94 15 4153 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/3429c2b9369fb8f8d37588371ca4ff69.pdf 1de1290df8422e594f1d9b296ac4dd45 PDF Text Text ���(!Jfass ef2 0 l 2) you and I have something in common: We both graduated this year and are entering the next phase of our lives. If you're like me, it's difficult to leave Wilkes because it is such a special place. And yet it is time to move on to new things. When I graduated from college, I wondered, "How will this work out for me?" It was a scary time, venturing off into the unknown. The life I'd known at college - the life that I thought was so wonderful -- was suddenly over. I found that it was important to think about that time as a beginning instead of an ending. Though times are tough economically, I urge all of you to see this as a time of great opportunity to think about what your passions are and pursue them. I am doing that myself as I retire. While you were at Wilkes, you might have found a new direction and succeeded at things you never thought possible before you came to the University. Now it's time to celebrate your accomplishments , .,, such as earning a degree, an acceptance to graduate school or landing #first job in your chosen field. It's also important to spend some time appreciating the relationships you've formed with faculty and with your fellow students. _,- · I'm doing much the same thing as I begin the next phase of my life. The accomplishments I'm celebrating are ones I've helped to make happen while leading this University. The most visible one is the new science building that will offer great new facilities for students and faculty. During my time at Wilkes, we've also earned honors, such as the grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and grants to our facuity from prestigious organizations like the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. There have been additions to our academic programs - such as the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, four master's degree programs and , two doctoral degrees. We even showed that we could muster an Army of Colonels when the community needed it after the September 2011 floods. For me, there is so much to celebrate and be thankful for - just as there is for all of you. -,-.:·"' As I retire as president, it's time for me to decide what I'll be doing in the next phase of my life. I want to continue my professional involvement as a consultant and perhaps write a book. But I also remind myself of something that I want to share with you: be comfortable with uncertainty. Even as you contemplate the future and make plans for the next chapter in your life, it's important to keep your heart open to possibilities that haven't yet presented themselves. Experience has taught me that those unforeseen challenges can offer some of the greatest opportunities of our lives. Good luck to each and every one of you. Tim Gilmour President 4 �.uated this year and rVilkes because it is It was a scary time, hought was so tat time as a beginning J see this as a time of n doing that myself as ~d at things you never your accomplishments J in your chosen field. ,rmed with faculty and rrplishments I'm The most visible one :aculty. During my Hughes Medical onal Science to our academic 's degree programs and Jnels when the tch to celebrate and be phase of my life. I rite a book. But I also th uncertainty. Even as t's important to keep lence has taught me that .r lives. J 1 �b The year that Tim~ Gilmour became Wilkes University's fifth President a( ~ Amount in millions Gilmour allocated to save downtown Wilkes-Barre; including the opening of the University Center as well as the purchase of 2(0) The percentage increase in overall enrollment-undergraduate & graduate since Gilmour became President 69~ Jl Jl The number< consecutive y1 Tim Gilmour as President �'b (0) (0) The year that Tim~ Gilmour became Wilkes University's fifth President Jl Amount in millions Gilmour allocated to save downtown Wilkes-Barre; including the opening of the University Center as well as the purchase of The percentage increase in overall enrollment-undergraduate & graduate since Gilmour became President 69)(())/(()) Jl ]l The number of consecutive years that Tim Gilmour served as President The large array of food provided for those who �10-15% of the roof will be a greenery. A place for vegetation to grow and p . vide students with hands on experience. To hadle the run-off""water a swale rain garden will be created and used as a teaching tool Creating of the foundation for the 75,000 square foot building that will wrap around Stark Learning Center onto the greenway between Annette Evans Alumni House and Conyngham Hall The building plans to stand 4 stories tall with 15 feet between the floor and ceiling. The design of the building came from SaylorGregg and will cost the University approximately $35 million Courtyard, gardens, solar panels, informal meeting areas, departmental meeting rooms, wider hallways, advanced laboratories, and research areas are only some of the new features we expect to see �onstruction of the Science Building :::nery. A place for vegetation to hands on experience. To hadle ;arden will be created and used h.ing tool nels, informal meeting areas, 1s, wider hallways, advanced :eas are only some of the new expect to see The Lawrence and Sally Cohen Science Center broke ground on March 1, 2012. The building is projected to be ready for classes starting in the Fall of 13'. It is designed to provide advanced laboratories, meeting and office spaces, as well as classes for Biology and Health Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Environmental Engineering, and Earth Sciences. The campaign "Achieving our Destiny" was launched by President Gilmour to raise $20 million to fund the project. 9 �Justine Adams Devin Albrecht Hometown: Saudi Arabia Major: Business Hometown: Shavertown, PA Major: Mechanical Master's of Occupational Therapy Quote: "Whatever you are- be a good one" Administration Plans: Work on my own business Memory: First time when I applied to Wilkes University Engineering Plans: Aerospace Engineer for GE Katelyn Aldinger Ali Alsheheri Naif Alzahrani Hometown: Bethlehem, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Graduate school for Hometown: York, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Work as an RN for a few years then continue my education to be a nurse practitioner 10 Abdullah AI-Sulaiman Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Pharm D Plans: Clinical Pharmacist Shout-Out: Continuous study - Leamarie Arch -- Hometown: Henryville Major: Nursing Plans: Working as a m the Pediatric Oncolog) Quote: "The future bel those who believe in tl beauty of their dreams -Eleanor Roosevelt Ryan Baicher Hometown: Saudi Arabia Major: Mechanical Hometown: Franklin, N~ Major: Business Engineering Plans: Master's Degree Administration Plans: Work for a sports and be successful �Devin Albrecht 1etown: Shavertown, PA u: Mechanical neenng s: Aerospace Engineer for Naif ~ahrani netown: Saudi Arabia or: Mechanical meenng 1s: Master's Degree - -~~amarie Archery Aubree Armezzani Florence Aryee Hometown: Henryville, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Working as a nurse in the Pediatric Oncology Unit Quote: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -Eleanor Roosevelt Hometown: Peckville, PA Major: Communication Studies Plans: Make money! Quote: "Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence" Hometown: Newark, NJ Major: Integrative Media Plans: Find a job, move to New York, and travel to Italy Quote: "Never say you can't because you always can" Ryan Baicher Omar Baradah Christopher Barna Hometown: Franklin, NJ Major: Business Administration Plans: Wark for a sports team and be successful Hometown: Saudi Arabia Major: Business Administration and Accounting Plans: Get an MBA Degree Hometown: Dallas, PA Major: Business Administration Plans: To own my own business Quote: "Down for whatever" 11 �William Beechko Hometown: Mayfield, PA Major: Political Science Plans: Public Policy Masters Jason Benjamin Hometown: Tobyhanna, P It. · Major: Computer Informatfon Hometown: Matamoras, PA Major: History, Secondary Systems Education, Special Education Plans: Teach at a high school and coach football Plans: Work as an IT Specialist Jillian Blair Hometown: Wantage, NJ Major: Elementary Education Miranda Bonetsky Hometown: Tamaqua, PA Major: Business Administration Plans: Get a good job Shout-Out: 31 7 ! 12 Anthony Bergmann Lisa Bova Jonathan Bowr Hometown: Jersey Cit: Major: Communicatic Quote: "Don't count e· hour in the day. Make hour in the day count. : Ebrahim Brnav, Hometown: Mays Landing, NJ Major: Psychology Plans: Masters in Biomedical Hometown: Medina Major: Electrical Engim Plans: Creating my own Science, then Medical School hopefully Quote: "Live life to the fullest" company, inventing a m improving my communi Quote: "Live to create ai a happy life by believing God" �thony Bergmann ,wn: Matamoras, PA History, Secondary on, Special Education reach at a high school .ch football Jonathan Bowman Joshua Brito Hometown: Cedar Grove, NJ Major: Business Administration Plans: Marketing field Ebrahim Brnawi Jordan Brown Heather Bryski Hometown: Medina Major: Electrical Engineer Plans: Creating my own company, inventing a new car, improving my community Quote: "Live to create and live a happy life by believing in Hometown: Harpswell, ME Major: Spanish Plans: Work for a study abroad company and do lots of traveling and being a life time member of (LKG) Quote: "Never say the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon" Lisa Bova :own: Mays Landing, NJ : Psychology Masters in Biomedical e, then Medical School tlly "Live life to the fullest" Paul Boylan Hometown: Wyomissing, PA Major: Pharmacy Hometown: Jersey City, NJ Major: Communications Quote: "Don't count every hour in the day. Make every hour in the day count." God" Hometown: Allentown, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 13 �I Benjamin Caiola Hometown: Yardley, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: Career in the field of Mechanical Engineering Carissa Clark Hometown: Petersburg, NJ Major: History Plans: Rowan University Grad School Quote: ''I can do everything through him who gives me strength" Shout-Out: Thanks Mom and 14Dad Kaitlyn Caro Hometown: Feasterville Trevose, PA Major: Entrepreneurship /' Plans: Opening a dance studio in the greater Philadelphia area Memory: Living in Slocum Hall Megan Clementson Hometown: Fredrick, MD Major: Elementary Education Plans: Move back to MD and become a teacher Shout-Out: WWS <3 Quote: "Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves" # Gregory Castelli · 'Hometown: Archbald, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: Pharmacist Dakota Cole Hometown: Troy, PA Major: Computer Science Plans: Work and play Moira Collier Hometown: Paulsboro, 1\ Major: Dr. of Pharmacy Plans: CVS Pharmacist Memory: Good times, gr memories with the Pharr Class of 2012 Cory Conrad Hometown: Dallas, PA Major: Entrepreneurship Plans: Miami Ad School Art Direction and Graph Design Shout-Out: Welcome to Shabooms! �egory Castelli n: Archbald, PA harmacy Larmacist 1 Moira Collier Hometown: Paulsboro, NJ Major: Dr. of Pharmacy Plans: CVS Pharmacist Memory: Good times, great memories with the Pharmacy Class of 2012 Whitney Connolly Hometown: Liberty, PA Major: Accounting Plans: Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Harrisburg, PA Raina Connor Hometown: Swoyersville, PA Major: Business Administration Plans: Work as an Executive Team Leader for Target Corporation Quote: "Never settle for average, because average is just as close to the top as it is to the bottom" ,,....;..,,.. )akotaCole n: Troy, PA omputer Science ork and play Cory Conrad Hometown: Dallas, PA Major: Entrepreneurship Plans: Miami Ad School for Art Direction and Graphic Design Shout-Out: Welcome to Shabooms! Michael Conville Hometown: Pottsville, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: Work in design and product development for an automotive company Memory: Winter Weekend and good friends Susan Carletta Hometown: Westtown, NY Major: Pharmacy Plans: To work as a Pharmacist for Rite Aid Pharmacy 15 �Sara Cosgrove Hometown: Saylorsburg, PA Major: Communication Studies Plans: Obtaining a career within the public relations field Michelle Davis 16 Anthony Dattolo Hometown: Succasunna, NJ Major: Business Administration Plans: Starting my own busin s and livin /' Quote: Twooooo!!! Memory: Becoming an All-American Shout-Out: To all my teammates Erica Derr # , JI Lindsey Davenport Alana Donnel Hometown: Dallas, PA Major: Elementary and Hometown: Laflin, PA Major: Middle School : Special Education, Reading Plans: Become an elementary teacher Plans: To become a sci teacher Barbara Dicaprio Brianna Edgar Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Pharmacy Hometown: Lehighton, PA Major: Pharmacy Hometown: Lehighton, F Major: Psychology Plans: Undecided Hometown: Mahopac, NY Major: Biology Plans: Rite Aid Pharmacist Plans: Physician Assistant Master's Program Plans: Graduate School : Misericordia Quote: "Today you are y1 this is truer than true the no one alive who is youe: you" -Dr. Seuss �1dsey Davenport ,wn: Dallas, PA Elementary and Education, Reading 3ecome an elementary Barbara icaprio town: Mahopac, NY ·: Biology : Physician Assistant r's Program Alana Donnelly Hometown: Laflin, PA Major: Middle School Science Plans: To become a science teacher Brianna Edgar Hometown: Lehighton, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Graduate School at Misericordia Quote: "Today you are you this is truer than true there is no one alive who is youer than you" -Dr. Seuss Adrienne Dorcent Hometown: Roselle, NJ Major: Nursing Plans: See the world Quote: "Everything happens for a reason" Alison Drake Hometown: Macungie, PA Major: Entrepreneurship Plans: Work in business and open an e-commerce business Quote: "Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi Brittany Ely Matthew Ellery Hometown: Middlesex, NJ Major: Business Administration Plans: Get a job in the sales field Hometown: Montrose, PA Major: Chemistry Plans: Attend Medical School at PCOM Shout-Out: Thanks to my soccer and basketball teammates for the many memories and most of all thanks to my family for their support 17 �Johnny Espinoza Shane Everett Hometown: Lawrenceville, NJ Major: Business Hometown: Saylorsburg, PA Major: Mathematics, Mino~ in ' Administration Plans: Do everything like a BOSS! Shout-Out: Thank you to all my family and friends for being there for me during my journey! Love you all! Secondary Education Plans: Pursue a career in secondary education as a mathematical teacher or pursue an Engineering Degree Lindsey Fernald 18 Kathryn Fissel Hometown: Allentown, PA Major: Business Hometown: Morristown, NJ Major: Integrative Media and Administration Plans: Executive Team Leader for Target Quote: 317! Art Plans: Work in sports advertising Quote: "Always be prepared" #-· Marrissa Fedor Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: English Plans: Travel and teach Jeffrey Fore Hometown: N anticok~ Major: English students with special needs Quote: "That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger" Justin Flam Hometown: Lawrenceville, NJ Major: Mechanical Engineer Plans: Graduate School Memory: Slocum was better Charles Gaml Hometown: Mascow, Major: Business Administration ~ �Marrissa Fedor own: Wilkes Barre, PA English Travel and teach :s with special needs "That which doesn't l makes you stronger" Justin Flam own: Lawrtnceville, NJ Mechanical Engineer Graduate School ry: Slocum was better Jeffrey Ford Hometown: Nanticoke, PA Major: English Sarah Frable Hometown: Levittown, PA Major: Mathematics Plans: Teach secondary education in math Major: Nursing Quote: "If you can dream it then you can do it" Charles Gamba Hometown: Mascow, PA Major: Business Administration Jessica Freeman Hometown: Weatherly, PA Courtney Gans Shadae Gates Hometown: Hazle Township, Hometown: Baltimore, MD PA Major: Political Science and Criminology Plans: Law School and MBA , I want to do Corporate Law Major: Psychology Plans: I plan to get my Master's Degree 19 �Sarah-Jane Gerstman Hometown: Kingston, PA Major: Environmental Science, Minor in Biology Quote: "No elbows on the table, no knees on the floor ... " -Dan Batzel Cara Goughenour Hometown: Sugarloaf, PA Major: Middle School Education Plans: Receive Masters in 20 education and become Special Education Certified Quote: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" -Dr. Seuss Thomas Goldberg Hometown: Freehold, NJ Major: History ,,. Anthony Griseta Hometown: Forty-Fort, PA Major: Entrepreneurship .,, Laura Gonzales Hometown: Mount Bethel, PA Major: Spanish Plans: Teach English in Spain Sam Ground Hometown: Kansas City, MD Major: Entrepreneurship BethanyGua Hometown: Forty-Fo Major: Biology Plans: To teach high biology Quote: "You must be change you wish to se world" -Ghandi Charlotte Hack Hometown: Elkton, MD Major: Biology Plans: Graduate School Africa Shout-Out: Polo �Laura Gonzales lmetown: Mount Bethel, PA ajor: Spanish ans: Teach English in Spain Sam~round netown: Kansas City, MD ior: Entrepreneurship Bethany Guarilia Hometown: Forty-Fort, PA Major: Biology Plans: To teach high school biology Quote: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" -Ghandi Charlotte Hacker Hometown: Elkton, MD Major: Biology Plans: Graduate School, Africa Shout-Out: Polo Genelle Gundersen Robert Hackenberg Hometown: Toms River, NJ Major: Biology Plans: Occupational Graduate School Shout-Out: Marco Hometown: Pocono Pines, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: Work for automotive company or department of defense AymanHamoh Gousfin Hanna Hometown: Saudi Arabia Major: M.S. Engineering Hometown: Lancaster, PA Major: Biology Management Plans: Ph. D in Computer Sciences and being an instructor in CS field, serving academia Quote: "Actions speak louder than words" 21 �Stephanie Harkins Kayla Hawbaker Hometown: Larksville, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Attending chiropractor Hometown: Carisle, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: Work at an school independent pharmacy near my hometown Memory: All the nights _; ,. Cody Hildebrand , Hometown: Walnutport, PA Major: Mechanical Engineer Memory: Winning Kelly Hummel Hometown: Scranton, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: Clinical Pharmacis hanging out with my amazing friends Tyler Hippeli 22 Jeffrey Hughes Jeromy Hrabovecky Hometown: Blakeslee, PA Major: Chemistry Plans: Work for a while then Hometown: Hazleton, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Ph. D in Cognitive PA go back to school Neuroscience; Move to Europe Quote: "Anything is in your grasp, you just have to know what your hands are doing" Engineering Plans: Will be working as a design engineer for Cheetah Chassis Hometown: Mountain Top, Major: Mechanical Yelena Karpesho, Hometown: Milton Major: Nursing Quote: "A single rose can 1 my garden ... a single frienc world" - Leo Buscaglia �Cody Hildebrand etown: Walnutport, PA r: Mechanical Engineer ory: Winning Jeffrey Hughes town: Mou;itain Top, : Mechanical !enng Will be working as a engineer for Cheetah s Kelly Hummel Hometown: Scranton, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: Clinical Pharmacist Yelena Karpeshov Hometown: Milton Major: Nursing Quote: "A single rose can be my garden ... a single friend my world" -Leo Buscaglia Timothy Husty Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Business Administration Caitlin Jordan Plans: Hometown: Whitehall, PA Major: Criminology Plans: Juvenile probation and Communications/Marketing Rep, Musician, Music Producer, Music Engineer Quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" -Wayne Gretzky & Michael Scott get my Master's in Social Work Memory: Playing field hockey and lacrosse for 4 years. Also the amazing friends I made Julia Keefer Bernard Kasteleba Hometown: Plain, PA Major: Business Administration Pl?ns: Work, Graduate/Law School Hometown: Hershey, PA Major: Elementary Education Plans: Teach elementary school Quote: "Upon the education of the people of the country the fate of this country depends" -Benjamin Disraeli 23 �Michael Kegerise Melanie Koslosky Hometown: Hummelstown, Plans: U.S. Army Officer, Environmental Consulting eventually teach H.S. Earth Science Major: Psychology; Minor 1n PA 1 ·. Neuroscience Plans: To go on to receive my Ph. D in Clinical Psychology Richard Lashocl Hometown; Swayersville, PA Major: Nursing Hometown: Hazleton, P J Major: Computer Scien Plans: Wark as a critical care nurse Plans: Become a Softwa1 Engineer and start my o company Bridget Krukovitz Bradley Kuzawinski Philip Loscomb4 Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Elementary Education Hometown: Olyphant, PA Major: Nursing Hometown: Maine, NY Major: Mechanical Engineering, Hometown: Plains, PA Major: Doctorate of Pha Plans: Educator, continue education Plans: To become a NICU nurse Quote: "All our dreams can come true if we have the power to pursue them" -Walt Disney Jamie Kramer 24 Maura Kelly Hometown: Mohrsville, PA Major: Environmental Science Electrical Engineering, Applied and Engineering Sciences Plans: CEO of Engineering firm Shout-Out: I'd like to say thank you to my friends and family for all their support, especially Mom, Dad , Grandma, Grandpa, and Dr. Gilmer! Plans: Pursue a career iTI pharmaceutical research �alanie Koslosky wn; Swayersville, PA ursmg Vork as a critical care Felicia Leclair Richard Lashock Hometown: Denville, NJ Major: History, Secondary Hometown: Hazleton, PA Major: Computer Science Plans: Become a Software Engineer and start my own company Education Plans: Traveling the world before I settle down Memory: I am broke because of Mulligans Kayla Leibensperger Hometown: Schuylkill Haven, PA Major: Nursing Plans: 2nd Lt. in United States Army Nurse Corp. . tdley Kuzawinski n: Maine, NY [echanical Engineering, Engineering, Applied and .ng Sciences :0 of Engineering firm tt: I'd like to say thank you !nds and family for all their ~specially Mom, Dad, L, Grandpa, and Dr. Philip Loscombe Hometown: Plains, PA Major: Doctorate of Pharmacy Plan : Pursue a career in pharmaceutical research Sean Lucey Hometown: Garden City, NY Major: Electrical Engineer Plans: Electrical contracting Jordan Lynch Hometown: Nanticoke, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Become a successful nurse, move near a beach and take long walks on it Quote: "Ya know what I mean?" 25 �Courtney Malast Hometown: Whiting. NJ Major: Elementary Education Plans: Become an awesome Christopher Manzi Gabriel McAu Hometown: Exeter, PA Major: Business Hometown: Toms River, NJ Major: Psychology and amazing four years! I will miss Wilkes! Administration Plans: Law School Quote: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" Criminology Plans: Work for the FBI Quote: "Giving anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift" Benjamin Marich Kayla Mattioli Courtney Matus Hometown: West Pittston, PA Major: Communication Hometown: Harveys Lake, PA Major: Business Hometown: Midland • Major: Business Studies Administration Plans: Move to NYC and obtain a Master's Degree in Health Administration Administration Plans: A career in sali focusing in marketing teacher Shout-Out: Here is to an Hometown: Kempton, PA Major: Integrative Media Plans: Get a job Shout-Out: W.B.Y.C. 26 Gina Manganiello Hometown: Jersey Cit Major: Entrepreneurs] Plans: Working for a marketing agency Shout-Out: Brah Daniel McLOUf �hristopher Manzi )wn: Toms River, NJ Psychology and ology Work for the FBI "Giving anything less ur best is to sacrifice lurtney atus vn: Harveys Lake, PA :usiness tration ove to NYC and Master's Degree in dministration Gabriel McAuley Hometown: Jersey City, NJ Major: Entrepreneurship Plans: Working for a marketing agency Shout-Out: Brah Daniel Mcloughlin Hometown: Midland Park, NJ Major: Business Administration Plans: A career in sales, focusing in marketing Weston Mccollum Hometown: Harrisburg, PA Major: Accounting and Business Administration Plans: Masters in Accounting at Villanova University Memory: I love Genelle Gundersen Anna Mitchell Kaitlyn McGurk Hometown: Swarthmore, PA Major: Elementary Education Plans: Coaching, teaching James Moore Hometown: Montclair, NJ Major: Spanish and Hometown: Orwingsburg, PA Major: Mechanical International Studies Plans: Graduate School Shout-Out: Tennis Spring Break 2012 <3 Engineering Plans: Start an Engineering Firm 27 �Yaisa Mosquera Erica Naperkowski Jana Nieve~ Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Pharmacy Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Biology Hometown: Allentown Major: Entrepreneursl Plans: CPA Quote: "El que percevera alcenza" Plans: Work as a Pharmacist and travel the world Plans: Grad School for Nursing Plans: Own a music V( Quote: "Live Life Hare Thao Nguyen Steven Olshefs Casey Naumann Hometown: Bloomsburg, PA Major: Elementary and Special Education Plans: Become a teacher in a local community Quote: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" 28 Paran Mukhija Hometown: Allentown, PA Major: Accounting Jared Nesi Hometown: Ocean City, NJ Major: Integrative Media Plans: Go to Grad School at NYU for film Quote: "We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!" Hometown: Garden Grove Major: Pharmacy Hometown: Wilkes Bar: Major: Business Administration Plans: Use my degree a how I can make a diffe1 society Quote: "They don't ask they just ask how many �:1 Naperkowski n: Wilkes Barre, PA .ology ·ad School for Janelle Nye Jana Nieves Hometown: Allentown, PA Major: Entrepreneurship Plans: Own a music venue Quote: "Live Life Hard!" Michael Olerta Hometown: Springfield, PA Hometown: Coal Township, PA Major: Business Administration Plans: Work as a healthcare administrator or fundraiser planner Quote: "I can do things through Christ who strengthens me", ~--Philippians 4: 13 _.. Major: History Plans: High school history teacher or college history teacher Shout-Out: Wilkes University Baseball Class of 2012 Caitlin Olvany Bhadresh Patel ~ .. 'haoNguyen rn: Garden Grove harmacy Steven Olshefski Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Business Administration Plans: Use my degree and see how I can make a difference in society Quote: "They don't ask how, they just ask how many" Hometown: Munay, PA Hometown: Scranton, PA Major: Nursing Plans: To work as a RN on an Inpatient Oncology Unit and eventually become certified as an Oncology Nurse Quote: "What's meant to be will be, it all happens for a reason" Major: Accounting Plans: Going for MBA Quote: "Enjoy your game, chase your dreams, dreams do come true" 29 �Robert Paxson Hometown: Cedar Grove, NJ Major: Criminology and Sociology Plans: Law Enforcement Quote: "Life's a stepping stone and I tripped" Justine Pevec Hometown: Clifford Township, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Attend Marywood University for my M.A. in Mental Health Counseling Memory: All the times with my friends I made at Wilkes! 30 Joshua Pellew Hometown: Tobyhanna, PA , Major: Communication /' Plans: Hopefully working at a television or radio station doing production Shout-Out: Thank you to my family, Mom and Granny I couldn't have done it without you. Alexandra thanks for staying by my side. I love you Andrew Picatagi Laura Perkins Nicole Pollock Hometown: Aberdeen, NJ Major: Nursing Hometown: Scranton, P. Major: Psychology Plans: Critical Care Nurse Plans: MA in Mental H Counseling at Marrywoc University Quote: "Be the change y wish to see in the world' -Mahatma Gandhi Thomas Plessl Jacob Reicher Hometown: Brick, NJ Major: Business Hometown: Schnecksville, PA Major: Business Hometown: Gilbertsveil Major: Pharmacy and Administration Plans: Graduate school Shout-Out: Thanks to my parents and sister for giving me the love and support that they did. Administration Philosophy Plans: Pharmacy reside �:1ura Perkins n: Aberdeen, NJ ursmg ttical Care Nurse Nicole Pollock Hometown: Scranton, PA Major: Psychology Plans: MA in Mental Health Sarah Pupo Hometown: Kulpmont, PA Major: Pharmacy Harry Reese Hometown: Plymouth, PA Major: Criminology Plans: Pharmacy residency Counseling at Marrywood University Quote: "Be the change you wish to see in the world" -Mahatma Gandhi omasPllssl 1: Schnecksville, PA tsmess ation Jacob Reichert Chad Reviello Cynthia Riccio Hometown: Gilbertsveille, PA Major: Pharmacy and Hometown: Moosic, PA Major: Business Hometown: Tannersville, PA Major: Nursing Philosophy Plans: Pharmacy residency Administration Plans: Create my own company, investments, diversified Quote: "There has been worse situations, everything is going to be fine" Plans: Obtain a Master's in Nursing Memory: T-shirt idea: good byes stink 31 �Maria Rinaldo ,; Charles Robinson Jessica Sanders Hometown: Pottsville, PA Major: Doctor of Pharmacy Hometown: Hazleton, PA Major: Nursing Hometown: Hawley, PA Major: Elementary and Plans: Work as a Pharmacist in the clinical/community setting Quote: "Live, Laugh, Love" Plans: Get a job at Geisinger I Wyoming Valley then Grad /' School Shout-Out: To Wilkes Nursing Class of 2012 Special Education Plans: Working with children Quote: "Creativity takes courage" Allison Romanski Hometown: Pittston, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Traveling, then go back to school Shout-Out: To Coreah-Ray! 32 Gerbeys Roa Kyle Rountree Hometown: Central Islip, NY Major: Accounting Plans: Return to Wilkes to pursue my MBA and then work for a Big 4 Accounting Firm Quote: "Without a struggle, there is no progress" -Fredrick Douglas Matthew Ruch Samantha Schields Hometown: Dallas, PA Major: Accounting Hometown: Matamoras, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Obtain my MBA and get a job with a professional sports franchise Shout-Out: To the Colonel Baseball Teams, Great Times Guys! Plans: Graduate school �Charles Robinson Jessica Sanders Hometown: Hawley, PA Major: Elementary and Special Education Plans: Working with children Quote: "Creativity takes courage" Matthew Ruch 1etown: Dallas, PA or: Accounting ts: Obtain my MBA and t job with a professional ts franchise ut-Out: To the Colonel ~ball Teams, Great Times s! Samantha Schields Hometown: Matamoras, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Graduate school Cortny Sasserson Hometown: Westfield, PA Major: Business Administration with a Minor in Accounting Plans: Executive Team Leader with Target in the Boston area Quote: "I'll learn to get by _o n little victories" -Matt•"',. ,. . ... Nathanson Ian Schreffler Hometown: Belvidere, NJ Major: Business Administration Plans: Go on to Grad School Maria Scavo Hometown: W antagh, NY Major: Psychology Plans: Grauduate school at NYU Alyssa Seiden Hometown: Manchester, NY Major: Nursing Plans: Continue my education and travel Quote: "Do more of what makes you happy" 33 �Sarah Seman ! Rebekah Shanaman Hometown: Richland, PA Major: Political Science Plans: Attending Elon University School of Law in the fall Quote: "The greatest glory we have is not never falling, but in rising every time we do" Kathleen Shedden Hometown: Conton, PA Major: Elementary Education Plans: Teach in an elementary classroom Victoria Sheldon Hometown: Peckville, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Get a job in Pediatric Nursing Shout-Out: Wilkes nursing class of 2012 34 ~ Jessica Shaw Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Nursing Plans: To attend Grad School Mary Siejak Hometown: Ashley, PA Major: Elementary Education Plans: To become an elementary teacher or special education teacher Shout-Out: Thank you Wilkes University Dance Department for the best memories of my college career! Mark Siebel Hometown: Rumson, NJ Major: Business Administration Kristina Spaulding Hometown: Massapequa Park, NY Major: English Plans: To work as an editor Quote: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined" -Henry David Thoreau �Jessica Shaw Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Nursing Plans: To attend Grad School Mark Siebel Hometown: Rumson, NJ Major: Bbsiness Administration Mary Siejak Hometown: Ashley, PA Major: Elementary Education Plans: To become an elementary teacher or special education teacher hout-Out: Thank you Wilkes University Dance Department for the best memories of my college career! Kristina Spaulding · Hometown: Massapequa Park, y Major: English Plans: To work as an editor Quote: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the 1ife you have imagined" -Henry David Thoreau William Sisca Hometown: Katonah, NY Major: Environmental Engineering Amanda Steckler Hometown: Jackson, NJ Major: Pharmacy Plans: Pharmacist Quote: "Work hard, play hard" Yasmine Solomon Hometown: Dunmore, PA Major: Criminology Michael Steever Hometown: Telford, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering 35 �Noah Svoboda Hometown: Suffern, NY Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: To go to Grad School for Ocean Engineering Zachary Tivald Hometown: Edison, NJ Major: Psychology with a Minor in Neuroscience Plans: Become a Physical Therapist 36 Rachael Talpash Hometown: Larksville, P ;, Major: Psychology Plans: To attend Northeastern University in Boston to study School Psychology Alex Tonkin Hometown: Carbondale, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering Ashley Thorpe Hometown: Cornwall, NY Major: Business Administration Plans: Live and work in NYC Victor Trentacost Hometown: Wayne, NJ Major: Business Administration Plans: CEO Memory: The night after the Wilkes Football Virginie trip and 376 John Verrant Hometown: Solbbory, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: Travel the world Michelle Wakeley Hometown: Endicott, NY Major: Biology Plans: Medical School �Ashley Thorpe tetown: Cornwall, NY or: Business 1inistration ts: Live and work in NYC Victor Trentacost etown: Wayne, NJ >r: Business .inistration s: CEO 10ry: The night after the es Football Virginie trip John Verrant Hometown: Solbbory, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: Travel the world Michelle Wakeley Hometown: Endicott, NY Major: Biology Plan : Medical School Elizabeth Vada Jaclyn Volpe Hometown: Tuckhannock, PA Major: English Hometown: Tobyhanna, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Write and have an editing position Shout-Out: WIMU! Plans: Become a Nurse Anesthetist and enjoy my life by a beach Melanie Ward Hometown: Pittston, PA Major: Accounting Shout-Out: To all those who Amy Wascavage Hometown: Old Forge, PA Major: Biology put up with me through the good, bad, and ugly! Love you! 376 37 �Benjamin Webb Lacey Willis Kyle Wylezik Hometown: Jessup, Pf\ Major: Biochemistry Administration Plans: Become a successful person in the marketing field Quote: "Don't sweat the small stuff' Shout-Out: Wilkes Football and Boss Hogs Hometown: Plains, PA Major: Theatre Arts and Hometown: Bernville, P. Major: Earth and Plans: To travel, live life to the fullest and make a difference Quote: "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among stars" - Les Brown Communication Studies Plans: Professional theatre work Shout-Out: Wilkes Theatre Environmental Science Plans: Water quality Ryan Wilson John Wojceichowski Hometown: Manasquan, NJ Major: Business Administration Shout-Out: Wilkes-Barre Yacht Club 38 Amanda Westg;3t~ · Hometown: Shohla, PA Major: Business Erin Wolfe Hometown: New Ringgold, PA Major: Biochemistry Adam Zambotti Hometown: Drums, PA Major: Criminology Plans: Law Enforcement Quote: "Better sorry thar �Lacey Willis ~town: Plains, PA r: Theatre Arts and nunication Studies : Professional theatre Kyle Wylezik Hometown: Bernville, PA Major: Earth and Environmental Science Plans: Water quality Danielle Varos John Yavorski Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Biology Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA Major: Computer Information Plans: Attend medical school in NYC and become an Orthopedic Surgeon Systems :-Out: Wilkes Theatre Erin Wolfe !town: New Ringgold, PA r: Biochemistry Adam Zambotti Hometown: Drums, PA Major: Criminology Plans: Law Enforcement Quote: "Better sorry than safe" Edward Zulkoski Harry Zinskie Hometown: Clyphant, PA Major: Psychology Hometown: Mountain Top, Plans: Be successful in whatever I do and see the world! Quote: "I live for the nights I won't remember with the people I won't forget" Major: Mathematics and PA Computer Science Plans: Grad School at University of Waterloo 39 �o-673'c~f~ cJ;i;1·01J Heather Abrams Sary Abu Nijem Steven Adames Charmaine Aguilar Marwa Al-Daraweish Krysten Alba Joshua Alberola Moataz Aldaraweish Suliman Alhojairi Abdullah Alotaibi Bader Alqahtani Wadha Alqahtani Anthony Alu Heather Anderline Shauna Anderson Kristin Andres Linzey Astleford Stephanie Bacchus Anne Baerwald Justin Balint Ruslan Barabolkin James Barcheski Andrew Bartlow Jenny Battenberg Nicole Beavers April Bechtel Crista Behr Timothy Benesky Daniel Benson Caela Bernecker Robert Besancon Joseph Bideganeta Eric Bidwell N avya Bikkasani Kathryn Blakeslee Kristin Bohnenberger Steven Bonanni George Brady Jonathan Brady Kylene Brady Alex Brittain Heather Brown Joseph Brown 40 Martya Brown Jared Brownmiller Gary Buczynski Erin Bush Samantha Byrnes Chad Casterline Alyssa Ceklosky Gema Charvet Stanley Chickey Joseph Chrismer Nicole Clarke Albert Clocker Mattew Cohen Corissa Colletta Heather Compton Robert Condella David Cook Richard Cosgrove Cassandra Cronin Kersten Crowl Wyatt Culler Kelli Cummings Rachel Curtis Michael Cusuman~ ,, Jordan D'Emilio Eric Danko Alyssa Davis Cliff Davis Emily Decker Kerry Denicola Theodore Dennis Meribeth Derkach Christopher Derojas Justin Desanto James De Stefano Rich Dimarco Kristen Diorio Michael Dobbs Lauren Donmoyer Mark Dorzinsky Erik Duda Donna Duva Emily Dymond ~,. ... 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Erin Robinson Mitchell Robinson Kimberly Rogers Jonathan Rohrbach Theresa Romaldini Shawn Romanoski Nicholas Rosati Sterling Rospendowski Rachael Rovinski Lindsay Rowland Stephen Rozanski Sara Rupp Michael Ryan Jared Sabol Gabrielle Saitto Jeffery Samselski Jenna Sargent Kayla Saxon Michael Scalese Anthony Scarnato Gia Scavo Taylor Schadel Nicole Schiffner :(Janiel Sekera Mark Senchak Barbara Shaver Brittany Sheluga Joseph Shipula Katherine Shoemaker Charles Siarkowski Eric Sidman Trisha Sikora Sarah Simon Karan Sluhocki Jacob Snell Andrew Sobiesiak Caitlin Sobota Craig Solomon Jessica Solt Jessica Sowinski Nina Sparachino Lindsey Speck Marissa Spigelmyer Kyle Stair Benjamin Stanton Brielle Stanton Rebecca Stanton ,..tl!J~ Zachary Stash Gina Stefanelli Alison Stetzler Jeffrey Stone Matthew Sullivan Suzanne Szewczyk William Thomas Daniel Tiene AmyUmerich Chelsea U selding Justina Van Allen Angela Van Strander Kevin Vanderhoof Nels on Villalta Jacqueline Virgilio Sean Vona Joseph Waichulis Natalie Walter Megan Watkins Nicholas Watkins Gregory W eisenfuch Shaina Welikonich Kathryn Welsh Clayton Wicks Carl Wilcox Gloria Wilkins Megan Williams David Wodyka Florena Wolfe Kayla Wolfe Aaron Wolman Danielle Wysokinski Bethany Y amrick Clinton Yoder Krista Zawistowski Steven Zebrine Kaitlin Zenz Rhonda Zikowski 41 �Leamar We; were spi "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" -Ralph Waldo Emerson "To bring together the top leaders of today and tomorrow to create a better, more sustainable world through the positive of business" -SIFE going tc Congratulations and the best to you always. Dad, M<?i1n & Tanja Jared- Congratulations. We wish you continued luck and success. We are very proud of yol long way, working hard tc We all love ye Mr. and Mrs. Edward Connor,, Raina and Mrs. Sally Connor Ian, "Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting ... So ..... Get on your way!" -Dr. Seuss Dear Robert, Words could never explain how proud we are of you. You have accomplished so much in the last four years. Remember to always follow your heart, it will never fail you. As you know character is more important than personality, never waiver, always be true to you. We know you will always achieve your goals, we are so proud to call you our son and brother. We love you bigger and bigger. Love, Mommy, Daddy, Amanda, & Taylor 42 Katie, I am so proud of) dreaming or believing and suport will always Jimmy - Thanks for thew play football these past fc familites. It went by so q Congratulations on a gre; Jillian we of you. : wish you �Leamarie, We are so proud of you, we knew from the day you were bron that you were special. We love you with all our hearts and know that your future is going to being you all the happiness you deserve. Our Love Always, Mommy & Daddy and the ys. Katie, I am so proud of you and what you have accomplished thus far. Never stop dreaming or believing in yourself, continue to strive for success. My constant love and suport will always be with you. Congratulations! Love Mom We arc veiy proud of you for achieving your accomplishments, you came a long way, working hard to be where you are now. We all love you very much! From: Dad, Mom, · explain how tou have in the last ~ to always ll never fail racter is more tality, never nyou. We chieve your to call you We love you Love, 1da, & Taylor Sister and Brothers Jimmy - Thanks for the wonderful memories at Wilkes, we had so much fun watching you play football these past four years and especially meeting the other players and their familites. It went by so quickly but I'm sure we'll all be back for more tailgating! Congratulations on a great college career, we are so proud of you! " Love, Dad, Mom, and Mallory . i Jillian words cannot express how much we love you and how proud we are of you. You are an amazing person and will be a fantastic teacher. We wish you all the best in a career that is perfect for you. Love, Mommy, Daddy and Shannon 43 �LizWe've never been more proud, Congrats! We all know you'll do well. Love, Dad, Mom andjoe Congratulations Bekah! Good Luck in Law School! With Lots of LOVE, Mom &Dad Congratulations, Philip! We are so proud of you. May God continue to bless you. We know you will do great things with your degreee. "To laugh and often muc intelligent people and the the appreciation of hone5 of false friends; to apprec others; to leave the world healthy child, a garden pi condition; to know even because you have lived. -Ralph Waldo Emerson "To bring tog her the to1 tomorrow to create a bet1 through the positive pow1 Raina, WAY TO GO! YOU DII of you and your accompl: your dreams, even when less traveled ... or 1200 mi Love, Mom, Dad, Kyra, Gramt Bubbie, and Amo Love, .. Mom, Dad, Kristina, Kim, Chris, Samuel, & Abigail He who is brave is free ...... We are so happy for you. Congratulations on Graduating. Love, Mom and Dad Aubree, May all your paths lead to Love, Happiness & Success! You make us proud every day! Love & Congratulations from your family 44 Congratulations, Matt We are so proud of al May you achieve all yi and success in your li those around you in ) Love, Mom, Dad, Stephen, i "Pop" is smiling down �'To laugh and often much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayl of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success" -Ralph Waldo Emerson "To bring together the top leaders of today and tomorrow to create a better, more sustainable world through the positive power of business." -SIFE Raina, WAY TO GO! YOU DID IT! We are incredibly proud of you and your accomplishments. Continue to follow your dreams , even when they lead you down the road less traveled ... or 1200 miles away! God continue to degreee. Anthony Dattolo 2X "All-American" Congratulations on all that you have accomplished these past 4 years. We are so proud of you. We are so excited for you and your future! We wish you all the Love, Mom, Dad, Kyra, Grammy, Bubbie, and Amo luck, love and happiness you deseIVe always. Love Always, Dad, Mom and Deanna Congratulations, Matthew! We are so proud of all your accomplishments! May you achieve all your goals, find good health and success in your life, and keep the ove of those around you in your heart forever Love, .# , Mom, Dad, Stephen, and your Grandparents "Pop" is smiling down on you always ./ '.lily Congratulations to the Seniors! You've offically done it It is now time to move onto bigger and better things and make Wilkes University proud! The Yearbook Staff would like to wish you the best of luck in the rest of what is to come! 2011-2012 45 �"Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence , they become your excuse for failture. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next." --Dr. Ben Carson My pride and love are with you always. Stay strong and sweet. You will make this happen. My love, Gramma Your persev~ rance, ambition, hard work, and dedication are qualities that make you so special. We are so proud of you for all you have accomplished, all you have overcome, and all that lies ahead of you. All our Love and Pride, Mom, Dad, Autumn, Dallas and Troy Britt.. .I am so proud of you and the goals you have set. Don't get out of school too soon though ... we have many more spring breaks to celebrate. Love you, Uncle "Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose." As always, so proud of you Brit! Stay courageous. My love, Aunt Vic "The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching" --Dennis Green We love you and are so proud!!! Congratulations! Uncle Ronnie, Aunt Cyndi, Kassie and Kyle �ambition, hard n are qualities that We are so proud ve accomplished, rre, and all that de, ., Dallas and Troy t. ..I am so proud of you the goals you have set. l't get out of school too 1 though ... we have many e spring breaks to )rate. ~ you, le ���Cross Country The Colonels men's and women's cross country teams opened up this year in Kirby Park where they hosted Misericordia. The women triumphed with a close win while the men suffered a defeat. They then continued on to compete together at the Cougar Classic. Dan Lykens lead for the men's team where he finished in 54th place, while Michelle Wakeley led for the women's team and finished in an impressive 6th place overall. 7th place was secured by both the men and women at the Messiah Invitational where Wakeley achieved the fifth best time in school history in the 6k with 24:51. At the MAC championships the men finished eighth out of 14 teams and the women finished tenth out of 13. This allowed them to compete at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals where the Colonels finished 38th of 4 7 and the Lady Colonels finished 41 st of 4 7. From all of her hard work this year Wakeley was named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Year. Above: It's becoming a dead s: finish Right: Matthew Buot race Above: Wilkes runner tracking time Below: Michelle Wakeley leads the pack of runners Above: Kirsten Cook runs sid Christine Klingel Right: The men's team lined 1 tarting gun 50 �1ntry Above: It's becoming a dead sprint to the finish Right: Matthew Buono running his race Jack of runners Above: Kirsten Cook runs side by side Christine Klingel Right: The men's team lined up to wait the tarting gun �Field Hockey Bevans dribbling down the sideline Above: Kaitlyn Bevans getting ready to attack the ball Brittany Beavers lunging towards the offense 52 Alisha Bowers dribbling around a defender The Lady Colonels wt Wilkes picked up thei against Delaware Vall another win against :C senior Lindsey Daven another win against 1\1 first team as a midfiel �Beavers ready to drive Bevans dribbling down the sideline )bling around a Ashley Ream winding up to striek the ball The Lady Colonels were selected to finish seventh in the conference voted on from the coaches. Wilkes picked up their first win against Arcadia who they shut out 1-0. Their next win, 2-0, against Delaware Valley College, wouldn't come until after a couple of tough losses. With another win against Desales it put the Colonels 2-2 in the Freedom play. Field hockey's only senior Lindsey Davenport, our goalie, was recognized during senior night, while also chalking up another win against Misericordia. Lauren Pawling was named to the 2011 Freedom Conference first team as a midfielder, while Davenport made the second team selection. �Football Wilkes was expected to finish third overall this season within the MAC. They started off on a positive note by having sophomore, Tate Moore-Jacobs, named a Preseason All-American. Todd Eagles, wide receiver, was named to the MAC Honor Roll after his performance in a tough loss against Susquehanna University. Throughout the rest of the season to follow fellow players; Moore-Jacobs (2), Zach Tivald (2), Rob Houseknecht, Andrew Regan were also named to the Honor Roll. The new football stadium was named in honor of our legendary football coach Rollie Schmidt, who had the third-longest winning streak in collegiate football history with a record of 32 straight games. In the same day as the renaming, the Colonels defeated Widener 35-27 and Alex George was named MAC Offensive Player of the Week. They finished out the season strong on senior day with a strong win over Stevenson. Wilkes was proud to name six to the All-MAC football teams. Tivald , Ben Webb , Moore-Jacobs, received first team All-Middle Atlantic Conference. Eagles, Houseknecht, and Regan were named to the second team. ~.,.. ..,,.,~ -; Above: Linemen Anthony Swain and Brendon Myer blocking quarterback Alex George. Below: Left- Running back Auxence Wogou taking a route; Middle- A Wilkes single take down of the offense Right- Senior, Shawn Gregson avoiding the defenders Above: Todd Eagles holding fc Geoffrey Arentz Top Right: Billy Connor, Nid Chris Demuro supporting tear Bottom Right: A full stand for homecoming game all in 1suppi Colonels 54 �Left: Star senior, running back, Zach Tivald running into the end zone according to teammate Calvin Garvin (background) Below: Dylan Mohring getting taped up ready to get back into the game Jrendon Myer blocking rogou taking a route; the offense g the defenders bove: Todd Eagles holding for kicker Geoffrey Arentz Top Right: Billy Connor, Nick Gray, and Chris Demuro supporting teammates Bottom Right: A full stand for the homecoming game all in,support of our Colonels �Golf Matt Kachurak watching his putt toward the hole Mark Wallis completing his drive Matt Kachurak lining up his finishing putt 56 Jon Rohrbach watching his ball land after the distant drive The men's golf team kicl Wilkes's top shooter tiec Elizabethtown Fall Class against Kings and Scran falling short to Scranton Conference. The top fiv Michael Daubert, and J< where they would ultim, 24th overall, shooting a �Jeremy Nolt watching his putt Matt Kachurak watching his putt toward the hole ng his ball land nt drive Michael Turano finishing the hole The men's golf team kicked off their fall season with a tri-match at Misericordia. Matt Kachurak Wilkes's top shooter tied for second with shooting 75. They finished the fall season at the Elizabethtown Fall Classic where they finished 16th place overall. For the opening home match against Kings and Scranton at the Huntsville Golf Club, they succeed in defeating rival Kings before falling short to Scranton. To finish out the season they prepared to compete at the Mid-Atlantic Conference. The top five competitors consisted of Anthony Gagliostro, Jeremy Nolt, Darren Mensch, Michael Daubert, and Jon Rohrbach after one day of shooting they were in seventh place. Which was where they would ultimately finish after the second day. Anthony Gagliostro led Wilkes finishing 24th overall, shooting a 176. 57 �Men's Soccer With the start of a new season the Wilkes Men's Soccer was picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll. After a rough start against Rosemont they sprung back to clinch a win against Gwynedd-Mercy. After tough competition the Colonels accepted a tough defeat agasint # 17 Muhlenberg. Eric McAnena shot the game winner against Penn College and Michael Turner did the same against Baptist Bible. With a mixture of wins and losses throughout the rest of the season they concluded with an over-all record of 6-11, 2-5 in Freedom Conference play. TJ Brandt, playing midfielder, was named to the All-Freedom Second Team. Above: Men's team lined Alligence Right: T J Brandt dribblini Above: Stephen Ruch dribbling down the sideline Below: Coach Wingert, head coach, strategizing with his players Above: Michael Turner sp the ball Right: Andrew Asare blobl 58 �er Above: Men's team lined up for the Pledge of Alligence Right: T J Brandt dribbling the ball the sideline rategizing with his players Above: Michael Turner sprinting the retreive the ball Right: Andrew Asare blotking the defender �Women's Soccer Celebration aj wmnmggo, The women's team watches on cheering on their teammates on the field Katy Fissel ready to strike the ball 60 Danielle Brewer quickly weaving around the defender The Lady Colonels wer Widener she was name Week. The women's sc who struggled after the Society where $1492 w was named Player of th Week. Ashley Graham named to the All-Freed Fissel also was named t team. Ellis also was na �Jana Martin anticipating the next pass Celebration after a winning goal! dy weaving ~nder Lyndsay Ellis carrying the ball up the field The Lady Colonels were chosen to finish third in the Preseason Poll. After Katy Fissel's game winning goal against Widener she was named Conference Player of the Week. The same well goalie Sam Lindo earned Defender of the Week. The women's soccer team isn't just about playing a sport. They could be found lending a hand to help those who struggled after the flood. They also held a pink jersey auction to raise money to benefit the American Cancer Society where $1492 was raised. After a 0-0, 2 overtime tie against FDU, they rose against DeSales 4-1. Jana Martin was named Player of the Week for scoring 4 goals and 1 assist in one week, while Lindo was named Goalie of the Week. Ashley Graham had her first hat trick this season to beat Delaware Valley 4-1. Fissel and Lyndsay Ellis were named to the All-Freedom Conference First Team and Erin Donnelly earned Second Team All-Conference honors. Fissel also was named to the second team honors of the NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic team while Ellis made the third team. Ellis also was named to the ECAC All-Star team and Fissel to the second team. 61 �Volleyball Wilkes introduced Meredith Alexis as the new Women's Volleyball Head Coach. They were voted to finish sixth overall in the Preseason Conference poll. The season started at a Moravian Invitational where after two days finished up 1 and 3. The season started off rough for the Colonels losing in tournaments and dual matches. They almost took out rival King's after taking the first 2 sets before losing 2-3. Wilkes took down Hilbert College in a straight 3 sets. It was a close match against Delaware Valley College. Wilkes took the loss at 2-3 but Senior Kate McGurk led with 34 assists and 21 digs. To end the season Wilkes Colonel's took a win against Manhattanville College. Above: Paige Trusty am to retun serve Right: Ca Above: Emily DeBuck bumping the ball Below: Paige Trusty and Kate McGurk celebrating together Above and Right: Emil) over 62 �Above: Paige Trusty and Emily DeBuck in position to retun serve Right: Casey Bohan spiking the ball celebrating together Above and Right: Emily DeBuck bumping the ball over the net 63 �Men's Basketball Top: Mullins fortl Below: Jourdon , taking the ba Cameron Hinkel looking to get ar~~nd Misericrodia defense The Preseason Polls J posted huge wins aga: later on. Paul Huch, in school history for ~ impressive 26 points Marywood in a cross Players of the week a Freedom Champions: named to Casida Aca year. 64 Senior, Paul Huch jumping for a rebound Senior, Matt Mullins dribbling past the defender �Captain Mullins with the fade away Jumper Top: Mullins forthe tip Below: Jourdan Wilson taking the ball Hinkle taking the ball up the line The Preseason Polls predicted that Wilkes Basketball would finish up fourth in the conference. The team posted huge wins against PSU dere!ting Hazleton and Harrisburg to start the season and Wilkes-Barre later on. Paul Huch was name·d Freedom Player of the Week after posting 24 rebounds the second most in school history for a single game. Freshmen, Jordan Wilson was name Player of the Week after an impressive 26 points in 26 minutes against Misericordia. Huch hit a career high of 29 points against Marywood in a cross country challenge finale. Kendall Hinze and Matt Mullins were named Freedom Players of the week after outstanding performances. The Colonels overcame Eastern to advance to Freedom Championship Finale before falling to Misericordia. Huch Scholar Athlete of the year and named to Casida Academic All District 4 First Team, Wilson ECAC South Rookie and Freshman of the year. :: ~• J\, '\\\ past the 't~\1)\\\1\~~\ l,\{~X,t~~~w~,~'~ff'r$tj'ltfj.~\~~,,'ll,'!~•1~ ~ ~ \ ~ - - / ~}\ 65 �Women's Basketball Wilkes picked up new head coach Chris Heery to start the 11-12 season. The Lady Colonels were picked to finish eighth this season. They started off the season strong taking wins against PSU Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre, and Keystone. In the Blue Jay Classic, the ladies dropped a close 2 overtime lost to PSU Harrisburg. Megan Kazmerski dropped a career high 27 points in a loss against Manhattanville. Finally they took a win against Cedar Crest ending a 9 game losing streak. It was a tough end of the season as they couldn't pull out another win. Whitney Connolly was the sole senior on the team. In March Allison Walsh was featured in a sports documentary about the Above: Larisa Farese dribbling around Misericordia Dunmore-Mid Valley girls' Below: Allison Walsh boxing out Above: Wilkes offenl the lane Right: Amanda Pawl between two defende basket Above: Kate Thomas 11 pass or the basket Right: Allison Walsh g( defense 66 �~ketball Above: Wilkes offense taking it down the lane Right: Amanda Pawlowski sneaks between two defenders to take it to the basket iisericordia Above: Kate Thomas looking for an open pass or the basket Right: Allison Walsh getting around the defense 67 �Wrestling Dave Oberrender takes the win! Tony Peterson looking for a flip "~ ·" Wilkes getting ready to dive for the legs in an attempt to take down their opponent 68 Ray Dungee getting in the mood as he prepares for his bout Before the season began Ryan Wilson and Anthrn lead the team to first. W Petrofes Dattolo and My fifth in school history, de Open with six champion: Matt Transue. Fleck fini second straight Metropol All-American Honors as · named to the Division II �Griffin Panicucci taking on his opponet Dave Oberrender takes the win! getting in the mood as he )ares for his bout Wilkes scrapping on the mat Before the season began Coacl1 Jon Laudenslager was named to the 2011 Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame. Ryan Wilson and Anthony Dattolo took Individual Titles leading off at the King's Invitational helping to lead the team to first. W~es moved from being ranked Nationally from 12 to 11. In the Messiah Petrofes Dattolo and Myzar Mendoza were crowned first. Dattolo collected his 100th win, to become the fifth in school history, defeating Messiah's Ty Kanouff. Wilkes experienced high success in the Messiah Open with six champions: Michael Fleck, Jeff Peterson, Matt Ellery, Nathan White, Dustin Stough, and Matt Transue. Fleck finished the season earning Metropolitan Rookie of the Year. Dattolo earned his second straight Metropolitan Title; and finished runner-up at the NCAA Championships earning him All-American Honors as well as Wilkes Male Athlete of the Year. Shane Everett and Tyler Lauchaire were named to the Division III Scholar and All-American teams. 69 �Baseball The coaches in the Freedom conference ranked the Wilkes Colonels to finish sixth this season. Wilkes took big wins against PSU Wilkes-Barre, Marywood, and Eastern. After two ninth inning rallies the men fell to Penn College and POU-Florham. The biggest comeback though came against Manhattanville, where Wilkes was trailing by ten runs in the seventh inning. Scott Skammer led off in a rally that gave them the win at 13-11. OnApril4, 2012Matt Ruch clinched the all-time hitting record at 186 against Misericordia. The season ended in the Freedom Finale against Delaware Valley. M. Ruch was named MAC Spring Scholar Athlete. Stephen Ruch was selected to First Team All-Freedom; Carmen Lopresto and Dan Pisanchyn were named to the Second Team. Above/Right/Bottom Rig Carmen Lopresto showca and defensive skills Above: Freshman, Stephen Ruch fielding the ball Below: Freshman, Cory Dickson throwing heat from the mound Above: Senior, Matt Ruch at school's all-time hits leader a; 200 hits in his career. Heals three for doubles, home runs! 70 �Above/Right/Bottom Right: Junior, Carmen Lopresto showcasing his offensive and defensive skills ing the ball ving heat from the mound Above: Senior, Matt Ruch at bat. Became the school's all-time hits leader and secured over 200 hits in his career. He also ranks in the top three for doubles, home runs, and runs scored. 71 �Women's Lacrosse Carley Smith wit strong ca1 Freshmen, Carley Smith carrying down the field towards the goal Carley Smith maneuvering around the defenders 72 Sophomore, Gabby Ford leading Wilkes in points, goals, assists, groundballs, and caused turnovers To start the seaso as the Women's 1 posting a tight wi1 with 12 Colonel's play to Eastern. ( improving them t completion of thi! two more years to �Sophomore, Keri Meerholz our leading scorer Carley Smith with another strong carry y Ford leading goals, assists, used turnovers Samantha Pavalko clearing the ball from defense To start the season Wilkes was given the spot to finish seventh. The Middle Atlantic Conference split as the Women's Lacrosse team joined the Freedom Conference. They started off the season strong posting a tight win in overtime against Sweet Briar 15-14 and a win against Trinity Washington 17-0 with 12 Colonel's scoring. The women were 6 and 0 before they suffered their first loss in conference play to Eastern. Gabby Ford and Keri Meerholz lead Wilkes in a win against Lancaster Bible College improving them to 7-4 overall. Ford was named to the All-Freedom Conference second team. With the completion of this season she reached her 100th goal, 3rd in alltime points, assists, and groundballs with two more years to go. 73 �After completing two opening tournaments at Scranton and Muhlenberg Wilkes defeated Lycoming 8-1 in preparation for the MAC Individual Tournament. Zach Telijohann, Steven Wilson, Brendon Blachowski, and Evan Katz took gold for doubles play in brackets 2 and 3. At spring break the Colonel's captured wins against John Carroll, Susquehanna and PSU-Behrend before falling to Bridgewater. They took strong wins against Eastern, Misericordia, Moravian, rival Manhattanville and Kings; there was a close win against Scranton 5-4. Alex Makos was named Freedom Player of the Week after dominating wins against FDU-Florham. With second wins over FDU and they captured their fifth straight Conference Title under coach Chris Leicht. In the first round of NCAA Regionals they faced Stevens Institute of Technoogy. Makos was named to the All-Freedom Conference first team with Steven Wilson who also earned Rookie of the Year. Telijohann and Freeman were named to the second team. Chris Leicht was named Coach of the Year. Men's Tennis Above: Lined up opponents Right: Alex Maki Above: Freshmen, Trey Fidler getting set to hit a forehand Below: Team unity showed by the men's team Above: Freshmen Za1 hands after the match Right: Junior Clarke l 74 �• ~nn1s Above: Lined up in order to meet their opponents Right: Alex Makos serving ta forehand Above: Freshmen Zach Telijohann waiting to shake hands after the match Right: Junior Clarke Freeman striking a backhand �Women's Tennis Amanda Rossi ser the ad side Sole senior Anna Mitchell ready..to Junior, Alexis Donner hitting a powerful forehand cross court 76 Iih a forehand Sophomore, Amanda Rossi hitting a forehand on the run There were only twc Individual Tournarr their flights while Ai spring break the Col were ranked 18th h, FDU-Florham and l Title. In the first ro years prior. Throug Donner, and Katie l to Lynn, Kristofco, : the Year. Donner a �Sophomore, Ally Kristofco serving the deuce side Freshman, Ana English warming up Amanda Rossi serving the ad side If l hitting a n There were only two opening matches in the fall against ESU and Lycoming each won 9-0 before the MAC Individual Tournament. Ally Kristofco, Alexis Donner, Amanda Halyk, and Ana English took first place in their flights while Anna Mitchell, Rebekah Shanaman, Donner, and Kristofco took doubles titles. On spring break the Colonels took wins over John Carroll, Moravian, Bridgewater, and Susquehanna. They were ranked 18th having an undefeated season at 16-0 overall, 4-0 in conference play. With defeating FDU-Florham and Misericordia in the finals, the Colonels claimed their sixth straight Freedom Conference Title. In the first round of NCAA Regionals they suffered a loss to Suny Geneseo, a rematch from two years prior. Throughout the season Player of the Week Honors went out to Melanie Nolt, Kristofco, Donner, and Katie Lynn. Mitchell was named MAC Spring Scholar. First team All-Conference went out to Lynn, Kristofco, and Nolt who also claimed Freedom Player of the Year and Wilkes Female Athlete of the Year. Donner and Mitchell earned second team. Chris Leight was named Coach of the Year. 77 �Softball The Lady Colonels were chosen to finish seventh in the Freedom Conference this year. Over Spring Break they posted strong wins over York College and John Jay College. With the season underway the Colonels split games in their first Conference matchup against Eastern. With a rain date scheduled, Wilkes took another split in Freedom play against FDU-Florham. They weren't done the Colonels also had close splits against Lycoming and PSU Hazleton before taking both games from Baptist Bible. Alysha Bixler was our strong pitcher who helped pull out another split against Scranton. In their final game of the season the Colonels took a game from Marywood. Laykin Hughes was named to the All-Freedom Conference first team as a pitcher, and Bixler was named to the second team as an outfielder. Above and Right: prepared to make Above: Sophomore Kait Brown rounding the bases Below: Freshmen, Laykin Hughes striking out Above: Kait Brown Right: Freshman, M out tag 78 �Above and Right: Freshman, Mandy Seccia prepared to make the necessary play iing the bases king out Above: Kait Brown throwing to make the out Right: Freshman, Maura Santarelli making the out tag 79 ���Cheerle Leann Baer It was another great year of support shown Lifted up by from the Wilkes Cheerleaders for o r football team. We appreciate all the work ou have done and consiste Cheering on the field Meribeth Derkach Leading the Wilkes squad Teamwork Chanting to get the crowd Left: Junior, Alex Chando all smiles Middle: Go! Fight! Win! Right: Junior, Jessica Short; Touchdown! �Leann Baer Lifted up by �GlolbaR Dllv<eir§lltty att WnRlk Global diversity has become a major part of the Wil University mission. ough the Global i rsity program, run by Georgia Costalas, Felixa Wingen, Kimberly Niezgoda, Erica Acosta, and Dr. Godlove Fonjweng, Wilkes has become hom e to students from all over the world. Wilkes has students from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, China, Colomb , Wales and so many more places. In an effort to explore this amazing diversity on cam , the Cenfor for Global Diversity hosts many programs such as International night a Global Coffee Hour. The mainstay of the Global Diversity department, Global coffee ho is a weekly event that gives International and American students the opportunity to s d time together and learn about each other's cultures in a safe and open environment t global coffee hour, students enjoy snacks and coffee while playing games and discussin eir cultures with one another. It is programs like the Global Diversity program that m Wilkes University the well rounded institution that it is. The teachers a expenences an good. Being at Wilke events to assist �An Name:Yujia Jiang Country: China s. In an effort to The teachers are really nice. Some of my experiences are good and some are not good. v hosts many ,tay of the Global rnational and t each other's It is programs unded Name: Y aisa Mosquera ✓ Country: Colombia i Major: Accounting ft .,. Being at Wilkes is nice; they have a lot of events to assist us and I met nice people. Our �Advisor Jamie Miller quizzing students in order to win a free t-shirt aption copy goes here. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisi ing clit, sect do ciusmodsed. caption copy go s here. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisi cinj el.it, sed do eiusmodsed. ~~ - It as another rainy day for the annual Club Day at Wilkes University. With a last minute change, the booths were set up in Martz and the marketing began. There was a wide array of clubs represented once again this year. Students an ious for the free-shirt give away by Student Government. Give-aways consisted of pamphlets, food, clothing, bracelets, bottle openers, mugs, pens/pencils, and footballs! Clubs, Food, Friends, Give-Aways, Corn Soft Hot Sausi Can Can Cho 86 Photo by An overview of Club Day 2011 What every club hopes for...SIGN-UPS! �or Jamie Miller quizzing 1ts in order to win a free t-shirt Photo by Photo by Com-Dogs, Soft Pretzels, Hot Dogs, Sausage Sandwhichs, Cans of Soda, Candy, Chocolate Joey Marx leaving the buffet with a full plate of MNIC YEtlR800IC �HA WC was created to students to live a healt personal wellrfess goals available 7 days a wee] is interested. We provi nutrition guidelines, ar weekly email. This club gives Wilkes opportunity to engage i positive and supportin~ something that has not available to students. T benefits students who a in participating in the c but are interested in he, nutrition. Health a ( �HAWC HA WC was created to help encourage students to live a healthy lifestyle and set personal wellness goals. Workouts are available 7 days a week for anyone who is interested. We provide eating tips, nutrition guidelines, and more via a weekly email. This club gives Wilkes students the opportunity to engage in exercise in a positive and supporting environment, something that has not been previously available to students. This club also benefits students who are not interested in participating in the club's workouts, but are interested in healthy eating and nutrition. Coordinator: Trey Tietz Co-Coordinator: Alexandria Givens Secretary/Treasure: Samantha Bickert Health and Wellness Club Representatives: Anthony Cooper Kevin Taylor James DaRe Kevin Anderson Jordyn Miller Stacy Kandrac Publicity Chair: Janelle Holloman 89 ��At Wilkes University, the third week in October is dedicated to spreading the word about the dangers of alcohol abuse. Each year the Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug Services pairs up with the college to help inform students that drugs and alcohol can do serious harm to the body and mind. On Tuesday, students, faculty, an s gathered in the Greenway or the ann al walk over the Ma et Street Brid . Students wh participated recieved a free t shirt and a BBQ picnic afterwards. �hold up junior Leann Baer during the "Blue and Gold" cheer. �Left: The homecoming court poses on field after winners Dan McLaughlin and Christa Filipkowski were announced. �Students Cele Last spring, you may have walked across the Greenway and noticed a group of people running around and throwing colors at each other. You may have thought this was peculiar, right? Well, this is completely normal in parts of India during this time of year, because they were celebrating Holi. Every year, Hindus celebrate the festival of Holi, best known in the West as The Festival of Colors. Like most events in the Hindu calendar, this festival has many purposes, both religious and social. It is by far the least religious holiday, but still one of the most exhilarating celebrations. Holi celebrates the arrival of spring, originally to commemorate the abundant harvests from the fertile land. 1n modern times, Holi has become a tradition to just celebrate during the onset of spring. Although its social significance has been altered over time, its religious purpose remains intact-it honors events present in Hindu mythology. The days looming to Holi are buzzing with excitement and joy. The event takes place over a period of two days; on the first day, which is Holi, participants hold a bonfire (Holi means fire) to honor the death of a demon in Hindu mythology, and on the following day, known as Dhuletti {dhoo-let-tea), colored powder is thrown at each other to celebrate spring. ��on the Greenway . St tton candy . Stu take home a o . , Brenton Schafer and Melissa Caprio 96 The bouncy house was a huge hit this year. Junior Melanie Nolt (top left)a~ Jamie Miller (top right) race to the finish line, while Sophmore Cassidy Com takes a tumble (bottom right). �REENWAY . . . . . . L INT0 brings the carnival right to }tour doors ep. This year there was he Greenway. Students relived their younge years with sand art vases, facepain iAg, tton candy. Students raced each other to the top of the bouncy house a d got to take home a one of a kind balloon animal. What was your favorite par Junior Melanie Nolt (top left) and !, while Sophmore Cassidy Conroy om right). ��ON 'PRESENTS Right Top: Brian Palmiter warms up before the show. Right Ce ter: The top three are announced. Right Bottom: Charles Fuller and Allen Heggs set up for the show. Below: Ariel Miller wins over the crowd with Adele's "Someone Like �Favorite Shows Wilkes Un "."1y favorite how that I was a part of la t year was Lillie Women. It had such a small ca t o it "a" easy to connect with c,1ch other in the show. \I o, my character Jo larch was a challenging mil: for me, but it was so n:ward111g in o many wa;s." - icrra ellerari, Junior heat 2011-2012Season " I ommr. The mu Photos courtesy of Wilkes University Theater Wilkes University Theater department had , yet another successful season. They continued their tradition of preseiti~g four ,,. show in an academic year. This season kicked off with Almost, Maine a two act play about a small New England town that gets hit with the lovebug. It tells the tales of various couples falling in and out of love and all the trials and tribulations that follow. In November, W.U.T. performed a spectacular rendition of The Who s To11};.._my,/4 rock musical based off the famous 1969 album. The spring season included Little Women The Musical, a heartwarming take on the classic story, and Amadaus, a fictional account of Wolfgang Amadaus Mozart. The Theater department's hard work paid "It's difficult being in a production and keeping up with classwork. If you don't set appropriate amounts of time for each, it is easy to fall behind and become overwhelmed." -Nicole Weaver, Sophmore I 00 Top Left: Cierra Cellerari, Casey Gow. Center: Cassidy Conroy, Jimmy Basquill Bottom Left: Luke Brady "Definitely time management. Being a freshman and being a production, you have to learn really quick how to make your time matter." -Mandy Thomas, Freshman ic, the lights, the script and the Center: Cast of Amadaus Bottom Right: Cierra Cellerari, Kelly Pleva. Caitlin Mckee & Kearasten Jordan �Favorite Shows 11 My favorite show that I was a part of last year was Little Women. It had such a small cast so it was easy to connect with each other in the show. Also, my character Jo March was a challenging role for me, but it was so rewarding in so many ways." -Cierra Cellerari, Junior 11 Tommy. The music, the lights, the script and the entire cast and crew put on a great show. I loved each of the eras the show was set in and it was the perfect mix of Broadway meets Classic Rock." -Lacey Willis, Senior "This season was incredibly challenging for all of us due to the versatility of the four shows. Eve,;.yoffe had their own challenges from postmodern romatic comedy to tackling the immensity of Peter Shaffer. I believe this year was a wonderful season with great performances all around." -Jamie Alderiso, Sophmore 1ter: Cast of Amadaus tom Right: Cierra Cellerari, Kelly Pleva, tlin Mckee & Kearasten Jordan Do the traditions with W.U.T. change or remain the same over the years? "They evolve as the company changes. The traditions we had in my freshmen year were dramatically changed and long gone by the time I was a senior. It's kind of unfortunate because some of them were really fun." -Casey Gow, Senior 101 �the scoop on the ins an "The theme last year wa and had general dark underto piece revolved around the wo intcn e instrumental piece. U ne of the pieces that will ha How many hours a week do "Each class I was taking n cla and I was in Jazz and ime. I also learned a dance c he taught to a few select dan n top of that I was in four d tudent choreograph. Those o on average I was in the st - hat is the most rewarding "Being on stage in front ou have to hit every note pe r i ion. But perfection is h light up the stage. I love to the audience whether it is nything in between. No mat hat moment, from that time ff my mind goes to another motional journey I've ever �sp e w1 Jor er the scoop on the ins and outs of the life of a d -What was the theme of this year's recital? "The theme last year was focused on the end of the world ' and had general dark undertones to it. Lynne Mariani's modern piece rev9lved around the world ending 'in 201 f and used a very intense instrumental piece. Usually the theme is based around one of the pieces that will have the most impact on the audience emotionally. -How many hours a week do you dedicate to dancing? "Each class I was taking involved three hours of rehearsal in class and I was in Jazz and Modern so that is 6 hours of class ' time. I also learned a dance choreographed by Kris Cross, that<- 1 . . , she taught to a few select dancers that met for an hour a week. On top of that I was in four dance CO\llposition pieces that students choreograph. Those required one hour a week as well. So on average I was in the studio for 11 hours a week. -What is the most rewarding part of being a dancer? "Being on stage in front of an audience. Just like singing you have to hit every note perfectly, in dance every move with precision. But perfection is hard to achieve so my main goal is to light up the stage. I love to perform and pl})ject my emotions · to the audience whether it is happiness., sadness, hist, anger or , anything in between. No matter what is going on in my life at that moment, from that time I step on stage to the tirhe I step , off my mind goes to another piace and takes me on the best emotional Journey I've ever had. ��Winter Weekend was icelodeon Many students articipated including groups ·ke Wilkes Ultimate Frisbee team, History Club, Wilkes Cheerleaders, and the :hemistry club. The students were challeneged to participate in varous games md activities throughout the weekend. Some of the cartoons we saw included ugrats, Doug, Hey Arnold, AHH Real Monsters, Inspector Gadget, and Catdog. 11 • �A Minersville, PA native, Drebitko picked up skiing when he was five years old. It originally started out as a family sport. But racing was found within his blood passed down from his father. Skiing only became serious when he left baseball at Wilkes in 2011, to pursue competition. For years Jon would only ski four to six times a year as a hobby. In the last two years though this increased substantially to four to six times per week! A benefit of this was the opportunity to travel. Some of the farthest slopes were Salt Lake • City, Utah; Copper, Colorado; Killington, VT; and Okemo, VT. Jon's favorite slope is Solitude in Salt Lake City. No wonder, it's one of his favorites, it's ranked #3 for Best Powder and has an annual snowfall .of 500 inches. With over 2,500 acres to j}{i on and 64+ runs it has ample opportuniti~s for long days on the slopes. Skiing is not,a .sport that is easy to fund. He easily spends thousands of dollars to cover equipment. gas, entry and organizational fees, and travel per year. That's why Drebitko applied at Sno Mountain to become one of their ski instructors and pace setters. According to Professional Ski ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Instructors of America (PSIA) he is ranked level I out of 3. With more training and experience he will move qHickly through the ranks. Working at Sno Mountain has its advantages, it allows him to ski for free and receive pro forum discounts from certain retailers. In his free time Jon loves to still play baseball and swing a bat. He also ..,... enjoys taking his dog for walks on the mountain and of course watching skiing whenever it's on TV. John Teller is Jon's favorite ski cross racer but his all-time favorites are Bode Miller (pictured) and Lindsey Vonn all of who compete on the US team. Drebitko knows the true definition when it comes to speed. He's been clocked between 6 5 to 7 5 mph during a ski cross race on some of the international courses. Normally the speed reached depends on the type and/ or discipline of the race. Jon had the chance to qualify for the USASA Nationals Competition; which was hosted in April 2012 at slopes in Copper Colorado. At Nationals he met competitors and coaches who shared the same skiing passion and were willing to exchange ideas on techniques. For most of the year Jon found himself ranked at #1 for the From: http://lazyspleen.blogspot.com. USASA for most of year and therefore entered Nationals at 3rd. He 012/ 11/randomville-10-peoplcended the season crossing the finish at 6th after crashing in his second 1-bet-you-didnt.html heat. Drebitko is following him dreams of being a competition skier, who knows maybe he'll be the next Shaun White. r----------------------------------iiiiiil There are reaffy on[y three thi119s to [eam in skii119: Ftow to put on your skis, Ftow to s[ufe downfii[C ancf fww wa[k, aCo119 the Ftospita[ coni.clor. ~ Lord Mancroft, A Chinaman in the Bath, 1974 �irs old. It originally ~d down from his father. rsue competition. For ;vo years though this s the opportunity to hest slopes were Salt Lake orado; Killington, VT; favorite slope is Solitude ·onder, it's one of his for Best Powder and has )0 inches. With over j 64+ runs it has ample 1ys on the slopes. Skiing r to fund. He easily lars to cover equipment, .onal fees, and travel per ko applied at Sno e of their ski instructors ling to Professional Ski PSIA) he is ranked level 1 ~ the ranks. Working at ~ pro forum discounts . swing a bat. He also ;kiing whenever it's on are Bode Miller From: http://lazyspleen.blogspot.com/2 012/ l l /r31domville-l 0-people-il 1-bet-you-didnt.html ) , to s[icfe cfownfii[[, and Fww to ~ �Wilkes hip hop Right: Mcmebers of Wilke niver ity Programing Board meet with Mac Miller after the how. �Wilkes Programming Board welcomes the year's hottest hip hop artist to the F.M. Kirby Center for their spring concert. Right: Memebers of Wilkes University Programing Board meet with Mac Miller after the show. �es vs. Kings Ea History was made on the eve of January 21st. The Wilkes Colonels and the Kings Monarchs came head to head in a challenge that neither side has seen before. The teams traveled to the Mohegan Sun Area to participate in the first annual Wilkes vs. Kings hot dog eating contest. The stakes were high as Justin "The Maniak" Franiak, Bryan "Wizzer" Wislosky, "Amish" Phil Leid, Devin "Devo" Kane, and Mark "So..l!_g Menace" Fowler entered the packed arena during a Penguin's Hockey game. When asked how he prepared for the event, Phil said he fasted for 24 hours. According to Bryan, Kings didn't even stand a chance. In the end, Wilkes conquered 25 hot dogs in under 5 minutes and were crowned the champions. Maniak Franiak's technique was to "dip and shove". When asked if he would have done anything differently, Franiak said he would have worn a tighter shirt. Wilkes Progr Ballroom. Some Grotto's Pizza victorious. Progra �ontest Wilkes Programming Board hosted their annual Pizza Wars in the SUB Ballroom. Some pizza vendors included Pronto's, Januzzi's, Rodano's and Grotto's Pizza The ballots were counted and Pronto's Pizza came out Victorious. Programming Board also announced the perfonning artist for the spring~oncert via Twitter live feed. # ���RELAY FDR lfFE 2012 What Is Reay / According to their website, Relay for Life is a worldwide organization that raises awareness about cancer. There are over 4 million people in over 20 countries that take part in raising money for this phenomenal group. During a Relay, participants celebrate survivors of cancer, remember the ones we've lost, and fight back to prevent future losses from the disease. Each year Wilkes students create teams to raise money for the event and stay up for 24 hours participating in activities revolving around a certain theme. Students relived their childhood memories with a board game theme. I 114 I �012 �Every year Developm~ a week's games. Th Building is tr Casino that like Bing 0, Black Jo S:udents coll into raffle ti year incl Macbook shoppings p~ �Every year, Wilkes Student Development puts together a week's worth of fun and games. The Student Union Building is transformed into a Casino that features games like Bingo, Horse Racing, Black Jack, and Poker. Students collect chips to turn into raffle tickets. Prizes this year included lpads.,. a Macbook Pro and $1000 shopping spree at King of Prussia. 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"I'm walking it off!!!" CORA GIBSON -Hometown: Montrose, PA -Job with Amnicola: Layout Editor. -Favortie places you've been: New Orleans, Florida, Montreal Canada. -Favorite memory: "Ya'll ain't gonna have no Beignets?! Aw I don't believe dis." -Hometown: Port Crane, NY -Job with Amnicola: Photography Editor. -Favortie places you've be New Orleans. -Favorite quote: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better it's not" Dr. Suess �TAFft NIPA PARKH JESSE VILLELA SON mory: "Ya'll ave no ~ I don't -Hometown: Port Crane, NY -Job with Amnicola: Photography Editor. -Favortie places you've been: New Orleans. -Favorite quote: "Unless someone like you: cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better it's ot"Dr. Suess -Hometown: North Brunswick, NJ -Job with Amnicola: Yearbook Staff -Favorite places you've been: Carribbean, Mexico, Bermuda, Western Europe, India, an~ Canad. -Favprite quote: "It's a funny thing about c_omin' home. Looks the same, smells the same, feels the same. You'll realize what's changed is you." -Benjamin Button KAYLA CARNEY -Hometown: Marlboro, NJ -Job with Amnicola: Yearbook Staff. -Favorite places you've been: North Carolina, Florida, Aruba, Bahamas, Vegas, Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, NashviJie. -Favorite quote: "We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdnes is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love."-Dr. Seuss �As Editor -in-Chief of the Amnicola yearbook, I am proud to say that the 2011-2012 school year has been one of our most successful. It is with that sentiment that I would like to give my sincerest thanks to all of the members of the Amnicola staff that helped to make this year's yearbook another great success in the Wilkes University legacy. First, I would like to thank our faculty advisor Jamie Miller. Jamie, it is fair to say that without you this yearbook would not exist. You took on the arduous tasks of balancing the budget and basically dealing with the administrative tasks that no one else wanted to do. Most of all, anytime one of us had an idea, you did anything within your power to facilitate us. To Ou A # To Jesse Villella: Jesse, to say that you exceeded my exp~~tations of you this year would be a huge understatement. I will admit that J,was unsure of how you would perform this year as an editor. However, you ended up becoming the right-hand-man and friend that I really needed. You always supported me one hundred percent and for that I cannot thank you enough. /' To Melanie Nolt: Mel, you took on so many roles this year. You put yourself in charge of not only all of the copy in this book, but also tl1e budget, as well as personally contacting anybody that CO}lld possibly help·us make this book better. On top of all of this, you came up witfi p~rsonally engineered special projects that had never been done the yearbook before. It is this creativity, passion, and drive that you not only displayed yourself but inspired in myself and the rest of the staff that made this book possible. To everybody else that helped with this book: Cora, Jasmine, Nipa, and Bobby you all brought so many ideas and talents to the table this year. It is all of your creativity and hard work that made this book possible. Thank you all so much for sticking with me and the yearbook this entire year. I hope that you all bring the same passion and ambition to the yearbook staff next year. Thank you and good luck everybody! cJason !Benjamin 142 Al Years you have dt Wilkes Amnicola ~ that we would lik( From Jessie: Hope th, places ar From Cora: Jason th: and fort From Mel: 1. r still • Finally v seen so r Plenty o you fort �Found these shoes in our picture file ... since they sat so long in our office they could only be yours! Nice selfie picture · that the with that sentiment s of the Amnicola ss in the Wilkes Looking a little stressed over there ... could it be because we're behind on our deadline?? ie, it is fair to say uduous tasks of ~ tasks that no one L did anything of you this year ~ how you would the orted me one To Our Editor: Jason Benje Al ~ Years you have dedicated to serving the Wilkes Amnicola Yearbook staff and for that we would like to thank you ... From Jessie: >ut yourself in , as well as tis book better. On )rojects that had and drive that : of the staff that from Taste of Wilkes Hope that your life leads your great places and congra!M' champs! From Cora: Jason thanks for all your hard work you did and for the giggles you gave me From Mel: 1. I still despise you for that cowboy hat 2. Finally we have a clean of:tice 3. I've never seen so many pictures of £ od in my life 4. Plenty of arguments over the book 5. Thank you for the wo you did 6. You will be missed and Bobby you . of yourf creativity lCh for sticking g the same 1, ·on !Benjamin memories from New Orleans! �� 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 Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola 2012 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/66c8f2fb17368ffa17e7ce8c99f426ef.pdf f30ab2d9b3bf6f191b742d56f4726c4d PDF Text Text �' n1co a One who lives and dwells by the river Table of Contents Introduction ................................................ 2 Class of 2001 .............................................. 6 Campus Organizations............................ 20 Faculty ........................................................ 3 2 Class of 2002 ............................................. 42 Sports .......................................................... 52 Theater....................................................... 90 Advertisments ........................................... 9 2 Student Life ............................................... 96 Closing ...................................................... 111 Below: Chase Hall welcomes perspective students to the beginning of their college career. .. it all starts here. Above: The Burns Alumni Tower is a familiar site to those walking across campus. Amnicola Volume 54 Copyright 2002 The Wilkes University Yearbook �hen you decided in high school that college was the right choice, did you ever imagine it would be like what it is today? We see in the movies the sororities, the constant frat parties, the completely disorganized and chaotic life of a college student. If this was really true, colleges would have died out a long time ago. By no means is college life a walk in the park. Attendance, quizzes, tests, final exams, labs, papers, research... and those are just for the fifteen credits you take on each semester. Add on the extra curricular activities you get yourself into: writing for the Beacon, hopping on air with your very own radio show on WCLH, joining the Psych Club, the Pharmacy Club, or any club related to your major, going into politics with the student government, or perhaps forming an underground organization to fight for some student rights. Then there are sports. Football in the fall, baseball and softball in the spring. Training year round, making it to practices, revving up for the big game. And if that wasn't enough, then we have to worry about paying for this whole experience. Some of us are lucky enough to get a scholarship or a grant to make up some of the difference, but even so, that only provides for room, board, and class. So we go out and find a part-time job, either to help pay for our education , or just so we have some cash on the weekends to pay the cover charge at the clubs. Class, work, activities, and your personal life all get crammed into a few years where you are studying to become whatever it is you wish to accomplish. Sometimes it seems like an endless maze that you just won't make it through, and other times you twiddle your thumbs looking and hoping for something to do. Sleep for a few hours, never getting enough, going to class, spending an evening at work, practice or on occasion out with some friends, and studying into the night, and then crashing for those few precious moments, before repeating the whole process again. fWilkes was leading to a be in comin1 - we make f attend partic and lose, a about to embark into the real wo Our first taste of Wilkes is F1 days you spend in the summer that it isn't a total shock when ye Exploring campus, registering ) and starting to make new frien with down the road . And of course we can all ren lowly freshman in a world unlik changes when we realize we are out to get us. Living on campus, the first bat roommate, and of course the pe< with. Some step up to make a sc: life that even classes don't alwa~ Those first few weeks we sue all has begun to wear off, and cc know it sets in. Above: Winter in Wilkes-Barre is full of surprises , including the coldest of days. Below: A view along South River Street shows the Stark Learning Center. I Above: The Henry Student Cen1 Spring of 2002. Below: Deans Allen, King, and , Winter Weekend festivitie s. Above: Home of the Learning Center, Administration , and the Amnicola is Conyngham Hall. 2 Introduction �Loice, did you ever imagine it e sororities, the constant frat lege student. If this was really ~e, quizzes, tests, final exams, its you take on each semester. f Wilkes was only about classes and majors leading to a degree, what point would there be in coming here? Wilkes is so much more - we make friendships with our classmates, attend parties, watch our sport teams win and lose, and find ourselves as we are about to embark into the real world. Our first taste of Wilkes is Freshman Orientation, those few days you spend in the summer learning about the campus so that it isn't a total shock when you arrive for your first semester. Exploring campus, registering your first 15 (or more) credits, and starting to make new friends you will hopefully graduate with down the road. And of course we can all remember our first day of class, a lowly freshman in a world unlike any other. But all of that soon changes when we realize we aren't alone, and not everybody is out to get us. Living on campus, the first battle you come upon is your new roommate, and of course the people you share your bathroom with. Some step up to make a schedule, only to realize in college life that even classes don't always run perfectly on schedule. Those first few weeks we suddenly realize the newness of it all has begun to wear off, and college life as we have come to know it sets in. . \ I ~~:-~ ."'~- · ~.... ~ _· Above: Rifkin Hall, acquired by Wilkes in 1989, completed the row of residence halls along River Street. Below: In college, time is always of the essence. s-Barre is full of surprises, ~ days. uth River Street shows the Above: The Henry Student Center was dedicated in the Spring of 2002. Below: Deans Allen, King, and Adams pose for a shot at the Winter Weekend festivities. Introduction 3 �Whens life sc appropr of chanc' can arounc Ii f same. person be at great b one da, 1 gn ~mor1 of Sean Cafti[[ ~! 26, 4 In Memory of 1978- EJanuar1 1, 2002 �When someone comes into your life so unexpectedly, yet so appropriately, it has the possibility of changing your life forever. They can impact you and those around you so greatly that your life can never be the same.However, it is when that person must leave, that you must be at your strongest, for it is a great blessing that you had even one day to be in the persence of an angel. 1, 2002 In Memory of 5 �[ass o 2001 Picture Not Available Tara]. Bame Eclwan:C T. Bednarz Adrienne E. Coni9an Cafanclria L. H Picture Not Available Emma H. DeMarco Jeffrey Doran Megan Frey J oef A. Gonzalo Jennifer A. Fefa Susan LaCo Shanna L. Hennit19er Michael S. Mi 6 Class of 2001 �ture ot ilable E. Corrigan TA. Fefa Cafandria L. Hi[er Daniel T. Hoffock Justin Ho[mes Susan LaCoe Diana M. Mars fi N atfumiel D. Martin Micfiaef S. Mi[er De6orafi Panna Stepfianie A. Pastewait --'• Henning er Class of 2001 7 �Eclwarcl J. Pietras ki Katrina M. Protfteroe Lara L. Pryor Danie([e F. Syrru Picture Not Available 8 Class of 2001 Jason J. Sdiu[tz Lisa K. Shafer Maria J. Sliafula Jennifer R. Shoemaker Kevin S. Siege[ Sonya A. Smereczynsk-y AnnL. Wotri �,ara L. Pryor Danie& F. Symanski Ke[y M. West Ji[ M. Wifson Picture Not Available :aria J. sFtafufa Ann L. W otrin_g @~<m , A. Smereczyns k-y 2CC1 Class of 2001 9 �ass t 2001~ ictured Amancla T. A6ramosfie E[i.zabetfi R. A6rams Richard R. A[i Ghazi F. A(kazemi Gary A[egrucci Tammy Asfi Brian Augustine Frank A. Azaravidi Brian D. Bader Keitfi R. Bader Tfiomas Balay Tara A. Bafdmeff Shannon M. Bafclrica Ro6ert S. Banas AnnMarie M. Baneflis Susan G. Bartfiofomew Ronald S. Be6[a Danie[ C. Befdi Betfi A. Berlin Kenneth Bennan Raymond]. Bernardi ACieen A. Beny Nicofe Biago Deidre M. Brake Derek B. BCeifer Bernard]. Bfoslty Vanessa N. Bogdan Stacey Bohn Janet W. Boyer 10 Class of 2001 �Jennifer M. Bracffey Joshua L. Bradley Karen M. Bradley KarenBrista Heather A. Brown Mark A. Brozos ki John D. Bruett Joshua M. Burgess Jonathan W. Burke Zina M. Capute A119efina M. Cardoso Tinwtfiy P. Caron Liam P. Casey Ammula M. Catlin Kara Chappfe Do [[y R. CfuuufFtari Kimberly A. Checko Sharon Cfiupas Jennifer L. Cianni[i NicfwCas A. Cipriani Jan J. Cfoutier NicfwCas F. Co66 CCaire E. Co [e Grf9ory J. Co[ins James M. Conneff KarenA. CooC6a119fi Ro6ert Cooney She[[ey A. Coyfe Jessica Crowfey Denisse A. Cruz AHce T. Danso LisaM. Day Patricia A. Deitos Hefen M. Dempsey Lisa A. Dente Coffeen A. Dever Class of 2001 11 �Edward M. Diefif Tony W. D½J9an David DiMartino Loan T. Do Linda R. Dofph Jason P. Donahue Lisa B. Donafcfson Cathy A. Donfin Danyel D. Donovan Ke[y Doy[e Ke[[y A. Drews Margaret E. Duriffa Stephanie L. Eddy Jason M. Edwards Lois A. Efick Scott Ericson Micfiael Evanick Afieu M. Faaf Sandra]. Fassett Melanie J. F enis M icfiael J. F½Jueirecfo Amy M. Fitch Danieffe M. Ffock Megan R. Fogfe Brandon]. Fo;t: Dennis M. Fo;t: Ro6erta A. Fratzofa Susan N. Fronczkiewicz C hristop lier M. Fur6us h Christa A. Garcyufis Christine N. Garey Joanna M. Gaydos Kim6erfy A. Gayford 12 Class of 200 I �Mefissa A. Gedrkh Stacy L. Geiger Amy M. George S11San M. George Ro6ertJ. Gershey Bracl J. Gerstein Arthur K. Gotzmer Dante M. Grassi Re6ea:a A. Grecco Ryan R. Grymlw Nico[e M. Gry6oski Laura S. Grzywacz Pamefa A. Guarino Re6ea:a A. Gu6anich Ryan Gurian Stephanie L. Haines Joseph B. Har6eson R11Ss Hargrove James Heft Lance R. Hennir19er Scott E. Her6 Micfwci C. H etzcl Jennie L. Hifde6rand David M. Hinkfe Mo[y B. Hiser Maura L. Ho6an Lori Ho frfrecfg e Mary Beth Hopkins Brian Howard Jamie B. How& De6orah L. Hoyes Ricliarcf R. Huffman George D. Hughes Class of 2001 13 �Kristy M. Hufts Heather A. Hurfey Jufie L. Hutton Malverne Inniss DoU9fas M. Iradii Bar6ara Jaro6s J enia A. Jacques Ryan M. James James J. J ankk Christina M. Jedie(( Chery[M. Johns Jeanette J. Johnston Theodore Kerpovich Sharon A. Kestfer Brett A. Kife Jillian M. Klkka Timothy J. Knabe[ MicliaeC W. Kodi Nina L. Kocyfowslii Donna A. Kohfer Edward A. Koffar MicliaeC Konwrefi Wesfey M. Konsave19e Danidfe M. Dorinisliie Joanna R. Kowalski Gretchen E. Krackenfefs Kristy L. Kramer Katie Lynn B. Kufesa Grace Y. Lau Brian Lee Mar.9aret H. Lewis Mary M. Lewis Ryan E. Long 14 Class of 200 I �Midiaef S. Lucsky Sanclra S. Lucfwi£1 Eclwarcl]. Lukowski Stephanie M. Maison Joan Mannik Martha C. MardiancC Paul Marciano Janine A. Masi Amy E. Mazikewidi Mary McCa6e Lisa McCfintock Moille McGinCey Karen A. McHafe Midiae[ S. McMynne Erika L. McQuown Nico[e E. Mefito Robyn L. Mendy9ral Bo66iJo Mer90 M~an L. Merrick Jeffrey J. Mesaros Erica M. Michafiga A119efa M. Mikulski Brian Miller Ro6ert M. Moore J ocefyn Joyce M. Morafes Christina L. Muffw[an Amy E. Musto Trisha M. Myers Brian J. N affon Danief T. Natitus Jason T. Nemec Ufunma C. N9umezi Tliuc-Doan T. N9uyen Class of 2001 15 �MarkA. Nied Matthew A. Nied Rarufy E. Nurek Coffeen O'Donneff Tina M. O'Neil-Lane Toni Oden Jiffian K. Ornfrej ko Raymond S. Ortwein N atafia A. Os acfdiuk Victor C. Pacdiioni Moonkyu Paik Geremia]. Pa&naioa Brittany L. Payne Katie L. Pearson Patrick P. Perugino Mefissa L. Petras Nicofe P. Peutf Eric W. Pfiifilps Cfiariss a L. Pierotti Naomi Pikaitis Affison A. Pikufski Josepfi L. Pfutino Kevin M. Poafko Eric F. Pruyne Ricfiarcl C. Qu1:9fey Timotfiy J. Reilly Matthew C. Reitnour Jessica A. Reuss Amy L. Ricretti Lisa Rink Amanda Rods ki Skyfer L. RofiweMer Cfiristoplier Rok.osky 16 Class of 2001 �Leonard A. Romanski Brenden J. Rufi Mefincfa A. Rusfilwwski Jucly Sawka Matthew A. Scarceffa Erin L. Scatton Victor E. Scef6a Mary C. Scliei6 Roselyn Scfimiecl Scott R. Scfio_ffner Gary R. Scfirei6er Michad Scfirei6er Samuel R. Se6astianeffi Ricfiarcf W. Seipp Davie£ M. Sekeffick Benjamin R. Sfiovfin Maureen M. Simpkins Jessica L. Sinlwvicfi Paul Sisko Rupal Skafariya Sfieffey A. Skeras Mefece A. Sfiwinslii AmmufaJ. Smitfi C. William Smitfi Kristen J. Smofenak James E. Smouse Shannon A. Smur[ Sarafi L. Snilt Andrea J. Sommers Joyce A. Sorrentino Tracey L. Spittfer-Hassfer Christina M. Sre6ro Kari Stecle Class of 2001 17 �Bethany S. Stefanec Heather M. Steveru M~an C. Steveru Erin L. Stewart Micliaef J. Sto41 Nancy Stover Marc Strackbein Micliaef D. Stuka Jerafcfine M. Sufkns ki Cassandra B. Sutton Samantha M. Swang[er Todd A. SwanFuut Mereclitfi A. Swierczyruki Joecle R. Ta6it C liristop lier J. T afecki Jennifer S. Tliomas Jeanette T liras Ii Jennifer L. Ting[ey Ricfiarcf H. Titus Kristy I. T kacli Marisa L. Todd Lisa F. Tomcylwski Brian Tros lw Mei Walw Mary C. Wafcloif Aaron M. Wancliisen Raynwnd Wascavage Peter P. Waskiewicz Jason Water6ury Brian P. Watkiru Nico fina W eili6recfit Jolin J. Wezner Donna M. Wliipp[e 18 Class of 2001 �Jesse J. Wiendwski William C. Wifcox James A. Wifkemeyer Dmy[ B. Williams P~9y A. Wru6e[ Corey N. Yanoshak Ro6ert Ziem6a Wesfey A. ZientekKeffi ZiomekRo 6ert J. Zo&ewicz Jo fin N. Z119arekWilliam Zupfw -~ ), · Congratulations .; ~to the Class of ,:( 2001 .' f Class of 2001 19 �To the left: Here are Brandon Clark, Peter Ngyuen, and Jason Leach enjoying themselves at Spring Fling 2002. [u&s With 60 Clubs and Organizatio Wilkes University have no prot something to do. There is a clu meet every student's interest. Below: Having fun at Spring Fling 2002, Jillian Hocking, Deb Brandt, George Waschko, Allisa Bowen, Crystal Reib, and Steve Manierre. The followittg picn from Wittter W eel◄ 2002! !! Above: Newly weds Casey and Greg Collins! To the right: Roomates and friends at Spring Fling 2002, (front) Elise Hiley and Lindsay Fries, and (back) Kristin Hake and Deana Sabol. Above: Representing Shots anc Daddies/Sugar Babbies, Phong : Brittain, Deana Sabol, Jason Lt Sidhom To the left: Fritz Delva, Thelma Cancam, Kofi Gbomita, and Marvelyn Brentum enjoying their time at Homecoming 2001. 20 Clubs and Organizations From team Sugar Daddies/Sugar girls pose for picture on the over Front: Kim Naranjo, Kristin Ha· Back: Liz Miller, Rajitha Devadc and Lindsay Fries �Here are Brandon Clark, n, and Jason Leach enjoying t Spring Fling 2002. [u&s and f'fJan iEations With 60 Clubs and Organizations, students at Wilkes University have no problem finding something to do. There is a club on campus to meet every student's interest. The f01lowitt5 picrurcs arc from Witttcr W ccltcttt, 2002! ! ! Brian Sheakowski, Todd Glenn, and Jeff Brittain enjoying their balloons at the NACA Conference in Indianapolis, IN in February 2002 . . ewly weds Casey ; Collins! Above: Representing Shots and Sugar Daddies/Sugar Babbies, Phong Pham, Jeff Brittain, Deana Sabol, Jason Leach, and Al Sidhom Fritz Delva, Thelma )fi Gbomita, and rentum enjoying their 1ecoming 2001. From team Sugar Daddies/Sugar Babbies, the girls pose for picture on the over sized chair: Front: Kim Naranjo, Kristin Hake Back: Liz Miller, Rajitha Devados, Deana Sabol, and Lindsay Fries Team Whatchamacallher! Early Saturday morning for the team races, team My Mr. Goodbar will make your Starburst. Clubs and Organizations 21 �ove Front Row: Nicole Rip Sheakoski (Vice Preside Second Row: Addie G1 Brittain (WUPB Presidi Vincent Hartzell (Parli1 e I Ht First Row: Casey Willia ms, Debbie Brandt Second Row: Mick Jenkins, Madhan Srinivasan, Abhishek Nemani, Michelle Auker Third Row: Sarah Becker, Beth Danner, Kristin Hake, Lindsay Fries, Amanda Henry , Jessica Bush, Jess Pezolano , Jess Hinckle, Kristina Mullay, Am and a Richards Fourth Row: Melissa Tracey , Jeff Brittain, Selena Benarz, Julia Buss, Holly Hicks, Albert Sidhom , Seth reed, Vanessa Velikis, Phong Pham , Jason Leach , Ian Spalding Fifth Row: Suraj Puttanniah, John Bosha , Jason Kishbaugh, Brian Sheakoski, Hassan Shah Sixth Row: Adeline Groblewski, Jessica Alferio , Kyla Campbell, Nicole Ripper, Liz Roveda , Vincent Hartzell Not Pictured: Wichitah Leng, Jeanna Miller, Dave Watkins, Bethany Yenner Student Government is the main student governing organization on campus. The membership of Student Government consists of six elected representatives from each class, the Commuter Council, the Inter-Residence Hall Council, Off-Campus Council presidents, the sixteen class officers, and the Student Government President. Meetings are open to all interested students and held every Wednesday night. 22 Student Government Here are some pictures form ' �Executive Board nen Front Row: Nicole Ripper (Corresponding Secretary), Beth Danner (President), Brian Sheakoski (Vice President), Selena Bednarz (Treasurer), Second Row: Addie Groblewski (Recording Secretary), Kyla Campbell (OCC President), Jeff Brittain (WUPB President), Jessica Alferio (CC President), Casey Williams (IRHC President), Vincent Hartzell (Parlimentarian) The Student Government serves as a coordinating agency. It formulates the student activities budget and supervises expenditures within that budget. Student Government is responsible for planning Homecoming Weekend, Winter Weekend, Spring Fling, and Casino Night. lush, Jess Pezolano , Jess Hinckle, Kristina Mulla y, )m , Seth reed, Vanessa Velikis, Phong Pham , Jason Here are some pictures form Winter Weekend 2002! ncent Hartzell on campus. The membership of from each class, the Commuter ncil presidents, the sixteen class pen to all interested students and Student Government 23 �ommu er • ounc1 Off-Campus Cou with off-campus : working with no1 This year has be( OCC helped rais This semester, 0 participating in t: program. The 0 local Neighborhc Council was the : 2002 Commuter Council Front Row: Krystal Ferguson and Lindsey Wotanis Back Row: Martha Zabretsky and Jessica Alferio Not Pictured - Lorelei Getz 2002 Officers The Commuter Council of Wilkes University strives to make commuters feel included in the Wilkes family. This year the group held two trips to New York City, one in the fall and another in the spring. CC also hosted activities for students to participate in on campus, instituted a free movie rental system, donated money as well to local charities. President: Jessica Alferio Vice President: Lorelei Ge! Treasurer: Krystal Fergusor Secretary: Lindsey W otani( Front Row (Left to B Second Row (Left tc (President), V I'- 24 Commuter Council �• ounc1 Off-Campus Council is a branch of Student Government that works directly with off-campus students. The council's goals include obtaining safe housing, working with non-student neighbors, and staying friendly with the city. This year has been eventful for the Off-Campus Council. In the fall semester, OCC helped raise money for nine fire victims displaced from their apartments. This semester, OCC had a very successful hoagie sale fundraiser. OCC is also participating in the Bowl for Kid's Sake to support the Big Brother/Big Sisters program. The Off-Campus Council has club representatives attend each of the local Neighborhood Crime Watch meetings. The big event for Off-Campus Council was the Block Party which took place on Saturday, April 27th. nis lo 2002 Officers jent: Jessica Alferio resident: Lorelei Getz rer: Krystal Ferguson 1ry: Lindsey W otanis Front Row (Left to Right): Jim Harrington (Advisor), Oliver (Mascot) , Jeanna Miller (Vice-President) , Second Row (Left to Right): Ian Spaulding, John Bosha (Secretary) , Kyla Campbell (President) , Vincent Harzell (Treasurer) , Jason Kishbaugh, Beth Danner Not Pictured: Suraj Puttanniah and Lori Pugh Off Campus Council 25 �Wilkes University's Programming Board is responsible for campus entertainment. The WUPB supports a variety of events including sideshows, comedians, local bands, novelty events, and inflatables. The WUPB partially sponsors events such as the Pep Rally, Block Party, and Winter Weekend, among others. The board's biggest task each year is to organize a concert. Wilkes' nationally recognized shows such as The Goo Goo Dolls, Fuel, and this year's concert, Lifehouse eith The Calling and Michelle Branch are coordinated by Wilkes University's Programming Board. The MSC is a di backgrounds wh< and in the comrr community servi other activities t] Front Row: (sitting) Liz Carp , Brandis Mooney, Holly Sulouff, Melissa Maybe, Lori Pugh , Brittnie Harvey , Jillian Snyder, and Nichole Neuls Transition: (kneeling) Jake Malinowski and James Mason Left Side: (front) Jason Ruggiero and Steven Maniere (back) Sam Lawrence, Selena Bednarz, Mike Brown Second Row: Brian Keating, Erika Knorr, Elena Archer, Autumn Kishbaugh, Megan Riley , Kelly Marion, Katie Morton, Steph Dickert, Erica Hardiman , Phong Pham , and Witchitah Leng Third Row: Brenda Tabor, John Basha , Sarah Bogusko, Mike Abbadessa , Crystal Reib , Allisa Bowen, Jeff Brittain , Todd Glynn , Nate Cook, Mike Schoen, Larissa Dobransky , and Liz Bleacher 26 Clubs Front Row: (si Selena Bedn: Second I Third Row: Da: Missing from pi Suraj Puttanniat �• 11n foshows, partially :end, ncert. !l, and re • lCU Uf'a • • oa 110n The MSC is a diverse group of students from many racial and ethnic backgrounds who are dedicated to the celebration of diversity on the campus and in the community at large. To that end, the MSC participates in community service projects, ethnic celebrations, scholarly presentations, and other activities that help to increase intercultural understanding on campus. Front Row: (sitting) Thelma Cancam, (1st Vice President), Melody Hsiao (Secretary), Selena Bednarz (Vice President of Membership), and Jermaine Hinkle (President) Second Row: Marvelyn Brentum, Francesca Montelione, and Del Lucent Third Row: Dara Coslett (Admissions), Gina A. Morrison (Advisor), Stephanie Hartley, Kofi Gbomita, and Amanda Leigh Brozana Missing from picture: Rajitha Devadoss, Sean Gorman, Elizabeth Miller, Versh Versha, Suraj Puttanniah, Piyush Sabharwall, Ankur Sharma, Thao Huynh, Sambhu Jaiswal , and Fritz Delva Clubs 27 �. Row: Seda Ibraham Sara Rh o ch·· Francesca 1 • Front RowAphA: First . · . . ' M li G pinsk1 Dwong Jessica, Nokom1e Welsh e ssa a , ' Peter Second Row: Marina Tovbina, Colleen Second Row: Adam van Wert, ~ Kristen Graver, James Hollands: Rock, Sanita, Stacy, Brian Humpf, Michelle McCumber, and Dr. Aurther Fereuce *Rho Chi is a national pharmac: Kibbe society. The Nesbitt School of I Missing from picture: Liz Carp Wilkes university represents the Lambda chapter of the society. Bio Oub: Front: Del Lucent (Vice President), l Luther (President), Melody Hsiao Back: Rajitha Devadoss, Eric eutsler, James Hunsinger, Michael Brown (Secretary), Tiffany SIFE: Front Row: Brandon Cla Leptuck, and Jason McDermott (Treasurer) Missing from picture: Dr. Terzaghi (Advisor), Patterson, Tara Smith, Emily Ga Nichole Newls, J.J. Caprio, Selena Bednarz, Ri Dave Spath Klemish, Roman Hukim, Jessica Bush, Amand. Second Row: Jim K.razinski, _Ma Henry , Marea Kasten , Megan Williams, Steve Tara Murphy, and Diana Stemei Manierre, Jason Tedesco, Elizabeth Miller, Kell DelGuercio, Autumn Kishbaugh, Casey Connell Kristin romanko , Lauren Solslci , Melissa Trace\ Bill Chase, Sarah Becker, and Larissa Dobransk 28 Clubs Education Club: Ms. Joan Dillon advisi the Wilkes University Education Club. It is an organization which focuses on the common interest of professional teachers. This year's officers included: Katie Cammerota (President), Courtne) Stolarski (Vice President), Brooke Quin: (Secretary), Kelly Boganski (Treasurer), and Jennielle Lagana (Public Relations) Student Ambassadors: 1st Row: Morton, Pranachu Gupta, and c Danniel . 