2011 Fall Winter Juniata Magazine

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Under Western Skies Remote Field Course Still Blazing Trails

Hometown Hangouts: 25 Things

We Love About Huntingdon

Juniata Bound: What a Long, Strange Trip It Can Be

Ultimate Service Trip: More

Juniata Students Consider Peace Corps

Guiding Lights: Juniata Advising is More than Picking Classes

Campus Conversations: Juniata faculty and students weigh in on issues of the day.

Reported by Sam Stroup ’12, Erin Kreischer ’13, Aaron Adams ’12, Thanh Nguyen ’14, Moira Nugent ’11, Kelly Russo ’14 and Mary Munion ’12

identity, being secretive or different and having fun

when playing with it. People also use slang to escape from cliché, reduce seriousness, to show that one belongs or to exclude others.”

—Deborah Roney, director of Language in Motion, on why people use slang.

“It will shine a spotlight on Liu Xiaobo as an imprisoned prisoner of conscience. The Chinese constitution guarantees free speech and the right to petition, but these rights are not respected in practice. It will encourage democratic movements in China, and it might help him personally, but it is doubtful that Western pressure will have any decisive influence on change in China. Change [in China] must come from within.”

—Doug Stiffler, associate professor of history, on Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese dissident wheo recently received the Nobel Peace Prize.

“It’s so important that we realize that bullying has been ongoing for as long as civilization has tried to become civil.

One reason that it continues is because fear has such prominence in our discourse and our own realities. Fear is a very real part of our lives but when it becomes hyper-

sensationalized, through the media and politics, we find ourselves feeling fear more often then we feel security. If you are a young adult who is going through identity awareness or possibly identity crisis you are more awake to your fears.”

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—Grace Fala, professor of communication, on recent events of bullying on college campuses.

“People don’t read résumés; they skim them. A résumé is more a piece of advertising than a comprehensive data sheet. So, no matter what kind of résumé you send to employers, what they get is key words. Most importantly,

résumés only help you to get an interview, not a job. If you don’t perform well during the interview process, they won’t hire you.”

—Darwin Kysor, director of career services, on resumes and online resume databases.

“Each option has its pluses and minuses. Rentals typically have the lowest upfront cost but when you turn the book in at the end of the rental period, you no longer have the book. An eBook is only a bit more expensive than a rental but you own it for as long as you choose to. A printed text is usually the most expensive option but can be owned for life and only requires a shelf to sit on to remind you how much you enjoyed reading it.”

—Jeremy Santos, manager of the Juniata Bookstore, on e-Books and renting or buying textbooks.

“Learning first aid never hurts. The issue is that if you throw someone into a first aid course without a genuine interest in it, they will only take away half of what they should learn. I would recommend

freshmen take a first aid course, but I do not think it should

be required.”

—Camron Keshavarz ’11, a certified EMT with the Juniata Emergency medical Services club, on whether freshmen should take a first aid course to help out in cases of medical emergency or intoxication.

“It’s a way we build our reputation.

Open House is a chance for us to let

students and their families know how welcoming we are

and how excited we are to have them in our community. Just come, check it out and you will be amazed! ” —Terri Bollman-Dalansky ’85, director of enrollment operations, on why Juniata holds open houses.

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President’s Note Dear Friends,

A few years ago, we used to create a central theme for the magazine and then brainstorm story ideas that would relate in some way to our central idea. Over the past couple of years, we’ve come to concentrate more on telling compelling stories.

Certainly the feedback we’ve received from alumni Thomas R. Kepple Jr. has assured us we are on the right path. However, if you President look at this magazine you’ll see that a theme emerged kepplet@juniata.edu nearly by serendipity. Each of the main stories in this issue chronicles a journey. The journey can be a physical one, like the travails international students experience in their trip to campus or seeing the westward wonders of the Remote Field Course. It could be a metaphorical odyssey, such as working with advisers to find that One True Thing—the career path of your choice.

Students, faculty and staff can also experience a journey of realization, such as recognizing that the small town where you attended college has some great things to offer. Our look at “25 Things We Love About Huntingdon” is an enlightening journey in itself.

And what is a college education, if not a journey? As one professor said in the advising article, college is not situated on a set of railroad tracks where no deviations are allowed. A college education should savor the detours, backtracks, side trips and courses you’ve never heard of. Juniata adamantly believes the meandering path is often where lasting learning takes place. Although graduates of other institutions may deride the broken-field educational plans many of our students pursue, to me we are strongest in the broken places.

My own journey had more zigs and zags than a Barry Sanders touchdown run. I started college thinking I might major in art, but veered off into economics and business by graduation. I started my business career in the corporate world, but soon returned to the higher education hallways. Following one’s own path, particularly at a liberal arts icon like Juniata, empowers us and prepares us to handle the highlights and occasional disappointments over a lifetime.

After all, education and indeed life does not take place in a hermetically sealed bubble. You have to venture into the unknown to accomplish your dreams.

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“I took this picture at a campsite in Lake Raystown Resort while staying with my family during Halloween weekend. I took it using my Canon SX20IS camera.”

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Libby Morrison ’12, of Portland, Ore., dives to make a dig from her libero position as Drew Barnhart ’11, of Titusville, Pa., competes for the ball.

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Tired of explaining where Juniata is and assuring prospective students that indeed there are fun things to do in Huntingdon? We went directly to the experts and asked faculty and staff to list 25 things they absolutely love about Huntingdon—from carp to hay bales.

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Education professor Kathy Jones keeps a diary of her first trip teaching in the Remote Field Course, Juniata’s answer to those complaints about cramped dorms, bad food and lack of adventure.

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In an age of jet travel, computerized check-in, and instant ticketing, there’s no problem with international students making their way to campus, right? Think again. Take in why you should always make sure your travel agent truly understands that Philadelphia is not “close” to Huntingdon.

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The Peace Corps, conceived in the New Frontier idealism of the 1960s, is currently undergoing a renaissance as more college graduates consider spending a year or two learning leadership, diplomacy, international culture and how to dig a well in developing countries.

Guiding Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Juniata is one of the few colleges and universities that ask two faculty to collaborate on advising every student. Such diligent advising allows each Juniatian to divine their true path to a fulfilling career.

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“If I were to design a college for the 21st century, I would want students to design their own ma jors.”

—Gwyeth “Smitty” Smith

The recent book Acceptance follows the college choices of a handful of Long Island, N.Y. high school students, all advised by a charismatic counselor “Smitty” Smith. Smith lists Juniata as an “overlooked gem” in the book.

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Multifaceted College: Juniata ‘Overlooked Gem’ Juniata is sort of used to reading buzzwords about its cult status—“hidden,” “little known,” “underrated” are just a few—but the College can’t remain under the radar much longer as yet another college guide sings Juniata’s praises.

A new book on the college admissions process written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist characterizes Juniata as an “overlooked gem,” where students seeking a college that is a good match for their interests can succeed and thrive.

Acceptance, by David Marcus, now a blogger for the New York Times and 1994 Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, follows seven students from Oyster Bay, N.Y. in their search for a college that fits their talents and aspirations. Marcus focuses the book on the students and on Gwyeth (rhymes with “faith”) “Smitty” Smith, a high school counselor who tells his students to concentrate on how a college “fits” them, as opposed to aiming for “prestige” institutions.

Smith compiled a list of 40 “overlooked gems” in the new book. Juniata’s inclusion in the list is another ringing endorsement from higher education journalists and ratings guides. Juniata is singled out for its personalized majors, the College’s emphasis on critical writing and its commitment to ensure that all graduates understand subjects such as statistics.

“Juniata’s innovative and refreshing program allows students to tailor their curriculum to their own interests,” says Smith in an e-mail.

“If I were to design a college for the 21st century, I would want students to design their own majors.”

Smith also commends the College’s Peace and Conflict Studies program and praises its Inbound program.

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recent story in the Chronicle of Higher Education quoted historian Jim Tuten as saying, “that liberal arts ethic that we’re teaching, we live it out in our community,” which is a succinct way of explaining why the article was celebrating Juniata being named one of 39 four-year and two-year colleges and universities nationwide to merit placement on the Honor Roll in the Chronicle of Higher Education 2010 “Great Colleges to Work For” survey.

Photo: Christopher Shannon ’09

Top Jobs: Juniata is ‘Great Place to Work’ Parents oversee some College-sponsored activities during Familyfest, a special event for employees held right before the start of fall semester.

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“Juniata’s sense of community is well known among its employees, students and alumni and I’m proud that our ability to create a welcoming workplace is being recognized,” says Thomas R. Kepple, Juniata president. “Our employees are second to none, and our being placed on the survey’s Honor Roll reflects the care we take in making Juniata one of the top colleges in the nation.”

For the third year in a row, Juniata was rated highly in the “Small College” division (499 employees or fewer) in eight out of 12 categories.

The College rated highly in the following categories: Collaborative Governance, where faculty are appropriately involved in decisions related to academic programs; Professional/Career Development Programs; Teaching Environment, a rating for how the institution recognizes innovative and highquality teaching; Facilities Workspace and Security, which recognizes campus appearance and steps taken to provide a secure environment; Confidence in Senior Leadership, which rates leaders for the skills, knowledge and experience necessary for institutional success; Respect and Appreciation, where employees are recognized for contributions; Job Satisfaction; Work-Life Balance, where policies allow employees to manage their personal lives; and Confidence in Senior Leadership, where the colleges leaders possess the skills and experience necessary for success.

“Even in a down economy when many colleges are freezing salaries or having layoffs, employees still find good in their work,” says Jeffrey J. Selingo, editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education. “Great workplaces are about more than dollars and cents. The Great Colleges to Work For don’t always pay the best, but they have created environments where people feel appreciated and valued.”

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(Above) A group of student researchers set up sifting stations in a horse pasture near Shirleysburg to determine if any artifacts from a colonial frontier fort still remained on the rumored site of the military installation.

(Below) A ceramic potsherd reveals that the dig site was certainly used by a colonial settlement of some kind.

Photography by: Rebecca Berdar ’99 Huntingdon Daily News

Dig This: Juniata Students, Staff Help Find Colonial Fort Everyone at one time or another has played “fort,” constructing a shelter out of boxes, blankets or even kitchen chairs. This summer, armed only with shovels, trowels, sifting screens and brushes, an army of researchers—some were Juniata students or staff—found the remains of a former Huntingdon County fort dating back to 1749.

The project focused on Fort Shirley, a colonial fort founded by George Croghan as a trading post and later turned into a fort during the French and

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Researchers from Juniata and Penn State took part in the summer-long dig. More than 15,000 separate artifacts were recovered from the site of Fort Shirley.

musket balls and shot, trading beads, a corkscrew and perhaps a knife blade. Smith and Ostyn oversaw roughly 16 “test units,” which are square holes roughly a meter in width. All the artifacts recovered from these sites were cleaned and cataloged at a geology lab in Brumbaugh Academic Center.

The entire project was inspired by a Juniata alumnus, George Drobnock ’71, a planning official with the borough of Huntingdon who has an interest in local history. “Huntingdon county has always been part of the big picture,” Drobnock said in a Huntingdon Daily News article. “American history didn’t start in 1776.”

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Indian War. The archeological dig took place in southern Huntingdon County in Shirleysburg, Pa.—specifically in a horse pasture and adjacent backyard lawn of a local resident.

Jared Smith ’08, academic support services assistant, and Suzanne Ostyn ’08 were both field supervisors for the two-month project, which was overseen by Jonathan Burns, archeologist-owner of AXIS Research, and sponsored in large part

by Penn State University. “The artifacts we found definitely seem to show we’ve found the site of Fort Shirley, and we saw some surprising things, like some trading beads made of a material mined only in Minnesota—which shows there was a pretty wide trade network across (North America) at the time,” Smith says.

The project also provided opportunities for students Pat Harris ’12, of Export, Pa., John Curry ’12, of Greenwich, Conn., and Tim Carn ’12. Carn, of Middletown, Pa., compiled an oral history of the area and researched the geography of the dig site. “The whole experience was priceless in my eyes,” says Carn. “The project not only gave me an introduction to working in the field, it sparked my interest in geography. I also met dedicated professionals who demonstrated first-hand the value of the degree I am pursuing.”

The project yielded not only evidence of a large palisade, which suggests the walls of the fort were more than 100 feet long, but also 15,000 separate artifacts of the time including buttons, buckles,

Religion professor Don Braxton led a research trip to Jerusalem, accompanied by student assistant Caleb Gwinn ’11, of Tyrone, Pa., to map out a route for an upcoming research project designed to measure and map emotional arousal among religious factions when confronted with religious imagery and behavior.

Braxton’s diary of the trip will appear in the Spring/ Summer Juniata magazine.

Faith in Methodology: Religion Professor Travels to Holy Land There are few places more religiously volatile than the city of Jerusalem in Israel and the West Bank in the Palestinian territories. If you’re a researcher trying to discover a way to anticipate religious conflict, a walk through these two locales is a must-see part of your itinerary.

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Donald Braxton, professor of religious studies, made a research pilgrimage to the Middle East in mid-October as part of a long-term research project.

Braxton’s trip centers on a computer instrument prototype designed to measure and map patterns of emotional arousal among religious factions in response to religious imagery and behavior.

Braxton, along with Caleb Gwinn ’11, of Tyrone, Pa., mapped out optimal walking routes through Jerusalem and the West Bank to test a prototype instrument that melds a GPS unit with a Galvanic Skin Response recorder.

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“I am interested in getting a direct measure on how representatives of religious groups react to hard-core symbols of religious identity— crosses, minarets, mosques, synagogues,” explains Braxton. “If we can map out a route that features these type of symbols and identify (through galvanic skin response) the emotional hotspots, we can possibly anticipate the likelihood of religiously motivated violence in a particular landscape.”

Braxton’s research product is funded by a $20,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

The instrument is a prototype developed

by Greg Link ’02, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at York College, in collaboration with Braxton. The $5,000 prototype did not take the initial journey to Israel.

Braxton and Gwinn spent the time mapping out an optimal route for an anticipated threeto five-year study. The proposal is currently under consideration at the Air Force Lab.

The Western, or Wailing, Wall draws millions of visitors a year in Jerusalem. The church of the Dome of the Rock is in the background.

Cooking and dining enthusiasts, along with anyone else who watches The Food Network, know that the food trend these days is to eat locally and act globally. Two Juniata students have taken that seed of an idea and put it into practice by starting an organic garden on campus.

Located on a patch of ground behind Brumbaugh Academic Center, the new garden features 45 different varieties and crops ranging from heirloom tomatoes to potatoes to jalapeno peppers.

“When I was a freshman, I didn’t spend a whole lot of time focusing on what I was eating,” says Elly Engle ’12, of Penns Valley, Pa., who started the garden with another student, Chesney Richter ’12, of Pueblo, Colo. “When Chesney and I were taking (a) botany (course) we were looking for a semester-long project and we chose to create a garden.”

“The garden has been something the students have wanted to do for a long time. We’ve delivered tomatoes, squash and peppers and the dining halls have served the vegetables during the summer to students attending camps on campus,” Engle says.

The garden produces several varieties of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and other crops. Engle and some student volunteers have tended the garden during the year.

Elly Engle ’12, of Penns Valley, Pa., has created an organic garden project that has garnered so much support on campus that Sodexo, Juniata’s food contractor, agreed to use its output for catering and other uses.

At 700 square feet, the entire garden is not capable of Del Monte-like output, but the gardeners have received commitments from Sodexo Inc., Juniata’s food services provider, to incorporate the garden’s output into Juniata’s dining menus.

Engle and Hal McLaughlin, manager for Sodexo, have met several times to plan how to incorporate more produce from the garden as the project expands. “We’re folding the garden products into the menus as she brings it in,” says McLaughlin. “So far we’ve used a lot of the produce in our catering.”

Sodexo and the Student Food Initiative also opened a new dining hall option for students featuring locally grown organic vegetables called the LOVE Line. “It stands for Local Organic Vegetarian Eating,” Engle explains. McLaughlin points out that much of the fresh food used in Juniata’s dining hall is locally grown or distributed (local is considered within a 100-mile radius).

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Not-So-Secret Garden: Harvesting Lessons, Building Relationships

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As surely as Sir Edmund Hillary initially scaled the forbidding topography of Mount Everest, Juniata is steadily rising in the ranks of nationally recognized liberal arts colleges as Juniata was ranked 81st in the U.S. News & World Report College Rankings and 77th in the Washington Monthly College Ratings.

The College also was listed in the top 100 in the 2010 Forbes.com rankings, which rated Juniata 82nd in the nation among all colleges and universities nationwide, down slightly from its 75th ranking in the 2009 poll. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine rated the College 63rd in its “Best Values in Private Liberal Arts Colleges” rankings.

Juniata jumped four slots in the U.S. News poll from its 85 ranking last year. “Juniata’s steady climb over the past few years is truly an indication that our reputation as a top liberal arts institution has gone nationwide,” says Thomas R. Kepple, president of Juniata College. “We are extremely pleased at our continued improvement and we plan to work all the harder to gain even more accolades from these ratings organizations.”

Juniata skyrocketed 12 slots in Washington Monthly’s national survey, placing 77th in the college rankings poll for Liberal Arts Colleges. Juniata was 89th last year.

“Our ranking of 77th in the Washington Monthly ratings gratifies all of us on campus because they measure student statistics that have long been important to Juniata—graduation rates, careers in service, success in obtaining doctorates and medical degrees and how well we serve firstgeneration and low-income students who strive to better themselves,” Kepple adds.

Washington Monthly emphasizes ratings based on how well the college serves as an engine of social mobility (through such criteria as percentage of students receiving Pell Grants and the percentage difference between predicted and actual graduation rates), and service by college students and staff (such as participation in the Peace Corps and ROTC, whether the college provides matching dollars for service-oriented scholarships, and how many students participate in community service). Research also is considered (for liberal arts colleges some criteria included how many undergraduates went on to earn a doctorate), in addition to other ranking criteria.

Juniata was one of just 10 Pennsylvania institutions rated in Forbes’ top 100 and one of 12 rated in Kiplinger’s. “Anytime we are ranked in the top 100 of all colleges and universities in the United States is wonderful. Not only are the Forbes and Kiplinger’s rankings more complete but they also remove political infighting from the college rankings and focus their surveys on issues that directly concern students looking for a great educational experience,” says Kepple.

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Stairway to Ratings Heaven: Juniata Climbs Charts

Turn It Up: International Students Broadcast Essays Most college students finish an essay and then wait for a grade, only to throw it in a drawer and forget about it. In Juniata’s Intensive English Program, student essays can end up broadcast throughout central Pennsylvania.

Gretchen Ketner, an instructor in the Intensive English Program, inspired by her drive home listening to NPR news show “All Things Considered,” has used a local WPSU-FM show called “This I Believe” to construct a writing assignment for Juniata’s international students.

“This I Believe,” a local version of a national NPR project, airs essays in which local people recite their personal— often poignant, funny or pointed—belief statements. Ketner, seeking a challenging essay assignment for her class, thought the radio essay would be perfect for her pupils.

Nanako Ikeda, an international student from Japan, readies herself to record her essay in the WPSU studio.

“I thought writing a ‘This I believe’ essay would show the students that writing could reach beyond the class.”

