (from left) Anthony J. Shipula II '78, direc tor ofalumni; Nick Marianacci Jr.; Coach Joe DeMelfi; Fred Marianacci '76, and Nick Marianacci Sr. Absent from the photograph but very' important to the day’s activities were Wilkes booster "Uncle" Fred Marianacci and Mrs. Blodwyn Mariannacci. 1982 Thomas F. Farley, Esquire, and his wife, Kathy, announce the birth of their daughter, Jessica Ann, on April 7,1990. Thomas is a partner with the law firm of Borden & Farley, P.C. The Farley fam ily resides in Honesdale, PA. Maurita E. Gries Elias was recently promoted to assistant vice president of the marketing department at First East­ ern Bank, N.A., Wilkes-Barre. Maurita and her husband, Robert, reside in Dal­ las. Ken Krogulski has joined Berkshire Asset Management as vice president and partner. He and his wife, Ann, and their two children reside in Dallas, PA. Martha Kay Seiger has been appointed an an instructor in the department of education at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She is a certified critical care nurse. Marthaand herhusband,George, and daughter, Angela, reside in Pringle. Alumni News Brian C. Thomas has been named di­ rector of Hospice Saint John, a health care organization. Thomas and his wife, Megan, and their children, Christopher and Amy, reside in Forty Fort, PA. Susan M. Tomalis received her Juris Doctor Degree from Dickinson School of Law and will be working in Harrisburg. Susan lives in Mechanicsburg. Dr. Bruce R. Williams and his wife, Julie, announce the birth of a son, Blake Moerer, on July 2,1990. They reside in Raytown, MI. 1983 ‘ David Connell has been promoted to vice president, financial services at Cornell Iron Works, Inc., Mountaintop, David and his wife, Joyce, reside in Mountaintopwiththeirchildrcn,Megan, James, Kevin and Timothy. Amy J. Elias married Jonathon D. Barnes on June 30, 1990. Amy is a 1984 Marlene Faye Brush married William David Loose of Reading. Marlene is a professional affairs representative with Blue Crdss of Northeastern PA. The couple will reside in Kingston. Dr. William N. McCann married Margaret M. McColgan on June 30, 1990. William has a new position with Affiliates in Podiatry, Concord, NH. Patricia Ann Hokien Poot and her husband, Jacob, announce the birth of a daughter, Liesbeth Tatijana, on June 29,1990. They reside in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. Monica Tombasco received a master’s degree in nursing from LaSalle University.MonicaresidesinPhiladelphiaand ’s employed in the transplant unit at Albert Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, where she also is a certified critical care unit nurse. 1985 David Brown married Melanie DeBias ’83 of Tresckow. David works with Laventhol and Horwath, Wilkes-Barre. Melanie is a registered nurse at GastroenterologyConsultants,Kingston.They will live in Wilkes-Barre. Dianne S. Charsha has been certified by NAACOG as a neonatal clinician practitioner. She has lectured nationally on drug abuse and its effect on the fetus and infant. She works at Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point, NJ. Sharon Flickenger married Ronald Davis of Dysart, PA. Sharon works in the Intensive Care Unit of Geisingcr Wyoming Valley Medical Center. They live in Evans Falls, PA. Louis Menendez performed in recital for the Wilkes University’s ENCORE Music Camp’s Guest Artist Series. Louis serves as a staff pianist on the facul ty of the Curtis Institute of Music in Phila­ delphia. pursue a master of science in logistics management. William and his wife, Gina, and their son, William, reside in Fairborn, OH. Thomas Janies Morpeth is engaged to Beth Ann Danzeisen ’86 of Weatherly. Tom is an accountant at Merrill Lynch in Plainsboro, NJ.BcthAnnisa nurse in thepcdialricintcnsivccareunitofRobcrt Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ. Donna O’Toole Sedor has been named communications manager for the Greater Wilkes-Barre Partnership, Inc. Donna and her husband, John, reside in Dallas, PA. Laura C. Pollick married Peter M. Dcmkovitz of Carteret, NJ. The couple resides on Long Island, NY. 1986 Dr. Karen M. Dragon was awarded her doctorate in the field of optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Op­ tometry, Philadelphia. She will begin her practice in the Poconos. Robert A. Brown married Renee J. Medura of Hanover Township. Robert is supervisor of Financial Services for Planters Life Savers Co., Winston-Sa­ lem, North Carolina. The couple resides in Winston-Salem. Dr. Charles P. Dougherty, Jr. was awarded the degree of Medical Doctor from the Medical College of Pennsyl­ vania in Philadelphia. He will begin his residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC where he will specialize in anesthesiology. Renee Dougherty married James L. Pricher of Williamsport. Renee is an account executive for Welteroth/Wagner Advertising in Williamsport. Kevin P. Guns was promoted to assis­ tant cashier at First Eastern Bank, Wilkes-Barre. Dr. Lisa M. Kotch received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Temple University Denial School. William E. Lynch received a Master of Liberal Arts Degree from Texas Chris­ tian University and selected to attend the Air Force Institute of Technology to 23 1989 Elizabeth Ann Plewniak married Dr. Joseph J. Ridilla. Elizabeth is a music and art teacher at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. They reside in Drexel Hill, PA. Sharon Schneider was named director of nurses at St. Luke Pavilion, Hazle­ ton. Sharon and her husband, Charles, and their son reside in Hazleton, PA. Douglas Takacs married Maryellen Senese of Kingston. The couple resides in Wilkes-Barre. 1987 Thomas M. Evans was promoted to vice president of United Penn Bank. Thomas and his wife, Diane, and their son, Christopher, reside in Bloomsburg. Thomas Zelinsky announces his en­ gagement to Valerie A. Nemetz of Swoyersville. Tom is employed by Mountaintop Area Joint Sanitary Au­ thority as a plant superintendent. 1988 David Dragon married Mary Jean Koval of Wilkes-Barre. David is owner of Dragon Landscaping and American Environmental Support, Wilkes-Barre. Joseph Nalbone Jr. was recently named employee of the month at the Times Leader newspaper in Wilkes-Barre. Joseph is a systems analyst in the com­ puter operations department. Eugene John Novak was appointed postmaster at the Rock Glen Post Of­ fice, PA. A first lieutenant in die Penn­ sylvania Army National Guard, he lives in Nanticoke. Reybitz '90 promoted at Bethlehem Steel Edmund P. Reybitz, who com­ pleted his Master's in Business Administration degree this Au­ gust, was named division con­ trollerin Bethlehem Steel Corpo­ ration's accounting department. Reybitz, who joined Bethle­ hem Steel's management training program in 1977, has been man­ ager of profitability and cost analysis at the company’s Struc­ tural Products Division since 1988. He now assumes responsibilitiy for financial forecasting, profitability/cost analysis, and capital budgeting/property ac­ counting. �‘Wrap up your fioCicCay shopping ij| ■ at the. (Bookstore. The Quarterly 24 1990 Stephen Fidyk is attending the Univer­ sity of North Texas for his Master’s Degree in Music Performance. Edward Lupico was appointed classi­ fied advisor at the Times Leader news­ paper in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Michele Rem us has accepted a nursing position at Overlook Hospital in Sum­ mit, NJ. Sandra Shaker received a master of health administration degree from Wilkes University. She is employed as the Radiology Manager at Hazleton-St. Joseph Hospital Medical Center. San­ dra and her husband, Theodore, reside in McAdoo, PA. In SvCernoriam Sharlcnc Mary Fedor ’75 Peter Uritz was appointed a full time associate al The Studio of Audrey Hamlin Davis in Forty Fort. Peter has been privately leaching keyboard for approximately three years. III IE EE■ lb - UlliBZ'J. i-s u f-M ~ i .. Vf-rr ’.w - 1 u 1 S o 1 e y m a n Mohscni’s course on control systems as giving him in­ sight to see things from the pcrspeclive of an electrical engineer rather lhanachemical en­ gineer. Eight semesters after he decided to “just try it,” Ju­ rado graduated from Wilkes with his master's in electrical engineering. “Wilkes will always remain a part of me," he said. The completion of the coursework, according to Jurado, was possible only through the cooperation of Dr. Umid Nejib, dean of the School of Science and Engineering, and approachability of Dr. Ahmad Armand, chairman of ple engineering department, and the rest of the engi­ neering faculty. “Dean Nejib’s open door policy to discuss the program and his willingness to ably critique us during technical presentations, small classes and dedicated professors are all part of my experience at Wilkes.” His design thesis entailed a novel control system which he installed at the Lion Inc. Brewery in Wilkes-Barre? As Jurado begins his new job as special projects man­ ager in London, he says the story of Wilkes University will be told to his new friends and co-workers in Europe as soon as arrjves. I am proud to have studied here and to realize that no other school would have brought me through this experi­ wul, are going ence as intact as did Wilkes. Some Europeans Io slart hearing about the University tharinviterus all'lo ‘just uy it.”’ ill >11 G H i >] A ra I - .2,-> ■2i ■ H£ fc P i a E iV?—« ... F —K B C D E F G Gray Inside/Out sweatshirt, navy trim Available in Youth Sizes White 100% cotion turtleneck, Wilkes University on collar in blue WhiteT, Colonels on drop UH, navy & gold. One size fits all. S27.95 S22.95 S13J0 Navy fleece shorts, gold trim. 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S14.95 H r ■ W 135Z Ordering Information A Shipping & BilUng Information Order Form Quantity Item Letter Description Size Price Please ship to: (Please print) Name Grad year Address__________ _. (No PO Baxes) City State Phone Day ( ) Night X__ 1 Zip Please make checks payable to vyiLJ^l)NIVERSlTY gold trim 18-23 lbs. Sizes All unuex .i>«. (M, L, XL) Shorn Si SwcBipaim W-ul Sia (S 25.30), (M 32.34). (L 36-3S). (XL 40-42) CMllnai'. Size, 1 /I-’ ho Jurado '90 brews up great job with Wilkes engineering degree By MARK DAVIS Assistant Public Relations Director Jaime Jurado is a brewer and proud of it. Since August, he has been special projects manager for Courage Brewing, Limited, of London England, re­ sponsible for optimization of systems at the breweries of the Australian owned organization. He also anticipates involvement in the acquisition and refurbishment of several Eastern European breweries by 1992. Jurado’s brewing career has always had an interna­ tional flavor. After studying beer production in Bavaria, Jurado worked in breweries in Germany, England and Ireland. Returning to the United States in 1987 as assistant brewmaster at The Lion, Inc., in Wilkes-Barre, Jurado wanted to pursue a graduate degree, probably an M.B.A., but he wasn’t sure. William Smulowitz, presi­ dent of theLion, suggested Wilkes University and had his son take Jurado for a trip to see the campus. When I went to the Max Roth Center, I thought that Dean Fahmy had mistaken me for someone else. Never had I experienced such a greeting; it was as if he had been waiting for me all that week," said Jaime. That greeting opened a conversation which would change his professional life. “I told Dr. Fahmy that I was a chemical engineer trained in fermentation and brewing science and that I was looking for a good M.B.A. pro­ gram." But Dr. Fahmy had something very different in mindandasked-’Whydon’tyou tryourMastcr of Science in Electrical Engineering program? Just try it.” Il had never crossed Jurado’s mind to attempt graduate study in a discipline with which he was not comfortable. Jurado deliberated throughout the spring of 1987 before taking Fahmy’s advice to “just try' it.” He enrolled in the master of science in electrical engineering program, tak­ ing things one course at a time. Jurado credits the patience of Dr. Levere Hostler as • J -the L- first -----------helping him through course. He also cites rvDr. ii ! - .a £ : S(H),M(10-12). 1X14-16) TAX PA tesidents add 6% sales lax SHIPPING/HANDLING Up to S20 — Add S2 Over S20 — Add S3 Prices subjccilochange 1/1/91 Subtotal Sales Tax Shipping Total Q MasterCard Visa Expiration Date_________ Card#________________ Signature_______________ ^Signature required for charge purchases) �Wilkes University Quarterly Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 355 WILKES-BARRE, PA Mte. Betsy B. Ceridron '79 36 Reynoldn Street Kingston PA I 37 04 If thiz iz wj'ifwwl Io» graduate who n<> I'/ii'Z/ f /fini/iviinz it til yout home, pJcituc f' :>/ oil ih'; nniiliny, ImM'I itnd until ji, v/jlh lhe '////'■/ Oyj ild'hrzz, f// Ihr Alot/ini fjlliir. � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Fall 1990 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 1990 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/0aa7057035d08200afa7e91f13d68804.pdf 77a5f9891dd379db9a97c477f29d78b8 PDF Text Text ■ ! lb i Trom the Slew year's (Day unveiling of the Wilkes University campus signs to the fourth ofJuly, when 'Wilkes will let the communityfireworks signal an end to revelry, the Spring semester has been one of celebration for the new WUkes University. Some of the celebration has been decorative — banners hungfrom every campus building and adorning (Public Square throughout the late winter. Some of the celebration has been academic — a major address on "Science (Education in the 1390s “ by (Dr. John (Prados, engineer and educator at the University of Tennessee, as the departments of biology, chemistry and the Sigma Xi scientific societyjoined their annual lectures. University celebration events have included public affairs lectures by Henry (Aaron qf the (Brookings Institution and (Dr. ObradStanqjevic, a law professorfrom the University of 'Belgrade; as well as poetry readings, and concerts by each University performance group. ‘The celebration reached its peak_in mid-february when the campus, community,friends and alumnigatheredfor the celebration dinner and convocation on (February IS and 16. The events of that evening and morning are highlighted on the following pages, both in pictures and in the words used by our distinguishedguests to celebrate the occasion. 1 II 5 i I ! I! WILKES UNIVERSITY SPRING 1990 �President Breiseth (right) with Gary Sojka, president of Bucknell University, our parent institution, at the Celebration Convocation Sheldon Hackney................... 1 Celebration Dinner................ 6 Celebration Convocation.. .14 First Commencement......... 22 The Chronicle...................... 24 Gym named for Henrys ..24 Ross to chair board....... 25 Reaccreditation granted.26 Gifts, Grants, Giving........ T1 Alumni News...................... 28 Address on the Occasion of Wilkes June, 1990 Becoming a The Cover Dear Friends, The celebration is nearly over. When the community sets off its Fourth of July fireworks, we at Wilkes will declare an end to the half year of celebrating the attainment of Univer­ sity status. As we return to a more normal academic style, we can reflect not only on the good times we have enjoyed together but also on the challenges ahead. The celebration of the past several months would be meaningless if we failed to meet the challenges and raised expectations presented by becoming a university. The extraordinary number of local congratulations and expressions of delight we have received upon becoming a university attests to the close relationship between Wilkes and its region. The congratulatory comments have celebrated the fact that “We at last have our own university.” Wilkes Univer­ sity looks forward to serving this region even more effectively as we build this effort on a great tradition of service going back to the very beginning of Bucknell University Junior College. Wilkes will maintain its commitment to a student­ centered education. Faculty will continue to work closely with students to fulfill their educational needs even as they challenge these students to become involved in research, cooperative activities and service to their community. As Wilkes moves to provide leadership to the region as its University, we look to our many friends and alumni for the continued support that has itself been cause for celebration. Thank you for helping us celebrate. Thank you for standing beside us as Wilkes University moves ahead. Sincerely, Christopher N. Breiseth President University Attorney Charles Miner, long a trustee of Wilkes, lifts his glass in a toast to Wilkes University. Photo by Jim Kozemchak. The Quarterly Wilkes University Quarterly is published by the Public Relations Office and the Alumni Office Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Director of Public Relations and Publications Jane Manganella Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula II '78 Editor Nedra Bloom Photography Curtis Salonick Jim Kozemchak Associate Editor Craig Mark Davis Alumni News Editor Florence Lauth Editorial Assistants Ana Guzman Betty Endress President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. Executive Assistant to the Presdident Robert Heaman, Ph.D. by Sheldon Hackney President University of Pennsylvania Wilkes College is assuming the university status commensurate with its expanded role in American higher education and in the economic and cultural life of Northeast Pennsylvania at a particularly interestingjuncture. Theseare extraordinary but contradictory times. Though tyranny still exists, and injustices both foreign and domestic still abound, we are witnessing one of the most hopeful explosions in the growth of democracy in the history of the world. Athome.the largest peacetime economic expansion since the Great Depression seems to be coming in for a soft landing, and the eighties can be correctly seen as a golden era of American peace and prosperity. Yet, it was also a decade of stagnation in standards of living, increasing disparity in the distribution of income and wealth, and the cataclysmic multiplication of human ills in our drug-plagued cities. More importantly, while our pantheon of foreign heroes expanded (Gorbachev, Walesa, Havel, Dubcck, Mandela and perhaps even DcKlcrk), and the rogues gallery of deposed tyrants (Marcos, Honckker, Ceausescu, Noriega) expanded in a satisfying way, at home heroes were in short supply. In fact, the American consciousness in recent years has been saturated with talcs of heroes with feet of clay. No sector of life has remained untouched by scandals or the loud thud of falling angels. JimmyandTammy Bakker completed the circuit from the pinnacle of televangelistic success to disgrace and trouble with the law after revelations of sexual improprieties, financial irregularities and luxurious selfindulgence. The insider trading scandals sent Ivan Boesky to prisonfromhisorbitaboveWallStrect’shighfliers. Indeed, the distinctive denizen of the eighties may well have been the yuppie “doing greed” and watching his elders play “liars poker” with huge sums of other people’s money, Nor were Wall S trcct and religion the only locale of moral decay. Thatsymbol of gritty competitiveness in sports, Pete Rose, was banned for life from the game because he broke the rules by gambling. College supcrstarLen Bias died of a cocaine overdose just after signing a multi-million dollar professional basketball contract. A Pulitzer prize-winning reporter lost the prize and herjob when it was discovered that she had fabricated the story that won the honor. In our nation’s capitol, Jim Wright was chased from his position of power as Speaker of the House of Representatives by the revelation of financial improprieties. Relentlessly, the stain of violated trust spread. The decade was so tawdry that Christopher Lasch was moved to observe recently that “The moral bottom has dropped out of our culture.” Surely, you might think, universities have been exempt from this onslaught; surely, they arc seen by the �The Quarterly public as one of the forces in American life at work on the task of enlivening the moral imagination and renewing our com­ mon commitment to improving human so!■ numau welfare. Not — ing frequency and a former Secretary of Education made a career of bashing universities, portraying them as elitist unresponsive, greedy, and arrogant Allan Bloom with his book. The Closing of the American Mind, precipitated a torrent of criticism of higher education as having lost its way soul by educationally, having prostituted core of its replacing a coreascurriculum based in the the classics of western social and political thought with the latest fad pandering to social activism. More recently, Profscam by Charles Sykes has appealed to a public attuned to scandal by fulminating - - ■ ----against a professorate that is portrayed as lazy and irrespon­ sible in carrying out its teaching duties and morally lax in its intellectual integrity. At President George Bush’s educationalsummitinSeptemberl989,govemorswerereportedto have said harsh things about universities, perhaps taking a _______________ cue from former governor John Sununu, the President’s chief ofstaff, who seized an occasion early in the administration of (jl 01Z11 I , H11U OV1ZAA1 Uli VVVUO1U1X VW**J —— —-----------a meeting of a small group of university presidents with President Bush to lash out at universities for being too costly and not doing enough to improve performance. Whether as cause or effect, a lengthening series of legislative and judicial actions in Washington has made it clear that higher education is more and more being seen as just another likely source of revenue fora tax-starved federal iovemment just another commercial enterpnse whose pecuFiar traditions deserve no particular respect, just another combination in restraint of trade, just another When Thomas Hardy s protagonist, June bawley, has finished his apprenticeship as a stone mason and been deserted by his wife, he sets out on an idealistic journey to achieve some undefined but lofty redirection of his life by going to Christminster with the hope of entering the univer­ sity to become that most pureofTiumanbeing;s a:scholar “Aftermany turnings he came up to Ute tat ancient medieval pile that he had encountered. It was a coUege, as he could see by the gateway. He ente it,wa roun an penetrated t0 dark comers which no lamplight reached. Close to this college was another; and a little further on another; and then he began too be encircled as it were with the breath and sentiment of the venerable city.” He saw a spectral proces­ sion of poets and divines and learned men including “men of meditative faces, strained foreheads, and weakeyed as bats with constant research....” For Jude, the university was thoroughly admirable but not really connected to the realities of contemporary life. Jude was forced to go to work as a stone mason to earn a living, save money, and wait for his opportunity to become a son of the university, though he perceived that the passage of time and the onset of modernity was eroding the University Status Address 3 learning environment that is right for them, and that promotes progress by encouraging and allowing experimentation — the possibility that out of a welter of different approaches might come a few true successes that would not have been discovered in a unitary or centralized system. One must realize from the outset that the relationship between the university and society is bound to be an ambiguous one. The traditional university ideal of complete institu­ tional autonomy will be played off against the public’s demand for total accountability. The proper balance will change from time to time and from circumstance to circumstance, so the university leader’s task of keeping autonomy Dr. Hackney receives congratulations from Trustee Patricia Davies. and accountability in a healthy dynamic equi­ librium will be increasingly difficult buildings and presumably the ancient and idealized pursuits Perched as we are on the rim of the last decade of the of the university. “It was not till now, when he found himself twentieth century, one can see a host of major forces at work actually on the spot of his enthusiasm, that Jude perceived around the world that will clearly shape the environment in how far away from the object of that enthusiasm he really which universifies will be operating well into the twenty-first was. Only a wall divided him from those happy young century. There is no reason to expect a change in the contemporaries of his with whom he shared a common accelerating pace in the creation ofnew knowledge nor in the mental life; men who had nothing to do from morning till trend toward economies that are more knowledge-based than night but to read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest. Only a before. At home, ethnic diversity will surely increase, while wall — but what a wall!... So he thanked God for his health abroad the communications revolution that has already al­ and strength and took courage. For the present he was outside tered world consciousness and the self-perceptions of people the gates of everything colleges included: perhaps some day everywhere will undoubtedly continue to work its wonders, he would be inside. Those palaces of light and leading; he The growing world-wide demand for higher standards of might some day look down on the world through their panes.” living will cause domestic tensions in countries with unsuc­ Jude never made it, of course, and the college cessful economies and will increase tensions between have remained a symbol of an organic and ideal life that was no and have-not nations. The economies of the world will longer attainable in modem times by ordinary people. become more interrelated, moving in the direction of a single, Times have changed. Jude wished to escape from integrated, global economy. Paralleling the broadening modem life into the medieval university. Nowadays, the scope of human activity, the growing ecological problems of university is the gateway into a full engagement with modem humankind will become ever more pressing. Ironically, as all life. As Eric Ashby has noted, ‘The great American contri- of the economic and technological forces bring people into bution to higher education has been to dismantle the walls closer, and more interdependent, and more varied relationaround the campus.” Knowledge has become much more ships with each other globally, there will be no end to the central to society and the economy, and education therefore growing demand for individual and communal self determihas become much more of a necessity for the individual. nation, leading to strife based on national, ethnic, racial, and The irony is that as the university has become much religious sectarian differences. more important, it is coming to occupy a much less special Ifwearetopickourway through the obstacle course place. The great challenge of the 1990s for universities is to formed by this daunting array of challenges without tripping reassess the relationship of the university to society and to intomajorcatastrophes, universities will be drawn toward the strike a new balance between public expectations and the task center of the stage. The knowledge preserved and initiated the university sets for itself. That can best be done by each there, the people educated there, the habits of rational and university understanding its role in contemporary life, in its unfettered discourse nurtured there, themodelsof devotion to own setting, and dedicating itself to the faithful fulfillment of the common good championed there will be needed as never thatrolc.whilebcingtruetothebcstclemcntofitstraditions. before. In the ethnically sparse landscape of our time, the The outcome of this reassessment will certainly be different university is one of the institutions with the best chance of for different institutions, for the great strength of the Amcri- stimulating the moral reforestation that we so desperately can system of higher education is its diversity, a diversity that need. allows students with different interests and needs to find the This may sound like an impossibly inflated task for �4 The Quarterly universities as a group, and perhaps a little intimidating for a relatively small, private university tucked into the scenic Wyoming Valley, but any institution that had the confidence to open its doors at the depth of the Great Depression an had the energy and resiliency to travel so far over a mere six decades,toadaptandgrowinresponsetocataclysmicchanges, is certainly equal to the challenge. I am particularly hopeful for Wilkes because of the educational philosophy pursued here, set forth in Eugene SheddenFarley’sEsjayso/anEducowr.andexpressedmost succinctly in the “guide to learning," the credo, provi y yourfaculty. Thatphilosophyenvisionsnotonlythengorous disciplining of the intellect but the stimulation of the moral dimension of the student who wishes to be an educated person. I applaud that and think it is precisely what is needed by our troubled times. 1649 by Benjamin Franklin in the essay that is the founding document for my own university. He begins his “Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania” with a R „nr that he took to be a truism. The good Education South has been esteemed by wise Men in all Ages, as the nuauuuvof-----surest Foundation the Happiness both of private Families Commonwealths.” and ot com -------More importantly, Franklin ctosesthe essay, after descrjbin”^e desired curriculum and its benefits, with "i a ,ht to be emblazoned on uic the consciousness Moment that ought s r every where. ‘The idea of what is true Merit, should also be oflen often presented presented to to Youth, Youth, explain explain’’dd and and Minds, as consisting in an Inclination impress’d on L Ability. to serve Mankind, one’s country, join tom ’d with an • • — Friends and Family; which Ability is (with the Blessing of God) to be acquir’d or greatly encreas’dby true Learning; and should indeed be the great Aim and End of all Learning.” So, it is with a great deal of pleasure and confidence that the oldest university in North America welcomes the .... ' ■ ' > a common commitment to thebettermentof the human condition through what Franklin called “true merit.” fluff FDU WILKES Citationfor Or. SUddon trfackney SfuUcn tfdackney, President of the University of Pennsylvania, you have been a successful leader of the Commonwealth’s oldest and greatest University for nearly a decade. Through your potent combination of tough, clear intelligence, unflappable poise, and self-deprecating humor, you have brought this talented, often contentious academic community toanew level ofdistinction. The recently announced billion dollar capital campaign to celebrate Penn’s250th birthday symbolizes the confidence you have inspired among the faculty, trustees, students, and alumni. You have led your colleagues at Penn to dedicate this unprecedented fund-raising effort to the strengthening of human resources at the University, including the increase of access for students of talent who lack financial means. You have strengthened the University’s tradition of admitting students from all walks of life and graduating them as an elite, prepared to help lead society in every major field of human endeavor. Tn this week of Nelson Mandela s release from a South African prison, we salute you — a white man from Alabama who has drawn wisdom from America’s civil rights struggles to guide a great multi-racial university in the City of Broth­ erly Love. Philadelphia s future, like the nation’s future, depends upon creative and determined efforts such as you are stimulating to extend educational and economic opportunities to men and women of all races, backgrounds, and persuasions. by fc bS if TfuSiX*“,h IWer of the oMea. 1 happily Pennsylvania, I hereby confer upon you, Sheldon Hacknev the h * kes Univcrs‘ty and by the Commonwealth of and privileges pertaining thereto. ’ on°rary Doctorate of Humane Letters with all the rights All decked out for the Celebration dinner, the Wilkes University gym saw many friends. Top left: Trustee Elizabeth Slaughter greets Dr. Eugene Farley Jr. Top right: Bruce Freeman, representing Marts & Lundy, with President Breiseth. Bottom left: Robert and Shirley Fortinsky with Esther and William Davidowitz. Mr. Fortinsky and Mrs. Davidowitz are both trustees. Bottom right: Betsy Condron, who masterminded the dinner, with ROTC faculty and students (from left) Lt. Col, A, Roger Matson, Karry K. Matson, Condron, Cadet Raymond Smith and Dianne Smith. �The Quarterly The Celebration Dinner 7 program Introduction and Welcome . .Christopher H. Breiseth President, Wilkes University Invocation . ■ • • George F. Ralston Dean of Student Affairs Emeritus Toast to the University Charles H. Miner, Jr. Trustee Emeritus George F. Ralston Charlotte V. Lord Dinner Introductions Christopher H. Breiseth Greetings from the Board Chaik s H. Miner, Jr. \( / / J ..............................Frank Fl. Henry Chairman of the Board of Trustees "On Becoming a University" .Alfred S. Groh '41 Professor Emeritus Tribute to the Wilkes Student . . .Charles B. Reif Professor Emeritus Charlotte V. Lord Professor Emerita The Joy of Teaching Flarcie Kreinces '90 President, Student Government The University and Students Hi Reflections ........................... Eugene S. Farley, Jr., M.D. Professor and Chairman Department of Family Medicine and Practice University of Wisconsin The Farley Era: Building the Institution Frank M. Henry Intellectual Excellence as a Tradition at Wilkes ■ j The Long View: Student, Faculty Member,. • ■ ■ I Dean and President Alfred S. Groh '41 Francis J. Flichelini President Commission for Independent Colleges and Universities . . .Roberts. Capin'50 President Emeritus and Professor of Accounting Christopher H. Breiseth Fulfillment of the Dream Concluding Remarks Frank M. Henry -- Itage",e"' Wilkes University Gratefully Acknowledges Morrison's Custoin^ for Their Generous i Dinner' ■rous SuDDort Support In in PmuMinn Providing the rvlebra Celebration Charles B. Reif Eugene S. Farley, Jr. M.D. L Robert S. Capin, 50, DHL '83 �The Quarterly 8 Cdebration Dinner George F. Ralston The Invocation O God who brought our fathers to this place we otter tn all that it has represented of human devotion and high aspira. commits us to a future of humane vision and unrelenting devo . may so fulfill the promise of the founders that her name may sfortheCollege Which they founded here, and for we for sense of past greatness which now university by its deeds of service honored among all those who hear it. fellowship and our faith in its purpose. Let this Amen. Charles H. Miner, Jr. The Toast 9_ Charles B. Reif Tribute to the Wilkes Student For the faculty to think of the Wilkes Student as an entity is impossible. To remember each of the thousands of students who survived our courses, or failed to survive, is also impossible. However, with many students the faculty has established lasting friendships, and with many the faculty continues the quest to be marked as educated persons. Many of those students fought in the wars of our times, and many still strive to keep the peace, as fragile as it may be. Some served in the Peace Corps. In their professions our students represent many callings from accountants, bankers, college professors, dentists, engineers, completely through the alphabet to urologists, writers, vocational guidance counselors, x-ray technicians, yachtsmen and zoologists. They are leaders in their vocations. In their communities, they volunteer to serve on the boards of many constructive organizations. In doing so they keep the fabric of society mended and functional, supplying their expertise freely for the benefit of all. Their contributions to science cannot pass without notice. Their efforts as legislators deserve acclaim. We applaud their acting on the stage, their singing in the opera, their paintings which hang in homes and art galleries, as well as their instrumental accomplishments. We give thanks for their healing of ailing bodies and their mending of unstable minds. Their sermons from the pulpit make us pause to reflect. The variety of their talents is amazing. We are blessed to have had them in our classes. So, to one and all, we say, “Congratulations. Thank you. Keep up the good work. Wilkes University is proud to call you its own.” Charlotte V. Lord I came on the board of Bucknell Junior College in its and my early youth — its staff was minimal and the board made up of busy and important people, so this kid was added by Gilbert McClintock to take the minutes and to act as secretary. From then on my connection with the Junior College, the College and now the University has given me great pride and been among my most gratifying relationships and today is glorious as we enter into a new era. „ Benjamin Disraeli, the famous British statesman, in a speech before the House of Commons in 1873, said “a university should be a place of light, of liberty and of learning.” The University which we greet today is eminently qualified to meet those objectives. Let’s all join in a toast to Wilkes University, which will illuminate the lives of all whom it teaches. To Wilkes University! Frank M. Henry Greetings from the Board It’s a grand night, it’s a night to celebrate. A night to pat ourselves on the back. A night that we will all remember because it is a night we looked forward to for a long, long time. I’m very privileged to speak to you just very briefly on behalf of your Board of Trustees I’ve been fortunate to be a member of that fine group for thirteen years, and I’ve had the privilege of being asked to be the Chairman for the past three years. I believe that I ve had an education — equaling the education that others have had at this university for the past four years. It s been a wonderful education. , 016 °ne ^'ng 1 remember most is leaming how much your Board of Trustees has played a role in ^ growth and the expansion and the prominence of Wilkes University. Back in the days when Dr mX and Dr. Farley did (ta job well Thon The Celebration Dinner worn on » o« two UM,SS*1 do""lc “l” Ol“' reason for everything that he does. As we sat in a room that iVnk ? W ’"i^u ° d gymnasium- As always chris has a around a table, saw where we were, and in a very short time we knew Xreh bJXnCleaned 0,31 d3y’WC u• That building was here. This is the building now. It stands where we hp wanted us 10 g°- We took his leadership, worked together so hard to build together along with many manv friend °urfnrs^.meellng- This is the reason people . The facility is obviously an edifice thft signified y0U ™ for its community and what the Board has indirectly done for its Z d t •1 .U 3150 si8nifies what Wilkes can do community for the many things you have done for Wilkes University01111111^ Way say*nS ^nk y°u t0 of the old gym into this Sports and ConferenceC^r^ge^er^cv^ may "Ot SCem as dramatic as the transformation fulfil the dream that Dr. Farley and Dr. Marts held fonh The Smrih.-“‘J" instilution becoming ever stronger to mobilize the rcsoures necessary to bring both about is one for wWch I w t,?f ficnerous antl dedicated Board to which I wish to thank my Board colleagues. The Joy of Teaching Greetings, professional and non-professional educators. awards, recognition in their careers and lives, I know that we The etymology of the verb to educate is the Latin prefix e: are now and forever kindred souls who have given to and edu­ out of or from, and the root word ducere: to draw. Education cated one another. begins at birth and ends with death. Its nature depends upon Let Chaucer speak of his Parson who both gladly learned and gladly taught: environment and endowment Joy is keen pleasure. Analysis of this emotion is almost impossible; however, I There was a man of the priest’s vocation, have had the assistance of the good Parson in Geoffrey A poor town Parson of true consecration... Chaucer’s frame for his fourteenth-century The Canterbury Learned he was, in the truest sense a clerk Tales and the wisdom of a youthful Jewish grandmother, a Who meant Christ’s gospel faithfully to preach And truly his parishioners to teach... student at G.A.R. High School where at the age of nineteen Wide was his parish, with houses far asunder, I became a professional teacher. She did not go to college, but But he would not be kept by rain or thunder, she has a passion to know. She reads voraciously. She writes poetry. On Valentine’s Day she brought me a flower and If any had suffered a sickness or a blow. stayed to talk. At one point she said this: From visiting the farthest, high or low. Love isn’t put in your heart to stay. Plodding his way on foot, his staff in hand. He was a model his flock could understand, Love is not love until you give it away. For first he did and afterward he taught Teaching is giving. We give to one another. We explore Certainly, he was wise. Certainly, he followed what he and grow in knowledge together. When my students call, write, or come back to visit, when they tell me of honors, taught Marcie Kreinces '90 The University and Students As President of Student Government I am honored to be able to speak to you tonight on behalf of the students at this University Celebration. Last semester, Wilkes College’s designation to university status was the constant topic of conversation. Initially, the thoughts of the seniors were what are we going to put on our diplomas and our class rings. The thoughts of the underclassmen were whether they would have a choice as to whether they would put college or university on their diploma when their day arrives. As we thought about the university status carefully, we realized that the change would affect more than our resumes and our transcripts. Accompanying the change of designation is greater expectation for Wilkes as an institution. Each of us, whether a direct part of Wilkes or part of the Wilkes community, will contribute to making our Wilkes experience the very best that it can be. From the students’ perspective we hope that the attention the individuals get here will always be a primary part of the Wilkes education. We came to Wilkes to be known by our names, not by our Social Security numbers. With all the changes that come with the on-going development at Wilkes we must hold on to the qualities that drew us here in the first place. Wilkes the College has a lot to be proud of and Wilkes the University has much to look forward to in the future. On behalf of the students, we offer our congratulations to the Wilkes community and to the Wilkes campus. �The Quarterly 11 Intellectual Excellence as a Tradition at Wilkes Celebration (Dinner qfc RtfActions Francis J. Michelini President, 1970-1975 The Farley Era: Building the Institution Eugene Farley, Jr., M.D. Son of Wilkes's first president, Eugene Shedden Farley It’s a pleasure to be back here and to be asked to reflect on issues relating to the development of Wilkes University. Much of these reflections were refreshed thanks to Essie Davidowitz, Al Groh and Mary Gale who put together my father’s writings, Essays of an Educa­ tor. Rereading those gave me a great opportunity to recall how I came to think like I thought, and it makes you realize the important role parents play in your life and the environment in which they raised you. The theme of this family’s life was largely Bucknell Junior College and then Wilkes College. I must admit the excitement of seeing this Bucknell Junior College grow into this university is a great one for all of us. In 1936, we came — I was just a kid sol’mspeakingasakid.anineyearold. It was just a shirt factory. I must admit my father and mother shared a great dream. Itwasadreamrelatingtopeople — the people who needed to get educated, the people who needed to be heard.thepeoplewhoneededtoparticipate. And they thought the college was thp wav tn Hn thic the way to do this. My father was a great believer of this.nevertobe worriedaboutthethings of the college .even though half his life was spent trying to get buildings and money and support for the college. But it was always to support people - the faculty who had to teach, the students whohadtolearn.andevenallthepeople whoworked there. The thing that impresses me most in those years is the enthusiasm that went into developing the school, not just by my father and my mother, but the enthu­ siasm of the faculty. Coming back here I relive as I see some of you and recall the days when the school was small, when every little bit counted. In reading someofhiswritings.Iamremindedthat in the first years the rent for the whole building was SI0,000 a year, and if they could reduce it by $2,500, they could afford to come out without a debt, Unfortunately, they couldn t reduce it sotheystartedgoingafteracquisitionof buildings, and asking people to give of their wealth, to give of their time, to give the buildings: Conyngham Hall, Chase Hall, Weckesser Hall, Kirby Hall, Stark Hall, a whole series. It’s been people who have done it One of the things that impressed me about the college and impressed me about the people is that it had a social vision. It was responding to social responsibility and helping people to learn to develop a social vision, to care about the people, to care about the community, to care about the country, and to care about the environment / ‘ my father Again ’s background: I think that first beingJ a farmer, then going into education with history Ind nrlnnntinn nr, ______ . education as his adegrees, gave .him a different outlook. He understood the importance of the intellectual work and the importance of ----hardrphysical -jM.vul work and recognized they went together I think this has been passed on I know to his children and to his grandchildren I t*think he’s given all of us a vision and the vision is not just Revision is shared by all of the people over the years who have contributed to thedevelopmcntof this now university to make it the strong place it is. I think over the next century, this university is going to continue to grow and add to the excitement of the individuals who work here, who learn here, who go out from here, and to the community of which it is a part This to me is the strength of this whole university. The excitement for my family was always its community relationships. I think dad would be extremelydelightedtoseewhat’sgoing on. Obviously, he felt that man’s mind was the thing that had to be taken care of; that honesty and responsibility were essential,andthesocietycouldn’tfunction without them. He’dbe amazed and I think dismayed at the irresponsibility and dishonesty that has begun in our public communications from the goveminent on down, in the things we do and fail to recognize we can respond to. In other words, the silence that we make often speaks as loudly as our talking. One of the things that impressed me, it is said that it was the silent Germans who helped bring Hitler to power. Not the noisy bad Germans, but the good Germans who dominated. Always impressing us that we the people, if we are sitenT^Ts^ J J J as the people who are out there clamoring. And we have to be effective. We have to be knowledgeable. We have to be responsible. And we have to deal honestly and openly in a free society. I think Wilkes is not only just be­ coming a University. This is a time when the world is rapidly changing and the open minds that we have helped develop will continue to develop the new areas you will open. This is very exciting for everyone. Thank you all for having us back here, and this isn’t anything that I wrote down. I You’d think I’d have learned my lesson that Farleys are a tough act to follow. My two hour speech will be over in the comer after this adjourns. If you want a challenge, try to take something that has been such an important part of you life and condense those experiences and the perceptions of excellence that I believe characterize this institution in three minutes or less, Butbear with me because you’re going to „get the..vjukuf result of my labors. ...j lobwxo. MyexperienceatWilkesdates from the fall semester of 1955, acollege of 650 students, unemployment in the valley at 20 percent, miners with black lung, mothers working in shoe facto­ ries, garment factories, cigar factories... Why? Not just to make a living, but to -make it---------------------possible for their children to get an education and to make a better life, With that sacrifice and commitment so real and so apparent, even to someone like me who did not have roots in the valley, seeing students with one, two— and in talking to Chuck Reif earlier — even three part time jobs — howcould college efforts be focused on anything but the best. There was a synchrony of effort that came from students and their families through the college and its faculty. As I thought of what to identify as a tradition of excellence 1 came to understand why the Catholic Church once a year celebrates All Saint’s Day. In the old days, you Catholic parochial school students would remember, you had to go to church and listen to the endless litany of saints: “Saint Au­ gustine, orapro nobis, Saint Bernadette, ora pro nobis," and you went through a hundred of them. Jane Lampe reminded me they also threw in a miserere nobis ------- i.. butlnevcrundcrstood. (Fa­ somewhere, ther Lackenmier you can help me later C" u_.. .k„... on — ...k.. why did .they throw in __ an odd response?) But that’s how I felt when I recall the list of the outstanding, coin-mitted and uncompromising teachers and dedicated support staff who celcbrated excellence by their daily labor with their students. Chuck Reif, Voris Hall, Ed Heltzel, Cromwell Thomas, Catherine Bone, Al Bastress, Frank Salley, Phil Rizzo, Chet Colson, Frank Davies, Charlotte Lord, Ben Fiester, Edith Namisniak, Bob Riley, Cathal O’Toole, Stanko and Nada Vujica, Bronis Kaslas, Konstantin Symonolewicz, Tommy Richards, Stan Wasileski, Sam Rosenberg, Hugo Mailey, Welton Ferrar, George Elliott, Art Hoover, Gene Hammer, Bill Gasbarro, Dick Chapline, Al Groh, Bill Jervis, Millie Gittins, John Whitby, George Ralston, John Chwalek and so many more — ora pro nobis to them all. Well, my point is, they reflected a commitment to excellence in their daily work and the students re.... They — -knew ... that their perspected that. sonal and family sacrifices were recogi ' gave unstintnized by teachers who ingly of their time and their talents in return. In I my earliest ’' • faculty ’ years, Wilkes received it first major gift build its first totally new academic facility — StarkHall. There was never a question of its purpose. It was the express wish of the donor that this facility incorporateallofthetoolsnecessaryfor excellence in both teaching and in research. An introductory course — in most disciplines probably the only one anon-majorwillexperienceinthatfield — was rigorous and taught by the most senior professor in the department He was challenged by that assignment to excel in what others often viewed as the lowest assignment on the academic totem pole. Music and theater were extracurricular — activities, not for -----ma-. jors because there were none in those disciplines. But students knew, because of the support from the top down — seeing trustees like Annette Evans and Dorothy Dartc, President and Mrs. Farley, faculty members, faculty wives and community leaders present at those theater and musical performances — that the College lived its commitment to the value of the arts experience in a liberal education that was an integral part of a commitment to excellence, The incorporation of the Sordoni Gallery in a science and academic facility was not an accident That integration communicated the respect for all of the disciplines in the arts and sciences—as a value that was part of the commitment to excellence. In 1955 Sheldon Cohen, a fulltime medical practitioner with insatiable curiosity, was a catalyst for me, a newly minted Ph.D., and countless biology students. He, by his pursuit of research, set an example. He showed the importance of the continuing quest for knowledge, for excellence, and the lifelongpursuitofleamingateveryprofessional level. You didn’tjust practice a profession — you grew with it and you made it part of you. You didn’tjust teach econom­ ics ■— you helped labor and management solve economic problems. You didn’t just teach political science—you helped government and civil servants improve their capacity to serve. You didn’t just lecture about the arts — you established a Fine Arts Fiesta to bring artistic expression to a community. Education, psychology, engineering, leering, chemistry — I can’t think of any discipline that I could not tell you some anecdotal relationship between this faculty, its students and this community and some activity they were a part of. The faculty and students were allies in all those activities and I am sure they continue to be in the current work of die college. The point is, intellectual ex­ cellenceisnotamediaimagethatyouor lorthepressortelcvisioncreate.Excellence is earned! And we are a part, the beneficiaries of that tradition at this college, now a university, as it moves to a new level of commitment to excellence at every level. From trustee to security guard, they support this magnificenthumancxperiencethatwecalleducation. I am so proud to have been part of it. �12 The Quarterly The Celebration Dinner The Long View: Student, Faculty Member, Dean and President Robert S. Capin ’50, DHL '83 President, 1975-1984 tenns Evans Hall, was constructed; the CoMr. President, ladies and gentlemen, monetary terms. as Director of the Eve- nyngham Student Center was acquired, 'NextJ served I am a student who became the presi­ ningMdSummer>CollTge*an"d'asReg- a^d other physical facifities wererefur: dent of this college. The Wilkes educa­ ° . semester t ___ Kichprl to Reinbished. ct FTP.sinP.nt errantpn ma continued Being— President granted me the Lovu oumvoivi *I *.«••• ——— — — _ , — tion and other experience prepared me istrar. Each for this important position. My aca- teach as least one course in accounting, unique opportunity to preserve and demic and professional careers parallel Dr. Farley,directed1 us to use our re­ perpetuate Wilkes. For everything there is a season and sourcesretorere"" strengthen the evolution of Wilkes University. setrere: ’’"' the school and he It all began in 1947, when I trans- encouraged us to take the initiative in a reason. After serving nine years at the helm, ferred as a newly married. World War planning programs. I responded with fi veteran to BuckneU University Junior reinstituting the summer school, sue- I felt I had accomplished my goalsand College. An excellent faculty required cessfully, and Dr. Farley was pleased, the goals established by the Board of us to meet their standards My teachers Those years in his administration pro- Trustees. I submitted my resignation — Drs. Charles Reif, Sam Rosenberg, vided valuable experience for my fu- and concluded thirty years of service to Hugo Mailey, Stanko Vujica, Mary ture. Wilkes. At commencement, the Board Craig and others — challenged the stuThe Theflood floodof of 1972 1972burdened burdenedour oursecsec- of Trustees awarded me an honorary dent body. They were knowledgeable ond president, Dr. Francis Michelini, doctorate degree and named me the first master teachers in their fields. Our with a huge recovery project. With his president emeritus. classes were small, so we had the oppor- dedicated leadership and funding from IIbecame becameaapartner partnerininaaprominent prominentacactunity to leant from and interact with the federal government and others, counting firm with responsibility for these scholarly professors. The veter- Wilkes was rebuilt. At that time, I told the continuing education of the profesans classes may not have possessed all Dr. Michelini I would be willing to be of sional staff. Butlreally missed teaching of the academic credentials but their greaterservice to him and to the college. at Wilkes and■ was anxious • to return. maturity and motivation to make up for He responded by asking me to become Dr. Breiseth conceived the idea of losttimecompensatedforanyacademic the Dean of Academic Affairs. We creating an endowed position in acshortcomings. were were in in the the recovery recovery mode mode and and our our counting. counting. AAnumber number of ofgraduates graduates and and During Duringthe thesummer summerof of1947, 1947,11was wasatat financial financial resources resources were were limited. limited. BalBal- friends responded by establishing the the ceremony when B.UJ.C. became ancing ancingthe themonetary monetaryissues, issues, faculty facultyand and Robert Robert S.S. Capin Capin Endowed Endowed Teaching Teaching Wilkes College. My father and I at- student needs and curriculum changes Chair facilitating my return to the factended the inaugurali ceremony at the was complicated but we managed ~ . " ulty, a position I am thoroughly enjoyrear of Chase Hall. He had little formal 7* ’ unexpected. r \Dr. ing. Then came the educationbutimmediatelyobservedthat Michelini accepted his present posL My life at Wilkes has come full circle. thisimportanteventwouldimpactupon tion. 1I was named acting president and I was a student, professor, registrar, imponantevemwouiaimpactupon non. manv' ;-----J-the 1-— *—'----—play a served• as acting president and dean of directorofeveningandsummer^hool, ly hves and school would nnant role in our community. academic affairs for one busvintprpet. Hmn In 1955, after working in the world of ing year. After a presidential search dent, president, president emeritus „„ anda public accounting, I relumed to Wilkes concluded, I was chosen President of once again professor. Wilkes has proas a pan-time faculty member in the Wilkes College. The honor of this au-- -? v’ded me with my education and my evening school. Most of the students pointment was tu, - culmmauon - ... ’ ■ Career'1 am a Product of this fine insti..................... ... "A----- ■■ °f my caiccr.iamaproauctottnisnnemsuworked all day and attended classes at eS again’1,1(5 Iut‘on- Under Dr. Breiseth’s able leadnight. They possessed a work ethic that mvstervofnntirnn mystery of not knowing what life has in ership, it has merited the right to be recmotivated them to achieve and the fac­ store for us often leads to activities that ognized as a university. ulty experienced great satisfaction teach­ were never contemplated. Our Alma Matter was written by ing these students. Throughout my presidential tenure it Four years later I was invited to join was essential to exercise control over Eleanor Farley. The sentiments ex­ the full-time faculty. ’ With this teaching« expenditures while maintaining excel pressed in thesecondstanza have guided appointment there was a greater oppor- lent academic standards We h JT us as Wilkes College and will continue t^nflUenCeStUdentSintheC11^' repay Signiflcant “a of interest to guide us as Wilkes University. Thou shall lead us onward in search room. Then, as now, we were available and principal from our flood deh. n for further discussion and advisement Wilkes-Hahnemann Medical m °Ur of finer things. after class. Lasting friendships were es- and the nursing school flonrirf, a May we find the wisdom that thy tabhshed dial exist to this day. To ob- filiations with oto m^icS spirit brings, serve the development of students and were arranged- the Middle qmm a May our deeds of love and service their accomplishments is reward to a ciationofCollegcsandUn' talcsAsso’ ever swell thy fame. teacher that cannot be measured in us reaccrSn^ Wilkes we stand to greet thee! Glory to thy name." kisses 13 Fulfillment of the Dream Christopher N. Breiseth President, 1984-Present This gathering has something spe­ cial for each of us. For those who are older it may bring back memories. For present students, it is creating memo­ ries for future years. For those of us privileged to be working now at Wilkes, these ceremonies and this turnout tell us something about the raised expectations of Wilkes as a university among her several constituencies. The excitement on campus and in our surrounding communitieshassurpassedourexpectations and given us new opportunities and responsibilities for service to this re­ gion and the nation. The dream you have heard described tonight is of a college, now university, committed from its very first days to excellence — excellence in teaching, excellence in student performance, excellence in serving the needs of govemment, business and labor in Northeastem Pennsylvania. Aswecontemplate the quality contributions of thousands of people over the past 57 years to bring us to where we are tonight, we are reaffirmed in the importance for our American culture of institutions like Wilkes that carry within themselves the highest hopes and the most dedicated efforts of the most caring citizens. The dream for our future that I would share tonight is of a university bringing together committed students and faculty, filled with a sense of hope that the dramatic changes of recent weeks in Eastem Europe and Southern Africa have created a new environment in which disciplined, purposeful human effort can remake the world. Such a dream sees the erosion of cynicism and the resurgence of hope that we as individuals working collaboratively can make a difference in addressing the host of problems and issues facing us as we approach the millennium. If we at Wilkes can nurture such commitment and believe in ourpotential, we will convey it beyond our walls to our host community and to comtnunitics beyond our mountains. Not only the unique contributions of individuals in their professions but of enlightened citizens joining forces to improve our politics, to heal our physical environ­ ment, and to invest in those of our people now on the outside and looking in become the objects of our efforts. A resurgent interest among our stu­ dents in becoming teachers ispart of the dream, as is the hope that success will attend the collaborations now under way between our local sis­ ter schools and col­ leges to improve student learning from K through U. Finally, the dream includes a dramatic increase in global awareness by all of us at Wilkes. If we can take advantage ofthe new op­ portunities created by countries opening up to economic and political activities congruent with our own, and discover the imperative for this region and this nation to invest ourselves in these exciting developments, we will both energize this country as well as help others. My trip with Ted Engel to Bulgaria this summer, as a result of alumnus Ron Rescigno’s initiative, is only one of several examples of Wilkes people reaching out to be involved with this world in ferment and bringing back to this campus a heightened sense of where the human family is going. Our recent student trip to Germany is another, and Mike Case’s proposed trip with a colleague from Keystone Junior College to Estonia to work on problems of environmental pollution is a third. The dream is built upon my own expcriencc over the past six years of the dedication of Wilkes people to this University. I continue to be impressed bythccommitmcntofWilkcsfacultyto their students. My visits with alumni around the country continue to impress on me the high quality of the education they claim to have received at Wilkes. The willingness of these alumni around the nation to help fulfill the destiny of this University, including providing significant financial support for its growth and improvement, will be a determining factor in whether we can realize our dreams. The example for this involvement is ready at hand in the extraordinary work "a university, committed from its very first days, to e^cedence" Christopher N. Breiseth Feb.16,1990 and generous support of the Wilkes Board ofTrustees.includingboth alumni and non-alumni. This Marts Center, a symbolofthenewWilkesUniversity.is a monument to their vision and their commitment. I want particularly to pay apersonaltributetoourchairman.Frank Henry. In his quiet, persuasive way, he has shown his fellow trustees how to build Wilkes into an ever stronger insdtution. His own generosity has been strategic in the success of the WILKES TOMORROW Campaign. But beyond such tangible works, his support, guidance and friendship have made my job a joy. The importance of trustees to the success of colleges and universities in America is pivotal. Wilkes has been extraordinarily lucky in its board, and through my comments about Frank I want to thank them all in behalf of our faculty, our staff, and our students. Once again, let me thank all of those who helped put this dinner party together and all of you who came out on a winter’s night to wish Wilkes University well as it begins a new era of service. �The Quarterly 14 The Celebration Convocation 15 University Day Con vocation Program Order of Exercises * Fanfare for the Common Man .Aaron Copland •Processional: Rondeau . . .Jean Mouret •America the Beautiful John W. Jordan •Invocation ............ The Reverend John W. Jordan Superintendent of Diocesan Schools Diocese of Scranton Welcome ....................... Christopher N. Breiseth President, Wilkes University Greetings ..................................... Frank M. Henry Chairman, Board of Trustees The Honorable Paul E. Kanjorski '59 Member of the United States Congress / /1 Charles Fuget Commissioner of higher Education Commonwealth of Pennsylvania AA\ Hid 1 wy /a Gary A. Sojka President, Bucknell University "The Road Mot Taken" from Frostiana. Randall Thompson Wilkes University Choir Conferring of Honorary Degree Christopher N. Breiseth Frank M. Henry Lee Namey '68 Paul E. Kanjorski '59 The Honorable Lee Harney '68 Mayor of the City of Wilkes-Barre Christopher N, Breiseth I .............Words by Katherine Lee Bates Music by Samuel A. Ward Address ....................................Sheldon Hackney President, University of Pennsylvania Remarks Christopher N. Breiseth ‘Alma Mater. ...................................Eleanor C. Earley ‘Benediction The Reverend Robert Zanicky Pastor, First Presbyterian Church ‘Recessional: "Procession of Nobles" from Wilkes University Wind Ensemble Jerome Campbell, Conductor ‘The audience is requested to rise. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1 Gary Sojka Sheldon Hackney DHL '90 Wilkes University Chorus Stephen E. Barton, Conductor A reception will follow at the South end of the gym. Robert Zanicky �[16 The Quarterly The Celebration Convocation University Celebration Convocation 17 nUe, Greetings Frank M. Henry John W. Jordan From the Board of Trustees The Invocation We greet you this morning, Lord of our Universe. We greet you, the Lord who has made us co creators with your work here on earth. Today we gather, we the people you have made in your image and likeness, we ga er ere to celebrate what we have done with your work. This community called Wilkes has created a Buc e unior o egean a Wilkes College as the cradle for this new University. Lord, as we live in a time when walls that separate people come tumbling down, we present today another example to history of an educational institution that expands er onzons and opens her gates to your Universe. Today, Lord, this University, founded for people who need to be educated, celebrates how far she has come with the gifts you have given her. We pray that your blessings continue to radiate from these halls to your whole Universe. We pray for Wilkes’s trustees and for President Breiseth. We pray for her faculty, her staff and especially for her students. We pray their knowledge be tempered with wisdom, their ideals be nurtured in responsibility, and their judgments be seated in truth. As you have called us all to excellence, Lord, bless this new sign of hope for our community. Our area is changing, Lord. This new name called University makes us believe in our potential. We, your enlightened citizens investing in the creation you share with us, call upon your name and invoke your blessings for future years because, Lord, thou shalt lead us on to wisdom in search for finer things for ever and ever. Amen. Christopher N. Breiseth The Welcome With both pride and humility, I welcome us all to this celebration. It is a very special day for this institution and for this area, and we thank all those who came from afar to celebrate with us. I’m going to introduce those who are bringing greetings to us. First will be Frank Henry, our Chairman of the Board of Trustees; next, the Honorable Lee Namey, Mayor of the City of Wilkes-Barre; then the Honorable Paul E. Kanjorski, Member of Congress; next, bringing greetings from the Commonwealth and from the Governor, Commissioner of Higher Education Charles Fuget, followed by President Gary Sojka of Bucknell University. Without further ado, let me turn over the program to Frank Henry. R :^ial.plfure “bringgrccb^ from a very proud Board of Trustees. It’s been an honor to chair dus Board, and it s a particular honor today in such an auspicious occasion to be able to bring you their greetings on beeoming Wilkes Umversny. In my capacity as your chairman, I have had the responsibility of overlooking its growth and viability along with each member of your Board. Wilkes has been central to this region, from the days of the Depression when Wilkes provided an educational facility for our people. Wilkes was here at the end of World War II when the veterans returned, and the very bright young women and men of this area needed a place. Wilkes provided that place in our region. Wilkes was here when our area went through the demise of the anthracite coal leaving. Wilkes was here to help us get back on the road in the economic part of our life. Wilkes was here in 1972 when we all know we had a devastating flood and a national disaster. Immediately following that flood in June, Wilkes was in operation that summer, not just signifying that they were in business, but saying that to the people of our area and of the world, ‘We’re ready, and we re here, and we re doing our job.” Wilkes provided leadership and resources during that recovery of which many of us know. Our area has come a long way, the economic resurgence of the 1980s has culminated in something of an economic and cultural renaissance, a rebirth so to speak, has been felt beyond these mountains and valleys and held in high esteem in other areas. The vitality of Wilkes has been organic to the growth of this region. Wilkes’s good health relates to the good health of the area, and the good health of the area is related to the good health of Wilkes. We have a dynamic resource but, like all resources, it is of no value unless it is used. It has been used and used welL I know having a University is a great sound to us all but underneath that sound lies the background of Wilkes College, lies the alumni, lies the dedicated faculty, lies the staff, lies a history, that as far as we are concerned, is unparalleled. We can look back and say, “Wilkes College was there in our history and brought us to where we are.” And today, Wilkes University is here to take us into the future. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I bring you their greetings and their thanks. LeeNamey '68 From the City of Wilkes-Barre I am pleased to be here this morning and to celebrate with you another milestone in the history of Wilkes University. As the mayor of this city, and as an alumnus of Wilkes, it is truly a special occasion for me. This has been a beautiful relationship between the community, its institution for higher learning, for their mutual love of life, of young people and of education. May I congratulate Dr. Breiseth, the Board of Trustees, the faculty and the students of Wilkes University, and all of those who have made this a reality. The success and growth of Wilkes University has and will always be an important asset to our city and our Wyoming Valley. Again I extend to Wilkes University, on behalf of the residents of the city of Wilkes-Barre, our congratulations on this major accomplishment and I wish you continued success and prosperity. " • " - ■ ....... 6 •> v-vi'cae; i nomac Moran, president of Lindsay Adams, daughter of Jean '78 and Paul '77 G '82 Adams, rests in her mother's arms, while David Seth Rolle, son of Ann Farley and Massimo Rolle, peers over his dad's shoulder. David is the greatgrandson of Eugene Shedden Farley. �[18 The Quarterly 3 CTfe Greetings Paul E. Kanjorski '59 From the United States Congress Most distinguished participants on the dais, members of the faculty, friends of Wilkes College and community residents that have such pride today in the fact that finally Wilkes-Barre has met its highest mark as a city. With the advent of Wilkes University we now have the one quality that every city should be measured with, and that is that we have an educational quality surpassed by none. It is truly a mark of the success of Wilkes-Baire s renaissance and the return of Northeastern Pennsylvania to the American standard of living of providing good quality education. But truly Wilkes College becoming a University is the final mark of what we will contribute to the world’s knowledge. It is because the friends of Wilkes College, particularly the faculty, the trustees and the leaders, have striven so hard over these many years that we stand here with pride today. I personally have special pride because I am not only a friend of Wilkes College, I have the pleasure of being a student of Wilkes College, I now have the pleasure of representing Wilkes College as a constituent of mine, I should say Wilkes University, and I now have the pleasure of being a trustee of Wilkes University. I find that seldom in a man’s life does an institution have such a tremendous effect so long through his life. Wilkes University now will go on to advance not only Wilkes-Barre but the world’s knowledge and participate in taking not only our country but our world into a Twenty-First Century that we can all be part of and proud of. Dr. Breiseth, if you’ll come forward, by virtue of the fact that you are a historian by profession and because we in the United States feel that all history should be recorded in the Congressional Record, I have had the pleasure on February seventh of this year to insert the history and the celebration of the beginning of the new era of Wilkes University and I would like to present it to you. The Celebration Convocation 13 CT/jg Gratings Gary A. Sojka From our Parent University It is a pleasure to bring greetings from an institution which has a singular association with Wilkes. You all know the history. You know that the university we honor today began as Bucknell Junior College, then became an independent institution, a college, and now today becomes a university. I believe you can understand the sense of pride and joy that all of us associated with Bucknell University have on this day. It’s the kind of joy that any of you who are parents experience when you see your offspring mature, develop, and reach the levels that you have wished for them. In 1845, when a group of Pennsylvania Baptists raised money and applied for a charter to start a university or college in Lewisburg, they were told that for an additional twenty-five dollars they could be called a university. That may be why Bucknell is a university today. But Wilkes is a university because of a more straightforward, more defensible path. So today I bring greetings from the students, the faculty, the trustees, and the alumni of Bucknell University. And I welcome Wilkes University into the family of American universities. Charles Fuget From the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania On behalf of Governor Robert P. Casey and Secretary of Education Donald M. Carroll Jr., it is my pleasure to bring you greetings from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is important, as you recognize the stages that an institution goes through, to realize that your history and the contributions that you have made are a part of your background. It’s more important to recognize that as you make the final transition and become designated as a University, that you have obligations and responsibilities that are associated with that change. You have an obligation to not only continue the distinguished history that you have, to continue to render service to the community, to fully educate the students that come to you, but now you have the added responsibility to represent yourself as an outstanding and distinguished university, to continue those elements of community service that are a part of your history, to expand your role m research in the search for knowledge, to truly present and prepare students capable of moving into the Twenty-First Century, and to fulfill your obligation as an educational institution to be a leader, a bellwether, a conscience, and a fellow traveler as we move forward in the Commonwealth. Best wishes, and may it be a worthwhile journey. Dr. Ken Klemow and his wife, Sheree, and Jean Heikkinen and her husband, Dr. Michael Heikkinen, look over materials at the celebration dinner at top left; top right, Convocation ushers included student^ Kevin Tronkowski, Karen Naglack and Mike Garrett. Bottom left, the late Trustee Emerita Eloise Ehret comes to the party with Trustee Emerita Martha Diener. Bottom right, Tillman Farley and his daughter, Becka, with Eugene Farley Jr., M.D. �|~20 The Quarterly Remarks on (Becoming a University Christopher N. Breiseth, President You have witnessed this morning the joining of forces so necessary to the success of an enterprise like Wilkes Univer­ sity. We have had the blessings of the reverend clergy. We have seen the faculty process in academic regalia. We have had support from our public officials. We have heard the greetings from our Board of Trustees and received the good wishes from our sister institutions in higher education, and we look with great expectations upon our students, joining us here this morning. We know better than any other profession that they are the future. I deeply appreciate the remarks of President Hackney and his efforts to come up from Philadelphia to share this day with us.OurcollaborationoverthepastdecadewiththeUniversity of Pennsylvania in bringing their doctorate in higher education to many of our community leaders in Northeastern Pennsylvania has been a singular contribution of Dr. Hackney’s colleagues to this region. I am always delighted to welcome my good friend, President Gary Sojka, to Wilkes to confirm the historic family bond between Bucknell University and its child, Bucknell University Junior College, now Wilkes University. You have heard in the remarks this morning of the nation’s heightened expectations of higher education as we face a bewildering array of challenges in the years ahead. For those of us in higher education, indeed for those of us at all levels of education, we are faced in this fast-vanishing century with perhaps the greatest opportunities our profession has ever confronted. Our educational system has been described in crisis terms and our nation’s diminishing economic prowess has been laid at our door. Despite this scapegoating of us, however, we have also felt the strong drumbeat of encourage­ ment to make the entire education system more effective and quickly. There are probably more exciting breakthroughs ,-----v... taking place in schools and colleges right now on matters of learning and teaching than in any period in living memory. memory, Our challenge is to draw the new approaches together to affect the way all of our students are taught. To do this requires a type of collaboration across the barriers of K-12 and college and across the barriers of disciplines that has not been encouraged until very recently. If we fulfill the expectations now being made of us as educators by business and governmental leaders and by the general public, we will help bring the nation’s students with confidence into the new information age and the global economy. Along with their liberal arts education, they must know how to use with confidence the increasingly sophisticated computer technology tool kit of our culture. To perform this huge task will require immense effort, a recommitment by all of us in education to sharpen our capacities to help others leant andby oureffortstoattractanewgenerationofbrightand dedicated teachers to energize our education system. In this large challenge, Wilkes University pledges its best efforts. We will work with our fellow and sister educators throughout this region and in all disciplines. We will play our role in generating thepublic supportand understanding of the educational challenge. We will work with business and industry to increase the educational quality of their workers and help bring the latest technologies and methodologies to their workplace. Through our scientific research we will work in partnership with government and business to im­ prove our environment and the competitiveness of our econ­ omy. Through the arts we will continue to enrich the cultural experiences of the people of this region. In all these activities and more, we will welcome and seek out opportunities for partnership with our sister institutions to best use the precious and scarce resources available to education. We know that Ute forming of such partnerships also helps mobilize and justify new resources for education. That this area, this Commonwealth and this nation must find ways to mobilize such increased resources for education, K through U, is as self-evident as the proposition some two hundred and four­ teen years ago that all men are created equal. That proposi­ tion has taken more than two centuries to even start to be realized. Our expanded investment in education can’t wait that long. Indeed, a healthy, even viable, Twenty-First StZ>rX7tthat W make 0131 inveslment now, in the the nc 1 S r n- csUniversity Pledges its resources to help ^.cSe rCgiOn fuIflU America’s dreams through Professors Levere Hostler, Stanley Kay and Stanley Gutin share a moment before the Convocation. sn^SyOUallf0rr0min8 tojoin hands with uson ^is very special day in the life of Wilkes University. vu utzdiion. E TheCelebration Convocation 2?] Robert Zanicky The Benediction in education. As Wilkes University begins a new chapter in it-StorT S “ excellenee of this world of ours, and focused on the future’s challenges, we seellothe enhancement institution of learning. Dismiss us to our tasks and to the making of history Arnef” WeSSmg 0" Dr. Mahmoud Fahmy, Dr. Charles Reif and Education Commissioner Charles Fuget �S ■ s “Tfi r i i H Mi, Thu it lb certify that reiolwtkm wit adc'* / out th* CouncilhaA of th*’*City U’HEREAS,Atatu*; UctfeeA and College adopts by fetlo-mj th* City ^unlveAActg ...* City otWitktt.Barr*. WHEREAS, with thio anew AtatuAAlc1" JinAtitutcon complex announced that it haA attained jlallj""8'”' I (unction including inAt»"*‘ P-ttAeAvation and•da complex .-*WAAUuctuxe define* L'ilkez oa a matte-unit and divexAe educational ofb'1 Ing inAtxuction, promotion o( ACholaxAhip, -n and diAcoveng oj knowledge, xeAeaxch a-' WHEREAS, thiA •’ ,.1990«ilk‘S ’ thiA AtatuA meacA that WflkeA xoitt have higherlevel, education, luZuei andnbtingA th<4 (ine iMtitatlon. to th <>-^MAtate IHljrreiis on j^uar, tucat;' not only in thiA axea, but on the i programs built on the strength of undergraduate offerings, anu . IJII/CtTnS, With thirty-eight hundred degree .. bj NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, providing leadership in regional development, Wilkes is in a post University; and comprehensive, nondenominational, four-year, baccalaureate, and t gWilfeeA-EaAxe henebg cocwendA and — Im attaining the AtatuA o( to become the leading center ofhigher education in this region; an cuM*Cu^ua 1 “'XSJi mF SUjCtTHS, In September of 1985, the Wilkes board of exploring university status, and in May of 1988 the bnapplication to the Pennsylvania Department of F ‘ university.DuringApril 19S9, an evaluation •' Wilkes, assessing all phases ofthe co>' fhc first Tfifes University Commencement Doreen M. Graziano: Greetings from the students On behalf of the first graduating class of Wilkes University including the recipients of both the Master’s and Bachelor’s dearw.c degrees from the Allentown, La-> nt Plume, Bache.lnr Aiienrewn r —« and' Wilkes-Barre campuses, I bring you greetings. Although a number of factors contribute to the quality of an education, at the core is a period of association with an exceptional faculty. That opportunity is afforded Wilkes’s students in abundance. We graduates have been challenged intellectually and have grappled with new disciplines, learning new ways of approaching and solving problems and different ways of expressing knowledge and creativity. It’s been fascinating, occasionally frustrating, and often exhilarating. The degrees conferred upon us today are the culmi­ nation of years of striving. During those years we’ve looked at what we’re going to do with our lives. We have learned that we should be directed by our sense of who we are and what we want to do, and not just what we ought to do. We ’ ve looked at where these degrees may take us— some into the private sector, others into public service; a few may go as far as the headlines and others may go behind the headlines. One thing that has stood out during these years about both the faculty and students is how diverse a group we are. Yet, despite this diversity, there has been a spirit of tolerance, of acceptance, and congeniality. fA x SS1 X isl ■X . 1990. X I r Congressional ;Van,a =f. >- 3»f ‘"t,. >‘t“i^l,r Washington, Wednesday, febf”' itltatiVeS ^09'^ WILKES UNIVERSITY HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI & OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATf r,s’ r'»«r . ■ i«/i: Cfs, al , *dd v*e X ’^e-4«d tn House ofRepresei WUf&KS COUfEGE CEl£BRAr£ES BEGltmiRG NEW ERA AS *'7/ £2-, ' “IU. PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE/QJ A si Xr stss>0S ’»a#r,ej"•J.,. sic0*” •cosc^; *^5- Hi B At d X i Education and knowledge remove the barriers from the mind—barriers such as prejudice, suspicion, and intolerance erected in ignorance between people. The graduates here today are especially fortunate in being prepared to move forward in life at a time when barriers are coming down all over the world. Walls erected by men in their ignorance are being tom down by people with a desire for knowledge—the knowledge of freedom, democracy, and human rights. We haveseen thatpeopledohave thepowerto change things; that just one person can make a difference as in that unforgettable moment in Tiananmen Square last Spring when one student standing alone brought a line of military tanks to an abrupt halt. We are inspired by those courageous people to continue to strive to attain further goals and to fulfill life-long dreams. For some of us, today marks the successful comple­ tion of formal education; for others it is one successful step in a process of what will hopefully be a long line of successes. So, to all of you who have supported and encour­ aged us along the way and now join with us in this happy occasion, we thank you. .■n* •>np "r«Sa <!^r>oJ S'>AJ , wr *»» -X’g’S' Wednesday, February 7, Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, Wilk* lege was founded in 1933 as Buckno’ of Bucknell Univcasso<— d College, servo asaaInbranch 2-year ottering degrees 1947.institution Wilkes College expanded' curriculum and campus and became a 4-ycar e e^. 4 communjly eeiedreio 19W no ir« beg-nn.ng conege ol a sylwma new and eadling «a as W.lkes U"lw»V. « , VS*1- ( Boand or -TU.'’33" Doreen M. Graziano, a summa cum laude graduate in international studies from Old Forge, addressed the January Commencement on behalf of the students. 4 ptoud to have th<4 J-cne t and extend* beat wUhe* future. Finally, the department had been granted. An r-rc January 1990 graduates of Wilkes University listen | attentively to Commencement speeches j j_., « FURTHER, Council Ia snenda and congtatutateA U ’Ithe liwitA o( the Citgoj UntvuAttg. THAT the Cour/-'- to v I'S)' --------- 'W.-'a;?.--, . "W X.. x,, ___ �|~24 ] The Quarterly New Gym named for Frank and Dorothea Henry their paper on research done in a required engi­ neering course. Region II includes Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., Dela­ ware and West Virginia. & Dr. Wagiha Taylor, professor of economics and coordinator of the MBA program in the School of Richard M. Ross, Jr., of Dallas, chairman and chief executive officer of First Eastern Corp, and chief executive officer of the company’s principal asset, First Eastern Bank, N.A., has been named chairman of the Wilkes University Board of Trustees. First elected to the board in 1975, ross has served as vice chairman of the board and chairman'of the academic program committee over the past 15 years. Outgoing chairman Frank M. Henry announced Ross's se­ lection, saying, “It gives me great pleasure to name Richard Ross as the next chairman of the board. I am confident Wilkes University will continue to grow and prosper under his expert leadership and I wish him the very best.” A graduate of Cornell University, class of 1952, Ross earned his master’s degree from New York University in 1957 and is a Certified Financial Analyst After serving two years as an Army artillery officer, he became an executive with the Trust Investment Division of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company of New York. He laterwasaninvestmentanalystwiththeNewYorkbrokerage firm of Burton, Dana & Co., Before joining the staff of First Eastern Bankin 1965 as an assistant vice president with full responsibility for bank and trust portfolio investments, Ross was assistant manager in the Philadelphia office of the investment counseling firm of Van Strum & Towne. Ross was elected president and direc­ tor of First Eastern in April 1973, chief executive officer in December 1974 and in June 1984 was appointed as chair­ man of the board. He has served as the 1973 campaign chairman of the United Way of Wyoming Valley and president . ------- 1 of the GreaterWilkes-Barre Area Chamber of Commerce. Chairman of the Committee for Economic Growth and the Greater Wilkes-Bane Partnership, Ross is also past treasurer of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association and chairman of the Economic Development Task Force. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Health Cost Containment Council and chairman of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. ---- Scholarly Notes Frank and Dorothea Henry with Christopher Breiseth (right) at the Marts Center. Henry was also lauded for his “clear calm and concise good sense that directed [our] efforts in conceptualizing, designing, authorizing and constructing the Marts Center. Center.”” ----- Scholarly Notes A paper on “A Unique Process for Obtaining a Higher Quality Gate Oxide in MOS Devices,” written by four Wilkes students, won top honors for student papers at the Region II Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. James Brogen, Joseph Cumbo, Keith Kopec and Ray­ mond Cheung based 25 | Ross named chairman of Wiikes Board of Trustees The Chronicle The gymnasium in the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center was named in honor of Frank and Dorothea Henry on May 11. Completed in 1989, the Marts Center is the center­ piece of the WILKES TOMORROW Campaign, a $23 mil­ lion, multi-year fund raising effort that has reached an S18.5 million level. Henry’s leadership of the Board of Trustees has been considered instrumental in the success of the Campaign. The Board has contributed S4.5 million toward the overall goal. Henry, president of the Frank Martz Coach Company, has served the University as chairman of the Board for the past three years. The Board voted unanimously to name the gym for Mr. and Mrs. Henry, citing especially their financial support and their consistent dedication to Wilkes. Mr. Henry’s lead­ ership of the Board generally and in the WILKES TOMOR­ ROW Campaign specifically also received high praise. Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth said, “From my perspective as President, no one was more impor­ tant in helping us build the Marts Center than Frank Henry. The Board recognized, in its decision to name the gym for Mr. and Mrs. Henry, the singular role they played in making it possible for us to achieve our objectives.” The Board resolution reads in part, “As we come to take this beautiful Arnaud C. Marts Center for granted as part of the new Wilkes University, we are led to reflect upon the leadership that made it possible. Mr. Henry, this devotion to Wilkes during your Chairmanship has been the indispensable ingredient in challenging the board to help bring us to this happy occasion in this handsome place, The Marts Center. Your fellow Board members, in recognition of this exem­ pt leadership and desirous of linking it forever with this crucial building in the making of Wilkes University, now hereby resolve to name the gymnastum of the Marts Center, The Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Gymnasium. The Chronicle Business, Society, and Public Policy, presented a paper on “The Role of Women in Economic De­ velopment” at the Inaugural Convention of the Congress of Political Economists, International. Dr. Taylor is a founding member and president-elect of the Congress of Political Economists, U.S.A. She also presented a paper on “An Economist’s Interpretation of the Role of Women in Islam; Egypt as a Case Study” at Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies Fellows Colloquium. $ Dr. Sheo G. Misra, assistant professor of engineering, chaired a session on dynamic programming and optimal control and presented a paper entitled, “A Problem in the Optimal Control of a Linear Distributed Pa­ rameter System” at the ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting in Las Vegas in May. been accepted for publica­ tion in Semiconductor Science and Technology. The paper discusses a design for an ultrasmall device for high speed and high frequency applications for possible implementation in system-on-a-chip Aging at the University of Pennsylvania in May. e was supported by the National Science Founda­ tion and Quantum Wave Project of Exploratory Research and Development Corporation. honored the best paper concerning research with a microscope. It was his third such award. Dr. Ken Klemow and Dr. Michael Steele also presented papers at the meeting. Dr. Theresa Grabo, associate professor of nurs­ ing, presented the results of her research at the Third Annual Poster Session on Gerontological Research at the Center for the Study ot Dr. Soleyman Mohseni, assistant professor in the School of Science and Engineering, and Mark Levandowski, a master s degree candidate working Dr. Vijay K. Arora, professor of electrical engineering, and M.B. Das of Penn State Uni­ versity, have co-authored a paper on “Effect of Electric-Field-Induced Mobility Degradation on [he Velocity Distribution in a Submicron-Length Channel of InGaAs/ AlGaAs Heterojunction MODFET,” which has e Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Ogren, biology, received the Darbaker Award at the Pennsylvania Academy of Science in with Dr. Mohseni, presented a paper on “A Programmable Nonlinear Controller for Robotic Manipulators” at the Pittsburgh Modeling and Simulation Conference in May. e Prof. Jane ElmesCrahall, assistant profes­ sor of communications, will present a paper at the 40th annual convention of the International Commu­ nication Association in Dublin, Ireland, in late June. Her paper, "Gender as Exigence: U.S. Women Seek Equal Footing —:in Political Campaigns and Debates” was chosen in extensive competitive review. �26 The Quarterly Wilkes earns Middle States reaccreditation The Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools has reaffirmed the University *s accreditation, President Breiseth announced, Robert H. Chambers, president of Western Maryland College and vice chairman of the commission, wrote to Breiseth, “the strengths and assets of the University were well defined both in the institutional self-study and in the team report and confirm that Wilkes University is a growing institution of higher learning with laudable academic standards. “ Chambers paid special tribute to the way Wilkes has developed: “The achievement of a learning environment which combines intellectual interaction between students and faculty, supports the ethical and moral development of the student body, and exhibits sensitivity to the needs and interests of the faculty during a period of growth is notable.” “This was a critical periodic review required to reaffirm our accreditation,” said Breiseth. ‘ I am pleased to share this evaluation by ourcoll eagues in higher education with members of the community. Wilkes University continues to make its mark in higher education, and the action by the Commission on Education for the Middle Stales Association ___Higher „ accreditation is just the latest in a series of events which recognize Wilkes and its place in higher education and in the growth and development of the region.” “This fine report is one the entire Wilkes community can beproudof,”addedFrankM.Henry,chairmanoftheUniversity board. “President Breiseth, the administration, faculty and staff should be commended for this recognition. The report not only speaks well for the future of Wilkes University but also for the future of the Wyoming Valley.” Basu, Pep er, Heaman named associate deans of Business, Society and Public Policy, sociatedeansconfirmstheWilkescomwhile Dr. Heaman is associate dean to mitment to a strong university strucDr.JamesRodechko.deanoftheSchool ture,” said President Breiseth. “These of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. three individuals will provide valuable “The appointment of these three as- assistance, leadership and cooperation to their deans as Wilkes University continues to evolve and mature.” Dr. Basu is director of the master in health administration program. Before joining the Wilkes faculty in 1987, he was a senior Fulbright Scholar at Bah­ rain University and taught at Sangamon StateUniversity in Springfield, Illinois. A business administration graduate of McMurry College, Abilene, Texas, Dr. Peper earned his master’s in busi­ ness administration from Southeastern Louisiana University and his Ph.D. from Louisiana StateUniversity with a major in management policy and a minor in The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air marketing. New to the Wilkes faculty in Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has established a chapter on the 1989, he previously taught at South­ Wilkes campus, adding to the impressive list of Wilkes University’s eastern Louisiana. professional affiliations that give studen ts hands-on experience. Shown Dr. Heaman, an associate professor are ASHRAE representatives and new student members. Seated, of English and chairperson of the Eng­ from left: Dr. Daniel M. Pindzola, Wilkes faculty liaison officer; lish Department, has been on the Wilkes Richard Nanes, ASHRAE Region HI vice-chairman of education; faculty since 1966. A Wilkes graduate standing from left, Ed Gall, vice president of the Wilkes chapter; Gina with a bachelor’s degree in English, Dr. Marie Aleo, secretary/treasurer; Michael Fortnell, student member; Heaman earned both her master’s and Holly Pitcavage, Wilkes student president; Jonathon Dambek, stu­ Ph.D. degrees from the University of dent member; David Bonomo, student member; Joseph Galletta, Pennsylvania. She directs the writing Anthracite Chapter educational chairman; Paul Dreater, president of center at Wilkes and is past president of the Anthracite Chapter of ASHRAE; Dan Mello, vice president of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Writing ASHRAE, and Dr. Umid Nejib, dean of the School of Science and Council and Coordinator of the North­ Engineering at Wilkes.____________________________ eastern Pennsylvania Writing Project Dr. Ashim K. Basu, Dr. Merle J. Peper and Dr. Patricia B. Heaman have been named associate deans at Wilkes. Dr. Basu and Dr. Peper are associate deans to Theodore Engel in the School ----- The Chronicle 27~| Recent grads seek to honor Tony When four recent graduates lost their close friend and former classmate, Anthony “Tony” DiMichele’88, to leukemia this past May, they felt driven to ensure that his impact ontheirlivesandWilkesUniversitywillberemembered.The four — Kim Evans ’89 Scott Zolner ’90, John " • ’90, and Sandie, Rosania Adams ’89 — have initi­ ated a campaign to endow a scholarship in his name. Tony DiMichele, a pre­ medical student at Wilkes' from 1984 to 1988, was’ ’ fulfilling his lifelong dream1 of becoming a physician at1 thePhiladelphiaCollegeof Osteopathic Medicinewhen diagnosed with leu Anthony DiMichele leu­’ kemia kemtaininMay, May, 1989. 1989. Though Tony dedicated himself to his studies, graduating cum laude in biology, he equally dedicated himself to his friends and fellow classmates. Tony was a two-year resident assistant, an active member of the Biology Club, a lab teaching assistant and was on 24-hour call as a member of Wilkes University’s Campus First Aid Squad. “Almost every time I stopped by Tony’s room there was a student discussing a problem or being tutored by Tony,” said Kim Evans. “He took a lot of his personal time to help other students, and I made many friends through him.” “Friendship meant a lot to Tony,” said Sandie Adams. “Tony was easy to talk to and could always make me laugh. His loyalty and caring is part of what will be remembered through this scholarship. This way he can continue to help others which was his life-long dream.” “Tony overcame so many obstacles,” said Scott Zolner. He worked his way through college, medical school, and up Mark Your Calendar Now! Dfie John Chub ‘Dinner Friday, September 14,1990 untl’haPassedaway,itappearedhehadovercomecancer.He “ hard Md came 50 far. to be taken away so young a"d S0 close 10 his ^m — it’s not fair.” v J1! “ endow 0,6 ProP°sed “Anthony J. DiMichele P’ dlePour*lavethedifficulttaskofraisingatleast ,000. Onceendowed, the Scholarship will provide tuition or a deserving Wilkes University pre-medical student Tony s situation calls for a scholarship in his name,” said Zolner. He represented hard work, dedication, and most of all, caring for others. Though he fell short of his dream, maybe this Scholarship can help someone fulfill theirs.” ( Tony set me in the right direction,” said John Rosania. He taught me to believe in myself andaslongasldidl would succeed in whatever I accomplished. I believe in this Scholarship to honor him,” Anyone interested in helping to make this Scholarship a reality may send contributions to “The Anthony J. DiMichele Scholarship Fund,’’Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766,incareof Thomas Hadzor. Any contributions will be greatly appreciated. Board creates Wilkes University Council Judy Simonson Arenstein ’68 has been selected to chair the new Wilkes University Council, a group of distinguished alumni and friends who will share their expertise as consult­ ants to the University president The Council's first annual meeting will be Sept. 15. The new Council was approved by the Board of Trustees at its May meeting. It will include 100 alumni and friends who have distinguished themselves in their careers and dem­ onstrated potential for leadership in service to theUniversity. The Council will advise the president on achieving the University’s long-term objectives and help exchange infor­ mation between the University and its constitutencies. Also selected as officers are Dr. Philip Baron ’49, first vice chair, and Clayton J. Karambelas ’49, second vice chair. Arenstein is international regulatory director with AT&T in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. A former president of the Wilkes University Alumni Association, she earned her MB A from Pace University in 1976. She and her husband, Robert, an attorney in New York City, live in Short Hills, NJ. Baron is professor of economics and finance at the Hagan School of Business of Iona College. After earning his B. A. in sociology at Wilkes, he earned a Ph.D. from New York University in 1974.Heandhiswife,Rosalyn,live inBrooklyn. Karambelas is president of C.K. Coffee Company in Wilkes-Barre. A 1949 graduate with a degree in commerce and finance, he lives with his wife, Therese, in Kingston. Sandra A. Bcynon G ’85, executive assistant to the vice president for development, will be executive secretary to the Council. �c William R. Mainwaring has been elected Chairman of the Board of Trus­ tees at Wyoming Seminary, Kingston. Center after 21 years as Director of William and his wife, Judy, along with Nursing Service and Education. Myrtle their two children, reside in Dallas. resides in Scranton. Alumni News 1935 Dr. Edward G. Hartmann's lecture on "Ethnic History of Wyoming Valley" was published as part of The Wilkes College Press, 1986-1987. Dr. Hart­ Merri Earl presented her research on mann lives in Estero, Florida. "ImprovingListeningSkiIls"attheNew York State Reading Association An­ nual Conference at the Concord Hotel Thomas M. Gill is a partner with Tho­ in Riamesha Lake. Merri teaches first mas M. Gill and Company, CPAs. He is grade at the John Harshaw Primary associated with his four sons. He and his School in Chenango Forks. She lives in wife, Mary, reside in West Wyoming. Castle Creek, NY. 1958 1949 1952 Ruth Seeherman was recognized for 50 years of service to the field of nurs­ ing at Luzeme County Community College. Ruth resides in Larksville. 1955 Arthur E. Irndorf has been named manager of the C & D Bakery Manufac­ turing Plant in Huguenot, NY. He and his wife will be residing in Huguenot. 1956 1966 Noreen Considine started a Health and Safety Services consulting group at Dames & Moore, an international envi­ ronmental and geotechnical consulting firm. Noreen resides in Irvine, CA. 1967 Gerald Flora has been named manager of surgical services at Moses Taylor Shirley S. Davis has been elected Presi­ Hospital. He resides in Kingston with dent of the Huntingdon Valley Garden his wife, Jane, and children, Scott and Club. She and her husband, Louis, re­ Christy Ann. side in Meadow Brook, PA. David Foglietta was awarded an M.A. in general psychology from Marywood College in 1984. He is the founder, Ted Begun has joined Burgdorff Real­ editor and publisher of "La Triviata" tors as a sales associate in Princeton, monthly magazine and currently does NJ. He and his wife, Florence, and two independent psychological research for children live in Princeton Junction. selected Northeastern Pennsylvania firms. He lives in Old Forge. Alumni News Joseph Elechko is studying at the Uni­ versity of New England College of Os­ teopathic Medicine in Maine. Joseph lives in Francestown.NH, with his wife, Johnyne, and their children. Judith E. Ververs of Warren, Ver­ mont, was awarded the Commonwealth partnership Foreign Language Fellow­ ship to study at Universitat Bremen in the Federal Republic of Germany in the Summer of 1988. Kassas 29~| mathematics teacher in Nanticoke Area High School. Paul also works as a free agent RN. He and his wife, Sharon, announce the birth of their second child, AmandaRuth, whojoins sister, Heather Marie. The family resides in Wyoming. Gregory Kimball MacCIoskey ac­ cepted a position as attorney with Dis­ trict Counsel, Department of Treasury, and received a graduate degree from the Karen Czwalina has joined the sales Northeastern Illinois University Col­ staff at Coldwell Banker Howell and lege of Law in May, 1988. Jones. Karen lives in Kingston Town­ William A. Hanbury completed his ship with her husband and two children. Margaret Gatusky Yenkowski re­ ceived her J.D. from The Dickinson Master of Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Govern­ Elaine Moyer Kollar married Carl Koi- School of Law and is associated with ment at Harvard University in June, lar on April 4,1989. They are living in the Harrisburg law firm Goldberg Katzman and Shipman, P.C. Her prac­ 1989. William lives in Syracuse, New Nanticoke. tice is concentrated in Family Law and York with his wife, Valeria, and two Criminal Defense. Margaret and her children, Morgan and Gillian. Paul F. Kowalek earned an M.S. in husband live in New Cumberland. Secondary Education. He is currently a 1973 1972 1963 1964 Harry Vogt has been named assistant wrestling coach at King's College in Wilkes-Barre. Harry lives in BearCreek. Gilbert D. Tough has been elected to the Board of Governors of the Philadel­ phia Unit of Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. Gilbert is President and C.E.O, of Blue Cross of Northeast­ John L. Hyer was Director of the Adare ern Pennsylvania. Music Festival in Adare, Ireland, and recipientof the New Jersey Pride Award. John is Executive Director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. John and Myrtle Arline Craze has retired from his wife, Miriam, and their four chil­ the Scranton Community Medical dren reside in Maplewood, NJ. 1965 1957 Alumni who have represented Wilkes at Presidential Inaugurations Paul D. Brotzman ’74, Whittier College, Whiuier, California on March 16,1990. Dr. William C. Crowder ’55, Potsdam College of the Slate University of Nev/ York, Potsdam, New York, on November 11 1989 Judge J. Harold Flannery ’55, Northeastern University, Boston Massachusetts, on December 1,1989. '69 Ctassmates 1968 Ruth Lane Uy-Asdmundson received the 1989 Citizen of the Year award for outstanding community service in the city of Davis, CA. 1969 Mark Rosenbaum, Ed.D., has been named director ofcurriculum, planning, research and evaluation for the Port Washington School District, Long Island, NY. His doctoral dissertation, "The Organizational Cultures of Ele­ mentary School," was named the Out­ standing Dissertation of 1988 by the National Council of Professors of Edu­ cation Administration. Mark resides in Smithtown, New York, with his wife, Sheryl, and two children. 1970 Robert E. Burke, M.D., has joined the Pediatric Staff of the Philipsburg Slate General Hospital. Robert and his wife, Bonnie, have four children. Downey '69 named senior vice president RaymondT. Downey'69 has been named senior vice president of Chemical Bank, the Long Island market leader in providing bank­ ing services to small and me­ dium-sized businesses. He began his banking career in 1969. Downey is a trustee of the Long Island Chapter of the Leukemia Society of America and serves as chairman of the Long Island Chapter of the Leukemia Soci­ ety s Annual Televent. A native of Massapequa Park, Downey lives inRocky Point with his wife and three children. Ryan '69 personifies coaching success WilliamF.(Bo)RyanJr.'691edhisUniversityofWisconsin-PlattevnUebasket^1 team to its second conference titlein three seasons-m one of t^ toughest ball team to nation. ne team reached the top of the NAIA Boston HI conferences m oachingstyIeofblendingindividu. ^T^nto^team effort was described this way by Craig Reber in the als talents into a team Ryan fonner high Dubuque (Iowa) ition -Ryan points with pride to his team's SXSSgjhKS: the basketball court. R)an children. ______ �Qo c The Quarterly 1974 ..„promoted H________to_vice __ Marc T. Acure was president and commercial loan officer at The National Bank of Boyerstown. Thomas C. Boshinski is senior vice president for operation and administralion of branch marketing at Caesars World, Inc. He and his wife, Mariangela Santos Boshinski '72 and dauehter, Allyson, live in Indian Hills, NJ. Dennis R. Moore, has been named manager at Parente, Randolph, Orlando, ..... _____________________ Carey and Associates, certified public accountants. Dennis practices in the Hazleton office of the firm. _____ _________________________ Dr. Thomas S wantokowski has been elected to aFellowship in the American College of Physicians. He lives in Southern Pines, NC, with his wife, Donna, and daughter, Melissa Anne. seph is also an adjunct faculty member in the college's division of business administration. He and his wife, Carol, and three children live in Shavertown. David Kowalek was elected chairman of the Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre Advisory Board at its annual reorganization meeting. Gary Kratz and his wife, Nancy,— an-. children, Anthony and Sarah. Thomas Pezzicara, and his wife, Linda, announce the birdi of a son, Marc, on August 17,1989. Thomas hasbcen trans­ ferred from Northern New Jersey to the Philadelphia Office of Aetna Life and Casualty. The Pczzicaras live in Hol­ land, Pennsylvania. Dr RobertA.Rostockhasbeenelected 12 1989 The family lives in Kingston, mittee for the American Society of Therapeutic Radiologists and OncoloScholastica Kukuchka and her hus- gists. Robert is the medical director of ... r.----------band Ronald announce the birth of a the Cancer Center of Wyoming Valley at Mercy Hospital. He lives in Bear son on November 29, 1989. The ---------KukuchkasresideinTunkhannock.PA. Creek with his wife, Laurie and their son, Robert Vincent J. Matteo has been promoted ______ __________ , Robert F. Skrinak and his wife, to senior___ vice president and chief operatingofficeroftheGreaterWilkes-Barre Kathryn, announce the birth of a daughPannership, Inc. Vince and his wife, ter, Kathryn Victoria, on February 12, Susan, live in Kingston, with their two 1989. Robert is attending Scranton AluniniNeWs University in pursuit of a master's dercc and is employed by the Community Counseling Services as the Assistant Supervisor of the East Side Partial Program. rames G. Castanzo has been elected to the Board of Trustees at St. Michael's SteveXein^rivme nmetie'hUrband’ medicine. Th^y ownXX® School, Hoban Heights, Pennsylvania, , . . . , Evelyn D. Hager is a major in the Washington Air National Guard. She is pursuing post-graduate studies in Soviet Foreign Policy at the University of Washington. She resides in Seattle. in Clinton, NY, and live in New Hmford with hieir son, David. . . ill Naomi Pramick Pizano and her hus- Dr. Ann Bartuska has been named Assistant Station Director of the South­ ern Commercial Forest Research Coop­ erative at the United Stales Department of Agriculture's Forest Service South­ eastern Experiment S taiion in Asheville, North Carolina. Lt. Cmdr. William R. Bradbury has been awarded theNavy Commendation Medal for his meritorious service. Wil­ liam is currently serving with Carrier Air Wing-13,Naval AirStation, Oceana, New Jersey. Janet Condron Diefenbacher and her husband, Brad, announce the birth of a daughter, Kristen Janet, on September 4,1989. The Diefenbachers live in Wall Township, New Jersey. Joseph Hayer was named business manager at College Misercordia. Jo- Forst '74 wins research award Dr. Steven Forst 74 has been awarded aS175,000 grant to support his research activities over the next five years. An assistant professor in the department of biological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Forst was awarded the prestigious Milwaukee Foundation Shaw Scientist Award. After graduating from Wilkes, Forstreceived his M.S. from Rutgers and his Ph.D. in 1985 from the Sackler Institute at New York University. After post-dot. (oral studies in molecular biology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey, he joined the UWM faculty in January, 1990 With a strong background in protein chemistry, phospholipid metabolism and molecular biology,Forsfsresearch interests arefocused on achievingabettcr understand­ ing of the molecular mechanisms of signal transduction in cells and theenvi ronmental regulation of gene expression. He uses the bacterium, Escherichia colt, as a model system for studying the adaptation of organisms to different environments by the differential reg..<a-io-; y enecific Dana Marie Jamiolkowski Harding supervises 42 paralegals for Dinsmore & Shohl, the second largest corporate law firm in Cincinnati. She and her husband, Thomas, live in Cincinnati. StephenM:LiPkaandhiswife-Sharon' announce the birth of a son, Christo­ pher, on March 17,1989. Stephen is an assistant professor in the ocean engi­ neering department at Florida Atlantic University. Peter and Cynthia Glawe Mailloux announce the birth of a son, Clifford, on September 7, 1989. They reside in Wilkes-Bane. Joseph J- Monxzewski has been apP°inted drug mid alcohol counselor at Keystone JuniorCollege. Joseph is also the Clinical Supervisor at Drug and Al­ cohol Treatment Services in CarbonVictoriaMoss Gallagher hasbeenap- dale.HelivesinClarksSummitwithhis pointed membership director for the wife, Maureen, and daughters, Megan Greater Wilkes-Bane Chamber of and Emily. Commerce. She and her husband, Paul, live in Wilkes-Bane. Neil Mullin and Margaret Schultz Peeler '87 earns law degree 1975 1977 Thomas and Nancy Park Bowanko Illannouncethebirthoftheirfirstchild III announce the birth of lheirfirstchild p HmirrlnfTZ”_ . r . _ ’ daughter, KristenV ATXO11V, Marie, uti on VJULOLwi October v------- ’ — 7. They reside in Somers Point, NJ. 31 Wendy L. Ferrall earned her private pilot license. She is director of franchisee financing at Computerland Corporation and lives in Alameda, California, Carol Wyffels has accepted a position in the adolescent unit of the Luzerne County Children and Youth Services. Barbara H. Zelnick is currently doing freelance writing and illustrating for Highlightsfor Children, which is to be published in all languages throughout the world. Barbara resides in Kingston. band a-------birth of a daughter on October 3 '1989 Th. ’ ----y Th(ley live in Exeter. Gary S. Taroli t~y and his wife, Kathleen, S fa son son on October 3,1989-TheTarolisliveinSh; ----- . -navertown. Thomas L. Peeler IV '87, a 1990 graduate of Dickinson Law School, was featured in The Penn­ sylvania Lawyer in an article dealing with the plight of handi­ capped lawyers. Peeler has par­ layed his own sense of humor about his condition with excel­ lent grades to win a law degree and a new job with J udge Clinton W. Smith of the Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas. Peeler graduated from Wilkes magna cum laude in 1987 with a double major in sociology and psychology. Confined toa wheel­ chair by a condition known as cerebellar ataxia, he gave high marks to Dickinson for making law school accessible to him and Olliers in wheelchairs. Theanne Krave and her husband, Philip, announce the birth of a son, Justin Murata, on September^,1989. Theanne and Philip both work in the field of adolescent psychiatry. Mullin announce the birth of a daughter.Emily Bridget, onOctober 19,1989. They also have a four-year-old daugh­ ter, Amanda, and live in Hanover. Ellen Field Munves and her husband, EarlMonkandhiswife,Lori,announce Jonathan, announce the birth of a son, the birth of a daughter on December Max, on October 20,1989. 3,1989. A member of the 1990 Leader­ ship Wilkes-Barre class, he is manager Susan Margalis Perlis is an evening/ of C-TEC Corp. They reside in Dallas. weekend tutorial supervisor at College Misercordia. Susan and her husband, Nancy Evans Rodriguez and her hus- josephj ijve jn Dallas with their two band, George, announce the birth of sons. j h and Andrew. t^'ns,Amanda twins, Amanda RoseandNicolasEyans, Rose and Nicolas Evans, on Schuback is lead federal on October October 4, 4, 1989. ivox. The Rodnguez nj. Ksponsible for disasler pre. family lives in Warren Township, NJ. Sobczak Deborah Orbanti Ui ««»**• ~ ----- „ and , her . husband announce the birth ofa daughNovember 3,1989. ter, Dana Lynn, on Noyemocr j, The family lives tn Philadelphia. 1978 wnnvisandLisaMyerDavis Judd Scott sor)i Reyan >79 announce the Pim e Jacob, on September 16,1-.. paredness and hazard mitigation in six Northeastern states. Jack resides in Lansdale, PA. Clark Speicher, USAF, has been pro­ moted to major. He was assigned to the 964 Airborne Warning And Control (AWACS) aircraft as a mission Crew Commander. Clark received the Air Meritorious Service Medal tor �L—-------- ——— The Quarterly [~32 his work as an exchange officer with the Canadian forces from 1986 tol989. Dr. Nancy Van Kuren was co-presenter of a lecture on "Emerging Lead­ ers: Developing Leadership Skills Dur­ ing the Freshman Year," at the Fresh­ man Year Experience Conferences of Dr. Samuel John Solomon, F.A.C. ., has been elected to fellowship in the American College of Cardiology. He is staff cardiologist at York Hospital in York, PA. 1980 Dr David L Blumffeld has been in private practice for three years> as as aa r____ r______ November. She is dean of students at Juniata College. podiatrist He and his wife, Silvia, have two children, Kimberly and Evan. Dr. Jeffrey S. Yablon becamea board certified neurosurgeon in September and has entered private practice of neuro­ surgery in Darby and Philadelphia, PA. Jeffrey and his wife reside in Bryn Mawr. Bonnie Lee Lorenzetti is now assistant administrator for Medical Personnel Pool. Bonnie and her husband, David, reside in Nicholson, PA. 1979 Dan Cardell has been named vice presi­ dent and manager of quantitative in­ vestment research at Continental Bank in Chicago. He and his wife, Ann Marie (Puddy) Booth'79, and children, Kara and Glenn, reside in Palatine, Illinois. Sheila Ann Imler Crute and her hus­ band, Zane, announce the birth of a son, Zane Thomas Jr., on October 10,1989. Dr. Anthony G. DeVincentis has pur­ chased a dental practice in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. Cheryl Meier DiPasquale and herhusband, Christopher, announce the birth of a daughter, Cassandra Ann, on July 18, 1989. Cheryl is a second grade teacher at Susquehanna Valley School District. They reside in Conklin, NY. Dr. John Ellis IV and his wife, Sharon, announce the birth of a daughter, Ly ndsay Marie, on October 28, 1989. The Ellises live in Wyoming, PA. Barbara Pirrella-Sico married Robert Sico on September 3,1989. Barbara is administrator at Nursefinders supple­ mental staffing service. They reside in Malvern, PA. June Ann Ryan married James Suozzo. June is head nurse of neurosurgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. They live in Manhattan. Captain Bryan Scott and his wife an­ nounce the birth of their fourth child, Britney Ann, on October 20,1989. The Scott family lives in Hawaii. Dr. Paul R. Torre completed a residency in internal medicine at SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, and is now on a fellowship in critical care medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He and his wife, Ana Laura, have two children, Alexis and Paul. 1981 Margaret is a computer operator for Old Forge Bank. The couple will exchange vows on October 20. Anthony Gary Tomaino married Carl A vvriniawNe6^^^^ 00?™?“ stes ss ™ Tomainos reside in Neptune, NJ. h-s Elaine Lui,kanin was ( HospM.M. Dr.KiXisareslden''ai Satanism and the Occult "Ftii Cr °n franklin Hospital, Baltimore. Stanley coordinator of Genesis an l and his wife, Karen Shinn Kman, live in Abingdon, Meryland. Thomas J.Jastremhas been promoted to vice president, commercial and wholesale supply banking department of Montgomery and Bucks Counties, by Fidelity Bank, Philadelphia. ThosomThomTjosep^j?’ Louis Zack Jr.and Jo Ann Casey ’86 were married. Louis is employed by Clarks Summit Food Company and Jo Ann is employed by the Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, as a diabetes clinical nurse specialist. Thomas Richards and his wife an­ nounce the birth of a son, Thomas Robert, on September 30, 1989. They live in Wilkes-Barre. 1982 cole on Octobers,1989. Anthony and his family reside in Pittston. Robert Bannon married Linda Yenkowski of Mountaintop. Robert is employed as a senior analyst at General Public Utilities in Reading. The Bannons live in Reading. Ida H. Rigley has been appointed ex­ ecutive administrator of the North Dakota Nurses' Association. Ida and her husband, Louis, live in Bismark Bismark. Frances Rogers was promoted to criti­ cal care clinical nurse specialist at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She lives in Pittston with her husband, Charles, and children, Erin and Charles. Joseph Rubbicoandhis wife announce the birth of a son, Anthony Joseph, on August 27,1989. The Rubbicos reside in Shavertown. Molly DeLahanti Sidari and Dr. Jude Sidari announce the birth of a son, Mi­ chael Anthony, on July 7, 1989. They have two other children, Jude, 4, and Cristen, 3. They live in Hazleton. Dr. Karl W. Siebe has completed his residency in dermatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and opened a practice in Muncie, Indiana. He and his wife, Sandra, reside in Muncie, DonnaShandraandherhusband.Walter, announce the birth of a son on October 26,1989. The family resides in Pittston. Linda Kay married Peter S. Adams. Patricia Ann Sparlow married Robert Linda is employed as a Specialist at C.Morrow.Patriciaisetnployedasvice --•> is --------■ attending , president of Ketchum Public Relations AT&T and presently of New York City. They reside in Charles Giunta married Theresa Rutgers. They reside in Milford, NJ. Bronxville, NY. Campbell in Altoona on September 16, Lynda Coates received her Master of 1989. They live in Northumberland. Science in Community ___________ Health Service Peter and Judith Barnick Steve anMark Mital and his wife, Denise, an­ from Marywood College. She was se- nounce the birth of a son, Peter Charles nounce the birth of a son on January 5, lected for inclusion in the Outstanding Steve III, on October 10,1989. Peter is at1 Morri­ Young Women of America. Lynda is a director of "fcommunications ---------- ------------1990. They live Shavertown. school nurse in the Northeast Bradford son's Custom Management of King­ ston. Judy is assistant director of re­ Clare McCarthy was promoted to sales School District. source development and information manager for the direct iui uiv mail untzVt program man piu^iam , * --------------- —-------------------and television book sales department of Margaret Harrison announces her en- services for United Way of Wyoming the Times Leader. gagement to Ralph Nardone of Pittston. ValIc y- They live in Hanover Green. gagementtoRalphNardoncofPittston. Galley. Brenda Kutz Burkholder is working atPoint Pleasant Hospital in Post CCU. She and her husband, Kirby, announce the birth of a son on July 5,1989. The family resides in Bayville, NJ. Dr. Thomas Czajkowski married MonicaHowath.Followingaresidency at Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, Dr. Czajkowski is now in private practice as a family physician in Allentown. Helen Gorgas is the assistant director of residence life for staff programming and development at the University of Southern Maine. She received her M.Ed. degree from Ohio University in Student Personnel Administration with a concentration in Community Counseling, Helen resides in Portland, Maine. David E. Hadley is enrolled in a post graduate program at Harvard Universjtyinbusinessandmanagement.David hves in Stoneham, Massachusetts. tdet of PentEjdvania0 . Dis’ Roberta Sabitus has been named director of human resources for Robert Packer Hospital. Roberta and her husband, Walter, have three children, MarilynSantarellihasbeenappointed director of annual giving at College Misericordia. Dr. Glenn Weaver and Diane ManganielIoWeaver'80announcethebirth of a daughter, Lauren Nicole, on November 6,1989. The Weavers reside in Philadelphia. 1983 James Campbell has been named to the Penn State Advisory Group Video Project at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre ] Campus. Duane Kersteen has been selected for the 1989-90 Leadership Wilkes-Barre. Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Board Member of Northlake Improve­ ment Association and the Wilkes Uni­ versity Continuing Education Committee.He lives in Forty Fort. Louis Francesco Lepri is a captain in the US Army. He and his wife, Judith, announce the birth of a son, Anthony, January 15,1990. They live in Dalton. James P. Moran earned a Ph.D. in materials science with a concentration in corrosion/environmental fracture from the University of Virginia. He is employedasaNationalResearchCouncil Postdoctoral Associate at the Naval Research Laboratory .Washington, DC, in the Materials Science and Technical Division. Jim and his wife, Diane, reside in Waldorf, Maryland. David L. Murphy married Janet Roberts of Forty Fort. He is an addic­ tions therapist and supervisor at Be­ thany Center, Honesdale. The couple resides in Forty Fore Thomas J. Parks andhiswife.Nancy, announce the birth of their daughter, Kristen Marie,on October?, 19S9.They reside in Somers Point, NJ. Gwyn Hughes married Ronald S. Korinda. Mrs. Kokinda is employ y p Smedley Jr. married SanWilkes-Barre Area School D draMarieSiegel.Heisabiology teacher Document Automation. cross counny anj basketball -------------- coach at Bishop O'Reilly High School. They live in Kingston. Come Home to u_____ 33 ----------------?r' S‘anley M'Kman received a de- not 12-15.1990 Homecoming Weekend — uci. 1 » „ Ponce Friday, Oct. 12-OpenHouse Saturday, Oct. 13 - Football & Dinner Dance Sunday, Oct. 14 —Brunch Monday, Oct. 15 — GolfToun^?------- Gregory L. Sunday has been promoted from controller of financial operations to business manager and fiscal officer for the scramon city school District He and his wife, Joan, live in Scranton. Ellen M. Van Riper became assistant city attorney for Prescott, Arizona. She resides in Cave Creek, AZ. �The Quarterly 34 Robert Walsh married Kimberly Anne Hawkins on July 22, 1989. Robert is employed by Hardyston Township School in Franklin, NJ. E. Susan Maier became certified by the the ARN in rehabilitation nursing. She is employed by Manor Health Care Corp. as a rehabilitation nurse manager for the REACH program in Arlington, Virginia. Susan lives in Laurel, Maryland. 1984 Dr. Kimberly Kresovich Wendler and her husband,,________ Frederick,, announce lhebirthofadaughter,Elizabeth Caitlin, on September 7,1989. Kimberly is an medicine emtlergency _ ' ■ .physician '. ’ ’ at G/A *____ Regional Medical Center. They reside in Silver City, NM. Maureen Pollard Naumann and her husband, Jack, announce the birth of a daughter, Casey Eileen, on September f 5,1989. They reside in Bloomsburg. " Vincent Cappellini has joined the Cappellini, Cometa, and Cappellini law firm ofWilkes-Barre. He lives in Plains. Mary Ellen O'Donnell Meighan and her husband, Patrick, announce the birth of a son, John Patrick, on October 16, 1989. Mary, Ellen is employed at Standard Register as an Industrial Engineer/ QCsupervisor.TheyresideinThomton, Cc'.c.adc. Colorado. Lori Ann Cashour married Joseph F. Deems in April, 1989. Lori is employed with the FBI. She and her husband re­ side in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Stephen Reto is an optometrist in West Chester, PA. He has had articles published in two of the largest optomet:------ <_ .._ ric journals in -the--------country. John A. Chipego married Naiba Be La Poire on May 27, 1989. John has been promoted to senior account supervisor forHomeLifelnsuranceCompany.The couple resides in Cranbury, NJ. Christopher Rexer and Marianne Scicchitano Rexer announce the birth ofa son, Timothy Joseph, on March 19, 1989.ChristopherisempIoyedatCherry proc­ Semiconductor as a supervising process engineer. Marianne is an assistant professor at Johnson & Wales Univerc—.-.uk.tj r>T sily. They live in Smithfield, RI. 1985 Naomi Harris Cohen was married to Bruce Cohen in September, 1989. Naomi is employed at Cigna Corpora­ tion. They live in Bloomfield, CT. Joseph C. Grzenda Jr. was married to Donna Sue Strovel on October?, 1989. Joseph is the owner of S unrise Manage­ ment and Redevelopment Company, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The couple resides in Wilkes-Barre. Marshall C.Hurlbertmarried Jeannie Stone in December, 1988. They are both employed by the U.S. Army as Clinical Staff Nurses. They reside in San Antonio, Texas. Marilyn Tabone-Klocko is employed at P.N.S. Limited in the Critical Care Unit, and attained CCRN Certification in 1988. Marilyn and her husband, David, reside in West Pittston. Dr. Lori A. Kocur graduated from the Pennsylvania • i College mon . of Podiatric .• ing in Minersville and Schuylkill Ha­ ven, PA. She resides in Saint Clair, PA. William J. Wertly accepted the posi­ tion of student navigator with the450th Flying Training Squadron at Mather Air Force Base in Sacramento, CA. Karen Miller-Zingak acceptedamanagement position with Prudential Mutual Fund Services in Edison, New Jer­ sey. Karen resides in Bedminster, NJ, with her husband, Lawrence. 1986 Carmen F. Ambrosino received the Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce Achievement Award. In addition, Carmen was selected to be in Who's Who in Finance and Industry and also inducted into the International Dircclory of Distinguished Leadership. Carmen and his wife, Bernice, have a son, Carmen Jr. Richard Bunchalck and Gina Berlot '87 were married on May 5. Richard is 35 a senior acco Nesbitt Hospital. The couple resides in Mountaintop. . Maryann Cortese married John Rubino. Maryann is director of operations at Community Medical Center Health Care Systems. They reside in Scranton, David E. Gallick was accepted as a clinical associate of marriage counsel­ ing at the University of Pennsylvania in the psychiatry department. He and his wife, Colleen, and daughters, Amy and Nicole, reside in Plains. Patricia Ann Gronski accepted a positionatLehigh Valley Hospital Center in Allentown as a registered nurse. Patri­ cia resides in West Hazleton. Michno Motors GMC, Inc. The couple ■ ■ Kirk Nunemacher marriedNanette M. engineer and is pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering. The couple is residing in Bridgeport, CT. Cheryl Zack is a national buyer for VWR Scientific, Inc. in Media, PA. She now resides in Newton Square, PA. Kelly Lacey married William Corcoran on November 4, 1989. Kelly is a senior accountant with Parente, Randolph, Orlando, Carey and Associates of Wilkes-Barre. They live in Moun­ taintop. Christine Bolcarovic is engaged to Richard Rakauskas. They are planning a 1990 summer wedding. Christine moved to Kissimee, Florida, where she is employed by the Orlando Sentinel. Neal McHugh married Diane Gatfield. Neal is an environmental scientist at Van Note Harvey Associates, Prince­ ton. Diane is a first grade teacher for the $Pr*nS Lake Heights Board of Educadon- They reside in Point Pleasant, NJ. John A. C herrie received his master's degree in statistics from the University of Tennessee at Nashville. He works in the Biostatistics Department at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Mem­ phis. He will be working with experi­ ments and data for cancer studies. Raphael Kon and Lisa A. Mikulis exchanged wedding vows on June 2, 1990. Both Ralph and Lisa are medical students in their fourth year at the Univers>ty of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, Steven Kotch is engaged to Susan Michalek. A September 22 wedding is planned. Steven is employed with the credit department of General Motors Acceptance Corporation in WilkesBarre. sl.*.ana6os,nMTh0]ii !?"ne.ThornasLamAllxmdw ShehT binh of a s™. F a son, Douglas *>vuKias E. e. McCt, McClure has ar™ ---- McGuire. George is a resident physi- _ a lUniversity. “Tv"^V™ ent-a‘ Viltot°Va Heis” de^^ “wards the bar ex- a master's . — — -Uivi o I. Gwy° A. Thomas passed master's degree in environmental amination and was admitted to thePenn- engineering. sylvania Bar. Gwyn is employed as a tax consultant by the accounting firm of Deborah Susan Mican is hr,a „ _ . __ i t’_ „rnt.:i_( 1 t’MCilll IS 1103(1 RUTSe ■Deloitte -----------and Touche of Philadelphia. ■ • at 6L Joseph's Hospital in Carbondale. She resides in Wayman, PA. David Warnick was promoted to sen­ ior auditor of internal audit at Blue Randall OlszykmarriedMargaretTreCross ofNortheastern Pennsylvania. He vethan. Randall is employed at Hershey *^y and his wife, Janet Ann, reside in Co­ ChocolateUS Aof Hazleton. Thecouple nyngham. resides in Wilkes-Barre. Andreas Hess and his wife, Christine, announce the birth of a daughter, Daniela, on May 23, 1989. Andreas is an associate general agent for Irv Borochaner and Associates. The Hess family ' _ lives in Tucson, Arizona. Linda Kinney has been promoted to assistant cashier at First Eastern Bank. She and her husband, Larry, reside in Hazleton. lu*.‘v«nne Midland Bank ti, r resides in Syracuse, NY & amtly Dr. George Ritz married Debra C°UP'e reS‘deS “*BrookIyn’ Michael Kellar. Kimberly is employed asare8istercdnurscattheKidneyCenter GIen MUls' Lisa Berkoski Zaleski married Cap­ tain Ronald Zaleski at the United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis. Lisa is employed at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. The couple resides in Pittsburg, California. 1988 Polly Ann Kunkle married David Schaefer. Polly Ann is community rela­ tions associate at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. The couple resides in Dallas, Pennsylvania. 1987 James DeCinti and Kimberly Penkala were married on July 1,1989. James is employed by Whiteman Tower Inc., and Kimberly is employed by North­ eastern Bank of Pennsylvania. Cornelius Douris is a product special>st and account manager for General Electric. Cornelius is pursing his MBA degree. He resides in Holland, PA. Timothy A. Frateschi and Cynthia h,aJer° Frateschi '85 announce the ioro °f a son’ JQSCPh> on March 25, °9. Timothy is a New York State gislativeRepresentativeinSyracuse. yathiais a personal account executive Morrell '88 to co-produce "Hearts of Space" Andrew Morrell '88 has been named production assistant and co-producer of "Music from theHeartsofSpace," a radio program produced in San Francisco and carried by more than half the nation's 460 public radio stations. Morrell Ssbeenworkingasproducer/hostforhisownshow,"Accoustics,"atWVIA- C^e\i dC"Sspheri?Tontemplative,w-ithaspacy texture thatconjures Morrell said, aun P a diverse basis to our cultiK^I lov® “’ Morrell said he loves working in bo^t oodi^d.oprogramm^g �WILKES UNIVERSITY 36 Deborah J. Marquart graduated from the Aircraft Maintenance Officer School and has been assigned to the Hill AFB, Utah, as Officer in Charge of the 388th TFW Munitions Branch. Deborah re­ sides in Layton, Utah. Cheryl Mundo has been nominated for Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities (1990 Edition). She graduated in May, 1990, with a master's degree in music from Temple University. The Quarterly Frederick A. Scholoth and Linda Mahalick were married in June. Fred is project director and Linda is a sales manager at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Michigan. MichaelYamrickandhis wife,Pamela, announce the birth of a son on October 4,1989. They reside in Dallas, PA. 1989 Joseph Bauman Jr. married Cynthia Kratzer. Cynthia is employed by North­ Major John J. Ormando, Commander eastern Bank, Wilkes-Barre, and Jo­ of the 1st Battalion, 109th field Artil­ seph is employed at Bridgetone lery, is general chairman for the annual Firestone Inc. The couple resides in Veteran’s Day Parade. Hughestown. William S. Peightel and his wife, Brenda, announce the birth of their daughter, Lauren Kay, on September 24, 1989. William, Brenda and their two daughters reside in Reedsville, PA. Regis Cabonor has been appointed as­ sistant administrator of Delaware Val­ ley Medical Center. Regis resides in Nazareth with his wife and two sons. Maria DiCredio is engaged to George Gerard P. Pernot married Patricia N.Ramitely and a September 22,1990, Shovlin. Gerard is an account repre­ wedding is planned. Maria is the owner sentative in the client services division of her own business, A&M Services, in of the Prudential Asset Management Doylestown, PA. Company, Moosic. Patricia is employed by Wilkes University in tneaepartments the departments M oywiiKes university m Beth OIson married Edward j. of English and foreign languages. They Fanell b May Mary Beth js a regis. reside in Avoca. terednurseintheoncologyunitatLehigh Valley Hospital Center. Donald Semyon is a client services representative for the Times Leader. Patrice Marie Pienta has completed Donald resides in Wilkes-Barre. her internship at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre and is employed at the Maryland Medical Laboratory Inc. in Baltimore. Remember to come home! Theresa W. Prykowski and her hus­ band announce the birth of a son, Tho­ mas, on December 1, 1989. They reside in Hatfield, PA. October 12-15, 1990 Kimberly Soltis is engaged to Gary R. Rio. Kimberly is employed at the Allied Signal Corporation, South Montrose, Pennsylvania, as a manager of material planning and inventory control. An October 28,1990, wedding is planned. Wilkes University Homecoming 1990 David H. Daniels announces his en­ gagement to Emily Shortz of WilkesBarre on April 15, 1990. David and Emily work atRTEnvironmental Serv­ ices, Inc., in King of Prussia. ALUMNI INFORMATION W Acct. #- nami In fMemoriam Gene W. Andrukite '58 Henry Benscoter '66 John A. Cooney Sr. '48 Patricia Brady Egidio '65 Robert L. Evans '56 Thomas Evans '60 Annette D. Gold '54 Enid Hershey '66 James Kane '51 Richard J. Kopko '67 William F. Loughney '54 George Barry Neilan '66 B. Richard Rutkowski '51 Joseph E. Swartwood '50 Michael A. Trolio '74 Eleanor Forrish Yatko '48 (Please Print) aDDRESS- CITY----- — phoneI--- STATE. 1 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. DATE OF BIRTH employer------------------ADDRESS.-------------------------- CITY------- ---------- STATE. phoneJ---------- I GRAD DEGREE(S). ZIP CODE. —JOB TITLE. FROM. DATE. O Married Single Separated Divorced If Applicable SPOUSE NAME. MAIDEN NAME WILKES GRAD?. CLASS YEAR. SPOUSE EMPLOYER. ADDRESS. CITY. PHONE.I STATE. 1 ZIP CODE. JOB TITLE. CHILDREN. BIRTH DATES. Eloise Warriner Ehret Trustee emerita Eloise Warriner Ehret, a native and former resident of the Wyoming Valley, died April 12 in Haverford, PA. She was pre­ ceded in death by her husband Richard M. on April 10. A graduate of Westover School and Cornell University (1925), she was an avid supporter of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the Scheie Eye Institute, the Commit­ tee for Young Musicians, the Cen­ tral Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Mu­ sic Study Club. She served on the Wilkes Board of Trustees and was named Trustee Emerita on June 1, 1980. She had attended the Wilkes University Celebration events just two months before her death. ZIP CODE. ——--------- CLASS YEAR. NEWS ITEMS FOR THE QUARTERLY Contacted, I would be willjnq to assist Wilkes in the following areas: CAREER DEVELOPMENT: rrange internships and cooperative education for students. ~ in?001"^8 mY employer to set up nterviews/recruit at Wilkes. adipate in information interviews th students concerning my Pmfession/business. 0 & RECRUITMENT: narnes of prospective students. Parents* prosPect've students and their q qo ________ ALUMNI RELATIONS: Serve on National Executive Committee. Act as class representative and assist in class reunion efforts. n I would be interested in having the ° Alumni Office contact me about care opportunities in my profession. □ Assist in alumni regional chapter activities. UNIVERSITY FUNDRAISING: Participate in alumni fund phonathon. Serve on an alumni chapter fundraising committee. Make personal solicitations for Wilkes. Act as a class agent for alumni fund. Q Ho S,uSn,SynSafreaPr0SPeCtiVe yvilkes university • • 717/824-4651, EXT. 4130 WILKES-BARRE. PENNSYLVANIA 18766 �ON BECOMING A UNIVERSITY BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE — 1933 WILKES COLLEGE - 1947 WILKES UNIVERSITY - 1990 They come to us Marked by the world, Prepared and unprepared, serious and alert: All who enter Have been taught Education is the key To raise their sights Beyond their expectations Of what the good life can be: Tb change the environment. To modify behavior, To keep the mind ever free. Unwilling to live with Peace orjustice that lies Disabled or inert, Unable to accept A mind closed to freedom Or silent for fear of being hurt. We confer All the rights and privileges Institutions of higher learning grant: Your right to think, To be, to do, To harvest what you plant, Tb strive for truth, Tb speak for truth And when you're wrong, recant. The values That informed us Remain fundamentally the same, Our mission unchanged With the changing Of our name: Do you strike the match Tb light the candle Or to watch the flame? ALFRED S. GROH '41 Professor Emeritus Wilkes University Quarterly Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED If this magazine is addressed to a graduate who no longer maintains a residence at your home, please tear off the mailing label and mail it, with the corrected address, to the Alumni Office. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 355 WILKES-BARRE, PA � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Spring 1990 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 1990 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/1a21336f5cbba7ea4f44422c29a2e605.pdf 40d04d050ccba23d6b7182097084c1a8 PDF Text Text �Contents A Commencement......... Flora Lewis Address.. Award Winners.......... Reunion....................... The Chronicle............. Community Service. Robb Whinney........ Kevin Tronkowski. Gifts, Grants, Giving . Alumni News............. . 1 -.2 ..3 ..8 .10 10 11 12 13 .17 The Cover ________ Dean Jane Lampe-Groh offers a helping hand to President Breiseth before Commencement Summer, 1990 Commencement is always a special joy for those of us intimately involved in academic life. It signals a new beginning for the voting men and women who have made the commitment to learn, followed through on that commitment, ana now face a world, filled with hopes and dreams, but also with a new set of challenges — the challenges of living responsibly, using their education to benefit others as well as themselves, and caring for their environment. We at Wilkes take great pride in these young men and women. We have confidence in them because we have given them a strong foundation in the skills necessary for success and the knowledge to be creative and visionary. Even as we enjoy the freshness of Commencement, we also remember the many friends and alumni who continue to support our efforts. Each new class of Wilkes alumni owes a debt of gratitude to those who have preceded them, who have succeeded at Wilkes and in the world beyond, and who have remembered their alma mater and helped it continue to offer an exceptional education to future students. To the friends who make it possible— thanks. To the tier;. est class of Wilkes graduates, the first to graduate from Wilkes University — congratulations. .Sincerely, Christopher N. Breiseth President Clockwise from top left: Chris Collins and his mother, Dorothy Miller; Ehud and Ronit Zusman; Marcie Kreinces with Tony Madera, and Merrel Neal, in gown, with Steve Tehansky. Pho­ tos by Curtis Salonick and Ace Hoffman Studios. The Quarterly Wilkes University Quarterly is published by the Public Relations Office and the Alumni Office Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Director of Public Relations and Publications Jane Manganella Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula II ’78 Editor Nedra Bloom Photography Curbs Salonick Associate Editor Craig Mark Davis Alumni News Editor Florence Lauth Editorial Assistants Heidi 1 Jojnowski Kristine Bauer Betty Endrcss Executive Assistant to the President Robert Hcaman, I’h.D. President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. I Commencement 1990 “To whom much is given, much also is expected.” From that opening thought expressed in the Commencement invo­ cation by The Rev. George Conway ’70, the theme held true. The Class of 1990 has enjoyed many privileges. But the Class of 1990 faces many responsibilities. The thought of those responsibilities did not dim the fes­ tivities for some 350 undergraduate and 80 graduate degree recipients and their families who crowded the Marts Center for the May 26 ceremony. President Christopher Breiseth also urged the graduates to do their best, to take advantage of their position at the “dawnofthedecadewiththemillenniumjustonthehorizon" and in the knowledge of “the dazzling changes of the past year around the globe.” Also addressing the graduates, Board Chairman Frank M. Henry said this first May graduating class of Wilkes University was “a very special class indeed,” wishing them “rich, rewarding and fulfilling lives.” Offering a final challenge from the faculty, Dr. Michael Garr told the graduates he hoped they would pick their dreams and follow through on them. But he urged them not to pick shallow dreams and to make sure their own dreams includcd a world without homelessness, without poverty. and with affordable health care far all. All their dreams will be in vain, Garr warned, “if you don ’ l take a careful concern for the environment." “The future is open,” Garr challenged. “Go out and get it.” Rcprcscnting the Class ol 1990, President Marcie Kreinces said she came to college worrying about whether she’d like her roommate and similar matters. "But 1 gott caught up in a dream,” she said, Quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson, she also urged her classmates to success, success. 1 lonorary degrees were presented to Edithe Judith Levit ’45, a physician who is retired from a long tenure as president ol the National Hoard ol Medical Examiners, and Flora Lewis, foreign allairs columnist and diplomatic corivspondent lor I he New York I imex, who presented the Commencemeni address, Again, giaduales were ehnllenged. \\ ith the demise of communism, we must make onr own system woik eveni ........... better, she said, warning that competing ag^in-r yourself always takes the best and hardest work. “You have a lot to do,” Lewis told them. The complete text of Ms. Lewis’s address is printed on the following page, ’The ru' «-— . .. Mabel Scott Wandell and Sterling ,Leroy ... 'Vandell Awards, given to the man and woman with the highest academic average for four years at Wilkes, were presented to Laurie A. Bobyak and Ehud I. Zusman. Top Top honors honors in in the the-University University’’ssthree three undergraduate undergraduateacaacademic divisions were awarded to R. Gregorv Stinson for the School of Business, Society and Public Policy; Policy, to ta Kelli Lynn Furlong for the School of Liberal Ans and Human Sciences, and to Laurie A. Bobyak for the. School of Science and Engineering. The TheAlumni AlumniAward Awardfor forLeadership, Leadership,presented presentedkto ? aacradccradcate who has made a strong contribution to student life—and ---------------- ---------------------------J activities, was given to Scott Conrad Banh. The Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumnus Award w -as pre­ sented to William R. Mainwaring 't>5. G president trad chief executive officer of First Eastern Bank, and the Disa?.guished Young .Alumna .Award went to Captain t'eriei.-. Patrician '82, an .Army nurse. 1.............. ____ waspreseraed Dr. David Leng of the biology department the Carpenter Outstanding Teacher Award. John LaNun.LaNunziata i.ua of the Wyoming Valley West School Districtwonthelnspiratk'italTejehingAw.-rd.choser'.enthe basis of a nomination by loop graduate Trac' <'e..x cb. JamesJ, D.ofcssor F .mi,.ss:...s James J, Bohning Helming was awarded led D.-ofessot■Frac;:. as as he retired from the lYpartniera of Faw ;?o?.mental Sciences. And Martha S. Diener was presented rhe Board e; Anstees Distinguished Sen ice Award. She was an ne:;\e. . stoe fiomb-’.' l''S?andl',asbeo'aaTvc,si,\'l'.-.‘c. .a s. :ee I'S? �3 I h< < him »•'» *’ Commencement '90 Lewis v. York Times Colunuust l n urges 90 grads to "strive all ihv hauler Honorary degrees presented to Lewis and Levit - ■. a great fantui mid s.-. •• ;/.rl.'.nt day. Wc.llealcy. with tlleii ...I . sr ar two pir.ltleuls . .• •' <c-. "z.iiatrd Ar.'ier.wan.are good, And I'm ; ouftr. -c-. c.-; o; arithmetic.,o around. tri'z... , I h I ■; . ■v;r. the 'wa-.oil Im advice. . .-. Ml : ' • .. - j..-. '.r when pcrhapi it's - ....AaUaaKason ......................... ■ ■■ wait now al a historical ... . tJ/rr.-riMthskindol world dial you will ;...■ ..... -.f, .... There are key decisions which '■ a/' v.wii® I'lH lilt’ hill III Hie moment w I.V<!WII!1 lilt' world. And in the '■ t'C’-’ '^A'lw.. Wonieehimgingthcway •. ,c.vAi<L|\'iMtsiiioiviliniioiiegcneration twO. WN Ibt' i'l’’« 1,1 win’ was a way m no tl Hit’ best way - to settle 'V many parts of the world i.l Js'tA'h.mo'i i'"d diinmgc. Nothing to be W ■K ,. v M w; whala Sovictscicntist^miy called the end‘,1W War ni-which was ncvcr fou8hlbut nonetheless is coming to collapse. The intellectual impact of :.' ■ r? . ..r.-f ■..la.eulewhateivrispossiblcforalong appreciated. It was at first offered and quite widely accepted /. .. a great comparison with the xsatheou’iicalcintaimy.'l’hen.teamc to appear to a number -. r. t.-i :.-.edsia aftermath of World War II when the of people as an altemauve to the Haws and the faults that we _jof their .:T j;nQW we do have in democratic societies. And now it is . a.tfiz tbtn are only. now coming ....... io die end completely discredited. This is making changes in many er.c.r.wr. ir.ee die—forces of history look autonomous, parts of the world. Not only in Eastern Europe and in Europe From a <_________ ______ " this "s as a whole, but in Africa, in Latin America and in Asia, you They to’over., helm our efforts andy our '■ ideas. But : ■ are ail man made. It's just dial the moments of see people changing the way they think because thataltemaci?.:v; aren’t continuous or frequent. But when they tive, or what they believed was an alternative, is disappearcome !■.:■' depend ■■ cry much on the education of the people ing. They have to rethink — very basically — their approach .-. ho are ma? ing ttese choices and their mentality. We learn to the world. And this does leave a certain vacuum. We must n</./ even that whatreemerf to be the exception to this rule— be aware of it. dieters, earthquakes, drought, weather—even that we do It’s wrongheaded to say, “That’s that. We won.” We did, have something to say about and we can affect. So the but only in comparison with worse ideas than ours. To capacity to influence the world by what we have learned and paraphrase Winston Churchill, what it means is not that the what we choose is expanding very rapidly. And therefore, battle is over. We must strive all the harder now that we have education was never so important. ourselves to compete with — to make our own system work much better; to make it work more fairly, more honestly, and more hu­ manely. History isn’t over at all. It is just getting a really good chance to start developing sanely and to put intelli­ gence and knowledge to good use. You have a lot to do in the years ahead of you and I wish you the very best of luck in God’s grace. From left: Board Chairman Frank Henry, Flora Lewis, Edithe Levit, M.D., '45 and President Breiseth CITATION FOR FLORA LEWIS Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Flora Lewis, you have long analyzed the flow and direction of world events for your op-ed page readers in The New York Times. Native of Los Angeles and gradu­ ate of UCLA in 1941 and the Columbia School of Joumalism in 1942, you began your active career in the midst of WorldWarllwritingfortheAssociatedPress.firstinNew York, then in Washington, and then at war’s end in London. For the next decade you observed at firsthand the reconstruction of Western Europe and reported your sightings to Time, The London Observer, The Economist of London, France-Soir of Paris and The New York Times Magazine. You then penetrated the Iron Curtain and lived and reported from Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe for the Washington Post. By the time you signed up with The New York Times as chief of their Paris bureau in 1972, you had already established a reputation for reporting from the critical trouble spots of the world, whether Viet Nam during the war, the Middle East during thesix-day war, or Chicago and Miami during the 1968 political conventions, Only the third person to write the foreign affairs column in The New York Times (the odiers being Anne O’Hare McCormickandC.L. Sulzberger), you have sought to keep the big picture in focus, what in your college days might have been called a geopolitical view. Personally known to the major leaders of the world during your nearly half century of reporting, you have not dwelt on the personal minutiae of their lives or spotlighted your contacts with them. Rather you have portrayed the forces shaping them, the options emerging for dieir nations or regions and the qualities of leadership — negative or positive — they have brought to their responsibilities. Independent, indefatigable, determined, serious, you have always decided where you must go to better understand the world. Atpresentyou areexperiencjng the singular pleasure of covering the ending of the Cold War, the demise of communism as a viable ideology, and the breakup of the Soviet Union’s dominance of her Eastem and Central European neighbors, coming complete circle from your earliest foreign assignments at the end of World War II when you watched the imposition of that Soviet system and communist ideology'. Wilkes University is delighted to join the legion of journalistic organizations, foreign governments, and several of our sister colleges and universities, in recognizing your extraordinary publicteachingcareer. As we commit ourselves to increase the global awareness of our students, werecognize in your career the impact of one finely trained mind in one deter­ mined person to spread understanding throughout the world of where we as human beings are heading. By the power vested in me by the Board of Trustees of Wilkes University and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, I hereby confer upon you, Flora Lewis, the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters with all the rights and privileges per­ taining thereto. CITATION FOR EDITHE J. LEVIT Honorary Doctor of Science Edithe Judith Miller Levit, native of WilkesBarre, in stunning sequence you graduated from Kingston High School in 1944, Bucknell University Junior College in 1945, and Bucknell University in 1946 (Phi Beta Kappa), After receiving your M.D. degree from Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, you served for ten years on the staff of Philadelphia General Hospital, including a term as director of medical education. In 1961 you began your three decades of fruitful and path-breaking work to guaranice the quality of medical care from physicians in the United Slates through your association with the National Board of Medical Examiners. In this work you helped establish the criteria for licensure affecting every new physician. You rose to the role ofPresidenl and Chief Executive Ofltccr of the National Board of Medical Examiners in 1977, a position you held until becoming president etneritus in 1986. Your career is the very model of professional responsibility and pursuit of excellence. Consultant to the nation, board member, author, speaker, you have represented in all your efforts a commitment to maintain the highest standards of medical education. Dr. Eugene Farley regarded you as one of the best softball players he had ever seen. Your family and friends have found you a constant source of energy, optimism, inspiration, and devotion, never too busy to respond to their individual needs, Wilkes University, your alma mater, is proud to join the many organizations inside and outside of medicine that have honored you to say thank you for a life of dedicated service to your fellow human beings. By the power vested in me by the Board of Trustees of Wilkes University and by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1 hereby conferupon you, Edithe Levit, thedegree of Doctor of Science with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto. �The Quarterly 4 Top Academic Honors Bobyak, Zusman win Wandells Commencement '90 School awards to Bobyak, Stinson, Furlong Stinson Laurie Bobyak Aft Ehud Zusman Wilkes University has named Laurie A. BobyakofWilkes-BarreandEhud Zusman of Israel as the recipients of the 1990 Mabie Scott Wandell and S terling Leroy Wandell awards. These awards are presented to the graduating woman and man who have attained the highest academic average for the four years at Wilkes University. The award presentation was made during the Wilkes commencement ceremonies by Dr. George W. Waldner, vice president for academic affairs. The daughter of Martha and Leonard Bobyak, Laurie also won the award for excellence in the Wilkes University School of Science and Engineering. She is a 1986 graduate of Coughlin High School but entered Wilkes as a Trustee Scholar in 1986 and spent her senior year of high school attending classes at Wilkes as part of the Early Admissions Program. While earning her bachelor of science degree in materials engineering, Laurie was named a United Parcel Service Scholar during her senior year. Beginning in June, she has a fellow­ ship at Penn State University in Slate College and will pursue her master’s degree in solid state science with hopes of also earning a Ph.D. While at Wilkes, Laurie Bobyak was widely respected for her work both on and off campus. In the spring of 1989, she presented a paper at a meeting of the Materials Research Society and later that year presented her work at an international meeting of the American Vacuum Society. It is rare for either society to recognize undergraduate work. Ehud Zusman came to Wilkes three and a half years ago from Israel to study biology after his sister, Zchava Zusman Levy '86, told him about the Univer­ sity. Ehud Zusman will attend the Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia with hopes of earning his medical degree. His wife, Ronit was also graduated this spring with a degree in biology. She will attend the Phila­ delphia College of Podiatric Medicine this fall. Both of the Zusmans have been active while attending Wilkes. Ehud has worked as a teacher of Hebrew and Jewish traditions at Temple B’nai B’rith in Kingston, while Ronit has been teaching at Temple Israel in Wilkes-Barre Barth captures Alumni Leadership Award By CRAIG MARK DAVIS Commuter Council, a third year on the ScottC.BarthofWilkes-Barrcwon Long Range Planning Committee and the 1990 University Alumni Leader- was the Chairperson of theNorth Room ship Award, given by the Wilkes Uni- Committee. versity Alumni Association to the The North Room, now known as member of the graduating class consid- Rumours, is a non-alcoholic nightclub ered to have made the strongest contri­ in the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and bution to student life and the student Conference Center. The Wilkes Uni­ versity Student Govemmentcoordinated activities program of the University. Barth, a 1983 graduate of Crestwood and financed the project over several High School in Mountaintop, majored years. It now has the responsibility of in business administration with a con­ running the nightclub for students. “Wilkes has offered me an abundance centration in marketing. Active on campus, Barth was a member of the of opportunity that has made being CommuterCouncil in his freshman year involvedalmostinevitable,” said Barth. and was elected president in his sopho- “The most important part of my educamore year. He was a member of the lion has been in the area of personal ex­ Student Government Executive Coun­ perience. Being involved at Wilkes has cil and a member of the University been a great experience, one that I will Long Range Planning Committee, take with me for the rest of my life.” While a junior, Scott was elected vice His studies and extensive involvepresidentofStudentGovemment,trcas- ment in student activities made time a urer of the Commuter Council, was precious commodity. While going to named to the Wilkes University team school full-time, Scott worked thirty for Intercollegiate Leadership Wilkes- hours a week for his father’s company, Barre and served a second year on tire Barth Packaging Management Inc. of: Long Range Planning Committee. In Bear Creek. After graduation he will his senior year, Scott was chosen for become a full-time sales representative Who's Who Among Students in Arneri- ffor the bakery . .packaging brokerage can Colleges and Universities, elected firm which has clients throughout the Student Government Senior Class Rep- Eastern United States. resentative, served a fourth year on the If the job, school, and all of the stu- Furlong R. Gregory Stinson, Kelli Lynn Furlong and Laurie A. Bobyak are winners of the 1990 awards honoring the outstanding graduate from each academic division of the University. Stinson, a double major in sociol­ ogy and psychology, received the award for the School of Business, Society and Public Policy. Furlong, a double major in French and international studies, earned the award for the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. At Wilkes, she was active in the History/Political Science/Intemational Studies Club, in Intercollegiate Leadership, in the Women’s Athletic Association, as a cheerleader and as vice president of her dorm. She tutored in the Learning Center and for Upward Bound. She also spent a semester studying in Paris. Bobyak, a materials engineering major who also earned top academic honors for the entire University, cap­ tured the award for the School of Sci­ ence and Engineering. Stinson also won the Dr. Jaroslav G. Moravec Memorial Scholarship,es­ tablished for a student genuinely inter­ ested in sociology and anthropology who intends to pursue graduate studies in sociology, anthropology, law or an allied field. Stinson has accepted a fellowship to the University of Chi­ cago, tlie number one ranked sociol­ ogy department in the country. The University of Chicago is also thcoldcsl and most prestigious sociology depart­ ment in the United States. 5 Scott Barth dent activities weren’t enough, during his sophomore year Scott and sister, Cindi, decided to build theirown home, a task that also took more of Scott’s time andenergy. According to Scott, “When you’re busy, you have to make time, My sister and I were both looking for a place to live and really didn’t want to rent.” Looking back on his four years of study at Wilkes, all of his studentactivities, his job, and his new home, Scott Barth realizes it has all been worth it as he has built the foundation for a suc­ cessful future. Wilkes students named to Who's Who I Twenty Wilkes University students are included in the 1990 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Selected for their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success are: Susan Barr, Lansdale; Scott Barth, Wilkes-Bane; Michele Broton, Wilkes-Barre; Chris­ topher Collins, Summit, New Jersey; Melinda J. Comfort, Bethlehem; Cherie L. Davis, Dallas; Karen A. Donohue, West Milford, New Jersey; Laurie Eater, Green Lane, Pennsylvania; Sharon Froudc, Bay Shore, New York; Kathy Harris, Nanticoke; Rob Johansen, Narrowsburg, New York; Marcic Kreinces, Princeton, New Jersey; Anthony Madera, Doylestown; Lee S. Morrell, Wilkes-Barre; Maureen O’Hara, Norristown; Frank Rossi Jr., Middletown; Joseph C. Smith, Hunlock Creek; Tammy Sloshick, Kingston; Valerie M. Sweeney, Roebling, New Jersey; and Scott Zolncr, Metuchen. New Jersey. Thc 20 Wilkes University students join an elite group of students selected from more than 1,400 institutions of higher education in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934. ROTC honors cadets Wilkes University Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 recently honored its top cadets at an awards ceremony held in conjunction with its annual dinner. Top award winners at the dinner included Cadet Brian Barthel, Air Force Association Award for the outstanding juniorcadet; Cadets Dean Geibel, Chris Campbell, and Mary Gould, Reserve Officers’ Association Award for outstandin8 sophomore, junior and senior cadets respectively; and CadetRay Smith, American Defense Preparedness Associalion Award for the outstanding senior cadet and the AFROTC Leadership Award. �16 The Quarterly Commencement '90 Alumni Awards to Mainwaring, Patrician rently serves on the Commit­ tee for Economic Growth, the Board of Directors of Mercy Hospital, the United Way of Wyoming Valley and as the vice chairman and treasurer of the board of Mercy Med-Care, Inc. He also serves as treas­ urer and board member of the Citizens’Voice, Inc. His other affiliations include past chair­ man oftheboard of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce; treasurer and board member of the WilkesBarre Family YMCA; Penn Mountains Council, Boy Scouts of America advisory _______________ _ committee member; chairman Capt. Patricia Patrician'82, Anthony J. Shipula II '78, William Mainwaring 65 oftheboardoftrusteesofWyo- William Mainwaring, president of First Eastern Corp, and president and chief executive officer of First Eastern Bank, and Captain Patricia A. Patrician of the US Army Nurse Corps were awarded the top alumni awards for 1990. Mainwaring received the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award and Captain Patrician received the Distinguished Young Alumna Award at the University Commencement ceremonies. Mainwaring was selected to receive the Farley Award because the Alumni Association’s nominations committee believed he epitomizes those characteristics of an educated person that Dr. Farley celebrated: seeks truth, for without truth there can be no understanding; possesses vision, for vision precedes all greatattainments; is aware of the diversity of ideas and beliefs that exist among people; has faith in the power of ideals to shape the lives of people; knows that progress requires intellectual vigor, moral courage, and physical endurance; cultivates inner resources and spiritual strength, for they enrich our daily living and sustain us in times of crisis; has ethical standards which form the basis for creating and maintaining personal and public relationships; respects the religious convictions of all; participates constructively in the social, economic, cultural, and political life of the community; and communicates ideas in a manner that assures understanding, for understanding unites us all in our search for truth. A Shavertown resident, Mainwaring was graduated from Wilkes in 1965 with a degree in accounting and finance and returned toeam his MBA in 1972. He has been employed by ming Seminary; and a trustee at College Misericordia. Mainwaring is a member of Masonic Lodge 468 of Wyoming Caldwell Consistory of Bloomsburg, Irem Temple and amemberandpastpresidentoftheWyoming Valley Chapter, AIB. He and his wife Judith are parents of two children, Jonell and William R. Jr. As the 1990 Distinguished Young Alumna, Captain Patricia A. Patrician of Clarks ville, Tennessee, was selected as the graduate of the last fifteen years who best exemplifies the traditions of Wilkes University. Those traditions include: vision, understanding of people, maintenance of convictions and loyalty, respect for differences and adherence to ideals that create unity and good will amidst diversity. A registered nurse, certified in critical care, advanced life support and basic cardiac life support, Capt. Patrician is currently the clinical head nurse in the intensive care unit of Blanchfield Army Community Hospital at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She has served as a clinical staff nurse and as interim head nurse in the medical intensive care unit of Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Capt. Patrician worked for two years as a clinical staff nurse in the intensive care/progressive care unit of Kenner Army ” ' — Community Hospital at Fort Lee, Virginia. A 1982 cum laude graduate of Wilkes with a bachelor of science in nursing, Capt. Patrician was also awarded the Air Force Nursing Leadership Award. While earning her master of science in nursing degree at the University of Texas Health First Eastern Bank since 1965 and has attended the American Bankers Association Lending School al the University of Oklahoma and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University. An active member of the community, Mainwaring cur- Capt. Patrician has recently been approved for membership in the National Association of Female Executives. She is also ^mber of the Association of Military Surgeons of the umted States, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and Sigma Theta Tau. Scholarship Award'0"11988,She wasawardedtlleAlumni 7 Dr. David Long wins Carpenter Award Long Dr. David R. Long of the biology department was chosen to receive the Carpenter Outstand­ ing Teacher Award for 1990. Presenting the award at Commencement, President Breiselh high­ lighted Long's background in scientific research coupled with a love of teaching. Breiselh quoted students who described Long's classes as "challenging, intensive, and well organized" with pres­ entations that "reflect his love for the subject and his sincere interest in wanting his students to succeed in mastering the material." "Students returning from professional schools have raved about the excellence of their prepa­ ration in histology and physiology,” Breiseth added. "He brings great competence to all of his classes and is a model of teaching effectiveness." Awards recognize teaching, service Inspirational Teacher Award to Wyoming Valley West's LaNunziata John LaNunziata, a math teacher at Wyoming Valley West High School, won the Wilkes Inspirational Teaching Award for 1990. The award is presented annually to a pre­ college teacher who is selected from those nominated by graduating seniors. LaNunziata was nominated by senior Tracy Goryeb, who cited him as “not only the best teacher of my secondary years, but... as a great friend who helped me through the lowest point of my life — the death of my brother." Goryeb also noted LaNunziata’s ability to instill a sense of discipline in his students and his dislike for mediocrity. “Mr. LaNunziata.. .was not necessarily inspirational in choosing a career, but in molding me as a person,” she wrote, adding, "Mr. LaNunziata made me realize the importance of a quality education. Dr. Robert Heaman, Tracy Goryeb, John LaNunziata Trustee Emerita Martha Diener honored for service to Wilkes Citation by President Breiseth Martha Dye Stott Diener, trustee emerita of Wilkes Uni­ versity, you have brought in ample measure the three W’s to your trusteeship: work, wisdom, and wealth. When Donald Carpenter urged you to become a trustee at Wilkes, you hesitated because of your sense that you lacked the formal education credentials. Fortunately for Wilkes, Mr. Carpenter prevailed and you joined him for the long drives to WilkesBarre and brought a wealth of practical wisdom to the challenges facing the college. Like him, you were concerned about the inadequate financial recognition of outstanding teachers. Throughout your nine years of active trusteeship from June 1973 to May 1982, and through your leadership positions as treasurer and vice chair of the board, you under­ stood the difficult financial circumstances facing Wilkes in the years after the flood from Hurricane Agnes. Upon Don Carpenter’s death, you proposed that we memorialize him by building a Carpenter Endowment dedicated to the recogni­ tion of outstanding teaching. You have contributed generously to that endowment and personally worked to secure funds from his family and friends. You have watched the fund grow to a handsome size and deserve the heartfelt thanks of the Wilkes faculty, stu­ dents, and trustees. Your fellow and sister trustees today recognize and honor your career as the complete partner of two talented husbands, as devoted mother.andasa resource­ ful and wise supporter of highercducation through your work for Wilkes. I proudly and gratefully bestow upon you, Martha Diener, the medal for Distinguished Service to Wilkes University. Congratulations. Bohning given emeritus status Dr. James Bohning, who chaired the chemistry department and later the de­ partment of earth & environmental sci­ ences, was awarded professor emeritus status on his retirement. Dr. Bohning has been on die Wilkes faculty since 1959 and has been studying science his­ tory for the past decade. �The Quarterly 8 Getting together: Reunion '90 9 Reunion Weekend 1990 Gala chairman Clayton Karambelas '49, President Breiseth, Teresa Karam­ belas, Christiana Baron 73, and John Baron 75, president of the Wilkes University Alumni Association Joe Shinal 40, Dr. Joseph Lord '3o, George Bierly '40, Dean Emeritus George Ralston, Dr. George Hudock '50, Joseph Salsberg '35, and Dr. Edward G. Hartmann '35. Alumni gathered at the barbeque beneath the Burns Bell Tower Libby and Bob Capin '50, President Emeritus now teaching accounting, with Virginia Meissner Nelson '50 and John Nelson Sr. '50 President Breiseth with Norma Sangiuliano Tyburski. �J ! hr ?. hnvt;« h Robb Whinney wants to be a bioethicist, and he’s in a hurry to get there. So he has crammed three and a half years of under­ graduate education at Wilkes into two and a half years — carrying 26 hours in lite Spring of 1990, for instance — to move along toward the demanding goal he has set forhimself. First step is a medical degree. He begins studies at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine this fall. Following medical school, hehopestoeamagraduate degree in philosophy. After that, maybe a law degree for good measure. Why? “Lots of people in bioethics aren’t doctors and area’tdirecdy related. They are justphilosophizingaboutthe life and death of patients." Combining a degree in medicine — the practical side — with a degree in philosophy would make good credentials, he believes. Whinney, from Huntingdon Valley, became interested in bioethics when his father died. When his father became suddenly ill, “we had to decide whether to sustain him or let him go.” His mother and brothers had more help making the decision than some families would, he said, because his dying father was a surgeon and hospital staff people knew the family. Nonetheless, it was a difficult time. Although he had been interested in medicine and bioethics before then, the experience with his father "was the epiphany” of the new career. Like his father, Whinney hopes to become a surgeon, adding that the desire seems like a form of “destiny.” Wilkes has been a great start, Whinney said. “The teachers always have time. They always care. The door is always open.” T lic ( hi'itti* 1< Wilkes offers new course in. community service C'omynuhity service has always been part of Wilkes, but f.. >w ir has r ; vi formalized into an education course entitled, "Community Service —A Wilkes Tradition." N: w this spring, the course is taught by Mary A. Martino, who is also coordinator of student community service. Her ii b has t .vo major aspects running the Wilkes Community Literacy Program and student volunteer service. The new position is funded by a S43.U00 federal Department of Edu­ cation grant as part of the Student Literacy Corps Program. Getting the new program off the ground, Wilkes students Tamara Bums of Carbondale, Edward Bielecki of WilkesBarre. Jerry Mackowski of Old Forge, Sandro Rotella of Maple Glen. Michelle Dominick of Wilkes-Barre and Nancy Mykuly n of Plains teamed up with Benjamin J. Leggiere, Jr., of the Luzerne Intermediate Unit (LIU) #18 to tutor young students from ten different foreign countries titrough the LlU’s Refugee Education Program. The tutors — whose majors include communications, psychology. chemistry and electrical engineering — conducted classes for the children who came from Kistler Elementary School and Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre and theUnited Hebrew Institute in Kingston. Principals from the various schools identified the students for the tutoring program. To be eligible for the program, students in kinder­ garten through 6th grade could not have lived in the area for morethaniwoyearsandstudentsingrades7through 12could not have lived here for more than three years. The children originally came from Poland, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Italy, Vietnam, Spain, the Phiiippir.es, Nigeria and Russia. The Wilkes University students spent approximately fix e hours a v. c-ek tutoring the children at their schools or the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA. In addition to the tutoring project, Martino will be providing opportunities for students in commu-_ . -r-r ■“C. new and’ varied nity set t ice both short and long icon. She will act as the liaison anil adWeatv to train volunteers, provide Service in­ formation and match student interests to the- needs of the community. Mary Martino earned her master’s degree in education from Nazareth Col­ lege of Rochester, Mary Martino New York, and is certified to leach reading from kindergarten through 12th grade.ShercccivedlierundergraduatedegreeinEnglish with a minor in education from King’s College. A former academic advisor at King’s, Martino also served as a lecturer at King’s for the last five years. She has also taught in theUpward Bound program at Wilkes, St. Nicholas/ St. Mary’s School in Wilkes-Barre, and Marcus Whitman High School in Rushville, New York. Martino also has an extensive record of community service including work with Adequate Housing Now, where she helped organize a children’s letter writing campaign tocoincide with the national Housing Now march held in Washington, D.C., last fall. She has also done volunteer work at the Bishop Hoban High School library, St. Therese’s Church in Wilkes-Barre and the Girl Scouts. Anyone needing more information on Wilkes UniversitystudcntandcommunityscrvicemaycontactMary Martino ail J The Wilkes University School of Science and Engineering recently donated a variety of physics and engineering components to area high schools including Meyers, Coughlin, G.A.R. and Bishop Hoban. Pictured at IcftareDavid Bonomo, KhietHuynh,Frank Michaels, Dr. Roger Maxwell and Dan Rcposh during the presentation at Coughlin High School. ,. . were able to give these components to die ng i sc ools because we had excesses or duplicates," said Maxwell, who is chairman of die Wilkes physics depart­ ment. [his is equipment we would use in our own classrooms or materials we use in a more sophisticated version." 1 Robb Whinney: On the Fast Track In fact, Whinney said, his advisers look the time to recommend that he slow down his studies. But he has felt comfortable with the extra heavy load, “As long as you pay attention in class, it cuts down on the study time,” said Whinney, whose spring course load included comparative anatomy, physics, English, history, medical sociology, speech and ceramics with a scuba diving course to meet a physical education / requirement Robb Whinney His favorite course? “English with Dr. Kaska,” he said. “He’s the best teacher I’ve ever had.” Whinney, who said he got his curiosity from his fatherandhisfacilityforleamingfromtheAbingdonFriends School where he spent 14 years, said his biggest problem is “limiting myself to just two majors.” What does he do for fun? “School’s fun," said Whinney. “I don’t have any classes I don’t enjoy.” ____ L Gifted children visit Regional Computer Resource Center at 717-824-4651, Ext. 4685. Physics equipment donated to local high schools 11 Wilkes Chronicle Thirty-two fourdt, fifth and sixth graders from the Elementary' Gifted Children Program at Valley View School District recently visited the Regional Computer Resource Center (RCRC) at Wilkes. Program coordinator Karen Bonda brought the children after attending several classes in the RCRC. "I had so much fun here, I knew they would enjoy it," said Bonda. The RCRC at Wilkes is funded by a fourycar, $1 million grant from the State Legislature. Wilkes's RCRC is one of only 14 in the stale and the only one in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Each year it offers a variety of classes and seminars for educators. Thousands of educators have attended the programs. The grant also funds Information Technol­ ogy Education for the Commonwealth, designed to improve microcomputer education in the schools. & Pictured during the Valley View visit are (from left) Tony Mancus, 6th grade; Justin Scagliotto, 4th grade; Dr. Barbara Bellucci of Wilkes's RCRC; Russell Lucas, 5th grade; teacher Karen Bonda; Chris Cianci, 4th grade, and Melissa Oliver, 4th grade. �[12 The Quarterly Gifts, Grants, Giving Kevin Tronkowski: Gifts, Grants, Giving First team scholar-athlete in soccer By TOM MC GUIRE Sports Information Director For many college athletes, managing both schoolwork and an athletic schedule is very difficult. With so many time conflicts, one area usually has to suffer. Wilkes University’s Kevin Tronkowski is the exception tothatrule— aDean’sListstudent in electrical engineering and starting goalkeeper for the Wilkes soccer team. Tronkowski, from Endwell, New York, has been able to balance both school and soccer so well in his time at Wilkes that he has been named an Adidas Scholar-Athlete First Team Soccer All-American for the 1989 season. The rising senior is also up for consideration for a spot on the GTE Academic All-American team sponsored by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Being a top notch student and outstanding goalkeeper requires a great deal of time and work, something Tronkowski has never shied away from. “You have to have the dedication to want to find time to do both and then to use that time well,” Tronkowski said. “There have been a few conflicts, but my professors have been very good when I’ve had to miss class lime for a game.” Tronkowski has also had to work hard outside the classroom and playing fields. Tronkowski, you see, has suffered three major knee injuries while a student at Wilkes. He suffered knee injuries in his very firstcollegiate game, the last game of his sophomore season and over the summer of 1989. “After the first injury, to my right knee, I had to endure months of physical therapy just to have use of the muscles in the leg,” said Tronkowski. “But I came back and was able to play my entire sophomore season, up to the last game, when 1 hurt my left knee.” More physical therapy allowed him to play indoor soccer that winter.Butthe injury bug would strike once more—this lime at home in New York, practicing with his father, Bernie Tronkowski. “My dad helps mea great deal in practicing and one day my rightknee just popped and locked,” Tronkowski said. “Three days later I was back in surgery.” With just a month before the start of the season, TronkowSk2 7?*“? ve7_hard *" phyf lherapyJ"lhiS WOrk paid off. He did not miss a day of practice in 1989. Tronkowski doesn't miss much classroom time, either, and he maintains a 3.759 grade point average. “Most of my teachers didn’t realize that I was named to a scholar-athlete team, but those who did read about it were very happy for me,” Tronkowski said. “My parents, who have been very supportive of me, were also very excited,” said Tronkowski. “They have been there when ever I needed them, not just athletically, but also scholastically. They arc really great.” The Adidas Scholar-Athlete Soccer All-American team is 13 comprised of student-ath­ letes from col­ leges and uni­ versities all over the coun­ try. Among the schools repre­ sented on the first team with Wilkes were Seton Hall, Yale University, the Uni­ versity of Maryland, University of South Carolina and the Uni­ versity of South AlaKevin Tronkowski bama. Making the the elite team was a surprise to Tronkowski. “Coach (Phil) Wingert brought me into his office and showed me the list,” said Tronkowski. “At first I didn’t understand why he was showing it to me, but when I saw that my name was on the list I was really surprised.” “It was a great honor for Kevin and for Wilkes,” said coach Wingert. “He has worked hard in the classroom and on the soccer field and it is good to see him honored. He is the epitome of what a Division III student-athlete is all about.” As if playing soccer and maintaining an outstanding GPA is not enough, Tronkowski also finds time to be a Resident Assistant, concert chairman of the Wilkes Programming Board and a member of the engineering club. I m very organized with my time,” said Tronkowski. Plus, Coach encourages us to be involved with other activi­ ties. It helps us experience the entire collegiate life. It’s part of treason why I camethere.”]I canbeaireal student-adiletT” On the soccer field Tronkowski was simply fanastic in 1989. He helped Wilkes down Scranton University for the first time in 19 years; he stopped Division II Bloomsburg, 21 in double overtime, and he had a string of four shutouts in five games. He helped Wilkes, with a 10-8 record, make die Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference playoffs for the first time ever. Withanothcrycarofcoilegeahcad.Tronkowski’scarccr plans arc still uncertain. He is spending this summer as an in ern at c General Electric Aerospace plant in Bingamton. Then its back to the books and the goal. Annual Fund surpasses goal, nets $819,000 The Wilkes University Annual Fund surpassed its goal for the year, bringing in $819,916 to support the annual needs of the University. “Our goal was up from last year, but with generous alumni support we were able to surpass the goal of$800,000," said Thomas B. Hadzor, vice president for development The University budget has only four revenue sources, Hadzor explained. The largest is tuition, supplemented by income from the endowment and auxiliary enterprises. All other revenue comes through the University’s development operations, he said. This year’s effort was aided by a challenge grant from the Surdna Foundation of New York City, which offered $75,000 if an equal amount could be raised in new and increased gifts from alumni. “Alumni responded well to that challenge, enabling us to take advantage of the entire Surdna grant,” said Bernadette Fomicola, director of the Annual Fund. The University has also benefited from an increase in the number of donors and an increase in the level of support from our most generous donors, said Hadzor. In the last five years, the number of gifts received by the University has nearly doubled. At the same time, the percentage of the total income donated by John Wilkes Club mem­ bers has also grown substantially, now accounting for nearly half of all gifts to the University. A revamped fiscal year will make it easier for the University to thank its donors in a timely manner, Hadzor added. Until lastyear.Wilkes’sdevelopmentofficefollowed the calendar year. Now, the fiscal year runs from June 1 through May 31. The annual report of gifts is in preparation, and the John Wilkes dinner, honoring the University’s most generous donors, is slated for Friday evening, Sept. 14. Harkness Foundation grants $26,000for dance program Wilkes University has received a S26,000 grant from the Harkness Foundation for Dance of New York City to initiate a program in dance. The University hopes to offer its initial dance classes in the spring of 1991. Adding a dance program to the already strong music and theater arts curriculum rounds out the University’s performing arts curriculum, said George Waldner, vice president for academic affairs. Although the specific course and program proposals still need curriculum committee approval, there should be no delay in implementing the program once it is approved, he said. Funds to renovate the facilities are included in the 199091 budget and the work should be completed before Christ­ mas if the curriculum committee approval is received. The grant will pay for two parts of the dance program, First, it will provide $10,000 for workshops or special per­ formances by a dancer or choreographer-in-residence. Sec­ ond, it includes $16,000 for part-time instructional salaries. Adding a dance program is a “very natural” extension of the theater arts and music program, said Jerome Campbell, chairman of the department of music, theater and dance. “Most conservatories arc organized this way,” he said. It’s also a natural for the community, he added. With two strong dance companies in town, there arc a number of students who reach college with the desire to continue dance training. At present, those students would need to go at least as far as New York, Pittsburgh or Hartford for a continuing dance education. Although courses arc expected to appeal to students coin­ ing into college with dance background, others might also be likely candidates, he said. No theater arts graduate is considered well prepared without at least minimal training in dance, In addition, music majors who plan on a teaching career would be well served to add dance to their repertoire in preparation for leading high school musical productions, Although Wilkes’s dance program will begin with introductory coursework, Campbell looks forward to watching it grow into a major degree program—because he believes that a liberal arts institution is a good place to study dance. “Dance is a very competitive profession with a great deal of physical strain,” Campbell said. “Like professional athletes, dancers are very injury prone and may have short careers. “Liberal arts preparation is essential,” Campbell said. “It leaves the dancers well prepared for their next career, too.” flfumni wfw tiave represented ‘Witfces at (Presidential: Inaugurations Stephen L. Klein, Esq. '61, Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont, April 27, 1990 Robert P. Adams '74, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, April 27,1990 Richard T. Simonson '69, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, May 5,1990 �The Quarterly 14 Gifts, Grants, Giving 15 Gifts, Grants, Giving Gifts, Grants, Giving John Chwalek Invitational brings surprise gift The 38th Annual John J. Chwalek Invitational Golf Tour­ nament was played recently at the Wilkes-Barre Golf Club, fol­ lowed by an awards banquet at the Bear Creek Inn. Highlight of the evening was the surprise announcement of a 51,000 gift from William Sincavage of Plains Township. Proceeds from the tournament go to the John J. Chwalek Fel­ lowship Award, created to rec­ ognize a love and concern for Wilkes that John Chwalek has exempli fied during his more than 40 years of service to the Uni­ versity. The award, which is in the form of a cash stipend, rec­ Shown in the traditional blue jackets of the John Chwalek Invitational are (from ognizes the efforts of a senior left) Admissions Dean Bernard Vinovrski '69, G '76, G '78; Liberal Arts and Human who has worked as an ambassa­ Sciences Dean James Rodechko; Trustee William J. Umphred '52; John Chwalek; dor of Wilkes by recruiting stu­ Dean Emeritus George Ralston; Vice President Tom Hadzor; Alumni Director Tony dents in concert with the admis­ Shipula '78, and Professor Phil Tuhy. sions office. Each year the Chwalek Invitational is marked by the pres­ entation of commemorative blue jackets to aselect number of people recognized for their service to the community. This year jackets were awarded to Wilkes trustee William J. Umphred '52 of Dal las; Richard Emanski, president of King Glass & Paint; Dean James Rodechko of the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences; Dean Emeritus George The annual John Wilkes Club Dinner, an elegant Ralston; Vice President for Development Tom Hadzor of black tie affair that marks the highlight of the fundDallas, and Director of Alumni Anthony Shipula ’78 of raising year at Wilkes University, has been slated for Wilkes-Barre. Friday, September 14. All major donors—those who have given Wilkes S1,000 or more per year — are invited to the event. Scholarship to honor Esther Lamb This year’s party will open with cocktails at 6 p.m. The Esther Lamb Scholarship at Wilkes University has on the Fortinsky Hall lawn. While party-goers greet been created from the Esther Lamb Trust which was estab­ one another, the jazz ensemble will provide back­ lished in 1976. ground music. A registered nurse, Esther Lamb was interested in helping The affair moves indoors fordinner at 7:15 p.m. in youth from the local area achieve a medical education. This the Arnaud Marts Sportsand Conference Center. During endowed fund will be awarded to financially needy, full-time the dinner program, new members of the Club will be students from Northeastern Pennsylvania who areenrolled in honored. This year’s Club newcomers will be all those the premcdscal program at the University. Recipients will be who have given SI,000 or more for the first time be­ selected by the dean of admissions, the dean of health tween January 1989 and May 1990. sciences and the vice president for development Over the past few years, the John Wilkes Club A check for $13,300 was recently presented in Wilkes by members have increased in numbers and in total per­ Attorney Ben Jones and Emil Warren of Merchant’s Bank, centage of giving. Their generous contributions now .‘.ho har.die the Esther Lamb Trust funds. account or nearly half of all giving to the University. John Wilkes Club dinner set for Sept. 14 University Council sets first meeting Anticipating a group that can “add value and make a difference in the University by providing guidance and support,” Judy Arenstein '68, chairman of the new Wilkes University Council, looks forward to the group's first meeting Sept. 15. Arenstein, who is regulatory director for AT&T, responsible for international issues that need Federal CommunicationsCommissionapproval,expectsthenewlycreatedCouncil to work with development, student recruiting, the alumni office and public relations. Established by the Board of Trustees at its May meeting, the council will eventually include 100 members, primarily alumni, who have distinguished themselves in their careers. They will share their expertise with the president in a consultant role. At the first session, council members will catch up on the affairs of their alma mater and become familiar with the strategic long-range plan developed by President Breiseth and theUniversity’sgeneral officers,shesaid. Butshehopes to have the Council quickly moving to develop a structure, objectives and work plans. “One of the things that’s very important is becoming more national in scope,” said Arenstein. Having a working groupofalumnifromaroundthenationwillhelpWilkesmeet that goal, she said. She is looking forward to thenewchallenge,saying, “It’s a new opportunity — a chance to be a volunteer and do something of real importance.” To date, 35 people have been chosen for the council. They are: Michael F. Bianco ’62, president and CEO of Asia Pacific Capital Corporation, San Francisco; John F. Jastrem ’77, chief financial officer of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles; Dr. Philip Baron ’49, professor of economics and finance at the Hagan School of Business of Iona College, New Rochelle, NY; Dr. Thomas F. Kelly '69, dean of the School ofManagement of theSiate University ofNew York at Binghamton. John R. Miller ’68, national director for government services of Peat Marwick Main & Company, New York; Dr. Doris G. Barluska '49, chief of endocrinology at the Medical College of Philadelphia; A. Todd Gibbs '66, president of A.S.G. Co. Manufacturing, Inc., Allentown; Louis D. Davis Jr. ’60, president of L.D. Davis Co., Inc., Huntington Valley, PA;FrancisJ.Michelini,forincrpresidcntofWilkesandnow president of die Council for Independent Colleges and Univcrsitics in Harrisburg; Dr. Charles A. Sorber ’59, dean of the School of Engineering at die University of Pittsburgh. The Honorable J. Harold Flannery ’55, associate justice of dicSuperiorCourt,Boston;JulianGoldstcin’51,president of Jillian Goldstein & Associates, Inc., Miami; Roger A. Rolfe '66, first vice president for investments with Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., Clearwater, Florida; Gordon Stryker ’49, U.S. Auto Association, San Antonio; Howard E. Ennis Jr. ’55, teacher in the Christina School District, Wilmington, Delaware, pr Charles N. Bums Sr. ’35, physician, Kingston; Dr. Robert S. Capin ’50, DHL ’83, former president of Wilkes and now a faculty member in the accounting department at the University; Lawrence E. Cohen ’57, president, Benco Dental Supply, Wilkes-Barre; Dr. John H. Ellis IV ’79, physician, Plains; Bruce E. Gover ’72, G ’77, trust manager with Northeastern Bank, Wilkes-Barre; Joseph H. Kanner ’49,directoroftestingservicesatWilkesUniversity;Clayton Karambelas ’49, president of C K Coffee Co., Wilkes-Barre. Eric Lee, owner of Peking Chef Restaurants, WilkesBarre; Dr. Maureen Maguire Litchman ’78, center director of the Wyoming Valley Family Practice Program, Kingston; William R. Mainwaring ’65, G ’73,president ofFirstEastem Bank, Wilkes-Barre; Lee Namey ’68, Mayor of WilkesBarre; Sandra S. Piccone ’77, Kingston; Thomas Shelburne Sr., Tunkhannock; Rhea P. Simms ’78, president of Lewith & Freeman Realtors, Kingston. Norma S. Tyburski, former dean of women; David Whipple,presidenqFranklinFirstFederalSavingsandLoan, Wilkes-Barre; Donna Pioppi '81, marketing manager with Insurance Equity Corp., Palo Alto, CA; Dr. Ron Rescigno ’58, superintendent of the Port Hueneme, CA, schools, and Charles M. Reilly, of Reilly Plating Co., Inc., Nanticoke. Phonathon to kick off October 1 The Wilkes University Phonathon will kick off on October 1, as alumni volunteers and students attempt to contact nearly 14,000 alumni by telephone. The phonathon will run for six weeks in the fall, said Bernadette Fomicola, director of the Annual Fund, which includes the phonathon. In addition to its primary purpose of fund-raising, die phonathon has become a “friend raiser,” too, Fomicola said. The alumni and students who make the phone calls are familiar with the campus and can keep alumni who live far away up to date on what’s happening, she said. Phonathon callers generally enjoy themselves, she said. as do those who have received the. calls. Area alumni are invited to work on the phonathon and may call Fomicola to volunteer, she said. This year's phonathon comes close on die heels of last year’s drive because of a change, in the fiscal year followed by the development department Until this year, records were based on a calendar year, she explained, but die system has changed to follow the fiscal calendar. Although these two phone drives come in the same calendar year, in future years they will always be scheduled in the fall, she added. �Alumni News abisco at Wilkes-Barre A Great Opportunity For You! Alumni News 1935 Isaac Ripple Schumaker retired from Lockheed Missilesand Space Company. His last project at Lockheed was the Hubble telescope. Isaac and his wife, Margaret, live in La Selva Beach, CA. 1949 Dr. Philip Baron was featured speaker at the Wilkes University Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter Spring Dinner. Dr. Baron spoke on “American Busi­ ness in the 21st Century.” Dr. Doris Bartuska is president of Philadelphia Medical Society. Dr. Bar­ tuska resides in Philadelphia, PA. We re looking for outstanding professionals experienced in the areas of information and financial services who are ready for a positive life-style change and want to work in an environment that stretches the mind and broadens the horizon. We’re Nabisco Financial and Information Services, part of Nabisco Brands, Inc. one of tire world’s leading food companies. We offer nationally competitive salaries, a far-reaching benefits program, extensive training, anda corporate-wide commitment to actively promote from within; all housed Ina modern 144,000 square foot facility with state-of-the-art computer equipment including 3090, 400 and 200 IBM mainframes. Ready to enjoy life to its fullest !! Come join us in Wilkes-Barre, PA, recently rated as one of die nation’s top places to live. It's located just two hours from New York City and Philadelphia, in the beautiful mountains of north east Pennsylvania. It offers a unique combination of urban energy and country leisure and provides even the most demanding individual, all the cultural, sports, educational, financial, health care, and business amenities. If you have a technical background within a large scale information systems c-utilizing ' .................. environment the latest computer technology, we may have a challenging position for you. Other positions include financial servicesTor experienced individuals with strong accounting backgrounds. For additional information and immediate consideration, send your resume to- NABISCO BRANDS INC Manager Per ;onnel Administration, 50 New Commerce Boulevard. W ilkes-Barre, PA 18762. An affirmative’action equal opportunity employer M. E 1LV. NABISCO BRANDS? 50 New Commerce Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18762 17 Eleanor Krute Beets Hickman retired as benefits counselor with the Veterans Administration Regional Office and is now the Fernley Crew Leader for the Bureau of the Census. She lives in Fernley, Nevada. Thomas Moran has retired as presi­ dent of Luzerne County Community College, a post he held since 1980. He has rejoined the Wilkes family, teach­ ing in the communications department. Tom is a resident of Laflin, PA. 1950 Transportation in Harrisburg. Richard resides in Linglestown, PA. 1955 Donald S. Berns retired as deputy di­ rector of Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health to move to Israel. He is in a senior position with the Ministry of Health and is also teaching at the Hebrew University Hadassah-Medical School, School of Public Health. Dolores Passeri DiMaggio retired from leaching French and Spanish in lite Philadelphia suburban schools. She is now involved in decorating and real estate. 1952 J. Richard Shafer retired as procure­ ment officer with the Department of David Williams recently hadan exhibit of his sculptures shown at the Wyoming Valley Art League Show. 1960 1956 Gilbert Tough, president and chief executiveofficerofBIueCrossofNortheastemPennsylvania.hasbeenreelected to the national board of BCS Financial Corp. He and his wife, Vera, live in Lehman. 1957 Bettijane Long Eisenpreis has been appointed director of public relations at the Board ofJewishEducation of Greater New York. She lives in New York City. Dr. Marvin Kurlan has been elected to membership in the International Order ofMeritby the International Biographi­ cal Centre of Cambridge, England. Dr. Kurlan resides in Williamsville, NY. Joseph Coplan retired from Esjay Distributors. Joseph resides in King­ ston, PA, and Boynton Beach, FL. 1959 Marie Ridpath Florimonte has been appointed director of the Britannia Learning Center in Simi Valley, CA, one of over 100 across country. Marie resides in Westlake Village, CA. Carl Borr is asystems analyst at Health Care Finance Administration. Carl and his wife, Louise, live in San Francisco, CA, with their son, Blaise. Patricia Fushek Skibbs recently re­ ceived a grant from the North Penn Educational Foundation to fund her project entitled “Becoming Kinder and Gentler: A Humane Approach.” Pat is an elementary teacher in theNorlhPenn School District. She and her husband live in Lansdale. 1961 Harold J. Rose Jr. retired as chairman and chief executive officer of Merchants Bank, NA., Allentown and WilkesBarre. He resides in Dallas. Marl^your catendar Aug. 25 Alumni gathering at Red Barons game Sept. 14 Sept. 14-15 Sept. 15 John Wilkes Club Dinner Physician Alumni Retreat, White Hasen University Council meets Scranton Alumni at Country Club of Scranton Colonels v. Wolverines football game, Lackawanna County Stadium Sept. 18 Oct. 6 Oct. 12-15 May 31 - June 2, 1991 Homecoming Reunion Weekend �18 Alumni News The Quarterly Daniel R.Swantko received his master of arts in public affairs and human serv- ResearchLaboratories.theU.S.research division of Merck & Co., Inc. Charles 1 QAQ 1 Jz U O 1971 1974 ices administration from RiderCollege, Lawrenceville, NJ. resides in Chalfont, PA, with his wife, Carol Shepler Hildebrand ’65, and their two sons, Barret and Jeffery. john w Ladomirak is an equipment operalor for lhc Pennsylvania Depart­ ment of Transportation. John resides with his family in Bear Creek. BonnieS.Gellaswasnameddirectorof communications and national practice leader for the Martin E. Segal Company, an actuarial and benefits consulting firm headquartered in New York. Nicholas Atwell married Kathleen Czeck of Mountaintop. Nicholas is a senior claims representative for Aetna Life and Casualty, Scranton. The Atwells live in Old Forge. R. James Kamage, Esq., was named a partner in the firm of Albert, Dingle, Russin, Sklarosky, Sieminski & Kamage in Forty Fort. Mark Chamberlain has been named assistant vice president and trust officer for United Penn Bank, Wilkes-Barre, Mark and his wife, Kathy, are residents of Kingston. They have two daughters, Kelly and Molly. 1964 Pianist David Kern performed at the diird annual Gourmet Gala Benefit for the Ronald McDonald House of North­ eastern Pennsylvania. Kern has played with the Northeastern Pennsylvania PhilharmonicOrchestraandhasrecendy worked with Bobbie Vinton, Howie Mandel, Perry Como, Sergio Franchi, Englebert Humperdink and Al Martino. William Puciiowsky was honored for his outstanding costume design for the Washington Stage Guild’s revival of W. Somerset Maugham’s “The Con­ stant Wife.” William lives in Washing­ ton, DC. 1965 Joseph DeMarco is senior vice president and general manager of the Baker & Taylor Division of W.R. Grace and Co., in Reno, Nevada. He and his wife, Maria, and son, Adam, live in Reno. 1966 Peter Stchur Jr. is an adjunct faculty member in chemistry at both Luzerne County Community College and College Misericordia. Peter and his wife, Mary, and their children, Suzanne, Diane, Peter III, Julianne, Joanne, Michael and Marianne, live in Hanover Township. 1967 Carol M. Churcher was appointed production manager of Putney & AssociatesAdvertisingandPublicRelations, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Carol resides in Plymouth with her daughter, Kalen. Richard Kramer works for Leadership Systems, a management consulting firm based in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He resides in Edwardsville with his wife, Ruth, and two daughters, Rebecca and Allison. Charles A. Hildebrand has been named director of project planning and man­ agement for Merck Sharp & Dohme dtomezoming 1990 Make your plans now to attend Wilkes University’s 43rd Annual Homecoming celebration October 12-15. Beginning Friday night with an open house at the Annette Evans House, the weekend festivities will continue with a Saturday morning Reunion Workshop, the varsity football game Saturday afternoon against Delaware Valley at Ralston Field, “The Hop” in the Henry Gymnasium of the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center with the "RPM Old Stars” providing the music, and a Sunday morning brunch at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Special alumni sporting events including football, basketball and soccerare also scheduled throughout the weekend as Wilkes welcomes its alumni for the first Homecoming celebration as a University. On Monday, Oct. 15,theAlumniGolfToumamcntwillbehcIdalthe Valley Country' Club in Conyngham. Basil G. Russin, Esq., was named a partner in the firm of Albert, Dingle, Russin, Sklarosky, Sieminski & Kamage in Forty Fort. 1969 Barbara Aston co-authored The Prin­ ceton Plan, a book which presents an innovative approach to weight loss by alternating days of diet and exercise. Barbara resides in Dallas, PA. Andrea Petrasek is publicity chairperson and on the board of directors of the Luzerne County Unit-Arthritis Foundation. Andrea resides in Kingston, Sharon Telban, associate professor of nursing at Wilkes University, recently presented a seminar on aging as part of the University’s Faculty Seminar Se­ ries. A native of Moosic, PA, Sharon has been a member of the Wilkes faculty since 1974. 1970 Robert R. Brittain Jr. has been named vice president and general counsel of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylva­ nia. Robert and his wife, Linda, live in Mountaintop with their three sons. Janice A. Saunders was appointed director of Systems Control Technology’s Unmanned Vehicles Program in May. Janice resides in Cupertino, CA. Stan M.Shemanski has been appointed director of sales and service at Cellular Plus, a subsidiary of C-Tec Corpora­ tion. He resides with his wife, Theresa, and their daughters in Ashley. RichardRusnakandhiswife.Jovanna, and their two children, Gina and Randy Jeffrey, live in Archbald, PA. 1972 Eugene Crossin was appointed mar­ keting manager by Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company. Eugene resides in Kingston with his wife, Marilyn. Bruce Gover was honored by the Na­ tional Executive Committee of the Wilkes University Alumni Association for his service as president in 1988 and 1989. He was given a pointilism portrait of the Annette Evans Alumni House. Bruce and his family live in Lehman. 1973 Helen Gibbons Henrich is a private practice licensed clinical social worker. Helen, her husband and son live in New Kent, Virginia. Richard N. Jones and his wife, Brenda, announce thebirth of adaugh ter, Brenda Ann. Richard is laboratory supervisor for Beatrice Cheese in Whitehall. The family lives in Allentown. Deborah Webster and her husband, Steve, announce the birth of their son, Steven John, on January 28,1990. They live in Reeders, PA. Robert P. West was appointed Florida National Accounts Manager of Yellow Freight System, Inc., based in Tampa. Robert and his wife, Sharon, live in Tampa with their daughter, Kimberly. Dr. James Godlewski, a fifth grade teacher in Wallenpaupack Area School District, presented papers on technological change and innovation at the Seventh International Conference on Technology and Education in Brussels, Belgium, and the 87th Annual ConferenccMiddleStatesCouncilfortheSocial Studies at Tarrytown, New York. Dr. Patrick Gurney is a prison administrator in Virginia. James and his wife, Dr. Joan Gumey, and their two chil­ dren, Jennifer and Patrick, live in Richmond. 19 Joseph lero was appointed group mar­ keting manager for Physicians Office Diagnostics at Abbott Park, Illinois. Joseph and his wife, Susan, and their three children live in Grayslake, Illi­ nois. Thomas McGann manages the Pen­ nington, New Jersey, Office of Weidel Realtors. Tom lives in Hopewell, NJ, with wife, Joanne, and ... _____ _____his ___ ,_____ ,__ J two sons,, Tommy and Kyle. “Scout” says, “Hi to all his friends — if you are in the area, stop by.” Alan Pawlenok married Mara Campbell. Alan, who holds an MBA degree, is employed by Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania as a systems analyst. Frank PaulewiczisanengineeratThree Mile Island. Frank completed nuclear power training with the U.S. Navy in 1975 and served three years on theU.S .S. Nimitz. Frank recently made apresentation as part of the Wilkes University School of Science and Engineering Advanced Technology Seminar. Atumni to meet at ^d ‘Baronsgame WilkesUniversity baseball alumni have organized a night with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons on Saturday, Aug. 25. The event is open to all Wilkes alumni. The Wilkes gathering at the Lackawanna County Stadium will begin at 5 p.m. with the first pitch in theRcd Barons - Syracuse Chiefs game slated for 7:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at $30.00 per person, which includes refreshments throughout the evening and a buffet dinner, all served in the comfort of a luxury box at the stadium. All proceeds from the night with the Red Barons benefit the Wilkes University baseball program. Reservations are limited. Interested people are asked to call as early as possible. For more information and tickets contact the Wilkes UniversityAlumni Office at 717-824-4651, Ext. 4130. Among those people planning the event are Jerry Bavitz, Wilkes Univer­ sity baseball coach; Bob Duliba of Glen Lyon, former Wilkes baseball coach and former major league pitcher; Gene Domzalski, former Wilkes baseball coach who spent seven years with the New York Yankees organization, and Anthony Shipula, Director of Alumni. �[20 Alumni News The Quarterly 1975 Nick Ametrano has been named parttime assistant by Wilkes University football coach Joe Demelfi. Nick is employed at Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre. He and his wife, Aleta, live in Kingston with their two children, Jessica and Andrew. Dr. Andrew Baron and his wife, Ve­ ronica, announce the birth of a son, Kenneth David, on February 15, 1990. Kenneth joins his brother, Mathew. The family resides in New York, NY. David L. Davies has been appointed dean of the Upper School of Wyoming Seminary in Kingston. Dave and his wife, Gina O’Brien Davies '77, and their two sons live in Kingston. Robert Dombroski is employed by UNISYS Corporation as a technical consultant. Robert and his wife, Vicky, and daughter, Alexandra, live in Schwenksville, PA. Kevin Donaleski, after assignments in Beirut, Spain and Washington, DC, where he earned a master’s degree, is currently assigned as executive officer of the 2nd Radio Battalion, Camp LeJeune, NC. Robert Lehman was honored for tech­ nical achievementataspecial engineer­ ing awards dinner by Honeywell, Inc. Hisaward was forapatentonasoftware invention. He and his wife, Melanie, and two children live in Peoria, AZ. 1976 Mark Dingman waselected vice presi­ dent of UGI and appointed general managerof theKingston-basedLuzeme Electric division. Mark and his wife, Linda, and two children live in Larksville. William Goldsworthy has been se­ lected by Leadership Pennsylvania to attend its charter class. Gary is vice president in charge of major account development at Golden Business Ma­ chines, based in Kingston. Bill and his wife, Janet, and their four children live in West Pittston. Diane R. Jones received her master’s degree in business administration from Wilkes University. She is an account executive in the business loan division ofChryslerFirst in Allentown. Ms. Jones resides in Lake Harmony. Richard Lacy was promoted to unit manager for the Philadelphia office of Physicians pian seminar, retreat Wilkes University physician alumni willholdaweekendretreatSept. 14 and 15 at the Mountain Laurel Resort in White Haven. The weekend will include four medical seminars presented by Wilkes University physician alumni during a Saturday morning session. The seminars are sponsored by Nesbitt Memorial Hospital with continuing education credits given through Wilkes-Bane General Hospital. Seminar topics and speakers are: “Osteoarthritis,” Ellen M. Field-Munves ’78, M.D.. Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown; “Estrogen Replacement in Post-Menopausal Femalc/Osteoporosis,” Michael M. Ferraro '78, M.D., Wilkes-Barre General Hospital; “Ulcer Treatment and Prevention,” Joseph A. Scopelliti '83, M.D., Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre; and “Outpatient Therapy of Asthma,” Michael Chisdak '80, M.D., Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. The weekend is a unique opportunity for physician alumni from across the country to meet for scholarly presentations and social activities. Crawford and Company. He and his wife, Diane Sherman Lacy '76, and their son, Ryan, live in Exton. Diane teaches part-time for the Reading Spe­ cialists in Exton. Mary Susan Stephens was awarded status as a Certified Nurse Administra­ tor Advanced by the American Nurse Association. Sue is assistant director of nursing at Humana Hospital-Cypress. She received her master’s degree in health management from St Thomas University, Miami, FL. Sue resides in Boca Raton. 1977 Linda Casey participated in the 198990 Leadership Wilkes-Barre Class. Linda is employed by Wilkes-Barre City as Assistant City Administrator for Op­ erations and Personnel. She resides in Wilkes-Barre. Jon A. Metta has joined First Eastern Bank as a public finance officer. Jon resides in Alden with his wife, Karen, and daughter, Tia. Thomas J. Park HI and his wife, Nancy Marie Bowanki Park, announce the birth of a daughter, Kristen Marie, on Oct. 7,1989. They live in Somerspoint, New Jersey. Dr. Robert Potorski has been certified as a diplomate in cardiovascular dis­ ease. He is associated with Manrique, Shroff, Udoshi & Shah. Dr. Potorski and his wife, Laura, and their two chil­ dren live in Wilkes-Barre. 1978 Denise C. Hasneh and her husband, Hani, announce the birth of their son, Josiah Mahdi. Denise is employed at Washington Hospital Center, Washing­ ton, DC, as a medical technologist. They live in Wheaton, Maryland. Carol Pashchur Haggler and her hus­ band, Bruce, announce the birth of a daughter, April Lynn. April joins sister, Erika. The family resides in Pittston. Shari Huffman married Michael Osterhoudt in April. She is assistant con­ troller at Philadelphia's Airport Hilton Hotel. They live in Maple Shade, NJ. Kevin P. Roland was promoted to western region sales manager at DresserRand Company, Valencia, California. Kevin and his wife, Ellen, live in Bak­ ersfield. 1979 Dr. Gary R. Batok has been named director of thedepartmentof emergency medicine at Geisinger Wyoming Val­ ley Medical Center in Plains Township. Dr. Batok and his wife, Angela, live in Wilkes-Barre. Lucy Respass Crosby is a graduate student at East Carolina University in North Carolina. Lucy and her husband, David, and daughter, Danielle, live in Pantego, NC. Deborah Yakus Dudeck and her hus­ band, Roy, announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline. They live in Hunlock Creek. Karen Harch was married to AlbertE. Oxenreiter. Karen is co-anchor of WNEP-TV, Channel I6Nighdy News, an ABC affiliate station. Clare McCarthy announces her en­ gagement to Scott Palmer Parkhurst from Shavertown. Clare is an advertis­ ing manager for the Times Leader newspaper in Wilkes-Barre. An Octo­ ber wedding is planned. Patricia McClurg recently gave a lec­ ture as a clinical specialist in ultrasound application in conjunction with Her­ shey Medical VascularSurgcry Depart­ ment and Advanced Technology labs in Seattle, Washington. She is a diagnostic ultrasound technician at Associated Internists of Wyoming Valley. Patricia is a resident of Exeter. Mary Ann Ragnacci has been named associate director of nursing at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. She lives in Dunmore, with her daughter, Marissa. Sandra Shotwell married Patrick McNally on March 24,1990. They live in Philadelphia. Kim Foltz Truckenmiller is director of Childtime Nursery School and a graduate student at Wilson College, Chambersburg. She lives in Carlisle with her husband, James, and two sons. Doreen Wickiser married Delbert Hampton from Nanticoke. Doreen and her husband work for Acme Markets and live in Hanover. John A. Zapko was named manager of procurement systems and electronic data interchange at IBM Corporation, Endi­ cott, NY. John and his wife, Karen, and their two children live in Vestal, NY. 1980 Scott R. Becker owns and operates Palm Pro-Tech of Boynton Beach, FL. Scott is writing his first novel. Stephen Croghan is the manager of review and analysis at Carteret Savings Bank, Morristown, New Jersey. He and wife, Patricia, live in Bloomfield, NJ. Lorraine Galletta announces her engagement to Joe Sabol. Lorraine is 21 manager of marketing at United States Life Insurance Company, Neptune, NJ. Todd Horn marriedCaroI Ann Matick. Todd is a singer, songwriter and pianist in clubs in the Allentown, Bethlehem, Reading and Philadelphia area. The couple resides in Fleetwood, PA. William V. Lewis Jr. has been elected to the national advisory council of the Center for the Study of the Presidency. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee and works at Merrill Lynch in Wilkes-Barre. James T. Martin Jr. is employed by the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital as a respiratory therapist. Jim has been the state director of the Keystone Stale Games in the sport of karate. He and his wife, Donna, have two children and live in Forty Fort. Richard Nordheim married Josephine Wnuk of Plymouth. He is employed as controller for Ace Moving/Global Van Lines in Larksville and Allentown. The Nordheims live in Wilkes-Barre. William Alan Shaw has joined the law firm of Landy and Landy as an associ­ ate. William resides in Monroeton, PA. George M. Seiger has been appointed supervisory management analyst at the Tobyhanna Army depot’s production, planning control and division of supply. Seiger, his wife, Martha, and their daughter live in Pringle. Cofonefc to host Lesley Cortege at Lac fcgwanna Stadium Oct. 6 The Wilkes University Colonels will host the Wesley College Wolverines Oct. 6 in the first-ever collegiate, football game to be played in the new Lackawanna County Stadium. Kick-otf will be at 1.30 p.m. Helping to make the afternoon extra special, the G.A.R. High School Band will present a pregame show and the Lake Lehman High School Band will perform at half-time. Tickets for the game are available by calling or writing the athletic office at Wilkes University, Marts Sports & Conference Center, WilkesBarre, PA 18766; phone 717-824-465L_______ ____________________ �22 The Quarterly Wayne A. Yanknsky announces his engagement to Barbara Bobcck of Swoyersville. Wayne is employed by Emery Airfreight ACF Company. Throop, PA. 1981 Lynn S. Durdach has been appointed quality assurance manager for nursing at the Geisingcr Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains. Lynn resides in Dunmore. Gerry Knopick Fedorchuk and her husband, John, announce the birth of a daughter, Alexa Marie, on January 26, 1990. The Fedorchuk family resides in Colonia, New Jersey. Capt. Robert J. Harper, USAF, is assigned to the Ballistic Missile Office, Air Force Systems Command, Norton AFB, CA. Barbara Labaty was named claims representative for tlic Guard Insurance Group. She lives in Pittston with her husband, Frank, and their two children. Barbara Midura has successfully completed the uniform certified public accountant examination. She is em­ ployed at Parente, Randolph, Orlando, Carey and Associates. Barbara and her husband, Ray, and three children live in Clarks Summit Lisa Anne Welkey was awarded a juris doctoratedegree from Widener Univer­ sity School of Law, Delaware campus. She has accepted a judicial clerkship with Judge Richard S. Gebelein, Supe­ rior Court of Delaware. 