2nd Row: Melissa Maybe, Lon Megan Riley' Kelly Marion, an Renee Pribish 3rd Row: Drew Moyer, Danny Willians, Tara Smith, Vince ~a Julia Krout, and Lindsay Felice Pre-Professional Society: Front Row: Larissa Dobransky (Treasurer), Yueh-Ju hsiao, Rajitha Devadoss, Elizabeth Mille· Sandra Hughes (Vice President), Shahari, Hakim, Madhan Srinivasan, and Michell i Skumanick (President) Back Row: Brain Roslund, Mick Jenkim Paul Dorang, Jr (Secretary), Kristopher Fayock Wilkes Today: Front Row: Ke~ Walsh Bethany Yenner, Tim ' . . Millard, and Jess N1em1ec Second Row: Ken Zenkert, Anc Calhoun, John Murphy, BJ. Kosich, Rob Bierbower, Keith Witowski �Row: Seda Ibraham Sara ' ' )mie Welsh Marina Tovbina, Colleen , Stacy, Brian Humpf, =umber, and Dr. Aurther picture: Liz Carp Rho Chi: Front Row: Francesca Roberto, Melissa Gapinski, Dwong, Peter Phan Second Row: Adam van Wert, Marcy Fritz, Kristen Graver, James Hollands, Jonathan Fereuce *Rho Chi is a national pharmacy honor society. The Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University represents the Gamma Lambda chapter of the society. : Del Lucent (Vice President), En t), Melody Hsiao >evadoss, Eric eutsler, James 1ael Brown (Secretary), Tiffany ;on McDermott (Treasurer) JFE: Front Row: Brandon Clark, Thomas ·ture: Dr. Terzaghi (Advisor), Patterson, Tara Smith, Emily Gabardi, and U. Caprio, Selena Bednarz, Ryar Dave Spath 1 Hukim, Jessica Bush, Amanda Second Row: Jim Krazinski, Matt Olsen, asten, Megan Williams, Steve Tedesco, Elizabeth Miller, Kelly Tara Murphy, and Diana Steinert 1mn Kishbaugh, Casey Connell, , Lauren Solski, Melissa Tracey, Becker, and Larissa Dobransky b: Ms. Joan Dillon advises tive rsity Education Club. ?:ation which focuses on 1terest of professional year's officers included: ~ota (President), Courtney President), Brooke Quinn lly Boganski (Treasurer), .,agana (Public Relations) tudent Ambassadors: J st Row: Katie Morton, Pranachu Gupta, and Gerald Danniel 2nd Row: Melissa Maybe, Lori Pugh, Megan Riley, Kelly Marion, and Renee Pribish 3rd Row: Drew Moyer, Danny Willians, Tara Smith, Vince Harzell, Julia Krout, and Lindsay Felicetti I Society: Front Row: ;ky (Treasurer), Yueh-Ju >evadoss, Elizabeth Miller (Vice President), Shahariar 1 Srinivasan, and Michelle sident) tn Roslund, Mick Jenkins. (Secretary), Kristopher Wilkes Today: Front Row: Kevin Walsh, Bethany Yenner, Tim Millard, and Jess Niemiec Second Row: Ken Zenkert, Andy Calhoun, John Murphy, BJ Kosich, Rob Bierbower, Keith Witowski Clubs 29 �• erna 1ve • 1n Building on their momentun with a run ending in Upland, C. hampionship Tournament, wh University in the Elite Eight, 5-'. Eric Bonacci left some big shoef of Captain Dave Peer and Rob greater accolades and ~cc~mp~s their #7 national ranking m Drv Wilkes remained competitiv howing in the regional playoffs to rebound in the 2002-2003 se On site at Habitat for Humanity: Kelly Bogansky, Chrissy Rubillo, Kara Chapple (Volunteer Services), Marcie Herman (Student Activities), Piyush Sabh Arwall, Kathy Kemper, Jennifer Lastovica, Versha Versha, and Kris Fayock. On Saturday, March 2, 2002 a group of 7 students and 2 staff advisors left Wilkes Barre for Alexandria, LA. The Alternative Spring Break crew members spent a week there working with Habitat for Humanity's College Challenge. They volunteered at two work sites. At the first site, they painted walls of a brand new, made from scratch home. While in Alexandria, they were hosted by the First United Methodist Church; Billie and Wayne Malone (members of the church) "adopted" the group, arranging dinner each night and making them feel welcome in the south. At the end of their work week, the crew drove to nearby New Orleans for a day of sight-seeing and fun. The 24-hour drive brought them home to Wilkes Barre Sunday, March 10th. 30 Clubs PLAYER GP 7 Ken Huntington 10 Russ Silcox 13 Ryan Maisano 17 Eric Wolfe 19 BJ Kosich 23 Nick Romanowski 27 Rob Hersker 29 Steve Hulme 30 Mike Burke 4 7 Nick Meadow 83 Nathan Cook 97 Dave Peer 15 15 9 3 15 3 15 8 15 15 10 15 PLAYER GP 30 Mike Burke 15 �er oc Building on their momentum from 1999-2000, Wilkes Roller Hockey made national waves last year with a run ending in Upland, California at the Collegiate Roller Hockey League National Championship Tournament, where Wilkes was ousted by eventual champion Eastern Michigan Cniversity in the Elite Eight, 5-2. The graduation of Chris Jarzyk and Jason Waterbury and loss of Eric Bonacci left some big shoes to fill, but Wilkes still retains most of their nucleus. The veteran talent of Captain Dave Peer and Rob Hersker around an incredible pool of underclass talent promised even greater accolades and accomplishments for the team in 2001-2002, as the Colonels looked to build on lheir #7 national ranking in Division II. Wilkes remained competitive throughout the 2001-2002 season, but unfortunately had a poor howing in the regional playoffs and ended its season in 6th place in their conference. They will look to rebound in the 2002-2003 season and regain their national ranking. Chapple \.rwall, Kathy 2 !re :d Jf Q PLAYER GP G 7Ken Huntington IO Russ Silcox 13 Ryan Maisano 17 Eric Wolfe 19 BJ Kosich 23 ick Romanowski 27 Rob Hersker 29 Steve Hulme 30 Mike Burke 47 Nick Meadow 83 Nathan Cook 97 Dave Peer 15 15 9 3 15 3 15 8 15 15 10 15 0 26 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 5 6 PLAYER STATISTICS A Pts PPG 1 9 0 0 11 0 4 0 0 1 4 8 1 35 3 0 15 0 7 0 0 3 9 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 SHG PIM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 0 10 0 8 0 0 10 2 4 v GOALIE STATISTICS 1 PLAYER GP Record 30 Mike Burke 15 6-9-0 Min Shots Saves GA GAA Sv% So 480 475 417 58 3.867 0.878 0 Clubs 31 �ssa To the Classes of 2001 and 2002: My heartiest congratulations! Graduation is a significant achievement. I hope in the intervening years you have taken time to reflect on how much you accomplished in your years at Wilkes University. I hope you also took time to thank those who helped you achieve this significant goal. Like any major achievement, college graduation cannot be attained without help. Your parents, siblings, extended family, friends and the faulty and staff here al Wilkes helped in some way. Thank them and give them something in return. I also hope you know much we appreciated your contributions to Wilkes University. As an institution, our job is to create communities of students who learn together wiht their faulty. Without you, we could not have achieved this core purpose. You added so much to the Wilkes learning experience that was important and worthy of our thanks. Picture Picture Not Not Available Available Picture Picture Not Not Available Available Picture Picture Not Not Available Available You are now on to new and exciting endeavors. We hope you are successfuly in whatever you have undertaken. I truly believe we have equipped you well for this next step in your life. Work hard, work smart and care about those around you. Take a chance, make a difference, do the right thing, and laugh a lot. And don't forget that Wilkes cares about you and what lies ahead of you. Keep in close touch through the alumni association. Come back from time to time to add knowledge on to great foundation you laid in your undergraduate career. And if you have the means, give back to the University so that future students can have the same opportunities at Wilkes you had. Pie Ne Avai Picture Not Available Picture Not Let Patty and me add our personal congratulations and best wishes to you. We know you will make Wilkes proud. Sincerely, Available Pict No Availal Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour President 32 President's Message �s rement. I hope in the rou accomplished in acu Viera Adameck Jean Adams Paul S. Adams Mark R. Allen Jeffrey R. Alves Alissa Antosh Picture Picture Not Not Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Not Not Available Available .re this significant ~ attained without mlty and staff here at Ling in return. to Wilkes University. ;vho learn together core purpose. You Jrtant and worthy of re successfuly in d you well for this .ose around you. Take ad of you. Keep in me to time to add te career. And if you ~nts can have the ~hes to you. We know ,?',..,....,.. Vijay K. Arora Dawn Atwater-Haight Mary Babcock Frank G. Bailkey Thom as J. Baldino Anne Heineman Batory ·~ r~ Lynn F. Baynum Bonnie C. Bedford Barbara N. Bellucci Joseph T. Bellucci Louise McNertney Berard James P. Berg Picture Picture Not Not Available Available Picture Picture Not Not Available Available Joel Bedatsky Kristen C. Bewick Paola Bianco-Sobejano Tom Bigler Robert W . Bohlander James J. Bohning Sally Bormann Carol A. Bosack Sharon Bowar Barbara Bracken Christopher Breiseth Carl N . Brigido Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Kenneth A. Broadt Dale A. Bruns Donna Bytheway Mary Campomizzi Robert S. Capin Janell R. Carter Faculty and Staff 33 �James Michael Case Leona Castor Donna Marie Chajko Richard B. Chapline Debra Chapman Carl J. Charnetski Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available -I Cynthia J. Chisarick John Conroy Jan Conway Gerald J. Cookus Dara Coslett Harold E. Cox James M. Culhane Nicole Sparano Culhane Loma C. Darte Joseph C. Dawson James G. DeCosmo Kristen Degnan Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Concetta DeMarco Joseph DeMelfi Marcus P. Dey Robert DeYoung Joan Dillon Kristen DiMarzo Francis Donahoe Nick Driscoll Suzanne M. Druffner Thomas Dunsmuir Deborah K. Dusek Boyd L. Earl Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Jane M. Elmes-Crahall Melissa Elwell Theodore J. Engel Mahmoud H. Fahmy Teresa Fallon Welton G . Farrar Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Available Available Available OwenD. Faut Darin E. Fields Benjamin F. Fiester Ellen Flint Edward F. Foote Andrea Frantz Michael Frantz Richard A. Fuller Steven Gapinski Herber Garber Michael S. Garr Christine M . Gaydos 34 Faculty and Staff A p A A Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Available Av �Paula Gentilman George M. Gera Jamal Ghorieshi Cheryl Gibson Brian Gill John Gilmer Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Joseph E. Gilmour Bernard W. Graham Michael A. Grandcham p Alfred S. Groh Terese Guman-Wignot Michael Gundersdorf ·Stanley S. Gutin Sid P. Halsor James Harrington John Harrison Sean Harris C. Russel Havey Wilbur F. Hayes Patricia M. Heaman Robert J. Heaman John Hepp Adam Hill Ronald W. Hillman Leigh Ann Hostetler Levere C. Hostler Shelli Holt-Macey Susan A. Hritzak Ruth C. Hughes Dennis P. Hupchick Ghassan T. Ibrahim Phil Ioanna Harvey A. Jacobs John J. Janecek Thomas Jarmiolowski Edwin L. Johnson Renee Johnson S. M . Perwez Kalim Valerie G. Kalter Joseph H. Kanner Anthony Kapolka Walter Karpinich Thomas N. Kaska Stanley B. Kay Cindy Kern Arthur H . Kibbe Anthony Kiessling Barbara E. King Faculty and Staff 35 �Bradford L Kinney Kennneth M. Klemow John A. Koch David Koschak Carlene Kratz Frederick Krohle Jerry Kucirka Lawrence T . Kuhar Jane Lampe-Groh Wendy Lawson Michael Lennon Vee Ming Lew Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Available Available Available Picture Not Available ,: Anne Y .F. Lin Alicia Lindgren Jon T. Lindgren Anthony Liuzza Barbara Samuel Loftus Rachael L. Lohman Mary C . Lorusso Douglas Lynch Carol Maculloch Lorraine Maillet David F . Maize Addy Malatesta Jennifer Malinowski Eugene L. Manganello Hilda A. Marban Frank J. Matthews James R. Maxwell Roger L. Maxwell Joan McDonald Bryan McGraw Paul J. McHenry Nancy McKinley Mary McManus Donald E. Mencer Jr. Mary Ann T. Merrigan Samuel Merrill James L Merryman Gay F. Meyers John F . Meyers Melanie Michelson Corina Mihai Michele Millington Susan Minsavage Gina Z. Morrison Beverly Moseman Karen Moss 36 Faculty and Staff al .. , Picture Picture Not Not Available Available Picture Not Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Not Not Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not ,Not Not Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Not Not Available Available Picture Picture Not Not Available Available Picture Not Available �Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Available Available Edward Moyer Lisa Mulvey Prahlad Murphy Major Gregory Myers John A. Natzke Umid R. Nejib Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Jennifer Nesbitt Jane L. O 'Borski Diane E. O'Brien Paul A. O'Hop Robert Orgen Brian F. Oram John F. Orehotsky Kristen Osipower Betsy Pack Jerry J. Palmaioli David A. Palmer Jason Parise Linda M . Paul Scott Paveletz Shelley Pearce Katie Pearson David E. Peer Anne Pelak John Pesta Bruce E. Phair Y ouyu Phillips Kenneth Pidcock Walter A. Placek Diane M. Polachek Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Available Available Available Kristine Erhard Pruett Ronald L. Pryor George F. Ralston Richard G. Raspen Ali Razavi Brian T. Redmond John G. Reese Charles B. Reif Judith Reishtein Sandra Rendina MAriamme Rexter Jerry Rickrode ·,.~ Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Available James P. Rocechko Gisele R. Romanace Ralph B. Rozelle Jacqueline Ruane Phillip Ruthkosky Brian R. Sacolic Faculty and Staff 37 �David Sapadin Francis J. Salley Doris B. Saracino Cheryl A. Scalese Edward Shicatano Roland C. Schmidt Jr. Judith K. Schreiber Robert D . Seely John W. Seitzinger Jr. Heidi M . Selecky Eileen M. Sharp Jamie Shea Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Frank J. Sheptock Vaughn A. Shinkus Herbert B. Simon Elaine Slabinski Margaret Slusser Cynthia Smith LtCol. Donna Lynn Smith Robert Smith Melissa Somma Mark K. Sowcik Thyagarajan Srinivasan Janet Starner Margaret Steele Michael A. Steele Robert D. Stetten Henry P. Steuben Mark Stine William R. Stine Faculty and Staff Picture Not Not Not Available Available Available Picture Picture Not Not Not Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Available Sharon G . Telban William Terzaghi William Teubner Steven Thomas Thom a s J. Thomas Donna Thornton 38 Picture Picture Frederick J. Sullivan Margaret Sullivan Howard A. Swain Jr. Corby Swain Robert C . Tattersall Wagiha A. Taylor Rhonda B. Tillman Stephen J. Tillman Deborah R. Tindell John Tindell Bill Toothill Dominick P. Trombetta Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available �Erica Trowbridge Marleen Troy Donald Trybulski Philip R. Tuhy Charles R. Turner Lester J. Turoczi Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Available Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Available Available Available Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Not Not Not Not Not ~vailable Available Available Available Availabie Robert C. Tuttle Scott Vanvalkenburg Curtis R. Waycaster Phillis W eliver Brian W. Whitman Terese M. Wignot Philip L. Wingert Zbigniew J. Witczak Bing Wong Eric Wright Sherry L. Wright Shelby Yeager Gretchen Y eninas James Yoho Deborah Zbegner Alan E. Zellner Margaret Zellner Bridgette W. Zielinski John P. Zikoski Terry L. Zipay Matthew Zukoski The Yearbook staff would like to send out our sincerest apologies to those faculty and staff members who were left out of this yearbook's edition, because of the limited resources we have. Every measure will be taken in the upcoming years to ensure that all members of the Wilkes Community are included. 0 icture Not \.tailable Picture Not Available ture bt fable Picture Not Available Faculty and Staff 39 �or[d vents -----January 26, 2001- Colin Powell was sworn in as Secretary of State. February 12, 2001- Human Genome Sequence Revealed The mapping of the Human Genome to be finished by year 200 3 February 2001- Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt passes away September 11, 2001- Terror Attacks on the United States 3,200 people killed or missing when two planes struck the World Trade Center in New York. Also, one plane hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C. September 2001- New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani becomes a hero in New York after the terror attacks. On January 28, 200 1 the Baltimore Ravens took on the New York Giants in the XXXV Superbowl. The Baltimore Ravens won the Superbow1 34-7. 40 The Arizona Diamondba 3-2 in game seven of the and they beat our the Ya: �s veil was sworn in }enome Sequence n Genome to be r Dale Earnhardt \ttacks on the ssing when two ie Center in New Pentagon in : ity Mayor Rudy kw York after The Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series. They beat the New York Yankees 3-2 in game seven of the World Series. The Diamondbacks are only a four-year old team and they beat our the Yankees who won the World Series three years in a row. :::!~' -.... ~ - ·.·.·.·.·.·.· .. ·:•:-:-:-:-:-. ..... . ' 11?:-:-:-:-:-: L. ' .. •. . X The Winter Olympics took place in 2002. They were held in Salt Lake City, Utah . Sarah Hughes from the United States won the Gold Medal in Figure Skating. The USA team won 34 medals total at the Winter Olympics. 41 �~ entors ictures Nifhi Agarwal [ass o 2002 Frank A[e~ander Matth.ew S. Bie6er Brian T. Bryk 42 Class of 2002 �[ass Nijfii A_garwai Ravikant A9arwai Frank ACe;t:ancfer Jessim Alferio Erika ]. Baitrusaitis Matthew S. Bie6er R. Andrew De6orah £. Brandt Bom9rrufner Asfiisfi Bassi Andrea L. Bryant Brian T. Justin R. Amanda L. ApriC Bryft Car[ Carfe.ton Carlson Class of 2002 43 �Sruvadaman Kumar Cfunu:ffuui Ro6ert S. Cltapman Ryan S, BethN. GerafaJ. Costello Danner Kim6erfy L. Pree-thy DiCeep k.umar Heather A. Ernest 44 Class of 2002 Kristi T. Clune C liristie L. MonicaM. DeAngefo Ro6ert E. Dannie[ Matthew A. Diltz Jennifer A. Dunsavage Jac.quefine A. F1mo Aficeia Y. Jason T. De6ra T. Terrance M. Fink. Fo[c,k, Gi6son Hora Clark Giffiert Hansen Je[Pamela Henry �Kristi T. Clune MonimM. DeAngefo Jacquefine A. Efmo De6ra T. Gi6son Acfefine S. Gro6fewsfii Dara L. GT11Sdiow Pranshu Ro6ert E. Vifaana Har6a Gregory A. Hardier Stefanie Jean Hansen Ro6ert]. Hersker Jason W. Brian L. Sandra L. Je[ Pamefa Scott V. Henry Henshaw Terrance M. Hara Tracey Harrock.5 Hosfer Gupta Henninger HiITs Hughes Class of 2002 45 �Kriann Isftra Jennifer KCaips Class of 2002 Justin M. Brian P. Gary T. Jaiswal Kafina Ke[y LaTorre, Jr. Michael Danie[ KCein Danie[[e M. Matthew]. Koch Kfoss Justin D. Lewis Renee M. Kim6erCy Lori A. Kosierowsk.y Cassancfra Kostak Ke[y M. Kofosinsk.y KozersH Maclwwslti JimM. John Anthony Kushmeri& Aaron W. Kuzmick. Ji[K. Rancid Micfiad Lacy Metdio III Krysinski 46 S fiam6fiu N. �Brian P. Ke[y Gary T. LaTarre, Jr. Jennifer E. La.wrack. Lewis Ke[y M. Kozerski Ronaia Micfiae[ Matthew]. Koch Ji[K. Lacy Garo A. Jennifer M. Lehmejian Lewis Aaron W. LinviCfe Matthew N. Anthony Litz Luizza Lori A. Sufdfuutfi Mau£ Ky[e R. MasteCfer JosFuuiG. MackowsH Donafi:f E. MiCfer II FranHinM. MiCfer Sn½Jcfha_ Metcfw III Mendoza. Mittaf Class of 2002 47 �DavuiM. Saru.fra J. Moltfak Biffie-Jo M. Moore Mufaoon MuITen John A. Jaya R. Amy L. Anne T. Murphy Nemani Nesevich Ngu,yen Setfi W. Nye Jane L. Karyn A. O Borski pa[ Shawn£. Peni.ne Jennifer L. Adrian R. Pheiff Pianefil Suraj V. Puttanniah MariaN. Raffo Jennifer L. 48 Class of 2002 1 Jennifer Aus on Raych Wiffiam C. Schneider Susan Ma:r.9a:ret Lesnefslty Shiposh Chery[A. Snyde.r �Sandra]. Muffen Jennifer Au.son Raych Joseph A. Ro6a& Beth Rosen6er9 Piyu.sh SabFumvaff Anne T. William C. Ank.ur Nguyen Schneider Sfiarma Emi~ A. Sheston TomoR-O Sfii6ayama Susan Margaret Lesnefsfty Shiposfi Sarah M. Shatto Efijali D. Shutt Hem.ant Chery( A. Snydir Joyce E. A~seM. Sre6ro Ca:rfa. C. Stoe_ff[e.r Sfiawn E. Penine MariaN. Ra[[o Sosfta · Si119h Class of 2002 49 �Meghan L. Stras 6u_g er 50 Class of 2002 Gerafd Superko Jr. Amy L. Mary Grace Swiatek. Tam6asco Sumit Tevatltia Lisa A. Mdissa Step fianie M. Tomaine Tracey Troutman Demetri TzovoCos Versfia Versfia Jennifer Vocizak Apri[ V. Vrabe[ Kevin R. Jeffery P. Jason G. Jessica Rose Walsh Wan{ Warre[mann We66 Betit A. Weir Bethany J. Yenner �:ruy Grace ~am6asco ianie M. 1utman Betfi A. Weir Keitfi Witkowsfii Gre.9ory A. Wojnar Bethany]. Ky[e R. Leonardo R. A. Yenner Zimmennan Zoppa Co[eenM. Yacove[i Sara Zudwwk.si ,rif V. ra6e[ ~ Rose ~66 Class of 2002 51 �' est ence urna ent The Residence Assistants, along with Resident Director Dave Peer, prepare for fun day of laugh and golf. 52 Residence Life �~esidence ants, along tesident :or Dave ,repare for y of laugh ,If. Top Left: "Where did it go?" The downside about golf is that you have to chase after your own golf balls! Top Right: Nice swing, but you're not out of the woods yet. Middle: They all look nice standing there, but where's all the golf playing? Bottom: Talking strategy before they hit the green. Residence Life 53 �Exercising their mind~ excellence, determina tior Left Page (Clockwise): Tl Madham Srinivasan afte basketball in a game aga Below (Clockwise): Jason spikes the ball after a set soccer field. 54 Sports and Athletics �Exercising their minds as well as their bodies, Wilkes Athletes showed excellence, determination, character, and sportsmanship on and off the field. Left Page (Clockwise): This aerial shot captures the Wilkes tennis team in action. Madham Srinivasan after a powerful backhand shot; Whitney Bull steals the basketball in a game against Dickinson University. Below (Clockwise): Jason McDermott winds up to bring in the heat; Peter Nguyen spikes the ball after a set by Dan Dugan; Kyle Rush fights off a defender on the soccer field. Sports and Athletics 55 �oc The Wilkes Field Hockey team ended their season with an 10-8 record. Jill Henry broke the school record for most goals in a season. She ended the season with 21 goals. On September 9 Jill Henry scored 5 goals to tie a Wilkes single game record. The Lady Colonels started with season with a game against Lebanon Valley. The Lady Colonels won this game 2-1 and sophomore goalie Desiree Podrasky had 13 saves for the team. The field hockey team won their first four games and then fell to Montclair State in overtime. On September 19 Wilkes beat Drew University, who was unbeaten until then in the Freedom Conference play. This win improves the Lady Colonels record to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference. Kristin Y arrish was an all-tournament team selection in the Wesley College Classic that Wilkes competed in. She scored a pair of goals to help Wilkes to a 5-0 victory over Albright College. October 1 3, Jill Henry tied the school record for the single season goal scoring record. In 19 9 9, Sara Clause scored 19 goals in one season, now in 2001 Henry also scored 19 goals. But Henry's season is not over. By the end of the season she goes on to break the school record set by Clause. First Row (Left to Right): Kathy Kemper, Lorey Molick, Maria Currier, Kim Whipple, Kortney Loss, Kristin Yarrish, Ann Marie Roselli Second Row: Jorbina Mecel, Sara Ciotoli, Erin Henry, Jill Henry, Ruth Hough, Desiree Podrasky Third Row: Assistant Coach Mary Jo Hromchak, Marie Patterson, Venessa Tomaino, Robyn Shillingsford, Candice Adams, Nicole Audino, Head Coach Addy Malatesta 56 Sports and Athletics �-8 record. Jill Henry season with 21 .ingle game record. ·banon Valley. The Podrasky had 13 1es and then fell to :aten until then in .els record to 6-2 Left Picture: Jill Henry scored five goals to tie a Wilkes single game record during a game against Arcadia at home. Bottom Left Picture: Kim Whipple fights off defenders to keep control of the ball. Bottom Right Picture: Kristin Yarrish receives a pass from a fellow team mate. esley College p Wilkes to a 5-0 on goal scoring n 2001 Henry also season she goes on n Whipple, Kortney tgh, Desiree Tomaino, Robyn Sports and Athletics 57 �oot a First Row: Mike Verton, Rob Rabe, Frank Miller, Keith Witkowski, Seamus Geddis, Thomas Patterson, Anthony Melchiorre, Mark Hendry, Brian Hostler, Matt Berger, Mike DaRe, Demetri Tzovolos, Joe Ziegler, Jerry Superko, Jason Folck, Justin Carl, Anthony Stavenski Second Row: Steve Rogers, Chris Banyas, Maleek Mills, Chris Caccavale, Kevin Carroll, Bobby Thompson, Adam Mihalko, Brian O'Leary, Matt Kaskie, Ed Buck, Jeff Marshman, Damon Verton, Kyle Gallagher, Matt Schiefen, Mike Lorady, David Flynn, Ryan Jones Third Row: William McLaughlin, J.J. Hanson, Philip Torres, Brian Marr, Kris Fayock, Ian Silverman, Troy Wilson, Brett Trichilo, Bill Watkins, Adam Navarro-Justino, Scott Mertz, Bobby Thomas, Tom Homa, Erik Stahlnecker, Scott Veith, Mike Freund Fourth Row: Zach Snyder, Steve Donlin, Chad Altieri, Mark Angelo, Nick Rollman, Matt Best, Tom Wighard, Jason Parrish, John Palischak, Matt Begansky, Jason Holloway, Matt Bucher, Jim Glendon, Matt Gilbride, Julian Morales, Mike Liberski Fifth Row: Steve Lee, Steve Eynon, Will Midgett, Darron Fadden, Tim Letcher, John Guarnieri, Dustin Bernatovich, John Lubrano, Matt Padavan, Ken Hassenbein, Brian Fritts, David Breuder, Paul Bilous Sixth Row: John Zelena, Doug Hunger, Ryan Levy, Mike Walk, Fran Quinn, Ryan Amos, Scott Ferguson, Frank Giovinco, Mike Bergeski, Derek Seruda, Gary Steich, Jason Pike Seventh Row: Trainer Jamie Shea, Damian Michaels, Bob Barbieri, Rob Tattershall, Dave DiMartino, Head Coach Frank Sheptock, Steve Duda, Jason Majiros, Mike Spagnuolo, Mike Mccree 58 Sports and Athletics Facing a daunting Wilkes University fo campaign. The Colonels openi nationally-ranked op opener, dropping a 2 13, in week two. But, then came w time at MAC foe Jur: freshman running 1 Dunmore High Scho injury. Against Juniata, school-re cord 254 Yf The game marked t1 would surpass the Trichilo earned f 1,222 yards on 255 Freshman quartE taking over the sta including three as Junior wide receiv two scores., and SOI yards, also came or The Wilkes offe1 team Freedom Coll' Liberski, Jason Ho Matt Berger, to for season. Junior LinebacJ and sophomore lir: unit. DaRe had a 1 and four sacks. Re Senior Demetri along the def ensi, star after tallyine team all-star afte1 The secondary chipped in 69 tac tackles and a teaJ Junior Will Mc successfully con-~ �,. ki, Seamus ~rian Hostler, perko, Jason cavale, Kevin ,skie, Ed Buck, Hke Lorady, n Marr, Kris Adam thlnecker, ilo, Nick , Matt ride, Julian Tim Letcher, ~n, Ken >an Quinn, k Seruda, Facing a daunting schedule, and lacking a great deal of experience, the W ilkes University football team found the going tough during a 4-6 2001 campaign. The Colonels opened their season with back-to-back road games against nationally-ranked opponents. The squad played at Montclair State in their opener, dropping a 28-0 decision, before falling to MAC champion Widener, 5213, in week two. But, then came week three. The Colonels were once again on the road, this time at MAC foe Juniata. The contest marked the much anticipated debut of freshman running back Brett Trichilo. Trichilo, a highly-touted rookie out of Dunmore High School, missed most of the early part of the season due to an injury. Against Juniata, Trichilo showed that the wait was worth it, rushing for a school-record 254 yards on 30 carries to propel the Colonels to a 34-20 win. The game marked the first of seven consecutive games in which Trichilo would surpass the 100-yard mark. Trichilo earned first team Freedom Conference honors after amassing 1,222 yards on 255 carries, while also scoring ten times. Freshman quarterback Matt Kaskie enjoyed some late-season success after taking over the starting role in week eight. Kaskie played in six games, including three as the starter, and threw for 651 yards and three scores. Junior wide receiver Chris Banyas, who had 23 catches for 464 yards and two scores, and sophomore Mike Walk, who hauled in 14 receptions for 144 yards, also came on strong late in the season. The Wilkes offensive line featured four underclassmen, including first team Freedom Conference all-star Tim Letcher. Letcher, along with Mike Liberski, Jason Holloway, and Tom Wighard, joined forces with lone senior Matt Berger, to form a unit that improved consistently throughout the season. Junior Linebacker Mike DaRe, a first team Freedom Conference all-star, and sophomore linebacker Steve Rogers, anchored the Colonels defensive unit. DaRe had a team-leading 88 tackles, including 12 for a loss of 54 yards, and four sacks. Rogers had 79 stops and two interceptions. Senior Demetri Tzovolos and junior Dustin Bernatovich were outstanding along the defensive front. Tzovolos was a first team Freedom Conference allstar after tallying 62 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Bernatovich was named a second team all-star after recording 43 tackles, six of which were for a loss. The secondary was paced by senior free safety Mark Hendry. Hendry chipped in 69 tackles and two sacks. Fellow senior Brian Hostler had 41 tackles and a team-leading five interceptions. Junior Will McLaughlin connected on 5-of-10 field attempts, while successfully converting l 9-of-24 extra point attempts. ., Rob uda, Jason Sports and Athletics 59 �' ns occer The men's soccer team started their season with the Kean University Tournament in New Jersey. The Colonels lost their first game in this tournament to Kean University. Now the Colonels will play on Sunday at 12:00 PM. The Colonels also lost this 12:00 game against Suny-Fredonia. Seth Nye had seven saves for the Colonels. Wilkes won their first home game of the season against College Misericordia, 1-0. Matt Diltz scored the only goal for the Colonels. Losing their next four games, Wilkes comes up with a win against Columbia Union at home. Seth Nye stopped eight goals to lead to the shutout. The Colonels won 2-0. In overtime, the Colonels win against Scranton University 2-1. Matt Bieber scored the game winning goal off a pass from fellow teammate, Ty Bowan. Bieber also made a goal to tie the game at 1-1. This was the only game of the season that went into overtime for the men's soccer team. The Colonels last home game and also last game of the season was on October 27. Wilkes fell to FDU-Madison 2-1. The Colonels end the season 611 overall and 2-5 in the Freedom Conference. Front Row: Karl Myers, Matt Kulp, Matt Bieber, Ty Bowman, Bill Schneider, Kyle Mastellar, Scott Carr, Carlos Proano Middle Row: Rob Gebhard, Mike Fanek, Greg Haladay, Justin Bagley, Seth Nye, Peter Schmidt, Jon Ritter, Courtney Eastman, Jordan Des Autels Back Row: Kyle Rush, Matt Diltz, Rich Billings, Ryan Strange, Ken Huelbig, Will Roy, Phil Coffey, Joe Roback, Drew Moyer, Head Coach Phil Wingert 60 Sports and Athletics �aiversity 1 this Sunday at -Fredonia. :ge els. Losing tmbia Union 1e Colonels 1. Matt nmate, Ty s the only · team. m was on . the season 6- Above Picture: An incredible save by Seth Nye. Left Picture : Matt Diltz fires the ball away after receiving a pass. Below Picture: Billy Schneider holds off the opposition . , Bill n Bogley, Seth s Autels e, Ken .d Coach Phil Sports and Athletics 61 �' omens occer rl'~. ~· -- ~ .t... . '~: ~~tv ,~ .. , ~ .. ~ ' Wilkes opened the Tournament. Wilkes , them to the champior tournament against R Holly Shiber won the The Lady Colonel5 Muhlenberg. They lrn overall. Wilkes won agaim winning goal off an a stopped five goals frn The women's socc Lady Colonels won 2 l over King's. This , overall and 3-2 in th On October 15, V previous record was record again against 8-2. With a win over spot in the Freedorr. overall and 4-3 in tl The women's so< double-overtime. A: an assist from Holl penalty box, Drew the Lady Colonels. Wilkes ended th Front Row: Carley Clement, Jaclyn Wojciechowicz, Holly Shiber, Danielle McDonald, Jonelle Oram, Jennifer Dawleshyn, Keri Loeffelman, Katie Green, Karyn Pall, Amanda Leicht Back Row: Carlene Kratz, Katie Pearson, Jill Lacy, Nicole Ference, Jennifer Marks, Sarah Polacheck, Lyndsey McWilliams, Ellen Twomey, Jillian Chiucchi, Brooke Shreaves, Reach Coach Melissa Elwell Holly Shibe1 62 Sports and Athletics �Wilkes opened the 2001 season in the Rachel Miller Memorial Tournament. Wilkes won their first game against St. Joes's, which advanced them to the championship game against the host team. Wilkes won this tournament against Rochester Institute of Technology, 3-1. During this game Holly Shiber won the MVP award. The Lady Colonels suffered their first loss against Muhlenberg at Muhlenberg. They lost 3-1 and this moves the Lady Colonels record to 2-1 overall. Wilkes won against DeSales in overtime. Danielle McDonald scored the winning goal off an assist from teammate Holly Shriber. Goalie Jen Pawleshyn stopped five goals for the Lady Colonels. The women's soccer team lost their next five games, but on October 9, the Lady Colonels won against our cross-town rival, King's College. Wilkes won 31 over King's. This win helps to improve the Lady Colonels record to 5-9 overall and 3-2 in the Freedom Conference. On October 15, Wilkes tied a school record for goals scored in a game. The previous record was set in 1998 against Marywood. In 2001, Wilkes tied the record again against Marywood with eight goals. Wilkes won this home game 8-2. With a win over Lycoming College, the Lady Colonels won themselves a spot in the Freedom Conference playoffs. Their record improves to 8-11 overall and 4-3 in the conference. The women's soccer team lost to Drew University in the semi-finals in double-overtime. Amanda Leicht scored the only goal for the Lady Colonies off an assist from Holly Shiber. Because Wilkes was called for a hand ball in the penalty box, Drew was awarded a penaly kick which gave them the win over the Lady Colonels. Jennifer Pawleshyn stopped 12 shots for Wilkes. Wilkes ended their season 8-12 overall and 4-3 in the conference . .her, Danielle 1n, Katie :rence, Twomey, !ll Holly Shiber goes to kick the ball away from a defender during a game. Sports and Athletics 63 �rest[in tJHIUt: u1::, HI: Sitting: Robert Reeney, George Tryon, Kevin Shannon, Elijah Shutt, John Muscarella, Brian Kapral, Josh Mendoza Middle Row: Scott Henshaw, Jed Starner, Jason Hills, Keith Jones, Cory Walker, Joe Y enchak, Brian Fischer, Fritz Delva Back Row: Assistant Coach Jon Laudenslager, Greg Wojnar, Rex Harris, Corey Fleisher, Chris Fleisher, Chris Hunter, Andrew Helms, Diego Alvarado, Bryan Wech, Head Coach Alan Zellner Scott Henshaw pins the opposition during a match. 64 Sports and Athletics The Wilkes U win against Bap1 for one because 1 Wilkes won al Colonels finishec Colonels with a t 165 pounds. Their next in, nine teams in th1 Shannon was thE against James M 17 4 pounds. Jon finished second , pounds. Wilkes lost th1 Bible. The Colon against Oneonta On February : College. After thE College and Lycc into Saturday's s awarded a bye fc Corey Fleisher h: Championships, Championships. Tim Simansky. :E Helms ( 19 7 pour At the NCAA He concludes his �l Steve Tornambe tries to defeat his opponent during a match. 1h Shutt, John 1 Jones , Cory ·, Rex Harris, s, Diego Alvarado, kott Henshaw pins he opposition luring a match. The Wilkes University wrestling team opened their season on November 1 7 with a win against Baptist Bible. Wilkes defeated Baptist Bible in all weight classes except for one because of a technical fall. Wilkes won all four games going into the Kutztown University Invitational. The Colonels finished second out of nine teams in this invitational. Jon Neyerlin led the Colonels with a first-place finish at 184 pounds. Andrew Holms took second place at 165 pounds. Their next invitational was held on December 1. The Colonels finished fifth out of nine teams in the Spartan Invitational Tournament held by York College. Kevin Shannon was the first Wilkes wrestler to the reach the finals. He won the title match against James Marrero from the College of New Jersey. Rex Harris finished second at 17 4 pounds. Jon Neyerlin also finished second at 184 pounds. Corey Fleisher finished second at 28 5 pounds. Jason Hills finished third for the Colonels at 141 pounds. Wilkes lost their last three matches but then bounced back to win over Baptist Bible. The Colonels again lost their next three games but won their fourth game against Oneonta State. On February 15 , the Colonels entered the MAC Championships held at Messiah College. After the opening round, Wilkes holds a two-point lead over Delaware Valley College and Lycoming College. Three Wilkes wrestlers have a number one seeds going into Saturday's semi-final round. Rex Harris has the top seed at 174 pounds and was awarded a bye for the first round. Andrew Helms is the top seed at 197 pounds. Corey Fleisher has the top seed at heavyweight. On day two of the MAC Championships , Corey Fleisher earned a spot in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Jason Hills finished third at 141 pounds over Scranton University's Tim Simansky. Rex Harris (17 4 pounds), Jon Neyerlin (184 pounds), and Andrew Helms (197 pounds) all finished fourth in their weight classes. At the NCAA Division III Championships, Corey Fleisher lost both of his matches. He concludes his season with a 2 7 -9 record. Sports and Athletics 65 �~ ns ' enn1s The men's tennis team opened their season on March 15 with a win against FDU-Madison. Madhan Srinivasan, Hassan Shah, Peter Nguyen, and Jason Leach all won their matches. As for the doubles, Shah and Nguyen provided a win against FDU-Madison. Wilkes lost their next five matches but came back to win one against Marywood, 6-1. The Colonels next game was against cross-town rival, King's College. Wilkes lost this match, 4-3. Hassan Shah and Madhan Srinivasan won their matches. In doubles, Shah and Jason Leach won their match along with teammates Srinivasan and Peter Nguyen. The Colonels won their last two matches of the season. The second to last match was against Scranton University. Their last match was against Susquehanna which they won 4-3. The men's tennis team finished 4-8 overall. The roster for the men's tennis team included Madhan Srinivasan, Hassan Shah, Peter Nguyen, Jason Leach, Brandon Clark, Abhishek Nemani, Matthew Ralph, and Garo Lehmejian. Left Picture: Peter Nguyen sets up before the start of a match. Right Picture: Jason Leach prepares to take a swing during practice. Right Pii takes as 66 Sports and Athletics �' .1S Left Picture: Madhan Srinivasan prepares to take a swing during a match . Middle Picture: The tennis team watches while fellow teammates compete. a win against , and Jason Leach rided a win against against Marywood, , College. Wilkes their matches. In 1mates Srinivasan !Cond to last match usquehanna which asan, Hassan Shah, Matthew Ralph, and Right Picture: Matthew Ralph takes a swing during practice. Sports and Athletics 67 �' omens enn1s ~ The Wilkes University women's tennis team had a tough season this year. They lost every match they played. Their first match was against Marywood on September 14. Wilkes did have a few wins this match. Whitney Bull defeated Marisa Moore in singles. Emily Olivetti/Rajitha Devadoss and Amee Mehta/Sharon Granahan provided wins in their doubles matches. Their next game was against cross-town rivals King's College, which the Lady Colonels lost 6-3. In the singles matches, Whitney Bull and Emily Olivetti provided wins over their opponents. Also, Bull and Selena Bednarz won over their opponents in their doubles match. Their last game of their season was against Moravian. The Lady Colonels lost this match 8-1. Whitney Bull and Selena Bednarz provided the only win in their doubles match. The women's tennis team roster included: Selena Bednarz, Whitney Bull, Rajitha Devadoss, Emily Olivetti, Amee Mehta, Nicole Ripper, Sharon Granahan, Elizabeth Roveda, and Kyla Campbell. A few members of the women's tennis team pose for a picture. 68 Sports and Athletics Right Picture: I members of the talk after a mat 1 �s s Left Picture: Whitney Bull takes a back handed swing, while teammate Selena Bednarz watches. n this year. They Nood on ull defeated nee Mehta/Sharon vhich the Lady Olivetti provided ~r their opponents .y Colonels lost ly win in their itney Bull, Rajitha anahan, Elizabeth Right Picture: Four members of the tennis team talk after a match. Left Picture: Selena Bednarz and Whitney Bull talk about strategies during practice. 1 picture. Sports and Athletics 69 �~ ens asket&a[[ The Wilkes University men's basketball team had its share of ups and downs during the 20012002 campaign. The Colonels finished the season with an overall record of 15-11 and posted a 77 mark in the Freedom Conference. The Blue and Gold qualified for the Freedom Conference playoffs, where they dropped an 89-84 decision to cross-town rival King's College in the semifinal round. The Colonels got off to a tough start, splitting their first eight games of the season. But, a fourgame winning skein with victories over St. Mary's (MD), Baptist Bible, Susquehanna and DeSales improved the team's record to 8-4 overall, and 2-1 in the conference play. Following the winning streak, Wilkes fell on hard times, dropping four of their next five contests to see their overall record move to 9-8 and their conference record move to 3-5. But, the Colonels responded by winning six of their final eight regular season games, including four of six contests in the conference, to qualify for the playoffs. Sophomore guard Dave Plisko led the Colonels averaging 12.3 points, 3. 7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Senior Ron McIntyre, who earned a first team Freedom Conference all-star berth, contributed 11.4 points, and 6.2 rebounds, while shooting an impressive 69.9 percent from the field. Senior Tom Stambaugh rounded out the Colonels three doublefigure scorers. Stambaugh ended the season averaging 10.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. Several newcomers also made key contributions, including sophomore transfers Mike Morgan and Phil Bonczewski. Morgan, who transferred from Division I Lafayette prior to the start of the second semester, played in 14 games and averaged 9.3 points and 1.9 rebounds. Bonczewski transferred from Division I Marist at mid-semester and played in 16 games. He averaged 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds. Freshman John Yanniello also saw plenty of playing time a season ago. Yanniello played in all 25 games and averaged 4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. First Row: Alex Hairston, Jim Pfromm, Mike Snyder, John Boylan, Bobby Calarco, John Yanniello, Dave Pliska, Joe Dorzinsky Second Row: Assistant Coach Jim Atherton, Head Coach Jerry Rickrode, Assistant Coach Corby Swan, Tom Stambaugh, Ron McIntyre, Kevin Walsh, Joe Stein, Maclean Moore, Wes Kovach, Brad Sechler, Ryan Milford, Assistant Coach Bryan McGraw 70 Sports and Athletics Ryan Milford, number 42, sho a foul shot durii the game. �Number 20, Ron McIntyre tips-off to start the game. Mcintrye earned a first team Freedom Conference all-star seat. vns during the 20015-11 and posted a 7!dom Conference ,Hege in the semi~ season. But, a fouruehanna and ! play. their next five nove to 3-5. But, the including four of six 7 rebounds and 2.8 mference all-star ~ive 69 .9 percent ,lefigure scorers. 1me. ansfers Mike Morgan rior to the start of the 1nds. Bonczewski . He averaged 8 .4 ing time a season ago. Jer game. Calarco, John ~ssistant Coach clean Moore , Wes Ryan Milford, number 42, shoots a foul shot during the game. Kevin Walsh hangs onto the ball after a call was made. Sports and Athletics 71 �' omens asket&a[[ The Wilkes University women's basketball team made outstanding strides during the 2001-200 2 season. The squad finisheq the campaign with an overall record of 816 and won the Holiday Inn Colonel Invitational Tournament. Leading the squad throughout the season was junior center Whitney Bull. Bull averaged 15.3 points per game, while ranking among the national leaders in rebounding after grabbing 12. 7 caroms per contest. Bull was named a Freedom Conference second team all-star after leading the conference in rebounding and ranking in the top five in scoring. She also earned a berth on the Northeastern Pennsylvania Basketball Media first team. Bull, who transferred from Elizabethtown College, was also named the MVP of the Colonel Invitational Tournament. Freshman guard/forward Janna Ward also enjoyed a stellar rookie campaign. She chipped in 7 .1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Fellow freshman Danielle Kresock assumed the starting point guard job late in the season and responded well. Kresock, who started the season at the off-guard position, moved to point guard due to a rash of injuries and tossed in seven points, and 3 .6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. Junior center Caitlin Lee gave Wilkes another needed inside presence. Lee averaged 5 .5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Sophomore center Corinne Stewart, who joined the team late at the conclusion of volleyball season, contributed three points and 2.9 rebounds. Left Picture: Janna Ward dribbles the ball, trying to get past a Dickinson College defender. Right Picture: Whitney Bull shots a foul shot during the game against Dickinson College. 72 Sports and Athletics Lyndsay Be~ shoot over , College defe: �Danielle Kresock shoots a foul shot during the game against Dickinson College at home. lg strides during erall record of 8Ley Bull. Bull 1ders in leading the also earned a . Bull, who : the Colonel ~ campaign. She Danielle Kresock ed well. Kresock, rd due to a rash of ts per game. ence. Lee Corinne Stewart, ributed three Lyndsay Bey attempts to shoot over a Dickinson College defender. Corinne Stewart drives to the basket past a defender during a home game. Sports and Athletics 73 �ase&a[[ The Wilkes University baseball team enjoyed an outstanding 2002 season. The Colonels fashioned an overall record of 24-1 7-1, the second highest win total in school history. In addition, Wilkes earned both Freedom Conference and ECAC playoff berths for the first time since 1994. Leading the Colonels was senior center fielder Matt Diltz. Diltz was named the Freedom Conference's Player of the Year after hitting .434 with eleven doubles, twelve triples, and four home runs. Diltz, who led Division III in triples this season, tied or set six school records during the season. He established new marks for games played in a season (42), at-bats in a season (152), hits in a season (66), triples in a season (12), total bases in a season (113), and triples in a career (14). Sophomore first baseman Dave Morgan was second team Freedom Conference All-Star. Morgan hit .3 5 7 with eleven doubles, four triples, seven home runs and thirty runs batted in. Morgan also had a stellar .989 fielding percentage last spring. Freshman Charles Hampton had an outstanding rookie season with the Colonels. He batted .367 with seven doubles, three triples, two home runs, and a team-leading 33 runs batted in. Freshman catcher Josh Turel hit .338 with five doubles, one triple, and two home runs. The Wilkes pitching staff was led by senior closer Jason McDermott. McDermott ranked second in Division III with a league-leading thirteen saves. He had a 3-3 record on the hill and an earned run average of 3.29. McDermott was a second team Freedom Conference selection. Seniors Jim Casey and Joe Casey, along with junior Ryan Palos, formed the nucleus of the Wilkes starting rotation. Jim Casey had a 5-3 record on the mound and an earned run average of 4.69. Joe Casey went 4-2 in eleven starts with an earned run average of 5.50. Palos had a 5-4 record on the mound and an ERA of 3.90. The 2002 team had 28 players on it. The roster included Steve Leskiw, Adam Kowalczyk, Derek Sheruda, Corey Yanoshak, Charles Hampton, Mike Spotts, Matt Diltz, Matt Kaskie, Jason McDermott, Scott Garger, Chris Caccavale, Josh Oswald, Ryan Palos, Tyler Trutt, Dave Morgan, Ryan Lobb, Jim Casey, Mike Zapatoski, Joe Casey, Josh Turel, Andrew Rivera, Doug Hunter, John Boylan, Brad Sechler, Neal Nowakowski, Steve Imdorf, Jon Prutzman, and Dale Rapson. The team was coached by head coach Joe Polek, and assistant coaches Jerry Bavitz and Bob Klinetob. 74 Sports and Athletics Above Pictl Below Pictu �2002 season. The Lest win total in ence and ECAC ltz was named the eleven doubles, 1 triples this >lished new marks ► in a season (66), , in a career (14 ). !edom Conference L home runs and centage last spring. n with the .ome runs, and a t .338 with five Above Picture: The Wilkes University baseball team poses for a picture. Below Picture: Adam Kowalczyk takes a swing during a game. ermott. thirteen saves. He McDermott was a 1 los, formed the _average of 4.69. )f 5.50. Palos had re Leskiw, Adam , Mike Spotts, Caccavale, Josh 1 Casey, Mike John Boylan, 1d Dale Rapson. aaches Jerry Sports and Athletics 75 �~ mens acrosse We are considered a club team this year, but in the fall of 2002 we will be considered a varsity team. We practiced weekly with nine games on the schedule this year. In the spring of 200 3, we will have a schedule with conference and nonconference games with a high level of competitiveness. I have built this program from the ground up, with players who have no experience at all, expect for one. Above Pict thrown to b Below Pich First Row: Danielle McDonald, Sara Ciotoli, Alicia Conner, Vasoula Plakas, Jeanette Bell, Missy Quinn Second Row: Kyla Campbell, Lorey Malick, Candice Adams, Kathy Kemper, Melissa Lavelle, Maria Currier, Emily Olivetti Third Row: Assistant Coach MJ Hromchak, Amanda Andreas, Valerie White, Jessica Hinkel, Robin Shillingsford, Jessica Pezolano, Katie Fisher, Stephanie Dluge, Head Coach Kristin DiMarzo 76 Sports and Athletics �we will be in the with iveness. I e no Above Picture: Danielle McDonald watches the ball come down after being thrown to her from a teammate. Below Picture: Maria Currier runs down field to help out her teammates. ula Plakas, hy Kemper, alerie White, r, Stephanie Sports and Athletics 77 �The men's golf team played seven games in their season. They also played in the MAC Championships on April 27 and 28 of 2002. The first game that they played was against Albright and Widener. Wilkes played second with a score of 332. The Wilkes Colonels played with a four person team which included Dom Castrignano, Chris Banyas, Jason Pantzar, and Dave Paden. Dom Castrignano scored the lowest score for the Colonels and that was a 79. Their second game was against Neumann and College Misericordia. Wilkes placed last in this game. The golf team participated in this event with six team members. The golf team played at their next game at the Wilkes-Barre Golf Club. This game was against Lycoming. Jim Bedford scored the lowest score for the Wilkes team, scoring an 82. Wilkes won this game on April 8. On April 12 Wilkes went against Scranton at the Wilkes-Barre Golf Club, but unforunatly they lost this game. Dorn Castrignano did medal with a score of 75. This was also the lowest score for the Wilkes team. Dom Castrignano also medaled at their next game against Lycoming. He beat his last score by one point by scoring a 7 4 on this course. Wilkes also won this game. Their next game was held at Glenrnaura National Golf Club against Scranton. Wilkes played against Scranton with a four member team and fell to a loss with a score of 333. April 27 and 28 was a big weekend for the golf team. This was the weekend of the MAC Championships held at Shawnee Country Club. On day one, the Wilkes University golf team placed ninth out of 14 teams. During the first day, Dom Castrignano led the way for the Colonels. He was currently tied for 14th position after carding a 2 7-hold total of 12 l. Jon Else and Jason Pan tzar both scored a 12 9, Chris Banyas scored a 131, and Jim Bedford scored a 141 for the Colonels. The second day of the MAC Championships was rained out, but Wilkes still came in ninth out of 14 teams. The Wilkes golf team played their last game against King's. Chris Banyas medaled with a score of 76, he also had the lowest score for the Colonels. Wilkes unfortunatly lost to King's. Row 1: M1 Ann Kaus: Row 2: M : Mullay, M Konopats~ Jason Pantzer takes a swing during one of the games. Sahima I during 78 Sports and Athlectics �Fteer[eadin o played in the tat they played e of 332. The n Castrignano, ored the lowest tinst Neumann earn ved at their next g. Jim Bedford on this game on Te Golf Club, :h a score of 7 5. J also medaled 1oint by scoring s held at inst Scranton l 27 and 28 was Championships ;olf team placed e way for the old total of 1 21 . a 131, and Jim Championships Wilkes golf team score of 76, he J King's. Row 1: Melissa Mecca, Michelle Auker, Adrian Pianelli, Tricia Higgins, Sue Ann Kausmeyer, Adrienne DeFuria, Lisa Samala Row 2: Michelle Ent, Erin Schultz, Kristy Hulings, Bernadette Peters, Kristina Mullay, Megan McAndrew, Amber Derr, Megan Smith, Sahima Rasul, Anita Konopatski, Marie Patterson, Jill Yisowski : during Sahima Rasul performs a lift during a football game. The cheerleading squad performs during a football game at home. Sports and Athletics 79 �0 &a[[ The 2001 season began in Atlanta, Georgia in the NFCA Leadoff Classic. With numerous nationally ranked teams present, Wilkes went 2-3. Wilkes defeated nationally reanked Corland State and N.C. Methodist while losing to College of New Jersey, N.C. Wesleyan, and national runners-up Wisconsin-Eau Claire. That tournament was followed up with another tournament in Salisbury, Maryland. Wilkes went 2-2, defeating Bates College and nationally ranked Salisbury State, while losing to Cabrini and Moravian, who both were also ranked at the time. Returning to the MAC Freedom conference playoffs as the second seed. On the first day of the playoffs Wilkes defeated Scranton and King's to enter the second day of the tournament undeafted. However, the Colonels lost two close one run games to King's to finish the Freedoms Conference runners-up. Individually the Colonels had several noteworthy achievements. Robyn Mendygral, Sandy Mullen, and Lisa Hartman were named the first team all conference, with Mendygral taking home the MVP award. Second team honors went to Brooke Sheaves and Erin Priestman. Robyn Mendygral left Wilkes with every career offensive school record and Alice Frank left with numerous pitching records. In addition Mendygral and Hartman were both named to the Regional All American teams during their Wilkes careers. On March 30, 2000 Hartman pitched a no hitter against King's and on April 1, 2000 she bettered that with a perfect game against FDU. The team ended the year with a 21-16 record. First Row: Nancy Stover, Robyn Mendygral, Kim Chapman, Desiree Podrasky, Brooke Shreaves Second Row: Lisa Hartman, Sandy Mullen, Erin Priestman, Melissa Babcock, Leora Kleist Third Row: Head Coach Frank Matthews, Andrea Chabala, Selena Bednarz, Melissa Mendygral, Alice Frank, Assistant Coach Tom Dunsmuir 80 Sports and Athletics �2000~2001 ff Classic. With s defeated :o College of New eason .lfe. tlisbury, ranked Salis bury 1ked at the time. d seed. On the ~r the second day ,ne run games to tobyn team all :am honors went ecord and Alice 1d Hartman Vilkes careers. on April 1, Left Picture: Lisa Hartman pitches a ball during a game. Hartman was named to the firstteam all conference. Below Picture: Brooke Shreaves takes a swing during a game. Shreaves was named to the secondteam all conference. irasky, Brooke cock, Leora arz, Melissa Sports and Athletics 81 �0 &a[[ 2001-2002 Season First Row: Maureen Davis, Nicole Norton, Maryellen Karty, Kim Graver, Kelly Daley Second Row: Nicole Pugh, Sandy Mullen, Andrea Dominick, Melissa Babcock, Lisa Hartman, Jodi Viscomi, Carly Streznetcky, Leora Kleist Third Row: Brooke Shreaves, Melissa Mendygral, Alexis Petite, Erin Priestman, Maria Ciechoski, Lindy Lutz Left Picture: Nicole Pugh sets up in the batters box awaiting the pitch during a game 1n Virginia Beach. 82 Sports and Athletics The 200 2 sofi in the very tougr easily defeated I defeated three N nationally ranke, The next wee] Wilkes opened " winning streak e. before beating V tough toumamer MAC play op1 Moving on to Dr dropping the seci lost starting pitcl. injuries. A few g, as well. The Colonels : out losing 11 one Lisa Hartman w, Some outstandin Mendygral, and ] DIP, along with ~ Lisa Hartman individual seasor and complete ga1 with 2. Her caree Right Pictu gets into a 1 game starts took place i The softba Virginia Be Spring Brea �tson ·aver, The 2002 softball team started off very well for the Colonels. The season opened in the very tough Virginia Wesleyan Tournament in Virginia Beach. The Colonels easily defeated Eastern Mennonite University to open the tournament. They then defeated three NCAA tournament teams consecutively, including a win over nationally ranked North Carolina Methodist. They finished the tournament 4-0. The next week Wilkes moved on to the Sea Gull Tournament in Salisbury, MD. Wilkes opened with a convincing win over Mary Washington College. The five game winning streak ended with a loss over nationally ranked Moravian in extra innings, before beating Virginia Wesleyan. Wilkes returned home with a 7-1 record after two tough tournaments. MAC play opened with a split at DeSales, before getting a sweep over Ursinus. Moving on to Drew, Wilkes lost a tough nine inning game in the opener before dropping the second game of the doubleheader as well. In the second game, Wilkes lost starting pitcher Maryellen Korty and shortstop Lindy Lutz to season ending injuries. A few games later they lost leading hitter Carly Streznetcky for the season as well. The Colonels played tough the rest of the way minus the three starters but came out losing 11 one run games and four in extra innings to finish the season 21-19. Lisa Hartman was outstanding in having to pitch every game the rest of the way. Some outstanding individual performances were turned by Sandy Mullen, Melissa Mendygral, and Leora Kleist. Hartman was named to the to the second team as the DIP, along with Streznetcky who made it despite of missing several games. Lisa Hartman left Wilkes with numerous pitching records. Among them were individual season records for inning pitched (223), games (36), games started (33), and complete games (29). She also set career records for wins with 54 and no hitters with 2. Her career ERA is also among the best ever at Wilkes. l ,t t Picture: :ole Pugh up in the :ers box .iting the h during a e Ill ·i nia Beach. Right Picture: The infield gets into a huddle before the game starts. This game also took place in Virginia Beach. The softball team went to Virginia Beach during Spring Break. Sports and Athletics 83 �~ omens o[[e &a[[ The women's volle Tournament. Wilkes • College, 3-0, and to E finished with a teamtoumament, the Lad) against Marywood, "' Misericordia. Wilkes On September 4, : 0. This is the third st kills, five digs, and si The Lady Colonel: They lost this match team to 3-5 overall a: and 16 digs for the L On October 26 an Colonels lost their op kills and nine digs, "' Colonels. In their sec University volleyball match of the weeken1 Wilkes made it to against cross-town ri' seeded fourth comini Wilkes finished the s Riley had 3 3 assists contributed six kills : Sitting: Amber Brennan Middle Row: Megan Riley, Kelly Svecz, Kristin Disani, Kim Peters, Carlee Fitzsimmons, Larissa Dobransky Back Row: Assistant Coach Scott Van Valkenburgh, Jeanine Barber, Stefanie Henninger, Corinne Stewart, Mandy Kehler, Lisa Ognosky, Head Coach Mike Grandchamp The team congratulates each other after a great game. Jeanin 84 Sports and Athletics �The women's volleyball team opened their season with the King's College Tournament. Wilkes lost both matches in this tournament. They lost to King's College, 3-0, and to Baptist Bible, 3-2. In their loss to Baptist Bible, Jeanine Barber finished with a team-leading 34 assists. On the second day of the King's College tournament, the Lady Colonels won both their matches. Their first match was against Marywood, which they won 3-1. Their second match was against College Misericordia. Wilkes won this one 3-0. On September 4, 2002, the Lady Colonels won their match against Marywood, 30. This is the third straight win for the Lady Colonels. Mandy Kehler led with 11 kills, five digs, and six service aces. Jeanine Barber also led with 19 assists. The Lady Colonels first Freedom Conference match was on September 19, 2002. They lost this match against FDU-Madison, 3-1. This drops the women's volleyball team to 3-5 overall and 0-1 in the conference. Kelly Svecz finished with nine kills and 16 digs for the Lady Colonels. On October 26 and 27, Wilkes entered the Elizabethtown Tournament. The Lady Colonels lost their opening match to Moravian College. Larissa Dobransky had 8 kills and nine digs, while teammate Megan Riley contributed 18 assists for the Lady Colonels. In their second match, Wilkes fell to Haverford College. The Wilkes University volleyball team also lost their third match to Kean University. Their final match of the weekend was also a loss for the Lady Colonels against Buffalo State. Wilkes made it to the Freedom Conference Semi-Finals, where they were up against cross-town rivals, King's College. They lost this match, 3-1. Wilkes was seeded fourth coming into this game and had to play top seed, King's College. Wilkes finished the season 9-15. Larissa Dobransky had 12 kills and 10 digs. Megan Riley had 3 3 assists and six kills for the Lady Colonels. Stefanie Henninger also contributed six kills and 14 digs. rs, Carlee er, Stefanie Coach Mike ~am atulates Jther after a game. Jeanine Barber (Left) and Mandy Kehler (Right) jump to try to block a shot during a game. Sports and Athletics 85 �' ens o[[e &a[[ - 86 Sports and Athletics ~ . ,p ; : '\ .;.; ·-· - " - - - - --..-. �Sports and Athletics 87 �orts [osin Th. Athl, £xcitil1 Aspi Scitzi11 recaps. 88 Sports and Athletics �Thattlts to all ofWilltcs Atl11ctic T cams for Attotl1cr £xdtittg V car of Colm1cl Sports A special tl1attks socs o~t to Jol1tt Scitzfflscr for l1is pictures attt, same recaps. W c appreciate ~o~r t,ct,icatiott to Willtcs Atl11ctics. Sports and Athletics 89 �' rtn usica( 2002 onder u[ c)own'' The cast included from left to right (picture on opposite page): First Row: Corey Pajka, Edward Burdulis, Lori Pugh, Emelia Rae, Benjamin S. Ptashinsky, Nicholas Pierce, Lauren Trovillion, Jen Zubernick, Avra Myers, Rasid Bosnjakvic Second Row: Meghann Babo, Dale R. Heller, Brian Burke Toll, Nancy Fattorini, Netta Clemens, Robert Kole Shreiber, Tiffany Smith, Alexander W.P. Kashatus, Christie Lee Gilbert, Kyle Masteller, Phoenix Blue, Rob Stowe Missing: Jason McDermott, Jessica Maguire, Paul E. Mitchell, Jermaine Hinkle Adam Hill was the director/choreographer of this show. The set design was designed by Teresa Fallon. Steven Thomas was the music director of this show. The lighting desgin was provided by David Shock. The costumes were designed by Joseph Dawson. The stage managers of this show were Corey Pajka and Edward Burdulis. Also, Jessica Maguire was the assistant stage manager. Lastly, the mangaing director of the Darte Center is Brue Phair. Cast of Characters Guide/Editor...................... Dale R. Heller Appopolus ............................ Phoenix Blue Helen................................ Netta Clemens Wreck ....................... Robert Kole Shreiber Violet.. .......................... Lauren Trovillion Valenti ........................... Brian Burke Toll Eileen ......................... Christie Lee Gilbert Ruth ................................... Tiffany Smith Robert Baker.. ...Alexander W.P. Kashatus Editor/Chef. ......... Benj amin S. Ptashinsky Editor.. ............................. Meghann Babo Mrs. Wade ...................... Nancy Fattorini Frank Lippencott. .............. Kyle Masteller Chick Clark. ............................ Rob Stowe Lanigan........................... Nicholas Pierce 90 Spring Musical Chorus Avra Myers, Lori Pugh, Corey Pajka, Jen Zubernick, Edward Burdulis, Emelia Rae, Rasid Bosnjakvic, Jason McDermott The theater department performs four shows a year. The fir t performance that they put on was '1The Good Doctor. 11 "Erne t in Love11 was their second performance. Both of this shows took place in the fall semester. In the spring semester, they performed 11 Wonderful Town 11 and 11 The Comedy of Error ." �y, Nicholas emens, Robert lier, Phoenix ~resa Fallon. )avid Shock. rey Pajka and ng director of 1 ?:ubemick, akvic, year. The first Doctor." "Ernest t of this shows took ter, they edy of Errors." t Spring Musical 91 �Serving tlu· dining H<"eds of the studt>nts, faculty, staff and gu~sts of Wilke~ University. -11111 7 V (! E V Let us cater your next event. Our team of Certified Chefs is eager to prepare an event to remember. 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Instead of tearing them down and building a more Above: The main entrance to Evans Hall on the corner of modem and typical dorm styled No rth ampton and South River Streets. This dorm ho uses the buildings, Wilkes kept these beautiful m ajo rity of fres hmen students every year in its four floors. buildings and converted them i:htons for the students to live. There are currently twelve mansions on campus which are single sex dorms. There is one co-ed mansion on campus , Barre Hall which is co-ed by floor. Ross Hall is our multicultural dorm on campus and most of the residents are members of the Multicultural Society. The last style of housing a student can get is an on-campus apartment. There are ten on-campus apartments. Two of which are co-ed by apartment, Fortinsky Hall and Rifkin Hall. All the rest of the apartments are on South River Street. Left: Sterling Hall, one of the numero us mansions converted to a dorm, sits on South River Street. O n the north end of cam pus, Sterling faces the Susquehanna River. 96 Dorms Ab Th Dorm life en variety of pt friendships . activities allc the dorms , fi and just ki Besides fun , dorming. R dorm, espe, seeing a grm lounge togetl students to g study togetht in the dorms with a groui life allows s· "family" unit �Lpus Above: The North side of Waller Hall was acquired in 1964, and the South side in 1983. The two adjoining dorms are on West River Street at the south end of campus. corner of ~m houses the four floors. campus which which is co-ed .e residents are .t can get is an rhich are co-ed iments are on of the nverted to a tver Street. mpus, Sterling River. Dorm life enables students to meet a wide variety of people and create a wealth of friendships. Hall socials and group activities allow these students to get out of the dorms, forget their studies for a while, and just kick back with their friends. Besides fun, their is the academic side of dorming. Rarely can you walk through a dorm, especially Evans Hall, without seeing a group of students studying in the lounge together. Dorm life has allowed students to get help with their work and to study together. Whether it's hanging out in the dorms and eating pizza or studying with a group of kids in your class, dorm life allows students to live together as a "family" unit. Below: Ross Hall, located on South River Street, was designated the Multicultural Dorm beginning in the Fall of 2001. Left: Slocum Hall, on South River Street, is not only a dorm , but also the home for the university's ROTC unit. Dorms 97 �Right: The Market Street Bridge is a familiar sight to those who dorm along River Street. The impressive structure was built ·in the early 1930's, and has withstood two major floods. 234 South River First Row: Nick Meadows , Damian Michaels, Mark Falanga, Mike Brown. Second Ro w: Eric Eustler, Brian Sheakowski, Alex McKinnon. M i ssin g : Mark Anglea, Greg Spector, Jesse Bolognini, Jonathon DelBalko, Frank Maresca. 327 South River 98 Dorms �Barre Hall Catlin Hall- - - - - - - Chesapeake Hall First Row: Karl Meyers, Seth Reed, Devin Rushanan, Neal Nowakowski. Second Row: David Willingham, Aaron Burns, Eric Luther, Brett Daniels, Josh Liebner. Third Row: Michael Morgan, Albert Sidhom, Michael Sherrick, Pattrick Kane, Jason Tedesco, Drew Zimmerman, Kendall Watts. Missing: Thomas Rebuck, Michael Barcelona, Scott Foley, Steven Lee, Kirk Frey, Steve Imdorf, Casey O'Brien. Dorms 99 �Delaware Hall First Row: Ariston Djuaher, Mike Knothe, Justin Disilvestro, Mark Miltenberger, Phil DeFranco, Neil Bavitz. Second Row: Andy Howard, Matt Rzucidlo, Courtney Eastman, Jamie Markovchick, Wichi tah Leng, Warren Wendel, Matthew Gilbride, Drew Swigart. Missing: John Strouse, Jeremy Chmiel, Bradley Honnage, Joe Ziegler, Jesse Kirk, Michael Crawford, Julian Morales, Richard Albrecht, Mark Semkew, Christopher Schmidt. Doane Hall ------....;..-First Row: Maria Kon, Maya Tatum, Cheryl Snyder. Second Row: Katie Coy, Beth Hill. Missing: Christie Gilbert, Mary Gowat, Sandy Schweigert, Laura Osborn. Evans Hall --------- Northampton 1st First Row: Holly Sulouff, Katie Morton, Jared Seiders, Leann Benkowski, Steve Tasevoli, Christopher Finan. Second Row: Mary Somers, Katie Gianfagna, Melissa Maybe, Kelly Marion, Brad Bachle. Missing: Kenneth Zenkert, Megan Riley, Steven Levy, Ryan Laubach, Doug Fredick. 100 Dorms �vans Hall~-~~---Northampton 2nd First Row: Richard Williams, Natalie Wilson, Nick Rollman. Second Row: Deerek Sheruda, Jeanine Barber, Maureen Davis, Lindsay Felicetti, Allisa Bowen, Kelly Lassen. Third Row: Will Midgett, Paul Bilous, Zack Snyder, Kevin Carol, Ben Stanis, Steve Madea. Missing: Melody Hsiao, Nancy Mark, Patty Duggy, Justin Johnson, Ryan Jones, Toni Wynat, Gena Haas, Sonnie Weller, Jodi Viscomi, James Marsh, Bill Euker, Jason Schleicher, Justin Cowder. vans Hall ---------,I Danielle Dallazia, Elena Archer, Dave Breuder, Dave Flynn, Alexis Petite, Brooke Zuercher, Lindsey Schlott. Second Row: Brian Roslund, Elixzbeth Miller, Diego Alverado, Mavea Kasten, Dale Heller, James Lemoncelli, Brandon Clark. Missing: Greg Peruso, Amanda Watson, Greg Halladay, Ryan Strange, Derek Gilpin, Megan Williams, John Cosgrove, Lauren Jackson, Melissa Nicolette, Keith Heim, Kevin Shannon, Jeanine Skae, Rajitha Devadoss. First Row: Evans Hall- - - - - - - Northampton 3rd First Row: Jessica Bush, Lori Anne Pugh, Nicole Norton, Kyle Gallagher. Second Row: Robert Vanderveken, Edward Youssof, Joseph Janusziewicz, Charles Cahill, Jedidian Landis, Danielle Kresock, Elizabeth Ann Roveda, Kelly Daley, Brigitte Malloy. Missing: Patrick VanFleet, Kyle Gallagher, Andrew Minarik, Bryan O'Leary, David Paden, Joshua Turel, Joe Stein, John Yanniello, Maclean Moore, Meghan Quinn, Megan Gillott, Mauri Grimm, Juan Jimenez, Shawn Smith, Andrew Rivera, Tara Collins, Melissa Mecca. Dorms 101 �_______Evans Hall ,___ First Row: Brian Fischer, Jen Marchese, Bridget Guinta, Alicia Conner, Justin Lewis. Second Row: James Pfrom, Andrew Helmes, Maleek Mills, Adam Navarro-Jusino, James Glendon, Rashid Bosnjakvic, John-Paul (J.P.) Piego, Josh Hall, Jake McSurdy. Missing: Jordan DesAutels, Chad Reinhard, Kim Maranjo, Kortney Loss, Daniela Radu, Kevin Davis, Adrianna Solozano, Nicole Pugh, Sarah Williams, James Glendon, Matt Bucher, Matthew Kaskie, Scott Mertz. Evans Hall Northampton 4th First Row: Curtis Haley. Second Row: Kristy Saccone, Brittany Kramer, Sharon Granahan, Bernadette Rabel, Bill Watkins, Becky Kriner. Third Row: Bill Vacchino, Tim Wagman, Julia Tarquinio, Kerri Pinder, Ausgina Desai, Tyler Trutt, Jen Hopkins. Missing: Ermond Santanna, Phil Coffey, Cassie Van Luvender, Jon Prutzman, Amanda Henry, Ian Silverman, Mike Ruggerio, Mike Breslosky, Jon Jamison, Anita Konopatski, Megan Smith, Tina Baigis. ------- Evans Hall Front Row: Lisa Klein, Joe Meloni, Jason Andidera, Alex Gall, Josh De Richie. Second Row: Erika Knorr, Seth Kudrik, Thomas Reynolds, John Lan gs h aw . Mi s s i n g : Andrian a Polednak, Amanda Felegi, Sarah Rodstrom, Steven Opitz, Kristen Shicora, Matthew Began sky, Francis Quinn, Rex Harris, Adam Mihalko, Jason Parrish, Bobby Thompson, Micheal Dyshuk, Joe Meloni, Lori Mackowski, Autumn Kishbaugh, Pete Hlavinka, Aaron Hollenbeck, Michael Kroguiski, Kevin Taylor. 102 Dorms �Fortinsky· Hall First Row: Derick Hall, F ritz Oelva, Brian Riccardelli, Jon Akanowicz. Second Row: Brad Moore , Darron Fadden, Michael Lukasik, Corey Pajka. Missing: Garo Lehmejian, Justin Novajosky , Ouke Williams, Jeremy Gordon , Thomas Patterson , Josh Maurer. 339 South River - - First Row: Kermit the Frog. Second Row: Maggie Murphy , Kara Chapple, Melissa Hales. Third Row: Sarah Becker, Jaclyn Kent, Melissa Tracy. Missing: Cindy Stavisky. McClintock Hall Roman Hakim, Mick Jenkins, Brian Balasia, Troy Wilson , Carlos Procno, Jason Pike, James Guenther. Missing: Paul Olson , Kyle Zimmerman, James Hower, Joe Ruggerio, Ian Spaulding, Corey Walker, Jeff Olson , Eric Zuber, Mike Freund, John Palischak. Dorms 103 �_ Rifkin Hall First Row: Debbie Brandt, Jill Hocking, Crystal Reib, Hana Kopolovic. Second Row: Ann Marie Roselli, Christy Williams, Stephanie Dluge, Sara Ciotoli, Ross Mccorkle, Michael Spotts. Missing: Christine Donaldson, Monica Cardenas, Nicole Mitacek, Lisa Bonin, Lori Ann Phillips, Anthony Stavenski, Matt Berger, Jaya Nemani, Tara Derosiers, Danny Williams, Nicole Oakley, Kandice Avery, Dana Fernsler, Siddharth Malik, Ashish Bassi, Bethany Yenner. Ross Hall First row: Amanda Brozana, Thelma Cancam. Second Row: Jermaine Hinkle, Versha Versha, Erick Bourassa Lavoie, Paul Mitchell. Missing: Benjamin Ptashinsky, Kofi Gbomita, Hassan Shah, Ashish Purani, Abhishek Nemani, Marvelyn Bren tum, Lindsey Dymond. Schiowitz Hall First Row: Lauren Smith. Second Row: Debra Gibson, Danielle McDonald, Sarah Bogusko, Beth Alles. Third Row: Susan Matvay, Emily Olivetti, Courtney Cesanek, Mary Ellen Korty. Missing: Rachel Miller, Stephanie Miller, Amanda Andreas, Maura Gill, Melinda Bauer, Jacque Hock, Marilyn Hill, Holly Shiber, Lacey Repman , Carly Streznetcky. 104 Dorms �Slocum Hall- - - ~ - - - - " First Row: Kevin Hosler, Jason McDermott, John Baylon. Second Row: George Waschko, Andrew Moyer, Pete Schmidt. Missing: Douglas Hunter, Adam Davies, Talon Torressen, Scott Hall, Tim Millard , Jason Opalka. Sterling Hall First Row: John Thomas, Don Leavey, Kyle Cook. Second Row: Josh Kloss, Brian Sutherland, Kevin Helmbold, Mike Abbadessa , Tom Homa, Brett Trichillo, Chris Tedesco, Matt Rosato, Mike Looby, Nathan Cook, Jeremy Hill, Alex Wishne. Missing: Rob Falls, Richard Albanese-DeMair, Roger Raby , James Long, John Warnek, Thomas Luthy, Will Bezts. Sullivan Hall First Row: Kimberly Cronorniz, Alicia Burnham, Francesca Montelione, Mallery Stone. Second Row: Bridget McHale, Julie Keller, Stephanie Hartley, Colleen Cole. Missing: Amanda Hitz, Amy Steele, Bethany Goltz, Holly Hicks, Lauren Solski, Emelia Duffy, Kathy Kemper, Amanda Carleton, Robin Volpe, Kristen Owen, Brooke Quinn, Angela Lange, Amanda Leicht, Jessica Lambert, Katie Vavrina, Jacqlyn Ryan , Julianne Kaub, Lisa Leyo, Vildana Harba, Jessica Bean, April Klitsch, Lisa Ognosky, Shannon Eiber, Casey Williams, Jennielle Lagana, Krystal Testa, Krysten Michael. Dorms 105 �Waller Hall First Row: Tara Smith , Kim Herbaugh, Corrine Stewart. Second Row: Jen LaTorre, Meghann Babo. Third Row: April Kaczmarczyk, Stephanie Dickert, Julia Krout, Kelly Bogansky. Missing: Larissa Dobransky, Tara Clark, Jen Lazorack, Elizabeth Bleacher, Christina Rubillo , Desirae Triplett. Waller Hall First Row: Brittnie Harvey , Lorey Malick, Jennifer Yuhas, Laurie Snavely, Carley Clement. Second Row: Lindy Lutz, Clarissa Dudek, Bria Demming, Helen Dwane, Kim Peters, Tina Mooney. Missing: Kristin Pisani, Lyndsay Bey, Amy Westgate, Carlee Fitzsimmons, Jillian Snyder. _ Weiss Hall First Row: Tracey Powell, Julia Ellenberger. Second Row: Casey Connel, Sarah Leskosky , Kariann Chapman. Third Row: Jonelle Oram. Missing: Selena Bednarz, Melissa Merak, Lauren Haberern, Kimberly Graver, Alicia Manley, Jami Flinchbaugh , Francine Johanson , Sonia Ebert, Megan Lutsey , Jillian Lisowski. 106 Dorms �25 8 South River Dan Kohler, Matt Hoover, Jeremy Mayer, Mike Scatton, Steve Cho. Missing: Ben Kushner, Sam Lawrence, Rich Wood, Jason Ruggiero, Chris Carleton. 321 South River First Row: Jason Falck, Andy Bomgardner, Stephanie Smith, Nick Pierce, Robert Stowe. Second R o w : Frank Alexander, Christopher O'Neal, Aaron Linville, Ben Bulishak, Eric Wolf, Dave Roberts. Missing: Pranshu Gupta, Nidhi Agarual, Snigdha Mittal. YMCA First Row: Lisa Pierce, Kristin Hake, Elise Hiley. Second Row: Terry Holdren, Ryan Klemish, Bob Eroh, Dustin Smith, Angela Sat a r . Third Row: Jake Malinowski, Kevin Walsh, Mark Patrick, Kelly Suezz, Andy Calhoun, Deanna Sabol, Lindsay Fries, Jenn Vuclzak. Dorms 107 �108 Pictures �Pictures 109 �Amnicola, the Wilkes University yearbook, Volume 56, was printed by Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas Texas using offset lithography. The staff was assisted by customer service advisor Martha Depper and local representative Tim Lynott. The following specifications describe this publication: Cover: Blue Lexitone material with a Florentine grain is wrapped around a 160-point binder's board the material is decorated with a gold foil. Binding: The binding is double Smyth sewn. Each book is rounded and backed and bound in sixteen page signatures. Endsheets: are Rainbow Birch and produced using recycled paper. Ink: The book was printed using 100% black ink made from biodegradable soy. In addition color pages were printed using a Kemori 8 color offset perfector press. Production: Pages were produced at the school using Elite Vision software, a proprietary page description software package developed by Taylor Publishing Company. Photography: Senior portraits, Organizations, resident hall photos. Faculty, and class portraits were taken be Davor Photography Inc. of Bensalem, PA. The staff was assisted by Davor Sales Representative Mark Huff. Athletic team photos were supplied by the Wilkes University relations Sports information office. Other photography was provided by the student staff and other nonuniversity sources. Color film and sizing were done by Davor Photography. Amnicola 2002 received funding from the Wilkes University Student Government and a portion of student activity fees. The press run was a limited edition of 1000 copies of 112 pages each. Amnicola is copyrighted by Wilkes University and the Amnicola staff. No part of this book may be reproduced without prior written consent of the editor. The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the University, the faculty or the administration. The Amnicola was advised by Dr. Jim Harringtron of the University faculty. This is his second year as faculty advisor. Inquiries concerning the publication can be forwarded to the Amnicola Office, care of the editor, Box 111- Wilkes University, 187 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania 18766-0001, phone 570408-2955. Reach the office by e-mail at amnicola@wilkes.edu. Our office is located in the ground floor of Conyngham Hall. Amnicola is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the American Scholastic Press Association. The Advisor and staff of the Amnicola would like to thank all those who made this project a success and kept this great tradition alive. 110 Closing I �l nico[a 1r Publishing Company, lCe advisor Martha Depper 60-point binder's board ::d and bound in sixteen oy. In addition color pages )roprietary page 1d class portraits were Davor Sales ; University relations 1ff and other non- 1ment and a portion of l 2 pages each. rt of this book may be ed here are not necessarily This is his second year as Advisor Jim Harrington Editors Lori Pugh '05 Kristin Kile '06 Layout Editor Greg Peruso '04 Staff Selena Bednarz '04 Jason Leach '03 Chuck Cahill '05 Melissa Merak '0 5 ::, care of the editor, Box ia 18766-0001, phone 570ocated in the ground floor kholastic Press ie this project a success Closing 111 ��� 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 Amnicola 2001 and Amnicola 2002 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 Description An account of the resource This yearbook contains the senior classes for 2001 and 2002. https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/5906ddd12bc6b02478d4e36054f83c0c.pdf e9b0d3a6bf4784ea6ca48896f7232b99 PDF Text Text �0 K E 5 Amnicola • Volume 53 The Wilkes University Yearbook Box 111 - 187 South Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 570-408-2955 http:/ /wilkesl.wilkes.edu/ ~amnicola amnicola@wilkesl.wilkes.edu Ska-oes- o-f fAj-t-+ A ,::7 Ska-oes- o-f oev-elo-p~erA-tSka-oes- o-f t-ko-(A,~ktSka-oes- o-f cka-PA-ce Ska-oes- o-f ~e~o-r~ Ska-oes- o-f e~o-t-i,o-PASka-oes- o-f a-ct-i,o-PASka-oe ~er~ .,, s 1 ��an,11 to 3 �Right: A magician visiting the Wilkes campus gets all tied up in the process of amusing students. Below: Nick Cobb volunteers for one of Jason Cloutier's illusions. ;p C Q) 6 a. Left: Younger children also enjoy in the excitement of Casino Night while trying their luck at lhe Black Jack table. tom nalveto ex1 4 �the Wilkes process of .g students. s for one of 's illusions. ! Right:Kristen Yarrish and Lorey Mollick enjoy the antics of the OneMan Band. Below: An allstudent band performs at the Block Party, held on the yard between Conyngham Hall and the Alumni House. Left: Younger cruldren also enjoy in the excitement of Casino Night while trying their luck at the Black Jack table. lttlve to expetzlenced �Right: Mollie McGinley and Erin Stewart work diligently to complete their laboratory project. +-' ...c C) Above: During a Biology laboratory, Lance Henninger and Melissa Petras load their samples into a centrifuge. Right: The cover of the annual Wilkes art and literary magazine, the Manuscript, features artwork by Michael Loverdi. :::J 0 ...c ~ uslott to unt: 6 �Right: Mollie McGinley and Erin Stewart work diligently to complete their laboratory project. ,oratory, Lance i their samples to a centrifuge. Wilkes art and iscript, features ichael Loverdi. Above: Dean Bernard Graham and incoming Pharmacy students take a break from their studies to enjoy some ice cream and casual conversation. uslon to undetzsta.ndln~ 7 �Right: Jason for the bes1 attempts to block on his , he rests or Below: ABI gets flashy a Below Right: try their luck table or Above: Liz Burchill and Jill Ronkowski enjoy an innocent gamble on Casino Night. Left: Steve Toth watches his serve at the volleyball game during Winter Weekend festivities. (]J u C cc ..c u 'I 0 tzom tlhXl( �Right: Jason Cloutier hopes for the best as a volunteer attempts to crush a cinder block on his abdomen while he rests on a bed of nails. Below: A Black Jack dealer gets flashy at Casino Night. Below Right: Three students try their luck at the Roulette table on Casino Night. L innocent on Casino ve Toth , his serve at ~yball game Winter d festivities. zom .anxious to luck1t �Right: The team known as "Operation Intoxication" show their enthusiasm for the spirit contest during Winter Weekend. Below: Kristen Yarrish enjoys a game of PingPong in Rumours. >. ~ 0 E Above: Rick Seipp tops off his sundae at an ice cream social held for pharmacy students. Events such as this are held to give students a chance to relax and meet people outside of their class. (]) E 'I 0 tom va.ca.ntto u �Right: The team known as "Operation Intoxication" show their enthusiasm for the spirit contest during Winter Weekend. Below: Kristen Yarrish enjoys a game of PingPong in Rumours. Left: Two students pose on the stairs of the Pickering "pit" before an ROTC event. cant to 11 �Right: Fans of the Wilkes Mens' Basketball team go crazy for the Colonels. Below: Jill Henry, Lottie Olson, and Abby Sherburne pose for the camera during Casino Night. C 0 ■- +-' 0 E (]) tzom empt1f to co1 'I 0 12 �vilkes Mens' he Colonels. n, and Abby nera during asino Night. Below: Kathleen Dennis and Tara Barrie display their friendship in Rumours on Casino Night. Below Center: The Colonels prepare themselves for the second half of play. npt1f to complete 13 �Right: Two students compete on one of the inflatable games at the Block Party. Below: Lisa Dente serves a volleyball during the tournament of Winter Weekend. C 0 ■- 'I 14 0 tzom spectatotz �s compete on ible games at 2 Block Party. iente serves a 111 during the ter Weekend. Below: An aerial view of the Henry Gymnasium during the volleyball tournament of Winter Weekend. Below Center: Students get involved in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament held at the Block Party. spectatot to pla11et 15 �-- ' ; l ! \J lo i. 11... - - ' I I ,. . f .... \ :. ' Top: A graduate celebrates following graduation surrounded by proud family and friends. Above: The Wilkes spring commencement ceremony was held on May 15, 1999. Right: Christine Pavalkis congratulates an excited Marisa Laibinis. ) ~ ,........ ........ r �d ee Top right: Two enthusiastic parents will not allow their child's graduation day to escape the family photo album. Above: A new Wilkes graduate raises his diploma to announce his accomplishment Parents and friends turn to watch the procession of graduates. 17 �\.....- (i1{J\1)1 �Wilkes Requires Extra SECURITY For Graduation Events When Attorney General Janet Reno came to Wilkes as the guest speaker for commencement, Wilkes security personnel went into overdrive trying to coordinate their activities with the FBI and the Wilkes-Barre police department. The FBI officers assigned to Reno came to survey the area the day before the event in order to set their parameters. These parameters including choosing the route she would take to get to the stage, clearing people out of the way, and keeping offensive people away from her. A meeting was held with Reno the day before commencement to discuss these parameters and designate which officer would be responsible for which tasks. These jobs were divided among seventeen officers-six FBI men, four policemen, and seven Wilkes security personnel. Jerry Cookus, chief of Wilkes security, said that, "it was a cooperative effort that required planning the day before, but everything went very well and according to plan." 01l7\1>1J7\l1S Above: Janet Reno speaks to the graduates during the commencement ceremony. 19 ��1999 Wilkes Senior Week Festivities For Graduating Students The Senior Week festivities at Wilkes University are a time for all graduating seniors to gather one final time before graduation day. The festivities included meetings at local bars and restaurants as well as a dinner/ dance to bring this exciting week to a close.This is a very important week for seniors because it provides students an opportunity to be careless one last time before entering the "real world.". A well known student,"Comfortable Cad" Jason Cadwallader strikes a pose while sporting two refreshments from the bar at the senior dance. be~iree Ct\ff Kel~ Co~+ello D1Ji\Tt fi1l1'1>1Ji\ltS 21 �(i1{'i\1)1J 22 �1999 Wilkes University GRADUATION 1999 Wilkes Graduates anxiously await for their opportunity to recieve their degrees in the sweltering heat of this historic summer day. The 1999 commencement at Wilkes University was a woderful time for the students as well as their parents, relatives, and friends. 01li\1>1JJ\l1S 23 �(i1{j\1)1J1 24- �Wilkes University Graduation Events The President Christopher N . Breiseth was present at graduation as well as other professors and faculty to congradulate students and distribute the degress to the graduating class of 1999. 01l1'1)1JJ\T'fS �(i1{1\1)1 �Below: Two Wilkes students havimg the time of their life at what would be the final gettogether of their graduating class. Oti\1>1JJ\l'fS �(j1{j\1)1J~ 28 �R. ¼o.f-t~ew lft\it;liel~ Olli\1>1JJ\l1S Graduates waiting after the cerrmony to greet their parents and relatives. �I (i1{J\1)1f 30 �President Breiseth encourages graduates to look foreward to their bright new futures. 61tJ\1>1JJ\llS 31 �(i1{i\1)1J1 32 �Students try to keep cool during the graduation ceremony by ~rinking water that was furnished by the university. 33 �l l1)0.be+~ -ALttLtt ~1+kow~k1 (j1{j\1)1 34 �Julie V 11-tofl Eltw.bd~-Av1v1 /JJifkow~ki The Library...Something the graduates will not miss! �(i1{J\1)1 �Honorary degree recipiant James Doluisio speaks at graduation. 37 �(i1{j\1)1 �Dr. John Natzke, Associate Professor of Sociology, greets the class of 2000. 01l1\1J1J1\ltS 39 �Kc\(e,\ C~c\f rle se,\,(e,\ Clc\1M,e l li vielc\ C~ovt5 ' Je# Covi\r+ovt I (i1{J\1)1 �Dean Bernie Grahm hoods one of Wilkes University's first Pharmacy Garduates. 61l1'1>1JJ\TtS 41 ��C~,rl~tiv\e _skko, ct~~~ o+2000 , ffuieve~ t~e ~~v\elell Aw~,rJ. ~1uole belfdo,re . ij1{j\1)1Jj\JlS 4-3 ��~+eve s~ue Dr. J. Michael Lennon, Vice President for Academic Affairs, presents Joseph Scordino with the Wandell Award. 01l7\1J1J7\ltS 4-) �(i1{J\1)1J �bLAvt10ltl 1fellu Richard Pearsall, a Trustee, brings greetings to the class of 2000. ij1{j\1)1JJ\llS 47 �(i1{j\1)~ �Dr. Umid R. Nezib, Professor of Electrical Engineering speaks with degree recipients. 4-9 ��John Roch and Richard Fuller pictured leaving the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2000. ij1{j\1)1Jj\J'f ~ �(i1{J\1) �Dr. Warren D. Evans, Doctor of Humaine Letters, recieves an award at the Graduation Ceremony fpr the class of 2000. Co1e~ lu0e �(i1{j\1)( �Dean of Student Affairs, Jean LampeGroh speaks to the class of 2000 at Wilkes University's graduation ceremony. 01tJ\1>1JJ\TlS 5-S- �(i1\J\1 ���Je-# RekJl G1l1'1>1Ji\l1S ��I r ,,,,. C~r1~+1L-1e ~+ucker ��rA. v1+to1i ij1{j\1)1Jj\JlS ���manuscript manuscrip' 66 �Violations my heart and mind aren't always linked neither are my vocal chords sometimes, perhaps often, i try to say the things that sound romantic, sexy, secuctive, true? well, as true as they can be at the moment, if ever. by ralph w. middaugh, jr. C. Dickinson 2000 cover The following section is dedicated to the 1999 and 2000 Manuscript Societies. Articles and Art are reproduced with permissior:i of the publisher - Wilkes Univ rsity manuscript ,overdi - 1999 cover 67 �Little babe (now) Little babe (then) Little babe in unlearned state Reason keep you from mistake wasteful words of nursery rhyme and laughing long in nonsense time. Logic shall protect you well from superstitious preacher's hell, machines will fight the world's wars and Science find diseases' cures. Grow you up emotionless with drugs designed to lower stress and if flesh fails to play its part replace your weakened human heart. Little babe so meek and mild God protect thee from the wild elfish arrow's poison flight, and hungry Ogre's fearsome might. May the Lord thee safely keep from Winter's cold and Ocean's deep, wasteful wars of willful kings, pestilence, plagues, and unseen things. Grow you up both strong and bold and lie you down when you are old to sacred rest from ceaseless toil 'neath shaded shroud of somber soil. This account I faithfully instate trusting in The Interest Rate. This I faithfully pray Oh Lord trusting in Thy Holy Word. In My Slt I had a c King's. J brother , moment enjoyed : contentrr school v. for a life by M. Himlin The Show Califomia baby, passing out jaded dreams at the door To mopey dope heads scootin' to the beat down below. Pretty girls, and nowhere to go-The notes wane in the air, breaching the hallway, And slowly drift through lips and souls As time taps, your feet taking over. Toy-like silhouettes spin and jig In illuminated halls that billow yellow smoke. Purple circle skylights reflect in the tears the fog had drawn. Miles of smiles and patches and heads Sporadically flash in thousands like Blind fireflies in summertime. And it ends as oddly as ends could ever begin, With the crinkled stub and exhausted smile Lasting to the car and a good concrete mile. by john schoen. S. Morrissey 68 �1e (then) Little babe so meek and mild God protect thee from the wild elfish arrow's poison flight, and hungry Ogre's fearsome might. May the Lord thee safely keep ·om Winter's cold and Ocean's ceep, wasteful wars of willful kings, stilence, plagues, and unseen things. Grow you up both strong and bold ~nd lie you down when you are old to sacred rest from ceaseless toil eath shaded shroud of somber soil. In My Sleep I had a dream. Mine wasn't quite so elegant or profound as Dr. King's. I saw my parents once again united and happy. My older brother was married and responsible, no longer existing for the moment with women and friends. Two of my younger sisters enjoyed sharing one another's company. My youngest sister found contentment in being, playing with Barbies and applying herself to school work. As for myself, I had long since left college heading for a life that was both exciting and fulfilling. Maybe I had a wish. This I faithfully pray Oh Lord trusting in Thy Holy Word. by julie salko. by M. Himlin door elow. y, jrawn. by john schoen. S. Morrissey 69 �people not We untitled a minute. Here. Bu anymore. by craig b. morris Duel sided Yes, I understand. (No you don't, why is he such a creep?) I didn't mean to upset you. (Who cares? What about your own sorrow?) No, I didn't mean for you to be hurt. (Hurt? As if he has not made you suffer?) I don't know what to say. (Yes you do, yell at him, tell him how you hate him so.) Of course I don't hate you. (No, you despise him.) It's just that. .. (I'm not apossession to be had. I don't ever want to see you again.) No, never mind. (Crumble again in his act of heartache.) I can't help the way I feel. (That's not what he thinks.) I'm so confused ... (No you're not.) I don't know what I want. (Yes you do, you know you don't want him.) I'm sorry. (For what?) I can't help it. (You know it's not your fault.) What do you want me to do?! (You can't do anything.) I didn't do this! What do you want from me? (He wants your tears, your life, your soul.) Why are you doing this to me? (Because he is a creep.) I can't take this anymore! (Tell him how he hurts you!) Get the hell out of my life!!! (What have you done?) K. Startzel 70 The smile and its Cl Oh! What do chemicals h A smile, the physical is a resultant of chen and reaction in the b1 The process of stimL I need not explain nc All I need to tell you you have a beautiful �people not Neighbors The Man in the Moon once danced with the Spoon that the Cat ran away with you see, and the birds in the sky sang sweet notes high in the songs that they sang for me. A tree and a rope or some snow and a slope kept long summers and winters fun. Spring and fall were spent with a ball and somewhere wide open to run. Cool quiet nights were lit with no lights but the Moon and the stars in the sky. With a big soft bed, pillow under head, eyes closed, and I could fly. If there was ever nothing wrong that was Then but Then's now gone. by craig b. morris We have men on the moon; not in it. I can fly 'round the world in a minute. Places that were Far are Near. Places that were There are Here. But we live next to people not Neighbors, and poems don't rhyme anymore. by matthew himlin. ich a creep?) t about your own sorrow?) if he has not made you suffer?) 1im, tell him how you hate him so.) 1im.) . I don't ever want to see you eartache.) thinks.) The smile and its Chemical effect wyou don't want him.) {thing.) s wants your tears, your life, your acreep.) , you!) 1e?) K. Startzel I Oh! What do chemicals have to do with a smile? A smile, the physical expression of an emotion, is a resultant of chemical stimulation and reaction in the body. The process of stimulation and reaction I need not explain nor do you need to know. All I need to tell you is, you have a beautiful smile. O.Addo 71 �Iced Tea I came into town during a mid-afternoon iced-tea break between friends, the heat was oppressive, and extremely unusual for early May. The labor pains came on quickly, and they were intense. Her labor was long; I am told that twenty-six hours had passed before I finally budged. Oh, but then my legs clumsily came out, my toes showing before any other part! They told my mom, "She's breached, she's coming out backwards!" Though I don't remember anything, I can listen to this story as my mother repeats it, and wonder why my mom never took any notice of the omens that plagued my birth. K. Ochreiter Recipe for Ever) guy ( You Will Need-- Li E) Er A< G< 01 Begin by gathering al bow1 ... ) sift togethe they all seem to blenc available ... it may b lies, excuses, and em1 these. (They tend to 1 add good looks. (Tht more go )d looks you hours. (The active he any give time.) This present.) Toss brain < Sing a Song of Tyrants J. Kauwell 72 �I :ed-tea break and extremely r were inter.se. ,ix hours had ny toes showing Recipe for Every guy (St ·e also Male in index) You Will Need-- Lies (these work well in pairs) s coming out backwards!" Excuses (as many as needed) listen to this story my mom never took any Empty Promises (see above) K. Ochreiter Page 67 Active Hormones (testosterone mainly) Good Looks (to complicate things) One Brain (for decoration purposes only) Begin by gathering all ingredient,. In large bowl (and you'll need rather large bowl ... ) sift together lies, excuses, and empty promises. Do this several times until they all seem to blend together. Next, obtain an even larger bowl. (If a larger one is available ... it may be necessary to gather several medium sized bowls.) Mix the lies, excuses, and empty promises with active hormones. It will not take long to blend these. (They tend to cling very well together.) After this mixture is made, generously add good looks. (The more lies , excuses, empty promises and active hormones, the more go )d looks you will need to .1dcl.) Place concoction in freezer and chill for hours. (The active hormones tend to chemically heat mixture rather spontaneously at. any give time.) This dish is usually served cold. (Especially wh<~n many people are present.) Toss brain on the side. (It's only there for decoration anyway.) Enjoy! by nina kocylowski. J. Kauwell 73 �K. Protheroe Sipping on a Forty and Wishing for Something Better Otis Redding serenades me before a secondfloor window above the dark street. Sipping on aforty and wishing for something better. I've been wearing sunglasses at night. You should've seen my baby's face, her eyes would knock you out. I am having a hard time determining what I want. Jobs are insignificant, and work is for suckers. I met a woman and she's so purdy. She likes to dance and so do I. The way my grandparents dance. She thinks I'm quiet and brings it up. I play coy, and just nod my head. Sometimes I like to imagine what It would be like to take her to one of those early Appalachian dances. The ones that were held around the harvest. I'd imagine that the temperature would be nice enough that we wouldn't sweat, as we gallivant around the gazebo. We would feel the heat coming from the fire on our face if we got too close. I would definitely be smelling pies made from the fall crops. And the whole town would be watching us because we are the youngest couple. That would be great. But, now my forty is empty, and the truth at the bottom is... I am just a poor man, and the son of an Appalachian monster. I am not built for this kind of beauty. She could surely do better than this. J. Kauwell 74 �K. Protheroe I mething Better bw above the dar1< street. knock you out. e her to one of those early 1h that we wouldn't sweat, :ace if we got too close. I crops. eare the youngest couple. )m is... n monster. Bucket by todd vinovrski. J. Kauwell 75 �I The Key Failure There is no real importance for my existence. I have failed even before I h&ve started Mediocre dreams .. . Shattered desires .. . Fear keeps me from starting Failure in the shadows I won't start the race because I'll come in last, Or lose somewhere in the middle. Never even trying, just to say I did Excuses aplenty to avoid the inevitable. Frozen here on a plateau Nothing will get better. Hope, a faint glimmer, dies out. To stand by myself, Is to cower behind you. Doubt envelops me, Embracing my soul and thoughts. A great figure chastising my faults Berating my child-like mentality. A decision is the hardest to make. Fate my only stronghold, Praying it will guide me. I wi II not be remembered for great things, For there will be nothing I have accomplished. And thus I shall die a nobody, That someboy once knew. by debbie brandt. 76 So many questions arise I want to know where ym often heard it said that a1 but t"1ase pictures that I h You look about five years Who are you pretending t I can imagine, although I Christmas for you. The tree is shining and its mischievously, gun in han 1 Now you are older, probal It's funny how eighth-grad You, though, had avery y And even though your lip~ waiting for the photograph so that you c0uld break 01 You always looked so seri know that you were almm Who ironed your shirt, I w1 It looks so crisp and clean circumstances in which yo Nor do you look deprived i smiling broadly beside the I Impromptu Things I hear this as I stE near the food court BEST day of ... my L Admittedly I'm pie statement was defir come out of a stall i funny when I was y1 the kid to be arounc TH EN ... wecometotl MERRY-GO-RO UN really think." Now I'm really ha was the epitome of was the last time I s innocently, what a g guy. It made me glo go-round, and the b so simple? I had to about any of it! I, I, < going, and ... a;;d thi: I was in awe; whc and see my little frie basking in his innoo bright red button-do· underneath that ma1 of the restroom. I w, me smiling, one tool bottom, and went fo �The Key So many questions arise when I dig out these"f>ld black and white photos. I want to know where you are, who you are with, and what you are doing. I've often heard it said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but thase pictures that I have of you are worth a thousand questions. You look about five years old, in your holster and guns. Who are you pretending to be? Buffalo Bill Cody? I can imagine, although I will never really know, that this was a most memorable Christmas for you. The tree is shining and its brightness is reflected in your face as you smile mischievously, gun in hand. Now you are older, probably in eighth grade. It's funny how eighth-graders look so much older nowadays. You, though, had a very young face. And even though your lips are not parted in a smile, I can tell that you are waijing for the photographer to signal that you are done, so that you c0uld break out into your laughter. You always looked so serious, yet those that know you, know that you were almost always smiling on the inside. Who ironed your shirt, I wonder. It looks so crisp and clean, definitely not an indicator of the poor circumstances in which you grew up. Nor do you look deprived as Buffalo Bill Cody, smiling broadly beside the shimmering Christmas tree. Did you like to pretend a lot? Did you play make-believe in your holster set? I can hear you say, "Aw, c'moli Bill," when your older brother wouldn't indulge your Buffalo Bill fantasy. He never had fun like you because he was too serious. He could laugh out loud, but not like you did. . . You, you laughed inside and out, and your laughter spread hke seeds caught 1n a wind. Now you are grown. You have graduated. Did they tell you at your graduation that you are called to be a leader, and you must help mankind in his quest for the greater good? Did they tell you that you are the key to the future? Did you believe them? You should have, because you were the key to my future. You are the key to my future. I could say that these black and white photographs bring back memories, but they don't. I know nothing of them, as they are your memories and you are not here to explain them. I could tell you the truth, and that would be that these old phot09raphs upset me, despite the happiness I see in them. I could also say that looking at these pictures makes me angry, and that would be true too. I am angry because I cannot ask you to explain them because you are gone. There will be no more photographs. They are all I have, and yet, they are really nothing. K. 0chreiter Impromptu Things I hear this as I step cautiously into the men's room near the food court of the local mall: "Man! This ... is ... the BEST day of .. .my LIFE!" Admittedly I'm pleased-that whiny and throaty statement was definitely the funniest thing I've ever heard come out of a stall in a men's room. Well, farts were real funny when I was younger, but this is different. I guessed the kid to be around five. "First we go ...to ...JOEY'S, and THEN ... wecometotheMALL ... and, and, and there's a MERRY-GO-ROUND! This's the best day of my life. I really think." Now I'm really happy, I'm dumbfounded! This voice was the epitome of happiness, of simplicity, of joy. When was the last time I saw anything so clearly, or so innocently, what a gift! I could not wait to meet this little guy. It made me glow to just think about Joey's, a merrygo-round, and the best day of my life. Why cc3:n't it stay so simple? I had to see this kid! "And , and I didn't know about any of it! I, I, didn't know. I didn't know where we going, and .. .and this is, I LOVE this." I was in awe; what a show! As the door opens, I turn and see my little friend, the boy who made my day by basking in his innocent and ignorant gloiy. He had on a_ bright red button-down sweater with a w~1te collared s~,rt underneath that made him stand out against the pale tile of the restroom. I was not disappointed. He looked up at me smiling, one tooth short of a row on both top an? bottom and went for the sink. He was awesome. His ' huge brown eyes were opened wide as if still surprised, and his freckled cheeks jiggled back and forth as he spread the soap between his hands. He was perfection. He was fat, and that made it even better. He dried his hands and met his father. "Dad," he said, as he looked three feet straight up, "I didn't even know." I was so pleased with the timing of my bladder. I looked at the father, expecting to get a smile back, an acknowledgement of how damn cute and innocent his fat son is, how great it is that he is so happy, and that it took so little. Just a small recognition of my inspiration! No such luck. "l know son," began his father. "Impromptu things usually are quite fun." The boy's smile faded slightly. His head suddenly leapt off the scruff of his upper back, to its thinking position, which was not unlike that of a confused puppy trying to figure out his master's command. His head cocked back into place. "Huh?" "You know son, impromptu. Spur-of-the-moment, all-ofa-sudden. Com'mon, let's go." M. Schreiber .- 77 �Untitled A Crooked Hall I feel grossly inadequate, Like a wooden rowboat in a sea of gilded galleons. I don't Jong for golden timbers, And I am not envious of the advantages that a gilded galleon provides, ;However I am in a constant hunt for the blessed majesty, That the adorned ships thrust upon you. I am constantly spinning clockwise with my arms extended And without an axis, hoping to bump into someone, That I can only pray would look at me twice. Once for curiosity. Twice for sincerity. But if they only look once, With me standing, patiently anticipating a second glance, I am reminded that I am nothing but a wooden rowboat, In a sea of gilded galleons. by jason kauwell. I'm misguided 2 I'm earthbound I was Heaven S< Now I'm Heave to the salvation of lost songs-the strings of m warped under tl The wind kicks I harness my wj I walk between knowing there's souls to : souls loveless, C lonely and tatte upon whose din tired hands and twisted arrr. And I can only try to fly when the winds when the sky OJ and lets me go. And once they 1 they soar witho for I am built tc without wings and without sor "You Look Familiar" J . Kauwell 78 I'm a low and le with broken wi1 and a broken he I'm one of the g the first to fall i the last to know �A Crooked Halo In Daylight I'm a low and lonesome angel-with broken wings and a broken heart. I'm one of the grounded, the first to fall in love-the last to know it's not mine. son kauwell. I'm misguided and blinded by the day-I'm earthbound and foolish-I was Heaven sent, Now I'm Heaven-sentenced to the salvation of lost songs-the strings of my harp warped under the weight of lover's lies. The wind kicks up under my overcoat, I harness my wings. I walk between the shadows knowing there's souls to save, souls loveless, Godless, lonely and tattered, upon whose dim lights I stretch out tired hands and twisted arms. And I can only help, hope or try to fly when the winds blow around me when the sky opens up around me and lets me go. And once they take to flight, they soar without me for I am built to break, without wings and without someone to sing to ... by chris bell. J. Kauwell 79 �The Dignified Man He was like that ever since he could remember. Even in grade school he carried himself with an air of sophistication. Sure the other kids didn't like him very much, but he didn't value their opinions about anything so it didn't matter. There was the time whe he was dared to eat paste, and almost considerd it to earn the respect of his peers. But he didn't and the teacher had been watching him and congratulated him on being a very grown up boy for the first grade. Compliments from teachers, dignity was always good for that. Dignity was all he ever wanted. He could dress more carefully than anyone else in his school. Jeans and a T-shirt didn't cut it for him. He needed effort. Shirts that you had to button proved that he took his time getting dressed in the morning. The more buttons, the better. Ties added more effort to the process. A nice tie (under a button down collar of course) and he was ready to face the world. He spoke with proper grammar at all times: may I go to the lavatory, to whom did you wish to speak. Hell, he never even cursed. He didn't like the music his peers did, effort again; Mozart put effort into his music, three guys with guitars and a drummer wouldn't know the definition of effort. He didn't act the way his peers did, mainly because it consisted of listening to effortless music and getting drunk; apparently the high school equivalent of eating paste. So consequently, he was not very popular with those peers. But he didn't need them. Why go to a party to listen to noise surrounded by people he considered undignified when they were sober let alone trashed off their asses? There was a short time when he did consider going to his senior prom. The thought of all those tuxedos and prom dresses made him almost forget whom he was really thinking about. In the end though, he decided it didn't matter how nice they were dressed; they would never act dignifed enough to suit him. The music would be wrong, and the whole point of prom night was afterwards you'd get drunk, eat paste, smoke something, get laid, anything but act the way intelligent human beings were supposed to act. So dignity didn't win him many friends, but it didn't make him any enemies either, and it had gotten him his job, and then his promotion. Yes, dignity had done it all. He loved his job. They were so impressed at the interview that they hired him immediately. He was the youngest employee ever to be promoted to management. Now almost everyone who worked there had to call him sir, and he thought (correctly) that he made more money than all of his classmates combined. 80 Which is why h and could no lo dignified in the Twenties had a · dignity didn't le, as he feared he , he was walking and his big, fat c who had appare1 decided that neit (his legs now qu could think was, suited him well a dignifed corpse t �grade school he ls didn't like him very in't matter. There was to earn the respect of and congratulated 1ents from teachers, :ed. He could dress Lirt didn't cut it for at he took his time ~ies added more effort :) and he was ready to .y I go to the lavatory, Which is why he found it odd that dignity left him when it did. Not when he was old and could no longer take care of himself, as he had seen happen to so many who were dignified in the past. The past was where he wished he lived. A good suit from the Twenties had a vest to button, a jacket to button, and even a hat to straighten. But no, dignity didn't leave him when he was forced to buy a meager meal with food stamps, as he feared he would before he got his job. No, instead his old friend left him while he was walking to the bank in his favorite suit with his best power tie around his neck and his big, fat dignified check in hand. That is when he met some drunken, fat slob who had apparently long ago decided that dignity didn't mean anything and recently decided that neither did red lights. And as the dignifed man laid there on the street (his legs now quite an undignified mass of bone, blood, urine, and Italian silk) all he could think was, "this will not do, this will not do at all." But he was wrong, death suited him well and everyone who attended his wake agreed that he was the most dignifed corpse they had ever seen. rt put effort into his he definition of effort. of listening to ~quivalent of eating ~rs. But he didn't need e he considered .es? There was a short ;ht of all those tuxedos thinking about. In the sed; they would never 1d the whole point of 1mething, get laid, ~d to act. e him any enemies es, dignity had done it that they hired him :ed to management. i he thought combined. by matthew himlin. ,..... K. Protheroe 81 �My Favorite Thi, Lonely skies, Lo. Lonely eyes, and All I see is all m: No person, no pl But-I know that you : that we know there's But-I know I could c and slink into a shell--that where solitude i and "I" is the solution tc Or-I could tear this weatherbeaten t from my thread! hang it out on p and ready it to t and ready it to t and ready it to l and alone no 1111 But-such are boome belonging to be th.a t in the end it all comes bac untitled by colleen mckinnon. 