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L E T Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends: Sometimes evidence of an institution’s growth can be found in new facilities. The Robert L. Shangraw Athletic Complex and the southward expansion of the Lycoming campus are testaments to that fact. Lycoming College’s growth this past year, however, has not been the kind you can see from the street. Upon a foundation set long ago, the College’s growth in academic stature and reputation was recognized in several quarters during the 2000-2001 academic year. This past June, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaffirmed the accreditation of Lycoming College, as it must do every ten years. Responding to our own internal self-study, the Commission acted on the recommendation of its visiting team from several colleges. The goals and objectives set by the College were accepted, and the Commission found no deficiencies worthy of additional comment. In other words, Lycoming received an A+. The quality of the College was recognized in other quarters as well. As you may know, the Carnegie Foundation has the responsibility of assigning all colleges and universities to specific institutional categories based on nationally established criteria. Earlier this year, the Foundation re-classified Lycoming College, recognizing our strength as a liberal arts college. The College was moved from the larger category of Liberal Arts II colleges to the more prestigious Liberal Arts I group. U.S. News and World Report, which takes many cues from Carnegie in setting its own categories, immediately reclassified the College from its “regional liberal arts” group to the National Liberal Arts category. Lycoming is now listed among the major liberal arts colleges in the United States. When we opened the College in late August, our Convocation speaker, Dr. Brenda Alston-Mills, Class of 1966 and a professor of Animal Science at North Carolina State University, joined us in greeting both the 410 members of the Class of 2005 and our new transfer students. As in the past, this year we will celebrate athletic contests, choral and theatrical events, visiting lecturers, artistic displays and the activities of numerous clubs and organizations. The College’s hallmark—its small classes taught by highly credentialed faculty—will continue to prepare all our students T E R extremely well for their lives and careers. While the College’s reputation continues to grow and more students want to attend, we are faced with the awesome task of balancing costs while retaining the quality of the instruction and programs that have propelled Lycoming thus far. Keeping Lycoming’s doors open to all qualified students is perhaps our most difficult challenge. Barron’s assessment of our quality and costs affirmed Lycoming as a “Best Buy in Higher Education.” Even so, the fact remains that only 3% of all families of high school seniors can afford Lycoming’s tuition and fees. To give our current and future students the opportunities to succeed, Lycoming College must increase both its Annual Fund and its Endowment. The College has now attained the status of a National Liberal Arts College, but we lag behind the vast majority of our new contemporaries in such resources. I know you share with our trustees, staff and faculty the goal of providing an excellent education for our students. Thank you for your generosity this year. We can continue to create these wonderful educational opportunities only through your support. Sincerely, James E. Douthat President 1 FEATURE Y E A R I N R E V I E W August 2000 October December Lycoming College “moves up” when the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching reclassifies Lycoming College from a Baccalaureate-II College to a Baccalaureate-Liberal Arts college. With this re-classification, Lycoming College shares company with 218 other nationally recognized colleges in the United States, including Williams, Lafayette and Swarthmore. “This is great news,” is the comment of James D. Spencer, dean of admissions and financial aid. “If this were sports, it would be like going “Division I,” he adds. Homecoming 2000 brings back hundreds of alumni, including a special group of Theta Chi brothers. Jim Hebe ’71, Bill Sherwood ’58, and Tom Vanaskie ’75 receive awards. Lycoming’s candlelight service becomes a wonderful Lycoming memory for many students. November International students serve dinner to faculty, staff and invited guests. Hirschberger work on display. January Lycoming College Art Faculty exhibit their own work in the Gallery. The mixed media exhibition included drawings and sculpture by Roger Shipley; sculpture by Jon Bogle; photography, installations and computer graphics by Lynn Estomin, and photography by Danielle Goodyear. February Dr. Michael Musheno ’69 speaks as part of the Larry Strauser Lectureship in Criminal Justice. Musheno is a professor in the School of Justice Studies at Arizona State University. The late Larry Strauser served as director of the Lycoming College Criminal Justice Program from 1973 to 1999. September Works by internationally known artist Fritz Hirschberger are displayed in the Art Gallery from September 21 through Monday, October 23. Hirschberger is a Holocaust survivor and, through his art, depicted the struggles of his family and friends during World War II. March Richard Erickson ’65 at Homecoming 2000. 2 LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 A month long symposium called “East/West: Points of Contact” addresses intercul- LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 FEATURE tural communication between eastern and western societies. The symposium includes a gallery exhibition by Patrick Nagatani, the children’s theatre production of 1000 Cranes, a Kabuki performance and an international film festival, culminating in a two-day conference, March 16-17, that includes 15 different sessions on a wide range of topics. April Lycoming dedicates the site for its own Habitat for Humanity House. Lycoming College presents an evening of JAZZ AND POETRY on April 10 in the Mary L. Welch Theatre. The evening celebrates both jazz and jazz poetry. The poets include Rick Madigan and Jan Selving from East Stroudsburg as well as Steve Cramer ’95, Peggy Cronin ’84, and Vanessa Stauffer ’01. The poetry is interspersed with music by a jazz trio and sax solos by Prof. Sascha Feinstein. International students show off native dishes. Lycoming’s traditional candlelight service. May A Conference on Teaching Excellence on May 3-4 brings Peter Seldin, distinguished professor of management at Pace University to campus as well as faculty from all over the Northeast. The two-day event offers 21 different workshops and presentations. Faculty art show includes work by Danielle Goodyear, Roger Shipley, Lynn Estomin and Jon Bogle. Michael Musheno ’69 with Profs. Roskin (left) and Carter (right). East meets West in Spring Symposium. Dr. John Piper (left) and Peter Seldin June The Mary L. Welch Theatre hosts “June in Bloom”: a series of two plays and a musical revue during the month of June. July Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week brings nearly 1400 high school students to the Lycoming College campus over a four-week period. The program, which draws students from 58 different counties, introduces students to the American free enterprise system through an intensive one-week education that has students running their own “companies” while living in Lycoming College residence halls. The program is good for the College with many of these PFEW students later applying to Lycoming. August The Class of 2005 enters Lycoming through the David B Sykes. This is the largest freshman class in recent history. Brenda Alston-Mills ’66 is the Convocation speaker. Lycoming starts to build its own Habitat house. 