1982 Jeffrey Besecker is application group supervisor for Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Lori, and two children. Spevak ’82 named shareholder in accounting firm Barry L. Spevak, CPA, has been admitted as a shareholder of Zinberg, Miller, Downey. Kaffenberger & Co., Ltd., one of Philadelphia’s leading tax and financial consulting firms. Spevak, 30, joined the Zin­ berg firm in 1935 after serving as an accountant with Gold & Company and as a senior accountant at Laventhol & Horwath. He.lives in Lafayette Hills with his wife and two children. Linda McCarthy D’Amario was promoled to assistant cashier at First National Community Bank in Dunmore, PA. Linda, her husband, Al, and daughter live in Courtdale. Denis James Hatch and his wife,Elizabeth Perich Hatch '83, announce the birth of their daughter, Larissa Cather­ ine, on March 21, 1989. The Hatch family lives in Swoyersville. Alumni News David and Sharon Martins Nazarek moved from Lakenhealh, England, to Mountain Home, Idaho, where Dave serves as a captain in the USAF flying as an electronic warfare officer in the EF-1IA. Sharon works as an RN for a professional health agency. George E. Saba Jr. has been named a partner at the law firm of Dougherty, Mundy, Leventhal and Price. George and his wife, Linda, live in Plains Township. Dr. Christopher Woolverton and his wife, Nancy Jo, announce the birth of a daughter, Samantha Jo. The Woolver­ tons live in Sherman, Texas. 1983 Dr. Patrick J. Dwyer is a podiatric surgeon in Manchester, NH. Patrick and his wife, Diane, live in Manchester. their son, Ari Daniel, on March 15, 1990. Dr. Melman is the director o/ am­ bulatory pediatrics nl lliihliemamil.inivcrsiiy in Philadelphia. Leonard J. Swidn ninriied Denise M. Swanwood. I .eoiianl islhecottlroflerof Midway Tool Engineering Company, Inc.. Wilkcs-Uairc, The couple, resides in Shavertown. Paul Szezepimski mid hill wife, Cyn­ thia Wirkmmi Szezt'pntinkl '«3, an­ nounce the recent blrlh of their Matthew John. Paul inn shill engineer al Litton Airtron. The Itnnily reales in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1984 Paul C. Dietrich announces his en­ gagement to Jill E. Henning of Harris­ burg. They plan to be married Dec. 1. Kirk Forman was promoted to district sales managerat Gill and Duffus Prod­ ucts, Glassboro, New Jersey. Kirk re­ sides in Mays Landing, NJ. Sharon Fidishun announces her en­ gagement to Thomas Goetz of Shaver­ town. She is an account executive with AJ&T in Reston, VA. An October wedding is planned. Dale Englebart married Christine Phillips of Wilkes-Barre. Dale is em­ ployed at Quad Three Group as an elec­ trical enginecr/managcr. 23 J;i'.i|L>‘!i'“ ’-lather engage mtnl io Jtll" i.<. M .■ 1 : ■■ yt'ht : .. | ... jjjg .1 . ... Dr. ~ ’ . . . NY. . . ■ . . , ■■■ .. . • . . .. . . r ■ Richard Hojsack was appointed appli­ cation group supervisor by the Pennsyl­ vania Gas and Water Company. I le and his wife, Michele, and son, Nicholas. Jive in Kingston. Susan Harrison Jenkins is executive directorof Christmas Unlimited, a non­ profit corporation providing toys for needy children. She and her husband. Grant, arid one-year-old daughter, Ari­ anne, live in Colorado Springs. Jeffrey C. H. c ■ cr. censed :cr -• .■ ■ . s _>c of New Jersey. ST.wfcra Hockenbury ’8“ ■•■■es ere.—:e.’ ;.e Sigma Theta ~te I • .■ v '. •.■ ary Nursw.g Orgar;i.’ck enburys live i • Bridge*. NJ ■ (Brothers pass academic milestones Janet Sharkey Hallacker is employed as a sales representative for New Jersey Bell. She lives in Penh Amboy with her husband, Robert, and their son. Elizabeth Anne Keller married Scott E. Lowe of Bloomfield, New Jersey. Elizabeth is an account executive at Bundle's Press Clipping Service, Livingston, NJ. Tammy Kranick married John Morano Jr., an attorney in Clarks Green. Tammy is a registered nurse for Kimberly Quality Care, Clarks Summit, Michele Bandola Houfek and her husband, Robert, announce the birth of a son, Robert Schuyler, on January 13, Dr. Leonard Kuchemba married 1990. Deborah Bravi of Archbald, PA. Le­ onard is in his final year of residency Terrance M. Hora announces his training at Northeastern Pennsylvania engagement to Michele Kasper of Affiliated Residency Program in Inter­ Warren, New Jersey. He is employed as nal Medicine. anclcclronicscnginccratthcTobyhanna Army Depot. Dr. Shoshana Troy Melman and her husband, Edward, announce lhe birth of ■ — Dr. Eric L. Johnson '83 Eric L. Johnson recently received a Ph.D. degree in geological sciences from the State University of New York at Binghamton. His dissertation is entitled, “A Method for Producing Synthetic Fluid Inclusions in Fosterite, Enstatite, and Diopside." Dr. Johnson began a post-doctoral fellowship at Princeton University on July 1. He has recently pub­ lished several papers in international journals. He and his wife, Maria, live in Princeton, New Jersey. The Johnson brothers are also part of a family tradition at Wilkes. They are ±c sons of Edwin L. Johnson '50 and Lee Ann Jakes Johnson '52. Dr. Edwin Johnson is a professor in the Wilkes education department. __ Dr. E. Mark Johnson '84 Dr. E, Mark Johnson has successfully completed the certifying examination in the subspeeialtx of cardi­ ology. Board certification indicates a physician has demonstrated proficiency in his area of medical prac­ tice. He is a diplomat? of the American Board ot Internal Medicine both in medicine and cardiology A 1984 Wilkes graduate, Johnson earned his medical degree at Hahnemann University, where he graduated with honors in both medicine and surgery. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha I lonor Medical Society. He completed his residency at Hahnemann University Hospiulandhiscardiology fellowship.it tlic University Hospital of the State I Diversity of New York at Stony Btook. Dr. Johnson is a member of the medical staff at Milford Memorial Hospital, Millord. Delaware. He and his wife, Jean, live in Millord. �24 David Kalinowski was named market­ ing representative for the Guard Insur­ ance Group, Wilkes-Barre. He is pursu­ ing an Associate in Underwriting (AU) designation from the Insurance Insti­ tute ofAmerica. David resides in Plains. Dr. Jeffery M. Manzo has joined Dr. Harold Berson in the practice of family dentistry. Jeffery and his wife, Michele, live in Scranton, PA. Fred Peggs announces his engagement to Karen Kruk. They plan an October, 1990, wedding. Fred is employed at King Fifth Wheel, Mountaintop, as a computer programmer/analyst Karen Latzko Ritter, a programmer/ analyst for the F.B.I. in Washington, DC, married Michael E. Ritter. They live in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Dr. Joseph Serniak recently received a doctor of optometry degree and has opened a private practice in B loomsburg. Dr. Joseph Simons in married Godoleva Ayalaldave of Mexico City, Mex­ ico. Dr. Simons earned his doctor of optometry degree from Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Teresa Wengen married RobertFeatherstone of Plains. Teresa is a staff ac­ countant at Guard Insurance Group, Wilkes-Bane. Featherstone is working toward an MBA at Wilkes and is employed at CMS Gilbreth Packaging Systems, Inc., in Kingston. The Feath­ erstones are residing in Swoyerville. Suzanne Vassia married John Fletcher of Berwick. Suzanne is employed by Parente, Randolph, Orlando, Carey and Associates as a senior accountant in the audit department JanetM. Yenkowski recently received herMBAfromWilkesUniversity.Janet is assistant cashier and manager of intemational banking for First Eastern Bank, Wilkes-Barre. Janet resides in Mountaintop. Frank Zeske was promoted to the The Quarterly position of associate engineer by the board of directors of Smith, Miller and Associates, Inc., Wilkes-Barre. Frank resides with his wife, Carole, in Dallas. 1986 Russell Banta and Lisa Sigman ’88 are planning a September wedding. He is a lab technician at Wyoming Sand and Stone, Tunkhannock. She is a sta­ tistical analyst at Guard Insurance Group, Wilkes-Barre. Charles T. Denis and his wife, Stepha­ nie, announce the birth of a daughter, Jennifer. He is district executive for the Morris S ussex Area Council, B oy Scouts of America. They live in Newton, NJ. David P. Malta graduated from North Carolina State University with a mas­ ter's in materials science and engineer­ ing. He is employed with the Research Triangle Institute, Center for Semi­ conductor Research. Jacob Vazmonsky married Nancy Baldo of West Wyoming. Jacob is employed as manager of Hollywood Video and Stereo in Kingston. 1987 Daniel Arch and Kristyn Portor Arch ’87 were married August 27, 1988. Kristyn is employed at AMP Incorporated as a reliability engineer. They live in Middletown with their daughter, Laura Kristyn, bom January 27,1990. Joan Chisarick recently had an exhibit ofher paintings shown at the Wyoming Valley Art League Show. Theresa Choushore has passed the professional certification examination inadvancednursingadministration. She is director of nursing and assistant administrator at First Hospital Wyoming Valley and lives in Wilkes-Barre. Sharon Domzalski recendy received her master’s degree from Bloomsburg University. She is working as an audi- ologist for Southern New England Ear, Nose and Throat Group in New Haven, Connecticut. She lives in New Haven. 1988 Dr. Michael Everett graduated from the University of Maryland Dental School and was accepted to a one-year hospital residency in Allentown. Holly Lynn Avery announces her engagement to Dennis E. Bonninglllof Shavertown. Holly is employed as a civil engineer intern at GSGSB, Clarks Summit. Dawn M. Grabner received a Philips Scholarship at the Pennsylvania Col­ lege of Optometry, Philadelphia. She lives in Tunkhannock. Diane Stefanovich Dutter iscurrendy pursuing an M.S. in elementary educa­ tion at Mary wood College. She and her husband, Peter, live in Scranton. Paul Joseph Isaac is a manager trainee and sales representative for Electrox/ Globe Security Systems. David Gdovin married Georgietta Marotto '86 of Wyoming, PA. David is employed by SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Norristown, as a toxicologist. Georgietta is a first-year student at the Philadelphia College of Optometry in Philadelphia. Allan C. Knox was recently promoted to first lieutenant, USAF. He is a missile computer commander. Allan resides in Cheyenne, WY. David Machina married Cynthia Ann Shatkoski '87 of Larksville. David is employed as a computer programmer by Markdata. Cynthia is employed as an accountant at Franklin First Federal Savings Bank in Wilkes-Barre. Paul E. Middleton completed the motor vehicle operator course at the Marine Corps Service Support School, Marine Corps Base, Camp LeJeune, NC. Lisa Paddick has been appointed community relations coordinator at HomeHealthServicesinKingston.Lisa resides in Nanticoke. David Piavis married Tamara Lentz of Dupont. David is employed by Metro­ politan Life. Thomas Piergallini was recently pro­ moted to first lieutenant, USAF. He is a network manager for the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. He resides in Reston, Virginia. Marianne G. Pindar was named book­ store manager at Penn State’s Hazleton Campus. She is also a member of the adjunct faculty leaching marketing and management. Stephanie Hambrose married Mark Balogh in May, 1990. Stephanie is a general tax accountant with the Com­ monwealth Telephone Company, Dal­ las, PA. Thomas Kukosky married Gail Austin of Harvey’s Lake. Tom is an electrical engineer at the Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station, Philadelphia, PA. They will live in Drexel Hill. Sandra Pascucci married Sean Zulkoski of Wilkes-Barre. Sandra is employed as a registered nurse at Complete Home Care, Home Health Agency, Ashley, PA. Scott L. Rauch married Donna Vasquez '88 of Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Scott is production man­ ager of General Thermoforming Cor­ poration, Yonkers, NY. Donna is assis­ tant head nurse in the Pediatric-Adoles­ cent Critical Care Step-Down Unit of Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. They live in Mahwah, NJ. Don Semyon made his directorial de­ but with the stage production One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. Don resides in Avoca. Diana Marie Smith announces her engagement to Thomas C. Prinzo '88 from Hazlct, NJ. They arc planning a September 1991 wedding. Kim Marie Supper is a therapist at the Association for Retarded Citizens of San Francisco, CA. Ann M. Toole was named vice presi­ dent and controller at First Peoples Na­ tional Bank of Edwardsville, PA. She and her husband, Dr. Joseph Toole '80, live in Wilkes-Barre. 1989 Debra Bartlomowicz married Timo­ thy Pastore of Erie. Debra received her master’s degree from Wilkes. They will live in Philadelphia, PA. Christine Creegan was appointed to coach the Wilkes Women’s Tennis Team. Anthony Gambacorta recently re­ ceived his MBA from Wilkes. Anthony is employed as a member of First East­ ern Bank’s Trust Department He re­ sides in Wilkes-Barre. Debra Brown James has been pro­ moted to director of public relations at Putney Seide and Associates, WilkesBarre. Debra lives in Kingston with her two children. Corinne Leoni married Theodore Treslar of Kingston. Corinne is a substi­ tute teacher in the Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley West School Districts. Stephen Morris was promoted to ad­ vertising sales representative at the Times Leader newspaper in WilkesBarre. He resides in Wilkes-Barre. Robert R. Rees Jr. married Alison Bootc of Forty Fort. Robert is a medical technologist at Rutgers University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey. They will live in Plainsboro, NJ. Walter Smith announces his engage­ ment to Susan Hansbury of West Pittston. An August, 1990, wedding is planned. 1990 Thomas Chirkot has been named manager of Patterson-Kelly Co.’s Cus­ tomer Service Laboratory, East Stroudsburg. Thomas and his wife, Wanda Vnuk ’77, and two children live in Forty Fort. Kathleen M. Dunleavy received the Chester Colson Memorial Award in May of 1990. Kathleen resides in Wilkes-Barre. Lisa Isbitski married Michael Golden. Lisa and Michael are employed at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital and live in Wilkes-Barre. Linda G. Oberrender was named Outstanding Adult Learner at Wilkes University. Linda is employed as a secretary at Pennsylvania Power and Light, Berwick, PA. Heidi Ann Weiser married Chris Wrobel. Heidi is employed as a staff nurse at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. They live in Drexel Hill, PA. In Memoriam Ralph B. Connor ’49 Anthony J. DiMichele, Jr. ’88 Klem D. Drozdowski ’50 John Faneck ’50 Robert F. Francis ’44 Samuel Ginocchctti ’69 William D. Jones ’52 Ralph F. Kostenbauder ’58 John Henry McDonough ’35 Marvin Roth ’49 Kenneth Saslaw ’74 June H. Search ’45 May Voorhees ‘67 �z Wilkes University Quarterly Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 355 WILKES-BARRE, PA Mrs. Betsy B. Condron '79 36 Reynolds Street PA 18704 Kingston If this magazine is addressed io a graduate who no longer maintains a residence at your home, please tear off the mailing label and mail it, with the corrected address, to the Alumni Office. � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Summer 1990 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1990 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/9e0b5f47472a120d8b26dfd65572dfb7.pdf f0ab49be36fe5772490a395f1481993d PDF Text Text �Charles A. Sorber, Ph.D. Contents June, 1991 Dear Friends: This issue of the Quarterly is dedicated to the sciences and engi­ neering at Wilkes University. It highlights several of our scientist and engineering alumni who have carried their Wilkes education out into distinguished careers. They are representatives of thousands of alumni who have received a disciplined, caring, and demanding education from Wilkes faculty, experienced hands-on research opportunities, and enjoyed a broad-based liberal arts education preparing them for positions of leader­ ship in their fields of specialization. In time we hope to have alumni directories for each of the major professional areas as we have done for physicians. In the meantime, we are using the Quarterly to give a quick portrait of Wilkes alumni in several fields, suggesting thereby the range of accomplishments of our graduates. By their fruits ye shall know them. We think that the alumni highlighted in this issue give witness to the quality of a Wilkes education. This number of the Quarterly also describes in some detail the opportu­ nities for students now at Wilkes in the various scientific and engineering majors, including observations from the chairs of the different departments and descriptions of the laboratory facilities at Wilkes. This issue follows two recent Quarterly issues that have highlighted alumni from the humani­ ties and from business and economics. I want to thank all those alumni who have joined, over the past months, to help us achieve our S23 million goal for the WILKES TOMORROW campaign. We are S500.000 short of the goal and have until December 31, 1991, to raise the full amount. Those of you who have volunteered to help solicit support from your fellow alumni are deserving of particular gratitude from those of us at Wilkes who are working hard to build long-term support from the alumni upon which Wilkes’s future depends. The percentage of alumni contributing to Wilkes, while still low compared to our nearest competitors, has risen substantially during the WILKES TOMORROW campaign with the efforts of many, many people. To those of you who have not yet been approached or not yet given. I hope you will seriously consider a gift that begins a pattern of annual support of your alma mater. I trust that all friends and alumni who read this Quarterly will gain a sense of pride and pleasure at the evidence that Wilkes Works through its present faculty, students, and programs as well as through its alumni 7 Christopher N. Breiseth Pre-engineering, 1959 Dean, School of Engineering University of Pittsburgh Science & Engineering: Continuum of Excellence............. 1 The School................................. II The Disciplines......................... 12 Specialized Facilities................ 16 Reaching Out to Community .. 21 Scientific Centers......................22 The Chronicle.............................. 24 Cromwell Thomas....................... 27 Alumni News............................... 28 From his roots in the Wyoming Valley and his two-year pre-engineering degree from Wilkes, Dr. The Cover The cover design is a much-magni­ fied view of a transistor created in the Wilkes microelectronics labo­ ratory and photographed through a microscope. The Quarterly Wilkes Universit)’ Quarterly is published by the Public Relations and Alumni offices of Wilkes University, WilkesBarre, PA 18766. Acting Director of Public Relations and Publications Mark Davis Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula II '78 Editor Nedra W. Bloom Photography Curtis Sa'lonick Associate Editor Vaughn Shinkus '91 Alumni News Editor Florence Lauth Editorial Assistants Melissa Margis '93 Gail Humphrey '93 Betty Endress Executive Assistant to the President Robert Heaman, Ph.D. President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. Charles A. Sorber has moved ahead to lead an engineering school that’s nearly as big as Wilkes University in its entirety. Yet Sorber has not lost his loyalty to Wilkes. He serves both on the University Council which advises senior administration and on the Engineering Advisory Board. A native of Hanover Township and an outstanding athlete, Sorber chose Wilkes over other scholarship offers because other schools didn’t want their football players majoring in anything difficult — like engineering. He already knew he wanted to be an engineer. “I was fairly good at math and physics and I like to be creative and build things — make things happen. It’s exciting.” After completing the two-year program here, he earned his undergraduate engineering degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1961 andjoined the Army—just in time for the Berlin crisis. He spent four years in Europe, working as a public health engineer for the Army, and returned home ready to try research. He earned his M.S. at Penn State in 1966, then rejoined the Army, doing environmental hygiene engineering. The Army also sent him to the University of Texas at Austin to complete his Ph.D. He directed a research and development lab for the Army from the time he completed his Ph.D. in 1969 until 1973 and then “began a second life in academe.” At the University of Texas at Austin, he directed a research center, did some teaching and stumbled accidentally into academic administration. From there he moved to associate dean at UT Austin. In 1986, he became dean of the engineering school at the University' of Pittsburgh. “I’ve spent progressively less time in the practice of engineering as I’ve had more administrative responsibilities,” he said. “But I still teach a course each year and lead an active research group of students and faculty.” He rounds out his career doing consulting work. His love for engineering has only grown stronger over the years. “Engineer­ ing and technology are the things that make the society we live in move. It would be a very strange society without it.” Rarely do engineers get credit for the advances in the quality of life. Instead, they get the blame if something goes wrong, he said. People talk about the engineers’ failures in the space shuttle disaster or collapsing bridges. While engineers got some credit when newer buildings survived the San Francisco earthquake of 1989, Sorber said, people in general didn’t praise the engineering. “They expected the buildings to stand,” he said. That’s as it should be. It’s the engineers’ job "to take basic knowledge and do something I with it.” Wilkes graduates in the sciences & engineering form a continuum of excellence �□ The Quarterly 2 F Science & Engineering Alumni Alan Schneider, Ph.D. John Macur, Ph.D. Chemistry, 1963 Chief Scientist, Catalyst Research Co. work environ'"’’ Owings Mills, Maryland and off A 1963 graduate of Wilkes, Schneider had a fresh Ph.D. from Alfred Problem solving for corporate and customer questions and his chemistry competence to and safety of people on the job ' " hen he WdS h‘red by Catalyst Research, which is now a division of Mine Safety in just a few months unless it’s recharged and the flashlight will last only a year or so, the pacemaker bat ery needed a minimum life expectancy of 10 years. He developed the tiny battery that stores a great deal of energy and releases it slowly over a long time span without consuming itself. After 10 years, the battery’ still operates at 90 per cent or more of its original power, he said. His invention has taken him to cardi­ ologists’ conventions around the world where he has explained its use and fea­ tures. And he has met the world’s first cardiac pacemaker user, who is still liv­ ing. Other patents involve sensors to detect toxic gases in the work environ­ ment and to monitor oxygen levels in a patient’s blood while under anesthesia. The toxic gas monitor detects carbon dioxide, chlorine and hydrogen sulfide before they reach fatal levels. The oxy­ gen monitoring system uses a finger clip that measures oxygen by shining a light through the finger. Wilkes prepared him to be a scien­ tist, Schneider said. A Wilkes-Barre native, he chose Wilkes because it was close and offered the financial aid he needed. He knew he wanted to be a scientist when he arrived, but had no specific plans in mind. Choosing chem­ istry, he found a mentor in Dr. Ralph Rozelle and found himself “trained as a professional — ready for either industry’ or graduate school.” Schneider has three children. Chris­ topher, 24. Eric. 22 and Linda. 18. 3 the batten' that powers the cardiac pace- Physics, Bachelor’s 1969, Master’s 1971 characterization of products bring daily challenges for John Research Group Leader Macur, who leads the microscopy group for Allied-Signal’s Allied-Signal, Morristown, New Jersey corporate research laboratory. “If the company or a customer has problems with our products, we have to solve them,” said Macur. The customer might complain of difficulties using nylon film from Allied; Macur’s lab responds by identifying the contaminant and helping the customer learn where it was introduced into the product. “Often we get a finished product and it may not be our material that’s causing the problem at all.” Allied, based in Morristown, New Jersey, has three major units — an aerospace unit, an automotive sector and Two-year Engineering program, 1970 an engineered materials sector, with corporate laboratories serving all three. His expertise includes optical, scanning Section Head, Millimeter-Wave Subsystems electron and transmission electron microscopy. Hughes Aircraft Co., Canoga Park, California With Macur’s assistance, Wilkes now offers scanning Still believing that Hughes Aircraft Company made airplanes and transmission electron microscopy classes and experi­ ence to undergraduates — Allied donated a scanning elec­ when he joined the company in 1972. Dr. Ralston Robertson was tron microscope to the university — but Macur didn't get quick to learn that Hughes specializes in advanced electronics. interested in microscopy until graduate school. With a While Hughes underwrote his master’s program at the Uni­ bachelor’s and master’s degree in physics, he turned to versity of California as a Hughes Master’s Fellow, he worked materials science for his Ph.D. at Syracuse in 1979. And throughout the company. with his study of materials science, he began heavy use of After earning his master’s he was assigned to the missile transmission electron microscopy. systems group, developing power amplifiers for the Phoenix He joined Allied as a scientist in 1975, using their missile. He was again named a Hughes Fellow and earned his scanning electron microscopes. The change from graduate Ph.D. in 1984 from the University of California. When Hughes school to Allied opened a wide new horizon. As a graduate created a millimeter wave subsystem section within the radar lab student, he had worked primarily with thin film metal. At of the Hughes Missile Systems Group, Robertson became its Allied, he works with metals, ceramics, polymers and other leader. He is an internal research and development program materials. “I get to know many different kinds of samples. manager for an advanced millimeter-wave radar. It’s a very diverse kind of field.” Robertson has co-authored papers in the field of microwave Although it’s not a research job, Macur’s problem and millimeter-wave oscillators, transmitters, antennas, radar solving skills involve him in many research projects. If one transceiver subsystems and millimeter-wave radar systems. sector of the company is developing a ceramic composition, A native of Plains, Robertson came to Wilkes from Wyo­ Macur’s lab would help by characterizing the microstruc­ ming Seminary when Wilkes had only a two-year pre-engineer­ ture allowing the research team to refine it for their project. ing program. Active on campus, he served as president of the “We try to tell them what they’ve made," he said. Engineering club, received the chemistry award and served on the Macur said he prefers his problem solving role to student government. straight research. “In basic research, you have very similar After leaving Wilkes, Robertson completed his undergradu­ components from day to day. I work with everything the ate degree in electrical engineering at Lafayette College in Easton company makes.” One day may be devoted to an investi­ where he graduated magna cum laude in 1972. He is a senior gation of why a brake component didn’t work properly, the member of the I.E.E.E., and a member of Eta Kappa Nu electrical next to why a food wrap leaked and the following working engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society with metallic glass. and Phi Beta Kappa. The variety itself, plus his leadership role in the group, He holds one patent with a second pending. “allows me to see more of problems as a whole, rather than Robertson serves on the Wilkes Engineering Advisory Board one specific point." because “it’s a good engineering school” and "I want to give some­ His wife, Diane Wilson Macur, is a 1970 Wilkes thing back.” He especially praised the Wilkes electromagnetics graduate and is now managing a townhome development laboratory facilities. sales office in New Jersey. Ralston S. Robertson, Ph.D. George C. Harrison, Ph.D. “T± think I m a good teacher, and I learned that at Wilkes,” said Dr. George C. Harrison, a professor of computer science at the University of Norfolk in Virginia. “They gave me an education—so much more than just technical training." He came to Wilkes as a mathematics major, but “Richard Sours got me interested in being a research mathematician and all the other wonderful professors convinced me that this was a career I could enjoy.” A native of Honesdale. Harrison had sampled the Wilkes campus when he tried out for district band. He returned to take the tests required to receive Veteran’s Ad­ ministration educational funds. By the time he was ready to choose acollege. Wilkes topped his list — and it had the strong mathematics department he wanted. Following in Sours’ footsteps, he went directly to a Ph.D. program at the Uni­ versity of Virginia, completed his doctorate in 1973 and began teaching at Norfolk State that year. In 1984, Norfolk State, a predominantly black school, had the opportunity to apply for grants to offer computer science courses. Harrison volunteered to return to graduate school and earned a master’s in computer science at Old Dominion Uni­ versity. Since that time he has been a professor of computer science at Norfolk. “I had stopped doing math research because it was so far away from what we were teaching. But in computer science we have undergraduates doing research.” Harrison has won grants from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Army and is currently doing contract work for McDonnell Douglas in the field of software engineering and neural networks that simulate learning and recall. Enjoying his reminiscences about Wilkes, Harrison mentioned great professors including Boyd Earl, Bing Wong, Joe Salsburg, Jim DeCosmo and Tom Richards so dedicated that he taught Harrison’s class rather than go to the hospital after eing it \ a car. And Millie Gittins in the bookstore “was a mother to everybody.” Active in Cue and Curtain and Interdormitory Council, Harrison also recalled how the hvtng areas in Pickering got their names - Roosevelt for a student who did Mathematics, 1969 Professor of Computer Science University of Norfolk, Virginia school yea“ lmpersonations and Grissom for the astronaut killed during their At Wtlkes, the personalities made so much difference, he said. Harrison and his wife, Kay wh< to is a Spanish teacher, have two sons, George Alexander, 14, and Nicholas, 11. CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE I CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE ---------------------- ------------------ :__ J �J The Quarterly [4 Emilio Marianelli Engineering, 1973 Senior Engineering Manager Digital Equipment Corp. Salem, New Hampshire “Networkingandcommunications are the emerging lechnologies o!'the 90s - the cutting edge in the computer mdustry, satd Emi?ha“m you’ll find him. “Integrating the business envi­ ronment through network based distributed computmg - tt s an exciting place ‘“^^^^nt-teacher ratio and was impressed An Old Foree native. Marianelli chose Wilkes because of the at Marianelli said he "wouldn't trade it for anything. Upon graduation, Marianelli became an engineer with NCR Corporation. During his eight years there, Marianelli did graduate work in engineering at Ohio University and earned an MBA degree from Wheeling College in West Vir­ ginia. His contributions at NCR in the field of systems engi­ neering were “very visible." he said, and he was recruited away by Digital Equipment Corporation. Now supervising 60 people on two continents (in New Hampshire and in Valbonne. France), Marianelli said he does more managing than engineering. But he reached his current position because of his work in computer system integration and performance characterization. He is cur­ rently working on integrating and characterizing complex networks that link various technologies, such as Ethernet, token ring, and fiber optics, keeping all optimized and ensur­ ing that these new technologies don’t degrade the perform­ ance of the existing network. His group is also involved in a new area of network performance modeling called distrib­ uted systems capacity planning, which deals with predicting the behavior of networks involving thousands of computers. Recognizing the value of his Wilkes background, Marianelli has worked in several ways to help his alma mater. He is a member of the Engineering Steering Committee, he has spoken to engineering symposia on campus and he was in­ strumental in getting Digital Equipment Corporation to make a significant donation of computer equipment to Wilkes. “I”m still very’ proudof that school.” he said, addingthat he would like to see an increased computer focus and would like to create a co-op experience for Wilkes students and a re­ search partnership between Wilkes and Digital. “Wilkes generates high quality students." Marianelli and his wife, Tonnie, have three children Matthew. 16, who has just been named a National Merit Semi-Finalist; Brian, 12. and Mark, 7. They live in Derry’ New Hampshire. 'ON Steven Forst, Ph.D. Biology, 1974 Assistant Professor of Biology University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee u;t7 1 iguring out how nature works” is more than a career for Dr. Steven Forst. It’s a passion. “I get excited by understanding the molecular mechanism. If I can provide a greater understanding of how’ cells respond and contribute to my field, that would be great.” Leaving Wilkes for an M.S. program at Rutgers University and a Ph.D. at New York University, Forst did post-doctoral research at the University of Medi­ cine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he developed his abiding interest in molecular biology, especially the process by which cells communicate with their envi­ ronment. With a strong background in protein chemistry, phospholipid metabolism and molecular biology, Forst’s research interests are focused on achieving a better understanding of the molecular mechanism of signal transduction in cells and the environmental regu­ lation of gene expression. Using the bacterium Escherichia coli as a model system, he studies the adaptation of organisms to dif­ ferent environments by the differential regulation of specific genes. All cells, even bacteria, have to adjust to changes in nutrition, temperature, light and oxygen,” he said. The essential element is the process that turns genes on Science & Engineering Alumni (jregory Hollis, who joined Merck, 5 Gregory Hollis, Ph.D. Biology, 1974 Sharp & Dohme in April, has made a ca­ Research Group Leader reer of “looking for cures for human dis­ Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, New Jersey eases.” From his graduate schools days, through post-doctoral fellowships at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard, to a research post at NIH and fel­ low status at Monsanto, Hollis has been pan of research groups “that have made fundamental discoveries that advanced science,” he said. They have developed “insights about how the human body responds to pathogens and about fundamental mechanisms of cancer.” Graduating from Wilkes summa cum laude in 1974, Hollis moved into a Ph.D. program in bio­ chemistry at Johns Hopkins University, studying the enzymes of DNA repair. Earning his Ph.D. in 1980, he began his post-doctoral fellowship at the and off, causing the DNA to adjust to the new situation. National Institutes of Health, studying immuno­ “It’s a basic process, both in normal cells and in a globulin gene structure and expression; then moved disease state,” he said. Cancer, for instance, is simply to Harvard University where he pursued the rela­ turning genes on in an abnormal way. tion of chromosomal translocation to malignancy. His current research has earned him two prestig­ From there, he earned the opportunity to start ious grants — the $175,000 Milwaukee Foundation his own lab at NIH’s National Cancer Institute, Shaw Scientist Award and a $500,000 grant from the where he continued his studies of chromosomal ab­ National Institutes of Health. normalities. At Wilkes, Forst worked as a resident assistant and He joined Monsanto as a senior fellow in 1987. as a volunteer taking troubled youths for outdoor expe­ working to create transgenic mice to model human riences during his undergraduate years. diseases. By working with the DNA, he is able to His Wilkes training in how to do research has change the genum of the mouse so it more closely proved invaluable, he said. “Independent research, resembles a human, allowing a better test for the where I identified the problem and designed the study therapeutic value of pharmaceutical agents in treat­ — the opportunity to do independent study with very ing human diseases. good support from a multitude of professors — was a At Merck, Sharp & Dohme. he will direct a re­ good foundation." He hopes that his teaching of under­ search group in cellular and molecular biology. graduate microbiology and graduate specialty courses Hollis believes Wilkes has been an essential will also help “provide students with an understanding part of his career. The liberal arts background gave of the excitement of research.” him the skills to interact well with colleagues and Recalling his own undergraduate days, Forst espe­ the small size gave him the opportunities to be cially appreciated the role of Dr. Lester Turoczi for his involved. Moreover, the close association with biology studies and of Dr. Charlotte Lord for helping faculty in the sciences helped him learn to think appreciate literature and life. rather than simply to memorize facts. Forst and his wife, Susan, also a microbiology The winner of Wilkes's Distinguished Young professor, have two children, Emily, 6, and Daniel, 4. Alumnus Award in 1988, he has recently been named to the advisory’ board for the School of Science and Engineering. Hollis and his wife, Jeannine, also a molecular geneticist, have one son. Matthew, 15 months. Steven Forst, Ph.D. CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE NUUM . �The Quarter!' 6 Science & Engineering Alumni If ys’ii ever needed cash on the weekend ami T-„.. nA’it-1 Tr !lscdyourMACcarJ.lfyouordemdanaiiline lOIiy Uv.vll4.Ji' ticket by phone, Ifyou ordered a stock transMathematiCS. 1976 . action any place but M all Street. Then you Prefect Ler-’e- On-Line Transaction Processing .. > >•<-* • ebenefitted fromthc technology that Tony K-\ General ResearchTriatrde Park. Nor* Carolina )r spei,ds his C;llVer improving. C-JVener-t, . he doesn't battle in the trading pits of Manhattan. DcVira coes.r.': band out the cash. He .roesn 1 >•■- •••- ''.' 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I V.FL-:tKif: r. y-a-i-.—. t.-i-r.-y •. , .mu.-:-:’,-, sin-, *■ —t-.-ur 'n-n ■ ,-. he jlu.-.-, wit • fur ytraUL'ini”: .-u> raiftu" ter- ne. eue. < utif vm;.:? s: i v---:. n t^ndled by computer. “Our job is to allow data Bridget James Hofman >Eanh & Environmental Science, 1977 Director. Hazardous Sites Clean-Up Program Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, Harrisburg yL-e-c- cfflie Hazardous Sites Clean-Up Program. Bridget Hofman -ojt safersnet for environmental contamination problems.” Todx-. -o t®e disposing ofhazardous wastes must go through a careful ttccsss ana Ae acmal disposal is carefully scrutinized by expens. y. T2C axe, ixwev er. They worried more about rats than about trichlo73^1 : cr .V-lTTr water.” That has left behind a series of environ—i^--, —dm pique me fears and endanger the health of people living -~.--y-.-r~ -j; C.-r-T-.onw-saith and across the world. A on ga cleattup is satisfying because it helps protect public mam end “7 have a direct impact on the water and on protecting I- ff:~ PCBs dm have washed into their backy ards.” Tie m: alst? •■• Tied in the prevention aspect, editing the Hazardous t'jcs racmdesPkn in 3985 and 1986. The plan, which outlines how much wase tnpect, wiat h wodd be and how to handle it, was a first for S-esxr-T-i 1V2 mdTEprcrur,peft.-rmany-other states. Having the plan hasn t s-.-h er -.-jepr-.'blmx Though most peofde realize the need for disposal sites. reTx? .. ht: <-jecaTs_a NIMBY problem” — the common response ;iu“ ?a j-j-j-J .351 b ~. "sol in my backyard.” 'm r.<i -is "tz gjacuaies 10 enter the job market with a degree in Earth 5>HBaBe,H'.'lT.ian .aid .he spent the first years of her career ■” ' i' . -r,e ps-.pA .haty-?.: don's have to be an engineer to deal with 3- ■ -■xr-ie-.u.. i-y.. -ijj. >iv!- v/ide-ranging background in ... -X.; 3.. .. A a ;,y,tJy^«JJogj-,t one day and an s' • .-wrie-r.-,, ;-K-';t q,; •■,to.andhe tei with either. i. . v. however, was the !>tjdv of Dr ' ... ;•. ;x>-;smd':ill-. to UI'UU11 ■ T Tr louse leclini'al icclnn,;|l •A-..., fbaij Jabotap/ry fa/Utld, silt !,|i'’ kv/lteilieryou woiil' . - j';' ■'■'■'■ ? ■ '• z < < os. .777^-;va.'s jHA'IA oy/n.fihi^''"'"" -A-:q.7!;J;dO'JIA'/nnplih"" CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE LynnDekiwalv.scssr -.rkheca-te-.f Lynn Arlauskas-Dekleva the variety. "I'rr: broughtir:.n there'-. 2 Biology, 1981; Medical Technology, 1984 problem. I worfc&vsaror tjafe>.. the Bioengineering Division, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. problem and then, go or. to :r.r.'.ed’.c-..2e?.e.' Wilmington, Delaware Hired by DuPont for her cnrt.rir.ei skilLvmhioitgy arZ rsedicai Kchc-cAgp . she has frequently used her understanding of cell lines, of microbiology and of how to work wfefc er.atteert. “Engineers know calculations. I know cell lines.” Together they could solve problems LrittKrtherccmd carter i: eil alone. Now she is as comfortable with the engineering skills she has learned on thejob as. the Kri.jgyarxf medical Oecmrci- -.gy she learned here. For several years -hew otxesfoc inedxal project:, developing cuhnses of wl-dae ceil-; see transfcrtriig them io create ccitmimbk riccc. Electrical Engineering, 1980; ROTC lines. The coccept v. as csed fcrv-. e trerireerrNavigator. United States Air Force talcellcIartherapBes t':r .ym-rurwr; It rce, white hired ceEs were exttucteii die ca.Pope Air Force Base, Nonh Carolina Capt. Thomas R. Matiska Llauling tents, bombs, water, even the U.S. Mail, may not sound like an engineering job. But the electrical engineering degree, coupled with Air Force ROTC at Wilkes, led Thomas Matiska to pilot train­ ing. The life he refers to as “the slow lane" — flying cargo planes instead of jets — suits him fine, both in war time and in peace. All he wanted was to fly. A local resident, he chose Wilkes because he wanted a good en­ gineering school and ROTC. His hopes for flying w ere dashed early on when a bad eye test eliminated him from consideration fortraining, but the engineering was still fascinating, so he continued. Joining the Air Force as a navigator, he served as tin electronic warfare officer on the F4G Wild Weasel and found his background in radar and electrical engineering to be a great asset. "It's a natural pro­ gression from electrical engineering to electronic warfare," he said. Engineering also helps pilots understand an aircraft and its systems, he added. After serving six years, he passed the eye test and joined pilot training. After early years “in the back seat of fighters," he now spends his time in the front sett! of cargo planes. During the Gulf War. he hauled cargo front one location to another throughout the theatet. I lis Hying has taken hint through of Western Europe, to Turkey and the Middle East, to Central V.nerlea and to Korea, .laptiir and the Philippines, "We get off the beaten path not just to Frankfurt International," ho quipped, though be iiiltlrd 1I1111 much of Stindl Arabia tittd Iraq were just'\lexert with an fillips," I le loves to tint el, but when he has time oil. "I don't want to take an airplane," So he 1 tiles ti inototeycle hi the h'days leave between pilot training and lib, nest assiunnioiii, ho iodo tvoni I Ml Vo\av Io Ai kiiiihiia by wilt ol Fail banks. Maska- returned to the pufei" “T"' —career. Tinner IrfErudrg Lyreptccytas, attctcer iizerinrenaf therapy developed. ar rftmt NafijEtti fr-srmres. cf Health, Ezroives tt-cztg a purarnz :f 'ze turaor iseff:ani accr. a~r tie cef.: fc ernfe rurr cEet ceEs. AspeciiiTBtttBaffara 5epurab.1rd.-ie' ~'.tsrectft-c ceEs, Deki-r-u wasbex.'SS 'rr tve projects. Not, DicF-.-ci: cas drepcec its umKufini programs bt?,’ a viix opericj.Tr v-.t-r. Tieres. Shop ,-_r,,-. EJo&i-e. c'cAie ex creed 3? scry v-ci. DtEvcso see Txs tneve,- ,-r xr :ramnentm oicej-gi-.-eer'.-.-e. <r . .e.-rej-x. v;’ x ~r.>y seraejaktes, i'ercffiecs are ciitxsaf x . vxs;; T.neEotix-.v -xv.e5.i.-.,-i' -.is-,- pi-.vie-; x kt 3&S&311 so ter SAtine swede ste- fc sc,.cy“'g A As-SO X '.'ti-'btn eives.vgse"-.,-:x-•■-oiWxoi.'i-'xl! v. -owci; c ijg; we v .,- V OCX. ■■ . X ox x: . '.Vs . e e, X v - Axe-. ,vxge,.' x v c. w e.' o- v \. •. .-s.> ■ weq.e; x O' . .. 0 -0 ,‘>S-0,.X.X -.W . x O : X .. . Xx-HM .Vs ;V .-ess:. ' e '.x “ . ■■ 0, 'I...".., ,-. ,x A ,-•<; . w,sA .Vs Os x.ssV.-.s.-Sc.’.'A'.A.'cv;..e\ v s.- ' ,v, ... \ . ' .< ■ e> .' ,-• . s.'x ."<■ : s , CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE - .. ._._w --- . . . _■ — , .Ui.L5’'L �I'he Quarterly 8 Sue Montgomery Electrical Engineering. I9S3 Actins senior nuclear mainKtianee engineer Peaasvlvunia Puvverx Light, Alleniown rerisgroro- ro _ge-m -roro re.rere-rev rorey-e-.’..-' egtriro-:.rere- -.re ■' - Fric Johnson. Ph.D. ~yd Fro.vjrdiHoeoldl Science. l^Sc xesecri* Assxwate in Geology, Princeton University asisror.: Pn?fessw of Geology. Central Michigan University M- _: Ffesssst- Michigan ro r re ro dirrere ~ £ere-ro— regtreereinrigg. srir iroreisu _ re re. riretrr -sre ro.-re re ter drunnu. ; 5r-S£rirtusi -re rere iesraanr rasfire jnirinx nre cururi ■mu ;re u turw u srecaus: re. tirerer u.„rore-rou're. Ste vmfisS a reir s.re­ v-re nnueuirnnv”rereranti! reirurx :r rare net ire vre. tr-.mimre are irairarerra n tie- rartmary 4 gretreai nSEs n -,Ieiu:’VT.. -. sn-siais: je •jnEffistivi mumuruniui:."rcrv.-ni_n’’'-.i" e: iaamiratimv al. the sjnntst restate. ana vtahsr tie. -nmnntr. ma aierel. T. are v-jtianx ■nnmery; ueernimmr whetiterthe “uutpnxn: .itsl-'i. v.t.ruiru, within ireceniatite -.’reametre. ant fmaly detreninirru. tit rer.irmrei. urre Freniamurror.ro ... Ihatetrunmienttr..e. rrj.rneu:, actins senior engineer. she •ur.'e-u gnmr engineer, anti interact tr ro -ro--::t.u-iy re.; -.• throro nro-r iarroronroi tie. indu ro.r;.. - i :ro.e-.roro-roa;-- uuro.-rti; ••. ii-.e ■_ii. ' ■ " -he all " ' ■ m like ,■ -roroii ■ 'm.-- roro ii.;, ermuro leer. t'B. • r l lor -.roiro-ro ■' u'j ■ •. V :■< < ■ A Frirrezrererrereireror;c~re:ri sciences -preserved me from becom- ‘nt roc rere-rn. re;.rec re-rro; sainte school." said Dr. Eric Johnson. c p.-stM.-crirx! ■—sro;—ro assccrere re Princeton University. Johnson will rero.-irre-reasuimrrrfessrecrfi ’ffiCviKy' re Central Michigan University- this fall. rev. S :i±srerere' rere WESss in 1979. he was a-starry-eyed music nufpr ■■aarzEar re a acssras a piren ?c-rcss:raisc A first semester class in roirr-r. ■:r.rl-.r -n-.r'n--1 ■■ririr.- By 5 2 rereSereinisfreshman year. Johnson was reruicrie rinevzraniite SeEffldeas arenskiai and be didn't care, because he v.re roiv-Trinw- in At Mi.-ihiial Case's course re oceanography. He mis ne’.'er renneti haul, "roa-iri A: tirvirnmntimal science roas great for me." Johnson said. "It rev re:- st much gniund. The emTrnrrnemal parlreaBy got to me because of the each Tf: ardiutie J had and sfiB Slave." He recalls with great pleasure his n” ->i- smenT in envirjiraenLiJ issues, especially tarrying petitions lor the Clear Air Are, After graduation. Johnson completed master's and Ph.D. degrees in ge-jiug\ u- tic Tiate i.mi’. ersitv of New Yorit at Binghamton, earning his Ph.D. in iP < ’.pi ed since graduate school in research on how fluids move through the eirli. deep ,i. JohaKffl has been a post-doctoral research associate with roil.-. noh> iiera! ?’iu’-ei‘x:. study Lngnaturajrocksfrom Sardinia, hi Michigan, •c ■■ i! teuu. up v. i.- ; ;.v. _...• geoioiro,!. studying fluid flow by observing rocks " ® :■ '/rotrof ro-'v. jn the deep crust -V) to 40 rorniwier '-wiraf.- ■<.,-:»< > sjrface are generally vwjducied in Italy and ,z.r. -■ .■ •..-roa!,1 ■ ::i;:' • uh’.-• Suzanna Bernd is not your typical computer science Funds were limited and nobody in her family knew how to get to college without funds. i c. c Ta vel? talented student and asked for advice. .7, Aside trem having to take an extra semes- . ror .--.ere tnreroro ... Science & Engineering .Alumni Design and drafting were the future for Sue \I mv'omen in her high school day s at the WilkesB Area Vo- l ech. But an alert teacher noticed her quality work and asked her why she didn't plan on ,’,a, |wj) |() ()|e surt-iicc •.. . ! .• ’■ '■ !'— ■ ’ 1 /v’thvus-’h the fluid is gone now. <■ Uh if* -Jy«; <«;• -•............'- 1 ' riiiv -1<■)■j.-i-jlj.. Qb^)Va(j,w h* hb 1 > ,> i. <•sUtt>> a( i r||t>:il MielligHII '* 1 j; l-'ji ;.'iuu. J ' ,'J'*'<?>•) V, 1:; ; ■> t y/J y(-.j j/) ;j pp , j< . | V/illl .HI ■.!' ,’/ro . ■ ')' Oytng 1,1 :l1^ *l,e 6 pONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE 9 Suzanna Bemd major. She is not your typical music major either. Computer Science & 198" Frankly, Suzanna Bernd is not your typical anything. She has a dual major in music performance and Personnel Coordinator computer science, but she has further refined her inter­ The Philadelphia Orahestra ests and made both degrees notes in the chord of her career as personnel coordinator for the Philadelphia Orchestra. A French fiorn player, Bernd completed her music prorforma.-roe dezreiroVrororo- . iro.krop -ro. -'.e: - roro rou.iro-.C zz . roe im:. quintet and singing in Cap and Bell Singers. By her sophomore year, ht.ro c'.er. .roe road roreuiro rec .grrorel ro. .rerre,.; roroi. me sEa ret“Irore trie •■•'■t.if'-rt--' rraroiroroi ' Eire tri’ Be ro-riri ce-.p-je.~ Thomas J. Hughes Bachelor's, Materials Engineering. 1988 Master’s, Electrical Engineering. 1990 Process engineer. Gentex Optics, Inc. Carbondale, Pennsylvania From the transparent coating on a military helmet visor shields a pilot's eyes from laser radiation to the mirrored leek oe the drugstore sunglasses. Thomas J. Hushes uses bis ;i?-rox with thin film to get the job done. Asa process engineer with Gentex Optics. Hughes super. uses production and is involved in research on thin film applicmiKskt a variety of products. Heavily involved in the safety market Gentex alss? produces sunware, prescription lenses and visors. Hughes said. His work includes the application of thin film for both cosmetic purposes— such as the sunglasses — and for protective purposes such as abrasion resistance and radiation protection. All the products are made from poly carbonate, he said, A native of Nanticoke, Hughes came to Wilkes because cf its strong engineering program. He was fascinated by the tttiterU’.s engineering work he tried w ith Dr, Ali Ra.-a\ i. As an mtcsergtac.U' ate he was involved in Raeavi’s Ben Franklin lAtro.tetshlp projects with regional business and iu his Naval AirIVvelopracr.t prowls. Although his master’s degree is in electrical eiigmeering, bis involved high temperature supetvvmduetiiig thin fib'.;, i.v. be regards himself as a materials engineer. Although his w ork is now involved with epical ag.xie,-'.tens ol thin film, rather than the high temix'iatme suwcwwAhvyos \speclnli/ed in w Idle in school, he said the processes a1 e .< - ,i., his Wilkes background is directly related ro bis prose t. work,. Hughes eniovs outdoor activities, cstwiaBv sw \ skiing, far' 1. c.roiir it art:- -^-11-^7-^ ro ~~~.c it's ssr- izmnrtir ini :r-pnEZL~ Errs bar*: rrtth-aro-CLi nrnragB* — te-.t'tr 1 g :cc t:i trout tf bromero: terete urn ree rrtS---trie suiir.. r «■ -rorog cur rrsa± kc. ire msr.-unui pusasree artit risr rotitrpmsr air a roci tn ier sre izus. aisi current nr. inSrot rec. re. Sattew biisritiifr gnrwzsri ar rinilin-. Wufii ~ro:* CEsrss? lit roro, mu andei jjest eejefe s:e vronturo As psseixe? cxTUfinucr :br me. :i dm “big £»«--CKfcesCTs. :n ne Lrmeu ctaiub. crocs'in rrroscroro rorourou ?; are muse .:roctcc. tMEs anciCCTs ami muincunsaie reire.*rroro.ro ro r.-ro ter i .? •. roro-ro.r. Sireatremh x_ ccireens anti rnuk-cs sure mm.-ar.-uis nre pcrro'c.’rou-ersgKis.ur-.i.ro- cn :inre.. roeuuta rous-can srororo unu.ro. or rro fo -ctk.ag. -roirocsicroir>,.<h. roro. .< ‘.Vic ro roc -, a... roro re -■ro.ro '’’’c ' v . ass <■■ sessi i e sro.;. .. roro. ■ ro e ■.rorov. t ■ :■■ .vrearoi ,i •.... ,ro, .. raj :.. . .• cro-cvg.'- . yteiv. er a v ■ _,roro s. ‘,ro • •• s <.' j . • . ’ ■ ...x . -ro x... .- • •.. •, e.ro 'ro. : ro . .. .-, . ,-ross. .- 'c , ■.■ roro .s.ro- sec’s;. ro-< ; ■, gty . , roro ro. ■.. . ro : ro. ■ ; .; g ch. �The School of Laura Mlinar's last semester at Wilkes Laura Mlinar ’91 was not at Wilkes at all. The 1991 graduate w as one of a handful of senior science ma­ jors selected from hundreds of thousands of applicants to w ork in (he Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory’s Science and Engineering Research Semester program in California. Student researcher. Lawrence Radiation Laboraton Berkeley. California Medical student. Hershey. Pennsylvania Science & Engineering ■,Xy—.... Lea - mg Wilkes ’'coraftrteNe* and 'confident' rhe etxfeagisg work. she -edit— Wukes Professor Ententes James Banning snddiem’ssy ressrc ■>•£- Fant -e:± giving her de oor.tirier.ra to try. "Both men have been c big he'dThnaks to zhsn I know I'm prepxsi” Kevin Tronkowski '91 Electrical engineering General Electric. Johnson City. New York Kevin Tronkowski knew exactly what he wanted to do after gradu- raseamr v. r, n: veil Tne Lav rance Bessie'. Lxr.r-x.r 'LEL it a mur.irr -xk' -xrtLsynar -nutiassi "J lie . tr ra r_ j' Ck’th -r _-:r :. .1. JtpartnsTi ■.'rtarr; DL'B . Tie. o.ue. -.f tie’tdessciam. ;ir.J_r -ttac '.Tf Cl.il hunts’ r .:yr ; v. ,•...; *,rra -I. raseir.m uc ; 1 e ;• 'e.? -aoj.-1-.g ■: U’ery- ; ■. ;r ,-j: -’.-.■ r ■•_- ■■ Sir •;» >x. a'it .u-r-urr •,••, .• ■ . .. tr ;‘-'.i...:; .'rs -;a' tar’. ■■ i. ■■.-■ ■in ■■ .v ..j.•- Ii....-..;. ■- >. • i-: > Gib he srigetod, ■ ■ f. ' 1 '■ latilW.“ ••nW) 1 linaily received the Idler ol i p -.-/her options. 1 .hoi for die best and I ’ ...L Wl- ... S’ -r. ‘ ;- _ti—.. The electrical engineering major wanted to be pan of the highly ccrr.petime General Electric Edison Engineering program. His dream has come true. TrorJ;c w'skibegan working in the G-E Aircraft Control Systems De­ partment a Lie Johnson City . New York, plant in June. He is helping 10 desia and marta'acrarc flight and engine control systems for the —rissry and engine contractors. T-l-m--w college graduates send out hundreds of resumes looking ftrrhx firs job. Kevin sentcuionlyafewand worked hard to land the jnb widi G-E. His higgler task w as to convince the people at G-E he was the type of person that best fits the Edison Program, which was det eloped li> leads engineering leadership and technical skills to the leaders of tomorrow. Trtrik'.m slj has been hooked on G-E ever since last summer, when he v -.rked there as an intern. he r-iu-e J learned, the better I liked it. They lake you and nurture tcri mats y on feel a pm of the company. The Edison Program ■.-et'-i-.tl. jj: :-js bestprogram forrn<:~ saidTronkowski. . te res! -..asn't er--.y, J: twk several months, two interviews and \ i.eeiv- ? loiich v./lfo the people at G-E before Tronkowski . said."I v/asnj iiuhni I...J ..J«;7/.JI <,1 belli I Ilian -j ...r •;■ "'Ad'J'Joz ijrd s.;f !:m< :.-t 7/flkes Siudying.. Ih'W:|r> ;sv <■.. o... ' ;;m|. d io ■■;■, ■--. •v ■■■ uro '■ '■ ■■ .... t, ltl jnvo.fle v/asail CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE I f Calculus is not an end in itself. Neither is histology or English or micro­ electronics or quantum mechanics. Every course taken by students in science and engineering at Wilkes University is pan of the integrated cur­ riculum which helps mold undergradu­ ates into scientists and engineers of broad vision. The school's success rate is admi­ rable with 500 physicians and 350 Ph.D.'s among its alumni. "We encour­ age women as much as possible both in our student body and in our faculty and staff,'' added Dr. Umid Nejib, dean of the School of Science and Engineering. Additionally, Wilkes specializes in undergraduate education, its facilities and laboratores are first rate. 56 of the 58 Science & Engineering faculty members hold Ph.D. degrees, and the moderate cost makes Wilkes an excep­ tional value. Nejib said. Although Wilkes offers graduate degrees, they are founded on the high quality undergraduate programs, Nejib said. Faculty members are allowed to spend no more than halftheirtime teach­ ing graduate courses. "We frontload our courses,” Nejib added, “We try to have our best faculty tench the foundation courses. More­ over, die facility has the full responsi­ bility not only for lectures but also tor labs and recitation sections," Virtually all faculty members ate involved in some research, "Reseiuvh and good teaching can't be separated," said Nejib, "It's ihyi mum forSSF laenltr to do hoih," “Science and technology change so fast that ifyou are to be credible in the classroom you have to keep ap.~ The Wilkes faculty does sc-.he said, producing work that any instnntion would be proud of. High quality research is important because it helps faculty he’d the stu­ dents' attention. Nejib said. "You can't be flamboyant teaching science and er.gireeri.*. g. Yr.u haver pi_resjuarkrrx or. the r.r.ard and try to get de xXerXi' or NASA Li stLis x. take . •.. : ... r pay atsricr. and ii'iterc." Capable xxeett Led try■ i rixt-ruairty thcuitj priduce “gr.r.c. engineerfr.g — arai used engineering . - degree of elegance associated creed e? •oh. inc -rtciems." Dr. Umid R. N'eyT-. deas of tie Schrct cf Science , and Engineering, estsi cfs PhU. a eieutriran engi- 1 nesting in 1966 ar Craa^e-MeL-rt L'niverriri. He 1 has taugh: at the L reversity- ac Bagruiaf -arc. 'Bar-regie- .1 Mellon in adtfirion to Wilkes. EEs crcfesstixx.ctje- ■ riencemc’-edeswec&.frrEreurrescfeirergr< ennversion. 1 microv,avesaada«iiE’sy-sEnKsCompinia-imnaraiEii manufacniricgarddSgacti;swsjsEstcr ?Kuiriacbmrrdiverse as tbe Cerrtrai CccaxrriraEet Agency inc ±e isinghuusc Borporarioa. Recogrrixod tKxssriacaL;. fire cis-/cri. ire vus x-saiazer trarrreriram. ri the IEEE C>."o<Mc..-gL-rcr.raCLci-xL'C.cr.-re~.-vr era; 'he SpeeuaiA Leisure Series.He o.t>"e oLsNocccv nsseffiec .m.-irrituir. o. orrmskenui rarer ..i;-.. ;• =___ sr.pcrx:so.;. :re.- 5. .rar'-xw rrcie-o i:g er Sr___;,:i. He was seta-NevS. co serve cc. iremiteira. 'Sue -iSreu- oo.ni.miiw "tiberv.’. vhcee.-ses cc 7\-c. Sskov." SC-'V.-o,’' ■rs remmaiec <.■. ;rx J..?. v.e.d,-.-; O'g eg ■ > .< io the -\ssds;-,'..-’, ;o roe s'.esvo o .'v ,Suics Tex'bato'.ogy. N,-.,.-,-. v.- ■ .', sy sc . v ; imp'en'.ea.i'.yg e. -.v o' co.. o-o eo- o. '.og i.-.. fire '.es'b.oo'.og , e\x--o o . v.-. uni\ erslues ;o the ,*„-eo s uxtuswiev I r �T heScienti •bi / , Aerospace Studies Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Lt. Col. A. Roger Matson, Chair the disciplines Biolcg; . ■ n:--------- ZZr L _r___ ~ v jt.zqg:ez ne ?r-- — Jinsf- iha ene-rrv- ■■ s’ .7._..~ nbh•r..- — tier air uk ~rXer IE 2.- ;: . ’ .. .p; ' imjE rxrcxiuzec xu. i .rud- iami nA .. ... .... : er, ir... ■ •■;.: gistiErf a'innad ...7..-.:. . ... ' —x. almv. ?.<: . ne .•■rtrseta.: ~ i ’jt .’--uie:; • n iiiC '• . -gn..: a.-. AitiiausnihecuFri.msm . :■ :;ia. cimen'. we have i iitrong er.r_... ........ . . al. ii my Imrei u theireo-. .a •: ...<; i.ir ...i.irar: it. understand :unaumirai' andgeneiit. — ..’ i.--:.’.::.;:..:' 1.-.-.-r. r, ti'.e Keuai.r-.ance per.-.ori.” r.-.-r. r -A _ l.:er i:. a-.;.;!- «•■:. •..;h... everything ...X :...■ I |i . ,e, ,pirm AililOUgi: 1 ’ . ■ ■ ' ■ : 7 .... 7 ■ tf; 1 .. . ■: ; 1 iViltjl ij? ;ii^ciu-4 niqui ,i:i/ejc;:-..'. f] ■' 'l' ybL ^r'Ai‘:r J ' Mu'J/JCpafilD thick. Aw'uAl\. CaiiG '■■-■■'■ ........................................." ■:■ ,■ . a; zalmn i^jp ■• ': ■■ -»>• ■' toon a whole lot tnotv to the Air 1-orcc -ix’.itmg on a flight suit and going out dropping nbs.” x'.xi L-t. vol. A. Koger Matson. "We are ?.e-.v..v.'.g students for the staff side as well as the .'.v.'.’.iional side of the I nited States Air Force." The concentration on leadership, speaking e.nd writing skills, time management and attention to detail which are part of ROTC courses are skaaMe tor every student who participates. Mat"Ex an those w ho leave after two years are re-er-.-'pcredihan their cis titan counterparts,” he said. Saadests oaoEr.ae to be attracted to ROTC for the sch.- ._-shlr —ccsey. Maison said, as well as the praxise df a jc^ after graduation. A: _s' .'frets good prospects for technically “enter peccte — or—pater specialists and engi­ neers. especklo — md nurses.” he said. "There is n- i ri-i—-ran, to ;,rk Hgjobs in military research aai de ±jtree -ha oeghmers couldn't get in the frst "he years in cr»Zizz jobs.” he said. "A nurse umuiulKumt—rttArtg fha would get limne" uss it ihotE four y szrs in civilian life.” Willies” s SBengtaga 752 serves 44 cadets, -nnffith fram WiHas. bin ink tiding studems from Siournsorrg lUriirfirsify and other area colleges. Tney ispresent imdergradLiate majors incltiding engineefiiig.aaimpuiersolmues.oommu.'licalijon.nursiriE arid cuonumius. Matson, wiry took or er leadership of the deiachment in :1989. earned his undergrad uate degree in animal husbandry at Texas A & M University and a master's in aeronautical science from JsmbryRiddle Aeronautical University, .He served as a nt'- igal'.ir and bombardier in B-52s during ’he Vietnam war. as a squadron J;-.l.l.l weapons sysiemr, ol liver and executive officer at Upper HeyJoidUngland, arid as an exchange oi l icer to the Austra­ lia!. Air I ot-.e. He has laughl undergraduate nayjitiii'ir coiirsi::. and served as flight conmiandci at Maliier Al l; f 'alifomia. ,, Chemistry: Owen Faut, Ph.D., Chair "Chemii.lry is the central science," That r.z. ,?>gaoflhe American Chemical S'X.iety, is equally app.-.ak? aWilkes University, said Dr. Owen Paul. i Chemistry is basic to new medical advances. tr> rrz>1116 leculiir biology, lo new material development from thelic fabric to superconductors. Everyone need. a know .edge of chemistry, from the scientist involved in the rr.c : esoteric research to the parent trying to read food iahei -.rdi:-c,j-r-.-e- . Af". "People gel angry over plastic waste and oil r_...r . provide solutions to those problems." For t; r.-.ix. -• . . f reported that a chemist had serendipitOLi,!;. ci.jtef e -7t : . ..--.7.77.: _e._ -A ; . careful research. Faut said. Jtjust happened. Arc ce-7.7 .- . .7-.—.. . e—-1.7 discipline Health Sciences Ralph Rozelle, Ph.D.. Dean Close academic advising, specialized ,-<v:r<»’—r _r:_c career choices and placement in medical schools are ire hallmarks of Wilkes University's premedical programs. New this year is the Guthrie Premedkai Schci-rs Pro­ gram, an eight-year program tn w hich students ere— medical school at Hahnemann Univ ersity at the scrtofm-e to; are admitted to Wilkes. If they maintain apprcp-r._te scr.achievement and scored above 1200 on. the SAT. b.y are exempt from taking the Medical College A.ir- ss?.-;- '.A. which removes a large burden from their she. ceos.. '.''e program also includes an undergraduate sc:-c Medical Center in Sayre, where students w .-Serve ,v?.'a-. lieni medical cate ami engage in tesv-web, prewb. The I’teMedie.il Scholars Ihvgram.toms. •■ y e. medical and pie-health science ptvgtaros, A -.even-ycat medical program in eon-u •,..•»• with the Philadelphia College oi lhaeopathi, Medic:.',-.-,:'..'wss,-..\ ?.v students to eomplele both an undergrad-.:.:’:,' uixi mec ... degree in seven years. Wilkes also offers sesen-year d.vtoj?.' prs'gri'.'. _ ‘ \ alions in oplonieliy, podiauic medicine and de:':.;; c along wiih allied health science piograms m phys.. ,.'y. occupaiional therapy, heahh records admmisu..\ Icchnology and phauuacy The ptogianis ate successful,” said l\ R.i Ka c e. dean of health sciences. In the IW.'l giad; .. L.'g e -s. ' stlideiil.swillinore.lol ’i’ilMumlciieimso.a -. ?.oy .. aiauhei 111 students hare b.-.-n a,c. picd roo.'.e -.,”. \ ', c< I hi piidiairie tncdii in,: 1 io detilai whe-o'. . . . ■ io medical school ihnme.li the iciml.n tov.,c lh Ko .-lie is a I'lsi Wilke- i.mdcuo w a A'y..’ \ LUadiiiiiesiiiih alI’etiiisrhautaSiaic t ita.' - a . -. ,. I'h I* III i ||iai|is|iy at the Stale I m\c>..\ e. \,w \e Mlied \ plo sieal, hcmi.'t.heiclmoe.ilo W dsC' -. .'•s'.' h- ■ -um .i lull pio|v-.:.oi m I do i |c ha- . u \ we "uh ihc pie pmh , annul pioraams'-ia,-.- ." ' w .. ■ . ;e •(•'I " ill >.. ii.ihm manti p.io.>-...im v. . an �J The Quarter!? : 14 J he Scientific Disciplines Physics: Roger Maxwell, Ph.D., Chair -,..-• errejc: a?..'?. . he are x'?r.'.r.'.:ae-a „x unoeiSTS------ --- ------- - ' A x-ssj- cf sma-fended resserch projects cr.?> kes' feceha cnreri ha: aiv- tnem ro .x -are Clear research a ark ...\± sr_dcr.:s. In ccaroa pr~-rciaedrcsec.-ch ctiar. provides ec-p-ea- r. hich str>x r.±h ce Vzrvsnsn after the ,. .ii...i.:„,i,ta,wakt,i,»x™aNe Earth & Environmental Science rrejee is cr—rSes. Am^ne hnel'cr. ersrr> ~s arcs! hnperm new _hrrnn- eccipmen: are rhe ner.-y.rj. _r_; rer aw 3ne r.-rahn re5ec:.-iae:er in tie ac­ re ar __r. a~;-. ansr* Sjs:m. end each C.-.—ri —rar-^He ~ -~ie .—r--r-e- ceded SnS23as-- Brian Redmond, Ph.D.. Chair -As we stow and expand our population and technology, we are eynzrJine our impact on the eavironment. which is. literally, where we iT^-s^iDr. Brim Redmond, chair of Wilkes's department of earth and Math and Computer Science j-, y-.-.-jaeiaal science. Because of that. E&ES has become a “hot topic” for sraderzis. who recognize the important role it will bear on their It's not how much mathematics you have had before college but how well you understood it that determines your likelihood of success as a mathematics or computer science majorat Wilkes, says department chairperson Dr. Bing K. Wong. But even if you don't major in a mathematical science, most Wilkes undergraduates encounter the department to some extent. Seven of every ten classes offered by the department are service courses for students majoring in other disciplines, he said. For those who do accept the challenge of a mathematics er computer related degree, the department offers three options: Computer Information Systems — application oriented, train­ ing people to design computer systems or develop applications for business use. Computer Science—more attention to systems level program­ ming and computer organization. Mathematics — preparing high school teachers: those who work as applied mathematicians, statisticians or engineering ana­ lysts, and potential graduate school students. “We are pleased to see an increasing interest in advanced studies,” Wong said, noting that about a dozen graduates ate currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs. Students have found many imaginative ways to combine the mathematics and computer science programs with others through­ out the university for tailor-made programs. Suzanna Bernd, for instance, combined computer science with music, followed by a specialized grathiale program, and is now a mid level ndminsirator with The Philadelphia Orchestra. iSee story Page It" The Wilkes mathematics and computer science programs ate especially strong because of a “top notch" faculty who epioy sharing fun time us well as work time with students, Wong said. pszsMsal fannes. A: — iatroductorv level, E&ES seems easier than other sciences, Bj-.zrx.Tn.-1 aM adding that, in reality, the opposite is the case. “In -x-r. - era ate .dealing with one or two chemicals whose purity is kr.:v.z2 to the mb degree and are mixed under tightly controlled condif rs. Yoh look at a very isolated thing. In physics, at least in the j.j jjffg] -3, Ah isolated things like the path of a billiard ball.” 3-. cczmsst. “E&ES is a dirty science. There is nothing pure about fs hard to figure out all the actors, let alone how many are catiEpeang asdlxju-inudL The action is all happening at once, in a very LnconcuDed way. and may- take a million years to complete,” he said. ■»r —^sr-r KM3BK.- ,-_-.zrier 25 2-’.. ezz:” Jsi zzrzzzx . ± zzzzz.zz w&r^sszzs.- rzrzzz:::'- jszeej.’.; y. ff.z--.-j-.’ Sz .... ; • ■■ ... - . ■ft ".•:: . .', '~ ezpent to 7,hen they need more detailed information. .he '7E&ES majors -.Vi'iy z/ith a faculty that represents the broad P'^frnr^jd, ageologist; Dr, Michael Case, art aquatic ■ Hx. .or.t: Dr, Daniel Pindzola, a chemical cnD.-_ Venfet Chebolu, a chemist. Botanist Dr. Kenneth y .-zs’rr. . -J-. > -j.- .:. -,z.z h;’iihold joint appointments with 5>xt fall Dr. Dale Brims, a toxicol” 4; • ’ ; - • T-- ';- c ferfty ay chair of E&ES, z - " - ■■ =-• '- •■ ■ : -z -,. •• E&E5 rr&'xs that broad background. “E&ES majors are close to being science generalists.” Tha aajHal background, which sometimes makes the scientific ??&2. y ' •.--.7-.-. .■ .■ z,.. - ■' J-.;.'.- r--. S-. r; z-. J-.- : rz'.gze-i y.o-jt .■’j.i'.f.Hi— ;C.-'p'.rs -j.z _■ jZj'.'-.. to jirz'. v a :v. &x£L chemistry, biology, physics, math and statistics. zyer.v.z::: .-Z& down dieirnoses,makes earth and environmental scienat zyr.'ie'.iz.” he '.aid. They know how to see the overview and •,’z-.4z z ^i-., -z- i ■ 5 :: izzzzZz Because of that introductory’ courses tend to be descriptive rather than czzaz&zzEi’. e. “Ifs a struggle to maize it a science rather than an art." To audersiaKl what’s happening in a lake, for example, “you need - - - ?<, '„-.s . ..i.'.rdeparttri'mi. Redmond servett ii'» tisfiocialt' i. 4.'..'. .j-.-s- ' ’ ’ *',z -■ in)'. f |>- >','iiii'-d hi', imilri Mi'.)>i;.';m'itaf/-. 1 Irn'rorsilytmdhi'd'h.l>■ hl'-.t'nuU:, >...:x-.-f;,-./y._//<h,-or.h:i‘;f;m;'bi (znvirotimeillill lozl ‘Idahoarwl 0-17-d as pmsidcitl ol I 1 -■ disciplines J - '■ ' ■" ' 'J-- '/Iftin 'h.;.'lobal Dr.'-lm'"' I"1 l'|r disciplines “Physics is the basic science. All the others are really applications of physics — of the description of the lawsof nature-—to the specialized pieces ofknowledge." That basic status is reflected in the course enrollment for physics. Although the department now has 15 majors — nearly double the number 10 years ago — most of its students are majoring in sctashfnzefse. Each r ears i-y 'epmcnrch: core course introduces some 200 to 250 non-science majors to the uni-.erse and tts consrann Ur s --- -- r eh a_. dee .yiemdss throughout the centuries who have laid the groundwork for our 20th Century view ofthe unn- erse_ Pt;- / .: f trite-sdetriiazc introduces another 100 to 120 students a year to the physical principles that tme^riieat their zri. Ar.-.tzrer .f or more physics, engineering and chemistry' majors meet physics in the general pt. sics seucetxe. i~—,----.—-r —ecrynic-'-x the ;-.aa-:ta.a;sa:a...aa>sas,.s.a.a. r..x IL Bing K. Wong, Ph.D., Chair They also provide excellent tutoiing and encouragement to got lltrotip.lt the calctihis sequence and into the proof orientexlwx'tklh.n is the tiiaiii concent of mulhematieiims the work ot discovering why what's lute Is hue, lie explained. Wong, left hb. native t Ilina in I'bO and completed seeond.uv Nehotil in I long. Kone, lie earned his undergraduate math degwv al I'ltlshiirp Stale I htivetsilt In Kiiibas and liis master's,uul Th I' at lite I Inivt'i'iliv ol Illinois, ±erHiud;.ytzrdc=.-;y-.- esKtozc-ekcEkir. tree:cgnetsny optics a-.-f Eghz. Who rrsf-Hs fa pfcsslcs. Jfeccie w 5z ~ izeSe know why Fr-gs » '-r—- ell seif- P-etrle - rc '.vast r-z-xe things — rrk dht.tse tcgUey.-tc: izWSkes pfcystxxcz-rors m-y cheese c rzctelzr of arts degree aatenE; fears y _ ~gz school teaching csrosr ce detlrh —•sfeszkrs. : :r ± cache* arc: set ance djegroe 1a...-—gtr school. rzsEsssy. gc-.snrttez: ladec-Jtaries- .-zt medical ace bs-lzh p&xscs fzzrst-liens cr 5<rirxzze a careerzr. the EE £zy areas rfteLr case.. 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X'xXV X- ■ -c- . x- \\ Xx’x .., . X X ,\ ., vxc.sxs " • ■ a a.x . .-,■-, ..- x ■ a. . x- ■ .0h. h Cy ‘ •. ,x,. . . .-. .,-,x ,'. ■ . x -.T.ra . . "ex xy X- x. i-.-xX x-■\ xx 1\W a; \t.-\wc x -.. vv x ;- V W . �[w The Quarterly □ Specialized facilities give Wilkes students an edge Microelectronics lab allows chip design porating the real world of engineering into the class­ room. This lab. in particular, provides insight into the process in­ volved in the making of integrated circuits. Estab1973 through equip- Senior electrical engineering major Pat McDonnell works mentdonations in the microelectronics lab with Dr. Vasu Choudhry, check­ from the RCA ing a transistor chip through the microscope. manufacturing plantat.Mountaintop (now Harris Coip.), struction, challenging student projects with sponsorships from the National and research. It has moved to a large Science Foundation and other federal area in the basement floor with a formal agencies, it was housed in a first floor dark room and a separate lecture room. laboratory' with a curtain separating the Harris continues to provide necessary photolithography dark room. chemicals and equipment upgrades. A Since its inception, it has steadily computer terminal and an on-line printer grown into a very' fine facility for in- connected to the DEC mainframe in this lecture room make for easy access to software packages for process simula­ tion, strongly emphasized in the cur­ riculum. A new water purification unit The advantage for Wilkes students who experience the microelectronics provides higher yields. Mass flow con­ laboratory is dynamic. When they reach their first job. they already know the trollers with many built-in safety fea­ entire process of making an integrated circuit on a chip — from chemical tures allow a variety of gaseous ambient cleanup to testing and redesign. in the high temperature furnaces. A The Wilkes laboratory' process includes 14 of the industry-standard 47state-of-the-art plasma etcher is now step process, covering all the basics of making and testing the circuit and available for finer geometries. Avail­ supplying the background for confident entry into further research or industry'. able computer interfaces in microvolt­ Undergraduates at most universities never experiment with the entire process. meters open doors to programmed moni­ ••Many of our students go to companies that are designing chips," said Dr. toring of furnace temperatures. Fur­ Vasu Choudhry. who supervises the lab along with Dr. Vijay Arora and Dr. naces, quartz tubes and handling equip­ John Janecek. "Our students have already designed chips — most have not.” ment have already been procured in Although they usually start out working on one tiny aspect of the overall preparation for a transition, expected process, "it's a valuable insight" to understand the process from beginning to within the next two years, from oneend. said Choudhry. "It allows them to communicate with those doing other inch to two-inch wafers. We are also steps because they know the whole process." poised to enhance the capability of the "Everybody says the Japanese are doing better in all the semi-conductor lab to making of MOS devices and on to research." said Arora. With experience in the microelectronics laboratory small scale circuits. This is expected to "we send some very knowledgeable graduates into the marketplace.” become a platform for additional senior Their knowledge and experience with the process allows them to “do more design rather than technician work.” electives as well as graduate level courses in MOS processing, circuit de­ sign, mask design and testing. The microelectronics fabrication facility in the engineering department has been a unique part of the electrical engineering program. Executing a tran­ sistorman ufacturing process is a memo­ rable and valuable experience for stu­ dents. no matter which particular area of engineering their career is related to. In lite microelectronics fabrication facility. they get hands-on experience with chemical clean-ups, thermal oxide growth, impurity depositions and driveins at elevated temperatures, and pat­ ______________ __________ fished in tern transfers through photolithography. They also carry out extensive process testing, device testing and a variety of characterizations. The lab provides ample opportunity to do trouble shooting, because of the vast variety of equip­ ment involved. Students also get to address questions regarding responsible disposal of hazardous wastes and are remindedofthe fragility of our environmentwhichcannottakeunlimitedabuse. The lab is a healthy platform for college and industry'cooperation incor- Students benefit from chip lab Special Facilities 17 Scanning Electron Microscope gives biologists a closer look Students who are pursuing modem science need to look into the fundamen­ tal units that build our universe. Thanks to Bell Laboratories and the creative technical work of students, faculty and staff. Wilkes now offers its life science students the chance to work with a scanning electron microscope. Two scanning and one transmission electron microscopes are also available to students in engineering laboratories. An electron microscope is valuable because of its high resolution and high magnification, explained Dr. Wilbur Hayes and Dr. David Long. Hayes is primarily responsible for the operation and maintenance of the microscope and teaching its use to students. Long and his students in histology and morphol­ ogy are the primary users of the micro­ scope. The traditional light microscope shines a beam of light through a speci­ men and allows magnification up to about 1,000 times. In contrast, the elec­ tron microscope uses a focused beam of electrons, emitted from a heated fila­ ment, for illumination. The transmis­ sion microscope, which focuses a beam through a thin slice of the material being investigated, allows for magnification up to several hundred thousand times. Instead of sending illumination through the material as in a light or Tunflttn R«m«nt (Ctlhsda) pt— M* V I -□dn FvulLtns• Qi J transmission micro­ scope, the scanning electron microscope moves its focused beam back and forth over the surface. It offers the user a chance to observe surface structure. Donated to Wilkes in 1983 by Bell Labora­ tories, the scanning elec­ tron microscope is spe­ cially suited to the needs of the life sciences. “This operates at a This micrograph by Dr. David Long shows the surlower temperature, face of the tongue of a two-lined salamander, which which is better for bi- is common in clear mountain streams near Wilkes, ologists, who need to The small papillae help hold food and the large ones minimize specimen are for tasting. Only terrestrial feeders have the damage,” said Long, large taste receptors. "Biological specimens can be destroyed by too high a tempera- ulty research monopolizes the electron ture.” microscope, if there is one at all, Hayes In Hayes’s class, “electron micros- and Long said. The Wilkes SEM is copy for the life sciences,” selected readily available for student research. students learn to prepare their own speci­ Because students sometimes make mens — a complicated four-step proc­ mistakes, the equipment gets more wear ess in which an item is preserved, has its and tear than most, but two students — water content replaced with alcohol and Henry Novroski, an alumnus w'ho is then the alcohol replaced by liquid now completing his studies at Philadel­ carbon dioxide which subsequently phia College of Osteopathic Medicine, evaporates. These steps are somewhat and Tom Barlow, a 1991 Wilkes gradu­ comparable to freeze drying except the ate — have leamed to sendee the ma­ careful exchange of liquid keeps the chine and kept it up and running since specimen from shrinking its arrival at Wilkes. during the drying process. Novroski also modified the masaid Hayes. Then the item is chine to make it better suit Wilkes's Yl<««3 Screen (CRT) coated with a thin film of needs. I__ gold palladium. When the Students in anatomy courses are specimen is placed in the mi- most likely to avail themselves of the croscope. secondary' elec- SEM and it is critical to Long’s research trons are released from the in comparative morphology. ■ SctnGtnanlcr gold palladium to create die Currently interested in salamander oral morphology, Long is studying how visible image. The images are visible on the variations in the surface features of the screen of a cathode ray thetonguearerelatedtofeedingadaptatube and can be photographed tion. Barlow is doing independent but 'Eltctron CoV<clc« from it for repeated use. ndated research on phylogenetic com­ In many institutions, fac- parisons of tooth morphology. Diagram adapted from Art Champlin, Colby College ■ �The Quarterly [18 Special facilities 19 i Specialized facilities give Wilkes students an edge Thick and thin film labs , y-,-, tor. resistive and dielectric pastes tor student is working on this project as pan 1 RICK r11111 printing electrical circuits, eutectic at- of his thesis. This project is also funded The Thick Film Laboratory is the tachments of chip components to the by the Ben Franklin Partnership. Finelineprintingand etching. Pro­ heart efour hybrid microcircuit fabrics- printer circuits, and sealing and packag­ cedures for fine line printing of thick non facility. Thick Film hybrid micro­ ing methods for completed circuits. Physicists play a very important film circuits and fine line etching of circuit is an electronic packaging and interconnection approach where elec- role in the design and fabrication of copper clad boards are being studied for tronic components and interconnections reliable semiconductor and integrated high density electrical circuits. This are printed on ceramic substrates. This circuits for hybrids, project is conducted under the arproadi assures low w eight, small vol­ University’s Technology Transfer Pro­ ume and density circuits. Hybrid Housed in three rooms in the lower gram (see story on Page 21). circuits are used for the most demand- level ofStark Learning Center, the thick Thick Film Superconducting film research facility is used for re­ Pastes. High temperature superconce_r. pacemakers, commumcations and search and research training in the area ducting materials in the form of printreavigatkmal systems. Industry ana­ of hybrid microelectronics. Dr. Muna- afc>le pastes are being studied for high lysts predict the ri.y brie market in tire war Ahmad and approximately fifteen frequency application A local paste undergraduate and graduate students use manufacturer is considering sponsorScBfn 199?toS9bfflkmtn 1992. This the facilities regularly. It is available to ship ofthis project under the Northeast growth is cue to coorinums change in 250 students and faculty members in Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Cen­ tre sy-brii trircch fimctiocs. Designing electrical and mechanical engineering ter. which is intended to assist manufac­ re-re fritricKz-g hybrid circuits require and physics. turers and promote modem technolonumerous mid dr- tree skills and techFive major research projects are in gjes jn region. rre-logk-sareofiixchalfc^ree-.toalinost progress using the facilities. ' Senior Design Projects. Among rerere cred are re . re-, re t ree for srebnratt trererircrere- processes. Esrerere eregtreeere- .deirere and prepar* rirreh re,- -.fior re.y•—i .• and ie:.re e.’ed'icil paranaer, of the ■ re'.re.-. .1 .-re-.re-re fired t-.iT .re ;.ree- -- rig re reire: fi.rr. re.-■'"gre.-rece for high tempera... ~ —--....a.-.c ....*; —e —---------r -rerere te... . >. re— re ere re.e- >r fre.re,. r.yreid-. -..'re firec ..re.;, red rrere.rereTrrey i..o rec, . -.re •re-;; rere.. re.--.re -. re.r-. rere.re afire;..-re • . ■■ : . .. .. .: reZ <dear»r.. : .. ■ . re ■: ■ .. . i ref're,.'.-.';.. Thick Film integrated circuits for the senior projects completed in this high frequency applications. This facility have been microwave filter de­ project involves fabrication of trans­ sign using thick film techniques; design mission line structures in different and fabrication of thick film directional configurations, such asmicrostrip. strip coupler; thick film microwave ampli­ line, slot line and coplanar line, using fier; thick film multicathode oxygen thick film printing techniques and char- sensor; fabrication of superconducting acterizarion and modeling of transmis­ thick film resonator; hybrid microwave sion line discontinuities. Attempts are downconvener for MMDS television refire g made to find an outside sponsor to applications; patch antenna and array, support this project and fabrication of slot line antenna and Surface mount techniques for feedback network. highden-ily multilayerelectricalcirThe three-room laboratory suite cuits. This project is funded by the includes one room equipped forart work Nortnea'.t Tierofthe Ben Franklin Partgeneration, photo reduction, photo­ ner-.-ip program which promotes a cographic processing and for producing hesivenes-, between academic institu­ stainless steel masks used in thick film _and industry for the benefit of printing. A second room houses a screen economic development ofthe itate, printing machine, firing furnace, wire Controlled Impedance Circuit bonding machine and a testing station. Boards. A probeandaprobing system are fcemg studied for testing ex,ntrolbed The third room, new to I lie lab facilities, will house a complete metal etching impedance circuit boards used in high Wiori and a photo processing equip­ frequency wafer probing. A graduate ment, These lab-, will be among those renovated this summer, providing for a cleaner environment to help achieve re­ peatable results. tie Wilkes to regional industry Thin Film From infrared missile detection systems to computer memories, from circuit board conductors to superconductor-Quantum-Interface devices to detect electromagnetic waves, thin film technology plays a key role in industry and is a necessary part of an engineering education. Wilkes’s thin film facilities play a dual role in the engineering curriculum andattheheartoftheuniversity'sCenter for Materials Processing & Diagnostics. A solid material is said to be in the thin film form when it is built up as a thin layer of 1/20 millionth of an inch thick on a solid support, called a sub­ strate. This is achieved by controlled condensation (deposition) of the indi­ vidual atomic, molecular or ionic spe­ cies on the substrate. It is not simply the small thickness which provides thin film with its dis­ tinctive properties, but rather the mi­ crostructure resulting from the way it is built by progressive addition of basic building blocks. Film deposition involves three main steps. First comes the production of appropriate atomic, molecular and ionic species. Second is transportation of the species to the substrate through a medium. Third is the condensation of the species on the substrate to form a solid deposit. Major advances in the understand­ ing oftlie processing technology of thin film have yielded materials and devices for use in the electronic, optical, mag­ netic anti superconductor industries. As an example, optical systems use thin film in Infrared missile related de­ tection systems, in protection coating tlgainst radiation damage to optical systems including lasers, in ulna fast optical switching systems for telecom municttlions using fiber optics and in erasable optical digital disc lor high density data storage for computer sys­ tems. Microelectronics uses thin film in fast transistor and diode, conductors and dielectric materials: in circuit board conductors and dielectric substrates for electronic systems, in surface acoustic wave devises and in microwave inte­ grated circuits for communications and radar. Magnetic systems use thin film in computer memories, in thin film magnet*c recording heads and in magnetic display. Thin film also has applications in superconducting systems, in superconductor-Quantum-Interface devices for the detection of electromagnetic waves, in superconductor miniature antennas for communication devices, in system shielding against magnetic interference and in 3-D sensors for detection of magnetic flux. In addition to providing extensive opportunities for scientists in training, the thin film facilities function as the key element in the Center for Materials Processing & Diagnostics. To date, the laboratory has been involved in projects sponsored by gov­ ernment and industry including the Naval Air Development Center and the Lesker Company. The facility has es­ tablished a credible reputation not only in the area of thin films bar also in the area of high temperature supercon­ ducting thin films. At present, activities are concen­ trated in superconductors. Materials Processing & Diagnostics Major Equipment Processing equipment electron-beam ex aporation unit for optical coaling combined three six-inch magnetron sputtering systet" three-inch RE reactive magnetron sputtering system two-inch RF reactive magnetron sputtering systc ultra high \ acuum evaporator sy stem Diagnostics Equipment X-ray diffraction diagnostics scanning electron inieroscojv transmission electron microscope infrared speedophotometer (transmission arc •.eC.ect.r.tce' Ci'inpk'lc elcciiie.il ;uki MW p cpciv.es icsvng sxsrc ri.'s icncor ihickness measurement mtn ____ I �[20 The Quarterly Specializedfacilities give Wilkes students an edge Molecular Identification Laboratory In chemistry', identifying structures is synonymous with finding out "what" a species is. This identification of compounds is central to any research activity that one may be involved with. For example, if you synthesize a new compound, you will need to identify it before you can do anything with it. If you make a known compound, you need to ascertain its identity. A compound's purity may be established before it can be used. This identification of compounds is customarily achieved by use of more than one technique. In fact, just to be on the safe side, a chemist normally em­ ploys all the techniques at his or her disposal to be completely sure that the compound or compounds have been identified correctly. It is indeed un­ thinkable to assume that any one single method (with the exception of single crystal X-ray diffraction) can provide alltheinformationoneneedstoidentify or characterize a compound. Single Xray diffraction methods for structure elucidation can be applied to only crystailine materials. In this light, it makes sense to iden­ tify a center like the molecular identifi­ cation laboratory where a collection of the various instruments available at Wilkes is identified and publicized for general use. Networking some of the key instruments like the Fournier trans- form infrared spectrophotometer, theFT-NMR (for which fund­ ing is being sought), the gas chromatograph­ mass spectrome­ ter, and high pres­ sure liquid chromotography fa­ cilitates integra­ tion of the result­ ing data. Having all these methods Dr. Faut in the laboratory at hand should make it possible to establish the charac- looking for proteins and amino acids. "The advantage here is that all ter and identity ofmost substances. Identifying such a lab will make it easier for students have access to top line the entire Wilkes community to obtain equipment," Faut said, and they learn assistance in chemical analysis of their how to use it. While other schools samples. Such a lab can help coordinate might allow students to collect data the chemical analysis needs of various from the instruments, a technician research projects going in the depart­ would operate it. "Here the students ments. In addition, such a lab can be of learn to run the equipment." assistance to the local industrial needs Recently, two students working and to the general public. with Dr. William Stine and the high Students benefit directly from these pressure liquid chromotograph won first facilities, said chemistry chairman Dr. prize in a student research competiOwen Faut. Junior level chemistry tion. Two more students are working majors and science majors in other with Dr. Howard Swain on a plastic departments can take molecular struc- recyling project. ture in which they learn how to do the Students are also involved in projidentification of compounds and sepa- ects that are primarily faculty research, ration of mixtures. They learn to use all They work with biochemist Dr. Terry the key equip- Wignot on her biomedical work; with menlDr. Swain on his polymer work and Chemistry with Dr. Faut on his lubricant work. majors are re- Faut's current research involves film quired to take the one molecule thick for use as lubricant course because it surface—an extension of his work with is "fundamental to NASA and the Lewis Research Center working with in Cleveland. Gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer chemistry," Faut Students remember their experience High pressure liquid chromotograph added. The at Wilkes after they graduate, Faut said. Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer courses are valu­ Don Demko '79, a research chemist Dispersive infrared spectrophotometer able to molecular with Anaquest, donated an NMR to the biologists also, school last year, then came back in because they need February to presentt a seminar for stu­ to identify com­ dents about his work and the use of the pounds when NMR. Molecular Identification Lab Key Equipment Technology Transfer Program 21 Reaching out to the region By VAUGHN SHINKUS '91 technology,” Freas noted. News Bureau Director Since joining Wilkes During the past 12 years, more than 250 area businesses from private business and in­ have looked to Wilkes University for assistance in satisfying dustry in 1986, Freas has rep­ their technological needs — and each year Wilkes has re­ resented the University sponded through outreach services, extending its knowledge within the business commu­ and resources to further the development of local industry. nity, serving as a liaison The Technology Transfer Program began in 1979 when between local business lead­ Dr. Umid R. Nejib, Dean of the School of Science and Engi­ ers and the manpower and neering, recognized the need for a greater involvement in facilities offered at Wilkes. enhancing the economic posture of Northeastern Pennsylva­ In this capacity he demon­ nia. Since then, the program has taken on a variety of strates to local professionals projects, providing local businesses with the resources nec­ the range of technology and Cliff Melberger essary to advance toward the 21st century. resources available to them President, Diversified Records Diversified Records Services, a West Pittston-based through Wilkes. Trustee, Wilkes University corporate records business, came to Wilkes in 1987 with what Many clients are intro­ Diversified Administrative Assistant Jan Thyren described duced to the transfer program through Wilkes's Annual Con­ as a “major problem.” ference for Industry and Technology, an event which serves "Our customers had expressed the need for the emer­ as a clearing house for outreach services. Project proposals gency transfer of records to their out-of-state facilities,” are assessed based upon budget constraints and feasibility. Thyren said. To this end. Diversified President Clifford ‘Tt’s important to show local industry that we’re not just Melberger sought to develop an idea he'd been considering a sleepy little business school on the river commons.” Freas for some time — satellite technology. said. The Technology Transfer program also has a profound Thanks to $ 145,000 in grants from Ben Franklin Part­ nership, Melberger — who is now a Wilkes trustee — was affect upon Wilkes education. Through outreach, professors able to team up with Wilkes engineering professor Ahmad are kept abreast of current problems and trends within their Armand to develop technology that will move Diversified field. Consequently, students are given practical experience into the next century. Diversified clients soon will transport based on real-life problems. According to Freas. technology transfer itself is just and receive records via satellite through a process known as one part of generating out­ “electronic vaulting.” reach services. Faculty Projects like this one members often volunteer are all part of Wilkes’s con­ their time to outside proj­ tinuing effort to maintain a Wilkes's partners in business ects. in addition to those at­ link between the University tained through the Technol­ and local industry. For this Catrel, PA Ingersoll Rand ogy Transfer Program. reason, outreach is regarded GE/RCA Air Products “It’s a constant chal­ as one of the school’s most Metech, Inc. Bell Laboratories lenge to keep everyone in­ important programs. Randy TEQ Corporation Offset Paperback, Inc. volved in outreach. We as­ Freas, coordinator of tech­ PED Corporation RCA sess the parameters of a given nology and business outreach, Calan Inc. St. Jude Polymer project, but it's the faculty believes this type of bonding Lehighton Electronics AEL, Inc. that must tailor their sched­ is crucial in the development Acton Technologies Herman Schwabe ules around teaching and re­ of both the University and search projects." said Freas. Computer Aided Repair Service the community it is so much Outreach does not end Darby Industries a part of. after a project has been com­ Injection Molding Corporation “Wilkes is an integral pleted. The faculty maintains Midway Tool & Engineering part of its community comcontact with former clients Instrument Specialties Inc. mited to involvement in the to assure that projects have Kurt K. Lesker Company region. We are prepared to been properly instituted and and many others assist local industry with our make adjustments if needed. manpower, resources and 4m �QI _I_htScientific Centers The Quarterly Scientific Centers tie campus and community Scientific Centers tie campus and ccuniminiry Computei Aided Engineering & Manufacturing Environmental Quality Center A veriety of facilities in one unit. Tk Etc. :rc.-.-.’.nenkl Quality Center oftbr> rhe public "an inbcpenJc-ni. credJb.k source for assessing enviror.menral —s'Ser-.sC said director Brian Red­ mond. Ph.D. fnc.'klsd under di£ auspices of rhe EQC as foe water epfofo lab. Gas Ghro.tk; .vgrafo, ?. foss S kb. •foe Ckrrik kb £M foe reiri.f. kb. “Stk'ktme? rite pcKk has cuestionsabrtnvhni'ssoEagcEiinfoeenvTrt.nmetk” Rainuod srik They may vnm ~. airixri snnree hry tod tire public utility or Dejxirtracnt of Em i- behalf of the EQC. the professors are ronmemal Resources they are dealing w ith. That's where Wilkes comes in. “We have the capacity to assess and because we are independent and more comfortable, Beyotki the questions and prob­ lems of individuals citizens, the EQC aisofillsapublicservicerolebecauseil fields countless questions from news media. One local reporter spent sev oral hours backgrounding herself on radon before attending a special workshop for environmental reporters. The EQC "creates an atmosphere that promotes the easy interchange of aris vital information with the public,” Redmond concluded. have no stake in the maner. our recommendations carry a lot of weight” Before the speeikty facilities were oreaniad into foe EQC. individuris ■wortid approach professors cskir.g for forirexpen cpirion. “A professor may not wertr toga involved in a ccnrroverski “ — n--." When Redmond, Redmond. as a sial ccQeasue. sriiriis foe-.-infesmawoc on Water. Soil and Air Testinig ~a- 3 ~ 3S. Ck-kk kic TH-iryn-n; waErtering IkeTtEEE.’ 'car pirn a. --rncri:“rue is ktvLfxhk kehek± Triekhabek. v.□: hsadsritzGC 7 k iariiiar:.. v-otisr. rev • sones v. uet id ttrorilved k kke moriicring. stream and watershed assessrtsm. «asE dassficafon a the Tcbyhanna Army Depot, -ee-u-y for arid trine drainage and some residential well nrriharkg wifo Penzsylrama Power & Light “■e:'mtminjpkscrak:~ik warte vice-cur ze vur-Ecac ii si nsc; ::l ~ T’lr fufrannxie’- stljfic^trez -.-.f wzter The A'.-tafok-rastsr xadrm chamber in Stark Learning peer.:.. prjLstduE:.. isxix -tsi:. ktz pax oim;:. fheb'dr CsE£r“piniW£kesc>nihell£adiiJgedgemanarionwideeffort ac. txdr.i rk. sanabkme ' x neusxitiL: rjcfc ::. .: uaectanta uarmSwhasKrteconridertobeoneofourrnosi •.-.tk mri an. ki rah aar ruik :-j-= uttkratk. v ircc: art prs;•,kgK'.T.cmKi’kJ prcblsms-—radaa.” sorarding to a hernr l miaiisk t.?x rzitriiEri v asit ruirar adclr \z zht Onober, 3 9S9. z.: Je of Compressed Air jkaai rrri ; c.-furys:. ai:: •"■. iss its viuais ark rrijTttix itctairnutr mcnsxmr d. tii.-xucKk "Miriint.pzrijx'tsdm I'kersoj] Rani "'rgmim — irx.utixq; sett.caae: rernctifo: . j-jen: x": 'have long bean a»are radon — a colorlevx m.xt . . trntiauafc^.tieark.ir-.ntur.ir.— .ct ■o-rik - kc •-tassf xttefcreririov.r: of uranium. r;,;-.. krn::'.'.”. z s .z ..j' - rss 'r^ rszs’r.y fu-. j: thtr. t.isilraciynandaiydsfavpwJuyt'/, ^1. n ?tt •- iter rr.-k. a-cv >^;. •’'1 ’•1' ’ 'c' ' fodghisr: tiriadta jsvgrny, to 1 he 3 5 per cent L'.t :;r .->• r^-Ciez. r :cx -xy.x - '/>. 'j k'n y;-i-.sr dea v.rijah v.w- J1(.n fcttribuwWe to smoking. sTk.n c.-c-y' xx-x _ ja .trit. .'nt T.x. -aTr) rttrij.ng iu'-T’des, lead by Dr, Koger Radon Testing .fAr . . . A '. :i >- • • ' . -. ..: ■ • .• • ■.'. ' •) -X. tTh‘- Ar'jt-T 11 • 'k'-.rTfoC ■: • ' IT '-‘.r. 'I.'.-.' < ■-■y-.Z'iv zo'.'le'.a:. "’several ways, J-Jr>.iJab i'adi- ■r,: ir‘; j‘,r., •ex'.'is t.'f rador.i te.sliug. f.'jiarooai -iiw yw.| e/;/^ssd to ro<>«) air to te5.t for ■u'j'r. ira ; ?, -jerir-- :<,t; jj^y, tadou was in the ; Vi. ■ i ve I -.T-. Xxc ga'i"-:;: ,’adwi.?x' wui'led by rad't/l Tivim...- X’-l .■-.•■>/:'IgmOUhrilaige ..a<!<z».- :l,w.n,b',r ■ z;> ,Q-qs<'d wx(.,v qlt; , jr,., x>f y.-x-. Zv '-d'lxa.i; .■ . C, i.'- xj!,./. X pjobk.to.. ' Jiuih ;. ■■ r:-:. J.' i •• ■ >■ >3- - -{ .}.• "'- i. •: t; t... -ut. ,.... ^...kz| . \-t- s /' jz;r, "" :’“y '"'i'-1'".- o-.:.. " ' '•/m: QUA'i’-»?•> iri-'-A >>> Computer Aided Engineering and Manufacturing facilities are both a re­ quirement for and a benefit of research work in tandem with the community. Assisting local government and industry through Ben Franklin Partner­ a lift-seat chair I for people with | ,.|,t . ,.-;, . ........... ' , ‘ .'‘U’llb-.-i " ■•’T'c '.c.! icis haw. . ■< kd M.v wri|. ci 1 i ties have al vj been used forcir- Key CAEM Equipment ” ' 4 1. ax --■■oric'darir'.ns - '■ ’-fo f. pii-nrrini xy:ram. '• - 2IIIU ship sponsored research requires •’state of the art number crunching equipment, plotters, printers and peripherals,” said Dr. S.M. Perwez Kalim. an assistant professor of mechanical engineering who directs the university’s CAEM fa­ cuit design and ‘ ‘ — — 'y .nlxfratrui 4 Masir-tosfc H ft. analysis, plant facility layout, ' 2 IBM AT eacpotftfes 1 DrafiPns Flatter - -torifoi at. MA.C. '• AX communication 1 Line ftizisr enopafirie f. VAX protocols, and IHP7-T5APfcctar finite element ■i 2 Rtin -j Rebecs analysis. cilities. Equipment purchased through vari­ ous grants becomes the property of Wilkes and available to students and faculty for further research and industry application. Computer aided engineering com­ bines engineering design with the heavy number crunching in a quick and pre­ cise manner to transform a concept into reality using the tool of drafting. Using CAE, Kalim recently headed a project with a local industry to design In the same ■ 1 Cwtey or Sy 1 Vfefca f£sz Z cameras laboratory areas 1 XnnsKictl Gtesrrf. fori kr.ta 7 uefiat of Stark Hall, robots, conveyer systems, vision systems and icson for ssiesrar _f. for- nrirc lathe machines are ccEz'-foaam —x pere roc tSruifo sent i. t: rank"..-— computer aided tnaasfecEnfog ce_ rrnstaat Computer aided —r-’.:fo.T.-—-r —axririirx < tk: fie Tot g.iu IsTecn:_~ee... .U purr-ben. uses the computer to riirecs foe nuccc.facturing process itseJf. As c.'ctre- fovibcrr.—■ccic.kOTirms.'lrktir ex. 7x foricEes am: ussai :_k- 2— nents move along a e-CkVeyw. cco purerOMtrolledrobotsaxJvfstvr.sys- ci.-uoxcu: ?.t? ir-afomtarrc kcirer. fteackfa?, Ser Fhrrriktrr turns^ k- c rrs .-■’.'cc.' a ■ ■arice- .-I Vvnvckc.:-. 'c:: - Science lab renovations in progress '....-.'S', Stark Hall is shrouded in plastic and labs are crow ci.vl w'.tteafo .w > equipment as the Wilkes University biology, eher.-isity ’v- ratories undergo major renovation this summer. The multi million dollar project includes Mb foe ivxx've. :.v e- ... ■ lies and the acquisition of equipment tor Maie-e'-kOxX,: /.ewefoefok hig, "We are focusing on biology. chemistry «w.lphyx-Cx r..\ o.- y ,\v . ,k ihrv nro the core of out natural science emeu ;x- ■ ro.xx-.’. *0- s ■ - .v the basic fouitdiiilnn of all of ovu prois's'ieaa'; pceg .- ' v s.xv ? eupitiveiing and medicine." said Di, I mid \e.-,x ,\e. •' o: e x. -,x-. .-. oeience and Enp.meeiirm. I;quipnit'ni > hting.es willreileci theeh-W'''•'A’ the various Ileitis or study . The siudy ol biology > lot example,has bee aWio I Ili'ui'..- di> piiyi. -. iabmmoi.'-' " ■ mlllhd .yoiiuiiiv io allot'. pl"'v d pre-xs-- ' ■■ o ”• ■ '' I he n not aiiou: ■ h.mld b.". .'"'pi. v .s " S;g >v Xiy. c.kC. ■•■. . x:k xs •. . .v .’-,vc, "x ■-’CS.X’.'.t’Cs. -kv?.: ■'.X'i> srx ■■■.: ‘■■g- ”.xvx .•.•••• ..-C‘X’. !'■ ,V s'kVhS • x.' :> kk' -T $<>:.:-C.VWU." >. eig-s. -X ' x ■-■.'.Xk.'. ■ •V- 2 X ....'.I'. . ... - -. ■'. : V -A. "x " sx o .s - In nmlc. Him hiolour, coiiul.u plivMv'loy'v o.. lions n ill ■aippoii a \ an. o ot ttcyt 'o'uoi ay epf-oro > i'heinisliy la.iliiif will k K’ufo p.v.w.vxi w'■' ■■ ■ '' i.k iii. h: a miisi loi smd. no. I'iiumm.'.' k a".' -' s> . .s' , dl|'|llll|l.|l<l|IO||h ufl /zzu -------- arthritis. The fa- - ■p'f'. ‘ 23 ■ ; c; x:,y<x-. , . �The Chronicle I he Chronicle Wilkes Tomorrow, Annual Fund hit new success records Schiowitz Hall dedicated May 10 1 , By MARK DAMS The South Franklin Street building houses the Wilkes nursing depan- he-z.-z of Xitiist Ned Schiowitz. A r.o'.ed comm-unity leader. Scare tz: leads his fzrzih "s business. __ —E_rre. azzezzs rerererere. ..res from his sisters-in-law Jean Mrs. .--t-rer rezz ffrrmi Mrs. Morton at the dedication of Schiowitz rerel May If; virez erher friezzs enjoy the celebration. :~e xh- MW inwgh . ■/ .;•.. - ?. .......... ... . ■" "ri; tin- m-.pite: A >. :•/. fflhcDe elopwen vurrei <j! . . .. i '■/' - - - - ■ •■■■■> X 'lh-- nil-.;- .. ■ ■ ■ ' ' ' ’ ■ ■ '■ ' .. »... . fy. . . ........... . .......>/■■•■<•... ' . ... ..: tire boardsof lire . . X- "■ ....................... . ' ‘ rereri or painting and landscaping. A native of New York City, Schiowitz moved here with his family in 1907 and has lived here ever since, except for ssrriee in foe Air Transport Command of the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946. From 1924 to 1975 Schiowitz was a I driving force behind General Supply & Paper Company as it grew and devel­ oped, attaining its present position as a leader in the packaging industry. Active in foe community, Schiowitz has lent his energies to many important causes dating task to the Jewish Wel­ fare Btzerd (1940-44; and tire flood caused by Hurricane Agnes tn 1972, He v.as foe chairman of tire Jewish C-zr:: Cericr'sl'loo'lReamswuo W ■ - *........... ................................................................................................................................... • - - a' UM . ... ... . .... , ,.; , .y;, -XJ, ■„ JJ, / ommumi V 0.1 jx.jt.z-.d '• '.-A-yj., Z,,H. The WILKES TOMORROW Cam­ paign is closing in on its $23 million capital campaign goal. More than 450 individuals, corporations, and organi­ zations have already made contribu­ tions to the capital campaign which concludes in December. Only $500,000 more is needed to reach the goal of $23 million, said Wanda Willis, assistant director of the Capital Campaign. Centerpiece of the six-year capital campaign is the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center, which opened in 1989 and played host to the Univer­ sity status celebration ayear later. Funds from the capital campaign are also used for faculty salaries, scholarships and endowments for the school. Annual Fund Contributions from alumni, parents and friends of Wilkes University ac­ count for the success of the 1990-91 Annual Fund. This year’s drive totaled $669,381, an increase of $94,711 over the 1989-90 campaign, Wilkes has placed a major empha­ sis on alumni support, said Bernadette Fomicola, director of annual giving. The positive response by Wilkes alumni i» the Annual Fund direct mail, phonnthon and pcrsonttl solicitations has increased the rale ol alumni parlieipa lion to 2,S per cent, "The money collected in the Anuntil Fund is essential and ttsetl lor day bodily edui'iilional purposes,“ FomiI'Olfl said, 'file ‘lalin M'ii^Club dihiuer Leaders for the senior sift drive pre•eseztedam-cArr.^-ik-From left: Milliam Hanigam Dr. R-eN-ri- K— 7,-.v-. c —y A-mnrw Seniors kept on giving after foe prestBfafisc. ra«g Itetztri m-rnt SL'B2!l shown on the check to SI4320. Seniors pledge S 14.320 Ev en before grzzzztic-..—erzzers zfriaChss ,-f . re-reme uirnrrn zrp.re-h standing — pledging mere ±zz. S1-. j. i. zee Azta. ?jxThe new Senior Class Gift zregrem. -C-r . -szk- • Lzzir zie-ca; u. sjuamincreasinggiftovertber.e.v,ttvevezrs.~“ reisyun: S3.’ ::. z.T cireu ofSIOO. \MfoI4~sruder.isnarticptEzg — r.-'.-s. ■ .re.’,.. $ J.''pc-gs—-tre Class of 19«1 has made a :kz. Syeaz ?’ rege ef S -3.2.. Amy Sehukis, presser.: s’f tireOiss-'f . W .re Arre _;r- .--re-.rg , ■.-. Kim Bek;;, preside;-.', ef the C.v.--..-.-..:o: C.x.reh.aire’• ... . -. of Student Govenmre:-:, J ce. Reserzrr Herbarium name a n» Wilkes lX-p.unr.cn; rev ■ dedicated in me:::.-;> e?,x- sre-re - x-. Rosentlwl of B.-^xxu i\v;xx<<-\vasascni« reef? v-,. • eidcni in Ma Tta mwxy ixv iw re >.<: dc\el^w«b>;i,\'M\:?..a-.snvtniiVvkxxv.x-AX'X's 'A- x ■' his mcnw f-x to' -x-1 ■ '' '.■ -v- ,<n■ (hgrt'f IXV'Wd.rXipX'SV AsX x.- KXXX•- \\ V* ' : x • s IY. .^-'/'ii'iii/h! 11.1‘!°< fawmwd -,l to pi,um--L"i:■.>■ re. fit .. vWWS? ■ "'--a <<■-■ x ' '''' .'.1 -'i t M:t;.i i : •-«, » X.’V. '-UN. ’ •■•-d t,Y l.’l . <.■: :‘x ■ > 'v. -. 20 -v *N -5 ’...x-.V.-ik-.i S As- X . ’ . <lip •<ut.ll- .'iv>4 x'.Sixv Xv \\NV.W ? ’• .'•-■lig. !K ^xmtre. re..re....<.. t ’^3 w w .. \ , XK tui\ in Ingv' • =, .- rev-re.. X< . ;p>C< ■ixX’iW.X ..x ^t*-:.. ci. ire XA \t<»< N ’<• ' x\- , .w. .■ . ■ Axx;- 'A-c-’i ' X V ... . ;\xx x'’\.\ A. : Xs x. ,u x X' ’.^iy .vAXx’v xx •? <> ■. :v 0v..-v\ ; . x. , < x �2b c 1’he Quarter!) The 1991 Kimball Lecture How the fossil record supports evolution Ihe fossa record o ' . htsto j seen as an .rerererere _g.. -re theory cfeveretrere .rett.clly bears it re .'\p —:-x re :re i?re rerere ■ ? c.v."..y ev. re ?■ 'spec .'. '. d V .x t .-.recge. . I'en he re ivered tie K:Me.Lee... e W tikes Litre ere :y recency. E .. >: x rereret - -re the depcmter.: of Ire ertebrates the American '.l_recre cf Nreumi History. ret. the crrcrer.: cirftcrntony -.■■■. eo- ev . ?_t:.re. _r.u ,?e &•$<; recent retd long beer, seen .4 n JJi At the Kimball lecture, from left. Biology chair Lester Turoczi. speaker Niles Eldredge, biology professor Mi­ chael Steeleand Science & Engineering Dean Umid Nejib. ■ 7-t i-.tri “Fossils show patterns that are not apparent just by looking at life.” Eldredge said. Bats and whales offer good examples, he said. Evolutionists had long theorized that bats and whales had evolved and adapted to different ccttdiltcns than their mammal ancestors. But the fossil record shew s they developed before mammals, he said. “Evolution is not a slow steady change through time.” Eldredge said. Insteai sudden environmental changes wipe out some -/Site md others, better adapted to the altered conditions, acme to the fore. “ A hen sudden climatic changes occur, the most likely ~z ;v extinction — the least likely is genetic change.” .Aithsjgh Eldredge does not deny the importance of Darv, “natural selection” in microevolutionary events, :. z ’:r.r. whether this process is responsible for the .r.-yr .-,e.r patterns of speciation observed in the fossil record. The author of an extensive list of publications, Dr. Eldredge has two books due out this fall: Miner’s Canary. ' ' x" e/timaions. and Fossils. z -^rzsertedWilfgs at Tn-z Great Professors: Cromwell Thomas By HEIDI HOJNOWSKI itsclerk re' , All engineers are builders, but Professor Emeritus While Bellas and Cromwell Thomas built more than highways and bridges. He Nejib regad Thomas' depart­ a founding engineer. built two great Wilkes traditions — the engineering department and the wrestling team. John Reese, athletic di­ Thomas began teaching in Bucknell University Junior rector and head wresCollege’s physics and engineering department in 1938, but tlingcoach-caE- him th* his influence soon spread across the curriculum. Along with “father of wrestling.’ "traditional” physics/engineering classes, he taught more A former wrestler fcr Washington Washington, and Lee College in than 19 different topics, including economics. He "filled in Virginia. Thomas remembers practicing w ith hi- first leant in. and * filled out the curriculum. Using his knowledge of "garagesandcarriashouses. W'erentedspaceinSt-Sreccen's civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering. Thomas intro- Church House.- says Thomas, "and had to rcil c- the miduced new classes. His versatility and innovation helped when we W'ere finished so the basketball team n.:;-. .“ solidify the scholarly reputation BUJC wanted to establish. Though facilities were short, spirit w as not. “We rew ay s Whether he instructed the surveying or statics and broke even." Thomas recalls. dynamics or Engineering War Science Training Program Thomas adds a “personal touch" even to today's pro­ classes. Thomas brought the same caring spirit to all. Dr. gram. say's Reese. He has served as head scorer for the Frederic Bellas, professor of physics, remembers Thomas's Wilkes Open Wrestling Toureantetti since its crigtn tn i -?'. “personality and kindness.” Both a student and colleague of His name and dedication have ireer. —temorhlized in the Thomas. Bellas says, “His genuine interest and concern for Cromwell E. Thotnas Outsnmtfins Ftesizrem Scftciarsren Wilkes and its students is unparalleled.” Calling Thomas which is awarded to the ousLxdin£fresh=a=-.-.-es-.'.er ir. :tls “one of the kindest persons at Wilkes." Bellas recalls that sophomore year, recognizing tire aiJetic ~n .essretc xc*c.Thomas "never promoted himself—only and always Wilkes arty endeavor Themes s career exemr ..ties, and its students." Now a professor emeritus. The—as it esmDt_i_s ■ Dean timid Nejib of Wilkes's School of Science and hiswife.Beryl. wi-.eiscrerirecrri t.-trL .- ' ... ctirg' _ Engineering echoes Bellas’s sentiments. According to Nejib. " est High Sc.toc.. r ttc.. -. Only the ruper-.’S. >>c-> The—es e> renrec. ? Thomas was very "low profile." Though he may have been ees. ' .- understated, he was noticed. "Students liked him. colleagues interest:-?:.-.e;-.:-.e>:?. . -z ..,<..■. see s liked him." says Nejib. "He knows so many people, and so always very interested . • scree s. . •- re ' interest.” says Bellas, many know him." Itaxnas else helps ; s ee ■• He - . ■ .... Thomas, a registered civ il engineer, brought one' ot the first Pennsylvania Society of Professional EngineerstFSl f' nw.X'rcf.lreWc'slt Cc g'egc.,e •.. -.: .'.:re . .s chapters to campus and founded one of its oldest student arkl serves as Rcxvrve e -e . e •• - ' e S.t vs. jetiied the ;vre ere-e .- .'y ’■ a.,x. -re re... chapters. I le practiced his professional expertise by helping "Urey were gvxv ;ve? e . v gxw. rev ■ e . st . g . to design the addition to Stark 1 .earning Center and acting as vXJta'.n.‘a'.’.e:’. Ire . x re. x -• . e.• x srec re . • g alxHt’. Wilkcv ' re-re.-. c s .. reirererere re. .s I ztiai Inaugurations - r■■'.•i, J;r . Aptil 5. \ ' . ' lifggtProfesscrs ' 'r ■ ' < Kibnny, April 5, - ■ ' ' ■ ■ ■ ■' >ifcddphia >■ v ■: ry 17, •'Ioiii (he li)ni(ll>/,i, |‘M Z < \l. . .' r S s .' . x ........... . - x. t'ot W ilkcs. ■ ~~ ~ ' •. .,-. �Alumni News 1950 1954 Lawrence S. Stepelevich received The Catholic University of America Alumni Achievement Award for his work in philosophy. He is a professor at Villa­ nova University. Alden Wagner was named vice presi­ dent of Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.'s Lancaster Division. He and his wife. Elsie Jean, have two sons. Paul and Mark. Robert S. Capin. President Emeritus of V." Ikes University, has been selected •isreceiv eThe SeligmurJ-StraussLodge No. 139 of B*rith Community Sen ice Award. Gerald J. Levandoski has been ap­ pointed to the board of directors of The First National Bank of Danville. He is plant manager for Merck & Co. "s Chero­ kee Plant in Riverside and lives in Danville w ith his wife, Ann. 1963 Sltaryn Yanoshak Conkcy has joined the corporate communications depart­ ment of Nevada Power Company as employee communications administra­ tor. She will supervise company/employee activities and publications. Sharyn resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. 1959 1961 Cathy Brominski Kovac announced her engagement to Joseph J. Stefaniak of Ho Ho Kus, New Jersey. Cathy is a member of the nursing faculty at Haver­ ford State Hospital, Haverford. Alumni plan Miss Saigon trip --C 115 .z.v essfcj Aizmiri .Asscciarioc is sponsoring an Oct 26 retet.. ~ : see tie "z-si-x. .. ane Broadway Theatre. 1. b.-r-Cr. Seragnimsta-cocir.c . ftneN'retBamVCarandthefallof x ire z..raaew.- the Vain- 5_-r:-7y story as a Raymond S. Litman has been named to the Advisory Council of Purdue University’s Credit Research Center. Raymond is senior vice president for Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company’s Retail Card Services Group in Hicksville. New York. He resides in Plymouth Meeting. Pennsylvania. raiwfpen"'-n—on Sannday. each. A±er tee she ■■. afamci and teeHY-L.;. 2= Plaza. 49th .-at: .1 " '.kx v:_ he r.^rec ;:r 52 nerpKsea. round .tc.-; ;. xc.ngr .nuirc-x xm-XL-.lie.-2-Z-M office. Mark your calendar 1957 Robert W. MeGurrin, Ph.D.,a teacher with the Department of Defense Schools System, has taught in France. Tokyo and England. He also works with the Shakespeare at Stratford program for American teachers. Stephen J. Echan retired with 25 years of service as Saginaw County Equaliza­ tion Director in Saginaw. Michigan, where he lives with his wife. Sandra. - Or the Qreat ‘White 7 lay---------------------- z-n. 29 1962 Audrey A. Coslett was named assis­ tant vice president at First Eastern Bank, Wilkes-Barre. She is a member of the bank s mortgage department. She and her husband, Robert, have three chil­ dren, Lynne, Craig and Jason. Janet Simpson Dingman, I’h.D., is president-elect of the West Virginia ■■■■ /z.iatio» for Counseling and Devel­ opment, Janet is currently in full-time I'-oa'.alicen-.'xJprolir/.ionalcoim ;wl also i-aeJi'::; part-time at l.’mx, .ily. and h.; • K'.1/,' i> a ,,/t. m Himlinploil, ■ ■ ■ of I ‘ r,t . < ;,)! II, ‘ h,, yl/amal'ffd, '■'■I'-. ' > I. /',-' ?7-4444 ". . . <: J'/-.; • ' -I,.I.., pdii.ihr ■ '■> ' . th 1 . ||„ Michael A. Russin was appointed vice president and director of operations for the electro optical products division of ITT in Roanoke, Virginia. Michael and his wife, Josephine, have two daugh­ ters, Jennifer and Hillary. 1969 nalforOutetandingGta^ award, given by Geriatric and '.IM- >: Centers, Inc. in Philadelphia, honors slate residents fortheirirr. olveniHjt - ::r. youth and P'>rt.. Q .. -r. .e director of the Keystone State Game,. Inc., Wilkes-Barre. 1968 Robert A, Beeler recently married Helen Joyce Wint of Wilkes-Barre. He is employed as a chef at Wilkes Univer­ sity, where he has worked for 20 years. Nancy Noterman Downing graduated with a bachelor of science in elemen­ tary education from York College of Pennsylvania. She is a substitute teacher in the local school district. Lcilani A. Hall received a master's in library studies from Rutgers Univer­ sity, New Brunswick, NJ, She is an as­ sistant librarian in the Engineering Library at Princeton University, and lives in Piscataway, NJ, with her four children, I'-tlwm'd J, I’mlehl is controller lot 1 hiitvd Penn Bank and has been elected 1,1 serve ns piestdeni of the I'econo 1 hiipierul'ilie Hank Administtalionln Miltih'. He and his wile, I li.aN'th, ate ll"' pnienis of three ehddien, David, ••ttitle) and ,Small I hex reside In I'al l'rnm,\lvmiiii. - irkirii - rr.ide Jfcsjxa. Ca.;.'-.—iz. 1971 Bonnie Gellas to ±ebz-zi '.f fexajrs 1'.: ire C-y---r Erizse :. c" ■. Boess is & di­ rect®- cf cwEsnoicsMes st MictM E_ Segal CbmpaiNc Ymk.NeT; York- Elwood Dean Jones was pn'.m-.ied ?. field division claims tional INS Co.. San Antonio. Texas. 1964 Lou Coopey was named Professional Photographer of the Year by the Phoe­ nix, Arizona, Professional Photogra­ phers Association. Joseph 7, ■-'a. ..-M-Rar-cCor.•'ru-ai-canil </ -feg Dxw-nhanMMz -reci .- cieEa;. «a:gric2i'.r - SAoBsxiyax Joeandhrs Owen Costello ■>. ;ii,, ,vj,,,, .y/, rf__ ctpient of the John B. . Jr Tjttrafriendly sUjes Two San Francisce-based Unztod Anfices cct rafsbos. -i- .—y during a stopover in PhExie'.rhlx dssccverai they — . re tz corzzzrc. than the Friendly Skies. William Price "57 sxd Deanna GriHzer Janes '"2 ered tbey were both Wilkes aJ-xrxi. Price, formerly of Nsariceke. Ess been piling wHt Uzhai szzee 1963. He is currently 2 DC-iC captriz azc Eves fcaRex ■ ■ .vc Cfe. C_z —nia. When CapQtn Price isn't irrixKz.e. fee teaches z cevzse cz ’Hxzxz Factors in Aviation'' at Sxt Jose State CeT.ege. Jones, formerly of Kingston,has even a&'gr.: anerrixs s ~ ce . -''.now lives in Menlo Park. Cxifcrr::x “The ax>ts of Wilkes University rc= c?cr.“ s_M f rees- “L.vx :'?r z> both th- next tint- you re t.y ...i. —------ >. ‘RartusSa Doris G. Bartuska. M.D., '4°. "■'> ixxwred re­ cently "ith a D.c> cc", s Award fwtn the V-V c.’ CollegeofPeKv graduate ci V-v UoUegeofiV.rasy- f B.mi',sk,i"a',\' -'A an outst.mdmg vcgA'SW.;.. toootthovNx'.M <y-‘ ■ its cant mcluduv both she \ ' Va- -,-; Women's \vm< ■ >'■ - ■ diowuhevc" ■'r■ .. ' ■' - W'.vv .X..d.'W W Hi- cm v.v..'vs.. '•>' key ' " • v ' \ '' i �30 Alumni News The Quarterly Robert Tinner was named vice presi­ dent and consumer sendees division managerat First Peoples National Bank in Edwardsville. Pennsylvania. Robert lives in Indian Lake with his wife. Ann. 1973 John J. Margo was named director of human resources at the Oneida City Hospital in Oneida, New York. He and his wife, Peggy, reside in Oneida. 1972 Blase L. Gavlick, Esq., is vice presi­ dent and regional trust coordinator of Hamilton Bank. Core States, Reading. Linda Lanzone recently married James Suponcic. Linda is employed in the Luzerne County assessor's office. 1974 Bernard J. Healey has earned a Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. He is employed by the Pennsylvania Depart­ ment of Health in Kingston and teaches at Wilkes. He and his wife. Kathy, are parents of Alison and Bryan. Alumni gather across the country In Bethesda. Maryland Robert Lussi, CPA, recently acquired the accounting practice of Slamon and Company. He and his wife, Nettie, and their two children. Jaime and Joelle, live in Wilkes-Bane. David J. Yeosock, a partner in Yeosock Funeral Home, Plains, has been appointed to the Metropolitan Advisory Committee of First Eastern Bank 1975 C-TEC Corp. He resides in Wyoming, Pennsylvania. Linda Papatopli is teaching at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachu­ setts. She and her husband, Donald, and son, Patrick, reside in Boston. Donna Geffert Yozwiak and her hus­ band, Larry, announce the birth of Al­ exandra Veronica Feb. 1. She joins brother Nathan, 8, and sister Andrea, 4. * r 4 I I I I I At right, from left: Pam Jones '83. Guy "Pinky" DiZebba '76, Janet Macik '75 and Paul Macik '76. Shown hereare student Lisa Zimerman,Ishley,Dr.Owen Fautand student Melissa Summa. In Palo Alto. California Ishley speaks to chemists 1 * Above, from left. Deanna Grietzer Jones '72. Tom Jones, and Joseph C. Wiendl '69. 1976 Raymond B. Ostroski has been named vice president and general counsel for 4 Above, from left, President Brciseth, Michael F. Bianco '62 and Gary Zellner, brother of assistant wrestling coach Al Zellner '72. Dr. Joseph Ishley '71 was the featured speaker at the 252nd meeting of the Susquehanna Valley Section of the American Chemical Society, hosted by Wilkes. A chemist with Pfizer Minerals Research Center in Bethlehem, Ishley's primary inter­ est is paper coating and printing. He earned his M.S. in chemistry from the University of Dayton and his Ph.D. from Penn State. 1977 1 heresa Domanski Jones and husband, Jay, announce the birth VI of Ua UUUglKVl, daughter. J ---------------------Caroline, in January. Theresa does free­ lance art work for area businesses. They reside in Binghamton, New York. John Jastrem has been named senior vice president and chief financial offi­ cer for Knapp Communications Corpo­ ration. John resides in Redondo Beach. California. Jon Metta has been named assistant vicePres>dent at First Eastern Bank. He is in lhe lnveslmenl Banking Department. Jon and his wife, Karen, have a daughter, Tia. Alumni gather across the country 1 At left, from left: Gary Sanchez '87, Marc Graves '89, Dean Emeritus George Ralston, Lisa O'Neil, Gene Wachowski '85, Al Melusen '85, Shaw n Miller '87. io^m'r116'0 D°nna iS an English and journalism teacher at F easant Valley High School. She also advises the nalonal award-winning yearbook, Bruin completing her 15th year and the 12th irst place national journalism award trom Columbia University Scholastic Press Association. Nelson Ashburner was recently pre­ sented the Community Community Counseling Counseling Services Staff Appreciation Award. Nelson has been a therapist with Com­ munity Counseling Services for five years. He lives in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Robert Skrinak has been appointed supervisor of a partial hospitalization program at the Community Counseling Services of Northeast Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre. Bob and his wife, Kathryn, announce the birth of a son, Robert, in September. 31 They live in Brodheadsville, Pennsvl- In San Diego, California Baron 75 joins IMG John Baron has joined Insur­ ance Management Group (IMG), headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, providing insurance and invest­ ment counseling to clients throughout eastern Pennsylvania. A specialist in investments and an independent contractor with Robert Thomas Securities, Inc. (member NASD/SIPC), Baron has access to every mar­ ket and the complete range of financial services and products to offer a full- service brokerage operation. A member of the Board of Di­ rectors of the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, Baron is presi­ dent of the Wilkes University Alumni Association and a member of the Wilkes Board of Trustees. He is also affiliated with the Westmoreland Club, Wyoming Valley Country Club, and St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin. Baron and his wife, Chris­ tiana Miele '73, have twodattghters, Kristina and Jenna. Below, Kenneth Stone, Esq. '74, Tami Stone. Ana Luong and Tu Chau "Joe" Luong '84. In Manhattan Beach, California At right, from left: George Offshackle '75 (on floor), Bruce Horn '89, Christine Allen, Robert Milmoe '75, Velina Sehifano Milmoe '76, Edward Strucke '67, Patricia Novak Strucke '67. At left, from left. Pa­ tricia Novak Strucke '67, Steve Mendel­ sohn. Michele Hastie Mendelsohn '67,Dana R. Ward '67. Sue Lee. John F. Jastrem '77. Regional Alumni Vice President. �32 Jeffrey D. Renoe earned his MBA in marketing from Drexel University. He is director of financial analysis for Campbell Soup Company. He and his wife. Ethel, and their daughter. Elise. reside in Glen Mills. Pennsylvania. 1978 Bruce R. Drum was named Labor Relations Manager for K-D Tools, re­ sponsible for facilitces in Lancaster and Bidmcre. Brace and his wife. Karen, sad their sen. Derek. Live in Lititz. PA. Gary R. Good. M.D. is a resident phy sician at Harrisburg Hospital. Pennsylvania. Gary earned his medical degree at die American University of the Car­ ibbean in Monsenrat. British West In­ dies. He did his clinical training in Dub­ lin. Ireland, and his internship at West­ ern Pennsylvania Hospital. Pittsburgh. David Jolley recently attained certified level status in the American Society for Health Care Marketing and Public Re­ lations Professional Achievement Pro­ gram. David is vice president for public affairs ar the GeUinger Wyoming Vailey Medical Center and lives in Larksville. ..-e_ \r r -jj-. a...-. Major dark F. Speicher was deployed _. _ . . __ y .... .. ... 4Szztii Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Clark is Mission Crew Com- "ftUkes alumni, trustees lead all ft ilkes-Barre Partnership groups .-I.‘ Alumni News The Quarterly 'J nsrstiir- ■.•fxz- : mander on the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. I le is as­ signed to the 964 AWACS, Tinker A FB. Oklahoma. 1979 Michael J. and .Janet Vierbuchen Briel '81 announce the birth of their first child. Katlyn Maureen, in 1990, Mike is vice-president and controller of Schlage Electronics, a subsidiary’ of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. is a nurse manager at Stanford University. Both Mike and Janet hold MBAs from the University of San Fran­ cisco. They live in Belmont. California. Marla Brodsky Wright and her hus­ band, Jeffrey, announce the birth of a son. Andrew Philip, on Sept. 25, 1990. They reside in Levittown, New’ York. 1981 Glenn P. Coopey graduated from Golden Gate University in December, 1990, with an MPA degree in human re­ sources management. Maryann Dorman married Thomas Kuren of Swoyersville. Maryann is em­ ployed as a medical technologist at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. They nowlive in Larksville. 1980 -■ ?1_± f.r nz:—ez: Mark Bohn, M.D. hasjoined the medi­ cal staff of Wilkes-Barre General Hos­ pital. He practices in Mountaimop. Francis M. Cantaflo. a physical thera­ pist, recently joined the staff at Mercy Hospital. Wilkes-Barre. He resides in Scranton with his wife, Patricia. Roger .1. Davis, GPA, is a partner in charge of per'xmncl forSchmelter, Mas­ ter & P.C., of Philadelphia, Koger re dd':: in Elkins Park, J.auric Williams I aylor received an M in geology from the depart ol g’vJogi': and aimo-.ph' ric •.< i x Iowa '/late L'nivctsily, Lauric )>i::dlh phy .ici .l lol ill’’ L ol luivjiomiiciil I h allh h , -.1 Mary Hyde Pfister and her hu /trnd. Doug, announce the birth of adaugheer, Erin Moiria. in January. They reside if. Livingstone, New Jersey. Judy Marie Rydzewski n.arriii Jo­ seph Dav id CudoofTay lor, Penns;- Lvania. Judy is a senior prcgramrr.er zzzly -t. hh C-TEC Corprnraion c f Dm.z.-. Pennsylvania. The couple resize-: ir. Kingston, Peunsy ?. arts. Maureen Stacks Sham ~■ be53 2.“pointed ders of adnrisskns and srndems for the M~Aon-WMEams^bzctor Schorl of An trt Uzzz Ne- Ycnz 1983 Joseph P. Lavelle, Esq. and his wife. Kathy MIodzienski ’80, announce the birth of a daughter. Remy Kathryn, in June, 1990. Joe is a partner at Howrey & Simon Law Firm in Al­ exandria. Virginia. Capt. William Bradley McLennan received his MS degree from Golden Gate University in 1988. He and his wife. Joni Rae. and their son. William Patrick, reside in San Francisco. 1982 Mark B. Barettella, M.D., is a second year fellow in invasive cardiology at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Mark received his M.D. degree from Rutgei :rs Medical School in 1986 and completed a three year residency in internal medi­ cine al St. Barnabas Medical Center. New Jersey in 1989. 33 j Zale '78 joins GE Lawrence P. Zale has joined the GE Research and Development Center as a partner attorney. After completing his B.A. in physics at Wilkes. Zale earned an M. S. degree in 1981 in biomedical engineering from Drexel Univer­ sity and his J.D. in 1989 from Franklin Pierce Law Center in Con­ cord. N.H. Prior to joining the R&D Center, he worked as a program­ mer with Computer Science Cor­ poration first at the Kennedy Space Center, and later in Moorestown. N. J.. and as an electronic engineer with Martin Marietta in Orlando and at Tohyhanna Army Depot. Most recently. he was a patent tiliotiiey with Paul and Paul I aw Olliee in Philadelphia. /■ale is a meniher of the I’htla 'lelpliiit Piiiem I aw Association. Ilie Philadelphia Hui Association, and ihe New .leiscv Um \ssoeia •i"n. I le mid Im, w ile. I tsit. have ‘•nr tlaiiphiei and live in SeliettC' •"‘h. New \ otk Daniel Batzel received his PhD. in main group synthesis at Case Western Reserve University’ and now woiks for Dow Chemical Company. His wife.Jzr.g Min. gave birth to a son. Grant.on Janu­ ary 19. They live in Midland. Michigan. ,i , | Dr. Linda K. Bioseis board cenifedin internal medicine. She owns her own practice in Bath. Pennsylvania. ; 1 Catherine E. Lee is working for the Family Survival Project ta San Frar.cisco and studying full-time toward a Ph.D. in clinical psychology neuropsy­ chology at Califomia School ef Profes­ sional Psychology. She did r.usser's work in gerontology at I SC Lcxxvsrc. Davis School ofGerv-iuoIegy. PI Beier-e 8 hex-is ■j heme health f.~-. x. Scxhi-Ljccv o.xv.-:.;- xtra s.- ; _• . itx-xr tv -■.'.Ai.-. -.1 . . Captain Scott f. 1 efebre and b.is :'e. I .on, announce thebirth ofa so.-. S •-o v Maxwell, in Septemlx-r. >x\\ reside in Seffner. Florida, Richard IVnvlto. M3'- ■' •'-* gist, performed the trx, d coivnmj athetvetomy to N,a. eotvnaty ath.'Kxioi'.vx :o Sc cere e.sidoaivseaivhwwi ,v. I Mxf t'eiitei in fine, IVmtxyh.vx.i. cedtiiv removes falfy dcxw .x ,Av. clogged eoiomii \ atte; ,espiliimi$U,lll s: oJs>„|\. '? IV. , ,i lieutenant >etmmm,v. ;.x> \. \... Reseivo. lomcdtitellx-.ev ■ . - \\ C.-. -x' C.'-’.V >' K c. ■e. ■ . X' x\v ■ X, .. 'K. XX ... ., s x �34 Siena J. L. Shields, M.D., is a board certified general practitioner and has opened her office in Conway. South Carolina. Elaine Kerchusky Tucker and herhusband. John, announce the birth of a son. Joshua, in December 1990. They reside in Milford. Pennsylvania. Kenneth R. Ustynoski, M.D., pre­ sented a lecture on colon and rectal can­ cer to the residents, faculty and staff of Wyoming Valley Family Practice lo­ cated in Kingston. Pennsylvania. Ellen M. Van Riper is an associate at­ torney specializing in land use and en­ vironmental law and municipal repre­ sentation with the Jorden Law Firm in Phoenix. Arizona. She resides in Phoe­ nix, Arizona. Alumni News The Quarterly 1984 Karen Bove has been named assistant coach of the Wilkes women’s basket­ ball team. She is currently ranked 10th on the Wilkes all-time scoring list with 673 points. Christine M. Cummings married John Bartosiewicz on April 28. 1990. Christine is a registered nurse at Fair Oaks Hospital, Virginia. Edward W. Czeck married Kathy Nitzberg in September, 1990. Edward is an assistant professor at Northeastern University. Boston, Massachusetts. Joanne Dal Sasso announces her engagement to Steven Ogden. An October 1991 wedding is being planned. She is employed at EG&G Judson as an ad- Marquart '88, Yencha '85 serve in Gulf Two Wilkes graduates made headlines and front lines during the Gulf War last winter. Debbie Marquart '88 was the subject of news re­ leases about her supervision of making bombs. Dr. Myron Yencha '85, who served as a battle surgeon, accompanied the front-line troops into Kuwait. Interviewed by pool reporters at “an airbase in the Arabian Penin­ sula." Marquart talked about her work supervising five squadrons of men building bombs. She supervised crews for munitions, fabrications, maintenance, armament systems and aerospace ground equipment. Part of her daily routine was a three-hour inspection of bombs for defects. Marquart. who graduated from Aircraft Maintenance School only three months before arriving in Saudi Arabia, is a 1988 Wilkes graduate who majored in mathematics. She was also an ROTC cadet at Wilkes. Yencha. a 1985 graduate who earned his M.D. degree from Temple University School of Medicine in 1989. served as a battalion surgeon dur­ ing Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. As a battalion surgeon, Yencha was responsible for the health care of 1,000 marines and super­ vised 65 corpsmen. “Since I was a battalion surgeon, I was located on the front lines and did everything the battalion did," Yencha wrote. "During the ground war, 1 crossed into Kuwait with the lead elements of the assault and could hear artillery whistling over my head. I did have some incoming go off near me. Although the battalion didn't take casualties. I did treat several Iraqi EPW's." Yencha returned to the United States in April. ministrative assistant in sales and also editorofthe corporate newsletter. Joanne resides in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Sharon Fidishun married Tom Goetz in October, 1990. Sharon is an account executive at AT&T. They are residing in Reston, Virginia. Frederic James Krome is a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati, where he was chosen as a Charles Phelps Taft Dissertation Fellow. He is writing his dissertation on Anglo-American Film Propaganda in World War II. Robert Mehal has been commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. He joined the Navy in August of 1984. Leo E. Orlandini has assumed the positionofqualityassurancemanagerwith The Lion brewery in Wilkes-Barre. He resides in Dallas. Pennsylvania. Donna Eshelman Yankovich recently received an Award of Merit and publi­ cation of poetry from Iliad Press. She is pursuing publication of other poetry collections and scripts. She and her hus­ band, John, and three sons, Kyle, Corey and Brett, live in Kingston. John is superintendent of maintenance for CertainTeed Corporation in Mountaintop. 1985 Karen Anderson married Troy W. Schulz on August 25,1990. Karen is an applications project specialist for New York Life Insurance Co. in Clinton Township, New Jersey. They reside in Forks Township, Pennsylvania. Tawny Lynne Rushoe Dietrick and her husband, Mark, announce the birth of a daughter, Erin Nicole, on Decem­ ber 10,1990. They reside in Trout Run, Pennsylvania. Jane A. Kaynock has received the 1990 Distinguished Leadership Award from the National Association for Commu­ nity Leadership. She is a 1989 graduate of Leadership Hazelton. William J. Krawitz was named pro­ duction manager at Tamms Industries. His wife, Jeanne Norcross ’76, is a registered nurse on the addiction unit of First Hospital ofWyoming Valley.They reside in Edwardsville. J>ms J Mulligan, CPA h„ been promoted to controller for Elan International, Inc., a world-wide manufacturer of aromatic chemicals and vanilla ex­ tract. He lives in Hackensack, NJ. 1986 f°h".P'5USat!s £raduated from Millersville University with si master of arts degree in English. Paul Middletoi ,n married Margaret Fino of Ashley. Paul js a Wilkes-Barre Citv ZS2KX and served in the Persian Gulf Alison Adair Geise married Stephen Leonard Wagner. Alison is employed by J.C. Penney Telemarketing. They will reside in Moosic, Pennsylvania. 35 David Paul Machina married Cyn­ thia Ann Shatkoski ’87. Paul is a computer programmer at Markdata in Pittston. Cynthia is an accountant at Franklin First Federal Savings Bank in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Thomas and Andrea Hincken Mosca ’84 announce the birth of a daughter, Hillary Elizabeth, in July. 1990. Tom graduated from Columbus School of Law-Catholic University and works at Shea, Shea & Caputo. Andrea is a cus­ tomer sendee representative at ECW Insurance Agency, Wilkes-Barre. Russell Banta HI married Lisa Anne Sigman ’88. He is a quality control technician for Wyoming Sand & Stone in Tunkhannock. She is a statistical analyst for Guard Insurance Group, Wilkes-Barre. Lisa Marie DeCinti was married to Brian Murphy. Lisa is employed with Liberty Mutual Insurance. The couple resides in Dover, New Hampshire. Janee Eyerman-Greto and her hus­ band, Michael, announce the birth of twin boys, Matthew' Paul and Bryan Anthony, on Oct. 21,1990. The family resides in Northampton, Pennsylvania. Michele James was promoted by M-K Ferguson Oak Ridge Company and she was transferred to Oak Ridge Nuclear Laboratory Y-12 Site. She resides in West Knoxville, Tennessee. Steven M. Kotch married Susan A. Michalek. Steven is an accounts repre­ sentative for General Motors Accep­ tance Corp. They will live in Nanticoke. Kimberly R, Land graduated from Temple University School of Dentistry in May, 1990, with a D.M.D. degree. She is practicing family dentistry in Minersville. Christine L. May formed a student as­ sociation for Wilkes's master's in health care administration program and serves as president. Christine is employed at St- Lukes Hospital, Bethlehem. The Admissions Office Invites Mfthimni to participate in the newly formed Alumni in Admissions Program Members of the program will be asked to participate in some of the following activities: ’’college night programs. ’’visits to prospective students’ homes, ^receptions for accepted students, ’’phone calls to accepted students. If you would like to assist the Admissions Office in their recruitment efforts, please contact the Dean of Admissions, at 717-824-9890 (local), 800-572-4444 (from Pennsylvania), or 800-537-4444(from outside Pennsylvania), extension 4403. �?36 The Quarterly are 3-generation Wilkes family W hen Edward J. Gower II graduated in spring of 1990. his family became one of Wilkes University's elite three-generation families. His dad. Edward J. Gower "0. and grandfather, Ken­ neth N. Gower ’53. are also Wilkes graduates. The elder Mr. Gower was unable to attend young Gower's Commencement. Wendy Sue Henning married Jon Howton. Wendy is a medical technolo­ gist for the American Red Cross in Wilkes-Barre. Jon works as a service technician for Mediscus Corporation in Wilkes-Barre. John B. Schmidt completed Army basic training and joined the 101st Airborne Division. He has been stationed in Saudi Arabia and hopes to finish flight school when he returns home. 1990 David M. Argentati has been named men’s assistant basketball coach at College Misericordia in Dallas, PennSylvania. Stephanie L. Stine announces her engagemem io Salt atore P. DiGiovanni ’S9. Stephanie is employed at Lehigh Christopher Buchanan is serving as A alley Hcspial Center as a registered 311 intern in the City Clerk’s Office at tmse in the operating room. Sal is Wilkes-Barre City Hall. JWitkowskimarriedBr.eriy Tho- employed as the assistant programmer for Canine Caterers of West Chester. Lisa Isbitski Golden is a staff nurse in Pennsylvania. the medical surgical telemetry unit at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Edw ard J. Sullivan, P.E.. has received Center. Lisa and her husband, Michael, iff professional engineer's license. Ed live in Wilkes-Barre. is a sensor electrical engineer in the electrical xffir. department of Quad Lori Trombetta has passed her State ■ ’“L Da’. i-.i Amy RoseThree Group. Inc., of Wilkes Barre. He Board Examination and is employed in and his wife. Susan, live in Larksville. lhe Chemotherapy Unit of Nesbitt bur. :~S. Memorial Hospital, Kingston. Margaret Uarrisnn marie: Rai-’- f L^jn'drd F- Witczak is employed with i , ~r" ' Mtaoio r------- r-___ hired’ by the■ vx&xe rr:ci Rh-sol Magaret is a Magic Years Child Care Centers in Carolee Welebob was 1' PlairA. Pennsylvania. He works as a Crestwood School District and will ii'.trict manager of eight child care teach seventh grade mathematics at centers in i the ............ — Wilkes Barre/Scranton Pairview Elementary, Mountaintop. Liciriia ” Satan (i. area and in Binghamton. New York. 1988 .’•farfc 7 "/>.. - '~/r '//' . Trucre:. i: ' z.'jier.'j:. Avar Jar. > / rtter.:: C'zr.jar.y. ipst./:. 'rr~ ;>..r.!a re /-; -"■'■.s H. er 4 wdtMg »■<& tnjMed jtr»a>Hee tn . 1989 Kevin Gaffey r«r. teen promoted to a level If accountant by Green and fj.Woodbridge. '. .-.// \-.v/-y. Y.'-. '.t. rb'-.'.-h', in E/Jiwi, S'i-j/Jmcy. Andrew K, Harris H an electrical ell We-.riw'hwz: 'savannah P. >7?'’ 'cn'/'.ny.P'-.f i'k^illAuyU.fn Gerald P. Bush ’49 John ('. Griper’4 I Maifhew Paul Hughto. ’73 Hio/rias Krisulcvicz ’62 Mcnill Ihtm-H llafrison'GK Marh St hhidcnnfin *86 Ordering Information Cap. royal blue with while puff prim. One size fits all. S5.95 Mouse Pad, approx. 8 x 9.5 in. Cray with blue imprint. I Pad Holder. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Spring 1991 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 1991 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/7b35ff95cf8a0ce0cdd0162be2130b8b.pdf f0ab49be36fe5772490a395f1481993d PDF Text Text �Charles A. Sorber, Ph.D. Contents June, 1991 Dear Friends: This issue of the Quarterly is dedicated to the sciences and engi­ neering at Wilkes University. It highlights several of our scientist and engineering alumni who have carried their Wilkes education out into distinguished careers. They are representatives of thousands of alumni who have received a disciplined, caring, and demanding education from Wilkes faculty, experienced hands-on research opportunities, and enjoyed a broad-based liberal arts education preparing them for positions of leader­ ship in their fields of specialization. In time we hope to have alumni directories for each of the major professional areas as we have done for physicians. In the meantime, we are using the Quarterly to give a quick portrait of Wilkes alumni in several fields, suggesting thereby the range of accomplishments of our graduates. By their fruits ye shall know them. We think that the alumni highlighted in this issue give witness to the quality of a Wilkes education. This number of the Quarterly also describes in some detail the opportu­ nities for students now at Wilkes in the various scientific and engineering majors, including observations from the chairs of the different departments and descriptions of the laboratory facilities at Wilkes. This issue follows two recent Quarterly issues that have highlighted alumni from the humani­ ties and from business and economics. I want to thank all those alumni who have joined, over the past months, to help us achieve our S23 million goal for the WILKES TOMORROW campaign. We are S500.000 short of the goal and have until December 31, 1991, to raise the full amount. Those of you who have volunteered to help solicit support from your fellow alumni are deserving of particular gratitude from those of us at Wilkes who are working hard to build long-term support from the alumni upon which Wilkes’s future depends. The percentage of alumni contributing to Wilkes, while still low compared to our nearest competitors, has risen substantially during the WILKES TOMORROW campaign with the efforts of many, many people. To those of you who have not yet been approached or not yet given. I hope you will seriously consider a gift that begins a pattern of annual support of your alma mater. I trust that all friends and alumni who read this Quarterly will gain a sense of pride and pleasure at the evidence that Wilkes Works through its present faculty, students, and programs as well as through its alumni 7 Christopher N. Breiseth Pre-engineering, 1959 Dean, School of Engineering University of Pittsburgh Science & Engineering: Continuum of Excellence............. 1 The School................................. II The Disciplines......................... 12 Specialized Facilities................ 16 Reaching Out to Community .. 21 Scientific Centers......................22 The Chronicle.............................. 24 Cromwell Thomas....................... 27 Alumni News............................... 28 From his roots in the Wyoming Valley and his two-year pre-engineering degree from Wilkes, Dr. The Cover The cover design is a much-magni­ fied view of a transistor created in the Wilkes microelectronics labo­ ratory and photographed through a microscope. The Quarterly Wilkes Universit)’ Quarterly is published by the Public Relations and Alumni offices of Wilkes University, WilkesBarre, PA 18766. Acting Director of Public Relations and Publications Mark Davis Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula II '78 Editor Nedra W. Bloom Photography Curtis Sa'lonick Associate Editor Vaughn Shinkus '91 Alumni News Editor Florence Lauth Editorial Assistants Melissa Margis '93 Gail Humphrey '93 Betty Endress Executive Assistant to the President Robert Heaman, Ph.D. President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. Charles A. Sorber has moved ahead to lead an engineering school that’s nearly as big as Wilkes University in its entirety. Yet Sorber has not lost his loyalty to Wilkes. He serves both on the University Council which advises senior administration and on the Engineering Advisory Board. A native of Hanover Township and an outstanding athlete, Sorber chose Wilkes over other scholarship offers because other schools didn’t want their football players majoring in anything difficult — like engineering. He already knew he wanted to be an engineer. “I was fairly good at math and physics and I like to be creative and build things — make things happen. It’s exciting.” After completing the two-year program here, he earned his undergraduate engineering degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1961 andjoined the Army—just in time for the Berlin crisis. He spent four years in Europe, working as a public health engineer for the Army, and returned home ready to try research. He earned his M.S. at Penn State in 1966, then rejoined the Army, doing environmental hygiene engineering. The Army also sent him to the University of Texas at Austin to complete his Ph.D. He directed a research and development lab for the Army from the time he completed his Ph.D. in 1969 until 1973 and then “began a second life in academe.” At the University of Texas at Austin, he directed a research center, did some teaching and stumbled accidentally into academic administration. From there he moved to associate dean at UT Austin. In 1986, he became dean of the engineering school at the University' of Pittsburgh. “I’ve spent progressively less time in the practice of engineering as I’ve had more administrative responsibilities,” he said. “But I still teach a course each year and lead an active research group of students and faculty.” He rounds out his career doing consulting work. His love for engineering has only grown stronger over the years. “Engineer­ ing and technology are the things that make the society we live in move. It would be a very strange society without it.” Rarely do engineers get credit for the advances in the quality of life. Instead, they get the blame if something goes wrong, he said. People talk about the engineers’ failures in the space shuttle disaster or collapsing bridges. While engineers got some credit when newer buildings survived the San Francisco earthquake of 1989, Sorber said, people in general didn’t praise the engineering. “They expected the buildings to stand,” he said. That’s as it should be. It’s the engineers’ job "to take basic knowledge and do something I with it.” Wilkes graduates in the sciences & engineering form a continuum of excellence �□ The Quarterly 2 F Science & Engineering Alumni Alan Schneider, Ph.D. John Macur, Ph.D. Chemistry, 1963 Chief Scientist, Catalyst Research Co. work environ'"’’ Owings Mills, Maryland and off A 1963 graduate of Wilkes, Schneider had a fresh Ph.D. from Alfred Problem solving for corporate and customer questions and his chemistry competence to and safety of people on the job ' " hen he WdS h‘red by Catalyst Research, which is now a division of Mine Safety in just a few months unless it’s recharged and the flashlight will last only a year or so, the pacemaker bat ery needed a minimum life expectancy of 10 years. He developed the tiny battery that stores a great deal of energy and releases it slowly over a long time span without consuming itself. After 10 years, the battery’ still operates at 90 per cent or more of its original power, he said. His invention has taken him to cardi­ ologists’ conventions around the world where he has explained its use and fea­ tures. And he has met the world’s first cardiac pacemaker user, who is still liv­ ing. Other patents involve sensors to detect toxic gases in the work environ­ ment and to monitor oxygen levels in a patient’s blood while under anesthesia. The toxic gas monitor detects carbon dioxide, chlorine and hydrogen sulfide before they reach fatal levels. The oxy­ gen monitoring system uses a finger clip that measures oxygen by shining a light through the finger. Wilkes prepared him to be a scien­ tist, Schneider said. A Wilkes-Barre native, he chose Wilkes because it was close and offered the financial aid he needed. He knew he wanted to be a scientist when he arrived, but had no specific plans in mind. Choosing chem­ istry, he found a mentor in Dr. Ralph Rozelle and found himself “trained as a professional — ready for either industry’ or graduate school.” Schneider has three children. Chris­ topher, 24. Eric. 22 and Linda. 18. 3 the batten' that powers the cardiac pace- Physics, Bachelor’s 1969, Master’s 1971 characterization of products bring daily challenges for John Research Group Leader Macur, who leads the microscopy group for Allied-Signal’s Allied-Signal, Morristown, New Jersey corporate research laboratory. “If the company or a customer has problems with our products, we have to solve them,” said Macur. The customer might complain of difficulties using nylon film from Allied; Macur’s lab responds by identifying the contaminant and helping the customer learn where it was introduced into the product. “Often we get a finished product and it may not be our material that’s causing the problem at all.” Allied, based in Morristown, New Jersey, has three major units — an aerospace unit, an automotive sector and Two-year Engineering program, 1970 an engineered materials sector, with corporate laboratories serving all three. His expertise includes optical, scanning Section Head, Millimeter-Wave Subsystems electron and transmission electron microscopy. Hughes Aircraft Co., Canoga Park, California With Macur’s assistance, Wilkes now offers scanning Still believing that Hughes Aircraft Company made airplanes and transmission electron microscopy classes and experi­ ence to undergraduates — Allied donated a scanning elec­ when he joined the company in 1972. Dr. Ralston Robertson was tron microscope to the university — but Macur didn't get quick to learn that Hughes specializes in advanced electronics. interested in microscopy until graduate school. With a While Hughes underwrote his master’s program at the Uni­ bachelor’s and master’s degree in physics, he turned to versity of California as a Hughes Master’s Fellow, he worked materials science for his Ph.D. at Syracuse in 1979. And throughout the company. with his study of materials science, he began heavy use of After earning his master’s he was assigned to the missile transmission electron microscopy. systems group, developing power amplifiers for the Phoenix He joined Allied as a scientist in 1975, using their missile. He was again named a Hughes Fellow and earned his scanning electron microscopes. The change from graduate Ph.D. in 1984 from the University of California. When Hughes school to Allied opened a wide new horizon. As a graduate created a millimeter wave subsystem section within the radar lab student, he had worked primarily with thin film metal. At of the Hughes Missile Systems Group, Robertson became its Allied, he works with metals, ceramics, polymers and other leader. He is an internal research and development program materials. “I get to know many different kinds of samples. manager for an advanced millimeter-wave radar. It’s a very diverse kind of field.” Robertson has co-authored papers in the field of microwave Although it’s not a research job, Macur’s problem and millimeter-wave oscillators, transmitters, antennas, radar solving skills involve him in many research projects. If one transceiver subsystems and millimeter-wave radar systems. sector of the company is developing a ceramic composition, A native of Plains, Robertson came to Wilkes from Wyo­ Macur’s lab would help by characterizing the microstruc­ ming Seminary when Wilkes had only a two-year pre-engineer­ ture allowing the research team to refine it for their project. ing program. Active on campus, he served as president of the “We try to tell them what they’ve made," he said. Engineering club, received the chemistry award and served on the Macur said he prefers his problem solving role to student government. straight research. “In basic research, you have very similar After leaving Wilkes, Robertson completed his undergradu­ components from day to day. I work with everything the ate degree in electrical engineering at Lafayette College in Easton company makes.” One day may be devoted to an investi­ where he graduated magna cum laude in 1972. He is a senior gation of why a brake component didn’t work properly, the member of the I.E.E.E., and a member of Eta Kappa Nu electrical next to why a food wrap leaked and the following working engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society with metallic glass. and Phi Beta Kappa. The variety itself, plus his leadership role in the group, He holds one patent with a second pending. “allows me to see more of problems as a whole, rather than Robertson serves on the Wilkes Engineering Advisory Board one specific point." because “it’s a good engineering school” and "I want to give some­ His wife, Diane Wilson Macur, is a 1970 Wilkes thing back.” He especially praised the Wilkes electromagnetics graduate and is now managing a townhome development laboratory facilities. sales office in New Jersey. Ralston S. Robertson, Ph.D. George C. Harrison, Ph.D. “T± think I m a good teacher, and I learned that at Wilkes,” said Dr. George C. Harrison, a professor of computer science at the University of Norfolk in Virginia. “They gave me an education—so much more than just technical training." He came to Wilkes as a mathematics major, but “Richard Sours got me interested in being a research mathematician and all the other wonderful professors convinced me that this was a career I could enjoy.” A native of Honesdale. Harrison had sampled the Wilkes campus when he tried out for district band. He returned to take the tests required to receive Veteran’s Ad­ ministration educational funds. By the time he was ready to choose acollege. Wilkes topped his list — and it had the strong mathematics department he wanted. Following in Sours’ footsteps, he went directly to a Ph.D. program at the Uni­ versity of Virginia, completed his doctorate in 1973 and began teaching at Norfolk State that year. In 1984, Norfolk State, a predominantly black school, had the opportunity to apply for grants to offer computer science courses. Harrison volunteered to return to graduate school and earned a master’s in computer science at Old Dominion Uni­ versity. Since that time he has been a professor of computer science at Norfolk. “I had stopped doing math research because it was so far away from what we were teaching. But in computer science we have undergraduates doing research.” Harrison has won grants from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Army and is currently doing contract work for McDonnell Douglas in the field of software engineering and neural networks that simulate learning and recall. Enjoying his reminiscences about Wilkes, Harrison mentioned great professors including Boyd Earl, Bing Wong, Joe Salsburg, Jim DeCosmo and Tom Richards so dedicated that he taught Harrison’s class rather than go to the hospital after eing it \ a car. And Millie Gittins in the bookstore “was a mother to everybody.” Active in Cue and Curtain and Interdormitory Council, Harrison also recalled how the hvtng areas in Pickering got their names - Roosevelt for a student who did Mathematics, 1969 Professor of Computer Science University of Norfolk, Virginia school yea“ lmpersonations and Grissom for the astronaut killed during their At Wtlkes, the personalities made so much difference, he said. Harrison and his wife, Kay wh< to is a Spanish teacher, have two sons, George Alexander, 14, and Nicholas, 11. CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE I CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE ---------------------- ------------------ :__ J �J The Quarterly [4 Emilio Marianelli Engineering, 1973 Senior Engineering Manager Digital Equipment Corp. Salem, New Hampshire “Networkingandcommunications are the emerging lechnologies o!'the 90s - the cutting edge in the computer mdustry, satd Emi?ha“m you’ll find him. “Integrating the business envi­ ronment through network based distributed computmg - tt s an exciting place ‘“^^^^nt-teacher ratio and was impressed An Old Foree native. Marianelli chose Wilkes because of the at Marianelli said he "wouldn't trade it for anything. Upon graduation, Marianelli became an engineer with NCR Corporation. During his eight years there, Marianelli did graduate work in engineering at Ohio University and earned an MBA degree from Wheeling College in West Vir­ ginia. His contributions at NCR in the field of systems engi­ neering were “very visible." he said, and he was recruited away by Digital Equipment Corporation. Now supervising 60 people on two continents (in New Hampshire and in Valbonne. France), Marianelli said he does more managing than engineering. But he reached his current position because of his work in computer system integration and performance characterization. He is cur­ rently working on integrating and characterizing complex networks that link various technologies, such as Ethernet, token ring, and fiber optics, keeping all optimized and ensur­ ing that these new technologies don’t degrade the perform­ ance of the existing network. His group is also involved in a new area of network performance modeling called distrib­ uted systems capacity planning, which deals with predicting the behavior of networks involving thousands of computers. Recognizing the value of his Wilkes background, Marianelli has worked in several ways to help his alma mater. He is a member of the Engineering Steering Committee, he has spoken to engineering symposia on campus and he was in­ strumental in getting Digital Equipment Corporation to make a significant donation of computer equipment to Wilkes. “I”m still very’ proudof that school.” he said, addingthat he would like to see an increased computer focus and would like to create a co-op experience for Wilkes students and a re­ search partnership between Wilkes and Digital. “Wilkes generates high quality students." Marianelli and his wife, Tonnie, have three children Matthew. 16, who has just been named a National Merit Semi-Finalist; Brian, 12. and Mark, 7. They live in Derry’ New Hampshire. 'ON Steven Forst, Ph.D. Biology, 1974 Assistant Professor of Biology University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee u;t7 1 iguring out how nature works” is more than a career for Dr. Steven Forst. It’s a passion. “I get excited by understanding the molecular mechanism. If I can provide a greater understanding of how’ cells respond and contribute to my field, that would be great.” Leaving Wilkes for an M.S. program at Rutgers University and a Ph.D. at New York University, Forst did post-doctoral research at the University of Medi­ cine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he developed his abiding interest in molecular biology, especially the process by which cells communicate with their envi­ ronment. With a strong background in protein chemistry, phospholipid metabolism and molecular biology, Forst’s research interests are focused on achieving a better understanding of the molecular mechanism of signal transduction in cells and the environmental regu­ lation of gene expression. Using the bacterium Escherichia coli as a model system, he studies the adaptation of organisms to dif­ ferent environments by the differential regulation of specific genes. All cells, even bacteria, have to adjust to changes in nutrition, temperature, light and oxygen,” he said. The essential element is the process that turns genes on Science & Engineering Alumni (jregory Hollis, who joined Merck, 5 Gregory Hollis, Ph.D. Biology, 1974 Sharp & Dohme in April, has made a ca­ Research Group Leader reer of “looking for cures for human dis­ Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, New Jersey eases.” From his graduate schools days, through post-doctoral fellowships at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard, to a research post at NIH and fel­ low status at Monsanto, Hollis has been pan of research groups “that have made fundamental discoveries that advanced science,” he said. They have developed “insights about how the human body responds to pathogens and about fundamental mechanisms of cancer.” Graduating from Wilkes summa cum laude in 1974, Hollis moved into a Ph.D. program in bio­ chemistry at Johns Hopkins University, studying the enzymes of DNA repair. Earning his Ph.D. in 1980, he began his post-doctoral fellowship at the and off, causing the DNA to adjust to the new situation. National Institutes of Health, studying immuno­ “It’s a basic process, both in normal cells and in a globulin gene structure and expression; then moved disease state,” he said. Cancer, for instance, is simply to Harvard University where he pursued the rela­ turning genes on in an abnormal way. tion of chromosomal translocation to malignancy. His current research has earned him two prestig­ From there, he earned the opportunity to start ious grants — the $175,000 Milwaukee Foundation his own lab at NIH’s National Cancer Institute, Shaw Scientist Award and a $500,000 grant from the where he continued his studies of chromosomal ab­ National Institutes of Health. normalities. At Wilkes, Forst worked as a resident assistant and He joined Monsanto as a senior fellow in 1987. as a volunteer taking troubled youths for outdoor expe­ working to create transgenic mice to model human riences during his undergraduate years. diseases. By working with the DNA, he is able to His Wilkes training in how to do research has change the genum of the mouse so it more closely proved invaluable, he said. “Independent research, resembles a human, allowing a better test for the where I identified the problem and designed the study therapeutic value of pharmaceutical agents in treat­ — the opportunity to do independent study with very ing human diseases. good support from a multitude of professors — was a At Merck, Sharp & Dohme. he will direct a re­ good foundation." He hopes that his teaching of under­ search group in cellular and molecular biology. graduate microbiology and graduate specialty courses Hollis believes Wilkes has been an essential will also help “provide students with an understanding part of his career. The liberal arts background gave of the excitement of research.” him the skills to interact well with colleagues and Recalling his own undergraduate days, Forst espe­ the small size gave him the opportunities to be cially appreciated the role of Dr. Lester Turoczi for his involved. Moreover, the close association with biology studies and of Dr. Charlotte Lord for helping faculty in the sciences helped him learn to think appreciate literature and life. rather than simply to memorize facts. Forst and his wife, Susan, also a microbiology The winner of Wilkes's Distinguished Young professor, have two children, Emily, 6, and Daniel, 4. Alumnus Award in 1988, he has recently been named to the advisory’ board for the School of Science and Engineering. Hollis and his wife, Jeannine, also a molecular geneticist, have one son. Matthew, 15 months. Steven Forst, Ph.D. CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE NUUM . �The Quarter!' 6 Science & Engineering Alumni If ys’ii ever needed cash on the weekend ami T-„.. nA’it-1 Tr !lscdyourMACcarJ.lfyouordemdanaiiline lOIiy Uv.vll4.Ji' ticket by phone, Ifyou ordered a stock transMathematiCS. 1976 . action any place but M all Street. Then you Prefect Ler-’e- On-Line Transaction Processing .. > >•<-* • ebenefitted fromthc technology that Tony K-\ General ResearchTriatrde Park. Nor* Carolina )r spei,ds his C;llVer improving. C-JVener-t, . he doesn't battle in the trading pits of Manhattan. DcVira coes.r.': band out the cash. He .roesn 1 >•■- •••- ''.' 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I V.FL-:tKif: r. y-a-i-.—. t.-i-r.-y •. , .mu.-:-:’,-, sin-, *■ —t-.-ur 'n-n ■ ,-. he jlu.-.-, wit • fur ytraUL'ini”: .-u> raiftu" ter- ne. eue. < utif vm;.:? s: i v---:. n t^ndled by computer. “Our job is to allow data Bridget James Hofman >Eanh & Environmental Science, 1977 Director. Hazardous Sites Clean-Up Program Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, Harrisburg yL-e-c- cfflie Hazardous Sites Clean-Up Program. Bridget Hofman -ojt safersnet for environmental contamination problems.” Todx-. -o t®e disposing ofhazardous wastes must go through a careful ttccsss ana Ae acmal disposal is carefully scrutinized by expens. y. T2C axe, ixwev er. They worried more about rats than about trichlo73^1 : cr .V-lTTr water.” That has left behind a series of environ—i^--, —dm pique me fears and endanger the health of people living -~.--y-.-r~ -j; C.-r-T-.onw-saith and across the world. A on ga cleattup is satisfying because it helps protect public mam end “7 have a direct impact on the water and on protecting I- ff:~ PCBs dm have washed into their backy ards.” Tie m: alst? •■• Tied in the prevention aspect, editing the Hazardous t'jcs racmdesPkn in 3985 and 1986. The plan, which outlines how much wase tnpect, wiat h wodd be and how to handle it, was a first for S-esxr-T-i 1V2 mdTEprcrur,peft.-rmany-other states. Having the plan hasn t s-.-h er -.-jepr-.'blmx Though most peofde realize the need for disposal sites. reTx? .. ht: <-jecaTs_a NIMBY problem” — the common response ;iu“ ?a j-j-j-J .351 b ~. "sol in my backyard.” 'm r.<i -is "tz gjacuaies 10 enter the job market with a degree in Earth 5>HBaBe,H'.'lT.ian .aid .he spent the first years of her career ■” ' i' . -r,e ps-.pA .haty-?.: don's have to be an engineer to deal with 3- ■ -■xr-ie-.u.. i-y.. -ijj. >iv!- v/ide-ranging background in ... -X.; 3.. .. A a ;,y,tJy^«JJogj-,t one day and an s' • .-wrie-r.-,, ;-K-';t q,; •■,to.andhe tei with either. i. . v. however, was the !>tjdv of Dr ' ... ;•. ;x>-;smd':ill-. to UI'UU11 ■ T Tr louse leclini'al icclnn,;|l •A-..., fbaij Jabotap/ry fa/Utld, silt !,|i'’ kv/lteilieryou woiil' . - j';' ■'■'■'■ ? ■ '• z < < os. .777^-;va.'s jHA'IA oy/n.fihi^''"'"" -A-:q.7!;J;dO'JIA'/nnplih"" CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE LynnDekiwalv.scssr -.rkheca-te-.f Lynn Arlauskas-Dekleva the variety. "I'rr: broughtir:.n there'-. 2 Biology, 1981; Medical Technology, 1984 problem. I worfc&vsaror tjafe>.. the Bioengineering Division, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. problem and then, go or. to :r.r.'.ed’.c-..2e?.e.' Wilmington, Delaware Hired by DuPont for her cnrt.rir.ei skilLvmhioitgy arZ rsedicai Kchc-cAgp . she has frequently used her understanding of cell lines, of microbiology and of how to work wfefc er.atteert. “Engineers know calculations. I know cell lines.” Together they could solve problems LrittKrtherccmd carter i: eil alone. Now she is as comfortable with the engineering skills she has learned on thejob as. the Kri.jgyarxf medical Oecmrci- -.gy she learned here. For several years -hew otxesfoc inedxal project:, developing cuhnses of wl-dae ceil-; see transfcrtriig them io create ccitmimbk riccc. Electrical Engineering, 1980; ROTC lines. The coccept v. as csed fcrv-. e trerireerrNavigator. United States Air Force talcellcIartherapBes t':r .ym-rurwr; It rce, white hired ceEs were exttucteii die ca.Pope Air Force Base, Nonh Carolina Capt. Thomas R. Matiska Llauling tents, bombs, water, even the U.S. Mail, may not sound like an engineering job. But the electrical engineering degree, coupled with Air Force ROTC at Wilkes, led Thomas Matiska to pilot train­ ing. The life he refers to as “the slow lane" — flying cargo planes instead of jets — suits him fine, both in war time and in peace. All he wanted was to fly. A local resident, he chose Wilkes because he wanted a good en­ gineering school and ROTC. His hopes for flying w ere dashed early on when a bad eye test eliminated him from consideration fortraining, but the engineering was still fascinating, so he continued. Joining the Air Force as a navigator, he served as tin electronic warfare officer on the F4G Wild Weasel and found his background in radar and electrical engineering to be a great asset. "It's a natural pro­ gression from electrical engineering to electronic warfare," he said. Engineering also helps pilots understand an aircraft and its systems, he added. After serving six years, he passed the eye test and joined pilot training. After early years “in the back seat of fighters," he now spends his time in the front sett! of cargo planes. During the Gulf War. he hauled cargo front one location to another throughout the theatet. I lis Hying has taken hint through of Western Europe, to Turkey and the Middle East, to Central V.nerlea and to Korea, .laptiir and the Philippines, "We get off the beaten path not just to Frankfurt International," ho quipped, though be iiiltlrd 1I1111 much of Stindl Arabia tittd Iraq were just'\lexert with an fillips," I le loves to tint el, but when he has time oil. "I don't want to take an airplane," So he 1 tiles ti inototeycle hi the h'days leave between pilot training and lib, nest assiunnioiii, ho iodo tvoni I Ml Vo\av Io Ai kiiiihiia by wilt ol Fail banks. Maska- returned to the pufei" “T"' —career. Tinner IrfErudrg Lyreptccytas, attctcer iizerinrenaf therapy developed. ar rftmt NafijEtti fr-srmres. cf Health, Ezroives tt-cztg a purarnz :f 'ze turaor iseff:ani accr. a~r tie cef.: fc ernfe rurr cEet ceEs. AspeciiiTBtttBaffara 5epurab.1rd.-ie' ~'.tsrectft-c ceEs, Deki-r-u wasbex.'SS 'rr tve projects. Not, DicF-.-ci: cas drepcec its umKufini programs bt?,’ a viix opericj.Tr v-.t-r. Tieres. Shop ,-_r,,-. EJo&i-e. c'cAie ex creed 3? scry v-ci. DtEvcso see Txs tneve,- ,-r xr :ramnentm oicej-gi-.-eer'.-.-e. <r . .e.-rej-x. v;’ x ~r.>y seraejaktes, i'ercffiecs are ciitxsaf x . vxs;; T.neEotix-.v -xv.e5.i.-.,-i' -.is-,- pi-.vie-; x kt 3&S&311 so ter SAtine swede ste- fc sc,.cy“'g A As-SO X '.'ti-'btn eives.vgse"-.,-:x-•■-oiWxoi.'i-'xl! v. -owci; c ijg; we v .,- V OCX. ■■ . X ox x: . '.Vs . e e, X v - Axe-. ,vxge,.' x v c. w e.' o- v \. •. .-s.> ■ weq.e; x O' . .. 0 -0 ,‘>S-0,.X.X -.W . x O : X .. . Xx-HM .Vs ;V .-ess:. ' e '.x “ . ■■ 0, 'I...".., ,-. ,x A ,-•<; . w,sA .Vs Os x.ssV.-.s.-Sc.’.'A'.A.'cv;..e\ v s.- ' ,v, ... \ . ' .< ■ e> .' ,-• . s.'x ."<■ : s , CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE - .. ._._w --- . . . _■ — , .Ui.L5’'L �I'he Quarterly 8 Sue Montgomery Electrical Engineering. I9S3 Actins senior nuclear mainKtianee engineer Peaasvlvunia Puvverx Light, Alleniown rerisgroro- ro _ge-m -roro re.rere-rev rorey-e-.’..-' egtriro-:.rere- -.re ■' - Fric Johnson. Ph.D. ~yd Fro.vjrdiHoeoldl Science. l^Sc xesecri* Assxwate in Geology, Princeton University asisror.: Pn?fessw of Geology. Central Michigan University M- _: Ffesssst- Michigan ro r re ro dirrere ~ £ere-ro— regtreereinrigg. srir iroreisu _ re re. riretrr -sre ro.-re re ter drunnu. ; 5r-S£rirtusi -re rere iesraanr rasfire jnirinx nre cururi ■mu ;re u turw u srecaus: re. tirerer u.„rore-rou're. Ste vmfisS a reir s.re­ v-re nnueuirnnv”rereranti! reirurx :r rare net ire vre. tr-.mimre are irairarerra n tie- rartmary 4 gretreai nSEs n -,Ieiu:’VT.. -. sn-siais: je •jnEffistivi mumuruniui:."rcrv.-ni_n’’'-.i" e: iaamiratimv al. the sjnntst restate. ana vtahsr tie. -nmnntr. ma aierel. T. are v-jtianx ■nnmery; ueernimmr whetiterthe “uutpnxn: .itsl-'i. v.t.ruiru, within ireceniatite -.’reametre. ant fmaly detreninirru. tit rer.irmrei. urre Freniamurror.ro ... Ihatetrunmienttr..e. rrj.rneu:, actins senior engineer. she •ur.'e-u gnmr engineer, anti interact tr ro -ro--::t.u-iy re.; -.• throro nro-r iarroronroi tie. indu ro.r;.. - i :ro.e-.roro-roa;-- uuro.-rti; ••. ii-.e ■_ii. ' ■ " -he all " ' ■ m like ,■ -roroii ■ 'm.-- roro ii.;, ermuro leer. t'B. • r l lor -.roiro-ro ■' u'j ■ •. V :■< < ■ A Frirrezrererrereireror;c~re:ri sciences -preserved me from becom- ‘nt roc rere-rn. re;.rec re-rro; sainte school." said Dr. Eric Johnson. c p.-stM.-crirx! ■—sro;—ro assccrere re Princeton University. Johnson will rero.-irre-reasuimrrrfessrecrfi ’ffiCviKy' re Central Michigan University- this fall. rev. S :i±srerere' rere WESss in 1979. he was a-starry-eyed music nufpr ■■aarzEar re a acssras a piren ?c-rcss:raisc A first semester class in roirr-r. ■:r.rl-.r -n-.r'n--1 ■■ririr.- By 5 2 rereSereinisfreshman year. Johnson was reruicrie rinevzraniite SeEffldeas arenskiai and be didn't care, because he v.re roiv-Trinw- in At Mi.-ihiial Case's course re oceanography. He mis ne’.'er renneti haul, "roa-iri A: tirvirnmntimal science roas great for me." Johnson said. "It rev re:- st much gniund. The emTrnrrnemal parlreaBy got to me because of the each Tf: ardiutie J had and sfiB Slave." He recalls with great pleasure his n” ->i- smenT in envirjiraenLiJ issues, especially tarrying petitions lor the Clear Air Are, After graduation. Johnson completed master's and Ph.D. degrees in ge-jiug\ u- tic Tiate i.mi’. ersitv of New Yorit at Binghamton, earning his Ph.D. in iP < ’.pi ed since graduate school in research on how fluids move through the eirli. deep ,i. JohaKffl has been a post-doctoral research associate with roil.-. noh> iiera! ?’iu’-ei‘x:. study Lngnaturajrocksfrom Sardinia, hi Michigan, •c ■■ i! teuu. up v. i.- ; ;.v. _...• geoioiro,!. studying fluid flow by observing rocks " ® :■ '/rotrof ro-'v. jn the deep crust -V) to 40 rorniwier '-wiraf.- ■<.,-:»< > sjrface are generally vwjducied in Italy and ,z.r. -■ .■ •..-roa!,1 ■ ::i;:' • uh’.-• Suzanna Bernd is not your typical computer science Funds were limited and nobody in her family knew how to get to college without funds. i c. c Ta vel? talented student and asked for advice. .7, Aside trem having to take an extra semes- . ror .--.ere tnreroro ... Science & Engineering .Alumni Design and drafting were the future for Sue \I mv'omen in her high school day s at the WilkesB Area Vo- l ech. But an alert teacher noticed her quality work and asked her why she didn't plan on ,’,a, |wj) |() ()|e surt-iicc •.. . ! .• ’■ '■ !'— ■ ’ 1 /v’thvus-’h the fluid is gone now. <■ Uh if* -Jy«; <«;• -•............'- 1 ' riiiv -1<■)■j.-i-jlj.. Qb^)Va(j,w h* hb 1 > ,> i. <•sUtt>> a( i r||t>:il MielligHII '* 1 j; l-'ji ;.'iuu. J ' ,'J'*'<?>•) V, 1:; ; ■> t y/J y(-.j j/) ;j pp , j< . | V/illl .HI ■.!' ,’/ro . ■ ')' Oytng 1,1 :l1^ *l,e 6 pONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE 9 Suzanna Bemd major. She is not your typical music major either. Computer Science & 198" Frankly, Suzanna Bernd is not your typical anything. She has a dual major in music performance and Personnel Coordinator computer science, but she has further refined her inter­ The Philadelphia Orahestra ests and made both degrees notes in the chord of her career as personnel coordinator for the Philadelphia Orchestra. A French fiorn player, Bernd completed her music prorforma.-roe dezreiroVrororo- . iro.krop -ro. -'.e: - roro rou.iro-.C zz . roe im:. quintet and singing in Cap and Bell Singers. By her sophomore year, ht.ro c'.er. .roe road roreuiro rec .grrorel ro. .rerre,.; roroi. me sEa ret“Irore trie •■•'■t.if'-rt--' rraroiroroi ' Eire tri’ Be ro-riri ce-.p-je.~ Thomas J. Hughes Bachelor's, Materials Engineering. 1988 Master’s, Electrical Engineering. 1990 Process engineer. Gentex Optics, Inc. Carbondale, Pennsylvania From the transparent coating on a military helmet visor shields a pilot's eyes from laser radiation to the mirrored leek oe the drugstore sunglasses. Thomas J. Hushes uses bis ;i?-rox with thin film to get the job done. Asa process engineer with Gentex Optics. Hughes super. uses production and is involved in research on thin film applicmiKskt a variety of products. Heavily involved in the safety market Gentex alss? produces sunware, prescription lenses and visors. Hughes said. His work includes the application of thin film for both cosmetic purposes— such as the sunglasses — and for protective purposes such as abrasion resistance and radiation protection. All the products are made from poly carbonate, he said, A native of Nanticoke, Hughes came to Wilkes because cf its strong engineering program. He was fascinated by the tttiterU’.s engineering work he tried w ith Dr, Ali Ra.-a\ i. As an mtcsergtac.U' ate he was involved in Raeavi’s Ben Franklin lAtro.tetshlp projects with regional business and iu his Naval AirIVvelopracr.t prowls. Although his master’s degree is in electrical eiigmeering, bis involved high temperature supetvvmduetiiig thin fib'.;, i.v. be regards himself as a materials engineer. Although his w ork is now involved with epical ag.xie,-'.tens ol thin film, rather than the high temix'iatme suwcwwAhvyos \speclnli/ed in w Idle in school, he said the processes a1 e .< - ,i., his Wilkes background is directly related ro bis prose t. work,. Hughes eniovs outdoor activities, cstwiaBv sw \ skiing, far' 1. c.roiir it art:- -^-11-^7-^ ro ~~~.c it's ssr- izmnrtir ini :r-pnEZL~ Errs bar*: rrtth-aro-CLi nrnragB* — te-.t'tr 1 g :cc t:i trout tf bromero: terete urn ree rrtS---trie suiir.. r «■ -rorog cur rrsa± kc. ire msr.-unui pusasree artit risr rotitrpmsr air a roci tn ier sre izus. aisi current nr. inSrot rec. re. Sattew biisritiifr gnrwzsri ar rinilin-. Wufii ~ro:* CEsrss? lit roro, mu andei jjest eejefe s:e vronturo As psseixe? cxTUfinucr :br me. :i dm “big £»«--CKfcesCTs. :n ne Lrmeu ctaiub. crocs'in rrroscroro rorourou ?; are muse .:roctcc. tMEs anciCCTs ami muincunsaie reire.*rroro.ro ro r.-ro ter i .? •. roro-ro.r. Sireatremh x_ ccireens anti rnuk-cs sure mm.-ar.-uis nre pcrro'c.’rou-ersgKis.ur-.i.ro- cn :inre.. roeuuta rous-can srororo unu.ro. or rro fo -ctk.ag. -roirocsicroir>,.<h. roro. .< ‘.Vic ro roc -, a... roro re -■ro.ro '’’’c ' v . ass <■■ sessi i e sro.;. .. roro. ■ ro e ■.rorov. t ■ :■■ .vrearoi ,i •.... ,ro, .. raj :.. . .• cro-cvg.'- . yteiv. er a v ■ _,roro s. ‘,ro • •• s <.' j . • . ’ ■ ...x . -ro x... .- • •.. •, e.ro 'ro. : ro . .. .-, . ,-ross. .- 'c , ■.■ roro .s.ro- sec’s;. ro-< ; ■, gty . , roro ro. ■.. . ro : ro. ■ ; .; g ch. �The School of Laura Mlinar's last semester at Wilkes Laura Mlinar ’91 was not at Wilkes at all. The 1991 graduate w as one of a handful of senior science ma­ jors selected from hundreds of thousands of applicants to w ork in (he Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory’s Science and Engineering Research Semester program in California. Student researcher. Lawrence Radiation Laboraton Berkeley. California Medical student. Hershey. Pennsylvania Science & Engineering ■,Xy—.... Lea - mg Wilkes ’'coraftrteNe* and 'confident' rhe etxfeagisg work. she -edit— Wukes Professor Ententes James Banning snddiem’ssy ressrc ■>•£- Fant -e:± giving her de oor.tirier.ra to try. "Both men have been c big he'dThnaks to zhsn I know I'm prepxsi” Kevin Tronkowski '91 Electrical engineering General Electric. Johnson City. New York Kevin Tronkowski knew exactly what he wanted to do after gradu- raseamr v. r, n: veil Tne Lav rance Bessie'. Lxr.r-x.r 'LEL it a mur.irr -xk' -xrtLsynar -nutiassi "J lie . tr ra r_ j' Ck’th -r _-:r :. .1. JtpartnsTi ■.'rtarr; DL'B . Tie. o.ue. -.f tie’tdessciam. ;ir.J_r -ttac '.Tf Cl.il hunts’ r .:yr ; v. ,•...; *,rra -I. raseir.m uc ; 1 e ;• 'e.? -aoj.-1-.g ■: U’ery- ; ■. ;r ,-j: -’.-.■ r ■•_- ■■ Sir •;» >x. a'it .u-r-urr •,••, .• ■ . .. tr ;‘-'.i...:; .'rs -;a' tar’. ■■ i. ■■.-■ ■in ■■ .v ..j.•- Ii....-..;. ■- >. • i-: > Gib he srigetod, ■ ■ f. ' 1 '■ latilW.“ ••nW) 1 linaily received the Idler ol i p -.-/her options. 1 .hoi for die best and I ’ ...L Wl- ... S’ -r. ‘ ;- _ti—.. The electrical engineering major wanted to be pan of the highly ccrr.petime General Electric Edison Engineering program. His dream has come true. TrorJ;c w'skibegan working in the G-E Aircraft Control Systems De­ partment a Lie Johnson City . New York, plant in June. He is helping 10 desia and marta'acrarc flight and engine control systems for the —rissry and engine contractors. T-l-m--w college graduates send out hundreds of resumes looking ftrrhx firs job. Kevin sentcuionlyafewand worked hard to land the jnb widi G-E. His higgler task w as to convince the people at G-E he was the type of person that best fits the Edison Program, which was det eloped li> leads engineering leadership and technical skills to the leaders of tomorrow. Trtrik'.m slj has been hooked on G-E ever since last summer, when he v -.rked there as an intern. he r-iu-e J learned, the better I liked it. They lake you and nurture tcri mats y on feel a pm of the company. The Edison Program ■.-et'-i-.tl. jj: :-js bestprogram forrn<:~ saidTronkowski. . te res! -..asn't er--.y, J: twk several months, two interviews and \ i.eeiv- ? loiich v./lfo the people at G-E before Tronkowski . said."I v/asnj iiuhni I...J ..J«;7/.JI <,1 belli I Ilian -j ...r •;■ "'Ad'J'Joz ijrd s.;f !:m< :.-t 7/flkes Siudying.. Ih'W:|r> ;sv <■.. o... ' ;;m|. d io ■■;■, ■--. •v ■■■ uro '■ '■ ■■ .... t, ltl jnvo.fle v/asail CONTINUUM OF EXCELLENCE I f Calculus is not an end in itself. Neither is histology or English or micro­ electronics or quantum mechanics. Every course taken by students in science and engineering at Wilkes University is pan of the integrated cur­ riculum which helps mold undergradu­ ates into scientists and engineers of broad vision. The school's success rate is admi­ rable with 500 physicians and 350 Ph.D.'s among its alumni. "We encour­ age women as much as possible both in our student body and in our faculty and staff,'' added Dr. Umid Nejib, dean of the School of Science and Engineering. Additionally, Wilkes specializes in undergraduate education, its facilities and laboratores are first rate. 56 of the 58 Science & Engineering faculty members hold Ph.D. degrees, and the moderate cost makes Wilkes an excep­ tional value. Nejib said. Although Wilkes offers graduate degrees, they are founded on the high quality undergraduate programs, Nejib said. Faculty members are allowed to spend no more than halftheirtime teach­ ing graduate courses. "We frontload our courses,” Nejib added, “We try to have our best faculty tench the foundation courses. More­ over, die facility has the full responsi­ bility not only for lectures but also tor labs and recitation sections," Virtually all faculty members ate involved in some research, "Reseiuvh and good teaching can't be separated," said Nejib, "It's ihyi mum forSSF laenltr to do hoih," “Science and technology change so fast that ifyou are to be credible in the classroom you have to keep ap.~ The Wilkes faculty does sc-.he said, producing work that any instnntion would be proud of. High quality research is important because it helps faculty he’d the stu­ dents' attention. Nejib said. "You can't be flamboyant teaching science and er.gireeri.*. g. Yr.u haver pi_resjuarkrrx or. the r.r.ard and try to get de xXerXi' or NASA Li stLis x. take . •.. : ... r pay atsricr. and ii'iterc." Capable xxeett Led try■ i rixt-ruairty thcuitj priduce “gr.r.c. engineerfr.g — arai used engineering . - degree of elegance associated creed e? •oh. inc -rtciems." Dr. Umid R. N'eyT-. deas of tie Schrct cf Science , and Engineering, estsi cfs PhU. a eieutriran engi- 1 nesting in 1966 ar Craa^e-MeL-rt L'niverriri. He 1 has taugh: at the L reversity- ac Bagruiaf -arc. 'Bar-regie- .1 Mellon in adtfirion to Wilkes. EEs crcfesstixx.ctje- ■ riencemc’-edeswec&.frrEreurrescfeirergr< ennversion. 1 microv,avesaada«iiE’sy-sEnKsCompinia-imnaraiEii manufacniricgarddSgacti;swsjsEstcr ?Kuiriacbmrrdiverse as tbe Cerrtrai CccaxrriraEet Agency inc ±e isinghuusc Borporarioa. Recogrrixod tKxssriacaL;. fire cis-/cri. ire vus x-saiazer trarrreriram. ri the IEEE C>."o<Mc..-gL-rcr.raCLci-xL'C.cr.-re~.-vr era; 'he SpeeuaiA Leisure Series.He o.t>"e oLsNocccv nsseffiec .m.-irrituir. o. orrmskenui rarer ..i;-.. ;• =___ sr.pcrx:so.;. :re.- 5. .rar'-xw rrcie-o i:g er Sr___;,:i. He was seta-NevS. co serve cc. iremiteira. 'Sue -iSreu- oo.ni.miiw "tiberv.’. vhcee.-ses cc 7\-c. Sskov." SC-'V.-o,’' ■rs remmaiec <.■. ;rx J..?. v.e.d,-.-; O'g eg ■ > .< io the -\ssds;-,'..-’, ;o roe s'.esvo o .'v ,Suics Tex'bato'.ogy. N,-.,.-,-. v.- ■ .', sy sc . v ; imp'en'.ea.i'.yg e. -.v o' co.. o-o eo- o. '.og i.-.. fire '.es'b.oo'.og , e\x--o o . v.-. uni\ erslues ;o the ,*„-eo s uxtuswiev I r �T heScienti •bi / , Aerospace Studies Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Lt. Col. A. Roger Matson, Chair the disciplines Biolcg; . ■ n:--------- ZZr L _r___ ~ v jt.zqg:ez ne ?r-- — Jinsf- iha ene-rrv- ■■ s’ .7._..~ nbh•r..- — tier air uk ~rXer IE 2.- ;: . ’ .. .p; ' imjE rxrcxiuzec xu. i .rud- iami nA .. ... .... : er, ir... ■ •■;.: gistiErf a'innad ...7..-.:. . ... ' —x. almv. ?.<: . ne .•■rtrseta.: ~ i ’jt .’--uie:; • n iiiC '• . -gn..: a.-. AitiiausnihecuFri.msm . :■ :;ia. cimen'. we have i iitrong er.r_... ........ . . al. ii my Imrei u theireo-. .a •: ...<; i.ir ...i.irar: it. understand :unaumirai' andgeneiit. — ..’ i.--:.’.::.;:..:' 1.-.-.-r. r, ti'.e Keuai.r-.ance per.-.ori.” r.-.-r. r -A _ l.:er i:. a-.;.;!- «•■:. •..;h... everything ...X :...■ I |i . ,e, ,pirm AililOUgi: 1 ’ . ■ ■ ' ■ : 7 .... 7 ■ tf; 1 .. . ■: ; 1 iViltjl ij? ;ii^ciu-4 niqui ,i:i/ejc;:-..'. f] ■' 'l' ybL ^r'Ai‘:r J ' Mu'J/JCpafilD thick. Aw'uAl\. CaiiG '■■-■■'■ ........................................." ■:■ ,■ . a; zalmn i^jp ■• ': ■■ -»>• ■' toon a whole lot tnotv to the Air 1-orcc -ix’.itmg on a flight suit and going out dropping nbs.” x'.xi L-t. vol. A. Koger Matson. "We are ?.e-.v..v.'.g students for the staff side as well as the .'.v.'.’.iional side of the I nited States Air Force." The concentration on leadership, speaking e.nd writing skills, time management and attention to detail which are part of ROTC courses are skaaMe tor every student who participates. Mat"Ex an those w ho leave after two years are re-er-.-'pcredihan their cis titan counterparts,” he said. Saadests oaoEr.ae to be attracted to ROTC for the sch.- ._-shlr —ccsey. Maison said, as well as the praxise df a jc^ after graduation. A: _s' .'frets good prospects for technically “enter peccte — or—pater specialists and engi­ neers. especklo — md nurses.” he said. "There is n- i ri-i—-ran, to ;,rk Hgjobs in military research aai de ±jtree -ha oeghmers couldn't get in the frst "he years in cr»Zizz jobs.” he said. "A nurse umuiulKumt—rttArtg fha would get limne" uss it ihotE four y szrs in civilian life.” Willies” s SBengtaga 752 serves 44 cadets, -nnffith fram WiHas. bin ink tiding studems from Siournsorrg lUriirfirsify and other area colleges. Tney ispresent imdergradLiate majors incltiding engineefiiig.aaimpuiersolmues.oommu.'licalijon.nursiriE arid cuonumius. Matson, wiry took or er leadership of the deiachment in :1989. earned his undergrad uate degree in animal husbandry at Texas A & M University and a master's in aeronautical science from JsmbryRiddle Aeronautical University, .He served as a nt'- igal'.ir and bombardier in B-52s during ’he Vietnam war. as a squadron J;-.l.l.l weapons sysiemr, ol liver and executive officer at Upper HeyJoidUngland, arid as an exchange oi l icer to the Austra­ lia!. Air I ot-.e. He has laughl undergraduate nayjitiii'ir coiirsi::. and served as flight conmiandci at Maliier Al l; f 'alifomia. ,, Chemistry: Owen Faut, Ph.D., Chair "Chemii.lry is the central science," That r.z. ,?>gaoflhe American Chemical S'X.iety, is equally app.-.ak? aWilkes University, said Dr. Owen Paul. i Chemistry is basic to new medical advances. tr> rrz>1116 leculiir biology, lo new material development from thelic fabric to superconductors. Everyone need. a know .edge of chemistry, from the scientist involved in the rr.c : esoteric research to the parent trying to read food iahei -.rdi:-c,j-r-.-e- . Af". "People gel angry over plastic waste and oil r_...r . provide solutions to those problems." For t; r.-.ix. -• . . f reported that a chemist had serendipitOLi,!;. ci.jtef e -7t : . ..--.7.77.: _e._ -A ; . careful research. Faut said. Jtjust happened. Arc ce-7.7 .- . .7-.—.. . e—-1.7 discipline Health Sciences Ralph Rozelle, Ph.D.. Dean Close academic advising, specialized ,-<v:r<»’—r _r:_c career choices and placement in medical schools are ire hallmarks of Wilkes University's premedical programs. New this year is the Guthrie Premedkai Schci-rs Pro­ gram, an eight-year program tn w hich students ere— medical school at Hahnemann Univ ersity at the scrtofm-e to; are admitted to Wilkes. If they maintain apprcp-r._te scr.achievement and scored above 1200 on. the SAT. b.y are exempt from taking the Medical College A.ir- ss?.-;- '.A. which removes a large burden from their she. ceos.. '.''e program also includes an undergraduate sc:-c Medical Center in Sayre, where students w .-Serve ,v?.'a-. lieni medical cate ami engage in tesv-web, prewb. The I’teMedie.il Scholars Ihvgram.toms. •■ y e. medical and pie-health science ptvgtaros, A -.even-ycat medical program in eon-u •,..•»• with the Philadelphia College oi lhaeopathi, Medic:.',-.-,:'..'wss,-..\ ?.v students to eomplele both an undergrad-.:.:’:,' uixi mec ... degree in seven years. Wilkes also offers sesen-year d.vtoj?.' prs'gri'.'. _ ‘ \ alions in oplonieliy, podiauic medicine and de:':.;; c along wiih allied health science piograms m phys.. ,.'y. occupaiional therapy, heahh records admmisu..\ Icchnology and phauuacy The ptogianis ate successful,” said l\ R.i Ka c e. dean of health sciences. In the IW.'l giad; .. L.'g e -s. ' stlideiil.swillinore.lol ’i’ilMumlciieimso.a -. ?.oy .. aiauhei 111 students hare b.-.-n a,c. picd roo.'.e -.,”. \ ', c< I hi piidiairie tncdii in,: 1 io detilai whe-o'. . . . ■ io medical school ihnme.li the iciml.n tov.,c lh Ko .-lie is a I'lsi Wilke- i.mdcuo w a A'y..’ \ LUadiiiiiesiiiih alI’etiiisrhautaSiaic t ita.' - a . -. ,. I'h I* III i ||iai|is|iy at the Stale I m\c>..\ e. \,w \e Mlied \ plo sieal, hcmi.'t.heiclmoe.ilo W dsC' -. .'•s'.' h- ■ -um .i lull pio|v-.:.oi m I do i |c ha- . u \ we "uh ihc pie pmh , annul pioraams'-ia,-.- ." ' w .. ■ . ;e •(•'I " ill >.. ii.ihm manti p.io.>-...im v. . an �J The Quarter!? : 14 J he Scientific Disciplines Physics: Roger Maxwell, Ph.D., Chair -,..-• errejc: a?..'?. . he are x'?r.'.r.'.:ae-a „x unoeiSTS------ --- ------- - ' A x-ssj- cf sma-fended resserch projects cr.?> kes' feceha cnreri ha: aiv- tnem ro .x -are Clear research a ark ...\± sr_dcr.:s. In ccaroa pr~-rciaedrcsec.-ch ctiar. provides ec-p-ea- r. hich str>x r.±h ce Vzrvsnsn after the ,. .ii...i.:„,i,ta,wakt,i,»x™aNe Earth & Environmental Science rrejee is cr—rSes. Am^ne hnel'cr. ersrr> ~s arcs! hnperm new _hrrnn- eccipmen: are rhe ner.-y.rj. _r_; rer aw 3ne r.-rahn re5ec:.-iae:er in tie ac­ re ar __r. a~;-. ansr* Sjs:m. end each C.-.—ri —rar-^He ~ -~ie .—r--r-e- ceded SnS23as-- Brian Redmond, Ph.D.. Chair -As we stow and expand our population and technology, we are eynzrJine our impact on the eavironment. which is. literally, where we iT^-s^iDr. Brim Redmond, chair of Wilkes's department of earth and Math and Computer Science j-, y-.-.-jaeiaal science. Because of that. E&ES has become a “hot topic” for sraderzis. who recognize the important role it will bear on their It's not how much mathematics you have had before college but how well you understood it that determines your likelihood of success as a mathematics or computer science majorat Wilkes, says department chairperson Dr. Bing K. Wong. But even if you don't major in a mathematical science, most Wilkes undergraduates encounter the department to some extent. Seven of every ten classes offered by the department are service courses for students majoring in other disciplines, he said. For those who do accept the challenge of a mathematics er computer related degree, the department offers three options: Computer Information Systems — application oriented, train­ ing people to design computer systems or develop applications for business use. Computer Science—more attention to systems level program­ ming and computer organization. Mathematics — preparing high school teachers: those who work as applied mathematicians, statisticians or engineering ana­ lysts, and potential graduate school students. “We are pleased to see an increasing interest in advanced studies,” Wong said, noting that about a dozen graduates ate currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs. Students have found many imaginative ways to combine the mathematics and computer science programs with others through­ out the university for tailor-made programs. Suzanna Bernd, for instance, combined computer science with music, followed by a specialized grathiale program, and is now a mid level ndminsirator with The Philadelphia Orchestra. iSee story Page It" The Wilkes mathematics and computer science programs ate especially strong because of a “top notch" faculty who epioy sharing fun time us well as work time with students, Wong said. pszsMsal fannes. A: — iatroductorv level, E&ES seems easier than other sciences, Bj-.zrx.Tn.-1 aM adding that, in reality, the opposite is the case. “In -x-r. - era ate .dealing with one or two chemicals whose purity is kr.:v.z2 to the mb degree and are mixed under tightly controlled condif rs. Yoh look at a very isolated thing. In physics, at least in the j.j jjffg] -3, Ah isolated things like the path of a billiard ball.” 3-. cczmsst. “E&ES is a dirty science. There is nothing pure about fs hard to figure out all the actors, let alone how many are catiEpeang asdlxju-inudL The action is all happening at once, in a very LnconcuDed way. and may- take a million years to complete,” he said. ■»r —^sr-r KM3BK.- ,-_-.zrier 25 2-’.. ezz:” Jsi zzrzzzx . ± zzzzz.zz w&r^sszzs.- rzrzzz:::'- jszeej.’.; y. ff.z--.-j-.’ Sz .... ; • ■■ ... - . ■ft ".•:: . .', '~ ezpent to 7,hen they need more detailed information. .he '7E&ES majors -.Vi'iy z/ith a faculty that represents the broad P'^frnr^jd, ageologist; Dr, Michael Case, art aquatic ■ Hx. .or.t: Dr, Daniel Pindzola, a chemical cnD.-_ Venfet Chebolu, a chemist. Botanist Dr. Kenneth y .-zs’rr. . -J-. > -j.- .:. -,z.z h;’iihold joint appointments with 5>xt fall Dr. Dale Brims, a toxicol” 4; • ’ ; - • T-- ';- c ferfty ay chair of E&ES, z - " - ■■ =-• '- •■ ■ : -z -,. •• E&E5 rr&'xs that broad background. “E&ES majors are close to being science generalists.” Tha aajHal background, which sometimes makes the scientific ??&2. y ' •.--.7-.-. .■ .■ z,.. - ■' J-.;.'.- r--. S-. r; z-. J-.- : rz'.gze-i y.o-jt .■’j.i'.f.Hi— ;C.-'p'.rs -j.z _■ jZj'.'-.. to jirz'. v a :v. &x£L chemistry, biology, physics, math and statistics. zyer.v.z::: .-Z& down dieirnoses,makes earth and environmental scienat zyr.'ie'.iz.” he '.aid. They know how to see the overview and •,’z-.4z z ^i-., -z- i ■ 5 :: izzzzZz Because of that introductory’ courses tend to be descriptive rather than czzaz&zzEi’. e. “Ifs a struggle to maize it a science rather than an art." To audersiaKl what’s happening in a lake, for example, “you need - - - ?<, '„-.s . ..i.'.rdeparttri'mi. Redmond servett ii'» tisfiocialt' i. 4.'..'. .j-.-s- ' ’ ’ *',z -■ in)'. f |>- >','iiii'-d hi', imilri Mi'.)>i;.';m'itaf/-. 1 Irn'rorsilytmdhi'd'h.l>■ hl'-.t'nuU:, >...:x-.-f;,-./y._//<h,-or.h:i‘;f;m;'bi (znvirotimeillill lozl ‘Idahoarwl 0-17-d as pmsidcitl ol I 1 -■ disciplines J - '■ ' ■" ' 'J-- '/Iftin 'h.;.'lobal Dr.'-lm'"' I"1 l'|r disciplines “Physics is the basic science. All the others are really applications of physics — of the description of the lawsof nature-—to the specialized pieces ofknowledge." That basic status is reflected in the course enrollment for physics. Although the department now has 15 majors — nearly double the number 10 years ago — most of its students are majoring in sctashfnzefse. Each r ears i-y 'epmcnrch: core course introduces some 200 to 250 non-science majors to the uni-.erse and tts consrann Ur s --- -- r eh a_. dee .yiemdss throughout the centuries who have laid the groundwork for our 20th Century view ofthe unn- erse_ Pt;- / .: f trite-sdetriiazc introduces another 100 to 120 students a year to the physical principles that tme^riieat their zri. Ar.-.tzrer .f or more physics, engineering and chemistry' majors meet physics in the general pt. sics seucetxe. i~—,----.—-r —ecrynic-'-x the ;-.aa-:ta.a;sa:a...aa>sas,.s.a.a. r..x IL Bing K. Wong, Ph.D., Chair They also provide excellent tutoiing and encouragement to got lltrotip.lt the calctihis sequence and into the proof orientexlwx'tklh.n is the tiiaiii concent of mulhematieiims the work ot discovering why what's lute Is hue, lie explained. Wong, left hb. native t Ilina in I'bO and completed seeond.uv Nehotil in I long. Kone, lie earned his undergraduate math degwv al I'ltlshiirp Stale I htivetsilt In Kiiibas and liis master's,uul Th I' at lite I Inivt'i'iliv ol Illinois, ±erHiud;.ytzrdc=.-;y-.- esKtozc-ekcEkir. tree:cgnetsny optics a-.-f Eghz. Who rrsf-Hs fa pfcsslcs. Jfeccie w 5z ~ izeSe know why Fr-gs » '-r—- ell seif- P-etrle - rc '.vast r-z-xe things — rrk dht.tse tcgUey.-tc: izWSkes pfcystxxcz-rors m-y cheese c rzctelzr of arts degree aatenE; fears y _ ~gz school teaching csrosr ce detlrh —•sfeszkrs. : :r ± cache* arc: set ance djegroe 1a...-—gtr school. rzsEsssy. gc-.snrttez: ladec-Jtaries- .-zt medical ace bs-lzh p&xscs fzzrst-liens cr 5<rirxzze a careerzr. the EE £zy areas rfteLr case.. 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X'xXV X- ■ -c- . x- \\ Xx’x .., . X X ,\ ., vxc.sxs " • ■ a a.x . .-,■-, ..- x ■ a. . x- ■ .0h. h Cy ‘ •. ,x,. . . .-. .,-,x ,'. ■ . x -.T.ra . . "ex xy X- x. i-.-xX x-■\ xx 1\W a; \t.-\wc x -.. vv x ;- V W . �[w The Quarterly □ Specialized facilities give Wilkes students an edge Microelectronics lab allows chip design porating the real world of engineering into the class­ room. This lab. in particular, provides insight into the process in­ volved in the making of integrated circuits. Estab1973 through equip- Senior electrical engineering major Pat McDonnell works mentdonations in the microelectronics lab with Dr. Vasu Choudhry, check­ from the RCA ing a transistor chip through the microscope. manufacturing plantat.Mountaintop (now Harris Coip.), struction, challenging student projects with sponsorships from the National and research. It has moved to a large Science Foundation and other federal area in the basement floor with a formal agencies, it was housed in a first floor dark room and a separate lecture room. laboratory' with a curtain separating the Harris continues to provide necessary photolithography dark room. chemicals and equipment upgrades. A Since its inception, it has steadily computer terminal and an on-line printer grown into a very' fine facility for in- connected to the DEC mainframe in this lecture room make for easy access to software packages for process simula­ tion, strongly emphasized in the cur­ riculum. A new water purification unit The advantage for Wilkes students who experience the microelectronics provides higher yields. Mass flow con­ laboratory is dynamic. When they reach their first job. they already know the trollers with many built-in safety fea­ entire process of making an integrated circuit on a chip — from chemical tures allow a variety of gaseous ambient cleanup to testing and redesign. in the high temperature furnaces. A The Wilkes laboratory' process includes 14 of the industry-standard 47state-of-the-art plasma etcher is now step process, covering all the basics of making and testing the circuit and available for finer geometries. Avail­ supplying the background for confident entry into further research or industry'. able computer interfaces in microvolt­ Undergraduates at most universities never experiment with the entire process. meters open doors to programmed moni­ ••Many of our students go to companies that are designing chips," said Dr. toring of furnace temperatures. Fur­ Vasu Choudhry. who supervises the lab along with Dr. Vijay Arora and Dr. naces, quartz tubes and handling equip­ John Janecek. "Our students have already designed chips — most have not.” ment have already been procured in Although they usually start out working on one tiny aspect of the overall preparation for a transition, expected process, "it's a valuable insight" to understand the process from beginning to within the next two years, from oneend. said Choudhry. "It allows them to communicate with those doing other inch to two-inch wafers. We are also steps because they know the whole process." poised to enhance the capability of the "Everybody says the Japanese are doing better in all the semi-conductor lab to making of MOS devices and on to research." said Arora. With experience in the microelectronics laboratory small scale circuits. This is expected to "we send some very knowledgeable graduates into the marketplace.” become a platform for additional senior Their knowledge and experience with the process allows them to “do more design rather than technician work.” electives as well as graduate level courses in MOS processing, circuit de­ sign, mask design and testing. The microelectronics fabrication facility in the engineering department has been a unique part of the electrical engineering program. Executing a tran­ sistorman ufacturing process is a memo­ rable and valuable experience for stu­ dents. no matter which particular area of engineering their career is related to. In lite microelectronics fabrication facility. they get hands-on experience with chemical clean-ups, thermal oxide growth, impurity depositions and driveins at elevated temperatures, and pat­ ______________ __________ fished in tern transfers through photolithography. They also carry out extensive process testing, device testing and a variety of characterizations. The lab provides ample opportunity to do trouble shooting, because of the vast variety of equip­ ment involved. Students also get to address questions regarding responsible disposal of hazardous wastes and are remindedofthe fragility of our environmentwhichcannottakeunlimitedabuse. The lab is a healthy platform for college and industry'cooperation incor- Students benefit from chip lab Special Facilities 17 Scanning Electron Microscope gives biologists a closer look Students who are pursuing modem science need to look into the fundamen­ tal units that build our universe. Thanks to Bell Laboratories and the creative technical work of students, faculty and staff. Wilkes now offers its life science students the chance to work with a scanning electron microscope. Two scanning and one transmission electron microscopes are also available to students in engineering laboratories. An electron microscope is valuable because of its high resolution and high magnification, explained Dr. Wilbur Hayes and Dr. David Long. Hayes is primarily responsible for the operation and maintenance of the microscope and teaching its use to students. Long and his students in histology and morphol­ ogy are the primary users of the micro­ scope. The traditional light microscope shines a beam of light through a speci­ men and allows magnification up to about 1,000 times. In contrast, the elec­ tron microscope uses a focused beam of electrons, emitted from a heated fila­ ment, for illumination. The transmis­ sion microscope, which focuses a beam through a thin slice of the material being investigated, allows for magnification up to several hundred thousand times. Instead of sending illumination through the material as in a light or Tunflttn R«m«nt (Ctlhsda) pt— M* V I -□dn FvulLtns• Qi J transmission micro­ scope, the scanning electron microscope moves its focused beam back and forth over the surface. It offers the user a chance to observe surface structure. Donated to Wilkes in 1983 by Bell Labora­ tories, the scanning elec­ tron microscope is spe­ cially suited to the needs of the life sciences. “This operates at a This micrograph by Dr. David Long shows the surlower temperature, face of the tongue of a two-lined salamander, which which is better for bi- is common in clear mountain streams near Wilkes, ologists, who need to The small papillae help hold food and the large ones minimize specimen are for tasting. Only terrestrial feeders have the damage,” said Long, large taste receptors. "Biological specimens can be destroyed by too high a tempera- ulty research monopolizes the electron ture.” microscope, if there is one at all, Hayes In Hayes’s class, “electron micros- and Long said. The Wilkes SEM is copy for the life sciences,” selected readily available for student research. students learn to prepare their own speci­ Because students sometimes make mens — a complicated four-step proc­ mistakes, the equipment gets more wear ess in which an item is preserved, has its and tear than most, but two students — water content replaced with alcohol and Henry Novroski, an alumnus w'ho is then the alcohol replaced by liquid now completing his studies at Philadel­ carbon dioxide which subsequently phia College of Osteopathic Medicine, evaporates. These steps are somewhat and Tom Barlow, a 1991 Wilkes gradu­ comparable to freeze drying except the ate — have leamed to sendee the ma­ careful exchange of liquid keeps the chine and kept it up and running since specimen from shrinking its arrival at Wilkes. during the drying process. Novroski also modified the masaid Hayes. Then the item is chine to make it better suit Wilkes's Yl<««3 Screen (CRT) coated with a thin film of needs. I__ gold palladium. When the Students in anatomy courses are specimen is placed in the mi- most likely to avail themselves of the croscope. secondary' elec- SEM and it is critical to Long’s research trons are released from the in comparative morphology. ■ SctnGtnanlcr gold palladium to create die Currently interested in salamander oral morphology, Long is studying how visible image. The images are visible on the variations in the surface features of the screen of a cathode ray thetonguearerelatedtofeedingadaptatube and can be photographed tion. Barlow is doing independent but 'Eltctron CoV<clc« from it for repeated use. ndated research on phylogenetic com­ In many institutions, fac- parisons of tooth morphology. Diagram adapted from Art Champlin, Colby College ■ �The Quarterly [18 Special facilities 19 i Specialized facilities give Wilkes students an edge Thick and thin film labs , y-,-, tor. resistive and dielectric pastes tor student is working on this project as pan 1 RICK r11111 printing electrical circuits, eutectic at- of his thesis. This project is also funded The Thick Film Laboratory is the tachments of chip components to the by the Ben Franklin Partnership. Finelineprintingand etching. Pro­ heart efour hybrid microcircuit fabrics- printer circuits, and sealing and packag­ cedures for fine line printing of thick non facility. Thick Film hybrid micro­ ing methods for completed circuits. Physicists play a very important film circuits and fine line etching of circuit is an electronic packaging and interconnection approach where elec- role in the design and fabrication of copper clad boards are being studied for tronic components and interconnections reliable semiconductor and integrated high density electrical circuits. This are printed on ceramic substrates. This circuits for hybrids, project is conducted under the arproadi assures low w eight, small vol­ University’s Technology Transfer Pro­ ume and density circuits. Hybrid Housed in three rooms in the lower gram (see story on Page 21). circuits are used for the most demand- level ofStark Learning Center, the thick Thick Film Superconducting film research facility is used for re­ Pastes. High temperature superconce_r. pacemakers, commumcations and search and research training in the area ducting materials in the form of printreavigatkmal systems. Industry ana­ of hybrid microelectronics. Dr. Muna- afc>le pastes are being studied for high lysts predict the ri.y brie market in tire war Ahmad and approximately fifteen frequency application A local paste undergraduate and graduate students use manufacturer is considering sponsorScBfn 199?toS9bfflkmtn 1992. This the facilities regularly. It is available to ship ofthis project under the Northeast growth is cue to coorinums change in 250 students and faculty members in Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Cen­ tre sy-brii trircch fimctiocs. Designing electrical and mechanical engineering ter. which is intended to assist manufac­ re-re fritricKz-g hybrid circuits require and physics. turers and promote modem technolonumerous mid dr- tree skills and techFive major research projects are in gjes jn region. rre-logk-sareofiixchalfc^ree-.toalinost progress using the facilities. ' Senior Design Projects. Among rerere cred are re . re-, re t ree for srebnratt trererircrere- processes. Esrerere eregtreeere- .deirere and prepar* rirreh re,- -.fior re.y•—i .• and ie:.re e.’ed'icil paranaer, of the ■ re'.re.-. .1 .-re-.re-re fired t-.iT .re ;.ree- -- rig re reire: fi.rr. re.-■'"gre.-rece for high tempera... ~ —--....a.-.c ....*; —e —---------r -rerere te... . >. re— re ere re.e- >r fre.re,. r.yreid-. -..'re firec ..re.;, red rrere.rereTrrey i..o rec, . -.re •re-;; rere.. re.--.re -. re.r-. rere.re afire;..-re • . ■■ : . .. .. .: reZ <dear»r.. : .. ■ . re ■: ■ .. . i ref're,.'.-.';.. Thick Film integrated circuits for the senior projects completed in this high frequency applications. This facility have been microwave filter de­ project involves fabrication of trans­ sign using thick film techniques; design mission line structures in different and fabrication of thick film directional configurations, such asmicrostrip. strip coupler; thick film microwave ampli­ line, slot line and coplanar line, using fier; thick film multicathode oxygen thick film printing techniques and char- sensor; fabrication of superconducting acterizarion and modeling of transmis­ thick film resonator; hybrid microwave sion line discontinuities. Attempts are downconvener for MMDS television refire g made to find an outside sponsor to applications; patch antenna and array, support this project and fabrication of slot line antenna and Surface mount techniques for feedback network. highden-ily multilayerelectricalcirThe three-room laboratory suite cuits. This project is funded by the includes one room equipped forart work Nortnea'.t Tierofthe Ben Franklin Partgeneration, photo reduction, photo­ ner-.-ip program which promotes a cographic processing and for producing hesivenes-, between academic institu­ stainless steel masks used in thick film _and industry for the benefit of printing. A second room houses a screen economic development ofthe itate, printing machine, firing furnace, wire Controlled Impedance Circuit bonding machine and a testing station. Boards. A probeandaprobing system are fcemg studied for testing ex,ntrolbed The third room, new to I lie lab facilities, will house a complete metal etching impedance circuit boards used in high Wiori and a photo processing equip­ frequency wafer probing. A graduate ment, These lab-, will be among those renovated this summer, providing for a cleaner environment to help achieve re­ peatable results. tie Wilkes to regional industry Thin Film From infrared missile detection systems to computer memories, from circuit board conductors to superconductor-Quantum-Interface devices to detect electromagnetic waves, thin film technology plays a key role in industry and is a necessary part of an engineering education. Wilkes’s thin film facilities play a dual role in the engineering curriculum andattheheartoftheuniversity'sCenter for Materials Processing & Diagnostics. A solid material is said to be in the thin film form when it is built up as a thin layer of 1/20 millionth of an inch thick on a solid support, called a sub­ strate. This is achieved by controlled condensation (deposition) of the indi­ vidual atomic, molecular or ionic spe­ cies on the substrate. It is not simply the small thickness which provides thin film with its dis­ tinctive properties, but rather the mi­ crostructure resulting from the way it is built by progressive addition of basic building blocks. Film deposition involves three main steps. First comes the production of appropriate atomic, molecular and ionic species. Second is transportation of the species to the substrate through a medium. Third is the condensation of the species on the substrate to form a solid deposit. Major advances in the understand­ ing oftlie processing technology of thin film have yielded materials and devices for use in the electronic, optical, mag­ netic anti superconductor industries. As an example, optical systems use thin film in Infrared missile related de­ tection systems, in protection coating tlgainst radiation damage to optical systems including lasers, in ulna fast optical switching systems for telecom municttlions using fiber optics and in erasable optical digital disc lor high density data storage for computer sys­ tems. Microelectronics uses thin film in fast transistor and diode, conductors and dielectric materials: in circuit board conductors and dielectric substrates for electronic systems, in surface acoustic wave devises and in microwave inte­ grated circuits for communications and radar. Magnetic systems use thin film in computer memories, in thin film magnet*c recording heads and in magnetic display. Thin film also has applications in superconducting systems, in superconductor-Quantum-Interface devices for the detection of electromagnetic waves, in superconductor miniature antennas for communication devices, in system shielding against magnetic interference and in 3-D sensors for detection of magnetic flux. In addition to providing extensive opportunities for scientists in training, the thin film facilities function as the key element in the Center for Materials Processing & Diagnostics. To date, the laboratory has been involved in projects sponsored by gov­ ernment and industry including the Naval Air Development Center and the Lesker Company. The facility has es­ tablished a credible reputation not only in the area of thin films bar also in the area of high temperature supercon­ ducting thin films. At present, activities are concen­ trated in superconductors. Materials Processing & Diagnostics Major Equipment Processing equipment electron-beam ex aporation unit for optical coaling combined three six-inch magnetron sputtering systet" three-inch RE reactive magnetron sputtering system two-inch RF reactive magnetron sputtering systc ultra high \ acuum evaporator sy stem Diagnostics Equipment X-ray diffraction diagnostics scanning electron inieroscojv transmission electron microscope infrared speedophotometer (transmission arc •.eC.ect.r.tce' Ci'inpk'lc elcciiie.il ;uki MW p cpciv.es icsvng sxsrc ri.'s icncor ihickness measurement mtn ____ I �[20 The Quarterly Specializedfacilities give Wilkes students an edge Molecular Identification Laboratory In chemistry', identifying structures is synonymous with finding out "what" a species is. This identification of compounds is central to any research activity that one may be involved with. For example, if you synthesize a new compound, you will need to identify it before you can do anything with it. If you make a known compound, you need to ascertain its identity. A compound's purity may be established before it can be used. This identification of compounds is customarily achieved by use of more than one technique. In fact, just to be on the safe side, a chemist normally em­ ploys all the techniques at his or her disposal to be completely sure that the compound or compounds have been identified correctly. It is indeed un­ thinkable to assume that any one single method (with the exception of single crystal X-ray diffraction) can provide alltheinformationoneneedstoidentify or characterize a compound. Single Xray diffraction methods for structure elucidation can be applied to only crystailine materials. In this light, it makes sense to iden­ tify a center like the molecular identifi­ cation laboratory where a collection of the various instruments available at Wilkes is identified and publicized for general use. Networking some of the key instruments like the Fournier trans- form infrared spectrophotometer, theFT-NMR (for which fund­ ing is being sought), the gas chromatograph­ mass spectrome­ ter, and high pres­ sure liquid chromotography fa­ cilitates integra­ tion of the result­ ing data. Having all these methods Dr. Faut in the laboratory at hand should make it possible to establish the charac- looking for proteins and amino acids. "The advantage here is that all ter and identity ofmost substances. Identifying such a lab will make it easier for students have access to top line the entire Wilkes community to obtain equipment," Faut said, and they learn assistance in chemical analysis of their how to use it. While other schools samples. Such a lab can help coordinate might allow students to collect data the chemical analysis needs of various from the instruments, a technician research projects going in the depart­ would operate it. "Here the students ments. In addition, such a lab can be of learn to run the equipment." assistance to the local industrial needs Recently, two students working and to the general public. with Dr. William Stine and the high Students benefit directly from these pressure liquid chromotograph won first facilities, said chemistry chairman Dr. prize in a student research competiOwen Faut. Junior level chemistry tion. Two more students are working majors and science majors in other with Dr. Howard Swain on a plastic departments can take molecular struc- recyling project. ture in which they learn how to do the Students are also involved in projidentification of compounds and sepa- ects that are primarily faculty research, ration of mixtures. They learn to use all They work with biochemist Dr. Terry the key equip- Wignot on her biomedical work; with menlDr. Swain on his polymer work and Chemistry with Dr. Faut on his lubricant work. majors are re- Faut's current research involves film quired to take the one molecule thick for use as lubricant course because it surface—an extension of his work with is "fundamental to NASA and the Lewis Research Center working with in Cleveland. Gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer chemistry," Faut Students remember their experience High pressure liquid chromotograph added. The at Wilkes after they graduate, Faut said. Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer courses are valu­ Don Demko '79, a research chemist Dispersive infrared spectrophotometer able to molecular with Anaquest, donated an NMR to the biologists also, school last year, then came back in because they need February to presentt a seminar for stu­ to identify com­ dents about his work and the use of the pounds when NMR. Molecular Identification Lab Key Equipment Technology Transfer Program 21 Reaching out to the region By VAUGHN SHINKUS '91 technology,” Freas noted. News Bureau Director Since joining Wilkes During the past 12 years, more than 250 area businesses from private business and in­ have looked to Wilkes University for assistance in satisfying dustry in 1986, Freas has rep­ their technological needs — and each year Wilkes has re­ resented the University sponded through outreach services, extending its knowledge within the business commu­ and resources to further the development of local industry. nity, serving as a liaison The Technology Transfer Program began in 1979 when between local business lead­ Dr. Umid R. Nejib, Dean of the School of Science and Engi­ ers and the manpower and neering, recognized the need for a greater involvement in facilities offered at Wilkes. enhancing the economic posture of Northeastern Pennsylva­ In this capacity he demon­ nia. Since then, the program has taken on a variety of strates to local professionals projects, providing local businesses with the resources nec­ the range of technology and Cliff Melberger essary to advance toward the 21st century. resources available to them President, Diversified Records Diversified Records Services, a West Pittston-based through Wilkes. Trustee, Wilkes University corporate records business, came to Wilkes in 1987 with what Many clients are intro­ Diversified Administrative Assistant Jan Thyren described duced to the transfer program through Wilkes's Annual Con­ as a “major problem.” ference for Industry and Technology, an event which serves "Our customers had expressed the need for the emer­ as a clearing house for outreach services. Project proposals gency transfer of records to their out-of-state facilities,” are assessed based upon budget constraints and feasibility. Thyren said. To this end. Diversified President Clifford ‘Tt’s important to show local industry that we’re not just Melberger sought to develop an idea he'd been considering a sleepy little business school on the river commons.” Freas for some time — satellite technology. said. The Technology Transfer program also has a profound Thanks to $ 145,000 in grants from Ben Franklin Part­ nership, Melberger — who is now a Wilkes trustee — was affect upon Wilkes education. Through outreach, professors able to team up with Wilkes engineering professor Ahmad are kept abreast of current problems and trends within their Armand to develop technology that will move Diversified field. Consequently, students are given practical experience into the next century. Diversified clients soon will transport based on real-life problems. According to Freas. technology transfer itself is just and receive records via satellite through a process known as one part of generating out­ “electronic vaulting.” reach services. Faculty Projects like this one members often volunteer are all part of Wilkes’s con­ their time to outside proj­ tinuing effort to maintain a Wilkes's partners in business ects. in addition to those at­ link between the University tained through the Technol­ and local industry. For this Catrel, PA Ingersoll Rand ogy Transfer Program. reason, outreach is regarded GE/RCA Air Products “It’s a constant chal­ as one of the school’s most Metech, Inc. Bell Laboratories lenge to keep everyone in­ important programs. Randy TEQ Corporation Offset Paperback, Inc. volved in outreach. We as­ Freas, coordinator of tech­ PED Corporation RCA sess the parameters of a given nology and business outreach, Calan Inc. St. Jude Polymer project, but it's the faculty believes this type of bonding Lehighton Electronics AEL, Inc. that must tailor their sched­ is crucial in the development Acton Technologies Herman Schwabe ules around teaching and re­ of both the University and search projects." said Freas. Computer Aided Repair Service the community it is so much Outreach does not end Darby Industries a part of. after a project has been com­ Injection Molding Corporation “Wilkes is an integral pleted. The faculty maintains Midway Tool & Engineering part of its community comcontact with former clients Instrument Specialties Inc. mited to involvement in the to assure that projects have Kurt K. Lesker Company region. We are prepared to been properly instituted and and many others assist local industry with our make adjustments if needed. manpower, resources and 4m �QI _I_htScientific Centers The Quarterly Scientific Centers tie campus and community Scientific Centers tie campus and ccuniminiry Computei Aided Engineering & Manufacturing Environmental Quality Center A veriety of facilities in one unit. Tk Etc. :rc.