82 It all comes bac �My Favorite Thing That Never Happened Lonely skies, Lonely songs, Lonely eyes, and Lonely arms, All I see is all myself-No person, no place, no thing. But-I know that you know that we know there's more. But-I know l coul<l era w 1, and slink into a shell--that old comfortable place. where solitude is misguided, and "I" is the solution to grandeur. Or-I could tear this weatherbeaten heart from my threadbare sleeve, hang it out on paralJel lines, and ready it to be picked up by another and ready it to be adored and ready it to be happy and alone no more. But-such are boomerang hearts, belonging to boomerang lovers, that in the end it all comes back to being lonely-- colleen mckinnon. So-- yrnt can be m) favorite thing that never happened, and I can be your favorite thing that almost Jid and we both can go home happy (?) and alone(!) and unhurt ( ... almost) There's a boomerang with your name on it and there's a sleeve to mend. We both have things to do, We both have things to say, Like goodbye or hello or nothing at all. So-here I sit and there you stand and what happens next is whatever we are, nothing more nothing less. I by chris bell. It all comes back to being me. 83 �Crystal Dreams Crystal tears and crystal rains kaleidoscope dreams prism rainbows impossible to catch chasing the sun beams that move hourly across the floor. Tears and rain blend together in a waterfall of harmony. Sobbing stifled by a thunderous heart beyond broken or shattered pieces lost or washed away. A shadow without a form breaks the kaleidoscope dreams shatters prism rainbows stomps the sunbeams and the sun sets. Boardwalk Blitz I feel so dizzy, b Some of l I GUESS Krista . .. no, it's too b Darkness envelops your world: embrace the darkness and fear starry night and placid moon shimmer their light calms but the glow is so far away. As a distant clock strikes an early hour. Wishful thinking is this reality? Certainty is lost as the realization sets in this is a dream from which no one wakes ... Jessica gives a ' They smi of lights . D. Brandt A SLIVER GE' NO, I don't wa1 w Our fortunes ai under these cir "WATCH THE I think we nee1 It Hey, Jenny, di e e e e •••• e e e e K. Protheroe 84 I l �I Boardwalk Blitz I feel so dizzy, but not dizzy enough to miss everyone's stares .. . What's the matter? Are we walking the wrong way? Some of us seem to have forgotten our shoes. I GUESS Krista's water bottle is cute ... . . . though I don't feel it was meant to cleverly disguise rum and coke. Maybe a ride on the Ferris Wheel ... . . . no, it's too breezy, I wish I changed into pants. The SALT WATER AIR tickles my NOSE. Jessica gives a "Heeeyyyy" to the group of guys walking by. They smile at our sneaky dispositions concealed well by sunglasses. Colors and colors, billions and billions of lights. in .es ... D. Brandt We laugh and laugh while screaming the lyrics to a song I don't remember knowing. A SLIVER GETS STUCK IN MY FOOT, BUT I'M CONFIDENT I WON'T FEEL IT until the morning. Success is achieved in the House of Mirrors-only Molly needs to be rescued with giggles. NO, I don't want to buy another slice of pizza. That fat man is staring at us ... . . . like we're really going to steal an ankle bracelet or hemp necklace. WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP WALKING INTO US? Our fortunes are mysteriously read, only we take them seriously under these circumstances. The music beats out of the psychedelic t-shirt shop, of course we stop to dance. "WATCH THE TRAM CAR, PLEASE" echos mechanically in our heads as we watch it repeatedly roll by. I think we need new shot glasses. We get our photos taken in a tiny booth to remind us: It IS fun to have a little too much to drink and then brave the boardwalk. Hey, Jenny, did you grab that ankle bracelet? ••••••••••••••••••• by nicole del priore . 85 �"';, ,t . ~---~~~F-r-.,...----=;~~~~ ....,,,.. J Y2K-A Love Saga . . ' , \ rr " J- . J ~. ) ·""' _ _ _-Jf~,~~+a~~~:::t!J ',.,I , . ,__,,. Ci\; . --..._ ·~ . ~ -. / . ~ Oh yeah, that's right! Caress 1 buttons, baby. You know how to words around my screen, no ne All day long I sit here, being by the people who "need" me. consideration for my feelings. me if they are typing too hard respond. They get fed up becc type properly. Of course, it's fT1 blame me ... WHATEVER. You, yes you. The ones whc over me, spreading germs tot say victim. It's like transmitting condoms for keyboards. **Not1 condom for protection. File tha memory.** I could tell you so much, but r remember everything that is typ papers to ludicrous emails, to th you visiting those porn sites. W'II The internet is a crazy place, I tE played all the games, solitaire a1 come no one wants to play chei discouraging. Click, click, click ... it's all I he voice my own opinion. Sometir I make one of my keys stick. C screen. Ha, ha, ha ... - Worm hole by todd vinovrski. 86 �Y2K-A Love Saga Oh yeah, that's right! Caress me, touch me. Push my buttons, baby. You know how to make me happy. Wrap those words around my screen, no need for you to type enter. All day long I sit here, being violated every few minutes by the people who "need" me. People have no consideration for my feelings. No one ever stops to ask me if they are typing too hard or too fast for me to respond. They get fed up because they never learned to type properly. Of course, it's my fault for the typos. Sure, blame me ... WHATEVER. You, yes you. The ones who sneeze and then type all over me, spreading germs to the next user, or should I say victim. It's like transmitting STD's. Only there are no condoms for keyboards. **Note to self- idea, a computer condom for protection. File that somewhere in my memory.** I could tell you so much, but no one ever asks. I remember everything that is typed on me. From research papers to ludicrous emails, to those crazy chat rooms. I see you visiting those porn sites. www.YouAreAPervert.com. The internet is a crazy place, I tell ya. I have seen it all, played all the games, solitaire and the like. Really, how come no one wants to play chess against me? It's so discouraging. Click, click, click ... it's all I hear. I wish somehow I could voice my own opinion. Sometimes when I am really mad, I make one of my keys stick. Or worse yet, I'll freeze the screen. Ha, ha, ha .. . Ahh the screen ... why won't she notice me? All day long, I sit right beneath her. It's like she can't even see me. That's impossible though, every thought typed on lne, she knows. She sees me, right underneath her. I think I love her ... My monitor. My one, my all, my reason for typing. I try to send her messages, yet she ignores me. Only sometimes, she collaborates with me to frustrate a student trying to type a term paper an hour before it's due. She'll freeze her screen, they really hate that. SHE, she may freeze the computer, but she freezes my heart too. I think maybe she is having an affair. Maybe she's sleeping with the mouse? Or that damned tower. He has such a high and mighty "I am better than you" attitude. Just because he has the disk drives, and all the memory. Screw you, tower! I hope a disk gets stuck in your drive buddy! AHH, to be the keyboard. Good night monitor, I love you ................. . D. Brandt dd vinovrski. 87 �Your Words They float throui For I am their lo: Sometimes they Sometimes they Sometimes, the l are when they ca and nestle into tt It is pointless to 1 Silent stalkers re Moaning ghosts Old friends that , If I welcome the1 will I final Iy be r untitled by dora lam. 88 �Your Words They float through the air at me, For I am their lonely target. Sometimes they flow past like gusts of wind. Sometimes they stab with the sharpness of daggers. Sometimes, the best times, are when they caress my ears and nestle into the crevices of my heart. It is pointless to run, they always find me. Silent stalkers ready to pounce when I am weakest. Moaning ghosts whose restless souls cannot be settled. Old friends that comfort me when I am at my lowest point. If I welcome them forever, will I finally be rid of you? by deidre blake. by dora lam. K. Protheroe 89 �I A Refuge for Geor! A tainte1 held up by 1 This box-hi now knov as muffled complair And the earth that fills the g speaks as Anc the p1 simply to threac which holds my 1 Now that hung stands which carries hi decorated my box wi1 and all from all itam lieE Hombolovi by michael loverdi. 90 �A Refuge for George A tainted spot of earth stands at my feet, held up by the four corners of a mahogany box. This box-held in geometric perfection by nailsnow knows the scent of a broken structure, a breath after death, as muffled complaints issued from the bowels of its only friend. And the earth that fills the gap between the living and the stillness of the un-still speaks as it's awakened by my falling tears. And he complains of his toiling, the pressure under which he folds, simply to thread more room for this noisy, wooden box, which holds my crying friend in its angular, wooden belly. Now that hungry stomach-that catalyst of his decay stands as a home for my boy's bones which carries his moans as they roam the four corners of his tiny wooden box. "Yes-and my friends, to show my worth, decorated my box with Southern Comfort, packed bowls a' plenty, and all sorts of other treasures I held from my death back to my birth." And as I kneel to the ground, crumbling in hurt, I realize that all it amounts to- all this man's worth lies cradled in wooden arms, decaying in dirt. R. Wales nichael loverdi. K. Protheroe 91 �Shore Leave Shore leave doesn't end in garbage bags for bright-eyed U.S. Marines. Engines don't stall on take-off, ruining postcard scenes. Joyrides offered for five dollars don't end up costing lives. Letters sent home to families don't make widowed wives. Bomb loaders don't scour beaches for pieces of fallen crew. Waves roll in from the ocean a bloodless shade of blue, and Danny Thomas will stumble along unscathed through his teens 'cause shore leave doesn't end in garbage bags for bright-eyed U.S. Marines. M. Himlin K. Protheroe 92 �tge bags ?S. off, ars :. es s. tches :in .,' ~ along 1S trbage bags !S. M. Himlin -7':'~-.. ,....,,_,_ ~ ; : /,' I \ untitled sketch by bella shvartsman. K. Protheroe �The New Student Center Wilkes University saw many changes in the 1999 school year. One of the most significant changes was the transition from Pickering Hall to the new student center. Included in the transitions was the fare well to Pickering party and the begining of construction starting with demolition of the "old cafe," Pickering Hall. The ground breaking ceremony fallowed with several students, faculty, and community member picking up shovels Chris Thompson and Mike Rosh celebrate Homecoming by to dig in to the dirt. After months saying farewell to the decorated Pickering Hall. of construction, the dedication ceremony was the most exciting aspect of the transition for the students. Plaques were placed around the building honoring those who donated to the new student center. Headlines around the campus, and community read, "Swallowing Up the Old Cafe," as Pickering was demolished. 94- ■""'" " A,l(!llltt• Ir .... ,. <••· ·. ,.,. .... " ,. • "' . . . . ~ • J • • The first (above) , , �~S""'--tf"\;, .,,.._.,,V" ) ~...,,,,,,,,-;r· ""·-~ ....... T'•n~1·A· ,.., , ..... l~t . r\+~ .t \., ~'.···. ',. ~~ PROPOSED STUDENT CENTER & DINING COMMONS Homecoming by Hall. , ,;, t, i.,,., II 1 • ( fl• i I ( a~" I ll< \,.,..•tt P' .. ~ I>• l ) , l 1' 11 I I 1 .dents. onated to the ,lished. • I "WfWILKES ~ WILKES - UNIVERS _I _TY BARRE , PENNSYLVANIA The first step to achieving the proposed goal of the new student center (above), was the ground breaking ceremony (below). �The New Construction Commences Wilkes students watched as our campus was transformed. Construction on the new building caused students to wonder if the new Student Center would ever be complete. As it turned out the Student Center was well worth the wait. �The New Student Center is Complete Associate Dean of Students Mark Allen addresses the assembly at the opening of the new student center. Dean of Students Paul Adams with Deans Emeritii George Ralston and Jane Lampe-Groh in front of the new student center. 97 �The Dedication Tuesday, January 4, 2000, started a new era at Wilkes. The new Student Union Building finally opened. Faculty, staff, students, and members of the community came out to join the celebration. The new building houses the Vre~ lelel!\t l:,rei!,etk!,re"'k!, totke &rowel "'++ke eleJl(;"'flOL'\ bookstore, a cafe, the cerevt-\o~ . cafeteria, the mailroom, and student government offices. .. .., I beAt;t ~ ul AJAvi1 0 Addf'e00e0 At;t exulted uf'owJ At t~e uuevi1 0~. 6tuJet;tt Sovu t,,tvt1et;tt fi-e01Jet;tt ¼ At~ew6 o~uik Addf'e;; t~e u(OWJ At t~e JedluAtlot, t uuevi1 0~. �f/t\~~01 'Tuovt1i\~ f/t\cS1oi\A~ of /JJ1lke~-ti\ffe flvt~ lvt +~e celeb1i\+lovt of +~e vtew ~+uJei-t+ cevtfu (i\bove). f/t\evi1bu~ of +~e covi1vi1uvt1+~ look oi-t i\~ +~e Jeellci\+lovt cuevi10~ I~ covtJudeJ (below). ,J~ew 6ow0i k~JJ(e~~ Ol!l l-UelMO~. 99 �The Ribbon Ceremony The Ribbon cutting ceremony began the festivities for the new Student Center. Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth (right) seen with students and f acuity cutting the gold ribbon was one of the first to see the new finished product. As the festivities continued Dr. Breiseth could be seen talking to the people who were honored on the wall for their generous contributions to the new student center. Dr. Breiseth and Silvia Savitz standing next to the plaque outside the Savitz lounge Silvia Savitz was the oldest gaduate in Wilkes history. She was 83 and earned her bachelor's degree in Sociology in 1998. Her family consisting of three children, 11 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren were proud of her accomplishment. 100 Dr. Breiseth Constancee Roth and Eugene Roth were honord in the new student center. Both Mr and Mrs Roth have been honored for their dedicatio to sercive for the comunity. Eugene Roth is a past chariman of the Wilkes Universuty Board of Trustees, and a 1957 Wilkes grad .. �Theresa Karambelas, Clayron J. Karambles and Dr..Breiseth are shown posing by the plaque naming the indoor central courtyard, the Karambelas Atrium. Clayton Karambe]as earned his bachelor's degree in Commerce and finance in 1949. He received the "Eugene S. Farley Memorial Alumni Award" years later. He is the founder of C. K. Coffee Service. Dr. Breiseth and the Honrable Max Rosenn, the Wilkes Trustee Emeritus .. The tower serves as the main stairwell in the new student center. The tower honors Alberta A. Ostrnader, whose trust provides resources to support Wilkes Students. Judge Rosenn and his law firm were an integral part of creating the trust. nter. William H. Tremayne, Lora Tremayne and Dr. Breiseth unvieled the plaque naming the fireplace the Tremayne Hearth. William and his son Carter both attended Wilkes, graduating in 1957and 1986, respectively. wmiam is a Wilkes Trustee and retired litigator. \ "1 i -e e Roth were honord in ; Roth have been the comunity. Eugene iversuty Board of -e �Final Plaques TheVisui Hany R. Hiscox, Beverly Hiscox, and Dr. Breiseth are seen next to the plaque dedicating the Hiscox Meeting Room. Beverly is a 1958 Wilkes graduate and husband Harry is a 1951 graduate. Beverly has been a Wiles Trustee since 1985 and is currently chairwoman for the University's "Endow the Future" program. She has also held several positions in the Wlkes Alumnia association including President. Harry Hiscox is a well known local attorney and is strong supporter of Wilkes Athletics. Susan Cuscela, Dr. Breiseth, Kristin Cuscela, Frank and wife Mary Lee Cuscella are seen unveiling the plaque for the Cuscela Memorial Dining Room. The room is dedicated to Gilda and Frank Cuscela Senior. Frank Cuscella, Jr. is a current Wilkes Trustee. He graduated from Wilkes with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Finance in 1957. He used this degree to move Jewelcor Incorporated to the New York Stock Exchange, a company he founded. 10 2 �The Visual and Performing Arts are a big pa1·t of the Wlkes community. ��98 �"' ~ 106 ~ • ,,. :w~~: w>'. ' tW i ~ • r;, \= �~l1999 ���0'0/JJ YO ~1JCCllb J"1 ~1J~J"1l~~ /JJJY0'J01JYIR~J"1S-~fRJ"1S 2000 110 ��Shades ofAction Right hop ...hop .. .like a bunny. Above Amuddy end to tug of war. 112 �Left You are going down! Left Are you kidding ... you want me todo what next? Above Maybe they would like to be alone . �Shades of Emotion Right Wilkes Ladies out supporting the basketball team. Above Warning high levels of carbonation can lead to this look. 114 �Left If I stand like this maybe nobody will notice that my fly is down. Left A very happy Megan affectiontly kisses Sarah's bone. Above Wilkes is a very "tight knit" community. 11) �Shades of Chance Right Are you sure you want another card?? Above Watch very carefully I am about to make myself disappear. �Left See what organic chemistry can do to a person. Left Justin Lewis argues that this is in fact more comfortable than the mattresses on campus. Above I am putting it all on Red .. .I think. 117 �Shades of Thought Right Romeo, Romeo, where fore art...wait, that's not Romeo, it's Ben Shorlen. Below Job Fair 1999 ... A time to think about our future ... Diedre Blake and Erin Stewart showcase their micro pi petting skills. 118 �Left Chris Thompson, Britney Wood, and Donna Thorton hard at work planting trees Above The Wilkes ladies try their hand at Battle of the Sexes- Wilkes style. 119 �Shades of Memory Left Three cadets pose for a photo at an Air Force information table. Above A Winter Weekend participant eats dirt during one of the outdoor events. Right Pharmacy students enjoying some time off and Domino's pizza at one of their gatherings. 120 �Right Operation Intoxication celebrates a win during Winter Weekend festivities. i Above A dealer poses for the camera during casino night. 121 �Closing: Along with the close of the 19981999 Academic year came the close of an era at Wilkes. The end of the 1998-1999 academic year brought with it the 1999 was Pickering Hall's end to the use of Pickering Hall and last year of service to the Wilkes community. From the University Shoppe. The start of the day Pickering opened, to the day it's doors were the 1999-2000 academic year intro- closed, it provieded great memories. duced us to the new Student Union Building. The SUB brought with it new dining commons, a new BS and MR along with meeting rooms and offices. With the new additions to the Wilkes campus; a bright future is on the way. Since opening its doors , Farley Library has provided Wilkes students with, "A Gateway to Knowledge." 122 Sh<J �Shades of Development Passon Hall is a building that many Wilkes students visit frequently. Passon Hall is home to the Rgistrar, Financial Aid , and the Cashier. ~ering Hall's rvice to the unity. From ~ing opened, doors were ieded great 1 g with ; and :he new e s· a ' ; on the ·arley Library :nts with , "A Above Chase Hall is probably the first building introduced to most Wilkes students. Left The COB is the education center for business and the social sciences. �S. Thomas Abraham, Ph, Elizabeth Adams, V.P.A..1 Jean Adams, Art Paul S. Adams, Student .1 Mark R. Allen, Student/Jeffrey Alves, Business M. Addison Amos, Engl: Alissa Antosh, Universi1 Karen Atiyeh, Admissio Robert Bachman, Securi Thomas J. Baldino, Polit Rita Balestrini, School o Martin Bangert, Aerosp Nadine Banul, Compub Milica Barjaktarovic, El Sue Basham, Metz and Leonard Basura, Comp Anne Heineman Bator) Bonnie Bedford, Arts, ! Jeanette Beierle, Reside Hilma Belenski, Metz a Barbara Belucci, R.C.R Joseph Belucci, R.C.R.< Louise Berard, Mathen James Berg, Library Joel Berlatsky, History John Bernesky, Securit Sandra Beynon-Nicho: Paola Bianco-Sobejanc Tom Bigler, Communi Thomas Bird, Housek Nicole Blaso, Businesi Barbara Bloss, Mechai Scott Bodfish, Institut Robert W. Bohlander, 12 4 �S. Thomas Abraham, Pharmacy Elizabeth Adams, VP.A.A. Office Jean Adams, Art Paul S. Adams, Student Affairs . Mark R Allen, Student Affairs Jeffrey Alves, Business M. Addison Amos, English Alissa Antosh, University Relations Karen Atiyeh, Admissions Robert Bachman, Security Thomas J. Baldino, Political Science Rita Balestrini, School of Pharmacy Martin Bangert, Aerospace Studies Nadine Banul, Computer Support 1 Milica Barjaktarovic, Electrical Engineering Sue Basham, Metz and Associates Leonard Basura, Computer Support Anne Heineman Batory, Business Bonnie Bedford, Arts, Sciences & Professional Studies Jeanette Beierle, Residence Life Office Hilma Belenski, Metz and Associates Barbara Belucci, RC.RC. /Education Joseph Belucci, RC.RC/Psychology Louise Berard, Mathematics/ Computer Science James Berg, Library Joel Bedatsky, History John Bernesky, Security Sandra Beynon-Nicholas, Alumni Paola Bianco-Sobejano, Foreign Languages Tom Bigler, Communications Thomas Bird, Housekeeping Nicole Blaso, Business Barbara Bloss, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Scott Bodfish, Institutional Research Robert W. Bohlander, Psychology �Rebecca Sutherland Borah, English/Writing Center Carol Bosack, Career Services Sharon Bower, Art Kenneth Broadt, Accounting Janice Broyan, Development Christopher N. Breiseth, President/ History Francis X. Brennan, Psychology Harold Cox, History Lorna Darte, Library Nina Davidowitz, Musk Tl C. Mark Davis, University :G Nancy I. Davis, Education Joseph Dawson, Theatre James DeCosmo, Mathemat Carl Brigida, Communications Maureen Bronson, Pharmaceutical Sciences Jamie Broyass, Development Services Dale Bruns, Geo/Environmental Science Edwin Brush, Facilities Management Jennifer Bullock, Alumni Bruce Bunnick, Admissions Joseph Demelfi, Admission: Kellie DeMers, S.B.D.C. Kathleen Diekhaus, Histoq Carol Dippre, Campus Sup Elsie Dock, Financial Mana Eugene Domzalski, Career Judith Donlin, Continuing · Anita Burns, Health Services Jerome Campbell, Music, Theatre and Dance Robert Ca pin, President Emeritus/ Accounting Eleanor Cark Housekeeping Marie Carver, Admissions Renee Casterline, Physical Education Leona Castor, Nursing Brian Donnelly, Metz and 1 Victoria Douglas, Geo / Em Sciences Donald Draba, University Suzanne Druffner, Nursin! Edith "Gerry" DuBoice, C] Physics Deborah Dunn, Admissior Thomas Dunsmir, Physica Ruford R. Chabala, Campus Support Debbie Chakan, Registrar Samira Chamoun, Library Richard B. Chapline, Music, Theatre and Dance Carl Charnetski, Psychology John Chwalek, Alumni/ Admissions Caryn Cheyfitz-Bodfish, Development Michael A. Dziak, Earth C Ed Elgonitis, Facilities Ma Lynn Marie Elko, Commu Sharon Ellenburger, Libra Jane M. Elmes-Crahalt Cc Theodore Enget Business Deborah, Erdner, Admiss: Fran Chicchetti, Metz and Associates Cynthia J. Chisarick, Accounting Shirley Chmielewskt Metz and Associates Vashundhra Chaudhry, Electrical/ Comp.Engineering Kelly Ann Clisham, Part-Time Programs Gerald Cookus, Security Betsy Bell Condron, Cultural Affairs Adriana Espinheira, S.B.I Eileen Evanina, Nursing Joanne Fasciana, Financi, Sara Farrant, English Michael Fasulka, FacilitiE Owen Faut, Chemistry / I Barbara "Bobbie" Fiascki �Harold Cox, History Lorna Darte, Library Nina Davidowitz, Music, Theatre and Dance C. Mark Davis, University Relations INancy I. Davis, Education Joseph Dawson, Theatre James DeCosmo, Mathematics/ Computer Science Joseph Demelfi, Admissions Kellie DeMers, S.B.D.C. Kathleen Diekhaus, History/ Communications Carol Dippre, Campus Support Elsie Dock, Financial Management Eugene Domzalski, Career Services Judith Donlin, Continuing Education I Brian Donnelly, Metz and Associates Victoria Douglas, Geo/ Environmental Sciences Donald Draba, University Shoppe Suzanne Druffner, Nursing Edith "Gerry" Du Boice, Chemistry/ Physics Deborah Dunn, Admissions 1 Thomas Dunsmir, Physical Education 1 Michael A. Dziak, Earth Conservancy Ed Elgonitis, Facilities Management Lynn Marie Elko, Communications Sharon Ellenburger, Library Jane M. Elmes-Crahall, Communications Theodore Engel, Business Deborah, Erdner, Admissions Adriana Espinheira, S.B.D.C. Eileen Evanina, Nursing Joanne Fasciana, Financial Management Sara Farrant, English Michael Fasulka, Facilities Management Owen Faut, Chemistry /Physics Barbara "Bobbie" Fiascki, Upward Bound I �Carol Fells, University Relations Darin E. Fields, English Benjamin Fiester, English Ellen Flint, Music Joseph Folek, Physical Education Joan Ford, Library Claire Fox, Development Susan Frank, Nursing Randy Freas, Science and Engineering Judith Freemont, Learning Center Ann Pretty, Library Richard Fuller, Art Glen Gambini, Metz and Associates Steven Gapinski, Mathematics/Learning Center Susan Jones, School of Science a Johnny Joseph, Business Syed Kalim, Mechanical/Mate1 Valerie Kalter, Biology Anthony Kapolka, MathematicE Walter Karpinich, Foreign Lang Camille Kaschak, Career Servio Thomas Kaska, English* John Kasson, Security Stanley Kay, Philosophy * Michael Garr, Sociology Lois Gelatko, Library Cheryl Gibson, Financial Aid John Gilmer, Electrical Engineering Betty Ginley, Metz and Associates Victoria Glod, R. C.R. C. William Goldsworthy, Alumni Arthur Kibbe, Pharmacy Brian Kijowski, Mechanical Eng Barbara King-Nejib, Student Af: Bradford L. Kinney, Communic Kenneth Klemow, Biology Shelly Golightly-Carey, Mail Center Bernard Graham, Pharmacy Stanley Grand, Sordoni Art Gallery Christopher Greco, Aerospace Studies Alan Greene, Development Edward Gregorek, Chemistry /Physics John Koch, Mathematics/ Comi A..nn Kolanowski, Nursing 3eatrice Kopel, Metz and Assoc Anne Marie Kopetchny, Finand John Kosko, Business Barbara Jamelli-Sefchik, Sch. of Science & Engineering John J. Janecek, Mechanical/Materials Engineering Jane Jeffery, Development William Johnston, School of Pharmacy Karen Jones, Alumni Linda Kovalchik, Development Edward Kowalczyk, Small Busi Frederick J. Krohle, Library* Jean Krohle, Library Diane Krokas, Library 128 �Susan Jones, School of Science and Engineering 1Johnny Joseph, Business Syed Kalim, Mechanical/ Materials Engineering Valerie Kalter, Biology Anthony Ka polka, Mathematics/ Computer Science Walter Karpinich, Foreign Languages and Lit. Camille Kaschak, Career Services Thomas Kaska, English* John Kasson, Security Stanley Kay, Phi]osophy * Arthur Kibbe, Pharmacy Brian Kijowski, Mechanical Engineering Barbara King-Nejib, Student Affairs Bradford L. Kinney, Communications Kenneth Klemow, Biology John Koch, Mathematics/ Computer Science L\nn Kolanowski, Nursing 3eatrice Kopel, Metz and Associates Anne Marie Kopetchny, Financial Aid John Kosko, Business Linda Kovalchik, Development Edward Kowalczyk, Small Business Development Frederick J. Krohle, Library* Jean Krohle, Library Diane Krokas, Library 129 �Mary Kropiewnicki, Education Nancy Krueger, Sordoni Art Gallery Lawrence Kuhar, English Jamie Kurtz, Music, Theatre and Dance Angela Kwiatkowski, Metz and Associates Karen Lambert, Academic Computing Dorothy Lane, Career Services Douglas Lane, Residence Life Office Jason Langdon, Admissions Mary Laruso, Human Relations Vanessa LostrickValerie Love, Sm, Glenn Lupole, Fa Douglas Lynch, E Mary Lynch, Can Eleanor Lynn, Ad Laura Macaravag David Macedo, P Mary Mack, Coni Carol Maculloch, Eugene Maganell Addy Malatesta, : Jo eph Mangan, I , Patricia Mangold Craig Latshaw, Accounting David Latzka, Economics Eric Lekstrom, Metz and Associates J. Michael Lennon, V. Pres. Academic Aff. / English Vee Ming Lew, Math/ Computer Science Susan Martin, Fol Maria Mattioli, H Roger Maxwell, C Amy Mazur-Hes~ Thomas McGuire Matthew McCaffE Kevin McHale, Fi Quincy Lewis, Metz and Associates Anne Y.F. Lin, Pharmacy Alicia Lingren, English Jon Lindgren, Library Nancy McKinley, Wendi McKinzie, Aaron Menapace, Theresa Menhem Mary Ann Merrig Samuel Merrill, :tv James Merryman) Cindee Linker, Education Janet Liparula, Metz and Associates Patricia Lipa, Learning Center Anthony Liuzza, Business Barbara Loftus, Business Rachael L. Lohman, Financial Aid Gina Longo, Student Affairs/ Communications 130 Prahlad Murthy, < Barbara N anstiel, Sandra Natt, Schc John Natzke, Soci Umid Nejib, Scho Erika Neubert, M Mizele "Jacky" Ruth Noss, Metz, Diane O'Brien, H �Vanessa Lostrick-DeWolfe, Development Valerie Love, Small Business Development Center Glenn Lupole, Facilities Management Douglas Lynch, Education ( Mary Lynch, Campus Support Services Eleanor Lynn, Admissions Laura Macaravage, Cheerleading David Macedo, Physical Education Mary Mack, Continuing Education Carol Maculloch, Development Eugene Maganello, Human Resources Addy Malatesta, Physical Education Joseph Mangan, Facilities Management , Patricia Mangold, Financial Management Susan Martin, Follett University Shoppe Maria Mattioli, Human Resources Roger Maxwell, Chemistry/ Physics Amy Mazur-Hession, Volunteer Services Thomas McGuire, Sports Information Matthew McCaffery, Admissions Kevin McHale, Finincial Management 1 Nancy McKinley, English/ Womyn's Studies Wendi McKinzie, Pharmacy Practice Aaron Menapace, Admissions Theresa Menhennett, Financial Aid Mary Ann Merrigan, Nursing Samuel Merrill, Mathematics/ Computer Science James Merryman, Sociology Prahlad Murthy, Geo/ Environmental Sciences Barbara N anstiel, Pharmacy Sandra Natt, School of Science and Engineering John Natzke, Sociology Umid Nejib, School of Science and Engineering Erika Neubert, Music, Theatre and Dance Mizele "Jacky" Nkoba, Residence Life Office Ruth Noss, Metz and Associates Diane O'Brien, Health Services 131 �Prahlad Murthy, Geo/ Environmental Sciences Barbara Nanstiel, Pharmacy Sandra Natt, School of Science and Engineering John Natzke, Sociology Umid Nejib, School of Science and Engineering Erika Neubert, Music, Theatre and Dance Mizele "Jacky" Nkoba, Residence Life Office Diane Polachek, Education Kathleen Poplaski, Recorder Lenny Potoski, Security Barbara Q.-Killian, Upward Be Theresa Rallo, Registrar George F. Ralston, Alumni* Richard Raspen, Business Ruth Noss, Metz and AssociatesDiane O'Brien, Health Services Melanie O' Donnell, Admissions Paul O'Hop, Vice President Business Ent./ Business Dorothy Oley, Metz and Associates Risa Padden, Metz and Associates Dave Pahl, Metz and Associates Jean Pall, University Relations Darren Ravert, Library Sandra Redina, Learning Cenh Brian Redmond, Geo. Enviroru David Reindeers, Metz and As: Bruce Reiprich, Music, Theatre Judith Reishtein, Nursing Catherine Reese, Metz and Ass David Palmer, Air Force R.O.T.C. Sue Paoletti, Financial Management Scott Papp, Air Force R.O.T.C. Andita Parker-Lloyd, Admissions Chris Patrice, Metz and Associates Gayle Patterson, Campus Support Services Linda Paul, Philosophy Jocelyn Reese, Purchasing Cont Marianne Rexer, Accounting Kathy Rice, Metz and Associate Jerry Rickrode, Physical Educat Gail S. Rikoskie, Recorder / Regi Cathy Riley, Metz and Associab Joy Rinehimer, R.C.R.C. Bryce Payne, GeoEnvironemental Sciences Anne Pelak, Communications Michael Peregrim Sr., Foreign Languages and Literatures Patrice Persico, Small Business Development Center John Pesta, Contracting Purchasing Office Bruce Phair, Cultural Affairs Youyu Phillips, Chemistry/ Physics James P. Rodechko, History / Ac April Lynn Rohwedder, Purcha~ Patty Rose, Metz and AssociateE Walt Rosencrace, Commenweal1 Eugene Roth - Esq., Board of Tn Debbie Rutkoski, Library Sandra Lee Rybak, Business Sandra Piccone, Development Kenneth Pidcock, Biology Lisa Pilch, Metz and Associates Daniel Pindzola, GeoEnvironmental Sciences Walter A. Placek, Physics Regina Plesko, Financial Management Robert Saffian, Architechural Co Mark Saint Pierre, Metz and Ass Brian Salcolik, Library Susan Salko, Pharmacy Joe Salusky, Facilities ManagemE Nancy Sanderson, Music, Thea tr Doris Saracino, Physical Educati 132 �Diane Polachek, Education Kathleen Poplaski, Recorder Lenny Potoski, Security Barbara Q.-Killian, Upward Bound Theresa Rallo, Registrar George F. Ralston, Alumni* Richard Raspen, Business Darren Ravert, Library Sandra Redina, Learning Center Brian Redmond, Geo. Environmental Science David Reindeers, Metz and Associates Bruce Reiprich, Music, Theatre and Dance Judith Reishtein, Nursing Catherine Reese, Metz and Associates Jocelyn Reese, Purchasing Contracting Office Marianne Rexer, Accounting Kathy Rice, Metz and Associates Jerry Rickrode, Physical Education Gail S. Rikoskie, Recorder/ Registrar's Office Cathy Riley, Metz and Associates Joy Rinehimer, RC.RC. James P. Rodechko, History/ Acting Vice President April Lynn Rohwedder, Purchasing and Contracting Patty Rose, Metz and Associates Walt Rosencrace, Commenwealth Telephone Eugene Roth - Esq., Board of Trustees Debbie Rutkoski, Library Sandra Lee Rybak, Business Robert Saffian, Architechural Consultant Mark Saint Pierre, Metz and Associates Brian Salcolik, Library Susan Salko, Pharmacy Joe Salusky, Facilities Management Nancy Sanderson, Music, Theatre and Dance Doris Saracino, Physical Education* 133 �David Sawyers, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Robert Schell, Metz and Associates Terri Schlingman, Metz and Associates Helen Scott, English Donna Sedor, Communications Robert Seeley, Business & Economics John Seitzinger, Sports Information William H. Sterling, Art Henry Steuben, Part-Tim James Stewart, Aerospao Paul J. Strunk, Vice Presic Frederick J. Sullivan, Mai Judith Sullivan, Continui Tammy Sutton, Air Force Heidi Selecky, Library Sandra Serafin, Metz and Associates Patricia Serine, History Eric Sirianni, Xerox Corporation Joyce Shaffer, English Roberta Shaffer, Mail Center Frank Sheptock, Physical Education Patricia Swartz, Financia: Lawrence Tabbit, Registr, Waghia Taylor, Business Sharon Telban, Nursing Eddie Templeton, Securi1 Vivien Terzaghi, Matherr Bruce Thens, Metz and A Harry Sherman, Metz and Associates Vaughn Shinkus, University Relations Doreen Sims, Education Julia Sinnot, School of Liberal Arts Patricia Siplon, Political Science Elaine Slabinski, Nursing Todd A. Sloan, Development Ann Thomas, Upward B1 Michael Thomas, Art Thomas Thomas, Upwar Stephen Tillman, Mather Jennifer Trepane-Broyan Ronald Turner, Security Lester Turoczi, Biology Margaret Slusser, Nursing William Smith, Aerospace Studies Kyle Snow, Psychology Joe Snyder, Metz and Associates Mark Sowcik, Campus Counseling Nicole Sparano, Pharmacy Thyagarajan Srinivasan, Electrical Engineering Robert Tuttle, Sociology H ej di VanEssendelft, Co Constance Vecerkauskas Bernard Vinovrski, Adm Kevin Vrabel, Physical E Marian Watkins, Aerosp Mary Watkins, Library Gustav Stangline, Academic Computing Patricia Staskiel, Learning Center Michael Steele, Biology Matthew Stein, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Robert Stelanko, Follett University Shoppe Pamela Stepanovich, Business/ Pharmacy Carol Weale, Nursing Margaret Webster, Foun Judith Wienckoski, Stud James Williamson, Histc Philip Wingert, Physical Jessica Wisser, Penns. Er Bing K. Wong, Math/ C 134 1 1 �William H. Sterling, Art Henry Steuben, Part-Time Programs James Stewart, Aerospace Studies Paul J. Strunk, Vice President Development Frederick J. Sullivan, Mathematics/ Computer Science Judith Sullivan, Continuing Education Tammy Sutton, Air Force R.O.T.C. Patricia Swartz, Financial Management Lawrence Tabbit, Registrar Waghia Taylor, Business & Economics Sharon Telban, Nursing Eddie Templeton, Security Vivien Terzaghi, Mathematics/ Computer Science Bruce Thens, Metz and Associates Ann Thomas, Upward Bound Michael Thomas, Art Thomas Thomas, Upward Bound Stephen Tillman, Mathematics/ Computer Science Jennifer Trepane-Broyan, Computer Support Ronald Turner, Security Lester Turoczi, Biology Robert Tuttle, Sociology Heidi VanEssendelft, Communications Constance Vecerkauskas, Library Bernard Vinovrski, Admissions Kevin Vrabel, Physical Education Marian Watkins, Aerospace Studies Mary Watkins, Library Carol Weale, Nursing Margaret Webster, Foundations and Grants Judith Wienckoski, Student Affairs James Williamson, History Philip Wingert, Physical Education Jessica Wisser, Penns. Environmental Council Bing K. Wong, Math/ Computer Science 13) �Joyce Wong, Learning Center Edward Wood, Financial Management Maureen Wright, Student Affairs Gretchen Yeager, Residence Life Shelby Yeager, Physical Education Deborah Yedinak, Computer Support Services Albert Yefko, Printing Center James Yoho, Political Science Leah Yurcho, Sch. Business Society & Public Policy Jean M. Zampetti, School of Science & Engineering Jeffrey Zapotoczny, Residence Life Debra Zehner, Biology/ Learning Center Alan Zellner, Physical Education Margaret Zellner, Admissions Anne Zendian, Nursing John P. Zikoski, Facilities Management Rita Zula, Human Resources 136 ��••• The 1999 mens soccer team " The 1999 womens soccer team 138 �.,r These players really use their heads! Jill steals the ball from Lycoming 139 �Late in the game Wilkes tries to put more points on the board. - Did we score on this play? 140 �Bill Smith eyes up a shot . ,\ James Lacey gives it all hes got! 14-1 �- Top: Lining up for a bunt. Right: The pitcher winds up for a fast delivery 14-2 �Left: I wonder if this was a strike? Bottom: Waiting for the perfect pitch. 143 �G The 1999 Wilkes University Wrestling Team ta �topa t Top: Dwayne Ritter grinds his opponent to the mat. Top: Wilkes University is on top! �Number 21 gets the rebound 14-6 �Number 22 looks for some playing room. A try for two from the paint. 147 �Number 24 dribbles downcourt. 148 �Tries the jumpshot! A Wilkes player tries for three. 14 �Nur The 1999 Wilkes Football Team 150 �V V .. , . _,) \:::} so • I ~ ,:h,J• e~--- Number 16 looks to get rid of the ball in a hurry. ~ The running back looks for a hole. �Go Erika! From your Friends and Family at SMG! II BEST WESTERN GENETTI Hotel & Convention Center SMG 255 Highland Park Blvd Wilkes-Barre Twp (570)-970-7600 77 East Market Street Wilkes-Barre. Pennsylvania 18701 (570) 823-6152 Fax (570) 820-8502 E-mail : genettils@aol.com Website: www.genetti .com To Our Little Girl Mary Constance "There was a little girl, Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead; And when she was good She was very, very good, But when she was bad, Well, that never happened!" Congratulations and Best Wishes We love you! Your Family Mary you are wonderful. Please believe in yourself, we do! You came through the rainstorms and even the floods to enjoy the rainbow. Take time to really enjoy it. You will always be OUR LITTLE GCRL !!!! Congratulations! !! We love you. Daddy and Mommy. Timothy Michael Albert Bill, "We' re Proud" Love You, Mom, Dad, Nina, and Cindel William A. Allen Kelly Costello Cor Congratulations to our favorite grad. We're so proud of you, Neil. All our love, Morn and Dad Goe ors. true Neil Andress Janet Lynn Faux �Congratulations Andy! We are proud of you and wish you all the best in the future. Love, Mom and Dad -- ::RN rTI 1 Ceoter ·eel 1sylvania 18701 ax (570) 820-8502 lol.com 1etti.com Andy Coolidge We're so proud of you! You've overcome many obsticles to be where you are today. We believe you have a destiny here on this planet to make the world a better place. We're confident you'll make good choices with God's guidance. Remember we will always be here for you. Love, Mom and Dad tions and Best Wishes 1/e love you! Your Family Kelly, My wish four years ago was that you make the most of college life. You did that and more! Every challenge was met with enthusiasm, every goal accomplished. And yet with an overwhelming workload you always found time for family and friends. Today my pride is unmeasurable. Love, Mom Kelly Costello ' Ryan, You truely are the best son and friend a father could ever have. I see great success in your future plans. Congradulations on all your hard work. Love, Your Dad Ryan Doran Congradulations Janet! Good luck with future endeavors. May all your dreams come true. Love, Mom Janet Lynn Faux Kelly Casterline Deirdre M. Gurry Congradulations Deirdre! We know all your future dreams will come true. You've made a dream come true for us. Our hearts are filled with pride. Thank you! Love , Mom and Dad �Dear Arny, Dear Marcie, Dearest Kimberly, Congratulations! We are so very proud of you. You are our sunshine. We wish you the best of luck now and all ways. We love you. Congratulations on Graduation from Wilkes! May your future be bright 1 and promising! You have made us so proud of all your accomplishments. Love, Marcie Herman Dad and Mom You are truly a specia to us. May God bless this special day and c1 tinue to guide you in 1 future Love, Mom, Dad , and Kristen Amy Gutowski You are special and make us very proud. Always remember what we taught you. Follow your dreams. Remember we are all here to support you. May you find love luck and success in all you do. Congratulations on your wonderful achievement. We wish the best of luck to you and hope you have a very successful future! Love, Mom , Dad, Danny and April Tammy Kaczmarczyk All our love, Mom and Dad Love, Mom, Dad, Philip anc Christina Dear Jeffrey, Jessica M. Azarewicz You have always made the Gr Moisey family proud. We con you~ Student Gonemment Pre Students in Free Enterprise Tr Who's Who among Students i can Universities and Colleges a BBA graduate of Wilkes Un We Love You-Monkey Moom Mom, Dad, and Jenn Dear Anthony, We are very proud of you f1 you are and what you have complished. May your life · filled with good health, swc success and much love.Sta) All our love, Mom ,Dad, Kathy, Alan, and Debbie Scott, Congratulations! Rememberr that we love you and are always here for you. May you find love,luck and success in all you do. Love Mom, Dad, Chris , and Bandit P.S. Welcome to the working class 15A- To G.I. Jane Congratulations! We are very proud of you . Aim high! Scott Kinane Love, Mom , Dad, and David Jane Kroouze Andy, Our pride and Joy! Your Mom and Dad ju you to know you are le more and more each p; day. You have grown ii a wonderful young ma luck in your coaching ~ lookin for that teachin! Love, Mom and Dad �Dearest Kimberly, You are truly a special gift to us. May God bless you on this special day and continue to guide you in the future e Herman Love, Mom, Dad, Philip and Christina Kimberly Kutch Dear Jeffrey, ·. Azarewicz You have always made the GransMoisey family proud. We congratulate you; Student Gonernment President, Students in Free Enterprise Treasurer, Who's Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges, and now a BBA graduate of Wilkes University! We Love You-Monkey Moonshine, Mom, Dad, and Jenn Jeffrey Robert Gans- Moisey Dear Anthony, Dear Neil, We are very proud of you for who you are and what you have accomplished. May your life be filled with good health, sweet success and much love.Stay safe. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered you will never grow. Never let defeat have the last word. Never" ring the Bell." Congratulations on your achievements. All our love, Mom ,Dad, Kathy, Alan, and Debbie Anthony J .J. Petrolonis Neil Rine Mom and George roouze Sophia, Andy, Our pride and Joy! Your Mom and Dad just want you to know you are loved more and more each passing day. You have grown into such a wonderful young man. Much luck in your coaching job and lookin for that teaching job. All your hard work and determination have paid off! "I can do all things through Christ who strengthened me."(Philippians 4: 13) The best is yet to come for everyone who may have the opportunity to be touched by you in some way as a loving and caring nurse Andrew Snyder Love, Mom and Dad Sophia Rush Love, Mother 155 �Dear E.J., Congratulations Missy! We are so proud of you, not only because of your accomplishments, but because of who you are.If only you could realize how many special memories you have made for us. Always follow you dreams and believe in yourself. You set a goal and accomplished it. I knew you would do it. You have made me so proud, my beautiful first born. I want to wish you the very best of luck and success in the future. Melissa Lee Rossi Loving You Forever, Mom --.....--.....__._............_._= iL Love, Eugene Tomassoni Dad, Mom,Andrew, and Gina Congratulations Carl! On a job well done. Every dream has a beginning ... Lov Always, Mom, Dad, and Eric Carl Witkowski Fellow Stude As this, tt to a close, it are thrilled tt disappointed publication. \ takes more t together. Wi had to work, We would for all of his I us when nob~ To the fa< apologize, WE To our fel luck in all of ,. have enjoyec have. To future Remember, i1 book togethE �Fellow Students, Faculty, and Staff, As this, the 53rd volume of the Amnicola comes ne Tomassoni to a close, it brings with it a variety of emotions. We - - - - - are thrilled that the book is finally finished, but also disappointed in the events that led to this publication. We have learned the hard way that it takes more than just 2 people to pull a yearbook together. We feel that we did the best with what we had to work with. rl Witkowski We would like to thank our advisor, Jim Harrington _ _ _ _ for all of his help and understanding. He had faith in us when nobody else did. To the faculty and staff not represented, we apologize, we used the photos we had to work with. To our fellow classmates, we wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors. We hope you have enjoyed your days at Wilkes as much as we have. To future yearbook staff members, GOOD LUCK. 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Since February of 1997, school shooting sprees left 36 dead and 77 wounded. • Six firefighters were killed in a December 3, Worchester, Massachusetts blaze started by squatters in a warehouse. More than l 5,000 firefighters from all over the world athered for a memorial service . .&. Russia came under international scrutiny for waging a civil war to try to hold on to the break-away republic of Chechnya. After months of fierce fighting neither side gained much ground, and a settlement seemed nowhere in sight. Cover photo credits, strip of photos left to 1ight: Washington Monument-Marshall, Millennium particrs-Chris Hondros, Cairo celebrates-John Sc1mples, all from Newsmakers • Raisa Gorbachev, former first lady of the Soviet Union, died after a battle with leukemia. .&. Over 17,000 people were killed a injured when a magnitude 7.4 earth on August 17. �ed to be a major concern. ool shooting sprees left 36 A Ninety-year old Doris Haddock, also known as "Granny D," walked 3,000 miles across the U.S. to draw attention to cam ai n finance reform. • The San Diego Zoo was home to Hua Mei, the first surviving giant panda to be born in a North American zoo. Corbis Sy8mt1 mer first lady of the Soviet Union, leukemia. A Over 17,000 people were killed and thousands more eight murders along injured when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit lzmit, Turkey railroad tracks in Illinois, on August 17. Kentucky, and Texas. A The rain from Hurricane Floyd caused the worst flooding in North Carolina in recent memory. Water from the Tar and Neuse rivers covered 66 counties, destroying over 4,000 homes and killing 51 people. �.& George W. Bush took the essential states he needed on "Super Tuesday'' to win the Republican nomination for president, beating out John McCain. T .& People around the world celebrated the turn of the century. These partiers ushered in the year 2000 in New York's Times Square. .& Despite fears of the predicted Y2K bug, mass computer shutdowns and chaos in the streets, January 1, 2000 came and went with virtually no problems at all. �e Eastern U.S. claimed 95 lives and Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean. Y2K bug, mass computer ets, January 1, 2000 came and at all. ��• David E. Kelley's law firm drama, The Practice, won an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. with industry-shaking power. st five day opening ever at 105.7 �'3 • .. . • r,. ' 1 . . • • •• ~-~----r--- ·:~:.., ----~ .A. Peanuts creator, Charles Schulz, died in his sleep the night before his final comic strip ran in newspapers. He was 77. ��• Britney Spears won an A Favorite New Artist. The 18-y four Billboard Music Awards Year and Female Artist of the • 'N Sync's Music Of My He instant hit. Bye, Bye, Bye, the did well on the charts. �• 'N Sync's Music Of My Heart, recorded with Gloria Estefan, was an instant hit. Bye, Bye, Bye, the first single off No Strings Attached, also did well on the charts. �A Faux animal print accessories like tiger, leopard, and zebra were all the craze among the wild at heart. ncbNB . • Windows 2000, Microsoft's newest operating system, was released Just as the Department of Justice anti-trust case against Microsoft was concluded. • Beaded necklaces of all colors as well. �• Faux animal print accessories like tiger, leopard, and zebra were all the craze among the wild at heart. • You may have thought raiding your grandpa's closet would never get you • Beaded necklaces of all colors were very popular anything cool. Well, all of that changed when everyone went for the "bucket haf' as well. 1111111 �Matth .a. Margaret McGregor made it into sports history by defeating Loi Chow in the first male-female boxin match. .a. Tiger Woods ended '99 at .a. New Zealand won its second consecutive America's Cup, returning the 149ear-old tro h to the Ro al New Zealand Yacht S uadron. his game, ranked number on olfin world. �AIBdo/Allspo,t cutive America's Cup, returning the 149nd Yacht S uadron. • Tiger Woods ended '99 at the top of his game, ranked number one in the olfm world. • Allen Iverson showed his stuff this year. Iverson, whose height is six feet even, was the shortest NBA scoring champion ever. He also finished third in the League and was named to the All-NBA first team. �• Andre Agassi had an awesome year, winning the U.S. Open and the French Open, and taking over the number one ranking from Pete Sampras for the first time since 1996. Agassi and Steffi Graf plan to marry in June. �� 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 Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola 1999 and Amnicola 2000 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/64ffb1abe35f447f01c35e28e66d9dac.pdf f81de29e6719d726697fa47e45c93b1b 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 Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola 1998 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/c02c51c5df339bf6b6a32397d5b50a76.pdf b85194cabfa63e15d3709232ddbcfe4b PDF Text Text ��Ainnicola 1997 Wilkes University 187 South Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 1-800-WILKES-U ���J, j (\..,: 'I:\- ' ~e.'v--'r ,, ¥1.?o\ )(~\ l • , ��������A Letter from the President To the Graduating Class of 1997: You are graduating from Wilkes University at a time of enormous opportunity and sobering challenges. As you now embark upon your careers or continue in graduate or professional school, I am confident you will find that Wilkes has prepared you well for personal and professional success. I hope you will become active with Wilkes alumni around the country and find ways to come back often to campus and be involved in building and strengthening your alma mater to serve future generations of students and in making it ever better known as an institution of higher learning. Jane and I wish you every success as you embark upon life's adventures and hope that in your pursuit of happiness and success you will have a lot of fun along the way. Christopher N. Breiseth As a new chapt '99 so begins a new '97. While graduatio college years, theirs ished. �ae {OU ! or onal .mni :o i ts f ; you .ffun As a new chapter begins with the class of '99 so begins a new chapter for the class of '97. While graduation means the end of their college years, their story is far from being finished. �������������������Row 1: ,.Leah Yurcho, Emily Zaffino, Marissa Za bri Photos not available for: Aziz Saliba Shunnara Samantha S mart ood Luck Senior �People • 1or �BELOW AND LEFT : During moving-in day across campus, parents were very helpful with arranging and moving items to make the dorm rooms feel just like home. 80 West River Street Left To Right Row 1 - Mirian Coffey, Tara Trivelpiece, Vannessa Vignetti, Cynthia Carlson, Nicole DePew Row 2 - Kirk Leslie, Renea Girardi, Danielle Yeakel, Melissa Just, Bella Shvartsman, Heather Tahan, Ann Wotring Row 3 - Annelle Dunn, Alicia Cymbala, Jodi Keresmar, Holly Filion, Sarah Benincasa, Sarah E. Karlavage, Stacey Janos, Natalie Miller (RA) Row 4 - Michael Rosh (RA). John Feeney, Ronald Davis, Adam Czeponis , Brian Lubenow, Jason Marie, Ryan Bass, Brandon Solt, Mike Peckally Missing: Megan Filipone, Stacey Geiger, Angelica Mascia, John Mayernick, Mike Mecir, Jennifer Morrel, Craig Morris, Mike Petherick, Rob Shuder, Allison Toraleman, Trisha Tyler, Andy Yenser 92 South River E Left to Right Row 1 - Heather Erne Toni Oden, Ann Layden, Kendra D Kari Sue Smith, Kimberly Kutch R Mirabelli, Kara Jones, Cassie Hei1 Chris Stucker, Beth Lo Piccolo, Je1 Adrienne Sheasley (RA) Missing: 1\ Faux, Laura Gantz, Jamie Papaliti �Nicholas Adler, 1st yr. Harris Ahmed, 1st yr. Tariq Aman, 2nd yr. Glenn Aston, 1st yr. Michael Beachem, 3rd yr. Amy Blake, 3rd yr. Carrie Bohenick, 3rd yr. Brian Bryk, 1st yr. fall ~r Street )ffey, Tara Trivelpiece, ·Ison, Nicole DePew Row )anielle Yeakel, Melissa er Tahan, Ann Wotring '. ymbala, Jodi Keresmar, Sarah E. Karlavage, \) Row 4 - Michael Rosh is, Adam Czeponis, Brian ,ass, Brandon Solt, Mike ne, Stacey Geiger, ck, Mike Mecir, Jennifer terick, Rob Shuder, Catlin Hall Cheasapeake Hall 92 South River Street 68-70 West Northampton Street Left lo Right Row 1 - Heather Ernest, Renata Vranicar, Toni Oden, Ann Layden, Kendra Dolan, Ritu Chandel, Kari Sue Smith, Kimberly Kutch Row 2 - Pam Mirabelli, Kara Jones , Cassie Heim Linda Chong, Chris Stucker, Beth Lo Piccolo, Jennifer McDonnell, Adrienne Sheasley (RA) Missing: Melanie Bell, Janet Faux, Laura Gantz, Jamie Papalitis, April Shurtleff Left to Right Row 1 - Kerri Kissell, Liz O'Neill, Michele Peter, Christine Gaydos (RA), Angela Parrotta, Leah Crecenzo, Jessica Kiasny Row 2 - Meagan Hunter, Dolly Chaudhari, Doreen Fanton, Kristen Harry, Tracy Malinowski, Amy Webb, Mariel Betron Missing: Jeanette Beierle, Melinda Fugowski, Kathy Kent, Gina Kim, Doreen Klimek, Laurie Labbe, Samantha Smart ·~· An =d~ y~Y,~ e n~s~ e r = = = = ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ~ - - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~' �LEFT: Many students signed up for absentee ballots to participate in the 1996 Presidential election. Jane ElmesCrahall, a member of the Wilkes faculty and the local League of Woman Voters, assists students with the paperwork. BELOW: The bookstore was the first stop for many students during the first few days of each semester. 72-74 West Northampton Street ABOVE: Mariel Betran and Phil Torres at the MSC/ BACCHUS Halloween Dance. Left to Right Row 1 - Jack Craft, Rob Bozzonetti, PoNien Lin, Ray Hebden Row 2 - Brian McGrane, Harris Ahmad, Frankie Tomaszewski, Brain Manger-Banger, David S. Kish Row 3 - Lubomir Hand], Brad M. Kreschollek, Keith Previc, Derek A. Errichetti, Mike Fras, Joseph Scordino III, J.J. Fadden (RA) Missing: John Burdyn, Mike Czence, Greg Davis, Jamie Golden, Anthony Petrone, Mark Shiner, James Wall 56 West River Left to Right Row 1 - Laura Jurga Kim Prizniak, Ann Blasick Row 2 Kutler (RA) Missing: Danielle Alb Heather Howell, Kristi Schutz �, Desiree Carr, 2nd yr. Andrew Cordell, 2nd yr. Amie D'Angelo, 3rd yr. Nicole Delpriore , 1st yr. Sharon Demery, 1st yr. Mary Dymond, 3rd yr. Marc Eakin, 2nd yr. Amy Ellis, 1st yr. fall .pton Street ~ob Bozzonetti, Poian McGrane, Harris ain Manger-Banger, andl, Brad M. \.. Errichetti, Mike dden (RA) Missing: Davis, Jamie Golden, 1mes Wall Doane Hall Fortinsky 22 7-228 56 West River Street South Franklin Street Left to Right Row 1 - Christine Anderson, Jill Fasciana, Left to Right Row 1 - Laura Jurgatis, Tessa LaLonde , Kim Prizniak, Ann Blasick Row 2 - Amy Michel, Jennifer Kutler (RA) Missing: Danielle Albright, Kristine Caro, Heather Howell, Kristi Schutz Joey Hill, Tara Wilson, Amy Blake Row 2 - Jim Warner, Bernie Kovacs, Dave Gangaware (RA). Dave Zula, Wayne Meckley, John Fox, Jon Laudenslager Missing: Brandon Carlin, Dan Guy, Jen Harmonsky, Valerie Jones, Jason Kawell, Michael McCooey, Marie Mican, Amy Sosick, Zues the cat �LEFT: Friends gather for a group photo at the Homecoming Dinner Dance. Below: Darren Hack, Assistant Coordinator of RLO (Left) and Doug Lane, Coordinator of RLO (Right) with wives Billie Joe and Dorothy. Both couples were given a party by the Resident Life Staff in honor of their recent marriages. Fortinsky Hall 229 South Franklin Street Left to Right Row 1 - Kevin Keegan, Bill Pastewait, Andrew Clark, Matthew Minielly, Steven Rector (RA), Brian Birmingham Missing: Steve Alexson, Scott Cleveland, Bill Galagher, Matt Jagusak, Scott Kinane, Bill Layo, Jeff Moisey, Aaron Sherburne, Matthew Sovcic, Mark Wallace, Larry Zeller McClin tock Hall 44 South River Street Left to Right Row 1 - Michael J. Haggerty, Paul Caffarelli, Rick Tym (RA), Robert Costello, Tony Kakiel Row 2 - Colby J. Shocker, Bob Banko, Ryan Costello, Marc Baron, Todd Cottrell, Jamie Shambaugh Missing: Nicholas Adler, Matthew Connor, Daniel Craig, Timothy Kromer, Albert Ganter, Jeremy Gerber, Michael Gundersdorf, Joe Wargo, Jason Williams, Darren Williams Rifkin H 80 South Rive LeJt to Right Row 1 - Gary Spea1 (RA), Brandon Berretta, Pree ti P John Todd Row 2 - Rebecca Hai Yurcho, Elise Nelsen, Carrie Mol 3 - Aaron Wuster, Dana Sacmar: Fusaro, Jennifer Bartels, Kerry l David Michaels Missing: C.J. B, Laura Chowanec, Sean Higginsc Koneru, Todd Monheit, Bob Piet Joe Sincovic, Chris Sung, John �Mark Featherstone, 1st yr. Kenneth Geary, 1st yr. Anthony Gennaro, 1st yr. Steven Glasson, 3rd. yr Jiayi Guo, 3rd yr. Amy Gutowski, 3rd yr. Ted Hall, 1st yr. Carol Hudak, 1st yr. ck Hall ver Street J. Haggerty, Paul ert Costello, Tony Kakiel b Banko, Ryan Costello, .mie Shambaugh Missing: 10r, Daniel Craig, Timothy y Gerber, Michael m Williams, Darren Rifkin Hall 80 South River Street Lejl to Right Row 1 - Gary Spears, Paula VanFossen (RA), Brandon Berretta, Preeti Patel, Carrie Bohenick, John Todd Row 2 - Rebecca Hather, Ime 0. Etim, Leah Yurcho, Elise Nelsen, Carrie Mohila, Kara Malitsky Row 3 - Aaron Wuster, Dana Sacman, Janie Masi, Craig Fu aro, Jennifer Bartels, Kerry Pallien, Marcie Herman, David Michaels Missing: C.J. Baker, Kelly Casterline, Laura Chowanec, Sean Higginson, Asif Ilyas, Robert Koneru, Todd Monheit, Bob Pietrowski, Brett Sachse, Joe Sincovic, Chris Sung, John Uscilowicz Ross Hall 251 South River Street Left to Right Row 1 - Patrick McDonough, Christopher Thompson, Matthew Novak, Marc Eakin, Tariq Aman, Michael Beachem (RA) Row 2 - Scott VanValkenburgh, Douglas Dolfi, Benjamin Ewing, Daniel Heflin, Jeremy Baker Row 3 - Matthew Sumski, Quinn Henry Kirk Missing: Leo Demorat, Larue Stackhouse �I'm 'JllaI a S{ob ··· I'm a 'Donn Student! There should be a support group for college dorm students who return home for the first time and their slogan should be: ''I' m not a slob, I'm a dorm student. " When my mother dropped me off at my dormitory for the first time she said to me, "study hard , learn to be independent and take care of yourself." Then she looked around at that tiny four by four cubicle that I would call home for the next eight months, sighed and said," You ' re gonna miss me . "College is different," she warned, " it's a completely different world. " Then she kissed me goodbye and called me everyday for the next eight weeks. While I was there, I considered my mother' s advice. She was more that right when she said college was a different world, in fact what it was a different culture. I spent my entire freshman year learning the rules and regulation s that were all-essential for survival in a dorm room. When I returned home in May it was safe to say that my mother and I both suffered from culture shock. I had been home for nearly three minutes when my mother con idered sending me away to the furthest boarding school in America. I dropped my luggage on the kitchen floor, sighed deeply and boldly announced my presence. "Mom, I declared, 'Tm home ." My mother stepped into the kitchen to greet me and I thought she might kneel over right there in front of my eyes. Never in my entire life had I seen a human being turn green. "What, do you live in a barn?" she asked. "No, I live in a dorm" I answered. " And I'm home for the summer. Aren't your happy?" I think it was then when the culture shock hit her the hardest. She said eight words to me after that, in fact those were the only eight words she said anymore. She just sat in the kitchen rocking back and forth with her eyes fixed on what I had brought home and for hours just kept repeating over and over again: "My house, my beautiful clean house, what have you done?" Apparently she didn't agree with the "dormean" way of packing. In her culture folding and organization are essential, but in my culture everyone packs a though they are evacuating the city due to a natural disaster. As with any unfamiliar culture, my mother was simply ignorant toward my new ways. So for the next eight hours, occasionally checking her pulse , I carefully explained to her how I did, pack appropriately. "You see, ma, " I began, "In that box,"(I pointed to a disorganized crate in the corner) "are my toiletries two rolls of toilet paper, three packages of coffee filters , an old pair of sneakers, 14 samples of generic hotel shampoo and conditioner, four boxes of generic bandages and a pair of elbow pads. " As I pulled each item out, I explained their purpose. " In my culture, coffee filters are the next best thing to toilet paper and the sneakers are a great way to avoid any foot fungus that may develop while taking a shower. As for the elbow pads, our showers allow for very little movement. " I stretched my arms far into the air to prove my point. " You don't realize it Mom , but a roomy shower is considered quite a luxury among dorm students." Anyway, I bent my elbow back and twisted my left leg to expose my bruises. "These are shower wounds. The elbow pads make washing my hair and shaving my legs a lot less hazardous and the bandages, well they ' re self-explanatory." I pointed to another crate. "In that crate are my kitchen needs." I dumped it's contents on the floor. It contained any and every kind of packaged, frozen, or canned food ever chemically processed by man. Packages of Ramen noodles, cans of Cheese-Wiz, Pez dispensers, Spam and spray on butter spilled on to my mother' s kitchen floor. There were only two other things left in the crate after I dumped it out - an economy size gallon of Pepto-Bismol and an overstuffed folder with menus to every fast food take-out joint in the area. My mother's condition worsened. Next I emptied the crate with my laundry needs. "In this crate I have one bottle of liquid detergent , a dust buster , a roll of fabric softe ner, and a large piece of cardboard . Where I live washer and dryers are sometimes hard to get, so when my clothes are dirty I simply sniff them, run the dust bu ster over them, rub them down with a piece of fabric softener, and then press then on this piece of cardboard so that they are not too wrinkled. It's really very convenient," I explained. With each crate I emptied my mother developed a new symptom. By the time I was finished not only was she a deeper shade of green but she also developed an eye twitching, a strange rash that ran from her chin to her chest and a very unhealthy grunting noise that occurred every ten seconds or so. Cleaning up and reorganizing these crates was the most traumatizing for her. She grunted a few times and pointed toward the vacuum and [ assume that is what she wanted me to do. So I carefully explained to her how "my people" don ' t vacuum until either our shoes stick to the rug disabling us from any sort of movement or until the bugs crawl out from beneath the bed and introduce themselves to us. It took me seven hours to make her " beautiful clean house" beautiful again. My mother's Slocum Hall 262-264 South River Street Left to Right Row 1 - David DeCicco, Brian Humph, Shawn Smith (RA), Matthew Greenzweig, Robert Waite Row 2 - Stephen Carne , Curtis Kroesen, Jason Ruscavage, Mario Saullo, Jason Brocious Missing: Nathan Laidacker, Aaron Wilk sy mptoms started to d hour and I was happy My mother, summer. I did things 1 " right" way. By the m ready to start my supp1 a bunch of college dor circle at one o'clock ir each other how are pru: can't wait for us to ren head of the group and · tee-shirts that say: ''I' 1 student." We would gr supportive "Hello." M "Hello, my name is Te, last night my mother c1 Windex to wash the di~ down and we would all around three o'clock w a community jug of ice drink. But most of all , bond. We all went to c1 of ourselves and to be i parents way but we lea1 someday we will be me proudly wear my tee-sh I'm a dorm student. 11 Sterling 72 South Riv Left to Right Row 1 - Shawn Ha Shannon , Vince Pretopapa Ro, Schreiber, Jason Lenko, Dan M Saagar Patel Row 3 - Xu Dongc Klimek, Brian Ewasko, Matt Eg Mender, Joe Gromelski, Rich Q Garect, Brian Mengel, Brian Sn �ize gallon · with the area. y laundry iquid ,ftener, and vashers and my clothes buster over 1c softener, ::iard so that .other was of green but ange rash ery ery ten zing these She grunted m and I So I e" don't rug ,r until the introduce to make her \.1y mother 's l r Street Brian Humph, weig, Robert Waite :sen, Jason cious Missing: symptoms started to disappear right around the sixth hour and I was happy to see her cheeks rosy again. My mother and I had our differences that summer. I did things my way and she did things the "nght" way. By the middle of the summer I was ready to start my support group. I could just see us a bunch of college dorm students sitting in a big circle at one o'clock in the morning explaining to each other how are parents think we are slobs and can't wait for us to return to school. I would be at the head of the group and we would all be wearing our tee-shirts that say: "I'm not a slob, I'm a dorm student." We would greet new comers with a friendly supportive "Hello." Members would say things like: "Hello, my name is Ted - I'm a first year student and last night my mother criticized me because I used Windex to wash the dishes. Then he would break down and we would all share our stories. Right around three o'clock we would order pizza and make a community jug of ice tea form which we would all drink. But most of all we would have a common bond. We all went to college and learned to take care of ourselves and to be independent. It may not be our parents way but we learned to do it alone. Maybe someday we will be more "civilized" but until then, I proudly wear my tee-shirt that reads: I'm not a slob l'm a dorm student. " 'By f}Jiana f}Javis '99 Sterling Hall 72 South River Street Left to Right Row 1 - Shawn Harden, Dan Lavelle, Chris Shannon , Vince Pretopapa Row 2 - Brian Howard, Mike Schreiber, Jason Lenko, Dan McConnell, Josh Hite, Saagar Patel Row 3 - Xu Dongdong, Paul Weber, Paul Klimek, Brian Ewasko, Matt Egger, Mike Wiggins, Matt Mender, Joe Gromelski, Rich Quigley (RA) Missing: Eric Garect, Brian Mengel, Brian Smith, Andrew Snyder Quinn Kirk, 2nd yr. Michael Koch, 2nd yr. Matthew Kuntz, 1st yr. Jennifer Kutler, 2nd yr. Jessica Kwasny, 1st yr. Daniel Lavelle , 3rd yr. James Malin, 1st yr. Chris Malocheski, 1st yr. Sullivan Hall 271-273 South River Street Left to Right Row 1 - Jennifer Walker, Cara Durso, Erica L. Trowbridge, Heather Bonner (RA), Jessica Murry (RA), Amy Gutowski Row 2 - Lisa Werkheiser, Karen Gillian, Vanessa Scheffner, Glenda Race, Heidi VanEssendelft, Danielle Huyck Row 3 - Melany Kalmanowicz, Kerianne Geist, Jennifer Belardi, Mary Rose Dymond, Sharon Demery, Jessica Ladd, Linda Ward Missing: Andria Blagiotti, Jaime Brazne, Sara Foster, Laura Gerard, Sarah Kraus, Theresa Lencovich,Tracey Macmillian, Coleen McKinnon, Jane Krouze, Allison Pikulski, Tara Rusnok, Alissa Shofkom, Melissa Spart, Shelly Vagnarelli, Emily VanLente, Julie Werkheiser �LEFT: Students enjoy the Macarena dance at the AllCollege Mixer Halloween Dance at the Kirby Center. BELOW: Amy Mazur and Mary Hession hold their annual Information Night to give people a chance to know what their office does and the opportunities available to students. 36 West River Street Left to Right Row 1 - Trisha Meyers, Jessica Fernandez, Kristen Cookus (RA), Bhavika Patel, Lisa Tomcykoski, Amy Beardworth Row 2 - Liz Burchill, Stephanie Huber, Lisa Tinney, Katie Barnhart ABOVE: Linda and Cassie take a moment off from the helping at the Circle K Haunted House to have a picture taken. The traditional site of the haunted house, Dennison Hall was no longer safe to use, but the Circle K'ers didn't let that stop their annual event. The new Chamber building was volunteered for the Circle K groups to use, as part of the "college town" community effort. 40 West River S Left to Right Row 1 - Daily E. Jose Tammy Hall (RA) Gena Stone, Can Nepa Missing: Jennifer Adam, Ma: Durso, Jennifer John, Lisa Kelly, f McDermott, Melinda Mondel , Corr: Vacca, Kendra Vreeland, Heather �Jeremiah McPeek, 1st yr. Megan Merrick, 2nd yr. Christy Mihalka, 1st yr. Jennifer Moss, 1st yr. Bhavika Patel, 1st yr. Sharli Patel, 1st yr. Raymond Petkevis, 1st yr. Anthony Petrone, 3rd. yr er Hall North Waller Hall Sou th Weiss Hall est River Street 40 West River Street 98 South River Street Left to Right Row 1 - Daily E. Joseph, Marissa Rovnack, Tammy Hall (RAJ Gena Stone, Carrie Hatton, Carrie Nepa Missing: Jennifer Adam, Mary Agrapides, Brenda Durso, Jennifer John, Lisa Kelly, Kelly McDermott, Keri McDermott, Melinda Mondel, Corrina Sowers, Kathleen Vacca, Kendra Vreeland, Heather Webb Left to Right Row 1 - Stephanie Follmer, Amy Smith, Maria Shahda Row 2 - Kimberly Courtney, Jennifer Lee Peterson, Nicole Sisson Row 3 - Lisa McClintock, Lisa Blanchard, Lisa Johnson, Christina Poff (RAJ, Jennifer Anderson, Sarah Friederich, Nicole Haentjens, Crissy Krystopa, Meghan LaVigna, Lori Perch, Tara "Autumn" Perkins, Lisa Rink, Kim Stroup, Beth Witkowski risha Meyers, Jessica Fernandez, 3havika Patel, Lisa Tomcykoski, 2 - Liz Burchill, Stephanie Huber, ·nhart �At the end of exams most students go home and relax, or maybe they pick some summer courses, or even a summer job. I took a different route this past summer. After final exams were over, I got ready to compete at the Miss New Jersey Scholarship Pageant (a Miss America Preliminary.) On May 26, I made my venture to Ocean City, New Jersey, "The Home of the Miss New Jersey Scholarship Pageant". I stayed in Ocean City for the week. While there, I was in the Miss New Jersey Parade representing the northern part of the state as, Miss Northern Lights. Throughout the week there were many vigorous rehearsals, interviews, and preliminary competitions. I won a preliminary award in the swimsuit competition. Then all the hard work paid off on June Lst, when I was called for Top Ten, and then Top Five! From that moment on I was in seventh heaven . After they called fourth runner up, third runner up, and second runner up, l found myself standing with only one other girl. Then the announcer said, "And the First Runner-up is Miss Hu ...", and when they began the name of her title I knew they weren ' t saying Northern Lights!!! I was crowned the new Miss New Jersey! At that moment I realized that this year I would not be watching the Miss America pageant, instead I was going to be in it. In becoming Miss New Jersey I won a lot of prizes including: The use of a 1996 Ford Taurus, and the use of a I 997 Ford Contuor (when the '97's came out), scholarship money, and jewelry. The rest of my summer was not spent in summer classes, or working, or even going to the shore with my friends. Instead my summer was used to prepare myself for my depa1ture to Miss America on August 28th. Throughout my summer, I made numerous appearances, participated in parades , was a guest for a local radio station, was flown down to Tennessee to get "headshots" photographed, and I even found a spare moment to come to Wilkes University to speak to the incoming freshman. It was definitely a summer to remember! [t was when I became Miss New Jersey, when I realized how much support I really had. After I returned from my crowning moment in Ocean City, my town proclaimed that June L6th through the 23rd was now "Melanie Bell Week". To kick off this week, they held an old fashioned parade in my honor in which I rode on a horse and buggy. At the end of the parade, they presented me with the key to my town of Vernon, and a number of resolutions from both my town, and my county. At the end of the week, my mayor held a reception, where the towns people donated money to me to defer the costs of my wardrobe. When you enter the town of Vernon now, you are welcomed by a sign that not only says, "Welcome to the Township of Vernon," but it also says, "The home of Melanie Bell, Miss New Jersey 19961997." One more thing happened that summer that l felt to be unbelievable. I was given a joint resolution from the Assembly and the Senate. To receive this reward I went to the State House, and I was able to speak to both houses, and was able to speak to New Jersey's Governor, Christine Todd Whitman. The time soon came when I found myself preparing to leave for Orlando, Florida where I would meet the rest of the contestants. While in Florida T was able to ride all the rides, eat all the food and not have to worry about the competition. We were only in Florida for three days, which was spent getting to know everyone, and relaxing. We soon left Florida on our track to Atlantic City in a chartered jet, only flying the contestants and their traveling companions. We had the whole plane to ourselves. From the moment we landed the minutes , hours , and days flew by. They were filled with lengthy rehearsals, interviews, and preliminary competitions. Although I was not amongst the top ten, I can not say I was angry with all that happened. I guess that was because I was treated like royalty for three weeks, I was able to say my name and school on national television , and met some of the best friends a girl could meet. In fact, [ am still in touch with many of them . You meet 49 other women with the same ideals, the same dream, it would be amazing if you left there without becoming friends with aJJ or most of the girls. On Sunday, September 15th I returned to Wilkes ready to dive into my studies as a normal college student. However, from that day on was nothing like normal college students life. I was Evans Hall 1st West Northampton Street Wing Left to Right Row 1 - Niral Shah, Michael Koch, Carol Hudak, Ryan Neward, David Clancy (RAJ. Kirk Ralph Cooper, Kevin Baker, Jessica Aikey Row 2 - Jeff Reichl, Sharli Patel, Kathleen Terrenoire, Bill Roth, Phil Tochelli, Chris Rehman, Tim Reilly Missing: Colleen O'Donnell running from an appear; school to an appearance the first semester with a semester. I did not thinl do both this semester, b, Jersey. In this tour I vis speak to them on the tor the crisis of separation a to these kids. With this days. But being a deten sc hool. I am the first M school during her year o of the best choices I eve have the best of both wo college life. My year is 1101 over twenty schools and Jersey, I have appeared , Passport to New Jersey J as an honorary chairpers Society, I will soon find again, but this time to lei It has been a year that I , of 1996-1997, when I reJ university at the Miss Ar Evans Ha South River S· Left to Right Row 1 - Marisa Ne Henninger, Duane Ritter, Davie Peleschak, John Conte Row 2 • Hagop Minassian, Vanessa Sch Tingley, Jess Sinkovich Missin Alyse Baumann, Jacob Beverid Kristopher Jaggars, Patrick Ke, Dora Lam, Drew Marko, Amy N Jennifer Topa, Nicole Weiss �Governor, found myself I would : in Florida l ! food and not We were only in 1t getting to n left Florida ered jet, only ilg companions. From the , and days flew ~arsals, Jns. Although I say I was angry as because l was was able to say ision, and met 1eet. In fact, I You meet 49 ! same dream, it thout becoming 1 where a I returned to is a normal lay on was ife. I was I 1st . Street Wing , Michael Koch, Carol mcy (RA), Kirk Ralph rey Row 2 - Jeff Reichl, ~. Bill Roth, Phil illy Missing: Colleen running from an appearance to school, and from school to an appearance. I was able to make through the first semester with a 4.0. But then came the second semester. I did not think that I was going to be able to do both this semester, because I began my tour of New Jersey. In this tour I visit a number of schools and speak to them on the topic of Children and Teens in the crisis of separation and loss, and our responsibility to these kids. With this tour I would miss many school days. But being a determined person , I stayed in school. I am the first Miss New Jersey to remain in school during her year of service. I believe it was one of the best choices I ever made. I was now able to have the best of both worlds: Miss New Jersey, and college life. My year is now coming to a close, I spoke to over twenty schools and universities throughout New Jersey, I have appeared as the spokesperson for the Passport to New Jersey program, and I have appeared as an honorary chairperson for the American Cancer Society, Twill soon find myself down in Ocean City again, but this time to let another girl fulfill her dream. It has been a year that J will always cherish, the year of 1996-1997, when I represented my state and my university at the Miss America Scholarship Pageant. 13y 'Me[ani.e 13e[[ '98 'Miss 'J\[fw Jersey 1996 Ngo Phuong, 1st yr. Keith Previc, 2nd yr. Rich Quigley, 3rd yr. Michael Rosh, 3rd yr. Robert Savakinas, 1st yr. Venessa Scheffner, 1st yr. Mary Scheib, 3rd yr. Niral Shah, 1st yr. Evans Hall 2nd Evans Hall 2nd South River Street Wing West Northampton Street Wing Left to Right Row 1 - Marisa Nebesky, Shanna Henninger, Duane Ritter, David Brinckman, Matthew Peleschak, John Conte Row 2 - Jeff Zapotoczny (RA), Hagop Minassian, Vanessa Scheib, Sarah Reedy, Jenn Tingley, Jess Sinkovich Missing: Despina Athanasiadis, Alyse Baumann, Jacob Beveridge, Kristina Fish, Kristopher Jaggars, Patrick Keane, Stephanie Haines, Dora Lam, Drew Marko, Amy Nebesky, Michelle Raabe, Jennifer Topa, Nicole Weiss Left to Right Row 1 - Kevin Schonewolf, Mandeep Gill, Jason Sheakoski, Will Taylor, Rebecca Mason, Natalie Bilinski, Melissa Rasnick (RA) Row 2 - Lucas Race, Jeffrey Harrison, Bonnie McClennen, Tara Boyce, Chris Rebels, Dave Rink, Jim Hegmann Missing: Jessica Bierbower, Jessica Crowley, Suzanne Fisher, Paula Gentilman, Heather Hurley, Kristy Kramer, Michele Miller, Atsuko Ono, Melissa Pammer, Mistry Puja, Noelle Puza, Dan Rickard, Jill Ronkowski, Mike Wassel �LEFT: Quinn Kirk and Stephanie Follmer enjoying the attention they recieved with their Halloween custome idea. BELOW: These students were able to sit in the front row at the Billy Joel concert in October because they slept overnight in Stark lobby to make sure they were the first to get tickets. Talk about true fans!!! I 1 Evans Hall 3rd Evans Hall 3rd West Northampton Street Wing South River Street Wing Left to Right Row 1 - Wendy Spurr, Tricia Petrucelli (Alternate RA), Phil Torres, Amy Satterlee, Colleen Pastewait, Kimberly Gross Row 2 - Shishnang Wang, Jiayi Guo, Stephen Morrissey, George Milevich, Denis Goubski, R.J. George, Carrie Wilkes (RA) Missing: Steve Batory, Nicole Capobianco.Angela Collins, Gloria Danisavich, Diana Davis, Lisa Dente, Dawn Fasulo, Dennis Fox, Melinda Fugowski, Bonnie Hepplewhite, David Jenkins, Stacey Mensch, Phong Ngo, Kristen Pigos, John Rosinski, Left to Right Row 1 - Robert J. Morcom, Jason Nemec, Michael P. Kaschak (RA). Jeremy Nightingale Row 2 Nicole Hinkle, Jennifer Pheiff, Stacey Miller, Susan M. George Missing: Susan Butler, Christina Cooney, Jenni Costa, Tim Doyle, Diane Eldred, Chad Fabian, Hollie Fields, Damon Heller, Mauranita Miller, Michelle Moffit, Jaclyn Mondel, Jillian Perry, Katie Saluaggio, Julie Sawka, Jeremy Shelton, Melece Sliminski. Mary Grace Tambasco, Rich Utria, Adam Wojtowicz Evans Ha11 West Northampton Left to Right Row 1 - Amy Ellis, Alman, Donna Talarico, Rebecc. Craig Panichella, Jeremy Hoagla Chris Edwards Row 3 - Tanner ~ Metzger, Beth Rogan, Bill Miller, Christian Favata Missing: Kinda Bowman, Donald Doebler, Rand) Laibinis, Rebecca Landis, Debra �Colby Shocker, 2nd yr. Daniel Siani, 3rd yr. Cynthia Sieto, 3rd yr. Christine Skirl, 1st yr. Kari Smith, 1st yr. Patrick Smith, 1st yr. Donna Talarico, 1st yr. Lisa Tomcykoski, 2nd yr. l rd t Wing Jason Nemec, ;htingale R ow 2 r Miller, Susan M. ;tina Cooney, Jenni td Fabian, Hollie ler, Michelle Moffit, aluaggio, Julie tinski, Mary Grace 'icz )ill, Evans Hall 4th West Northampton Street Wing Left to Right Row 1 - Amy Ellis, Michael Donahue, Matt Alman, Donna Talarico, Rebecca A. Baker (RA) Row 2 Craig Panichella, Jeremy Hoagland, Brad Panichella, Chris Edwards Row 3 - Tanner Spadafore, Nicole Metzger, Beth Rogan, Bill Miller, Adam Wojtowicz, Christian Favata Miss i n g: Kindah Al-Khalidi, Rachel Bowman, Donald Doebler, Randy Engleman, Marissa Laibinis, Rebecca Landis, Debra Miceli, Donald Miller, Evans 4th South River Street Wing Left to Right Row 1 - Ray Petkevis, Tim Popovich, Jamie Derhammer, Deena Guadagno, Erin Scatton, Amy Mazikewich Row 2 - Jennifer Moss, Sara Clause, Becky Souchik, Hilary Surak, Jamie Ferrandoz, Mike Cherill, Dierdre M. Gurry Row 3 - Rich Potts, Sarah Reed, Heather Stevens, Jackie Wilson, Fred Diehl (RA), Gretchen Schlagnhaufer, Patrick Downs Missing: Lauren Castelli, Kyle Reed, Jeff Szymona, Lauren Taylor, Chris Tobias, Rich Williams �Excuses, Excuses, Excuses! I think the most ludicrous excuse I ever came up with was during the Persian Gulf war. I was in eighth grade and I told the vice principle I was late for school because I was chased by a pack of crazed Arabian terrorists. That same year I also told my math teacher I was failing because the lobotomy I had as a child cost me the mathematical portion of my brain. By the time I reached high school my excuses became more elaborate. When anxiety overwhelmed me [ hyperventilated during the HSPT (High School Proficiency Test) I blamed it on chronic asthma triggered by the lead particles in the number two pencils everyone was forced to use . But when I refused to change for gym class claiming that my house was invaded by angry skunks and my clothes retained their putrid odor I knew God had given me a special gift. It was the gift of excuse giving and it was safe to say that this gift had gotten me through six years of elementary school, two years of junior high and four years of high school. I thought I was ready for college. The first week of school I strolled into my nine o'clock class ten minutes late. The professor stopped his lecture and said to me, "Let me guess - crazed Arabian terrorists?" It was then when I knew college wasn't going to be as easy as I thought. I might actually have to do something. I tried everything to avoid the exams and term papers that were assigned to all college students. I learned quickly that the ''I'm too sick to go to class today" bit didn't work in a fo ur year university. I dreaded going to class and still do. The lecture always seems to push me into a temporary coma. Before I took History I didn't think it was possible not to blink for an entire hour and fifteen minutes straight. I can actuall y feel myself slipping away as the professor speaks. First I lose feeling in all of my limbs, then my mouth drops, my eyes open wide and my eyebrows crinkle into a puzzled frown , sort of like the expression my grandmother makes when I try to explain compact discs . I usually hold my pen in my hands as though I'm taking copious notes and actually understand what he's sayi ng and why he would take the time to say it. A fell ow classmate once told me that the professor actually spoke to me while I was in one of these trances but all I did was grunt. Once I realized that there was no excuse for not doing my work I dedicated all of my time to postponing my work. In other words I became a hard core procrastinator. It was like an addiction I couldn't control and it started with those fo ur tiny words , "I'll do it later." I found millions of reasons why I couldn't do my work at that particular moment. I would actually rather sit on the bathroom floor and count the tile blocks than do my work. There are 62 to be exact. One time I spread a think layer of Elmer's glue over both my hands until I managed to peel off the perfect set of latex gloves. Until one day it finally caught up to me. I had managed to put off studying for my history test until 2:00 am the night before and had an entire box of latex gloves to show for it. It wasn ' t until I got my test back when I realized [ was failing miserably. I had managed to get a 43 .5% not even half the answers correct on my test. I couldn' t believe it. I tried reasoning with my professor and even lied and said that l suffered from "sporadic amnesia". A condition I obtained from a childhood head trauma. He just nodded and said "that's too bad." Ashamed of my failure I left my dorm room, doomed to a life of cardboard boxes and cat food. I found myself walking aimlessly through the city searching for the most comfortable bench to sleep on for the next fifty years of my life. I strolled into a local connivance store and purchased a pack of cigarettes thinking I would turn to a life of drugs. As I walked the streets I saw businessmen in business suits and wondered how many 43.5%'s they had gotten in their lives. I saw a bitter old man with a can in his hand and wondered what his excuse might be. I had lost all hope and worst of all I was out of excuses. I needed to talk to someone who could answer all of my questions and tell me everything would be O .K. Then somewhere between that connivance store and my dorm room I met Sally. A lonely old women sitting on a bench with a shopping cart filled with her belongings and a paper bag from which she would swig. l sat next to her and had a smoke. She introduced herself and offered me some unhealthy meat that she was eating out of a round flat can labeled "Frisky Whiskers" "No thanks," I said "It's not my fault ya know," she began. "Excuse me?" Butler Hall - Pickering West South & South River Streets Left to Right Row l - Dan Gilroy, Brian Mackowski, Dan Moretski (RA), Jack Mackowski, John Siekonic Row 2 Matthew Kuntz, Dan Classey, Eugene Tomassoni, Richard Poncek, Anthony DaRe, Andreww Cordell Missing: Pat Boyle, Pete Chedder, Ray Miscavage "I know what yo I'm lazy and that's why I 1 Now I hadn 't sai Sally but she was pretty en continue. "It's not my faull fault my husband left me ... drink." "Well then whos, Then in a low m< "Psychotic alien tribes." "Excuse me?" She bounced up : alien tribes chased me to w late!!! My boss didn't belie calmed herself and sat bad At that moment ii me of someone. Someone : my watch, it was still early stomped out my cigarette ai It was time to kick the drug "Where ya goin'? "I have work to d Diaz Hall - Piel West South & South R Left to Right Row l - Dan Longhon Vovakes, Scott Schifter, Neil R. Rin Banas, Joel Eberts Row 3 - Ernald Steinmetz, Chris Jarzyk, John Finl Sarraf, David Peer, Nathan Milner, Rick Seipp (RA) Missing: Doug Esp Johanson, Benjamin Lazor, Tim Le: Renninger, Chris Roma, Tulio Sant Douglas Snyder, David Wenrich �~es! Jod head trauma. ad." Ashamed of ned to a life of td myself walking for the most : next fifty years :1ivance store and :1g I would tum to ts I saw mdered how tr lives. I saw a and wondered all hope and eeded to talk to , questions and 1en somewhere y dorm room I .g on a bench with ~ings and a paper 1t next to her and offered me some ut of a round flat "I know what you are thinking - you think I'm lazy and that's why I live on the street." Now I hadn't said any of these things to Sally but she was pretty entertaining so I let her continue. "It's not my fault I lost my job, it's not my fault my husband left me ... It's not even my fault I drink." "Well then whose fault is it?" I asked. Then in a low monotone voice she said, "Psychotic alien tribes." "Excuse me?" She bounced up and screamed, "Psychotic alien tribes chased me to work everyday and made me late!!! My boss didn't believe me and fired me!!!" She calmed herself and sat back down. At that moment it hit me - Sally reminded me of someone. Someone I didn't like. I glanced at my watch, it was still early but I was wasting time. I stomped out my cigarette and threw the pack to Sally. It was time to kick the drug habit. "Where ya goin'?" she asked Dinh Trang, 1st yr. Jud ith Vand e l, 3rd yr. Oliva Vogt, 3rd yr. Shisuang Wang, 1st yr. Nicole Weiss, 1st yr. "I have work to do," I told her, "right now." " she began. ickering 'By Viana rJJavis '99 1 River S treets Brian Mackowski, Dan John Siekonic Row 2 1gene Tomassoni, Andreww Cordell r, Ray Miscavage Diaz Hall - Pickering Dirksen Hall - Pickering West South & South River Streets Left to Right Row 1 - Dan Longhone Row 2 - John Vovakes, Scott Schifter, Neil R. Rine, Randy Yerger, Rob Banas, Joel Eberts Row 3 - Ernald I. Santos, Scott Steinmetz, Chris Jarzyk, John Finlayson, Fawaz AlSarraf, David Peer, Nathan Milner, Adam R. Hoagland, Rick Seipp (RA) Missing: Doug Esposito, Rich Hall , Greg Johanson, Benjamin Lazor, Tim Lesse, Jason Renninger, Chris Roma, Tulio Santiago, Gary Schneiber, Douglas Snyder, David Wenrich West South & South River Streets Left to R ig h t Row 1 - Anthony Martone, Scott Helwig, Eric Silkowski, August Mitschike (RA), Dominic M. Sergi, Jeffrey Ralston, Alex Yearick Row 2 - Mark Feather stone, Bob Spangler, Chris Bergeron, Brian McHale, Carmen Dente, Ronald Rosavia, Dan McKenna Missing: J ames Connor, Jason Howay, Mike Min ielli, Heath Neid erer Joseph Sankus, Jackson Vutnoski, Jamie Williams, John Williams, Jamie Zulkowski �LEFT: Tony and Ime, at a holiday festivity in Rumours. BELOW: Members of the Misericordia College and Wilkes University BACCHUS mixed mocktails for the attendees of the MSC Halloween dance. Priapus Hall - Pickering ABOVE: First year students, Bella and George at the All-college mixer at the Kirby Center. West South & South River Streets Left to Right Row 1 - Andy Lesh (RA), Michael Aleman, Matt Olenick, Joe Porto, Chris Dickinson, Brian Verhoeven, Gregory Kahn, Scott Komalski Row 2 - Nick D'Amico, Jamie Connell, Nate Flute, Brad Baver, Mike Hankins, Jason Householder Row 3 - Jason England, Chuch Wazel, Scott Veith, Pete Richards, Larry Lewis, Sheb Shumar Missing: Ryan Alston, Bryn Bailey, Ron Filts, Walter Hall, Brian Karp, Mike Libonate, Jeremy McPeek, Joe Merenda, Tony Petrolonis, Jason Phillips, Corey Reader, Paul Sawaryski Roos West Sc Left to Right Re Golightly, Step Tallman, Matt Bryan D. Myco Wukitch, Jarra �BELOW: Friends socializing at a Rumours event. eJ!x~ ,:___~ ng treets Michael •is Dickinson, :t Komalski .1, Nate Flute, ,useholder ~l. Scott Veith, umar ton Filts, :1.te, Jeremy 1is, Jason 3ki ~ :-~i - Roosevelt Hall - Pickering West South & South River Streets Left to Right Row 1 - Nathan Lipton, Steven Golightly, Stephen Toth, T.J. McDonald, Jason Tallman, Matt Eldred Row 2 - Henry Kinsey, Bryan D. Mycoff, Brian Kaschak (RA), Brian Wukitch, Jarrad Max, Matt Jagusak Warner Hall- Pickering West South & South River Streets Left to Right Row 1 - Cory Neiss, Gun Ung Jung, Joey Atkins, Jason Nocella (RA) Row 2 - Andrew Klajman, Jason Kohut, Greg Derderian, Justin Andrew, Malverne Innis, Lester E. Jones Row 3 Marlow Dotts, Charlie Herling, Chris Klopp, Dave Reinert, T.J. Gennaro, Floyd Allen, Richard Dow Row 4 - Dustin A. Daniels, Jeffrey Nason, Steve Olufsen, Jeff Ziskowski, Jim Malin, Shan Reeves Missing: Joe Bowen, Darrell Decker, John Hadesty, John Maroney, Sean Quinn �A Message from the Residence Life Office May 3, 1997 Thel To the resident assistant staff: The 1996-1997 academic year has come to an end and the Residence Life office would like to reflect on another outstanding year. All thirty two of you have worked extreemly hard in creating and atmosphere that has enhanced both academic achievement and social development in the residence halls. On behalf of the Residence Life professional staff we would like to say thank you for your dedicated service throughout the year. To those Resident Assistants who have graduated, congratulations and best of luck in all your future endeavors. Sincerely, Doug, Darren, Tim, Michele, Rita Row VanFossen Jessica M Douglas La Assistant. Michael Lesh, Sha Mitshke, Michael R Hack - Assi Minielly, �The 1996-1997 Residence Life Office Staff e office would :treemly hard in al development hank you for ave graduated, Wilkes University Residence Life Office - Left to Right Row 1 -Tammy Hall, Jennifer Kutler, Christina Poff, Paula Lynn VanFossen, Kristen Cookus, Rebecca Baker, Natalie Miller, Heather Bonner, Jessica Murry, Christine Gaydos, Melissa Rasnick, Carrie Wilkes Row 2 Douglas Lane - Director of Residence Life, Michele Benolken - Lead Resident Assistant, Fredrick Diehl, David Clancy, Brian Kaschak, Jeff Zapotoczny, Michael Beachem, Adrienne Sheasley Row 3 - Richard Quigley, Andrew Lesh, Shawn Smith, Michael Kaschak, Steven Rector, Richard Seipp, August Mitshke, J.J. Fadden, Richard Tyro, David Gangaware, Daniel Moretski, Michael Rosh, Jason Nocella, Timothy Stank - Resident Director, Darren Hack - Assistant Director of Residence Life Missing: Robert Banko, Matthew Minielly. Colby Shocker, Tricia Petrucelli - Alternate Resident Assistant �Senior Class Gift Committee Senior Class Gift Committee Left to Right Row 1 - Chrissy Pavalkis (Senior Class President), Bill Goldworthy (Alumni Association President), Jennifer Bullock (Assistant Director of Alumni) Caryn Cheyfitz (Assistant Director of Annual Giving), Sandy Piccone (Annual Fund Campaign Chair) Row 2 - Marie Mican, Jessica Bierbower, Tania Karpinich (Senior Class Gift Committee Co-Chair), Amy Webb, Michael Beachem Row 3 -Tawnya Rabuck (Senior Class Gift Committee Co-Chair), Paula Van Fossen, Michael Noone Row 4 - Anne Marie Blascik, Bradley Kreschollek, Paul Bracken The goal of the Senior Class Gift Committee was to raise $10,000 to purchase banners which would be hung from lamp posts on and along the campus. The committee was guided by the University's Development and Alumni Offices. "The banners serve as a way for students to leave their mark on campus," said Caryn Cheyfitz, assistant director of Annual Giving. �'Il l (Senior rnya l Noone D,000 and ·'s for �Communications Honor Society Left to Right Row 1 - Christine Tondrick, Colleen Herron Row 2 Michael Beachem (President), Regina Frappolli, Michael Noone Missing: Dr. Bradford Kinney (Adviser), Bernie Seeman (Vice President) , Aaron Stoker (Treasurer) Joy Ann Zimmerman (Secretary) Lambda Pi ETA Psi onor History Honor Society Left to Right Row 1 - Glenda Race, Natalie Weber, Erin Johnson Phi Alpha Theta Sig1 �Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society Left to Right Row 1 - Marie Sumski (President), Cynthia Sieto (Treasurer) Societies Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society Left to Right Row 1 - Heather Bonner, Bernie Kovacs Row 2 Jennifer John, Colleen Herron, Nicole Smith, Tania Karpinich (President) Missing: Dr. Darin E. Fields (Adviser), Alicia Lindgren (Adviser) �Jean Adams Paul Adams Mark Allen Jeffrey Alves Robert Armstrong Thomas Baldino Rita Balestrini Milica Barj aktarovic Sue Basham Ashim Basu Bonnie Bedford Sandra Beynon Paola Bianco Tom Bigler Barbara Bloss Scott Bodfish Robert Bohlander Carol Bosack Sharon Bowar FJ. �President Breiseth Carl Brigido Frank Brennan Kenneth Broadt Maureen Bronson Dale Bruns Edwin Brush Bruce Bunnick Maureen Burke Jerome Campbell Robert Capin Deborah Carey Richard Chapline Carl Charnetski Cynthia Chisarick Vasu Choudhry FACULTY �Kelly Clisham Gerald Cookus Harold Cox C. Mark Davis Nancy Davis Joe Dawson James DeCosmo Bruce Deeble Carol Dippre Eugene Domralski Suzanne Druffner Gerry DuBoice Michael Dziak Jane Elmes-Crahall Theodore Engel Michael Fasulka Owen Faut Darin Fields Claire Fox �Richard Fuller Glenn Gambini Michael Garr Gary Giamartino John Gilmer Bernard Graham Stanley Grand Chris top her Greco Alan Greene Edward Gregorek Russ Griner-Johnson Al Groh Darren Hack Sid Halsor Kenneth Hanadel Mike Hardik FACULTY ~=~~~~~================================================================================================================================================================================~--~===========~. �John Harrison Wilbur Hayes Patricia Heaman Robert Heaman Mary Hession Ronald Hines Herman Horwitz Thomas Hrynkiw Ruth Hughes Dennis Hupalchick Harvey Jacobs Barbara Jamelli-Sefchik John Janecek William Johnston Karen Jones S. Kalim Valerie Kalter Walter Karpinich Arthur Kibbe �Brian Kijowski Ken Klemow Belinda King Bradford Kinney Frederick Krohle Mary Kropiewnicki Dolores Kruler Dorothy Lane Doug Lane Craig Latshaw David Latzko J. Michael Lennon Ming Lew Quincy Lewis Anne Y. F. Lin Anthony Liuzzo FACULTY �Barbara Loftus Rachael Lohman Glenn Lupole Douglas Lynch Mary Mack Joseph Mangan Roger Maxwell Amy Mazur Tom McGuire Kevin McHale Samuel Merrill James Merryman Gay Meyers Gina Morrison Prahlad Murthy Barbara Nanstay Dana Nolfe Michael Nolfe Umid Nejib Fi �Risa Padden David Palmer Andita Parker-Lloyd Linda Paul Bryce Payne Michael Penn Michael Peregrim Youyu Phillips Kenneth Pidcock Daniel Pindzola Diane Polachek Howard Price George Ralston Steve Ramos Brian Redmond Bruce Reiprich FACULTY �Judith Reishtein Marianne Rexer Joe Roback James Rodechko Robert Saffian Joe Sal David Sawyers Robert Schell Dorthy Schlingman Helen Scott Patricia Serine Robert Seely Dot Sheard Patricia Siplon Elaine Slabinski Margaret Slusser William Smith Kyle Snow T. Hyagarajan Srinivasan �Timothy Stank Matthew Stein Rebecca Steinberger Pamela Stepanovich Paul Stepanovich Henry Steuben James Stewart Paul Strunk Judith Sullivan Wagiha Taylor Sharon Telban Bruce Thens Tom Thomas Stephen Tillman Jennifer Trapane Lester Turoczi FACULTY �Bob Tuttle Heidi Van Essendelft Thomas Walski Marian Watkins Margaret Webster Nancy Wolicki Cheryl Woloski Bing Wong Edward Wood Maureen Wright Albert Yeeko James Yoho Carol Zack Jean Zampetti Debra Zehner Alan Zellner Anne Zendian John Zikoski Jeffrey Alves Levere Hostler �Above: New Vtce President Paul Strunk and President Breiseth in front ofWeckesser Hall. FACULTY �FUN, FUN, FUN �Clubs fN �.......... CLUB DAY. .......... . In an effort to initiate incoming Freshman into the world of extracurricular activity on campus clubs enticed non-members towards their own particular booths with candy, jugglers, pendulums of doom and other assorted oddities. There students learned a little bit about all the clubs on campus, i.e. what they do, how one joins, and what being a member entails. Set on the sidewalk in front of Kirby and Chase Halls, students thronged to the stands on the cool September afternoon and learned a bit about all the interesting activities on campus. �IF&IfilJE ~ 1r ~ 0 ••••••• reshman into :ampus clubs 1 particular of doom and learned a little Lat they do, how 1ils. Set on the .lls, students mber afternoon ; activities on ~JE JE I[ JE ~ ill) As every college student knows, there is nothing as horrific as a suprise visit from parents; their horrified looks as they see the landfill that is your dorm room, their stunned gasps as they notice the leaning tower of Pizza boxes in the corner of your room, their shocked shrieks as they realize you've been wearing the same pants since last Thursday and haven't done your laundry in three weeks. Well, Parent's weekend fixes all that. Now, instead of destroying your parents' faith in you when they see your room, you now have a set date to have everything cleaned by. Now you can not only clean the room, but you can impress your parents at the same time. Parents Weekend allows parents to get involved in their children's lives. For two days parents can meet friends they've only heard about, see where classes are held, and maybe even meet a prof or two. Parents Weekend allows students to let their parents in on their lives at school as well as doing the reverse for the parents. Parents Weekend allows parents to see college life as it really is .... well, sorta ... just don't look under the beds ... �Wilkes U. Air Hockey: Team ChamJ>s ! ! ! ! This year Wilkes University once again ground its enemies to dust on the air cooled linoleum like surface of that battle field of battle fields, the air hockey table. Led by Freshman Jason Kauwell the Wilkes' Colonels was an unstopable machine, a whirling dervish of plasctic padels and little yellow pucks, a barbarian horde comparable only to the legendary 1976 air Hockey triple A champs, the Fighting Pods of Miskatonic U, or the mad, blood thirsty marauders under the ~ lead of Attila the ..... Hun. season, the Wilkes University Air Hockey team kicked butt on a scale of biblical proportions and is planning to open "a up whole 'nother can of whoop-ass" next season. Once again Wilkes University was host to a revel of infamous reputation and Sparticus scale dimensions. Winter Weekend, that weekend of weekends returned to swoop down upon us like a drunken bird of prey scaring the living daylights out of the weak and sickly while providing a much needed thrill for the heartier of the breed that is known as the "collepestudent". Three feast days were set aside to honor the Gods of Anheuser-Busch and much feasting was had. The people did feast upon barleys and hops and did drink many a liquid lunch ... . And breakfast ... . and dinnner ... . and afternoon snack .... And the Gods did smile and the people did laugh and all seemed right with the world. But all was not!!! The Gods did demand that the mortals did perform for them and the mortals did say ,"Sounds good to us," and the Gods did say, "Okay," and the people did dance and sing and play WinterV mvoni~ volley ball and foolish while wallowing in the a beer, Cluck-U nouri~ hangover.The Gods die did say, "Boy, those gt plastered, "and the Goe the people did feast ar time and once again fc was right with the wor �:es University was mous reputation limensions. Winter hat weekend of turned to swoop )n us like a Lken bird of prey .ring the ng daylights out of weak and sickly providing a much i thrill for the · of the breed that is , the "colleue- WinterWeekenecl ... mvonisiansan~ilrunkar~s 1 .... r .... md i .gh and all seemed vorld. But all was demand that the 1 for them and the Junds good to us," ay, "Okay," and the 1d sing and play volley ball and foolish games while wallowing in the bowels of a beer, Cluck-U nourished hangover.The Gods did see this and did say, "Boy, those guys are pretty plastered, "and the Gods did smile and the people did feast and have a merry old time and once again for three days all was right with the world .... �Back to the Slave Pens wz Another Year of Dorm Life at It stands, a hellish nightmare to some, a sign of the mercy God shows to others. Pickering Hall... Where the freshmen go ... But this year things were different: cable, working heat, phones in every room. Pickering Hall ceased to be the Hell hole of campus and became just another dorm ... Though there are still stories about those giant flesh eating cockroaches that dwell in the sub-basement... �.I : This year a new dorm opened its doors to Wilkes students. Fortinsky Hall a.k.a. The Fort, formerly faculty offices, has become home to two sets of students. Fortinsky 227 was opened to the male population of campus, and Fortinsky 225, the apartment style half, was opened up to both genders. The building, though needing a little fine tuning, was in tip top shape when students returned from Summer break. Fortinsky Hall has quickly become one of the most sought after residence halls by students returning to Wilkes and in most estimates will probably become an even more prized comodity as whole apartments graduate at the same time. Let the mad dash to register for the lottery begin! �The Year of the Ox Celebrated at Wilkes REDCRC HGIVIN As a university that has always celebrated multi-culturalism, Wilkes held an celebration of Chinese new year, welcoming in the year of the Ox. Not only did this allow students to gain a glimpse behind the intricate culture of some . students, but it also allowed students to have a good time. Blood. Lots a' Wilkes Univers: help enrich its surro volunteer service om hosting a blood driv< spirit of giving, resp< by donating a pinto: Blood banks. Well, 1 was probabaly a dra �RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - - "GIVING THE GIFT OF LIFE" Blood. Lots a' blood. Wilkes University, in its continual attempt to help enrich its surrounding community through volunteer service once again helped the Red Cross by hosting a blood drive on Campus. Students, in the spirit of giving, responded to call to help perserve life by donating a pint or two of blood to the Red Cross Blood banks. Well, that and the free OJ and cookies was probabaly a draw too. �Boot Camp for Land Lords You know wha· Kabuki isn't Kabuki , makeup. Well, I heard th say. "Get off my obstacle course! You don't derseve to be on my obstacle course!" Welcome to the pre season training for RA's those cruel tyrants we all know and love. If only it could be as grueling as we all wish it was. Not so. Everyone enjoyed themselves this year warming up for the season to come, dreading playing the Packers at home or being benched for being late to pracitice. Our beloved RA's enjoyed a few days of learning the ropes such as how to deal with that kid three doors down who brushes his teeth over the water fountain or that girl in 123 who spends six hours in the bathroom every morning. Still, everyone had a blast and took something away from the experienece. This year's annt held in Rumours, wa successful EVER! ThE Marts was packed wi1 humanity, some wear Japanese garb, other d casually. The night w, ever taste of Japanese possible, real JapanesE dancing, and even toy children who attendee This year's Japa1 off without a hitch anc was had by all. �Jagan Night at W ilke You know what they say. Kabuki isn't Kabuki without the makeup. Well, I heard that's what they say. This year's annual Japan Night, held in Rumours, was of the most successful EVER! The basement of Marts was packed with a mass of humanity, some wearing traditional Japanese garb, other dressed more casually. The night was filled with ever taste of Japanese culture possible, real Japanese cuisine, dancing, and even toys for the children who attended the event. This year's Japan Night went off without a hitch and a good time was had by all. t.lt,3V KA I f �"Our Disclaim.er" Here at Amnicola we like to think we take our jobs seriously ..... Well, maybe not... Actually we like to goof off as much as possible making sure to poke fun at just about everyone including ourselves. So if you are in anyway offfened by one of our verbal jabs, don't take it personally. We're just foolin' around! We kid cause we care. So with that in mind we dedicate this page to Jerry Brown. Why? Cause we just found a picture of him in the old photo bin. Enjoy the rest of the book. This commerical message brought to you by your friends up on the thrid floor of Chase Hall, they don't let us out much ... Anymore ... I I I I I _____________ . ••••••••••••••••• No animals were people, places, thj Tennesse. Emplo: ineligible to partic constest you decic Contains enriched animal crackers. ~ religious icons, an �r" • • • • ink we take ;:,t... Actually we 1aking sure to tding ourselves. me of our We're just e. ate this page to mnd a picture e rest of the 1ght to you by :hase Hall, ••••••••• e ... No animals were harmed in the production of this year book. All characters, people, places, things, and ideas are fictional. Promotional offer void in Tennesse. Employees and their respective friends and families, are ineligible to participate. Odds of winning varies, pending on whatever constest you decide to enter. Cash redemption value 1/100 of a cent. Contains enriched wheat flour, dumpy Asian guy, tall skinny, Italian, lots of animal crackers. Special thanks to our friends, family, house hold pets, religious icons, and of course, MARK HAMILL, man, myth, legend! �Born on the Bayou Wilkes Gives the Green Way a Facelift Wilkes University in its never ending attempt to increase the aestetic beauty of campus began reconstruction of the "Green Way" which someday soon will stretch from where the John Wilkes statue now stands to the edge of the Evan's parking lot. This facelift had several unseen side affects, the least of which was a mud bog fit to house Swamp Thing. The large "Mud Way," as students soon took to calling it, also began to exude an pungent aroma similair to that of the Louisiana bayou sans the smell of cajun fried cat fish. The end product; however, was near in sight for as soon as the snow melted and the mud dried, the "Green Way" actually started to become green. Construction workers worked to restore the grass that had existed the year prior and did a suprisingly good job, the only catch, most students were not here to see it. In the year to come however, the "Green Way" restored to beauty will more than likely be useful for such events as Club Day and/ or the Blockparty. Though we did suffer through a year of mud, slime and the mellow stink of stagnant ex-snow, the "Green Way" is well on its way to being useful to all students in the years to come. �Back to School Means one thing t Facelift , aestetic beauty of soon will stretch van's parking lot. a mud bog fit to : to calling it, also Jayou sans the smell : for as soon as the to become green. he year prior and lere to see it. In the re than likely be L we did suffer 10w, the "Green J come. ***Polka*** When the students of Wilkes start to pour back into Campus like Lemmings towards the Nordic sea coast, it means only one thing ... it's time to Polka! This year's welcome back mixer was held in the belly of the Arnaud C. Marts Center in the Rumours Night Club and demonstrated one fact, there's nothing Wilkes students like more than to party. However, there was nay a keg or case in sight all the students had a fine time, chatting with old friends, making new aquantaces and whole heartedly goofing off after a summer of only halfheartedly goofing off. The Wilkes Welcome Back Mixer was, as it is every year, a rip roaring sucess. �Gambling. Sin. Two things that taste great together. Like numerous Native American reservations across the country Wilkes University did the unspeakable, it legalized gambling ... well, sort of .... This year Wilkes University sponsored another infamous Casino Night where the students could sip soda, relax and scream such mantras as "Yes, Boxcars!" "Blow on 'em for luck," "Come on, my watch for twenty in chips!" "@#$#&$# #$%@&!" and "Pay up the twenty plus intrest or we break your legs ... slowly.... " Actually things did not get so out of hand. The gambling was merely for prizes such as stereos, dorm refrigerators and other, minor Hell Raising at Wilkes prizes. Also no loan sharks were present and no one in the room looked like Joe Pesci. This allowed Wilkes students to enjoy a fun night of gambling and not loosing a red cent. Like years past, Wilkes' Casino Night was a gala event filled with laughter, music, and a whole lotta gambling; truly one of the highlights of the year on campus events. Who knows ... Maybe next year we'll get to play the ponies too. �;ambling. in. wo things that taste great '.ke numerous Native n reservations across the Wilkes University did the 1ble, it legalized ; ... well, sort of.. .. Lis year Wilkes University d another infamous Casino tere the students could sip x and scream such LS "Yes, Boxcars!" "Blow r luck," "Come on, my twenty in chips!" t #$%@&!" and "Pay up vplus intrest or we break .. slowly .... " :ually things did not get Land. The gambling was · prizes such as stereos, gerators and other, minor Vilkes a new pair of shoes!!!!! �Like Marlon Brando, but bi~ _-er!!!! Wilkes Mardi Gras has Populace Pri:m.ed to Burst Fat Tuesday ... The feast before the famine ... Two words ... "Lotsa food!" Wilkes, in an annual act of charity to its starving students, invited a number of catere to push their wares upon the ravenous masses of Wilkes students in order to give the cafeteria a better grip on what the students of Wilkes exactly want to eat. Food varied from stir fry to pizza to chicken on a stick. Flavored coffee floated through the throngs of humanity along side maccaroni and cheese and fried fish. Student "ooohed and ahhhhed" at the plethora of tasty food that was literallty pushed on them by vendors hungry to make the crowd happy and a few sizes bigger at the waist. Mardi Gras, an event all on campus students wait for each year, proves that if there' one thing students love, it's food, and lots of it. �lo, -,---''' n.ed to Burst .,otsa food!" vited a number of caterer n order to give the to eat. Jred coffee floated and fried fish. Students llty pushed on them by .t the waist. ~ar, proves that if there's �J �- Big pants. Big, baggy pants. Big baggy pants and body piercings. That's what you would have seen if you had attended this years collegate battle of the bands. Public Square was shaken by the furious bass riffs and thundering drum beats of bands from Kings to Wilkes to Misercordia. Although, the Wilkes contingent, Bedford, put up a good fight they came up short. Funny, considering they have a seven-inch and cassette EP in the stores. �On Feburary 2f 1997, a chanting, pos waving mass of upse oncerned students marched on the Dorth Dickson Darte Cente protest the tuition hi~ oon to be instated by Board of Trustees. While the event publicized by flyers a ampus and word of mouth, only a good th dozen students turnec for the event, trying U b t to convince the B of Trustees not to rai tution by such an extJ mount. The event was covered by two out of · lo al TV newstations a one local radio station w II. This fact, along th students' incessan CAN'T TRUSS IT!!! NO! NO! NO! NO! CAN'T TRUSS IT!!! STUDENTS FIGHT TUITION HIKE TO NO AVAIL �On Feburary 28, 1997, a chanting, poster waving mass of upset, concerned students marched on the Dorthy Dickson Darte Center to protest the tuition hike soon to be instated by the Board of Trustees. While the event was publicized by flyers around campus and word of mouth, only a good three dozen students turned out for the event, trying their best to convince the Board of Trustees not to raise tution by such an extreme amount. The event was covered by two out of three local TV newstations and one local radio station as well. This fact, along with the students' incessant .TS FIGHT .HIKE TO [L / t chanting and sign waving prompted the Board to allow the students in, not to address the Board on a whole, but to "talk" with individual memebers. This however did nothing to stop the Board from hiking tution by 14.45 percent. But on the bright side ... �Hey! We got a beer tent!!!! Woooohoooo! Wilkes' Annual Blockparty is a Success �Johoooo! :ess How often do you get to see full grown men dressed in large air filled sumo costumes slam into each other while a crowd of surly, half drunk college students hoot and jeer in the background while at the same time listening to one of many local bands fill the air with a cacophony of rhythm? Not often. At the Wilkes Second Annual Block Party, however, sights such as this are seen hour after hour as the party trudges on through the day, a behemoth of college students, rock n'roll, food vendors and even a beer tent. It's the closest thing you'll get to Carnival this north of Mexico. This year the block party was held at Ralston Field as opposed to the Green Way between Stark and COB due to the reconstruction of the Green Way. Though this did affect the turn out for the event, people still showed up in droves to eat drink and make merry. �Mulitcultural Awareness Week At Wilkes [J - --------------' This year Wilkes University, in its on going efforts to heighten the public's awareness of cultural diversity, sponsored a much attended, highly anticipated, week of multicultural awareness. The events held during this week demonstarted that men and women of all races, creeds, and colors could come together to become more sensitive to the beliefs and needs of other groups. These events, held every year, help not only Wilkes Students, but the community as well. �Week Wilkes is year Wilkes ty, in its on going efforts :en the public's ss of cultural diversity, '.d a much attended, 1ticipated, week of :ural awareness. ~ events held during this nonstarted that men ten of all races, creeds, :s could come together e more sensitive to the d needs of other nese events, held every ) not only Wilkes but the community as �Monster Mosh What masks? All Hallow' s Eve, a time for the ghosts and specters to ride with pale Hecate's crew cross the sky and a time for mere mortals to GET DOWN!!! Once again, Wilkes University students were always ready for a good time and poured into the Marts Center looking as macabre as fiends of the lower realms and as hungery for a party as a vampire is for fresh blood. Wilkes University, it could be said, hosted a party that woke the very dead. �Dinner with The Lords of Lords In a stroke of fate too a large for ~my mortal to fully comprehend, both the director and assistant director of Residence Life got married in the same year. That's right ladies, both Darren Hack and Doug Lane are both out of circulation for good. To commemorate this amazing spin on the wheel of fortune as well as thank both men for their service to Wilkes, a party was held to honor the duo and the brides, for when the stars align a party must ensue. �Trick 'r' Treat •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• You This year Wilkes University Volunteer Services once again sponsored a Halloween Party for local underprivelged children. Candy, as one could imagine, was abundant, as were children in the garb of ghosts, ghouls, witches, and dare I mention them .... Power Rangers. Games also abounded from bobbing for apples to musical chairs. �Bwah-ha-ha ''' ••• You Laugh, You Lose ..... Ever try not to laugh while someone in front of you cracks jokes that would make Al Gore actually act animated? Well, that was the scene at the Wilkes Sponsored Game Show, "You Laugh, You Lose". Students packed Rumors to try to win a few bucks or maybe even a door prize by trying not to burst into fits of belly aching, side splitting, booming laughter. As one can imagine, a good time was had by all, not only due to the fact that the host himself was outrageously funny, but watching one's fellow classmates turn red faced trying to contain their laughter was treat enough. �The Wilkes University Programming Board consistently displays a knack for drawing some of the biggest names in show biz, and they don't come much bigger than the piano man himself, Billy Joel. Now in the lecture circuit phase of his career, Joel regaled those in attendance with stories of his younger days, fielded questions from the audience, and, of course, played several songs from his impressive repetoire. Although some students may have hoped for a more traditional concert, few were disappointed by the end of the show. Perhaps it was put best by Sophomore, Keith Previc when he said, "Hey, this is Billy Joel were talking about! As long as he's not doing a mime act, it'll be one heck of a performance." Clnd a litt4 �e "IIte,e~ I fi 04 an &mung 4 ~ fi.o.aj., ., ., ~tl/J- c~ r/ 1 \,,' ' : ,l ~ • ; ........ 