—Gretchen Ketner, IEP Instructor

“The first time I taught the class, I used an assignment to write about a lesson learned in life,” Ketner says. “I thought writing a ‘This I Believe’ essay would show the students that writing could reach beyond the class.”

To date, eight international students, from such countries as Ecuador, Japan, China and Nicaragua, have recorded essays over the two years the project spans. The students who have appeared on WPSUFM have written on their mother’s cooking, soccer, and positive thinking. “I think the students are both thrilled and very nervous, because they are speaking to a wide audience, but not in their native language,” Ketner says. “So far, no one has turned it down.”

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Sahira Paulino Brito, an international student from Dominican Republic, recorded an essay for WPSU in 2008.

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Field hockey coach Caroline Gillich (center in the photo album) recruits her excellent athletes by telling her players that playing at Juniata will be like being part of a large (and athletically enthusiastic) family.

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Juniata Field Hockey Stealthily Builds a Dynasty

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xcelling at field hockey is sort of like winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. People know that tons of hard work went into the accomplishment, but they’re not quite familiar with how the whole thing works. At Juniata, explaining field hockey virtuosity is relatively simple: it’s all about family.

For Caroline Gillich, who has slowly built her team from a .500 team to a perennial championship contender as head coach for field hockey, the key to creating a cohesive team for Juniata begins and ends with establishing close-knit relationships with each player and their families.

In fact, Gillich almost has to promote “sporting family values” to her athletes and potential recruits because by definition she is asking them to make a great leap—in distance, academics and culture—when an athlete agrees to come to the College.

“We give everything we have as coaches and as a college to make that connection” Gillich explains. “We tell the player and the parents that at Juniata they will have a family as an athlete, as a student and as a person.

They know that we will take care of these kids and give them enough support to succeed. They are getting a mentor, someone to talk to, and have a connection to every coach and teammate.”

They also are getting a chance to play on a winning team. Gillich inherited a .500 team her first year in 1998 and the team has steadily improved (not without some minor setbacks) to post consistently winning records.

In 2007, the team reached the “Elite 8” in the NCAA tournament and has won the Landmark Conference championship in every year of its existence, including 2010.

“Doing something I love with other girls who are just as passionate about it as I am was important to me,” says Kim Amrod ’12, of Ridgefield, Conn. “We spend

so much time together, it does become like a family.

We have our own cheers we sing before each game, once a year we dress in costume for a practice called Crazy Wacky Friday.”

Not coincidentally, recruits also get the chance to hang around smart people. The team is second only to the tennis team in collective GPA (3.2) and the competitive glint in Gillich’s eye when she recites the statistic suggests that the GPA might be moving higher.

“It’s something you don’t think about, but when you are doing well in school, that translates out on the field,” she says. “The team is able to enjoy practice and games because they’re not worried about their classes.”

The concept of family is central to Gillich’s recruiting pitch. Mainly because it has to be. Juniata has some significant hurdles to overcome in recruiting field hockey athletes. Here’s why: Pennsylvania is to field hockey as

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Gillich prepared this year’s team for an eventual NCAA tournament berth by scheduling some of the country’s toughest opponents early in the schedule, as well as taking a preseason road trip to play three Canadian teams.

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“Whoever pushes the goal through, my goal is your goal too. Having each other as support, it’s like having 30 instant friends.”

—Meghan McGlone ’12

first two weeks of the season and four of those teams were in the NCAA tournament,” says Gillich, who is already planning the 2011 schedule. “We were on the road for 17 games this year. We are road warriors. This team, and these players, continue to find a way to succeed on the field and in the classroom. We really don’t have a choice, we are winners by nature and will settle for nothing less than our best.”

As Gillich’s tenure goes on, the ties created through teammates, parents, relatives, and field hockey fans have blossomed, making it not only somewhat easier to recruit and retain athletes, but also inspiring a welcoming atmosphere that lasts well beyond the day the players graduate.

“We have a saying, ‘Whoever pushes the goal through, my goal is your goal too,’” McGlone says.

“Having each other as support, it’s like having 30 instant friends.”

“First we had a team, then we began to see ourselves as a family and now we have a community.”

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Brazil is to soccer. The hotbed of field hockey in the state is a weirdly shaped swath (OK, OK, it looks like a hockey stick) of territory stretching from Scranton to Lancaster to Philadelphia. Most of the top collegiate Division III field hockey programs in the state (Messiah College, Ursinus College, Elizabethtown College) are within that area and other powerful teams (Johns Hopkins University, The College of New Jersey, Salisbury University) are close by.

“Juniata is two to four hours away from where field hockey is really strong. Basically, when they come to visit us, they’re driving past all the other colleges they are considering,” Gillich says with a rueful smile. “We look for and get students who are more independent, more mature, more ready to move away from home.”

“As soon as I talked to Coach (Gillich) I knew immediately I was coming here,” says Meghan McGlone ’12, of Coopersburg, Pa. “The team’s closeness gives us a lot of trust in each other and players are more willing to make that extra pass or extra effort.”

For the 2010 season, Gillich felt the team was ready to move to the next level. The team had reached the NCAA tournament in 2009, but was eliminated in the first round.

In recent years, the Eagles received invitations because the team won its conference. This season, Gillich wanted to eliminate the uncertainty related to an NCAA tournament invitation. So she took the team to Canada.

No, it wasn’t some sort of cold-weather Survivor scenario. In August, the Eagles played three Canadian university teams (University of Guelph, University of Waterloo and the University of Western Ontario) as a preseason warmup. “It was great, we were able to mix and match our team and use different offenses,” Gillich says.

“You learn so much more playing against teams that do things differently.”

In addition to heading off to the North Country, Gillich also top-loaded the first part of the season with games against field hockey powerhouses (most mentioned above) and emerged with a 3-3 record. Which is good—at least in terms of NCAA Championships math. Explained simply, if a team plays a strong schedule in its preseason,

even if it loses a few of the games, the team is more likely to participate in the postseason if its conference season goes well.

Finally, Gillich’s plan had to go into operation without her to oversee things. In August a close family member had to have open-heart surgery with some complications and the coach missed about a month of the season except for games. Kim Wagner ’07, assistant field hockey coach, filled in admirably.

The rest of the season played out according to Gillich’s expectations—almost. The team finished with an 18-5 record overall and 6-0 in the Landmark Conference. As she planned, the team was invited to the NCAA tournament, won its first-round game against Wooster College, 3-0, only to fall to Ursinus College 7-2 in the “sweet 16” round of the tournament—an improvement on last year’s playoff showing.

“We grew by leaps and bounds in the first few weeks of the season. We played six straight away games in the

Hall of Fame Inducts Four Photography by: Marty Houck ’11

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Kristin Hershey ’00 (women’s volleyball), Carrie Zeller ’00 (women’s volleyball), Nina Mathers ’97 (field hockey), and Denny Weidler ’72 (cross country/track and field) were celebrated at the Juniata Sports Hall of Fame ceremony Nov. 6, 2010, and were honored during halftime of Juniata’s football game against Dickinson College.

Kristin Hershey earned AVCA First team All-America honors in 1997, 1998, and 1999.

She completed her career ranked third among Juniata’s all-time career kills leaders with 1,750, and was fourth among career blocks leaders with 379 over four seasons. Academically, Kristin earned Academic All-District honors during both her junior and senior seasons, and became the fourth Juniata student-athlete to earn a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

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Carrie Zeller was arguably one of the finest all-around women’s volleyball players to ever wear a Juniata uniform.

An AVCA First team All-America selection in 1998 and 1999, Carrie completed her career with 1,611 kills—fifth among Juniata’s all-time leaders. Her defensive ability was perhaps her biggest contribution to Juniata women’s volleyball. She tallied 2,453 digs over her four years, setting a career record that stood for 10 years.

Zeller received the Charles Bargerstock ’47 Memorial Award in 2000.

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he 2010 Juniata College Sports Hall of Fame inducted two multi-year women’s volleyball All-Americans, a field hockey standout who was a two-time All-Region honoree, and one of the most accomplished middle distance runners in school history.

Nina Mathers, a three-time First team All-Conference selection, was one of the most productive and honored players in the history of Juniata field hockey.

She was Juniata’s all-time leader in career assists with 34 at the time of her graduation, and ranked fifth at that time in career goals with 24. Her 78 career points ranked her third among Juniata’s all-time leaders in that category.

Mathers was selected for the NFHCA Division III North/South All-Star game as a senior.

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Denny Weidler was Juniata’s preeminent middle distance runner of the late ’60s and early ’70s, and ranked among the top runners in the Middle Atlantic Conference. He finished fifth in both the 1970 and 1971 MAC Cross Country Championship, at a time when the championship meet included runners from as many as 16 schools. He placed second in the mile at the 1972 MAC Track and Field Championships, and won the mile at the 1972 MAC Indoor championship in a meet record time of 4:21.7. After graduation, he placed 14th at the 1974 United States Track and Field Federation Open Marathon with a time of 2:48, and completed the 1975 Boston Marathon in two hours and 44 minutes.

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Our Little Doug Stiffler, associate professor of history, right, and his wife, Jingxia Yang, good naturedly mimic the pose for American Gothic at their farm in Big Valley. Doug writes of his love for the area at right. If you want to see other photos from the session, go to www.juniata.edu/extra.

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e Love Big Valley.

We bought an Amish house—no electricity—in Big Valley, and have been gradually figuring out how to pump water and how to power lights with no connection to the grid. (We are using this house as a second home, and garden extensively there.) What we love most of all is interacting with our Amish neighbors, who are generally kind and welcoming. Many find Jingxia, and her parents (from China) especially fascinating, so we have actually had a number of dinners with Amish friends, where Amish and Chinese culture were compared. Now, that’s got to be unique.

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Getting Satisfaction…at the Stone Church

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hroughout my life, I have dreamed of singing.

I wanted to sing backup for the Rolling Stones.

Then I wanted to sing with my sisters like the Roches or the McGarrigle sisters. But, alas, none of those things ever happened. Finally, after years and years of dreaming, I joined the Stone Church choir. I had never sung anywhere other than the shower or the rocking chair in my daughter’s nursery, and I couldn’t read music. Singing makes me so happy. And, doing it with the folks in this choir is a special bonus. I have

come to know people in our community that I’d never have met otherwise; I have learned something that’s very far outside of my professional expertise; I have gotten to know some of my colleagues outside of the meeting room or the classroom; and Marty—our local psychiatrist/director/driver of the strangest pickup truck in town—is probably cooler than Mick Jagger!

In the choir, I can get lost in something that makes me feel wonderful.

Lynn Cockett, associate professor of communication

Unlocking Combinations

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have to say that my favorite thing about Huntingdon is all of the combination stores.

Over the years we’ve had such combinations as waterbeds & movie rentals, pizza & fish, deli & laundry, ammo & groceries, but my alltime favorite would have to be the music & aquarium store on Mifflin Street, which happens to be the only place on earth where you can buy a Fender Stratocaster and a clownfish with one swipe of your credit card.

What’s not to love?

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all walks of Huntingdon life, showed up to build the playground on the main construction day. I had evenings, in the run up to the big construction day, where I would drive rebar to secure landscape timbers with Jeff Coppes (the school district’s director of elementary education), Kris Clarkson (Juniata’s dean of students), Scott Shaffer (Huntingdon

Borough Council member), and Kevin Busko (owner of Busko’s Garage in Huntingdon).

What I didn’t know then was that as a member of this community, I would be afforded one of its greatest benefits...the eyes of other adults, other adults who care, on my two children. It’s one of the great benefits of becoming a member and embracing

that you are a member of the Huntingdon community. I don’t know that we’re aware that we do it, but we all keep an eye on each other’s kids.

It’s a nice thing to have in your corner as you try to parent effectively in these seemingly ever-hectic times.

Randy Rosenberger, associate professor of business

Building Community Ties

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Amiable Ambience

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hen I was hired at Juniata, my wife and I had both moved a number of times in our lives and felt it was time to become participants in a community. When we moved to Huntingdon, I immediately began to look for ways to get involved.

The Huntingdon School District was in the midst of building two new elementary schools and there were a number of public pleas for volunteers to help raise funds for and build the school playgrounds. This would be my cause—my entrée into the community—but I just wanted to help out a little. Seemingly minutes after the meeting opened, I was Construction Chairman for the Standing Stone Elementary School playground. I can barely drive a nail.

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imi’s is the local meeting place. Some might think that the owners of Mimi’s Restaurant and Martini Bar are trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. After all, who would have thought an upscale dining experience would work in a small rural town known for its “loaf du jour.” But both seem to work, and the relationship between the two could even be considered symbiotic.

Juniata brings in renowned speakers, musicians, theatrical performances, and myriad other cultural experiences that broaden the perspective of its students and the surrounding community. Mimi’s adds delicious dishes, first-class service, and elegant surroundings that complement perfectly what Juniata is doing. As president of Juniata, the ability to provide a guest with a sophisticated dining experience in our small community benefits Juniata, Mimi’s, and the entire Huntingdon area.

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love the way people in Huntingdon come out when the weather is good.

People of all ages sit on their porches, take walks along the streets and speak to one another in the evenings, especially in the summer. When we are out on our own walks or on the porch, I love seeing the way the tiniest yards often have the prettiest flowers, as though the owners are making the most of what they have.

Belle Tuten, professor of history

Shopping Windows: Revealing Eclectic Wares

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hopping in Huntingdon is not just another trip to the store; it is a study in the eclectic. You can find herbal treatments for your headache and flowing skirts for your wardrobe in one shop, original stained glass artwork in another shop with “guard” cats (yes, cats in a glass shop), Vera Bradley bags in the office supply store, homemade soaps and Steelers paraphernalia together in another shop, impressive crafts and artwork in a tiny log cabin, and original pottery at a local feed mill.

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love the lake early in the early morning. Sometimes there is a fog that transforms the ridges and islands of the lake to a floating blue-gray surprise approaching you in silence before the sun burns it away.

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The Floating World: Carping About Raystown

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hen children visit, or when our own kids are bored, and the weather is nice, we head to Raystown to feed the carp that await the hurled handfuls of food.

I love the din of their tails, pushing the lake back as they lunge—pure muscle of hunger—toward any movement that looks like food. They thrash so thick it looks like you can walk on their backs. Their mouths, slimy-smooth and slick, toothless and wide as a perfect ‘O,’ gasp into the air, against one another, gulping blindly toward Cheerios.

And they do not stop. In this way, they are constant entertainment.

My wife, Jill, and I buy cereal at the Wal Mart on the way out to the Seven Points Marina.

Once there, each girl gets her bag. Our two-year old thrusts her hand in again and again, flinging her first fistfuls toward the water indiscriminately, until after the first rush she will bend to the water and try to drop individual bits of cereal into the waiting mouths.

My older daughter, nine, tosses with more intent, fairly distributing cereal to where the fish are more calm, making them erupt again into their frothy gibberish.

It’s fun to watch the kids play with the fish, to take in the sound of the roiling waters and the boaters coming into the marina, amid the crinkle of the cereal bags and other kids laughing, of newcomers exclaiming at the spectacle of the carp. Around us the mountains rise on every side of the lake.

Clem’s, the nearby wood-fired barbeque joint, is a presence with its flavor of smoke settling in near the water. It’s a great place to take in the beauty of the mountains, and to appreciate one of the many distracting quirks that our interesting place here in Huntingdon provides.

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Our Little Town Knowing Me, Knowing You

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love living in a place where lots and lots of people know me and I know them…a place where if a hand is needed, it is freely offered and genuinely given…a place where strangers usually greet each other with a friendly hello and smile. I love a place where a traffic jam amounts to having to wait for the light to change once—maybe twice on a bad day.

I love a place where the air is crisp and clean, where fresh local foods are readily available, and where the four seasons each bring their annual magic. Such is Huntingdon.

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Bob Reilly, professor of social work

Top 5 List 1. Taking your car to a garage and, after the mechanic tears apart the engine, have him tell you, “I can’t fix it, so you don’t owe me anything.”

2. Getting a plumber to come the same day you call.

3. Like Cheers, everybody knows your name.

4. Being in a line at the bank and having the person ahead of you say, “I’m in no rush, you go next.”

5. Getting invited over for venison chili.

Sunday in the Parking Spot with Chair

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n his feature on Juniata as a Chronicle of Higher Education “Great Place to Work,” Laurence Biemiller quotes, “Huntingdon isn’t a college town—it’s a town with a college.” A great example of that is, strangely enough, Huntingdonians’ insistence on strategically placing lawn chairs to save their parking spaces. Like all normal people, Huntingdon residents get testy when Juniata students or employees disrupt little comforts. Like when we take their parking places.

Some students and staff think that putting chairs in parking spaces is crazy. I think it’s brilliant. Here’s why: when the homeowners shuffle their folding furniture off the street to claim their spots, they’re likely to invite you to sit on that chair—no matter who you are. And that is so Huntingdon.

As a town, they’re willing to sit beside us as a College, but be prepared—they’re going to save space for themselves too with everything from flimsy metal with a mesh not unlike woven plastic drinking straws to ecofriendly bamboo seating that could’ve come from anywhere.

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Mark Hochberg, professor of English

Back in the “old days” before recycling centers and sorting garbage, there were public landfill sights commonly referred to as “the town dump.” A Saturday morning run to the dump was ritual. For some, Saturday morning at the dump provided a social club—hours spent talking with friends and watching others with a background of bulldozer noise and foul-smelling trash.

I coordinated my Saturday morning dump runs to be there at the same time as my friend, Don. He was into recycling before it became fashionable. Invariably Don went home from the dump with more than he brought— old lawn mowers, scrap lumber, screens, chicken wire, and other you-never-know-when-you-may-need-it items.

He was the proverbial “kid in a candy store” and I loved his attitude…always so grateful and appreciative.

Town dumps have disappeared, but Huntingdon has a hybrid. Each spring—usually in late April during our Trustees meeting (nice touch)—Huntingdon has a designated weekend of Trash Days. Residents (and probably some non-residents) put unwanted trash on the curbside. The end result is a community-wide yard sale and it’s all free!

For days vehicles slowly cruise up and down streets looking for bargains. It’s a family affair…mom, dad, sister, brother…grandfather and the girls and the boys…. mapping out a scavenger hunt in socio-economic grids (better shopping in The Highlands). Cars full, pickup trucks heaped high…the competition is intense…and it’s hard to believe how much stuff comes out of some of the apartment buildings.

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Talking Trash

When my son Will was very young, he was so caught up in the spirit of putting stuff on the curb for others that he started taking things at random from the garage and placing them on the curb. We lost some good yard tools that day. Still, Sarah and I remain proud of our record… during the 15 years we have lived in Huntingdon, we’ve never had anything left on the curb by the end of trash days. Scrap pieces of sheetrock and electric appliances that no longer work…all taken. My friend Don would love it.

Kris Clarkson, dean of students

Awake and Sing

love The Choral Union. It amazes me that Russ Shelley can bring together people from all walks of life in the community and from every discipline on the campus and in a few months working with the participants one night a week, produce incredibly beautiful and complex performances. It’s even more amazing that it excludes no one and includes some who’ve never read music nor performed in a chorus. It’s obvious from the comments of the Choral Union members that connections and friendships are formed across all age, ethnic and talent lines. Twice a year they wow me.