-.-.’.nenkl Quality Center oftbr> rhe public "an inbcpenJc-ni. credJb.k source for assessing enviror.menral —s'Ser-.sC said director Brian Red­ mond. Ph.D. fnc.'klsd under di£ auspices of rhe EQC as foe water epfofo lab. Gas Ghro.tk; .vgrafo, ?. foss S kb. •foe Ckrrik kb £M foe reiri.f. kb. “Stk'ktme? rite pcKk has cuestionsabrtnvhni'ssoEagcEiinfoeenvTrt.nmetk” Rainuod srik They may vnm ~. airixri snnree hry tod tire public utility or Dejxirtracnt of Em i- behalf of the EQC. the professors are ronmemal Resources they are dealing w ith. That's where Wilkes comes in. “We have the capacity to assess and because we are independent and more comfortable, Beyotki the questions and prob­ lems of individuals citizens, the EQC aisofillsapublicservicerolebecauseil fields countless questions from news media. One local reporter spent sev oral hours backgrounding herself on radon before attending a special workshop for environmental reporters. The EQC "creates an atmosphere that promotes the easy interchange of aris vital information with the public,” Redmond concluded. have no stake in the maner. our recommendations carry a lot of weight” Before the speeikty facilities were oreaniad into foe EQC. individuris ■wortid approach professors cskir.g for forirexpen cpirion. “A professor may not wertr toga involved in a ccnrroverski “ — n--." When Redmond, Redmond. as a sial ccQeasue. sriiriis foe-.-infesmawoc on Water. Soil and Air Testinig ~a- 3 ~ 3S. 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" ' '•/m: QUA'i’-»?•> iri-'-A >>> Computer Aided Engineering and Manufacturing facilities are both a re­ quirement for and a benefit of research work in tandem with the community. Assisting local government and industry through Ben Franklin Partner­ a lift-seat chair I for people with | ,.|,t . ,.-;, . ........... ' , ‘ .'‘U’llb-.-i " ■•’T'c '.c.! icis haw. . ■< kd M.v wri|. ci 1 i ties have al vj been used forcir- Key CAEM Equipment ” ' 4 1. ax --■■oric'darir'.ns - '■ ’-fo f. pii-nrrini xy:ram. '• - 2IIIU ship sponsored research requires •’state of the art number crunching equipment, plotters, printers and peripherals,” said Dr. S.M. Perwez Kalim. an assistant professor of mechanical engineering who directs the university’s CAEM fa­ cuit design and ‘ ‘ — — 'y .nlxfratrui 4 Masir-tosfc H ft. analysis, plant facility layout, ' 2 IBM AT eacpotftfes 1 DrafiPns Flatter - -torifoi at. MA.C. '• AX communication 1 Line ftizisr enopafirie f. VAX protocols, and IHP7-T5APfcctar finite element ■i 2 Rtin -j Rebecs analysis. cilities. Equipment purchased through vari­ ous grants becomes the property of Wilkes and available to students and faculty for further research and industry application. Computer aided engineering com­ bines engineering design with the heavy number crunching in a quick and pre­ cise manner to transform a concept into reality using the tool of drafting. Using CAE, Kalim recently headed a project with a local industry to design In the same ■ 1 Cwtey or Sy 1 Vfefca f£sz Z cameras laboratory areas 1 XnnsKictl Gtesrrf. fori kr.ta 7 uefiat of Stark Hall, robots, conveyer systems, vision systems and icson for ssiesrar _f. for- nrirc lathe machines are ccEz'-foaam —x pere roc tSruifo sent i. t: rank"..-— computer aided tnaasfecEnfog ce_ rrnstaat Computer aided —r-’.:fo.T.-—-r —axririirx < tk: fie Tot g.iu IsTecn:_~ee... .U purr-ben. uses the computer to riirecs foe nuccc.facturing process itseJf. As c.'ctre- fovibcrr.—■ccic.kOTirms.'lrktir ex. 7x foricEes am: ussai :_k- 2— nents move along a e-CkVeyw. cco purerOMtrolledrobotsaxJvfstvr.sys- ci.-uoxcu: ?.t? ir-afomtarrc kcirer. fteackfa?, Ser Fhrrriktrr turns^ k- c rrs .-■’.'cc.' a ■ ■arice- .-I Vvnvckc.:-. 'c:: - Science lab renovations in progress '....-.'S', Stark Hall is shrouded in plastic and labs are crow ci.vl w'.tteafo .w > equipment as the Wilkes University biology, eher.-isity ’v- ratories undergo major renovation this summer. The multi million dollar project includes Mb foe ivxx've. :.v e- ... ■ lies and the acquisition of equipment tor Maie-e'-kOxX,: /.ewefoefok hig, "We are focusing on biology. chemistry «w.lphyx-Cx r..\ o.- y ,\v . ,k ihrv nro the core of out natural science emeu ;x- ■ ro.xx-.’. *0- s ■ - .v the basic fouitdiiilnn of all of ovu prois's'ieaa'; pceg .- ' v s.xv ? eupitiveiing and medicine." said Di, I mid \e.-,x ,\e. •' o: e x. -,x-. .-. oeience and Enp.meeiirm. I;quipnit'ni > hting.es willreileci theeh-W'''•'A’ the various Ileitis or study . The siudy ol biology > lot example,has bee aWio I Ili'ui'..- di> piiyi. -. iabmmoi.'-' " ■ mlllhd .yoiiuiiiv io allot'. pl"'v d pre-xs-- ' ■■ o ”• ■ '' I he n not aiiou: ■ h.mld b.". .'"'pi. v .s " S;g >v Xiy. c.kC. ■•■. . x:k xs •. . .v .’-,vc, "x ■-’CS.X’.'.t’Cs. -kv?.: ■'.X'i> srx ■■■.: ‘■■g- ”.xvx .•.•••• ..-C‘X’. !'■ ,V s'kVhS • x.' :> kk' -T $<>:.:-C.VWU." >. eig-s. -X ' x ■-■.'.Xk.'. ■ •V- 2 X ....'.I'. . ... - -. ■'. : V -A. "x " sx o .s - In nmlc. Him hiolour, coiiul.u plivMv'loy'v o.. lions n ill ■aippoii a \ an. o ot ttcyt 'o'uoi ay epf-oro > i'heinisliy la.iliiif will k K’ufo p.v.w.vxi w'■' ■■ ■ '' i.k iii. h: a miisi loi smd. no. I'iiumm.'.' k a".' -' s> . .s' , dl|'|llll|l.|l<l|IO||h ufl /zzu -------- arthritis. The fa- - ■p'f'. ‘ 23 ■ ; c; x:,y<x-. , . �The Chronicle I he Chronicle Wilkes Tomorrow, Annual Fund hit new success records Schiowitz Hall dedicated May 10 1 , By MARK DAMS The South Franklin Street building houses the Wilkes nursing depan- he-z.-z of Xitiist Ned Schiowitz. A r.o'.ed comm-unity leader. Scare tz: leads his fzrzih "s business. __ —E_rre. azzezzs rerererere. ..res from his sisters-in-law Jean Mrs. .--t-rer rezz ffrrmi Mrs. Morton at the dedication of Schiowitz rerel May If; virez erher friezzs enjoy the celebration. :~e xh- MW inwgh . ■/ .;•.. - ?. .......... ... . ■" "ri; tin- m-.pite: A >. :•/. fflhcDe elopwen vurrei <j! . . .. i '■/' - - - - ■ •■■■■> X 'lh-- nil-.;- .. ■ ■ ■ ' ' ' ’ ■ ■ '■ ' .. »... . fy. . . ........... . .......>/■■•■<•... ' . ... ..: tire boardsof lire . . X- "■ ....................... . ' ‘ rereri or painting and landscaping. A native of New York City, Schiowitz moved here with his family in 1907 and has lived here ever since, except for ssrriee in foe Air Transport Command of the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946. From 1924 to 1975 Schiowitz was a I driving force behind General Supply & Paper Company as it grew and devel­ oped, attaining its present position as a leader in the packaging industry. Active in foe community, Schiowitz has lent his energies to many important causes dating task to the Jewish Wel­ fare Btzerd (1940-44; and tire flood caused by Hurricane Agnes tn 1972, He v.as foe chairman of tire Jewish C-zr:: Cericr'sl'loo'lReamswuo W ■ - *........... ................................................................................................................................... • - - a' UM . ... ... . .... , ,.; , .y;, -XJ, ■„ JJ, / ommumi V 0.1 jx.jt.z-.d '• '.-A-yj., Z,,H. The WILKES TOMORROW Cam­ paign is closing in on its $23 million capital campaign goal. More than 450 individuals, corporations, and organi­ zations have already made contribu­ tions to the capital campaign which concludes in December. Only $500,000 more is needed to reach the goal of $23 million, said Wanda Willis, assistant director of the Capital Campaign. Centerpiece of the six-year capital campaign is the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center, which opened in 1989 and played host to the Univer­ sity status celebration ayear later. Funds from the capital campaign are also used for faculty salaries, scholarships and endowments for the school. Annual Fund Contributions from alumni, parents and friends of Wilkes University ac­ count for the success of the 1990-91 Annual Fund. This year’s drive totaled $669,381, an increase of $94,711 over the 1989-90 campaign, Wilkes has placed a major empha­ sis on alumni support, said Bernadette Fomicola, director of annual giving. The positive response by Wilkes alumni i» the Annual Fund direct mail, phonnthon and pcrsonttl solicitations has increased the rale ol alumni parlieipa lion to 2,S per cent, "The money collected in the Anuntil Fund is essential and ttsetl lor day bodily edui'iilional purposes,“ FomiI'Olfl said, 'file ‘lalin M'ii^Club dihiuer Leaders for the senior sift drive pre•eseztedam-cArr.^-ik-From left: Milliam Hanigam Dr. R-eN-ri- K— 7,-.v-. c —y A-mnrw Seniors kept on giving after foe prestBfafisc. ra«g Itetztri m-rnt SL'B2!l shown on the check to SI4320. Seniors pledge S 14.320 Ev en before grzzzztic-..—erzzers zfriaChss ,-f . re-reme uirnrrn zrp.re-h standing — pledging mere ±zz. S1-. j. i. zee Azta. ?jxThe new Senior Class Gift zregrem. -C-r . -szk- • Lzzir zie-ca; u. sjuamincreasinggiftovertber.e.v,ttvevezrs.~“ reisyun: S3.’ ::. z.T cireu ofSIOO. \MfoI4~sruder.isnarticptEzg — r.-'.-s. ■ .re.’,.. $ J.''pc-gs—-tre Class of 19«1 has made a :kz. Syeaz ?’ rege ef S -3.2.. Amy Sehukis, presser.: s’f tireOiss-'f . W .re Arre _;r- .--re-.rg , ■.-. Kim Bek;;, preside;-.', ef the C.v.--..-.-..:o: C.x.reh.aire’• ... . -. of Student Govenmre:-:, J ce. Reserzrr Herbarium name a n» Wilkes lX-p.unr.cn; rev ■ dedicated in me:::.-;> e?,x- sre-re - x-. Rosentlwl of B.-^xxu i\v;xx<<-\vasascni« reef? v-,. • eidcni in Ma Tta mwxy ixv iw re >.<: dc\el^w«b>;i,\'M\:?..a-.snvtniiVvkxxv.x-AX'X's 'A- x ■' his mcnw f-x to' -x-1 ■ '' '.■ -v- ,<n■ (hgrt'f IXV'Wd.rXipX'SV AsX x.- KXXX•- \\ V* ' : x • s IY. .^-'/'ii'iii/h! 11.1‘!°< fawmwd -,l to pi,um--L"i:■.>■ re. fit .. vWWS? ■ "'--a <<■-■ x ' '''' .'.1 -'i t M:t;.i i : •-«, » X.’V. '-UN. ’ •■•-d t,Y l.’l . <.■: :‘x ■ > 'v. -. 20 -v *N -5 ’...x-.V.-ik-.i S As- X . ’ . <lip •<ut.ll- .'iv>4 x'.Sixv Xv \\NV.W ? ’• .'•-■lig. !K ^xmtre. re..re....<.. t ’^3 w w .. \ , XK tui\ in Ingv' • =, .- rev-re.. X< . ;p>C< ■ixX’iW.X ..x ^t*-:.. ci. ire XA \t<»< N ’<• ' x\- , .w. .■ . ■ Axx;- 'A-c-’i ' X V ... . ;\xx x'’\.\ A. : Xs x. ,u x X' ’.^iy .vAXx’v xx •? <> ■. :v 0v..-v\ ; . x. , < x �2b c 1’he Quarter!) The 1991 Kimball Lecture How the fossil record supports evolution Ihe fossa record o ' . htsto j seen as an .rerererere _g.. -re theory cfeveretrere .rett.clly bears it re .'\p —:-x re :re i?re rerere ■ ? c.v."..y ev. re ?■ 'spec .'. '. d V .x t .-.recge. . I'en he re ivered tie K:Me.Lee... e W tikes Litre ere :y recency. E .. >: x rereret - -re the depcmter.: of Ire ertebrates the American '.l_recre cf Nreumi History. ret. the crrcrer.: cirftcrntony -.■■■. eo- ev . ?_t:.re. _r.u ,?e &•$<; recent retd long beer, seen .4 n JJi At the Kimball lecture, from left. Biology chair Lester Turoczi. speaker Niles Eldredge, biology professor Mi­ chael Steeleand Science & Engineering Dean Umid Nejib. ■ 7-t i-.tri “Fossils show patterns that are not apparent just by looking at life.” Eldredge said. Bats and whales offer good examples, he said. Evolutionists had long theorized that bats and whales had evolved and adapted to different ccttdiltcns than their mammal ancestors. But the fossil record shew s they developed before mammals, he said. “Evolution is not a slow steady change through time.” Eldredge said. Insteai sudden environmental changes wipe out some -/Site md others, better adapted to the altered conditions, acme to the fore. “ A hen sudden climatic changes occur, the most likely ~z ;v extinction — the least likely is genetic change.” .Aithsjgh Eldredge does not deny the importance of Darv, “natural selection” in microevolutionary events, :. z ’:r.r. whether this process is responsible for the .r.-yr .-,e.r patterns of speciation observed in the fossil record. The author of an extensive list of publications, Dr. Eldredge has two books due out this fall: Miner’s Canary. ' ' x" e/timaions. and Fossils. z -^rzsertedWilfgs at Tn-z Great Professors: Cromwell Thomas By HEIDI HOJNOWSKI itsclerk re' , All engineers are builders, but Professor Emeritus While Bellas and Cromwell Thomas built more than highways and bridges. He Nejib regad Thomas' depart­ a founding engineer. built two great Wilkes traditions — the engineering department and the wrestling team. John Reese, athletic di­ Thomas began teaching in Bucknell University Junior rector and head wresCollege’s physics and engineering department in 1938, but tlingcoach-caE- him th* his influence soon spread across the curriculum. Along with “father of wrestling.’ "traditional” physics/engineering classes, he taught more A former wrestler fcr Washington Washington, and Lee College in than 19 different topics, including economics. He "filled in Virginia. Thomas remembers practicing w ith hi- first leant in. and * filled out the curriculum. Using his knowledge of "garagesandcarriashouses. W'erentedspaceinSt-Sreccen's civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering. Thomas intro- Church House.- says Thomas, "and had to rcil c- the miduced new classes. His versatility and innovation helped when we W'ere finished so the basketball team n.:;-. .“ solidify the scholarly reputation BUJC wanted to establish. Though facilities were short, spirit w as not. “We rew ay s Whether he instructed the surveying or statics and broke even." Thomas recalls. dynamics or Engineering War Science Training Program Thomas adds a “personal touch" even to today's pro­ classes. Thomas brought the same caring spirit to all. Dr. gram. say's Reese. He has served as head scorer for the Frederic Bellas, professor of physics, remembers Thomas's Wilkes Open Wrestling Toureantetti since its crigtn tn i -?'. “personality and kindness.” Both a student and colleague of His name and dedication have ireer. —temorhlized in the Thomas. Bellas says, “His genuine interest and concern for Cromwell E. Thotnas Outsnmtfins Ftesizrem Scftciarsren Wilkes and its students is unparalleled.” Calling Thomas which is awarded to the ousLxdin£fresh=a=-.-.-es-.'.er ir. :tls “one of the kindest persons at Wilkes." Bellas recalls that sophomore year, recognizing tire aiJetic ~n .essretc xc*c.Thomas "never promoted himself—only and always Wilkes arty endeavor Themes s career exemr ..ties, and its students." Now a professor emeritus. The—as it esmDt_i_s ■ Dean timid Nejib of Wilkes's School of Science and hiswife.Beryl. wi-.eiscrerirecrri t.-trL .- ' ... ctirg' _ Engineering echoes Bellas’s sentiments. According to Nejib. " est High Sc.toc.. r ttc.. -. Only the ruper-.’S. >>c-> The—es e> renrec. ? Thomas was very "low profile." Though he may have been ees. ' .- understated, he was noticed. "Students liked him. colleagues interest:-?:.-.e;-.:-.e>:?. . -z ..,<..■. see s liked him." says Nejib. "He knows so many people, and so always very interested . • scree s. . •- re ' interest.” says Bellas, many know him." Itaxnas else helps ; s ee ■• He - . ■ .... Thomas, a registered civ il engineer, brought one' ot the first Pennsylvania Society of Professional EngineerstFSl f' nw.X'rcf.lreWc'slt Cc g'egc.,e •.. -.: .'.:re . .s chapters to campus and founded one of its oldest student arkl serves as Rcxvrve e -e . e •• - ' e S.t vs. jetiied the ;vre ere-e .- .'y ’■ a.,x. -re re... chapters. I le practiced his professional expertise by helping "Urey were gvxv ;ve? e . v gxw. rev ■ e . st . g . to design the addition to Stark 1 .earning Center and acting as vXJta'.n.‘a'.’.e:’. Ire . x re. x -• . e.• x srec re . • g alxHt’. Wilkcv ' re-re.-. c s .. reirererere re. .s I ztiai Inaugurations - r■■'.•i, J;r . Aptil 5. \ ' . ' lifggtProfesscrs ' 'r ■ ' < Kibnny, April 5, - ■ ' ' ■ ■ ■ ■' >ifcddphia >■ v ■: ry 17, •'Ioiii (he li)ni(ll>/,i, |‘M Z < \l. . .' r S s .' . x ........... . - x. t'ot W ilkcs. ■ ~~ ~ ' •. .,-. �Alumni News 1950 1954 Lawrence S. Stepelevich received The Catholic University of America Alumni Achievement Award for his work in philosophy. He is a professor at Villa­ nova University. Alden Wagner was named vice presi­ dent of Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.'s Lancaster Division. He and his wife. Elsie Jean, have two sons. Paul and Mark. Robert S. Capin. President Emeritus of V." Ikes University, has been selected •isreceiv eThe SeligmurJ-StraussLodge No. 139 of B*rith Community Sen ice Award. Gerald J. Levandoski has been ap­ pointed to the board of directors of The First National Bank of Danville. He is plant manager for Merck & Co. "s Chero­ kee Plant in Riverside and lives in Danville w ith his wife, Ann. 1963 Sltaryn Yanoshak Conkcy has joined the corporate communications depart­ ment of Nevada Power Company as employee communications administra­ tor. She will supervise company/employee activities and publications. Sharyn resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. 1959 1961 Cathy Brominski Kovac announced her engagement to Joseph J. Stefaniak of Ho Ho Kus, New Jersey. Cathy is a member of the nursing faculty at Haver­ ford State Hospital, Haverford. Alumni plan Miss Saigon trip --C 115 .z.v essfcj Aizmiri .Asscciarioc is sponsoring an Oct 26 retet.. ~ : see tie "z-si-x. .. ane Broadway Theatre. 1. b.-r-Cr. Seragnimsta-cocir.c . ftneN'retBamVCarandthefallof x ire z..raaew.- the Vain- 5_-r:-7y story as a Raymond S. Litman has been named to the Advisory Council of Purdue University’s Credit Research Center. Raymond is senior vice president for Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company’s Retail Card Services Group in Hicksville. New York. He resides in Plymouth Meeting. Pennsylvania. raiwfpen"'-n—on Sannday. each. A±er tee she ■■. afamci and teeHY-L.;. 2= Plaza. 49th .-at: .1 " '.kx v:_ he r.^rec ;:r 52 nerpKsea. round .tc.-; ;. xc.ngr .nuirc-x xm-XL-.lie.-2-Z-M office. Mark your calendar 1957 Robert W. MeGurrin, Ph.D.,a teacher with the Department of Defense Schools System, has taught in France. Tokyo and England. He also works with the Shakespeare at Stratford program for American teachers. Stephen J. Echan retired with 25 years of service as Saginaw County Equaliza­ tion Director in Saginaw. Michigan, where he lives with his wife. Sandra. - Or the Qreat ‘White 7 lay---------------------- z-n. 29 1962 Audrey A. Coslett was named assis­ tant vice president at First Eastern Bank, Wilkes-Barre. She is a member of the bank s mortgage department. She and her husband, Robert, have three chil­ dren, Lynne, Craig and Jason. Janet Simpson Dingman, I’h.D., is president-elect of the West Virginia ■■■■ /z.iatio» for Counseling and Devel­ opment, Janet is currently in full-time I'-oa'.alicen-.'xJprolir/.ionalcoim ;wl also i-aeJi'::; part-time at l.’mx, .ily. and h.; • K'.1/,' i> a ,,/t. m Himlinploil, ■ ■ ■ of I ‘ r,t . < ;,)! II, ‘ h,, yl/amal'ffd, '■'■I'-. ' > I. /',-' ?7-4444 ". . . <: J'/-.; • ' -I,.I.., pdii.ihr ■ '■> ' . th 1 . ||„ Michael A. Russin was appointed vice president and director of operations for the electro optical products division of ITT in Roanoke, Virginia. Michael and his wife, Josephine, have two daugh­ ters, Jennifer and Hillary. 1969 nalforOutetandingGta^ award, given by Geriatric and '.IM- >: Centers, Inc. in Philadelphia, honors slate residents fortheirirr. olveniHjt - ::r. youth and P'>rt.. Q .. -r. .e director of the Keystone State Game,. Inc., Wilkes-Barre. 1968 Robert A, Beeler recently married Helen Joyce Wint of Wilkes-Barre. He is employed as a chef at Wilkes Univer­ sity, where he has worked for 20 years. Nancy Noterman Downing graduated with a bachelor of science in elemen­ tary education from York College of Pennsylvania. She is a substitute teacher in the local school district. Lcilani A. Hall received a master's in library studies from Rutgers Univer­ sity, New Brunswick, NJ, She is an as­ sistant librarian in the Engineering Library at Princeton University, and lives in Piscataway, NJ, with her four children, I'-tlwm'd J, I’mlehl is controller lot 1 hiitvd Penn Bank and has been elected 1,1 serve ns piestdeni of the I'econo 1 hiipierul'ilie Hank Administtalionln Miltih'. He and his wile, I li.aN'th, ate ll"' pnienis of three ehddien, David, ••ttitle) and ,Small I hex reside In I'al l'rnm,\lvmiiii. - irkirii - rr.ide Jfcsjxa. Ca.;.'-.—iz. 1971 Bonnie Gellas to ±ebz-zi '.f fexajrs 1'.: ire C-y---r Erizse :. c" ■. Boess is & di­ rect®- cf cwEsnoicsMes st MictM E_ Segal CbmpaiNc Ymk.NeT; York- Elwood Dean Jones was pn'.m-.ied ?. field division claims tional INS Co.. San Antonio. Texas. 1964 Lou Coopey was named Professional Photographer of the Year by the Phoe­ nix, Arizona, Professional Photogra­ phers Association. Joseph 7, ■-'a. ..-M-Rar-cCor.•'ru-ai-canil </ -feg Dxw-nhanMMz -reci .- cieEa;. «a:gric2i'.r - SAoBsxiyax Joeandhrs Owen Costello ■>. ;ii,, ,vj,,,, .y/, rf__ ctpient of the John B. . Jr Tjttrafriendly sUjes Two San Francisce-based Unztod Anfices cct rafsbos. -i- .—y during a stopover in PhExie'.rhlx dssccverai they — . re tz corzzzrc. than the Friendly Skies. William Price "57 sxd Deanna GriHzer Janes '"2 ered tbey were both Wilkes aJ-xrxi. Price, formerly of Nsariceke. Ess been piling wHt Uzhai szzee 1963. He is currently 2 DC-iC captriz azc Eves fcaRex ■ ■ .vc Cfe. C_z —nia. When CapQtn Price isn't irrixKz.e. fee teaches z cevzse cz ’Hxzxz Factors in Aviation'' at Sxt Jose State CeT.ege. Jones, formerly of Kingston,has even a&'gr.: anerrixs s ~ ce . -''.now lives in Menlo Park. Cxifcrr::x “The ax>ts of Wilkes University rc= c?cr.“ s_M f rees- “L.vx :'?r z> both th- next tint- you re t.y ...i. —------ >. ‘RartusSa Doris G. Bartuska. M.D., '4°. "■'> ixxwred re­ cently "ith a D.c> cc", s Award fwtn the V-V c.’ CollegeofPeKv graduate ci V-v UoUegeofiV.rasy- f B.mi',sk,i"a',\' -'A an outst.mdmg vcgA'SW.;.. toootthovNx'.M <y-‘ ■ its cant mcluduv both she \ ' Va- -,-; Women's \vm< ■ >'■ - ■ diowuhevc" ■'r■ .. ' ■' - W'.vv .X..d.'W W Hi- cm v.v..'vs.. '•>' key ' " • v ' \ '' i �30 Alumni News The Quarterly Robert Tinner was named vice presi­ dent and consumer sendees division managerat First Peoples National Bank in Edwardsville. Pennsylvania. Robert lives in Indian Lake with his wife. Ann. 1973 John J. Margo was named director of human resources at the Oneida City Hospital in Oneida, New York. He and his wife, Peggy, reside in Oneida. 1972 Blase L. Gavlick, Esq., is vice presi­ dent and regional trust coordinator of Hamilton Bank. Core States, Reading. Linda Lanzone recently married James Suponcic. Linda is employed in the Luzerne County assessor's office. 1974 Bernard J. Healey has earned a Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. He is employed by the Pennsylvania Depart­ ment of Health in Kingston and teaches at Wilkes. He and his wife. Kathy, are parents of Alison and Bryan. Alumni gather across the country In Bethesda. Maryland Robert Lussi, CPA, recently acquired the accounting practice of Slamon and Company. He and his wife, Nettie, and their two children. Jaime and Joelle, live in Wilkes-Bane. David J. Yeosock, a partner in Yeosock Funeral Home, Plains, has been appointed to the Metropolitan Advisory Committee of First Eastern Bank 1975 C-TEC Corp. He resides in Wyoming, Pennsylvania. Linda Papatopli is teaching at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachu­ setts. She and her husband, Donald, and son, Patrick, reside in Boston. Donna Geffert Yozwiak and her hus­ band, Larry, announce the birth of Al­ exandra Veronica Feb. 1. She joins brother Nathan, 8, and sister Andrea, 4. * r 4 I I I I I At right, from left: Pam Jones '83. Guy "Pinky" DiZebba '76, Janet Macik '75 and Paul Macik '76. Shown hereare student Lisa Zimerman,Ishley,Dr.Owen Fautand student Melissa Summa. In Palo Alto. California Ishley speaks to chemists 1 * Above, from left. Deanna Grietzer Jones '72. Tom Jones, and Joseph C. Wiendl '69. 1976 Raymond B. Ostroski has been named vice president and general counsel for 4 Above, from left, President Brciseth, Michael F. Bianco '62 and Gary Zellner, brother of assistant wrestling coach Al Zellner '72. Dr. Joseph Ishley '71 was the featured speaker at the 252nd meeting of the Susquehanna Valley Section of the American Chemical Society, hosted by Wilkes. A chemist with Pfizer Minerals Research Center in Bethlehem, Ishley's primary inter­ est is paper coating and printing. He earned his M.S. in chemistry from the University of Dayton and his Ph.D. from Penn State. 1977 1 heresa Domanski Jones and husband, Jay, announce the birth VI of Ua UUUglKVl, daughter. J ---------------------Caroline, in January. Theresa does free­ lance art work for area businesses. They reside in Binghamton, New York. John Jastrem has been named senior vice president and chief financial offi­ cer for Knapp Communications Corpo­ ration. John resides in Redondo Beach. California. Jon Metta has been named assistant vicePres>dent at First Eastern Bank. He is in lhe lnveslmenl Banking Department. Jon and his wife, Karen, have a daughter, Tia. Alumni gather across the country 1 At left, from left: Gary Sanchez '87, Marc Graves '89, Dean Emeritus George Ralston, Lisa O'Neil, Gene Wachowski '85, Al Melusen '85, Shaw n Miller '87. io^m'r116'0 D°nna iS an English and journalism teacher at F easant Valley High School. She also advises the nalonal award-winning yearbook, Bruin completing her 15th year and the 12th irst place national journalism award trom Columbia University Scholastic Press Association. Nelson Ashburner was recently pre­ sented the Community Community Counseling Counseling Services Staff Appreciation Award. Nelson has been a therapist with Com­ munity Counseling Services for five years. He lives in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Robert Skrinak has been appointed supervisor of a partial hospitalization program at the Community Counseling Services of Northeast Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre. Bob and his wife, Kathryn, announce the birth of a son, Robert, in September. 31 They live in Brodheadsville, Pennsvl- In San Diego, California Baron 75 joins IMG John Baron has joined Insur­ ance Management Group (IMG), headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, providing insurance and invest­ ment counseling to clients throughout eastern Pennsylvania. A specialist in investments and an independent contractor with Robert Thomas Securities, Inc. (member NASD/SIPC), Baron has access to every mar­ ket and the complete range of financial services and products to offer a full- service brokerage operation. A member of the Board of Di­ rectors of the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, Baron is presi­ dent of the Wilkes University Alumni Association and a member of the Wilkes Board of Trustees. He is also affiliated with the Westmoreland Club, Wyoming Valley Country Club, and St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin. Baron and his wife, Chris­ tiana Miele '73, have twodattghters, Kristina and Jenna. Below, Kenneth Stone, Esq. '74, Tami Stone. Ana Luong and Tu Chau "Joe" Luong '84. In Manhattan Beach, California At right, from left: George Offshackle '75 (on floor), Bruce Horn '89, Christine Allen, Robert Milmoe '75, Velina Sehifano Milmoe '76, Edward Strucke '67, Patricia Novak Strucke '67. At left, from left. Pa­ tricia Novak Strucke '67, Steve Mendel­ sohn. Michele Hastie Mendelsohn '67,Dana R. Ward '67. Sue Lee. John F. Jastrem '77. Regional Alumni Vice President. �32 Jeffrey D. Renoe earned his MBA in marketing from Drexel University. He is director of financial analysis for Campbell Soup Company. He and his wife. Ethel, and their daughter. Elise. reside in Glen Mills. Pennsylvania. 1978 Bruce R. Drum was named Labor Relations Manager for K-D Tools, re­ sponsible for facilitces in Lancaster and Bidmcre. Brace and his wife. Karen, sad their sen. Derek. Live in Lititz. PA. Gary R. Good. M.D. is a resident phy sician at Harrisburg Hospital. Pennsylvania. Gary earned his medical degree at die American University of the Car­ ibbean in Monsenrat. British West In­ dies. He did his clinical training in Dub­ lin. Ireland, and his internship at West­ ern Pennsylvania Hospital. Pittsburgh. David Jolley recently attained certified level status in the American Society for Health Care Marketing and Public Re­ lations Professional Achievement Pro­ gram. David is vice president for public affairs ar the GeUinger Wyoming Vailey Medical Center and lives in Larksville. ..-e_ \r r -jj-. a...-. Major dark F. Speicher was deployed _. _ . . __ y .... .. ... 4Szztii Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Clark is Mission Crew Com- "ftUkes alumni, trustees lead all ft ilkes-Barre Partnership groups .-I.‘ Alumni News The Quarterly 'J nsrstiir- ■.•fxz- : mander on the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. I le is as­ signed to the 964 AWACS, Tinker A FB. Oklahoma. 1979 Michael J. and .Janet Vierbuchen Briel '81 announce the birth of their first child. Katlyn Maureen, in 1990, Mike is vice-president and controller of Schlage Electronics, a subsidiary’ of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. is a nurse manager at Stanford University. Both Mike and Janet hold MBAs from the University of San Fran­ cisco. They live in Belmont. California. Marla Brodsky Wright and her hus­ band, Jeffrey, announce the birth of a son. Andrew Philip, on Sept. 25, 1990. They reside in Levittown, New’ York. 1981 Glenn P. Coopey graduated from Golden Gate University in December, 1990, with an MPA degree in human re­ sources management. Maryann Dorman married Thomas Kuren of Swoyersville. Maryann is em­ ployed as a medical technologist at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. They nowlive in Larksville. 1980 -■ ?1_± f.r nz:—ez: Mark Bohn, M.D. hasjoined the medi­ cal staff of Wilkes-Barre General Hos­ pital. He practices in Mountaimop. Francis M. Cantaflo. a physical thera­ pist, recently joined the staff at Mercy Hospital. Wilkes-Barre. He resides in Scranton with his wife, Patricia. Roger .1. Davis, GPA, is a partner in charge of per'xmncl forSchmelter, Mas­ ter & P.C., of Philadelphia, Koger re dd':: in Elkins Park, J.auric Williams I aylor received an M in geology from the depart ol g’vJogi': and aimo-.ph' ric •.< i x Iowa '/late L'nivctsily, Lauric )>i::dlh phy .ici .l lol ill’’ L ol luivjiomiiciil I h allh h , -.1 Mary Hyde Pfister and her hu /trnd. Doug, announce the birth of adaugheer, Erin Moiria. in January. They reside if. Livingstone, New Jersey. Judy Marie Rydzewski n.arriii Jo­ seph Dav id CudoofTay lor, Penns;- Lvania. Judy is a senior prcgramrr.er zzzly -t. hh C-TEC Corprnraion c f Dm.z.-. Pennsylvania. The couple resize-: ir. Kingston, Peunsy ?. arts. Maureen Stacks Sham ~■ be53 2.“pointed ders of adnrisskns and srndems for the M~Aon-WMEams^bzctor Schorl of An trt Uzzz Ne- Ycnz 1983 Joseph P. Lavelle, Esq. and his wife. Kathy MIodzienski ’80, announce the birth of a daughter. Remy Kathryn, in June, 1990. Joe is a partner at Howrey & Simon Law Firm in Al­ exandria. Virginia. Capt. William Bradley McLennan received his MS degree from Golden Gate University in 1988. He and his wife. Joni Rae. and their son. William Patrick, reside in San Francisco. 1982 Mark B. Barettella, M.D., is a second year fellow in invasive cardiology at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Mark received his M.D. degree from Rutgei :rs Medical School in 1986 and completed a three year residency in internal medi­ cine al St. Barnabas Medical Center. New Jersey in 1989. 33 j Zale '78 joins GE Lawrence P. Zale has joined the GE Research and Development Center as a partner attorney. After completing his B.A. in physics at Wilkes. Zale earned an M. S. degree in 1981 in biomedical engineering from Drexel Univer­ sity and his J.D. in 1989 from Franklin Pierce Law Center in Con­ cord. N.H. Prior to joining the R&D Center, he worked as a program­ mer with Computer Science Cor­ poration first at the Kennedy Space Center, and later in Moorestown. N. J.. and as an electronic engineer with Martin Marietta in Orlando and at Tohyhanna Army Depot. Most recently. he was a patent tiliotiiey with Paul and Paul I aw Olliee in Philadelphia. /■ale is a meniher of the I’htla 'lelpliiit Piiiem I aw Association. Ilie Philadelphia Hui Association, and ihe New .leiscv Um \ssoeia •i"n. I le mid Im, w ile. I tsit. have ‘•nr tlaiiphiei and live in SeliettC' •"‘h. New \ otk Daniel Batzel received his PhD. in main group synthesis at Case Western Reserve University’ and now woiks for Dow Chemical Company. His wife.Jzr.g Min. gave birth to a son. Grant.on Janu­ ary 19. They live in Midland. Michigan. ,i , | Dr. Linda K. Bioseis board cenifedin internal medicine. She owns her own practice in Bath. Pennsylvania. ; 1 Catherine E. Lee is working for the Family Survival Project ta San Frar.cisco and studying full-time toward a Ph.D. in clinical psychology neuropsy­ chology at Califomia School ef Profes­ sional Psychology. She did r.usser's work in gerontology at I SC Lcxxvsrc. Davis School ofGerv-iuoIegy. PI Beier-e 8 hex-is ■j heme health f.~-. x. Scxhi-Ljccv o.xv.-:.;- xtra s.- ; _• . itx-xr tv -■.'.Ai.-. -.1 . . Captain Scott f. 1 efebre and b.is :'e. I .on, announce thebirth ofa so.-. S •-o v Maxwell, in Septemlx-r. >x\\ reside in Seffner. Florida, Richard IVnvlto. M3'- ■' •'-* gist, performed the trx, d coivnmj athetvetomy to N,a. eotvnaty ath.'Kxioi'.vx :o Sc cere e.sidoaivseaivhwwi ,v. I Mxf t'eiitei in fine, IVmtxyh.vx.i. cedtiiv removes falfy dcxw .x ,Av. clogged eoiomii \ atte; ,espiliimi$U,lll s: oJs>„|\. '? IV. , ,i lieutenant >etmmm,v. ;.x> \. \... Reseivo. lomcdtitellx-.ev ■ . - \\ C.-. -x' C.'-’.V >' K c. ■e. ■ . X' x\v ■ X, .. 'K. XX ... ., s x �34 Siena J. L. Shields, M.D., is a board certified general practitioner and has opened her office in Conway. South Carolina. Elaine Kerchusky Tucker and herhusband. John, announce the birth of a son. Joshua, in December 1990. They reside in Milford. Pennsylvania. Kenneth R. Ustynoski, M.D., pre­ sented a lecture on colon and rectal can­ cer to the residents, faculty and staff of Wyoming Valley Family Practice lo­ cated in Kingston. Pennsylvania. Ellen M. Van Riper is an associate at­ torney specializing in land use and en­ vironmental law and municipal repre­ sentation with the Jorden Law Firm in Phoenix. Arizona. She resides in Phoe­ nix, Arizona. Alumni News The Quarterly 1984 Karen Bove has been named assistant coach of the Wilkes women’s basket­ ball team. She is currently ranked 10th on the Wilkes all-time scoring list with 673 points. Christine M. Cummings married John Bartosiewicz on April 28. 1990. Christine is a registered nurse at Fair Oaks Hospital, Virginia. Edward W. Czeck married Kathy Nitzberg in September, 1990. Edward is an assistant professor at Northeastern University. Boston, Massachusetts. Joanne Dal Sasso announces her engagement to Steven Ogden. An October 1991 wedding is being planned. She is employed at EG&G Judson as an ad- Marquart '88, Yencha '85 serve in Gulf Two Wilkes graduates made headlines and front lines during the Gulf War last winter. Debbie Marquart '88 was the subject of news re­ leases about her supervision of making bombs. Dr. Myron Yencha '85, who served as a battle surgeon, accompanied the front-line troops into Kuwait. Interviewed by pool reporters at “an airbase in the Arabian Penin­ sula." Marquart talked about her work supervising five squadrons of men building bombs. She supervised crews for munitions, fabrications, maintenance, armament systems and aerospace ground equipment. Part of her daily routine was a three-hour inspection of bombs for defects. Marquart. who graduated from Aircraft Maintenance School only three months before arriving in Saudi Arabia, is a 1988 Wilkes graduate who majored in mathematics. She was also an ROTC cadet at Wilkes. Yencha. a 1985 graduate who earned his M.D. degree from Temple University School of Medicine in 1989. served as a battalion surgeon dur­ ing Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. As a battalion surgeon, Yencha was responsible for the health care of 1,000 marines and super­ vised 65 corpsmen. “Since I was a battalion surgeon, I was located on the front lines and did everything the battalion did," Yencha wrote. "During the ground war, 1 crossed into Kuwait with the lead elements of the assault and could hear artillery whistling over my head. I did have some incoming go off near me. Although the battalion didn't take casualties. I did treat several Iraqi EPW's." Yencha returned to the United States in April. ministrative assistant in sales and also editorofthe corporate newsletter. Joanne resides in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Sharon Fidishun married Tom Goetz in October, 1990. Sharon is an account executive at AT&T. They are residing in Reston, Virginia. Frederic James Krome is a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati, where he was chosen as a Charles Phelps Taft Dissertation Fellow. He is writing his dissertation on Anglo-American Film Propaganda in World War II. Robert Mehal has been commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. He joined the Navy in August of 1984. Leo E. Orlandini has assumed the positionofqualityassurancemanagerwith The Lion brewery in Wilkes-Barre. He resides in Dallas. Pennsylvania. Donna Eshelman Yankovich recently received an Award of Merit and publi­ cation of poetry from Iliad Press. She is pursuing publication of other poetry collections and scripts. She and her hus­ band, John, and three sons, Kyle, Corey and Brett, live in Kingston. John is superintendent of maintenance for CertainTeed Corporation in Mountaintop. 1985 Karen Anderson married Troy W. Schulz on August 25,1990. Karen is an applications project specialist for New York Life Insurance Co. in Clinton Township, New Jersey. They reside in Forks Township, Pennsylvania. Tawny Lynne Rushoe Dietrick and her husband, Mark, announce the birth of a daughter, Erin Nicole, on Decem­ ber 10,1990. They reside in Trout Run, Pennsylvania. Jane A. Kaynock has received the 1990 Distinguished Leadership Award from the National Association for Commu­ nity Leadership. She is a 1989 graduate of Leadership Hazelton. William J. Krawitz was named pro­ duction manager at Tamms Industries. His wife, Jeanne Norcross ’76, is a registered nurse on the addiction unit of First Hospital ofWyoming Valley.They reside in Edwardsville. J>ms J Mulligan, CPA h„ been promoted to controller for Elan International, Inc., a world-wide manufacturer of aromatic chemicals and vanilla ex­ tract. He lives in Hackensack, NJ. 1986 f°h".P'5USat!s £raduated from Millersville University with si master of arts degree in English. Paul Middletoi ,n married Margaret Fino of Ashley. Paul js a Wilkes-Barre Citv ZS2KX and served in the Persian Gulf Alison Adair Geise married Stephen Leonard Wagner. Alison is employed by J.C. Penney Telemarketing. They will reside in Moosic, Pennsylvania. 35 David Paul Machina married Cyn­ thia Ann Shatkoski ’87. Paul is a computer programmer at Markdata in Pittston. Cynthia is an accountant at Franklin First Federal Savings Bank in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Thomas and Andrea Hincken Mosca ’84 announce the birth of a daughter, Hillary Elizabeth, in July. 1990. Tom graduated from Columbus School of Law-Catholic University and works at Shea, Shea & Caputo. Andrea is a cus­ tomer sendee representative at ECW Insurance Agency, Wilkes-Barre. Russell Banta HI married Lisa Anne Sigman ’88. He is a quality control technician for Wyoming Sand & Stone in Tunkhannock. She is a statistical analyst for Guard Insurance Group, Wilkes-Barre. Lisa Marie DeCinti was married to Brian Murphy. Lisa is employed with Liberty Mutual Insurance. The couple resides in Dover, New Hampshire. Janee Eyerman-Greto and her hus­ band, Michael, announce the birth of twin boys, Matthew' Paul and Bryan Anthony, on Oct. 21,1990. The family resides in Northampton, Pennsylvania. Michele James was promoted by M-K Ferguson Oak Ridge Company and she was transferred to Oak Ridge Nuclear Laboratory Y-12 Site. She resides in West Knoxville, Tennessee. Steven M. Kotch married Susan A. Michalek. Steven is an accounts repre­ sentative for General Motors Accep­ tance Corp. They will live in Nanticoke. Kimberly R, Land graduated from Temple University School of Dentistry in May, 1990, with a D.M.D. degree. She is practicing family dentistry in Minersville. Christine L. May formed a student as­ sociation for Wilkes's master's in health care administration program and serves as president. Christine is employed at St- Lukes Hospital, Bethlehem. The Admissions Office Invites Mfthimni to participate in the newly formed Alumni in Admissions Program Members of the program will be asked to participate in some of the following activities: ’’college night programs. ’’visits to prospective students’ homes, ^receptions for accepted students, ’’phone calls to accepted students. If you would like to assist the Admissions Office in their recruitment efforts, please contact the Dean of Admissions, at 717-824-9890 (local), 800-572-4444 (from Pennsylvania), or 800-537-4444(from outside Pennsylvania), extension 4403. �?36 The Quarterly are 3-generation Wilkes family W hen Edward J. Gower II graduated in spring of 1990. his family became one of Wilkes University's elite three-generation families. His dad. Edward J. Gower "0. and grandfather, Ken­ neth N. Gower ’53. are also Wilkes graduates. The elder Mr. Gower was unable to attend young Gower's Commencement. Wendy Sue Henning married Jon Howton. Wendy is a medical technolo­ gist for the American Red Cross in Wilkes-Barre. Jon works as a service technician for Mediscus Corporation in Wilkes-Barre. John B. Schmidt completed Army basic training and joined the 101st Airborne Division. He has been stationed in Saudi Arabia and hopes to finish flight school when he returns home. 1990 David M. Argentati has been named men’s assistant basketball coach at College Misericordia in Dallas, PennSylvania. Stephanie L. Stine announces her engagemem io Salt atore P. DiGiovanni ’S9. Stephanie is employed at Lehigh Christopher Buchanan is serving as A alley Hcspial Center as a registered 311 intern in the City Clerk’s Office at tmse in the operating room. Sal is Wilkes-Barre City Hall. JWitkowskimarriedBr.eriy Tho- employed as the assistant programmer for Canine Caterers of West Chester. Lisa Isbitski Golden is a staff nurse in Pennsylvania. the medical surgical telemetry unit at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Edw ard J. Sullivan, P.E.. has received Center. Lisa and her husband, Michael, iff professional engineer's license. Ed live in Wilkes-Barre. is a sensor electrical engineer in the electrical xffir. department of Quad Lori Trombetta has passed her State ■ ’“L Da’. i-.i Amy RoseThree Group. Inc., of Wilkes Barre. He Board Examination and is employed in and his wife. Susan, live in Larksville. lhe Chemotherapy Unit of Nesbitt bur. :~S. Memorial Hospital, Kingston. Margaret Uarrisnn marie: Rai-’- f L^jn'drd F- Witczak is employed with i , ~r" ' Mtaoio r------- r-___ hired’ by the■ vx&xe rr:ci Rh-sol Magaret is a Magic Years Child Care Centers in Carolee Welebob was 1' PlairA. Pennsylvania. He works as a Crestwood School District and will ii'.trict manager of eight child care teach seventh grade mathematics at centers in i the ............ — Wilkes Barre/Scranton Pairview Elementary, Mountaintop. Liciriia ” Satan (i. area and in Binghamton. New York. 1988 .’•farfc 7 "/>.. - '~/r '//' . Trucre:. i: ' z.'jier.'j:. Avar Jar. > / rtter.:: C'zr.jar.y. ipst./:. 'rr~ ;>..r.!a re /-; -"■'■.s H. er 4 wdtMg »■<& tnjMed jtr»a>Hee tn . 1989 Kevin Gaffey r«r. teen promoted to a level If accountant by Green and fj.Woodbridge. '. .-.// \-.v/-y. Y.'-. '.t. rb'-.'.-h', in E/Jiwi, S'i-j/Jmcy. Andrew K, Harris H an electrical ell We-.riw'hwz: 'savannah P. >7?'’ 'cn'/'.ny.P'-.f i'k^illAuyU.fn Gerald P. Bush ’49 John ('. Griper’4 I Maifhew Paul Hughto. ’73 Hio/rias Krisulcvicz ’62 Mcnill Ihtm-H llafrison'GK Marh St hhidcnnfin *86 Ordering Information Cap. royal blue with while puff prim. One size fits all. S5.95 Mouse Pad, approx. 8 x 9.5 in. Cray with blue imprint. I Pad Holder. 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Wilkes University Quarterly Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED If this magazine is addressed to a graduate who no longer maintains a residence at your home, please tear off the mailing label and mail it, with the corrected address, to the Alumni Office. Paradisea sanguinea, J. Gould and W. Hart, ca. 1875-1888 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S, POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 355 WILKES-BARRE, PA. � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Summer 1991 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 1991 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d948596c646f1150ef6fd98f43b93604.pdf 91fe8e23c534daf50a1b9fa4c1af45b1 PDF Text Text �Contents J March, 1991 Dear Friends: This is the Year of the Alumni for Wilkes University. The Board of Trustees, the University Council, and the Alumni Association, along with the staff of the University, have designated 1991 as the year to make heroic efforts to increase the participation of our nearly 18,000 alumni in their support of Wilkes University. Over the last seven years, we have gone from an 8% participation rate in the Annual Fund to a proportion that is now more than 20%. I am confident that as we call on every alumna and alumnus to support the WILKES TOMORROW Campaign in this, its final year, in addition to maintaining support for the Annual Fund, we can push that participation rate up above 30% and start toward 40%. The work of a growing number of volunteers in organizing regional gatherings and alumni networks is creating a new sense of connectedness for large numbers of Wilkes alumni. I hope that each of you will be open to participating at a level that matches the time, energy, and resources you have to invest in Wilkes University. We want you to help make it possible for future generations of students to benefit from the high quality of education you enjoyed. I hope that the many messages and publications that we have been sending convey the sense of excitement at Wilkes as the campus grows and new opportunities develop for our students. We have just announced a new partnership with the Robert Packer Hospital, Hahnemann University Medical School and Wilkes University to attract bright young students who will be simultaneously admitted to Wilkes University and to Hahnemann Medical School. During the second semester of their senior year, they will study at the Guthrie Clinic at Packer Hospital before entering medical school. This is an exciting new commitment on the part of each of these three institutions to ensure top medical care for the rural and small town communities of northern Pennsylvania and southern New York in the 21 st century. This is but one of the several new activities at Wilkes which should make you proud of your alma mater. This issue of The Quarterly will bring back many memories and highlight the wonderful impact of a Wilkes education on its students — and of their education on their lives and professions. We need you more now than ever to stand up for Wilkes University. When you are called, I hope you will be ready and respond generously. Sincerely, Christopher N. Breiseth Humanities: Ticket to the World.................. 1 Hope for the World................. 7 And Media............................ 8 The Writing Center................ 10 K.K. Shao.............................. 11 Carrying the Tradition........... 12 Charlotte Lord....................... 13 Foreign Language.................14 Humanities & Religion.......... 15 Composer Bruce Reiprich... .16 Theater: Michael O'Neill.... 18 Pianist Tom Hrynkiw............ 20 The Chronicle........................... 22 Alumni News............................ 26 humanities ticket to the world 1 AWIIIT The Cover Wilkes memories reappear in the cover collage by Richard Kingston '75 en­ twined with many ofthe greatest artists and thinkers of human history. See story on Kingston on Page 4. The Quarterly Wilkes University Quarterly is published by the Public Relations and Alumni officesofWilkesUniversity, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. Director of Public Relations and Publications Jane Manganella Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula II '78 Editor Nedra W. Bloom Photography Curtis Salonick Associate Editor Craig Mark Davis Alumni News Editor Florence Lauth Editorial Assistants Ana Guzman Gail Humphrey Betty Endress Patti Skozclas Heidi Hojnowski Executive Assistant to the President Robert Heaman, Ph.D. President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. Wilkes-Barre Taiwan Indonesia The Hague Kingston New York City Atlantic City Buffalo Philadelphia Hartford Baltimore Turkey Saudi Arabia Oman The United Nations AOMUT OWlg Don’t think as narrow as your degree. President Christopher Breiseth aimed the advice at all Wilkes students and alumni on the occasion of his inauguration six years ago. But it came home especially to Alis Purcell, a 1965 English major whose career with Avon has taken her around the world. “It was so true for me,” she said. “Now I counsel young people the same way.” Wilkes graduates in the humanities have indeed circled the globe, taking their broad, liberal backgrounds into a host of realms they never expected. From Wilkes-Barre to the United Nations, from teaching to television, from high schools to Johns Hopkins, these graduates have taken not only the specifics of a Wilkes education but the breadth they have built atop that base — and they have changed the world. Meet these alumni Linda Abbey ’77, English Vice President and Party Planner, Great Performances She went to New York to be an actress. But she had the good sense to realize a good business opportunity when it appeared. And now Linda Abbey is vice president of a S3 million a year catering business in New York City. Though she majored in English at Wilkes and got a “just in case” teaching certificate, she knew she wanted to be an actress. The opportunity came too. She started in summer stock, followed by Manhattan Showcase work. In two years, she had earned her actors’ union card. A dubious honor, the card made it much harder to find work. She signed on with Great Performances, just to pay the rent. Great Performances was new then, founded by actresses to make a living between jobs and to employ other actresses and actors in the flexible scheduling they needed to allow for auditions and classes. By 1980 she was working full-time at Great Performances and had put theater on the back burner. Now she can plan almost any party you need. She did Zubin Mehta’s party at Avery Fisher Hall, the opening night party for Anything Goes— — parties on boats, in French schools, in museums and private homes. “None of us is trained in the food business,” Abbey confessed. But the partners' humanities majors helped them find a niche and fill it. Best of all, the partners still meet their founding purpose. The 300 waiters and waitresses on call are struggling artists, sculptors, painters, actors and actresses. So Great Performances still helps ensure the world great performances. �2 The Quarterly Judith Adams '67, English Director, Lockwood Memorial Library State University of New York at Buffalo At Wilkes, Judith Adams was “forced” to do an “incredible” amount of writing—weekly themes in English courses and three papers per course. “That training and that experience has enabled me to become an excellent writer in my field and on specialty topics," she said, noting that the ability to write “to the point” is also a critical skill for a capable manager. An English major, Adams thought she might like to be a teacher after graduation, but instead landed a job at the Ostcrhout Free Library. “I enjoyed it so much and it held so many more wide-ranging possibilities than teaching that I got a master’s in library science.” Her liberal arts education has proved the key to success, she believes. “If I had specialized, I might never have known the cross disciplinary nature of most research today.” Her philosophy minor especially encouraged her to look at things from more than one perspective. Her work has certainly been crossdisciplinary. Working in tandem with a science librarian at Lehigh University, her first professional library post, she prepared a dinner talk on amusement parks. She found the topic so fascinating that she has recently completed a book — due out in March — examining the changing technology of the parks, from the gears and wheels of Coney Island to the high tech and plastic of Disney World. After visiting dozens of parks, she said her favorite is Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, one of the few that made the transition from old-fashioned amusement park to theme park. Now director of the Lockwood Memorial Library, the graduate research library in humanities and social sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Adams is more convinced than ever that the humanities form the basis for broad study. “The humanities enable people to see the connections between things that are not obviously related,” she said. he was talented in art, several TV communications graduate students asked him for artwork for their productions. He liked that little taste of television, but came back to Wilkes-Barre to do commercial art. On the rugby field, where he spent his free time, he met a TV sportscaster who told him WYOU-TV was looking for an artist. Although WYOU wanted an artist, they really needed a cameraman. Because of his size, Dettmore could do both. He recalls covering trials by taping the principals going in and out of the courtroom, then grabbing his sketch pad and drawing illustrations of the courtroom action. He switched to WNEP-TV, still doing double duty as artist and cameraman, but when WNEP created a new art department, Dettmore left the camera behind. When he married, his wife was going to school in New York and Dettmore took a career step, too. He joined the staff of Good Morning America for two years, then moved to NBC News where he worked five years as graphics director, electronically creating the maps, chans and animation that made Tom Brokaw’s news easier for the TV viewer to understand. But New York was no place for the two children who came along during those years. He moved to Hartford’s WFSB as graphics director. Although the station is notas big, his job is better, Dettmore said. He heads a department and has more variety, including sets, newsletters and even inte­ rior design in addition to the news graphics. A humanities degree was the perfect preparation for this career, Dettmore says. “You’re notjust working on one thing — you have to be tuned into a lot of things. “AtNBC, you’re not just an artist but a journalist You have to have a basic knowledge of how the world operates or you’re lost.” Two ofthe graphics Dettmore designedfor NBC Nightly News are highlighted on the back cover. Joel Fischman 73, History/Education Director of Entertainment Trump Plaza, Atlantic City Joseph Dettmore 76, Art . Flschman Plans the schedules, books all the Tn,m >°m 3 u ° contracts> and watches all the shows at the Trump p)aza hotel in Atlantic City How do you prepare for a career like that? Graphics Director, WFSB-TV Hartford Joseph Dettmore is a big guy—big enough to carry a TV Put meX^ bFCT8C at WHkCS in 1966 and A1 Gr0h camera, p- - of — -that,- •he got •his • first - job doing TV justt a hi ph « h lsct,man wasn’t even in college then — Because graphics — the career that has taken him through °Good Morning America, NBC News- -New - — York - —and .... J on up to graphics director at WFSB in Hartford. «l>j“Ec served rouryean An art major at Wilkes, he was completing a master's in theater and man < ’ " carnwl a masIcr’s in tccllnical AfiX™T 8 u"131 Syracusc University. commercial art at Syracuse when he first tasted TV. Because ua school he worked his way from assistant Humanities: Ticket to the World stage manager to director of operations to production direc­ tor during seven years with the Pennsylvania Ballet in Phila­ delphia. When the chance came to try Trump Plaza, he went for it. He has come to love the work since joining the Atlantic City hotel staff in 1986. His work entails lots of details, but also the chance to meet all the stars—he has worked with Bill Cosby, Anne Murray, Lisa Minnelli, Wrestlemania, Paul Anka, the Rolling Stones—even arranged in-house produc­ tion shows like “A Night in the Catskills.” In retrospect, Fischman still credits Al Groh for getting him on the right track. “He saw I had this in my blood and helped it.” In addition to the theatrical aspects of his work, “There’s a lot of common sense and budgets — it’s a business, too.” He doesn't have a theater major. Wilkes didn’toffer one then. But“history was a good background,” he said. “It helps because it gives a perspec live. The liberal arts open your eyes to different areas. You don’t know when they will come into play but they do every day." So even in his favorite field, he finds the daily work to be “a marriage of all those things from college.” Fischman’s wife, Ellen Schwartz Fischman ’75, is also a Wilkes graduate. They have three children: Beth Alyn, 13; Scott Lewis, 10; and Amy Faith, 9. Jack Flynn '71, English Senior Public Affairs Officer Department of Housing &Urban Development Washington, D.C. As senior public affairs officer for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Jack Flynn, ’71, serves as an intermediary on federal policy. First, he helps news media across the nation understand new HUD projects and policy. Second, he helps HUD officials predict how a new project or policy will be received by the public. The work entails a great deal of writing, said Flynn, who is the number two man in public affairs with the federal department that operates closest to home for many people. The bulk of his work is two to three page news releases togcncralmcdiacxplainingwhatthedcpartmcntisdoingand why. He also writes pieces for trade journals, explaining and commenting on Secretary Jack Kemp’s policies and handles questions from media across the country. Hisjob also includes serving as official adviser to several of Secretary Kemp’s top appointments, including the assistant secretary for commerce and development and the president of the Government National Mortgage Association. 3 “I don’t make policy, but as it’s being made, I help them understand how it will be perceived.” Always a writer, Flynn had served in the military and worked at WB AX radio before beginning college. He came to Wilkes for a “validation” of his skills. He received that validation here and has continued to be honored for his work. Last year, he received the Distinguished Service Award, the department’s highest award, from Secretary Kemp. Flynn joined HUD in 1972 as a local worker helping the Wyoming Valley recover from the Agnes Flood. He moved to Philadelphia in 1974 and became a career government employee there, moving on to Washington in 1976. Jack Geller ’67, History District Director of Black Lung Office Kingston, Pennsylvania Supervising the distribution of some S6 million in bene­ fits to former coal miners and their survivors gives Jack Geller a good feeling of helping people. As district director for the Black Lung office he does just that. Like many a history major, Geller planned on a teaching career. He took the Civil Service exam with his roommate in the fall of his senior year, just to see what would happen. He promptly forgot all about it and enjoyed his student teaching at Coughlin High School. It came back to mind abruptly in January when he was offered a job with the Social Security Administration in Baltimore immediately upon graduation. Deciding that a sure thing in government service was better than a possibility in teaching, Geller took the government post and has never regretted it. He has been with the government since 1967 and with the black lung program since 1978. Northeastern Pennsylvania is the logical place for one of the program’s three regional offices, said Geller, noting that some 3,300 former coal miners and widows live in the area fromOldForge to Hazleton. Geller’s office handles compensation for miners in one third of Pennsylvania, all of New England and as far south as Washington, D.C. “I enjoy a lot of people and helping them get the money they deserve," said Geller. His wife, Judy Kuss Geller, is a 1967 Wilkes graduate in sociology who serves as program director at the Jewish Community Center. His son, David, is a 1989 sociology graduate now doing social work with the Children’s Service Center of the Wyoming Valley, and his daughter, Alisa ’90, was a communication major and now works as a resident assistant at Keystone Junior College while completing a master’sin counseling at Scranton University. Jonathan, 10, and Jeffrey, 9, hope, to follow the same path and already plan on attending Wilkes. �4 The Quarterly Richard Kingston '75, Art Art teacher, Williamstown, New Jersey Since graduating from Wilkes summa cum laudc, Janquitto’s career has moved as he expected — law school, raduate school and a career as an attorney. Living and working in Baltimore, Janquitto is in private law practice, specializing in contract interpretation and litigation issues involving insurance contracts. Combining his Wilkes history background with further experience gained in earning a master's in creative writing at Johns Hopkins University, he follows judicial trends in his ■_y -writing and lecturing for colleagues. spcc!rhI^p J Those same specialties are the topic for his book. He signed the publishing contract in February and hopes to sec the finished product in 1992. Though the topic may sound dry outside of legal circles, Janquiuo hopes it is not “I like to think of all writing as creative,” he said. He enjoys the very process of education, and regards lecturing colleagues, teaching classes and even directing the Johns Hopkins wrestlers as forms of an art that combine teaching and coaching. It’s an art he learned at Wilkes— from English professors Phil Rizzo, Pat Heaman, Bob Heaman, history professor K.K. Shaoand wrestling coach John Reese. Says Janquitto— that Wilkes background has served him well. An art teacher for the last 15 years, Richard Kingston chose Wilkes and a liberal arts education “because I wanted the human education — the broader education. I think that bears out, especially now with the multicultural classroom. “When you are teaching art education—aesthetics and art history and art criticism and art production — having a strong base of knowledge in literature and the arts and hu­ manities is irreplaceable," he said. "A background from a professional art school would have been too myopic. You would be very skilled in teaching art production, but would leave out the three other main items.” In addition, today’s classroom weaves many disciplines together, Kingston said. Just after Christmas, he supervised a project for third to fifth graders in which they painted still lifes and then wrote about them. “It helps them realize that there’s more to painting than just drawing the picture and using the brush to delineate form,” he said. Abroadereducationhelpsbringthesubjectmatterhome to students, Kingston added. When the war with Iraq started, for instance, he gave an impromptu lesson on the artwork of ancient Iraq. “It helps give a feel of the Arab civilization instead of the simple-minded Arab-bashing that might occur among students. “You can bring so much more into the classroom and it all helps them with their art work. “We’re try ing to maize them literate in the arts—notjust in art production but in how to perceive. They need to . , participate in the dialog that’s been going on for thousands of MellSSa King ’76, English years in the arts.” Administrative Assistant, United Nations Kingston holds a master’s in liberal studies from the University of Pennsylvania. His wife, Marjorie '74, coordi­ nates the educational program for medical technologists at the University of Delaware. His nephew, Jimmy Doone, is a psychology major in Wilkes’s Class of 1993 and a wrestler. Hingston's collage of Wilkes memories and the humani­ ties appears on the front cover ofThe Quarterly. In her decade with the United Nations, Melissa King has watched the international peacemaking agency ebb and flow in influence till last fall when it captured the world’s attention ns it sought to settle the Iraq-Kuwait issue amicably. Ms. King follows the effects of that effort personally as well as professionally. Her husband, Danny House ’78, an art major and wrest er, as been called away from his post as elementary school principal in Yonkers to active duty with the United States 9 / reserves. Originally he was told he would serve in wth h- rat'a pacl<ed pallets, paints and brushes along .Xd7x;X““' “* repons'bul King's role is not in the United Nation’s decision- making Andrew Janquitto ’80, History Attorney, Johns Hopkins wrestling coach Deeply involved in legal work, teaching and coachin? and with his first book nearly ready for the publishers’ Attorney Andrew Janquitto looks forward to teachin? 1- ' school eventually. E dw F^cSesXWilh inlCmatiOnal iSSUCS " °ffiCC °f and her^WTk™^ backSround as a native of Sicra Leone '.iudieSfSSf,nglish de8rcc. with a master’s in media wcJto S^X5^1 of^ocia' Research, equips her Kiner and n S business around the world. Dani.ssa 3m0i% two child™, lyamide, 7, and Humanities: Ticket to the World 5 Robert Lutkoski '66, History Moreover, she took a personal interest in the young pianist’s career, helping him sort out class schedule and financial Executive Officer, American Institute in Taiwan problems. “Part of her generosity was giving extra time to Fascinated by international relations, Robert Lutkoski is people who showed extra promise,” he said. content that his career with the U.S. Foreign Service is just She helped him prepare for the transition from student to what he always wanted. teacher by letting him work with her students. They would Temporarily assigned to the American Institute in Tai­ meet with him for a half hour before their lesson with her. “I wan, rather than the Foreign Service itself, he continues to do got the chance to see how she dealt with other students.’ the same type of work as he has for nearly 20 years. The AIT, When he tried to thank her at graduation time, she said, a non-profit corporation that carries on the nation’s business “Don’t be grateful — be great.” He has tried to repay her as with Taiwan, was founded by Congress in 1979 when the she wished. U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of the Leaving Wilkes for a graduate program at Temple Uni­ People’s Republic of China. “It’s what we have in the versity, he joined the Curtis Institute in 1988 as staff pianist. absence of formal diplomatic relations,” explained Lutkoski, He works as assistant conductor for most opera productions who is executive officer of the AIT. at Curtis and he is a coach and accompanist at Philadelphia’s After graduating with a degree in history and a yearning Academy of Vocal Arts. for work overseas, Lutkoski joined the Peace Corps and Menendez will return this year for his second summer at served two years in Turkey, then taught English in Saudi Wilkes’s Encore Music Camp, teaching piano and accompaArabia for two more years. Returning to the United States nying and conducting the chamber orchestra. more than ever fascinated by international relations, he He hopes to establish even stronger ties with Wilkes — earned a master’s in public administration at the Maxwell working on a 1992 opera production, although the plans are School at Syracuse, a program designed for people interested definitely still in the talking stages, he said. “Opera is a void in government service. Since joining the Foreign Service, he in the Wilkes music offerings that should be filled!’ has worked in Turkey, in Oman, and in the Netherlands, before taking his current post in Washington, D.C. As he considers his career, he believes that his Wilkes liberal arts education is at the cornerstone. “It prepares you for a greater variety of situations and gives you a knowledge of the world in general.” Acknowledging that people in en­ gineering and the sciences must specialize, he added, "For most people the courses in history and language and literature are really necessary to develop an understanding of the Lee A. Namey ’68, Art world.” Mayor, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Is art the proper background for government service? Sure. And so is business, or law or athletics. Any field that teaches creative problem solving is a good background, says Wilkes-Barre Mayor Lee A. Namey. Is there a parallel with putting paint on canvas or caning in stone? No. But the creative process is just the same whether it’s in art or government. “I’ve always looked at art and art education from a conceptual standpoint rather than the manipulation of me­ Louis Menendez '86, Music dia,” he said. “Media are just the means for expression.” Staffpianist, Curtis Institute, Philadelphia “I’vc looked at art as having the universal characteristics Louis Menendez did not start playing piano until he was to deal with problems, set goals, and find creative solutions," I6,andhcstartedoutbytcachinghimsclf. But he already had hesaid. “Every art venture is sitting down and planning and a teacher who was impressed with his abilities when it came setting goals.” time to pick a college. “Verycandidly.ifyoucomeintogovemmentwithavery A native of New York City, he was interested in Wilkes narrow and specific approach, it probably guarantees failbccause his uncle, Edward Kay '63 — now a teacher at ure," A lawyer might be well versed in government but Northwest Area High School — was a graduate and rccom- unable todeal with people problems;abusinessmanmightbe mended the school. His piano teacher in New York knew of too concerned with the bottom line. Anne Liva’s reputation for fine teaching and gave her blessNamey didn’t choose art as a forerunner to city govern­ ing to Menendez's choice. ment. He majored in art in order to teach art. He was teaching Anne Liva taught me “to let the piano sing," he said, at the Vo-Tech and living in South Wilkes-Barre when his �u The Quarterly neighborhood was inundated by flood waters in 19 — 01 ing his neighbors in a meeting to find solutions to their pos flood problems, he was elected president of the organization, taking the ideas to the city government. “I finally decided that instead of taking creative ideas to the government. I’d rather join the local government where the decisions were being made,” he said. He served 12 years on the City Council and was first elected mayor three years ago. He plans to stand for re­ election this fall. Alis Purcell '65, English Director ofprint communications, Avon When she was graduated from Wilkes, Alis Purcell wanted to write. She figured that meant working for a magazine so she went to New York to try her luck. “Vogue offered me S45 a week and the pleasure of working for Vogue. JC Penney offered me S85 to help Stan a new catalog.” She chose JC Penney and discovered copy­ writing — an occupation she had never even heard of. “We just wanted to knock Sears out of the Number One spot,” she said. So the writers brainstormed and revamped the concept of catalog copy. Anybody could say that Raggedy Anne was 16.5 inches tall with a cloth head and fiber body, she explained. “But what makes you want it?” She and the new JC Penney team dove into understanding that marketing strategy and produced the first of the new-breed catalogs. Frustrated because JC Penney, in success, was driven by sales statistics instead of creativity, she struck outon her own — but found freelance advertising “a very lonely business.” Meeting magazine editor Joan Thursh on a job, she was advised to be proactive in herjob hunt—toforgettheSunday help wanted ads, pick the company she wanted to work for and sell it on its need for her. She picked Avon. In 1974, Avon picked her, too. Purcell jokes that she “joined Avon to see the world.” A company that does direct marketing to less affluent women, she has been around the globe seeing first-hand how the sales process goes. In so doing, she has seen how doorto-door sales work has moved saleswomen from utter pov­ erty to middle class existence in the globe’s third-world coun­ tries. Capsulizingher careerasa writer and manager of people she says, “Now the thrill is in igniting others to Avon and tn their own ability.” “I love Avon. I love Wilkes.” Beverly Major Schwartz '61, English Grants Administrator, Marietta College, Ohio Author of children’s books Ask her about her work, and Beverly Major Schwartz wiUexpIain[hefineartofgrantsmanship—getting the basics on what grant money is out there and encouraging faculty to go after it. But ask her about her love — about what she does when she’s not at Marietta. Then you’ll hear about the books. She was teaching children’s literature at Marietta in 1970. “I read thousands of children’s books — and I kept saying I could write better ones,” she recalls. Her husband, Steve — a 1962 graduate of Wilkes who holdsaPh.D. in 17th Century British literature and now heads Marietta’s McDonough Center for leadership and business —told her to write. If she could do better, he said, she should get at it. The Magic Pizza came first in 1978, published by Pren­ tice Hall. In 1982 came Porcupine Stew, published by Wil­ liam Morrow. Sardines was published by Scholastic in 1988 and Over Back is due out next year by Harper & Row. Porcupine Stew won the American Book Award for the best illustrated children’s book. Schwartz chuckles, saying, “If I hadn’t written it, he couldn’t have gotten that award.” “I’m not prolific. If I were ambitious, I’d make time. But I have so many things I like to do.” In addition to her current pair of occupations, she has taught elementary school and college, operated her own public relations firm, and freelanced a variety of newsletters, mosdy for health-related organiza­ tions. “Liberal arts prepares you for everything,” she said. "Ive done it—and I can still do lots more. An English major is so amorphous you can still fit yourself in anywhere.” She attributes her wide-ranging abilities and interests to encouragementat Wilkes. Dr. Philip ,Rizzo,, now . retired from the English department, encouraged his students to think £reat thoughts, she said, and Wilkes gave all students the opportunity to try so many things — writing and talking and singing and madrigals. “At a bigger school you couldn’t be touched by so many experiences.1 7 Humanities Humanities'. Hope for the World Simply put, “the humanities are the hope for world peace and understanding.” Introducing students to the humanities is, therefore, a critical element of a university education, says James Rodechko, dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and an expert n^fie. ‘Mission providing instruction in tfe funda­ mental skills, knowledge, and values of an educated citizenry in American social and intellectual history. “If there’s any hope thatknowledge will be used productively and particularly appreciating the logical and imagi­ for the solution of social problems instead of warfare and acquisitiveness, it’s the native capacities of the human humanities that will do it,” Rodechko said. mind to approach andsolve The humanities offer not only a theoretical basis for a worldview, but the very practical skills of analytical reading and writing, understanding sophisticated problems rationally and crea­ material and relating information from one discipline to another. tively “The United States today is a very materialistic culture,” Rodechko said. “That’s a product of the industrial revolution and the frontier experience. But it’s educating the whole person so that time to redirect material resources to solving social problems.” learning becomes a lifelong Although health care is a critical issue, Rodechko said, “excellence in teaching has to be more of a hope for the future than more doctors. Although we need im­ pursuit provements in health care we are in even greater need of progress in teaching and dealing with youngpeople.” Ability to lengthen the human life is "less meaningful fostering a respectfor human without some social concern.” potential, an awareness of “Where do you find relevance — where do you learn about the human human weakness and error, and condition?” asked Rodechko. “The past can be useful in planning the future. We believe the future will be taken care of by scientific advances but the past has much an understanding of both the to teach us.” commonality and diversity of Despite the value of the humanities, students aren’t always drawn there. human experience over time and “When times are good and the future is bright, students are more inclined place toward the humanities,” Rodechko said. “As things get tight, they want a profes­ sional program that they think guarantees them employment Many students are unaware of the opportunities that can be available through the humanities." encouraging students to develop a High schools tend topush thebeststudents toward the sciences and don’toften system of ethics and values. point out the careers available through the humanities. “When we get a really good student with high SAT scores and a top high school class rank, he or she usually valving the habits of mind— has to resist enormous pressure in choosing the humanities.” Those excellent students often have specific ideas of ways to tie the humani­ observation, reflection, discrimi­ ties into careers. “They have a clearer conception of what they want to do and they nation, and analysis see that the humanities are a vital part of what they want to accomplish.” Wilkes University is seeing an increasing enrollment in English, history, music and art, Rodechko said, and noted that nursing is an ideal career for the student who James P. Rodechko, dean of the wants to apply the liberal arts in a caring career. He expects that new core seminars School of Liberal Ans and Human — artistic expression, culture and value, and so forth — will open the eyes of Science, is a 1961 graduate of students to the possibilities of the humanities. Hofstra. He completed his master’s The humanities must address not only the career plans of students but the and Ph.D. at the University of Con­ difficulties of our society. “The acquisitive nature of our society and personal necticut on a National Defense Fel­ selfishness have to be tempered by a greater concern for the human community as lowship. A specialist in American a whole. I think the humanities can do that," Rodechko said. social and intellectual history, his re­ They can’t do it alone, he noted. Academic disciplines such as earth and en­ search is on ethnicity and immigra­ vironmental sciences are also vital to solving the world’s problems. tion, and he is working on a book on “The humanities help create people with a greater breadth of vision—people 20th Century social history. At who sec the entire picture and anticipate needs of society. Wilkes he developed the coopera­ "Hie key to the humanities is die relationship — the creative vision that tive education program and the Com­ enables analysis not only of the specifics but of life in general — the analyses that munity Service Program. arc so important for social progress." �And now an editorial from Tom Biglei ■ • • . On the education and quality of today s journalists Liberal arts classes, training in intensive writing and a heavy dose of ethics are the critical elements for today’s prospective journalists. A solid liberal arts background is vital because history, po the science and economics all become grist for the mill m communications. Journalists need to learn to write — the discipline of sorting facts and placing them logically and precisely to best convey ideas or experiences. The cold, calculating use of high-tech communications skills — pack­ aging political candidates as if they were Wheaties, where winning is eve­ rything — is a frightening trend. To fight that danger, I try to instill a sense of ethics and of history and of what this country is about and what freedom is about and how it’s protected. It’s an enormous responsibility. Efforts to train journalists appear to be successful, because journalism is definitely changing for the better, especially the quality of local media. Better educated people are involved and they’re doing a better job of communicating. Today you can’t get a job in radio or newspaper or TV without a college degree. When I started, most of the people had gotten into radio by way of vaudeville. Bigler, prafessorofcommunicauonsai Wilkes University, began his 50-year career in radio and TV journalism by “fooling around with radios” in high school in the late 1930s. After a couple of years of liberal arts classes, he had landed a job as news director of a New Castle, Pennsylvania, radio station. “I was news director because I knew how to tear the copy off the wire machine,” he jokes. He was tearing off the ball scores that December day when the wire interrupted with the news of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Bigler enlisted and spent the war years as a flight radio operator, flying the hump in China and later through the Pacific. Returning to civilian life, he became news director for a Nanticokcradio station, wondering whether hecould survive in such a small community. A wartime recollection gave him the answer. His troop train had passed through Emporia, Kansas — a city only a hair bigger than Nanticoke. He remembered that William Allan White, the bastion of Ameri­ can heartland journalism, had influenced the entire nation from his Emporia Gazette in that city of 18,000 people By the time theoffers came in 1948 to move to New York and Washington, he had come to love the Valley, and — inspired by William Allen White — he chose to stay taking aposition with the new WILK radio in Wilkes-Barre ’ Wil K creaurfaTVsiadonin l953,andBiglerimmediaielyeriedhis hand at the new medium as news director, anchor, weatherman and editorialist w ” Then WILK merged its ABC affiliation with Scranton’s WARM, Bigler stayed at WILK radio temporar­ ily. He joined WNEP in 1962 and four years later moved to WBRE, Wilkes-Barre, where he worked as news director for 20 year’s, - — His duties at WBRE included a daily editorial, an an he had first tried back in the ’50s at WILK. His career didn’t end with retirement in 1986. Instead, e took the insights of a generation of electronic media into e c assroom, becoming the first occupant of the Bigler Lhair, an endowed professorship in communications at Wilkes nwersity. My friends in the community wanted me to keep the streets so they endowed a chair,” he says. hie „ ■VC nCVCr wor^cd harder than since retiring,” he says, dry wT V°,Ce mediUm f0r his self-dePrecating “Tearh^actl.ing most cha,,cng>ng calling,” he said, and infnr?0^ to carry on ”°n rcsP°ns,hility for con veying our heritage tlc,I’ingtllcncxtgencration to be equipped Media and the Humanities 9 Humanities: Broadening news horizons Of all the professions where a liberal background is important, perhaps it is most crucial for news reporting. “In this business, you’re dealing with everything,” said Karen Oxenreiter’79, areporterwithWPXI-TV, Pittsburgh’s NBC affiliate. “The more you know the more it helps get the news across.” A liberal arts education “gives you a context for the news,” said Hugh Finn ’86, news anchor for WAVE-TV in Louisville, Kentucky. “If you study literature, as I did at Wilkes, you get to know the human nature and the human spirit. “That’s what news is all about — human beings like Saddam Hussein,” Finn added. In Dante’s/n/erno, Finn added, those in the very bowels of hell were Judas, Brutus and Lucifer. “They had been put in positions of trust and power and they blew it,” hesaid. “When you’re writing news, it’s one thing for some poor soul to stick up a comer convenience store. He probably needed the money. But a public official who does wrong belongs at the bottom of Dante’s Inferno.” Paul Domowitch ’76, a writer for the Philadelphia Daily News's nationally acclaimed sports section, said his career might have had a quicker start with a technical education. “But a liberal arts education is lots more valuable in the long run,” he said, as he looks back over his career from Midland, Texas, through Fort Worth and to Philadelphia in 1982. “I got the nuts and bolts in Midland, writing every day,” said Domowitch, adding, “I don’t think this business is that hard to learn. It’s more important for somebody starting out to be exposed to all facets of life — the things you’ll be in touch with during your career.” Although sports may seem specialized and immune from the rest of life, it is no longer, Domowitch noted. A sports writer has to be able to talk as easily about contracts and lawsuits and legal issues as about how to hit a curve ball. “You have to be as adept at business and politics as if you were on the news side." The best qualities in a reporter are wide-ranging interests and a natural curiosity, said Joseph Buckley, news producer with WYOU-TV in Scranton. “Those qualities get their structure with a liberal arts education.” Reporters with a humanities background “find them­ selves well suited to deal with news,” said Buckley. “It’s something different every day — finance, politics, human interest. You have to have a wide knowledge.” News media could use experts—but it takes the general reporter to pull it all togedter, he added. “A broad background helps you look in different direc­ tions and check out everything,” said Heidi Deja ’88, a beat reporter with WBRE-TV, Wilkes Barre. “It’s nice to have a doctor doing the health beat, but they can’t cover a fire. Without general reporters, Ute public would be left wondering.” “Usually people tell us we’re biased and ought to be telling more,” Oxenreiter said. “During the war, maybe they don’t want to know everything and think we’re being intrusive. Maybe they think it will hurt families. But reporters are just trying to get the truth — that’s the bottom line." “There is a problem with technology,” added Oxenre­ iter, formerly the news editor for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s WNEP-TV. “This war is being carried live on TV with no editing. People are standing there with bombs dropping. Maybe they aregivingaway too much. If they say abomb just Hugh Finn '86, English News anchor, WAVE-TV, Louisville Heidi Deja '88, Communications Beat reporter, WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre Joseph Buckley '77, English News producer. WYOU-TV, Scranton, Karen Oxenreiter '79, English Reporter, back-up anchor WPXI. Pittsburgh Paul Domowitch ’ 76, English Sportswriter, Philadelphia Daily News missed such and such a target by a few hundred feet, then Iraq knows whcrc 10 aitn next timc- Thal’s aidinS 33(1 abetting the enemy. But a reporter’s natural instinct is to say everything 'they h"” know.” “Right now journalism isn’t one of the most respected professions,” said Domowitch. “There’s lots of cynicism and irresponsibility within the profession. There’s too much emphasis on getting things first That means not always getting it right. “We have an obligation to get it right so reader’s can trust us,” said Domowitch. “You just hope you’re doing your best to earn that trust." “It’s critical to use reliable sources and tell the public who the sources are,” added Finn, who also teaches at the University of Louisville. In the Persian Gulf, people need to know whether a report came from Radio Baghdad, the American military commanders or reporters on the scene. Beyond that, reporters have an obligation to verify and double check everything they print. Without exception, the news professionals love their work. Says Oxenreiter, “I can’t imagine doing anything c*sc- �10 The Quarterly The Wilkes c<^ Writing Center A place “with a sense of writing as vital to human existence”—that’s how director Robert Ballentine describes the Wilkes Writing Center. Maybe most students and faculty perceive it as a place where students get help repairing their work, but Ballentine has dreams, and he’s starting to make those dreams come true. “I’d like it to be a jolly workshop charging along 12 hours a day,” said Ballentine. “I like it to be very, very busy.” Although it’s almost impossible to improve anyone’s writing during one or two visits per semester, he believes the center can have a lasting effect "Some students see it as a magic hoop that lends the aura of good writing long enough to get through a paper,” the director said. But some students have discovered that they can really learn from the tutors who provide assistance. Such also is the experience of Dr. Joel Berlatsky, who routinely sends his history students to the writing center for assistance on early drafts of papers. What those students learn does cany over from paper to paper within each individual class, Berlatsky said. Instruction in the center is given by students who write exceptionally well and are hired to tutor their fellow students. First, those tutors must figure out what’s wrong with the paper as it stands, said Ballentine, who is new to the faculty this fall and is a visiting assistant professor of English in ad­ dition to directing the wriung center. Tutors can’t simply idenufy a sentence as awkward and stan moving commas. Then it becomes the tutor’s work instead of the original student’s work. “Ours is a teaching function; we aren't a repair shop," he said. Moreover, the tutors must help students see the practi­ cality that a paper will do best if it’s what the professor warns The center’s success is written all over the faces of its users. “I keep seeing many faces over and over and none of them looks dejected or sheepish," Ballentine said Functioning well as it was established by Dr. Patricia Heaman the center has potential to become even more, said Ballentine, who is only a dissertation away from a Ph.D. at SUNY Binghamton. He would like the center to encourage not only student writing but faculty work as well. Heand Dr. Bonnie Bedford, a new English assistant professor and playwright with two dozen productions and readings to her credit, initiated a program through the English Department during fall semes­ ter in which several faculty members read from their creative works. He would like to see similar readings, seminars and workshops sponsored by the Writing Center. Beginning college as a music major with hopes of becoming a composer, Ballentine spent his time setting po­ etry to music. When he “began to doubt” his talent as a composer, he realized that the intense enjoyment came from reading and writing poetry. He changed his major to English, earning a bachelor’s degree from Siena College in Albany and a master’s from SUNY Binghamton. “My stories are serious, funny, deep and occasionally nasty,” said Ballentine with a grin. “I think a story should talk about the very deepest human concerns. I’m always sur­ prised when people find my work funny, but then I realize they see the human side of the characters.” His story, ‘The Christmas Box” — a story about infidelity, not Christmas, he notes — was recently selected for publication in the Endless Mountains Review. “I’m always writing, but never for fun,” he said. “I write because I love to, because I need to. I know that if I don’t do I would have a huge hole in my center.” an excerpt from Sun-Treader by dhe afternoon was turning to evening, and the sun ftung tow and red. 'Everywhere Joey couldsee fawn sprinklers tossing out silvery arcs which rose and hung in the air, turninggolden in the last fight of the sun. “The mist seemed to him to be a cfoud offine sand, filling in the pools and patios, sifting in through every windowscreen until everything was engulfed in a sea ofgolden sand, warm until the sun was gone, when it would turn cold and eternally heavy. in K.K. Shao K.K. Shao A professor who remembers “An excellent teacher, a kind and gentle man, a man with an incredible memory.” For 24 years, Dr. Kuo-kang Shao has provoked state­ ments like these of senior Vaughn Shinkus from undergradu­ ates as they encountered his style of teaching history of the world or the Far East or the nuance of communism and international relations in the political science department. Quiet, scholarly, urbane, he sits in his impeccable office, adorned only with books and artwork given by former stu­ dents, and identifies the two goals he has set for himself. “I try to be a decent teacher and to bean impartial researcher in my own field.” Brought to Wilkes in 1966 by Dr. Bronis Kaslas, Dr. Shao was just completing his Ph.D. in history at the University of Pennsylvania. Commanding the respect of his students by respecting them first, he cares so deeply about those he teaches that he prides himself on being able to recall term-paper topics 20 years after the fact. And he takes the notion of independent research so seriously that he takes nothing from a sabbatical leave to a pencil from the university. He earned his master's and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania appealed to him for two very different reasons. First, he regarded it as among the best academic institutions in the world; second, he could be in the birthplace of American democracy. When he visits those historic shrines, he said, he espe­ cially enjoys touching the Liberty Bell. As he enjoys the land of liberty, Shao has spent his re­ search on Zhou Enlai and the Foundation of Chinese Foreign Policy. Patting the yellow legal tablets which contain his notes and drafts of his nearly com­ pleted book, he said, “This is not my stepping stone. This is my mission in life. I want to convey the Chinese concept of statecraft to the American people. I wanttheChinese prime minister to read my research results. I want him to understand the Chinese-American relationship.” To ensure that his work is not influenced by emotion, he has cut off correspondence with his own family, still living happily in mainland China, and with his classmates from the National Taiwan University, one of whom has gone on to become foreign minister. “Zhou was bom in the dog year and I was bom in the dog year,” said Shao, wondering whether their similarity under the Chinese Zodiac will enable him to interpret Zhou clearly, Life hasn’t been easy for Shao, who was tom from his family in his youth and whose wife now lives in Wisconsin with two of their children (the third works for NASA in Florida). “Once I even argued with God,” said Shao. After that theological debate, Shao said, “If I had stayed with my parents I would havebcen unable to do this research. Iflhad been with my wife and children, I would have been unable to research.” “Let my fate be my fate,” he concluded. As he completes the work, looks forward to further research on the practice of the art of diplomacy in Ancient China, and seeks to serve the university and his students, Shao says, "I am happy beyond description.” I try to be a decent teacher and an impartial researcher. — K.K. Shao "I belong to a period of transition,” said Shao. Training initially in the Chinese classical manner, he has adapted to practice what he learned in the Western world. “I have missed both boats,” he says. “I am neither Chinese nor American.” Bom in China, he was sent to Taiwan to study because his older brother—forwhom the trip was planned—decided at the last moment not to go. His parents had promised they would join him in Taiwan. When the aunt with whom he lived decided to return to Mainland China, he preferred to wait for his parents. She told him they weren’ t coming and he had to return with her—but they missed tire boat. With the nation in turmoil, he could no longer return. “Civil war divides more than the country,” Shao said. “It divides a person's emotions." He completed his undergraduate work in history at the National Taiwan University, worked as a military interpreter witli (lie Chinese Air Force, qualified for diplomatic and consular service and served briefly with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs before choosing to return to academic life. �[12 The Quarterly Professors: Carrying on the tradition “Passing on the liberal arts is the fundamental measure of all university education—or it should be,"said Dr. James Dull and. h^ry are parsed OtC’teadded^,, “As you pass along math, you pass on one of the greatest creative acuvtues people have ever engaged m, said Dr. Paul Klein'60,amathprofessoratdieUniversityofMassachusettsatBostonwithaIiberalartsbackgroundat Wilkes. Likepoetry and art, we, people, created math. Thai’s the liberal arts tradition. . . Passing on a tradition does not mean leaving it untouched, noted Edward Davies 70, a history pro essor at the University of Utah, and Valerie Balester 77, a rhetoric and composition professor at Texas A & M University “History was very politicized when I was in school,” said Davies. “I try to convey the reality of the past—not just white males and people being successful but poverty and failed entrepreneurs and oppression.^ He especially concentrates on “the ongoing struggle for equality and social justice. “If you are carrying on a tradition in literature and the arts, you have to figure out how to include other people and cultures in that tradition.” While Balester praises her own Wilkes background in Western civi­ Edward Davies ' 70, History lization, she said she has opted to help her own students become “good Dr. Davies, a history professor at the University readers of text” In that way, they can judge the quality of any written or of Utah, holds a master's in history from Lehigh oral communication from a rap song to a book to a sermon — “even if it University and a PhD. from the University of doesn’t follow a direct line from Milton.” Pittsburgh. His specialty is American history. TheUnited States is “no longerjust a melting pot,” said Balester. “The new trend in the humanities is opening up to new kinds of culture, for us James Dull '55, English to better understand each other.” Citing a personal example, Balester said Already in radio broadcasting when he began her family gave up part of its Italian heritage when the family name was his Wilkes studies, he worked in radio and TV for more than 20 years. He also earned a changed name from Balestrieri to Balester. master’s al the University ofPennsylvania and a Rather than relying on an E.D. Hirsch, who set out to identify the PhD. in political science and international critical information every educated person must know, Balester prefers to relations al Columbia University. teach her students “to be good readers of text and make their own deci­ sions.” Valerie Balester '77, English Wilkes provided “a great training in how to read texts closely,” she Dr. Balester teaches rhetoric and composition al said. And while she is not ready to dismiss the classics, she simply wants Texas A &. M University. She earned a master's to be sure other works are not excluded. at Pennsylvania Stale University and a PhD. in The tradition of the liberal arts “must be protected,” said Dr. Klein — English al the University of Texas al Austin. not from the broader view Davies and Balester suggest — but from kowtowing to the wishes of employment oriented departments. Paul Klein '60, Secondary education Institutions of higher education are like trees blowing in the wind, and math swinging back and forth with the job-related demands,” Klein said. A high school teacher after graduating from He believes it is the responsibility of all university professors to Wilkes, Klein won a National Science Founda­ protect the tradition and notes that some of the dissenters are returning to tion grant to Rutgers, then went on to earn a e ranks. Engineering schools “are coming back more and more to need master's al Rutgers in 1965. He won a second ei ralartseducation, Kleinsaid.“Theyaren’ttheattackersanymore, NSF grant to Florida Stale, then earned his cy ve recognized the need for engineers to address human issues.” PhD. at Pennsylvania Stale University in 1970. He has been on the faculty of the University of AslongasprofcssionalprogramsrcalizethencedforabroadhumaniMassachusetts al Boston for 20 years. ics ucation, and as long as humanities professors keep their colleagues mtndful of the need, said Klein, the tradition should be safe. Alumni in this issue of The Quarterly C identified ,he following Great Professors Hugo Mailey Harold Thatcher Harold Cox I om Richards Tom Kaska Robert Heaman Patricia Boyle Heaman Phil Rizzo Al Groh AnmUva RoyW,ll,ams Charles Re,f Charlo™ Loed S tanko Vujica Tom Bigler Brad Kinney Chrjs Fox John reese KK Shao 13 Great Professors: Dr. Charlotte Lord Wilkes trustee who has taken repeated adult classes from Dr. Lord. “She exemplifies the highest ideals of what a quality teacher should be.” “She doesn’t allow for mediocrity. Even when you speak in class, if you do so in an unenlightened or bifurcated way, she will ask questions that will make you unite what you are saying and make you repeat it more cogently.” “Over the years, she has exposed us all to new theatre,” said Davidowitz. “We get to where we understand what we understand but can’t take that next step. We need someone to Teaching is theater. Theater is teaching. The two are lead us. Because she is always leading us, she makes us go into worlds we would never have gotten to on our own.” absolute and inseparable in the eyes of Dr. Charlotte Lord, “She has always taught that art imitates life,” Davidow­ one of Wilkes University’s great professors. itz added. New theater reflects “what the culture is experienc­ She’s been retired more than a decade now, but only as ing right now.” retired as a tireless person can be. Horace Kramer, retired president of First National Bank She prepares a new class for her adult education series of Eastern Pennsylvania and regarded as "the father of each semester. She performs a one-woman show for the fac- modem Wilkes-Barre" for his leadership in post-flood redeulty women’s organization. She participates in a nearby velopment, has taken 17 of Dr. Lord’s adult classes and says theater workshop for fun. She reads. She studies. She visits, she has a knack for getting people to think and talk about She attends. literature. He especially appreciates her ability to tie literaA native of the Wyoming Valley, she is the daughter of mre to other arts and to world conditions of the period. J.P. and Ida Lord. They encouraged her in the arts and she “I like to read,” said Kramer, “and these courses gave me responded byplayingthe piano and becoming involved in the direction and introduced me to things I would have missed Wilkes-Barre Little Theatre. otherwise.” Recalling the "heyday of little theater,” she curls on the couch of the top floor South Street apartment which affords -p. her an unparalleled aerial view of the Wilkes campus. "Little L*r. Lord’s influence has gone beyond an introducTheatre had lots of money and brought in a professional di- tion to literature and culture, said Davidowitz. “She is also a rector, Walter Young," she said. Being involved was an role model for us. No matter what physical adversity she has education for her. endured, she has never compromised her academic integrity. Later she took courses at the New York Academy of Shehasstilldemandedthebestofherselfandofthoseshewas Dramatic Arts for a couple of summers. “I certainly had no teaching.” intention of going professional, but it enriched my life,” she Alfred Groh, a long-time colleague, who directed the said. It has enriched the lives of many a student as well. Wilkes theater and was instrumental in bringing Dr. Lord to “Teaching is performing,” she said. “There arc an awful campus, said she has “provided a senice to community, to lot of dullards out there teaching, but with a theatre back- country and to students. She is a very passionate person. You ground it's inevitable to bring the two together.” have to be to be committed to the service of others." In addition to her teaching, she spent three years as a * WAVE officer during World War II, assigned to the King zklrcady a veteran teacher when she joined die Ranch in Texas. The only female officer, she and the 40 Wilkes faculty in 1960, with years at GAR High School and enlisted women “had a whirl,” she recalled, apologizing for in Abingdon, she tried to keep her classes “dramatic and taking war-time too lightly. lively.” Beginning her teaching career at age 19 with a two-year She opened each writing class widi an autobiographical degree, she completed her bachelor’s degree at New York assignment. "I made diem dig into themselves." Many a University in 1940, an M.A. in English at Bucknell in 1946, student told her they learned to like writing in her classes. an M. A. in Italian at Middlebury College tn 1953 and a Ph.D. “The qualities that most exemplify Charlotte Lord arc in English at the University of Pennsylvania in 1970. excellence, excellence, excellence,” said Essy Davidowitz, a “I’ve been at school all my life,” she said. �The Quarterly [14 Humanities & Religion Foreign language: key to participation in today s global arena Not long ago, the United States had the luxury- of being self-sufficient, said Dr. Walter Karpinich With heightened economic comStion fomJapan Apolitical developments in Germany, Eastern Europe and across the world however, “The United States can not deal any longer in economic and political isolationism. We have to be cognizant of and conversant with other nations. We have to be prepared “ I ..................... n. ;■ <■ « \\ Alexandra Moravec Ocampo ’67 Spanish Now teaching English as a foreign language in an Italian public school, Alex­ andra Moravec Ocampo says Europeans cannot believe that study of foreign lan­ guages is considered anything less than es­ sential in American schools. Ocampo, a native speaker of English who studied Spanish and French al Wilkes, also speaks Italian, German and Czech. Italy has recently passed a law requiring six years offoreign language study — begin­ ning in thirdgrade—and most students add additional languages before theyfinish their basic education. "Knowledge of a foreign language is considered a necessary part of being an 'educated' person as well as vitalforfuture employment,” she wrote. “I am a strong supporter offoreign language study, which I believe essential in today's increasingly international and in­ terdependent world." Gaby Obuchi Chang ’75 German A native speaker ofSpanish from Bo­ livia, Chang majored in German al Wilkes and has made a career oftutoring Japanese people in English. After Wilkes, Chang -went to Japan to do research in comparative linguistics. While there, she tutored Japanese children and professors' wives in English and took, up translating. Returning to the United Stales, she tutors Japanese children who are entering the American school system and does Spanish-English translation for the San Mateo School District. Chang enjoys translating because it introduces her to so many different subjects and the language itself because it is the key to communicating with people and understanding them. j study of foreign language. “Foreign language competence is imperative if we want to compete success­ fully on the international scene," said Karpinich, a Ukrainian emigre who chairs Wilkes’s foreign language department. People who plan on success in the global economy and culture need to be con­ versant with other participants, he said. “It’s one thing to deal tlirough an interpreter and another to deal on a common footing. You can’t get the nuance through an interpreter. You must be linguistically competent to deal with another culture whether in business, in politics, in economics or on environmental issues—it’s very important to have that edge.” Americans as a group have not yet admitted that need, Karpinich said. Under­ graduates still undervalue foreign language competence and many universities maintain minimal language requirements. “When Americans begin to suffer in lifestyle and pocketbook that will renew the interest,” Karpinich said. The 1960s were surprisingly hard on foreign language study, Karpinich recalled. Students who demanded relevant curriculum couldn’t see any use for the rigorous study required to master another language in college. Curriculum commit­ tees across the country yielded and requirements were eased or dropped. In 1979, President Carter’s Commission on Foreign Language and Interna­ tional Studies noted Americans' incompetence in foreign language and sparked some interest toward reinstating foreign language requirements. Wilkes responded by allowing students to fulfill a core requirement with two years of foreign language. Unfortunately, all the other core requirements could be completed in one year and foreign language remained a second choice for students. The most recent core revision, implemented in the 1989-90 academic year.requires foreign language study — but only for one year. One year of language study won't equip anyone for the international scene, Karpinich notes, but he is heartened to see the increase in the number of students in lower level classes as well as a renewed interest among incoming students. About 90 per cent of those students coming to Wilkes have already completed two years of high school foreign language study, he said. T°day Wilkes routinely offers French, German, Spanish and Russian, with a a C ■'aPanese’'la'ian> Latin, Hebrew, Polish and Ukrainian to meet student demand. Classroom instruction is augmented by work in the language lab tv ’co 1°hCa^Se^teS’COrnpulere’V^Rsanclinleractivc video,and the use of satellite IV is on the horizon. should ‘Then ianfeUa£C slucly began in elementary school rather as he believes it Ac ofTinificanreWbcS^dyi"g in 0,6 language socio-cultural and literary topics oi sigmncance more deeply." Karpimch expects tilings to change for the better. interna tion^7^on,,<^Iow>weCtalknaboutlE|ahCfIOb'l'iSSUeS^eUSC^10'a^ab°Ul stance, is not just an American • . 1 8lobal,z-aL,on- Ozone depiction, for inthe world. Global problems will i^rcSr°blCm ‘V* °'C rnctropolilan arcaS °f study of language. ease Americans sensitivity to the role of the "Americans are very pragmatic,7 he said. “They will do what they have to do.” 15 Humanities & religion: connected in faith Ministry is a generalist profession,” said Nancy Rodda Topolcwski. Therefore, the “eclectic” background of a humanities degree is the ideal preparation. “Seminary provided the technical tools,” she said, “but you need to know a lot about a lot of things. If you serve a parish, thr* ___ ______ i _ the people didn didn’’tt rrn go trs to cormn-n-u seminary. Than They zt/-. do other things. vr You need a r~ • ■ ~ i way to connect with them.” A humanities degree “allows me to pastor and relate to a much The Very Rev. William E. Davis broader world,” said Charles E. Johns. While a Bible college Rector ofSt. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Granite education for the ministry is perfectly acceptable in some fundamen­ City, Illinois and Dean of the Darrow Deanery, Rev. Davis talist churches, Johns said he is much more comfortable with the was graduatedfrom Wilkes in 1959 with a degree in philoso­ broad education he obtained at Wilkes. phy and religion. He earned his master ofdivinity degree at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria and has served “To me, to view the world only through the lenses of Scripture is churches in Canton, Troy and Emporium, Pennsylvania, and too limited. I believe God is manifest through the whole range of PoplarBliff, Missouri, before taking his present assignment. human activity. My resources would be too limited in conversing with the people I pastor on their own terms and in letting them minister The Rev. Dr. Charles E. Johns to me.” Pastor ofChurch ofChrist Uniting, Kingston, Pennsylva­ The roots of the entire Judeo-Christian tradition are intertwined nia, Rev. Johns was graduatedfrom Wilkes in 1963 with a with education, said George E. Conway. “Our Jewish brothers and degree in music education, attended Duke Divinity School sisters have a very clear sense that seeking God with one’s intellect and earned his master's ofdivinity degreefrom Drew Theo­ brings spiritual growth. In the Christian tradition we move from that logical Seminary. He earned a master s and PhD. in higher toward belief in the presence of things unseen. education administration at Syracuse University. Combin­ “The knowledge that comes through faith, based on things we can ing his two interests, he served as assistant dean ofthe School know, is a very natural process. To be on one’s faith journey and use of Theology al Boston University. He has served United all the wealth of information that’s out there—whether it’s mechan­ Methodist churches in Throop and Moscow, Pennsylvania, ics or physics or philosophy — I don’t see a conflict. It has only before taking the top post at Church of Christ Uniting, a congregation of Methodists and Presbyterians who joined deepened my faith.” after the 1972 Wyoming Valley Flood and have become a Contrary to the notion that a broad education might challenge "healthy, active, vital, growing church of1,250 members.” one’s faith, William E. Davis said, “Being exposed to the humanities made me more familiar with a lot of contemporary issues in society. The Rev. Nancy Rodda Topolewski It made me aware of the wide range of fields of education that Pastor ofKirkwood UnitedMelhodist Church, Rev. Rodda impinged on the spiritual dimension.” isalsoworking toward herPh J), in theological and religious It was a good background, Davis said. “I value the inquisitive studies at Drew Theological Seminary. Graduating from nature that was instilled in me at Wilkes. It opened a way of life in Wilkes in 1975 with majors in philosophy and religion and which things are not taken for granted but can be investigated.” German, she earned her master of divinity degree from Although some people undoubtedly come to a university and Princeton Theological Seminary. She came to Wilkes, plan­ “lose their faith moorings," said Johns, it’s not the education that’s to ning to be a scientist — "but then I ran into Stanko Vujica." blame but an inadequately grounded faith. “I do know people who In teaching Philosophy 101, he never let on to anyone that he have lost that faith mooring and believe only in science—in what can had any kind of religious beliefs, she said. But as she knew him better, "I began to discover that hisfaith was important be proven empirically. They are fine people but they’re not people of to him. He started to steer me toward the ministry.” faith.” Unlike them, Johns said his education had helped his faith grow The Rev. Dr. George E. Conway rather than shrink. Headmaster of St. Anne's - Belfield School in Charlot­ Topolewski, who credits philosophy Professor Stanko Vujica tesville, Virginia, Rev. Conway holds a master's in divinity with steering her toward the ministry, also has high regard for English degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and a DD. professors Tom Kaska and Charlotte Lord, biology professor Charles from Yale Divinity School, but has spent his career in school B. Reif, and philosophy and religion professor Roy Williams. “They administration. St. Anne's - Belfield is a private, non-profit were fine scholars and fine human beings. That was as important to schooloffering educationforchildrenfrompreschoolthrough me as the material 1 got in their classes." twelfth grade. Although it is no longer church affiliated, it Topolcwski, who secs an ideal career in part-time parish ministry wasfounded by the Episcopal Church and maintains a strong and part-time college teaching, believes that religion and education chapel tradition. Dr. Conway is a 1970 graduate of Wilkes are inextricably intertwined. "They can’t exist without each other. with a degree in philosophy. “Religion without intellectual endeavor gets to be sterile, as docs intellectual endeavor without the human context that the church provides." �16 Composer Bruce Reiprich The Quarterly 17 Writing music for today From the moment Bruce Reiprich’s piano teacher realized that he was destined to excel at the French horn rather than the piano, she used her time and influence with him to encourage his study of music theory', his music listening and his open-mindedness about music. She sent him to the public library to check out records by 20th Century composers. Since the composers’ names meant virtually nothing to him, he just grabbed a handful of records — Schoen­ berg, Stravinsky and Bartok. “It was completely overwhelming,” Reiprich recalled, as he sat in his Dane Hall office — walls of white and filled with sunshine, books, an ebony grand piano and quiet — where he now plans classes and occasionally does his own composing. Hearing 20th Century music for the first time “was a special experience,” he added. “When I first heard these sounds that had been described by my high school band director as ’weird1 — I thought they were simply beautiful.” When he left high school behind for the Eastman School of Music, “I jumped head first into all kinds of music but particularly into music of our century.” Always interested in music theory and composition, Reiprich began to extend his efforts in both fields in college. “Music theory is part of the core of music study in general," Reiprich said. “Performers want to play their instrument more than anything else so naturally the study of academics is not their Number One priority. But they do understand how these academics help them play. “Music theory can be a lot of fun,” he added, noting, “I have been fascinated by music theory from the time I first started music lessons.” Always fascinated by composers, Reiprich dabbled at writing music in high school. He finds it hard to pinpoint the time at which he became the serious composer he is today. “You become a composer when you begin to take it seriously — when it becomes an essential part of your life. It’s something you like but also something that’s unavoid­ able. YoujusthavetodoiL” “You become a composer when you begin to be recognized by other professionals in the field." Recognition can be dangerous, however. “Some composers are very successful during their lifetimes; some are lost on the following generation; some are found after death,” Reiprich said. “Artistically, it’s very deadly to rely on public or professional approval.” For Reiprich, who finds his inspiration in the natural world, writing music is an effort “to try to move people — to sensitize them to your own feelings — to have them ex- L perience something the way you do. “Music is more than entertainment —it has to move.” To be appreciated, music must be listened to with both emotional and intellectual involvement, he said. “It’s all part of the same process.” “If you move someone emotionally you move them intellectually as well. They need not be able to verbalize it, but it takes intellectual recognition to respond emotionally. Otherwise, any artwork would appear as total chaos.” Although there are all sorts of levels on which to enter into art, the listener’s concentration will be rewarded by moving deeper into the heart of the composition. Reiprich is fond of drawing analogies between listening and reading. “People have been better trained and have better habits regarding literature,” he said. “A very fine novel will effect the reader on many different levels. The story or character development or symbolism —• more unfolds from it as you become more attuned to it.” Background music tends to desensitize people to music, teaching them not to listen, he said. As you let sound come in one ear and out the other with no sensitivity to it, you become lazy. “Your ears become lazy from Musak as your eyes do from bad video,” he said. All those factors enter in to the gulf of difficulties lying between today’s music and today’s audience, Reiprich said. Basically, the relationship of composer to audience falls into place on the grand continuum it has followed for centuries. “Composers of today are just as interested in writing what they hear and what they feel” as those living at any previous time. For that matter, he added, many composers from previous centuries were criticized for the liberties they took with music. Today's composers also find few opportunities to hear their music performed. “There are many more composers writing Western art music,” he said, making the chance for performance much more competitive. Reiprich has had a number of performance opportuni­ ties. He has written for many Wilkes groups and a piece written for organ instructor Jim Harrington was performed on Hamngton’s 1989 European concert tour. summcr Reiprich’s 1989 orchestral composition wans was chosen for performance at the Eleventh Annual Festival of New Music and Art at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. . ,^ribing lbe worg 10 arls reporter Joe Butkiewicz of IC Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, Reiprich said, “This parucular piece has a warmth about it, a kind of serenity. it’s a very delicate piece.” Instead of a musical representation of swans flying or gliding through water, Reiprich attempted “to capture the essence of a swan: remarkable beauty, strength, almost blinding whiteness and a sense of purity and valor” in a work influenced by his reading of oriental poetry and Zen, Butkiewicz wrote. In addition to the delight of working with the orches­ tra and conductor, Reiprich was pleased to share the program with work by Joan Tower, Joseph Schwantner and Walter Piston, all acclaimed composers of new music. New music refers to composers of the most recent decades, Reiprich notes, not to Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Bartok and others who have already written masterpieces that have been adopted into the standard repertoire. Although he knows it is a mistake to be swayed too much by public opinion, Reiprich admits he is delighted when concert goers enjoy his music and ask interesting questions. “It’s nice to know that people can approach and appreciate different levels of your art,” he said. “Art is not steeped in snobbery,” he said. “You can go deeper and deeper, getting more and more aesthetic expe­ rience. Such is the value of training all people in the arts.” This spring he will again have the opportunity to experience his own work in performance when the Wyo­ ming Valley Oratorio Society presents his “Crescent Moon - Misty Bamboo,” a work based on texts translated from ancient Chinese poetry. Wilkes faculty colleagues Stephen Barton will conduct the work and Kevin Deas will be the baritone soloist. Poetry, his reflection on poetry, and the experiences of nature stimulate his composition, he said. He tries to spend as much time as possible walking outdoors near his Lily Lake home at Wapwallopen. Appreciation for nature came from his parents, Reiprich said. His father was a factory foreman and his mother a nurse, and both encouraged him to experience all that life had to offer. They took him to natural places, his­ torical places and concerts. His father loved country music and the family still gets together to sing. They owned an old recorder and often recorded their own family music. For years they worked to sensitize him to art and music. Now he takes them. “The more new music concerts I took them to, the better they liked it, “ he said, adding, “They are proud of what I do. My father said he couldn’t quite understand it, but he was proud.” As he enjoys composing and performing, Reiprich also enjoys listening. “It’s exciting to hear new music," he said. "You can’t take someone else’s word whether it’s good or bad. It’s always on you to make your own judgment, “It’s really exciting to go to a premiere — to experi­ ence something that’s never happened before. If it’s good, it’s an amazing experience. That’s true of all good music — the first time you hear it, it’s a premiere for you. Although he delights in the new, Reiprich reveres the traditional as well. “The beauty of Beethoven is over­ whelming and it will always be. His art survives the centuries and it’s every bit as wonderful now as it was then.” “For people who are really involved, whether as amateurs or professionals, the arts don’t go stale. The arts can be forever fresh. “To read the best literature, to see the best visual art, to hear the best music is what education should be about." ra. fl­ ra.ll. g) it /m. tof. 7 8 4 O. tempo f.l=£A) ------- S' 3 znoZfc roll- a. te.-n/fo if I _ o '■V? From Fireflies by Bruce Reiprich, 1989 'Tf �The Quarterly [is On Stage: Michael O'Neill directs Wilkes Theater He vamps. He simpers. He skitters tiptoe across the stage. He spies, peer­ ing over an imaginary hat. But Dr. Michael O’Neill says he is not an actor. “I have acted. I teach acting. But I’m enough of a director to understand that I am no t a great actor,” said O ’Neil 1. In fact, the vamping, simpering, skittering and peering were all direc - lions offered to students rehearsing for The Boy Friend, Wilkes’s winter the­ atre offering. As director of theater, O’Neill di­ rects virtually all college productions. Following in the footsteps of leg­ endary theater director Al Groh, O’Neill has had to carve his own niche in the Wilkes gallery of greats. He joined the Safes® OCT. 8-9 10-1982. faculty in 1980 with a fresh Ph.D. in carry their scripts during the blocking dramatic literature from Purdue Uni- stages, O Neill knows the show from versity and has carried a joint appoint- memory. “I just do my homework, ment in English and theater ever since, including plenty of research into the “He’s energetic, enthusiastic and period and style," said O’Neill. creative,” said Dr. Robert Heaman, an He is quick to credit the students English dcpartmentcolleague now serv- for making his job easy and pleasant -•ingas ---------“These student are“Students a pleasure to work a senior administrator. love him and flock to his courses. Yet with,” he said. “They are quick, talhe maintains high standards as a scholar ented and they work hard.” and teacher — high And they maintain their respect for standards which stu- him. Bob Wachowski '89 organized a dents respect.” group of a dozen alumni from up and Students echo those downtheEastCoasttoretumtocampus comments. to see The Boy Friend and O'Neill. “He’s very demandAlthough O’Neill and his students ing, but I think that’s are very comfortable with one another, good,” said Rebecca he was instrumental in forming a coopHaywood, a senior his- erative theater program with nearby tory major who is stage King’s College. It allows our students manager for The Boy to be exposed to more faculty, directors Friend. and theater spaces, he said. “He’s the reason I “These are tough times for the arts, came to Wilkes,” said They’re not a high priority in America Gail Stone, a junior and never have been. Cooperative theater major who plays the vamping ventures are a way of making the best of Mme. Dubonnet inTheBoy Friend. “I what resources we have.” was impressed with whatheknowsabout Attracted to Wilkes by its excellent theater and his credentials and, once I theater and the chance to work with worked with him, his style of teaching, designer Klaus Holm, who has since He has a good rapport with students and retired, O’Neill now works closely with other faculty. <>designer ■ - • Swanson - _ John and■ enjoys the wledge isn tjust in theater freedom a university provides them to but in life,” Stone added. “At the same introduce the students and community time you draw from yourself as an ac­ tress, you also draw from him and his life.” While the musical comedy now in production is a “physical grind,” Stone said working on the last production, Blue Window, was a “mental grind." O’Neill brought in pages of back­ ground material to help the cast under­ stand the play and spent much early re­ hearsal timedoingimprovisation to help set the tone, she said. Knowing the material cold is part of O’Neill’s style. Whilecast members L Theater: Michael O'Neill to diverse theater. “We’ve been able to introduce the area to new playwrights that arc impor­ tant —Beth Henley, Craig Lucas, David Mamet—names that might not work in a subscription series.” In addition, O’Neill has been able to produce his own work, to add an outdoor summer Shakespeare production to the univer­ sity agenda and to give more attention to children's theater. The liberal arts setting is crucial, O’Neill said. “Theater at its best brings together all those things that a liberal arts education is supposed to be.” “Every play is a discovery of sorts,” he added. With a trio or more of plays each year, “that’s a lot of discovery for me and for students. I don ’ t think educa­ tion gets any better than that” To ensure that everyone who wants this experience is welcome, O’Neill tries to avoid the intolerance that can some­ times overwhelm a theater program — artsy students driving out clean cut or vise versa. “I have very little patience Wilkos Collogo Thoatre In c< cooporation with King|'s ’ Collogo Thoatre ____ proicnli WOYZECK DyOaorgDuthnar They blinded him with science. He blinded them with blood. Novombor 16th and 17th at 8100 p.m. Novombor 18th atltOOp.m. Dart* Cinlar lor tho Porformlnfl Am RiMrvnUonli al WIIU1, »«•»! 1,416. al Kln0'« 19] with intolerance,” he said. ‘There can be op­ pression in the arts_ behavioral oppression. It intimidates a lot of people who could con­ tribute a lot to the arts. “Educational thea­ ter should involve all kinds of students,” said the clean cut, health consciousO’Neill.Ttcan’t be exclusive. Theater is to enrich and broaden for all.” Choosing plays to develop students, Boo, a controversial play about alcohol­ ic round out the offerings for the univer- ism that lampoons the Catholic church, sity community and for entertainment Nervous about how his audience would O’Neill picks a contemporary play, a respond, he was delighted that they could classic and a musical get into the play and enjoy it each year, avoiding He had sought the Fulbright to ones that are likely to Poland to get further information about turn up on stage at The Polish post-absurdist playwright Kirby or one of the area Slawomir Mrozek, which is critical to theaters. one of O’Neill’s research projects. “He can do avant “Before I felt I could write about him garde stuff here and with any degree of cultural confidence, people and kids re- I needed to experience Poland. I needed spend,” said Heaman. togetahandleonthewayPolesliveand “No matter how avant think and confront history every day of garde,hemakesitavail- their lives. That’s the kind of writing able for us in the Valley Mrozek does and that’s what my book is and for students.” about — reinterpreting history and "He does wonderful making it the stuff of theater.” things with a play, a stage and people." Beyond the research, the benefit of Professionally active off campus that Fulbright is not in the way Wilkes as well, O’Neill works as a script con- students will do plays, “but in the persultant on new American plays for the spective it gives the person involved. Manhattan Theatre Club of New York, You come back looking at the world in a professional, non-profit company. a different way. I’m sure that’s conO’Neill has written dozens of plays, veyed to students and I’m sure that’s the is completing a novel and is maintain­ ultimate benefit to them." ing his scholarly credentials with re­ search on Eastern European theater. During the 1988-89 school year, he was a Fulbright Scholar at the Univer­ sity ofGdansk, Poland, teaching Ameri­ can literature and drama, guiding gradu­ ate students on their master’s theses and directing plays. At Gdansk's Teatr Wybrzeze, he directed the Polish premiereofChristopher Durang’s Marriage of Bette and What You Will Scenes and Songs from Shakespeare O'Neill Is shown rehearslngscenesfrom The Boyfriend with senior Gall Stone and sophomore .Um Evans. ‘ t �L Alumnus Professor Pianist ‘Torn ■J Lis first piano teacher might quail at his posture as he leans back in the office chair, one foot coiled around the roller, the other tipped lazily on the damper pedal of the ebony grand piano. His right elbow droops toward the chair’s arm and his fingers move languidly over the keys, making no sound. Tom Hrynkiw could be mistaken for a lazy pupil. But that’s only his listening style. When his pupil, sitting at the studio’s other grand piano, completes a difficult passage in the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto, Hrynkiw’s hands retool the passage as he makes suggestions to help the music come to life. Hrynkiw the teacher doesn’t chastise, criticize, or goad his pupils. He expects them to care as much about the music as he does and offers suggestions as one colleague to another. If one of his four child pupils comes to a lesson unprepared, he simply closes the book and ends the lesson rather than punishing them both by proceeding. Practice is not tedium in his life. His parents offered him, his brothers and sister lessons instrument they chose, if they would practice two on any ; hours a day. It was never a chore for Hrynkiw, who simply loved the piano from the first time he touched it. Hrynkiw contends that anyone can learn the physical skills to play the piano competently. A good teacher’s job is to find out whatispreventingthepupil from excelling—fear of mistakes or inability to hear the phrase — and work with those difficulties. In photo above, Hrynkiw meets with Wilkes University's master piano class. From left: senior Rebecca Cope, senior Scott Coates, sophomore Jackie James, sophomore ChingLing Yang. Junior Tsukasa Mizuguchi sits at the piano with Hrynkiw. “To be an important performer, you need something to say and the need to say it. Beyond that, it takes a talent, an instinct for the instrument and the ability to know innately how a phrase should sound.” Hrynkiw has both the need and the talent After studying as a child with Joseph Jacobs, where he learned the enjoyment of music and lessons, he began to work with Anne Liva. “Her great gift was instilling in students a sense of working and building skills,” Hrynkiw said. He earned his B.A. in music at Wilkes in 1963. Moving toNew York, he studied with Mme. Dora Zaslavsky, earning a Master’s of Music at the Manhattan School of Music in 1967. nkiw knew he was quick to learn. After three violin lessons and much practice, he landed a place as a violinist with the Philharmonic and earned principal second status while still a teenager. “I could count I could read music and I could play intune,’’hesaid. “Myto’newasn’tthat hot” He knew he had been lucky. The child of encouraging parents, he grew up in the Wyoming Valley when it boasted a symphony" the OratorioSociety "a LitdeThcTtre’ thZ*ch£ fine music school, by the likes of ruses, a ballet and a f __ „ led 1KKKK ■.. Anne . Ferdinand.■ tLiva, Vanko Liva, Barbara JWcissbcrgcr, Bill Gasbarro and Dick Chapline. And his teacher, Mme. Zaslavsky, told him he had the talent. When he was ready to leave New York, she found him an apartment and a piano. “Don’t be discouraged. You will work,” Mme. Zaslavsky said. He has never had an agent, but he plays 50 to 70 concerts a year in a mixture of solo, chamber work and accompanying. Pianist Tom Hrynkiw He teaches piano two days a week at Wilkes — attracting fine students from around the world to the music school - and teaches piano and voice privately tn New York, where he lives. He is also preparing and executing more than 800 chamber pieces in the new Disklavier project of Yamaha Corporation of America. He antici­ pates that the work will prove invaluable for students preparing new work. If his accompaniment is too fas t for a violinist working on a new concerto, the Disklavier technology will allow the work to be slowed down without going flat. If he records the accompaniment for Schubert lieder for a soprano, a bass could simply change the pitch and sing. Of the 800 works in the project, Hrynkiw estimates he had already performed more than 85 per cent in conceit. During the Wilkes winter break, Hrynkiw played three chamber music concerts in Florida, five nationally televised concerts in San Miguel, Mexico, and then two more concerts in Miami. Next month he will play a weekend engagement, he will perform for five days in March at the Newport Festival where he hasplayed for 19 years and he will spend a week on the Yamaha project. In April he will do solo, chamber and accompanying work during the Newport at Sea cruise through the Caribbean and to Portugal and Spain. Because his own career has grown from roots in accompanying and chamber music, he encourages his own students to accompany. Although he expects few to become concert pianists, he is confident that they, too, will find work in music. Accompanying can also help their basic skills and interpretation. “How can they play a Schubert sonata if they don’t know the Schubert songs?” he asks. “They’re all related.” Performance, for Hrynkiw, is “like the language I speak. I could express myself that way. As a result, I’ve seen so much of the world.” —' Le made his first concert appearance at 13 and, at 19, performed theTchaikowsky Concerto under Leopolds tokowsky. In 1967 he won the Gold Medal at the prestigious Geneva Competition. He has appeared as a soloist at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Constitution Hall, thePalm Beach Festival, the Sitka (Alaska) Festival, the Mt. Gretna Festival, the Beethoven Festival, the Dame Myra Hess Memo­ rial Concert Series, has performed in festivals at sea, has conducted master classes at Dartmouth and the universities of Minnesota and Virginia, served as accompanist and coach to renowned bass Paul Plishka of the Metropolitan Opera and toured the Soviet Union in concert with him last year. They also performed together at Wilkes. Hrynkiw s students, too, have won many awards and scholarships. “I still practice every day,” he said. He no longer studies with anyone, but says, “I’m taking a lesson when I look back on old scores. My last teacher was a great maestro. I read her comments and remember vividly. And I listen to great performances. Ifyou open your ears, it’s like a lesson He tries new difficult pieces before friends and colleagues on the Wilkes faculty — a faculty he regards as outstanding. A nervous performer in his early days, he now feels that he can overcome nerves in performance, “You practice a piece a thousand times and then a thousand times more and then a thousand time more. “The amount of concentration is so intense when y ou play t you re not aware of anything else. You want to project an idea an you are so involved technically and emotionally. Otherwise it wou not speak o people." KI — Hrynkiw in the Press — "Thomas Hrynkiw is a musical player and his keyboard command is quite exceptional... Of Chopin's B flat minor Sonata, Mr. Hrynkiw gave a very persua­ sive account... This and Scriabin's Sonata no. 5 give him ample scope to display his dazzingly brilliant technique, to say nothing of his all-but-complete identification with the febrile, ecstatic nature of the latter." Daily Telegraph, London "One heard in the interpretation of this work—Chopin Sonata in B flat minor— what a tremendous virtuoso the young man is, what a burning temperament he possesses and how beautifully he knows how to color his touch." Haagsche Courant, The Hague "Thomas Hrynkiw gave the first public performance of an unpublished piano sonata written by Leonard Bernstein ... Hrynkiw was superbly quick and perceptive. The absent composer should be sent a tape recording.” The Providence (RI) Journal "A more important personality has come from the American generation via Thomas Hrynkiw... The climax of these possibilites is achieved with Skriabin's music for piano. Regarding the 5th So­ nata and opus 8, no. 12, Hrynkiw is second to none of the younger pianists." Die Welt, Berlin "Thomas Hrynkiw, a pianist of almost uncanny musical insight, already a festivalfavorite, joined the violinist (James Buswell) for a top level perform­ ance of the St. Saens Sonata in D Major. His contribution was on an equal footing with that of the violinist. It was as if the composer had set up a battle technique between the two, in which neither outdid the other, leaving the audience breath­ less, The listeners reacted with bravos, cheers and a standing ovation." Newport (RI) Daily News �The Chronicle The Chronicle Michelini honored at Winter Commencement Before an audience stunned that their nation was sud­ denly at war and one of the graduates away fighting, Dr. Francis J. Michelini told the Winter 1991 graduates of Wilkes that “the educated people in this country m ust be the elite that are capable of dealing with these problems or they will not be solved. And the educated people are you." Michelini joined the Wilkes faculty in 1955, served as president in the early 1970s and then as president of the stale’s Commission for Independent Colleges and Universi­ ties in January. He was honored by the University with an honorary Doctor of Science degree. His comments, and those of all the speakers, touched on the war in the Persian Gulf. The assembly prayed for the safety of soldiers and civilians in the Gulf, especially their classmate, Ernest Pisano, who received his degree in history in absentia. “War is going to define your generation because of what is happening right now, even if the present conflict should Processing in to Winter commencement are (from right) blessedly end tomorrow," said President Christopher BreChairman of the Board Richard M. Ross; President iseth. "When it does end, the great unmet needs of our own Breiseth, Vice President for Academic Affairs George society will re-emerge, demanding to be tackled by thoughtWaldner and honoree Francis J. Michelini '91. ful, dedicated people like you.” - Citation for Dr. Francis J. Michelini ---------------------------------------------------Dr. “Mike," you were seven years a teacher ofbiology, eight years the dean of academic affairs, and five years the President at Wilkes College from 1955 to 1975. Oneofthe best liked, friendliest figures in the College’s history, you both inspired your students and helped attract and hire outstanding faculty members among whom at this date are many of the academic leaders of the University. You learned your academic administration at the hands of a master. Dr. Eugene Farley, and served him faithfully, complementing his qualities and being ever accessible to faculty and students. 7/tlkcs College of the 1960senjoyed a kind of golden age thanks in no small part to your leadership. You were chosen by the trustees to do the impossible, replace the Founding Father of Wilkes College as President in 1970. In this delicate and demanding role you systematically began the process of sharing responsibility and authority with the faculty, an absolute imperative if Wilkes College were to achieve academic maturity. In the midst of this controversial effort, the College and the Valley were devastated by Hurricane Agnes. With hard hat and motorboat, shovel and broom, you led your colleagues to rebuild the College. As command! ng general of Opera­ tion Snapback, you helped lead Wilkes to victory in one of the most sulking comebacks from disaster of any college in American history. You mobilized the campus, the community and thecountry, from City Hall to the White House, to draw together the necessary resources to rebuild Wilkes College. Throughout the transition from Dr. Farley’s more than three decades of leadership to the shared governance of faculty and administration of your presidency and throughout the exhausting and occasionally exhilarating rebuilding after the flood, you were tough and tender, in­ defatigable and loving of this place. Your personal sacrifices helped Wilkes to emerge triumphant. When you left our valley, you took up the challenges of guiding the interests of independent higher education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as President of the Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities, Working with the presidents of these institutions, and with leaders of the other sectors of higher education inPennsylvania, you have provided leadership for 15 years to education in our Commonwealth. Others have recently celebrated this leadership uponyouTrefirementTromCICUand we join their chorus. B ut it remains to your Wilkes Univer­ sity to hail you for a job without parallel in the history of higher education. You led students, staff, faculty, trustees, and community to help Wilkes College rise from the mud stronger andJ more confident to face its promising future. ---By the power vested in me by the Board of Trustees and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, I confer upon you, Francis J. Michel ini, the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa i with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto. by Christopher N. Breiseth, President 23 4,000 teachers gather for Project LEARN From a rousing challenge to pro­ fessionalism to a sharing of what works in the classroom, more than4,000 teach­ ers from Luzerne and Wyoming coun­ ties gathered on thebWilkes campus, in , downtown Wilkes-Barre and at nearby King’s College February 15 for Project LEARN — a massive teacher in-serv­ ice project coordinated by theareacolleges, universities and school districts. Reporting on the keynote speech, Leonarda Bilbow of the Citizens' Voice quoted Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, a professor emeritus at Rutgers: “Professionalism sees beneath the veneer, the crust of cultural differences, to see the real living person. “Professionalism intervenes and sees beneath all that is perceived to be hopeless. Professionalism says we go to the’nthdegreetogivestudentsachance to transcend all obstacles.” The teachers spent most of their day in some 240 workshops — presentedby other teachers—sharingideas on what works in the classroom. Topics ranged from classroom safety and ethics t0 motivational techniques to drug abuse resistance education. Crucial to the development of a better system is the nurturing of the talent already in it—something ftojea LEARN is designed to do,” said the Times Leader in a Feb. 15 editorial. Greeting the teachers, President Breiseth said teachers must help" build an education system fully worthy of our hopes for a beuer brighter future. “We pledge ourselves to this, even in a moment of world crisis, knowing that all bright hopes for the future rest on our children. To serve them, to help them grow into competent, confident, well-educated adults is a professional calling of the highest value.” Weaver-Hartmann Reunion To Wilkes students, Capin Hall means com­ munications, his­ tory and political science. To the Weaver-Hart­ mann families, who gathered for areunion this fall, Capin Hall is home. Built in 1906, the red brick classical revival style house at 165 South Franklin Street was home to Mrs. George Weaver, the former Frances Hartmann, widow of a founding partner of the Weaver-Reichard Brewery. The Weaver and Hartmann families were both part of the wave of German immigrants who came to the Wyoming Valley in the middle 1800s and played important roles in the growth of the Valley’s economy. ... When Mrs. Weaver died in 1950, the building became the headquarters of die International Union of Mine Workers of America. Wilkes bought the building in 1964. naming it Franklin Hall tn honor < early sctlicr Colonel John Franklin. In 1984, it was renamed m honor ot President Emeritus Robert S. Capin '50, DHL 83. ; \ ■ ;1 At Ness Book Award presentation in January, from left: Dr. Freder­ ick W. Ness, president emeritus of the Association of American Col­ leges; Dr.BetteE.Landman, presi­ dent of Beaver College and na­ tional chair of the AAC; President Breiseth, and Dr. Elizabeth Kamarck Minnich, winner of the award. Breiseth heads PHC, presents Ness BookAward President Breiseth has been elected chair of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, an affiliate of theNational Endowment for the Hu­ manities, which will highlight the history and contemporary relevance of the Bill of Rights this year in varied programs. Breiseth was also selected to present the Ness Book Award of the Association of American Colleges, which went to Dr. Elizabeth Kamarck Minnich for her work. Trans­ forming Knowledge. President of Wilkes since 1984, Dr. Breiseth earned his degree in history with highest honors from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1958 where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned the B.LitL in modem British history from Oxford University in 1962 and the Ph.D. in modem Euro­ pean intellectual history from Cor­ nell University in 1964. A Woodrow Wilson Graduate Fellow at Cornell, Dr. Breiseth was also a Telluride Association/Lincoln College. Exchange. Scholar at Oxford University, �Gifts, grants, giving The Quarterly 24 Anderson scholarship Pre-med co-op set with Hahnemann, Guthrie Wilkes University, the Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Phila­ delphia, and the Guthrie Healthcare Sys­ tem in Sayre have announced an inte­ grated undergraduate medical school program. The cooperative program is moti­ vated by the need for physicians inter­ ested in providing health care in rural and semi-rural settings. Each institu­ tion is also interested in attracting stu­ dents and staff members of superior . ability and accomplishments. Students admitted to Wilkes as Guthrie Scholars are simultaneously th7 mhnema^n Medical admitted to **»*...—------ -------• School, contingent on _ an interview att KtaL and maintenance of a B+ or higher average in pre-medical courses “This will allow them to focus their attention on academic excellence rather than the admissions process,” said Dr. Harry Wollman, the senior vice presi- . . . . , Weekend MBA program initiated Wilkes has established a Weekend MBA program for individuals who wish to further their education, to improve their management skills, or to prepare for anew career. The Weekend program leading to the Master of Business Administration degree recognizes that many prospective graduate students are engaged full-time in careers, and that career and family responsibilities make it difficult for them to complete an MBA degree either on a full-time basis or in the evening. All students will complete a common professional core including accounting, management and quantitative methods courses with specializations in interna­ tional business, marketing, management, financing and accounting. Classes meet eight hours per weekend, five weekends per trimester, three trimesters per year. The degree, requiring 33 trimester credit hours, can be completed in two years. Admission to the Weekend Master of Business Administration program follows the same standards of all Wilkes graduate business study. Prospective students will be judged on their undergraduate academic performance, career development.recommendationsandscoresontheGraduateManagementAdmission Test. Theidealcandidateisamatureindividualfollowingasuccessfulcareertrack who wishes an academic update and enhancement of personal market value. dent and chief academic officer at Hahnemann. Guthrie is a logical partner, said Ralph H. Meyer, the president of GuthrieHealthcareSystem,because “increasing percentages of patient care are occurring in ambulatory care settings, This makes Guthrie, with its large and varied number of outpatient services, especially suited to the education of physicians. WilkesUniversity will provide and require the students to complete its innovative and challenging pre-medical course requirements, including bio­ chemistry, medical informatics, instrumentation and research. Guthrie Scholars will be permitted to spend theireighthsemesteratGuthrie, where they will study the health care delivery system and conduct clinical and research projects. Significant financial aid will be available for Guthrie scholars during their senior year at Wilkes. Students may also participate in a summer educational program at Hahnemann just before their first year of medical school. Students who do participate will be given preference in educational or research activities during the following summers. Remarks by Thomas B. Hadzor, vice president for development at Scholarship Donors’ Luncheon — November 15, 1990 “At another institution, I was a scholarship student,” said Thomas B. Hadzor, vice president for development, as he welcomed more than 200 people to the annual Scholarship Donors’ Luncheon in November. “Part of my education waspaid for by a benefactor in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area. I corresponded with him, but never got the chance to meet him. This last year my mother sent me the obituary of that philanthropist. I deeply regret not having had a chance to say thank you personally.” “As a development officer of the University, I consider this Scholarship Donors’ Luncheon an important event. It is our once-a-year effort to say thank you to the donors of all University scholarships. The number of scholarships has grown from 62 to 84 during the last five years. On behalf of many at Wilkes, please accept our appreciation ’’ In addition to scholarship donors and recipients, this year’s luncheon included academic department chairs. Faculty members wanted to express their gratitude to donors because, “Your special scholarship gifts enable the University to attract and retain the strongest students, something with which the faculty has keen interest." “The sweetness of this day. however, is the opportunity which is presented to students and donors. A meeting. Just an hour or so. But a chance to realize the scholarship comes from someone in particular, and that the gift makes a big difference toastudentpursuing an education. Relish this bmc. histime I wish I would have had at lhatother institution This event is a very special Wilkes tradition. 25 Rifkin Hall dedicated Robert S. Anderson, M.D., through a provision in his estate plan, is establishing a S 100,000 scholarship in his name to support pre-medical studies at Wilkes University. Dr. Anderson studied biology at Bucknell University and earned his M.D. degree from Temple University School of Medicine and a master’s degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins University. He is married to the former Geraldine Ruth Daley. Anderson served for 31 years as a career medical officer in the U.S. Army. He was the editor-in-chief of two volumes of World War II medical history, Medical Supply in World War II and Army Medical Specialist Corps. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters. Following his retirement from the Army in 1969 with the rank of colonel, An­ derson served until 1976 as staff physician and president of the medical staff at Retreat State Hospital in Hunlock Creek. He was also em­ ployed for a number of years by the WilkesBarre Military Entrance Processing Station, where he was awarded the Department of the Army Certificate of Appreciation for Outstand­ ing Patriotic Civilian Service. Rifkin Hall, Wilkes University’s newest dormitory, is also among its oldest. Purchased by Arnold and Sandy Rifkin, the 115-year-old gothic stone Wilkes University has received a grant mansion al 80 South River Street was presented to the University as a gift totaling SI 12,500 from the F.M. Kirby Foundaand was dedicated as part of the campus early this school year. It now tion.Inc. Themoney willbeusedforcapitalimhouses 43 Wilkes students. provements to Kirby Hall (S7,500); the Rowing Part of Wilkes-Barre’s historic district, Rifkin Hall was originally the Club ($5,000); and S100.000 will be reserved home of the Ricketts family, Wyoming Valley pioneers who built the for a future designation. “We are deeply grateful to have the contin­ structure after making their fortune in the coal business. Later the building ued support of the Kirby family, who helped in became the home of the late Judge William McLean. AlthoughtheRifkinfamilyneverownedthebuildinguntiltheybought the beginnings of this University,” said Presiit in 1988 to give to Wilkes, one of the apartments in the building was dent Breiseth. Kirby Hall, present-day home of Arnold and Sandy Rifkin’s first home in the Wyoming Valley after they the Wilkes’s English and foreign language de­ returned from college in 1948. partments, was one of the first three properties Arnold Rifkin has been a member of the Wilkes University Board of thatEugcne Farley and Arnaud Marts secured to Trustees for the last ten years. The Rifkin family, which has been associ- start the University. ated with the University for two generations, counts its involvement from The F.M. Kirby Foundation, based in Morristown, NJ, each year recognizes health, eduthe time they spent in that South River Street apartment. “Our involvement with Wilkes began with our return. My wife started eational, cultural, ^ousan^ C,hJ"“bIc educa^^ organizations whose programs and locations „ , ”ghtcr-"in-law MargTry' * and, daughter-in-law dau GemanVito attended W.lbnc Wilkes.”” arc now or hovA have been r»f of interne! interest tr» to fh»> the VirKtr Kirby dnd Margery German Rifkin attended Wilkes. in Hanover Family, or arc reflective of important, contemThe Rifkin family owns and operates A. Rifkin Company tn Township, which manufactures bank bags for national and international poraryproblems of our society. •• 1 . of«.. —n.. to operate ihe Allan P. Kirby Jr. has served as a trustee of clients. Arnold Rifkin, the third generation his rfamily the busteJs'ZpZidcntorti«:'and his son. Michael, is vice Wilkes since 1986 and chairs the endowment nm, * i ' s ,nc Prcsldcin 01 1 P ’ fund management subcommittee of the board, president of operations and management. Kirby gift �Alumni News Alumni News-----^y si - a. / 1 ^y31 'K % 1936 / Please help us locate these 1936 classmates before the Reunion. William Francis Boyle Ralph Ford John Solon Galson Sarah M. Hinton Catherine Kilgallon Lavin Jean Osbourne Mackuby Robert Otto Renville Rachael Evelyn Rosser Allen A. Rusin Frederick Lewis Semmer Edwin William Smith Lazarus Heller Weiss ^y31 / / ’S 1941- 1946 £ sO Please help us locate these 1941 classmates before the Reunion. Fred Warren Girton Elinore S. Glickman Ruth Lynn Hope Stanley Raymond Kresses Chester Levy Samuel Harry Miller Murray Benjamin Pincus Dean Elston Robinson Vincent Albert Seger John Paul Shannon Ruth G. Shipman Anna Kolb Walsh Miriam Cohen Weiss Dr. John E. Williams Mary Newbold Williams Charles Leonard Witkosky 1945 The Honorable Gifford Cappellini, a judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, was recently appointed asamemberofthestate Judicial Inquiry and Review Board. Please help us locate these 1946 classmates before the Reunion. Joseph R. Callahan Renee Schainuck Cohn Virginia Lewis Collins Jean Lois Day Marion Burkert Flinchum Paul Peter Halecki John J. Hazur, Jr. Pearl Hughes Edward L. Kochuba Nicholas William Marinelli Edward Albert Myers Doris Mary Raub Mindell Small Dorothy Jean Snyder Strohl Caryl Lois Galow Tomlinson Robert Horace Uskurait Zenon Randolph Wall Richard Weigand Watson 1949 Jean Hughes Reiter recendy retired from the Harrisburg School Districtafter 30 years of teaching. The last 20 years she served as Reading Specialist 1951 Please help us locate these 1951 classmates before the Reunion. Earl R. Albright William Atherton Edward Barber Thomas R. Bean Bennett S. Benson Donald E. Blankenbush George W. Blume Francis J. Brobus Bernard Francis Carey Frederick D. Catlin Wendell F. Clark Angelo James Collura Madeline B. Cooper George E. Dale Robert Donald Dix Cyril Hayes Drexinger George Dvorozniak Thomas Joseph Evans Norma Persiani Fairbaugh Raymond Karl Finan Sheldon Alan Fried Louis D. Froehlich, III John A. German Darwin Lewis Geunther Margot S. Golin Charles Milo Good, Jr. Joseph John Greco Frank Greenwood Mark your calendar May 31-June2 July 28 Oct. 18-20 Oct. 26 October xO Annual Reunion at Wilkes Allentown Alumni Domey Park/Wild Water Kingdom Homecoming New York Alumni Miss Saigon performance Boston Alumni at New England Aquariam Whale Watch Dorothy Jean Grumbling John H. Haracz Norman E. Hart William Holak Robert J. Hooper Leonard A. Horchos Richard James Hom Walter Hom Arthur David Horwitz Robert Fred James David Thomas Jones John Hosea Jones John T. Jones, Jr. Hermine Helene Joseph Dr. Morris Kagan Frank William Kardell, Jr. Raymond Kaye William Leo Klug Dr. Robert R. Koelsch Victor Bernard Kotulak Bernard Krause Thoms G. Kunigonis Edward J. Leeson Theodore Lcskanich Robert D. Levine Leona Elizabeth Lohoski Joseph Aloysius Lupco Joseph P. McBride John Charles McConn James Eugene Matthews John Mara Edward Leonard Miner ACutnni & faculty representing Wllfas at (PresidentiaC Inaugurations Sharon Bowar, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV, Sept. 15,1990 Albert J. Wallace ’54, Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ, Oct. 6,1990 Bruce E. Auerbach, Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, PA, Oct. 12,1990 Susan R. Simonson ’70, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC, Oct. 18,1990 William M. Kaye ’71, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Oct 19,1990 Elizabeth A. Slaughter ’68, Pace University, New York, NY, Nov. 3,1990. New job-hunting service available to Wilkes alumni Wilkes alumni have access to kiNexus, a new job-hunting service, through the University’s alumni office and career services center. New to University alumni in January, 1991, kiNexus allows individuals to record their resume in a nationwide database which provides exposure to national employers such as AT&T, IBM, The Discover Card and Dow Chemical, as well as participating government agencies and local companies. Employers can use up to 30 different criteria to search the ta ase an locate prospective employees that meet their needs. Intercste ®’ whoareseekingfull-timecarcersgetinformationbyca ing i ex at 1-800-828-0422 and requesting a registrauon kit. A $-5 ; PP b the U.S. who arc part of die kiNexus Progral’1’ For further information about any of these events, call the Alumni Office, 717-824-4651, extension 4130, or 1-800-572-4444 (PA), 1-800-537-4444 (outside PA) otherwise unreachable opportunities, said Wilkes’s Career Services Center, alumni lK.cause it’s 27 I Sally Ruth Miltieman William H. Mohr James L. Morgan Myron Michael Motsko Francis Robert Nolan Carlos Ortega Joseph Perkowski Jerome John Perry John Joseph Perry Dorothy Plieskatt Renddell David Talieson Richards Gerard Francis Rogers Robert Henry Ropine John Michael Russell Marvin Schoenbrun William J. Schwartzbarth John Edward Seaman Mary Theresa Sheloski Albin Frank Sheporaitis Thomas Henry Smith Ethel Virginia Snee Raymond John Sweetra Ralph Walter Templin Patricia Boyd Thomas Norman Francis Tulp Ralph L. Volley Philip C. Walker John B. Wheelwright, Jr. William J. Williams Gerald Israel Wise Stanley T. Yunkunis 1955 Charles W. Stocker owns a School Bus Fleet in Sussex and Warren Coun­ ties of New Jersey. He and his wife, Elsie, reside in Swartswood, NJ. 31 % 1956 sD Please help us locate these 1956 classmates before the Reunion. Stephen M. Adamovich Richard Van Bartlcbaugh Joseph Biller Armand B. Caruso Capt. John J. Cashmere Martin J. Celnich Donald H. Covey �The Quarterly [~28 Emil Elinski Raoul Elton Daniel T. Giafski William Gorski Chester J. Gulla John H. Hessler, Jr. Marie Collins Hogrebe Alumni News Allan D. Lieberman Alvin Lipschultz Joseph McCann David P. McCracken Bernice Thomas McTague Theodore P. Marcinkoski Seymor L. Miller Oscar G. Nichols Saverio R. Parisi Joseph P. Raskin John Dewitt Richards Raymond M. Sillup Dana Stein John S. Stein Carole Spector Steuer Marion E. Trembath Joseph Tullai Barbara J. Vavrek Charles L. White James C. Whitesell James M. Williams William J. Wlotzka Bernard R. Zaboski Charlotte E. Zaleski Michael Kennedy Lorraine Giacometti Kent Robert J. Kopicki Carl C. Kopines Carl F. Lahr Joan Davis Learn Leonard J. Lesko Alumni Association sponsors Miss Saigon theatre benefit The Wilkes Alumni Association will hold a benefit at a matinee performance of Miss Saigon on October 26 in New York City. The Asso­ ciation has purchased 200 orchestra seats for the matinee performance. Tickets are S130 for dinner and show; $145 for dinner, show and transpor­ tation from Wilkes-Barre.Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis, so get in touch with the Alumni Office immediately if you’d liketojoin thetheaterparty. For detailsandreservations,contact thealumni office at 717-824-4651, extension 4134, or call toll-free: 800-572^444 from Pennsylvania or 800-537-4444 from outside Pennsylvania. Frank Anthony Ciaio William Steele Connelly John Emrys Cook Jane Mary Denby Sandra Biber Didner Charles J. Dougherty, Jr. Bruce W. German Elizabeth Hoeschele Gullan Raymond J. Hicks Donna Lee Houston Charles J. Hughes Ralph H. Hutchinson Susan Lee Jones Seymour Mae King Louis Kiscunas Peter Paul Maholik Robert Man Donald Mohr Irving M. Moses Beverly Edwards Patton Ellen Goldberg Pfifferling Robert Alfred Pingel Roberta Rose Rayeski John A. Rinko Diana Lee Yudiskas Harrisburg alumni plan theater party Our very active Harrisburg Chapter of the Alumni Association is planning a dinner theater trip for May 17 to see “The Mousetrap” at the Alienberry Resort Inn and Playhouse in Boiling Springs. For further details about the dinner theater meeting, call Carl Juris '59,717-564-1479. Meeting for die chapter's Fall Dinner in Mechanicsburg were Mary Mattey Borgcrscn ’58, Louis DeFalco '56, Peg DeFalco, Clinton Hess '64, Kaye Hess, Carl Juris '59, Nancy Batcheler Juris '56, Ann Marie Turko-Lloyd Lane '63, John Reilly '67, Dorothy Reilly, William Trcthaway'67, James Williams ‘58, '77, Gwen Williams, Paul Yarolin '71, Ann Dixon Young '59, Charles Young and Jacqueline Young '58. 1959 Charles A. Sorber, dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, has been elected vice president of the Water Pollution Con­ trol Federation, an international, non­ profit organization aiming to preserve and enhance water quality worldwide. He is also part of the Joint Task Group of the 14-17th editions of Standard Methods, an industry manual of stepby-step procedures which ensure accu­ rate and consistent results. 31 'A / o 1961 Please help us locate these 1961 classmates before the Reunion. Mark I. Halperin David William Aston Leslie Meade Barstow Frank Battle Edward C. Bcdncr Patricia Anne Briggi Carol Ann Majewski Butchko Martin E. Chcrone of the Tri-County Personnel Associationfor 1990-91.Heisemployedas per­ sonnel manager for The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc., Wilkes-Bane Area Manufacturing Divisions. 1964 Leslie Stone Peltan is in her 26th year of teaching in the Philadelphia School System. She and her husband, David, live in Bensalem, PA. Frank Zane '64 Harrisburgalumniat their Fourth Annual Pic­ nic on July 29 are (clock­ wise, from lower left): George Watson '61 and Norma Watson, Mary Yarolin, Maria, Stepha­ nie, and Paul Yarolin '71, Carl Juris '59 and Nancy Batcheler Juris ’56, Dorothy Reilly, Bill Trethaway ’67, John Reilly ’67, Louis DeFalco ’56 and Peg De Falco, Ann Dixon Young ’59 and Chuck Young. Another picnic is planned next July. 29 Zane Experience coming to Wilkes Frank Zane, owner of the “Zane Experience” in Palm Springs, California, and three time Mr. Olympia body building cham­ pion, will bring his internationally known fitness seminar to Wilkes's Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Con­ ference Center May 26-29. Author of three books on fit­ ness, Zane emphasizes a holistic approach to wellness with training in relaxation, motivation and nu­ trition as well as personal fitness and body building. He and his wife, Christine, conduct most of the seminars at their home, the former Cary Grant estate. The Wilkes seminar will be among his first on the East Coast. Details on cost and program are available from the Alumni Of­ fice at 717-824-4651, extension 4134, or toll-free: 800-572-4444 from Pennsylvania or 800-5374444 from outside Pennsylvania; or call Zane at 619-323-7486. 31 'A / / 1966 x£> Linda Forbish was promoted to vice president of operations at McCallion StaffingSpecialists in Montgomeryville. Please help us locate these 1966 classmates before the Reunion. Kenneth W. Allen Janice Collins Berkey N. Alozie Dike Donna Bolen Filipkoski Karl Fogmeg Marc H. Hirschman Carol R. Pelletier Geraldine Bock Rapaduski Carole Mayer Roberts Byron C. Shard Linda Werner Van Hom Gerald L. Weisbergcr Kenneth Jay Wiswall Mary Kalafut Ycncha 1969 Robert Silvi has been elected president Catherine DeAngelis Harris '65 DeAngelis '65 wins Armstrong Award Catherine DeAngelis Harris has received the Armstrong Award, presented by the American Pediat­ ric Society, the Society for Pediat­ ric Research and the Ambulatory Pediatric Association to recognize improved patientcare, teaching and research in the care of children. Dr. DeAngelis is professor and deputy chairman of the department of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and chief of the division of general pediatrics and adolescent medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital Children Cen­ ter. Before joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. DeAngelis did medical mis­ sionary work in Africa. Nicaragua and Peru, teaching and working with the poor. Among her career highlights, she lists the establishmentofnursepractitionerprograms in Peru and the ghettos of Roxbury and Harlem. With an M.D. from the Uni­ versity ofPittsburgh anda Master's in Public Health from Harvard Graduate School of Public Health, she is the author of three textbooks. �30 The Quarterly 1 070 teaching 3rd grade. The Shifflcttcs reChristine V. Sulat was named City ” side in Kendall Park, NJ, with their two Editor at the Daily Item in Sunbury, PA. She is a member of Pennsylvania Soci­ James and Linda Arnesen Shifflette daughters, Kelly Lynn and Jodie Lee. ety of Newspaper Editors. Christine recently celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary. Linda is in her 21st year of Lea Gina White, MS W, is director of resides in Sunbury. Out-patient Services at Hartford Com­ munity Mental Health Center in Hart­ ford, Connecticut. Jay R. Salsburg married Diane Dayton of Plymouth, PA on July 8, 1990. The couple resides in Cambra, PA. Shown at the party are seated from left, Mrs. Chris Baron ’73; Trustee and Scranton Regional Campaign Chairman Mary B. Rhodes G’77; Mrs. Patricia Lombardi ’71, '73 and Mrs. Linda Nolan. Standing from left: John Baron’75, president of the Wilkes University Alumni Association; Dr. Robert Mooney, President of Keystone Junior Col­ lege; President Christopher N. Breiseth; Dr. John Walsh, President of WVTA-TV; David Lombardi ’70, G’76, President and CEO First Na­ tional Community Bank; Don Nolan, and Thomas B. Hadzor, Wilkes University Vice President for Development Scranton area alumni, friends celebrate university status More than 200 Scranton area Wilkes alumni and friends turned out for a fall party honoring Wilkes’s new status as a university. David Lombardi ’70, G'76, and Patricia Lombardi, 71,73 — one of Wilkes's few fourdegree couples—cohosted the party in the Country Club of Scranton with Wilkes University President Breiseth. The 14-piece Wilkes University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Tom Heinze, provided the music for listening and dancing. David Lombardi, of Dunmore, earned his B.A. in economics in 1970 and his MBA in 1976. He is past president of the local chapter of the Bank Administration Institute and has served on the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association Group HI. A member of the board of directors of theCommunity Bankers of Pennsylvania and the Forest Lakes Council Boy Scouts of America he is al so active with the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, the United Way of Lackawanna County, North­ eastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and many other civic organizations. Patricia Lombardi earned her B.A. in history in 1971 and a master's in education in 1973. She is a reading teacher in the Pittston Area School District. Please help us locate these 1971 classmates before the Reunion. Dean M. Abramson Camille Stanis Balent Cynthia Pagano Baumgartner Thomas Birkett Sandra J. Brewer Mary Lauck Cardillo Tapan Kumar Chaterjee Chi-Chang Chiang Jeanette Principali Davis Eugene J. Denardi Mashour Ibrahiem Dukum Thoms E. Dwyer Carl W. Fish Diana Gillis Joseph P. Grabowski Allyn R. Griffith Cynthia Koos Grivner Marie A. Halloway Robert C. Hartzel Dr. John Hohenberg Wilhelmina Guinn Hooper Harold T. Hoover Michael P. Hrynkiw Patricia Ann Hydock Frances Benassu Jackson Patricia Juba Floan Mary A. Kazmicrczak Alton Dean Kenney Zachary Joel Krisanda Linda Leach Janet Levy Zales Helen Lewis Nixon Maureen McDade Longoria Mana French Mabey Diane Wilson Macur Margaret C. Makar, Esq. Mary B. Martinez David D. Mitchell Carole Bartlett Mitchell Dennis Neubauer Mary Ann Kranisky Paroby Cheryl Peleva Plodwick Harold E. Rigg Jane Searfoss Rogers James J. Root Ellen Schutte Hofmann Elaine Kerchanin Sherman Marietta Burridge Shiavo Suzanne Wennig Stark Floyd Stilley John T. Strinkoski Roberta Youron Stroud Carol Ann Taffera James J. Talerico Melinda D. Trunbull Ross G. Versaggi Lynn M. Way Thomas E. Zaher 1972 Alumni from across Florida gathered November 10 and 11 at the Naples Beach Hotel. Shown are (seated, from left): Christine Shipula ’77; Pat Morris; Sheila Rolfe; Susan Bonds, and Lynne Herskovitz Warshal ’59. Standing, from left: Carl Sosnowski’jr. ’86; William “Bill” Phillips HI ’47; Bill Morris ’61; Professor Emeritus Welton Farrar; President Emeritus Robert Capin ’50, DHL '83; Roger Rolfe '66, event chairman; Anthony Shipula 78, director of alumni; Rabbi Bruce Warshal ’58; Robert Bonds ’64, and President Christopher Breiseth. Florida alumni meet; Joanne R. Brown married William Howard Cochran on December 15, 1989, in West Palm Beach, Florida. They live in Jupiter, Florida. Grace Richie Ostrum has joined the Suburban News as a writer/photographer. Grace and her husband, Matt, re­ side in Dallas, PA. Linda Burkhardt Schultz and her hus­ band, Gerald, announce the birth of theirthird son, Chandler James,on April 26,1990. They live in Harrisburg. Richard O. Toth has been named sen­ ior vice president of loan operations at Summit Trust Company, NJ. Gary H. Williams graduated from the American Bankers Association’s Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Gary is vice president of commercial banking at First Eastern Bank. He lives 111 Shavertown. Alumni who gathered in box seats joined with a thousand students, Pacultv and friends to cheer the Colonels to victory over Wesley Col- Mine? Vice President for Development Tom Hadzor; Trustee Fso S7-Director of Alumni Tony Shipula 78: Denny Gene Rot , Esq.. Management, one of the event's sponClaxton Karambelas '49. of the University Council. �The Quarterly 32 Alumni News 1973 Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve Center, Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY. Captain Roy W.Evansmarricd Donna Marie Riley ofWilkes-Barre on August 25,1990. Roy is employed as an administrativeofficerwiththe41 IthEngineer G. Kimball MacCIoskey, Esq. has joined the law firm of Lord, Bissell & Brook of Rockford, Illinois. XS arr.§ W K w or- ■ F ■■■ Kay Marie Platt has joined thcadministration of the University College of Widener University as Program Assis­ tant for the Evcning/Wcckcnd Program. George P. Sillup completed his Ph.D. at The Fielding Institute with a disser­ tation on Forecasting New Medical Technology Using the Bass Model: An Evaluation of the Imitation Hypothesis. 1974 t J I I 1 ■ ' L.^ Elizabeth M. Lopez has been promoted to vice president of development for the central region of the Management and Training Corporation. She resides in Ogden, UT. Robert Paul Singer and his wife, Teri, announce the birth of their second son, Jacob Benjamin, in March of 1990. They reside in Marietta, GA. 31 Gathered for Wilkes Homecoming 1990 are, from left: Michael Osterhoudt,NancyBatcbeIer Juris‘56; Carl Juris'59;LoisDeGrawHufTman '53; Homer Huffman, and Shari Huffman Osterhoudt '78. Ties renewed at Homecoming Alumni returning to campus for Wilkes’s annual Homecoming Celebration in October renewed old friendships during the Friday Night Frolic at the Alumni House; during Betsy Condron's presentation on Wilkes's Marvel­ ous Mansions; playing and watching football, volleyball, soccer and golf, and at The Hop on Saturday night. £ 'A7% -•i 1976 William H. Finlay is counsel in the legal department of Core States Finan­ cial Corp in Philadelphia. William and his wife, Ayoma, and two children re­ side in Cherry Hill, NJ. Marietta Minelli has been appointed Patient Care Coordinator at Hospice Saint John, a division of Lutheran Welfare Service of Northeastern Penn­ sylvania, Inc. 3 Howie Tune '73 brought the whole family from Keasbay, New Jersey, to Homecoming. From left: Howie, Evan, Ryan and Peg Tune. Robyn Speak Walsh is employed at U.S. Healthcare in Blue Bell, PA, nego­ tiating Hospital contracts for Philadel­ phia, Lehigh and Northampton Coun­ ties. Robyn and her husband, Joseph, reside in Quakertown, PA. Please help us locate these 1976 classmates before the Reunion. John C. Austin Carol Jean Bullock Capper Alexis Dickinson Cargasacchi Candace Ruth Coleman Karen Ann Considine Tam D. Doan Janet L. Durkovitz Kathy M. Fluck Leo F. Gambacona Michael M. Gilbert Jo Ann Herbert Mindy Beth Heyman Lois Homza Wilson Douglass D. Johnston Judith Janeen Johnston Andrew P. Kopec Keith E. Krombel Carolyn J. Lovejoy Beverly Ann Margitish Glenn R. Misner Roger P. Neher Estelle Nye Robert R. Para Steve B. Pinson Linda CranmerRuehlman Jo Anne E. Saporito Walter Skawski Mark David Skvarla CpL Lawrence Stabler Donna Marie Stasik Brad Stegmaier Joseph J. Tomashefski Stephen Robert Ungvarsky Harold Robert Volesong Dr. Joseph J. Volack Andrew M. Welki Paulette Michaels Wysocki, Jr. Jody Pierce Zakrevsky 1977 Dr. Nicholas P. Chiumento, an internal medicine associate with Geisinger Medical Group, has been certified in geriatric medicine. Susan Lee Latz is a certified massage therapist and a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. Shelives >n Ventor and practices in Atlantic City. Mary Kay Pappadeas Malloy and her husband, Zachary, announce the birth of James Daniel, March 30,1990. She tinShanrd\?Seph G'90’ 33 •** oirth of Alyssa Ann on May 15 1990 fmmPwTiVed a maSter’S b Cd“caGon SdieV ^CS'nAugUSt -BolhDistrict teachiand" Woodbridge School live in Bridgeville, DE. Karin Snow Rizzo completed her master of science in nursing from the University of Arizona and is director of University Home Health, Tuscon, AZ. 1978® Andrea Chuba married Roy N. ThomasonJune9,1990. She is a registered nurse in obsterics at Hershey Medical Center. They live in Elizabethtown. Susan Ann Serio Jack and her husband, Robert Allen, announce the birth of a second daughter, Meredith Charlee, on August 29,1990. Susan is work­ ing toward a master’s in education and resides in Nashville, TN. Marguerite “Maggie” Shaw is a sen­ ior research specialist for the neurology department at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Maggie resides in Salt Lake City. Dr.DouglasTrostIeandhiswife,Mary Colette Fedak '76, announce the birth of a second son, Stephen Garrett, in October, 1989. They live in Allentown. Dr. Leonard Elias Vekkos has a private practice of podiatry, specializing in surgery and children s foot disorders. He and his wife, Catherine, and daughter, Elisa, reside in Naperville, IL. 1979 Doreen Wickiser Hampton and her husband, Delbert, announce the birth of first child, Jennie Rose, on August Dr. Sandra Lee Pensieri has passed her Podiatric Surgery Board certifica­ tion examination. Cheryl Moyer Thomas and her hus­ band, Richard, announce the birth of a son, Eric Richard, in February, 1990. Cheryl is a high school nurse in the Blue Mountain School District. The family resides in Schuylkill Haven, PA. SusanR.Tomascikhasbeenappointed Pro8ram coordinator for the Alternative Lcarners Project at College Misericord*a’Dallas’PA- Lex Watson was promoted to financial anaIVsl for 11,6 Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Philadelphia Division, He resides in Banington, NJ. 1980 Maureen Falvey Creamer and her husband, Peter ‘83, announce the birth of their first child, Colleen Erin, on Dec. 17. Maureen is a registered nurse in the bum ICU at St. Barnabas Medical Center. Pete is assistant vice president at Chemical Bank,New York City. They reside in Saddle Brook, NJ. Patricia Klotz is a staff nurse in the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit at Lehigh Valley Medical Center and pursuing a master's degree in nursing. Henry Kretchmer married Knstel Poynton of Dallas, PA. Henry works at Wildflowers, Hilton Head Island, SC. John Miranda and his wife, Jean, announce the birth of their first child, John Allen, on February 12,1990. They reside in Delran, NJ. 31 22,1990. Patrick J. McNamara has joined *s executive director of MEDSERV U1 Dr.,ln„.v„„ medical centers. They live in Colum- thc'mcdicalstaffofSt.JoscphHospital, oia, Maryland. Houston. A board certified internist, he Mar a Mary Ann Toth Matriccino and her dency at Baylor College of Medicine. earned his M.D•atHah”'’.nY, his resisi[y Medical School and did his resi % 1981 Lynda Davis Coates and her husband. Alan, announce the birth of their son, �34 Alumni News The Quarterly Brennan, on June 9,1990. They reside in LcRaysville, PA. Mary Giblin Gaietto is currently workingpart-timeas aregistered nurse. Mary resides in Vineland, New Jersey, with her husband, David, and two sons, Matthew 2, and Brian 1. Drs. Robert and Mary Jean Daniels Mentyka ‘82 announce the birth of a daughter, Madelaine Kelly, on March 17,1990. Robert is a physician allergist and Mary Jean is a pediatrician atGeisinger Medical Group, Centre County. They reside in State College, PA. Geri McAfee married Harry Dough­ erty in November, 1990. Geri works for St. Paul Insurance Company as a claims representative, handling medical mal­ practice. They reside in Philadelphia, PA. Ann White Moore and her husband, David, announce the birth of their daugh­ ter, Christina, on December 27, 1989. They reside in Cleveland, GA. Thomas J. Richards was promoted to the position of cardiac rehabilitation managerat the Thomas P. Saxton Medi­ cal Pavillion in Edwardsville. He re­ sides in Wilkes-Barre, with his wife, Catherine, and their two children, Melissa and Thomas. Debra Prater Zehner was elected to the Board of Directors for The Music Box Players, Swoyersville, PA. Debbie is a Science/Math Specialist for the Learning Center and also an instructor in the Biology Department at Wilkes University. She and her husband, Guy ’84, and daughter. Tiffany, reside in Kingston, PA. Please help us locate these 1981 classmates before the Reunion. Richard J. Barna Pam J. Bennett Wodzicki Jo Anne M. Bennick Donna Bemoski Concetta Mary Bruno ■M .. -\ k r New Jersey friends gather When six friends from Wilkes got together recently to chat about old times, they noted that none had ever sent recent information to The Quarterly. All six made notes and Gina Scazzaro Fair ’82 agreed to send in the information. The women are (back row, from left): Gery McAfee ’81, Sharon Snyder '82, Gina Scazzaro Fair ’82, Maureen Falvey ’80; (front from left): Mary Giblin ’81, and Karen Snyder ’82. Look for their individual stories with their class notes. Maura E. Bums Rita A. Devaney Debra A. Dzielak Richard T. Evans Frank P. Forte Robert P. Fridh Sharlotte A. Gaddes Peter J. Gallagher Dr. Frank J. Gardner Elizabeth J. Griffith David J. Groblewski Beth A. Hammer Chris J. Hatala Donna L. Heidel Roger O. Hoech David G. Kapral David Koziel Karen Krischunis Shemanski Dennis H. Lahr John A. Laskowski Sarah Washney Lengel David C. Moorehead Paul J. Mullally Ensign William J. Murtagh Debra A. Condello William G. Petrick David W. Phillips Suzanne P. Droegemueller Robert J. Prato Mary Ellen Prebola Diane M. Quaranto Laureen S. Rabbe William Joseph Salue Robyn N. Shipley Joseph M. Skladany Laurie L. Small Murphy John B. Stevens Jacqueline Sunder Demko Ann M. Thomas Stavroula Tsokou Stephen J. Wanchisen Brian L. Wheeler Marie Wilczynski Pikul Jerome Wilverding Karen Worlinsky 1982 Ralph Jason Kaye and his wife, Anne Elizabeth Salata ’81, announce the birth of Ryan Andrew on April 23, 1990. Ralph is a periodontist practicing in Philadelphia. Anne is a medical tech­ nologist with Smith Kline Beecham Labs. They reside in North Wales, PA. Patrick Romich married Sallie Jones on October 14, 1989. The couple resides in Columbia, MD. Gina Scazzaro Fair is working per diem as a registered nurse. Gina resides in Sparta, NJ, with her husband, Joe, and two children, Sarah and Peter. Sharon Snyder is regional manager of Huntington Learning Centers and trav­ els extensively throughout the country. Somewhere in her future is a husband and a family! She lives in Linden, NJ. George Yescavage has been promoted to director ofadmissions at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. George and his wife, Cathleen Marie, reside in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. 1983 William B. Dodge married Patricia Hidock '84 on June 30, 1990. Bill is a computer programmer/analyst with The Leverage Group in Glastonbury, CT. Trish is employed by General Motors Service Parts Operation as a district manager. They reside in Branford, CT. Stephen James Levitski willcomplete a master's degree in electrical engineer­ ing this fall at Drexel University, through the Naval Air Development Center’s Graduate Study Award Program. He is employed in the Microwave Technol­ ogy Division in Warminster, PA. Daniel P. Talenti recently married Charlene M. Budgeon ’83. Daniel is a research associate for Chronar Corpo­ ration in Princeton, NJ. Charlene is a registered nurse at the Allentown Hospital-Lehigh Valley Hospital Center in Pediatrics. The couple resides in Allen­ town, PA. 1984 Charles Baylor was named as speech/ cognitive therapist at the Riverside Rehabilitation Center, in Plains, PA. Christine Marie Cummings recently married John BartosiewiczJr. ofBowie, Maryland. Christine is aregistered nurse in the Ob/Gyn unit of Fair Oakes Hos­ pital in Virginia. Valerie D. Frey Breneman and her husband, Nelson, announce the birth of a son, Aaron Jacob, on March 24,1990. They live in Columbia, PA. Kathleen Galli graduated from Phila­ delphia College of Pharmacy with a bachelor’s degree in health sciences and a master’s in physical therapy. Susan Havrilla married Paul Wasserott III on May 25,1990. Susan earned her master’s in human resources ad­ ministration at Scranton University in May, 1990. They reside in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania. Nancy Ann Dzieciol Jorda and her husband, John Charles, annouce the birth of their first child, Jonathon Michael, on March 20,1990. The family resides in Kingston, PA. Frederic Krome, a history professor at the University of Cincinnati, made a presentation on the use of film in British World War n propaganda, at the Mid­ west Conference on British Studies in October. Patrick J. Millham was appointed vice president of First Columbia Bank. He and his wife, Mary, and children live in Mountaintop, PA. Dianne Marie Watchulonis is work­ ing as an account representative for Offset Paperback Manufacturers, Inc. She resides in Dallas, PA. Christopher and Karen Snyder '82 Zeiser live in Stratford, Connecticut, with their two sons, Michael and John. Chris is a regional sales manager for World Com Corp. 1985 Barry J. Frauens is a medical sales representative for Lederle Laboratories. 35 He represents their pharmaceutical and biological lines in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He resides in Deerfield Beach, FL. E. Susan Maier announces her engage­ ment to Christopher J. Davis. The wedding is planned for May 18,1991. Susan is a rehabilitation nurse manager at Manor Care Arlington-Reach Reha­ bilitation, VA. She resides in College Park, Maryland. Kelly Lacey Corcoran is a certified public accountant with Parente, Ran­ dolph, Orlando, Carey & Associates. Kelly resides in Mountaintop with her husband, William. Robert W. Ganski married Edna Mae Kelly of Wilkes-Barre. Robert is em­ ployed by EJM Software, Telford, PA. Jacquelynn F. Kramer graduated from The Rutgers School of Law, Camden campus, with a Juris Doctorate degree. She is residing in Yeadon, PA. Jane Kujat married Ronald Lashock. Jane is a registered nurse for the Pocono Medical CenterEmergeny Department, located in Stroudsburg, PA. The couple resides in Hazleton, PA. Christopher Way received his master’s degree in secondary science education from the University of Bridgeport in CT. He has been elected to the Educa­ tion Committee at Flanders Nature Center in Woodbury, assisting in envi­ ronmental education programs. He re­ sides in Middlebury, CT. Please help us locate these 1986 classmates before the Reunion. Paul Jerome Belusko Jr. Kerin Cooney Martha Felicitas Gergen Lauralyn Gordon Thomas Michael Konopszyk �The Quarterly 36 Teddi Lizerman Christine May Dr. Timothy E. Page JeffPillets Khalie Rasheed Tim Staples Dr. Jeffery Mark Wagner Sherri Lynn Zimmerman 1987 Michael Anthony AppoloIH was pro­ moted to first lieutenant, chief of com­ puterprogramming section, which sup­ ports Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe DirectorateofCommand and Control on the worldwide military Command andControl System. He lives in West Germany and is president of his own computer software company. Philip Cyriax married Carol Stanick. Philip works as a claim adjuster for Maryland Casualty Insurance Company. The couple resides in Allentown, PA. Karen Dragon married Tim Devine on June 30,1990. Karen is a research asso­ ciate in the parallel processing division at Sandia National Labs through Rens­ selaer Polytechnic Institute. The Devines are residing in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Michael Everett married Sandra Winiarski of Baltimore, MD. Michael is completing a hospital residency in Allentown.They live in Allentown,PA. Ket urah E. Faust received her master’s in social work from the University of Pennsylvania. She is employed as the Director of Social Services at Notting­ ham Village Nursing Home in Northum­ berland. Michelle Ferrance married Eric Davis of Vestal, NY. Michelle works at Ma­ rine Midland Bank in Binghamton, NY. Dr. John F. Handley recently gradu­ ated from the University of Maryland with a degree in dentistry. He is em­ ployed at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. William C. Hankins married Janice Hodges on November 10, 1990. Wil­ liam is a claims adjuster at 20th Century Insurance Company in Tustin, CA. Ellen Kay Hess married Jerry Shaffer on March 10,1990. Ellen is a registered nurse at the Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg. The Shaffers reside in New Cumberland, PA. James C. McFadden married Barbara A. Kaiser '87 in May of 1990. Jim works at Digital Equipment Corpora­ tion in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Bar­ bara is a registered nurse at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia. They live in Warrington, PA. Bill McDonagh and his wife, Theresa, announce the birth of a son, Ryan Tho­ mas, on August 13, 1990. The McDonagh’s reside in Brick, NJ. Judy Morgan Murch resides in Scran­ ton with her husband, Michael, and their daughter, Lauren. Judy is a registered nurse in the Surgical ICUatMercy Hos­ pital in Scranton. David Piavis married Tamara Lentz of Dupont, PA. David is employed by Metropolitan Life. Brenda Ann Vassellu announces her engagement to Scott Bevan Rehrig. Brenda is employed as a registered nurse in the Coronary Care Unit at the WilkesBarre General Hospital. Wendy Wadas married John Morris of Kingston in August, 1990. She is em­ ployed by theTunkhannock Area School District 1988 M. Theresa Ayres is manager of the One Price Sportswear Store, Latham, New York. The company is a Division of Peter Harris. 1990 Carl M. Charnetski, a student at Jef­ ferson University School of Medicine received a Wilkes University Colonel blazer at the John J. Chwalek Invita­ tional Golf Tournament. Steven Bardsley is pursuing a law degree at Pace University School of Law, White Plains, NY. Brenda Gerhard married David Kaszmatski of Fcmglen, PA on Sep­ tember 22,1990. She works in the pur­ chasing department at Graterford State Prison. They reside in Hazleton, PA. John Kepics announces his engage­ ment to Deborah M, Fedor. John is employed at Blue Ribbon Farm Dairy, West Pittston. Deborah Anne Weber married David Silvestrini on Aug. 4,1990. Debbie is a production editor at I.C.S. in Scranton. Mary Jablonowski Williams and her husband, David, announce the birth of a son, Michael David, on June 11,1990. They reside in Mason, Ohio. James T. Gorman was promoted to vice president commercial loan officer III by Northeastern Bank. Jim and his wife, Janice, and their son live in Laflin. r Barbara Jamelii, currcndy employed by Apple Computer, and Dr. John Koch, Wilkes professor of math and computer science have developed a level three interactive video and HyperCard stack entitled “Psychology Encyclopedia." Janell Testa married John Yzeik of Honesdale on July 21, 1990. Janell is attending Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia. 1989 In Cvlemoriam Maria Catherine DiCredico married GeorgeRemailyonScptember22,1990. They reside in Warrington, PA. Mich­ ele Kondracki, Wilkes Class of 1991, was a bridesmaid. Romayne Gromelski Cherrie ’52 Andrew Garcia was named as Depart­ ment Chairman of Fine Arts at Queen Anne College Preparatory School in Upper Marlboro, MD. Andrew teaches instrumental music, drama and creative writing. Lawrence Joseph announces his en­ gagement to Lisa Borthwick of Swoy­ ersville, PA. Joseph is assistant vice president of sales at DYCO Industries, Berwick. Walter J. Smith married Susan Hansbury of West Pittston. Walter is employed by Compression Polymers, Scranton, PA. Antoinette Rajchel Wingert and her husband, Phil, announce the birth of their first child, Laura, on October 2, 1990. The Wingerts reside in WilkesBarre. Mary T. Citro ’70 Nominations open for 1991 Alumni Awards The Nominating Committee of the Wilkes Univer­ sity Alumni Association has issued a call for nominations for the Distinguished Young Alumnus/Alumna Award and the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award. The awards will be presented at Commencement on May 25, 1991. With more than 17,000 alumni to consider, the Committee relies heavily on nominations from members to identify those alumni who have achieved prominence and who merit consideration for the awards. DISTINGUISHED YOUNG ALUMNUS/ALUMNA AWARD This award will be presented to an individual who has graduated within the past 15 years and exemplifies the traditions of Wilkes University such as vision, understanding people, maintenance of convictions and loyalty, respect for differences and adherence to ideals that create unity and good will amidst diversity. EUGENE S. FARLEY MEMORIAL ALUMNI AWARD This award will be presented to an alumnus or alumna who epitomizes the marks of an educated person. John S. Ketchledge, Jr. ’48 Lawrence L. Melias ’50 Helen Arms McGlynn ’35 Joseph D. Parrella ’49 Please include name and class year of your nominee as well as your reasons for placing your candidate in nomination. Nominations should be sent to the Alumni Office, Wilkes University, P.O. Box 111, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18766, prior to March 31,1991. John F. Scott ’62 Neither award may be presented to a cur­ rent officer or immediate past president of the Alumni Association or to employees or trustees of Wilkes University. �By Joseph Dettmore 76 for NBC Nightly News Joseph Dettmore 76 spent five years creating overthe-shoulder graphics for NBC Nightly News before joining WFSB-TV, Hart­ ford, Connecticut, as graphics director. An art major, he says the broad humanities education he received at Wilkes is essential for everyone involved in news. Story on Page 2. Wilkes University Quarterly Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED If this magazine is addressed to a graduate who no longer maintains a residence at your home, please tear off the mailing label and mail it, with the corrected address, to the Alumni Office. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Winter 1991 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 1991 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/56ed86335de2d024e8c7cfa0342af18b.pdf 53b1c600857efde5979b6d366810391b PDF Text Text �1986 Annual Report of Gifts A Message from the President Dear Friends of Wilkes: This report of giving to Wilkes College during 1986 is especially significant. The figures detail the third successive year of income growth in private support, and, most heartening of all, they spea eloquently of the growing number of donors who expressed their confidence with a gift of resources. Private giving to Wilkes College in 1986 was $2,922,988 from more than 5,000 individuals and organizations. This represents an increase of 96% in cash flow and some 27% in the number of gifts. With $1,211,043 in government grants for academic purposes, total gift and grant support reached $4,134,031. This report is the first to show the effect of WILKES TOMORROW, our vital campaign effort by which ive will soon be building a much-needed center for sports and conferences and through which we have already begun to strengthen the College’s endowment fund. WILKES TOMORROW accounts for the more than tripling of capital support from 1985 to 1986. But this is not merely a “numbers" report. It is, most of all, a “people” report, and I’d like to recognize here some of those who helped to make it happen. First the College’s trustees. Trustee giving grew five-fold. Individual trustees supported the capital campaign and its promise with personal, family, foundation and corporate gifts — which, in the aggregate were well over $1,000,000 last year alone. Next I d like to congratulate the alumni who, by their impressive effort, met the challenge of the Surdna Foundation. By phonathon and personal appeal alumni attained a 50% increase in the Alumni Fund and, as a consequence, earned a $50,000 grant which is now at work in the endowment generating scholarship funds for deserving students. Parents of students are a relatively new group g l off givers, __ „and they are well represented in this report. Responses to a year-end telephone appeal increased their participation byy nearly 600%, the largest percentage growth of any College constituency. And a note of thanks, too goes to those hardworking volunteers in the community who call on friends and of its mission to offer the highest quality education to a broad m C°n 1 ence in College and an endorsemen rigorous academic life. ' nstituency of students who are able to benefit from a With appreciation, Christopher N. Breiseth TABLE OF CONTENTS I President’s Message................................... 2 1986- 1985 Comparison of Results.......... 4 WILKES TOMORROW Progress Report 5 The John Wilkes Club............................... The Eugene Farley Club........................... 6 7 College Family........................................... 8 Class Competition Results....................... 9 1986 Alumni Giving Results..................... 10 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS IN 1986 Alumni............................................... .11 Friends............................................... .24 Business and Industry....................... .29 Matching Gifts................................. . .30 Foundations....................................... .30 Organizations................................... .30 Bequests and Trusts......................... .30 Endowed Scholarships................... .31 Special Endowed Funds................... .31 �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts WILKES TOMORROW CAMPAIGN SOARING Wilkes College — July 15 — It was only announced last An Outline of Needs September but the capital campaign effort known as WILKES WILKES COLLEGE PRIVATE GIFTS AND GRANTS CASH RECEIVED TWO YEAR COMPARISON TOMORROW has already achieved dramatic results. A goal of $18 million has been set for a Sports and Conference Center, Endowment Funds, and Annual Support to the Academic Program. Already $8.8 million has been committed, including more chan half of the $8 million capital objective. “We are on a very good track," said President Christopher N. Breiseth. Individual, corporate, and foundation reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, and we are very encouraged by our results in this five-year effort.” Much planning, preparation work, volunteer recruitment, and case statement development has been accomplished in advance of this preparation for the national effort. The campaign will run through 1990 and be conducted in various stages. Many more people need to be involved with the program for success. With your help, it will. _________ 1985 # Individuals Trustees Alumni College Family Friends Parents Capital —Cum. Total— Current Operations Restricted Unrest. f $ $ # $ $ 20 1943 111 430 23 18,269 101,201 10,095 103,703 2,625 46 159 45 331 1 20,404 17,700 1,588 85,377 20 35 361 54 321 72,642 58,643 9,528 471,382 101 2,463 210 1,082 24 111,316 177,544 21,211 660,463 2,645 259 142 65,347 25,097 147,502 39,477 42,383 3,300 26 29 4 5 318 176 11 14 13,000 9,574 23 22 227,732 103,492 Subtotal Total Current Total Capital 2953 372,020 44,405 960 172,350 90,618 433,421 805,441 37,750 13,420 Foundations &. Other 33 5 8 3 631 Business Direct Matching # $ 4,419 10.0 $18.0 E Fl cESp-U.E E ELtJ E . 1,095,457 2,586,837 a Current Operations Unrest. Restricted $ # 15 2655 166 513 153 8,390 154,151 7,464 70,922 10,141 25 105 63 336 2 256 186 71,934 32,061 Foundations &. Other 15 15 38,840 3,900 Subtotal Total Current Total Capital 3974 397,803 30 8 9 3 581 Capital —Cum. Total— $ 10,750 5,864 2,170 59,584 70 10,407 2,045 155,050 9,875 255,815 653,618 $ $ %of$ 98 3,119 294 1,111 160 657,455 380,100 16,293 896,892 15,721 491 114 -23.2 35.8 494.4 39 155,185 14,719 462,292 220 325 210 38 23 5,378 237,526 48,825 656,182 13,995 61.0 23.7 188.1 -86.5 14 -18.8 230.8 2,269,370 H 5,378 $ 2,922,988 The Pattern for Success ’85-’86 638,315 220,085 6,659 766,386 5,510 16 The planned Sports and Conference Center, a key element in the $18,000,000 campaign, to be located on the Franklin Street gymnasium site. Change 58 359 65 262 5 823 GRAND TOTAL Current (Annual) Support to the Academic Program TOTAL 1,491,380 1986 Government Grants 2.5 Endowment per student ranks tenth among sixteen private colleges with which Wilkes is most competitive. Additional endowment will enable Wilkes to: • Improve Faculty Compensation to competitive levels. • Increase Scholarships for deserving students. 685,939 GRAND TOTAL PRIVATE TOTAL Endowment Funds y' 835 Government Grants Business Direct Matching (millions) $ 5.5 4,419 PRIVATE TOTAL Individuals Trustees Alumni College Family Friends Parents Sports and Conference Center (SCC) The College’s last self-study for accreditation, a larger student population, interest in lifetime fitness, and admissions research, all dictate high priority for the SCC. To Raise $18,000,000* I Gifts 1 3 8 11 14 23 35 60 125 300 Many 585 Usual Pattern Range 1,000,000 500,000 250,000 100,000 75,000 50,000 25,000 10,000 5,000 3,000 1,000 Under 1,000 Current Operations Totaling 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,250,000 800,000 825,000 700,000 575,000 350,000 300,000 375,000 300,000 25,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 96.0 1,211,043 10.6 4,134,031 59.8 * Five-Year Total 18,000,000 by 7/15/87 We Have Gifts Totaling 0 0 1 500,000 3 974,933 858,803 2 170,000 837,025 .16 502,415 17 23 304,244 72,500 13 18,350 6 25,360 16 9 2,614 4,266,244 104 Prvt ’85 1,291,756 Public ’85 1,095,457 Prvt ’86 931,086 Public ’86 1,211,043 8,795,586 *$8,000,000 to capital purposes plus $10,000,000 for current operations through 1990. 4 5 �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts The John Wilkes Club Wilkes College has been shaping the lives of its students for more than five decades. In order to maintain its tradition of academic excellence, Wilkes needs the continued and substantial support of alumni and friends, thus helping the College advance its heritage as an outstanding of higher education. The primary goal of the John Wilkes Club is to provide a strong base of unrestricted support for current operations. During 1986, gifts from John Wilkes members provided $2,646,832 in gift support, including $268,020 in direct support to the academic program and $2,378,812 to designated projects. Membership in the John Wilkes Club is open to alumni, parents of students, and other friends of the College on a yearly basis. Active Memberships are available in the following categories: Trustee Associate — a gift of $10,000 or more; Founder’s Circle — a gift of between $5,000 and $9,999; President’s Circle — a gift of between $2,500 and $4,999 and John Wilkes Associate - a gift of between $1,000 and $2,499. Active Memberships may be fulfilled with gifts of cash, securities, real estate, or other property. Lifetime Honorary membership is attained when cumulative contributions to the College reach the level of $100,000 or more. Annual Active and Lifetime Honorary Memberships may be held concurrently. In addition to serving as an important financial resource, membership in the John Wilkes Club provides individuals with an opportunity for closer association with the Board of Trustees. An annual dinner meeting, sponsored by the Board of Trustees, is held to provide John Wilkes members with special insights into College programs. In addition, John Wilkes members are invited to special College events and receive communications from the President on important issues. 6 President’s Circle Terry &. Soni Stein Baltimore '68 Philip Baron, Ph.D. ’49 Mr. &. Mrs. William Bernhard III Dr. &. Mrs. Christopher N. Brciseth Francis M. Carson ’49 Mr. &. Mrs. Robert Casper Mr. & Mrs. William L. Conyngham Dr. &. Mrs. Henry Hood Mr. &. Mrs. Thomas H. Kiley Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Esq. ’62 Mr. &. Mrs. Jerry A. Mohn ’63, ’63 Theodore Rosenberg Rabbi &. Mrs. Bruce S. Warshal ’58, ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Norman E. Weiss Associates Mr. &. Mrs. Albert Albert Mr. &. Mrs. Benjamin Badman '41 Mr. &. Mrs. Jack C. Barnes, Jr. ’65, ’65 Bernard Banikowsky Mr. &. Mrs. Richard E Charles Faith McDonald Cofer Mr. &. Mrs. John Conyngham, III Mr. &. Mrs. Thomas M. Curry ’67, ’69 Edward Darling, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Louis D, Davis, Jr. ’60, ’61 Gertrude Finck Dickson Mrs. W. Carey Evans W. Marshall Evans ’66 Alfred W. French Mr. &. Mrs. Carmen E. Hagelgans Boldfaiv t\pc denotes alumni. The John Wilkes Club 1986 Honor Roll Lifetime Honorary Associates Mrs. Donald E Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. George L. Fenner, Jr. ’36 Mrs. William C. Gutman Mr. &. Mrs. Frank M. Henry Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Mr. &. Mrs. Richard Maslow Mr. & Mrs. Arnold S. Rifkin Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Sordoni, III Trustee Associates Mr. &. Mrs. James A. Adonizio Mr, &. Mrs. David Baltimore t Bernard E Burgunder Dr. & Mrs. Charles N. Burns, Sr. '35 Mr. & Mrs. William Davidowit: Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Diener A. Todd Gibbs'66 Alan M. Glover, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. David C. Hall Mrs. de Mrs. John McCole Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Pearsall William A. Perlmuth, Esq. ’51 Kenneth L. Pollock The Honorable &. Mrs. Max Rosenn 57 Mr. &. Mrs. Richard M. Ross, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Roth ’57 Mr. &. Mrs. Joseph J. Savitz '48 Mr. &. Mrs. Thomas Shelburne, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Simms 60, 77 Helen Farr Sloan Mr. &. Mrs. Joseph A. Wicndl Founders Circle Mr. & Mrs. Walter Beadle, Jr. Philip Condron Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. Cuscela 57 Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Davies Mr. &. Mrs. Richard M. Ehret Andrew Hourigan, Jr., Esq. Dr. & Mrs. Rohm L. Mayock do Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Miner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Moffatt W Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Pinola W Edith Agnes Plumb Mary Belin Rhodes G 77 Stephen Sordoni Keith Spalding Robert L. Sproull, Ph.D. Mr. &. Mrs. Hany R. Hiscox ’51, ’58 Bernard L. Holleran, M.D. ’70 Michael G. Hudick ’66 Paul E. Huff’50 John J. Karakash Bronis J. Kaslas, Ph.D. Dr. &. Mrs. Dan E Kopen ’70 The Hon. Edwin M. Kosik ’49 Marvin Z. Kurlan, M.D. ’57 Mr. &. Mrs. John Lanning George W. Liddicotc, Jr. '52 Miriam E Long t Paul R. Mehm Robert H. Melson '35 John R. Miller ’68 Dorothy R. Morgan Jessie L. Morgan Mr. &. Mrs. Robert Ostrowski ’58 Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Pearsall '51 Frank L. Pinola, Jr. ’60 Mr. &. Mrs. George E Ralston ’52 William F. Raub, Ph.D. ’61 Dr. &. Mrs. Charles B. Reif ’41 James Revie Mr. &. Mrs. Nicholas S. Reynolds ’68 Clyde H. Ritter ’50 Harvey I. Rosen ’63 Mr. &. Mrs. Harold J. Rose, Jr. ’61 Nancy Sanderson James J. Sandman, Esq. Mr. &. Mrs. Edward Schechter Nathan Schiowitz Sarah T. Shaffer Mr. &. Mrs. Perry Shertz John B. Shevchuck ’63 Arthur Silvcrblatt, Sr., Esq. A. L. Simms Allan Slaff Elizabeth A. Slaughter, Ph.D. '68 Dr. &. Mrs. Charles A. Surber ’59 Gordon R. Stryker ’49 Luciana DiMattia Suraci ’57 Mr. & Mrs. William H. Tremayne ’57 t Nathan Turtlctaub Mr. &. Mrs. William J. Umphred ’52 Stephen A. Van Dyck ’66 W. Benjamin Weaver ’62 Mrs. Robert West William I. Winchester Corporate and Foundation Associates Aeroflex Foundation Air Products &. Chemicals, Inc. American Bldg. Maintenance Co. Baltimore Family Foundation The Bergman Foundation Bevaco Food Service Bloomsburg Metal Co. Brennan Electric Co. Carpenters Local Union 514 C-TEC Corporation Custom Extruders, Inc. Alexander W. Dick Foundation Elkay Industries, Inc. Paul J. Eyerman, Inc. First Eastern Bank, NA Foundation For Independent Colleges Franconi Auto Parrs Co. Franklin First Federal Savings Ingersoll-Rand Co. Insalaco’s Pittston Market E M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. A. Koral Fashion, Inc. The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc. Lewi th &. Freeman Marquis George MacDonald Foundation Merchants Bank North Morgan Electric Northeastern Bank of Pa Offset Paperback Manufacturers, Inc. Owens-Illinois, T.V. Products E E. Parkhurst, Inc. PA Gas &. Water Co. PA Millers Mutual Insurance Co. PA Power &. Light J. N. Pew, Jr. Charitable Trust Pool, Siegel & Associates Prudential-Bache Securities RCA Rosenn, Jenkins &. Greenwald Sears Roebuck &. Co. John Sloan Memorial Foundation, Inc. L.B. Smith Foundation Sordoni Foundation, Inc. The Louis L. Stott Foundation The Times-Leader The Wood Co. Thoren Industries, Inc. United Penn Bank Valley Distributing &. Storage Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts College Family Betsy Bell Cordon G’79 Eleanor Cook Margaret Corbett Mrs. William H. Gordy Harold E. Cox, Ph.D. Dorothy B. Craig Fred J. Croop’74 Arthur S. Daley William F. Denion Robert DeYoung Eugene S. Domzalski ’71 Suzanne Druffner Jane M. Elmes-Crahall Theodore J. Engel Mahmoud H. Fahmy, Ph.D. Herta Fehlandt Josephine Fiascki Judy Fremont Harriet Frew Cheryl Fuller Richard A. Fuller Cheryl Gibson '71 Adelaide M. Godek Priscilla Goss Mr. &. Mrs. Daniel Grabo Anne A. Graham ’70 Alfred S. Groh ’41 Stanley S. Gutin, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hadzor Antoinette Halas Dr. &. Mrs. Eugene L Hammer Thomas Harding Dr- & Mrs. Gerald E. Handagen 123 Donors $16,293 Special thanks to the 123 members of the Wilkes College faculty, staff, administration and their families who generously supported many College programs with personal gifts during 1986. Paul S. Adams ’77 Jean Adams ’78 Katherine Anselmi ’77 Mary P. Babcock Mr. &. Mrs. George Barker Vernell Barnes Drs. Joseph &. Barbara Bellucd Louise Berard, Ph.D. James P. Berg Joel Berlatsky, Ph.D. Sandra A. Beynon G'85 Ruth Bishop Dr. &. Mrs. Christopher N. Breiseth Bruce Brown, Ph.D. Mr. &. Mrs. Benjamin Buscalferri Jerome W. Campbell Richard B. Chapline Mr. & Mrs. Richard E Charles Cynthia Chisarick ’73 Joseph J. Chisarick ’61 Joseph J. Chmiola ’57 Irene Cocco Mark Cohen '66 Mrs. Chester Colson Dr. Wilber F. Hayes Dawn Waldorf Hayes Robert J. Hcaman, Ph.D. Patricia M. Hcaman, Ph.D. ’61 t Arthur J. Hoover ’55 B. Hopkins Moses Ruth Jacobs Edwin L. Johnson '50 Walter Karpinich, Ph.D. BronisJ. Kaslas, Ph.D. Dr. &. Mrs. Stanley Kay John A. Koch, Ph.D. Frederick J. Krohle ’57 Jane K. Lampe-Groh David M. Leach, Ph.D. Anne V. Liva Rachael L. Lohman '71 Frederick A. Lohman ’76 Charlotte V. Lord, Ph.D. Joseph P. Lord, Ph.D. ’35 Mary Lorusso Mr. &. Mrs. Michael Manganella Eugene Manganello ’83 Regina Meschini John F. Meyers Mrs. Jaroslav G. Moravec John H. Natzke, Ph.D. Dr. &. Mrs. Robert E. Ogren Mr. &. Mrs. Paul A. O’Hop Mr. &. Mrs. Kevin O’Toole Estella Parker ’76 Vivian Post Margaret Price Alice Rader Mr. & Mrs. George F. Ra|SI ston Richard G. Raspen ’67 John G. Reese Dr. &. Mrs. Charles B. Reif James P. Rodechko, Ph.D. Ralph B. Rozelle, Ph.D. ’54 Francis J. Salley Doris B. Saracino Mary Ann Saueraker ’75 Roland C. Schmidt, Jr. Judith K. Schreiber ’72 Anthony J. Shipula, Il ’78 Herbert B. Simon Richard E. Sours, Ph.D. William H. Sterling, Ph.D. William R. Stine, Ph.D. Howard A. Swain, Jr., Ph.D. Wagiha A. Taylor, Ph.D. Sharon G. Telban ’69 Betty Thorne Susan Tomalis '55 Sue Topfer Philip R. Tuhy Lester J. Turoczi, Ph.D. Bernard J. Vinovrski '69 John P. Whitby Philip L. Wingert Dr. & Mrs. Bing K. Wong Carol Wolfe Zack '84 Debra Prater Zehner ’84 Betty P. Zuraw I 1 Class Competitions The Eugene Farley Club As the first president, Eugene S. Farley established ideals for strengthening character and goals of scholarly excellence which the College has always endeavored to emulate. These qualities have been essential to the continued success of Wilkes. Taking the name of the exemplar whose vitality still infuses the institution, the Gene Farley Club is also an essential part of V likes College. Resources given by Club members, in the form of gifts of $100 to $999, provide a Wilkes College is extremely grateful to everyone who participated in the 1986 Annual Giving Campaign. Without our many supporters, Wilkes would not have rhe means to continue its tradition of excellence. During the year January 1, 1986 thru December 31, 1986, gifts to Wilkes’ Annual Giving totaled $653,618. Of that total, $154,151 in unrestricted funds and $5,864 in restricted funds were donated by alumni. The increase of $52,950 in contributions by alumni met the Surdna Foundation challenge which generated an additional $50,000 grant to Wilkes’ Scholarship Endowment. Alumni “class competitions” were also exciting. This year the Classes of 1968 and 1969 tied with the most donors. The Class of 1941 finished with the largest percentage of donors while the Class of 1968 ended up donating the most money. critical margin of assistance insuring that Wilkes retains its position as an outstanding, private, liberal arts college. } 'lembership in the Farley Club is open.each.year to alumni, parents, and other friends of the College. There are three categories of g.ving: Gold C.rcle ($,00 - $999), Blue Circle ($250 - $499), and Farley Associate ($100 - $249). ”n“" *'proud 8 swU K iblished by Eugene S. Farley during his 35-year ev Class Number In Class Number Solicited Number Of Donors Percent Participation Amount 1941 1968 1969 61 455 489 40 404 449 17 107 107 42.5% 26.5% 23.8% $ 1,039.50 9,590.00 5,280.00 With an increasing number of alumni volunteering to be class agents, it looks as if these class competitions will become even more competitive. If you would like to get involved as a class agent, contact the Annual Giving Office at (717) 824-4651. Help your class become “Number One”! 9 Club, UFaTleyClub, IDeceaud �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts Alumni 1986 Alumni Fund (To Alumni Fund-Surdna Challenge) Class 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1963 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Totals Number In Class 64 36 62 57 64 70 61 71 66 54 44 88 215 295 382 332 240 189 207 194 227 227 276 •314 295 264 238 220 245 263 262 298 455 489 540 499 571 588 589 490 497 506 493 414 494 480 483 555 490 551 391 15,910 Number Solicited 50 18 42 34 45 44 40 50 33 43 38 25 60 150 207 254 225 160 135 148 140 171 181 215 250 244 222 216 205 234 249 246 277 404 449 480 442 521 541 542 448 466 444 439 372 443 437 426 528 473 539 388 13,615 Number Of Donors 16 6 8 10 10 9 17 13 12 11 8 4 7 30 50 59 39 34 41 32 48 40 53 50 49 53 54 48 61 65 60 55 107 107 97 92 112 105 72 75 78 59 62 54 45 38 28 31 27 43 26 2,655 Percent Participation 32.0% 33.3 19.0 29.4 22.2 20.5 42.5 26.0 36.4 25.6 21.1 16.0 11.7 20.0 24.2 23.2 25.3 24.4 25.2 27.7 22.9 28.1 22.1 24.7 20.0 20.1 23.9 25.0 23.4 26.1 26.1 24.4 19.9 26.5 23.8 20.0 20.8 21.5 19.4 13.3 16.7 16.7 13.3 14.1 14.5 10.2 8.7 6.6 5.9 5.7 8.0 6,7 20.0 Amount $ 1,340.00 500.00 415.00 425.00 400.00 430.00 1,039.50 505.00 350.00 535.00 535.00 62.00 455.00 2,345.00 6,230.80 5,687.50 8698.80 3808.30 1,621.00 2,545.00 2,083.00 2,890.50 8,347.50 4,440.00 3,685.00 7,950.00 3,613.30 5,010.00 2,161.00 3,012.00 4,840.00 3,818.00 3,906.62 9,590.00 5,280.00 6,940.00 3,588.22 3,680.00 3,122.00 2,500.00 3,660.00 3,625.00 1,425.00 2,231.00 2,435.00 1,580.00 1,260.00 630.00 740.00 615.00 1,385.00 514.86 ?54?m90 1935 16 Donors $11,897.00 # Julius Altman, Esq. # George W. Anthony ft Ltc.Luther D. Arnold Robert Bonn # Dr. Charles N. Burns, Sr. # Joseph Charles Duddy Eleanor Scureman Fox Dr. Edward G. Hartmann # Mr. & Mrs. George M. Jacobs # Dr. Joseph P. Lord Ignatius F. Lutkoski Thomas J. Mayock, Jr. # Robert H. Melson Mr. &. Mrs. Joseph Salsburg Dr. Ambrose Saricks # Sidney Tombers 1936 6 Donors $500.00 # Hilda Fenner # Dr. Dilys M. Jones John T. Kotz # Dr. Robert L. Mayock Betty Bittenbender Miller Lois Devendorf Pearse Mirko J. Tuhy 1937 8 Donors $440.00 # Marjorie Honeywell Cummins Harriet Thalenfeld Gray Rose Gorsold Liebman # Donald P. McHugh, Esq. Joseph J. Podrasky Elizabeth Tonks Rees Leon F. Rokosz, Esq. Walter E. Thomas, Sr. 1938 10 Donors $425.00 Dr. Stanley M. Daugcrt Anne Reinecker Decker Marion Clark Dower John R. Glace ff Nicholas E Goobic * Dr. Robert L. Mayock Thomas W. Melson Charles E Millard John J. Mondry Margaret Bendock Towers Ernest Weisberger 1939 10 Donors $499.00 Julia Place Bertsch Betty Davidson Braun Genevieve Brennan Davis Rose Frantz Davis Marion Martin Frantz Albert H. French Milton Goldstein # Dr. Robert M. Kerr Kenneth A. Lewis # Mr. &. Mrs. Robert D. Royer 1940 9 Donors $430.00 James B. Aikman Lydia Greenbaum Berman Louise Rummer Berry Jane Mackenrow Hough Mrs. James D. Hunt John J. Kasper Zelda Mangel Lowe tf Joseph B. Shinal Leon F. Wazeter 1941 17 Donors $2,164.50 ff Dr. John A. Anthony # Benjamin Badman Thomas E. Brislin Mr. &. Mrs. Russell E. Brown William G. Carpenter # Stephen M. Charney David L. Friedman Hannah Jacobs Friedman Lillian Rosen Greenhut Alfred S. Groh Hon. Robert J. Hourigan Melford Hyman Charles R. Piatt, Jr. # Mrs. Carolyn Hoffa Reif # Mrs. Irene Sauciunas Santarelli Louise Wilkie Van Riper # Dr. Raymond H. Young Joseph R. Morris Bertha Arnold Park Kathleen Wintermute Phipps Treveryan Williams Speicher 1944 11 Donors $587.00 # Robert E. Barnum Beatrice Odonnell Barrett # Loretta Farris Aileen Carr Kosta Mary Varker Lytle George Papadoplos Janet Post Phillips Emma Kanyuck Tredick Ruth Tischler Voelker Daniel E. Williams John K. Zwiebel 1945 8 Donors $535.00 # Florence Jones Bower # Judge Gifford S. Cappellini # Ms. Louise S. Hazeltine Jean Steele Iba Dr. Edithe Miller Levir Mr. &. Mrs. Emrys P. Lewis, Jr. Helen Stapleton Schmitt Harvey Trachtenberg 1946 4 Donors $87.00 Ralph G. Beane William F. Ellis Albert N. Miller Gertrude A. Nemshick 1942 13 Donors $617.00 Dr. Phyllis Eichler Berger Rita Seirchek Dicker Raymond Eaton, Jr. Bernard J. Fladd Mr. &. Mrs. Wesley Harris Charlotte Rcichlin Lisses # Forrest W. Price, Jr. Robert S. Rovinski Dr. Charlotte Waters Rowland # Morton Schiowitz Stefana Hoyniak Shoemaker # Joseph G. Sweeney Aaron Weiss 1943 12 Donors $402.00 Mr. &. Mrs. Peter P. Caprari Albert J. Fladd John P. Heim Donald W. Jones Mr. &. Mrs. Nelson F. Jones Pearl Kaufman Atty. &. Mrs. John C. Keeney Dr. Joseph M. Markowitz 10 *Wilkes Club, ffbarlcy Club, tDeceased 11 �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts Alumni continued. Allimni continued 1947 7 Donors $455.00 M. Lloyd Davies Dr. James P. Flynn Dorothy Raub Kenworthy # George J. Kuzmak Dr. Walter E. Marsie Louise Dodson Phipps Dolores Seitchek Price 1948 30 Donors $23,607.50 Frances Wilki Abribat Chester A. Andrysick Anthony J. Bartoletti Mr. &. Mrs. Herman Baumann Claire Fischer Beissinger Richard H. Conklin # Harry L. Davis Robert J. Dido Stephen Doberstein William S. Doberstein Albert J. Donnelly William C. Gelsleichter John E. Gorski # Michael Harris # Mrs. William Lewis # Joseph Litchman Clement L. Majcher Roberr T. Mikulewicz # Arnold H. Nachlis William M. Nancarrow # Shirley Phillips Passeri # Ltc. Clemens A. Pell # Eugene F. Repotski # Joseph J. Savitz, Esq. Harry Scotr, Jr. Eugene L. Shaver It Willard R. Shaw Eleanor Jablonski Shumosic # Joseph B. Slamon, Jr. Joseph J. Tyburski 1949 50 Donors $12,232.80 Jean Dorris Ackourey # Eugene R. Anderson Robert Anthony William F. Arthur * Dr. Phillip Baron Melvin Barry ft Dr. Doris Gorka Bartuska ff George E Brodbeck Gerald P. Bush, Jr. * Francis M. Carson Ralph B. Connor Edward F. Corcoran, Ph.D. Mr. &. Mrs. Paul E Dewitt Mr. &. Mrs. Howard J. Dinstel H Dr. &. Mrs. Carl R. Dudeck Dr. Harold D. Dymond Dr. Morris I. Feinstein # Mr. &. Mrs. Harry L. Fierverker Warren D. Gauger Thomas M. Gill 12 Atty. &. Mrs. John H. Glowacki Marjorie T. Green # Louis T. Groshel Naomi Hons Haag Karl L. Haas # James E. Hayden # Mrs. Ralph E Hodgson ft Dr. James M. Hofford John E. Jones Joseph H. Kanner tt Clayton J. Karambelas William S. Kosicki # The Hon. Edwin M. Kosik David T. Martin # Ruth Williams McHenry John J. Milano, Esq. # Mr. &. Mrs. Jerome N. Mintzer Carol Weiss Morrison # Stanley C. Novitsky, Jr. # Joseph Pinola Theodore C. Pomianek, Esq. Arthur J. Rice, Jr. Edmund A. Sajeski # Clemence A. Scott Francis J. Shinaly James J. Slamon # Joseph Soobyjr. Dr. Albert J. Stratton # Gordon R. Stryker # Dr. Leonard J. Swicklik 1950 59 Donors $6,752.50 # Allan J. Allan Edna Sabol Andrews Mr. &. Mrs. William H. Bergstrasser # Manin E. Blake ii Thomas J. Boyle Sgm.Frederick D. Bragg # Dr. Edward J. Brill William J. Brown Augustus C. Buzby ft Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Capin Frederick C. Chandler Robert M. Chopick Michael F. Connors Joseph Coplan # Michael J. Delaney tt Dolores Passeri Dimaggio # Daniel E. Doris # Jean Ditoro Erickson Bernice Perloff Fierman tt Dr. Donald C. Follmer Julius J. Ganski Walter F. Hsczewski # Mr. & Mrs. Walter S. Hendershot Albert E. Herbert # Paul E. Huff # Mr. &. Mrs. Edwin L. Johnson John M. Kayrrosh Donald E. Kemmerer Raymond S. Kinback Edward H. Lidz Mr. &. Mrs. Reed D. Lowrey Mr. &. Mrs. Benjamin Maczuga # Dr. Joseph M. Marino U Alfred Markim • John J. Mohan # Dr. Walter E. Mokychic # Mr. &. Mrs. John P. Nelson, Sr. tt Charles M. O’Shea, Jr. Samuel L. Owens it Frank Paduck Angelo P. Pascucci # Lawrence B. Pelesh Edgar C. Plummer ft Dr. William A. Plummer fl Martin D. Popky Mr. &. Mrs. Arne Rasmussen Thomas C. Richards ft Clyde H. Ritter tt Daniel Sherman #JohnN. Shoemaker Marvin Smith Doris Gauger Spence #John J. Surash, Ph.D. Henry S. VanKoski Mr. &. Mrs. Henry H. Ward Robert W. Waters Russell H. Williams, Jr. William B. Williamson tt Dr. Michael Yurkanin 1951 57 Donors $22,820.00 H Frank W. Anderson Marianna Tomassetti Baldwin ft Leonard Z. Bartikowsky Elmo J. Begliomini tt Dr. Fred Bellas ft Joseph B. Bendoraitis Dr. Bernice Leagus Capaci tt Sanford Cohen Dr. Norman E. Cromack tt Dr. Albert G. Danishanko ft Barrel E. Ecker, Esq. John H. Ellis, Jr. Tudor M. Ellis # Robert R. Eltus Olin W. Evans Dr. & Mrs. William L. Evans Aida Shulman Furman Joseph I. Gerko Abigail Gevanthor Gonick Harold W. Graboske John Gresh, Jr. ^Mr.