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n Feb. 27, 2014, the third annual Allegheny College Prize for Civility in Public Life was awarded to the “Women of the Senate”—the 20 U.S. senators who banded together to help end the October 2013 government shutdown. “The 16-day federal government shutdown last fall, and the incivility that accompanied it, reminded us how divided we are as a nation, and how uncivil our debates had become,” President James H. Mullen, Jr. told the gathering at the National Press Club in the nation’s capital. “Just when it seemed the impasse would extend indefinitely, the women of the Senate stepped up and said, ‘Enough.’ They met incivility with collegial resolve —and in so doing, showed us all a better way.” U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Md., pictured near right), the ranking members of the Senate’s women, accepted the award on their colleagues’ behalf. Also, former Pennsylvania governor and the first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, a friend of Allegheny College and a champion of civility, provided remarks. Members of the Allegheny community, including Robert Smith, Jr. ’73, chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Antonio Dias ’86, a trustee, attended the ceremony and luncheon that followed. Student representatives included Larry Hailsham ’15, the newly elected president of Allegheny Student Government.

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T r u st e e s Rober t L . Smith, Jr. ’73, Chair Earl W. Adams, Jr., Ph.D. Christian L. Allison ’83 Bishop Thomas J. Bicker ton Alice Sturgeon Bierer ’59 Gladys Mullenix Black ’54 Edward J. Borkowski ’81 Willow Brost ’74 William H. Brown, Jr. ’80 Mark R. Campbell ’82 Jennifer R. Daurora ’99 Antonio F. Dias ’86 Gar y M. Elliott ’72 Mar y H. Feeley ’78, Ph.D. Kimberly Tillotson Fleming Roger A. Gurner ’63 Judith Thomas Horgan ’68 Steven D. Levinsk y ’78 Richard W. Maine Isabelle Crabb Moss ’67 James H. Mullen, Jr., Ed.D. Herber t H. Myers ’61 Christine Scott Nelson ’73 Jerome V. Nelson ’83 James C. New ’67 John H. Niles, Jr. ’59, M.D. Mar tin Pfinsgraf f ’77 Timothy L. Reeves ’83 Rev. Dr. Yvonne Reed Seon ’59, Ph.D. Dag J. Skattum ’84 Thomas N. Slonaker William P. Stef fee ’57, M.D., Ph.D. Hayes C. Stover ’62, Esq. John F. Sutphen ’78 Eddie Taylor, Jr. ’87 Bruce R. Thompson ’86 Lawrence M. Thompson, Jr. ’74 William H. Timbers ’72 James O. Wible ’71 Dr. Nancy A. Yovetich ’87 Douglas F. Ziegler

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Reliving Freedom’s Struggle

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The Eisenbergs’ Bayfront Maritime Center brings a sense of purpose to at-risk youths in Erie

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Trustees Emeriti Bishop George W. Bashore Ann Simakas Degenhar t ’71 J. Tomlinson For t ’50, Esq. Thomas T. Frampton ’70, Esq. Samuel Hellman ’55, M.D. William I. Jack ’57, Esq. The Hon. Jack K. Mandel ’58 Silas R. Mountsier III ’52 John C. Phillips, Jr. ’56 James F. Pomroy ’56 Thomas M. St. Clair ’57 Ferd J. Sauereisen ’57 M. Peter Scibetta ’54 Henr y B. Suhr, Jr. ’55 Ar thur Tepper ’58 Patricia Bush Tippie ’56 Rober t A. Vukovich ’65, Ph.D. John D. Wheeler ’61, Esq. Rober t C. Woodwor th ’69

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y Rick Momeyer’s account, that question, posed to a small group of Religious Studies students by civil rights activist Bayard Rustin following a campus-wide talk at Allegheny’s Ford Chapel in 1961, was met with stunned silence. Rustin’s question prompted deep reflection in Momeyer, causing him to realize the profound extent to which segregation affected his life and permeated the communities he inhabited. Disturbed by the question, Momeyer ’64 and several peers decided to investigate issues of race at Allegheny, chartering College Advancement Under Student Effort, or CAUSE, in the fall of 1961. CAUSE, according to its charter, was founded in order to fulfill three objectives: “to understand the Negro situation and our [Allegheny students] personal role in it,” “to create at Allegheny an atmosphere that will accept a Negro on an equal basis in every area of campus activity,” and “to attract to Allegheny qualified Negro students.” The following spring semester, Momeyer, along with fellow classmates Peter Schwartz and June Fair, traveled to Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., in order to take part in a student exchange program sponsored and facilitated by the College’s Religious Activities Committee with the support and

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encouragement of faculty members, including Charles “Brownie” Ketchum and Henry Pommer. It was there that Momeyer and his fellow Alleghenians would gain knowledge and understanding of racism and how it affected those living in the Jim Crow South. In an article published in The Campus on Feb. 23, 1962, Momeyer gave an account of what by then was surprising news sweeping the college community; he and Schwartz had been arrested for participating in a sit-in in Nashville. One of the individuals whom Momeyer met almost immediately upon arriving in Nashville was John Lewis, civil rights activist and future Georgia congressman, who was a student attending Fisk at the time. Lewis lived nearby in the W.E.B. DuBois Residence Hall, and along with Momeyer attended a picnic lunch hosted by Patricia Herron (a former Allegheny professor who was then teaching at Fisk) the first Sunday Momeyer and Schwartz were on campus. It was at that picnic that Lewis and others encouraged Momeyer and Schwartz to join them for non-violent direct action training. The session was taught by the Rev. James Lawson, a legendary proponent and teacher of nonviolent resistance during the Civil Rights movement. On his second weekend in Nashville, Momeyer,

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accompanied by Schwartz, Lewis and two other Fisk students, went to demonstrate by sitting-in at the Cross Keys restaurant. The Cross Keys, like most establishments in the South at the time, refused to serve African-Americans. After refusing to leave upon request by management, the five were arrested and thrown in jail for “unlawful conspiracy to commit acts injurious to trade or commerce.” Following two nights in jail, they were released. Momeyer continued to participate in sit-ins and protests while at Fisk, enduring beatings, jail and even indictment by a grand jury over charges stemming from his original arrest at the Cross Keys. Support came in many forms, including more than 300 student and faculty signatures from Allegheny backing Momeyer and Schwartz, along with $363. Momeyer was able personally to give this money to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Another example of support is the amusing case of more than 200 Nashville residents and Alleghenians sending letters to Nashville District Attorney Harry Nichols’ office demanding their own arrest as individuals who supported Momeyer and his friends and their work to end segregation, bring about equality of opportunity and eliminate racial discrimination. The letter

“ W h a t I t h i n k was most significant about CAUSE was the work we did with Allegheny admissions to visit black high school students in our hometowns and try to interest them in applying to Allegheny. During my vacation I met with one black student in his New York City home. I don’t remember doing any more than that one, though. What was discouraging was that there was somewhere between none and very few black students and only one black faculty member in a very secondary position, such as in the sports program. How do you get students willing to “break the ice,” and attend such an overwhelmingly white college? That turned out to be the problem for any black high school student we interviewed. They could attend other mostly white colleges, with at least some black students and faculty. No one wanted to be the only black Allegheny student. To that extent CAUSE was a great idea that failed to produce results. “Regarding Fisk, I think it was noteworthy that the lawyer representing us in such a serious charge as ‘conspiracy to disrupt trade and commerce’ in a Jim Crow community was black and older. He was successful, as you know, in getting the charges dropped. “The one day that violence occurred in the downtown sit-ins created in me, for the first time, real anxiety in being part of the sit-ins. Being white in the movement created particular animosity in the local crowds that always gathered to taunt us. Cries from the crowd ‘N_____lover’ and ‘get that white boy!’ certainly made it a most fearful experience. What helped was the strength of the Fisk students in being an incredibly brave and supportive group. Meetings in a local church before we marched downtown and the healing power of the incredible music that we all sang before and after a demonstration gave you the fortitude to enter such a hostile and possibly violent setting.”

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Momeyer met with seven classes, joined students, faculty and staff at lunches and a dinner and mingled with the Allegheny community at a reception for the opening of the College’s “Making the Movement” exhibition in the Patricia Bush Tippie Alumni Center at Cochran Hall. The exhibit, which closed Dec. 31, featured a collection of objects from the Civil Rights movement, including Momeyer’s letter to The Campus. Momeyer recently retired as professor emeritus in philosophy at Miami University in Ohio. At all of his appearances, Momeyer shared stories of his time at Allegheny, his adventures and studies at Fisk and his involvement in the Freedom Summer. At the end of his keynote speech, Momeyer left the Allegheny community with a famous statement by Booker T. Washington to “drop your bucket where you are.” Momeyer emphasized that he doesn’t consider himself a legend of the movement, but simply one of many who saw injustice and acted to end it. He called on everyone to do the same by refusing to allow social injustices to Rick Momeyer is shown at left during a discussion in Ford Chapel following his October lecture as part of the College’s Year of Civil Rights commemoration.

closes with the statement: “If, Mr. Nichols, you are a conscientious public servant and dedicated to upholding the law, and if you sincerely believe that these five students, and I, as a supporter and helper of their actions, are really guilty of an ‘unlawful conspiracy’ (one of three charges brought against the five students), then you must do your duty and have me arrested.” The judge in the case ultimately ruled in the students’ favor. Following that semester at Fisk, Momeyer, Schwartz and Fair returned to Allegheny, where Momeyer continued his activism, raising funds to send to Civil Rights causes in the South and working through an ASG resolution which stated that the group would refuse to recognize representatives from organizations whose national affiliations mandated racial discrimination. Graduating in the spring of 1964, Momeyer reached out to Lewis to see if he could be of help during that summer. Lewis accepted his offer, and Momeyer found himself again involved in history as a trainer for participants of that year’s Freedom Summer. Following his week in Ohio training participants, he continued serving the Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee as a Field Organizer in Georgia for the remainder of the summer. Returning to Allegheny in October 2013 as part of the Allegheny’s Year of Civil Rights programming, 4

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June Fair ’64

shared excerpts from her journal, written in 1962, that show her transformation from observer to activist :

February 10 – I haven’t the courage right now to take physical violence, jail, money paid out in bail, parents’ extreme disapproval, Allegheny kids thinking I’m crazy, my roommate’s disapproval, most of the kids’ disapproval, the administration’s disapproval, etc. Maybe my attitudes will change before I get back to Allegheny. February 24 – (Watching a demonstration) There was a man from the store standing just inside the one door that was unlocked—opposite me—admitting only the people he wanted to into the store. The whole time he was making nasty remarks about the students, and especially about the white students. It seems that white students are always singled out to be victims of violence because the Southerners feel that they are traitors to their race. I hesitate to even recall the remarks the man guarding the door was making, but they were of the order, “Why don’t they send them back

continue quietly in our communities and to confront injustice head on. He especially challenged students to act for social change, saying, “nothing changes for the better unless young people make it change.” Perhaps the most significant message of Momeyer’s visit was this: While not everyone present would develop into a charismatic leader such as Dr. King, everyone could make a profound difference for good in their communities. No one person changes the world; rather, it is the many working in concert who re-fashion the world into an increasingly just and loving place. Momeyer’s visit to campus was a significant event in Allegheny’s ongoing programming for the Year of Civil Rights and Bicentennial Celebration. Campus events for the year are centered on reflection of the 50th Anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act by Congress and the role that members of the Allegheny community should play in contemporary civil rights issues. Events have included keynote speeches by civil rights luminaries Julian Bond and Bryan Stevenson, an activism workshop for students and a public reading by inaugural poet Richard Blanco. Additionally, Allegheny hosted a two-day undergraduate conference entitled “Democracy Realized? ” in March that explored contemporary legacies of the Civil Rights movement

to Russia where they belong? Khrushchev would never put up with that.” “ T hey look like a bunch of blackbirds.” “Those d___ white students are the worst of the whole d_ _ _ lot.” A nice looking poodle went by and he said, “That’s a better-looking dog than any of them sitting out there.” His statements were liberally punctuated with d_ _ _ and similar abusive language. It was a real experience just to listen to him. So that was my first experience with sit-ins. April 14 – The demonstration today...was the first one I was in. It was a poster walk. All we did was walk thru the downtown area with posters asking Negroes to not shop there until it is all open. Personally it was quite an experience for me. I had remarks thrown at me personally such as “Are you a n_ _ _ _ _? ” “Are you colored? ” ( To which another bystander replied—“Yes, she’s light-colored.” )

and featured student papers, panel discussions and keynote speeches by scholars and activists James Lawson, Lucius Outlaw, Ellen Armour, Matthew Fletcher and Susan Burch. As Allegheny reflects on its shared past and present, we unite to strive for a better future. =

Did you know? An article in the May 23, 1962 issue of The Campus explains that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was unable to fulfill his commitment to visit Allegheny College to speak in the David Mead Field House because of the mass expulsion of students in Birmingham, Ala., earlier that week.

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I suppose I just happened to notice this more than other remarks, but I heard many mentions of “white girl.” People sounded surprised. I should think they would be accustomed to seeing us participate by now. I happened to be carrying a poster which said, “Make Nashville a showcase of Democracy.” This was in a way a mistake in that I was asked “Are you from Nashville?” The people hate what they call “northern agitators.” I chose to not reply to these remarks. It was interesting to watch people’s reactions. Everyone tries so hard to avoid your eyes, and I was trying so hard to catch their eyes with mine. The Negroes avoid your eyes, while the whites who look at you will look and laugh. But if you just look these people who are laughing straight in the eye, they will stop, and look away, embarrassed. The hardest part of the whole time was seeing a girl who lives right down the hall from me down there shopping. That was when we had just started, and I was still pretty unsure of myself, and I just was so upset seeing her there. It said to me all the mistakes I have made, e.g., not speaking to the kids here in the dorm about the economic withdrawal.

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Boats

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By K at h leen Prosperi ’11

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The Eisenbergs’ Bayfront Maritime Center brings a sense of purpose to at-risk youths in Erie

ravel north on Interstate 79 as far as you can go and you’ll find yourself on the Bayfront Parkway in Erie, Pa. After passing a steady backdrop of highway billboards and exit signs on the drive, this view is much more scenic. Presque Isle Bay lies to the north with boats dotting the landscape. Soon you’re on Holland Street, home to the Bayfront Maritime Center, the legacy of Allegheny College alumni Amy Ruhlman and Rich Eisenberg. The facility’s campus is located on the water’s edge and is eye-catching. After passing through its secure entrance, you walk along walls of windows installed to engage the outside world. Boats hang from the ceiling to showcase history and accomplishments. Open spaces accommodate learning and creativity. Throughout the school, classrooms of every imaginable configuration exist, from the traditional to a fully equipped boatbuilding shop and the floating classrooms—the Bayfront Maritime Center’s vessels. Amy describes it as the “new face of education.” It’s hard to package the center neatly, to describe it down to a tee—what it does is so much more than its various educational and vocational programs suggest. Rich’s words to describe what happens here, “boats building kids,” seem to say it best. In 16 years of existence, the center has worked with approximately 16,000 people, mostly youngsters, to create positive learning experiences through sailing, building boats, studying navigation, learning about the environment, and rowing and paddling, while enjoying scenic Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie. Rich is executive director of the center, and Amy is the executive assistant. They took a roundabout course to find their way here, some 45 miles north of Meadville. After Allegheny, Rich ’75 and Amy ’76 headed west, looking for adventure. Upon landing on the coast in northern California they worked for a short time in Sausalito and San Francisco, Rich in a boat yard and Amy in an art gallery. Rich and Amy’s work moved north into coastal Marin. Rich’s employment evolved into various construction projects, most notably the award-winning Briarcombe, featured in Fine Home Building and Sunset magazines. Amy continued to focus on her artwork while employed in various boutique craft cottage industries.