3 FEATURE S P O R T S LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 by Robb Dietrich Frank Girardi enters his 30th year at the helm of the Lycoming College football program. He has become a legend in his field by building one of the most respected and consistently successful NCAA Division III football programs in the nation. In his 29 seasons at Lycoming, Girardi has built a career record of 218-68-5 - a winning percentage of .758. He is one of only three active coaches at the NCAA Division III level to record 200 victories and one of only 11 active coaches at all levels of the NCAA to reach the milestone. His .758 winning percentage is seventh among active Division III coaches. Warrior teams coached by Girardi have won 12 Middle Atlantic Conference championships and made 10 appearances in the NCAA playoffs, including trips to the Stagg Bowl, the Division III national championship game, in 1990 and 1997. Lycoming is currently riding a streak of 26 consecutive winning seasons under the direction of Girardi—the sixth longest current streak in Division III and the eighth 44 longest active streak among all colleges. His accomplishments and consistency have not gone unnoticed by others. The Middle Atlantic Conference has honored Girardi as their Coach of the Year on 12 occasions, and in 1999 he became the Robert W. Maxwell Football Club’s first recipient of their Tri-State Coach of the Year Award. The award is presented to an outstanding college or high school coach from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware. Girardi began his love affair with football in high school when he carried the ball as a running back for the Williamsport Millionaires. He continued to play at the collegiate level at West Chester University. Girardi entered the coaching ranks in 1961 when he became an assistant at Jersey Shore High School. He became head coach of the team in 1963 and remained in that position for six years. In 1969, Girardi became an assistant at Lycoming under Budd Whitehill. Three years later, he took the reigns as head coach of a Warrior program that had gone 14-34 since their last winning season in 1965. Lycoming’s woes continued during Girardi’s first three seasons with marks of 2-6, 2-6 and 3-6. But in his fourth season, the Warriors went 6-2 and have not recorded a losing campaign since. In 1984, Girardi accepted an expanded role in the College’s athletic department as the Director of Athletics. He continues to serve in that capacity today, overseeing Lycoming’s 19 intercollegiate athletic programs that compete in the MAC. Girardi’s wife, Lynne, teaches in the Williamsport Area school system. Their daughter, Justine, graduated from Lycoming in 1996. Three other Girardi children Cathy, Jerry and Frank, Jr. have also graduated from the College. LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 F E A T U R E T T E FEATURE Convocation, August 2001 D r. B r e n d a A l s t o n - M i l l s Excerpts from Convocation Address: When I was first asked to speak with you on this occasion of the opening Convocation, of course my response was “Oh wow, absolutely”. As I thought about it, I was reminded of my first job interview after the Ph.D. in an Animal Science department. Animal Science deals with large animals such as horses, cows, sheep, goats, and pigs. My degree was in Zoology/Physiology with a concentration in hormonal regulation of mammary gland cancers. The largest animal that I worked with was a rabbit. During that interview I was asked, “Well Brenda, cows don’t get breast cancer so what are you going to do here if you get the position?” My reply was “A Ph.D. provides the tools to do scholarly research, it’s a means to an end etc.” and I went on and on. After I accepted the position I said, “Oh my goodness, cows don’t get breast cancer, what am I going to do?” So, after I accepted this responsibility, I thought the same, “Oh my goodness, I am presenting the Convocation address. What am I going to talk about?” Last month, the text dropped out of the sky. I was in an airplane, on my way home from attending the 14th International Conference on the First Year Experience. I had served as a facilitator in a Philosophy course entitled The Moral Community. The rationale of the course was conceived to introduce students to diversity during their first year in college. After listening to many speakers, I had to ask myself the question: What did Lycoming College do for me? My conclusion was that even during the tumultuous and turbulent 60s, which was my time here, Lycoming College did it correctly. This college provided a positive atmosphere and a progressive learning environment for everyone. In addition to the basic information on study tips and time management in our orientation course, I was introduced to the concept of true education. Education is not just the classroom lectures, the textbooks and being able to pass exams, although I am certainly not underestimating the importance of those very necessary aspects of the college experience. More importantly, I learned how to receive and to process information and how to formulate ideas. In addition to the classroom, which included time for study in France, input came from observations and experiences in campus clubs such as the Biology Club and the French Club, interactions with faculty outside the classroom, and the individual attention given to each student by everyone from the administration to the staff. Further, there were positive interactions with my peers as well as with the Williamsport community. Upon further reflection, inputs of a lot of different kinds of information gave rise and continue to give rise to new ideas. I then determined and continue to believe that new ideas often take us outside of our comfort zone or outside of those things that we know and that make us feel at ease. When entering into a new situation, all of us come in from different Dr. Alston-Mills with Prof. Owen Herring. backgrounds and very often with a preset plan of action. New ideas challenge our values and challenge our paradigms of how we think that the world should be and how those in it should behave. College’s largest freshman class in a It’s scary and generation. sometimes, as new college However, we must take students, you will feel as I responsibility for each felt: I wondered if I was the decision that we make, and only person on the planet continue to re-evaluate and experiencing these new assess along the way. There thoughts. But the wonderful are times when help is thing is, as I discovered, needed. It is important to ask outside of that zone, there are for it from whatever are your marvelous opportunities and sources of comfort and experiences. support. More importantly, If all of us, as participants we must learn from each involved in higher education decision, the good ones and and as citizens of the world, the bad ones (both of which can avail ourselves of these are relative terms). To opportunities, there is a continue forward is the phenomenal result that operative. occurs called self-actualizaMy message to you is tion. simple and maybe a bit trite. The more we know about Live and learn. Embrace the the world around us and the old and welcome the new. many different groups of Education is a journey and people that are in it, the not a destination. Above all, better we know ourselves. never take yourself too Self-actualization allows for seriously and when all else critical analyses and the fails, a hearty laugh is good ability to make informed for the psyche and for those decisions. around you. Even with the best of Thank you, good luck and reasoning and rationale, there God speed. are outside influences that are beyond our control. 