'hiesz,;.,,.; ._\,~..+«-, and a fitt& ~ic! t �Community Service Fair Isn't it thne for you to lend a helping hand? Ever\1 fall ott campMs tl1ere is a fair tl1at few people trnt, to ttotice. lt is tl1e CommMttit\,f Service fair. This past September. dMbs attt, commMttit\,f orgattizatiotts, itt coort,ittatiott witl1 VolMttteer Services. came togctl1cr ott Cl1ase laWtt to attempt to get tl1e srut,rnts of Wilkes Vttivcrsit\,f ittvolvet, witl1 l1dpittg tl1e Wilkes-Barre commMttit\,f. Some of these orgattizatiotts ittclMt,ct, tl1c Americatt Cattccr Sockhf. tl1e Vttitct, W a\1, attt, tl1c YMCA. The CommMttit\,f Service fair was a sMccess. bMt tl1ere coMlt, alwa'1s be more srut,rnts ittvolvct, itt commMttit\,f service. There arc matt\1 groMps tl1at ttcct, tl1e hdp of srut,rnts who care attt, volMttteerittg '10Mr time alwa\1S makes tl1e dt\.f view college srut,rnts as tl1e wortl1wl1ile people tl1C'1 arc. So. vohmtccr! • ��I . Multicultural Student Coalition �D A N C E �Camf)US Living Cam72us Living Campus Living Campus Living Campus Living Campus Living Campus Living Campus Living Campus Living Campus Living Campus Living Camvus Living Cn 111pus Living Ca mp11s Livi11r ��If one could come up with one word for what life on a college campus is not there is no doubt that that word would be dull. Most students, on their own for the first time in their lives, find it a bit hard to adjust at first but, as time passes and the faces and places around campus become more familiar, life becomes easier, and much more exciting. Parties, dances, sporting events, and special events like Winter Weekend and the Homecoming Dance all help make campus life a hot bed of activity, a veritable whirlwind of action. It's hard not to find something to do on a Friday night. There are free movies, concerts and plays at the Darte Center and parties lie just around the corner. Life is as fast paced as one wants to make it. �This year, the Wilkes campus grew by leaps and bounds. The connotation of the word "Pickering" was reworked. Fortinsky Hall threw its arms open wide to recieve its first live - in occupants in years, and a new phone system was installed making sure every dorm room had a phone line as well as the possibility for cable television if desired. �Campus life was far from dull. The tuition hike caused students to reevaluate what they expected from Wilkes and what they were receiving. The freshman class was the larg in years as was the portion of it residing on campus. New faces abounded. Every event on campus seemed to be filled by standing room only crowds. We at Amnicola hope you enjoy these glimpses of your friends, be they old or new, or even yourself. Trust us when we say this. We took the pictures. Campus-dwellers know how to ha\ a good time. �lents to reevaluate what ,hman class was the largest Jounded. Every event on is, be they old or new, or wellers know how to have �����Slocum, Sullivan & Ross Hall Picnic ����/11.edia Ott~anizations Amnicola - University Yearbook Left to Right Row 1 - Alicia Cymbala, James Warner (Principle Editor), Marcie Herman (Editor), Sarah Karlavage (Business Editor) Row 2 - Michael Koch, Michael Beachem (Photography Editor}, Bernie Kovacs (Principle Editor), Colby Shocker Missing: Darin Fields (Adviser) Beacon - University Newspaper Left to Right Row 1 - Michael Noone, Regina Frappolli (Editor), Michael Beachem Row 2 - Dave Parfitt, Toni Oden, Colleen Herron, Glenda Race, Christine Tondrick Missing: Christine Gaydos, Dana Alexander Nolfe (Adviser} �W.C.L.H. - University Radio Left to Right Row 1 - Phill Price, Bernie Kovacs, Dan Guy, Brian Berhovan Row 2 - Jim Warner (Station Manager}, Douglas Dolfi, Dan Bishop, Jess Kwasny Row 3 - Tessa LaLonde, Erin Buckey, Josh Pesta Row 4 - Chad Riggola, Jane Jesse, Malika, Marcie Herman Missing: David Bradbury (Adviser), Kevin Keegan, Donna Talarico, Heidi VanEssendelft Wilkes Today - University Television Left to Right Row 1 - Aldith Campbell, Heidi VanEssendelft (President), Tulip Rahman, Amy Ellis, Donna Talarico, Tracie Vacula Row 2 - Vince LaSorsa, Lori Kaschak, Yuro S., Erin Buckey, Douglas Snyder, Nicole Weiss, Lester Jones Row 3 - Aaron Stoker, Jason Evans, Will Taylor, Bernard Seeman, Jake Beveridge, Carl Brigido (Adviser}, Mariel Betron, Jason Keown, Michael Beachem (Vice President) Missing: Nick Adler, Jessica Aikey, Paul Chimock, Kerri Gosling, Jennifer John, Tom Lavan, Emily Mika, Jennifer Morrell, Craig Panichella, Kathy Schmucker, Carrie Shone, Mike Sobolewski �Commuttlt1( Setzvlce Clu6s AIDS Awareness Committee Left to Right Row 1 - Emily Van Lente (Vice President), Desiree Carr Row 2 - Beth Ann Witkowski (Secretary), Alissa Shofkom (Public Relations), Julie Werheiser (President), Scott Sobocinski (Treasurer) BACCHUS Left to Right Row 1 - Phil Tochelli (Secretary), Mike Koch (President) Missing: Marisa Nebesky (Vice-President), Denis Goubski (Treasurer), Mark Sowcik (Adviser), Mary Hession (Adviser), Mark Allen (Adviser) �Best Buddies Left to Right Row 1 - Heather Byrnes, Cynthia Sieto , Desiree Carr Row 2 -Alison Nowak, Marie E. Sumski, Jennifer Kutz C.A.R.V.E. Left to Right Row 1 - Julie Werkheiser, Phillip Price, Scott Sobocinski, Beth Ann Witkowski Missing: Dr. Linda Paul (Adviser) �Circle K Left to Right Row 1 - Don Armstrong (Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis President), Amy Mazur (Adviser), Jennifer McDonnell, Janet Faux (Secretary), Kimberly Kutch (Treasurer), Kathleen Terrenoire (Vice President), Cassie Heim, Preeti Patel, Beth Fedor, Carrie Bohenick, Michael Rosh (President) Row 2 - Jamie L. Pupalitis, Chris Sung, Jeremy Nightingale , Marc Eakin, Robert Bartorillo, Kelly Shaup (Circle K District Treasurer), Dora Lam such as new friends importantly new o good and the bad w a few months, and seem that much cl We all started out as the city, but we I like a family. Cl year have slowly fi our hearts as frie I am writing to con their remarkable j each and every pe we belonged and w outstanding achievi had accomplished first year classes st happen our class d We took part in a g together an auction of community serv· International Assen. Business Communicators Left to Right Row 1 - Keith Pacyna, Michael Beachem Row 2 - Jaime Barbaci, Jessica Bierbower, Paula Gentilman Missing: Kalen Churcher (President 1st semester), Melissa Matuskewicz (President 2nd semester) To the entire class all the hard work y Continue to give e next few years as s made this one. Sincerely; �Matthew Sowcik tabovel It had been an exciting year with many changes such as new friends, new teachers and most importantly new outlooks on life. Through the good and the bad we have all come so far in just a few months, and the roads that pave our future seem that much clearer because of it. We all started out at orientation not knowing what this year had in store for us, now most of us could fill the shoes of the orientation leaders who gave us our first glimpse of Wilkes University. We walked onto campus believing it was as big as the city, but we left knowing that it was more like a family. Classmates we have met over the year have slowly found their own special place in our hearts as friends. Inter-Residence Hall Council Left to Right Row 1 - Donna Talarico, Marc Eakin, Amy Gutowski, Michael Rosh (Corresponding Secretary). Amy Blake (Treasurer) Row 2 - Quinn Kirk, Kristy Kramer, Alyse Baumann, Amy Ellis , Beth Ann Witkowski (Recording Secretary). Jill Fasciana (Parlimentarian), Bob Koneru I am writing to congratulate the class of 2000 on their remarkable job in 1996~1997. We showed each and every person on the Wilkes campus that we belonged and were ready to contribute to the outstanding achievements that Wilkes University had accomplished over the years. While other first year classes stood aside and let things happen our class dove right in and got involved. We took part in a good deal of fund raising, put together an auction, and contributed to a number of community services. To the entire class of 2000, congratulations for all the hard work you put into this school year. Continue to give everything you can, making the next few years as successful as each of you have made this one. Sincerely; Matthew Sowcik •oo First Year Class President Manuscript Society Left to Right Row 1 - Heather Bonner, Bernie Kovacs Row 2 Phillip Price, Tania Karpinich, Nicole Smith �Multicultural Student Coalition Left to Right Row 1 - Ellen Cooney (Treasurer), Beverly Olds (President), Alsarraf Fawaz (Vice President), Michael Beachem (Publicity Chair), Gina Z. Morrison (Adviser) Row 2 - James R. Cronauer, Shiro Wang, Jingmmg B. Zhang, Glenda Race, Dongdong Xu, Shishuang Wang, Yonying He, Zhihua Miao Missing: Aldith Campell (Secretary), Lester Jones Off Campus Council Left to Right Row 1 - Lea Ann Dewey, Kerry Gregory Row 2 - Betsy Snyder, Melinda Sorber, C.J. Copley, Michele Morgan �Programming Board Left to Right Row 1 - Leah Yurcho (Novelty Co-chair), Jen Anderson(Novelty Co-chair), Jennifer Kutler (Publicity Chair). Ann Wotring Row 2 - Michael J. Nolfe (Adviser), Stacy Geiger, Jessica Bierbower (President), Christopher Thompson, Colby Shocker (Concert Chair) Missing: Peter Stover (Technical Chair}, Heather Tahan (Entertainment Chair) Student Community Service Council Left to Right Row 1 - Amy Mazur (Adviser}, Christina Poff, Carrie Bohenick Row 2 - Alyse Baumann, Amy Blake Missing: Randy Engelman �Academic 01~a11Lzatlo1ts A.S.H.R.A.E. Left to Right Row 1 - Atsunko Ono, Andrew Solinski (Treasurer), Michael J. Rosh, Jennifer Birmer Row 2 - Eric Gorka, Nick Marco (Vice President), David Leutowski (Secretary), Chris Kutish, Robert Frederick (President), Dr. Jamal Ghorieshi (Adviser) A.S.M.E. Left to Right Row 1 - Deirdre M. Gurry, Ronald Cappellini (Treasurer), Ann Blasick (Secretary). Marc Fontinell (Vice President) Row 2 - Brian Smith (Recruitment), Lubomir Hand}, John Todd, Brad Michael Kreschollek (President). Rob Hampshire Missing: Dr. Perwez Kalim �Biology Club Left to Right Row 1 - Jane Jesse (Secretary). Emily Van Lente, Julie Weikheiser (President), Sean Younker Row 2 - Shannon Stair, Alissa Shofkom, Malika Mohseni (Treasurer). Amy O'Boyle (Vice President) A.S.P. - Pharmacy Association Left to Right Row 1 - Stephanie Haines, Wendy Spurr, Brian Birmingham, Jeanette Uhl, Linda Chong, Jessica Murry Row 2 - Shanna Henninger, Arthur H. Kibbe (Adviser), Alyse Baumann (President), Charlotte Puglia (Vice President), Bob Gershey (Secretary), Scott Bolesta Row 3 - Ann Wotring, Rick Seipp, Stacy Geiger, Kara Malitsky, Kimberly Mallis, Kerry Pallien Stephanie Huber, Susan George, Melissa Pammer, Ray Wascavage, Kevin Silinskie �Chemistry Club Left to Right Row 1 - Matthew Connor, Elise Nelsen, Ed Gawlas Lisa F. T Education Club Left to Right Row 1 - Marissa Zambie, Heather Bonner, Glenda Race rt has been a reall great time at the~ hopefully next ye, The Block Party o a special thanks tQ memorable events yet another succes McCiintock on yo Next year, will ho our new executive Good luck to next Lisa F. Tomcykosl Sophomore Class �Engineering Club Clockwise from Top Row 1 - Lubomir Handl, Deirdre M. Gurry, Brian Smith, Ann Blasick, Ronald Cappellini, Paula Van Fossen Lisa F. Tomcykoski Cleft/ rt has been a really productive year. We had a great time at the Winter Weekend activities, and hopefully next year will be even more of a blast. The Block Party once again was a huge success, a special thanks to C. J. Copley on making both memorable events for students. Rumours was yet another successful event, good job Lisa McClintock on your work with that! Next year, will hopefully be even better. With our new executive board we are ready to roll! Good luck to next year's Juniors. Lisa F. Tomcykoski '99 Sophomore Class President Geo-Environmental Organization Left to Right Row 1 - Jason Marie, Mike Penn (Adviser) Row 2 - Brian Lubenow, Matt Kuntz, Robert Frederick �History Club Left to Right Row 1 - Glenda Race , Tara D'Apolito (Treasurer), Stephen Hedden, Erin Johnson, Natalie Weber (President) Missing: Dennis P. Hupchick, Brian Kaschak (Vice President), Diane Sotack (Secretary) Math/Computer Science Club Left to Right Row 1 - Jennifer Escarge, Eric Werner Row 2 - Ed Gawlas, Steve Alexson, Joy Zimmerman, Beth Fedor I ' �Nursing Student Organization Left to Right Row 1 - Heather Hahn (President), Doreen Cole (Vice President), Cheryl Sweet, Tara Keegan Row 2 - Robert Banko (President-elect), Sharon Harris, Kathleen Kent, Anne Zendian, Joe Fleese (Treasurer) Missing: Anne Marie Bolesta (Secretary), Anne Zendian (Adviser) Pharmacy Club Left to Right Row 1 - Kelly West (Secretary), Rick Seipp (President), Kristy Kramer (Vice President), Jeff Reichl Row 2 - Ray Wascavage, Shanna Henninger, Stephanie Haines, Maria Shahda, Jessica Crowley, Ann Wotring, Stacy Geiger, William P. Johnston (Adviser) �Physics Club Left to Right Row 1 - Laura Rhodes, Matthew Conner, Elise Nelsen (President), Ed Gawlas Pre-Law Society Left to Right Row 1 - Timothy M. Straub, John Poplaski, Michael Noone �Pre-Med Society Left Right Row 1 - Melanie Skrocki, David Reel (President), Amy O'Boyle Row 2 - John UsciloWicz, John Kearney (Vice President), Scott Schonewolf (Secretary), Chris Sung (Treasurer) Missing: Michael Steele (Adviser), Terese Wignot Psychology Club Left to Right Row 1 - Cynthia Sieto, Marc Eakin, Regina Frappolli �This year StudentG schedules. upHomecomi stylish pick-up traditional con few odd stares. Thatsamew candy for the Wilkes:· Our candy" the ni event to repre success acco back home. R.O.T.C. 752nd Cadet Wing Command Staff Left to Right Lou Marnell, Paul Klimek, John Bartoli, Jeff Kotz Then in November Casino night a bl York City weeke class member S To end the serrtest.c~ to the REACH chi party. Some of us the children and ev Santa! To kick off the S junior class assist before the men •s b The event was SJX> student alumni. and was a first time eve R.O.T.C. Winter Weekend w who was a junior c elected to fill the v vice-president posi Some of us helped POC (Professional Officers Course) Cadets part in the fun of Left to Right Row 1 - J.J. Murphy, Paul Klimek, John Bartoli, Jeff Kotz Row 2 - Kathy Kent, Doreen Fanton, Silviw Panackova, Lou Marnell, Deirdre Gurry, Christine Anderson, Kelly Pica In the middle of Stanton Lanes for Big Brothers and B pun intended!) These few, hard w their time and possible. Active knit, working S student body. �Jeanette Snyder n€ft) This year the junior class took part in several of Student Government's activities despite our busy schedules. During the fall semester, we headed up Homecoming half*time, when we agreed that stylish pick-up tru<:"ks would replace the traditional convertible. rm sure there were a few odd stares, but it was a nice change. That same week. we all got together to make candy for the traditional food tasting, "A Taste of Wilkes.•· Our class decided to make ••Buckeye candy" the night before, and some sat at the event to represent our class. Our candy was a success according to the empty pans that we took back home. Then in November some of us helped make Casino night a blast! The grand prize, a New York City weekend, was won by a fellow junior class member Suzanne Viola. To end the semester the junior class donated gifts to the REACH children at their annual Christmas party. Some of us went to the party, played with the children and even got our pictures taken with Santa! R.O.T.C. Bravo Flight Left to Right Rob Gore, Coleen Pastewait, Steve Guinter, Nathan Laidacker, Deirdre Gurry (Flight Commander) To kick off the Spring semester. some of the junior class assisted in the Pre-Grune Party before the men's basketball game with Scranton. The event was sponsored by student government. student alumni, and the Alumni Association. It was a first time event and a success! Winter Weekend was in February, Jason Nocella. who was a junior class representative and later elected to fill the vacant student government vice-president position, heJped head the event Some of us helped out, but most of us just took part in the fun of the weekend! In the middle of March, some of us went to Stanton Lanes for the Annual Bowl-a-thon for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. We had a ball (no pun intended!) R.O.T.C. Alpha Flight Left to Right Row 1 - Kathy Kent (Flight Commander), Daily Joseph, Jane Kroouze Row 2 - Joe Gorney, David Arvonia, Brian Ewasko, Jennifer Birch These few, hard working students who dedicated their time and creativity make our school events possible. Active members are the key to a closeknit, working Student Govemment as well as student body. Jeanette Snyder '98 Junior Class President I ~~~:l~~ �S.W.E. Left to Right Row 1 - Atsuko Ono Row 2 - Jennifer Birmer. Paula VanFossen (President), Deirdre Gurry, Ann Blasick (Vice President) Missing: Dr. Vashundhra Choudry (Adviser), Lan Pham (Secretary), Tawnya Rabuck (Treasurer) Sociology Club Left to Right Row 1 - Melanie Draus, James L. Shander Row 2 - Mary Jo Kosisher (Treasurer), Marc Eakin (President), Marcie Herman (Secretary) Missing: Amy Michel (Vice President), John Natzke (Adviser) �Womyn 's Studies Student Organization Left to Right Row 1 -Tara D'Apolito, Beverly Olds, Erin Johnson Letterwomen Society Left to Right Row 1 - Beth LoPiccolo, Shannon O'Neil (Vice President), Melissa Rasnick, Angela Collins, Liz O'Neil, Doris Saracino (Adviser), Jaime Derhammer Row 2 - Katie Watkins, Sarah Kovacs, Rebecca Baker, Liz Burchill, Kerianne Geist, Shanna Henninger, Lisa Werkheiser Row 3 - Jill Ronkowski, Natalie Miller, Christy Palilonis, Heather Evanish, Alison Quick, Carrie Chipeoo, Amy Webb (President), Tracy Zaykoski, Lee Ann Azarewicz (Treasurer), Meghan Haddad, Carrie Wilkes (Recording Secretary), Melany Kalmanowicz Missing: Kristen Cookus (Correspond. Secretary) �Intramural - Crew Club Left to Right Row 1 - Michael Cook, Bob Savakinas (Secretary), Tanner Spadafore, Gregory Kahn, Marc Eakin Row 2 - Nicole Metzger, Christy Mihalka (Vice President), Kendra Dolan, Bonnie McClennan (Treasurer), Ann Wotring (President) Row 3 Vanessa Scheffner, Laura Gerard, Thom Mayka, Andrew Cordell, Brandon Baretta, Beth Ann Witkowski, Dr. Gerald Reisinger (Coach) Intramural - Basketball Club Left to Right Row 1 - Dan Moretski, Neil Rein, Joe Sinkovich, Joel O'Donnell, Richard "Mongo" Hall Row 2 - Phil Tochelli, Jeff Nason, Mike Gundersdorf, Daman "Boo" Perry, Coach Dave Noceto, Tulio Santiago, Coach Aaron Menapace, Jamie Golden, Gary Spears, Pat Downs �Intramural - Basketball Club Left to Right Row 1 - Nick Sergi, Niel Rien, Steve Toth, Matt Minielli, Randy Yeager, Jason Majerous, Chuck Wetzel Row 2 - Brian, -, -, Ron Rosonia, T.J. McDonald, Dave, -, Joe Ruddy, Scott Kinane, Dan Longhore, Scott Majerous, - , Adam Ytovich, Jeremy Hoagland Intramural - Volleyball Club Left to Right Row 1 - Scott VanValkenburgh, John Uscilowicz Row 2 - Richard Pencek, Chad Pindar, Jeremy Baker, Gus Wellings Missing: Blair Bowman, Jim Calciano, Darren Gates, Jason Iaccio, Kirk Leslie, Lori Perch �Intramural - Basketball Club Left to Right Row 1 - Nick Sergi, Niel Rien, Steve Toth, Matt Minielli, Randy Yeager, Jason Majerous, Chuck Wetzel Row 2 - Brian , - , - , Ron Rosonia, T.J. McDonald, Dave, - , Joe Ruddy, Scott Kinane, Dan Longhore, Scott Majerous, -, Adam Ytovich, Jere my Hoagland Intramural - Volleyball Club Left to Right Row 1 - Scott VanValkenburgh, John Uscilowicz Row 2 - Richard Pencek, Chad Pindar, Jere my Baker, Gus Wellings Missing: Blair Bowman, Jim Calciano, Darren Gates, Jason Iaccio, Kirk Leslie, Lori Perch �Below - Paula with her mother and an Ambassador during her tour of Wilkes University in 1992. Notice the high school uniform. ~zesldent ~aula 's ~ate11Jell /hessa~e Class of 1997 Left to Right Row 1 - Linda Ward, Ann Blasick, Paula Van Fossen, Christina Poff Missing: Chrisine Pavalkis (President) Class of 1998 Left to Right Row 1 - Jason Nocella, Jeanette Snyder (President), Bob Koneru, Amy Blake, Chris Sung Row 2 - Melinda Sorber, Brandon Baretta, Amy Gutowski. Michael Rosh, Alyse Baumann, Michael Beachem, Jill Fasciana I have spent the last four years being an active member of student government. It has not only taught me great deal about responsibility, time management and leadership - all right, well blah, blah, blah, l won't talk about all that good stuff that may seem trite and uninteresting. I will say this, my experience as president has taught me a great deal. I am not referring to all that time management stuff, but more about people and who we are here at Wilkes. Student government is responsible for all the terrific activities that many of you partake in, such as homecoming and the weekend of clean family fun - Winter Weekend. We also give money to clubs to take various trips such as conferences and museums. But that is not all that we do. Granted, student government isn't out to shake the world instead we like to stand up simply for what we believed we deserve and we try to make changes happen on campus. To put it all in perspective, having turkey melts at the cafe and SUB was just as important to some of you as keeping the bookstore on campus. Phone service was not up to par, so we contacted the appropriate people. Also many were initially unsatisfied with maintenance and we expressed our concerns to them. You needed library and computer hours extended which we acquired; and most of you were concerned over the significant tuition increase. What I found to be so commendable about the student body was profession, about the t forum stu President E decided to pure indic the univers individual I leave my state of mi1 that we as: have made university proved tha important they really the conce important or small. Our theme was 'light time - with Wilkes. to brighten and expan us with the grow and cl terrific me meeting ad �- Paula with her mother and bassador during her tour of University in 1992. Notice ;h school uniform. ~sldent ::Paula's eNell /11essa~e ent the last four years being an ::mber of student government. It nly taught me great deal about ,ility, time management and p - all right, well blah, blah, blah, I about all that good stuff that may : and uninteresting. I will say this, ience as president has taught me a I. I am not referring to all that time tent stuff, but more about people we are here at Wilkes. Student :nt is responsible for all the terrific that many of you partake in, such oming and the weekend of clean 1Winter Weekend. We also ~y to clubs to take various trips mferences and museums. But that hat we do. Granted, student nt isn't out to shake the world ~ like to stand up simply for what ~d we deserve and we try to make appen on campus. 11 in perspective, having turkey e cafe and SUB was just as to some of you as keeping the on campus. Phone service was iar, so we contacted the e people. Also many were lsatisfied with maintenance and ;ed our concerns to them. You rary and computer hours extended acquired; and most of you were over the significant tuition What I found to be so tble about the student body was the fact that many students chose to be professional in getting the facts straight about the tuition increase. You attended the forum student government provided with President Breiseth. Also, some of you decided to picket against the increase - a pure indication that you have learned what the university has taught you to do as individuals by standing up for your beliefs. I leave my position as president, not in a sad state of mind, but enthusiastically, knowing that we as student government members have made a difference in all aspects of university life this past year. This year proved that no task is too trivial for student government to help accomplish. People have different needs, some seemly more important than others. But as we realize, they really aren't When it came down to it, the concern over juice at dinner was just as important as parking permit applications and improving the mid-semester grade reports. We tried to accommodate every need great or small. Our theme for orientation this past summer was 'light the torch' - which was an exiting time - with the biggest class yet to enter Wilkes. Well, now I am passing the torch on to brighten future ahead. Wilkes is growing and expanding day by day which provides us with the wonderful opportunity for us to grow and change too. Thanks for all the terrific memories and one last time meeting adjourned. - Paula L. Van Fossen Class of 1999 Left to Right Row 1 - Lisa F. Tomcykoski (President), Heath er Tahan, Lisa K. McClintock, Steph anie A. Follmer Row 2 - Quinn Kirk, Kristy Kram er, Beth Ann Witkowski, Tricia M. Petrucelli, Jeff Moisey Class of 2000 Left to Right Row 1 - Brian Bryk, Matthew Sowcik (President) Row 2 - Amy Ellis, Colleen Pastewait, Donna Talarico �Student 'Jovetznment Student Government Executive Board Left to Right Row 1 - Jill Fasciana (Recording Secretary), Amy Blake (Treasurer), Paula Van Fossen (President), Ann Blasick (Corresponding Secretary), CJ Copley (OCC President), Jason Nocella (Vice President) Student Government - "Lean ... Leading the Way" Left to Right Row 1 - Brian Bryk, Melinda Sorber, Quinn Kirk, Amy Blake, Michael Beachem, Jason Nocella Row 2 Michael Rosh, Ann Blasick, Chrisina Poff, Paula Van Fossen, Kristy Kramer, Brandon Baretta, Linda Ward, Jeff Moisey Row 3 - Heather Tahan, Amy Ellis, Tricia M. Petrucelli, Beth Ann Witkowski, Donna Talarico, Jeanette Snyder, Bob Koneru Row 4 - Stephanie Follmer, Matthew Sowcik, Allyse Baumann, Colleen Pastewait, Amy Gutowski, Lisa Tomcykoski, Jill Fasciana, Chris Sung, Lisa McClintock Clubs and Organizations Not Photographed Accounting and Business Club A.C.D.A. ALLY Amnesty International Art and Design Association Astronomy Club Campus Interfaith Communications Club Commuter Council Cue 'n Curtain Debate Union Economics Student Association International Club International Studies Club Junior Achievement MBA Student's Association Master's of Health Administration Political Science Club Ski Club Student Health Advisory Committee University Scholars W.O.R.L.D. To appear in the next edition of Amnicola, please be sure to have your organization photographed during Club Photo Nights. �Sports and Organizations ot Photographed nting and Business Club A.C.D.A. ALLY esty International d Design Association stronomy Club ampus Interfaith munications Club Cue 'n Curtain Debate Union economics Student Association nternational Club national Studies Club unior Achievement Student's Association Master's of Health Administration litical Science Club Ski Club dent Health Advisory Committee :University Scholars W.O.R.L.D. o appear in the next ion of Amnicola, please e sure to have your anization photographed . g Club Photo Nights. �Season Highlights: This year's installment of Colonels football was definitely power-packed. Leading the team to an outstanding record of 8 wins and 2 losses were quaterback Boo Perry with over 2000 yards passin Mike Hankins with 1215 yards rushing, and Mike Gundersdorf with 1066 yards receiving. An extra bonus for the team included a 13-0 shutout of our rivals at King's College. 1st Row (L to R)-- Tulio Santiago, Dan Gilroy, Dave Michaels, Jason Nocella, J.J. Fadden, Walter Hall, Damon Perry, Aaron Wilk, Mike Gundersorf, Matt Rodarmel, Jason, Majiros, Mark Wallace, Joe Vilcheck, Wayne Meckley, Ryan Alt 2nd Row- - Joe Atkins, Marlow Dotts, Fred Diehl, John Mayernick, Layne Rarig, Harvey Fetterolf, Joe Sinkovich, Jamie Golden, Brian Manger, Mike Getchey, Andy Snyder, Augie Mitschke, Joe Ruddy, Jim Poepperling, Tom Stavitski 3rd Row-- Andy Coolidge, Chris Shannon, Mike Czwncz, Andy Yenser, Eric Garecht, Fran Giovinazzo, Frank Tomasw Dave Kish, Tony Petrolonis, John Mackowski, Tim Doyle, Andy Solinski, Joe Wargo, Jason Weaver, Gary Spears, John Siekonic, Neil Rine 4th Row-- Randy Yerger, Scott Shifter, Josh Burgess, Pete Cheddar, Tony DaRe, Jeff Gray, Chuck Wetzel, Bill Miller, Charles Herling, Jeremy Hoagland, Richard Dow, Kareem Brown, Nick Sergi, Jason Phillips, John Williams 5th Row-- Matt Olenick, Jason Renniger, Sean Quinn, John Rosinski, John Vovakes, Josh Lauver, Larry Zellars, Brand Carlin, Bryan Mycoff, Don Hindmarsh, Tom Loftus, Darren Bernardi, Joe Umbra, Joe Lardinelli, Scott Kinane 6th Row-- Jeff Ziskowski, Shan Reeves, Doug Snyder, Alex Yearick, Brian McHale, Jamie Zulkowski, Jon Hadesty, Sear. Geddis, Jamie Connell, Mike Hankins, Pat Downs, Ryan Bass, Jeff Ralston 7th Row-- Dan Natitus, Tyrone Fitts, Floyd Allen, Jamie Williams, Jerome Richardson, Chris Roma, Joe Sankus, Jeff Rakus, Jason Berresford, Malverne Innis, T.J. McDonald, Kirk Cooper, Ron Rosania, Ryan Neuhard, Brad Baver 8th Row-- Kevin O'Boyle, Chris Cunningham, Shelby Yeager, Ben McKeown, Jake Winslow, Aaron Menapace, Head Cc Middle: Jason Weaver h Frank Sheptock, Ron Miller, Roy Alexander, Bob Barberi, John Monfiletto, Dave Shuga, Jim Tuffy, Joel O'Donnell, Vin Juniata. Bottom: Welco Pretopapa �.s football was ,tanding record of 8 2r 2000 yards passing, ndersdorf with 1066 d a 13-0 shutout of - ~ Left: Chris "Stump" Shannon contemplates the meaning of life. Above: Coach Sheptock voices his opinion of the previous call. 1996 SCOREBOARD Date Opponent H/ A/N Wilkes/Opp. W /L len, Walter Hall, Damon Perry, 1.eck, Wayne Meckley, Ryan Alston y Fetterolf, Joe Sinkovich, Jamie =>oepperling, Tom Stavitski 'ran Giovinazzo, Frank Tomaszewski, ason Weaver, Gary Spears, John }ray, Chuck Wetzel, Bill Miller, hillips, John Williams Josh Lauver, Larry Zellars, Brandon Lardinelli, Scott K.inane mie Zulkowski, Jon Hadesty, Sean , Chris Roma, Joe Sankus, Jeff ~-~~=~ wRyan Neuhard, Brad Baver 1.slow, Aaron Menapace, Head Coach Middle: Jason Weaver holds the line against ~a. Jim Tuffy, Joel O'Donnell, Vince Juniata. Bottom: Welcome to the crunch zone. 9/14 Widener H 47 I 21 w 9/21 Susquehanna H 21 I 14 w 9/28 FDU-Madison A 37 I 13 w 10/5 Albright A 27 I 41 L 10/12 Juniata H 28 I 27 w 10/19 King's A 13 Io w 10/26 Montclair St. H 14 I 10 w 11/2 Del. Valley H 47 I 7 w 11/9 Moravian H 20 I 12 w 11/16 Lycoming A 13 I 21 L �Season Highlights: The 1996 Lady Colonels field hockey team amazed the league with excellent play throughout the season (13-7), a bold attempt at the MAC playoffs, and a heart-stopping ECAC championship victory over Gettysburg. The team was lead by a powerful offense including Carrie Chipego, Tonya Masenheimer, and Christy Palilonis, and a tough defense spearheaded by goalie Tracy Engle. 1st,Row (L to I{)-;- Carrie Chipego, Melany Kalmanowicz, Jennifer Moss, Pam Truszkowski, Tracy ./ ._Engle, Lee Meyers, Tonya Masenheimer, Christy Palilonis ' 2nd Row-- Head Coach Addy Malatesta, Heather Stevens, Alicia Cymbala, Jessica Azarewicz, Alisot Quick, Heather Evanish, Shannon Crake, Jeanette Uhl, Missy Brown 3rd Row-- Assi~tant Coach Sue Richardson, Sarah Clause, Sarah Reed, Lisa Werkhiser, Adrianne Middle: Christy Palilonis attei Gushka, Noell Brooks, Suzanne Fisher, Laura Gantz, Assistant Coach Mary Jo Hromchak ball. Bottom: Sarah Reed att �Far Left: Suzanne Fisher clears the ball out of the backfield. Above : Carrie Chipego and Tonya Masenheimer stir up some action near the goal cage. 1996 SCOREBOARD , Pam Truszkowski, Tracy Lla, Jessica Azarewicz, Alison ., Lisa Werkhiser, Adrianne Mary Jo Hromchak Opponent Misericordia Juniata Albright St. Lawrence William Smith Bloomsburg FDU-Madison King's Scranton Lebanon Vall. Susquehannna Gettysburg Delaware Vall. Moravian Cortland St. Elizabethtown ./ Drew Lebanon Vall. Notre Dame Middle: Christy Palilonis attempts to steal the Gettysburg ball. Bottom: Sarah Reed attacks in the midfield. H/A/N Wilkes/Opp. W /L A 1/3 L A w 3/1 w H 7/0 w N 2/1 A L 0I l A 1/3 L w H 2/0 w A 2/1 w H 1/0 · ·1 I 2 A(OT) L w A 5/0 w H 1/ 0 w H(OT) 2/1 w H 5/3 A L 0I l w H 5/2 A L 0I l L H/MAC 0I l 3/0 H/ECAC w w H/ECAC 3/2 �Season Highlights: Like many of the other Wilkes teams this fall, the mens' soccer team showed great improvement since last year, achieving a 0.500 record of 9 wins, 9 losses and 1 tie. Such a record was formed in games like their double-overtime win against Elmira. The leading goal-scorers for the Colonels were Brian Wukitch, Dave Reinert, and Rob Rolland; Ray Bickert led the defense with 82 saves and 2 shutouts. 1st Row (L to R)-- Laura Wingert, James Lacy, Rob Rolland, Jarrad Max, Matt Jagusak, Eric Silkowski, John Maroney, Chris Rehmann, Brian Wukitch, Drew Klajman, Brian Smith 2nd Row-- Head Coach Phil Wingert, Dave Reinert, Don Classey, Jason Cadwallader, Ray Bickert, Heath Neiderer, Matt Sowcik, Scott Helwig, Scott Kowalski, Tim Seymour, Jeff Nason, Ed Lukow kt, Chuck Dunn, Assistant Coach Paul Jellen, Assistant Coach Don Shaw .mpressive footwork. Bott< Missing at time of photo: Tom Murray 1oes toe-to-toe with the go: �Far Left: Tim Seymour: a shining example of a Wilkes defender. Left: Jason Cadwallader and James Lacy congratulate teammate Brian Wukitch on another goal. Above: Ed Lukowski races an opponent to the ball. 1996 SCOREBOARD ttt Jagusak, Eric 3rian Smith .wallader, Ray Bickert, eff Nason, Ed Lukowski, Middle: Jarrad Max demonstrates some impressive footwork. Bottom: Brian Wukitch goes toe-to-toe with the goalie. Opponent H/ A/N Wilkes/Opp. W /L/T Misericordia H L 1I2 Wesley H L 1/4 Bloomsburg H L 2/6 Dickinson A L 2/3 A w Lycoming 3/2 Moravian H L 0/2 H (2OT) Elmira w 5/2 FDU-Madison H w 6/2 Lebanon Vall. H w 3Il Misericordia A w 1 Io H Susquehannna w 2/1 Wm. Patterson A L 3/8 Drew H w 1 Io H King's w 3/0 A (2OT) T Baptist Bible 3/3 Scranton A L 1/ 2 Albright A L 0Il Delaware Vall. A w 3/2 Elizabethtown H/MAC L 0/5 �Season Highlights: Throughout the entire 1996 season, the Wilkes Colonels volleyball team carried with them a strong spirit that developed both through hard-fought victories and discouraging losses to present a winning record of 9-7 overall with a MAC record of 3-1. The experience and skill of the team definitely showed again this year, and the team will probably increase their success next year since most of the team will be returning. 1st Row (L to R)-- Kelly Kozerski, Jamie Howell, Melissa Pammer, Adrianne Grube, Angie Perotta 2nd Row-- Head Coach Maria Haslin, Katie Barnhart, Carrie Wilkes, Rebecca Baker, Heather Bonner Samantha Smart, Shanna Henninger Middle: Melissa Pammi after a point. Bottom: pike. �Far Left: Rebecca Baker delivers a powerful punch to the opposition. Left: Samantha Smart offers up another deadly serve. Above: The Lady Colonels celebrate a win by doing a cheer for the crowd. 1996 SCOREBOARD nne Grube, Angie Perotta becca Baker, Heather Bonner, Middle: Melissa Pammer and teammates smile after a point. Bottom: Angie Perotta leaps for a spike. Opponent Baptist Bible St. Joe's-NY Misericordia Baptist Bible Dickinson Elizabethtown Delaware Vall. Scranton Pitt-Johnstown Lebanon Vall. Marywood FDU-Madison Moravian Baptist Bible Albright King's Misericordia Lycoming Muhlenberg Susquehanna H/A/N Wilkes/Opp. W /L N 2/0 w w N 2/0 N 1/2 L w N 2/1 w H 3/0 H 0/3 L w A 3/2 H L 1/3 N 0/2 L A 0/2 L H 3/0 w w A 3/2 A 0/3 L A L 1I 3 w H 3/0 H 3/0 w H w 3I 1 A L 1I 3 A 1/3 L A 0/3 L �Season Highlights: Although the womens' tennis team did not produce an amazing record for their 1996 season (finishing 0-9), they definitely showed courage and in some cases that they could win some individual and doubles matches. It's difficult to have a winning record when the team only has six players to play both singles and doubles matches. Top: Nicole Weiss hits a backhand. Above: Beth Buckland rips a forehand across the net. Left: Natalie Miller executes another perfect serve Above: Chris Mayeski forehand to her oppor �Left: Natalie Miller waits for the serve. Above: Beth Buckland volleys the ball to her opponent. 1996 SCOREBOARD Date Opponent H/ A/N Wilkes/Opp. W /L ; a backhand. j rips a forehand across the ecutes another perfect serve. Above: Chris Mayeski delivers a powerful forehand to her opponent. 9/14 Moravian H 0/9 L 9/18 Susquehanna A 0/9 L 9/21 King's A 0/9 L 9/24 Albright H 0/5 L 9/26 Scranton H 0/9 L 9/28 Lebanon Vall. H 0/9 L 10/1 Marywood H 2/7 L 10/3 Lycoming H 0/9 L 10/5 Drew 1/ 8 L �Season Highlights: The 1996 Lady Colonels soccer team played with experience and a lot of heart, but unfortunately they were only able to defeat 3 of their opponents and tie 2 (losing 14). But their efforts were not all in vain; most of their games resulted in a loss by only one or two goals and they fought Beaver College into an overtime tie to end the season. Leading scorers for the Lady Colonels included Laurie Labbe, Meghan Haddad, Alyson Joralemon, and Jen Cotter. Goalie Denise Schembari led the defense with 223 saves. 1st Row (L to R)-- Alisa Merolli, Malika Mohseni, Holly Blizzard, Sarah Kraus, Denise Schembari, Missy Rasnick, Mari Jo Watchilla, Laurene Kocylowski, Kendra Vreeland, Laurie Labbe 2nd Row-- Assistant Coach Renee Casterline, Stacy Geiger, Lisa Niewinski, Jen Cotter, Megan Haddad, Alyson Joralemon, Shannon Stair, Mary Heffers, Stacy Miller, Kristine Caro, Head Coach Kevin Vrabel Middle: Meghan Haddad ati ball. Bottom: Laurie Labbe loose ball as teammate Kris �Far left: Laurie Labbe sets up a play from the corner. Left: Alyson Joralemon mows down an opponent in the midfield. Above: Marci Beyer races down the sideline toward the goal. 1996 SCOREBOARD , Denise Schembari, .1rie Labbe en Cotter, Megan ne Caro , Head Coach Middle: Meghan Haddad attempts to clear the ball. Bottom: Laurie Labbe chases after a loose ball as teammate Kristine Caro looks on. Opponent H/ A/N Wilkes/Opp. W /L/T Brockport A 0/5 L Misericordia N(OT) L 1/2 King's 1/2 L A 1/3 L Muhlenberg H Drew H 0/3 L w Susquehanna A 1/0 0/1 L Lycoming A L Albright A 1/5 Baptist Bible A L 0/2 0/2 L St. Joe's-NY N w Mt. St. Vincent 5/1 N Delaware Vall. H L 2/6 Misericordia H 1/3 L FDU-Madison T A 2/2 L Scranton A 0/2 Moravian L H 2/3 Elizabethtown A 0/7 L w H Juniata 3Il Beaver H 2/2 T ......._ _ _,.~~~~~~~ I �w Season High lights: The Wilkes Colonels' Cheerleading squads and fans definitely had a lot to cheer about during the fall and winter seasons. The sports events that occurred throughout the year were packed with ecstatic students, faculty, friends, and family that screamed and roared for the Colonels to win. This excitement was not only generated by the crowd, but also by the spirited and energetic cheerleading squads. When the Colonels' seem to be in a tough spot and the fans begin to lose faith, the cheerleaders always seem to know how to get the crowd back into the game. We would like to thank these young men and women for giving up their time to support our school's teams in both victory and defeat. Both the fall and winter squads increased their numbers since last year, and hopefully next year they will receive even more help in cheering on our Wilkes Colonels' sports teams. I N T E R (Pictures Below) Left: Missy Rasnick ge Middle: The girls give { Right: The Colonels de this human pyramid. Top: Diedre Gurry represents the Wilkes Colonel as she rides Lisa McClintock's decorated horse. Bottom: The anonymous mass of Wilkes University fans supports the football team every Saturday afternoon. C H E F A L L �w I N T E R Above: The smiling Colonels' cheerleading squad shows us that Wilkes is number 1 ! [Pictures Below} Left: Missy Rasnick gets funky during a Wilkes Basketball game. Middle: The girls give Quinn Kirk a little shake to see if he's really awake up there. Right: The Colonels demonstrated complex constructions throughout the season like this human pyramid. ents the es Lisa orse. mass of tpports the ·day C H C H E E R I N G �Season Highlights: The Lady Colonels made a well sought out attack on the net during the 1996-97 season. Despite a loss to the Scranton Royals, 78- 49, the Colonels season couldn't be dampened. Overall, the Lady Colonels finished their regular season, winning 11 out of their 17 games after a 1-6 start, losing for the third consecutive year to Elizabethtown in the Mid Atlantic Conference (MAC) playoff opener. Looking back at an impressive season where Wilkes proved victorious over King's as well as Susquehanna. Led by junior Rebecca Baker, averaging a team-high 16.2 points per game and 10.8 rebounds. Freshman forward Katie Watkins was second with 11.6 while forward Lee Ann Azarewicz, the teams lone senior, was third with 9.9. Emerging as a three point threat, averaging 8.2 points per game was freshman guard Jill Ronkowski. 1st Row (L to R)-- Katie Watkins, Angela Collins, Kristen Cookus, Natalie Miller, Stacy Janos, Nicole Del Priore, Beth LoPiccolo, Jill Ronkowski 2nd Row-- Head Coach Karen Haag, Assistant Coach Shawn McLaughlin, Liz Burchill, Sarah Kovac Middle: Lee Ann Azarewic Steph Huber, Rebecca Baker, Danielle Benson, Lee Ann Azarewicz, Tracy Zaykoski, Assistant Coacr take it to the floor. Botton Renee Casterline prepares her team for the I �Far Left: Freshman Katie Watkinstakes a shot. Left: Jill Ronkowski jumps for the rebound. Above: Rebecca Baker takes the role of the defender. 1996 SCOREBOARD ~ :mer, Stacy Janos, Nicole SJ ( ,iz Burchill, Sarah Kovacs , Middle: Lee Ann Azarewicz and Tracy Zaykoski aykoski, Assistant Coach take it to the floor. Bottom: Coach Karen Haag prepares her team for the game. Date Opponent H/A/N Wilkes/Opp. 11/22 Potsdam St. N 52 I 64 11/23 Gallaudett N 70 I 79 Lycoming H 61 / 72 12/3 Ithaca A 61 / 77 12/5 N 12/7 Centenary 68 I 60 A 47 / 59 12/8 Mt. St. Mary's H 1/10 Wm. Patterson 61/ 70 Albright H 73 I 49 1/13 A(OT) King's 76 I 75 1/16 Drew H 72 I 65 1/18 A 88 / 74 1/23 Marywood H Scranton 42 / 62 1/25 A Lycoming 61 / 71 1/28 A 100 I 51 1/30 Baptist Bible 2/1 FDU-Madison H 70 I 58 A 68 I 75 2/4 Misericordia Del. Valley A 72 I 84 2/6 Moravian H(OT) 79 I 64 2/8 King's H 63 I 57 2/11 A 56 I 65 2/13 FDU-Madison Drew A 2/15 69 I 58 H 68 I 67 2/17 Susquehanna H 2/19 Del. Valley 68 I 48 Scranton A 49 / 78 2/22 2/25 Elizabethtown A(MAC) 61 / 69 W/L L L L L w L L w w w w L L w w L L w w L w w w L L �Season Highlights: Wilkes University grapplers return to NCAA Division III as of the start of the 199697 season. Since the 1970's, Wilkes has competed at the NCAA Division I level, but due to widening gaps between the two, Wilkes decided to make the change, now having all 13 varsity sports under the same banner. "As Division III students-athletes, the wrestlers will be afforded the same opportunities to be successful on a team and individual level just as they would be in Division I," said Wilkes head wrestling coach Al Zelner. Wilkes wrestling, while a member of the MAC, were a conference power proving victorious for 14 MAC crowns; including seven straight from 1968 to 1975 under Coach John Reese. Wilkes also captured the first NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship in 1974 and produced 12 AllAmericans in two years of Division III competition. IC oes to th 1st Row (L to R)-- Chris Rebels, Don Morgan, John Conte, Jaime Fernandez, Brad Panichella, Chri Edwards 2nd Row-- Mike Petherick, Joey Hill, Jon Laudenslager, R.J. George, Duane Ritter, Craig Panichella. Matt Allman 'vtidd]e: Looking for the win, 3rd Row-- Manager Christine Chiodo, Assistant Coach Vern Zellner, Head Coach Al Zellner, Joe ~ Id on his opponent. Bott01 Shunnara, Phil Torres, Lubomir Handl, Kevin Baker, Mike Morellino, John Fox, Assistant Coach . is rival's face to the mat. Aaron Wurster, Manager Chrissy Pavalkis �/ Far Left: Kevin Baker grapples for the win. Left: Head Coach Al Zellner prepares Brad Panichella for his 134-pound bout. Above: Freshman Mike Morellino looks for an opening to take his opponent to the mat. 1996 SCOREBOARD Opponent · Ritter, Craig Panichella, oach Al Zellner, Joe ~ox, Assistant Coach hddle: Looking for the win, Duane Ritter gets a secure ldon his opponent. Bottom: Jon Laudenslager pushes 1 ,rival's face to the mat. Navy Kutztown Hofstra Slippery Rock Pitt Clarion Rutgers Army James Madison Columbia Millersville Boston College F&M Cheyney Seton Hall Buffalo Pitt-Johnstown Boston U. Syracuse Drexel E. Stroudsburg Old Dominion Howard Norfolk St. HI A/N Wilkes/Opp. W /L A H A A N A N A N A A N A H H H A H H H A A N N 0 /48 28 I 17 12 / 45 9 I 43 15 / 34 o I 49 7 I 37 7 I 45 18 / 25 o I 53 0 I 51 24 I 18 24 I 27 34 / 18 6 I 31 o I 54 o I so 16 / 31 12 / 27 4 / 48 9 I 38 9 I 37 24 I 30 27 /21 L w L L L L L L L L L w L w L L L L L L L L L w �Season Highlights: Wilkes Men's Basketball team continued to light up the courts, torching the net throughout the 1996-97 season. Junior Mike Barrouk was the leading scorer with an average of 16.9 points per game. Upand-coming freshman, Dave Jannuzzi, averaged 15.7 points per game and earned the title of Rookie of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic Conference. The Colonels ended the regular season 19-4 overall, and 11-1 in the Freedom League. The hoopsters entered the Mid Atlantic Conference Championship with a 67-50 win over Moravian College, completing the season 20-6. 1st Row (L to R)-- Jay Williams, Steve Olufsen, Mike Barrouk, Scott Cleveland, Matt Conway, Chad Fabian, Terry Martin, Dave Jannuzzi 2nd Row-- Assistant Coach Tony Modrovsky, Assistant Coach Matt Mccaffrey, Bill Gallagher, Seth Meyers, Tim Burlew, Jason Sheakoski, Jim Hegmann, Scott Schonewolf, Dave Clancy, Brian Gryboski, Assistant Coach Dave Macedo, Head Coach Jerry Rickrode ,. Bottom: Brian Gryboski leap �~ Far Left: High scorer Dave Jannuzzi goes for two points. Left: Sophomore Scott Cleveland goes for the rebound. Above: Freshman Dave Jannuzzi keeps his eye out for defenders. 1996 SCOREBOARD Opponent :veland, Matt Conway, Chad ~affrey, Bill Gallagher, Seth .f, Dave Clancy, Brian .. Bottom: Brian Gryboski leaps for the shot. Nyack Malone Practical Bible Nyack FDU-Madison Lebanon Valley Marywood W. Maryland New Paltz St. Susquehannna King's Drew Delaware Valley Scranton Lycoming FDU-Madison Caldwell Moravian King's Drew Lycoming Delaware Valley Scranton Moravian Lebanon Valley Salisbury St. H/A/N Wilkes/Opp. W/L A N A H H H H H A H A H A H A A H(OT) A H A H H A H/MAC H/MAC(OT) A/NCAA 75 I 72 88 I 97 102 I 53 82 I 75 84 I 64 91 I 84 103 I 63 91 I 66 95 I 65 75 I 90 85 I 61 73 I 60 84 I 58 85 I 68 78 I 67 77 I 62 82 I 88 75 I 63 82 I 67 71 I 75 75 /66 73 I 53 75 I 67 67 /50 83 /85 90 /101 w L w w w w w w w L w w w w w w L w w L w w w w L L �Season Highlights: As always a dominant force, Wilkes University Lady Colonels Softball team continued to hold their own through a knock out season. Looking forward to a chance in the Mid Atlantic Conference Championships, the Lady Colonels prepared for a bout with FDUMadison, at 19 - 8 overall so far for the season. Finishing up, the Lady Colonels were 25-14 overall and 8-3 in the MAC Freedom League for the 1996-97 season. The team made it to the ECAC playoffs and finished second, losing to Ursinus 4-3 and 5-0. Kneeling (L to R)-- Tom Dunsmuir, Kristen Cookus, Shannon O'Neill, Liz O'Neill, Angela Collins, Head Coach Kevin Vrabel Standing (L to R)-- Danielle Benson, Suzanne Fisher, Kerrianne Geist, Christy Palilonis, Jamie Derhammer, Amy Rosengrant, Nicole Del Priore, Shanna Henninger, Carrie Wilkes �Far Left: Danielle Benson attempts to make an out. Left: Junior Kristen Cookus runs through home plate. Bottom: Carrie Wilkes works up some momentum for a powerful throw. 1997 SCOREBOARD Opponent ·eill, Liz O'Neill, Angela ·eist, Christy Shanna Henninger, H/A/N Wilkes/Opp. Allentown College N 4/3 Phila. Pharm. N 11/8 Alvernia N 4/0 Phila. Pharm. N 10/2 Alvernia N 9/3 Misericordia H 0/2 Misericordia H 8/2 Western Maryland N 11/1 1/4 Lynchburg N Salisbury A 0/8 Mary Washington N 5/2 N 2/4 Bethany Moravian A 1/2 Moravian A 2/1 Drew H 3/0 Drew H 8/0 Deleware Valley A 15/5 A Deleware Valley 19/6 King's A 5/2 King's A 7/4 Scranton A 8/3 H Marywood 6/0 Marywood H 11/5 H 1/2 Lycoming H 4/8 Lycoming Susquehanna H 1/9 Susquehanna H 6/5 A 1/0 FDUMadison FDU Madison A 6/3 Lebanon Valley A 0/4 Lebanon Valley A 8/0 Albright H 10/2 Albright H 10/2 Moravian N 2/3 Lycoming N 2/3 ECAC Playoffs: Ursinus Richard Stockton Misericordia Ursinus 3/4 4/3 1/0 0/5 W/L w w w w w L w w L L w L L w w w w w w w w w w L L L w w w L w w w L L L w w L �Season Highlights: Playing a total of 33 games, the Wilkes University Baseball team ended their season 15-18 overall. They were 3-7 in the MAC Freedom League. With a batting average of .423, Randy Yerger, a junior, had the highest on the team. Augie Mitschke led the team with eight homeruns and 33 RBI. Freshman Nate Lipton led the batting staff with six wins and an ERA of 3.92, while striking out 37 batters throughout the season. 1st Row (L to R)-- Dan Moretski, Nick D'Amico, Jamie Connell, Mike Motsay, Nate Lipton, Mike Viglone, Tom Urban, Randy Yeager 2nd Row (L to R)-- Head Coach Joe Folek, Jim Domzalski, Chris Tyukody, Ryan Flynn, Jason Lenko, Brian Kaschak, Matt Novak, Bill Weidner, Assistant Coach Mark Youngblood 3rd Row (L to R)-- Augie Mitschke, Tim Popvich, Curtis Kroesen, Mike Evans, Steve Toth, Joel Ebert Missing at time of photo: Assistant Coach Jerry Bavitz, Ray Bernardi, Assistant Coach Steve Klem, and Cory Reader Middle: Coack Joe Folek on the mound. Bottom: I up for the pitch. �Far Left: Jamie Connell dashes to the next base. Left: Ryan Flynn waits for a ground ball. Above: Curtis Kroesen slides into base. 1997 SCOREBOARD H/A/N Wilkes/Opp. W/L L Alvernia N 2/6 w 2/0 Clarion N L 11/17 Widener N w 8/5 King's N L 7/14 Northwood N w 17/3 Misericordia N w 18/4 Muhlenberg A L A 3/8 Muhlenberg w 12/7 H Marywood w H 11/5 Beaver L 6/7 Beaver H L A 4/9 King's L 4/9 King's A L 9/24 Moravian H w FDU-Madison H 14/13 L FDU-Madison H 0/8 w 15/14 Misericordia H w A 10/7 Marywood L H 3/9 Deleware Valley w 17/4 Deleware Valley H L 5/19 A Albright L 14/21 H Scranton L 4/6 Drew A L A 0/11 Drew L A 7/8 Scranton L A 0/5 East Stroudsburg w A 4/2 Stevens Tech w A 8/0 Stevens Tech L 2/10 Susquehanna H w A 6/5 Bloomsburg w A 14/11 Bloomsburg w 10/11 Misericordia L Neumann 5/8 Opponent rate Lipton, Mike n Flynn, Jason Lenko, 3teve Toth, Joel Eberts t Coach Steve Klem, Middle: Coack Joe Folek talks to his players on the mound. Bottom: Brian Kaschak winds up for the pitch. �Season Highlights: Wilkes University's Mens' Tennis finished 2-5 on the year with wins against King's and Lycoming. For the 1996-97 season Wilkes' Aaron Sherburne lead the team with a 5-1 record, while his teammate Dave Germick compete with a 4-3 record. In doubles play, the team of Joe Scordino and Parimal Patel were 5-3 for the year. / .. . . . . ... . .' .. . . . ,. .. , .. • • + .. ' ~ .. , t,. • . . ... ~ ' t i,I Kneeling (L to R)-- Aaron Yeager, Parimel Patel, Dave Germick Standing (L to R)-- Head Coach Tim Stank, Joe Scordino, Matt Minnelly, Aaron Sherburne, Bob Koneru I 'a Top: Aaron Yeager graceful position. Above: Bob Kone the ball. �Top: Parimel Patel puts power behind the ball. Above: Joe Scordino makes an incredible effort by lunging for the ball. ♦ 1997 SCOREBOARD • Opponent ,. . aron . ... .. Top: Aaron Yeager gracefully moves into position. Above: Bob Koneru keeps his eye on the ball. Lebanon Valley King's Scranton Elizabethtown Lycoming Drew FDU-Madison Susquehanna Moravian H/A/N Wilkes/Opp. W/L A A A H H A A H H 2/7 7/2 3/6 4/5 7/2 0/9 2/7 3/6 0/9 L w L L w L L L L �"We showed sparks of hope this year and we are looking forward to next season for a fresh start with much enthusiasm." ---Gary Quinn 1997 SCOREBOARD Opponent H/A/N Misericordia A 451/431 L Lebanon Valley N 358/363 w Misericordia / Scranton A 444/ 422(Mis.)/ 436(Scr.) L Scranton A 416/412 L Misericordia/ Allentown/ Alvernia A 358 I 339(Mis.) / 346(All.)/ 366(Alv.) L Wilkes/Opp. W/L Misericordia L H 346/335 Wilkes came in 9th at the Susquehanna Invitational (361) Wilkes came in 12th at MAC' s (1068) Fl Standing Left to Right-- Greg Burns, Kevin Schoenwolf, Andy Noble, Rich Atieyh, Gary Quinn, Dave Reel, Coach Art Brunn, Jr. �IEBOARD Wilkes/Opp. W /L 451/431 L 358/363 W 444/422(Mis.)/ 436(Scr.) L 416/412 L 358/339(Mis.)/ 346(All.)/ 366(Alv.) L 346/335 L ~hanna Invitational (361) MAC's (1068) FUN, FUN, FUN ich Atieyh, Gary ��Closing �ho's Paul Louis E. Atkinson \J Michelle L. Benolken Heather A. Mariel A. Betron Ann Marie Blasick �ho's Paul J. Bracken Christina M. Brown Benolken Heather A. Cavalieri ! Blasick Chynthia G. Charnetski �ho's Doreen L. David H. Clancy Glendon E. Cook David R. Gan Karen A. Ephlin Jennifer A. Escarge . ~==========================-~=====~ �ho's Doreen L. Fanton Regina A. Frappolli Cook David R. Gangaware . Escarge Michael J. Haggerty ho �Kathleen Sean N. Higginson Asif M. llyas Lee C. Me Erin L. Johnson Tatiana M. Karpinich �ho's Kathleen A. Kent Tonya M. Masenheimer . llyas Lee C. Meyers . Karpinich = Carrie Ann Mohila �ho's Willi Elise J. Nelsen Michael Noone Heathe Amy O'Boyle Purvi Parikh �>'s William P. Pastewait Preeti R. Patel ( e Heather R. Peterman I Glenda J. Race �ho's Melanie J. S~ Brett A. Sachese Kathleen M. Schumucker Lisa A. Tab Scott K. Schonewolf Adrienne D. Shealsey �'s Melanie J. Skrocki Aaron C. Stoker mucker Lisa A. Tabbit ealsey Heidi F. VanEssendelft �ho's ■ Paula L. Vanfossen Emily Van Lente Photos Unavailable For: ? ■ \ \ \ Leah A. Yurcho Where Are T -Kalen Churcher -Keith A. Fisher -Christina Poff -Phillip Price Leatherface or l �ho's 'an Lente lble For: ? Leatherface or Bio. Major? ■ ? ? ■ Churcher lA. Fisher ina Poff • Price ■ The Moral of The Story: ~ i s this guy? '' -,? ? ? ~ ■ ■ ■ Know Thyself, know we are taking pictures, and know we kid because we care. Somebody out there loves you. The Yearbook Staff �WANTED! For crimes against h If sighted, please cal ;---------------, ~ ~ I 1 1 I I I I Name: Fields, Dr. Darren (a.k.a. Dr. Death) Wanted For: Breaking up The Beatles ... planning to overthrow the government of Luxembourg, the assisted deaths of 12 copying machines ... dialing O instead of 1-800-Collect ' --------------- ; I 1 1 1 1 I I ;---------------, I I I 1 : Name: Herman, Marcie B. (a.k.a. The Angel-Faced Killer) Wanted For: Kidnapping the Lindberg baby ... eating all the Craklin' Oat Bran ... mail fraud, I I I ' --------------- ; I I I 1 : I I I ;---------------, I Name: Kovacs, Bernard P. I I (a.k.a. Big Dick McGee) I 1 Wanted For: 780 separate 1 1 accounts of public drunkedness. 1 : 1 1 I 100 accounts of indecent exposure ... and 1 count of not curbing his dog, Scruffy. : 1 1 , _______________ ; I I; I I I I I I I I --------------- ' Name: Warner, James F. (a.k.a. Baron Von Honky Beater, Chan-Chi-Johnson, G. Gordon Liddy, Ivan Putski) Wanted For: practicing dentistry without a licsense ... unlawful distribution of moonshine. . . practicing Elvis without a licsense ' --------------- ; I I I I I I I I I Ill �For crimes against humanity. WARNING! These people should not be directly approached . They are presumedly armed and very dangerous. If sighted, please call your campus security. Do not attempt to apprehend them yourselves. --------------- ' ~ I I Name: Beachem, Michael I (a.k.a. The Arbor Day Ax Murder) I Wanted For: Questioning in the I deaths of 75 lumberjacks in the I Yukon Territory ... the killing of 82 I in a Biloxi Piggly Wiggly I I I I I I I I I I I '---------------✓ --------------- ,~Name: Cymbala, Alicia ' 1 I (a.k.a. Juanita Vasquez) I I Wanted For: Questioning in the I I disappearance of one Mr. M. I I Handley ... Fostering the I I blasphemous belief of the earth I I revolving around the sun . . . I I dealing/selling of the illegal! I I narcotic known as Phonics. I '---------------✓ ~---------------, I I I I I Name: Shocker, Colby (a.k.a."The Freshman") Wanted For: Showing sports games with out the expressed : written consent of Major League I Baseball AND LEAVING I BERNIE OUT TO DRY. I ' ~ I I I : I I I ✓ ----------------------------- ' : Name: Karlavage, Sarah 1 (a.k.a. Rev. Raymond Little) 1 Wanted For: Acts of treason 1 performed against the French I government. .. er ... acts of I treason performed on the behalf I of the French government. I ' --------------- ✓ �� 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 Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola 1997 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/c7366b76a26fba43e56d6f6ca0e75e1c.pdf c9996efca3f903a215122428cd830120 PDF Text Text �'Yesterday 'Tomorrow 'Today :facing the :future 'Iogetfu �rnorrow :facing the, :future Togetkr ~~~iiiiiiiiiiiii �UJ{(§_F~i(mlhiR \N~LKES UNIVERSITY V✓ ILKES-BARRE, ��Events ... 20 Seniors ... 78 Sports... 122 Campus Living ... Faculty... 176 ,j - J ::J7 ! �There is so much more to Wilkes than just studying. Enjoying your free time is almost as important as studying. Many times around campus, there are groups of friends sitting and talking. In a tree behind Chase Hall, next to the bookstore and along the walkways are places where friends have gathered. Talking with friend is not the only thing to do on campus. There are many events at Darte Center that are enjoyed by Wilkes students, faculty and the public. Before we socialize and are entertained, we learn in Wilkes latest addition on South Franklin Street, the Classroom Office Building. Wilkes provides us with a well-rounded academic and social life. 4 �"Do not look back in anger or look forward in fear but around in awareness." 5 �The past, present and future came together on Thursday, August 31 during the 1995 Summer Commencement and Dedication of the John Wilkes Statue. On this sunny late-Summer day, 62 Wilkes students received their degrees and prepared to step into that future while a figure from the past, 18thcentury political reformer and University namesake John Wilkes, was honored with the unveiling of a bronze statue in his likeness. 6 ��As much as things change here at Wilkes University, so much still stays the same. You can remember the walks to class with one of your close friends that you never got to see enough of, like Sue George and Linda Chuong. Another thing that doesn't change on campus is the frequent visits to the John Farley Library. There are times when you would rather not be there, but there are also times when it is nice to sit and just read the newspaper in the solitude that only a library can provide. Wilkes also never forgets what makes it the university that it is today. The John Wilkes statue reminds us of the reason why we are Wilkes. On a more contem- porary level, our Alma Mater is known for its small classes and teachers that interact with students enthusiastically. 8 �. ' \ .' ~~ \ \~'.. , . ' 9 �Clockwise from above: • Some Wilkes musicians support the Colonels. • Star running back, Elijah Powell. • The 1995 Homecoming Court. Top: The Wilkes CC! sportsmanship. 10 Above: The Homec Quereshi and Kim K �1995 Top: The Wilkes Colonels show their sportsmanship. Above: The Homecoming King and Queen--Ali Quereshi and Kim Kaskel. 11 �bJJ • == This guy knows how to "Get Down, Get Down!" 1995 Some artsy Wilkes students hoping that their banner ~ins the 1995 Homecoming Banner Contest. �Homecoming Weekend 1995 was a memorable one for alumni. present students and faculty of Wilkes University. It started off on Thursday with Homecoming elections. The candidates for Queen were Holli Root, Jodi Depue, Kristen McNally, Katie Holliday, Karen Bednarczyk, Kim Howells, Mary Jo Cunningham, Kellie Klein, Amy Kuzmick and Kim Kaskel. All of these lovely candidates had an equal counterpart that could possibly have been her King for Homecoming Weekend . The candidates for King were Scott Mengle, Sean Gorman, JJ Grube, Tom Horvat, Brian Adams , David Habowski , Andrew Carter, Ali Quereshi, RobertStelnberger, and Mike LaMura. The crowning of the King Ali Quereshi and Queen Kim Kaskel happened at halftime during the Wilkes / Kings football game. The Wilkes Colonels defeated their top rival 29 to 15 . The Impressive game played at Ralston Field had led players such as Elijah Powell and Mike Conaghan. The team showed their sttength to their coach Joe DeMelfi, and proved that the Wilkes Football team should be taken seriously. There was much celebration throughout the weekend. The football game was not the only thing to celebrate. Capin Hall held an Open House, the Darte Center had its thirtieth anniversary, the Edward Darling, Jr. Theatre was dedicated and the Pep Rally were all events to celebrate. One of the biggest events was the Homecoming Dinner Dance at Gennetti's ballroom. The students of Wilkes looked their best, dancing the night away. The theme was "These Are the Days'' . .. to remember. Nothing could be more truthful when it comes to Homecoming Weekends at Wilkes. Lrtsy Wilkes students hat their banner wins 195 Homecoming ~ontest. Ctockwise from above: • Art Club wins first place in the banner contest by telling the truth. • Phil loosens his body as he loosens his tie. • Dropouts from the '60's come back to Wilkes in style. ���Freeing the Mind Through a Liberal Education thoughts from the editor A liberal education at Wilkes University has made me realize that as individuals most of us have lived our lives by the guidlines of a certain standard or moral code which puts limits on our lives, our imagination, our experiences, our knowledge, and our spiritual growth. Such a way of living can only be considered as a self-constraining, self-defeating, and eventually, a self-disappointing way of living. When individuals develop a pragmatic view of life determined by their special view or interest of religion, philosophy, morality, ethics, their rhetorical approach to any issue creates a causal relationship within the limits of their own interest. Whatever interests them less, or better stated, whatever isn't considered worth their while because of the closed-mindedness developed by their pragmatic determinism is simply rejected as false. This approach towards life prevents individual growth and creates only an illusion of "what is" because the only response these individuals can perceive is already predetermined by a selected and limited view. The philosophy behind the liberal arts education at Wilkes has made me realize that as individuals, we can not afford to view life as a subject of study which revolves around one law, but rather an object of study which revolves around an infinite body of man-made theories. And these theories, both past and present, when combined may imply a universal theory which may in fact shed some light upon past, present, and future reasoning with an eclectic view, but not however, an absolute law. History has shown human kind is right only for a moment because eventually he or she realizes that their views have been limited by the constant progression of deterministic reasoning. R. Patrick Simes English / Philosophy 1996 16 In short, you he mater will continue to Alumni Association w Come back often. St2 of a Wilkes education Good luck to th �ation e that as ertain standard or xperiences, our ly be considered as ·nting way of living. their special view or pproach to any interest. Whatever orth their while determinism is ividual growth and A Few Words From the President To The Graduating Class of 1996: You leave a changing Wilkes University for a dramatically changing world. The Class of 1996 has had a very special role in the campus transformation. You were the beneficiaries of new and renovated buildings as well as of a changing campus ambiance typified by the new Fenner Quadrangle, the improvements to Ralston Field, and the new statue of John Wilkes. More alterations and additions are planned for the years immediately ahead, and I hope you will return to campus and take pride in the increasing beauty and enhanced facilities of your alma mater. I write this letter just after participating in the Senior Awards Ceremony in the Edward Darling Theatre where the quality of our class and the opportunities flowing from your Wilkes education were everywhere in evidence. You continue the traditions of academic excellence that go back to the earliest years of Wilkes. You also have consolidated the tradition of community service that was still in its infancy during your freshman year. You have availed yourselves of the cooperative education and internship opportunities more than any previous class. In these and other ways you have set new standards and established new traditions affecting both the academic program and the co-curricular program at Wilkes. In athletics, both in men's and women's sports, you have reached new heights that your successors will be motivated to climb--and exceed. In short, you have helped me make Wilkes a better place. We hope your pride in your alma mater will continue to grow and that the leadership of your class in joining with a growing Wilkes Alumni Association will help strengthen the alumni's involvement and support of the University. Come back often. Stay in touch. Be Wilkes proud and encourage others to become beneficiaries of a Wilkes education. Good luck to the Class of 1996! Christopher N. Breiseth ���CLUB DAY ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL OCCASION Every fall, between Stark Learning Center and Chase Lawn, Club Day is held to recruit new and old members into signing up for clubs and special activities that coordinated by students to keep Wilkes students entertained and be active in volunteer services activities. Some major clubs make their appearance on a sunny day were Amnicola, Manuscript, Circle K, and Volunteer Services and Campus Interfaith. Among these clubs there was a tarot cards reader (sponsored by the Programing Board) on location reading students their fortune and giving their horescope for the year. Club Day is not just another event. It is an event that students can come out and join clubs that they are interested in or just to school and students get to know other leaders who keeps us students on campus on our toes. and off campus. You can join as many clubs you can handle. Come out and support our Join Amnicola and you'll get a free yearbook. Amy Mazur and Mary Hession try to attract volunteers for their interesting program. Excuse me! where is the Environmental engineering club? 20 �Hey! come here and sign-up or else!!! ON school and students leaders who keeps us on our toes. Artists and writters are wanted at this table. Jotn Amnicola and you'll get a free yearbook. ~y Mazur and Mary Hession try :o attract volunteers for their nteresting program. E:xcuse me! where is the E:nvironmental engineering club? 21 ��1 0 rs 0 HUNGER - w and E HOMELESSNESS E K 0 0 "Hunger in the US has increased by 50% since 1985 ...... between 2 and 3 milllion Americans are homeless today." Students gather around the Bell Tower for the Hunger and Homelessness Prayer Vigil. The Second Annual Hunger and Homelessness Week was held from November 11th through the 18th. The week was designea to cause the Wilkes community to pause and consider poverty as it affects everyone s lives, city! country and worla. It was also he d to motivate students and the general public to become involved in a week of learning and awareness. The week was organized by a panel consisting of students, faculty and administrators and was s~onsered by Wilkes University s Campus Interfaith and Volunteer Services. Highlights of the week were: a lecure on Migrant Workers in PA, the Walk Against Hunger, the Oxfam Fast, the Hunger Banquet working at the Soup Kitchen, a Meditation, and the film "With Honors". ion Night" was a success thanks to efforts and cooperation. Alan Lee, Ann Liao , Phuong Bui , and Corinne Thomas pose for a picture in the "third world". Mary Hession serves participating students at the Oxfam Hunger Banquet. �~ International Day of Peace ~ �Circle K's Haunted House �The English Department's Halloween Reading �7 INTO -T - 0 - E H - - - SIRE:EIS The Wilkes University Office of Volunteer Services sponsered a week of volunteer activities in honor of National Volunteer WeeK. Into the Streets is a national outreach, recruitment and education program created to increase the quality and quantity of college students involved in community service and community problemsolving. This year's issues included: Mental Health, Senior Citizens, Literacy, Children and Youth, and the Environment. Students volunteered from aweek long agenda of activities ranging from raking leaves with children at Kirby Park to picking up litter off the streets of WilkesBarre or playing games with senior citizens to teaching computer literacy skills to the • public. The service to solve problems in the community was a huge success. Many students became aware of the little things they could do to make a significant ~ifference. As a result, everyone profited ....... a new generation went Into the Streets!!! Into the Streets IS a powerful tool for Change. Many students volunteered for the Reach Halloween Party .. The Reach event was a delight for evoryone, big or small.. 26 HUNGE 0 Students gather around the Bell TowE for the Hunger and Homelessness Prayer Vigil. "Information Night" was a success thanks to students' efforts and cooperation. �Right: The Red Cross nurses made the donation a fun & painless experience. Below: Campus nurse Diane O'Brien has her pulse taken by a Red Cross volunteer who says, "The time is never too late to donate." Above: Professors made time in between teaching to donate and give the gift of life. Center: Coordinator of Volunteer Services, Amy Mazur, and Cristina Poff were on hand to assist donors in the canteen area of Rumours. Right: Senior Wendy Laudeman listens to a nurse as she is assured privacy of her donating history and blood lab results. 28 �Red Cross Blood Drive It is as vital as life itself. It is blood. Wilkes University held three blood drives in the 1995-1996 academic year. The first one was in early October. The first blood drive had 123 participants. This is over the goal of 120 participants. Amy Mazur, the Director of Volunteer Services, was pleased that Blood Drive '95 was a huge success. The blood drives were held in the Marts Center's Rumours lounge. It took place between 10 am and 4 pm, so everyone had an opportunity to donate. Giving blood is not a big chore, but as incentive there were prizes. Some of the prizes were cordless phones, gift certificates, and long distance phone cards. The other two blood drives were in 1996, one in February and one in May. All of them had refreshments such as soda, pizza, hoagies, and snacks. Giving blood to save someone's life can be more rewarding than you think. Above: Campus counselor Mark Sowsick reviews his donation history with a Red Cross volunteer. Left: Former Dean of Student Affairs, George Ralston, finds the donation procedure rather simple, since he has donated his blood at countless Wilkes and Red Cross blood drives. I 29 �The Paint-A-Smile program, pictured to the right, helped raise money to start a summer camp for children who wrere victims of fire bums. Phuong Bui volunteered some of her time for the Paint-A-Smile program. "]f it ts to fje, ]t ts up to ffle!" Volunteer Services and Campus Interfaith, located on the third floor of Conyngham, offers students many exciting opportunities to become involved and make a difference. The programs allow students to make more friends on campus and in the community. Amy Mazur, head of Volunteer Services, and Mary Hession, head of Campus Interfaith, have worked hard for the past three years raising enthusiasm on campus and have established a newsfetter, a homepage, and a volunteer hotline to show for their efforts . 30 One of their programs, called Talk it Out, meets once a week for dinner, conversation and planned service projects. Other volunteer programs involving the community include: SHARE (a program especially designed for elderly persons which gives participants $30.00 worth of food for $14.QO each month), R.E.A.C.H. (a program for disadvantaged youth and their families), Association for the Blind, the Blood Drive, American Red Cross, and AdoptA-Grandparent (a program which visits the elderly at the Little Flower Manor who do not receive visitors). Whenever there is someone in need, you can be sure these services will be there to help. And thanks to Amy and Mary, Wilkes can continue to provide service to the community through students' efforts and generosity. �Amy Mazur volunteered at a children's center in Jamaica while researching a possible break trip sight for future volunteers . fanor who do not isitors). henever there is in need, you can be ~ services will be there t\nd thanks to Amy and ilkes can continue to ervice to the ty through students' d generosity. Kristen McNally and Kellie Klein enjoyed doing yardwork for a local church in WilkesBarre. Ann Marie Blasick volunteered at Dorrence Manor to give of her time to the elderly. 31 �----+---1--1----~~ ��' n s year, Wilkes L the week of Nove 1 to AIDS Awarer programs were p educate the camI community abou events included • Keeling and "Ho1 a presentation th crowd through tt (They placed a cc grown man's hea these events Will continues to spr• AIDS. �~ s year, Wilkes University dedicated the week of November 27-December 1 to AIDS Awareness. All week long, programs were presented to better educate the campus and local community about AIDS. These events included a talk by Dr. Richard Keeling and "Hot Sexy and Safer"-a presentation that enlighted the crowd through the use of humor. (They placed a condom over a grown man's head!!!) Through these events Wilkes University continues to spread the truth about AIDS. �Con1edians Visit Wilkes This Yea not onl] pus but, These tc thralled repitoire of pricel lion as t] whole lo· show wa~ was awes the lame - ~ ¼ 5222 Monroe Road Charlotte, NC 28205 Phone 704-532-1980 Fax 704-536-8635 36 �Wilkes This Year Wilkes -was lucky enough to have not only Carrot Top perform for our campus but, Mark "Skippy" Price as well. These to comedians kept the audience enthralled with not only with their witty repitoire of jokes, but Carrot Top's plethora of priceless props. The crowd roared like a lion as the comedians stormed the stage. A whole lotta people were at the show. The show was awesome at last. The jam session was awesome like a magic kiss. It -whooped the lame pony! -~~ ...... ~~ JI. ~'7' :,~,, ' "-,,- ~ ~~ ,. . ~ ~ I F V' 37 �The concerts at Wilkes are second to none. Wilkes was graced by a few big names in the 1995-1996 academic year. On October 31, Halloween night, Rusted Root played for 3000 fans in the Martz Center. The band, originally from Pittsburgh, had an altogether different sound than what is usually offered today in the music industry. The six member band played hits such as "XTC", "Rain" and "Lost in the Crowd." The fans, some in Halloween costumes and some in street clothes, listened, sang along and danced to the cutting edge music. Another upcoming artist who opened for Rusted Root was Joan Osborne. She performed probably her most memorable song of 1995, "One of Us." Everyone seemed very pleased by both performances. 38 �As big as Rusted Root and Joan Osborne are, Alanis Morissette tops both of them. Wilkes was lucky enough to have one of Billboard's Top Ten artists. She intensely performed songs such as "You Ought to Know" and "Wake Up" as the stage glowed with her presence and candles. She sang in front of 2500 fans on December 5, 1995. She only paused briefly during her hour and a half long performance. Still the audience wanted more. they encouraged her to come back on stage for two more encores. During one of these she did a cover of Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees." Wilkes was "Head Over Feet" for Alanis and was just as happy to have Rusted Root here. 39 �1 Blizzard of Bucks! $$$$$$$ $$$$$$$ Above Left: What is she trying to do?? Above Right: Aww! What a cute wittle bunny wabbit!! Right: What college girls will do for a cute game show host. 40 �$$$$$$$$$$ Oh the things that college students will do to make some fast cash! When the "Blizzard of Bucks" game show came to the Wilkes University campus in the spring of 1996, many students came out to see if they would have their chance to get in the money blizzard machine. Everyone there tried their best to get as much cash as they could, but how easy was it really? Making yourself a public spectacle of ridicule and grabbing at the dollars in a blizzard machine may not have been as easy as it looked. But everyone had fun and a few walked away a little bit richer. Top Left: It's the Wilkes University Day Care Center. $$$$$$$ Top Right: Inside of the money machine. Left: It's the new style of basketball that the Colonels will use next year to baffle their opponents. 41 �Win terWeekend The Weekened to end all -weekends ... Of all the bachnalian events in the Wilkes Calendar, one reins supreme. That event is Winter Weekened, two days and three nights dedicated to madness, mayhem, and a generous helping of fermented beverages. This year, during the weekend of Feburary 1618, Wilkes let its hair down and let it all hang out. The weekend became a whilrwind of partying and merriment comparable in scale to the the wild Dionyscian passions of old. Friday night kicked off a large scale brain cell safari that carried well on into not only Saturday morning, but Saturday night and Sunday as well. The Lord of Misrule was at home at Wilkes that weekend and Brother Bluto smiled down from the heavens onto the campus and in a way, all was right with the world. 42 �:rends ... he bachnalian ~ Wilkes 1e reins hat event is ~ened, two ~ee nights madness, d a generous rmented ar, during the ~eburary 16~t its hair down hang out. The ~ame a partying and omparable in the wild Jassions of old. kicked off a rain cell safari well on into urday t Saturday 1nday as well. Misrule was at kes that i Brother l down from onto the in a way, all th the world. 1 43 �Oh ... What a feeling .... two of the Material Girls dance to the disco music of the 80's. We're the Material Girls of Wilkes Rock & Roll band. Hey, come and disco with me .. I am the new member of the Beach boys. Dude, show me your move. Go Scott... Go Scott .... Go Scott. Hey .. .we're the New Kids On The Block. Come andjo in this outrageous 80's Dance. 44 �Friday Night Live! AtRtunours In the middle of November, the Student Govenment had one of the most successful dances held in recent history. The l 980's theme Dance had a large turn out of nearly one hundred fifty people that dance to music such as New Kid on the Block, The Culture Club, Madonna, and Wham. The dance was held in Rumours making this nonalcohol club the place to be with your friends while helping Wilkes cut down cost for future event. Wow! this music is driving me wild. Stephanie is having the time of her life boogying away to "Oh What a Feeling." Hey ... we're the New Kids On The Block. Come and join us in this outrageous 80's Dance. 45 �00------This trip showed me what was out there •·· the real needs that exist and the real people who do it. It showed me what•s possible if you put your mind to it. • Keith Fisher 11 • service to COlllDIUDi1 Most students usua forward to fall and spring b relax, travel, or spend time family and friends. But so, students decide to give of 11 The fall break trip students are: first row from left, Keith Fisher, Jaime Derhammer, Purvi Parikh and Christina Poff. Second row: Julie Crawford, Randy Engleman, Bob Banko, Mary Hession and Amy Mazur. Julie Crawford and Keith Fisher sort clothing for the local homeless shelter. 46 "Hands On" Mary Hession finds time to relax in Maryland while volunteering for a clothing bank. �"Hands On" service to the COllllllUDity Most students usually look forward to fall and spring break to relax, travel, or spend time with family and friends. But some students decide to give of themselves instead. That's exactly what happened during the fall break trip to a halfway house in Maryland. At St. Martin's Home for Women and Children, seven students sorted and packed food in the center's food bank, hung clothing for the clothing bank and babysat for homeless women at the shelter. This year's spring break trip traveled to South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation. Eight students repaired houses by painting and doing carpenter work while learning about the Sioux Indian culture through first hand 00 experience. As an end result, the students participating in the trips discovered the importance of teamwork in the midst of diversity. Dan Smith and Todd Vinovrski spent their spring break repairing houses in South Dakota. Andrea Sheasley and Tannele Yenkevick learned the meaning of teamwork by the end of the week. The spring break group posed for a picture with members of the Rosebud Indian Reservation. 47 �myof 30t theDarte Dis guy, he no se, 48 �I have no idea what I am doing. Dis guy, he no see me. · Flight of the Navigator! 49 �3Jl\Jl\N Area high school and elementary school students, college students from Wilkes and Kings University and Wilkes faculty and staff gathered together along with fifteen Japanese students from Tamagawa University to take part in this cultural event. This was the fifth year Wilkes hosted a program for these students from Tokyo, Japan. During the night, these Japanese education majors intoduced T he a rt of bru sh stroking, ca lli graphy, is de mo nsta red thi s slucle nl as s he tri es to duplicate thi s writing. 50 10 Middle school students enjoy typical Japanese games. the public to traditional games, crafts and other activities. Some of these activities included origami (the art of folding paper), calligraphy, dressing up in kimonos (beautiful Japanese dresses), and storytelling of Japanese fables. As a result of these night long activites, Tamagawa students were able to interact with their English speaking public while promoting cultural growth and understanding. Traditional style kimonos come in all sizes. �Jublic to traditional games, craft other activities. Some of these 1ities included origami (the art of ing paper), calligraphy, dressing kimonos (beautiful Japanese ses), and storytelling of Japanese ~s. As a result of these night long rites, Tamagawa students were to interact with their English .king public while promoting 1ral growth and understanding. Imagination and dexterity with your hands are required in origami for transforming colorful square papers into various cranes, flowers, ships and turtles. This Tamagawa student instructs her table of observers step by step on how to intricately fold the paper to produce the desired design. This young boy models a shibori style robe. Shibori is an ancient practice involving traditional dyeing methods. ional style kimonos come in all sizes. 51 �Ro Row 2 Lto R: Eta Ka Row I: L to R: Martin Vine Vellamanchili, Robert K. Row 2: L to R: Edward Maciej Carter, Dr. Vijay Arora, Dr. Yum Thugyaj~ Missing: Hisham Abu-Naba' Chi Alpha Epsilon, Act 101 Row 1 L to R: Andrew Lesh, Aaron Stoker Sigma Tau Delta, English Row 1: L to R: Kevin Finn (President), Marybeth Jenkins Row 2: Glenda Race, Patrick Simes, Daphne Shaffer, John E. Schear, Tania Karpinich (Secretary) Kappa Delta Pi, Education Row l L to R: Martha McTigue, Robin De Young Newman Row 2: L to R: Nancy Bingham, Dr. Douglas Lynch, Dr. Gail Gayeski, Linda Zupko Lambda Pi Eta, Communications Row 1: L to R: Michael Beachem (Treasurer), Heidi Van Essendelft, Joy Zimmerman (Secretary) Missing: Eric Bailey, Kalen Churcher (Vice President), Jack Craft, Eric Freeland (President), Bernard Seeman, Aaron Stoker 52 �Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Row l L to R: Stephanie Kramer Row 2 L to R: Kelly Davis, Heather Avery, Mary Kusiak Psi Chi, Psychology Row 1 L to R: Leanne Chamberlain, Kerrie Barney Row 2 L to R: Teresa Rose, Chad Edwards, Kathleen Vacca Eta Kapp Nu, Electrical Engineering Row 1: L to R: Martin Vinovrski, Michael Handley, Maria Rebollo, Anuradha Vellamanchili, Robert Kapushinsky, Christopher Scarba, Dennis Dudeck Row 2: L to R: Edward Maciejewski (President), Antoine Sater, Scott Smith, Thomas Carter, Dr. Vijay Arora, Dr. Yunsoo Choe, Dr. John Gilmer (Advisor), Dr. Melica B., Dr. Thugyajaran Srinivasan, Dr. Urnid Nejib Missing: Hisham Abu-Naba'a, Sadeq Mahmoud Al-Hasan, Haitham Abul-Haija Phi Eta Sigma, Freshman Row 1: L to R: Sean Higginson, Amy Mazikewich, Beth Fedor, Richard Pencek, Mike Koch, Todd Vinorvorski, Rick Seipp, Ray Wascavage Row 2: Chris Sung, Neil Andress, Joe Gromelski, Stephanie Haines, Trisha Myers, Kristy Kramer, Tricia Petrucelli, Maria Shahola, Kimberly Kutch, Carrie Bohenick, Pretti Patel, Regina Tarone, Jeanette Snyder, Kelly Casterline Row 3: Phoebe Chu Un Ying, Aleksandra Neuman, Jennifer John, Mary Stella, Stacey Geiger, Shanna Henninger, Kara Malitsky, Keith Previc, Scott Sobocinski, Jennifer Kuder, Susan George, Marcie Herman, Julie Vittori, Amy Webb, Cinnamon Mitchell, Jessica Murry, Rita Chamoun, Lori Perch Row 4: Asif Ilyas, Scott Kinane, Larry Kuhar (Advisor), Dave Gangware, Mike Evans, John Kearney, David Reel, Brett Sachse, Jim Calciano Missing: Michael Beachem (taking photo), Mary Rose Dymond, JeffZapotoczny ta, English eth Jenkins Row 2: Glenda Race, Patrick :ar, Tania Karpinich (Secretary) mununications , Heidi Van Essendelft, Joy Zimmerman trcher (Vice President), Jack Craft, Eric i Seeman, Aaron Stoker 53 �- - - -KING - - - -& - -WILKES -----• • • • • Mix and Match On February 2 , 1996, the student governments of Wilkes University and Kings College sponsored a Mix and Match at the Kirby Center on public square, free to all students from both schools. Before the Mix and Match, students filled out a questionnaire about their interests and priorities in life. At the Kirby Center that night, students received a list of their matches. At first some students tried to find their match, but soon people just, played or watched "The Dating Game ," danced, talked with friends , and mingled with students from both neighboring schools . • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Ri ght : Look at w ha t 1 got he re ....... .. B otto m le ft : Ooh .. ..ooh ...who d id you get match up w ith') Botto m ri g ht: We are sing le and lovabl e, so, co me a nd cudd le with us. ~.: ~ ~ r / -----------------' - - -54 �Top: Oh .... how sweet. I got flowers ...thank you! Bottom left: Listen, did she call my name .... who? Bottom right: The result of a great match up. ---- ---------------/ 55 �Thomas P. Shelburne Television Center Dedication After two years of planning and an investment of nearly $750,000 representing the first phase of construction, the Thomas P. Shelburne Television Center marked its grand opening in April, 1996. This facility serves not only as a powerful statement of Wilkes University's commitment to the future of its students and the importance of the electronic media, but as a living memorial to one of northeast Pennsylvania's most beloved and innovative broadcast pioneers. Mr. Shelburne began shaping a vision for the electronic media in the Wyoming Valley in 1946 when he began as a partner at WILK radio and television. Eventually, a later merger created WNEP-TV, the local ABC affiliate and market leader of this area. Known for his commitment to award-winning regional productions and community service, Tom Shelburne represents the very best in broadcasting and serves as an appropriate model for all incoming and prospective broadcasting students. The 5,500 square foot facility contains: two production studios, two modern control rooms, three seperate editing suites, a master "head end", four field cameras, and an adjacent long distance learning and teleconferencing center. The facility is not only innovative and exciting but so is the atmosphere inside the Department of Communications. Currently, 160 students are majoring in four concentrations: radio/television production, organizational communications, journalisim, and rhetoric/public communication; all comprising the fourth largest area of study on campus today. Additionally, weekly productions such as "Wilkes Today", "WOW!" and "Colonels Corner'' involve a significant number of students, both major and non-major at the center. -Story courtesy of the Shelburne Television Center 56 �LEFT: President Breiseth addresses the audience, paying tribute to Shelburne. BELOW: Communication majors, Michael Sobolewski, Jennifer Morrell, Mariel Betron and Heidi VanEssendelft at the reception held after the dedication. ABOVE: The control room to studio A under construction, prior to the dedication. LEFT: President Christopher Breiseth and Mrs. Shelburne unveil the donation plaque. 57 �QCarn QCruicibl This year, Wilkes University proudly presented Arthur Miller's The Crucible, a play dealing with mass hysteria and adultery in Puritan Salem. The show ran from Feburary 15-18 and was directed by Joe Dawson. 58 . .......__ �Qtarmina ~UI Dedicated to the coming of spring and the movements of the Goddess of Fortune, Carl Orffs Carmina Burana is a stirring work that enchants and enthralls its audience. The crowds that gathered to see the opera performed by students of Wilkes University were just that. Presented by by the theater, drama, and music department, Carmina Burana heralded the coming of Spring at Wilkes University. 59 �C/J E-t ~ C/J ~ > C/J C/J C, Q 0 ~ C/J 60 This April, Wilkes University was graced by the presence of the nationally acclaimed poet, W.D. Snodgrass. Snodgrass, a Pulitzer Prize winner, not only presented his works in an oral presentation to the general public, but met before hand at an informal tea with students and instructors to discuss poetry and writing in general. A man whose works influenced such poets as Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Robert Lowell, Snodgrass stunned and amazed the crowd with readings from his past works and his controversial newer work, "The Fuehrer Bunker". �'I, Wilkes ts graced by of the na.imed poet, :lSS. Pulitzer not only pre>rks in an tion to the c, but met tt an inforstudents and ~ discuss pong in gen1ose works ch poets as ~ne Sexton, )well, inned and ~owd with . his past ; controverrk, "The ~er". 61 �While we were enjoying the w: escape the Bliz unless it is an i were closed unl degrees below ~ go out and takt were the main got back to sch Does everyone Blizzard of 199 and the surrow rise. The river powerful water. Wilkes student1 ported by bus t Dallas for a one Wilkes was bus~ floors of COB ai this time of nig By three in the that the proced college and the television, g There was relie. 62 �While we were enjoying winter break, a blanket of thick snow covered the ground. Some of us were enjoying the warmer temperatures of our southern homes, but most of us were not fortunate enough to escape the Blizzard of 1996. There were over forty counties under a snow emergency which means that unless it is an emergency, do not drive. Therefore, the malls, grocery stores and entertainment centers were closed unless their employees could walk to work. Not to mention it was cold outside--about 15 degrees below zero. The wind gusts were up to 45 miles per hour at times. These were no conditions to go out and take a sleigh ride. Scraping off cars, salting pavements and shoveling heavy snow off of roofs were the main activities of the days in early January. Just days after the area started to recover, and we got back to school, Mother Nature stepped in again. Does everyone remember what they were doing the night of the evacuation? Probably so. After the Blizzard of 1996 came heavy rains and a January thaw that drenched and inundated the Wilkes campus and the surrounding Wyoming Valley. This was a perfect combination to make the Susquehanna River rise. The river was almost at full capacity. This made people wonder if the 37 foot levee could hold the powerful water. Wilkes-Barre took precautions and evacuated the areas surrounding the river, including Wilkes students. The students that could go home, did, while the 150 remaining students were transported by bus to College Misericordia. These students got buses at the Martz Center and traveled to Dallas for a one night stay. Wilkes was busy removing computer lab equipment and valuable art work from the basements and first floors of COB and the Stark Learning Center. All of the commotion started at about midnight. Even at this time of night, Wilkes got the news out through Residence Life Assistants, Security, and area media. By three in the morning, the bused students were in the gym of Misericordia. Residence Life thought that the procedure went very smoothly. The students from Wilkes were pleased with the neighboring college and the hospitable treatment. College Misericordia provided the students with free snacks, a television, games and basketballs. There was relief in sight when the Susquehanna River near the campus was not going to flood and it started to recede. By Sunday, practically everything was back to normal, so there was no reason for students not to get back in gear by going to classes bright and early on Monday morning. 63 �MULTICULTURAL STUDENT COALITION aru 64 �TION UnitedatWdkes, andUJiththe P\tTURE PHDro 1300TH 65 �I The 2nd annual Block Party was held on the Greenway between COB and Stark this year. The turnout was unbelievable. There were more games this year compared to last year. Some of the Block Party attractions are Aerobatron, Biosphere Bowling, Dunk Tank, High Striker, Sumo Wrestling, Battle of the Bands, Beer Tent, Food Vendors and many more. The Off Campus Council (OCC) sponsored this event with the support of Student Government, Inter-Residence Hall Council, Programming Board, and the Alumni Association. 66 ��Guest Lectures In September and October of 1995, Wilkes University was happy to welcome guest speakers Katie Kostner and Marcia Wallace, respectively. Miss Kostner spoke about the dangers of date rape and how to avoid it by sharing her own heart-wrenching story of when she was raped at William and Mary in Virginia. Ms. Wallace, of the television show "Webster," shared her story of her battle with breast cancer to inspire and inform others about this type of cancer. 68 �Left Page: Miss Katie Kostner This Page: Ms. Marcia Wallace 69 �Food Fest 1996!! Once again this year, the students were ever so happy to try out all the new kinds of food that could be found at Mardi Gras in Pickering Cafeteria. What kind of food was there? Everything from heavenly cheesecake to gourmet coffee to chicken fingers and pasta. Everyone went there hungry and went away more than stuffed. �Photos clockwise from left: --"Hmmmm. Now what do I want??" --"Now make sure you tell all of your friends about how good this food is, okay?" --Trying a little bit of everything .... --"Are you sure I'm going to like this, ma'am?" --Even our great cafeteria workers were having a good time at Mardi Gras! \ . I 71 �00 ~ ~ ~ u < ~ Q ~ ~ Amnicola - University Yearbook Row I: L to R: Michael Beachem (Photography Editor), "Missing Staff Members" (Sarah Karlavage and Bernie Kovacs). KeVin Finn (Business Editor) Row 2: Patrick Simes (Editor), Laura White, Karen Klihe, Andita Parker-Lloyd, Phuong Kiana Bui, Marcie Herman, Jim Warner Missing: Darin Fields (Advisor) 72 Beacon - University Newspaper Row 1 L to R: Colleen Herron, Toni Oden Row 2 L to R: Regina Frappolli (Editor in Chief), Michael Butchko, Christine Gaydos, Jennifer Morrell Missing: Diana Davis, Chris Court, Meghan LaVigna, Dana Alexander Nolfe (Advisor), Mike Zeto W.C.L.H. - University Row I: L to R: Michael Zimmerman, Daniel Gu Row 2: Doreen Klimek, Jennifer Morrell, Phillip Row 3: Kevin Keegan, D Missing: David Bradbu �wspaper rron, Toni Oden ppolli (Editor in Chief), ·ne Gaydos, Jennifer ·s Court, Meghan Nolfe (Advisor), Mike W.C.L.H. - University Radio Row 1: L to R: Michael Beachem, Joy Zimmerman, Daniel Guy Row 2: Doreen Klimek, Heidi Van Essendelft, Jennifer Morrell, Phillip Price. Marcie Hennan Row 3: Kevin Keegan, Drew Marko Missing: David Bradbury (Advisor), Jim Warner FAR LEFT: Heidi Van LEFT: Joy Zimmerman trains Essendelft uses the University's new video equipment to record the Fall Commencement. BELOW: "Finally!", Junior new DJ's at W.C.L.H. Christina Poff said as she looks at the 1994 Arnnicola. Wilkes Today - University Television Row I: Christine Smedley, Heidi Van Essendelft (President); Tom Latimer Row 2: Mike Sobolewski, Tulip Rahman, Michael Beachem (Vice President), Jennifer Morrell, Melissa Pammer Row 3: Aldith Campbell, Diana Davist Amy Blease, Christopher Zacharias, Carl Brigido (Advisor) Row 4: Eric Freeland, Scott Mengle, Tom Lavan. Bernie Seeman, Aaron Stoker Missing: Mariel Betron, Lynn Marte Rosencrance, Loretta Zampetti 73 �00 00 ~ 00 ~ <U ~ ~ ut: 0 Class of 1996 Row 1: L to R: Kellie Kleint Karen Bednarczykt Andrew Carter~ Sean Gorman, Ali Que:reshi, Mike LaMaura (Secretary) 1 Bill Pastewait 74 Class of 1997 Row 1: L to R: Ron Cappellini, Paul Bracken (President), Marc Fontinell Row 2: L to R: Paula Van Fossen, Kristi Schutz, Jessica Bierbower, Purvi Parikh, Ann Blasick Class of 1998 Row 1: Michael B Row 2: LtoR:Je (President), Jill Fa �FAR LEFT:JeffMoisey and Melinda Sorber dish out the "burgers and dogs" at the 1995 Homecomming Pep Rally. LEFT AND BEWW: Freshman and Sophomore SG members help Junior Paula Van Fossen prepare for the Homecoming dinner/ dance . •••• ~♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ~♦♦♦♦♦♦ ~♦♦ ♦ ♦ ► ♦ ► ♦ ► ~♦ •♦ . . •. • ppellini, Paul Bracken tinell an Fossen, Kristi ower, Purvi Parikh, Ann Class of 1998 Row 1: Michael Beachem Row 2: L to R: Jeanette Snyder, Amy Blake (President), Jill Fasciana, Tara Wilson Class of 1999 Row 1: Kristy Kramer, Jeff Moisey, Lisa Tomcykowski, Jennifer Kutler, Heather Tahan, Melanie M;eholchick (President) Missing: Omar Kareem Quadeer 75 �~ u ~ ~ ~ 00 ~ 0 Student Government Executive Board Row 1: L to R: Kellie Klein (President}, Purvi. Parikh (Parlimentarian), Jennifer Escarge (Commuter Council President), Ali Quereshi (Vice President), Paula Van Fossen (Corresponding Secretruy), Ann Blasick (Recording Secretruy), Andrew Carter (Treasurer) Missing: David Donlin (Inter-Resident Hall Council President), Brian Adams (Off-Campus Coqncil President) 76 Student Government Row 1: L to R: Ali Quereshi, Bill Pastewait Row 2: L to R: Marc Fontinell, Paul Bracken, Mike LaMaura, Jessica Bierbower, Ann Blasick, Jeanette Snyder Row 3: Sean Gorman, Ron Cappellini, Purvi Parikh, Heather Tahan, Lisa Tomcykoski, Kristy Kramer, Jill Fasciana, Amy Blake, Kristi Schutz Row 4: Jeff Moisey, Kellie Klein, Paula Van Fossen , Karen Bednarczyk, Melanie Meholchick, Tara Wilson, Michael Beachem, Andrew Carter Missing: Omar Kareem Quadeer Ambassadors Row 1: Jessica Bier Wally Pilger, Meliss Tania Karpinich Row 2: Jennifer Ad Baines, Cindy Ch Rebecca Baker, Kris Tarone Missing: Amy Blake Baron, Andita Parke �FAR LEFT: B.A.C.C.H.U.S gave students a visual reminder to refrain from drinking and driving. LEFT: AIDS Awareness Week turned out to be a success amongst the Wilkes community. Aids Awareness Committee Row l: L to R: Emily VanLente. Sabrina Mae Walter, Marlene Matosky, Bill Smith, Mike Koch, Bill Beggs, Beth Ann Witkowski, Jenn Moisey, Julie Werkheiser , Bill Pastewait ell, Paul Bracken, rbower, Ann Blasick, Cappellini, Purvi a Tomcykoski, Kristy Blake, Kristi Schutz ein, Paula Van , Melanie ichael Beachem, adeer Ambassadors Row 1: Jessica Bierbower, Tawnya Rabuck, Wally Pilger, Melissa Pammer, Danielle Yeakel, Tania Karpinich Row 2: Jennifer Adam, Renea Girardi, Molly Baines, Cindy Charnetski, Kerri Gosling, Rebecca Baker, Kris Fish, Mike Noone, Gina B.A.C.C.H.U.S. Row l: L to R: Brett Amdor (President), Marisa Nebeskyt Mike Koch. ,M ichael Beachem Missing: Tawnya Larson Tarone Missing: Amy Blake, Maria Rebollo, Marc Baron, Andita Parker-Lloyd 77 �Spotlight on Chemistry Club This year the organization put on demonstrations for elementary school students, donated money to the United Way and was recognized by the American Chemical Society for outstanding achievements. C.A.R.V.E. Row 1: L to R: Christopher Sleboda (President), Nicole Haentjens, Linda Paul (Advisor) Row 2: Margie Greskewicz, Phillip Price, Doreen Klimek, Beth Ann Witkowski, Marlene Matosky 78 Campus Interfaith Row 1: L to R: Michael Beachem, Carrie Bohenick, Omar Kareem Qadeer, Karen Kreoll, Jeremy P. Shelton Row 2: Jennifer Dumont, Mary Hession (Advisor), Jennifer Adam, Jane Kroovze, Cassie Hein, Anthony Petrone, Lori Perch Missing: Rebecca Rushkowski, Beth Fedor, Tulip Rahman, Tariq Aman. Mary Rose Dymond, LaTanya Urqhart, Maria Rebolla Circle K Row 1: L to R: Om (Chairperson), Kare Row 2: Kimberly K Beachem (Chairper (Chairperson), Amy Shelton, Jamie L. Rosh, Carrie Boben Missing: Sharon Hu Wendy Laudeman ( (Treasurer) �FAR LEFT: After returning from the Circle K International Convention, Carrie Bohenick runs her first meeting as Circle K president. New club advisor, Amy Mazur, looks on. LEFT: Kiana Phuong Bui and Kara Malitsky enjoy a break in the Intercollegiate Leadership Wilkes-Barre program. I.AB.C. Row 1: L to R: Kalen Church er (President), Michael Beachem (Vice President), Jessica Bierbower {Treasurer), Andita Parker-Lloyd Missing: Kathy Schmucker (Vice President), Melissa Matuskewicz (Secretary) em, Carrie eer, Karen Kreoll, e Kroovze, Cassie Perch ki, Beth Fedor, Mary Rose Maria Rebolla Circle K Row 1: L to R: Omar Kareem Qadeer (Chairperson), Karen Kreoll Row 2: Kimberly Kutch (Chairperson), Michael Beachem (Chairperson), Cassie Heim (Chairperson), Amy Mazur (Advisor), Jeremy Shelton, Jamie L. Pupalitis (Chairperson), Mike Rosh, Carrie Bohenick (President) Missing: Sharon Hughes (Vice President), Wendy Laudeman (Secretary), Mike Wiggins (Treasurer) t Intercollegiate Leadership Row 1: L to R: Christopher Zacharias, Paula Van Fossen, Holli Alana Root, Mike White, Kara Malitsky, Kiana Phuong Bui, Michael Beachem Missing: ,t Jane K. Lampe-Groh (Advisor) 79 �BELOW: As Programming Board Film Chairperson, Jen Morrell was responsible for the movies such as Twelve Monkeyes, Heat. and Toy Story. \. Junior Achievement Row 1: L to R: Angel Mascia. Beverly Olds, Amy Sosik 80 Multicultural Student Coalition Row 1: L to R: LaTanya UrQuhart, Michael Beachem Row 2: Greg Russell. Andita Parker-Lloyd (President), Aldith Campbell, Beverly Olds, Molly Baines S.A.V.E. Row 1: L to R: B. H. Poto Skoronski (PResident), P President) �FAR LEFT: Members of the M.S.C. work the door of their holiday dance in December. LEFT: Commedian Tim Settimi had the audience in stitches during Parents Weekend. Programming Board Row 1 L to R: Karen Bednarpzyk (Chairperson). Dawn Heffler, Jennifer Morrell (Film Chairperson), Cynthia Sieto, Marte Pascolinl, Jessica Bierbower (Publicity Chairperson), Beth Ann Witkowski, Jen Ander;Son Row 2 L to R: Michael J. Nolfe (AdVisor). Jennifer I{utler, LeaAnn Dewey Melissa Pammer, Ann Wotring. Leah Jurcho, Stacy Geiger, Phil Barletta (Novelty Chairpet~ son) Row 3 L to R: Todd Cottrell, Peter Stover. Colby Shocker. Dave Donlln, Elise Nelsen M1,s$i:ng: Ch.rls Langley (Teclmical Chairper$on), George Lear ( Technical Chairper• son). Kimberly Howells (Coffeehouse.Chairperson) S.A.V.E. Student Community Service Council Row 1: L to R: B. H. Potoeski (Treasurer), David T. Row 1 L to R: Dan Smith, Amy Mazur (Advisor) rt, Michael Skoronski (PResident), Peter Stchur (Vice Row 2 L to R: Christina Poff, Carrie Bohenick, President) arker-Lloyd Amy Blake, Jennifer Adam Missing: l!aTanya UrQuhart, Mariah Dembesky, everly Olds, Molly Tulip Rahman 81 �Spotlight on Pharmacy Club The purpose of the club is to bring pharmacy majors together professionally and socially. This year some of the Pharmacy Club's accomplishments were helping with VISION, reading to children during Into the Streets, and selling t-shirts. The club also renewed its membership to APHA-ASP. A.C.D.A. Row 1: L to R: Diane Arale (Secretary /Treasurer), David Jenkins (President), Jennifer Adam (Vice President/President-Elect) Row 2: Dr. Alan Baker (Advisor), Richard Dixon, Jessica Kelly, Matt Sumski, Anthony Petrone Missing: Deb Lydon, Jill Unice, Angela Dymond, Jennifer Rex 82 R.O.T.C. R.O.T.C. 752nd Cadet Wing Command Staff Alpha Flight Row 1: L to R: Bill Pastewait (CSA - Command Staff Advisor), Mark Davies (OG - Operations Group Commander), Kathy Finley (CC - Wing Commander), Tom Yeager (SG - Support Group Commander), Joe Hensley (CV - Vice Commander) Missing: Brian Smith (LG - Logistics Group Commander) Row 1: L to R: Janice H Christine Anderson, Si Row 2: L to R: Michael Commander), Jeff Gray, Kozick,Jasonlrwin,Ro Asman. John Brown, De Missing: Kimberly Griffit 1 �IF. FAR LEFT AND LEFT: Members of the Wilkes University R.O.T.C. prepare for a ceremony to induct the freshman cadets. R.O.T.C. Bravo Flight Row 1: L to R: Angelia Angstadt, Jennifer Birch, Jane Kroouze, John Potter, Daniel Reed, Paul Klimek (Bravo Flight Commander), Julius Amlstrong. Joe Gomey~ Brian Ewasko, Jeffery Melitski R.O.T.C. mmandStaff ewait (CSA - Command vies (OG - Operations thy Finley (CC - Wing er (SG - Support Group .Iey (CV - Vice G - Logistics Group Alpha Flight Row I: L to R: Janice Heverly, Danielle Angley, Christine Anderson, Silvie Panackova Row 2: L to R: Michael Kent (Alpha Flight Commander), Jeff Gray, Deirdre Gurry, Brad Kozick, Jason Irwin, Robert Beebe, Jamie Asman, John Brown, Derek Vogel Missing: Kimberly Griffiths R.O.T.C.. POC (Professional Officer Course) Cadets Row 1: L to R: Josette Kavanaugh, Lou Marnell, Kathy Finley, John Murphy Row 2: L to R: BlllPastewait, Tom Yeager, Paul Klimek, Mark:Davtes, Joe Hensley, Michael Kent, E)amian Sniitfi, Jeffery Kotz Missing: Heather Avery, John Bartoli, Doreen )!anton, Krtstine Ferrell. MAry Kusiak. Brian Smith 83 �Art and Design Association Row 1: L to R: Laura Jurgaitis, Abigail Breiseth, Phillip Price 84 A.S.M.E. Row 1: L to R: Tony Kakiel, Ron Cappellini, Brian Smith, Marc Fontinell, Chris Grymko, Ann Blasick, Lori Perch A.S.H.R.E. Row 1: L to R: Ali Quer Paul Bracken; Marc Ve Fossen, Steve Zukos Edwards, Mike LaMaur Blasick Missing: Scott Mengle, Stein �FAR LEFT: Members of the Campus Interfaith took a trip to New York City in December to celebrate the holiday season. LEFT: Amy Mazur, was a driving force behind the success of the Community Service Fair. The fair enabled students to sign up for volunteer work in the WilkesBarre community. Biological Society Row 1 L to R: Marlene Matosky, Amy O'Boyle, Beth Ann Witkowski Row 2: L to R: Emily VanLente, Bill Smith, Alissa Shofkom. Julie Werkheiser Missing: Omar Kareem Qadeer ·el, Ron Cappellini, ntinell, Chris Grymko, Ann A.S.H.R.E. Row 1: L to R: Ali Quereshi, Tawnya Rabuck, Paul Bracken; Marc Vendome, Paula Van Fossen, Steve Zukosky, Clayton Bubeuk, Chad Edwards. Mike LaMaura, Andrew Carter, Ann Blasick Missing: Scott Mengle, Dr. Ghorteshi; Steve Stein Chemistry Club Row 1 L to R: Carrie Mohila (Vice President), Karen Grimm (President) Row 2 L to R: Laura Rhodes (Treasurer), Heather Peterman, Michael Giasso, Carrie Bohenick Missing: Matt Connor, Bill Lavelle (Secretary), Amy Blake, Jenn B~els 85 �Spotlight on Programming Board The WUPB is responsible for . bringing a wide variety of entertainment acts to campus. This year, our campµs had the opportunity to see commedian Tim Settimi, consult psychic Wilma Carroll and be mesmerized by hypnotist Marl< Pittman. Batman Forever. Apollo 13. Father of the Bride II and Toy Story were just a few of the movies offered free on Friday evenings. In the past two years alone, Alanis Moris&ette, Rusted Root, Joan Osborne, LIVE and Comedian Adam Sandler have performed to sold out crowds. These concerts are selected, organized and run by the board who work together as a team and make our students laugh, sing, dance and "body surf." Education Club Row 1 L to R: Andrew Lesh, Caryn Birnbaum (President), Steve Glasson Row 2 L to R: Heather Cavaliert (Treasurer), Linda Zupko (Secretary), Glenda Race, .M ary Brown (Advisor) 86 Engineering Club Row 1: L to R: Robert Costello (President), Chris Grymko, Tony Kakiel (Vice President), Paul Bracken. Marc Fontinell Row 2: Chris Thompson, Brian Smith, Heather Tahan, Paula Van Fossen, Tawnya Rabuck (Secretary). Ronald Cappelli. Ann Blasick Missing: Rick Tym (Treasurer), Dr. Mirman (Advisor) Row I: L to R: Jessica Marc Vendome, Paul B Row 2: Beth Ann Witk: Ali Quereshi, Steven Z Clayton Bubeck, Keith �FAR LEFT: Theresa and LEFT: Students learn what it is Bessie work on a poster to promote a Student Government activity. like to live in a third world county at the Hunger and Homelessness Week Oxfam Banquet. History Club Row 1 L to R: Glenda Race, Wendy Laudeman Row 2 L to R: Erin Johnson, Andrew Lesh, Jason Jackiel G.S.E. ello (President), Chris ~ President). Paul rian Smith, Heather Tawnya Rabuck ·, Ann Blasick rer), Dr. Mirman Row 1: L to R: Jessica Wisser, Prahlad Murthy, Marc Vendome, Paul Bracken Row 2: Beth Ann Witkowski, Robert Frederick. Ali Quereshi, Steven Zukosk:y, Andrew Carter, Clayton Bubeck, Keith Previc Math/Computer Science Club ,Row 1 L to R: Gretchen Schlagnhaufer. Jennifer Escarge Row 2 L to R: Steve Gapinski, Beth Fedor, Eric Werner, Joy Zimmerman 87 �BELOW: Vigils were held at the Bell Tower this year to kick off many of the week long activities planned for students. M.E.N.C. Row 1 L to R: Deb Lydon (President), Bill Wrubel (Vice President), Jennifer Adam (Secretary) Row 2 L to R: Dr. Richard Brown (Advisor), Melissa Rasnick, Brian Coates, Carrie Hatton, Matt Sumski Missing: Amy Beardworth, Lou Bianco, DaVid Jenkins, Jessica Kelly, Mike Trosan, Jill Unice, Shawn Welch (Treasurer) 88 N.S.O. Row 1: L to R: Ericka Evans (Treasurer), Tammy Boyer (Vice President), Tanelle Yenkevich (President) Row 2: Doreen Cole, Toni Noel Pitman, Kathy Finley, Heather Hahn Pharmacy Club Row 1: L to R: Rick S Jessica Murry, Rita C Kara Malitsky Row 2: Kristy Kramer, Pammer, Michelle Mill Chong, Lisa Tomcyko Nebesky Row 3: Mike Koch, St Carrie Wilkes, Kerry P Gershey �FAR LEFT AND LEFT: Both the Political Science Club and the Physics Club held bake sales in order to raise money for their club projects. Physics Club Row 1 L to R: Ed White, Dan Smith, Tony Kakiel {Vice President), Bob Gershem Row 2 L to R: Jeffery Alaimo, Kimberly Howells (President), Elise Nelsen (Treasurer), Tracey Ankudovich, Matt Connor (Secretary) Missing: Robect Costello (Parlimentarian) s (Treasurer), Tammy elle Yenkevich oel Pitman, Kathy Pharmacy Club Row 1: L to R: Rick Seipp, Art Kibbe {Advisor), Jessica Murry, Rita Chamoun, Alyse Baumann, Kara Malitsky Row 2: Kristy Kramer, Jessica Crowley, Melissa Pammer. Michelle Miller. Jeanette Snyder, Linda Chong, Lisa Tomcykowski, Trisha Myers, Marisa Nebesky Row 3: Mike Koch, Stacy Geiger, Ann Wotring, Carrie Wilkes, Kerry Pallien, Susan George, Bob Gershey Political Science Club · Row 1: L to R: Kristi Schutz, Lance Costello, Sonya Ormsby (President) Row 2: Amy Webb, Macybeth Jenkins, Gretchen Schlagnhaufer, Michael S. Cook, Lisa A. Tabbit 89 �Spotlight on Political Science Club The P.S.C. has the mission of increasing public awareness of political issues and institutions. As well as, encouraging active involvement in political life. Some of the clubs activities this year included helping with Red Cross blood drives, annual Washington D.C. trip, voter registration, neighborhood block party with the city of Wilkes-Barre, and election night results gettogether. Clubs and Organizations Not Photographed Accounting and Business Club ALLY Amnesty International Astronomy Club Communication Club Cue 'n Curtain Debate Union Economics Student Association International Club International Studies Club MANUSCRIPT MBA Student' s Association Master's of Health Administration Ski Club Sociology Club Student Health Advisory Committee University Scholars 90 I Pre-Law Society Row 1: Lto R: Amy Webb, Michael Cook (President), Kristina Fish Row 2: Jason Poplaski, Gretchen Schlagnhaufer, Brian Siegel. Ryan C. Blaznre, Marybeth Jenkins, John E. Schwear, Kerrie Barney Pre-Medical Societ11 Row 1: Lto R: John Brett Sechse. Bill Be Row 2: Purvi Parikh, Allissa Shofkon, Am Elise Nelsen Missing: Omar Karee �S.W.E. Row 1: HeatherTahan Row 2: L to R: Paula Van Fossen (Vice President), Tawnya Rabuck, Ann Blasick Row 3: Maria Rebollo (President), Deborah Tibel (Treasurer) Row 4: Lanphuong Pham Missing: Shayla Shusser, Dr. Choudhry (Advisor), Sarah Reed tchen 1, Ryan C. Blaznre, Schwear, Kerrie Pre-Medical Society Row 1: L to R: John Kearney. Sean Higginson, Brett Sechse, Bill Beggs Row 2: Purvi Parikh, Bill Smith, Julie Monet, Allissa Shofkon, Amy O'Boyle, Emily VanLente, Elise Nelsen Missing: Omar Kareem Qadeer Psychology Club Row 1: Leanne Chamberlain. Karen Kreoll Row 2: L to R: Dr. Holiday Adair (Co-Advisor), Marie Pascolini, Cynthia Sieto, Jen Kutler 91 �00 ~ ~ ~ u 00 ~ 0 ~ 00 Crew Row 1: L to R: Brian Siegel, Danielle Huyck, Michael Cook, Alissa Shofkem, David R. Thomas, Jane Kroouze, Ann Wotring, Kiana Bui, Jaime Brazenec Row 2: Dr Gare Reisinger (CoachL Steven Rawheiser (Coach) Letterwomen Society Row 1: L to R: Kristen Cookus Row 2: Lee Ann AzareWicz (Treasurer), Carrie Wilkes (Corresponding Secretary), Wendy O'Connor (Recording Secretary), Tammy Swartwood (Vice President), Susan Richardson Row 3: Shanna Henninger, Stephanie Hasting, Tanya Masenheimer, Christy Palilonis, Amy Webb, Jamie Derhammer, Shannon O'Neill Men's Intramural Vo Row 1 L to R: Rich Pe (Treasurer), Jason Sit Gates, Eric Morinello Row 2 L to R: Jim Cal VanValkenburgh, Jas (Vice - President), Ma Lori Perch �FAR LEFT: Many students volunteered their time to help at the Women and Men basketball games. LEFT: Friends enjoyed dancing at the SG 80's dance BEWW: Kalen Churcher helped with the Circle K Haunted House for I.A.B.C. Clubs highlighted in the "Club Spotlight" were chosen based on submitted information at Club Photo Nights 1996. Please be sure to keep the Amnicola upto-date on all club events for future publications. s easurer). Carrie ), Wendy ), Tammy usan Richardson Stephanie Hasting, Palilonis,Amy annon O'Neill Men's Intramural Volleyball Row 1 L to R: Rich Pencek, Chad Pindor (Treasurer), Jason Sites (Secretary), Darren Gates, Eric Mortnello (President) Row 2 L to R: Jim Calciano. Scott VanValkenburgh, Jason Iaccio, Ron Kepcho {Vice - President), Marie Pascolini, Cynthia Sieto, Lori Perch 93 �!1esterbap ��Mark Alessandrini Psy. Philip Barletta Mat. Engin. �Karen Bednarczyk Acct. Melissa Bernherd Psy./ E.Chld.Ed. Nancy Bingham Math /El. Ed. Caryn Birnbaum Psy./ E.Chld.Ed. Ryan Blazure Poli. Sci. Amy Blease Art/Com. L. Von Blight Mktg. erri Boot nt.Studies �Mark Bradshaw Env.Engin. Clayton Bubeck Env.Engin. Robert Butka Geo-Env. Sci. ndrew Carter Env.Engin. Alison Casey io. lain Psy./ Phy.Therapy �Jason Coslett Comp. Sci. Mariah Dembesky Psy./EI. Ed. Juleann Ducaji Psy./EI. Ed./ E.Chld.Ed. Christopher Dunbar Bio. Angela Dymond Music Ed. Edwards Psy. Kathryn Eisley Psy./EI. Ed. �Rebecca Farrington Psy./EI. Ed. Brian Franks Env.Earth Sci. �Steven Gapinski Math M. Gerst Env.Earth Sci. Kari Ghezarian Acct. Mary Beth Gillespie Com. Sean Loriann Gorrick Nursing Stanley Gorski Bio. Michael Grasso Biochem. Angie Graver Poli. Sci. Karen Grimm Biochem. Kimberly Groshek Engin. Mgt. Gerald Grube Psy./EI. Ed. Ann Marie Grumblis Psy. Mary Guida Psy. Laura Gunn oc. �ric Hamp is./Sndry d. �Marybeth Jenkins Eng./Poli. Sci. Kristopher Jimenez Env.Engin. Ronald Kopcho Comp. Sci. �Mary Kurlandski Nursing/Psy. Wendy Laudeman Int.Studies/ David MacEdo His./Sndry Ed. �Timothy Mathews Econ./Poli. Sci. Brian McCoy Comp . Sci. Marci McDade Eng./Sndry Ed. Lisa ,,,,,/,,,,,,,,,,,,, McManamon Psy./Soc. ,,,,,,,,,u,,,,, Marny Mead ,,,/h'////'/ ) Geo-Env. Sci. Scott Mengle Engin. Mgt. �ennifer oisey Bus. Mgt. Eric Morinello Biochem. Elisa Morris Bio. Christine Mulhern Bio. Michelle Murmello Com . Holly Mushinsky Env.Earth Sci./Sndry Ed. Joseph Nattress Env.Engin. Eric Nelson Com. David Nockley Bio. Robert Notari Bio. Coleen Nowikowski Psy. Erika Obser Bus. Adm. Christine Paduck Bus. Adm. l/ , O / / / / / / /. �Amy Peacock Psy./EI. Ed. Tanya Prapuolenis Nursing �Jill Raspen Eng./Sndry Ed. Maria Rebollo Elec.Engin. Ryan Riboldi Poli. Sci./ His. Susan Richardson Bus. Adm. Christopher Rogers Bio./Psy. Craig Sadowski Env.Earth Sci. �Thomas Sarnowski Nursing James Savage Com. Shannon Savakinas Soc./EI. Ed. Kathleen Sci. Amy Schoonover Bio. John Schwear Eng. John Sentiwany Acct. Beth Seris Acct. Paul Serkosky Mech. Engin Pamela Sernak Psy./EI. Ed. Daphne Shaffer Eng. Tina Shannon Bio. Sheila Shiffka Poli. Sci. Renee Sica Acct. �onna ilinski iochem. Daniel Smith Med./Hth. Phys. Jamie Spengler Psy./EI. Ed. Cheryl Stauffer Int.Studies/ Soc. Robert Steinberger Psy. �Timothy Tenasco His./Sndry Ed. Deborah Tibel Mat. Engin./ Phys. Richard Trieu Bio. Michelle Tufaro Psy. Latanya Urquhart Soc./Ed. Sarah VanDermark Soc./Psy. ��Linda Zupko Psy./EI. Ed. Joanna Hagan Art �~esterbap ��FOOTBALL Clockwise from top left: •Do you think the ref may have made a bad call? •The quarterback starts the play. •Facing the present and future together in Wilkes football. •A great season for the Colonels. 