Winter 2011
Homecoming 2010
The 1994-95 women’s basketball team was inducted into ESU’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Representing the team at the ceremony, from left, are Michelle Simons, Melissa Swain-O’Neill ’96, Jill Bittner ’98, Lori Pio Jacques ’96, head coach Rose Mohl Haller ’87, Kristen Evans Albert ’95, graduate assistant Maureen Cahill Smith M’96, Kristi Setaro Chartrand ’95, and Stacy Perryman ’97.
n Nancy Weaver ’74 was a starter and key player on basketball teams which compiled a 46-17 record from 1971-74. She played on three teams that competed in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women national championships and reached the quarterfinals in 1971 and 1972 while competing against schools in all divisions. Weaver received master’s degrees from East Stroudsburg and Marywood Universities following her undergraduate career, and earned a doctorate in human development from Marywood in 2005. She has served the students of East Stroudsburg since 1976 as a resident director and assistant dean of students, and is the assistant to the vice president of student affairs. n Denise Groeber Ferretti ’93 was the first female student-athlete to be named to All-America teams in two sports under head coach Sandy Miller. She was a first team All-American in field hockey and lacrosse, captain of both teams as a
senior; was named to the All-PSAC team in lacrosse; and was a member of the Warriors’ 1990 NCAA Tournament field hockey team. Ferretti lives in Souderton with her husband, Eric, and their two young sons. She has been a firstgrade teacher at Lower Gwynedd Elementary School in the Wissahickon School District for 13 years and also coached field hockey and lacrosse at Upper Dublin High School. She played lacrosse in a women’s league for five years and continues to play in a field hockey league as a member of the same team for 17 years. n Earle Greer ’84 was a Kodak All-America selection in basketball and the ECAC Player of the Year as a senior, when he averaged 23 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. His 645 points that season were the most in school history at the time and his 249 field goals remain the school record. He was named to the All-PSAC East first team in 1983 and 1984, and ranks third in ESU history with 1,556 points and fourth with
752 rebounds. Greer lives in Lansdowne with his wife, Reanie, his son and two daughters. He worked in sales and management for the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company for 20 years until his retirement in 2004, and now owns and operates a real estate development company in the Philadelphia area. n Tim Bishop ’86 was the ESU Senior Male Athlete of the Year after a standout career in both football and baseball. He was a two-time All-PSAC wide receiver, graduating with a school record of 2,146 receiving yards that still stands sixth in school history a quarter-century later. He was in the top 10 in Division II in receptions per game as a junior and senior, and his average of 30.3 yards per catch as a sophomore is the best in ESU history. On the baseball diamond, he was All-PSAC as a pitcher, second baseman and outfielder during his career. He led the Warriors with Continued on next page
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