5 C Note: Class notes are compiled from information submitted by alumni class scribes, newspaper clippings received through our press clipping service, and press releases and letters sent directly to the alumni office. Information received after August 1, 2001, will be in a future issue of the Lycoming College Magazine. Send news to: Class Scribe or Alumni Office Lycoming College 700 College Place Williamsport, PA 17701 e-mail: alumni@lycoming.edu FAX: (570) 321-4337 . . . Lycoming College 1 9 4 0 Charles F. Flock (general academic) has his account of his days as a WWII pilot recounted in Ghost Wings magazine, a publication produced by Lycoming College student Adam Makos ’03. Flock earned his Marine aviator wings in August 1943. He had already graduated from Dickinson Junior College and had a year in at Penn State when he was deployed to the Marine dive bombing unit in the South Pacific. 1 9 4 5 Congratulations to Ruth and Oscar P. Harris on their 65th Wedding Anniversary, April 12, 2001. 1 9 4 7 Congratulations to Betty (Fisher) and Luther Stroup Sr. on their 50th Wedding Anniversary, June 9, 2001. 1 9 L A 5 S S 1 Dr. William E. Alberts’ (social studies) research report titled Taking the ism Out of “Race” in the 21st Century: A Study of the Print Media’s Coverage of President Clinton’s National “Dialogue on Race is being published by the William Monroe Trotter Institute in September, 2001. Dr. Alberts is Hospital Chaplain at Boston Medical Center’s Newton Pavilion. He taught social science for six years in the Veterans Upward Bound Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Both a Unitarian Universalist minister and a United Methodist minister, he received his Ph.D. from Boston University in the field of psychology and pastoral counseling. He has written numerous essays and articles on religion, racism and politics in Boston which have appeared in newspapers, magazines and journals. His two previous research reports are entitled The Role of Mainstream Media in Discrediting Black Candidates: The Boston Mayoral Campaigns of 1983 and 1993 and Mainstream Media as Guardian of Racial Hierarchy: A Study of the Threat Posed by Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Million Man March, published in 1995 and 1997 respectively by the William Trotter Institute. Congratulations to Lillian and LeRoy E. Simpson (mathematics) on their 50th Wedding Anniversary, July 7, 2001. 1 9 5 2 Jean and James M. Luppert (business administration) celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversay on June 15, 2001. N 1 O T E S 9 5 3 John Greenfieldt ’53 The Karafin School for special people When John Greenfieldt came to Lycoming College, he had career aspirations to be in the diplomatic corps. Today, several careers away from that initial plan, John works with young people from all over the world as the owner and director of a unique school for students with special learning and emotional needs. The Karafin School in Mt. Kisco, New York, is not quite like any other private secondary school. The classes are small: six students to a class taught by one teacher and one teacher’s assistant. All teachers are dual certified in a subject and in special needs. The students are typically underachievers, Greenfieldt explains, very good to superior in intelligence, but with problems ranging from dyslexia to emotional overlay, many due to frequent moving. This kind of specialized attention pays off in 100% placement of Karafin’s graduates in either two or four-year colleges. Plus the school meets all the requirements of the New York State Board of Regents After being graduated from Lycoming College at the height of the Korean Conflict, Greenfieldt joined the service. While he never saw combat duty, he became secretary to the commanding general at Fort Benning, Georgia.. After the service, he married the sister of classmate Carl Buterbaugh and embarked on a teaching career in Waynesboro, Pa., at Western Maryland College, and the Fox Lane School in Bedford, N.Y. Thirty-five years ago, upon earning his doctorate, he was contacted by Mrs. Karafin to become part of a very special school she had started in Mt. Kisco, New York. Greenfieldt joined Mrs. Karafin and he and his wife eventually bought the school. The Greenfieldts are gradually turning the daily operation of the school over to their daughter, Renee, and son-in-law, Dr. Bart Donow. They also have a son, John, who is an essay and short story editor at Wilson Publishing Company in New York City. The school roster has resounded with names of newsworthy families from around the world. Greenfieldt releases no names. The school’s reputation is quietly circulated among school counselors. “Oh, no, we never advertise,” says Greenfieldt. “Our work advertises itself.” 39 LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 CLASS NOTES 1 9 5 6 1 9 5 8 Congratulations to Eileen and H. George Hinston ’58 (mathematics) on their 50th Wedding Anniversary, June 3, 2001. 1 9 5 9 Congratulations to Betty and Edward M. Allison ’59 (sociology) on their 30th Wedding Anniversary, May 22, 2001. 1 9 6 4 Class Scribe: Bill Lawry 6 Tolland Circle Simsbury, CT 06070 (860) 658-7217 h wlawry@aol.com 1 9 6 5 Jo-Anne Kirby Kauffman Abernethy (English) has been found. Jo-Anne received her Masters in Public Administration in 1976 from the University of Arizona. She worked in health planning, county government social services planning, non-profit agency administration and university long-range planning before she retired in 1994. She is presently living with her husband, Robert, a hospital CFO, in Odessa, Texas. 40 6 8 Thomas E. Crater (business administration) has been named manager and assistant vice president at Omega Bank’s second branch location in Bellefonte, Pa. Betty Stark, an employee in the Lycoming County sheriff’s office, was recently honored by the Lycoming County Commissioners for 30 years of service to the county. 