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Our Little Town

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love the reading community and the local library.

Many of the friends I have developed in Huntingdon have been discovered through the enjoyment of reading. I started a book club that meets once a month and we’ve been going strong for 18 months now. Not only are we broadening our reading list but we get together to share food and drink and make stronger friendships.

The Huntingdon County Library offers a wide range of reading material. From books on tape to the best-sellers and classics to worthy non-fiction, the library collection contains much of my extensive reading list. The Annual Friends of the Library Book Sale is a must-attend event with great books to buy and the funds going to support the library’s collection.

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Beth Bleil ’99, head tennis coach

Don’t Fence Me In

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fun: games, bike riding, fire pits, shady spots for picnics, and the privacy to enjoy morning sunrises and evening sunsets in all their splendor.

They provide open spaces to experience outdoor gardening and the value of planting, growing and harvesting vegetables, and managing and nurturing a plot of land and paying attention to weather and growing patterns. Children living in open spaces can look out of their windows and watch rabbits and squirrels skittering here and there.

These opportunities are not easily experienced in an urban area. I suppose if you asked adults who grew up in rural settings, the majority would agree that it was a rich opportunity not to be traded. I love Huntingdon because children may grow in their understanding and appreciation of rural America, something that is difficult to teach…much like the college student who does not experience the residential life and being away from home and learning to survive on their own.

Pat Musselman, executive assistant and coordinator for endowment stewardship

Bringing in the Sheaves

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t is inevitable but not altogether predictable. The phone rings with a call for action at about 10:30 in the morning. In three hours it’ll be ready and we are to report for duty. The work is about as far from teaching as one can imagine. Maybe that’s the subtle whisper that keeps us going back each summer. It’s important to find that elusive change of pace one needs in order to energize for the new academic year. For several summers now, our family has volunteered at a local farm, helping them put in hay. We average 750 bales a day. Working with this farming family helps keep our feet on the ground in more ways than one can imagine. Those who have been involved with putting in hay know that it usually happens on the hottest days of the summer and when the sun is at its strongest. The joy of seeing the results of one’s labor is a great trade-off for the heat, sweat, dirt, sneezing, and other joys involved in hauling and stacking freshcut hay. As a teacher, it is often years before the real impact of one’s work is seen. After the last wagon has been emptied and the last bale has been forced into place, standing on those 100-plus year-old barn floorboards and looking at brand new stacks of hay gives one a sense of accomplishment unique to physical labor.

Each bale comes with its own moment to reflect on what really matters. I love the farmers.

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n my second week in town, retired historian Philbrook Smith and his wife, Mary Ann, took my wife and me to the Huntingdon County Fair. I had low expectations for the event but fell for it hard. It has everything a fair ought to have: barns full of cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and even rabbits. There are carnival rides for kids and advertising booths for the grown-ups. For the last 10 years I have been submitting some of the best products from my garden in the vegetable competition. That means I have to get ready for the fair by giving my garden special care in the first few weeks of August, even saving the top cucumbers or okra pods for the judges instead of eating them at home.

Then there’s the demolition derby. My kids and I look forward to the adrenaline-rush of seeing, and hearing, the roar and crunch of tons of steel smashing together as 1970s eight-cylinder destruction machines go at it. If you sit in the splash zone, you even get peppered with dirt and gravel. The fair can expunge any ivory tower taint you have at the close of summer, so don’t skip on the Huntingdon County Fair and remember that, as my wife likes to say, it is best experienced through a funnel-cake induced haze.

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Our Little Town Keep the Quirks

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untingdon borough is “L” shaped. You have seven (note odd number) main streets with names (Susquehanna, Allegheny, Penn, Washington, Mifflin, Moore, and Warm Springs Avenue) making up the basic “L” shape. Many borough streets are oneway streets and some of them narrow, making it a challenge to navigate with cars parked along both sides. I have the added bonus of living on a one-way street off of another one-way street. As a result, sometimes it’s faster to walk than drive to my house. Another oddity is the alleys here are paved, unlike many towns this size. Many of the streets were closed and/or temporarily switched the year we moved here so that water and sewer pipes could be replaced. I drove the wrong way on a lot of streets that first year.

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he trail known as the 1,000 Steps lies. There are definitely more than a thousand of them. Despite this, I always find myself coasting east out of Huntingdon on 22 towards the small parking strip leading to the first of the stone steps. They form the spine of my favorite hike in Huntingdon County. Every chance I get, I return to them. I find myself forgiving the fib and rationalize away their dishonesty: the name’s only an approximation after all. It’s rounded down—just like the mountainside was rounded down and sledgehammered into submission during the 1930s.

The old quarry at the top looks like ice cream scooped right out of the natural curve of the rock. Its history is just one of the stories I associate with the trail. Each step and each raise in elevation tells a different tale on the way up to the abandoned building hidden just around a bend or even further along to one of the overlooks.

Climbing them is like the 1,001 tales of Scheherazade. Only there are more. From the top, it’s easy to see that there are enough folds in old Appalachia to make the sun and shadows bring out a new view nearly every minute. Every time of day brings a new perspective.

There’s a constant succession in nature on display: acorns to chipmunks to snakes; insects to spiders to lizards. Buzzards are always wheeling overhead to keep me moving. They’re not the only ones to offer encouragement. I like the fellowship of the 1,000 Steps. When I first started climbing them regularly, people would pass and say, “you’re almost there,” as I slumped to step 388 short of breath. They lied. But just like the steps, all is forgiven at the top.

They’re right after all. The 1,000 Steps are only a short distance from Huntingdon. Now when I pass people on the steps I do the same.

It’s not a lie though. It’s not even an approximation. It’s true: you’re almost there.

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love the scenery at Boxer’s Café.

Tucked away in downtown Huntingdon lays Boxer’s, a haven for (or coven of ) beer connoisseurs, food addicts, and those who crave a little weird in their lives. Take a seat at the bar, and you’ll encounter 1) nobody, 2) your friends, 3) your foes (which are never really that bad anyway, just the guy you didn’t really want to have to deal with at the moment), and/or 4) a complete stranger—this is more of an oddity, but the variety keeps things interesting. Local veggies + fresh cut fries + a global beverage selection = a great foundation to pontificate upon the many facets of life, love and rock ‘n’ roll, with whomever you happen to be sharing a table.

One of the first establishments I entered in Huntingdon, Boxer’s won me over with their Chicken Broccoli Cheesesteak. While the food and drink was enough to bring me back, it was the scenery—the atmosphere created by some colorful characters—that gained my affinity.

The employees are just as titillating as the food, and more often than not, better looking. And as food may be the way to any man’s heart, a Boxer’s cheesesteak was the way to Jonathan Burns, my future husband. And let’s be honest here: the likelihood that a doctor of archaeology who likes to throw pots is behind your local “Cheers” is pretty damned slim. I’m a pretty lucky lady, who loves the scenery at Boxer’s Cafe.

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love seeing a movie at the Huntingdon Cinema Clifton 5. Where else can you see a newly released feature film and have popcorn and a drink for under $10? The main theater is filled with nostalgic charm. The screen is displayed on an old theatrical stage, with draperies and balcony seats hanging overhead. My first trip to the Clifton was as a Juniata student during the Circle K food drive, trading a can of soup for a movie ticket. It was the site of my first date with my husband-to-be, seeing James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies. It has become a destination for girls’ nights out, seeing chick flicks with my friends. Whether you’re a child, senior, college student or a member of the Clifton listserv, there are special times and prices, making movies affordable to all. No matter when I go, I can always count on seeing someone I know there, whether it be a co-worker from the College, a friend from the community or Angel, who works at the concession stand. Best of all, I love that it is a few blocks from my favorite dinner spots and just a few minutes from home.

Sally Oberle ’99, director of data and prospect management

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love exercising at Woodcock Valley Park. Walker Township keeps the park beautiful and the track is made up of small gravel which is comfortable to jog on. Once around the track is just shy of a halfmile. There is a lovely pond where community kids like to toss their fishing lines, and geese and ducks use it as an airport. In the fall, activity abounds as community football teams use the grassy fields to practice and cheerleaders carve out a space to yell cheers and dance to music. The park is skirted on the one side by Piney Ridge Mountain and on the opposite side by the quaint community of McConnellstown. There is a pavilion at the park where people gather for family reunions and birthday celebrations. I am often entertained by folks who come to fly their electric airplanes and walk their dogs. It is a beautiful, peaceful place to jog off the stress of a demanding day.

Kicking Back with Soccer

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love the family-oriented atmosphere in and out of the Juniata community. More specifically, the soccer programs and other youth programs have been a great thing to be a part of.

The Huntingdon soccer program is extremely focused on improving the skills of the young players at a very individual level, but still allow the children to have a great experience with teamwork. It is also about giving them a positive first experience

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so they gain confidence in their skills and return to the sport with a positive attitude. The programs are very family oriented and allow the parents and families to get involved and interact positively. I don’t see the aggressive over-competiveness entering the picture and that’s a good thing for kids that are still developing their interests and confidence (ages 4 to 8).

Anne Wood, director, campus network and security

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Any Day in the Park Feels Like Fourth of July

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Vital Vistas for the Soul

love the natural beauty of the mountains and valleys. I guess I would say that every time I leave Huntingdon, even if just to drive over to State College, as I drive back to town I am struck almost every time by my surroundings, whether a mountaintop view, a stream, a sunset, the silhouette of mountains on the horizon, or even an encounter with some form of wildlife.

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Juniata students make their way down the paths of the Grand Canyon as part of one of the educational modules in the Remote Field Course.

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Way Out West Seeing the Southwest on Four Classes a Day

By Kathy Jones, associate professor of education Photography by Edward Sinnes ’12

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o, what would take five professors, one teaching assistant and 36 undergraduates across 6,000 miles, and through 13 states, over 17 days? The Remote F ield Course of course!

When the opportunity arose to go on a “reconnaissance” mission to develop educational modules for the RFC experience, I jumped.

Why would I agree to 14-hour driving days, 11 days in tents and 60 hours travel to get back home?

Because once you experience the beauty of the Southwest, you want to share the experience.

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The Remote Field Course (RFC) was developed 12 years ago as an interdisciplinary course on the geology, ecology, biology and anthropology of the Southwest. It has changed over

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time to also include physics and psychology, but the key aspect is the enthusiasm of the professors.

Students are introduced to the various modules during IC 206 (the classroom portion offered in the spring semester) and have to choose their modules before going because, although we have some common experiences, the majority of the time is spent on smaller modules with one professor and a small group of students. Each faculty member creates three modules, and students

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must choose which modules to follow among geology, biology, physics or psychology.

So what was it like?

Behind-the-scenes prep starts many months before. Susan LaVere ’90, administrative assistant, begins the process of hotel and campsite reservations. Student papers are written, books are read and a lot of discussion occurs. All of this appears to go flawlessly thanks to years of experience from people other than me.

Day 1: (Monday, May 17) Due to a group photo opportunity, we didn’t leave until 7:06 a.m.

Twenty-two miles into the trip: “Are we there yet?” We started some drive-time games. Some vans played License Plate and the Alphabet

Game, others played music, but mostly the students slept. Stopped in Illinois for the night.

Day 2: Tuesday May 18 We pulled out right on schedule at 7:15. This morning’s activity: counting the number of dead roadside armadillos. Biologist John Matter explained the migratory behaviors that have changed over time as humans occupy armadillopopulated areas. We decided to count the number of armadillos versus other road kill, but stopped counting at 8:54 a.m. when we reached 50 armadillos to 25 “other” road kill. We also learned the reproductive biology of the armadillo, but if you want that information, you’ll have to come on the trip.

At 4:15 p.m. we entered Texas.

The students have named my GPS “Phyllis.”

Note for faculty: there are intentional speed traps set up on Texas Rt. W 182. “Phyllis” was not aware of these speed traps, nor was the “rookie” professor—lesson learned. Notice was posted on Facebook before ticket was signed.

Day 3 (Wed May 19) We left the hotel at 8:02 a.m. with a request from geologist Larry Mutti that “everyone breathe deeply”—the smell of petroleum means “money.”

First stop—Carlsbad Caverns.

Back on the road toward our first campsite. Here’s some elevation climbs and drops: 5:05 p.m., 8160 feet; 5:07 p.m., 8,650 feet; 5:22 p.m.,

6,750 feet; 5:36 p.m., 4,840 feet.

Rollercoaster driving.

We set up at our campsite at Oliver Lee State Park—note as we enter: “showers are not operating.”

Rapidly back on the road to White Sands National Monument. White Sands is named for gypsum sand dunes that move with the wind— snowplows clear the roads daily.

Incredible sights—students running and rolling down the dunes.

Day 4: May 20 Each group is going off in a different directions for the next three days.

Jim Borgardt, professor of physics: Nuclear power and history of the atom bomb in the area.

Dave Widman, associate professor of psychology: Area

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Geologist Larry Mutti: Mining in the area.

Biologist John Matter: Snake and lizard research in the Chiricahua desert. I’m following John on this module. He warned that we would be leaving New Mexico traveling on “rocky” roads (He was not kidding!).

First stop—Wal-Mart parking lot to repair the trailer lights.

Not successful, but we tried, and miraculously, the bumpy roads made them work (part of the time). Larry rode with me. Profiles and erosion patterns were the primary topics of our geological travels. Second stop—hike on the Fort Bowie trail.

Three-plus miles later, having seen a rattlesnake and a number of lizards (we had to stop, and learned quite

“Our campsite is very barren and unforgiving.

I can see why the desert is such an intimidating place.”

—John Naylor ’12, Belle Vernon, Pa.

Geologist Larry Mutti goes over the geological features that resulted in the gleaming white sands of the aptly named White Sands National Monument, near Alamogordo, N.M.

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“I don’t know how I ever found people crashing into cactus funny on T V. Poor Wile E. Coyote; no one deserves a cactus in the ---.”

—Sara Pomanti ’12, Hummelstown, Pa.

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Excessive stamina and adventurousness are fortunate qualities to have as members of the Remote Field Course make their way down the steps of Chiricahua National Monument.

It also helps to have a high threshold of pain for encounters with cactus, as Sara Pomanti ’12 can attest.

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a bit about them), we were back in the vans. Twenty minutes to set up camp before reloading the vans for another hike and the most beautiful sunset as Larry described the geological formations and John pointed out the flora and fauna (plus Native American warrior Cochise’s profile in a rock formation).

Back to the campsite to prep dinner—spaghetti, turkey sausage and red sauce was on order, prepared by John Matter. We were reminded that “quiet hours” began at 8 p.m. on that site—and we had just started to boil the water!

Mexican Jays delightfully woke us the next morning with their campsite squawking.

Day 5: May 21 (Friday) 5:45 a.m.: John had a “pour over” coffee set up. We tried “essence of marshmallow” (actually Lucky Charms cereal) to sweeten it, but I have since learned to drink it without sweetener.

I note that the students leave the water running and waste a lot—we need to work on water conservation more.

We pack the vans and trailer once again and head to the Coronado National Forest to hunt for lizards. Pennsylvania only has four types of lizards, but there are least 30 different species in this area and specifically five kinds in this creek we are heading to. It was just beautiful.

Off to Cochise’s stronghold— our campsite. Cochise’s stronghold does not have water, so we must bring in all the water we potentially will use. We filled the 5-gallon cooler at the last campsite, but we decided to also buy another five gallons.

At Cochise’s campsite, small groups went off before dinner to hike through the area. I stayed behind and cut the back of my sneaker off. Although I thought I had “broken in” my hiking boots, I had a really bad heel blister.

“I woke up and there was a scorpion less than 15 feet from me. This could end badly.

Very badly.”

—John Naylor ’12, Belle Vernon, Pa.

(Top) Using dental floss lassos, Juniata students stalk the wild lizard during one of biologist John Matter’s lab experiences.

Author Kathy Jones and Sarah Pomanti ’12 seem to be debating the conditions of the nearby bathrooms or discussing what to fix for dinner at the day’s campsite at the trailhead at Chiricahua National Monument.

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One student shared that this was her first time camping and she was really surprised by the lack of water and the pit latrines as the toilet—welcome to camping! Before dinner, the students were sent off to set “traps” to see what is living in the area. The traps will be collected, contents examined and then rereleased in the morning.

After dinner, we headed out “road cruising” for snakes—Matter has a scientific collector’s permit and is allowed to collect specimens for Juniata’s museum. Found seven snakes: four dead, three alive. The dead were gathered as possible specimens. Three living rattlesnakes were carried to the side of the road so they would not be run over.

Back at the campsite, half the group stayed up as John prepared the snakes for preserving and discussed what he was doing (similar to embalming). When he got to the gopher snake, he realized it was not worth preserving, but instead dissected it for us.

A late-night visit to the pit latrines resulted in spotting a “night roost” of Pallid bats—nice find!

Note to self: No water at this campsite means hand sanitizer is a good idea.

The regal horned lizard in biologist Matter’s palm seems ready for its close-up and impervious to being on display for the Juniata students.

Day 6: Saturday, May 22 Trap collection: Only two mice were caught and discussion ensued. Some students went off for hikes prior to a hike along Cochise’s Stronghold nature trial where more lizards were hunted and snagged by the dental floss lassos. Never thought I’d ever be out hunting snakes and lizards, much less eventually becoming pretty good at spotting them.

First big injury: Steve Knickel ’11 took a face plant off some boulders and sprained or broke his finger and had a slew of cacti needles that needed to be removed.

Back on the road again—to Sonora Desert. We tour the Sonora Desert Museum—and a quick check on “Phyllis” to figure out the exact directions for La Fuerta—the Mexican restaurant selected for a group dinner.

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.Day 7, Sunday, May 23 A lizard and snake hunt commenced at 6:30 a.m. before it got too hot in this desert environment. When we returned for our breakfast, we were delighted to find two scorpions hiding under the picnic table.

More excitement ensued when the students spotted a western diamond back rattlesnake. And even more excitement when Colin Matter spotted and caught a regal

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horned lizard. Then it’s off to the Grand Canyon with the temperature about 103 degrees Fahrenheit.

Snake spotted at 2:40 p.m., but it was already dead, so it was collected and put at the feet of one of the students—later we heard that she asked Borgardt to ask Matter to move the snake. I guess she didn’t like the dead snake at her feet.

(Picky, picky).

As we drove through Flagstaff, we encountered snowflakes. Arrival at Grand Canyon’s southern rim prompted digging out more clothing.

For the first time, I set up my tent, since we were planning on staying a couple nights. Mutti’s group was responsible for dinner and made delicious shish-kabobs. Dinner was served in the dark, but well worth the wait.

Woke up during the night to pelting snow on the tent and very cold temperatures….

Day 8, Monday, May 24 A dusting of snow on the tents, suitcases and shoes left outside and even on Colin, who slept on a picnic table. Temperature in the morning was 24 degrees Fahrenheit.

Walked to the café where there was Internet access, hot coffee and a hot breakfast. Returned to campsite to

rouse the students still sleeping and everyone was assigned the task of packing their own lunch (peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, apples, granola bars and lots of water were encouraged). Hiked to the amphitheater for a discussion and overview of the Grand Canyon from each perspective (biology, physics, psychology, and of course, geology).