Several years later, the couple visited friends in Maui, Hawaii, and found a new home. Rich ran projects for Greater Pacific Construction, primarily commercial medical remodeling, but also a few custom homes and other special projects. Amy managed the Maui Crafts Guild and Maui Child Toys and Books. Then, in 1986, their son, Ivan, was born. “A new family and quality schools eventually led us back home to Western Pennsylvania,” says Rich. That was in 1994, after 11 years on Maui. A few years later, their second “child,” the Bayfront Maritime Center, was conceived and born. “I met Jim Stewart, co-founder who left the center in 2004, and we started talking about how kids never get out onto the water, they never get a chance to experience it, to use it,” says Rich. “Our son had been enrolled in the sailing school at the Erie Yacht Club at the time. We wanted to give opportunities to kids who couldn’t do that, to create ‘The People’s Yacht Club,’” Amy adds. The center has evolved since then. A lot. In 1998, it started out in a temporary pole structure on the deserted Holland Street Pier that was built to outfit the Brig Niagara. When that sailing ship moved to another mooring in Erie, the Bayfront Maritime Center began. The center finally got its permanent home in 2003, a Western Pennsylvania Port Authority Building constructed specifically for the center and its innovative programming. Amanda Loose, Project SAIL coordinator, reflects: “When I first started here, we were pouring concrete at the old McAlaster building [the second location]. I’m amazed at how much we’ve grown. Now, we have more staff, kids and community involved … people are more aware of what we’re doing.” Finding a place to settle down was instrumental in allowing them to expand as an actual school, giving Rich and Amy an opportunity to use their Allegheny educations as a guide. “I am somewhat of a non-traditional learner myself, and the small class sizes and individual attention I received from some of my professors at Allegheny helped prepare me to think outside of the box, and to develop an educational approach that utilizes non-traditional classrooms and techniques,” says Rich.

Bayfront Alternative Education Program The term “alternative education” can evoke a variety of images. Some, presumably, think of “troubled” kids being punished as a result of disruptive behavior and moved to an undesirable location to learn in a separate

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setting. Rich and Amy are challenging that stereotype, taking the status quo and turning it on its head. This is why they started the Bayfront Alternative Education Program (BAEP), an innovative collaboration between the Bayfront Maritime Center, the Sarah A. Reed Children’s Center and the Erie School District, providing effective, safe and therapeutic learning opportunities for students (ages 15 to 18) in serious risk of not graduating. “These are the kids who are slipping, sometimes plummeting, through the cracks. We need to be able to reach each of these students, individually, in an effective manner that has meaning, and an application that they are able to grasp,” says Rich. The alternative education program’s academic component is a blend of traditional and Web-based curriculum, hands-on maritime projects and other activities aligned with Pennsylvania Department of Education standards. It becomes all the more impressive when you realize it’s accomplished under the auspice of the “Sanctuary Model,” a treatment philosophy focused on helping injured children recover from the damaging effects of interpersonal trauma. A full system approach, it requires extensive leadership involvement in the process of change, people who are committed to creating a non-violent, democratic and productive community to restore children’s sense of safety and self-efficacy, while using the “7 Commitments of Sanctuary.” Mentors ask, “What happened to this kid? ” versus “What’s wrong with this kid? ” Adopted for use with two nonprofits and a school district, the Bayfront Maritime Center is regarded as a pioneer in the field for taking this approach to learning. On any given school day, about 25 to 35 students are on campus, although within a year, staff will see a total of Allegheny Magazine

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about 90, which speaks to its relatively temporary nature: “Goals are created, short- and long-term, to get the kids thinking about positive future outcomes for their own lives. The primary goal is to have these students return to their home schools, be successful and graduate, ready for further education or employment,” says Rich. Regular education classes are provided to Bayfront Alternative Education Program students on a daily basis through the Sarah A. Reed partnership. For one student, Mike, the small class size and individual attention helps: “Science is one of my favorite parts of being here,” he says. “You get more help doing what you need to do.” Chad Gustafson, a social studies teacher, talks about the process: “We try to modify student behaviors as best as possible … we go through a lot of adaptations. A lot of times, we meet in the middle and do the best we can. We … get the job done.”

Project SAIL Project SAIL is the center’s other active program during the school year. Addressing the need for positive after-school activities, approximately 30 apprentices experience maritime-based educational and vocational training twice a week, for three eight-week sessions. “After school is when teens are most likely to engage in risky behaviors and be subjected to violence and abuse,” says Rich. “Project SAIL apprentices are getting outside, sailing, rowing and learning to use real-world tools while engaged in boatbuilding and other construction projects, and improving their chances of finding employment through resume writing, learning how to fill out applications and interview preparation.” Walk into the boatshop here and you can feel the buzz, an excitement for learning of which students aren’t yet aware they’re developing. This is where students, apprentices from both programs, use the center’s ShopBot CNC digital fabrication equipment to build boats. A majority of the center’s prog rammi ng, especially i n project SAIL, happens here. The CNC machine is situated to the left, and a small group of teenagers checks out someone’s latest project. Proud of t heir work, st udent s are quick to share. They design and build a plaque to take home—and an education to last a lifetime. Science, 8

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Tech nolog y, Engineering a nd Mat h (STEM) components are woven into the daily training. The center’s STEM Director Harold Rinn, maritime educator and CNC specialist, emphasizes its popularity: “They (students) almost fight over their time on the computer.” In the boatshop, students work with their hands and think on their feet with Jodi Carpenter, educator and boat builder. They are working on their latest project, the St. Ayles Skiff, which will be part of Erie’s first-ever Community Rowing Program when finished this summer. One vessel already is built, sitting across the room. Rich says that it takes about a school year to construct a 22-foot skiff. This group is seemingly on task, having completed threequarters of their vessel. “When they first come in, especially the students in BAEP, they say, ‘We’re never going to build this boat. You’re crazy!’ But then, as they gain confidence, they come up with good ideas … they’re able to problem solve on their feet, which is so exciting. They learn so much, they find out what they’re good at because there’s so many things that go into building a boat,” says Carpenter. Small groups work together. Their current job is to finish some last-minute gluing and sanding. “They get a lot of satisfaction in seeing what their team has done,” says Rinn. A teacher from East High recommended Project SAIL to Saraswati, a recent immigrant from Nepal. “It’s fun. My favorite part is working with Miss Carpenter building a boat,” Saraswati says. “These are great kids. We have seen some miracles working with these young adults,” Rich says. “One now is in the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Kodiak, Alaska, one is a sophomore in Maine Maritime Academy, one works with us and just passed the Coast Guard Masters License exams, others have been the first in their family to attend college.” Former Bayfront student Eric, who is still in high school, is back to help. “I found out about Project SAIL and asked Rich if I could come back to help. I know the stuff and how it works and can help someone if I see them doing it wrong,” says Eric. For him, it’s just an easier way of learning: “I like doing hands-on work. I don’t like sitting in a class. If I have

to sit there listening to a teacher talk or a presentation, I end up falling asleep,” he says. Referring to both groups of students, Rinn adds: “I hope they show up in the summertime when we put it in the water. That’s the fun part.” Fu n, yet educational: a n u nderlying theme to all activities at the center. Summer is the time when students get out on the boat, the “big math, science and social studies classroom” to which Rich often refers. His passion for the water and its educational benefits is evident. In fact, the center sponsors two entirely different programs during the warm weather months: the Bayfront Migrant Summer Program and the Erie Adaptive Sailing Experience. A summer school program of sorts, the migrant program provides much-needed educational opportunities to the children of migrant workers and recent immigrants who speak English as a second language. Focusing on language arts a nd liter acy, t he s t u d e nt s (g r a d e s K-9) also receive instruction in math, computer skill s, science a nd art while learning about water safety, boat handling, analytic thinking and teamwork, often in a boat they have built themselves. The adaptive sailing program, EASE, is the only one in Pennsylvania, allowing community members, primarily youths, with physical and mental disabilities to sail independently on Presque Isle Bay. For some, this is a purely recreational activity that they can enjoy while their families network with others in similar circumstances. Some participants are learning the sport of sailing. All learn teamwork and perseverance. During the course of a day, it appears as though Rich and Amy never stop. “Rich ha s t remendou s energ y a nd a whatever-it-takes attitude. He is quite a phenomenon. He puts in endless hours and still wakes up happy,” Amy observes. Klaus Kirschner, AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, and Jodi Carpenter describe the couple’s partnership: “Amy is the yin to Rich’s yang. Rich is incredibly active, and Amy is the anchor that brings everything back to center. Together, Rich’s ingenuity and Amy’s foresight and pragmatism make for smooth sailing at BMC.”

The Future The Eisenbergs are always thinking. In addition to the community-rowing program, the groundwork is being prepared to establish Veterans at EASE, a unique approach to help veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder to readjust to civilian life. Using the forum of sailing as a therapeutic approach, Veterans at EASE will foster experiences of empowerment, mastery and successful social interaction, as veterans work together as a team to achieve reconnection, resocialization and personal growth and hopefully have some fun, in the process. Veterans at EASE is modeled after a successful program operating in Charlestown, S.C., called Veterans on Deck. Veterans will sail on the center’s vessels along with Veterans Administration counselors and the center’s

sailing staff. The sailing component of the program will begin this spring; the center continues to seek funding for this important new initiative. “I think people want to do well, yet sometimes they just don’t know how to do it. BMC allows people to give back,” says Rich. Those interested in helping can contact Rich Eisenberg at (814) 456-4077 or rich.eisenberg@bayfrontcenter.org. Volunteers are also welcome. “It’s amazing to me how people are continually coming through the door to make it all happen,” he says. = For more information about the programs, please visit www.bayfrontcenter.org.

Photos: Students working in small-group settings put the finishing touches on the boats they build. On the opposite page, bottom, Rich Eisenberg offers words of advice to a student. On this page, top, Amy and Rich Eisenberg are seen during their Allegheny days and, at bottom, in a more recent photo.

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Sports Gator Sports Provide a Family Legacy

n 1983, during her senior year, Elizabeth McCullough W hite was named a GTE/ College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America n in sof tball. Twenty-eight years later, Oliver White ’14 accepted his first Academic All-American award in golf. This mother-son team is keeping the family legacy alive at Allegheny. Beth remembers the excitement she experienced when she was made an Academic All-American, being the first female student at Allegheny to be named to the first team. Her pride in her own achievements extends toward her son as she watches him succeed. She and husband, Keith White ’83, always have provided an athletic environment for their family. Their encouragement has helped Oliver pursue his dream of becoming a professional golfer. Starting when he was 5 years old, Oliver began golfing, and became serious about the game at age 13. Since then, he has excelled on the links, receiving multiple All-America n honors and playing in the North Coa st At hletic Con ference Golf Championship Series and the Patriot All-America Invitational. The Whites have a strong understanding of what it is like balancing the academic rigor of Allegheny with sports participation. While challenging, they find it was an essential part of their college years. “Playing spor t s in college ha s taught me about time-management and accepting losses. Learning about leadership as a captain has been one of the biggest things Allegheny has given me,” Oliver said. Not only is this family a legacy within varsity sports, but also in their desire to explore new things. 10

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“In college, Keith and I played intramural badminton. There was a lot of talent on the team, and I found that playing an intramural sport was important to my experience here,” Beth said. Besides playing in a number of other intramural sports, including flag football, volleyball and basketball, she was also the public address announcer for the women’s basketball team. Beth is a sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma, whom she reunited with in October 2013, saying it was great to catch up with old friends.

Following her example, Oliver is a brother of Phi Kappa Psi while also being a teacher’s assistant for ballroom dance. These different experiences have aided him in his aspiration to become a well-rounded individual, Oliver said. “The support from my parents, as well as my professors, friends and fraternity brothers, ha s been ver y helpf ul and important to my overall success,” he said. “I feel like I could go out and talk to people, not just about sports, or academics, but all of the things in between.” During the past winter break, Oliver participated in the Patriot AllAmerican tournament in Phoenix to benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation, which was founded in 2007 to assist the families of soldiers killed or wounded in action. Each golfer in the Patriot represented a fallen soldier, carrying a bag emblazoned with the soldier’s name. These bags are to be auctioned off, with all proceeds

Modern major-league connections Glenn Beckert ’62 (far left) was undoubtedly the Allegheny College alumnus to find the most success in baseball’s major leagues, achieving All-Star status at one point during an 11-year career in the 1960s and ’70s, but he was tutored in Meadville by Bob “Garby” Garbark ’32 M’33 (in suit), one of the true titans of Gator athletics. Himself a two-time Allegheny grad, Texas native Garbark went from his own formidable career in the majors with the Cubs, Red Sox and other teams to become an instructor, athletic executive and, most importantly, the first head coach of the College’s reconstituted baseball team in 1947. He also coached football and basketball at Allegheny before retiring in 1976 and passing away 14 years later at the age of 80. Shown at right is the Bob Garbark collector’s matchbook, and a vintage Allegheny baseball uniform.

going back to Folds of Honor. “I played in honor of Navy Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Chief Petty Officer Kevin Houston, who died Aug. 6, 2011 in Afghanistan of wounds suffered when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which he was riding was shot down,” said White. “He left behind a wife and three children. His daughter Rayan is a Folds of Honor Children’s Scholarship Fund recipient.” Alumni can bid on the golf bag that White carried in the tournament by contacting the Athletic Department at (814) 332-2811. Maybe the Allegheny family tradition is merely a twist of fate. Maybe the legacy lies within the White family genes. Beth believes it is something even greater. “Allegheny ha s a ver y special thing going. You run into legacies all of the time. People have special experiences here, t hey tell t heir families about it and the story continues on.” = — H o l ly R a m e y ’14

