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Alumni Herald

Winter 2012

Volume 23, No. 1

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Opening Remarks Dear Friends, During this holiday season, I want to sincerely thank you again for your loyalty to ESU and your ongoing support of your alma mater. It has been my good fortune to meet and get to know so many of you over the past 16 years.

You, the alumni and friends of ESU, are this institution’s best ambassadors. It is your pride in and support of your alma mater that makes the ongoing transformation of ESU possible.

Thank you for continuing to share our vision (and yours) with the common goal of ensuring the university’s ability to thrive, in service to our students and society.

Ordinarily my alumni magazine letter speaks to the content of each issue because much of what you read here reflects the most interesting and exciting university news of the recent months. It is self-evident that all the articles in this issue are truly of interest, so this time I will focus on bringing two significant stories to your attention.

n The first is the cover story on 38-year Warriors head football coach Denny Douds, who recently surpassed the Division II record for most games coached. Denny is a familiar icon to literally thousands of alumni and friends of ESU. It is a profile of a coach and faculty member who, in many ways, embodies what it means to be an integral part of the fabric of this university and a legend in his own time. n The other is the announcement of, and feature on the 25th anniversary of the ESU Foundation which also relates the news of the successful conclusion of the Comprehensive Campaign. As you know, the most visible result of the campaign is the Warren E. ’55 and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Technology Center.

As I write this, Thanksgiving is just two days away.

Like you, my family and I have much to be thankful for. This alumni news magazine is just one of several vehicles available to communicate those kinds of sincere mutual sentiments.

I want to encourage you to LIKE us on the Alumni Association Facebook site at facebook.com/ESUAA, and to contribute information and updates anytime via WarriorsNation, the alumni online community at esualumni.org.

Please continue to stay in touch and I encourage you to accept my open invitation to visit your campus soon and often.

Sincerely,

Robert J. Dillman, President

Alumni Herald The Alumni Herald is the official publication for East Stroudsburg University’s alumni and is published three times a year.

Please address all correspondence to: Office of Alumni Engagement East Stroudsburg University Foundation 200 Prospect St. East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 (570) 422-3530 (800) 775-8975 Fax: (570) 422-3301 E-Mail: alumni@esufoundation.org Web site: www.esualumni.org

Robert J. Dillman, Ph.D. University President Frank Falso President and CEO ESU Foundation Editor Mike Saraka Director of Alumni Engagement Design and Production Office of University Relations Photography Phil Bomzer Shane Izykowski VIP Studios Al Wehrhahn Bob Weidner

Contributors

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Ryan Baumuller BGA Studios Brooke Donovan Susan Field Caryn Goebel Greg Knowlden M’04 Marilyn J. LoPresti ’08 Betty S. Russo Mike Saraka Douglas F. Smith Melanie VanDerveer ’11 Sheree B. Watson

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran’s status in its programs and activities in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding this policy: Director of Diversity/Ombudsperson 200 Prospect Street 115 Reibman Building East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 (570) 422-3656

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Ahnert Alumni Center (800) 775-8975 www.esufoundation.org Frank Falso President and Chief Executive Officer Betty Russo Vice President for Development Mike Saraka Director of Alumni Engagement Brooke Donovan Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement Greg Wilson Major/Planned Giving Officer John Ross Major/Planned Giving Officer Ryan Baumuller Director of Special Projects Angela Beers Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Belinda Diaz Director of Information Systems Laurel Bruce Prospect Research Analyst Caryn Goebel Communications Manager Bill Gusler Assistant Director of the Annual Fund Ayla Siemon Assistant Director of the Annual Fund/Phonathon Christine Prince Senior Accountant Michelle Ljubicich ’05 Special Events/Web Manager Wendy Dickinson Gift Processor and Donor Records Specialist Laurie Schaller ’10 Executive Assistant and Scholarship Funds Administrator Marion Weidman Administrative Assistant to the Vice President Chris Morris-Ernest Bookkeeper Nancy Boyer Support Specialist/Development Program

Board of Directors Mark J. Mecca ’96 President James T. “Rocky” Rogers ’85 Vice President Anne M. Morton ’96 Secretary

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After 38 years and 394 football games, Coach Denny Douds sets the NCAA Division II record for most games coached.

“Hopefully, over the last 38 years, we have been able to do it right,” he says, “not only on the field but in the classroom and our college community.”

More than 600 students identified as “Legacies” as families pass down the ESU tradition.

Homecoming 2011 brings alumni, community together for three full days of memories and activities.

Features

ESU remembers 9/11 with candlelight vigil...................................7 University group joins archeological dig at Civil War prison...........8 Two father-son teams take a hike on Mount Everest....................11 Six alumni, two coaches, ’62 soccer team make Hall of Fame.....13 Seven honored with Alumni Association awards..........................18 Famous names, important messages come to ESU.....................24 New MBA program tops ESU ‘News in Brief’ . .............................26 Two earn Distinguished Professor distinction...............................28 Departments

Opening Remarks....... inside front cover In Memoriam..................................... 32 Class Notes........................................29

James R. Barchiesi ’05 Kevin C. Broadhurst ’99 David J. Comiciotto ’91 Edward J. Curvey ’63 Kelly (Oswald) Fox ’94 Lynn Hauth ’08 William J. Horvath ’70 Gail A. Kulick ’88 Jesse W. Landon ’81 Marcus S. Lingenfelter ’95 Ted E. Martz ’47 Christie (Everett) Mendez ’98 Shirley (Neas) Merring ’57

Charles J. Morton ’64 James B. Nesbitt, Jr. ’74 Brian A. Pedone ’05 Bernard A. Peruso M’91 Ritchey J. Ricci ’65 Michael J. Romano, Jr. ’74 Collette Ryder ’96 Paul A. Scheuch 71 Paul E. Shemansky ’96 Richard D. Vroman ’67 Christopher S. Yeager ’74 Lawrence A. Zaccaro ’77

Births.................................................31 Marriages...........................................31 Giving opportunities.. inside back cover

Emeriti Eugenia S. Eden ’72 Dr. Betty (Collins) Henrie ’44 Bryan L. Hill ’71 Phyllis M. Kirschner ’63 Dr. Frank Michael Pullo ’73 Dr. Faye (Dallmeyer) Soderberg ’58 Virginia (Hauserman) Sten ’71 John E. Woodling ’68

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President and CEO:

Anniversaries and Milestones It boggles one’s imagination to think what can be accomplished in 25 years. The average family can raise a child to graduate from high school and college (undergraduate and graduate) and watch that child begin his or her career.

Twenty-five years is also the same amount of time the East Stroudsburg University Foundation has been in existence. Perhaps the same child might have received financial assistance or scholarships if he or she attended East Stroudsburg University.

In terms of scholarship support last year, the ESU Foundation administered 175 endowed scholarship funds which provided 230 awards totaling $215,781 to students this fiscal year, and 58 annual scholarship funds which provided 169 student awards totaling $164,773.

The mission of the ESU Foundation (ESUF) is to provide fiscal assistance to East Stroudsburg University.

With a staff of 21, core areas within the Foundation include the ESUF Annual Fund, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, Corporate and Community Relations, Stewardship and Alumni Engagement. Each of these areas is charged with supporting the mission of the Foundation.

This year, the Foundation, together with the university, celebrated the completion of its eightyear “Today’s Dream, Tomorrow’s Reality,” the Comprehensive Campaign of East Stroudsburg University. Campaign support skyrocketed past its goal of $15 million, with contributions surpassing the $20.5 million mark.

The campaign theme, it turns out, envisioned the ultimate “reality” of its (the campaign’s) best possible successful outcomes: the completion of the spectacular Warren E. ’55 and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Technology Center; a bolstered ESU Foundation Annual Fund; increased endowments, and; improvements to arts and athletics programs and facilities.

Finally, with all of this success, you would think we could enjoy the fruits of our labor. Today’s uncertain economic times and dwindling support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania makes our job of seeking gift support more important than ever before.

If you were among the alumni and friends who came back to your university for Homecoming in October, I hope you enjoyed many of the activities and events designed with you in mind. I also hope you were impressed by the ongoing and dramatic transformation of the campus ... so much of which would not have been possible without your support. I know I enjoyed seeing and meeting so many of you.

Thank you again and I hope you will consider making a gift to the ESU Foundation Annual Fund BEFORE the end of this year.

It is in lean times such as these that the university, its students (future alumni), and the ESU Foundation need your help more than ever.

Sincerely,

Frank Falso President and CEO | ESU Foundation

FOUNDATION CELEBRATES At right, the ESU Foundation staff gathers at the President’s Gala in October.

SEATED, from left: Bill Gusler, Brooke Donovan, John Ross, Frank Falso, Ryan Baumuller, Ayla Siemon and Mike Saraka.

STANDING, from left: Angela Beers, Betty Russo, Wendy Dickinson, Nancy Boyer, Michelle Ljubicich ’05, Marion Weidman, Belinda Diaz, Laurel Bruce, Christine Prince, Laurie Schaller ’10, Caryn Goebel and Greg Wilson.

NOT PICTURED: Chris Morris-Ernest

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ESU Foundation celebrates 25th anniversary This year marks a quartercentury in the history of the East Stroudsburg University Foundation.

The Foundation was founded in 1986 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to provide charitable and educational aid in the form of money and other forms of donated property to East Stroudsburg University.