&Mrs. Robert W. Hall # Elizabeth Rutherford Hamilton Alberta Murawski Helmecki # Harry R. Hiscox, Esq. Dr. Charles F. Jackson Arthur A. Johnson Stanley J. Kieszck Donald C. Kivler Paul J. Kosteva if Thomas S. Lasky Dr. Joseph P. Lubin William R. May John J. McCarthy Barbara May McConlogue Reno J. Menichelli Dr-& Mrs. Thomas D. Morgai in Mrs. Philip A. Nicholas Norbert S. Olshefski Club, UFarte, Club, tDma^ul Gertrude Johnson Pask D. Joseph Pelmoter # Doris Kanarr Pearsall # William A. Perlmuth, Esq. Rev. Willard G. Prater Dr. Richard Raiber Harriet Mintz Rockman Julian M. Seeherman tt Robert J. Smith tt Roberr P. Starr tt Dr. Joseph D. Stephens Mr. &. Mrs. E. Olin Thomas James D. Trumbowcr Daniel M. Ungvarsky Jeanne Claypool Vannewenhizen Vester V. Vercoe Rolland Viti Robert R. Williams Charles F. Woodring, Jr. 1952 39 Donors $4,933.30 Archie Antonio Rev. Robert L. Benson tt Dr. Earl C. Crispell #Lorna Coughlin Darte # Paul J. Delmore Priscilla Swartwood Drake Marilyn Wilkes Dugan Daniel S. Dzury # Mr. &. Mrs. Walter E. Elston tt Dr. William E. Evans, III Rev. Joseph S. Falzone # Joseph Fattorini, Jr. tt Howard A. Gonchar Mr. &. Mrs. George H. Kabusk Anthony J. Kowalec Leonard F. Lane tt Richard F. Laux tt Dr. &. Mrs. Donald R. Law tt George W. Liddicote, Jr. it Edwin F. Mailander it Frank E. Mayewski tt Robert McFadden Robert D. Morris John W. Murtha, Jr. Gerald Michael Ostroskie John Jerome Palsha tt Howard W. Phillips it Louis Polombo Anton R. Popper it Helen Bitler Ralston Robert W. Riesrer Wayne H. Rossman George F. Scheers, M.D. it Dr. Robert J. Shemo John E. Strojny * William J. Umphred Mr. &. Mrs. Carl Wallison tt Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wheatley tt Dr. Jerome Yakstis 1953 34 Donors $2,236.00 Constance Smith Andrews Paul B. Beers J i Fay Jaffe Berg ft Dr. Richard D. Bush Elizabeth Badman Campbell ft William E. Caruth #Rev. John S. Cashmark Dr. Edwin E. Cobleigh Eleanor Kazmercyk Cornwell # Robert V. Croker, Jr. Mr. &. Mrs. Leonard Feld Charles A. Giunta tt Murray R. Hartman Denah Fleisher Heller Michael Herman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Homer Huffman ft Philip D. Husband ft Joseph J. Kropiewnicki James Joseph Larkin Alan G. Levin John J. Mulhern Lucille Reese Pierce Mr. &. Mrs. James W. Reynolds Dorothy Hamaker Roden Myra Kornzweig Smulyan Leo E. Solomon Thaddeus Stopkoski tt Dr. Stephen C. Thomas David B. Whitney Mollie B. Willis if Dr. Leonard Winski tt Joseph G. Yaroshinsky Sandor Yelen, Esq. Carol Jones Young 1954 41 Donors $2,745.00 Thomas R. Adams Anita Gordon Allen Leonard Bartlo tt Jane Carpenter Borr Louis E. Chaump Edmund C. Choinski Mr. &. Mrs. Robert T. Croucher Daniel Dennis George J. Elias David R. Gehman tt Lewis B. Giuliani Thomas J, Goblick tt Nancy Hannye Goodman it Mr. &. Mrs. Edward Grogan Thelma Williams Hagen Robert D. Howells Barry J. Iscovitz tt Edward A. Laux William J. Lenden er tt Col. Wayne S. Madden Van Clifton Martin David T. Minasian Joseph Mioduski Joseph J. Mosier # Edward Pasternak Katherine Goetzman Peckham Harry A. Pittman Dr. &. Mrs. Ralph Rozelle Rodion Russin, Esq. Howard A. Shaver Alexander D. Shaw, 111 Joseph J. Sikora Milton H. Stein Raymond D. Tait Mr. &. Mrs. John B. Vale Alden E Wagner Albert J. Wallace Esther Sipple Wilson Peter Wurm Warren E Yeisley Eleanor Perlman Young 1955 32 Donors $2,908.00 ft Dr. Dean A. Arvan Edna Phelps Baldrica Edward S. Cologie tt Sheldon H. Davis, Jr. Mr. &. Mrs. Harry W. Ennis tt Howard E. Ennis, Jr. John M. Finn tt Mr. &. Mrs. Eonald J. Fitzgerald tt Hon. J. Harold Flannery ft Dr. &. Mrs. Sandy A. Furey tt David L. Hoats Arthur J. Hoover Arthur E. Irndorf tt Col. Dorothy E. Istvan tt Leo R. Kane Joshua J. Kaufman, Esq. ft Dr. Richard B. Kent Mary Kozak Motsavage ft Mr. &. Mrs. Albert P. Nicholas Helen Koelsch Nielsen Nancy Powell Parry Rev. John S. Prater William J. Price David Rosser Robert S. Rydzewski Thomas R. Sarnecky tt Carl E. Smith tt Mrs. Cromwell Thomas Thomas E. Thomas Janet Eckell Tuttle William W.Walp Mr. & Mrs. Edward E. Yarasheski 1956 48Donors $3,277.50 Andrew V. Barovich Sylvia I. Bator George H. Batterson William G. Beck Madge Klein Benovitz James E. Benson Jerome M. Blasko ft Fred J. Boote Forrest W. Bromfield # Mr. &. Mrs. Glenn Carey ft Mr. &. Mrs. Richard B. Carpenter fl Mary Zavatski Croce Berton L. Davis Louis P. Defalco Henry W. Dcibcl ff Kern C. Dibble It Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Elias Robert L. Evans ft James F. Ferris Mary Chaychis Fiorcnzo # Clarence C. Givens Leah Neuburger Haifetz Hugh B. Hughes, Jr. Joseph R. Jablonski Basia Mieszkowski Jaworski # Dr. David B. Lucchino Donald D. McFadden, Esq. Phyllis Schrader Mensch Chester H. Miller, Jr. # Irma Bianconi Molitoris Charles B. Neely Benjamin Omilian Donald R. Pacropis # Michael J. Perlmuth Mr. &. Mrs. Charles Petrilak Harold Pezzner, Esq. # Dr. &. Mrs. D. Glenn Phcthean Br. Thomas R. Price Gayle Jones Reed Helen Krachenfels Reed Dr. Jessie A. Roderick Samuel R. Shugar John E. Suffren Lawrence A. Turpin # Michael Joseph Weinberger Joseph F. Wilk Bruce T. Williams Paul P. Zavada 1957 41Donors $41,339.75 # Larry D. Amdur Lena Misson Baur # Irwin Birnbaum Dr. Johanna T. Broske #Joseph J. Chmiola # Jesse H. Choper John L. Coates # Lawrence E. Cohen Myrtle A. Craze # Frank P. Cuscela Berniece Mickievicz Day it Mr. &. Mrs. John Henry Doran # Natalie Gripp Beverly Falkinburg Hildebrand Frances Hopkins Jordan Anne Faust Kauffman Marjorie Yencha Kohlhaas ft Mr. & Mrs. George Kolesar Frederick J. Krohle # Dr. Marvin Z. Kurlan tt Roland R. Leonard Frank Lutinski #John 0. Lychos # Melvin E. McNew Frank J. Meneguzzo tt Frances Yeager Miller John H. Milliman Dr. Samuel C. Mines Shirley J. Ray # Tillie Rose Rosenn # Eugene Roth, Esq. Barbara Walters Saxe Margaret E. Smith # Dr. Terry Smith # Dr. Jerome Stein *\X'ilkes Club, SFarlev Club, tDeccased * Luciana DiMattia Suraci It William H. Tremayne Matilda M. Trzcinski ft Dr. Carl R. Urbanski Michael J. Weiss John J. Witinski John Robert Zachmann 1958 53Donors $4,260.00 Carolyn Goeringer Basler Mr. & Mrs. Anthony M. Bianco Mr. &. Mrs. Samuel T. Buckman, Jr. Anthony J. Coray Janet Jones Crawford # Mr. &. Mrs. Harry B. Davenport Judith Menegus Deluca William J. Donovan Lee William Eckert # Daniel Falkowitz Emma Minemier Firda # Dr. Francis J. Gallia William P. Giacomini George Ginader # Royal C. Hayward Edward J. Heltzel # Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox Albert E Kaiser It Ahmad Mustafa Kazimi Ralph F. Kostenbauder Edmund J. Kotula tt Joseph 1. Leibman Gloria Friedman Lyons Joseph C. Macaravage Clarence Michael Albert F. Mlynarski John Morenko Theresa Mazzarella Morrow Stanley Joseph Novak # Martha Wagner Ostrowski Joseph S. Pipan Peter R. Pisaneschi William J. Powell # Josef M. Reese Joseph W. Savitski William D. Savitsky Robert Scally # Ralph S. Smith John J. Standish Jerome J. Stone Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Sutherland Arthur Tambur # David J. Thomas Paul J. Tracy It Ronald D. Trcmayne Maryann Powell Valaik tt David E. Vann #John Wanko # Rabbi Bruce S. Warshal David H. Weber William J. Weidner James J. Williams Keith Williams it Mr. &. Mrs. William I. Williams U Miriam Thomson Zurn 13 �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts Alumni continued Alumni continued 1959 50 Donors $4,885.00 Theresa E. Abate ft Paul R. Abrams Mr. &. Mrs. Alan R. Balcomb Elizabeth F. Bartie Mary Spinelli Casella Dr.Joseph C. Conway, Jr. Robert E. Davis Donald E. Devans Robert J. Doran Mr. &. Mrs. Paul J. Earl Hugh 0. Evans tt Mr. &. Mrs. Owen Freeman ft Mr. & Mrs. C. Wayne Griffith ft Dr. Jerome R. Gutterman A. Jennie Hill tt Arnold M. Hoeflich Mr. &. Mrs. Carl E Juris tt Paul E. Kanjorski, Esq. Elizabeth Schwartz King Edward S. Kozlowski Mr. &. Mrs. Albert P. Kuchinskas J. Rodger Lewis Beulah Johnson Llewellyn Steven J. Lovett John Q. Mask, III it Dr. John H. Maylock Edward McCafferty Barbara Drasher Mertens ft Robert C. Morgan Janice Reynolds Nagle it Chester J. Nocek Dr. Patricia Yost Pisaneschi it Mr. &. Mrs. Robert J. Pitel Ronald A. Reed Margaret Jones Roberts Mary Anchel Sabel #John Stanley Salva ft Mr. &. Mrs. George R. Schall ft Paul A. Schecter if Mr. &. Mrs. David J. Schoenfeld Robert J. Sestak Edward G. Sherbcrt # Dr. Charles A. Sorber Rev. Robert J. Thomas, Sr. # Regiald S. Travis R. Wayne Walters # Lynne Herskovit: Warshal # Rose M. Weinstein Mary Eshleman West Robert J. Yokavonus # Carl V. Zoolkoski 1960 49 Donors $56,274.25 Lynne Boyle Austin ft Kathryn McDaniels Bailey Jean Voitek Bainbridge Donald Barovich Earle V. Charles, Jr. ft Larry Chase # Louis D. Davis, Jr. Mr. &. Mrs. Frank 1. Edwards Augusta Sidari Ferdinand ft Margaret J. Franklin Gayle Jacobson Friebis Emilie Roat Gino tf Mr. &. Mrs. Walter J. Grzymski Martha E. Hadsel Carl G. Henning Virginia Lyons Hoes! Jean Sabatino Ide it Allyn Carlton Jones tt Clifford E. Kobland it Patricia A. Krull # Charles J. Kuschke, II Paul J. Levin # Mr. &. Mrs. Frank R. MackJohn F. Marriott, Sr. William S. Michaels n Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Morgan Judith Weiss Moskow Mr. &. Mrs. George W. Murdock Judith Richardson Murray Caroline C. O’Rourke # Peter W. Perog John D. Phillips n Mr. Sc Mrs. Ronald G. Phillips # Frank L.PinoIa, Jr. Andrew E. Rushin Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Sabatino Mr. &. Mrs. Andrew R. Sabol # Mr. &. Mrs. Richard Salus Anthony J. Sankus Christine Winslow Scafidi # Bernard R. Shupp # Mr. Ronald W. Simms Kenneth A. Thomas John Henry Trojanowski Robert W. Verespy ff Bernard W. Wahalla ff Robert D. Washbum Lawrence P. Williams Raymond G. Yanchus Emmanuel J. Ziobro 1961 53 Donors $7,175.30 Philip J. Amico Sebastian T. Amico Mr. &. Mrs. Michael Armstrong Mr. &. Mrs. Peter Back Gill H. Bai Marie Honcharik Basta Anne Mullany Blewitt tt Mr. &. Mrs. Robert Bobin Janice N. Bronson Dr. Robert L. Chew Joseph J. Chisarick Ottie Hill Chwalek Louise Hischak Clark # Robert S. Closkey Ruth Shales Cook # Shirley Hitchner Davis # Dr. William J. Davis # Capt. Fred R. Demech Dirk L. Dunlap Harold E. Filbert, Jr. if Dorothy J. Ford Mr. &. Mrs. Clement W. Gavenas # Mr. &. Mrs. Henry A. Greener ft Patricia Boyle Heaman Robert J. Hewitt Mr. &. Mrs. Joseph P. Hiznay Carl J. Holmgren Charles L. Iscly # Jay P. Keller Edward N. Kemps John Walter Kluchinski Catherine Brominski Kovac Margaret Churchill Kuffner Lawrence Theodore Kumiris tt Raymond S. Litman ft Christopher H. Loesch, Jr. Robert A. Martin Carl J. Meyers Betty Thomas Moore ft William L. Morris Robert G. Ontko Dr. John M. Pierce # William E Raub, Ph.D. Harold J. Rose, Jr. ‘ WilJccs Club, tfarlcy Club. tDeceased Patricia Lawless Ryan # Mr. &. Mrs. John Salsburg Frank M. Scutch ft James S. Skesavage tt Patricia Keiblcr Thompson tt Dr. John 0. Turner George D. Watson Judith Alinikoff Weltman Philip White tt Kambiz Yadegar 1962 54 Donors $8,472.00 John J. Andrusis tt Elva Chernow Berger it James Brunza Dr. Changhee Chae Audrey Petro Coslett Ronald Diamondstein it A. John Dimond tt Dr. Janet Simpson Dingman Wilbur N. Dotter tt David R. Edwards tt Donald F. Eller tt Robert L. Evans, Sr. Sandra S. Feldman Vito J. Florimonte Judith Burchko Gallagher tt Barry D. Gintcl tt Warren P. Greenberg William J. Grcytock tt Joel P. Harrison Andrew J. Hassay ft Glenn E. Hauze tt Dr. John A. Hosage Barbara Phillips Howell Thomas Kanas Stanley J. Karmilovich Carol Thompson Kelly Robert Adams King Albert Kishel ft Mrs. David R. Kline tt Mrs. Jerome G. Lawrence it Francis J. Machung tt Ruth Boorom Melberger * Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Esq. John J. Miller Dr. & Mrs. David S. Peters Julia Buckovich Piatt Ralph B. Pinskey Sandra Sidari Pishko David A. Rankosky Leonard D. Reese, Jr. Morgan A. Reis Roger R. Rymer Mr. &. Mrs. Stephen Schwartz Nicholas Siecko Joseph H. Simonson, Jr. Vincent J. Smith it Estelle Manos Sotirhos Wayne W. Thomas Helen M. Tinsley Walter W. Umla //Dr. William E. Watkins * W. Benjamin Weaver Mary Quigley Wright Robert H. Yetter 1963 48Donors $14,178.00 Willard S. Achuff #John S. Adams Alice Cole Bartlett ft Jeremiah E. Berk Linda Palka Borick Robert L. Bugianesi ft Robert F. Cherundolo Romaine Olzinski Elgart Myra Schwartz Gattel Joseph A. Gelli Bernard A. Goldstein Marilyn Craze Gordner Dolores Grabko Mrs. Merle Benisch Greifer * Erwin F. Guetig if Robert E. Herman Gloria Silverman Kaplan Stuart W. Lawson, Jr. Carolyn Draper Lippincott ft Donald Mattey David R. Meinster Ronald P. Mischak ’ Gerald A. Moffatt * Mr. & Mrs. Jerry A. Mohn Nancy A. Palazzolo tt Alex Pawlenok Thomas Penhale, Jr. tt Stephen E. Phillips Dr. &. Mrs. Joseph W. Raksis it Harvey I. Rosen tt Dr. Robert A. Ruggiero Zelda Libenson Salamon Gloria Zaludek Schilf ff Michael S. Schwefel Ronald J. Sebolka tt Stephen Selige Christine Wentz Shemanski * John B. Shevchuk Claire Handler Silverstein Richard R. Snopkowski Walter J. Soha Barbara S. Soyka Beverly Munson Swift Geraldine M. Tarantini Victor Turoski Joseph Weinkle Edward J. Wilk if Dr. Daniel Zeroka 1964 61 Donors $3,376.00 Jeanne Depew Attenborough Ronald L. Baldwin Mrs. Edwin T. Baul Robert T. Bond ^Jane Edwards Bonomo John E. Boyes Willard H. Brown Barbara A. Buckman ft Richard 0. Bums, Esq. Lillian Bozio Caffrey William D. Carver Joyce A. Cavallini * George Michael Chintala.Jr. # Arthur G. Cobleigh, Jr. Frank R. Cognetti it Alan Doner Joan Hand Dupkanick William Wynn Everett, Jr. Patricia Gonos Flannery Mary Pauly Foley Leland D. Freidcnburg, Jr. # Hon. Jeffry H. Gallet John A. Gavenonis # Malcolm D. Gropper it Dr. Leo R. Gutstein # J. Douglas Haughwout Clinton G. Hess Matthew J. Himlin Mr. &. Mrs. James A. Jones Atty. &. Mrs. Leonard J. Koerner it Alan C. Krieger # Dr. &. Mrs. Charles Krivenko Joseph Kruczek Maryann Federovich Labosky Marguerite Gclli Lacinski Sally Cohen Levy Barbara Stevens Loftus Mr. &. Mrs. Scott R. Logan # Daniel J. Lyons tt Dr. David D. Moyle Michael J. Mras William J. Mulford Leslie Stone Peltan Virginia Scrimgeour Ravin Mr. &. Mrs. Michael A. Raykovicz Donald Roberts Regina Solomon Sekol Sandra J. Seymour Mr. &. Mrs. Richard Shemo Donald J. Sobieski Mr. &. Mrs. Nicholas Stchur Barbara Gallagher Stoffa John Tensa, Jr. Harris Tobias Patricia Chapracki Trask Bonnie Lewis Turchin Harold B. Vogt David J. Will Mr. &. Mrs. Peter Winebrakc Leonard A. Yankosky, Jr. Barbara Ann Yuscavage it Dr. Mary S. Russin it Dr. Catherine DeAngelis Harris Ronald E. Harris tt Barry John Hartzell #Dr. Arthur J. Hodge Roslyn Butwick Huebener Dr. &. Mrs. Howard G. Hughes Iris Orenstein Hyman Mary Grace Janes Lt. Col. &. Mrs. James B. Jenkins Alfred W. Johnson if Thomas J. Kasper Richard 0. Kniffen James W, Kumiega Lois A. Kutish Roger MacLaughlin tt William R. Mainwaring Dr. Joseph P. Maloney Joseph Paul McAndrew ff Kathleen Dennis McIntosh Lcdr. Pauline Homko McMurchie ft Mr. &. Mrs. Buckley R. Miller Sue Freeman Miller Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mostello, Jr. Mr, &. Mrs. Ellis R. Myers 1965 65 Donors $6,242.00 it Charles P. Adonizio Boyd Aebli Mr. &. Mrs. Kenneth Antonini Nello Augustine •Mr. & Mrs. JackC. Barnes, Jr. Fay ch Feinberg Birnbaum Raymond J. Bolek Jane Cochran Chambers Mr. &. Mrs. David M. Clostcrman Marylin C. Davis # Joseph J. Demarco Dale H. Edwards Anthony R. Esser John Evanish, Jr. Mrs. Erin McCormack Gallagher Dclmer F. Giberson ♦Wilkes Club. tfarley Club, tDeccascd Leon E. Obrzut Mr. & Mrs. Steven S. Paradise Dr. Thomas L. Pirnot Arthur J. Podesta Marian Markle Pool ft Alice Yurchision Pualuan Mr. &. Mrs. Edward E. Reese ft James Reid John L. Santini Theresa M. Sapp ft John J. Sickler Judith Handzo Sofranko William P. Sokola Alan L. Spencer Roger S. Squier Wayne L. Swartwood tt Eubank Travis-Bey, Jr. Mr. &. Mrs. Edward J. Troyan Michael C. Usher, Esq. tt Mr. &. Mrs. B. William Vanderburg Diane Wallace Flora Anderson Weber tt Charlene Nalbach Yanchik it Mary Butkoski Zaleski �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts Alumni continued Alumni continued 1966 60 Donors $7,108.00 # Richard Henry Allardyce if Paul Bachman Raymond Barno Judith Valunas Barr ft Mark R. Bencivengo Paul T. Bergander Richard L. Bucko John E Carr Dr. Philip M. Cheifetz Mark J. Cohen ft Noreen Considine ft Donald L. Davis Jeanne Martin Dhavale Esther Schwartz Dorkin # David Russell Dugan ft Robert H. Ericson # W. Marshall Evans Clement A. Gaynor, Jr. # A. Todd Gibbs Rev. Dwight E. Giles, Sr. Roberta Spangler Hammer Enid Hershey it Irene Myhowycz Holzenthaler it Michael G. Hudick Carol Herwig Isaacs JaneJancik Hugh N. Jones Linda Fusaro Kahler #E. William Kaylor, Jr. David King Ernest John Krute Dr. James P. Leone Eugene A. Macur Frank J. Malia Charles A. Masters, Jr. Rhoda Oram Mellner C. Robert Orner, II Donald A. Pahls Arlene Andreeko Pasonick Atty. &. Mrs. E Charles Petrillo, Esq. Millicent Knierim Platzer Dr. Carl E Polnaszek ft Susan Evans Pons Martha Houtz Redding ft Edward J. Rishko Dr. John R. Rokita # Roger A. Rolfe William Schneider Dolores Barone Straka Mr. &. Mrs John W. Strobel tf Dr. Norman Strojny Carolynn Yonkin Thier Jo Ann Margolis Traub # Stephen A. Van Dyck Dr. &. Mrs. Richard E Verhanovin # James Vidunas Regina Watkins William Webb Dr. Paul D. Weseley Judith Williams Williams 1967 55 Donors $4,578.87 Mr. &. Mrs. Marvin D. Adler Raymond P. Ardan ft Dr. Robert E Armbruster Dr. &. Mrs. Mark Bauman Eugene J. Bonfanti Joseph G. Brillinger, Jr. Salvatore A. Bufalino Janet Vanderhoff Canouse Barbara Simms Chamberlain Dr. Lewis M. Chere * Thomas M. Curry James H. Davis Richard H. Disque ft Leona Sokash Dufour ft Mr. &. Mrs. Michael Dziak Dr. &. Mrs. Albert R. Eddy ft Sharon Tormey Everett Richard H. Firestine Mr. &. Mrs. Donald E. Fredd Marilyn L. Goodman Joseph A. Grohowski Susan Druck Hilowitz ft Dr. Russell H. Jenkins tt Peter K. Johnson ft William M. Kanyuck Hiroko Ito Karam Col, Eugene P. Klynoot ft Richard L. Kramer Helen Mankewicz Kubacki Charlotte Peterson Littell # Dr. &. Mrs. James G. Marks, Jr. Eleanor Fanella Matulewicz Mr. & Mrs. Harry G. Morgan # Alexandra Moravec Ocampo Edwin Pashinski William C. Perrego Peter S. Phillips Dr. Henry J. Pownall ft Richard G. Raspen John V. Rcpshas Janice Parsons Robart Darlene Moll Roth William H. Schmidt Mr. &. Mrs. Russell G. Shallcross Robert J. Stcfanko ft Maureen Savage Szish Carole A. Thomas Windsor S. Thomas William A. Tret ha way Ms- Donna Troiano Mr. &. Mrs. Emil J. Warren # Douglas W. Weber # Mr. &. Mrs. Gerald E Weber Frank C. Wodarczyk # Mr. &. Mrs. Wayne P. Yetter 1968 107 Donors $12,417.00 Mr. &. Mrs. George A. Andresky Mr. &. Mrs. Joseph E. Aufiero ’ Soni Stein Balitmore Anne Heineman Batory Robert F. Belles Dr. Judith E. Beyer Mr. &. Mrs. Donald E. Bohl # Dr. &. Mrs. Raphael J. Bonita Kathy Yablonka Brookhart Nancy Wilishire Brower Mr. &. Mrs. Bruce R. Brown Frederick N. Brown ft Dr. Robert L. Brown Effie Hamm Buckley it William R. Bush, Esq. Joseph J. Buziukjr. Katherine Smith Campbell Richard G. Cantner E Paul Chervenitski Joseph J. Chmielewski Richard J. Cook H Joyce Christian Detter Margaret Hoban Dominic Bernice Luckcnbach Doran Barbara Ann Dorish Nancy Noterman Downing Mr. &. Mrs. David Frey Orlanna J. Frye tt LTC Franklin B. Gold Eleanor Jachimczak Guzofsky James E. Harding Richard Harmon H Marilyn Caprione Hcffron David W. Hess Stanley R. Houpt, Jr. Teresa Cushner Hunt Manin E. Hurley Sandra Dennis Kapelan Jaquelyn Rubin Kaplan ‘Wilkes Club, HFarley Club, fDeccated if Edward J. Katarsky, Jr. it John H. Kennedy, Esq. Joseph E. Kiefer Marie D’Ambola King Rev. David D. Kirkpatrick Margaret A. Klein ft Dr. &. Mrs. Daniel Klem, Jr. it Glen D. Klinger ft Robert C. Klotz Charles M. Knorr it Marian Zaledoms Kovacs H Mr. &. Mrs. James T. Kozemchak Donald M. Kronick it Hope Kwochka Barbara Ohlin Mackey it Robert Macri ft Esther Wargo McCormick Mr. &. Mrs. Timothy M. McGinley Dr. James R. McGowan Mr. &. Mrs. Alan H. Melberger * John R. Miller William P. Montaque, Jr. G. Matt Moran Mr. &. Mrs. Thomas R. Moretta it A. Dan Murray Mr. &. Mrs. Nicholas J. Nickles Patricia Haydt Nitchie, Esq. Mr. &. Mrs. Robert T. Noecker Susan Bennett Onze Virginia Fleming Paliotta Allen C. Peterfreund Michael S. Pipan ft Edward J. Podehl Charlene Collins Prandy Joanne Skiba Reynolds * Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esq. Sharon Strzelczyk Robinson it Dorothy Delong Rodzvilla Mr. &. Mrs. Thomas E. Rokita Joseph M. Roszko Susan E. Rowland Roberta Van Brunt Rowlands Pauline Farrar Ruckno # Dr. Nona Chiampi Russell Myrna Brodbeck Schaefer Richard Heston Seidel Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Sgarlat John E Sheldon George J. Sick Norma Setzer Sinicrope Wayne A. Sinner H Dr. Elizabeth A. Slaughter Frank J. Smith Kathleen Maury Smith Carl G. Sponenberg Mr. &. Mrs. Michael Stefanick Donald R. Stroud William R. Swartwood # Leilani Hall Thibault Anthony J. Turchetti Stanley C. Urbanowicz Ruth Lane Uy-Asmundson Gretchen Hohn Watters Elaine Lutkoski Willis Mr. &. Mrs. Samuel M. Wolfe, III #Mr. &. Mrs. Michael J. Worth // Benjamin Yadegar ti Mr. & Mrs. William Zegarski 1969 107 Donors $6,889.30 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony A. Anders # Estelle B. Andrews Ettore J. Anselmi Arthur E. Baird Jeannette Sport Barnes Dr. Stuart J. Bass Dori Jaffe Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Bruce 0. Brugel, Sr. ff Robert M. Burnat Paul Blaise Burry Mr. &. Mrs. John H. Butler James M. Calderone Sally Thomas Carey Donald J. Chick ft Dr. David C. Cho tfjohn J. Chopack Sylvia Scalise Ciocci Carol Sladin Clothier Christopher A. Colovos Mr. &. Mrs. R. Bruce Comstock Michael S. Connolly * Diane Nazzaro Curry William A. Dongas Raymond T. Downey Lillian Geida Dzwilefsky Mr. &. Mrs. W. Terry Erwine Thomas G. Evans ff Stephen G. Farrar Ronald D. Filippini ff Nathan G. Fink, Esq. Thomas M. Fox ft Dennis P. Galli Mr. &. Mrs. Stephen Gilligan Margaret Osborne Glass Dr. Rozanne Sandri Goldin Dr. Brian Harris Dr. George C. Harrison Stewart J. Harry Paul E. Hatrak Mr. &. Mrs. Robert Jay Holliday ft William F. Homnick, Jr. ft Robert W. Hooper ft Philip E. Howe Kay L. Huber Brent W. Jackson ft Dr. James Joseph Johns ft Mr. Elwood D. Jones ff Mr. &. Mrs. Bryn E. Kehrli ff Dr. Thomas F. Kelly James E. Kennedy ft Mr. &. Mrs. Michael Klein # Joseph G. Kopec ft Dr. Charles A. Kosteva Mr. &, Mrs. Joseph B. Kotcrba Dr- John R. Kovitch Eleanor M. Krushcfski William V. Lcandri John F. Loftus Angelo F, Lovcrro Raymond B. Luckcnbach ft Ann Alumbaugh McElyea Dr. Irving A. Mendelssohn Paul W. Merrill Mr. &. Mrs. William R. Montgomery, Jr. William R. Moran Rosalie Dcmko Muroski James E. Noonan ft Mr. &. Mrs. George G. Pawlush Dr. Louis M. Pecora Andrea L. Petrasek David J. Piatt Stephen C. Polnaszek David Ralston Robert W. Reynolds ft Michael B. Robertson # Dr. Albert D. Roke Mr. &. Mrs. Mel Rubin Patrick Salantri Sheila Schmaltz Scatena Gail Ishley Schultz Mary E. Shaw it Mr. &. Mrs. Roy A. Shubert James R. Shurskis Carl J. Siracuse ft Carol A. Skalski Robert Joseph Spisak ft Dr. Donald C. Spruck Eugene Starna ft Mr. &. Mrs. Robert J. Strechay Mr. &. Mrs. Robert J. Streisel Joseph E. Strope, Jr. ft Sharon G. Telban Charles J. Tharp Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Thurnau Ellen Taggart Tull Margery Fishman Ufberg Marjorie Shaffer Victor it Mr. &. Mrs. Bernard J. Vinovrski Mary Britt Warren Howard Weinberg Jeanne Martorelli Wideman Joseph C. Wiendl James A. Wills Rev. James E. Wynn Vincent G. Yarmel Mr. &. Mrs. Robert L. Zeglarski Thomas J. Zenobi # Mr. &. Mrs. John M. Zikor James Ronald Delcse William T. Della Penna Diane Kasisky Donaghue Leigh Doane Donecker Elaine Mengcl Drake Joanne Levandoski Falck Ronald W. Faust ft Mr. &. Mrs. Bruce Fritzges Paul E. Galick James E. Gallagher Stewart Ginsberg Christine Andriany Giordano Kenneth M. Gordon Paul Gore Edward J. Gower tf Anne Aimetti Graham Dr. Fred A. Harkins, Jr. tt Richard G. Henneforth Maureen Simone Hoch Ralph Hodgson, Jr. David C. Hoffman * Dr. Bernard L. Holleran Bernadette Hutsko Holmes Mary Carol Hornyak * Joyce Hughes Hourigan David Jenkins ff Thomas W. Jones Dr. Mary Agnes Kaiser Barbara Gonzales Kende * Dr. Daniel E Kopen Ellen Brown Kuryloski David Wayne Kutz ft Charles D. Lengle Frances Rosato Liva ft Mr. &. Mrs. J. David Lombardi tt Janice Saunders Malin Andrew C. Matviak Al Joseph Michalak 1970 97 Donors $8,640.00 Samuel Joseph Argento Janice Nalepa Basta it James C. Belles Richard L. Bigelow, Jr. Dr. &. Mrs. John D. Blannett Dave M. Bogusko Beulah Cohen Brandstadter Robert R. Brittain, Jr., Esq. William J. Brown Matthew B. Buglehall tf Alber W. Bryan # Thomas J. Cardillo Phyllis Shuet-Ai Sun Cheng if Steven Chromey Mary T. Citro # Carl L. Cook Anita Rein Coplan Judith Ververs Cruse Janet Sheldon Cullen Mr. &. Mrs. Barry J. Davenport Dorothy E. Davis •Wkes Club. #Earlev Club, ^Deceased Sandra Strevcll Miller Helen Arnold Morgan Paul D. J. Morgis ft Joyce Nahas Moses John J. Mulligan Barbara L. Nanstiel Ruth J. Nissley Mr. &. Mrs. Robert E. Ockenfuss Mr. &. Mrs. Demetrios Papademetriou Marianne Baker Peterson Sharon Valentino Pieri Bonnie Jane Piestrak ft Zygmont A. Pines John W. Powell, Jr. ft Dr. Joseph R. Putprush ft Dr. &. Mrs. Dale C. Resue, Jr. Beverly Arlene Robbins Melvin C. Rogers, Jr. Virginia Larson Schofield Janet Neiman Seeley Neil M. Seidel Stanley M. Shemanski John P. Sickler ft Mr. & Mrs. John E. Squeri Mr. &. Mrs. Mark E. Stair William Steel ft Marvin L. Stein Gregory R. Summers Rev. Philip J. Thorick Sandra Cardoni Timko it Dr. Bethany A. Venit Mr. &. Mrs. Richard J. Walk Richard Wetzel Mrs. Joanne Levine Williams Mr. &. Mrs. John R. Wodraska ft Reba Heidel Yamal Mary Ann Waskie Yonki Frances Jasiulewicz Youngblood �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts Alumni Alumni continued 1971 92 Donors $4,916.22 Walter Anushko John C. Baranowski Mary Nasielski Battista Russell C. Bayne # Dr. Terry A. Belles Mar)' Macarthur Bennett # Mr. &. Mrs. Edward Blazejewski, III Kathern Kopetchne Brace Thomas J. Brennan it Dennis J. Brew Jerold W. Brown Particia A. Brown #Judy Mikulicz Brownlie Leonard J. Brozena Joyce Rother Burlone George E Bums # Mr. Sc Mrs. James L. Butkiewicz Dr. Steven T. Case Carlton J. Chase Richard D. Ciuferri Alfred B. Crake Dr. Robert H. Davis Susan Staniorski Davds Thomas C. Demovic Lester J. Depumpo, Jr. tf Eugene Domzalski Francine Mackinder Douaihy Rita S. Dubrow Beverly Peirce Eyet James E Fehlinger John J. Flynn Patricia McHale Forand Donald Gaidula Ronald E. Ganis Maureen Klaproth Garda-Pons # Bonnie S. Gellas Cherylynn Petyak Gibson # Margaret Moore Hegmann Dr. Joseph N. Ishley Ronald J. Jacobs Nelson W. Johnson Eileen Moniak Kackcnmeister Ronald James Kamage, Esq. # David Kaschak William M. Kaye Barbara Durkin Kirmse Carol Roke Klinetob Mr. &. Mrs. George H. Knezek, Jr. Antonina Mollica Kulp John G. Labosh Dr. Sandra Bloomberg Largo Mary Ann Kuney Lipka if Rachael Walison Lohman Micheline Madey Lupien Pauline Kmetz Makowski n Bernard K. Malian Susan K. Maloney Gerald P. McAfee Carl M. Meier Deborah Miller Robert M. Mischak Mr. &. Mrs. William J. Murphy Barbara Ward Nixon Marianne Brozekar Nyman Mr. &. Mrs. Richard E. Ogin " Jean Gordon Otto John G. Parra Janice Lacaskey Petralia Anthony J. Pipan it Sumitra Mitra Reddy Donna L. Reese it Mr. &. Mrs. Edward C. Roman Bruce A. Sabacek Jonathan D. Schiffman, Esq. Jacob J. Schultz William R. Schultz # Della E Schulz Judith Sechcrman George M. Shendock Wendy Rieder Simko # Andrew R. Sinnott Alice Liparela Spangenberg # Elliot J. Stabler Judith Jones Steele Mr. &. Mrs. William Thier # Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Tinner, Jr. Matthew J. Turowski, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William Umbach Robert J. Vignoli # Dr. James C. Weaver Lucretta Geiger Woolf George Yankovich, Jr. 1972 112 Donors $4,355.00 Dr. Charles J. Abate Mary Smith Alick Robert G. Ashton Robert M. Babskie Susan Sicherman Balistocky Charles Beckley Alan Jerrold Bloem Walter J. Bobola Donald J. Bonawitz Ronald J. Bonomo Patricia Brannigan Marie! Denisco Bufano Melissa Burdick Lawrence J. Burnetski Robert B. Burnside it Atty. &. Mrs. Anthony M. Cardinale Mr. & Mrs. Richard Chisarick it Libro J. Ciarmatori Carol Manara Clark Mr. & Mrs. Guy J. Comparetta Robert Cooney Mr. &. Mrs. Thomas A. Costanzo Mr. &. Mrs. Michael F. Daney Alice Hadsall Davis Judith Greenstein Davis Thomas P. Delay Sheila Denion Frank Dessoye Cindy J. Dorfman Anne Musto Dragon Donald L. Drust Carolyn Kresge Erman ft Jane A. Firestine Catherine Mullen Flick Karen Flynn Lorraine Stone Flynn it Dr. &, Mrs. George B. Oettinger Hoy Getzoff Roger A. Gilbertson Joan Shurmanek Gillroy Karen Trevcthan Gilmore Kathleen Koterba Goobic #Mr.&Mrs. Dennis R. Gourley Mr. &. Mrs. Bruce E. Go ver James A. Gribh Club, ffl-arlcy Club, ^Deceased Clark A. Hamman Barbara Blemlc Hart Peter T. Herbst # Eric D. Hoover Mr. & Mrs. W. Terrence Hurley Mr. &. Mrs. Stanley P. Jansen Mr. &. Mrs. Robert D. Jarrett #G. Garfield Jones #John S. Kerr Joseph M. Kester, Jr. ft Anthony V. Kleinhans Alexis Buchina Koss Joseph W. Koveleski Rosemarie Saporito Stephen J. Kubricki Pamela Krakowski Lawson Mr. &. Mrs. William E. Lehmkuhl Mr. &. Mrs. Lawrence L. Lindner Rev. William N. Lukesh it Dixie Davis Mackall John G. Mandell, Jr. Michael M. Mariani, Esq. Mr. &. Mrs. Edward E. Marionni Robert J. Martin Mrs. Leonard J. Matysczak Joseph Mentyka Robert E. Morgan Rosemary Baratta Novak # Nancy Devore O’Donnell Mr. &. Mrs. Joseph T. Orloski Mark H. Paikin Carlton E. Phillips Scott C. Raswyck David E. Roberts Connie Kopera Rodski Joseph D. Rosato David J. Rudda Anne Gruscavage Sample Barbara McNicholl Scarpino #Joanne Schreibmaier Schoonover it Judith Kole Schreiber Kurt Louis Schuhl Linda Burkhardt Schultz Victoria Wilson Shaw Brenda Jones Shone Michael S. Simon Helene M. Simonds # Anthony Sklaney Linda Smith Theodore S. Sokolowski Brent S. Spiegel Scott D. Steelman James Tarity, Jr. Enid Sullum Tope Dennis C. Unger Deborah Berti Walsh Mr. &. Mrs. Daniel R. Walters Elizabeth Roche Ward Carol Dorish Wascura Richard A. Weinstein Charles J. Wetzel Gary H. Williams Karen Poli Willis Jill L. Yanoshak Theodore T. Yeager Thomas J. Yencha Mr. &. Mrs. Alan E. Zellner continued 1973 105 Donors «3 975.50 Joan Popick Achhammer William C. Alexander Sandra Hughes Ansell Donna Piston Auficro # Charles P. Baker Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Baranoski Bernard Barnick Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Bchmke Richard L. Berkheiser H Irene Baickcr Blum Rev. &. Mrs. Theodore Boback James M. Bohncrt Rosemary A. Boland Diane Chisarick Brennan Terry G. Bromfield Dr. Fredric S. Brown John James Byrne Cathy R. Caffrey Ann Casciano Cammerota Cynthia Littzi Chisarick Robert L. Ciali Dr. Rosemaria J. Cienciva David G. DeMorat, Sr. H Mrs. Michael Dobbs Mrs. Elizabeth Cook Dorris #John Dubik Terrence L. Elchak Nathan R. Eustis, Jr. # Glenn W. Eyet, Jr. Michael J. Filipowski # Josephine Schifano Finlayson Mr. &. Mrs. Joel Fischman Mr. &. Mrs. Glen C. B. Flack it Bernard John Flaherty Sandra Blazejewski Frantz Mr. &. Mrs. Frank P. Galicki Carl J. Galletti Dr. &. Mrs. Robert D. Goldstein Gregory J. Grula Harold Hallez James A. Hanak Elaine Swisloski Hickey Gary R. Horning Margaret Waligorski Hughes Mr. &. Mrs. Matthew P. Hughes Dr. Patricia A. Hyzinski Richard N. Jones Carol Geiger Kampa James J. Kelly Alfred R. Kishbaugh Paul F. Kowalek Eugene G. Kruczek Walter J. Kwiatkowski JoAnne Sullivan Lebeau Evelyn Kovalchick Lewis homas P. Long Rosemarie A. Luteri uncan William B. Macintyrc Mr & Mrs. J„|>„ G. Margo " P. Matley Angela Mazza 7’ & Mrs. James P. McGinley '•yniond W. McNulty K’cnisc Goobic Meek Overly Guyer Medcalf tt Dennis M. Millett David J. Milora Richard T. Morgan Edward Malvin Moyer Elaine Y. Moyer Karen Baker Mullen Richard J. Murosky Susan McKeever Muth John R. Nesbitt Shirley Davis Newhart Ann M. Orzek Connie Sheloski Parks Mr. &. Mrs. John R. Pisano Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey F. Prendergast Susan Prusakowski Mary June Peterson Nancy M. Radkiewicz Judith Sanger Reichman David L. Ritter Judith Casola Roeder Donna Ostrofski Rother Ronald S. Samek John Savitsky Mr. &. Mrs. John L. Schilling Ethel Shannon Sherman Carl D. Shoener George P. Sillup Theodore J. Tramaloni Thomas J. Tunila Mary P. Ungvarsky Linda Pugsley Ward Mr. &. Mrs. Edward D. Weber Dr. Elliott Weinstock it Sarah Hart Welker Deborah Koch White it Matthew Mark Wotherspoon Ronald P. Yakus Martha Hall Yohe Judith A. Young Patricia Halat Zawada Ellen Mitchell Gacomis Kathryn Kolojejchick Gaydos Carol Pechalonis Gaylord James Bernard Godlcwski it Jeffrey A. Grandinetti Lauren Harris Grego Richard A. Hartranft Michael G. Hischak Paul E. Hunter, Jr. Robert D. Janosik Martin J. Kane Madelaine Fisher Kleiman Lorenc* Daring Laberge Nancy Stockton Land Anita M. Pauley Leonard Ann Agnes Loftus Richard H. Lopatto, Jr. tt Elizabeth M. Lopez Sandra Januszewski Margavage Mary Becker Marshall tt Mr. Sc Mrs. Thomas J. Mauger H David P. Meckbach Diana Giovannini Migliorino James B. Mileski 1974 72 Donors $2,940.00 # Robert Parker Adams Mac & Lynn Ahmad Ann Berkise Anderika tt Lee D. Auerbach, Esq. Dr. Philip E. Auron Mr. & Mrs. Ronald D. Bau Jeril R. Benedict Lee L. Bcretsky Gene A. &. Barbara Aulisio Camoni Donna Coffin Catanese Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Chamberlain Julia Kathryn Chmielowski tt Ellen Feuerman Cohen John Collins, Jr. Daniel P. Coughlin H Fred J. Croop Joseph C. Damiano Kevin J. Davy James Carl Desombre Christine H. Donahue Mr. &. Mrs. Clifton E. Dungcy Mr. & Mrs. John S. Fairley Mr. & Mrs. Allan A. Fanucci Grace Rinaldi Forlcnza ♦Wilke.' Club, hurley Club, tDaeased W. Lee Miller Ann Lyons Nardone Mr. &. Mrs. Richard J. Nardone Susan Findon Nelson Mr. &. Mrs. Robert D. Prendergast Linda Hill Riley Barbara Lucca Rizzitello Robert W. Ryan Duane Sadvary Mr. &. Mrs. Thomas J. Scherer Pamela Eggert Schueler Philip Anthony Shalanca Sulochana Gogate Sherman # Robert P. Singer Rita Vanko Sowa Carol Presnal Stashik Valerie E. Moore Thornton Edward R. Vanderhoff Jeffrey C.Walk Jill Linder Waselik J. Bruce Weinstock # Mr. & Mrs. Barry H. Williams Jean Rostock Zavacki Roman A. Ziegler, Jr. �1986 Anmual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts ^lumni continued Alumni continued 1975 75 Donors $3,697.00 Nicholas Ametrano H Robert A. Armstrong Eugene B. Ashley, Jr. # Mr. &. Mrs. John Baron, Jr. Dr. Ann Marie Bartuska Wissine G. Bene-Hoane ft Mr. &. Mrs. Paul T. Blaum Luther Bonning, III # Lt. &. Mrs. William Ralph Bradbury ft Christine M. Buchina # Mary’ O’Brien Callahan Angela A. Centralia Adam P. Chwiej Sally Chupka Ciolek H Philip J. Conrad Wilfred J. Coombs Diane Keeney Cronk David L. Davis Robert E Derlunas Eugene E. Dobrydney Barbara Swandick Duda # Robert J. Duliba # Robert A. Dwyer Joseph M. Dziekan Robert G. Edgerton, Jr. ft Mr. &. Mrs. Richard C. Evans Brian M. Finn Barbara M. Florek Elaine Godlewicz Gale Richard E. Gapinski Edward P. Gorski Raymond P. Gustave Brian K. Haeckler Beverly Bartkovitz Hensison # Edwin F. Hilinski Barbara Gannon Hogan Robert S. Howes, Jr. # Arty. & Mrs. Brynley James, Iff Barbara A. Kapish Barbara M. Katra Swiatek Nancy Schultz Kersteter Marie C. Kocyan David C. Kowalek Frank S. Krufka Dianna M. Kupstas Pauline Hayes Lawson Cheryl S. Levey Teresa Cavallini Lukashefski Charlotte A. Matiska Mr. &. Mrs. Robert B. Milmoe Michael S. Miscavage Doralyn Howard Moody Bethann Myers Mr. &. Mrs. Clarence G. Ozgo Mary Ellen A. Plisga Patricia Toman Rasmussen Diane L. Ringler ff Dr. Robert A. Rostock John E. Rutkowski Sherry E. Rodin John Shafer Joan Bonfanti Shannon ft Dr. &. Mrs. Michael E. Shoemaker Nancy P. Snee Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Solfanelli # Michael G. Stambaugh Phillip Straub Ann Rapoch Super Joseph J. Szustak Frederic D. Tedesco Beverly Marrin Tomasak # Mark A. Vanloon, Esq. Anita Miller Williams Carol A. Zambetti Gloria Zoranski 1976 78 Donors $3,965.00 ff Richard J. Allan Dr. Debra Andrews Donald J. Anticoli Mr. &. Mrs. Karl A. Bacon Marianne B. Montague Benjamin Robert E. Bettin SI s - & " ... -7 ■ .1 . I Robert L. Bozinski George S. Brody Maryrose Bendik Burlington ff Deborah Lataro Cargo James G. Castanzo ff Dr. William W. Cheung Nancy Ann Ciali Janice Rhee Cohen Daniel A. Comoroski Terry L. Coombs Jennifer Torr Davenport ff Mr. &. Mrs. David L. Davies, Jr. Linda Kern Dessoye Gail Joan Dohrn Paul J. Domowitch Jacqueline Pickering Dzurck Susan V. Fielder ff Mr. & Mrs. William Fromel Cpt. Brian J. Gallagher Gail A. Garinger William J. Goldsworthy, Jr. Thomas W. Grimes Lawrence M. Gumari Janet Vachris Heckman ff Alan F. Jackier M. Roberto Jemio Dr. James M. Jiunta Rodney L. Kaiser, Esq. Mary Ann Manziano Kerweca Marianne Macur Kopcho Donna Lee Margaret Burgess Lenihan Peter G. Lishnak Frederick A. Lohman Joan Domarasky Luksa Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Mackey Karen L. Manarski Joseph J. Marchetti James E. Marconis John J. Matusek, Jr. James P. McDermott Susan E. Funke McLain Charles D. Munson, Jr. Kathleen A. O’Malley, Esq. # Gail E. Ober Stephen M. Orlowski Lois Jean Baker Ostrowski Estella J. Parker ff Kenneth J. Rex ff Mr. &. Mrs. Michael S. Rifkin Harold W. Roberts Mr. &. Mrs. Joseph R. Rogowicz Frank G. Rollman Joseph A. Romani Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rowlands Thomas Runiewicz Joseph John Santini ff Mr. 6c Mrs. Carol Saporito Anita Bogusko Sirak Gary John Skeras Robert L. Slezak Jane E. Smith Roger T. Sorensen ^Mr.&Mrs. Robert J. Spinelli Gary S. Taroli, Esq, H. David Trethaway Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Trost fl Dr. &. Mrs. William Urosevich Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. William;IS Paulette Zawoiski Willis William G. Winter Barbara A. Gavlick Zahay 1977 59 Donors $8,544.00 H Mr. &. Mrs. Paul S. Adams Maureen G. Carey Albrecht Mary Ellen K. Alu Katherine Kaby Anselmi Holly G. Baab Mr. &. Mrs. Raymond A. Best Gary E. Bilski Laura Rollman Brace Edgar L. Brill ft David P. Cherundolo, Esq. Mary Ann Chopyak John J. Chwalek, Jr. Larry P. Cohen Nancy Slawson Deacon Charles J. Deitz Andrew B. Durako, Jr. H. Scott Edmunds Manuel J. Evans Mr. &. Mrs. Ronald G. Evans Wendy L. Ferrall Beverly J. Goretski Susan M. Hansen Mr. &. Mrs. Bryan R. Herron Megan Moore Ide Margaret Tomczak Interrante Linda S. Jamiolkowski Norma Voyton Janoski Kathryn Kravitz Jenkins # Mr. &. Mrs. Panayiotis Kalaritis Susan Evans Karaffa Mr. &. Mrs. Carl E. Kaschenbach, III Deborah Kocher Koons # Susan L. Latz John J. Lewandowski Rosalind Socholirzky Lieberman John J. Marks Dorothy Martin Patrice Stone Martin Maureen McHale Sandra Horensky Molorsky Daniel P. Normolle Barry Allan Pezzner John G. Puchalsky Edward J. Pupa Marie Sullivan Raffio Jacqueline A. Reinhard * Mary Belin Rhodes Richard A. Russo, Esq. Deborah A. Sears Joseph W. Sekusky * Rhea Politis Simms U Narda Angela Sperrazza Inez S. Srefanko David W. Thomas Eleanor Sobota Thomas Jay G. Thomas William J. Tironzelli Margaret Newberry Toluba Dr. Thomas Trotsky Patrick A. Ward 1978 62 Donors $J0’h4n9W. Adonic s Dr. John R- A:ain Deborah Condo Bonn Mr.& Mrs. John Bremser Karen Kennedy Campbell Joanne Pugliese Carpenter -]-ctry Christman Andrea D. Chuba #John M. Culp, HI Paula Heffernan Daley James M. Danko Lawrence P. Delaney # Raymond E. Dombroski Joann Mykulyn Evans Mary Ellen Bonomo Gomes ff David W. Gregrow ff Diane Pechalonis Groves Alexis Brezenski Guarnieri Karen Olney Hazleton Margaret Mary Hyzinski David A. Jolley Vai Jack Kaplan Ben Katz Karen M. Kolodziejczak Ruth Plytage Konrad David Levitch Jean Johnson Lipski Judith Menapace Lipski if Judith Mills Mack ff Dr. Bonita Metzger Mancia Richard E. Martnick Marguerite A. Mazaleski Jane A. Miller Margaret Schutz Mullin Paul M. Niedzwiecki ft Barry J. Niziolek James G. O’Karma Dr. Cynthia Mac Patterson Pamela Dale Piazza Anthony J. Pinto, Jr. Dr. Janet L. Polansky Pamela Ingoldsby Pomar Cynthia Perry Possanza Harriet Smith Rabinowitz Judith Lerner Reishtein Mary Kern Reynolds Anne E. Romanick Or. Irl L. Rosner John C. Sachs Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Shipula, II x Jarnes D. Siberski Politis Simms ™ryBcthVanyoSiracuse John E. Skuchas Robert J. Stofko David Leonard Stull WamW.Thoman P ,51 IM'5-DouglasR. Trestle L nda Allmon Walden gla,n= Harvilla Wcale Cheryl Levine Weiss Linda Marie Yanus 1979 54 Donors $2,457.00 Barbara C. Agurkis Mr. &. Mrs. Keith Augustine William A. Barron, Jr. Dr. Gary Raymond Batok Karen Lucchesi Bostrom Kevin T. Brennan Mr. &. Mrs. Michael Castrignano, Jr. tt Andrew Coleman # Betsy Bell Condron Daniel Thomas Conrad Terry Lee Conrad ft Michael H. Cook Noreen Corbett Jane E. Davis Linda J. Lohden DeNagy ft Anthony G. Devincentis # Dr. John Henry Ellis, IV Claire L. Ennis Elizabeth Griesmer Franconi William D. Frye, Jr. Robert E. Greenwood Charles T. Hozempa Kenneth Mark Hughes Mary Lynn Jones Barbara Merritt Klarsch Nicholas A. Kofira Ann Marie M. Kopec Paula Ann Lahutsky John R. Leedy John P. Lohman James John Maloney Donna Clarke Mattei Clare C. McCarthy Elizabeth Waselewskie Mekosh ff Dr. Patricia Ann Morris Philip Edward Ogren Robert J. Owens David F. Parmenteri # Carl W. Perrin John Petrewski Russell M. Samilo Kenneth P. Schmidt, III ff Dr. Joseph Armine Scopelliti David F. Skripkunis Thomas Paul Sokola John H. Stanley Mary D. Stencavage Michael D. Supczenski Cindy Fisher Thomas ff Gregory S. Tomcho Michael T. Torbik Christine K. Wanich Andrew L. Wilkinson Ann Marie Elaine Yanushefski Gcrarda Savinski Bozinko H Dr. Edward Anthony Cooney # James P. Edwards Robert L. Fredericks Stanley J. Frceda Judith Scott Harris William E. Herrin Sharon A. Horbinski Leonard W.Jasuta, Jr. Mark Steven Justick H Capt. Joel P. Kane Bruno E. Kolodgie Dr. Mary Krisza ff Dr. Martin I. Lander William V. Lewis, Jr. Diane Brodbeck Lowe Terry R. Manley Ronald A. Marchak John A. Miranda Lawrence Jerome Mullen J. Martin Murphy Frank G. Natitus Thomas B. Needham, Jr. Fred A. Pierantoni, III, Esq. Rosemary C. McMahon Popson ff Thomas N. Ralston Dr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Rigotti Donald J. Robbins Josephine Territo Rosengrant David L. Sapak Lisa Hall Sellani Joseph S. Solomon Patricia Demko Sweeney Paul R. Torre, M.D. if Dr. George A. Truckenmiller, Jr. # Dr. David M. Wallace Judy Lenza Warner Dr. Patricia L. Warski Barbara Rodda Welch Shepard C. Willner Dr. Jeffrey S. Yablon 1980 45 Donors $1,685.00 Mr. &. Mrs. Erich W. Abken Joseph D. Angelella Tami A. Bcraud'Melnik Mr. &. Mrs. Gregory A. Black *Wilkcs Club, UFarley Club, ^Deceased •Wittes Club, //Farley Club, tDeceused 1981 38 Donors $1,460.00 Kathleen Potter Atkinson Pam J. Bennett Robert M. Bowes Elizabeth DeCosmo Joanne Nancy Dula # Kevin Gourley Colleen M. Gries Stephen S. Grillo John A. Hargreaves Capt. Robert J. Harper Mark 1. Himelstein Susan Matley Hritzak Christine M. Jendrzehewsji Mr. &. Mrs. Joseph H. Krushinski, Jr. Janet M. Lorusso Virginia L. Martin William R. Miller # Capt. Gail E. Powers Miner John R. Moffatt Debra Alu Montini Leslie J. Nicholas Karen A. Orloski Maria Nilsen Pacchioni Marie Wilczynski Pikul Mary C. Rebarchak Ronald F. Schaar, Sr. Dr. &, Mrs. Dana C. Shaffer Donna Shandra Stephen J. Sirocki # Carol Buchman Smith # Mr. &. Mrs. Richard Smith Paula M. Spangenberg David M. Stesney Henry R. Steuben # William E. Srusnick Kimberley D. Williams Mr. &. Mrs. Paul S. Yurko Thomas J. Zukosky �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts Aluinni Alumni continued. 1982 28 Donors $680.00 Mr. &. Mrs. Howard R. Baird Brian Daniel Balliet Rosanne Kramer Barkowski Jeffrey P. Besecker Daniel A. Bierdziewski Timothy J. Boyek, M.D. Maureen Connolly Cambier Patricia Crane Ceselsky JoAnn Morasky Esser Bruce A. Fendler Maribeth Kofira Fife William A. Grick David E. Hadley Denis James Hatch Kathleen Layaou Heltzel Dr. Judith A. Humenanski Dr. &. Mrs. Michael E Lombard Molly Sammon Christine Lain Sarno Carl Francis Schultheis, III Noreen Denise Seward Kathleen Slovinsky Eric W. Snyder Thomas J. Spokas Jeffrey S. Surovi Joyce Tarantowicz Susan Marie Tbmalis Deborah Chandler Zuzelski 1983 31 Donors $840.00 Stephen J. Badman Joseph J. Barbose Michael P. Beltrami Charlene Budgeon Christine Calimeres Mark A. Caruth J- Frank Clause Milton K. Cornell Raymond G. Dennis Lt. &. Mrs. Jeffrey A. Evans Jessica Friedland Carol Lee Grobe Carol Rodzvilla Haines Jane A. Hibbler Rita Kryzenski Ives Kathleen K. Kane Marilyn McQucstion Kay Joan Klingensmith Amy L. Lens Gary P. Malia June D. Basris Pcron Dr. Richard W. Petrella Pauline E. Strohl Daniel P. Talenti Nancy Considine Terwilliger #Joan M. Thomas Mr. &. Mrs. Francis Trainor Mr. & Mrs. David W Trautlein Silas M. Victor Mary Ellen Moran Weitzel Donald C. Wolfrom 1984 27 Donors $645.00 Raymond Alunni Frances Wilde Atwell Joseph J. Birmingham, Jr. Paul W. Boyer Teresa A. Callahan Edward W. Czcck Alphonse T. D’Amario Janet M. Dorio Donna A. Garber J. Michael Garvin John R. Harran Clark Hockenbury Mary JaneJamicky Mr. &. Mrs. Scott T. McGrath Sharon Michener Deborah Taylor Minker Kurt A. Partington Diane M. Petrovich David W. Phillips Katherine H. Potter Reynolds David J. Scopelliti Dennis W. Sholl # Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Thomas Brenda Walker William J. Warg Dianne Marie Watchulonis Mr. & Mrs. Guy C. Zehner continued 1985 43 Donors $1,51°-°° . Thomas Baluns Sandra A. Beynon T&Mrs-Jeffrey K. Box Douglas S. Bradley Carmella Mary Butera James L. Butler Sherri Marie Carbino Margaret Davison-Matisko Mary Kowalski Dobosh Barbara M. Ecker Mr. & Mrs. James R. Endres James P. Forgione Stephen Golenski Naomi K. Harris Raymond A. Hassey Kathleen Hyde Louis E. Jaquish David M. Kalinowski Elizabeth S. Kaplan Allison Placek Knick Michael Koliga Kenneth John Krakosky ff James A. Lynch Debra Ann Maleski Michael J. Masciola Karen A. Mason Joseph McCawley Ted Meadows Diane Scoch Michaud Robert A. Passeri Particia L. Puglisi John Risboskin Karen A. Rome # David P. Rudis Frank M. Schaffer Alicia L. Shutack Wilma A. Simmers Ian G. Smith Raymond F. Swantkoski Cindy Weinstein # James C. Young Joseph E. Zlobro Paula M. Zydko 1986 26 Donors $539.86 Richard D. Almony, Jr. Russell Banta Karen Beynon Beth Cortez Beth Ann Danzeisen Michael Higgins William A. Jamack Thomas Jamicky Andrea M. Kamarunas Mary Ann Keirans Leslie S. Kramer David P. Malta Michael Mattise Amy Lou McCluskey Gary R. Meliisen Paul R. Oesterreich Laura Pollick Donna Rebovich Barbara A. Shadie Michael Slavish Joni Ann Torsella Christopher D. Way Karen B. White Nadine Wieder Paul J. Wodarczyk Ann Zikoski �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts friends conned Friends 1,111 Donors $896,892 Dr. F. J. Abrantes # Mr. & Mrs. Paul P. Ackourey Susan E. Adams John Adonizio # Mr. &. Mrs. James Adonizio # Ettore S. Agolina, Esq. Dr. Craig Aicher Bernadine S. Aimetti # Mr. &. Mrs. Albert Albert Matthew Alferio Mrs. Mozart Alinikoff # Stephen Alinikoff # Barbara Allan # Irwin Alperin Austin J. Ambrosino Frank W. Anderson Mrs. Justin Andrusis Dr. Herman M. Aqua Donald Armstrong tt Dr. &. Mrs. Jule Ayers Leo Azain # Mr. &. Mrs. Benjamin Badman James J. Baiera ft Robert Baird n Mrs. Victor Bail # Mr. &. Mrs. David Baltimore Mr. &. Mrs. Martin J. Baltimore x Terry &. Soni Stein Baltimore Mr. &. Mrs. Bernard C. Banks, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Bannan it Mr. &. Mrs. George Barker Mr. &. Mrs. George Barnard, Jr. ¥ Mr. &. Mrs. Jack C. Barnes, Jr. Verncll Barnes Mr. &. Mrs. Irving Baron Sylvia Barras * Bernard Banikowsky it Bassler Equipment Co. * Mr. &. Mrs. Walter Beadle, Jr. Edith A. Beckendorf Helen T. Beckevich E L. Beinert tt Mrs. George T. Bell Dr. Joseph T. Bellucci Mr. &. Mrs. George T. Bell, Jr. L Donald &. Audrey J. Bender if Howard Berman, Esq. * Mr. &. Mrs. William Bernhard, III Helen E. Berryman Dr. Harold Berson Bettelli’s Villa Dr. John S. Biernacki it The Honorable &. Mrs. Richard L. Bigelow if Thomas Bigler Richard J. Biscontini Ruth Bishop it G. P. Bissell, Jr. Craig Blakeley, Esq. Edward E Blazcjewski, Sr. it Wilbur J. Blew Ralph Blodgett T H Mrs. Marvin Blum # Blum Brothers Mr. &. Mrs. James Bognet # Peter &. Annie Bohlin # Bohlin, Powell, Larkin, Cyw Mrs. Robert N. Bohorad Henry H. &. Diane C. Bond Rose Marie Bonin Hilary &. Monica Bonin Estelle A. Bonk Donna Booth Richard Bovard it Barry C. Boyer Richard F. Boyer Rosalie Brader Norene Bradshaw # Mrs. John C. Brady # Morton Brand, C.P.A. Muriel Braveman Paula &. Howard Bregman # Dr. & Mrs. Christopher N. Breiseth # Ann Brennan it William G. Brenton Mr. &. Mrs. Lloyd Briggs # Don Brobst Honorable Bernard C. Brominski #J. Archbald Brooks Dr. Issac Brown Mrs. Thomas Brown Dr. Bruce Brown John A. Brown, III, CPA tt Shep Brozman # Dr. &. Mrs. Samuel Buckman # t Bernard E Burgunder Mrs. Bernard Burnat Dr. Milton Burnat # Dr. & Mrs. Charles N. Burns, Sr. ft Frank Burnside Mr. &. Mrs. Benjamin Buscalferri Muriel Bush Lauretta M. Bushar Mr. &. Mrs. Edward Buss Tillie M. Butkoski Sidney G. Butler ft Charles T. Butler Mr. &. Mrs. William Butler, Jr. Jerome W. Campbell Rosemary Caputo A. Richard Caputo Herman Cardoni, Sr., Esq. Mr. &. Mrs. Ray Carmer Mrs. Donald F. Carpenter Mr. &. Mrs. Philip Carpenter ft Mrs. J. B. Carr Olga Casey * Mr. &. Mrs. Robert Casper Mr. & Mrs. Fred Cather Mrs. Samuel E Cavany N. Brian Caverly Mr. &. Mrs. William Chamberlain C. J. Chapin it Mr. &. Mrs. E. G. Chapin, Jr. Richard Chapline Mr. & Mrs. Richard E Charles Anthony Charnofsky Fred Chase Sandra Chickeletti Dr. &. Mrs. Joseph P. Chollak, Jr. ★Wilkes Club, tfFarley Club, ^Deceased ft John L. Churnctski Robert Cirko Miriam E Clark Robert M. &. Jane Cleary Irene Cocco * Faith McDonald Cofer * Philip Condron tt Mrs. John G. Connell, Sr. Thelma Contini Jeanne M. Conway Kathy Conyngham tt Mr. &. Mrs. G. Guthrie Conyngham * Mr. & Mrs. William L. Conyngham * Mr. & Mrs. John Conyngham, III tt Mr. &. Mrs. Michael H. Cook Eleanor Cook tt Mrs. John M. Coon Helen Cooper Margaret Corbett #Mrs. William H. Cordy Mrs. M. K. Cornell Mr. &. Mrs. John B. Cornell, Jr. Mrs. Niccolo Cortiglia Blanche Coslett Joan M. Costello it Mrs. Hale S. Coughlin Dr. Harold E. Cox Mr. &. Mrs. Ray Cramer Florence H. Creter Mr. &. Mrs. Gottfried P. Csala Mrs. Henry M. Curry, III ’ Mr. &. Mrs. Thomas M. Curry x Mr. &. Mrs. Frank P. Cuscela Carol A. Czajkowski H Art Daley Mr. &. Mrs. Matt Dallas it Mr. & Mrs. E. L. Dana Mr. &. Mrs. Albert N. Danoff Danoffs Sporting Goods, Inc. * Edward Darling, Esq. Elizabeth W. Davenport * Mr. &. Mrs. William Davidowitz * Mr. &. Mrs. Stanley S. Davies Mrs. William Davis it Dr. &. Mrs. George Bevan Davis William C. Davis Mr. &. Mrs. Angelo DeBiase ft Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Decker Patricia DeGennaro William Degillio, Esq. it William Denion William T. &. Carole M. Derricott * Gertrude Finck Dickson * Mr. &. Mrs. Walter M. Diener Mr. &. Mrs. Frank DiMarcello Eric Dingle * Diana Donaldson, Esq. Joseph J. Dougherty Vince Dougherty Cynthia A. Drake Suzanne Druffner ft Mike Duda Marie Duffy ft Robert East wood Mr. &. Mrs. Hanford Eckman Phyllis Eckman Lisi Edgerton * Mr. &. Mrs. Richard M. Ehret ■ |r&Mrs. Frank A. Eisenstein #wE|lio,M™Orla S Tournament #laneM.EImes Mary Kay Embtan Matthew S. Enge Theodore J. Engel Sandor Engel Family H Mrs. Robert English # Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Epstetn Tom Evans . Mrs. W. Carey Evans # Arthur Evans Mrs. Thomas A. Evans Blythe H. Evans, Jr., Esq. # Richard Evans, Sr. Gordon Fader Dr. Mahmoud H. Fahmy John Farr # Welton G. Farrar Mr. &. Mrs. Alvah Fassett Thomas F. Federo, C.P.A. tt Herta Fehlandt # Mr. & Mrs. George L. Fenner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Ferchko Carol Fetterolf Josephine Fiascki Evelyn Finlay tt Alan J. Finlay it Dominic P. Fino Dr. &. Mrs. Walter H. Fordham Al Forlenza Mr. &. Mrs. Glenn Y. Forney Lorraine H. Franckiewicz Leona Franey Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Frantz Judy Fremont ’ Alfred W. French Harriet Frew H Mr. & Mrs. A. David Fried Marilyn Friedman Mr. &. Mrs. Sidney Friedman Mr. &. Mrs. Bernard Fritz Birdine Fritzges Cheryl Fuller Richard A. Fuller H Paul B. Funke ^Franklin J. Gager Jean Gallagher Joseph E Gallagher John J. Gartner Gate of Heaven School Mrs. John C.Gaudio Edward Gavenus # Mrs. H. Clifford Gayley Richard Gclfond, Esq. Ratharine Stark Gillespie atricia B. Gillespie Si Mrs. Roland Gionta *Drr\^MrS’ H‘ Lanc Glidden Alan Glovcr Mary Glowacki ^e'aideGodek William Gocckel „Hv,";"'Goichman aul“ Goidell Goldberg 11 Urd M. Goldberg, Esq. it Suzanne B. Golden Mrs. Austin K. Howard Jeffrey Goldsmith, Esq. Gilbert Howell Mr. &. Mrs. Morris Goldstein Dr. Stanley Hozempa ft Dr. Daniel Gordon David Hughes John J. Gorman John Hughes V. Elizabeth Grayson # Sylvia Hughes tt Harry Greenberg # Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hughes, Jr. Larry Grecnspon Doris Mae Hughey Mrs. Myer Greenwald Shirley Humble it Attorney &. Mrs. Henry Greenwald Russell Humiston Robert M. Greenwald Mr. &. Mrs. H. Glenn Hummel Agnes Gregson Dr. Leroy Hurwitz Adam Greissman Marian H. Hutcheson Mrs. Edward D. Griffith Sophie Hyman Ethel Groh tt Martin Hyzinski Mrs. Tobi Grossman ft Dr. Joseph E. Imbriglia Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Gurbst Ruth Jacob Stanley S. Gutin Michele James tt Mrs. William C. Gutman Albert E. Janke, III Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hadzor # Gwenellen P. Janov * Mr. &. Mrs. Carmen E. Hagelgans Dr. Edward Janowski tt James D. &. Joan E. Hagelgans tt Mrs. Mitchell Jenkins Nancy Hagelgans David J. Jenkins tt William P. Hagelgans Harold J. Jenkins tt Mr. &. Mrs. Robert Haggart #Joan U. John William E. &. Anna Haglegans tt Mr. &. Mrs. Oscar Jones Antoinette Halas Donald R. Jost Barbara Jumper * Mr. &. Mrs. David Hall K &. K Associates tt Dr. Eugene Hammer Thomas Harding tt Timothy S. Hardy, Esq. tt Dr. Gene F. Haring Maureen Harkins Dr. Harold J. Harris Gertrude C. Harrison Mrs. Fred M. Harrison tt James P. Harris, Esq. Mrs. Walter Harris, Jr. tt Dr. Gerald E. Handagen tt Mr. &. Mrs. Wilbur Hartman Mr. &. Mrs. Kenneth Hawk tt Marcella A. Haydock it Margaret M. Hayes if Dr. Wilber F. Hayes tt Dr. Robert J. Heaman John A. &. Florence Heilig Robert C. Heim Mary Newbold Hendl John Hendler * Mr. &. Mrs. Frank M. Henry John W. Hillard tt Mr. &. Mrs. Alexander Hirsch tt Julia Hirsch David Hiscox, Esq. Marilyn Hoffman tt Richard Hogoboom Coit Holbrook Alan Hollander, Esq. it Amor Hollingsworth * Dr. &. Mrs. Henry Hood it Nancy Hoover Eleanor Hoover B. Hopkins Moses #Dr. &.Mrs. James F. Hora Zofia Horbaczcwski Cathryn Hotchkiss * Andrew Hourigan, Jr., Esq. * Dr. Emil P. Howanit: ♦tPllto Club. hurley Club, Mrs. Frederic W. Kaiser Dr. Milton Kantor Fran Kaplan n Mr. &. Mrs. Stanley Kaplan # John J. Karakash Mr. &. Mrs. Jay Kamofsky ft Dr. Walter Karpinich *Dr. BronisJ. Kaslas Carl Kasper Mrs. Reuben Katuna Dr. &. Mrs. John G. Kaufman H Dr. &. Mrs. Stanley Kay # Clarence Kegel, Esq. Angela Kelly Mrs. John F. Kell, Jr. Attorney &. Mrs. Thomas Kennedy Maruel R. Kennedy Susannah S. Kent Mary Z. KenAnne Kester x Mr. &. Mrs. Thomas H. Kiley Stephen B. Killian, Esq. Mrs. Dale Kinney # Allan P. Kirby, Jr. #Jane Andrews Kirmse # Dr. D.W. Kistler Dr. &. Mrs. Joseph M. Klein Mrs. James Kliamovich # Mr. &. Mrs. Allan Kluger 25 �1986 Annual Report of Gifts Ffiends continued Friends continued Joanne R. Klugcr H E L. Knorck Insurance Agency n Dr. John A. Koch Dr. &. Mrs. C. Warren Koehl H Daniel L. Koffsky, Esq. Andrew Kovalchik, C.P.A. Rose Kraft August L. Kramer Horace E. Kramer H Ronald Krauss, Esq. Mr. &. Mrs. Eugene L. Krawitz Bruce E. &. Sandra Kunkle Mr. Mrs. Clem Kurland ri Nathan 1. Kuss H Harold &. Marsha Kwalwasser James &. Jeannette Lacy Catherine Lafarge n Walter E Lafeber H Jane K. Lampe-Groh Phyllis Landau Gertrude Landy Marvin Lane Stephen B. Langfelder * Mr. &. Mrs. John Lanning Joan Latinski H Charles E Laycock, M.D. Dr. David M. Leach John J. &. Mary S. Leahy H Mr. Michael Lefchak Sandy Lcfkowitz Thomas E. Lehman, III Charles Lemmond, Jr. Mr. &. Mrs. Anthony Leuzzi Joseph Leventhal Laura Lewis H Mrs. Mac Lewis Ann R. Lewis Nona Libenson H Mr. &. Mrs. Edwin Lichtig H M. Lidz, Inc. Abraham H. Lipez Judy Lipski Linda Lispi H Anne V. Liva Frank J. Loch ’ Miriam F. Long H Clinton M. Long Grace Lord it Dr. &. Mrs. Edward Lottick Evelyn Low # Jeffrey Lowenthal, Esq. Vera S. Lowery Sol Lubin Eva R. Luckenbach Rosemary Luksha Col. &. Mrs. S. A. Lumia U Matt Lynott William Paul MacGregor, Esq. George E Macullock H Fred Magaziner, Esq. Peter B. Mailloux Mr. & Mrs. C. Paul Mailloux Elma L. Major Mr. &. Mrs. Stanley Malitsky Kenneth Malkemes John J. &. Gloria B. Malok H Mr. &. Mrs. Michael Manganella Eugene Manganello '83 Mrs. Carmella Marco &. Family Mr. &. Mrs. Paul J. Marcolina #John Marfia, Sr. H Mr. &. Mrs. Albert Margolies Betty Mark H Esther Marlino Frances Marlino Mrs. Arnaud C. Marts Dave Mascalli Mr. & Mrs. Richard Maslow Virginia Masters Helen Matalavage Cynthia Matero Nicholas Mattise, Jr. U Thomas P. & Mary Ann Maurer Dr. &. Mrs. Robert L. Mayock George C. Mayoue Mr. &. Mrs. Gerald McAllister John McAndrew Mr. &. Mrs. Paul S. McCabe Gloria M. McCartney * Mr. &. Mrs. John McCole H Elizabeth T. McDonald Joseph McKeown Karen McKinley Mark P. McNealis t Paul R. Mehm Bernard J. Mengeringhausen Mr. &. Mrs. S. Mermelstein Dr. & Mrs. David M. Meyer Elizabeth P. Meyer John Meyers Dr. James V. Meyl Dr. Francis J. Michelini H Leonard A. Miller Dr. &. Mrs. James E. Miller Ann Millington H Mrs. R. C. Miner * Mr. &. Mrs. Charles H. Miner, Jr. Vincent J. Minsavage, C.P.A. Coray S. Mitchell H S. Keene Mitchell, Jr., Esq. Josephine Mizia ff Mrs. Harry Moat * Wilkes Club, #Farley Club, tDeceased * Mr. &. Mrs. Gerald A. Moffatt Florence Mokris H Norman Monhait, Esq. Joseph J. Monka Dr. Ray L. Montante H Mr. &. Mrs. Curtis Montz H John M. Moore Dorothy G. Moran Leland Moran H Mrs. Jaroslav G. Moravec * Dorothy R. Morgan * Jessie L. Morgan H Dr. &. Mrs. Roy E. Morgan H Walter Morgan John Morgan, Esq. Frances Moritz Andrew J. Morris Betsy Morris H Herbert J. Morris Ed &. Olga Morris Mr. &. Mrs. Kenneth R. Morrison, Sr. John E. Morris, III, Esq. H Mrs. Victor Mosca H Dr. George P. Moses it Mrs. Joseph J. Mosier Benjamin Moskow Mt. Zion Baptist Church Choir James &. Arline Muldoon H Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Mulligan, Jr. Mr. &. Mrs. James K. Murray * Dr. Charles E. Myers H Morey &. Sondra Myers U Mr. Wilbur Myers H Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Nardone * Dr. John Natzke Daniel W. &. Gail L. Nauman Samuel H. Nelson H Mrs. Abram Nesbitt, II Helen Nesgoda H Barbara Davenport Neville Lawrence Newman, C.P.A. Mary Ellen Nieman H Dr. Edward P. Nork David Norris NPE Computer Group H Nuangola EPA H Dr. &. Mrs. Robert E. Ogren H Marjorie B. Oppenheim Gerald M. Oppenheimer Margaret Orbaker Joseph D. Orlando, M.D. Mr. &. Mrs. Richard S. Orlowski # Josephine Clapp Osbun # Joseph K. Osiecki H Margaret A. Osmcr # Mr. &. Mrs. Robert Ostrowski Patricia O’Brien Peter &. Adele O’Connell Dr. George J. O’Donnell H Mr. &. Mrs. Paul A. O’Hop Mr. & Mrs. Kevin O'Toole Joseph Paglianite Frances Pagliaro John Panzitta Damian T. Paparicllo Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. ParenteMr. & Mrs. Oscar S. Parker, Jr. Scott Parkhurst BettyPatton #TflPX-S^herdI’a"'lin^1 Qcratd Petnot Nich Petrella |0SCphPersico,ts(lCharles Pfiffcrlin8'Jr- m.aM^tthurLPiaone Jeffrey E. Met, C.l.A. * Frank LPinola, Jr. * Mr. & Wrs< J°sePh F Pin013 Fleanore Pish Philip Plaksin * Edith Agnes Plumb Dottie Podlesney John &. Dorothy Podlesney Verna Podlesney Podlesney Children fl Edmund Poggi Edmund Poggi, Ill Suzanne T. Pohutski * Kenneth L. Pollock Stanley J. Pomerantz Edward S. Popky Vivian Post * Frederic A. Potts H William J. Powell Dr. &. Mrs. David Preston William G. Price Margaret Price #Dr. Samuel J. Puma Mr. &. Mrs. Mario Quattrochi Kathryn A. Quinn Alice Rader x Mr. & Mrs. George F. Ralston John M. Ramsey Larry Ranck x Dr. William F. Raub Dr. &. Mrs. Louis Ravin Peter Ravin, Jr. Mr. &. Mrs. Edward Ravitch * John G. Reese "Dr.&Mrs. Charles B. Reif John J. Reno * James Revie •Kf' v*'!dtS' W Olssgow Reynolds Mt. & Mrs. Nicholas S. Reynolds Mr.&Mrs. Arnolds. Rifkin "'-narlcs Robbins P^Mrs. Ellis Roberts "omas Roberts ‘adore M. Robins M't-J. Franklin Robinson Robinson ‘(ohttt Roderick tAElfaincRod> Ik. Rofes HilHVAW-R°8m ™ldV A. Rogers H*T.Rokos: 'fest igcrs * Mr. & Mrs. Harold J. Rose, Jr. H Joseph J. Rosen * Theodore Rosenberg H Lillian K. Rosenberg it Harold Rosenn * Dr. &. Mrs. Daniel W. Rosenn x The Honorable &. Mrs. Max Rosenn * Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Ross, Jr. * Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Roth H Mrs. Max Roth Mr. &. Mrs. Harry Rothstein H Alvin Rothstein H Hopkin T. Rowlands, Jr. H Mrs. Hopkin T. Rowlands, Sr. H Mrs. Harry Ruggles, Jr. ff Dr. M. U. Rumbaugh Marshall D. Rumbaugh Pauline Ruptic Jacob S. Russin, Esq. John M. &. Lucille D. Ruth Mary Sharon Ryan Barbara Sabol Irwin Sagenkahn, C.P.A. H Francis Salley Robert D. Salsburg ’ Nancy Sanderson * James J. Sandman, Esq. Jeffrey Sands Doris Saracino ’ Mr. &. Mrs. Joseph J. Savitz John W. Schalles Robert M. Schantz ’ Mr. &. Mrs. Edward Schecter Mrs. Edward J. Schellenberg Pasco L. Schiavo, Esq. it Richard P. Schifter ’ Nathan Schiowitz H Dr. Albert Schiowitz William E. &. Mary Ann Schirmer it Michael Schler, Esq. Eileen Schmidt it Roland Schmidt Mr. &. Mrs. Dave School * Mr. &. Mrs. Harry Schooley H Mrs. Newell Schooley H Marvin Schub Kathleen M. Schuettler Mr. &. Mrs. Kurt H. Schulz Fred Schwager H Mrs. Leon Schwartz Mr. &. Mrs. Alfred E Schwartz * Frear Scovell H Mr. Joseph L. Seiler, III Michael Selter, Esq. * Mrs. Edwin W. Semans Rosella Sentiwany Sue Sentiwany &. Rita Dr. Louis Setting Michael D. &. Lucille A. Serock Mary &. Robert Serock Dr. &. Mrs. Edward A. Shafer Catherine Shafer Mrs. Charles L. Shafer * Sarah T. Shaffer H Attorney & Mrs. Charles Shaffer Mrs. Bernard Shair Molly Shaughnessy Michael P.&Ulvia Shay ♦Wilkes # Charles A. Shea, II! , 'l'r & Thomas Shelburne, Sr Attorney & Mrs. Perry Shertz Mr. &. Mrs. Sherman Shore n Mrs. Robert E. Shortz Jeff Shrader Samuel H. or Evelyn V. Shrum William Shull # Virginia P. Sikes H Mr. &. Mrs. Leonard Silberman # Arthur ESilverblatt, Jr., Esq. ’ Arthur Silverblatt, Sr., Esq. Mr. Wesley Simmers # A. L. Simms Simpson Paper Co. Accounting Mrs. Olivia Skuzinski ’Allan Staff Mr. &. Mrs. Lyle Slaff H Dr. & Mrs. M. I. Slavin Helen M. Sliker ’ Helen Farr Sloan Joan Sloan H Gene Slusser Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Smith Donald A. Smith Gordon A. Smith H Mr. A. DeWitt Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jack Smith Ruth K. Smith Regina L. Smocharski ■ Mitchell C. Snapper Mrs. Charles S, Snyder # Marilyn Snyder Genevieve Sokash Paul 61 Marilyn Solomon H Dr. &. Mrs. Richard Somma David W. Sommers H Norman J. Sondheim # Dr. &. Mrs. Charles A. Sorber # Dr. &. Mrs. David A. Sorber ft Marjory Sorber # William Sordoni # Stephen Sordoni # Mr. &. Mrs. Andrew J. Sordoni, Hl #John P. Sosinski, C.P.A. Michael Sousa Mr. &. Mrs. Anthony Spadafora #Johann Spadafora # Thomas M. &. Cindy L. Spadafora # Keith Spalding # Eugene Spier # Dr. Robert L. Sproull Janina B. Stangcrt Martha A. Stapin Anna M. Stapinski Mr. &. Mrs. John A. Stapinski Mr. &. Mrs. Narcey Stapinski Richard D. Stark, Jr. Mr. &. Mrs. James E Steinbrecher Dr. &. Mrs. Wallace F. Stettler �1986 AnnualPTf™ 1986 Annual Report of Gifts Business 6k Indu'.try Friends continued ft Adelia R. Stevens ft Alfred Stortz Maureen M. Straub Margaret Strickler Mr. &. Mrs. Ric Tattersall Lillian Teitelbaum Ten East South Street Apart. Mr. &. Mrs. John Thalenfeld ft Mr. &. Mrs. David R. Thalenfeld # Cromwell E. Thomas Michael Thomas Mr. &. Mrs. John Thomas Samuel C. &. Joan M. Thomas William S. &. Ann E. Thomas ft David L. Thomas, Esq. Katherine Tinsley Mrs. Thomas J. Tosh tt Frank Townend Mrs. Ernest Townend, Jr. J. Wallace Tregaskis # Mr. &. Mrs. William H. Tremayne Nat Trembath # Mr. &. Mrs. Stephen A. Trentman ft Majorie Trethaway Mr. & Mrs. Jack Trompetter tt Mrs. Jesse M. Trotter E. Zlata Tuhy Mr. &. Mrs. Michael Tunley Mr. &. Mrs. William A. Turner Lee Turner * Nathan Turtletaub ft Margaret W. Tuttle tt D. B. Tweedy Dr. Irwin Ufberg Marian M. Uhl ’ Mr. &. Mrs. William J. Umphred Edward Urbanski Rose Uter Dr. John T. Valenti Mr. &. Mrs. Sam Valtri Laura Van Jura Edward L. Vergari ft Anna Glen B. Victor Carmen &. Josephine Volta Robert N. & Mary T. Votta Agnes G. Walsh Ned Walsh Marian Walsh tt Mr. &. Mrs. Christian Walter Quentin R. Walters Wayne Walters tt Mr. &. Mrs. Melvin Warshal Margaret Wartella ft Dr. Stephen Wartella, Jr. tt Mrs. H. Robert Weaver Beatrice Weber Florence Weber tt Lisa Wei Chiag it Florence Weinberg Steven J. Weingarten Jonathan L. Weir Mrs. Michael Weiss * Mr. &. Mrs. Norman E. Weiss Stanford L. Weiss Mr. &. Mrs. Dudley R. Weiss ’ Norman E. Weiss Donald Werts tt Robert A. West Mrs. Paul Westenheffer tf Lewis W. Wetzel tt David Whipple #Mary E. B. White ft Mr. &. Mrs. Harold B. Whiteman, Jr. Amy E. Wiedmer Mr. &. Mrs. Eugene Wilder # George Elliot Memorial Boxing Tournament Mr. &. Mrs. Joseph Williams R. C. Williams Insurance Agency ft Colonel Thomas Williams, Jr. tt Mr. &. Mrs. Gordon T. Wilson # William I. Winchester Bud &. Gene Wisnieski ft Witco Corp. Employees # Rica G. Wolbcrg Walter Wood Edgar H. Wood Ronald. J. Wydo, Esq. Stanley Yancis Carmella Yanora tt Mr. &. Mrs. James Yates Benedict A. Yatko, C.P.A. tt Mr. &. Mrs. C. J. Younger Richard S. Zarin tt Frieda Zatcoff Walter Zbieg tt Jonah Zimiles Charles B. Zimmerman ST Area Business Machine f Ashley Machined Tool C°. ./Associated Imports, Inc. # Atlantic Financial Federal # Balester Optical Company, Inc. If Baron, Strassmank Co. Bam Engraving Co. # Bernard Bartikowsky, Inc. #M.B. Bedding Co. It Bedwick &. Jones Printing, Inc. #Don Bennett Advertising, Inc. # Bertels Can Company, Inc. ’ Bevaco Food Service Bevans Menswear Biddle &. Eno, Ins. Block Brother’s Insurance Co. ’ Bloomsburg Metal Co. ft Bonner Chevrolet Co. Bonomo Trucking Co. # Boscov’s Department Stores, Inc. Boury Corp. ’ Brennan Electric Co. Sime Brogan Clothing It Builders Supply Co. # Central Clay Products Co. Charles &. Mary Music Co. Allen Clark, Inc. # Frank Clark, Inc. Collingdale Millwork Co. #Columbia Coal &. Development Co., Inc. It Community Motors #B. G. Coon Con’st. Company Inc. H Cornell Iron Works, Inc. ^Coscia’s Food Management, Inc. C-TEC Corp. H Culbro Corp. Custom Extruders, Inc. Dale Coal Corp. ff Dana Perfumes #A. Dancheck, Inc. # Daring’s Market, Inc. Davenport Pharmacy William W. Davis Deckour’s ^Deemer&. Company Inc. e san Aluminum Products Dental Associates Design Systems DomocoGas&OilCo. ^nceton Millwork, Inc. Drextcl Htg. Dist.Jnc. LaU?^rrBuilders Hardware, Inc. 4 SldtnSand and Gravel tastc'n Penna., Supply Co. 28 tf Eberhard Faber, Inc. J. C. Ehrlich Co., Inc. * Elkay Industries, Inc. ft David Ertley, Inc. Extrusion Division/Aluminum Gn.-.p * Paul J. Eyerman, Inc. tt Fainbcrg’s Inc. Fairview Shoe Co. * Falcone Beverage Co. it Federal Company Stock tf Fink’s Fish Market * First Eastern Bank, NA tt First National Bank of Avoca tt First National Bank of Wyoming ft First Valley Bank Floristry By C. Bolin Ltd. Forms Plus, Inc. tt Fortune Fabrics, Inc. tt Forty Fort Lumber Company, Inc. * Franconi Auto Parts Co. Franklin First Federal Savings ft Franklin’s Family Restaurant tf Jack Friedman Electric Supply tt Friedman’s Express, Inc. Gallagher Floral Supply tt Galland-Steinhauer &. Repa Gardner Rubber Stamp Co. ft General Glass International Corp. tt Globe Security System Co. ft Golden Business Machines tt Goodwin Volkswagen, Inc. tt A. J. Grosek, Assocation tt The Guard Network * Gus Genetti Hotel, Inc. Sue Hand’s Imagery tf Hanover Bank of Pennsylvania tt Hillman Service Company, Inc. tt Home Consumer Discount Co. tf Home Fuel Corp. Authorized Hoover Sales Don Humphrey Real Estate Hurjax Photo Supplies, Inc. * Ingersoll-Rand Co. * Insalaco’s Pittston Market tt Kaminski Brothers, Inc. tt Kaplan’s Furniture Showroom tt Kay Wholesale Drug Co. tt Keystone Coca-Cola Bottling Co. tt The Kidder Peabody Foundation tt Kidder Peabody &. Company, inc. tt The Kiddie Shoppe tt King Glass Co. Klein Auto Parts Co. Koch’s Deli * A. Koral Fashion, Inc. tt Kranson Clothes tt Labar Enterprises tf Landau’s of Plymouth, Inc. tt Lane’s Robert W. Laux Agency tt Laventholl and Horwath tt The Leader Paint Wallpaper Co. * The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc. * Lewith &. Freeman tt Liberty Throwing Company, Inc. The Linen Closet, Inc. tt Llewellyn-McKane, Inc. “ Z '. y u'jr, ‘r T z’ •< 5 A-./x .-.'e: Inc. Czpc-arkin l} ■'>■/■■■ 7.7, •A z.rvz.; b-ZysTTZG # i-Lz.-i-aX j.z /.•: • ' ■ • - A-jr.ir. a '•••■‘•Z/-xiyf.-; .r.,- r ■. - r M. j. Lc. A Z.dzrrtL Ihc_ * Sank Ncr± ■“ Merrnass Hardware Company.. fcc Savirs tank » Modem. 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Schult: &. Sons, Inc. D. T. Scott Si Sons ft Scranton Tribune ♦ Sears Roebuck & Co# Service Electric Cable TV, Inc. C'j. Ccr-psr-y ,r . .-cr.r. C. TEcrsssCo. DLjEc-.iiL han “tcn-rz- Fhns # Lnh & Lcck r Triple- A Systems rr L L7Lrr.tr Cg. rUGICcrp' -.r_:=i Fezr. Bask .r Valley Chevrder # Valley DtirriLitirix & Storage ’ VaZey Farms Dairy, Inc. Veras Csnsnsctioa Company, Inc. Rack WaZack, Inc. Walters Assjoares, Inc. Wasseron’s, Inc. # WBRE-TV, Iec# Weiss Markets, Inc. West Parking. Inc. ~ West Side Bank Westmoreland Club tt H. A. Whiteman &. Co., Inc. # Wholesale Window Shade Distributors H. C. Wiener Lumber Co. ft Wilkes-Barre Clay Products Co. tt Wilkes-Barre Window Cleaning it William W. Davis Co. # Jack Williams Tire Co. ft Robert H. Wilson &. Associates, Inc. #WNEP-TV # The Wood Co. ft The Woodlands An Inn Wyoming Valley Garment ft Wyoming Valley Motors Zimmerman Sheer Metal Work5; Sicklers, Inc. Silver Spring Water Co. 29 * Wilkes Club, ffFarley Club, ^Deceased .wlkesclub.^MtD^ �1986 Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Annual Report of Gifts Endowed Scholarships Matching Gifts 210 Donors 95 Corporations $48,825 Abbott Laboratories Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Alco Standard Corporation Allied Corporation Foundation American Cyanamid Co. Arthur Anderson & Company Foundation Anheuser-Busch Foundation Associated Dry Goods Corporation AT&T Foundation Bell Atlantic Corporation Bell of PA Bethlehem Steel Corporation Burlington Industries Foundation Carpenter Technology Corporation Foundation CBS, Inc. Celanese Research Co. CenainTeed Corporation Foundation The Chase Manhattan Corporation Chemical Bank CIBA-GEIGY Corporation CIGNA Foundation CNA Foundation Combustion Engineering, Inc. The Commonwealth Fund Computer Consoles, Inc. Coopers & Lybrand Foundation Corning Glass Works Foundation Dow Chemical U.S.A. Dunn & Bradstreet Corporation Foundation Employers Reinsurance Corporation The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S. Ethyl Corporation Exxon Education Foundation Federated Department Stores Foundation First Interstate Bancorp Fulton Financial Corporation General Electric Foundation Grace Foundation, Inc. The Graver Co. GTE Corporation The Hanford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. Hercules, Inc. IBM Corporation Ingersoll-Rand Co. Irving Trust Co. James River Corporation Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Contribution Fund The Kidder Peabody Foundation The Lubrizol Foundation Manufacturers Hanover Foundation Martin Marietta Corporation Meridian Bancorp, Inc. The Mitre Corporation MONY Financial Services Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York National Steel Corporation Nationwide Foundation NCR Foundation New England Telephone New York Life Foundation New York Telephone Norfolk Southern Foundation North American Philips Corporation Northeast Utilities Northwest Industries Foundation, Inc. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Owens-Illinois, Inc. The Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Foundation Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. Pennwalt Foundation Pfizer, Inc. Kevin Barkcr 75 The Prudential Insurance Company of America RCA Corporation RJR Nabisco, Inc. Royal Insurance Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. The Singer Company Foundation SmithKline Beckman Foundation Sonat, Inc. The Southland Corporation Staley Continental, Inc. The Standard Oil Co. State Farm Companies Foundation Sun Company, Inc. Tenneco, Inc. TRW Foundation UG1 Corporation United Services Automobile Association United Technologies Corporation Warner-Lambert Co. Westinghouse Educational Foundation Whirlpool Foundation John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Xerox Foundation Yarway Corporation Dr. &. Mrs. Davenport IGift $100 William Langfelder 20 Gifts $6,085 Dr. Charles B. Reif 44 Gifts $6,228 Anne Vanko Li va 3 Gifts $225 Robert Schub 6 Gifts $150 David Findora 3 Gifts $175 Dr. Charlotte Lord 4 Gifts $425 Merritt and Marjory Sorbet 2 Gifts $1,150 Margaret Mary Hagelgans ’86 66 Gifts $2,937 Robert McBride ’74 IGift $25 Francis Umphred 3 Gifts $75 Robert S. Capin '50 14 Gifts 52,180 Arthur J. Hoover ’55 91 Gifts $3,467 Ruth & John McHenry 16 Gifts $453 Ira Zatcoff 2 Gifts $500 Challenger Seven 12 Gifts $2,612 Ruth Jessee 6 Gifts $315 Dr. Jaroslav Moravec 2 Gifts $212 Chester Colson 7 Gifts $215 Kaslas-Sheporaitis IGift $1,000 George & Helen Ralston 35 Gifts $3,360 4 Gifts $150 Ethel and Alvan Baum 3 Gifc $1,715 Viliam Bemhard IV’83 53 Gifts $6,0® Genevieve Todd Brennan 6 Gifts $1,869 George F. Elliot 9 Gifts $857.03 Special Endowed Funds Donald S. Carpenter 18 Gifts $13,150 Foundations 14 Donors $656,182 Aeroflcx Foundation Baltimore Family Foundation The Bergman Foundation Carpenter Technology Corporation Alexander W. Dick Foundation Foundation for Independent Colleges Jewish Community Foundation EM. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Marquis George MacDonald Foundation J.N. Pew, Jr. Charitable Trust Commemorative 5 Gifts $39,303 Mehm Library IGift $2,000 John Sloan Memorial Foundation, Inc. L.B. Smith Foundation Sordoni Foundation, Inc. The Louis L. Stott Foundation Organizations 18 Donors $4,520.00 # Bricklayers Union Local #30 # Carpenters Local Union #514 #The Century Club # Community Concert Association # Construction & General Laborers # Electrical Workers #163 # Greater Wilkes-Barre Counci of Labor #I.L.G.W.U. # Northeast PA Building & Construction 12 Gifts $704,170 Thomas J. Coburn '49 Estate Fred H. Davies Estate Rulison Evans Student Loan Fund Brynly R. Griffiths Estate Koons Charitable Trust Mosteller Trust Scholarship Painters Union Local #41 Pennsylvania Collegiate Band Master Assoc. # Plumbers Local Union #90 # Roofers Local Union #124 # Sheet Metal Workers #44 Simpson Paper Company Sunshine Club Staff Association of Bryn Mawr College # Teamster’s Union # Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club Bequests and Trusts 30 H.B. & E.M. Plumb Trust Harriett P. Ripley Estate Marian Schaeffer Estate * Wilkes Club, ffFarley Club, tDeceased Frances D. Shotwell Estate Wandell Charitable Trust Emery & Mamie Ziegler Scholarship 31 �Annual Giving Office Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 (717) 824-4651 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 355 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Annual Report of Gifts 1986 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/a7789a1a7768406a1a469dfd265c91c0.pdf 6a49b2d9441288c28329fa452f0191e6 PDF Text Text �Contents Changes on the Face of Wilkes Where Could It Be?................ More than just Books............. New Leadership in Academics . Earth Conservancy................. Chronicle............................. Gifts & Grants...................... Alumni Executive Board....... Alumni News...................... April. 1992 Dear Friends, In this issue of the Quarterly, we focus on changes. Changes in the look of the campus. Changes we hope to make in the look of the world through the new Earth Conservancy. Changes in the senior administration as the University welcomes Dr. J. Michael Lennon to the post of vice president for academic affairs. Together, the three dramatize a most encouraging and challenging year for the University. Changes in the look of die campus illustrate the growth and development that have taken place during the past few years through the support of the University’s most generous friends. The new Marts Center and the addition of Rifkin Hall to campus, along with extensive renovation in the science laboratories of Stark Hall, ease the practical concerns of housing and educating our students and fulfilling our community responsibilities. The Earth Conservancy, a product of the visionary' thinking of U.S. Representative Paul Kanjorski '59, who is a member of the Wilkes Board of Trustees, opens uncounted possibilities for reclaiming our world. A project that seeks to apply state-of-the-art technology to the problems of reclaiming waste, defense materials and even our land itself, the Earth Conservancy teams Wilkes with its neighbor, King's College, and with the University of Missouri at Rolla in a federally funded attempt to improve our environment. Dr. Lennon brings to Wilkes a fresh outlook, a literature professor’s admiration for the locale and the tested ability to help colleagues bring their projects and dreams to reality. In all. 1992 holds great promise for Wilkes University. Thanks to all of you who continue to help Wilkes fulfill that promise. Sincerely, Christopher N. Breiseth President j .1 .5 . 6 .8 .10 12 .15 17 .18 The Cover U.S. Representative Paul Kanjorski '59 and Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth at the Blue Coal land that lies at the heart of the new Earth Conservancy. The Ashley breaker, in the background, is the subject of a community historical preser­ vation drive. Although the breaker, which lies only a hundred yards from the Conser­ vancy headquarters, is not part of the Con­ servancy project, it provides a dramatic backdrop to the conservation issues which prompted Kanjorski to seek federal fund­ ing to start the project. Photo by Curtis Salonick. The Quarterly Wilkes University Quarterly is published by the Public Relations and Alumni offices of Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre PA 18766. President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. Executive Assistant to the President Robert Heaman, Ph.D. Director of Public Relations and Publications Mark Davis Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula II '78 Editor Nedra W. Bloom Photography Curtis Salonick Associate Editor Stephanie Simmons Alumni News Editor Florence Lauth Editorial Assistants Melissa Margis '93, Traci Coulter '94, Priya Patel '94. Gail Humphrey '94, Betty Endress Changes on the face of Wilkes Since the beginning of the Wilkes Tomorrow Campaign in 1986, the change on the face of Wilkes University’s campus has been significant. Construction of the new Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center, centerpiece of the campaign, began in 1988 and the building opened for University and community events in 1989. Rifkin Hall was added to the campus through the generosity of Arnold and Sandy Rifkin in 1990, extending the string of riverfront mansions that house students. During the summer of 1991, Stark Learning Center science laboratories were extensively remodeled to update teaching space and equipment. Together, the changes help Wilkes meet the practical concerns of housing and educating students and fulfilling the responsibility of a private university with a public mission. �The Quarterly ' /> ~.j The Arnaud C. Marts Sports & Conference Center Described as the “crown jewel” of the Wilkes Tomorrow Campaign by Alumni Association President Bruce Gover ’72, G'77, when the building opened in 1989, the 75,000 square-foot, threestory structure was begun in March, 1988, and finished in January, 1989. The $7 million center contains a 3,000seat gymnasium plus classroom and office space. The Marts Center replaced an earlier gym built in 1950 for the College’s 750 students. The College first began plan­ ning for a new gym in 1961, but did not take serious action until 1985. From then, the new building plans progressed quickly. Ground was broken on a Fri­ day in March, 1988, and demolition of the old South Franklin Street building began the following Monday. Construc­ tion was well underway when classes began the following fall and the building opened in January, 1989. In addition to the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Gymnasium, the build­ ing includes offices for the athletic department and coaches, the physical education faculty and the registrar. Meeting rooms on the second floor have hosted everything from high school editors' day to the Wilkes-Hahnemann physicians’ reunion. The lower level of the building in­ cludes a well-equipped weight and exercise room used by athletes and other student and faculty fitness buffs. Rumours, a non-alcoholic nightclub on the lower level, is home to student organization events. The building was designed by the Wilkes-Barre architectural firm of Bohlin Powell Larkin Cywinski and built by Sordoni Construction Services Co. Changes on the Face of Wilkes Rifkin Hall The first time the elegant three story mansion at 80 South River Street was important to Arnold and Sandy Rifkin, it wasn’t called Rifkin Hall. They were fresh out of college and had returned to the Wyoming Valley so Arnold could join his family’s business, A. Rifkin and Co., which makes bank bags for domestic and international markets. Although they moved to their own riverfront home in Wilkes-Barre, the Rifkins continued to love the building where they had once rented a third-floor apartment. The home was built by Colonel R. Bruce Ricketts, a Civil War hero who acquired vast tracts of virgin timber lands in Luzerne, Sullivan and Wyoming counties in the 1870s and 1880s, according to Ghost Towns of North Mountain: Ricketts, Mountain Springs and Stull, by F. Charles Petrillo ’66. His land now forms the heart of Ricketts Glen State Park. Judge William McLean was the next owner of the house that continued the tradition of River and Franklin streets as “the streets of the coal and financial magnates.” When the Rifkins moved in, the building was owned by the late Moses Griffith, who converted the 40 rooms into 23 apartments. ‘The ceiling seems to extend to the sky because of the height. The wood paneling, the magnifi­ cent floors, the stone fireplaces, the winding staircase were all reminders of the opulence of the Victorian Age,” Mrs. Rifkin told the Sunday Independent. In 1988, the Rifkins purchased the house and presented it to Wilkes for use as a dormitory. 3 �[I ______ The Quarterly Science Laboratory Renovations Renovations in Stark Hall have improved the efficiency and safety in chemistry, biology and physics laboratories, while also improving the teaching technology. The changes benefit not only those basic sciences, but all pre-medical and engineering teaching as well, said Dr. Umid Nejib, dean of the School of Science and Engineering. Biology laboratories have been revamped with round bench areas, allowing easier collabo­ ration. said Dr. Kenneth Klemow, acting chair of biology. In addition, the new laboratories have inter­ connected computers, TV monitors, video­ cameras and microscopes so teachers can illus­ trate a point at the front of the class and each student can see it properly. As Klemow showed off the labs, a group of four senior biology students — Ron Mosiello, Danielle Bistrichan, Cheryl Casterline and Britt Larka — were gathered around a monitor hooked up to a microscope, studying a slide of a moss capsule in preparation for a Biology 319, Plant Diversity, lab quiz. Working together, they discovered the peristome, then tried to decide whether the capsule Included spores. After increasing the microscope magnification, they could see that the cells were still rightly packed and determine that it was an immature capsule which had not yet undergone meiosis. The new lab arrangements are “helpful, because now we can study together," said Mosiello. Chemistry laboratories have been rede­ signed with safety as the controlling factor, said Dr. Owen Faut, who is chair of the chemistry department. The old laboratories, with U-shaped work areas, posed a hazard because students working at the bottom of the U could not get out if a mishap occurred at the outlet. And four hoods did not allow enough safe experimenta­ tion space for students who got bench space. The new laboratories have four separate four-student benches and hoodspace for all 16 students to work simultaneously. The hoods, designed to keep fumes out of the laboratory, are equipped with flow monitors to ensure they are working properly. Instrumentation is centrally located in each laboratory, and the most sophisticated equip­ ment is located adjacent to the most sophisti­ cated labs so advanced students have easy access to research equipment. Two former faculty offices have been converted into student research offices. In addition, the chemical stockrooms have been relocated to one room with specially designed ventilation, spill control and record keeping facilities. Volatile chemicals are housed in a separate storage room equipped with flame detectors, explosion proof lighting and an auto­ matic carbon dioxide fire control system. Safety has to be a major concern, said Faut, because chemistry students have to leam how to handle dangerous and volatile chemicals. “If chemists can't handle them, who will?" he asked. Physics laboratories have been revamped with better storage and a new com­ puter laboratory. Equipped with 10 Macintosh II ex computers, the labs allow students to work as a class or on individual projects. “You can't teach physics any more without comput­ ers in the classroom," said Dr. Roger Maxwell, chair of the physics department. At left, Greg Turner, Cindy Gensel and Gaye Gustitus exam­ ine a plant in a biology lab. Alumni Quiz Can you recognize these landmarks? f Identify these Wilkes landmarks and win a pair of tickets to the Homecoming Dinner Dance October 10. Send your answers to The Quar­ terly, PO Box 111, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. �Four treasures of the Farley Library Above, The Polish Room. From left. Basia McCoy, Jule Znaniecki and Alice Kwiatkowski relax in the room that houses activities of the Polish Room Committee. Stefan Mrozewski designed the room in the style of Zakopane in Poland's Tatra Mountains. Stefan Hellersperk hand-made much of the birch furniture. Recently, the committee has sponsored a book, Lanta, about McCoy's sister's experiences in Poland during World War II. Below, The Farley Room. Dedicated to Eleanor Coates Farley, wife of Wilkes's first president, the elegant room reflects Mrs. Farley's joy in entertaining students in her home, where each Sunday evening would be a relaxed musical gathering. Here, Jane Breiseth and Barbara Farley, daughter-in-law of Gene and Eleanor Farley, meet in the room that is used for teas and other special events. �[J The Quarterly KF Michael Lennon: New leader for Wilkes academics "Discipline lines that scribe our Twirling a string of green worry' "I’ve done a lot of brokering be­ beads. Dr. J. Michael Lennon sat on the tween publishers and professors, be­ way of looking at the world are valuable couch in his second floor office in tween business and scholarship, between and useful,” Lennon said. “But a uni­ Weckesser pondering the variety of different universities and between dif­ versity is a community of people seek­ forces that drew him to his job as aca­ ferent colleges and departments in my ing the truth. Intersecting those disci­ pline circles is imperative to open our­ demic vice president at Wilkes. own university.” First is the new challenge. Second "Almost everything I’ve done is selves to new ways of thinking without is the chance to work again with Chris­ collaboration. I get energy from it. I losing what we have. We aren ’ t going to throw away centuries of work, topher Breiseth, a colleague in the — but we need to allow the new in.” 1970s and 80s at Sangamon State — University in Springfield. Illinois. A university is a community of And third is the chance to be closer Although Lennon is working to his New England roots and the to attune himself with Wilkes, people seeking the truth. Norman Mailer papers for which there are elements of his job as he is one of four executors. director of the Institute for Pub­ Lennon used to get to the papers respect the tradition of communing with lic Affairs at Sangamon State that he only once or twice a year. Now he one’s muse, but I like collaboration finds hard to leave behind. hopes that proximity will get him there better. I’m gregarious and I like being Since Sangamon operated the more often. He had already made plans with people. I also like to orchestrate region’s public radio and television to meet with Robert F. Lucid, chairman things.” stations, Lennon worked on numerous of the English department at the Uni­ Collaboration isn’tjust forhim and documentaries, including an award-win­ versity of Pennsylvania, to work with his scholarship, Lennon added. It’s vital ning historical piece on Abraham Lin­ the primary manuscripts again. Think­ for entire universities. “We’re set up on coln. He enjoyed working on TV ing about his work with Lucid, Lennon the model of a medieval university, documentaries — work he describes as added, “As a humanist. I’m somewhat with sharply scribed lines edging the “like making a mosaic one chip at a time of an anomaly because I enjoy collabo­ disciplines. It’s sohard iodo something or building a boat from the wreckage ration with colleagues. new, to birth a new discipline. left on the beach” — yet he’s almost J. Michael Lennon certain he won’t have time here. "I’d like to see Wilkes celebrate its virtues via the media.” Lennon said, because working with public television helps get faculty research into the pub­ lic light and opens the life of a univer­ sity in an appealing way. He served as publisher for Illinois Issues, a magazine that explored the key governmental concerns and is consid­ ered mandatory reading by most legis­ lators and government officials. And he thinks it very possible for Wilkes to take on a similar project for Pennsylvania. Lennon also helped compile a text­ book on state and local government for middle and high school students — another project he would enjoy dupli­ cating in Pennsylvania. Such a text­ book "can be done and can be lively,” he said. To make it relevant to teens, the Illinois book compared the choices of state funding to those made on a shop­ ping trip to the mall and outlined the legislative process using a bill to raise driver’s license age for dropouts. Such a textbook can be done here. too. Tempting as it might be to trans­ plant all his Illinois projects to Wilkes, i V' 9 that’s not his point for being here. In­ “You can't change curriculum ev­ stead, he sees himself as the person able ery' month — then you’re just chasing to allow Wilkes ideas to come to frui­ fads and trends. But what’s happening tion. "Some people have been trying to in the world is so remarkable, you’d roll boulders up hill and I have to help have to be living in a cave not to notice.” them to the top, not start new boulders. For “reality First I’ve therapy” at got to Wilkes, Len­ learn what This is the central landscape non expects people of the American imagination. to teach an here can English litdo and e ra t u re what proj­ ects they want to do. Then I’ll find ways course annually. Next fall he will begin to support them — through collabora­ with the sophomore survey course in tion, money, release time — so we can American literature covering the period from Walt Whitman to the present. succeed. Lennon believes that teaching is “You can’t impose a vision,” he added. “You have to come and find out good for administrators. “I learn about what the vision is here. It has to emerge students that way.” It’s easy for admin­ from and be rooted in the locality. You istrators to get too distracted from the bring your own style and technique, but basic purpose of the university', he said, I’m suspicious of people who come in while adding that the real reason for with a vision. My job should be to teaching: “I like to teach.” listen, to learn and to nurture.” One of the keenest pleasures in Nonetheless, Lennon believes that he is responsible for keeping the uni­ relocating to Pennsylvaniais being away versity in touch with reality. “We can’t from the prairie flatness of Illinois. He loves to walk and has always been fas­ stand still — the world is changing.” cinated by “the relationship of land­ scape and literature. Landscape is so omnipresent in American literature that you can’t teach literature without dis­ cussing it. This is the central landscape of the American imagination — rivers, rocks and mountains. Rivers there are flat and muddy. Rivers here have char­ acter and force.” A Massachusetts native. Lennon also loves being in what seems to him like “hailing distance” of the ocean. “I’m a water gazer,” he concluded. Lennon and his wife, Donna, who teaches at the community college in Illinois’ capital city, have three sons: Stephen, who is working on a fishing boat and planning to attend graduate school in English next year; Joseph, a party chef in New York City whois also planning to attend graduate school in English next fall, and Janies, an under­ graduate at the University of Rhode Island. �10 The Earth Conservancy The Quarterly Wilkes joins Earth Conservancy ATf T hen the federally partnered yy Earth Conservancy was an­ nounced in January, it was merely the bud of an idea that had taken root long before Paul Kanjorski ’59 was a Wilkes trustee or even a Congress­ man. From the time Christopher Brei­ seth came to Wilkes and talked with Kanjorski, they had considered the environmental degradation that plagues northeastern Pennsylvania’s anthracite region. Kanjorski became fascinated with the potential of wetlands to purify the water, gradually wiping away the toxins that pollute many a stream and most of the rivers in the region. “He got interested in what we might do if there were federal help in the clean up,” Breiseth said. “I had been interested since I came. It was so obvious that we had to address the degradation of the past.” Now, sitting in shirtsleeves and vest on a wintry Wilkes-Barre day, Breiseth looks back over the periodic contacts between the two men. “We would get into brainstorming discussions of what we could do,” he said, adding that Kanjorski really had the vision and put the ideas together. Kanjorski asked Breiseth and Dean Untid Nejib of the School of Science and Engineering to consider die possibilities of a research center—a place to adapt successful technology from other parts of the world and a place to develop new techniques to help create new industries in the process of tackling the environmental problems. “That’s part of my vision of a re- gional university,” Breiseth said, rock­ ing his wooden captain’s chair onto its back legs as he interrupts his narrative. “A regional university brings state of the art knowledge to bear on the prob­ lems of its region.” T> etuming to his story. Breiseth goes back to Kanjorski’s idea of locating a regional federal equip­ ment center in the area. Wilkes re­ sponded by transfering title on "Con­ crete City” to the Eleventh District Regional Equipment Center. Although the use of the land has met unexpected legal tangles, it showed the Congress­ man that Wilkes was committed to help­ ing as best it could with regional affairs. The equipment center makes avail­ able a great quantity of federal equip­ ment for use by local government agen­ cies at dramatically lower costs forpublic projects than they could achieve otherwise. And that supplies an unexpected link in the chain to the Earth Conser­ vancy. Just west of Wilkes-Barre lies the largest undeveloped piece of real estate in the Northeast—the 15,000-acre Blue Barely a month old, the Earth Con­ servancy attracted its first interna­ tional visitors — a team of scientists from the former Soviet Union. Coal land. Most of it is in poor condi­ tion, covered with culm banks and the residues of mining. Some of that residue leaks out into the wider ecosystem. Toxic leakage from mine shafts is helping contami­ nate not only the Susquehanna River but also the Chesapeake Bay where the Susquehanna reaches the ocean. “It’s among the most degrading things in this ecosystem,” said Breiseth. El .o r* T~x ut solving the problems of the Blue jjjCoal land have proven beyond the skills of local government. For 16 years, the land has been held in a trust arising from bankruptcy proceedings. The degradation it contributes contin­ ues unabated, but no local government nor private business could afford to take on the land and the morass of liens and claims against it. Then came Kanjorski and his vi­ sion, said Breiseth. “He came up with a creative marriage of government equip­ ment, government money invested in an applied research center to develop recycling technology, and a business Board members of the Earth Conservancy, meeting at Wilkes, include (from relationship between government, the left): Joseph Yudichak, Eleanor Winsor H '86, James Manley, Susan Shoval, center and eventually private business President Breiseth, Peter Kanjorski, U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski '59, Harold Rose '61 and Herb Nash. Harold C. Snowdon Jr. was absent from the picture. to handle the recycling itself. The public money investment of $20 million — small by government technological research and recycling nity for our faculty and students to pre­ spending standards—will create a self- projects, as well as the overall develop- pare forthe massive clean-up which our sustaining research and recycling pro- ment of the Blue Coal land for the long whole planet must undergo. It gives direction to research projects and al­ gram, creatively using now useless land, term. Breiseth is chairman of the Earth lows students to be involved in both the put the government equipment to work business and science of it.” and help solve the problems of end­ Conservancy board. Although the program begins with lessly stockpiling used tires and out­ a not-for-profit group, Breiseth envi­ “In terms of being a private institu­ dated weaponry, Breiseth said. Wilkes was tabbed as the lead insti- sions a time when the technology will tion with a public mission, it lets us help tution in a three-way partnership, Bre- be leased or sold to private, tax-paying the area deal with one of the greatest iseth noted. Key to the partnership are businesses that will pay for intellectual challenges of the region." "Wilkes is leading,” Breiseth said, also King’s College and the University property rights, thereby funding con­ of Missouri at Rolla, where scientists tinuing research while solving waste “but it's not ours. It belongs to the have developed high-pressure waterjet problems and adding to the local tax region and we belong to the region. "It’s the role we’ve played since technology capable of cutting steel, base. “It’s 21st Century thinking," said Bucknell first started a campus here. In mining coal and processing old tires. Rising from the partnership of three Breiseth. “We have to find ways to turn responding to the needs of the region, academic institutions and a boost of our deficits—waste, toxic materials— we offer Wilkes students unique oppor­ tunities that will stand them in good federal money is the Earth Conservancy. into assets. “There is a tremendous opportu­ stead in their future careers." a non-profit corporation to oversee the J �The Chronicle Wilkes team edits history text Were the Stamp Act demonstra­ tions in 1763 (as the textbook says) or 1765? Was Sputnik launched on an inter­ continental ballistic missile (as the text­ book says) or not? Was the Salk polio vaccine de­ clared safe in 1954 or 1955? (The textbook gives both dates.) Those and hundreds of other ques­ tions were raised — and answered — when a team of Wilkes history' profes­ sors and students teamed up to review one of the high school texts which has been at the center of a controversy over its accuracy. The text, one of a number adopted by the Texas Board of Education for state-wide use there and later tabled becauseofconcemsoveraccuracy, was reviewed at Wilkes under the condition of anonymity. The publishers, reacting to negative publicity that sprouted nationwide aftercriticismin Texas,lookedforteams that could review the books in 10 days, said Professor Harold Cox, who led the Wilkes team. Cox formed a team of professors including himself, Dr. John Meyers and Dr. James Rodechko, who each read the book cover to cover, circling every potential error. Four students—Lamont McClure, 0 Sordoni Gallery ■ receives 11 Walter paintings IB Gallery director Judith O'Toole shows one of the Walker paintings. Dr. Harold Cox Al Mueller, Jacqueline Mosher and Marianne Culver — then compiled all the noted errors and researched the answers to unanswered questions. Together, they reviewed the 800plus page text, including three full readings, in eight days over Thanksgiving break, Cox said. Cox said he knew there would be troubles with the book when he looked at the cover description. It identified a picture of a speeding locomotive as being from a Southern Pacific poster from around 1930. Cox, who has writ­ ten and published dozens of books on American street railways, could see from WCLH plans 20th anniversary celebration ■Td like to find some alumnrwho would like to spin some tunes from the past.” said Dr. David Bradbury, professor of communications and faculty advisor to WCLH, Wilkes radio station, which will be celebrating its twentieth anniversary this fall. Bradbury urges any alumni who worked with the radio station to contact him as soon as possible. “I would like to compile an oral history of the station. At this time, there is no record of WCLH's history. Anyone who has any kind of artifacts to 1|] The Chronicle the name on the side that the engine was from the Pennsylvania Railroad. And his research on engines indicated that the particular one shown was built in 1945. “They were off 15 years on the date and two and ahalf thousand miles on the place,” Cox said. By the same token, he admitted that he read right over a mistake on the date of the first electric streetcar — a date he knows almost by heart — which was off by 32 years in the textbook. New texts have been written by grafting information about recent events and movements into sidebars rather than rewriting. That results in a text with little continuity, Cox says. And that little continuity is lessened because chunks have been dropped to’make'room contribute to the station’s history like pictures, old playlists, or even an old for dozens of color pictures which make tape of their show, would be greatly the texts far more expensive for stu­ appreciated.” dents to buy, he added. WCLH, which now follows an al­ Cox contends that textbook troub­ ternative format playing mostly new les arise because books are written by music and metal music, will broadcast committee with the senior author hav­ hits from the seventies and eighties ing little review or control. during Alumni Weekend. Bradbury Errors creep into even the most urges anyone who worked at WCLH to carefully handled texts, Cox said. “But stop by the station over the weekend not 1,000errors in 800 pages—particu­ and see what is new or, if they want, to larly ones that could be spotted by the spend some time on the air. janitor in the building where the profes­ —Melissa Margis '93 sor has his office.” Weekender draws MBA students With first trimester enrollment right on target at 48 registrations and this spring trimester enrollment at 60, the Wilkes Weekend MBA program is off to an excellent start, said Theodore Engel, dean of the School of Business, Society and Public Policy. The Weekend MBA also met its goal of becoming a regional program. Students are being drawn from New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia and west of Williamsport. The ,program draws students,, said Engel, because there is nothing similar in the region. Students from New' Jersey, for example, could take an MBA dent may take up to two courses per trimester. Classes are scheduled so that students may start in any of the three trimesters and can complete their degree in three vears or less Weekender students like the convenience of adequate parking and good classroom space, without giving up bookstore and library' access. In addi­ tion, students are fresher and more alert for weekender classes than for “after-aday-at-the-office classes,” he said. “They show the same high morale and camaraderie we have seen in Keystone weekender students,” Engel said. weekend offerings, Engel noted. Several students who had been in Wilkes’s evening program are now in the Weekender—some staying in both to accelerate their progress; some switching for the convenience. But about 75 percent of those enrolled are new to Wilkes’s MBA programs. Most of the students have a strong business background, Engel said. “They seem to be more senior managers than those in the evening program.” Students come to the Wilkes cam­ pus every third weekend and are in class for four hours on Saturday and four hours on Sunday for each course. A stu- Lord & Taylor recently selected the work of Sharon Bowar of Wyoming.assistantprofessorofartatWilkes University, to hang in its new' facility in Wilkes-Barre Township. Tire group of large monoprints are prominently displayed within the entrance of Lord & Taylor's new’ Distribution Center. Paul Cicozi of the James Gallery' in Pittsburgh and art consultant for the facility, recommended Bowar’s work because he believes it represents evolu­ tion and growth, a theme appropriate for the site and the region. “It draws the viewer in...creating an intimacy which demands attention and introspection.” The Sordoni Art Gallery recently acquired eleven still life paintings by Martha Walter from a private collector. All of the paintings were originally from the estate of the artist. Martha Walter was bom in Philadel­ phia in 1975. She entered the Pennsyl­ vania Academy where she studied with William Merritt Chase. In the early 1900s, she was influenced by Robert Henri, John Singer Sargent and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Walter studied in Spain, Holland, Italy and France after winning a twoyear traveling scholarship in 1908. In Paris, she studied at the Grande Chaumier and Academic Julian and established her own gallery. After the outbreak of World War I, Walter returned to America and began a series of beach scenes at Gloucester and Atlantic City. New Jersey. This series of paintings brought her Impressionist slY'c °f an^ co'or >nto Play w>th a hint of Fauvism, She continued to paint well into her nineties. Her work consistently portrayed beaches and gardens character­ iszed by strong patterns and rich colors. ’ Bowar work selected by Lord & Taylor Cicozi commented. “This installation means a great deal to me personally, as a team mem­ ber at Wilkes University, and as a member of this community.” said Bowar. In her second year on the art faculty. Bowar teaches printmaking, painting, drawing and design classes, and is faculty advisor to the Wilkes student Art & Design Association. Bowar holds master of fine arts, master of arts and bachelor of fine arts degrees from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and a bachelor of arts degree from Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. �The Quarterly 14 MHA degree offered at Geisinger in Danville Wilkes University has begun of­ fering a Master’s of Health Administra­ tion degree program at Geisinger Medi­ cal Center headquarters in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Stuart Heydt. president and chief executive officer of Geisinger, has been on the Wilkes MHA advisory panel since its inception, said Dr. Ashim Basu, who heads the program. Heydt, whom Basu describes as “a good friend of Wilkes and a visionary on health care.” took the initiative in bringing the program to Geisinger, Basu said. “He is interested in having his employees know what’s happening in health care, the issues of the 1990s.” Geisinger has developed a new strate­ gic planning program and encourages its employees to learn all they can. “It’s really a pleasure to teach at Geisinger,” Basu said. The students, whom he describes as energized, in­ clude all levels of health care profes­ sionals, including physicians and nurses, accountants and other midlevel manag­ ers. “It’s a very' heterogeneous group,” Basu said, adding that the class is offer­ ing Geisinger workers who ordinarily have little interaction a chance to meet and exchange ideas. “There are rich dy­ namics in the course,” Basu said. The Geisinger courses have been opened to health care managers from other institutions as well, Basu said. The 25 current students represent not only Geisinger but also hospitals in Williamspon and Lewisburg. “Wilkes University is fulfilling its function as a regional institution by providing graduate education in that area,” Basu said. The Geisinger program will in­ clude four courses per calendar year, so students may complete 12 hours of graduate study per year. The total pro­ gram requires 39 graduate hours. Wnfllko BHefls Nursing professor Kolanowski honored Dr. Ann M. Kolanowski, chair­ person of the nursing department at Wilkes, was the University's nominee for the Professor of the Year Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). A faculty member at Wilkes since 1979, she was nominated for her con­ tinuing contributions to the nursing de­ partment and her outstanding teaching ability. As part of the celebration of Na­ tional Higher Education Week, Kola­ nowski was presented with a special certificate commemorating her nomi­ nation for the CASE Award. Earlier this year. Kolanowski was selected to participate in the Leader­ ship Wilkes-Barre program. She is a member of the American Nurses’ Association, the Pennsylvania Nurses’ Association, a member of the North­ east Pennsylvania Bum Foundation and a reader for St. Ignatius Church in Kingston. Breiseth wins Scout award Testimonial planned for John Chwalek The May 18,1992, John J. Chwalek Invitational golf outing will conclude with a testimonial for its namesake this year. John Chwalek will be honored at a testimonial dinner recognizing his 46 years of service to Wilkes. During his years with Wilkes, Chwalek has served in the admissions office, in career services and as an instructor in sociology. The dinner will be held at the Carriage Stop Inn on Route 115, WilkesBarre. Cost for the family-style dinner and a two-hour open bar is $30. Those wishing reservations may call the Alumni Office, 831-4300. TTj The Chronicle Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth was honored this winter with the highest regional community award in Boy Scouting. Accepting the award. Breiseth reminisced about his own days as a Scout and considered the need for close ties among youth organizations and education. "Our hopes for a brighter fu­ ture rest on the effective partnership of teachers,parents,coaches, businessmen and women, and organizations like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts working to­ gether to prepare our youth to take over our culture." Gallet, Cohen named adjuncts New York Family Court Judge Jef­ fry Gallet '64 and research physician Shelden Cohen, M.D.. have taken on new roles as adjunct professors for Wilkes University. Giving the two distinguished pro­ fessionals faculty status allows them to help students earn credit while working with them, said J. Michael Lennon, vice president for academic affairs. Gallet is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School. He worked as an attorney in New York City for a dozen years before being appointed to the bench. He served a five-month interim term on the city civil court and is just completing a 10year term in New York State Family Court for Manhattan. A physician, Cohen taught biology at Wilkes in the 1960s and 70s before taking leadership of the immunology and allergy program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dis­ ease. He is now a scientific advisor at NIH, engaged in clinical research on the mechanisms and expressions of hypersensitivty and pathophysiologic reactions to food additives. "Adding distinguished alumni and friends to our faculty as adjuncts will enrich the curriculum we offer to our students," said President Breiseth. Wilkes will present its second “Wilkes University for Kids” this sum­ mer, offering nine courses for children ages 6 through 16. Classes will meet either from 9 to 11 a.m. or from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on July 14-16 and 21-23. Topics for this summer’s program include two sessions of Fun with Sci­ ence, one for children 7 to 9 and another for those 9 to 11; Aristocrafts for children7to 11; Acting for children 8 to 12; Water Color for children 6 to 10; Un- derstanding the Stock Market for chil­ dren 11 to 16; Time Travel: The Boston Tea Party for those 10 to 13; Photogra­ phy for those 10 to 13, and Exploring our Environment for children 9 to 12 years old. To receive a brochure and registra­ tion materials, call or write the Wilkes Office of Continuing Education, 215 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, Penn­ sylvania 18766; telephone 717-8314466. Gathering planned for education alumni Alumni who are now teachers are in­ vited back to campus at 8:30 a.m. Satur­ day, May 16, for a chance to meet old friends and share teaching ideas. The program, centered in Rumours in the Marts Center, will begin with a continental breakfast and by brief pres- entations by Dr. Rosemary Williams '69, G '77, co-chair of the education de­ partment, and other University officials. Tours of campus, including the re­ cently renovated labs in Stark Learning Center, and a barbecue lunch will con­ clude the program. Wilkes University Alumni Directory for 1993 This edition will STAND OUT with listings for our alumni in the following sections: \ r^\\ Class Correspondents to bring alumni neWS A new system of class correspondents will begin in the Summer issue of theQuarterly. Art Rice'49 has accepted the job of correspondent for his class and will gather and write news. The Alumni office is seeking others 10 perform the samerole fortheirclasses. Anyone interested may contact Tony Shipula '78, director of alumni. University for Kids planned for summer AH of Our % % University % Friends * and Classmales \V • • • • Alphabetical—Listing home and business address information Class Year—Listing alumni by year of graduation Geographical—Listing alumni by city and state Occupational*—Listing alumni by occupational category • New for this edition Dear Alumni: Shortly you will be receiving your biographical questionnaire along with pertinent information for acquiring your copy of our 1993 Alumni Directory. Your prompt attention in completing and reluming this questionnaire, along with your advanced directory order, will aid in making this our most complete directory ever! —Anthony J. Shipula II r78 Director ofAlumni Only alumni reluming questionnaires will be eligible for drawing for 14 kt. Wilkes University Seiko Watch �16 Alumni National Executive Committee The Quarterly Gifts, grants, giving Chemistry department gets surprise gift The Wilkes University chemistry departmen t has received a gift of S5.000 trom Dr. Stanley S. Stavinski ’75. As winnerof the 1990 Otto Haas Award for Technical Excellence, Stavinski was given the opportunity to make a donation to the school of his choice. “The quality of the professors at Wilkes always impressed me,” said Stavinski. "This award gave me the opportunity to return something to the school.” The Award for Technical Excel­ lence, given by the Rohm and Haas Company of Philadelphia, a chemical company specializing in agriculture, recognizes continuous, unique and broad technical contributions significant in theoverallsuccessofthetcchnicalprograms of Rohm and Haas, Stavinski has developed analytical methodsforagriculturalchemicalproducts,includingSysthane,Indar,andnew experimental compounds. The EPA and FDA will use them to monitor the levels of pesticides in food. “Dr. Stavinski is one of a long line of excellent chemists graduated from Wilkesovcrthepast45 years,” saidDr. Owen Faut, chairman of the chemistry department The gift will be added to the Catherine Bone Endowment Fund to be used for speakers and equipment. A Rohm and Haas employee for 10 years, Stavinski is a group leader in the agricultural division. He received a B.S. in chemistry from Wilkes in 1975 and in 1981 completed a Ph.D. from Ohio State University. AnativeofSugarNotch, Stavinski lives in Telford with his wife, the for­ mer Patricia Gilroy of Plains. President John Baron Jr. '75 Laflin, PA First Vice President Maureen Maguire Litchman, M.D., '78 Harveys Lake, PA Second Vice President Randall Gale. Esq., 74 Camp Hill. PA Secretary Colleen M. Gries-Gallagher '81 Edison. NJ Treasurer James W. Rude 78 Fair Lawn. NJ Wilkes University Alumni Association National Executive Committee Raub selected for All-Pennsylvania alumni award Dr. William F. Raub "61 was one of two recipients of this year's All Penn­ sylvania College Alumni Association awards, presented March 21. Raub, who is President Bush's special assistant for health affairs in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, came to the White House from a distinguished quarter­ century career at the National Institutes of Health which included service as assistant director and acting director. Accepting she award, Raub said, "I stress the link between this ceremony and Wilkes because. flznered as I am to be an honoree. I believe that theseawards properly are not about individuals but about value-.: the commitment not only to gaming faM>-.ledge but also to using it for the betterment of society; the commitment not only to the life of the mind but also to the life of the commu­ nity: the commitment not only to ideas but also to responsible action derived from those ideas. These values and more are what the Pennsylvania col­ leges tried to inculcate in us. If most of us can live up to that credo most of the time, I believe the colleges will con­ sider their investment in us to have been ■well placed." Raub began his scientific education at Wilkes, then earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He joined NJH as a health science administratorin 1966. From 1969 to 1975 he directed all NIH programs supporting the development and operation of Wilkes Today generates inquiries The ta’im. ntv- person-to-person admissions outreach proToday, has already led to an increase in sponsored • month-, after it was inaugurated, said Admissions CiBffrcAi'h. The brainchild of Trustee Cliff Me. . 'j .r. Today encourages all employees, alumni and i? ,-.r pVenliaJ.student, through the admissions process. . great promise for admi . Jon', next year and in years to ahorjt •.fudenf-> who would . of J-//-. large-instrument facilities linking the physical and biomedical sciences at major universi­ ties. On the next rung up the NTH career ladder,Raub was responsible for all National Eye Institute grant and con­ tract award activities. His work led to new surgical procedures to prevent blindness. Raub also has been at the vanguard of computer use in life sciences re­ search, conceiving and directing devel­ opment of the NIH PROPHET computersystem, used to study the relation­ ship between molecular structures and biological effects. Aftera term ofresponsibility for all NIH procedures and policies affecting research grants, agreements and con­ tracts, Raub became deputy director, overseeing day-to-day operations ofthc institutes and their $8.3 billion budget. While acting director, Dr. Raub secured While I louse and congressional approval of a 10-year, $1 billion pro­ gram to refurbish research facilities and for ricv/ programs in women'll health, miiinrity health and science education, Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula II 78 Wilkes-Barre, PA Past President Bruce E. Gover 72, 77 Lehman. PA Region I Ellen K. Wengen'78 Clarks Summit. PA Region II Dr. Charles A. Kosteva '69 Bethlehem. PA Region VI Carol Corbett Pawlush "d Cheshire. CT Region VII John D. Bob.ush SO Endicott. NY Region HI Nancy Baxhe'.er Juris ’56 Randsburg, PA -J Region IV Dr. Jeffrey S. Yablon '73 Bryn Mtiwr, PA £....] Region V David A. Taylor '84. '85 North Plainfield. N.I Region IX I'ted R. Demeeh Jr. 'ol Howie, Ml) Region X Rogei Rolfe ob l'leatwaler. I I Region XI Joseph . Revno'.e.s 111. '<X.- , s ' I .inea'iew OH Regior. MH Steve R-f.ey ■ ."cc. X �Join your classmates —for the fun of it! May 1 Northeastern Pennsylvania Spring Dinner, Ramada Hotel, Wilkes-Barre Maj' 9 North Central New Jersey Family Picnic May 18 John Chwalek Testimonial at the Carriage Stop Inn Johnson Family Castle Grounds, Highland Park, New Jersey May' 29-31 Reunion Weekend May 30 National Alumni Executive Committee meeting June 26 Greater Harrisburg Chapter Dinner Theatre at Allenbeny Playhouse Sept. 25-27 Wilkes Physicians' Retreat, Mountain Laurel Resort Oct. 9-11 Homecoming Weekend Oct. 24 Football at Lackawanna County Stadium, Wilkes v. Upsala Alumni News 1960 Frank Edwards is the choral director at Wyoming Valley West High School and also Forty Fort Methodist Church. He has been teaching music for 32 years. ^R.epresenting'W^ilkes 1961 at the inauguration of the president of the Marvin Antinnes was recently inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall ofFame. He is in his 25th year of coaching at Wyo­ ming Seminary in Kingston. University of New Haven James W. Dull, Ph.D., ’55 For further information about any of these events, call the Alumni Office, 717-831-4130, or toll free 800-572-4444 (PA), or 800-537-4444 (outside PA) West Haven, Connecticut Nov. 15, 1991 1955 Joseph J. Savitz., Esq. received the 1991 Heritage Award from the Wilkes-Barre Division of Stale of Israel Bonds. Savitz and his wife, Janice, live in Kingston. Harold J. Jenkins has been appointed to the compliance advisory unit of the Penn- 1949 Dr. Philip Baron and Professor Joseph Kanner will participate in the panel discus­ sion "From the Bedroom to the Boardroom: Ethics and Morality Reexamined" on Satur­ day, May 30, during Reunion Weekend. Baron is a professor of business and social policy at the Hagan School of Business of Iona College. Professor Kanner directs the Wilkes Testing Services. Other panelists will be Wilkes faculty members Dr. Dennis Hupchick, history', and Dr. Linda Paul, phi­ losophy. Academic Vice President Dr. J. Michael Lennon will be moderator. Patricia Boyle Heaman, associate profes­ sor of English at Wilkes, copresented a paper entitled, “The Creative Process: An Interdisciplinary Approach” at the Pennsyl­ vania Council of Teachers of English 34th Annual Conference. sylvania Bankers Association. Harold is vice president of the United Penn Bank where he has been employed since 1954. He and his wife, Rita, and their three children live in Forty Fort. Reunion focus Friday evening, May 29 Gala Dinner Dance for Classes of '48, '49, '50, '51 & '52 Casual Open House, All Classes, Alumni House Saturday morning, May 30 Campus Tours Panel, 10 a.m., Dorothy Dickson Darte Center "From the Bedroom to the Boardroom: Ethics and Morality Reexamined" Lunch Barbecue by Belltower Armstrong promotes D. Joan Godfrey '60 D. Joan Godfrey ’60 was re­ cently named manager of medical benefits administration at Arm­ strong World Industries, Inc., in Lan­ caster. Prior to joining Armstrong, Godfrey managed a utilization re­ view agency and held a number of other positions in the health care field. She was instrumental in es­ tablishing a bachelor of science in nursing program at Millersville University and is currently an ad­ junct faculty member at the school. 1950 All class dinner dance in the Henry Gymnasium Dr. George Hudock was honored forhis 22 years of dedication as director of pathology for Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre. She assumed her most recent position as supervisor of Sunday morning, May 31 Armstrong’s medical benefits sec­ tion in 1990. Saturday evening, May 30 Memorial Service William Davis, M.D., was recently ranked as one of The Best Doctors in New York in a special report by New York Magazine. Dr. Davis is a pediatric allergy specialist. Harry E. Filbert Jr, was named senior vice president and chief executive officer of Peoples First National Bank and Trust Co., Hazleton. He and his wife, Linda, have two sons and a granddaughter, Haley. Alumni News 1948 David L. Wetzel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Peoples First National Bank and Trust Co., Hazleton, has retired after 45 years. He and his wife, Ethel, live in Hazleton and are the parents of five children. 1962 Michael F. Bianco has been appointed a National Director of Arthur Andersen & Co. in San Francisco, CA. Russell Singer has been elected president of the Pennsylvania Council on Interna­ tional Education. He is an assistant profes­ sor of economics and director of the interna­ tional business program at King’s College. 1965 Pat Austin was promoted to associate di­ rector of nursing at The Meadows Nursing Center in Dallas, PA. Pat and her husband. Anthony, live in Sweet Valley with their four children. John Uhl has been appointed sales manager at Century 21 in Dallas. PA. John resides in Forty Fort. 19 1966 Carol Saidman Greenwald was elected to the board of directors of the Wyoming Val­ ley Chapter, American Red Cross. She is president of the Upper School Parents Coun­ cil and a board member of Wyoming Seminary. ' ■ X Wender's research makes national news Dr. Paul Wender '69 has made national headlines in chemistry for his work to develop synthetic taxol. U.S. News & World Report, in its March 30,1992 edition, said the Stanford University chemist and his 10-member research team are on the brink of "synthesizing taxol, a development that might save not only thousands of cancer patients but also the Pacific Northwest's few remaining yew trees. "Currently the bark of the scrawny yew is the only known source of taxol. Ayewmustbe 100 years old before its bark is harves­ table, and three yews are needed to supply enough bark to treat one person. Considerable research is still needed. Wender reports, but 'we are in a final phase of our effort.' Once synthesized, the drug could be on the market in a matter of months instead of years. That's because synthesized taxol would be the same thing as yew taxol, which has already been tested and declared a promising treatment for cancer of the breast and ovaries." �20 Alumni News The Quarterly Doris Woody Grella is a quality assurance technician for the lAMS Company in Hen­ derson, North Carolina. She and her hus­ band. Dr. Benjamin Grella ’65. have been married for twenty-five years. They reside in South Hill. Virginia. 1968 Dana Charles Clark has been appointed coordinator of Post R.N. education at Luzeme County Community College. A member of several professional nursing organizations, she is also third vice presi­ dent of the Pennsylvania Federation of Women’s Clubs. Dana is a doctoral candi­ date at Columbia University, New York. Alumni see Miss Saigon Alumni from throughout the Northeast gathered in October for a perform­ ance of Miss Saigon and dinner, one of a series of alumni events across the nation. Below, Tom Coury and Anne Fisher 73 are seated. Standing, from left, are Steve Paradise '65, Jane Paradise '66, Al Groh '41, Judy S. Arenstein ’68 and Robert Arenstein. 1 7 *■ 1971 Daniel L. Alters married Judy Keller. He is the chief of the storage tank section at the Pennsylvania Department ofEnvironmental Resources. Williamsport. PA. James T. Butkiewicz was named associate dean of the College of Business at the University of Delaware. He is an associate professor of economics. 1972 Richard L. Fluri was appointed as an offi­ cialjudge for the Young Woman of the Year Program. He is director of Human Resources Development for Scon Paper Company. Richard resides in Freeland, PA. 1 H David Pawlush, M.D., has been chosen to staff a newly established cardiology clinic at the Berwick Hospital Center. He is an assistant professor of medicine at the Her­ shey Center. Thomas Kelly, Ph.D., dean and professor of the School of Management at the State University of New York at Binghamton, has been named vice president for External Affairs. He and his wife. Nancy, reside in Endicott with their children. Christopher and Cynthia Kay. st fit 7-"7 ? r WM Ann M. Williams, Ph. D, was named dean of administrative affairs at Luzeme County Community College. Ann is an adjunct faculty member in psychology at the Uni­ versity of Scranton and Bloomsburg Uni­ versity and a human services consultant. the Wilkes-Barre Recreation Planner/Public Works Office. 1975 Thomas M. Trotsky, M.D., has been ap­ pointed acting associate chief of staff for ambulator)' care at the Wilkes-Barre De­ partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Cen­ ter. He lives in Kingston. Frances Genello Langan received the Friend of Education Award from the Scran­ ton Education Association. An associate professor at Keystone Junior College, she also is a consultant to the Lackawanna County Department of Human Service. Ann Roslund, who works at Community Medical Center in Scranton, has been certi­ fied in nursing administration by the Ameri­ can Nurse Association. She and her hus­ band, David, and their two sons live in Clarks Summit. 1976 Deborah Gudoski Eastwood is a partner in the new accounting firm of Kronick, Kalada, Berdy & Co. in Wilkes-Barre. Jeanne Norcross Kravitz is a health re­ lated technology instructor at West Side Vocational-Technical School. She and her husband, William ’85, reside in Ed­ wardsville. 3 Sandra Shepard Piccone was reappointed to the Board of Directors of the Luzerne Coumy Board of Assistance. 1978 Joseph L. McDonough, MBA ’82, has been appointed sales manager by MONY McCole-Geary Associates. Diane Polachek, assistant professor of education at Wilkes, has been notified that her paper, “Professional Awareness for Cooperating Teachers,” has been accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Sally A. Steele has been appointed director of the Grange National Bank and the bank’s holding company. Grange National Bank Corp. Sally maintains a private law practice in Tunkhannock where she resides. 1979 Rosa Khalife-McCracken earned her MS * Above, Helen Ralston ’52, Nicholas Heineman '51, Barbara Heineman and George Ralston. Below, Clyde Ritter '50 and Jane Ritter are seated. Standing, from left, Sesto Santarelli, Irene Santarelli '41 and Vice President for Development Tom Hadzor. 1 A poem tilled "My Sons" by James B. Godlewski, Ph. D., has been published in the 1991-1992 edition of the American Poetry Association. He also co-authored six activity books tilled “Reading To Think.” W i - -■j J 1973 Blase GavIick,G '77, has been named vice president and regional trust coordinator for Hamilton Bank CoreStates in Reading. When Blase and his wife, attorney Jean '74, were inducted into the Reading Kiwanis Club, Henry Farr '70 led the ceremony. 1974 Don Kronick is a partner in the newly established accounting firm. Kronick, Kalada. Berdy & Co. in Wilkes-Barre. 1969 Lorraine Gelatko Gerich has been named clinical chairperson of the nursing program at Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke. Her husband, John ’89, is an ac­ countant at Zavada & Associates. 21 Daniel Walters 72 promoted in Navy Cmdr. Daniel R. Walters ’72 was recently promoted to commanding offi­ cer of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 78, whose mission is early detection of incoming aircraft and ships aroundan aircraftcarrier task force. Walters served on active duty in the Navy from 1973 to 1979 and has been affiliated with the Naval Reserve since then. He is an operations research analyst for Commander, Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group at NAS Nor­ folk. He and his wife, Linda, and their children, Megan, Joshua, and Kelly, live in Virginia Beach, VA. Beverly Piston Lipski and her husband, William, announce the birth of a daughter, Rebecca, in August. Beverly is employed in the Wyoming Valley West School District. The couple has two other daughters, Sarah. 10, and Melissa, 7. Garry S. Taroli was a guest lecturer at a re­ cent seminar sponsored by the National Busi­ ness Institute. Garry is a partner in the law firm of Rosenn. Jenkins & Greenwald. 1977 Dave Griffin was named assistant vice presi­ dent and manager of the First National Bank of Jermyn. Dave lives in Clarks Summit. William Harris was elected to the board ot directors of the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. He is employed by Wilkes grad trio opens pharmacy Don Brown *82. Gary Pisanchyn '80. and Bernie Fagnani ’74 recently cele­ brated the one year anniversary of their pharmacy at Kennedy Plaza in Archbald. Pennsylvania. The trio formed Franklin Werner Ross Inc. and secured a lease for the pharmacy although none of them had any prior ex­ perience in the pharmaceutical business. Brown is an aerospace program engineer. Pisanchyn is an optometrist, and Fagnani is a certified public accountant. An unlikely trio perhaps, but in the words of Fagnani, “between the three of us we have 45 years of management ex­ perience!’’ �The Quarterly 22 volcano eruption in the Philippines, moved to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. Gary is the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing’s Electronic War­ fare Officer. Charlotte is teaching English at a local Japanese junior high school. degrees in elementary education certifica­ tion and art. She resides in West Pittston. 1980 Karen Burkley Devine and her husband, Thomas, announce the birth ofa son, Stephen, in May 1991. William E. Herrin announces his engage­ ment to Cheryl Crippen. He is an associate professor at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. CA. Lt. Cmdr. Jerry Ann Smith Nellestein is on duty at the Guantanamo Bay naval sta­ tion, Cuba. Her husband, Michael ’80, is a physician. Fred A. Pierantoni, Esq., has been sworn in as District Justice at the Luzerne County Courthouse. He and his wife, Donna Marie, reside in Hughestown with their son. Donald Richard Prescavage married Ed­ ith Christine Nardone. He manages national accounts for Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania. They will live in Hudson. 1981 Jeffrey Acornley has successfully com­ pleted the requirements to practice as a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylva­ nia. He is employed as the controller for Tamblyn Co., Moosic. Jeffrey lives in Wilkes-Barre with his wife, Sandy, and their two children. Bradley and Lindsay. Mary Ellen Discavage Cockerham and her husband. Keith, announce the birth of a son, Alex Robert, in September, 1991. Alex has a brother, Kevin, who is 16 months old. 1982 Michael McAuvic, MBA ’91, has com­ pleted the last year of the three year Central Atlantic Advanced School of Banking at Bucknell University. He and his wife, Maureen, reside in Forty Fort. Scott B. Rudolf, an attorney with the De­ fender Association of Philadelphia, recently passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam. Capt. Gary and Charlotte Wanamaker Willets ’81, after escaping the Mt. Pinatubo IE Alumni News Ken Fox ’60, owner of Fox Studio in Wilkes-Barre, has received national ac­ claim for his photo­ graphs of members of Ballet Theatre of Pennsylvania taken at the Luzerne County Courthouse. Fox calls die photos “a nice marriage between subject and environ­ ment." All four of the prints he entered in national competition were accepted for the prestigious Traveling Loan collection by the Professional Photog­ raphers of America. Only one of the other 888 photographers who submitted work had all four prints ac­ Amy Elias Barnes, Ph. D„ is an assistant professor of English at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She and her hus­ band, Jonathan, reside in Birmingham, AL. Kathy Heltzel is a data processing teacher at West Side Vocational-Technical School in Pringle, PA. Keith Kleinman recently opened Klein­ man and Associates, an investment broker­ age firm in Wilkes-Barre. James Sheard was promoted to manager of gas control at Pennsylvania Gas & Water Co. James and his wife. Dorothy, and their son, James, live in Hanover Township. 1984 cepted for the traveling collection. Two of the photos, "Ballet Steps” and "Point of Reflection” are on display at EPCOT Center in Orlando, while two others, "Focused on a Dream” and "Someday My Prince Will Come” (above), will be published in the book Professional Photographers of America Loan Collection. Wilkes 1991. The Sabadishs reside in St. Peters­ burg, Florida, with their daughter, Aliva. Barbara Ann Stich married Anthony Page of Hazleton. Barbara is employed at Wilkes University as a computer programmer. 1985 Dr. Charles Finn has established an orthopedic practice in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is married to the former Myra Gibson. Karen Shinn Kman was promoted to medical nursing coordinator at Johns Hopkins Hospital where she received a full scholarship for academic leadership. She is employed at the University of Maryland Hospital in the Shock Trauma Center. She and her husband, Dr. Stanley Kman ’83, reside in Abingdon, Maryland. Tammy Ann Wagner-Karpinski and her husband, Jed, announce the birth of twin sons, Kody and Kyle, in February 1991. They reside in Lancaster. Dale L. Englehart has joined BononLawson Engineering in Kingston, where he will manage mechanical and electrical serv­ ices. He and his wife, Christine, reside in Lehman. Robert Passeri has been promoted to Ac­ countant II at Pennsylvania Gas and Water Co. in Wilkes-Barre. Chris Henry and his wife, Jill, announce the birth of a daughter, Amanda Taylor, in November, 1991. The Henrys reside in Palmer, PA. Cathy Sheridan Piotroski was appointed postmaster at the Tunkhannock Post Office. She is the first female postmaster in the office’s history. She and her husband, Mar­ lin, and three children live in Wilkes-Barre. ALUMNI HAVE helped area youngsters de­ velop a lifelong habit of reading with their serv­ ice to the Luzerne County Reading Coun­ cil (LCRC). Catherine Pupa Lapsansky ’70; Mary Ann Mor­ gan Stelma '79, G’84; Karen Trethaway ’77; Dr. Gail Gaycski ’80: Nancy Wallace Nagy 79, G 84, and Linda Neher Mainwaring ’75 have been active since the organization was founded 10 years ago. The LCRC, which has received several prestigious commendations, is a direct outgrowth of a cooperative reading specialist program administered by Wilkes and Temple University in the 1980s. Shown above, from left: Patricia Heller, immediate past president of LCRC; President Lapsansky; Susan Gottleib; Stelma. Standing: frclhaway, Gayeski, Nagy, Mainwaring, and Bonnie Ogin, LCRC recording secretary, at the LCRC tenth anniversary celebration. Gregory Jones has been named assistant vice president/commercial loan officer at the Pennsylvania National Bank in Pottsville. Kimberley Dikeman Lavin and her hus­ band, Kenneth ’85, announce the birth of a son, Kenneth Robert, in September, 1990. The Lavins reside in Emmaus, PA, with their daughter, Katie, age three years. Gerald J. Levandoski, J r.» M.D. has joined Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Wilkes-Barre. He and his wife, Diane, and two children reside in Dallas, PA. Marianne Dettore Pietreface and her hus­ band, Christopher, announce the birth of a son, Matthew William, in July 1991. Mari­ anne is a manager trainee at Fool Locker in 1986 Daniel Bobrowski, M.D., joined the staff of Associated Surgeons, Ltd. in Pottsville, where he lives with his wife, Linda and three sons. Nicholas. Wesley and Austin. M. Katrina Kovacs passed her Pennsylva­ nia state board exam for registered nurses. She is enrolled at the University of Scranton and is a staff nurse at CMC’s Trauma Unit, Therese Mulhern was appointed executive director of the Diocesan Pro-Life office. She and her husband. Charles, and their five children, reside in Dallas. PA. Donna Rebovich announces her cngage- James Schutawie married Stacy Toslosky in August. 1991. James is a customer engi­ neer at IBM, Philadelphia. Stacy is a sys­ tems analyst at Shared Medical Systems, Malvem. They are living in King of Prussia. 1987 John Cherrie married Dr. Rosemarie _ earned _____ a master's degree from Niznik. He the University ofTennessee and is employed in the quantitative analysis department at Reader's Digest, Pleasantville, N.Y. __rpromoted to captain r Tom Centrella was in the U.S. Air Force. He is stationed at the technology institute in Los Angeles, Barbara Farbanish is a Head Start Pre­ school Supervisor with the Lackawanna County Human Development Agency. She resides in Old Forge. Thomas Hyzinski married Diane Vertin. He is employed in the system planning department ofPennsylvania Power and Light Co., Allentown. Paul E. Middleton married Margaret Ann Fino. A Wilkes-Barre police officer, he is also a member of the Marine Corps Reserve. Daniel R. Multon has been named execu­ tive vice president and CEO of First Eastern Equipment Leasing Company. He and his wife, Joyce, live in Trucksville with their daughters, Nicole and Danielle. Jean Dori Viglione announces her engage­ ment to Patrick Joseph Joyce. She is an out­ patient therapist at Children Sen ice Center. Wilkes-Barre. 1988 Kimberly Archer, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Defense, has passed the Pennsylvania State Bar Exam. Sandra Cattina married John P. Panzitia of Wilkes-Barre. Sandra is employed by John M. Prater. M.D., as an office manager, Mary M. Fitzgerald married Joseph J. Roselle. She is employed as an accountant for Gnien Marketing Corp.. Exeter. The �Cjiftsfor tftc grad! The Quarterly 24 Michelle Kline married Mark S. Roma­ nowski in August, 1990. She teaches third grade at Holy Child Elementary School in Plymouth. Debbie Marquart has been promoted to first lieutenant in the US Air Force. Richard Skrip received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from Pennsylva­ nia College of Podiatric Medicine and will begin a residency program at Metropolitan Hospital. Parkview. Philadelphia. Edward J. Stachowiak, M.D., has joined the Geisinger Medical Group in White Haven/Blakeslee as an associate in family medicine. Angelo C. Terrana Jr. has received his juris doctor degree from the Thomas C. Cooley Law School in Lansing. ML Leonard Witczak married Elizabeth Smith. Leonard is employed as district manager for the Magic Years Child Care and Learning Centers, Inc. They reside in Wilkes-Barre. 1989 Kathleen DeChirico married Brian Richardson in October, 1991. She is an administrative assistant for Lenox China & Crystal. The couple resides in Newton, PA. Robert Wall announces his engagement to Toni L. McCormack ’91. Robert is a state trooper with the Delaware State Police. Carl Urbanski announces his engagement to Marty Shipe of Weirton, West Virginia. He is a student at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. 1990 Doreen Bohinski announces her engage­ ment to Brent Parry of Clarks Summit. Doreen is a registered nurse at Clarks Sum­ mit State Menial Hospital. Dale Cargin received his masters degree in Mass Communications from Miami Uni­ versity, Ohio. Marie Glowaski has been accepted at Tufts’ Veterinary School in North Grafton, MA. Christine Graham married Joseph Mon­ aghan. They live in Succasunn, NJ. Master's Patricia Gritsko married George Gerard Wascavage. She is the outpatient supervisor at Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Bane. Melissa A. Meteer married James L. Souio in August, 1991. Melissa is an accountant with Jane Deitz and Associates. They will reside in Wyalusing. 1977 John J. Gallo Jr. has been named senior vice president and man­ ager of Commonwealth Trust, Williamsport, PA. Kim Sands, staff assistant for Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, was re­ cently promoted and assigned additional duties as legislative assistant/education. Kim resides in Fort Washington, Maryland. 1987 Gerald Slater recently married Robin Foy. Gerald is manager of Wyoming Valley Bev­ erage. They live in West Pittston. Joseph A. Kasmark Jr. was awarded Certification in Life Insurance Planning by the Ameri­ can College, Bryn Mawr. He is an associate of Insurance Man­ agement Group (IMG). He lives in Dallas, PA, with his wife, Ronnie, and their sons, John and David. 1991 Michelle Barry, Barbara Hinds, Karen McDonnell, Joan Puglia and Colleen Ritz all passed the Pennsylvania stare board exam for registered nurses. Barry is a registered nurse in the operating room of Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston. Hinds is a psychiatric nurse at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. McDonnell works at Geisinger j ; I ! Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains. Puglia is in the advanced internship program in the critical care unit of nursing at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center in Allentown. And Ritz is an emergency room nurse in Pottsville. -1 • j i Jeff Gerosky is a lead guitarist/vocalist with a band called “Freefall Free-4A11”. 1990 Heather Hand married Timothy Madiera of Dallas, PA. Heather is assistant manager at the family business, Sue Hand’s Imagery, Dallas, PA. Robert Torquato has been ap­ pointed staff reviewer in the Commercial Review Office. He received loan review certification from the Bank Administration Institute and is a Robert Morris Associate Member. Ray Ott has joined the athletic staff at College Misericordia. Dallas, PA. Second Lt. Lashelle R. Titus is*a nurse intern at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. In Mcrnoriam David Dombek ‘90 1989 Edwin F. Renninger has been named assistant vice president, commercial loan officer at Hori­ zon Financial, Pocono Region, East Stroudsburg office. I 1991 James G. Kemmerer Jr. mar­ ried Carrie Thorpe of Waymart, PA. Jim is a safety audits admin­ istrator for Commonwealth Tele­ phone Company in Dallas, PA. About the models: James Wright is a freshman business management majorfrom Jersey City, New Jersey. In addition to his studies, he is a guard on the Colonels basketball team. Traci Coulter is a sophomore sociology major from Dallas. In addition to her studies, she is a photographer for the Anmicola. Brendon Ostroski, 5. of Kingston is rhe son of bookstore manager Erin Ostroski. About the merchandise: James's tank top is 100% cotton, white with gold and navy Wilkes Wrestling in block letters, full chest. XL-L-M-S, $9.75 ______ Order Form Quantity Description His athletic shorts are 95% high cotion pro sweats, navy with Wilkes University in gold on lefi leg. L-M-S. $24.95. Traci's shirt is a 50/50 gray heather T with Wilkes University in navy on full chest. XL-L-M-S, $6.75 Her athletic shorts. 50/50, gray with flying W and Wilkes in navy on left leg. XL-L-MS, $10.75 Brendon's shirt is a Gear children's 100% cotton T, heather gray with Wilkes University and crest in navy and white. Oversize L-M-/S, $12.95 Bentley Bunny's shirt is a gray 50/50 T for children, Wilkes University in navy on left chest. 6-8,10-12,14-16, $6 Keep away the rain with our folding Wilkes umbrella by Klaymore, navy and gold panels, imprinted with Wilkes University. $14.50. TAX PA residents add 6% sales tax Subtotal SHIPPING & HANDLING Up to $20 —Add $2 Over $20 — Add $3 Sales TaxShipping Prices subject to change 9/1/92 Total_______ Shipping & Billing Information Please ship to: (Please print) Name______________________ Address <No po Poxes) City State Phone Day (_ ) Grad year Nighty ) Zip Please make checks payable to WILKES UNIVERSITY MasterCard Expiration Date Card Number Signature Visa tS.r.aarere required L>: credit card ptuduws* �Wilkes creates athletic Hall of Fame By TOM MC GUIRE ’85 Sports Information Director To honor the outstanding athletic achievements of past Wilkes Uni­ versity, Wilkes College and Bucknell University Junior College gradu­ ates, Wilkes University is beginning a Hall of Fame. The Wilkes Hall of Fame will recognize graduates who exempli­ fied desirable personal character traits and performed to a degree that is considered outstanding in the athletic arena. To be eligible for the nomination to the Hall of Fame a nominee, who can be living or deceased, must be 10 or more years removed from graduation, must have exemplified desirable personal character traits expected ofa University athlete and should have performed in a manner that is con­ sidered outstanding. There will also be a special category for those non-participat­ ing individuals who have made an out­ standing contribution to BUJC, Wilkes College or Wilkes University (i.e., coaches, managers, trainers). Wilkes President Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth said the time is right for a Hall of Fame. “We have a rich athletic history, filled with many outstanding individuals and coaches, and now everyone will get to see and read about their ac­ complishments.” Retiring athletic director John Reese is also happy to see the Hall of Fame become a reality. "Many fine student-athletes have passed through the doors of our school and have gone to successful careers in many fields," said Reese. "It’s great that they will now be honored for their athletic skills.” Among those who are sure to be nominated for consideration of the Hall of Fame committee are Joe Wiendl, former wrestling, football and baseball star; Marv Antinnes, a former football and wrestling great and now athletic director at Wyoming Seminary, and Sandy Bloomberg, a three-sport star in the 1960s and former head women’s basketball coach at Wilkes. Wiendl, who graduated in 1969, was the first 12 time letterman at Wilkes. He starred on the wrestling mats for coach Reese, compiling a mark of 49-1, the second best winning percentage in Wilkes history. Wiendl also was a four time NCAA College division place winner, including two first place finishes. Wiendl also competed in the NCAA Division One championships in 1969 finishing fifth in his weight class. On the gridiron for coach Rollie Schmidt, Wiendl was a two time AllAmerican. a three time A1I-MAC selection, a two time Associated Press All-State selection and once an AI1-ECAC selection. Wiendl holds numerous Wilkes football records including longest punt return, most punt return yardage in a season, and most punt return yardage in a game. In addition, Wiendl is third on the Wilkes all-time interception list with 15. On the diamond Wiendl led the MAC in stolen bases in 1968 and led Wilkes to its first MAC championship by hilling .357. Following graduation, Wiendl has developed a successful career in business for the Ingersoll Rand Corporation. Antinnes, a 1961 Wilkes grad, also combined football with wrestling. On the gridiron Antinnes fin­ ished his career with 997 yards rushing, 10th all-time at Wilkes, and is 9th on the Wilkes all-time single season rushing list with 645 yards. On the mats Antinnes compiled a mark of 35-1, third on the Wilkes all-time list, was a three time MAC champ and an NAIA champion at 177 pounds in 1961. In the four years he wrestled at Wilkes, the Colonels pul together a team mark of 35-1-1 and won four MAC champi­ onships. Antinnes is the athletic director and very successful head football coach at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston. He is also president of the downtown Wilkes-Barre Touchdown Club. Sandy Bloomberg '71 was a seven time letter winner in both basket­ ball and field hockey. At the lime those were the only varsity sports for women at the school. Three times Bloomberg was honored as the Wilkes Female Athlete of the Year, three times as Most Valuable Basketball Player and two times as the Most Valuable Defensive Hockey Player. Following graduation Bloomberg was the driving force behind the formation of women’s tennis at Wilkes, as well as its first coach. She also coached women’s basketball at the school, compiling a record of 28-33. Bloomberg, who holds a Ph.D. in gerontology from Utah University, is the dean of health related professions at the State University of New York Health Sciences School at Brooklyn. Hall of Fame nominations are welcome and should be sent to the Athletics Hall of Fame in care of the Alumni Office. Hall of FAME Wilkes University Quarterly Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED If this magazine is addressed to a graduate who no longer maintains a residence at your home, please tear off the mailing label and mail it, with the corrected address, to the Alumni Office. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 355 WILKES-BARRE. PA � 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Spring 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 1982 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d7f3a4ff61aba36d46f2eb526803be84.pdf 6d6578468fe9da7184c7ce13913112e4 PDF Text Text �Summer, 1992 CpugWiJ Memories of Agnes .... Chronicle........................ Alumni News................. Dear friends: In this issue of the Wilkes University Quarterly we celebrate achievement — achievement that has been fostered by our University. Here we review the suc­ Pomp and Circumstance and 0. all that • •..9 ....15 ... 18 The Cover cesses of students who have completed a course of study and earned their degrees, who after several years of intellectual challenge have emerged as stronger, deeper thinking individu­ als. We highlight those who have excelled, graduating with honors and awards. We present Dr. Chris Woolverton '82 and Dr. John Pikulski '63, winners of the Wilkes alumni awards for distinguished efforts in their careers. We also recognize the recipients of honorary degrees, John Pomerantz, chief executive officer of Leslie Fay and our challenging Commencement speaker, and Dizzy Gillespie, whose illness kept him from appearing. He was ably represented by the great jazz drummer, Max Roach. In honor of Gillespie, the Wilkes Jazz Ensemble played his compositions and arrangements in place of the traditional Commencement music, prompting our Marshall, Dr. Charles Reif, to dance from the stage as the Ensemble offered a sparkling rendition of Dizzy's "Salt Peanuts” for the recessional. Memories prompted by the 20th anniversary of the flood are also included in this issue. In a way, these memories are also a celebration — a celebration of endurance. Surely no other college or university in this nation has faced devastation of the magnitude inflicted on Wilkes by Agnes’s raging waters. Yet the college not only endured but quickly recovered and moved ahead, thriving as it recognized its own strength. Thank you for all your support as we endeavor in the 1990s to fulfill the promise of excellence that for almost 60 years has been the hallmark of Wilkes. /O Sincerely, . Christopher N. Breiseth President .J Pride and joy reign supreme as Walter Ogozaly congratulates his wife, Christine Ellen, on her graduation from Wilkes University. Christine earned herdegree in electrical engineering cum laude Photo by Curtis Salonick. The Quarterly Wilkes University Quarterly is published four times a year by the University Rela­ tions and Alumni offices ofWilkes Univer­ sity, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Wilfces Commencement plays a musical tribute to Dizzy Gillespie "Committed individuals can still make a difference,” said John Pomerantz, chief executive of the Leslie Fay Companies, as he challenged Wilkes University graduates to be committed and make a difference. Citing the lone Chinese man who stood in front of a convoy of tanks in Tienamen Square, Boris Yeltsin and Nelson Mandela as examples, please turn page President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. Vice President for Development Thomas B. Hadzor Director of University Relations Craig Mark Davis Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula II '78 Editor Nedra W. Bloom Photography Curtis Salonick Associate Editor Stephanie Simmons Sports Information Director Tom McGuire '85 Alumni News Editor Florence Laulh Editorial Assistants Melissa Margis '93, Gail Humphrey '94, Priya Patel '93, Marlene Mangan '93 ) Commencement moments. Above, Eva Coates Burrell, who earned a degree in communications, is surrounded by family: Rachel Coates, Mark Duell, Regina Duell, Andrew Coates, Rachel Coates Knowles, Diana Duell and Jerry Burrell. At right, a hug for Scott Seeherman, who earned his degree in business administration. At far right, Kurt Hardenburg, who earned a degree in business administra­ tion, receives congratulaionsfrom his friend, Katie March. �Wilkes I niversity Quarter!) Pomerantz told the graduates to give society and the world the push it needs to Citation for John Pomerantz nlOV'Th?concePt of individuality in politics, in business, in sports, and one's personalife is the one thing that separates one human being from another and distinguishes them in their endeavors." added Pomerantz tn h.s first major ad‘Z SlenJ-John Pomerantz doesn’t take lightly as he reaffirmed his company's commitment to the Wilkes-Barre area. As the employer of about 2.000 area residents and 3,000 worldwide, Leslie Fav recently authorized development of a multi-million dollar dress manufac­ turing facility in die area. As a further commitment to the Valley, the company will strengthen its relationship with Wilkes University and other local institu­ tions with the continuation of the Leslie Fay scholarship program for the Max Roach Jazz drummer and composer children of company employees. From the opening strains of the processional, Sundance, the ceremony broke tradition, featuring an array of jazz tunes to honor John Birks Dizzy I Gillespie. Wilkes awarded 410 undergraduate and 58 graduate degrees making the Class of 1992 one of the largest in University history. Pomerantz and Gillespie were awarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from the Wilkes University Board of Trustees. Max Roach accepted the degree on behalf of his friend and colleague who was unable to attend due to an illness. ‘•Dizzy has been a teacher to us all,” said Roach. “Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, myself and countless others have him to thank for our success. I am honored to receive this degree on his behalf and send his best wishes to each of the graduates.” The 68-year old Roach has been playing the drums since he was ten and has known Gillespie since the two played together in the 1940s. Roach played and recorded with a number of groups led by Gillespie. Their duet recording. "Max & Dizzy - Paris 1989" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1990. Citation for John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, we honor you player in every jazz band has been influ­ in absentia through your long-time friend, enced by your original genius and your collaborator in jazz, master drummer and unique musical voice. ZU your nickname composer. Max Roach, for your extraordiDLzy attests, you have laced this powernary career as a professional musician and ful and sophisticated musical legacy with entertainer. For almost all ofyour 75 years great good humor, tickling your listeners you have entertained your fellow human even asyou attempt to reach their souls. You beings with your own compositions, ar­ have, since the 1950s. been an ambassador rangements. and incomparable trumpet, for jazz and for your native America ------- to Conductor ofyour own bands and arches- people / ’ on every .... inhabitedcontinent.Through Iras, you also performed in many other your music and now through your United great bands with colleagues who, together Nation Orchestra, you have brought young with you and Max Roach, constitute most of musiciansfrom throughout Latin America the great men and women ofjazz, the major die Caribbean, and Cuba together with musical contribution ofAmerican culture to North Americans to combine traditional the world. Your own innovative approach American Jazz with Latin rhythms, a synto improvisation over icomplex rhythms thesis you were one ofthefirst tofir j aster. Not supplied thefather Gene of -fBebop, D-''T. and the content to be limited to them'idmittedly great music world has never been the same. Your variety of expressive modes in your compositions, your individual phrases and entertainer's arsenal, you have in your musical licks arc recognised by lovers of eighth decade turned u, film x ■ i as composer jazz everywhere. Every instrument, every andarrangerandahIsoas actorin “Winterin 3 Commencement 1992 Lisbon" to portray the crippling effects of racism on human beings. As you began celebrating this special birthday year with a schedule of performances all over this planet that_____ would have been daunting __________________ g to a performer halfyour age, your body finally talked back. Obey it and the loving orders of Lorraine, your wife and companion ofmore than half a century, so that your audiences can hear once more your alwaysfresh tones. We trust that this recognition ofyour great contributions from your friends at Wilkes University will contribute to that healthful objective. It is with great pleasure and by virtue of the power vested in me by the Wilkes University Board of Trustees and the a tate ofPennsylvania that I confer upon you, John Birks “Dizzy" Gillespie, through your long-time friend Max Roach, the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto. I > John J. Pomerantz, you are a model of successful leadership, both in the fashion industry and in our broader society where you have demonstrated a high degree of creative philanthropy. You represent an increasingly rare phenomenon, a son who has taken over his father’s business and moved it to new heights of national and international success. Yourfather, Fred P. Pomerantz, brought Leslie Fay from the garment district in New York to the Wyoming Valley in 1946, thereby creating des­ perately needed jobs for an area facing chronic recession. Happy with the strong work ethic and loyalty of the Valley's work force, you as Chairman ofthe Board and ChiefExecutive Officer, have recently expanded the manu­ facturing, distribution, and administrative facilities ofLeslie Fay in the Greater WilkesBarre area. With more than 2,000 local employees out of5,000 worldwide,you have keptfaith with the people who helped make Leslie Fay a world leader of moderatepriced women’s apparel. While your com­ pany grew with the rapid expansion ofretail outlets in the 1980s, you anticipated the slowdown of the 1990s and the resulting al­ teration of consumer spending habits by a restructuring of your organization and a sharpening ofyour strategic plans guided by the ambitious goal to be the best apparel maker in America, creating apparel with value for every woman in the country at an affordable price no matter what her pocketbook or physical size. In this restructuring and refocusing of Leslie Fay, you have been the most peopleoriented individual in the entire organiza­ tion. While others ask how each change will affect cost, you ask how it will affect people. Your father, a stern taskmaster, came to recognize the great value to the company of your people-centered approach, seeing that you more than he had the genius to lead Leslie Fay. In a similar way. you have recognized the world, notjust the nation, as your theater of operations. As a result, you have kept Leslie Fay competitive interna­ tionally and growing, while expanding jobs here at home. There is much for other American companies to learnfrom you and Leslie Fay. Againfollowing yourfather's example, you have been a leading philanthropist, investing your lime and resources in die strengthening ofyour ownfashion industry, in educational institutions, in the arts, and in promoting public awareness of the AIDS crisis early on whenfew public or corporate leaders dared raise their voices. You have inspired others to invest as you have in research to discover a cure for this dread disease. A graduate of the Wharton School ofthe University ofPennsylvania, you chair its undergraduate board. You are Vice JI > v Vi Recognition to the top student in each of the University's schools went to Vincent P. Socci (left), Ronald David Rainey and Matthew Eric Reinert. Socci was honored by the School of Science and Engineer­ ing. Rainey by the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and Reinert by the School of Business, Society and Public Policy._____ John Pomerantz Chief Executive Leslie Fay Companies Chair of rhe Board of Trustees of the Fash­ ion Institute of Technology, which in 1988 bestowed upon you its “One Man Makes a Difference" award. You arc a member of the Board of Directors of the American Committee ofthe Shenkar College ofTextile Technology and Fashion in Israel. You are a member of the Board of Overseers of the Albert Einstein Medical School, which conferred its Humanitarian Award upon you in 1984. Yeshiva University also recog­ nized your many contributions when confer­ ring an honorary degree upon you as Wilkes University does today. Music and the fine arts of New York City have been repeated beneficiaries of your generous support. Father of three daughters, Andrea, Susie, and Mamie, you have shown your commitment to young people by investing your time, talents and resources nor only in your girls but in the boys of New York as Chair of the Greater New York Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The International Officers of B'Nai B'Rith gave you their “Champion of Youth Award." You and your wife Laura. Corporate Vice-President of the Leslie Fay Companies. Inc., are the very model of a modern enlightened partnership in mar­ riage and business. In recognition ofyour exemplary lead­ ership. and by virtue of the power vested in me by the Wilkes University Board of Trus­ tees and the Commonwealth of Pennsylva­ nia, 1 confer upon you. John J. Pomerantz. the degree of doctor of Humane Leiters. Honoris Causa, with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto. �4 Wilkes I nixersit) Quarterly 5 Commencement 1992 Alumni Awards Woolverton wins young alumnus honors Dr. Christopher J. Woolverton ’82 of Sherman, Texas, a professor at Austin College, is the winner of this year’s Distinguished Young Alumnus Award. The award recognizes an alumnus who was graduated in the last ten years and who best exemplifies the traditions of Wilkes University. Those traditions include: vision, understanding of people, maintenance of convictions and loy­ alty, respect for differences and adher­ ence to ideals that create unity and good will amidst diversity. A 1982 magna cum laude graduate of Wilkes, Woolverton is an assistant professor of biology at Austin College, Austin, Texas, where he teaches courses in microbiology, immunology, cell biology, parasitology, and policy stud­ ies in biotechnology and in cancer biol­ ogy. He is the author of numerous articles and abstracts and has contrib­ uted chapters to several texts. In 1991, Woolverton was chosen to travel to die Soviet Union and Czecho­ slovakia with an infectious disease dele­ gation as part of the Citizen Ambassa­ dor Program of People to People Inter­ national. As a member of the delega­ tion. he was invited to present a lecture on the consequences of bacterial colo­ nization at the Institute for Immunology in Moscow and at the J.E. Purkyne Czech Medical Society in Prague. Upon his return, Woolverton provided an update on infectious diseases in the From left: Alumni director Anthony J. Shipula Jr. '78, Alumni Association President John Baron '75, Dr. John Pikulski '63 and Dr. Chris Woolverton '82. Thomas named inspirational teacher Alumni Awards Thomas J. Thomas Jr., a coun­ selor for the Upward Bound program at Wilkes, has been selected as the Wilkes University Inspirational Teaching Award recipient for 1992. The award recognizes a pre-college teacher with an oustanding rec­ ord in preparing students for college and for the life of the mind. Thomas, Kondracki and Dean Robert Recipients are nominated by Heaman, who presented the award. graduating seniors. Nominated by Michele Kondracki, Thomas served as Kondracki’s coun­ bachelor of science degree in nursing. selor in the Upward Bound program. Supported by a federal grant. Discouraged about college by Upward Bound assists students with poor SAT scores and grades, Kon­ economic and educational difficulties. dracki was accepted in the Upward “We do what it takes, not only to Bound program where she met Tho­ get the students to college, but to do mas. “He taught me the importance of well with their studies." said Thomas, believing in myself and not letting With degrees in secondary educahardship bring me down,” wrote Kon- tion and elementary education from dracki in her nominating letter. "He East Stroudsburg. Thomas also holds a helped me discover that my poor master's education from Wilkes. grades could be changed by improv­ The Upward Bound program at ing my study skills." Kondracki was Wilkes University celebrated its 25th graduated ntagna cum laude with a anniversary this spring. Farley Award goes to Pikulski '63 John J. Pikulski. Ph.D. of Newark, Delaware, a professor of education at the University of Delaware who specializesinreading.istherecipientofthe 1992 Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award. Currentlyresearchingchildrenwho learn to read at very early ages and instructional strategies for vocabulary development. Dr. Pikulski has long been recognized as one of the nation's fore­ most teacher educators. While directing the Reading Center at the University of Delaware and consulting with numerous school districts nationwide, Dr. Pikulski has also written a monthly col umn for The Read­ ing Teacher and headed the journal's assessment department. He serves on the board of the International Reading Association. He has co-authored two books. The Acquisition of Reading and Informal Evaluation Procedures, and has contributed to several editions of the Houghton Mifflin Reading/Language Ans Programs. He is senior author of Houghton Mifflin’s 1991 program. The Literature Experience. Hehasservedontheeditorialadvisory '----- r----------■ • ■including boards for several■ journals The Reading Teacher, Reading Re­ search and Instruction, and the Journal of Reading Behavior. The Farley award is presented -----" •to an alumnus who epitomizes annually those characteristics of an educated person celebrated by Wilkes’s first president: seeks truth, for without truth there can be no understanding; pos- sesses vision, for vision precedes all great attainments; is aware of the diver­ sity of ideas and beliefs that exist among people; has faith in the power of ideals to shape the lives of people; knows that progress requires intellectual vigor, moral courage, and physical endurance; cultivates inner resources and spiritual strength, for they enrich our daily living and sustain us in times of crisis; has ethical standards which form the basis for creating and maintaining personal and public relationships; respects the religious convictions of all; participates constructively in the social, economic, cultural, and political life of the com­ munity; and communicates ideas in a manner that assures understanding, for understanding unites us all in our search for truth. I Soviet Union to the Texas chapter of the American Society for Microbiology. Dr. Woolverton received his Ph.D. from West Virginia University and completed postdoctoral studies in die department of gastrointestinal biology and disease at the University of Nonh Carolina at Chapel Hill. Woolverton and his wife. Nancy Jo, have two daughters. Lyssa Nicole and Samantha Jo. Steele receives Carpenter Award Dr. Michael A. Steele, assistant professor of biol­ ogy, was honored with the Carpenter Oustanding Teacher Award for the 1991-92 aca- ■ I demic year. A faculty member since 1989, Steele specializes in plant and animal interactions and small mammal communities. He has directed research with colleagues and undergraduate students which include the physical and chemical adaptations of acorns for dispersal by seed preditors. the effects of dietary tannin on mammalian gut morphology and the biogeography of small mammals on islands in the Susquehanna River. "Research programs are an important part of my teaching activities,” said Steele. "The search for solutions to the environmental problems we face today can begin by instilling the importance of basic research skills in our students. My contribution to science lies not only in research, but in the development of new scientists." Steele holds a Ph.D. in biology from Wake Forest University. WinstonSalem. NC. and is a magna cum laude graduate ofMillersville University with a B.S. in biology. �W ilkes University Quarterly b Professors Pmeriti Cfass Professor Thomas Moran '49, Communications first-hand how life is now in Russia. During J slutty iou v could sense a need for change' ™d ™ ‘'^aiso^'faseinated with the church steeples of New England DeYoung, a native of Rhode I.^d >s a so msana^ beamtfu/hfc£art form that I hope to capture in a book,” said DeYoung, who also plans to spend about half the year in his house tn Maine. n o Dr. Stanley Gutin, English _/Zz After 33 years at Wilkes. Dr. Stanley Gutin expects to miss his classes, his committees and his college. He enjoyed serving on the Faculty Tenure and Promotions Committee teaching Modem British Poetry and Poetry' by Women best and has always had a soft spot in his heart for English majors because "they remind me so much of myself when I was their age! Gutin also will leave behind a great friend and colleague. Dr. Benjamin Fiester. We have shared an office together during our“time at Wilkes and we have become very good friends.” Gunn joked that every time he and Fiester settled into a new office they would get orders to move because the building was to be demolished. "We were always moving from one of these exquisite buildings to the next." Although Gutin has witnessed the University undergo many physical and academic changes, he said the students were always the same — nice. “They were always courteous and kind." Gutin said, remembering the time he walked into class after his child was bom and the students applauded him. Professor Joseph Kanner '49, Psychology DeYoung in 1964 Gutin in 1964 If Wilkes were to give a ‘Perfect Attendance' award to a professor. Joe Kanner would be the recipient During his 43 years at Wilkes, Kanner claims “I have never missed a semester, even in the summer!” And he doesn’t plan on missing any more semesters. Kanner, director of testing services, professor of psychology and an integral part of the University's counseling program for pre-med students, retired this May but will return to leach on a part-time basis beginning this summer. He started at Wilkes as an undergrad in 1946 and received his degree in three years. Shortly before he graduated, President Farley pulled Kanner aside and gave him the opportunity to begin leaching with his bachelor’s degree while working toward his graduate degree. Kanner believes this was “the opportunity of a lifetime!” Wilkes has always been special to Kanner. “The people are congenial, honest and fair. Not only is this a friendly atmosphere, it's a terrific intellectual atmosphere,” said Kanner. “Maybe college students are as nice and thoughtful eveiywhere, but I really don’t think so.” Kanner recalled a lime shortly after his wife passed away when a group of students brought him a present. “These students knew I had trouble with two things after my wife passed away: housework and matching my clothes. So. they gave me two basic blazers, a dark one and a red one. I was just so touched by the gesture. It was a great way of saying ‘thank you’.” XZ .X8uX^s spuns- sch00' and the de”“ grew not only in ment°h7said. "The pre-med ^XS^TufcZK ‘"h ehehmiSlhry d?pan‘ majors do. ’ said Swain. In the 1980s,.the big change was the addition biochemiTl^coX?' safety is always preattal'but Mrictc^regulafion^in^™'^1 c?nlrols’ “When staying chemistry, the department. We hired a laboratory manager in ,n n™ °f WuSIC ma"a8cmcnl mcanl changes for When dealing with chemicals there is no margin for"™ “ Wi,h ,hc reBula,ions’ Swain^^^^ Along with teaching think we learned from each other.” time Shis'Z°dnchKenng Tom Moran is: a) a Wilkes graduate, b) a past Wilkes public relations director, c) a Wilkes emeritus professor of communications, or d) all of the above. If you answered ‘d’you were right! Moran came to Wilkes in 1945 as a student. “G.I.’s were coming out of the service and they were a special bunch. They ran the campus and instilled determination in other students. They were in a situation of leadership, being a little older than the other students and a little wiser, and they knew it. They gave a lot to the school and the other students, and they helped Wilkes grow." Moran also attributed the growth of Wilkes to another man who was very special to Moran, Dr. Eugene S. Farley. “Farley was always a strong man and his strength reflected in his work at Wilkes.” Farley offered Moran his first job at Wilkes in public relations. “It started out that Farley would call in the scores from the sporting events to the local papers and he asked me if I would take over and write sports for Wilkes at a rate of a 25 cents every quarter inch of copy. I couldn’t refuse.” This job turned into a full-time public relations job after Moran graduated. Moran kept the job for two years, working all weekend, while gaining his master's degree from Columbia University. He returned to Wilkes again in 1970 as public relations director, staying until 1977, when he left to become president of Luzerne County Community College. Coming back once again to Wilkes in 1990 to teach communications, he tried again to follow Farley's lead. “Farley once told me that to get the best from students simply tell them what’s needed and get out of the way. I tried to do just that.” Swain in 1966 Professor Rosendo Santos, Music With scores of scores to his credit, Rosendo Sanios can't begin to count his musical composi­ tions. He knows he has written three major symphonies, several concertos, several film scores, dozens of sacred choral works and. in the past year, seven overtures. Santos, who is listed in the New Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians, writes daily for his students, his church and for almost anyone who asks. And with his retirement in May, he expects to write even more. A native of the Philippines, Santos began his career as a concert band and choir director. Then came the lure of the movies. “I was asked to write the musical scores for films and I thought it sounded new and interesting.” His music set the mood for most of the movies made in the Philippines in the post-World War II years. In 1956, he moved to London to study composing for films and planned on eventually making it to Hollywood. During his time in London he wrote several film scores and was chosen to conduct an orchestra performance for the Queen Mother, which he describes as “an incredible honor.” Although he planned on making it to Hollywood, he stopped for further education along the way — at Catholic University and West Virginia University — and discovered he loved to teach. After getting married, Santos wanted an appropriate place to raise a family. “Wilkes was just what I was looking for — a good school in a small area.” The years have proved him right. Sanios still loves the opportunity “to know all my students individually." Sanios and his wife, Harriet, are active members in the Mozart Club and he is the organist and choral director at the Shavertown United Methodist Church, where Harriet is an associate pastor. All three of their sons study music, but Sanios said each made his own decision. “Music was a big pan of our family life, but my wife and I encouraged the boys to pursue other interests along with music.” Erik, the oldest, is working toward a doctorate in music composilion at the University of Michigan; Nathan received his degree in music from Wilkes this May and will continue his studies at the " University of Miami, while Jason, the youngest, is a junior music major at Wilkes. Moran in 1949 Santos in 1969 Professor Herb Simon, Art Dr. Howard Swain, Chemistry When Dr. Howard Swain arrived at Wilkes 32 years ago. the new project was the graduate program in chemistry. His years here have been filled with new projects and changes — a situation Wil^s W Srrea! N°‘On > Watthe srtduate sch001 growing but the chemistry department and Kanner in 1949 7 Professors Emeriti d grtd Wa^ 10 8el t0 know lhe students and I d°ing P^sical chemistry research and spending more The Wyoming Valley’s strong tradition in art and its proximity to the major metropolitan art centers were the main attractions when Prof. Herb Simon came to Wilkes 23 years ago. Once a public school teacher in New York City. Simon preferred university teaching because the students are more mature and the majority of students are “anxious and serious about education." Finding a university with easy access to New York City, so classes can easily visit there, made all the difference. Throughout Simon’s teaching career he has worked on his own projects and has had many shows and exhibits in and around Northeastern Pennsylvania. Although Simon began as a painter, he concentrates on sculpture now and his work can be seen throughout the Wyoming Valley. During his years at Wilkes, Simon has seen the university take on a much more profesional image although it has remained as warm and friendly as the day he arrived. But there is one change that Simon feels would be a great advantage to the school and the region. “The Collegiate Art Museum (a joint effort between Wilkes and King’s College) that has been under tenative plans would be a great boost to the school and give the region another museum. I think such a showcase would attract many more art students to Wilkes University.” Simon, who plans on becoming a full-time artist after his retirement, feels the students at Wilkes were very helpful to him in his own endeavors. “1 enjoyed working with the students very much. Many times they gave me new ideas or a different insight on a project.” Simon in 1978 Professors Emeriti Stories by Melissa Margis '93 �E Wilkes Universit) Quarter!) Wandell awards go to Hoffman, Reinert Charlotte Hoffman of Weatherly and Matthew Eric Reinert of Shaver­ town were honored during Commence­ ment as the recipients of die 1992 Mabie Scott Wandell and Sterling Leroy Wandell awards. Dr. J. Michael Lennon, vice presi­ dent for academic affairs, presented the awards, which go to the female and male graduates having attained the highest academic average for the four years at Wilkes. The Mabie Scott Wandell Award was presented to Charlotte Hoffman, who received her B.S. in biology with a chemistry minor. Hoffman began work as a research technician at die Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the area of pediatric infectious diseases just two days after commencement. Hoffman began conducting re­ search as early as her sophomore year at Wilkes and participated in research at the Center for Molecular Biology at Lehigh University die following sum­ mer. Beween herjt®ar and senior years she was hired at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville to teach the employ­ ees to perform a special DNA transfer technique used in genetic research. "The research opportunities Wilkes provided taught me something that books can't," Hoffman noted. She served as a teaching assistant in the chemistry department labs at Wilkes and tutored other students in biology and chemistry. A Presidential Scholar, Hoffman was also awarded the Grace C. Kimball Scholarship in Biology and the Charles Wittman wins Alumni Leadership Award Thomas Tow nsend Wittman Jr. of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, has received the Alumni Leadership Award for 1992. The Alumni Association presents the award annually to the member of the graduating class considered to have made the strongest contribution to stu­ dent life and the student activities program. A 1984 graduate of Cinnaminson High School. Wittman worked for his father’s business before beginning his studies at Wilkes. He was graduated from Wilkes with a degree in political science. With political aspirations as part of his long-range plan. Wittman will travel to Washington. D.C. to investigate opportunities on Capitol Hill. Hemayalso return to work for his father. As president of the Wilkes student government, Wittman has left his mark as an innovative student leader. He developed the Off-Campus Council and wasattheforefrontofthceffortsofboth Wilkes and King's College students to develop health­ ier relations between offcampus stu­ > dents and the community. "The development of Tom’s leadership skills and his involvement with his campus and community have been extraordinary," said Jane Lampe-Groh, dean of student affairs at Wilkes. As a student, Wittman was emas ployed by the Wilkes Residence Life office as a resident assistant. “I’m happy that I chose Wilkes University,” noted Wittman. “At Wilkes I’ve been able to get involved with many people and a lot of different projects. Acting as a liason between students and faculty has given me a new understanding of the leadership skills needed to accomplish goals.” t B. Reif Scholarship for the Biological Sciences. She was a member of the Biology and Earth and Environmental Science Clubs and treasurer of the Chemistry Club. Daughter of Mrs. Julie Hoffman of Weatherly, Charlotte is planning a July wedding with fellow Wilkes graduate Dan Moser of New Columbia. The couple will reside in Bensalem. Matthew Eric Reinert of Shaver­ town is the winner of the Sterling Leroy Wandell Award. He received a bache­ lor of science degree in business ad­ ministration and psychology. Reinert plans to attend law school after spending a year as a clerk with Reinert and Nocito in Kingston. He is interested in practicing sports or enter­ tainment law. A Trustee Scholar at Wilkes, Rein­ ert was a member of the wrestling team for three years and was listed on the athletic honor roll. He was also the treasurer of the Psychology Club and Psi Chi, the psychology honor society. “I feel confident about the educa­ tion that I received at Wilkes,” said Reinert. “Along with the strong sense of community on campus, there was a diversity that provided learning experi­ ences beyond the classroom.” Commencement stories by STEPHANIE SIMMONS I A Flood of Memories Former President Francis Michelini looks back across 20 years at the Agnes flood President Michelini and Dean Jim Toole were in Harrisburg for an engi­ neering conference back in June, 1972, when they first heard about possible flooding on the Susquehanna. Michelini was nervous because both hiscampus andhis home and family were but a short, grassy dike away from the river. But it seemed to be a false alarm. The lower Susquehanna tributaries near Harrisburg were already Hooding. Slide taken by Biology Profes­ sor Wilbur Hayes shows former President Michelini in his boat. but that was not unusual for that area. And the river in Wilkes-Barre when they left that Wednesday was only four feet deep — you could practically walk across it. Michelini and Toole decided not to come home early. Pennsylvania was host to the national technology confer­ ence they were attending, Michelini as a member of the Governor's Science Advisory Committee and Toole as a member of the planning committee. Besides it just didn't appear necessary. Anne Marie Michelini assured her hus­ band when he called her Thursday eve­ ning. “1 was confident that Wilkes-Barre would be protected," Michelini said as he looked back across 20 years at those memorable days. "When we came to Wilkes in 1955 the dikes were being raised to a level three feet above the 1936 flood level. We were protected to a 500 year flood probability." Late Thursday evening, Michelini heard radio requests for people with boats to cheek in with civil defense officials. Still phone calls home elicited no concern, but by seven o'clock Friday morning it was a different story, Anne Marie called to say the river was rising rapidly and evacuation had been called �10 for at five o'clock that morning. •’Get home as fast as you can,” became the first order of business. The usual route along the riverfront Harrisburg to Wilkes-Barre was impassable so he and Dean Toole took the tumpike east to the Northeast Extension. coming in to town by the high road. There were no speed limits that day and they raced in to Wilkes by 9:30 Friday morning. He ungaraged his boat and the college’s new environmental science boat and had the maintenance crew check them in with Civil Defense, then began to check out the campus. Memories Wagiha Taylor Because my office was on the fourth floor of Parrish Hall. I had no direct work related problems. However, I was not so fortunate from a personal standpoint. On the day of the flood I was in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital with Gina, my three day old baby daughter, who is now a sopho­ more at Wilkes. Ay the news of the flood came to us in the hospital I wondered about the whereabouts and condition of the rest of my family, as well as the condition of my newly acquired house in Kingston, in which I had only lived three days before I went to the hospital. The following day I received a phone callfrom myfamily in Scranton where they had taken refuge from theflood waters. It was not until a few days later, after theflood water had receded, that I learned the conditions of my (by now) one week old house, viz., that threefeet of water in the firstfloor had destroyed all of the household items on that floor as well as many other items that were still in unpacked containers in the basement. After extending my stay in the hospital as long as possible, with the cooperation of my doctor, baby Gina and I also took refuge in Scranton for a few days until Gina was able to travel with thefamily to Chicago where we spent the next month. When we returned to Kingston we lived in a trailer in the front yard of our newly acquired, never used, housefor several months until the house was made livable again. I W ilkes L nnersity Quarterly In Farley Library, he joined a chain of hands moving books from the rare books vault in the basement to upper levels. What seemed like moments later, at 11:15 a.tn.. the sirens sounded, waming residents and workers that the battle on die dikes was lost and to move intmediately to higher ground. With his family moved to safety with former neighbors on Dana Street, Michelini began a last tour of campus to make sure everyone was out. To his dismay, he learned that Bill Gasbarro was still in the 18-month-old music building. He dashed through the corridors, shouting Gasbarro’s name until he found the professor who was searching for the master electrical con­ nection to the building — and for his cat. (The cat. by the way, turned up safe and sound after the flood.) By the time Michelini and Gas­ barro reached the basement of the music building, hydrostatic pressure from the rising ground water was enormous. When they reached the underground electrical room, water was fountaining up through seams in the concrete floor. Gasbarro cut the electricity. •‘It was dark as sin.” Making their way back through corridors now black as night, they reached the outdoors and found the river common and dike deserted. The people were gone. Michelini headed for the firehouse on Ross Street where the boats were waiting and traded in his presidential duties forthose of a flood rescue worker. From its four foot level Wednes­ day, June 21, the water reached 37 feet on Friday morning, when it went over There are so many thoughts that "flood" my mind when remembering June of 1972. Ar that time I was in Holland and I read a Paris Herald- Tribune article about floods in Northeast Pennsylvania. My first thought was "Oh ,it’s the Plymouth flats again." Arriving Saturday night in Lucerne I had a phone call from a friend in Dublin who had seen on the "telly ’ a view of young people piling sandbags along the dike in front of the CPA, and then fleeing when the water came over the top! A former student met me in New York and took me to Clarks Summit where I waited out the night since the curfew allowed one only to enter the city during daylight hours. Tuesday morning we parked up at Hade Street and walked down to my house in Mallery Place, wearing boots and bearing rudimentary cleaning equipment. It was an extraordinary sight—flood-mud" everywhere, so that walking was truly treacherous— exerx structure bearing marks of how high the river had risen. My oldframe house was miraculously intact, ifforlorn, with the mark of the flood clearly visible just short six inches of the secondfloor. Another student and his wife were Silling on myfrom steps, with shovels, pails, rags and brooms. Together we broke down the wooden front door as it was inoperable and swollen from twenty-four hours under water. The work ofcleaning went on and on. I was always grateful there was cold water to rtnse away mud hm there was no gas. electricity or phone. 1 often though, how good ,t H as that / had become a teacher because so many students came by to help with so many dungs ! could never have done alone (such as the most terrible moment of all whenmy nuned Steinway grand piano was put at the curb for pick-up) That same spr.ng. the choir at the First Presbyterian Church had staged a sang the part of Noah and Helen Ralston sang Mrs Noah Maiers in ourfront yards working away he shook hisfa 11 the dike, finally cresting at 40.7 feet Saturday night at 7:30. Turning aside from his story, Michelini said Gen. Townend always reminded him that the dike did not break. Water topped the dike system and then ate away earth support from the less protected back side. The system was breached in three major areas: the Forty Fort Cemetery, Charles Street in WilkesBarre and again on the west bank in Ed­ wardsville. At first Michelini and his fireman banging the motor on a submerged passenger would simply boat the streets parked car. checking on water levels and urging And then came night. people to leave their homes for higher “You have no idea how dark dark ground. Many were confident the water is,” Michelini says of that first night, would soon go down and refused to He recalls especially the eerie look listen to warnings. of gas lamps burning away in their glass As they moved about, they judged houses and tow-truck flashers circling water depth by landmarks. — all beneath the water. As you boat a street, Michelini He spent Friday night and Saturday explained, if you see a fire hydrant, you daytime rescuing the "‘brave” people turn back because the water isn’t deep who had ignored evacuation orders, and enough. Even where water is street­ disabled or elderly who had no earlier By 1:30 p.m., boats were being sign-deep, you have to be careful to means ofevacuation, often helping them launched in the streets. stick to the center of the road for fear of into the boar from second story' win____________________________________ dows and ferrying them to the boat launch which the South Street bridge had become. Some areas were beyond them. Charles Street, a short distance from campus, where water had first topped, then crumbled the dike, had such strong current that his 55-horse power engine Jim Bohning was chairman of the chemistry department at that time and was in his was no match for its power, and travel in office when the flood warning came. He immediately went to our basement stockroom to remove dangerous materials from that location, especially hydrides (which would explode with water), acetylides (same problem), cyanides (water soluble to produce a deadly poison), and very reactive metals such as sodium and potassium. Three orfour days after the flood the authorities allowed us back into the valley. The usual roads and bridges were closed and we drove approximately 120 miles through back roads to go from Dallas to the campus. ___________ Owen Faut Memories Richard Chapline voce of God A Flood of Memories W'e" ’<W Michael Barone After waters receded, several emergency generators were placed in the parking lot outside Stark Hall. Cables were run into our laboratories and we resumed summer school classes about one week after the flood with fill laboratory experience. We would teach our classes in the morning, laboratories in the early afternoons, and shovel mud the rest of the day. The basement chemistry storeroom was quickly marked off limits to all but trained chemists — bottles and equipment had been thrown around by the flood waters. Corks were stuck to the ceiling, walls, and pipes. Nor one boule of chemicals was broken or had water inside it, but every label had been washed off and we suddenly found ourselves with dozens of unidentified chemicals. These were used as laboratory unknowns for several years. A few days after the flood several members of the chemistry department walked down to the area where the dike had broken to view the damage. On the way back to campus the police warned everyone to leave the area because a chlorine gas leak had been discovered. Chlorine is a very corrosive gas which was used as a poison gas in World War I. IVe began to warn local residents to leave and found two elderly women who resisted evacuating their home in spite of this warning. One lady was especially reluctant claiming that chlorine was nothing but natural gas and therefore not particu­ larly dangerous. When we explained the differences between chlorine and natural gas. she finally agreed to leave but not before we recovered a silver candle stand from behind an overturned chest of drawers. Jim Bohning wrote to Chemical and Engineering News about rhe losses in our library. The chemical community responded so well that most of our offices were filled with donations of scientific books and journals. Wilkes should neverforget the generos­ ity of the scientific community in this crisis. Harold and Kathryn Cox lived with us for five weeks during which Harold learned to tolerate lentil soup. Contrary to stories I have heardfrom similar situations. this time did not adversely affect ourfriendship, in spite of the lentil soup. Summer school continued right on schedule with students andfaculty working shoulder to shoulder to clean up the campus. I recall it as a time of cooperation and camaraderie. I was teaching both summer sessions. Most vivid is my recollection of the pall of gloom that hung about the city despite the manifest activity to clean up the muck. Because I walkedfrom home on Wright Avenue in Kingston to Chase Hall. I had many opportunities to witness the devastation that was evident on both sides of .Market Street. In the first days after the flood, muck, dirt and dust were abundant. Fortunately, auto traffic was at a minimum. The trees along the dike were pastelled in flood brown. Miraculously, birds sang amidst the flood damage. When classes resumed, mine were on the thirdfloor of Chase Hall. No electricity, no cooling, damp smells, no water, semi-dark rooms, nothing contrib­ uted to an inviting learning experience. Nothing, that is. except wc (professors, students, administration) were resolved that Wilkes would not perish. I remember the long walk home, the many random thoughts about the institution, the future, the preseverance, the work dun uw required to stay on track, gez things done. HOPE! �12 that area was extremely difficult and dangerous. The panic when they saw a manne­ quin floating and thought it was a body: the fear of being called looters when they were tempted by cartons of cigars floating by. all are part of that blurred time when Michelini remembers working virtually without sleep for three days. Saturday night remains clear. “That’s when the fire broke out.” A report to Civil Defense that smoke was in the area led to the wholesale distribution center on Northampton Street, where they saw a red glow just above water level — the sign of a fire inching across the first floor ceiling. It sounds silly to worry about fire in a flood. Michelini said, but for all the water, there is none of the pressurized water needed to fight fires. He and his partner carried a port­ able gasoline powered pump for just such emergencies. Teaming up with an­ other boat with firefighters, they ap­ proached the building. They started the pump. The other team shattered the glass ready to insert the hose, when the pump died, never to recover. And the fire, now energized with a free supply of oxygen, surged up to engulf the building. At few hours later at daylight, the Memories Wilbur Hayes Al the time of the flood. Wilbur Hayes was a bachelor living in a first floor apartment near campus. He remem­ bers walking nearby on June 23. watching the water come up and the fish swimming where cars usually ruled. After theflood, he moved to a third floor apartment and later to a home — all within thefloodplain. "It makes you think about risk,” he said. “ My father was in the San Fran­ cisco earthquake in 1906. I was in this flood and worked as a volunteer after the Johnstown flood of 1975. To my mind there's really no place safe." Wilkes University Quarterly ~ ~ ’ firefighters triedla new approach. A hose was attached to a hydrant still above water on the Northampton Street hill, tied to the boat, and towed two blocks to the fire. Two heroic fireman climbed a telephone pole to the roof of an adjoining building, from which they finally controlled the fire and kept it from spreading up into the Main Street area. By Sunday morning the river had crested at 40.7 feet and begun receding. And by Monday it was down to 19 feet, Michelini. who had stayed alert for three days with the adrenalin charge of an emergency, fell asleep for hours on a ___ friend’s lawn and awoke to the extended challenge of flood recovery. Because the campus lay in a back­ water behind the major dike break, buildings sustained no structural dam­ age but were layered in thick mud. Char­ les Street, on the other hand, which took the full force of the water, is a park now. Weckesser Hall had taken only a few inches of water on the main floor. By habit, Michelini walked to his office and found the mail waiting for him, just as his secretary, Nance Cordy, had set it out days earlier. Among the letters were two checks, totalling close to $30,000 — truly, he felt, a gift from a Higher Power. Mem<W. Stanley Gutin My family and I had retreated thatfirst morning from our home in South WilkesBarre to our aunt’s apartment on the tenth floor of the Provincial Towers. I went down to work on the dike on Riverside Drive, but by 11 a.m. or so we were told to leave because we could not stop the waterfrom coming over it. Walking back to my aunt’s apartment, Ifound Herb Simon, who was looking for a place to go, and I invited him to come along. He stayed with us thatfirst night. We were awakened at my aunt’s apartment at 5:30 the next morning. Fire alarms were ringing all around us, apparently set off by the flood waters that had arisen during the night. Provincial Towers was an island. Myfamily and I groped our way across a temporary bridge to the Park and Lock and were pur in a motor-boat, which made its way out into Washington Street. The sounds of the water and the sirens were strong. The water was high enough that if we had stood up in the boat, we could have touched the traffic lights as we passed. They landed us at the South Street Bridge, from which we eventually made our way to a friend’s house in Mountaintop, where we livedfor three months. Classes were started again within a week or so after we were able to return to the Valley. My American Literature class huddled close to the windows to see their texts (the elect/icily had not yet returned), and I read them a poem by an American poet about the great New England eclipse. A legislator had been making a speech in the legislature at the time that the eclipse arrived, and he said if this was the end of the world he wanted his Maker to find him doing his duty, so he continued to speak about fisheries. I told my students that we should also be found doing our duties, and we con­ tinued the normal work of the class. Not only were the classrooms without electricity, but the floor boards were jagged and upturned. Yet the students turned up in fullforce for the classes. After my classes I would fto home, change clothes, and spray water on my walls, throwfurniture into the streets (along with my piano), and generally refurbish and clean my housefor the time when we would return to it. Myjloor-hoards at home were in excellent shape, after the mud and water were gotten rid of. because they were made of cheap yellow pine loosely put tn but a trip to the gymnasium a, Wilkes showed those tightly constructed floors to have been converted into six -or- seven foot waves of wood. IVe look back on those times, which seemed terrible then, with affection end wfremBm'l‘r h Tmemor^ ", ™ke hard times seem better than they remainrehnZ. ' A Flood of Memories At once, Michelini sent a courier to Hazleton, the nearest place where the checks could be converted to cash, and began the recovery process. Cash was critical. No one had money. Banks were closed. Cash advances allowed faculty and staff to live through the crisis and provided funds to purchase generators, pumps, hoses, brooms; hundreds of items necessary to begin the massive clean up. Because the Stark Learning Center __________ Charles Reif was under construction, contractors were on campus and ready to work immediately. Access to those top-notch contractors was also critical, for they had built the Wilkes campus and had deep personal interest in its recovery. Wilkes borrowed only $500,000 against its endowment to initiate the rebuilding from its $12 million loss, managing its recovery through gifts, grants and federal disaster funds made available through legislation moved ________ In front of our house on North Franklin Street the muddy current was strong, running about three feet deep. As the water entered our cellar through the back cellar door 1 could hear items bumping and banging as they were carried hither and yon. Because the electricity was out I began, thatfirst evening, to write the letters of recommendation to medical schools by candlelight. The flood crested about three in the morning and by eight the next morning our part of town was clear exceptfor a layer of mud. I immediately rigged my garden hose and washed down all the houses I could reach with my hose. That saved a lot of work because once the mud dried it was very hard to get loose. Fortunately, the water supply was uninterrupted and that saved the day. We could drink the water and take baths and use the sanitary facilities. My Carolyn had been warned at six in the morning the Market Street bridge would be closed at seven so she drove off in our Buick Super and went to her mother's house in Kingston. Her mother was 101 years old and her maid and nurse refused to move out. Shortly before the water broke the levee in Forty Fort the Kingston Police loaded my mother-in-law into the Buick and sent them out to our cottage in the country. There they stayed until November 16 by which time my mother-in-law’s house had been repaired so that they could move back in. On the second day after the water went down I walked down to die college. The Physics Department office was a shambles; however, on the floor, sticking out of the mud. was rhe corner of a clean piece ofpaper which lookedfamiliar. 1 cleaned it off and it was my own catalogue of the plants of Luzerne County which I had spent twenty years assembling. Myfinding was a piece of good fortune. I next went to the room in which the film library was kept and, of course, all the film had been under water. So I took the movie projector from the Biology Department up to my house, where electricity had been restored and ran thosefilms through rime after time. I directed the hot air exhaust onto the film as it was winding on rhe take up reel and so was able to dry them. That took a lot of time but I did save several dozen films which were usedfor years afterwards. About the third week after the flood, Reed Acheson and 1 managed to batter in the door to the store room in the cellar of Stark Hall where biology supplies and other equipment was kept. Many cardboard boxes had been lifted by the water and were hanging from the heat pipesfrom the ceiling. Since no air had entered the room while it was shut, the atmosphere was just right for the growth of some kind offilamentous fungal threads nurtured by the paste in the cardboard boxes. The enure room was festooned in long fungal threads, many seven or eight feet long. It took Reed and me a week to clean that up. It was the hardest work of the entire event. One of rhe theories about what caused Hurricane Agnes to move onto the continent and drop so much rain is that it was seeded by the federal government in an effort to decrease its strength. Some people think that the then President oj the United States, Richard Nixon, knew about the seeding and that is what prompted him to hurry to Wilkes College with money to recoverfrom the damage done to the college by the flood. 13 through the Congress by Dan Flood and Sens. Dick Schweiker and Hugh Scott. For the next six weeks, the city lived under martial law. Ruth McHenry Ruth McHenry had been at Wilkes only nine months. She had yet to teach a class. She had only the grant money needed to start Wilkes's nursing program, which was slated to accept its first stu­ dents in September. And then came The Flood. McHenry and her late husband. John, lived in South Wilkes-Barre, where he had weathered the flood of ’36. He was not inclined to leave home, knowing there would be problems with looters and regulations about getting back to their home. So he started moving things upstairs and counseled that they sit tight. As a precaution, they tied their boat to the second story porch roof. She packed up a load offood and carried it upstairs to see them through the ordeal. She laughs in retrospect. The bag contained milk, bread, cereal and cookies — hardly the nutritious meals a good nurse should plan. The water rose, completely engulfing their staircase. Still they sat right. But when McHenry opened the door of a second story closet and water gushed out to meet her. she was ready to leave. They clambered out the window to the waiting boat. He used his paddle to propel and steer them, grabbing at treetops to maintain their course. She used her paddle to push off so they wouldn’t smash through second story windows. They were almost defeated by the roaring current on Carey Avenue. But finally, powered by necessity and lighted only by a flashlight, they reached safe harbor at the South Street bridge at 3 in the morning. Just two weeks later, she was back at work on the new nursing program. All the equipment, purchased with herfirst gram, was gone. She drafted a new grant, this time for disaster relieffunds. Against all odds. Wilkes did open its nursing program on schedule, she said. Tharfall, 25 students and four faculty members inaugurated nursing at Wilkes. �14 \\ ilkes I niversih Quarterly Since entry to the city was permis- routine training in North Carolina to sible only before S a.m. and exit only hard work in Wilkes-Barre. Michelini after 5 p.m.. faculty and students who recalls with gratitude. “We could not came to campus for summer classes have gotten a work force to do what they (which continued in second floor class­ did, and with never a complaint. They rooms), worked on clean-up before and were from the Johnstown area and knew after their class sessions. It was not an the devastation of floods. One of their unusual sight to see students drying out sergeants died while on flood duty in files of papers on the lawns outside. Harrisburg and his comrades from He remembers help unlooked for. Company C of the 103rd Armor. PennLines of fire engines from all over the sylvania National Guard from Ligonier eastern United States showed up to help and Johnstown, raised funds to replace pump out basements; Mennonite women the pipe organ from the music departfrom their disaster relief group would ment as a memorial to him. appear on the doorstep to help families clean up, and especially', the National “The college moved quickly to Guard troops became a critical force in established a recovery psychology,” the college recovery. Michelini said. He credited Tom Moran “It was brute labor, mucking out in public relations for pulling in action every basement of all 58 campus build- “Operation Snapback.” ings. Dan Flood, then among the most “It was an inspiring element in our powerful men in Congress, rerouted the recovery plan, not only for the college. National Guard's summer campers from but also for the community.” Memories Eugene Hammer At the time of the flood Roberta and I were attending the annual State Cur­ riculum Conference at Shippensburg College. We drove down to Shippensburg in rain on Tuesday and were concerned to observe that the rain continued to fall and was quite heavy the next day. Because we had had a problem with rain coming into our basement, I called a colleague in the Education Department to request that he go to our home to shut off the gas. (1 had visions of the basement flooding and putting out the furnace pilot light. ) He assured us that the storm was not serious enough to produce the result I feared, and we went on with the Conference. The rain persisted; on Friday, the final day of the Conference, we learned that we were “computed. ” Shippensburg College is situated on high ground and was surrounded by water which development caused the State Police to decree that no one was to leave campus. The College provided additional lodging and mealsfor all of us. We were tempted to enjoy this bonus until we gathered around the television to witness the evacuation of Wilkes-Barre. It was at this point that we began to realize that the storm was indeed serious. With water not only in the basement hut fourfeet deep on the firstfloor, moved in with ourfriend, Herb Morris, in Dallas. A perplexing problem for me was that I was scheduled to teach a gradua coursefor Lehigh University at Marywood College beginning Monday morning. I not able to get out of Dallas until Tuesday when 1 arrived at the College nearly tw< hours late for the class. Marywood Graduate Dean. Sister Josephine, welcomed n with opened arms and expressed great relief that / was safe. She explained that sh / learn of the comic a \pect of her efforts. All telephone communication had been cut ma in the Valley; the only wayfor persons to reach each other was via radio, and messages were Untiled to emergencies. Later dial summer more than one person inquired of me if I had a sister. / said I did not but they reported having heard radio messagesfor "Dr. Hammer in Kingston to call his Sister Josephine in Scranton." Those days had their depressing and frightening sides. Depression when Michelini’s boat was stolen during the scant 20 minutes he left it unattended by the theatre build­ ing on West River Street. Fright the night the lights came on in Waller Hall next to the President’s home on West River Street. All other lights in town were disconnected to prevent electrocution and fire. But somehow that building had remained connected to the main power line. But there was humor, too. He spied a beer truck at the square one day and loaded up 50 cases to take back to the National Guard troops helping out on campus. Everyone was grateful until they opened the first cans and discov­ ered it was bottled water, sent by brew­ eries from all over the East to help meet the need for potable water. That pain was eased when the Steginaier and Gibbons breweries took turns donating a keg of beer each afternoon for distri­ bution to the thirsty troops. Classes opened only two weeks late that year, Michelini marveled. Other colleges had offered to take students for the fall semester, but Miche­ lini balked at that. Instead the public re­ lations office, the admissions office, student affairs, deans and faculty waged a campaign reminding parents and stu­ dents that a college isn’t bricks and mortar. It’s people! “We’ll be back with the same strength and quality of education you came here for,” Wilkes announced. The , Chronicle Mailer to speak Nov. 19 i fx /- S- 1 Darlene Jones, Yoshino Kondo and Yoshiko Shoji welcome friends to the Japanese display at the International Festival. Students, faculty celebrate multi-cultural heritage Celebrating cultural diversity was the theme of Multicultural Awareness Week, a student sponsored event con­ ducted for the first time during spring term. Programs ranged from an interna­ tional festival to readings by poets Amiri Baraka and Rashidah Ismaili. Another highlight was a presentation on the life of Frederick Douglass, the slave who escaped to freedom and became a lead­ ing abolitionist, adiplomatfortheUnited States and a proponent of women’s suffrage. Wilkes senior Ana Guzman organ­ ized the week to celebrate cultural di­ versity on campus. A number of student and community organizations pitched in to sponsor events. WYOU TV-22 news team Derry Bird to commemorate the flood. ' ' University Council meets I ’ 1 i ! and Debbie Dunleavy '74 broadcast from the Darte Center balcony with " the "Susquehanna in the background Norman Mailer, one of America's most widely acclaimed novelists, will give a free public reading at Wilkes on Nov. 19. His first u Norman Mailer novel. The Naked and the Dead, established him as a major American writer when it headed the best-seller list for eleven weeks after its publication in 1948. Among his best-known novels are The Deer Park (1955). An Ameri­ can Dream (1964), Why Are We in Viet­ nam?, which was nominated for a National Book Award, and The Executioner’s Song, which won the Pulitzer Prize for 1979. His most recent novel is Harlot's Ghost (1991). After founding The Village Voice in 1955. Mailer adapted his novelistic skills to journalistic essays and reporting. His mas­ ter}' of the non-fiction narrative was recog­ nized when Armies of rhe Night (1968) won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. The Board of Governors of the Wilkes University Council recently met with President Breiseth to discuss long-term strategic objectives. Seated from left: The Honorable Jeffry H. Gallet ’64. New York State Family Court judge; Clayton Karambelas ’49, president. CK Coffee Co., second vice chair; Judy S. Arenstein ’68. regulatory director. International AT & T, chain and Sheldon G. Cohen. M.D.. . / I H '76. scientific advisor. National Institutes of Health. L'J I- Standing from left; Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth. * president of Wilkes University; Joseph H. Kanner'49. director of Wilkes University Testing Services: Sandy ; Piccone ’77; Sandra A. Beynon ’85. executive assistant —J tothe vice president fordevelopmentjThomasB.Hadzor. E"21 vice president for development: Dr. Philip Baron. Iona si College, first vice ehair: Paul O’Hop, vice president for business affairs and auxiliary enterprises. �Rosenn lecture Judge Toole challenges prospective law students Brazelton outlines child care needs If the child care needs of this nation are to be met. the impetus must come from the grass roots. Dr. T. Berry Brazelton told a packed house at the 1992 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. The famed Boston pediatrician said that there is no leadership at the top in child related issues — the topic is absent from presidential campaign rhetoric. To solve the problems, 100.000 par­ ents nationwide must band together and demand change, all the while working in their home communities. Brazelton said. The biggest problem is that of single parent families. Brazelton said. “Being a single parent family is the quickest way to poverty.” he said, adding that every married woman lives in fear that she, too. might become a single parent. Some 24 percent of the children of this nation are raised in poverty, he added, de­ scribing them as “helpless, hopeless and angry.” Across the nation 18 per cent of babies — 38 per cent in Miami — are bom addicted. “That comes from hopelessness.” He called for fundamental changes, both in child care and in health care. “In general, our health system isn't working for anybody.” Because nearly half of all chil­ dren have no insurance, they receive linle preventive care. Brazelton’s dream is a community­ based child care system that includes rou­ tine health care as well as childbirth educa­ tion, WIC and food stamp programs and a supportive altitude toward parents. Reminding the audience that rats in scientific experiments often perform exactly as well or poorly as their scientist handlers expect — totally unrelated to their innate abilities — he envisioned a center where parents would bring their children and find supportive help. “The mother walks in with her baby and somebody says. What a beautiful baby. Such a center would be staffed by people who know that every developmental stage in a baby’s career is stressful and accompa­ nied by difficult behavior. If parents were assured that “each stress is an opportunity for success,” they could be more confident in dealing with their kids. And he wants those providing help to remember that children have a tremendous power to get the best from their parents. “Shouldn’t we reinforce parents for “The law is more than the policeman on the comer, the lawyer in his office, or the judge in the courtroom," Judge Patrick J. Toole Jr. told a hundred prospective lawyers this spring. “The law, ladies and gentlemen, is the cement, the fabric which holds our Alumni can join Wilkes Today doing what they want to do most — to make a success of this?” Brazelton was introduced by Dr. Daniel Rosenn, son of Judge Max Rosenn and his late wife, Tillie, who credited Brazelton with rescuing his career and keeping him in the practice of medicine. He described the Boston pediatrician as a scientist with enormous research energy hiding beneath a popular veneer. Rosenn said that Brazelton came into child psychiatry in the 1950s, a very grim period during which parents were blamed for everything wrong about their children, and turned it around into a field that supports parents and helps them to do their best with their children. Students plan summer research Diadra Bau chosen for chemistry research Diadra Bau of Nanticoke, a junior chemistry major, will par­ ticipate in a 10-week research pro­ gram al the University of Chicago this summer. She will be doing research on solid state chemistry and attending lectures as part of a research program for undergradu­ ate students. The research is made possible by a grant from the Na­ tional Science Foundation. Last summer she did research on X-ray crystallography at Bucknell University. Daughter of Gerald and Maty Bau of Nanticoke, Diadra is Trustee Scholar and is vice president of the Chemistry Club. Three other Wilkes students are participating in off-campus research projects. Senior chemistty majors Lisa J. Zimmerman and Melissa M. Summa are enrolled in the Science and Engineering Re­ search Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Mathematics major Benito A. Tranguch Jr. of Hazelton is doing research at Oak Ridge Laboratories in Tennessee on a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. I 13 The Chronicle Wilkes University Quarterly 16 Clark to study French, art history Camille Clark has been awarded the Peking Chef Scholar­ ship for International Understand­ ing, allowing her to study abroad this summer. Wilkes-Barre restaurateur Eric Lee established the scholar- j ship with assistance from through- IJ out the community. “The world is If much smaller and it has become I; r 831-4107. & I Alumni are keenly aware of the bene­ fits of a Wilkes education. Remember your relationship with your faculty advisor? Re­ member living in Weiss or Colonel's Hall? How about walking across the Market Street Bridge to Ralston Field, or nights spent practicing in DDD, or long labs in Stark? When we think back to our classes and professors, friends and experiences at Wilkes we are really concentrating on events that shaped our lives. Wilkes still provides those learning experiences and memories. WILKES TODAY is an opportunity for you to share an important part of your life. It’s a commitment to Wilkes that takes no financial investment and very little time. If there is a young person in your family, your neighborhood, even working at your grocery store, who is thinking about college — mention Wilkes and let us know. We’ll send admissions materials directly to the person you suggest. For more information, contact Barbara E. King, director of Wilkes Today, at 717- K p vv - "I necessary to explore other coun- I tries and cultures." said Lee. Clark, who is working toward a degree in international studies, will study art history and French at the Institute for American Universities at Aix-en-Provence in southern France for six weeks. An active member of the campus chapter of Amnesty International, she would like to continue her work with the group following graduation. I d like to combine art and humanitarianism and go beyond the basics of food and human rights to promote artistic expression and an appreciation,” she said. The daughter of James and Judith Clark of Plymouth Town­ ship, she is on (he WCLH-FM radio staff and a resident assistant. . . Talk about convenient.. . you can now use your Visa or MasterCard to make a gift to the Wilkes University Annual Fund. civilized society together and distinguishes it from the jungle.” Toole, who is president judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, addressed the high school seniors at Wilkes’s annual Pre-Law Day conference. “Every day of our lives we are re­ strained and guided by the law,” Toole said. “Whether we are adults or adolescents, professionals or students, the law offers protection but not without restriction. For every right you enjoy there is, you will find, a corresponding duty or obligation. The real end of the law is not really to abolish or restrain anything or anyone but rather to preserve, promote, protect and enlarge the freedoms we enjoy.” Identifying himself as “a recruiter” for the legal profession, Toole said. “From Hamilton's defending John Peter Zenger's right to publish pamphlets critical of the government and John Adams' defending the haled British soldiers following the Boston Massacre down to the lawyers ... the Ralph Naders of today fighting those who would pollute our air and our waler, lawyers are and have been our leaders and guardians.” Wilkes chosen for AAC humanities project Wilkes University has been selected as a "planning" institution in the Association of American Colleges project. Strengthen­ ing Humanities Foundations for Teachers. The project is supported by the Na­ tional Endowment for the Humanities. Created in response to a growing con­ cern about the nation's schools, the AAC project will help colleges and universities | reexamine their teacher-education programs. The new emphasis on humanities come from an old truth, said AAC vice president Joseph S. Johnston Jr. "Teachers in any field, i f they are to be well educated, must have a broad understanding of history and culture." Twenty-one planning institutions were selected to participate. Join Wilkes Alumni for a matinee benefit Oct. 3 SURRENDER TO THE MUSIC OFTHE NIGHT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS �Alumni News Alumni News 1964 1935 1958 1961 Edward E. Hartmann, Ph.D., was recently honored with the National Welsh American Foundation Heritage Medal. Dr. Andrew Shaw, who was recently named to the Luzeme County Community College Foundation, lives in Dallas with his wife, Viola. They have three children. Apologies for the incorrect information in the Winter Quarterly. Marie Prusakowski Ogin was appointed systems officer at National City Bank in Cleveland, Ohio. Marie and her husband, Charles, reside in North Royalton, Ohio. 1949 Don Honeywell, president of Deemer & Co.. Inc., in Wilkes-Barre, has retired after 42 years. 