1 9 1 9 6 6 Brenda Alston-Mills (biology) returned to campus to be the featured speaker at New Student Convocation. One of the professors she recalled was Owen Herring who was there in the faculty. Brenda caught the freshmen’s attention with passages she cited from Dr. Seuss. Ismael Gaspar Martins (economics) is Angola’s new permanent representative to the United Nations. Prior to his appointment, he served as a founding member and copresident of the AngolaSouth Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He also was managing director of Gaspar Martins and Associates International Business Consultants. Among other positions, Gaspar Martin has served as the Executive Director of the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire, Minister of both External Trade and Finance for Angola, and as an economic affairs officer for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. In addition to his degree from Lycoming, Gaspar Martins completed postgraduate studies in economics from the University of Mannheim (Germany) and received a diploma in economic development from Oxford University. 1 9 1 9 6 9 Arthur L. Fry (sociology) was named Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 3 employee of the month for March. Arthur supervises a team of personnel specialists involved in managing the district’s safety and training program, quality program, labor relations program and employment and services programs. He is recognized as having one of the best personnel programs in the state. 6 9 The Psychology of Change Most of us change gradually, in small steps over time. We lose or gain a pound at a time, become a little more or less forgiving. Yet sometimes people are changed dramatically and permanently, in a matter of hours or days. Such transformation is captured in the character of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, but it also happens in real life. It may, in fact, be much more common than most of us realize. Dr. William R. Miller (’69) became fascinated with such sudden and dramatic Change during a 1990 sabbatical leave in Australia. When returning to the University of New Mexico, where he is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, he began a ten-year program of research to understand just how such change happens. “There is not even a name for it in my own discipline of psychology,” he said. Although epiphanies are familiar in religion and have been written about by theologians, psychologists have focused mainly on step-by-step change. One of the only psychologists to study such changes, in fact, was William James, sometimes called the father of American psychology. In his 1902 Varieties of Religious Experience, James described such rapid transformations, distinguishing them from what he called the “educational variety”of inch-by-inch change. Such sudden and sweeping changes are also familiar in the writings and stories of Alcoholics Anonymous. Yet modern psychology has remained silent on the subject. “I became curious about this omission, and set out to see if we could at least describe the phenomenon.” Miller and his student, Dr. Janet C’de Baca, were interviewed for a feature story in a local Albuquerque newspaper, and asked for people to call who may have had such an experience. To their Continued on page 41 LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 CLASS NOTES Continued on from 40 surprise, the phone rang for weeks, with dozens of people coming forward. Volunteers were required to spend three hours with Miller’s team, telling their stories and completing questionnaires. In the end, the research team documented fifty-five narratives. The result is Quantum Change: When Sudden Insights and Epiphanies Transform Ordinary Lives, recently published by Guilford Press. It describes commonalities in quantum changes across people who were in all other respects quite diverse. Often, as with Scrooge, the experience was a surprise: unexpected and uninvited. About half were of the “insight type” in which a profound truth or realization suddenly burst upon the person’s awareness. “It’s not like coming to a conclusion,” Miller said. “These people have the sense of knowledge being given to them, and they recognize it for truth the moment they see it.” The other half were of the epiphany variety, and included many of the classic elements of mystical experience. “These people usually felt themselves in the presence of something much greater than themselves.” The language they used to describe their experience varied greatly, but the stories have many common features, and nature of the Other was always the same: unspeakably loving and accepting. Miller and C’de Baca thought that the final chapter of their book would be a psychological discussion of the nature of quantum change, but another surprise lay in store for them. The experiences of these widely diverse people were not only similar in form, but also contained common themes and content. Many, for example, suddenly experienced a profound interconnectedness with all other people, or with all of the universe. There was also a deep sense of peace and trust that endured over time. On average, it had been eleven years since the quantum change occurred, and the storytellers were uniformly confident that they had passed through a one-way door. “It’s like having a ten-year follow-up interview with Ebenezer Scrooge,” Miller said. The final chapter of their book describes these common “messages for humankind.” The education that Miller received at Lycoming prepared him well for this work. “I had extraordinary professors in psychology, writing, and religion, and my years at Lycoming gave me a lifelong curiosity about human nature.” Currently he is chairing a panel of senior psychologists to explore “The Nature of the Human Person” from a Judeo-Christian perspective, with funding from the Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of Notre Dame. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Oregon in 1976, and has authored 26 books and hundreds of scientific articles and chapters. For fifteen years he has been supported by a senior career Research Scientist Award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, to focus full-time effort on psychological research and the mentoring of new scientists. Rev. Joseph M. Amico (religion) is hosting a weekly radio show on Phoenix’s KFNX 1100AM. The show airs on Tuesdays between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and features an expert in the addictions or mental health field describing a condition with a practical solution on ways to cope with life stressing issues. Rev. Amico is a nationally recognized speaker on the topics of addictive disorders and sexual orientation issues. He is an ordained minister and counselor in private practice in Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona. Anyone missing a mug? The mug in question is a heavy pearl white porcelain container, standing 6 inches tall. On one side is “Lycoming College 1969.” On the Other side is the name HAMMY. In the middle of the mug is a crest with the following Latin words: 18 Causa: Latet: Vis: Est: Notissima 45. Barry Hamilton ’70 ended up with the mug after his 30th reunion when a colleague thought it might be his. For more information, write Barry at Barry_Hamilton@ustrust.com. 1 9 7 0 E. Eugene Yaw (business administration) received the Alvin C. Bush Republican Service Award at a ceremony held at the Lycoming Genetti. The award honors Yaw’s more than 20 years of service to his political party. He is currently a partner in the law firm of McNerney, Page, Vanderlin and Hall and also serves as Lycoming County’s solicitor. 