The Foundation was also formed to promote education, to encourage research, and to support academic program and extracurricular activities at ESU.

Highlights of the past 25 years n The first meeting of the ESU Foundation board of directors took place on January 28, 1987. William Cramer was elected chairman and Charles Wilson was elected treasurer. n At that first meeting, it was reported that the Foundation had $22,000 for scholarships, $1,000 for equipment and $1,200 for discretionary money.

Since then . . . n ESU received the largest corporate gift in its history: $750,000.

n The increase in ESU endowments grew from $5.4 million in 1996 to $10.2 million as of June 30, 2011. n The building of the Henry A. Ahnert, Jr. Alumni Center was made possible with $1 million in alumni contributions, state funding and other private gifts. n ESU’s first major comprehensive campaign, “Today’s Dream, Tomorrow’s Reality,” raised more than $20.5 million in commitments.

The Comprehensive Campaign raised funds for the Warren E. ’55 Science and Technology Center, the ESU Foundation Annual Fund, athletics facilities renovation, endowed Continued

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4 scholarships, and the Fine and Performing Arts Endowment. n The Class of 1957 presented a class gift of $53,550 as a result of its successful “$50,000 for 50 Years” campaign. n The Class of 1962 raised more than $73,000 for their Endowed Scholarship Fund. n The University Advancement Division transitioned to the ESU Foundation on September 1, 2010.

Frank Falso was appointed as its president and CEO. n ESU received a $1 million gift from Drs. Rose and Joseph Mattioli, owners of Pocono Raceway in Long Pond. On October 29, 2010, the state-of-the-art Mattioli Recreation Center was dedicated. n The Honor Roll of Giving was created to recognize those who have contributed and invested in the future of ESU. Levels include Millennium Society ($50,000+); Julia Society $10,000 - $49,999); Founders Circle ($5,000 - $9,999); Rosenkrans Society ($1,500 - $4,999). n The 1893 Legacy Society was created to honor alumni, friends, faculty and staff who support the ESU Foundation through a bequest intention, charitable gift annuity, charitable trust or other planned giving during their lifetime. n Events are created to recognize donors and alumni talents and their contributions to ESU, including the Scholarship Luncheon, Alumni Awards and Reunion Banquet, Alumni Legacy Brunch, President’s Gala, and Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony.

These are only a few of the examples of how philanthropy has made a difference at ESU. Alumni contribute in so many ways — through service to the university, contributions to the ESU Foundation Annual Fund, planned giving and endowed scholarships.

Each year, thousands of generous benefactors support ESU as it carries out its mission of teaching, research, and public service.

The ESU Foundation remains dedicated to securing and stewarding private gifts and grants that benefit the university. The successful partnership between East Stroudsburg University and the East Stroudsburg University Foundation is based on effective service, trust and accountability. n The Foundation’s governing board and staff are sensitive to considerations of public trust and confidence. Their words and actions embody respect for truth, fairness and the opinions of others.

n The ESU Foundation is committed to promoting the merits of East Stroudsburg University. n It safeguards privacy rights and confidential information with the utmost professionalism. n It does not grant or accept favors for the personal gain of any individual, nor does it solicit or accept favors where a higher public interest would be violated. n It avoids actual or apparent conflicts of interest and, if in doubt, seeks guidance from appropriate authorities.

Located in the Henry A. Ahnert, Jr. Alumni Center, the ESU Foundation now has a full fiscal year under its belt since its transition from the Office of University Advancement, operating as an independent fundraising entity.

Nearly 400 endowed and annual scholarships combined have been awarded, and the Office of Alumni Engagement and the ESU Alumni Association are taking exciting and positive steps to reconnect with nearly 40,000 alumni.

Working with the Foundation board of 18 members, and the Alumni board of 29 members, the Foundation is in the process of developing long-term strategic plans.

‘FUNd Facts’ n Did you know that the ESU Foundation Annual Fund created an “Undergraduate Awareness” program aimed at educating current students about the importance of philanthropy? n Did you know that more than 4,300 “Thanks-for-Giving” postcards were signed by ESU students and sent to our donors for Thanksgiving this year? n Did you know that the ESU Foundation Annual Fund increased the number of donors to the annual fund by 29 percent from fiscal year 2009-10 to fiscal year 2010-11? n Did you know that the ESU Foundation staff had 100 percent participation for support to the ESU Foundation Annual Fund in FY201011?

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Legacies Making ESU a family tradition

Now, more than ever, East Stroudsburg University is a family tradition for many students.

The Alumni Association recently TWO GENERATIONS (From left) Leonard Brylewski ’83 and Nancy Brylewski ’84, with daughter discovered more than 600 current Ellen Brylewski, an ESU sophomore, and son Joseph Brylewski ‘11 or former students who have have n Recognition of his family’s second-generation direct relatives — parents, siblings or status at ESU is a wonderful gesture on the part of the grandparents — who are alumni of the university.

Alumni Association, said Leonard Brylewski ’83 of “That is just the people we know of,” said Mike Mahanoy City.

Saraka, director of Alumni Engagement. “With an alumni base tipping the 40,000 mark, we are confident Brylewski met Nancy Magistro Brylewski ’84, at the percentage of what we are calling ‘Legacy Family ESU when they both resided in Lenape Hall. Their son Members’ is much higher.

Joseph Brylewski ’11 is now working for Fed Ex and “As we scratch the surface, and talk with alumni, it is daughter Ellen Brylewski is an ESU sophomore, studying clear there are many more legacy connections that have to obtain a health and physical education degree and yet to be documented.” graduate in 2014.

A Legacy Brunch and Pinning Ceremony was “I look at ESU as the best four years of my life,” held October 2 during ESU’s annual Family Weekend. said Leonard Brylewski, a regional supervisor for the Eighteen legacy families attended, representing a span Pennsylvania Department of of 50 years of ESU graduates. Nearly Agriculture. Nancy Brylewski is 40 current students and alumni were a physical education teacher at presented a keepsake legacy pin to Mahanoy Area Middle School. honor their ESU family heritage.

“It’s where I met my wife, and to “We want to make our legacy share a place that special with two families an important part of the ESU of my children means a lot to me,” community, keep them connected he said. “I have good memories of Are you and a member of your with the university through special my time there, and hope my kids do, family part of an ESU Legacy? programs, events, networking too.” opportunities and reward them for The Alumni Association defines The Brylewskis never pushed the continued generational support a Legacy as any student or ESU on their college-bound children of ESU,” said Saraka. alumnus who has a direct but it took only one visit during A second annual event will relative (parent, grandparent Homecoming Weekend for their be added to Move-In Day next or sibling) who is an alumnus son to decide that’s where he would August, and in the next year, the of ESU. transfer to from community college.

ESU Foundation looks to establish a Wanting to follow in her Contact the Office of Alumni Legacy Scholarship that would help mother’s professional footsteps, Ellen Engagement at (800) 775-8975 with tuition for legacy students. always had her heart set on ESU and or send an email to alumni@ esufoundation.org to let us know.

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6 is eager to become a high school health and physical education teacher.

“I would visit Joe when he was a student here and ESU always just felt like home,” Ellen Brylewski said. n Margaret Tretola of Bloomfield, N.J., never had the opportunity to attend college. But she has great pride that her daughters — Elizabeth Petrangeli ’04 and Danielle Tretola — are ESU legacy siblings.

“When Danielle was looking at colleges, her sister said, ‘let me take you to ESU.’ It took one visit and she was ready and set to go,” Margaret Tretola said of her younger daughter, now a sophomore. “I was absolutely thrilled, and they both see ESU as home.”

Her older daughter supervises the science, world language and social studies programs for the Bloomfield (N.J.) School District.

“I told Danielle I am so proud she would choose the same school I went to,” Petrangeli said. “It’s a good feeling knowing she will have so many of the good memories I have.” n For the Childs family of the Athens area in Bradford County, the family tree is well rooted at ESU. Three generations — nine family members in all — have attended East Stroudsburg since the early 1930s, beginning with father John Childs ’36, who graduated with a health and physical education degree from the State Teachers College of East Stroudsburg.

Childs, who passed away three years ago at the age of 92, always carried a special place in his heart for his alma mater, says son Jack Childs ’67, knowing five of his six children came away from ESU with wonderful college memories and a solid education.

Jack Childs transferred from Ithaca College to attend East Stroudsburg State College in the mid-1960s, launching the long line of family members who would attend ESU through the years.

Brothers Gary Childs ’70 and David Childs ’70 entered East Stroudsburg State College in 1970 and met their wives, Louise Martini Childs ’69 and Bonnie Etchmann Childs ’72, respectively, while studying to obtain degrees in health and physical education.

Soon after, brother Craig Childs ’77 transferred

Anne Morton ’96 and Charles Morton ’64, M’66

SECOND OF THREE GENERATIONS (From left) David Childs ’70, Bonnie Childs ’72, Anne Childs and Jack Childs ’67.

from Lincoln University, and sister Margaret Childs ’78 followed in their footsteps, all mirroring their father’s passion for the health and physical education field.

One generation later, David Childs’ daughter, Carrie Childs ’95 attended ESU, obtaining a bachelor of science degree in speech pathology.

Up until this year, John and Jack carried the honor of being the only father and son named to the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame. (On October 22 a second father-son duo, John ’66 and Jason ’97 Petronis, were so honored.)