1952 Joseph L. Reynolds III, Esq., has retired from his post as vice president of admini­ stration for fuel supply at American Electric Power, Lancaster. Ohio. Before joining American Electric, he practiced law for 33 years in three states. 1957 Seymour Holtzman recently attended the grand opening of his American style retail optical shop. Lunettes Optika. in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Seymour is chief execu­ tive officer of Gruen Marketing Corpora­ tion. Exeter. He and his wife. Evelyn Krohn ’60, reside in Kingston. David E. Vann retired from IBM after 30 years. David was hired as a consultant for Hexmark Corporation. David and his wife, Angela, and daughter. Angie, reside in Lex­ ington, Kentucky. 1959 Alfred F. D’Anca, M.D.. was named to the board of directors at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He is an orthopedic surgeon and president of General's medical staff. Charles A. Sorber was named 1991-92 president elect of the Water Environment Federation. Charles is dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. William F. Raub, Ph.D., was named spe­ cial assistant for health affairs in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. 1962 Harry T. Collier is human resources man­ ager at Textron in Danville, PA. He lives in Bloomsburg. 1963 Elaine Adams Collier recently received her M.S.W. degree from Marywood Col­ lege, Scranton. She works at United Chari­ ties in West Hazleton. Anne Marie Lane was named “Outstand­ ing Woman of the Year” by the American Association of University Women, Hershey Branch. A resident of Hershey, she is on the faculty at Dauphin County Technical School. Join your classmates for the fun of it! Sept. 25-27 Oct. 3 Oct, 9-11 Oct. 24 Nov. 15 Wilkes Physicians' Retreat. Mountain Laurel Resort Matinee performance of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at Radio City Music Hall Homecoming Weekend Football at Lackawanna County Stadium, Wilkes v. Upsala New York Jets v. Cincinnati Bengals at the Meadowlands For f urther information about any of these events, call the Alumni Office, 717-831-4130, or toll free 1-800-WILKES U (1-800-945-5378) Regina Antonini was elected treasurer of the Pennsylvania Association of Develop­ mental Educators. She directs the Institute for Developmental Educational Activities at Luzeme County Community College. 1965 Edward A. Brominski was named to the Luzerne County Community College Foundation’s board of trustees. 1966 David W. Greenwald, iM.D., was elected to a three-year term as cancer liaison physician for the cancer program at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He is the chief of hematology/oncology at General Hospital and is associated with Medical Oncology Associ­ ates in Kingston. Karuzie '73 hooks a winner Anthony A. Karuzie ‘73. of Avoca, broke a Pennsylvania state fish­ ing record when he caught a two-pound, eight-ounce perch Feb. 19. His catch from Hunter Lake, Sullivan County, broke the state record by two ounces. The ex-Special Forces Green Beret was also one of four anglers na­ tionwide to win In-Fisherman magazine’s prestigious “Grand Slam” award for catching five trophy fish of different species in the same year. Karuzie has also received recognition for his fishing accomplishments from Field and Stream and Sports Afield magazines. Karuzie, a non-traditional student during his college career, became friends with his instructors. He made a deal with Dr. Robert Heaman that if the English professor would teach him about literature, he would teach the professor how to survive outdoors. Maintaining the friendship with former professors, Karuzie notes that his closest fishing buddies are psy­ chology Prof. Carl Chametski '70 and Heaman, who was recently appointed dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Richard H. Klick has joined the sales staff at Wilson H. Flock, Inc., Insurance. Richard and his wife. Marilyn Puhi ’67, and their two children reside in Dallas, Pennsylvania. 1973 1967 Richard Jones and his wife, Brenda, an­ nounce the birth of a son, Richard Nathaniel Jones II, on October 14, 1991. He joins two sisters, Sherilyn and Brenae. Richard is employed by the City of Allentown. Ann Cardoni was promoted to marketing services supervisor at Millers Mutual Insur­ ance Co. in Wilkes-Barre. Ann and her husband, Dennis, and their son, Douglas, live in Plains. Paul A. Provenzano was named physician practice manager at Wilkes-Bane General Health Corp. Paul and his wife. Audrey, and their two children live in Pittston. Helen Kopec was named director of enroll­ ment management at Luzerne County Community College. Helen and her husband, Robert ’69, reside in Swoyersville. Leona Sokash Dufour’s course on “Mod­ em Poetry—The First 50 Years” is listed in the Putnam-Northern Westchester Teacher Talent Bank. She teaches English at Carmel High School and has given in-service courses on T.S. Eliot and novelist John Fowles. Leona and her husband, George, and three children live in Cannel, New York. Tanya V. April-Trzeciak, G ’77, was pro­ moted to Navy Petty Officer 1 st Class while serving with Naval Reserve Recruiting Command Detachmeni-6 in Scotia, NY. Emil Warren has been appointed vice presi­ dent and trust officer of The Third National Bank and Trust Company of Scranton. 1968 Nancy Noterman Downing earned a B.S. in elementary education at York College of Pennsylvania. A resident of New Oxford. PA, she works in the Migrant Child Devel­ opment Program at Intermediate Unit #12. 1970 Thomas P. Taddeo was promoted to claims manager for Nationwide Insurance in Har­ risburg. He and his wife. Frances, and their three children reside in Mechanicsburg. 1971 William M. Kaye. Ed.D., accepted a new position as the director of the educational services division for the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists. He lives in Be­ thesda, Maryland. 1974 Barbara H. Zelnick has completed a two year free-lance writing project with High­ lights for Children. Her poem, “Observa­ tion of Nature,” was published in the winter 1990-91 edition ofPoet Magazine, and their Spring 1992 edition will publish her poems. “Eternal Parallel” and “Summer Rain.” Her poem “Loneliness” was published by Wa- Rex *76 honored by trade groups If Ken Rex prides himself for crea­ tive business management and mar­ keting, it’s understandable. The owner ofRex Plumbing and Heating in Kingston has recently been featured in two widely circulated trade publications, each acknowledging his sharp business acumen and skillful marketing techniques. Two other nationally-circulated trade magazines plan to publish simi­ lar stories this year. The June issue of Contracting Business recognized Rex for developing a new business niche — the successful sale of high-tech ductless air conditioning units. “Ken's success at selling these newair conditioners is unique, but that’s not entirely responsible for the suc­ cess he's seen.” said Mike Weil, managing editor ofContracting Busi­ ness. “Ken's achievements come from the way he handles himself and his business—with great pride. His con­ tracting firm has 'excellence' written all over it.*' Rex attributes his success to devel­ oping promotional programs that have helped differentiate his business from local competitors. �20 Alumni News Wilkes University Quarterly termark Press in the Autumn 1991. “Time of Change" and “Cardinal Meanings” are being published by the National Library' of Poetry Anthology this year. John P. Kelly was named product group director for cardiovascular products. Mar­ ion Merrell Dow. Inc. John has a master's degree from Rockhurst College. 1976 Lt. Cmdr. James R. Farley recently re­ ported for duty at Naval Air Station. Sigonella, Italy. Deborah A. Hargraves was elected to rep­ resent the 11 Lii Congressional District of Pennsylvania as both a delegate and an alter­ nate delegate to the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas, in August. 1992. She is giving up the alternate seat in favor of the delegate seat. Deborah is a Pennsylvania-licensed real estate and insur­ ance agent. David Kasper, M.D., has opened a practice of internal medicine in the Mercy Medical Arts Building. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. James J. Morgan, M.D.. completed the board certification in neurology. James practices neurology at Geisinger Medical Center. Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Kim, and their daughter live in Lewistown. Frank Rollman was named senior director of customer service at Blue Cross of North­ eastern Pennsylvania. Frank and his wife. Marlene, and their children live in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Major Lawrence H. Stabler was named commander of the newly formed 21 st Space Operations Squadron. Major Stabler and his wife. Phyllis, are the parents of a daughter, Lisa Ann. 1978 Susan L. Adams has been chosen for membership in Pi Lambda Theta honor society for educators. She was nominated by the Penn State College of Education, where she is a Ph.D. candidate in education ad­ ministration and has earned her superinten­ dent's letter of eligibility. She also holds a master's degree from the University ofScran­ ton. Employed by the Williams Valley School District in Tower City since 1980 as a junior-senior high school art teacher, she is now an elementary' art teacher. She has served as an adjunct faculty member at King's College. Wilkes-Barre, since 1988. David A. Jolley married Susan Rae Dantona of Plains. David is vice president of public affairs at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Leonard Roberts, Ph.D., was awarded a doctorate in education from Seton Hall Uni­ versity in May, 1992. Dr. Roberts is the as­ sistant director of residence life at Glass­ boro State College. He and his wife, Donna, reside in Lindenwold, NJ. 1979 Suzanne A. Dubeck was promoted io the rank ofmajor in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Suzanne is working toward a master’s de­ gree in primary' care with emphasis on the young family at the University of Pennsyl­ vania. She and her husband. Joe, have three children. Corporation. He and his wife, Bcmardine, and their son, Michael, live in Wyoming, Pennsylvania. Stephen J. Croghan was promoted to assis­ tant vice president in the Controller’s Divi­ sion at Carteret Savings Bank, Morristown, New Jersey. He resides in High Bridge, NJ. 1981 Elizabeth DeCosmo, G ’85, was promoted to assistant vice president of Wilmington Trust Company in Delaware. Captain Thomas W. Godowsky received a master of science degree in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Florida. Tom is currently assigned to the Air Force Electronic Warfare Center at Kelly AFB, Texas, where he is chief of the radar parametrics branch. Virginia Martin was appointed to the board ofdirectors at New Directions, a fundraising group of the American Cancer Society. Peter Steve, director of communications for Morrison’s Custom Management in Kingston, is listed in the sixth edition of Who’s Who in Public Relations. 1982 Mark B. Barettella, M.D., is finishing a three-year fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in invasive cardiology. Mark has accepted a position at the Miami Heart Institute for special training in interventional cardiology. Myles Michael Stempin has graduated from the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma. Myles is marketing director at Metro Wheeling Network, Wheeling. West Virginia. He and his wife, Diane, reside in Wheeling. Timothy J. Boyek, M.D., was named medical director of the catheterization laboratory at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Larry Vojtko was named operations direc­ tor for WVIA FM Public Radio. Larry was also named to the board of Rural Health Maribeth Kofira Fife and her husband, David Fife ’84, announce the birth of a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, on December 17, Representing T^ilRes at ^Presidential Inaugurations Robert J. Hearnan. Ph.D., York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA, April 3. 1992. Carol C. Pawlush ’79, Saint Joseph College. West Hartford. CT, April 3, 1992. Eubank Travis-Bey Jr. ’65. Rosemont College, Rosemont. PA, April 4, 1992. George F. Ralston, Dean Emeritus. Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, April 15, 1992, 1990. They also have a son David Nicholas, 3. Maribeth is an assistant RN Supervisor for Home Health Corp, of America. Dave is a plant supervisor at Kerr McGee Chemical Corp. They live in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. ‘V Denis and Elizabeth Perich Hatch ’83 an­ nounce the birth of a daughter, Jacqueline, on July 18, 1991. They are living in Swoy­ ersville, Pennsylvania. Susan Nenstiel was named to the board of directors of Hazleton Healthcare Founda­ tion. Susan is a broker with the West Hazle­ ton insurance firm of Nenstiel & Nenstiel. John D. Sweeney and his wife. Ann BurkeSweeney ’84, announce the birth of a son, John Michael, in August, 1991. They reside in Moosic. 1983 John P. Brady, M.D., announces the open­ ing of the Swoyersville Medical Diagnostic Complex. He and his wife and three sons live in Franklin Township. Sharon A. Minda was awarded a master of science degree in critical care nursing from Duke University in Durham, Nonh Caro­ lina. Sharon is a clinical research nurse in the department of nephrology at Duke. Karen Noss was named the supervisor of Geisinger’s Cancer Center Northeast at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Cen­ ter. Karen and her husband, John, and their infant daughter, Kelsey, reside in Plains. 1984 William Morris ’61, William Darling of Naples and George Ralston. Visiting Aiumni in ^Corida Alumni Director Anthony J. Shipula II ’78 and Dean Emeritus George Ralston visited more than two dozen alumni and friends during a late winter trip to Florida. Roger ’66 and Sheila Rolfe hosted tin event in Clearwater; Ronald Sampiero '69 hosted alumni in Miami and Susan Findon Nelson ’74 and her husband. Lawrence, hosted a group in Lighthouse Point near Boca Raton. Those involved in the alumni gatherings included: Edward F. Hilinski. Ph.D.. ’75, who teaches chemistry at Florida Slate University: Bob '74 and Jessie Adams of Winter Park where Robert is associate vice president for investments at Dean Witter Reynolds; Robert Lustig ’71 who is involved with his family business in Orlando; Robert ’64 and Susan Bond of Vero Beach, where Bob is head of the lower school at St. Edwards School: Roger ’66 and Sheila Rolfe of Clearwater where Roger is vice president for investments at Dean Witter Reynolds; Charles MB A’87 and Nancy Deutsch of Beverly Hills. Charles is an independent representative at Ameri-Life and Health Services of Citrus County, Inc. Also, Shirley Baroody Myers '58. a media specialist with the Broward County School Board in Holiday, and her daughter. Phyllis; William '61 and Pat Morris of Naples, where Bill owns the Naples Fertilizer and Supply Co., and Ronald D. Sampiero '69 who manages food and beverage at Continental Company. Also, Lawrence and Susan Findon Nelson '74 of Lighthouse Point, where they are involved in real estate development and other business ventures; Bruce Warshal ’58 of Boca Raton, who heads a chain of newspapers in southeastern Florida: Fred and Linda Knorr Millar ’80. a nurse, of Ft. Lauderdale; Jack and Carolyn Goeringer Basler '58 of Boca Raton, and Carl Sosnowski Jr. ’86 of Coral Springs. Carl is a deputy sheriff in the Broward County Sheriffs Office. Michael Brady, Esq., has joined the law firm of Dougherty, Leventhal & Price in Scranton. Michael and his wife, Karen, have two children, Ryan and Morgan. Jane Johnson Ferro was promoted to as­ sistant vice president at First Eastern Bank in Wilkes-Barre. Jane and her husband, Jef­ frey, reside in Wyoming. Pennsylvania. Lorraine Ungvarsky Pribula has joined the Wilkes-Barre Academy staff as a fifth grade teacher. She and her husband. Tho­ mas ’80, live in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Linda Knorr Millar '80, Fred Millar. Carl Sosnowski Jr. *86 and hostess Susan Findon Nelson '74. �22 Alumni News Wilkes University Quarterly 1985 Mary Jo Golden, D.O.. married Jay Thom­ son of Mine Hill. New Jersey. She is a family practice resident at Warren Hospital. Phillipsburg. NJ. Jane A. Kanyock was named vice president of development at Hazleton General Hospi­ tal. Jane is the former dean of admissions and development at MMI Preparatory School in Freeland. Pennsylvania. Michael Marino Jr. of Leetsdale earned a master's degree in chemistry this spring at West Chester University. Joan Kalinowski Matthews and her hus­ band. Kevin, announce the birth of their first child. Stephen, in January. 1992. Joan is an R.N. clinical nurse at Brandywine Hospital and Trauma Center. Calu Township. Penn­ sylvania. They reside in Honey Brook. Maureen Pollard Naumann and her hus­ band. Jack, announce the birth of a daughter. Allison Marie, in July. 1991. She joins a sister. Casey Eileen. Maureen and family live in Bloomsburg. Alicia Shutack was appointed nurse man­ ager of surgical services at Gnaden Huetten Hospital in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. Cindy Weinstein and her husband. Jeffrey Blustein. announce the birth of a daughter, Emily Rose, in February’. 1992. Cindy is a sales assistant with Smith Barney and her husband is a CPA. They live in Livingston. New Jersey. Paul J. Chmil Jr. married Joyce Victor ’87. Paul is a business manager in finance and insurance at Ertley Motorworld in Wilkes-Barre. Joyce is an educational coor­ dinator at Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. G. Colman Crowther married Pascale Nahas ’88 in June, 1989. in Verona, Italy. Colman is pursing an MBA in finance at Seton Hall University and works as a secu­ rities trader for Lynch, Jones and Ryan in New York City. Pascale is a credit analyst for CM. Offray and Son. They reside in Atlantic Highlands. New Jersey. Karen M. Dragon, O.D., married Robert Waskiewicz of Wilkes-Barre. She practices optometry in Wilkes-Barre and her hus­ band works for the U.S. Postal Sendee. 1987 Karen A. Charnecki, D.D.S., married Vin­ cent Rogliano. D.D.S., of Riverton, New Jersey. She is pursuing certification in perio­ dontics atTemple University Dental School. They will reside in Harrisburg. Joe! and Sharon Kane Kane ’80 earns Marine honors Joel P. Kane is a major in the United Stales Marine Corps currently serving with a Marine Squadron on Okinaw a, Japan. Joel received both the Air Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal for his actions as a pilot and mission planner during Desert Storm. He and his wife, Sharon, live in Southern California and have a fouryear-old son. Daniel. Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He will serve an internship at Lancaster General Hospital before entering a three-year emergency medicine residency al York Hospital. 1988 John Mark Bialek, a systems analyst at Pamco in Moosic, married Tammy Lewert. They reside in Wyoming, Pennsylvania. John served with the 402nd military police in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Stephen Moore married Madeline Mar­ rone '87. Stephen is an attorney with Peters & Wasilefski, Harrisburg. Madeline is a contract specialist at the Navy Ships Control Center in Mechanicsburg. 1989 Jeffrey A. Churba was appointed commer­ cial loan officer for Commonwealth Bank/ Central. Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Susan E. Ciprich, a psychiatric nurse at First Hospital's children's unit, married Stanley Motyka of Larksville. Salvatore DiGiovanni and Stephanie Stine '88 were married in March. 1992. The DiGio­ vannis reside in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. Kim-Chi Pham was named a programmer II at DataVest, Inc., Wilkes-Barre. She lives in Wilkes-Barre. Fred T. Howe, Esq., was named an associ­ ate with the law firm of Hourigan, Kluger, Spohrer & Quinn in Wilkes-Barre. Edwin F. Renninger has been named assis­ tant vice president, commercial loan officer, at Horizon Financial, Pocono Region, East Stroudsburg office. Jean Marie Hudak married Ronald Tomko Jr. She is a field examiner for CorestatesPhiladelphia National Bank in Philadelphia. They will reside in Pottstown. Raymond S. Szczucki married Donna Marie Slone of Bangor, Pennsylvania. Raymond is a construction engineer with CIGNA Con­ trol Services. Joseph A. Kasmark was certified in life insurance planning by the American Col­ lege, Bryn Mawr. Joseph and his wife, Ronnie, and two sons Jive in Dallas, PA. Robert E. Wall married Lisa Ann Koval, WiJkes-Barrc. Robert is employed by Proc­ tor & Gamble Paper Products in Mehoopany. They will reside in Swoyersville. Bonnie M. Pietraccini married Kenneth Greenwood in July, 1991. Bonnie is a con­ sultant for Support Systems International. They will reside in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Stanley Skoniezcki IIJ received his medi­ cal degree from the Medical College of 1990 Julie H.Jurchak was promoted to assistant vice president at First Eastern Bank in Wilkes-Barre. Julie is an assistant tax ex­ empt municipal bond trader for First Eastern’s Capital Markets Group. Janet Kellar married Daniel Frascella of Nanticoke. Janet is employed at Mercy Hos­ pital in Wilkes-Barre. Brenda Knelly passed the Pennsylvania state board exam for registered nurses. She works at Berwick Hospital Center. Stephen Morris is a sales representative with the Sunday Dispatch in Pittston. Mary E. Opeka married Joseph R. Zaffuto of Pittston. Mary is a medical technologist in the department of laboratory medicine at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Lynda Pluschau has been named assistant head nurse at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. Tracy Ann Thomason was married to Tho­ mas E. Atkins Jr. Tracy is a customer sendee representive for AnalytiKem Divi­ sion of American NuKem Corp., Cherry Hill. New Jersey. They will reside in Maple Shade, NJ. Robert Torquato has been appointed staff reviewer in the Commercial Review Office. He received loan review certification from the Bank Administration Institute and is a Robert Morris Associate Member. 199 1 2nd Lt. 1 homas E, Devine recently gradu­ ated from Marine Corps Combat Develop­ ment Command in Quantico, Virginia. Judy Fitch, competing as Miss WilkesBarre/Scranton. was chosen as Miss Penn­ sylvania and will compete in the Miss Amer­ ica pageant this September. Judy also won the Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton title in 1988. Last year's Miss Pennsylvania, Linda O'Boyle, is also a 1991 Wilkes graduate. Thuong D. Huynh was honored as a 1992 Outstanding Adult Learner at Wilkes Uni­ versity by the Luzerne County Council on Adult Higher Education. Mark Jasulevicz was named new customer service representative at DataVest, Inc., in Wilkes-Barre. He lives in Bear Creek. James G. Kemmerer Jr. married Carrie Thorpe of Wyman. Jim is a safety and audits administrator for Commonwealth Telephone Company, Dallas, PA. Patrick Thomas O’Connell married Carole Ann Noll of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. Lt. David Carl Rinaldi married Debra Ann Houser of Lehighton. David is a registered Tobino '87 reflects on Wilkes IW/c/7 / iras in college, I used to complain to my mother all die time. Too many term papers, exams on 700pages ofmaterial, and tough teach­ ers were just afew of the injustices Ifaced. "How could any human being be expected to carry such burdens?" I asked. Her standard answer to me was, "Waif until you get out into the REAL WORLD." ... You know what? She was right. This, of course, should be no surprise to the mothers reading this article. So begins a new work by Mark Tobino ’87 of Manasquan, New Jersey, From College to Corporation.” In a humorous look at his transition from college to the work place, Tobino encourages current college students to appreciate college, take advantage of clubs and organizations and to “study, study, study. \ ou may never use calculus when you graduate but you will use those study habits you develop and without those, this can be a cruel world.” "What we learn about ourselves while we are in school... proves to be the most valuable lesson of all." he concludes. Tobino is executive producer of Showtime Theatre, a non-profit theatre in Montclair, New Jersey. He has worked in The HardWay with Michael J. Fox and Janies Woods. Bonfire ofdie Vanities with Brace Willis. Tom Hanks and Melanie Griffith, and in a Molson Beercommercial which airs in Canada. I le also works parttime at WOBM AM 1160 doing news, weather and commercials.______________ 23 nurse at Tripier Army Medical Center. Hawaii. They will reside in Aiea. HI. Joanne Springer was named assistant cash­ ier at First Eastern Bank in Wilkes-Barre. Kimberly Ann Swoboda passed the Penn­ sylvania board exam for registered nurses. She is employed in the cardiac care unit at Polyclinic Medical Center in Harrisburg. Vaughn Shinkus is a community relations assistant at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. 1992 Craig Stevens was signed by the Las Vegas Aces of the new professional Spring Foot­ ball League. He will be attending Pennsyl­ vania College of Chiropractic Medicine. 1987 Edward P. Michael has been named presi­ dent of Rural Health Corp, of Northeastern Pennsylvania. He was formerly director of administrative sendees and chief financial officer. He is a member of the Leadership Wilkes-Barre Class of 1992. Michael and his wife, Jean, and their two sons live in Hanover Township. Joseph P. Novak. Esq., has been named an associate with the law firm of Hourigan. Kluger. Spohrer & Quinn in Wilkes-Barre. 1988 Mary Grace A. Kudey has been promoted to assistant vice president at First Eastern Bank. She resides in Duryea. 1989 Carmella Dalmas-Brown has been listed in U ho' s Who in American Education. She is a head teacher at First Hospital Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre. Carmella and her husband. Charles, live in Nanticoke. 1991 David A. Brow n was named assistant audi­ tor II at First Eastern Bank in Wilkes-Barre. �24 WHkes University Quarterly In hdemoriam Ralph E. Bolinski ’54 Margaret Callahan ’80 Cathy Lynn Glatzel ’86 Elaine A. Izbicki ’63 Stephen Kalinovich. Jr. '52 Ann Kester ’83 George J. Kozich ’59 Robert H. Moser '47 Omar Nejib '92 Louise Nicholas '52 John C. Pietruszewski '53 Lewis E. Reinehimer ’57 Marita S. Riley ’51 John J. VanGorder ’90 Editor’s Note: David Dombek, whose death was announced in the Spring Quarterly, earned degrees from Wilkes in 1965 and 1990. His son. David, a 1990 graduate, is alive and well. Sleep deprivation expert William Price '55 dies By MACK LUNDSTROM San Jose Mercury News It was deep in the night and a drowsy Lt. Cmdr. William Joseph Price and his equally sleepy C-118 crew were flying over the Pacific. Their Navy transport prop plane was on autopilot miles from its destination. Wake Island, which is more than 1,000 miles from anywhere. 2.400 from Hawaii. When a crew member suddenly said. “The North Star is in the wrong place.” Cmdr. Price knew they were in trouble, he later told his son. Scott, an Air Force C-5 pilot. One or all of the crew had dozed off. They couldn't tell for how long because the gyroscope had broken down and the big McDonnell Douglas plane was flying in circles. They didn't know exactly where they were, but they did know they were low on fuel. Fortunately, their astronomical skills were good enough to find their way to Wake by the stars. It wasn’t long after that scary' episode in 1969 — and another while he was flying a DC-8 on a freight run for United Airlines the same year — that Bill Price became a crusader. And after he died of cancer at the age of 58 May 1 in a Redwood City. California, hospital, a whole lot of pilots had reason to acknowledge his efforts in their behalf over the last two decades. Bill Price became an expert in cir­ cadian desynchronosis. the technical term forjet lag or sleep deprivation and its effects on pilots, shift workers, world-traveling athletes. He came by it not as an academician or scientist but as a man who flew seven types of military' aircraft, and another seven types of commercial airliners during a four-dec­ ade career as a flier. "He opened up a whole world of ne­ glect, not only in aviation, but sometimes among truckers, train or machinery opera­ tors.” said Larry Otto, chief test pilot for the MD-11, McDonnell Douglas' successor to the DC-10, and a former colleague atUnited. "Bill was a great Don Quixote — righting wrongs without remuneration.” said Otto. Bill Price had gone to college for a couple of years at Wilkes College in Penn­ sylvania, but then got the chance to learn to fly as a Navy aviatorduring the Korean War. He remained on active duty for 11 years and then put in another dozen in the reserves. In 1964. he went to work for United, moving up the ranks to captain of Boeing 727s. 767s and finally DC-lOs. After the two episodes in 1969. Mr. Price began to study and accumulate evi­ dence of the dangers of sleep deprivation in flying. In 1980 he convinced Congress to direct the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to begin a five-year, S2 million study of pilot fatigue. He had also begun writing dozens of articles in technical journals and speaking at symposiums about the problem. Then he collaborated on a study of one pilot fatigue incident with Dan Holley, a professor of biology at San Jose State University. “When Bill realized these things were happening, he got involved at a very high level,” Holley said. A 1990 article he co­ authored on shift work in the quarterly review Occupational Medicine: State of Art Re- views, was “right up there with the best scientists,” he said. Mr. Price’s work with the Air Line Pilots Association, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Aerospace Medical Association, the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Olympic Committee propelled him into status as an international authority on sleep deprivation. He made appearances as an expert on "60 Minutes,” “Nova," ”20/ 20,” “Donahue," “Today,” and "Geraldo.” In 1983, Mr. Price designed and intro­ duced "Human Factors in the Aviation Environment,” a required course for airway science and flight operations majors in the aviation department at San Jose State Uni­ versity. Heavy hitters in the airline industry helped him with guest lectures. “He was unusual to the degree that he was able to bring in such experts, because he was so well thought of in the industry,” said Eugene Little, SJS aviation department chairman. Dr. Paul Winget, a NASA/Ames Re­ search Center scientist who also worked with Mr. Price, said. “I’m not sure they’ll be able to duplicate” that course. Mr. Price continued to teach the human factors course every yearwhileflyingUnited airliners, but last year he contracteddie rare cancer multiple myeloma, which affects the plasma cells in the bone marrow, said his wife, Gene. He was dead in nine months. Said SJS colleague Holley: “He was the kind of guy who made a difference in your life, and how many of those arc there?” — Reprinted with permission from the San Jose Mercury News, May 7, 1992 Wingert named athletic director, Rickrode to head basketball Soccer coach to head athletic program Philip L. Wingert, soccer coach at Wilkes since 1982, has been named director of athletics. Wingert assumed his duties after the retirement of John Reese, who has spent 34 years in the job. Reese will stay on as head wrestling coach and Wingen will continue as head soccer coach. “Phil Wingert has been an impor­ tant part of the Wilkes community for many years and has worked hard to help the University grow and prosper," said President Breiseth. "I feel Phil is the person who will be able to uphold the fine tradition of Wilkes athletics estab­ lished by John Reese and lead us toward the 21st century.” While praising Wingert. Breiseth also noted the fine work that John Reese has done for the past 34 years. “John Reese has done an outstanding job for the University as athletic director and I am glad to know that he will still be here coaching next season.” Wingert has handled many differ­ ent positions after arriving in the sum­ mer of 1982. Since 1987 he has been the associate athletic director and assistant professor and chair of the physical edu- cation depart­ ment. From 1982 to 1987, Wingert worked as assistant dean ofadmissions and sports information director. A graduate of Cortland (NY) State University with a master's from VirginiaTech University, Wingert has taken the Wilkes soccer team to new heights in his ten years as coach. With a career record of 100-74-15, Wingert is the winningest soccer coach in Wilkes history. He has led the Colo­ nels to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) playoffs each of the past three years, winning the Divi­ sion III Southern region championship in 1990. He was named the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Northern Division Coach of the Year in 1990 after leading his team to a mark of 15-5. In 1991 his team established a school record for most wins in a season with sixteen. Sports stories by TOM MC GUIRE '85 (<(<((<( * Come watch the Colonels or join alumni for a pro game High school bands from Wyoming Area and Lake Lehman will spice up the day when the Wilkes Colonels host the Upsala Vikings Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. in the Lackawanna County Stadium at Moosic. For the third straight year, Wilkes will play a home game in the county stadium, inviting the community to join in the fun. There is no admission charge. On Nov. 15, the Alumni Association will sponsor a trip to see the New York Jets and the Cincinnati Bengals at the Meadowlands. Bus transportation will be offered from Wilkes-Barre, and other alumni in the Northeast can meet Wilkes friends at the game. Contact the Alumni Office (1-800-WILKES U) for further information about either game. Jerry N. Rickrode, an assistant coach at Ithaca (NY) College, has been named men’s basketball coach at Wilkes. “We feel that Jerry Rickrode is the man who can move the Wilkes basket­ ball program into the future with pride,” said President Breiseth. “I’m very happy to be selected for the job at Wilkes Uni­ versity,” said Rickrode. “The Middle Atlantic Con­ ference is outstanding and I’m look­ ing forward to helping Wilkes compete with the other programs in the MAC.” An assistant coach at Ithaca Col­ lege since 1988, Rickrode has coordi­ nated the recruitment of student-ath­ letes and scouting of opponents, has directed and organized preseason and in season strength training and assisted with every phase of the program includ­ ing floor coaching during games. In addition to his coaching duties, Rickrode was a full-time instructor in the health and human performance department teaching courses in CPR and standard first aid. Rickrode earlier served as an assis­ tant at Utica College, a graduate assisant at Ithaca and head freshmen coach at Skidmore (NY) College. "Jerry1 knows this area from his re­ cruiting at Ithaca and that will certainly help in getting started here at Wilkes," said athletic director Phil Wingert. “I feel that 1 can still bring in some quality student-athletes in time to play for Wilkes University this fall." Rick­ rode said. Rickrode is a graduate of Skidmore College with a degree in biology and physical education. He earned a master’s in physical education at Ithaca College. �Fieldhouse gets $1 million upgrade A $1 million renovation and ex­ pansion of the athletic complex at Ralston Field began this spring and should be completed in time for the fall athletic season. The project will include renovation and expansion of the McBride Field­ house and the visiting team facilities, as well as construction of a link between the two buildings. Also in the plans are a new weight room, training room, trainer’s office, conference room, of­ fice space, laundry room and several new locker rooms. “This project demonstrates the Wilkes University commitment to ath­ letics and will provide our student-ath­ letes with a first class facility at Ralston Field,” said President Breiseth. Ralston Field facilities, most re­ cently upgraded in 1965, are used by the football, men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, softball, field hockey, and men’s and women’s tennis teams. More than $500,000 in contributions has been raised to date according to Thomas B. Hadzor, vice president for development. “Our trustees are once again leading the way.” Former Wilkes student-athletes will be also contacted in the fundraising efforts. Renovations at Ralston Field will "make our facility one of the best in the Middle Atlantic Conference,” said John Reese, who retired recently from the post of athletic director. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Summer 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1992 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/5012bf88b276f5d1c8fbd9b01704c75b.pdf 9991f3fac7f7d226630d4b6fca391e1e PDF Text Text �Contents Wilkes Tomorrow, Wilkes Today Success & Challenge................1 Miss Pennsylvania Linda O'Boyle '91 .5 New this Fall.......... ..7 The Chronicle........ .11 Gifts, Grants. Giving. 14 Homecoming '91 .... 16 Alumni News......... 19 Dear Friends, This is a January magazine. Like the Roman god Janus, its pages look both backwards and forwards. We celebrate herein the success of the Wilkes Tomorrow campaign which has raised more than $25 million to secure our future. We challenge ourselves with the new Wilkes Today campaign which focuses our efforts on ways we all can work to attract a high quality student body. We look to the future as we introduce new students and new faculty, and we do not neglect the present for we introduce Linda O'Boyle '91, who is the reigning Miss Pennsylvania. Throughout the pages, we celebrate those who have made significant contributions of time and talent to ensure that Wilkes remains a strong and vibrant institution. Our very best to all of you in this New Year. Sincerely, Christopher N. Breiseth President The Cover Homecoming King Mick Dun­ gan, asenior business major from Perkasie, and Homecoming Queen Lori Ann Truman, a sen­ ior pre-med student from Car­ bondale, opened their reign with President Breiseth at the Homecoming football game The Quarterly Wilkes University Quarterly is published by the Public Relations and Alumni offices of Wilkes University, WilkesBarre, PA 18766. Director of Public Relations and Publications Mark Davis Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula H 78 Editor Nedra W. Bloom Photography Curtis Salonick Associate Editor Stephanie Simmons Alumni News Editor Florence Lauth Editorial Assistants Melissa Margis '93 Ana Guzman '92 Traci Coulter '94 Gail Humphrey '94 Betty Endress Executive Assistant to the President Robert Heaman, Ph.D. President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. Success for Wilkes Tomorrow Challenge for Wilkes Today Success for Wilkes Tomorrow has launched a challenge for Wilkes Today on campus this year. Just as President Christopher Breiseth was announcing the $23 million success story for the six-year Wilkes Tomorrow campaign in September, Trustee Clifford Melberger was challenging the entire University with the kernel of a Wilkes Today enrollment campaign. As Wilkes Tomorrow’s total has risen from $23 million to Above, accepting the chal­ $25 million, Melberger’s kernel has grown from an idea into a lenge of Wilkes Today are program that aspires to involve every Wilkes student, alumnus, (from left) students Lori employee and vendor to help attract more student applications. Truman, Gene Conselyea, Joanne DeLuca, Trustee ClijfMelberger, President Christopher Breiseth and Barbara King, coordina­ torfor special programs in the Student Affairs Office. Wilkes Today Melberger’s idea grew from his own background in business. “Students are your customers and education is your product,” �The Quarterly 2 Wilkes Tomorrow - Wilkes Today Melberger said of Wilkes. Recognizing a small downturn in enrollment this fall, Melberger urged trustees to react as any successful business would. “I’d emphasize my sales efforts,” Melberger said. Any business faced with a downturn in sales should not cut back but add more salespeople, he hVl said. In his own company, Diversified Records, Inc., "eve­ rybody sells,” Melberger said. "Even customers refer other customers.” Turning back to Wilkes. Melberger said, “Look at all your constituencies — administrators, faculty, students, vendors, parents, alumni and even the trustees who are like the owners.” “My idea was to get all these constituent groups out recruiting students.” “Wilkes Tomorrow gave us the money for endow­ ment, for building and for the future,” Melberger said. “Wilkes Today is to recruit students so we thrive today.” Wilkes Today is a “sponsorship” program in which every' student, trustee, alumnus, administrator and faculty member is asked to sponsor one student. The sponsor encourages a prospective student to visit the admissions office and file an application. In return, that sponsor is kept informed about the progress of the student’s applica­ tion. The goal is not to increase Wilkes enrollment far beyond today’s levels, he said. “But it takes 1000 applica­ tions to get 100 good students. If we get more applications * —- 4 J At the Wilkes Tomorrow success celebration: Above, front, from left. Christiana Baron 73, Jane Breiseth. Back,from left, Trustee John Baron Jr. 75; Trustee Charles MinerJr., Esquire; Presi­ dent Breiseth. At right, front row, from left, Mrs. Thomas Kiley, Judy Mainwaring. Back, from left, ■ .! TrusteeEmeritusThomas > J H. Kiley; the Honorable I Paul Kanjorski '59, Trustee; William MainI waring '65; George Fen­ ner, Esquire, and the Hon- ! orableMaxRosenn, Trus­ tee Emeritus. I. I J . "J \ 1 1 than before, we have more good students to choose from.” Once the sponsorships begin, Melberger counts on the University’s admissions and public relations offices to keep employees and alumni posted on how the various groups are doing. “That will keep the pressure on every­ body,” he said with a laugh, adding that the process would be similar to the reporting process of the Wilkes Tomor­ row campaign. So far the response is “outstanding,” Melberger said. He has met personally with faculty, students, alumni and administrators; President Breiseth and Alumni Director Tony Shipula have met with alumni, and Vice President Paul O’Hop has met with vendors. The overall effect of such a campaign goes well beyond the sponsorships themselves, Melberger said. "If you’re going to sell a product, you have to think about all its good points. Wilkes has so many great things to say: we place 90 per cent of our graduates; there are 38 Continued on Page 4 Be part of Wilkes Today — it's as simple as 1, 2, 3 T K * At the celebration,front, k from left, Mrs. John fe Turner, Mrs. Robert lx Capin and Mrs. Ronald Tremayne. Standing, from left, Thomas B. Hadzor, vice president for development; Dr. John Turner ’61; Wilkes President Emeritus Dr. Robert Capin '50, DHL '83, Nathan Schiowitz, and Trustee Ronald D. Tremayne '58. Kz ■0 ■ - J j ■ r 7 7''Nfl ~J ■ i ' 'I i i 1. Call the Admissions Office and say you want to be a Wilkes Today sponsor. 2, Answer simple questions about the sponsored student — name and address, high school, and why Wilkes is right for this student. 3. Wait to hear from us about how the student is progressing through the admission process. Admissions Numbers: 717-824-4651. Extension 4400; toll free from PA 800-572-4444; toll free from outside PA 800-537-4444 �E 4 Miss Pennsylvania: Linda O'Boyle 5 (Miss (Pennsylvania 1991 Front row, from left: Trustee William Umphred 52, Mrs. Wil­ liam Umphred, Mrs. Frank Cuscela, Trustee Frank Cuscela '57. Standing,from left. Trus­ tee Clifford K. Melberger, Ruth Boorom Melberger '62, Trustee Constance McCole, John McCole, Shirley Fortinsky and Trustee Robert A. I Fortinsky. bachelor’s degree programs and 7 master’s degree programs to choose from: the student faculty ratio is 14:1 and 90 per cent of faculty hold a Ph.D. or tire highest degree in their field. The location is gorgeous and the area has been dubbed one of the nation’s '‘Super Cities” by Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine. When the “sales force” starts reflecting on and repeating those facts, Melberger said. “Everybody starts to think more positively about Wilkes.” And when everyone thinks positive, it reflects throughout their association with the University. Students often complain about their school, he said. But most of their complaints deal with dorm rooms and dining hall meals — most of which are a disappointment only compared to home. “It’s nothing compared to being disappointed in their education.” “When everybody's dwelling on the best aspects of the University, it makes them feel better about it, too,” he said. Melberger expects to see statistics in February' and to start next year’s campaign in June. Wilkes Tomorrow Wilkes Tomorrow's success story was the inspiration for Melberger's Today plan. Kicked off September 15, 1986, as an effort to raise S18 million for capital and operational projects, including the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center, the target was raised in 1989 to $23 million. The success announcement came September 13, 1991, when President Breiseth told trustees and a news conference that the goal had been surpassed early. Two months later came news of a major bequest from Anne Mans, widow of Wilkes benefactor Arnaud Mans. Her $1.9 million bequest, the largest single gift in the histoty of the University, was credited to Wilkes Tomor­ row and drove the campaign total over $25 million before the close of 1991. In addition to the Marts Center, funds raised through Wilkes Tomorrow supported scholarship endowment and faculty salaries, and $12 million was earmarked for the University's annual operations. Board of Trustees Chairman Richard Ross said the campaign’s success "evidenced once again the unique and close relationship between this University and this community. “People prove themselves time and time again,” added Thomas B. Hadzor, vice president for development, who joined Wilkes to head the capital campaign. “These are tough economic times but giving has gone up for 30 straight years. People rally when they see a need.” That generosity reflects a sense within the community that “it needs a strong institution,” Ross said. “I don’t think you can say enough what that does to the total prosperity of the Valley.” Members of the board of trustees contributed $4.7 million to the campaign. President Breiseth noted, for a total of 43 percent of the $11 million capital portion. “Their effort ■was essential and raised the sights of the total community.” The campaign also received $2.8 million in gifts from 2,200 alumni. Linda O '(Boyle '91 When you start doing pageants for very practical reasons — like earning the money for college — getting the glory is a nice bonus. So Linda O’Boyle ’91 — reign­ ing this year as Miss Pennsylvania — can’t imagine why friends would greet her after the Miss America Pageant saying “I’m sorry you didn’t win.” O’Boyle was a big winner. “Only one in 80,000 girls gets to the Miss America pageant,” she said. “I was the only dancer recognized for talent. And I was the second runner up for the Quality of Life award for community service.” In other words. Miss Pennsylvania was a big winner. And when she introduced herself to the millions watching on television as Miss Pennsylvania, Linda O’Boyle, a nurse and a 1991 graduate of Wilkes Univer­ sity, she was showing another advantage she had over her 49 competitors. Linda O’Boyle had a job waiting for her when the pageant was over, working as a nurse at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston. She had to call and stall the job. But now she enjoys her reign as Miss Pennsylvania knowing that she has the same job waiting for her. Education and the road to a better future were all O’Boyle ever sought from the pageant whirl. "It’s not a beauty pageant, it’s a scholarship pageant." The Official Miss Pennsylvania Portrait she said, noting that her thousands of dollars in winnings paid for her Wilkes education. A tap dancer since age six, O’Boyle was in high school when she recognized that her talent and good looks might team up to win scholarship money. She captured the crown as Luzerne County Junior Miss. Among the prizes was a scholarship to Wilkes Uni­ versity. which she accepted gladly. From that time on, she has competed for more and more prestigious titles. As a college sophomore, she competed for the title of Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In her junior year she tried for Miss Greater Reading and reached the first runner-up spot. “I cheered for Miss Pennsylvania that year,” she said. “I said I have to be on that stage next year." Her very' first pageant in her senior year was the Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton — the most coveted crown in Pennsylvania because it carries the best prizes. "Every good pageant contestant wants to win that one." she said. O’Boyle took the honors. That led to the Miss Pennsylvania title and that, in turn, to a walk on the Board- �6 The Quarterh walk in Atlantic City. Throughout the pageant and college years, her parents. John and Phyllis (’62) O’Boyle of Dupont and her brothers and sister have been her chief cheering section. They encouraged her from her first dance lesson to her walk down the runway last September. But she especially appreciated their style of support. She listened to other families telling their girls they just had to win. “My family said "I love you,’” she said. She was graduated with her class at Wilkes, but is spending the year in her duties as Miss Pennsylvania — lots of parades and ribbon cuttings, a few speaking engagements — all opportunities to speak well for her state, her city and her college, she said. Next spring, when she passes the title to her succes­ sor, O’Boyle expects to replace the crown with a nurse’s cap. She chose a nursing career early in college when her father became ill. As she watched his care, she noted that nurses spend far more time with patients than physicians do. “I'm a people kind of person.” she said. “I like to sit and talk with people.” In geriatric nursing, she found that she could combine several of her interests — taking time to talk with patients, even teaching them to tap dance. She has a scrapbook full of their thank yous and good wishes for the competition. O'Boyle enjoys the opportunities she has to represent a cause in her role as Miss Pennsylvania, speaking out on the nursing profession and on care for the 4 million Americans afflicted with Alzheimers. “I’m going to make a difference this year,” she said. 7 Class of 1995 this iattl Who's who in the Class of 1995 Jeff Costello, pre-medical A football injury made Jeff Costello, an Atlas, Penn­ sylvania native, recognize his dream of becoming an orthopedic surgeon. While playing football for Mount Carmel High School, Costello tore the ligaments in his thumb and he required extensive orthopedic surgery. “The aspect that I really like about orthopedic sur­ gery is that it is sports related and sports are important to me,” said Costello, who plays for the Wilkes Colonels football team. Interested in Wilkes because of its pre-medical program, Costello was awarded the Harris/Kirby Schol­ arship and is a Hahnemann-Guthrie Scholar, recogniz­ ing early admission to medical school. “I really like the fact that I am already enrolled in medical school. That takes a lot of pressure off me,” he said. “I am so comfortable at Wilkes. It’s a homey place. I like the way my professors know me by name, and I really like the personal attention they give you. I couldn’t imagine going anywhere else,” said Costello. In high school. Costello was president of the Student Council, secretary’ of the National Athletic Honor Soci­ ety, a member of the National Honor Society, an All­ State football player and an All-Anthracite football player. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Costello and has a brother, Joey, 14. The 402 members of the Class of 1995 include the usual variety offine students, scholars, athletes and community servants. More than half the students hailfrom Pennsylvania with 70from New Jersey and 26 from New York. Freshmen also come from Con­ necticut, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland and Virginia. Here we meet three outstanding members of the Class of 1995. Leila Hadj-Chikh, biology Unlike most biology majors at Wilkes, Leila HadjChikh wants to be a zoologist. “I want to work for an organization like the World Wildlife Fund. I really want to save endangered species,” said Hadj-Chikh. a Trustee Scholarship recipient. Hadj-Chikh not only wants to save endangered spe­ cies but also to study their behavior. She hopes to begin her research as an upperclassman at Wilkes. Hadj-Chikh has always been a step ahead of her peers. She graduated from Campbell High School. New York, after her junior year. She decided on Wilkes partly because her parents, Sharon and Tedj HadjChikh, are Wilkes graduates and recommended their alma mater to their daughter. "The professors really care at Wilkes. They want you to excel and they’re there for you when you need them.” Dan Williams, biology Ms. O'Boyle posed for pictures during a re­ cent visit to the campus. Here she is hy the Weckesser Hall fence, at the colonnade hy Pickering Hall and with the Class of 1991 display in the Nursing Department. What do you do when you are interested in science and want to have a job that is meaningful? The question was easy for Dan Williams — you become a doctor. Williams is a Presidential Scholar at Wilkes and is also a Hahneman-Guthrie Scholar. The Guthrie Scholarship means Williams is already accepted in the Hahneman Uni­ versity School of Medicine. The scholarships were the main reason Williams chose Wilkes. “It gives me a sense of ease. Hahneman is a good institution and for the rest of my undergraduate years 1 don’t have to worry about getting into a medical school," said Williams. The Wilkes-Hahneman program was desirable to Wil- liams because both schools are close to his hometown of Tunkhannock. “I may want to come back here after I graduate from Hahneman and work at either Tyler Hospital or Robert Packer in Sayre," said Williams. Williams is a graduate of Tunkhannock High School where he was captain of the basketball and track teams and a member of the National Honor Society and Who's Who. He plans to be as active at Wilkes. Williams plays on the Wilkes Colonels basketball team and plans to be a member of all the clubs that have anything to do with science. “1 want to get as much exposure as I can in different areas of the sciences.” �The Quarterly 8 Fourteen join faculty at Wilkes Dr. Thomas J. Baldino Political Science, Chair The challenges of an expanding political science department brought Dr. Thomas J. Baldino to Wilkes after a dozen years at Juniata College. Although Baldino enjoyed Juniata, he was in­ trigued by lhe opportunity to guide a department through major expansion and into a potential graduate program. In his first few months at Wilkes, he has guided the transition from political science as part of the history department into a department of its own. revising lhe curriculum so that students grow through the sequence and reach their senior year prepared for a senior colloquium and research project that will serve as lhe capstone course for fledgling political scientists. He has also overseen the revamping of the public administration concentration to include requirements in accounting, economics, government and business, plus a senior year internship. And he has laid the groundwork for consideration of a new concentration in administration ofjustice — not police work and prison guarding, but courthouse and justice system administration. On campus. Baldino also directs the Institute for Regional Affairs. Off campus, he expects to be a founding member of the Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and is interested in public schools in his home district. He and his wife, Sandra, have two children, ages 13 and 9. They live in Mountaintop. Christina S. Beck . Communications A specialist in language studies and methodology. Beck has joined the communications faculty to teach interpersonal communication. A graduate of Ball State University in Muncie. Indiana, with an M.A. from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, she began her career in the public relations industry. But her work included a great deal of training and she began to enjoy it more than her other work. With that in mind, she began work on a doctorate and is only a dissertation away from her Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma at Norman. She expects to defend her dissertation this spring and earn her degree at spring Commencement. When she isn’t teaching, she enjoys sports and is a Daisy Girl Scout Leader in Kingston. She and herhusband. Wade Pangbum, have a five-year-old daughter. Brittany Pangbum. Barbara Samuel Loftus Business Administration A native of Scranton, Barbara Samuel Loftus got her first taste of the Wyoming Valley as a student at Wyoming Seminary. She attended Susquehanna University, expecting to work in industrial marketing. Her first job followed that plan. She worked for AT&T Information Systems in Wilkes-Barre. Her first job also allowed her to continue her education, and she earned an M.B.A. al the University of Scranton. That changed her career goals. She decided to try a leaching career and enrolled in the Ph.D. program at Syracuse University, where she is only a disserta­ tion away from her degree. Her dissertation on the development of buyer/seller relationship when a new product is introduced in the marketplace reflects her choice of an academic career. She enjoys the opportunity to research an issue thoroughly. But most of all. she enjoys the opportunity to work with students. And she picked Wilkes because of its commitment to student development, Off campus, she is a member of the 1991 -92 class of Leadership Lackawanna, a Chamber of Commerce sponsored organization that introduces selected residents to the economic, cultural and community development issues facing the area in expectation of molding leadership for the coming years. Loftus and her husband, Daniel, have an 18-month-old daugh­ ter, Caroline. They live in Clarks Summit. Dr. Judy Obaza Chemistry One of the joys of Judy Obaza’s career is leaching chemistry to people who know basically nothing about it and watching how much they learn and how much they enjoy it. “There’s a lot of reward in seeing students learn.” she said. She chose chemistry herself because “I enjoy lhe problem solving and I really like to know how things work — not on the surface, but deep inside. A native or Mountaintop, Obaza earned her undergraduate degree at King’s College and her Ph.D. at Dartmouth College. She has taught on the visiting staff at Haverford and Lafayette before joining the Wilkes faculty this fall. Now living in Pen Argyl. she is active with the Plainfield Township Farmers Fair Association and enjoys crafts, genealogy and winemaking. Herhusband, Charles Nutaitis. also teaches chemistry at Lafayette. Dr. John B. Gilmer Jr. Engineering The newest addition to lhe Wilkes engineering faculty is Dr. John Gilmer, who was chief designer of the CORB AN large scale combat simulation materials, which the Army used as part of its 1990 Desert Storm planning. During his 14 years with BDM Corporation in suburban Washington, D.C.. Gilmer designed high-performance simulation techniques, most recently using parallel processing for large scale simulations. His technology, which was used in support for the efense Advanced Research Projects Agency, allowed the use of tun reds of processors which enable a larec scale simulation to move as quickly as real life. Work life and private life have a good deal in common for Gilmer, who has spent his free time designing a “Battle of At­ lanta” game slated to be pub­ lished by The Gamers, which specializes in Civil War games. Gilmer got the leaching bug three years ago when he served as a visiting professor al Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where he earned his Ph.D. He enjoys lhe work because ii al­ lows him io fulfill a sense of service and to have time for his own research. A native of Augusta. Geor­ gia, he traces his interest in elec­ tronics to lhe time in elementary school when his aunt gave his mother a book on how to fix a television set. Gilmer was fas­ cinated by the technology of the set, never by watching the screen. He graduated from the Naval Academy and served on a destroyer in the Mediterranean and western Pacific. During his Navy service he got involved New faculty include, front row, from left: Dr. Judy Obaza, Dr. Yu Bibby, Dr. Valerie with computers, building one Kalter, Barbara Loftus, Chrstina Beck and Dr. Donald Brand. Back row, from left, Dr. from scratch which he started Robert Heaman, acting vice president for academic affairs, Timothy Sichler, Dr. Dale aboard ship in 1972. Bruns, Capt. Steven Manley, Dr. Thomas Baldino, Dr. John S. Phillips, Dr. Antone In addition to teaching in Dias Jr., Dr. John Gilmer Jr. and President Christopher Breiseth. the electrical and computer en­ gineering programs on lhe Wilkes campus, he teaches electrical engineering with a concentra­ Dr. Donald R. Brand tion in navigation in Wilkes's master’s program at Warminster. Political Science Gilmer and his wife, Cindy, live in Forty Fort. He enjoys A specialist in American politics. Donald Brand uses any sailing, photography, painting, war gaming and military history. sparkle of curiosity his students show about contemporary politics to hook their interest in his classes. Once they get interested, it's easier to keep them going, he said. And students in advanced Dr. John S. Phillips political science often have a very sophisticated interest. Chemistry A native of New York. Brand earned his undergraduate degree John Phillips teaches analytical chemistry' — the discipline at Williams College and his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. He that leaches students to learn “what it is and how much?" But he has held a fellowship at the Brookings Institute and has taught at Holy a second love in teaching chemistry to people who are not scientists. Cross, the University of Pennsylvania and Franklin and Marshall “It forces you to look at the field differently — from the perspective before joining the Wilkes Faculty. of persons who don’t know anything and don’t think they need to.” He also served at a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal, where he It's important that scientists are willing to leach non-scientists. taught math and science, and as a Vista volunteer in Phoenix. he said, because “everything around us involves chemistry." Al­ Brand and his wife, who works in public health, have two though he can be entranced by “the analytical beauty” of how children, one 18 months old and one almost 4, chemistry' works, he also believes that the general public must be “scientifically literate." Dr. Valerie G. Kalter It distresses him that so many people regard chemistry as a Biology “hard” subject. He discovered chemistry when he started a pre-med A native of New York. Dr. Valerie Kalter has joined the faculty major and fell in love with the subject. “I think it's joyful,” he said. to teach physiology, comparative anatomy and histology. Phillips and his wife, Debby, a master's degree nurse who Before joining the Wilkes faculty, Kalter was researching the specializes in women’s health, live in Mountaintop and have three effects of asbestos on the lungs of rats at the National Institute of children, ages 9,5 and 2. They arc just getting establishing in the Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina. She may con­ community now, but expect to be involved in schools and other tinue her research work at Wilkes by testing the effects of coal dust, family related activities. rather than asbestos, on lung tissue. �10 — The Quarter!) A graduate of Northwestern University, Kalter received her Ph.D. in physiology and biophysics from the University of Iowa. She was a postdoctoral fellow and instructor at the University of California at San Diego before joining the National Institutes of Health. Timothy J. Sichler Engineering Timothy Sichler. who holds his bachelor's and master’s degrees in engineering from Wilkes, has joined the faculty as a visiting assistant professor to lead the engineering electronics laboratories. Sichler has taught in the electromagnetics and general physics laboratories for several years and has worked as a consultant engineer in a variety of local businesses. Captain Steven Manley Air Force ROTC Captain Steven Manley has joined the Wilkes faculty to leach in the aerospace studies program. In the military since 1984, Capt. Manley has spent the bulk of his military career at Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne. Wyoming, where he worked with the Minute­ man III ICBM. Most recently he served as section chief in the programs section, supervising a five officer section responsible for naming new students from Vandenberg AFB. Before joining the Air Force. Capt. Manley taught history at Elk Lake High School. A graduate of Mansfield State University, he earned his M.P.A. degree at the University of Wyoming. He and his wife, Marsha, have a four-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. A 1973 natural sciences graduate of Xavier University, Bruns received his master of science degree in aquatic ecology from Arizona State and his Ph.D. in ecology from Idaho State. Since joining the Wilkes faculty, Bruns has been appointed to a special subcommittee of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council to evaluate issues in the use of global environmental data bases. Both agencies specialize in impartially collected data and studies, independent of political pressure. Bruns is an editorial board member of Environmental Monitor­ ing and Assessment: An International Journal. Bruns and his wife, Christine, have two young daughters. Dr. Yu W. Bibby Physics A native of mainland China, Dr. Yu W. Bibby has joined the Wilkes University faculty to teach physics. She earned her undergraduate degree in optical engineering at Beijing Science and Engineering University, and her master's and Ph.D. degrees in physics at Drexel University. She comes to Wilkes from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, where she taught physics and applied optics. Dr. Bibby's research is focused in applied optics, experimental solid state physics and thin film technology, and she expects to work closely with undergraduate researchers in all three. She also contin­ ues to work with the Naval Air Development Center, where her research involves metallic glass thin films and fiber optic sensors. Dr. Hong Y. Ling Physics A native of China, Dr. Ling began his undergraduate study in physics at Jianxin Teacher's College, Wuzhou, China. In 1983 he Antone Dias Jr. entered the graduate program in the Xian Institute of Optics and Fine Psychology Mechanics, SINICA,Xian, China. He was sent, for his first graduate A psychologist with a broad background in testing and coun­ year, to the China University of Science and Technology to study seling. Dias earned his undergraduate degree at Boston University optics on a very broad basis. In 1986 he received his M.S. for work and expects to receive his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the in the field of optical bistability. At the same time, he became a University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, this spring. graduate student at Drexel University, where he worked in the field Dias has worked as a counselor in mental health and school of nonlinear optics and laser physics until he received his Ph.D. in settings and has worked with vocational rehabilitiation. His con­ June, 1991, for his contributions to the anti-Stokes laser theory. sulting ranges from work with school systems and community At Wilkes he teaches modern physics, general physics labs and groups to work with minority university students on mentoring and senior projects. His research interest includes laser physics, quan­ counseling programs. tum optics and nonlinear optics. He is currently working on two Dias has done research on social skills training for socially research projects. One studies the physics of the Fabry-Perot cavity rejected elementary school children and on the epidemiology of the in the presence of the Faraday-active medium. This research has acute leukemias in adults. practical significance in making compact optical isolators, increas­ ing the sensitivity of the optical fiber current sensor and developing Dr. Dale A. Bruns new spectroscopic analyzers. The other investigates theoretically Earth & Environmental Science, Chair the atomic energy scheme which he proposed to produce anti­ The new chair of Wilkes's department of earth and environ­ Stokes laser light without population inversions. This work makes mental science comes to Wilkes from his work as a scientific possible the production of ultraviolet laser light for those atomic specialist with EG&G Idaho, Inc., a contractor with the national en­ energy levels that lie too high to pump efficiently. He is a member of the Optical Society of America and serves as a referee for the gineering laboratory in Idaho Falls. His leaching credits include Sam Houston State University, Physical Review. where he coordinated the school's environmental science program; Dr. Ling and his wife, Jian Qun Yan, have an 18-month-old the University of Idaho, where he taught environmental toxicology daughter. at the graduate level; Idaho Slate University, where he taught environmental ecology and pollution at the graduate level, and Ari­ zona State University, where he taught at the undergraduate level. The Chronicle 11 The Chronicle Vice president, trustee join Wilkes Lennon to lead academics Uber named to board Dr. J. Michael Lennon has been appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs at Wilkes, beginning in January. President Breiseth, who worked with Lennon at Sangamon State, said “He will be a source of energy and creativity for the University.” At Wilkes, Lennon will be responsible for all academic departments. The academic vice president also oversees the Student Affairs Office, the Office of Admissions, the Registrar’s Office, the Financial Aid Office, and the Division of Graduate Affairs and Con­ tinuing Education. Lennon comes to Wilkes University from Sanga­ mon State University. Springfield, Illinois, where he has been executive director of the Institute for Public Affairs, guiding several research centers focusing on public policy issues for the State of Illinois. Sanga­ mon State is the public affairs university for the state. At Sangamon since 1972, Dr. Lennon was a tenured faculty member in the English department. In addition to his work at Sangamon State, Dr. Lennon is the founder and publisher ofIllinois Issues, a monthly journal dealing with Illinois politics and government. Lennon has edited several books, most recently The James Jones Reader: Outstanding Selections from His War Writings; Conversations with Norman Mailer, and Critical Essays on Norman Mailer. He has also published many articles, essays, reviews and book chapters on Jones and Mailer. He will continue his work as one of Norman Mailer’s literary executors. Lennon was executive producer of “The Lin­ colns of Springfield, Illinois,” a 60-minute PBS documentary melding the restoration and preserva­ tion of Lincoln’s home with biographical and social history segments. The nationally broadcast work received the Award of Superior Achievement from the Illinois State Historical Society. Lennon received his undergraduate degree from Stonehill College in 1963 and his master’s and doc­ torate in English from tire University of Rhode Island. Lennon’s appointment fills the position previ­ ously held by Dr. George Waldner, who left Wilkes to become president of York College. Wilkes University President Christopher N. Breiseth and Chairman of the University Board of Trustees Richard M. Ross Jr. have announced that R. Barry Uber, a corpo­ rate vice president of Ingersoll-Rand, has been named the newest member of the /\ University’s Board of Trustees. / \ ■‘We are fortunate to have an individual with Mr. Uber’s experi­ ence and dedication to Wilkes assume the major responsibili­ ties of trusteeship,” said Breiseth. / Chairman Ross also / welcomed Uber as a new trustee whose expertise and assistance "will help Wilkes meet the challenges of the ’90s.” On staff at IngersollRand since 1967, Uber is currently president of the Production Equipment Group and the Aro Fluid Products Division, in addition to his position as corporate vice president. Uber was graduated from Pennsylvania State Univer­ sity with a degree in business administration. He is a life member of the Penn State Alumni Association and vice chairman of the IPAC Com­ mittee forthe Mechanical En­ gineering Department. A resident of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, Uber and his wife, the former Suzanne Talley of Philadelphia, have two children. Lisa is study­ ing at the Syracuse Univer­ sity School of Fine Arts, while Shane is a student at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. / \ on campus Peter Burtchell of the Cousteau Society Public Lecture Thursday February 27 Darte Center T. Berry Brazelton Physician, child care expert presents the Rosenn Lecture Wednesday April 29 Darte Center �12 The Quarterly □ The Chronicle Continuing as wrestling coach Students selected to work at Los Alamos By STEPHANIE SIMMONS Assistant Director Public Relations The United States Department of Energy has appointed Wilkes Univer­ sity senior chemistry majors Lisa J. Zimmerman of Pine Grove and Melissa M. Summa of Tunkhannock to the Sci­ ence and Engineering Research Semes­ ter Program for this spring at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Their appointments came after Julie Bremser '80, program coordinator for the laboratory, read the Quarterly issue highlighting the School of Science and Engineering. She contacted chemistry chair Owen Faut, asking for high cali­ ber students to apply for the Los Alamos positions. Summa and Zimmerman are Melissa Summa (left) and Lisa Zimmerman are working at Los Alamos. the third and fourth Wilkes students to be appointed to the program in the past tion to take a course through the Univer- her with her project. While at Los three years. sity of New Mexico, tours of laboratory Alamos, she will teach science classes Each student will be assigned an facilities, and individualized courses in to Hispanic students. She sees this as a individual research project within a specialized science, mathematics and great asset to her as she returns to Wilkes specific group of the laboratory. In engineering topics. to begin graduate work in education and addition to the research, their studies Summa will useherchemistry stud­ chemistry. She plans to become a high will include a weekly seminar, the op- ies and five years of Spanish to assist school chemistry teacher. A Tunkhannock resident, Summa is president of the Chemical Society and a teaching assistant in the chemistry laboratories at Wilkes University. She Wayne Henninger, a senior communications major, is interning with the is also president of McClintock Hall public relations department of the National Basketball Association’s Detroit dormitory, a member of the Inter-Resi­ Pistons. He will interview players, write sports releases and keep records of the dence Hall Council and the Education players' performances. He will also be employed by the Pistons as a statistician. Club and a peer tutor. “Not many interns come to us from out of state areas. We are pleased to have Zimmerman will work with the Wayne join us. m The ’internship will be an exciting and valuable learning experi- Ceramic Science and Technology group ence,” said Rich Jordan, assistant public relations director with the ■ -----------------— -Pistons. while studying at Los Alamos. She A Mahanoy City resident. Henninger has been a dean’s list student at Wilkes plans to attend graduate school in matefor eight semesters. He is vice-president of publicity for I.A.B.C., a staff member rial science or chemical engineering. ofWilkes Today TV. and was president of his dormitory in 1990. Captain of the A Pine Grove resident, Zimmer­ junior varsity basketball team, Henninger has been involved with basketball man is a member of the Chemistry Club, throughout his life, "I’ve played basketball since I was a little kid, all through high the Sluden?p7ogmmminrBoa7Z a^peer school, and two years at Wilkes. For a person that is so involved with basketball tutor, treasurer of Rifkin Hall dormi­ 1 could not have asked for a better internship," said Henninger. tory and a member of the Inter-Resi­ Jane Elmes-Crahall. Henninger’s advisor and professorof communications at dence Hall Council. Wilkes, credits Henninger with setting up the internship, “Wayne introduced us to “These students will come back to the possibility of the internship with the Pistons. After he contacted Detroit, the Wilkes with two things,” Dr. Faut communications department worked out the arrangements. He saw something he commented. “They will return with a wanted and went out and got it,” said Elmes-Crahall. terrific enthusiasm for the sciences and Henninger will intern with the Detroit Pistons from January to the end of April confidence in theirabilities because they He will return to Wilkes University in May to graduate. will know what they can do.” Henninger interns with Pistons 13 Reese resigns as athletic director By TOM MC GUIRE '85 Sports Information Director tional championship and his 1965-66 squad placed second in the tournament. He has coached ten college division champions. In 1976, Reese led the Colonel grapplers from Division III and the MAC into NCAA Division I and the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA). Despite its small size in comparison to the other Division I schools, Wilkes has produced 61 EIWA placewinners including eight champi­ ons and the 1976 Outstanding Wrestler, Jim Weisenfluh. The Blue and Gold has also produced four NCAA Division I placewinners. Earlier in his career at Wilkes, Reese coached both soccer and baseball. He conducts a summer wrestling camp and is a member of the executive board of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, president of the EIWA Coaches Long-time athletic director John Reese has announced that he will resign his duties as A.D. effective in May. The 64-year-old Reese will con­ tinue as wrestling coach and as a ten­ ured faculty member. “I still plan to continue as a tenured faculty member and still plan to coach the wrestling team to my 500th win. This should happen within the next few years. At that time I will evaluate my overall retirement plans,” said Reese. Association, former president of the Reese and his teams have compiled MAC, and a member of the ECAC an outstanding collegiate dual record of executive committee. 467-130-9 including undefeated sea­ Reese is also a member of the sons in 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame, 1960-61 and 1970-71. He has guided the Luzerne County Hall of Fame and is the Colonels to 36 straight winning president of the Keystone State Games seasons. committee. "I have been coaching for 39 years at Wilkes; have been a tenured faculty member for 37 years, longest at Wilkes; and athletic director for 34 years, one of By MELISSA MARGIS '93 the longest tenures of anyone in the In an effort to honor small college athletics, the Wilkes-Barre Touchdown country," Reese wrote to President Club was recently formed under the guiding hand of John Chwalek, assistant dean Breiseth. “I have enjoyed every' minute. . . of admissions at Wilkes. The club is a take-off on the New York Athletic Club that and I am proud of all the accomplish- awards the coveted Heisman trophy to an outstanding Division I football player, ments that have been made while I was “I saw there was a need for the small college player to be honored. In small in this position. From our outdoor fa- college football there may not be all the fanfare there is in Division 1 football, but cilities, to the Artillery Park area, to the the small college players have the benefit of more time to devote to their studies," Mans Center, and to our growth from said Chwalek, who has envisioned the club for many years. Club membership has grown to more than 200 members thanks to the five to our current fourteen sports.” Breiseth responded, “I have noth- recruiting of Chwalek, who is celebrating his 46th year at Wilkes. ing but gratitude for John Reese and all The club's events will honor the schools in the MAC division — Wilkes, he has done for athletics at Wilkes Uni- Moravian, Juniata. Lycoming. Susquehanna. Delaware Valley, Albright. Lebanon versity. I hope he will be here for years Valley. Widener, and, in the future, neighboring King’s College. Chwalek has big hopes for the club. “I hope the Wilkes-Barre Touchdown to come, as he achieves his 500th win, becoming one of the winningest wres­ Club will someday be as respected as the New York Downtown Athletic Club.” “The big difference between big college athletics and small college athletics tling coaches in the country.” The University has begun the is the academics, said Chwalek. "At bigger schools, there is a much greater stress search for Reese's successor as athletic on the athletics and it usually takes student-athletes more than four years to complete their degrees because they cannot take a full course load every semester. director. Reese has led the Colonels to 15 In a small college athletic program, students have more lime and can take a full Middle Atlantic conference titles in 19 course load, ultimately graduating in the four-year time period." The club’s officers are Marv Antinnes '61. president: Joe Chwalek, viceyears at the Division 111 level. Heguided his 1973-74 team to the NCAA 111 na- president: Ray Lowery ’67. treasurer. 1 W-B Touchdown Club formed �J The Quarterly 14 Gifts. Grants. Giving Gifts. Grants. Girins Gifts. Grants, Giving John Wilkes Club celebrates success Mrs. Marts leaves Wilkes $1.9 million By STEPHANIE SIMMONS Assistant Director Public Relations Wilkes University will receive a gift of S1.9 million for the capita! cam­ paign. Wilkes Tomorrow, from the esdeofMrs_Anne McCartney Mans who passed away in September. MrsAIarts as ate wife ofthe late Arnaud CA Ians. A formerrreritiemcf Backnell L’niv errity and • ice chanman of the Board of College. Dr. 2. laps was a driving trace rezizc the schecl's gregressicr. from j—z-— cc liege to Unix ersir.. ” rd - 7. x -i ik- mrmmjciy sz trie "cues "emms Camgaignit hegef z: me very ami vcitie mutt: f:r ■’ erssi£:asf try ~xr. .'■mm; me aomfoml ssz2 ttf Es vria .--re MoCarmey' ;-£r-r._ writ .met -.c lemiatt ter i Sr. Sreiseti. trephined. 'i-.r- L-. an; .'■L" . .'Jar., in- ■ ~r-.' ■ xz mtctg it:- . .mt-tn fm.-;.'. :;iuri-. isr. tte x tcetMr. Set-. ::rr reft 'tre: ztCacrf gantr-.r.-... ’ "The ■ ■ 'i.i:7vr-r.r.-..vv Oct;-a. gx?: tee: a- ' r-w-ier: :rg tins atrjer l; .lie■ xy inf ■ i". mci; .:>g ■^■xr'L' ir.i ':s. .ar.'f r.i ;r.r:,. Ji-t '-.r i-'tt.xrcr . _•.>•• •• -.r-ien W j.a. >_-■ then ; i'.-ji-'e. V e.- ’r. AtJeft, senior Nicolette Yevich thanks scholarship donors on behalf of all recipients. Her own scholarships, honoring Art Hooverand George and Helen '52 Kahton, allow her to de­ vote time to the Campus Program­ ming Board instead of another part­ timejob she said, . ie“i -r . . • po.e','.’. •in-. '. :''x'r •" ,,'_ I' r r<; ; XX'X' < .. -x-. r- ■- ■ / '. . / • ... teo--!oau. r.md-l>l>. at ‘Will-i-n J, j Dr. Robert J. Heaman. executive assistant to the president: Dr. Pomf-ma ? Heaman '61. chair of the English department and ass; "ate dean :: Arts and Human Sciences: Kathy Kopen. and Trcsree Pact K. rer ■.'.Via, Seven new scholarships established at Vllkes Scholarship donors, recipients paired at annual fall luncheon .' .r.-j'uWt ■ ?. The John Wilkes Club had a special reason to celebrate at its annual dinner this Fall. Guests raised their glasses to toast the success of Wilkes Tomorrow campaign as President Breiseth announced that the goal of $23 million was exceeded three months early. More than 160 guests attended the event which is held each year for major University benefactors who contribute $1,000 or more annually. “This campaign has been an overwhelming success and has brought Wilkes in touch with alumni and friends across the country,” Breiseth said. “The loyalty people feel toward Wilkes has brought tears to their eyes.” in the South Pacific during the Second firms in the nation. He was involved in World War and then returned to New the development of Bucknell UniverYork City as the executive director of sity where he was elected to the Board the Tow n Hall Club where Dr. Marts of Trustees in 1932. Three years later, was a director. he was named President of Bucknell. Mrs. Marts was a driving force in but continued to manage Marts and the publication of her husband's Lundy, commuting by rail each week, biography. Arnaud Carnx-right Marts. As Dr. Mans became aware of the A Winner in the American Tradition, in growing needs of Bucknell University 1970. Written by Dr. Paul C. Carter. Junior College in Wilkes-Barre, he Mrs. Marts gathered many of the bio- began a search for a strong leader of the graphical facts about her husband for new campus. He chose Dr. Eugene the book. Farley, who later became the first presiAmaud Cartwright Marts was bom dent of Wilkes College. in New York in 1888. In 1910. he In 1988. Wilkes celebrated the life graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors of Arnaud C. Marts by confering postOberlin College in Ohio. Daring humously the honorary degree of Doc­ sis fcstjob ar the Pittsburgh Y.M.C.A.. tor of Humane Letters upon him and in be became involved in fund raising, an 1989 again honored Dr. Marts by namactfvire he developed beyond a career ing the newly constructed Sports and to ar. industry. Conference Center for him as a lasting Dr. Marts established Marts and tribute to one of the founders of Wilkes Ltmdy. one of the leading fund raising Univ ersity. '..i---.-ie-ir.-t ':-r 1? ! _______ I Scholarships have recently been named for Sandy A. Furey. Michael J. Bogdon III. Sarah D. Moyer.Grant H. Barlow’50, Ruth W.’49 and John T. McHenry. John J. Faneck'50 and Robert A. West. The Sandy A. Furey Memorial Scholarship honors Mr, Furey.an Old ForgeIlighSelwolteaeherfor45years. F.stablished in I1>91 by Or. Sandy A. 1-iirey ’55 and Ellen Witiak Furey '55. the scholarship is awanled annually to the Old Forge High School Senior with the highest aeudemieavetagema tricuhiting at Wilkes, The Michael,I, Bogdon IllSehol in ship was established In his family in |99| following the death of Michael. u junior musle education rngloi tisim I'lymouth I'he Scholarship will lxiiwurded lo dedicuied music studenb ol pniid moial eliaiih iei, with prefer enco lo pcieusslonisix ami Wyoming Valley \\ rd High School madu.ues Ihe Small I1. Moyei Memorial Seholm-.hlp was eslabh'.hed m l"''l with a major gift from James G. lrio~_ Moyer Scholars must be Paar.sy Narfa residents vvith solid acaaer.-.k- c.-b;..-vemem who wish to pursue careers ir. medicine. The Scholarship honors the friendship of 5 Ir. Irion c".c Ms. \’ey er. ThcGr.r.'.iH.'S.r.'.cwMe Scholarship was es;.."?'."<-o.;. by gif; from his wife Marion F, . sor Grant J.. andda;tgbc,erJc.'. . L, ’.. < awarded annually tea .‘o'.- ■ stealing financial treed.-. x'>. .tg. v study of biology ar..-. <•■. ■ The Rmh W?49 suxl .Whn T. Mclk-my Sclre'.c \. .s. \ . been created by face-.', e..;.-.: “ rev fi tends of the Nc v sVrc “.v x Kwgm.eilteet.o,?. •..„>• e.-.-c x -ex hibitevlby Ruib. Mc>.e .x x x lite tetcealaureare • musing at Wdkes...o w-og - o x |MN«wl ems';-c-t o', ss'.’oi'y hoi iv.idxmd, 'o'. - \\ .,■ . \ \\ whoiaistgp r.r., w aw.; c.v " - y io a. sn'-’en. o.■vve.-x.,-. ■' lavuliv 0-. jtv <V:.V. ■ “C '■ .• N .■ '• . • . css:-.’.-g: Wyc.m g V.< c? ,. va.. 7'e. ;r -er. xreK . .V Sc-x.-x. �The Quarterly 16 Homecoming! IT] happy homecoming! Welcome EUck W Wilkesj|^^£ Seated, from left, Christiana Miele Baron '73; John Baron Jr. '75, President of the Wilkes Alumni Association, and Felicia Zawatski Morris '72. Standing, from left, Peter Kizis, Jean Fox Kizis '72.andThomasMorris '72. the Hop—Dean Emeritus George Ralston and his wife, Helen '52. From left, Arthur W. Evans '60, Kathy Evans, Ruth Boorom , Melberger '62, Trustee Clifford K. Melberger andThomasB. Hadzor, ® £ vice president for development. Seated, from left, Owen Costello '69, Mary Ann Costello, Patrick Burke '69, Lorraine Edward Pawlush '82. Standing, from left, Alumni Director Anthony J. Shipula II '78, Carol Corbett Pawlush '79, George Pawlush '69, Mollie Burke and Dr. David Pawlush '79. Seated, from left, Frederick Marianacci '76, John Matusek '76, Alida Matusek, Evelyn Labenski Czapala '77. Standing, from left, Patricia Marianacci, Kathleen McDonnell, Kevin McDonnell '84, and Joseph Zakowski '70. �r*8 The Quarterly □ “Each hall was like its own fraternity,” said Squeri, of Randolf, New Jersey. “You could live right * next to someone and not even know continuedfrom Back Cover who they were, because they lived beyond the doors in another hall. Nobody mixed.” That fraternal aura is what kept the group together during a time when the nation’s political climate was changing rapidly, as colleges across the nation struggled amidst anti-war protests and burning draft cards. "Ours was kind of a transition class,” said Squeri. “We ushered in a different kind of era. As the nation’s political environment changed, colleges began to take on a different complexion.” “We are a product of the 60s,” * Hoffman added. "We hung around together and did some crazy things From Left: John Squeri, Ken Ganser, Joe Drako and Bart Mauser while in school. But we all turned out to be successful professionals.” There was no shortage of energy Now, more than twenty years As the men shared stories — about among the old friends. They remi­ later. Hoffman has plans to park golf tournaments and electric trains in nisced about their days living in what something else at Andy's. The diner the hallway, for example — they today’s Wilkes University students lot. which neighbors his downtown realized that what they built at Wilkes know as Pickering Hall. To the 1970 furniture business, will soon serve as graduates, however, the residence was will live on long after their College a parking lot for store customers. known only as the "new men's dorm.” hang-out has been demonlished. Left Before leveling the restaurant, after the debris from Andy’s settles then a modem structure divided by however. Hoffman organized a wing into nine halls. The group was will be a fortress of memories, reunion that brought his College buddies together for one last late night the first to inhabit Grissom Hall, supported by the friendship these men which they named after Virgil “Gus” meal. Joe Drake. Ken Ganser. Bart still share."We had some good times Grissom, one of the astronauts killed Hauser. Jack Mulligan. David together at Wilkes," said Hoffman, Silberman. John Squeri. Len Surdi. in the 1967 launch-pad disaster at "and got a good education in the and Robert Tarone traveled back to Cape Canaveral. process." their College home to enjoy what would inevitably be their last meal at Andy’s Diner. "We're a group of guys who went through a lot to­ gether." Hoffman said. We ate here countless times during our college years and this was just a good excuse to get together again." The college dormmates, now all working professionals, traveled from as far as Memphis to relish "the last supper at Andy's Diner." as the gathering became known. They chowed on take-out hot dogs and burgers in the old trailer which was once a thriving hangout for downtow n locals, now a dormant cavern, dismal for lack of electricity. David Silberman, David Hoffman, Joe Drako One last meal. . Alumni News Reunion Class q —Reunion Class — 1937 1942 1947 1938 -g rv r -• Ilaria Zubritzky was honored by the Ohio Valley General Hospital for 50 years of service to the hospital and its auxiliary. She is vice president of the auxiliary this year and will be president next year. Zubritzky reminisced about being a doctor’s wife in an article pub­ lished by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette in August. 1956 James B. Mitchell, Ph.D., professor of biology at Moravian College, was awarded a National Science Founda­ tion Fellowship in oceanography. Dr. Mitchell has been appointed chairperson of Allied Health at Moravian ColDelhlehem. Arthur A. Johnson was elected presi- <— RgUHIOU ClclSS —i dent of the Kiwanis Club of Hazleton. He is a volunteer at Eckley Miners’ Village. He and his wife. Carolyn, live in Weatherly. 1957 1958 -Reunion Class -i 1952 Dr. Andrew Shaw Jr., his wife, Bar­ bara, and their four children live in Sugarloaf. Join your classmates - for the fun of it! Feb. 8 First Wilkes Alumni Association Winter Formal — Westmoreland Club Feb. 8 National Alumni Executive Committee Meeting March 21 All-Pennsylvania College Alumni Association of Washington, D.C. 44th Annual citation luncheon honoring Dr. William F. Raub '61. Fort Meyers Officers Club, Fort Meyers, Virginia May 2 North Central New Jersey Family Picnic Johnson Family Castle Grounds, Highland Park, New Jersey May 29-31 Reunion Weekend May 30 National Alumni Executive Committee meeting For further information about any of these events, call the Alumni Office, 717-824-4651, extension 4130. toll free 800-572-4444 (.PA), or 800-537-4444 (outside PA) Wilkes Alumni Lift tickets $12 Wednesdays nights at Montage Tickets are available only at the Wilkes Alumni Office, 146 S. River Street �The Quarterly 20 -Reunion Class - 1962 1967 1972 1977 Alumni Sews Nancy Valente married Clinton Pat­ ton. Nancy is the Staff Anesthesiologist at the Fry Regional Medical Center. Hickory. North Carolina. The couple lives in Valdese, North Carolina. Dr. Mark Bohn married Donna Marie Hisdick. Mark is a family physician with a practice in Mountaintop, where the family lives. H. Scott Edmunds G"S2. _ social stacles teacher for the Berwick Area Linda Carol KnorrmarriedG.Frederick Millar Jr. Linda is a staff nurse at Humana Hospital Cypress. Pompano Beach. FL. They wd '.?■ e in Krngssmi. Manin Pezzner, Esq., has been named assistant district ano—.ey for Luzerne Cctauy. He and his wife. Sandi Christine, and two-month-old daugh­ ter. AE-an Haly. live in Wilkes-Barre. 1978 SandraStrKkland asarpemsdreading specials: a me Ross Elemental}Srftccl in rhe Laie Lehman School lEsric. She Eves in Ply—ccch. recarrk a: 'AErzc .Area Commnnity ?j:':ciLu’":'r-.L':-:_ Nev ,'eriey. J' :'e - 1981 Wendy Ann Warner received a master of arts degree cum laude from Towson State University in Maryland. She is employed1 as director of nursing at Wesley Home. Inc., a life care/retirement community in Baltimore. MD. Pam Bennett Wodzieki and her hus­ band. Robert, announce the birth of a son. Kyle Robert, in June. 1991. Pam is a medical technologist at Muhlenberg Hospital Center. They live with their son. Gregory. in Bethlehem. PA. rReunion Class -r 1982 Maribeth Kofira Fife and her hus­ band. David Fife ’84, announce the birth of a daughter. Sarah Elizabeth on Dec. 17, 1990. They also have a son, David Nicholas. 3. Maribeth is an assis­ tant RN supervisor for Home Health Corporation of America and David is a plant supervisor at Kerr McGee Corp. They live in Old Forge. Joseph A. Gorko, a Dallas veterinarian. has been selected to receive a 1991 Capitol Award presented by The Na­ tional Leadership Council. The award will be presented in early April during 2-^ in Efiaw. NJ. the Council’s annual convention in Washington. D.C. The award recog­ Ossa CDX)~ elssL&d nizes people from every walk of life ■■xe r-i- jec: .-.-.-.a Lhecpvy;;: ‘Aho have demonstrated leadership, MedStaJ A’xz=se?.«3 so Des Mosses. positive results and professionalism. CoBeen XL Grits GaHaghs-hasJoined Peps-Cc-JaCtc:pac:y'ai d5vs;sn c^aeger tf H:—ar fesounx Development 5:r Pepsi East. She her hasbarai. Rtrth McDermott Levy and her husband. Andrew, announce the birth of a av: Cv: O.u"/. -' t. vjn, Mattfev/ Wolfe, in June, 1990. Inaugurations -■ ■ ... ■■' y ■ ■■ ■' . ' , ' .. I,. • , ■. 7. Gary D. Nothstein, M.D., joined the medical staff of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He and his wife, Mary Ann, have two sons, Jared and Gregg. Ellen Raineri was awarded the Sister Saint Agnus Medal for Excellence in Business when she received her MBA from Marywood College in Scranton. She is employed as a computer consult­ ant at Computer Aid, Inc.. Avoca. Lt. Kenneth R. Sardegna served in the 402nd M.P. POW Camp during the Persian Gulf War. He is employed as an internal auditor for the Internal Reve­ nue Service. Dr. Christopher J. Woolverton, who teaches biology at Austin College, wrote about the enigma of Soviet health care for an issue of Austin's alumni maga­ zine recently. Visiting with a delega­ tion of infectious disease specialists. Woolvenon wrote about the paradox of AIDS statistics in the Soviet Union. Although the numbers are almost un­ believably low. Woolverton wrote that nearly half the nation's HIV-positive individuals are children, "all immmunized in one hopsital using the same syringe in 1989.” 21 Jody Hutson, D.O., was recently hon­ ored at his graduation from the Wyo­ ming Valley Family Practice Re -idency Program. Dr. Hutson w as presented the “George Bevan M.D. Award for Excel­ lence in Family Medicine and Commit­ ment to Patients. Program and Commu­ nity."Jody has a practice with Drs. Dav id and Blair Revak and Dr. Kuprevich in Bloomsburg and Orangeville, He end his wife. Dina, and their two-year-old son. Jeremy, live in Bloomsfcirz. Steven P. Roth-Esq-acre -zxrare ■ re. Ro-terx- Jtrxi.-..: arad Greet; rei '.re. beer, appcir.reihcadt .rets 1/,-. ,’i . c XaStMal Fred Crereire. Hi red :-fre. Sc tar., ir. i c'.rc Zccr.er . r er: Kh^ooti. Carol Elgnnrtis Sosacrwafef read Nre tra-carv-. Alex, a=rxtzx« she z a. son. Eric MicfcaeL ~ Ixraar.. £ -91. They live fc State CoCkc. 1985 David E. Morrison w as namedzccuKim executive at Forms Plus, L-.re in Scran­ ton. He lives in Lake Winola with his wife. Cynthia, and three children. Join the Wilkes Career Connection Does your career give yoa the dtmee k? here Wilkes University siudeais re.2 grahates' Here .ire scree here: Inx ire students to yc-- oftfce re* crscess y ere eccrere:iec 1983 David I., Murphy has been appointed as outpatient director of Nesbitt Me­ morial I lospital's drug and alcohol re­ habilitation facility. David and his wife. Janet, live in Forty bort. 1984 LisnMnriv KopczyiislJeUcvlroln.md her Itusbnnd, John, announce the birth of n soii.Joiiiiiliiin.hinies, iu December. I •>«>(>, I ,istt Is u sml I nurse al St, I tikes's llospliiil.lleihlehem.Thcl'eiieoltblive iu Hcllileliem, with their olhei > liildiyn. Tilt tl mid I ninon, .hint* JiiIiiimhi l*'t*m> is an assistant cnnhii’i tn I list I astelu llmtk, Wilkes Iiiiiic, liitii' iiiid lica litisbathl, letih's, live In Wyoiiiinu, Help make rerere;s re~rere<iree rere^ summer re>s zicre treereshres. Help make re:'.'.re:> :er re e ■? ; Armne.e an en-eamews rerere.' ■$. > . re l\U W ilkes s'.'. 'O'... -V 'X > -c .■ I s, for employ meree .'.v? ,x .. .' ; -' - re. Call AVilW Offiea of t\nwv Set x iree-s I St'O 5?3-U -» i o>Wi of state'' t SOO MV i s sr ttlttv. I'oe.'.t.'y '.xtxx �Alumni News The Quarterly Ellen M. McDermott married Mark J. Gray. She is a business analyst for SMS in Malvern. They live in Stowe. 1986 Kimberly B. Edwards. D.P.M.. com­ pleted residency training in podiatric medicine and surgery' and is joining the Family Foot Associates in Wilkes-Barre. William A. Jamack, D.O., was awarded a Doctor of Osteopathy degree from Philadelphia College of Osteo­ pathic Medicine. He is interning at the Hospital of PCOM. Roanne Kelleher Nelson received her law degree from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of Amer­ ica. Washington. D.C. She and her fa- McAndrew named VP at Air Products 0.^ Joseph P. McAndrew ’65 has been named vice president for human resources at Air Products and Chemicals. Inc., in Allentown. He is responsible for the leadership and direction of the human re­ sources function worldwide. Joining Air Products in 1973. McAndrew has held various hu­ man resources positions including senior human resources manage­ ment positions for the company's Chemicals and Gases and Equip­ ment groups. He was the corporate director for compensation and human resources before being ap­ pointed to his new position. ther have opened a new law firm. Kelle­ her & Kelleher, in Scranton. Roanne and her husband. Anders, and their two children. Ryan and Alexandra, live in Clarks Summit. Sophia H. Swingle graduated from the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking. She is regional vice president in charge of the Southern Pocono Region of Merchants Bank. Sophia lives in Tobyhanna. -Reunion Class - 1987 Joseph S. Briskie Jr., D.O.. received a doctor of osteopathy degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Missouri, and will intern at Atlantic City. NJ, Medical Center. Michael Duncan announces his en­ gagement to Deborah DeCesare ’88. Michael is an outside salesman for Regan/Campar. Deborah received her master's degree from Syracuse Univer­ sity. Deborah is an account executive for WBNG-TV. Gary Finnegan married Ann Bruza ’87. Gary is a medical technologist at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and Ann is a medical technolo­ gist at Berwick Hospital. James W. Galasso HI, D.O.. gradu­ ated from the University of Health Sci­ ences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City. Missouri, in May, 1991. John F. Handley, D.D.S.. completed his residency at the VA Medical Center, Two from Rosenn law firm make headlines Wilkes-Barre, and will join Dr. John J. Handley General Dentistry Practice. Patricia A. Ermel ’78 was re­ cently named an associate of the law firm of Rosenn, Jenkins & Green­ wald in Wilkes-Barre. Ermel earned her Juris Doctor degree, cum iaude. from Washing­ ton College of LawofThe American University. Priorto joining the Rosenn firm, Ermel was associated with Finne­ gan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner. a Washington, D.C., law firm, and served as an editor for a multi-volume treatise on the law of attorney-client privilege. She also wrote a chapter on choice of law. Russo 76 wins for Estefan Richard A. Russo ’76 recently : represented entertainer and singer i Gloria Estefan in a personal injury ; suit. The suit followed a March, 1990, accident in the Poconos in which the singer’s tour bus was struck in the rear by a tractor-trailer. Estefan suffered two fractured vertebrae in the acci­ dent which was reported nationwide. She recently agreed to a significant out of court settlement. Russo, agraduate ofTemple Uni; versity School of Law, is a partner in the law firm of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald in Wilkes-Barre. Alumni gather nationwide Fred T. Howe received a Juris Doctor degree from Ohio Northern University in May, earning the Order of the Barris­ ters Award. He is working in medical malpractice for Hourigan, Kluger, Spohrer and Quinn in Wilkes-Barre. Bonnie M. Pietraccini, aconsultant for Support Systems International in Char­ leston, South Carolina, married Ken­ neth Greenwood on July 13. They now live in Dallas, Pennsylvania. 1988 Kelly A. Ayers received a doctor of op­ tometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia. Andrew Janquitto, Esq., ’80 and his wife Elizabeth hosted Baltimore/ Washington Area Alumni at a picnic prior to an Orioles- Angels baseball game. Those attending the picnic were: Greg Herbert ’81; Tamara Herbert; Janet Cashour ’85; Guy Dizebba Jr. ’76; Janine Tucker ’81; Eugene Shavers ’48; Frances Shavers; Sydney Himmel; Ira Himmel ’60: Janet DeMech; Carol Lynn Lee Mutchler ’73; Fred DeMech ’61; Andrew Janquitto, Esq., ’80; Mark Shavers, and Elizabeth Janquitto. Melissa Chrzan is an R.N. working on the cardiac surgery telemetry unit for Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Melissa lives in West Hollywood. California. William D. Hottenstein, M.D., has completed his internal medicine resi­ dency with Scranton Temple Program, and is practicing internal medicine in Wilkes-Barre. He and his wife, Nora, and daughter, Celia, live in Forty Fort. Ermel 78 edits text 23~| Kimberly Urbanski Ruda and her hus­ band, Daniel, announce the birth of a son, Michael Timothy, in April. 1991. They live in Avoca. At the Northeastern PA Chapter Spring Dinner at the Westmoreland Club, (from left) Pattie Marianacci, Fred Marianacci ’76, Alida Matusek. John Matusek ’76. Lori Anne Santarelli married Paul M. Galato of Kingston. She is a computer programmer at Hospital Computer Sys­ tems in Farmingdale, New Jersey. Bernard Sult Jr. married Zina Traver of Loyalville. He works with his family business, Mark II Family Restaurants. 1989 Suzanne E. Boyle married James E. Black III. Suzanne is a human resource specialist for Metropolitan Life Insur­ ance Company in Clarks Summit. The Greater Harrisburg Area Chapter gathered at the Allenberry Playhouse. Kneeling, from left, Carl Juris ’59, Kaye Hess, Lou DeFalco ’56, Ann Young ’59, Tony Shipula ’78, Richard Hoffman. Standing: Gwen Williams. James Marks ’67, Joyce Marks '66. Jim Williams ’58. G ’77, Michael Yanchuk ’77. Peg DeFalco. Patti Yanchuk ’78. Clint Hess ’64, Bill Trethway ’67. Randy Gale ’74. Pam Gale '74, Nancy Juris '56, Edna Andrews '50. Fred Andrews. Barb Nagle. Jacqueline Young *58. Chuck Young. Bridget Hoffman ’77. �The Quarterly Jamie Brasington married Christine Dodds ’89. They live in Norristown. Edward R. Havrilla of Linden has completed three y ears in the U.S. Arms. The Havrillas will live in Williamsport. Christopher L. Mundo completed recruit training at recruit training center in San Dregs?. California. Graceann Hergan married Jay Platukus. Graceann works as a market analyst for Cellular Plus in Avoca. They live in Laflin. Teresa Herman received a scholarship from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Advertising Club to attend graduate school at Penn State University. Kevin Tronkowski was chosen to the second team GTE Academic All-Dis­ trict At-Large Soccer Team by sports information directors from five states. 1990 In Ihlemoriam Marion Wellman Altman ’51 Glenn W. Eyet Jr. ’73 James D. Hunt ’40 Twyla Burkert Hunt ‘40 Rev. Roger Saves Joseph ’60 Mar. Jeffrey Maiusek ’6S David R. Meinster. Ph.D. ‘63 Nancy Pow ell Parry "55 James E. Witkowski ’83 mriiy Ccsmselfng Ch Ssnia. ChrisML szazd zxnpJsffiS i.—j rtszssr. LMEtEri-jf. MA C'.v-j.5 —a—iy. Maria. 'i.;. ' L re. -.:-’ asrptri: College 'y:yyyr. 'AsfBy,:'~y_ v. • >- zee ■ -y. Jtd’rfy Z v >•.-? e.ry- ■ ,\r.y ettssce depstsnea of the Farley ■ Library in 1985, Because of his .peiiaj talents. he ver. quickly . . ■ - ' ■ .• • • y-- ■iI base searching. He , ready irj < e]p ■--ae.-.’ .a-.i -'yyrr ■ r»eel 'rx:';r lArer.- .aeeds airi was . 1991 " .V Joseph Erdick :: tax.''. Azr;r<. rias '.jy ' ’ r • .E-xrvtrai U.f-.tS ' I ______ . ■ Ac '. j': Z • I I?.- <:•< y.' .I'... . V. .-W?:.■>:>■ i-vmplv; Y-v; ■.'3.! 1. _r' . . .y : ■ ‘‘ ‘X/Z •ij'.:, ’ ,OH 1,<; :■ ‘ ’>< ■<. ■ -j -. :■ ;■ /. ' r-■ rw: v-'j;.',tb'.-.r re' search. J-.-vrp1: Deve-r bwS.-Zzi.A ■■/.-■■y.t: ■„ s 'Zinc ■■■.'. ■ • L_ Nominations open for 1982 Sandra Strickland of Plymouth is a reading specialist at the Ross Elementary, Lake Lehman School District. 1984 Catherine Durocher Shafer was named "Community Woman of the Year" by the Wyoming Valley chapter of the American Business Women’s Association. 1986 Daniel J. Chipego was elected presi­ dent of the Northern Pennsylvania Chapterofthe Healthcare Financial Manage­ ment Association. Daniel is director of budget and reimbursement at WilkesBarre General Hospital. 1988 Edward DeMichele was named ad­ ministrative assistant by the Cancer Center of Wyoming Valley at Mercy Hospital. He and his wife. Lisa, live in Wilkes-Barre. 1991 John DeMelfy was promoted Io assis­ tant vice president, financial manage­ ment. at the Nazareth National Bank. He and hi-, wife live in Whitehall, PA. . ■xj-v b.. Vj Jon lirtwitwl in an Alumni Awii'hitinn for i ceipi<'nf’>? t f fhi‘ Alumni <*, 717-324 4651, E>|. 4130 1992 Alumni Awards The Nominating Committee of the Wilkes University Alumni Association has issued a call for nominations for the Distinguished Young Alumnus/AIumna Award and the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Award. The awards will be presented at Commencement on May 23, 1992. With more than 17,000 alumni to consider, the Committee relies heavily on nominations from members to identify- those alumni who have achieved prominence and who merit consideration for the awards. DISTINGUISHED YOUNG ALUMNUS ALUMNA AWARD This award will be presented to an individual who has graduated within the past 15 years and exemplifies the traditions of Wilkes University such as vision, understanding people, maintenance of convictions and loyalty, respect for differences and adherence to ideals that create unity and good will amidst diversity. EUGENE S. FARLEY MEMORLAL ALUMNI AWARD This award will be presented to an alumnus or alumna who epitomises the marks of tut educated person. Please inelude name and elass year of your nominee as well as y ea. reisers for placing your candidate in nomination. Nominations should be ser.: to the Office, Wilkes University. P.O. Box 111. Wilkes-Bane.reimsyNs.?:a. IS'eo.p ret to February 15, 1992. Nui/lier m<iy luyuesemeii a Alumni Association <*r i<» tw/>/<nw,v pr PU'i.W‘'< " ■. ;\w ' C • av x. v \ J �r— Just one last meal at A n d y 's Dmeir . 0 . ____ _ By VAUGHN SHINKUS '91 When Town and Country owner Dave Hoffman decided to put a wrecking ball to the now defunct Andy’s Diner, he wanted to be sure that a fortress of memories wouldn’t come crum­ bling down in the process. Hoffman and several of his Gris­ som Hall dormitory pals had shared many laughs and burgers at the South Main Street eatery during their upperclass years at Wilkes College in the late 1960’s. Each evening, the guys would park themselves at the establishment to enjoy a greasy fare and relaxed atmos­ phere that had become a welcome change from the college cafeteria. Please turn to Page 18 John Squeri, Randolf, NJ; David Silverman, Memphis, TN; Bart Hauser, Long Branch, NJ; Joe Drako, Wilkes-Barre; David Hoffman, Wilkes-Barre; Ken Ganser, Brooklyn, NY, all Class of 1970. Wilkes University Quarterly Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 355 WILKES-BARRE. PA. G'79 If this magazine is addressed to a graduate w longer maintains a residence at your home, p tear off the mailing label and mail it, with the corrected address, to the Alumni Office. Mrs. Betsy B. Condron 36 Reynolds Street Kingston PA 1S704 � 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Winter 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 1992 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/997ceb435d5a10fb3114bcea08a182af.pdf 8000c41914d233f92b44fb402496053d PDF Text Text I * ■ F f JW l r- Yf) 7 MlfiBgMa^K<EE* J -1 1 t'i TTnTTMWWTTTTI < �Wilkes adds pharmacy program The Wilkes University Board of Trustees has approved a Doc­ tor of Pharmacy degree program. Meeting in special session June 24, the Board approved the plan for a six-year program which will open to students in Fall, 1994. Plans call for construction of a 40,000-square-foot classroom and office building and numerous other changes to the campus. ’ 'Pharmacy7 is a natural comple­ ment to our established strengths in the basic sciences, health sciences, business and communications," saidPresidentChristopher Breiseth. "Our programs will prepare the doc­ tors, nurses, pharmacists and other professionals who will deliver health care in the 21st Century7." The Board decision follows a ten-month feasibility study which shows that pharmacy schools across tire country are replacing the cur­ rent Bachelor of Pharmacy degree with the Doctor of Pharmacy. The feasibility study and consultation with some of the nation’s leading pharmacy experts also show a growing national shortage of phar­ macists, brought onby the expand­ ing needs of an aging population. Wilkes joins 42 other schools in tire United States and only 11 schools in the Mid-Atlantic re­ gion to offer the Doctor of Phar­ macy. It will be the only school offering the degree in the Mid­ Atlantic region that is not located in a major metropolitan area. Contents A Colonel of Excellence.............. In Performance at Carnegie Hall. On the Boardwalk.................... Artist in tire Air ....................... Encore...................................... 1 Chris Moses.............................. 1 Corbett gift............................... i Alumni News........................... ' Double Colonel....................... Cover nel Bob is there and the fans cheering. Photo by Robb Mai Story, Page 1. The Quarterly Dear Alumni and Friends: Our big news is right there at the top of this page — a new pharmacy7 program beginning next year. We knew you wouldn't want to wait to hear that, so we added it just before press time to this issue that is mainly devoted to performers — Colonel Bob Wachowski '89; Rob Olivia'86, who has just made his Carnegie Hall Debut; Judy Fitch '92, our second alumna in a row to represent Pennsylvania in the Miss America Pageant; Steve Poleskie '59, who combines visual and performance art using the sky as his medium, and Encore Music Camp. You'll also read about a most unusual property given to the University by Col. William Corbett and Frances Ratchford Corbett for use as an environmental studies and retreat center. And, as usual, we’ll bring you up to date about news from classmates. Keeping in touch is important to us — especially as we approach our 60th anniversary celebration beginning this fall. Sincerely, University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. Vice President for Development Thomas B. Hadzor Director of University Relations Craig Mark Davis Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula II '78 Editor Nedra W. Bloom Photography Curtis Salonick Associate Editor Stephanie Simmons Sports Information Director Tom McGuire '85 Editorial Assistants Annette Graziano, Renee Szafran, Jean Pall Christopher N. Breiseth President Colonel of Excellence By Marlene Mangan '93 oom goes the go-cart, racing round tire track, pulling a J dummy of a visiting team player. And up revs the enthusiasm in tire Wilkes stands. At the steering wheel is Colonel Bob. Homecoming and the thunder of hooves announces Colonel Bob on horseback, while students thunder back their approval. Or half-time at the Marts Center and onto center court rides Colonel Bob on an eight-foot unicycle to dunk the ball. Up comes the cheer from Wilkes students. The enthusiasm sticks right on throughout the game. Sure, the teams have been doing just great this vear. But the enthusiasm gets its direction from Colonel Bob. Colonel Bob Wachowski, 26, played the "Friendly Patriot" at his high school before he came to Wilkes as an undergraduate in �2 1987. When he reached Wilkes, he discovered that no one wanted the job as college mascot. He appealed to the cheerleading coach and won the job without an audition. With a theatre minor and nine productions under his belt, Wachowski recalls that "My time was divided between ■working on shows and per­ forming as mascot." Yet he completed a de­ gree in computer science in 19S9. joining the SONY Cor­ poration after graduation. After three years in the work force, however, Wachowski wanted some­ thing different. "I realized I wanted to teach junior high or high school." Back to Wilkes he came, and is now on the road to teacher certi­ fication in mathematics. "I could have gotten mv de­ gree anywhere but I knew Wilkes and liked the school," he explained. But when he came back, he was distressed to find student apathy high and fewer students attendingathleticevents. "When you see students taking study breaksand goingdown the hail to watch TV, I wish they would take a study break and walk over to Kirby Park or the gym to watch a game," he said. So he decided to bring hi-, the­ atre background back to the fore­ front. With a new uniform — sport­ ing a Revolutionary-style fhrtxhat instead of the T^>ijnd one he wore as an undergraduate Aachow-.ki polished uphisac > and led the charge toward stu­ dent enthusiasm at game >. Wilkes University Quarterly His act varies from sport to sport. At football games the Wilkes mascot would grab fans atten­ tion by riding his go-cart and lead­ ing the crowd in participation cheers. During basketball season -olonel Bob would perform ^eers during time-outs and ride hnUBi?CIe."Wher.Jdotheslam ^Mbaskefballfethrownfrom -c middle of the court. That act prgcfe,j two or three he commented. ' thXTut there -o/h mas'l'/ f'"''!c>3|l and basketball game-, tne most j. . M of a frowd , USt 1 b;iy<'"ifh,"he--,t;,t(,j ° Pdr,lc’Pafe is CB, freshmen do with that spirit d pends on what's going on a e. campus. The appearance of a mascot can make the game more enjoyable for the fans who attend — and get that spirit going. As school mascot, Colonel Bob looks for support from all levels at the University "The coaches and players have been extremely sup­ portive as well as President Breiseth and other members of tire administration." Ex­ amples of this support in­ clude everything from Jane Lampe-Groh, dean of stu­ dent affairs, getting the colo­ nel act back on track or Emory Guffrovich, dean of admissions, giving Wachowski a blown up pic­ ture of himself in a parade. The most satisfaction comes from crowd reaction, though. He recalls especially that night at the University of Scranton in 1989 when he rode his unicycle out to midcourt to dunk the bas­ ketball. The ball hit the rim and went straight up in the air while Scranton fans started to laugh. "When my unicycle fell, I caught hold of the rim and I grabbed the basketball out of the air and dunked it into the basket. The _________ ______crazy and Wilkes fans went °U ‘ immediately," he said. Colonel Bob believes thateven though many people on campus don't know his last name he is still leaving a legacy to Wilkes. "When I leave Wilkes Univei si ty, hopefully a student body will remain (hat knows how to 1 at games and they will enjoy do­ ing it without a leader." I I i In at Carnegie Hall ’ Hy Nedra Bloom Rob Olivia was at a mandatory meeting, checking the details ter a reception after his April 3 Carnegie I tail debut. As the planner asked-whether he preferred chocolate covered strawberries er Turkish apricots, he wanted to tear his hair and shout ‘ Who cares. I need to be home practicing. I'm going to play at Carnegie Hall, l or Olivia, it was still absolutely ama. ing that the performance of a lifetime was even on his schedule. So what can you learn by practicing just before the show ? �4 "I have lots of music to learn," Olivia said. He was working up a new Brahms trio to play with pianist, Mark Peloquin, and a former Tanglewood roommate who is now cellist with tire Bamberg Radio Symphony in Germany. And he was just beginning work on a new piece, "Au­ tumn," by Wilkes Professor Bruce Reiprich, written espe­ cially for Olivia's Carnegie Hall debut in the Weill Recital Hall. "His writing is superb," Olivia says of Reiprich. "From a purely mechanical standpoint, he understands the instrument and has taken the time to learn about the clarinet and the quality of the notes. It's a very powerful work that people will enjoy." In addition, he was hard at work on the difficult passages in the Grand Duo Concertant by Carl Maria von Weber and the Horovitz sonatina with its delightfully jazzy ending. "The same passages give me problems always. I practice the hard ones every day to keep them close to my fingers." The son of two Wilkes alumni, Eileen '59 and the late Robert R. Olivia '59, Rob de­ cided at age four to be a guitar­ ist. He cast that aside and tried trumpet, but found it confusing that the same fingering could produce more than one note. At last he settled on the clarinet — his father's instru­ ment. The elder Olivia was a student of Bill Gasbarro and an accomplished clarinetist who taught elementary school music in Plainfield, NJ, through Rob's Wilkes University Quarterly growing up days. "My dad didn't push me," Olivia said. "I wasn't a terribly successful practicer. Dad didn't come up and tell me my mistakes. But after three weeks, he laid down the law — either practice or don't do this. He preferred practice to making Iris father unhappy. ^tOh^ O 3o ^ebut But his father had died when he was 12 and he contin­ ued to play without lessons. By the time he reached Wilkes, "I had lots of bad habits," he said. Gasbarro helped correct them. Although Olivia does not regard himself as the best clarinetist in his class at Wilkes — he never played first clarinet, let alone first chair— he knows now that with his father's beginnings and the corrective work with Gasbarro and the jazz polishing with Bob Wilber, he has moved ahead. At Manhattan, he worked with another fine teacher, Leon Russianoff, who happened to be married to a fine psycholo­ gist. She immediately noted that he was dyslexic. That discovery, too, helped him understand himself and his learning style — why, for 5 Summer 1993 instance, he was such a terrible sight reader of music — again leading to vast improvement in Inis clarinet skills. He looks back at those who played better than he as an undergraduate. "Many of them don't play any more. People's priorities change. But I've always known this is what I'd do." Now, with student days behind him but performance much more in his mind, it's hard to find enough time to practice. After three tries, he won the Artists International Young Artists Competition for 1992. Though the honor carries with it recital possibilities and a Carnegie Hall debut, he still needs a full-time job to support himself. So he works days as orches­ tra librarian at the New England Conservatory of Music, and nights practicing for the next performance. Since his home is on the grounds of a nature conservancy, he can play at night without worrying about the neighbors — "unless the chipmunks complain. It's a nice, calm place to go back and center myself," he said. He had weathered dozens of orchestra auditions before the Artists International try. "The more I tried to win a place in an orchestra, the more I find myself standing in front." He isn't complaining. "I'd be very happy to have my career take me in the realm of recitals and concertos." But he'd prefer to be paid. At this stage, he uses his salary from the librarian job to pay his gas to performances and practice sessions with Peloquin, who lives in New York. "Hopefully, after Carnegie Hall, I'll get into a managed artist role — then I'd get paid to I the music department had no orchestra. When he arrived at the Manhattan School, he auditioned for the orchestra and was startled to capture first chair. The music was much the modem miniatures of Penderecki, the Horovitz sonatina with its jazzy ending and the Weber for its range of possibilities. "My dad was strictly a play." He met pianist Peloquin on an orientation tour as they were beginning their advanced studies at the Manhattan School of Music. After touring together for some time, Peloquin asked if Olivia had ever played the Messiaen Quartet for The End of Time. Olivia responded that he never had but wanted to, and a year later they performed together for the first time. A French prisoner in a German prison camp when he wrote the work, Messiaen was a Catholic mystical composer, Olivia said. The work carried extra impact for the quartet because three members were Catholic while the fourth and their coach were Jewish. It was the beginning of a great partnership between Olivia and Peloquin that has taken them to numerous recit­ als. Because they are confident in each other, they sometimes create special moments even during a concert, Olivia said. When they performed together at Wilkes in February, Peloquin surprised him with a slightly different interpretation in one of the Schumann Romanzen that opened the program — setting the tone for a performance that was extra special to performers as well as audience. During Olivia's Wilkes days, I try to put myself in the shoes of the people in the audience. At a symphony the average age of the audience is over 50. Young musicians have to work to bring people our age to the concerts. — Robert Olivia '86 tougher than the band music he had played at Wilkes, he said, and he remembers his knees shaking before the downbeat of every performance. From Manhattan he went on to a fellowship at Tanglewood, where he was principal clarinet­ ist when Seiji Ozawa conducted. "It was so exciting," Olivia said, although he was startled by the number of experienced per­ formers who found it old and boring. "The newness has kept my enthusiasm very fresh," he said. Setting his own program is still a delight, too. When he thinks about his own musical favorites, it's a list right off his concert program. The Schumann is an extremely late work, he said. "It's very ultimate, introverted, sometimes manic, but very tender." He enjoys playing it because it requires a certain level both of expression and of restraint. He loves the Poulenc Sonata, classical player," Olivia said, "but nobody grows up in Hazleton without learning to play polkas." So even as a boy, Olivia knew about lighter music. At Wilkes, he discov­ ered Benny Goodman and now includes some Goodman or Artie Shaw numbers in his repertoire. It's important to have a wide variety, Olivia said, be­ cause "people don't think of a clarinet as a recital instrument." "You have to have a com­ mitment to playing contempo­ rary music, but there's so much that people don't want to listen to, you have to be careful." That's why he asked Reiprich for a piece. He knows it will be good artistically but also some­ thing his audience can enjoy. "I try to put myself in the shoes of the people in the audience," Olivia said. "At a symphony the average age of the audience is over 50. Young musicians have to work to bring people our age to the concerts." �Summer 1993 7 ■ < ' « -i v ’•' < I & On the I .fef 7 V v 2 r. she remarks, "and I'm ready for since, "You can talk with and These experiences and a private one." not up to your professors." appearances give Fitch the Still, the whole Miss America "They were interested in me opportunity to do "so many experience was "worth it all." as a person, " she says. "They things." In her capacity as "The pagent was worth provided an example. They "ambassador for the state," every bit of blood, sweat and were approachable, and [as Fitch daily "interacts with a Miss Pennsylvania] that's what I tears," Fitch said, "and believe variety of people." me, I did them all!" want to be. I'm Judy Fitch — Variety, surely, stands as the Fitch garnered 510,000 in Miss Pennsylvania is just my catchword of Fitch's reign. She scholarship aid from her state position." "can speak on any topic from title which "helped to pay for After crowning her successor AIDS to motivation to selfin June, Fitch will get married in education." She proudly an­ esteem to veterans" and pos­ nounces that she has "no loans." September. She plans to start sesses "skills [that] are adapt­ "I'm free and clear to start looking for a job as soon as able." For both these qualities, payments on a mortgage." possible. "I already have some Fitch quickly and freely credits "I"ll be ready," Fitch stongly resumes out," she says. "I her Wilkes liberal arts educa­ remarks. "I've learned that life would like to work in TV news, tion. is competition, but it does not Within Wilkes's Communica­ be a corporate spokesperson, or have to be cutthroat — just do it do some on-camera work." tions Department, Fitch concen­ with grace and dignity." And Already, Fitch feels "real life trated in public relations and that's just the way Judy Fitch tapping me on the shoulder." broadcasting. She found the does everything. "I've had a very public life," small classes advantageous V (i f3 Boardwalk (a i he rare combination of force and form creates gems and champions — Judy Fitch is both. She is also a spokesperson, an entertainer, an ambassador, and an activist. Fitch does more than say, "I can do a lot of things" — she proves it. Without a doubt, the 1992 communications alumna wears many hats well, especially the rhinestone tiara which crowned her Miss Pennsylvania. gy • J • LJ ‘ 1 • mo lT.dO-1 ItOjnOWSKl tt Immediately after winning her title, Fitch progressed through a heavy appearance schedule" in which "most of the events are charity-oriented." She appeared at a golf tournament benefiting the Ronald McDonald House and opened a Beach Boys' concert a'ding the Beating the Odds Foundation. And she worked for many of the Miss America sponsors like JC Penney. k I' ?. 5 Id ____________ i___ __ __ __ - - —■ Judy Fitch '92 with Miss Pennsylvania 1991, Linda O'Boyle '91. Judy Fitch '92 begins her reign as Miss Pennsylvania 1992. �8 Wilkes University Quarterly Artist in the air: Steve Poleskie Stephen Poleskie is without doubt Wilkes University's most important artist graduate with a degree in commerce and fi­ nance. The choice of major was not his own. His father hoped he would join him in the insurance business. And it stymied his art career at Wilkes. "They thought I was just a dilettante looking for easy credits," he said. Against all expectations, however, that business degree got his foot in the door of the art world and the experience of not being taken seriously in the field of his heart's delight, has given him an important per­ spective for dealing with stu­ dents at Cornell University, where he is a professor of art Poleskie's insurance career lasted about a month, he re­ called. Then he tried commer­ cial art with American Party Favor in Pittston, did freelance work, taught high school, tried Mexico and California then decided, "If you're going to be an artist, you go where the artists go," and went to New York. He took a studio in a build­ ing where artist Alfred Jensen also worked. Jensen was prepar- ing a show for the Guggenheim and lamenting that he didn't know how to make a silk screen print. Poleskie, who had learned the technique in his travels, volunteered to help. "There was a tremendous interest in silk screening in the early 1960s because of the flat bright colors," he said. "Sud­ denly my shop became very popular." He worked for Andy Warhol, William DeKooning and Robert Rauschenberg. "I was becoming an entrepreneur, able to rent my own huge studio — but it was not what I wanted to do. I never had in mind being the impresario of silk screening." His expertise in the field helped him land the job at Cornell, however, and he has been teaching there 23 years. Now an artist first and a teacher second, Poleskie hasn't forgotten his own troubles in college, although he admits now that perhaps "I was a little arrogant." "Whenever there's a student who is out of step, the faculty sends him to me." They recog­ nize Poleskie as the one who will really listen. "I hope to find the student who doesn't just want to make things for people to hang on the walls so they can make a liv­ ing," he said. Summer 1993 By Debra E. Blum Chronicle of Higher Education Stephen Poleskie has what he calls the airplane pilot's Ph.D.—an airtransport pilot's license. Although a more basic license would be more sufficient for the one-seater aerobatic biplane he owns, Mr. Poleskie says having the air-transport license proves he's not just a "professor dil­ ettante pushing around in the sky." Indeed, the trophies he has won at aerobatic competitions attest to that. He is a professor, however — a professor of art at Cornell University. A long list of exhibitions of his flight-inspired work proves that he is an accomplished artist. He is rep­ resented in the permanent collections ofalmost40 galleries,including New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and London's Tate Gallery, and he has been a visiting artist at more than 15 colleges and universities. He has taught at Cornell since 1969. "I am an artist that does part of his work in the sky," says Mr. Poleskie, who cringes at the thought of being called a skywriter. "I am also a professor who teaches students about art." Mr. Poleskie's art is what he calls, "aerial theater." Its essence, he says, is the move­ ment ofhis plane through space and the fleeting beauty of the smoke that trails behind. He says he hopes Iris audiences Poleskie with his painted bi-plane. appreciate not just the wispy designs he creates with the smoke but also the creativity of his dips, rolls, dives, and spins. " Like a dancer, the important part of my flights is the movement," he says. "The smoke just helps the people track the activity that is hap­ pening 7,000 feet in the air." Other artists design flight patterns for aerobatic planes, Mr. Poleskie says. But he doesn't know of any other art­ ists who are also stunt pilots. Although the sky is Mr. Poleskie's canvas during his flight, he also creates —on paper— draw­ ings and collages that depict the movement and sound of each perfor­ mance. A typical piece might be a round photocopied picture of the fly­ ing site with a chalk sketch of his flight pattern atop it. The picture may have pieces of maps and pic­ tures of the airplane pasted to it, and arrows, circles, and lines drawn with colored pencils to illustrate air cur- 9 rents and the plane's maneuvers. It may also be sprinkled with hand­ written words or phrases that inter­ est the artist or imitate the sounds of his flight. Like his pictures, Mr. Poleskie's conversation is peppered with illus­ trative description of his flights. The "Roars," "Zings," and "Varooms" of his drawings come alive when he describes an aerobatic trick called the "hammerhead." "The plane goes straight up, rrrrrrrrr, then when it runs out of forward motion when gravity starts to drag, you hit the rudder and shhhhhuuuum, the motor rotates the earth, he says." When Mr. Poleskie is on earth, he teaches courses on contemporary issues in art, graphic design, and silk screening. He says that being a practicing performance artist helps him relate to his students and keep in touch with new trends in the art world. Reprinted with permission from The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 17,1990 �10 Wilkes University Quarterly Summer 1993 Encore! Michael Correa loves the mu­ sic program in his high school at Binghamton, New York. But he loves Encore more. When he comes to Encore, it's like leaving all the weaker mem­ bers of the band behind and re­ placing them with ranks of more serious musicians. "Everybody here has a lot of pride," added Young Suh of Potomac, Maryland. "There's nobody here who just wants to get out of study hall," added Sara Marcus from Gaithersburg, Maryland. "Everybody here has the same mind as you," added Paul Bhasin of Westfield, New Jersey. And there's a concert every two weeks instead of every two months, added Young. The choral group is much harder — and much more fun, chimed in Sara. "You can be the best where you come from, but here it's a challenge," added Amy Beardsworth, from Shavertown, Pennsylvania. A trumpeter, Paul was ner­ vous about attending the sum­ mer music camp because it en­ tailed auditions. But Joe Wiendl, a friend of his parents' from Westfield, was certain he would like it — even brought him to campus to see the camp. Now he's very comfortable not only with the camp but even with au­ ditions.. "It's good competition," Bhasin said. "It's a real profes­ sional atmosphere." "It's good competition be­ cause it's with yourself," Sara ex- plained. "Not that I want to be better than you are but that I want to be the best I can be." At home, Sara's high school schedule forced her to choose be­ tween choir and band. At Encore, she can do both. "I'm just really grateful for that," she said. "I hadn't realized how much I missed the flute." And Alison Bray of Kingston came for the dance. She has danced for years and was de­ lighted to have the option of sum­ mer camp in dance close to home, For ail six high school students and nearly 200 more, Encore Music Camp at Wilkes is a summer tradition. Each summer several hundred high school music students com­ —along with some younger compatriots — — descend on the Wilkes patriots cam] campus for two to six week camps — never more than 200 at a time. nac, Using the Wilkes music facilities the students participate in a wide range of musical activity. Everyone sings in the Encore Chorus. Then they go their separate ways — to theory classes, private lessons, ensemble rehearsals, They may take a class in diction, acting, solfeggio, improvisation, music history or dozens of others. They may rehearse for the symphony orchestra, the wind en­ semble, the Encore Chorus, jazz singers, concert orchestra, concert band, men's chorus, jazz band, musical theatre, chamber orches­ tra, chamber singers, women's chorus or lab jazz ensemble. Dancers begin their day with ballet and spend most of the day in dances classes and rehearsal. But even the dancers take time out of the day for Encore Chorus, Actors and actresses, too, Encore photos by David Evans 1 spend the bulk of their day study­ ing acting and rehearsing for major productions, but take time out for Chorus each morning. "While many public schools have cut or are considering re­ ductions in their arts programs, everyone at Encore unabashedly asserts that tire arts do make a difference," say directors Nancy Sanderson Campbell and Jerome Campbell. "Campers are guided to an appreciation of culture and an enlarged, more generous perspec­ tive; and they come to these not through indoctrination butby the creative and successful activity they see around them and partici­ pate in. Depth of character is the result, accompanied by the trans­ formation of young lives that oc­ cur as campers demonstrate their ability and the discipline it takes to perform on stage." In addition to their own per­ formances, Encore campers learn by attending performances in the guest artist series. Campers do more than sit in the audience — they have the chance to meet the performers and ask questions. "Campers see the human ele­ ment of these musicians so they can picture themselves as profes­ sionals, and they discover that even great performers still have things to learn and problems to conquer," the Campbells said. Encore campers come because they love music. "Being involved in music lets you see beauty in things," said Sara. "It's cheesy but true." And Amy, who has played since the third grade, said that Encore really gave her an outlet for her music. "You do music every minute of the day at Encore—even walk­ ing down the halls you're hum­ ming something." Monica Ransom of Farmington, CT �c Encore Success Story Chris Moses sings for the stars! From his first days in the el­ ementary school chorus, Christo­ pher Moses knew he loved to sing. But the other kids were drop­ ping away from it. It wasn't cool and he, too, came close to leaving music by the wayside. By Nedra Bloom Along came his first Wilkes connection in the person of Jim Ruck '78. Ruck came to teach seventh and eighth grade music in Chris's hometown of Northvale, New Jersey, just as Chris arrived in middle school. "Jim brought everybody back to music," Moses said. "He made it lots of fun." He encouraged the students to try solos and en­ sembles, to sing music that was important artistically and fun to perform, too — and he gave all the singers more chance to per­ form. "I really enjoyed singing and realized that I could do it pretty well," Moses said. Because of Ruck's interven­ tion — and with a good dose of assistance from Wilkes's Encore Music Camp — Moses has grabbed a career that's carrying him to the stars. Ruck wasn't alone in noticing and encouraging Moses' talent. His parents, Pete and Dolores Moses, jumped on thebandwagon and so did Encore, when he first came after his freshman year of highschool. Ruck, who summers as PR man for the Wilkes music camp, had encouraged Moses to join up. Encore's heavy emphasis on performance hooked Moses. He loved the feeling of performing and he basked in the glow when the audience enjoyed his work. After two summers at Encore, Iris confidence was bolstered and his style polished. He was able to garner a summer job, singing pro­ fessionally in an upscale restau­ rant near his home. The only problem with it, Moses noted, was that it prevented him from spend­ ing a third summer at Encore. After singing 45 songs a night — two and a half hours' worth — he has built his repertoire to more than 100 songs. Because of the mellow character of the restau­ rant, where Ruck is his accompa­ nist, Moses has specialized in songs of the 30s, 40s and 50s. "It fits the style of my voice," added Moses, who dresses the part, too. Clean-cut and preppy, his dark hair short, his eyes in­ tent, he sings of love and makes his audience hope he is singing to them. After hearing Michael Feinstein in performance, Moses sent word backstage that he would like advice about begin­ ning his own career. Much to his surprise, Feinstein invited him backstage and said he would like to hear him sing next time he came to New York. That turned June of 1992 into an incredible month for Moses. He sang for Feinstein at the Algonquin in New York, then sped across town to another en­ gagement that was a direct result of his Encore experience. A few days earlier, Nancy Summer 1993 Sanderson Campbell, one of Encore's co-directors, had re­ ceived a phone call from Star Search scouts, asking for names of campers who might make the grade for the televised talent show. Campbell suggested Moses and the audition staff began ar­ rangements to hear him sing. When Moses and Ruck heard where Star Search had its New York headquarters — the Madi­ son ~ Equity Building in Manhattan — they were delighted. Becailuse Chris had performed there before. His dad is associate ex­ ecutive director of the Children's Aid Society of New York, which erects a lofty Christmas tree and gathers gifts for children in need each year—right in the atrium of the Madison Equity Building. That had brought Chris and Ruck out at Christmas time to sing car­ ols for the crowds. So right after singing for Feinstein ("Thank heaven I didn't sing dreadfully!"), Chris and Ruck went back to the Third Avenue atrium to show Star Search talent scouts that Chris could sing, he could sing well, and he could sing in front of a crowd — even one that had not come to hear him. It won for him. Dozens of people in WilkesBarre helped him prepare for the TV appearance — Al Groh who created Chris's resume and lyric sheets; Encore staff who helped as sound technicians to make re­ cordings required before tire tap­ ing; Myron Leet who made the First Presbyterian Church avail- 13 able for practice and recording. Early in September, Moses took time off from high school to ______________ _________ travel to Florida„to perform on Star Search. He won the opening round, but lost out in the second, missing the chance at $100,000. "It was a great experience, anyway," he said. In the meantime, he has per­ formed with Feinstein in October in the State Theatre in New Brunswick. Feinstein introduced him as a promising young talent, reminding his audience that all young artists need a hand — that Feinstein himself got a boost from Liza Minnelli and Ira Gershwin. Honoring that artist's debt, Feinstein accompanied Chris in a performance of "All the Things You Are" by Jerome Kern. The audience loved it! More performances with Feinstein are on the books. Not just a singer, Moses also wrestles for his high school — pinning down a perfect season as a sophomore and a practically perfect one in Iris junior year, de­ spite his blossoming singing career.Andhe'sthefirstunderclassman ever to captain the team. He plays soccer, too, and car­ ries an impressive academic load — honors physics, Spanish IV honors, mathematical analysis, English and history, in addition to chorus and gym. He expects he ■will be a scientist, probably a physician, maybe a biology teacher. But you know there'll always be a song in his heart — and an Encore, too. Encore! �Summer 1993 Corbetts give home, land for environmental & retreat center Col. William Corbett talked about his property at a Wilkes Alumni Breakfast on April 14, 1993. Following are excerpts from that talk. I have chosen to explain this project between ourselves, the Corbetts, and Wilkes University by telling a story I call "The History of Seven Farms." It is a very personal story which, forgive me, must be told in the first person. In about the year 1840, my great-grandfather left his home in a little green village named Corbettsville, just across our northern boundary with New York. As he headed south, he took with him his bride and her dowry of $3,000 in gold. When they reached what is now Arlington, Virginia, they brought 278 acres of farmland from the heirs of Lord Fairfax. The price was eleven dollars an acre, cash. The dowry, supposedly, covered ail but $58 of the cost. But less than two generations la ter the farm wasgone, except for ten acres my grandfather was given as an inducement to move his medical practice back home to Arlington. Yes, the farm was gone — and so was the money! It was on my grandfather s farmette — these remaining ten acres — that I spent half my childhood formative years, learning to love the land and country living. If your time weren't batteries by farming these acres and so precious, I'd like to tell you more tending the fruit trees. about such childhood pleasures as Not long after Frances inherited inhaling the aromas of the old this property, we decided it was fool­ smokehouse or climbing a tree to ish to own a farm and not live on it. pick the perfect peach, one that peeled We sold out in Virginia, moved to like a banana, was juicier than an West Nanticoke, put our belongings orange, and tasted like Heaven! into temporary storage, and set up Another generation and this farm, our drawing table. number two in this story, was also As the first principle of home gone — and so again was the money. design, Frances and I believe the Meanwhile, a child named Frances home should express and not domi­ Ratchford lived with her family in an­ nate the personalities of its owners. other little green village ■— West Unfortunately, in our hypermobile Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. There her society, we do not often have the father, also a land lover, boughtpieces luxury of such choice: the typical colof land behind their home so that he lege freshman will work for three could sit on his back porch and enjoy different employers during his ca­ ' thebeauty ofwhathe called "my moun­ reer. His family of 2.78 members are tain." As much for avocation as voca­ more likely to spend much of their lives in a succession of rented onetion, he and his brother raised fruits and vegetables on a shelf overlooking size-fits all homes than in one built for them. tire nearby Susquehanna, which since So, we gathered the old enve­ has been developed into Tilbury Ter­ lopes and scraps of paper upon which race. The two brothers, being Irish, had a falling out; and there went farm we had scribbled ideas on home de­ number three. But back at Frances' home an artesian spring on the mountain cascaded clear water down to the house, the air was clear, the fruit trees were fruitful, and the Susquehanna reminded one ofCaptainJohnSmith'sclaim that you could walk across the river on tire backs of the fish. This was also at the time that Frank Martz had a jit­ ney line that ended at the foot of Harry Ratchford's driveway. While making lais home in the village of West Nanticoke, Frances' father was assembling, piece-by piece, four adjoining parcels of land that earlier in our na­ tional history had been indi­ vidual forty acre and a mule homesteads. In the days be­ fore therapy was a household word, he would recharge his Tending plants flint gram 15 sign. At first, the results were an incoherent mess. Butwhen they were organized in accordance with the fol­ lowing principles, they began to make sense: ________ The house________ would be___ built by local artisans out of locally available materials. It would place limited demands upon external sources of energy. It would require minimal main­ tenance, inside and out. It would make only a small footprint on the land. It would be habitable by the aged and the decrepit, who could not navi­ gate steps and stairs. In addition to such overall design considerations, we added a list of "druthers." For example, we wanted: — A guest wing which would provide complete accommodations for visiting friends and relatives. — Bath facilities for the owners that included such amenities as a bidet and hot tub. ■— An interior exercise heated pool. — A laundry room. — Ample pantn- space for the owners, who raise and presene much of their own food. — A three-bay garage, with a grease pit in one bay. Within the structure con­ forming to the general de­ sign criteria and providing the "druthers," we exercised such peculiarities of personal taste as tire following: — Small rooms, contrary to the current popularity of wide-open spaces. -— High ceilings, to prevent occupants from feeling hemmed in bv the small rooms (and, since we decided to "go underground,” to keep us from feeling pushed down bv the earth above us.) We soon realized that an un­ derground structure using �16 solar heating could best meet our design criteria — if we could depend upon the sun to provide enough heat, here in the Northeast, and if we could find local talent to do the construc­ tion. The first problem, heating, we solved by designing a two stage sys­ tem whereby' the sun heated a con­ crete shell, within which we built a house by conventional methods. The sun maintained a temperature be­ tween about 55 and 85 degrees yearround — roughly that of Southern Florida —- within the shell and a wood- burning cookstove provided whatever supplemental heat might be needed. As you can imagine, the story' of how the house got built could take a long time in telling. But instead, I'll describe the results: The house is tucked into the south face of a hill, where its nearly' 600 square feet of thermopane windows bring light and heat into the shell, constructed of about 400 cubic y'ards of reinforced concrete. Styrofoam insulation outside the shell causes it to store the sun's heat and keep the temperature in the shell within the design limits. The house within the shell cov­ ers about 5,500 square feet, all on one floor, except for the above-ground entrance which leads to a circular stairway down to the lobby below. The garage, pantry', utility' room, and closets consume about2,000 feet of the total, with the remaining ap- Summer 1993 Wilkes University Quarterly proximately 3,500 feet of "living space," that part of the structure within which people work, eat, recre­ ate, and sleep, being divided into rooms clustered to minimize traffic as people conduct their daily activities. Use of oiled, unpainted wood for floors, doors, trim and wainscoting minimizes the interior maintenance. What little exterior is not occupied by doors or sheltered by the earth is covered with rough-sawn planks, which need only to be stained every 10 years or so. Being sealed from the elements, the house needs a way to inhale fresh air. A tube going down 16 feet below ground and leading to an intake 100 feet downhill provides the source. Oh, yes. I forgot that one of the design constraints was that I control myr passion for gadgets. A small fan that boosts the flow through the tube and a small pump that circulates the water from the cookstove to preheat the domestic hot water supply and to heat the swimming pool are the only examples of gadgetry that were al­ lowed. Otherwise, the seasonal changes in the Earth's position rela­ tive to the sun automatically regulate the climate inside the house. As you see, I could go on ad infinitum on the design and construc­ tion of the house, but I have one more point to cover this morning: its future. Some time in 1989 we were hav­ ing supper with a friend and mem­ ber of the Wilkes faculty. We were celebrating the seventh anniversary ____ New Scholarships at Wilkes_____ i Dolores E. & Francis Sangiuliano Scholarship Given by Norma Sangiuliano Tyburski George F. & Ruth M. Swartwood Scholarship Established by Priscilla Swartwood Drake '52 Pennsylvania's Last Frontiersman Scholarship Created by Dr. Wilbur F. Hayes It's easy to establish a scholarship. For details, call: Thomas B. Hadzor, Vice President for Development—800-WILKES U i of our moving in. The question came up, I don't remember how, of our plans for the future of the property. We would have liked some younger member(s) of the family to take over when we were gone, but their roots and interests were elsewhere. We could leave the property to be sold. Since the "highest and best" use of the property' has been determined by appraisers to be to subdivide, gone would be the four farms Harry Ratchford painstakingly assembled. Gone also would be the wildlife and the fresh air and the rural tranquility. We had many times discussed the possibilities for the use of our property' after our death. Fortunately, our children were educated, grown, settled, well and happy. Our young­ est grandchild is a college senior. To leave the family the task of disposing of our home would be a "cop out"— an admission they would make bet­ ter decisions than we would. The decision we adopted was to will it to an educational institution, with the proviso that the property be used only in helping the institution teach courses related to environmen­ tal understanding and appreciation. Happily, we found such a partner in Wilkes University, whose educa­ tional objectives and our interests are compatible. In the last three and a half years we have accordingly de­ veloped an agreement with Wilkes, whereby Wilkes will own our prop­ erty upon our death, so long as it is used for the educational purposes described in the agreement. And while we, Frances and I, are alive and in residence, Wilkes is be­ ing encouraged to use the property as set forth in the agreement. The first three of the farms in my story now grow asphalt and con­ crete. Any young people growing up in such environs may never have enjoyed a glass of pure water, seen a deer, or climbed a tree. We hope these last four farms will help Wilkes to encourage young people to under­ stand and to be kind to what is left of their environment. 17 Wilkes Tomorrow donors The Wilkes President's Report inadvertantly omitted the names of these donors who so generously supported the Wilkes Tomorrow Campaign. We apologize and recognize them here. Mr. Theodore J. Engel Mr. Howard E. Ennis, Jr. '55 Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Epstein Mr. William W. Everett, Jr. '64 Dr. Michael M. Ferraro 78 Mr. James F. Ferris '56 Ms. Josephine C. Fiascki Mrs. Joan Zaleski Ford 75 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Freeman Ms. Ann J. Fretty Mr. Richard A. Fuller Trustees Circle Ms. Cheryl Petyak Gibson 71, '89 Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Fierverker '49, '46 Dr. Eugene J. Gillespie '35 Mr. Kenneth M. Gordon 70 Mrs. Priscilla L. Goss President's Circle Mr. Erwin F. Guetig '63 Ms. Jane K. Lampe-Groh Dr. Stanley S. Gutin Mr. David E. Hadley '82 Wilkes Circle Ms. Antoinette H. Halas Ms. Carol ReynarHall '52 Mr. Alfred Groh '41 Mr. Glenn E. Hauze '62 Mr. William R. Miller '81 Mr. Michael A. Heller 78 Mrs. Sharon G. Telban '69, 79 Dr. Levere C. Hostler Dr. Walter S. Hrynkiw '67 Farley Circle Mrs. Mary Ellen Dwyer-Jolley 76 Mr. John W. Adonizio 78 Ms. Margaret F. Jones Mrs. Edna S. Andrews '50 Dr. Mary A. Kaiser 70 Dr. Ahmad Armand Ms. Jane A. Kanyock '85,'87 Dr. Philip E. Auron 74 Dr. Walter Karpinich Dr. Thomas J. Baldino Dr. Thomas J. Kaschak 75 Mr. Robert Ballentine Mr. Bert Katz 78 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Balutis '85 Joseph C. Kelly, Esq. '42 Mr. Joseph J. Barberio Ms. Dolores J. Kivler Mr. Anthony J. Bartoletti '48 Kiwanis Club of Wilkes-Barre Mrs. Sara Wolfe Bell Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Klem, Jr. '68, 70 Mr. James P. Berg Dr. Kenneth M. Klemow Mr. Ralph Blodgett Dr. Ann M. Kolanowski Mr. and Mrs. James T. Kozemchak '68, '69 Ms. Jean M. Bohinski Dr. Robert W. Bohlander Ms. Jean M. Kryeski Dr. Donald Brand Mrs. Florence C. Lauth Mr. William V. Leandri '69, 76 Mr. and Mrs. William G. Brenton Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lidz '50 Ms. Gail A. Brodie Mr. and Mrs. John P. Litz 72, '68,72 Mr. J. Archbald Brooks Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Mackall 72 Mr. Steven M. Brunn 71 Ms. AdeleneC. Malatesta Dr. Richard D. Bush '53 Mr. Michael F. Malkemes Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Byrne 72 Dr. Walter E. Margie '47 Ms. Marie J. Carver Dr. and Mrs. James G. Marks, Jr. '67,'66 Dr. Leona L. Castor Ms. Karen A. Mason '85 Mr. Mark W. Chamberlain 74 Master Chemical Products Ms. Samira T. Chamoun Mr. Benjamin J. Matteo '61 Mr. and Mrs. John J. Chwalek '61 Dr. Roger L. Maxwell Class of 1987 Mrs. Sharon E. McCormack '69 Class of 1988 Mr. Joseph P. McDonough Ms. Irene G. Cocco Ms. Wanda W. McDonough Ms. EleanorS. Cook Mr. Thomas R. McGuire '85 Ms. Margaret S. Corbett Mr. Gerald A. McHale, Jr. '67 Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cordy Mr. and Mrs. David L Davies, Jr. 76,'82,'77 Ms. C. Nadia Katsarou Meliniotis 75 Ms. Marv Ann T. Merrigan Mr. and Mrs. Craig M. Davis Dr. James L. Merryman +Dr. and Mrs. George B. Davis Ms. Regina M. Mesdiini_ Dr. William J. Davis '61 Ms. Gay Foster Meyers 76 Mr. FredricM. DeCinti 79 Dr. John F. Meyers Mr. Louis P. DeFalco '56 Mr. John J. Miller '62 Mr. Joseph DeMelfi Ms. Deborah Taylor Minker ’84 Mr. George P. Edmonds Mrs. Nettie Mosca Mr. James P. Edwards '80 Mr. Edward M. Moyer 73, 92 IJr. Jane M. Elmes-Crahall Mrs. Meg Murgallis Mrs. Susan Findon Nelson 74 Mr. Barry'J. Niziolek 78 Northeastern Pennsylvania Building & Construction Trades Co. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O'Toole Mrs. Jean Gordon Otto 71 Mrs. Joan T. Pappas Mrs. Ann Marie Parry Dr. Cynthia M. Patterson 78 Peat Marwick Main & Co. Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Pidcock Dr. JohnS. Phillips Mr. Edward J. Podehl '68 Ms. Lynn Rae Poris Ms. Dorothy' J. Price '85, '86 Ms. Shirley J. Ray' '57 Mr. George I. Rifendifer '43 Mrs. Gail S. Rikoskie Ms. Joy B. Rinehimer Ms. Sherry' E. Rodin 75, '85 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rosenn Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rosenthal Mr. Richard C. Roshong '67 Mrs. Ann Pendergast Roslund 75 Ms. Theresa M. Rudolph Mr. and Mrs. William D. Sabatella Mr. Robert J. Sacco '59 Mr. Russell Samilo 79 Dr. Mary Ann Saueraker 75 Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Schonfeld '68, '69 Ms. Kathy L. Scott Ms. Heidi M. Selecky John and Catherine Shafer '82 Mrs. Joyce A. Shaffer Mrs. Jane Lavaty Shelton '65 Mr. Ronald R. Slusser Dr. David A. Sorber Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Sours Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Spiker Dr. and Mrs. Gustav J. Stangline Mrs. Donald C. Starr Dr. Michael A. Steele Mr. Robert J. Stefanko '67 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Thomas Mrs. Betty L. Thome Ms. Margaret Bendock Towers '38 John A. turner, Ph.D ’61 Marie Umphred Estate Valley Vending Dr. Bethany A. Venit 70 Mr. Steven Wasserstrom ’69 Ms. Mary' L. Watkins Mrs. Margaret Vojtko Webster '86 Ms. Jeanne Martorelli Wideman '69 Mrs. Judith A. Wienckoski Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Wight. Jr. Wilkes Polish Room Committee Mr. and Mrs. Barry H. Williams 74, '75 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Winebrake '64, '62 Mr. Raymond G. Woods Mrs. Maureen A. Wright Mrs. Frances Jasiulewicz Youngblood 70 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Zack Mr. and Mrs. SamZarembo Dr. Daniel Zeroka 't>3 Mrs. Bridgette W. Zielinski �IS Wilkes University Quarterly 1950 Alumni News Martin D. Popky was presented the 1993 United Hebrew Institute Shofar Award for his dedication to the Insti­ tute over the years. Flyboys wing in — 1962 At the height of World War II, units of 50 men in the College Training Detachment w'ere sent to Bucknell University' Junior College to begin their training as Air Corps pilots. Marking \ the 50th anniversary of that k j| training, a host of former cadets returned to campus this spring. Their three-day visit included tours of campus, historic sites around the Wyoming Valley and the Forty Fort Airport, W'here most of them took their first flight training. Leaders of the event vow' they'll be back next year and in 1996. Shown above are the group's executive committee: Lou Holz, chairman, of Wayne, PA; Bill Plate of West Grove, PA; Joseph Radowsky of Annapolis, Maryland; James Lynch of Bloomfield, New' Jersey; Daniel Tabas of Haverford, PA; John Hicks of Southampton, New Jersey and John Homer of Paramus, New' Jersey. August 7 Red Barons Game, Lackawanna County Stadium August 8 Family Day at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom October 1-3 Homecoming Golden Colonels Reunion, See Page 19 Friday: Golf Tournament, day Alumni Association Annual Meeting, evening Saturday: Return to the Hill Party, fieldhouse, 11 a.m. English majors reunion, See Page 19 Sunday: Comedian George Carlin, Marts Center October 28 Colorado Alumni Event — Denver, Colorado May 13-15,1994 Reunion Honored Classes: 1939,1944,1949,1954,1959,1964,1969,1974 The Rev. Canon Gary J. DeHope has been elected second vice-president of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the accredit­ ing agency for most Eastern U.S. edu­ cational institutions. His election means that he will be the organization's president in 1994-95. De Hope, who is director and head­ master of the Episcopal Cathedral School in San Juan, Puerto Rico,is the first person chosen to Middle States leadership from outside the contigu­ ous states. 1968 Myrna Brodbeck Schaeffer recently published a book Prewriting to Pub­ lishing. The book will be used to teach high school students throughout the country. A teacher at Wilkes-Barre's Meyers High School, Myrna resides in Pittston. Michael J. Worth, vice president for development at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., has recently published a book entitled Educational Fund Raising: Principles and Practice, sponsored by the Coun­ cil for Advancement and Support of Education. Share your news with classmates by dropping a note to the Alumni Office or the Quarterly editor, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. Alumni gather in Jacksonville, Florida-----At a March gathering in Jacksonville, Wilkes leaders enjoyed an evening with alumni and relatives. Shown here are, from left, Vice President for Development Thomas B. Hadzor, his mother Maxine Hadzor; Charlie Knapp '51, his wife, Mary Ellen Knapp, and Alumni Director Anthony Shipula II '78. Other alumni attending events in Winter Park, Clearwater, Fort Myers and Fort Lauderdale included: Bob '74 and Jesse Adams, Richard '91 and Pat McCIeve, James and Marie Honcharik '61 Basta, Roger'66 and Sheila Rolfe, Mark '80 and Lisa Justick, Joe '65 and Maria DeMarco, Joe '52 and Janice Reynolds, Bruce Warshal '58, Carl Sosnowski '86 and Ronald D. Sampiero'69. Special thanks to the Adamses and Rolfes for hosting our Winter Park and Clearwater events at their homes. 1970 1972 Robert J. Conologue has been named group vice president and controller at Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY. Robert resides in Darien, CT. Patricia Hodakowski Hinchey,Ed.D was appointed editor of the Eastern Educational Research Association newsletter. Patricia is assistant pro­ fessor of education at Penn State Worthington Campus. Dan Kopen, M.D., has founded Padakami Press in Forty Fort, PA, publishing books for children. Dr. Kopen resides in Kingston. Wilhelmina Quinn Hooper earned her Ph.D. in psychology from United States International University in San Diego, California. Ron Rittenmeyer was promoted to vice president of Frito-Lay Inc., a subsidiary of PepsiCo of Dallas, Texas. Ron and his wife, Hedi, and their two children, Christopher, 13, and Ashley, 7, reside in Plano, TX. Representing Wilkes at Presidential Inaugurations George F. Ralston, Harrisburg Area Communiiity College, Harrisburg, PA, Dec. 13,1992 �20 Wilkes University Quarterly 1973 Marilyn Goodsir Crispell '73 and her husband, Stephen, announce the birth of a daughter, Ashleigh Skylar, on Oct. 24,1992. Marilyn is a market­ ing instructor at the Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational-Technical School. They also have a daughter, Tiffany, and a son, Keith. Robert P. Matley, G '81, has been promoted to executive vice president of Hanover Bank. He will continue to be the bank's senior lending officer. He and his family live in Dallas, PA. 1974 Tamara Hrynko has just published her first juvenile novel, It's Not Alexander's Fault, about a child who must give up her dogbecause her sis­ ter is allergic to it. The book is pub­ lished by University Editions, Hun­ tington, West Virginia. Tamara lives in Middleburg, VA. Her photo was taken by Theresa Gayza '74 of Centreville, VA. Janet Condon Diefenbacherand her husband, Brad, announce the birth of a daughter, Jaclyn Dawn, on Jan. 12, 1993. Jaclyn has a big sister, Kristin, who is 3. Robert G. Lehman and his wife, Melanie, announce the birdi of a daughter, Bethany Ellen, on March 3, 1993. They have two other children, Paul, 9, and Miranda, 6. Lehman, a principal engineer in avionics sys­ tems with Honeywell Commercial Flight Systems Group in Phoeniz, Ari­ zona, was recently honored with the company's Technical Achievement Award. The award cites him "for lead­ ing the definition and generation of key industry and governmental specifications and documents for SATCOM through active coordina­ tion with agencies and suppliers. Fewer than 1 per cent of Honeywell engineers are honored each year. 1976 Kathleen A. O'Malley was selected as president-elect of the Jacksonville Chapter of the Federal Bar Associa­ tion. Kathleen is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle Dis­ trict of Florida. 1977 Dennis Moore, a certified public ac­ countant, was named a partner of Parente, Randolph, Carey & Associates in Wilkes-Barre. Dennis lives in Hazleton. Victoria Moss Gallagher was a mem­ ber of the 1993 Leadership WilkesBarre Class. Victoria is manager of operations for the Greater WilkesBarre Chamber of Commerce. 1975 George Kaszuba was promoted to the rank of major in the United States Air Force. He is presently stationed at the Pentagon. Donald A. Cusick and his wife, Debra, announce the birth of their first child, Donald William, Decem­ ber 29,1992. Don received his MBA from Pace University in 1982 and is self-employed.TheyresideinWayne, New Jersey. - QP7Q -19/8 John O. Lychos was promoted to vice president and region controller for Waste Management of North America, Inc., based in Oak Brook, Summer 1993 Illinois. He and his wife, Kimberly, reside in Detroit, Michigan. Anthony J. Shipula II was a member of the 1993 Leadership Wilkes-Barre Class. Tony is the director of alumni at Wilkes University. Rhea Simms was elected chairman of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Cham­ ber of Commerce. She is president of Lewi th & Freeman Real Estate Inc, in Wilkes-Barre. Rhea and her husband, Ronald '60, reside with their three daughters in Kingston. 1979 Mark DeFalco was promoted to ma­ jor in the United States Air Force in 1991 and is now serving in Turkey as chief of aircraft maintenance with the 628 ALSS. His wife, Joan Mancini '80, is with him, along with their children, James, Erica and Markie. Robert M. Pitcavage was hired to serve as a local government liaison in problems relating to the Department of Environmental Resources. Robert and his wife and son live in Tunkhanock. 1981 Thomas J. Jastrem has been pro­ moted to vice president and division manager of Fidelity Bank of Phila­ delphia. He will lead the bank's com­ munity business banking in Bucks and Montgomery counties. Jastrem and his wife, the former Suzanne Ulitchney '83, have two sons, Tho­ mas Joseph Jr. and Andrew William. Barbara T. Midura was promoted to manager at Parente, Randolph, Or­ lando, Carey & Associates in Scranton. Susan E. Schwab has accepted an as­ sociate position with tire law firm of Rhoads & Sinon in Harrisburg. She is also editor of Widener Law Review. 21 1983 Christine Kurkoski, D.P.M., mar­ ried Marshall Tarzy, D.P.M., of Sil­ ver Spring Maryland in 1989. They are in practice together in Frederick, Maryland. Stephen Thomas has received his MBA from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Steve and his wife, Sandi Bartel '83, and son, Stephen, reside in Lancaster. — -i . 1984 William Nolan McCann, D.P.M., and his wife, Margie, announce the birth of a daughter, Meaghan, on December 30, 1992. William is in private practice of podiatry in Bow, New Hampshire. Joseph Pickett has been promoted to vice president at First Eastern Bank in Wilkes-Barre. Joseph and his wife, Lisa, and son, Joseph, reside in Wilkes-Barre. Donna Joan Seiner married David Brian Mann of Springfield, Virginia. Donna is a second grade teacher at St. Joseph's School in Herndon, Virginia. Kathleen Kennedy Jessen was named membership manager for the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. Suzanne Vassia Fletcher was a mem­ ber of the 1993 Leadership WilkesBarre Class. Suzanne is supervisor of the audit division of Parente, Randoplph, Orlando, Carey & Asso­ ciates of Wilkes-Barre. 1986 Edward J. Hudson is purchasing agent and deputy treasurer for Nep­ tune, New Jersey, and chief financial officer for the Boro of Allenhurst, New Jersey. He resides in South Belmar, NJ. Golden Colonels invited home Oct. 1-3-----George Ralston is planning a reunion of all male athletes from the 1940s and 1950s. It will take place during HomecomingWeekend on Oct. 1-3. If you were a Wilkes athlete during the Golden Era, you will be receiving a special invitation from Coach Ralston, so watch your mail! If you can't wait to hear, call the Alumni Office at 1-800-WILKES U. English Alumni to gather Oct. 2 — To celebrate Wilkes's 60th anniversary, the English Depart­ ment and the Manuscript Society are planning a welcome back party for English alumni as part of the 1993 Homecoming Week­ end. The get-together, planned for Saturday, Oct. 2, will be in the newly refurbished parlor on the first floor of Kirby Hall. Faculty will welcome alumni, and the Manuscript Society plans a display and reading from past issues of the literary magazine. If you have any early issues ('40s and ’50s) of the Manuscript you can share, if you'd like to participate in the reading, or if you have suggestions for the celebration, please call or write Dr. Patricia Heaman '61, chairperson, or Dr. Bonnie C. Bedford, Manuscript advisor, at Kirby Hall, 717-831-4538. And Uncle Frank and cousin Susie and MY NIECE ELIZABETH and my husband Tom — To help celebrate its 60th anniversary, Wilkes University is searching out families from which many members attended Wilkes. If yours is such a family, please make yourselves known to the Alumni Office, 1-800-WILKES U. �22 c Wilkes University Quarterly Susan L. Lohmann received a mas­ ter of arts degree from Marywood College. Susan is director of Sub­ stance Abuse Services for Hackettstown Communit}' Hospital, New Jersey. Charles V. McCoy received the Meri­ torious Service Medal from the United States Army in July, 1992. Charles is stationed in Korea. Linda M. Reese married Scott A. Cruttenden of Wellsboro, Pennsyl­ vania. Linda is a registered nurse in the pediatric department at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. Laura Pollick Demkovitz and her husband, Peter, announce the birth of a daughter, Zoe Elise, on Septem­ ber 6,1992. Laura is employed in the music department of Macmillan/ McGraw-Hill, School Division, New York, NY. They reside in Bronxville. Dorothy Price was appointed coor­ dinator of continuing education at Wilkes Universit}'. 1987 Dawn Marie Grabner of Tunkhannock earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from Pennsylva­ nia College of Optometry. Allan C. Knox announces his en­ gagement to Elizabeth E. Orben of Mansfield, PA, and Swanton, Ohio. Allan is currently serving with NATO Forces in Keflavik, Iceland. John Lokuta, MBA '89, married Lisa A. Mirin '88 of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. John is a commercial sales representative for MCI Telecommu­ nications, Allentown. Lisa is a regis­ tered nurse at Allied Sendees Home Health Agency in Allentown. Susan E. Rozelle married James HHarkness of Drexel Hill, Pennsylva- nia. Susan is an elementary teacher in the Barnegat School District, Barnegat, New Jersey. John M. Evans passed his CPA ex­ amination and is an accountant at Ernst & Young in Reading. 1988 Vicki Lynn Fritz married Joseph A. Quinn of Upper Darby, Pennsylva­ nia. Vicki is working toward an MBA at St. Joseph's University in Philadel­ phia. Stephen Fidykis a percussionist with the Army Volunteers Country & Western Show Band, one of the Armed Services' top touring bands. He is stationed at Fort Meade, Mary­ land. His wife, Tamela Newell '90, is teaching music. Anthony Guariglia married Jane Marie Clifford of Avoca. Anthony is a programmer/analyst at Kingdom Tours in Kingston. Gregory Kosicki married Lisa Reese in September, 1992. Gregory is an assistantcashier at FirstEastem Bank in Wilkes-Barre. 1989 Jeffrey Morton received Iris master's degree in international management from Thunderbird (The American Graduate School of International Management in Glendale, Arizona) in 1992. He is now serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in small business development in Tire Dominican Re­ public. Write him at Cuerpo de Pax, Box 117, APDO1412, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — air mail, please. Kim Sands has been named systems manager for U.S. Congressman James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin. Kim resides in Washington, D.C. William R. Evanina was promoted to a supervisory specialist position with the federal government's Gen­ eral Services Administration. Will­ iam resides in Drexel Hill, PA. Thomas Lyons married Mary Ellen Michelle Magich of Swoyersville. Tom is a physician assistant with Dr. David E. Owens of Associated Inter­ nists in Kingston. Karen Natishan completed her li­ censing requirements to become a broker. She is a registered client asso­ ciate with Shearson Lehman Broth­ ers in Wilkes-Barre. Raymond Williams married Virginia M. Haas of White Haven. Raymond is purchasing manager at the Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony. Carol Mulherin Wysowski, R.N., was named manager of intravenous therapy nursing at Wilkes-Barre Gen­ eral Hospital. Carol and her husband, Vince, reside in Ashley. 1990 Scott C. Barth married Lisa Thomas of Wilkes-Barre. Scottis employed at Barth Packaging in Bear Creek. Janell Testa-Yzeikhas earned a Doc­ tor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She lives in Waymart with her hus­ band, John Yzeik. Mary Jo Woj towicz was named home care manager at Hospice Saint John, a division of Lutheran Welfare Ser­ vice of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mary is a resident of Larksville. Denise R. Redenski was named di­ rector of the Catherine McAuley House in Plymouth. Denise and her husband, Thomas, and son, Thomas Jr., reside in Miners Mills. Summer 1993 1991 Karen C. Gatusky was promoted to trust administrator II, in the invest­ ment management and trust services division at PNC Bank of WilkesBarre. Gwen Michaels is a member of tire 1993 Leadership Wilkes-Barre Class. Gwen is director of quality assurance at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Linda O'Boyle, a professional model and Miss Pennsylvania 1991, has opened Zane Studio of Modeling and Charm School in Pittston. Dave Zimmerman recently played the role of Tony in the Frank Loesser musical, "Tire Most Happy Fella," as part of the Zion Opera Workshops 23rd Annual season in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. MBA Survey — A Wilkes Master's in Business Adminsitration degree is very useful in a career — both for day-to-day work and for career advancement. That's the conclusion of nearly 200 MBA graduates who were surveyed late last year. Of those responding, 89 per cent found the MBA useful for career development, 79 per cent for advancement and 94 per cent for their work performance. Only 3 per cent of those seeking full-time jobs are unemployed while 88 per cent are working full-time. Respondents said they liked the program for its convenience, location and structure, and the vast majority said they would recommend it to others. Twenty-two per cent of graduates reported an annual income between $45,000 and $54,999; eighteen per cent between $25,000 and $34,999 and 17per cent between $35,000 and $44,999. Another 15 per cent earn more than $75,000 annually. More than 18 per cent of 1,000 graduates responded to the survey. Master's News Notes — 1977 Thomas Ward was named vice president of administration and secretary of Pennsylvania Gas & Water Co. and its parent firm, Pennsylvania Enterprises, Inc. He and his wife, Elizabeth Roche '72, reside in Dallas, PA. Michael F. Fontinell is employed with Masland Industries of Carlisle. 1982 JoAnn C. Scubelek has been named public relations coordinator of Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Biagio W. Sciacca was member of the 1993 Leadership WilkesBarre Class. Biagio is the circulation manager at The Times Leader. 1984 Richard Pietraccini was a member of the 1993 Leadership WilkesBarre Class. Richard is associated with Insurance Management Group. 1989 Joseph Knecht was a member of the 1993 Leadership WilkesBarre Class. Joseph is chief executive officer of Community Counseling Service, Wilkes-Barre, PA. 1990 Karen M. El-Chaar has been appointed to a one-year term on the board of directors of tire East Stroudsburg University Founda­ tion. Karen is associate manager of international affairs for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. in Treslertown, Pennsylvania. 1991 Judith A. Ellis was named director of cooperative education at College Misericordia in Dallas, PA. 1992 In Memoriam William Edward Barber '89 Hilda Fletcher Fenner '36 Irvin J. Gladnick '49 Royal Clarke Hayward '58 Alice Powell Kline '63 Cyril M.Kovalchik '51 Apologies to William Louis Turcan'80 and his wife. Dr. Elaine Czachor Turcan '84 for listing William as deceased in H'e new Alumni Directory. He is alive and well. Robert C. Orbin married Lisa Gaye Evancho of White Haven. Robert is employed as a mortgage loan officer at One Bank in Wilkes-Barre. �24 Wilkes University Quarterly Wilkes Today From Wilkes Colonel to Kentucky Colonel: Lou Steck What did Lou Steck '55 find nicest about being named a Kentucky Colonel? The flood of memories itbrought back of his days as the Wilkes Colonel. Anativeof Kingston, Steck chose Wilkes because it was close and af­ fordable. "Ifithadn'tbeenforWilkes, I would not have been able to further my education," Steck said in a tele­ phone interview' from his home in Wheaton, Illinois. He dove right into all the activi­ ties of college life. In his freshman year, he was class president and foot­ ball team manager; later he headed the political science club and the eco­ nomics club. Hedoesn'trememberjust exactly how he became The Colonel. He just remembers thatit didn't entailnearly as much hoopla as it does in the hands of current Colonel Bob Wachowski. Once or twice a year he donned a false beard, dress coat and top hat and rode through town in the back seat of Coach George Ralston's car. "There was lots of school spirit then," Steck recalls. All the buildings weredecoratedforHomecomingand student groups made floats for the parade. But The Colonel's role was strictly a once or twice a year event. More consistent for Steck was his role as football team manager. Facilities at Ralston Field weren't quite the same then. In his day, the teams changed in a little stone house just off the field. One of Steck's jobs as manager was to light the fire to heat water for showers. On a brisk October day, I Ralston kept him especially busy on addition to their own Kenmore line. the field and he neglected the water­ That took Steck to General Electric heating chore. headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky. When the players found out they And General Electric, recognizing had to shower in cold water, "The Steck's role in the economic advance­ first one in the showers was me," ment of Kentucky, nominated him to Steck said. become a Kentucky Colonel. Those memories are a few years With double colonel status, Steck back now, Steck noted. is now enjoyingretirement, especially He graduated from Wilkes, did a traveling the world with his wife, tourw'ith the Marines and then joined Norma, whom he met at a College Sears where he worked for 38 years Misericordia dance at the Wilkesuntil his retirement last year. Barre YMCA. Although he did a Beginning in store management, great deal of national and interna­ he spent the first half of his career as tional travel for Sears, there was never a local store manager, then moved to enough time for sight-seeing, he said. headquarters where he worked his Now they are making up for that way up in the buying ranks. At re­ loss. tirement he was a major appliance The Stecks have three daughters buyer. — Mary Lou, Jane Ellyn and Susan Not too long before he retired, Marie — and four granddaughters. Sears made a company-wide deci­ He serves on the National Executive sion to offer many major brands in Committee of the Wilkes Alumni Association. How Wilkes Yesterday can make a strong Wilkes Today and a bright future for Wilkes Tomorrow Greg Dobash '96 is a well-rounded, capable student, at home in the biology lab and on the soccer field. In short, he's the kind of guy any college would be proud to number in its fresh­ man class. So how did he choose Wilkes? Because Jim Kozemchak '68 suggested it. Just because Wilkes is in his own backyard, Greg said he almost overlooked it. With encouragement from Kozemchak and a high school teacher, however, he did notice it. And now he's at work in the new Guthrie Scholar seven-year medical program. That's just how Wilkes Today works. Alumni notice a capable high school student and refer that student to Wilkes. The Wilkes admissions office takes over from there. And those who know Wilkes best help ensure a bright future for their alma mater and, especially, for a whole new generation of Wilkes students today. Photo by Jim Kozemchak '68 Owner, Ace Hoffman Studios, Plymouth, PA �� 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>. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Summer 1993 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/6e061174a475f61e5f159e21ab7f7826.pdf d731a1cd612714dccc50486f86f8c96a PDF Text Text WILKES UNIVERSITY WINTER 1993 f (V IRll k\Al K> TR W Ml > MEANNIVERSARY EDITION z �DeMelfi receives national coaching award Wilkes Colonels Head Football Coach Joe DeMelfi has been named Division Hl Coadi of the YearbyJos tens Ring Company. DeMelfi previously won Middle Atlantic Conference Coadi of the Year honors. He is credited with coaching the Colonels to a 10-0 regular season and an MAC championship (See story on page 14). "This is just an incredible feeling and I Coach DeMelfi am deeply grateful," said DeMelfi. "There are some outstanding coaches at the Division IH level and I am honored that I would be given any consideration at all. ' This award not only goes to me but to my entire staff and all my players. Without their efforts none of this would be possible." DeMelfi is the second winner of tire prestigious award, which is given annually by Jostens of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He will be presented a 13" sunstone pyramid trophy at a ceremony to be held in January. Dear Friends, As Wilkes marks its 60th aniversary, it is an exciting time in the history of the University. We begin this edition of the Quarterly by sharing our vision of the future, the thoughts and dreams which will propel us into the 21st Century. As we look ahead, however, we also pause to reflectuponour rich history. Former Presidents Francis Michelini and Robert Capin focus on their successful tenures, and the many challenges they undertook as they led Wilkes through a crucial period in its development. One of the remarkable characteristics of this University is that its three living presidents can share the pride in its successes. We also highlight several of the hundreds of professors who have shaped this institution since its beginning. Chosen for their excellence as teachers and contributions to their departments, these ten are the first of many who will be featured in future editions. Through theyears, as buildings havebeen constructed and the campus took shape, these fine teachers laid the foundation stones of the curriculum and helped mold their students into educated professionals. Recent news is exciting as well. Well take a closer look at the 1993 MAC Championship Football team, whose coach is featured above. And we examine the Wilkes Ambassasadors, an ambitous group of Wilkes students who take their futures very seriously. Change has powered the University throughout its 60 years. Soon, too, this Quarterly alumni journal will undergo some alterations. Were confident the magazine thatemerges will keep you in touch with Wilkes as wecontinue on our journey. Thank you for joining us in our celebration. Sincerely, Contents A President’s Vision Presidential Reflections Ten Great Professors Remembering John Wilkes... Families of Wilkes Championship Football Meet the Ambassadors Charles Reif Alumni News Cover What do you remember most about Wilkes? Each alumnus is likely to have a different answer. Here we include a collage of memories—old and new—to commemorate Wilkes's 60 years. Design by Projects By Design advertising studio. The Quarterly Wilkes University Quarterly is published by the University Relations and Alumni offices of Wilkes University, WilkesBarre, PA 18766. President Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. Vice President for Development Thomas B. Hadzor Director of University Relations Craig Mark Davis Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula n 78 Editor Vaughn Shinkus '91 Photography Curtis Salonick Associate Editor Stephanie Simmons Sports Information Director Tom McGuire '85 Editorial Assistants Jean Pall Nicole Simmons Alumni News Editor Karen Jones Christopher N. Breiseth .1 ..5 8 .10 13 14 16 18 22 President Breiseth explains the $25 million campus completion plan to reporters at a news conference in August. A President's Vision As the University marks its 60th anniversary, Jane and I are nearing our 10th anniversary at Wilkes. It is a good moment to look both backward and forward. With an ambitious plan for campus enhancement, including a new, approximately 45,000 square foot classroom / officebuilding; a new 25,000 square foot University Center, which will include dining and recreational facilities, as well as offices for student affairs and the campus store; renovation of Stark Learning Center to prepare for the pharmacy doctoral program; and a new student residential unit, all to becompletedby 1996, tlie University has committed itself to an extraordinarily ambitious undertaking. To support this effort, the Wilkes Board of Trustees has authorized a $25 million bond issue ($5.8 million of which will refinance existing debt) to accomplish these plans. We are also counting on support from our alumni and friends to accomplish what will be, in effect, a metamorphosis of the University's campus physical facilities. There is a spirit of exhilaration in tire air as we end the fall semester, a term marked by an MAC championship for the football team, an ECAC championship for the women's field hockey team, and an MAC Championship for the women's doubles team in tennis. Tire football Colonels lost by one point to Frostburg State in their first ever NCAA Division III national playoff game, but the event itself By marked tremendous progress for the football program and for athletics in general Dr. Christopher N. at Wilkes. Coadi Joe DeMelfi has been named the outstanding Division HI * ' footbaU coach in the MAC, and as we recently learned, in the nation. Wilkes now Breiseth hasthemostbeautifulandcompleteFieldHousemtheMiddleAtlanticConference. �60th Anniversary Edition Wilkes University Quarterly Institute of Health (NIH), and Wayne Yetter We still seek a naming gift and other '67, president of the new AstraMerck division contributions to pay for its construction. It is of Merck, both informed their fellow trustees a fitting companion for tire Arnaud C. Marts about developments taking place in molecular Sports and Conference Center for indoor biology and in the pharmaceutical industry in sports. Symbolic of this special moment in order to put the pharmacy proposal into a Wilkes's history, the Field House incorporates futuristic context. Dr. Paul A. Wender '69, the two old coal buildings which have served as our locker ________ rooms for field "The decision to move forward to the pharmacy sports during the program represents a vote of confidence by Wilkes past three decades. It encompasses University in itself as the new century dawns." both the old and — Wilkes President ChristopherN. Breiseth the new. The decision to move forward to the pharmacy' program represents a vote of professor of Chemistry at Stanford, after receiving an honorary doctorate from Wilkes confidence by Wilkes University in itself as for his work to synthesize Taxol in the battle the new century dawns. Our first Doctors of againstbreast and ovarian cancer, explained to Pharmacy' will graduate in the class of 2000. trustees that moving ahead with the pharmacy They will join with the many doctors and program would continue Wilkes's traditional nurses, other health care specialists and role of service to this region. administrators who are alumni of Wilkes and Inlookingbackandlookingahead,thehealth who are contributing to the health alliance on professions' part of our story is only one strand which our changing national medical care of the Wilkes tapestry. The contribution to system is being built. When trustee Dr. Dan education through more than 3,000 active Kopen '70 helped us develop the first Physicians Directory, we identified more teachers and administrators among our alumni than 500 Wilkes physicians and found that is another. Our Education Department will be from the first Wilkes/Hahnemann program pioneeringin the preparation ofleaders through (1972 to 1978), 150 Wilkes students earned our new master's degree in Educational their M.D. degrees. Of those, 77 are practicing Leadership for school administrators. In further in North Central and Northeastern support of this new degree, Wilkes has become Pennsylvania and Southern New York. The affiliated with the Principals' Institute at great majority are delivering family care or Harvard. In addition, our faculty continue to primary caremedidne,which was theoriginal provide leadership to Project LEARN (Local objective of the program. We are now well Education Action Resource Network), an into our second Wilkes/Hahnemann ambitious collaborative effort of colleges and program, this time in concert with the Guthrie schools to bring together 4,000 teachers from Clinic of the Robert Packer Medical Center in Kindergarten through the University (K Sayre, Pennsylvania. through U) to improve the entire education The trustees listened carefullytoouralumni system in the Wyoming Valley. Now in its in reaching the momentous decision on the third year, Project LEARN is earning state, pharmacy program. (More than half of the even national recognition. Wilkes Board of Trustees, by the way are Our slogan that Wilkes is "The Private alumni.)Dr.WilliamRaub'61,scienceadvisor University with a Public Mission" also is to the Environmental Protection Agency exemplified by the contributions of our faculty (EPA) and long-time senior administrator to the Earth Conservancy, an innovative and acting interim director of the National demonstration project with initial funding fro111 the federal government. Formed as a not-for-profit corporation through the initiative of alumnus and trustee, Congressman Paul J. Kanjorski, the Earth Conservancy brings Wilkes University and King's College together with the University of Missouri at Rolla to establish an applied research center to develop new and apply existing technologies to environmental cleanup. In the process, we hope to establish commercially successful ventures, thus helping to create new industries for Northeastern Pennsylvania. The intended laboratory will be 17,000 acres of the bankrupt Blue Coal Company primarily to the south of Wilkes-Barre. As chairman of the Board, workingwithWilkes alumnus and trustee Harold Rose as chief executive officer, I have been heavily involved inbringing this imaginative plan to fulfillment. With the recent dedication of the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and the selection of Arlen Lessin as the first Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, Wilkes is moving to help stimulate these two main impulses of the American economic system to help revitalize the economy of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Working with the School of Business, Society and Public Policy, under the direction of new Dean Gary Giamartino, the Allan P. Kirby Center has great potential to become a signature for entrepreneurship education at Wilkes. While there may be a regional focus to our efforts, there is also an emerging global perspective in our curriculum. This promises to promote among faculty and students a good deal of international exchange focusing on entrepreneurship as critically important to the future of American as well as the world economy. Our nextspecialized alumni directory will includebusiness persons and feature entrepreneurs. The dedication of the Allan P. Kirby Center, barely 150 feet from Kirby Hall on South Street, brought together in person three generations of the Kirby family with the memory of two older generations also very much on everyone's mind. The commitment to Bucknell University JuniorCollegebyAllanP. Kirby when he turned over Kirby Hall in honor of his father and mother, Fred and Jesse Kirby, in December of 1941, helped stimulate the tradition of investment by prominent local citizens who invested significant resources in the building of this University. Led by Dr. Eugene S. Farley and Dr. Arnaud C. Marts, these key families (including the Conynghams, the Starks, Gilbert McClintock, Paul Bedford, as well as the Kirbys) laid 3 the foundation for the 60 year-old Wilkes we know today. The very generous will of Dr. and Mrs. Marts recently helped Wilkes build the beautiful Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center. The generosity of Walter S. Carpenter, in the early 1970's, helped us build the Stark Learning Center. Now we will seek support to upgrade Stark facilities for the 21st century. The singular devotion to Wilkes of Dorothy Dickson Darte made possible the building in the 1960’s of the Center for the Performing Arts and the Darte Music Building in which Wilkes has developed a rich tradition in music and theater, to which we recently added dance. A recent major gift by her granddaughter, Dorothy Darling, makes possible about half of the needed renovations and equipment upgrades to the Darte Center. Thus, even in the present exciting developments, we remain connected Chairman Eugene Roth '57, Distinguished Professor Arlen Lessin, Allan P. Kirby Jr. and President Breiseth at dedication ceremonies for the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. �E Wilkes University Quarterly 60th Anniversary Edition 5 Academic challenges and flood recovery: early '70's upon expanding, indeed dramatically expanding support and involvement by the alumni. We are working toward this objective. I hope each of you who attended Wilkes and continues to be in touch, at least through this alumni Quarterly, will brought back in touch with what is to the tradition of generosity of the happening at Wilkes. They are also major Wilkes-Barre families that delighted to meet other Wilkes made Wilkes possible. alumni, often in unexpected places— Just as clear to me, after nearly a sometimesworkingnexttoeach other decade on the job, is the imperative to secure similar devotion from Wilkes in a professional situation far from alumni to their alma mater. The great Wilkes-Barre. legacy of the WILKES TOMORROW Campaign, in addition to the nearly "Our long-term success will be dependent upon $24 million raised, is the substantially enhanced involvement of alumni dramatically expanding support and involvement by around the country', even tire world, the alumni. in the destiny of Wilkes University. More alumni are coming home to — Wilkes President ChristopherN. Breiseth visit Wilkes, as members of the growing number of councils and committees, or as participants in class A recent coming together of two ask yourselves what you can do to or dormitory' dormitory reunions, or Homecoming. Alumni involvement alumni helps tell the story. The> strengthenyouralmamater,notonly in the WILKES TODAY program, Honorable ” Jeffrey' H. Gallet - - '64, until in the immediate future but through aimed at recruiting new students, recently Judge of the New York State your long-term intentions. The recent has begun to gather momentum. Family Court (and also present chair unanticipated bequest from Mrs. Alumni giving, both to the Capital of the Wilkes University Council) Mildred Johnson, a quiet friend of Campaign and to the Annual Fund, wasbeingswominasoneofthenine Wilkes, to establish scholarslups for has steadily increased. It can be no federal bankruptcy judges in the worthy students will amount to more secret that as we carry' through with Southern District of New York. than $700,000. Her gift will mean our ambitious building program Alongside him in the anteroom was significant scholarship assistance for during the next three years, we will his Wilkes contemporary, the many students every year into the belayingthegroundworkforanother Honorable Jeremiah E. Berk '63, one indefinite future. This University's capital campaign to carry'us into the of theothereightbankruptcyjudges greatness will be shaped by such new century. We have not named it in the District. As they talked about generosity. Symbolically, Wilkes yet, but I like "Fulfilling the Dream." the 1 who tlie coincidence of two graduates of needs the many alumni Whatever the name, it will require Wilkes from the same era ’being ' ' benefited from their music, theater the involvement of an even larger federal judges in the same <. district, and dance experiences in the Darte percentage of our 19,000 alumni. they confessed that without the Center to join Dorothy Darling in I have learned much in my ever inspiration, the demands and helping to bring this marvelous expanding relations with alumni, devoted help of Professor ^Hugo lugo Center for the Performing Arts back Firstistheevidencefromalmostevery Mailey, neither of them would be into first-rate shape for tire future encounter that they quickly realized where they are today. I have heard a generations of Wilkes students. after graduation from Wilkes that similar ’ ” conclusion ' from hundreds of I pledge my best efforts to mobilize they received a first-rate education. alumni about their Wilkes faculty. the entire Wilkes family as I enter my Second, mostalumnilhavemet credit Our long-term success as a University?" w7th SeCOnddGcadGasPresident-T°geth? their Wilkes education for their Little Little University, with we must continue tire tradition of success. Third, while many alumni comprehensive curriculum but an excellence and service synonymous have drifted away from their alma intimate college environment where mater and from fellow and sister the teacher-student interaction with Wilkes as it prepares to take a major leap forward. Your suppod alumni, they are delighted to be remains central, will be dependent will be essential. he presidential years from 1970 to 1975 can only be understood in the context of my total Wilkes experience which began in 1955. I was recruited as a new Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1955by Dr. Charles Reif, who chaired the Biology Department, Dr. Al Bastress, dean of Instruction and chairman of the Chemistry Department, and in the final interview by President Eugene Farley. In the post-Korea years enrollment had dropped from a high of 1500 to 650 students, but it was clear that a commitment was being made for growth and a strong program quality that would make Wilkes a leader in the NortheastemPennsydvania higher education community. That was indeed a visionary's goal. Hie only building designed and built as a college building to that time was the old gymnasium, the construction of which was required for Middle States accreditation. The Russian satellite "Sputnik" had galvanized the American government and the higher education community, and resources for support of science and mathematics programs from elementary school through research university were rapidly changing the environment for y'oung colleges like Wilkes. The National Defense Education Act and the creation and funding of programs through the National Science Foundation impacted significantly on students and faculty. The first major academic building was a gift honoring Admiral Harold Stark, whose WilkesBarre home had been donated to serve tire Bucknell Junior College precursor to Wilkes. That donor, Walter Carpenter, as a DuPont corporation executive, understood the future of science education, and design of the Stark Hall facility recognized the unique combination of scholar/teacher critical to quality science education. Faculty offices were designed as office/laboratories and research spaces for undergraduate research projects were provided. After a one year leave of absence to the National Science Foundation, I returned to Wilkes in 1963 as dean of Academic Affairs. Major expansions of faculty were occurring as the awareness of the quality of the Wilkes liberal arts was spread by' the growing number of alumni, particularly those in teaching positions in adjoining states. The addition of / graduate facilities in 1964was followed by major curricular expansion and implementation of graduate degree programs in the sciences, mathematics and education. Major Presidential Reflections expansion of the liberal arts core President, 1970-1975 courses which undergirded all majors led to construction of the Farley Library and, in 1969, completion of outstanding facilities for music and theater. Curricular planning made clear a growing need for new academic facilities, and plans for a major addition that would form a complete quadrangle with Stark Hall were prepared. Then the world changed with the retirement of Dr. Farley, the only leader Wilkes had known since its inception. Plans for die Learning Center were ready to go out for bidding and the need for a major capital campaign for the Learning Center led to the decision to create the position of chancellor for Dr. Farley' and use his years of respect and credibility as an educational leader in this fund raising initiative. This in turn would permit the new president to focus on the major faculty and curricular issues confronting the college as the "baby-boomer" population bubble was coming to an end and enrollments were projected to decline. In implementing the chancellor/president administrative structure, the post of academic dean was left vacant and academic governance was reformed into three divisions: Social Sciences, headed by Dr. David Leach; Humanities, headed by Dr. Ben Fiester; and Sciences and Mathematics, headed by Dr. Ralph Rozelle. The division structureprovided forrapid transfer of proposals for academic innovation through administrative review and implementation, a critical need during the transition. New curricula were designed to attract new populations of students into growth areas projected for the economy. Sophisticated new J by Dr. Francis Michelini �E Wilkes University Quarterly 60th Anniversary Edition 7 Curricular and physical changes mark late '70's engineering degrees were developed and health sciences were clearly becoming a social priority for tire coming decades. New levels of nurse training designed to produce "nurse leaders led to baccalaureate level offerings in that field. The Wilkes-Hahnemann medical education program plans were implemented in 1972 with receipt of a federal grant of $449,991. That program recognized the need for efficient preparation of primary care physicians, a call we hear repeated over 20 years later. Similarly, it was clear that environmental concerns were requiring a new focus for tlie academic sciences and science faculty focused on integrating those courses into both science and education curricula. Faculty discussion was intense, since each of these proposals called for major program and course revisions. Expanded opportunities for students were also provided when, on January 5,1972, an Air Force Reserve Officers Training Command was approved for Wilkes College. Communications and Journalism concentrations were introduced by the Humanities division and Computer Sciences were developed to serve students in all majors. The LeamingCenter cons traction was facing intense financial pressure as inflation in construction costs hit the industry. Alternative plans for phased completion of portions of the new facility were reviewed at length by the Board, as fund-raising could hardly keep pace with the inflation. Finally President Nixon imposed wage and price controls which severelyimpactedontuitionrevenuesnecessary for college operations and freezing faculty salaries at a time when inflation was seriously eroding the value of their compensation. In May of 1972 the Chancellor announced his intention to retire and in June the College universe changed with Agnes! The financing and construction of the Learning Center was abruptly superseded by the unprecedented damage resulting from all 58 Wilkes buildings suffering flood damage in excessof$14million.The immediate afterma th saw outstanding help provided by National Guard units from Western Pennsylvaniajudicioususe of endowmentfundsas collateral for immediate reconstruction Ioans; and outstanding community leadership in rapid passage of legislation providing federal disaster assistance which enabled the College to anticipate reimbursement for many flood-related repairs. This proved to be far more complex that anyone anticipated. Definitions for use of funds for restoration to pre-flood conditions did not fit the reality of a campus whose buildings ranged from very old, meriting demolition, to very new, under construction facilities. Even more complex were requirements to restore buildings to new Labor and Industry codes, which expense was not eligible for flood reimbursement. They were indeed trying times. The uncertainties of future operations communicated by media reports of damages to Wilkes made projection of freshman enrollments a serious challenge. The changed role of tire president on both flood recovery and external campaign activity whichnow added financing of Labor and Industry repairs to Learning Center construction led to reestablishing the position of Dean of Academic Affairs and making some very difficult decisions regarding faculty tenure and continuing appointments. A major personal regret was the dissolution of the Division structures whose leaders had contributed outstandingly to the creative challenges of the seventies. The trauma of faculty retrenchment persisted for years and I fervently wish there had been be tter ways to deal with those uncertainties. Faculty are theheartof an institution and the program developments of that period— state of the art engineering curricula; computer sciences; experimental psychology; initiatives in business and economic education; the entire spectrum ofart education, sculpture, photography, music, theater; nursing; environmental sciences; foreignlanguages,-communication —owecreation and birth to faculty dedication to the mission of an academic institution. As was often pointed out after the devastating physical impact of the flood, education is not accomplished through bricks and mortar, but by people dedicated to scholarship and to teaching new generations. We survived—regrets and mistakes not withstanding. As I moved from Wilkes in 1975 to the arena of public policy and private higher education, succeeding presidents carried Wilkes to new heights and new status as a university- It is satisfying to feel my twenty years coniitributed some part to that evolution. T came to Wilkes College as a I student in June, 1947. Since JL then, I have witnessed the growth and development of Wilkes College and its evolution into Wilkes University. But my greatest fulfillment was serving as president for nine years. Substantial progress had been made in rebuilding campus facilities after the disastrous 1972 flood; however, additional work was needed to fully rehabilitate the physical plant. Dire national projections of a decline in the number of high school graduates, combined with the need to review all academic programs and staffing needs, required the administration to prepare and execute a long range plan of action. Since I was a member of the faculty and had held various administrative positions at the College, Dr. Michelini requested that I serve as dean of Academic Affairs. He felt that my financial background, coupled with my academic experience, would be helpful at this important time. As the dean, I gained valuable experience dealing with faculty and student needs, curriculum changes, and monetary issues. Then the unexpected occurred. Dr. Michelini accepted a position as leader of the Independent Colleges of Pennsylvania. I was named acting president and dean of Academic Affairs for one very busy and interesting year. Then I was appointed to the presidency by the Board of Trustees. Throughout my presidential tenure it was essential to exercise control over expenditures while maintaining excellent academic standards. We had to repay significant amounts ofprincipal and interest on debt incurred as a result of the 1972 flood. Our academic programs were evaluated internally and changes were made to better serve our students. The Health Sciences programs flourished. We graduated our first nursing class in 1976 and established a new podiatry program in cooperation with the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. The WilkesPresidential Hahnemann Reflections by cooperative medical program continued to attract bright students who aspired to become family physicians. President, 1975-1984 In 1980, after an extensive and detailed review of College operations, particularly demanding, since I had to the MiddleStates Association ofColleges assume the chairmanship in addition to and Universities issued a statement of fulfillingmynormal responsibilities. The reaccreditation. drive was successful and we Several significant events changed accomplished many of our objectives. the physical appearance of the campus In 1981, the College embarked upon during my tenure. The new section of another capital campaign which raised Stark Learning Center, including the three million dollars to finance and William B. Schaeffer Memorial Hall, was construct Evans Hall. dedicated in 1975. This new section Twosignificanteventsstandoutfrom provided space for additional many outstandingactivities in 1982. First, classrooms, laboratories, and theSordoni Wilkes celebrated its 50fh anniversary Art Gallery. by offering a number of excellent Conyngham Hall was bequeatired to educational and cultural programs for the College by Mrs. William the College and the community. The Conyngham. After deliberation by the anniversary celebration culminated with Board of Trustees and the College a convocation dedicated to remembering administration, itwasdecided to convert our past. The second event that brought the building into a student union. recognition to the College was the In 1981, recognizing the need for creation of the Max Rosenn Lecture additional modem dormitory space, the Series. It was established by the law College began construction on William clerks of Judge Max Rosenn in L. Evans Hall. In addition, extensive recognition of his ten years of refurbishing of existing buildings was distinguished sendee on the Federal completed at considerable cost. bench. This lecture series presented Other events affecting the physical distinguished lecturers, including plan of the College were the dedication Anthony Lewis, journalistwith the New of tire Arnaud Marts courtyard at the York Times, Edwin Newman, Stark Learning Center, and the listing of correspondentwi th NBC, and Dr. Joseph Catlin and Kirby Halls on tlie State Sisco, former assistant secretary' of state. Historical Register. My tenure as president was filled Tlie College conducted two major with many exhilarating experiences. I capital campaigns during my came to Wilkes as a student, sensed as a presidency, in addition to an member of the faculty and improvement in annual fund raising. In administration, and became president. 1977, the Alpha Campaign was Tire presidency gave me the opportunitv conducted to raise $2.4 million for three to work with various internal and purposes: scholarship support, enlarging external constituencies and to serve nry the endowment, and reconstructing alma mater by providing positive existing college properties—including leadership and stability during a critical converting the Conyngham property period in tire life of the College. into a student union. This campaign was Dr. Robert Capin '50 �Ten great professors ''S In 1941, Paul "Pop" Giesbegan teaching piano lessons in the small front room of Kirby Hall. From those early sessions the music department of Bucknell University Junior College was bom. A native of Germany, Gies's adoration of Johann Sebastian Bach led him to establish the Bach Festival, a week-long series of concerts and musical events celebrating the music of the German composer. Under Gies's leadership the festival grew to a size which rivaled other national events. "Gies was somewhat like a pied piper," according to Professor Emeritus Richard Chapline, "He had the ability to get the community involved in the festival." Through his untiring efforts, Gies awakened Wilkes and the Wyoming Valley to a finer appreciation of the best in the music world. Helen Ralston, who studied with Gies at BUJC, remembers his kind, soft-spoken manner. She calls him a gentleman who was "a stickler for perfection. "I cut my eye teeth singing in the Bach festival," says Helen Ralston. "He taught us nothing but good music." ProfessorEmeritus Cromwell Thomas built two great Wilkes traditions — the engineering department and the wresting team. Thomas began teaching in BUJC's physics and engineering department in 1938. Using his knowledge of civil, mechanical and electrical engineering, he introduced new classes and used his versatility and innovation to help solidify the scholarly reputation the school was seeking to establish. Today's wrestlers and coaches know him as the father of the Wilkes wrestling program. The Cromwell E. Thomas Outstanding Freshman Scholarship, which is awarded to the outstanding freshman wrestler in his sophomore year, recognizes the athletic prowess and scholarly endeavor Thomas' career exemplifies. "In wrestling and in teaching Cromwell Thomas was conservative and quiet, not flamboyant," says Dean George Ralston,whoworkedwithThomasasathleticdirectorduring those early years. "He used words wisely and concentrated on establishing the fundamentals." Samuel Rosenberg was invited by J President Farley' to chair the commerce and financedepartmentatWilkesjustafter the school was chartered as a four-year institution. I Throughout the next 25 years under his leadership, the department flourished. His accomplishments include the establishment of the internship program in accounting, and the organization of the M.B. A. program. He also encouraged his faculty to follow his lead in service to the comunity by In the community, Mailey is remembered as a catalyst for many reforms in local government The Institute ofMunicipal Government,whichMaileybeganasanadjuncttothePolitical Science Department, was a respected agency which analyzed local government and advised politicians. "Leaders would occasionally call him andaskfor advice," says Tuhy. "They had confidence in him and trusted his good judgement." establishing professional enrichment programs, resulting in a strong affiliation between Wilkes and the business community. Rosenberg's legacy of caring and sendee to others and his unmatched skills as an educator are evident in the Wyoming Valley and beyond. The philosophy by which he lived is summed up in what was, for those who knew him, a familiar charge: "Go forward, leant what there is to learn and teach what there is to teach." Nothing kept Thomas Richards from teaching mathmatics. Once, while walking to campus to teach class, he was struck by a car. Undaunted, he picked himself up, limped to the classroom and taught the course with a broken leg. "That illustrates how successful Tom was in getting his material to the students," says Professor James DeCosmo, who taught under Richards during those early years. "To me he always represented the ideal scholar and teacher." Richards was a motivator and an innovator. His well organized lectures challenged students to understand the scientific postulates of mathematics. It was, according to DeCosmo, an "almost radical" approach to teaching in those years. "Every word of his lecture was written out," he says. "But he also involved students in discussion of the lectures—and the students really appreciated it." "Many students will tell you they never had a finer teacher," adds Dean George Ralston. As a chairperson, Richards' endless curiosity about mathematics fueled the curriculum at a time when the science was undergoing a revolution. "He wanted to discuss mathmatics, not just teaching schedules and curriculum requirements," says DeCosmo. Tom unquestionably layed the foundation for today's Math Department." Hugo Mailey's influencespread far and wide. He reformed local government, advised area politicians , -j and inspired his students. He even had an influence on the way many people dress. Professor Mailey was the essence of representing ,yourselff as an indivdual," says Rev. Deacon Keith Russin '68. "I even wear bow ties today." Mailey s distinctive style of dress—trademark bow tie with matching hankerchief and dangling pipe—coupled Wlt scolorful teachingstyle, madehimapopularprofessor among his political science students. "Hugotookadirectinterestinthestudents," saysProfessor 1emeritus Phil Tuhy, who worked alongside Mailey formany years- He was always willing to take the time to talk to them. His office was always open." Ata time when diploma nursing schools were beginning to close, Professor Emerita Ruth McHenry answered the call to ; establish Wilkes as a leader in nursing ' education. When the 1972 Flood interrupted her plans, McHenrypushedonandestablished / oneofthemostprogressiveleamingcenters ‘ in the state. "She liked the idea of pulling order out of chaos," says Associate Professor Sharon Telban, who worked closely with McHenry for four years. "Her greatest strength was her vision and ability to build a visionary nursing program." McHenry lead the department to earn its first National League for Nursing accreditation, which helps nursing programs maintain the best quality in nursing. She also encouraged faculty to continue their education so they could keep abreast of developments in the field. "She introduced me to nursing at a very professional level," says Telban. "Her foresight developed the program and she challenged everyone around her." McHenry retired in 1981. She resides in Wilkes-Barre. I I Catherine Bone was the paragon of a F7 teacher-—precise and demanding, yet j compassionate and understanding. V* RecruitedbyPresidentFarleyfromForty jp" Fort High School, Bone was highly respected among students and faculty alike. "Catherine was a lady of great stature," saysProfessor Emeritus Francis Salley. "She was a task mistress, but in the interest of having her students succeed." Perhaps of her secondary school experience, ,----arproduct --------------------------------------------.r--------- , Bone used a method of teaching which involved students wholly in the lecture. Her questions challenged them to think clearly about their lessons. "She was always well-prepared," says Salley, "but it did not stop her from being student-reactive. She made a real effort to get tire students involved." Bonewasalsorecognizedinthecommunityforraisingthe standard of nursing in the area of chemistry'. She also was active in church and civic groups, a caring contributor to her environment. Says Salley, "She was a real women in all the best senses of the word." Like Mil ton, Shakespeare and the other works she taught as an English professor, Mary Craig was a true classic—a fine lady who demanded the best of those around her. ' was aloof from anything "Mary Craig commonplace: or mundane," says Dean George Ralston. She would have nothing to do with anything less than classic." TheEnglishDepartmentchairformany years, Craig inspired students in her writing and literature courses to achieve thehighest standard. She took an insightful approach to the teaching of the English classics and critical writing. Wilkes English Professor Dr. Benjamin Fiester '55, who studied under Bone as a student, remembers her emphasis on precision, economy and structure in writing. "Craig was, in large measure, personally responsible for my continuing interest in teaching English. I spent a lot of time in her office. She was kind of a mentor to me." r Harold Thatcher was the consummate o._, exacting, well . historian—thorough, documented—and he carried those traits ; to the classroom, demanding that his ' *» students achieve their potential for ■ academic excellence. "Some students were afraid to take his ■■ classes,"remembers his widow,Genevieve Thatcher. "I think they were worried they would learn too much." "He was a real academician," adds Professor Emeritus Bronis Kaslas. "He corrected and graded each student according to achievement, and he did not compromise." Throughout his 18-year tenure, Thatcher labored intensely to build a strong History Department at Wilkes. His efforts paid off as the school gained notoriety for its quality history program. "HeelevatedtheHistoryDepartmenttohigherstandards," says Kaslas. When he retired in 1965, his students planned a surprise party during his last class period, takingbets as to whether or not he would lecture during his final class. Of course, he did. "Charles Reif is a person who really makes you think for yourself." CarlUrbanski'57articulatesaviewpoint shared by hundreds of alumni accross the country'. They may talk about his unique brand of humor, they often recall his infamous tests. But first and foremost, they recognizehiscrucialroleintheireducation. When Reif arrived at Bucknell University Junior College in 1942, he became the entire Biology' Department. He taught a course in general zoology', a survey course in physical sciences and a course in general biology'. Over the years, the department grew, but his primary’ focus was on the student. In the community, Reif was and remains active in helping to diagnose and resolve problems. "He was ahead of his time," say's Urbanski. "He had said that the two biggest problems this country’ would be garbage and population. That was in tire 1950's." �10 Wilkes University Quarterly □ The official JohnWilkes portrait from Parliament by Robert E. Pine, 1768. 