Allegheny’s first major-leaguer

o say that Russell Errett McKelvy lived an interesting life is something of an understatement. McKelvy, a native of Swissvale, Pa., at te nde d A lle ghe ny in the mid-1870 s and became the College’s first majorleague baseball player when he debuted for the Indianapolis Blues in 1878. His brief pro baseball career perhaps pales in comparison to what happened in his life off the diamond—multiple legal entanglements, clerking at a hotel in Utah, entering the printing business and even playing cricket in Nebraska. McKelvy (sometimes spelled McKelvey) was born around 1855. He was the eighth of nine children of John and Margaret McKelvy. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and a catcher on the College’s baseball team that played most local city clubs at the time. He also competed for area club teams. But that wasn’t the most eyebrow-raising facet of his tenure at Allegheny. As the editor of a campus publication, he and the publisher were arrested and accused of libeling some of Meadville’s “best citizens.” The results of the case aren’t clear. He made it through that crisis and hitched on as catcher-manager with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1877. At the time, the franchise wasn’t at the major-league level but would eventually evolve into the Pittsburgh Pirates. While the team was touring the Midwest, McKelvy caught the eye of the National League’s Indianapolis Blues, who signed him as a left-fielder. For the season he played in 62 games, hit two home runs, knocked in 38 runs and even pitched in four games. “McKelvey is one of the finest fielders in the country, and managers of the Blues are confident that this year they have the champion of leftfielders,” stated the March 25, 1878 Indianapolis Sentinel. “He ... has never chewed tobacco, smoked or drank, and is in all ways a model gentleman.” Curiously, the article also states that McKelvy was a graduate of Hamilton College in Kentucky, but that claim appears to be impossible given that Hamilton was an all-female institution. In addition, by all accounts, he also never finished his Allegheny degree. Unfortunately, the Blues dropped out of the National League a year later, and McKelvy appears to have left pro ball at that time. From there, he ventured to Salt Lake City, where he clerked at a hotel and pitched and caught for the local Deserets ball club. At some point he sued former Blues executives for back pay, then completed his erstwhile major-league baseball career with a one-game appearance for the Alleghenys. After that, he settled with his family in Omaha, Neb., where he helped form an amateur baseball league, played for a local university club, founded a printing business, joined the Woodmen of the World and even took up the sport of cricket. “It is said that Russ McKelvy takes to cricket like a duck to water,” stated a local Omaha paper in 1897. Russell Errett McKelvy died on Oct. 19, 1915 in Omaha at the age of 61. The Omaha Bee, in its obituary of him, fittingly called McKelvy “an old-time baseball player.” =

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A Bic e n t e n n i a l L e g ac y t a k e s s h a pe The new Bicentennial Plaza

will be built this summer using a combination of brick and bluestone pavers, echoing the entrances to Bentley Hall and the Tippie Alumni Center. At 40 by 80 feet, the main plaza will be a versatile space that can be used for any number of activities, including talks, plays, concerts and other special events, including Commencement. The Class of 2015 will be the first class to graduate from the Bicentennial Plaza, processing up the historic walkway, and the Class of 1965 will be the first class whose Reunion will include events on the new plaza. When not in use for special events, Adirondack chairs and other seating will create a comfortable, inviting space for students and others to gather and enjoy the views from one of the most historic parts of campus. The plaza will be elevated above the patio in front of Schultz Banquet Hall, and the patio will be redesigned and landscaped in ways that will call to mind the Alumni Gardens that were here in an earlier time in Alleghenyâ€™s history. Distinctive lighting and wrought iron railings inspired by those at the Lord Gates and Brooks Hall will help to define the space.

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The Bicentennial Walkway Cast bronze plaques (17 inches square) highlighting the Collegeâ€™s history will be embedded at regular intervals in the widened walkway that leads from Bentley Hall to the new Bicentennial Plaza.

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The Peace Corps released its 2014 rankings of the top volu nteer-producing colleges and universities across the country with Allegheny ranked No. 8 among small schools, with 14 alumni currently volunteering worldwide. The No. 8 position marks a significant increase in rank from 2013, when Allegheny held the No. 23 spot.

Making the Grade TJ Eatmon, assistant professor of environmental science, received a 2014 Carnegie Science Award. Eatmon won the award in the category of post-secondary educator.

Tradition Honored Allegheny celebrated pioneering journalist Ida Tarbell’s birthday on Nov. 5. Professor of English Ben Slote, who has written a play about Tarbell, spoke, as did Cheryl Hatch, photojournalist and visiting assistant professor in the College’s new Journalism in the Public Interest program, and Mary Spicer, a journalist with the Meadville Tribune.

Academic Honors Allegheny senior linebacker Brad Burkley was named a 2013 Division III Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American, becoming just the fifth player in the football program’s history to earn the honor.

In Good Voice Diane Kalinowski, a voice instructor, was awarded one of two grand prizes in the LaDue Professional Recital Competition at the Rochester Lyric Opera in January.

America’s King The College commemorated the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a keynote presentation in January by educator Paul M. Buckley, assistant dean of undergraduate students at Dartmouth College, and a day of educational events.

Something to Chew On The Food for Sustainability Project was named a Pennsylvania Campus Sustainability Champion by the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium for its work to advance sustainability on campus and in the community. The project uses aquaponic systems for indoor, yearround tilapia and lettuce production that would otherwise be difficult in the coldweather climate of the Great Lakes region. The products, which are sold to Parkhurst Dining Services, are incorporated into Allegheny’s campus dining menu throughout the year. Jennifer Torrance ’16 is shown above in Carr Hall tending to a healthy harvest of lettuce.

So Much Drama! The Playshop Theatre continued its 84th season with Medea, Euripides’ classic tragedy in a modern translation by Robin Robertson. The November production was directed by Dan Crozier.

Hoop Success The men’s and women’s basketball teams started their seasons in November with great success at the Second Annual Greg Richards ’08 Memorial Tournament. At press time, women’s hoops qualified for postseason play but lost in the first round. The men had been eliminated from postseason play. Greg Richards played basketball at Allegheny and died in 2012 after a battle with cancer. Allegheny Magazine

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received a $75,0 0 0 grant from the E rie Community Foundation to build a nonprofit leadership pipeline in Erie County. The grant will support the efforts of the Lake Effect Leaders to fight poverty and empower youth. ( The Lake Ef fect Leaders were formerly known as the Children and Youth AmeriCorps* VISTA Project of Nor thwest Pennsylvania.) The goal of this project is to build a sustainable pipeline for an educated, nonprofit workforce by creating financial, employment and educational incentives for recent college graduates. During the past four years, approximately 30 percent of the college graduates who joined VISTA have stayed in the region to pursue graduate education or further their careers, and one-third of the current VISTA class has elected to continue to serve for a second year. This cadre of young talent is essential to equipping nonprofits with the means to meet their challenging anti-poverty and education missions.

A Greek’s Life The latest Greek Run Out was held on Jan. 18 at noon on Brooks Circle. Ten chapters took place in this time-honored tradition welcoming about 145 members into Greek Life. About 30 percent of the campus community belongs to a fraternity or sorority.

An Icon’s Visit Julian Bond, a witness to and contributor in many of the watershed moments in the history of the Civil Rights Movement, spoke to a large crowd in Shafer Auditorium on Nov. 15. His talk was the keynote address in the College’s Year of Civil Rights.

10 Good for 10 Years The Middle States Commission on Higher Education review team, led by Muhlenberg College President Randy Helm, announced in February that Allegheny earned reaccreditation, meeting all 14 standards of excellence.

Stellar Seniors The Department of Art opened its Senior Projects and Advanced Studio Projects Exhibition in December, which annually presents the work of graduating art majors and minors as well as upper-level art students. Fifteen students exhibited. The work shown at left is by Briana Kretz ’14.

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= Allegheny received a grant of $50,000 from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation for scholarship support, ensuring that the College is a viable option for deserving first-generation students and students from underrepresented groups who would not be able to attend without financial support. The Hearst Foundation also has supported the College since 1994 through an endowed scholarship fund that has awarded 39 scholarships totaling $198,123 to 31 students, also first-generation students and students from underrepresented groups.

= Sandra Sue Cupper ’85 and friends of the late Robert D. Cupper have established an endowed fund known as the Professor Robert D. Cupper Research Scholar Program Fund. The income from this fund will provide research and travel support for the students chosen to participate in the Professor Robert D. Cupper Research Schola r Progra m. Cuppe r Re se a rch Scholar s will be matched with alumni mentors who will help them with research projects, offer advice and guidance, and help with internship and networking opportunities. All Cupper Research Scholars will have a one-week research experience with their mentors during spring break.

= Two new endowed funds in support of student-faculty research have been established: • Katherine K. Shea ’80 and Dennis F. Shea have created the Shea Family Fund for Student-Facult y Research. Katherine Shea says that as her three children were looking for jobs, it was important for them to have research experience, so she wants to make sure Allegheny students have these opportunities. • S. Jeffress Williams ’67 and Rebecca Upton have established the S. Jeffress Williams ’67 Student-Faculty Research Fund. Williams and Upton are pleased to make student-faculty research available to Allegheny students.

Class Notes

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International Food and Wine Society for 2014.

Photo cour tesy of family friend Ben Cares ’72

J oa n C r i t t e n de n S ei f fe r t works in he r psychotherapy practice and enjoys kids, grandkids, Chautauqua, theater and life with her husband.

Talk about Allegheny legacy! The Keck family was on campus this fall to celebrate the 99th birthday of Beulah Burch Keck ’36. They snapped this photo in front of Bentley, which captures four generations of Alleghenians. From left to right are Warren R. Keck V ’16, Beulah Burch Keck, Warren R. Keck III ’65, Warren R. Keck IV ’90 and Judy Keck Young ’63. The three Warrens pictured are proud Fiji brothers, and the ladies are Thetas. The family remembers forefathers Charles Clemner Burch 1904 and Warren R. Keck, Jr. ’35, both deceased.

’44 Willard Davison lives in Port St. Lu- ’54 Carol Darnell Freund and her huscie, Fla. This comes after years of theological work, including being dean and chaplain at a boys’ school and program and religious activities director at the West Side YMCA in New York. He also has edited religious books for Charles Scribner’s Sons and written several reviews for the New York Times. “I loved Allegheny—spent some of my happiest years there,” he says.

James Rhinesmith is publishing his fifth volume of poetr y dedicated to his greatgranddaughter and her parents. He holds poetry readings at Rosemont Presbyterian Village in Pennsylvania where he lives. As a Golden Age bridge master, he teaches two classes of bridge every week. He also is in two drama workshops.

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William Keim’s four th novel, And Youth Was Gone, is available in the e-book and Kindle format, along with three other novels. He was part of the first contingent from Allegheny to go into active service in early 1943. And Youth Was Gone is largely autobiographical about growing up in Meadville and more than three years as a medic in Europe during World War II. He is a retired school superintendent and lives in Huntingdon, Pa.

’53 The Rev. Dr. William McCartney

P’79 P’83 says that 15 years after retirement as a professor at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, he is doing occasional teaching at the school. In summer 2014, for the second year in a row, he will be teaching a course in church leadership.

band, Bill, have moved to Nor th Carolina, “where the skies are blue and the weather kinder than Ohio,” she says.

’55 Dr. Frank Weinstock’s latest book,

I’ve Been Thinking, available on Amazon, is a change from his multiple books dealing with ophthalmology. This book helps consumers to understand the health system and to deal with it more efficiently. The second half of the book deals with the eyes, how they function and their diseases. Frank spends most of his time with his wife in Boca Raton, Fla., where he is involved in ophthalmology teaching and writing for lay and professional publications.

Dr. Yvonne Reed Seon, a member of the Allegheny College Board of Trustees, was honored by the historic Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., which was the first black public high school in the United States. With construction of the new $115 million Dunbar III during the opening ceremonies on Aug. 19, 2013, Dr. Seon was one of the six members of the Class of 1955 who were recognized and included in the list of 50 “Living Legends” for their tireless dedication and contribution to the fields of education and the law. Dr. Seon was presented with a medallion, as well as a permanent paver, which is individually engraved with their names and placed on the floor of the new building for students to admire and aspire to one day have their future achievements recognized.

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Joe Leech is the author of several popular “how-to” books, including books on how to buy health insurance, how to start and run a successful manufacturers’ rep business and others. His newest book is Wealth Creation Secrets You Were Never Told, available on Amazon and Kindle. He lives near West Palm Beach with his wife. He has three grown children and six grandchildren.

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Lynne Crandall Hammerstrom and her husband, Carl, are proud of their daughter, Mary Beth, who competed in the Teacher Tournament on Jeopardy!. She came in second, winning $ 50,000.

’59 Dr. Paul Reeb P’85 received spe-

cial recognition awards from Penn Medical School and the Montana Medical Association for his active and ongoing medical practice of 50 years.

George Riley lives on the Monterey Peninsula, south of San Francisco. He is one of the co-leaders in a citizens initiative campaign to buy out the local branch of the national corporate water company American Water Works. It is the biggest public acquisition effort in California in more than 25 years.

Barbara Davies Cubbon ’48 P’83 P’85 and Frank W. Cubbon, Jr. ’48 P’83 P’85 celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Dec. 28, 2013, in Toledo, Ohio, with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With gratitude and fondness for their college experiences, Babs and Frank generously have supported Allegheny.

Sander Romick was elected chairman of the S a n Fe r na ndo Va lley Cha pte r of the Allegheny Magazine

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Dr. Thomas C. Jones ’58 John F. Cotton ’57 Take Charge and Live

After many years working in the medical field, Dr. Thomas C. Jones ’58 has come to understand the intricacies of the American health-care system. He has seen the benefits it brings to many patients, but he also has noticed the often burdensome costs. Three years ago he embarked on a writing project with another Allegheny alumnus, John F. Cotton ’57, that challenges senior citizens and others to make sense of a complicated health-care system. The book, Aging Aggressively: How to Avoid the US Health-Care Crisis (Balboa Press), asks Americans to educate themselves on “present health-care policies and doctor-patient relations” in order to take responsibility for their health and demand the care that will improve the quality of their lives. Jones, professor emeritus at the Weill-Cornell School of Medicine, argues in the book that while medicines and cutting-edge procedures support longevity, they may not allow those extra years gained to be lived comfortably and productively. Problems with health data collection and pharmaceutical marketing also may misguide physicians when suggesting treatment plans, the authors argue. Among the authors’ suggestions to foster a longer, healthier life are two guidelines Jones and his wife, Madeleine Fiorese Jones ’59, live by: After age 50, you live on about 50 percent of your income, once money is put away for pensions, taxes and health-care. Therefore, your goal is to never spend more than you earn. Then, after age 70, you stop using health-care interventions that prevent you from enjoying your golden years. This could include medical procedures that require long periods of recovery or multiple surgeries, says Jones. Jones and Cotton urge readers to begin “living aggressively” by being an active participant in the decisions that most affect your health and quality of life. Then,

Brion Hathaway ’64 reunited with classmates at the Redeye Grill in Manhattan in October 2013. From left to right are William “Villie Seeds” Seedyke ’63, Larry “Brooklyn” Katz ’65, Brion “Jingo” Hathaway and Jas “Cuda” McDonagh ’65. Nicknames are “stickball” monikers.

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you can spend more time doing the things you love with family and friends. “The suggestions in the book will only be helpful in one way: inspiring individual change. Only then can we solve our health-care problems,” Jones said. “I would measure success as one person taking charge at a time.” Cotton, working many years in government and public policy, gave a new meaning to the concept of “healthy normal aging,” saying it is not the length of your life that matters, but the quality of those years. He says this about the book’s goal: “Its overarching theme is independence. But by that we do not mean stand-alone self-gratification. Rather we mean the ability freely to be, to do and to participate in—that is, to function responsibly as an adult.” Jones is happy to have worked on the project with someone he once lived with in Baldwin Hall at Allegheny. The authors hope alumni find valuable information in their book. “Allegheny played a great role in my life, and since I have some insight in the health-care field, I would like to share my knowledge with the alumni community,” Jones said. Aging Aggressively is available in most bookstores and at www.amazon.com. — Hol ly R a m e y ’14

Kenna Quine Kinsey says that four Alpha Chi members from the Class of 1966 enjoyed a few days at Fernandina Beach, Fla. Pictured are Kenna Quine Kinsey, Judy Topetcher Barrett, Toni Swain Marwitz and Trish Stickney Foy.