1 9 7 3 Class Scribe: Angela Vaira Kyte 8 Penny Lane Boonton Township NJ 07005 (201) 335-4966 h angela.r.kyte@marshmc.com Congratulations to Linda and Terry G. Schreiber (biology) on their 25th wedding anniversary, February 19, 2001. 1 9 7 4 Class Scribe: Sherry L. MacPherson P.O. Box 167 Shiloh, NJ 08353 (856) 451-4976 slmacp@aol.com Nancy Rabuck Wilson (French) has a weekly column, “Muse-ings” which is published on Tuesdays in the Huntsville Item (Texas) newspaper. Friends with access to the Internet can read her column on-line at itemoline.com. 41 LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 CLASS NOTES 1 9 7 5 Charles E. Whitehurst, Jr. (political science) is seeking re-election to the Caesar Rodney School Board. Charles resides in Camden Wyoming, Del., with his wife Karen. He is a practicing attorney with the firm, Whitehurst & Curley in Dover and remains active in numerous legal organizations. 1 42 9 7 7 Peter D. Weaver, resident Bishop of the Philadelphia Episcopal Area of the United Methodist Church, recently announced the creation of the New Life Outreach Charge, which consists of Salem United Methodist Church, Aquashicola; Ebenezer United Methodist, Leighton and Parryville United Methodist, Parryville. The Rev. James D. Anderman (business administration) was appointed senior pastor effective March 1, 2001. Anderman received a Master of Divinity degree from Moravian Seminary in 1996. He served six years as pastor of the Belfast and Wind Gap Charge. Dr. Carol Chambers Mills (sociology) has joined the practice of Behavioral Healthcare Consultants, located in Lancaster and Lemoyne, Pa. Dr. Mills provides psychological and neuropsychological services for adults and for seniors. Dr. Mills received her Doctor of Psychology degree in clinical psychology, with specialization in health psychology and behavioral medicine, from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She completed her internship, with specialization in clinical neuropsychology, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at Bancroft Rehabilitation Services in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Dr. Mills resides in Mechanicsburg with her husband H. Brian Mills. 1 9 7 9 Class Scribe: John Piazza 416 Pine Street Williamsport, PA 17701 (570) 321-1818 Mini reunion for 1982 James A. Leavens (business administration) has been appointed Director of Marketing for the Professional Tool Division of the Danaher Corporation. Leavens began his career with Danaher in 1997 in the Lancaster area as a Marketing Manager for Danaher PTD. He has held several positions with Danaher and most recently that of Senior Brand Manager with strategic responsibility for several key professional markets, including hardware and automotive. In his new role, Jim will be responsible for driving all marketing initiatives involving Danaher’s Hand and Service tool business with the National Auto Part Association (NAPA). Jim will be relocating to the Atlanta area to assume this position. 1 9 8 Class Scribe: Roy Crowe 305 North Rd Garden City NY 11530 Roycrowe@optonline.net 0 Gayle Allison (mathematics) has been named by Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, Pa., as one of the C.A.R.E. Employees of the Year for 2000. 1 9 8 2 A mini reunion of several close friends from the class of 1982 was held in Great Falls, Virginia, at the home of Catherine (Milarczik) ’82 (political science) and Greg Haymans in August of 2000. Attending from left to right were: Mary Kay (Steffich) ’82 (accounting), who came with her husband Jeff Duus ’80 (biology). The Duuses reside in Brookfield, Conn., with their two children, Emily, 13, and James, 9. Kim (Gammell) ’82 Loudis (biology) came with her husband, Matt, from their home in Birdsboro, Pa. The Loudises have two sons, Kyle,12, and Bradley, 10. Catherine (Milarczik) ’82 Haymans (political science) and her husband, Greg, the hosts for the reunion, live in Great Falls with their children, Caroline, 8, and Andrew, 4. Valerie (LaDuca) O’Connor ’78-79 attended with her husband, Jeff. The O’Connors live in Airmont, N.Y., with daughters, Lindsay, 12, and Lara, 8. Kathleen (Cody) Brady ’82 (business administration) and husband, Frank, arrived from the farthest destination coming from Thousand Oaks, Calif., where they live with their two sons, James, 9, and Michael, 4. Sandra (Sam) Milich ’82 (political science) joined the group with a short trip from Alexandria, Va. Isabel (Van Deusen) Landzert ’82 (communications) and husband, Bart, traveled from Green Bay, Wisc., where they live with their two children, Thomas, 10, and Belle, 8. The weekend for this group was a rousing time for all, complete with a limousine ride to Washington, D.C., to visit the U.S. Capitol and Lincoln Memorial. 1 9 8 5 Class Scribe: Theo Gude Truch 897 A Merritt Drive Hillsborough NJ 08876 c.truch@worldnet.att.net (908) 431-9073 (h) 1 9 8 6 Kari L. Hebble (political science) has joined investment manager Neuberger Berman as a Regional Vice LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 President of Private Asset Management. Kari will serve south and central New Jersey as well as New York City, marketing the firm’s services to high net worth individuals, trusts, foundations and family offices. Ms. Hebble joins Neuberger Berman with over 14 years of financial consulting experience. Previously, she worked for PNC Advisors and First Union Trust and Private Banking Division. 1 9 8 7 Class Scribe: Tina Muheim 32 Summit Ave Paoli PA 19301 (610) 695-9379 (h) (215) 928-8436 (w) 1 9 8 8 Albert W. Burba (business administration) has been promoted to the Director of Marketing for Airborne Express. Albert, his wife, Colleen (Gallagher) ’89, daughter, Kathryn, 4, and son Matthew, 2, reside in Mill Creek, Wash. 9 8 Class Scribe: Wendy Park Myers 10 Yorktown Drive Shamong NJ 08088 (609) 268-5458 (h) KDoenitz@erols.com 1 9 9 9 0 Class Scribe: Courtenay Wells Arendt 633 Oak Farm Court Lutherville MD 21093 (410) 561-0909 Cheryl E. Good (business-management) is seeking re-election for borough tax collector. She was first elected in 1997 and will be completing her first 4-year term this year. She resides in Montoursville, Pa., with her husband, Clifford, and five children. 1 Class Scribe: Cindy Smith Snyderman 3 Edwin Miller Drive Glen Mills, PA 19342 610-558-0998 (h) 1 CLASS NOTES 9 9 1 Delaware Valley’s High School boys track team under the able direction of Nicholas R. Barbieri (psychology) second year coach, is experiencing new found success in its current day four-year history. Barbieri, a former long and triple jumper in high school and college, has been a guiding influence, in this newly regenerated track program. 1 9 9 2 Class Scribe: Julie Makatche Alpharetta, GA 30005 (335 Mulberry Manor Court 770) 753- 1474 jmakatch@kcc.com The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) recently awarded Kerri (Bloom) Frick (business management) the Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) certification. The ARM certification is awarded to managers of residential property who meet IREM’s strict requirements in the areas of experience, education and ethical conduct. IREM is a professional association affiliated with the National Association of Realtors and has been devoted to the development and recognition of professionalism in real estate management for over 60 years. Approximately 3,800 individuals nationwide have achieved the ARM certification. They manage about 635,000 residential units. 