Back at the campsite, a squirrel had gotten into Tyler Morelli’s ’11 tent and ripped into items to get to the food.

Dinner that night done by Widman’s group—Chicken and vegetable foil packs. Showers and washing machines were available at the campsite and used by everyone.

Peaceful sleep, although another cold night (26 degrees Farenheit).

Day 9, Tuesday, May 25 I’m heading out with Larry Mutti for Bryce Canyon. We headed out to Lower Antelope Canyon and discussed the geology of the area as we drove including the buttes, angular unconformity and the dissection of the Kaibab Plateau by tributaries of the Colorado River.

Water usage was discussed as we traveled through the Painted Desert and tried to image how much of a

child’s day would be spent getting to and from school in this area.

Lower Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land, a slot canyon, was the next stop for the whole group—and we were treated to a tour by a Navajo tour guide who explained that this was the “wind’s playground.” To the Navajo, this is sacred ground that we are allowed to traverse.

As we headed up to Bryce Canyon, Ed Sinnes ’12 shared that he felt de-sensitized about the Grand Canyon because of all the pictures he had seen, but was astounded at Carlsbad Caverns because he knew nothing about it.

At Bryce Canyon National Park, Larry and I prepared shish-kabobs as the boys fell asleep by 9 p.m. and we were not far behind.

“Lizard bites don’t hurt.”

—Sara Pomanti ’12, Hummelstown, Pa.

(Top) Students fill up some water bags in preparation for a return hike in an area where there is not running water at Fort Bowie National Historic Site in southeastern Arizona. A few of the campsites did not have water and the students brought in 5-gallon water containers.

The casually monumental landscape frames a group of students as they listen to Matter describe snake and lizard habitat near Cochise’s Stronghold.

Day 10, Wednesday, May 26 We rose at 5:40 a.m. and hiked to the sunrise point at the canyon to find an awe-inspiring sight—it was a “whoa, wow and oh my” moment, and continued as the sunlight continued to rise and glisten on the rocks.

We headed to the Dixie National Forest to sketch what we saw before scrambling up the Red Canyon. Ed suddenly realized he lost his journal and Aaron Jackson volunteered to go back with him to search for it. It took them about 20 minutes to find it. Ed explained it really was not about the grade anymore—he realized how valuable to journal was in recording his memories of the whole experience.

New variation on sandwich: Ed created a “Dagwood” sandwich of PB&J, plus cheese and chips all in the same sandwich.

Larry suggested that the National Park Service should charge a penny for every picture taken and they would make a mint.

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“Now I have a dead gopher snake at my feet. I’ll be needing to get a new seat soon.”

—Sara Pomanti ’12, Hummelstown, Pa.

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Students had to step carefully through the streamlined landscape of Lower Antelope canyon in a Navajo Indian Native American site outside of Page, Ariz.

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Day 11, Thursday, May 27 I woke about 6 a.m. to a balmy 35 degrees (Fahrenheit). I understand Moab will have free showers—that will be exciting—the last one was at the Grand Canyon. We head up Highway 12.

Amazed at how anyone could traverse this—we now understand what the “Badlands” means— forbidding landscape.

Ed’s new “sandwich:” peanut butter, provolone cheese, relish, rice pilaf, chips, and mustard.

Day 12, Friday, May 28 Everybody back together again!

Matter’s group: lizards and snakes.

Borgardt’s group: whitewater rafting.

Mutti’s group: dinosaur fossil park.

Widman’s group: Downtown Moab, learning the difference between males and females giving directions.

I took one of the vans and headed off to see the John Wesley Powell River Museum to see if I might want to include this as part of my third module and then I was off to Dead Horse State Park—called Utah’s Grand Canyon. Without a doubt, this was the highlight of my trip—Dead Horse State Park is so beautiful—it is truly indescribable and will definitely be part of my third module.

On my return, Matter, perhaps inspired by Dead Horse Park, made his famous “road-kill chili”—a treat no one should miss!

Day 13, Saturday, May 29 More lizards for Matter’s group and Borgardt’s and Widman’s groups were headed to the Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park. I headed off with this group to do some boulder climbing. Turns out I was not the only fearful one, but we all made it safely back out (much to my relief!).

Back in camp, delight all around as Matter found a live male gopher snake, fulfilling one of his trip objectives. Mutti’s group was the worse for wear after pushing their van out of the treacherous sand.

Day 14, Sunday, May 30 An 8:30 a.m. hike at Arches National Park. Delicate Arch was the highlight of the hike and then we were off to the tailings mine to discuss the impact of the uranium mining industry.

Mutti and a group of students discuss stratigraphy and erosion just below a nearby vista in Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah.

Day 15, Monday, May 31 First day of drive home—take I -70 and just stay on it. Arrived in Huntingdon a few days later about 3 p.m. I can’t wait for next year. >j<

“To me Bryce Canyon was more stirring than the Grand Canyon. It’s more tangible, personable and comprehensible.

Every turn was something new to see.”

—Joel Rhodes ’13, Huntingdon, Pa

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It Often Takes More than a Wing and a Prayer to Get to Juniata

By: John Wall Illustrations by: Laura Hess ’11

Way Off the Beaten Path

What a Long, Strange Trip

A few internationals end up at loose ends in far-flung cities, including: New York City.

In the 1970s, a Nigerian international student arrived in New York and convinced a cabbie to drive him to Juniata. They pulled up at Founders Hall.

“Terry Hartman, the provost at the time found about $50 and told the cabdriver, ‘That’s all we have,’” recalls Jim Lakso.

It always pays to be as clear as possible when making travel preparations. One freshman from China this year told his travel agent that he wanted to fly into State College, Pa. Imagine his confusion when he disembarked from his seemingly endless flight from Asia in College Station, Texas. “The student was not very well-versed in English, but the security folks in Texas were able to find his paperwork, which had our information on it,” recalls Kati Csoman, acting dean, international programs.

“The airlines wanted to send him to Harrisburg, but we said no, that would mean even more travel, so they flew him to AltoonaMartinsburg airport and we picked him up.” The student spent less than a day in Texas.

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trip to Juniata to start college can be as simple as a trip down I-99 from Altoona or it could be a fourhour marathon crammed in the backseat of a Toyota Camry with two siblings fighting over who gets your bedroom.

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Here’s a semi-scientific statistical breakdown of some of the numbers that go beyond the number of freshman international students on campus (28) and the number of countries they come from (27).

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The number of suitcases or other luggage that each year typically do not arrive at the same destination as the incoming student. “They usually find them a day or two later and the State College airport sends it down to us. I don’t recall any piece of luggage that was lost forever,” says Csoman.

Pretzels, water, granola bars, and bite-size chocolate are the contents of the small gift bag given to each student when they arrive at Juniata. “We always have these ready because sometimes students have been traveling long periods and perhaps haven’t eaten for 24 hours,” explains Csoman.

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All Day & All of the Night

Khine Yadanar Sein ’14, an international student from Burma, recounts her epic journey from Asia to Juniata.

We planned to take the plane at 4 p.m. on Aug. 13. For my trip, it took 32 hours on the plane. It took around three hours to fly from Yangon to Singapore. Then a 13-hour flight from Singapore to Frankfurt and another 9 hours to reach New York. We had three delays during transit, all due to a problem with air-conditioning on the plane. We had 3-hour delay before I left Yangon, so we had just 30 minutes to go to another terminal and check in for the next flight in Singapore. My mom and I rushed

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to the next terminal, got on the plane on time, BUT we spent one to two more suffocating hours on the plane due to the air-conditioning problem again.

This time, we all were very scared because if the airplane (malfunctions) during a long flight, the result could be very scary. In Singapore we were told to switch planes, so we had to sleep one night at the Singapore airport.

Then, the air-conditioning was fixed so we all boarded the last plane for that night. We arrived in Frankfurt safely. A bit more relaxed, we rested for two more hours and took the plane to New York and arrived at noon on Aug. 15.

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The international office recommends each student travels with a carry on that has toiletries and a change of underwear. About twothirds heed the advice.

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It’s All in the Name “Will” Hu ’12, Chengdu, China: My Chinese name is Zhongwei Hu. Wei could be considered a part of my first name. Wei’s pronunciation is similar to Wade. But my host family gave me an alternative, which is Will.

I was struggling with which one to choose because I really admire the basketball player Dwayne Wade, but I feel that my basketball skills will never be as good as his and my future pathway will not be related to sports. Also, since my birthday is the same as William Shakespeare, I really wanted to pick the name Will because I’d like my future job to relate to literacy.

Several international students arrived escorted by a parent or in some cases, an extended family. Usually a Assorted Relatives bad idea, because the College cannot put them in dorm rooms, even temporarily. This year, with hotels filled because of Penn State’s opening weekend, some international parents had to bunk at Edgewater Acres, a local resort.

Room at the Inn Most international students stay for a few days with Huntingdon host families before orientation and room assignments.

About 25 people locally offer to host students from other countries, often taking more than one.

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International students are familiar with dozens of exotic cuisines, but here are their two favorite Huntingdon restaurants —regardless of national origin.

Can I Recommend Our Specials International students arrive on campus, often after traveling great distances consuming nothing more nourishing than honey-roasted peanuts. Here’s what they like to see and eat when they arrive.

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Thanks But No Thanks Some foods that international students shun like a yellowjacket at a beach volleyball game.

Salads Vegetable Trays (most) Potato Chips Sliced Lunch Meats

Hoss’s Steak & Sea Great China Buffet

Shiyunan “Vita” He ’12, Chengdu: There was a boy that I liked a long time ago, and his English name was Vito.

I just wanted to find a name that was similar to his. I’ve noticed that a lot of English girls names end with an “a,” and vital means important, lively, so I decided to name myself Vita.

Hui “Ansely” Xiao ’13: My friend found it for me in a book.

I wanted a name that starts with an A, and this one sounds very lovely. That’s why I used this English name.

The beverage overwhelmingly preferred by international students.

“Most of the students don’t seem to like sodas,” Csoman says.

“We do serve a lot of hot tea, although many of the students don’t put in sugar, which seems odd to our domestic students.”

Yihong “Sammi” Wang ’13: A famous Chinese singer plus actress is called Sammi Zheng. I very much like her music and movies, so I just named myself after her.

Huquing “Helen” Hu ’13: When my family just moved to the U.S., we lived in Tucson, Arizona. My mother didn’t have very good English and I need an English name right away for kindergarten. The street in front of our apartment was called Helen St. So my mother just decided to call me Helen, because it was easy to remember and pronounce.

—Reported by Helen Hu ’13

Can You Sign for This?

Since many airlines are not charging for baggage and penalizing travelers with heavier-thanrecommended luggage, many international students ship clothes and other things to Juniata before they arrive. The Office of International Education recommends students DO NOT do this, mainly because there is no storage facility. That said, Kati Csoman’s office had 14 large boxes and one immense box containing a fully assembled bicycle in her office awaiting the arrival of the students who had shipped them to Juniata. >j<

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CorpsValues Service Beyond Boundaries

Photo courtesy Kaj Gass ’08

Lure Juniatians to Peace Corps

Kaj Gass ’08 shares his harmonica with a small Benignese boy, who, Gass insisted, was a natural from the moment he picked up what he called a “flute.”

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By Genna Welsh Kasun ’06

“I’ve never seen that river before,” Gass’s driver says. This reaction is just one more illustration of how different Gass’s job is from the kind of nine-tofive employment a recent grad typically undertakes.

Gass and his colleagues are heading towards the border of Nigeria. Benin, the country in which they serve the Peace Corps, is experiencing unprecedented flooding, and Gass notes that being on the road is a little too much like being a stereotypical aid worker in the movies. He experiences every roadblock that foreign countries, for lack of infrastructure, all too often offer.

Juniata alumni have been undertaking foreign service in solid numbers for years. But a recent increase in the popularity of Peace Corps volunteerism has alumni marveling at where liberal arts—from tutoring calculus to studying enthnographies—can lead. Juniata alumni are currently serving in the Peace Corps in Macedonia, Costa Rica and across Africa. At least 13 Juniata alumni have undertaken Peace Corps service in the past five years, a great increase from the first 45 years of the Corps’ existence when a total of nine alumni reported their volunteerism to Juniata.

Photo courtesy Kaj Gass ’08

Scribbling some inspirational notes in a small steno pad, Kaj Gass ’08 bounces up and down on the passenger side of an old pickup. After he finishes his daily 200-mile journey, gives a rousing speech about how kids are the future and a lecture on pediatric treatments, he’ll finally be able to return to his apartment—if it weren’t for the flooded river ahead.

A photograph taken by Gass shows Benignese women making igname pilee, a staple food of northern Benin, while also toning up physically.

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by living and working in developing countries.”

Kathy Jones snapped a photo of her young neighbors playing in the courtyard of their Tanzania village.

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Gass is one of Juniata’s most recent volunteers.

In Parakou, Benin’s capital, he’s using his recent master’s degree in public health from the University of Pittsburgh working for an agency of USAID training health workers techniques to reduce mortality in children under five. Like Albert Schweitzer, Gass believes that treating the poorest people in the world is his responsibility. But his service—like that of many Corps volunteers—also is preparing him for his postPeace Corps life.

“The requirements for working at an international health organization are at least two years of out-ofcountry service as well as proficiency in a second language,” Gass says of his goal of working in public health. And while he’s gaining the experience necessary for future endeavors, the recent graduate is embodying the first goal of the Peace Corps: “To help the people of interested countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained men and women.”

The idea of the Peace Corps was first introduced by then-Senator John F. Kennedy at a presidential campaign rally at the University of Michigan, where students were challenged to “serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries.” On March 1, 1961, President Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps to promote peace and friendship around the world.

In nearly 50 years of existence, more than 200,000 Americans have served in the Peace Corps in 139 countries through 27-month commitments. Today, 7,671 volunteers are serving in 77 countries in a vast array of programs.

Although his experience has been inspiring, Gass finds putting his ideas into action can be frustrating.

“I do want to stress to people that the cultural differences can be hard to handle. You have to be ready to see things you’ve never wanted to see, such as rough treatment of animals and children. Also, if someone forgets your name they just call you ‘Le blanc,’ or ‘white guy,’” Gass says.

Still, in learning these lessons Gass embodies the remaining two goals of the Peace Corps: “To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served. And, to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.”

Gass’s accommodations for his journey—an apartment in Benin’s capital—include a doorbell, ceiling fan and Internet access in his apartment. He even uses Google’s G-chat to keep in touch with friends in the U.S., but some Peace Corps volunteers have had decidedly less plush accommodations.

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“I hope that in serving I will not only find inner satisfaction, but help a community that truly needs it.”—Chloe Pott ’10

Juniata education professor Kathy Jones, who steers many students toward service, and a Peace Corps volunteer from 1985-87 in Tanzania, had to learn some fancy maneuvering during her service. She gunned her motorcycle to escape a dog that was foaming at the mouth, endured three bouts of malaria, and learned her nephew had been born nine weeks after the letter was mailed to announce his birth (she learned his name 13 weeks after that). When advising, she tells every student who comes to her for Peace Corps guidance each and every trying episode.

“My stories will either scare them off or strengthen their conviction,” Jones says. “My experience was extremely difficult, but it was the best experience of my life. People say, ‘That was so good of you.’ But I took so much more away than what I gave.”

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Jones celebrated her 25th birthday in Tanzania and received a day-old chick as a present from a friend.

The more recent volunteerism of Brenda Tyler ’10, of La Puente, Calif., echoes Jones’ experience. Since she’s been in Burkina Faso, Tyler has endured the stomach-flulike side effects of anti-malaria medication, evacuation (along with other volunteers and training staff) from her training site, and has moved host families three times.

“Its hot, and humid. I get so much attention because I’m a westerner (even though I’m not white). I eat rice and sauce everyday. I live in a small two-room house with two windows, a door, and a tin roof. Just like everyone else in my village, I have no running water or electricity. And yet I am still having a great time,” Tyler writes via e-mail.

Tyler is operating a girls’ education program, teaching effective communication techniques, and tutoring girls with their schoolwork. Since her service began in June, she has also started a girls’ soccer team, operated a theatre program and taught sessions on good hygiene and the dangers of HIV/AIDS and malnutrition.

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Tyler’s motivation is more than the increasingly tight American job market, a theme common among Juniata alumni now serving.

“I have always had a strong passion for helping other people. While I was at Juniata, I helped coordinate and attended numerous Alternative Spring Break trips around the world,” says Chloe Pott ’10, who has just begun the Peace Corps application process. “I hope that in serving I will not only find inner satisfaction, but help a community that truly needs it.”

Many Juniata alumni cite the community-focused Juniata programs on undergraduate service-learning as their inspiration for joining the Peace Corps. But that’s not all. Study abroad experiences in Mexico, China, Ecuador, France and New Zealand and courses on social change, intercultural communication, international politics, peace and conflict studies, and French language and culture are all experiences alumni have cited as their motivation to serve. Some also add that working as CWS lab assistants, calculus tutors and Habitat for Humanity club members prepared them well for Peace Corp volunteerism.

Juniata’s liberal arts ethic was also central to the Peace Corps mission for Farley Ferrante ’88, who taught secondary science and math at a rural high school in Fiji from 1988-1992.

“The interdisciplinary and intellectually challenging courses at Juniata fostered an awareness of the larger world in me and pointed me towards opportunities that I might not otherwise have considered,” Ferrante says. And Ferrante isn’t the only one to learn the basics of teaching while living abroad.

Carol Peters, Director of College Writing Seminar and the College Writing Lab at Juniata, also advises students based on her experience in the edenic Republic of Seychelles, where she regularly plucked fresh papayas for breakfast and learned to scuba dive and ride a motorcycle.

“I taught English to 35 middle school-age kids. Some couldn’t speak or read English; others were ready to read Robinson Crusoe,” says Peters. “Kids were all at different levels. I realized how much I loved teaching—even without air conditioning. From my personal experience, if you can have a positive impact on one person or in one school or community, you’ve made a difference.”

Today, students like Angela Tribus ’09, who is headed to Costa Rica to work as an ESL teacher and trainer, are also mixing papayas with pedagogy.

“I’m hoping first and foremost to improve my students’ English, but I also want to help them design and implement programs that will be effective in their own communities, to help them develop skills they will need to create their own opportunities,” Tribus says. “Establishing ESL programs and helping domestic teachers to develop

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Some Roma teens teach Bethany Weymer ’08 how to dance the Oro, a traditional Macedonian dance. In her volunteerism, Weymer encourages teens to complete high school and teaches them the ins and outs of getting into and affording postsecondary education.

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Sloat’s perspective isn’t unusual. According to a few of their professors, Juniata alumni are well-prepared to handle both the cultural and functional challenges of serving in the Peace Corps. “Juniata students have a very good sense of self and a sense of service,” Jones says.

“They’re looking for something to be able to offer. They have a good sense of respecting other cultures.”

“At small schools like Juniata, students have a sense of personal power,” Peters agrees. “If you’re interested in something, you can make that happen. Students know,

Geneva White ’10 poses before the African landscape.

She hikes 40 minutes up Mout Uruguru in Tanzania to her host family’s house each night. She also has to carry water to her home on the mountain, but she insists she has never made it, saying someone always stops to carry the bucket for her.