’62 Attorney Joseph D. O’Neill P’95

has been selected by the Best Lawyers in A m e r ic a as L aw yer of the Year-Per sonal Injury-Plaintiffs, Atlantic City, N.J., 2014.

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Judith Berges retired from years of teaching and operates her tour business, established in 1970. As a lay minister, she also is starting her third interim position. Gerr y Romig S eed yke has relocated to Charlottesville, Va., after retiring from teaching and administration work in Washington, D.C. Barr y Sullivan and his wife, Leslie, have moved to Colorado Springs, Colo.

a n d Mo na Jime nez ( N Y U ) . I t i s a n exploration of the development of new media from the late 1960s to the present.

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Dr. Gail A. Mallor y, director of research, Oncology Nursing Society, gave a talk at Allegheny in November titled “Biobehavioral Research Leads to Evidence-Based HealthCare.” She discussed the contributions of interprofessional biobehavioral research teams led by nurse scientists to improved quality of health care.

’71 Alan S. Downer P’01 is leading the

ploring common spiritual themes found in four different cultural traditions: Christianity, Judaism, Universal Sufism and Native American Lakota. The book, Four Traditions; One Spirit, offers a hopeful perspective and suggests a deeply spiritual common ground.

Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division. He previously served as director of the Navajo Nation Historic Preser vation Depar tment in Window Rock, Ariz. He received his bachelor’s degree in geology and his master’s in anthropological archeology and Ph.D. in applied anthropology from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

’66 John Barbera joined the board of

Les Griffin is living in Houston.

’64 Chet Meyers published a book ex-

directors for EFactor Group Corp., a niche social network for entrepreneurs, as an independent director. He is a senior executive with more than 35 years of experience in the cable TV industry, digital, broadcast television and global media.

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Anne Alison Barnet published a new book, South End Character, Speaking Out on Neighborhood Change. It is a collection of the columns she has been writing in the South End News (Boston) for the last four years. Larr y Kidder P’92 published his second book, A People Harassed and Exhausted, which developed from research on the New Jersey militia in the American Revolution. This research has resulted in a number of speaking engagements. His first book, The Pleasant Valley School Story, won the 2013 scholarship and artistry award of the Country School Association of America. Mar y Roof is editor and translator of the book V id a l uz M e n e s e s : B i l i ng u a l Po etr y Edition (2013), which includes extensive interviews with the Nicaraguan author, social activist and former government official. Dr. Roof is a professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and anticipates retirement in June 2014.

’68 Richard Jacobs has retired as executive director of VMRC Inc. in Stockton, Calif. He also served as foreperson of the county civil grand jury.

’69 Sherry Miller Hocking announces

the publication of The Emergence of Video P r o c e s s i n g To o l s : Te l e v i s i o n B e c o m i n g Unglued, co-edited with Kathy High ( RPI )

’72 Gary Astles P’00 is retired after 30-

plus years as a public school principal. He works part time as an adjunct professor at the Cortland State College and serves on his local board of education. He and his wife live in the Finger Lakes area of central New York.

Michael Chapel retired from 28 years of law enforcement in New Mexico and spends time between southwestern Devon in the United Kingdom and New Mexico. Jennifer King-Cooper was named faculty co-lead for Completion by Design at Sinclair Community College, where she has taught since 1996. Sinclair is one of three community colleges that make up the Ohio Cadre for the Gates Foundation grant that aims to significantly increase the percentage of community college students who complete their degrees or certificates.

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John Brooks, former reporter and anchor at KNX 1070 and KFWB 980, was one of five individuals chosen to receive a distinguished journalist award from the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He first went on the radio at WARC at Allegheny. Fred Lubin and his wife intend to move to the Las Vegas area. He has started a psychotherapy blog, w w w.pessimisticshrink. blogspot.com. Kristin Woolever has been appointed chancellor at Penn State Brandywine. She also ser ves as professor of English. She was president of Prescott College in Arizona and has authored eight books. She has master’s and doctoral degrees in English from the

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Capt. James Fell retired from the Navy Nurse Corps following his deployment to the Middle East, where he served as care team director of the warrior transition program. He is director of the bachelor of science in nursing program at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio.

’75 Peter Bedrossian was part of the

150th anniversar y commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg, June 30 to July 3, 2013, as part of the National Park Service living history program. This included replicating the original line of march of his unit, the 150th New York Infantry.

Ruth Kittner received her doctorate of philosophy from the Carnegie Mellon University Dietrich College in Social Sciences and Humanities in December. Her dissertation, “The Unfinished Cit y: Re-examining the Home Town 1790-1803,” explored the problems of nationalism during the French Revolutionary Wars. She is preparing her dissertation for publication and is writing grants part time for the Wilkinsburg Community Ministry in Allegheny County, Pa. Ed Pink ham and his wife, Karen S pahr Pinkham ’76, are the proud grandparents of Jack Edwin Pinkham, born six weeks early to their son Matt and his wife, Carrie, on Nov. 24, 2013. Ed is defensive coordinator at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., and Karen is an education consultant.

’76 Karen Beth Auriti’s first novel was

published in November 2013 under the pen name Kerr yn Reid. Learning to Waltz is a historical romance set during England’s Regency period, a sensitive tale of love, and fear, and persistence. Visit www.kerrynreid. com.

Paula Dollinger Dolan was named senior vice president and director of human re sources at Five Star Bank. She oversees human resources, including employee recruitment and engagement. She has a bachelor’s degree in histor y and an MBA from the University of Rochester Simon School of Business. Larry Levine is approaching his 30th year of full-time law teaching at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, Calif. He was elected Outstanding Professor by last year’s graduating class. Larry has a spring 2014 research leave, which will include two months in Spain. Allegheny Magazine

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Doug Small partnered with and has become international sales director for www.SurrealSpeakers.com, marketing audiophile speakers worldwide. He will be at the Capital Audio Fest in the D.C. area July 25 to Aug. 17 and at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in October. Dave Strahl star ted Cer taPro Painters of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, in 2010. The company does commercial and residential painting. He is married to Peggy Cardaman and has four children.

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Deborah L. Myers of Nor th Kingstown, R.I., director of the division of urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surger y at Women & Infants Hospital and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, has been named vice chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology.

Dr. Andy Reisner is executive director of the Forensic Diagnostic Center of District Nine. He published three professional articles in 2013 : one on self-injur y, one on c omp ete ncy to s t a nd tr ia l /s a nit y is sue s and, having spe cialize d in physiological psychology and pursuing further education in neuropsychology, on delayed neurological damage in lightning and electrical injury. He has reviewed articles for three psychology/ neuropsychology journals.

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L o r r a i n e C a p u t o c e l e b r a te d 25 years of marriage to Ted Cole in September 2013, and her daughter Sonya will graduate from high school and attend college in the fall. Lorraine will be presenting in June 2014 at the Annual Postpartum Support International Conference. Her presentation is on “Complex Trauma and Loss in Postpartum Mothers: A Psychodynamic Approach.” She also opened a new psychotherapy office in New York. Gerald Greiner has been named an executive director of the London Metal Exchange Clear Board. He is head of global clearing for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a juris doctorate from the University of Toledo College of Law. John Hoak is president and CEO of New Era Petroleum in Sheridan, Wyo. Ralph Hopkins received the 2013 Dwight Patterson Alumnus of the Year Award on behalf of the Northern Arizona University (NAU) Alumni Association for exceptional achievement and success in his professional career. 18

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S. DiGirolamo ’81 He received his master’s degree in geology at NAU and is an explorer, photographer and author. Leann Bleakney Smith wrote the b o o k T h e M a g i c C h r i s t m a s Key. Wendell August, headquartered in Leann’s hometown of Grove City, Pa., crafted a keepsake key to go with the book. The book was available at w w w.pinetre epublishing. com, on Amazon, at Pittsburgh-area Hallmark stores and at 20 0 Bed, Bath & Beyond locations.

June Bechtel Shirey ’76 says that every two years, a group of fun-loving Gator Girls gets together to share time at a destination in the United States. On Columbus Day weekend 2013, Sue Davis Ash ’76, Jean Carque Ashley ’76, Cindy Augustyn ’76, Karen Blanchard ’76, Lynn Torpy Martin ’76, Grace Hawkes Nielsen ’76, Susan Offutt ’76, June Bechtel Shirey and Cori Jones White ’75 met in San Francisco and experienced the city’s best museums, shops and restaurants to celebrate their friendships.

The Rev. Jeff Tindall, a licensed Pennsylvania at torney, has been elected to the board of directors for the Sojourner House. He is pastor of Carnegie Presbyterian Church and stated clerk of Pittsburgh Presbytery. He graduated from the Capital University Law School and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

’79 S t eve B eye r P ’0 9 jo ine d

Optimation Te chnology in Roch e ste r, N.Y., in Nove mbe r to le ad the energy sector. Optimation is a global technology development and manufacturing company specializing in automation and proce s s control. He also welcomed his first grandchild, Julian James Beyer, in New York City on July 1.

Attorney Guy C. Fustine of Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C. in Erie, Pa., spoke to two freshman s e min a r c l a s s e s at A ll e g h e ny in November. His practice is focused on business reorganization, commercial litigation and sports law.

Amy Foster Toner says that 11 “Pointers and Friends” from the Class of 1978 got together. Since 2006, as many of them as possible gather each summer. This time was on the shores of Lake Chautauqua in New York courtesy of Kathy Laing Fischer. “There were 11 women in a onebathroom cottage, but we made it work! We walked, swam, toured, boated, ate, drank, laughed, hugged and renewed our bond of friendship as only women can do. It doesn’t get any better than that,” Amy says. Pictured in the front row are Lynn Grusch McUmber, Amy Foster Toner, Debbie Humbert, Liz Blackburn, Janet Schmidt, Sue Paris McCormick and Kathy Laing Fischer. Pictured in the back row are Beverly Moore Ryan, Joy Allen Sherry, Hope Cordonier and Sandy Gleixner Latini.

Bob Kloepfer was named president of Environmental Consulting & Technology Inc. He has a master’s degree in natural resource policy and management from the University of Michigan, a bachelor’s degree in environmental resource management and is a certified professional environmental auditor.

’80 Mark Berg is the Republican repre-

sentative for District 29 of the Virginia House of Delegates. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology and an M.D. from the State University of New York Upstate Medical Center. He spent two decades as an emergency room doctor and owned a family practice in Winchester, Va.

Mary Finlay became a full-time professor at

Richard Scott ’79 represented Allegheny at the inauguration of new Temple University President Dr. Neil Theobald in October.

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Cindy Nauman Finder ’80 reports that her sister Susan Nauman Finder ’79 and brother-in-law Rick Finder ’79 visited her and her husband, Stuart Finder ’83, along with Amy Cubbon Bliton ’83 and Mark Bliton ’85 on Sept. 18-21 in Los Angeles. Rick Finder is also Stuart Finder’s brother!

the Simmons School of Management after 25 years of working in information technology. She also does consulting and coaching. She lives on the seacoast of Maine and says, “As I watch my two daughters enjoy their college years, I’m nostalgic about my time at Allegheny.” Scott Jackson, an extension associate professor in the department of environmental conser vation at the Univer sit y of Mas sachuset ts Amherst, was named Conservationist of the Year. The award, given by the Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts, recognizes the efforts of conservation leaders in conserving the state’s lands and waters.

Jill Bohmann Davis says that she and a group of her 1982 classmates held a weekend reunion at Gina Saffo Tinder’s house in Washington, D.C., to celebrate 35 years of friendship. Nada Puskaric, Robin Minich and Sarah Mlecko Peters traveled from Pittsburgh, Sue Mack flew in from Rochester, N.Y., and Jill flew in from Tampa, Fla. The friends all lived on the second floor of Walker Annex during their freshman year.

Gregory J. Edwards ’82, Rachel A. Foley ’90 and Daniel P. Reininga ’80 accepted awards at the 2013 Annual Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. Greg received the chamber’s Person of the Year award for his leadership to Chautauqua County as county executive. Greg has begun a new position as the CEO of the Gebbie Foundation in Jamestown, N.Y. Daniel, president and CEO of Lake Shore Savings Bank, accepted the chamber’s Economic Development Award on behalf of the bank, along with Rachel, the bank’s chief financial officer. During the ceremony, Greg and Dan mentioned their relationship as fraternity brothers (Phi Delts) at Allegheny.

Jim Johannes, a chiropractor, has been hired as the coach of the Mercyhurst Prep boys and girls swimming teams. As a swimmer, he excelled at Allegheny and finished as a 23-time All-American and was the 200-yard freestyle national champion. He has been inducted into the Allegheny Hall of Fame. Steve Mor ton is celebrating the seventh anniversary of the opening of his environmental law firm Moltz Mor ton & Glenn, based in Austin, Texas. He specializes in state and federal superfund cleanups and brownfield developments. He and his wife, Sue, are empty nesters with their son at Duke studying engineering. Jim Spalding served as the 2013 managerial economics executive-in-residence at Allegheny. He met with students and faculty, taught in a variety of classes and was the guest of honor at a dinner with local professionals in the health-care industry. For 25 years, he was involved in investor-owned hospital and healthcare system management. He graduated with majors in economics and theater and a minor in German. He received his MBA and juris doctorate from Emor y University.

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Susan DiGirolamo co -founded the nonprofit corporation Gateway to Collaboration in Pittsburgh. She also is serving as immediate past president of the Collaborative Law Association of Southwestern Pennsylvania and was appointed to the board of the Pittsburgh D ow n tow n C o m m u n i t y D eve l o p m e n t

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Corp. She is celebrating the second anniversary of her marriage to Thomas Tonkins and has become a new grandmother. C h r i s Ke l l y i s c o a c h i n g a n e l e m e n t a r y school girls basketball team, grades four through five. “Each team is named after a prominent college /university, so of course ours is Allegheny! We are going up against the likes of Penn State, Ohio State, UConn and Yale, but we will bring those big schools down!” he says.

’82 Jonathan R. Cooper has been se-

lected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America ® for 2014 in the areas of mass tort litigation/class actions-defendants. He is a partner in the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis LLP.

Patricia Okker was recognized as a faculty honoree at the University of Missouri’s Faculty-Alumni Awards Ceremony. She teaches 19th century American literature, with a special emphasis on American periodicals. She is chair of the university’s English department, has authored two books and is editor of Tr ansnationalism and American Serial Fiction. She received the university’s highest teaching award, the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, in 2003. Nick Summers P’12 P’09 and his wife, Priscilla Lange Summers ’81 P’12 P’09, caught up with Mike Long ’82 at what turned out to be a mini Allegheny reunion in Beaver Creek, Colo., in December. “Many good times and odd events were recalled and laughed over from our time on Baldwin 2 Nor th during fall 1978,” he says. Also in attendance were M a r t y P f i n s g r a f f ’7 7 P ’0 8 P ’0 6 , J o a n Lange Pfinsgraff ’76 P’08 P’06, Todd Mauerman ’77, Bill Pfinsgraff ’08 and Laura Summers ’09.

’83 Amy Edelman Carrick of Carrick

Consulting LLC, Greer, S.C., is one of 74 daily money managers from across the United States who has earned the professional daily money manager designation.