Jack Childs retired in May from Drexel University, where he was head wrestling coach. He said his success got started with the support he had from family, mentors and coaches who guided him during his college years, and the education he received at ESU. As a tribute to their long-time connection to ESU, and to assist students yet to come, the family is planning to create a Childs Family Legacy Scholarship that would benefit athletes from the Athens-Sayre area of Pennsylvania and neighboring Waverly, N.Y., area.

“ESU means a tremendous amount to me and our family,” Jack Childs said. “It’s where we all received our educations and planted the roots to our futures.”  Caryn Goebel, ESU Foundation Communications Manager

Renee Evans ’78 and Nicole R. Evans ’11

Jack Brunner ’81, Laura Brunner ’12 and Diane Brunner ’80

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ESU REMEMBERS 9/11

Bob Weidner photos The campus and community honored the memory of those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a candlelight vigil on Linden Quad, held on September 11, the 10th anniversary of the attacks.

Martin Wortley ’95 lost his life during the attacks on the World Trade Center.

An investment broker for Cantor Fitzgerald, he graduated from ESU with an economics degree, and played football.

Above: Students created memory boards to express their thoughts and emotions.

Right: Local first responders, firefighters and police officers took part in the vigil.

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DIGGING through history

ESU group joins archeology project at Civil War prison Scraping through dirt Loose dirt from the dig site is sifted through a screen, while a magnet is used to detect on hands and knees any metal fragments that might be significant. in 90-degree heat The dig was offered through Heidelberg University’s Center for Historic and Military is not glamorous, Archeology (CHMA). Heidelberg University but for some ESU students, collaborates with Johnson’s Island in the J.I. Experiential Learning Program, which allows middle it’s their what-I-did-lastand high school students from surrounding schools to learn about archeology and history through summer memory. observation and excavation.

It was also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help an archeological dig in a famous Civil War prison on Johnson’s Island in Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio.

From July 10-15, the students got to touch history.

“The trip gave context to those objects you learn about in history class,” said Lynn Nations ’12, a public history major. “It is definitely different to read a dry textbook than to have the opportunity to see and feel those objects from the past.”

Eight ESU students were given the opportunity to participate in the program after taking either the Public History Through Civil War Prison Archeology History course, taught by Dr. Michael Gray ’90, M’91, associate professor of history, or Teaching Strategies for Secondary Schools with Dr. Douglas Lare, professor of professional and educational studies.

These courses and the week at Johnson’s Island taught students about public history, a new subfield that takes studies outside the classroom, integrating A portion of Johnson’s Island Prison Camp, c. 1863, viewed from Sandusky Bay. historic preservation, archeology, museum studies, archival management, and documentary and media history.

Gray, whose research interests includes Civil War prisons, became interested in the J.I. Experiential Learning Program while researching a book he is writing about Johnson’s Island.

Over the course of

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three years, the prison held more than 10,000 Confederate prisoners. Gray, who previously wrote a book on Elmira Prison Camp in upstate New York, became acquainted with Dr. David Bush, the head archeologist on the Johnson’s Island Prison site.

Bush is also a professor of anthropology and director for the CHMA at Heidelberg University.

Once Gray visited the site and saw the experiential learning program in action, he thought to himself, “I have to get ESU students involved.”

Gray realized he could not do the job alone.

To assist with the grant writing, he enlisted Lare, Dr. Allison Rutter, associate professor of early education, Alyson Patascher and Patricia Campbell, project coordinator and director of the Office of Sponsored Projects and Research Division of Research and Economic Development at ESU. In May, Gray and Lare received a $7,040 grant to develop the project titled, “Introductions to Teaching Strategies in Public History: An Archeological Discovery on Johnson’s Island Civil War Prison.”

tagged, then drawn by hand.

“As field specimens were found, we would take the proper measures to record all data. We took copious notes in our journals to accurately record where each artifact was found,” said Kelley Smith ’12, who is earning her M.A. in history. Smith has a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and archeology from The Pennsylvania State University.

During their lunch breaks, students listened to presentations on topics pertaining to their excavation work. After cleaning up their units around 4 p.m., the students shared and discussed the artifacts that they found.

“Having period maps, photographs, and diary entries aided me in understanding what happened

During their week at Johnson’s

Island, the ESU students began work at 8:30 a.m. They would uncover their units (1 meter x 1 meter squares of land) and use a trowel to skim loose dirt and scrape through inches of dirt and hard clay. The loose material would be placed in buckets and sifted through screens.

Archeologists worked alongside the students, monitoring the process. Any artifacts discovered were called field specimens. The students found artifacts such as ESU students (from left) Shawna Serpe ’12, Mary Bianco ’12 and Kelley Smith ’12 wield some of the a pipe, buttons, knives, pieces of tools of the trade at the Johnson’s Island archeological dig in Ohio. ceramic, the bottle top of an inkwell, a pearl ring, a medicine bottle, and a there, as well as why we were recovering the gutta-percha bead used for jewelry making. artifacts that we were finding,” said Shawna Serpe, a Since Johnson’s Island was mostly occupied by public history major. officers, there is a potential to unearth some elite Working long hours in close proximity forged artifacts, Gray explained. Incidentally, because strong bonds between the students on the trip. the prisoners were literate (less common at other “There is a deep sense of camaraderie when prisons), there is an abundant amount of written you experience something as rare and wonderful as artifacts, such as letters and diary entries from we did,” Smith said. “I loved everything about this the prisoners. The ESU students read some of this class. The relationships we developed will last us the literature to put their work into context. rest of our lives.”

Gray and Lare also provided each student with The trip was also a good opportunity for a camera and a weatherproof journal to document networking, since students from other universities, their findings. Every artifact had to be bagged and

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10 high school teachers, and government surveyors were working alongside them.

“It was a good meshing of history, archeology, and education at all different levels,” Gray said.

After returning, students were required to write papers and deliver a presentation on their Johnson’s Island experiences.

“This course taught me how to bring history outside the classroom,” said Smith.

“Students learn best from experiences and developing their own opinions and interpretations.

There is more to archeology than digging in the dirt — math, science, and history are a part of it, as well. We had to measure and determine the size of our units, we employed the scientific method in interpreting the evidence we found, and made connections between what we discovered and what we already knew.”

Gray and Lare hoped to expose students to new teaching strategies and to familiarize them with innovative aspects of collecting and presenting public history.

Smith, who is also earning a teaching certification in social studies education, has already created lesson plans that replicate the excavation experience.

Both Nations and Serpe hope to work for museums

and establish a mock-dig and archiving activity that will teach children how to uncover, handle, and document historical artifacts.

“On the trip, I learned different techniques that I could use to teach the public about history in new and fun ways,” Nations said.

Another purpose of the trip for both Gray and Lare was to observe how Heidelberg University runs the J.I. Experiential Learning Program.

“I’m interested in how to incorporate the kind of hands-on experience we saw with the Johnson’s Island program between ESU and K-12 education in our area,” Lare said. “We’re looking into the possibility of trying to establish a formal dig with historic sites in our area.”

For Gray, the Johnson’s Island experience was better than he could have hoped.

“This class was an educational team-building opportunity that was a dream-come-true, bringing my own research interests to my students,” he said.

“It was a total group effort that would not be possible without the help of my colleagues. The hard work of the ESU students made the experience complete joy.”

By Susan Field

DIG TEAM: From left, a member of the Johnson’s Island staff, students Adam Raab ’12, Patrick Kondorossy ’12, Mary Bianco ’12 and Kelley Smith ’12, ESU history professor Dr. Michael Gray ’90, M’91, students Shawna Serpe ’12, Lynn Nations ’12 and Lucas Daransky ’12, Johnson Island staff, student Nicholas Costanzo ’12, Johnson’s Island education coordinator Marcia George, ESU professor of professional studies and education Dr. Doug Lare, and Dave Bush, lead archeologist at Johnson’s Island.

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MOUNT EVEREST ADVENTURE

Exercise science, 3½ miles high

H

iking is just hiking – until you decide to climb on Mount Everest. A lot of people dream of hiking on the world’s largest mountain, but Greg and Kevin Dwyer of Stroudsburg and Donald and Tradd Cummings of Henryville did it, across 14 days in May. Hiking Everest was something the two father-son duos talked about for a long time before beginning to plan out their trip halfway around the world.

More than 4,000 people have tried the ascent.

Only about 1,000 have made it to the peak, which is a daunting 29,029 feet above sea level on the Nepal side of the border with Tibet.

The team of four friends hiked nearly 100 miles in just 14 days. They started at 9,000 feet and ended at 18,230 feet, taking the trail from Kukla to Mount Everest’s South Base Camp.

“It’s one of the more common trails people do. We didn’t go to the top of the mountain,” said Dr. Greg Dwyer, exercise physiology professor at ESU. “I always taught a section on altitude climbing in my class, and I always wanted to do it.”

Planning and preparing took a long time. Strenuous physical preparation went on for months.

“We started talking about it more than a year before it happened. My father was the instigator,” said Dwyer’s son Kevin, 21.

Dr. Donald Cummings, professor of exercise physiology and clinical exercise physiology at ESU, said the hike was something he’s thought about doing for many years.

“As an exercise physiologist, I have always been fascinated by environmental extremes and their effect on human physiology and performance. I have wanted to go to Mount Everest for 30-plus years,” he said.

The group had been planning a trek to the base camp about three or four years ago, he said, but the U.S. government

imposed a travel restriction to Nepal because of civil and political unrest.”