60th Anniversary Edition I £ i ! I I ! io S i i 3 friends, as enemies of the King. A few months earlier, Fresh withanelection victory,hesurrendered to British Wilkes had founded the notorious North Briton, an officials hoping for easy treatment. In June 1768 Lord anonymous Opposition newspaper. In North Briton Mansfield, the most pre-eminent jurist of his time, set No. 17 Wilkes retaliated and attacked Hogarth, who aside Wilkes's outlawry conviction, but convicted him was on the King s payroll as a painter of historical of other outstanding charges and sentenced him to 22 themes. That resulted in a duel between Wilkes and months in jail. Because of his confinement, Wilkes's Lord Talbot, a Hogarth supporter, but the exchange of supporters frequently challenged authorities in riotous shots missed. scenes, and Wilkes, ever the writer, was convicted In April 1763 Wilkes published his most famous again on new, very questionable libel charges and North B riton No. 45, which attacked the King's ministers expelled from Parliament. for trying to "dupe" the Englishpeople into accepting While in jail from 1768-1770, Wilkes was elected a the peace treaty with France. Wilkes was arrested London Aiderman (similar to our magistrate). He was under a so-called "general warrant," popular in those also reelected to Parliament three times from Middlesex days, but was released on the technical point that he but Parliament refused to seat him, instead seating his couldnotbejailedsincehe was a member ofParliament, losing opponent. In October 1774, Parliament gave up Seeking revenge for North Briton No. 17, Hogarth and finally seated Wilkes after he again was elected by publishedhismostfamousprintofWilkes.Itportrayed his supporters. The events surrounding these years him as a leering criminal with crossed eyes (Wilkes gave rise to Wilkes' second political victor}' in may indeed have had them), a twisted mouth and a England—the right of the people to elect and seat their homed wig; in short, a treacherous, shifty, cynical own representatives to the House of Commons, character. After Wilkes'sreleasefromjail,andbeforehis seating After Wilkes's release, he successfully sued the in Parliament, he was elected a Sheriff of London in King's ministers for unlawfully breaking into his house 1771 and Mayor of London in 1774. London then, as and seizing his papers. The lawsuit was not resolved now, was a small district within Greater London. until several years later, after Wilkes served time in jail Wilkes wasa "reform mayor," seeking to reduce prison on libel convictions. But the important point is that his .. aaa actions set aside general arrest and seizure warrants in .. ... England—now recognized in our own Constitution as a the Fourtli Amendment stricture against unreasonable searches and seizures. This was his first great political triumph. a Wilkes was always his own man, perhaps to a a-'-aAA,? foolish degree. After his release from jail on the technical point of Parliamentary privilege, he again attacked the government in North Briton No. 46. That resulted in a second dual, this time with Samuel Martin, a member of the House of Commons chastised inNo. 46. Martin's shot seriously wounded Wilkes in the groin; Wilkes thought he would die and warned Martin to flee (dueling was a very serious, jailable offense). But Martin remained and aided Wilkes. Wilkes did recover and Martin and Wilkes, while never reconciled politically, became friends. Rather titan risk further detention, Wilkes decided to vacation in Europe for the next four years. During his self-exile, he was expelled from Parliament and declared an outlaw after his conviction for libel for anotiter writing. lit February 1768, Wilkes returned to London with the hope he could be pardoned. The following month he was again elected to Parliament from Middlesex. The Williniii Hogiirtli cartoon print of Wilkes. a-HI "That Devil Wilkes" By F. Charles Petrillo '66 Wilkes University's namesake, John Wilkes, was an English rabble-rouser, a member of the rising mercantile or middle-class who often stirred the passions of the London mob or street-people. Yet he is best remembered for his triumphs for individual rights of the people. Bom in London in 1727 the son of a wealthy brewer, Wilkes received a classical education from not entirely orthodox teachers in tire Netherlands. In England and abroad he cultivated wealthy and influential friends. In that day, buying votes was the common practice. Wilkes sought to buy enough votes to enter Parliament in 1754 but failed. In 1757 he was more successful, securing a vacant Parliament seat and winning a general election in 1761, with the financial support of rich friends. A year earlier, in 1760, King George III had ascended the throne. The politics of Wilkes, an independent with a democratic spine, and King George III, a young King who sought to reasserta renewed moral and political authority over the King's ministers and Parliament, were bound to come into conflict. Wilkes's ascendancy, appropriately enough,began with a William Hogarth caroon i e e Times, a sketch of the Seven Years War. The cartoon lampooned Wilkes, Lord Temple, and Charles Churchill, all lifelong political 11 BAA A AA �□ Wilkes University Quarterly 12 abuses and limiting the offenses which could result in capitol punishment. He was immensely popular among the mercantile interests of London. During the years preceding1776, both John Wilkes, representing liberal London, and Isaac Barre, an Opposition member of Parliament, opposed the King's harsh tax laws on the American Colonists. They would vigorously debate the King's ministers in Parliament on behalf of the American cause, but perhaps for different reasons. Barre was the classic Opposition politician who carried water for tire Opposition party, a savage orator but without Wilkes's wit. Barre also was more conservative with a clearer political agenda than Wilkes, who was theatrical and simply liked to fan public fury. Despite their differences, Wilkes and Barre were joined for tire naming of the dty of Wilkes-Barre in the late 1760's because of their position in favor of the colonies' independence. In the early 1770's, while Wilkes was a London aiderman, andbefore Parliament would recognize his several reelections to Parliament, he struck a third blow for English liberties. Ute House of Commons prohibited publication of Parliamental}7 debates, but the prohibition was regularly violated by London news sheets. In 1771, the House ordered the arrest of certain printers. Wilkes, one of the magistrates before whom the printers were hauled, refused to Remembering John Wilkes In London, a statue of John Wilkes was privately erected by Dr. James Cope. The figure is one and a half times lifesize and holds Wilkes's Bill for a fust and Equal Representation of the People of England in Parliament in its left hand. When in London, take the "tube" to the Chancery Lane station and proceed east on Holbom Street (toward Holbom Circus). At Fetter Lane go south. The statue stands at Fetter Lane and New Fetter Lane, between Halbom and Fleet Streets. Wilkes University has plans to erect a similar monument in The London John Wilkes statue. honor of its namesake. ThenewworkbyJamesButler, It will stand at the southern sculptor of the London statue, end of campus on a newly willbeerectedoncampusaspart constructed greenway which of the University's S25 million will run through the center of campus completion plan. campus. convict them. In tire end Wilkes' action won out, with King George muttering a famous phrase of the time,"that devil Wilkes." After reentering Parliament in \T74, Wilkes seemed to settle into mainstream political life, although occasionally lais original flare for controversy could erupt. As Mayor ofLondoninl775,Wi!kespresented to King George in a petition of London residents in favor of the American Colonists, but he did it in a manner which received the King's compliments. Wilkes had a lifelong habit of losing friends and winning enemjes Wilkes would continue to serve inParliamentuntil 1790, seven years before his death. Barre retired at the same time, finally blind from a war wound nearly thirty years earlier. Wilkes died, insolvent, on December 26,1797. He was buried in the crypt of Grovensor Chapel in the Mayfair section of London, within sight of the later-built American Embassy. Lt the Wilkes-Barre area, Wilkes and Barre are remembered by a monument on Public square. In London, however, a statue ofWilkes was privately erected by Dr. James Cope of London. It stands in a quiet section of town not far from the famed St. Paul's Cathedral. Soon, too, a similar statue will be built on the Wilkes Universitycampus. Attorney F. Charles Petrillo '66, Wilkes-Barre, is executive director of Legal Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As part of the Wilkes U11 iversity Concert and Lech i re Series, he will present The Lives and Times of John Wilkes and Issac Barre on Tuesday, February 8,1994at 8 pan. in the Dorothy Dickson Dartc Centerfor the Performing Arts. 60th Anniversary Edition Wilkes University: A family tradition Bucknell University Junior College, Wilkes College and today's Wilkes University—for six decades this growing institution has been a family tradition. For Simon Russin II, Wilkes was a place were his children could receive a quality education without going far from home. "If they were going to go to college, I wanted themtogotoWilkes/'says Russin. "That way they were at home when I needed them." The owner of Russin Funeral Home in Plains, Russin felt comfortable having the children at home to help with the family business. But he also knew first-hand they wouldgetafineeducation atWilkes. "I went there when it was Bucknell Junior College so I knew it was a good school," he says. During those years in the late 1960's, Wilkes becameasecondhomefor the Russins. At one point, four of the five children— Mary '65, Simon HI '66, Harry '67 and Keith '68— were attending at once. That was the busiest year for the family, with all four students absorbed in academic studies and extracurricular activities, Because their schedules often conflicted, the family traveled back and forth from their home in Plains in two cars. "What was nice about having brothers and sisters together at Wilkes was that we all shared the same peer group," says Keith. "Itwasreallyagood experience." Mary, a biology major, was president of the assembly committee, homecomingprincess and was involved in the Cue and Curtain and Biology Clubs. Harry was a member of the executive council and was treasurer of his class, and Keith was part of the forum and the International Conference on Government. Simon IH aquired a taste for public office at Wilkes, where he served as a Student Government officer and member of the executive council. "I really became politicized at Wilkes," he one of2 -the says. "I ' Zwas ------------more radical students on campus at that time." Today he is a senior s— health officer for tire Los Angeles County Health Department and is active in California politics, Which illustrates another Russin family ’ '" . The trait—ambition, Russin ----------children have achieved success in their chosen careers. After graduating from Wilkes in 1965, Mary continued The Russin family in 1965. First row, Mary '65 and Keith '68. Second row, Simon III '66 and Harry '67. her education and went ontobecomeaRadiologist at Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa. After serving in Vietnam, Harry opened his own funeral home in Edwardsville. When he passed away in 1986, Keith, who also had received a masters degrttee in Library Science, assumed responsibility for tire business. "The liberal arts background I received at Wilkes helped me in every one of my careers," says Keith. "1 feel very fortunate to have had such a strong foundation.'' "Wilkes gave them the education and the knowhow to succeed," says tire elder Russin, adding, "They've all done pretty well." In addition to their immediate family, several cousins and other family members have attended through the years. "Wilkes was tire place to go for us," says Simon III. "It was really a big family tradition." Is Wilkes a tradition in your family, too? Send us your name, along with the names of your family memlvrswholureeattended. Wilkes families will be featured periodically. �14 Wilkes University Quarterly The 1993 Colonels burst onto the field before the NCAA first round championship game at Ralston Field. 15 back to top 1000 yards in a season, while Steve Endres became the Wilkes single season leader in pass receptions, with 66. Tire 1968 Colonels championship football team will be inducted "This team has a lot of talented into the Wilkes University Athletics Hall of Fame on May 14,1994. individuals," says Ed Burke '70. Members of the team gathered recently at a "Top of the Hill" "Urey do a lot of things really well. reunion to commemorate tlie 25th anniversary of their undefeated It's a great feeling to have your season. alma mater back on the board "It was like being back 25 years again," says Mario Zinicola '71. again." "We still share the same camaraderie we did back then." As the Colonels entered their "To see some of these guys again and renew old aquaintances was final and most symbolic regular just a lot of fun," adds Ed Burke '70. season game against cross-town Members of the team are planning a weekend of events in rival King's College, the Wilkes conjunction with the induction ceremony. For more information, community wasenergized. Colonel contact the Alumni Office at 1-800-WILKES-U. Bob Wachowski, the University's At the reunion areJoe Zakowski ‘70, Mario Zinicola ‘71, Ed Burke '70, Bill fanatical mascot, lost a bet which Layden ‘69, Joe Skvarla ‘69, Pat Malloy ‘70, Dan Malloy '69, Coach Rollie necessitated a new haircut— Schmidt, Jay Holliday ‘69, Bill Hanbury ‘72, Ted Yeager ‘72, Coach Gene mohawk style, complete with the Domzalski, Chuck Adonizio ‘65, Marty Sowa ‘71, John Baranowski ‘71. "flying W" buzzed in back. "In the beginning of the season, a few players told me I needed to do something special for the King's game," explains the Colonel. "I told them I would shave my head if they were undefeated. They were 2-0, so I never guessed it would happen. But after I saw them on the road, I could tell they were a team that would not lose." The Colonels didn't lose, and their undefeated record made them Middle Atlantic Conference champions. For the first time in Wilkes history, the football team advanced to the NCAA playoffs. But on a blistery November day, the Colonels' dream of a NCAA Championship slipped away in the final minutes of the first-round "How we respond says much about here on campus." Though difficult to accept now, playoff against Frostburg State. It us as persons, but also about our that one loss will lose its significance was, as President Christopher N. future prospects. "Your ten victories this season as tlie years pass, according to tire Breiseth phrased it in a letter to the players and coaches, "an will remain a source of pride not '68 team members. ’ to’ you i but also to all who "They've made the best unexpected finale to a magnificent only identify 'with Wilkes University. memoriesoftheir lives,"says Burke. season. ________ "What they've done this year is all have kindled a new pride in "One of the challenges weYou face in our lives is how to deal with Wilkes among alumni throughout something a lot of athletes never defeat, particularly unexpected tlie world as well as among your get to experience. They were part of defeat," wrote President Breiseth. faculty, staff and fellow students a winning team." z68 Colonels plan May reunion O' - 11■ -ww ' Wi Greatness on the Gridiron Looking on from the hill as the 1993 Wilkes Colonels football squad rallied to defeat Lycoming this season, players from the '68 team couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic— and very proud. By Vaughn Shinkus '91 60th Anniversary Edition Together again for the first time in years, they were watching more than just another football game. They were witnessing the rebirth of the winning tradition they began more than 25 years ago. The '93 Colonels were eight games into their best season in years. After two seasons at 1-9, and a 5-4-1 record last season, the players were at last learning what ifs like to be part of a winning team. The older Colonels say that's a feeling you don't easily forget. And they should know during the late 60's their squad went 32 games without a loss. Seeing today's team in action reminded them of their successes on tlie gridiron. Watching them brought back a lot of memories—memories of the pride we felt as an undefeated team," says Mario Zinicola '71. "I wanted to run back onto the field again. They re bringing back the tradition. This is a well coached team, a well organized team, a unified team with a single purpose. They're out there to win." And win they did. The Colonels broke many of the school records set by their champion predecessors. Senior Jason Smith was the first running �16 Wilkes University Quarterly The Wilkes University Ambassadors with advisors Emory Guffrovich, dean of Admissions, and Jennifer Ross, assistant dean. Meet the Ambassadors College is a time of transition—a metamorphosis from the carefree days of youth into a more mature, responsible adulthood. No one understands this better than the Wilkes ambassadors, 21 student-professionals who play both roles equally well. By Julie DePue z94 Conceived in the Spring 1993 semester by the Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees, the Wilkes Ambassador Program was developed by six ambitious students as a Public Relations class project. The students agreed that when prospective students and their parents visit Wilkes University, they deserve an honest overview from someone who is well informed and enjoys attending Wilkes. The ambassadors work with the University Admissions Office to set up and provide tours for high school students and visitors. Eventually, the ambassadors will visit high schools to increase awareness and recruit students to Wilkes University. Nicole Simmons, a junior communications major, is one of the members of the program. She feels that she is a better representative of the school because of her involvement with the Ambassador Program. 60th Anniversary Edition 17 "I've learned a lot about Wilkes that I major, is one of the members responsible for didn't knowbefore," she says. "The history the formation of the Wilkes Ambassador of the University is fascinating." program. According to Simmons, the program "The response fromprospective students not only benefits the University, but it also and their parents has been positive," she has allowed her to meet a lot of new people says. "They really appreciate the honest and make new friends. When giving a tour to prospective students and '‘I've learned a lot about Wilkes that I didn't their parents, she likes to know before." share how she feels about — Wilkes Ambassador Nicole Simmons Wilkes University. "This school fits my needsbecause I really like the atmosphere," answers that they receive." she says. "I like how the faculty is very Krutz even gives the visitors her home accessible and that I can get to know them phone number so that they can call her with on a one-to-one basis." questions after they have left campus. Simmons is active in other organizations "If they have any questions or a problem as well. She is the secretary for the school's they can contact me and I try to help them as International Association of Business best I can or direct them to someone who Communicators (IABC) chapter, a member can." of Lambda Phi Eta, the radio club and also Krutz also shares what other a ctivities she hasherownradioshow. Whenprospective is involved with and what she likes to do at students ask what she does on the Wilkes.Shetellsthemaboutherinvolvement weekendsforfun,shetellsthemthetruth — with Student Government, that she is coshe likes to hang out with her friends, go to copy editor of the student newspaper, The the movies, attend parties and go to plays. Beacon, and that she is president of Lamda That'sif shecanfititintoherbusyschedule. Plai Eta. She also enjoys volunteering when Another student ambassador, she has die time. The Ambassador students are die future. sophomore political science major Mike> Butchko,knowsalotofstudentsinterested They realize diat die time tiiey commit to in joining die Ambassadors. He feels diat diis program is well spent—itbenefits Wilkes eventually, die program will consist ofjust as much as it benefits their professional top of die line students representing the future. Butthey also understand that their actions University as best as they can. "Thisprogramissuretotakeoffbecause have a broader impact. These intelligent representatives of tire University have fire it's a lot of fun. I love it." When he gives a tour, he tells about lais world's future in mind. involvement with the Speech and Debate Team, the Scholarly Society, the Beacon and Plai Kappa Delta. senior Communications Lynn Krutz, a s. --------- Julie DePue is a Wilkes University senior comunications major. Sheisservingan internship in the University Relations Office. �18 Wilkes University Quarterly 60th Anniversary Edition 19 Subversive Grammar Who stole the "m" from whom? One seldom hears the m-word anymore. Has Congress passed a law outlawing genitive, dative, and accusative forms of who? Or, should it be "of whom"? It may take the Supreme Court to rule on who versus whom. Send not to see for who the bell tolls; it tolls for whom. And what about "different than"? All one hears today is that something is different than something else. No one seems to have heard of the comparison of adjectives: positive, comparative, superlative. Nothing is different from, anymore. When I was growing up in Minneapolis the word "anymore" was always used in the negative sense, such as, "It does not happen anymore." Nowadays all I hear is "it happens anymore." To me the negative usage is positively correct. Sports writers for years have been performing feats ofgrammatical evolution— and cleverly so—but today's sports announcers of television are linguistic throwbacks. Sports announcers never use the past tense, even though they know that what they are talking about has been very much accomplished. While a game played the day before is showing on the TV screen, the announcer says "Jones will score!," using the future tense for something he knows very well took place in the past. Next he says "Jones would score!" The use of the conditional tense is no help to Jones but the announcer must believe that it puts a little zip in his lingo. Finally, “Jones scores!" What arelief! Poorold Jones thoughthehadscored. Past tense seems to be passe'. Back in the days of World War I the rule was simple: One takes it there and brings it here, always with reference to the person who was using bring or take. So what happened to take? It's gone with the whom. Nowadays everyone brings it all over the place, even without a regard for the speaker. The TV weatherman, by while predicting Charles B. Reif showers, tells his audience, "Bring your umbrellas to the stadium tonight." Where does he think he is? At the stadium? We know better. And how television claims it brings the viewers a program is beyond comprehension. The root "tele" in television indicates that the broadcasters are there and we are here. The viewer may say "Bring me the program" but the broadcasters cannot bring it to the viewer. Here is another question. Did God bless got? What in the world necessitates the use of got or get in all those impossible places, grammatically? The Quaker State assured us on its license plates, "YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN PENNSYLVANIA." A space could havebeen saved with “You've a friend in Pennsylvania, or even "You've a Pennsylvanian friend." When asked about the effect of "you've got" on education in the Keystone State, the Secretary of Transportation replied, "We've got a good thing going. Wiry change it?" Duringtherecentpresidential campaign one high official repeatedly used gotta a lotta. And, we suspect, he spelled "a lot" as "alot." One shouldn't pick on television people or elected officials, I suppose, but we've "gotten" to depend on them for so much. Some of their grammatical glitches are changing the way we communicate, and not for the better. For example, the TV weatherman says, "Here is your forecast." It isn't our forecast. It is Iris forecast. Why shift the blame onto the listeners? And sometimes he says, "Now for theforecastthen.'Tmsurehemeans "Here is the forecast now." It appears that children are learning TV grammar and have no idea that the Queen is English. They assume that the Queen is Teeveese. Another funny expression the weathermen use is "Tonight the temperature will be quite cold." First of all, it is the air which will be cold, not the temperature. Secondly, quite means completely, and equates with one hundred percent. Completely cold is absolute zero, minus 273.16 degrees Centigrade. What the temperature reading for quite hot is I do not know. And consider the phrase often used by the TV weatherman, "Colder air is filtering into the area." An area is two dimensional. Air would have to squeeze very thin to be two dimensional. And if the air were truly filtering in, and the proper filter paper were beingused, air pollution would be eliminated. OneofthelocalTV sportscasters (sic) puts two subjects in many of his sentences. His favorite expression is "Jones, he sets a new record." Or maybe he says, "Cathy, she topped the field." I drink he does drat to indicate die sex of tire ath-uh-letes (sic). And the TV sportscaster goes on to say, “If you know golf like I know golf..." you can win a can of Burpee Beer, which according to the brewer "...is made of real barley." How often does one see the heading, above a number of invariably hears any followed by a plural noun? And speaking of singular/plural usages, how about “No dogs allowed!"? The meaning is probably "not one dog allowed." So how does it happen that no is frequently followed by a plural "It appears that children are learning TV grammar and have no idea that the Queen is English. They assume that the Queen is Teeveese." —- Charles Reif questions, "Did you know?" Exquisite!Didispasttense. Without a temporal reference the person of who (sic) the question is asked would have to be dead. "Do you know" evensaves a letter. And what about "Did you do it yet?" Did is past tense and yet is present tense. What literary legerdemain! People who are afraid ofgender employ a common error to avoid sounding sexist. "Will everyone please take their seats!" It must be the Spanish influence. Castilians always take off the hats. Another adjectival form which baffles many people is the use of a possessive modifier for a present participle, as in "We always anticipate him doing it." As Henry Higgins used tosay, "Wlratis wrong widr his doing it?" Concerning anotirer commonly made grammatical error, my dictionary gives "any as being singular. How is it that one noun? The intended meaning of no as used is none. None is the same as zero. My mathematically-oriented friends assure me that zero is not plural. The homeroom class of which I was a member had the same English teacher throughout our three years of Junior High School. If one of us made an ungrammatical construction our teacher challenged. Thus, it was that we learned from that teacher not only correct grammatical practice but a love and respect for proper English usage. Grammatical errors grate on my ears the same as someone's fingernails being scraped down a blackboard. The more I hear subversive grammar encroaching, tire closer I am to fulfilling my life­ long desire to be a hermit. Charles B. Reif is a Wilkes Biology Professor Emeritus. Yet to abandon society, he resides in Wilkes-Barre. �Wilkes University Quarterly 20 I Rededication honors fallen sports hero Homecoming '93 brought back many memories, but none more poignant than that of the loss of Bobby McBride. At a special ceremony before tire Homecoming football game, Wilkes University alumni and friends paid tribute to tire Colo­ nels defensive back who died as a result of injuries received in a game against Kings Point nearly 21 years ago. In his memory, Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Eugene Roth rededicated the football wing of the newly renovated Athletic Complex. "This dedication remembers with a :strong sense of loss the promising future of a bright, en­ ergetic and commited student athlete whose life so tragically ended but a few yards from where we now stand," Roth said in rededi­ cating the facility. "Simulta­ neously, it pledges to student athletes the University's commitment to a successful and flourishing future." McBride's death in 1972 stunned the entire Wilkes com­ munity. Just 20 years old when he died, he is remembered by many as a quiet and humble student 60th Anniversary Edition Remembering Martha Stott Diener Wilkes University lost a true friend with the passingjo trustee soliciting donors donors for for the the fund, fund, she soliciting she mailed personal letters to manv nF emerita Martha Stott Diener in cip'enE”!'J'anS Sfe ^ThraughoutherSOyears,Diener andfriends of Bobby McBride look on as State Representative Kevin Blaum reflects upon the loss of his childhoodfriend athlete. State Representative Kevin 1. Blaum Fl___ i '' was <among o idhis friends and family present ------. at. the rededication ceremony. "Bob McBride characterized j, said an emotional love offamily," Blaum. "He —was —like ...»e -a rpart of my family. We walked to school together, played together, chased girls together. "On behalf of my family and on behalf of the community, community, II would like to say thanks to Wilkes . ‘ University for remembering." Sorry we missed you! The following alums were not included the 1993 Teacher's Journal: Sylvia Schrader Adler '64 Lisa Wydawski '88 Jean Rodechko '89 Allen Brocious '89 James Nolan '90 Gloria Broski Hroback '91 Completed in the Fall, the Athletic Complex was expanded t0 JqPh the original McBride field house with formerly separate vis­ iting team facilities. The reno­ x —ovated complex houses a weight room, training room, conference room, locker space and offices for Wilkes outdoor sports teams. This was the first Homecoming cel­ ebrated in the reconstructed building. "Although this magnificent building looks new. within these building looks new, within these walls are memories which go back centuries," said President Breiseth. "We are delighted to share with you this historic re­ dedication." Added Chairman Roth, "We celebrate Bobby's memory in the knowledge that those who pass through this wing will do so in respect and reverence and in the full knowledge that greatness has preceded them." 21 lived for helping others. A devoted wife, loving mother and dedicated Wilkes supporter, she is remembered for her forthright, compassionate manner and a love for others which she exhibited until her final day. Encouraged by her friend Donald Carpenter, Diener became a member of the Board of Trustees in 1973, occupying the positions of treasurer and vice chair during her nine-year tenure. Drawing from her wealth of practical wisdom, she played an active role in leading the institution through its most financially difficult years following the flood of Hurricane Agnes. "Martha always felt that her lack of formal education hindered her as a trustee," says Wilkes University President Christopher N. Breiseth. "But she had a lot to contribute to Wilkes, and not just financially. Fortunately for us, she became a loyal supporter even though she did not have an alma mater of her own." "Martha was very supportive of me and of what Wilkes was trying to do as an institution," adds President Emeritus Robert Capin. "Her energy and honesty made her the kind of person you enjoyed being around." When Donald Carpenter passed on, Diener carried forth his effort to recognize outstanding teachers. Throughout the next several years, she worked tirelessly to establish in his name an endowment fund to reward excellence in teaching. In solemn dirges to mark her passing, Instead, she asked for a celebration. "It seems that I am about to °' h“ shuffle off this mortal coil," she and generous gifts, that fund today dictated a few days beforeher death, totals t-nvoie over $300,000* nnn "I have had a wonderful life so this Kindness jxuiuness and ana generosity were does not concern me much. I know Diener's remedy for the hardships this iss a bit extraordinary, but I of her own life. Even as she was really would like my friends to come aiding her husband and son, who and 'have one on me' as a final where battling their own illnesses, gesture of my fondness for you all." Diener continued to support higher In a final letter to President education through her work at Breiseth, she had announced her Wilkes. intention tomakealastmajorgiftto "Nothing set Martha “ Diener the Carpenter endowment. back very much," says Presidentt "None of the remarks made at T Breiseth. "For ’her to continue even the ceremony were sad," Breiseth with setbacks was exactly what her notes. "The fact that she planned friends expected. She was always her own funeral was indicative of helping others in trouble." the type of person she was. Martha As she struggled with lung managedher life to the last day. She cancer, Diener remained in control knew that she was dying and was of her life to the very end. There excited about the prospect of would be no mournful eulogies or moving on." X ---------- Q —UllUXiW Uli UUO AJ.LV'XLCIX W/JLL, IV- Martha Stott Diener, third from left, at the 1992 John Wilkes Club Dinner with friends Jane Breiseth, President Breiseth, John McCole, Constance McCole, Harold Flannery, Patty Davies and Stanley Davies. �Alumni News 1951 1970 Arthur A. Johnson, immediate past president of the Kiwanis Club of Hazleton, was named a distinguished past president by Kiwanis Interna­ tional. He was awarded a life mem­ bership. Arthur and his wife, Carolvn, reside in Weatherly. Joseph R. Putprush, pathologist, was recently appointed to the medical staff at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital campus of Wyoming Val­ ley Health Care System, Inc. 1952 1958 Catherine Chandler-Oliveera has been named International Affairs Officer at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. She also has been appointed lecturer in Spanish. She resides in Montreal with her hus­ band, Hugo, and children, Caitlin and Steven. Merri Jones Earl has been selected a 1993 Teacher of Excellence by the executive board of the New York State English Council. Merri and her husband, Paul Earl '59, reside in Castle Creek, NY. James J. Loftus received a Juris Doc­ tor degree from New England School of Law, Boston, Mass. He is married to Nancy Loftus, a flight attendant with U.S. Air Shuttle. Charles A. Caffrey and his son have formed a Law Partnership in Williamsport, PA. 1967 Wayne Yetter has been appointed president of the Astra/Merck Group Of Merck & Co. Inc. in Wayne, Pennsylvania. 1968 Fredrick N. Brown was chosen presi­ dent-elect of the National Associa­ tion of Elementary School Principals. Fred is principal of Boyertown El­ ementary School and resides in Boyertown with his wife, Linda, and children, Becky and Damon. 1969 George B.Sordoni was elected chair­ man of the Wyoming Seminary Board of Trustees. George has served on the Board of Trustees since 1980. 1972 Paulette V. Monchak earned her Ph.D. in educational research from The Pennsylvania State University in August 1993. Paulette researched the "Relationship Between Organi­ zational Structure, Conflict Resolu­ tion and Commitment in Elementary Schools." She is an Elementary Prin­ cipal and Strategic Planning Coordi­ nator in the Northwest School Dis­ trict, Shickshinny. 1973 Robert P. Matley has been named executive vice president of First Heri­ tage Bank, a locally owned and man­ aged bank forming in the Wyoming Valley. Bob resides in Dallas, Pa. with his wife and two daughters. 1974 Wayne Fullerton has been promoted to sales manager of the Eastern Divi- '■•Uli A mu sion of Aesculap Surgical Instru­ ments. Wayne and his wife, Paula '75, reside in Durham, N.C. with their daughter, Katherine, and re­ cently born son, Adam. 1975 Paula Zych Fullerton is the owner of Sew Fine II, an interior design firm which was named retailer of the year by Ado International. Paula and her husband, Wayne '74, their daughter, Katherine, and recently bom son, Adam, reside in Durham, N.C. Marilyn A. Olejnik has been named vice president and chief financial of­ ficer at Hanover General Hospital. She formerly was chief financial of­ ficer at St. Mary's Hospital in Belle Mead, N.J. Phil Straub was named treasurer for the Wyoming Valley unit of the American Cancer Society. 1976 Brian J. Gallagher has been pro­ moted to the rank of lieutenant colo­ nel with the 109th Field Artillery. 1977 Richard Bellacosa, D.P.M. was elected president of the Podiatric Medical Association. He maintains a private practice in San Antonio, Texas where he resides with his wife, Jody, and three children. Manuel J. Evans has been named controller of Community Medical Center Healthcare System in Scranton. Thomas J. Ward was elected to the board of directors of the Notheastern Pennsylvania Boy Scouts. 1978 Cynthia Glawe Mailloux hits been appointed a nursing inslriu lor >il ibe Penn State Scranton campus, Nancy Mammarella Nagy received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in education from Temple University. Nancy is an educational consultant and adjunct professor at Kean Col­ lege of New Jersey. She resides in New Brunswick, N.J. with her hus­ band, Art, and daughter, Amy Wallace. 1980 Nicholas J. Barna, M.D. has joined the medical staff of Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Inc. He special­ izes in ophtalmic plastic reconstruc­ tive surgery. Clifford Field, M.D. is the new asso­ ciate director of the Idaho State Uni­ versity Family Center in Pocatello, Idaho. Richard N. Marshall has been elected to assistant treasurer of Pennsylva­ nia Gas & Water Company and its parent company, Pennsylvania En­ terprise Company. He and his wife, Lisa reside in Pardeesville with their children. Marine Maj. James T. Murtha re­ ceived the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in aerial flight during Operation Provide Promise over Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. 1981 Cynthia Lapinski, D.P.M. has re­ cently achieved board certification in Podiatric Orthopedics. Cynthia and her husband, John Jurta, D.P.M., maintain offices in Nanticoke and Shickshinny. y I ihlion IMiil liBIIllHI WodzJiliiandhcrhus b'ill‘l,l'i4),jiiiu</iiiji their •bll'h bild,/.J,|t.y|..il|i-n Woilz.ivki. Hie Wodzkkjh reside in Bethlehem. Hi<-y al-.u have ly/o sons, Gregory mid Kyle. Owen Williams married Jeannine I lexter in September. The coup!e re­ sides in Pallas, Pa, 1983 Paul H. McCabe, M.D. of Mahanoy City, was named an assistant profes­ sor of neurology at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. Lisa Streifsky Lavine and husband, Jeffrey Levine, have anounced the birth of a second son, Matther Les, on August 17. The family resides in Carbondale. 1984 Charles Baylor married Amy i I’ascucci. l he couple resides in West Pittston. Gregory E. Jones has been named regional executive vice president by Community Banks, XA. Gregorv will be in charge of Luzerne and Schuylkill County Bank Operations. David Kellar, marketing represen­ tative for Geisinger Health Plan, re­ cently was recognized as GHP's Sales Person of the Year for enrolling the most new employer groups in 1992. He also received a special award for enrolling the most new groups dur­ ing the Fall 1992 enrollment cam­ paign. 1985 Jeff Hockenberry and Jill Skudera Hockenbury '87 announce the birth of a daughter, Jaclvn Claire. Janet Marie Yenkowski is engaged to William Michael Jones. An April 1994 wedding is planned. Master's Degree 1974 Bernard J. Healy was appointed director of the health care management program at King's College. 1987 William J. McCallick recently joined the Greenwald Berk Agency7. He is responsible for servicing existing accounts and developing new business throughout Luzerne, Lackawanna,Columbia and surroundingcoun­ ties. 1989 William Jones has been named to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Regional Housing Advisory Committee for the Northeast region. William is an assistant vice president and community development officer at First Eastern Bank. Susan Kovacs has joined Pennsylvania National Bank as vice president/director of marketing. �Wilkes Alumni Association National Officers Ballot Wilkes University Quarterly 24 Executive Committee Board Members 1986 1989 M. Katrina Kovacs, R.N. has passed the CEN Exam and is now certified in the specialty. Peter Cuesta recently earned his D.P.M. degree from Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. 1987 Frank Godino recently earned Iris D.P.M. degree from Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. Joseph E. Fulco received lais Masters Degree in educational adminstration from The New York Universit}'. Jo­ seph is also pursuing his principal's certificate. Capt. Allen Knox is engaged to Elizabeth Orken. A March 1994 wedding is planned. Charles Montgomery and his wife Allison announce the birth of their a son, Ian. They also have a daughter, Alyssa. Joseph F. Voystock, M.D. has joined the staff of Surgical Arts Associates of Pottsville. Joseph resides in Orwigsburg with his wife Karen and sons. 1988 Mary Grace A. Kudey has been pro­ moted to vice president of First East­ ern Bank. Karen Natishan has joined Smith Barney Shearson as a financial con­ sultant in the firm's Wilkes-Barre in­ vestment center. Linda O'Boyle married Stanley Zaneski. Vaughn Shinkus has been named publications manager in the Univer­ sity Relations office at Wilkes Uni­ versity. 1992 1990 Gladys DeLeon recently earned her D.P.M. degree from Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. Peter Evans recently earned his D.P.M. degree from Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. Robert Miller recently earned his D.P.M. degree from Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. David VanDerlyke recently earned his D.P.M. degree from Pennsylva­ nia College of Podiatric Medicine. Sharon Vivian has been named Assisant Auditor I in the Internal Audit Department at First Eastern Bank. Carolee Welebob married Michael Kolbicka '91. Nancy Geer has been promoted to head nurse of Mercy Hospital's Four East Telemetry Unit. Sue Ketner was named assistant vol­ leyball coach at Wilkes University. 1993 Lori Kuhar is engaged to Scott Will­ iam Marshall. A May 1994 wedding is plannned. Eleanor Scureman Fox '35 Brock Bullock married Theresa Kolessar. Jeff Patackis has been named assis­ tant men's basketball coach at Cen­ tral Pennsylvania Business School, Summerdale. Ronald J. Russon '66 Sean Hogan '92 John K. Daley married Michele L. Corbett '92. Jamie Joswiak married Roslyn Chiampi. □ □ □ □ Andy Petroski has been named head men's basketball coach at Central Pennsylvania Business School, Summerdale. Jay Kurowsky married Danielle Silvetti. If you have news to share with your classmates, send it care of the Alumni Office, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. □ □ First Vice President Ellen K. Wengen 78 Clarks Summit, PA 18411 Treasurer James W. Ruck 78 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Anthony G. DeVincentis D.D.S., '79 Upper Montclair, PA Dentist, Private Practice Maureen Maguire Litchman M.D., '78 Harveys Lake, PA Physician/Center Dir., Wyoming Valley Family Practice Linda O'Boyle-Zaneski '91 Wilkes Barre, PA Zane Studio of Modeling Carol Corbett Pawlush '79 Chesire, CT Admissions Consultant □ Second Vice President Fred R. Demech Jr. '61 Oakton, VA 22124 Secretary David A. Taylor '84 MHA '85 North Plainfield, NJ 07063 Patrick Burke '69 Dallas, PA President, Chuck Robbins Sporting Goods Charles A. Kosteva D.D.S., '69 Bethlehem, PA Dentist, Private Practice National Executive Committee President Colleen M. Gries-Gallagher '81 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Steven Bailey 79 Braintree, MA Marine Biologist, New England Aquarium John D. Bohush '80 Endicott, NY 13760 Project Programmer, IBM Corporation Anthony J. Shipula, II '78 Director of Alumni Kathleen Marie McGreary marriedWilliam J. Umphred. Brent Bernstein recently earned his D.P.M. degree from Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. □ Respectfully Submitted, William B. Hanigan was promoted to assistant vice president of Alliance Fund Distributors Inc. He is respon­ sible for Mutual Fund sales in Indi­ ana and Illinois. Bill resides in India­ napolis, IN. In Memoriam Walter Celmer '47 The members of the Wilkes Alumni Association Nominations Committee are pleased to submit the followingcandidates fornational Association offices. These individuals are submitted based on the recommendation of our Committee and we require your ratification as members of the association. If you choose to vote for an individual not listed on tire ballot, please indicate your choice in the appropriate write-in spot. The term of office runs for two years. Please return the ballot as soon as possible to the Alumni Office, attention Nominating Committee. Stanley G. Savitsky married Patricia A. Murray. 1991 Dr. Joseph Lord '35 To all Wilkes Alumni: Jamie Mazeitis married Eric Knorr. The couple lives in Philadelphia. Diane M. Polachek Ph.D., 78 MS '81, Kingston, PA Assistant Professor of Education, Wilkes University Carl Sosnowski '86 Coral Springs, FL Deputy Sheriff, Broward Count}' Sheriffs Office □ Fred Joe Stoelzl 79 Kempton, PA Sales Rep., Dunn & Bradstreet Barbara J. Williams '70 Kingston, PA Manager, Interfaith Heights, EEI |------------------- I I I OFFICE: J CANDIDATE: I_______ “I WRITE-IN BALLOT I I I I I ,_l �Celebrating 60 Years of Quality Education Q Z u In recognition of its 60 year anniversary, Wilkes University is presenti g a series of seminars focusing on the early history of Bucknell Univers ty J College and Wilkes College. Each of the lectures will feature a panel discussion and a featured speaker and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Wilkes University’s Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. January 25 February 22 March 30 April 26 George Ralston Joseph Salsburg ’35 William Conygham and Charles Miner Presidents Michelini, Capin and Breiseth Alumni Gatherings Highlight Sports Events 2 O January 19 January 29 April 8,9,10 May 13, 14, 15 October 7, 8, 9 Pizza Reception at Wilkes vs. King’s basketball game Pizza Reception at Wilkes vs. Scranton men's and women's basketball games. Pre-game men's alumni basketball game (4 p.m.) New York City Alumni Weekend, Hotel Edison, N.Y. Reunion Weekend. Classes of 1939, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974. Classes of 1979, 1984 and 1989 will reunite during Homecoming Weekend. Homecoming Weekend. For more information, contact the Alumni Office at 1-800-WILKES-U. Wilkes University Quarterly NON- PROFIT ORG. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Quarterly Winter 1993 (60th anniversary edition) Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/72a93551f17cb24f442137a57a91d05b.pdf cb94457f3b6ffc9178275f0ef47561b5 PDF Text Text - .KvL' �FROM THE EDITOR WILKES UNIVERSE Volume 2 Number 1 Editor Vaughn A. Shinkus '91 Director of University Relations Craig (Mark) Davis Associate Editors Stephanie Geyer Christine Liberaski Editorial Assistants Karen Jones Stacy' Kline 98 Jean Pall Nicole Simmons '95 Sports Editor Tom McGuire '85 Director of Alumni Anthony I. Shipula 78 Design Projects hy Design Corporation Photography Curtis Salonick Administration Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. President J. Michael Lennon, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs Thomas B. Hadzor Vice President for Development Paul A. O'Hop In the world of alumni relations, "connection” is an important buzz word. When Leland Patouillet, executive director of the University of Pittsburgh Alumni Association, evaluated Wilkes’s alumni pro­ grams earlier this year, he used that word to describe the relation­ ship the University should strive for with its alumni. “The primary goal of any alumni association is to connect and reconnect alumni to the university,” he said. Patouillet’s observation highlights our purpose in producing Wilkes Universe and its sister newsprint publication, the Alumni Journal. The publications are a vital tool in Wilkes's effort to keep you tied to your alma mater and to one another. That sometimes can be a daunting task. "The alumni publications serve as a central repository of information that people will gravitate around depending on their interest,” says Alumni Association president, Colleen Gallagher. As she intimates, the challenge in producing alumni publications is to be all things to all people. The publications are mailed to more than 17,000 alumni, each with a different geographical, professional and (as you'll read in this issue's Feedback section) political perspective. Each of you has a different recollection of your years on campus, depending on your major, where you lived and the academic and extra­ curricular activities in which you were involved. “We're understanding our alumni better.” says Vice President for Development Tom Hadzor. "But it's like trying to hit a moving target." That's why we need your help. Use the Class Notes form included in each edition of the Alumni journal to apprise us of the latest developments in your life: marriage, promotions, births. By writing letters to Wilkes Universe, you can perpetuate a dialogue among the University and your fellow alumni. And in a future edition, we'll ask you to return a reader survey asking what you like and dislike about the publications. To be sure, alumni connections are vital to the institution. But staying in touch can benefit you in tangible ways: business networking, career services, staying in touch with college friends and notice of athletic and cultural events. And through direct and indirect interaction with today's Wilkes students, you also have the power to influence the future in a very real way. Thats the most important connection you can make. Vice President for Business Affairs and Auxiliary Enterprises Sincerely, Urwersr is published thre■: times a year by Wilkes Ur.i-.t-rsitys University Relations Office and distributed free t> alumni and friends of the University. Comments, suggt ’lions and story idea • are ueicomed. Submit all correspondence to Vaup.hn Shinkus. Publications Manager. Wilke’. University, .. . ■ r -Ji : IJ e'ier--;’,r 4779 Vaughn A. Shinkus '91 Contents Profiles Page 6 Teaching Radio Technology in Poland A Wilkes-led delegation recently returned from a two-week trip to Racol. Poland, where they taught free-market radio journalism and marketing techniques to their Polish counterparts. Page 9 The Namibian Experience Sandra "Buffy" Crook '93 shares her thoughts as she begins a second year teaching English in Namibia. Africa, as part of an international teaching program. Page 12 Swimming With the Fishes A look at Steve Bailey 79 and his 11 -year ascension to curator of fishes at Boston's New England Aquarium. Page 16 Recruiting from the Global Village As competition for students among American colleges and universities becomes increasingly more intense. Wilkes is among several hundred institutions looking abroad for students. Departments Page 2 Feedback - Letters: Readers respond to Woodstock, Wilkes and Hie World profile. Page 4 On Campus - News briefs-. Wilkes rededicates Capin Hall. Page 19 Presidential Perspective - Expanding Wilkes's international recruiting efforts. Page 20 Colonels of Excellence - Sports news-. Former football coach. Rollie Schmidt, retires. Page 22 Homecoming - Alumni news-. Plans for Reunion Weekend '95 are undeneay. Page 24 Afterthoughts - Professor Tony Liuzzo defines the newest protected class. 1 w On the Cover Sandra "Buffy” Crook '93 poses with a young Namibian child. Crook teaches 10th grade English in Africa as part of an international teaching program sponsored by the Harvard Institute for International Development. �FEEDBACK Wilkes Universe Alumni Readers Respond to Woodstock Profile Gymnasium demonstration specifics clarified Editor: I recently read Christine Liberaski's "Woodstock. Wilkes and the World" in the Willies Universe (September, 1994) and feel I must respond. She writes. "Hussa does remember one protest in 1969 or 1970. Several female dormitory students plopped themselves down in the old gymna­ sium and threatened to stay until their curfew was lifted. When the administration found out and asked them to leave, the girls got up and left without incident. Somehow, though, they still got the curfew lift­ ed." Having participated in that demonstration, I find this descrip­ tion far from accurate. There were many dorm students, male and female, who protested against the administration's strict adherence to its policy of in loco parentis. Two of the major issues we students found unfair and unreason­ able were the restrictions against off-campus housing and the women's curfew. The demonstration began at the gym, but because the building had fixed hours of opera­ tion and was about to close, the crowd moved to what was then known as the New Men's Dorm. By working within the system and remaining rational, we were able to win our demands. Although I totally supported the abolition of such out­ dated regulations, 1 always thought it a sad commentary that while the rest of the country's college campus­ es were witnessing demonstrations for more important issues, namely civil rights and the end to the Vietnam War. we at Wilkes had such a trivial bone to pick. One of the other major events at Wilkes during this time was the hir­ 2 ing of some new. young and excel­ lent faculty members, it is true that the college was relatively conserva­ tive. but I found this was not neces­ sarily the case in the English Department. It was refreshing to have professors, such as Robert Heaman and his wife, Patricia (her surname was Boyle then), open our minds and encourage us to look beyond the world of Wilkes. (And while it may be true that there were not many hippies on campus, look at a picture of him from the 1970 year­ book. He is living proof that many of us did make good.) Certainly, as Ms. Liberaski reports, another significant event was the arrival of lane Lampe. 1 cannot describe what a difference she made to me and my friends. Here was a woman who was young, single and, well, cool. The door to her office (and, not infrequently, to her home) was always open. After living through my freshman year with an older, "traditional" dean of women, lane was a breath of fresh air. Her presence became even more impor­ tant to us as the women's movement took hold around the country in the early 1970s, In all, rny Wilkes experience was a positive one, both socially and acad­ emically. I always maintained that, as an English major, I had received a superior education. My convic­ tion was validated when 1 entered the Master of Liberal Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania a few years ago; I had a greater breadth of knowledge than some of my classmates—and they had received their undergraduate edu­ cation at Penn. Cindy ). Dorfman '72 Strong Leaders Basis for Strong Education System Editor: Asa 1966 alumnus of Wilkes College, 1 am troubled by the quota­ tion of Ms. lane Lampe-Groh con­ cerning Dr Eugene S Farley, in the Wilkes Universe (September, 1994) "From the Editor" column. Ms. Lampe-Groh stated: "Certainly in terms of growing up it was the right time, because these types of strong authoritative leaders couldn't survive in the 70's." This statement reflects the prevail­ ing attitudes concerning educational institutions in the United States today. As a result of the dearth of "strong authoritative leaders" in our current educational system we are now facing, the "dumbing down" of American education, a decrease in American student academic achieve­ ments, the silly notion of "political correctness" pervading educational institutions, an increase in crime and drugs in our schools, the develop­ ment of student-directed courses, and the disruptive ability of students to control educational policy. To correct these problems we need to return to strong authoritative lead­ ers who will support firm moral teachings and an aura of individual achievement (not outcome-based education) in educational institu­ tions. Clement A. Gaynor, Jr. '66 'Woodstock Generation Responsible for Today’s Social Ills Editor: It has been a long time since I have read a magazine that contained not only one, but three articles that would prompt me to write a letter to the editor. First, Dr. Farley may have been "a big, tough Quaker," but it would seem that there should be more big tough Quakers at every level of our educa­ tional system today. 1 started at Bucknell University Junior College in November, 1945, just several weeks after my discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps. We attended refresher courses prior to the start of the next trimester. Many of us in that freshman class were not in the best mental state. They didn't have a fancy name for it then, but 1 think today they might call it post traumatic stress syndrome. Between Dr. Farley and George Ralston, they both contributed com­ passion and aid to many returning G.l.s, and Ralston wasn't really much older than some of us. Other than my father, no two men contributed more to my future suc­ cess than Dr. Farley and "Coach" Ralston. Jane Lampe-Groh's statement that strong, authoritative leaders could not survive in the 70's is plain hog­ wash. Wishy-washy people never leave a good, bad or indifferent mark on the world. Second, the most presumptuous thing I have ever read was the fact that the lapanese could learn some­ thing from our education majors about how to run a better school sys­ tem. I am not certain about the facts today, but I do know that if Charles Murray had written the "Bell Curve" with college students as his subject a few years ago, his conclusion would have been that, as a group, students enrolled as education majors would have the lowest l.Q.s on campus, maybe in a tie with poli-sci majors. As a former president of a Board of Education, in a rather large school district, I had too many bad experi­ ences with math majors who had no more than two semesters of algebra; Social Studies majors who had no concept of geography or government. They had earned their majors with "how to teach" courses rather than "what to teach." I had one math major ask me, "What the hell are binary numbers?," and he was a can­ didate for department head in our high school. Needless to say, he was not hired. Third, "Woodstock, Wilkes and the World." if Christine Liberaski believes that Woodstock 1 was "the defining characteristic of a generation," then our tremendous social problems of today can also be blamed on Woodstock. Drugs, sex, violence were Woodstock... drugs, sex. AIDS, vio­ lence and crime are rampant among the children of the Woodstockdefined generation. It seems to me as axiomatic as A^+b2=C“. The true protesters of social injus­ tice were not the draft dodging hip­ pies like our left wing president— they were the thousands of men who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to protect the student's right to protest. Communism is dead, socialism is very ill—neither work. Though far from perfect, capitalism works, but only for those who pursue knowledge and for those who put hard work together with knowledge. Bill Phillips '47 Editor: 1 just wanted to take a moment to congratulate you and your staff on your new pub­ lication, Wilkes Universe. The first issue was well designed and interesting to read, and 1 look forward to future issues. Please pass along my congrat­ ulations on a job well done to everyone associated with Willies Universe. Dave Jolley ‘78 Editor: What a refreshing "Afterthoughts" column by Anthony Liuzzo (Wife Universe. May,1994). If our national rhetoric measured up, we'd be a happier, healthier country'. Keep up the good work, and greetings to the author. Ted Wrotherly Hushiind to Elaine Turner ‘50 Fit’ilf’atk on all issues contained in Wilkes Universe is welcomed. All letters must 6e sinned and will be subject to editing. Send to: Editor, Wilkes Universe, Wilkes University. P.O. Box' 111, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 3 �ON CAMPUS Wilkes Universe Week of Events Aims to Educate About AIDS In a continuing effort to educate the public about the effects and preventions of HIV. Wilkes hosted AIDS Awareness Week, a series of lectures and events held November 28 through December 1. 1994. Keynote speaker for the week was Hydeia Broadbent, a 10-year-old who has lived with H.I.V. since birth. Broadbent has toured the country1, appearing on national tele­ vision programs and visiting schools to talk about life with H.I.V. She is a recipient of the Pediatric AIDS Foundation Hero Award and the Black Achievers Young Prodigy Award for her courage and involve- ment in educating others. S.T.A.R. Theatre, an ensemble comprising 11 young people ages 13 to 24. presented "On The Edge," an interactive musical theater piece aimed at promoting awareness, reducing risky behaviors, and encouraging compassion for those infected with H.I.V. among adoles­ cents. Other lectures and discussions, such as "Living with AIDS," "The Reality of AIDS for Families." and "AIDS Education: Facts and Fiction." called on the expertise of high school and college faculty and representatives from local organiza- Students Say ‘Thanks' to Scholarship Donors Wilkes student scholarship recipients gathered recently to thank friends and alumni who have helped make their education possible through annual and endowed scholarships. The annual Scholarship Donors' Luncheon was held in September to recognize individuals and busi­ nesses who have established scholarships, some which bear the names of the donor or people they honor. "My hopes of attending a quali­ ty undergraduate institution looked very bleak,’ said Jeff Costello, a senior from Mount Carmel, Pa. who spoke at the lun­ cheon. "Fortunately, some golden rays of sunlight burst through the darkness in the form of the gener­ ous and caring benefactors who established this scholarship." A biology major, Costello is a recipient of The Harold J. Harris & Angeline Elizabeth Kirby Memorial Health Center Scholarship, a full tuition scholar­ ship awarded to selected premed­ ical and nursing students. Dr. John O. Turner '61, Dr. Karl Arbogast and Dr. Samuel T. Buckman repre­ sented the Kirby Memorial Health Center at the luncheon. Campus Construction Continues Newly Renovated Capin Hall Rededicated O>n December 2. 1994, Wilkes held Wilkes students share the "Journey of Ligfit" tions. Additionally, a panel discus­ sion, titled "AIDS Education In Our Schools: Developing A Prototype For the Wyoming Valley," addressed education programs which encour­ age students to modify their behav­ ior. During the week, the Eugene S. Farley Library devoted a special section to AIDS-related literature, and the Sordoni Art Gallery closed its doors to observe "A Day Without Art." To culminate the week, members of the Wilkes University community gathered for a candlelight vigil in the Stark Learning Center courtyard on World AIDS Day. The "Journey of Light," as it was called, included music, readings, remarks, and med­ itation in an effort to focus on the lives AIDS has affected. Women’s Caucus to Hold Conference The Wilkes University Faculty Women's Caucus will host the Third M'r n ,»,a 4 M Annual International Women's Day Conference on March 5 and 6, 1995 in the University's Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center. The conference, "The W.H.O.L.E. Woman: Well-Being, Health, Occupation,Love,Education," is free and open to the public. For more information, call Stephanie Geyer at 1-800 WILKES-U, extension 4772. ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the rededication of Capin Hall, the first of several campus buildings renovated as part of the University's S25 million campus improvement project. Located at 165 South Franklin Street, Capin Hall was named in 1985 in honor of President Emeritus Dr. Robert S. Capin '50. '83. who served from 1975 to 1984 before returning to his present position as professor of accounting. The four month, $450,000 renova­ tion project included the addition of two classrooms and enlarged office space for the Communications and History departments. Additionally, electrical wiring and plumbing were replaced, double-pane windows installed and fresh paint and carpet­ ing applied. On the exterior, bricks were washed and details repainted in period colors. The building also was made handicapped accessible, with the addition of an elevator, wheelchair ramp. Built in 1901, the building previous­ ly was named in memory of John Franklin, an early Wyoming Valley settler It was originally owned by Frances Hartmann Weaver, widow of George Weaver, a founding partner of the Weaver Reichard Brewery who died in 1901. The handsome brick home was a residence until the middle 1900s, when it was converted to offices for the International Union of Mine Workers of America. The union offices remained there until Wilkes pur­ chased the building in 1969. The two and a half story structure was built in the Classical Revival style of the late Victorian period. Although altered minimally when converted for offices, the basic structure remains intact. The rooms of the three floors are arranged around center halls. "With renovations just completed in Capin Hall and others around the campus, Wilkes is preserving a sense of the past while maintain- Wilkes President Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth. Construction is also well underway on the new 55,000 square-foot facility which will house the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and the School of Business, Society and Public Policy. Located next to Capin Hall on South Franklin Street, the new building will include computer labs, classrooms and student and faculty lounges. Wilkes also will renovate the Stark Learning Center and its laboratories to accommodate the new Doctor of Pharmacy program, and a new student union and dining facility will be built. The project will divide the 27-acre campus into two distinct areas. The northern half will encompass an acad­ emic quadrangle which will house all of the classroom and laboratory build­ ings. The southern half will form the residential section, where many of the residence halls are located. Cftairman of the Board of Trustees Eugene Rot/i '57, President Emeritus Robert S. Capin ‘50, '83, and President Christopher N. Breisetli cut tfie ribbon at rededication ceremonies. -J* �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Teaching Free-Market Radio in Poland By Erika Funke, WV1A Vice President of Radio It was the 5:25 PM flight from J.EK. to Warsaw with rows of bolt-upright passengers, waiting for a chance to loosen their seat belts and drop their seats back into a more comfortable configu­ ration. After the standard discus­ sions of safety and flying time, and a routine takeoff, the video screens began to glow with the first of many recorded diversions for travelers who wouldn't reach their destination for 10 more hours. A rerun of the ABC program "World News Morning" was play­ ing, and the initial image was striking: an eerie night scene of a The delegation included Dr. Anne Heineman-Batory '68, associate professor of parachute drop to Haiti. It wasn't Business and Economics; Erika Funke, vice president of Radio at public radio and a shipment of food, as you might television affiliate WAtiA; and Mark Davis, director of University Relations expect. It was a drop of radios— transistor radios the color of Lach, director of marketing at perspective. Giamartino assem­ bluebirds—so the Haitians could Poland's Radio Mercury and pro­ bled a delegation which included listen to what the report called fessor at the University in marketing specialist Dr. Anne ''the voice of democracy." The Poznan. Lach has spent time in Heineman-Batory 68, associate Haitian people smiled broadly as the United States and was con­ professor of Business and they cupped their precious gifts. vinced that radio professionals in Economics at Wilkes; veteran The power of radio. That first Poland should experience the journalist Mark Davis, director of image set the tone as a Wilkesbenefits of an exchange with Wilkes University Relations; and led delegation traveled to Racot their U.S. counterparts. radio specialist Erika Funke, vice (pronounced RAHT-zot), Poland The U.S. Information Agency, president of Radio at public to present a series of workshops its mission, in part, to support radio and television affiliate to radio journalists the fledgling free WVIA. and marketers as the press in Central country continues RADIO: TOOL OF TRUTH Europe, joined with the transition to a People in Poland still remem­ Radio Mercury to put free market economy ber the days during martial law together a series of that began five years when Radio Solidarity dared workshops facilitated ago. broadcast those courageous by an American team Dr. Gary that could discuss reports each night on a home­ Giamartino, dean of made transmitter. They told the matters as diverse as the University's Polish people what they needed city reporting and School of Business, to know to survive during martial station promotion, Road sign at the edge of Racot, arranged the trip law, and they tried to elude the from both a com­ Poland, where the group pre­ through Walerie authorities by using a different sented the radio workshops. mercial and public 6 apartment each evening to con­ tinue their mission. The Polish people knew the tide was turning against the communist regime when, during the nightly airing of official government policy state­ ments, the signal of the under­ ground radio broadcasters would 'upstage' the authorities and pre­ sent the truth (prawda) from 'their' point of view. Radio Mercury in the city of Poznan is one of the public radio stations that have come into their own since the fall of com­ munism and the establishment of a free press. Public stations in Poland are still state owned, but they are no longer state con­ trolled. Its name derived from the Roman god of merchants and trade, Radio Mercury has a staff of respected journalists who work to provide first-rate reporting for the region in Western Poland it serves. But public radio in Poland is different than that of the United States in one significant respect: the stations air commercials. Funds to support public radio come from license fees charged on the sale of radios and from advertising. Journalists who work at these stations say they couldn't depend on listener sup­ port to survive because there aren’t nearly enough people in the audience who have the nec­ essary disposable income. Since 1989, commercial radio has become the newest broad­ casting phenomenon in Poland. Like their U.S. counterparts, these stations are privately owned and funded through advertising sales. This has creat­ ed a phenomenon the public sta­ tions aren't yet used to: free mar­ ket competition. Commercial radio hosts offer a quicker pace and shorter newscasts, and the Polish public seems to like the change. STATES SECRETS: A THREAT TO FREEDOM? But the young reporters who came together at Racot were more concerned about credibility than competition. Most had not had contact with radio journal­ ism as practiced in the United States, and felt there was "too much of the reporter" present in the National Public Radio pieces played during the workshops. Polish people want to hear "the truth," they said, adding that the more actual interviews and tape cuts are used, the more believ­ able the reports. One seasoned journalist from Radio Mercury has even been producing docu­ mentaries without narration. People in Poland still remember the days when Radio Solidarity dared broadcast those coura­ geous reports each night on a home-made transmitter. Old Town Hail in Poznan, Poland 7 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Teaching English Writers and edi­ tors dressed as prisoners behind bars made the cover photo of one Polish weekly magazine. Apparently been doing their fobs too Dr. Arnie HeinemanBatory 68, and Mark Davis pre­ sent a workshop to Polish radio professionals 8 The Polish journalists spoke of stories about homelessness and the refugee crisis, and hard hit­ ting documentaries about politi­ cal corruption. In fact, writers and editors dressed as prisoners behind bars made up the cover photo of one edition of Straightforward, a weekly magazine from Poznan. Apparently reporters in Poland have been doing their job 'too' well for some politicians. In the middle of September, the lower house of parliament passed a "states secrets" law. Because of its vague wording, politicians would have great lati­ tude in what they could label a state secret, giving them power to protect themselves from embarrassment or even prosecu­ tion. Members of the Polish media have signed an open letter asking the parliament to reject the legislation. The bill still needs to pass the upper house and receive the signature of the president. A NEW ERA IN RADIO Dramatic change has been underway in Poland over the past five years since the end of the communist era. A free media was born and continues to develop. Even the pending "state secrets" legislation, though a threat, is still a sign that journalists are investigating and reporting effec­ tively and doing their jobs as they should—and people are listen­ ing. Radio Mercury has taken the lead by providing a forum by which radio people in Poland and the United States can learn from one another through the kind of exchange necessary for a free press to thrive. As it happens, the emblem of Radio Mercury is most appropri­ ate for the sessions held in Racot in September. Not only is Mercury the patron of merchants and trade, he’s also the messen­ ger of the gods and. in a sense, a mythical embodiment of the power of the spoken word. With commitment, passion and moral courage, the people of Poland have come to understand first hand the power of the word— and they are staking their lives on it. Excerpted with permission from the November and December editions of WVIA Journal, the public television and radio affiliate's membership maga­ zine. Erika Funke is vice president of Radio. Making A Difference in Namibia Sandra "Buffy" Crook ‘93 u’ifii tiro young Namibian friends By Vaughn A. Shinfius You might say the last half of 1993 was hectic for Sandra Crook '93. In six months, she graduated from Wilkes, took a threeweek trip to Russia and applied and was accepted to an international teach­ ing program. On January 3, 1994 she left for Africa, “it all happened pretty quickly, which is what 1 wanted. I wanted some­ thing immediate." For the last year. Crook—known as ' Buffy’" to her classmates at ‘91 Wilkes—has been teach....J ing English in Namibia, Africa. She recently renewed her contract with World Teach, an interna­ tional teaching program run through the Harvard Institute for International Development. CULTURAL LEARNING Crook has always been fascinated with other cul­ tures. As a student, she concentrated on courses such as intercultural com­ munication, anthropology’ and sociology, "because 1 knew that somewhere along the line I would be doing something in another culture." After graduating from Wilkes, she took a three-week trip to Russia, with hopes of finding a job with an international company. But when she found out about World Teach through the Wilkes Career Services Office, she shift­ ed her focus. After talking with Wilkes’s director of international studies and African affairs expert, Dr. lames Merryman, Crook decided to apply for a teaching position in Africa, not Russia. "It's such a large 9 �PROFILE Namibia, it doesn’t matter what clothes you have on. No one has the latest design­ er shoes. They’re lucky if they have Sandra Crook '93 Wilkes Universe continent with so many countries and different cultures, and 1 think that we don't know enough about them. We only hear that everyone's starving, everyone's poor. We never hear anything positive. It's always in a negative light." Crook now lives on a Catholic mission in a tra­ ditional area of northern Namibia, approximately 60 kilometers from the Angolan border. She says her living conditions are posh compared to the way other volunteers live—she has a nice room, running water and electricity. "I was prepared to live in a hut, fetch water, cook over open fire. These are all possibilities," says Crook. "My experience has been happier because my living conditions are as good as they are." ENGLISH: THE KEY TO ADVANCEMENT Since the 1990 elections which freed Namibia from South African rule. Crook says the country has been peaceful. People are not looking for immediate changes in government, she says, but they now seem to be rolling up their collective sleeves. Since the country's inde­ pendence. the official lan­ guage has been changed from Afrikaans to English, and Afrikaans is now viewed as the language of oppression. That transition has not been without its pains. & V >2 ■ J Naiiw women socialize near Crook's home in Namibia, Africa. 10 Even though all instruc­ tions are given in English. Crook estimates that there are still six to eight languages spoken throughout the country. Since English is her first language, she helps teach the South African teach­ ers—some of whom are at the same comprehension level as their students— by holding workshops which focus on learner­ centered teaching methodology. And in the evenings, she teaches a class in life science to mission workers. Although her primary instructing responsibility is English, Crook also teaches other subjects, including math, science, art and other extra-curric­ ular activities. Her 10th grade students vary in age from 16 to late 20s. Since some families cannot afford the annual school fee and cost of uniforms for all of their children at once, many alternate chil­ dren by year—one child goes to school while oth­ ers stay home and tend to the family farm. If her students continue through grade 12, Crook says, they are practically guaranteed a job. Depending on how well they speak English, some A view of the desert land which surrounds Crook's Namibian village. become bankers or teach­ ers. and others progress to a nearby teachers col­ lege. Many stay at home with their family. "One of my major goals is to help give them confi­ dence, not only in speak­ ing English, but in them­ selves," Crook says. "I’ve been trying to teach them that their opinions are valid. I'm proud because I think that 1 can see progress." In return, Crook has gained confidence in her­ self. Because her students are so innocent—many have never traveled out­ side of their own village— they've encouraged her to open up more. "1 see things in a different light," she says. A RENEWED PERSPECTIVE Her new lifestyle has given her a lot of time to reflect, and she says it has changed her notions about prejudice and material belongings. Though she sometimes misses some of the con­ veniences of home, such as the video store and the supermarket, she says she is happy to live a less complicated life. “Americans have so many external influences that we just get caught up in," she says. "It's no one's fault, it's just our culture. People think that more external things will make them happy. But, it makes you lose perspective of what we as human beings are trying to achieve. Take self-deprecating manner, the African people are very appreciative. She has become an American "showpiece" for the school, a role she is not entirely comfortable play­ ing. "They think that it's such a burden for me to be there, that I'm sacrificing so much. But really it's the opposite. They're giving me just as much as I'm giving them." Crook has met some documentary crews and hopes to someday put her Wilkes background in telecommunications to work. But. right now, she has other goals in mind. "Every single day is a new learning experience for me. It's just so refresh­ ing to wake up every day away those material things and we're all the same—we still require the basics. "In Namibia, it doesn't matter what clothes you have on," she adds. "No one has the latest designer shoes on. They're lucky if they have A traditional African ftut. shoes." and think 'what am 1 going At first. Crook says, to learn today.' Hopefully many of the natives were my students are thinking suspicious of her, or the same thing when they thought that she was an come into my class." Afrikaner. But in their own 11 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Electronic fish glide across the computer screen in Steve Bailey's spartan office, in a hidden corridor of Boston's New England Aquarium, A short distance away, on the public side of doors marked "staff only," visitors marvel as neon gobies, jewfish grouper, sharks and some 1,000 other species of animals swim in their indoor habitats. As curator of fishes, Bailey's responsibilities encompass both of these worlds, though his recent pro­ motion from senior aquarist has him managing people more often than handling fish. He now oversees hiring, scheduling and training of the 20 members of the aquarium's fishes department. But despite an 11-year ascension to a position which makes him primarily a self­ proclaimed "office geek," Bailey says he still finds his work "endlessly entertaining and fulfilling.’’ "A lot of people don t understand my job, or they are mildly curious about it," he says. "But it's a very important job—it's education, it's conservation, it's entertainment. 1 really wonder how many people can say that their job directly relates to society in as many ways." A TRADITION OF INNOVATION the Fishes by Vaughn A. Shinfius '91 Photos courtesy New England Aquarium It's that type of thinking that makes the New England Aquarium "Boston's favorite place ■ to go." Opened in 1969 on Boston's Centra! Wharf, the facility was the _ first of U.S. aquaria to emphasize entire habitats of animals, rather than displaying species sin­ gularly. Each year, more than 1.3 million visitors peer into its tanks to see Myrtle the 500-pound green sea turtle or to watch a sunfish get eaten by an alligator. On weekends they line up 6-7 deep at the exhibits, says Bailey, evidence that A view from above of Neu> England Aquarium, located on Boston's Central Wharf the aquarium is being "loved to death by the public." With that in mind, the aquarium is about to undergo a S5 million expansion which by 1999 will increase its size from 73,000 square feet to nearly 160,000. As curator, Bailey will play a primary role in deciding what fish will be featured in the new exhibit space—where to get them, how to transport them. and how to display them. He's also excited about plans for a full immersion sea mam­ mal area and an expand­ ed changing exhibit area which will feature a dif­ ferent aquatic habitat annually. An exhibit slated for 1997 will display animals from Eastern Africa's Lake Victoria, one of a cluster of volcanic lakes in danger of losing its native fish population. Through the institution's research department, many of the species have been saved from eutrophying lakes and placed in safer waters at the aquarium. "Literally, we've turned into a gene job is not drudgery. It’s extremely . . . .. ..... sometimes, never any­ thing that,'s drudgery it. Steve Bailey '79 12 13 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Inside the aquarium really si ■■ o in a lot of ways. These days I m trying to bank," says Bailey. "We've got two dozen species of Lake Victorian fish­ es that you probably couldn't find in Lake Victoria right now—some have not even been named yet." The Lake Victoria project is one example of New England Aquarium's focus on environ­ mental issues. Boston's educa­ tional community has given it high marks for displays which emphasize recycling and con­ servation. It's a mission to which Bailey is personally tied. “There's this planet that we live on and there's nowhere else to go," he says. "If you want to die with a clear con­ science, you sure better do your part to try to save the place." Looking to the future. Bailey encourages Biology students—even at "landlocked" Wilkes University— to look beyond traditional careers, such as medicine, to professions which will benefit society in other ways. "There's a sort of a metaphysical pursuit where happiness and self­ fulfillment and stimulation are such a big part of what goes on during the day to day drudgery of a working career," he says. "My job is not drudgery. It's extremely exasperating sometimes, but there's never any­ thing that's drudgery about it. That's important, especially since you are going to spend 40 or 50 years work­ ing." "INDEBTED TO WILKES" Bailey also believes in the impor­ tance of staying connected to his alma mater, which he does through his involvement on the Alumni Association executive board. And he donates regularly to Wilkes, remem­ bering the soccer team which pro­ vided relief from academic stress, and a yearbook scholarship which helped him make it during financial­ ly lean years. "I really feel indebted to Wilkes in a lot of ways. These days I'm trying to give back as much as I can. "I don't know how many other institutions can give you the same sort of package that Wilkes can. You don't feel you get lost in the shuffle. I'd like to think that my kids would consider going there.” Bailey still visits the campus sev- much as I can 99 Steve Bailey '79 v 14 Bailey prepares fora dive on one of the aquarium's collecting trips on the Carribean Sea. In addition to the fish and sea mammal exhibits, the aquarium also features two species of penguin. eral times a year for Association meetings and reunion events. On a recent trip, he took several pictures from campus and has been sending them to his former dorm mates from old Miner Hall. "Wilkes was such a great place to get started. 1 just can't imagine hav­ ing done things differently." CHASING THE SNAILFISH Growing up in landlocked Stroudsburg, Pa., Bailey never imag­ ined he would pursue a career in marine biology, even though he had been interested in underwater life since boyhood scuba diving trips to Maine. "It was just so thrilling see­ ing the animals that you’d only ever seen in books before," recalls Bailey. Still, he began at Wilkes as a Biology major, planning to pursue a career in medicine. Bailey says Wilkes "taught me to work hard,” recalling classes taught by Drs. Reif, Turoczi, and Hayes. But it was a course taught by for­ mer Wilkes biology professor, Lou Rigley, that steered him toward his current career. "Lou Rigley was a real fish-head," Bailey says. “His office was always the neatest in the biology depart­ ment because he had tanks full of fishes. That always got my curiosity." He began to take any course relat­ ed to the water—including one which gave him the opportunity to snorkel the Florida Key's coral reefs. "That's when 1 decided that there had to be some kind of job out there that would allow me to do that sort of thing," says Bailey. "But I had no idea what it was." After graduating from Wilkes, Bailey enrolled in the marine biology graduate program at Northeastern University in Boston. While working on his graduate research on the obscure snail fish, he discovered his true calling. * "Being in the water all the time, chasing that fish around, convinced me that 1 would­ n't want to do anything the rest of my life that didn't include diving." During graduate school, Bailey vol­ unteered at the aquarium and paid his bills by bartending and waiting tables. Not long after, he was hired at the entry level as an aquarist in training. For the next 10 years as an aquarist, Bailey took care of the ani­ mals, designing and maintaining the exhibits. He loved every minute of it. "You have this patch of turf that is yours. Everything that goes on in that area is your responsibility— painting the floors, fixing the plumb­ ing. I'm a generalist. I like to do all kinds of different things on a daily basis. I could have done that until they slid me from a flag-draped board off this wharf in 60 years." But Bailey's career highlight has little to do with fish. He met his wife, the former Barbara Dobbrow, who is also an aquarist, at the aquarium. The couple resides in nearby Braintree, Mass., with their one-yearold son, Alexander Douglas Bailey. Bailey says meeting someone who understands the commitment it takes to work at the aquarium was "the best thing that could have hap­ pened to me." "These are animals. You can't just push them off and head home because you'll get to it tomorrow." As he settles into his new responsibilities. Bailey says he has no immediate plans of leaving the aquarium. His heart and soul are in New England. "Everything about this place has been the best 1 could have hoped for," he says. "I just don't know h°w I could have done any better." 15 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe International Recruiting Wilkes Looks Globally for Future Students By the Fall 1998 semes­ ter, Wilkes hopes to have international students account for 6 to 10 per­ cent of its full-time under­ graduates. "One of the keys to reaching this goal will be to return on a reg­ ular basis to the countries where we have estab­ lished contacts," says Dean of Student Enrollment Services Bernard Vinovrski ‘69. INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth and the delegation meet with Dr. Hsi-Muh Leu, President of National Normal University of Taiwan. in an effort to bolster enrollment while enhanc­ ing cultural learning, Wilkes has begun an ini­ tiative to recruit students from countries around the world. Within the past six months, members of the Wilkes community have traveled to Puerto Rico. Taiwan, and several Middle Eastern countries to visit high schools, meet government education officials, and tell prospec­ tive students and their parents about the University. "The world has become Stephanie Geyer a global village," says Wilkes President Assistant Director, University Relations Christopher N. Breiseth. -■ "To survive in the 21st century, the global vil­ lagers need to get to know one another—and higher education is going to make that happen. "Wilkes University is a wonderful place for peo­ ple from other parts of that village to earn a degree, learn about American culture, and share the gifts from their own homeland." FOSTERING CULTURAL DIVERSITY The concept of interna­ tional recruiting is not entirely new to Wilkes. In the early 1980's, the University was one of a handful of American schools recruiting stu­ dents from abroad. Today, more than 250 American colleges and universities are looking to foreign markets to meet their enrollment targets, according to Linda Heaney, president of Linden Educational Services in Bethesda, Maryland, a firm which assists institutions in overseas marketing. "Universities are inter­ ested in foreign students because they provide cul­ tural diversity," says Heaney. "They are high caliber students, and they bring the world here. And, they often have sufficient funds to pay for educa­ tion. Eighty-two percent can afford to pay full­ tuition." t Alumni and parents have become a catalyst in the return to international recruiting initiatives. Reverend Cannon Gary DeHope ‘62, headmaster of the Episcopal Cathedral School in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has seen many American colleges and universities recruit from his high school. Loyal to his alma mater, he wanted to get Wilkes involved. "1 had a choice of sever­ al places to go when I graduated from high school in 1957," said DeHope. "Even at that time, Wilkes had a good name. I was a good stu­ dent in high school. When I got to Wilkes I really worked my tail off. It impressed me." DeHope remains in con­ tact with fellow alumnus, and Wilkes physics profes­ sor, Dr. Walter Placek '61. "Walter and I keep in touch." says DeHope. "He verifies that Wilkes is still the good school it was dean of the School of ^Wilkes back then." Science and Engineering, Working with Wilkes University is traveled to the Middle coordinator of East with Heaney and her a wonderful International Students, Linden Educational Barbara King ‘81, place for Services staff. DeHope helped arrange a Representing 34 schools, people from two-week recruiting trip to the group spent more the island. While there, other parts of than four weeks visiting King visited dozens of pri­ Greece. Turkey. Iordan, ; . ’ vil­ vate schools, and met Cyprus. Kuwait, the with guidance counselors, United Arab Emirates, and lage to earn students and their par­ Bahrain. As the only facul­ a degree, ents. She returned with ty member, and the only 450 inquiry cards from member of the delegation learn about students interested in who spoke Arabic, Nejib American Wilkes, the majority indi­ had a decided advantage cating an interest in sci­ over the staff of other culture, and ence, pre-medical, or schools on the trip. share the engineering programs. But Nejib also credits With more than 1,200 Wilkes alumni for the gifts from public and private schools trip's overwhelming suc­ their own graduating approximately cess. Evangelos 100,000 students each Demetriou ‘85 was help­ homeland." year, Puerto Rico is fertile ful with interpretation ground for American Wilkes President during a college fair in Christopher N. Breiseth recruiting, says DeHope. Athens. Electrical engi­ And although it is charac­ neering graduate terized as a "Spanish cul­ Mohammed Daoud '85 ture," the English lan­ guage and American poli­ tics are perva­ sive. So stu­ dents who matriculate in the States can focus on their studies, without the need to overcome a communication barrier. Meeting in Malaysia u’itfi Dr. Umid Nejib are Willies Alumni: Norliamimali Davd, In October Mrs. Abidin Mofidyusuf, Aman Jamal. Fatimaft lamaludiit, Zaftariya Ibraliim, and November, Hamdan Sfiaari. Nejib, Norlia Sulaiman. Noraini Hassan, Rosian Abdul Aziz. Dr. Umid Nejib, Badrui Aziz Muliammad. In front are Zainai Abidin Mofidyusuf and Namied Sulaiman. �PROFILE assisted during a University Fair in Amman, Iordan. And Mustfa Mahmoud '81 offered assistance during and after an excursion to Bahrain. Overall, the trip yielded more than 500 inquiry cards from students interested in Wilkes. "Our alumni in these countries are an essential component to the suc­ cess of our recruitment.” says Nejib adding that each of the alumni he met with offered to respond to stu­ dent inquiries and relate their own Wilkes experiences. Nejib recently used a trip to an international conference in Indonesia as an opportunity to con­ tinue his recruitment efforts. After leading an academic conference. Nejib and School of Science and Engineering professors Dr. Perwez Kalim and Dr. Cliff Mirman met with Indonesian families to discuss Wilkes. Drs. Nejib and Kalim also traveled to Singapore and Malaysia where they made contact with more than two dozen alumni. GLOBAL NEIGHBORS The parents of two current Wilkes students and a campus neighbor were instrumental in arranging anoth­ er important recruitment trip to Taiwan in October. The idea formed from discussions between Dr. Mahmoud Fahmy. Wilkes special lhe Jahvan delegation assistant to the President for External Affairs, and Clarence Chiang, who neighbors the Wilkes campus. An international businessman. Chiang is partner with Tony Huang whose daughter, Linda, is currently studying at Wilkes. Another Wiikes Taiwanese student. Ann Liao, is daughter of Liao Cheng 18 Wilkes Universe Meeting in Tniiran are: Clarence Chiang: Dr. Mafnnorrd Fafnny; President Christopher N. Breiseth: Dr. Wei-Jao Chen, President of National University of Taiwan, Liao Cheng Ching and Bernard Vinovrski '69. V Ching, secretary1 general for the Taipei City Government. The students and their parents believe Wilkes is the ideal college to learn American culture, language, and philosophy while receiving a first-rate liberal arts education in a safe environment. Indeed. Tony Huang describes Wilkes University and the Wyoming Valley as "the authentic America." 1 visits the Taroka National Park. Because of these positive reports from the Taiwanese students, the Taiwanese commissioner of Education. Ying-Hau Chen, invited Fahmy to form a Wilkes delegation to meet with the country's leaders of education, business, industry, and philanthropy. The group, which included President Breiseth, Fahmy and his wife, Iran, and dean of enroll­ ment Vinovrski, learned that Taiwanese parents are interested in sending their students to American colleges and universities. Because safety is a primary con­ cern in selecting an American college or university for their children, par­ ents in all three countries prefer smaller cities or towns to major met­ ropolitan areas. But access is also important: because of transporta­ tion concerns, students need to be close to hub cities such as Philadelphia, New York and Washington DC. But parents also worry about the quality of the experience. They believe larger schools, with many students from their own country, will provide fewer opportunities for social interaction with American students. This concern is linked with their goal to have their children return home with a clear understanding of the intricacies of American culture and communication. A HOME AWAY FROM HOME Addressing the special needs of international students is the next challenge for Wilkes. Already, the University is taking steps to ease the t orientation process for incoming international students. "The success of the international recruitment program will hinge upon helping the students reach their educational and social goals," says dean of enrollment Vinovrski. He would like to have international stu­ dents arrive at Wilkes before the beginning of the fall semester. In addition to traditional orientation programs for residence halls, dining, and registration, international stu­ dents also will learn about local transportation, banking, and other local opportunities. English as a Second Language courses will be offered to help the students to hone their communications skills. With the assistance of Tony Huang, Wilkes is arranging a three week summer exchange program for intended to give the Taiwanese high school students an early taste of life and education in America. The stu­ dents will take classes in English, interpersonal communications, and U.S. History during the week, and will tour the state and major metro­ politan areas on weekends. A similar program run through the University's Education Department brings in students and faculty from japan's Tamagawa University. The fourth annual visit will take place this spring. As part of the Wilkes University's long-range plans, international recruitment is what President Breiseth refers to as "another arrow In our quiver." International students bring new understanding of other cultures and societies to Wilkes stu­ dents, he says, and their perspec­ tives broaden those of American stu­ dents and faculty. The result will be a stronger University, producing alumni with a true sense of the chal­ lenges and opportunities in other Parts of the world. PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE Recruiting from the Global Village Last year, we made the shift in name from the Wilkes Alumni Quarterly to the Wilkes Universe because we realized how alumni are increasingly global in their vocations and avo­ cations. We also observed the growing inter­ national activity of faculty and students, from curricular globalization to international travel and study. We have reported in recent publi­ cations about the exchange between Tamagawa University and Wilkes, and herein about the Wilkes delegation that traveled to Poland to help establish their equivalent of Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth our public radio. A significant expansion of our efforts to recruit international students is also underway. There have been international students at Wilkes for the past several decades, but never in sizeable numbers at any one time. As our global village shrinks and America continues to be a magnet for students from throughout the world who wish to pursue their education, we think it both natural and logical to mobilize our resources in different countries and regions to attract students who are in a position to benefit from a Wilkes education and to contribute to the overall diversity of our campus. Barbara King '81 started the process this academic year by visiting Puerto Rico, under the guidance of our alumnus, the Reverend Gary DeHope ‘62, the Director and Headmaster of the Episcopal Cathedral School in San [uan. Reverend DeHope, also now the Chair of the Middle States Association, invited Dr. Walter Placek ‘61 to San luan to teach basic science teachers new ways of teaching science. I was part of a delegation traveling to Taiwan in late October with Dr. Mahmoud Fahmy, his wife Iran, and Dean Bernard Vinovrski '69. The trip was planned by our neighbor, Clarence Chiang, working with the fathers of two of our Taiwanese students. Linda Huang and Ann Liao. Mr. Chiang and his daughter, Lillian, joined us in Taipei. We were introduced to heads of schools and universities as well as to business leaders who we hope will help worthy Taiwanese students, whose families cannot afford the cost to come to Wilkes. We even had a chance to hand out Wilkes literature to Taiwanese soldiers on duty’ on the Island of Kimen (formerly Quemoy). barely three kilometers from Mainland China. Dean Umid Nejib took two major trips, one in November to Greece, Cyprus and Turkey as well as to several Middle Eastern countries On the other, he traveled in December and January with faculty colleagues Drs. Cliff Mirman and Syed Kalim. to Singapore and Malaysia, where they presented papers and met with Wilkes alumni and prospective students. In all of these ventures we were interpreting the strengths of a Wilkes education to young people or the faculty who guide them and building the kinds of contacts that can be strengthened over time. Both educationally and financially these initiatives make good sense. The Wife Uaivcrst’ is an appropriate place to keep you apprised of future international contacts to think about Wilkes as an outstanding environment for a quality undergraduate or graduate education, just as it is tor Americans. 19 �COLONELS OF EXCELLENCE Wilkes Universe Pain No Obstacle for Stacey Boyer by Tom McGuire '85, Sports Information Director ^Stacey truly per­ sonifies the term ‘role model.’ She has an enormo us . . - . ' Coach Karen Haag vv 20 Stacey Boyer knows what it is to sacrifice. For the past year, the senior student-athlete has suffered with pain from a lower back injury’ that forced her to miss the 199394 women's basketball sea­ son. Diagnosed with two herniated lumbar discs, Boyer had a choice to make: quit sports, or play with the pain. But Boyer, a psychology/ elementary' education major, refused to give up and is playing again this season, even though the road to recovery has been bumpy. "I was on medication for a month—two pain killers, some muscle relaxers, and Naperson—but that didn't help," says Boyer. "Then 1 went for a month of physi­ cal therapy, but there was still no relief from the pain. Then the doctors tried giv­ ing me steroid shots—three in a month and a half—but, once again, there was no relief." Boyer’s career at Wilkes began smoothly enough. Recruited from Eastern Lebanon County High School (ELCO) to play bas­ ketball. she steadily devel­ oped into one of the league's top players, averag­ ing 7.3 points a game as a freshman, 6.1 as a sopho­ more. and 14.4 as a junior. She also was a standout on the softball diamond, hitting .257 as a freshman. .233 as a sophomore, and .268 as a junior Even with the back injury, she went on to achieve a batting average of 348 as a senior. "We tend to overuse the term 'role model’ in sports," says women's basket­ ball and tennis coach Karen Haag. "But Stacey truly per­ sonifies that term. Each day she struggles with pain and plays her heart out without a word of com­ plaint. She has an enormous amount of courage.” While basket­ ball and softball are her pri­ Stricey Boyer on match up. mary sports, Boyer showed her versatility by playing a year each of women's soccer and tennis. A member of the 1994 women s tennis team. Boyer nearly won the Middle Atlantic Conference women's doubles champi­ onship, even though she had not played competitive­ ly since high school. "1 wasn't even thinking about playing tennis. But Coach Haag said she need­ ed someone else on the team, so I agreed to play.” Boyer said. "She didn't even know that I had a back­ ground in tennis." Taught by professional Clarence Saul in her home­ town of Meyerstown, Pa., Boyer was not a stranger on the asphalt. Teamed with freshman Lisa Johnson, the pair compiled a season record of 6-2 and were seeded number one going into the two-day MAC Women's Tennis the courts in a 1992-93 season Championships held at Ralston Field Courts. After winning their first two matches, Boyer and Johnson reached the finals before losing in three sets to a Elizabethtown College team. "I didn t sleep for days after losing," said Boyer. "But the one positive from that experience was that I gained a very good friend in Lisa. The loss brought us closer together." That cohesiveness brought forth by competi­ tion is what Boyer says she'll miss most as she graduates and moves on to a career in teaching. "I'll really miss being with other people who are work­ ing toward the same goals that I am working to achieve," she says. "Athletics have been a big part of my life to this point and I am really going to miss it," Athletes Receive National Honors Several Wilkes student­ athletes received national recognition this past sea­ son for their outstanding performances. In football, cornerback Ben McKeown was named a second team AllAmerican, and defensive end lake Cole was named a third team All-American by Hansen's Football Gazette magazine, in addi­ tion. both players were named third team AllAmerican by the Division III Sports Information Directors. In field hockey, Kim Kaskel was named a sec­ ond team All-American by the Reebok/College Field Hockey Coaches Association. Elected Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) playoff most valuable player for the second consecutive year, Kaskel led the team this year with 16 goals and four assists. * Foothall Team finishes 9-2 In postseason play, the 1994 Wilkes football squad knocked off the University of Stony Brook, 28-21 to capture the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Southeastern Championship. Quarterback Boo Perry was named the game's Most Valuable Player after Passing 24-43 for 301 Coach Schmidt Retires After 32 Years at Wilkes Rollie Schmidt, one of the greatest coaches in Wilkes athletic history, recently announced his retirement. A member of the Wilkes faculty and coaching staff for more than 32 years, Schmidt coached football, baseball, and golf and taught physical education classes. As football coach, Schmidt guided Wilkes in the glory days of the 1960 s, leading the team to a 32-game winning streak, two Lambert Bowl champi­ onships. and national prominence. During the 32-game winning streak, 11 of the wins came via shutout. Under his guidance. 65 players earned spots on the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) All-Star squad, and another 10 on the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Star team. Schmidt stepped down as football coach in 1980, leaving with a 90-73-1 record and five MAC championships. As baseball coach, Schmidt guided the Colonels to their very first MAC championship in 1968. His 11 wins that year marked the first time in a decade that the baseball team had reached double figures in wins. In his final two years as baseball coach the Colonels were 22-6. As golf coach at Wilkes, Schmidt has no peer. In 22 years as coach he guided the Colonels to a record of 206-165-1 and three MAC championships. His 1976 team was the best in school his­ tory, with a record of 16-0 and a 14th place finish in the NCAA 111 national championships. Schmidt recently was inducted into both the Wilkes University' Athletics and Plains Halls of Fame. "It is the passing of an era." said Phil yards and scoring two rushing touchdowns, On defense, linebacker Lou Atkinson had 15 tack­ les to lead the Colonels Coach Rollie Schmidt Wingert, Wilkes athletic director. "Under Coach Schmidt's leadership, Wilkes football established itself among the premier teams in the East. His expertise and organization helped him succeed in all his coaching ven­ tures." Wilkes president Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth added that Schmidt had a positive effect on a great number of Wilkes students. "Coach Schmidt had an immense influence on the University beyond the wins and losses accrued on the playing field," said Breiseth. "He has given 32 years of his life to fostering the growth and development of hundreds of young men and women at this institu­ tion, not only through coaching, but also in the classroom. "I hope it has been a source of plea­ sure for him to watch a later genera­ tion of coaches and students touch the greatness that was his in the golden age of football at Wilkes. We will cer­ tainly miss him" - Toni McGuire '85 while defensive back loe Woodward made a touch­ down saving interception to end the game in over­ time. Wilkes finished the year 9-2, winning the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom L eague title for the second straight year. 21 �Wilkes Universe HOMECOMING Get Ready for a Weekend of Fun Alumni from the classes of 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 will cele­ brate Alumni Reunion Weekend on May 5, 6 and 7. 1995. The weekend will kick off Friday evening with a Faculty Alumni Reception at 7 p.m. in the Annette Evans Alumni and Faculty House. On Saturday, campus tours will be offered beginning at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., alumni are wel­ comed for the dedication of the University's IBM computer labo­ ratory' on the fourth floor of Stark Learning Center. And the All Class Reunion Picnic will begin at noon at the Bums Alumni Tower and Carillon. Saturday evening events are centered around the Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center. Alumni Reunion Weekend Friday, May 5 Faculty Alumni Reception Saturday, May 6 Campus Tours IBM Laboratory Dedication All Class Reunion Picnic Athletics Hall of Fame Sunday, May 7 Alumni Memorial Service Golden Colonel Brunch On Sunday morning, an alum­ ni memorial sendee will be held at the Burns Alumni Tower and Carillon. Later, President and Mrs. Breiseth will host the Golden Colonel Brunch honor­ ing the class of 1945 at their home on West River Street. For more information about Alumni Reunion Weekend events, contact the Alumni Office. An Eastern Carribean Alumni Adventure Sail away with your fellow alumni! The Alumni Association, in asso­ ciation with Martz Cruises, is plan­ ning an Eastern Carribean cruise especially for Wilkes graduates. The seven-day trip aboard Carnival Cruise Line's Superliner "Sensation" will depart August 20 -•* from Miami. The cruise itin- ---1^ “0& :: ■ •;;;;'■.................. 22 erary promises plenty of opportu­ nities for sightseeing, duty-free shopping, snorkeling and sun­ bathing, with scheduled stops in the ports of San Juan, St. Croix and St. Thomas. For further details and reserva­ tions, contact Martz Cruises at 1800-499-7671, or the Alumni Office. £ Alumni Dinner Dance to be held March 25 The first Wilkes University Alumni Scholarship Fund Dinner Dance will be held Saturday, March 25 at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre. The evening will begin with open bar cock­ tails and hors d'oeuvres starting at 6:30 p.m. until dinner seating at 7:30. The evening's menu includes wild mushroom and cheese tart, grilled chicken breast marinated in fresh herbs with julienne vegetables, red bliss potatoes with rosemary and brown butter and a hot peanut butter fudge sundae for dessert. Following dinner, a cash bar will be offered, with music for dancing provided by disc jockey Pete Bayo Tickets for the black tie optional event are $50 per person, a por­ tion of which will benefit a schol­ arship fund for children of Wilkes alumni. Attendance is limited. For fur­ ther information, contact the Alumni Office. ❖ For further information on Alumni activities, contact the Wilkes University Alumni Office: (717) 83J-4I30 or (800) WILKES-U extension 4130. Wilkes University P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre PA, 18766 Attention Science and Engineering Alumni Wilkes University is creating a science and engineering profes­ sional journal to aid in the Gn networking of alumni. The o o new publica­ tion will include pro­ files on out­ standing graduates from the School of Science and Engineering, and a directory of alumni employed as scientists or engineers. <■ Please aid us in updating our database. If you are currently employed in a science or engi­ neering profession, send us a resume or letter which details your professional development, career highlights and community activities. Also include your Wilkes class year, major field of study, honors and advanced degrees. Send all correspondence to: Professional Journal ATTN: Barbara Sefchik ‘90, M‘93 School of Science and Engineering Wilkes University P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Alumni Association Events Calendar March 7, 1995 Sacramento. California regional lunch. Contact Joe Cherrie '52 at (916) 726-6973. Berkeley, California regional dinner. Contact Donna Pioppi ‘81 or John Salwitz '80 at (415) 494-2087. March 8 Palo Alto regional reception. Contact Donna Pioppi ‘81 or John Salwitz ‘80 at (415) 494-2087. March 11 Los Angeles, California regional picnic. Contact Paul Brotzman ‘68 at home, (213) 656-1339, or work, (310) 854-7427. March 16 Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton regional reception. Alumni student recruitment reception. Marc/i 25 Alumni Scholarship Fund Dinner Dance at the Westmoreland Club, Wilkes-Barre. March 28 Morris County, New lersey regional alumni student recruitment recep­ tion. May 5,6, and 7 Alumni Reunion Weekend for Classes of 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975. May 19 Harrisburg area Dinner Theatre at Allenberry Playhouse. "Right Bed. Wrong Husband." August 20 Seven-day Eastern Carribean Alumni cruise on Carnival Cruise Ship Sensation. October 13, 14 and 15 Homecoming Weekend Events and dates are subject lo change. Details for those in your area will be mailed sev­ eral iveehs prior lo the event. For further information, or if you U’oidd like to host an event, contact the Alumni Office al (717) 831-4130. Hall of Fame Dinner slated for May 6 Wilkes University’s annual Athletics Hall of Fame dinner will be held during Reunion Weekend, Saturday. May 6, 1995 in the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center. Alumni to be inducted include Ron Resigno ‘58, a 1957 Middle Atlantic Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference football all star and member of the baseball team; Al Molosh ‘52 (posthumously), cap­ tain of the 1951 football team and a member of the baseball team; Paul Purta ‘67, a two-time MAC football all-star; Mike Lee '74, a three-time MAC wrestling champi­ on; Bill Winter ‘76, 1976 MAC Most Valuable Player for lacrosse; Doris Saracino, a 34year member of the Wilkes athletic department; and the 1974 Wilkes nation­ al champion wrestling team, which includes John Chakmakas ‘75, Art Trovei ‘74, Mike Lee '74, Rick Mahonski '77, Gene Ashley ‘75, Al Scharer '75, Lon Balutn '77 and Jim Weisenfluh '77. To nominate a candidate for the Wilkes Athletics Hall of Fame, send the athlete's name and any supporting material to the Alumni Office. Tickets for the event also can be obtained from the Alumni Office. 23 �Wilkes Universe AFTERTHOUGHTS -A - You Can Make A Difference. In Defense of tfie follicularly-challenged An Ode to a Doorknob by Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., P/i.D. I hereby claim my status as a Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., P/i.D. is Associate Professor of Business and Economics at Wilkes University. He takes great pride in his rootless heritage. United States Presidents have been bald, for it is a statistically reliable and valid truth that electoral college votes are positively and directly correlat­ ed to degree of coifness. member of a protected class. My condition (or lack thereof) was passed on to to me through strands of DNA as surely as my gender, race and eye color. Both my father and my grandfather preceded me with the distress associated with this disorder. 1 am bald. Prejudice against persons afflicted with this condition has its “roots" deep in history. Few United States Presidents have been bald, for it is a statistically reliable and valid truth that elec­ toral college votes are positively and directly correlated to degree of "coifness." Recall that Gerald Ford received not one vote and even those who professed their like for Ike did so for his grandfatherly virtues. In sports, Tom Landry finds refuge under his fedora, Terry Bradshaw under his helmet, and later his microphone, Mark Messier under his on-ice protec­ tors, Michael Jordan under his financial success and commer­ cial endorsements, and Howard Cosell under his bit of fluff. The latest male television and film heart throbs are universally follicularly endowed, and the old timers. Telly Savalas, Louis Gossett Jr., and Yul Brynner, never quite made the grade until they had shaved away every last leader of the Starship, not the subsequent imposter who bares his pate in ersatz syndication. Some of my compatriots argue hesitantly that baldness implies manliness, connoting some accompanying physical prowess. But we can all readily observe the fallacy in this line of reasoning as we weave our way down to the neighborhood pharmacy, well disguised to purchase the latest version of the miracle panacea developed by youthful marketers directed to the sufferers of this great malady. The wig, the toupee, the chemicals, the bottle of shoe polish—these are the ever pre­ sent reminders of the grim dis­ order from which we suffer. But unlike other, well-organized groups represented by powerful and effective political action committees, we can pass none of the expenses associated with these items on to the taxpay­ ers, for we have not been offi­ cially recognized as a protected class by federal, state or local anti-bias statutes. Not one gov­ ernment-mandated affirmative action program exists on our behalf and there has been not one case of a lock-sporting individual suing an employer alleging reverse discrimination, the latter being the only true ■ friends and benefactors of ft—=( Wilkes can play a sustaining meet their specific financial needs. Federal estate and gift tax laws Partnership with Wilkes the Wyoming Valley, Dr. Marts pro­ vided the support and leadership the role in the future of the encourage donors to remember insti­ fledgling institution needed to University and its students through tutions like Wilkes University in their become self-sustaining. Dr. Marts bequests and life income gifts. The wills and place no limit on the established a trust in 1964 which Marts Society recognizes the increas­ amount an estate can deduct for a provided a lifetime income for Mrs. ing number of donors participating charitable bequest. Bequests can be Marts after his death. Upon her in the gift planning program avail­ earmarked by the donor for a specific death in 1994, more than $2 million able at Wilkes. program or entity at the University. was gifted to the University which helped make possible the addition to JL Membership in the Marts Society Those who wish to become a is attained through commitment of member of the Marts Society are campus of the Arnaud C. Marts any number of planned gifts, includ­ encouraged to discuss their plans Sports and Conference Center. ing bequests, charitable trusts, gift with their attorneys or other financial annuities, gifts of property with a counselors. retained life estate, life insurance The Marts Society was named in Wilkes University can help with policies, irrevocable temporary gifts honor of Dr. Arnaud C. and Anne gift planning. All inquiries and dis­ (such as a trust set up for a period of McCartney Marts. Dr. Marts became cussions are strictly confidential. For years) and the remainder of retire­ President of Bucknell University in more information please fill out the ment accounts. Many of these 1935 and was instrumental in main­ form below and return to Sandra A. investment vehicles allow donors to taining Bucknell University Junior Beynon M'85, Executive Assistant to use cash or appreciated assets to ben­ College in Wilkes-Barre during the the Vice President for Development, efit the University while earning Depression years. Because he Wilkes University, 170 South income during their lifetimes. The believed in the sendee the junior col­ Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, donor can choose options tailored to lege offered to the young people of PA 18766. r' I would like to know more about planned gifts to the University □ lam considering a provision for Wilkes in my will. □ I have made a provision for Wilkes in my will. CLASS YEAR NAME. ADDRESS. CITY. TELEPHONE : ( STATE. )- ZIP. �� https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/967963303ddb15cb4aa4a478e44eacf0.pdf 07390b74ba890ec7edcead1614392ca6 PDF Text Text in Guatemala The University establk home page on the Woi Wide Web srvice reacl Community sei an all-time hi|ign via’ Wilki Volunteej rvice office a �FROM THE EDITOR WILKES UNIVERSE Volume 2 < Number 2 Editor aughn A. Shinkus °j Director of University Relations Craig‘Mark Davis Associate Editors Stephanie Geyer Christine Ltceraskf Editorial Assistants ichn Dcrsey 95 Karen Jones Stary Kk.-.e 98 'ear Pail 1 Locle S t.—:---5 95 7arr~-. Sv.s.orooc 96 Sports Editor om K cGirire 85 Director of Alumni Jtthonj Shipula 78 Design Administration Bre:=eth : . D r /-S'< •B. '-.adzcr Cyberspace. Unless you've just returned from a long vacation in some third-world nation, you've heard the word before. It's probably popped up in your morning newspaper more than once, and you may have seen it on the evening news. But have you been there? Have you cruised the information highway? Surfed the 'net? If you haven't, we probably don't have to tell you that you're a bit behind the times. In 1994. American consumers bought more than S8 billion worth of personal computers, or P.C.s. On­ line technology is taking hold around the world. All but the most underdeveloped nations have at least some connection to the international on-line community. In the United States, it is beginning to impact our lives—all of us—in significant ways. And this is just the beginning. At Wilkes, our technological future is taking shape. As the new classroom/office building nears completion, so too do our plans for a fully-networked campus, thanks to the dedicated efforts of a few Wilkes faculty and staff, like Dr. John Koch, Gus Stangiine and the president's technology task force, headed by Dr. Richard Sours. Wilkes is among the growing number of businesses, governmental agencies and private citizens that have established a home page on the world wide web So we asked free-lance correspondent Jeff Walsh ‘94, a local newspaper reporter, to get the scoop on the information revo­ lution as it impacts upon Wilkes. Jeff was no stranger to the internet He's been a recreational user for years, and uses the technology regularly to access information for his stories. In fact, he gathered much of the background information and interviews for the article, which begins on page 12. via e-mail. And it didn't take him long to come up with alumni sources who are currently using the 'net in unique ways. We know there are plenty of other Wilkes alums out there online. And we hope you'll take advantage of the technology to keep in touch with your alma mater. You can start by checking cut the Wilkes home page (located at http://www.wilkes.edu). l-.r.rp in trie future, we'll publish special e-mail addresses to which you can send your Class Notes for the Alumni Journal, Feedback for Wilkes Universe and address updates, so we can be '■ set t'a-s get both publications. But for now, we welcome your 'icug.' t> and suggestions the old fashioned way, via mail. See you in cyberspace. .: Af-stc: a«f Sincerely, 7 f 41JL jO.dWs/aurmn /■ Lhinkuo “)l l.'ill'j! Contents Profiles Page 6 Wilkes’s Hard-Working Faculty Think college teachers have an easy job? Wilkes faculty members prove that faculty work is one of the most challenging—and rewarding—careers. Page 8 A First-Hand Look at Central American Oppression Maggie Redmond '98 relates her frightening experiences during a recent trip to Guatemala which positioned her next to Guatemalan civil rights activist Jennifer Harbury. Page 12 Wilkes Enters the On-Line Community A look at new sendees Willies is offering on-line and some of the plans i kick etake institution into the next century. Page 16 Dedicated to Serving the Community Through its Office of Volunteer Services. the University has emcarfed ur;;: an a-L::vcs community service plan which places students in volunteer pcsiti:ns. Departments Page 2 Feedback - Letters to tfie editor: Universities ratst nrea?: .‘.:\-ev -r: Page 4 On Campus - News briefs: Doris Kearns Goo.ib.;;: Jriavrs R/s/m: Lee:., e Page 19 Presidential Perspective - CliristofTser B-eise:\\ \.s is . Page 20 Colonels of Excellence - Sports neii-S: A: 37 B.tt. Co.’e: s. \ Page 22 Homecoming - Alumni news: Plannina ivoins V D.trte Ce Page 24 Afterthoughts - Don't util liini Tern : Humor ru 7 "osso A w ON THE COVER: lemiifer Hdri’tini ho’.ismess. followina a Th.-." st -\vUte Guatemala!’ .’ovo’amo■o .oso e i>!fo;matioi: eeiuo’-' i :o t’aiid, ti uuerilla ie.we’ Photo bit Wilkes freshman M.i.r.rie Redmond '98. : .is s. . so ; �FEEDBACK Wilkes Universe Solidarity not an anti­ communist movement Editor. I was very quick to throw brick bats at three of your articles in the first issue of Wilkes Universe, so 1 shall be equally quick to throw compliments for your second issue (Volunit' 2 Number 11. Your story selection was good, your graphics and layout are better than average—all in all. a fine effort. Keep up the good work. For fear of being labeled a ' McCarthyite." 1 do hesitate to cri­ tique the uninformed opinions of the Solidarity* movement in Poland, but in the interest of accu­ racy 1 feel I must. Solidarity* is net and never was anticommunist. It advocated Trotskyite over the Leninist ver­ sions of communism. Solidarity* was opposed to capitalism. It advocated worker ownership of business and industry rather than government ownership. At no point did Solidarity embrace democracy as we know and accept it. Solidarity is a world-wide move­ ment. but interest in the organiza­ tion has dedined with the down­ fall of communism Lyndon LaRouche. now an extreme right­ winger. was once the leader of the U.S. Solidarity organization. There is no middle ground for him ~ Withes has al«'a,Js st<ml f'"’ untty ;f,e iiiMst of diversity- It is important that we respect one another's opinions even though they might strongly contradict our oira. —Rich Mendelsohn '73 My congratulations to Erika Funke for a job well done and a fine article. She's not the first to be mislead by Solidarity*. Our super-patriotic VFW once wrapped their Kansas City headquarters building with "Support Solidarity*' banners until they discovered the true history of the organization. —William M. Phillips '47 We must settle our differ­ ences for our children's sake Editor. 1 noted in your most recent edi­ tion (Volume 2 Number 1) a letter from alumnus Bill Phillips ‘47. I would suggest to my fellow alumni of all the classes that we remember Wilkes has always stood for unity in the midst of diversity. It is important that we respect one another's opinions even though they might strongly contradict our own. I work with abused, neglected and molested children. These are Errata from Volume 2, Number I edition • Thenameuf a v-wer w-v ; „■, ■*, par-* 3 * r •.- ■'.•e j-. >r.< • •:*? First Edition Kudos'siefe Ted Weatherly is husband to Elaine Turner 50. • " ■ totakem ■ » ■ Donat Lu theon j,,.,,;, the Campui Bwf * -t;r.n. t. = 4 Sf.r,*-r -;t far right. Ahmad Armand Ch^rman.*: the m.-.- : eierri-al.'-mpvt-re..,:.*y.me •A’jh '..... ■ '' ■ * ' ■ -■ ofNatfonal Normal University i.f Taiwan It,. m Tui:,-?. Ta.wap ,. the Repub; * r. f cf r 2 children from diverse families, children who will live on this plan­ et in the next millennium. It is for these children that we must find a way to settle our differences. It is for these children and other chil­ dren of the world that we have to recognize how fragile this world really is. Words can uplift, but sadly they also can hurt and often do destroy. I suspect that Mr. Phillips is a man of his word and follows the word of Jesus. The gentle carpenter and other persons greater than you and 1 all have agreed on one basic fundamental of humanity—to love one's self and, with that love, reach out. For the sake of the children, let us reflect upon ourselves and join together. —Rich Mendelsohn '73 Thanks to Wilkes Universe from abroad Editor, Thank you for the copy of Wilkes Universe, in which the article about Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth's trip to National Taiwan University appeared (Volume 2 Number 1). I greatly enjoyed reading the vari­ ous articles about Wilkes alumni It was a pleasure to meet Dr. Breiseth and his delegation on 11 recent trip to Taiwan. Best wishe^ —Wei-Jao Chen President, Nation3' Taiwan Univers y Commission president defends tax-exempt status of colleges Local governments and school dis­ tricts across the Commonwealth are taking aim at the historic tax-exempt status of the state's private colleges and universities. To date, a Court of Common Pleas judge has issued a ruling, which is being appealed, that strips Washington and Jefferson College of its tax exemption, and more than 20 institutions have had their tax-exempt status challenged or been asked to make "payments in lieu of taxes." Tax exemption is a critical princi­ ple that allows colleges and univer­ sities to perform their missions. The challenges are counterproductive for our communities and the Commonwealth, especially when one considers not only the critical higher education services we deliver, but also the cultural and economic benefits a higher education institu­ tion provides to its community, such as scholarships and financial aid, libraries, sports and entertainment facilities, payroll and earned income taxes, student expenditures in the local economy, and increased prop­ erty values. This disturbing trend has been brought about by several factors: 1) the need for local tax reform, 2) the imprecise reference to "institutions of purely public charity" in the Pennsylvania Constitution, and 3) the five criteria established to define "institutions of public charity" by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the Hospital Utilization Project (HUP) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania case in 1985. Feedback on all issues addressed in Wilkes Universe is U’elcomed. All Id­ lers must be shined and trill be suf’jrt't Io edilina Send lo- I 'diliv, Wilke* Universe. Wilkes lliiiversitu, 1’0. Bov III. Wilke.vHaire, PA 18766. The five HUP criteria are subject to wide judicial interpretation. For example, in denying Washington and lefferson's tax-exempt status, the judge ruled that the college met only one of the five criteria; however, another Common Pleas Court judge ruled that Alvernia College does qualify as an "institution of purely public charity" and is exempt from taxation. Therefore, while Washington and Jefferson is appeal­ ing its case, and other institutions may resort to legal action to protect their ability to serve, we believe that the best way to resolve this matter is through legislative action. Ironically, the legislature has already spoken on this subject. The General County Assessment Law lists institutions that are exempt from taxation, including colleges and universities. However, the courts have been willing to assume jurisdiction in tax-exempt chal­ lenges based upon the Pennsylvania Constitution, ignoring the law and hearing challenges based on the HUP case's interpretation of consti­ tutional language. The legislature can take back the initiative on this issue in a variety5 of ways: 1) amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to remove any ambigu­ ity about the tax-exempt status of colleges and universities; 2) estab­ lish a certification process that will allow the state to designate taxexempt charities as "institutions of purely public charity;" 31 prohibit local governments from imposing taxes or "payments in lieu of taxes' on colleges and universities; or 4) make state payments to municipali­ ties that host colleges and universi­ ties—as Connecticut and Rhode Island have done—calculated as a percentage of the tax ability ot the institution While all of these pro­ posals have political strengths and by Brian C. Mitchell President, Commission for independent Colleges and Universities weaknesses, they do represent a wide range of possibilities. Unfortunately, amending the Constitution may be the only per­ manent solution to this problem. We at CICU believe that the preservation of the essential princi­ ple of tax exemption for colleges and universities is imperative. Large tax payments would inevitably lead to lower educational quality, lower financial aid budgets, fewer student services, and high tuition. Because our institutions relieve the state of a tremendous financial burden, it is also apparent that if private colleges and universities are forced to reduce services or access as a result of tax­ ation, the state and its taxpayers will be forced to assume a larger responsibility* for educating stu­ dents in the public sector. Consequently, the state will need to spend more tax dollars to replace the private dollars that have been redirected to local governments. Local governments already profit tremendously from the presence of colleges or universities in their jurisdictions For more than 250 years, tax exemption has been accepted as a fair and reasonable contribution for local governments to make in return. Why should Pennsylvania be the first state in the nation to erode this contribution and threaten to undermine its strong system of higher education in the process? W'nfc Unnvraty is a iiimilwa/ the Caiwnsswt pi biAWklciit Cdfajt’s and UmWrsifo (CICU), a state-wide onmifcation fanned in I I to rtyrewit Hie interests of independent colleges and universities. 3 �Wilkes Universe 0*< CAMPUS University Council meets to discuss ^miitment, development issues Wilkes co-sponsors 25th annual Earth Day celebration the ■ • ■ . rr er ■ ■ ta-. ' - . ■ ■ ,. .• dreds -'arc - Xs, .. - - Tre re yd. . -s ■ era! at di \ terr tt ■"a ' :as afer •Area ar c A-. -Dcparrr; a'r.a Fiver Par? l.aturai Par? /.ere led by E''rJc-?; ' - La. :77> ...a: made pcssi■ e jy area nd duals 3essa.-y.r -za---.r.o e r support. " v. . ’ I-:: ’ .'.ylvania Pc .ver and Light ' ...'- ;ch more than 79'j !>■/;; J.r reeohrdis­ tributed to the students w-.o .itt'-nded i\iea Indent: arc led ,, tour „j th,. Natutul Area Kirby (ail: .Wil,- 4 Pr.o-os by C Safontck 50 members of the Wilkes Lmiversity Council met for the group’s annual Spring meeting cn April 1 in the Arnaud C Marts Sports and Conferenoe Center. The meeting agenda included discussions focusing on a pro­ posed capita- campaign and student recruiting issues. Members were encouraged to rare an active role in recruiting prospective Wilkes students by participating in the Wilkes Today program and regional admissions receptions The Wilkes University Council ■s a national organization of outstanding alumni and friends who have exercised leadership m service to the University. The Council advises the president on the achievement of the University's long term, strategic objectives. Council members Play important roles in their : : hedds J and professional University Council chairman William H. Tremayne '57, President Christopher N. Breiseth, Dean Bernard Vinovrski 69. M'76 and Barbara King '81 {lop photo] discuss recruiting strategies, as Council members David L. Davies ‘76, '82, Dr Wallace Stettler and Dr. Maureen M. Litchman '78 listen on The Council is designed to bring a broad perspective to the president, to provide a forum for discussion of issues and problems of concern to the University, and to recognize alumni and others for out­ standing efforts on behalf of Wilkes. The next meeting of the Council will be held in the fall. Pulitzer Prize-winning author charms Rosenn crowd P ulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin was the featured speaker for the 14th Annual Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities, held April 24 at Wilkes. Speaking to an audi­ ence which filled the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. Goodwin focused on "The Private Lives of Public Figures," documenting her years as an aide to Lyndon B. Johnson and her study of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt. Goodwin, who worked as an assis­ tant to Johnson during his final year in office and helped write his mem­ oirs. described the former presi­ dent's personal turmoil after his failed reelection attempt. Shortly before he died, she said, he expressed to her the importance of having a family. He regretted "seeking his immor­ tality through the fickle American public," Goodwin said. "Instead, (Johnson felt) he should have sought it through his children and his grandchildren... because that would be a more permanent remembrance. That's the only form of immortality that will ever really matter." In a more lighthearted account, Goodwin described a speech lohnson gave to the troops in Vietnam in which he mentioned his great-great grandfather who died at the Alamo. When a newspaper arti­ cle later revealed that the story was false, Goodwin said, lohnson brushed off the issue, replying. "These journalists. They're such sticklers for detail." Goodwin contrasted early media coverage of the presidency to that of today When Franklin Roosevelt fell at I he 1936 Democratic Convention, she related, the press did not report it, but instead focused on the great speech he delivered afterward. "There was a dignity to I he Office of the president at that time,” said Goodwin, ''which I believe was respected on the part of the press and by the president himself. There was a sense, which Roosevelt under­ stood instinctively, that the presi­ dency is such an important emotion­ al institution in our national life." Goodwin spoke passionately about the work of Eleanor Roosevelt. The first lady's schedule was twice as busy as the president's. Goodwin said, because she served By John Dorsey ‘95 Publications Intern L_ . . . ..........j conferences. “This meant that every newspaper in the country' had to hire its first female reporter,” said Goodwin. Goodwin developed her love of history'—and baseball—before she was seven years old. as she recorded the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball scores for her father. Her love for baseball is still evident—she was interviewed extensively for Ken Burns's PBS documentary, The Histonj of Baseball. She is author of several books on the presidency, including Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, among the most highly regarded writings on L.B.I. She earned a Pulitzer Prize for her most recent work. No Ordinary Time-. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front During World War II. In concluding, Goodwin said, "the real challenge of history' is to resist the tendency that is so prevalent S today to label, to stereotype, to 3 expose, to denigrate, and instead to bring perspective, common sense, Doris Kearns Goodwin signs books in the and empathy to our subjects so that Dorothy Dickson Dane Center lobby follow­ the past can truly come alive, even if ing her presentation. just for a few moments, in all of its as his eyes and ears, criss-crossing beauty and all of its complexity ' the country in her drive to advance She received a standing ovation. the rights of Southern blacks, the In 1980, the Honarahlc Max Rosenn impoverished, migrant workers and celebrated his IOth anniversary as Judge of other under-represented groups. the U.S. Court cf Arnrais for the Third "Her activities on civil rights are. Circuit. That year. in recognition of the in my judgment, some of the most annhvrear.i ana in appreciation lor his affirming moments in the history' of ntany i.ontiib:itions to the field of law. to the home front,- said Goodwin. the U.S. Jtidiiiani system and to flic quali­ According to Goodwin. Mrs ty of li'e in Pcnnsiilvitnia Rosciiii's family, Roosevelt also was the first active tonne: i.iu' c.’rrits and other friends initiated voice of the women's movement. Tito Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Lair She argued ter day care centers in and Humanities" at Wilkes Uriirersitli. American factories, .mJ promoted Ead; year the series brings speakers of women in the field ol journalism bv liitci national reputation to the Wyoming allowing only women into het press Valley ____ 5 �Wilkes Universe PROFILE Hard Work is the Reality for Wilkes profs College professors are stodgy, pompous, tweed­ clad curmudgeons. They teach two classes a week—maybe three. They languish in their offices, puffing on their pipes, reading their boring acad­ emic journals. During their free time, of which they have plenty, they like to debate abstract concepts and hypothesize about problems which have no answers That's the perception. Heres the reality. Faculty are energetic hard working and. for the most part, good-natured. They are motivated by a pas­ sion for their discipline and an equal concern for their students. At Wilkes they teach an average of 12 hours a week and spend an even larger amount of time interacting with undergraduatesv— advising, counseling, prodding. Okay, some still wear tweed. For years, the work of academe has been largely misunderstood. To mar. outside higher education, professors appear to have an easy job—few hours, many breaks free sum­ mers But hours spent in the classroom are cnly a fraction of a college pro­ fessor's overall workload. "People look at higher education and see a six or seven hour teaching load By VauffftH Sfunkus '91 6 Professor Dana Nolfe, far ieft on the set of WOW I, a children's television show she produces. At center is associate professor of education. Dr. Diane Polaciiek, the show's host. "In order to prevent going stale, it is essential that you keep involved in research," says Halsor. "That's often a challenge, because the emphasis at Wilkes is on teaching." and don't realize how much time is spent in other activities." says Dr. Richard Sours, professor of math and computer sci­ ence and faculty associate to the president. "They don't understand the nature of scholarship." One of the biggest mis­ conceptions is that we come in and just teach." adds Dr. Sid Halsor. asso­ ciate professor of geolog)'. PREPARATION IS KEY In fact, Wilkes professors spend the bulk of their working hours outside of the classroom, serving on academic committees, supervising labs and rehearsals reviewing cur­ riculum and preparing r.material, according to vice president for Academic Affairs Dr | Michael Lennon. The professor who walks in and teaches from his old, yellowed notes is an anomaly." cays Lennon It lakes at least twice as many hours to prepare for a < la-/, as it does to teach it Naturally, faculty mem­ bers read the texts they have assigned for the course. But they also spend a lot of time pour­ ing over supporting mate­ rials. so that they can add perspective when relating the material to their stu­ dents. 'Teachers are always assessing what it is they are teaching, looking ahead to keep up with new knowledge," says Lennon. It's constant movement forward." A teacher's working hours don't end when cred­ it hours do. Many spend their evenings reading tests and papers to evalu­ ate student performance. But teaching is only part of the academic equation. Unlike many other profes­ sionals, faculty also are responsible for advancing their own discipline. That means they are constantly learning new material and analyzing current knowl­ edge so they are not sim­ ply teaching established principles, they're also iLlating their own research findings. FACULTY AFTER-HOURS As Halsor implies, Wilkes professors' daily teaching schedules don't allow a lot of free time for conducting research or participating in communi­ ty endeavors during estab­ lished "business" hours. As he puts it. "In order to keep your fingers in the research jar, you need to put in extra hours." That often means professors must conduct research in the evenings, on weekends and during holiday breaks. Higher education has been criticized for its emphasis on research, particularly at large public institutions. But Wilkes professors believe research is an essential component of education, since the substance of each discipline is con­ stantly changing. Thats a concept that's often diffi­ cult to relate to the public, says Sours. "For non-mathematicians, math is high school algebra, calculus, geome­ try—the same as it's been forever and ever. But mJt '■ like virtually every acade- mic discipline, is dynamic and moving. We as faculty haven't done a good enough job of communi­ cating that." "Thinking and writing are essential to scholarship," says Lennon. "Ph.Ds are constantly challenged to be on the cutting edge in their discipline. It’s part of their intellectual makeup." The same is true for cre­ ative and performing artists, he adds. "They are always pushing against the limits and developing new approaches." "ALWAYS ON CALL" Unlike larger, research universities, the majority of the scholarly activities conducted at Wilkes involve students. These projects compliment Wilkes's liberal arts foun­ dation, since students have the opportunity to participate directly in external activities. "There is a direct con­ nection with outside work and the classroom," says Dr. Dennis Hupchick, assistant professor of his­ tory, who just published his third book. "The work I do on books is integrated into my classroom lectures so that students benefit from new material." "I don't believe in assigning busy work to teach students skills," adds Dana Nolfe, assistant professor of communica­ tions. "I'm always looking for projects outside of class that translate into inside-class projects so that students are actually doing" Nolfe epitomizes the faculty-student interaction that is the hallmark of a Wilkes education. She is involved with students at all levels of her career—as producer of a local chil­ dren's television show, and as advisor to the Beacon. Wilkes's student­ run newspaper. "It's like being a doctor," she says. "I'm always on call." A REJUVENATING JOB The benefits of that fac­ ulty-student interaction are mutual, according to Dr. Michael Garr, sociology chair. "It keeps the professor young," he says, adding that teaching is often the best remedy when he is ailing. "Once I get in front of the classroom, it all goes away. It's a rejuvenat­ ing experience." And there are other ben- efits to teaching. It's flexible. "There is no other job that gives you so many levels of freedom," says Garr. It’s rewarding. "To my thinking there is no sub­ stitute for the satisfaction that you get when you see a student catch on to an idea and get turned on to something." says Sours. But is it easy? "It's an easy job in the sense that you are doing something you love," says Garr, adding that the work­ load is anything but light. Even so. professors agree that they are driven by a common motivator. And it’s not money. "There is a responsibility involved in faculty work," says Hupchick. "Students have to be exposed to the latest knowledge. I take that responsibility as an educator rather seriously." That personal commit­ ment to the student is the unifying thread among Wilkes faculty of all disci­ plines. from accounting to art, physics to psychology. "I like to call myself the anti-professor,' says Nolfe. “1 don't want to be the stodgy old professor you always think about I try to be the teacher-friend." The majority of scfwlarly activities conducted at Wilkes involve stu­ dents. These projects compliment Wilkes’s liberal arts foundation. 7 �Wilkes Universe PROFILE International Studies A Lesson in Third^World Oppression disappeared during a skir­ mish with government troops. Guatemalan offi­ cials first told Harbury he had committed suicide to avoid capture. But Harbury believed her husband was still alive. She suspected he had been imprisoned and was being tortured by the military, which has been accused by human rights groups of killing more than 100,000 Guatemalans throughout the past 15 years. After two years of misinformation from the Guatemalan government, Harbury began a hunger strike in Guatemala City's center square in hopes of getting answers about her husband's disappearance. Gunfire sounded in Maggie Redmond's ears as she crouched in the bach of a Guatemalan taxi, her shaking hands shielding her eyes from seeing death. The Wilkes University freshman can't remember every' detail of what she witnessed last November in the Central .American country, but she does recall the screams and the cries for help. And she remembers the man she saw as she peeked through the taxi s thin window He layslumped on the ground, a bullet hole ripped through his thick leg The memory still haunts Redmond s dreams and causes flash­ backs. "I thought. I have to get out of the cab and help but 1 made myself stay­ inside. stay safe.' remem­ bers Redmond. 18 The cab driver said what was happening was norma! and to just look away.' ■ It was terribly traumat­ ic. 1 got sick.” What Redmond says she saw that day in Guatemala City was the government's bloody response to a protest over an increase in bus fares. Redmond, who has a double major in international studies and political science at Wilke-.;, didn t expect to see first­ hand such inhumanity 8 during her five-day stay in Guatemala, a trip that petitioned her next to international human rights activist Jennifer Harbury Harbury is well-known in the United States and abroad—her story has appeared in nt'.-.'.papert, around the world While helping Guatemalan refugees flee the turmoil of a long-running civil war in the early 1980s, the Harvard-educated lawyer met and fell in love with Guatemalan guerrilla leader Efrain Bamaca Velasquez I fie couple married in Texas in 1991, but soon after, Bamaca was ordered by his commander to return to Guatemala. In March of 1992, Bamaca Christine Liberaslii Communications A'.', i'. mill A DANGEROUS PROPOSITION Redmond,who is fluent in Spanish, first heard of Harbury's plight while working as a translator for migrant, Mexican farm workers in Berwick, Pa. Sr. Barbara Craig, founder of the local chapter of "Women for Guatemala," asked Redmond if she would go to Guatemala to serve as an international observer for Harbury while she waged the hunger strike. Three weeks later, on November 6, 1994, Redmond sat down beside Harbury across the street from Guatemala's piesi dential palace. "Allowing Maggie to go down there to join Jennifer Harbury didn't sound like a dangerous proposition," says her father Dr. Brian Redmond, professor of geology at Wilkes University. "The massacre and unrest that Maggie eventually witnessed was not really associated with Jennifer Harbury." But for Godoleva Ayaldave, the thought of Redmond travelling to Guatemala was frighten­ ing. Ayaldave, who accom­ panied Redmond, was born and raised in Mexico and was familiar with Central America and its unrest. A graphic artist, Ayaldave now resides in Kingston with her hus­ band. Dr. Joseph Simons Ill '85, an optometrist. "Although Maggie's very' mature, she's still just a teenager," says Ayaldave. “The awful things she could see in Guatemala, and actu­ ally did see, could affect her for the rest of her life.” k’liiiift’r Hurf’urii talks H’illi <1 reporter during her 32-riny limirti’r strike, field adjacent to die Gmiteiiioldii presi­ dential palace. ' TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY’ Redmond's first sight of Guatemala was from thou­ sands of feet in the air as she peered out of an air­ plane's window. To her, Guatemala City looked like a huge, illuminated Christmas tree. She was very excited. Once on the ground, however, her perspective changed dramatically. She ate her first dinner in the country' while watching Guatemalan television broadcast news of 12 mur­ ders that day. And she spent her first night wash­ ing her eyes with vinegar to ease the pain of tear gas. She says she was inadvertently sprayed by the military when a protest got too close to the square where she sat. “I was totally blown away by what I experi­ enced. " says Redmond. “I II -vie are not just automa­ tons and we're not just numbers. ''J'le can all do something to help others. One person can make an impact— Dr. James Merryman Director of International Studies �Wilkes Universe PROFILE thought 'why did i do this—I should be home at Wiikes studying history. " Instead, she witnessed history LOTS OF COFFEE One of several interna­ tional observers who maintained a vigil during Harbury s hunger strike. Redmond spent two nights, from 10 p.m. to 6 am. beside the activist As Harbury safely slept. Redmond and another observer monitored her health and guarded an arsenal of video equip­ ment which could be used to document government interference. Harbury was one month into her hunger strike and wasn't always coherent when she was awake. So Redmond drank lots of coffee and talked with the ether observer to keep from falling asleep. Redmond also joined other observers in answer­ ing questions about Harbury s cause during daytime shifts at the square. But she spent most of her daylight hours translating for American lawyers who were in Guatemala investigating human rights violations. A student of the Spanish language since kinder­ garten. Redmond helped the lawyers get the papers they needed, see the right people and investigate violations. Helping those lawyers, Maggie found out about kidnappings, torture, mur­ ders and rapes." says Ayafdave. who also helped translate. "I think the experience made her real­ ize that values differ in other cultures and that she's ver. lucky to be an American citizen." But Redmond believes that her American citizen­ ship put her in danger while in Guatemala, because of what she saw from the taxi. She says the Guatemalan government dees not want Americans to see such atrocity. And L Mnrfijit’ Redmond '98 (standing far right) with \ennifer Harbury (center) and her international observers before the “first supper" on the final day of Harbury's hunger strike. she believes her name was placed on a "death list" because she was a witness to government oppression. "All the death list is, is a scare tactic," says Redmond, adding, "It worked. It scared me right out of the country." Redmond was on the first plane out of Guatemala the morning after she saw its citizens gunned-down in the street. She cut short her trip by one day, leaving the day after Harbury ended her 32-day hunger strike. "I saw Jennifer on her 32nd day and I thank God she ended the strike when she did," remembers Redmond. "She's such an incredible and dynamic person that it was very hard for me to see her in her weakened condition." THE MAKING OF AN ACTIVIST Though her time as an international observer ended. Redmond's deter- Though he survived, mem­ bers of his family did not. The day after the rally, Redmond testified in front of a subcommittee of Congress about what she saw while in Guatemala. She hopes her testimony will convince Congress they're aiding a country that participates in human rights violations. "Guatemalans can’t help themselves. It’s up to us to help them," says Redmond. "The United States needs to stop for­ eign aid to countries like Guatemala that gun peo­ ple down in the streets." NOTHING LIKE DIRECT EXPERIENCE Dr. James Merryman, professor of anthropology and sociology and director of international studies at Wilkes, views Redmond's experience in Guatemala as an invaluable comple­ ment to her studies. "Foran 18-year-old co­ ed to go to a third world country and get involved with the things that Maggie did is very unusu­ al," says Merryman, who travelled to Washington D.C. to support Redmond at the rally. "There’s noth­ ing like first hand experi­ ence." Merryman, who is Redmond's academic advi­ sor, hopes everyone— especially other interna­ tional studies students— learns from her experi­ ences in Guatemala. In early April, he arranged a lecture at the Marts Center at which Redmond and Ayaldave told their stories to students, faculty, com­ munity members and the media. "We are not just automatons and we're not just numbers," says Merryman. "We can all do something, at every level, to help others. One person can make an impact— Maggie did." And so did Jennifer Harbury. On March 22. Harbury learned from a member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee that her husband was murdered in 1992. He died under the orders of a Guatemalan military intel­ ligence officer on the U.S. Guatemala’s tumultuous history Liberated from Spanish control in 1821, Guatemala was ruled by several dictator presidents until 1944 when a new constitution brought about political lib­ erties Guatemalans had never known. Led by President |uan lose Arevalo, the new liberal-democra­ tic government promoted education, protected work­ ers' rights and allowed a free press. Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzman succeeded Arevalo in 1951, and the government began to redistribute land among landless peasants. Fearing Communist influences in the Arbenz administration, the United States supported a successful revolt against him in 1954 Through 10 years and several power-shifts, political instability reigned. With the government under mili­ tary control, high-ranking officers acquired large prop­ erties and great wealth. National elections were held, but the military used violence, fraud and terror to keep its officers in power. Civilian government was temporarily restored in 1966, but the country remained troubled by rightist and leftist extremist groups. Since 1970, the Guatemalan government has remained largely under military control. Social injus­ tice and human rights violations have spurred various leftist guerrilla groups, which have mounted an insur­ gency. The military has responded, and violence is widespread throughout the Central American nation —Jofill Dorsey ‘95 Central Intelligence Agency payroll. After three years of tele­ phone calls, knocking on doors and sleeping in the rain. Harbury found the truth. Her question now is. why didn't the CIA tell her sooner. Popular press has reported Harbury is look­ ing into the possibility of filing a suit against the U.S. government. As for Redmond, she's trading her crusader s cape for a full back pack, for now. She's discovered a lot Miljuic Ri’diiu’ihi A>. lorni/rr Hrirtninr ami GaLiIou AimUiiiv. about herself and now­ wants to give book learn­ ing a try. The most valuable thing I learned in all of this is self-reliance. I found 1 could go to Guatemala by myself, without my par­ ents. and survive,' says Redmond. It was a matu­ rity thing." "And 1 learned that we got it pretty good in the United States." continues Redmond Even though I'm just an 18-year-old freshman, 1 was able to testify in front of Congress and hopefully, make a dif­ ference and help some people along the way." II �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Information Technology Wilkes enters the Web i!3g Netscape: Wilkes Home Page What's New? | What's Cool? | Handbook | Net Search | Net Directory! Newsgroups | W = WILKES UNIVERSITY Home Page Welcome to the Wilkes University World Wide Web Server! The information on this server is subject to change. This veb server tabs announced to the vorld on March 7,1995. What's nev <a±u-Qj>n-.ement of v/ilkes on the World Wide Web and Computer Lab Dedication have been added, /.<&>,) --------- £ Tfie Wilkes University borne page. a’. furp //u-.oi ui/i .-i «l« on the World Wide Web. By Jeff Walsh ‘92 12 T here s no place like a home page. In much the same way Dorothy merely had to click her heels to get back home m The Wizard of Oz, computer-using Wilkes alumni need uricK \ teir lnouse to see what's going on at their alma mater. Wilkes has aggressively carved a niche for itself on the information superhighway with a home page on the World Wide Web (located at Il tip://tv iviv. Wilkes.edu). r-i'4hf.rnri'‘'ir*^e Wide Web allows users to shuffle through vari' |'t ':ylainine graphics and text It is also interactive—users for Wltes faculty, students and staff •i j r.t, r,)n scroll through the various majors offered at the University, as well as learn about the Wilkes-Barre area. Alumni can get updates on the construction of the new classroom/office building by downloading weekly photos which chart its progress. History buffs can view the chronology of the campus through pictures and text which doc­ ument each decade since Wilkes's inception as Bucknell University lunior College in 1933. And current students can learn about the various clubs and events on campus, such as CARVE (Caring for Animal Rights. Vegetarianism and the Environment), which has information on-line. And in the near future, Wilkes plans to spend nearly S2 million on further enhancements, such as: • running fiber-optic cables to net­ work every building on campus. Stark Learning Center, the primary classroom building, is already net­ worked. • installing cable television and computer ethernet connections in each dorm room. • buying new software and hardware for the library. "From your dorm room, you'll be able to access the Internet and card catalogs," says Dr. Richard Sours, a mathematics and computer science professor currently serving as faculty associate to the president. "And pro­ fessors can make assignments to classes through e-mail." Sours also serves as the chairman of the school's Information Technology Task Force, which was formed by President Christopher Breiseth in October. The task force, which is divided into four subgroups, is researching ways to make best use of technology throughout the school. They tentatively plan to put stu­ dent records on-line, so faculty advisers can review a student's acad­ emic progress when helping them preregister lor the following semes­ ter. And eventually the entire regis- Of Dr lofui Kodi helps navigate the World Wide We6 at a recent internet seminar. tration process may become paper­ less, with students registering for classes via e-mail. GEARING UP FOR THE 2IST CENTURY To see the future of Wilkes, one only has to look at the new class­ room building being erected on South Franklin Street. Two computer classrooms—one IBM lab and one Macintosh—will hold 30 students each and will be stocked with the lat­ est computer equipment. Writing labs will have Power Macintosh com­ puters, and classrooms will have built-in TVs, VCRs and projection screens. Five classrooms are being made "computer-ready" by adding computer lab tables with power out­ lets and ethernet connections at each seat. "Down the road when a student comes in with their laptop computer, those rooms can be made into instant computer labs, says Sours Unlike several other colleges and universities. Wilkes is net yet plan ning to require students to purchase a computer. Sours says since equip ment bought in a student s freshman “Wilkes has established itself as a leader in teacher computer training. The home page is an obvious outgrowth of Wilkes's desire to educate and share information* Robert Smurlo ‘69 Music Educator v~ 13 �PROFILE Pennsylvania ITEC funding threatened As the next century approaches. Wilkes is at the forefront in training teachers and students in the use of on-line technology, which will rapidly change the classroom and the way people work. Students will have immediate access to information all over the world, says Dr. Joseph T Bellucci. director of Northeastern Pennsylvania's 14 Information Technology Education for the Commonwealth (ITEC) centers including the Teacher Education Center at Wilkes University. “It’s going to change the way you use the library and the way you get news. The problem is that many teachers and students don't know how to use the technology that's out there.' The goal of ITEC is to improve microcomputer literacy among students and teachers. The centers teach educators from all Pennsylvania schools—public, parochial, and private—how to use and teach technolo­ gy in their classrooms. In its 12 years, only about 16 percent of Pennsylvania's teachers have enrolled in ITEC courses. Because the majority of teachers remain untrained in the use of microcomputers. Bellucci says, many students do not receive the computer skills required to become technologically literate. We want to make teachers aware of what's out there and train them how tc use it.' says Bellucci. But the ITEC program is in danger of losing its funding, which is not included in Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge s budget. Without state funding. Bellucci says all 14 ITEC centers will be forced to close. “Staff and training w;l,! be terminated," he says. "We've been cut from $6 mil­ lion to zero over the past four years.” .More than 8,300 petitions have been sent to the governor's office. And letters also have beer- mailed to every Representative and Senator in the state Bellucci says the need for ITEC is economic, as well as education­ al. Techr.c4ogica:iy skilled workers ultimately make more money," he says. If high school and college graduates don't have these skills, they're going to be at a disadvantage. Using techno’ogy is going to be like reading and writing was 100 years ago." he adds "People who could read and write were leaders in society, in the year 2000. the leaders in society will be the ones who can utilize technology in the workforce. —loftrt Dorsey '95 Bellucci teaches a course <>»i CD-ROM technology to a group of Wilke. alumni educators Wilkes Universe year could be obsolete by their senior year. He adds, however, that Wilkes is considering renting com­ puters to students. To help offset the cost of computer equipment purchases, a $50 technol­ ogy fee will be added to each stu­ dent's bill each semester starting in the fall. Previously, only students registered for computer classes paid the fee, though all students used the same computer laboratories. Students who take Wilkes's intro­ ductory computer class are now taught the basic elements of the internet, such as e-mail and the World Wide Web. A new class, "Electronic Communication & Publication," will be offered jointly through the computer and communi­ cations departments beginning in the Spring. Through the school's ITEC (Information Technology for the Commonwealth) center, Wilkes pro­ fessors are also teaching area school teachers about the internet, and each teacher is constructing a home page for their own school district as a final project (see related article, at left). says, "Every day, there are a thou­ sand new things on here." Many students are creating their own home pages, which focus on their interest in cars. Star Trek or their favorite Edgar Allen Poe poem, the latter found on freshman computer science major Eric Werner's (’98) home page. CATCHING THE INTERNET BUG ALUMNI CONNECTIONS The next generation of Wilkes stu­ dents might know more about the internet as freshman, but that doesn't diminish the enthusiasm current students have for learning as much as they can. David Skoronski '96, a junior, is an Environmental Science major. He is also a Regional Computing Resource Center (R.C.R.C.) employee who works 20 hours a week as a Macintosh lab attendant. He says that many students who begin using the internet quickly become addict­ ed. "Once they see it, they want to use it," Skoronski says, adding that one frustration wilh the Internet is that it's impossible to keep up. I spend hours and hours in front of this thing, and it's not enough," he Dr. lofni Korfi leaches a semi­ nar on the world wide web to Wilkes staff, faculty and alumni. The Wilkes home page was designed and is maintained by Dr. John Koch, professor of computer science, who says that alumni were some of the first to respond to the Wilkes Web pages. "Some of our most immediate response to the Wilkes Web pages has been from alumni," says Koch. "We are going to develop further pages to build upon that." Koch said future pages may include sports Hall of Fame and alumni award winners. The Alumni Office is also in the process of creat­ ing a home page that may contain a bulletin board for news announce­ ments and alumni events listings, says Sours. In the future, it also may feature career services, such as job placement announcements and resume services. 14 Robert Smurlo '69, uses the Internet to assist him in his job teaching elementary music. He downloads pictures of musical instruments and performers on-line and says he is happy to see his alma mater joining the ranks of the net. "It is heartwarming to see the Wilkes home page on the ‘net as a symbol of Wilkes's membership in the world community," Smurlo says. "Wilkes has established itself as a leader in teacher computer training." the local educator adds. “The home page is an obvi­ ous outgrowth of Wilkes's desire to edu­ cate and share information." Smurlo says that he attended Wilkes during the Vietnam Era. Pmstfi’iil Christopher N. Brrisdfi suits Hi<" iti’l cit «u iiik’ntfl st'iilinar. and thinks the internet could have played a major role in that war. "If the internet had been existent, the war likely would have not occurred or would have been greatly shortened," Smurlo said. "The 'net removes borders and promotes understanding on an individual level without the confusion of political ideology." Politics is also the main topic that interests lab attendant Skoronski about the internet. He said that the on-line world allows students to download entire presidential speech texts, congressional bills and visit thousands of Web pages represent­ ing every political faction. And you don't have to get dressed and go to the library to do it. "1 can stay in my bedroom and have the whole world at my finger­ tips," he says. leff Walsh '93 is assistant courthouse reporter at The Times Leader newspaper, Wilkes-Barre. Ho gathered much of the information for this article on-line via email. i'fl �PROFILE Community Service A Campus Committed to Helping Others In an October, 1989 let­ ter to The Beacon. Wilkes University's student-run newspaper, University President Christopher N. Breiseth put forth a call to arms within the Wilkes community. Faculty, administrators and stu­ dents were encouraged to find creative ways to work together to help the Greater Wyoming Valley community meet its increasingly pressing human needs. "(I) challenge us to give of our time and our tal­ ents to help those in our community—the elderly, those adults who are not literate, schoolchildren who need tutoring or ath­ letic activities to teach them teamwork, drug or alcohol addicted individ­ uals in need of affirma­ tion of life itself—as part of making this a better community.' Breiseth wrote. The occasion for the letter was the advent of Campus Compact, a nationwide network of 475 colleges and universi­ ties committed to public service. Each school's chapter was dedicated to heightening the amount of service performed by Malt Brenner '95 and Carl AMammer '95 help con­ struct a home during a recent Alternative Spring Ureal! trip to Homestead. Florida its student body. Wilkes's initial foray was a literacy project at Mineral Springs, a Wilkes-Barre housing project. Coupled with the type of commu­ nity outreach programs that had always been per­ formed by Wilkes student organizations such as the Key Club, the level of stu­ dent service had reached an all-time high on cam­ pus. But it didn't stop there. Enter Amy Mazur and Wilkes's office of Student Volunteer Services. As the 1994-95 academ­ ic year was coming to an end. Mazur, the volunteer services coordinator, and her army of student and faculty- volunteers were closing in on the comple­ tion of 15,000 hours of community service. Breiseth's call to ser­ vice has been heeded and then some. By James Clark ‘92 WILKES’S VOLUNTEER ARMY In her second year on the job, Mazur has chan­ neled the natural ener­ gies of those learning and teaching on a college campus into a force that local organizations can count on. Through phone work and mailing, Mazur has built an impressive network which places stu­ dents in volunteer roles throughout the region. "This office could never survive without the phone or the post office," says the 24-year-old native of Harvey's Lake, Pa. "When a student makes that step and comes into the office ask­ ing for something to do, you’d better have an answer. And, trust me, there's plenty of work to go around. "We try to fill needs as well as placing a student or other volunteer in a place where he or she is comfortable." she adds. "It's a juggling act at times, but the end result makes it all worthwhile. National organizations such as Habitat For Humanity and Oxfam have benefitted from the talents ol Wilkes's volun- Students socialize al Oxfam hunger banquet held in Rumours Lounge of the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center. teers. And, linked with area programs such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation. REACH and VISION!. Mazur and her students are making a positive impact on the local community. "This is a good begin­ ning." says Molly Krafchik '65, outreach worker for REACH, a local agency which provides services for children from impoverished families. For the past year, Wilkes students and clubs have sponsored monthly events such as picnics, movies and concerts for REACH children and their families. A recent show­ ing of Tfte Lion King movie sponsored by the Wilkes Programming Board brought in more than 150 children and parents. "The students go out of their way to make it a really nice event for them," says Krafchik. "They really do it up.” But the REACH families aren't the only ones to benefit from these inter­ actions. Krafchik adds. Wilkes students gain a better understanding of the problems of those less fortunate than them­ selves. “The poor become peo­ ple to them." she says, "instead of just some­ thing they read about in the paper—a statistic. Hopefully that enriches their view of life.' BROADENING HORIZONS Placed at Wilkes in 1993 by a Pennsylvania volunteer service program that served as a crucible for President Clinton s **Wt7 try to fill needs as well as place a student in a place where fie or she is comfortable. It's a juggling act at times, but the end result makes it all worth­ while.^ Amy Mazur VoluHtftr Services Coordinator Anin Mazur. rair, muiJlr. aiidCariAdiliamiiio Q5 (wk (inc. Halit. u’illi monivrs d the I .'Arrlk' G'IHHH<Hill< Oil .1 Sj'IWJ I'lulV trip to Md'ik XiuMuia 16 17 �PROFILE SOME OF THE Agencies Wilkes has Aided REACH Wilkes volun­ teers have helped young people by pro­ viding child care, tutoring and recre­ ational activities Adopt-A-Highway. Student groups remove litter on area highways. VISION! Wilkes stu­ dents have hosted a homeless shelter in Dennison Hail, a for­ mer campus resi­ dence hail. SHARE. A (cod co-op program that exchanges two hours of community service for $30 worth of fresh meat and vegetables Hospice St. John. Students visit those with terminal dis­ eases who are no longer seeking treat­ ment. Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Students serve as rote models for children from sin­ gle parent families Habitat for Humanity. Students help construct homes in imp. venshed and disaster areas. St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen. Volunteers prepare and serve meals to the area's heme,t less Wilkes Universe Frem huk la/mitt. Fred R.'.’.'it-'H. Christina Pa” an.i Maria Rrtvlk> «vrk an a duriiy NaflMtl Whaleer Semite Dau. I Americorps. Mazur, a '92 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a degree in international politics, found herself in an enviable position. "1 had performed a lot of community service at Penn State. ’ she says, "but I never thought that I would end up doing a job like this. In a way, it was good that I wasn't replac­ ing anyone. The pressure wasn't there to live up to someone else's legacy'.'' Instead, Mazur crafted a relationship with the Wilkes community' that has prospered. "Amy's wonderful." says Tara Trivelpiece ‘97, a sophomore from Lake Winola. Pa. who sought work-study employment in the Student Volunteer Services office "Students really' feel like they have someone to turn to who can guide them towards volunteer work." Keith Fisher '97, a sophomore from Vestal, NY, concurs. if 1 feel like doing something.! know Amy's going to tell me where I should be." he says. "She reaches out to others very well, and I think that, rubs off on the- students Mazur s guidance has enabled students such as Trivelpiece and Fisher to ^-■ ^1 . ' ’ . . I broaden their horizons relatively early in their college careers. "1 went on one of the "alternative spring break" trips this year," Trivelpiece says. "We went to work with the mentally handicapped in Mobile, Alabama. I had some apprehension at first because I hadn't been around those types of people before, but it was unfounded. It was a terrific experience. The people that we were help­ ing treated us like family." "I'M HOOKED” It is that willingness to overcome personal obsta­ cles that is the greatest legacy of his community cervice. says Jeff sianlt '95, a senior from New Milford, NJ. "Our trip was to New York City to work with AIDS patients," he says. "You think things like, Am I going to catch the disease?' Then, when you're actually working with them, you see how ridiculous your fears were." Reaching such emo­ tional highs is why Purvi Parikh 97, a sophomore from Camp Hill, Pa., grav­ itated to community ser­ vice at Wilkes. "When I was in high school, we would pass out Christmas gifts to the needy and you would see their eyes light up," she said "I wanted Io keep experiencing that feeling Senior Corinne Thomas '95, a WilkesBarre native, became one of the many victims of Mazur's creative on-cam­ pus marketing tech­ niques. "I just saw one of Amy's colorful signs and I want­ ed to get involved," Thomas said. In fact, Mazur’s efforts have been so successful that Wilkes's Student Government felt it was important enough to fund half of her salary when state funding ceased. With that kind of support, she and Student Affairs associate dean Mark Allen continue the work called for by Breiseth in 1989. "I’m hooked,” says Mazur, tucked away in her office on the third floor of the Conyngham Student Center. "I couldn’t think of a better job." With that sort of ebul­ lience present in its leader, it's almost guaran­ teed that Wilkes's office of Student Volunteer Services will produce the following type of realiza­ tion in many more stu­ dents in years to come. "I never did any com­ munity service before I came to Wilkes," says Christina Poff, a sopho­ more from Muncy. Pa. "Now that 1 have, it's one Of the greatest experi­ ences of my life." I«mre Clark '92 is a free,ance writer and associate edi101 ^or ,cs Lraniinij SiisIciiis, Granton, Pa PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE Examining Our Value to the Community The contribution this year by Wilkes students of nearly 15,000 hours of community service is just one example of how significant the University is to the quality of life in the Wyoming Valley. In the face of financial problems of local govern govern-­ ments, the pressure to attack the tax exemption of independent colleges and universities in Pennsylvania is intense (see article on page 3). The pre­ sent political climate has challenged us to reexamine the ways we help the Greater Wilkes-Barre area deal with its problems—including financial—and how we are perceived by our neighbors. Since its inception as Bucknell University Junior Dr* christoPher N* Breisetfl College, Wilkes has served its community both in educating the students of the area and developing academic programs responsive to local needs. Helping attract the RCA plant in Mountaintop by offering masters degrees in physics and chem­ istry is an oft-cited example. The Wilkes-Hahnemann program to produce medical doctors for the region is another—155 M.D.s were produced. 77 of which are prac­ ticing in our area. One fifth of all our alumni work in education, most teaching in northeastern Pennsylvania. Our contribution to virtually every’ professional area in this region is a key chapter to the Wilkes story. The tremendous commitment by Wilkes to the new six-year Doctor of Pharmacy degree is the latest chapter. We are adding to the story' every year. With a revitalized MBA program and an MHA program tailored to the dramatically changing health care system, along with the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and an agressive Small Business Development Center. Wilkes is contributing directly to the vitality of business both large and small, including the health care industry. The key role of Wilkes faculty in the Earth Conservancy' promises another significant contribution to the economic development of this whole region, in ah of these examples, there is great promise for economic developments throughout the country, even the world. Wilkes also invests in the community directly. A great proportion of the University's $35,000,000 budget is spent locally. The ambitious construction pro­ ject now under way represents our belief in the future of downtown Wilkes-Barre We are taking steps to make affordable housing available to Wilkes faculty and staff in the neighborhood immediately adjacent to campus, which will provide an opportunity for increased wage tax income. We are making an annual contribution to Wilkes-Barre of more than $40,000 to help with the vital services they provide Wilkes faculty, administrators and trustees hold leadership positions in the fabric of this community. I. myself, serve on ten boards and committees locally. Should we lose our tax exemption and have to pay property taxes, the substan­ tial cost will have to be passed on to our customers—the students. 70% of whom still come from northeastern Pennsylvania. When tuition goes up these days, so does our financial aid in order to keep Wilkes accessible to our students. This ts he single most threatening cost to private institutions, cutbacks m programs would be an almost inevitable consequence of having to pay an annual tax bill on allHowX“e‘OiHCommunity well, make the myriad contributions Wilkes does make to the Wyoming Valley, and gain the understanding and support of our X™izX as we battle an initiative in Harrisburg to end our histone tax exemption? We welcome your advice �Wilkes Universe COLONELS OF EXCELLENCE Wilkes Tennis Team A Champion at Any Aye When you see an older adult an a col ege campus you profcab';. assume he's a professor a coach cran But st 37 Barry Care. 97 ores-t after leaving Wilkes in December, 1995. And although he's unsure what he . specialize in. he is leaning toward practicing family medicine. Carey started playing tennis tennis in college. and he s making it come true With a family, a full aca­ demic schedule, and a full time job to juggle. Carey knew joining the team would be an added pres­ sure—especially on his family time. But he and his wife agreed it would be worthwhile. She's been very sup­ portive/ he says, adding with a laugh. “Of course I got her permission before ’ tried doing this.” Carey also was con­ cerned about the caliber tf '/-.petition at the collegfate level. He expected to .-=:•= the Wilkes team, but beyond that his expecta'ft'.s were cloudy. "Before the season. f my goal I was pri­ marily just to S|WlS Iltl.'IIIhllDn Illi,.in fun. I would say now that I still want to have fun. but also have a winning record in singles and in doubles." And win he did, leading the team with a 4-6 record in both singles and dou­ bles competition. by example," says Wilkes head coach Butch lones. "When he walked into the first team meeting, the other guys didn't know what to think. But he won their respect through his performance on the court, and with his positive atti­ THE WISDOM OF AGE tude.” Co-captain Stank admits to having learned a few things from Carey. “As far as tennis goes, I've learned patience," Stank says. "That's why Barry is such a good play­ er—he thinks one shot ahead at all times." While many find it odd for Carey to be playing college tennis at age 37, he sees it as an advantage. It s a sport for all ages, he says, and besides, he believes he has "the wis­ dom of old age," which allows him more patience than his younger oppo­ nents. I'm at an advantage over younger players because, after being sea­ soned by' life. 1 think 1 approach the game with a little more mental pre­ paredness." says Carey. "I see in the guys I play against a lot of the things that made me not as good of a tennis player years ago." Though casual about his age. Carey was concerned about the Kltition'ihip he would ha/'- with Ids li-.immales, especially since i.e the uuilib' I one position But his pies <■1/ '■ has < ontribitfed siobflji/ .iiid niaintily io ’) • ’■ am. and his team 11 ■;!' s ho/e i n /< 1/ .up (>Ollj7< . . .. ■ ■ Athletic Programs Attract National Attention (ill Tammy Swartwood '96 ■ I'ui/y brines l< ■“I' islilp ", 'I.' ii mi atid h ■!' Il's FAMILY COMPETITION In addition to playing five days a week for Wilkes, Carey plays mixed doubles every other Sunday with his 14-yearoid daughter. Julie, who's on Berwick High School's tennis team. "Competing with her is really fun and she's really into tennis," he says. "She's a good little player ' Soon Carey will be able to play much more with his daughter, since this will be Ills only season playing loi the Colonels. H's been a year he and his p'ainin.iios will never foi del, liec.Hise Cjiey It; inoie |u>,i a i? year old who canned a ‘.lit when he dei it led n, |,|.(y leimln |g 11''1'1 an example of whal hh0 d.'i||i,iiioin(|n *'"npli'.li, no ni'iilci Wlltll ||ie nge f>y Steve Sembrat, usia; The word these days is that Wilkes is winning, and it's starting to spread. Vice President for Development Torr. Hadzor says the school did a study several years ago that found name recognition of Wilkes within a 50-mile radius of the school was very good. Outside that range, meanwhile was a different stony. Things are changing now. Wilkes is having its name pop up in the regier.al and national rankings of a variety of sports that appear in magazines and newspapers. It makes selling the school much easier to potential recruits. "The entire athletic program has helped to get Wilkes recognized er. a national level," says head men s bas­ ketball coach Jerry Rickrode. That notoriety and some of the ath­ letic improvements at the lfcmer~i~ have helped it land some top studer.r athletes. "We weren't getting that cal­ •We real'. iber of student-athlete before ' says be s athletic director Phil Wingert "Because of the type of staff an a because of some of the successes tie “gert programs have had. we \e beer, able to attract somebody who could suc­ ceed at a higher level. "That raises the level of the peep'.e around them The notoriety Wilkes has e ’ oyec isn't limited to football xd > basketball, either—most ptogrems c e on the rise It's a little scaty '.\s'-eve txve. these waters savstele. xx-se-cxxand associate athletic exx .e: We.Malatesta whose he'd Ixxxex tee has won back to Kwk V. V. eee.o 1 eague and I < AC ■'■ es ' ■ •' be consistent lust one. ihatsw v : most ot otu .wiebe--.' owe s towaid then with tb.U eo'H de x\ .omes the ttadilo ' Ws" v''to build the lice, . a.' '-' '■'• mound Wilkes m.iv tsxo . •' ' ' A": 5; ;-.; = r �Wilkes Universe HOMECOMING Gala music, theatre, dance event will bigbligbt Homecoming A gala evening celebrating the 30th anniversary' of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts is being planned for October 14. 1995, during Homecoming Weekend. The event will feature a full pro­ gram. including music, theatre and dance performances by students alumni, faculty and friends from throughout the CPA's 30-year histo­ ry. The event is being organized by co-chairs lames Ruck '78 and Al Groh '41. "It promises to be an exciting evening," says Ruck, "as we look back on 30 years of concerts and zA Jala Evening of<JMusic, Theatre, & Dance Celebrating "The "Thirtieth (^Anniversary ofthe ^Dorothy Plickson Parte Center for the Performing zArts featuring Students, Faculty, Alumni, & Friends of Wilkes University Edward Darling, Jr., Theatre Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, October 14, 1995 8 PM Tickets may be obtained, by contacting the Development Office 717-831-4300 or 1-800-WILKES Uext. 4300 Wilkes University PO Box 111 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18766 Reserved seats $25.00 — With student ID $12.50 Make check payable to Wilkes University theatrical performances which were presented in the Darte Center.'' One of the groups to be featured will be the Wilkes University Wind Ensemble, featuring current music students along with alumni instru­ mentalists. The group will meet for at least one rehearsal prior to the evening's performance. "We hope to have as many alumni back as possible," says Jerome Campbell, the ensemble conductor. "Certainly at least one member from each class." Alumni interested in participating, may contact Campbell directly at (717) 831-4432, or by mail: Dr. |erome Campbell Department of Music, Theatre and Dance Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ---- 4.---Nominations accepted for annual award The Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for The Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award. The award is presented annually to a Wilkes alumnus or alumna who exhibits the character­ istics of an educated person, as per­ sonified in the "Marks of an Educated Man or Woman." Current officers, immediate past president or employees or trustees of the University cannot be consid­ ered for this award. The award will be presented by the president of the Alumni Association at Summer Commencement on August 31, 1995. The recipient must be present. Nominations should be sent to the Alumni Office. Include the name and class year of your nominee, as well as your reasons for placing the candidate In nomination. Alumni Association Events Calendar August 19, 1995 Regional alumni event in Baltimore, Maryland. Call for details. September 21, 1995 Alumni Association Breakfast at the Westmoreland Club. WilkesBarre. August 20, 1995 Eastern Carribean cruise aboard Carnival Cruise Line's "Sensation.” October 13-15, 1995 Homecoming Weekend August 20, 1995 Washington, D.C. regional alumni event, hosted by Major Joel Kane ‘80 in Worthington, Virginia. August26, 1995 Massachusetts regional alumni event hosted by Steve Bailey ‘79 in Braintree, Massachusetts. September 9, 1995 Philadelphia-area tailgate recep­ tion prior to Wilkes football game against Weidner University. October 18, 1995 Regional alumni event in Denver, Colorado. Call for details. November 4, 1995 Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton regional tailgate prior to Wilkes football game against Moravian College. Annual open Alumni Association meeting. November, TBA Binghamton. New York regional alumni event.Call for details. November 30, 1995 Alumni Association Breakfast. Wilkes-Barre. Events and dates are subject to change. Details for those in your area will be mailed sev­ eral weeks prior to the event. For further information, or if you would like to host an event, contact the Alumni Office at (717) 831-4130. An Eastern Carribean alumni adventure Sail away with your fellow Wilkes alumni! The Alumni Association, in asso­ ciation with Martz Cruises, is plan­ ning an Eastern Carribean cruise especially for Wilkes alumni. The seven-day trip aboard Carnival Cruise Line's Superliner Sensation" will depart August 20 from Miami. The cruise itinerary promises plenty of opportunities for sightseeing, duty-free shop­ ping. snorkeling and sunbathing, with scheduled stops in the ports of San |uan, St. Croix and St. Attention science and engineering alumni Wilkes University is creating a science and engineering profes­ sional journal to aid in the net­ working of alumni. The new publi­ cation will include pro­ files on out­ j § standing hj u graduates 3 from the School of Science and Engineering, and a directory1 of science and engineer­ ing alumni. Please help us update our data­ base. Send us a resume or letter which details your current posi­ tion, professional history, career highlights and community activi­ ties. Also include your Wilkes class year, major field of study, honors and advanced degrees. Direct all correspondence to: Professional ]oumal c/o: Barbara Sefchik School of Science and Engineering Wilkes University P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Phone: (717) 831-4802 Fax: (717) 829-2434 e-mail: bjsef@Wilkesl.Wilkes.edu I Jl h sJ Thomas. Space is limited. Call immedi­ ately for further information or reservations. Contact Martz Cruises at 1-800-499-7671, or the Alumni Office. For further information on any Alumni activities, contact the Wilkes University Alumni Office: (717) 831-4130 or (800) WILKES-U. Wilkes University P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre PA, I87oo 1 ............... . ....-I ::;;: -23 22 �----- w Wilkes Universe AFTERTHOUGHTS '— Mdi/ If Rest in Peace The Untimely Death of the Surname by Anthony L. Liwzzo, J.D., Pfi.D, I Antfiony. er Dr Liuzzo is Associate Professor of Business and Economics at Wilkes University. He addresses all rds students by tkeir surnames. ❖ 24 was the victim of a robbery. That which I lost was treasured dearly, but I can place no monetary value on it. The event occurred 10. or per­ haps 20. years ago when thieves in the night stole one of my most prized possessions—my surname. 1 can remember possessing it in grammar school, when that blessed nun. Sister Mary Patrick, addressed me as Master Liuzzo while admon­ ishing me to sit up straight and hold my tongue. 1 can still capture the fear in high school of being sin­ gled out and called upon—"Mr. Liuzzo. please conjugate the verb 'to respect' in Latin." Later, in col­ lege and law school, my entry into the adult world was fully validated with a title followed by a last name. 1 studied diligently in graduate school and. after volumes of both perspiration and inspiration, was finally awarded the title "doctor." for all to bear witness to my great accomplishment. But, sometime between then and now. the title and the last name both disappeared. Now I am addressed only as “Anthony"—by salespersons, by telemarketers, by health professionals, by students, and. yes. even by the Internal Revenue Service. It matters not whether the encounter is in person on the telephone, through the mail, in a fez. or by smoke signal. It is quite clear that addressing some­ one by one's surname has become aoout as fashionable as wearing hats and carrying -walking sticks. It was not always this way Late on Sunday o/enings, I wat<h reruns of the old television shows where­ in neighbors never called on “Ozzie, Ralph and Lucy" but rather on "Mr. Nelson. Mr. Kramden, and Mrs. Ricardo." And What's My Line's Mr. Daly introduced Miss Kilgallen, Miss Francis and Mr. Cerf—today they would probably be referred to as "Dottie, Arlie and Benny." Walk into Smith s Hardware Store and ask to speak with Mr. Smith. When I tried this tactic, 1 was informed, "Mr. Smith was my dad—they call me Red." I think I preferred dealing with dad. Attempt to correct the offending individual and you are immediate­ ly branded as a crotchety old man. And, simply refuse to respond and they shout your first name louder, assuming, of course, that you are hearing-impaired, I used to enjoy the prerogative of asking someone to please call me Tony. It was a sense that we shared a camaraderie, a familiarity, per­ haps even a friendship. Now the option is gone. Perfect strangers interrupt my dinner with "Hello, is this Anthony? I'd like to discuss investment strategies with you;" the dental assistant lectures me "Anthony, you need to floss more regularly;" and the police officer confronts me with "Anthony, what's your big hurry today?" And so, I feel like the victim of a robbery This may even be covered under rny homeowner's insurance policy, I must call rny insurance agent, Bucky, Io determine il I am covered! Spread the Word About Wilkes -w-hen Sherri Clark began the % A / application process at V V Wilkes University this year, she had a head start, thanks to Dr. Frances Corbett. For more than a year, Sherri has worked for Dr. Corbett and her hus­ band, Colonel William Corbett, doing housecleaning and gardening around their energy efficient, environmentalfriendly home near Muhlenberg, Pa. "It's the neatest house I've ever seen," says Sherri. "It has a huge porch with windows and the rest is all underground." The Corbetts share a special rela­ tionship with Wilkes, having provided In their will for the eventual transfer ol their home to the University. The property is now used for on-site envi­ ronmental science courses. And II was Dr. Fiances Corbett's encouragement through the Wilkes Today program which led Sherri, an honor student at Lake Lehman High School, to choose Wilkes. Now in its fourth year, Wilkes Today is a direct, personal referral system involving all members of the Wilkes community—faculty, staff, stu­ dents, alumni, trustees and friends of the University—in the admissions process. In addition to the standard admissions follow-up, students referred through Wilkes Today receive highly personalized mailings and information. And referring mem­ bers ot the Wilkes family are updated regularly on their student's applica­ tion and enrollment status. Since its Inception, the program has steadily increased in the number ot applications tvlerted For the upcoming academic year. 8! applica­ tions were filed through the Wilkes Today program. But the real proof of its success is in students like Sherri. “I am very’ excited about going to college." she says. -Eventually i want to work in a pharmacy and get into cancer research.' With enthusiasm like that. Sherri is sure to be a college student Dr. Corbett can be proud of. To refer a student through Wilkes Today, send their name and address and supporting information thigh school, graduation year, major field of interest) to: Barbara King Director o! \\ tikes Today \\ ilkos University P.O- Box 111 \\'.Ikes-Barre. PA ?87oo Oi call 1-800 Wilkes-U. ext 4107. �1131 Netscape: Wilkes Uieivbook ===== What's New? | What's Cool? | Handbook | Net Search Net Directory Newsgroups | 2 Welcome to the Wilkes Electronic Viewbook? An Educated Man or Woman is a statement formulated and adopted by the Wilkes University faculty as a guide to learning. As a comprehensive institution of higher education, Wilkes University seeks a diverse student body capable of defining their individual role in a closely-knit community of learners and scholars. Located along the banks of the Susquehanna River in the cily of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the Wilkes campus features the best of both academic -worlds: contemporary, state-of-the-art academic facilities and historically significant 19th century residential halls. Students have an array of opportunities to participate in a vide range of athletic and extracurricular activities -which nurture intellectual, social, and physical grovth. Providing all students vith an outstanding education in an environment conducive to academic and social goals is the primary mission of Wilkes University. The breadth of academic programs is extensive; therefore, pursuing your career goal vill begin as a dream and end as a reality._____________________________ W I K S UNIVERSE Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED If this magazine is addressed to a graduate who no longer maintains a residence at your home, please tear off the mailing label and mall It, with the corrected address, to the Alumni Office. NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 355 WILKES-BARRE, PA � https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/1b8955bb7d5dd2a98190000b2b1458cf.pdf fd3e06379afe1c511abd22dcea90a073 PDF Text Text ❖ The Alumni Association , takes steps to strengthen relationship^between current students^jnd alumni �FROM THE EDITOR Contents Telling the Stories Behind the “Sacred Six” W I L K E S UNIVERSE Volume 2 ❖ Number 3 Editor Vaughn A. Shinkus '91 Director of University Relations Craig (Mark) Davis Associate Editors Stephanie Geyer Christine Liberaski Editorial Assistants Jessica Bierbower '97 Karen Jones Jean Pall Sports Editor Tom McGuire '85 Director of Alumni Sandra Beynon M'85 Design Projects by Design Corporation Administration Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. President J. Michael Lennon, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs Thomas B. Hadzor Vice President for Alumni. Development and University Relations Paul A. O'Hop Vice President for Business Affairs and Auxiliary Enterprises W ilt-cS Uniruse is published three times a year 'ey V.'ilkes Ur.j verity's University Relations Office and distributed free to- alumni and friends of the university Comments, suggestions, and story ideas are welcomed. Submit all correspondence to: Vaughn Shinkus, Publications Manager. Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. Or call 1-800-W1LKES U extension 4779 Fax (717)8'31-4973. E-mail. alumnfpub@wdkG3l wilkes.edu When we undertook the task of redesigning your alumni maga­ zine two years ago, we had a clear vision of what we were trying to achieve. Sure, it had to be visually appealing and slick, but we also had a good idea of the types of stories it should include: profiles about your classmates around the world who have been successful in their chosen profession, articles from campus which illustrate our academic programs and highlight the good work of our faculty and students, and updates on our quality programs, both curricular and extracurricular. We've done that so far. But, thanks to the focused initiatives the University has developed to market itself, we’re following an established guide. The Sacred Six. as they've become known, are six carefully constructed points we will use in spreading the good word about Wilkes: • Wilkes University offers a variety of academic programs which do an excellent job of building competence and confidence in students. Many of these programs have developed regional reputations for their quality and standards. • Wilkes faculty members care about their students. Their com­ mitment to teaching reflects the core philosophy of the insti­ tution. As a small university. Wilkes offers a level of access to faculty rarely found in a university setting. • Wilkes students have senior-level study and research opportu­ nities not available at other universities prior to graduate studies. These are illustrated by access to equipment in the sciences, performances groups in the arts, cooperative educa­ tion programs, and the ability to work with faculty members on research projects in many study areas. • Wilkes is making major investments in new facilities, it is a university with goals and a vision for the future, making it an excellent place to study and learn. • Wilkes graduates are successful and able to compete with their peers in business and professional areas. You will hold a Wilkes degree with pride and be able to enter your chosen profession with self assurance. • The university sponsors diverse opportunities in student and resident life, offering many housing styles, more than 50 clubs and organizations, and a dynamic athletic program. These six features of Wilkes are present in each of the stories told within. What better evidence of "graduates who can com­ pete in their peers in business," than Bill Hanbury '72, whose profile begins on page 10. What better example of "new invest­ ments" than the campus improvements detailed in our cover story, The Changing Face of Wilkes University? We hope the stories we tell in Wilkes Universe are both infor­ mative and interesting. And as Wilkes continues to progress, and our graduates continue to prosper, the Universe will docu­ ment even/ moment, so that you too can share our journey. , ,A Sincerely, | I w Vaughn A. Shinkus '91 Editor Profiles Page 6 A 21st Century Wilkes University Emerges As the next century looms, Wilfees University reshapes its face, its attitude and its offerings to adjust to the winds of change in higher education Page 10 William Hanbury ‘72: Marketing Milwaukee Tlie recently appointed president of the Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau shares his vision for the city, and fondly recalls his years on the Wilkes gridiron Page 15 Developing the Wilkes Alumni-Student Network ===__ , ., Blood \u l~ . Sweat n Tears. Ink? connected, to the benefit of alumni. •riences coaching an all-star basketball nmentary vgrant elevated to fourth University school er Breiseth on the value of college ratings uo works together on and off the court Page 22 Homecoming — Alumni news: Wilkes announces change in alumni leadership Page 24 Afterthoughts — Dr. Liuzzo laments the decline of the English language ON THE COVER: Wilkes University President Cliiistopher N.Breiseth and guests applaud as the new John Wilkes statue on the Wilkes campus is unveiled during August Commencement exercises Photo by Rob Lettieri Jr. �Wilkes Universe FEEDBACK Article prompts alumni teaching connection Editor. Yesterday 1 received copies of Wilkes Universe (Volume 2. Number I). 1 was thrilled to read it, and kept thinking. ’ Is this really me?" But yes. it really is and I appreciate your job well done, it was really an excellent, well-written profile. Even before I had read the arti­ cle, a Wilkes alumnus called my family. He's a teacher in Philadelphia and is interest­ ed in making some kind of connection between his _ classroom and mine. He's sending my family a packet of questions. They will pass it along tc me. I'll let you know if anything inter­ esting develops out of this. Sandra "Buffy" Crook ‘93 History caused decline in the use of the surname Dear Editor, I confess. Dr. Liuzzo, I did it. Welk not only I. A lot of my buddies joined in the decline and fall of the surname (''Afterthoughts.'' Volume 2. Number 2). Perhaps you'd be interested in my version of the his­ tory of this death? 1 think the problem of the sur­ name became acute during World War 11 I'm sure there were people before then who, for various rea­ sons, gave only their first names or nicknames when asked. I would not claim that my generation was more promiscuous than preceding or succeeding generations, but we were the first to travel so far from home in such numbers, ft simply became easier to say "Tom," or Tillie.'' or 'Jane," or Hunk,'' since no one knew our families in these foreign places. lYes. we had 2 "Hunks" in those days.) Our encounters were so brief, without expectation of meeting again, that we omitted our surnames, titles and other encumbrances. (You'll recall Socrates' saying, "The wise man carries no more through life than the soldier carries into com­ bat.") And. yes. some of us may have had good cause not to let our family names be known. It was known to happen then, for one to give not his own names, but the first name of a friend—or Mi/ generation... was the first to travel so far from home in such numbers. It sim­ ply became easier to say 'Tom,' or 'Tillie,' or ‘Jane,’ or ‘Hunk,’ since no one knew our families in these foreign places." 66 —Ted Weatherly enemy, for that matter. Perhaps the consequent ease of social commu­ nication prolonged the custom of "forgetting" the surname The hope for the future, for those with a cyclical view of history, is that it's only a matter of time, before surnames come back. The future of honoring those with vari­ ous doctorates seems more cloudy: a recent article claimed that we in the U. S. are making more doctor­ ates "than the market can bear." Dr. Liuzzo always will be Dr. Liuzzo to me—although I reserve the right to tell a new fleeting acquaintance, when asked, that my name is Anthony. Ted Weatherly Redmond article reprinted in Concerning Women Editor, I first saw the article about Maggie Redmond's adventures in Wilkes Universe (Volume 2, Number 2). Of course, many people around this area are familiar with the Redmond fami­ ly, and when 1 saw that Maggie was getting involved, it was no surprise. What was a A-' ' surprise was how close she was to history. The struggles of Jennifer Harbury were indeed a national story, and after read­ ing about Maggie it occurred to us at Concerning Women that this was indeed a big story, well worthy of our cover. These are the kinds of people who deserve our attention—people with conviction, belief, and the determina­ tion to follow through on a dream. The best thing about Maggie Redmond's story is that we think this is just one of many chapters that will be written in the future about this remarkable and determined young lady. Thanks again to Wilkes for bringing her to our attention. Bette Cox Saxton Publisher, Concerning Women Publications e-mail address established Your feedback on all issues addressed in Wilkes Universe is welcomed. All letters must be signed and will be sub­ ject to editing. Mail Io-. Editor Wilkes Universe Wilkes University P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Fax: (717) 831-4973 Or, for the electronically adept, e-mail: alumnipubco'wilkes I .wilkes.edu John Wilkes impacts history as an 18th Century Ross Perot The discussion of the life of lohn Wilkes that was occasioned by the recent dedication of his statue at Wilkes University raised an old, but still intriguing, question about histor­ ical cause and effect: Do individuals like Wilkes shape history so much as history shapes them? Wilkes (1727-1797) was an Englishman who was highly regarded in the American colonies. More pre­ cisely, Wilkes—an intermittent mem­ ber of the House of Commons who never made it to this side of the Atlantic Ocean—was the favorite of those colonists who were displeased with Parliament's imposition upon them of the sugar tax of 1764 and, especially, the stamp tax of 1765 He did not speak for all Americans of European descent, although it is difficult to say just how many of them did support the Parliament from which he dissented. The anti-tax Sons of Liberty, one of the first American political action groups, had the nasty—albeit effec­ tive—habit of physically terrorizing anyone who disagreed with them. This type of public "dialogue” does not serve to produce a lot of letters to the editor that might draw the attention of the local tarrers and featherers, and thus we have only a sketchy knowl­ edge of Wilkes's opposition here. The Sons of Liberty, who took their name from a laudatory comment made about them by Wilkes, also are noteworthy because they had what might have been the first American female auxiliary: the Daughters of Liberty. Wilkes presumably liked this innovation, as his expertise on the subject of paternity was not limited to the politics of the New World. What is undeniable is that Mr. Wilkes made it to the forefront of American history. Actually, his star­ ring role Is limited to the American version; the British, losers who were nonetheless allowed to write their own history, make relatively little of him. This same difference in perspec­ tive leads them to hold Benedict Arnold in higher regard than we. There is some merit to the notion that if Wilkes had not assumed the mantle of the leading colonial sym­ pathizer in London, it would have fallen to someone else. The Sons of Liberty had to see to it that someone was elevated to heroic status. Political movements like theirs need more than just targets and enemies: They also need a few heroes and even a martyr or two. If the hero of the Sons of Liberty' turned out to be someone with the legitimacy of a member of Parliament, like Wilkes, so much the better. Wilkes's anointment had still another facet: The colonial protest movement had to find new advocates in Parliament. The professional lob­ byists who represented the colonial governments in London simply did not have the allegiance of tax pro­ testers like the Sons of Liberty. The suddenly-deposed super lobby­ ist of the age that had ended. Benjamin Franklin, was so out of touch with the rapidly-developing sen­ timent back home that he gave parlia­ mentary leaders the wildly mistaken idea that there would be no particular opposition to the stamp tax. It was into this political vacuum that Wilkes enthusiastically stepped. In this. Wilkes was more than just in the proverbial right place at the right time. He was the best choice for colonial hero precisely because his political prominence did surpass that of the other colonial sympathizers in London. This includes that other Wilkes-Barre name-sake. Isaac Barre—who has nary a boarding school, much less a university, named after him l.ike all effective political entrepre­ neurs, Wilkes became well known in C) by James Yoho Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration large part because he was his own best promoter. Think of him as an 18th century Ross Perot, but without nearly so much money. After all, both of them complain a lot about the tax­ ation of Americans; as even the Sons of Liberty illustrate, it has always been a popular position to take. IVIore significantly, both also orga­ nized citizen groups of real impor­ tance to the politics of their times. Wilkes is arguably the leader of the first mass-membership lobbying group. More important, the name of his group—the Bill of Rights Society—explains why he is credited, as his new statue says, with being "an early defender of political liberty, free speech, and the rights of the people to elect their leaders.' The ideas that the government must answer to the electorate and protect the essential rights of the individual are of obvious and incal­ culable significance to civilization. Anyone w ho promotes such impor­ tant ideas as well as did Wilkes can hardly be viewed as a mere puppet of historical forces. We might also say that had the inventor of the wheel not done so. presumably someone would have gotten around to it. However, that reduces neither the significance nor the impressiveness of the invention. Although exceptional individuals like Wilkes certainly must use the cir­ cumstances ot their times to effect the kind of change that makes them famous in the first place this is mote than mere opportunism It also is fore­ sight and creativity of the first order. 3 �ON CAMPUS Pharmacy program elevated to fourth University school Wilkes has elevated its Pharmacy program to school status, making it the University's fourth academic school. The newly established School of Pharmacy' will enable pharmacy edu­ cators to develop programs which will significantly' impact the regional health care delivery’ system in the 21 st Century, according to Wilkes University President Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth. "Wilkes has a long-standing tradi­ tion in pre-medical, nursing and other health education programs," Breiseth said at a news conference announcing Wilkes Universe the new school. "This is part of our health science education thrust.” "The pharmacy industry is chang­ ing," added Dr. Bernard Graham, dean of the School of Pharmacy. "With the establishment of a sepa­ rate school. Wilkes will be on the leading edge in creating new phar­ macy education programs.” Wilkes's Board of Trustees approved the addition of a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1994. The pro­ gram includes two years of pre-professional studies and leads to a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. The 6year curriculum is the new industry standard in pharmaceutical educa­ tion, said Graham. The program's elevation to school status was required by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Annual Fund phonathon campaign continues Seated are: jam." Gardner M 93. Nancy lohnson 79 M'80, Rich Kutz 74 M'83, Lynn Vandeberg and phonalhon chair Jackie Carroll '85 M'88. Standing, assistant director of Annual Giving Maureen Burie, Christine Jondrick '98, and President Christopher N. Breiseth. The University' Annual Fund phonalhon campaign continues through November to raise funds for Wilkes's 1995-1996 Annual Fund Campaign. More than 50 Wilkes alumni and students have been contacting friends of Wilkes and alumni from across the country to help meet the phonathon goal of SI 50,000. The total goal for the Annual Fund is SI.050,000, the largest Annual Fund goal in Wilkes history. The Annual Fund helps support the operating budget of the University, improve facilities, expand library resources and fund scholarships. Business School announces redesigned MBA program Dr. Bernard Graham, dean of the School of Pharmacy, and President Christopher N. Breiseth announce Wilkes's newest school Education for accreditation. Students need accreditation to take a professional license exam. Wilkes is one of only five schools in Pennsylvania to offer professional degrees in pharmacy, and is the only program not located in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh. Wilkes introduces Educational Leadership program Wilkes has begun a principal certi­ fication program designed to shape educational leaders for the 21st Century. The new 36-credit Educational Leadership Program results in a master's degree in educational lead­ ership, along with a principal certifi­ cation in either elementary or sec­ ondary education. The two and a half year program is different from most others, in which the majority of credits are earned in the classroom. Participants in Wilkes's program take one education­ al leadership seminar during their first two semesters, and then pursue plans of study in which they develop action/research plans to deal with issues in the schools in which they teach. The program culminates with an applied research project. For more information, call the department of education at (717) 831-4463 or I-800-WILKES-U, ext. 4463. Dr. Gary A. Giamartino, dean of the University's School of Business, Society and Public Policy, has announced changes in the Master of Business Administration Program. The new M.B.A. program is designed to provide management education at the master's level for students with an undergraduate background in business, accounting, or economics or in other varied aca­ demic disciplines. Wilkes's M B A. curriculum is divided into founda­ tion, core and elective classes, and is offered during semester evening hours and trimester weekend hours throughout the academic year. The enhanced curriculum concen­ trates on the development of core managerial skills to address the challenges of a rapidly changing business environment. Skills such as communication, team decision­ making and cross-functional integra­ tion are emphasized to produce more effective managers. The program was redesigned with input from faculty and graduate stu­ dents from various departments to ensure that the changes would serve the needs of Wilkes's 200 M.B.A. students. The redesigned M.B.A. program announcement coincided with the fall semester opening of a new classroom and office building to house the School of Business, Society and Public Policy and the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Dr. Barbara Samuel Loftus, assis­ tant professor of business adminis­ tration, has been named director of the program. For further information on the M.B.A. Program, call (717) 831-4703 or I-800-WILKES-U. ext. 4703. 60 graduate at August Commencement Photos by C Sa!on'ck President Breiseth awards a degree to a new graduate at August Commencement exercises More than 60 received graduate and undergraduate degrees at annu­ al summer commencement exercis­ es held for the first time in front of the Eugene S. Farley Library. Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth gave the principal address at the morning cere­ monies and Demetrios G. Papademetriou '70 received the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumnus Award. Additionally, Norma Sangiuliano Tyburski received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. A drama Norma Coiisldiice Saiiainli<ino Tiil'uiski nwivesan Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at August Commencemciif instructor at Bucknell lunior College (BUJC). precursor to Wilkes University', Tyburski was founder of the Thespians, a drama club which evolved into the department of theatre, in 1935 she founded the Children s Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, and has been active in many civic groups, including the Campfire Girls and the United Way. She was honored in 1992 by friends and alumni of Wilkes as the first Lady Colonel. "Mrs. Tyburski has made a posi­ tive impact on Wilkes from her first day as a drama instructor at Bucknell University lunior College to today as she reunites BUIC alumnae," said President Breiseth. who conferred the honorary’ degree. "Wilkes is proud to call her one of our own." Dr. |. Michael Lennon, vice pres­ ident for academic affairs, gave welcoming remarks. Greetings were given by Eugene Roth ’57, chairman. Wilkes University Board of Trustees; lane Elmes-Crahall. chair. Faculty Affairs Council; and Kellie Klein 96, president. Student Government. 