1 9 9 3 Class Scribe: Karin Plummer Botto ’93 1022 Cardinal Rd Audubon, PA 19403 work 610-660-1995 botto@sju.edu Shaun A. Chalk (accounting) has been promoted to Vice President of Finance at Lowe Lintas & Partners NY. Lowe Lintas & Partners has agencies in over 80 countries and is considered one of the world’s largest advertising firms. Shaun was formerly the Assistant Director of Worldwide Finance. Cleveland Brothers has announced the addition of Randy Zangara (business management) as a general construction territory manager at the White Deer, Pa., location. As a territory manager, Randy will be a sales representative for Caterpillar, NPK, Trail King and Mauldin products servicing the Lycoming, Snyder and Union counties. Jayme (Yerger) Cashman (theatre/elementary ed) has been named Outstanding Teacher of the Year for the 2000-2001 school year at the Ronald H. Brown Charter School in Harrisburg, Pa. She was selected for the honor by her fellow staff members, administration and school board. Jayme is in her eighth year of teaching but this is her first year with the charter school. Jayme and her husband Bart reside is Dillsburg, Pa. 1 9 9 4 Class Scribe: Michele L. Wawroski 445 Central Avenue Needham, MA 02494 (781)444-2254 (h) e-mail: mwawroski@yahoo.com 1 9 9 5 Class Scribe: Bob Martin ’95 2467 Route 10 East Building 6 Unit 1-B Morris Plains, NJ 07950 Home Phone : (973) 401- 1983 Martin180@aol.com Shannon (Stoner) Marshall (history) recently accepted a position with SC Johnson (makers of Windex, Glade, Pledge, Ziploc and other brands) as a Major Account Business Manager. Shannon graduated with a MA in American Studies from Penn State in August 2000. She is currently enrolled in a MBA program at Medaille College in Buffalo, N.Y. Shannon resides in Akron, N.Y., with her husband, Brian. 1 9 9 6 Class Scribe: Amy J. Ambrose 599 Orchard Drive Wilmington, DE 19803 (302) 479-9159 e-mail: ajoambrose@aol.com Awards were presented in March for the 2000-2001 Theatre Season in Northeast Pennsylvania. Cynthia (Teets) McAndrew (commu43 LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 CLASS NOTES nications/theatre) was nominated and won “Best Actress in a Drama” for the Actors Circle production of the “Beauty Queen of Leenane”, which was the 1998 winner of four Tony Awards. The event was held at the Scranton Cultural Center hosted by the Pennsylvania Film Festival. The Co-Chairman for the event was the late Jason Miller. Deanna Barthlow (psychology) has been a graduate student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, since 1996. She earned her M.A. in clinical psychology in May, 1998. Deanna defended her doctoral dissertation in April, 2001. She will be completing an APA-accredited psychology internship at the Health and Counseling Center of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, starting in September 2001. Upon completion of her internship, Deanna will receive her Ph.D., in clinical psychology in August 2002. Michael L. Wodrig (biology) graduated from Cornell Veterinary University on May 27, 2001, receiving his New York certificate to practice Veterinary Medicine. He is currently working at the Veterinary Hospital of Greece, a suburb of Rochester, N.Y. 1 9 9 7 Class Scribes: Lauren Kolaya 1081 Oakland Avenue Plainfield, NJ 07060-3411 lyco97@aol.com 908-755-5710 or 908-9620816 44 Kirsten Schwalm Miller 122 Bressler St Sayre PA 18840 (570)888-6486 kirstenbrian@cyberquest.com Susquehanna Health Systems of Williamsport, Pa., recently honored it nursing professionals and presented annual nursing awards for outstanding contributions to the field of nursing. Susan Duchman, (nursing) a registered nurse, received the Pat Stopper Award for Nursing Management. Carrie L. Smith (communications) has recently accepted the position of Public Relations and Marketing Assistant for The Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, Pa.. The Settlement Music School is the largest community arts school in the nation. Carrie will be assisting with marketing, public relations and management of the school’s website, smsmusic.org. Susanna Smucker (art) graduated from Ohio University with her master’s in Fine Arts. She is currently working with the Los Angeles Opera. 1 9 9 One of the questions Jessica posed to Brenda was, “If Timothy McVeigh’s execution is broadcast to survivors, will it establish a dangerous precedent?” Brenda feels no precedent would be set “simply because McVeigh’s case is so unique. ‘There have been very few, if any, death penalty cases in U.S. history with so many victims. Thousands of people were directly affected by the Oklahoma bombing.... The sheer breadth of McVeigh’s terrorism makes this crime and its punishment different from anything else we’ve ever seen.’ Brenda is currently employed as communications director at the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, D.C. Heather Duda (English) graduated in May with an MA in Literature from the University of Maryland. Heather is now a full-time Academic Advisor at the College Park campus of the University of Maryland. Michael Gaydon (business-management) has been named to the Muncy High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Mike lettered all four years on the Muncy High School basketball team from 1990-1993 and was selected as the Mid-Penn Most Valuable Player during his sophomore and senior seasons. Mike scored a record-setting 1,672 points during his high school career. He also led Lycoming County in scoring his senior year with 585 points, which set a Muncy record. Gaydon played two seasons of basketball for Lycoming and lettered both years. Kelly Marie Norton (philosophy) received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University during commencement ceremonies held in Carlisle, Pa., on May 25, 2001. While at Dickinson, Kelly was a senior staff member of the Dickinson Law Review. Kelly will be an associate in the law firm of Barley, Snyder, Senft & Cohen, in Lancaster, Pa. 8 Class Scribe: Brenda Bowser 8750 Georgia Avenue Apt. 1231A Georgian Towers Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 563-6956 BrendaBowser@hotmail.com Brenda Bowser (political science) was recently interviewed by Jessica Reaves for TIME.com website on the subject “Closed-Circuit-TV Executions: A Step Too Far?”