116 �•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • •• • :A Super Season of Colonels Football!! : • • • • • • : With an overall seaon record of 5 wins and 5 : •• losses, the Colonel Football team had a great •• •• season. The competition, though was tough •• •• this year with the Colonels facing tough •• • • : opponents such as Susquehanna and FDU: • Madison. The Colonels were not phased, • • • : though, by Wilkes' rivals, the Monarchs of Kings : : College, who they easily beat in the : : Homecoming Game. : • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Above: What a tackle! Center: An aspiring Colonel gets an autograph. Right: Elijah in action! 117 �·--------------------• :,a '/ ~:~ c:·?'~ q / -;~ C,•'/,,. Ii~ 1 ,t:~ I ;i;, I ~~ I ~· ~ •/ ~ ~a .:,;., ~ ~ / , :~::1/. ~ ~ /, % ;~ ,z, :;,;· ·•:;,;: % '~ ~~ ~ I J •✓; ::~ -~ ?: I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ·--------------------118 �-----------------------------------· Field Hockey Once again, the women's field hockey team managed to finish what they started out to do. The players were determined to make the NCAA, and they did for the first time in Wilkes history. This is an event that will leave a strong imprint on those who will return next year. The hockey team defended their title of MAC Freedom League once again for the third time in a row. Because of the players' commitment, they were able to accomplish their goals as a team. Many thanks to those parents who came out and supported the players in times of triumph and defeat. The team's success is due to the caring, understanding and support the players got from their coaches. Thanks for a great season! 1st Row (L to R) -- Tracy Engle, Laura Gantz, Shannon Crake, Jeanette Uhl, Melissa Brown, Sarah Reed, Lisa Werkhiser, Pam Truszkowski. 2nd Row (L to R) -- Head Coach Addy Malatesta, Phuong Bui, Melany Kalmanowicz, Jessica Azarewicz, Steph Hastings, Carrie Chipego, Heather Quick, Alison Quick, Assistant Coach Mary Jo Hromchak. 3rd Row (L to R) -- Sue Richardson, Noell Brooks, Mary Agrapides, Theresa Havel, Kim Kaskel, Christy Palilonis, Heather Evanish, Tonya Masenheimer, Lee Meyers, Becky Farrington. work! I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -----------------------------------· 119 �II Women's Tennis II After what can only be called a rebuilding year, the Lady Colonels finished the year with a disappointing 0-10 record. Led by seniors Kim Howells and Chris Mayeski, the women's tennis team continued to improve for the future. ,. f • • • .. ,. * ♦ ♦ ,. .. ♦ :f' • ,, • • + • .. " • ,, • • • • .. t ♦ ♦ • • . ., • .. + ' .. • ' ♦ • ~ • • • ,. ... ; . ' • ' • I • • • .,. t ,, ,,. • . t ' .. -t ' j. , . ... .. .. ... ,, ♦ ... ' ~ • • 1st Row. (L to R) Chr Buckland, Colleen Ve 120 �• nis can only be called ~ar, the Lady ed the year with 5 0-10 record. Kim Howells eski, the women's 1.tinued to improve ~ 1st Row. (L to R) Chris Mayeski and Lisa Johnson. 2nd Row. Asst. Coach Ron Schwartz, Kim Howells, Beth Buckland, Colleen Vols, Shelly Vagnerelli, and Head Coach Karen Haag. Missing from photo, Rebekah Carroll 121 �··t ······························ ·· · · ··· ·· ···· ~,:, ·--------------------• I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ·--------------------122 �----------------------------------· Men's Soccer I I I I 1 J I I I I I I I The men's soccer team had their ups and downs, but I I they manged to stay together throughout the season. They I gave their best efforts in every game and their determination I is unthinkable. I I The team may be struggling, but they are out to have I fun. Competition is important but if there is no fun involved, I it's like having a team without spirit. Best of luck to the team I next year. I I I I I I I I Front Row (L to R) -- James Lacy, Brian Smith , Nick Lupinacci, Ty Kleppinger, Brian Jacobson , Matt Louvet , Bucky Craft, Dan Smith, Chris Erb, Cesar Vinces. Back Row (L to R) -- Head Coach Phil Wingert , Rob Rolland , Jason Cadwallader, Eric Hamp, Bill Rolland, Will Woronko, Russ Heiser, Jamie Shambaugh, Steve Woronicak , Colby Shocker, Assistant Coach Don Shaw. mination I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -----------------------------------· 123 �Women's Soccer The 1995 installment of Women's Soccer, packed with fresh faces and experienced veterans, had a season of disheartening losses to their opponents, but also one with some nice wins over our neighbors at Kings and teams like Juniata and Susquehanna. Returning players included Mary Jo Watchilla, Shannon O'Neill, Sarah Krauss, Missy Rasnick, Mary Heffers, Tara Mayka, Sarah Freidrich, Lisa Niewinski, Amy Kuzmick, Shannon Stair, Jamie Pollard, and Meghan Haddad. The team ended their season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, but we're sure they had fun anyway. Nice Header, Kristine! 1st Row (L to R)--Mary J< Heffen 2nd Row (L to R)--Head i Birch, �,ced veterans, had .ce wins over our rs included Mary Lra Mayka, Sarah Aeghan Haddad. ;ure they had fun 1st Row (L to R)--Mary Jo Watchilla, Shannon O'Neill, Sarah Krauss, Kendra Vreeland, Melissa Rasnick, Mary Heffers, Meghan Reilly, Laurie Labbe, Tara Mayka, Sarah Freidrich 2nd Row (L to R)--Head Coach Kevin Vrabel, Lisa Niewinski, Amy Kuzmick, Shannon Stair, Jamie Pollard, Jen Birch, Alisa Meroli, Kristine Caro, Meghan Haddad, Assistant Coach Tina Hite �VOLLEYBALL Row 1: Melissa Pammer, Andrea Kilmer, Tammy Swartwood, Jen Malowski, Angela Parrota. Row 2: Heather Bonner, Rebecca Baker, Katie Barnhart, Wendy O'Connor, Carrie Wilkes, Samantha Smart, Assistant Coach Peters. 126 �•••••••••••••••••••••••• • : A Good Season for the : Lady Colonels Volleyball Team With a final record of 12 wins and 12 losses, the Lady Colonels Volleyball team made their campus proud. Senior Tammy Swartwood earned her thousandth assist. Wendy O'Connor and Carrie Wilkes both set school records for their numerous kills and digs. Plus with all their other super atheletes like Samantha Smart, Katie Barnhart, and Rebecca Baker, how could the ladies not have a successful season? Tammy is quoted as saying, "Our goal is a winning season." With all the accomplishments of this '95-'96 team, it's apparent that they reached this goal. ••••••••••••••••••••••• .ssistant Coach Peters. VOLLEYBALL 127 �1st Row. (L to R) Duane Ritter, Chris Rebels, Kevin Walker, Tom Latimer, Jamie Fernandezm, Nelson Perera, Chris Edwards. 2nd Row. Jon Laudenslager, Dave Green, Ally Sleiman,Jonanthan Reed, Joey Hill, Mike Marano, Mike Petherick, Dave Kucirka, Matt Allman. 3rd Row. R.J. George, Jeff Hayde, Phil Torres, Lubomir Handi, Aaron Wurster, Dave Habowski, Matt Peleschak, John Fox, Brent Arbogast, Head Coach Al Zellner 128 �This year the Wilkes Wrestling season was plagued with weather problems. Floods and blizzards canceled meets and postponed matches throughout the season. The Colonels did, however, finish the season with 4 wins and 16 losses. ner, Jamie Fernandezm, Nelson y Sleiman,Jonanthan Reed, Joey .ow. R.J. George, Jeff Hayde, Phil ak , John Fox, Brent Arbogast, 129 �1st Row. (L to R) Jay William Mike Cherill. 2nd Row. Rich Shiner, bill Gallagher, Tim B1 Mccaffrey The men's season. After fir Colonels finishe• regular season, · Champions. Le< Turner, the tean the NCAA Divisi1 the Colonels suf Colonels lived u �1st Row. (L to R) Jay Williams,Dan Mike Cherill. 2nd Row. Rich Willia Shiner, bill Gallagher, Tim Burlew, Mccaffrey The men's bas season. After finishi Colonels finished witl regular season, the Champions. Led by Turner, the team wa the NCAA Division II the Colonels suffere Colonels lived up to Chris Parker.Scott Fleming, · eland, Jason Turner, Mark · lock, Asst. Coach Matt roughout the 95-96 ·nning streak, the 1orming through the were declared MAC arker and Jason le Atlantic Region of ·n the first two rounds, . Despite the loss, the rts Illustrated. 131 �.. .A: men's etb 11 A pep talk from Coach Karen Haag. Getting it Done on the Court... Drive the Lane! Drive the Lane! Erica gets tangled up with a 1st Row (L to R)--Renee Casterline, Shelly Vagnarelli, Natalie Miller, Erica Kramer, Kristin McNally, Rebekah Carrol 2nd Row (L to R)--Assistant Coach Shawn McLaughlin, Karen Haag, Jamie Land, Amy Kuzmick, Rebecca Baker, Ann Azarewicz, Tracy Zaykoski, Assistant Coach Debi Peters. Missing at time of photo-Kristen Cookus 1 Ar �.. .And in the Community 11 The 1995-96 Women's Basketball team showed heart both on the court and with local children this year. The team hosted a kids night in October, where the players probably had just as much fun as the kids. As far as the season goes, the Lady Colonels finished with a decent record of 8-15. )rive the Lane! Drive the Lane! Erica gets tangled up with a group of kids. tin McNally, Kuzmick, ,i Peters. Arts and Crafts. YES! �BASEBALL rollercoaster season that unfortunately did not end with a berth in the playoffs. Key players for Wilkes this year included senior Grant Yoder, Brian Kaschak, Ryan Flynn, Mark Grzebin, Randy Yeager, Augie Mitschke, Jim Domzalski, Mike Evans, Will Woronko, Curt Kroesen and Chris Tyukody. Although Wilkes Baseball did not always have the amount of student support it would have liked, the team probably enjoyed their successful season anyway. With amazing victories such as a 4-1 upset over Elizabethtown and disappointing losses to King's College, the team had a So where's the party tonight? The Flash !!! I am Kaschak, hear me roar! 134 Coach, I'm having a heartattack. No one can hit me. �~rcoaster season that Lately did not end with a e playoffs. Key players for his year included senior der, Brian Kaschak, Ryan rk Grzebin, Randy Yeager, [itschke, Jim Domzalski, ans, Will Woronko, Curt ~n and Chris Tyukody. Coach, I'm having a heartattack. I don't think so ! So where's the party tonight? SWING, batter batter No one can hit me. batter batter batter, SWING! 135 �lntht: Men's Tennis Above: through for swinging · Below: H"itt,ng · the sweet spa Above: Reaching for th e return! Below: Getting some a·1r.' Above: Pre paring . to crush th e opponent! 136 �In the swing ofthings! Above: Swinging through for the Ace! Above: Keeping an eye on the ball! Below: Hitting the sweet spot! turn! . • • :"' ._. • • .. ...,, ..... •· ~· • • •• • • •-.i1 • 137 �r GO COLONELS! �L,S! �·---------------------------------------------···-------------■ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Cheerleading 140 ·----------------------------------------------■--------------■ �■----------■-----------------------------------------------·II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ------------··----------------------------------------------· 141 �GO COLONELS! �S! �!)esterbap �Toda �BEWW: Roomates, Jennifer and Linda, unpack belongings from home. Barre Hall Left to Right Row 1: Denise Mina, Brent Arhogast, Tara Kurland (RA), Ali Qureshi (RA), Joey Hill Row 2: Rena Girardi, Michael Cook, Aimie Turner, Amy Sosik, Sean Gorman, Bushwick Bill, Stimpy Joules Row 3: Heather Tahan, Angel .Mascia, Theresa Kramer, Mike McCoey, Miriam Coffey, Tara Trivelpiece, Marie Mican, Jennifer Morrell, Ann Peters 146 Catlin Hall Left to Right Row 1: Jenna Porpiglia (RA), Christine Tanner, Kelly Kellmel, Aimee Fannon, Heather Avery, Joe Redline Row 2: Melinda Sorber, Kimberly Wilk, Molly Baines Missing: Diane Smith, Bridget Jeffers, Helen Chandoh, Kendra Dolan, Christine Gaydos, Melanie Bell, Jaime Pollard Cheasapeake Hall Left to Right Row 1: Adrienne Sheasl Knerr, Danielle Albrigh Row 2: April Shurtleff, 1 Peterman, Wendy Spur: Missing: Carrie Bohenic Laudeman, LaTanya U. �LEFT:Thankstothe Registration office's new policy, students no longer have to wait in line at the Marts Center at the beginning of each semester. Cheasapeake Hall Left to Right Row 1: Adrienne Sheasley, Mariel Betron, Abby (RA), Christine Tanner, annon, Heather Avery, Jodi Knerr, Danielle Albright Row 2: April Shurtleff, Alicia Jandreau, Heather Peterman, Wendy Spurr Kimberly Wilk, Molly Missing: Carrie Bohenick, Sharon Hughes, Wendy Laudeman, LaTanya UrQhart (RA) Bridget Jeffers, Helen o., Christine Gaydos, llard BEWW: The class cards used as a requirement for admission into classes was no longer in effect after the fall semester. Delaware Hall Left to Right Row 1: Bryan Moshinski, Eric Morinello Row 2: Madhu B. Koneru, Keith Previc, John Vscilowicz, Jim Wall, Jeff Compton, Matt Wilkin, Jeffery Xavier, Lennon Row 3: Eric Freeland (RA), Brad M. Kreschollek, Mike Fras, David Reel, Keith Fox, Ned Garvey, Ed White Missing: Jeff Lennon 147 �BELOW: Residents get an early start moving into Evans Hall. C Doane Hall Left to Right Row 1: Ann Blasick, Kristin Schutz, Heather Howell, Amy Michel Row 2: Erica Kramer, Kristine Caro, Jessica Wisser, Shannon Savakinas 148 McClintock Hall Left to Right Row 1: Jamie Shambaugh, Anthony Kakiel, Todd Cottrell, Brian Kaschak, Robert Costello, Marc Baron, Michael Kaschak, Matthew Connor, Michael Gundersdorf Row 2: Michael Beachem, Colby Shocker, Michael Haggerty, Theodore Tetlow, Todd Vinovrski, Paul Caffarelli, Brian McCoy, Robert Banko Missing: Jeremy Shelton, Darren Williams Rifkin Hall Left to Right Row 1: Beth Seris, Elise N1 Row 2: Asif Ilyas, John Ke: Chris Hemmer, Eddie Vedi Row 3: Leah Yurcho, Pierri Sachse, Amy Elease, Kyle i Missing: Holli Root (RA), E Davies �h, Anthony Kakiel , Todd Robert Costello, Marc Matthew Connor, Colby Shocker, Michael )W, Todd Vinovrski, Paul Robert Banko , Darren Williams L, Rifkin Hall Left to Right Row 1: Beth Seris, Elise Nels en Row 2: Asifllyas, John Kearney, Brad Smith, Chris Hemmer, Eddie Vedder Row 3: Leah Yurcho, Pierre Palandjiam, Brett Sachse, Amy Blease, Kyle G. Fedorcha Missing: Holli Root (RA), Bill Pastewait, Mark Davies LEFT: Karen Gillan and BELOW: Some call it Jennifer Kutler finish decorating for a surprise birthday party given in a campus hall. "Stumpy". To others it is known as the "Scrabbit". This no-tail squirrel is a familiar sight on the south end of campus. Slocum Hall Left to Right Row 1: Quinn Kirk, Joe Nattress (RA), Jason Ruscavage, John Pidgeon Row 2: George Chistakoft, Patrick Downs Row 3: Steve Carne, Kevin Lahr, Curtis Kroesen, Matt Patton, Paul Bracken Missing: Mario Saullo, Mike Cahill, Aaron Wilk 149 �BELOW: Mixing brownies in Evans Hall is always fun especially when you add extra chocolate. Sterling Hall Left to Right Row 1: Ryan Flynn, Brett Scott, Brian Howard,----, Al Depantsu Row 2: Mike White (RA), Steve Woronicak, Grant Yoder, Shawn Harden,----, Hal Johnson, Jason Sladowski Missing: Bill Boyer, Mark Bradshaw, Robert Frederick, Brian Halpin, Alan Lee, Brian Smith, Michael Wiggins, Bill Wruble, Joe Yeaghan 100 Sullivan Hall Left to Right Row 1: Jennifer Kutler, Denise Schembari, Kellie Klein (RA), Jennifer Belardi, Allison Pikulski, Jane Kroouze Row 2: Jenn Moisey, Linda Ward, Emily VanLente, Dannielle Huyck, Kiana Phuong Bui, Ann Ynen Liao Row 3: Glenda Race, Heidi Van Essendelft, Purvi Parikh, Tonya Masenheimer, Kristin McN ally (RA), Alissa Shofkom, Sabrina Mae Walter Missing: Mary Rose Dymond, Shelly Vagnarelli Waller North Left to Right Row 1: Heather Sonner, Jes Barnhart, Laura Schmidt, I Row 2: Malissa Zambri, Me] Karen Kreoll, Jamie Land C �, Denise Schembari, Kellie ,lardi, Allison Pikulski, Jane .nda Ward, Emily VanLente, a Phuong Bui, Ann Ynen LEFT: Many students must schedule their wash time in between classes or during the late evenings. Waller North Left to Right Row 1: Heather Sonner, Jessica Murry, Katie Barnhart, Laura Schmidt, Lisa Tinney Row 2: Malissa Zambri, Melissa Matuszkiewicz, Karen Kreoll, Jamie Land (RA) BEWW: This year the "Mcclintock Men" gave Darren Hack a party in honor of his engagement to Billie. Waller South Left to Right Row 1: Julie Cannon, Alexandria Neuman, Corinna Sowers, Nicole Smith, Keri McDermott Row 2: Emily Forman, Kelly McDermott, Wendy O'Connor, Tammy Swartwood eidi Van Essendelft, Purvi eimer, Kristin McN ally fabrina Mae Walter rmond, Shelly Vagnarelli 151 �BELOW: Students pay tribute to Anthony Marseco by planting three trees in his memory next to Barre Hall. Weiss Hall Left to Right Row 1: Meghan LaVigna, Michelle Tufaro, Stacey Gorski, Preeti Patel, Stephanie Kramer (RA), Nolle Veiksans Row 2: Nicole Sisson, Janet Sotack, Jen Kovaleski, Cheryl Walmsley, Mellissa Koship, Sarah Friedrich 152 Evans Hall - First Floor Left to Right Row 1: Bernie Kovacs, Dave, Mike Koch, Jim Warner Row 2: Kelly Casterline, Regina Tarone, Sarah Karlavage, Toni Oden, Kara Malitsky, Danny Guy Row 3: Linda Chong, Joe Gromelski, Jennifer Bartels, Michele Benolken (RA), Robert Moser Evans Hall - Second Flo South River Street Wini Left to Right Row 1: Kristina Fish, Kerr Miller, LeaAnn Dewey, Jil Nebsky, Jessica Crowley Row 2: Jess Sinkovich, J er Steph Haines, Elizabeth A Roberts Row 3: Gloria Danisavick, Kramer, Dave Green, Sha Siegel, Patrick Keane Missing: Drew Marko, Kri Smart, Jill, Mackay, Amy Sadowski, Ronald George �LEFT: Workers installing fiber-optic cables was a common sight this past year. irst Floor :ovacs, Dave, Mike Koch, Jim sterline, Regina Tarone, Sarah Oden, Kara Malitsky, Danny Guy wng, Joe Gromelski, Jennifer 1 Benolken (RA), Robert Moser Evans Hall - Second Floor South River Street Wing Left to Right Row 1: Kristina Fish, Kerri Gosling, Michelle Miller, LeaAnn Dewey, Jill Rodarmel, Marisa Nebsky, Jessica Crowley Row 2: Jess Sinkovich, Jenn Tingley, Rick Tym, Steph Haines, Elizabeth Ann Witkowski, Jim Roberts Row 3: Gloria Danisavick, Duane Ritter, Kristy Kramer, Dave Green, Shanna Henninger, Brian Siegel, Patrick Keane Missing: Drew Marko, Kris Jiminez, Samantha Smart, Jill, Mackay, Amy Mazeitis, Craig Sadowski, Ronald George BELOW: Students watched the SLC lobby television monitors closely as the O .J. Simpson acquittal was announced. Evans Hall - Second Floor Northhampon Street Wing Left to Right Row 1: Meghan Reilly, Leah Crescenzo, David Donlin, Chris Bresset, Michael Wassel, John Hitchcock Row 2: Matt Peleschack, Lisa McClintock,.Stephanie Follmer, Mary Murman, JeffHayde, Cris Rebels, Kristen Strack, Jessica Lehman, Peter Stover lffi �BELOW: Students enjoy karaoke during the I.R.H.C. fall semester final study break. Evans Hall -Third Floor South River Street Wing Left to Right Row 1: Maria Shahda, Kimberly Kutch, Laura Marzzacco, Sal J. Agostu, Renata Vranicar, Jennifer McDonnell Row 2: Susan George, Lisa Blanchard, Carrie Nepa, Kristy Case, Colleen McKinnon, Sue Fagan, Aaron Rhone, Scott Mengle, George Gately Missing: Brian Reilly, Brent Arbogast, Dave Clancy (RA), Cassie Heim, Lisa Rink, Janet Faux, Chris Smigiel, Jermaine Richardson, Michael Marano, Carrie Wilkes, Mauranita Miller, Ryanne Zavacky 154 Evans Hall - Third Floor Northhampton Street Wing Left to Right Row 1: Rebecca Racciato, Michelle Saltzer, Amy Mazikewich, Kathy Schmucker (RA), Jeremy Nightingale, Jamie Howell Row 2: Tricia Petrucelli, Brad Davis, Diana Davis, Tim Doyle, Bonnie Hepplewhite, Lisa Kelley, Steve Batory, Mike Sobolewski Missing: David Jenkins, Kelly Schaup, Vicki Bishop, Amy Blake, Lisa Deute, Nikki, Capobianco, Kelly Costello, Nicole Biddle, Viet Huynh, Wayne Meckley, Dave Zula, Marin Bulatewicz Evans Hall - Fourth Floo South River Street Wing Left to Right Row 1: Deena Guadagno, C Row 2: Betsy Snyder, 0mm Gutowski, Bill Smith, Kare Allyson Selgrade Row 3: Colleen Smith, Nico Heather Stevens, Suzanne Matt Allman Row 4: Jamie Fernadez, Jo Kerry Pallien, John McVei: Missing: Christina Poff (Rl �LEFT: J. C. McVeigh takes a minute to rest in Evans Hall. ing [ichelle Saltzer, Amy !ker (RA), Jeremy ad Davis, Diana Davis, vhite, Lisa Kelley, Steve ~lly Schaup, Vicki eute, Nikki, Capobianco, le, Viet Huynh, Wayne L Bulatewicz Evans Hall - Fourth Floor South River Street Wing Left to Right Row 1: Deena Guadagno, Carolyn Mery Row 2: Betsy Snyder, Omar Qadeer, Amy Gutowski, Bill Smith, Karen Sabol, Kevin Walters, Allyson Selgrade Row 3: Colleen Smith, Nicole Metzger, Sarah Reed, Heather Stevens, Suzanne Viola, Phabio Torres, Matt Allman Row 4: Jamie Fernadez, John Fox, Keith Kozma, Kerry Pallien, John McVeigh Missing: Christina Poff (RA), Marcie Herman BELOW: Students enjoy the time to socialize in the Wilkes Cafeteria. Evans Hall - Fourth Floor Northhampton Street Wing Left to Right Row 1: Jeanette Uhl, Alaina Barnes, Erin Scatton Row 2: Melissa Streznetcky, Marissa Laibinia, Jamie Derhammer, Laura Taylor, Olivia Vogt Row 3: Kristine Ferrell (RA), Gretchen Schlagnhaufer Deirdre Gurry, Karyn Case lffi �BELOW: Placing the final touches on an art project outside of Stark Learning Center. Pickering Hall - Butler Left to Right Row 1: Ben Spencer, Mike Rosh, Tim Stank (RA), Jack Mackowski Row 2: Darren Gates, Jeremy Ba~er, Jason Cardwallader Row 3: Ben Ewing, Brian Mackowski Row 4: Jason Iaccio 156 Pickering Hall - Diaz Left to Right Row 1: Brandon Scott, James McCluskey, Jeremy Horvath, Jason Nocella, Mike Peckally, Dan Heflin Row 2: Brian Snyder, Dennis Dulmer, Dan Moretski (RA), Les Paul, Scott Newberry, Tariq Aman Row 3: Rick Drosinski, Mark Boos, Joseph Atkins, Jeff Moisey, Nick Reese, Neil Rine Pickering Hall - Dirksen Left to Right Row 1: Kevin Lehman, Stv, Sherburne, Kevin Keegan Row 2: Mike Minelli, Fran] Connor, Jason Clifford, En Gangaware (RA), Andy Sn: Mark Wallace, Jason Wea1 Row 3: Ted Cullin, Ryan C Matt Minilelly �LEFT: The E. S. Farley Library is a great place for students to study quietly or sociallize within a small group. Pickering Hall - Dirksen Left to Right James McCluskey, Jeremy Row 1: Kevin Lehman, Stven Cumberland, Aaron t, Mike Peckally, Dan Heflin Sherburne, Kevin Keegan )ennis Dulmer, Dan Row 2: Mike Minelli, Frank Diamente, Jim il, Scott Newberry, Tariq Connor, Jason Clifford, Enis D. Pimpley, Dave Gangaware (RA), Andy Snyder, Chris Thompson, Mark Boos, Joseph Atkins, Mark Wallace, Jason Weaver ~, Neil Rine Row 3: Ted Cullin, Ryan Chickletta, Rick Seipp, Matt Minilelly BELOW: Colby Shocker is in for a "shock" as his girlfriend attempts to cut his hair for the first time. Pickering Hall - Priapus Left to Right Row 1: Groff Brown, Justin Eroh, Buzz Dunn, Ben Davis, Jake Potter, Leo DeMorat Row 2: Ray Bernardi, Mike DiDomenico, Jared Poleck, Shawn Woodside, Eugene Tomassoni, Rich Pen~ek, Christopher Zacharias (RA), Dougles Dolfy, Jamie Golden, Sam N ubani, Chris Shannon, Nangwaya Kimbeough, Matt Novak, Nas Escabar, Patrick Fayol 157 �BELOW: Mike Arcazzi RIGHT: Jennifer Bartels in an unusual discusses some P.R. position. strategies with Patrick Flynn. Pickering Hall - Roosevelt Left to Right Row 1: Greg Davis, Thomas Lavan, Mike Holliday, Marlow Dotts, Cesar Vinces Row 2: Brian Menge, James Calciano, John Burdyr, Sean Moran, Tim Kramer, Shawn Smith (RA) Missing: Ryan Alston, Dave Bidding, Jack Craft, Robert Rumford, Mark Shiner, Mike- O'Sullivan, Tom Ward 158 Pickering Hall - Warner Left to Right Row 1: Andy Carter (RA), Andy Yenser, Frank Tomszewski, Joe Wargo, Gary Spears, Dan Gilroy, Vincent Pretopapa Jr. Row 2: Jim Nolle, Dan Reed, Jeremy Gerber, Andy Coolidge, Bill Gallegler Row 3: Colin Jones, Pat McDonough, Dave Kish, Layne Rarig, Mike Killian, Joel Gonzalo, Gregg Severs, Brian Manger Missing: Eric Garecht, Paul Gundersdorf, Mike Barret, Thomas Hovick, Richard Hall Scott Kinane, Joe Sinkovich, Tulio Santiago �The 1995-1996 Residence Life Office Staff A Message frolll the Residence LiCe Office May 3 , 1996 To all resident assistant staff members : ndy Yenser, Frank ry Spears, Dan Gilroy, , Jeremy Gerber, Andy The 1995 -1996 school term is now behind us and the Residence Life Office would like to take this opportunity to let youknowwhatapleasure it has been to work with you. Your dedication and energy has been a very important element in the success of the Residence Life program, and for this we thank you. For those staff members who have graduated we will certainly miss you , and we truly hope you are successful in all your future endeavors. Sincerely, Doug, Darren, Tim, Toni, Rita )onough, Dave Kish, roel Gonzalo, Gregg Gundersdorf, Mike 1ard Hall Scott Kinane, :o �I' I Right: 200 South Franklin Street Apt. 4 (L to R) Maria Rebollo, Caryn Birnbaum, Angel Redmond Right: 68 West Ross Street (L to R) Row 1: Michelle Morgan, Corona (Dog), Meredith Cabrey Row 2: Kerri Booth, Danielle Angley, Angie Bobbin, Patricia Kirk, Missy Bernhard -Campus 100 �Left: Students who live off campus by themselves. (L to R): Andita ParkerLloyd, Greg Russell, Aldith Campbell, Dave Skoronski, Beverly Olds Left: 316 S. River Street Apt. 2 (L to R): Tim Ahrens, C.J. Copley, Matt White Living 161 �Right: 24 Sheldon St. (L to R) Clay, Rascal, Chad Missing Jay Above: 35 E. South Street Apt# 1 (L to R) Mary Beth Gillespie, Kelly Turant, Lisa Kuna, Lynn Churnetski, Lisa Martin, Lori Ann Gorrick 162 �Off-Campus Council Left to Right Row 1: Mike "Rascal" LaMura, Patricia Kirk, Brian Adams (President), Maria Rebollo Row 2: Kerri Booth, Angel Redmond (Recording Secretary), Michelle Morgan (Corresponding Secretary), Leanne Chamberlain (Treasurer), Meredith Cabrey, Missy Bernhard, Kerrie Barney, Danielle Angley Row 3: Tim Ahrens, Chad Edwards, C.J. Copley (Vice President), Matt White Inter-Residence Hall Council Left to Right Row 1: Michael Beachem Row 2: Heather Tahan, Amy Blake (Treasurer), Tara Wilson (Recording Secretary), Linda Chong, Beth Ann Witkowski, Amy Blease Row 3: Jill Fasciana (Parlimentarian), Chris Thompson, Kristina Fish (Vice President), Susan George, Phil Barletta, (Corresponding Secretary), Amy Webb Missing: David Donlin (President) Commuter Council Left to Right Row 1: Janet Stephens, Jennifer Escarge (President), Christine Moss, Cindy Sieto, Christina Brown, Row 2: Denise Popeck, Beth Fedor 163 �In memory of our friend Anthony "Badger" Marseco · During Tony's years at Wilkes he had a large impact on students as well as faculty. He was loved by all, young and old alike. He always had something nice to say whether it be giving good advice or paying someone a compliment. He was a perfectionist in all his endeavors. He was very charismatic and very self-motivated and tried his hardest to pass this on to his friends. There isn't enough that can be said to express our deepest thoughts and feelings for Tony and the job his parents did in raising such a great individual. Tony Marseco was the best friend anyone could ever have. fl#E ~ •12 ~ 164 1 EVllt �er'' Marseco a large impact on students as ung and old alike. He always giving good advice or paying fectionist in all his endeavors. otivated and tried his hardest 't enough that can be said to mgs for Tony and the job his ·dual. Tony Marseco was the 1 1 Photos donated by Ann Blasick and friends of Tony 165 �Wilkes c:{nitJeisitlf 'R-ecel11es Beautliul, 'l)onated :f:,ianos This year, Wilkes received a gift of two pianos from Mr. Harold Pryar. The pianos were put in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts and in the Conyngham Student Center. One of the generously donated pianos is an 1897 antique. "Mr. Pryar was a dedicated employee of Wilkes years ago, and now that he has retired, his dedication continues by donating the pianos to the University," says Thomas Hadzor, Vice President of Alumni Development and University Relations. Mr. Pryar is a former ABM maintenance employee at Wilkes University. 166 ��Paul S. Adams Dean, University College Robert M. Armstrong Assistant Professor, Communications Milica Barjaktarovic Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering ::, u 168 Sandra A. Beynon Executive Director, Alumni & Development Tom Bigler Professor, Communications Robert W. Bohlander Associate Professor, Psychology Francis X. Brennan Assistant Professor, Psychology Maureen A. Burke Assistant Director, Annual Giving Deborah H. Carey Assistant Professor, Chemistry Carl J . C Professor / ( Psycl �Milica Barjaktarovic Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Carl J. Charnetski Professor/ Chairperson, Psychology Vasu Chaudhry Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Harold E. Cox Professor/ Chairperson, History Robert W. Bohlander Associate Professor, Psychology Deborah H. Carey Assistant Professor, Chemistry 169 �John B. G Assistant . Electrical & Engine University Relations :::, u C 170 Bruce C. Deeble Manager, Food Service Suzanne M. Druffner Associate Professor, Nursing Owen D. Faut Professor I Chairperson, Chemistry John W. IAssistant Profe Computer Darin E. Fields Assistant Professor, English Claire Fox Director, Annual Giving Gary A. Giamartino Dean, School of Business, Society and Public Policy Mary G. I Director, Cami: �John B. Gilmer, Jr. Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Christopher F. Greco Lt. Col., Aerospace Studies Alan R. Greene Prospect Researcher, Development Owen D. Faut :ssor I Chairperson, Chemistry John W. Harrison Assistant Professor, Math & Computer Science Wilbur F. Hayes Associate Professor, Biology Patricia B. Heaman Professor I Chairperson, English Lry A. Giamartino School of Business, ty and Public Policy Mary G. Hession Director, Campus Interfaith Dennis P. Hupchick Assistant Professor, History Harvey A. Jacobs Associate Professor, Pharmacy 171 �John J. Janecek Assistant Professor, Materials Engineering William D. Johnston Associate Professor, Pharmacy Karen A. Jones Secretary, Alumni Valerie G. Kalter Assistant Professor, Biology Brian A. Kijowski Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering Belinda R. King SSgt., USAF ROTC ::, u Bradford L. I Professor I Chai Communicat· Director, Fm Douglas J. Professor / Ch Educai �A. Jones try, Alumni 1 la R. King JSAFROTC Bradford L. Kinney Professor I Chairperson, Communications and Director, Forensics Dolores J. Kivler Secretary, Pharmacy Anthony L. Liuzzo Associate Professor, Business & Economics Douglas J. Lynch Professor I Chairperson, Education Mary E. Mack Secretary, Continuing Education Amy L. Mazur Coordinator, Volunteer Services 173 �::, u C 174 Andrea L. Mazur Secretary, AFROTC Thomas McGuire Director, Sports Information Umid R. Nejib Dean, School of Science & Engineering David J. Palmer Assistant Professor, Aerospace Studies Kenneth A. Pidcock Associate Professor, Biology George F. Ralston Special Assistant, Alumni Barbara L. Nanstiel Pharmacy Information Librarian Stephen A. Ram SSgt., Aerospace St �3.ra L. Nanstiel acy Information Librarian Stephen A. Ramos SSgt., Aerospace Studies James P. Rodechko Professor, History Dorothy J. Schlingman Secretary, History/ Communications Dot Sheard Secretary, Annual Giving Matthew R. Stein Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering 175 �Rebecca Steinberger Coordinator, Part-Time Programs Henry R. Steuben Director, Part-Time Programs Judith A. Sullivan Coordinator, Continuing Education ::, u C Edward W. W Assistant Director, Manageme1 Wagiha A. Taylor Dean, Graduate Studies 176 Lester Turoci Professor/ Chairp, Biology Bruce Thens Director, Dining Services Jennifer S. Turney Assistant Professor, Math/ Computer Science Debra I. Zel Instructor, B l �lith A. Sullivan nator, Continuing Education mifer S. Turney Lnt Professor, Math/ mputer Science Lester Turoczi Professor I Chairperson, Biology Kelly Well er Secretary, Part-Time Programs Edward W. Wood Assistant Director, Financial Management Maureen A. Wright Secretary, University College J Debra I. Zehner Instructor, Biology Cheryl A. Woloski Staff Accountant �Brian Adams ·1 feel being president of the Off Campus Council has enhanced the relation between apartment students, the university and the community. For example, durtng the month of October, 1994, Wilkes apartment students and dorm students were targeted for robberies. After several break-ins, I helped establish a student crtme watch. Over 75 students attended an Informational lecture on how to make the crime watch successful. I also made It aware to the chief of Security that It was Important to Include apartment students In the escort service. He worked with myself and CJ Copley to Include apartment students In the program. Wlth our help, the admln1stratlon of Wilkes allocated funds to purchase the security car.· Karen Bednarczyk "Whether you are considered a leader or a follower, I believe that everyone has the ability to make an Impact on the lives of other people. At Wilkes, I had the opportunity to work with many talented lndlVlduals . When I look at the members of the Class of '96, I see enthusiasm, tntelltgence and an tncredtble drive for success. A phenomenal group of people will graduate from Wilkes this year--I'm thankful that I was exposed to them.· Phuong Kiana But "With the leadership sktlls that I have gained, I was able to help my fellow students to the knowledge and Ideas that I have acquired throughout my years at Wtlkes. I want to wish the senior class a lot of luck and success as they enter the real world. Good luck!" Mariah Dembesky �er or a follower, I believe that Impact on the lives of other people. ;vork with many talented nbers of the Class of '96, I see redlble drive for success. A 1duate from Wilkes this year--I'm Mariah Dembesky Chad Edwards "I feel that the time I served as a representative on Student Government allowed me to voice my opinion and that of my peers. Through my ability to be able to bring forth new views, we were able to gain rtghts and privileges that may otherwise have gone unheard. The New Student Orientation program was also a very Important way in which I feel I enhanced the university. By being an orientation leader, I feel that I made It easier for the new students to feel Involved and more comfortable. This, In tum, allowed them to concentrate on their goals as students.· Ericka Evans "As a student at Wilkes, I have learned the value of team work and It Is through that team work that accomplishments are made. Myself, along with fellow students, were able to boost the Interest and membership of the Nursing Student Organization a good percentage. Through Increased interest, more community projects were attempted and made successful. Through these projects all parties involved became wtnners--the students, the university and the surrounding communities." �Kevin Finn Erle Freeland John Groblewski Theresa Havel ·ourtng these four years, I feel forth as a leader has set the st Involved and take pride In dob �Theresa Havel "Durtng these four years, I feel that by being Involved and coming forth as a leader has set the stage for younger students to get Involved and lake pride In doing activities.· Kim Kaskel "I believe that I have enhanced Wilkes University In the past four years by applying myself fully to my academics, athletics and campus activities.· Karen Klein �"Through the various activities that Wilkes has afforded me, the opportunity to participate in Student Government, the New Student Orientation and the Resident Assistant program. I have been able to enhance the university as a whole, grow as an individual and become the effective leader necessary to be successful In the business world. · Ericka Kramer "I feel I have enhanced this university by being an active member on campus and in community activities. As captain of the women's basketball team, a leader in the classroom and an active member among my peers, I feel I've shown, by example, the opportunities Wilkes can offer.· Stephanie Kramer "I believe that I have contributed to the Residence Life program at the university by helping to foster an environment of community. In my first two years as an RA, I organized numerous socials and educationals to bring the members of my houses together. We did a lot of neat things. I will always remember the sit down candlelight dinner we had for Christmas in Doane. By getting to see my girls often and by spending so much time with them, I hope lo have enhanced their experiences as dorm students. I also tried to acknowledge the accomplishments of each girl when they had something Important happen--a recital, winning a scholarship, or just needed a pick-meup--by putting a sign on the front door. This meant so much to the girls and 1 still see some of these signs In their rooms today. By taking a little time and going the extra mile, they felt recognized as lndlviduals--plus It made my job a little more fun.• Tara Kurland "My years at Wilkes have er realize all I am capable of, , the knowledge of life and pE opportunities awarded me. values and education from could not promise me succ« truly grateful!!" �university by being an active member on activities. As captain of the women's 1 the classroom and an active member ;hown, by example, the opportunities ,t two · the ,ys le. By hope g ·k-me; and I and , Job a Tara Kurland "My years at Wilkes have enabled me to grow as an indivtdual and realize all I am capable of, while at the same time reciprocating the knowledge of life and people through the leadership opportunities awarded me. Without the strong foundation of values and education from Wilkes, my future In today's world could not promise me success--and to Wilkes University I am truly grateful!!" Marlene Matosky "With my Involvement In academic, extracurricular and community service activities throughout my biological education at Wilkes, I have contributed significantly to the health quality and academic rigor In the Wilkes campus and community." Kristin McNally "During the past three years I have been a direct link between the student body and the administration as an active member of SGA. Also through athletics I have been a representative of Wilkes University." �j Scott Mengle "Being at Wilkes has taught me how to overcome any obstacle." Joseph Nattress ·r feel that I have been a good role model for other underclassmen to show them It Is Important to do well In school, but this can be accomplished while being Involved In different aspects of university life." Andlta Parker-LI yd �Andlla Parker-Lloyd Walter Pilger "In my four years at Wllkes, I have done my best to make the university a better place for present and future Wilkes students, faculty and the community. AcUvltles such as Wilkes Ambassadors and Into the Streets have allowed me to work with faculty and fellow students to make the campus a much Improved place and a much more enjoyable place to be.· Jenna Porplglla "I worked closely with Dr. Jane Elmes-Crahall to Improve the Financial AJd Office and situation . We worked to get a book of scholarships published, more aid for upperclassmen, and better explanations of financial aid forms.· �Tony Reed "Dur1ng my time at Wilkes, I have done all that I could to help enhance the university for myself and others. I guess the most notable accomplishment to me would be in helping to expand the efforts of the Wilkes University AIDS Awareness Committee from a brand new club five or six of us formed freshman year, to what It Is today. We have raised tens of thousands of dollars to present the natlonaily known quilt. var1ous speakers , presentations, and other educational offer1ngs. We have even expanded Into lecturing on prevention in local high schools and I have gotten offers from my home, 60 miles away, to do presenta tions." Holli Root (Left) "I feel that 1 have demonstrated leadership and have enhanced Wilkes University most through my position as a Resident Assistant for the past three years. 1 have helped students academically , socially, and eased their transition Into the challenging environment Wilkes has to offer. I am thankful I had this opportunity and I know It has helped me grow as a person!" Jennifer Ryman (Right) "Through my experiences at Wilkes and the positions I have held, I have been able to contribute to the growth of the university. The opportunities that have been presented to me allowed me to assist in brtnglng s tudents onto campus as well as promote the benefits the university has to offer." Susan Richardson "Dur1ng my years at Wilkes, the women's field hockey team has developed into a well respected program. As a senior and captain this fall, we set a school record by reachtng the NCAA field hockey tournament. Because of this achievement. many top schools tn our division wish to play Wilkes. The caliber of play has reached amazing levels and now Wilkes' hockey program has become more attractive to high school seniors Interested In the university." Bill Smith "By being an Hrv / All only on the Wilkes c1 �:Id hockey ogram. As ol record ,ent. ools In our play has ckey h school Jamie Spengler "1brough being Involved with activities along with the student body and faculty, I have enhanced the Wilkes community. By leaching me the Importance of leadership, these experiences have also been self-rewarding." Bill Smith "By being an HIV/ AIDS educator, I have raised awareness not only on the WIikes campus, but the community as well.· Susannah Stair ·r feel that my time at Wilkes has really represented a partnership between myself and the unlverslty. I used my abilities and talents to become Involved In several activities and organlzallons at Wilkes, and conlrlbuled lo others through them and Wilkes, In turn, allowed me to grow Intellectually, morally and helped me to decide on a career for the future . Betng Involved In the Wilkes University Guthrie Scholars program has helped me In Immeasurable ways to prepare for a career tn medlctne, allowtng me to participate tn clinical experiences I would not have had otherwise. I hope that my contributions to debates and discussions I participated tn at the university gave some people things to ponder, and I feel that I've helped other students through tutoring and tn other ways. I can only hope that I have, tn some way, had as positive an Impact on Wilkes University as It has had on me and my life." �Cheryl Lynn Stauffer "By following through on a dream, I have showed others that a little courage and a lot of motivation can lead anyone toward their goals. Keep yourself open to new Ideas and you may just find yourself on the other side of the world! Always remember to flex your risk muscle. " LaTanya UrQuhart (Left) "I'm a strong believer In practicing what I preach . It Is by this type of example that people become great leaders." Sarah Vandermark (Right) "At Wilkes University, I was able to get involved in many activities that helped me gain knowledge that was beneficial to my growing experience. By getting Involved, I not only met many students but became very close to my faculty, who helped me In every way possible." Tammy Swartwood "By getting Involved at Wilkes and taking advantage of the opportunities presented, I have become an example of where a Wilkes education can take you. Through my accompllshments I hope to have enhanced Wilkes' reputation for providing a quality education and growth opportunities outside of the classroom." Tanelle Yenkevich �Tanelle Yenkevtch l taking advantage of the opportunities nple of where a Wilkes education can hments l hope to have enhanced quality education and growth room." Linda Zupko "I believe that I have enhanced Wilkes University through my volunteer services and my efforts put into the clubs I belong lo. strive Lo put 100% into everything l do and I know I am walking away from this university with knowledge, confidence and pride. have put much time into bettering the lives of children and through this university I know I will continue ." Other Who's Who Students: Andrew Carter Maria Rebollo Christopher Zaohavias �Jonah Aben 14 Stock Street Swoyersville,PA 18704 Art Kerrie Barney R98 Front Street Nanticoke,PA 18634 Psy. Brian Adams 405 Longmeadow Road Lancaster,PA 17601 Acct. Matthew Beam Rd 2 Box 284 Morgantown, PA 19543 Bio. Timothy Ahrens 7562 South Pearl Street Road Oakfield,NY 14125 Env.Earth Sci. Karen Bednarczyk Rd 1 Box 283 Olyphant,PA 18447 Acct. Mark Alessandrini Po Box 5802 Deptford, NJ 08096 Psy. William Beggs 445 Newport Street Nanticoke.PA 18634 Bio. Mark Bradshaw RD 1 Box 650 Warfordsburg,PA 17267 Env.Engin. Garth Allred 181 Washington Avenue Kingston,NY 12401 Acct. Orlando Bellomo 21 Colonels Ridge Road Mountaintop,PA 18707 Music Sandra Brown 151 Chariton Drive East Stroudsbur,PA 18301 Psy./Soc. Michele T Ambruso 1089 Wyoming Avenue Forty Fort,PA 18704 Nursing Tracy Berardi Rd 2 Box 79a Belvidere,NJ 07823 Nursing Clayton Bubeck Box 1144 Rd 1 Auburn.PA 17922 Env.Engin. Brett Amdor 148 Smithfield Court Basking Ridge,NJ 07920 Bus. Adm. Eric Bercarich 26 Valley Road Sparta,NJ 07871 Bus. Adm. Kiana Bui 22 Fitzwatertown Rd. Willow Grove,PA 19090 Int.Bus. James Anoia 509 East Main Street Catawissa,PA 17820 Bio. Mary Bernardi 350 S Franklin St Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702 The. Kristin Burick 188 S. Mountain Blvd. Mountaintop,PA 18707 Bio. Joseph Antonishak 98 Logan Street Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702 Bio. Melissa Bernherd 301 S Franklin Sr 3rd Fl Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702 Psy./E.Chld.Ed. Michael Butchko 100 Hemlock Street Swoyersville,PA 18704 Poli. Sci. Heather Avery Bx 25 187 S. Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Nursing Nancy Bingham 8 Chestnut Street Mountaintop,PA 18707 Math /El. Ed. Robert Butka 419 14th. Avenue Scranton,PA 18504 Geo-Env. Sci. Ahmad Azaizeh Rear 535 North Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702 Elec.Engin. Caryn Birnbaum 0-30 Whitehall Street Fair Lawn,NJ 07410 Psy./E.Chld.Ed. Jeanine Capone 5 East Lynne Drive Pittston,PA 18640 Nursing Nicole Baggetta 416 Depew Avenue Mayfield,PA 18433 Psy. Ryan Blazure 19 Kingswood Dr Dallas,PA 18612 Poli. Sci. Andrew Carter 187 S Franklin St Bx 124 Wilkes-Barre.PA 18766 Env.Engin. Eric Bailey 142 Penn Street Millheim,PA 16854 Com. Amy Blease 688 Youngs Hill Road Easton.PA 18042 Art/Com. Alison Casey 37 Rutz Street Ashley,PA 18706 Bio. Robyn Bailey Rd 5 Box 5138 Rt 447 East Stroudsbur,PA 18301 Soc. L. Von Blight 392 Wyoming Avenue Kingston,PA 18704 Mktg. Leanne Chamberlain 331 Wood Dale Drive Hendersonville,NC 28739 Psy./Phy.Therapy Philip Barletta 1168 Amherst Street Scranton, PA 18504 Mat. Engin. Kerri Booth Rd 1 Box 6 Liberty,PA 16930 Int.Studies Jeffrey Chowanec 5 Circle Drive Peckville,PA 18452 Acct. Philip Basha 38 West Eighth Street Wyoming,PA 18644 Bio. Kalen Churcher 31 1/2 Turner S Plymouth,PA H Com. Dina Bowman 611 West Diamond Avenue Hazleton,PA 18201 Poli. Sci. Brian Coates 413 Spring Stre Wiconisco,PA 1 Music Ed. Tammy Boyer 131 West Vaughn Street Kingston.PA 18704 Nursing Jason Coslett 1 Regina Drive Mountaintop, PA Comp. Sci. Benjamin Davis 40 Harrison Stre New York,NY 1C Psy. Kelley Davis 29 Flint Ridge D Shillington.PA 1 Nursing John Decker 13 Covington La Voorhees.NJ 08 Com. Mariah Dembesl 530 Morgan StrE Dickson City,PA Psy./EI. Ed. Jodi Lyn Depue Po Box 247 Great Bend,PA · Psy. Mark Derienzo 9 Kensington Cc Neshanic Statio, Elec.Engin. Juleann Ducaji 99 Congress Ro Mountaintop, PA Psy./EI. Ed.IE.Cl Christopher Dun 131 Cooper Stre Pringle.PA 1870 Bio. Angela Dymond Rr 3 Box 32b Shickshinny,PA Music Ed. Todd Dziak Rd 3 Box 161 Harvey's Lake,F Bio. Chad Edwards 36 Spring Road Summit Station,! Psy. Kathryn Eisley Po Box 642 Moscow,PA 184 Psy./EI. Ed. �Kalen Churcher 31 1/2 Turner St Plymouth,PA 18651 Com. Christopher Erb 666 Landis Road Telford,PA 18969 Geo-Env. Sci. Steven Gapinski Rr 1 Box 295 A Wapwallopen,PA 18660 Math Brian Coates 413 Spring Street Wiconisco,PA 17097 Music Ed. Amy Evans 183 Forest Road Mountaintop,PA 18707 Acct. M. Gerst 2016 Park Beach Drive Aberdeen,MD 21001 Env.Earth Sci. Jason Coslett 1 Regina Drive Mountaintop,PA 18707 Comp. Sci. Ericka Evans 146 West Tioga Street Tunkhannock,PA 18657 Nursing Kari Ghezarian 604 Wyoming Avenue West Pittston,PA 18643 Acct. Benjamin Davis 40 Harrison Street New York,NY 10013 Psy. Suzanne Fagan 27 West William Street Lincoln Park,NJ 07035 Nursing Mary Beth Gillespie 21 East Seventh Street Wyoming,PA 18644 Com. Kelley Davis 29 Flint Ridge Drive Shillington,PA 19607 Nursing Rebecca Farrington 18 Weldy Ave Oreland,PA 19075 Psy./EI. Ed. Sean Gorman Rd 3 Troy,NY 12180 Psy./Phy. Therapy John Decker 13 Covington Lane Voorhees,NJ 08043 Com. Justin Fasulo 12 Fenmore Dr Wappomgers Fall,NY 12590 Bus. Adm. Loriann Gorrick 1321 North Main Avenue Scranton, PA 18508 Nursing Mariah Dembesky 530 Morgan Street Dickson City,PA 18519 Psy./EI. Ed. Jason Feese Rd 2 Box 127 Catawissa,PA 17820 Nursing Stanley Gorski Po Box 508 Sugarloaf,PA 18249 Bio. Jodi Lyn Depue Po Box 247 Great Bend,PA 18821 Psy. Kristine Ferrell R.d. 2 Box 212 Hughesville,PA 17737 Nursing Michael Grasso 286 Reynolds Street Kingston,PA 18704 Biochem. Mark Derienzo 9 Kensington Court Neshanic Statio,NJ 08853 Elec.Engin. Joanna Fine 347 Palmer Street Plymouth,PA 18651 Soc. Angie Graver 31 Church St Zerbe,PA 17981 Poli. Sci. Juleann Ducaji 99 Congress Road Mountaintop,PA 18707 Psy./EI. Ed./E.Chld.Ed. Kevin Finn Rr 2 Box 70-2a Hunlock Creek,PA 18621 Eng. Karen Grimm 718 Ann Street Duryea.PA 18642 Biochem. Christopher Dunbar 131 Cooper Street Pringle,PA 18704 Bio. Keith Fox 44 7 East Tenth Street Northampton.PA 18067 Psy./EI. Ed. Kimberly Groshek Rr 101 W Ridge St Nanticoke,PA 18634 Engin. Mgt. Angela Dymond Rr 3 Box 32b Shickshinny,PA 18655 Music Ed. Brian Franks 306 McKinley Avenue Jermyn,PA 18433 Env.Earth Sci. Gerald Grube 470 Division Street Bangor.PA 18013 Psy./EI. Ed. Todd Dziak Rd 3 Box 161 Harvey'S Lake.PA 18618 Bio. Jay Franus 3102 Parallel Drive Scranton,PA 18504 Biochem. Ann Marie Grumblis 98 Courtright St Pringle,PA 18704 Chad Edwards 36 Spring Road Summit Station,PA 17979 Psy. Eric Freeland 1 Lafayette Court Barnegat,NJ 08005 Com. Kathryn Eisley Po Box 642 Moscow,PA 18444 Psy./EI. Ed. Dorinia Gabello 1618 Return Ave Scranton, PA 18508 Psy. Psy. Mary Guida 166 Second Street Old Forge.PA 18518 Psy. Laura Gunn Po Box 61 Lehman.PA 18627 Soc. �Eric Hamp 2 Holly Court Danville.PA 17821 His./Sndry Ed . Marybeth Jenkins 145 Briarwood Drive Shavertown,PA 18708 Eng./Poli. Sci. Kimberly Krushinski 926 Dimmick Street Dickson City,PA 18519 Psy. Stephen Hansen 22 Short Street Moosic,PA 18507 C.I.S. Kristopher Jimenez 102 Springbrook Drive Bangor.PA 18013 Env.Engin. Jeffrey Kulsa 707 East Diamond Avenue Hazleton,PA 18201 Nursing Stephanie Hastings 57 W Salisbury Dr Wilmington,DE 19809 Psy. Emi Kajiki 180 S Washington St Apt 236 Wilkes Barre.PA 18701 Mktg. Tara Kurland Rd 1 Box 299 Hazleton.PA 18201 Psy. William Heckman 349 Woodlawn Avenue Mountaintop,PA 18707 Bio. Jill Karlick RD 1 Box 188 Freeland,PA 18224 Nursing Mary Kurlandski 23 Jay Street Swoyersville.PA 18704 Nursing/Psy. Chad Heffner 311 N. Tulpehocken Rd. Reading ,PA 19601 Acct. Kimberlee Kaskel 62 Kirby Ave Mountaintop, PA 18707 Env.Earth Sc Mary Kusiak He 6 Box 6650 Hawley,PA 18428 Nursing Mark Henneberg 37 Sandhurst Dr Mt Laurel,NJ 08054 Env:Earth Sci. Nicole Kennedy 3010 N Warnock St Phila,PA 19133-1818 Psy. Amy Kuzmick 806 East Chestnut Street Shamokin,PA 17872 Psy. Patricia Kirk 68 W Ross St Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Psy./EI. Ed . Jamie Land 304 Sunbury Street Minersville,PA 17954 Bio. Kellie Klein 2717 Deepford Drive Woodbridge,VA 22192 Acct. Wendy Laudeman Rr 1 Box 146a Ringtown.PA 17967 Int.Studies/His. Karen Kline 210 Rothermel Boulevard Reading,PA 19605 Soc. George Lear 207 Hamilton Avenue Linwood,NJ 08221 Mech. Engin Ronald Kopcho 433 Berkshire Rd Fairless Hills.PA 19030 Comp. Sci. Timothy Legg 802 Sunset Street Scranton.PA 18509 Nursing David Koschak Rr 1152 Dushore.PA 18614 Eng . Carla Lencovich PO Box58 Sheppton ,PA 18248 Nursing Melissa Koslap 209 Charles Road Muncy.PA 17756 Nursing Daniel Lennon 30 King Street Hampton Bays,NY 11946 Art Jennifer Kovaleski 1317 Westside Avenue Honesdale.PA 18431 Nursing Timothy Long 1331 Madison Avenue Dunmore,PA 18512 Acct. Eica C Kramer Rr 1 Box 1140 Barnesville,PA 18214 Psy. David MacEdo 450 Washington Avenue Somerset,MA 02726 His./Sndry Ed. Stephanie Kramer Rd 1 Box 1386 Pottsville,PA 17901 Nursing Sally Marcum 202 Stites Avenue West Wyoming ,PA 18644 Bus. Adm. Russell Hiser 101 Hedgerow Drive Souderton, PA 18964 Acct. Edward Hoffman 7 New St Hudson,PA 18705 Bus. Adm . Katie Holliday 3 Tallow Lane Lake Grove,NY 11755 Art Ed. Heidi Holmberg 400 Pershing Avenue Phillipsburg,NJ 08865 Nursing Thomas Horvat 427 Keystone Avenue Whitehall ,PA 18052 Bio. Kimberly Howells 1625 Price Street Scranton.PA 18504 Psy./Phys. Linda Joning Huang 11 O S. River St. Box 1038 Wilkes Barre,PA 18766 Bus. Jill Hughson 801 Avenue I Matamoras,PA 18336 Psy. Viet Huynh 219 North Washington Street Wilkes Barre,PA 18702 Elec.Engin. �enue )4 treet Melanie Markey 472 10th Street Brooklyn,NY 11215 Com. Jennifer Moisey Rr 1 Box 360 Foothills Dr Sugarloaf,PA 18249 Bus. Mgt. Lisa Martin Rd 1 Box 615b Annville,PA 17003 Nursing Eric Morinello 537 Luzerne Avenue West Pittston,PA 18643 Biochem . Timothy Mathews 1219 Audobon Drive Clarks Summit,PA 18411 Econ./Poli. Sci. Elisa Morris 281 East Northampton Street Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702 Bio. Marlene Matosky 144 Harris Hill Road Trucksville,PA 18708 Bio./Psy. Christine Mulhern Rear 24 Dickenson Street Pittston,PA 18640 Bio. Brian McCoy 1782 Brentwood Court Middletown,PA 17057 Comp. Sci. Michelle Murmello 942 Washington Street Freeland,PA 18224 Com . Marci McDade 102 Ridgeview Drive (fawnwood) Holly Mushinsky 45 Poplar Street Plains,PA 18705 Env.Earth Sci./Sndry Ed. Scraton,PA 18504 Eng./Sndry Ed. 4 Lisa McManamon 2044 Sturbridge Drive Jamison,PA 18929 Psy./Soc. Kristin McNally 16 Constitution Rd. Sewell,NJ 08080 Bio. Je Marny Mead 64 West Tioga Street Tunkhannock,PA 18657 Geo-Env. Sci. Julie Mehta 92 Second Avenue Kingston.PA 18704 Bio. 8 11946 mue 2 wenue '26 A 18644 Scott Mengle 304 St. Peter Street Schuylkill Have.PA 17972 Engin. Mgt. Ann Messina 55 E. Pettebone Street Forty Fort,PA 18704 Poli. Sci. Lisa Micciche 1350 Springbrook Avenue Moosic,PA 18507 Bio. Lori Milewski 277 Barney Street Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702 Bio. Denise Mina 432 Aldan Avenue Aldan.PA 19018 Psy. Joseph Nattress 631 Hibbard Avenue Collingdale,PA 19023 Env.Engin. Eric Nelson 92 Ithaca Street Bay Shore,NY 11706 Com. David Nockley 5 Anthracite Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Bio. Robert Notari 3701 Sutherford Ave. rm304 Pittsburgh ,PA 15213 Bio. Coleen Nowikowski 52 West Washington Street Nanticoke,PA 18634 Psy. Wendy O'Connor RD 2 Box 127 A Towanda.PA 18848 Bus. Adm. Erika Obser Box 697 Quogue,NY 11959 Bus. Adm. Christine Paduck 6 Birch Drive Tunkhannock.PA 18657 Bus. Adm. Crystal Pajor 1508 South Hanover Street Nanticoke,PA 18634 Psy. Pierre Palandjian 202 Carol Road Peckville,PA 18452 Bio. Andita Parker-Lloyd 111 Woodside Drive Wilkes Barre,PA 18705 Com./Eng. Matthew Patton Rd 1 Box 32a Ulster.PA 18850 Bio. Amy Peacock 77 Bonnet Lane Hatboro,PA 19040 Psy./EI. Ed . Anthony Pepe 39 Parnell St. Pittson,PA Bus. Adm. Edward Price RR 3 Box 3236 Uniondale,PA 18470 Geo-Env. Sci. Micah Price Rr 3 Box 3236 Uniondale,PA 18470 Env.Engin. Ali Qureshi 3031 Burchlawn Street Herndon.VA 22071 Env.Engin. Marisa Rae Bx 1406 187 S Franklin St Wilkes-Barre,PA 18766 Poli. Sci. Scott Randolph 22 Terrace Street Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702 Geo-Env. Sci. Jill Raspen 762 River Road Wilkes Barre,PA 18702 Eng./Sndry Ed. Angel Raymond 251 Cedar St Tamaqua,PA 18252 Bus. Maria Rebollo 165 Maple Street Coplay, PA 18037 Elec.Engin . Tony Reed 165 N. Railroad St. Hughesville,PA 17737 Bio. Janis Reigel Rr1 Box 1916 Factoryville.PA 18419 Acct. �Ann Peters 187 S Franklin St Bx 1402 Wilkes-Barre,PA 18766 Phil. Michael Relvas 4835 Charles Street Easton,PA 18042 Psy. Walter Pilger Rr 1 Box 352 A Dallas,PA 18612 Bus. Adm. Ryan Riboldi Rd 3 Box 260 Kunkletown,PA 18058 Poli. Sci./His. Jenna Porpiglia Box 1387 Wilkes Barre,PA 18766 El. Ed./Com. Susan Richardson 1O Marrabee Avenue Dallas,PA 18612 Bus. Adm. Tanya Prapuolenis 34 Culver Street Forty Fort,PA 18704 Nursing Christine Rodgers 1412 Plane Street Avoca,PA 18641 Nursing Amy Prawdzik 145 Waller Street Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702 Bio. Christopher Rogers 144 Aldrin Drive Shavertown,PA 18708 Bio./Psy. ohn Schwear Box 687 Rr 2 Hazleton,PA 18201 Eng . Holli Root 1131 Conklin Road Conklin,NY 13748 Nursing Teresa Rose 279 Academy Street Wilkes Barre ,PA 18702 Psy. Sean Ryan 200 West Market Street Danville,PA 17821 Sherri A Seiwell 541 Main St. Sugarloaf,PA 18706 Crim.Jst. John Sentiwany 28 Senate Dr Apt 7a Mountaintop,PA 18707 Acct. Mktg . Jennifer Ryman Rd 6 Box 55a Tunkhannock,PA 18657 Acct. Craig Sadowski 4267 E. Wyndemere Circle Schnecksville,PA 18078 Env.Earth Sci. Thomas Sarnowski Rd 2 Box 129 Waymart,PA 18472 Nursing James Savage 33 Laurel Leaf Drive Gales Ferry.CT 06335 Com. Shannon Savakinas 212 West Coal Street Shenandoah,PA 17976 Soc./EI. Ed. Kathleen Schmucker 863 Wyndom Terr Secane,PA 19018 Com./Poli. Sci. Amy Schoonover 105 Amherst Drive Dickson City,PA 18519 Bio. Beth Seris 1 Chestnut Street Luzerne.PA 18709 Acct. Paul Serkosky 604 New Street Olyphant.PA 18447 Mech. Engin Pamela Sernak 1221 1/2 West 15th Street Hazleton.PA 18201 Psy./EI. Ed. Daphne Shaffer 72 East Walnut Street Kingston.PA 18704 Eng. Tina Shannon 65 B Heisz Street Edwardsville,PA 18704 Bio. Sheila Shiffka 304 North Empire Court 526 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Poli. Sci. Renee Sica 39 Oak Forest Drive Tunkhannock,PA 18657 Acct. Donna Silinski 230 Davis Street Plymouth,PA 18651 Biochem. R. Patrick Simes 808 South Hanover St. Nanticoke,PA 18634 Eng./Phil. David Skoronski 5932 Nuangola Road Mountaintop, PA 18707 Env.Sci. Christine Smedley 122 Park Street Carbondale.PA 18407 The. Brad Smith 1711 Lincoln Street Bethlehem.PA 18017 Bio Brian Smith Route 2 Box 508 Mountain Home,AR 72653 Env.Engin. Daniel Smith 228 Railroad Avenue Souderton,PA 18964 Med./Hth. Phys. Tera Smith 157 Airline Drive Cogan Station,PA 17728 Psy. William Smith 210 Mt Spring Avenue Hawley,PA 18428 Bio. Jamie Spengler 337 Fairmount Road Long Valley,NJ 07853 Psy./EI. Ed. Patricia Spivak Rr 1 Box 116b White Haven.PA 18661 Acct. Susannah Stair 201 South Memorial Highway Trucksville,PA 18708 Biochem. Cheryl Stauffer 1708 Chester Road Bethlehem,PA 18017 Int.Studies/Soc. Robert Steinberger 219 Salem Street West Pittston.PA 18643 Psy. Paul Summa 1712 Clay Avenue Dunmore,PA 18509 Bus. Adm. Tammy Swam, .RD 2 Box 134 Dalton,PA 184 Bus. Adm. Aniko Szeplaki 36 Canterbury Phillipsburg,N. Com. Eileen Taman 102 Caverton Trucksville,P~ Com./Psy. Rose Tamma 111 Park Stre Westfield, NJ Nursing TimothyTem RR 2 Box 1i Wyalusing,P, His./Sndry E, Corinne Tho 36 Graham J Wilkes Barre Bus. Adm. James Thor 645 Oak Str Taylor,PA 1 Env.Earth S Deborah Til 209 Simpsc Dupont,PA Mat. Engin. Lawrence· 520 Nichol: Frackville,F Pub.Adm. Le Tran 170 South Wilkes Bar Bus. Adm . Richard T 317 LenaI Allentown Bio. . Michelle 27 King ( Warren,!\ Psy. Latanya 1812 Nor Philadelr Soc./Ed. Sarah V 118 Jad, Dunelle, Soc./Ps1 Marc VE 1163 M Hillsbor Env.Eni �Tammy Swartwood .RD 2 Box 134 Dalton.PA 18414 Bus. Adm. Aniko Szeplaki 36 Canterbury Road Phillipsburg,NJ 08865 Com. Eileen Tamanini 102 Caverton Road Trucksville,PA 18708 Com./Psy. Leslie Vinsko 75 Birch Drive Swoyersville,PA 18704 His. Anita Zaboski 660 Main Street Sugar Notch,PA 18706 Soc. Cheryl Walmsley 2426 East Eric Drive Wilmington.DE 19808 Nursing Carmen Zullo 1424 Shawsheen Street Tewksbury,MA 01876 App.Engin. Edward White Box 34 Hamlin,PA 18427 Phys. Linda Zupko 1038 West Oak Street Old Forge,PA 18518 Psy./EI. Ed. Rose Tammaro 111 Park Street Westfield.NJ 07090 Nursing Matthew White Rd 3 Box 3458 Moscow, PA 18444 Env.Earth Sci. Timothy Tenasco RR 2 Box 170 Wyalusing,PA 18853 His./Sndry Ed Michael White 6 Arlington Avenue Hewitt,NJ 07421 Acct. Corinne Thomas 36 Graham Avenue Wilkes Barre.PA 18702 Bus. Adm. Carrie Williams 138 Old River Road Wilkes Barre,PA 18702 Bio. James Thomas 645 Oak Street Taylor,PA 18517 Env.Earth Sci. Kimberly Woods Rr 1 Box 1169 Factoryville.PA 18419 Bus. Adm. Deborah Tibel 209 Simpson Street Dupont,PA 18641 Mat. Engin./Phys. Lynne Wright 67 Wayne Street Carbondale,PA 18407 El. Ed./Psy. Lawrence Trakes 520 Nicholas Street Frackville,PA 17931 Pub.Adm. William Wrubel 109 North Grant Street Williamstown.PA 17098 Music Ed. Le Tran 170 South Wilkes Barre Blvd. Wilkes Barre,PA 18702 Bus. Adm. Aaron R. Wurster RR 2 Box 70-Q Orangeville,PA 17859 Richard Trieu 317 Lenape Trail Allentown.PA 18104-0317 Bio. Grant Yoder 19 Yorktowne Road Pottsville.PA 17901 Poli. Sci. Michelle Tufaro 27 King George Road Warren.NJ 07059 Psy. Susan Yoder Po Box 127 Springville,PA 18844 Nursing Latanya Urquhart 1812 North Woodstock Street Philadelphia.PA 19121 Soc./Ed. Mona Young Rr 1 Box 463 Whitesterry Falls,PA 18615 Comp. Sci. • • • • • • • ••• • • ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sarah VanDermark 118 Jadach Drive Dunellen.NJ 08812 Soc./Psy. Mark Youngblood 2787 South Main Street Wilkes Barre.PA 18706 Soc. \.. ... ✓ Marc Vendome 1163 Millstone River Road Hillsborough,NJ 08876 Env.Engin. r···~ ••• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • s E N I 0 R I N D E X ••• ••• • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • �Wilkes Adtninistration Top: Faculty Affairs Council Center: Board of Trustees Yeste1 ] Bottom: Alumni Board of Directors Yesten and goofed c tomorrow, h carry with u: planted in tl1 Amnic they work, s from this pa: �Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow-Facing the Future Together Yesterday we went to class, hung out with friends, studied, drank, and goofed off. Today we say good-bye to all that and move forward in tomorrow, helped by our experience, our teachers, and our friends. We carry with us the fruits of past dreams and the seeds of new ones to be planted in the fertile soil of another year. Amnicola wishes you the best of luck in all your future plans, be they work, school, or family. We hope you carry something with you from this past year at Wilkes forever. --JZLmnico{a l �Brian Adam9 JamesF.Anoia Sric Bercarich Maria L. Feach It has meant so much to watch you grow, to share your goals and dreams. With all your talents the future is unlimited. You're just the kind of thoughtful son most parents dream of. We are very proud of you. Is there a doctor in the house?? Dear £ric, Congratulations! You may think success is yet to be achieved. but you already are a success as a person. May you always be surrounded by health and happiness, loving family and friends, and career success. Congratulations proud of your c. include creativi, endurance with achieve perfecti endeavors. Goo all of your futur ambitions. We are proud of yo'll, James. Love, Mom and Todd All our love, Love, Mom and Dad Love, Mom, Dad and Lauren Your : Sric Bercarich Caryn Birnbaum Jeanine M. Capone Wayne V. Chernick Loriann Got-rick Dear Eric, Congratulations on your graduation! am very proud of your accomplishments. May your future he bright and successful. We told you to "reach for the stars" four years ago, you are almost there. We love you and wish you love, luck and happiness for your future in helping the youth of today. Congratulations, Jeanine, as you receive your BS in nursing. It was a hard road. but you never gave up. Your parents are especially proud of you on this, your graduation day. Much success. We know it wasn't easy. A student., husband. and Daddy to Kirsten (3) and Holly (1), but you did it all and did it well. We are all so proud. "Congratulation made it. We alll would. On to th are proud. Love yo'll, Love, Love, Yvette Mom. andF, Mom. Dad. Holli, and Bev Love, Grandma Mom and Dad Brian T. Coates l<elley N. Davis Mariah Denibesky Laura J. Gunn Congratulations on this important day in your life. May God be with you as you continue on your journey to achieve higher goals. Good luck and best wishes always. Congratulations! We wish you the best as you pursue your career in Nursing. Congratulations and all our love. We're proud of you. Laura, It took a lot of h. dedication to wo through college, 1 as proud of your as we are. We w God can offer. With Love, All of the Gruszkas Love, Congratulations and Bat Wishes 1996 graduates! Robert P. DeMarco Love, Your Family Love, Mother and Dad YourF Mark C. Deri8DIIO Chad Oliver Sdwards JuonFeese Mark, Congratulations, Son, on your graduation from college. We're proud of you and know you will do well in whatever your future endeavors might be. Stay focused. be healthy and happy. And most of all, never give up on your dreams. Congratulations, Jason. upon completing your academic career at Wilkes. We are proud of your record in the classroom and on the football field. Congratulations on your degree. So proud of you are we! Hitch your dreams to a star to carry you afar. Love, Love, Mom. Dad and Neal 198 CONGRATULATIONS! May your future be filled with health, happiness and trust in the Lord. AIM HIGH for a very successful career in the Air Force. Love, Mom and Dad Your Parents I<ristineFerrell Love Always, Mom, Dad. Kathleen and Lori MarciSliubeth) Congratulations ~ for success, Marc proud that you ai family tradition b fourth generation teaching professi, richly rewarded f, All our Mom.I: Mark �~c Bercarich MariaL.Feachak Jennifer Gans Moisey Steve Gapinski Sean J<h,by Gorman )ear Eric, ~ongratulations! You may think ruccess is yet to be achieved, but you ilready are a success as a person. May you always be surrounded by ru?alth and happiness, loving family and friends, and career success. Congratulations, Maria! We are very proud of your capabilities which include creativity, perseverance and endurance with a strong will to achieve perfection in your academic endeavors. Good luck and success in all of your future goals, dreams, and ambitions. Jennifer-We are very proud of your YEST£RDAYS, thrilled with your TODAY, May 18', 1996, NThe Wilkes University Graduate/ and pray all your TOMORROWS are days of sunshine and smiles sprinkled with Love. God Bless! Congratulations and Good Luck, Steve!! Congratulations, Sean! May the good Lord continue to guide you in all your future endeavors. We are blessed and proud to have you for our son. Much love, happiness and success in your life. Mom. Dad and Melissa Love, Love, Love, Love, Your Parents Mom, Dad and Jeff Mom, Dad and Scott Mom, Dad and Lauren Wayne V. Chernick Loriann Garrick Loriann Garrick Ann Marie Grumblis Melissa Guida We know it wasn't easy. A student, husband, and Daddy to Kirsten (3) and Holly (1), but you did it all and did it well. We are all so proud. "Congratulations" Loriann. You made it. We always knew you would. On to the real world. We are proud. Hello, Real World! Here comes Loriann Frances Christine Gorrick With PRIDE and ANTICIPATION we gave you life. With PRIDE and ANTICIPATION you have greeted and challenged each day of life. With PRIDE and ANTICIPATION we rejoice in your accomplishments. Melissa, We are so proud of you. Love, Love, Yvette Mom, Dad, JJ~ and Family Everyone Who Loves You Mom, Dad, Brian, and Chris We Love You, Mom and Dad Mariah Dembesky Laura J. Gunn George Gurdock Stephanie Hastings l<ristopher M. Jimenez Congratulations and all our love. We're proud of you. Laura, It took a lot of hard work and dedication to work your way through college, and you should be as proud of your accomplishments as we are. We wish you the best God can offer. May all your dreams come true as you forge on to be the best doctor you can be. Congratulations and Best Wishes. Steph, Congratulations!!! We love you very much and are very proud of you. We hope your future will be filled with a lot of happy moments. We know you can accomplish anything you set out to do. Kris, Only you can appreciate the effort that went into your extraordinary accomplishments, and nobody can imagine the pride that we feel for you. God continues to smile down on you. Good luck in graduate school. Love, Your Family With Love, Mom, Dad, Daniel and Anastasia Love, Love Always, Your Family Mom and Dad Love, Mom and Dad l<ristineFerreD CONGRATULATIONS! May your future be filled with health, happiness and trust in the Lord. AIM HIGH for a very successful career in the Air Force. Love Always, Mom, Dad, Kathleen and Lori Marci Sliabeth McDade Lori Milewski Wendy Lynn O'Connor Congratulations and Best Wishes for success, Marci. We are very proud that you are continuing our family tradition by becoming the fourth generation to choose the teaching profession. May you be richly rewarded for your efforts! Lori, Congratulations and the very best of luck for success in your future. We're proud of you. If we could gather up all the smiles, laughs, and memories you've brought us through the years, we would, and you would, understand just what it means to have a daughter like you. . . You're very special to us! Much success with your new job! All our love, Love, Mom, Dad, Ray, Lynn and Nana Love you always, Mom, Dad, Michael and Mark Mom and Dad 199 �Pi81'1'e I<hatchadour Palandjian Janis I(. Reigel Chriatopher Brian Rogers Hom Alana Root William D. Smith Congratulations, Pierre! We are proud of 1.:1our brilliant accomplishment. We wish that 1.:1ou will continue to successfully reach your dreams alwa1.:1s with your famil1.:1's love and God's blessings, even during times of unforseen difficulties. JANIS K. REIGEL pursued her degree, Congratulations, Chris, and the Class of 1996. Holli: You have done an outstandingjob, and we are proud of 1.:1ou be1.:1ond words! You are loved b1.:1 us all! Congratulations, Bill We are proud of your a achievements at Wilkei being selected in Who'i Dean's List. Good Luclc with uncommon vigor and hardy esprit. We've alwa1.:1s been Ver1.:J proud of her role, and pleased that she has now reached her goal--to be an accountant on our famil1.:J tree. Your Loving Famil1.:1 Love, Mom. Dad Kevin. Moe, Jinx, Lizz1.:1, Grammey and Pop Pop Love, Love, Mom. Dad D-Man. Ricky and Lad1.:1 Mom. Dad Catherine, Robert. Diana, and your Grandparents Mom.DadG Grandpa ENJOY LIFE! ' ( ~f J81n88 Sange Congratulations! We're proud of 1.:1ou! And we love you! . . · Mom. Dad Gram and Pop f' ·-~y . . ./ ~ • ' i Arny Marie Schoonover Beth Seris "Amy Dear" -"Congratulations, Daughter" -We're so ver1.:J proud of you-We love 1.:1ou dearly-We're here for 1.:1ou alwa1.:1s-Ma1.:1 all your dreams come true- Congratulations! We are proud of you and your achievements in the past four 1.:1ears. May 1.:1our future be a happy, health1.:1 and successful one. Yuukkk! Better you th Congratulations!! Lora and Lis Love, 1 P.S. Now start working! You owe 1.:1our mom and dad a •sg Vettel! Mom and Dad We love you, Mom. Dad and Beck1.:J Patrick Simes Patrick Simes Patrick Simes Cheryl Walmsley Some of the best times we've had were with poles in our hands, and the sun on our backs. As a fellow student, I know the hardships and the struggles you've endured. I'm extremely proud and wish 1.:1ou nothing but the best. Goals are dreams and wishes that are not easily obtained but with perseverance and steadfastness, by letting go of 1.:1esterda1.:1 and reaching for tomorrow, you can achieve that dream that was once just a wish. "Of course there is no formula for success except. perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings." We knew 1.:1ou could do it. We're really proud. On to Dr. Simes. Congratulations! You devoted nurse. Your , Walmsley would be sc LOVE YOU! Cordially, Love, Jessica and Steven Bergey your sister and brother-in-law Mom. John and Jim Aunt Edith Loredo Patrick Simes Patrick Simes Patrick Simes Tera L. Smith Pat. "Life is but a river I go fishing in." Daddy, We knew 1.:1ou could do it. We are proud. We hope some day we can make you as proud as we are. Boss, Congratulations! And remember-chicks dig taxidermists!! Congratulations, Ty and best wishes. I'm real proud of 1.:1ou. Well, it looks like we caught our first fish (BA's), now on to the big one (PHD). It's the best fishing I could ever ask for. Mom Love, We love you, We are so proud hap] the blessings of the L graduation. The road has had its ups and d have achieved accorr climbed to your goal Jim. Bernie and Marcie Tiffany and Sasha Yourfamib Love ya, Laura 200 Mom.Dad Shante, Zo Marcus �anaRoot William D. Smith James W. 'ftJCnnu Sarah Vandermark Cheryl Walmsley Congratulations, Bill. ve done an outstanding job, and We are proud of ':JOur academic proud of ':JOU be':jond words! loved b':l us all! achievements at Wilkes Universit',l, for being selected in Who's Who, and the Dean's List. Good Luck in ':JOur future. Congratulations, Jim. You made it. We are ver':j proud of ':JOU and all of your accomplishments, and we have faith in ':JOU in whatever ':JOU choose to do in the future. You are special and make us Ve?',l proud Keep up the good work and follow your dreams. Remember we are all here to support you. May ':JOU find love, luck and success in all you do. Always remember what we taught you and what Daddy says. We love you! You will always be our little girl. Be proud of all you do. Congratulations! ? Love, Love, Mom. Dad. D-Man, Rick':j and Lad':l Love, Mom. Dad and Paul Love ya, Mom. Dad. Grandma and Grandpa Mom and Dad Mom, Dad. Karen, Susan and Marla NJOYLIFE! itulations! We are proud of ':JOU rur achievements in the past four Ma':l ':JOur future be a happ':J, ,':J and successful one. Cheryl Walmsley Cheryl Walmsley Cll8l'Yl Walmsley Yuukkk! Better you than me, Nurse. Congratulations!! We are so proud of you! You will be a huge success in whatever you do. With your winning smile and personality, you will be a wonderful nurse. Remember to always care for others. We love you. May God bless you in your nursing career of loving and caring for each person you tenderly touch. Our thoughts and prayers are with you always. Lora and Lisa Love, ourse there is no formula for iss except. perhaps, an nditional acceptance of life and : it brings: new you could do it. We're really d. On to Dr. Simes. Aunt Roxy, Uncle Stan, Aaron, Chris and Joel Moses Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop Warmouth Mom and Dad Cll8l'Y1Walmsley Matthew J. White Congratulations! You will make a devoted nurse. Your Mom-Mom Walmsley would be so proud. WE WV'EYOU! May all your dreams, wishes and desires be realized. Words cannot express how proud we are of your accomplishment. Shoot for the stars, never settle for second best and remember, we will always be there for you. Aunt £dith and Uncle Jack J<iJnberly Wood9 Congratulations! You did it "ON YOUR OWN!" Love, Mom and Dad Love, Your parents Mom. John and Jim To All Graduating Seniors: David 6. Searfoss L. Smith yatulations, Tv and best wishes. •eal proud of you. Mom We are so proud. happy and enjoying the blessings of the Lord upon your graduation. The road to achievement has had its ups and downs, but you have achieved. accomplished and climbed to your goal. Your family, Mom. Dad. Peaches, Willy, Shonte, Zoey, Holly and Marcus Congratulations to a wonderful husband. father and grandfather. We are all Ve?',l proud of your hard wor~ dedication and perseverance. Patty, David. Richard and Amanda Q+ ,t <><!ti'~ V" ti'~ t + ,t C> ti' ,t".l §++".l rv¢+ J.f~ {), <l+<l" 'i:l t t> C>-1\" · ~ t ,t ~~<J{), {),~ C> {), 'v ~<JV<>C> ti' ,t ~ </+¢+ {1-,t~ <!+"":+ --Amnicola 201 �Angela Jean Dymond Orlando Sdoardo Bellomo Ronl(opcho Angela '1fardrock# -Just look at you now! Always knew you'd succeed just didn't know how we would feel at this time with your life filled with change. The baby we cherish--now a woman. How strange yet glorious, wonderful. How sweet it Orlando, You are truly a very special gift to us, your family. Your many accomplishments are so well deserved and you have always made us so very proud of you. Good luck and God bless you. We are very proud of you. Congratulations and Best Wishes on plans for the future. You are a very strong and caring person who will strive for life's best. Our love, isl Love, Love, Mom. Dad Val Shaina and Rochelle Mom. Dad Nicole, Jay, Mam. Uncle Jack and Uncle Tom Mom. Dad Enrico and Mario I<errie Barney Robert Steinberger Sdward White Craig Sadowski You've made us proud!! Bobby! Thank God you made it! We're proud of you, Ed God bless you. We love you very much. Great job! We are proud of you. Love, Love, Love, Mom. Dad and Becky Mom and Dad Mom. Dad John. Teika. Lexie and Norm Mom. Gram and Gramps I<erri Booth Lisa Micciche Justin Fasulo Brian Franb It's finally over--butjust beginning. You have made us very proud parents. We hope the love we have for you now keeps you embraced forever. To Lisa who has been head strong and has had a goal to accomplish since the day you were born. All our love and best wishes in all your future endeavors. Congratulations, Justin! Your unique talents will make the world a better place. The future is yours. Carpe diem! Congratulations! Best wishes and good luck for a happy, successful life. May God be with you in all that you do. With love, Love, Mom and Dad Mom. Dad Mike, Matt and Brian Mom. Denis and Sara Mom and Dad Marc Vendome Timothy Tenasco Marc-Congratulations and best wishes on your achievement. We wish you much success in the years ahead! Your knowledge and achievement that brought you to this day, -your discipline and courage and hard work along the way, your character and strength of will to see a challenge through. These qualities will surely bring success in all you do. Love, Mom. Dad and Steven Dad Mom and your Family 202 �fski Ve are proud of you. lorn. Dad, John, Teika, Lexie ndNorm ;ions! Best wishes and )r a happ9, successful life. ~ with you in all that 9ou .ove, .1omandDad 203 �204 �205 �206 �207 �208 �209 �210 �211 �212 !I �~ILKts !I �l11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1000206191 WILKES UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 'Yesterday 'Tomorrow · 'Today :facin!) tlie :futur~ . 'Iogetk �ll111 11111 11111111 i91 y LIBRARY ay rrmorrow :facing tlie :future . 'Together �� 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 Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/2537fd4083cd84a94b25e2a715d99161.pdf 5087ac1379fe6f35a629ba58e0559a89 PDF Text Text CATALOGUE �Parr:i.sh Hall 16 South River Street Parrish Hall stands today as a monument to the era when the economy of Luzerne County was dominated by the anthracite industry. The building was erected in 1909 to house the offices of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company. 1 It was designed by the Wilkes-Barre architectural firm of Welsch, Sturdevant, and Poggi. 2 The office building was purchased by Wilkes College in 1958 from the Glen Alden Corporation, successors to the original firm. 3 The structure is presently used to house classrooms and offices and is named in honor of Charles Parrish, a founder of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company. Architecturally, Parrish Hall is an example of late Victorian commerical architecture of the Hacademic• trend. The masonry structure has five stories and measures approximately sixty feet by one-hundred feet. The front section is heavily decorated with classical details while the middle and back sections show little aesthetic striving. The name of the originql firm is carved below the cornice on the street facade. The entrance and stairhalls have marble wainscoting and tile floors. A decorative motif composed of the initials of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company is found through out the interior. An interesting feature of the interior is the floor to floor mail shute, said to be 1 �2 the first such system in Wilkes-Barre. Minor alterations have been made to the building over the years, however, the basic structure remains intact. Parrish Hall stands on the east side of South River Street near the intersection of West Market Street. The land was originally a portion of plot number six as laid out in 1770. Two of the finest hostelries in the history of Wilkes-Barre stood on this site and that of Chapman Hall to the south. The Phoenix Hotel was erected about 18Jl• It was replaced by the Wyoming Valley Hotel about 1864. The Wyoming Valley Hotel was torn down in the early twentieth century. Legend says that Arnold Colt operated a tavern in a building that stood on or near this site in the early years of the Dineteenth century. 1 oscar J. Harvey and Ernest G. Smith, A History of Wilkes-Barre and W omin Valle (Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Smith-Bennett Company, 19JO, IV, 1922. 2welsch, Sturdevant, and Poggi, architectural drawings, August 29, 1908. (Wilkes College, Business Office) 3 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1412, p. 82. �16 S. River St. PARRISH HALL Parrish Hall was built 1908-09. It was the former Lehigh and Wilkes -Barre Coal buiiding. Wilkes College ~cquired the building in May of 1958. The imposing five-story building houses the Finance department, the department of Political Science, Commerce and Finance, Business Administration and Psychology. It was acquired through generous contributions including gifts from the Alvert A. List Foundation, Inc. and RKO Theatres Foundation. The property includes the fivestory buiTding at 16 South River St., the adjoining President's House at 34 South River Street, and a large parking lot behind both buildings. The building was renamed Parrish Hall after the noted leader in the development of hard coal. The President's home was renamed Isaac Chapman Hall. - Added: 1 March 1983 From information in the Archives Files at Wilkes College Gerogetta Nelson Added: 14 March 1983 After the 1972 flood, damages to both these buildings was in excess of $400,000. gn • �J Ill. No. 1 Parrish Hall 16 South River Street spring, 1972 sources author Note, Parrish Hall was built in 1909. �4 Ill. No. 2 Phoenix Hotel sourceJ Wyoming Historical and Geological Society Note, The Phoenix Hotel, built circa 18Jl and razed circa 1865, stood on the present site of Parrish Hall. �5 'i-/~~~f/lf~1$"'" . · · ·'"·-1.\\)~~~-:;.' ~-:,· -~: .. '' :•,_:ft:~ : ~;-:~- ~ ... , . ... ~ ,;-ti:~:> ~-r;·J! ,...,_,..c."-J\ ;-.-~-~-~ . , ,; ~ .... ~....,f.,.~~: ?:tJffef/ ... .Y - • .);t;~ •. • , · - ..... !,, Ill. No. 3 Wyoming Valley Hotel source, Wyoming Historical and Geological Society Note, The Wyoming Valley Hotel was erected about 1865 and razed in the early twentieth century. It occupied the sites of the present Parrish and Chapman Halls. �6 • Ill. No. 4 Wyoming Valley Hotel sources Wyoming Historical and Geological Society Notes In the late ninet~eth century the roof was remolded in the Mansardic style. �Isaac Chapman Hall 24 South River Street The history of Chapman Hall is closely associated with that of Parrish Hall. The structure, which sets to the south of Parrish Hall, was built in the mid 19J0s as the residence of the president of the Glen Alden Corporation. 1 Wilkes College acquired the building in 1958 when it purchased the corporation's property holdings in the first block of South River Street. Chapman Hall is a three and a half story, brick structure with a tile roof and a portecochere ori the south side. The name honors Isaac Chapman, an early resident of the area and the author of History of Wyoming • .i,y,l,::,,/-{c1 /4,tfu,utU.. /o/{)'l i¼. ;?rlucli',:1,,J--icvftr ~J /J.tc u~H,c {tv'-£1 jCj/&, ~CO f(_l r-<-;J-<-f-l,(A,l (.-{._ f-0. .6-Ju A uv-d Vi/- .1 (01!- t7 2 Hu pv t:? . .,A,~it ~--Z_ };;euc 1%-itn 4rf, • 1 rnterview with Dr. Eugene s. Farley, Wilke~-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 11, · 1971. 7 �24 S. River St. CHAPMAN HALL The college acquired the Coal Company buildings on 6 May 1958 (see Parrish Hall), through generous donations and contributions including gifts from the Albert A. List Foundation, Inc., and RKO Theatre Foundation. ' The property was built in or about the mid-1930s. This building and the Parrish Hall building also acquired at the same time, were erected on the site of the former Old Wyoming Vall~y Hotel. Added: 1 March 198J Ge0rgetta Nelson: from information in the Wilkes Archives files �8 m llii1 r- --r --~- ~ . . .. ---, -.:. J :. m~u . - I ·• a;;::;sg ■ &"Was°lia Ill. No. 5 Chapman Hall 24 South River Street spring, 1972 sources author �Guidance and Placement Center J4 South River Street The structure presently used for the Guidance and Placement Center was originally the office of Andr~w Todd McClintock, an attorney. Although the exact date of construction is unknown, the building was erected in the mid nineteenth century. The earliest known record of it is a circa 1868 photograph of South River Street. The history of the building is closely associated with that of McClintock Hall to the south. Mcclintock Hall was built as the residence of Andrew Todd Mcclintock. The building was erected in three sections. The I.I! original portion s~ts close~to the sidewalk and has a center door flanked by two windows. The back or east wing was erected about the turn of the century. It is not shown in the 1894 Atlas of Wilkes-Barre but is shown in the 1904 edition. The last section built was the south wing al though the exact date is not knownhu/ f~Jc,,'t' fo/r>i• I The proerty was acquired by the college in 1959 from the estate of Gilbert S. McClintock. 1 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1440, p. 40. 9 �10 , , .,,. r .,. _ __, r'•.-: -..; ' ~ >:ft .,, :~~ ~ ~ Ill. No. 6 Guidance and Placement Center J4 South River Street spring, 1972 sources author �Mcclintock Hall 44 South River Street ;:f c (/4...._-k,,, k It is generally accepted-by-hi-st-orians-v))a-c-Mce-1-i-ntock Hall was built as the residence of Andrew Todd McClintock (1810-1892), an attorney. Although a substantiated date of construction is unknown, the house was probably erected in the early 1840s. A note added to an 186J architectural drawing of the house records that it was built in 1841. Until 1951, when the building was given to Wilkes College, the house had been the home of three generations of the McClintock family. The present Mcclintock Hall is nearly three times the size of the original house. The 186) architectural drawing of the plan of the first and second floors and an examination of the structure reveals that the house is made up of four main sections built at different times. The original house was a two and a half story, half Georgian form structure with a recessed entrance and consisted of the present hall and the two rooms along the south side of it. may have been in a separate building, The kitchen In the following years the two first floor rooms on the north side of the hall and a two story service wing were added. The conservatory which stood on the site of the former library may have been built at this time. In 186J the New York architectural firm df Vaux and 11 �12 Withers designed several alterations for the residence of ftA. T. McClintock, Esq., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.- 1 The plans involved the addition of a second and third floor to the north side of the house. The bay window and the floor length windows of the first floor, northwest room were also a part of the designs. The two story arcade and the present vestibule as well as minor interior alterations were included in this plan. A note written on the bottom of one of the sheets of the architectural drawings indicates that the 1863 designs are the work of Frederick Clark Withers. (Withers was the architect of Kirby Hall.) Francis Kowsky, a scholar on Withers, however, feels that the alterations, particulary the arcade, may have been the wori of Withers' partner Calvert Vaux. 2 Kowsky writes that "(the arcade) is totally unlike his (Withers) work, being closer to the Renaissance style that Vaux used from time to time.ft The last major addition was the construction of a library on the site of the earlier conservatory. The exact date in unkown, but this extension was erected in the early twentieth century. The extension does not appear in the series of atlases of the city until the 1933 edition. oriel The window on the south side of the second floor is not shown on the 1863 architectural drawing but does appear on a circa 1897 photograph of the South River Street. Gilbert Stuart McClintock (1886-1959), an attorney, donated the house to Wilkes College in 1951 for use as a �lJ residence hall. 3 As Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Gilbert S. McClintock guided the establishment and growth of Bucknell Junior College into Wilkes College. A grandson of Andrew Todd McClintock, Gilberts. Mcclintock acquired the property from his father Andrew Hamilton McClintock (1852-1919), an attorney. McClintock Hall is not a "period piece" but a house which, from circa 1841 to 1951, clearly shows the everchanging style and taste of its occ~pants. In addition to the house, Wilkes College · also acquired a large portion of the McClintock collection of antique furniture and art work. The McClintock Room in the Farley Library is the repository for ~ -'&' prints, books, paintings, and manuscripts pertaining to the history of Northeastern Pennsylvania that were collected by the McClintocks. Mcclintock Hall stands on the site of a building that was used in the early nineteenth century by Jacob Gist as a store and post office. 4 Cist, who was married to the daughter of Matthias Hollenback, resided in a house that sto ~d where now stands the Baptist Church on South River Street. Andrew Todd Mcclintock was married tp Augusta Cist, a.. ~ "' ,( 'it •,, ~ _. > daughter of Jacob Gist. �14 1 vaux and Withers, architectural drawings, 1863. (Wilkes College, Farley Library, McClintock Room) 2Letter from Francis R. Kowsky, March 24, 1972. 3Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1134, p. 350. 4 oscar J. Harvey and E~nest G. Smith, A History of Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley (6vol. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.a Smith-Bennett Company, 1930), IV,1875 • • �44 South River St. McClintock Hall The building was erected around 1841 and donated to Wilkes College in 1951 by Attorney Gilbert Mcclintock. Attorney McClintock was a staunch friend and advisor of the college. During the later years of his life, he was known as "Mr. WilkesBarre" and his intimate friends respected him as such. The bulk of this estate was bequeathed to Wilkes College and he also left all prints, books, paintings and manuscripts to the college. Built in 1841 for Andrew Todd McClintock (1810-1891) and his bride, Augusta Cist; cost was $3000 . Four children and two grandchilfren were born in this ho~se of successful corporate lawyers and civic leaders. The builder came from Montgomery County of Northern Isish parentage and thus did not build i~ the traditional New England style. Given to Wilkes College in 1951 by Gilbert S. McClintock. Style: Modified New England with wing at rear, separate bath house and stables· (now destroyed). Construction: Native brick with imported Philadelphia brick facade. Later Construction arld remodelling: Building extensively re ·modelled in 1865 (Side entrance changed to a center entrance, interior moldings, ceilings, fireplaces, rooms added to the third floor),; in 1901 (the handsome library replaced the arboretum); at sometime in the late nineteenth century the cellar was excavated to install a furnace. Details of interest: The facade has thinner mortar than the rougher local bricks; the evidences of the entrance from the side porch on the left; the beautiful ceiling moldings; the ty \ ical front and back parlor arrangement on the right; the shutters and risers. (Greek Revival with Victorian additions) Although his forebears settled in Northumberland County in 1795; Attorney Mcclintock was born in Wilkes Barre. Educated at Princeton University, he received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Throughout his life he was identified with commercial, financial and cultural organizations of the community. Prior to 1970, McClintock Hall was placed on the Pennsylvania Register of Historical Buildings. It was placed there by an alumni, Ron Andrews '70 . 1i ·· 't,,_.. At the time of the 1972 flood, damages to McClintock Hall were totaled at about $75,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson: from information in the College files. �15 \~ ~,~ Ill. No. 7 McClintock Hall 44 South River Street January, 1972 sources author �16 8 Ill. No. k house McClintoc Farley 1 6 post ~ ~cClintoct.f~~:•collegeh source Library,_ the bea:ct w ~k The man ~it n the sidewa_s Note, ·s standing of the steps i ~ fo~! ~t the To Andrew ~cClintock. �17 ,.,. Ill. No. 9 Entrance Hall, Mcclintock Hall circa 194) source, Wyoming Historical and Geological Society Note1 Original photograph made by Ralph DeWitt, Forty Fort, Pa. �- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 18 . ·t ' -.JllJf~,:,_ :(!:1 :./<''(.~\ Ill. No. 10 South West Room, First Floor, . McClintock Hall circa 1943 source, Wyoming Historical and Geological Society Note, Original photograph made by Ralph DeWitt, Forty Fort, Pa. �19 ~ -~ - - · (f ,~- --~ ~>-~ ~ , f'1 I ~ l - wwwf •- • .27'/ ., ,. ,- :• -=- ~ . _ -.,....... _., J I , 1, , ' 1l ~ le ~., ~1 ~. '_ ~~--( & ), ~• . :,..: ! ,., : I; • ,'i,.,_: ... '. Ur 1 _:_ II? ~'1 -•. •, ~ ; l.l'l ' r'\' ~.. ~; ~- r"..f'Y·./ ' \·. ! I • - -. ~.. l _ : •·\' • Ill. No. 11 South Center Room, First Floor, McClintock Hall circa 1943 source, Wyoming Historical and Geological Society note, Original photograph made by Ralph DeWitt, Forty Fort, Pa. �20 . . . ... 5~c;;,.......... ,. ' . ' •- ~ ~~:-·. • 7'""": . - ,;, =i"'=:.:' -_~..i·::.·-~;:..- - ~!"1-i ~ ~ :~~z-~~--~~~-~~Z~-i~·.;::t:7-· · Ill. No. 12 Looking from south west room back to the library, First Floor, Mcclintock Hall circa 1943 source, Wyoming Historical and Geological Society note, Original photograph made by Ralph DeWitt, Forty Fort, Pa. r~,, ~ ,.., ___ �21 Ill. No. 13 Dining Room, Mcclintock Hall circa 1943 source, Wyoming Historical and Geological Society notes Original photograph made by Ralph DeWitt, Forty Fort, Pa, �- 21A Ill. No. lJA McClintock Hall Architectural Drawings of First and Second Floors, 186J Based on plan made by Vaux and Withers, Architects (Wilkes College, Farley Library, McClintock Room) • �'I; or u! Q co& ~'- .a r ? u r ~ £3t:J::. 1,1 ... t.M.• c <;: II) Pb,-- l!.. Mcclintock Hall 44 South River Street Wilkes College �22 t=7 ; ••, ,., \ • •~~ .... .t· ~ - . . ·..,....,.__ ~ , . . i ' " ! •' i"\ \ .~i . . . ,1. . . . , ·.; ...,_~ ·, - Ill. No. 14 Mcclintock Hall during the 1936 flood. source, McClintock Room, Farley Library, Wilkes College note, The photograph is labled "Mannear March 19, 1936," ·...J -- - \1 ( . ~. ~ - �23 Ill. No. 15 Jacob Gist's Store sources Wyoming Historical and Geological Society notes George Leach, an artist from Wilkes-Barre, made this rendering of what Gist's store looked.:_ like. The store stood on the site of the present Mcclintock Hall. �Sterling Hall 72 South River Street The building which is presently known as Sterling Hall is said to have been erected as the residence of Walter G. Sterling (1821-1889), a financier. Although the exact date of construction is unknown, the house was probably built about 1860 when Sterling purchased the property. 1 The property was given to Wilkes College in 1949 by Carl Sterling, a descendant of the original owner. 2 The building, which stands on the easterly side of South River Street, is presently used as a residence hall. Sterling Hall is an example of residential Italinate architecture of the mid Victorian period. The front porch, which was rebuilt in 1973 after having been damaged by the flood in the prior year, is one of the most prominent features of the facade. Tradition says that the iron work on the porch was made by Robert Wood, a manufacturer of ornamental iron work located in Philadelphia. The principal rooms on the first floor are arranged around an L-sbape hall. the main staircase is located in the southerly section of the hall. Of particular interest is the carved marble mantelpiece in the southwest room of the first floor. It is probably indicative of the mantels that were originally "" :f ;1_ .• . •• used in the other rooms of this floor. Sections of the first floor of the interior were 24 �25 renovated in the twentieth century before the college acquired the building. The alterations generally involved changing the style of the rooms from the original Victorian to an "academic" style. William G. Kaelben of the Rochester, New York architectural firm of Gordon and Madden designed several alterations in 1914 for the dining room to the east of the staircase. 3 The designs called for the replacement of the north wall with a series of open arches and the installation of casement windows and classical style t rim. In 1925 the firm of Gordon and Kaelben, Rochester, drew up a plan to create the present large room, used by the Sterlings as a library, that is on the north side of the 4 center hall. This plan called for the removal of a partition between two smaller rooms. The cornice of this room was designed by the C. H. Rugg, Company of Rochester. 5 1 need, 1860. (Wilkes College, Finance Office) 2 rnterview with Dr. Eugene s. Farley, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 1, 1971. This contradicts what is stated in Real Property Inventory of Wilkes College, 1969, which lists Gilbert Mcclintock as the donor. The deed .reference given in this publication, however, does not cover the college's acquisition of the property. I was unable to locate the proper deed. ~ ~(._ - ;✓ )William G. Kaelben of Gordon and Madden, architectural drawing, 1914. (Wilkes College, Business Office) 4 Gordon and Kaelben, architectural drawing, September, 1925. (Wilkes College, Business Office) 5c. H. Rugg, Company, architectural drawing, 1925. (Wilkes College, Business Office) �7'2. S. Kiver St. I I I II I I STERLING HALL f I 11 I Wilkes acquired this building through a bequest of Col. Walter C. Sterling in 1949. The building is said to have been constructed earlier than 1896. This building, with its lacy ironwork reminiscent of the New Orleans Latin Quarter, extended the campus into the first block of South River St. Built in 1860, Sterling Hall was acquired by the college in 1949. Prior to 1970, Sterling Hall was placed on the Penna. Register of Historical Buildings. Placed· by Ron. Andrews, a Wilkes College Alumni. Walter Carleton Sterling . Blt about 1860. The property that this building was built upon was, at one time , part of the Hollenback Estate. 1805- owned by Matthias Hollehback 1825- o-wned by Ellen J; daughter of hatthias Hollenback (His other children were: George M. Hollenback; Mary Ann, who married Jas . Laning; Sarah H. who married Jacob List/Chester Butler? 1852- George M. Hollenback bought it from his sister, Ellen (wife of Charles F. Welles) 1860- sold to Walton G. Sterling PART OF MATTHIAS HOLLENBACK'S WIFE'S LOT 1805- 1-Jilliam Rolfe-Commonwealth-that part of W.B.known as"Bullfrog'' 1805- 25 June deed to William Wright td Josiah Wright .. for 60 feet on River St . next to Hollenback line 1805- 27 June- Josiah Wright to Lord Butler for same land 1817- Deed from Lord Butler to Philadelpnia Bank 1831- August- Bank of _Phila. to Thomas Williamson 1834- Thomas Williamson to David Townerld 1837- March 17- Thomas Williamson, D. Townend, et. al to W.H. Alexander 1837 -March 28- deed of W,H.Alexander to William Bowman 1838- April 6 Deed of ~:r. S. Bowman to H. B. Wright 1856- 20 July D~ed of H.B. Wright to John J. Ulf 1867- John Ulf declared Abraham Martin his trustee 1867- Abe Marti~ sold to G.M. Reynolds 1867- 23 April G.M. Reynolds to W.G.Sterling i ~ · ,t- .,_ .,:. ✓ Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson; from information in the college files �26 - . ,. . )- -- · Ill. No. 16 Sterling Hall 72 R"iver Street s South . pring, 1972 sources author ~,,,-.di:'::".. �27 ...· • ;., -. .. . . ~ Ill. No. 17 Sterling Hall source, Art Work of Wilkes- Barre, 1910 �George Catlin Hall 92 South River Street Catlin Hall was purchased by Wilkes College in 1957 from Dorrance Reynolds, a descendant of the original owner. 1 Mrs. Dorrance Reynolds and her daughter Patricia record that the structure was erected in 184J as the residence of ), a merchant. 2 Elijah W. Reynolds (181J-18 the facade record the year 184J. The leads on In 1859-1860 the property was purchased by William Champion Reynolds (1801-1869~, a brother of Elijah.J William C. Reynolds was a merchant and a lawyer who served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 18J6 to 18J9 and as a judge of Luzerne County in 1841. In the late nineteenth century ownership of the property passed from William C. Reynolds to his son Edward Sheldon Reynolds (1844-1895). An attorney, Edward Sheldon Reynolds was quite interested in the history of the Wyoming Valley and authored several articles on the subject. In his youth, Reynolds is reported to have scratched his name, school, and year - ~Sheldon Reynolds Yale '67N - on a pane of an upstairs window. 4 He is credited with organizing the Yale alumni society for Northeastern Pennsylvania in this house.5 ,: The attorney and banker Dorrance Reynolds (1877- 1959) acquired the property _ from the estate of his father in ·•: ( ..._.... the early twentieth century. 28 �29 Catlin Hall is a Georgian form house with decorative detailing that is characteristic of the Greek Revival style. The house consists mainly of a center hall flanked bj~two · rooms along each side and a service wing attached to the southerly side of the back (east side). The present appearance of the building is the result of the renovations made for Dorrance Reynolds about 1906. 6 Originally, the house appeared much as it does today except that the recessed porch was not enclosed. A· circa 1868 photograph of the building shows how it appeared in the mid nineteenth century. In the late nineteenth century, probably in the 1870s or 1880s, the house was "Victorianized." The roof overhang was extended and the cornice was either removed or covered. The recessed entrance porch was enclosed with large wooden double doors and the trim was painted a dark color. The present marble mantelpieces on the interior are vestiges of these alterations. 7 The earlier wooden fence was replaced by a more fashionable iron type. Early in the twentieth century the building was altered and several additions were made. The facade was returned to its original classical appearance and the roof overhang was 8 shortened. The original front door was rehung. The projection with the French doors on the norhterly side of ~ \ _ the first floor, the oriel on the southerly side, and the extension and the two story . porch on the easterly side were �JO added at this time. Metal and glass doors replaced the wooden one at the street entrance. A brick fence about six feet in height was erected along the westerly and northerly boundaries of the property. This fence was lowered after the college acquired the property. On the interior the circa 1906 alterations included the removal of the partition between the two rooms north of the hall to create one large room. This room was used as the library by Dorrance Reynolds and was lined with bookcases. in this room. A new floor was laid The bookcases were removed by the Reynolds when the property was sold. The original floor is visible in some areas where the bookcases stood. Catlin Hall is named in honor of George Catlin (1796- 1872), the not.ed American artist who was born in WilkesBarre • • �Jl 1Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1J41, p. JlJ. 2Transcript of an informal talk given to the residents of Catlin Hall by Mrs. Dorrance Reynol~s and Patricia Reynolds, May 14, 19 58. The origimftJTs now in the possession of Mrs. C. Welles Belin (Constance Reynolds), Waverly, Pennsylvania. 3Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 80, p. 29. i4- .,.. t"' h' ;;v Transcript of informal talk. In a letter1dated March 19, 1972 Patricia Reynolds wrote in reference to the window pane in question that it "is in the south west front bedroom, the right hand window (next to the bathroom), the top middle pane of the lower sash. It was still there in 1957, • • • " Apparently, the light in question is no longer in existence. 5Transcript of informal talk. 4 6 Transcript of informal talk. 7Letter from Patricia Reynolds, March 19, 1972. 8 Transcript of informal talk • • -r - q:-~... .· �92 South Kiver Street CATLIN HALL The house was built by Elisha Reynolds in 1843, as you can see by the date on top of the rain leader, with the Reynolds "R" under it. He built with care and thought, for stability and beauty. The bricks, brought fran Phila. by canal were carefully selected for their color, a purplish tint so that in 1906, when Col. Reynolds made some additions, it was necessary to color the bricks that were used that they should blend with the old ones. The front door is the original and also the silver door knob now in use. The Reynolds home was purchased by the college in 1957 and renamed Catlin Hall after the noted and highly controversial painter of his time, George Catlin. Catlin was born in Wilkes Varre in 1796. In 1959 , LIFE magazine published a series of color photos and articles of Catlin's paintings. Catlin Hall is considered to be one of the oldest buildings in this area. Elisha Reynolds was a merchant of note and sold his home later to his brother, i-ln. Champion Reynolds, a leader in business, political and civic affairs. Both his son, Sheldon and his grandson, Dorrance, were presidents of the Historical Society. iiilliam Champion needed a big house for he had eight children. Four generations of the Reynolds family lived there before the hane was sold to Wilkes College. Style: Traditional, simple, New England in brick rather than wood. Main front section with wing in rear. Separate stables at the back of the lot. Constructim: Native brick with imported Phila . brick facade, five windows second floor, four m the first floor. Stone sills. on Later additions and_rerrodeling: Marble in frmt hall, cmcrete pillars, fireplaces, hall, patio, and porch at left; (1906), Cellar: Probably excavated later for heating system; Partition between frmt and back parlors. Details of interest: Original door with silver plated hardware; original mahogany handrail; door moldings showing Egyptian influence; lovely parquet floors in the library; first floor shutters and riser design are the same as at Mcclintock Hall; sane of the original glass remains in the home. Catlin was admitted to the Luzerne Bar Associatim in 1819 and following four years of practice, he left the area for Phila. where he established hiS'" career as a painter. He became world famous for his paintings and booRs of American Indian Tribes . In the span of eight years, he visited 50 tribes and brought home a collection of more than 600 oil paintings, landscapes, Indian custans, their weapons , costumes and wigwams . His paintings have been exhibited in Londm, the Louve in Paris, and the Smithsonian Institute. "In his deaf, lonely age, after 30 years abroad," wrote his biographer, "he still signed himself- Georget Catlin of Wilkes-Barre." Prior to 1970, Catlin Hall was placed m the Penna. ~gister of Historical Buildings. After the 1972 flood, damages to Catlin Hall were estimated at about $50,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson: from information in the Wilkes College file" �32 -~-.-~ :t;. re":. "' - '--;' ~· l t. ; t. . ' . . 