Ronda K. O’Donnell has been named chair of the employment law practice group at civil defense litigation firm Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. She was named one of the Top 50 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers of 2013. Cynthia Ann Kintner Paschke accepted a position at BL Companies in the Green, Ohio, office in May 2013 as a senior project manager and mid-Atlantic permit ting Allegheny Magazine

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Chris Allison ’83 An Enduring Bond

A little more than 30 years ago, Chris Allison ’83 exited the stage at Allegheny’s Commencement with an English major and history minor tucked firmly under his belt. As a student, Allison educated himself through a “combination of practical and classroom experiences” that included working as a writer and intern at Allegheny magazine under the guidance of then-director of communications, Ross Howell. Now, tapping his experiences as a former chief executive officer at Tollgrade Communications Inc., Allison has again collaborated with Howell, this time on a book, You’ll Manage: Lessons Learned From a Former CEO, a collection of essays about entrepreneurship and life in general. This is how their literary partnership started: In 1981, Howell called the College’s English department to find students interested in writing a one-page essay for his newly revamped Allegheny magazine. Allison submitted “I Never Sang for My Father,” an essay about the indebtedness he felt toward his father for providing him with the means to get an Allegheny education. Well received by the magazine’s readers, Allison would become the first student journalist to receive the Golden Quill Award, a prize given out by the Pittsburgh Press Club, for the essay. Although the award would have paved the way for a fruitful future in public relations, Allison had other plans. After accepting a job in public relations and advertising at his father’s company, Tollgrade Communications, a series of unexpected events catapulted him into the role as the company’s manager. Allison spent 16 years at Tollgrade, taking the $6 million telecommunications startup to a NASDAQ-traded company valued at $2 billion. Years later, he is now using his time and experience to tell his story. Unlike many authors dispensing

specialist. In October, BL Companies hired Jeffrey Vandeveer ’13 for an internship in the Natural Resources Group. Kathryn Toth has joined Associated Bank as senior vice president, senior business change risk manager, where she is responsible for managing the risk assessment oversight of the bank’s products and services. She has a bachelor’s degree in economics and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

’84 Richard Chene has joined Big Lots

as the executive vice president/chief merchandising of ficer. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife, Kathy, daughter and three sons.

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business advice, Allison doesn’t take himself too seriously and inject s humor into each lesson, speaking with the candor of someone who’s not afraid to admit he’s made mistakes along the way. Among the essays are “Moving Up the Entrepreneurial Ladder,” “The Bionic Entrepreneur?,” “Whatever Happened to the Man in the Gray Flannel Suit?” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Entrepreneur.” Allison, who is entrepreneur-in-residence and a trustee at the College, says about his collection: “In my opinion, the book is made up of musings on business and how business relates to your life. The book looks at the ridiculousness of business and at people fooling themselves. The book talks about being honest with oneself. I can’t teach someone how to be lucky—there was a lot of good fortune that went along with my business. I want the audience to leave it with the [advice] that I have to give.” Howell reflects on his writer-editor relationship with Allison: “Basically, Chris is the same guy as when he was a junior at Allegheny College. Now, he just has a lot of experience. It’s gratifying to see how he came through his life experiences successfully, to hear the useful things he can say to others about it and to see his wisdom. Given his professional experience, he has a lot of useful information that he can share with people relating to the entrepreneurial world and general life experiences. It is remarkable what he has accomplished.”

Tony Chiroldes revisited the role of Kevin Rosario in an original staging of the awardwinning musical In the Heights, presented at Pittsburgh’s New Hazlett Theater by Carrnivale Theatrics and Front Porch Theatricals. He played various roles during the musical’s three-year run on Broadway. He also reconnected with fellow alumni Anne Linaberger ’84, Everet t Nelson ’84, Nat han Hollab a u g h ’0 0, M a t t hew Pet e r son ’84 and Karen Peterson ’85. Cur t Cramer has been appointed global director for performance excellence at ARCADIS. He previously served as president of the environment division of ARCADIS US. He has a bachelor’s degree in geology and

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is a certified professional geologist. Bill Demchak is one of seven of the Pittsburgh Business Times’ Newsmakers for 2013 in the Pittsburgh region. He is president and CEO of PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Brian Jeffe was sworn in for his second four-year term as mayor of Sewickley, Pa. He and his wife, Kate Davis Jeffe ’86, have raised their five children in Sewickley, a Pittsburgh suburb, since 1987. Brian is a partner with Seubert & Associates Inc., and Kate is a private chef.

’85 Cyndi Baily was promoted to senior vice president, chief compliance officer, at

WellCare Health Plans Inc. She joined the company in July 2012 as senior corporate counsel. She has a juris doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Houston. Dr. Karen Becker and Dr. Paul Zolbrod, Allegheny English professor emeritus, are collaborating on a project and would like the input of Allegheny family and friends. They are collecting stories — reflections about your “first-generation” college experiences, your experiences as a “second-generation” college student and /or your experiences as a “second-generation” parent (e.g., you were the first to go to college in your family, but now your kids are preparing for or are in college). These stories will be woven into a book with the working title If I Knew Then What I Know Now. Join their Facebook page: “Second generation college family stories” or send an email to kabecker81@hotmail.com. Tim Downing, co-chair of the board of directors of the Human Rights Campaign, spoke at Allegheny in February. The presentation was part of the College’s Year of Civil Rights theme. Tim is a partner in the law firm of Ulmer & Berne. He has been named a “Leading Lawyer” by Inside Business magazine, a “Super Lawyer” by Cincinnati Law & Politics magazine and one of Cleveland’s “Top Rated Lawyers.” John Kaites and his wife, Ann, have two sons. The former Arizona state senator is a partner in the law firm of Ridenour, Hienton and Lewis in Phoenix. He also owns other companies, including Arizona’s largest lobbying firm P3, and co-founded the global security firm Global Security and Intelligence Strategies GSIS360.com, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Mary Gilson Wright is a member of Touchstone Theatre, a professional resident ensemble theater company in Bethlehem, Pa. She is writing and directing the premiere of Dream of the Red Pavilion. She has been affiliated with the company since 2000 and is an actress, playwright and director with them, in addition to coordinating their Young Pl ay w r i g h t s L a b p r o g r a m. M a r y li ve s i n Bethlehem with her husband and has three grown children.

’86 Dr. Jay Badams, superintendent of

the Erie Public Schools in Erie, Pa., has been nominated by Gov. Tom Corbett to a six-year term on the State Board of Education.

Dr. Sherri Painter Pataki, Westminster College associate professor of psychology, had a book review published by PsycCRITIQUES in the fall. Her article, “Balancing Intimate Connection and Personal Growth for Women in Their 20s,” reviews Leslie C. Bell’s Hard to Get: Twenty-Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom. She joined the Westminster faculty in 2004 and received

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her Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University.

on Election Day. He took office Jan. 1, 2014, for a 10-year term.

Dr. Tracy Popey has retired from the Air Force af ter 21-plus year s of ser vice and joined Excela Health as an orthopedic surgeon. She also attended last year’s matriculation ceremony as her son, Rob, formally joined the Class of 2017.

’90 Phil H u gh has been named chief

’87 Donald Bailey, who has 25 years of

Susan Burgess Tencza has been promoted to senior vice president of human resources at System One, headquartered in Pittsburgh. She and her husband, Rich Tencza ’89, reside in Mt. Lebanon in Pittsburgh.

insurance industry experience, was appointed head of sales for the U.S. and Canada division at Marsh, a leading insurance broker and risk adviser. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and an MBA from Eastern College in Philadelphia.

Dr. Matthew Hughes was featured in West Tennessee Medical News. In 2001, he opened Hughes Eye Center, which has multiple locations. In 2012, he was named the Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians Optometrist of the Year and has been named top eye doctor by the Jackson Sun’s Readers Choice Awards.

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Tom Bakey earned his certification as a forensic computer examiner from the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists in December. He is a sergeant with the Massachusetts State Police Detectives and the supervisor of the Northwestern District Attorney’s Digital Evidence Center. He and his wife, Katherine, and their three boys, Grif fin, Remick and Innis, live in western Massachusetts. Pat Breslin was elected Bethlehem Township commissioner in November’s Pennsylvania election and was sworn in Jan. 6. Jennifer McCrea was featured in an article in the Washington Post titled “Billionaire Whisperer Teaches How to Expand Philanthropic Vision.” The article describes Jennifer as “perhaps the best-connected fundraiser in Manhattan.” Susan Moses, executive producer of special projects at WKYC-TV in Cleveland, received an Emmy for her documentary A Dangerous Mix. The program examined hazards of driving under the influence of sleep medicines. Molly Winans was promoted to managing editor of SpinSheet and PropTalk magazines in Annapolis, Md. She also flew to Paris to research final details for her first novel.

’89 Mark V. Tranquilli garnered more

votes for the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Bench than any other candidate

development of ficer of Red Roof Inn. He brings almost 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry to the position.

’91 Michelle A. Henry served as the first

leader lecturer for the 2013-14 academic year for the Institute for Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility at Rosemont College. She is the first assistant district attorney for the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. She has a law degree from the Widener University School of Law.

Lynda Kohl Hymans and family are living in Annandale, Va., after relocating from their 17-year stay in Tacoma, Wash. Lynda works as a physical therapist in a rehab facility. She still enjoys running after being on the Allegheny cross countr y and track teams and completed the Marine Corps Marathon in 2012. She and her husband, Geoff, have three children: Caleb, 9, Sarah, 7, and Aubrey, 5. Fran Miller Kaya joined the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as senior director of fundraising and development. Prior to this, she worked for Conservation International. She resides in Bethesda, Md., with her husband, Huseyin, her 7-year-old son, Max, and her 5-year-old daughter, Olivia. Jeff Lydon has founded CoreAction Coaching, his practice in life and leadership coaching, af ter 15 years in nonprofit executive management, consulting and mediation. His website is www.coreactioncoaching.com. Laura Roy was featured in a Pittsburgh PostGazette article titled “She Wants to Change How Society Views Aging.” She is the executive director at Passavant Retirement Community in Zelienople, Pa., where she is overseeing the community’s largest expansion.

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Rob Himmler is a pilot and flight instructor at Justice Aviation in Santa Monica, Calif.

Beth Buescher Herron reports that she and her friends from the Class of 1992, Hampton Brown, Wendy Brown Baird, Eric Smith, Trisha Smith Lawless and Judi Kolb Beucher, enjoyed a great weekend of catching up and laughter in Clearwater Beach, Fla. “We already are making plans for our next get-together! ” she says.

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1820 The Rev. William Bentley dies; much of his library is bequeathed to the College. Samuel and Rebecca Lord sign the deed donating five acres on Mount Hope to the College. Timothy Alden lays the cornerstone for Bentley Hall.

J o a n M e g g i t t , fo u n d e r and director of the Cleveland-based Antaeus Dance Co., per formed in the Montgomer y Per formance Space at Allegheny in O c to b e r. T h e p rofe s sional company returns to Allegheny once a year for a performance.

’93 Carlos Baca works

a t Fo r tu n a S i l ve r M i n e s Inc., a Canadian public silver-gold mining company, and lives in Lima, Peru. He got married Oct. 5, 2013.

Tim Terrick was promoted to global quality manager in the retail food division of NSF International, where he develops training programs and oversees the standardization of the global auditing team. He and his wife, Dawn Mitchell Terrick ’92, are restoring their old Victorian home.

’94 Kevin J. Helmick was named presi-

dent and chief executive officer of Farmers National Banc Corp. and of Farmers National Bank of Canfield, Ohio. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics and his MBA from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Ian Torrence, with the help of the Arizona Trail Association, Babbitt Ranch and more than 100 dedicated volunteers, directed the first Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line 100 Mile Ultra and Relay in northern Arizona. He is a team member and the manager of the newly developed Adidas Ultra Running Team and coaches more than 50 athletes for the McMillan Running Co.

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’96 Shannon Burgert, fifth-grade teach-

Meghan Pastrick Nese ’97, a ninthgrade English teacher at Burrell High School in the Burrell School District in Westmoreland County, received Pennsylvania’s 2013 Milken Educator Award in January. The awards program honors the top 1 percent of educators across the country. Meghan received a $ 25,000 cash prize and induction into the Milken Educator Network. In addition to her bachelor’s degree in English, she earned a master’s degree in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

er at Fireside Elementary School in Louisville, Colo., won a 2014 IMPACT on Education Award for Boulder Valley School District. She also became nationally board certified and received her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Denver. She teaches arts integration through Think260 Arts and writes for Boulder Magazine.

Erin Butkovic was featured in the Herald (Fox Chapel, Pa.) in an article titled “Teacher Works Beyond Classroom to Make a Difference.” She is a teacher at Fox Chapel Area High School and is a sponsor of the high school activities committee and the student government.

’98 Ricardo Cortes is director, iTunes Store Engineering, at Apple in Cuper tino,

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Be sure to check out ALLEGHENY magazine online at www.allegheny. edu/magazine C. Baca ’93 Calif. He lives in Los Gatos, Calif., with his wife and two sons. Lee E. Har t z was promoted to assistant vice president of National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. He has a bachelor’s degree in history and communications and a juris doctorate from the Hamline University School of Law. Jim Mormino was named athletic director for Willoughby South High School. He and his wife reside in Willoughby Hills, Ohio. Craig Szalai joined Tommy Hilfiger in New York City as their head of talent acquisition after managing the design recruitment for the 35 brands under the Jones Group apparel umbrella.

’99 Kathleen Warren Elliott became

president of the board of directors of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Maryland Chapter, in January 2014. She is development director for Central Scholarship and lives in Baltimore, Md., with her husband, Todd.

Brian English was selected by the Rockefeller Foundation as a resident fellow at its Bellagio Center in Italy. He will be writing and publishing research on his urban development projects in India. Kimberly Greway was featured in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article titled “A Newsmaker You Should Know: Minister Finds Her Role in Helping Prisoners.” She serves as the chaplain at the Allegheny County Jail. Lauren Carothers Jelle and her husband planned to move to Stuttgart, Germany, in February. They plan to live there for three years. Jill Staaf was promoted to lieutenant at the Meadville Central Fire Depar tment, where she has worked since August 2004. She lives in Meadville with her three children, Gracie, 3, and 18-month-old twins Jack and Lucy.

’01 Michele Sabo Conti, an attorney,

has joined Pittsburgh-based Meyer, Unkovic & Scott as an associate. She is a member of the tax and estate planning, corporate and business law, and oil and gas groups. She received her juris doctorate from the Duquesne University School of Law. She also has a

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master of laws in taxation from the Villanova University School of Law. Tina Vignale Gibbons was promoted to director of shared services change management at MetLife. In 2013, she worked as part of the team that implemented PeopleSof t in 45 countries in 10 languages and visited nine of those counties. She will celebrate six years with MetLife in April 2014. Gene Natali, Jr., co-author of The Missing Semester, was featured in articles on www. broadway world.com and the Sacr amento Bee for the impact his award-winning book is making in the classroom. Also quoted in the articles were former Allegheny Executive Vice President Dave McInally, president of Coe College, and Allegheny College Trustee Chris Allison ’83, Allegheny entrepreneurin- re side nce and retire d CEO, Tollgrade Communications Inc. Gene is senior vice president at C.S. McKee, L.P. Joe Rossi was promoted to defensive coordinator for the Rutgers University football team. He had been the special teams coordinator at Rutgers. He was a three-time allNorth Coast Atlantic Conference selection, and his 12 sacks as a senior still stand as the Allegheny single-season record.