. Theatre and music alumni and friends paid a special musical tribute to Jimmy Denton, former member of the theatre faculty, who died earlier this summer. From left Darren Hengst ’99 (on knee), Bernadette Ulrich ’99, and Glenn Klein ’93. LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 1 9 CLASS NOTES 9 9 A Tale of Two Ministers On May 20, 2001, Daven Oskvig ’99 was introduced to the congregation of the First United Methodist Church of Westborough, Massachusetts, as the student pastor for the summer, part of the field experience in which Oskvig must participate as a seminary student at Boston University. Daven was introduced by Rev. George Bieber ’41 who told the Rev. Bieber and Daven Oskvig congregation something that neither Daven nor they yet knew: Bieber and Oskvig were alumni of the same institution in Pennsylvania. Bieber and Oskvig share an appreciation for the excellent preparation in the study of the Bible that both Dickinson Junior College and Lycoming provided them. Both also found themselves in the ministry because they were called. Rev. Bieber was called at the age of 12 and with a local preacher’s license found himself as pastor of a church in Trout Run at the age of 16. By the time he had started at Dickinson Junior College, he also had a small church in Nisbet. Bieber finished his bachelor’s degree at Juniata and went on to the Boston University School of Theology where Daven is studying. He also received a doctorate in clinical psychology in 1952. Bieber’s career has been a series of small churches and his business card reads “spiritual healer.” He has a book coming out this fall on spiritual healing Miracles in the Making, published by Sealoss Valley Books. Since retiring in 1988, Bieber has had three more churches and now preaches at special services of the Westborough church. Bieber calls himself a Methodist maverick given to sermons with such titles as “For God’s Sake, Shut Up,” “Christians Must be Selfish,” and “Hurrah for Sin.” Like Bieber, Oskvig received a call to the ministry at the age of 17. His brother is a minister as well. While studying at Lycoming, he spent his summers in park ministry as student pastor in Pennsylvania state parks, a program run by the Pennsylvania Council of Churches. While he is reeling with considerable student debt, Oskvig is also thinking about continuing on in graduate school and completing his doctorate. Ostvig feels that he is getting “the wisdom of a lifetime in the ministry” from Dr. Bieber. “It is probably his sense of humor that I also cherish and hope to emulate in my own life. However, I also take the seriousness that he approaches doing the work of ministry and preaching the Gospel.” Bieber’s advice to Daven is to “find a way to make the necessary themes [of Christianity] understandable to the modern generation.” 1 9 9 Class Scribe: Cowell Falls Lions Gate Apt. 424 Waupelani Drive J31 State College, PA 16801 cowell52@hotmail.com (814) 235-0486 9 Greg Bell is employed by PRIMUS Technologies Corporation in Williamsport Jennifer Nohai (mathematics) recently received her M.S. degree in Education at Binghamton University. Alexander R. Seaman (music) graduated on May 20, 2001 from Binghamton of the Binghamton University Chamber Ensemble. He will be taking a year off before pursuing his doctorate. 2 0 0 0 Class Scribe: Amanda Peterman 115 Carpenter St. Muncy, PA 17756 (570) 546-9440 arp@larsondesigngroup.com Katie (Wuestner) Bell 00 is employed by the Industrial Modernization Center in Williamsport. Whats in store! Baby Bibs Sweatshirts Chairs Lamps and even Old Main on-line at the Lycoming College Store http:// www.lycoming.edu/ dept/bookstore University with a Master of Music in Composition. He also received the Foundation Award for Creative Work in Fine Arts. During his time at Binghamton University, his works were performed by the Binghamton University Chorus, Women’s Chorus, Hapur Chorale and members 45 CLASS NOTES Theresa McGee and Michael C. Flaherty ’88 were married on October 27, 2000, at St. Joseph’s Church in Boothwyn, Pa. Tammi R. Strauser ’94 and Keith W. Cremer were married on April 28, 2001, in South Williamsport, Pa. Kristen McDonald and Michael J. Samson ’94 exchanged vows on May 26, 2001, at the Watsontown United Methodist Church in Watsontown, Pa. Amy Marie Gownley and Joel J. Digris ’95 were united in marriage on July 8, 2001, at St. Joseph’s Church in Girardville, Pa. Linley A. Stover ’96 and Sean Timothy Mannello ’93 were married March 12, 2000, in Maui, Hawaii. Kristi Margevich ’96 and Peter J. Ressler, Jr. ’94 were married on May 27, 2001, in Radnor Township. Picture with list of alumni attending. Bridget Fitzpatrick and Adam Drake ’96 were married on June 30, 2001, in Center Valley, Pa. Cynthia A. Teets and Michael M. McAndrew were married on July 14, 2001, at the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, Pa. Tricia Clarke Willett ’96 did a reading in the ceremony and Dawn Creasy ’96 was in attendance. Christianne Vaughn ’97 and Alan J. Harpster ’00 were married on May 19, 2001, in Williamsport, Pa. Bonnie Penman ’96 was maid of honor, Bill Gehron ’99 was 46 M A R R best man and Julie Babbony ’99 was a bridesmaid. Holly A. Sickert ’97 and R. Christopher Barros were married on July 14, 2001, in Dedham, Mass. Jenny Glick ’97 was a bridesmaid. Geoffery A. Boblick ’98 and Jill Gearhart ’98 exchanged vows on April 21, 2001, in Mountainhome, Pa. Members of the bridal party were Terry McLaughlin ’98, Coley Crouse ’98, Matthew Wolfe ’98, Jennifer Morral ’99 and Jamie Newhard ’99. Lisa K. Moore ’98 and Jared F. Rivera were married on March 10, 2001, in Easton, Pa. Tracy Leader ’98 and Shane Stoneroad were married on May 26, 2001 in Halifax, Pa. Lauren Mugione ’98 was maid of honor, Kathleen Kallen ’99 was a bridesmaid, Tracy’s brother, Todd Leader ’02 was an usher and April Sparks ’98 was in attendance. Elizabeth Miller ’99 and Benjamin G. Naylor ’98 on July 14, 2001 in York, Pa. Cowell Falls ’99 and Christopher M. Gemberling were married on May 25, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Church in State College, Pa. Amber L. Irion ’99 and Gregory A. Barto were married on May 7, 2001 in Muncy, Pa. Kara M. Koziol ’99 and Jerome J. Moran ’99 were married at Shiloh United I A G E S LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 Stephanie M. Smith ’00 and Lenny Romano were married at St. Mary’s Church in Lancaster, Pa., on June 23, 2001. Mary Catherine “Katie” Wuestner ’00 and Greg Bell, ’99 were married on June 16, 2001, in Clarke Chapel. Top Row- left to right : Lisa Phillips The Reverend J. Marco ’99, Laurie Scherer ’02, Holly Hunsberger officiated. The Hiergeist ’98, Stephanie Smithwedding party included Romano ’00, Jennifer Walter Wetzel ’99, Alison Smith ’97, Britton Ruff Alison Shaffer ’00 and Jay ’99, Elena Porchia ’97, Nicole Wingard ’99. Ferlisi-Firth ’97; Bottom Row- left Also in attendance were: to right: Pamela Featenby ’98, Jennifer Hirko ’01, Kristin Joe Albeck ’00, Lesley McParlan ’97, Stacey Mitchell ’99, Ammon ’00, Brian Artim Cindy Amorim ’99 ’99, Kevin Boles ’00, Melissa Borgerson ’00, Ryan Church of Christ in Danville Broughton ’00, Keith Davis in September 2000. ’00, Wayne Dieffenderfer, Kimberly R. Myers ’99 and ’99, Amber Douglass ’02, Corey R. Hunter were Jess Flory ’98, Bill Gehron married at Faith United IV ’99, Minta George ’00, Methodist Church in Dr. Mehrdad Madresehee, Tia Montoursville, Pa., on June Magargle ’00, Mark 23, 2001. McCleland ’99, Anne McMunn, Jennie Jennifer L. Missigman ’00, Walter ’99 and Erin Mumma Eric M. Wetzel, ’01, Jonathan October 21, Merckens, ’99, 2000, in Jennifer Nohai Sunbury, Pa., ’99, Azure Britton Ruff Reaser ’00, Alex ’99 was maid of Seaman ’99, Dr. honor (correcPhilip Sprunger, tion). Kerri Stauffer ’02, Maria Jeanine (Evans) Taylor ’00, ’00 and Donald Wuestner-Bell Wedding Marc ’99 and F. Page, Jr. were Amanda (Pfaff) married on May ’98 