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their own language and pedagogical skills will go a long way towards helping Costa Ricans to support industry and, in turn, their own families and communities.”

Many Juniata alumni hope their service will extend beyond the classroom. In addition to Tyler and Tribus, recent Peace Corps recruits include Geneva White ’10, who is currently teaching secondary school physics in Tanzania, Bethany Weymer ’08, who is headed to Macedonia to work as a Youth Development Volunteer, and Scott Sloat ’10, who most recently interned at the Carnegie Council in New York City and was recently reassigned to the Dominican Republic to work on community environmental development after his appointment in Guinea, Africa was cancelled due to political instability.

“I understand that as a 23-year-old college graduate, there is only so much that I can contribute in terms of development,” Sloat says. “What I think is equally important is the idea of building bridges, which is specifically laid out in the Peace Corps’ mission statement. I would like to show the people of Guinea who Americans really are. In the post-9/11 world, mutual understanding seems more important than ever before.”

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From Corporate America to the Corps

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During a May 2008 patriotic festival, Rietta Klair ’69 poses before a mural made of coffee beans and colored sand in Nicaragua.

“As a teacher I could draw on the qualities of some of the best professors around—those at Juniata.”

—Rietta Klair ’69

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In recent years the Peace Corps has courted older volunteers for the skills and experience they have to offer. It’s a challenging assignment for an older volunteer because it requires living with a local family (with only one bathroom—sometimes outside) for the first three months and often longer.

This was difficult for someone used to living alone. However, I began thinking about how fortunate my life had been with loving parents, a topnotch education, and incomparable friendships forged at Juniata that endure to this day.

What I learned at Juniata and interestingly, the way I learned, served me well in the Peace Corps. As a teacher I could draw on the qualities of some of the best professors around—those at Juniata. Peace Corps in Nicaragua was an awesome task with classroom sizes of 5060 students in a tropical country with no air conditioning. I taught a curriculum called “La Empresa Creativa” (Creative Business) similar to the “Junior Achievement” model taught in high schools in the U.S.

Students created a product or service, wrote a business plan, priced and marketed their product and learned to calculate profit and loss to determine if it was successful. Each year at the end of the course, there were local, regional, and finally a national competition of the products and services of the winners.

The goal of any development project is sustainability. Imagine my reaction when about a year after my stint in the Peace Corps, I received an e-mail advising that the Department of Education in Nicaragua had adopted “La Empresa Creativa” as a permanent required course in the country’s high schools.

Recent media stories have been quick to point out what is wrong with our education system; we don’t stop to think about how superior our education system is. It’s often said that Peace Corps volunteers take away more from the experience than they give. This is especially true in the recognition and appreciation of the bountiful opportunities we are afforded in this country. Quality education in particular is one thing we should never take for granted.

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—Rietta Klair ’69, former marketing executive for Exxon-Mobil

John Stauffer ’66 arrives in Eritrea, then a part of Ethiopia, to teach chemistry after his 1966 Juniata graduation.

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Below, Eritrean Refugee America Team Scholarship students today study pharmacy, nursing or lab technician skills.

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Some alumni have even entered lifetime commitments related to their Peace Corps experience. When John G. Stauffer ’66 set out to teach chemistry in Ethopia in 1966, he had no idea that an ongoing friendship with a former seventh grade Eritrean student would lead to the publication of a Tigrinya-English picture dictionary, a college scholarship for 35 students to study medical professions in Addis Ababa and the resettlement of more than 6,000 Eritrean refugees in the U.S.

The impact on Stauffer and his fellow “American Team for Displaced Eritreans” is incontestable, but Stauffer also brought Eritreans, Peace Corp volunteers and others together on Juniata’s campus for a seminar called “Eritrea: Hope for a Nation and A People in Trouble” on April 27, 2009.

Stauffer’s story—one of the first of Juniata’s Peace Corps experiences—reveals a trend common among many alumni who serve in the Peace Corp: Juniata’s Peace Corps volunteers take on not only the responsibility of being global citizens but also of

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‘I have the power as an individual to make that happen.’

And so, they go into the world and do that.”

As the service learning inherent throughout the Juniata curriculum grows—thanks to additions like The Gambia study abroad experience, credits awarded for extensive community service, Day of Service and more— the number of Juniata alumni in the Peace Corps will likely continue to increase. Juniata alumni—young and old—are creating a Peace Corps service legacy, learning from those alumni who’ve gone into foreign service before them, even as they share, use and re-articulate Juniata’s strengths.

After his Peace Corps service, Ferrante taught for a decade, a career that was both inspired by and inspirational to others’ interest in the Peace Corps.

Following his service, he worked at Florida International University as coordinator for a program that recruited returned Peace Corps volunteers to teach in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

As he welcomes them to the U.S., Stauffer pauses to pose with Eritrean refugees.

Below, Stauffer’s students pose for a photograph in Eritrea in 1967. Berhane, a student in the foreground (front right), will eventually attend Juniata with a program of emphasis in Peace and Conflict Studies.

being agents of international social change. And alumni aren’t vacationing from service any time soon.

Now working at a yarn studio in Maryland, Rachel Rebert ’94, who taught biology and chemistry at the middle and high school levels in Central African Republic and Cameroon from 1995-1998, is a good example that no matter what field you enter, your Juniata and Peace Corps experiences will never leave you. In fact, your service might just spur you on to lead future social change efforts throughout your life.

“I imagine I will sign up again for another tour some time in the future,” Rebert says. “I want to get involved in projects that incorporate environmental sustainability. Or I could see working with women to run small businesses. On the other hand, I could see getting involved with the strengthening of a community through establishing a basic standard of living for that community. The possibilities are endless.” >j<

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Advising at Juniata Helps Students Find Their True Calling By: John Wall Illustration by: Laura Hess ’11 Photography by: J.D. Cavrich

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cenario One: A college freshman at Juniata studying history enters his adviser’s office with his spring schedule in hand and asks his history professor to approve his choice for the next semester. “You know you really ought to consider taking geology,” said the adviser, “I think you’ll like it.” The student, respectful of his adviser’s opinion, took the course, then another geology course, then another and finally asked a geology professor to be his primary adviser. He ended up graduating from Juniata with a double POE in history and geology. He eventually became an associate professor of geology.

Scenario Two: A college freshman studying math at the University of Illinois visits his faculty adviser exactly once, to make sure he had enough credits to graduate.

“My advisers were the seniors on my dorm floor, which in hindsight is kind of scary,” recalls the former Illini, who went on to earn a doctorate at Brown University and become a college professor.

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The first freshman was Ryan Mathur ’96 who took the advice of his adviser, historian David Hsiung, and parlayed his growing interest in geology to graduate school at the University of Arizona and a return engagement to his alma mater to teach geology.

The second freshman was mathematician Jerry Kruse, who also went on to be a college professor at Juniata.

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So which way is better, since both outcomes were similar? Well, Kruse casts his vote after working within the College’s unique advising system for a decade. “I want my kids to get that kind of attention when they go to college,” he says. “Students who come here have an immediate connection with two faculty members who know them.”

Mathur, of course, likes Juniata’s system, but like alumni everywhere, he thinks the system was better when he was a student. “I think there should be more give and take. You say, ‘take this, this, and this,’ and the student says ‘No I want to take this,’” he says. “In the end I want them to make the decision, that’s where they learn something.”

Learning is the ultimate goal of any college education. But Juniata’s advising system has two professors (in most cases) collaborate to guide Juniatians on a sometimes bumpy journey through POEs, tests, Moodle, scheduling, the occasional relationship crisis, and, with the right mix of discussion, advice and dissent, graduation. It’s one of the best methods out there for navigating the shoals of higher education.

Moira Nugent ’11 spent a year as a history/education POE and decided midway through her sophomore year that business was her true calling. “I was panicking,” she says. “I thought I wouldn’t graduate on time, but my education adviser, Kathleen Biddle, told me to go see Randy Rosenberger.”

Rosenberger looked at her schedule, changed most of them to business classes and accepted her into his waitlisted HOBO course. “He talked to me about how to apply for an internship, worked with me on my résumé, helped me prepare for interviews and encouraged me to think about going abroad,” she adds.

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Successful advising doesn’t necessarily happen in a formal setting with the professor sitting behind a desk. Often students check in with their advisers after a class or in a lab to get approval for their choices. Sometimes students ask questions of faculty on course choices even though they are not their advisers (or in some cases not in their POE). Here, Jamie White talks with student Kenny Goodfellow ’11 after class time.

“Students who come here have an immediate connection with two faculty members who know them.”—Jerry Kruse, associate professor of information technology and worked as an intern at Target Corp. this summer. On top of that, she’s got a job waiting as a Target corporate management trainee after Commencement.

As with everything Juniata, advising is a highly personal thing, for students and faculty. Some advisers want to know everything going on in a student’s life. Other advisers like to keep a professional distance. Some kids barely deign to make a single adviser appointment. Others prefer more handholding than a Jane Austen novel. As with education, advising is a journey and everybody takes their own route through it.

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uniata’s two-adviser system, where students are required to choose a primary adviser in their POE department and then a secondary adviser completely out of their POE, is not the only one of its kind on higher education, but systems like Juniata’s can be counted on one hand. The blueprint for the system was created in the 1970s when the faculty overhauled the curriculum and debuted the POE.

“The key to the system is that the student should be the individual driver of his or her own destiny,” explains Bob Reilly, professor of social work. “To do (advising) well is time-intensive.”

That the faculty is willing to put in the hours required to advise students is a testament to the training they get as they start their Juniata careers, as well as the training obtained by observing colleagues in and out of their departments.

According to Sarah May Clarkson, director of academic support services and the majordomo of advising training, tenure-track faculty do not advise any students their first year at the College. In addition, adjunct or temporary replacement faculty do not formally advise students at all. Some two dozen administrators, such as Clarkson herself, some library staff, Provost Jim Lakso, Dean of Students Kris Clarkson, also advise students.

The training over the first year is immediate. Professors attend a meeting at New Faculty Orientation, where they are expected to sit in on advising sessions run by colleagues during fall semester. In spring semester, they attend an “idea exchange” session with faculty who have been at the College between three and six years. Finally, they must

attend a final training where they receive a profile of the incoming class, individual student files and extensive training on scheduling technology from Carrie Rhodes, scheduling assistant in the registrar’s office.

“After faculty have been here a year, they do their first advising in summer orientations,” Clarkson explains. “They can gain confidence and also if they meet students they have a rapport with, they can ask that those students become their advisees.”

Once a professor’s advising career starts, the job becomes much deeper than approving schedules, suggesting tutoring and bucking up students who have bombed a midterm. Over time, faculty also must find a personal advising style they’re comfortable with. Some professors like to be more formal, asking students to call them “Dr. Doe,” or “Professor Doe.” Others prefer a more open demeanor. Advising is expected to be a formal process, but it often can happen beyond business hours.

“The key to the system is that the student should be the individual driver of his or her own destiny.”

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Not every adviser only takes on students within their area, says Sarah May Clarkson, director of academic support services. For example, Karen Rosell, professor of art history, shown here with art POE Eden Kassa ’12, of Manassas Park, Va., also enjoys working with students in the Exploratory POE.

“The advisers at Juniata really pushed me to my fullest potential, especially when I wasn’t doing my best work.”

—Daniel Eleuteri ’06, now a chiropractor at Celebration Family Chiropractic in Celebration, Fla.

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Bob Reilly, professor of social work, says successful advising requires a pretty healthy commitment of time on both the part of the student and the part of the adviser. Here, Reilly talks with, from left, Luke Thompson ’13, of Newtown, Pa., Kelsey Shutt ’12 of Harrisburg, Pa., and Ashley Digan ’13, of New Columbia, Pa.

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One professor even holds advising sessions one day a week in the late evening.

“Advising is going on all the time. Students stop me all the time after class, to ask questions, to get my reaction to something, and I’m sure it’s like that in all departments,” says biologist Jill Keeney. “Advising is a very communal thing at Juniata.”

Dr. Nicholas Bower ’00, now a physician and the founder of a medical aid charity called Physicians for Humanity, recounts an informal advising visit that changed his life.

“As a freshman I could not handle the difficulty of Organic Chemistry and I went directly to Sarah Clarkson’s office before entering the science center to take the test,” he says. “She calmly put me in a ‘prechem’ course and reminded me that many other students need more preparation before jumping into Organic Chemistry as a freshman.”

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ometimes even the formal advising sessions can be communal. For example, roughly 150 freshmen come into the College with a declared biology POE, which means in any year a biologist can have 40 to 60 advisees. Keeney says the department solved the logistics by creating a Freshman Seminar where students meet once a week to discuss advising, write an initial POE, write a personal statement and other tasks.

A 1-credit sophomore biology seminar builds on a student’s first year. In addition to discussing careers, study abroad, research and other options, the sophomores must have a declared POE completed by the end of fall semester. “It’s really so that when they come to us for advising we are not starting at square one,” Keeney says.

The science departments also almost always insist that students get secondary advisers outside of science. It doesn’t always happen, but when it does, it gives students a view outside the laboratory. “The students will have two people they can talk to about where they’re going in life and the chances are good that they will have one adviser they really click with,” Keeney says.

“The advisers at Juniata really pushed me to my fullest potential, especially when I wasn’t doing my best work,” says Daniel Eleuteri ’06, now a chiropractor at Celebration Family Chiropractic in Celebration, Fla. “It was a sense of accountability that made me succeed.”

“I had to be able to demonstrate my desire to take a course or apply to a fellowship, and this process helped me develop effective communication skills and lay out a reasonable case for my decision,” adds Tyler Kochel ’09, who is studying molecular medicine at the University of Maryland-Baltimore.

The key to advising is more about managing the student’s expectations than offering sage wisdom about life, love and the

Dan Welliver, assistant professor of sociology, often holds advising sessions on the quad (in good weather). Here, he talks outside his office with Brendan Cohn ’14, of Lynbrook, N.Y., and Kari Larson ’12, of Kylertown, Pa.

others and make time for good advising. “(Successful) advisers help students see possibilities or reach goals the student had not thought possible,” she says. “The people that advise struggling students or kids that lack confidence, and yet go on to do things they might not have thought possible are the (advisers) that deserve a medal.”

Bemedaled or not, most professors agree that good advising is a mix of intuition, teaching and listening, listening, listening.

“Now, compared to when I first started advising, I don’t tell every brilliant student ‘yes you have to go to medical school or graduate school.’ You need to listen to what the student is really saying,” Keeney says. “You also have to make sure you don’t miss kids who are not GPA-smart but are brilliant critical thinkers.”

Critical thinking is a boon to both parties in the advising relationship. For faculty, they learn to interpret what the student really means when they profess dislike for a class or a professor. For students, it means learning how to take charge of their own education. “There is nothing you do before the age

of 30 with the exceptions of getting arrested or having children that is irrevocable,” Tuten says. “We’re really talking about biological development—where the critical years are the freshman and sophomore years. There’s a big difference between an 18-year-old and a 22-year-old.”

“At first I thought it was the end of the world when I changed my POE,” says Raneasha Bittner ’12, of Altoona, Pa., who came in as a pre-med POE and ran afoul of organic chemistry. Her advisers, Paula Beckenbaugh ’92 and Judy Katz, as well as her former adviser Kirchhof-Glazier suggested an individualized POE in human development and child life. “Some of my advisers know everything (going on) in my life, but it’s also good they force (students) out of their comfort zone to try new things.”

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Pittsburgh Steelers. “I think we all have had to tell freshmen that a college education is not a set of train tracks that you follow without deviating from a set path,” explains historian Belle Tuten. “What you’ve learned at the end of four years may not be the job you’re going to do for the rest of your life.”

For many professors, helping a student find a niche where they can thrive is the most satisfying part of the job. “It’s like dating,” says biologist Debra Kirchhof-Glazier, with a laugh. “You have to play the field—and if you find something you still want to do when the lust wears off, that’s what you’re going to do as a career.”

“Advice, guidance and wisdom from my advisers have been with me since graduation,” says Amy Chamberlin ’94, development director of the Crispus Attucks Association in York, Pa. “My advisers were Karen Rosell and David Sowell. I really enjoyed my sessions with (Sowell) because he forced me to think differently.”

Clarkson says successful advisers are patient, can problemsolve, admit that they don’t know everything and are willing to ask

Faculty Feature

Traveling Man Juniata Chemist Finds Right Formula for Teaching

If chemist Peter Baran created a soundtrack for his life, some of the songs describing his career might include The Long and Winding Road, I Get Around, I’ve Been Everywhere, King of the Road and Ramblin’ Man.

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As others might guess from that playlist, Baran has taken a circuitous route to his present position as Juniata’s resident inorganic chemist.

“When I visited Juniata for my interview I couldn’t imagine anything better for me,” he says. “The countryside reminded me very much of my home country and the people here were all very friendly to our family.”

The “home country” Peter refers to is Slovakia, an Eastern European independent nation born from the dissolution of the Soviet Union and later of Czechoslovakia.

Peter’s path to the United States was in one sense foretold when his homeland split apart, but in another sense by no means was his journey to Juniata an easy decision.

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“I thought I would be the last person to ever leave my country,” Peter says at the end of a long telephone interview from the office he’s working at during a sabbatical at Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. But he did, and the story of his odyssey is one of discovery, both scientific and personal.

Born in the small city of Trnova (pronounced Toonava) in then-Czechoslovakia, Peter was always interested in the mysteries of life and science. At first his interest was spiritual, as he told his parents in third grade that he planned to become a Catholic priest, an ambition that was at odds with Czechoslovakia’s socialist ruling class.

“The Communist Party did not oppose religion, but it was difficult to get good jobs if you were not a member of the party,” he explains. “My parents were working class, so nobody cared that we went to church.”

Soon however, Peter’s curiosity turned away from pure faith to more earthbound pursuits. He realized that science could be just as mystical as religion, and more to the point: he could study science more openly. At first, he looked to the earth, studying geology. Then he became interested in the heavens and took classes in astronomy. Then physics.

“I was really changing my mind, I explored nature, I explored space, but what I really wanted was to discover things,” he says. “I always wanted to know how things are organized—how does it work? In the end I chose to study a much smaller, more manageable universe.”

For Baran, the more manageable domain was the periodic table of elements—more specifically, inorganic chemistry. “I thought it was so simple and so easy to understand,” he says. “I realized later after I came to university that it was the other way around.”

In Eastern Europe at that time, most children were directed, through testing, toward university studies or technical studies. In 1981, Peter was directed to the University of Slovakia Technical University. “In this setting you don’t just study chemistry, you pick a specialty from

Photos: Marek Otava, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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Peter Baran, who has established a study abroad program with several universities in the Czech Republic, poses (opposite page) in front of the Cathedral of St. Wenceslas in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Baran spent his early career working at a university and in industry in the former Czechoslovakia and the current Slovakia. Above, Baran sits in front of a modernist painting on glass near The Archbishop’s Museum in Olomouc. Baran spent fall semester on sabbatical in Czech Republic.

Amylum, a Belgian-owned company, making fructose corn syrup. Despite doubling his paycheck, life was anything but sweet as an industry chemist. “I was used to doing what I really liked to do. Industry works under different rules,” he says.