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No. 19 Catlin Hall circa 1868 source, Patricia Reynolds note, The third person from the right is identified as Judge Edmund Taylor who resided in what is now Weiss Hall. The second person from the ri g ht is id~ntified as being J. B. Woodward who resided in Susquehannock and Butler Halls. �Ill. No. 20 Catlin Hall late nineteenth century sources Patricia Reynolds �Weiss Hall 98 South River Street Weiss Hall is an architectural paradox~ The building is an example of the Queen Anne style of architecture that was popular in the United States in the late nineteenth century. It is a style that is characterized by an irregularity of plan and the massing and a variety of color and texture. Weiss Hall has these qualities, however, the original style of the building was in the Greek Revival mode which emphasizes symmetry with wall surfaces as smooth as the material allows. The building was erected about 1850 as the residence . of the Honorable Edmund Taylor, Judge of Luzerne County. Taylor purchased the property in 1849 from William Ross who owned a large tract of land on the northeast corner of River and Northampton streets. 1 The Taylor house was similar in appearance to that of Catlin Hall to the north, only the Taylor house was a half Georgian form structure. In 1886 Samuel L. Brown (18JJ-1906), a businessman, purchased th_e property from the Taylor estate. 2 Apparently, Brown had the alterations made that changed the style of the building. The 1889 view of the city shows the house in its altered form and a sketch of the structure that appeared in an 1889 publication indentifies it as the residence of Brown. 3 �J6 Although no records .of the alterations are known to exist, an examination of the structure reveals that the changes were extensive and well executed. Prior to the summer of 1971 when the building was repainted, it was possible to see evidence of where the original second floor window openings on the facade were bricked in. The construction of the first floor of the tower in the southwest corner is different from that of the rest of the house. Other evidence supporting the claim that the house was altered is the low pitch of the roof and the narrowness of the center hall, features more characteristic of the Greek Revival style than of the Queen Anne. The interior of the main section of the house has a center hall with two rooms along the southerly side, a room and a stairhall along the northerly side, and a wing off the east end. The first floor hall is paneled with oak and has a fireplace. The walls of the first floor room to the east of the hall had ornate plaster panels above the wainscoting. These panels, however, were destroyed by the flood water in 1972. • The parquetry flooring of the two first floor rooms to the south of the hall may be a vestige of the original interior. The sketch that is illustrated in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the Progressive City shows that there were two porches along the south side. The porch on the end of the main structure · was one story high and was removed in the 1950s or 1960s. The po~ch on the southerly side of the �37 wing had a balcony. This porch was razed in the summer of 1971. The property passed through several ownerships until. 1957 when it was acquired by Wilkes College through the generosity of Aaron and Tess Weiss. 4 presently a residence hall. Weiss Hall is The basic structure remains, intact al though the building was altered in recent years · for offices and apartments. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 49, p. 64J. 2Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 259, p. J21 • • 3 wilkes-Barre Penns lvania the Pro ressive Cit 1 Its Past, Present, and Future n.c.a Enterprise Review Publishing Company, July, 1889), p. 20. 4 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1J6J, p. 124. .. �J?I} 98 S. River St . i. WEISS HALL This building once belonged to W.F. Dobson, but was purchased by Nr. and Mrs . Aaron Weiss and given as a gift in 195/ to Wilkes College . It was understood that the building was to bear the Weiss family name. Mr. Weiss was the founder of the Triangle Shoe company in this city and a trustee of Wilkes College. Weiss Hall was built originally around 1850, a Greek Revival house, and the college used it as a woman's dorm. Prior to 1970 it was placed on the Penna. Register of Historical Buildings. Built circa 1850-Greek Revival Renovated about 1898 to Queen Ann's Style. After the flood of 1972, damages to Weiss Hall were estimated at about $50,000. Added: 1 March 1982 Georgetta Nelson ... from information found in the Wilkes College files on the history of the buildings . • �J8 • • l ~ , ~ '/ I ._,. .. 1• ,' ·-v:~¾ "p ..., . ,. . 'f'" . ' . A . Ill. No. 21 Weiss Hall 98 South River Street Spring, 1972 sources author �39 .fi:f::::.~--.. ,., ,. ·f":!~-~ .Jt :_ · ·;.~·~a~ ·--TK.:: _.. 11· .'; : . ., .... , .it:.;, •,a • ~ • . --r.v :~~-1 .-:-.Jl "i., \ .,. :, ~ 'i -- ' -~ ll]IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII i :'.·1 • I ' . it :,:;imC!!!!!ll ll"UU•-••••o t'l • . . •••• •• •••••••••• .. 11ollllllllllllln j~~~~ • ·~ ~ . ;__ ,..;,.. ~ .... . • . ......_ . 7~~~~ , . ~-•~ '\ ~ ;~-,·a .. ;., , ~ : !' •r-,... .. - ·· .- s. . . , _·-.·._ ~•~:.-~ . . . _ .-..~ - -~- ~--- ..... .. . -· ~··. ·•t · - . ·• ·! .... . •· Ill. No. 22 Weiss Hall sources Wyoming Historical and Geological Society notes A note attached to the photograph identifies the house as ~he home of Judge Edmund Taylor in 1880. The alterations were made within the following decade. �Zebulon Butler Hall 110 South River Street Zebulon Butler Hall was erected in 1867-1868 as the residence of Stanley Woodward (lSJJ-1906), a~ attorney and Judge of Luzerne County in the late nineteenth century. 1 The land on which the house sets was a part of lot number six drawn in the 1772 lottery by Colonel Zebulon Butler (1731-1795), an ancestor of Woodward's wife. Wilkes College purchased the property in 1973 from the estate of the grandaughter of Stanley Woodward, Mrs. Marion Woodward Payne (Mrs. Bruce Payne), thus ending over two centuries of . continuous ownership by the decendants of Zebulon Butler. 2 Architecturally, Butler Hall is an example of the Italinate style of the mid Victorian period. was William w. Neuer of Wilkes-Barre. 3 The architect The building is constructed of brick with stucco exterior walls. Of particular note on the exterior are the carved areas above the window openings and the front porch. On the interior the rooms of the principal floors are arranged around a center hall with a staircase. At the time of college acquisition, the first floor consisted of a library to the south of the hall, the living and dining rooms to the north, and the kitchen and service rooms to the east. staircase rises only to the second floor. .~ The main An early { \.:. ,, twentieth century photograph of Northampton Street shows 40 �41 that the roo:f of the house was crowned with iron work. In the first quarter of the twentieth century the house was acquired by John Butler Woodward (1866-1925), an attorney who, like his father, served as a county judge. Woodward commissioned the Wilkes-Barre architect Thomas Podmore to design several alterations for the house. 4 These included new fenestration arrangements, an extension to the first floor, trim. and minor alterations to the interior The second floor windows above the entrance along River Street were altered from three arched windows to the present large one with sidelights and a fan light. Several of the dormers were altered from multiple windows to include only one large window. The library on the first floor was extended to the west out onto the porch. The "classical• style mantel in the northeast ronm of the first floor, the former dining room, may have been installed at this time. The hatrack in the entrance hall was originally built into the house that John Butler Woodward had built on Northampton Street, now Susquehannock Hall.5 Butler Hall is presently used for classrooms and faculty offices. It is the second building on the campus to honor the early settler. The first building stood at 158 South River Street, now demolished, and was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Payne prior to taking up residency at 110 South River Street in the mid twentieth century. The Woodward house replaced a circa 1794 dwelling • �42 erected on this site for Colonel Lord Butler, the son of Zebulon Butler. It was a two and a half story, frame structure with Classical lines. The Lord Butler house replaced the one built on this site for his father. The Zebulon Butler house was the scene of the first court held in the newly elected Luzerne County in the fall of 1787. 1 oscar J. Harvey and Ernest G. Smith A-History of Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley (6 vol. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.a Smith-Bennett Company, 19JO), II, 637. 2Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1774, p. 92 • • 3wilkes-Barre Penns lvania the Pro ressive Cit a Its Past, Present, and Future n,c., Enterprise Review Publishing Company, July, 1889), p. 25. 4 Thomas Podmore, architectural drawings. These drawings were in the possession of Mrs. Bruce Payne prior to the flood of 1972, They were stored in the closet on the southerly side of the main entrance on the first floor. 5 rnterview with Mrs. Bruce Payne (Marion Woodward Payne), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1971. �110 S. River St. Zebulon Butler Hall ( Woodward-Payne House) Built in 1866-67 for Judge Stanley Woodward (1833-1906) on the same spot where Mrs. Sarah B. Woodward's Grandfather, Lord Butler had erected a frame house in 1793. Zebulon Butler, Lord's father and Revolutionary leader in the Conn. community came into possession of the land in 1771. The 1793 house was severly damaged in the 1865 flood . t,.oom was needed for a growing family of seven people and servants. Style: Gothic, vertical space; using the romanewque idiom. Construction: Brick covered with stucco, three floors, central heating, installed originally; large panes of glass; large windows. Later additions and remodelling; Front door and vestibule; fan windows on second floor, center; room off library; back hall; and dining room. Most of these alterations were done in 1913-14 to prepare the house for occupation bv Mr. and Mrs. John B. Woodward. Details of interest: Ornate moldin~s ioinin~ the ceilin~ and wall: use of wood carvin~. oriRinal marble fireolace in the oarlor: and manv fine oieces of 18th centurv ~lass. china. and furniture brou?.ht bv the earlv -settlers from Connecticut and New England. Today 110 S. River Street is the site of the New Residence Hall. a Dorm of the college . Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson: from information in the Wilkes College files . • �4J - Ill. No 2 Zebulon•B J 110 Southut~er Hall Ja River Street s/uary, 1973 urce, author �44 Ill. No. 24 Zebulon Butler Hall .1902 spurcea A Histor~ of Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley, 19JO �Weckesser Hall 170 South Franklin Street Weckesser Hall was erected between 1914 and 1916 as the residence of Frederick J. Weckesser (1862-195)). The property was purchased by Weckesser in April, 1914 from the family of Andrew J. Davis. 1 A photograph dated April, 1916 shows the structure as nearly completed • . An architectural drawing of the basement level of the house is labeled as the -Residence of F. J. Weckesser, Esq., W-B" and bears the date February 18, 1916. 2 Charles H. P. Gilbert (1860-1952) of New York was the architect of the house. Gilbert appears to have been mainly a residential architect and examples of his work can be found in the AIA Guide to New York City.J Gilbert's obituary in the New York Times identifies him as the architect of the house of Frank w. Woolworth. 4 Weckesser was a business associate of Woolworth and this connection may explain why Weckesser chose Gilbert. At his death, Weckesser .was a dircetor of the F. Woolworth Company. w. He moved to Wilkes-Barre from New York state about 1900 and became associated with F. M. Kirby and Company. In 1912 when Kirby merged with Woolworth, Weckesser became District Manager for the Woolworth fi-:r.m in Wilkes-Barre. For several years before his death, Weckesser was a member of the Executive Committee of the 85 �86 Woolworth Company. Weckesser Hall is an example of the Beaux-Arts style of architecture that was popular in the United States in the years prior to World War I. The building is one of the few examples of this style remaining in the Wilkes-Barre region today. The exterior has a strong feeling of verticality to it, expecially the center bays -0f the facade. The interior has a center hall with the rooms arranged around it. The interior trim is eclectic in style with Gothic, Neo-classical, Baroque, and Or.iental designs pre sent. The building contains an eleva t .or and a ballroom on the third floor. Wilkes College acquired the house in 1956 upon the death of Mrs. Weckesser. 5 Today the building houses a number of administrative offices. Included on the property is the garage, now known as Weckesser Annex and used as a classroom with offices above. 1 Luzerne County Deed Recordi, Book 497, p. 68. 2 charles H. P. Gilbert, architectural drawings, February 18~ 1916. (Wilkes College, Weckesser Hall basement) JNorvel White and Elliot Willensky, York City (New Yorks Macmillan, 1968). ·( J-i .. AIA Guide to New 4 october 27, 1953. 5 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1J21, p. 397. �170 S. Franklin St. ) WECKESSER HALL This building stands as a monument to the industrial and mercantile strength of Wyoming Valley and to the man who built it and bequeathed it to Wilkes College .. Frederick J. HeckesserUntil the day of his death, he was closely associated with the founding and progress of the great F.W.Woolworth empire. Today, Weckesser Hall embraces the office of the President of the~ College and other administrative offices. Mr. Weckesser was born in Clayton, New York, of German parentage. In 1899, he came to Wilkes-Barre to become general manager and buyer of the Kirby store, the only store in the entire Woolworth chain to still retain the Kirby name. Built in 1914, and designed by Charles Gilbert, this monument stands as a symbol of industrial pride. Prior to 1970 Weckesser Hall was placed on the Pa. Register of Historical Buildings. After the 1972 flood, aamages to Weckesser Hall were estimated at about $300,000. ) Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson- from the Wilkes College files �MORE NOTES ON i-JECKESSER HALL fo/ z. Included in the "Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sights and Landmarks". a. built by Charles Gilbert in 1914. -stands as an example of Beaux Arts style popular before WHI. It was bequeathed to the college by Frederick Weckesser in 1958. b. Weckesser Family biographical: Born in Clayton, New York of German parentage, he entered business world at age 10 working in a general store. At age 19 he secured employment in Waketown, NY and later moved to a position with F.M. Kirby and company, the store which formed the center of F.W. Woolworth enterprises. Came to Wilkes-Barre in 1899-became general manager ~nd buyer of the Kirby store and in 1912, became district manager, a member of the Woolworth board of directors and a leading figure of executive committee-had two daughtersone lived to at least the age of 83. The house is built of Indiana limestone; a . Basement-beautiful nool room Mother of nearl railinry around nool table. ) b. First Floor-massive buffet matching the woodwork rests in main hall -two valuable Chinese tapestries face each other on the grand staircases -grand staircase is all natural wood -Grandfather's Clock matches intricate woodwork of building -Board room-originally dining room-opened to a large pantry -President Capin's office-originally the library-denoriginal paintings in the office -Secretaries off ice-originally the rmiis ic.--room-la ttice walls for pipe organ-piano-opened to a sun porch -Elevator-ran from basement to 3rd floor-now out of use. -Big kitchen with cold storage -Pantry had a maid's section for eating-maid always on call. High chairs part of original furniture-all the marble is from Italy. more �MORE NOTES ON'HECKESSER HALL .- Pg. 3 . Second Floof: all bedrooms-total was 3 -Dean Ralston-Master bedroom plus large batheoom -2 other bedrooms-1 with bath(Lampe's, yes--Kelly's doesn't) -1 dressing room -S.C. ,C.C., I.D.C. offices- plus bathroom and maids quarters Third Floor: opulent ballroom plus bathroom-maids quarters -storage rooms that kept hunting and fishing equipment -no carpeting-all hardwood floors • -extra room never used-mainly a bedroom for guests -Attic-can see whole city of Wilkes-Barre-now houses a lot of the oriental motife as well as some of the natural wood they took out. Annex: gara~e-had round table to turn the car around -livino anartment for servants-chauffer and Pardner -2nd floor used onlv for stora~e Added: 1 March 1983 GeorP.:etta Nelson �87 . ,. -,: . ·' ' ~- \ I ' ---~-t- ~11. No. 44 eckesser H 170 So all 1971 uth Franklin Street sources author �88 ~Wt -. t·f/-·.'. (1-1. ~~:;;;~~t;,i~ic=~~~~~~l7~~~~Ki,:jfitl~~~=jf~~~--. • ----::: • • I ~• • T---~ ___ .. :.,-. . . --:-- -. .~ . -. •~-~-~~: ~.~~~.:~., Ill. No. 45 Weckesser Hall source, Mrs. J. Henry Pool (Marion Weckesser) note, On the back of the 1photograph is written the date April, 1916. .! " - �89 Ill. No, 46 Weckesser Annex 170 South Franklin Street (rear) 1969 source, author \ �V Annette Evans Alumni and Faculty Building 146 South River Street The Tudor Revival style house at 146 South River Street was erected about 1928 as the residence of Harry R. Hirshowitz, a businessman. It was designed by the Wilkes- Barre architectural firm of Innes and Levy. 1 Wilkes College purchased the property in 1949 from Edward Morris. 2 Until mid 1972 the house was the residence of Eugene Farley, the first president of the college. s. The basic structure remains intact with only minor alterations having been made to it over the years. Known today as the Annette Evans Alumni and Faculty Building, the name honors a late member of the Board of Trustees and a benefactor of the college. In her will Miss Evans bequeathed her family home at 117 West River Street to Wilkes College for the use of the alumni association. The Evans house, however, was heavily damaged in the flood of 1972 and is scheduled for demolition. The site on which the house stands is significant in the history of Wilkes-Barre. In the late eighteenth century John P. Arndt operated a tavern on this site. 3 The historian Oscar J. Harvey records that in the summer of 1797, the Duke of Orleans, later Louis Philippe, King of France, and his two younger brothers lodged at the Arndt tavern on their return to Philadelphia from visiting Asylum, 45 �46 a French refugee settlement in northern Pennsylvania. 4 In later years the tavern was operated by Thomas Morgan whose daughter was married in the tavern to David Wilmot. Wilmot later served as Senator from Pennsylvania and authored the Wilmot Provisio. Harvey further records that Harmon Bennerhasset and his wife are reported to have stayed here while visiting her sister after Blennerhasset's downfall and ruin through the Burr conspiracy. The building erected for Arndt was removed in the late nineteenth century, circa 1879, and replaced by the residence of Edward P. Darling, an attorney. - The new house appears to have been a two and a half story structure of masonry construction. The Darling property extended approximately _forty feet to the south of the present line. About the beginning of the twentieth century the property was divided with the southern portion becoming known as 150 South River Street. The 1894 Atlas of Wilkes-Barre illustrates the Darling house as covering most of the width of the property. In the 1904 edition of the atlas series, however, the Darling house is shown as being nearly half the size of the one in the earlier edition. This would seem to indicate that the circa 1879 structure was either drastically altered or removed all together and a new one built. The Darling house was razed for the construction of the Hirshowitz house. The lawn area to the north of the present structure �was purchased in 1941 by Edward Morris. 5 The area was a part of a large lot known as 1J8 South River Street. The property was divided in 1941 to enlarge the adjoing properties, lJO and 146. A three story brick dwelling stood on the site from the early nineteenth century until about the late 19J0s. The house is said to have been built for Henrick B. Wright, an attorney who served in the state and national legislatures. The property was retained by the Wright family until 1941. 1 rnnes and _L evy, architectural drawings, •Residence for Harry R. Hirshowitz•, June JO, 1928. (Wilkes College, Business Office). 2Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1056, p. 155. 3oscar J. Harvey and Ernest G. Smith A History of Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley (6 vol., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.1 Smith-Bennett Company, 19JO), III, 1711. 4 The historical data about the tavern cited here is •drawn from Harvey and Smith, vol. III, pp. 1709-171). 5Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 749, p. 54. ~ ii,·,,.. ' �48 • Ill. No. 26 Annette Evans Alumni and Faculty Building 146 South River Street late 1971 sources author r 'i( ._:o-· �49 -- Ill. No. 26 Wright house 138 South River Street -circa 1920s or 1930s sources Wyoming Historical and Geological Society notes The Wright house was razed in the late 1930s and the property divided in 1941. I �Chase Hall 190 South River Street Chase Hall was erected about 1917-1918 as the residence of Fred M. Chase, a president of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. 1 The property was given to Bucknell Junior College in 1937 by Harold R. Stark. 2 190 South River Street was the first property in the River Street area to be given to the college for a permanent campus. Chase Hall houses administrative offices and classrooms today. Architecturally, Chase Hall is representative of the Tudor Revival style of the early twentieth century. Of some note on the interior are the mosaic floors in the hallways and the sun room on the second floor. The name and the year ~1918• are recorded in the stainglass windows on the stair landing between the second and third floors. Although the building was altered in the conversion to educational use, the basic structure remains intact. Behind the house stands Chase Annex, the former garage now •used for offices and classrooms. The house stands on the site of two mid nineteenth century dweelings that were demolished for the construction of the Chase house. On the northern portion, known as 184 South River, stood a brick house that is identified on the 1870 map of the city as belonging to M. L. Everitt. 50 This �51 house was later owned by the Bennett family. A frame structure stood on the southern part of the Chase property. -1 Intervi.ew with Dr. Eugene s. Farley, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 11, 1971. 2Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 762, p. 159 • • �104-130 S. River St. CHASE HALL This building was the first to be donated to Wilkes when the College was known as Bucknell Junior College. Built in 1917, the three-story building at one time housed the administration offices, the cafeteria, the language department, and the education department. Currently, Chase Hall is utilized as the Admissions Office. At the time of the hall's construction, Fred Chase was the president and general manager of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. ~t the time of his death ln 1921, he was the vicepresident of Coxe Brothers and Company, vice-president and general manager of the Lehigh Valley Water Supply and director of the Miner's National BAnk. CHASE HALL ANNEX Located at the rear of 184 S. River St., Chase Theatre was one of the first Wilkes College buildings , donated in 1937 by Rear Admiral Harold R. Stark to Wilkes College, when it was still known .. . etc ... above. It was donated as a memorial to Frederick Chase and his wife, Admiral Stark's Sister. Numerous one-act plays were presented by the college Thespians the Cue 'n Curtain Society , until 1965 when the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts was completed: Demolished in 1975. After the flood of 1972 damages to Chase Hall and Chase Hall Annex were $200,000 and $20,000 respectively. Added: 1 Marcj 1983 Georgetta Nelson: from information from the Wilkes Files. �52 . . ·t :; . f (._ ,' ·~ ~ . ' ,,.. , . --;.. • • ,\ _,.. . I • , 1 •) ·, .\ 'Jl ~ l \: ;. < ' a Ill. No. 27 Chase Hall 190 South River Street late 1971 source, author �Kirby Hall 202 South River Street Kirby Hall was erected in 1873-1874 as the residence of Stephen Leonard Thurlow, a Wilkes-Barre businessman. 1 Prior to building the South River Street house, Thurlow lived on South Franklin Street in the building now known as Sturdevant Hall. 202 South River Street was given to Bucknell Junior College in 1941 by Allan P. Kirby (18921973), a financier. 2 The building was dedicated as the Fred M. and Jesse A. Kirby Home for Education in memory of Allan Kirby's parents. Kirby Hall presently houses several classrooms and faculty offices. Kirby Hall is an example of the monochromatic form 1-Ji.,h Vicjur 1:1Y' G,.Jnic. of the -Q-lioen=:·A-nne style of architecture of the late nineteenth century. The house was designed by the New York architect Frederick Clark Withers (1828-1901).J A leading architect of the period, Withers was associated with Frederick Law Olmstead and for several years was a partner of Calvert Vaux in the architectual firm . of Vaux and Withers. This firm made renovations to the McClintock house, now Mcclintock Hall, about 1863. The architect's perspective and the plans of the two principal floors were illustrated in the December 9, 1876 issue of The American Architect and Building News, a leading architectural journal of the late nineteenth - 53 �54 century. The perspective, however, was inadvertently reversed in the publishing process. Apparently, Withers considered the Thurlow house to be one of his important works for it is included . in a type-of-advertising pamphlet entitled Buildings of F. c. Withers. 4 This pamphlet appeared in 1877. The property was acquired by J. Franklin Lee about 1880 and sold to Reuben J. Flick about 1886. Fred Morgan Kirby (1861-19 In 1905 ) purchased the house. 5 Kirby opened a five and ten cent store in Wilkes-Barre about 1884 and eventually expanded the business into a chain of ninetysix stores operating under the name of F. M. Kirby and Company. In 1912 Kirby merged his business interests with those of Frank w. Woolworth Company. Woolworth and others to form the F. W. Kirby became a vice-president of the new firm. Kirby had several alterations made to the building. A stone terrace replaced the frame porches originally around the facade. Several of the original two-over-two sash windows were replaced with one-over-one ~ash windows • • The original interior woodwork was replaced with the present "academic- moldings. It appears that minor alterations were made to the floor plan, particularly to the staircase. The floor plan that appeared in the 1876 journal shows the staircase in an E-form with one set of steps rising from the first floor to the landing and two �55 sets of steps leading from the landing up to the second floor. Kirby Hall has a center hall with the principle rooms arrange along the sides. When the college acquired the house, it retained much of the grandeur and some of the furnishings from the years of the Kirbys' occupancy. It was reported in an article that appeared in the school newspaper at the time the building was dedicated that the walls of the main hall on the first floor were covered with scarlet brocade. 6 In the article the southwest room on the first floor was described as having "scenic walls of gray and white decor.• Tradition says that the wall paintings above the wainscoting in the former dining room are the work of Madam.o iselle Juliette Gambaro, a French artist who came to the United States under the sponsorship of the Thur lows. The property at 202 South River Street was originally a part of lot number one as laid out in 1770. Lot number one was drawn by Jabez Sill' who the historian Charles Miner says built the second house in Wilkes-Barre. 7 Miner also recorded that the first marriage performed in the Wyoming Valley took place in the Sill house on this site. 8 The marriage was between Nathan Denison and Sill's daughter Elizabeth. Early in the nineteenth century the property was acquired by Rosewell Welles who served in the Pennsylvania �56 legislature in 1805 and 1806. George R. Bedford notes in Some Early Recollections that Welles was one of the four attorneys admitted to the bar at the formation of Luzerne County in 1787 and that he was married to one of the daughters of Zebulon Butler. 9 The Welles house was described by Bedford as being . one of the social centers of the town and that Harmon Blennerhasset, associated with the Burr conspiracy, was entertained here. The Welles house was razed for the construction of the Thurlow house. 1 oscar J. Harvey and Ernest G. Smith A History of Wilkes-Barre and W · (6 vol. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Smith-Bennett Comp I, J82. 2Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 809, p. 279. 3Letter from Francis R. Kowsky, November 23, 1971. 4 Letter from Francis R. Kowsky, November 23, 1971. 5Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 426, p. J14. 6 HDr. Marts to Dedicate Kirby Hall,H Bucknell Beacon, October 14, 1941, p. 1. 7Harvey and Smith, II, 729. 8Harvey and Smith, II, 788. 9 George R. Bedford Some Early Recollections Barre, Pa., E. B. Yordy Company, 1917), p. JJ. (Wilkes- �l 2J2 S . .i:Uver St. KIRBY HALL Kirby Hall, constructed in 1873, was designed by the noted American Architect Frederick Clark Withers, and was donated to Wilkes by Allan P. Kirby, who gave it to the college in honor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morgan Kirby, in 1941. Fred Morgan Kirby, an American merchant and banker was born in Brownsville, NY in 1861. In 1884, he moved to Wilkes Barre and opened his first five-and-ten cent store under the name of Woolworth and Kirby. Attended High School in Watertown. Son of William Kirby., Capt who sailed around Cape Horn in 1849. In 1887, he acquired C.S. Woolworth's share in the store and reorganized it as F.M. and W. Kirby. In 1912, Kirby was operating 96 stores east of the Miss. River. Kirby Hall was placed on the Pennsylvania Register of Historical Buildings by Ron Andrews, author of this work and an alumni of Hilkes College. Kirby Hall was built by-l1r. and Mrs. S;L. Thurlow. Mr. and Mrs. Thurlow brought with them Mele. Gamboro, a French governess. who came from a wealthy French Parisian family. Mr. and Mrs. Thurlow were in Paris at the time of World War I and to escape the seige of Paris they went to England taking Mele. Gamboro with them. She returned to Wilkes Barre as their governess. Afrer the Thurlowslaft W.B_, Mele became companion to Mrs_ Sarah Atherton and after Mrs. Atherton's death she returned to France_ She was in W.B. for 15 years and was in the vogue to give instructions in the arts here in the Valley. She was an artist, gifted in music and writing and an accomplished linguist_ She was considered a conoisseur and critic and her opinion ultimate_ Long after her return to France her opinions were still quoted and her name considered a symbol of good taste. ""'- Bruce Price-architect, was famous for also building the Hotel Chateau Frantenac in Quebec and many other important buildings. The succession of owners: Originally, Nathan Dennison and Edith Sills built a log cabin on this site_ Nathan Dennison (eol.) was next in command to•Col_ Zebulon Butler and his marriage to Edith Sills was the first to take place in Wyoming Valley. Later a large frame dwelling was erected here by Rosewell Welles, one of the four lawyers admitted to the bar on foundation of the county and organization of courts_ The present mansion was erected in 1873-74 by S.L . Thurlow and was occupied in 1875 by a newphew of Washington Lee, a Nanticoke lawyer. A t1iss Lee from this family married Bruce Price the arch~t~ct. Emily Post, present authority on etiquette, was a daughter of the Prices. more gn �KIRBY HALL page 2 The coach house of the Fred Morgan Kirby property was the cafeteria at Wilkes. In the fall of 1955, a 40-42 foot addition was made to the cafeteria, to accommodate from 500-550 students. The expansion constructed of brick and steel, is two stories high and parallels the walk from the cafeteria entrance to the Kirby Hall Library. Large picture windows beautify the exterior and furnish the interior with ample light. Huge round cherry tables and Federal chairs enable eight students to dine together at one table. Knotty pine paneling and colorful modernistic wallpaper complete the attractive picture. The first floor has additional dining area and also a reception lounge and large rest rooms. The bottom level of the original cafeteria is used by the dormitory students and the remaining three segmants are used by the day students. In 1941 the building was named the Kirby Home for Education and has been used as the college library. Up to 1947, only 2 rooms occupied the library; the remainder was used for classrooms and lounges. The three-floor structure has 18 large rooms and 3 smaller rooms. Between 4-7 thousand books were housed in the library in addition to over 400 periodicals. The staff included 4 full-time members and 18 student part-time workers. In 1983, the Kirby House was used for the Academic Support Center, and the Language and Lit. Dept., Classroom, and Lab. After the 1972 flood, damages to the Kirby Hall were estimated at about $200,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson from information from the Wilkes College Files �KIRBY HALL by William V. Lewis, Jr. , '80 It is a building, more elegant and majestic than most otheLp,and with a sense of heritage surrounding it. It is not a hall of government nor an ancient ruin, but an aura of importance and history emanates from this place. As a silent witness to the establishment and development of Wyoming Valley, the land--and later the building- has had a key place in our local history. Kirby Hall has been the site of many of the great milestones in our tradition, and the recent renovations underline the continuting important role that the property will play at Wilkes College and to the Valley as a whole. Indeed, the story of this historic property seemingly encompasses a synopsis of the early and continuing development of the area. The story begins with the founding of the Valley, when the site was listed as Lot No. 1 of the town of Wilkes Barre., in Major John Durkee's original town plan. Jabez Sill owned the lot on which he built the second house erected in Wilkes-Barre. This "house" was, in fact, a log cabin where, on April 1, 1769, the first marriage in Wyoming Valley took place. Colonel Nathan Denison, later famous for signing the articles 0£ surrender following the Wyoming Massacre, and Elizabeth Sill were married at the ceremony. .,,,1 ;( In the early 1800s, the property was sold by the Sill family to Roswell Welles for 200 pounds. Interestingly, the deed contained a clause ~ranting immunity from any claim to the property made under the laws of the State of Coqnecticut- a reflection on the then contemporary Yankee-Pennamite conflicts that the early V~ley settlers faced. Roswell Welles was one of the four attorneys admitted to the bar of Luzerne County when the County was formed in 1787. A Rraduate of Yale College, Welles was to serve the area in the State Legislature, and later as a county judge. The home Welles built on the site was described as a "double-house, ceiled with pine boards and probably never finished in the second story. In front of the home stood the residence of Jabez Fish, on the banks of the river." The Welles home was, in its day, considered one of the social centers of the town. Here Herman Blennerhasset, later implicated in the Aaron Burr scandal, was entertained. Judge Welles died in 1831 and apparently the property then passed through several ownerships. George Bedford, in his SOME EARLY REFLECTIONS described the property during the period in this way: "When I first knew the premises the house was in a dilapidated condition and the large lot surrounding it was utilized as a lumber yard and the whole . neighborhood was uninviting." ,. The site was eventually to be acquired by the Stephen Thurlow family in 1872. The present structure was erected in �KIRBY HALL (cont.) -2- 1873-74 and occupied by the family in 1875. The building was designed by the New York architect Frederick Withers, a leading architect of the period, and is an example of the monochromatic form of the time. The architect's perspective and several floor plans of the building were illustrated in the December 9, 1876 issue of THE AMERICAH ARCHITECT AND BUILDING NEWS, a leading architectural journal of the late nineteenth century. In September, 1880, the home was sold to J. Frank Lee for $40,000. Several years later, in July of 1886, Lee sold the property for $42,000 to Reuben J. Flick. The Kirby family acquired the property from Flick's widow in October of 1905 for $55,100. Kirby made several alterations to the building, A stone terrace replaced the frame porch around the front of the buildin~. Also, the interior woodwork and windows were replaced. The Kirbys did, however, leave intact the wall paintings above the wainscoting in the dining room that were supposed to have been the work of Mademoiselle Juliette Gambaro, a French artist who was brought to America by the Thurlow family. The propert y remained the home of the Kirby family until the death of Fred M. Kirby in 1940. Thereafter, his son, Allan, donated the property to Bucknell University Junior College for use as the "Fred M. and Jessie A. Kirby Home of Education." The intended use was to be an art center and libr~~y for the Colle g e. In giving the property, the Kirbys provided for the use of two rooms on the first floor by the Wyoming Valley Society of Arts and Sciences-a group made up of many area civic leaders. It was ~his Society that was later to give to Wilkes College the land on which the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts now stands. The need for a library surpassed the need for an art center in Kirby Hall, but, in a way, the Kirby mansion has more than fulfilled its intended mission. The upper portions of the house were used for classrooms and for several years the top floor of the building served as the President's residence for Dr. Eug ene Farley and his family until the College acquired the present Annette Evans Alumni and Faculty House which was then used as the President's home. The removal of the library collection to the Eugene Shedden Farley Library menat a transformation for Kirby Hall into use by the Foreign Language Dept. Presently, the Department of Language and Literature is based in the building. ~ ·1; .· One of the most historic buildings on campus, Kirby Hall naturally has a number of tales told about it. Supposedly, around the turn of the century, a gambler named Poker Pan was killed in a gambling dispute in what was formerly the music room (now the language lab). Many alumni remember that for years the Kirby's chauffeur, Ted Dugan lived on the second floor of the rear carriage house, which was later to become the College Commons. The first floor, with its revolving turntable in the floor (Used for working on carriages and cars.) was used as a garage by the College until the chaufferu's death .. Then the College converted the carriage house into a cafeteria. �KIRBY HALL (cont.) -3- Worthy of note in Kirby Hall are the terra cota wine racks that are still in the basement, a graphic reminder of how life once was. Finally, it should be noted that while Wilkes College occupies the Kirby building, another school, Lafayette College, has one of its rooms. The Kirbys had an exact reproduction of the home~s library built in Van Wyck Hall at Lafayette and the contents of the Kirby family library were placed there. But of all the tales about Kirby Hall, the story of the life of Fred M. Kirby stands out as the most notable . His life reads like a Horatio Alger story, a young man working his way to the top of corporate and community affairs. Born in Brownsville, New York, on October 30, 1861, Kirby was the son of William and Angeline Slater Kirby. Prior to their marriage, Kirby's father had participated in the California gold rush of 1849 . Fred Kirby received his education in pub lie schools and at a g e 15 became a clerk in a dry goods store in Watertown, New York . Among his fellow employees were F.W. Woolworth and C.S.Woolwcrrth, settting the basis for the later famous and profitable association. For eight years, Kirby worked in the store, until he had saved a few hundred dollars which was to serve as his share of capital in a partnership with C.S. Woolworth. On Sept 1, 1-84, Woolworth and Kirby o pened their first five-and-ten cent store at 172 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre . When the store first opened, the fixtures were rough and unfinished and the counters were made of hemlock planks. ~irby's desk was an old dry goods box which he kept for years as a momenta of the difficulties faced in his early business career. Kirby however, surmounted those difficulties because after three years he purchased Woolworth's portion of the firm. In 1888, he brought his father in as a business partner. The firm continued to prosper and by 1911, 96 stores east of the Mississippi River were in operation. In 1912, Kirby merged his five-and-ten cent stores with those of the Woolworth family and became a vice-president and director of F.W. Woolworth and Company. I I Kirby's other business interests were numerous. He was a director or officer of many business organizations, including : the Miner's Bank of Wilkes-Barre; the Second National Bank of Wilkes~Barre; the Lehigh Valley Railroad; the U.S. Lumber Company; the Mississippi Central Railroad; the International Equities Corporation; and the Metropolitan Life Life Insurance Company of New . York. ~ t _.<" Many, however, remember Kirby because of his tremendous support of civic , humanitarian and philanthropic causes. His gift to Wilkes~Barre of Kirby Park and the Angeline Kirby Health Center stands out among his many good works. He was .also a significant contributor to Wyoming Seminary and Lafayette College. His generosity is seen in the donation of his country estate in Glen Summit for use by the Episcopal churches of the area. Kirby even turned over his yacht, "Suzannah" to the U.S. government during World War I at no cost, for use by the coastal �KIRBY HALL (cont.) -4- patrol service. And, of course, his generosity gave us what is now Kirby Hall. Honored for his service in so many endeavors, Kirby received the Qistinguished Achievement Medal of the Pennsylvania Society, thus joining the ranks of other noted recipients including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and Andrew Mellon. Another outstanding tribute on the part of Wyoming Valley was "Kirby Day", an event during which local ceremonies and publications were dedicated in appreciation for the work of Fred M. Kirby. Also on July 4, 1978, through the generosity of the Kirby Foundation, more than 8,000 local citizens and visitors viewed a pageant reenacting the Battle of Wyoming, presented by the Wilkes College Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts along the dike at Kirby Park. Preceded in death by his wife, Jesse, Fred Kirby died on Octover 16, 1940 ( just 14 days before his 89th birthday gn), at his Glen Summit estate. Thus, the story of his life ended, but his fame and labors are still very much alive for the people of Wyoming Valley. Of course, it was in Kirby Hall that F.M. Kirby formulated many of his ideas and plans for his community. "If only these .w alls could talk" would be a fitting statement to be made in the building. The site has been a silent witness to events ranging from Indian settlements along the river to General Sullivan's Revolutionary encampment across the road, from steam boats cruising up the Susquehanna to the arrival of the first railroad train to come into the Valley on the adjacent corner in 1843. Here in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt spoke on the River Common- the river water of many floods inundated its grounds. It has also witnessed the growth of a College and the intellectual development of many minds. It seems fitting that a place so endowed in history and purpose should now serve as a hall of education. Indeed, it appears that destiny has directed this land to become part of an institution of learning. As if almost by an invisivle force, Wilkes College acquired the property and Wilkes College holds as~ goal for its students the constructive participation in the social, economic, cultural, and political life of the community. This institutional commitment is consistent with the Kirby family's philosophy. It is a quiet inspiration to those who learn here. Thus, Kirby Hall shall continue in its rolea source and symbol of our heritage and our progress. The author wishes to express his sincere appreciation to Ron Andrews, alumni of Wilkes-'70,- for the use of his scholarly and distinguished studies of the architectural history of the area. �KIRBY HALL (cont.)_·_ - -5- across the road, from steam boats cruising up the Susquehanna to the arrival of the first railro a d train to come into the Valley on the adjacent corner in 1843 . Here in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt spoke on the River Common-the river water of many floods inundated its grounds. It has also witnessed the growth of a College and the intellectual development of many minds. It seems fitting that a place so endowed in history and purpose should now serve as a hall of education. Indeed, it appears that destiny has directed this land to become part of an institution of learning. As if almost by an invisible force, Wilkes College acquired the property and Wilkes College holds as a goal for its students the constructive participation in the social, economic cultural, and political life of the community. This institutional commitment is consistent with the Kirby family's philosophy. It is a quiet inspiration to those who learn here. Thus, Kirby Hall shall continue in its role-a source and symbol of our heritage and our progress. The author wishes to express his sincere appreciation to Ron Andrews, alumni of Hilkes-'70 , for the use of his scholarly and distinguished studies of the architectural history of the area . .,, ...... • �57 Ill. No. 28 Kirby H~~lRiver Street 202 Sou • Autumn, 1971 source, au thor �60 I I"" . . f) - . - . .·· ,.; .-- .- . . . --~--. ~;:=;!:2~~~B)~~~~ i • . .· • . ~~;.)</ .. ¥-·~~ . ~~~~ ~;flj ~.... _. .~~ ~ . -~tt!l1t~ -, ~":v..· ' -~ r · ~ s; ~ . -:. ~ ~ : - .·--- · ~pp'~r---•. , . }i{':·· ..f>.. -~. ~ - ~~ . :.- ~~ ~1~... 't:"-i~ - '· d"'!....,_-=!.3":,~,..,3..£~"" ~-,- . . . -· 3'~ Ill. No. Jl Kirby Hall sources U. S. Library of Congress notes architect's perspective The perspective appeared in the December 9, 1876 issue of The American Architect and BuiictTng News. The perspective was published in reverse as to shown here. �58 Ill. No. 29 Kirby Hall sources Centennial Jubilee and Old Home Week, 1906. notes The building is identified as -The Residence of R. J. Flick." ,·•: .> �59 Ill. No. JO Kirby Hall source, Art Work of Wilkes-Barre, 1910. note• The house is identified as the "Residence of F. M. Kirby.~ �61 Ill. No. )2 Kirby Hall Architectural Drawings of First and Second ·Floors, 187) Based on plan made by Frederick Clark Withers, Architect, that appeared in American Architect and Building News, 1876 • �_,,.-~~'}, 1 ) ) :,# • PORCH n I J'l-1. '""" If'.'· 1· Po~c H ~ C+Y~!l_.l\, N 0 N I I f.•='"'i' ,_,. l~=:1 1 L ~.~L.;;~ f LIBRARY ~ C/) j •.!;:>.;:J .1 t: -~ :,,;- c+I-'• '. o' 01-'• o<::X: I-' <l> Ill I-' 'i I-' I-' ct) l)RI\WJ)llj' ROOM Q'q C/) CD ct 'i I r,,;;. CD rKr•••••~~.:1.J&t:! Z ! ~ : ~ - BEb RDOM j ~~r.-:.:.1~ 1/~ll. ~ HJ\LL ct) c+ llOOM DINING :U'< v,t4-u;,:t::a s -• ,., " 1-'•0 I-' s::: ~ co 111 r I CD ::,-' 'i tf_1~. ;svnll~- Fi~ l 'I .,; '1~ 1; ~~JJ B<> RW1 I 13,tr,4 H ~ ~fr~ l-~◄£g' hn 81:b ROC/1 li I L--bI ~ - - ··---_/ : l raRCH Vl'..!TJ!ll)i.E f'C'RCH _I fl~~T F.I.Co~ IB7J ~ECoNO FJ.()oR ( .I �... 248-250 South River Street The brick building at 248-250 South River Street was erected in the early 1900s. The first map that the structure is shown on is the 1904 edition of Sturdevant's Atlas of Wilkes-Barre. The building was used as residences until college acquisition. 248 South River Street was purchased by Wilkes College in 1967. 1 The southerly half, 250, was purchased in the 1970s. The college presently uses the building for offices. - • 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1630, p. 795 • .-. ;f It -,. ¾:..,..r . 6J �248-250 Soutfi Riv~r Street OLD NURSING DEPT. BUILDING With the construction of the new Stark Learning Center and the new second floor nursing facilities, the old nursing dept. building was destroyed . Wilkes College acquired this property from the Simon Grossman estate in 1967. After the 1972 flood, damages to 248-250 S. River Street were estimated to total about ~50,000: Added : 1 March 1983 Go6rgetta Nelson- from the Wilkes College files • �- 64 Ill. No. JJ 248-250 South River Street Autumn, 1971 source, author �1. --· Gutman House 280 South Franklin Street In 1964 Rachel Wolfe Gutman donated her home at 280 South Franklin Street to Wilkes College. 1 Presently • apartments, the house is a frame example of urban domestic : architecture of the mid Victorian period. Stylistically, the building has many features characteristic of the Mansardic or Second Empire period. The basic structure remains intact although alterations were made when the building was converted for apartments. The house was built in the 1860s. Prior to 1864 Franklin Street did not extend further south than South Street. On the 1870 city map the structure is identified with the name "T. Wilson." In later years the property was acquired by the McLean family. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1554, p. 544. 110 �109A 280 South Franklin Street Gutman House Damages after the flood of 1972 to Gutman House were estimated at about $50,000. Added : 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson from the Wilkes College files · • �- 111 : ., r• '/.•.: ., :• .. \ · . ~, : . j : ',, ./ 1' ' ·,·~ ~ ,. . . # .. . ~ . · . . • , "' .,/:___:__ ; ,, . . , _ : :, - ~ ,,, ., ,,, C .- .. ,· ......,.-..._"'---::-:~•-· ,·• : .· ·, . ·. . ~ ?¥ " - ..o..J ..... : - ~ ~ . .. ,-_ . -S'll'Ii;='~~~~;e;::~.:': . , --. . . . . - J l No. 57 Il • House , Street Gutman h Franklin 280 Sout 1973 January,author source, �Miner Hall 264 South Franklin Street Miner Hall was erected as the residence of Charles Abbott Miner (18J0-190J), a businessman and a descendant of the historian Charles Miner. The house appears to have been built between 1864 and 1870. This block of South Franklin Street was not opened until 1864 and .is described by George R. Bedford in Some Early Recollections as being vacant at the time. 1 The building was standing by 1870 for it is illustrated on the Hopkins map of the city that was published in 1870. Miner Halli~ a domestic example of architecture in the Mansardic or Second Empire style which reached its height in popularity in the decade after the Civil War. The building has a center hall with the principal rooms arranged along the sides. Of particular interest is the freize with the sea shell motif around the ceiling in the first floor rooms to the south of the center hall. main staircase rises only to the second floor. The The basic structure remains intact. The building sets on the east side of South Franklin Street near the center of the block formed by South and Ross Streets. On the 1870 map the property is shown as extending eastward to South Main Street. The 1882 atlas shows that the property was reduced in sized by almost 101 �102 half and fronting only on Franklin Street. The property size was further reduced when the Miner family erected a house on the northern portion and sold the southern section and the original house to the college. In the early twentieth century the house was acqui-red by Miner's son, Dr. Charles Howard Miner (1868-19 ). Dr. Miner served as Secretary of Health in Pennsylvania from 1923 to 1927 under the Pinchot administration. 2 The one story wing on the south side of the building was added probably for offices for Dr. Miner. Wilkes College purchased the Miner property in 1961 from the widow of Dr. Miner. 3 I building was a residence hall. For several years the It set vacant for a short period in the late 1960s until the college was forced to utilize the space after the loss of Conyngham Hall. At the present Miner Hall is used for classrooms and offices but is scheduled for demolition in the future. 1 . George R. Bedford, Some Early Recollections (WilkesBarre, Pa., E. B, Yordy Company, 1917), p. JO. 2 oscar J. Harvey and Ernest G. Smith, A History of Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley (6 vol. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Smith-Bennett Company, 19JO), V, JlJ. 3Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1490, p. 1048. �264 South FrankliQ St. 102A MINER HALL The stately mansion at 264 South Franklin Street will also be razed: Date: 1975. Known as Miner Hall, the 105 year old building, was acquired as a gift from the Miner family in 1961: The college obtained only 90 feet of the 160 feet frontage of the property since the family constructed another home on the adjacent plot. • The building was occupied by the late Dr. Charles H. Miner and was built by his father, Charles A, Miner in 1870. Dr. Miner was recognized as a distinguished physician, serving as State Secretary of Health during Governor Pinchot's administration. He also served as Luzerne County Director of . Health. Since Dr. Miner's death the home was occupied by the Grace Lea Shewmaker Miner before donation to ivilkes College. At first Hilkes utilized Miner Hass as a women's dormitory. Later, the building was occupied by the mathematics department for offices and classrooms. · Damages from the 1972 flood to Miner Hass were estimated at about $50,000. In 1982, Uill::::es College leased the YMCA on South Franklin Street for use as a Dormitory and while under lease it is being called Miner Hall. Added: 1 March 1Y83 Geor~etta Nelson ... from information from the Hilkes College files. �lOJ Ill. No. 52 Miner Hall 264 South Franklin Street January, 1973 sources author - - - - - - -- -- -- - - ----- -~ - - - -- �) 104 J Ill. No. SJ Miner Hall source, History of Luzerne Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties, 1880. ' �105 ~~l. No. 54 iner Hall source, -~"ork Art W of L uzerne County, 1897. �106 Ill. No. 55 Miner Hall source, Centennial Jubilee and Old Home Week, 1906. �./ I ' -,.,. J Obadiah Gore Hall 275 South Franklin Street Gore Hall was probably erected about 1871. The property is shown on the 1870 Map of Wilkes-Barre as being • vacant and a part of a larger tract that extended southward to Ross Street. The house is illustrated, however, on the 1872 view of the city. residence of Elijah c. The structure was built as the Wadhams (1825-1889), a merchant who served in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1876 to 1880. The Wadhams family retained ownership of the property until 1956 when Wilkes College purchased it from the estate of Stella Wadhams. 1 The building is an example of the Italinate style of architecture of the mid to late Victorian period. basic structure remains intact. The There is a center hall with the principal rooms arranged around it. The hardware on several of the interior doors of the first floor is similar in design to that found in the former Conyngham Hall at 120 South River Street. An iron fence similar to that which was in front of Mcclintock Hall until recently was removed by the college. The college also opened the drive on the north side of the house to connect Franklin Street with Wright Street. Now a residence hall, the building is named in honor of Obadiah Gore (1744-1821), an - early settler of the Wyoming Valley. 107 �108 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1322, p. 350. �108A 275 S. Franklin St. GORE HALL Built in 1871, the building was placed on Pa. 's Register of Historical Buildings and Sites . Wilkes purchased the late Stella Wadharn's home in Sept. 1956 and renaf!l.ed the puilding Gore Hall after Obediah Gore, Jr. who was born at Norwich, Conn . in April 1744 . He migrated to Wyoming Valley between 1760 and 1770: At the time of the invasion of the British Tories and Indians, Obediah was with the Continental Army as First Lt. and participated in t .h e leading campaigns of war, including the Sulliv.:m Expedition of 1779 against the Iroquois Indians. After the War' of Independance, Obediah moved to Queen Esther's Plains, the present town of Athens, where he spent the remainder of his life. Today Gore Hall is used as a men's dormitory. WADHAMS FAMILY HISTORY Family was originally from Devonshire England . Settled in Conn. in 1650. Reverand Noah \vadhaBs left Litchfield Conn. and embarked with conrrrenation t _o the Susciuehanna until a vear after ivvominrr Massacre when he moved to Plvmouth. He was the first preacher there. Calvin Wadhams ~as his second son. ,, ◄ Calvin's youngest son, Samuel WadhaI:ts was born in Plymouth and -married Clarinda Starr Catlin. Samuel Wadhams and Clarinda had a son named Elijah Catlin Wadham born in 1825 in Plymouth. It was his brother Calvin Wadhams who founded the 1st Presybterian Church now the Osterhout Library. WADIW·IS OF GORE HALL Belonged to Elijah Catlin WAdhams ... his wife the former Esther Taylor French. !'-Ir . E . C. Wadhams was former state Senator, past president of First. National Bank of Plymouth and first burgess of borough. Wadhams Street in Plymouth (where S, '. Stevens is now) is named for them. The family moved to Wilkes Barre in 1-75 and lived on Union St. two years before establishing residence on 275 S. Franklin St. Four unmarried sisters and a brother lived together at L75 S. Franklin St. until th~ir death. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Helson: from infornation in the Wilkes files. �GORE hALL OBEDIAH GORE Born in Roxbury, Mass. 1714? died in Wyoming 1779. Resided near Boston and moved to Plainfield Conn. 1768. One of the 1st white men in Wilkes-Barre. Commissioned by Conn. Assembly as Ensign of 8th Company, Third Regiment Militia, Lt. in 1762. At time of Wyoming massacre in 1/78, his five sons were in the battle, also 2 sons-in-law. Three of his sons and both sons-in-law were killed. Obediah Gore -One of the most famous figures of Valley • preceding the Rev. Har. Justice of Peace 1777-78, under laws of Conn. His commission was signed by Jon Trumbull, Gov. of Conn. T)t'::l brc'rher Blacksl!l.ith by trade and he and 1:"±-s ~ Daniel were among the first persons to use Anthracite in this country, using it in forges as early as 1772. Among the prisoners taken by Pennamites in 1768. Son-Obadiah-Judge Born 1744. One of the most prominent of the day in Wyoming Valley. Served 6 years as member of Continental Army. Commissioned 1st Lt. by John Hancock and later by John Jay. First Lt. Conn. Militia 1776, and 1 Jan 1777, was on duty in Hestmore· land, Penn. He served Suliivan expedition, June-Aug 1779, and was retired by consolidation 1 Jan 1781. He was one 6f the Judges commissioned at organization of Luzerne County, participated · in 1st and 2nd Pennarnite Wars and land Co in Aprii 1782. One of the 1/88~90. Portrait presently hangs Geological Society, Franklin St., was appointed JP of WestmoreI!l.enbers of Pa. Legis. in Wyoming Historical and W.B. Pa. �109 Ill. No. 56 Obadiah Gore ·Hall 275 South Franklin Street January, 1973 sources author �2J7-2J9 South Franklin Street It appears that this building was erected as a residence in the late 1860s. Franklin Street south of South Street was not opened until 1864. The house was.built by 1870 for it is indicated on the 1870 Map of Wilkes-Barre. The basic structure is Victorian in style with several later alterations. The interior arrangement of rooms was changed when the building was converted for apartments. Stylistically. the main entranceway and the front porch appear to be of a late nineteenth or earl_y twentieth century period. Mrs. E. s. Hanson is listed in the 1897 city directory as operating a kindergarten in the house. The property was purchased by Wilkes College in 1966. 1 A residence hall. the building was named Doane Hall in honor of John Doane, a physican. and his wife Gertrude. who for several years served as Dean of Women at the college. The structure is scheduled to be razed in the future. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1603, p. 572. 99 �'· f. , ,: 217-219 South Franklin Street The building at 217-219 South Franklin Street is a double house that appears to have been built about the end of the nineteenth century. The college acquired the • property in two sections, 217 in July, 1973 1 and 219 in May, 1973. 2 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1791, p. 784. 2Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1785, p. l43. j 95 �99A S. Franklin St. l DOANE HALL Doane Hall, 237-239 S. Franklin Street, was demolished in 1975, At one time a women's dorm, and school infirmary, Doane Hall was acquired by Wilkes in 1966 from Joseph and Mar Built about 1925. Properties. Placed on Pa. Register of Historic Sites•and Damages to Doane Hall after the 1972 flood estimated at about $50,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson: tr6m informatic,n in the Wilkes College files . . �100 j Ill. No. 51 237-239 South Franklin Street 1971 source a author �Dan ·1 Hall 2J5 South F~anklin Street Wilkes College purchased the property at 2)5 South Franklin Street in 1967 from Dr. Edward Whalen. 1 Now the college infirmary, the buidling is named in honor of the Dana family which played a prominent role in the history of the area. Dana Hall ~~s built at the end of the nineteenth century as a residence. The property is identified in the 1899 city directory as containing an unfinished house. In the city directory of the following year the house is listed as the residence of Bernard Long, a mercahnt. It is possible that Long may have rented the house for the property is identified in the 1904 Atlas of Wilkes-Barre as belonging to I. M. Thomas. A circa 1910 photograph of the house is identifies it as the residence of Long. The house is an example of the Shingle style of architecture with a 'colonial" influence. structure remains intact. The basic The circa 1910 photograph shows "a balustrade around the roof of the porch an a multi-pane fan shaped window in the attic. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 16Jl, p. 668. 96 �96A 235 S. Franklin Sh. DANA HALL Dana Hall, located at 235 S. Franklin Street, was purchased by Wilkes in 1967 from Edward and Jeanne M. Whalen. Prior to the building's renovation into a school infirmary, the structure was used as a women's dorm. Built about 1890-1899, it was placed on the Pa. Historical Register of Historical buildings and sites. Damages to Dana Hall after the 1972 flood were estimated at about $50,000. It was razed in 1975 Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson- from information in the Wilkes Files. �97 f~t~;{;f:!~ ·7-D'~-?:'. j;:;~#Zi~;~~%~E- 1 .. .., .. .~ .. . -. . . ., . .:/ .;;J~;~::;/1S;;~-? > · A ' )•:qK,i?;;;;, -:•7··.· .r - Ill. No. 49 Dana Hall 235 South Franklin Street 1971 source, author i �98 ; Ill. No. 50 Dana Hall source, Art Work of Wilkes-Barre, 1910. note, The house is identified as the residence of Barnard Long. J �Hollenback Hall 192 South Franklin Street Hollenback Hall was designed as a residence for Anna Welles Hollenback in 1916 by the Wilkes-Barre architectural firm of Sturdevant and Poggi. 1 The property was donated to Wilkes College in 1954 by Miss Hollenback. 2 The building is an example of the •classical Revival• style of architecture of the early twentieth century. The basic structure remains intact although some of the original decorative detailing has been removed. The original front door was replaced following the flood of 1972. The principal rooms of the main portion are arranged along the entrance hall. A frame structure was torn down for the construction of the Hollenback house. 1 sturdevant and Poggi, architectural drawing, 1916. (Wilkes -College, Business Office) 2Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 12)4, p 558. 93 �192 s. Franklin S~. HOLLENBACK HALL This home was bequeathed to Wilkes College by Miss Anna Hollenback in 1953. A friend of Wilkes College from its founding, Miss Hollenback also contributed scholarship funds to the college. Hollenback Hall was at one time the Guidance and Placement Center. During 1953-54, the building was also used as a branch office of the Veterans Administrative Guidance Program . Hollenback Hall also houses offices of many faculty members. Damages to Hollenback Hall after the 1972 flood, were estimated at about $50,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson - from information in the Wilkes files �94 ) - j ) - --; :""'Ao: ....,•.!.,...·-.., .r '!", .<>,. . 1 :'\. _- -------. Ill. No. 48 Hollenback Hall 192 South Franklin Street 1969 sourcea author • . . �Student Union Building 185 South Franklin Street The building which was recently renovated for use by the Student Union Board was erected about 1930 for the First Church of Christ, Scientist. • The architect of the one and a half story, brick structure was o. A. Kleeman. l The plan of the building is simple with a large room on the interior and a classical portico on the facade, east gable end. The organ, which was acquired by the college, was built by the M. P. M~ller Company of Hagerstown, Maryland. 2 The property was purchased by Wilkes College in 1967 from the church congregation. 3 For several years the building was used as a lecture hall and was known as Church Hall. 1 o. College, 2M. Business A. Kleeman, architectural drawing, 1929. (Wilkes Business Office) P. MOller Company, drawings. (Wilkes College, Office) 3 Luz·e rne County Deed Records, Book 1613, p. 511. 92 �185 South Franklin St. STUDENT UNION BUILDING CHURCH HALL After the 1972 flood, damages to Church Hall were estimated at about $40,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson- from information in Wilkes Files • �181 South Franklin Stre·e t Wilkes College purchased the property at 181 South 1 Franklin Street in 1949. The building was named Pickering Hall in honor of Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) who help·ed organize Luzerne County in 1787. Pickering later served as Secretary of State in the Washington administration. The building is presently slated for demolition. The construction date of the house is unknown. It appears that it was erected probably in the mid to late 186os. There is no indication of the buiiding on the 1850 map of ~he city but it does appear on the 1870 map. j Architecturally, the structure has many features that are characteristic of the Italinate style of the mid Victorian period. The porch and the main entrance, however, are of a later style and probably were built in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Until 1915 the house was the Rectory of Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church. not known whether or not the house was erected for the purpose of a rectory, 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1025, p. 130. 90 It is �J 181 S. Franklin Sk. PICKERING HALL The former property of the late Dr. S.P. Mengel, Pickering Hall was purchased by the college in 1949 from Jessie and Harley Gritman. Renovated during the same year, the building housed classrooms and offices for the Commerce and Finance and Art Departments. The building was named after the famous soldier, Timo~hy Pickering who was-an early supporter of the Revolutionary movement in Mass . He led a contingent from Mass. to join Washington's army in the winter campaign of 1776-77 in New York and New Jersey. Adjutant General of the U.S. Army, Pickering later accepted the responsibility of Quarter Master General. In addition, Pickering's letters constituted an invaluabel commentary on the course of the Revolution . In order to preserve the history of the military man on campus. the Wilkes College New Dining Hall and Men's Dormitory has been charged wit the rlew name of Pickering Hall. Damages to Pickering Hall after the 1973 flood were estimated at about $50,000. Date demolished: 1975 Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson~from information in Wilkes Files �91 Ill No. 47 . 181.South Franklin street Autumn, 1971 sources author �~n~~ ) John Franklin Hall 165 South Franklin Street Franklin Hall is indentified in a 1911 publication as the residence of Mrs. George Weaver and having been built between 1905 and 1910. 1 The building was a residence until the mid part of this century when it was converted to offices for the International Union of Mine Workers of America. Now classrooms, Franklin Hall was purchased by Wilkes College in 1969 from the labor union. 2 The building is named in honor of Colonel John Franklin (1749-1831), an early resident of the Wyoming Valley. } The building is a two and a half story, brick structure in the "Classical Revival" style of the late Victorian period. Although altered some when converted for offices, the basic structure remains intact. The rooms of the first and second floors are arranged around center halls. A bronze plaque honoring John L. Lewis, the labor leader, is mounted on the facade to the north of the entrance and is a vestige of labor union's ownership. 1 R. W. Flood, Wilkes-Barres The Diamond City (WilkesBarre, Pa.a Published by the Record for the Wilkes-Barre Board of Trade, 1911), n. p. 2 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1659, p. 676. 82 �' • l; ...,.._,_ • • -"'•>- ~ .... __ . 165 SouthFranklin St. JOHN FRANKLIN HALL Damages after the 19/2 flood to John Franklin Hall were estimated at about $100,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson- from the Wilkes College files �8J Ill. No. 42 John Franklin Hall 165 South Franklin Street 1971 sources author �84 Ill. No. 43 John Franklin Hall circa 1910 source, R. w. Flood, Wilkes-Barres The Diamond City, 1911. notes The building is identified as the residence of Mrs. George Weaver. I �79 I Ill. No. 40 137 South Franklin Street 1971 source, author �141 South Franklin St. HARDING HALL The Board of Trustees purchased the Harding residence in 1954. · Funds for the furnishing of the building were provided by ~ttorney Gilbert S. McClintock, chairman of the Board and Marian Martin Winsor, granddaughter of Judge Harding. Judge Harding built this home over 179 years ago and• today the Harding Home is regarded as a landmark of Wyoming Valley. Harding Hall was first used as a snackbar for students and faculty. Later it housed the college bookstore and a student's lounge. (in 1983, Harding hall was no longer standing.) *Also see Old Harding Hall Damages to the Hall after the 1972 flood were . estimated at about $50,000. added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson- from Wilkes College files �81 1/: . ,.. ~ ." ' \' ..... .' ' ··1 1 l~ J. , . ,. . .... : . ·. . ~!;.. .• ·' Ill. No. 41 Harding Hall 141 South Franklin Street 1971 sources author I I ,. I:i·\1111!! ' �Sturdevant Hall 129-131 South Franklin Street Sturdevant Hall was purchased by Wilkes College in two sections. The northern half, known as number 129, was acquired in 1952 from the estate of Jesse T. Sturdevant. 1 Number 131, the southern portion, was bought from the Ahlborn family in 1962. 2 Since college acquisition the building has been a residence hall. The exact date of construction of Sturdevant Hall is not known. By tradition, it is said tha the house was erected for John Dorrance (1800-1861), a minister of the Presbyterian Church. Dorrance purchased the property in 1841 from the Butler family which acquired the land in 1772. 3 The house probably dates from the early 1840s. In 1862 Stephen Leonard Thurlow, who later had the present Kirby Hall built, bought the property from the estate of John Dorrance. 4 Thurlow is listed for this property on the 1870 Map of Wilkes-Barre. Jesse Thomas, a physican, acquired the property in the late nineteenth century. Ownership passed by marriage to the Sturdevant family about 1913. 5 William H. Sturdevant was married to a daughter of Dr. Thomas and was a civil engineer who produced two atlases of the city. In the early twentieth century an extension was added to the south side and the house was divided i,,to two residences. 75 The �southerly portion was further divided into apartments. In 1942 Robert A. Eyerman, a Wilkes-Barre architect, designed several alterations for 131 for Dr. Maurice B. Alhborn. 6 Sturdevant Hall illustrates the changing style and taste of its occupants. The main portion of the structure is a center hall house with Greek Revival decorative detailing. The present front porch and second floor center window grouping are characteristic of the mid to late Victorian period. A circa 1897 photograph of South Franklin Street shows that a one story bay window was attached on the northerly side, first floor, easterly end window. The three and a half story, brick structure had several alterations and additions made to it prior to college acquisition although the basic structure remains intact. 1 Luzerne County Deed Recrods, Book 1171, p. 607. 2Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1495, p. 882. 3Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 37, p. 417. 4McClintock Collection, Mcclintock Room, Farley Library, Wilkes College, deed. 5article, Wilkes-Barre Record, July 16, 1952. 6 Robert A, Eyerman, architectural drawings, 1942 (Wilkes College, Business Office). �115 South Franklin Street The building that stands at 115 South Franklin Street was known for many years as Slocum Hall. It was acquired by Wilkes College in 1961 and used mainly as a residenc~ hall. 1 The structure was named in honor of Frances Slocum who, at the age of five, was kidnaped by the Indians from her home in Wilkes-Barre. The two and a half story, frame structure was built as a residence although the exact date of construction is unknown. The house was probably erected in the 1860s. The building is not illustrated on the 1850 map of the city, ) but does appear on the 1870 map. The name that is listed on the 1870 map is that of Dr. George Urghart who purchased the property in 1866. 2 The building is an example of middle class urban domestic architecture in the Italinate style. The basic structure remains intact although several alterations were made when the building was converted for offices and apartments. Badly damaged during the flood of 1972, the structure is to be razed in the future. ;I :·( '') 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1477, p. 712. 2Luzerne County Deed Re c ords, Book 11, p. 397. '.► 73 �' 115 South Franklin St. SLOCUM HALL Slocum Hall, 115 South Franklin St., was one of the older buildings and used as a woman's dormitory. Frances Slocum Hall takes its name from one of the earliest residents of Wyoming Valley,· addin8 to the historical lore that surrounds the institution. In 1778, when Frances Slocum was six years old, she was captured by marauding Indians. After she was adopted by foster Indian parents, she traveled with them in Ohio and Indiana and married a Delaware Indian Brave. When her original family found here in 1845, she was 62 and declined the invitation to return to them. ! The property was acquired by Wilkes in 1961 from F . Noretta Howorth. Property was razed in 1975. ilL.. I 262-264 SLOCUM HALL .. 1 ,I Built about 1890, the property was placed on the Pa. Register of Historical Buildings and Sites. Damage to Slocum Hall after the 1972 flood totaled about $50,000. Added ~ 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson- from Wilkes College files I I I �- - - -- - -------- ' .. t -.. . ·.. . •, 74 .• i L...,,., - ......, _ _ _ _ . -.:.. _.,_:_: -- . ------ -- --~·... ·· •· . -- - - 'II Pk g::.fi#44"1¥ ,-: i£w,·;.-:. - Hi¥& Sw'rtri:W-:~- __ . __ : .;~_::.. .. ~.:...: -·- -~..,...""'~-►-..,..___ .. -_,,. :1,•. Ill. No. J8 115 South Franklin Street January, 1971 sources author J �\ Sullivan }\all 269-273 south River street The buildinls which is known as sullivan Hall was 1 purchased by Wilkes coiiege in 1969. originallY an 'apartment house, the structure is now a residence hall• The name honors Major General John sullivan (l7~o-l795) ~ho iead a militarY expedition against the 1ro~uoiS Indians in 1779 following the Battle of Wyoming, Although the exact date of construction is unknown, Sullivan Hall appears to have been built in the first third of the twentieth centurY• The building does not appear in the ... . -~- .... ! :t~ ~•-" 1 ;r-~ ;;· \ ,, . ~ .. . ' ~ ~ r~~-.-: J_·.. ·:-·=·~ ~ ~ series of citY atlases until the 1933 edition, \ ( l --------------- \v • ~ - - ~~ I I ?l . ·' .. �269-273 South River St. Sullivan Hall Damages after the 1973 flood to Sullivan Hall were estimated to be about $75,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson-from the Wilkes College files. ) �-: 72 - - - -- -..:::a - - - 1' . ii iili is 1111 I.! • -, • • 1! • i Ill. No. 37 Sullivan Hall 269-273 South River Street Autumn, 1971 source, author �.. Frances Slocum Hall 262-264 South River Street The residence hall at 262-264 South River Street was originally a double house. It was erected about 1890 and was drastically altered in the early twentieth century. The structure is not illustrated on the 1889 -view of Wilkes-Barre• but is shown on a circa 1891 photograph of South River Street. By the 19JOs the building had been renovated for apartments as is shown on the 19JJ Atlas of Wilkes-Barre. The alterations involved a new arrangement of the floor plan and the erection of an extension to the back. Apparently, the separate entrances original to the plan were replaced by the present center hall. Wilkes College purchased the property in 1968. 1 For several years the building was not offically named but now honors an early resident of Wilkes-Barre. Frances Slocum (1773-1847) was born in Wilkes-Barre and kidnaped at the age of five by the Indians. She never returned to the area and lived until her death with the Indians. This is the second campus building to honor Frances Slocum. The first such building stands at 115 South Franklin Street and is scheduled for demolition. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1639, p. 808. 69 �L62 South River St~eet SLOCUM HALL (Frances Slocum Hall) After the flood of 1972, daniages to this hall were estimated at about $50,000. added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson from the Wilkes College files �70 - Ill. No • .36 Frances Sl 262-264 S o~um ~all Autumn, l~~lh River Street source, author ~ f �] (' - ·..__,. .. Ross Hall 251 South River Street In the summer of 1967 Wilkes College purchased the home of Dr. N. Frederick Schappert, a physican. 1 Now a residence hall, Ross Hall is named in honor of the Ross family which played a prominent role in the development of Luzerne County. The structure was built as a residence about 1896. The house is not shown on the 1894 Atlas of Wilkes-Barre but is listed in the 1897 city directory as the residence of . Maria Dunning, a widow. Originally, the property was a part of a larger tract owned by the Atherton family. The Atherton house stood at J6 West River Street. Ross Hall is an example of Romanesque architectur~ of the late nineteenth century. The main windows of the facade are interesting features of the house. Each window is composed of one large wooden sash with one light that slides up into the wall. The basic structure remains intact • • 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1620, p ~ 116J. 65 �66 -- • r Ill. No. J4 Ross Hall · 251 South River Street Spring, 1972 sources author �Ashley Hall 252-254 South River Street Now a residence hall, the double house at 252-254 South River Street is the second building on the campus to have been named in honor of the Ashley family. The original Ashley Hall was the Ashley family home that stood at 164 South River Street. The building at 164 was razed in 1971 for the construction of a.classroom building. The property at 252-254 was purchased by Wilkes College in 1968. 1 Ashley Hall appears to have been . built in the late 1880s. The 1882 Atlas of Wilkes-Barre shows a frame structure on this site. The present building, however, does appear on the 1889 view of the city as well as a circa 1891 photograph of South River Street. The interior was altered in recent years for apartments. The only major alteration to the exterior has been the removal of a large frame front porch following the flood in 1972. Of some interest on the facade is the ornate cornice • • 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1643, p: 403. 67 �68 .· . . .- ~::;,.. ~:::.~- ~. ~~~~ ~~ ------ .::.-- : :.,.._ ~~ g~~{ i > "i: .:: - ·- Ill. No. 35 Ashley Hall 252-254 South River Street Autumn, 1971 source, author ::- - �Commons 75 West South Street The Commons was originally used by the college as a dining hall and student activities area. It consists of two earlier structures that were joined, about 1955, by an addition. • The early buildings were originally garages. The stone and frame structure on the southerly side facing South Street was erected as the stable and carriage house for the building now known as Kirby Hall. It was constructed probably soon after the house was built. The easterly or Frariklin Street end of the Co~mons was a garage on the Stoddart property at 191-195 South Franklin Street. The Stoddart house, known for many years as Gies Hall, was razed for the construction of the college libaray. 157 �75 W. South Stre~t COMMONS Damages to the Commons after the 1972 flood were estimated at about $150,000. gn ) �158 - ~---- . . ... .;..------~ ... ...;. .---.___ .· . ... ' -- ~. __,,~ ~ ;_;.·~~~~ ~ - - -{ F-==-===-=~-&:_"i:Jt\ '. t~- § ~L~~~~3/~~i~' . ji~,b_.; r---:-:r.:-_--....!. '::-i ~ ~=i;,;J.:tr,.. j'it~~ -- '~~1:.~~~4'. ~--~:- == --,'<-;7'~~~__,. .... ' ..... ........ ,: ~~~'..ii~. . ~ ~-~ , ~ - ....~hl"'r .~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ... ..,,...... . . ~\T.Jr-'" ..<f~. ~ ~-- ::, ,;-(,•if-~' -:1~"" <:" -~,.JI.· ' -- ·J,, -- ·--- . - ., ~-:.~i.l~~: ~~~--=-~~-~-~ --. Ill. No. 8) Commons 75 West South Street Summer, 1969 sources author ~ - - - · ~ n" .c.-'--\__"r."(" ...... ,,.... _ T' :ti,; ....~!".'f-'Y._ -~-; ·.r-:.~·· :,.~.... ,:-•,~°'"" :A,~ . ;._\,.t<~:l.~ . <'- ~~~~1.r . ;>;~.: . ~ _.,, ..... ~. �76-78 West South Street The building that stands at 76-78 West South Street is a double house that was erected about 1890. The structure is not illustrated on the 1889 city view but is • indicated in the 1894 city atlas. The property is identified in the atlas as belonging to s. D. Reynolds. Stylistically, the building is Queen Anne in manner. The basic structure remains intact although the building has been altered over the years. The easterly portion, number 76, was converted to apartments prior to college acquisition. These apartments were known as the Chase Apartments. Number 78, the westerly half, was used in recent years for a combination business and residence. Wilkes College acquired the property through two purchase, Number 76 was bought in 1965. 1 It was originally a residence hall. 1973, Number 78 was purchased in The building is presently used for offices. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1564, p. 679, 159 �159A 76-78 W. South Street "76" A Wilkes College double-block dwelling located at 76-78 W. South Street; it was originally used as a women's dormitory. Nicknamed "76", it was acquired by Wilkes in 1965 from the estate of Hamilton and Lieuween Chase, then the Chase Apartments. The building was destroyed in 1975. ~NNER PROPERTY The old Fenner property was purchased in 1965. At one time this part of the structure at 76-78 W. South Street was one of Wilkes-Barre's finest ladies' boutiques. It, too, was destroyed in 1975. Damages to the property afte r mated at about $50,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson the flood of 1972 were esti- �160 "'i'"· ',ll ~ . • ~- ,. ~ ~ .... . ·~~? . •·-~ '' "" j Ill. No. 84 76-78 West South Street Summer, 1969 source, author �Bedford Hall 96 West South Street ,<JJ,f- ; AiJ"• ifcul.:-nw-Y1 Gof/1, i'.:- Bedford Hall was designed by Bruce Price (1845-190J), a noted late nineteenth century architect, and is the earliest of his houses that still stand. 1 ~he house w;s probably built in the mid 1870s although an exact date of construction is not known. 2 The structure is not illustrated on the 1872 city view but is shown in the 1882 Atlas of Wilkes-Barre. The house was erected as the residence of George R. Bedford (1840-1927), an attorney and author of Some Early Recollections (c~ 191J), an account of life in nineteenth century Wilkes-Barre. The college acquired the property from his son, Paul Bedford, also . an attorney. Bedford Hall has undergone numerous alterations over the years. The original portion stands on the corner of South and River Streets. Although the interior has been altered and extensions have been added to the back, the exterior of this section appears much as it did originally. An interesting feature of the exterior is the design used in the brick work of the walls. The original internal floor plan was different from the present one. The main ent~ance was through a vestibule, now open as a porch, and the main staircase was located to the north of the present one. The present steps to the third floor are a part of · 161 �162 the original staircase. The present large room in the northwest corner of the first floor was originally two rooms with fireplaces in the wall between the rooms. The service stairs were situated at about the southerly end of the present main hall on the first floor. S~udying th~ 1894 and 1904 editions of Sturdevant's atlases and a 1902 photograph of South River Street reveals that an addition was made to the south side about the turn of the century. Included in this addition was the present large room to the west of the hall on the first floor, north of the sun room, and that had a scenic wallpaper until the flood of 1972. In the late 1920s, Paul Bedford , (1875-1967),. son of the original owner of the house, commissioned the WilkesBarre architectural firm of Innes and Levy to design several alterations to the house. 3 An advertisement found in a 1933 publication indicates that the construction work of this renovation was done by the John Curtis and Company of Wilkes-Barre. 4 The present interior is the result of the Innes and Levy alterations. The 1920s renovation involved a new arrangement of the floor space in the original house and the construction of a sizeable addition to the back or south side. The large rooms in the northwest corner of the first and second floors were created from two smaller rooms on each floor. The present staircase Jtffl' rises only to the second floos was built at this time as_ was the present servf ce steps that �163 are nestled in to the south of the main stairs. The large room at the south end of the first floor hall, the sun room on the first floor, and much of the service wing to the southeast are part of the Innes and Levy design. Although r the renovations to 1 the original house were J xtensive, Lt appears that much of the Price woodwork may remain around the . doorways and windows. The Bedford property was given to Wilkes College in 1967 through the estate of Paul Bedford. 5 The building is presently used for classrooms and faculty offices and was little altered in the conversion from a residence to an educational facility. j Until 1972, the first floor room to the west of the hall on the south end, the room used as a music room by the Bedfords, retained a scenic wallpaper that was hung during the 1920s renovation. 6 The paper, destroyed by the flood waters, was a twentieth century reproduction of a nineteenth century French pattern known as "Scenic America." The property, as acquired by the college, is larger than the plot of land on which the Price designed house was built. The 1882 atlas shows a lot with a frame house on it to the southerly side of the Bedford property. The 1894 atlas illustrates this lot as being a part of the Bedford tract. The back section of the present Bedford Hall stands on part of this tract. The lawn to the east of Bedford Hall is the site of a late nin~teenth century brick dwelling. �164 -. ) The house is identified in the city directories as being the residence of Alexander Farnham, an attorney. The Farnham house was razed in the mid-twentieth century. The one story brick structure located a few feet southeast of (\ Bedford Hall may have been built as a garage Jon the Farnham property. 1 Samuel H. Graybill, Jr., "Bruce Price, American sr Architect, 1845-1903", dissertation (Yale University, 19'./=5-), p. 20. 2 Graybill lists the building date as 1876 and, in a footnote, p. 229, identifies the source of information as the late Gilbert S. Mcclintock. Price, a native of Cumberland, r,:aryland, was married to Jose.p hine Lee of WilkesBarre and had an office in Wilkes-Barre from about 1872 to ) 1877. 3 Innes and Levy, architectural drawings, 1927. (Wilkes College, Business Office) 4 The Residential Work of Innes and Lev Architects Wilkes-Barre New Yorks Architectural Catalogue Company, Inc., 1933). 5Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1629, p. 744. 6 rnterview with Charles Levy, Huntsville, Pennsylvania, ~r.arch, 1971. Mr. Levys says that he purchased the ·, wallpaper from a shop in New York City. �.. ·"' ---- ........ .... --- 96 W. South Street .... . ... . . . ... ..,. . 164A BEDFORD HALL Damages to Bedford Hall after the 1972 flood were estimated at about $150,000. added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson • �\.p 165 Ill. No. 85 Bedford Hall 96 West S ou th Street 1970 sources author �166 : / ,' ,, ', , " ' I - 'I . /· j Ill, No, 86 Bedford Hall sourcea Wyoming Historical and Geological Society notea The photograph is identified on the back as having been taken in 1902, ) �J· ' 167 ) • Ill. No. 87 Bedford Hall Architectural Drawings · of First Floor circa 1876 and in 1927 Based on plan made by Innes and Levy for the 1927 renovations (Wilkes College, Business Office) �t"''71 a- ll... Bedford Hall est s 96 W Wilkes o~~hllStreet ege �:- - - - · ....... The President's House JO West River Street The President's House at JO West River Street was designed in 1925 by a Philadelphia architect, EdmW1d B. Gilchrist (1885-1954). 1 The gardens were planned by Elsa Rehmann, a landscape architect from Newark, New Jersey. 2 The house was built as the residence of Paul Sterling (18 (\ \I -1951), a planning engineer for the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Sterling was a son of Walter G. Sterling whose house on South River Street is now known as Sterling Hall. In 1914 Sterling married Arline Payne, a daughter of Edward Payne. The Payne house stood at 158 South River Street and was known as Butler Hall W1til razed in 1971. The property was purchased by Wilkes College in 1967 from the estate of Mrs. Sterling. 3 at first for classrooms and offices. The building was used In 1970-1971 the house was refurbished for the use of President and Mrs. Michelini. The house is an example of the "Classical Revival" • style of architecture of the 1920s. The basic structure remains intact although the interior of the first floor was replastered and the floors relaid following the flood in 1972. ~he original front door and the louvered shutters on the exterior were removed when the building was refurbished in 1970-1971. llJ �114 The property at JO West River Street was originally a part of the Atherton property known as J6 West River Street. About 1924 the Atherton house was torn down and tAe land was divided into four lots, the present numbers JO, J6, 40, and 56 West River Street. 1 Edmund B. Gilchrist, architectural drawings, July,) 1925. (Wilkes College, Business Office) 2Elsa Rehmann, "Sketch for Gardens, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sterling, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.N (The sketch is in the collection of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, however, the key to explain the plantings is missing.) )Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1611, p. 257. i I ' . I �115 ; . _,,. ill. No. 58 . House Thep O W resident's est R" Street J Autumn iver source; 1971 author :,-.:-,..: . . . . . ~ . -✓- . - .. - �7 116 Ill. No. 59 The President's House J July 1972 source, author note, Notice the marks on the building showing the hei~ht of the flood waters. �117 MR ....Q HR':S 'Pl.'J L \.tit."<£~ llAP. V. Y. ' ?' ,,,, : . • •. ;· ' ' . • r • •··• • . . .. .......... .-· • Ill. No. 60 Sketch of Gardens The President '·s House source, Wyoming Historical and Geological Society ...., T �285-287 South Franklin Street The brick double house at 285-287 South Franklin Street was probably built about 1880. The structure is not illustrated on the 1872 city view but is shown on the 1882 Atlas of Wilkes-Barre. The atlas lists the owner as Charles A. Miner which leads to the speculation j hat the house was erected as an investment property. The property was purchased by Wilkes~College in 1973 from the . . l d escendants of Miner. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1794, 1145. ~(· . •· . .....•' ~ 112 �Waller Hall J6 West River Street The attached houses at J6 and 40 West River Street are closely associated historically. Both houses were built about 1925 and were designed by the Wilkes-Barre architectural firm of Innes and Levy. 1 The house at J6 was erected as the residence of Julius Long Stern (189)1964) and the one at 40 was built for his father~ Harry F. Stern (1854-1928). The stone used in the constAiction of both houses is from a mid nineteenth century house that stood on this site and was razed for construction of the stern houses. Julius Long Stern was. a grandson of the merchant . Isaac Long and was associated with the Long firm for many years. Later he sold his business interests and became a lecturer in the history d~partrnent at Princeton University. SternJals~was a member of the Board of Trustees of ,Wilkes College. Architecturally, the house at J6 West River Street is •representative of the HTudor RevivalH style popular in the decade following the end of World War I. The building is significant for the decorative detailing on both the exterior and the interior, especially the plaster freize composed of fruit and animals that surrounds the ceiling in the front room on the first floor, the original living 118 �- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :~ - - - - - -- -- 119 -room. The knotty pine paneling in the former dining room was installed some years after the house was built. When the houses at J6 and 40 were erected, the structural framework for a connecting doorway was built into the wall. 2 Wilkes College purchased the property in 1964 from Michael McLaughlin, a businessman_-J Now a residence hall, the building is named Waller Hall in honor of the late Chalres Waller, a past Chairman of the Board of Trusµ es of Wilkes College. The Waller residence is at 40 West River Street and is still occupied by Mrs. Waller. About 1924 Julius Long Stern purchased the Atherton property at J6 West River Street, razed the house, and divided the land into four lots, the present JO, J6, 40, and 56 West River Street. The street frontage of the Atherton property is indicated by the low stone wall that runs along the front of the present lots. part of the fence around the Atherton land. The wall was The Atherton house was a Mansardic style structure, probably built in the mid 1860s, and was constructed of stone reported to have been quarried in the vicinity of West Nanticoke, • Luzerne County. 4 The house was erected for the financier Thomas Atherton. Tradition says that it was designed by the noted Philadelphia architect John Frazier. Several rooms in the Atherton house were decorated with paintings executed by Madomiselle Juliette Gambaro. 5 Gambaro was an artist who came to the United States from · - -~ �- 120 France under the sponsorship of s. L. Thurlow and his wife. The pai~tin~above the paneling in the former dining room of the present Kirby Hall, built for Thurlow, are said to be the work of Gambaro. A few of the paintings in the Atherton house illustrated the fable of La Fontaine for which members of prominent Wilkes-Barre families posed as models. On the 1870 and 1882 city maps, the Atherton property is shown as extending back to South River Street. The house set in the northwest portion with the stable and carriage house along South River Street. Over the years the land along South River Street was divided into lots and sold off. Early in this century the stable and carriage house was converted into a residence and is now known as 255 South River Street. 1 The Residential Work of Innes and Lev Architects Wilkes-Barre New York, Architectural Catalogue Company, Inc., 1933). 2 Interview with Charles Levy, Huntsville, Pennsylvania, March, 1971. 3Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1548, p. 672 • • 4 unidentified ne¼~aper article in the collection of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society. 5T. H. A. •Pertaining to the paintings on the walls at our home, J6 West River Street, and the the artist Md'lle Garnbaro (December 14, 1916), unpublished paper in the colktion of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society. �36 W. River Street' 120A WALLER HALL Damakes to Waller Hall after the 1972 flood were estimated at about $50,000. Added: 1 March 1983 . Georgetta Nelson: from the Wilkes College files • �121 ,I "' ,,P.,-.:• .• 01··.f'+--~ " .. ~- -,t~JJ;J::!G~~J~~S~~-§··~ ' ... J rr---c11,· - • .. <'•i ,~ ". ~ 'i;\i;i-z ~ . ,.·.✓• . . "JI!! - , /· L - - - _ _ ,,,,_ _ - - - - ..•· .: ' , ' ,. . . . . - · - " · •· - .,___ ' ~ . \ . - .,. , . . -· ·- : -= . -l~~:::;;~~· ;; ; 1 --~~~~'.~ ~~~g~ -~'- -'- \ • ., "'J · ' :t-. -,i~=i~~ :c:~~ '- l~;~~;~'~;.Z:l~·~~,._"e.;f__:;;'•~~~~::~~~ .. ),,,: ~~ r ;;,._✓ :11 . ·~ . ".I!"° • -· . . ·: .· ... ~ :_~:~-:~-~~- ~-~ :::·-j • Ill. No. 61 Waller Hall J6 West River Street Autumn, 1971 sources author �122 ··J· . :· .··-=· ' ' . / .. .. .. - -- -- . ___.·· ____,. ,? ." - .. . . • Ill. No. 62 Numbers JO, J6., 40, and 56 West River Street Autumn, 1971 sources author notes About 1924 the Atherton property at J6 West River Street was divided into four lots, the present JO, J6, 40, and 56. �12.3 Ill. No, 63 Atherton house 36 West River Street source, Art Work of W'lk note, The stone from t~i e~-Barre, 1910. used in the constructis ouse was houses at J6 and 40 Wont oif the present Street. es R ver �124 _.,. Ill. No. 64 Living Room, Atherton House early 1920s (?) sources Mrs. Charles Frantz (Mary Atherton) �125 ~ ~ ' ., i! ;I , -· ~ ; ,~ -~-:-. c•' , - :":.~-..~~ •.lu../~~~ • .·::"'.'""T.:'.:~ - !-- ... - ~"'-••...-4: -. _ .)· t"':,~ '~_:...:,~-:.....:;.,.-:-:--.r~~ , ... - ... ., • $ st · 1· -:cnocet .+ ,~·tH ;;,e-.,,, iS .....,. 'i,i=;_/., ~ Ill. No. 65 Dining Room, Atherton House early 1920s (?) source, Mrs. Charles Frantz (Mary Atherton) notes The walls and the ceiling of the dining room were decorated with Gambaro paintings. �Doane Hall 56 West River Street Wilkes College purchased the property at 56 West River Street in 197J from Justin Bergman, Jr. l The house was built about 1925 .for Justin Bergman (1880-1960) and was designed by the Wilkes-Barre architectural firm of Innes and Levy. 2 Originally a portion of the Atherton / _:;., property at J6 West River Street, this lot was purchased by Bergman in April, 1924. 3 Bergman was the founder of the Bergman Department Store. Now a residence hall, the building is named in honor of John Doane, a physican, and his wife Gertrude, a former Dean of Women at Wilkes College. This is the second campus building to be named in honor of the Doanes. The first stands at 2J9 South Franklin Street and is scheduled for demolition in the near future. Doane Hall is an example of the "Classical Revival" form of architecture of the 1920s. The basic structure remains intact although extensive repairs were made to the ~nterior following the flood in 1972. In particular, the paneling in the front room, the living room, suffered badly from the flood waters but was repaired by the college maintenance department. 126 �127 -... 1 Luzerne County Deed necords, Book 1773, p. J50. 2 Th~ Residential Work of Innes and Levy, Architects, Wilkes-Barre Inc., 19JJ). (New Yorks Architectural Catalogue Company, 3Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 60J, p. 197 • • - - - ·------ �128 -~ -. ~~ - •• t • • ~~ Ill. No. 66 Doane Hall 56 West River Street Autumn, 1971 source, author �Barre Hall 80 West River Street The building presently known as Barre Hall was built about rsn-1B7J as the residence of Richard Sharpe (1842- 1895). Several references to the construction of the house appear in Sharpe•~ diaries from this period. 1 Sharpe was a founder of the Sharpe, Weiss and Company, primarily a mining firm. The company operated a colliery at Eckley, Luzerne County, where Sharpe and his family resided for several years before moving into the West River Street house in Wilkes-Barre. The community of Eckley is now owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is to be developed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as a museum and interpretative center of the anthracite industry. The house that Sharpe occupied is one of the buildings acquired by the state. Barre Hall is representative of mid to late nineteenth J/,71! i'tchn-Jt' (:,A/,, c century,1 domestic architecture. The windows, chimneys, and gables show a strong influence of the English Tudor style. 0 The original interior trim is in the Eastlakian manner. Several major alterations and additions were made to the building in this century when it was converted for apartments. ,.. Wilkes College purchased the property in 1970. 2 Today, Barre Hall is a residence hall. 129 The build~ng is the �lJO second campus structure to named in honor of Colonel Isaac Barre, a British statesman who supported the cause of the American colonies in their struggle with Great Britain. The first Barre Hall stood at 154 South River Street and was demolished in 1971 for the construction of a classroom building. The city maps of the turn of the twentieth century indicate that the Sharpe property extended eastward to South River Street and included the lot to the north, now 72 West River Str~et, and about two-hundred feet of land fronting on the Susquehanna River. 1 sharpe, Weiss and Company Papers, Wyoming Historical and Geological Society. 2 / 57. .<. . Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1711, p. 198. .~i , ~· .,.. '··\ ( . �80 West River St . . i30A BARRE HALL Damages to Barre Hall after the 1972 flood were estimated at about $50 , 000. Added~ 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson: • from the Wilkes Cohlege files �lJl Ill. No. 67 Barre Hall 80 West River Street Autumn, 1971 source, author �] 131A BEDFORD HALL Bedford Hall, 96 West River Street, former residence of Attorney and Mrs. Paul Bedford, became the property of the College by bequest in August, 1967, upon the death of Attorney Bedford. Bedford was known widely as a corporation lawyer, banker and benefactor. He attended Harry Hillman Academy and graduated from Princeton University and received a law degree from the Universtiy of Pennsylvania Law School. He became a member of the Board of Trustees at Princeton University in 1930 and was senior member of the law firm of Bedford, Waller, Griffith, Darling and Mitchell. Among his many gifts to the community, church and college were the athletic field for intramural sports and a music building at Princeton University. He also assisted his wife, the late Gertrude Vaughn Bedford in the operation of the Wheel Chair Club, a world-wide organization in charge of the Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis Club. Built circa 1878. 1923 renovations. Placed on the Pa. Register of Historical Buildings and Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson • Sites. �llJ West River Street The property known as llJ West River Street was given to Wilkes College in 1969 by Annette Evans. 1 The house is the southerly half of the double house that stands at 111-llJ West River Street. • Little is known about the history of the house ·although it appears to date from about the turn of the twentieth century. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1715, p. - 2J2. j ! 112 �~ 133 ,·i·, :·r·.;_'!../ '. -~ji)li i --~-·t:- .,. ~ ~~ "•.~..:.l4 ~ ~ . VI(-'.. . ~ · ~:.. ',._ ,:- ; " . ,_..... ~ 111. No. 68 113 west River street Autumn, 1971 source, author . �Alumni Hall 117 West River street Annette Evans bequeathed her family home at 117 West River Street to Wilkes College in 1969. 1 In her will, Miss Evans stipulated that the house was for the use of the college alumni association and was to be known as •Alumni Hall~• 1971. 2 The college gained possession of the property in The alumni association, however, had little opportunity to use the building. Upon examination of the house following the flood in 1972, it was found that the structural problems that existed prior to the flood were greatly increased. It was determined that the damage was to the extent that the building warrarited demolition. The house was designed by Miss Evans' father, Clark Wright Evans (1857-1940), an architect and a musician. Architecturally, the building is an example of the Shingle Style of the late nineteenth century. Drawings for various details of the house are included in the college's collection of the Evans family papers. Before coming to Wilkes-Barre, Evans was associated with a New York architectural firm. Among the family papers is a set of drawings by Evans for a house in New Jersey. The design of the New Jersey house, apparently made before Evans came to Wilkes-Barre, is qu i te similar to that of Alumni Hall and may haVe been the 1nspiration for it. �135 Although the exact date of construction is unkown, the house appears to date from about 1898. The approximate date is based primarily upon two receipts found in the family papers. Both receipts were issued in 1898. The first one, dated February 10, is from Arnold, Constable and Company of New York and lists the Evans' address as South Franklin Street. Prior to moving to West River Street, the Evans family resided in a house on South Franklin Str~et where now stands the college library. The second receipt is from the Boston Store in Wilkes~Barre and bears the date May Jl. This receipt gives the address as West River Street. Alumni Hall is a three story, frame and masonry structure with a gambrel roof. The principal rooms of the first floor are a vestibule, a large stairhall extending across the widith of the house, a large and a small sitting rooms to the east of the hall, and the dining room, kitchen, and service rooms to the west of the hall. staircase rises only to the second floor. The main The third floor has two finished rooms, a bath, and a large unfinished attic room in the front. The interior decorative detailing is •academic" in manner. Wilkes College acquired many of the original furnishings of the house as well as numerous pieces of art and American antique furniture collected by the Evans family. Drawings found among the family papers indicate . that Clark Wright Evans also designed some of the �1J6 furnishings, in particular the side boards in the dining room. Unfortunately, most of the furniture of the first floor was destroyed in the flood in 1972. The building stands on the westerly side of the street on the location of a mid nineteenth century ice pond. •The 1870 and 1882 maps and the 1889 city view illustrate that the ice pond covered nearly half of the block between Ross and Terrace Streets. The area is shown in the 1894 atlas as having been filled in and divided into lots. The settling of the filled area may be responsible in part for the structural problems of the building •. 1 2 Luzerne County Wills, item number 1914. Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1715, p. 2JO. �7 137 Ill. No. 69 Alumni Hall 117 West River Street Autumn, 1971 sourcea author J ..I �138 Ill. No. 70 Alumni Hall, west side Autumn, 1971 sources author ) �139 Ill. No. 71 Alumni Hall sourber Art Work of Wilkes-Barre, 1910 note, The building is identifed as the "Residence of Clark Wright Evans." �140 ai~y«·w ,,;....,- ~x;;~,:= $NIMAi&#ii3 Ill. No. 72 Alumni Hall, first floor, northerly portion of the stairhall Winter, 1972 sources author �141 Ill. No. 73 Alumni Hallof' first . port·ion the st floor . ' southerly :inter, 1 972 ource, author airhall �142 Ill. No. 74 Alumni Hall, first floor, looking toward the dining room from the stairhall Winter, 1972 source, author i ) �143 Ill. No. 75 Alumni Hall, first floor, looking toward the large sitting room from the stairhall Winter, 1972 source, author �144 . ' ' =· <::_:···_, .:: ', ',~:.:\ ;:·:•;j~:-; ·, .\ Ill. No. 76 Allll!1ni_Hall, _sitting roomfirst floor, large Winter, 1972 sources author �145 ~:r - ~ ..i , -., , _"j . . . t:~, . ~'-; -. # ·, ~- • ~- - ~ -~ ~t·~- ,, ~:~}\ ~~ t/•·~::.:~' ,. .,-...,.; .. "-"\: :. . . a ) Ill. No. 77 Alumn~ Hall, first floor, looking toward the small sitting room from the large sitting room Winter, 1972 source1 author �-- - -- - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - -- -·--· -----·- 81-8J Wright Street The two detached houses that stand at 81 and 8J Wright Street were given to Wilkes College in 1970 by Annette Evans. 1 It appears that the houses were built in the • 1880s. The buildings are not illustrated in the 1882 atlas of the city but seem to be shown on the 1889 city view. The houses are representative of the type of buildings that once lined Wright Street. In the early 1960s most of the buildings along Wright Street were ra-zed by the urban renewal agency. The present Pickering Hall occupies much of the area .today. 1 . Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1715, p. 975. · 146 �147 I Ill. No. 78 81-83 Wright Street Autumn, 1971 source, author �Chesapeake Hall 68-70 West Northampton Street Delaware Hall 72-74 West Northampton Street Chesapeake and Delaware Halls were built as a block of four houses with a common facade. An 1889 publication identifies the block as belonging to Benjamin Reynolds, a businessman, and having been designed by the Wilkes-Barre architectural firm of Kipp and Podmore. 1 It appears that the buildings were erected in the 1880s. About 1847 the . Baptist congregation had a church, a brick structure in the Greek Revival manner, erected on this site. 2 The congregation moved to a new location in the 1880s and sold the Northampton Street property. The 1882 Atlas of Wilkes- Barre indicates that the church was still standing on this site. The present buildings are shown on the 1889 city view. Sometime in the twentieth century, the block was renovated for apartments. The original entrances, four in number, were altered and a large, one story, frame porch on the facade was removed. Although the building has been altered with time, the basic structure remains intact, particularly the facade. The property was purchased by Wilkes College in 1967.J Now residence halls, the buildings are named in honor of Indian tribes that once inhabited the Wyoming Valley. 148 �149 1 wilkes-Barre Penns lvania the Pro ressive Cit a Its Past, Present, and Future n.c.a Enterprise Review Publishing Company, July, 1889), p. 20. 2 oscar J. Harvey and Ernest G. Smith, A History of Wilkes-Barre and W omin~ Valle (6 vo., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.a Smith-Bennett Company, 19JO, IV, 1865. 3Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1609, p. 97. • �..- - 68-70 W. Northampton 1 149A CHESAPEAKE HALL Built circa 1880 Was placed on the register of Penna. Historical Bldgs.and sites . • 72-74 W. Northampton DELEWARE HALL Built about 1880. Placed on Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Properties. Damages to Chesapeake Hall and Deleware Hall after the 1972 flood were estim&ted at about $50,000 each · t s Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson �150 . ' ' '-; · ->\{ -~ . -.~ r -- . -~--- . Ill. No. 79 Chesapeake Hall 68-70 West Northampton Street Delaware Hall 72-74 West Northampton Street Autumn, 1971 sources author �151 • ~ ~]] :..j; 1-t . . ; -;1 i : . . ::-- ~4.\./ ·7 --~-. .,l~1CJ L· =i<;;J r,; ,. •• . . -~'""f: '~r- *~~ !t': •. ~~;:;:;=~::zZ~~~~:,.;~ · . ...,~t; ;~~, --,...:::;~~ ~JT_.,.,. >-- ·· "" .,. -~ f- .. .-::JJ~f?ff J i:iiill . () . I F .. .- . . ; -~- ---~rl,'.J. .l ! : i ~ ----:.~~~- - _'::-::. ci'Jice" ;_:_:__ -~ ~ =-c=c• . ~ll. No. 80 aptist Church sources wy~:~~g . ~istorical and notes This b -~g~cal Society 1847 ui razed. ding was erected about Th ~nd· was e site is no in.the 1880s. present Chesa pea w ~ccupied by the Halls. e and neiaware �Shawnee Hall 76 West Northampton Street The property at 76 West Northampton Street is shown ' on the 1882 Atlas of Wilkes-Barre as being a part of a larger tract of land that fronts on South River Street and is currently known as 110 South River Street. It appears that Shawnee Hall was built in the 1880s for it is illustrated on the 1889 city view. The house is an example of the Queen Anne style of architecture and, although somewhat altered, the basic structure remains intact. Much of the interior decorative detailing of the first floor was removed in recent years. Wilkes College purchased the property in 1965. 