The trip was finally planned for this spring.

The team of four and a guide hiked five or more hours a day, starting very early in the morning. The physical exertion was a challenge, there were other things the guys had to adjust to.

“The biggest challenge was dealing with the culture shock. The food we were eating caused us some issues.

Our stomachs weren’t used to Nepal’s traditional food,” said Kevin Dwyer. “Sometimes the food wasn’t wellprepared. We had to sterilize all our water. There were a lot of cultural differences.”

Greg Dwyer faced a different difficulty.

“The altitude was the most challenging for me.

Above 15,000 feet or so, my body started to react to it,” he said. “Sleeping was harder and I got headaches. On the last mountain, it seemed I was only taking two steps at a time before taking breaks.”

Donald Cummings also found the altitude difficult to deal with.

“The biggest challenge was breathing once we were above 12,000 feet,” Donald said. “Especially when we were making steep climbs. There were times that we would have to take a break after going only 50-75 yards.”

Temperature extremes were also a factor.

“The weather varied incredibly, but our guide told us we were lucky because we didn’t have to deal with a lot of rain,” said Kevin. “It was 90 degrees with 60 to 70 percent humidity in Katmandu, and at the top it was 18 degrees with two inches of snow.”

The group did what they could to prepare for the experience.

“It is difficult to train for high altitude exposure

AT EVEREST BASE CAMP: From left, Kevin Dwyer, Donald Cummings, Greg Dwyer and Tradd Cummings.

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The four men, already fit through regular workouts that are part of their lifestyle, spent five months increasing their training before making the trip.

“We trained aerobically at high levels most days of the week in order to increase blood volume and give muscles a greater ability to extract oxygen from the blood,” said Donald Cummings, noting that indoors workouts included using a cycle ergometer and elliptical trainer.

“Outdoors we made rapid ascents up trails in the Delaware Water Gap and other peaks in the area with backpacks,” he said, reporting that they tried to get out on the trails two to four days a week. “We also snowshoe-hiked less steep trails.”

For his son, Tradd, 26, it was an opportunity of a lifetime. “He says he thoroughly enjoyed it,” Donald said.

Does the group have other big adventures planned?

A Caribbean sailing adventure is in the works, and maybe one in Croatia.

“These are a possible lead-up of sailing our boat

from upstate New York down the east coast to Florida, said Cummings, who noted he is involved in many adventure sports. “The east coast trip is probably five years away.”

The Himalyan adventure of course created many memories for the four hiking friends, as well as more than 600 photos.

“Not only did I enjoy the hiking and Mount Everest, but I liked seeing another culture. I very much enjoyed it,” said Greg Dwyer.

Cummings agreed.

“The best part of the trip was meeting and interacting with the people of Nepal, climbers from around the world, and accomplishing this once-in-alifetime experience with the friends and family in our group. And the scenery was unbelievable.”

And, of course, there is the milestone of making the climb itself.

“One thing I’ll never forget would have to be the feeling of accomplishment when we reached the peak at the highest point,” said Kevin Dwyer.

“There were times I was unsure we would get there. When you went over that peak, that feeling of accomplishment will never be forgotten.”

By Melanie VanDerveer ’11 A view of the Mount Everest summit on a beautiful blue-sky day.

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HALL OF FAMERS From left, Dr. Jone Bush, Kristin Restivo O’Connor ’00, Joe Ahouse ’71, John Petronis ’97, Jim Lauck ’88, Janice Youorski ’89, Scott Benoit ’85 and Sal Mentesana.

Six alumni, two coaches and soccer team honored East Stroudsburg University inducted eight individuals and the 1962 men’s soccer team in its 34th class entering the Athletic Hall of Fame as part of Homecoming Weekend this fall.

The diverse group of inductees included three All-Americans, two championship coaches, the first inductee who graduated in 2000 and the Warriors’ NAIA championship soccer team that competed 49 years ago.

It also included a father-son tandem in Jason Petronis ’97, an All-America goalkeeper on four

PSAC championship soccer teams, and John Petronis ’66, a 1984 Hall of Fame inductee who was the goalkeeper on the 1962 championship team.

The Petronis family is the second with two generations in the Hall of Fame, joining John Childs ’36 and his son Jack Childs ’67, who retired as head wrestling coach at Drexel University last spring. n Dr. Jone Bush | Championship softball coach from 1976 to 1988 who led her first team to the AIAW national tourna-

ment and led her 1980 team to the first PSAC championship contested in the sport. n Sal Mentesana | Championship basketball coach from 1986 to 1996 who led the Warriors to the first PSAC championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in school history during the 1989-90 season. n Janice Youorski ’89 | Single-game, season and career rebounding record holder in women’s basketball, grabbing 374 rebounds for an average of 13.9 per game with a high of 24

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1962 MEN’S SOCCER TEAM From left, Sheldon Chamberlain ’63, Paul Grube ’64, Kenneth Kutler ’64, Richard Flaherty ’68, Harold Ruhl ’64, Gerald Cosover ’63, Gerald Forrester ’64, John Petronis ’66, Larry Wallace ’63, John Nagle ’63, Allan Oberholtzer ’63 and Ned Landis ’65.

against Glassboro in 1984, and averaging 13.4 rebounds per game over two seasons. n Kristin Restivo O’Connor ’00 | First team All-America in lacrosse, PSAC Player of the Year and ESU Senior Female Athlete of the Year as a senior after leading the nation with a school-record 72 goals and setting career records with 189 goals and 228 points. n Joe Ahouse ’71 | ESU’s first Pennsylvania Conference track champion under Coach Dick DeSchriver, winning the 880-yard run at the 1970 meet, and school record-holder in the 880-yard run outdoors and 600yard run indoors.

n Scott Benoit ’85 | All-East wide receiver who set school records for single-season receptions and yards, grabbing 74 passes for 820 yards as a senior and 149 passes for 1,894 yards in his career while starring on ESU’s 1982 PSAC championship team. n Jim Lauck ’88 | Threetime All-American in the 3000m steeplechase, placing seventh in Division II in 1987, fifth in 1988 and sixth in 1989, while setting indoor records in the 3000m and 5000m which stood for more than 10 years. n Jason Petronis ’97 | AllAmerica goalkeeper and member of four straight PSAC cham-

pionship teams and two NCAA Tournament teams for coach Jerry Sheska, and finished with career records with 33 shutouts and 439 saves. n 1962 Men’s Soccer Team | Won NAIA championship under direction of coach John Eiler, posting shutouts over Park College (Mo.) and Pratt Institute of Brooklyn in the national tournament to finish with a record of 12-1.

The team was captained

by Allan Oberholtzer ’63 and Larry Wallace ’63, and featured three NAIA All-Tournament selections in Karl Dickl ’63, Jerry Forrester ’64 and Paul Grube ’64.

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DENNY DOUDS arrived as an assistant

football coach at East Stroudsburg State College in 1966 telling his wife, Judy, that they would be in the Poconos “for a year or two.”

Each autumn since then has come and gone, and Douds has remained with the Warriors – eight seasons as an assistant coach, and 38 as head coach.

He has achieved many milestones along the way, and this fall set the NCAA record for most games coached at a Division II institution when he led the Warriors onto the field for the 394th time.

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“I have been truly blessed, not because of a number, but because of the association with all these young men,” Douds said.

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“Hopefully, over the last 38 years, we have been able to do it right, not only on the field but in the classroom and our college community, Douds said in a ceremony after the record-setting October 22 game against Millersville. “(Our players) certainly have something to be proud of, something they can stand for, including a great education.”

The recognition ceremony included offensive coordinator Mike Terwilliger ’78 – Douds’ first quarterback from 1974-77 and an assistant coach for the last 34 years – and former players and coaches.

Douds, 70, has now surpassed Jim Malosky of Minnesota-Duluth (1958-97) as the dean of DII coaches.

His 397 games through the end of the 2011 season are the third-most among active college football coaches and rank him 15th in NCAA history across all divisions, standing next to legends like Eddie Robinson, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner and Bear Bryant.

Douds has won nine Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championships, making four NCAA Division II Playoff appearances and earning the Northeast Region title in 2005. He set the PSAC record for career wins in 2008, but a national record wasn’t on his radar – until this fall.

“The number comes about if you wake up every

morning and take a breath,” Douds told TV-13. “What it’s really about is all the fine young men you get to associate with as a 33-year-old young buck being a head coach, to a 70-year-old who has grandkids.”

“You get to deal with kids at a developmental age going from dependent to independent and make sure that they’re getting it done in the classroom, making sure that they have the ability to graduate and also giving them the opportunity to graduate,” Douds continued. “It’s more than a game played on Saturday afternoons.”

An All-America lineman and 1963 graduate of Slippery

Rock State College, Douds was an assistant coach at McDowell High School in Erie for two years and graduate assistant coach at West Virginia University for one year.

Denny and Judy Douds were married in June 1964 and moved to East Stroudsburg two summers later.

“Judy and I sat down and talked about what we wanted to have, and at the top of the list was a good place to raise our kids, and this is a five-star community to be able to do that,” Douds told The (Allentown) Morning Call.

Judy Douds became a teacher at Clearview Elementary School in Stroudsburg. The couple raised Jill, a recreation therapist, and Doug, a Marine lieutenant colonel. They have four grandsons and a granddaughter, and have kept football in the family – Jill’s sons Zac and Tyler Koerber have been ballboys for the Warriors’ program, and Zac is a volunteer student assistant on the coaching staff.