A colleague told Peter of a collaborative Slovak/Greek project offering a job to set up the venture’s lab in Puerto Rico. After checking to see if his wife, Lubica Baranova, a mechanical engineer in a Slovakian automotive plant, could find a job in the Caribbean island, he accepted.

“They kept asking me to stay longer and longer but it was clear I couldn’t stay forever,” he says. “We had to make a decision to go back to Slovakia and start again or look for a tenure-track position in America.”

While the Barans experienced culture shock moving to the sunny climes of Puerto Rico, when Peter was asked to interview at Juniata in 2004, the transition was much easier. “It was like coming back home,” he says. “Slovakia is very similar to Pennsylvania.”

Seeking a college where he could teach and do research, Juniata soon rose to the top of his list. In fact, after interviewing at the College, he cancelled his other interviews.

The teaching culture was different.

Slovakian students are left pretty much on their own and the only test is a big one at the end of the year.

Eventually he became comfortable with Juniata’s more experiential educational style. His daughter Zuzana ’08 is now studying chemistry at Texas A&M. His son Matej is at Drury University studying architecture.

“Working with undergraduates keeps me feeling young,” says Peter, who seems happy to stay at Juniata. “I can imagine that anything can happen in life’s journey, but I’m (happy) to say I’m settled.” >j<

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Day One,” he explains. He chose physical chemistry. After five years as an undergraduate, he was chosen to complete his doctorate at the same university, where he studied inorganic chemistry. Inorganic chemistry can focus on many disparate topics, such as metallurgy, materials science, nanotechnology and many more.

He was hired by his alma mater in 1992 as an assistant professor and began to pursue teaching and his research in transition metal complexes with aromatic n-oxides. Explained simply, he studies metal molecules with unique properties that can be used as catalysts in pharmaceuticals and in electronics.

“There is a huge potential for inquiry,” Peter explains. “I like the diversity of topics. There is a great future for scientists in it.”

Peter was prescient about the great future for inorganic chemists, but he did not foresee a downturn in fortunes for Eastern European scientists as first the Soviet Union broke apart, and then Czechoslovakia.

“When the Communist regime fell apart in 1989 during the Velvet Revolution, I was a graduate student, which was a major break for me,” he says. “Before then, members of the party were given preference for university positions, so (after the revolution) it was a more even playing field.”

When Czechoslovakia dissolved in 1992, there was more freedom for both Czechs and Slovaks, but economic and social factors weighed down the economies of both countries.

Government funding for research dried up. Czech president Vaclav Havel closed the Czechoslovakian weapons industry (most of the factories were in Peter’s native Slovakia), throwing thousands out of work.

“We had no money to buy chemicals, our instruments were old,” he recalls. “At home we had two children, I was building my house, and soon we couldn’t survive even on two incomes.”

Peter made a decision to enter industry, taking a job in 1998 with

Faculty Notes

W

hen we ask, So What—we’re not being rude.

It started when we asked the faculty to explain a little more about the work they do in research, developing courses, consulting, and the like.

We wanted the info behind the paper title, the story behind the curricular change, the life and the thinking that make Juniata profs as interesting as they are.

Read on—

So What?

Q: What is a performance task?

A: A performance task is a problem or project based on a real-world scenario. Students are asked to consider an open-ended problem and use several different data sources. It’s sort of like a sneaky word problem because the answers are not cut-and-dried. The students have to weigh the validity of the information they are given.

Q: How long will you serve as a Teaching and Learning Scholar?

A: We will work through the 2012 academic year.

Q: How did you decide to apply for this project?

A: Over the past few years I was involved in the college’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning initiative. I had been working on improving how I taught the Quantitative Methods course. I was particularly focused on using performance tasks to assess critical thinking skills.

Q: What is the ultimate goal of these Performance Task Academies?

A: I think in the end they would like some kind of curriculum where we can improve critical thinking skills in a way that can be assessed.

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Jack Barlow, Charles A. Dana Professor of Politics, was an invited participant in a June seminar on “Cicero on Citizenship and His Medieval and Renaissance Interpreters” at the Center for Thomas More Studies at the University of Dallas. He led the session “Cicero on Property and Citizenship.” In July, he was named a Scientific Member of the Société Internationale des Amis de Cicéron (International Society of Friends of Cicero) by the society’s advisory board.

Bethany Benson, assistant professor of art, exhibited her ceramics at the Carbondale Clay Center in Carbondale, Colo., in an exhibition Steins, Pints, and Plates.

Vince Buonaccorsi, associate professor of biology, presented a paper on the genetic identification of bocaccio rockfish at a meeting of the American Fisheries Society, in Pittsburgh, Pa., in October.

Marlene Burkhardt, professor of business and information technology, was named Conference Chair for the 2010 Northeast Association of Business Economics and Technology Conference. Burkhardt also serves on the association’s board. She presented two papers: “Social Selling Methods,” co-authored by Andrew Steffen ’10 and Caleb Davis ’10, and “OTC Market Research: Lessons for Viagra?” co-authored with Andrew Zipparo ’09, at the October conference in State College, Pa. Kate Clarke, assistant professor of theatre, was certified to teach Open Source Forms movement technique for actors.

Celia Cook-Huffman, Burkholder Professor of Conflict resolution, presented “Barbara Deming: Clinging to Truth,” at the 2010 Peace and Justice Studies Association conference in Winnipeg, Canada in October.

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Jerry Kruse, associate professor of information technology, was named a Teagle

Teaching and Learning Scholar as part of the Council for Aid to Education’s Collegiate Learning Assessment Project. Kruse is one of five scholars who will oversee Performance Task Academies at college and university campuses across the country. He also will participate in the association’s Critical Think Tank, an interdisciplinary group asked to formulate new ways to use performance tasks to improve students’ critical thinking skills.

Kati Csoman, acting dean of the center for international education, was invited to present “Sponsored Academic Exchange Program Alumni: Setting the Path for On-Going Engagement” at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region VIII conference in Richmond, Va., in November. She also was re-elected as treasurer for the Pennsylvania Council for International Education (PaCIE).

Richard Hark, professor of chemistry, published a paper on spectroscopic studies of a mural painting in the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy in November. He also made presentations, with students Katie Shughrue ’11 and Alyssa Kress ’11, on research projects on LIBS analysis of conflict minerals and silver coins, respectively, at LIBS 2010, the 6th International Conference on Plasma Spectroscopy and Applications in Memphis, Tenn., in September. Hark also made a presentation on using a Raman microscope to analyze lapis lazuli at the 22nd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy in Boston, Mass. in August.

William Hunter, lecturer in geography, published “Brothers Valley: Landscape and Culture in Pennsylvania’s Bruedersthal” in the Byways to the Past series put out by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. He also published the chapter “Space, Place and Landscape” in A Companion to Cultural Resource Management.

Judy Katz, associate professor of English, was selected to participate in a Council of Independent Colleges seminar on Slave Narratives at the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., in June.

For a more inclusive list of faculty achievements, please go to extra➤ www.juniata.edu/magazine.

Jerry Kruse, associate professor of information technology, and Bill Thomas, associate professor of information technology, presented “A Capstone Course Sequence in Information Technology” at the Capstone Design Conference at the University of Colorado in June.

Monika Malewska, assistant professor of art, exhibited her work in Memento Mori: Contemporary Vanitas Exhibition at The Ann Street Gallery, in Newburgh, N.Y. Her artwork Beautiful Decay was featured and reviewed in the online journal Food Art Part 2, in May. Jessica Maxon ’09, AmeriCorps representative at Juniata, received the Presidential Gold Award in Service for “a dedication and commitment to service” by logging nearly 2300 hours of service to the College.

Alexander “Sandy” McBride, professor emeritus of art, gave three lectures on “Abstraction and Expression of the Real: The Ideas Behind the Paintings of Alexander McBride” in Mexico at three institutions connected with the University of Guanajuato.

Mark McKellop, associate professor of psychology, and Kathy Westcott, associate professor of psychology, presented a paper on content analysis at the American Psychological Association in San Diego, Calif. in August.

Andrew Murray, professor emeritus of peace and conflict studies, reviewed a paper on nuclear deterrence

by Tyler Wigg-Stevenson at the Council on Christian Alternatives for Defense and Disarmament in the Netherlands in September.

Norris Muth, assistant professor of biology, gave invited talks on weed control methods and how to prioritize and plan invasive species control efforts at a workshop

Photos: (left) Jason Jones; (top right) Ian Bradshaw; (bottom right) Dan Devine

Q: Are these performance tasks supposed to be done in class?

A: You can design them to be done in an hour or have teams of students work on one problem over several weeks. The whole idea is to root them in the real world so they will be engaging to students.

So What?

Q: How did you come to be involved in the Power of 32 project?

A: I volunteered—I keep looking at these things as a great opportunity to get Juniata’s name recognized. I was interested in the project because statistically there is a brain drain—students don’t want to stay in this area after they graduate—that affects (Juniata) as well as other institutions that are in this area.

Cynthia Merriwether-DeVries,

associate professor of sociology, was named as a community facilitator for the Power of 32 Project.

The project is designed to facilitate community development in 32 counties in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia.

sponsored by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and Virginia Cooperative Extension in Front Royal, Va. in September.

Eiichiro Ochiai, professor emeritus of chemistry, published an article on “An Evolution of Bioinorganic Chemistry from Molecular to Geological Level: Daryle H. Busch’s Contribution” in the 2010 Coordination Chemistry Review.

Neil Pelkey, associate professor of environmental science and information technology, published (with co-authors) a paper researching how Google is used as a tool in scientific research in the September 2010 issue of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. Pelkey also was a co-author for a paper on mapping the fishing catch off India’s east coast in ARCNews Online.

Q: What was your job in all this?

A: I was a conversation facilitator. The idea for these conversations is to find out what people think and believe about their region. We are looking at defining how they view the region; perceived strengths and challenges in the region; a sense of possibility within the area; and participants’ view of the region’s future. I held my event in Somerset, Pa. As the meeting goes on, we jot down things on sticky notes. At the end of these community meetings we will literally collect thousands of these sticky notes and collate those into summary that serves as a (policy guide) for the next phase of the project.

Q: Will you be involved in the next phase of the project?

A: I will work as a group facilitator first for a series of focus groups and then the project will move into a series of town hall meetings, which I will also be involved in. Throughout this process, we hope to reach a regional agenda that help define community development in the area.

Uma Ramakrishnan, assistant professor of environmental science, was invited to speak on “The American Chestnut as a Service Learning Project at Juniata College,” at a meeting of The American Chestnut Foundation at the Penn State Cooperative Extension office in Mercer, Pa. Henry Thurston Griswold, professor of Spanish, presented a paper “La tortura del victimario en Último silencio” (The Torture of the Victimizer in Last Silence), a novel by Guatemalan author Ronald Flores, at the 38th Annual Conference of the International Institute of Iberoamerican Literature at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in June.

So What?

Q: First things first, did you have to wear a tux at the induction ceremony?

A: No, I think it was business casual, and in Santa Barbara, business casual means shorts and flip-flops. Actually I wasn’t able to make it, because it was during the school year and it was busy. About half the team came to the ceremony.

Q: In as few words as you can, explain how to play Ultimate Frisbee.

A: There are seven on a team, guarded by seven defenders. The disk is advanced by passing and play is stopped if there is a foul, if a tensecond possession time runs out or if the Frisbee hits the ground. If the disk is caught over the goal line, a point is scored and typically teams play to 15, with a 2-point margin. There are three handlers, some middles (they play in the middle of the field) and longs or strikers.

Q: What did you play?

A: I was a long: I spent a lot of time sprinting up and down the field.

Q: How would you convince someone to give Ultimate a try?

A: There is no referee, the culture of the game is be honorable and uphold the spirit of the game. It’s strategic and you have to see the whole field to be good at it. Everyone on the field works as a holistic unit in very complex ways. It’s a beautiful game.

Sarah Worley, instructor in communication, gave an invited talk on communication technologies and ethics at Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen’s Institute of Journalism and Public Relations.

Jim Borgardt,

professor of physics,

is probably better known around campus as that tall guy who teaches physics and sledgehammers various faculty members during Physics Phun Night.

In reality, he is a Hall of Fame athlete worthy of induction into the University of California-Santa Barbara Sports and Rec Hall of Fame as a member of the university’s Ultimate Frisbee team. The team won three national championships from 1988 to 1990.

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Q: Leave us with the unconventional wisdom about Ultimate Frisbee.

A: When a ball dreams, it dreams it’s a Frisbee.

James Tuten, associate professor of history at Juniata College, published Lowcountry Time and Tide: The Fall of the South Carolina Rice Kingdom, a history of the rice industry in coastal South Carolina in the five decades after the Civil War, The 200-page history was named a finalist for the George C. Rogers Prize for best book on South Carolina history awarded annually by the South Carolina Historical Society.

Alumni Feature

By John Wall Photography: J.D. Cavrich

Adventurously Scott Kofmehl ’03 Follows His Heart in Foreign Service

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The term “foreign service officer” conjures up all sorts of romantic images—exotic locales, closed-door meetings, strange twists of fate that set events in motion—and most of that is sort of true—for Scott Kofmehl anyway.

Actually, the political officer for the U.S. Department of State, who started his latest assignment in the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City in May 2010, hasn’t had many closeddoor meetings, but the meetings he has had seem to have a strange way of inspiring new achievements.

His journey has taken him from Harvard to London to Jakarta, but Scott’s career really started in a meeting in the office of Emil Nagengast, professor of politics. Scott’s interests had always focused on international issues, including an unprecedented (for Juniata) study abroad experience in Cuba, but he felt his fate lay somewhere in international relations.

Scott can’t recall what the meeting with Nagengast was about, but the important thing was what he left with.

“Emil had given me a flyer for the Pickering Fellowship,” he recalls.

The Pickering Fellowship is a scholarship program that identifies talented students interested in international issues. The fellowship paid for Scott’s last two years at Juniata and most of his master’s degree at Harvard University. In addition, Scott had a domestic and international internship with the U.S. Department of State and signed a five-year commitment to work as a Foreign Service Office with the state department.

That’s a lot to sign on for when you’re a junior in college, but Scott, who played volleyball all four years of his Juniata career, knew that the key to a successful career is all in the set-up.

“Two weeks after leaving Juniata I was working in the Bureau of International Organizational Affairs at the State Department headquarters in Washington,” he recalls.

His interest as he left Juniata centered on international economic development policy and indeed that’s what he focused on in his first year at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2003-2004.

The following summer, he served an internship at the U.S. embassy in Venezuela at an opportune time—Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez was facing a referendum and Scott was able to sit in on the ambassador’s interviews with leading opposition candidates.

“The idea was to see who all the key players were and then try to analyze what was going on in the elections,” he explains. “A foreign service officer sort of does the same thing a journalist does—senior government officials are asking us for our analysis. The difference is that our opinions are classified. I remember being invited to the ambassador’s residence and having an informal chat with senior Venezuelan politicians. As I reached for my notebook, the ambassador told me my notes needed to be mental notes. After the meeting, I jumped into the car and scribbled down as much as I could remember.”

Back at Harvard in fall 2004, Scott met Richard Jones, a career Foreign Service officer who was a visiting senior fellow at the school after serving as Paul Bremer’s deputy in Iraq.

Jones had served as ambassador to Lebanon, Kazakhstan and Kuwait, and was taking a year off to decompress. Scott was able to meet with him frequently and the two hit it off.

“Sometimes we have the impression that all people in Washington are self-important, and Richard Jones is not. He’s extremely humble and thoughtful,” Scott says. “He’s a good mentor and is a good example to follow for balancing a career and family.”

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Scott Kofmehl ’03 has logged more mileage than an airline pilot during his career in the Foreign Service. Opposite page, Scott and his wife, Aryani (also in the Foreign Service), pose in front of Calle Regina, a historic church in Mexico City. Below, Scott and Aryani talk to a guide at a Hindu temple in Bali. At left, Scott sits in at an Islamic boarding school in East Java, Indonesia.

What’s next for the globe-trotting couple? Mexico City.

They started their current assignment in May 2010. In the space of a few years, Scott has seen his interests, his career and his life changed based on serendipitous meetings, new and lasting relationships, and decisions made in an instant. One career decision he’s made is now long term. He’s in the Foreign Service to stay. “Our job is changing. Reporting and analysis has been replaced by getting out there to engage the country and build relationships,” says Scott, who returned to Juniata in February to build relationships with graduating seniors.

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When Jones was called back to Washington in 2005 to be Senior Adviser to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Coordinator of Iraq Policy, Scott was initially depressed at losing a mentor. But like most athletes, he had adept timing.

“I told him ‘I’m not doing anything this summer and would love to work for [him]’. I was able to sit at a desk outside his office and learn how he thought through policy issues and I was able to read the reports and learn more about Iraq,” he says.

It was at Harvard, ironically, where he received from a classmate advice he has etched in his memory. “He told me ‘Don’t ever let classes get in the way of an education,’ and I’ve never forgotten that.”

Also among the diplomats and foreign service dignitaries Scott met outside Harvard classrooms was Barbara Bodine, the former ambassador to Yemen and deputy chief of mission to Kuwait in the first Gulf War. Soon, after soaking in the information he was gleaning from some of the most experienced people in the State Department, Scott found his interests changing. “I started reading and thinking more about post-conflict state building. In my second year at Harvard I started to get some ideas about going for my Ph.D. in international relations.”

After winning a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship, Scott went off to the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2005 to follow his interest in studying how states recover after wars. He studied with another mentor, Christopher Coker, author of War in an Age of Risk.

This would seem a good time to stop to remember that human beings should also never let an education get in the way of a fulfilling personal life. But we have to go back in time a bit to the summer of 2004, after Scott’s first year at Harvard.

As with most things in his post-Juniata career, Scott made a quick decision that would change his life forever. A good friend and classmate, Ron Luhur, a native of Indonesia, asked if Scott wanted to travel to Jakarta with him to visit his family. “I had never been to Asia, so I jumped at the chance to go. The first day there, my friend said, ‘We’re going to meet some of my high school friends.’”

One of the friends Scott met was Aryani Manring, an Indonesian-American woman who turned out to be visiting family. She actually lived in Philadelphia. Scott remembers they met on a Tuesday, only to find out that this intriguing professional dancer was returning to the United States in less than a week. Aryani, who graduated from Swarthmore, went back to a professional dance company in Philly and Scott returned to Boston. E-mails and phone calls commenced.

Whatever communication ensued must have been effective because the couple was engaged in July 2005 and married in

August 2006. “We had the wedding in Pittsburgh and another reception in Jakarta,” says Scott.

By the time the wedding bells and Indonesian gamelan went silent, it was time for Scott to apply for the Foreign Service. Somewhat like the military, Foreign Service employees can apply to go to certain countries, but the posting choice goes to the government. The couple had decided that if Jakarta was on their list of possible assignments, that would be their top choice. Incredibly, a slot for Scott in the economic section of the American Embassy in Jakarta opened up. “The opportunity to be with family is a rare thing in the Foreign Service,” Scott explains. Aryani started as an embassy employee but now is a member of the Foreign Service as well.