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’03 Kristine Bialy-Viau graduated in De-

cember with a bachelor’s degree in business management from Empire State College. She hopes to enroll for her MBA next fall. Kristine lives in Syracuse, N.Y., with her daughter, Kaitlyn.

Abby Collier has joined the University of Pittsburgh Press as acquisitions editor for the history and philosophy of science. She was an assistant acquiring editor for geography and cartography with the University of Chicago Press. Amanda Ciranni Fisher was featured in a Valley Independent (Monessen, Pa.) article titled “Amanda Fisher: A Small-Town Attorney You Can Trust.” She has a bachelor’s degree in political science and a juris doctorate from the Duquesne University School of Law. L a u r e n T h o m a s M u s s i t s c h g r a d u a te d summa cum laude from Duquesne University on Aug. 1, 2013. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing.

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Dr. Ryan Barnes has accepted a position in general surgery at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego. He and his wife, Dr. Amanda Caparso, were excited for the move with their 6-month-old son, Tristan. Dave Lester, a golf alum, was featured on the Golf Channel in December working with renowned coach Butch Harmon.

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Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Notre Dame. He is a faculty member at Utica College.

’06 Angelica Runova has become the

director of outreach services for the Information Service Division at UPMC. She is part of a nationally recognized pioneering division in developing and adopting technology to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health-care.

Jaclyn Stallard completed her graduate degree from Lesley University’s School of Education in Cambridge, Mass. She graduated with high honors and a master’s degree in ecological teaching and learning. Jaclyn has been living and working in Washington, D.C.

’07 Alex Kropinak exhibited his work

during Allegheny’s annual faculty and alumni art exhibit in October. Alex creates animated content for Marvel Entertainment’s website. He also led an animation workshop for Allegheny students on Oct. 29.

Christina Ungaro Macken joined the Sust ainable Purcha sing Le ade r ship Council ( SPLC ) as program director in December 2013, leading all core program activities. She joined the SPLC from the U.S. Green Building Council, where she served as program manager for LEED v4, launching the breakthrough version of the LEED program in late 2013.

’05 Guy Dunkle joined writer and con-

servationist Wendell Berry on stage at the Nov. 22 Biological Woodsmen Week in Floyd, Va. Guy, Berry and two other panelists presented a case for responsible land use and forest stewardship. Guy is a land manager and forester with the nonprofit Foundation For Sustainable Forests based in Crawford County, Pa.

Rachel Wysocki ’03 says that following a nighttime proposal on a carriage ride in New York City’s Central Park, she is planning a wedding to Aaron Kent in May 2015. She also is co-directing the Western New York Writing Project, has been appointed to a regional professional development committee for teachers and is working as an adviser to the New York State Department of Education to develop policy surrounding the implementation of Common Core.

Kevin Pool was featured in a Carroll County Times article titled “Always on the Run.” The article says Kevin, who earned Division III All-America honors in his junior and senior seasons at Allegheny, has completed 12 marathons, posting his best time in Boston in 2013. He is the technical director for the California International Marathon and a high school running coach. He has a master’s degree from Thiel College. Dr. Joseph Ribaudo, an astrophysicist, delivered a talk titled “Breathe In, Breathe Out: The Circumgalactic Medium and Galaxy Evolution” at Allegheny in November. He majored in physics and mathematics and earned his

Karin Brown ’04 and Chasidy Highfield ’99 attended the Erie Alumni Event in November, along with many other Gators and communit y members. “The Erie Ar t Museum was a wonderful venue,” they say, “and we hope to see even more local alums at the next event!”

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Danielle Calaway, Allison Patrick and Ellie Boron, all from the Class of 2009, got together in Pittsburgh during the holidays.

M. Grashoff ’08 Chris Shea is the head brewer of Henniker Brewing Co. in Henniker, N.H.

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Matthew K. Grashoff has joined the law firm of Brouse McDowell as an associate in its litigation group. He graduated from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2013 and received his bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in history and communication arts.

Rachel Jurkowski ’09 got engaged to Taylor Burgoyne during the holidays. They are students at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, where they met. They are planning a May 25, 2014, wedding in Chicago.

Megan Kappel joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty in August as professor of public and professional writing. She also began teaching film and literature courses for Pitt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Megan received her MFA in screenwriting from Hollins University in October 2012. John Mark Swafford graduated from University College Dublin with a Ph.D. in computer science in December.

’09 Sharon Bellina will graduate in May with an MBA from California State University - Fresno.

Air Force Capt. Matthew J. Cellini graduated from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. He received a medical degree and was commissioned to the rank of captain, with a minimum seven-year active duty service commitment.

Tanya Nocera ’09 and Christopher Hansen ’09 received their doctorates from the Ohio State University on Dec. 15, 2013. Tanya received her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, and Christopher received his Ph.D. in neuroscience.

Sideris Facaros ’11 and Katie Mihalopoulos ’12, who met at Allegheny, announce their engagement. They will hold their wedding in Pittsburgh in spring 2016.

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Mat t hew Daly is a dentist with Dr. Jack Storey, DDS in Meadville, Pa. He received his doctor of dental medicine degree from the Universit y of Pittsburgh in 2013. His wife, Cour t ney R ademacher Daly ’09, received h e r m a s t e r ’s d e g r e e i n counseling psychology from Chatham University in 2011. She is a mental health clinician at Comprehensive Children and Family Services in Meadville. Colin Gundling was featured in a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article titled “ Fr a nk lin Pa r k Re s i de nt Gets ‘Full Ironman Experience.’” He completed the Ironman World Championship race in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in October. Colin is a physical therapist at Allegheny Chesapeake Physical Therapy in Pittsburgh.

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Kristin Isabelli has joined the staff of the U.S. Council for International Business as director of customs and trade facilitation. She worke d as a le gislative aide for the House Ways and Means Committee. She has a bachelor’s degree in international studies and French and is working toward a master’s degree in international commerce at George Mason University. Eric Schonberg moved to Los Angeles in July and started working in the motion picture talent depar tment at Creative Ar tists Agency in Beverly Hills in September. He lives in Beverly Hills with Kurt Pawlak ’09 and Kevin Kearney ’09.

’10 Samantha Ford accepted a position assisting with ongoing elephant seal research at Point Reyes National Seashore in California.

Karina Onofre was featured in the Orange County Register in an article titled “5 Questions with Community Leader Karina Onofre.” She has her real estate, broker, insurance, notary public and tax preparer licenses, is the founder of OC Latino Outreach, is a district representative for Sen. Bob Huff and is considering running for 2014 Santa Ana City Council. G r e g Waples is an analyst at the White House in the Executive Office of the President, Office of Presidential Correspondence.

A group of six alumnae and former Gator cross country and track & field athletes came together to run the Philadelphia Marathon in November 2013, all finishing the race in less than four hours. From left to right are Claire LeMasters ’11, Emily Dunn ’10, Laura Heltman ’11, Mia Symoniak ’10, Kelly Gallagher ’13 and Katie Stancik ’11.

Christine Ziehl Davis had the opening of her master’s photographic project, Evanescent City, in October at Carlow University in Pittsburgh. She will graduate with a master’s degree in art education in December.

Kayla Beatt y ’12 and Gregor y Eyer ’12 became engaged on Nov. 29, 2013, at Tucquan Glen Nature Preserve near Gregory’s hometown in Pennsylvania. The two plan to be married in May 2015 and will make their home in Madison, Wis.

Jef fr ey C. Youngs, Esq. has joined his parents, attorneys Christopher J. Youngs and Lisa Pepicelli Youngs ’79, in the local, family-owned law firm of Pepicelli, Youngs & Youngs PC as a third-generation attorney. He is a 2013 graduate of the Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law and resides in Cochranton, Pa. Christina S. Zanic has joined Leech Tishman’s Pit tsburgh of fice. She is advising clie nts o n is s u e s re late d to c o m me rcia l contracts, business formation and entit y selection, corporate governance and due diligence.

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into the neuroscience Ph.D. program at the West Virginia University School of Medicine.

Seth Eisner was featured in the Miscellany News (Vassar College) for his role as the assistant coach of the Vassar men’s basketball team. He came to Vassar from O swe go State Colle ge in New York. He was part of the men’s basketball team at Allegheny.

Abby Sorensen ’12 (pictured third from the left) coached the Gannon University Women’s Golf Team to a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship win in Hershey, Pa., Oct. 19-20, 2013. In addition to capturing four tournament titles in the fall season, the Gannon golfers also earned a 3.56 team GPA.

Jessica Gallagher and Tim Bell ’08 have moved from Erie, Pa., to Berkeley, Calif. Jessica, an environmental studies major, is a membership manager at the Eco-Dentistry Association, helping dentists become more environmentally friendly. Tim, an English major, is a graduate student adviser at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. They met at Allegheny in 2007. Olivia Lang accepted the position of assistant director of alumni affairs at Allegheny.

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Ashley Baronner wrote an ar ticle titled “The Road to Rural Primary Care Physician : A Medical Student’s Perspective” for the fall 2013 issue of Pennsylvania Rural Health, a publication from the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health. She cites her experience with Allegheny’s and Meadville Medical Center’s health coaching program in the article. C o l l e e n A . F r i e l i s a g r a du ate s tu d e nt

at Michiga n State Unive r sit y pur suing a doctorate in plant biology. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. Denise Jones, a teacher at Davis Middle School in Texas, was featured in an article titled “Can One Group of Girls Change the Wo r l d ? ” in th e N ove m b e r 2013 i s s u e of Pit t s b u r g h M a g a z i n e. T h e a r ti c le t a lke d about Denise being a member of the Women and Girls Foundation’s first-ever Girls as Grantmakers group, a program that allowed girls to make grants to other girls in the community. Ellie Weyant is attending the Veterinar y Medicine Doctorate Program at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology.

Alumnae and active sisters of the Gamma Rho chapter of K appa K appa Gamma gathered on campus during the fall semester to celebrate the chapter’s 125th anniversary. As part of their celebration, the active sisters reviewed sorority rituals with their guests and offered a tour of the newly renovated Kappa suite in Brooks Hall.

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Anthony Vardaro married Kathleen Be nnet t at St. Ma r y of G r ac e Church in Meadville on June 29, 2013. Tony is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and is serving his 22nd year as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County. He has served as president judge of that court since July 2009. M. Roy Wilson married Jacqueline Page on Dec. 7, 2013. Roy is the president at Wayne State University.

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Blonder were married in Palm Springs, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2013, after 20 years together. The date of their marriage was chosen to honor Stephen’s uncles, Ralph Adams and Walter Chuck, on their 55th anniversary. They reside in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

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time life partner, Kenneth Newton, on Aug. 23, 2013, in New York City. They were fortunate to have their two sons, Jesse, 17, and Lucas, 16, witness their legal marriage firsthand. Rodney is an associate professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and serves as medical director of the Global Health Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

’90 B Susan Lexer married Mike Smith

on April 20, 2013, in Columbia, Md. Gators joining the celebration included Marylynn Uhr yniak Ignoz zi ’90, Ken Ignoz zi ’88, Heather Harner Harter ’89 and Michelle Molfese Corbin ’90. Susan is a policy advisor for U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley in Washington, D.C. They reside in Cheverly, Md.

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Nicholas Oehm married Jay Han in New York City on June 27, 2013. “Words cannot describe the flood of emotions that accompany being in New York on the day of the Supreme Court of the United States Defense of Marriage Act decision, celebrating that evening at The Stonewall with Edie Windsor, getting married the next day with family and friends at our side and then participating in the New York City Gay Pride Parade. A truly surreal experience to be part of this historical event,” Nicholas says.

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D Dr. Scott Leibsle married Amanda Orthel on Sept. 7, 2013, in a ceremony in Boise, Idaho. Allegheny alumni in attendance included Scott’s mother, Susan Tully Leibsle ’74. Scott is employed by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture as the deputy state veterinarian for Idaho. Amanda is a marketing analyst for Agri-Beef Inc. The Leibsles are expecting their first child in June. E Jenny Weigold married Matt Geertson on Aug. 17, 2013. Gators in attendance included bridesmaid Dee Buffalari Tennant ’99, best

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man Michael Geertson ’97, Matt Pierce ’99 and Jenny’s Allegheny roommates (pictured left to right, all 1999 graduates): Lisa Davis Pierce, Mia Gentile Ruffing, Mandy Thompson Davis, Kathy Vegh Hughes and Jennelle Murosky Freeston. The couple reside in Erie, Pa., where Jenny is the manager of community relations at UPMC Health Plan.

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Justin de Leon married Nicole Suto on Oct. 19, 2013. He will be teaching at the Universit y of Delaware, where he will be completing a Ph.D. in international relations next year. He also directed a feature-length documentary film titled Give to Live (www. GivetoLiveTheMovie.com) dealing with foreign aid, charitable giving and human compassion. The film features former Allegheny Professor Michael Maniates.

of Mar yland, Baltimore County. The couple reside in Baltimore. A

A n d r ew P u g l i e s e ma rried Jessica Smith in Tuscarora, N.Y. Andrew is an economist in Washington for the Department of Agriculture and was on detail to the Foreign Agricultural

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Cynthia Mason married Alan Kaszubowski on Nov. 1, 2012, and had a wedding celebration on Oct. 13, 2013. Gators in attendance were Jonathan Albaugh ’04, Chris Kabana ’04, Kaitlin McCormick ’05 and Heidi Morton ’04.

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G Joseph Knupp married Marissa Gerkey on Sept. 14, 2013. Gators in attendance included Reagan Storer McClellan ’05, Brian Herman ’05, Chris Rorabaugh ’04, Laura Johnson Miller ’07, Matt Adams ’04, Jon Abrams ’05, Drew Miller ’05, Jen Slater Adams ’06, John Stanford ’63, RJ Polacek ’05, Krissy Atanassanova, Erica Sparkenbaugh ’05, Dan Fiedler ’04, Josh Knupp ’17, Steven Frese ’08, Tony Borres ’05, Emily Larue Cilley ’05, Amanda Allshouse ’07, Jonathan Cilley ’05, Steve Hazen ’07, Sara Marburger Hazen ’08, Betsy Rohr Thompson ’09, Zachary David Best ’09, Corey Thompson ’06, Brian Cusick ’03, Christin Sciulli ’03, Mary Zoller Utter ’06, Lindsay McIntosh, Chuck Yeomans ’08 and Rob Utter ’06. H Julie Wagner married Adam Evans on Sept. 28, 2013. Gators in attendance were Class of 2005 graduates Kate Wilson, Megan Carbaugh Herman, Michelle Manni and Katie Logan. Julie is a high school English teacher. The couple live in Arlington, Va.