Along the way, they have picked up countless extended family members in assistant coaches and players who have contributed to the success, and camaraderie, of

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It’s more than a game played on Saturday afternoons.

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the program over nearly five decades.

Since becoming head coach, Douds has mentored 23 AP Little All-Americans, five AFCA All-Americans and six finalists for the Harlon Hill Award, including quarterback Jimmy Terwilliger ’07, who won the award in 2005.

Entering the 2011 season, Douds had coached 176 first team All-PSAC selections and 776 letter-winners.

An additional 151 players earned letters during his eight seasons as an assistant coach under Jack Gregory ’52, and well over 1,000 players have been part of the Warriors program during Douds’ 46 years at ESU. Under his direction, the Warriors captured solo first-place finishes in the PSAC East in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1991 and tied for the top spot in 1980, 2002 and 2003. Before the PSAC championship game was eliminated in 1987, the Warriors won overall conference crowns in 1975, 1978 and 1982 and tied for the title in 1976. (The game was resurrected in 2008.)

ESU has won 232 games under Douds and made the first of its four NCAA playoff trips in 1991, quarterbacked

by Bret Comp ’93. Terwilliger led the Warriors to their first postseason win in 2004 and the Northeast Region crown in 2005, and Matt Marshall ’11 guided his team to the playoffs in 2009.

Mike Terwilliger, Jimmy’s father, was quarterback of the 1975 and 1976 championship teams, and has been a player or coach for Douds in every game since he took over as head coach.

“Coach Douds has tremendous values and he has been able to deal with people from all walks of life in a positive way,” said Mike Terwilliger. “His influence on others has been amazing, and I’ve been fortunate to be around him for such a long time. His longevity in this game is impressive and he still has the same competitive fire today that he had in 1974.”

Six other father-son combinations, including Brian Marshall ’82 and Matt Marshall ’11 and Chris Hull ’89 and redshirt junior defensive tackle Sam Hull, have also lettered under Douds.

Matt Soltes, a freshman quarterback, is the son of former Warrior quarterback Andy Soltes, and two other Warriors – sophomore wide receiver Dusty Reed and redshirt freshman cornerback Andrew Coyle – have relatives who were standouts under Douds. Reed’s uncle, Pat Flaherty ’78, was an All-America center in 1976, and Coyle’s father is cousin to Tim Bishop ’86, an All-East wide receiver in 1984.

Douds couldn’t have envisioned the depth of his career when he was a youngster in Indiana, Pa. – but he knew the answer to a teacher’s question in eighth grade when asked about his future path.

“I looked around the class and there’s a kid sitting over there and his dad’s the head football coach at Indiana State Teachers College,” Douds told the Pocono Record. “Another kid sitting over there, his dad’s the head basketball coach at what is IUP today. In physical education class, I have a guy who is our teacher who is the head wrestling coach at IUP.” “I said to myself, ‘it looks like their dads are having a lot of fun,’ and I knew that was what I wanted to do.”

His varsity teams at Indiana High School combined for a 26-1 record and two undefeated seasons in his three years. At Slippery Rock, he won two PSAC West championships and the PSAC title as a senior in 1962.

Four years later, he was on the Warriors’ staff, building a program that has become one of his life’s passions.

He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical education and is on ESU’s physical education and sports studies faculty.

“We won our fair share of conference championships, but if we can bring kids into the program who will then go out and make a positive contribution in the community, that’s a big win for us,” Douds told USA Today.

“The most important part of a football program is the people who are in it,” Douds told NCAA.com.

“I have a very simple way of dealing with people. I look at my players and expect the same things out of them as I would expect from my own kids. I want my players to be accountable for their actions on and off the field and be the best they can possibly be in life.”

And in Douds’ unique style, he produced a simple quote to sum up the milestone: “We’ve listened to a lot of versions of the Star-Spangled Banner.

By Sports Information Director Greg Knowlden M’04

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A W A R D S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

Established in 1971, this award honors ESU graduates whose exceptional achievements or contributions in a field or profession have distinguished them on the national or international level, bringing honor to the university and pride to alumni. n Bruce Frassinelli ’61, M’69, a prominent local journalist for 50 years, started as a part-time radio announcer for WVPO in Stroudsburg in 1960 before joining the Easton Express in 1966 as chief of its Pocono bureau. He was named managing editor in 1981, editor in 1990 and general manager in 1991.

Frassinelli earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for “The Rape of the Poconos,” a 1972 series on over-development and land fraud.

In 1992, Frassinelli was named publisher and editor of the Palladium-Times in Oswego, N.Y., and in 1996 created one of the first online editions of a local newspaper. After retiring in 1998, he taught at SUNY Oswego. He served as coordinator and master of ceremonies for the regional finals of the National Spelling Bee for 25 years in New York and Pennsylvania.

He now teaches political science at Lehigh Carbon Community College and contributes to Lower Macungie Patch online. He lives in Schnecksville with his wife, Marie. They have five children. n Dr. Audrey Kohl Doberstein ’53, is president emeritus of Wilmington University in New Castle, Del., having served as president from 1979 to 2006. She was the first woman in the state to head a four-year institution. During her tenure, the small college grew into a university with a student body of 10,000 and satellite campuses throughout Delaware.

Doberstein received the YWCA’s Advancement of Women Award in February, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women in March. She has served as chairperson of several review teams for the Middle States Commission of Higher Education, the State Board of Education in New Jersey and Delaware, and is past president of the board of trustees of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

She has also been involved with the Governor’s Commission of Higher Education, Delaware Community Foundation, Fund for Women, United Way of Delaware, and the Medical Center of Delaware.

Doberstein earned a masters of education from the University of Delaware in 1957 and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982. She and her husband, Stephen, live in Wilmington, Del., and have four children.

YOUNG ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Established in 1992, this award honors graduates within the past 10 years who have demonstrated exceptional ability and made significant strides in their chosen profession and/or extraordinary accomplishments that have brought honor to the university and pride to alumni. n Stephen Blank, Jr. ’07, was named vice president of marketing at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono in 2010, and oversees all marketing and promotions operations for the resort. He joined the company as a financial analysis manager, and was then named executive director of marketing.

He previously worked as a financial analyst at Harrah’s Entertainment in Chester.

Blank grew up five minutes from Mount Airy and graduated from Pocono Mountain East High School.

He recently started Point Blank Analytics, a casino consulting firm.

Blank serves as the president of the alumni board of trustees of the Delta Chi fraternity of East Stroudsburg University. He earned a master of business administration degree from American InterContinental University.

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n Elizabeth Rothenbecker Kammer ’02, M’04, considers working with the YMCA a passion, which began during her undergraduate years, when she was a sports intern at the Pocono Family YMCA. While completing her graduate studies, Kammer continued to work with the YMCA in the membership department. As a student, she was an active member of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority.

In 2005, Kammer moved to Florida, working at the YMCA in Port Orange, Fla., as the sports and teen director. She later was promoted to the senior program director at the South East Volusia YMCA in Edgewater, Fla., and again to facilities manager/ executive director at the YMCA in Holly Hill, Fla.

JIM BARNIAK AWARD

Established in 1990, this award recognizes a graduate for exceptional achievement in athletics beyond graduation. Designed to recognize those who might otherwise qualify for admission to the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame, but do not meet the requirement of having been a star athlete, coach, or trainer in intercollegiate sports. n Richard M. Burkholder ’59, has been a teacher, coach, and trainer for more than 50 years. Although retired as a health and physical education teacher at Carlisle High School, he is still the school’s trainer, a position he has held since 1960.

He is a member of the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society Hall of Fame.

He received the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association. The Carlisle Sports Association Unsung Hero Award is presented in his honor every year.

As a student at ESU, he was active with the Men’s Recreation Association, Student Education Association, Varsity “S” Club, Health Education Club, Alpha Phi Omega, Senate, Stroud Yearbook staff, soccer, tennis and gymnastics team.

Burkholder and his wife, Nancy, live in Carlisle.

Their son, Rick, is an athletic trainer with the Philadelphia Eagles.

n Jim Cotner ’72, was a high school teacher, coach and administrator for nearly 30 years, and is now in his 10th year as head coach for the Bucknell University men’s golf team.

A 2000 inductee into the West Branch Chapter of the Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame, Cotner retired in 2001 from Lewisburg Area High School, where he served as athletic director for 11 years.

Since starting work with the district in 1972, he coached the varsity tennis team, the boys’ varsity golf team, the boys’ junior varsity and varsity basketball teams.

Cotner has led the Bucknell golf team to nine tournament titles in the last four years, including the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Patriot League championships. He was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year for three straight seasons (2005-07) and again in 2009, after guiding the Bison through one of the finest stretches in program history.

For 12 years he has been president of the North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association, and is a 12-year USGA committee member for regional golf associations.

GEORGE OCKERSHAUSEN STUDENT AWARD

This new award recognizes a student who has provided exceptional volunteer service to the Office of Alumni Engagement. n Krysta Weiss ’11, completed her bachelor’s degree in professional and media writing with a minor in psychology in May. A 2007 graduate of Easton Area High School, she earned an associate of arts degree from Northampton Community College in 2009.

While as ESU, Weiss was employed by the ESU Foundation as a phonathon caller, contributed to the Alumni Herald, and wrote a blog for the ESU Foundation’s website. She was a staff writer and web editor for The Stroud Courier, and interned for the weekly Blue Valley Times.