Scott worked in the embassy’s economic section on anticorruption reform while Aryani worked the political section on human rights office, and then counter-terrorism and police reform. When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Indonesia in February 2009, both Aryani and Scott were able to participate in the preparations for the visit and brief the secretary—although Aryani got to ride with the Ambassador in the secretary’s motorcade. Scott admits that Aryani and he were slightly starstruck by Clinton. “She’s an amazing woman. What she’s done for the department is nothing less than incredible.”

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has been named distinguished alumnus of the year by the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Dental Medicine, where he is currently the director for continuing dentistry education.

The award was presented at the Dean’s Scholarship Ball on April 10, 2010.

recently scored his first hole-inone after playing many years of golf. He received a certificate for his accomplishment.

F. Eugene Ewing

1950

John C. Stayer

visited Juniata with his grandchildren in November 2009.

He was photographed in front of the plaque dedicated to his father, J. Clyde Stayer, professor of mathematics at Juniata from 1919-1956.

1954

Abe M. Finton

represented Juniata as an alumnus delegate for the presidential inauguration of Troy VanAken at Thiel College in Greenville, Pa. on April 17, 2010. Also, on June 9, Abe was honored by the Meadville Medical Center Foundation Board and the medical center for his nearly 20 years of volunteer service.

1956

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Be sure to mark your calendar for your 55th Reunion Celebration— June 9-12, 2011.

Please contact staff liaison Wendy Garlock if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3110; garlocw@juniata.edu)

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William F. Berrier

Elizabeth (Clark) and James R. Funk ’58

celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 2, 2010.

They met at a Juniata dance where James mistook Elizabeth for another person he knew and asked her to dance. They became acquainted and were married four years later.

Frank A. Rocco

received the 2010 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Chapter Leadership Award. This award is presented to five individuals for their leadership, commitment and generosity in their field.

1961

Be sure to mark your calendar for your 50th Reunion Celebration— June 9-12, 2011.

Please contact staff liaisons Kim Kitchen or Christina (Garman) Miller ’01 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3114; kitchek@juniata.edu or 814-641-3117; millerc@juniata.edu.)

David J. Hogan

Harriett E. Hudgins

was invited to the White House during the 2009 holiday season, and was able to take along his 9-year-old granddaughter, Caitlin.

They enjoyed walking through the beautifully decorated historic rooms and hearing traditional carols being sung by high school choirs.

attended the presidential inauguration of Rebecca Chopp at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pa. on May 8, 2010 as a delegate of Juniata.

1964

Thomas C. Werner

gave a speech “Doping in Sports: How Chemists Catch the Cheaters (Sometimes)” at Juniata on Oct. 14, 2009. The talk focused on the chemistry in sports and the methods that chemists use to detect sports doping. He is professor emeritus of physical sciences at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.

1966

Be sure to mark your calendar for your 45th Reunion Celebration— June 9-12, 2011.

Please contact staff liaison Sally Oberle ’99 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3109; oberles@juniata.edu)

John W. Lowe Jr.

attended the Spring Gala at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Va. on April 8, 2010 as a delegate of Juniata. Philip Stone, president emeritus of Bridgewater, who retired in July 2010, was honored at this gathering.

Thomas B. Robinson

was granted emeritus status, as vice president of student services, by the Purdue University Board of Trustees.

1967

Terry E. Reed

retired from the Indiana University School of Medicine after more than 37 years of employment. He is currently an emeritus professor of medical and molecular genetics. Terry and wife Dianne are proud grandparents of grandsons Evan and Isaac.

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1971

was inducted into the Central Pennsylvania Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in June 2010. He is head coach at Bellwood-Antis School District in Bellwood, Pa.

Be sure to mark your calendar for your 40th Reunion Celebration— June 9-12, 2011.

Please contact staff liaison Bobbi (Albright) Hicks ’07 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3105; albrigb@juniata.edu)

John R. Hayes

1970

Charles R. Davenport

was elected to the 2010-2011 board of directors of the Tennessee Court-Appointed Special Advocates Association on Aug. 13, 2010. He is currently a senior recruiter for Dampier Recruiting Associates in Nashville, Tenn.

Richard J. Endres Jr.

has been named the 2010 Small Business Person of the Year by the Saint Francis University Small Business Development Center.

Dick is president of E.B. Endres Inc. in Huntingdon, Pa. Aubrey L. Shenk

was promoted to interim head coach of the cross country and track and field teams at Gettysburg College, in Gettysburg, Pa.

1972

Paula (Schober) Light

still enjoys teaching first grade at John Hydock Elementary School in Columbus, N.J. She and husband Wayne A. Light ’70 also enjoy spending time with their two grandchildren, who live in Annapolis, Md.

1973

C. Dee Adcock

won the Republican nomination for the U.S. 13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania (Montgomery County/northeast Philadelphia) and faced the incumbent Democratic Representative Allyson Schwartz on November 2, 2010. Dee made a strong showing drawing more than 90,000 votes, but it was not quite enough to be elected.

Cynthia (Masser) Bambara

Michael A. Jablonski

was named interim president at Lord Fairfax Community College in northern Virginia.

and wife Cynthia Johnson celebrated the 20th anniversary of their company, NR Systems Inc. (River Heights, Utah).

The company is a consulting firm that provides software design for natural resource related applications and also provides environmental services for wetland studies and wildlife studies.

Thomas S. Wynn

has been named president and chief executive of WestView Capital Partners in Boston, Mass.

Formerly Peerless Chain, the largest chain manufacturer in North America, the company was sold to WestView but retains the original management team.

1974

J. Larry Hoover

organized the 13th annual Track and Cross Country Runners Reunion, which took place at Juniata in April 2010. Alumni and friends enjoyed old trails, a special meal with coach Don Mitchell and Sunday morning brunch at Top’s Diner. Pictured are William W. DeMuth ’75, Cynthia DeMuth, J. Larry Hoover ’74, Eric T. Hoover ’08, Jack H. McCullough ’76, Conner McCullough, Jason L. Hoover ’08, Grant A. Brewin ’74, Don Mitchell, and Rebecca Mitchell.

Also in attendance, but not pictured were Brian T. Maurer ’75, William R. Kibler Jr. ’75, Michael S. Slough ’75, Samuel D. Williams ’10, Matthew D. Wagner ’10, Peter W. DeMuth ’13, Caitlin H. Stormont ’10, and Ryan V. Trexler ’13.

1975

Geoffrey W. Clarke

was awarded the 2010 Nello Teer Award Oct. 4, 2010 at the American Road and Transportation Builder’s Association’s annual conference in New York, N.Y. The award honors his efforts on behalf of the association’s contractors and the nation’s transportation construction industry. Geoff is vice president of construction at the New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, New Enterprise, Pa. Diane (Eversten) Koon

was appointed director of Head Start, a program of the Community Action Program of Lancaster County. Head Start provides education, social, employment, nutrition, health screening and transportation services to low-income families with children ages 3 to 5. She directs 180 employees in 14 locations throughout Lancaster, Pa.

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Margaret (Gregory) Lucas

Cindy (Goldstein) Bertaut

Randall E. McCoy

was named to the board of directors of the Spring Creek Capital Corporation. He is the president of McCoy Enterprises LLC in Little Falls, N.J.

1976

Be sure to mark your calendar for your 35th Reunion Celebration— June 9-12, 2011.

Please contact staff liaison Guy Croyle ’72 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3106; croylec@juniata.edu) Gail (Morgan) Habecker

performed in the Pennsylvania Academy of Performing Arts’ concert series The Tree of Life as the choir accompanist in August 2010.

Margaret (Nelling) Schmidt

has been named volunteer coordinator for the Appalachian Trail Museum that opened in Pine Grove Furnace State Park in south-central Pennsylvania.

1977

David A. Corman

is now senior manager of ICF Macro International, based in Rockville, Md. Ronald N. Seiler Jr.

was promoted to project manager of Project & Pipeline Management for Merck & Company Inc. in North Wales, Pa.

1978

Janet (Edgar) Walbert

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was named vice president for development at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa.

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1979

Susan R. Stapleton

was named an American Council on Education Fellow for the 2010-11 academic year in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 2010. She is the associate dean of Western Michigan University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

1980

Heinrich B. Kreft

has accepted an ambassadorial position in the German Foreign Ministry as a special representative for dialogue among civilizations after four years as a foreign and security policy advisor to the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Parliament.

Milton Taylor

is owner of Eagle Taxi & Consulting Services in Washington City, Utah.

The firm creates taxi-top advertisements and marketing at discounted prices.

James D. Zimmerman

has been named senior vice president commercial relationship manager for First National Bank’s commercial banking team in Johnstown, Pa. Previously, he spent 19 years in First National’s Somerset County market.

1981

Be sure to mark your calendar for your 30th Reunion Celebration— June 9-12, 2011.

Please contact staff liaison Sean Waddle ’04 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3115; waddles@juniata.edu).

was honored as Rotarian of the Year by the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Club for her leadership in raising $10,000 for the Club’s foundation. She was the chairwoman of the 2010 Strut Your Mutt Dog Parade and Festival. The Rotary Club awards small grants to service and peace projects locally and around the world.

Steven K. Broberg

celebrated his 25th anniversary as a geologist for Questar Exploration and Production Company in Oklahoma City, Okla. The company focuses on exploration for oil and gas in the Anadarko Basin of Texas and Oklahoma.

Charles P. Fortino

is vice president and head of human resources for Tropicana Entertainment Inc., in Las Vegas, Nev. Previously, he owned Global Work/Life Solutions, a human recourses consulting firm.

1985

David Orth-Moore

is now the East Africa regional director for the Catholic Relief Services based in Nairobi, Kenya.

He is the manager of relief and development programs for Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. David is joined by wife Samuela and their four children.

1986

Be sure to mark your calendar for your 25th Reunion Celebration— June 9-12, 2011.

Please contact staff liaison Miranda (Gresko) Peruso ’00 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3107; perusom@juniata.edu)

and fellow Juniatians met at Jazzfest in New Orleans, La. in April 2010. Pictured are Rhonda S. Bergey ’86, Rebecca B. Hawkins ’86, Kathleen (Readinger) Neumar ’87, Nina (McKelvey) Michael ’85, Mike Lang, Maria L. Ludwick ’86, Kim (Sutliff) Traenkle ’85, Christopher T. Herrman ’84, and Marie (Rose) Beattie ’88.

1987

Robert A. Crossey

was inducted to the Penn Hills Sports Hall of Fame. He is a physician with the Premier Medical Associates in Monroeville, Pa.

1990

Lisa (Kotary) Jenkins

is now director of Strategic Regulatory Services for Image Solutions Inc. in Collegeville, Pa.

1991

Be sure to mark your calendar for your 20th Reunion Celebration— June 9-12, 2011.

Please contact staff liaison Lori Cramer if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3118; cramerl@juniata.edu Helene (Tingle) Uysal

received a master’s degree in management from Harvard University in 2009.

She is currently the program administrator at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University.

1992

Brian F. Giachetti

was inducted into the Minor Pro Football Hall of Fame at the Senator John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. Brian formerly played for the Pittsburgh Colts.

Brett A. Gilliland

is the new superintendent of the Mount Union Area School District in Mount Union, Pa.

1993

Carolyn A. Copenheaver

had an article published in Women in Natural Resources. In the article, she discussed the important influence her advisor and professor at Juniata, Dr. Jose Nieto, had on her career.

1994

Eric S. Gerko

is now the men’s volleyball coach at Penn Highlands Community College in Johnstown, Pa.

1995

Craig M. Instone

has been appointed executive director of SeniorLIFE in Johnstown, Pa. SeniorLIFE provides supportive and medical services for area seniors.

1996

Be sure to mark your calendar for your 15th Reunion Celebration at Homecoming & Family Weekend— September 30 – October 1-2, 2011.

Please contact Alumni Office staff member Chris Gibboney if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3441; gibbonc@juniata.edu).

Deborah J. Nardone

was among the 40 recipients honored at the PA Environmental Council 40th anniversary celebration at the Civic Club in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sept. 22, 2010.

Deb is the coldwater resource specialist with Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited in Pleasant Gap, Pa. Trisha (Neibert) Reed

is now assistant principal at Rolling Acres Elementary School in Littlestown, Pa. Kevin M. Trost

was hired as the varsity head coach of the Carlynton High School boys’ basketball team in Carnegie, Pa.

1998

Joseph L. Cunningham

won an award from the Lindback Foundation for his performance as a Philadelphia School District high school teacher.

David K. Neyhart

is now director of the CIC Language School in Barcelona, Spain. It is part of an esteemed educational foundation.

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Daniel L. Gallo

is currently a major in the U.S. Air Force. He recently returned home from a six-month deployment in Bagram, Afghanistan where he served as an intensive care unit physician. Dan lives with wife Allison in Niceville, Fla. and practices internal medicine and pediatrics at Eglin Air Force Base.

Catherine (DeJohn) Gardner

received a master’s degree in biological and environmental sciences from Western Connecticut State University.

Miranda (Gresko) Peruso

was promoted to director of the Juniata Scholarship Fund.

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Be sure to mark your calendar for your 10th Reunion Celebration at Homecoming & Family Weekend— September 30 – October 1-2, 2011.

Please contact Alumni Office staff member Chris Gibboney if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3441; gibbonc@juniata.edu).

Nicole E. DeSantis

was promoted to assistant commissioner for Creative Services/Communications for the Colonial Athletic Association.

She has been with them since 2005, and was promoted to director of communication in 2008.

Dear Juniatians: The Juniata Alumni Association is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when alumni think of their alma mater. Memories of classmates, professors and good times are more likely to come to mind. That’s the way it should be: our memories define who we are, and where we are on life’s amazing journey.

But this journey is both past and future—a recollection of the past and reconnection for the future. In that spirit, the Alumni Association and the Alumni Office are focused like never before on helping alumni reconnect for the future, particularly in their jobs and careers.

Today, through what we like to call “the Juniata network,” alumni are connecting and reconnecting to help one another find jobs and build their careers. These connections, through traditional ways and now with social networking tools like Facebook and LinkedIn, are helping Juniata alumni to prosper and navigate a tough economy.

The spirit of helpfulness among graduates—a signature Juniata quality—is providing the extra ingredient that can be decisive in finding or landing a job. When unleashed, Juniata helpfulness can be a powerful app, especially in terms of job mobility.

In early 2011, Juniata will launch “Juniata Connect,” an online directory designed to better help alumni reconnect with former classmates, as well as forge new connections with Juniatians from other class years, including current students. (How much personal information one chooses to make available through Juniata Connect will be entirely discretionary, the same approach applied to alumni directories published by Juniata in the past.)

We think Juniatians will respond positively to Juniata Connect. A survey conducted last spring found that alumni are proud of their Juniata lineage and want to leverage their affiliation. The Juniata Alumni Association and the College are dedicated to making that kind of leverage happen, online as well as in-person through social, professional and service events in cities around the country. Attend a Juniata alumni event in your area.

You’ll be amazed at the friendships and contacts you’ll make and rediscover.

Veritas liberat!

—Bruce Moyer ’74, alumni assocation president 2011 Fall-Winter

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Kayo (Nishiguchi) Montgomery

is currently working in New York, N.Y. as an associate account executive with AON Corporation. Her daughter, Jade, was the cover model for the fall 2010 issue of Parents Magazine.

Since Jade started modeling, she has been on the H&M store poster around the world and has done several works with large companies and online magazines.

Rosalie M. Rodriguez

has been awarded the BuntonWaller Graduate Scholar Award at Penn State Harrisburg. She is pursuing her master’s degree in community psychology and social change.

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Joshua A. Bantz Daniel P. Haeusser

received his doctorate of psychology at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. in May 2008. He is now a postdoctorate student at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas.

Elaine (Kneller) McMullen

is pursuing a master’s degree in special education at San Francisco State University.

was elected secretary of the South Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. He is senior auditor for McKonly & Ashbury LLP in Lancaster, Pa. Priscilla K. Jenkins

Priscilla is an English as a Second Language instructor at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She also is enrolled in King’s Fast Track Certification Program, and when finished will be certified to teach English and English as a Second Language in public high schools in Pennsylvania.

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received her master’s degree in policy management from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. in May 2010.

was recently promoted to coordinator of fundraising and events at Dauphin County Library System in Harrisburg, Pa.

Kimberly (O’Neil) Bubb

Rebecca E. Ritchey

was promoted to assistant vice president of Product Development and Product Management with Kish Bank in Reedsville, Pa. She has been assigned all elements of product development and product management for both business and retail banking.

graduated magna cum laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, Calif. in 2009.

In December 2009, she was admitted to the California State Bar. She is a solo practitioner and general partner of A Piece of Mind in San Diego.

Courtney V. Biggs

Holly (Lechien) Habbershon

is a resident in animal lab science at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

Joshua T. Hayer

received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Florida.

Scott M. Shacreaw

was hired as Waynesboro High School football coach in Waynesboro, Pa. Andrea (Mundis) Stephenson

received her doctorate in philosophy of religion and theology from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, Calif. in May 2010.

She has edited Secrets of Becoming (Fordham, 2010) and Resilience of Hope (Rodopi, 2010).

Lori K. Lane

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Elizabeth A. Diesel

is researching arsenic bioavailability in water systems, to help better understand contaminated water. She is working on her doctorate in geosciences at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Klint D. Hockenberry

was hired as a veterinarian at Neffsville Veterinary Clinic in Lancaster, Pa. Adrian R. Huber

was named administrative assistant by Harrisburg-based Mid Atlantic BX. He will assist the membership director and help members to better use the association’s online constructionopportunities services.

Five Ways to Succeed in Business To be lauded as one of North America’s Top Women Business Owners by Enterprising Women magazine is no small accomplishment. Yet, on March 18, 2010, Lisa (Masood) Giles ’80 found herself in Miami, Fla., being honored for her work as founder and CEO of Chicago-based Giles & Associates Consultancy, Inc. What got her there?

“Strong mentors and hard work. A lot of hard work.”

Giles credits three mentors with having made an impact on her rise to the top. The first in her professional career came during her time at Searle Pharmaceuticals. The most recent sits on her advisory board at her company. To those who knew him, it’s no surprise that Giles’ earliest influence was business professor and Juniata icon, the late Ron Cherry ’53.

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While her firm consults in the health care industry, the advice Giles shares with those she now mentors could easily speak to budding entrepreneurs in any field.

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Her top five: Love what you do, and enjoy the people you do it with.

Attract and cultivate highly talented people; they are a reflection of you and your business.

There’s no such thing as unlimited resources; manage your cash flow.

As your business grows, balance growth with quality of output; always meet and strive to surpass expectations.

Don’t try to be and do everything; find your niche and deliver on what you do exceedingly well.

Oh, and one last thing… find time for great vacations!

—David Meadows ’98, assistant director of alumni relations

Accounting for Oil Spill Damage John Lash ’08 is deeply involved in helping clean up the damage caused by the recent oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. But Lash is not knee-high in a boggy bayou cleaning up oil, he’s a forensic accountant tasked with determining how businesses were damaged by the BP oil disaster. Lash is a forensic accountant supervisor for a major regional accounting firm (for confidentiality, John asks we withhold the name) and he recounts his work on the Gulf.

Q: As the company charged with determining damages for the BP oil disaster, what exactly do you do with each claim?