Tipton, Dr. Mark Toncar, 23, 2001. Adrienne Wydra ’02, and Phil Zimmerman ’02. Amanda Eisner ’00 and . Michael Holmes ’98 were Jennifer N. Brooks ’01 and married on May 19, 2001, at Robert E. Carter, Jr., were All Saints Episcopal Church, married at Lampeter United Williamsport, Pa. Methodist Church in Lancaster on May 26, 2001. LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 B I R T H S A daughter, Isabella Alexandra, to Celeste and Robert F. Johnson ’75. June 28,2001. Save Income Tax A daughter, Emma Page, to Amy (Archer) ’86 and Randall T. Caccia, September 11, 2000. A daughter, Amanda Rose, to Ann (Culhane) ’87 and Steven Hopper, June 12, 2001. A son, Benjamin Andrew to Carol (Helstrom) ’88 and Herbold Wagner III ’87, July 5, 2001. He joins a brother, Herbold IV, 2. A daughter, Elizabeth Anne, to Julie (Hottle) ’88 and Edward Day, July 17, 2001. She joins brother, Alexander, 3. A daughter, Nicole Ames to Wendy and John DelBono ’89, June 29, 2001. She joins a brother, John, 2 1/2. A daughter, Erica, to Allyson and Douglas G. Fealtman ’89. June 21, 2000. She joins a brother, Dylan,4. A son, Riley Cadden, to Celeste and Shawn Langen ’89, April 11, 2001. He joins a sister, Grace, 1 1/2. A son, Preston Tyler, to Jennifer (Piper) ’89 and David McNamara, December 12, 2000. A daughter, Tessa Leray, to Michelle and Joseph A. (Jody) Bitner ’90, May 15, 2001. She joins a brother, Bryce, 3 1/2. A daughter, Isabel Roberts, to Heather (Franklin) ’90 and V. Peter Traphagen ’90, May 25, 2001. She joins a brother, Will, 3 1/2 and a sister, Olivia, 21 months. CLASS NOTES Douglas and Allyson Fealtman with Erica and Dylan A son, Christopher Nicholas, to Nicole and Danny C. Onorato ’91, December 30, 2000. A daughter, Abigail Marie, to Christine (Carabini) ’92 and George Lokitis, June 20, 2001. She joins a brother, Nicholas, 3 1/2. A daughter, Brooke Elizabeth, to AnnMarie (Reppert) ’92 and Mark Cieless, March 26, 2001. A daughter, Bayli Margaret, to Elaine (O’Connell) ’92 and Jason A. Lake ’95, July 5, 2001. She joins a sister, Misty, 5. A son, Ryan Scott, to Angie and David E. Becker ’93, August 1, 2000. A daughter, Emily Paiten, to Aimee (Tellep) ’93 and Joseph J. Dolejs, Jr., February 28, 2001. A son, Maxwell David, to Joanne and David L. Troutman ’93, May 4, 2000. A daughter, Abigail Rose, to Maureen (Hall) ’93 and Kenneth R. O’Connor ’94, March 25, 2001. She joins a sister Emma Marie, 2 1/2 . A daughter, Lauren Rae, to Amanda (Weaver) ’94 and Michael Watkins, December 29, 2000. A daughter, Emily, to Dianne (Buck) ’95 and Russell S. Ritner, February 20, 2001. She joins a sister, Rachel, 2. A son, Aiden Peter to Kara (LaCoe) ’95 and Jason Curry, March 2, 2001. A daughter, Myah Marie, to Karen (Maurer) ’95 and Brian E. Smeltz, October 9, 2000. A son, Ryan, to Andrea (Girio) ’95 and Kevin E. Weinhoffer, March 16, 2001. A daughter, Audrey Brynn, to Amy (Dils) ’96 and Brian K. Shomper, April 9, 2001. A son, Niko Bay, to Karen (Flook) ’96 and Kuljeet Singh, April 5, 2001. A son, Timothy Patrick, to Annette (Weller) ’96 and Timothy M. Kinney ’94, January 25, 2001. A son, Matthew Rodger, to Tracey (Hawkins) ’97 and Daniel Rebuck, January 9, 2001. A daughter, Kayann Michelle, to Patricia (Booth) ’99 and Christopher F. Coote, February 15, 2001. As the holiday season approaches, the spirit of giving becomes more meaningful to everyone, and we show esteem for friends and family with thoughtful gifts. In the same spirit, you can choose from a variety of gifts that will sustain Lycoming College while allowing you great tax benefits in the coming year. Cash Gifts Simply write a check to Lycoming College, and you may be able to deduct all or part of your gift, depending on your adjusted gross income. Appreciated Securities Avoid the capital gains tax, and take advantage of a charitable income tax deduction. Life Income Gifts Place assets in a charitable remainder trust to: eliminate capital gains taxes on appreciated assets receive income for life save current income taxes One Last Reminder Any gift to Lycoming College by December 31st supports our commitment to excellence in community service and helps you maximize your tax deductions. For further information, contact Lauri K. Fink at 570-321-4036 47 LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL ’01 CLASS NOTES I N 1927 Gladys Long McKay Fraser died June 6, 2001 at Burke Health Care Center in Burke, VA. She is survived by two daughters. 1931 M E M O R I A M Services were held on May 12, 2001 at St. David’s Church in Florida, for Carl H. Thaler. He is survived by three sons. 1944 Helen E. Clevenger died June 18, 2001. She is survived by a sister, Sara (Clevenger) Charles. Barbara W. Stewart of Towanda died May 8, 2001, at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. There were no immediate survivors. 1933 1948 Robert A. Elder died peacefully in the Williamsport Hospital on April 29, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary, a son and a daughter. Henry F. Frey, Sr. passed away on May 19, 2001, at his farm in Muncy Township, PA. He is survived by his wife, Linda, a daughter and two sons. Helen Mallalieu Golder died May 18, 2001, at Venice, Florida. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Robert. Paul G. Kackenmeister died June 20, 2001, at the Williamsport Home. He is survived by his wife, Genevieve, a son and two daughters. Charles J. Stockwell of Williamsport, died on July 28, 2001. He is survived by his wife Mary Elizabeth, and three daughters. 1942 Elizabeth Fulmer Castlebury Moltz of Fullerton, CA died on July 19, 2001. She is survived by a daughter and a son. 1951 Claire E. Kaufman of Pennsdale, PA, died on July 21, 2001, at his residence following an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Betty, two sons and a step-son. 1953 Robert L. Blaser died May 13, 2001 in Newark, NY. He is survived by his wife, Jean (Hoover) ’54 and a son. Word has been received of the passing of Walter C. DeGenring, Jr. on August 8, 2000. There are no known survivors. 1965 1956 Kathleen Brett Wheeler lost her battler with pancreatic cancer on June 18, 2001. She is survived by her husband, Mike, and three daughters. Word has been received of the passing of Thomas M. Donahue on January 31, 1995. 1957 Thomas D. Stutzman died January 29, 2001, in Lancaster, Pa. He is survived by his wife, Laretta. 1973 1974 William H. Bird died on June 7, 2001, in the emergency room of the Muncy Valley Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Madeline (Thomke) ’57, a son and three daughters. Katharine Rose Sudekum lost her battle with breast cancer on May 27, 2001, in Athens, GA. She is survived by her parents and a sister. For further information, contact Eric Schoneberger at sir5214@aol.com. 1958 1977 Dr. Nicholas Delgalvis died on July 11, 2001, at the Williamsport Home. He is survived by his wife, Daina, three sons and two daughters. Arda Marie Dage lost her battle with cancer on May 23, 2001, in Severn, MD. She is survived by her parents, a sister and two brothers. 1962 Rev. William F. Zimmerman died on July 7, 2001, at his son’s home where he resided in Front Royal, Virgina. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, two sons and a daughter. 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