1 The building is named in honor of the Shawnee Indians and is used for offices. 1 . . Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1573, p. 729. 152 �15'2.h 76 W. Northampton St. Shawnee Hall • Damages to Shawnee Hall after the flood of 1972 were estimated at about $30,000. Added: 1 March 1983 · Georgetta Nelson �153 il ~ ·:r ·j jl :-- ·r- ~ :_:- 'fi ! ! -~ L ------- ., -1·,,·, ' . . . ;: . .. ,c'. ; l/· . I · ,·, ·~ ·-.. . - I 1'.. • . . ._- ( . Ill. No. 81 Shawnee Hall 76 West Northampton Street Autumn, 1971 source, author �Susquehannock Hall 78 West Northampton Street The history of Susquehannock Hall is closely associated with that of Zebulon Butler Hall at 110 South River Street • • Susquehannock Hall was built about 1900 for John Butler Woodward (1861-1925). 1 The house is not identified on the 1894 city atlas, but the front porch is visible on a 1902 photograph of th~ street. The late nineteenth century city directories :_ list Woodward as residing on the north side of Northampton Street where he lived until the completion of the house at 78. Woodward was an attorney who, at the time of his death, was serving as Judge of Luzerne County. He was the son of Stanley Woodward who had the present Zebulon Butler Hall erected. Until the construction of Susquehannock Hall, the Northampton Street property was a part of the Woodward property at 110 South River Street. In the first quarter of the twentieth _century, John Butler Woodward acquired the property at 110 South River Street and moved into the family home. The Northampton Street property was eventually sold. The hatrack that stands in the entrance hall of Butler Hall was originally installed in the Northampton Street house. 2 Frederick Weckesser donated 78 West Northampton Street to Bucknell Junior College in 1938. 3 Until the college acquired the Weckesser house on South Franklin .Street, 154 �155 • Susquehannock Hall was known as Weckesser Hall in honor of its donor. Now a residence hall, the building is named in honor of the Susquehannock Indians. 1 Interview with Mrs. Bruce Payne (Marion Woodward • Payne), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1971. 2 rnteriew with Mrs. Payne. 3Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 777, p. 27. n �1 o w. l'H.>rcnampcun ::>1 ~ ' SUSQUEHANNA HALL (SUSQUEHANNOCK HALL) (formerly WECKESSER HALL- 1938) This property was given to Wilkes College in 1938 by Mr. and Mrs. F . J. Weckesser. • The building was first used as a "Collegium Musicum"; which was the first of its kind in .this section of the state. The late Professor Paul Gies, di.r ector of music, had on display his collection of old instruments. A Library of Recordings was also available for use in various courses. This building was used for a time, as the residence of the college president · and his wife--Dr. Eugene S. Farley. Today Weckesser Hall is used as a Girls' Dorm. (old Weckesser Hall was toen down in 1971. Built about . 1900. Placed on the Pa. Register of Historical Buildings and sites. Damages to Susquehannock Hall after the 1972 flood were estimated at about $50,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson �156 Ill. No. 82ck Hall susque~a~~~thampton Street 78 Wes Autumn, 1 9 71 source, author �6 1 1 ·~ ¥ ~.I" /Y Nathan Denison Hall 61-6,3 West Ross Street The present Dension Hall is the second building on the Wilkes campus to honor Colonel Nathan Denison (1740-1812), an early Wyoming Valley settler. The first building to be known as such stood at 180 South River Street on the north side of Chase Hall. The South River Street building was razed in the summer of 1971 for the construction of a new classroom building. Presently a residence hall, 61-63 West Ross Street was purchased by Wilkes College in two The portion known as number 61 was bought in 1971 1 and the other section, number 6J, was acquired in 1970. 2 parts, Denison Hall is a two and a half story, brick double house erected about 1890. The structure does not appear on the 1882 atlas but is shown on the 1894 atlas. An extension was added to the front of number 61 sometime in the early twentieth century probably when the building was converted for apartments. The basic structure remains intact although much of the ornamental detail such as the front porch has been removed. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1725, p. 514, 2 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1702, p. 1099, I ,J 169 �63 W. Ross St. 169A . DENNISON ) Built about 1890. Placed on Pa's Register of Historical Buildings and sites. Damages after the 1972 flood were estimated at about $75,000. (This was the second building to honor Dennison. The first was situated at 285-287 S. Franklin St.) This Dennison building was known . as the Ross Street Dorms. added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson ... �-------, 170 Ill. No. 88·on Hall N than Densi Street a W st Ross 61-6J el971 Autumn, author source, �Site South Franklin Street The college gymnasium stands on the site of a mid nineteenth century house that was similar in style to that of Miner Hall at 264 South Franklin Street, immediately to the north. The house was probably built in the late 1860s because this section of South Franklin Street was not opened until about 1864, but the house is shown on an 1870 map of the city. Thomas Long is identified on the 1870 map as the owner of the property. From turn of the century photographs . of Franklin Street and of the building now known as Miner Hall, the house at 274 appears to have been a two and a half story masonry structure with stuccoed exterior walls and a mansard roof. The windows of the principal rooms had segmental arches at the tops and two-over-two lights in each. There was a one story frame porch across the front. The house was razed in the mid twentieth century. The property was purchased by Wilkes College in 1948. 1 1 . I 'fl"""'"•... Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 974, p. 75. I J 171 �171A 274 S. Franklin St. GYMNASIUM The Wilkes gymnasium considered one of the most modern in the state was completed in 1950. They gym, 100 by 200 feet has a playing floor of 98 by 144 feet; large enough for three basketball courts, seating capac.ity flexible-accommodating from 1200 to 2200 people. The new $250,000 physical education plant on S. Franklin St. was completed in Sept of 1950. The building has been considered one of the most modern in the state. • More than 125 tns . of steel was used in the construction. The large showers and dressing rooms are located on both the first and second floors(rear). In the front are offices and a conference room. A kitchen has been installed to provide facilities for food preparation for the many special-dinners sponsored each year by civic organizations of Wyoming Balley. Damages to the gymnasium after the flood of 1972 were estimated at about $125,000. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson r 7 �Site 292-294 South River Street The property at 292-294 South River Street was acquired by Wilkes College in 1971 from the estate of M. Annette Evans. 1 Miss Evans directed through her will that the college was to use the house, known as 292, as a museum of Wilkes-Barre and that the small, frame structure to the south was to be demolished for the development of a garden. 2 The plan was never realized, however, for the house was structurally damaged when Wilkes-Barre was flooded in the summer of 1972 and the building was razect·later that year. I The house was built in the first half of the nineteenth century. An exact date of construction is not known although, stylistically, the building was of a type that was being built in Wilkes-Barre in the 1840s. The property is identified on the 1850 city map as belonging to Beuben Flick. Tradition says that this is the same Reuben Flick who, later in the century, owned the building known now as Kirby Hall, The house at 292 retained most of its original features when it was demolished. Two notable changes that were made to the structure over the years are the addition of the one story porch on the facade and the installation of interior trim in a couple of the rooms. The trim that was added was from a circa 1787 house built on South Main Street for Timothy .·Pickering. J 172 Much of the trim from the �... 17.J Pickering house was removed from the South River Street structure before demolition. The house at 292 was used primarily as a dwelling although at one time it housed a resturant or tea room. The one story building to the south was built in t~e late nineteenth century as a shop. It was torn down in 1972 following the flood. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1715, p. 975. 2Luzerne County Wiils, item number 1914. JThe Pickering house was recorded by the Historic American Building Survey in 19J6, (Survey ·Nurnber PA-2JO) I II �174 2 · - ~ ·~ Il~. No. 89 buildings . 292-294 South . Autumn, 1971 River Street sources author no~ez Both buildin in 1972 followingg~hwere demolished e flood. - -- .I ~ �Site 2JO South River Street The building known as Hainna Hall, which stood on this site, was erected in the mid nineteenth century as a dwelling. • It was a two and a half story, frame structure with the gable end facing South River Street. The house was converted for apartments in the twentieth century. Wilkes College purchased the property in 1963 1 and used the house as a residence hall until it was demolished in 1968. The name, Hainna Hall, was derived from a colloqualism. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1523, p. 885. 175 �Site 240 South River Street The parking lot at 240 South River Street is the site of a turn of the century frame structure which set with the gable end facing the street. • The buildingr erected as a dwelling, was three stories high and had a gambrel roof and clapboard siding. The house is first found in the series of city atlases in Sturdevant's 1904 edition. The property was acquired by Wilkes College about 1967 from the estate :: Rochefeller, the last surviving member of a -of~iss --prominent nineteenth century family. The~bui-lding, str-uctura-lly - - unsound, . was demolished soon after college 176 �177 . Ill. No. 90 Rochefeller house 240 South River Street circa 1950 source, Wyoming Valley Preservation Committee notes The building was demolished about 1968. �) Site 244-246 South River Street The house that stood at 246 South River Street was probably the oldest structure standing in the River Street area when Wilkes College acquired it. Although the exact date of construction is unknown, the building was probably erected in the 18JOs or 1840s. The first map on which the building is shown is the 1850 map published by J. c. Sidney. The house was built as the center unit in a row of three structures with a common facade. The southern unit was demolished in the early years of the twentleth century for ) the construction of the present building at 248-250 South River Street. The northern third remained standing until about 1950 when it was razed and the land was developed into a garden. The middle unit, number 246, was used as a private residence .until 1965 when the college purchased the property including the site of the northern unit, number 244. 1 The college demolished number 246 about 1966 and uses the site, along with that of 240 to the north, as a parking lot. 1 Luzerne County Deed Rec-ords, Book 1565, p. 282. 178 �179 ~·~~~-- \~'·· I· ·r ~ ' ....- ,__ - .. ..._4 ·~ :_ f !~ ~~~~~f9~=~~ n n Ill. No. 91 house 246 South River Street circa 1950 source, Wyoming Valley Preservation Committee notes The house was demolished in 1966. , I �180 ) Ill, No. 92 house 246 South River Street circa 1950 source, Wyoming Valley Preservation Committee noter The brick wall along the street indicates the site of the northern third of the row. The house shown here was demolished in 1966. �Site 84 West South Street The open area to the west of the building at 76-78 West South Street is the site of the house that was erected for Isaac P. Hand, an attorney. • The building was a two and a half story frame structure with a steep roof and the gable end facing the street. On the facade was a one story porch on the ground level and a small balcony above on each floor. The house was built about 1880 for it is not shown on the ' 1870 city map or 1872 city view, but is indicated on the 1882 map. The structure was demolished i~ the mid twentieth century, probably about 1963 when the Wilkes-Barre Redevelopment Authority was demolishing a number of the buildings on Wright Street. Wilkes College acquired the land, apparently, from the Redevelopment Authority in 1965. 1 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1570, p. 874. This deed covers the transaction involving the land where now stands the cafeteria and men's dormitory. 181. �Site 157-159 South Franklin Street Now a parking lot, the open area on South Franklin Street, across from Weckesser Hall, is the site of the . house that was erected for H. Baker Hillman (18J6-1899), a coal operator, in the late nineteenth century. The exact date of construction is not known although it appears to have been built sometime between 1882 and 1894. The 1882 city atlas shows two properties, each with .one structure on it, for this area. The 1894 atlas illustrates that the two smaller lots were joined and that one house, indicated as belonging to Hillman, replaced the two smaller ones. By the publication of the 1904 edition of Sturdevant's Atlas of Wilkes-Barre, the property and the house were divided into two separate properties. The Hillman family retained possession of the northern half, number 157, until 1959 when it was sold to Wilkes College. 1 The southern portion, number 159, was purchased by the college in 1956 from the estate of the former Countessa Elena Dandini ( -1955). 2 The Countessa, who was born in Wilkes-Barre, was the daughter of Congressman and Mrs. Henry w. Palmer.J Married to an Italian nobleman, the Countessa resided in Europe for many years before returning to the United States and taking up residence at 159 South Franklin Street. 182 �18J ) The Hillman house was two and a half stories high and of brick construction with stuccoed exterior walls. The corners of the main structure and the projection to the north side were decorated with qubins. The facade was five bays across, symmetrically arranged, and had a one story porch. The openings for the principal windows and doorways' had segmental pointed arches. The house was razed soon after college acquisition. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1440, p. 25). 2Luzerne County Deed Records, Book lJlO, p. 292. ) JThe Palmer residence was at 247 South Franklin Street. �7 183A 157-159 S. Franklin St OLD HARDING HALL? ) WILKES-BARRE-- 24 June 1960- Another 'Building of historical: interest will disappear from the Hyoming Valley scene when demolition crews complete their work razing a double-block structure. 157-159 South Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, o,med by Wilke . College. This move, part of the college general development program, will provide much-needed parking space for students and f~culty members and the grounds will be landscaped to create an attractive parkway to Stark Hall science building from the South Franklin St. entrance. ) ', J I <, The college purchased the left block of the building in 1956 from the estate of the Countess Elena Dandini de Sylva who lived there since 1945 . The former Helen Constance Palmer, Countess de Sylva was the daughter of the late Congressman and Mrs. Henry H. Palmer of Wilkes-Barre. Born in this city, she spent the greater part of her life abroad , but returned to H.B. in 1945. The life of a countess presented a combination of romance and patriotism which led her to glamour and a European title and back to repatrition in the land of her birth . In 1915 she married Count Dandini de Sylva of Italian nobility forfeited her rights as an A~erican citizen and assumed the title of Countessa. Her husband, an officer in the Italian army was killed in action in 1916 during World War I. Following his death the Countess reBained in Italy and served as a war nurse in an army hospital, caring for the wounded until the Armistice in 1918. Althoup;h she travelled extensively and spent CTany of her summer s in Geneva, Switzerland, she visited her ho~e in this country at least once every few years . On these trips she travelled on Italian passports although she was of the opinion that she automatically reverted to her ~erican citizenship when her husband died . While she maintained homes on the Palazza Colonna in Rome and in Grasse, France, she recop;nized the Palmer suBmer residence in Laurel Run as her real home. In 1933, she applied for repatrition and the application was acted upon favorably by Judge Albert L. Watson in the Federal Court in Scranton. The Countess' father, the late Henry H. Palmer, served as Attorney General of Penna . and Congressman of the 12th District. He was one of the most prominent members of the Luzerne County Bar Association of the time. He·r mother, the late Ellen WebsterPalmer, was a pioneer in welfare work among workin8 boys of the Valley before child labor laws were enacted . She organized the Boys' Industrial Association for Working Boys, and a monument presently stands on the upper river CoITIQon near the city greenhouse erected in her honor. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson �183B ELLEN W. PALMER- ) "FRIEND OF THE WORKING BOY" by Charles A. McCarthy Sunday Independent April 17, 1983 The statue of Ellen Webster Palmer, "The Friend of the Working boy," located near the City Greenhouse on North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, was again restored to its pristine glory as a memorial to a Great Lady who did much to help the plight of the working boys of her era. • Restoration of the vandalized statue of Mrs. Palmer and her two friends, a breaker-boy and a news-boy, was made by Henry Schiowitz, a former resident of Luzerne County and a widely recognized sculpture. It is the second occasion for this beautiful and imposing statue to be damaged by unthinking culprits. The head of one of the boy figures was knocked from the display in 1955 by some unknown miscreants. The second effort to destroy the statue occured in Aur,ust, 1982 . ) Sometime after the death of Mrs. Palmer on Thrusday , May 2, 1918, her daughter, Contessa Dandani de Sylva, caused the monument to be carved in her honor. Fabricated by John P. Weiss Balz Company of North Main St. Wilkes-Barre, the completed work was initially installed opposite Union Street in Wilkes-Barre. On Friday, Dec. 20, 1921, it was announced the statue had been removed to its permanent site near the City Greenhouse on North River Street, dia g onally across the street from Kin g 's College Main Building. The entire statue which depicts Mrs. Palmer with her arms around a breaker boy on her right side and a news boy on her left side, weighed seven tons. This singular tribute to Mrs. Palmer honored her for her decades of work in helping the working boys of the community. As early as 1891, appalled by the near lack of recreational facilities available to young boys and aware of the need for help in assisting these boys to advance themselves, n rs. Palmer held a meeting of interested boys in a vacant store room on East Market St. Wilkes-Barre, on Monday March 9 1891. From this humble beginning in a vacant storeroom, the group grew from a modest 100 in its initial year to over 750 a decade later. AIDED BOYS Of the thousands of boys who benefitted from attendance at these meetings, many became prominent in community affairs. One of these, George C. Korson, then resident of the Heights section of W.N., later became recognized internationally for his compilation of materials concerning anthracite mines and miners. His most famous work was titled:"Minstrels of the Mine Patch". Shortly after commencement of the early Saturpay night entertainments, Mrs. Palmer varied the program to include a study of the three 'rs'. By this time attendance included not �page 2 ELLEN PALMER (cont.) only breaker-boys, but door-boys, newspaper-boys, shoeshine-boys and other youngsters interested in the programs offered. Boys attending represented a wide variety of national backgrounds. Mrs. Palmer's venture was so successful a need for larger quarters was quite noticeable. In its first few years, her group moved to such storerooms as were vacant. Later, Wilkes-Barre City Council allowed the group to occupy a large room in City Hall, which they occupied for about two years. GREAT INTEREST Interest in Mrs. Palmer's project became so great, a charter was granted in 1899 under the name: "Boys Industrial Association." Initial board of directors included: "William Conyngham, Alexander Farnham, A.C. Campbell, Henry W. Palmer, Martha Phelps, and S.J. Strauss. Miss Mary Trescott, the first woman admitted to practice law in Luzerne County Courts, served as board secretary and as chairman of its finance committee. By 1901, Boys Industrial Association was represented by two debating clubs. William Aston was president and Edgar Jones Secretary of Club Number One; Fred Phillips and Thomas J. Phillips held positions similar in Club Number Two. Mrs. Palmer was president of Boys Indus.trial Association as late as 1914, at which time W.H. Caldwell was superintendent. Establishment of "Boys Department" in the Wilkes Barre Y.M.C.A., amended laws which raised the employment for children, installation of mechanical pickers in regional coal breakers and enlargement of recreational opportunities outside the Association contributed to the lessening of attendance at the Boys Industrial Association-.Highlight in Boys Industrial Association in Wilkes-Barre took place around the turn of the century when Wilkes-Barre City Council made available a plot of ground on which was erected a building to house the "Boys" activities. Cornerstone of this structure was laid Wednesday, October 4, 1899. Built in the rear of City Hall, the public sponsored brick with stone trim sturucture made a very imposing appearance. It was 50 feet by 70 feet and four stories high with basement. Total cost of the building amounted to $10,000, with work and materials supplied on a cost basis. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson -end- I\ �OLD HARDING HALL? The right block of the building was purchased by the college · from the estate of the late Mrs. Frederick Hillman in 1959. A native of Wilkes-Barre, Mrs. Hillman was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Murphy. she had been active in various civic and philanthropic organizations, having founded the WilkesBarre Chapter of the Junior League and served as commissioner of Wyoming Valley Girl Scouts for many years. Her husband, Frederick Hillman, was the son of H. Baker Hillman, a pioneer in the anthracite coal mining industry of this area. A prominent attorney and investment security expert in his own right, Frederick Hillman was a member of the Westmoreland Club, Wyoming Valley Country Club, and the Hilkes-Barre Motor Club. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson �Site 28-JO South River Street The nineteenth century house that stood on this site and was demolished in the 19JOs is s~id to have been built for Judge Charles D. Shoemaker. 1 . The building, a two and a half story frame structure with classical lines, was probably - built in the 1840s. The property was acquired by the Fuller family a few years after construction and was retained by members of the family until the 19JOs. In the late nineteenth century, a mansard roof was added and the house and the land were divided into ·two separate units. The Glen Alden Coal Company purchased the entire property in the first half of the 19J0s and razed the structure. The property was acquired by Wilkes College in 1958 when the school purchased the building known now as Parrish and Chapman Halls from the Glen Alden Corporation, successors to the Glen Alden Coal Company. 2 For several years, the house was the residence of Henry M. Fuller (1820-1860), an attorney who served in the United States Congress from 1850 to 1854. His son•, Henry Amzi Fuller (1855-c.1932), was an attorney and a judge of the Eleventh Pennsylvania Judicial District, 1907-1928. Henry A. Fuller maintained the South River Street house as his residence. Emily Lindsley _Fuller, a daughter of Henry M. Fuller, was married to George R. Bedford. 184 Tne Bedford �185 residence at 96 West South Street is now owned by Wilkes College and known as Bedford Hall. 1 s. D. Smith, The Wyoming Valley in the Nineteenth Century (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.1 Wilkes-Barre Leader Printing, 1894), p. p. 11. A note on the back of a photograph in• the collection of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society and attributed to George R. Bedford identifies the original owner of the house as Jacob Shoemaker. The note also gives circa 1870 as the date for the addition of the mansard roof and circa 1880 as when the house was divided. 2Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1412, p. 82. �l 186 ) ) Ill. No. 93 Fuller house 28-30 South River Street sources Wyoming Historical and Geological Society notes The Fuller house was demolished about 1934. ) �.) Site 108-124 West South Street The site of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts and Department of Music was acquired by • Wilkes College in 1964 from the Wyoming Valley Society of 1 Arts and Sciences. The Society obtained the property, consisting of two lots, in the 1920s for the purpose of erecting an art museum and cultural center. The plan was never realized, however, although a building was designed by the New York architect Charles A. Platt. 2 Prior to acquisition by the Wyoming Valley Society of Arts and Sciences, two mid nineteenth century houses stood on this site. The structures were erected for two brothers, 108 for Charles M. Conyngham and 124 for William H. Conyngham. Both houses were demolished in the 1920s. The land was a part of lot number thirteen as laid out in 1770 and, originally, included most of the properties that now front on southerly side of West South Street. The 1850 city map shows a depot for the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad as standing here. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1555, p. 310. 2 Royal Cortissoz, The Wilkes-Barre Art Museum (printed for the Wyoming Valley Society of Arts and Sciences, 1923), p. 1. 187 �108-124 187A DOROTHY DICKSON DARTE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Damages after the flood of 1972 were estimated at about $1,750,000. gn • �Site 108 West South Street A two and a half story frame structure in the Gothic style was erected on the southwest corner of South and River Streets as the residence of Charles Miner Conyngham, a businessman. • It appears that the house was built in the 1860s for it is not shown on the 1850 map of the city but is evident on the 1870 map. The structure was decorated with gingerbread and had a closed cupola in the center of the roof. The house was demolished about 1924. j' 188 �189 Ill. No. 94 Charles M. Conyngham house 108 West South Street source, Wyoming Historical and Geological Society note, The photograph is dated 1902. The house was razed about 1924 and the site is now occupied by the Department of Music building. �) Site 124 West South Street William H. Conyngham (1829~1907), a coal operator, had a house erected on the southwest corner of South and West • River Streets in the early 1870s. Although not shown on the 1870 city map, the house is illustrated on the 1872 city view. A Second Empire style structure, the house featured a mansard roof and stuccoed side walls. noted in Some Early Recollections George R. Bedford that President Rutherford B. Hays gave a speech from the steps of this house on July 3, 1878. 1 The house was razed in the . late 1920s. ) 1George R. Bedford, Some Early Recollections (WilkesBarre, Pa.a E. B. Yordy Company, 1913), p. 105. 190 �191A STARK HALL Named after Admiral Harold R. Stark, this Hall was presented. to the College through the generous gifts of anonymous friends. Stark Hall houses the departments of Physics, Engineering, Biology and Chemistry. Center of the campus between W. South and W. Northampton Sts. the new science building of Wilkes College- Stark Learning Certter- was completed and dedicated in 1957. This building adjoins the former Lecture Hall. • The building was named after Admiral Harold R. Stark , former local resident, now retired, in recognition of his extensive generosity and service to the college. The cost of the building ($L, 050, 000) was financed principally through anonymous contributions. The building was erected to provide facilities for laboratories, classrooms and research for the depts. of physics, chemistry and biology. Added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson �~ -- - - - - - - -- - -- - -- 7 - 71 I I J Site 150-180 South River Street I Five mid-late nineteenth and early twentieth century structures were razed in the early 1970s for the • construction of the large classroom building on South River Street in the block between Northampton and South Streets. The five structures, listed by address, name, and date of demolition, area 150 South River Street, "Honor Dorm," 197) 154 South River Street, Barre Hall, 1971 , 158 South River Street, Zebulon Butler'Hall, 1971 ) 164 South River Street, Ashley Hall, 1971 170 South River Street, Daniel R. Warner Hall, 1971 180 South River Street, Nathan Denison Hall, 1971 In the mid nineteenth century, the Wilkes-Barre Institute, a private school, occupied a building that stood on the northern portion of this site. The building, a three and a half sory brick structure with a cupola, was erected about 1854.and demolished in the 1870s. The land was purchased from the Institute by Charles Parrish, the person for whom Parrish Hall is named, and divided into three lots which became known as 154, 158, and 164 South River Street. A clause prohibiting the future use of the land for educational purposes was written into the deed when the Institute sold the property. 192 Bucknell Junior College had �·-·-·--····-- - - - - - - - -- - - -- ~ 193 to overcome this legal barrier when it purchased these three properities. • n �194 "- ' ----=-- Ill. No. 96 Wilkes-Barre Institute South River Street source, Wyoming Historical and Geological Society notea The building was erected about 1854 and demolished in the 1870s. �150 South River Street The brick structure that stood on this site was built about 1901 on land that had been a part of the property at 146 South River Street. The house is not listed in the · 1900 city directory but is clearly visible in a 1902 photograph of South River Street. The property is identified in the 1904 city atlas as belonging to · Emily Hillman. The city directories of this period list Arthur Hillman, an attorney who was professionally associated with Andrew H. Mcclintock, as the head of the household. Sometime in the mid twentieth century, the house was converted for apartments and the front porch was replaced by a two story addition. Wilkes College purchased the property in 1965. 1 The building, known as "Honor Dorm," was used as a residence hall until demolished in 1973 for the construction of a classroom building. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1570, p. 316. 1-95 �150 South River Street 195A HONOR DORM Damages to Honor Dorm after the 1972 flood-were estimated at about $50,000. gn • �196 ~ _,,,,,-;:.~ ' ·-J -- - •·. rt ~-- ~~ ,! . J .. . I -~i'· . -~~ ,'• . ~~~'1~- c- ~~~i~~- ii~--'"~-;·~~~.., .?; ··.~l~,, 111_,~r. _~ s.~ rl~.. '. r2 ' ~ '. l/ -.. J·i ,._ - ;i;;~~~c~~~~=-~~;: ~~·· . . --=... . .. -. ----:...... . t•::J... ~~, ,, 1J . ~ ...;::.;~• -c~-~:_~~ • :.,1-1.- ,.,..... ~~~~~\ - :a.;. _____._._.. _ _________ _ . ..· ---·· _.,•:•'.'--\.... -- ·- -· ·.. ·.. ... _,. !-.... . =~ : ➔ ,ff:; ~ ·_ ; .· . Ill. No. 97 150 South River Street Autumn, 1971 sources author notei razed in 1973 . • �154 .S. River St. 196A / BARRE HALL This building was donated to Wilkes College in 1945 by members of the Board of Trustees . It was named after Isaac Barre, noted Englishman friendly to the Colonies whose name was linked with John Wilkes' in the naming of the city of WilkesBarre . Barre Hall was first used for classrooms and faculty "-O ffices. Today it is used as a boys' dorm. (It was razed to erect Stark Learning Center. (1957) 80 N. River Street---Barre Hall--built 1872-73, was on the Pa. Register of Historical buildings and sites. added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson .. ' �Site 154 South River Street The Queen Anne style house that stood on this site was named Barre Hall by the college. in the 1880s. The structure was built • The property is indicated in the 1882 atlas as being vacant, but the house is shown on the 1889 city view. In the 1897 city directory, John Hance is identified as the resident of the house. An 1889 advertisement for William H. Shepard, a builder, lists as among his "more noteworthy efforts" the residence of John Hance. 1 Bucknell Junior College acquired the property in 1945 from Cosmar Long, a merchant. 2 It was reported in a news article covering the transaction that the property was purchased by funds given by an anonymous group of interested persons. 3 Until demolition in 1971, the building was mainly used for offices and classrooms. It was the first campus structure to be named in honor of Col. Isaac Barre. The only major alteration made by the college was the removal of a large frame porch from the facade. 1 wilkes~Barre Penns lvanias The Pro ressive Citv Past, Present, and Future n.c., Enterprise Review Publishing Company, July, 1889), p. 40. 2 Luzerne County Deed Records, Its Book 863, p. 566. 3Time Leader Evening News, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania I (October 4, 1945). 197 �198 Ill. No. 98 154 South River Street Spring, 1969 sources author note1 The building was erected in the 1880s and razed in 1971. i �Site 158 South .River Street The house that stood on this site was designed by Albert K~pp (1850-1906), a Wilkes-Barre architect, for Edward F. Payne (18 -1910), a coal operator. 1 • The Queen Anne style structure, most remembered for the tower and the large dormers on the facade, was built about the beginning of the twentieth century. The first city directory in which it is listed is the 1900 edition. Bucknell Junior College purchased the property in 1946 from the son of the original owner of the house, Bruce Payne. 2 The house was named Zebulon Butler Hall in honor of an early settler of the valley and an ancestor of Mrs. __,, Bruce Payne. Demolished in 1971, the structure was used for a variety of purposes and last as a residence hall. The college made on major alterations to the structure. 1 rnterview with Mrs. Bruce Payne, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1971. 2 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 870, p. 563. J 199 �200 ) Ill. No. 99 158 South River Street Spring, 1969 source, author notes The building was erected about 1900 and razed in 1971. �Site 164 South River Street The Queen Anne style st_ructure that stood on this site was built as the residence of Herbert H. Ashley (18 a coal operator. -1923), • 1 Ashely purchased th~ property in 1893. The house is not shown on the 1894 city atlas, however, the Ashley family is listed in the 1897 city directory as residing at this address. The Ashley family sold the property to Bucknell Junior .>" 2 College in 1946. Known as Ashley Hall, the building was used at variou~ times for classrooms and ~ffices, and last as a residence hall. The building was demolished in 1971. The only major change made by the college was the removal of a large frame front porch. 1 2 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 320, p. 205. Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 888, p. 303. '1 20-1 �252-254 S. River St. 201A ASHLEY HALL Ashley Hall was demolished in 1975. This is the college's secorid building dubbed with the Ashley name. The first, located at 164 S. River St., was received by Wilkes from heirs of the Ashley estate, Mrs. Marion A. Aslborn, Dr. Henry A. Carr, and Mrs. Roccena Wolfe, in 1946. This building was razed to accommodate the new Stark Learning Center which was completed this year: 1975. • The current Ashley Hall was a men's dorm that originally was known as Bruch Hall, named for a former environmental science teacher, Dr. Alvan Bruch, a friend of the students. added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson ) �202 ) ) - · --· Ill. r,r~o. 100 16 4 South River • Spring Street so ' 1969 noturce1 author about ea The build" 896 and was razed. ing wasin erected 1971. l . �Site 170 South River Street The Queen Anne style structure that stood on this site was built in the 1880s. Mrs. Ella Hollenback Emory 1 • purchased the property in 1867. 2 In the 1882 atlas, a frame structure is indicated, however, the brick building acquired by the college is shown on the 1889 city view. Mrs. L. Emory is identified as the owner of the property in the 1894 atlas. Wilkes College purchased the property in 1955 from Michael McLaughlin, a Wilkes-Barre businessman. 3 l Known as Daniel Rob~rts Warner Hall, the building was a residence hall until demolished in 1971. No major alterations were made to the structure by the college. 1 Through out the research, two spellings of this name were found a Emory, the one used here·, and Emery. 2 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 119, p. lJl • .3Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1277, p. 225. 20.3 �203A • 170 S. River Street WARNER HALL · The former home of Mr. and Mrs. M.J. McLaughlin, Jr., was acquired by the college in 1955 . The new building was named the Daniel Robert's Warner Hall and was used as a boy's dorm. The three story building provided ten bedrooms and three baths. The building was razed in 1971 to make room for the Stark Learning Center. added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson .-- ... • �204 Ill. No. 101 170 South River Street Spring, 1969 source, author note, The building was erected in the 1880s and was razed in 1971. �) Site 180 South River Street Asa R. Brundage, an attorney, is identified on the 1870 city map, in the 1882, 1894, and 1904 city atlases, • and on the 1889 city view as being the owner and resident of the Italinate style house that stood on this site. The structure, razed in 1971, was probably built in .the 1860s when the Italinate style was most popular in the WilkesBarre area. A sketch of the house is featured on the 1889 city view. Wilkes College purchased the property in 1959. 1 The building, named Nathan Denison Hall in honor of an early settler, was a residence hall at the time of demolition. The only major ateration made by the college was the removal of a large front porch that wrapped around the south side of the structure. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1440, p. 202. ) 205 �206 _,,,.-r . · -.. #. :·- ·• .· . '. ,,__.. ·-....--. \, '· . ·.- -.,_---"'~~ J... I ) Ill. No. 102 180 South River Street Spring, 1969 source, author note, The building was erected in the 1860s and was razed in 1971. �. . 207 • Ill. No. 10) 180 South River Street sources View of Wilkes-Barre, 1889. notes The sketch is identified as the "Residence of Asa R. Brundage," - ( ) �Site 191-199 South Franklin Street 59 West South Street The Eugene Shedden Farley Library, which stands on the northwest corner of Franklin and South Streets, occupie.s the sites of at least three nineteenth century structures of which only one was occupied by the college. The properties included area 191-195 South Franklin Street, named Gies Hall by the college 199 South Franklin Street 59 West South Street, site of the First Baptist Church ,i ''I 208 �) Site 191-195 South Franklin Street A three story Queen Anne style double house was built on this site as the residences of two brothers, Harry and William Stoddart, grociers. 1890. The house was erected about It is not shown on the 1889 city view but is illustrated in the 1894 city atlas. The earlier maps indicate that a frame structure stood on this site. Bucknell Junior College purchased the property in 1946 from the Stoddart family. 1 The building, used for classrooms, was named Gies Hall in honor ·of a member of ) the college faculty. The structure was razed in 1967 for construction of the Farley Library. 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 870, p. 547. �191-195 S. Franklin·St. 209A GIES HALL Members of the Board of Trustees gave the former Stoddart Horne to Wilkes College in 1945. The Board of Trustees approved the naming of this building"Gies Hall" in memory of the late Professor Paul Gies, who for more than a decade served as a director of the music department at Wilkes. Head of the music department at this time was Donald Cobleigh, who previously served as director of the famed Dartmouth Glee Club . • Later, Gies Hall was used mainly as a Conservatory for Music in addition to providing classrooms for other fields of study. (Today, 1983, the Eugene Shedden Farley Library stands where Gies Hall once was.) added: 1 March 1983 Georgetta Nelson \ �Site 199 South Franklin Street The maps and views of Wilkes-Barre indicate that an early-mid nineteenth century frame dwelling; two stories high, stood on this site well into the mid twentieth century. The property was purchased by Wilkes College in 1957. 1 1 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 1353, p. 544. ' t~ '"~-- • . 210 �) Site . 59 West South St~eet In the late 1880s, the congregation of the First Baptist Church erected a new structure on this site to • replace an earlier church that stood on West Northampton Street, now the site of Chesapeake and Delaware Halls. In 1927 the stone Romesque style ediface that stood here was destroyed by fire, A new church was built about 1931 on South River Street and this property was sold, Until the construction of the Farley Library, the land was vacant and was used as a parking lot, ) :l l "'" 2il �Site Conyngham Hall 120 South River Street Known as Conyngham Hall, the building that stood at 120 South River Street was destroyed by fire on the night of December 28, 1968. One of the most ostentatious and pretentious structures on the campus, its loss was a great blow to the architectural and historical heritage of Wilkes College and Wilkes-Barre. Conyngham Hall was erected in 1869-1870 as the residence of Charles Parrish and his wife, Mary, a daughter of Judge John Conyngham. William w. 1 The house was designed by Neuer, a Wilkes-Barre architect who also designed the neighboring building to the north at 110 South River Street, the present Zebulon Butler Hall. 2 The structure measured approximately one-hundred feet by seventy-five feet and was built of masonry construction with a stone facade, part of which still stands. It had two stories plus a mansard roof and contained over twenty rooms. The ceilings of the first floor were approximately sixteen feet in height, · Tradition says that a ballroom exited on the third floor facing the river. The main hall on the first floor was tiled with marble as was the conservatory. A black walnut staircase opened to the third floor. Charles Parrish (1826-1896) was instrumental in establishing the anthracite industry of Luzerne County on 212 �213 a large scale. A founder of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, Parrish died while on a visit to Philadelphia after several financial setbacks brought on bankruptcy. Parrish Hall at 16 South River Street, erected for the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, was named in his. honor by the college. A reception honoring President and Krs. Rutherford B. Hays was held in the Parrish house on July 4, 1876.J President Hays was the quest speaker at the ceremonies held earlier in the day in Wyoming, Luzerne County, observing the centennial of the Battle of Wyoming. In 1908, the property was acquired by John Nesbitt Conyngham (1865-1935), a coal operator and a nephew of Mrs. Parrish. 4 Conyngham had an extension added to the back or east side of the building and an elevator installed along the north side. The property was given to Bucknell Junior College in 1937 by Mrs. Bertha Robinson Conyngham in honor of her late husband, John Nesbitt Conyngham. 6 The property was the second parcel of land given to the college for use as a permanent campus. Up to the time of the fire in 1968, the building retained somewhat of its earlier grandeur through various wall coverings, murals and papers, which managed to survive the years of repainting., The reflecting pool 7 in the conservatory was removed in the conversion for academic use. �214 An ambitious plan to renovate the house for college 8 use was drawn up in 1937. The drawings show that the street facade was to be given a classical appearance with new fenestration arrangements and Corinthian columns, two stories high, on the portico. The exterior walls are illustrated as being brick calling for either the removal of the existing stucco or the addition of a veneer of bricks. The interior was to be drastically altered and extensions were to be built to house a library and a lecture hall. Conyngham Annex ' stands on the east end of the property and is pres~ntly used for classrooms. Built as the carriage house and living quarters for servents, the structure was _) probably erected in the 1870s. 1 oscar J. Harvey and Ernest G. Smith, A History of Wilkes-Barre and Wvomin Valle (6 vol., Wilkes-Barre; Pa., Smith-Bennett Company, 19JO ~ IV,2147. 2Wilkes-Barre Penns lvania the Pro ressive Cit I Its Past, Present, and Future n.c., Enterprise Review Publishing Company, July, 1889), p. 25. 3George R. Bedford, $ome Early Recollections (WilkesBarre, Pa., E. B. Yordy Company, 1917), p. 106. 4 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 445, p. 432. 5 Luzerne County Deed Records, Book 761, p. 403. 6 rnterview with Mrs. Bruce Payne, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1971. 7architectural drawings, Marvh 10, 1937. (Wilkes-, College, Business Office) �215 Ill. No. 104 Conyngham Hall 120 South River Street Spring, 1968 source: author note, Erected 1869-1870 Burned December, 1968 �216 Ill. No. 105 facade of Conyngham Hall 120 Soµth River Street Summer, 1971 source, author �217 °'l1. . 7,.. . --- --:~~-r-~~- ! I~ # '"-=-""-~.:.. :a___ I ----; ~- '- -- 1~1~ ,.~~ ·:I ·_ .. . ·~~.._~ ~- '!- ._. ~ ':,~ ~- ~ I .,.. ' ~- . ---- -- - ·:;; ~ ~---,. . . 'I ~ ~:.:1,-. .... • ~ .iI~~~ . ~ .·-:-·,. , . ; -~ - ·. :1· ,J ,:· ~F -~ 1ij1,,~,, ' d-· -·~ ·, ·_ ~ '"';;¥/}, . :; • • f ,-/. • ~iitf :it~ . -~ ~~t'i~~-~ .._:m.-. :·.~ -~ I ' -:;._,_r,.,tt~~ -~-ij • ••• - :~ . . " , µ ; ; . . . ; . ~ ~ ~ ~ . ; n - ~ ~ l s : : _ _ .•--=z. ~-:,,--- . - - - ~~ - ~ , r -~~..,._'T,~71·~•tf~~-~ - -- .-----~"=Att~·. --1:11m•an~R1~-':::!'•~~ - ---=1-~ -='°">"'~ -~~~"'!-4~~~:-~~... ~!:'~i::~ ':;:t:...:!_~¥~•- ·· .~ •·-::-,-. c m-.....:~-:: . . . ;.--- : . t , n : ~ - . . . ~ Ill. No. 106 Conyngham Hall 120 South River Street 1902 source, A History of Wilkes-Barre and Wyomin~ Valley, 19J0. �218 ~11. No. 107 onyngh am Hall 120 South · sources Ce~~ver_Street ennial J ubilee . Home-~e~e~,k, W . 1 906 .-~~ri 0 ) �219 J • Ill. No. 108 Conyngham Hall Architectural Drawings of . First and Second Floors, circa 1963 Based on plan made qy David D. Moyle, Architect (Wilkes College, Business Office) J .. . . . ·l._ ~ �..,. ./ ~ 0 C> ~ u.. Q • 2 0 '-' UJ V) a: C) 0 -1 \.1... !-V) 0( l!.. Conyngham Hall 120 south River Street Wilkes College �BIBLIOGRAPHY The American Architect and Building News, vol. I (December 9, 1876). Art Work of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (9 parts). Chicago, W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1897. Art Work of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (12 parts). Gravure Company, 1910. Atkins, Herbert. n• C• I The Wyoming Valley Floods of 19J6. Atlas of the City of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphias F. B. Roe, 1882. Bedford, George R. Some Early Recollections. Pa., E. B. Yordy Company Printing, 1917. Wilkes-Earre, Brower, Edith. Little Old Wilkes-Barre As I Knew It. 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"Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania," view, and J/1ayer, 1889. n.c.: Fowler, Downs, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the Progressive City: Its Past, Present, and Future. n. c.1 Enterprise Review Publishing Company, July, 1889. Wilkes-Barre Illustrated. 1891. n. c.1 H. R. Page and Company, Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Withey, Henry F. and Elsie R. Withey. Biogra hical Dictionar of American Architects (Deceased. Los Angles1 Hennessey and Ingalls, Inc., 1970. originally published in 1956. � 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 History of Wilkes Buildings Description An account of the resource A collection of documents and photographs describing the history of Wilkes buildings. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola, 2021 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 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 Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola, 2020 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/2b129216de6042a271b751d44d97fc3a.pdf 459eca282f24ccc833adb52cc2ddccf4 PDF Text Text ��Dear Class of 2019: ~ . On behalf of everyone at Wilkes University, congr I ions n graduation. My colleagues and Itake great pride in all that you have accomplished and ar~""'", . ." hat opportunities lie ahead. You have experienced a time of great progress at Wilkes. Over the pa years, academic investments and campus developments have transformed Wilkes, while our commitment to a mentoring culture has grown stronger. You will recall that an ambitious campus enhancement initiative expanded academic fo iti es. The Mark Engineering Center, Karambelas Media and Communication Center, and NeuroTraining and Research Center became part of the campus vernacular. Several new athletic teams were launched, the So doni Art Gallery reopened with great fanfare, and a trip to Starbucks became part of our daily routine. The Campus Gateway Project has changed the way we navigate from place to place. In addition, unparalleled educational opportunities - both in and out of the classroom - continue to prepare students for the future. Faculty members, often working alongside undergraduates, develop ways to tackle the biggest issues of our day, and various study abroad programs allow students to engage in important research internationally. The Wilkes University Honors Program marked a milestone this year when members of the program's inaugural cohort graduated. These large-university opportunities are offered in a small-colle-ge setting, where faculty members not only know your name, but also your aspirations, challenges, a 1d dreams. I hope that this unique combination has helped to shape your col1ege experience in a positive way. Before I close, I would like to reiterate a sentiment that Imentioned at the President's Dinner Dance. Many believe that college represents the best four or six years of your life. Ibelieve that the best days of your life are not behind you -instead, they are ahead. As you look back on your time at Wilkes with fondness, do not forget to look to your future with confidence. There are so many things that I'd like to express to you in this message- how grateful Iam that you chose Wilkes, how proud the campus community is of you, and how much we will miss you. I wish the best for you, Class of 2019. Ihope that your journey at Wilkes has provided you with many memories, a desire to continue your learning, and the passion to help those around you. Sincerely, PatrickF. Leahy President 2 �'NT'SNOTE aduation. My colleagues and Itake ortunities He ahead. You have ademic investments and campus ng culture has grown stronger. :ademic facilities. The Mark 'OTraining and Research Center became eSordoni Art Gallery reopened with tmpus Gateway Project has changed the assroom - continue to prepare students ~velop ways to tackle the biggest issues tportant research internationally. The ers of the program's inaugural cohort ere faculty members not only know unique combination has helped to sident's Dinner Dance. Many believe rbest days of your life are not behind you ~ss, do not forget to look to your future rateful Iam that you chose Wilkes, how ~h the best for you, Class of 2019. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola, 2019 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4ef092b9fa6469a020cced7edff0f6d3.pdf d81b7d499346c49916822cf1ca571ae1 PDF Text Text ���Dear Class of 2017, Congratulations! You have completed your coursework and your requirements to graduate. Your time at Wilkes has come to an end. It is an end that you should be extremely proud of. You are now entering a new phase of your life. One journey has ended; yet another journey awaits you. Where will you go? What will you do? Wilkes Alma Mater Wilkes, our Alma Mater, we pledge our hearts to thee. Honor, faith, and courage, Truth and loyalty. In our work as in our pleasure, Guide us as a friend; We shall always love thee, Loyal to the end. Thou shalt lead us onward In search of finer things. May we find the wisdom That thy spirit brings. May our deeds of love and service Ever swell thy fame -Wilkes, we stand to greet thee! Glory to thy name! In your celebration of your accomplishments and this very important milestone in your life, remember that although your time at Wilkes ends with a presentation of a degree, there have been equally important lessons that you have learned during your time here. As a freshman, you entered with the goal to earn a bachelor's degree. You have com pleted this goal. But as Ernest Hemingway reminds us, ult is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey, that matters, in the end." Think about your time here at Wilkes and what you have learned not only in the classroom as part of your journey to attain your degree, but also what you have learned as a person outside of the classroom, in your interactions with professors, mentors, classmates, coaches, teammates, friends. Think about your journey as an adult, as a learner, as a friend, as a fellow human being. Think of the relationships fostered here. Think of your mentors and perhaps those you sought to mentor. We emphasize those relationships here at Wilkes. I hope it has made your journey here a better one and one that you will continue to learn from as your life continues past our campus. I hope it has also inspired you to mentor someone else, whether it be in your next classroom or your new occupation. We hope that you will think of your time here often. We will certainly think of you often. Your journey as a Wilkes undergraduate had ended; but your journey as an alumnus has just begun. Keep in touch. Come back and visit. Share your stories and your new life lessons with us. Although a new journey as a school continues on, we incredible alumni out there looking to mentor new Wilkes graduates. Return for Homecoming and see what's new on campus. Stay in touch with your wonderful professors and coaches. Wilkes will always be waiting for you to return. So go forth! Begin a new journey! I wish the best for you. Remember your journey here at Wilkes. I hope it will provide you with fond memories, a desire to continue your learning, and the passion to help those around you. We will miss you! Come back and visitI Patrick F. Leahy President �About the Book Meet Our Staff As we reflect on the 2016-2017 year we remember the memoiies of the year and of our time here at Wilkes University. To our graduating seniors we wish you the best of luck in your futlue endeavors and happiness in your lives. This book is meant to showcase your senior year and to represent your time here at Wilkes. Within this book is a key that will show you everything that happened throughout the year. On each page is a tiiangle in a corner that is color coded to show each activity from our stl1dent body. That key is listed below in hopes that you can navigate and enjoy your Amnicola Yearbook Ian VaJ.les, Photographer Athletics Student Activities Faith Banca, Photographer Other Activities Scott Vanadine, Photographer ��Alcohol Awareness Walk �Field fHocKey �MEN'S GOLF �~ - ., : . ·.,~ ~ Women's Golf ~ .- - - - - - -- --- - �Mens Soccer �Women's soccer �MEN'S CROSS COUNTRf �-- ��Football �Cheerleading ���- I.'-...... -.. :.a. . .. . ~ ·~. !- - . -- ·---- - �I ......_.., :. ~ Fall : . . . tivitie - - . ...... ~ ......... - ... ��MEN'S BASKETBALL �Women's 5asketbaH ���, Dance Team �WINTER ACTIVITIES ���Grace Cadigan ����Sarah Gillette ���Emma Kraemer ����Israel Rodriguez ���.... ---- • .....___,w•-• 9 .,__ .,-: .J. .. -. ~ �Kelly Trzaska ��Abalkhial,, Mohammad Abu-Nabaa, Obada Alyousef, Mujtaba Crandall, Kaitlin Farnham, Collin Alyunbawe, Fatimah Boyer, Amanda Creedon, Kayla Faruolo, Michael Alzahrani, Ahmed Bra bander, Michael Crisamore, Karryn Fasciana, Joseph Amos, Anthony James Bracco, Eliza beth Croker, Kendra Feno, Peter Andrade, Priscila Breech, Sarah Daugherty, Cad ea n Figueroa, Jacqueline Angheluta, Andrei Brennan, Sabrina Davies, Amy Finnerty, Brian Anistranski, Maura Bright, Christopher Dawson, Donna Fiscal, Edwin Asare, Philipa Brozena, Sarah DeArmitt, Brittany Fiske, Kyleigh Aldharman, Khalid Atkinson, Torre Buchalski, Carrie Decker, Kyla Fleming, Cory Alfaife, Yahya Augustin, Woodly Burns, Meghan DeKenipp, Alyssa Floyd, William Alhamdan, Salem Bang Eckman, Janice Calamia, Courtney Alharbi, Fayez Bannon, Andrea Callagy, Michael Dellario, Matthew Alhashim, Mohammed Baran, Gabrielle Campbell, Jamie Dennis, Latoya Alhashmalsaid, Haider Baratta, Daniel Campf, Kathryn Desai, Urvish Alhonayan, Fatemah Barna, Martina Cannon, Jeanne Devine, Patrick Gal lick, Jaclyn Aljafari, Afnan Baron, Jennifer Cappon, Garrett Devitt, Drew Gerberich, Amanda Aljulaud, Sultan Bartol, Tyler Car, Matthew DiBileo, Griffin Gerencser, Susan Aljurbua, Mohammed Batchelor, Samuel Casey, Dylan Difrenza, Jessica Getgen, Deanna AIKasar, Abdullah Batista, Quevedo Himayapsill Cauley, Shawn DiMaggio, Michael Giammanco, Alexandra Alkhater, Mohammad Batt, Madison Cerulli, Casandra Ditchkus, Victoria Gibson, Kristin Alkhater, Mudhar Bellantuono, Francesca Chander, Pankil Doherty, Paul Gilhooley, Shannon Allwein, Sarah Beltran, Robles Marco Chinikaylo, David Domashinski, Arielle Gilson, Bethany Almehmadi, Majed Bialek, Branden Chirico, Maria Dopko, Nicholas Gingrich, Amanda Chirico, Renee Douthat, Christopher Gliem, Matthew Dworak, Olivia Goble, Jesse Adams, Thomas Akoury, Jamie Al, Aqal Abdulaziz Al, Aqil Abdullah Alamani, Farraj Almitwazi, Osama Almogbil, Essa Almutairi, Abdulmajeed Alolayan, Muteb Alotaibi, Naser Bin, Rubayan Turki Bitzer, Alexandria Chmil, Bethany Earley, Samantha Gordon, Rebecca Bixler, Lacey Cimakosky, Alissa Eckert, Danielle Gorlesky, Jonathan Blackwell, Noah Cleary, Jessica Eden, Ashley Gorton, Matthew Condo, Patrick Edwards, Virginia Goshleski, Kasandra Alotaibi, Turki Alqahtani, Hassan Bodnovits, Joshua Condrad, Michael Egan, Kelly Gothreau, Harry Alshakal, Wessam Boland, James Confer, Morgan Ehret, Jillian Goughenour, Cara Connor, Johnathan Elbattah, Nour Grabowski, Megan Alsharif, Hassan Alsubaey, Khalid Bone, Patrick Coolbaugh, Emily Ensley, Evan Grace, Bethany Altavilla, Paul Borger, Jordan Copley, James Erdman, Vanessa Graff, David Althowaini, Faris Borton, Jennifer Cordisco, Mary Esposito, Vincent Grassi, Scott Coulter, Thomas Everetts, Troy Grove, Todd �Grullon, Emily Grundowski, Kathleen Jang, So Jarmoski, Joshua Martin, Daniel Kopec, Kevin Martin, Paul Murphy, Morgan Peters, Kendle Musolino, Nichole Peterson, Allen Rollman, Ciana Strauser, Gina Werner, Autumn Romero, Josefa Sims, Jessica Strum, Mikala Weyhenmeyer, Shawn Rosenstiel, Amy Skinner, Christopher Styer, Amber Wild, Eric Gum, Olivia Javier, Alexis Kosik, Michael Martin, Rosemary Musser, Cassidy Petro, Shelby Gurreri, Brittany Johnson, Bernice Kotarski, Mitchell Matika, Alex Myers, Megan Pfeffer, Rebecca Rowan, Dakota Skrinak, Jenna Svintozelskiy, Sergey Willis, Brittany Haas, Troy Jones, Desirae Kothari, Devanshu Matusick, Matthew Myro, Alyssa Pientka, Paige Rowe, Thomas Slavish, Charles Szostak, Bartlomiej Winters, Natalie Hager, Christopher Jones, Emily Krajewski, Anna Mauger, Anastasia Nasmit, Rustam Pintsch, Tanya Ruffo, Christopher Slusher, Robert Szumski, Michael Witmer, Evan Neidlinger, Eliza Pisani, Alexandria Rule, Theresa Smith, Dylan Thomas, Patricia Woods, Shanice Rundquist, Allen Smith, Jennifer Thompson, Lennae Workman, Chels~a Nevers, Matthew Polney, Rose Ryan, Taylor Smith, Kirsten Tigner, Elizabeth Yatison, Matthew Nevius, Jordan Ponce, Alex Sabban, Awad Smith, Sierra Tomko, Daniel Yeoman, Jererny Nguyen, Julia Possanza, Anthony Safar, Abdelrahim Smith, Zachary Trathen, Amy Yokimcus, Christopher Nicholoff, Jared Prato, Anthony Sanchez, Janessalyn Smithmyer, Corey Trebilcock, Evan Youells, Jonathan Nicolich, Vincent Promovitz, Amanda Sandoval, Katrina Soares, Sofia Tredinnick, Amanda Youkoski, Jenna Noon, Shana Protchko, Shawna Santo, Christopher Socha, Bernard Trinian, Kathleen Yucha, Michael Novak, Ryan Prutzman, Mary Sawka, Stephen Sokola, Kayla Troth, Jason Zaki, Youstena Novitski, Jared Pstrak, Alexander Saylock, Colin Solomon, Laura Trotta, Anthony Zalali, Muhannad O'Brien, Christie Pupaza, David Schinski, Kayley Solomon, Noah Tudgay, John Zarfoss, Erika Gertner, Marissa Purta, Corey Schlottmann, Olivia Sones, Kelly Umerich, Julie Zelasko, Mitchell O'Hara, Mark Qasim, Adnan Schoennagle, Justin Spagnuolo, Gabrielle Ungvarsky, Joseph Zelinsky, Lucas Quach, Sarah Scholes, Gabriella Spak, Lauren Urbina, Marcos Zhao, Yu Rahim, Suhayl Schuler, Alyssa Spears, Zackery Valenzano, Grace Ralston, Ian Seger, Stephen Sperazza, Robert Varghese, Joshua Ramirez, Roberto Seidel, Caine St. Clair, Andrew Velez, Ariel Rasinger, Christopher Seiverd, Tyler Staff, Kelsey Velez, Santana Rebarchak, Christopher Seiwell, Adam Stambone, Elena Veltri, Kristin Reeves, James Seltzer, Matthew Stampien, Ashley Veppert, Levi Reiss, Jacqueline Seymour, Justine Stauffer, Nicholas Volkel, Kevin Reitmeyer, Caitlin Shaffer, Katelyn Steinbrenner, Serina Vols, John Repecki, Brittany Shah, Krushna Stemba, Lucas Walker, Jason Reshidi, Mohammad Shaikhi, Naif Stengel, Tanner Walsh, Amanda Richards, Dominick Sheriff, Megan Stercz, Victoria Warren, Ashley Richards, Ryan Sherman, Donna Stevens, Abby Warwick, Brittany Shimp, Torrey Stiefel, Erica Weaver, Jacob Shobert, Tyler Stine, Madison Weaver, Travis Shortell, Matthew Stiner, Ernest Wenk, John Shreiber, Alex Stoner, John Hannon, Mary Jones, Karen Jones, Nadine Harris, Hillary Hart, Carissa Hart, Kayla Hartman, Christopher Hartung, Daniel Hasbrouck, Michael Hassinger, Sarah Hasuga, Andrew Haupt, Corey Hawkins, Forest Hayward, Gabrielle Heisman, Jade Hess, Robert Hettes, Jacquelyn Heydt, Amy Higgins, Taylor Hilker, Tracey Hodle, Taylor Hoffner, Rebecca Holmes, Benjamyn Homschek, Jeffrey Huck, Jessica Hughes, Nathan Hummel, Michael Ide, Robert Jaber, Hashim Jackson, Erika Jones, Ryan Kacyon, Justin Kaamarczyk, Patrick Kakarla, Tejuss Kaminski, Eveline Karis, Mary Kaster, Matthew Kaszuba, Stephanie Kay, Hayley Kazimi, Mahmoud Kazimi, Nadia Kazokas, Cameron Krall, Adrian Kramer, Emily Kratz, Monika Krell Rachel Kresefski, Mariah Kriebel, Devon Kroon, Elizabeth Kubicki, Summer Kukosky, Jared Kuzma, Michelle La batch, Jeremy Lalla, David Lamey, Breanne Laske, Brianna Keller, Rebecca Kelly, Ian Kelly, Quinn Kilmer, Dylan Kingeter, Theresa Kisela, Meghan Kita, Jesse Knapp, Kacey Kneeream, Emily Knopp, Aaron Kochmer, Victoria Koder, Mina Mccown, Aubrey McDermott, Jesse McDonough, McKenzie McGrath, Emily Mclay, William Meinhart, Emelie Mensinger, Jacob Mesaros, Haley Miele, Joseph Miller, Julie Miller, Justin Mink, Rubi Misiewicz, Laura Mogish, Alicia Keith, Loren Keller, Kimberly May, Marissa Layton, Tyler Lewis, Troy Lijo, Aparicio Lindner, Timothy Lopatofsky, Kristen Lord, Bradley Loube, Patrick Love, Andrew Lucent, Holly Luchetta, Jared Lu kasavage, Taylor Machado, Delmis Magee, Alex Malarkey, Lyndsey Mohr, Sydney Moore, Bradley Moore, Corey Moore, Matthew Moran, Coty Morey, Amanda Morgan, Andrea Morgan, Nicole Morgan, Tiffany Morrison, Michael Moughan, Breanna Moyer, Taylor Mudlock, Brittany Mugg, David Nemeth, Abigail Olshemski, Stephen Olson, Elijah Olson, Tina Osmanski, Gabrielle Owen, Kelsey Pace, Cali Palko, Kellie Palochko, Jonathan Panzarella, Tyler Parfianowia, Dominic Parfianowia, Jacob Parsons, Billy Patel, Harsh Patel, Mohit Patel, Ronak Pavlico, Michael Rider, Evan Rivera, Melanie Roberts, Melissa Rochelle, Paul Jan, Johnny Marks, Jordan Munoz, Alberto Peck, Autumn ����Mesa Campus ��Men's Vofleyball �' Womens Lacrosse �Men's Lacrosse �WOMEN'S SOFTBALL �' Baseball Mens �Women's Tennis �����Karaoke Night Talent Show �-- - -....._________ spring Activities ��_,. .,,, .. Commencement �Commencement �--- �� 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 Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola, 2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/b3d16151a25291efb56986f712d6c6f9.pdf 3b0c99ff86c45da43528a8e5fc9aa0c7 PDF Text Text ��WILKES UNIVERSITY 2015-2016 -----• �Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, J\nd having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And botti that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost 2 �PRESIDENTS NOTE Dear Class of 2016, ALMA MATER Congratulations! You have completed your coursework and you requirements to graduate. Your time at Wilkes has come to an end. It is an end that you should be extremely proud of. You are now entering a new phase of life. One journey has ended; yet another journey awaits you. Where will you go? What will you do? In celebration of your accomplishments and this very important milestone in your life, remember that although your time at Wilkes ends with a presentation of a degree, there have been equally important lessons you have learned during your time here. As a freshman, you enter with the goal to earn a bachelor's degree. You have completed this goal. But as Ernest Hemingway reminded us, "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end." Think about your time here at Wilkes and what you have learned not only in the classroom as part of you journey to attain your degree, but also what you have learned as a person outside of the classroom, in your interactions with professors, mentors, classmates, coaches, teammates, friends. Think about your journey as an adult, as a learner, as a friend, as a fellow human being. Think of the relationships fostered here. Think of your mentors and perhaps those you sought to mentor. We emphasize those relationships here at Wilkes. I hope it has made you journey here a better one and one that you will continue to learn from as your life continues past our campus. I hope it has also inspired you to mentor someone else, whether it be in your next classroom or your new occupation. We hope that you will think of your time here often. We will certainly think of you often. You journey as a Wilkes undergraduate has ended; but your journey as an alumnus has just begun. Keep in touch. Come back and visit. Share your stories and your new life lessons with us. Although a new journey begins for you, perhaps far away from Wilkes, we want to hear about it. And as our journey as a school continues on, we urge you to remain a part of it. Take advantage of the Alumni Association; there are incredible alumni out there looking to mentor new Wilkes graduates. Return fore homecoming and see what's new on campus. Stay in touch with your wonderful professors and coaches. Wilkes will always be waiting for your return. So go forth! Begin a new journey! I wish the best for you. Remember your journey here at Wilkes. I hope it will provide you with fond memories, a desire to continue learning, and the passion to help those around you. We will miss you! WILKE , our ALMA MATER, we pledge our ~ to thee. Honor, faith, and courage, TRUTH and LOYALTY. In our work as in our pleasure, Guide us as a FRIEND · We shall always ~ thee, LOYAL to the E D. Thou shalt LEAD us onward In search of finer things. May we find the ~ That thy SPIRIT brings. May our deeds of ~ and SERVICE Ever swell thy fame -- Come back and visit. Patrick F. Leahy President Wilkes, we stand to greet thee! GLORY TO THY NAMEI 4 5 �7 ������������������������students not pictured: ABBAZIO,CHRISTOPHER ATTILIO,MARK CANNON,JEANNE DISTEFANO,DANIElLE ABDUlDAEM,AHMED AUCKER,CORINNE CAREY,TROY DO,LIEN ACHEE,KYLE BACCARELLA,MATTH EW CERUlll,CASANDRA DOAN,HAlEY ADAMS, THOMAS BACK,BRYAN CHALLENGER,KIM BERLY DOHERTY,PAUL AKOURY,JAMIE BAKER,JESSICA CHARN ETSKI, THERESA DOKNOVITCH, LEAH Al BALAWl,ABDULRAHMAN BANYAR,VERONICA CHILDS,ELIZABETH DOLINISH,EDWARD Al ROMAITHl,YOUSIF BARANOWSKl,KEVIN CHIRICO,MARIA DO MASH INSKl,ARIELLE AL ZAABl,OBAID BARDZEL,KAYLA CHOl,AE REE DOMYAN,JOlENE ALAMANl,MATHKAR BARNEY,KERRI E CHOLEWA,NICHOLAS DONAlDSON,DYLAN ALANAZl,SULTAN BATISTA QUEVEDO,HIMAYAPSILL CHURCHILL,ORANE DRESCH,HEATH ALANEZl,ALAA BATT,MADISON CIRCElll,ANDREA EATON,KAYLA ALDGHAISH,MANSOUR BATT,MAKENZIE CLARK,KATLIN ELBATTAH,NOUR AlGHUSN,HUSSAM BEGGS,KERRIE COLE,MARK ENGEL,TARA ALHARBl,ABDUlRAHMAN BENCZKOWSKl,SARAH COllERAN-GEIGER,JENNA ENSlEY,THOMAS AlHARBl,FAISAL BENJAMIN,JESSICA CONDO,PATRICK ERDMAN,VANESSA ALHARBl,FAYEZ BERG,ZACHARY CONNOR,JOHNATHAN EVANS,MATTHEW ALHASHIM,MOHAMMED BERRY,CYNTHIA COOK,ARLENE FAHNESTOCK,ALEX ALHONAYAN,FATEMAH BETTERLY,JESSICA COOK,PATRICK FALZONE,ALESHA ALHUMOD,ABDULAZIZ BHAIDASNA,KHUSBOO COOLBAUGH,KATELIN FARRALL,LUCAS AUEDAANl,ABED BIGART,MARGARET CORMI ER,DAVID FASCIANA,JOSEPH AlKHATER,REOHA BINOER,MEGAN COULTER,THOMAS FEI LlER,REBECCA ALMEKY,SOMIAH BINLAOEN,ASMA CRAN OALL,KAITLI N FEZUK,STEPHANIE AlMUSALLAM,ESMAEL BLAISURE,BRIANA CRAYTON,DANA FLECK,MICHAEL ALMUSALLAM,OMAR BLAKLEY,DEVIN CREED,KAYLA FLOYD,WILLIAM ALM UTAI Rl,ABDU LMAJE ED BLOOM,CAITLYN DAGHASH,MOTASIM FLYNN,AMBER ALOTAIBl,MOHAMMAD BOHAN,CASEY DANIELS,ALISA FOLTYN,DOMINIKA ALQARNl,ABDULRAZAQ BOOKWALTER,BRANDON DANIELS,JONATHAN FOX,JOSHUA ALQORASHl,SULTAN BOWEN,CARRIE DAUBERT,MICHAEL FRANKO,NATHAN ALREFAEl,MARZOUQ BOWERSOX,RYAN DAUGHERTY,CADEAN FREED,ZACHARY ALROOQl,BADRIYA BRACE,STEVEN DAUGHERTY,SHANE GEGARIS,CARISSA ALSAAB,ABDU LRAHMAN BRESSLER,KATIE DAVIS,JUSTIN GEMBERLING,CHARLEEN ALSAIGH,HUSSAIN BREZNAK,GREGORY DAWSON,DONNA GENOBLE,VINCENT ALSARAWl,NOURA BRISKIE,TYLER DECH,DARREL GHUSNAH,FAISAL ALSHAKAL, WESSAM BROOOY,KURT DELUCCA,JACQUELINE GIBSON,ALESIA AlSHARARl,ADHAM BROWN,ALEC DENNIS,LATOYA GILLETTE,SARAH ALSHARARl,FUAD BROWN,JOSHUA DERKACH,MERIBETH GLASGOW,JILLIAN ALSH ENAIFl,MUZUN BROWNSEY,MADELEINE DETRICK,AMANDA GOBLE,JESSE ALTA RIQ, IBRAHIM BUCCl,KAYLA DEVARI E,ALEXANORA GOGOLA,TIMOTHY ALTAVI LLA,PAUL BUGG,KASSANDRA DEVITT,DREW GORLESKY,JONATHAN ALYOUSEF,MUJTABA BURKLEY,DYLAN DIESEL,KYLE GOUGHENOUR,CARA ALZAID,MUSTAFA BYORICK,DANIEL DIETRICH,AMBER GOW,SAMANTHA ANO ERSON,ELIZABETH CABRERA,EVELYN DIFRENZA,JESSICA GRECO,ANGELA ANDREWS,MADELYN CALLEJAS,BRETT OINH, RAID GREGORY,MEGAN ANZULAVICH,CASEY CAMPBELL,JEFFREY DIPASQUALE,MICHAEL GRIPPO,NINA ARTMONT,JAMES CANFIELD,KAELIN DIPIPPA,ASHLEY GRUNDOWSKl,KATHLEEN 55 �HACKFORD,DANIEL KELLER,REBECCA LOW,CAMERON NICOLICH,VINCENT HADGINSKE,MATTHEW KELLY,IAN LUCENT,HOLLY NORTHRUP,ZACHARY 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NURSING . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . FALL 2 WILKE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • l.~ ...__ I FROM THE DEAN ... Wilkes University received a $3,3 million gift - the largest in the institution's history - to support its School of Nursing. The gift, from local business~an John J. Passan of Wilkes-Barre, and his wife, Ann, will be used to create a dedicated, permanent endowment for the school. The gift will transform nursing education at Wilkes for both graduate and undergraduate students, expanding opportunities for techno logy and professional development experiences. The nursing school was renamed the Passan School of Nursing at a dedication ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 21. "Wilkes University thanks John and Ann Passan for their vision in givin? this gift to the School of Nursing, which now will bear John Passan's name," said University President Patrick F. Leahy. "Such an investment reflects an awaren~ss of not only what nursing education at Wilkes is - but, more importantly, what 1t can be, given the resources his contribution provides." Deborah Zbegn r, PhD, WHNP-BC Hello, all! A hist ori, event occurred on Oct. 21, 2015. J hn Passan provided ot nursing school w itt $3.3 million endowment. This marks th, beginning of a new era for Wilkes nursi This incredible gift will fund innova ive teaching and learning modalities, technological advances, and growt h in academic partnerships. Moving fo rwar1 the endowment will fuel our missi to educate students, develop compet ent health practitioners, and establish programs of academic excellence. A dedication ceremony honored J ohn, Ann Passan and the family. Stude s flashed supportive signs, stating " han You!" All proudly wore Wilkes nur mg scrubs and lab coats adorned with t he new Passan School of Nursing pat ch or the arm. It was an incredible event t hat will forever live in the memory of acul and students. Pictured above L to R: (top row) President Patrick F. Leahy, Dean Deborah Zbegner, Carol Keup ·77, and Monsignor Rauscher (bottom row) Ann and John Passo n Wilkes University's Zeta Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), Honor Society of Nursing, has been selected as a 2015 recipient of the Chapter Key Award. The Chapter Key Award honors STTI chapters that excel i~ chapter-related activities such as: membership recruitment and retention, publicity and programming, professional and leadership development, local, • 128 • I t • • • • • •• • • • -~~-- \' 'NUl1SING . WILK"'ES . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . • --.--. -~ - . Now that we are the Passan School of Nursing, faculty and students on both t graduate and undergraduate levels continue to work incessantly, rai s ng awareness about the quality of o ur programs and our commitment t o volunteer service. From walks fo r Ruth Place and American Heart Association collections for Hoodies for the Homele our students support the comm unity. C graduates span the country provi ing excellent nursing care. Please co r t act 1 via the alumni website and let us kn°~ 1 where you are and what is new. e wil celebrate an important anniversary ne> year, so please contact us and he P us t make it an unforgettable event! - - - - • - • - '"'--_ : '· - - -- ... ··---~ ~. ·• • .:: -~ ·-• ·:~- ~ ... ---· --, ~ ... -~- - - - • .,.. - • • - - ~ ~ - - - ~ - -.c._..... - - -- . -. - ~~ 1FA'LL 2cus-.~ . -it-- ~ - ~ - --- ; .. :....::..i......:J Kelly Kwolek 119 is a published poet. Her poetry is in the International Library of Poetry's Collected Whispers. Maura Serio '19 was selected as Scranton Times-Tribune artist of the month. She won gold and silver scholastic art awards. Caitlyn Brown '19 is a member of the select chorale, and she sang for President Obama. Dominique Bergeron '19 is in Air Force Junior Rese've officer training corps and has held positions such as group commander of NJ78 2nd, top manager of 260 students, command chief of the NJ782ND, non-commissioned officer of the color guard, drill team member and first sergeant at summer leadership school. The Nursing Student Organization he ld its first 5K fun walk Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. They raised $3,000 for the Medical Oncology Associates prescription fund. Maria Grand inetti MS '08 , PhD, RN , BSBA led Zeta Psi to collect 105 items for the clothing/hooded top drive for Ruth's Place House of Hope. On Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, assistant professor Maria Grandinetti MS '0 8 , PhD, RN, BSBA led 72 nursing students, friends of Wilkes and furry friends (pictured above) during Ruth's Place House of Hope Annual Walk-A-Thon in Wilkes-Barre. For the 5th year in a row, the Passan School of Nursing has been represented at the walk. This year, $675 was collected for the women's shelter. Richard Tenessen DNP '15, MS, BSN, CRNA recently published two articles in the Advance Healthcare Network: "Capnography & Sleep Apnea: Capnography Routine Monitoring for the PostAnesthetic Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients" and "Managing Diabetes in Practicing Muslims During Ramadan." In addition, he delivered a poster presentation at the Reading Hospital Annual Perioperative Symposium titled "Educating PACU Nurses on Capnography Monitoring." Pamela Welsh DNP 115, MSN, CRNP, NP-C recently presented "DNP Th ink Tank: Collaborative Strategies Toward Successful Final Project Completion" at the Doctor of Nursing Practice National Conference held in Seattle, Wash., in September. Joyce Victor Chmil '87, MHA '91, MA 107, MS 110, PhD, RN-BC, CHSE Mary Jane Miskovsky DNP, CRNP, NP-C Joyce Victor Chmil, director of the Clin ical Nursing Simulation Center, did a podcast for Nurse Educator on simulation . She was interviewed in the podcast by Dr. Marilyn Oerrman , editor of Nu rse Educator. Afterward, she was invited to write an articl e: http://journals .lww.com/nurseeducatoronline/pages/ default.as ox. Mary Jane Miskovsky, assistant professor of the DNP program, publ ished a case study titled "Calf pain and swelling after a marathon: A case study of Rhabdomyolysis" in Advance Health Care Network for NPs & PAs . Learn more here: http://nurse-practitioners-and-physician-assistants. advanceweb .com . Lori Drozdis 1 89 1 MS '05, RN Patricia Sweeney '80, PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC Lori Drozd is rece ived a certificate of appreciation in recognition of her outstand ing support of the Northern Tier Ind ustry & Education Consortium 's Health Care Careers Program. She met with junior and senior high school students. Patricia Sweeney partic ipated in the development of a continu ing education program on Opioid Use and Misuse. Th is will be available through the Pennsylvania Medical Soc iety and the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association for physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses. She also contributed as a book reviewer for "Barkley's Curriculum Review fo r Family Nurse Practitioners." Patricia is a board member of the Nursing Foundation of Pennyslvan ia and president of Nurse Pract itioners of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mari a Grandinetti MS '08 1 PhD, RN, BSBA Maria Grand inetti, ass istant professor of undergraduate nursi ng, received a Teacher Recognition and Effectiveness Com mittee award for 2015 Outstanding Advisor fo r the Passan School of Nursing. • 129 ����11111111111111111111 I II 100025265"? WILKES UNIVERSITY L IE1RARY � 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 Amnicola, 2016 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4567af3bc1fb04d625ea1d415aede8fa.pdf 9879c4a7c4c05390e05589088c5068b1 PDF Text Text AMNICOLA YEARr,ooK VOL69 �A~NICOLA YEARt>OOK VOL69 �THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU. ENJOY IT. SHARE IT. SIGN IT. FOLD DOWN THE CORNERS ON THE PAGES YOU ESPECIALLY LIKE. LEAVE IT ON YOUR COFFEE TABLE. AGUIDE TO THE COLORS: EVENTS ADDll �ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS: KNOT JUST ANY DAV PHOTOGRAPHY, THE WILKES UNIVERSITY MARKETING DEPARTMENT, AND LIFETOUCH PHOTOGRAPHY. �PRESIDE~T'S ~OTE Dear Class of 2015, Congratulations! You have completed your coursework and your requirements to graduate. Your time at Wilkes has come to an end. It is an end that you should be extremely proud of. You are now entering a new phase of life. One journey has ended; yet another journey awaits you. Where will you go? What will you do? In your celebration of your accomplishments and this very important milestone in your life, remember that although your time at Wilkes ends with a presentation of a degree, there have been equally important lessons you have learned during your time here. As a freshman, you entered with the goal to earn a bachelor's degree. You have completed this goal. But as Ernest Hemingway reminds us, "It is good to have an end to jourey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end." Think about your time here at Wilkes and what you have learned not only in the classroom as part of your journey to attain your degree, but also what you have learned as a person outside of the classroom, in your interations with professors, mentors, classmates, coaches, teammates, friends. Think about your journey as an adult, as a learner, as a friend, as a fellow human being. Think of the relationships fostered here. Think of your mentors and perhaps those you sought to mentor. We emphasize those relationships here at Wilkes. I hope it has made your journey here a better one and one that you will continue to learn from as your life continues past our campus. I hope it has also inspired you to mentor someone else, whether it be in your next classroom or your new occupation. We hope that you will think of your time here often. We will certainly think of you often. Your journey as a Wilkes undergraduate has ended; but your journey as an alumnus has just begun. Keep in touch. Come back and visit. Share your stories and your new life lessons with us. Although a new journey begins for you, perhaps far away from Wilkes, we want to hear about it. And as our journey as a school continues on, we urge you to remain a part of it. Take advantage of the Alumni Association; there are incredible alumni out there looking to mentor new Wilkes graduates. Return for homecoming and see what's new on campus. Stay in touch with your wonderful professors and coaches. Wilkes will always be waiting for your return. So go forth! Begin a new journey! I wish the best for you. Remember your journey here at Wilkes. I hope it will provide you with fond memories, a desire to continue learning, and the passion to help those around you. We will miss you! Come back and visit. Patrick F. Leahy President Wil Hon Trutl Guid, Lo Thou May, Mayi Wi. �Wilkes, our Al1na Mater, we pledge our hearts to thee. Courage, Honor, Faith, and Truth and loyalty. In our works as in our pleasure, Guide us as a friend; We shall always love thee, Loyal to the end. Thou shalt lead us onward, in search of finer things. May we find the wisdom that thy spirit brings. May our deeds of love and service ever swell ,thy fame -- Wilkes, we stand to greet thee! Glory to thy name! �6 Timothy Adams Abdullah Alghamdi Abdullatif Alghusn Faisal Alharbi Jalowi Almutairi Sara Arana Throy Austero Giuliana Ayers Kristen Baker Maria Bard �Bryana Bartol Thomas Bedford David Benway Christine Bergey Tekalign Berhe Brooke Bishop Brendon Blachowski Lauren Boccagno Priscilla Bonilla David Booths 7 �8 Tyler Brown Maria Brunori Brittany Budman Brandilen Burke Jennifer Burke Ashley Carloni Ryan Casey Francis Celentano Joseph Cherinko Nicholas Ciambrello �Ryan Cicioni Jonathan Conklin Ashleigh Crispell Samantha Davidson Simone Davies Justin Davis Marc Davis Alexander Delgado Jessica Di Bernardo Robert Doherty 9 �10 Marissa Elliott Ryan Elmy Amanda English Jacqueline Escobar Jennifer Everding Alaa Fadel Alex Fahnestock Marisa Farronato Sarah Fillman Brittany Fisher �Stephanie Fisher Stephen Forney Aliya Frankel Jordan Fredo Michael Frendak Taylor Galley Thalia Garzon Alexis Gildea Samantha Gluskin Michael Grabinski 11 �12 Jeffrey Grodzki Sara Hagenbach Stephanie Hahn Simone Hanna Donna Hantz Kevin Hernandez Shanna Hess Stephanie Highley Matthew Hill Molly Hinkel �Timothy Hoffman Corey Hohol Erik Hothouse Kaitlyn Hughes Adam Jaworski Ryan Joyce Gerald Kanyok Amber Kern Joseph Kiraly Robert Kobilis Ill 13 �14 Marissa Kotar Christopher Kropiewnicki Chelsea LaPorta Normajean Lapsley Brittany LeCadre Trevor Lear Robert Lehnert Gina Lemoncelli Michael Litwak Grace Lorence �Luna Daniel Lykens Lauren Machell Gift Magomero Kathryn Margavage Molly Martin Colton McClure Tighe McCormack Macey McGuire Keri Meerholz Trevor 15 �Trevor Luna Daniel Lykens Lauren Machell Gift Magomero Kathryn Margavage Molly Martin Colton McClure Tighe McCormack Macey McGuire Keri Meerholz 15 �16 James Messina Jenna Michaels Evan Miller Kendric Minnich Nicholas Morrison Dave Morse Jordan Mroczka Christopher Newhart Heather Olexy James Paletski �Pantalone Richael Jean Pantig Jacob Parrick Frank Passalacqua Jipal Patel Krishna Patel Mittalben Patel Daniel Pisanchyn Alex Planer Andrew Polzella Scott 17 �18 Kimberly Price Samantha Purdy Artem Puzikov AJ Rasheed Ashley Ream Krista Rebar Kayla Reed Ronneane Reeves-Mason Kristen Reinoehl Victoria Rendina �Ellen Rich Bobbie Lynn Richardson Elyse Rinehimer Alicia Roberts Kayla Rooney Kathryn Roshong Julianne Rossi Andrew Ruth Daniel Ruth Julianna Salvato 19 �20 Theresa Sanders Kathryn Santoli Robert Schappell John Schenck IV Rasha Shaker Corbin Sherman Michael Shirk Melodee Shuman Lea Silfies Sarah Simonovich �Trevor Skene Carley Smith Danielle Smith Kristie Spinello Alyssa Steligo Alyssa Stencavage Zachary Stetson Carl Stevenson Christina Stoddard Lee Strause 21 �22 Elizabeth Taber Amanda Thomas Anthony Thomas Kate Thomas Zachary Tomasura Amanda Tracy Kimberly Tyler Omar Urena Sean Van Kersen Daniel Van Mater �Christian Victoria Allison Walsh Margaret Walther Rebecca Wicker Steven Wilson Kaitlyn Wolfe Jacob Yost Joseph Zack Alexander Zagorsky Connor Zale 23 �students not pictured: ABDULDAEM, AHMED ABDULLAH, MEHAB ADAMS, JUSTIN ALANAZI, SULTAN ALBA, ANTHONY AL BALAWI, ABDULRAHMAN ALBANNAY, ABDULLAH ALDHARMAN, MOHAMMED ALFANO, JAMES ALGHAMDI, FAISAL ALGHUSN, HUSSAM ALHONAYAN, FATEMAH AL JAAFAR, FAWAZ ALKANDARI, HAMAD ALKHALDI, AHMED ALNAJIM, FAHAD ALQARNI, ABDULRAZAQ ALREFAEI, MARZOUQ AL ROMAITHI, YOUSIF ALROOQI, BADRIYA ALSALAMAHBADER, ALSHAKAL WESSAM ALSHEHRI, ABDULRAHMAN ALSHENAIFI, MUZUN ALTURKY, FAISAL AL ZAABI, OBAID AMOS, WILLIAM ANDERSON, KEVIN ANDERSON, ELIZABETH ANTAL, ANDREA ASARE, EDWARD AUSTIN, ASHLEY BACH,ERIC BALASAVAGE, WILLIAM BALDACCI, ALYSSA BALZANNA, KYLE BANYAR, VERONICA BARTOLI, ANTHONY BATES, MICHAEL BAUER, SAMANTHA BEDWICK, BRIAN BENCZKOWSKI, SARAH BERLEY, DAVID BICKERT, SAMANTHA BIN EID, ABDULAZIZ BIRD, JAMES BLACKWELL NOAH BOSAK, CAROLYN BOUSSON, TIMOTHY BOYER, HOLLY BRABANDER, MICHAEL BRACE, STEVEN BRIELING, JULIANNE BROWN, CHELSEA BROWN, KAITLYN BUCHANAN, VANESSA BUCZYNSKI, ALLISON BUFFA, JOSEPH BUFFINGTON, LUCAS BUHLER, SARAH BURGESS, JACOB BURKE, KATHERINE CABRERA, OLIVIA CAPOZZELLI, REGINA CAPRIO, MELISSA CAR, MATTHEW CAREY,JOHN CAREY, CHRISTOPHER CAREY, SHAWN CARROLL, JOHN CASTLEBERRY, MATTHEW CERULLI, CASANDRA CHALLENGER, KIMBERLY CHINIKAYLO, ANNA CHURCHILL, ORANE CLARK, CORIE CLARK, KELSEY COATES, SEAN COLELLA, ARIANA COLEMAN, CHESTER COMP, SAMANTHA CONNELLY, MICHAEL CONNOR, JOHNATHAN CONSTABLE, KELSIE COOK, ARLENE COOK, ELIZABETH CORMIER, DAVID COUSIN, CHRISTOPHER COVAL, LINDSEY COWLEY, DOUGLAS COYNE, JOSEPH CRANDALL, KAITLIN DALY,JAMES DANIEL, ALYSSA DANIELS, JONATHAN DANTAS. 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DUSTIN SOBECK, JENNIFER SOCHA, BERNARD SOLARCZYK, JOSHUA SOLAREK, JANILE SOPRANO, CARL SPAIN, ALEXIA SPLANE, KEVIN STAPERT, JENETTE STAUFFER, NICHOLAS STEINERT, KRISTOPHER SULITKA, NICOLE SURUSKIE, TYLER TAKIN, ELHAM TALARICO, JADE TAYLOR, JOSEPH THOMAS, JENNIFER THOMAS, JOHN THOMAS, TYLER TOMKO, DAVID TONDORA, BOBBIE TOPORCER, KATRINA TOWNSEND, JONATHAN TRAVIS, JOSEPH TREIBER, AMANDA TRESSA, SARAH TROUP, COLIN TSALIS, THEOLOGOS TUCKER, SENECA TURNER, MICHAEL TURNER, STEPHEN ULIANO, MARK VANCOSKY, MARK VELEZ, ARIEL VERRASTRO, PATRICK VISLOSKY, JENNA VO,QUOC WAGNER, BRADLEY WAGNER, DENISE WALECK,IAN WALL, JUSTIN WALTON, SARA WARREN, TERRY WATSON, MARTINIQUE WATTS, ALLYSON WELSH, BRITTANEY WHITEBREAD, CHRISTIAN WILDE, DONNA WILLCHOCK, MARK WILLIAMS, BRITNEY WILLIAMS, MATTHEW WILLIS, BRITTANY WOLFE, LAURA WOODARD, MONIQUE WOZNIAK, JUSTYNA WRIGHT, JARVIS WYNN, TROY YODER, CLINTON YOH,AMANDA YOUELLS, JONATHAN YUOS, JESSICA ZALALI, MUHANNAD ZAVADA, EMILY ZAWISTOWSKI, KRISTA ZELINKA, THOMAS ZENZ, KAITLIN ZIKOWSKI, RHONDA ZIOMEK, JOSHUA ZLUCHOWSKI, MARK ZOMERFELD, RACHEL ZORECHAK, JOSEPH ZUKOSKY, GREGORY addy( �add your own photos here: ��������CLASS OF 2015, CONGRATULATIONS! ���������������MENS GOLF �����LKES UNIVERSllYS For the first time in modern history Wilkes University has a Marching Band, The Marching Colonels. In the fall of 2012, Wilkes President Patrick Leahy asked Band Director Phil Simon to investigate the possibility of starting a marching band. One year later, in the fall of 2014, The Marching Colonels took the field for the first time at the first home game of the season. The 32 member band, including 10 color guard, 22 horns and percussion and two drum majors, Sofia Soares and Martina Barna, performed their inaugural show, celebrating 60 Years of Rock and Roll at six home games and for the Wyoming Area High School Cavalcade of Bands. Each performance was enthusiastically received by the audience, and the consensus of both the band members and spectators was that it was a very successful first season. Band Director, Dr. Phil Simon and the staff and students of the Marching Colonels want to thank Dr. Leahy, the Wilkes faculty, staff, students and community for their tremendous support during the Marching Colonels inaugural season. The band will return to the field in the fall of 2015 with an even more exciting and entertaining field show. The Marching Colonels have adopted the slogan, The Spirit of the Blue and Gold, and we mean to honor that slogan with lots of spirit and enthusiasm in every performance. �EED ���IN LOVING MEMORY OF MATT KACHURAK �CASINO NIGHT ������ALCO HO :~~~~0i:,t~ill:t's~rt1 AWARENESS WALK �������SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Do you have a saying or motto that you live your life by? I don't really have a saying or motto that I live by, I just go out and play like I'll never get to play again. Wilkes University would like to introduce 5th year senior Tim Bousson, from Shamokin, Pa. Tim is a starting receiver for Wilkes' Football team. He has been playing the beautiful game of football for 16 years now and has loved every second of it. Tim is very thankful that he has had the opportunity to play football here at Wilkes and doesn't want it to end. He is majoring in History, but Tim says after college he is going to enrolling in either the State Police Academy or the Air Force. What are your goals for your current season? Were they achieved yet? My goals for the current season were to win the MAC and to be an all-conference receiver. Unfortunately, winning the MAC won't happen this year and I'll have to wait to find out about the allconference selection. An interview w it h Tim Bousson Tim was named Wilkes University's MVP for the annual Mayor's Cup game which is against our rivals King's College. "It felt really good to win the MVP and I think it was a great way to end my career. The only way it could have gotten any better was to win the Mayor's Cup. Regardless, I'm still proud of all my teammates, especially my seniors." What is your biggest accomplishment in your sport? My biggest accomplishment was to be given the chance to play football after high school because only about 7% of student athletes get to make that transition. What one or two things do you currently do in your training that are keys to your success? The one thing I currently do training-wise and always have done was run. Speed is the most important thing to me and it is a huge key to my success. What would be your ultimate achievement? My ultimate achievement would be able to play at any level after college. What was the best advice you were ever given? To never be complacent. "Complacency is the enemy of success." Where do you draw your inspiration from? I draw my inspiration from my parents, and also my teammates. What is your diet like? I don't really have a diet, but I always eat a Big Mac meal the night before games. What is your most memorable moment here at Wilkes? My most memorable Wilkes moment hasn't happened yet ... graduation day. What do you plan to do after college? After college i plan to go to either the State Police Academy or join the Air Force. How do you set your goals? I set goals by focusing on the big picture and then I look at the steps I need to take to get there. interview by Evan Willey ��Embrace a Chi d DODGEBALLTOURNAMENT Each year Zebra Comunications, Wilkes University's own student run public relations agency, sponsors orphans from Tanzania who's parents have passed away due to the AIDS virus. This year Zebra choose 4 orphans to sponsor. Every year in the Basic Public Relations course the class is put into groups and have to decide on an event to help raise money for their charity. The advisor for this course is Dr. Jane Elmes-Crahall. The Embrace A Child In Tanzania account team included Evan Willey, Samantha Early, Marcus Leaf, Mandy Stickles, Sara Davis, and Amanda Hornak. Fall 2014 the team chose to host a dodgeball tournament for the students of Wilkes University. The team raised over $500 that afternoon and an anonymous donor donated $1,300. The team raised over $1,800 for the orphans. ������WO~EN'S r,ASKETr,ALl ����....J IV) LLI ��������CHORUS ��SENIOR SPOTLIGHT An interview with Elena Stambone "Elena is the third all-time leading scorer in Wilkes women's basketball history and first in most 3-point shots made. For four years, she has been one of the hardest working players on the team." --Head Coach Chris Heery "My name is Elena Stambone and I am a senior pharmacy major. I'm from Jessup, PA and I went to Valley View High School. I played shooting guard for the Wilkes Women's basketball team. I chose to come to Wilkes because of the great pharmacy program. I also wanted to continue my basketball career while pursing pharmacy. Wilkes was the best option for me because of the outstanding academic program offered by the school of pharmacy and the opportunity to also play basketball." What are you most proud of? I am most proud of my ability to be successful and stand out in basketball while still maintaining good grades and being successful in school. Pharmacy is a very demanding major and it is not easy to juggle all the studying and basketball on top of it. I am proud of myself for being able to get my studying done and excel in the classroom at the same time as impacting the basketball program. I am very proud that I was able to become the schools third all time leading scorer. What are you planning in doing after graduating from Wilkes? Since the pharmacy program is a 6 year doctorate degree, I will be graduating in 2017. I am not positive if I will be doing a residency after graduation or just starting to work in a pharmacy, but I am hoping to find a path in pharmacy that I am passionate about and that I can excel at. What was your favorite part of being on the woman's basketball team? My favorite part of being on the women's basketball team was the memories that I made. Some of my best friends are people that I met through basketball. Basketball opened a lot of doors for me but the best part about it was the great times I had with my best friends. Who is your biggest hero and why? My mom. My mom got me involved in everything possible when I was younger. She took me to camps and practices and everything you can think of just to get me involved. She supports me in everything I do and loves me for me. Without her, I wouldn't have the passion and determination for everything I do. My mom is definitely my hero. interview by Evan Willey Describe yourself using 1 word. Passionate. Anything I do in life I put my whole heart and all my effort into. I am really passionate about being successful in life and my career. Basketball was everything to me for my entire life and it truly was and always will be my passion. �:ll 1ggle 1yself sroom L very ~ading om rill be na lam L'S i's :tball he 1 She Lk of and nd l hero. W,lley SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Rn interview with Cameron Hinkel "Cameron has been both a leader by example and a vocal leader for the men's basketball program. He is one of our hardest workers in practice and one of our most valuable all-around players. Cam plays through injury and fatigue. He has the respect of every teammate and coaching staff member." --Izzi Metz "My name is Cameron Hinkel and I am a senior Communication Studies major with concentrations in Journalism and Telecommunications. I played the small forward position for the Wilkes University Colonels, and I chose Wilkes because the area is completely different from where I'm from and I enjoyed the campus when I came to visit." What if your favorite food before and after a game? Chicken Parm or spaghetti and meatballs. What songs pump you up before a game? I usually listen to some A$AP Rocky or Schoolboy Q to get me hyped up not any specific songs. What do you plan to do after you graduate from Wilkes? Well I plan on attempting to get a job in the fields I studied and hopefully one day be able to coach basketball and give back to the kids. How long have you been playing basketball? I have been playing basketball since the 5th grade, so about 11 years. If there was a book written about your life what would be the title? The Life and Times of Hinkelberry Finn. What will you miss most about college? Just getting to be around my teammates and seeing and hanging out with friends. interview by Evan Willey ��������BASEBALL �ROSSE ���������������KLA ���SENIOR SPOTLIGHT An interv iew w it h Brendon Blac howski "Brendon Blachowski has been an incredible leader and player for my men's tennis program. As a captain, he has led our team to three straight conference titles and NCAA Berths (and we are hoping for a fourth title and NCAA appearance later this spring). As a player, he has been a contributor in both singles and doubles for my team. Also, Brendon is a great role model on and off the court!" --Head Coach Chris Leicht Brendon is majoring in Environmental Engineering, but having such a tough time consuming major hasn't hindered Brendon's tennis game. Some of Brendon's awards include The Colonels Elite, Freedom Conference MVP, 5 Time MAC Singles and Doubles Champion, 2 Time Second Team AllConference. Even though he is leaving in this spring, his mark as a tennis player will stay with Wilkes. Why did you choose Wilkes? When I was searching for schools, very few offered both an environmental engineering major and a prestigious DIII tennis program. Once coach reached out to me and I visited Wilkes, I was sold. How long have you been playing tennis and how did you start playing? I've been playing ever since I can remember. My mom is also a tennis player so she got me into it the day I was able to pick up a racquet. My dad on the other hand is a basketball/volleyball guy, but he picked up tennis pretty easily. I still haven't beaten him to this day ...but I think it's time we have our first rematch in over ten years! Do you have any lucky charms you bring with you? I don't have any lucky charms, but I do have some weird superstitions like bouncing the ball exactly three times before a first serve and two times before a second serve. I'm also known for using the same racquet with a pink grip for matches since I've convinced myself it's brought me good luck ever since I started using it. What do you plan on doing after Wilkes? I'm currently searching for jobs that will lead to opportunities in water resources engineering and sustainability management in the Greater Philadelphia Area. What is one thing you will never forget about college? If I had to choose one thing, it'd be our trips to the NCAA National Championships. It's an amazing experience competing against some of the best teams in the country and I'll always cherish those memories. Winning both my doubles and singles matches sophomore year to advance us to the Round of 32 at nationals was probably one of the coolest memories. Of course, I'll never forget all the friends I've made along the way that made my last four years unforgettable. If you could trade places with one celebrity who would it be and why? Kit Harington because who doesn't love Game of Thrones!? Season 5 can't come any faster! What are some of your favorite foods for before and after matches? I usually eat fruits like bananas and oranges before matches, but I can always go for a celebratory homewrecker burrito from Moe's afterwards. interview by Evan Wil1ey sAr Car She She deci pha: Laci "Car alwa such look havi: gro"' visio Wh~ waiti Phys: wills Wha oflac frienc picke, Ifyrn then ands1 Wha1 ofbeh togeth �SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Do you have any other hobbies or talents other than lacrosse? I like to play basketball and snowboard, or pretty much do anything outside. Carley Smith is a senior biology major with a chemistry minor. She is from York, PA and went to Dallastown High School. She decided to come to Wilkes for the pharmacy program but decided it wasn't for her shortly after working in an impatient pharmacy for a summer. She is the only senior on the Wilkes Lacrosse team. What's your favorite movie? I liked the hunger games series and divergent. Rn interview with Carley Smith "Carley has been a rock for our team for the past 4 years. She always is striving to be better and always gives 100%. She is such an unselfish player who will set up her teammates before looking to score. Carley is a player every coach dreams about having. She is coachable, gives her all, and above all else, has grown over the past 4 years both on and off the field. She is the vision of a champion." --Head Coach, Kammie Towey. What do you plan on doing after college? I am currently waiting to hear back from grad schools to get a master in Physician Assistant studies. However if that doesn't work out I will stay at Wilkes for the accelerated nursing program. What first interested you to play Lacrosse? I never heard of lacrosse until middle school which was when some of my friends started playing. It seemed liked a cool sport so I just picked up a stick and gave it a shot. If you won the lottery tomorrow what would you spend the money on? If I won the lottery tomorrow I'd pack my bags and start traveling the world. What's the best part of being apart of a team? Best part of being on a team is that you can all just be a bunch of weirdos together and it's perfectly alright. If you could only eat 1 type of food for the rest of your life what would it be and why? Dunkin because everybody runs on Dunkin. Who or what is your biggest influence in life? My mom is definitely my biggest influence in life. She's the perfect role model and always pushes me to be better. What is your biggest goal of the season? Biggest goal of the season is to break the record for scored goals. What is one quote that you live your life by? "You get what you get, and you don't get upset." interview by Evan Willey �� 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 Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola, 2015 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d00d12e1f8b3c4b7a2cff996bab910a9.pdf 0b67a917dee3b9fed1785769c4ad91f4 PDF Text Text UNIVER ITV 2013 - 2014 ���Dear Class of 2014, Alma Mater Wilkes, our Alma Mater, We pledge our hearts to thee. Honor, faith, and courage, Truth and loyalty. In our work as in our pleasure, Guide us as a friend; We shall always love thee, Loyal to the end. Thou shalt lead us onward In search of finer things. May we find the wisdom That thy spirit brings. May our deeds of love and service Ever swell thy fame -Wilkes, we stand to greet thee! Glory to thy name! Fight Song Wilkes is in town again to 11 fight, team, fight! 11 Echo the glad refrain and 11 fight, team, fight! 11 Wilkes, it's for you we sing, For Wilkes, the echoes ring. Colonels will win today! Hey! Down on the field they're playing man-for-man To open another lane. Down on the field and o'er the goal, Wilkes is in town again! Congratulations! You have completed your coursework and your requirements to graduate. Your time at Wilkes has come to an end. It is an end that you should be extremely proud of. You are now entering a new phase of life. One journey has ended; yet another journey awaits you. Where will you go? What will you do? In your celebration of your accomplishments and this very important milestone in your life, remember that although your time at Wilkes ends with a presentation of a degree, there have been equally important lessons you have learned during your time here. As a freshman, you entered with the goal to earn a bachelor's degree. You have completed this goal. But as Ernest Hemingway reminds us, "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey, that matters, in the end." Think about your time here at Wilkes and what you have learned not only in the classroom as part of your journey to attain your degree, but also what you have learned as a person outside of the classroom, in your interactions with professors, mentors, classmates, coaches, teammates, friends. Think about your journey as an adult, as a learner, as a friend, as a fellow human being. Think of the relationships fostered here. Think of your mentors and perhaps those you sought to mentor. We emphasize those relationships here at Wilkes. I hope it has made your journey here a better one and one that you will continue to learn from as your life continues past our campus. I hope it has also inspired you to mentor someone else, whether it be in your next classroom or your new occupation. We hope that you will think of your time here often. We will certainly think of you often. Your journey as a Wilkes undergraduate has ended; but your journey as an alumnus has just begun. Keep in touch. Come back and visit. Share your stories and your new life lessons with us. Although a new journey begins for you, perhaps far away from Wilkes, we want to hear about it. And as our journey as a school continues on, we urge you to remain a part of it. Take advantage of the Alumni Association; there are incredible alumni out there looking to mentor new Wilkes graduates. Return for Homecoming and see what's new on campus. Stay in touch with your wonderful professors and coaches. Wilkes will always be waiting for your return. So go forth! Begin a new journey! I wish the best for you. Remember your journey here at Wilkes. I hope it will provide you with fond memories, a desire to continue learning, and the passion to help those around you. We will miss you! Come back and visit, Patrick F. 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JOSHUA SOLAREK, TIMOTHY SPAIN, ALEXIA STAMBAUGH, ALYSON STAUFFER, NICHOLAS STELi GO. ALYSSA STITT. JOEL STODDARD. CHRISTI A STOUGH. DUSTIN STUART, TAYLOR SUCHOCKI, MATTHEW SULITKA, NICOLE SUPRJCK, JENNIFER SUTTER. SHAWN SUTTON-BUSCAVAG. PATRICK SWAI , ANTHO Y SWETTS, ROBERT TAR ALICKJ. 1 JCOLE TELLIP. SAMANTHA THOMAS, GREG THOMAS, JOH THOMAS, LACI TIETZ. TREY TO DORA, BOBBIE TOWNSEND, JONATHA TRAVIS, JOSEPH TRESSA, SARAH TUCKER , SENECA VANCOSKY, MARK VANDERHOOF, KEVIN VILLELLA, JESSE WALTON. SARA WARRE , TERRY WEITZ, KIMBERLY WELIKONICH, SHAI A WELSH, BRITTANEY WILK! S, NICHOLAS WILLIAMS, LORINETTE WILLIAMS. SARA WILLIAMS. STEPHA IE WITEK, LUCY A WITEK, MICHAEL YAMR US, MITCHELL YEARWOOD, ONEKA YERMAL, KENNETH YOSKOSKI, ANNE YOUELLS, JONA THAN YUHAS, MICHAEL ZAJAC, CHRISTOPHER ZAMPETTI, COURTNEY ZAWACKI, GABRIELLA ZAWISTOWSKI. KRISTA ZERBY, CALLIE ZIELEN, AMANDA ZIKOWSKI, RHONDA ZIOMEK, JOSHUA ZUKOSKY, GREGORY 24 25 �an Curry David Brant Congratulations DJ! You make me proud every day. Always remember. .. Just Do it! Love, Mommy Thomas Calabrese Calvin Garvin DearThomas, Congratulations on your College Graduation from Wilkes University. We are so proud of your accomplishment. You are a shining star in our family and will always have our full support in whatever you do and wherever you go.With much love, appreciation and support, Dad, Mom, Robert, Daniel, Heidi, and Kayla. Spanky and Max too! 26 We are so proud of you Dan! All our love, Mom, Dad, & Brian Graduation Day is a day to mark a tremendous accomplishment. You could not have come to this day without a lot of hard work. There may have been days when you felt that you could not continue yet you pursued on with passion fury and determination that was instilled in you. The moment when you are called up to the stage to receive your diploma resplendent in your cap and gown is a moment to savor. You can't lose what has now been given to you. This achievement will forever be yours, cherish it, revel in the moment, bask in all its glory. Now go and take on the world! Love Mom, Dad, and Lil John 27 �Kelsey Overfield Courtney Graham '.~ 1¥ --~ ~ ·• -;~ ,:;. ~ ~ '; \ ·-,.~ 1, • Soaring to new Heights ... Kelsey, We are so proud of you for your ~ccomplishments! We have watched you grow mto an extraordinary young women, who is ready to face a new chapter in her life. The last six years have been a roller coaster of ~motions, which has only made you stronger m your personal life and more competent as you pursue your career. We wish you all the best for and bad. We love you! Mom & Dad We are so proud of you! Congratulations Dr.Courtney Graham. Love, Mom, Dad, Oreo, Sadie, and Molly I : I ichael Shirk Melissa Olsommer We are so proud of you and we wish you all the best. Love , Mom, Dad, and Natalie Wow, those college years went by! Congratulations on a job well done! We are so proud of you and all you've accomplished, and we look forward to seeing you succeed in everything else you set out to do in life. Reach for the stars, stay strong in your faith , work hard and give God the credit. We love you and will always be here for you. Mom and Dad �Catelyn Sofio The years have flown by!! Congratulations! We are so very proud of you ! Love, Mom&Dad Anna & Chris I Justin Szpika To Our Son Justin. Congratulations on all your accomplishments over the last 4 years at Wilkes University. You will take away many treasured memories that will last a life time. We are very proud of you. Bigger things are ahead! Love Mom and Dad 30 31 �Commencement The graduating class of 2014 processes up Franklin Street to gather in Marts Gymnasium for commencement. 32 33 �•~~-~ .......- - - . ~ ~ ' l ~ • • • . . . . . . . . -,!lfll!lt.1".' •• _-.:,r .,., • ..,"""•' 34 • ,I> -:-.. ~ ... 4 • • '\ • - ·--•- ---•-- • -- •- • 35 ��Undergraduate t Awards w .....__ \\JIJrt.t, 38 ,._.....,.,_, 39 �40 �- 42 �44 45 �I 46 47 ���52 53 �Field Hockey SCORES 8/30 vs Union (L) 6-3 8/31 vs SUNY Geneso (L) 7-2 917 vs Salisbury (L) 9-1 9/8 vs Wesley (L) 2-1 9/13 vs Widener (W) 3-2 9/17 vs Juniata (W) 2-1 9/22 vs Alvernia (L) 3-2 9/25 vs Albright (L) 2-1 9/28 vs Manhattanville (L) 9-4 10/04 vs FDU Florham (L) 3-2 10/06 vs Lynchburg (L) 2-l 10/12 vs Eastern (W) 4-3 10/15 vs Susquehanna (L) 2-1 10/19 vs Delaware Valley (L) 2-1 10/23 vs King's (W) 4- l 10/26 vs DeSales (W) 3-2 10/29 vs Misericordia (W) 4- I 11/06 vs DeSales (L) 6-2 11/09 vs Misericordia (W) 2-1 11/13 vs Ursinus (L) 5-0 Roster 1 Taylor Ryan 5 Danielle Distefano 7 Kerryn Redcay 8 Ashley Hahn 9 Lexi Thompson 11 Aliya Frankel 12 Stephanie Hahn 13 Ashley Ream 16 Emily Saliba 20 Devon Kriebel 23 Haley Coleman 25 Olivia Dworak 26 Christina Harrison 28Amber Dietrich 77Michelle Casl 85Alexis Reed �Men's Soccer 8/30 vs Keystone (W) 5-1 9/4 vs Muhlenburg (L) 0-1 9/7 vs Stevenson (W) 2-1 9/8 vs Widener (W) 3-0 9/15 vs D'Youville (W) 3-0 9/16 vs Baptist Bible (W) 5-1 9/18 vs Pennsylvania College of Technology (W) 5-0 9/21 vs Lebanon Valley (L) 0-3 9/24 vs Elmira (W) 3-2 9/28 vs Elizabethtown (L) 0-3 10/2 vs Steven's Institute of Technology (L) 1-2 10/5 vs Eastern (L) 0-3 10/12 vs Farleigh Dickinson (W) 3-1 10/16 vs Delaware Valley (L) 0-2 10/19 vs DeSales (W) 2-1 10/22 vs King's (T) 1-1 10/26 vs Manhattanville (L) 2-3 11/02 vs Misericordia (L) 2-3 56 57 �Women's Soccer Lady Colonels 59 �Football �Cheerleading "I'd say our biggest accomplishment would be two tuck tosses, as well as the teams workouts are better.overall. I love the girls and wouldn't know what I'd do if I wasn't on the team!" -Tiffany Spencer,junior. "My favorite moments in cheerleading are usually right after we hit a new stunt. That feeling of accomplishment you get, because you learned and mastered something you thought you never would." -Thalia Garzon, junior. - Sammy eiksner, junior, dancing during half time. Stunting at halftime Olivia Questore leads the team with the next cheer. "Let's go! Colonels!" Alyssa Schuler nails the choreography for the dance. Kait Wol e, junior, smiling as always. 63 �Cross Country 65 �Family Day One of the most enjoyed and sweetest days at Wilkes is Family Day. Students roam around campus with their families telling stories about what they've been up to within the month of being away from home. Wilkes has fun activities for families to attend and we were lucky to see the smiles and love each family has. Sophomore Amal Pillai and his mother. Sophomore Jamie Seyler "I haven't seen my father in a month" Plans for the day Bloomsburg Fair 66 Sophomore Joey Spys and his family enjoying the football game. "Best part of my day was seeing Joey's face he's my 20 year old baby!"Mrs. Spys 67 �"I voted for B.O.B. I'm very excited to see him."Nicole Santorelli "It's more exciting than Neon Trees" - Mara Wilson Programming Board put the event together. 