Weiss is employed full-time as a customer service representative for Family Wize in Hellertown, and lives in Bangor.

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HOMECOMING 2011

REUNION BANQUET: From left, Charlie Chronister ’63, Carol Chronister, Judith Cotner, and Jim Barniak Award winner James Cotner ’72.

festivities were a tremendous success as the celebration combined Alumni Day, Alumni Awards, and traditional Homecoming celebrations into one jam-packed and exciting weekend Oct. 21-23.

With so many generations of ESU alumni in attendance, it was hard to not renew old friendships or make connections.

The weekend began on Friday afternoon with REMEMBRANCE DAY, an annual event that remembers the lives of university students, faculty, staff, and alumni who passed away during the last academic year.

Friday evening continued with the ALUMNI AWARDS AND REUNION BANQUET, where seven alumni were presented with awards (see Pages 18-19) and the “Golden Grad” Class of 1961 celebrated its 50th reunion.

CLASS OF 1961 – 50 YEARS: FRONT ROW (From left): Genya (Chaplinsky) Pantuso, Nancy (Male) Matusewicz, Kathleen (Moyer) Utz, Carole (Weidman) Meyer, Joanne (Stofko) Messenlehner.

SECOND ROW: Blanche (Wasser) Milheim, Virginia (Lees) Brown, June (Rogers) Slavinski, Bill Moyer, John Renshaw.

THIRD ROW: Judith (Fenton Whitenack) Fenton, Bruce Frassinelli, Charles Glass, Beryl (Godshall) Gerhard.

BACK ROW: Sterling Brown, Joe Habakus, Charles Wilt, Harry Gamble, Harry Martyn, Leonard Pudelka.

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The evening concluded with a spectacular FIREWORKS display over Eiler-Martin Stadium.

On Saturday, the Alumni Center parking lot was completely packed as more than 1,500 alumni visited the ANNUAL TAILGATE PARTY. The lot was completely sold out for the first year ever to more than 25 groups as live music, children’s activities, and crisp fall weather completed the backdrop to the event.

The “Best Tailgate Award” was awarded to the Rugby Alumni group.

The tailgaters also enjoyed the annual HOMECOMING PARADE that featured more than 40 student and community groups, and mascots. The parade made its way from Dansbury Park through downtown East Stroudsburg before ending on campus, just before the start of the game.

Saturday evening concluded with a NETWORKING SOCIAL at Siamsa Irish Pub on Main Street in Stroudsburg.

The weekend concluded on Sunday when all reunion groups gathered at the Warren E. ’55 and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Technology Center to enjoy a BRUNCH AND PLANETARIUM SHOW, hosted by Dr. David Buckley.

REMEMBRANCE DAY: (Left) President Robert Dillman addresses those gathered to remember members of the university community who died during the academic year.

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BEST TAILGATE award went to the ESU Rugby Alumni group. From left: Jeff Rasp ’91, Parsippany, N.J.; David Colarusso ’98, East Stroudsburg; Tom Brady ’91, Bethlehem; Cindy Brady ’91, Bethlehem; Marc Ballantyne ’94, Levittown; Joe Tchorz ’89, Highbridge, N.J.; Kevin Lightcap ’99, Northfield, N.J., and Roger Labadie ’94, Huntington, N.Y.

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ALPHA OMICRON PI sorority members reunited and got into the “Southwest Fiesta” theme of the event. From left: Dana Thompson ’02, Allentown, N.J.; Samantha Kenyon ’04, Denville, N.J.; Jessica Haydu ’05, Easton; Megan Winship ’04, Rockaway, N.J.; Colleen Fagan ’06, Bloomsbury, N.J., and Stephanie Guiler ’05, Jersey City, N.J. Bob Weidner photos

PARADE MARSHALS were Pinky O’Neil ’57, and Dr. Ken Mash, one of two honored this year as a Distinguished Professor.

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THE HOMECOMING PARADE, featuring more than 40 ESU and community groups, makes its way along Smith Street towards campus. Leading the pack of floats, fire trucks, cars and golf carts is Sigma Pi fraternity.

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FUN FOR ALL AGES: Seniors Shannon Wasilewski, left, and Courtney Jackson, members of the student chapter of the Pennsylvania State Education Association, provided team spirit with face painting. Habitat for Humanity and Circle K also provided activites for children at the tailgate party before the game.

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JENNA BUSH HAGER

visited campus this fall to speak about her personal experience with community service.

ESU President Dr. Robert J. Dillman noted that Hager’s grandmother, Barbara Bush, spoke on campus just nine days after 9/11 and that her mother, Laura Bush, spoke during her father George W. Bush’s re-election campaign in 2004.

Hager, 29, an author and Today Show correspondent, shared stories about the places and people who have affected her life. In 2006, she volunteered with UNICEF in the Caribbean and Latin America.

“The children I met were dealing with disease, poverty and many lacked a basic primary education.

Many had HIV/AIDS,” she said.

Her experiences led her to write a New York Times bestseller titled “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope,” based on the life of a 17-year-old single mother living with HIV and determined to shield her child from the abuse and neglect that riddled her own childhood.

She talked about another young mother of five who lived in a one-room hut.

“She made $5 a week to feed six people. She walked

four hours a week to receive packets of ‘sprinkles.’ They are vitamins kids need to grow normally,” she explained.

She also told a story about the children of 9/11 – the children whose parents left for work that morning and never returned. An organization called America’s Camp brought these children together to mourn and share.

Troy Miller ’10 felt Hager’s message was important for all to hear. “It inspires me to recommit to help people in my own community. It reinforces that you don’t have to give money to a big corporation. You can help people in need around you.”

Jean Sandburg ’02 also said the speech was uplifting.

“I think it’s very inspiring and motivating for young people to give back. When you see a president’s daughter getting to the root of the issues and sharing it, it’s inspiring.”

Hager prompted her audience to get involved in anything they are passionate about.

“I hope by telling you these stories it inspires you to act. You have a chance to change people’s lives,” she said.

“Life is a precious gift and a privilege and opportunity to share ourselves with people in need.”  Stories by Melanie VanDerveer ’11

The ESU community, including President Robert Dillman, left, mingle with Jenna Bush Hager when she visited campus this fall to speak about the importance of community service.

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Christopher Kennedy Lawford spoke in the classroom and gave a formal public presentation when he came to ESU this fall to speak on addiction.

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... bringing big messages CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY LAWFORD

describes himself as “the face of recovery.”

The author, activist, and actor spoke at ESU this fall about his journey through addiction, giving both a public presentation and speaking in the classroom.

“I was born into a family where alcoholism doesn’t run, it gallops,” said Lawford, 56. His father was actor Peter Lawford, one of the original “Rat Pack.” His mother, Patricia Kennedy, was sister to President John F. Kennedy and senators Robert and Ted. “I had a hole in my soul,” he said. “Addicts have something inside of them that feels empty. Drugs and booze made me feel fortified. I didn’t feel like there was anything I couldn’t accomplish when the medicine cabinet was full.”

Describing himself as “a highly functioning addict,” he said that during his addiction he received a bachelor of arts degree from Tufts University, a juris doctorate from Boston College, and a master’s certificate in clinical

psychology from Cambridge City Hospital.

“I had a moment of grace which humbled me, finding the key of willingness,” he said. “Today, I have a life beyond my wildest dreams. I am the father I am today because I’m in recovery. I have broken the chain of addiction in my family.”

After being sober for 17 years and being diagnosed with hepatitis C, the time was right to talk about his life. “I thought I might not live through this so I wanted to write my story.” He has written three books about addiction, and is working on a fourth.

“I interviewed 100 of the smartest people in the world about this illness,” Lawford said. “We need to broaden the conversation and open it up. It’s meant to go out to as many people as possible that have any inkling that they have this problem.”

Lawford works with Caron Treatment Center in Wernersville. ESU business student Sean Early, whose father works at the center, brought him to campus.

“I think it’s a needed conversation,” Early said. “I see things that go on that parents don’t realize happens on campuses. There is a growing problem with addiction, and bringing in a guy with the name and a great speaking ability can touch anyone. As long as one person hears his message, that’s one person saved.” 

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ESU News From left, WESS student station manager Michelle Favorito ’12; Dr. Robert McKenzie, WESS adviser and professor of communication studies; Christina Zabih, visiting student from Spain and host of WESS’s new Spanish-language newscast; and Roberto Retana ’13.

WESS-FM improves sound, plans to strengthen signal ESU’s student-run radio station, WESS-FM (90.3 FM), has applied to the Federal Communications Commission to upgrade its transmitter so that its signal could be received up to 35 miles away.

Dr. Robert McKenzie, professor of communication studies and WESS adviser, said the signal only travels 10-15 miles from the transmitter now.

The $55,000 project will be funded in part through a partnership with the Sherman Theatre in

Stroudsburg, with WESS promoting the non-profit theater in exchange for a portion of ticket proceeds.

In July, WESS installed a new $3,500 audio processor which has given the station a fuller, heavier sound such as is heard on professional FM station. The project was funded by the Student Activities Association.

WESS has also launched a Spanish-language newscast, which can be heard at 5 p.m. Wednesdays preceding the Latin Fiesta show. 