’06 Craig Berger married Briana Garcia

on Oct. 5, 2013, in a ceremony in Baltimore, Md. A celebration ceremony will be held in San Dimas, Calif., in August 2014. Craig is coordinator of student life for campus a n d c i v i c e n g a g e m e n t a t th e U n i ve r s i t y

S e r v i c e h a n d l i n g i n te rnational trade issues. He has joined the Food Safety and Inspection Service in Washington, where he analyzes regulatory impact. I Jennifer Vota married Derek Burda on July 27, 2013. The ceremony was held in downtown Pit ts-

b u r g h a t th e S m i th f i e l d Church of Christ, and the reception was at the Heinz History Center in the Strip District. Gators in attendance included Scott Vota ’97, Kristie Bergvall Vota ’97, Erika Allen ’06, Jessica Hays Robinson ’06, Adrienne Genovese ’06, Jessica Dabrowski

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J Melissa Geer married Dan Monarko ’06 on Sept. 21, 2013, at St. Irenaeus Catholic Church in Oakmont, Pa. Dan and Melissa celebrated with many fellow Gators at their reception, which was held at the Marriott City Cente r H o te l i n Pi t t s b u r g h. Gators in the bridal party were St acy Monarko

University. Dan is director of digital marketing for Flying Cork Media in Pittsburgh. The couple reside in Oakmont.

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Mat thew Cellini and Veronica Del Greco ’09 tied the knot on May 25, 2013, at Saint Maria Goretti Catholic Church in Pittsburgh surrounded by their family, friends and several Allegheny alumni! Jesse W. Lopez married Maria E. Lutz on June 29, 2013, at Calvary United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh. He has a bachelor’s degree in English and is an implementation specialist at ADP in Florham Park, N.J. L Carrie Miller married Craig Ryan Freeman in East Hampton, N.Y., on Sept. 28, 2013. Gators in attendance included Elizabeth Andrews ’09, Jessica Bailey ’08, Meghan Sherman Caldwell ’09, Trista Szocs ’10, Hannah Lindberg Andersen ’09, Dara Levendosky ’08, Rob Schreiner ’08, Marianne Broome ’10 and Timothy Good ’11.

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L e i d w i n g e r ’0 4, R o b i n Davis ’08, Lauren Porterfield ’08, Ashley Lypson ’06, Steve Swierczynski ’06, Marko Fonzi ’0 6, J a mes Tr e m b u l a k ’0 6 and M ichael S ober ’06. Melissa is a marketing analyst for ATI Allegheny Ludlum and is pursuing her MBA at Duquesne

Oct. 4, 2013, in Rochester, N.Y. They reside in Pittsburgh, where Kate received her master’s in art therapy with a specialization in counseling at Seton Hill University, and Phil received his MBA at Carnegie Mellon University. Other Allegheny alumni who attended the we dding were M a t t C hir icos t a ’0 9, Tim McClung ’08, JR Lovre ’09, Marcus Solomon ’07, Kristin Devine ’09, Natalie Nagy Bell ’08, Jenna Balogh Linhart ’08, Ian Coyle ’08, Melissa Bromley ’10, Laura Bromley ’10, Melissa Porter ’10 and Adri Pennekamp ’08.

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Coven married Charles Hurkes ’09 on Dec. 7, 2013, in Pittsburgh. They are living in Connecticut, where Jessie is pursuing an MFA in interdisciplinary arts, and Charles is working with Cigna Healthcare as an application development senior specialist. Other Allegheny alumni who celebrated the union included Natalia Fenton ’10, Liz Boykiw ’11, Jackie Dunkelman Wozniak ’08, Richard Wozniak ’08, Carolyn Kiliany ’11, Kaitlin Hindman Mohney ’09, Megan Mick ’11, Andrew Glod ’12, Dan Donahoe ’11, Corey Fling ’08, Carl Froess ’09, CJ Brown ’08, Justin Page ’10, Pat Fogarty ’09 and Brandon Tirpak ’09.

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Sheldon L. Loughner on Aug. 24, 2013. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology and attends Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill University, Greensburg. She is a medical student doing her clinical rotations at Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, N.Y., and is a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.

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on June 1, 2013, at the Conneaut Hotel, Meadville, the same day her grandparents,

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Chris W. Brussalis and his wife, Christina, received the best present with the birth of their daughter Sophia H e l e n B r u s s a li s on Christmas morning 2013. In a d d i t i o n, C h r i s , president and CEO of the Hill Group Inc., was elected chairman of the board for the Regional Learning Alliance, the greater Pit tsburgh region’s “premier learning and conference center and the nation’s largest collaborative campus and education facility.”

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Lisa Gabel Rossi and family welcomed a third addition to their household, Isabella d’Este Rossi, on Oct. 8, 2012. She joins her big brothers, John Giovanni and Marco Antonello. Just a few months later, Lisa was promoted to associate professor at Lafayette College and appointed chair of the neuroscience program.

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Kerin Mur tagh Goethals and her husband, Anthony, welcomed their daughter, Gabriela Irene, on Nov. 14, 2013. She was born at 9:35 p.m. and weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Gabriela’s older brother, Ryan, 4, is thrilled to have a younger sister.

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A Brent Znosko and his wife, Jen, welcomed their second son, Wesley, on Sept. 17, 2013. Wesley joins big brother Elliot. The Znoskos live near St. Louis.

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pher Turner ’98 celebrated the birth of their third child, Genevieve Ruth Turner, on Sept. 30, 2012. Eve joins her siblings, Quinn, 4, and Noah, 6. Julie, Chris and family live in Manchester, N.H.

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Jenny Hoople and Raul Casique welcomed their first child ! Brian CasiqueHoople is surrounded by a large family of Gators: He is the grandson of Jim Hoople ’72 and Phyllis Good Hoople ’72; greatgrandson of the late Ralph Duane Good ’37 and Virginia Derr Good ’38 and nephew of Jeremy Hoople ’05 and Sally Hoople ’03. C Lauren Hornish Seiter and her husband,

Graham, welcomed their first child, Emma Charlotte, on March 4, 2013. The family resides in Fulton, N.Y.

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Adriana Formoso Begley and her husband, Ryan, announce the arrival of their baby girl, Ella Domenica, on Sept. 10, 2013. The family resides in Rochester, N.Y.

K yle O’Connor and his wife, Emily, welcomed their first child, Malin Maria O’Connor, on Jan. 6, 2014. The family makes their home in Toronto.

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husband, Nicholas, welcome d their fir st child, Paul Nicholas, on Oct. 30, 2013. The family lives in Moorhead, Minn.

E Kristi Stone Jancar and her husband, Mike, welcomed a baby girl, Gianna Marie Jancar, on Oct. 15, 2013. The Jancars also have a son, Michael, who turned 2 in August.

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big sister Penelope welcomed their newest family member, Lorelei October, on Oct. 29, 2013. F B r i a n O ’ M a l l ey a n d G i n a E s p o s i t o

O’Malley ’04 announce the arrival of their daughter, Lucia Kate, on Sept. 10, 2013. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 18.75 inches long.

’05 Adam Cromie and his wife, Whitney, welcomed Marshall Wyeth Cromie on Oct. 10, 2013.

G Kate O’Donnell Hopfer and her husband, G re g, we lc ome d the ir f ir s t c hild, D a nie l James, on Sept. 30, 2013. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 21 inches long. The family resides in Lewisville, Texas. H Lindsey Katora-Pityk and her husband, Shawn, welcomed Ethan Jeffrey-Michael on Nov. 22, 2013. They have two other children, Ataleigh Jean, 5, and Lillian Grace, 3. After Allegheny, Lindsey completed her graduate studies at Duquesne University and works just north of Pittsburgh at her alma mater, Kiski Area High School, as an English and special education teacher.

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I U.S. Army Capt. John Kelly and his wife, Virginia, welcomed baby boy Jackson Atlas on May 22, 2013. He weighed 6.5 pounds and measured 18 inches long. Jennifer Knapp Rioja and Brandon Rioja welcomed daughter Eleanor Tesla Rioja on Nov. 19, 2013. Big brother Holden is 2. Jessica Hays Robinson and her husband, Jared, welcomed identical twin girls, Piper Lynnlee and Brooklyn Nicole, on May 9, 2013. They join big brother Liam.

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Mayers Anderson and Robert Anderson announce the birth of their son, Heath Rober t Anderson, on Aug. 31,

2013, at DuBois Regional Medical Center. The family resides in DuBois, Pa.

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Christopher Hansen and Melissa Millerschoen Hansen ’10 welcomed their daughter, Mia Grace Hansen, on Nov. 15, 2013. Mia came into the world 48 hours before Christopher successfully defended his Ph.D. in neuroscience!

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Dr. Jackson S. Pogue on Jan. 17, 2014. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, served in the U.S. Public Health Service in Portland, Maine, and was in private practice in Portland. He then opened a private practice in Trafford, Pa. Sur vivors include his children, Janet McClelland and Robert and David Pogue; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

’41 Jean Ferguson Marasco on Dec. 19, 2013. She was an administrative secretary at Allegheny. Survivors include her daughter, Marjorie Somers; three grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren and her brother, Robert Ferguson.

James R. Schultz on Dec. 8, 2013.

’42 Dorothy J. Konstanzer Campbell

on Dec. 8, 2013. She was involved in the Allegheny Outing Club and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Survivors include her husband, J. Bruce Campbell ’42; her daughters, Christine, Beth and Amy, and four grandchildren. Jane Lewis McK night on Dec. 5, 2013. She graduated summa cum laude, majoring

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in music and English. She worked as a secretary at Wright Elementary School, the local United Fund and the Special Education Department. Survivors include her children, Hugh McKnight ’69, Sarah McKnight ’74 and Dorothy Kerstetter; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Bittner F. Snead on Nov. 1, 2013. He was a World War II veteran who navigated 25 B-17 bombing missions over Germany.

’43 Dr. John H. Petre, Jr. on Nov. 5,

2013. John, a World War II veteran, graduated from the Thomas Jefferson University Medical School. He worked at Saint Vincent Health Center, Hamot Medical Center, Shriner’s Hospital for Children and the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Erie, Pa. Survivors include his wife, Catherine Charvat Petre; his children, Julia Grace ’70 and John Petre III ; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

’44 Esther F. Campbell on Jan. 2, 2014.

She at tended Penn State Univer sit y and was an accomplished writer and actress, co -founding a theater company in Ohio. She also was Kansas City, Mo.’s first female weathercaster, the first female critic for Daily Variety in Los Angeles and a publicist for the movie industry. Survivors include her sons, Charles III and Jeffrey Scarborough, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

’45 Kenneth H. Muir on Sept. 28, 2013.

He played football and was the president of Phi Kappa Psi. He was a decorated World War II veteran, ser ving overseas with the U.S. Army. He was president of Muir Photo Co. (Kenart Photo Co.) and served as vice president of Muir Drug Co., Laraine Land Building Co. and Dewey Products Co. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Scarlett Muir; his son, William Muir, and his brothers, John and Robert Muir.

’46 Virginia Black Mar tin on Jan. 6,

2014. She was a social worker and teacher. Survivors include her husband, David Martin; her children, Richard and David Martin and Jeannie Colner, and eight grandchildren.

Kari Larson Telleen on Nov. 25, 2013. She graduated from Penn State with a master’s degree in bacteriology. Sur vivors include her children, the Rev. Ann, Eric, Dr. Linn and Jens Larson; her seco n d h u s b a n d’s c h i l dren, Mary Boster and Jane, the Hon. John and Thomas Telleen ; 14 grandchildren and he r siste r, Joanne Chappell.

’47 Ott Thompson II on Dec. 6, 2013.

He ser ved in the U.S. Nav y in World War II and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He worked at Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., First Mortgage Co., Western Mortgage Co., Pacific Life and as chairman fo r Pac if i c Inve s tm e nt M a n ag e m e nt C o. Survivors include his wife, Flora Thompson; his children, Nancy Robertson and Jeffrey, Bruce and Peter Thompson; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

’48 Shirley Carolson Lynn on Dec. 9, 2013. She was a stay-at-home mother and then worked at J.L. Rochester Co. Survivors include her sons, David and Stephen Lynn, and five grandchildren.

Jane K. Miller on Oct. 26, 2013. She worked for the CIA and served in Japan and Vietnam before returning to Vienna, Va., in 1970. Nancy Simpson Richards on Oct. 27, 2013. She had a bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University, a master’s degree in social work from Barr y University and practiced for several years. Survivors include her sister, Georgiana Simpson Coles; her children, Nancy Steel Holm, Virginia Oberlin Steel, Carolyn Steel Heathcote, Jill Richards Aspiote, Judy Harvey and James Richards; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Robert R. Stormer, Jr. on Sept. 23, 2013. He graduated from the University of Chicago and studied at the City College of New York and A me rican Unive r sit y in Washington, D.C. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he served with the 75th Infantry Division in Europe. He was employed by the U.S. Department of State. Survivors include his wife, Anna Knelle Sharp; three daughters, Susan Senft, Cynthia Stormer and Beverly Tripp, and six grandchildren.

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Richard C. Andres on Oct. 28, 2013. He served in World War II and graduated with an economics degree. He obtained an MBA from the University of Indiana, majoring in marketing. He worked for GM, Koppers and Rockwell and started his own marketing firm, Marketing Service Associates. Survivors include his children, Robert Andres and Susan Devlin, and four grandchildren. Graham Marsh, Jr. on Nov. 12, 2013. He was a veteran and was proud of his time at Allegheny and Cambridge University. He and his late wife, Mildred ’49, cherished their days at Allegheny, especially their lifelong friendships. Survivors include three children, David Marsh, Carol Smetana and Marilyn Wofford, and three grandchildren. G e o r g e H . S t r o n g o n J a n. 5, 2014. H e served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He graduated magna cum laude, salutatorian and Phi Beta Kappa and earned his MBA in finance from the Harvard Business School. He ser ved as a financial and health-care

executive, working at Smith, Barney & Co., Norlin Corp., American Medicorp and Universal Health Services. He also was a venture capital investor. Survivors include his wife, Mar y Lou Strong ; three children, Cynthia Hibbard, Dexter Strong and Sarah Bornstein; six grandchildren and two sisters, Marjorie Schaeffer and Rebecca Auman. Raymond H. Titus on Dec. 7, 2013. He was an aircraft mechanic in the Pacific Theater during World War II. During his Air Force career, he was a research laboratory technician, phlebotomist, medical technician, hospital laborator y administrator and instructor of biological sciences. He attended the University of Oregon and worked for the Environmental Protection Agency’s water analysis laboratory.

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Margaret M. Clement on Jan. 13, 2014. S he wa s a n ac tive me mb e r in the alumni association. Joseph M. Hoegerl on Dec. 2, 2013. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran and a chemist at the American Viscose. Survivors include his children, Dallas Folmar Behan and Thomas and Richard Hoegerl; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. B a r b a r a J a c k M o o n o n N ov. 23, 2013. She taught elementary school at Conneaut Lake and Crawford Central. Surviving is her brother, William Jack.