4 5 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe transformation of campus in the summer of 1993. The $25 million, four-year plan is Wilkes’s most extensive in history. "ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL" Photos by C. Salonick Faculty and graduates surround the newly erected statue of John Wilkes at dedication ceremonies held during August Commencement. Campus Improvements The Changing Face of Wilkes University J ust as people mature, stretch their wings and change with the times, so too must the institutions that serve them. By Ciiristine Liberaski Communications . Uni^rsitV its face’lts attitude and its offerings—has reshaped itself physically and internally to adjust to these winds of change. What this ransformation has borne is a University ready for the challenges of the 21st century, one built on a ssolid foundation laid more than 60 years ago. "There is such a sense- of change about campus—about as much as the Erf-is/rh'1"^! exp'ains Wi^es University President Dr. Christopher N. years.. ’ tthem|nds eyes will be stretched even further in the coming Assistant The Wilkes University Board of Trustee: is announced plans for the physical Tlie freshly planted George Fenner Quadrangle, which runs between Stark Learning Center and the new classroom/ office building One significant change on cam­ pus is the new classroom and office building that houses the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and the School of Business, Society and Public Policy. Located in the 100 block of South Franklin Street, the 56,000 square-foot, dark brick­ face structure has gables on its street side to continue the scale and rhythm of the older buildings in the block. "The new building and plans for of the new building are rows of win­ the entire campus incorporate our dows that overlook yet another commitment to maintain the emerging enhancement to cam­ integrity of the historical district of pus—the George Fenner downtown Wilkes-Barre," says Paul Quadrangle, an area named after A. O'Hop, vice president for busi­ long-time Wilkes neighbor George ness affairs and auxiliary enterpris­ Fenner. The "Quad," as many have es. started calling it, is not complete Accounting major Karen yet. But like the grass seedlings Bednarczyk '96, spent her first that have sprouted between the three years at Wilkes running from Stark Learning Center and the new the Marts Center to Stark Learning building, people look at the bud­ Center to the Darte Center for her ding Quad and see its potential. business-related classes. Now she The George Fenner spends her days in Quadrangle will the new classroom stretch approxi­ and office build­ mately 800 feet ing, which has not from South Street yet been named. to Northampton "The building is Street. Church Hall, absolutely beauti­ which now houses ful, but what's the bookstore, will most impressive is eventually be the amount of removed or taken computers in it," to another place on says Bednarczyk. "1 campus. never have to wait "The Fenner to get on a com­ Quadrangle will puter in the labo­ provide a sort of ratory, which is Tfi<’ urn’ classroom/office building, located greenway and large great." on South Franklin Street space for the entire On the backside id' campus to meet," says Breiseth. "But also, this stretch of green with John Wilkes standing at one end, will attract visitors from the com­ munity as well." A NATIONAL LANDMARK This past August. John Wilkes, in the form of a nine-foot statue, made his first trip across the Atlantic Ocean to the city and cam­ pus named after him. The bronze salute to the English political figure and journalist was unveiled during summer commencement and received attention from the entire community. "Aesthetically, it's great to have such a wonderful piece of art in the community," says Wilkes-Barre Mayor Lee Namey '68, "But just as important is the fact that the statue reflects the heritage of this city as well as the University." Million dollar renovations to the Stark Learning Center also have begun to accommodate the School of Pharmacy's laboratories and facilities. And sand blasting to Stark's exterior walls has revealed beautiful red bricks that comple- 6 7 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe ^5 Namesake statue is first in the United States The nine-foot statue of British politician John Wilkes. stands directly in front of the Eugene S. Farley Library ment the new building Stark faces across the Quad. Housed deep inside the Stark Learning Center is another new jewel on campus—the Thomas P. Shelburne Telecommunications Center Nearly complete, the 5.500 square-foot facility will accommo­ date two television studios, private editing suites, classrooms and offices. Heidi Van Essendelft '96 is so impressed with the studio she decided not to graduate on time. Van Essendelft, a communications major with a concentration in telecommunications, figured the experience she'll gain by working in the new center is worth putting off graduation "The new studios are probably the best I've ever seen at a small The statue of the University's namesake, lohn Wilkes, erected on campus is the only of its kind on this side of the Atlantic. Unveiled at summer Commencement exercises in August, the bronze figure is a reproduction of a John Wilkes statue erected in London in 1988. "The statue portrays John Wilkes rather arrogantly because he was quite an arrogant man," says sculptor lames Butler of Warwick, England, who traveled to WilkesBarre for the unveiling. "He is standing with one hand on his hip and the other hand holding a speech he made to Parliament." Measuring nearly nine-feet in height, the statue weighs approxi­ mately one-half ton. It was made from the original plastic cast Butler used to create the London statue, which won the award for school." says Van Essendelft. "We now can use a higher quality tape, the shows look better and there is more flexibility in what we're capa­ ble of doing. It's almost as if we're in the real world." The telecommunications center was made possible by Catherine Shelburne, widow of the late Thomas P. Shelburne, a local pio­ neer in the television industry who once owned local ABC affiliate WNEP Channel 16. A VITAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE Other changes on campus include a refurbished Dorothy Dickson Darte Center and the addition of a lighted walkway from South Franklin Street through the Weckesser Hall lawn to South Main Street. the best new public sculpture in London in 1988. The sculptor pre­ sented a lecture on the statue and his work the night of the unveiling. In addition to the unveiling and Butler's lecture, a symposium on the life and times of John Wilkes featured Wilkes history professor Dr. Harold Cox, John Wilkes Scholar at SUNY, New Paltz Dr. Arthur Cash and local attorney and lohn Wilkes expert Attorney Charles Petrillo ‘66. The new statue was made pos­ sible by generous gifts from Stephen Sordoni and the law firm of Rosenn, Jenkins and Greenwald. The statue was dedi­ cated to Judge Max Rosenn. Attorney Eugene Roth '57 and Attorney Joseph J. Savitz ‘48 as tribute to their leadership at Wilkes University and in the Wyoming Valley. "I love watching the flow of peo­ ple walking from South Franklin to South Main along the walkway, and know that local merchants must see it too," says Breiseth. "In time, maybe people will again see this area as attractive and will want to rebuild that area of downtown." Breiseth is not the only person who sees Wilkes as helping the community. "There's no question about it, the development of the University is good for the development of the area," says Vince Matteo ‘75, exec­ utive vice president of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. "And not only physi­ cally, but also in the integral role the University plays in shaping minds." The obvious changes around campus are a preview of what Wilkes University will look like in a few years. Pickering Hall will be replaced by a 250-space parking lot, a new residence hall will be added, and a student union will be built next to Bedford Hall to house the Sordoni Art Gallery, a new cafeteria and student activities offices. "In essence, the new student union with the Sordoni Art Gallery, Bedford Hall and the Darte Center are going to make up the cultural corner of Northeastern Pennsylvania," says Breiseth. All the construction, refurbishing and rearranging on campus will stay largely within the boundaries the campus has established, according to Breiseth. Because he sees enrollment leveling at about 2,000 full-time students, he doesn't see the need to expand any further. The only other option is the possible expansion of the Eugene S. Farley Library to accom­ modate more learning resources. The building was designed so that it could be expanded toward Fenner House. SOMETHINGS NEVER CHANGE Eddy Shehwen has watched Wilkes progress through the years from his barbershop now housed in the YMCA on the corner of South Franklin and Northampton streets. A barber to the presidents, Shehwen has cut hair for all four of Wilkes's leaders—Farley, Michellini, Capin and now Breiseth. Shehwen fondly remembers some of the older buildings that were removed to make room for improved facilities on campus. But he's excited about the new build­ ings, too, and can't wait to get a tour of the new classroom building he walks past every morning on his way to work. "Sure the old buildings were gor­ geous but so are the new ones," says Shehwen. "Things have to change with the times." "But one thing about Wilkes will never change—the people," he adds. "When it comes down to the professors, the students, the presi­ dents, they're all humble and real nice people." t5Tfte develop­ ment of the University is good for the development of the area..,not only physically, but also in the integral role it plays in shaping minds." Vince Matteo ‘75 Evivutire Director Greater Wilfes-Barre Chamber of Commerce Heidi Van Essendelft '96 directs a produc­ tion from the control room of the lieu1 Thomas P. Slidl’iirar Tdi’ii’iiimuiiiuitions Center 8 Q �Wilkes Universe PROFILE Photos courtesy Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Center William Hanbury ‘72 poses in front of the Milwaukee River, in downtown Milwaukee. Wisconsin Don't tell Bill Hanbury 72 that Milwaukee is all about beer, brats and bowling. He doesn't buy it. Since his appointment to presi­ dent of the Wisconsin city's Tourist and Convention Center one year ago. Hanbury has worked tirelessly to change that blue collar percep­ tion to one more urbane, though user-friendly, in nature. "Milwaukee is truly a world-class city in the arts and cultural arena," he says, citing the city's extraordi­ nary ballet, symphony, repertory theater, and museums. "But when people think of Milwaukee they don't think in those terms." It's an uphill battle, but clearly Hanbury is winning. As top marketer for Milwaukee, he oversees a $4 mil­ lion budget, more than 60 full and part time employees, and manages a foundation. Armed with a newly created marketing slogan and a $500,000 promotional campaign, he is leading the convention center in a crusade to make the city—the coun­ try's 17th largest—a top convention and tourist destination. Critical to that effort, he says, is the completion of the new Wisconsin Center, a $166 million convention facility slated for com- Tile Milwaukee skyline, looking over the Milwaukee River pletion in 1999, and a proposed sta­ dium which will keep Major League Baseball’s Milwaukee Brewers from skipping town. Hanbury. who has been at the epicenter of both pro­ jects, hopes their fruition will posi­ tion Milwaukee ahead of competing cities such as St. Louis, Indianapolis and Kansas City. "You must have the infra­ structure in place to be competitive with the finest cities in America," he says. "You must have those kind of assets on the ground or you won’t be competitive." because of the promise of the new Wisconsin Center, Hanbury says. But, as he asserts in a letter pub­ lished in Milwaukee's loumal-Sentinel. adding to the positive decision was the collective character of Milwaukeeans themselves. "We have a sense of pride and community esprit de corps that may be unrivaled by any other city in America," he says. The bureau's new ' * "Genuine American" cam■ paign celebrates this spir­ it, says Hanbury, while promoting Milwaukee's her­ itage and strengths in more sophisticated areas. "We have tried to position our­ selves as the genuine American city—a place where you find value in our diversity, in our work ethic, in our sense of pride about being Americans." says Hanbury. He adds that marketing Milwaukee’s friendli­ ness. accessibility and affordability will put it at the top of the list. "Some people put communities up on pedestals and they're very dif­ ficult to buy," he says. "The thing you have to do is put a community MWAUKEg Marketing Milwaukee More than Just Beer and Brats’ By Vaughn Shinkus ‘91 10 Si Bill Hanbury during his years as an offensive guard for the Wilkes College Colonels SIGNS OF SUCCESS Already there's proof that Hanbury s prophesy will ring true. The International Association of Police Chiefs (IACP) recently chose Milwaukee for the sight of its 2001 convention, an event expected to bring the city a $14.9 million eco­ nomic windfall, by convention cen­ ter estimates. The IACP chose Milwaukee ahead of other finalist cities—Chicago, III, Columbus, Ohio and Toronto, Canada—largely 11 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe position in Milwaukee one year ago. In a business known for its tran­ sience and rapid growth rate. Hanbury has breathed life back into the tourism programs in several cities. But at 45, it appears as if he's in Milwaukee to stay. He's signed a five-year contract, and he and his wife. Valerie, hope to raise their children. Morgan, 9, Gillian, 7, and Neil. 4, there. Emeritus Professor of pfuisical education Roland Schmidt witfl William Hanbury 72 at the 1994 Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner. left 'Wilkes with a great sense of confidence in what I could do as a person—not just in football, but intellectually, academically and ethically." William Hanbury '72 12 down on a shelf where a consumer can reach it. One of the reasons I've been at least somewhat successful in this business is that I've always approached this as a product sales challenge." But Hanbury's success during a career which spans two decades is not surprising, in spite of the fact that it was a unique turn of events that he ended up in the tourism industry' in the first place. SYRACUSE AND SEOUL, HARVARD AND HILTON HEAD After graduating from Wilkes in 1972, Hanbury returned to his hometown of Syracuse, N.Y. and began teaching history. During those years, he devoted most of his time and energy pursuing his true passion—football. After several try­ outs with professional teams, he got his break in 1973 when he was draft­ ed by the Buffalo Bills. Though he eventually was wavered by the team. Hanbun/ says it was the experience of a lifetime. "It was fun while it lasted," he says. "1 really felt it was a great leap to come out of the Wilkes football program and have an opportunity to play at that level. I'm still pretty proud of that." After what he calls a "very short and non-illustrious career" in the National Football League. Hanbury took a sales job in Syracuse for four years. Weary of traveling on sales calls, Hanbury began looking for a more stable career. So he accepted a position with the Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau, where he eventually was named executive director. Over the period of six years that followed, Hanbury served in similar capacities with tourist bureaus in Buffalo. N.Y. and Hilton Head, S.C. His experience coordinating sport­ ing events in Hilton Head paid off in the form of a job opportunity as director of unit managers for NBC Sports, a position in which he coor­ dinated coverage of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Hanbury then successfully pur­ sued a Master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University, and served a brief stint as head of a tourist bureau in Flint, Michigan, before accepting the LEARNING THROUGH FOOTBALL Hanbury attributes much of his career success to lessons he learned on the football field at Wilkes. An offensive guard for the Colonels, he praises former head football coach. Roland Schmidt, for instilling within him a work ethic and values he still is guided by today. "Rollie probably was the most important figure in that era of my life," says Hanbury, adding that the two still keep in touch. "Often in my life I have asked myself 'what would the coach think about that.'" In trademark fashion, emeritus Coach Schmidt, recently retired, downplays his influence. "Most guys who are successful usually do that—they give the credit to somebody else," says Schmidt. "But Billy didn't need anything from me, he was a good kid from the get go." Hanbury got going at Wilkes after visiting his friend and high school football team­ mate Dave Mitchell '71, now manag­ ing partner of a CPA firm in ' Syracuse. Hanbury had been recruit- Hanbury conducts a news conference announcing the convention center's new $500,000 marketing campaign ed by larger schools because of his prowess on the football field. He chose Wilkes, and ended up playing a role in one of the longest winning streaks in American college football history. During his junior and senior seasons, the squad played 32 con­ secutive games without a loss. Coach Schmidt easily recalls rea­ sons for their success. "All the kids were of the same caliber that Billy was,” he says. "I suspect he probably got as much out of the group as he did from me." That's true, says Hanbury—he still remains friends with many of his former teammates. When the team celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Athletics Hall of Fame banquet two years ago, Hanbury relished the opportunity to get together with his college pals. "1 really felt like 1 was part of family there," he says. "There were if '•> people who cared about me / as who I was. I found great j happiness in that.” .i But Hanbury learned valu­ able lessons in the class­ room as well, he says. A his­ tory major at Wilkes, he credits professors like Harold Cox and courses like American history, government and political sci­ ence for giv­ ing him the basis for a career in a public forum. y "A key success factor in this job is your ability' to survive in a political environment, says Hanbury. "I learned those lessons very well at Wilkes. "I came to Wilkes somewhat of a shy, insecure 18-year-old kid," he adds. "I left Wilkes with a great sense of confidence in what I could do as a person—not just in football, but intellectually, academically and ethically." Even today. Hanbury says, he approaches work with the same gusto he did for football, "with a real sense of joy and enthusiasm and interest." He says he’s proud to represent Milwaukee to the world, and lives by a mantra put forth by his coach more than 20 years ago. "Rollie used to say 'just be the best.' 1 think about that all the time. Whether I'm nurturing my children, giving a speech, representing Milwaukee before a national associ­ ation. or exercising in the morning, I still want to be the best." 13 �PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE Wilkes Universe College Guide Books Confront Wilkes with Tough Choices R ecently there has been tributing compared to the present fierce competition considerable media cover­ total number of alumni for for students a high ranking age questioning college whom we have accurate can create a favorable rankings in national news addresses (and thus impression in the overall magazines. The Wall Street knowledge that they are marketing of the institu­ journal and the Philadelphia alive). This is the standard tion. Inquirer have taken some of established by CASE, the The situation confronts the raters to task, correctly professional association of Wilkes with some tough pointing out that the rat­ fund raisers. choices. First, we have ings rely on self-reported, Wilkes is working on consistently reported our unaudited enrollment sta­ several fronts to improve enrollment and SAT statis ­ tistics which often differ our profile, not for the rat­ tics with complete hon­ from those institutions ings magazines but for the esty', including conditional report to the government. solid strengthening of the admits (students at Wilkes Several institutions with University. Our median who are required to take high rankings have exclud­ SAT scores for the last two our STEP program in the ed conditional admits and freshman classes have summer before their fresh­ foreign students from the increased by more than 70 man year). After the first SAT averages of new points. Because our alum­ article last spring, the freshmen, a practice ni have been the most Board urged us to contin­ expressly prohibited in the vocal in their concern that ue reporting as required criteria established by the we have not appeared in by the rating criteria. magazines. Tfe Wall Street the top group for our Second, because of the journal article reported region, we are left with a large number of graduate more than two dozen dis­ choice. Should we join an degree programs (includ ­ crepancies in SAT scores, increasing number of col­ ing now our Doctorate in acceptance rates and other leges and universities that Pharmacy' degree). Wilkes critical enrollment data refuse to submit our sta­ is ranked with comprehen­ from colleges tistics, thus underscoring sive universi­ with high rank­ the flawed methodologies ties, not small ­ ings. of the ratings and our er libera! arts Acknowledging judgment that these rat­ colleges. We the problem. ings are doing unfair harm are thus being U.S. News & to both institutions and compared with World Report students as they seek the institutions nonetheless best college or university with larger ranked the for their interests and apti­ endowments institutions, tudes? Or should we con­ (ours is only referencing the tinue to submit the data SI9 million), problems with as we continue to improve more extensive footnotes. the recruitment and fund curricula and Several out­ raising performance of salaries for both higher standing colleges, so dis­ Wilkes, and trust that the faculty and administration. gusted by the situation, public pressure, particular­ Third, while we report a have refused to submit ly on U.S, News & World 24% participation rate of their data. Report, will eventually cre­ alumni in the annual fund While a recent student ate a level playing field? I campaign (as compared poll published by the Arts invite your suggestions with a 32% rate for and Science Group, Inc., which you can send to me University of Scranton indicated that these rating via this magazine. alumni). U.S. Neu>s & World. guides have little influence However we answer this, Report calculates only 18% on college choice, we for Wilkes. Our figure uses you can help us increase acknowledge that in the the number of alurnni conthe number of student US.NEWS Ameriea’s Colleens -5 Christopher N. Breisetfi Wilkes University President inquiries (we want to raise these from last year's 12,000 to 17.000 this year), increase the participation rate in giving to the annu­ al campaign and, in the forthcoming capital cam­ paign. to the endowment. Alumni can significantly strengthen Wilkes's com­ petitive position. More important, improvement in these categories is syn­ onymous with Wilkes's becoming an even finer institution—regardless of the ratings. It remains our experi­ ence at Wilkes that the most important considera­ tion for a prospective stu­ dent is to visit the cam­ pus, meet with faculty, spend time with students both in and out of class and determine whether there seems to be a "fit". We are proud of our pro­ grams and our facilities. We are investing heavily in both, making Wilkes more and more attractive to potential students. Help us to attract more stu­ dents, and Wilkes will grow in stature and receive greater national recogni­ tion for the high quality education which is the Wilkes tradition. Trustee Clifford Melberger, owner of Diversified Records Services. Inc.(seated), ivilfi his Wilkes alumni/student employees: Dawn Layaou '91; Marlene M. Marriggi '89; Kim Woods '96; Jim Antonio ‘63; ian Thyren, MBA candidate: Marie Gernata, MBA candidate; Mickey Melberger '91 Photos oy C. Salonick The Wilkes Network Jennifer Learn '91 Jim Savage ‘96 lights up when he talks about his mentor. The Wilkes University communications major got tips on job hunting and marketing his ideas. They went to seminars and networked. And because his mentor, JoAnn Scubelek '92, graduated from Wilkes, they shared stories about the University. "It's really worked out great because we have so much in com­ mon,’’ says Savage, who is serving an internship with Scubelek at the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute in Scranton, Pa. Scubelek is community relations director for the non-profit healthcare network, and also has served as a student mentor for the Pennsylvania Public Relations Society, a regional pro­ fessional group. "She's teaching me the ins and outs of the field," says Savage. "I just can't say enough good things about her and how she’s helped me." ALUMNI CONNECTIONS Experiences like Savage's have prompted Wilkes's Alumni Association to take steps to formal­ ly connect the University's more than 20.000 alumni to students and to one another. “The Alumni Board is compiling a master list of all University gradu­ ates interested in mentoring or 14 15 �PROFILE getting in touch with other Wilkes graduates in their field," says Bill Miller ‘81, chairman of the board s student liaison committee. "More than 100 alumni have signed up so far, and the board is trying to get in touch with other interested graduates." The list should be available through the internet at Wilkes’ World Wide Web site (located at http://www.wilkes.edu) by the end of the semester, adds Miller, who is vice president of FAO Schwarz. Miller has been working to involve students in Alumni Association events and activities in an effort to strengthen ties between the two groups. Already several students have met with the board during their quarterly meetings. Additionally, committee mem­ bers plan to start career forums that will expose students to 10 or more alumni working in their field of interest during one session. "The ball has started rolling." says Miller, who lives in New York City. "These types of services can only help strengthen students’ feel­ ings about getting a job and also strengthen ties to the University." HELPING THE FUTURE Several alumni say they signed up to be a mentor because it is a tangible way to help the University. "Wilkes offered me a great deal, and I think this is a way to give something back," says Jackie Bacon '77, a kindergarten teacher from Naugatuck. Connecticut. In addition to providing student teaching opportunities. Bacon hopes to give education students tips on producing videos and port­ folios that some schools want from teacher applicants. "Students majoring in education need all the help they can get find­ 16 Wilkes Universe lint Savage '96. left, mid J0A1111 Scubelek '92 pose at their office in the Northeast Regional Cancer An easy way to help students Remember your senior year at Wilkes, and the anxiety you felt wondering whether you would find work after graduation? Well, times may change, but one thing has not—undergraduates still have the same fears about their future. But thanks to a new program established by the Alumni Association, you can help allay some of those fears. For the past year, the association has been compiling information from alumni interested in becoming a career mentor to current Wilkes students. By becoming a mentor, you can touch the future in a very real way, according to Bill Miller ‘81, chairman of the Association's student liaison committee. The mentoring program is an easy way for alumni to help students with their career choices and pro­ fessional development, he says. "We're trying to complete the loop, by connecting alumni with current students interested in a particular profession," says Miller. So far. the mentoring database includes more than 100 alumni from various fields, including teaching, engineering, marketing and sales, journalism, and medi­ cine Miller is hoping to increase ing a job today," says Bacon. "It’s becoming tougher and tougher for teachers to get a job." Janine Becker ‘92, a student loan marketing director at Sallie Mae in Wilkes-Barre, says she is willing to mentor Wilkes students studying business or financing. Becker also can help students with networking. Institute in Scranton, Pa. Bill Miller ‘81 the amount of alumni and stu­ dents involved and the diversity of careers represented. There are several ways you can interact with students as a career mentor • Allow a student to shadow you for a day where you work so they can get a feel for a prospective profession. • Have lunch or meet with a stu­ dent who is considering a career in your profession. • Share your contacts with gradu­ ating seniors looking to begin a career. To find out more about the mentoring program, or to add your name to the mentoring database, contact the University's Career Services Office at (717) 831-4060, or the Alumni Office at (717) 831-4130. —Jessica Bierbower '97 Because Sallie Mae handles stu­ dent loans, Becker sees many stu­ dents struggling to find work in their field after college. "It's getting tough out there. I'm willing to try to help Wilkes stu­ dents so they don't have to take a McDonald's-type job after gradua­ tion," says Becker. A CAREER OPPORTUNITY Some alumni even offer jobs to other Wilkes alumni. Trustee Clifford Meiberger and his wife, Ruth ‘62, have hired several Wilkes graduates at their company, Diversified Record Service Inc. in West Pittston, Pa. "1 would say the largest number of our management personnel are from Wilkes," says Mr. Meiberger "They are excellent." Miller also has hired several Wilkes alumni. "I get some of my best recruits every year from Wilkes," he says. Alumni networking benefits the University as well, according to Anthony Shipula '78, the newly appointed director of alumni in Admissions. Connecting alumni from other states is important, he says, because alumni can talk to high school students who may be interested in attending Wilkes. Through Shipula, alumni now have a direct mechanism for becoming involved in the admis­ sions process. Using a personalized referral system, the University hopes to generate additional inquiries, which ultimately will increase the number of prospective students in the enrollment funnel. To aid in that effort. Shipula has mailed a recruiting package to all alumni. The package includes an inquiry brochure, a copy of the University’s "Sacred Six" marketing statement and a copy of the Wilkes Viewbook, which describes the institutions programs, activities and curriculum. "A positive endorsement from a former student or friend of the University is the best tool available to encourage prospective students to apply," says Shipula. laniiie BrckiT M'92, student lain market­ ing director ul Sallie Mur in Wilkes-Barre ^Wilkes offered me a great deal, and I think this is a way to give something back." Jackie Bacon '77 Kindergarten teacher Naugatuck. Conn. �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Coach Karen Haag Coaching Basketball "Down Under” Members of the People to People Under 20 all-star team pose near Sydney Harbor. Front row. ]en Wenclewicz, Toni Esposito, lenn Nisft, Lynn Makalusky, Coach Karen Haag. Back row: Rebecca Baker '98, La Phelia Doss. Charlotte Thomsen, Julie Brantey, Stacey Porrinni, Brenda Marquis. Kelley Hunt. Photo courtesy Karen Haag By Tom McGuire '85 When an old friend asked Wilkes University women's basketball coach Karen Haag if she’d like to take an expense-paid trip to coach basketball in Australia this past summer, it seemed like an offer too good to be true. "He called me one day and asked if I would like to coach a team that was going to play in Australia for two weeks," says Haag. "I thought there had to be a catch." But it was true. Haag had been selected to coach People to People Sports Committee's Under 20 all-star team to compete in the Great Australian Shootout, held in Sydney, Australia. Initiated in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, People to People is an organization which promotes interna­ tional friendship, good­ will, and mutual under­ standing through sports. The caller was People to People director Ed Ryder, whom Haag knew from her years as a player at Oneonta State. And the only "catch" was that she had to assemble the team herself. That wasn't a problem. Within a few weeks, Haag organized players from throughout the United States, including Wilkes sophomore Rebecca Baker '98, and two play­ ers from University of Connecticut's NCAA Division I national cham­ pionship team. When all was said and done, the team captured the silver medal in the tournament, winning six games and losing two. But basketball was really second to the wonderful experience that Haag. Baker and the rest of the team had living in a v/orld and culture they previously had only seen in movies. twice at the University of Southern California before departing on the 17-hour flight to Sydney the next day. They landed in Sydney at 6 a.m. on Friday, July 5th, exhaust­ ed from jet lag. But there was no time for sleeping. They immediately went on a cruise of Sydney Harbor so that they could start adjusting to the change in time. Afterward, they practiced at Sydney University, where they paid $100 Australian for access to a basketball court they shared with a local fit­ ness group. "The hardest part was trying to yell over the disco music the fitness group was playing off to side," says Haag. The group spent the night in Sydney, exploring the downtown, and its famous opera house. "It's a very clean city Rebecca Baker, right, defends a competitor during the Australian shootout Pnoto courtesy People to People Sports and the harbor is spec­ tacular." says Haag. "The biggest disappointment is to see all the U.S. fast food outlets in the down­ town." After their night in Sydney, the group ner­ vously anticipated their trip to Melbourne, where they would meet their host families. "Many of the kids didn’t know what to expect and had a lot of apprehen­ sion. But in the end, it was the best part of the trip." CULTURAL LESSONS The group spent several days absorbing Australian culture. One excursion took them to a nature center where they saw kangaroos, koalas, and tasmanian devils. And on another trip to an Australian rules football match, the group got a first-hand look at the enthusiasm Australians have for football. "It was amazing to see 90,000 fans screaming and yelling for their team, more so than American SAILING IN SYDNEY The players met for the first time in Los Angeles on July 3rd, and practiced Rdrccui Brtfe’r '98 and Coach Karrii H<uw in Sydney Photo courtesy Karen Haag 18 19 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Coach Haan gestures during fl Great Australian Shootout match. “Everyone was crying as they hugged and said goodbye. That was the best example of what People to People hopes to accomplish with trips like this." Karen Haag Wilkes Women's Basketball Coach fans," says Haag. After the game, the group was surprised to see fans enter the field to walk around or "kick the footy." "1 don't think that you'd ever see that in America," says Haag. And there were other cultural differences. Though Australians speak English, the group found many differences in the use of words—"stuffed" means "tired," and "gross" means "cool." "I was asked if I wanted some tea," says Haag. "1 said no, not realizing that what they were asking me if I wanted dinner. "But our biggest mis­ take was asking a group of people who they were 'rooting' for at the game," she added. "We didn't realize that 'rooting' is a ■I Photo courtesy People to People Sports curse word in Australia. We quickly learned not to say that anymore." HOLDING COURT When it came time to play basketball, though, the Americans were ready. Unlike in the United States, where most teams are spon­ sored by a school, sports in Australia are club-ori­ ented. Accordingly, Australian facilities often are not of the quality that the American players have become accus­ tomed. "It made the team real­ ly appreciate what they have at home." Haag said. Although the Great Australian Shootout is several years old, 1995 was the first year to fea­ ture a women’s division. Coach Haag. center, with her Australian host family Photo courtesy Karen Haag In addition to Haag's U.S. team, the shootout included seven club teams from Australia, including one team fea­ turing four players who could end up on the Australian Olympic team that will travel to Atlanta next year. "Women's basketball is just beginning to take off in Australia," says Haag. "The players are funda­ mentally strong and play good defense They like to run and can shoot if left alone." Haag's American team won by 18 points in five of its games and by one point in a sixth, and lost only twice. In the champi­ onship game, the American all-stars fell to the team with the Olympic contenders. On their final Sunday night in Melbourne, Haag's host family held a party for coaches from the tournament. Haag quickly learned another Australian tradition, as the group stood around in a circle and sang. "It was interesting to see these people, reserved one minute, let­ ting loose the next minute," says Haag. "At first I didn't know what to do, but I eventually jumped in and started singing along with them." To make their American guests feel at home, the coaches ended the night with a rendition of "New York, New York. FRIENDS FROM ABROAD When it eventually came time to leave, there was not a dry eye in the airport. Even though many of the students had at first been apprehensive about staying with a host fami­ ly, many of them formed bonds with them that will last a lifetime. "Everyone was crying as they hugged and said goodbye for the final time," says Haag. "That was the best example of what People to People hopes to accomplish with trips like this." "For me the experience was like a dream," Haag adds. "It was very intense and electrifying travelling all that way, staying in someone's home, and getting to coach an outstanding group of young women. I wouldn't trade it for any­ thing in world." COLONELS OF EXCELLENCE Dynamic duo puts volleyball program on top On the surface, Wilkes volleyball play­ ers Wendy O'Connor ‘96 and Tammy Swartwood '96 appear to have nothing in common. One is tall, the other short. One is blonde, the other a redhead. But together the duo has made the Lady Colonels volleyball squad a force to be reckoned with for the first time in more than a decade. And they've become close friends in the process. The road each took to get to Wilkes is as differ­ ent as their physi­ cal attributes. Six-foot, blonde O'Conner was recruited to Wilkes by women's bas­ ketball coach Karen Haag from her hometown O’Connor Towanda (Pa.) High School. Haag saw O'Connor play several times with the hope that she would play basketball for the Lady Colonels—her volleyball skills were merely an added bonus. As it turned out, O’Connor played just one season of basketball, and became a four-year star in volleyball. "I wanted to concentrate more on volleyball since that was always my first love in high school," says O'Connor. Swartwood, the short redhead, came to Wilkes for reasons more academic than athletic. Initially, she didn't con­ sider playing volleyball at the collegiate level, but was recruited by former Wilkes volleyball coach Bob Spence after he watched her play at the Keystone State Games. "1 had considered going to other schools, but chose Wilkes for its small size and the individual attention that I would receive here," says Swartwood. It's something I've never regretted." While the two came to Wilkes in dif­ ferent ways, they’re now nearly insepa­ rable. They take similar classes, are roommates in Waller Hall, work in the athletic office, and share a love of vol­ leyball. The similarities even extend into their academic focus—both are business administration majors. On the court, the two have helped the volleyball team achieve a record of 12-12, its best since 1982, when the team won the MAC Northeast champi­ onship. Assistant Coach Debbie Peters says their playing styles have been invaluable to the team. "Wendy is a power player who is very good around the net, while Tammy adds finesse to the team," says Peters "I’m so glad to see that the team has been successful in their senior season. They really deserve to go out winners." "Winning is a big help but we have a lot more team unity." says Swartwood. "We are all friends off the court as well as on and we have a good nucleus of talented freshman and sophomores." Individually, the two have etched their names in the Wilkes record book. O’Connor is the Wilkes career leader in kills with 963, blocks with 375, kills in a season with 301 and kills in a match with 29. Swartwood. who sets up many of the scoring opportunities for the Lady Colonels, is the career leader in assists with 1144. in a season with 357, and in a match with 47. "I don't think any athlete expects to suc­ ceed to the point of breaking records, ' says O'Connor. "But having the personal success has kept me going through the tough times when we Sivartivood weren't winning as much as we are now." "The success we've had is directly related to each other," adds Swartwood. "The more we connect as a pair, the better it is for both us." V 21 �HOMECOMING Wilkes Universe Admissions focus precipitates shift in alumni administration Wilkes Vice President for Alumni, Development and University Relations Thomas B. Hadzor has announced a restructuring in alum­ ni relations which will affect the way alumni relate to the University. Sandra Beynon M'85, former executive assistant to the vice pres­ ident for Alumni, Development and University Relations, has assumed the position of executive director of Alumni and Development, replac­ ing Anthony J. Shipula ‘78 as the primary liaison to alumni. Shipula has been named director of alumni in Admissions. In this newly creat­ ed position, he will be responsible for engaging alumni in the student enrollment process. The shift in responsibility is in response to the University's height­ ened emphasis on enrollment, according to Hadzor. "We’re looking to involve alumni more dramatically in the admis­ sions process," said Hadzor. "And we'll now have two full-time posi­ tions working to the good of alumni." A Scranton native, Beynon joined Wilkes in 1978 as director of the newly established Small Business Development Center. She served for four years as director of founda­ tions and grants management before her promotion to executive assistant in 1989. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton, and a mas­ ter's degree in Business Administration from Wilkes. Shipula is a 1978 graduate of Wilkes with a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration, Alumni Association Events Calendar November 30, 1995 Alumni Association Breakfast, Westmoreland Club, WilkesBarre. Guest speaker is Trustee Wayne Yetter ‘67, who will speak on "Beyond Pharmaceuticals-An Industry Redefined.” February 22, 1996 Winter Alumni Association Breakfast. Westmoreland Club, Wilkes-Barre. March 2, 1996 Second Annual Alumni Scholarship Dinner Dance, Westmoreland Club, WilkesBarre March 23, 1996 New York City - Alumni Benefit to see "Victor Victoria.” 22 May 2, 1996 Spring Alumni Association Breakfast. Westmoreland Club, Wilkes-Barre. May 3-5, 1996 Alumni Reunion Weekend Classes of 36, '41, '46. '51, '56, '61, '66, '71. & '76 reunite Mag 4, 1996 Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner October 11-13, 1996 Homecoming Weekend Events and dales are subject to change. For further information, or if you would like to host an event, contact the Alumni Office at (717) 831-4130. Sandra Beynon M'85 Migration policy expert receives Eugene S. Farley award Tony Shipula '78 Previous to his 10-year tenure as director of alumni, he served as corporate underwriting representa­ tive for WVIA-TV Channel 44, in Avoca, Pa He also served in the insurance industry, holding posi­ tions with Aetna Life and Casualty in Philadelphia and Hartford and as a sales executive for Chamberlin Insurance, inc., where he was responsible for developing com­ mercial accounts. Association plans trip to see Victor/Victoria The Alumni Association is hosting a benefit to see Victor/Victoria at the Marquis Theatre in New York City on March 23. 1996. Set in Paris in the 1930's, Victor/Victoria features Jazz music and numbers that swing over the caba stage. In her long-awaite Broadway comeback, actress Julie Andrews i 5 recreates her film ■ 3 portrayal of Victor/Victoria, a singer who becomes a | o S f, & seductive star of the Paris music hall scene by imperson­ ating a man. The cost of the event is $95, a por­ tion of which will benefit the Alumni Association. For more information, call the Alumni Office at (717) 831-4130, or l-800-WILKES-U, extension 4130. s Demetrios G. Papademetriou '70, senior associate and director of the International Migration Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was awarded the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award at summer Commencement exercises in August. Born in Patras, Greece, Papademetriou came to the United States to attend Wilkes on scholar­ ship. He graduated from Wilkes College in 1970 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science and history. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland in 1972 with a master's degree in political sci­ ence and in 1976 with a Ph.D. in political science. Papademetriou currently holds several positions, including director of the International Migration Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The program focuses on bridging the worlds of immigration research and policy making and bringing an independent voice to immigration policy debates around the world. In addition, Papademetriou is chair of the Migration Committee for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, a group of 24 advanced industrial democracies with increasingly common views regard­ ing the challenges of international migration. Papademetriou is also Scholar-inResidence at the School of International Service, American University, and has previously taught at the University of Maryland, Duke University and the New Schoo] for Social Research. Additionally, he has been published in numerous national and interna­ tional journals and is currently completing two books and two shorter monographs. He is a member of several adviso­ ry boards and task forces, including the Immigration Service Commissioner's "kitchen cabinet"; a task force on services to immigrants and refugees for the American Public Welfare Association; and a member of the Committee on International Migration of the Social Science Research Council. Papademetriou also serves as a policy advisor to various White House offices, senior officials in virtually every U.S. agency engaged on the immigration issue, several members of the U.S. Congress and senior government and political party officials in more than 15 countries. He currently works in Washington D.C. and resides in Alexandria, Va., with his wife Sigrid Rita Behnke, a 1969 graduate of Wilkes. They have two children. The Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award is given annually in honor of Wilkes's first president, who devoted more than three decades to the advancement of the school. It is awarded to an alumnus or alumna of any degree program who epitomizes the characteristics of an educated per­ son. For further information on any Alumni activities, contact the Wilkes University Alumni Office: (717) 831-4130 or (800) WILKES-U, ext. 4130 Wilkes University P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre PA, 18766 Fax: (717) 831-4973 e-mail: karenj@colonel.csc.ivilkes.edu Colleen Grits Gallagher '81. president of the Alumni Association presents the award to Demetrios G. Papademetriou '70 23 �Wilkes Universe AFTERTHOUGHTS w T/ie Next Dead Language Losing the Battle for Proper English by Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., P/i.D. Anthony L. Liuzzo, I.D.. PhD. is Associate Professor of Business and Economics at Wilkes University, where spelling and grammar count. can recollect when one plurallied most words simply by adding an ‘s’, so that 1 ws not compelled to watch my wife visit a room marked ‘Ladle’s.’^ 24 It ain't my fault if I don't hardly speak or write too good English no more! I am simply trying to fit in. Like Latin and Aramaic before it, English is fast becoming a dead language and the flowery prose that 1 once attempted to draft is dying along with it. I can remember well my writing style, crackling with sizzling onomatopoeia; always alarmingly alive with alliteration; resonant with brilliant, assonant sound. Ending a sentence with a preposition was something up with which 1 would never put. And. if I were writing in the subjunctive, now a dead mood, 1 would use the appropriate verb form. I construct­ ed metaphors as would a sculptor and my similes were like a work of art. Correcting people was one my greatest faults. I admonished the innkeeper that discrimination against persons based upon occu­ pational status was immoral and illegal, as I called his attention to the prominent sign in his tavern that read ''No Miners Served." I never tolerated newfangled spellings of words like "judge­ ment" and "potatoe." I was quick to correct mispronunciations, pointing out that a person's "forte" had little to do with how he or she played the piano? and that when a dictator issued a "fiat," he was not in the process of opening up an automobile dealership. I can recollect when one pluralized most words simply by adding an "s" without an apostrophe, so that 1 was not compelled to watch my wife visit a room marked "Ladle's." J relive the days when people, while speaking, ended sentences on the downswing, acknowledging the period that ensued, and did not treat each and every sentence as if it were followed by a question mark? To this day, I retain in my posses­ sion copies of letters to a pub­ lishing company, pleading with them to not wilfully alter my manuscript so as to unduly split infinitives—but. like most publi­ cations, they were not averse to capriciously offending my sensibilities. Now I stand by hopelessly, confronted every day by persons who begin each sentence with the word "hopefully." I have ceased challenging them and no longer inquire as to whether they are really filled with hope as opposed to what I suspect they intend to say. which is "it is hoped." As recent proof of my total surrender, I remained silent when I observed the exclamation pointed sign in the supermarket that read "Walnuts!" even though, upon close inspection, I could find no distinction between the particular, tasty morsels being offered for sale and ordinary ilk of walnuts, which 1 have grown to know and love. I am no longer always and for­ ever offended by redundancies and extraneous words, which can even be found in our Declaration of Independence as we formed a "more perfect union." And I accept the newscaster's report of the unfortunate individual who was fatally shot dead. So I must regretfully declare, it ain't my fault if I don't hardly speak or write too good English no more! A LITTLE INK GOES A LONG WAY You can make a difference in the future of Wilkes University just by lifting a pen. If you know a high potential students school student or an through telephone adult who is thinking calls, letters, of attending college, brochures and let us know by filling campus visits. out the postage-paid Witbi Four Have rxf NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO. 355 WILKES-BARRE, PA POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE WILKES UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS OFFICE P O BOX 111 WILKES BARRE PA 18703-9951 explain wuy wiixes University isn't like any other college. Tell them what made the difference for you. When we receive these inquiry cards, our admissions staff will enter the stu­ dent's data into a new enrollment management software system. This helps us to build a relation­ ship with the If you would like more information on this program or more inquiry cards, contact: Tony Shipula, Director of Alumni in Admissions 1-800-WILKES-U (1-800-945-5378) extension 4411 A little time. A little ink. A big difference. r\/v w �Wilkes Universe AFTERTHOUGHTS 0$ The Next Dead Language Losing the Battle for Proper English by Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., Pft.D. Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., Pft.D. is Associate Professor of Business and Economics at Willies University, where spelling and grammar count. can recollect when one pluralized most words simply by adding an ‘s’, so that I was not compelled to watch my wife visit a room marked ‘Ladle’s.’99 V 24 It ain't my fault if I don’t hardly speak or write too good English no more! I am simply trying to fit in. Like Latin and Aramaic before it, English is fast becoming a dead language and the flowery prose that I once attempted to draft is dying along with it. I can remember well my writing style, crackling with sizzling onomatopoeia; always alarmingly alive with alliteration; resonant with brilliant, assonant sound. Ending a sentence with a preposition was something up with which I would never put. And, if I were writing in the subjunctive, now a dead mood, I would use the appropriate verb form. I construct­ ed metaphors as would a sculptor and my similes were like a work of art. Correcting people was one my greatest faults. I admonished the innkeeper that discrimination against persons based upon occu­ pational status was immoral and illegal, as I called his attention to the prominent sign in his tavern that read "No Miners Served." 1 never tolerated newfangled spellings of words like "judge­ ment" and "potatoe." I was quick to correct mispronunciations, pointing out that a person's "forte" had little to do with how he or she played the piano: and that when a dictator issued a "fiat," he was not in the process of opening up an automobile dealership. I can recollect when one pluralized most words simply by adding an "s" without an apostrophe, so that I was not compelled to watch my wife visit a room marked "Ladle's." I relive the days when people, while speaking, ended sentences on the downswing, acknowledging the period that ensued, and did not treat each and every sentence as if it were followed by a question mark? To this day, I retain in my posses­ sion copies of letters to a pub­ lishing company, pleading with them to not wilfully alter my manuscript so as to unduly split infinitives—but, like most publi­ cations, they were not averse to capriciously offending my sensibilities. Now I stand by hopelessly, confronted every day by persons who begin each sentence with the word ''hopefully.” I have ceased challenging them and no longer inquire as to whether they are really filled with hope as opposed to what I suspect they intend to say, which is "it is hoped." As recent proof of my total surrender, I remained silent when I observed the exclamation pointed sign in the supermarket that read "Walnuts!" even though, upon close inspection, 1 could find no distinction between the particular, tasty morsels being offered for sale and ordinary ilk of walnuts, which I have grown to know and love. I am no longer always and for­ ever offended by redundancies and extraneous words, which can even be found in our Declaration of Independence as we formed a "more perfect union." And I accept the newscaster's report of the unfortunate individual who was fatally shot dead. So I must regretfully declare, it ain't my fault if I don't hardly speak or write too good English no more! A LITTLE INK GOES A LONG WAY You can make a difference in the future of Wilkes University just by lifting a pen. If you know a high potential students school student or an through telephone adult who is thinking calls, letters, of attending college, brochures and campus visits. let us know by filling out the postage-paid Within a few days of card at left. Use a receiving the inquiry little ink to tell us cards, we will send who they are and how out a copy of the We asked a lot of you when you were a student at Wilkes University. Blood, sweat and tears got you the educa­ tion you needed to reach your goals and find your dreams. Now we're asking for something different. Ink. And maybe a little time. Use the rest of this card to send us the name of a potential student. Someone you think could benefit from a Wilkes University educa­ tion. A student who will thrive in an environment of student-cen­ tered learning. Someone who isn't afraid to do a little work. Someone who has a dream and needs some directions and a road map. Check out the details of our new alumni recruitment program on the back page of The Universe. A little time to read. A little ink to write. It s a cheap and easy way to help Wilkes and make a dif­ ference in the life of a potential Wilkes alumnus. BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO. 355 WILKES-BARRE, PA POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE WILKES UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS OFFICE P O BOX 111 WILKES BARRE PA 18703-9951 Iiiillliiltlinlllniiillililiililiitllii 1 eil TTiern wnurmawa- the difference for you. When we receive these inquiry cards, our admissions staff will enter the stu­ dent's data into a new enrollment management software system. This helps us to build a relation­ ship with the inquiry caras;conracr: Tony Shipula, Director of Alumni in Admissions 1 -800-WILKES-U (1-800-945-5378) extension 4411 A little time. A little ink. A hig difference. w �Wilkes Universe AFTERTHOUGHTS The Next Dead Language Losing the Battle for Proper English by Anthony L. Liuzzo, ),D., Pfi.D. 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This helps my wife visit a room marked ain’t my fault if I don’t hardly ■’Ladle's." I relive the days when us to build a relation ­ A little ink. speak or write too good English people, while speaking, ended ship with the A big difference. no more! to Blood. Sweat r\^ �Wilkes Universe AFTERTHOUGHTS T/ie Next Dead Language Losing the Battle for Proper English 6y Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., Pft.D. Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., Pft.D. is Associate Professor of Business and Economics at Wilkes University, where spelling and grammar count. can recollect when one pluralized most words simply by adding an ‘s’, so that I was not compelled to watch my wife visit a room marked ‘Ladle’s >99 24 It ain't my fault if 1 don't hardly speak or write too good English no more! 1 am simply trying to fit in. Like Latin and Aramaic before it, English is fast becoming a dead language and the flowery prose that 1 once attempted to draft is dying along with it. I can remember well my writing style, crackling with sizzling onomatopoeia; always alarmingly alive with alliteration; resonant with brilliant, assonant sound. Ending a sentence with a preposition was something up with which I would never put. And, if I were writing in the subjunctive, now a dead mood, I would use the appropriate verb form. I construct­ ed metaphors as would a sculptor and my similes were like a work of art. Correcting people was one my greatest faults. I admonished the innkeeper that discrimination against persons based upon occu­ pational status was immoral and illegal, as 1 called his attention to the prominent sign in his tavern that read "No Miners Served." I never tolerated newfangled spellings of words like "judge­ ment" and "potatoe." I was quick to correct mispronunciations, pointing out that a person's "forte" had little to do with how he or she played the piano; and that when a dictator issued a "fiat," he was not in the process of opening up an automobile dealership. I can recollect when one pluralized most words simply by adding an "s" without an apostrophe, so that I was not compelled to watch my wife visit a room marked "Ladle's." I relive the days when people, while speaking, ended sentences on the downswing, acknowledging the period that ensued, and did not treat each and every sentence as if it were followed by a question mark? To this day, I retain in my posses­ sion copies of letters to a pub­ lishing company, pleading with them to not wilfully alter my manuscript so as to unduly split infinitives—but, like most publi­ cations. they were not averse to capriciously offending my sensibilities. Now I stand by hopelessly, confronted every day by persons who begin each sentence with the word "hopefully." I have ceased challenging them and no longer inquire as to whether they are really filled with hope as opposed to what I suspect they intend to say, which is "it is hoped.” As recent proof of my total surrender, I remained silent when I observed the exclamation pointed sign in the supermarket that read "Walnuts!" even though, upon close inspection, 1 could find no distinction between the particular, tasty morsels being offered for sale and ordinary ilk of walnuts, which I have grown to know and love. 1 am no longer always and for­ ever offended by redundancies and extraneous words, which can even be found in our Declaration of Independence as we formed a "more perfect union." And 1 accept the newscaster's report of the unfortunate individual who was fatally shot dead. So 1 must regretfully declare, it ain't my fault if I don't hardly speak or write too good English no more! A LITTLE INK GOES A LONG WAY You can make a difference in the future of Wilkes University just by lifting a pen. If you know a high potential students school student or an through telephone adult who is thinking calls, letters, of attending college, brochures and let us know by filling campus visits. out the postage-paid Within a few days of card at left. Use a receiving the inquiry little ink to tell us cards, we will send who they are and how out a copy of the to reach them. Take Wilkes University a little time to tell Viewbook with a them about your personal letter from experiences as a Bernard I. Vinovrski Wilkes University '69 76 78. Dean of student. Enrollment Services. "Word of mouth" This magazine-style advertising is still the brochure has information on best marketing tool program offerings, Wilkes has to encour­ athletics, financial age prospective aid, student activities, students to apply. So and residence life. tell your stories from Subsequent mailings the glory days. Talk will focus on each of about the professor these areas in-depth. who challenged you. Explain why Wilkes If you would like more University isn't like information on this any other college. program or more Tell them what made inquiry cards, contact: the difference for you. Tony Shipula, When we receive Director of Alumni in these inquiry cards, Admissions our admissions staff 1-800-W1LKES-U will enter the stu­ (1-800-945-5378) dent's data into a extension 4411 new enrollment management software A little time. system. This helps us to build a relation­ A little ink. ship with the A big difference. w �A view of the Milwaukee skyline. William Han6ury ‘72 is President of the Greater Milwaukee Tourist and Convention Center w I K E s UNIVERSE Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAI D DEC 0 4 1995 .<ES UNIVERSITY ■ —"T asTirr ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Thomas B Hadzor Development If this magazine is addressed to a graduate who no longer maintains a residence at your home, please tear off the mailing label and mail it, with the corrected address, to the Alumni Office. PERMIT NO. 355 \ WILKES-BARRE, PA � 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>. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Universe 1995 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1995 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/f60de5f7c23fb1be57a86769df70f0a4.pdf f5326a97df65f78558931f2606a9986e PDF Text Text i wan inc ua earth moved > Eyes Of The World: W_d< Humen’s (‘92) expei ience with '•Held! hfedler Inten lational ❖ Marcos pinheira ‘74 �FROM THE EDITOR Changes in the air at Wilhes WILKES UNIVERSE Volume I •> Number 1 Editor Vaughn A. Shinkus '91 Director of University Relations Craig (Mark) Davis Associate Editor Stephanie Geyer Editorial Assistants Karen Jones Alexandria Marchel ‘95 Jean Pall Nicole Simmons ‘95 Sports Editor Tom McGuire ‘85 Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipula '78 Design Projects by Design Corporation Photography Curtis Salonick Administration Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. President J. Michael Lennon, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs Thomas B. Hadzor Vice President for Development Paul A. O'Hop Vice President for Business Affairs and Auxiliary Enterprises Wilkes Universe is published three times a year by Wilkes University's University Relations Office and distributed free to alumni and friends of the University. Comments, suggestions, and story ideas are welcomed. Submit all correspondence to Vaughn Shinkus. Publications Manager, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. PA 18766, or call 1-800-WILKES U. exten­ sion 4770. Lately there’s been a lot of talk about change on the Wilkes campus. Indeed, the most evident change will occur this summer as the University embarks upon its $25 million construction plan and institutes the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. But there's also been a marked change in the way Wilkes views itself and how it’s perceived by the outside world. There’s an aura of confidence and excitement here as Wilkes prepares to step into the next century. Our intent is to capture that essence within this new magazine. The name Wilkes Universe is symbolic of a broader view this publi­ cation will take of Wilkes and the world it influences. Herein, we’ll examine issues which affect you, our alumni readership, and focus on your individual dreams and accomplishments. The stories will be written to capture your interest, inform and entertain you, and give you news from campus in an honest and objective manner. Ultimately, we hope this publication will serve as a forum for all Wilkes constituencies-alumni, students, faculty and administra­ tion. But if this magazine is to truly be your voice, we need your input. Upcoming editions will include a feedback section which will highlight your comments, criticisms and kudos. So please drop us a line-we welcome your ideas. There have been many changes at the institution that began as Bucknell University Junior College more than 60 years ago—new buildings, new programs, new people. But we hope you view it all as Wilkes’s own Dean George Ralston does. Change is inevitable," Ralston said recently. “But progress is change of an evolutionary nature, the ultimate of which is good. And there is a lot of progress here at Wilkes. Your alma mater is constantly improving upward and onward.” As Wilkes continues to progress, we sincerely hope you'll join with us through the pages of this magazine. Welcome to the Wilkes Universe. Sincerely, Vatfgnn A. Shinkus ‘91 Editor (By the way, you now should be receiving a publication from Will® approximately every second month. The Alumni Journal, which will contain stories about Homecoming and Reunion weekends, as well as class notes and other alumni events, will be produced in March, July and November. Publication months for Wilkes Universe are january, May and September.) Contents Profile Page 6 Surviving the quake California alumni reflect on the devastating earthquake which shook the Los Angeles County area in january Page 8 Kids’ stuff Bill Miller ‘81 talks about his job as senior vice president of the ■Ultimate Toy Store’ Page 12 Helping the World See Nick Hitmen ‘92 tells of his experience in Morocco where he helped institute a program to cure nutritional blindness Page 15 Building a new Disney Marcos Espinheira ‘74 works with Northeastern Pennsylvania officials to promote tourism in Bahia, Brazil Departments Page 2 On campus - news briefs from Wilkes Page 4 Wilkes Families - For generations Wilkes has been a family tradition Page 18 Vision - An examination of issues facing today's Wilkes University Page 20 Colonels of Excellence - Sports news Page 22 Homecoming - News from the Alumni Association Page 24 Afterthoughts - Humor On the Cover Bill Miller ‘81, senior vice president and general manager of FAO Schwarz, poses with a pack of "Truffles." the toy company's signature stuffed bear. FAO Schwarz is famous for its plush stuffed animals, life-sized toys and high-tech playthings. �ON CAMPUS Sabols Donate Electron Microscope to Biology Department Andrew '60 and Vicki ‘64 Sabol have donated a Coates and Welter 100-4 Scanning Electron Microscope which will enhance the research and teaching capabilities of the University's Biology Department. Originally valued at more than $100,000. the micro­ scope uses a beam of elec­ trons to reveal cell surface architecture. It is widely used for research in the life sci­ ences. engineering and indus­ try for product failure analy­ sis. Scanning electron micro­ scopes are available in a wide variety of types and formula­ tions. The Sabols' gift is one of the more sophisticated ver­ sions and will be used for research in upper-level biolo­ gy courses specifically designed for science majors. This advanced model will be used in conjunction with the department's existing Coates and Welter electron micro­ scope. which has been in use for the past six years. "We are profoundly grateful for this donation which will complement our existing teaching and research efforts in electron microscopy for our life sciences students," said Biology Department Chair Lester J. Turoczi, Ph.D. .Mr. and Mrs. Sabol are the owners of Andrew R. Sabol Electronics, ’Waterville, New York. The company spe­ cializes in used electronic test equipment. - Alexandria Marcftel '95 Wilkes Universe Expansion Plan Modernizes Campus Ah artists rendering of the 40,000-square foot classroom and office building which will be constructed on South Franklin Street behind Stark Learning Center. Groundbreaking is slated for late summer 1994. Wilkes University has begun work on a S25 million campus building program designed to take the insti­ tution into the 21st century. The five year strategic plan includes: ❖ Renovations to Stark Learning Center to accom­ modate the new Doctor of Pharmacy program. ❖ A 40,000 square foot complex which will house new classrooms and offices for the School of Business, Society, and Public Policy, as well as additional space for the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. ❖ A combination dining hall and student union building which replaces the current facilities. ❖ Accommodations which will improve campus housing. The new buildings will be designed to complement the archi­ tecture of the traditional buildings in the Wilkes community. The campus building plan divides the 27-acre campus into two distinct areas. The northern half of the cam­ pus will encompass an academic quadrangle, which will house all of the campus classroom and labora­ tory buildings. The southern half will be the residential quadrangle where many of the student residence halls will be located. The plan also calls for additional parking facilities as well as a "greenway" through the cen­ ter of campus. Vinovrski Returns as New Dean of Student Enrollment Services Former dean of Admissions and Wilkes alumnus Bernard Vinovrski '69, M '76, MBA ‘78 has returned to the University to accept the newly cre­ ated position of dean of student enrollment services. Vinovrski will report to the vice president for academic affairs and will be responsible for recruitment and admissions, financial aid, registration, student records, and the Wilkes TODAY program. He most recently held the position of director of Admissions and Records at Bloomsburg University for the past four years. He also served as the school's interim assistant to the presi­ dent, associate director of Admissions, and director of Admissions before returning to Wilkes. Vinovrski began his professional career as Wilkes's director of Continuing Education and associate director of Admissions for seven years. He and his wife, Marcella ‘70, M‘78, have three sons, Martin Charles, Todd loseph, and Scott Michael. Martin is a freshman engineering student at Wilkes. The Vinovrski family resides in Courtdale. Pa. Doctor of Pharmacy Program to Begin in Fall Semester Wilkes University has instituted a new Doctor of Pharmacy pro­ gram to meet the growing demand for pharmacists needed to service an aging population. Studies have shown that pharmacy schools across the country are replacing the current Bachelor of . Pharmacy degree Xli, with the Doctor of Pharmacy. Experts predict that by the year 2000, the Doctor of Pharmacy degree will be the sole and terminal degree in the field. Students are being recruited nationally for acceptance into the program, which is slated to begin in the fall semester. The six-year, pro­ fessional program includes two years of pre-professional studies which will lead to a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. The gy University’s faculty and staff > I~\ will be increased by more L iruY than 15 members and extensive laboratory ren­ ovations will be made to accommodate the new program. Wilkes is the only college in Northeastern Pennsylvania and one of only 11 Mid-Atlantic colleges to offer the Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Additional Financial Aid Offsets Tuition Increase Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth has announced a 6.2 per­ cent increase in tuition, room and board—the smallest increase in five years-and a 9.6 percent increase in financial aid for the 1994-95 acade­ mic year. The Board of Trustees recently passed the preliminary 1994-95 bud­ get of $34.6 million, which sets tuition at $11,150, and room and board at $5,130. The $11,150 tuition represents the "sticker." or full price. A majori­ ty of the full-time undergraduate students at Wilkes receive some form of University supported financial aid to help meet expenses. Total aid available now stands at $5.2 million, which represents 15% of the University's budget. The approved aid also includes as much as $130,000 in new financial aid which will be made available to top stu­ dents (see story page 18). Wilkes's tuition remains below the private college and university average for both the nation and the state of Pennsylvania. In the last six years, total tuition increases at Wilkes have been the smallest ot Northeastern Pennsylvania's private colleges and universities. At many other schools, students taking more than 15 credits pay an additional charge. Full-time students at Wilkes may take as many as 18 credits each semester without additional cost. As an independent, nonsectarian, comprehensive University. Wilkes is largely dependent on the income Irom tuition for its operating budget. Bernard Vinovrski 2 3 �Wilkes Universe WILKES FAMILIES Wilkes Provides Foundation for Pawlushes' Career Success The Pawlush Children in their Wilkes Senior Pictures by Alexandria Marcliel '95 The Pawlusft chil­ dren, from left, David ‘79, Michael ‘82, Hope ‘73, Neil ‘84, and George III ‘69. For George and Anne Pawlush, education and religion were always of the highest priority in raising their children. That’s why Wilkes College was such a large part of their lives for two decades. All five of their chil­ dren—George III ‘69, Hope '73, David '79, Michael ‘82 and Neil ‘84 —are Wilkes graduates. And three of them married fellow Wilkes alum­ ni. Their father, George, former pas­ tor of Holy Trinity Church, and Holy Resurrection Cathedral, WilkesBarre. says that Wilkes made it pos­ sible for them to give their children an affordable, quality education. "Raising five children, we had to send them locally," says the elder Pawlush. "Wilkes did it very nicely." "We’re very proud of them,' adds his wife. Anne. And with good reason—they're all extremely successful in the profes­ sional world. 4 CAREER PATHS Hope recently received her master's degree in Education and Counseling from the University' of Western Kentucky. Michael is a programmer/analyst with the Department of the Navy based in Mechanicsburg. Neil, the youngest of the family, received his doctoral degree from State University of New York, Buffalo. He is one of several Pawlushes employed in the healthcare industry. After graduating from Wilkes, David earned his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and became a staff cardiologist at Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center. He recently joined the practice of Moffitt, Pease and Lim Associates in Mechanicsburg. His wife, the former Lorraine Edwards '82, is a staff nurse at Hershey Medical Center. George, who also received his master's degree from Wilkes, is a strong believer that a college education goes beyond books and lectures. In fact, he credits much of his career to knowledge he gained outside the classroom at Wilkes. "I began to develop writing and com­ munications skills as a result of working in the Office of Public Relations at Wilkes.” he says. "That informal experi­ ence was just as important as the class­ room experience." George's work-study experience paid off. Shortly after graduating, he became Wilkes's first full-time sports information director and later director of Public Relations. "I graduated one day and joined the staff the next,” he says. After 11 years on campus as student and employee, George accepted a posi­ tion at Nanticoke/Pittston/Wyoming Hospital (NPW), which later became Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. He then worked at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Connecticut. "My experience at Wilkes prepared me academically and profes­ sionally for Yale," he says. 'I never felt at a disadvantage among ivy-league gradu­ ates." Today he is vice president of Public Affairs at Danbury Hospital. George III ‘69 Hope ‘73 CAMPUS LIFE The Pawlush children led hectic lives during their years on campus. Hope, Michael and David were all student­ workers in the Registrar's Office. George was president of Circle K, edit­ ed the Kiwanis newsletter, worked on T/ie Beacon staff, and was active in Student Government. Neil and David were involved with the Chemistry Club and spent much of their time doing laboratory work. Hope, a biology major interested in teaching, also spent many hours in the labs. And Michael and George were football sta­ tisticians. As their mother. Anne, puts it, “They were always kept busy." According to Michael, the friendly atmosphere at Wilkes was a benefit to the family. "The size of the College worked well for us because students received a lot of individual attention,” he says. “1 knew many of the professors and administrators,” adds David. "The fami­ ly-type atmosphere made it comfort­ able to learn.” Indeed, Professor Charles Reif influ­ enced David in more than one way. It was in Reif's biology class that he met his wife, Lorraine, a nursing major. They were married shortly after her graduation in 1982. Hope's husband, Reverend Theodore Boback ‘73, transferred to Wilkes after studying theology at another institution. He is now a David '79 Michael '82 chaplain with the United States Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky. And George met his wife, the former Carol Corbett '79, in 1973 when she worked as Dr. Richard Raspen's secre­ tary in the Financial Aid Office. Carol currently is a Wilkes admissions con­ sultant for the Connecticut area and is active with the Alumni Association. LIBERAL ARTS AND ATHLETICS David is grateful for the liberal arts background he obtained at Wilkes, even though his field of study was chemistry. "Wilkes is more than a training school," he says. "It gave me the opportunity to gain an appreciation for language, literature and politics. You have to be a renaissance man and acquaint yourself with the arts as well as your area of specialization." While David was reading Dante, George was recording statistics for the football team. His enthusiasm for Wilkes athletics continues. He recalls 1964 as a turning point for the athletic department. "At that time we were playing at Artillery Field, but in the fall of 1965. they opened Ralston Field,' he says. "They really began to build up a strong athletic program. It was a golden era for Wilkes." George also remembers the late Arthur Hoover. Wilkes's dean of Student Affairs, as a driving force behind the success of Wilkes athletes. Neil ‘84 During Hoover's forty-year relation­ ship with Wilkes College, he was often referred to as the University's number one sports fan. attending almost every event. “I believe the University misses him very badly," says David. “He was very supportive of all the students." It was people like Art Hoover who left a lasting mark on the Pawlushes and many of the other students who attended Wilkes. “Wilkes professors were people who taught you how to think," says David. George, on the 25th anniversary of his graduation, says it best. “We all became woven into the fabric of Wilkes." ' '1S5 A twttng George Potvlusfi IV. son of George III ‘69 and Carol '79 Pau’lits/i, with George Ralston in a 1977 photograph. George IV will begin (lie next generation of Poninslies at Willies in the Fall 1994 semester. 5 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Surviving the Quake by Vaughn A. Shinkus ‘91 -!f you can imagine someone taking your shoulders and shakbig you as hard as they could shake you, that's how forceful it was.99 Judith (Bellas) Ohmott ‘80 The Northridge apartment complex which sits on the epicenter of January's quake. It's 430 a.m. and you awak­ en in mid air. Around you. you hear the shattering of glass as mirrors and china meet hardwood floor. Seconds later, the rumbling stops. Dazed and groggy', you stumble in the darkness, looking for a flashlight. You've survived another earthquake—but this one was different. "1 weigh about 210 pounds and it threw me right out of bed,” recalls Ed Strucke ‘67. "The next thing I heard was furniture falling over—lamps, pictures. The outside perimeter walls where falling into the swimming pool and all the water was sloshing off the sliding glass windows. It was just utterly amazing what it felt like. It was just amazing." Strucke lives in Granada Hills. California, just four miles from the epicenter of the devastating lanuary earthquake which killed 55 and left much of Los Angeles County in a sham­ bles. For nearly 40 seconds, the earth seemed to shud­ der with malevolence, toss­ ing about its inhabitants like toys. "If you can imagine someone taking your shoul­ ders and shaking you as hard as they could shake you. that's how forceful it was,' says Judith (Bellas) Ohmott ‘80, who lives with her husband Edward Ohmott ‘80 just two miles from the declared epicenter in Northridge. '1 had been through quakes where it felt like someone was kicking the bed," describes Geoffrey Dent ‘91, who was living in Valencia, California study- ing world percussion at California Institute for the Arts. "This was more like two big guys using the bed as a trampoline." Official reports record the quake at 6.6 on the Richter scale, a gauge used to mea­ sure the magnitude of the earth's movement. But many who experienced the violent shaking assert that it was much stronger, that the true magnitude has been con­ cealed to save the Federal government the financial bur­ den of recovery. "I don’t think the magni­ tude that was reported is cor­ rect." says Strucke, who's lived through several earthquakes-though none this severe—since he and his wife, Patricia Ann (Novak) Strucke ‘67, moved west 21 years ago. Adds Ohmott, "1 truly believe the government is hiding the intensity of the earthquake." "It was definitely higher than 6.6," says Dent. "I've heard anything from 6.8-and it could have been over a seven. It just sounded like an explosion." When the shaking ended, the real problems began. Amid sounds of screaming sirens and whirling heli­ copters, residents emerged from their homes to survey the damage. Many siept in the street or in their cars where they were safe from falling debris. And some took refuge elsewhere, fleeing the damage which enveloped the city. "An earthquake only lasts 30 seconds." says Dent. "What's bad is the hysteria that comes afterward." That's where people like Paul Brotzman ‘68 come in. Fifteen minutes after the rumbling stopped, he was out of his home and at work in West Hollywood, where he is city manager. He immediate­ ly established a command center in the city from which he coordinated rescue and relief efforts. The challenge that morning was to create emergency phone lines, set up shelters and distribute emergency food and water, since the quake had disrupt­ ed water, power and gas lines. “It's ultimately my respon­ sibility to make sure that all of the emergency operations are in place," says Brotzman. In the days that followed, residents used water from their swimming pools to flush toilets and filled plastic con­ tainers at tanker trucks, which rolled into their neigh­ borhoods. It took several days before power and gas were restored, and weeks until tap water was safe to drink. As their frozen foods began to thaw in their dor­ mant refrigerators, neigh­ bors gathered in the streets to barbecue their perishables. “You come to realize how inconvenient it is when you don't have water or electricity," says Strucke. "You just get right back to fared very, very well as a city. The day after the quake, people were back in business. It didn't have any operational impact in the community." Others weren't as fortu­ nate. Of the 195 units in the Ohmotts' Northridge town house complex. 40 had to be demolished. Their unit suffered nearly $40,000 in Items from Geoffrey Dent's ('91) refrigerator were ejected onto the floor of his Valencia apartment. the basics real quick." In an earthquake, how much you lose depends on how lucky you are. since geography and the direc­ tion your valuables face in relation to the earth's movement are key. “We didn't have a glass break, a plate break—nothing,” says Dent, who had valuable musical instruments in storage at Cal Arts. "As it happened, nothing of mine was facing the wrong direc­ tion.” "It's strange because you can go from one block to another and one block is devastated and the other block is fine,” describes Ohmott. On the other side of the Hollywood Hills from Northridge. Brotzman's West Hollywood sustained minimal damage since the foothills acting as a buffer for the shock waves. “We broken water pipes, shat­ tered windows and cracked floorboards. The Struckes had more than $30,000 in damagecracked concrete, split decking, crumbled plaster, ruptured gas lines, along with a multitude of destroyed pictures and per­ sonal items. “But we are a lot better off then most people," says Strucke. "A lot of people can’t even live in their houses yet." Dent was not planning to return to his home in Wilkes-Barre until summer, but was forced back three months early by the quake, which damaged parts of his school and canceled the musical performances in which he had planned to take part. "There was no reason for me to stick around." he says. "All the things I was staying there for were canceled." Though California has become known as the state with four seasonless seasons—earthquake, fire, flood and drought.-many residents wouldn't live any­ where else. And they believe the public's image of California is distorted. "The perception that many people have about California is that cata­ strophic disaster is over­ whelming the area," says Brotzman. "But it is in far better shape than you would believe when you see the media reports from a distance." It's been over four months since the major temblor, and people in Los Angeles County are picking up the pieces of their lives—replacing drywall, painting, plastering. The state's intricate freeway system was severely dis­ abled. causing detours which lengthen work com­ mutes by hours. Says Strucke. "Anyplace you go in the Los Angeles area you spend a lot of time looking out the wind­ shield.' "It’s going to take a long time," says Ohmott. "In the mean time we just live with boarded up windows and cracks everywhere.' Each day as they rebuild, the earth continues to tremble, sending subtle reminders of its power. Since the quake, seismolo­ gists have recorded over 8600 aftershocks. And many can't help but won­ der when the next one will come. "When the earth moves you can’t control it—there's nowhere to run," says Ohmott. "And that's what’s really scary.' 7 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe A visit to the store where everything is larger than life Retailing In Toyland by Vaughn A. Shinftus ‘91 A dance on the giant piano. A photo shoot among the bears. An interview with CNN. A sale in the Barbie boutique. A price quote for the mini­ Mercedes. Bill Miller's job is fun. Literally. Miller '81 is a senior vice president and gen­ eral manager of FAO Schwarz, the New York­ based toy store re­ nowned for its largerthan-life displays and upscale playthings. But his job is more than child's play. "This business is inherently fun," says Miller. "There's a lot of pressure on us to pro­ duce results, but at the same time, it's not bad if you can go out and dance on the piano and sort of work out your tensions." Miller’s complete job title—senior vice presi­ dent of store strategy and development/general manager-Fifth Avenue-is one indication of just how much responsibility he has. "It sounds like I do everything but mop the floors," he says , "and that's pretty much accu­ rate." After seeing him in action, you'd agree. Even in his prominent position, he is not above complet­ ing mundane tasks. As he walks through the store he stoops to pick up papers, rings up a sale, packages an order, and answers customer inquiries. He also makes it a point to know nearly all of the store's more than 120 employees on a personal level. "Retailing happens on BACKGROUND In the game of retail­ ing. Miller has played every position. A Forty Fort native, he began his career as a clerk at Hess's department store in Wilkes-Barre's Wyoming Valley Mall. After progressing within that company's manage­ ment training program, he moved to New York City and accepted a position at Macy’s. During his seven-year tenure there, he ON THE travelled JOB around the Miller's world as a responsibili­ buyer and ties are worked in diverse. product Promoted develop­ in January, ment. his duties Miller's have expand­ Among the sluffed animals and Nintendo games are liiglicareer at the ed to include priced toys like this mini-Mercedes u'liidi rt’fuils for $8,000. "Ultimate Toy marketing Store" began the sales floor," says and consulting for the five years ago when he Miller. "1 think you lead chain's 25 stores, in introduced himself at a by being a role model. addition to managing cocktail party to retail­ I'm the leader of the the flagship Fifth Avenue ing giant and former team, so 1 have to pitch store. He is also one ol FAO owner Peter Harris in and work as part of five officers on FAO's The two hit it off imme­ the team." board of directors. diately, and Harris FAO Schwarzs Fifth Avenue store is one of the top five tourist attractions in New York City, Says Miller, “When they think of toys, they come here.- 9 �PROFILE offered Miller a position as manager for a group of stores outside New York City, in 1991, he was pro­ moted to general manag­ er of the Fifth Avenue store. Miller was never one to sit still for too long. While at Wilkes, he was presi­ dent of Commuter Council, vice president of his class, a member of the speech and debate team and a work-study student in the Farley Library. He says he uses many of the same skills in business that he learned while planning student activities such as Homecoming formals and Cherry Blossom Weekend. "A lot of what I do now is similar to that in some respects." says Miller. "Many of my organization­ al skills came from work­ ing on Student Government, in my first job after graduation. I found I was better able to deal with different kinds of people than were some of my1 peers." Miller uses his talents within the community as well. He is active with the New York Pediatric AIDS Committee, a California­ based foundation which raises money for children inflicted with the disease, and has hosted benefit receptions at the Fifth Avenue store. "It’s very sad when you see kids who really didn't have a choice in this," says Miller. ”As a compa­ ny, we focus very much on children's charities. This is one that we are really 10 behind.” Additionally, Miller sup­ ports the Mount Sinai Children's Center and is a member of The Guggenheim Circle, a group which helps to raise funds for the Guggenheim Museum. WILKES CONNECTION Throughout his career, Miller has taken Wilkes with him. When the institu­ tion was in the midst of its Wilkes Tomorrow capital campaign. Miller hosted over 50 alumni at a New York City event held at FAO. In February, he visit­ ed Wilkes for three days and taught marketing classes to upper-level busi­ ness students. And when the company looks for interns, Wilkes is the first recruiting stop they make. With the addition of 10 more stores, FAO is active­ ly recruiting students for internships and manage­ ment positions. Former student government presi­ dent Chad Lojewski is one of four Wilkes students who have been offered internship positions for this summer. "We're hoping to have a real group of people here from Wilkes,” says Miller. Successful interns stand a good chance of get­ ting full-time posi­ tions within the company. Already, three Wilkes graduates have joined FAO's management team. "I feel I can give some­ thing back to Wilkes because when I went there I got a lot out of it,” he says. Miller also has taken an active role in the Alumni Association and is excited about the introduction of the Pharmacy program and the campus construc­ tion plan. "It's nice to go back there and see the energy level and people who are really working to make a difference,” he says. "1 think these are really positive changes." ABOUT FAO SCHWARZ Founded more than 130 years ago by its namesake Frederick August Otto Schwarz, FAO Schwarz operated at numerous locations before moving to Fifth Avenue in 1931. a role of . ... a - ' J ./J''-.:' ■ / : ' team." Bill Miller ‘81 Eight years ago the flag­ ship store moved across the street to its current location in the General Motors Building. Owned by Dutch retail corporation K.B.B., the company is expanding in the United States and plans to add boutiques in Amsterdam and throughout Europe. The Fifth Avenue store is one of the top five tourist attractions in the New York City. And for many New Yorkers, says Miller, FAO Schwarz is a traditional part of their childhood. “So many grown-ups come here and say ‘my first memory is of great toys from FAO,"' he says. "For so many people who live in New York City, when they think of toys, they come here.” At Christmastime, they come by the thousands. For Miller, preparation for that holiday is a year-round event. Each September, he begins the process by installing extra cash regis­ ters, planning displays and nearly tripling the store's employees. "It's sort of magical," says Miller. "We kind of have this reputation from generation to generation of being this awe-inspiring wonderland. And it's great to be a trustee of that. "Part of the fun is seeing people's reactions," he adds. "Everything is bigger than life-size here, right down to the robot which you and I are dwarfed by. And particularly for kids, it is truly a world of wonder.” Bill Miller ‘81 among the animals in FAO Schwarz's Fifth Avenue store. PRODUCT LINE What do today’s kids want? Power Rangers. Like the Cabbage Patch Kids and Teddy Ruxpin crazes of years past, Power Rangers are a wildly popu­ lar item. (For the uninitiat­ ed. Power Rangers are five miniature action figures which turn into superheros "to pursue evil space aliens wherever they flee.”) When FAO first received the toys, more than 3000 people crowded the store to buy them. “Since I’ve been here. I've never seen a craze like this," says Miller. "The company can't make enough right now." FAO's business is not all action figures and Nintendo, however. The company also focuses on child-development toys and educational products like "Bookmonster,” FAO's high-concept bookstore that is "so large that only its feet make it in the build­ ing.” Other popular items include classic collectibles such as teddy bears, diecast cars and Barbie dolls. In fact, Barbie has her own corner boutique in FAO, complete with its own entrance from Madison Avenue. "You have to think like a kid,” says Miller. "I'm not selling to the final con­ sumer, I’m selling to the parents. First you have to convince the parents that this is a good toy for their kids to play with." Like the children who visit FAO Schwarz. Miller is constantly growing within his career. He hopes to progress within the com­ pany and further his career. "1 like this business." he says. "I like providing fun and making kids happy and consequently, their parents happy. You're around a lot of people who are growing and growing up and it keeps you young at heart. “It's very hard to be bored here.” 11 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe nOne week after graduating from —J”.': -U’ ■ ■ i ■ I 1 Nicft Humen ‘92 poses in the boardroom at Helen Keller International World Headquarters in New York. A Trip to Morocco with Nick Humen ‘92 12 Helping the World See by Vaughn A. Sfiinkus ‘91 Wilkes in 1992, Nick Humen began Ms world experience by packing every­ thing he owned into a moving van and trucking to the Big Apple. He hasn't looked back since. 'When I first moved to New York I had no money and no job," Humen says. “I felt like a minnow in a sea of big fish, and 1 knew it was sink or swim." He swam. Using his background in intercultural communication and his natural ability in mathematics. Humen landed a iob at Helen Keller International (HK1), a world-wide health organization dedicated to the preven­ tion and cure of blindness in develop­ ing countries around the globe. Promoted in September to field sup­ port officer, Humen now is responsible for financial tracking and funding allo­ cation for the organization's 12 foreign bureaus—a strange mix of duties for someone who holds a degree in com­ munications with a minor in French. "I never thought my career would be in international health, but I was sur­ prised at how much I knew," he says, adding, “what I already knew prepared me to learn more.” From his 15th floor office two blocks from the World Trade Center at HKI World Headquarters, Humen is in daily contact with field offi­ cers in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The job requires that he communicate not only with people in dif­ ferent countries, but with people from dif­ ferent cultures. "With some cul­ tures, you have to communicate more directly than would be considered polite in this country," says Humen. 'Those are the types of things people can't tell you—you have to find out for yourself. But much of my experi­ ence stems from the intercultural and interpersonal communications I studied at Wilkes." During his years at Wilkes, Humen was a student of all things multicultural. With the help of his academic advisor, associate professor of Communications Dr. lane Elmes-Crahall, he personalized his curriculum, choosing courses which reflected his interests and aspirations in theater. French and communications. “1 was pleased that the curriculum structure allowed a very bright, ambi­ tious student to do that," says ElmesCrahall. "It didn't need to be a formal process." As a result, she adds, “Nick got a great deal out of his education here." "My professors always treated me like an adult, even though 1 didn't like being treated like an adult sometimes." says Humen. "They held me account­ able and made me take responsibility for myself" 65It was like something you see in an Indiana ft - ; movie... But you realize that this is how people live have few options." Nick Humen ‘92 �PROFILE people. "They're very down to earth, weather. But it wasn't all recreation. Humen's fascination with foreign very real." And he adds. "When you The trip also provided Humen with a culture was solidified during his visit another culture, you accept their first-hand look at the people HKI sophomore year when he attended guidelines.” helps. While there he saw the realities Richmond College in London. Humen is satisfied knowing that his England through the American of an impoverished culture, like the work in the international community maze of poverty that is the Moroccan Institute for Foreign Studies. While is benefitting others. But he also overseas, he traveled throughout Casbah. believes that non-profit organizations France. Italy and Switzerland. It was "It was like something you see in are a great place to then he realized he develop skills neces­ was destined to work in the intercultural sary to succeed in cor­ realm. "Nick really took porate culture. For advantage of the recent graduates, he opportunities while advises: "perfect your studying abroad," says communication skills, Elmes-Crahall. "He was learn everything you exploring and roam­ can. research careers ing—he really wanted in a field you enjoy, to utilize his back­ and remain flexible. ground in French " The key is to recognize "Study abroad total­ what you personally ly enlightened my per­ want to accomplish " spective of what 1 want- He also believes that ed to do," says Humen. students should study "It developed a thirst abroad. "It makes you for me to experience 1 realize the world is not different things." everything just where Humen has had I you live," he says. "You many new experi­ ■ get to witness things ences since he joined The skyline of Agadir, Morocco, where Humen stayed while working for you've never felt or HKI. In December the two weeks in December. seen before.” organization's direc­ With Helen Keller tor of eye health. Karima Kerby, asked an Indiana (ones movie," notes International, Humen is helping to him to assist her during a two-week Humen. "But you realize that this is restore sight to people of the world. workshop in Morocco. The trip was how people live there. They have few But the experience has opened his arranged to finalize details for the options." eyes to the plight of the underprivi­ beginning of a nutrition program He also found that sexism is a wellleged around the globe. involving four countries and HKI established norm in the North African "I never knew how much red tape World Headquarters. Humen seized nation. He and Kerby attracted the exists," he says. "But I've come to the opportunity. attention of native Morroccans, who realize there is a process to every­ "1 was excited because it was the are not accustomed to seeing a thing. I still think more can be done." chance to interact with a set of peo­ woman in a position with authority In the future. Humen hopes to con­ ple 1 had never had exposure to.” over a man. tinue working in the intercultural he says. In Morroccan society, Humen arena, while maintaining a comfort­ While his colleagues in New York observes, "Women are absolutely able New York lifestyle. were experiencing one of the worst treated as second-class citizens. They "I'm not easily satisfied," he says, East Coast winters in years. Humen are not in positions where they have "but my goal is to work in order to was in Agadir, touring historic mau­ the opportunity to use their minds." live, not live in order to work. Look soleums and partying at authentic Despite the differences in culture, how much I've learned already." Morrocan festivals-in 80 degree Humen says he enjoyed the Arabic 14 Wilkes Universe Bigger than Disney? Wilkes Alumnus Plans Brazilian Resort by James B. Gittens Citizens' Voice Tents now stand on the ocean front Porto Sauipe site of the proposed Brazilian resort. Whe n Marcos Espinheira ‘74 was a stu­ dent at Wilkes College in the early 1970's, who would have thought he might be another "Disney"? And who would have thought he would give a group of people from Northeastern Pennsylvania the first preview of his coming world? Well, he is. And he has. On 2,000 hectares (about 5,000 acres) of breathtaking landscape called Porto Sauipe— stretching from a beach­ front to a rain forest—in Bahia. Brazil. Espinheira is heading a project which one early visitor has called "bigger than Disney." Bigger it might be because it goes beyond being a resort or amuse­ ment park, although it does envision a full com­ plement of both. Bigger it might be because Espinheira's plan includes an "Ecological Park" where visitors from all over the world would be able to experience and be educated about one of the world's most important ecosystems. The idea of combining vacation and education is a brainchild of Dr. Emilio Odebrecht, the president of the corporation which will oversee the project and the company for which Espinheira works. "Learning through leisure" is the phrase which Odebrecht uses. It rings true to others. "Charles Darwin knew of this place," says Dr. Mahmoud Fahmy, Wilkes s special assistant to the president for external affairs, who in lanuary led a delegation to study edu­ cational and economic ties between Brazil and Northeastern Pennsylvania. Dr. Fahmy taught Espinheira, a native Brazilian. 20 years ago when the young man was an exchange student at Wilkes. Darwin said of the place. Fahmy points out, that he wouldn't believe it if he hadn't seen it-even if he had been shown pho­ tographs. It is that unique. Even as only a few tents stand where a park will be. members of the Northeastern Pennsylvania group expressed a sense of future promise. Statistics compiled by Espinheira and Odebrecht indicate as many as 660 species of vegetation alone may be found on one acre of the Bahia, Brazil land area. The plants and animals— from sea turtles to exotic birds—are astounding. Plans aim for an opening of the park in 1998. The estimated cost of the pro­ ject is $3.2 billion. Ecological awareness permeates every aspect. Resort facilities will include 6,000 hotel rooms with all the amenities-golf, tennis, swimming. And adjacent to the resort will be an amusement park on a world-class scale. But no building will be taller than the coconut palms which already inhabit the waterfront site. Odebrecht has experi­ ence with such ecologically sensitive work. Recently, an extensive project called the Green Line was completed. 15 �Wilkes Universe PROFILE Marcos Espinheira ‘74 explains his vision for a Brazilian resort to members of the Northeastern Pennsylvania delegation. If Marcos Espinheira has his way, millions of visitors front the U.S. will be able to see much of this in an accessible, self-contained trip. 16 This is a highway which eases along mile after mile of Brazilian coastline and through the forest with almost no environmental disturbance. "All of Brazil is proud of this," says a guide describ­ ing the highway to the visi­ tors from Northeastern Pennsylvania. Indeed, native Brazilians take pic­ tures of each other at the green letters "Linha Verde” marking the entrance to the highway. During the next five years, Espinheira and Fahmy hope to expand their 20-year relationship into a working link between Brazil and Northeastern Pennsylvania. With area schools educating Brazilians in English. With area travel experts giving input into tourism. With Pennsylvania environmen­ tal officials exchanging ideas with planners in Brazil. And even with elect­ ed officials offering sug­ gestions on public-private procedures on the mam­ moth project. As it is now, travel in Brazil—on a learning through leisure scale­ might best be compared to a graduate-level course. A language barrier (Brazilian Portuguese is dif­ ficult to grasp) and a long flight have somewhat limit­ ed South America's popu­ larity as an American tourism destination. Yet Germans and Italians fre­ quent Brazil on "holiday." And the number of U.S. travelers to Brazil is increasing by leaps and bounds-from only 117,000 in 1992 up to 1 million in 1994. For a sophisticated U.S. traveler in a group or with a guide, the rewards of the journey can be many. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's seacoast city, possesses one of the most beautiful landscapes on earth. Stretches of beautiful beaches. Steep, plant-cov­ ered cliffs. And parabola­ shaped mounts, one of which is topped by the famous art-deco statue of Christ, a monument on a scale to rival any art in any city in the world. Salvador, the colonial capital of Brazil, opens the eyes of the North American traveler to the history, society and culture of South America - which, curiously, is largely unknown. Most of the buildings are over 250 years old. There are 365 churches. There are restau­ rants in this city which have been reviewed in the New York Times. "Potent" is the word for Brazilian food. The sugar seems twice as sweet. The salt is much saltier. The coffee is five times as strong - like espresso by the mug. The portions of beef and seafood are king-sized. The domestic wine and beer are excellent. Brasilia, the capital city, epitomizes the ups and downs of government plan­ ning. and is nothing less than fascinating to stu­ dents of politics. The city was carved out of the jun­ gles in the late 1950s. Its architecture is the ultimate in "modern." But, it was paid for by way of an offi- Dr. Mahmoud Fahmy SISTER STATES: Strengthening ties between Northeastern Pennsylvania and Brazil cial policy of inflation which still wracks the Brazilian economy—and the presi­ dent who was its prime mover ended up in exile in Paris 10 years after its com­ pletion. Manaus, a city of two million on the Amazon, and the Amazon region itself. °ffer the visitor even more than expected. The name, the guide says, would transate in English to "big Since their trip to Bahia. Brazil earlier this year, members of the Northeastern Pennsylvania delegation have been working to solidify a working relationship between the two "sister states." According to Dr. Mahmoud Fahmy, Wilkes’s special assistant to the president for external affairs and leader of the pro­ ject, members of the delegation are now working independently with their Brazilian counterparts on plans to promote tourism, educational exchange, and financial invest­ ment. Already, a delegation from Brazil is planning to visit Northeastern Pennsylvania later this year. The ambassador of Brazil in the U.S., the hosting governor of Bahia and some of his development experts are expected to be among the visitors. "We're working to reconstruct the part­ nership with Northeastern Pennsylvania and Brazil," says Fahmy, cautioning, "It doesn t come immediately, it has to be fer­ mented." Plans include: • The Odebrecht Corporation, planners of the theme park, will send about a dozen Brazilian managerial candidates to Keystone lunior College, La Plume, to learn the English language for better communi­ cation between Brazilian employees and American tourists. • The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce and Tenenbaum Travel will col- place." It is said that 30 percent of the world's oxy­ gen is produced by the trees and plants of the Amazon area. And 20 per­ cent of the world's fresh water. There are lily pads so large a grown man can walk on them. The land is so lush that trees grow out of the tops of telephone poles. The width of the river Amazon is more than a mile. These are sights laborate to develop travel packages which will promote tourism from U.S. to Brazil and the State of Bahia. • Among the several American groups planning to tour Brazil in 1994, representa­ tives of the African-American community in the Northeastern Pennsylvania region are organizing a trip to experience first-hand the African heritage displayed in Bahia. • Area financial agencies are developing a plan to attract U.S. investors interested in promoting tourism to Brazil and particular­ ly Bahia. • Fahmy is structuring an internship pro­ gram which will allow marine-biology, ecol­ ogy, environmental sciences, management and finance graduate students to spend at least six months in Bahia working on the site of the ecological theme park. • Arrangements will be made so that Brazilian citizens can complete courses in tourism, hotel and restaurant services at colleges and universities in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Wilkes University will play the lead role in structuring this program in cooperation with Cornell University. • The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources will share techni­ cal knowledge on environmental issues with the Brazilian and Bahian governments. • Local public television affiliate WVIA has produced a program which highlights the delegates’ trip. The special will air this sum­ mer as part of the station’s State of Pennsylvania program. one cannot imagine. They are things, as Darwin said, which one must see. If Marcos Espinheira has his way, millions of visitors from the U.S. will be able to see much of this in an accessible and self-con­ tained trip. The beach. Golf. Fine dining. And the rain forest. Like a good student, Espinheira has been doing his homework-working on everything from statistics on American needs to strategies to reduce air fares. Can he do it? Dr. Fahmy likes to quote Dr. Norberto Odebrecht. chairman of the Odebrecht Corporation, as saying of Espinheira, "This one is a leader." Reprinted witfl permission from the Citizens’ Voice, Feb. 20, 1994 edition. 17 �VISION Wilkes Establishes Additional Aid For Top Students The University Board of Amy Blake Jill Fasciana Michael Fras Regina Taro.ne Aimee Waerhouse Jeff Zapotczny 18 efforts," said Guffrovich. Trustees recently “We’re now able to commit scholarship money to poten­ announced names of six high school seniors who tial students by mid-March. It have accepted full-tuition really gives us an edge." scholarships to Wilkes The University continues beginning in the fall semes­ to provide individual aid ter. packages to students based The final Trustee upon financial need. Total Scholars were chosen from aid available now stands at among 61 high school $5.2 million, which repre­ seniors in competition for sents 15 percent of the the six awards. Each candi­ University’s 1994-95 budget. date was interviewed by a Trustee scholars are committee of faculty and recruited beginning in their administration and met junior year from high schools with professors and stu­ throughout New York, New dents in their academic Jersey. Pennsylvania, Virginia departments. and Maryland. Each is in the For 1994-95, the Trustees top five percent of their class have approved a 9.6 per­ with board scores over 1200. cent increase in financial This year’s recipients aid. including $130,000 in include: new merit-based aid for Amy Blake academics. The additional money is in response to a First in her class at Valley 60 percent increase in the View High School, Blake is number of students com­ president of the National peting for the full, four-year Honor Society, treasurer of paid Trustee Scholarships. the Future Business Leaders The additional aid will of America, vice president of allow all of the students the Students Against Drunk who do not receive a Driving chapter, and captain Trustee Scholarship to be of the Cross Country Team. offered half-tuition schol­ Additionally, she is active in arships to the University. the earth, poetry and According to Emory Spanish clubs and is a peer Guffrovich. dean of counselor. Admissions, the new Blake has been accepted money has given Wilkes an into the Wilkes/ added advantage in Hahnemann/Guthrie recruiting high-caliber stu­ Scholars Program and plans dents from throughout the to major in biology. A native Northeastern United of Archbald, she says she States. chose Wilkes because "it’s "The additional merit aid close to home- but not real gives us a better time fac­ close.'’ tor in our recruiting Jill Fasciana A West Pittston native, Fasciana is treasurer of the Key Club, president of the National Honor Society and active in cheerleading and student council at Wyoming Area High School. Ranked second in the senior class, she’s been featured in Who's Who Among American High School Students and received the Wilkes-Barre Junior Leadership Award. Additionally, she works part time, studies piano and is active in the youth group at St. Anthony’s Church in Exeter. Fasciana says she has already noticed the person­ al attention she received at Wilkes. "Everyone seems to know you by name," she says. Accepted into the Wilkes/Hahnemann/Guthrie Scholars Program, she plans to major in biology. Michael Fras A student at Binghamton High School, N.Y., Fras is a member of the French Club, National Honor Society and Medical Explorers group. He was a national winner in the NASA/NSTA Space Science Student Involvement Program, and is included in Who’s Who Among American High School Students. He is also active as a community ser­ vice volunteer. At Wilkes, Fras plans to major in psychology and has been accepted into the Wilkes/Hahnemann/Guthrie Scholars Program. He chose Wilkes because of its "acade­ mic credentials," but looks forward to social events such as Winter Weekend. Regina Tarone First in her class at Hazleton Area High School. Tarone is active in numerous school activities, including Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America, the Foreign Languages Organization, the Hi-Jinx-Cadettes, Students Against Drunk Driving, Ski Club and Yearbook Staff. She is also a member of the tennis team and works as a lifeguard at Mountain Laurel Pool, near her hometown of Hazleton. Tarone chose Wilkes because “it's close to home and has a good accounting program.” She plans to live on campus and participate in intramural sports. Aimee Waerhouse At Bishop O’Hara High School, Waerhouse is a member of the National Honor Society, the Latin Club, Liturgy Club, Student Council and Varsity Cheerleading Squad and recently competed on the school's Scholastic Scholarship Bowl Team. Waerhouse plans to major in biochemistry at Wilkes and has been accepted into the Wilkes/Hahnemann/ Guthrie Scholars Program. She says Wilkes was highly recommended to her by friends and she "loves the campus.” President's Perspective At its meeting on April 29, 1994, the Wilkes Board of Trustees authorized an additional expenditure of $100,000 in merit aid. An additional $30,000 from the Mildred Johnson estate brings the total amount to $130,000 to provide scholarship assistance for 20 students who were finalists for. not recipients of. the six Trustee Scholarships given each year. The Trustee Scholarship by Christopher n. Breiseth is a full tuition scholarship. By authorizing a special new University Scholarship." equal to half tuition, we hope to attract a large percentage of this very talented group of students who meet the demanding criteria for the Trustee Scholarship There were more than 60 students eligi­ ble this year. At this writing, 20 students beyond the six selected have accepted the University Scholarship and will be coming to Wilkes. I share this decision with you because it is a revealing instance of how Wilkes is strug­ gling with the financial aid dilemma. Facing ever stiffer competition from sister institu­ tions that are increasing financial aid budgets to attract students, Wilkes has sought to hold down increases in both tuition and the total amount allocated for financial aid. Financial assistance to students now represents about 15 percent of our operating bud­ get (next year s budget is $34,600,000). Many independent colleges and universities are devoting 20 percent, some as high as 25 percent of their operating budgets, to financial aid. Since 1980, independent sector institutions across the country have increased finan­ cial aid by 250 percent. States have increased their support to students by 135 percent and the federal government grants have actually gone down by two percent, with feder­ al loans going up 100 percent in this same period. Thus financial aid is crucial if inde­ pendent colleges and universities are to remain accessible to moderate income stu­ dents. But too much aid can put an institution at financial risk, particularly if there is a serious enrollment shortfall sustained over two or three years. Wilkes has tried to continue its tradition of providing aid to those students whose families demonstrate financial eligibility. Nearly 80 percent of the students attending the University receive some form of financial aid. At the same time. Wilkes has gradually expanded its merit-based aid to attract the academically strongest students. The University Scholarship represents such a step. Coming in the same year as the announcement of the new Pharmacy Doctoral program, which inspired an increase in applications of academically outstanding students (not all interested in Pharmacyl, this new program seemed a prudent expansion of our financial aid strategy to strengthen the overall academic profile of the student body while not reducing the amount of money dedicated to need-based aid. We made this decision with the conscious aware­ ness that the great Wilkes story continues to be of the high school student who has not yet demonstrated his or her true potential, but catches fire when at Wilkes and gradu­ ates with distinction, ready for top graduate or professional schools and real success in the future. We will remain true to this tradition while also trying to attract the most out­ standing high school students who we know can also benefit from a rigorous Wilkes education. Jeff Zapotczny A native of Swoyersville, Zapotczny is a student at Wyoming Valley West High School, where he is a mem­ ber of the marching and jazz bands and writes for the school's literary maga­ zine and newspaper. Zapotczny is consider­ ing a major in English or Engineering, and has already taken several Wilkes courses through the Young Scholars Program. He plans to join the crew team, and perhaps work on the radio station and Tlic Beacon. "I became well acquainted with Wilkes early on." says Zapotczny. “1 saw no reason to go away for college when I have such an opportunityjust across the river." 19 �COLONELS OF EXCELLENCE Wilkes Universe Sports Teams Achieve Best Seasons In Years by Tom McGuire '85, Sports Information Director “It's as good as it s ever ■ : .. at right now." Phil Gianficaro Citizens' Voice Sports Writer Success. That one word best describes how the Wilkes ath­ letic teams have fared in the 1993-94 sports season. From the national playoff appear­ ance by the football team, to the ECAC Championship of the field hockey team, to the ECAC playoff appearance of the men's basketball team, to the national recognition achieved by wrestling coach John Reese for his 5OOth win. to the MAC championship of the baseball team and the MAC playoff appearance of the softball team, success has been written all over Wilkes athletics this year. How sweet it is. Wilkes's success has not been limited to the teams— several individual players and coaches have also joined in winning several awards. In field hockey, senior Toni Farinella was named a third team All-American, the first such honor ever for a Wilkes field hockey player. Farinella’s coach, Addy Malatesta also was honored as the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom League Coach of the Year after the Lady Colonels posted a record of 11-8-1 and won the MAC Freedom League title. In football, two players, junior Jake Cole and senior lason Feese each earned AllAmerican honors. Head Coach Joe DeMelfi also brought home several awards, including the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom League Coach of the Year, Kodak Region 2 Division III Coach of the Year, and the crown jewel of coaching awards, the Jostens Division III National Coach of the Year. DeMelfi guided the Colonels to their best regular season ever with a 10-0 mark and a trip to the NCAA playoffs for the first time in school history. In women's tennis, the doubles team of senior Karen Beling and sophomore Jessica Bixler won the Middle Atlantic Conference Doubles champi­ onship for the first time in school history. John Reese became only the second collegiate wrestling coach in the nation to reach 500 career wins. And the men's basketball team had its best season ever, reaching the 20-win plateau for the first time in school history. The spring was just as suc­ cessful, with the baseball team winning the MAC champi­ onship for the first time since 1977 and coach Bob Duiiba walking off with Freedom League Coach of the year hon­ ors. The softball team had its second best season ever, set­ ting several school records in the process. Along with outstanding coaches in each sport, part of the rea­ son for more and more success at Wilkes can be traced to the outstanding facilities on campus. Colonel football players celebrate after capturing the MAC Championship in November 1993. With the Marts Center and Henry Gymnasium and the newly renovated fieldhouse at Ralston Field, shining stars on each side of the Susquehanna River, student-athletes now have two great places to refine their game. 'We now showcase our facilities to our recruits like never before," says Wilkes Athletic Director and men's soccer coach Phil Wingert. "The Ralston Field area is now a starting point when we have a recruit on campus." The modern facilities "allow our coaches to empha­ size the commitment the administration has made to athletics," he adds. "The improvements have also helped with student retention." Wilkes Associate Athletic Director and field hockey coach Addy Malatesta agrees. "There is no doubt that the quality facilities, field maintenance, and the avail­ ability of good equipment go hand in hand to attract more serious student-athletes to a collegiate program," says Malatesta. While those who view Wilkes athletics on a daily basis see a marked level of improvement, the true mark of success is how Wilkes is viewed by those in the com­ munity. In every aspect the athlet­ ic programs at Wilkes have grown tremendously over the last few years," says Citizens' Voice sports writer Phil Gianficaro, who has been cover>ng Wilkes athletics since 1982. It s as good as it's ever been at Wilkes right now." Florida s Player of the Year to Attend Wilkes Tampa Catholic High School senior "After I saw the tape I told Elijah Powell, Florida's 2-A Player of the (DiBernardo) I wanted to recruit the tail­ Year, has announced that he will continue back (Powell). He laughed and said that his academic and athletic career at Elijah Powell could go anywhere he Wilkes University this fall. wanted on a football scholarship." After talking with another Tampa A 5'6", 165 pound tailback, Powell was named the 2-A Player of the Year in Catholic assistant. Calvin McGee. Jones met with Powell and found he was inter­ the state of Florida by the Florida ested in Pharmacy. Athletic Coaches Association this past year. "Elijah is very academically oriented" said Jones. "He has a 3.2 grade point At Tampa Catholic, average and the first ques­ Powell rushed for 3,655 tion he asked was not yards in three seasons about football, but about while scoring 37 touch­ the Pharmacy program at downs. This past year Wilkes. That showed me Powell rushed for 1,538 that he is a special kind of yards and 20 touchdowns student-athlete." while leading the high "Coming from a very school to an 8-3 record and poor area of Tampa, Elijah a spot in the state playoffs. knows that he wants to In addition to being I make something of his life," named the Florida 2-A added lones. "He isn't conPlayer of the Year, Powell r cerned at what level he will was named a first team 2-A I play football because he All-State player, and the Elijah Powell ■ knows football will take Tampa Tribune 1-A and 2-A care of itself." Player of the Year. "Elijah knows football is just a means Powell selected Wilkes over scholar­ to an end,' added Tampa Catholic Head ship offers from Florida A & M, Coach Bob Henriquez. "He has a career Southwestern Louisiana and Marshall, in mind and understands that a strong among others. academic program is what will help him "I want to major in pharmacy." said achieve his goals. Our whole staff is Powell. "With the University starting a excited about the opportunity that Elijah pharmacy program this year, that was a will have at Wilkes' big part of the reason why 1 wanted to go Wilkes head coach ]oe DeMelfi is to Wilkes." excited about getting a student-athlete Wilkes is now admitting students for like Powell. the Doctor of Pharmacy program which "Elijah has great skills both in the begins this Fall. The only doctoral pro­ classroom and on the football field," gram in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it is said DeMelfi. "He will definitely be an a six-year professional program leading impact player from the very start." to a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Powell will get a chance to display Powell was recruited to Wilkes by his talents on September 10th when the Colonels Assistant Coach Butch lones, a Colonels open their 1994 season against former assistant coach with the Tampa Division II Southern Connecticut Bay Buccaneers, lones, who has University. Wilkes will open defense of remained in contact with high school its Middle Atlantic Conference crown the coaches in the Tampa area, first saw following week in a home game against Powell in action on a videotape given to Lebanon Valley. him by his friend, Tampa Catholic - Toot McGuire '85 Assistant Coach Matt DiBernardo. 21 �HOMECOMING Reunion At Sea A/Iake a splash at the ultimate alumni get-together! The Alumni Association has created a Bermudian cruise pack­ age especially for graduates of Bucknell University lunior College, Wilkes College and Wilkes University. The seven-day trip aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Dreamward departs August 6 at 5 p.m. from New York City. The cruise itinerary includes I ;. ■ ~ two days each at the ports of St. George's and Hamilton. Bermuda. The special alumni rate of $1,344 per per­ son includes stateroom accommoda­ tions. all meals with gratuity' included, entertainment aboard ship, special cocktail reception and port charges. For information or reservations, contact Enterprise Travel Agency at (717| 366-1166 or the Alumni Office. — Wilkes Introduces 1 Alumni I Ring The Alumni Association has commissioned Keepsake jewel­ ers to design and create a signet ring and pendant especially for alumni of Wilkes College and Wilkes University. These lovely remembrances are hand-crafted in 10 or 14 karat gold and bear the Wilkes University seal. The men's signet ring is $299 for 10 karat or $399 for 14 karat. The women's signet ring is $249 for 10 karat or $299 for 14 karat. The women's pendant is $259, available in 14 karat only. Prices do not include the $7 shipping to be added to the total amount of the order. A 22 Wilkes Universe 10-payment interest-free monthly installment plan is available through Keepsake. Order forms can be obtained through the Alumni Office. To order direct, call Keepsake toll-free at 1-800-707-7700. ------ -------- Bring Wilkes Home With You Remember the beautiful, classic architecture of the Wilkes neighbor­ hood? Now you can take that architec­ ture home. Pencil sketches of Weckesser Hall and the Annette Evans Alumni and Faculty House are now available on engraved prints, coffee mugs, teeshirts and sweatshirts. These Wilkes University mementos make excellent gifts. The laser-engraved prints feature a classic pencil-sketch of Weckesser Hall mounted in a beautiful metallic gold frame. The price of the package is $50. The coffee mugs feature a drawing of the Annette Evans Alumni and Faculty House. The II ounce mugs are navy and white and are microwave-safe. They are $7.95 each or $25 for a set of four. The Classic Ash T-Shirt featuring Weckesser Hall is printed in Navy and Gold. These 100 percent cotton teeshirts are available in large and extra­ large and are $12 each. The heavyweight cotton sweatshirts, also ash in color, display the Annette Evans Alumni and Faculty House, framed by "Wilkes University," in navy and gold. The sweatshirts are available in large and extra-large and are $35 each. To purchase any of the items listed, contact the Alumni Office. For further information on Alumni activities, contact the Wilkes University Alumni Office: (717) 831-4130 or (800) WILKES U Wilkes University, P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18766 Nominations Accepted For Alumni Award The Wilkes University Alumni Association is currently accepting nomi­ nations for The Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award. The award is presented annually to a Wilkes alumnus who exhibits the characteristics of an educated person as formulated and adopted by the Wilkes faculty in the 1948 creed, "Marks of an Educated Man." A current officer, immediate past president of the Alumni Association, or employees or trustees of Wilkes University can not be considered for this award. The award will be presented by the President of the Alumni Association at the annual Summer Commencement program on September 1, 1994. The recipient must be present Nominations should be sent to the Alumni Association, Please include the name and class year of your nominee as well as reasons for placing your candi­ date in nomination. Olivia Named Distinguished Young Alumnus for 1994 The Wilkes University Alumni Association congratulates Robert Olivia '86, the 1994 recipient of the Distinguished Young Alumnus Award. Olivia is orchestra librarian at the New England Conservatory of Music. He was the 1992 winner of the Artists International Young Artists Competition which awarded him the opportunity to debut at Carnegie Hall on April 3, 1993. Olivia is the son of two Wilkes alum­ ni, Eileen '59 and the late Robert R. Olivia '59. o/' J/eeks truth, for without truth there can be no understanding; •Assesses vision, for we know that vision precedes all great attainment; £7s aware of the diversity of ideas and beliefs that exists among all people; NYC Alumni Benefit Features "Beauty and The Beast" The next stop on the alumni tour is the Big Apple, where Wilkes alumni are invited to indulge in the elegance and excitement of New York City, while showing support for the Alumni Association. The moil beautiful torr Han rrrr laid commo lift on llroodnay. J^as faith in the power of ideals to shape the lives of each of US; <%nows that mankind's progress requires intellectual vigor, moral courage, and physi­ cal endurance; J^fas ethical standards by which to live; respects the reli­ gious convictions of all people; ^Participates constructively in the social, economic, cultural, and political life of the commu­ nity; Communicates ideas in a man­ ner that assures understanding, for understanding unites us all in our search for truth. developed by Eugene S. Farley and the Wilkes College faculty. Wilkes University is in the process of creating a business and entrepreneurial journal to aid in the networking of alumni. This new journal will include profiles on outstanding business pro­ fessionals and a directory of graduates working in business. In order to update our pool of infor­ mation, questionnaires were mailed recently to alumni in the business field. If you are involved in business or entre­ preneurial ventures and haven't received a questionnaire, please write to: Wilkes University Professional Journal University Relations Office P.O. Box 111,Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 or call I-800-WILKES U extension 4779. Beauty hicBeast A A K XX M I' 1 <■ XI- hbbukii aniuKit-raiawHW'MMi'uauTimn Cultivates inner resources and spiritual strength, for they enrich our daily living and sustain us in times of crisis; Wilkes Plans Business Journal The highlight of the lune 17th New York City Alumni Benefit will be the Disney musical "Beauty and The Beast." The 8 p.m. performance will take place at the Palace Theatre, Broadway and 47th Street. Tickets for the show are $85 for one orchestra seat. A portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit the Wilkes University Alumni Association. There also will be a pre-show buffet reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Broadway Museum Cafe Cabaret in the Embassy Suites Hotel, which is located above the Palace Theatre. Tickets for the reception are $40 per person. A special alumni bus will be depart­ ing from Wilkes-Barre the day of the show. Tickets for the bus ride are $20 per person. For tickets and information con­ cerning this special alumni event, please contact the Alumni Office. ------ *------ We are interested in hearing of your career developments, family news and community activities for inclusion in the journal. Please include your class year, major field of study, any honors you received and advanced degrees. Events Calendar June 17, 1994 New York City Alumni Benefit, “Beauty and the Beast” at the Palace Theatre. Pre-show buf­ fet reception. August 6-13, 1994 Bermuda Cruise from New York City on Norwegian Cruise Line Dreamward. October 7-9,1994 Homecoming Weekend - will include reunion for the classes of '79, '84, and 89. Look for an expanded Class Notes section in Hie Inly edition of tile Alumni lournal. 23 �Wilkes Universe AFTERTHOUGHTS Political Correctness The Coonskin Cap of the 90's 6y Anthony L. Liuzzo, J .D., Pft.D. I have always been a pushover for a fad. Forty years ago, you could spot me right away, the slightly over­ weight child in the Davy Crockett coonskin cap, swinging wildly inside of my hula hoop. So. it should be no surprise that about two years ago. I could not resist becoming firmly entrenched in the great political movement of our day. which some people refer to as "political correct­ ness." It started out innocently enough. Terms like "Senior Citizen" and "African-American" slipped their way into my vocabulary, replacing "elder­ ly" and "black." I rooted against the Atlanta Braves in the World Series because of the team's insensitivity to Native Americans. Soon after, things began to deteri­ orate. Girls became women or pre­ women, depending upon their age. and fat persons presented an alter­ native body image. "Handicapped" evolved rapidly into "disabled." then "differently abled," and finally, "handi-capable." Even my cat. who emulates my every emotion, began swatting me if 1 temporarily lapsed and referred to her as my pet. She had become my "animal compan­ ion," this elevation in status being accompanied, of course, by dolphinfree people tuna replacing her 9 lives. I purchased 'The Official Politically Correct Dictionary And Handbook," committed it to mem­ ory, and set about to embarrass, coerce and otherwise threaten those around me who would not conform to the movement. My domestic incarceration survivor (wife), who for years complained about my non-traditionally ordered (sloppy) and motivationally defi­ cient (lazy) existence, threatened to leave me if I continued in this cere­ brally challenged (stupid) ideology. My response to her was that I would continue sensitizing others until the day 1 became metabolically different (dead). I became aware that even the term “politically correct" was no longer politically correct, being replaced by "multiculturally sensi­ tive.” I was truly at the cutting edge. Now it’s happened, almost overnight. The new movement, known as the "politically correct backlash" has arrived. 1 am forced to relearn my old vocabulary and establish overtones of sexism and other forms of intolerance. Maybe, I should just search through myattic for my old coonskin cap to cover my follicularly challenged, oops. I mean bald, head. But I draw the line at the hula hoop. Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., Pft.D. now offering a special anniversary historical 64 Even my cat, wfto emulates my every emotion, began swatting me if I temporarily lapsed and referred to her as my pet. She had become my ‘animal companion.’99 ailas and poster. 24 Elit IDilktS ainfoersitp ®istorirat atlas the Wilkes University Campus Shoppe or mail a check or r;moneyVisitorder, along with tile order form, to Wilkes University Campus Shoppe, 187 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18766. Mastercard and Visa are also accepted. ! ratify : 1 ' Item I __________ I I -------- — 1__________ I I S5.00 S6.50 Atlas Poster & Atlas Postage Total | Please ship to: Grad year Name | Address g State ) [I Phone ( I Expiration Date .1 Card Number !■.... 810.00 Tax (Pa. Residents add 6%) I i H Total Each Poster | City------------ Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., Pft.D, is Associate Professor of Business Administration at Wilkes University. “Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence,” is adorned in the University colors of blue and gold. Il features images of 35 campus build­ ings and residence halls shadowed by the Wilkes University logo and the Burns Alumni Bell Tower. — i Signature _ S2.50 he Wilkes University Historical Atlas chronicles the physical development of the University from its beginning as Bucknell University Junior College to the present. Using photographs, maps and historical data, the Atlas reflects on the families who built the. mansions bordering the Susquehanna River. The closing section, "From College to University,” is a fresh look at the future of Wilkes. Wilkes University is moving toward the future, while retaining the splendor of its �I � https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/be95a5b3d082982c25afab473966103e.pdf e1a85648c3f387e2a803482e7f19fc83 PDF Text Text �from the editor who Was Gene Farley? ■Farley *as a ^'^sfeeTmeritus Joe Wiendl crystallized the WILKES UNIVERSE Volume 1 Number 2 Editor Vaughn A. Shinkus '91 Director of University Relations Craig (Mark) Davis Associate Editors Stephanie Geyer Christine Liberaski Editorial Assistants Karen tones Stacy Kline '98 Jean Pall Nicole Simmons '95 Sports Editor Tom McGuire '85 Director of Alumni Anthony J. Shipuia 78 Design Projects by Design Corporation Photography Curtis Salonick Kostas Mallios Administration Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. President J. Michael Lennon. Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs Thomas B. Hadzor Vice President for Development Paul A. O'Hop Vice President for Business Affairs and Auxiliary Enterprises Wilkes Universe is published three times a year by Wilkes University's University Relations Office and distributed free to alumni and friends of the University. Comments, suggestions, and story ideas are welcomed Submit all correspondence to Vaughn Shinkus, Publications Manager, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. PA 18766, or call 1-800-WILKES U. exten­ sion 4779. Contents lnOnerSnf nearly everyone who attended, taught or mopped sentiment of lyig7Q WQrds )jke -staunch; , floors a. th‘S tu describe Wilkes's first president Dr. p nene S Fa ley-and he was all of those. But for more than 30 Se wa S guiding force behind Bucknell University Junior College and Wilkes College, through good times and bad. You might say he was this institution's'conscience. So we didn’t know quite what to expect when we sent new com­ munications assistant Christine Liberaski searching for information about hip culture on the Wilkes campus of 25 years ago. Would Dr. Farley have tolerated hippies at his Wilkes College? Did students dare protest the Vietnam war, or grow long hair, or even listen to rock and roll? After all, Dr. Farley was not fond of social rebellion. We also asked Chris to compare life at Wilkes in 1969 to that of today That was the easy part: today, there is no Gene Farley. In fact, most of today's Wilkes students don't even know who he was, although some recognize his name from the Eugene Shedden Farley Library. Can you imagine any Wilkes student of 1969 not knowing Dr. Farley? "He was a typical authoritarian leader, which was not uncommon for that time," said Jane Lampe-Groh, dean of Student Affairs, who began at Wilkes in 1969. "Yet, he could be kind and compassionate." Indeed,some of the more radical changes that shaped this cam­ pus took place after Farley stepped down as president in 1970. It was then Wilkes began to let down its hair a little bit—curfews were lifted and some of the more stringent rules were abandoned. "Certainly in terms of growing up it was the right time,” said Lampe-Groh, "because these types of strong authoritative leaders couldn't survive in the 70's." If Farley was dogmatic, it was not without good reason, according to Professor Emeritus Charles B. Reif. It was true that he struck sparks with a lot of people," said Reif, but Dr. Farley had a dream. He had a course to achieve that dream and he was a fighter. Only he knew how close to sinking was that frail vessel, and he was the one who was charged with keeping it afloat." When Dr. Farley passed on in 1974, Wilkes would continue to thrive under the outstanding leadership of presidents Francis !c e ini, Robert Capin and, today. Christopher Breiseth. oday s Wilkes students-whether or not they know his namethe course6 Campus if Dr EuSene s- Farley hadn't charted Sincerely, A ^twJL /), Vaugnn A. Shinkus '91 Editor Profile Pace 4 A Visit to Japan A Wilkes delegation recently made the first journey to Tamagawa University in Japan as part of a continuing educational exchange program. Page 8 Looking Back on Woodstock On the 25th anniversary of the event that personifies the '60's, Wilkes alums recollect life on the Wilkes campus at the time and how it fit—or didn't fit—with the hippie stereotype. Page 14 Banking on the Community Robert Motley ‘73 M'81 emphasizes personalized customer service as executive vice presi­ dent of a newly-opened Wilkes-Barre community bank. Departments Page 2 On Campus - Construction begins on the neiv $7 million classroom building. Page 18 Presidential Perspective - Wilkes as "the microcosm of the macrocosm." Page 20 Colonels of Excellence - Field hockey player Kim Kaskel '95 puts team first. Page 22 Homecoming - Judge Jeremiah Berk ‘63 receives Farley Memorial Award. Page 24 Afterthoughts - Channel surfing with Professor Tony Liuzzo. w On the Cover A sea of humanity at Woodstock '94, held in August on an 840-acre farm in Saugerties, New York, near the sight of the original 1969 event. More than 160,000 attended the three-day festival. —Photo by Kostas Mallios �ON CAMPUS____________________________________________ ___ _ —” Wilkes Universe Cam mi <? Construction Begins UO Graham Named New Dean of Pharmacy 6y stepf,anie Geyer, distant Director of University Wilkes took a ground­ breaking step toward ren­ ovating its campus recent­ ly, as the site for a new S7 Dr. Bernard Graham, former associ­ ate dean of the College of Pharmacy at million classroom build­ Idaho State University, has been ing was prepared for con­ struction. named dean of Pharmacy at Wilkes University, The official shovel-turn­ where he will ing was held on oversee the September 13 to com­ planning and memorate the beginning of construction on the implementa­ tion of the r.ew 55 -XX) square-foot ’.. ’ ;: . new Doctor of reuse the Schoo- of Libera; Arts and Pharmacy H jmar. Sciences and the Schoo! of Business degree Dr. Bernard Graham Society and Ptfoifo Policy, afong with common facili­ ties such as computer labs, classrooms, student and faculty lounges Set to program. Graham brings nearly 25 years of experience in educa­ tion and industry to Wilkes. At Idaho Turning the soil nt groundbreaking ceremonies are. from left. President Christopher N. Breiseth; Andrew Mazzeo ’95. Student Government President, Wilkes-Barre Mayor Lee Namey 68. Chairman of the Board of Trustees Eugene Roth '57; and graduate student Cheryl Javer M ’95. State, he was instrumental in the development and implementation of is an entryway which leads into the office suite improvement project ratory buildings. The physics; identity for the for each dean of the which began in August, southern half will form two schools which cur­ schools. 1993. In addition to the the residential section A special effort classroom and office where many of the resi­ was made to building, Wilkes will dence halls are located. oped and presented courses in physi­ preserve some of the trees begin renovations to the The plan also calls for cal pharmacy, pharmacy calculations, Stark Learning Center additional parking facili­ which were nuclear pharmacy, health physics and and its laboratories to ties within the southern environmental restoration. His accommodate the new Doctor of Pharmacy pro­ quad, as well as a green­ way, which will span the research efforts have focused on gram. A new student union and dining facility also will be constructed. middle of the campus. Wilkes has also final­ ronmental monitoring issues. He has ized a new parking plan works and has served as the principal which increases the num­ investigator for numerous grants and throughout the campus. Faced in brief: of a deep reddish- brown. the structure will provide a link CAMPUS AT kWORKj older build­ ings and the Greentree WILKES UNIVERSITY newer build­ ings on campus. Multiple gables on the street side of the building have been designed to continue the scale and rhythm of the grand old houses. On each end of the building 2 construction site of the new building. Experts from between the distinguished located on the Nurseries in Allentown were contract­ ed to relocate a hydrangea tree and two holly trees to new areas near Evans Hall and the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center The construction of this facility is the latest step Capin Hall, located on South Franklin Street, is currently undergoing ren­ ovation and is slated for completion this fall The campus building the classroom and labo­ of student affairs for the College of Pharmacy. in the rear of Weckessef tioning and plumbing equipment store, from 1933 until 1988. Mrs. Munson was a lyric soprano and sang with area choral groups and as a soloist at the First United Methodist Church of Wilkes-Barre and the Church of Christ Uniting, —Stephanie Geyer pi !sa:isi ‘ As an educator. Graham has devel­ health physics and radiological envi­ ■ co-authored 35 refereed scholarly . y During a four-year tenure as senior health physicist and environmental ■ / I f._ contracts at Idaho State. I. DoiuiW Munson, center, ivitfi Vice President for Development Tom Hmizor unit President Cfiristopfier N. Breisetfi group supervisor with Pennsylvania may park in the lot between Chase Hall an acre campus into two dis- academic quadrangle Which «i" house all of administrative officer and the director Visitors who obtain a short term parking Pa5S Stark Learning Center °r hal maSThenorthern arf,V encompass an programs, serving as a primary' ber of student spaces. Project will divide the 27- A resident of Edwardsville. Munson recently made a gift of S250.000 in memory of his late wife, Marion. The couple owned Climate Equipment, an air condi­ Kingston. An acquaintance through local civic clubs of Wilkes’s first presi­ dent, Dr. Eugene Farley. Munson has followed the school’s progress for many years. "I know that Marion would be glad to know that we're supporting the school and especially the students,’’ said Munson. The University' recently invested SI million to renovate and expand the Munson Fieldhouse. The improvements—which include new weight and training rooms, offices, a conference room, and several new locker rooms—were completed in time for the football team's championship season last fall. The baseball, softball, field hockey, and men’s and women's soccer and ten­ nis teams also use the facilities. traditional doctoral Pharmacy semester, the new facility will help create a stronger rently have departments Wilkes University will host a cer­ emony and reception Saturday, October 22 to dedicate the 1. Donald and Marion E. Munson Fieldhouse. The reception will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the field­ house, with the program to follow at noon in the lobby. The Wilkes University Colonels Football team will meet Widener University' at 1 p.m. on Ralston Field. the University's traditional and non- open for the Fail 1995 in a $25 million campus Fieldhouse Gets Naming Gift Power and Light Company in Hall. University Relation5 i«u’ Graham received a Bachelor of Science degree from Albany College of and South Carolina state pharmacy responsibility for environmental, Pharmacy at Union University, and boards. meteorological and nuclear planning Masters and Doctoral degrees from programs. He also formerly served as the School of Pharmacy and Doreen Zobre and has two sons. Bernard William and Paul William. associate professor for the College of Pharmacal Sciences at Purdue Nicole Simmons '95 can Pharmacy at the University of South University. He has been a registered tributed to this article- Carolina. J pharmacist with the Vermont, Indiana Allentown, Graham had administrative Graham is married to the former —Nicol? Simmons 3 �Wilkes Universe A Visit to Japan by '‘/augftn A. Sftinftus ‘9j bowls of the stringy noodles. But they couldn't keep up with their host, Tamagawa Education Department chairman Yasutada Takahashi, who once ate 108 bowls in a soba noodle-eating contest. "There were some unique foods." says Polachek. “But we kept an open mind and tried them.” S::.<r U-mfciq; travelled irith the American delegation throughout much of their time in Tokyo. T May weather pro. :ded a" appropriate backdrop fcrtre iush trees and gardens of riyotc lapa."; As the American rir.-.t eh the narrow streets and toured the tern pies of the old capita; they ’.■.ere overcome ;. :th an emotion none of them ccuid adequately describe. Call it Japan can do that to you says undergraduate Darlene Jones '95. At certain times it would hit ;. pu. You know those things have been there for years; that centuries ago people proba­ bly stood there and admired the same things you are. I ve never had that reeling before ’ it was sort of sublime, adds Andrew Mits, a 1990 teacher cer­ tification graduate. There was a lot of spirit there—the history. 4 the agedness of it. It was a real intangible feeling." Mits and Jones, along with undergraduate Nancy Bingham ‘96, graduate student Kei Takahashi and assistant profes­ sor of Education Dr. Diane Polachek '78, were in Japan as part of Wilkes University's contin­ uing educational exchange pro­ gram with Tamagawa University. A balance of education and recre­ ation, the 10-day trip included tours of public and private lapanese schools, and excursions to Mt. Fuji. Hakone and Kyoto The trip began at Tamagawa University in the village of from?! a30'rninutetrain ride tram Tokyo. Excited, but exhaust ed after nearly 24 hours of travel the group was comforted by the ' hosP|ta ity °f their hosts, who included Tamagawa officials and students who had visited Wilkes in March. After a night's rest, they toured the Tamagawa campus, and met with faculty, students and university- president Oshiaki Obara. The group s first weekend excursion was to Mt. Fuji and Hakone. At the 9000 feet mark of ■Mt. Fuji, they stopped at a tem­ ple where it is customary to pray for a good climb. The Japanese believe that ghosts reside in the forest surrounding the mountain, and the group was not taking am chances "It's best to have some spirit al protection," notes Mits. Along the way, they ate a 1course Japanese meal at a sc113 noodle restaurant. In the tra< >-d -seated tional lapanese manneron the floor—they slurped do*11 "All the beauty comes together in a Japanese meal," she adds. “Not only was it a culinary experi­ ence; it was a cultural experience." Another highlight, according to the group, was their trip to the sulfur springs at Hakone, where it is customary to eat a blackened hard-boiled egg for good luck. The Japanese believe that doing this will add a year to your life. And Polachek has proof it works—she ate one with a 98year-old Japanese man "We had a beautiful weekend in the countryside," she said. EDUCATION: JAPAN AND U.S. After the weekend of leisure and relaxation, the group returned to Tamagawa to further study the Japanese educational system. The prospective teachers talked shop with their lapanese counterparts and compared their educational systems. According to Polachek, the Japanese people have a lot of good things to say about education in the United States. In fact, she says, many Japanese parents encourage their children to study in America. Michiya Fujikashi, a professor who taught at Wilkes a year ago, is one example—he hopes to someday send his children to Wilkes. The American delegation was impressed that the Japanese inte­ grate technology into the class­ room at a very early age—kinder­ gartners use computers to design pictures and tell stories. But at the high school level, they found that Japanese instructors empha­ size rote and drill over problem solving and creative thinking. "If the Japanese could learn anything from us,” says Polachek. "it's that they need to focus more on interaction, interactive educa­ tion and cooperative learning." Steeped in tradition, the Japanese system is changing slowly, says Polachek. Last year, when a group of teachers from Tamagawa visited Wilkes and other schools in the eastern United States, they acknowledged the need to integrate interactive learning to their system. It is this type of cross-cultural learning that makes the Wilkes-Tamagawa program so vital. SISTER INSTITUTIONS The educational exchange pro­ gram began in 1991, when Tamagawa University was estab­ lished as Wilkes's sister institu­ tion. Soon after, the first delega- From left: Kei Takahashi. Dr. Diane Polachek 78, Nnncy Bingham '96 and Darlene lones '95 pose in front of Mt. Fuji. A here a Lit of spirit theretfie history, the ngedness -4. 99 off it. Andrew Mits 90 Vr 5 �PROFILE tion from Tamagawa visited Wilkes, followed by other group in ,092 and 1993. Because of the expense involved in travelling The Golden Temple in Kyoto, Japan. from the United States to Japan-cost for the American students was more than S1800 this is the first time a Wilkes del egation has gone to lapan. But Polachek, who coordinates the program, is hopeful that a second group will return next year. This cross-cultural learning is impor­ tant, she says, because it expands the students perspec­ tive of the state of education in today's world. "We would be remiss if we did not extend our borders, says Polachek. "The world is getting smaller all the time so you can't just depend upon what's happen­ ing in your own city, your own state—even your own nation. You have to think globally. Language and culture should not be barri­ ers to learning." According to Polachek, the program also nurtures a respect for diversity. In addition to its educational focus, the trip was a chance for the American students to absorb Japanese culture. Luckily they were prepared. Each had stud ied the language, and Kei Takahash' knew the subject well—she's frorn Japan, the daughter of Professor Takahashi For weeks prior to the trip, the group met to study Japanese language and culture. "I've been planning to do this since 1 entered Wilkes," says Jones who plans to teach English in Japan after she receives her degree in May "I've been very interested in Japanese language and culture for many years." CULTURAL LESSONS The group learned quickly that the Japanese keep a very' hectic schedule, going to bed late and get­ ting up very early. As a result, many Japanese sleep while standing on commuter trains on their way to and from work. "You see a lot of tired lapanese people," says Polachek. And that lifestyle begins in school, where students face immense pressure to succeed. In addition to their regular studies, many students attend Jtifeu—or cram school—for 20 hours a week. Dr. Diane Polachek '78 Sludents at levels front hi d 6 And there is evidence that this fast-paced lifestyle takes a toll: the suicide rate among lapanese teens is alarmingly high. Yet Japan is a place where the family is still very much intact. A child's support system often includes the extended fam­ ily—grandparents, aunts and uncles. Mothers nur­ ture within their children a respect for teachers, a respect for school and a respect for their peers. It's a lesson Americans could learn from the Japanese, says Polachek, since the family plays a crucial role in a child's educational development. "We need to make our Andrew Mits '90 exchanges "high-fives" with two young lapanese friends. prospective teachers aware that it is crucial and it can University professor, since there hangings, sushi dishes, and work," she says. "We need to are so few female university pro­ Japanese pottery'. encourage our teachers to keep fessors in Japan. But women are But when it came time to more open lines of communica­ making progress—though slow­ leave, they realized they were tak­ tion with our parents; to get the ly—in the Japanese gender bat­ ing home more than souvenirs— parent and the family more tle, says Jones. they were also taking friendships involved." "A lot of people have the idea established with the lapanese The Japanese also focus on that (Japanese) women are sub­ students and teachers who accountability: being responsible servient, sweet and compliant," accompanied them throughout for yourself and for your school she says. "But they're quite the trip. and respecting property. This is strong. They'll catch up in time." "There was a real bonding evident at Tamagawa, where high among the students." says school and junior high school Polachek. "They were literally "AN EMOTIONAL students sweep the campus hanging on to us. It was an FAREWELL ” grounds and prune its gardens. emotional farewell." "Japan is as alien to our After two days in Kyoto, the Extending the TamagawaWestern world as you can get," group returned to Tokyo for the Wilkes cultural exchange, many says Mits. "They don't see things remainder of the trip. There they of those friendships have contin­ the way we do. They believe in sponsored an "American Night," ued across the miles through let­ doing everything to support the where they shared American spe­ ters and phone calls. group." cialties such as Hershey's kisses, "The lapanese are genuinely The cultural differences are lasagna. Cracker lack, and beautiful people—totally also noticeable with regard to American songs with their embracing," says Polachek. gender equity. It's a man's world lapanese hosts. "It was a vibrant experience." in lapan, says Polachek. Many of At Asnfcnsa, a lapanese market, the people she met were sur­ the Americans bought gifts such prised to find that she is a as chopsticks, kimonos, wall ~— 7 �Wilkes Universe A walk down memory lane—through the tnu Woodstock, Wilkes and the World by Christine Liberaski Communications Assistant ,lear the Sjlc of lfle origina[ 1969 event. Goopy, heavy mud. The brown, saturated earth made Woodstock '94 a giant Slip N’ Slide. The same could be said for the original Woodstock. Around the world and here at Wilkes, the past 25 years have ushered in significant social, politi­ cal and economic changes. However, when it comes down to it, some things are still the same—like the fact that dirt and rain, plus hun­ dreds of thousands of people, still equal a slimy, slippery mess. The original Woodstock was not only an event, but the defining charac­ teristic of a generation. It was the summer of 1969 and it was the height of the United State's involvement in the Vietnam War. On cam­ puses across the country, including Wilkes College, students protested the war and social injustices. These young men and women were disenchant­ ed with the American Dream and the American government, but they decided together they could make a difference. Twenty-five years later, many of their children are feeling some of these same feelings. Though Woodstock '94 attracted people from all age groups, the majority of the estimated 250,000 concert-goers were between 18 and 20-something years old. These members of Generation X, as they've been dubbed, have a new set of problems and com­ plaints. THE WOODSTOCK GENERATION Don Ronchetti '72, remembers life at Wilkes around the time of Woodstock. He didn't call himself a hippie back then, but others did. For some reason he can't remember, he talked him­ self out of going .to Woodstock. "No one thought Woodstock would turn out to be what it is con­ sidered today. So I didn't go. I went to other con­ certs that summer." says Ronchetti, of Kingston. Now an art teacher, Ronchetti remembers hanging out in what was called the "Commons" during his days at Wilkes. He and his friends had long hair—when their parents allowed it—and they talked about music and getting the country out of the war. He even remembers a Vietnam protest in which he marched from Public Square back to campus. Ronchetti admits, though, that he and his friends were a minority that at first took a lot of harassment from other students and faculty. But as years and the war dragged on, people start­ ed accepting them and their beliefs more and more. "Yes. there were some 'hippies' here, but they stood out more by their dress than anything else," says lane Lampe-Groh, current dean of Student Affairs who began her career at Wilkes in luly 1969. as dean of women Muddy Woodstockers are passed through the audience at Woodstock '94. Some things are still the same—like the fact that dirt and rain, plus hundreds of thousands of people, still equal a slimy, slip­ pery mess. v 9 �Wilkes Universe PROFILE About the Photographer Several of the photographs which appear with this article were taken on location at Woodstock '94 by Kostas Mallios, the newly-appointed director of Wilkes University's Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Mallios covered Woodstock for Musicoekdotiki Music Publications, a European music magazine publisher based in Athens. Greece He formerly served as executive editor for the company, which produces five maga­ zines in 11 countries of the European Community and Newly Independent States. Now a contributing editor for Musicoekdotiki. Mallios says he couldn't resist the chance to cover Woodstock '94. "You don't pass up the opportunity for potential monumental impact." he says. "It was such a big spectacle. Something like that cannot be missed." Still, he believes Woodstock '94 missed its mark of recreating the original event. "It wasn’t about the 60s," says Mallios. "It had its own identity. It was a giant event and spectacle in its own rite, and was one of the biggest marketing efforts in recent memory. They milked it dry." As different as the two industries might seem, Mallios believes his experience in the music publishing business helps him as director of the SBDC. In both areas you are dealing with capital markets ’ he says. "A lot of my responsibility at SBDC is working to get market penetration either with clients or within industry." One of 14 centers associated with the Pennsylvania Small Business Kostas Mallios Development Centers. Wilkes SBDC provides free in-depth assistance to potential and existing businesses in Luzerne. Carbon. Columbia and Schuylkill counties. Since Mallios took over as director in July, he has been developing an operational plan that will outreach to the entire com­ munity. Mallios received a bachelor's degree in marketing management from Siena College, Loudonville. He earned an M.B.A. in management and technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he also served as project director/consultant for the Center for Entrepreneurship of New Technological Ventures. Previously, Mallios served as the director of operations for Paper House Productions, an international greeting card company. He also is a partner in his family's business. House of Pizza Restaurants. students. "But thiscampUs as I think it is still today ' reflects a relatively conserv­ ative type of student." Carol Hussa '73, agrees She started at Wilkes in 1969, just weeks after she and three friends bought a $125 van to get to Woodstock. "Wilkes was a very tradi­ tional college. There was hardly any social conscious­ ness going on at all, but that was the case for most small schools of the time," says Hussa. "There were some hippies, but there were mostly preppies in their culottes and sweaters." Hussa does remember one protest in 1969 or 1970 Several female dormitory students plopped them­ selves down in the old gym­ nasium and threatened to stay until their curfew was lifted. When the administra­ tion found out and asked them to leave, the girls got up and left without inci­ dent. Somehow, though, they still got the curfew changed. Lampe-Groh remembers several protests over the school's stringent rules. Both she and Hussa agree that this strictness, in part, came from administrators rules, especially those directed by Dr. Eugene Farley, who was president at the time. He was famoufor walking through campuS breaking apart couples who were holding hands "He was staunch man. says Hussa. "He wanted ivy clad wallsand students^^ with 1930s values. I'm 511 Running Amuck—Several hundred Woodstock attendees gave up on trying to stay dry. Here the 'mud people,' as they were known, infiltrated the cleaner portion of the crowd. if he could find a way, he would have had everyone on the glee club." Travelling from Woodstock to Wilkes that summer was like travel­ ling to another universe for Hussa. She remembers the "gobs of people" around her at the show, all dressed similarly in bell-bottom jeans, t-shirts and sandals. And most everyone—men and women—had long, straight hair parted down the middle. "People talk about Woodstock as this won­ derful thing. It was really just a symbol of the times," says Hussa. "It put a name to a generation." THE BEAT GOES ON Neither Hussa nor Ronchetti went to Woodstock '94, but they did do something that they would have never dreamed possible back in 1969—they watched the concert live on pay-perview television. Ronchetti watched it with his daughter Angelique ‘95, a member of Generation X and Wilkes senior. They both enjoyed it. "We watched it practi­ cally all day Sunday." says Don Ronchetti. “And you have to remember that, for the first Woodstock, that would have never been possible. There was no cable and only three or four stations to watch." Many people who went to the original Woodstock or who lived in that era criticized the capitalistic side of Woodstock '94. From a Pepsi sponsorship to Woodstock currency, the commercialism they said went against what the original event stood for. "You couldn't have a concert like Woodstock II today and not try to make money," contends Garry Taroli, Esq. '76, of Dallas. "You've got all kinds of expenses you didn't have for the original concert— like the fact that the pro­ moters had to pay for 69 MASH units and pay over­ time for about 1,000 state troopers." Taroli. an attorney for Rosenn, lenkins and Greenwald in WilkesBarre. received free back stage passes from one of Woodstock '94's promot­ ers after helping him with some of the show's legal details. This meant Taroli and three friends didn't have to pay $135 a piece for tickets and got the best and driest seats at the concert. Erin Kinney '91, and Susan Vanderburg '91, weren't as well connected as Taroli and had to pay for their tickets. But they figure they got a bargain anyway. They saw 16 acts with one ticket, which comes to about $8.50 a show. ^People talk about Woodstock as this wonderful thing. It ws really just a symbol of the times. It put a name to a generation.^ Carol Hussa '73 ▼ 11 �Wilkes Universe PROFILE Young Alums Brave Intense. If Erin Kinney '91 had to describe Woodstock '94 in one word, the word would be "intense." From the people, to the music, to the traffic, nothing about the three-day event left Kinney and friend Susan Vanderburg '91, wanting more. Except, maybe, a shower. "There was mud and mud people everywhere said Kinney. "People were sliding down the side of a huge muddy hill and getting covered in mud I probably would have joined them if 1 couid have taken a cold shower.' lust like the original Woodstock, the second-coming had mounds of mud. Other similarities included per­ formers. like loe Cocker and Crosby. Stills and Nash, and a plenitude of peaceful people. ‘I have never been around so many great people at one time." said Kinney and Vanderburg. both of Kingston, had a wet three days of peace and music, and they loved it. They met people from across the country7—Nebraska. Arizona—and shared an experience with people from around the world—Croatia. Indonesia. France. They even bumped into two old friends from Wilkes. Kristen Shinn '93, and Deborah Semel '93, who now live in New Jersey. From what Kinney and Vanderburg have heard about 1969's Woodstock, they'd say their Woodstock was like the original in some ways and very different in others. "There were some of the same problems from the first Woodstock, like traffic, drugs and people get­ ting in for free." says Vanderburg. "But there was also a sense of community between everyone like at the first one. People treated people nicely." 12 Mud for Weekend of Fun Kinney. "Everyone----was- so friendly. As they say. there were no negative 11 Some rocking vibrations she and Vanderburg did get. however, were from the screaming guitars on Woodstock 94's two stages. Their favorite performances included Live—who coincidentally will play at Wilkes on October 2—and Blind Mellon. "It was hard to get from stage to stage, though, because of all the people." says Vanderburg. "It was frustrating.” Despite the minor problems, Kinney and Vanderburg say they're glad they experienced Woodstock '94. They'll never forget the city of tents that sprouted from the dirt in even/ corner of the concert-grounds, or the French man who needed help converting French money to American dollars to Woodstock cur­ rency: or. especially, the friendships The biggest differences between the two Woodstocks, Kinney says, were due to technological advances made during the past 25 years. There were huge screens on the side of the stages so that everyone, no matter where they stood, saw performers close-up, and giant speakers carried the music to all corners of the camp­ grounds. But the most impressive difference, according to Kinney, was a simulcast from Sarajevo that enabled her to see a Sarajavan audience enjoying the show. "It was definitely a sign of the times," says Kinney. WOODSTOCK, WILKES AND THE WORLD Although the world is different in so many ways, Kinney, Vanderburg and Angelique Ronchetti believe their world is as uncertain as it was for Hussa, Taroli and Don Ronchetti. Their country is not at war. but there is war on the streets ^ere are laws against racism, sex- they formed with complete strangers. Prices: then and now "I wish I could have taken one of those itty-bitty video cameras," says Kinney. "I would have gotten some great shots." Wilkes alumnae Kristen Shinn '93, Erin Kinney '91. Deborah Semel ‘93 and Susan Vanderburg '91 met by chance on the crowded ground of Woodstock '94. ism and other forms of discrimina­ tion, but problems still abound. There is no longer free love: there is AIDS. "I have a six-year-old son and I worry about what the world will be like for him when he's my age," says Angelique Ronchetti. "Because if you look at it, so much has changed since my dad was my age." Lampe-Groh has been at Wilkes since the first Woodstock and has watched the student body change through the years. Although she has seen the generations struggle with their problems, she has also seen them crusade for their beliefs. If anything good came out of Vietnam, Lampe-Groh says, it was an increase in students' awareness of the world around them. "Although I doubt students are as well-tuned into health care issues as they should be, which is something very important for them to be thinking about today,' saYs Attorney Garry Taroli '76, second from right, with friends David L. Williams. Lancaster; Bob Kellaglier, Dallas, and Gary Gavenus, Blowing Rock, N.C. Lampe-Groh, "1 think they're com­ ing around and taking a more sophisticated look at issues. But. as a nation we're doing that now." "And Wilkes students, too." Lampe-Groh continues, "are proba­ bly a little more aware of the issues than they used to be." This student awareness is some­ thing Lampe-Groh feels Wilkes has always welcomed, even when it came in the form of protests. She adds that University policy states that students can voice their opin­ ions as long as it does not interfere with the operation of the school or the life of its students. This policy has been the same since LampeGroh began at Wilkes. "I think one of our strengths is that even during very tough times, Wilkes really maintains a commit­ ment to interacting with dissenting and disagreeing groups," says Lampe-Groh. "And we've done a good job through the years responding to what we've heard." Christine Liberasbi recently was named communications assistant in the University Relations Office. She formerly was a features writer for The Times Leader iwspapi’r, Wilkes-Barre. ITEM 1969 1994 ’/□INCREASE Beer: Schlitz 6 pack of 12 oz. cans .99 3.59 262.63% Theater Ticket Neil Simon's “Plaza Suite” Orchestra seat, evening performance, Mon-Thurs. 5.95 65.00 992.44% Soda Pepsi (no deposit) 6 pack of 10-oz bottles .59 2.49 322.03% Magazine LIFE .40 3.95 887.75% Newspaper New York Times Sunday section .50 2.00 300% Toothpaste Colgate- 6.75 oz. tube. .55 2.59 370.91% Baseball Cards TOPPS 1966 complete set 11.95 4,750 39,650.61% Sleeping Bag Duraloft- 3 lb. washable; 100% polyester insulation; 36” x 80” cut size. 17.95 320.00 1682.73% Tent Eagle wall tent; cut size (5’x7') 17.75 540.00 2942.25% Automobile Volkswagen station wagon 2,602.00 23,500.00 803.15% Catsup Hunts 14 oz. bottle .22 1.20 445.45% Shoes Women’s- FLATS 6.95 73.00 950.35% Shirt Mens-ARROW; available in 19 solid colors. 7.50 29.00 286.66% 135.00 650% Concert Woodstock: 2-3 Days of peace and music. 18.00 i. 13 �PROFILE 1.' 3 Wilkes Universe Robert Matley’s philosophy is simple: bigger isn't necessarily better. As executive vice president of First Heritage Bank in WilkesBarre—an independently-owned bank that opened in June—Matley ('73, M '81) is bucking a national banking trend by getting back to basics. "There was clearly a need for a local bank with local ownership, management and decision mak­ ing," says Matley. "First Heritage provides a higher level of personal service that is missing in a lot of bigger banking organizations." Matley’s primary responsibility is as senior lending officer. As such, he deals mainly with business and commercial loans, but has a wealth of other responsibilities, as well—so many, in fact, that it is not uncommon for him to work well into the evening. "In a small organization like this one, we end up doing lots of things that in a larger organization there would be a special depart­ ment for—like human resources or purchasing," he says. says, many of the functions that were once performed locally now have been consolidated into a larger operation outside of the community—often in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh or even New lersey. "In a sense the mergers have prompted First Heritage to do what we're doing," he says. "And we're stimulating the local econo­ my because we buy services local­ ly. generate payroll dollars, and provide jobs for local people." Matley says mortgage lending is one example of a vital function that bigger banks often leave in the hands of strangers. Instead of approving mortgages at a local level, the larger banks send it somewhere else to get approved. A common complaint, he says, is that larger banks have a pre­ defined set of criteria, and don't really know their customers. "Someone who doesn't know you from Adam isn't going to be as attentive to doing what it takes to get your loan approved," says Matley. "They are '■^Someone who doesn't know you isn't going to do w/rnt it takes to get your loan approved. Bob Matley ‘73 M '81 A COMMUNITY ASSET Bob Matley '73, M '81 is executive vice president of First Heritage Bank in Wilkes-Barre. Bucking a Trend Banking on the Community Matley firmly believes that the way business gets done today is different from what people were accustomed to years ago. He's watched several local banks—such as United Penn, First Eastern. Northeastern, and Wyoming National—go through mergers once, twice, even three times. As a result, he 15 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe feef good about my experiences during college and want to support the school. I guess I just have a soft spot for Wildes.Bob Matley ‘73 M '81 / missing the point that this is an opportunity for the bank to pro­ vide a loan or service to the customer. "I’m not saying that a credit his­ tory isn't important—it is. But that is only one aspect of the loan decision. The character and personal profile of the customer just doesn't seem to matter as much in larger organizations." LIFE AT WILKES Matley took the first steps down his career path during his freshman year at Wilkes when he began working on campus for Dr. B. Hopkins Moses and Doris Barker in the Registrar’s Office. "I had been Mrs. Barker's paper boy and when she was looking for students to work in the Registrar's Office, she asked me if I was interested." Matley said yes, and was to be the first of the family to work in the office as an undergraduate. His younger sister, Sue (Matley) Hritzak '81. followed and is now the University's assistant registrar. She believes her older brother has done well in everything he has ever set out to do. "He is a hard working and very organized businessman who has a lot of courage," Hritzak said. Matley confides that his best memories of Wilkes revolve around the wrestling team, where he began many friendships which are still strong today. And when Wilkes Wrestling Coach |ohn Reese achieved his 500th win last February, Matley was among the 200 former wrestlers who attended a reunion party held in his honor. "It is always great to see your old teammates and get a chance to reminisce and tell 'war stores,' as Coach Reese calls them," says Matley. Reese, who has known Matley During Matley's years on the mats, the Colonels wrestling squad was in the midst of a streak in which they won the Mid Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship for 14 of 19 con­ secutive years. When Wilkes left the MAC conference in 1975, Matley says, opposing MAC wrestling squads were elated, because "Wilkes was the perenni­ al champion." One wrestling meet that stands out in Matley's mind was against Lehigh, a matchup that sparked some rivalry and success for Wilkes. "We wrestled in an old building called Grace Hall," Matley recalls. "As we walked into the gym, the Lehigh fans began throwing paper cups at us and screaming nasty comments. I found that day to be very unusual." Matley keeps his connection with Wilkes alive by helping with the University's annual fund. He 1981, and soon was promoted to senior vice president and then executive vice president. "When I was at Hanover Bank 1 was also senior lending officer. After their merger, I spent a lot more time on administra­ tive matters and, as a result, a lot less time with customers." says Matley. He became involved with First Heritage in September 1993 while the bank was in its formative stage. He believes First Heritage's back to basics style is one that is important in the community. "People want to be a name, not a number. That is the kind of ser­ vice they receive when they walk into First Heritage." Marlene Mangan '93 is employed ns a communications specialist at Glenbrook Software Limited. Scranton. �PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE Wilkes Universe The Wilkes Future: Taking the First Steps To Establish a World Community ^)ur family has just returned from five weeks in eastern and western Europe. Having gone to college in England for my master's degree back in the early 1960's, and having made several trips to Europe over the last 30 years, I was struck by two charac­ teristics that marked Budapest and Oslo—and even more predictably Paris and London. American styles, culture, language, music, clothing, and fast food restaurants are every­ where. Whatever America has lost in political and economic dominance, which was our legacy from World War II, it has gained in the ascen­ dancy of our culture, for better or for worse. The second characteristic is the great mixing of peoples in Europe from all over the world. As a student of English and French History', I had the impression this summer that the colonies have come home, bringing ail the problems and potential for these old countries from the infu­ sion of new blood and new creativity bycnrwnerN.Bmsetn, Willies University President from Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as from Eastern Europe. As I contemplated this great mixture which we know is causing tension in problem spots throughout the globe. I heard with fresh ears the observa­ tions of my French roommate at Cornel! with whom we visited in Burgundy.- "America's great strength in the international competition for the future,” he said, "is your diversi­ ty. We all need to learn from you how to handle it." Each of us approaches the differ­ ences in others in our own unique way. Each of us has prejudices, whether positive ones that predis­ pose us toward certain kinds of peo­ ple—typically those like ourselves— or against other people, typically those who in some essential charac­ teristics differ from us. My impression, strengthened by this recent travel, is that the chal­ lenge of the 21st century' in America, but also in the world, is to help all people everywhere discover and learn to express respect for the uniqueness of each individual, look­ ing at her or him as a child of God, with gifts that are there to be unlocked to grow and bloom in the sun. It needs to matter little what her religion is, or his skin color, or their sexual preferences, or their physical handicaps. If we progress as a world, rather than go down hill, every individual will be raised in a community determined to help his or her talents grow and ambitions be fulfilled. A dream, perhaps, but the problems that threaten to weak­ en our communities and our nations are tightly linked with the de facto denial of opportunity for advance­ ment of large numbers of people who are working at less than their potential, or not at all. We at Wilkes, looking out to 1998, are in some ways the microcosm of the macrocosm. Over the next four years we will install the full range of advanced telecommunications and computer systems which will link every classroom, faculty office and student room in the dormitories with the world of information. We will develop our campus buildings to make the education of students even more effective. Through the development of a new academic quadrangle defined by the new Classroom Building and a park-like greenway, we hope to strengthen the cohesiveness of this University com­ munity. We also will contribute to a greater sense of community through the new Student Union Building and our home-like residential units in more of the old houses where peo­ ple will have the opportunity to work Members of the graduating class listen to the keynote address at Summer Commencement exercises held in September. and play together to balance acade­ mic enterprise with social opportu­ nity. We will improve the opportunities for communications education with a state-of-the-art television studio where individuals throughout the University will be helped to make videos and utilize other visual tech­ niques to communicate more effec­ tively in keeping with our contem­ porary culture. We will return the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts to a state-ofthe-art theater and concert hall in terms of its electrical and technical infrastructure, supporting the ever stronger programs we have in Theater, Music and Dance. We will see a growth in the environmental sciences, stimulated by our partner­ ship with the Earth Conservancy, to work on the living laboratory creat­ ed by the purchase of the 17,000 acres of Blue Coal land. In health care, we will add the doctorate in pharmacy program to our already strong health education programs in nursing, medicine, and other specialized fields, as well as health care administration. In the process, we will provide a model of health care cooperation among the full range of health care profession­ als, responding to the call for a pri­ mary health care delivery system which builds on cooperation and focuses on the patient's needs. In business, we will stimulate new entrepreneurship both among our students and in our region, drawing together the Wilkes business disci­ plines, the social science disci­ plines, the Small Business Development Center, The Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and the opportu­ nities afforded by the Earth Conservancy. In education we will build our new master's degree in educational leadership to comple­ ment our many pro­ grams with teachers already in the class­ room. And our under­ graduate education pro­ gram will continue to prepare the teachers of the future, who will be the means of helping young people develop their talents and their sense of purpose. We will continue our active partnership with Project LEARN, uniting all school and college teachers in our region to work together to improve the educational system. We seek to be a national model of a President Christopher N. Breiset/i delivers the keynote address. regional university, work­ ing with our surrounding communities to help address the problems and the opportunities that exist here. In the process, we seek to empower students working with their faculty to develop new ways and master old ways in how human effort can be bent toward the pursuit of happiness, economic success, improved quality of living, and the balancing of the sense of rights with responsibilities. Education linked to business, education linked to government— these are partnerships which Wilkes will model in the four years ahead so that the members of the class of '98 will be prepared as are the grad­ uates of 1994 to mobilize their tal­ ents and each other to become more effective citizens of the com­ munity. of the state, of the nation and the world. This is an excerpt from Dr. Breisi’tfi’s keynote address delivered at September Commencement/Convocation exercises. we progress as a world,, every individual will be raised hi a comm unity determined to help his or her talents grow and ambitions be ful­ filled.” V 19 �COLONELS OF EXCELLENCE Wiikes Universe Teamwork The Key to Success Field Hockey Program of by Tom McGuire '85, Sports Information Director *•1 get a lot of satisfac­ tion from seeing someone else on our team score." Kim Kaskel '96 v 20 Kim Kaskel '96, the stu­ dent. is a quiet, unassuming person with the same con­ cerns and worries as any other Wilkes student. That's quite a difference from Kim Kaskel. the Wilkes field hockey player, who is very focused, intense, and marked by each and every' opponent as the player to stop. Her daz­ zling play leaves both those who know and don't know the game of field hockey in amaze­ ment. But for Kim Kaskel. the per­ son. team success is much more important than any indi­ vidual honor that comes her way. Kaskel. a junior GeoEnvironmental Science major from Mountaintop, is coming off a season in which she walked away with both the Middle Atlantic Conference (MACi Freedom League and the Eastern College Athletic Conference IECAC) Mid­ Atlantic championship most valuable player awards. Along the way. Kaskel scored 13 goals, added nine assists, and helped the Lady Colonels to an 11-8-1 record and the Freedom League and ECAC Mid-Atlantic titles. She also was named a College Field Hockey Coaches Association North Region second team All-Star—quite an honor for a sophomore. "I was shocked when I found out 1 was named the MVP in both the Freedom League and at ECAC." said Kaskel. "It's strange to be picked as MVP. because it wasn't just me out there playing. My teammates also should be given awards for how well they played." "What's more of a task for me now is to live up to all those honors which were given to me last year," she added. "But, I'm trying to take those fears and turn them into a motivating tool so I can play even better this year." While piling up those honors, based in part on the number of goals scored during the season. Kaskel admitted something those away from the game might find odd. "Scoring a goal is nice, but I would much rather make an assist." Kaskel said. "I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing someone else on our team score." Wilkes Field Hockey Coach Addy Malatesta feels that Kaskel's team-first attitude will help her have another success- ful season this year. "Kim is such a gifted and talented natural athlete that she will once again excel in our team approach," said Malatesta. "She is the ultimate team player and is focused on the team achieving its goals.” While Kaskel has enjoyed success at Wilkes, she origi­ nally intended to play Division I field hockey after graduating from Crestwood High School in Mountaintop. "I looked at Syracuse first because I kept thinking I want­ ed to play field hockey on a big time, national level," said Kaskel. "But after visiting sev­ eral places. I decided that Wilkes would be best for me. "Coach Malatesta was there for me throughout the recruit­ ing process, even when it looked like I might go else­ where," she added. "Whenever I asked for advice she was there to offer her thoughts. I really liked that about her "I have never regretted com­ ing to Wilkes, not just because of field hockey, but also because of the academics. The professors are always there to help you and there is no con­ flict between academics and playing field hockey. That would not be the case if I went and played at the Division I level." Kaskel. who has been play­ ing field hockey since her junior year of high school, would like to see the Wilkes program continue the success it got a taste of last season, and she particularly wants to defeat Messiah College, the team which knocked Wilkes out of the MAC playoffs last year. "If we can come together as team, avoid any slumps, and have fun playing the game, I think we can get to the MAC championship round." said Kaskel. "Then we'd like to beat Messiah College and move onto the NCAA champi­ onships. It's something that I think we are capable of doing." 4Colonels ranked in Sports Illustrated Wilkes 1994 football squad received national attention this summer, with rankings >n Sports Illustrated and four other national magazines. The team was ranked 8th in S.I., 3rd in Football Digest, 1 ith in Street & Smith, 15th in Don Hansen's Football Gazette. and 18th in College Football Preview. Athletics Hires New Women's Soccer and Softball Coach With the start of the school year, junior varsity teams won 23 games in changes are taking place everywhere on two seasons, and an assistant coach campus and the athletic department for men’s soccer, women's basketball, is no exception. and women's softball at Susquehanna Kevin Vrabel has been named the University in 1983-84. first full-time women's soccer coach in A respected clinician. Vrabel is direc­ school history, and replaces Addy tor of the Red Flash Soccer Camp at Malatesta as head softball coach. St. Francis College in Loretto, Pa., and Malatesta stepped down this past sum­ the Soccer in the Lion's Den Camp at mer to concentrate on her duties as Moravian Academy. He is also on the head field hockey coach and associate staff at the Pocono Cup Soccer Camp. athletic director. At Wilkes, Vrabel will A 1984 graduate of be taking over a soccer Susquehanna University program that has strug­ with a degree in English gled in its several years of and Secondary Education. existence. Vrabel earned a Master's "I hope to make the Degree in Health and game of soccer an attrac­ Physical Education from tive. fun game." said East Stroudsburg Vrabel. "if the players learn University. He comes to the proper way to play the Wilkes from Moravian game, the wins and losses Academy in Bethlehem. will take care of them­ "1 am looking forward to selves." Coach Kevin Vrabel building a strong women's While soccer will be soccer program and main­ his first coaching duty. Vrabel will also concentrate on softtaining the solid softball program that ball. is already in place," said Vrabel, a "1 am going to put as much effort native of Denvilie, NJ. into softball as 1 will into soccer." said Vrabel has coached both the boy's Vrabel. "I'm an avid fan of baseball and and girl's soccer teams at Moravian softball, so I'm looking forward to Academy since 1989. As the boys' working with the student-athletes from coach, he guided the school to a 50-18that sport in the spring." 4 record during the past three years Wilkes athletic director Phil Wingert while winning three straight Penn has nothing but praise for the newest lersey League titles and the District 11 Wilkes athletics staff member. championship this past year. He start­ "Kevin is an outstanding individual ed the girls’ program from scratch and with a proven track record." Wingert has seen the program grow to involve said. "He is an excellent communicator 53 of the 110 girls at the school this who will bring new ideas to both pro­ past year. grams.' Previously, Vrabel was an assistant Vrabel’s drive to bring women's soc­ men's soccer coach at East cer to a more competitive level got a Stroudsburg University and was head boost this past summer when the coach of the women's soccer club United States hosted the World Cup. team. There he wrote the successful "I saw my game go to a new level proposal for the addition of women's just by watching the games on televi­ soccer as a varsity sport in 1991. sion." said Vrabel. adding. "At 34 years In addition. Vrabel has been a of age. there aren't many more levels teacher and assistant soccer coach at to go for me.' Morris Knolls High School, where his - Tarn McGuire '85 21 �HOMECOMING Visit Sunset Boulevard via New York City The alumni tour continues this winter in the Big Apple, this time with a bit of a twist. Alumni will be transported across the country via the stage to "Sunset Boulevard." Wilkes alumni are invited to attend the Broadway Wilkes Universe production of "Sunset Boulevard at the Minskoff Theatre, 200 W. 45th Street. New York City. New York. The show will be held on Friday, December 16, 1994 at 8:00 p.m. Cost for the orchestra seats will be $90 each, a portion of which bene­ fits the Alumni Association of Wilkes University. A special alumni bus will be departing from Wilkes-Barre the day of the show. Tickets for the bus ride are $25 per person. For tickets and information concerning this special event, contact the Alumni Office. Alumni Association Events Calendar October 7-9, 1994 Wilkes-Barr; ■Homecoming Weekend January 20-27, 1995 Florida events—Clearwater, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Miami. October 14, 1994 Madison, New lersey—Alumni Happy Hour" immediately follow­ ing Wilkes vs. FDU Madison foot­ ball game. February 10, 1995 Columbus Ohio event. Contact Thomas Urosevich, O.D. at home, (614, 294-5948, or work. (614) 2921222. October 31, 1994 Denver, Colorado event. Contact Barry Miller '67 at 1303) 759-2211 February 11, 1995 Pittsburgh Event October 26-28, 1994 Buffalo, Rochester and Binghamton alumni events. November 12, 1994 Wilkes-Barre—Alumni Executive Committee meeting 19:30 a.m), Annual Alumni Association open meeting (11 a.m ). November 12, 1994 Wilkes-Barre—Top of the Hill Alumni Reception at Wilkes vs. King's Football game. December 1, 1994 Wilkes-Barre -Alumni Association Breakfast. December 16, 1994 New York City—"Sunset Blvd."Aiumni Benefit at Minskoff Theatre. 200 W. 45th Street. 22 February 23, 1995 Wilkes-Barre—Alumni Association Breakfast March, 1995 California events—Sacramento. San Fransisco, Palo Alto and Los Angeles. March, 1995 AIlentown/Bethlehem/Easton. Harrisburg. Northern New Jersey and Philadelphia. Spring, 1995 Wilkes-Barre- Alumni Spring Formal Events and dales are subject to change. Details for those in your area toil! be mailed several weeks prior to the event. For further informa­ tion. or if you would like lo host an event, con­ tact the Alumni Office at 1717j 831 -4 130. Attention Science and Engineering Alumni judge Berk Receives Farley Memorial Award Wilkes University is creating a science and engineering profes­ sional journal to aid in the net­ working of alumni. The new publica­ >4, tion will include pro­ files on out­ standing graduates from the School of Science and Engineering, and a directory of alumni employed as scientists or engineers. Please aid us in updating our database. If you are currently employed in a science or engineer­ ing profession, send us a resume or letter which details your profes­ sional development, career high­ lights and community activities. Also include your Wilkes class year, major field of study, honors and advanced degrees. Send all correspondence to: i 3 i fe Professional Journal ATTN: Barbara Sefchik School of Science and Engineering Wilkes University P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ---------if---------- Neiv Executive Committee Voting November is voting time at he Honorable Jeremiah E. Berk '63 was presented the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award at Summer Commencement cere­ monies held on September I, The award is given annually to an alumnus or alumna of any degree program who epitomizes the characteristics of an educated person as formulated and accept­ ed by the Wilkes faculty in the 1948 creed "Marks of an Educated Man or Woman." It is given in honor of Dr. Eugene Farley, Wilkes's first president, who devot­ ed more than three decades to the advancement of the school. Like Farley, Berk has demonstrat­ ed a pursuit of truth, promoted the diversity of ideas and beliefs, and set ethical standards by which to live and work. "If someone had told me while I was a student at Wilkes that I would be chosen for this award. 1 would have been shocked," said Berk. "I knew and admired Dr. Farley and 1 appreciated his vision." Raised in Brooklyn, N.Y, Berk chose Wilkes because he wanted a small, private college. With the help of loans, scholarships and the money he earned washing dishes in the school cafeteria, he graduat­ ed in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Finance. Then, in 1966, he graduated from Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, N.Y. and start­ ed his legal career. He continued his education at the City of London College and Harvard Law School. He was admitted to prac­ tice law in the state of New York in 1967, to the United States Supreme Court in 1974, and Second Circuit Court of Appeals and District Courts of New York in 1974. For 12 years, Berk specialized in Bankruptcy, Commercial Law and Banking and Secured Lending at a private firm in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He has served as judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, several professional organizations, including the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the American Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association. He is a former member of the New York County Lawyers' Association. Berk has served on several boards and organizations for Wilkes, including the University Council and the Alumni Association. In addition, he is a former director of Mid-Hudson Legal Services. Dutchess County, N.Y., Vassar Brothers Hospital Association and the Dutchess County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In addition to holding many teaching posi­ tions and seminars. Berk has had numerous publications and arti­ cles published in such works as Consumer Bankruptcy Manual, Barrister Magazine, and the Norton Bankruptcy' Law Advisor. He currently resides in Staatsburg. N.Y. and has a 9-year old son, Jonathan. —Christine Liberaski For further information on Alumni activities, con­ tact the Wilkes University Alumni Office: (717) 831-4130 or (800) WILKES-U. Wilkes University P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre PA, 18766 Wilkes, too. The November edition of the Alumni journal will include a ballot for member ratification of the 12 additional members of the Alumni Executive Committee. Support your fellow alumni and the Association by completing the ballot and returning it to the Alumni Office. 23 �Wilkes Universe AFTERTHOUGHTS w rTuniversity Shoppe Fall Merchandise Channel Surfing: Back to School Sportswear, at left: A. Daniel's white cotton baseball cap with navy bill, adjustable strap, new seven-color colonel logo, “est. 1933” on back. $15.00 B. Shane’s youth or toddler adjustable baseball cap, taslan with terry swealband inside. Red, blue, or seafoam green with navy lettering & white chevrons. $8.00 C. Nicole’s navy wool adjustable cap with suede bill, flying W- Wilkes Colonels in gold & while. $16.00 D. Daniel’s cotton/polyester swealshirt (90/10) wilh large block lettering, ribbed collar & sleeves. Available in navy or green, white lettering (M,L,XL,XXL)$34.95 E. Shane’s youth (50/50) collon/polyester sweatshirt. Navy blue wilh gold “Future Colonel” & colonel logo on front; “Yes I am!” on back. (S-M-L) $18.95 A Eulogy to All the Great TV of Old by Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., Pft.D. Ina sense, there is no better Anthony L. Liuzzo. J.D., Pft.D. is Associate Professor of Business Administration at Wilkes University. * Often, after a day filled with. tension and reality, the best thing I can do is pop a tape into the VCR and visit Green Acres.** mirror of American culture than the television situation comedy. As a child of the 50's, I remember quite vividly those grand days when fami­ lies like the Nelsons, the Andersons and the Clevers were intact; divorce, homelessness, drug abuse, delin­ quency and prejudice did not exist when the viewer escaped inside the eight-inch screen. We share the McCoys' sorrow and enjoyed their joys and, despite its title, there truly always was enough room for Daddy. The closest thing to a broken home belonged to the Clampetts, but no sensitive viewer minded, since those Beverly Hillbillies were rich and retained their family values in spite of their newlyattained wealth. Of course, we were exposed to situations and events that we would never see today. Ralph often threat­ ened to send Alice to a celestial body when she didn't agree with his outrageous schemes to attain his portion of the American pie. And he frequently put forth allegations relating to Ed Norton's sanity. Lou Grant glibly admitted to overindulging in intoxicants at times, and Dick Van Dyke's Buddy Sorrell was merciless in his treat­ ment of his hairless producer. On the other hand, any implication of sexual activity was scrupulously avoided. Characters were required to refrain from placing both feet on a bed occupied by another person. Lucy Ricardo was never pregnant, just expecting. And one could only dream of Jeannie's navel, since exposing it would never pass the censors. Certainly, there were stereotypes. Julia never did seem to identify very strongly with her culture, while Peter Tong dutifully served the 24 Bachelor Father. Amos and Andy were arguably cast in an unfavorable light, but as a seven-year old, I could not help but love those characters who always treated each other with a dignity and respect never afforded to Fred Sanford or his son The writing was terrific. All reference to sex, violence, religion, politics (sorry, Murphy Brown), and bathroom humor were out. so plots were emphasized instead. Years later, reading Shakespeare in high school, I had a sense of deja vu that I had encountered these intrigues before, but relating to Sergeant Bilko and Officers Toody and Muldoon. When All In the Family hit the screen in 1971, I thought it was the best thing since night baseball. Little did I realize at the time that this show was to open the flood­ gate for the torrent of sitcoms that would offer an unending stream of mindless scripts, trying to save themselves with constant sexual innuendos. I did not mind it so much when the setting changed to the work environment—Barney Miller's police station, Alex Rieger's Taxi stand, and Alice's diner. But when it got worse and three was no longer company for me, I dropped out. Now. I scan my television with the perpetual zapping of the remote control, first cable, then the satellite dish, as if searching for the perfect wave. Maybe Roseanne will be my savior, perhaps Empty Nest my oasis. Often, after a day filled with tension and reality, the best thing I can do is pop a tape into the VCR and visit Green Acres. In the words of Chester Riley, "What a revoltin' development this is!” F. Nicole’s rugby shirt, 100% ribbed cotton, navy & gold stripes wilh white collar, rubber buttons. $38.50 Large only. G. 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Glass carafe with 2 wine glasses, etched flying W on front. $23.00 set. CC. Glass bud vase wilh etched fly ing W and Wilkes University on front. 7 1/2” $8.25 DD. Ceramic, tankard, white with navy Wilkes University in script and flying W. $12.75 EE. Wilkes University fell banner, navy with gold lettering and border. $6.95 Visit tlie Wilkes University Campus Shoppe or mail a check or money order, along with the order form, to Wilkes University Campus Shoppe. 187 South Franklin Street. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18766. Mastercard and Visa arc also accepted. �w I L K E S NON-PROFIT ORG. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Universe 1994 Subject The topic of the resource Alumni Relations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marketing and Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4e30852241eff919abf168da6579e3f4.pdf e3f941e573f832f95c7287c1053590da PDF Text Text �From th e I W L K L S Universe Volume 3 <r Number 1 Visiting the Olz Stompin' Grounds CONTENTS , , „ fieid near mv childhood home in Llewellyn, pa. ifshv( There s a Mil n with wooden backstops and wellr°bau fields, actually a g, Looking down from the rocky bank th; ‘Sodden diamonds at oppos ■b like much when j Profiles , lat forms its Editor Vaughn A. Shinkus '91 fWnt'ncevery few years, I can't help but get a little S° back there, asI find myself 101 g * j had there whUe growing up. n°stalgic think. ilAg tb°U! hXuIe 1 was a baseball star-far from it. I spent most of my fiVe_ rX leaeue career goofing around with fellow bench-warming tea) dul1 postin rXX Associate Editor Stephanie Gever Mv neighborhood friends and I encircled that quarter-mile radius hundreds of times on our Schwinn Sting Ray bikes-mine was red, with that silly banana seat I remember, too, the Sunday football games—tackle, of course-wherein the main objective was to play and play until a) someone got really hurt, orb) it got too dark to see tire bah. Sports Editor Tom McGuire '85 Executive Director of Alumni Sandra Beynon Nicholas M'85 Design Projects by Design Corporation Administration Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. President J. Michael Lennon, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs immates u T the field when games were not in session that I remember most. >e fun we The field has been spruced up a bit since my childhood days. A new shed was erected to replace the small shack that served as a concession stand. There's fresh paint on the backstop, and someone has replaced the rotted boards that had formed the roof of each dugout. But at its heart, the old field is pretty much the same. Athletics aside, "the diamond" was the setting for some of the happiest times of my youth. Going back there inevitably evokes this flood of memories. Sometimes same feelings feelings when when II walk walk across the Wilkes campus, oun leumes iI get get those triose same ven thoughl'm here every day, I still get a nostalgia attack while visiting cerp aces. The creaky basement stairs in Capin Hall take me back to the news thT and^roadcast journalism courses I took there. The distinctive smell of ... T T brar>' somewhat less pleasant memories: the stress associated carrpl a ja research Paper or studying for an exam at a basement study football 6 e'd neXt t0 Pfokerfo8 Hall reminds me of muddy, evening Paul A. O'Hop Vice President for Business Affairs and Auxiliary Enterprises freshmana "a 3Cr0SS carnPus and, in my mind's eye, I'm an 18-year old edlv anticiJT T Jamms was the late 80's, mind you), excitsometimes seemedl °Ur '°ng ™°Ugh rig°rS °f aCademe Paul J. Strunk Vice President for Alumni, Development and University Relations and the years n n urrnountable back then, those were truly carefree days Wilkes alumni T mUC^ foster than I would have liked. More than one Wilkes Universe is published by Wilkes University and distributed free to its alumni and friends. Comments, suggestions and story ideas are welcomed. but they've been re lmProved w’th age. The historic buildings are still here, terminals are everywh t0 meet dle needs today's students. Computer Internet connection wT eaCh d°rm room is linked to the world V'a prettier than you mioht 3'S° added a greenway that makes the campus eyen home run every time at ,ernern^er- Come back and see. You may not have hit a fondly. ah h>vit you 11 reflect upon the playing field just as Unh ensity Relations Wilke*. University P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 1-800-WJI.KESU, ext. 4770 Fax: (717) 831-7820 E-mail: alumnipub@wilkesl.wilkes.edu Wilkes and Harris Semiconductor: A Shared Vision, A Common Interest Four decades later, a partnership that began with a promise by Dr. Eugene S. Farley continues to benefit Wilkes graduates and a Mountaintop-based semiconductor producer. Bu;ifs th Director of University Relations Craig (Mark) Davis Editorial Assistants Keith Pacyna '98 Jean Pall Amy Sosik '9S Page 8 Page 13 Restoring Hope to the Children of Bosnia Freelance photographer Gary Fabiano '89 documents the work of an experimental program established to rehabilitate children of the former Yugoslavia. Page 18 Penning the Great American Novel Alumni authors comment on the joy of writing and the frustrations ofgetting published, "just write and write and write," says one. "Be persistent." Page 20 A Front Row View of the Technological Revolution As an engineer with the Bell System for more than four decades, the late Emrys “Easy" Lewis watched as technology and government intervention changed the face of the telecommunications industry. | Departments Cover Page 2 Page 6 Page 23 Page 24 Page 28 From the Editor — Revisiting the ol’ stompin’ ground On Campus — Wilkes programs gain national accreditation Presidential Perspective — Wilkes exchange program with Chinese university promotes understanding between two of world’s most powerful nations. Alumni News — Regional Alumni Chapters hold kickoff events in Philadelphia, New York City and Binghampton areas. Colonels of Excellence — Football Coach Sheptock is among NFL players honored for achievements during their college career. Afterthoughts — Dr. Liuzzo flies the friendly skies wipbXt; "e,hes™''u”s- Sinc&rcrely, ON THE COVER (JUL Tears are an important part of the recovery process for children of Bosnia who have been scarred by the tragedies of civil war. "They have to be able to express their emotions." says Wilkes associate professor of Psychology Dr. Holiday Adair. "They need to learn to think differently about the world." v^n A. Shinkus'91 �WILK E S U N I V E R S E On - .-.'MB Wilkes Prof Receives Fulbright to Mexico Dr. Michael A. Steele, associate pro­ fessor of Biology at Wilkes, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to lec­ ture and conduct research in Mexico during the 1997-98 academic year. The Washington, D.C.-based International Exchange of Scholars selected Steele for the fellowship based on his research record, teaching history' and a detailed research proposal. The nine-month award provides a salary; relocation allowance and living expens­ es for Steele, who is accompanied by his wife, Margaret, and children, Michael, Tyler and Emily. Wilkes University' has provided a sabbatical ation of oak forests. In Mexico Steel collaborating with faculty andstudents from the National Herbarium in Pueb] and the Centro de Ecologia at UNAM ' in Mexico City. leave for the year. "The award gives me an opportunity to extend my research into an environ­ ment where understanding the mecha­ nisms of forest regeneration is critical for countering deforestation," said Steele. Established in 1946, the Fulbright Scholar Program offers grants to faculty, professionals and independent scholars' for teaching and research abroad. The program aims to promote global under­ standing while fostering academic and professional development and allowing academicians from the United States an avenue for collaboration with col­ leagues worldwide. Steele's cur­ rent research, conducted with Wilkes students and colleagues from Rutgers State University, the University' of Pennsylvania Dr. Michael Steele and tire University' of California, focuses on the behavior of squirrels and other food­ hoarding animals, the specific decisions they’ make when storing acoms and the effects of their behavior on the regener- Annual Fund Contributions Up Record contributions from Wilkes alumni, friends and region­ al businesses drove the 1996-97 Annual Fund total to more than 5951,000, an increase in giving by more than 540,000 over the previous year. Final figures for the campaign show more than 2900 Wilkes alumni made annual fund gifts. More than 4,100 total donors contributed to Wilkes during 1996-97. "Thanks to the increased support of our alumni, local busi­ nesses and friends in the community, this Annual Fund was an overwhelming success," said Christopher N. Breiseth, Wilkes president. "Their participation shows their confidence in the stu­ dents, programs and future of Wilkes University." Annual Fund money's supplement tuition revenue to provide funding for University’ operations. Contributions help provide scholarships, purchase library books and underwrite general operating expenses. "This increased confidence helps us in so many ways," said Claire Fox, director of development and major planned gifts. "These supporters have demon­ strated that they believe in the value of a Wilkes educa­ tion and are prepared to help ensure a quality educa­ tion for today's students." Support to the campaign was enhanced by several Christopher N. Breiseth, Thea Chesluck Escarge '70, Penny Ruckno ‘6s, Sandra Pitrone ‘77, Cann Cheyfitz and Claire Par. by $40,000 in 1996=97 companies that offer matching gift programs, which can double or triple the size of a gift and thus provide additional financial support. Nearly 554,000 of the campaign was raised from match­ ing gifts. In July, the University hosted a celebration to recognize the more than 70 volunteers who made community appeals and staffed phonathon drives. Sandra Piccone '77 was chair of the drive. Wilkes is very fortunate to have such outstanding volun­ teers, said Fox. "A small army of supporters gave their time to ensure the campaign's success." Wilkes students and volunteers are making phone calls for the 1997-98 campaign, which is again being chaired by Piccone, with assistance from vice chair David Davis '75. ■ Wilkes Programs Recognized Business Programs Accredited by ACBSP Wilkes University's Business Administration, Accounting, and Master of Business Administration (MBA) pro­ grams recently were accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Wilkes University is the only school in Northeastern Pennsylvania and one of only six four-year schools in the common­ wealth to hold this accreditation. ACBSP is one of two associations certified by the United States Department of Education to accredit business programs. To earn the accreditation, the University had to meet 25 rigorous stan­ dards. According to the association's materials, "accreditation provides a means of assuring students, parents, and the business community that business degrees have met rigorous (standards) and a high level of educational quality." "The accreditation is another external acknowledgement of the strong student/faculty interaction in our busi­ ness curriculum," says Dr. J. Michael Lennon, vice president for Academic Affairs. "We applaud the efforts of our students and faculty' whose efforts led to this achievement." Dr. Anthony L. Liuzzo, faculty coordi­ nator for accreditation, has been working with the faculty and administration for more than a year to earn the prestigious accreditation. "The accreditation process included submission and audit of an extensive self-study and an on-site visit by representatives of ACBSP," Liuzzo said. A visitation team came to Wilkes for three days in February to evaluate cur­ riculum, faculty, research and service to the business and educational community. Tire team also reviewed student achieve­ ments and assessed their satisfaction with the business program, university facilities and institutional support for program activities. The team filed a report that cites a dis­ tinctive strength of the business programs nt Wilkes. "Tire University has a tradition of meeting the changing needs and chal­ lenges affecting the community and soci­ ety as a whole," it reads. "The by Cam us National Entities plinary and technologically advanced courses that provide much interaction among its faculty." Dr. Anne Heineman Batory, interim dean of the School of Business, Society and Public Policy, says the accreditation adds value to the Wilkes experience. "The ACBSP accreditation formally acknowl­ edges the quality of the learning environ­ ment in the Wilkes business programs and validates the high competency level of our graduates," she said. Recent graduates and students reacted positively to the accreditation."