Graduate Philadelphia students visit campus Members of the new Graduate Philadelphia public health administration program were invited to visit campus at Homecoming to get a taste of the ESU experience. Students take classes in Philadelphia with ESU faculty members, and will earn their bachelor’s degrees next December. This was their first group visit since starting classes last January. For information on the program, call the Admissions Office at (877) 230-5547

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ESU partners with Shippensburg MBA program An internationally accredited master of business administration program will be offered at East Stroudsburg University this spring to meet a growing regional need, thanks to a letter of agreement between the presidents of ESU and Shippensburg University.

The program is through Shippensburg’s John L. Grove College of Business. Classes will be taught at ESU by Shippensburg faculty via teleconferencing and, when needed, by ESU faculty. Students must meet SU admissions requirements, and will receive their degree from Shippensburg. Each university will appoint a liaison to the program.

The program is arranged so that students may earn their degree in two years by taking two courses a night, one night a week.

“This partnership with Shippensburg University and its highly respected nationally-accredited MBA program is significant,” said ESU President Robert J. ESU President Robert J. Dillman, left, and Shippensburg University President Dillman, who signed the agreement with SU President Bill Ruud signed the MBA partnership agreement in June.

Bill Ruud in June. programs.”

“Offering the program at ESU will provide workDr. Alla L. Wilson, dean of ESU’s College of Busiing professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs, recent ESU ness and Management and former interim dean of the graduates and others in the Stroudsburg region with Graduate College, was instrumental in coordinating the convenient evening access to a high quality, affordable MBA degree partnership. masters in business administration degree program.

The partnership also demonstrates the efficiency of For more information on the new cooperative MBA cooperative planning between PASSHE universities as program, go to the university website at www.esu.edu/mba. we strive to minimize duplication of existing academic

ESU Haiti Relief sends backpacks for school kids ESU’s Haiti Earthquake Relief committee collected and sent 400 backpacks to school children near Port-au-Prince.

ESU is helping Project H.O.P.E. with its educational efforts, including support of Haitian schools and educational efforts, teacher training, and a mobile teacher program.

When the backpacks arrived at Project H.O.P.E., they were filled with school supplies before being sent along to rural areas of Haiti.

“In addition to individual backpack donations, it’s important that we thank the ESU Foundation for its generous monetary gift, which enabled the committee to purchase the majority of the backpacks from businesses within our community,” said Dr. Doreen Tobin, ESU Vice President for Student Affairs. 

Bob Weidner Showing off some of the backpacks collected for school children in Haiti are, from left: Jennifer Collier, assistive technology specialist; Dr. Germain Francois, distinguished professor of academic enrichment and learning; Dr. Tobin, vice president for student affairs; Joseph Akob, director of the Mattioli Recreation Center; Clarissa Gibson, a sophomore media communications and technology major from Brooklyn, N.Y., representing ESU’s Women’s Center; Martin Lacayo, coordinator of multicultural affairs; and Dr. Brenda Friday, associate director of university relations.

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DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS 2011 Dr. Elzar Camper, Jr.

Professor of Media, Communication and Technology Dr. Camper has taught more than 25 undergraduate and graduate courses in nearly 40 years of teaching at ESU. He designed 10 of these courses in the Department of Media, Communication, and Technology, including seven graduate courses.

He co-developed and wrote the joint master’s degree and instructional media specialist certification proposals for the program with Kutztown University, and served as the first graduate coordinator for seven years.

He developed the department’s proposal for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education accreditation, as well as the certification and degree programs in instructional technology for the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

He has also served as interim vice president for academic affairs and acting dean of the School for Professional Studies, and coordinated The Harrisburg Internship Semester at the Dixon University Center.

Camper served as department chair for more than 10 years, and has won fellowships from the American

Council on Education; the Annenberg Washington Program; the Academy for Television Arts and Sciences, and the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters. He helped initiate the Prince Hall Program 25 years ago.

He earned his undergraduate degree from Bloomsburg University and holds two master’s degrees, one in educational media from Temple University and one in administration and information science from Rutgers University. He received a doctorate in educational media from Temple University in 1983.

Dr. Kenneth M. Mash Professor of Political Science

A member of the political science department since 1997, Dr. Mash also serves as vice president of the ESU chapter of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculty (APSCUF).

Mash has devoted many hours to APSCUF, the union that advocates for the professionalism of faculty members and coaches at Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities. He has served as acting president, vice president, meet and discuss chair; and on the statewide level, has served as state meet and discuss chair, negotiations team member for both the faculty and coach collective bargaining units, and as legislative assembly delegate.

He assumed a leadership role on the committee that developed the ESU University Senate and its bylaws, and served as vice president and on the executive council.

Mash is co-director of the honors program that he helped redesign, and has also been involved in taking students on trips to ESU’s sister universities in China.

After graduating from Queens College in 1987, he received his master’s degree in 1990 and his doctorate in

East Stroudsburg University’s distinguished professorship is a pre-eminent faculty rank bestowed upon members of the faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the academic life of ESU in at least one of the following categories:

1997, both in political science, from The Pennsylvania State University. He serves as ESU’s pre-law adviser .

He co-authored “A Novel Approach to Politics,” a textbook for introductory political science.

His research interests include federal jurisdiction, the limits of judicial power, and American political theory. He has been awarded many grants, has helped to facilitate conferences and has brought many guest speakers to campus, focusing on topics ranging from social equity and diversity to international politics.

n teaching n scholarship n creative endeavor n service to the university or community The professorship, established in 2000, is awarded to no more than two faculty members each year.

To date, 28 professors have achieved this honor.

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Class Notes 1950s

Art Boger ’57 and Eugene “Cy” Fritz ’60 are judges for the International Beagle Federation Trials. Art has served as president of the Mid-Dixie Federation of Beagle Clubs and Cy has served as president of the Eastern Federation of Beagle Clubs. Art is also a member of the Beagling Hall of Fame.

1960s Sydney “Syd” Henry ’68 is completing his 23rd year as a physical education and social studies teacher at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Scarsdale, N.Y. After completing a six-year term as Elmsford Village, N.Y., fire chief, he was elected to the Village of Elmsford Board of Trustees.

1970s Bryan Hill ’71 retired as district superintendent in charge of toll bridges at Delaware Water Gap, Portland and Milford. He held the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission regional post for 11 years, taking the job after serving 17 years as warden of the Monroe County Correctional Facility.

Nancy Selig Turha ’71 retired after 20 years of service as a supervisor at Tobyhanna Army Depot.

Ted Jackson ’72 was inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame. He graduated from GAR Memorial High School in WilkesBarre, where he lettered three years in football and was named to the 1968 UNICO All-Star Football Classic team. He also lettered three years in wrestling and baseball.

He played football and baseball at ESU. He completed his 26th season as football coach of Dallas High School with an overall coaching record of 221-74-3. Jackson and his wife, Sandy, live in Shavertown and have three children and two grandchildren.

Bernard Leo Remakus M’72 is the author of “Mia,” a psychological thriller that deals with terrorism, covert operations and military families whose loved ones are missing in action. During his 30 years of medical practice in Susquehanna County, Remakus has published six books and more than 200 journal articles.

Robert F. Cormack ’74 was named the Northampton Economic Development Association’s Member of the Year for 2011.

Cormack is executive director of the Bucks County Economic Development Corporation and has more than 30 years’ experience in economic development.

Thomas Kearney ’75 is the father of skiier Hannah Kearney, who won the gold medal in moguls at the 2010 Winter Olympics. A student at Dartmouth College, she is training for the 2014 Olympic Games in Russia. Kearney’s son Denny was a member of the nationally-ranked Yale men’s ice hockey team.

1980s MaryEllen Frick Dickey ’80 is senior vice president of advancement, events and government relations for Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries.

John H. Johnson ’81 has been elected to the board of directors of Dendreon Corporation, a biotechnology company. He is the chief executive officer of Savient Pharmaceuticals, where he has also served as a member of its board of directors since January 2011.

Romayne Gudausky Mosier ’86, swim coach at Dallas (Pa.) High School, was named a Wyoming Valley Conference Coach-of-theYear. The boys team repeated an undefeated season and captured the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District 2 title for a second year in a row.

In May, she earned a master of education degree in curriculum and instruction from Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, and also earned an English as a Second Language certificate.

Scott Keating ’86 is a branch manager at Griffith Engineering, Inc.’s Atlanta office. He has more than 25 years of experience in environmental engineering and consulting.

Terry Barry ’89 M’99 received his doctorate in education from Walden University in Minneapolis, Minn. Barry has been the principal of Wind Gap Middle School for 11 years.

1990s Mary Anne Arena ’92 was awarded the GO-ART Community Arts Award by Genesee Community College in Batavia, N.Y., where she serves as the director of fine and performing arts.

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Class Notes Barry Strube ’92 is a health and physical education teacher, athletic director and head varsity football coach at Olney High School. He also is a major in the Delaware Air National Guard, where he serves as commander of the 166th Security Forces Squadron.

Angela Banks-Stewart ’93 advises graduate students in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Robin Dillon ’93 minister for the Oak Chapel United Methodist Church and the Bethel United Meethodist Church in Wooster, Ohio. Dillon did her seminary work at Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio.

Mervin D’Souza ’93 was appointed director of information technologies at Canon USA, Inc. He manages the Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning application and system integration for mergers and acquisitions.

Megan Patruno M’94 is assistant to the director of athletics at Muhlenberg College in Allentown.

Alan Rovinsky ’98 is a solar energy consultant for Mercury Solar Systems in New Jersey.