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James M. Akin on Oct. 8, 2013. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His career was in retail executive management working for Montgomery Ward, Joseph Horn’s, R.H. Stearns and the Outlet Co. (Associated Dry Goods). Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Akin; his children, Janet Manning, Michelle Kruger and Donald, James and Gregg Akin; six grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Dr. Barbara Bounds Blackstone on Oct. 31, 2013. She also had degrees from the Unive r sit y of Iowa and the Unive r sit y of Pi t t s b u r g h. S h e wa s a c e r ti f i e d s p e e c h pathologist and taught communications at Slippery Rock University. Survivors include her children, Carlen, Franklin III, Martha and Rodney; three grandchildren and her sister, Suzanne Kinard. Peggy Swanson Hollenbeck on Sept. 21, 2013. She had a degree in education and was an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma alumni. She worked with disabled children. Survivors include her children, Nancy Hollenbeck McToldridge and Dianne Hollenbeck Bridges, and one grandson. Robert M. Mills on Dec. 27, 2013. He was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He attended Grove Cit y College and Allegheny, where he majored in English and was Allegheny Magazine

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a fraternity brother of Phi Gamma Delta. He worked for the national tube division of U.S. Steel. Survivors include his children, Rob Mills II and Kathleen Mills Cheritt.

Dresser-Rand in Wellsville, N.Y. Survivors include his wife, Arlene Brown Leave; his children, Linda Leave ’77, Vickie Hand and Margaret Stanford, and six grandchildren.

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Edison F. Shepler on May 11, 2013. He graduated with a degree in economics and did graduate work at Case We ste r n Reser ve University. He was a member of the football team and Phi Gamma Delta. He was a district manager for the Warner and Swa sey Machine Tool Co. and an NCA A football official. Survivors include his wife, Isabel Van Ness Shepler ’55; his children, Robert and Bonnie; three granddaughters and a brother.

3, 2014. He graduated from Cornell University Medical College. He was a rotating intern and resident at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut, a neurology resident at the U n i ve r s i t y of W i s c o n s i n a n d a fe ll ow i n electromyology at the Mayo Clinic. He was in solo neurology practice at Hartford Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Judy; his children, Kim Bantham ’87, Kristen Albrect, Bethany Cass and Dr. Scott Fredericks; 11 grandchildren, and his brother, John.

Robert D. Ruggiero on Nov. 29, 2013. Lyle M. Thornbloom on Nov. 9, 2013. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he served in the U.S . A r my i n Ko r e a . He received his master’s in education from t h e S t a te U n i ve r s i t y of N ew Yo r k a t N ew Paltz. He taught fourth grade in Bellport, N.Y., and worked in a greenhouse in Sayville, N .Y. S u r v i vo r s i n c lu d e th r e e d a u g h te r s , K ristin, G retchen and Lis a ’82, and five grandchildren.

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Nancy Rutherford Gaster on Dec. 28, 2013. She was a school teacher at Madeira Beach Elementary School. Survivors include her husband, Milt Gaster; four sons, Jef f, Br uce, Jim and Tom ; seve n granddaughters and her sister, Doris O’Neil. Ann P. Paterra on Jan. 13, 2014. She received her master’s degree from Duquesne University and was a Mt. Lebanon school te ac he r. S u r vivo r s in c lu de he r c hil dre n, Claire, David and Chris Paterra. Cynthia Burkhart Zilliac on Nov. 28, 2013. She was a psychology major and an editor at Scott Foresman. Survivors include her husband, George ’55; three children, Gregory Zilliac, Barbara Zilliac Graham and Jocelyn Zilliac DeVault, and nine grandchildren.

’56 John H. Johnson on Dec. 18, 2013.

He attended Dartmouth College and served in Germany, achieving the rank of sergeant in the U.S. Army. He was employed by General Motors and Fisher Body Division, acquired a resort business and worked in sales and real estate. Survivors include his wife, Betsy; his sisters, Anne Bushnell and Helen Johnson; his children, John and Jennifer Johnson and Katharine Hawes, and four grandchildren.

’57 Carl N. Leave on Dec. 12, 2013. He received a bachelor’s degree in geology. He served in the U.S. Navy and retired from

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Wyndham Riotte on Oct. 6, 2013. He completed his master’s degree from Ohio State University and was in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He was a hydrogeologist with the state of Florida. Survivors include his wife, Frances Riotte; his children, David Riotte, Christina Supple and Lauren Dillon; his stepsons, David and Douglas Hebert; six grandchildren, and his siblings, Carolyn Hyler and Robert Riotte.

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Walter F. Boehme on Dec. 4, 2013. He received an MBA from Cornell University, was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve and worked at the Coca-Cola Co. as marketing manager. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Boehme, and his son, Tyson Boehme.

’61 Joan L. Reiber Walker on Dec. 31,

2013. She was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate. She received a degree from La Sorbonne at l’Université de Paris and a master’s degree from Indiana University. She taught French at Butler University and the University of India na p olis, owne d a nd op e r ate d Bu d get Express Signs and worked at Walker Research and Stone Research. Sur vivors include her children, Andy, Scott and Brian Walker; seven grandchildren and her former husband, Gordon Walker.

public defender and started his own practice, doing mostly family law. He then was appointed as a judge in Weld District Court ( Colorado ) and moved up to chief judge. Survivors include his wife, Emi; his children, Chris and Anne, and two grandchildren. David M. Mitchell on Oct. 24, 2013. He attended Lehigh University and the University of Pittsburgh. He retired from the Society of Automotive Engineers. Survivors include his wife, Anne; his children, Clark, Robert, Shelby and Callie, and five grandchildren.

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6, 2013. She graduated with a master’s in education. She was a teacher and of fice manager at Rochester Road Materials. Survivors include her husband, R. Christopher Odenbach; her children, Dr. Kristiane and C. Justin Odenbach; one granddaughter and her brother, Charles Kaye.

’71 Wayne A. Hall on Jan. 9, 2014. “Huntz”

to his college friends, he graduated with a degree in geology. He worked as a steel fabricator, most recently at CemcoLift Elevator. Survivors include his children, Jennifer Hall Rogers and Michael Hall; his siblings, Marion Lepard, Carol Johnson and Howard Hall, and three grandchildren.

Mar y Elizabet h Phelan Turner on Jan. 30, 2014. She served as president of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She was a past president of the Pittsburgh Opera Association and the Fox Chapel Opera Guild. Survivors include her husband, H. Woodruff Turner; her children, James ’96 and David Turner; two grandchildren, and her siblings, Patricia Lang and William Phelan, Jr.

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2013. He had a medical degree from the Temple University School of Medicine and completed his neurosurgical residency at the Cleveland Clinic. He practiced medicine in Massachusetts. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Laurie Ahlgren Latchaw, and his son, John Latchaw III.

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Cynthia L. Tracy Liepins on Dec. 19, 2013. She had a bachelor’s degree in psychology and completed graduate work at the Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio. She was a therapeutic support staff person with various agencies. Survivors include her husband, Ilmars (Chico) Liepins; her mother, Patricia Tracy, and two sisters, Diana Perry and Kathy Spataro.

Roger A. Klein on Jan. 4, 2014. He was a

Susan Fletcher Ahmed on Nov. 3, 2013. She had bachelor’s and master’s degrees and a school administration certificate from John Carroll Universit y. She taught Spanish. Sur vivors include her husband, Mushtaq Ahmed; three children, Yusuf, Sarah and Ashia, and her siblings, Rick, Randy and Tom Fletcher, Mary Lou Fritz and Judy Riley.

Gordon A. Emley on Oct. 13, 2013. He graduated from Youngstown State Unive r s i t y. H e wo r ke d f o r t h e C a t t a r a u g u s County Department of Social Services as an examiner and then as a substitute teacher in New York state. Survivors include his wife, Gayle; two daughters, Beth Emley and Leigh Cornett, and his siblings, Grace Hutchinson and Jonathan Emley. H . A u We r t e r o n O c t . 19, 2013. He attended Case Western Reserve University and served in the U.S. Marines as a radar technician based in California and the Far East. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Harris AuWerter; his children, Brian and John, and his siblings, John, Alice, Kate and Mary.

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Richard Leighton Boyers on Nov. 21, 2013. Survivors include his siblings, Sally Boyers Jones ’76 and William Boyers.

’83 Kasia Halina Rososinska Mitchell

on Sept. 14, 2013. She had a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in psychology from Chatham University. Survivors include her husband, John Mitchell ; her daughter, Emely, and her brother, Stanley Rososinski.

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Prince Gray II on Dec. 6, 2013. He played football and majored in physics. He worked in private security. Survivors include his mother, Geraldine Simpson; his brothers, Ennis Massey and Roderick Gray; his children, Gabriel and Xaviour, five stepbrothers and three stepsisters.

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Jasper Beth Harris on Oct. 9, 2013. She was a Bonner Scholar and worked for ACLU of Ohio. Survivors include her parents, Terrance and Felice Harris; her sisters, Tasia and Rachel Harris, and her grandmothers, Louise Blocker and Janette Harris.

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Claire Kanzig on Nov. 19, 2013. She briefly attended Allegheny. Survivors include her parents, Charlie and Deirdre Kanzig, and her siblings, Peter, Erin, Noah and Izaak.

Frie nd s Edith M. Cook on O c t . 25, 2013 . She was a generous suppor ter of the College and the mother of Pre side nt Eme r itus Richard Cook H’38 H’06. They are pictured in the Patricia Bush Tippie Alumni Center at Cochran Hall in October 2006. Robert Banks Coyle, Jr. on Dec. 31, 2013. He served on the faculty of the Allegheny geology department from 1957-61. Robert H. Davis on Dec. 1, 2013. He taught abnormal psychology at Allegheny. Judy Downing on Dec. 30, 2013. She was a chemistry lab instructor at Allegheny. Debbie Gifford P’05 on Dec. 23, 2013. Richard R. Kurinko on Nov. 28, 2013. He was employed with security at Allegheny.

S a m Edwa r ds Sam with his wife, Stella

Professor Emeritus of Classics Sam Edwards was known to his colleagues at Allegheny as the embodiment of what it means to be a professor at a liberal arts college. Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Ed Walsh says of his longtime friend: “Sam was an icon of the liberal arts. He wore the depth and the width of his knowledge comfortably and modestly and took great joy in continuing his education. He loved people and cherished lively conversation. Music and books comprised the bulk of his material wealth. A perfect gentleman of great warmth was he, and Allegheny will be poorer for his passing.” Edwards, professor emeritus of classics, died at Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community in Meadville on Nov. 26, 2013, at the age of 94. A veteran of World War II—he served in the U.S. Army as an interpreter in England and France—Edwards held an A.B. from Emory University, an A.B. and an M.A. from Oxford University, and an M.A. from Princeton University. Edwards had retired in 1987, after teaching at Allegheny for 25 years, but continued to teach part time until 1995. Allegheny President James H. Mullen, Jr. says, “I know from talking with many of our alumni that when they look back on their college years, it was often Sam who embodied for them what the faculty/student relationship really meant: how teaching is about so much more than what goes on in the classroom and how the best professors teach us as much about humanity—what it is to be fully human and to live our lives with decency and with respect for ourselves and others—as they do about a scholarly discipline.” Edwards’ obituary in the Meadville Tribune states, “He wore his learning lightly, was curious about all things human, never hurt any living thing and was cherished by all for his humanity, decency and good humor.” Edwards’ field was ancient history and archeology, and he taught all levels of Greek and Latin at Allegheny. His broad learning enabled him to teach in the College’s humanities courses, and his easy manner, generosity and enthusiasm made him a popular instructor all his days. He was equally respected by his colleagues who elected him to Faculty Council and found him a congenial choice for a variety of committees.

Dorothy L. Sutton on Nov. 22, 2013. She taught at Allegheny. Allegheny Magazine

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Prepared to Tak e On the World

t was bedlam in front of Bentley Hall —a sea of black gowns and tasseled caps washing over the lawn and brick paths to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2009. Our four years at Allegheny had come to an end, a nd we shook ha nds a nd shared hugs wit h classmates who would soon become our colleagues. It was easy to forget, for a moment at least, the headlines that were greeting our entry into the working world. They were calling it the Great Recession. And we were hurtling headlong into it. The employment numbers didn’t provide any comfort. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics told us that 26.3 percent of those between the ages of 20 and 24 were unemployed. Further, 48 percent of these “millennials” were in jobs that did not require a four-year degree, the economi st s said. It wa s c au se for concer n among many. Yet, I wasn’t worried. The advantage of an Allegheny education isn’t found in the pages of labor econometrics or financial reporting, but something more akin to the lessons of the psychology department. Thanks to my time at Allegheny, I knew how to take risks. I had experienced failure and how to overcome it. I learned how to pursue my passions, to be resilient. I found that there are always friends, classmates and mentors to support me, to give me confidence to persevere. Just like my parents had heeded President John F. Kennedy’s call to consider a career of service, Allegheny taught me to embrace Robert F. Kennedy’s maxim that “only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly.” When a national political organization hired me several years ago, I already had led a group that registered more than 1,000 voters at Allegheny during the 2008 presidential campaign. When a local nonprofit later hired me as its first communications staff member, I already had participated in Allegheny Student Government and Alpha Phi Omega, organizations

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that put together annual business plans. Allegheny’s campus had served as a crucible for living the ideas and best practices that its academics taught. This provided me with invaluable lessons that gave me a competitive advantage over job applicants from other colleges and universities. In my opinion, the continuing tumult of the labor market is teaching graduates hard lessons: No longer can one expect to have a linear career path. New graduates can’t assume that they will be hired by a firm that will provide the professional development, upward mobility and annual raises that the prosperous ’90s told us we might expect. The new graduate must be daring and resourceful. Alleghenians have the motivation and passion for service that is steering them to pursue employment at workplaces that are innovative, entrepreneurial and mission-driven. In my opinion, the liberal arts education is the closest to recession-proof a degree can get; not because my political science major is in high demand, but because I learned a diverse set of skills and disciplines that allowed me to create opportunities in a harsh and competitive job search. Right after graduation, I performed a year of service through AmeriCorps. During that time I met countless individuals who had entered AmeriCorps simply because they couldn’t get full-time jobs. For me, I hadn’t thought of doing anything else. In this I see Allegheny’s imprint: The College taught me to pursue my passion to help others first with the confidence that I would be able to move successfully into the business world. I have a supportive campus of 2,100 colleagues and dozens of committed faculty and staff members to thank. = Wyatt Schroeder is an MBA fellow at the Villanova School of Business.

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As plans for the new Bicentennial Plaza progress, the area first known as the Alumni Gardens, a gift from the Class of 1927 in honor of its 10th reunion, and more recently known as Schultz Plaza, will again be transformed for coming generations of Alleghenians. Above are a few visual memories of its long, lovely history.

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llegheny students, swept up by the tides of social change, volunteered to build the Neighborhood Helper’s Day Care Center and the Unity Center (later the Unity Institute) in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Seven of those Alleghenians are shown above in the 1971 photo of the Unity Institute Day Care. Michael Grimm ’69, Robert Godshaw ’70, James Roney ’68, Jed Miller ’69, Molly Knox ’69, Peter Sullivan ’69, and Karen Schreiber ’69 volunteered at the Center/Institute for two years to create a multipurpose center helping to change the culture of the community. It provided important educational opportunities for youth through day care, which served hundreds of youngsters each year, and offered other self-help programs which served thousands more. Over the years it provided volunteer experiences for scores of Alleghenians, including Rich Eisenberg ’75 (see story on page 6 ) , changing the hopes and dreams of many children for the better. The photo of the old Grille in Cochran Hall below showcases the senior project of noted Pittsburgh photographer Mark Perrott ’68, who captured some of the children’s activities at the Neighborhood Helper’s Day Care in 1968.

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