! am elat­ ed for the School of Business, Society' and Public Policy to receive such an honor. It adds quality to my degree," said Greta Altavilla M'97, who received an MBA degree in May. Senior Joseph Russo will receive his business degree later this year. "I am con­ fident knowing that my education and my goals will be looked upon with more emphasis versus graduating with a stan­ dard bachelor's degree in business," he said. only be awarded after Wilkes's first phar­ macy class graduates in the year 2000. The four-year School of Pharmacy' pro­ gram at Wilkes includes three years of tra­ ditional courses and one year of clinical clerkship at area pharmacies and medical facilities. A competitive program, 80 pre­ pharmacy students are accepted each year into the pre-pharmacy' program, with 65 admitted into the professional pharmacy' program. The School occupies the first and third floors of the newly’ remodeled Stark Learning Center. The first floor houses a pharmacy' information center and com­ puter lab, model pharmacy; and offices. The third floor includes the anatomy and physiology lab, pharmaceutics lab, three research labs, conference rooms, offices, and accessory rooms. Pharmacy School Advances Toward Accreditation Wilkes's Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering programs recently were accredited by' the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology’ (ABET). "This honor affirms the quality' of the programs in our School of Science and Engineering," said Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth. Wilkes has a proud tradition of educating engineers and this accreditation allows that tradition to continue." Tire University's Electrical Engineering and Materials Engineering programs are also accredited by ABET. The School of Science and Engineering offers a unique integrated curriculum featureing a comprehensive array of courses, personalized faculty attention, a low stu­ dent to faculty' ratio, access to state-of-theart laboratories, interaction with industry and a multidisciplinary team approach to problem solving. "We are committed to providing a con­ ducive learning environment and friendly­ atmosphere for each member of our diverse student population," said Dr. Umid R. Nejib, dean of the School of Science and Engineering. "Our high placement rate is the result of this educa- Wilkes's doctor of pharmacy' program has been granted candidate status, Hie next step toward accreditation by’ the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE). The upgrade in status was granted based on the results of an April site visit by an ACPE evaluation team of pharmacy' educators and practitioners. During tire visit, the team surveyed the facilities, reviewed program documentation and interviewed administration, faculty’ and students. In their evaluation report, the team lauds the Wilkes program for its curriculum, facilities and students. "The new curriculum being developed is contemporary and innovative in both its structure and the planned method for delivery," the report reads. According to ACPE materials, candi­ date status is granted to programs that have not yet graduated a class, but have students enrolled in the professional tract. The designation denotes a program expected to develop as planned over a Engineering Programs Earn National Accreditation j I I I I I I | I I �WILKES zz universe On Award Winning Author Gives Reading On £am at Wilkes Three Honored a: Spring, Summer Commencement Exercises By Rich Drees Listen to a I recitation of John I Updike’s many achievements as ■ an author, and I you could con\ ceivably imagine jR him as a "-^rious I- * ----- 1 writer"—squir­ relled away in a small New England coun­ tryside house, wearing a heavy sweater and hunched over a small manual typewriter. Listen to him read his own works, as he did in October to a packed house at Wilkes’s Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, and that image would readily be dispelled. Instead of a studied academic, Updike presented himself as a dryly witty story­ teller, mining material from his own recol­ lections of childhood much in the same vein as Hemingway or Twain. Perhaps best known as a novelist for works such as his Rabbit series-for which his 1982 installment Rabbit is Rich won tire Pulitzer Prize—The Centaur or The Witches of Eastwick, Updike began the evening with a selection of poems inspired by his early years growing up in Shillington, Pa., near Reading. After finishing his first poem, "ExBasketBall Player," Updike looked up to the auditorium with a smile. "My 40 years of writing certainly bear in on me as 1 read a poem like this and realize how full it is of obsolete references." But Updike need not apologize. While the imagery of most of the work he read was indeed firmly rooted in mid-century Americana, it's that time period that today evokes a nostalgic fondness. Updike said literature should "concern itself with the inner lives of hidden people." Another poem, "Plow Cemetery," again utilizes the imager}' of rural Pennsylvania— Simon Criticizes Public Officials of Pandering Former Senator Paul Simon was the featured speaker at the six­ teenth annual Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities held in April in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Simon retired his Illinois senate seat last January' and is now professor and director of the Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University'. Speaking to an audience that filled the Edward Darling Jr. Theatre, Simon spoke about public mistrust of those who hold public office. "The public perception is that public office is for sale," said Simon. "It is not quite that bad. But what is true, is that access to public office is for sale. Somehow we have to change that." Simon added that politicians have fostered a culture of "pander­ ing" to voters by taking positions that are impossible to defend, such as promising to increase government services while cutting taxes. "The excuse is 'we’re giving the public what it wants,'" Simon said. "My friends, if we want to improve the nation, we have to be willing to sacrifice." Simon cites as an example the plight of education in the United States. Elementary and secondary' education is substandard com­ pared to other nations, he said. "We simply have to do better if we are going to compete with the rest of the world—if we are to understand the rest of the world for our own security." Simon is distressed that most states spend more money on pris­ ons than on schools, and points out that 82 percent of those in prison have achieve less than a high school education. "You specifically a cemetery where family ances­ tors are buried—to examine how he first dealt with the issue of his own morality Updike looked to his own past, to try to gain answers to his future. This theme was repeated in more depth as he read his short story, "Lunch Hour." In it, a man goes to his 45th high school reunion and becomes reacquainted with an old girlfriend he had not seen in the years since. Updike commented that when he was starting out as a writer someone asked him why he seemed to write exclusively about Pennsylvania. "Pennsylvania is reality to me," was his reply. Most of those in attendance at the read­ ing could probably find some reality of their own in his selection of works— whether preparing to go to a class reunion, confronting morality or just longing for the day when gas pumps had a glass domes and five bucks would buy lunch for a week. shouldn't have to be an Einstein to figure out that maybe if we put a little more money into education, we wouldn't have to build more prisons." Prior to leaving the Senate, Simon was Illinois' senior rank­ ing senator. He wrote education and job training laws such as the National Literacy Act, the School-To-Work Opportunities Act, the Job Training Partnership Act amendments, several pro­ visions of the Goals 2000 Act and the 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. He was the lead­ ing Senate champion of the new direct college loan program, and the chief Democratic sponsor of the balanced budget amendment. He was elected to the Illinois House in 1954 and to the Illinois Senate in 1962. In 1968 he was elected lieutenant gover­ nor and was the first in Illinois history to be elected to the post under a governor from another Former party. Senator Paid The Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and ■j Humanities was established in 1980 in recognition of Rosenn's 10th anniversary Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and >n appreciation for his many contributions to the field of Law, to the United States judi- j Simon speaks at the Spring Rosenn i Wilkes honored three individuals who have dedicated their lives to helping oth­ ers. and awarded more than 450 under­ graduate and graduate degrees at com­ mencement exercises held in May and August. At the 50th annual Spring Commencement ceremony in May, Lorraine E. Hale, Ph.D., was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree for her exemplary work in caring for the nation's infants. With her mother, the late Clara “Mother” Hale, she found­ ed Hale House, a New York City child care agency that has attracted national attention for nurturing and caring for babies born to women addicted to drugs or infected witn HIV. Hale, who was keynote speaker, encouraged the 400 graduates to bal­ ance their lives by nurturing the four unique human needs: living, loving, learning and leaving a legacy. “Only when we see the importance of these needs do we find a way to fulfill them," us Convocation ceremonies in August, she said. “Leaving a legacy is very Breiseth presented a doctor of humane important. It says to the world 50 years letters degree to Attorney George L. from now ‘I was here and I made my life Fenner, Jr., a dedicated friend and worthwhile.'" benefactor of the University. Also at the May exercises, prominent With his late wife, Hilda, an alumna of educator and physician Doris Gorka Bucknell University Junior College, Bartuska, M.D. ‘49 was awarded an Fenner has committed a honorary doctor of science major gift to the University degree. Former director of to help bring culture and endocrinology, diabetes and enlightenment to the metabolism clinical services youth of the Wyoming at the Medical College of Valley. Pennsylvania, Bartuska has “It was our own experi­ received numerous teaching ence with college that awards throughout her convinced us that we career. Now retired from clin­ should do as much as ical practice, she continues possible to make educa­ her medical research and tion accessible to the chil­ writing as a professor emeri­ dren of the Wyoming tus of Allegheny University Valley," Fenner said of Health Sciences. upon receiving the In presenting the honor, Attorney George L. Fenner, Jr. degree. Wilkes President Dr. Always a concerned Christopher N. Breiseth environmentalist, Fenner is giving the lauded her achievements as a member University a major piece of land that will of numerous and professional and com­ be sold to the Wildlands Conservancy to munity affiliations. keep the land forever wild. The sale will “In your many teaching, research and provide a benefit both to Wilkes and to administrative positions... and in your Pennsylvania. local, state and national leadership roles in the medical profession, you have been a pioneer for women,” said Breiseth. Bartuska has received numerous awards, including the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award, the President's Recognition Award, the Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania award and the Gender Equity Award from the American Medical Association. In addition, she was honored with three awards from the Medical College of Pennsylvania Alumni Association and has served as president of the Philadelphia County Medical Society and the American Medical Women's Association. At Summer Commencement/ ciary system and to the quail ty of life in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Vice President for Academic Affairs J. Michael I ennon robes Doris Gorka Harlnska, M.D. '49, who was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree al commencement in May. Lorraine E. Hale delivi*rs the keynote address to the 400 graduates at A Ln/ commencement exercises. Approximately 36 undergraduate and 30 graduate degrees were awarded at the August ceremony. Breiseth delivered the commencement address officially opening the 1997-98 academic year for faculty, staff and students. �WILKES UNIVERSE Pe /p g y © /7> g @ fe 9 & I Cross Cultural Education Key to Improving Chinese ty from each university to get to know each other, share knowl­ edge and broaden their horizons. Students lucky enough to travel half way around the world to study in the other country will discover two nations marked by great contrasts. China represents the oldest, continuous civilization in the world, where there is still great emphasis on the collective good of the whole country. America, by contrast, is perhaps the youngest civilization in the world and has from the beginning placed great emphasis on the rights of the individual. We each have some profound truths to learn from each other, because the 21st century global village will need both the concern for the whole community that is second nature in China and the protected right to individual expression so valued in the United States to harness the true creative potential of human beings in dealing with world challenges. While there is enormous diversity in China, there also is a great common cultural bond among Chinese. America, by contrast, has had to develop its unity out of the vast diversity of peoples coming from every part of the world. Wilkes University's motto—unity amidst diversity—embodies that movement. While we as a nation have not always been successful in this blending of the world's peoples, we have gone farther than any other in discovering that our future health rests upon our ability to educate and protect the Relations Over the 1996-97 academic year, eight students from Heilongjiang University in Hat bin, China studied at Wilkes. In June, Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth, along with vice president for Academic Affairs Dr. J. Michael Lennon and his wife, Donna, visited Heilongjiang. Following are Breiseth's observations from the trip on the importance of such cultural exchange. I || lhe relationship between Heilongjiang University and Wilkes University is symbolic || of the larger relationship between China and the United States. The two universities -IL have the opportunity to promote a mutual understanding upon which the two greatest economies of the world must build the future. Cooperation between these two great nations is imperative, not just for the sake of Chinese and American interests, but for the entire world, which will be increasingly dependent on their healthy relations as we enter into the 21st century. By studying each others' history, culture, politics, and economics, students from Heilongjiang and Wilkes can discover the sources of our deepest beliefs, our values, our hopes and fears, even our prejudices. From such study, they can bring to their professions and communities a kind of wisdom that ultimately impacts the national interests of each country, not only within each society' but in our policies toward each other. This really is a very special moment in world history. With the ideological cold war over, there is a genuine opportunity for the world to avoid the great wars that have devas­ tated the 20th century. There still will be great problems, as such struggles are replaced by religious fundamentalists in conflict, ethnic hatred among neighboring peoples and other issues tied up with peoples' personal and social identities. If we can avoid great wars between nations, we are nonetheless going to have to deal with terrorism by angry, disaf­ fected groups who inflict their frustrations on others, as we have experienced in both the United States and China. The threat of terrorism must engage the thoughtful, responsible leaders of our govern­ ments to work together to control access to weapons and technologies that permit devel­ opment of nuclear or chemical weapons. Just as global environmental challenges must pull together our governments and institutions to take collective action, so must we work together to address legitimate grievances of large groups of people. Without such atten­ tion, terrorism is likely to spread as a method for disaffected groups to gain the world's attention. In the lifetime of present college students, the world will genuinely become a global vil­ lage, increasingly more connected by FAX machines and the Internet This extraordinary communication potential imposes burdens on our governments, but also offers unparal­ leled opportunity for thoughtful people to search together for intelligent answers to our common problems. Consider what is happening in medical research, where teams of scien­ tists around the world communicate daily to track results of experiments focused on eradi­ cating specific diseases. Tnis networking process has become second nature to millions of individuals with access to computer technology. President Clinton has pledged to have computers in every classroom in America so that al! school children will know how to find information on the Internet and be able to communicate with other children around the world. We as their parents and teachers must foster an attitude of openness and curiosity to learn about^ pie different from ourselves. This is a fundamental responsibility of education particuhdv of our colleges and universities. The exchange between Heilongjiang and Wilkes is air . / contributing to this enlightened effort at mutual discovery by allowing students and \ I "In the lifetime of present college students, the world will genuinely become a global village. This extra­ ordinary communi­ cation potential offers unparalleled opportunity for thoughtful people to search together for intelligent answers to our common problems. j rights of every individual American regardless of race, sex, religion or country of origin. Our efforts to draw together peoples of such dramatically different backgrounds and secure their rights and opportunities through education, employment, political citizenship and our legal system rep­ resents America's most important contribution to the rest of the world. The tradition of a liberal arts education is central to the strength of American colleges and universities. Its emphasis on developing students into independent and creative thinkers has helped create the dynamism of our economy as well as of our intellectual and political life. Students from China who come to our colleges and universities will be initi­ ated into this secret of American success. It will make them better able to help the China of the 21st century understand what, how and why Americans think and behave the way we do. Such understanding is crucial for the creative and harmo­ nious relations between these two great peoples. Americans’ understanding of China and its unique perspective on itself and on the world is just as important. The educational exchange between Heilongjiang and Wilkes universities can contribute significantly to this mutual understanding. Zhang Jin Le, director, Foreign Affairs Department; Donna Lennon; J. Michael Lennon, vice president of Academic Affairs, Wilkes University; Liu Donghui, president, Heilongjiang University; Christopher N. Breiseth, president, Wilkes University; Xu Shi Dong, deputy president, Heilongjiang University; Zhang Xiaoguan, deputy director, Foreign Affairs Department; Li Hongquan, vice director, International Exchange. �iIe he year was 1959. Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House; Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states and Wilkes IZh-"7 at .1 a A Q^aJted vision A College President Dr. Eugene S. Farley made a commitment to the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) that would continue to have an impact on the school, the company and the local economy for years to come. To help assure that a new RCA plant would be built in the region, Farley promised that Wilkes would institute new programs in electrical engi­ neering to provide a steady supply of skilled work­ ers for the plant. As a result, Wilkes developed a four-year course in electrical engineering and two graduate programs. For its part, RCA offered technical assistance and equipment to get the new programs underway. Today, the course offerings have changed, Wilkes has become a University, and RCA is now Harris Semiconductor, a 240-million dollar produc­ er of microchips, but that initial agreement to work hand in hand goes unchanged. Wilkes now offers a wide range of courses in electrical and computer engineering. The fouryear program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree offers students various areas of specializa­ tion, including bioengineering, computer engi­ neering, microelectronics, microwave and antenna systems, and telecommunication. These programs provide strong engineering and scientific experi­ ence with advanced techniques heavily integrated into the curriculum. Within these programs, explains Dr. Umid Nejib, dean of the School of Science and Engineering, students focus on high frequency communications, semiconductor fabrication, com­ puters and computer simulation. Interest by K Tracy Fabian "This is one of the few universities in the East that has students produce a working power semiconductor device." Roger Bishop Manager of Human Resource Operations, Harris Semiconductor < HARRIS JEMICONDUCTOR Alumni employees at Harris semiconductor include, row one: Robert English ‘S9. Blake Gillett M ‘95, Maria Rebollo ‘96, Chris Scarba '94, Barry tVoo4 ‘95. Row two: Marty Wentz ‘97, Linda Brush ‘77, M‘95, Paula Lampman Geiser '92, Dave Donlin ‘97, Don Pavinski Jr. ‘93. Paul Wodarczyk 'S6. Don Burton '79. Steve Valley '95. Dr. Vasu Choudhry, associate professor of Electrical Engineering and supervisor of the microelectronics fabrication facility in Wilkes's engineering department, agrees that the partner­ “You don’t find this type of emphasis in regular programs (offered at most schools)," Nejib says, ship between Wilkes and Harris has been benefi­ cial for the University. "so our students truly benefit." "We have a very expensive facility in terms of the investment and maintenance costs." Choudhry explains. "Most of our equipment has come from Harris.” In order to keep up with the ever-changing needs of technology, Wilkes has counted on com­ panies like Harris Semiconductor to provide the resources needed to make the latest technological Choudhry adds that Harris helps with the repair advances available to the students. "Equipment to teach engineering is very funda­ and maintenance of the equipment, as well as providing chemicals needed for the process of mental and expensive," Nejib says. "We're dealing with clean rooms and the cost can get very high. making an integrated circuit on a chip. These Our partnership works very well." experience the fabrication of an integrated circuit donations provide students with the opportunity to �WILKES UNIVERSE from chemical cleanup to testing and design. The Wilkes laboratory process includes 14 of the industry-standard 47-step process, covering all the basics of making and test­ ing the circuit and supplying the background for confi­ dent entry into further research or industry. Undergraduates at most universities never have the opportunity to experiment with the entire process. "This is one of the few universities in the East that has students produce a working power semi­ conductor device,” says Roger Bishop, manager of Human Resource Operations at Harris. It's this experience, says Bishop, that allows Wilkes B.S. graduates employed by the company to develop to a very equivalent level as those with a specialty doctorate from other Rmj Ford Presjdent of universities. As eviMountaintop Operations dence. he cites Ray Ford ‘74, an alumnus who serves as the plant's vice president for operations. The many Wilkes graduates 'working at Harris have formed a base for the success the company has experi­ enced in design and development activities. Bishop says, estimating that approximately 40 Wilkes graduates are employed by the company at any given time. Many of them have been taught by Harris employees who serve as part-time instructors and specialists at the University. In addition to supplying Harris with a steady stream of Pro Harris Semiconductor employs more than 40 Wilkes graduates at its Mountaintop facility: Paul Bath '91 Victor Nardone M'68 Linda Brush '77 M'85 Michael Novosel III '93 Donald Burton '79 Donald Pavinski Jr. '93 Thomas Carter '96 George Plantko '87 Joseph Cumbo '90 Angela Polity '95 David Donlin '97 Maria Rebollo '96 Rick Dolinski '96 Christopher Rexer '85 Frank Egenski '66 M'68 Mark Rinehimer '95 Robert English '89 David Ruskey '95 Raymond Ford '74 Christopher Scarba '94 Paula Lampman Geiser '92 James Scrobola '90 Joseph Gershey M'68 Richard Stokes '94 Blake Gillett M'95 Stephen Vahey '95 Thomas Grebs '83 Jeffrey Webster '93 Michael Hayes '91 Martin Wentz '97 Dale Hildebrand '68 Elna Gene Williams '85 David Hollock '77 Paul Wodarczyk '86 Chris Kocon '85 M'91 Barry Wood '95 Steven Kutney '90 Joseph Yedinak '77 Frederick Lokuta MS '68 Maxime Zafrani '85 Joseph Merli MS '91 Elaine Zarosky '72 qualified employees with undergraduate degrees, Wilkes also provides advanced degrees for company employees. Donald Burke, hon. ‘97, director of engi­ neering at Harris, says the ability to provide an avenue for people in the technical community to obtain an advanced degree nearby has been a great incentive in recruiting employees for the plant. Burke currently has three to four employees in his division pursuing masters' degrees at Wilkes. O HARRIS j ■ 1 -!J SEMICONDUCTOR Profile Future Wilkes students will continue to benefit from Harris's generosity. Choudhry explains that the micro­ electronics lab is currently undergoing renovations that will provide a nicer working environment and the opportunity for students to work with a more sophisti­ cated process. The upgrading of the lab will provide students with experience they might get only in a master’s degree program at other universities. Students also have the opportunity to work at Harris while completing their education through a coopera­ tive program, Choudhry says. The University is not the only one to benefit from the long-standing partnership with industry. Harris Semiconductor has been expanding over the past five to six years, Burke says, about 25 to 35 percent each year. The company recently completed a $160 million project that resulted in the world's first plant for fabricating integrated circuits on eight-inch silicon wafers. The new facility created 100 new jobs for the area, 50 of which require a high level education. Wilkes graduates working at the plant have made serious contributions to the technology that is head­ ing this expansion. Burke says the next phase of expansion—increas­ ing the capacity of the new wafer facility—is already underway. And the company is pushing ahead. With 1995 record sales of almost $240 million, Burke says Harris has a vision of becoming a $1 billion company. One of the big steps in reaching that goal may be a new electronic technology patented by Harris. The Row one: Chris Rexer ‘85, Tom Carter ‘96, Joe Cumbo '90, Elna Williams '85, George Plantko ‘87, Frank Egenski '66. Row two: Elaine Zarosky ‘70, Jeff Webster ‘95, Paul Bath '91, Joe Gershey M'68, Mark Rinehimer ‘95, Joe Yedinak '77, Steve Kutney ‘90, Rick Dolinski '96 new technology, called power electronic building blocks, or PEBB, was pioneered by Harris in con­ Angie Polny ‘95, Joe Merli ‘91, Dave junction with several federal agencies, including NASA, the US Navy and the Energy Department. Lokuta M'68, Maxime Zafrani ‘85. PEBB was developed over an eight-year period, with some of the research completed at the Mountaintop facility. PEBB technology involves a computer chip that allows engines to run more efficiently because it closely monitors their performance. Nejib says that manufacturers have long tried to minimize power loss in electrical motors. Prototypes have already been shipped to the Navy and other potential users, according to Burke. While no firm commitment has been made by the company at this point to build a plant for the manufacture of PEBB, Burke says that, when the time comes, there will be infrastructure Hollock ‘77. Janies Scrobola ‘90, Fred �WILKES universe changes to create a capaci■ ty the company does not cur­ rently have. United States Representative Paul Kanjorski, who was on hand when the new technology was announced last spring, says the PEBB could lead to a S1 billion investment and more than 1,000 jobs for the region. The possibility of such a large scale expansion and investment in jobs for the region has prompted the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry to form a special task force to look at the impact such an expansion Prof j i would have. Howard Grossman, a member of the task force and executive director of the Economic Development Council of Northeast Pennsylvania. (EDCNP), explains that the organization wants to do all it can to help promote the super expansion at Harris, which currently employs 800 people locally. “Harris is the type of company we want to nurture and promote," Grossman says. He adds that a higher education community, such as Wilkes offers, is essential to the type of high tech development going on at Harris and to attracting similar types of busi- "TTn January, Wilkes recognized the relationship between I the two institutions by honoring one of Harris's top JLexecutives at the Mountaintop facility. Donald Burke, director of discreet power product development, was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree at com­ mencement exercises. Burke, who first came to the Wyoming Valley from Canada in 1963, expressed his gratitude to the University and cited the importance of Harris's relationship with Wilkes in improving the local economy. "Where do our engineers come from?" he asked. "In large part from Wilkes University." "It should be obvious to us all that technolog}' is never at rest. Just as technology' is to the well being of the Harris endeavor here, the nurturing of our most talented young people will (provide the well being of our society," said Burke. "Tire interdependence of Harris and Wilkes is immense. Both institutions are practitioners in technology and excellence... both provide the new sustenance for the local society." Putting the Harris expansion project and its importance into perspective for the area economy, Burke said having coal and the will to dig it may have been the work of the valley's past, but technology is the future. "The well being of our valley is now dependent upon our technology, not our natural resources. The will today must be not to dig, but to know," said Burke. Burke received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1954 and joined the heavy apparatus division of Canadian General Electric in switchgear and control equipment design. He then moved into systems application engineer­ ing, specializing in electronic potver conversion systems for aluminum refining and electrochemical processes and for large variable speed drives in the steel industry'. nesses to the area. Nejib feels that just having an orga­ nization such as Harris in the Wyoming Valley sends a signal to other compa­ nies contemplating a move to the area. And the relationship between Wilkes and Harris provides a good role model for future business/education efforts. "Our relationship is an ideal example of university-industry interaction," Nejib explains. “Sometimes, when a relation­ ship develops like this, one organiza­ tion overrides the other. Our relation­ ship is on such an even level, it pro­ vides a very good example." a Burke joined RCA in Mountaintop in 1963 as an applica­ tion engineering leader for thyristors and rectifiers, and moved with that group to New Jersey in 1967 to become engineering manager. In 1976, he returned to the Mountaintop plant to begin a quick turn design group. In 1980, Burke assumed responsibility for all power semi­ conductor engineering, moving all associated functions to the Mountaintop plant. Advanced development of Power MOS transistors was begun, and a new wafer processing facility was installed for these products. Assembly and test operations were converted to full-automation. Following the purchase of RCA, the product design activ­ ities of general electric power semiconductors were assimi­ lated into Mountaintop under Burke's leadership. He has continued his role in new product development under Harris Semiconductor. Burke resides in Mountaintop with his wife, Terry. They are the parents of five children, two of whom are graduates of Wilkes. The Burkes also have eight grandcluldren. "1 thank Wilkes for saying I have done something worth­ while. If I have contributed to securing for this valley bridge to the technology of the future, I see it as some recompense for the debt of welcome that I owe," Burke concluded. Dr. J. Michael Lennon robes Donald Burke upon bestowing an hon­ orary doctor of science degree at January Commencement. �- W Profj I I- L . ' 26 September, 7996. Ir.cracr. nUA • falling at incredible amoanis, so t sought shelter in a bombed-cut building. After exploring thepremises far a couple ofminutes, / realized nhere I was. I was standing in the middle ofnothing with a past that was everything. The Sarajevo National Library was cnee a cultural and historical landmark used to advance human existence. There is nothing left, Nothing. Ilater learned that the Serbs went out cf their way to destroy this building in particular because it held all the birth records. To uring their formative years, the children of the former Yugoslavia have been scarred by traumatic events they may never understand. Bom during the region's civil war, they took their first steps amid land mines and sniper fire, spoke their first words between gunshots and mortar blasts. They learned to ignore pangs of hunger and to stay warm with little shelter. Many were orphaned, their families killed or forced into exile dur­ ing the siege. It's been more than 10 years since Sarajevo hosted the Winter Olympic games. Signs still direct would-be visi­ tors to the Olympic Village and other venues throughout the city, but tire sites themselves no longer exist. Collapsed buildings and bullet-riddled cars now define a city that was once an international tourist destination. The fighting has subsided—at least for now—and the people of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are begin­ ning their lives anew. There are signs of progress. Houses have been rebuilt, businesses reopened and rubble hauled away. Beneath these surface The remains of the Sarajevo National Library destroy a whole existence. "You could just see it in their eyes. There's not even a word to explain the look they would get." SO Gary Fabiano '89 | i improvements lies the work most vital to the future of this country: fear and hopelessness must be replaced with purpose and hope. The region's future rests within its children, who must now learn that there is a world beyond the horrors of war. With that in mind, U.S.-based relief organization Save the Children has funded an experimental effort to rehabilitate the tens of thousands of children affected by the conflict. Conceived by humanitarian Jim Nutall, the program has established more than 600 play group centers throughout 68 cities and municipalities of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Set up in empty shops, cafes, homes and churches, the preschools provide a refuge where 3-7 year-olds can escape reminders of the disturbing events that have shaped their young lives. Over the past four years, more than 18,000 children have been enrolled. The play groups combine an educational curricu­ lum with psychological counseling and parental involvement—a structured, supportive forum for playing and learning. Children attend in small groups for three hour shifts so that each can receive individual attention. Save the Children provides start-up materials and funding for each new center's first nine months, anticipating that they will be self-sufficient after that. Teachers are chosen from within the community and mothers are trained to serve as teacher's aides, giv­ ing them a desperately needed sense of purpose. Freelance photographer Gary Fabiano '89 trav­ elled throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina to document the program in October, 1996. He visited play centers in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Mostar and neighboring munici­ palities, taking photographs of the children and their surroundings. Before shooting a single frame, Fabiano got to know the children. He laughed and played with them to make them comfortable with this latest stranger in their space. On the surface, he says, they are not unlike typical pre-schoolers—play­ ful and boisterous, affectionate and sharing—but they reveal their pain in many ways. "For the most part, children are children, it doesn't matter 27September, 7996. We travelled to what language they speak," Tuzla. Every building on our drive says Fabiano. ' But I noticed a was destroyed. I asked Thierry to little more stress. >011 could just pull the truck over so I couldphotosee it in their eves. 1 here's not graph, a building covered inpoliti­ even a word Io explain the look cal graffiti. /wanted to explore the the\ would get. building and the surrounding area I abi.ino found that ordinary more but I had this unnerving feele\ enls ran Iriggei tils ul panic ' ing aboutstepping t ,__ g on a land mine. rt rule of thumb they teach here is in the children \t one center, 2 that ifyou do not see anyone he , j child who had i around it is for good reason. ho one 1 had been there in quite some time. �I V ERSE Bombed-out buildings and destroyed automobiles in Sarajevo Profile "It must be very, 29 September difficult for these children, because ■' ca^ under. they keep experi­ tAsinages “Cereal £ve encing the same ^^■ooldieroZ^^lera.restimuli with the ^feampo,^ f ng’ e<*een. same results. They keep get­ trruig to forget. aettfroze ting re-trauma2 October, , ^rCnain^-^<ltlu. tized," says Adair. "They f^orrdered Z k°USe need to learn ffoivo children.? ? Ho ‘v -were to think dif­ Norite were their ferently t,lergo? f foui^^^Aoredid about the world." '^ouee. fmeu The Save I will, ^‘fteoer^ people the Children play groups are designed to achieve this end by remov--------- [ ing children from the destructive environment while teaching them to share their feelings. "They have to be able to express their emotions," says Adair. "They also need to have a support net­ work." Hie program encourages such peer interaction, and addresses problems of stress and distress through structured activities. The walls of the play­ rooms are decorated with crayoned artwork, some of which depicts scenes the children might have wit­ nessed during the war, says Fabiano. These artistic exercises nurture their self-confidence and provide an outlet for free expression. By all accounts, the program is making a difference. So far, more than 150 preschools have become self-sustaining centers of education, safety and fun for children and their families. In many communities, the schools have taken on an even greater significance—they are one of the first signs that conditions are improving. That's not a small victory, since the health and sta­ bility of the Balkan region depends upon their success. H —Vaughn A. Shinkus '91 y^'ZZZeid joined the group late mistook his camera flash for a mortar blast. Tire boy clung tightly to his mother and forced his eyes closed, as if he were trying to disappear. "He wouldn't let go of her leg," Fabiano says. "The kid was scared to death." Such actions are symptomatic of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychological condition caused by witnessing violent events, says Dr. Holiday Adair, Wilkes associate professor of psy­ chology. Symptoms include an emotional numbing, heightened arousal, depression, hyperactivity and, often, involuntary flashbacks and nightmares about tire disturbing events. To overcome PTSD, sufferers must learn to recreate the same events with a posi­ tive outcome. J Toy guns arc common among the boys, who often act out scenes they might have wit­ nessed during the war. About the Photographer A freelance photographer based in Manhattan, New York, Gary Fabiano has had his work published in The New York Times, and other interna­ tional publications and distributed by United Press International . A Neptune, N.J. native. Fabiano graduated from Wilkes in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree concentrated in painting and sculpture. After exploring the medium of expressionistic painting, Fabiano says he had a desire to work in a more concrete medium. He began working in pho­ tography more than two years ago because of its “ability to capture human existence." These photographs, which were part of a group show exhibited at Amherst College's Marsh Gallery last year, are one phase of a larger pro­ ject in which Fabiano documented organizations that offer experimental solutions to social problems. "I have always been a socially con­ scious person," Fabiano says. "It's so easy to just point out a problem, but you never really see anyone go out of their way to offer solutions.” Fabiano says his aim is to show that the actions of a few can make a difference in helping others. He spent nearly a year in New York's Bowery mission documenting a program that rehabilitates homeless and drug addicted men who voluntarily enter to turn their lives around. He also pho­ tographed members of the communi­ ty who joined the Americorp volunteer program. “I don’t think it’s fair that we just tune these things out," Fabiano says. “I think it's our responsibility to do something. It's not about money, it's about just trying." ______ �WILKES UNIVERSE ■ Penning the Great American Novei ■ By Melanie O'Donnell '93 A 4"eve over, John Grisham, Dr. Seuss J-VJLand Maya Angelou ... the next book on the nightstand just might have the name of a Wilkes graduate on the dust jacket. Writing—the career with a mystique perhaps only second to performing—has attracted dozens of Wilkes students across the decades, and several with the right talent and persistence have managed to make their love their liveli­ hood. The craft of writing opens up numer­ ous possibilities, according to Dr. Patricia B. Heaman '61, chair of the Wilkes English department. "A person who can write can do almost anything,'' she says. True to her prediction, most alumni writ­ ers have turned their talents toward prac­ tical uses while exploring their creative potential. "Everything I've done had something to do with writing,'' says Beverly Major Schwartz, '61, who has taught in both col­ leges and public schools, run her own public relations agency, worked as a grant writer, and published four children's books. B3 Her first book, The Magic Pizza, pub­ lished in 1978, grew out of her research for a children's literature class she was teaching. Having spent a summer reading dozens of children's books, Schwartz felt confident that she could write a children's story as well as many of the authors she was reading. At her husband's prompt­ ing, she did, and the book was accepted at the first publishing house to review it. Her second book, Porcupine Stew, fol­ lowed in 1982; then came Playing Sardines (1988) and Over Back (1993). Another book remains unsold, and Schwartz plans to write again "if all the stars are right," she jokes. "It takes a dogged persistence." Catherine McCormick Gourley '72 agrees. "Stay hungry," she says. "Good writers are not published because they give up." Gourley's published work includes five books (a mixture of fiction and nonfiction), short stories, and nonfic­ tion articles, written for audiences rang­ ing from young adults to mature readers. Her diligence has recently enabled her to pursue her writing on a full-time basis; however, she has shared Schwartz's expe- rience of working in writing-related occu­ pations for many years. Gourley credits her 10-year teaching tenure and eight-year career as editor of Read, a magazine for young adults, with helping her to become a published author. "In teaching kids how to write, I was teaching myself how to write," she says. Her position at Read exposed her to the vital workings of the publishing industry. "I learned the editor's side of the desk, which is incredibly valuable as a writer," she says. It also exposed her to other contacts in the industry, and Gourley began receiving offers to do free­ lance nonfiction work for adolescents. Her books Hunting Neptune's Giants and Sharks are targeted for this age group, as is her upcoming biography of female avi­ ator Beryl Markham and a short story col­ lection she edited titled Read If You Dare. Gourley's enthusiasm for her nonfic­ tion projecls—"I get excited to do some­ thing no one has done before," she says— doesn't negate her passion for her fiction writing. She has published several short stories (one of which, "Breaker Boy," was broadcast as a play on National Public Radio) and a historical novel, The Courtship of Joanna. Working as a commis­ sioned nonfiction writer enables her to devote more time to her fiction writing— a common status for many professional writers. Balancing labors of love with writing for a reliable income is a daily routine for Martin Naparsteck '69, who, after years of teaching and newspaper writing, now also devotes himself full-time to freelance writing. While Naparsteck's publication credits include 26 short stories and two novels, his freelance nonfiction work and book reviews absorb much of his time. He sells about a half dozen short stories each year to magazines such as Ellery Queen and Buffalo Spree. "I don't make money from fiction," he admits, "but I would rather be published." Like exercise or eating right, Naparsteck views his writing as a daily habit: "some things you do your whole life." His novel War Song is a good exam­ ple. Begun in his creative writing class at Wilkes, the book was expanded and revised over several years, and finally published in 1980. A second novel, A Hero's Welcome, followed. Since the publi­ cation of his novels, Martin's focus has shifted from the Vietnam war—the topic of both books—to psychological sus­ pense. He believes it is important to not stereotype himself as a writer and has begun to write experimental fiction. His first love, however, is the novel, which he terms "the highest art form ever created," and which is also his current creative pro­ ject. Dr. Brent Spencer '74, assistant profes­ sor of English and director of Creative Writing at Creighton University (and a published novelist and short story writer), offers these words of wisdom to his students in Creative Writing Seminar: "The point is not to learn how to write like others (and certainly not like the teacher) but how to write like yourself—a very difficult task, as any serious writer knows." Gourley agrees that serious writers need to develop confidence in their voic­ es. "Trust your voice to make decisions," she advises. Tracy Youells '94 did just that. A pub­ lished poet and Ph.D. candidate at SUNYBinghamton, Youells became dissatisfied MET” - with the medium of her art form, and sought a better way to capture the emo­ tion of her poetry. Her answer came in the form of performance poetry. "Performing reaches a wider audi­ ence, she explains. "It can never be the same thing twice. I treat poetry like music or drama, and I can now show students the oral aspects of poetry." To date, Youells has performed in Madison, Wisconsin; Binghamton, New York; and is scheduled to appear in Boston at Cambridge University. For her dissertation, she plans to turn 20 of her poems into visual representations that will be installed in the Binghamton University art gallery. "I feel fortunate to have an opportuni­ ty to have the space to create poems and share what I do with the audience," she says. Youells is now teaching her first cre­ ative writing class. Her advice? "Read a lot. Live up to your own tastes. It doesn't matter what people say as long as you're satisfied." Dr. Amy Elias '83, associate professor of English at the University of Alabama, tells her students to "be fearless." While Elias's publishing is usually academic, she faces industry competition similar to that of the creative writers. Like Naparsteck and Schwartz, Elias has dis­ covered that getting published depends largely upon the "trendy" material pub­ lishers are seeking at the time. That can be dangerous for young scholars and writers, she says, who can lose sight of the path that is right for them. "If you love your work and you see yourself as having something valuable to say," she advises, "there are places you can have that listened to. Do it because you like it, and it will withstand the passage of time." "There is room in this country for 20 to 40 writers of good fiction," claims Naparsteck. "Unfortunately, there's a thousand of them." And Schwartz won't deny the existence of luck, either. "Just write and write and write. It's a matter of the right place at the right time. Do some­ thing all the time. Be persistent." Then there is always the tongue-incheek mantra from John Gardner s The Art of Fiction, the virtual bible of many creative writing seminar: "Whatever works is good." Profile �WILKES UNIVERSE ” >' 0 f i I el A Front Row View of the Technological Revolution I - -nigh! Be said trust" e , ‘ Emrys P. "Eas;-" Lewis '45 was present at the I birth of the technological nevciuiton. An engineer with the Bell ( -■-Telephone System, bls career sparmed rcrar decades of the most spectacular growth in the tefeconmamications industry'. He watched the telephone evolve from a "race to have" convenience to a vital necessity; and played a major role in the transition after the break| up of the Ma Bell monopoly. Bom July 3,1926, Lewis attended Nanticoke fPa.) public schools and matriculated at 'Ar.kes ~ precursor, Bucknell University Junior College. After completing r.is t-.-.-o years at BUJC, he joined the Army Air Force and taught algebra, trigonometry and surveying at the Air Force Engineering School. After discharge, he completed his studies in electrical engineering at Permsyh.ania State University, graduating with honors from an accelerated program in 1947. He later would study leadership development at Carlton College, senior management at MIT, marketing at Wharton School and retail marketing at Arden House Columbia. After a stint as an underground surveyor for the Susquehanna Coal Company, Lewis began his telecommunications career with Bell of Pennsylvania in 1949. He quickly rose to district superintendent, and in 1958 was transferred to AT&T's New' York headquarters to serve as the system's first number services planning engineer. In this capacity, he devel­ oped the "555-1212" directory assistance number and was responsible for the conversion of telephone numbers from their former letter/number system. He returned to Bell of Pennsylvania in I960 as division manager, serving in Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, and was named gener­ al manager of Marketing for Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware in 1968. In 1976, he coordinated the 100th annual meeting of AT&T Company, Philadelphia, which commemorated the first public demonstration of the telephone at the Centennial Exhibition at Fairmount Park in 1876. Profile When the anti-trust settlement that established the "baby Bell" local tele­ phone companies was announced in 1982, Lewis rejoined AT&T to devise a business plan for managing divestiture of the com­ pany's $13 billion phone, teletype and equipment leasing assets. Before retiring from AT&T in 1984, he was based in Washington as area vice president, estab­ lishing business operations for the com­ pany's six-state Middle Atlantic Region. Upon retirement, he served as director of Marketing at Blue Bell, Pa.-based con­ sulting firm Henkels & McCoy. Before his death in March, he summarized the advances in telecommunications he wit­ nessed throughout his career. Below are excerpts from his essay, "What Happened to the Bell System: A Perspective from the Front Seat on the Trip." The Immediate Need Postwar Lewis began his career during the period of unprecedented demand for tele­ phone service that followed World War II. Only two thirds of American households had telephone service, and one third of existing exchanges were manually switched—callers were greeted by an operator rather than today's familiar dial tone. "The immediate need was to cope with the unprecedented demand for telephone service to serve the (segment) of the pop­ ulation that now seemed suddenly to find a need for telephone service," wrote Lewis. "As veterans returned, finished their education, and began to establish family units, housing developments sprang up everywhere, with consequent demand for telephone service. Some of that demand came from veterans who, when they were in the service, found the telephone a valuable link to home." According to Lewis, this rapid growth rate was straining the country's invest­ ment capital and exhausting the supply of employable females, who served as switchers and operators in the days before mechanized switching. This put Pressure on the industry to convert—at a significant cost—from manual exchanges to electromagnetic equipment which would allow customer dialing. Direct dialing was made available as fast as automatic switching systems and billing systems could be installed in exchanges, but much of the old dial equipment was still unable to route and bill calls. It would be another 18 years before it was all replaced," wrote Lewis. Customer dialing of long distance calls also helped with the demographics prob­ lem of not enough employable women, since it began to reduce the number of operators needed. Rate structures were revised to make calls cheaper when dialed direct and more expensive when an operator assisted. This incentive drove customers to dial their own calls when possible. It wouldn't be until the 1970's when men began to appear as operators under the pressure of equal employment opportunity to help with the demograph­ ics of available women." Telephone Rates and New Technology In the 1950’s, the heightened cost of replacing manual equipment with electro­ magnetic equipment made an increase in local telephone rates necessary. According to Lewis, rate increases were only begrudgingly granted by state utility commissions, who worried about the political implications of increasing voters' utility rates. Technology had the opposite result on the long distance business. In 1949, a long distance circuit cost $60 per circuit mile on copper wires. By the time Lewis retired, the cost had dropped to less than $1 per circuit mile because of fiber optic technology, which enables a strand slight­ ly larger than a human hair to earn' up to 12,000 conversations. "One can quickly see that one 48 fiber cable which is about the size of my mid­ dle finger could carry 240,000 conversa­ tions or more with this technology, wrote Lewis. "This change in technology drove down the cost of long distance call­ ing tremendously. Those users who benefitted were mostly businesses. Opening The Door to Competition Lewis was on the inside as the FCC made several decisions that gradually opened the door to competition against AT&T. In 1956, the so-called "Final Judgment" settlement of a 1949 anti-trust case required AT&T to license all of its Bell Labs inventions to all who paid a license fee, and restricted AT&T to pro­ vide only telephone-related services. A 1958 decision made bandwidth available for microwave use, allowing other com­ panies to build microwave transmitters for internal communications and, in some cases, for regular telephone communica­ tions. The final decision that opened the door for competition against Ma Bell was the 1967 Carterphone decision, which enabled non-Bell System devices to be connected to Bell System lines. Soon after, MCI blossomed with a microwave system from Chicago to St. Louis to handle long distance business from former Bell System customers at a rate below AT&T rates. "From this point on, competition was a way of life, but the Bell System was regu­ lated by tariffs and by FCC constraints, while competitors were free to attack the telephone company markets wherever they chose," wrote Lewis. "And compete they did. MCI grew stronger and expand­ ed into new areas and new technology, Sprint appeared and they both underpriced AT&T because of the regulatory cost structure under ■which AT&T operat­ ed." Divestiture Agreement "In 1975, the Department of Justice filed an anti-trust case again against the Bell System rendering the Final Judgment not so final," wrote Lewis. "This -was set­ tled by a divestiture agreement on January S, 1982—which became effective on January 1,1984—called the Modified Final Judgment. There was still hope that it would be final." The case was a continuing drain on the energies of the AT&T Company/ accord­ ing to Lewis. Competitors were under- FTW �WILKES U N I VERS l: and depreciation unv '.. alien'd a. h'v the 21 telephone .oinpanio-. ot the Hell System. "Rates tor the same piece ot equipmetn were dinerent tn dmerent stales, lull tor mats were ditterent in ditlvtvnt pla.vs We had to think about what would t»e needed to bill, otder install, repair deptv ciate and market the telephone equip ment on customers premises.. I or each function we had to look at it and divide what it should be like after January I 1984." A year later, Lewis was charged with setting up business service operation in the system’s Middle Atlantic region, which employed 2,250 people in six states. Throughout the transition, existing systems were kept operating to maintain continuity of service. "On January 1,1984 we were on our own. It was an emotionally charged moment, gut wrenching and an emotional high at the same time. Old Ma Bell was dead. It would never be the same again. And fortunately everything worked." pricing AT&T sen-ices i£ / because of the subsidy AT&T I y carried for local service. It was _ ' becoming clear that the case would -at be resolved for years, if ever. MeamvrLe competitors were attacking markets ever.v. here and the Bell System was restricted in its response bv the 1956 antitrust settlement "While the hearings carried on there obviously were back room discussions going on and various proposals being made. One such that I was aware of was an accounting separation where monop­ oly services would be accounted for sepa­ rately from competitive services in return for relief from the 1956 decree and some other benefits. This idea held sway for quite a while but finally- was rejected as unworkable. There were too many situa­ tions that could r.ot be defined dearly as competitive or monopoly.’' It -was finally becoming clear to those at AT&T that a restructuring and break­ up was the only solution to an inter­ minable anti-trust case, wrote Lewis. On January 8, 1982, Charles Brown, AT&T chairman and William Baxter, attorney general, announced that the Bell System would be broker, up and begin operating as separate entities on January 1,1984. Local services would be provided by seven regional Bell companies and long distance service could be provided by other companies. The seven baby Bells were defined and had to be named. Wrote Lewis, "We had some fun com­ ing up with potential names, like "Yankee Bell," "Liberty Bell," "Southern Belle," "Cow Beil," "Tinker Bell," but in due course saner people took over and the names you know today were coined." Lewis believed that divestiture was the only' way' to settle the anti-trust case, and that it allowed AT&T to compete with­ out restriction in any' business it could manage. "It was a good move," he wrote. "Customers have more choices. Technology moves at a faster pace with­ out the dead hand of regulation on it. The telephone companies are _ more aggressively looking at new opportunities as Moving on After the Death of Ma Bell providers, bandwidth purveylong distance As staff director in March 1982, Lewis's job was to devise a business plan for managing divestiture of the company's S13 billion phone, teletype and equip­ ment leasing assets. Records of the equip­ ment, its revenue stream, age, condition, a Thoughts on Divestiture 0 r of i i e~\ pre\ hli'i ’i and Viii'loim oilier opportuni­ ties Noire ol lltlh would have been possi­ ble below the dlve'illture and the regula­ tor climate that then existed. As I see it the break up ol the Hell System unleashed d\ namlv loives In technology, manage­ ment, and business that are carrying us to a better lullin'.” I ewis anticipated that competition for providing residential two-way communi­ cation would heighten in the late 1990s. With cable companies already connected to the home and telephone companies connected as well, there is sure to be efforts by each one to get into the others business and pre-empt the competitors revenue stream." His prediction was correct. In 1996, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which allows competition among telephone, cable and other telecommunications providers. The legis­ lation has created a race for dominance in the market, as cable and telephone com­ panies scramble to develop technologies and overtake the others. Wrote Lewis, "Who will win? It's too early to tell... Stay tuned for future devel­ opments because communication technol­ ogy is so dynamic that what is not possi­ ble today will be possible with the next technological break-through tomorrow in this competitive world." Wl __ Alumni News Wilkes License Plates Available socialize. Specialized Wilkes University Alumni license Diates have been produced and are now avail­ able from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The special organization plates are embla­ zoned with the Wilkes ^^^ilkeTuniversityMumni I WuOO100 For information about joining or forming an aumm chapter in your area, contact the Alumni Office. 11 Pennsylvanja_^^^^J University emblem and marked “Wilkes University Alumni." They are available for Pennsylvania registered passenger cars, motor homes and trucks with a gross weight of less than 9,000 pounds. Motorcycles and trailers do not qualify, and personalized plates are not available. A one time fee of $20, separate from annual registration fees, is charged for each plate. To receive an application form, contact the Alumni Office Regional Alumni Chapters Hold First Events Alumni in New York and Pennsylvania cities have organized regional chapters and held pre­ miere gatherings of Wilkes alumni from their area. The New York City Chapter, led by chapter president Rick Fuerman ‘91, hosted an October wine tasting event on October 8 at the Gramercy Park Hotel in Manhattan. Several alumni from the New York City area attended. Ron Kapon of the Wine Taster's Guild gave wine tasting. More than 40 Philadelphia-area alumni attended the Great Philadelphia Cheesesteak Event held October 12 on Boathouse Row. Wilkes president Christopher Breiseth present­ ed a Wilkes banner to chapter president David Yakaitis ‘78. Dean George Ralston and his wife, Helen, were special guests at the Twin Tiers chapter Fall Fling Dinner, held October 24 at the Shepard Hills Country Club, Waverly, New York. Planned by chapter president Dr. Mario Silvestri ‘82 and vice president Dr. David Talent! '84, the event drew more than 25 alumni from the Binghamton area. In the Wilkes-Barre-area, the Luzerne County chapter hosted a November beer tasting event at the Lion Brewery, Inc. for alumni from the region. Alumni in Harrisburg have been meeting for several years and oflen hold dinner gatherings ln me area. The group is led by Carl Juris ‘59. Alumni chapters are designed to initiate and Promote activities that further the welfare ol l kes and its alumni, foster a dialogue about 10 changing nature of the University, assist in February 6-15,1998 President Christopher N. Breiseth Florida Tour Tampa Bay, Naples, Miami, , Orlando Planning for Reunion Weekend 1998 Underway The Alumni Association is making plans for Reunion Weekend 1998, which will be held June 5-7, 1998 on campus. Alumni from the classes of '38, '43, '48, '53, 58, 63, 68, 73. '78, '83, '88 and ‘93 are invited back to campus to celebrate their reunion. Plans include a Friday evening reception, class meetings, an outdoor barbecue, an all-class dinner and the traditional Golden Colonel brunch. Steering committees are being formed of alumni from each class to plan special class activities, locate missing alumni, and help pro­ mote Reunion Weekend events. The Alumni Office has prepared a Reunion Planning Handbook to assist class chairs and committee members in planning their events. Committee chairs are: Atty. Joseph J. Savitz ‘48, 50th reunion class; Atty. Theodore Krohn '53, 45th Reunion Class; Ronald Tremayne ‘58, 40th Reunion Class; Gerald J. Zezza, Jr. '63, 35th Reunion Class; Dr. Elizabeth Slaughter '68, 30th Reunion Class; Atty. Linell Lukesh ‘72, 25th Reunion Class; Dr. Thomas G. Urosevich ‘83, 15th Reunion Class; Angelo J. Bertinelli 88, Craig Rome '88 and Michelle Rovinsky ‘88, 10th Reunion Class; Jacqueline (Jadi) Willison ‘93, 5th Reunion Class. If you are a member of one of the Reunion classes and would like to help plan your reunion activities, contact the Alumni Office. IF March 28,1998 Fourth Annual Alumni Scholarship Dinner Dance The Woodlands Inn and Resort June 5-7,1998 I Reunion Weekend 1998 : ^Wilkes'Campus . September 18-20,1998 Homecoming Weekend Wjlkes Campus ;~- Alumni Office Contact Information !__1 Sandra Beynon Nicholas M '85 Executive Director of Alumni Jennifer Bullock Assistant Director of Alumni Alumni Directory Still Available The Alumni Association, in conjunction with Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc., has released a directory of more than 21,000 Wilkes alumni. The directory includes current address, phone, academic, business and e-mail informa­ tion obtained from Alumni Office records and a mailing to the alumni body. The directory is available in a hardbound edi- I tion for $60 or in * a softbound edi-/ tion for $57, iBoth carry a [’■ $7.95 handling charge. To i order a direc- / tory. call the g Alumni f Olfice. / Hi William Goldsworthy, Jr. '76 Alunmi Association President j I Phone: (717) 408-4130 1-800-WILKES-U, : ■__ extension 4130 Email: ahmiailifcolonel.csc.wilkes.edu Mail: Alumni Office W ilkes University P.O. Box 111 Wilkes-Barre. PA 18766 �W I L KES UNIVERSE _____ Surgeon, CEO Given Top Alumni Awards A physician and businessman were presented with the Alumni Association top awards at commencement cere­ monies in May and August. Distinguished Young Alumnus Award Neurosurgeon David J. Sedor, M.D. '85 was presented the Distinguished Young Alumnus Award at 50th annual spring commencement exercises in May. Sedor is a partner with Neurosurgical Specialties of Northeastern Pennsylvania, based in Wilkes-Barre. He has been hon­ ored by members of the Northeastern Pennsylvania medical community for his efforts to establish a new medical proce­ dure in the region. Sedor has spearhead­ ed a movement to obtain Gamma Knife technology, a non-invasive method of removing brain tumors which is currently available in only 28 locations throughout the country. In a nominating letter for the award, the parents of a former Wilkes student treated by Sedor praised his profession­ alism and expertise. Christopher “C. B.” Miller was critically injured after falling from a third floor porch after the railing failed. Sedor first served as Miller's primary physician and later coordinated the team of medical workers who provid­ ed his care. "Although Dr. Sedor tends to downplay his impact on the overall survival of C.B.," Miller's father, Michael, wrote, “it is our opinion that he was responsible for sav­ ing our son's life. He utilized the latest in treatment philosophy and techniques to bring C.B. from the edge of death... Without David Sedor we would not be witnessing the major miracle of our lives." Sedor received his doctor of medicine degree with honors from Hahnemann University School of Medicine, 1 Philadelphia. Pa. He served surgical resi­ dencies at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (Pa.), and Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pa., and neurosurgical residencies at University of Connecticut, Farmington. Conn, and Hahnemann University. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, and the American, Pennsylvania and Luzerne County Medical Societies. The Distinguished Young Alumnus Award is given annually to a Wilkes alum­ nus graduated within the past 15 years who best exemplifies the traditions of Wilkes University: vision, understanding of people, maintenance of convictions and loyalty, respect for difference and adherence to ideals that create unity and good will amidst diversity. Alumni N e ws Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award William P. Montague '68, M’77, presi­ dent and chief operating officer of Clarence, New York corporation Mark IV Industries, Inc., was given the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award at summer commencement ceremonies in August. Montague's former accounting profes­ sor and “hero," President Emeritus Robert Capin presented the award, praising Montague's determined work ethic and success. "(Montague) repre­ sents the best of our expectations for our students,” Capin said. A 1968 graduate of Wilkes with a bachelor's degree in accounting, Montague earned his MBA from the University in 1977. He joined Mark IV as controller in 1972, after serving for four years as senior accountant with account­ ing firm Deloitte and Touche. He has advanced steadily through the corporate ranks at Mark IV, serving as treasurer, vice president of finance and chief finan­ cial officer before being named president and chief operating officer in 1996. Montague is a certified public accoun- 211umni News tant in New York and Pennsylvania and a member of the Financial Executive Institute and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In 1989, he was named Western New York Accountant of the Year. He also serves as a director of Gibraltar Steel Corporation and International Imaging Materials, Inc. Active in the community, Montague serves as a member of the finance advi­ sory board at St. Gregory The Great Church, of the council on accountancy at Canisius College and on the board of directors at Children's Hospital of Buffalo and the University of Buffalo Foundation. Named for Wilkes's first president, the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award is presented annually to an alumnus who epitomizes the characteristics of an edu­ cated person as formulated and adopted by the Wilkes faculty in the 1948 creed, "Marks of an Educated Person." Sedor and Montague were selected for the awards by the University's Alumni Association board of directors from nomi­ nees provided by faculty, friends and fel­ low alumni. ■ Previous recipients: Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award 1980 - J. Warren Blaker, Ph.D. '55 1981 - Joseph P. Lord, Ph.D. '35 1982 - The Hon. Jeffry H. Gallet '64 1983 - William F. Raub, Ph.D. '61 1984 - Paul A. Wender, Ph.D., '69 1985 - Selina L. Edwards Reed, '40 Alumni Association President William Goldsworthy, Jr. '76 presents the Distinguished Young Alumnus Award to Neurosurgeon David /. Sedor, M.D. '85. William P. Montague ‘68, M'77, chief operating officer of Clarence, New York corporation Mark IV Industries, Inc., receives the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award from his former professor. President Emeritus Robert S. Capin. 1991 - Frank Zane, B.S. '64 1992 - John J. Pikulski, Ph.D. '63 1993 - Charles N. Bums, Sr. M.D. '35 1994 - The Hon. Jeremiah E. Berk '63 1995 - Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Ph.D. '70 1996 - Merri Jones Earl '58 Distinguished Young Alumnus Award 1986 - Catherine DeAngelis, M..D., '65 1987 - Charles A. Sorber, Ph.D. '59 1988-Jesse Choper,S.S. '57 1989 - William H. Tremayne '57 1990 - William R. Mainwaring '65 Marks of 1980 - Dan F. Kopen, M.D. '70 1981 - Stephen A. Keiper '73 1982 - Eduardo Marban, Ph.D. '74 1983 - Nancylee M. Landi '75 1984 - Christine Donahue, '74 1985 - Paul A. Chromey, D.P.M. '76 1986 - Paul Domowitch '77 1987 - James H. Calkins, Esq. '76 1988 - Gregory F. Hollis '74 1989 - Capt. William Urosevich '76 1990 - Capt. Patricia A Patrician '82 1991 - Joseph W. Dettmore '76 1992 - Chris Woolverton, Ph.D. '82 1993 - John H. Ellis IV, M.D. '79 1994 - Robert C. Olivia, B.M. '86 1995 - Jeffrey S. Yablon, M.D. '80 1996 - Patricia J. Arthur, B.S. ’86 An Educated Person: Seeks truth, for without truth there can be no understanding; Possesses vision, for vision precedes all great attainments, Is aware of the diversity of ideas and beliefs that exist among people. Knows that progress requires intellectual vigor, moral courage and Cultivates inner resources and spiritual strength, for they enru 1 ^‘^dsustain uf ■ ‘ Respects the religions convictions of all; Participates constructively in Un’ social, economic, cultural, and] <1'1“" ■ Communicates ideas in a manner that assures understanding-ter w-> ... ' , . lime* of crisis; ,• .tV,imjmitw ,;,r nrif.'i. ; ‘ �WILKES . - ■ UNIVERSE Coach Sheptock Honored for Gridiron Achievements Frank Sheptock is a hands-on kinda’ guy. Wilkes's head football coach likes to get in the middle of the action and show his plavers how it's done. A three-time former All-American at Bloomsburg University, Sheptock certainly knows how to play the game. Need proof? Ask the committee of current and for­ mer sports information directors who recently voted him one of the best Division II players of the last quar­ ter century. The voting comes as Division II celebrates its 25th anniversary', with the players to be honored before the NCAA Division II National Championship game in Florence, Alabama on December 13th. Several day's before the team was announced, Sheptock received a call alerting him of his selection as a linebacker. He is still in awe. "I'm humbled by' the fact I am included on a team which features a few NFL Hall of Famers and several who are still playing professionally'," says Sheptock. "This is certainly' an honor I will treasure for the rest of my life. Never did I consider my'self part of the elite in my' sport, but it's nice to know that someone has recognized my accomplishments." Head football coach olonels o zz E x c eI Ie nce Former Wilkes head coach Joe DeMelfi, who coached Sheptock on defense at Bloomsburg and brought him to Wilkes in 1990, is not surprised about the honor given to his former assistant coach. "I'm pleased but not surprised that Sheptock was named to this team," says DeMelfi. "He was someone ■who had a great deal of success during a time when Bloomsburg began to experience success as a team. Frank is one of the better players in their school history." "I always knew that Frank would be successful because he was a very dedicated and disciplined player in high school," adds DeMelfi. "This is a great honor for him." Among those joining Sheptock on the team are for­ mer Chicago Bears great Walter Payton, who played at Jackson State; Buffalo Bills star Andre Reed, who played at Kutztown; Pittsburgh Steelers alumni John Stallworth, who played at Alabama A&M, and Greg Lloyd, who played at Fort Valley State; and former New York Giants punter Sean Landetta, who played at Towson State. At Bloomsburg, Sheptock was a three-time All-East Linebacker as well as a four time All-Pennsylvania first team choice. He still holds Bloomsburg records for tack­ les in a game, with 23; tackles in a season, with 159; and tackles in a career, with 537; in addition to most fumble recoveries in a career, with 12. Sheptock helped Bloomsburg revive a program that had gone 0-10 the year before his arrival. During his career at Bloomsburg, the Huskies won more games each year and reached the NCAA Division II Final Four during his senior year. That team finished with a record of 12-1 and won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship. Sheptock’s tenure as a coach at Wilkes has paralleled his career at Bloomsburg. Joining the University as an assistant coach in 1990 with Joe DeMelfi, Sheptock helped revive a team that had seen victories come few and far between. Under DeMelfi and Sheptock, the Colonels soon were transformed into a winning group that captured the 1993 Middle Atlantic Conference championship and earned a berth in the NCAA play­ offs. In 1994 and 1996, the Colonels also reached the ECAC championship game, winning the 1994 Southeast Championship. Sheptock was named head coach when DeMelfi retired after the 1995 season. In his first season, he guided the Colonels to a record of 8-3 and came within one game of the NCAA playoffs. o n e I s of Excellence Lady Colonels Fight Cancer with Three Point Attack After watching Jenny Casterline suf­ fer with cancer, Wilkes head women's bas­ ketball Coach Karen Haag knew she had to do something to help others affect­ ed by the disease. Jenny, sister of Lady Colonels’ assistant coach Renee Casterline ‘97, was an avid Wilkes basketball fan and fine player in her own right. Her death from leukemia in April, 1995 impelled Haag to get involved with the Coaches versus Cancer Three Point Attack program. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the program raises funds by soliciting donations based on the number of three-point baskets made by a team throughout the season. "This is an important cause for me and for the team," Haag says. "I've seen Jenny suffer from cancer and I'm hoping, as a team, we can do something to help others and promote cancer research." Members of the team will solicit spon­ sors, who will make a donation for each three pointer made by the Lady Colonels, according to Haag. Based on last years' team record of 114 three-point baskets, a Pledge of 25 cents would raise $28.50 for the American Cancer Society. A pledge of 50 cents for each three pointer would net $57. The previous year, the team hit 95 The Three-Point Attack is the first nation­ al fundraising effort of the Coaches vs. Cancer alliance, which was formed in October, 1993 between the Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society. The program is aimed at raising funds to support the American Cancer Society's three-pronged approach to fighting cancer through research, patient services and education. The program is sponsored by IKON Office Solutions. For the past two years, several schools throughout Pennsylvania have gotten involved with the program. Teams from West Chester University, Pennsylvania State University, York College, Westminster College and others have participated, rais­ ing thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Society. “We are the first school from this area to participate in the IKON Three Point Attack and one of only a handful of women's teams who will be taking part nation­ "This is an important cause for me and for the team. I'm hoping, as a team, we can do something to help others and. promote cancer research." wide,” Haag added. “I hope we get a lot of^ people to support our J efforts." If you are interested in getting involved with the Lady Colonels Three Point Attack, call Coach Haag at (717) 408-4022 for a pledge form.* three pointers. We hope anyone who has been affect6d by cancer will get involved with this worthwhile project and make a pledge," Haag says. Couch Mien Hiiiig Karen Haag Women's Basketball Coach �WILKES UNIV ERSE TERROR in the Friendly Skies ** "The kidnappers fed us twice. In the first instance, we were given only a small package of broken peanuts, accompanied by the juice of a fruit I am certain came not from this world." 3 Bu By Anthony L. Liuzzo. Liuzzo, J.D., I.D.. Ph.D. Tf any well-meaning person should stumJLble onto this writing, please send help. For I have been taken hostage by malevo­ lent forces who reside within the very boundaries of our great country. This nefari­ ous group refers to itself only as "The Carrier." My kidnapping was in great part the result of my own negligence. I willingly and foolishly entered a territory controlled by their armies, an edifice aptly named "The Terminal." Once within the confines of this den of depravity, I was compelled to show proof of identity, and was provided with official documentation, written in a strange foreign language comprehensible only to those with great training in the terminology of law and engineering. All of my posses­ sions were forcibly removed from my per­ son, contemptuously flung upon a hideous conveyor system, and removed from my sight forever. I was left holding one small parcel, containing only the most intimate items for my personal hygiene. I was then forced to walk a great dis­ tance, to an area the enemy referred to as "The Gate." Upon nearing my destination, downtrodden and sullen, I was required to empty my pockets and pass through a device that sent dangerous rays throughout my body, while my belongings were sub­ jected to a similar mistreatment on another conveying device. I did manage to escape unscathed, although several of my fellow hostages did not fare as well. Inexplicably, the}’ set off the ringing of alarm bells, and, although I am uncertain as to their veracity, some related tales of strip searches and other unspeakable violations of privacy. Afte r th o u h t si After waiting many hours, huddled together on stiff benches, I and the other hostages were herded by uniformed guards into a huge box made of a cold metallic sub­ stance and strapped into cramped, hard seats. After an interminable delay, we were hurled into the air. I cannot speak with certainty as to what occurred next, for I entered into a dream­ like state. I can say that I was gravely mis­ treated, being kicked in the back on numer­ ous occasions, and having my knees and shins struck many times from the front. We were bombarded with an endless stream of propaganda, in the form of reading materi­ als, video cassettes, and audio broadcasts. In many cases, I witnessed my fellow hostages being forced to turn over monies to the uniformed attendants. On a couple of occasions, our bodies were subjected to extreme shaking and vibration, which our captors referred to as "The Turbulence." The kidnappers fed us twice. In the first instance, we were given only a small pack­ age of broken peanuts, accompanied by the juice of a fruit I am certain came not from this world. One hostage, whose name I never learned, asked in an Oliverian tone for additional quantities, which the uni­ formed guard simply ignored. Our second meal was provided in a box, and consisted of a meat derived from an animal of which I am unfamiliar. This was covered with an unidentifiable spread, accompanied by a stale bread-like product and brown lettuce. Black, muddied water was provided in ample quantities, with powdery substances to sweeten and whiten the mixture, so as to make it palatable. After many hours, we were finally released, but in a place far distant from our point of departure. I now long for my home and my family, but I have been warned that I must once again place myself under the control of the Carrier, if I am ever to return. I have vowed that I would accept death rather than voluntarily cede my liberty! Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., Ph.D. is associate professor of Business Administration and Economics at Wilkes University. He is currently in the market for n good pair of walking shoes. Provide Student Referrals You will receive referral forms from the Admissions Office. Fill these forms out with the names of high school students that you think would benefit from a Wilkes University education. The Admissions Office will send a letter to the student acknowledging that you have referred this person as a possible Wilkes University student. You may also indicate that you wish to bring this student on a visit or par­ ticipate in any of the other volunteer plans with this student. T A "["tikes V University is V looking for alumni and friends to participate in our Volunteer Enrollment Program. A Wilkes University volunteer has fond memories of Bucknell University Junior College, Wilkes College, or Wilkes University. As a volun­ teer, you will be asked to participate in out­ reach activities in your. region that promote the benefits of becoming a student at Wilkes University. w WILKES UNIVERSITY If you have any questions please call the Admissions Office (1-800-WILKESU ext. 4400), and tell the feceptionist that you have " Question regarding the v°l‘inteer Enrollment Program. Contact Accepted Students I i i You will receive a list or data file of no more than 10 students from your area to contact dur­ ing the course of the year. Your participation includes writing at least one letter and follow­ ing up with at least one phone call. You may also, if you wish, meet face-to-face with prospective students. Represent Wilkes College Fairs at You could be asked by the admissions office to cover a regional college fair near your home. These are information fairs that prospective high school students attend to get information on col­ leges. You would work the Wilkes University booth at the fair. Host Regional Admissions Events in Your Area You can volunteer to host a regional recruiting event. These events can be held at your home, place of work, or at a local hotel. The host/spon­ sor works with the Admissions Office on a suit­ able time and place for the event. Attend Recruiting events When a regional recruiting event is held in your area, you will be invited to attend. You will be asked to talk about Wilkes with prospec­ tive students and their families. To participate in the Volunteer Enrollment Program, complete this form and mail it to: Admissions Office, Wilkes University, P.O. Box 111, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. Last Name E-Mail First Name. Occupation Preferred Name. Please check the program in which vou have an interest: Title Student Referrals Street J Conta City State J College Fairs _ Zip Code Home Phone ( ). J Regional Event Host and Sponsor Work Phone ( ) J Event Representative Can we call you at work? QUJ N �NON-PROFIT ORG. 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I^t-f. »h~- „■ W �from the editor Contents Examining Wilkes from the outside-in The strength of an alumni publication is in the variety of WILKES UNIVERSE Volume 3 ❖ Number I Editor Vaughn A. Shinkus ’91 Director of University Relations Craig (Mark) Davis Associate Editors Stephanie Geyer Krista Gromalski '91 Editorial Assistants Jessica Bierbower '97 Regina Frappolli '97 Karen (ones Jean Pall Sports Editor Tom McGuire '85 Executive Director of Alumni and Development Sandra Beynon M'85 Design Projects by Design Corporation Administration Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. President J. Michael Lennon, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul A. O'Hop Vice President for Business Affairs and Auxiliary Enterprises Wfc Urtiv^e is published three times a year by Wilkes University's University Relations Office and distributed free to alumni and friends of the University. Comments, suggestions, and story ideas are welcomed. Submit all correspondence to: Vaughn Shinkus, Publications Manager, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. Or call 1-800WILKES U. extension 4779 Fax. 1717) 831-4973. Email- alumnipub@wilkesl.wilkes.edu ViThatTthVphiSphy we've adopted at Wilkes, and this edi­ tion of Wilkes Universe perhaps best reflects its practice. Over the past two years, we've established a growing network of COr. respondents who bring an external perspective in communicat­ ing stories about the Wilkes community For coverage of Wilkes's stellar basketball season, for exam­ ple. we looked to two Wilkes-Barre area journalists who knew the subject first-hand. Free-lance sports writer Steve Bennett and photographer Warren Ruda had followed the Colonels all the way to the Elite Eight championships last season, and were with them every' step of the way this year as they made a run for the MAC and NCAA championships. The result is a story which documents in words and pictures each step in the evolu­ tion of a team which sparked excitement on the Wilkes campus and beyond. Geography played a role in our selection of another corre­ spondent. Newly relocated to the greater Philadelphia area, former Wilkes communications assistant Christine Liberaski was in the perfect location to interview Norristown dentist Dr. Thomas Check on his humanitarian efforts providing care to the underprivileged children of Jamaica. Her touching profile of Check captures the compassion and humility of this extraordi­ nary alumnus. Indeed, sometimes the best writers are just across campus. Melanie O'Donnell '93, an assistant dean of Admissions, liter­ ally walked into her assignment. O'Donnell had stopped by the University Relations office just as we we’re brainstorming for a writer to report on Wilkes's faculty writers. A published author in her own rite, O'Donnell was the perfect person for the job. She brings a writer’s perspective to a report on the varied works of several Wilkes professors. Wilkes alumnus lames Clark '93 has covered small-town poli­ tics, big-time rock and roll and even professional boxing. So we knew he d be up for the rather elusive task of examining Wilkes s relationship with the river it borders. An ardent runner, Clark spent much of his college years trotting atop the Susquehanna's protective dikes. His article reflects Wilkes's love-hate relationship with the muddy tributary. We hope you 11 appreciate the external viewpoint each of these correspondents has brought to this publication. Their < is t e ultimate validation of the many interesting people and places which make up the Wilkes Universe. Sincerely, U# Vaughn A. Shinkus Profiles Page 6 A Basketball Season to Remember Capturing the MAC championship and advancing to the NCAA playoffs, the men's basketball Colonels renewed passion for basketball within the Wilkes Community. Page 12 Love Has No Boundaries Each year Dr. Thomas Check '48 travels to Jamaica to provide denial care to Jamaican chil­ dren who otherwise wouldn't receive it. It is a labor of love Page 16 Wilkes and the River The history and future of Wilkes University are inexorably tied to the river it borders. The Susquehanna is a nearby source for both research and recreation. Page 19 The Faculty Writers at Wilkes University The Wilkes faculty includes several published writers whose work encompasses a variety of genres, scholarly, trade nonfiction, and creative writing. Departments Page 2 Presidential Perspective — Help Wilkes maintain its crucial role in the community Page 3 Feedback — Letters to the editor and commentary Page 4 On Campus — News briefs-. New broadcasting center named in honor of TV pioneer Page 22 Homecoming — Alumni news: Make plans for Homecoming 1996 Page 24 Afterthoughts — Dr. Liuzzo confesses his compulsion w ON THE COVER: The 1995-96 Wilkes University men's bas­ ketball players take with them a season of memories. The squad captured the school’s first ever MAC title for men's basketball. Cover by Earl and Sedor Pfiotograpfiy inset photo by Warren Ruda �Wilkes Universe FEEDBACK Presidential Perspective strengthens the community Investment in Wilkes legiate paraphernalia together and We have had a case of basketbail fever at Wilkes. Our men's team took us on a long and wonderful ride, and their 28-2 record—the best winning percentage in Division III in the nation-—contains memorable moments that will last for years to come. The impact on campus spirit and on the Wyoming Valley was extra­ ordinary. When seven Martz buses rolled down 1-81 to the Elite Eight game in the NCAA Tournament for Division 111. there were supporters in cars all along the way who honked in solidarity'. One thousand Wilkes fans attended the game with Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster. The great accomplishment of Coach lerry Rickrode and his team comes amidst a good deal of discussion in the area about the desirability of mar­ keting Wilkes-Barre as a college town. With both Wilkes and Kings. WilkesBarre has the obvious ingredients. The local business and government communities are waking to the fact that no greater asset can exist for a small to medium-size city than a col­ lege or two. Our Wyoming Valley has five It has been proposed that a joint Wilkes-King's bookstore be estab­ lished in the area of Public Square so that students from both campuses could purchase books and other col- Wfiat do you think? F.-JSc-; ;-r. al! issues addressed lit Wilkes Urii.eree:: -xeteained All letters must be ■ lined and cl be subject Io editing. Mail. Publications Manager 'Mlies University PO Box 111 PA 18766 Far-. (717)831-4973 e-mail alurrmipul/'i wilkesl wilkes.edu gather in a proposed coffee house Internet cafe. There are many chal­ lenges to overcome before this can happen, indeed, citizens outs.de of the colleges must recognize that the future of this area rests in no small parton the health and success of the educational institutions. The recipro­ cal is also true. We are about to begin a SI60 mil­ lion levee raising project along the Susquehanna through the WilkesBarre area, with the possibility of building an inflatable dam that will create a lake/waterfront environment right in front of the Wilkes campus. The additional flood control protec­ tion is particularly welcome after the flood threat this winter that caused all of Wilkes-Barre to evacuate. It appears that the proposed Civic Arena also will be built. The decision of Harris Electric (the former RCA facility in Mountaintop which located here because of Wilkes’s pledge to establish graduate courses in certain of the sciences! to expand their oper­ ation with an investment of more than S250 million is a sign of crucial economic development activity. In all of these activities, Wilkes people are deeply involved. In several, the University itself is a crucial player. Since the first years of Bucknell University lurnor College, this institu­ tion has responded to the needs of the region in ways quite unusual for an independent college or university In return, the region has been unusu­ ally and generously supportive of Wilkes. The leadership of the Board of Trustees over the years has come from the local community. While that leadership continues, is has been enhanced by both additional trustees from other parts of the Northeast and Middle Atlantic regions of the country and by increasing numbers of alumni both local and from outside the region. Christopher N. Breisetft In coming months, Trustees and oth­ ers in the growing Wilkes community will be meeting together in small gatherings to talk about a major capi­ tal campaign which will help position the University for the next century. The tentative goal is S35 million, $20 million of which would enhance the endowment, $10 million to support annual operations, and S5 million for bricks and mortar projects. 1 will have much to say about the campaign in future editions, in the meantime, know that your alma mater continues to provide students with an outstanding educational experience in a unique environment where they can learn and acquire transferable skills by becoming involved in activi­ ties which strengthen the community. At the same time, Wilkes must look increasingly to the beneficiaries of its education, our alumni, to provide the financial support to allow Wilkes to achieve its potential as an outstand­ ing small comprehensive university with a national reputation for excel­ lence in teaching, learning and applied research. As the Capital cam paign progresses, I will be inviting each of you to invest in Wilkes University for future students w|10 Al prepare themselves for lives of Prc fessional success and service to others. Next recruiting stop: Milan, Italy? Editor, 1 read with considerable interest the article, "Wilkes Looks Globally for Future Students.” in Wife Universe (Vol. 2 No.l), which I received at my home in Milan sever­ al months ago. I am pleased that Wilkes is finally actively looking out­ side of the United States in its search for a varied and enriching student body. I have been aware for quite a few years that many American Universities and colleges look glob­ ally to "bolster enrollment and enhance cultural learning." An increasing number of American schools are represented at the annual "Study In America" fair in Milan, which takes place in the fall. In fact. 1 remember giving Dr. Breiseth information on the fair some years ago with the aim of encouraging Wilkes to follow a simi­ lar path. From your article it appears that Wilkes is currently recruiting in the Middle East, South East Asia, and Puerto Rico. Should you also con­ sider looking into Italy, I would be happy to be of help. I am a 1967 Wilkes graduate, and the daughter of Dr. J.G. Moravec, who was chairman of the Sociology department in the 60s and 70s. So, as you can see, 1 have ample reason to feel strong ties to Wilkes. Moreover, I am quite familiar with the Italian educational system. 1 am currently an English language lec­ turer in the Department of Foreign Language at the State University of Milan. I also teach at I.U.L.M. (Istituto Universitario di Lingue Moderne), a small private university, specialized in modern languages. —Alexandra Moravec Ocampo '67 Second presidential terms uncommon becomes disillusioned with the President Bill Clinton's re-elec­ president, doubts his ability, and tion team shouldn't start planning votes him out of office. his second term just yet. especially Finally, an incumbent president, in light of the recent Whitewater running on his record, is a more verdict. But history also suggests inviting target for nega­ that it's uncommon for Opinion tive ads when contrasted modern presidents to win with a presidential candi­ re-election—just ask date with no public poli­ Gerald Ford, Jimmy cy accomplishments or Carter or George Bush. "track record." As the art Few 20th century presi­ of negative campaigning dents were elected to two has become more or more consecutive sophisticated, any terms in their own right. incumbent president Woodrow Wilson (D), Dr T/iomas-BaWiiw runs the risk of being FDR (D), Eisenhower (R). skewered for actions taken during Nixon (R), and Reagan (R). Several his first term. vice presidents, however, served If Clinton becomes the fifth pres­ nearly two full terms as they filled ident in the 20th century to be out the unexpired terms of their elected in his own right to consec­ presidents. utive terms, three factors will influ­ This suggests that it has become ence his second term success: his more difficult for presidents to win margin of victory, which party con­ reelection to a second term. There trols one or both houses of are many explanations offered as Congress, and the condition of the to why most "modern" presidents economy. have failed in their attempts to retain the office. With the exception of FDR. presi­ dents entering a second term For one, the American electorate experience their greatest domestic holds unreasonable expectations accomplishments during the first for the president. When candidates year to 18 months. The weight of run in a presidential election, they make claims and promises to all lame-duck status limits a presi­ dent’s credibility with each succes­ types of constituencies. Once elect­ ed, it's obvious that the president sive month into the second term. In foreign affairs, however, they cannot possibly fulfill all of his commitments. Thus he alienates have greater latitude Without the burden of standing for re-election important constituencies, generat­ ing greater cynicism about politi­ and with the constitutional author­ cians. The newly alienated voters ity' inherent in the office, a lame­ duck president can advance his are much less likely to support the president in his reelection bid. international ‘Vision," as Nixon did in traveling to China. Secondly. America's political and economic systems have become so Regardless of Clinton s numbers in today's polls, obtaining a sec­ complex that they are impossible ond term or running an effective for any one person to manage. second term are elusive goals for Thus when a president shows dur­ modern presidents. ing a first term his inability to BuMino is chairperson of the Political break the gridlock with Congress or Science department at Wilkes. control inflation, the voting public 3 �Wilkes Universe ON CAMPUS World Wide Wed page popularity steady Now in its second year as a site on the World Wide Web. the Wilkes University Home Page continues to be a popular destination for web surfers. The home page includes informa­ tion about admissions require­ ments. departmental program ano course descriptions, campus photos and history and access to the University' library'. More than 80,000 computer users have accessed the site since it was announced to the world on March 7. 1995. Accesses per month increased steadily through January. 1996, with a slight decline in the first quarter of 1996. At the height of traffic in January', the site was accessed by 4,700 unique computers, a figure adjusted to eliminate machines which contin­ ually reconnect to the site. According to Dr. John Koch, Webmaster and professor of Math and Computer Science, the growth in the number of hits, or web page visits, has increased as the page contents have expanded. In the past year, several academic departments, administrative offices and student organizations have linked pages to the Wilkes Home Page. In addition, Stark gets face lift to accommodate Pharmacy Wilkes University ■4XA/7 "HomePage EE®® O ajsjjEnn The Wilkes University home page is located at fittpJ/uw.willjes.edu on the World Wide Web. students and faculty members have added personal pages which repre­ sent their own studies and interests. "As the amount of information we put up there increases, the number of people connecting looking for unique information about Wilkes also will increase," says Koch. In January. Koch redesigned the page, changing the background and organizing the hyperlinks into a sec­ tioned table. The site has been rated three stars out of a possible four by the Magellan Internet Directory, a comprehensive listing of nearly two million sites and 40,000 reviews. "Eventually we hope to make the home page even more dynamic," says Koch. Center (SLC) is taking on a new look under the latest phase of the University's campus construction p|ai in. This phase of the plan, which began in January, is nearing completion it includes 40,000 square feet of renova­ tions encompassing the addition of laboratory, classroom and office facilj ties for the University's School of Pharmacy. The School of Pharmacy will occupy the first and third floors of SLC. A space on the first floor will be con­ verted into a pharmacy information center and computer lab, a model pharmacy and staff office space. The new third floor will include an anato­ my and physiology laboratory, five research labs, conference rooms, staff office space and accessory rooms. Named in honor of the late Admiral Harold R. Stark. Stark Learning Center was opened in 1958 and was expand­ ed in 1973. In 1991, major renovations were completed on its laboratory space. The Center includes approxi­ mately 210,000 square feet of space with 160,000 square feet in use as modern classrooms, laboratories, stu­ dios and offices. Pharmacy School gains pre-candidate status 7 ’.■= .'. l i es L.mversir. School of Pharmacy is one step closer to accredi- --• ~..rencsr- Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) ----- ... ecent.v ■•as granted pre-candidate status after a sight visit re; e;v by the National Pharmaceutical Board. The School is now : - '7 t-e rmai steps toward full accreditation, which can only be ' tr-e nrst class graduates in the year 2000 .-.i rcur-year School cf Pharmacy program includes three years of tra= T'TTTT-T Of Ciinicai derkshiP at Pharmacies and "T,rcomPet|tiveprogram. 80 pre-pharmacy students are New TV studio dedicated In honor of local television pioneer Wilkes University's Stark Learning Qi.' Ji:. . ■__ ’ Looking over the SLC renovation plans ate Robert Saffian. Wilkes staff archil1^' Mife Hardik, job coordinator. PovJ Dr lames Merryman, associate professor of Sociology/Anthropology, holds class at VIPS day. Wilkes first VIPS day is a success Wilkes welcomed more than 100 VIPS to campus last semester, but they weren't your average group of dignitaries. Held in February, Very Important Prospective (V I.P.) Student Day was designed to give potential Wilkes stu­ dents a chance to experience University life first-hand. The high school seniors who attended were offered the opportunity to tour cam­ pus, ask questions and attend classes taught by Wilkes faculty. The VIP students and their parents chose from a schedule of 40 classes such as "Writing and the Information Highway," "Creating Silicon Chips," "The Facts After 50," "Who’s Reading Your Email" and "Design of the Van Halen Concert Stage." Afterward, lunch was served in the Marts Center, where the students attended a Student Life Fair which provided insight on residence life, cooperative education, financial aid, and student activities such as Student Government, Programming Board, and Commuter Council. The VIP Student Day was one seg­ ment of a campus-wide program to enhance the University’s recruiting effort. The integrated approach includes a revised communications plan, a personalized calling system, computer admissions tracking and staff customer service training. Tom Shelburne epitomized the credo "think global, act local." so it's appropriate that a facility which prepares students to interact with the global community now bears his name, say his friends. In April, Wilkes dedicated its newly constructed television studio in memory of the local television pioneer and former owner of WNEP-TV, Channel 16. The Thomas P. Shelburne Telecommunications Center is a 13-room, 5,500 square-foot facility which provides an opportunity for students to gain hands-on televi­ sion experience. "Tom would be especially pleased with it, first of all because he was a teacher," said Tom Bigler '93, professor of Communications, who served as master of cere­ monies at the dedication. "What an appropriate tribute," added Shelburne's longtime friend Wallace Stettler '90. "It's a tangi­ ble reminder of Tom's commitment to the community." Shelburne co-founded radio station WILK and later was chairman and president of NEP Communications. Prior to his death last year, he was a strong advocate for regionalism and promoting the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area as one region. Dr. Wallace Stettler '90 reflects on the life of his friend, Thomas P. Shelburne. "He did more than anyone to pull this region together culturally and economically and help us real­ ize the strength and growth poten­ tial of the Pocono Northeast,' said Wilkes President Christopher Breiseth. Transformed from a former stor­ age area in the basement of Stark Learning Center, the Thomas P. Shelburne Telecommunications Center features two full-sized pro­ duction studios, three editing booths, various classroom, offices and engineering control booths. The project was financed through the generosity' of the Shelburne family and several close friends. Wilkes students produce a daily news program and coordinate two weekly television shows in the stu­ dio. WOW!, an educational show for children, is produced weekly in conjunction with local station, WBRE-TV. A second program. "Colonels Corner, is a sports talk show which airs on local cable TV systems "In this studio, generations of future Wilkes students will be bet­ d ter prepared for a 21st century media age said Breiseth This is a very special day for the University" I Pmsidi’iil BreiseUi and Mrs. Catherine Sfii’lbunie unveil« plaque Ifctinq bene­ factors u’fio helped fund the Center. Builders, Inc. 4 5 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Men’s Basketball Even before they began Dan? Clancy reaches for the basket in a celebrated post-season match up against Cabrini College. Colonels Make History on the Court By Steve Bennett practicing for the 1995-96 basketball season, the Wilkes University Colonels had a big, red bulls-eye slapped right in the middle of their collective back. The national spotlight was shin­ ing on ferry Rickrode's mens' bas­ ketball team when it was announced that they had been cho­ sen as the preseason number one Division III basketball team by Sports Illustrated and Street and Smith's college basketball magazines. The Columbus Multi-Media Poll had listed Wilkes as their number one team, while Dick Vitale ranked them third. Then, The Sporting News slid lason Turner was the the Colonels into the fifth slot and Colonels' quiet leader and unstoppable in the paint. selected two Wilkes seniors— center Jason Turner and forward Matt LaBuda—as second team preseason All-Americans. And if that wasn't enough to make Wilkes a marked team this best 25-5, captured the school's year, LaBuda and fellow senior first ever Freedom League title, and guard Chris Parker had their pic­ finished second overall in the tures in major publications, LaBuda Middle Atlantic Conference. The in Sports Illustrated and Parker in first team in school history to Street and Smith's. receive a bid to the Division III All this pres­ NCAA Tournament, sure and the they had advanced team hadn't all the way to the even begun to Elite Eight of the practice. 1995 tournament But it wasn't before losing an as if the 11-point halftime Colonels lead to be elimi­ weren't deserv­ nated by Trinity ing of the acco­ College. lades. After all, So with the expe­ Wilkes was rience of playing in returning all the NCAA tourna­ five starters ment, and the from a 1994-95 determination and Mall LaBuda leas tfic Colonels' main man team that fin­ desire to be able fvliind the three-point arc and one of the fvsl ished a school to take it one step free-throw shooters in the country. further this season, the Colonels were on a mission: To make this season even better than last year. That they did. FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS Playing with a whole lot of heart and not relying solely on talent. Wilkes had their best season in school history, a 28-2, in this, the year Wilkes basketball celebrated its 50th anniversary'. It surely wasn't as easy as every­ one watching expected it to be. The fans and the media seemed to expect every' game to be an easy win, disapproving when the margin of victory' was narrower than pre­ dicted and placing more pressure on a team that actually didn't need any more. But as all good teams do, the Colonels understood that basket­ 7 �PROFILE -This team had a tremendous amount of pressure on it from the begin­ ning. We knew what the expectations were, but we just had to go our game." Dave Macedo *95 Colonels Guard 8 Wilkes Universe ball games are won on the court not in a magazine, a newspaper, or on television. With that in mind, Coach Rickrode began to prepare his troops for what turned out to be a wild ride through an incredibly exciting basketball season. "We tried to stay focused and pre­ pare for each team one game at a time," says Rickrode. “I tried not to think about the rankings. Despite early expectations, Rickrode did manage to keep his players on course. All year long, the Colonels played as a team— unselfish, yet business-like. At times, they executed to perfection. "This team had a tremendous amount of pressure on it," says Colonels guard Dave Macedo. "We knew it was on us from the begin­ ning. We knew what the expecta­ tions were, but we just had to go out and play our game." "We didn't worry about anyone's expectations," adds Turner. "Once you start living up to others' expec­ tations, you take away from the task at hand. We knew where we wanted to go and what we had to do to get there." The team was led by the heralded "big four," a quartet made up of seniors Macedo, Rickrode's under­ rated first recruit; Parker, the team's gutsy player who wasn't afraid to shoot the ball; Turner, the Colonels quiet leader and main man in the paint; and LaBuda, a dead-eye shot from behind the three-point arc and one of the best free throw shooters in the country. The season began on Friday, November 17 against Washington College of Maryland in the first round of the Widener University Tournament. The Colonels captured he first round game and eventually won what would be the first of two tournament championships. The second came during the Lehman College (Bronx, New York) Tourney culminating a three-game stretch Rickrode had planned to prepare the team for the long haul, a poten­ tial run in the NCAA tournament The Colonels breezed through th<le first ten games of their schedule before taking time off for the Christmas holiday. The players returned on New Year's night for a workout that was the first of what would be many practices as 1996 was just beginning. DISCOVERING MORTALITY For Wilkes, the first real test of the season came in the finals of their own Holiday Inn/Wilkes University Colonel Classic tourna­ ment. The Colonels advanced to the finals with a convincing win over Marywood College. Then they received what was believed to be Chris Parker iras lhe team's gutsy player. On two occasions he connected on game­ winning shots for lhe Colonels. much-needed wake-up call against St. John Fisher of Rochester, New York. Wilkes dropped its first game of the year in a matchup of teams that were both nationally ranked and top seeded in their respective regions. The Colonels lost 97-91, but the outcome may have been for the best. Finally they had some­ thing to build on as the sense of invincibility left the team. ' That loss did us some good,” says Rickrode. "Before that they thought they could just walk out on the court and teams were going to lie down." "We were able to feed off that loss to St. John Fisher," adds Parker. "We thought we could just go out and beat teams, but that loss showed us we couldn't just do that." What followed was a streak never before seen at Wilkes, as the Colonels ran through the Middle Atlantic Conference undefeated. There were some close games and a few scares, but each night there seemed to be a new hero. One night it was Macedo or Parker, the next LaBuda or Turner would lead the team to victory. But what made this team special was the role players. There was backup center Tim Burlew, junior forward Dave Clancy and 5-foot-9 inch backup point guard Jay Williams, who in one playoff game carried the Colonels on his back. These players emerged as forces to be reckoned with and made this group truly a team. Following a victory' over Lebanon Valley, the team that beat Wilkes in last year's MAC Finals, the Colonels advanced to the second round where they escaped with a two-point victory over Drew. The Rangers had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but a threepoint shot attempt rimmed out and the Colonel season was still alive. The Colonels went on to defeat Susquehanna to capture the school's first ever MAC crown. “I think we spoiled some peo­ ple with all the 20-win sea­ sons," says Rickrode. “But for this team to go 18-0 in the MAC is quite an accomplishment. And. h. it wasn't easy.” Now the fun was \ supposed to start. The ® \ Colonels had reached Hjk1 the point in the sea­ son they had waited over a year to get to. It was finally time to exorcise the demons from last year, time to make a run toward the Final Four. In the opening round of the NCAA playoffs. lay Williams 9 �Wilkes Universe PROFILE CaMm. Gme Was ‘One for t^e It was the second round of the NCAA Division II! tournament and the Colonel basketball season seemed to be coming to an abrupt end. Then lay Williams took control. With his third straight three-point field goal of the final minute. Williams turned up the volume at the Marts Center to a deafening pitch, it shook the building that night. And the music produced by 2,400 charged-up fans may play in the heads of the Wilkes Colonels forever. "When lay hit some of those threes and the crowd roared." Wilkes forward Dave Clancy said after Wilkes beat Cabrini, 96-91 in overtime. "I said, 'This is what the NCAA tournament is supposed to be about. This is what 1 see on TV when I watch Sports Center. " The NCAA second-round victory was the final encore for the Colonels at home. And the largest crowd of the season swooned over the area's most incredible basket­ ball comeback. The players noticed. "That was the loudest I've ever heard it here." Clancy' said. "That was probably the best atmosphere I've ever played in." "When lay hit the one three and the crowd just exploded, your heart is up in your mouth,' Wilkes coach Jerry' Rickrode said. "You don't get that feeling very often." Then again, performances like that are rare. The Colonels trailed 75-64 with 3.-30 left in regulation and were down 78-70 with 45 seconds left in a season that looked lost. Chasing an outstanding Cabrini team with a deep blend of athletic talent, Wilkes finally caught up when Williams stroked his fourth straight threepointer with six seconds left. The 10 teams went into overtime tied at 82. "It was non-stop for 40 minutes, Clancy said. "It takes a lot to get back in a game like that. When you’re down and fighting to get By Paul Sokoloski Times Leader Sports Writer back, people don’t realize that takes a lot of energy' to get to that point. My legs started to feel a little bit tired. "Jay didn't look like he was tired at all," Clancy continued. "He must have had the adrenaline flowing." When Williams drilled his third straight try. bringing Wilkes within a 80-79 with 16 seconds left in regula­ tion, an ear-piercing gasp of hope flooded the Marts Center. "I couldn’t communicate with the guys during the game,” Rickrode said. It only grew louder when Williams made the biggest shot of his life, the three that saved the season with six seconds left. "Maybe on the street in front of my home, but never in a game," Williams said, when asked if he'd ever hit a shot so dramatic. And when Chris Parker sank the game's final four points to seal vic­ tory from the foul line, the delirious fans had the memory of a lifetime. "Chris Parker, when he made that last shot on the foul line, he was crying. I was told," Rickrode said. "He was so overcome with joy. The emotion is something you’re going to remember for a long time The team just has a no-quit atti­ tude." And for once, a gym full of cheers that may never stop. "The crowd," Clancy said, "was great." Excerpted with permission from The Times Leader March 14 edition. Paul Sokoloski is sports writer. Wilkes faced Allentown College After coming out a little sluggish the Colonels pulled away and advanced to the second round, where mighty Cabrini College awaited. And in what was the great­ est comeback in Wilkes basketball history, the Colonels showed that the game is truly never over until the final buzzer sounds (See sidebar, left). Trailing by 14 points with 1:35 ]ef[ in the game, little lay Williams took over. The tiny guard scored 14 straight points, including four con­ secutive three-pointers to tie and force a game nobody thought Wilkes could win into overtime. Once in the extra session, Williams didn’t stop. He scored six more points to lift Wilkes to a 96-91 win and send them to Lancaster, Pa. for the regional semifinals. "That game was a game that peo­ ple will remember for a lifetime," said Rickrode. "It was just incredi­ ble.” For his efforts against Cabrini, Williams was featured on a seg­ ment of ESPN’s Sports Center. "Jay Williams is the best point guard in the conference who doesn't start," says Rickrode. "Next year we’ll be doing so much more to get him involved." "1 just tried to step up and make the big shots when we needed them,” says Williams. ”1 felt it was just my time. Other times my job is to just distribute the basketball and had the same record as the Colonels and lost to a much weaker opponent, but still found a way to get the region's top seed. Wilkes went toe-to-toe with the mighty Diplomats for 12 minutes on F&M's home floor. Eventually though, Franklin and Marshall pulled ahead and came away with the victory and the right to move on to the Final Four. Though disappointed by what some may perceive as failure, the 1995-96 Wilkes University Colonels accomplished a season that will go down in basketball history at Wilkes University, and probably in the Wyoming Valley. There may never again be a team this good. The Colonels played with some of the best teams in the country, proving they could com­ pete on a national level. They achieved an 18-game winning play good defense." After Cabrini, it was on to face Buffalo State for a right to advance to the Elite Eight. After disposing of the Bengals, there was a matchup with top ranked Franklin and Marshall for the right to go to the Final Four. The F&M Diplomats 32 Chris Parker cuts down the net as a memento of the Colonel MAC Championship victory. Head Condi terry Rickrode. flanked by assistant coaches John Dunne and Matt McCaffrey. streak, earned league and confer­ ence titles, and energized the Wilkes Community along the way. Perhaps someday the players will realize just how good they were. But if anyone knows already, it’s their coach. "1 told the kids that they've had a hell of a career,” says Rickrode. "They shouldn't let the fact that they didn’t make it to the Final Four have an effect on what they have done. This group won 89 games in four years.” Even as the seniors move on, their coach is preparing for next season. And rest assured, if there's a film to be watched or a recruit to be seen, Rickrode will be there. By next year, he'll be ready to reload, instead of rebuild. Because basketball at Wilkes University has changed. And the whole country is watching. Steve Bennett covered the Colonels sea­ son from start to finish as a sports corre­ spondent for The Citizens' Voice news­ paper, Wilkes-Barre. 11 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe A Lifetime of Service “Love Has No Boundaries" the boundaries of his country and volunteered his dentistry skills to care for Jamaican orphans. He does it because he can. hometown values 1 I 0 I I Dr. CM poses with his dental assistant, Sally Keenan, and an enthusiastic group of patients in front of the lamaican dental clinic. By Christine Liheraski 12 In many lives, there’s a defining moment that can shape a person's spirit and direct the way his or her days are lived. For Dr. Thomas Check '50, that moment came in 1956 while visiting family in Czechoslovakia. Check, now a dentist practicing in West Norristown, Pa.. remem­ bers the day as if it were yesterday. I asked the priest of a small, poor village town what I could send him once I returned to the States, says Check, who attended Bucknell University Junior College from 1946 to 1948. "But the priest knew my couple bucks wouldn't change the village's situation and asked for nothing." The priest said the most important thing 1 could do was to always remember "Laska nema chranicov." Those three words in English mean "Love has no boundaries," and they changed Check’s life. Every year for the past 34 years, Check has travelled outside Check always knew that somehow, someway, he wanted to help others. Once he became a dentist, he decid­ ed he wanted to take care of the dental needs of individuals who had no outlet for care. "1 grew up in Wilkes-Barre and was educated at Sacred Heart, Coughlin and then at Wilkes," says Check. 68. "Values were always emphasized, no matter what school I was attending." Check studied biology at Bucknell University Junior College, which became Wilkes College during his second year. Dr. Charles Reif, along with Dr. Eugene Farley, made lasting impressions on Check's life. "Charles Reif was very instrumen­ tal as an example in my life. He had values, discipline and academic demands that had to be met," says Check. "And maybe most important­ ly, no matter how tough he seemed to be, he had a great sense of humor." Check and Reif met again at Wilkes University's 1996 January Commencement when Check received an honorary doctor of sci- Chech examines a young patient as part of the lamaican incre­ mental care program. ence degree from the University in recognition for his humanitarian efforts. "I didn’t know that Thomas Check was involved with volunteering in Jamaica until graduation," says Reif, professor emeritus of Biology. "It surprised me at first, but then I thought, he and all his classmates back then were pretty serious youngsters and would do well.” Dr. Joseph Marino ‘50, now an osteopathic doctor in Philadelphia, was one of Check’s classmates at BUJC. The two Biology majors stayed in touch and have remained best of friends. They’re so close, in fact, that Check is godfather to Marino’s 39-year-old son Michael. "Tom has always impressed me as being an optimistic person who is extremely positive about the future.” says Marino. "There is no doubt in my mind that he entered the dental profession thinking he could some­ how help people." e'®We didn't know what to expect our first year... People would ask us if would ever come back and we’d answer ‘let's leave it to the Lord’s hand.’ By doing that we managed to get back to Jamaica every year.Dr. Thomas Check ‘50 A MISSION TO HELP OTHERS Elizabeth Cliccli, Sally Keenan and Sr. Maria Garrelti. superintendent of Alpha Orphanage. After leaving Wilkes, Check attend­ ed Temple University for his dental degree and the University of Pennsylvania for post-graduate work in pediatric and oral surgery. In the 13 �PROFILE early 1960s, after establishing a suc­ cessful practice, getting married and starting a family. Check decided it was time to help others. His chance came in the form of a newsletter from the Catholic Medical Mission Board. The board was looking for a den­ tist to set up an incremental dental care program at Alpha Orphanage in lamaica. Check jumped at the chance and helped research, design and implement a program that annually measures decayed, missing and filled teeth and then evaluates and manages the increment of change. The program saves teeth instead of extracting them. In the spring of 1962, Check and his wife, Elizabeth, and their three children made their first trip to the country that has one dentist to every' 20,000 people. In the U.S. there is about one dentist for every 1.500 people. "We didn't know what to expect our first year and we were all a little scared," remembers Check. "People would ask us if we would ever come back and we'd give them our stock answer, 'let's leave it in the Lord's hand.' By doing that we managed to get back to Jamaica every year." Chech with Sr. Susan Fragier R.S.M., superintendent of St. John Bosca children's home. Wilkes Universe MORE THAN DENTAL CARE Through the decades, Check has cared for thousands of children at the Alpha Orphanage in the city of Kingston, and St. John Bosco Orphanage in the country setting of Mandeville, which established a dental program about 10 years ago. He says the orphan's dental prob­ lems are no different than those of children he treats in America. The big difference between the children, however, is that most of his Jamaican patients have been abused, abandoned or orphaned. Check recalls some very' sad, but inspiring stories about the children, but the one of an eight-year-old boy named Newton stands out most in his mind. The child suffered abuse from his father that caused his hands to be deformed and webbed The father had lit them on fire as a form of punishment. "But the most incredible thing about the story was what Newton said when 1 asked him how he felt about his father," says Check. "The boy said, 'I forgive him." Check believes it was the love and kindness the boy experienced at St. John Bosco that helped him for- give his father. All the children, says Check, are very grateful to the peo­ ple who run the orphanages, and to the volunteers who pay attention to their needs. "1 didn't realize until a few years ago how important it is to these children that volunteers come back every year," reflects Check. "They all come from dysfunctional families, so to feel the continuity of care by the same people has an enormous impact on them." THE HUB OF THE WHEEL When Check first started his work in Jamaica he spent about a month every year caring for the orphans. Now because of more volunteers, each dentist is only needed for two weeks. Volunteers from around the world, including England, Canada and the United States, now donate their time and skills. The program has grown from being housed in a farm shed at Alpha Orphanage to having two year-round clinics. In addition, the Jamaican government now pays for three full-time dental auxiliaries. "It's a very inspiring thing that Tom is doing down there," says Marino, Citation for Dr. Thomas M. Check Bestowed by Dr. Christopher Breiseth upon awarding of hon­ orary doctorate at Winter Commencement, January 23: Thomas M Check, a native of WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania, you have combined your rich family and religious heritage and your professional expertise to serve humankind, not just in Norristown, your long time home, but in far away Jamaica. In 1962, you began a dental clinic in a refurbished farm shed in Kingston, Jamaica for the children of the Alpha Orphanage. You began by serving 600 children and youth, many of whom would have lost most of their teeth by the time they were in their twenties had they not received the dental care you proceed­ ed to organize for them. While you have mobilized other dentists and raised who is also Check's patient. "As a doctor myself, 1 don't know if 1 could do it. The customs are different, the medical malpractice laws are differ­ ent—Tom really goes out on a limb to help the program succeed." The ever-modest Check takes little credit for the growth of the dental programs in Jamaica. "What we're doing isn't a big deal. My wife and I just happen to be the hub of the wheel," explains Check. "But there are a lot of spokes that keep the wheel going." This humble manner is one of the reasons Diane Jellen, Check's patient, nominated the dentist to receive an honorary degree from Wilkes. In her letter of recommendation, lellen described Check as a person who helped me rethink my values regarding time, ambitions, self indulgence and the value of helping others." lellen is especially proud that her sons, Paul '92, and Jonathan '95, have the same educa- money from your own patients and friends to build this initial modest clinic into a full incremental dental care pro­ gram patterned after the World Health Organization's guidelines, you also con­ tinue to go each year to Kingston with your devoted wife and helpmate. Betty. to serve the children of the Alpha Boys' school and St. John Bosco School. Like the other dentists you have persuaded to provide this care, you pay for your own airfare and receive no remuneration except room and board. You exemplify that private generosity for the public good that is so much part of the American character and which you cited in an early article on Project Alpha in quoting Dr. Arnaud C. Marts, one of the founding fathers of Wilkes University. He said that this generosity "is the inevitable flowering of the very tional foundation as Check. "It is Wilkes alumni like (Check) who make a positive difference in positive ways," wrote Jellen. "It is Wilkes alumni like these that my sons, also Wilkes alumni, would do well to model." best moral, spiritual and cultural aspira­ tion, insights, experiences and inspira­ tions, over 19 centuries, of all the various racial strains that have merged in the creation of Western Man." You have drawn from the rich tradition of your Slovak heritage, being a Sokol of Assembly 59 and a member of the Slovak Heritage Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania. You have been a devoted son, husband, father to your three adopt­ ed children. Tfiontas C., Mary Rose and David and now also a grandfather. Your alma mater is proud to recognize your life to devoted service. By the power vested in me by the Board of Trustees and by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I hereby confer upon you, Thomas M. Check, the doctorate of sci­ ence. honoris causa, with all the rights and privileges appertaining thereto. found with the project." Christine Liberaski, former communica­ tions assistant at Wilkes, is a public rela­ tions specialist for Communications Solutions Croup, a Philadelphia-area public relations firm. FINDING MEANING March 1996 marked Check's 34th visit to Jamaica. He plans to contin­ ue his work in that country as long as the "Lord allows it." He says he and his wife are hooked on helping and they sur­ round themselves with reminders of the orphanages—photo collages on the walls of his dental office and scrap books at the receptionist's desk. One of the first things patients see as they enter his office is a poster that reads "Love Has No Boundaries." "I never wanted to be labeled a 'wooly-minded do-gooder,' I wanted to have purpose and meaning, concludes Check. "That's what 1 have Cheek with ii satisfied dental patient. 15 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Wilkes and the Susquehanna A River Runs Through It Wilkes University's histo­ ry has been inexorably linked with the Susquehanna River over the decades. The school's song has lilted to and fro with the flow of water evi­ dent just along the west­ ern edge of the school's grounds. Sometimes, that rela­ tionship has turned a tad adversarial. In June, 1972, the rage of Hurricane Agnes turned Wilkes's grounds into a muddy hinterland. Most recently, a melting of a vast snowpack in January, 1996, dictated the evacua­ tion of a buzzing campus that had just found its spring semester vibe. RIVER AESTHETICS Yet, despite the inherent risk of locating an acade­ mic collective so near to a majestic tributary', Wilkes University and her denizens treasure the aes­ thetic value of the geo­ graphic marriage. Take heed the thoughts of Karen Gould '93, a native of Pitman, NJ. "To me. the river added to the beauty of being at Wilkes,” she says. "Think about it. Would you rather have your school located next to a natural landmark like the Susquehanna or a I CD In January, rising river waters necessitated the evacuation of downtown Wilkes-Barre and the University. major road or highway?" The lure of the Susquehanna has even bordered on the mystical. Just ask Tom McGuire '85, the University's sports information director and former cross-country coach. "I was a runner during my years as a student, and I was familiar with our courses in my days as a coach," says McGuire. "It was very interesting to show the course to the other schools. Many times we would run along Nesbitt Park or other points near to the river and you would see the fog coming off of the water. Some of the other coaches would comment about the mystery of the Susquehanna." Although the Colonel runners enjoyed a natural affinity for their home course, the complexities of the water course some­ times caused unwanted problems. "I remember a particular race from 1981," says McGuire. "Part of the course was flooded. When we would explain to the other squads that some of the course was below the dikes, they used to think we were running in the river. Unfortunately, some­ times we were." RISING WATERS McGuire's runner's lament pales in compari­ son to the woes that the By James Clark '93 Wilkes student body expe­ rienced on January 20 of this year. At 7 p.m. on the 19th, the river was predicted to crest at 27 feet, 10 below the flood stage around the Wilkes campus. By 11 p.m. that evening, the Wyoming Valley’s flood plain was being voluntarily evacuat­ ed. The evacuation would become mandatory a mere eight hours later. As Wilkes's resident population was transport­ ed to College Misericordia in nearby Dallas, Pa.. Residence Life coordina­ tor Doug Lane '89 attempted to place the emergency in perspective. "When I was a student." he says, "I remember the river almost reaching its banks. (The Susquehanna) certainly adds to the cam­ pus experience, but here was a situation where it was causing a tremendous amount of trouble." Lane was one of several Wilkes staff members who managed the student dis­ placement that evening. "Everyone was very calm, he says. "We were instructed to access the dormitories and pull the fire alarms. I would say by I a m., the campus was evacuated for the most Part. It was a very surreal experience." So says Paul O'Hop, the University's vice president coordinated the evacua­ tion. "We have a plan that we follow when a potential disaster faces the school," says the former military officer. "First of all, we consider personal survival. Next, the school reconsti­ tutes. Then, we recover." O'Hop had nothing but praise for staff members who helped move equip­ ment that evening. "I’ll say this much," he says, "they were model employees. We found our­ selves in a very difficult sit­ uation. especially where the new classroom build­ ing was concerned. Even though we were covered by insurance, many of the valuable items were moved to higher ground. It was a complete team effort." I A LEARNING RESOURCE Wilkes's relationship with the Susquehanna isn’t always classified as dangerous, however. According to Ken Klemow. associate profes­ sor of Biology, the pres­ ence of the river on the campus environs adds to a student's educational experience. "There's no question that the Susquehanna has an enormous educational value," he says. "It's a resource that's used in various ways." Chief among those is the river's role as a natural laboratory. "The science students use the river in several ways," says Klemow. "We study river vegetation, ttT/iere’s no question that the Susquehanna has enormous educational value. It's a resource that’s used in various ways." Ken Klemow Assoc. Professor of Biology V �PROFILE Writing What They Know Flooding precipitates Presidential meetings Flood waters have brought United States Presidents to Wilkes-Barre on two occasions in the past 25 years. After the lune, 1972 flooding tfiat resulted from tropical stonn Agnes. President Richard Nixon presented a S4 ntillion check to Wilkes president Dr. Francis Michelini (right), say­ ing "this is one check that won t bounce, Dr. Mike." In February, Wilkes president Dr. Christopher Breiseth was one of several community leaders Io participate in a round table discussion during President Bill Clinton’s visit to the city (below and bottom right), wfiicfi followed small stream flooding and evacuation of the downtown water flow, water chem­ istry’. fish population—you name it." Klemow adds that the Susquehanna benefits undergraduates in ways that transcend its worth as a unique ecosystem. "When you consider the river"' he says, "you can t think only cf its scientific value fa u must also con­ sider its role ir. the culturai and business aspect of a Wilkes stude.';t r.--,r scends pure ecc.or. Dr Dale Ere-’■ . <itchair of Gecer . S’-jJi'.'.rz .A trerr.e-sc ■1 7 to study," he says. "If you go back as far as the 1800s, when the timber and mining industries were in full force, you'd find a river that's drastical­ ly different than what it is right now.” IMPROVING WATER QUALITY Bruns is upbeat about trie river as he champions its recent evolution. The acid content of the water has definitely decreased since the ' eydey of the mining industry.' he says. "You also have a lesser amount of sediment and heavy metals entering the water, although that is still a problem. "I would say that over the last hundred years, the river's water quality has improved by leaps and bounds. It's been gradual but steady" Such a diagnosis is good news to people such as Tim Sichler ‘85, a graduate assistant in Computer and Electrical Engineering who currently serves as the University's crew team advisor. "Our attitude is that you might as well utilize the river," he says." Yes. the water can be cold, but we try to man the boats on as many days as possible; we try to soldier on. But when the depth gets to be about ten feet, we abandon the cause. Until then, it's busi­ ness as usual.” That sentiment can be cited when considering the Wilkes experience through the years. In 1972, the campus was inundated with the "muddy water." In 1993, a flood scare caused tensions to rise in the community, only to be heightened by the 1996 evacuation. Paul Kanjorski "59, rep­ resentative to the 11 th Congressional District of Pennsylvania for more than a decade, has pro­ posed the harnessing of the Susquehanna's vast potential into a lakefront venture. It’s Kanjorski's view that such a focusing of the river's drawing power would only improve the quality of life in its surrounding communities. Whether or not such high-stakes enviroplanning would benefit Wilkes remains to be seen, but, as Klemow sees things, the Susquehanna is there to take advantage of. "The river can be tapped in so many ways," he says. "We've only scratched the surface of it." lames Clark '93 recently was hired as a copy editor at The Press of Atlantic City. southern New jersey's daily newspaper. The Faculty Authors Wilkes University We've all heard it; sitting in com­ position class, chewing on the edge of a pencil, staring at the long blank page with rows and rows of blue lines to fill- Write what you know, the professor says. Your thoughts are there, lust write them. And while undergradu­ ates still ponder which thoughts they may ). Michael Lennon have that are worth writing down, many of their men­ tors are taking their own advice. Professional, academic writing, once thought to be confined to the realm of articles in scholarly jour­ nals. has blossomed in a way unique to small schools such as Wilkes University. From full-length plays to third-edition textbooks, members of the Wilkes faculty have been busy chewing on the edges of their own pencils, writing—and Publishing—major works. Members of the Wilkes faculty embody a variety of writing genres; scholarly, trade nonfiction, and cre­ ative writing. "It is remarkable at a University like Wilkes, where the teaching load is heavy and teaching >s stressed, that we can produce authors such as these," says Dr. |. Michael Lennon, vice president for Academic Affairs. "It is a tribute to diligence and creativity." ON THE SHELVES AT WALDEN It is diligence, indeed, that would readily describe the work of authors such as Dr. Kuo-Kang Shao, profes­ sor of History. Shao's work, a book about Zhou Enlai, a Chinese policy maker, will be available later this year through St. Martin's Press. The book represents eight years of writ­ ing and research into more than 1,000 primary sources. Despite his meticulous work, however, Shao notes that he could have devoted himself even longer to the project. A similar sentiment is expressed by Dr. Dennis Hupchick, associate professor of History, who has authored three books about Eastern Europe, and co-authored and edit­ ed several more. While many of these works have been scholastic, his most recent solo project. Conflict and Chaos in Eastern Europe, was pub­ lished by the trade division of St. Martin's Press in 1995. Hupchick feels that many of his classroom discussions informed and improved his writing. As in the classroom, Hupchick takes a nontraditional approach to expressing his thoughts, and while he writes for an educated reader, one does PhD. to comprehend his not need al ---------. work. Hupchick sees writing as his opportunity to reach beyond the By Melanic O'Donnell '93 �PROFILE ^Knowledge is not a matter of notes, but what is in your head. If you’ve got interesting and different view­ points, get them out there." Dr. Dennis Hupchick Assoc. Professor of History Wilkes Universe classroom, using his students questions to shape the topics of his arguments. In fact, his next book, already in progress, will be designed to be used as "a student text, but not a textbook," he says. He stresses that any educational material, whether it be in lecture or written format, must be interesting above all else. "As a writer. I have to present something in a coherent and under­ standable fashion," he says. "That’s an extension of the classroom. Knowledge is not a matter of notes, but what is in your head. If you've got interesting and different view­ points, get them out there." IN THE UNIVERSITY SHOPPE What do nuclear reactors, alco­ holic beverages, and steroids have in common? Dr. William R. Stine could tell you. Stine, associate pro­ fessor of Chemistry, recently pub­ lished a third edition of his college textbook. Applied Chemistry. The book arose from the need to create a text intended for non-science majors, one that would demonstrate chem­ istry through everyday objects. In addition to relating chemistry to reactors, alcohol, and steroids, the latest COMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU A- ■w- 35 cfW 1 \ Dennis Hupchick 20 edition also includes sections on radon, soap, and baking. In Stine s case, his teaching directly affected the development of the book. "In 1978, I was team teaching a class with several professors, called 'Chemistry for the Consumer.' a course for non-science majors in which we discussed relevant, inter­ esting material. There was no text, but every week we wrote more handouts, which developed into the book.” While the course no longer exists. Stine still uses the text in several formats. Currently, he is teaching it as a Special Topics in Chemistry course to upperclass science majors. Education majors also have read the book on a self-study basis. Additionally, the text is used at more than 100 colleges and univer­ sities throughout the country. "The material lends itself to being used at a lot of different levels," he observes. "There was definitely an established need." Stine is keenly aware, however, of the need to keep such a book cur­ rent, and is willing to publish fur­ ther editions when necessary. But a new project? "Not for a while," he sighs. De®°'s No stranger to the stage. Dr Bonnie C. Bedford, associate pro­ fessor of English, had her first play _ produced before she finished her \ bachelor's degree. \ Comprehensively, Bedford has \ had original works produced 25 3 \ times. But the past few years „\ have been different: her plays \ Sniper. Accident, and two ver- sions of Croup S.O.S. (one with an It is perhaps because of this that a||-female cast, one all-male) have Bedford could not envision herself been professionally produced at the leaving teaching to become a Adam Hill Theatre in Los Angeles. full-time writer. "Teaching California. Additionally. Sniper was makes me question everything I do. It adds account/® ' produced at the T. Schreiber Theatre in New York City, as well as ability." at Wilkes's own Dorothy Dickson Dr. Robert D. Stetten. associate professor of /.»38 Darte Center for the Performing Arts. It also was a finalist in the Psychology, found that Sundance competition, a writing his teaching subsequentcontest organized by the production ly inspired creative writcompany headed by actor Robert ing. "I developed a psy■ Redford. Bedford's screenplay. Watch chological drama to Fires, also was a semi-finalist at complement empiriSundance last year. cal-based knowledge So wouldn't teaching fledgling in the classroom, for exam­ writers seem a little dull to Bedford ple, a Personality class," he says. compared with all this excitement? From there, his work progressed Absolutely not, she says. She does­ to stage plays, staged readings, and n't view teaching and writing as radio plays, four of which have been separate processes—as she is produced on WV1A radio, and made teaching a class how to develop a available to National Public Radio story, she is writing with them. for broadcast. He still ties his writ­ Many of her students had the ing into the classroom, using the opportunity to witness the develop­ idea of a character study to explain ment of Sniper from the rewrite psychological concepts. stage to production. They even Stetten sees his moonlighting, offered criticism in her playwriting however, as a possible second workshop. career: upon his retirement, he For Bedford, educating students plans to devote himself to his writ­ about her personal experi­ ing full-time. ence as a writer is part of AND ON THE SYL­ her job. Students taking LABUS her class are often seeking All of Wilkes's faculty to become published or writers have found differ­ produced writers, and are ent ways to use their mate­ eager to learn about "the rial in the classroom, and business." Yet Bedford impress the value of writ­ feels that her responsibili­ ing upon the student as ty as a teacher is equally well. Hupchick notes that as important as her work Bonnie Bedford while he does not grade as a writer. his students on the quality of their Its energizing to work with stuwriting, he is more keen in making ents, she says. "It's exciting to students aware of writing blunders. 'scover talent and nurture it. Too "A paper that is not written well .,Uch out there can kill a writer, so I detracts from the content." he says. t Se a*1 apprenticeship style of Bedford believes that it doesnt f a5. ing'lts my role to guide and fac"'tate young writers." matter if her students decide to become professional creative writ- I ers or not. as writing creatively helps students in other ways. "Creative writers are more educat­ ed readers; they can pick up more subtle differences in a work. It also helps other Ly" types of writing, in that you come Bjk' . to understand the rules in a different way. Students who »K K way. ULUuciito wiiu Wp, , take a creative writ/ y ing class also can 7'.^ appreciate those who P- '■ . manage to succeed as writers, and recognize writing as a discipline that requires hard work," she notes. Vice President Lennon, an author himself, values the benefits that he feels students receive from faculty authors. "There is no professional academic activity that can con­ tribute to the classroom as writing or editing a book," he asserts. Lennon also values student input. "Student questions help you to not get too esoteric. You must think in terms others can understand. You must rejustify your viewpoint." Most authors can elaborate upon reasons why they feel they must commit themselves to the weighty' activity of writing large works. For some, like Shao, it is the devotion to a cause; for others, like Hupchick. it is a rewarding way to express their opinions. Still others feel a special obligation to write about some unique knowledge that only they may know. But Lennon best sums up why a teacher chooses to write: "It makes it real.” Melanie O'Donnell '93 is an assistant dean of Admissions at Wilkes. Sfie lias won several awards for her creative writing works. 21 �HOMECOMING Nfir Alumni Association president officers elected The ' •.■;> Dr ersm Ahc-m: Assotiatic-r. "ece~.t . ur.cenrer.t a change :r, feadersh.fp. .At its lune 8 meeting members of the Alumni Association Board of Directors elect­ ed William Goldsworthy '76, Suzanne Trosko z . Grum.-m •92, Elizabeth Ward 72 and William Miller '81 to the positions c-f president, first vice president, second vice president and treasurer, respectively. The new officers replace Colleen Gallagher 81, Fred Demech' 61 and James Ruck ‘78 who recently resigned after several years service on the board David Taylor '83 M’85 remains on as Secretary. The elections were held in accor­ dance with the Alumni .Association Constitution, which stipulates that vacancies which occur during a term of office be filled by vote of the board. Term of office is two years. Wilkes _ Wilkes University Alumni Mnrfr your calendar for Homecoming '96 *•“ M)0100 _ Pennsylvania — J Custom plates available to PA drivers The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has approved a special license plate spe­ cially for Wilkes University alumni. The special organization plates are blue and gold and include the Wilkes University' flying "W" emblem and the words "Wilkes University Alumni." Plates are available for Pennsylvania registered passenger cars, motor homes and trucks with a gross weight of less than 9,000 pounds. Motorcycles and trailers do not qualify', and personalized plates are not available. A one-time fee of S20 is charged for each plate. This fee is separate from annual registra­ tion fees. To order, complete the form on the inside back cover of this magazine and mail it to the Alumni Office with a check payable to Wilkes University. The Association must receive 300 forms before an order can be placed. Association plans “Big" trip to New York The Wilkes University Alumni Association is hosting a trip to see the new Broadway musical Big" on Saturday. September 21. Buses will depart Wilkes-Barre from Ralston Field at 9 a.m. The per­ formance begins at 3 p.m., and will be followed by a private reception and tour of FAO Schwarz hosted by Bill Miller ‘81, vice president of the world-renowned toy store. Buses will return to Wilkes-Barre at approxi­ mately 11 p.m. Cost for the trip is SI00. which includes transportation from WilkesBarre, a ticket to the performance 22 and admission to the reception. Other package options are $95 for show tickets only, $35 for the recep­ tion and bus ride only, and $25 for the reception only. A portion of the price benefits the Wilkes Alumni Association. Based on the 1988 movie of the same title, "Big" is the story of a 12year-old boy who suddenly finds himself projected into the body of a grown man. FAO Schwarz is one of the backers of the musical, which opened in April at the Shubert Theatre in New York City. Contact the Alumni Office for tickets. Planned for October 11,12 and 13, Homecoming 1996 promises to be a great weekend for reuniting with your classmates. Alumni events will kick off on Friday afternoon with the annual golf tournament and continue that evening at the Friday Night Frolic in the Annette Evans Alumni and Faculty House. Saturday's events will include the Top of the Hill celebration at the Munson Field House prior to the Colonel's football match-up against luniata. Afterward, meet your friends at Murray’s Inn for the Fifth Quarter party. In addition, the men's Colonels soccer team will meet Susquehanna at 11 a m. and the field hockey squad matches up with Delaware Valley at 1 p.m. Other weekend events planned include a Saturday night reunion gathering for alumni who lived in the River Street Warner Hall dormi­ tory. a Wilkes theatre production in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, a tennis tournament and a brunch for gradu­ ates of Wilkes's MBA program. Watch your mail for Homecoming Weekend flyers which will further detail the weekend events. Or for more immediate information, con­ tact the Alumni Office. For further information on any Alumni activities, contact the Willies University Alumni Office: (717) 831-4130 or (800) WILKES-U, ext. 4130 Willies University P.O. Box I 1 1 Wilhes-Barre PA, 18766 Fax: (717) 831-4973 e-mail: alumail@colonel.csc.ivilhes.edu Bop1 niiniin io willed an nevi) Alutnni Robert Wachowski S'.». '9 I, known to many Wilkes aluuuu re. -Colonel Bob. recently revepied u position at Wilkes as assistant io the executive director of Alumni and Development -The University is pleased to wel­ come back one of its biggest sup­ porters." says Wilkes president Christopher N Breiseth. "Bob Robert Wachowski Wachowski will be an asset to Wilkes as we continue to improve our ser­ vices to the alumni body." In the newly created Alumni Office position. Wachowski helps coordinate alumni events, such as Homecoming and Reunion Scholarship fund approaches goal The Alumni Scholarship Fund is half way there! Sponsored by the Association, the fund will be used to provide scholarships to children of Wilkes alumni who attend the University. The total currently stands at approximately $5,000, midway to the $10,000 minimum required to endow a scholarship at the University. The Alumni Board of Directors is planning several fundraising events to bolster the fund, including the t hd annual Alumni Dinner Dance, which will be held April 5, 1997 at the Westmoreland Club, WilkesBarre. Donations to the fund are welOrne. Checks should be made > e |-0 unjversj|.y anj led to the Alumni Office. ’Hi..'...: | 1 ., |M||d|)u; / V,l| ; Vi'lilliii < i . , , y , ,, . I,., I,, i. , .. , III'' • _ . , .. VAi' hovy i'i r<Beynon M'85, ' uluiniii and d(-7c' *.pu,, ui For tire pu.i two y, ar. ha§ beep epipJoyi u 3$ substitute u i ■ r 4 the .... Wayne School District where j e also served as cheerleading and soccer coach. A 1989 graduate of Wilkes with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Wachowski served two years as a service representative for Sony Corporation before returning to the University to obtain a teach­ ing certificate in Mathematics During each tenure at Wilkes, he acted as the Wilkes Colonel, the liiiivricity masyet Jietn-’.i : —-cst : events, orgain.’ing p--p ■_■ll<::> nhil representing the Unneisit' ■ il ulumrii mid community events Wni howski was j student speak sr rtf birth 1989 mid 1994 Wilkes I oiruneiicement ceremonies and at llifi dedication of he Arnaud C Marts Center. In 1994, he received the University's athletic service award tor his work as the mascot He also was a finalist for a position as die Phillie Phanatic, mascot for the Philadelphia major league base­ ball team. The new Alumni Office position was created in response to an Alurnni Association report which called for additional staffing to achieve University and Alumni Association priorities. Wachowski began work at the University in May. University Events Calendar August 29, 1996 Thursday ❖ Summer Commencement' Convocation exercises September 14, 1996 Saturday ❖ Alumni Association Board of Directors' meeting, at Munson Fieldhouse prior to Wilkes vs. Widener football game September 21, 1996 Saturday, 2 p.m. •h New York City theater trip ;O see ''Big." Followed by FAO Schwarz alumni event. September 28. lq9o Saturday ❖ john Wilkes Club Dinner October 11-13, 1996 Friday tftrouyli SuHuari ❖ Homecoming Weekend October 12, 1996 Saturday ❖ University’Council meeting November 2. 1996 Saturday ❖ Alumni .Association annual membership meeting prior to Wftkes vs Delaware Valley foot­ ball game April 5, 1997 Saturday Annua’ Alumni Association Scholars:' p I '.md Dinner Dance M.iu 2-4, 1997 ❖ W.mmt WvW'.v. �mV-904SO Wilkes Universe AFTERTHOUGHTS (01-95) spS'SSSSoh registration plate PO. BOX 68266 Organization or Compulsion? Fee: $20.00 In Pursuit of a New World Order A Dy Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., Ph.D. Anthony L. Liuzzo. I.D., Pfi.D., Associate Professor of Business and Economics, can De found "hanging tight" in his office at Willies University. coordinated by color and type of material, so it Is not uncommon for me to do a 'dark blue, delicate, cotloti wash." V 24 am organized. For years. I have been ridiculed, threatened, cajoled and misunderstood. But few will accept my compulsion without at least some feelings of discomfort. My office looks like an advertise­ ment from a furniture catalogue— computer hardware hidden; monitor tilting at exact 27.2 degrees; stapler and paper clips on the right side (all organized people are, of course, righthanded); scrap paper neatly aligned. My filing is up to the second and, in the event of my untimely demise, all of my work could be deciphered prior to the moment of my funeral. My office radio is always tuned to the weather station. My automobile serves as a monu­ ment to The Odd Couple's Felix Unger. It is always topped off with gasoline, its tires inflated to the exact recom­ mended pressure, its glove compart­ ment contents ordered with flash­ light, maps, flares and emergency towing information. It enjoys its weekly wash, and refuses to start if any one of its passengers possesses even an unlit cigarette. I never hang loose, only tight; refuse to cut anyone any slack; and I always play the symphony of my life from sheet music, never by ear. I am a fanatic about time. I am never late, and enjoy getting the "feel of a place" prior to my luncheon companion's arrival. I set my wristwatch daily to the atomic clock. I know precisely where I will be and what I will be doing during each minute for the next year, sleep exactly 7.63 hours per night and chew each bite of my food 31 times (I confess, I am a rebel at times). My home is immaculate. I employ the FIFO method for all foodstuffs and related items: rotating groceries, cleaning solutions, and toilet paper products. I am prepared for the diminished eyesight of my eventual old age, as my refrigerator is always maintained with milk on the top right, eggs in their container and mustard on the door shelf. My laun­ dry is coordinated by color and type of material, so that it is not uncom­ mon for me to do a "dark blue, deli­ cate, cotton" wash. I maintain paper trails for all of my business affairs. I possess every tax return that I have ever filed since my childhood, the original of every check I have ever written, all correspon­ dence (including Christmas cards) and a record of every incoming and outgoing telephone call. I own refer­ ence books and encyclopedias that would rival the Library of Congress. I can win any argument, about any subject, and can provide supporting citations and documentation in moments. I have never knowingly admitted to being wrong. Incidentally, I wish to thank all of those readers who wrote, who tele­ phoned or who otherwise expressed complimentary words for my past columns. A few even pointed out that, in the last issue of Wilftes Universe, I incorrectly cited the Declaration of Independence as containing the redun­ dancy "more perfect union," when in fact it was. of course, the United States Constitution. In light of my previous comments, I view my acknowledgment of this error as a new beginning for me. I resolve that tomorrow I will move my stapler to the left side of my desk! CURRENT REG. PLATE« TtTLE NUMBER 11 CURRENT EXPIRATION —E22--------------------------- —------------------------ MAKE OF VEHICLE YEAR If additional registration cards are desired, the fee Is $i.oo for each card..___________ I JR., me. Vast name" I -------- ■STREET ADDRESS ” first name ---- CITY , cards do you want? 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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - SECTION C �w I L K E S UNIVERSE Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED If this magazine is addressed to a graduate who no longer maintains a residence at your home, please tear off the mailing label and mail It, with the corrected address, to the Alumni Office. NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAI D PERMIT NO. 355 WILKES-BARRE, PA � https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/251b6a4cf71ac97a221a37d85efdb385.pdf d81f5191e5181b1540f9ed70deae88f8 PDF Text Text �PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE The making of a college town UNIVERSE Volume 3 •> Number 2 Editor Vaughn A Shinkus 91 Director of University Relations Craig (Mark) Davis Associate Editors Stephanie Geyer Krista Gromalski '91 Editorial Assistants Karen Jones Patty Mead us '98 Jean Pall Sports Editor Tom .McGuire 85 Executive Director of Alumni and Development Sandra Beynon M'85 Design Projects by Design Corporation Administration Christopher N. Breiseth, Ph.D. President ]. Michael Lennon, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul A. O'Hop Vice President for Business Affairs and Auxiliary Enterprises Paul Strunk Vice President for Alumni, Development and. University Relations by Universit/s ReiAzlcns Office and distributed free to b.Gcr.r : arc -ner.de cf the University Ccrn'TienCs, sug.s, and story ideas are-Ae.ccrned Submit ail CGrres;-.:.- denoe tc. Vaughn Sr..r-r j-s. ?..n. Manager, Uri.efi t;.'.Vnrec-Barre PA 18766. Or call 1-800ere.': nr 477? Faz f7!7j <n-4973. EmaJ- alumnjpjb^ j/Jkes? .wlkea.ed-j Contents The concept of promoting Wilkes-Barre as a college town now being embraced by area leaders will prove mutually beneficial for both the academic and business communities in the WILKES Profiles Wyoming Valley. Wilkes has a long-standing tradition of serving the community both in educating students of the area and in developing academic programs responsive to local needs. It was the foresight of early leaders of the community who first recognized the need for an institution of higher learning in the Wyoming Valley that led to the estab­ Dr. Breiseth lishment of Bucknell Junior College in 1933 at the depth of the great Depression. Community leaders also provided the impetus for the transition to the four-year Wilkes College 50 years ago. As the 21st Century approaches, we are exploring ways to further strengthen the linkage between the Wilkes community and downtown Wilkes-Barre. Given our location, Wilkes is inevitably entwined with the city. We approach the challenge of marketing the two entities in a cooperative and enthusiastic frame of mind. In all our communications with prospective students, we hope to convey the message that they will become part of a community which extends beyond the campus borders, a lovely small city on the banks of the Susquehanna River. In the same way, prospective businesses can be recruited to Wilkes-Barre knowing that their customer base will comprise students and faculty from Wilkes, as well as our neighboring institutions—King’s College, Luzerne County Community College, College Misericordia and Penn State University at Lehman. A tangible indicator of progress on this front will be the placement of interstate highway signs identifying the five institutions of higher education in our area. This cooperative venture, jointly coordinated and funded by the colleges, local businesses, the Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry. Luzerne County and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, will ensure that motorists on Interstate 81 -ill identify Wilkes-Barre as a college town. We hope they will be enticed to stop, as well, to visit. To make the college town concept work will require a psycho­ logical change as we move from being the "old coal town." That change is underway, lust as Wilkes has modified our programs and services to better meet the needs of our students, the t eadershiP is encouraging merchants to identify and Ithe needs of our students and faculty and thus cultivate (Continued on page 14) Page 4 Visions of Grandeur Since named director of the Sordoni Art Gallery more than three years ago. Dr Stanley Grand has brought the gallery to a neu> level of prominence in the art community. On the Runway Page 8 Newly crowned Miss New Jersey. Melanie Joyce Bell is the third Wilkes student or alumni contestant to compete in the Miss America Pageant. So what's the allure? Page 12 Wilkes-Barre: Collegetown U.S.A. City leaders believe repositioning this former coal town as a college town will increase business traffic and ultimately improve the area's standard of living. Page 17 Marathon Man Revolutionary heart surgery cured a Baltimore podiatrist's irregular heart beat and altouui him to return home to compete in the Boston Marathon. Departments Cover Presidential Perspective — Cooperation is key to college tou-n success. Page 2 On Campus — Pharmacy School marks its official opening. Page 16 Colonels of Excellence — Wilkes coach accompanies team to Czech Reput’iic. Page 20 Alumni in Sports — Kevin Gryboski '93 pitches in the minor leagues. Page 22 Homecoming — Wilkes names neic assistant in Alumni Office. Page 24 Afterthoughts — Tony Littzzo predicts ireather u’ith the accuracy efan ecciraiiiist. w WILKES UNIVERSITY On the Cover-. Stanley Grand and Nancy Knaverii: the Sordoni Art Gallery. Photography 6y C. Siilunicfe Digital design by Projects By Design Corp. 1 �ON CAMPUS Wilkes Universe School of Pharmacy officially opens The 65 members of Wilkes's first pharmacy- class took the oath of the pharmacist at opening cere­ monies for the School of Pharmacy', held November 3 in the newly renovated Stark Learning Center. The newest of the University's four schools, the School of Pharmacy was granted provisional approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in A.ugust 1995. Wilkes also was granted pre-candidate status as part of the formal accreditation process by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education ■ ACPE i. This status was granted in July i996 after a complete review of the pharmacy program and the University. This is the accepted and recommended route to full accreditation, which can only be awarded after the first class graduates in the year 2000. The pharmacy program consists of five years of study leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy' degree. The school occupies the first and third floors of the Stark Learning Center. The first floor houses the new Pharmacy Information Center and computer labs, a model pharmacy and offices. The remodeled third floor includes the new anatomy and physiology' labs, pharmaceutics lab. five research labs, conference rooms, offices and accessory' rooms. Strunk named to top Development post [Paul Strunk has been named vice president for Alumni, Development and University Relations at Wilkes As chief advancement offi­ cer. Strunk will supervise the University's alum­ ni, annua! giving, planned giving, Paul Strunk community rela­ tions. and university relations func­ tions and will be the senior fundraiser for the institution Strunk joins Wilkes after J1 years as a development officer at the University of Scranton (Pa.j. He began in 1985 as assistant director of development with special respon­ sibility for corporate and foundation relations and later was named assis­ tant to the president. He served as both director of planned giving and director of annual giving before being promoted to director of devel­ opment and director of the capital campaign in January', 1995. A graduate of the University' of Pittsburgh and Scranton Central High School. Strunk was program coordinator for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in WilkesBarre and district executive of Forest Lakes Council of Boy Scouts of .America before joining the University' of Scranton. He is a member of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives Pocono Northeast Chapter, serves as board member and treasurer of Telespond Social Services, and as a board member of The Singers Guild in Scranton. Strunk replaces Thomas Hadzor who left the University in March to become associate director of the Comprehensive cancer Center at Duke University Medical Center. N.C. Wildes admits largest freshman class in years A heightened emphasis on student satisfaction and improved marketing efforts aided in the recruitment of the largest freshman class in recent history this fall, with more than 450 students enrolling at the University The fall 1996 freshman class is 23 percent larger than last year's, due in part to a campus-wide program to enhance recruiting and retention practices. In 1995, Wilkes contracted with an enrollment management consultant, Colorado-based NoelLevitz, to improve marketing tech­ niques. Other enrollment highlights: • The annual return rate of fall 1995 freshmen was 77 percent, up from 66 percent last year. • Of the 167 new transfer students from fall 1995, 72.4 percent regis­ tered for fall 1996. This is the best transfer return rate since 1989. • International student enrollment increased from 27 in 1995-96 to 40 for 1996-97. • A survey of students adminis­ tered in spring of both 1995 and 1996 indicated an increase in overall satisfaction in several areas. The campus-wide emphasis on recruiting and retention continues. Staff and administration are under­ going training designed to impart a better understanding of student needs, promote positive interaction, reduce job stress, and enable posi­ tive communication. In addition, the University recently held a fall visitation day for prospec­ tive students. Directed at high school seniors, the half-day program includ­ ed a complete overview of majors, faculty, facilities, students, athletics arid extracurricular activities. Determination is the key to success, Commencement speakers tell graduates Guests raise their glasses as Sandra Piccone presents the traditional toast to lohn Wilkes. Donors gather for annual John Wilkes Club Dinner More than 110 friends and alumni of Wilkes gathered on campus in September for the John Wilkes Club Dinner. The black tie event is held annually to recognize benefactors who con­ tribute $1.000 a year or more to the University. Guests were greeted at a cocktail party held in the new classroom/office building, overlooking the Fenner Quadrangle. For the first time in sev­ eral years, dinner was served in Weckesser Hall, a return to a tradition of old. Welcoming remarks were given by Rick Ross, a member of Wilkes's Board of Trustees, followed by remarks made by President Christopher Breiseth. Sandra Piccone, chairman of the 1996-97 Annual Fund delivered the traditional champagne toast to John Wilkes. For dinner, guests were offered a choice of beef tenderloin with bernaise sauce or chicken florentine with marsala sauce. "Wilkes University benefactors allow us to make Wilkes an excellent place to learn," says Claire Fox, director of Annual Giving, who planned the event. "Members of the lohn Wilkes Club lead in Illis effort." 'Nearly 70 graduates were awarded degrees at the University's annual summer commencement ceremony, held in August at the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center. Honorary degrees were presented to Gary Alt., Ph D, a wildlife biolo­ gist, and Colonel William Corbett, a retired Army career officer and long­ time friend of the University. In accepting the honor, both men cited determination as the key for success in life. "Don't ever be afraid to dream,” Alt told the graduates. "If you work hard and never give up. your dreams can become a reality. You must believe in yourself, or no one else will believe in you.” "We cannot let ourselves be satis­ fied,” added Corbett. "Drop that sack of potato chips and get off your sofa." The Eugene S. Farley Alumnus Memorial Alumni Award was pre­ sented to Merri J. Earl ‘58, a first grade teacher in Binghamton, N.Y. (see article page 23). In delivering the keynote address. PresMeiil Christopher N. Brrisctli miwils tl:<degrees <il Coiiuiifiiawiit cwdsrs. Colonel William Corbett accepts an honorary doctor­ al degree from President Christopher N. Brefsetfi. Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth encouraged the graduates to live by the example set by the three honorees, by living lives in harmony with their environment. "In the use of natural resources," Breiseth said, "be mindful of future generations of both humans and wildlife. In the nurturing of the young, be mindful of intergenerational responsibilities both to our parents and to our children and grandchildren who will inherit the earth we leave them." The invocation was given by Rabbi Michael loseph. and the benediction by Reverend Bette Poe. Remarks were offered by Dr. I. Michael Lennon, vice-president for Academic Affairs. Mary B. Rhodes, chairman of the student affairs committee of the Board of Trustees. Walter A. Placek, Jr. '61, chair of the faculty affairs council and Paula Van Fossen '97, president of Student Government Greeting the graduates Van Fossen commended the graduates for their perseverance. "You are the proof that working on that paper an extra hour does pay off.' she said. "Thank you tor being wonderful role models to us all.' 2 3 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe At first glance, Stanley Grand appears a bit out of place on the Wilkes campus. He exudes style as he strides about the gallery, impeccably dressed in a swank, tailored suit, his salt and pepper hair slicked perfectly back. It's a look more befitting of an urban sophisticate than a col­ lege administrator. Grand Sordom Art Gallery director Stanley Grand and coordinator Nancy Krueger in the main gallery. Sordoni Art Gallery Visions of Grandeur By Rebecca Steinberger '92 4 ■ In reality Grand is both Now in his fourth year as director of the Sordoni Art Gallery, he emanates the high standards and excel­ lence he expects from his gallery exhibitions. It's a quality that shines through in every show. Call it panache. "A gallery tends to take on the personality of its director," says Joe Butkiewicz, arts and enter­ tainment editor with Wilkes-Barre newspaper The Times Leader and a member of the Sordoni’s Advisory Commission. "At the Sordoni, you see it in the kinds of shows, with the community organiza­ tions and increasing sup­ port among the Friends." Indeed, Grand has worked tirelessly to devel­ op an invigorated art com­ munity around the gallery. He's also continued the Sordoni's 25-year tradition of exhibiting diverse works of art not typical of local gallery displays. "We have the most ambitious gallery in this area," Grand asserts. "We see our competition as institutions such as Reed, Oberlin, and Skidmore. Having a highly visible gallery in a university with strong academics is inte­ gral." Members of the interna­ tional art community are beginning to notice. An art review in a recent edi­ tion of Tfe Neu< Republic ref­ erences the Louisa Matthiasdottir retrospec­ tive that will be shown at the gallery in early 1997. Curators from the renowned Whitney Museum in New York City have sought catalogs from recent Sordoni exhibi­ tions, and the internation­ ally-known Print Quarterly quoted from another A small conference room across from the main gallery ftas been converted into a print room which accommodates 12-24 wife on paper per show. Sordoni publication. In addition, several Sordoni shows have gone on to appear in other venues. Yet, for all the prestige and international recogni­ tion, the gallery remains one of the region's best kept secrets. "It is the most important art exhibit space in Northeastern Pennsylvania," says Butkiewicz. "But still it's under used for the quality of work that's there." A TRADITION OF QUALITY EXHIBITS Opened in 1973 to serve as a cultural center in the Wyoming Valley, the gallery was established with gifts provided by the Andrew J. Sordoni Foundation. By deacces­ sioning art from the for­ mer state senator’s collec­ tion, gallery directors established an acquisi­ tions fund for the pur­ chase of art works. It is still used today. Housed in the Stark Learning Center on the Wilkes campus, the main gallery' premieres approxi­ mately seven shows per year, each featuring any­ where from 25 to 45 art pieces, depending on the scale. In addition. Grand and gallery coordinator Nancy Krueger recently converted a small confer­ ence room across from the main gallery into a print room. The extra space provides a venue for the exhibition of works on paper, creating a balanced display of art pieces with­ in the gallery' at-large. Exhibitions tend to have �I he Sordoni has been put on the 7: . /.. • ~ art map. Melanie Maslow Lumia Sordoni supporter on nationally known con­ temporary artists. Each year the gallery holds at least one blockbuster exhibit—shows that fea­ ture works borrowed from around the country' and are accompanied by a scholarly catalog. Recent blockbusters include "Between Heaven and HelL Union Square in the 1930s" and "Robert L. Schultz: Drawings 19801995." Choosing such exhibi­ tions can be time-con­ suming. The Sordoni staff plans shows three years in advance, since art work often must be borrowed from individual lenders, museums and galleries The pieces are selected by Grand and Krueger, who often seek inspiration from the vast artistic Wilkes’s proximity to The Big Apple and other major cities has other advantages for the Sordoni staff, as well as the regional arts commu­ nity. The gallery' has led a number of bus trips to exhibits in New York City and Philadelphia. Lecturing over donuts and coffee served along the way, Grand provides back­ ground on the artist and exhibit the guests are about to see. Such art excursions have been popular among art lovers and novices alike. Grand says. Two recent trips to the Cezanne exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art quickly sold out. Grand takes this role— as art educator—very seri­ ously. In addition to his Ph D. in art history to teach classes as an assis. tant professor in the art' department. He vieWsthe gallery first as a teaching resource, a point not lost on members of the University’s art faculty who recognize the impor­ tance of having a first-rate gallery in their own back­ yard. ii A NEARBY TEACHING RESOURCE Richard Fuller, chairper­ son of the department, feels it's important to expose his students to Sordoni exhibitions. Most recently, he took his class­ es to the Permanent Collection Exhibit, a dis­ play featuring selections from the gallery's 1500piece archive. Fuller applauds Grand for his skills in presenting the information to students. "He puts the exhibit in historical context for the ART 101 students and takes them through each piece," Fuller says. "For many students, the Sordoni is the only oppor­ tunity they have to see excellent works of art. If it were not for the gallery, they would never be exposed to the art world." The Sordoni is increas­ ingly becoming a player in that world, by way of the printed pieces become part of the annals on each artist. "We're really looking to become a part of the scholarly dialogue," he says. FRIENDS HELP SUSTAIN Like many art institu­ tions, the gallery, which remains free and open to the public, relies heavily on the support of its benefactors. More than 550 "Friends of the Grand and Krueger plan shows three years in advance, since art is often borrowed from throughout the nation. Other fund raising vehi­ cles include Sotheby’s Heirloom Discovery Days and a recent sale of Fine Art Limited Edition Lithographs. Melanie Maslow Lumia, a Wilkes trustee and member of the Sordoni Art Gallery Advisory Commission, commends Grand's efforts for reviving the newsletter and involv­ ing the business commu­ nity as a support mecha­ nism. "A high level of aware­ ness has been raised from companies with the cre­ ation of the Business Council." Lumia says. “The Sordoni has been put on the international art map." With the gallery' growing in space, support, and recognition, it would be plausible to think of relo­ cating the Sordoni to a larger space. But Grand remains content in the Stark Learning Center, explaining that perhaps sometime the Gallery will have the opportunity to move. It’s not an issue he’s concerned with at present, he says, and adds that the University admin­ istration has been extremely supportive of his efforts. "As long as the Sordoni Art Gallery remains acces­ sible to Wilkes University' and the community', it will thrive," Grand says. "We strive to further strength­ en Wilkes's reputation for excellence by consistently setting a high standard in all Sordoni activities." "We see the gallery tied to the big picture of Wilkes University." Rebecca Steinberger '92 is coordinator of part time pro­ grams at Wilkes. �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Miss America Pageant Wilkes women excel in scholarship competition The lights of an Atlantic City stage and the eyes of a nation upon her, the contes­ tant from Vernon, New Jersey deftly fell in line with other young women as they moved in rhythm toward the moment when millions would learn their particu­ lars. As magician Harry Blackstone and a bevy of male dancers twirled, tricked and tumbled while Regis Philbin paced off stage right, the 20-year-old biology major had her moment in the sun. giving a highereducation institution's scattered body of alumni, students and facul­ ty members a collective thrill. "Melanie Bell. Miss New Jersey, Wilkes University!" Yes. during the Miss America Pageant she was ours. For five seconds on prime-time network television, the school’s name was out there for all the right reasons, oddly enough for the third time this decade. Bell followed in the hallowed footsteps of Wilkes graduates Linda O'Boyle Zaneski I 4 8 h i i 4 7 I I I ^a"'e ^ce Be^ Performs her signature dance routine at the Miss America pageant, held in September in Atlantic City, N.J. 91 and Judy Fitch Guinosso '92 as representatives of a state (those ladies bearing Pennsylvania's ban­ ner) m the most recognized schol­ arship pageant in the history of such events. FAMILY LOSS IMPARTS DRIVE TO HELP OTHERS By James Clark '93 I Bell s presence was more than warranted, according to the Pageant's standards. Her platform, "Children in Crisis: Dealing with Loss and Separation," is rooted in the passing of her father while she attended high school. As Bell, an aspiring veterinarian who also boasts a distinguished dance resume, told the pageant's atten­ dees, "I handled my own grief process with the unconditional love of animals, my dedication to dance and by helping others." Her work in helping others face the loss of loved ones has led to her establishing a bereavement group on the Wilkes campus. Because of her leadership role in campus organizations like this one. Bell has become well-known among her fellow students, according to Jane Lampe-Groh, dean of Student Affairs. When speaking with Bell during one of her pre-pageant visits to campus, Lampe-Groh expressed the optimism shared by Bell's many Wilkes supporters. "I told her 1 hoped we wouldn't see her around here for a year," Lampe-Groh said. "We've arranged a three-day schedule for her so she can fulfill her duties as Miss New Jersey, but the Miss America sched­ ule would have precluded her schooling for a while." Alas, Wilkes's latest entry in the Miss America extravaganza didn't leave the resort town with a crown on her head or even a top-ten fin­ ish. But a mere two days before the pageant's hectic Saturday-evening spectacular finale, Bell took a rare break from an afternoon of rehearsals. With the sounds of the Carnival Cruise theme song emanating from a nearby piano, Bell stole away from a lunch of cod and Monterey Jack cheese to reflect on why Wilkes University has produced three Miss America contestants in the 1990s. Asked jokingly if Wilkes could now be considered a "pageant-con­ testant factory," Bell, clad in blue jeans, white sneakers and a gray sweatshirt, laughs aloud. "No, I just think it’s been a great coincidence," she says, adding that the personal attention inherent at Wilkes makes it easy for its stu­ dents to thrive in competition. "If anything, I think it's the one-on-one contact we have with our professors and fellow students. You learn to become sure of yourself and not be afraid to speak up. It definitely helps in pageants." ALUMNI CONTESTANTS LEAD THE WAY Former contestant O'Boyle Zaneski knows this well. The for­ mer Miss Pennsylvania became part of the pageant scene long before she received the state crown in 1991. Today, she is a new mother, a full-time nurse manager and the newly anointed Mrs. Pennsylvania, an honor bestowed to the winner of a pageant featuring married contes­ tants. In addition, she remains tied to the pageant world by train­ ing young women for competition at her Wilkes-Barre-based Zane Studio. Zaneski says the events have helped her develop public speaking skills that have been invaluable in her career and numerous volunteer activities. For that reason, it's one 66 I was so excited. Many people were incredibly nervous, but I couldn’t wait to go out there and have fun. 99 Melanie Joyce Bell Miss America contestant f ?r i 9 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe T Wilkes’s State Pageant Winners t.' ** ™ and color that generates some sort of pleasure in a beholder," he says. "In that way, I guess you could say the young women in these pageants are objects of beauty. "However, I remember Miss Bell being the only student in one of my particular classes to earn a 4.0," he adds. "She's really quite brilliant." \ I § I 1 INTELLIGENCE AND BEAUTY Linda O'Boyle Zaneski ‘91 Miss Pennsylvania 1991-92 Judy Fitch Guinosso '92 Miss Pennsylvania 1992-93 of the primary traits she strives to cultivate in her young students. "Some of the girls find the inter­ view portion of the pageants the most frightening," she says. "I tell them it's just important that they have an opinion and express it elo­ quently. The judges don’t grade you on what you say, necessarily, but in how well and strongly you say it." CRITICS SAY PAGEANTS PROPAGATE BEAUTY MYTH Still, pageants have been criti­ cized by those who believe that physical attributes, rather than ver­ bal expressiveness, are the most celebrated virtues of the contes­ tants. So why would a young women like Bell, who carries a 3.8 grade point average with minors in chemistry and dance, participate in a "beauty" pageant? "Miss America isn't a beauty pageant, it's a scholarship pageant," Bell counters. "You don't have to be beautiful to be Miss America. There are other qualities that the judges look for. They look at your platform and how you pre­ sent yourself." Melanie Joyce Bell '97 Miss Neiv Jersey 1996-97 And to those who disagree, she offers a more pragmatic rationale. "Well," Bell says, "I'm participat­ ing in pageants for scholarship money. What I want to become (a veterinarian) requires a lot of tuition money. Even though Wilkes is a great school, it isn’t inexpen­ sive. I'm just trying to get as much scholarship money as 1 can." Financial rewards notwithstand­ ing, the underlying premise on which pageants are built troubles many, including Holiday Adair, Wilkes associate professor of psy­ chology. "Without taking away from (Bell)." she says, "1 think pageants are a way of saying, 'Here's how we’re to treat women.' They're definitely one way to finance an education, but overall, I think they have a negative effect on the development of women's roles in our society." Stanley Kay, professor of philoso­ phy at Wilkes, takes a disciplinerelated view of pageants, but is quick to commend Bell's academic prowess. "In loose philosophical terms, beauty is an arrangement of line Lampe-Groh agrees with Kay's assessment of Bell and feels the same applies her fellow Miss America contestants. "I think when you look at that stage, yes, you see a lot of beautiful women, but you don't see too many unintelligent ones," Lampe-Groh says. "The program that Melanie is undertaking is very ambitious.” O'Boyle Zaneski, who also judges pageants, has heard from many Linda O'Boyle ZanesDi relinquishes the title of Miss Pennsylvania to I tidy Fitch Guinosso in 1992. e Bell takes a break with Miss Neiv Hampshire between rehearsals for the Miss America Pageant. pageant detractors during the course of her competitive years, and she's often countered their arguments. "1 earned scholarship money and, now. cash prizes,” she says. "1 learned how to be confident in front of people. Being successful in pageants has definitely opened doors for me." Former pageant participant Fitch Guinosso offered similar sentiment in a September 1992 interview with Wilkes-Barre's Citizens' Voice newspa­ per. "Aside from the scholarship money, the experiences were so valuable," she said. "It wasn't at all what 1 expected. I thought there would be a competitive atmosphere between the girls and that each one of us would be in our own little world. "Instead, we talked to one anoth­ er. we communicated ... 1 felt a bond with everyone." The camaraderie, along with the scholarship money and public com- I 1 munication skills the women devel­ op, are only some of the rewards offered by pageant competition, the women say. The thrill of performing in front of a crowd is also a major highlight, Bell says. "I was so excited." she says. “So many people were incredibly ner­ vous, but 1 couldn't wait to go out there and have fun. I've been danc­ ing for so many years, and it was definitely a highlight." But above all. she adds, the Miss America mystique is inescapable. "Without a doubt, it's definitely something 1'11 look back on and treasure, no matter how old 1 am or how far away 1 am from the experi­ ence,” she says. ”1 mean, it's every little girl's dream to walk on that stage with a chance to be named Miss America. I'm lucky enough to have lived it." James Clark '94. a frequent Universe contributor, is a copy editor with the Press of Atlantic City (N.J ). 11 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe Wilkes-Barre Cultivating an image College town, U.S.A. Wilkes President Christopher Breisetti speaks at a neies confer­ ence announcing a joint agreement establishing cross-registration between Wilkes, Kings College and College Misericordia. knowledge industry. They believe the Wilkes-Barre of the future isn’t a coal town, but a college town. The logic behind the concept is nearly indisputable. Greater WilkesBarre has five colleges—Wilkes. Kings College. Luzerne County Community College. College 2 Misericordia and Penn State Wilkes§ Barre. Working in concert with the business community, they have 6 great potential to contribute posi­ tively to the psyche and economy of the city, and ultimately make it a Wilkes-Barre, it seems, is a better place to live. city without an identity. Reaching that point, the leaders Once a prosperous mecca concede, will require changes in the for anthracite barons, the way the colleges interact with the city has spent the better city and with one another part of this century trying to Moreover, the area must overcome shake its coal town label an inferiority complex which shapes the way it is perceived. Just as the and redefine itself in the black mounds of coal residue wake of the industry’s haven't disappeared overnight, it decline. won't be easy to change public per­ Now, as the new century dawns, ception of an entire community. community leaders believe they But it can be done—indeed, has have found the answer to this been done-—in other cities across conundrum, if the city is to prosper, the nation. Tom Dennis, editorial they say, the demise of the coal page editor of Wilkes-Barre's The industry must give way to a growing Times Leader recently travelled to five O By Vaughn Shinkus '91 12 of the country's best known college towns to research a continuing series of editorial reports. The newspaper chose Amherst, Mass., Blacksburg. Va„ Burlington, Vt„ State College, Pa. and Fargo, N.D. as cities that might serve as a model for the transformation of Wilkes-Barre into a college town. PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES SET COLLEGE TOWNS APART College communities, Dennis says, share traits which set them apart from your average metropolis, not the least of which is an over­ whelming aesthetic. In Blacksburg, bike paths and hiking trails inter­ lace with the streets and walkways of village life. Burlington boasts sprawling mountains and lake front parks. State College is surrounded by rolling countryside. Even cold, flat Fargo has cultivated parks which span 2,000 acres. "Definitely part of what is appeal­ ing about these places is that they are just so pretty,” Dennis says, not­ ing that with its river-front setting and location at the foot of the Pocono Mountains, Wilkes-Barre has potential to be a city as beauti­ ful as any other. Beyond physical beauty, however, college communities have attribut­ es which make them fine places to visit and live, Dennis says. Traits such as charm, culture, a love of learning and pride in the communi­ ty also contribute to their attractive­ ness . "Run down the list of criteria that improve quality of life and it adds up to college town," Dennis says. Cultivating these intangibles in Wilkes-Barre will take time, and many feel attempting to do so would be putting the proverbial cart before the horse. The first step in creating a college town environ­ ment is to open the psychological boundaries that exist between the colleges and the city, says Larry Newman, Wilkes-Barre City's direc­ tor of economic development. "From our perspective, there's a certain amount of misunderstand­ ing that we are magically going to transform Wilkes-Barre into a col­ lege town," Newman says. "It really has more to do with finding ways to better integrate the lives of the col­ leges with the lives of the down­ town businesses." Stephen Barrouk. president of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry', agrees. "1 see it as a mutually beneficial exercise for the schools and the community," Barrouk says. "The stu­ dent body and faculty offer a vitality to the downtown. For too long there has been a separation of these mutually compatible entities." Both Newman and Barrouk say they are changing their retail recruiting strategies to target busi­ nesses that will attract the college 96 For too long there has been a separation of these mutually compatible entities. 99 Stephen Barrouk President. Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry 13 �PROFILE population to the downtown. In doing so, they hope to create a syn­ ergy between students and mer­ chants that will have a positive effect on Wilkes-Barre's downtown economy. COLLEGES ONE PART OF DOWNTOWN SUCCESS Still, there are several pitfalls inherent in advancing the concept, the largest of which is economic. The 12-13,000 students that attend the colleges of Greater Wilkes-Barre pale in comparison to the 20,000 or more that attend college town schools like Penn State University or Virginia Tech. "The biggest barrier is the num­ bers," says Dennis. "In these other places, students account for a large part of the population. Students in Wilkes Universe this area just don't pack the eco­ nomic clout to drive the economy. Newman and Barrouk concede that Wilkes-Barre's students make up a smaller percentage of the pop­ ulation than those in places like State College and Blacksburg. They both note, however, that Greater Wilkes-Barre's combined college population is significant enough in number to complement other seg­ ments of the market. Recent suc­ cesses in recruiting office workers to the city will make the downtown dynamic even richer. "I don't think it will ever be a pure campus community, but there are enough students to make a differ­ ence." says Barrouk. "We have a base of a lot of young people that can make the downtown more youthful. PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE (continued from inside front cover) their business. A student-friendly downtown will increase the amount of foot traffic, as students and faculty alike are encouraged to view the city as an extension of their campus and participate in its social and cultural life. At the same time, the colleges are joining together to pro­ mote activities centered around the downtown area. It is too early to predict whether a joint collegiate center and bookstore on Public Square for Wilkes and King's students can be made financially feasible. But the very exploration of the proposal, at the same time Wilkes, King's and College Misericordia have signed a consortium agreement allowing students to cross-register for courses on each other's campus, is a sign of new thinking. These initiatives will contribute to the sense of commitment by the community and the colleges to the youth of our area. The future of both the city and the educational institutions rests in no small part on the success of these efforts. The first step in positioning the region for success in the knowledge industry will be in creating an environment where leaders in business and academia can thrive. By all indications, college towns have all the necessary ingredients. We at Wilkes are delighted to be part of the mix. 14 Area leaders hope Wilkes-Barre's Public Square will serve as a central gathering point for a diverse group of people. Adds Newman, "We won't be a college town to the exclusion of everything else. What makes the downtown so unique is that so many different people can come into contact with one another." Perhaps the biggest impediment to progress will be getting every­ one—students, merchants, resi­ dents—to change their attitudes toward their own community and toward one another. "Traditionally the downtown has been viewed as the DMZ between two colleges." says Newman. "That needs to be overcome. Perception is the largest barrier to break through." With that in mind, the city and colleges have joined forces to coor­ dinate a series of ongoing joint col­ lege events aimed at drawing stu­ dents from the five colleges togeth­ er in the downtown. The first was a welcome back student party held in September on Public Square with bands from each of the five colleges competing for the title of Best College Band. Afterward, downtown businesses hosted an "All College Mixer" at a downtown hotel. On the heels of this successful event, a committee of student and administrative representatives from the five colleges was formed to organize others For Halloween, the group coordinated a haunted man­ sion staffed by service clubs from the five colleges and held down­ town in the newly renovated Pomoroys building. And students from all five schools gathered at a Halloween costume contest and party held in the F. M. Kirby Center. In addition. Cafe Cinema, a monthly showing of independent films and discussions with independent film­ makers, was held downtown at the F. M. Kirby Center and promoted as a joint college activity SCHOOLS COOPERATE TO BETTER THE COMMUNITY The schools have begun to work together in more formal ways, as well. In December, Wilkes, Kings and Misericordia announced the adoption of a uniform academic cal­ endar and a cross-registration agreement which will allow stu­ dents at each institution to take classes at the other two schools. The decision opens the door for additional consortia! ventures such as joint faculty appointments and § <D CD O CO •5 Wilkes freshman Donna Talarico assists Disc jockey Jeff Walker al an all-college Parly held al the EM. Kirby Center. ' I d Kings College President Rev. James Lackenmier, C.S.C., Willies President Breiseth and Misericordia President Dr. Albert Anderson sign an agreement which permits students to register for classes at any of the three institutions. academic programming, valuable tools in marketing Wilkes-Barre as a college community. School officials agree that such cooperative arrangements will not replace the healthy competition in recruiting, athletics and academics that exists among the schools. Rather, they say it means that each will endeavor to practice enlight­ ened seif interest. "I don't see this pushing each of us toward specialization," says Wilkes President Christopher N. Breiseth. "This does not supplant competition." In addition to the other initia­ tives, Wilkes and Kings are consid­ ering a proposal to replace their campus bookstores with a com­ bined collegiate center located in the downtown. The idea, which is contingent upon negotiation with a third party bookstore contractor, has drawn mixed reaction from stu­ dents, many of whom are wean' of leaving campus to buy books. A sur­ vey of students at both institutions indicated that 60 percent have an interest in continuing discussions about the proposed center. Others, like Wilkes freshman Donna Talarico, are ready to pro­ ceed, full speed ahead. Talarico is so excited about the project that she's begun to adopt the parlance of an economic development officer. "That would be the building block for everything." Talarico says of the bookstore. "If we can increase foot traffic downtown, it'll really improve the overall image of Wilkes-Barre." No matter what the outcome of the collegiate center, projects like it mark the beginning of a new era of cooperation in Wilkes-Barre—the college town era. "We are a community in very sig­ nificant transition," says Barrouk. "I believe we will see a major transfor­ mation within the next five years. Progress is occurring as we speak." Adds Sue Kluger, executive direc­ tor of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, "It's a wonderful cooperative venture between town and gown. We're proud of our colleges and universi­ ties. Let's promote them." 15 �COLONELS OF EXCELLENCE Wilkes Universe Soccer trip is cultural experience for Wilkes coach Watching this summer as the Czech Republic played Russia in the European Cup semifinals. Wilkes women's soccer and softball coach Kevin Vrabel discovered that sports, like music, can be a universal lan­ guage. Vrabel was a guest coach travelling with a group of players, parents and coaches on a soccer and sightseeing trip to the Czech Republic. Having accepted an invitation to watch the televised event at the home of a Czechoslovakian soccer coach, the team found themselves fumbling through phrase books to communi­ cate with their hosts. "Nobody in their family spoke English, but the common bond was soccer," Vrabel recalls. "When we saw something in the game that we could appreciate, everybody collectively would yell 'YEAH!'" It was one of many things Vrabel and the 15 young players learned during the two-week trip organized by the Soca Organization of Charlottesville and Albemarle JVa.j, a league comprising 3,000 players aged 6 to 30. VILEMOV Vrabel was invited by the organiza­ tions president, a longtime friend. The 12 and 13 year-old players he accompanied had spent more than a year raising funds toward the trip, a soccer-based cultural journey planned by their parents. Landing in Prague, the group boarded a bus owned by members of the soccer club of Vilemov, a small village of 1,000 people two hours southeast of the city. Their interpreter was a local math and physics teacher and the only person in the enclave who speaks English. The group was housed at Castle Malaymov, a large mansion owned by Polish-Americans from Charlottesville. The group was the first athletic delegation to stay at the manor, which the family plans to develop into a center where college students can pursue central European studies. The American team played eight soccer games, finishing the tour with a record of 5-2-1. Vrabel says he was pleased that the team achieved a winning record even though they were playing teams that were bigger, faster, stronger and technically more sound. "Our kids did really well," he says. "We played Praha Juniors—the Prague league champs—and beat them, even though they were proba­ bly better soccer players. "It was sort of like that American stereotype—we're the underdogs and we're just going to keep running at you. Our kids had worked hard to get there—shoveling snow, cutting grass, washing cars for a year and a half— so there was a little extra incentive. And that made a difference in most of the games." But the young players took away much more than soccer triumphs, Vrabel says. Their initial preteen desires—a longing for McDonalds and convenience stores—quickly gave way to the reality of being in a foreign land and not speaking the language. Vrabel believes this was a humbling experience forthem, but one that will make them more appre­ ciative of life in the United States. "It was really interesting to see how introspective they could be," Vrabel says. "They found some positive things about it and some things they didn't like." Vrabel himself had an eye-opening cultural experience. During the stay he had the opportunity to visit the homeland of his Slovakian ancestors, a small town that bears his name. He and the interpreter drove five hours to Vrable, a Slovakian town of about 9,000 people. Crossing from the Czech Republic into Slovakia, Vrabel noticed a vast difference in the coun­ tryside. a difference also reflected in its people. "1 was treated like the prodigal son as soon it was brought to attention that I was American Vrabel who had come looking for my ancestors. It was like the town hall shut down They went just nuts for me." These lessons in cross-cultural friendship are ones that he will carry forever. Vrabel says. Both he and his players brought home a feeling of camaraderie—and reverence—that can't be learned from textbooks. "Sometimes Americans feel that people should adjust to us if they come into our country by speaking our language—I felt some of those things while in the Czech Republic. I was embarrassed that I didn't know more about their language and more about their culture." It makes you realize that it's a huge world out there and being American and speaking English is lust a little sliver of it." Boston Maratfion Surgery leads alumnus to marathon achievement Every Boston Marathon has a defining story­ line, be it elation, heartbreak or frustration. The pace and distance and yes, the mental taxation will break the strongest of runners. For Dr. John Senatore '79 just being part of the centennial renewal of America's greatest footrace was the fulfillment of a life-long dream. Born with an irregular heartbeat, he had believed it to be physi­ cally impossible. Then, while scanning televi­ sion, he happened upon a story about a new pro­ cedure that would cor­ rect the condition, which was once thought to be controlled only by med­ ication. affairs of the heart Senatore, 39, was a sprinter during his high school years in Weston, Massachusetts, but that was the extent of his run­ ning capacity. His heart would run away with itself when he asked it to do more. Even a class­ room exam in school, a form of cerebral yet sedentary competition, would accelerate his heartbeat. If he sat down too quickly, the problem would be there. A heavy dinner instigated the same runaway condition. Involvement in long­ distance running was out of the question. But thanks to surgery he underwent in 1992, Senatore was able to take part in one of the world's epic marathons. Before, he could only be a spectator This year, he was a participant. "Irregular heartbeats have bothered untold thousands,” Senatore says. "The discomfort makes you feel as if someone is sitting on Dr. Joftii Senatore pauses for a pfeto <K (lie top of Hedrtfreat Hid. By John Steadman Tlii’ Balfinwre Sun 17 �PROFILE Wilkes Universe your chest. You give yourself a carotid neck massage, even splash cold water in your face, to try' to ease the heart­ beat." 66 Growing ifp, I never considered there’d be a remote chance that I’d be able memories of all those races I watched have never faded. Jo/ih Senatore '79 RELIEF THROUGH SURGERY His condition has changed drastically thanks to a new proce­ dure perfected at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The surgery, performed by Dr. Thomas Guarnieri, involved inserting a catheter to bring about an accessory' pathway to the heart which allows the organ to attain its normal rhythm. Senatore expounds enthusiastically on the result. "After what was then new surgical option for patients, I was run­ ning within six weeks. I was able to sustain the pressure associated with distance running and found a stamina 1 never had before." Now Senatore is a prized patient. His regu­ lar training program totals about 35 miles per week. He’s twice completed the New York City Marathon, then went on to achieve what was once considered an impossible goal. The Boston Marathon represents a profound personal meaning for Senatore. As a child, he grew up watching the event. It was a family tra­ dition, the thing to do. His parents would take him to a location near the halfway point to enjoy the highlight of the Patriots' Day holiday— the historic road race from Hopkinton to Boston, a route of 26 miles, 385 yards, through such pleasant-sounding but punishing check­ points as Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Auburndale, then to Heartbreak Hill, Brighton, Brookline and, finally, the finish line. "Just to do it and be a part of it means so much," he says. "Growing up, 1 never considered there'd be a remote chance that at 39, or any age, I'd be able to quali­ fy. The memories of all those races I watched have never faded." BOSTON: A HAPPY HOMECOMING From practicing podia­ try in Baltimore to returning home to Boston more than 30 18 years later to run in the grueling, road-pounding effort is an accomplish­ ment in itself. After graduating from Wilkes with a bachelor's degree in Biology, Senatore went on to California College of Podiatry and later estab­ lished a practice in Baltimore. He now resides in Glen Arm, Md., operates two offices and is on the staff of the Union Memorial Hospital's Sports Medicine Center. His profession is an ideal fit with his avocation, allowing him to treat his own marathon-induced foot problems and not the bottom of Heartbreak even send himself a bill. Hill," he says. It's an unnatural under­ Senatore knew he was­ taking, to ask the n't about to chal­ legs and lenge the body to Boston carry you Marathon 26 miles I leaders, but and, don't I was elated forget the ’ to be 385 yards. among the Boston Marathon’ Baltimore But Boston was a happy Road Runners homecoming for club raising funds for the Senatore, whose wife, 3American Liver year-old son, mother, sis­ Foundation. And being ters, brothers and old involved with 40,000 other neighborhood friends runners in this momen­ were there to watch him tous 100th gala provides among the crowd of run­ an incalculable dimen­ ners. "They all met me at sion of enthusiasm. .Si I □ □ Senators poses before the start of the race in Hopkinton. Completing the Boston Marathon means more than he can put into words. In a way, he's climbed a mountain he never thought he would have a chance to chal­ lenge. The 100th running was a spectacular event. But for Dr. John Senatore, it was a family reunion, a homecoming and the realization of how far medical science has allowed him to run. Reprinted with permission from The Baltimore Sun, April 7. 1996 edition. Steadman is a spans columnist. 19 �Wilkes Universe ALUMNI IN SPORTS Kevin Gryboski '95 Wilkes baseball star pitches in the minors Every little boy that plays baseball dreams of some­ day being given a chance to play the game he so loves as a professional. For Kerin Gryboski 95, that dream has come true. Gryboski recently fin­ ished his second season with the Seattle Mariners organization pitching for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, a Class A team that lost in the champi­ onship series to the Western .Michigan Whitecaps. His first year in the organization, right out of Wilkes, was spent in Everett. Washington playing for the Everett Aqua Sox in the Rookie League. But while playing the game for pay is fun. iife in the minors is far from glamorous. “It is not an easy lifestyle.” says Gryboski. “You have to get up early to go on read trips, ail of which are by bus. We had a few trips during the year in which we rode the bus for eight hours, got there, played a game, and then Gryboski, center, meets Seattle Mariner stars Alex Rodriquez and Ken Griffey. went to eat fast food. That is probably the toughest part of life in the minors." “When we play at home things are a little easier,” Gryboski adds. ”1 share an apartment with several of my teammates and we take turns cleaning and cooking." A DEPENDABLE STARTER The Timber Rattlers are a Midwest League team based in Appleton, Wisconsin, a town of approximately 60,000 peo­ ple 20 miles south of Green Bay. The team plays in a stadium that opened just two years ago. According to Gryboski. many of the stadiums in the Midwest League are new and compare favor­ ably to Northeastern Pennsylvania's Lackawanna County Stadium. “The team we lost to in the finals. Western Michigan. averaged more than 13,000 fans a game in a brand new park." Gryboski explains. "It is a first class facility." Gryboski began this past season with the Timber Rattlers as a "closer." someone brought in to pitch when the game is on the line. He ended the year, though, as one of the team's most dependable starting pitchers. “I was all set to start the season in Lancaster. California, but after cuts were made at the major league level, it filtered down to me and I was sent to Wisconsin," says the 6'5" Gryboski. "It was cold and snowy and I struggled in the early going. Once they moved me into the starting rota­ tion. I got hot and went into the all-star break 6-0 as a starter." "In the playoffs I was pitching every third day and ended with a record of 2-1 and a 1.89 ERA." Gryboski says. "For the regular sea- By Tom McGuire ‘85 Sports Information Director son 1 was 10-5 with one save and a 4.74 ERA.” A power pitcher during his years at Wilkes, Gryboski struck out 100 in 138 innings of work this sea­ son for the Timber Rattlers. Gryboski was a four-year starter for the Colonels and helped the team to the 1994 MAC Baseball championship. He fin­ ished his college career with an 18-13 record, a 2.62 ERA and 195 strike­ outs in 205 innings. His 22 complete games are a Wilkes record. And while many of his teammates came from bigger schools, the fact that Gryboski played for a Division 111 school made no difference in the way he approached his career as a professional. "Yes. there is some dif­ ference from Division 1 to Division III, but you still need to be able to throw the ball over the plate, no matter where you are playing." While his numbers were good, Now Trading at Card Sflows... Gryboski says the Seattle Mariners want him to fur­ ther improve. That means there is no rest in the off season. "Seattle gives each play­ er a booklet and a video on weight training and running." says Gryboski whose brother, Brian, is a starter on Wilkes's men's basketball team this sea­ son. "I am to lift weights four times a week and run on the other three days. One of my coaches from Wisconsin is calling me once a month to check on my progress. They don't want me throwing until January when I will get ready for spring training." HOLDING ALL THE CARDS While Seattle is mindful of Gryboski's pitching, his agent is looking out for his business interests. “My agent (who is asso­ ciated with NBA star Charles Barkley's agent) usually calls me once a week to check and see how I am doing," says Gryboski. "He lines up endorsements for me, like the one I have with Rawlings. He also arranges for my appear­ ance at card shows in Wisconsi n during the season." Yes' that's right, the former s':ar hurler for the Kevin Gryboski Colonels has his own baseball card. "It was strange seeing my face on a baseball card because as a kid I was a collector," says Gryboski. "And now for someone to ask me to autograph my card is very strange." Another exciting event for Gryboski was a recent meeting with Seattle Mariner stars Ken Griffey and Alex Rodriquez when they came to town this summer. "The Mariners play each one of their minor league teams and when they came to Appleton I got a chance to meet both Ken and Alex,” says Gryboski. "The game couldn't be played because of some heavy rains, but the play­ ers did hang around and sign autographs." GETTING TO THE SHOW Ultimately Gryboski would like to make it to the major leagues, but is realistic about his chances. “The chances of anyone making to the big leagues is I in 1000. but at least 1 have the opportunity to pursue this dream.' says Gryboski. "Not many peo­ ple who play baseball are ever given this kind of opportunity, 1 hope my dream will be fulfilled. 21 �Wilkes Universe HOMECOMING Jennifer Bullock named assistant director in Wilkes Alumni Office Jennifer Bullock has been named assistant director of alumni at Wilkes. In this alumni relations position, she will coordinate alumni events, such as Homecoming and Reunion weekends and expand the alumni in admissions, volun­ teer development, senior gift, and student alumni pro­ Jennifer grams. She also is charged with developing the student alumni association and re-establishing regional alumni chapters, beginning in Philadelphia, New York and Washington D.C. A 1994 cum laude graduate of Lebanon Valley College, Annville. Pa.. Bullock earned a bachelor's degree in English with a concentration in com­ munications. She brings several years experience to the position, having served an internship in Lebanon Valley's departments of development and alumni programs as an undergrad­ uate. She also worked for Bullock three years as a student caller for the school's annual fund cam­ paign. working her way up to phonathon supervisor during her senior year. After graduation, Bullock returned to the Wyoming Valley and accepted a position as a billing specialist for Events Calendar January 16, 1997 Winter Commencement Ceremony Arnaud C. Marts Center, Wilkes campus January 25, 1997 Wilkes vs. Scranton Basketball Reception 5-8 p.m. Arnaud C. Marts Center. Wilkes campus February 7, 1997 Alumni President's Breakfast Westmoreland Club S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre May 10, 1997 Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner Arnaud C. Marts Center. Wilkes campus May 17, 1997 Spring Commencement Ceremony June 13, 1997 Alumni President's Breakfast Westmoreland Club S. Franklin Street. Wilkes-Barre September 13, 1997 Alumni Association Board Meeting February 8, 1997 Alumni Association Board Meeting Weckesser Hall, Wilkes campus October 17-19, 1997 50th Annual Homecoming April 5, 1997 Alumni Association Board Meeting Weckesser Hall, Wilkes campus November 14, 1997 Alumni President's Breakfast Westmoreland Club S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre Alumni Association Scholarship Dinner Dance Westmoreland Club S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre May 2-4, 1997 Reunion Weekend 22 November 15, 1997 Alumni Association Board Meeting Annual Open Meeting Weckesser Hall. Wilkes campus The Times Leader newspaper, WilkesBarre. Bullock believes she's found her niche in college advancement. "It's great to interact with students and alumni. It's important to culti­ vate them into becoming active with the University," she says. Bullock plans to pursue a masters degree at Wilkes beginning next fall. "1 love working at Wilkes," Bullock says. "It s a very exciting place to be, it seems like the University is always on the edge of something new.” Bullock replaces Robert Wachowski, who left the University for a teaching position in August. —Patty Meadus '97 Scholarship Dinner Dance will be April 5 All alumni are invited to the third annual Alumni Association Scholarship Dinner Dance, which will be held Saturday April 5. 1997 at the Westmoreland Club, Wilkes-Barre. Proceeds from the event are applied to a scholarship fund estab­ lished for children of alumni. This year's event is being chaired by Thomas ('77) and Elizabeth Ward ‘72. Wilkes senior Paula Van Fossen is serving as student co-chair. Fiftieth Homecoming Celebration in 1997 Wilkes University Alumni ” w»00100 Pennsylvania JSjj Alumni Association offers custom plates The Wilkes University Alumni ^Association is offering specialized Pennsylvania license plates embla­ zoned with the Wilkes University emblem. Nearly 200 alumni and friends of the University have applied for the plates so far. The Alumni Association must receive 300 forms before an order can be placed with Penn DOT. Issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the special organization plates are blue and gold and include the words "Wilkes University Alumni.” Plates are available for Pennsylvania registered passenger cars, motor homes and trucks with a gross weight of less than 9,000 pounds. Motorcycles and trailers do not qualify, and personalized plates are not available. A one-time fee of $20 is charged for each plate. This fee is separate from annual registra­ tion fees. To receive an application form, contact the Alumni Office. The Alumni Association Board of Directors are making plans for the University's 50th Annual Homecoming Celebration, which is scheduled for the weekend of October 17-19, 1997. A number of events are being planned, including an all-class dor­ mitory and club reunion. For more information, or to help plan a specific event, call the Alumni Office. For further information on any Alumni activities, contact the Wilkes University Alumni Office: Top teacher receives Farley award at August Commencement ceremony ■ First grade teacher Merri J. Earl '58, has received many awards, including the nation s top honor for science and math teachers. But to hear her speak, its apparent that her greatest reward comes from the children she sees every day. Remember that children are our most precious resources." says Earl. "Encourage them to explore. Listen to their stories. Explore their discoveries. And above all, enjoy their innocence." In August, Earl received yet another honor in the form of Wilkes's Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award, which is named for Wilkes's first president, who devoted more than three decades to the advancement of the school. The award is given annually to an alumnus or alumna of any degree pro­ gram who epitomizes the characteristics of an educated person. Speaking at the ceremony, Earl said she was flattered to receive an honor which carries the name of a man held in such high esteem among her Wilkes classmates. "We were in awe of him,” she said of Farley. Earl, a first grade teacher at John R. Harshaw Primary School, Binghamton, N.Y., was awarded a 1995 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. It is the J nation’s highest such award, bestowed to only 216 kinder­ garten through 12th grade science and math teachers nationwide. (717) 831-4130 or (800) WILKES-U, ext. 4130 Wilkes University P.O. Box 1 ] 1 Wilkes-Barre PA, 18766 F<Ut: (717) 831-4973 e-mail: alui"ail&colonel.esc.wilkes.edu William Goldsworthy '76, president of the Alumni Association presents the Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Au’anl to Merri I. Earl '58. In 1996, Earl was runner-up position for the National Teacher Training Institute's Teacher of the Year Award, and in 1993 she was named the New York State English Council's Teacher of Excellence. Earl is active in many professional organizations, including the National Councils of Teachers of Mathematics and of English, the Associations of Mathematics Teachers of New York State and of the Southern Tier, the New York State Reading Council, the New York State Reading Association, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the New York State Association for the Education of Young Children, the Parent Teacher Association, and Phi Delta Kappa. In her position at John R. Harshaw. Earl chairs the math committee and coordinates a parent bi-monthly dis­ cussion group. She is also involved with the Site Based Council. Staff Development Task Force, Assessment Task Force and Parent Volunteer Committee. Earl holds a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary' education from Wilkes and an Master's of Arts degree in reading from S.U.C at Cortland. New �Wilkes Universe AFTERTHOUGHTS Hot Under the Collar How's the weather up there? By Dr. Anthony Liuzzo Associate Professor of Economics 4 As an economist. I am often asked to predict rates of interest, inflation­ ary' expectations, retail sales, and trade deficits. So, I am not totally unacquainted with how difficult it is to forecast with reasonable accuracy, and I know the feeling of embarrass­ ment associated with being proved incorrect. But, how is it that meteorologists can be so wrong, so frequently, and never admit to their mistakes? Why does it rain whenever I wash my car, and why does the sun shine upon me as 1 tote my umbrella? I have never really comprehended the difference between a low and a high, and I invariably get the weather trivia ques­ tion wrong. Reports of the wind chill factor in the winter simply induce in me an increased level of shivering, and data relating to the temperature/humidity index in the summer evoke additional beads of perspira­ tion upon my brow. I wish they would hear my plea to cease reports on barometric pressure indices, and times of high and low tides, for they can rest assured that in no way do I plan my day around these events. I do not care about heat waves in the South, water short­ ages in the West, or deep freezes in the North. Similarly. 1 do not enjoy video clips of automobiles spinning out of control on ice-slicked high­ ways: nor bellicose children engaging in snowball warfare on days of school cancellations; nor, in this age of political correctness, depictions of swimsuit-clad females enjoying West Coast beaches. Nevertheless, I continue to be a weather junkie, clicking my remote control unit incessantly so that I can catch each network's affiliate's fiveday forecast. In this vein, I recently conducted a survey, in order to test the three major networks' powers of prediction. 1 must point out that the survey was not scientific, in that I did not take a random sample, nor did I measure my results for validity or reliability. I did not test for predictions of pre­ cipitation, nor the forms that such would take, since the weather fore­ casters insisted upon only providing ranges (forecasting, for example, four to twelve inches of snow). Furthermore. I ignored all references to comments such as "partly cloudy," "some sun," "mostly fair," and “could be some precip," since, in my hum­ ble, lay person's judgment, these descriptions are all the same. 1 sim­ ply took note of the forecasts for the high temperature for a period of sev­ eral days, and compared these to the actual temperatures, as the networks themselves reported. Network One was off consistently by six degrees, irrespective of how far into the future they predicted. Network Two erred by only three degrees, at least for the next day's weather—but as they attempted to go further into the future, they too ran afoul by six degrees. Network Three missed the mark by five degrees for the next day's weather, seven degrees for two days into the future, six degrees for three days, and only five degrees for four days. Presumably being farsighted offers some assistance in forecasting. My own method of weather predic­ tion is quite simple. I use no comput­ ers, do not stay in touch with the National Weather Service, and do not even possess a weather vane. I sim­ ply predict that the high temperature for tomorrow will be identical to that of today. Using this technique, I was off by an average of only five degrees for the period in question. And that's not too shabby—even for an economist. Liuzzo is associate professor of Business and Economics. He is the proud owner of six umbrellas. Launch riEISa Opportunity Your donations to Wilkes take students to places they never dreamed possible. Just ask senior Ann Marie Blasick. A mechanical engineering major, Blasick was among a select group of students accepted into NASA's Langley Research Summer Scholars Program. She spent last summer in Hampton, Virginia working on a nozzle to be used in the rockets of reusable launch vehicles. But she couldn't have gotten there were it not for the generosity of the Sorber family. The Merritt W. and Marjory R. Sorber Scholarship was established with gifts from the couple's children to help students who maintain an outstanding academic record. Preference is given to graduates of Northwest High School, where the late Merritt W. Sorber served as principal for many years. Having graduated from Northwest at the top of her class in 1993, Blasick was a perfect match. 'When you receive a scholarship, it's easy to think 'it's just money," says Blasick. "But it means more. I'm trying to give enough back so that they get a return on their investment." In Blasick, the Sorbers have a sound investment indeed. A Dean's List student and active student leader, she serves as record­ ing secretary for the Wilkes Student Government Association and a member of the Student Alumni and Academic Standards Committees. Blasick is treasurer of the Wilkes Chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and was the 1994-95 secretary/treasurer of the Society of Women Engineers. She is also a member of the Anthracite Region Student 5 Chapter of the American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers and Sigma Pi Sigma, the National Honor Society for Physics students. in addition to the Sorber scholarship, she has received numerous other awards, including the > National Science Scholar ' Award and the National Society of Professional Engineers Education Foundation Luzerne County Chapter Scholarship. Blasick says she has become comfortable in these leadership roles largely because of the encouragement of her professors. 'I can honestly say that Wilkes is a place where I have never felt forgot­ ten,' says Blasick. 'I have had profes­ sors who have organized Sunday softball games, taken us on overnight field trips and given out their home phone numbers in case we become confused late in the night.' These are opportunities she believes she would have missed at a larger school. And she extends her gratitude to the scholarship donors who made it possible. 'I was able to come to Wilkes solely because of scholarship money. There was no way I could have attend­ ed a private school without financial help.' And no way she could have made it to NASA, either. 'At NASA, they didn't treat me like I was this inept student. 1 was able to contribute some­ thing. That's a great feeling.' And a feeling to be shared by the Sorbers, who have helped her get off the ground. 7 was able to come to Wilkes solely because of scholarship money. There was no way I could have attended a private school without financial help." Ann Marie Blasick �Collegetown, U.S.A. Community leaders are betting that Greater Wilkes-Barre's five institutions of higher learning—Wilkes University, King's College, College Misericordia, Luzerne County Community College and Penn State University at 4 Lehman— hold the key to economic prosperity in the city. 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