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Contents 1 | Editor’s Note 2 | University News 12 | Cover Story 21 | Sports 22 | Class Notes 25 | Alumni Chapter News 32 | Featured Profile: Mark ’86 and Julie Moyer ’86 Drochek
“Building on Excellence,” WCU’s 10-year strategic plan
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President Greg R. Weisenstein
Vice President for Advancement and Sponsored Research Mark Pavlovich
Editor, Director of Public Relations and Marketing Pam Sheridan
Design and Layout JoAnne Mottola
West Chester University Council of Trustees
The West Chester University Foundation Board of Trustees
Barry C. Dozor ’71 Thomas A. Fillippo ’69 (chair) Christopher Franklin’87 Jonathan Ireland ’95, M’03 Christopher A. Lewis J. Adam Matlawski ’80 (vice chair) Marian D. Moskowitz Eli Silberman Christine Costello ’04 (secretary) Robert M. Tomlinson ’70 Skye Hisiro ’14
Officers Keith Beale ’77 (president) John N. Nickolas ’90 (vice president) Christopher J. DiGiuseppe ’89 (treasurer) Sandra F. Mather ’64, ’68 (secretary) Richard Przywara (executive director) Trustees Frank Branca ’70 Matthew Bricketto, ex officio Millie C. Cassidy Deborah J. Chase, ’76 Kate Cipriano ’00 Thomas A. Fillippo ’69 (Council of Trustees representative) Cheryl Fulginiti ’80 David A. Gansky ’88 Carol Gersbach ’70 John A. Gontarz Maury Hoberman David P. Holveck ’68
Kathleen Leidheiser Donald E. Leisey ’59 Emily Jane Lemole Donald R. McIlvain Thomas E. Mills, IV ’81 Mark P. Mixner, ex officio H. Viscount Nelson ’61 Michael O’Rourke John R. Panichello ’83 Mark G. Pavlovich, ex officio Paula D. Shaffner ’80 John Stoddart ’93-’99 MBA Christine Warren ’90 ’99 Greg R. Weisenstein, ex officio