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2000s Kelly Bradley Hashway ’00 has written two picture books, “May the Best Dog Win” and “The Purrfect Puppy,” aimed at children 3 to 8 years old.

Her dissertation was titled “Preparation, Perceptions and Professional Paths: A MixedMethods Study of East Stroudsburg University’s Elementary Education Professional Development School Beginning Teachers.”

Jodi Sponchiado ’00 earned a doctorate in educational leadership from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Ryan Conrad ’02 is chief executive officer of the Lehigh Valley Association of Realtors. He earned a master’s degree in political science from the Rockefeller College of Policy and Affairs at the State University of New York.

Dr. John K. Leiser ’96, associate professor of biology at Northampton Community College, was named 2011 Pennsylvania Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a program that celebrates outstanding instructors across the country.

Leiser, who studies wildlife biology, behavorial ecology and fish biology, has involved his students in research and service learning projects having to do with watersheds, bird populations, invasive plant species and communitysupported agriculture.

Denise Michels Donohue ’03 has written a children’s book called “My Morning Prayer: A Gift From God.” Rebecca Masteller ’05 is assistant director of athletics and student activities at Union County College in Cranford, N.J.

A resident of Henryville, he graduated from ESU summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies, with concentrations in chemistry and German. He earned a doctorate in biology from Lehigh University.

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Shaun Gallagher ’06 earned a doctor of chiropractic degree from Life University in Marietta, Ga., in

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June. He is a chiropractor at Gorman Chiropractic Life Center in East Stroudsburg.

Tara Temple ’07 is an assistant athletic trainer at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. He spent three years as an athletic trainer at Saint Francis College in Brooklyn, N.Y. Dana Gargiulo ’08 is a physical therapist at The Physical Therapy and Wellness Institute, which has branches in Montgomery and Bucks counties. A certified athletic trainer, she earned a doctorate in physical therapy from Arcadia University in Glenside.

Elizabeth Johnson ’08 earned a master of science degree in sport and fitness administration at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. in May. She is an academic athletic adviser at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.

Daniel Krug ’08 has written “Economic Reality & The Secret To Your Investments.”

Danielle Rhiannon O’Brian ’09 earned a master of science degree in counseling and clinical health psychology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in July.

2010s Allan Parsells M’10 is the assistant athletic trainer for Stevens Institute of Technology’s athletics department. He worked in a similar capacity at The College of New Jersey.

Austin Houser ’11 and Michael Rosol ’11 took second place in the ninth annual Great Valley Business Plan Competition in Wilkes-Barre.

Marriages

Sara Bunnell Traver ’61 and her husband, Tom, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, on June 17, 2011.

program at Ohio Northern University.

Nicole Shewchuk Lewandowski ’01

announces the birth of her son, Isaac Stanley, July 27, 2010.

Jennifer Lawler Trentham ’02 and Don Trentham ’07 announce the birth of their son, Landon James, on January 26, 2011.

Maria Johns ’76 and Ben Tonti ’77 were married June 18, 2011.

Joe Burton ’03 and Abbie Burton welcomed twins, Adam and Anna, April 11, 2011.

DiAnne Hentzel Galm ’78 married Dan Russoli on July 18, 2009 in Bethlehem.

Together they have six children, ranging in age from 10 to 26.

Jennifer Hess Seepersaud ’04 and husband, Danny Seepersaud, announce the birth of their son, Bryce Danny, May 20, 2011. The family lives in Palm Coast, Fla. Elizabeth Rothenbecker Kammer ’02 M’04 is godmother.

Dana Schlatter ’89 and Jeff Rasp ’91 were married May 21, 2011 at the Toms River (N.J.) Yacht Club. Other alumni in attendance were Robin Cardoni Greeley ’87, Melinda Riffert Guffy ’87, Robyn Geist Gralinski ’87, Janice Fry Long ’87 and Sabena Robinson ’89. The couple lives in Parsippany, N.J. Jillian Beck ’05 married Kyle Almoney, June 20, 2009, in Lancaster.

Jillian is a teacher in Millersville.

Lauren Svoboda ’09 married Carl Pellington, October 2, 2010.

The couple lives in Bushkill. Lauren is a special education teacher and coaches basketball and track and field.

Births

Michelle Romania Wilson ’88 welcomed a daughter, Kenley Marie, September 9, 2009. Michelle is director of the athletic training

Tonya Williams ’04 announces the birth of her daughter, Aniyah Marguerite Baker, December 21, 2010.

Stephanie Thomas Miller ’05 and Jessy Miller ’04 announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Sophia, August 4, 2011.

Kathryn Carlin Wilcox ’05 M’08 and Matthew Wilcox ’07 announce the birth of their son, Riley Matthew, on September 2, 2008 and their daughter, Paige Kathryn, on July 11, 2011. Kathryn teaches in the Easton Area School District and Mathew is a manager for Phantom Fireworks.

Mary Kate McFarland Ambrosius ’09 and Nicholas Ambrosius ’06 announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Grace, on June 9, 2011.

Ashley Rutt Breidinger ’06 and her husband, Stan, announce the birth of their son, Bode Allen, on September 12, 2010.

Amanda Perez Zapata ’06 and husband, Esteban, announce the birth of their son, Tiago, on February 23, 2011.

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In Memoriam

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Ardath E. Houser ’49, assistant dean of

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students for more than 30 years, died October 15, 2011. After graduating from East Stroudsburg State Teachers College, she taught physical education and health at Williamsport High School, and then in Freehold, N.J.

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In 1960 she returned to campus as assistant dean of women. She was awarded the ESU Alumni Association’s Service Award in 1989, and was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame.

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“Her positive influence was felt by many who appreciated her integrity and commitment to excellence in education,” her family wrote in her obituary. “She was a trail blazer who paved the way for many women to live their life, their true expressions and their passions.”

Ardath E. Houser ’49 1927-2011

n The Ardath E. Houser ’49 Endowed Scholarship assists ESU students of any undergraduate major who have completed at least 30 credits at ESU. Recipients must be full-time students during both semesters of the academic year and have a minimum QPA of 2.25.

Recipients also must have been an active member of their Residence Hall Council for at least two semesters and must have demonstrated effective leadership and involvement in the Residence Hall Association. 

Margaret Rosso, known as ESU’s “cafeteria lady” for 17

years, died July 6, 2011. She was a cashier and greeter at Dansbury Commons, where she was still working when given a surprise party on her 80th birthday in 2010.

“Margaret is everybody’s home-away-from-home grandma,” said Brian Crawford, director of dining services, on the occasion of her birthday. “She is special to the students and staff.”

Margaret A. Rosso 1930-2011

In Memoriam Arline M. Kanyuck Lerda ’29 Bettie P. Brooks ’45 Josephine A. Urban McGraw ’47 James W. Egli ’48 Paul J. Evans ’48 Walter Zarnowski ’49

n The Margaret A. Rosso Annual Scholarship has been established by friends and family of Margaret A. Rosso to assist ESU students of any major who have a minimum QPA of 2.75.

Preference will be given to students who demonstrate service to their school or community. The first award of this scholarship will be given for the spring 2012 semester. 

John Baymor ’50 Lester J. Bowers ’50 Alma Corson Blythe ’51 Richard A. Zimmerman ’51 Carlton E. Lutz ’54 William T. Sabo ’55 Charles L. Lieberman ’59 Grete K. Ewe Beck ’62 Drew C. Landry ’62

James P. Hyde ’63 Virginia A. Moorehead Donorovich ’63 John L. Nemeth ’63 Charles Meredith ’65 Raymond T. Gregorek ’66 Janet Klinck Harvey ’66 Linda Updegrave ’66 Bruce M. Wert ’66

Veronica R. Maurek ’67 Michael E. Roland ’68 Franklin K. Coslett ’69 Maria Oles ’73 Alan J. Calvo ’74 Joan R. Regan ’77 Suzann L. Kannapel ’87 Gary W. Garver, Jr. ’89 Sandra K. O’Brien Pernal ’93

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PRESERVING THE FUTURE WITH YESTERDAY’S MEMORIES

25 Years of Giving For more than a quarter of a century, East Stroudsburg University alumnus John Procopio ’71, executive vice president, First Keystone Community Bank, has shown his support to his alma mater. John’s years as a Warrior football player in 1968 – 1970, and especially the memorable year the team won the 1968 Championship, will forever be one of his cherished university memories.

program that remains so dear to his heart.

Why? Because ESU helped shape the man he is today and he credits the university with having helped him become a success in so many aspects of his life. John encourages his fellow ESU alumni to follow in his footsteps in supporting the ESU Foundation Annual Fund.

John supports the East Stroudsburg University Foundation Annual Fund and the athletic

As the East Stroudsburg University Foundation celebrates its 25th anniversary, we ask for you to support the many generations of students who will forge their futures at ESU.

MAKE YOUR GIFT TO THE ESU FOUNDATION ANNUAL FUND Please mail your gift by using the enclosed envelope, online at www.esufoundation.org/givenow or by telephone at (800) 775-8975.

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East Stroudsburg University Foundation Henry A. Ahnert, Jr. Alumni Center 200 Prospect Street East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2999

BIG CHANGE ON CAMPUS: A new state-of-the-art student residence hall complex, featuring apartment-style living for 969 students, will open this spring at ESU. The new buildings are located on Smith Street across from Kemp Library.

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