68 69 �Cohen Science Center 71 �Late night mini golf is always a fun summertime game, of course. Wilkes had to add a fun twist on the popular game. Wilkes hosted a late night glow golf event! Everything was glow in the dark The music was bumping and laughter everywhere. At the event the fall concert choice was to be announced. While students golfed the concert results never left their mind. Top photo: Sophomore Resha Shaker "The lights are prett the music is great. I voted for Ciara." Juniors Jackie Escobar, Allen Heggs, Brittany Welsh "It was cool, fun, and trippy. I loved the lights! I want to see Ciara or Jason for the concert I'd die!" 72 Michelle Kuzma and friends "It was more than I expected golf is already so fun. Voted for The Fray." nd ini 73 �HOMECOMING 74 75 �77 �Club Day Left: Enactus asks young entrepreneurs to join their club to tackle projects throughout the semester. Below: Wilkes Adventure Education invites everyone to bike, hike, climb, and explore. lanyards Right: Pre-Pharm club �Fall Fest OpER.H0R 0 0H'j Mtsr BE A.1 Ml TiM{S Lots offood, lots of friends & lots of fun! �Tearing Down Fences Behind Every Face- There s a Story. 1 " If someone gave you a mic for 20 minutes, what would you say to the world? " That's what sophomore integrative media major Lyssa Scott is seeking to learn with her three-part event, Tearing Down Fences. Sponsored in part by the Multicultural Student Coalition, Tearing Down Fences is a group-discussion type event where students get on stage, open up to the audience and share stories and experiences. Scott said that as a society, we have become increasingly separated from one another and we tend to put up barriers between those around us. "We create the illusion that we all have it together. It makes us put our guard up higher, our skin thicker .... It's vulnerable to take that down and say 'my life isn 't perfect, "' she said. "We get caught up in that a lot, but when we realize nobody's normal, everybody kind of opens up. W hen you open up to people, your relationships cease to be shallow and become deep. " Scott, w ho spoke at the second session, talked about some of her own problems growing up, including her parents' divorce, anxiety problems and the death of her father. Though she kept her lighthearted attitude throughout her presentation, sniffles could be heard around the room as those listening shed unashamed tears. The criers weren 't alone - speakers and listeners throughout the events so far were seen with teary eyes, like those who witnessed Tyheed Jackson, a sophomore criminology major, speak the first night. Jackson, who spoke about his mother's battle with ca ncer, later discussed the experience of opening up to a crowd of people: " It was hard . I don't like opening up to people but I felt like it was time," he said. " ... but it felt good. I feel better th an I was before I talked about it .... I feel like it gives people motivation to break out their feeli ngs. It's not good to hold things in, and that's one thing I learned ." "I've always internalized everything, and it feels good to let it out," echoed senior mechanical engineering major Jordyn Mi ller. Miller shared stories of her loved ones suffering from depression and self-harm, and said she hopes that her stories might help someone listening: "Maybe people in the audience can relate, and realize things are going to be okay. " Sharing might help the release of emotions, but Scott said it can also help build better relationships. "When you talk about that stuff, that's how you become true friends with people ... you know how to better help and get along with the people around you," she said. "What really matters at the end of the day is your relationship with t hose around you. That's what we forget to nurture, because it's not an immediate payoff, but w hen you 're close with those around you everything else goes better. " Those who partici pated have vocalized the want for more of this behavior. "We 've put up fences, and we don't all ow people to know who we are," Dominic Ronaldi , junior psychology major, said before he spoke about the fire that destroyed his family's home. " But we should take the first steps and get to know somebody. You shouldn 't paint their fence a different color. I think the world would be a better place. " -James Jaskolka, The Beacon. 82 83 �Men's Basketball "Overall the season had it's ups and it's downs. Although we didn't accomplish all of our seasons goals, we all gained valuable experience that will hopefully lead to future success." -Sophomore, Alex Wizar. 84 85 �Women's Basketball Pre-Game huddle Jamie Campbell dribbling down the court Sophomore Kayla contributes with Brahm keeping the another shot. ball away from the defenders. Kayla Brahm and Kate Thomas' good luck charm. Go wilkes! 86 Elena Stambone beating the defense. Haley Mesaros leads the offense down the court. 87 �88 �Dance Team 91 �Amanda Ormezzano Ally Paskas and Ashley Divincenzo take a break from studding and warm up with some hot coco on a cold Thursday night. o warm yourself on a cold winter night, A mug of hot cocoa is such a delight. Follow the directions to make a cup, en sit back, relax and drink it on up. Senior Ian Foley crafts a delicious cup of coco 93 �I r -- 94 95 �" The event was organized to ackn ledge the 40th year anniversary ofWCLH," Renee Loftus, WCLH general manager, said. "I was an avid CLH listener. I feel very privileged to be a part of it 40-year legacy." (l) (l) Winkler discussing some WCLH highlights. Photo 5 caption, 8 pt. 12 pt. leading Caption story with leadin. Vary ty e boldness and italic for emphasis within this ministory. Not all captions need to have the same style. Photo byline in italic. �• 1nese Ice Skating ew Performance were shown in honor of the Chinese New Year Couples try not to slip during their round on the ice rink. 99 �ING lllVERSIT'f Glamping, "what is that?" Yeah, we hear that a lot. It's glamorous camping! It's sleeping in cabins, but with no heat. It's having showers, but having to walk to them. It's having a stove, oven, and fridge , but no microwave, toaster, or coffee pot. A group of 16 campers went to World's End State Park for a weekend getaway. It was February. Activities featured a four hour snow hike, campfire, playing cards, exploring the area, great music, and the road trip there and back. It was cold, to say the least, but absolutely worth it for the breathtaking views and irreplaceable laughs. 101 100 �• In ~ton ont �105 �"This year was definitely a learning season for us considering we had a lot of freshmen and sophomores. We have such great talent and high potential for the next upcoming years. I am excited to continue on a successful path throughout my college career" -Ally Paskas, Freshman. The team gives celebratory high fives. 106 107 �Golf �- - - - - - - - - - ---- ·: . _,, . "' .. ~ -... '!~,~ ,.:4,,~--■ r, · - . , J a ~ - - ~ ~ . : - ~. ,' .--. Baseball 110 111 �Wilkes Women's ___________ ......_ 3/3 vs Lycoming (W) 19-11 ==::=::;::-:;;-=-: 3/8 vs Houghton (W) 18-6 3/10 vs Rutgers (W) 18-8 3/12 vs Suny Canton (W) 18-11 3/15 vs Wells (W) 19-1 3/19 vs Maritime (W) 19-3 3/22 vs Cedar Crest (W) 19-2 .. ....,-_", "- _, 4/2 vs Manhattanville (W) 22-10 4/5 vs King's (W) 23-8 ~~~~ 4/9 vs Fairleigh Dickinson (L) 13-16 4/12 vs Arcadia (L) 3-19 ~J,~~~~~'Sill 4/14 vs Old Westbury (W) 21-12 4/23 vs Misericordia (W) 18-10 ~·:.~[;:J;~'.'-r.~ 4/26 vs Eastern (W) 21-10 "This season was one of the best seasons we've had. We accomplished one of our top goals, making it to the MAC Championship. Our team was a family and the memories we made are unforgettable. "-Emily Ketterman, Sophomore. "I wasn't playing with just my team. I was playing with my family." -Jess MacConchie, Sophomore. 112 113 �~ -- --. --- : ~ - -~: • ,, , ~. ¥~*·.v : ,.~~•~·:.'!'hal ,;4,,~·--■ "• t . , 1 . J a ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~- • )-~ Softball "We started out with a couple losses and it looked like it was going to be a tough season, but we came together as a team and turned it around by the end. We really bonded as team mates and had a lot of fun and made a lot of great memories!" -Haylie Phillips, Sophomore. 114 115 �en's Tennis The Wilkes University Men's tennis team won their 7th consecutive conference championship in 20132014, and finished with an 18-2 overall record. The Colonels qualified for the NCAA National Tourney again (7th straight trip), and advanced to the 2nd round. Also, six colonels were named to the AllConference team, and Wilkes swept the major awards (Steven Wilson won Player of Year, Dominic Parfianowicz won Rookie of Year, and Chris Leicht won Coach of the year). This team was also named an AllAmerican Academic team for the 2013-2014 season!" 116 117 �Women's Tennis The Wilkes University Women's tennis team won their 8th consecutive conference championship in 20132014, and finished with an 19-3 overall record. The Colonels qualified for the NCAA National Tourney again (8th straight trip), and advanced to the 2nd round. This is the fourth time the Lady Colonels have won a NCAA match. Also, five colonels were named to the AllConference team, and Wilkes swept the major awards (Allison Kristofco won Player of Year, Kendra Croker won Rookie of Year, and Chris Leicht won Coach of the year). This team was also named an All-American Academic team for the 2013-2014 season, finishing with a 3.5 GPA! 119 �The One World Party is an event by MSC annuall explore diffeTent cultures. Complete with native dances, multicultural food, and short speech by students about their culture and heritage and why it is important to them. 121 �Block Party All students headed to the green way for a little fun. It gives students a chance to take a break from work and studying to have a little fun and catch up with friends. The University brings in food trucks blow up games face painting and rides. Face Painting is always a favorite especially with a talented artiest that can create almost any design you can imagine. President of Wilkes Patrick Leahy stands by and watches students enjoy the days event 122 ��2014 Glow Run �Students were able to take home a pet fish after the event. To the left: Junior Marlon Duque sips on a smoothie and snacks on some Hawaiian pizza Below: Evan Willey and Don McElligatt are all smiles. Hawaiian Luau On Thursday nights IRHC hosts little study break activities for the Wilkes students. This night was a Hawaiian Luau. It was a big hit with the students who attended. There were many stands with all sorts of summer activities. Even though it was the middle of winter Eilkes had smoothie stands. Hawaiian pizzas decorating flip flops and fish tanks to take home a pet fish. Above: Sophomore Pat Devine throughly enjoys his orange slice. Build your own Flip-Flops 128 To the left: "I loved the smoothie stand my strawberry banana smoothie with the little umbrella makes me feel like I'm at the beach."-Freshmen Mario Jacovino 129 �In Honor of Embrace A Child in Tanzania, Zebra Communications presents An Old Hollywood Gala Left: Haley Adam and Priscilla Bonilla pose for the paparazzi Below: Anthony Bartoli and Lyssa Scott get sassy The account team working on this event broke the fundraising record for Zebra Communications. Over $5,000 was raised for Embrace A Child in Tanzania, an organization that helps children orphaned by HIV/ AIDS go to school and get an education. ~esserts were donated by Westmoreland Club in onor of the event. Yum! Some of the ladies on the account team strike a pose in fancy dresses. 131 �Emmie Lu Gibson Head Layout Designer 132 �134 135 �IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 002508 NIVERSITY � 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 Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola, 2014 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/914ea9881e282d24d19b8b56b011c9d0.pdf 254f1b7a704d688ba6bd8837794a6390 PDF Text Text �Alma Mater Wilkes. our Alma Mater. we pledge our hearts to thee. Honor, faith, and courage, Truth and loyalty. ln our work as in our pleasure, Guide us as a friend~ We shall always love thee, Loy al to the end. Thou shalt lead us onward ln search of finer things. May we find the wisdom That thy spirit brings. May our deeds of love and service Ever swell thy fame -Wilkes, we stand to greet thee! Glory to thy name! �Amnicola 2012-201 3 yearbook note Dear Class of 2013, Congratulations! You have completed your coursework and your requirements to graduate. Your time at Wilkes has come to an end. It is an end that you should be extremely proud of. You are now entering a new phase of your life. One journey has ended; yet another journey awaits you. Where will you go? What will you do? In your celebration of your accomplishments and this very important milestone in your life, remember that although your time at Wilkes ends with a presentation of a degree, there have been equally important lessons that you have learned during your time here. As a freshman, you entered with the goal to earn a bachelor's degree. You have completed this goal. But as Ernest Hemingway reminds us, "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey, that matters, in the end." Think about your time here at Wilkes and what you have learned not only in the classroom as part of your journey to attain your degree, but also what you have learned as a person outside of the classroom, in your interactions with professors, mentors, classmates, coaches, teammates, friends. Think about your journey as an adult, as a learner, as a friend, as a fellow human being. Think of the relationships fostered here. Think of your mentors and perhaps those you sought to mentor. We emphasize those relationships here at Wilkes. I hope it has made your journey here a better one and one that you will continue to learn from as your life continues past our campus. I hope it has also inspired you to mentor someone else, whether it be in your next classroom or your new occupation. We hope that you will think of your time here often. We will certainly think of you often. Your journey as a Wilkes undergraduate has ended; but your journey as an alumnus has just begun. Keep in touch. Come back and visit. Share your stories and your new life lessons with us. Although a new journey begins for you, perhaps far away from Wilkes, we want to hear about it. And as our journey as a school continues on, we urge you to remain a part of it. Take advantage of the Alumni Association; there are incredible alumni out there looking to mentor new Wilkes graduates. Return for Homecoming and see what's new on campus. Stay in touch with your wonderful professors and coaches. Wilkes will always be waiting for your return. So go forth! Begin a new journey! I wish the best for you. Remember your journey here at Wilkes. I hope it will provide you with fond memories, a desire to continue your learning, and the passion to help those around you. We will miss you! Come back and visit, Patrick F. Leahy President 2 �quirements to 10uld be mrney has do? ~stone in your l of a degree, mr time here. have have an end to yin the L have learned mentors, adult, as a aps those you )e it has made mas your life leone else, tnk of you tey as an stories and ·haps far away ntinues on, we n; there are :urn for mderful tr journey here ltinue your Dr. Patrick F. Leahy Wilkes University's Sixth President 3 �Louis Abramo Heather M. Abrams Hometown: Franklin, NJ Major: Business Hometown: Courtdale, PA Major: History and Secondary Administration Education Plans: Be successful Memory: I love college Steven M. Adames Hometown: Poconos, PA Major: Environmental Engineering Plans: Save the world Quote: "Whatever you are, be Kelsey L. Augustin Hometown: Shavertown, Major: Nursing Plans: Becoming a nurse practitioner a good one." -Abraham Lincoln Abbey R. Agresti 4 Saud S. Alsubaie Thomas A. Andresen Jamie L. Barlow Hometown: Harrisburg, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Work in a hospital as an Hometown: Riyadh, KSA Major: Criminology Plans: The Bureau of Hometown, Drexel Hill, PA Major: Environmental RN Investigation and public prosecution Quote: "In God "I" trust." Hometown: Shenandoah, PP Major: Early Childhood Edt and Special Education Plans: Move out of the state teach; become a reading spe, Shout-Out: Sarah Bohanick, Elizabeth Mason, Diana Fis: Amanda Pawlowski <3 Engineering Plans: Enter the work force �en M. Adames Kelsey L. Augustine Leann L. Baer 11: Poconos, PA 1vironmental Hometown: Shavertown, PA Major: Nursing Hometown: Newport, PA Major: Psychology and :ig Plans: Becoming a nurse practitioner Criminology Plans: I plan on taking a year off then attending graduate school Quote: "Hakuna Matata" the world ✓hatever you are, be e." -Abraham ,re ,mas A. Andresen wn, Drexel Hill, PA 3nvironmental nng :nter the work force Jamie L. Barlow Hometown: Shenandoah, PA Major: Early Childhood Education and Special Education Plans: Move out of the state and teach; become a reading specialist hout-Out: Sarah Bohanick, Elizabeth Mason, Diana Fissidas, Amanda Pawlowski <3 Kaitlin L. Barrett Hometown: Bloomsburg, PA Major: Nursing Sara M. Ballasy Hometown: Blue Bell, PA Major: Nursing Quote: "Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and m leave a trail." -Ralpho Waldo Emerson Christopher M. Bartlow Hometown: Muncy, PA Major: Biology Plans: Attend medical school for a MD/PhD dual degree program Quote: "Confidence is key." -Anthony Pero 5 �Lacee C. Beekm an Hometown: Sunbury, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Save lives! Quote: Hakuna Matata Maura J. Bernosky Hometown: Ashland, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Be the best nurse Hometown: Shenandoah, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Achieve my goals of being a EVER! great nurse, travel , and eventually settle down to be a great wife and mom. Quote: "Ever notice what the hell is always the right answer" -Marilyn Monroe Shout-Out: 80 W. Ross, the nursing class of 2013, the nursing staff/faculty, and Dean Graham Shout-Out: 382/384 Forever -Sorry I'm not sorry Gregory Bowser Matthew D. Boyle Hometown: Shavertown, PA Major: Environmental Engineering Plans: Live Life to the Fullest 6 Sarah K. Bohanick George P. Brady Luke A. Brady Hometown: West Pittston Major: Theatre Arts Plans: Get my Master's I in acting and have a wor1 actor career Heather D. Bush Hometown: Tower City, I Major: Nursing Plans: To receive MS 1r. Nursing Administration Memory: Hiding under m bed with my pants stuck t mattress springs �Sarah K. Bohanick town: Shenandoah, PA : Nursing Achieve my goals of being a mrse, travel, and eventually settle :o be a great wife and mom. "Ever notice what the hell is the right answer" -Marilyn e Out: 80 W. Ross, the nursing · 2013 , the nursing staff/faculty, an Graham ]eorge P. Brady Luke A. Brady Joseph A. Brennan Hometown: West Pittston, PA Major: Theatre Arts Plans: Get my Master's Degree in acting and have a working actor career Hometown: Montville, NJ Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: Find a job that suits my life style Memory: Living at 7 8 Heather D. Bush Eric R. Butler Hometown: Tower City, PA Major: Nursing Plans: To receive MSN in ur ing Administration Memory: Hiding under my bed with my pants stuck to the mattress springs Hometown: Allentown, PA Major: Computer Science and Philosophy Plans: Be happy! Quote: "word" Johanna M. Brocious Hometown: Gordon, PA Major: Nursing Plans: To eventually become a flight nurse for Life Flight Quote: "It's everybody's duty to give the world a reason to dance." Bryan J. Calabro Hometown: Olyphant, PA Major: Communication Studies and Graphic Design Plans: Become a well-known and nationally recognized corporate designer and social media celebrity Quote: "Go forth and set the world on fire." -St. Ignatius of Loyola Memory: Hitting a HR for my dad on father's day Shout-Out: My science teacher that passed me because I told her I was going to design things for a living 7 �Robert A. Carp Hometown: Churchville, PA Major: Environmental Engineering Plans: Combat Systems Officer United States Air Force Conor J. Clair 8 Alyssa M. Ceklosky Timothy H. Cheung Hometown: Hudson, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Go back to school Quote: "Be kind, for everyone then grad school is fighting a hard battle." Quote: "LISP is a path to Hometown: Kingston, PA Major: Computer Information Plans: Career as a developer, enlightenment." -Dr. Sullivan Edwin Colon Heather Compton Kirstin J. Cook Hometown: Windham , ME Major: Communication Studies Plans: Hiking the Appalach Trail, hoping to be a reporte at a TV station Quote: "Your life is defined its opportunities, even the o you miss." Brittaney L. Costigar Hometown: Pine Bush, NY Major: Accounting Plans: Work in Baltimore with Hometown: Hazleton, PA Major: Spanish Plans: To be an Admissions Kratzer Quote: "I live every week like shark week." -Zack G. Hometown: Easton, PA Major: Criminology Plans: To become an FBI Hometown: Clifton Park, Major: Elementary Educat Plans: To become an Counselor at Wilkes University Quote: "If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is" -John Louis von Neumann agent elementary school teacher port coach �mothy H. Cheung wn: Kingston, PA =:omputer Information :areer as a developer, d school LISP is a path to 1ment." -Dr. Sullivan Kirstin J. Cook Hometown: Windham, ME Major: Communication Studies Plans: Hiking the Appalachian Trail, hoping to be a reporter at a TV station Quote: "Your life is defined by its opportunities, even the ones you miss." Amanda B. Coombs Hometown: Hanover Township Major: Elementary Education Plans: To become an elementary school teacher and continue my education Quote: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi leather Compton .vn: Easton, PA :riminology o become an FBI Brittaney L. Costigan Hometown: Clifton Park, NY Major: Elementary Education Plans: To become an elementary school teacher and sport coach Cassandra L. Cronin Hometown: Manchester, NH Major: Accounting Shout-Out: It's all because you believed. Thank you mom and dad for everything Anthony L. Cooper Hometown: Reading, PA Major: Accounting Plans: Intern in the Audit Department at PricewaterhouseCoopers and complete the CPA exam Shout-Out: 20 West Ross Street, suitcases and biceps Nicole M. Croyden Hometown: Langhorne, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: I plan to do a residency in the Philadelphia area and continue my career as a clinical pharmacist. Quote: "True friendship isn't about being inseparable, it's being separated and nothing changes." 9 �Wyatt R. Culler Hometown: Nottingham, PA Major: Mechanical Daina M. Curcio Hometown: Basking Ridge, NJ Major: Nursing Engineering Plans: Graduate school Quote: "Do or do not. There is 10 Hometown: Freeland, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Work as a cardiac nurse Quote: "Sometimes in life you must choose between what is right and what is easy." no try" -Yoda Angela F. D'Alessandro Alexa N. Curvey Eric D. Danko Hometown: Plymouth Meeting, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: I plan to work as a Hometown: Dallas, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: Do Civil Engineering in the community pharmacist and continue an art career Shout-Out: Thank you to my supporting and loving family. To Wilkes Class of 2013 - the best is yet to come Air Force for 5 years, then find a job designing cars Memory: Any time spent in the engineering lounge and doing training with ROTC Quote: "Never back down, rise up." James C. DaRe Hometown: Catasauqua, PA Major: Psychology and Criminology Plans: Career in Law Enforcement and advanced degress Quote: "You can't propel yourself forward by putting yourself on the back" Alicia M. Davidsoi Hometown: Johnston, P ) Major: Pharmacy Plans: Move somewhere warm , find a job I love, 1 the world, get married, a have a few cute kids Quote: "What's meant t< will work out perfectly." Theodore Dennis �a N. Curvey : Freeland, PA ~smg ·k as a cardiac nurse metimes in life you :e between what is ,hat is easy." aes C. DaRe : Catasauqua, PA rchology and ~y eer in Law :nt and advanced :m can't propel rward by putting 1 the back" Alicia M. Davidson Hometown: Johnston, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: Move somewhere warm , find a job I love, travel the world, get married, and have a few cute kids Quote: "What's meant to be will work out perfectly." Theodore Dennis Emily C. Decker Shakima A. Davis Hometown: Bronx, NY Major: Nursing and Psychology Plans: To be the best person I can be and make differences in people's lives Shout-Out: Give thanks to my family and friends for all the love and support <3 Meribeth L. Derkach Hometown: Peckville, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Work as a Registered Nurse Heather M. Dewey Hometown: Vestal, NY Major: Pharmacy Plans: Become a pharmacist Hometown: Belmont, NY Major: Doctor of Pharmacy Plans: Gain employment in and teach at a dance studio Shout-Out: Thanks for the memories, Wilkes: e-mentor, RA, Student Gov't, cheerleading, dance concert and senior socials. Go Colonels! community pharmacy 11 �Rich DiMarco Hometown: Holland, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: Work for the GM Performance Division, do a lot of auto racing, and own a Corvette 206 Memory: late nights in the lounge/library with friends. Impersonating every Engineering Professor while attempting to study. Guys Guys Guys simple problem 30 second hmmm pleassss Jonathan M. Drebitko Hometown: Minersville, PA Major: Business Administration Plans: Management at National Energy Solutions Memory: Sweater vest with my boy D White 12 Erin E. Donnelly Hometown: Parkesburg, PA Major: Marketing and Management Plans: Complete Wilkes University's MBA program as the Women's Soccer Graduate Assistant and obtain a career in the field of marketing Shout-Out: All of my WWS loves and whisper well members Alison M. Duda Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Bio Chemistry Plans: Medical school Quote: "In order to succeed, we must first fail first." John W. Draxler Bradley D. Dudeo Hometown: Fort Walton Hometown: Hazle Town1 Beach, Florida Major: Criminology and Sociology Plans: Commission as an active duty Air Force Officer PA Major: Doctor of Pharm Plans: PGY-1 residency Moses Taylor Hospital Lyndsay M. Ellis Melissa M. Duda Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Business Administration Plans: Banking Hometown: Shavertown, P, Major: Psychology Plans: Physical Therapy School Shout-Out: WWS �)hn W. Draxler Bradley D. Dudeck 1wn: Fort Walton Hometown: Hazle Township, Florida Criminology and gy =::ommission as an luty Air Force Officer PA v1elissa M. Duda own: Wilkes-Barre, PA Business istration Banking Major: Doctor of Pharmacy Plan : PGY-1 residency Moses Taylor Hospital Lyndsay M. Ellis Hometown: Shavertown, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Physjcal Therapy chool hout-Out: WWS Brooke A. Edwards Jasmine F. Edwards Hometown: Levittown, PA Major: Mathematics Hometown: Royersford, PA Major: Business Plans: Teach high school math in Bucks County Administration Plans: To become a doctor Quote: "Never give up on your dreams." Joshua L. Elmore Joseph J. Feibus Hometown: Shickshinny, PA Major: Computer Science Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Entrepreneurship with MTH and EES Minors Quote: "What lies beyond the furthest reaches of the sky?" Dio (Last Exile) Shout-Out: Would you kjndly remember WIMU? =D Plans: Pennsylvania State Police Quote: "Live well, it's the greatest revenge." 13 �Justin T. Fortin Hometown: Stroudsburg, PA Major: Criminology Plans: Find a career within Jaw enforcement Shout-Out: To all my housemates and friends -these were the best 4 years of my life Erin E. Gallagher Hometown: Kingston, PA Major: Integrative Media Mark W. Fowler Hometown: Waverly Township, PA Major: Accounting and Business Administration Plans: Start a business Quote: "It's out." DylanM. Gi Hometown: Collegeville, PA Major: Communications Studies Plans: Have a late night talk show Quote: "It's clobberin' time!" Kathleen E. Garrett Cora J. Gibson Hometown: Nazareth, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: After graduation I plan Hometown: Montrose, PA Major: Elementary Education Plans: Teaching grades k-6 Memory: "This one time I on working for Walgreens Quote: "The best part about the future is it comes one day at a time." -Abraham Lincoln 14 Justin K. Franiak was walking to the sub for breakfast and I saw my baseball coach. He asked me if I was going to eat and I said yea." Stephen N. Hometown: Wilkes Major: Doctor of F Plans: I plan to fur education through post-graduate resid training Quote: "It's not wh it's why you do it." �ustin K. Franiak Dylan M. Giombetti own: Collegeville, PA Communications Have a late night talk "It's clobberin' time!" Cora J. Gibson etown: Montrose, PA ir: Elementary Education ,: Teaching grades k-6 tory: "This one time I 1valking to the sub for cfast and I saw my Jall coach. He asked me 1as going to eat and I said Andrew Grandinetti Hometown: Honesdale, PA Major: Communications Studies Plans: Land a job at a satellite radio station, or an ESPN talk show Quote: "If you ain't first you're last" - Taladaga Nights Stephen N. Gruver Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Doctor of Pharmacy Plans: I plan to further my education through post-graduate residency training Quote: "It's not what you do, it's why you do it." Christopher D. Gustavson Hometown: Ringoes, NJ Major: Accounting Plans: CPA obtainment, and a career in public accounting Memory: You know what we talking' bout Christopher C. Grube Hometown: Orwigsburg, PA Major: History and Secondary Education Plans: Be happy with wherever life takes me Shout-Out: Wilkes Football Joshua C. Haag Hometown: Bethlehem, PA Major: Business Administration, Minor: Finance Plans: One day running my own business Memory: Winning the Kings game and holding that trophy 15 �Jacqueline C. Harrison Hometown: Baltimore, MD Major: Criminology Plans: To serve in the United States Air Force then later become a DEA agent Quote: "All things are possible through Christ." Thank you God for bringing me this far. Johnathan B. Haydock Hometown: Ocean View, DE Major: Communications Studies Plans: Traveling the world then taking it over Quote: "Don't sweat the pretty things and don't pet the sweaty things" -George Carlin Brandon E. Helfrich Hometown: Nanticoke, PA Major: Integrative Media Plans: Get a job working with Hometown: Bloomsburg, PA Major: Integrative Media Plans: Pursue a job in the and on 30 models graphic design field and coach tennis Shout-Out: Jawn, Wilkes U Tennis 4 time MAC-Champ, 4th Floor Evans Quote: "I reject to your reality and substitute my own." 16 Mikel Hartsough Joseph W. Harvey Hometown: Clifford, PA Major: Electrical Engineering Shout-Out: To all the other EE's and my professors Elizabeth M. Helsel Hometown: Bloomsburg, PA Major: Environmental Engineering Plans: Graduate school for Ocean Engineering, work with renewable energy Quote: "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." -Nietzsche Cristen Hemstea Hometown: West Milf01 Major: Nursing Plans: work at a childn hospital and go to gradu school Enliang Huan1 Hometown: N anning, l Major: Business Administration Plans: work, go back 1 father's company Memory: Snow �Joseph W. Harvey Cristen Hernstead Hometown: Clifford, p A Major: Electrical Engineering Shout-Out: To all the other Hometown: West Milford, NJ Major: Nursing Plans: Work at a children's EE's and my professors hospital and go to graduate school Elizabeth M. Helsel .etown: Bloomsburg, p A •r: Environmental Engineering :: Graduate school for Ocean leering, work with renewable y ~="And those who were seen ng were thought to be insane )Se who could not hear the :."-Nietzsche Enliang Huang Hometown: N anning, China Major: Business Administration Plans: Work, go back to my father's company Memory: Snow Dustin T. Hough Kevin J. Hopper Hometown: Shamokin, PA Major: Business Hometown: Chambersburg, Administration Plans: Grad school Quote: "Reach high , for starts lie hidden in your soul" Major: Mechanical Samantha R. Hunter Hometown: Hanover, PA Major: History Plans: Go to Villanova for my MA in European History Quote: "There's power in looking silly and not caring that you do" -Amy Poehler PA Engineering Plans: Become an Air Force Officer and pilot helicopter Memory: When we blew up a hydro gun fuel cell in class Katie M. Jescavage Hometown: Plains, PA Major: Biology Plans: To be the change Quote: "Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world." 17 �Nisarg P. Joshi Hometown: Orefield, PA Major: Biology, Pre-Medicine Concentration Plans: Medical school, attending Jefferson Medical College in Fall 2013 Sarah A. Kennelly 18 Hometown: Trucksville, PA Major: Communication Plans: Obtaining a career in broadcast journalism and/or tv production. Marrying the man of my dreams Joseph Michael Quote: "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." Memory: Jan'es com class, shout out to Eric Casey for being the outspoken one and always making me laugh :) Jonathan Kadjeski Hometown: Forty Fort, PA Major: English Plans: Graduate school in literature Abigail M. Kaster Hometown: Mountain Top, PA Major: Elementary Education Plans: Become an Elementary school teacher or a Special Education teacher Brendan A. Kerr Jessica Khalil Hometown: Brick, NJ Major: Pharmaceutical Jill L. King Hometown: Wilkes-Bi Major: Education Quote: "Those who k1 do. Those that unden teach." - Aristotle AmandaM. Ki Science Hometown: Center V, Major: Nursing Plans: Labor and deli Plans: Graduate school or nurse pharmaceutical company Memory: All my great friends and times at Wilkes �bigail M. Kaster Dwn: Mountain Top, Elementary Education Become an Elementary teacher or a Special .ion teacher Jessica Khalil etown: Brick, NJ ,r: Pharmaceutical LCe s: Graduate school or maceutical company 10ry: All my great friends times at Wilkes Jill L. King Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Education Quote: "Those who know , do. Those that understand, teach." - Aristotle Amanda M. Kutulis Hometown: Center Valley, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Labor and delivery nur e Kayla Kinney Andrew M. Kosco Hometown: Hazleton, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Grad school for Masters Quote: "Everything happens Plans: Work with an for a reason" Engineering Firm Marissa L. Kwiatkowski Hometown: Old Forge, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Labor and delivery registered nurse Quote: "Everything happens for a reason" Hometown: Franklin, NJ Major: Mechanical Engineering Phillip D. LaBelle Hometown: Bloomsburg, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management Plans: Work Memory: Student engineering lounge 19 �Nathaniel J. Lamoreaux Michael A. Lanczak Hometown: Muncy, PA Major: Biology Plans: Will be attending Drexel University College of Medicine Hometown: Kingston, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: Pharmacist Nguyen H. Le Hometown: Allentown, PA Major: Criminology and Psychology Plans: 2LT U.S. Army 20 Courtney E. Leighton Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Middle School Education with Concentration in Math/Science Plans: To teach in a warm climate Shout-Out: Evans 4th Floor Faith S. Lane Hometown: Bklyn, NY Major: Communications Studies Plans: To help seal the cracks in society Quote: "I can do all things through Christ who strengths me." Jaymelyn T. Lendacky Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Criminology and Psychology Plans: Federal law enforcement Quote: "Nothing worthwhile comes easy." Nicole M. Leshno Hometown: Voornees, :r--; Major: Nursing Plans: Save the world Quote: "The future beloi those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -Eleanor Roosevelt Austin K. Lou!< Hometown: Windham, Major: Psychology and Sociology Plans: Clinical psychol, Shout-Out: Thankful fc great years at Wilkes University and with Ki Cook �Faith S. Lane :own: Bklyn, NY : Communications s To help seal the cracks ety "I can do all things h Christ who strengths melyn T. Lendacky town: Wilkes-Barre, PA ·: Criminology and )logy Federal law :ement : "Nothing worthwhile . easy." icole M. Leshnow Hometown: Voornees, NJ Major: Nursing Plans: Save the world Quote: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -Eleanor Roosevelt Austin K. Loukas Hometown: Windham, ME Major: Psychology and ociology Plans: Clinical psychology Shout-Out: Thankful for all the great years at Wilkes University and with Kirstin ook Taylor L. LeToumeau Christine S. Liever Hometown: Hanover Township, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Saving lives Quote: "There are all kind of courage. It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends." Hometown: Allentown, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Pediatric nurse Keelia N. Mailander Hometown: Allentown, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Work as a nurse at Lehigh Valley Quote: "Whether you think you can or you think you can't -you're right" -Henry Ford Corey J. Martin Hometown: Central Islip, NY Major: Communications Studies Plans: Produce and/or direct TV or radio shows Quote: "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know." -Theodore Roosevelt 21 �Ongelique McGuire Michael F. Mooe Hometown: Mount Joy, PA Major: Criminology and Hometown: Jim Thorpe, PA Major: English and Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Major: Business Sociology Education Plans: Become a middle school teacher and eventually attain a Master's Degree Quote: "Happiness means never having to apologize for being me." Administartion Quote: "Live without regret." Hometown: Larksville, 1 Major: Electrical Engirn Plans: Electrical Engine Jana Martin Plans: Move back home and find a job working in law enforcement Thomas Mike 22 Anne Mason Noelle E. Miller Hometown: Shavertown, PA Major: Biology Plans: Attend medical school Hometown: Dallas, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Working in an and become an ophthalmologist Memory: Buffalo chicken quesadillas from Rifkin and birthday cake ice cream intensive care unit and eventually attending grad school to become a Nurse Anesthetist PPL Shout-Out: Dr. Srinivas Sarah E. Mitrotz Melinda M. Myt Hometown: Lancaster, PA Major: Communications Hometown: Mountain ' Studies Plans: Working in the public relations field Shout-Out: Comm class of 201 thanks for the memories! Major: Psychology Plans: Get into the w01 PA and attend graduate sd Quote: "Shoot for the r for even if you fail you among the stars." �Michael F. Moody 1gelique McGuire :>wn: Brooklyn, NY Business istartion "Live without regret." Hometown: Larksville, PA Major: Electrical Engineering Plans: Electrical Engineer at PPL Shout-Out: Dr. Srinivasan arah E. Mitrotz wn: Lancaster, PA :ommunications Vorking in the public ) field hit: Comm class of nks for the memories! Melinda M. Myers Hometown: Mountain Top, PA Major: Psychology Plan : Get into the workforce and attend graduate school Quote: "Shoot for the moon for even if you fail you'll land among the stars." Kerry Morton Hometown: Newtown, PA Major: Accounting and Business Administration Plans: Work at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Philadelphia and obtain my CPA license Shout-Out: Evans 4th floor Allison M. Naumann Hometown: Bloomsburg, PA Major: Communication Studies and History Plans: To have a career in special events where I can work in a historic district Quote: "The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." Megan R. Mowery Hometown: Berwick, PA Major: Nursing Plans: To be a nurse anesthetist Trang Nguyen Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Saving lives, one day at a time Quote: "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands." 23 �Melanie D. Nolt Hometown: Manheim, PA Major: Accounting and Finance Plans: Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers and work for my CPA license Quote: "Control what you can control." -Andre Agassi Shout-Out: To Evans 3rd floor and my looms for life. Michal A. Ogar Hometown: Easton, PA Major: Integrative Media Plans: Web/print designer Shout-Out: Evans 2nd floor freshman year 24 Sarah M. Novack Hometown: Mt. Carmel, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Working as an RN in either obstetrics or the ER Joshua Olzinski Hometown: Nanticoke, PA Major: Elementary Education Plans: I want to make an impact on student learning within education Quote: "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." Julie J. O'Leary Hometown: Kunkletown, PA Major: Mathematics Plans: I want to be a high school math teacher Todd J. Oravic Hometown: Ashley, PA Major: English Plans: Filmmaking, Screen writing Quote: "Life is a state of mind." -From Being there (1979) Morgan K. Palerrn Hometown: Drums, PA Major: English-writing, Minor: Political Science Women's Studies Plans: Law School to ear Juris Doctorate Quote: Believe deep do in ide that you are desti to do great thing." Matthew F. Parmen1 Hometown: Larksville, PA Major: Mechanical Engin{ Plans: Start my job in the defense industry with Locl Martin, get a Master's Deg then engineer like a boss. Quote: "I can't think of an~ to write here, so write this. �Julie J. O'Leary netown: Kunkletown, PA ior: Mathematics ns: I want to be a high Jol math teacher Todd J. Oravic [ometown: Ashley, PA fajor: English fans: Filmmaking, creenwriting ~uote: "Life is a state of 1ind." -From Being there 1979) Morgan K. Palermo Brian Palmiter Hometown: Drums, PA Major: English-writing, Minor: Political Science and Women's Studies Plans: Law School to earn my Juris Doctorate Quote: Believe deep down inside that you are destined to do great thing." Matthew F. Parmenteri Hometown: Larksville, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: Stait my job in the defense industry with Lockheed Martin, get a Master's Degree, then engineer like a boss. Quote: "I can't think of anything to write here, so write this. 11 Hometown: Clarks Summit, PA Major: Environmental Engineering Plans: Work for an environmental consulting or governmental agency Shout-Out: Catlin Crew 09-10 Matthew D. Patzek Hometown: Quakertown, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Nurse practitioner Quote: "Shaken not stirred" Griffin J. Panicucci Hometown: Beemerville, NJ Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: Small town, old house, nice cars, and lots of vacations Shout-Out: 4 7 Davis "Soup", 4th floor Evans "Always Sunny", and the 78 studs. Thanks for four great years. Amanda E. Pawlowski Hometown: Nanticoke, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Attend grad school and become a forensic nurse practitioner Memory: Being a member of the Wilkes Women's Basketball Team for 4 years 25 �Kathryn E. Pellish Hometown: Pottsville, PA Major: Business Anthony F. Pero Hometown: Old Forge, PA Major: Biology Hometown: North Woodmere, NY Major: Marketing and Management Plans: Become a brand consultant Shout-Out: Look Mom, I did it! 26 Hometown: Edison, NJ Major: Criminology and Sociology Plans: Start a career in law enforcement Shout-Out: Spring Break! Woo! Hola! Bonjour! Did I wake you? Administration Plans: Have a career in advertising at a firm in New York City Quote: "When you stop doing things for fun , you might as well be dead." Taurian K. Philip Jeff Peterson Nona C. Poehler Sean R. Quigney Heather M. Ramb< Hometown: Shohola, P, Major: Business Mana~ Plans: Executive at Tar Quote: "Nothing great t comes without a strugg] Charles A. Reil Hometown: Cape May, NJ Major: Integrative Media Plans: Work as a graphic Hometown: Forty Fort, Major: Mechanical Engi designer for an advertising agency and eventually start my own business Quote: "Art is not what you see but what you make others see." Plans: Get a decent engi and Minor: Physics job and buy a corvettes, Memory: Having my ha catch on fire freshman y during my physics 2 lect �~ff Peterson n: Edison, NJ iminology and Lrt a career in law ent tt: Spring Break! la! Bonjour! Did I ? :ean R. Quigney Heather M. Ramberger Hometown: Shohola, PA Major: Business Management Plan : Executive at Target Quote: " othing great ever come without a struggle" Andrew M. Razawich Hometown: Tunkhannock, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering Plans: To pursue a fulfilling career in design where I can utilize my engineering education Shout-Out: A thank you to my parents for encouraging me to pursue my education and my friends for keeping me sane over the past few years Charles A. Reilly Hilary J. Reinhard Hometown: Forty Fort, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering and Minor: Physics Plan : Get a decent engineering job and buy a corvette some day Memory: Having my hands catch on fire freshman year during my physics 2 lecture Hometown: Binghamton, NY Major: Nursing Plans: To become a Nurse Practitioner with a specialty in Obstetrics Quote: "Nothing lasts forever, so live it up, drink it down, laugh it up, avoid the bullshit, take chances, and never have regrets because at one point, everything you did was exactly what you wanted." Amanda L. Readinger Hometown: Northampton, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Attend physical therapy program to obtain doctorate in physical therapy Quote: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Gandhi Theresa Rider Hometown: Kingston, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Hopefully to get a job in the area as an oncology nurse Quote: "It always seems impossible until it's done." -Nelson Mandela 27 �Samantha Rohn Hometown: Levittown, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Becoming an RN in a Sarah M. Rollison Hometown: Moscow, PA Major: Nursing hospital and hopefully traveling Shout-Out: All of the amazing friends I've made here. My second family. Stephen J. Rozanski Hometown: Mountain Top, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: Retail pharmacy 28 Alexandra N. Roman John B. Sathi Hometown: Nuangola, PA Major: Psychology Plans: I plan on traveling the world as a nomad Quote: "Not all who wander are lost." Tyler Ryan Kimberly M. Sandford Chelsey D. Sc Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Business Administration Plans: Be the best mother to my Hometown: Wells, NY Major: Pharmacy Plans: Complete a 2 year Hometown: Lehight1 Major: Psychology Plans: Going to gra< daughter and the best wife to my husband Quote: "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that is why it is called the present." psychiatric pharmacy residency Quote: "Don't bother to be better than your predecessors. Be better than yourself." -William Faulkner for art therapy or co Quote: "Don't worr: happy" �!xandra N. Roman John B. Sathra :own: Nuangola, PA : Psychology I plan on traveling the as a nomad : "Not all who wander t" I etown: Wells, NY >r: Pharmacy s: Complete a 2 year 1iatric pharmacy .ency te: "Don't bother to be :r than your predecessors. etter than yourself." lliam Faulkner Hometown: Tannerville, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Enter the work force nurse hopefully as a life coach; as well as continuing my education Quote: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot nothing is going to get better, it's not." -Dr. Seuss live forever, live as if you'll die today." -James Dean Chelsey D. Schoch Hometown: Lehighton, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Go1 ng to grad school for art therapy or counseling Quote: "Don't worry, be happy" Alison J. Schenke Hometown: Hammonton, NJ Major: Nursing Plans: Work as a pediatric Quote: "Dream as if you'll • mberly M. Sandford Katherine L. Sceia Cartier L. Scott Garrett T. Schrader Hometown: Medford, PA Major: History Plans: College Professor Quote: "Fall down seven times, get up eight" Hometown: Riviera Beach, FL Major: Education Plans: Return to Florida and teach middle school math Quote: "Pain is temporary, but success lasts forever" 29 �Robert M. Sebia Barbara J. Shaver Hometown: Laflin, PA Major: History and Political Science Plans: Become a Constitutional Lawyer Quote: "We have it in our power to begin the world over again" - Thomas Paine Hometown: Columbia, PA Major: Electrical Engineen Plans: Buy a house, get ad resident in Knoxville Tennessee with Belew Drugs and University of Tennessee Quote: "Always believe in yourself because deep down you know you can do what ever your heart desires." and get a job Quote: "Just do it." -Grandma Jessica L. Short Anna Sierra Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Middle School Hometown: Forest City, PA Major: Elementary Education Plans: Teach elementary Hometown: Old Forge, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Career in the field of school adoption and foster care Memory: Times spent with Becca and T J in Roth Hall Quote: "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail." Elliott E. Simms Hometown: McAdoo, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: Community pharmacy Amanda M. Shonk Science Education Plans: To be a science teacher Shout-Out: All my great experiences with friends and faculty at Wilkes University 30 Nadine M. Shickora Gregory D. Snyder �adine M. Shickora metown: McAdoo, PA 1jor: Pharmacy ms: Community pharmacy ,ident in Knoxville :nnessee with Belew Drugs d University of Tennessee L1ote: "Always believe in mrself because deep down )U know you can do what rer your heart desires.11 Anna Sierra Hometown: Old Forge, PA Major: Psychology Plans: Career in the field of adoption and foster care. Memory: Times spent with Becca and T J in Roth Hall Elliott E. Simms Ray C. Sites Hometown: Columbia, PA Major: Electrical Engineering Plan : Buy a house, get a dog, and get a job Quote: "Ju t do it." -Grandma Hometown: Glenville, PA Major: Accounting Plans: Plans to obtain my CPA certification and spend a lot of time traveling the world Memory: Freshman year at Wilkes University (Evans 4th Floor) Gregory D. Snyder Dustin C. Slack Hometown: Old Forge, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Anesthesia school Quote: "You can pay for school, but you can't buy class." Nicholas J. Sobeck Marissa E. Spigelmyer Hometown: Trucksville, PA Major: Business Administration Plans: To continue to work in my family's roofing business Hometown: Middleburg, PA Major: Nursing Plans: Obtain Midwifery Certification Quote: "It is in our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light" - Aristotle Onassis 31 �Cassidy J. Strickland Hometown: Union Dale, PA Major: Environmental Hometown: Shavertown, PA Major: Accounting and Business Engineering Management Plans: Pursue a career in my Plans: Work at PricewaterhouseCooper. Shout-Out: Evans 3rd Floor 2009-2010. "If you're not third your last" Memory: Alternative Spring Break, major that help improve the world we live in Quote: "Live the life you love, love the life you live" Michael Tedeschi Hometown: Mineola, NY Major: Computer 32 John M. Sweeney Hometown: Hanover Township, PA Major: Business Administration William Thomas Information Systems Studies (Journalism) Quote: "I could never be one Plans: Move to Philly and of them" -John Fante cover the underground music scene Memory: Wandering NYC with Kirstin, Corey, Brittany, and Dom Hometown: Lansdale, PA Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences Plans: Obtaining a job in th1 Pharmaceutical industry Memory: Winning Wing Wars Wing eating contest an using the prize money to throw a Formal Gala Ball Extravaganza Programming Board and planning all the senior socials! Hometown: Nanticoke, PA Major: Communication Andrew C. Trout Nicole M. Tarnalicki Angeline M. Urban Angelo S. Trento Hometown: Jam esburg, NJ Major: Criminology Plans: Plan on a career in law enforcement after grad school Shout-Out: Believe Hometown: Mahanoy City, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: Pharmacist for Rite Aid Pharmacy in Wilmington, NC �icole M. Tarnalicki ~town: Hanover tship, PA r: Business nistration Andrew C. Trout Christa M. Tutella Hometown: Lansdale, PA Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences Plans: Obtaining a job in the Pharmaceutical industry Memory: Winning Wing Wars Wing eating contest and using the prize money to throw a Formal Gala Ball Extravaganza Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Electrical Engineering Plans: Go to grad school for Angeline M. Urban Angelo S. Trento netown: Jamesburg, NJ Hometown: Mahanoy City, jor: Criminology PA ns: Plan on a career in law Major: Pharmacy Plan : Pharmacist for Rite id Pharmacy in Wilmington, NC )rcement after grad school mt-Out: Believe my masters after working for a few years Quote: "Whappo!" -Dr. Gilmer Altay N. Uzel Hometown: Bryam, NJ Major: Mechanical Engineer Plans: Find a career in Amber L. Uhrin Hometown: Hazleton, PA Major: Environmental Science Quote: "Strife builds character. Hard moments in life prove to only make you stronger. Mentally, physically, and spiritually." Rebecca L. Wahlers Hometown: Scranton, PA Major: Psychology engmeenng Shout-Out: To my 78 family and friends, couldn't have had a better college experience 33 �James J. Walker Matthew C. Walters Ryan J. Weber Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: Retail or hospital Hometown: Carbondale, PA Major: Electrical Engineering Plans: Be a successful Hometown: Meshoppen , PA Major: Mathematics Plans: Continue on to grad Hometown: Hamburg, F Major: Electrical Engim Plans: Pursue a career i1 pharmacy business man Shout-Out: My classmates, Dr. Gilmer and Dr. Srinivasan school and get a good job electrical engineering Shout-Out: To the frien who have made it all w Olivia Waszkiewicz 34 Mark Wallis Nicholas J. Watkins Hometown: Sauquoit, NY Major: Entrepreneurship Plans: Merchandising for Hometown: Courtdale, PA Major: Electrical Engineering Plans: Graduate school at the Sam's Club Home Office University of Pennsylvania Quote: "A Mike Moody at rest tends to stay at rest; a Mike Moody in motion tends to return to rest." - Mike Moody Christopher B. Waugh Nathan G. Wh1 Hometown: Nanticoke, PA Major: History Hometown: Ellicott City, Major: Psychology Plan : Assistant Wrestling McDaniel College, pursui1 Mater's Degree in Exerci1 Quote: "Two Chainz, Fou Bracelets" bout-Out: 37 7 boys, Md pt #3 �Vlatthew C. Walters etown: Meshoppen, PA )r: Mathematics s: Continue on to grad ol and get a good job Ryan J. Weber Hometown: Ham burg, PA Major: Electrical Engineer Plans: Pursue a career in electrical engineering Shout-Out: To the friends who have made it all worth it Christopher B. Waugh Nathan G. White >metown: Nanticoke , PA ajor: History Hometown: Ellicott City, MD Major: Psychology Plan : Assistant Wrestling Coach at McDaniel College, pursuing Ma ter's Degree in Exercise Science Quote: "Two Chainz, Four Bracelet " , hout-Out: 377 boys, McCarthy pt #3 Brandon M. Wesneski David P. White Hometown: Canton, PA Major: Political Science Hometown: Mehoopany, PA Major: Business Plans: Attend law school Administration Plans: Start living life Quote: "It's all about the biceps" Kathleen M. Widmer Stephanie J. Wilkie Hometown: Bartonsville, PA Major: Nursing Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA Major: English and Plans: Critical care RN Quote: "Never regret anything because once it was exactly what you wanted" Secondary Education Plans: Teaching anywhere Shout-Out: English Department: you 're awesome 35 �Nicole M. Willis Hometown: Waldorf, MD Major: Pharmacy Plans: PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Lauren K. Yurko Hometown: Dallas, PA Major: Pharmacy Plans: CVS Pharmacist Quote: "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone so if you're uncomfortable now, know it is a beginning, not an ending." 36 Bryan M. Wislosky Hometown: Frackville, PA Major: Math Plans: Actuary or sports statistician Memory: Being wrestling nerds with Justin Franiak Emily A. Yuscavage Hometown: Mountain Top, PA Major: English Quote: "It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me and I'm feelin' good." -Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse Kyle A. Wolfe Hometown: Buskill , PA Major: Communication Studies Plans: On-Air personality for a radio station. If that doesn't work, Mall Santa Quote: "I'm intimidated by the fear of being average" - Taylor Swift Brenda R. Zagar Hometown: Clinton, NY Major: Pharmacy Krista M. Zav Hometown: Syosset, NY Major: Pharmaceutical S �le A. Wolfe 1skill, PA unication Studies personality for a radio doesn't work, Mall Santa ttimidated by the fear of ' - Taylor Swift Krista M. Zawistowski Hometown: Syosset, NY 'vlajor: Pharmaceutical Sciences Callie D. Zerby Hometown: Shamokin, PA Major: Chemistry Plans: Become a cosmetic chemist Quote: "If we knew what we were doing it would just be called search." ~nda R. Zagar Clinton, NY macy 37 �Anas Alghfily Ibrahim Almardumah Hometown: Saudi Arabia, Hometown: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Najran Major: Business Plans: Complete my MBA Major: Master of Science in Y ehia S. Alzawaidah Hometown: Jordan, Amman Major: Master of Engineering Management Plans: Start experiencing related jobs in US Quote: Winter break of 2012 Mechanical Engineering Plans: Complete PHD Memory: Winter Weekend 2010 and summer of 2011 Ali Rostami-Shahrbabaki Hometown: Iran, Tehran Major: Master of Engineering Hometown: Libya, Ben Major: Engineering Management Plans: Start experiencing related jobs jn US Memory: Fall 2011 , intellectual property course Management Memory: Spring 2013 Mohammed H. Saggaf Hometown: Saudi Arabia , Naif Alfaeem Hometown: Saudi Arabia, Jeddah Riyadh Major: Engineering Major: Master of Science in Management Engineering Management Plans: Pursue my dreams Quote "All your dreams can Plans: Work as a Project come true, if you have the courage to pursue them." Manager back home Quote: "I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back." �\.li Rostami-Shahrbabaki Ahmed Mohamed ometown: Iran, Tehran ·ajor: Master of Engineering :anagement lans: Start experiencing lated jobs in US [emory: Fall 2011, .tellectual property course Hometown: Libya, Benghazi Major: Engineering Management Memory: Spring 2013 Shaokang Yang Hometown: Beijing, China Major: MBA Plans: Do my job better Mohammed Alamani Hometown: Saudi Arabia, Alkhobar Major: MS Mechanical Engineering Plans: Complete PHD Memory: Spring Break 2009 N aif Alfaeem Hometown: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh .viajor: Master of Science in Engineering Management Plans: Work as a Project Manager back home Quote: "I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back." 39 �lffi , , , --=-----....,,.,,,,_ongratulations! We are so Il 1ave accomplished so nuch. Good luck with your new job! .JOY , CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS! We are so very proud of you! We wish you a wonderful future filled with all the best things life has to offer. vtorn, Dad & Corinne Sara, Stanley, Love, Morn, Dad, Alyssa, Jeff and Michael We admired the hard work and dedication It's hard to believe that six that you put into your education. We by. You have made us vel)l witnessed your ability to take charge of your ur you will continue to de own destiny. We watched you perserve with very much and wish all the blood, sweat, and tears through your world is yours. demanding schedule. We were impressed as you developed leadership skills to advocate for your fellow nursing students. We are so proud to be your parents. You deserve to be proud of yourself for these accomplishments. You are amazing! Job well done!! What a wonderful nurse you will be!!! Love, Morn and Dad CONGRATULATIONS NICK ' WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU! LOVE, MOM AND DAD Morn and Dad We of ac ke suca the futm love �Jaimee Nicole, ongratulations! We are so proud of you! You have accomplished so much. Good luck with your newjob! Love, ~om Dad & Corinne ork and dedication ducation. We ) take charge of your ted you perserve with through your Ve were impressed as ip skills to advocate students. We are so ts. You deserve to be .ese accomplishments. ~ell done!! What a ill be!!! Stanley, [t' hard to believe that six years have gone by. You have made us very proud and we are ure you will continue to do so. We love you very much and wish all the happiness in the world is yours. Mom and Dad First of all, we love you very much. We're so proud of you in all you've accomplished with your college education including the extra work studies and summer research you have done. You have always made us smile with your unique personality, independence, determination, and loving considerate ways. Although we always knew those big brown eyes would show the energy you had, little did we know we would be so blessed and where it would take you in life. With your strong Christian faith you've taught us a lot, believe it or not. Please never change. Thank you for being our daughter and just be happy. We love you honey and God bless you in all you do. Mom and Dad We are so very proud of you Chris and all that you have accomplished. You kept on the path to success and overcame the tough times. Your future is bright and we love you so very much. Mom&Dad Congratulations Conor! We are so proud of you. All our love, Mom, Dad, Janeen, Chris & Braeden �Dear Johnathan: Congratulations on a job well done. It seems like yesterday that my first great-grandson graduated from kindergarten and now, you have graduated from college. How enjoyable it was to watch you grow into the great adult I always knew you would become. I am so proud of you! Love, Nana Reese Dear Johnathan: \It ichacl A. Maccia, Doct Congratulations on your amazing accomplishment. The road was long and tht\ thi journey ends, a n journey wasn't always easy, however, you F llow your heart, it will accepted the challenges and rose above eadt\lway remember all pat one. I have always been and always will be extremely proud of you, but more importanwith all our love and sup] you should be proud om, Dad and Rebecca of yourself. You did it! I can't wait to see car Cora, where life takes you I have always known next. omcone special in this w Love, Mom James C. Da Re CONGRATULATIONS as you embark on the next chapter of your life! Your hard work and dedication will perserve into your professional career. We love you and are very proud of you and wish you the very best! Love, Mom, Dad, Caffrey, and DaRe families Congratulations and well done! We are very proud of you and all that you have achieved. Follow your dreams and make a difference! May God continue to bless you and direct your path. he children that will have teacher. You will be such ble ing in the classroom 2 in piration to all the child I too have been blesse You have been a beautiful from day one. I'm so very proud of you Cora and I love you with all my heart. Dad Congratulations Erin, we are so proud of you! Love Mom, Dad, Kevin, Pat, Marion, Cassidy, Aiden.l Congratulations on your E Emmie WOW an Electrical Engin~ Mom & Dad, Kristen, Doug, and Danny rca h this accomplishmen dream job. May God guid in yourself and have faith ~ are filled with pride, and Prov 3:5-6 Dad, Mom, Andrew, Clai We love you! �Michael A. Maccia, Doctor of Pharmacy your amazing he road was long and the ys easy, however, you tges and rose above each been and always will be thi journey ends, a new one begins Follow your heart, it will lead you to great places: but Alway remember all paths will bring you home to the family that loves you you, but more importantly With all our love and support, i ~1om, Dad and Rebecca j e I have always known you were going to be omeone special in this world! How lucky are the children that will have you as their t achcr. You will be such a wonderful blc ing in the classroom and a fun learning in piration to all the children who you meet. I too have been blessed because of you. You have been a beautiful part of my life ·eer. from day one. I'm so v ry proud of you Cora and I love you with all I love you more, Mom rin, we are so proud of you! Love >at, Marion, Cassidy, Ai den, & Emmie My Sweet Cora, My heart breaks every time you have to leave home but, the world needs a hero like you who can show kindness to thsoe who are unkind, laughter to all you meet who need cheer, leadership that is unrelenting in all aspects of life and the unconditional love only you can give to those who will need it most in your classroom of life. You have dedicated so much of yourself to so many people and disciplines throughout your young life; all who have experienced your grace, wit, beauty, talent, and charm will never forget you. Grammy and Grandpa loved you so ... and we know the best for you is yet to come! ongratulations on your Engineering Degree Ryan! WOW an Electrical Engineer! We know you have worked very hard to reach this accomplishment. Best wishes to you as you strive to find that dr am job. May God guide your footsteps along the way. Always believe in your elf and have faith in God. He is always there for you! Our hearts arc filled with pride, and we will always be by your side. We love you! Dad, Mom, Andrew, Claire, Troy, and Kristie �Congratulations Andrew, we are very proud of you. We wish you much success and happiness in the future. You have devoted countless hours to your education and deserve it. Always give your best and live with integrity. Love, Dad, Mom, and Lauren Dear DylanWe are so proud of you on your Graduatior ody, from Wilkes University. You have the "Be a man of dignity, int whole world ahead of you. Now Grab a your prayers, hold doors, Grilled Cheese _ and get going!! living proof that dreams here for you" -Will Smit We love you! Mom Dad & Dennis Love, ' Pop Pop & Grandma, Grammie, & Dick Mom , Dad, and Wes Congratulations Becca Love, Mom , family an Dear Brandon, You have amazed us with your ability to persist and succeeL These years have developed an integrity that is a foundation to stand on. Do not compromise your values for they are :::::::::::::::::::::~ your roots. Use your talents as "wings" to attack the future -== Dear Angel and do great things! We love you and believe in all you will We are so proud accomplish! accomplishments at achieving your P Love, Mom Dad and all your Family ongratulations and best the future ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ God Bless You! Ray, We are so proud of all of your achievements! You are an amazing son! We have watched you work so hard to accomplish your goals and we can't wait to see what you do once your career is started. We wish you all the best and please remember we are always here for you. Love, Mom&Dad Love, Dad and Mom �Dylanou on your Graduation ~rsity. You have the of you. Now Grab a - and get going!! ive you! .d & Dennis 1a, Grammie, & Dick Cody, ''Be a man of dignity, integrity and honor. Always tell the truth, say your prayers, hold doors, pull out chairs, easy on the swears. You're living proof that dreams do come true. We love you and we're always here for you" -Will Smith Love, Ylom, Dad, and Wes Congratulations Becca!! We love you!! Love, Mom, family and friends Maura earn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live only in the moment in time over which you have any control: NOW!!!!! Remember: "All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them" - Walt Disney v to persist and succeed. ity that is a foundation lr values for they are s" to attack the future l believe in all you will Dear Angela, We are so proud of all your accomplishments at Wilkes and for achieving your PharmD. ongratulations and best wishes to you in the future. ~~~~~~~~~IGod Bless You! Love, Dad and Mom We are so proud of you, you have grown into a confident, successful woman and a dedicated, caring nurse! Many angels are watching over you and smiling!!! Love, Mom, Dad, and family �We are so proud of you, Tom, for all you have accomplished, all you will do, and for the upstanding man you have become. Love always, Mom and Dad !i-iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~ I Congratulations Lizzie! We are so proud of you! Love, Mom, Dad, Maggie Congratulations, Kelsey! Four years of your life have gone by, and you are on your way to becoming a knowledgeable and compassionate nurse. I am so proud of you!! Love, Mom Congratulations Cristen - We are so incredibly proud of all your accomplishments. Your hard work and determinination, along with your kind and compassionate heart, will make you a great nurse! Follow your dreams, stay true to yourself and may God bless you in all you do. We love you forever Mom, Dad, Laura & Becky Taurian, We thank you for your co dedication in fulfilling thi achievement. You have 11 know you will continue ta forever grateful and thanN uch a wonderful son. May God continue to continue the next step of the challenging journey that lies ahead. Your Mom and Dad Lennie! and Kenny Congratulations Heat It eems just like yesterd· tarted your college joui You worked hard, enjoye times as well as hard tiJ overcame fears and spent of hours studying to acco your goal. We could nG Garrett: prouder of you as we wa From the first day of Kindergarten to Colle~ you mature into an intei Gradation, you have made us proud. The adult that you are today. future is yours; grab it with a full heart. (An Iuck to you as you start y have fun!) adventure. Grandma & Grandpa �! Taurian, We thank you for your commitment and dedication in fulfilling this wonderful achievement. You have made us proud and know you will continue to do so. We are forever grateful and thankful to God for you, uch a wonderful son. May God continue to blc you as you continue the next step of the challenging journey that lies ahead. gone by, and you are knowledgeable and }arrett: )f Kindergarten to College tve made us proud. The > it with a full heart. (And 1ve fun!) 1a & Grandpa Josh, Congratulations on your special day! We are so proud of all that you've accomplished in your time at Wilkes. Remember the 4 chief virtues: Wisdom, Justice, Fortuide, and Temperance and that is what lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to waht lies within us. Follow your dreams, believe in yourself, and know that you are loved. Dad, Laura, Jason, Alaina, and Lacey Your Mom and Dad Lcnniel and Kenny Congratulations Heather! It eems just like yesterday you tarted your college journey. You worked hard, enjoyed good times as well as hard times, overcame fears and spent many of hours studying to accomplish your goal. We could not be prouder of you as we watched you mature into an intelligent adult that you are today. Best of luck to you as you start your next adventure. We are so very proud of your accomplishments. We wish you every happiness and success always. You're our shining star. With all of our love always! Mom and Dad Congratulations Erin on all you have achieved. We are so happy for you. Your dad is watching and he couldn't be prouder. Love, Mom, Emily and Neil �am so prou o you an a t at you ave accomp 1s e . I cannot e 1eve t at you are )AUGHTER , you ,re more graduating already and moving on to a fantastic job with PWC. I have enjoyed watching you t d ht b wan e so muc o e a per thrive throughout highschool and college in everything you do. You're an amazing athlete, . th I' d th t mcc en, ve 1earne a n leader, businesswoman, student, and friend. I have always looked up to you as a role model h th t 1, .c: d t v ave a . ve 1oun ou since clearly you're my favorite sibling. Some of my most memorable times with you have bee h t t. h th vc can ave ms 1n eac o c going 3 for 3, getting lost and singing our way home (even though you make up half the word~ . . d h fi t h 1avc 1mag1ne , w en 1 irs Christmas Eve traditions, bring your sister to class day at Wilkes, that one time when you , d t d d t f , n o ay as you gra ua e re thought you could ski, our first visit to Pittsburgh, countless shopping trips, and just having t ..c: , t t d ,arcn 111e s grea es rewar a someone special like you in my life. I don't have to worry about you being successful and happ in the future because you are always the brightest light in the room and you're one of the hard workers I've ever met. Plus, you know how to relax and have fun with life. Jeremiah 29: 11, never forget that God has great plans for you. Love your little sister, Valerie To Our D are to dream A lways believe in yourself U ncover hidden talents G od loves you H ave fun and be happy E mbrace life Reach for the stars M issionary projects E xcellent student L ovely young lady A wesome tennis player N ever a dull moment Inspiring E njoyable to be around Love, Mom&Dad From our Yearbook Staff to you what's left to say but CONGRATULATION' WE DID IT!!! �it at you are have enjoyed watching you u're an amazing athlete, up to you as a role model ble times with you have been you make up half the words) hat one time when you ing trips, and just having u being successful and happy and you're one of the hardest ,ith life. Jeremiah 29: 11, D UGHTER, you're more wonderful than I ever imagined. When I first held you in my arms, I \\anted so much to be a perfect parent. You were already a perfect daughter. ... In the years ince then, I've learned that nobody needs to be perfect as long as there's plenty of Love ...... and w have that. I've found out that my dreams for you aren't always the same as your own, but wecan have trust in each other.... I've watched you grow and become far more than I could ever have imagined, when I first held you in my arms ...... and my pride in you keeps growing, too. nd today as you graduate from Wilkes, I just wanted you to know that you've made being a parent life's greatest reward and we LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!! MOM and DAD Jr Yearbook 1youwhat's ::>say but ~TULATIONS DID IT!!! 49 �And Our Teams At Work ��Right: Freshman, Marcus Lea( catching a fly ball in the out-field. Below: Adam Misiura taking a swing Above: Sophomore, Stephen Ruch prepared for Zach Lazar to throw back to first base Left: Senior shortstop Carmen Lopresto stopping a ground ball Brandon Carli Joe Dantas Zach Lazar Carmen Lopres Scott Skamme Angelo Trent �w· es Baseball was picked to finish seventh in the Preseason Polls. · h new head coach Matt Hollod, the Colonels started off strong on ring break sweeping both Staten Island and Emerson and taking wins rom PSU Harrisburg and Berks before falling to Catholic. Upon returning home they had a big hitting day against Kings, taking a win 10-8. The start of the season consisted of cold, rainy, bad weather being unprepared they dropped to DeSales. They took wins against Penn College and FDU. LVC with strong hitting took over. It didn't last long before they came back against Scranton and Manhattanville before falling to them. With 18 hits Wilkes took over Penn State Berks and Delaware Valley. As if that wasn't enough, they had 24 hits in a strong win over Marywood. The run for playoffs was ended when Manhattanville swept FDU. The season wasn't over as they played Scranton at PNC Field as a fundraiser for Little Leagues in Uganda. SENIORS Brandon Carling Joe Dantas Zach Lazar Carmen Lopresto Scott Skammer Angelo Trento "It was a great four years playing baseball for Wilkes, best of luck to all the future Colonels." - Scott Skammer, Management Major Big hitter for Wilkes Matt Ruch "I'm just a ball player with one ambition, and that is to give all I got to help my ball club win. I've never played any other way." -Joe DiMaggio The quote from Senior, Angelo Trento, Criminology Major �SENIORS Tyler Breznitsky Cliff Richardson Wilkes Men's Basketball was picked to finish third in the Preseason Polls. the season opener against PSU Hazleton Wilkes took a solid win. It got th ready to defeat Baptist Bible College by making 60% from the floor and securing a 101-8 5 win. The following week they lost in overtime to high scoring Lycoming 109-102. Wilkes lost to Freedom Conference contender Misericordia only to beat them later in the season with a late 3 from junior, Nie Wilkins raising th score 67-66. With another loss from City College of New York, it was time to put up a win. Whe Tyler Breznitsky scored a career high of 20 points it helped to put up a win against Susquehanna. Those efforts continued as Wilkes defeated Central Penn, Berkeley, and Marywood before falling to Scranton. But, it didn't hold them back as they defeated PSU Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes Men _ suffered second half comebacks from Delaware Valley, Manhattanville, Kings, FDU-Florham, Freedom Confereni Eastern, and Aggies before taking straight win revenges against Misericordia (previously S mentioned) Manhattanville, FDU-Florham, and Eastern. With their final loss to DeSales Wilkes First Team All-( ~as eliminated from the postseason contention. Monarch Clas~ A war~ �number 23 Chris Shovlin, beats defenders Below: Brendan Sheldon a junior forward defending the Wilkes basket Above: For our team it is all about the Preseason Polls. playing as one unit. No player is 1 solid win. It got th out there playing alone. rom the floor and n overtime to high Left: Sophomore, Jeremy onference contender Hartman going for a lay-up ic Wilkins raising th against the Defenders. put up a win. When ainst Susquehanna. Nood before falling . Wilkes Men FDU-Florham, I rccdom Conference Player of the Week: Chris 1reviously Shovlin 2x to DeSales Wilkes Fir t Team All-Conference: Chris Shovlin Monarch Classic MVP: Chris Shovlin 1 Drawing the Foul Senior guard, Tyler Breznitsky has stepped up this season to help lead the Wilkes Colonels. He has become quite the asset to our team this year. ------ Awards/Honors Fighting to drawl the foul, junior forward Pat Furst has steadily seen more playing time on the court. 55 �Above, sophomore, Chelsea Brown goes up for a shot against many Marywood defenders. Typically she can be found blocking, as she racked up 55 blocks. Below, senior, Megan Kazmerski carries the ball down the court. She averaged Bottom left, senior, Amanda Pawlowski defending a shot. She now holds the assist record for Wilkes at 290. Below, sophomore, Ginny Edwards, working her way around a Amanda Paw Jana Ma Angela Pal Megan Kaz defender. She plays a tough game adding 7 steals on the year. Be low, senior, Ange la Palmerio prepares to take a shot, she too added 7 steals on the year. Sophomore, Elena Stambone takinf shot above the Marywood defende, She lead the Lady Colonels in scori by averaging 18.4 points per gamE �- n's Basketball was picked to finish seventh in the alls. They opened up the season strong posting wins nandoah University, PSU Wilkes-Barre, and ~ o cl. After losing to Misericordia in the conference opener nd DeSales they out-scored PSU Hazleton. Wilkes paste heir biggest win of the season against Scranton, whom we've lost to since February 17, 197 5, with the help of Elena Stambone who scored a career high 34 points. Wilkes posted another win against Susquehanna before losing to Mary Washington. Megan Kazmerski came out on fire though setting a school record for number of threes (7) in helping to defeat Curry College. Falling at Juniata Wilkes came back strong posting wins against PSU Harrisburg, Delaware Valley, Manhattanville and Keystone. Amanda Pawlowski broke the all-time career record for assists against DeSales. SENIORS Amanda Pawlowski Jana Martin Angela Palmerio Megan Kazmerski more, Elena Stambo ne taking Iove the Marywood defenders. 1d the Lady Co lo nels in scorim ~raging 18.4 points per game. Freedom Conference Player of the Week: Megan Kazmerski Broke All-Time Assist Record: Amanda Pawlowski 57 �SENIORS Austin Loukas and Kirsten Cook Right: Junior Sara h Fillm an fighting off ano th er runn er. Far Ri ght: Sophomore, Rachel Constant leading a small pack of runn ers behind her. Unlike many sports in college the men's and women's cross-country teams eat, breathe, and run together. It is rare for a cross-country team to only challenge one team, in what we refer to as a du set-up. Instead many competitive environments contain multitudes of teams known as Invitatiorn The distance of each Invitational may vary slightly, which makes time comparison more difficult. Men's Results Invitational # Competitors Place Best From Time Misericordia Lebanon Valley Cougar Classic NEPA Classic Dickinson DeSales E-Town MAC NCAA Regionals 5 10 14 4th 5th 7th 5th 19th 9th No Team Score 9th 37th Brian Smitb Brian Smith Brian Smith Martin Tolbert Brian Smith Jordan Siddons Austin Loukas Jordan Siddons Jordan Siddons 17:52 29:21 29:12 22:28 28:59 29:03 26:04 29:35 29:12 26 22 0 17 49 Distance Invitational Misericordia Lebanon Valley Cougar Classic 6k: 2nd Fast Sf NEPA Classic Dickinson Fastest SR DeSales 8k: 3rd Fast Sf MAC 6.2k NCAA Regionals 8k 8k �Far Left: Th e Colonels fighting off the competition as t hey reach the homestretch of the ... .,....~,.•..,.. ~, Left: Sophom o re, JordanSiddon s leads : _..,._;.#i~'tU:\~~~J the pack as he run s the third fastest 8k in running together to keep each other in ace. Th ey are a true emon stration abo ut hat it mea ns to ush yo ur teammates o their best we refer to as a dua own as Invitational Jn more difficult. Women's Results Invitational \1i cricordia Lebanon Valley Cougar Classic 6k: 2nd Fast SR . EPA Classic Dickinson Fastest SR DcSales 8k: 3rd Fast SR MAC 6.2k r ARegionals 8k 8k Distance # Competitors Place Best From Time 5 12 13 3rd 9th 8th No Team Score 21st 13th 14th 46th Kayla Myers Kayla Myers Sarah Fillman Rachel Constant Rachel Constant Rachel Constant Rachel Constant Sarah Fillman 24:08 22:59 28:35 17: 16 28:55 28:11 28:16 28:15 24 20 17 49 SR = School Record Distance 4k: 2nd Fast SR 6k 6k 6k 59 �Right: Sophomore, utility player, Kerryn Redcay lays her body on the line to clear a ball from the goa l line. Right: Senior, Kaitlyn Bevans gets low lo stea l a ball from the opposing team SENI Lauren P Kaitlyn B Two Above: Sophomore, Aliya Frankel going after the ball to pass towards teammates Above: Junior, Emily Sa liba fires off a pass as well Right: Junior, Ash ley Ream fights with defender 60 �Wilkes field hockey was predicted to finish fifth in the Preseason Polls. The Colonels started out rough dropping their season opener, but came back quick with a tight win in overtime in the Colonel Classic. After losing to Washington College and beating Husson they continued the streak beating Widener. The Lady Colonels struggled to produce a win until Aliya Frankel scored two goals in defeating Ramapo College. Against Susquehanna a goal by Ashley Hahn allowed them to prevail. To finish out the season Wilkes overpowered Delaware Valley, Desales, and Misericordia. SENIORS Lauren Pawling Kaitlyn Bevans A good hockey playe r pl ays wh ere th e ball is. A great hockey pl aye r pl ays wh ere the ball is go in g to be. -W ayne Gretzky A wards/Honors Second Team: Lauren Pawling & Kaitlyn Bevans Honorable Mention: Ashley Ream Team was awarded the 2012 Division III NFHCA Academic Honors �SENIORS "I Louis Abramo Dave Cinalli Ryan Deeney Chris Grube Joshua Haag Jeremy Knosp Simon Tkach Dave White ~c1rn how to make the best kl )p your head up high, and s p nd very game on the fi B )caus if you do that you wh )n it is all said and done. " - Right: Players Tate Moore-Jacobs, DJ Shuttleworth, Tyler Thomas, Ryan Deeney, Dave White, and Jason U gwu ~ ilkes Football was picked to finish sixth in the Preseason Polls. A late field goal by Jordan Fredo lifted Wilkes over their season opener Awards/] against Morrisville. After suffering from two tough losses against Albrigt' and Widener, Wilkes defeated FDU-Florham. Wilkes set a school record pccial Teams Player of the of 667 total yards with Calvin Garvin adding 162 reaching his career day high. With the Offensive Player of the ~ homecoming game against local Misericordia, Wilkes took an easy win. The following week the M Football Weekly Honor Moore-J2 suffered a loss against Lebanon Valley, before Patrick lngulli with two touchdowns raising the s First Team: Tate to 38-35 to defeat Stevenson. Wilkes suffered another two tough losses to Delaware Valley and Second Team: A1 Lycoming before they were able to close out the season by beating our next door rival Kings to I lonorable Mention: Dan Cu claim the Mayor's Cup. Before the last season of the game Coach Sheptock was honored with h Fred, 00th win in his 17th season of coaching for the Colonels. E AC All-Star Team: ' 1 d �TOUCHDOWN Left: Senior, History and Learn how to make the best out of a bad situation, eep your head up high, and stick with it whether you spend every game on the field or on the sideline. Because if you do that you will gain so much more vhen it is all said and done." - Christopher Grube #78 Education major Christopher Grube calls a touchdown for Wilkes against Misericordia where they po sted a win 45-13. Below: Watching from the sidelines: Patrick lngulli, Ryan Asay, Calvin Garvin, Michael Litwak, FJ Costantino, and Dave White Junior, Auxence Wogou, running back, accpets a hand off from junior quarterback, Alex George. On the Field Junior, Tate Moore-Jacobs, with A wards/Honors es against Albright et a school record Special Teams Player of the Week: Jordan Fredo 2x . With the Offensive Player of the Week: Patrick lngulli )llowing week they MAC Football Weekly Honor Roll: Patrick lngulli, Tate Moore-Jacobs 1wns raising the score First Team: Tate Moore-Jacobs 1ware Valley and Second Team: Anthony Swain )r rival Kings to Honorable Mention: Dan Curry, Jason Ugwu, Jordan LS honored with his Fredo ECAC All-Star Team: Tate Moore-Jacobs the help of teammate Freshman, Jeff Mastrantuono take down Misericordia's running back. Head Wilkes University Coach, Frank Sheptock takes the field followed closely by players Ryan Asay and Tyler Berntsen. 63 �Right: Graduate Student, Jeremy Nolt leads the team as he finishes a stroke. Right: Junior, Darren Mensch, fin ishes out his stroke as well. Below: Sen ior, Conor Clair eyeing up his shot for a short putt. Bottom Left: Junior, Mike Daubert, ready for a chip shot to the green. Bottom Right: Senior, Anthony Pero, reading the green for his next putt. SENIOR Conor Clai Anthony Per Mark Walli GRADUA Jonathan Na Jeremy Nol �w· es golf team was looking good coming off of 1 season. In the early fall the Colonels took cond in a tri-match against Kings and cranton. To start off the spring season they faced a tri-match against Kings and Misericordia at the Huntsville Golf Club. It wasn't long before they saw Misericordia again at their 2 day invitational where they finished eighth. Jeremy Nolt shot a season low 80 at the Glenmaura Invitational. The rest of the season rounded out by completing rounds against William Patterson and at the Muhlenberg Invitational before the MAC Championships. There Nolt finished fifth out of 162 and Wilkes as a team finished seventh. SENIORS Conor Clair Anthony Pero Mark Wallis "We were better than Kings." -Conor Clair Accounting Major Awards/Honors GRADUATES Jonathan Nagar Jeremy Nolt First Team: Jeremy Nolt �SENIORS Brittaney Costigan Jackie Harrison Senior, Jackie Harrison works the ball around a defender. Wilkes Lacrosse was picked to finish seventh in the Preseason Polls. In the first game of the season win against Rutgers-Camden, Gabby Ford surpassed the Wilkes school record for career goals at 108 with an entire season ahead. With two more wins against Cedar Crest and Penn State Abington before falling in a close matchup to Albright. The winning continued in blowouts against Rosemont, SUNY Old Westbury, Eastern, and Maritime. In the Freedom Conference opener Wilkes suffered only their second loss of the season to Arcadia. The season ended with a wins against Misericordia, Kings, and Manhattanville all in Conference play. This secured the third seed where Wilkes fell to Arcadia in the semifinals. 66 Award Surpassed Career Rec urpassed Career Recc Reached 100 Can Team Ranked 7th b~ lmprc �Left: Senior Brittaney Costigan catches the throw from a teammate but manages to keep it away from the defender Below: Wilkes Colonel not giving up on righting for posession of the ball. Ford for a Goal Awards/Honors rpassed Career Record for Goals: Gabby Ford ed Career Record All-Time Points: Gabby Ford Reached 100 Career Goals: Carley Smith cam Ranked 7th by Laxpower.com for Most Improved Team �Top Right: Junior, Andrew Asare a forward takes posession of the ball. Left Middle: Junior, Tyler Young a forward heads the ball back into play. Left Bottom: Junior, Alex Benne take the ball around the fowards as he attempts to clear the ball from the goal as a defender. Right: Sophomore, Ryan Joyce, gets ready for a big clear from defense. SENI Joe Bre Colby G �Soccer was picked to finish sixth in the Preseason Polls. team started off strong taking a season opener win against stone, before losing to Alvernia. The men then picked up ns defeating Albright (2-1) and Baptist Bible College (6-0) here Eric McAnena scored two goals. There were tough losses suffered to Elizabethtown, Lebanon Valley, and Elmira. By scoring his first collegiate goal, Eddie Metzger lifted Wilkes over Penn College. With five minutes remaining Michael Turner's goal posted a win over Delaware Valley. The end of the season deemed not as successful as the men lost to Stevens Tech, FDU-Florham, DeSales, Eastern and Misericordia before tying with a penalty kick by Joe Brennan against Manhattanville. After dropping a loss against Scranton, lllllliil!l!!i!!!!ll!!~~--=-__...:_:____:~ Wilkes finished with a scoreless tie against rival Kings. SENIORS Joe Brennan Colby Gehers Juni or, Michael Turn er co mmi ts a fo ul o n th e o pposi ng team in hi s attemp t to take co ntro l of t he ball Awards/Honors All-Star Honorable Mention: Joe Brennan Team Named to NSCAA Team Academic List �SENIORS Erin Donnelly Brooke Edwards Lyndsay Ellis Katy Fissel Ashley Graham Jana Martin Krista Zawistowski AwardsA 70 lkes Women's Soccer was selected to finish third in the Preseason Polls. The season Fir·t Team: Megan Binder, Lynds ener Wilkes defeated Muhlenberg. The winning continued against Moravian and Honorable Mention: Priscilla cranton before falling to Dickinson. The Colonels were ranked regionally ninth by the Mahi National Soccer Coaches Association of America. In a strong showing Wilkes defeated Freedom Player of tb Widener 5-0 with a hat trick by Ali Roberts in a 4 minute span. At the game against Freedom Goalie of the Daeman Wilkes won 4-0 with a guest appearance by Women's World Cup team member C-South Offensive Pla) Jillian Loyden who played as goalie. Winning continued defeating Susquehanna, Delm~a. ECAC-South Goalie of t1 Valley, Rowan, FDU Florham, and DeSales. The women's soccer team continues to be advocate for community service and fundraisers by hosting a Cure4Jen event and annual \ll-M id tlantic Region Second Pink Night for breast cancer. After 2 overtimes with Eastern it ended in a 0-0 drawl the E AC-South All-Star Tearr 100th Career W'. toughest match posted on the year. The year ended with a loss against Misericordia win Coach of the Ye, against Manhattanville and Kings, and a tie against Cortland State (2-2). In the Freedom Semifinals Wilkes fell to Eastern on a shoot-out; shortly after they hosted Albright in the ·1 cam named to National Socce1 Acade1 ECAC South Tournament. After defeating Albright and Swarthmore the Lady Colonels AA Scholar All-East Re in the finals to Stevenson in an overtime defeat. �Left: Senior, Katy Fissel dribbling the ball down the field on a break-away. Left: Junior, Ali Roberts defending the ball. Right: Sophornore, Pricilla Bonilla and Senior Lyndsay Ellis both use the tap motion to stop the ball and get it under control before rolling around their opponents. Awards/Honors :eason Polls. The season mt Team: Megan Binder, Lyndsay Ellis, Katy Fissel, Ali Roberts 1gainst Moravian and Honorable Mention: Priscilla Bonilla, Erin Donnelly, Kate ~d regionally ninth by the Mahoney showing Wilkes defeated Freedom Player of the Week: Ali Roberts n. At the game against Freedom Goalie of the Week: Kate Mahoney 5 World Cup team member EC AC-South Offensive Player of the Week: Ali Roberts ating Susquehanna, Delaware ECAC-South Goalie of the Week: Katie Mahoney )ccer team continues to be an Cure4Jen event and annual \11-vtid Atlantic Region Second Team: Lyndsay Ellis, Katy Fissel ECAC-South All-Star Team: Lyndsay Ellis, Katy Fissel it ended in a 0-0 drawl the 100th Career Win: John Sumoski 5S against Misericordia win Coach of the Year: John Sumoski State (2-2). In the Freedom they hosted Albright in the Tam named to National Soccer Coaches Association of America Academic List .rthmore the Lady Colonels le CAA Scholar All-East Region Third Team: Katy Fissel Left: Senior, Erin Donnelly looking for a pass from her teammates. Below: Freshman, Kale Mahoney performed well as a goalie in her first season as a Colonel �Below: Sophomore, Alex Hoops cathes a fly ball for an automatic out. SENIO Jessalyn Pav Top Left: Junior catcher Jordan Borger making a play at second base to tag out the runner. Left: Player of the Week, junior, Alysha Bixler having another year of a strong showing on the mound. Right: Sophomore infielder, Mandy Seccia took third base and is looking to head home. �Wilkes Softball was selected to finish eighth in the Preseason Polls. The season opener for Wilkes was at Virginia Beach during Spring Break; defeating Shenandoah and York College before losing to Rowan and Frostburg State and splitting against Rutgers-Camden. Coming back up North, Katie Brown helped win over Hunter with a homerun in the Salisbury University Sea Gull Classic. A win over Baruch College and losses to Allegheny College and Randolph-Macon College concluded the tournament. The next few weeks posted a mixture of wins and losses for the Lady Colonels unable to pull it out into the playoff tournament. Wins over Keystone, Manhattanville, FDU Florham, PSU-Hazleton, Delaware Valley and Scranton. The losses were to all strong teams of DeSales, Lebanon Valley, Lycoming, Susquehanna, Eastern and Marywood. There were two splits; one to Misericordia with a walk-off homerun from Emily McGrath the other with Misericordia with big pitches from Laykin Hughes who only allowed three hits and eight strikeouts. SENIORS Jessalyn Paveletz Laykin Hughes, soph o mo re p itcher and o utfi e lder swin gin g fo r t he sta rs Awards/Honors Player of the Week: Alysha Bixler, Michelle Coyle, Jessalyn Paveletez First Team: Jessalyn Paveletez, Emily McGrath Second Team: Kait Brown, Michelle Coyle, Alex Hoops �SENIORS Clarke Freeman Brandon Helfrich Seniors Brandon Helfrich and Clarke Freeman playing doubles together led the team as the two captains. Wilkes Men's Tennis Team started the year off fighting for their sixth straight MAC Championship. At the Individual MAC Tournament the men won 4 of 6 singles (Michael Kranz, Max Appello, Clarke Freeman, Brandon Helfrich) and 3 of 3 doubles titles (Alex Makos/Steven Wilson, Connor Peckham/Kranz, Brendoon Blachowski/Freeman). There was also a strong showing in the Mulenberg Classic, Scranton Invitational, and Ranger Invitational. On spring break in Hilton Head, SC there were wins against PSU-Behrend, John Carroll and a close win to Wittenberg (5-4) before falling to Emory and Henry. Once back in PA there were blowouts against Moravian, Eastern, Marywood, FDU, Arcadia, Misericordia, Kings, and Stevenson before having their streak snapped by NYU. Defeating Division II Bloomsburg and E-town lined them up for the Freedom Championships. At the NCAA the Wilkes Colonels prevailed in the first round against Grove City (5-2) before fttlling to Nationally ranked 14th Case Western Reserve University (5-0). Awards/] Player of the Week: Max App Steven W ◄ ir ' t Team: Michael Kranz, Second Team: Max Appell◄ Connor Pe Player of the Year: Rookie of the Year Junior, Alex Makos played from the r two spot striking a smooth low foreh, co urt in warm-ups Coach of the Ye �Rookie of the Year Victory-- They can feel it. Michael Kranz captured Rookie of the Year by playing from Below: Freshman Max Appello, sophomore Brendon Blachowski, sop homore Trey Fid ler, freshmen Dan Hackford lining up Awards/Honors Player of the Week: Max Appello, Brendon Blachowski, Steven Wilson Fir·t Team: Michael Kranz, Alex Makos, StevenWilson Sophomore, Steven Wilson , continued to ccond Team: Max Appello, Brendon Blachowski, Connor Peckham prevail at the number one position for Wilkes where Player of the Year: Steven Wilson he clinched his first Player of Rookie of the Year: Michael Kranz 1ior, Alex Makos p layed from Lhe numhe ::> Player of the Year spot striking a smooth low forehand c urt in warm-ups the Year after an exce llent second season. Coach of the Year: Chris Leicht 75 �Top Left: Junior Ally Kristofco lining up to drill a forehand down the line Left: Freshmen, Cayleah Markulics receiving high fives and good luck before the match starts Bottom Left: Sophomores, Olivia Hewison and Anna Podrasky hanging out as two best friends Below: Doubles teams of Katie Lynn/Melanie Nolt and Ally Kristofco/ Alexis Donner SENIORS Amanda Holy Katie Lynn Melanie Nolt �omen's Tennis was looking to secure a seventh in a row MAC ionship. The team was ranked seventh in the Atlantic South al poll; the six teams above Wilkes are ranked as top 25 nationally. ing true domination in their sport the Lady Colonels beat the wing opponents 9-0 this season: Lycoming, Marywood, Assumption C Hege, Eastern, Arcadia, Kings, FDU, and Stevenson. They continued inning by dropping less than two matches to ESU, Wittenberg, Misericrodia, Scranton, Muhlenberg, and Bloomsburg (Division II). The season wasn't perfect though. These ladies took only 5 of 6 singles titles (Alexis Donner, Ally Kristofco, Katie Lynn, Amanda Holyk, Amanda Rossi) and 1 of 3 doubles titles (Donner/Kristofco) in the Fall MAC Individual Tournament. Wilkes had close 5-4 wins against John Carroll and E-Town before suffering defeat the same way against Haverford and NYU. Going undefeated for the seventh straight year, Wilkes Women's Tennis earned yet another NCAA berth. In the first round against Mt. St. Mary's Wilkes came out on top with a 5-0 victory, soon to fall to first nationally ranked Amherst College. wn the line )Od luck before the match starts y hanging out as two best friends ristofco/ Alexis Donner SENIORS Amanda Holyk Katie Lynn Melanie Nolt Freshmen, Summer Lentini reaching for a forehand to hit a slicing shot and catch her opponet off guard A wards/Honors Player of the Week: Amanda Holyk, Ally Kristofco, Melanie Nolt Women's Scholar Athelete of the Year: Melanie Nolt Giant Steps Award: Melanie Nolt First Team: Katie Lynn, Ally Kristofco, Melanie Nolt Second Team: Anastasia English Freedom Conference Player of the Year: Melanie Nolt Coach of the Year: Chris Leicht 77 �Wilkes Volleyball was selected to finish sixth in the Preseason Polls. In th Greyhound Invitational the Colonels dropped to Muhlenberg and Centena College before defeating U rsinus and Alvernia. At day two of the Scrantor. Invitational Megan Powers broke the school record for assists in a single match with 48 against Marywood. After falling to Baptist Bible College th1 Lady Colonels triumphed over Misericordia in a close five sets. Losing tc Baptist Bible College, Lycoming, and Eastern only pumped the ladies up tJ defeat Keystone and Kings. The rest of the season before playoffs consistt of wins against Arcadia, Manhattanville, Hilbert and losses against Desai· Alvernia, Scranton, and Delaware Valley. With the end of the season win against FDU Florham they clinched the third seed entering into the Freed1 Conference Tournament where the Colonels fell to DeSales. 78 Awards/ All Tournament Tean All-Freedom Conference: Ca~ �Look out! M eg Powers setting the ball up for a hitter. Preseason Polls. In the [uhlenberg and Centenary day two of the Scranton for assists in a single Baptist Bible College the ose five sets. Losing to pumped the ladies up to before playoffs consisted td losses against Desales, ~ end of the season win A wards/Honors All Tournament Team: Casey Bohan (2) entering into the Freedom All-Freedom Conference: Casey Bohan, Erin Nothstein DeSales. �Below: Senior, Nathan White, flipping his opponent over his body Blow: Junior, Phil Racciato, keeping his opponent in a tight hold f~, lit- ~, ~STLr«G Top Left: Junior, Kris Krawchuck, National Runner-up for 157 pounds. Bottom Left: In a tough position the Wilkes Colonel tries to escape to gain an extra point. Right: Sophomore, Sean Lombardi stands with Coach Jon Laudenslager before heading back onto the mat. 0 Raymond Du Jeff Peterso Dustin Stou Nathan Whi �Wilk was ranked 13th in the National Wrestling Coaches Association res son rankings. Guesseppe Rea and Myzar Mendoza had a great s ing at the Monarch Invitational winning their weight classes. Wi es propelled over a close win against E-town before entering the ssiah Petrofes where Rea took his class again. Wilkes hosted the 80th annual Wilkes Open at the end of December; Kris Krawchuk was the only Colonel to take home a championship, while five others finished in the top six (Rea, Mendoza, Mason McIntyre, Matt Transue, Eric Bach, Mike Shannon). Wilkes continued dominating by going 4-0 at the North/South Duals, 2-0 at Metro Duals, as well as a strong wins against ESU, Kings, Ithaca and multiple home matches. This season marked the setting of a school record at 19 straight wins for the team finishing ranked 7th Nationally. Mark Hartenstine, Krawchuk, Transue, William Fletcher all qualified for the NCAA Championships at East Regional. SENIORS Raymond Dungee Jeff Peterson Dustin Stough Nathan White Juni or, Willi am Fletcher choosing to be on top of his opponent. Lookin g fo r th e take-down. A wards/Honors D3Wrestler.com Wrestler of the Week: Kris Krawchuk Team won National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar Team All-American: Kris Krawchuk finishing runner-up at Nationals �Team �heerleading Football & Basketball �President: Vice Presi Secretary: Treasurer. nic Manzione ory Price tchlet an Victoria made comm people with C A more in-depth project involved creating an aqua pod at Hillside Farms. Funding was recieved by the Lowe's lmpowerment Grant. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . For a fundraiser they held a Super Smash Brothers Tournament. Some of the prizes available to win were movie tickets, Nitendo controllers, the game Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Maers BBQ certificates. The winner was Wilkes Basketball player Matt Hayes. Left: Tory Price and Jess Batcblet posing with Ruth's Place during their Walk a Mile in her shoes Walk-a-Thon. anzione, Tory Price, �entrepreneur in cftclion and ~s President: Dotmic Manzione Starting out this year under a new name Vice Presiden Tory Price (formally known as S.I.F.E.) Enactus Secretary: Je atchlet Treasurer: C !ian Victoria made many improvements on our community. The purpose is to empower people for the greater good. Teaming with Campbells soup they canned hungerby collecting 5000 cans; besid~s raising money selling the Hearts for Hunger (pie. left). On the right is helping a women create a small busjness through Ruth's Place by ' creating empowerment. 1 . - The group presented in Baltimore, MD for a Regional Competition on the events they put together during the year. They have won their League the past 10 years, this year was no different. It earned them a spot in Kanasas, MO for the National Competition. g with Ruth's Place, alk-a-Thon. Back Row: Jeremy Wiest, Nick Wesley, Andrew Kolansky, Christian Victoria, Kevin Hopper, Frank Celentano Front Row: Dominic Manzione, Tory Price, Jessica Batchler, Oliva Waszkiewicz 85 �Over the past two yea with the donation oft former Wilkes gradua Students enjoying dinner (above) and dancing (right) on a Friday night at Margarita Azul Spanish Club Left: Throwing a One World the Investment Club i lub that in the past" periences transactia pple, Boeing, John I Meetings typically tak Through research, gro decisions are made by xperience with only ! de inged to be reinves L ft to Right: John Lyne: armen Lopresto, Kyle 1 nthony Cooper, Bemar rodzki, Bobby Schappe students to participate. -~ · Right: Spanis .If"" Above: Students enjoy a meal in New York. • The Spanish Club was run by Kevin Hernandez as President from 2012-2013. The Advisor was Dr. Paola Bianc current Spanish teacher at the University. The club inspires students to learn about the Spanish culture. Doneb. hosting meals , attending a variety of restaurants at different locations, learning how to dance and inviting other 86 students to join. Co Presidents: Anthony Coo Melanie Nolt �)ver the past two years, ith the donation of two Jrmer Wilkes graduates neInvestment Club is able to put money into the stock market. A .lub that in the past would learn based on simulation, now ~periences transactions in real time. They currently have $27,313 into Activision, \pple, Boeing, John Deere, Kimberly-Clark, Papa Johns, Phillips 66, PNC, and Target. Ieetings typically take place once a month over good investment talk and pizza. :hrough research, group discussions, and predictions, stocks are bought and sold. The lecisions are made by the students, it is designed to be a completely hands on - - - - - - - - - .·ixperience with only guidance by Finance instructor Dr. Engel. All profits made are esinged to be reinvested back into the club. ,-=~;;;:------:;-7!!~iiii~iiiiiii===--- Investment Club ft to Right: John Lynch, Christian Victoria, armen Lopresto, Kyle Rountree, Melanie Nolt, - - - - - - ~ ~~nthony Cooper, Bernard Socha, Jeffrey rodzki, Bobby Schappell o Presidents: 1e Advisor was Dr. Paola Bianc Llt the Spanish culture. Done b, w to dance and inviting other Anthony Cooper Melanie Nolt ��Neon Trees Tonight's the @WilkesUPB @twentyonepilots @neontrees #WilkesSpringConcert! See you tonight! -+ 4 P'V1 1 TWEf 6 I IORITES * ••• �Executive Board Society of Womf~n Engineers President: Kns Riven Vice President: Ian Fol Society ofWlml Fngineers Treasurer: Sam Bicke1 Recording Secretary: Ta: Moyer Corresponding Secretai Amber Konopka Parliamentarian: Stevt Left: Niki Patel representing SWE at Club Da) Sawka '12 Sargent at Arms: Kyle " Senior Class President: Menbeth Der Vice President: John Swt Treasurer: Melissa Cai: Secretary: Mike Oga Representatives: Anth< Cooper, Lindsey Cov Lauren Matchell, Jo Pugliese, and Kyle Wc Right: Hanna DiFresco, Laura Easton, Rachel Lacek and Niki Patel helping at the IEEE Enginerring Olympics '12. PRESIDENT NIKITA PATEL VICE PRESIDENT RACHEL LACEK SECRETARY JORDYN MILLER Back: Nick Watkins, Ethan Culler, Laura Easton, Niki Patel, Andrew Asare Front: Christina Kwor, Angelika Forndran, Hanna DiFresco, Rachel Lacek and Amy Mbye representing Wilkes at the Engineering Banquet in Leigh. TREASURER HANNA DtFRESCO OUR MISSION IS TO STIMULATE WOMEN TO ACHIEVE FULL PORENTIAL I~ CAREERS AS ENGINEERS AND LEADERS, EXPAND THE IMAGE OF THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION AS A POSITIVE FORCE IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE OF DIVERSITY Stu �Executive Board President: Kns Rivers Vice President: Ian Foley fy ofWnmFngineers Treasurer: Sam Bickert ~ecording Secretary: Taylor Moyer Corresponding Secretary: Amber KonoP,ka Parliamentarian: Steven :presenting SWE at Club Day Sawka 12 ,argent at Arms: Kyle Wolfe 1 Senior Class resident: Menbeth Derkach iCe President: John Sweeney Treasurer: Melissa Caprio Secretary: Mike Ogar Representatives: Anthony Cooper, Lindsey Coval, Lauren Matchen, Joe Pu~iese, and Kyle Wolfe PRESIDENT NIKITA PATEL VICE PRESIDENT RACHEL LACEK SECRETARY JORDYN MILLER TREASURER HANNA D1FRESCO FULL PORENTIAL IN HE IMAGE OF THE Left: The SG Winter Weekend Team Right: Ian Foley, Jess Drebot, Holly Margiotti, Himil Desai, Taylor Moyer, John Sweeney, Colonel, Lauren Machell, Lindsey Coval Left: Our many social events Right: SG Seniors! Kris Rivers, Meribeth Derkach, Kyle Wolfe, Anthony Cooper, John Sweeney (front) Melissa Caprio, Bethany Sharpless, Lindsey Coval, Lauren Machell, Sam Bickert N IMPROVING THE E OF DIVERSITY Student Government 91 �--'-"' ~ - Senior Class Representative Anthony Cooper playing video games with Junior Class President Ian Foley. Below Left: Snior Julie O'Leary trying to decide which bake good looks the best. WHY t O. �90s Night Freshmen Chris VanHook and Holly Margiotti hanging out with junior Ian Foley. �����������The Block Party is an annual event hosted by Off Campus Council and Student Government during the Spring Semester. Located on the greenway, this events offers food, games, and the opportunity to win prizes. Students could be found in minature bumper cars, battling each other on inflatables, rock climbing, air basketball, and using their upper body strength to reach the tarket being timed. The food consisted of chicken fingers, gyros, popcorn, italian ice, and pretzels. �fl • • ���Pretty safe to say that everyone got a little messy! �Cofor say that little messy. 0 ' ars ���&eniors Jirsl Jareui,eff During the spring semester, graduating seniors, were invited to attend an appetizer and bar event hosted in the Student Henry Ballroom. The purpse is to allow them the opportunity to celebrate with the teachers that influenced their time through college the most. The event is a formal one. 112 ��•• Colle • • •• • Senior business major Sc accounting major Kelly B enior • • • A view o he tands se trinket . To the right 14- enior Devin Kane Melanie Nolt and Phil yan · ri �•• • ���Ladic night took place in UCOM th fc1rn le students at Wilkes to get toi acti, iti , food and the company c and left as friends. The r �Ladies ·night took place in UCOM this year. It was a chance for fem le students at Wilkes to get together and enjoy physical activ 'ties, food, and the company of others. People came as gers and left as friends. The rock wall was a favorite of Ladies Night �Murder �����Periodically throughout each semester and especially during Casino Week BINGO players can be found sitting down and crossing their fingers for the right letter and number to be called. There are always numerous handy prizes to be won; whether that's tickets for the raffle prizes or a movie kit fit with popcorn, candy, and a giftcard. It always made for a relaxing but still extremely competitive evening for most. �flS �I r1s An annual and quite convenient tradition at Wilkes is the Christmas Sale located on the first floor of the Student Henry Center. Local businesses are encouraged to bring in their merchandise and set up display tables for the students to shop. It makes everything easily accessible and provides a wide variety of selections. It also allows businesses to get their name out to students. Pictured below in the left are students Courtney Leighton and Kerry Morton, Courtney's mother is the owner of The Bee Hive located near the Wilkes Barre Square. �eco • In The seniors selected by the Wilkes student body voted on the fallowing candidates to serve on the 2012-2013 Homecoming Court. Melanie Nolt, Meribeth Derkach, Kris Rivers, Cartier Scott, Jessica Short, Nathan White, Sam Bickert, Kyle Wolfe, Sam Schuler, Mike Ogar, Melissa Caprio, and John Sweeney. To the left are pictured the crowned winners Jessica Short and Nathan White with President Patrick Leahy �:es student body voted !S to serve on the mrt. Melanie N alt, , Cartier Scott, Jessica kert, Kyle Wolfe, Sam 1 Caprio, and John )wned winners Jessica th President Patrick �Homecomin~ . . . . . ance I �ance �More Dancin---~ �LON �Hello graduates and the families of the class of 2013. Who would have thought we'd come this far in 4 short years. It seemed like just yesterday we were moving into dorm halls exchanging names and numbers eager to start our exciting journey of homework, sports, and other extra curriculars. Wow I'm more nervous than I thought I'd be. I've never spoken in front of more than 20 people and I stand before you facing thousands. I'm not sure I can finish this. (Look at Dean Adams, cue the music start) [Except then it didn't start, and you were an amazing class with support] Wilkes University Class of 2013 ... .follow your dreams. Hi, hello, how is everybody, welcome to our graduation Here's a little intro to get us started, we are colonel nation While these past 4 years have gone by quick, they will never be forgotten Each major was so different, our degrees we have in common Psych, business, chemistry, ed and even bio, All the work was very grueling, truly worth the while Thank you all for coming, on this day that is well earned We did a lot of schoolwork, here are other things we've learned Our dorms were very good, but Evans was the best, Fire alarms in Towers, way more than all the rest Working in the library, not enough computers, We had alot of these snow days, thanks to the commuters Our city has two schools, only one that you should see The other is a college, were a University Thanks to our professors for getting us this far Because of you we found ourselves, drinking at the bar All jokes aside, you should be proud, we accomplished very much Its time for us to use our smarts, getting real jobs and such Our time at Wilkes is ending, we knew this day would suck And to that I bid farewell, and wish you the best of luck Thanks again, and congratulations Wilkes University class of 2013!!!! 134 That time when the music �we'd come this far !xchanging names r extra curriculars. )re than 20 people That time when the music didn't cue ... �Graduation Day 2013 ��- ~ • · , ' · .. ' ~ - 138 ,1,0...,,(.., •·'t'" • ,' ,>,( ' ,,, ~ ... , ,... ...............1~. •" N,"l~tru:!lll.~~iw..11.ltr.~?.,;'!...';ta-,_:~W)J.ll'J~i"tt-.~ - �����Congratulations Class of 2013! �"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain 144 �� 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 Yearbooks (Amnicola), 1947-2019 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-2019 Description An account of the resource This collection is the complete digitized series of the Wilkes College and Wilkes University yearbooks (Amnicola). The following years did not produce a yearbook: 2012 2018 2020 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 Amnicola, 2013 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilkes University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013