A: Large Loss Business Claims, meaning claims with high value

exposure, are sent for forensic accounting review. The claims can either be over a certain value threshold, or a complex business interruption case.

Q: How do you handle the anger, angst, frustration,

etc. of the claimants and how much stress does that put on you personally?

A: There is a level of empathy/sympathy that exists when dealing with those claims and claimants. It is stressful knowing that we are, at times, the last line of defense for a company to regain financial viability. We do our best to ensure that each claim is analyzed fairly and accurately in order to make the company whole.

Q: What is the most difficult aspect of the job?

A: The most difficult aspect of the job has been attempting to analyze

the claims and issue Loss of Income calculations in the most timeeffective manner. Performing accurate calculations efficiently and effectively is of utmost importance, while still keeping in mind that claimants are in dire need of funds as quickly as possible.

Q: What aspects of Juniata best equipped you to handle this particular job?

A: Classes which taught outside of the box thinking and fast analytical problem solving (specifically classes taught by Dom Peruso and Randy Rosenberger).

—John Wall, director of media relations

Jesse W. Leonard

Grace (McCluskey) Onkst

is the assistant director of higher education at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa.

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Be sure to mark your calendar for your 5th Reunion Celebration at Homecoming & Family Weekend— September 30 – October 1-2, 2011.

Please contact Alumni Office staff member Chris Gibboney if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3441; gibbonc@juniata.edu).

LaTeya C. Foxx

graduated from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in June 2010. She is currently a neurology resident at St. John Oakland Hospital in Madison Heights, Mich.

has recently accepted the position as area coordinator for all first-year student residence halls and 10 first-year living learning groups at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Pa. He received his master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Akron in May 2009.

Elise (Zimmerman) Somers

Aimee (Boore) and Michael C. Mullen ’03

graduated from Chatham University with a master’s degree in physician assistant studies.

She is currently employed as a physician assistant in State College, Pa.

celebrated their first wedding anniversary July 21, 2010.

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Ryan A. Richards

is the new executive director of Nourish International, a studentled initiative at the University of North Carolina. It became a national phenomenon with 25 chapters on college campuses.

Acacia J. Brunett

received her master’s degree of science in nuclear engineering from Ohio State University in August 2010.

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Evidence Points to Wise Career Move CSI Juniata? Well, not exactly, but Anna Pontillo Cox ’94 is a forensic science specialist with the Pinellas County Sheriff ’s Office in Florida. Anna, who has been featured on Tru TV’s Forensic Files and on Investigation Discovery Channel’s Solved, shared some insight into her career and how the Juniata experience shaped her skills for success in the crime scene investigation field.

Allison L. Engle

is currently living in Santiago, Chile.

She was there when the earthquake hit on Feb. 27, 2010. She has always enjoyed adventure and is now spreading the word of Chile’s needs and assisting in the recovery from the earthquake.

Shane A. Fether

and wife Rebecca celebrated their one-year anniversary in September 2010.

Chad W. Steiner

Q: How is it that you became a crime technician?

A: My early career was spent in college enrollment. When a friend of mine, who is a

Secret Service agent, learned of my background in chemistry and communications, he suggested that I would be a fit for CSI work. He was right.

Q: What exactly do you do?

A: I am a blood spatter expert. My background in blood spatter means that I am likely to be called to scenes that are a little bit more specialized and a bit more intricate.

Q: What is the most interesting experience you’ve had working in as a CSI?

A: Typically, I work with nothing but evidence. I tend to be isolated from the public

and from the people impacted by the crimes I am investigating. One case, which was a brutal blood-spatter case, resulted in a trial where I testified for eight hours against two defendants in two trials. After testifying, I had the opportunity to meet the deceased victim’s daughter. She was deeply grateful for the hours I spent speaking for someone I didn’t even know. That was one of the most profound moments of my life. I can’t help these people get their loved ones back, but I can help them get justice.

Q: What Juniata courses were the most valuable in preparing you for this field?

A: Chemistry gave me the scientific background, communications taught me how to

graduated from Naropa University in Boulder, Colo. with a master’s degree in divinity, studying Buddhist philosophy and interfaith dialogue.

She works as a hospital chaplain in Colorado.

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Ryan P. Conrad

is an account executive for Race It in Richmond, Va. He was asked to write an article, “Urban Transport Xterra Fugitive 10K,” for the September 2010 issue of Running Times magazine.

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Joshua E. Beaver

received one of this year’s National Science Foundation Fellowships for his graduate work at University of North Carolina.

At Juniata, I was given a gift by professors such as Don Mitchell and Donna Weimer.

Juniata was instrumental in my success and I choose to support Juniata because I want to contribute to others’ success.

recently had a chemistry science paper published online. He is currently attending University of Oregon as a graduate student.

work with a lot of Spanish-speaking people, but Italian and Greek would have been helpful too.

Q: What advice would you give to a current Juniata student interested in pursuing this field?

A: First, you must be passionate about solving problems. CSI work also requires an ability

to compartmentalize, to truly separate the events of the day, the investigation you are working on, from who you are in your personal life. You see the worst of the worst, and you can’t take that home with you. Consider an internship. My own office offers internships and I know many others do as well. Take advantage of all that Juniata offers and you can set your own path in your career and in your life. Donna Weimer taught me to always look around at the audience, determine who are your most engaged and your least engaged and work both of those groups, using words, eye contact, and body language. Valuable advice, indeed.

—Linda Carpenter, executive director of constituent relations

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Katherine R. Walker

express myself effectively, and, interestingly, a marketing project to present media ads to the class and discuss whether or not the ads conveyed the ideas the advertisers intended was important as well. My presentation skills and style play an important part in courtroom testimony. I must think carefully about what I want the jury to get from my testimony and make sure I’m imparting the right evidence in the right way.

Q: Are there courses or disciplines that you wish you had pursued more?

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is currently pursuing a master’s degree in science at McDaniel College. He also is coaching football at Frederick High School in Frederick, Md.

Alec N. Brown

John J. Dawes Jr.

is a researcher and analyst with the Environmental Integrity Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization established in March 2009. EIP advocates for more effective enforcement of environmental laws.

John’s job is to keep industry transparent by making environmental data locally relevant. He works to help the public access environmental information and uses that data in their advocacy efforts.

This Time The Grass is Always Greener Got that?

Even if you don’t understand the science, the microscopic activity beneath the surface of the sod allows grounds managers to use less nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, the active ingredients in chemical fertilizers.

A typical athletic field requires about 6 pounds of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet per season,” explains Jeff Meadows, grounds supervisor at the College. “This year, we’ve used about 1.5 pounds per 1,000 square feet and have not reduced our turf quality.”

Holler says most of the company’s clients are golf courses and athletic fields, but he approached Juniata to tout the sustainability benefits of his product. The product certainly fits within the “green” guidelines laid out in the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment initiative. Meadows says the product applications have enabled the College to cut its chemical inputs of fertilizer and pesticides by almost 75 percent.

Chad Holler ’95 and Jeff Meadows

If some guy came up to you and told you he could make your lawn greener, thicker and generally better looking just by adding supercharged soil and some microbes to water, you’d probably react by trying to swap him that swamp property you bought over the Internet.

While the product he’s selling is much more complicated than the description above, Chad Holler ’95, biodivision manager for Envoguard, is helping his alma mater make its athletic fields greener, denser and healthier—while reducing the need for pesticides and herbicides. Which means our grass really is green—environmentally, that is.

Holler’s company, a division of Guardian CSC of York, Pa., is a distributor for 3-Tier Technologies, an Orlando, Fla.-based firm that uses humic acid and microbial technologies to make irrigation water for turfgrass more efficient. Let’s let Chad explain: “What we’re bringing to the table is an alternative to heavy chemical usage,” he says. “Humic acid is a carbon-rich compound—sort of a supercharged dirt—which acts as a delivery system for nutrients and beneficial soil microbes. The humic acid improves soil structure and increases water retention and nutrient availability. For the College, this means they conserve water, reduce chemical treatments and save money.”

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Jack W. Berkebile Jill M. Gifford

received this year’s Leadership Training in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) internship for an MA-Applied student.

The LEND fellow at Children’s Hospital helps emerging professions advocate on behalf of people with disabilities.

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Shane R. Gallagher

has accepted a full-time position as a business technology analyst at Deloitte Consulting LLC in Harrisburg, Pa. Laura M. Goodlander

is the owner of The Family Pet Resort in Media, Pa. It is a fun-loving pet hotel and playground for cats and dogs, and provides food and ample space inside and out to play.

What drove Holler to bring a greener solution back to his roots at Juniata? “When I look at Juniata, it’s not what I learned in the classroom, it’s what I learned being involved in the Juniata community,” he says, “At any given time I’m in contact with about 50 Juniata alumni.

I know people who went to Penn State that can’t remember the names of their roommates.”

Holler’s e-mail is choller@envoguard.com.

—John Wall, director of media relations

Diahann E. Mosier

was recognized as the recipient of the annual award for a Juniata College senior by the Huntingdon Branch of the Association of American University Women this past spring. She was chosen for this award because she was a good student, having appeared on the dean’s list consistently, and a worthy citizen of Huntingdon.

Diahann plans to continue her education and earn a master’s degree in fine arts or social work.

Gillian M. Thomas

is employed as an AmeriCorps member for a year of service at the Huntingdon Community Center. Some of her duties include supporting and maintaining the volunteer base, establishing a Facebook page and website and an events calendar in The Daily News, plus helping and playing with the children.

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received a research assistantship and full scholarship to attend the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. He will pursue his degree in international security and economic policy.

moved to Seoul, South Korea for one year in September 2010 to teach English as a Second Language to high school students.

Holler says the company has just started to bring its products onto college campuses. Holler also can hold a mini-Juniata reunion pretty much any time he shows up for work. Holler’s boss is Bruce Ketrick Sr. ’73, who is president/owner of Guardian CSC Corporation, a full-service industrial water treatment company. (The company provides treatment for Juniata’s heating and cooling systems.) Other alumni at the company are: Bruce Ketrick Jr. ’98, business manager for Guardian CSC; Melissa (Ketrick) Holler ’99, manager of business support systems; and Chris Turnbull ’05, account manager for Guardian CSC.

Reminders

Now Appearing in your Inbox The Juniata NewsGroup!

& Family Weekend

The NewsGroup e-newsletter will keep you up-to-date on campus happenings, student and alumni news, Juniata sports, and regional event schedules. Be among the first to know it’s Mountain Day through the special edition sent on the morning of this long-standing tradition.

Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2011 In 2010, we said it was going to be different, and we weren’t kidding! Come back to celebrate fall in Huntingdon and find out how different can get even better…

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This entirely volunteer-driven initiative has touched thousands of alumni for more than 10 years. Don’t miss out on the Juniata news that connects you and the more than 6,000 current NewsGroup members. Invite your fellow classmates, parents and friends of the College to catch the Blue and Gold spirit.

Register now online at:www.juniata.edu/alumni/newsgroup or e-mail the volunteer editor Jodie (Monger) Gray ’88 at jmonger@metrics.net.

carnival on the quad sporting events department open houses apple butter making wine tasting

Daah-dum... Daah-dum Dah-dum-dah-dumdah-dum-dah-dum...

A fantastic weekend with a carnival-like atmosphere. It was AWESOME in every aspect!

—Scott O’Neill ’80

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This year will also feature 5-, 10- and 15-year reunions for the Classes of 2006, 2001 and 1996. Save the date and make plans to join us. It’s never too early to make housing reservations! For more information, visit www.juniata.edu/alumni or contact the Alumni Office at alumni@juniata.edu.

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Alumni Association Awards

We encourage all alumni to consider nominating a deserving Juniata alumna/us for an Alumni Association Award. Final selections are made by the Alumni Council’s Awards & Nominations Committee, and are presented during Alumni Weekend in June of each year.

The awards are: • Alumni Service Award • Alumni Achievement Award • Young Alumni Achievement Award • Alumni Humanitarian Award For more information, past winners and online nominations, please go to www.juniata.edu/alumni/association/awards.

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Career networking, community service, Juniata sporting events, student recruitment. Regional Juniata clubs and events aren’t just about fun anymore! Get connected to the Juniata Network in your area and join alumni, parents, family and friends across the country for one of our many regional events and activities.

For more information, visit: www.juniata.edu/alumni/events/calendar.html

Marriages Edward J. Peck Jr. ’70

and Sandra Chambers were united in marriage on April 11, 2010. Edward is officially retired, but is assisting at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Carlisle, Pa. Sandra works for the Carlisle Chamber of Commerce.

Robert C. Dagen ’91

and Tiffany Centini were married May 22, 2010 at Blue Ridge Country Club in Harrisburg, Pa. They now reside in Middletown, Pa. Allison M. Klein ’95

and Robert Taylor were married June 12, 2010 at Chris Park in Durango, Colo. Alumni in attendance were George W. Cummings III ’93 and Kristie (D’Amico) Cummings ’93.

Amber E. Gray ’97

and Gorden Brunskill exchanged wedding vows on April 3, 2010. Amber is employed by the entomology department of Penn State University. The couple resides in Centre Hall, Pa. Kelly A. Cybuck ’00

and Marc Kitsko were married May 22, 2010 at the International Ministry Center in southern California.

Alicia L. Perusse ’01 was a bridesmaid.

Sarah C. Worley ’00 and Ryan L. Wetzel ’06

were united in marriage Oct. 17, 2009. The ceremony was held at the Stone Church of the Brethren in Huntingdon, Pa. The reception followed at the Huntingdon Country Club.

The couple now resides in Huntingdon, Pa. Juniata alumni, faculty and staff in attendance were Miriam (Smith) Wetzel ’52, Dale R. Mowrey ’00, Matthew L. Russell ’06, Colleen Hughes ’06, Jennifer E. Barry ’09, Will Dickey, Kathleen (Padamonsky) Dickey ’97, Allison (Zeigler) Ghaner ’01, Adam J. Stanley ’08, Rachel E. Kern ’09, Joshua M. Scacco ’08, Natalie A. Hershberger ’09, Donna Weimer, Grace Fala, Dawn E. Hayes ’95, Carol Peters, Whitney (Cramer) Bellomo ’00, Jeffrey E. Bellomo ’00, Lynn Cockett, Michael S. Lehman ’94, Daniel J. Evcic ’00, Adelaide (Muth) Peters ’01, Matthew R. Peters ’01, Celia Cook-Huffman, Grace Cook-Huffman, Emilee M. Spokus ’07, Sara May Clarkson, Kris Clarkson, Jason M. Najarian ’09, Babafemi O. Adegbite ’11, Ray A. Ghaner ’01, David D. Meadows ’98, Jessica (Yutzey) Quinter ’00, Julia M. Helstrom ’00, Elizabeth (Bender) Metrovich ’00, Todd L. Quinter ’00, David Witkovsky, Bonnie Lakso, Pat Kepple, Joanne Krugh, Nathan A. Wagoner ’80, and Robert Wagoner.

Lisa A. Shaffer ’02

and Laurence Gallagher were married June 12, 2010 in Conshohocken, Pa. Juniata alumni in attendance were Colleen (Bauer) McLaughlin ’01, Kathleen (Cenozo) Ashcraft ’02, Andrew R. Ashcraft ’02, Brandi A. Bottiger-Yachtis ’02, Seth A. Yachtis ’02, Meredith (Boyle) Metzger ’02, Lisa A. Dumansky ’02, and Holly (Wolbert) Allison ’02.

Jared R. Kohler ’03

and Brittany Walters were married June 5, 2010.

Kent M. Black ’04

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and Staci Spertzel were married Aug. 19, 2010 on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. They now reside in Huntingdon, Pa.

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Rebecca A. Bradley ’04

and Steven Walter were united in marriage on June 18, 2010.

They honeymooned in Grand Exuma, Bahamas and now reside in Mount Airy, Md. Joshua W. Hinson ’04

and Corlyn Henry were married Nov. 13, 2010. Joshua is commissioned as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, and is completing a residency in emergency medicine.

Robin J. Koval ’04

and Robert Lahr were united in marriage on April 10, 2010.

Robin is completing an emergency medicine residency. The couple resides in Blackwood, N.J. Gretchen R. Stull ’04

and Nicholas Kirby were united in marriage on Aug. 14, 2010. The nontraditional private ceremony was held at the Columns Hotel in New Orleans, La. The reception took place at the Cafe Atchafalaya in New Orleans.

Jeannie J. Miller ’04

and Michael Martin were married March 13, 2010 on Glory Boardwalk in Jekyll Island, Ga. Pictured are (l-r) Christine L. Robbins ’04, Neil A. Thorn ’04, Melanie (Cegelski) Weaver ’04, Jeannie (Miller) Martin ’04, Rachel S. Thomas ’08, Bryan J. Swift ’04, and Danielle M. Hart ’04.

Kara A. Donoghue ’05 and Robert W. Bowser ’06

were married May 22, 2010. Kara currently serves in the Public Defender’s Office of Berks County, Pa. Robert has joined his father and brother in their dental practice in York, Pa. Pictured are (row 1, l-r) Hazel (Laird) Bowser ’49, Edward Bowser (attended ’44-’47) (row 2, l-r) John J. Bowser ’73, Amy (Bowser) Wherley ’81, Mary Ellen (Fitz) Bowser ’77, Carl E. Bowser ’77 (row 3, l-r) Nathan A. Pugh ’06, Daniel P. Eleuteri ’06, Christopher A. Fanelli ’06, Timothy K. Shrout ’06, (row 4, l-r) Thomas W. Nelson ’06, Justin E. Kanter ’06, Lauren M. Welsh ’06, Kelly S. Howard ’07 and Kari E. Dundore ’06, (row 5, l-r) Meghan G. Fahy ’07, Devon I. Swancer ’05, Lindsey K. Treon ’05 and Jeffrey A. Gehring ’06, (row 6, l-r) Kathryn N. Moreau’07, Christina P. Jones ’07, Rebecca (Shoaf) Kozak ’05 , Emily (Endres) Sobara ’05, Carly A. Hatalsky ’05 (row 7, l-r) Michael A. Chirdon ’07, and Kelly (Moore) Price ’05.

Joanne (Koch) Gleason ’05

married Brian Gleason Feb. 13, 2010.

Alison M. Groninger ’05

married Beau Truitt June 19, 2010 at Bunkertown Church of the Brethren in McAlisterville, Pa. The reception followed at the Susquehanna Valley Country Club in Hummels Wharf, Pa. Nicole (McLellan) Ayers ’06

married Jake Ayers May 29, 2010. The wedding was held in Peoria, Ill. Juniata alumni and friends in attendance were Kelly S. Howard ’07, Lauren M. Welsh ’06, Lisa M. Russo ’08, Richard A. McLellan ’05, Courtney L. Jones ’06, and Scott McKenzie.

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Chelsie L. Hoover ’06 and Paul H. Fleischer ’06

were married May 22, 2010 at the Peace Chapel. Juniata friends and alumni present were Angela (Davidson) O’Brien ’06, Max S. Stem ’06, Frederick T. Wall ’05, Jonathan M. Moody ’06, David J. Bullock ’05, Paul B. Kozick ’06, Adam W. Butterbaugh ’06, Curtis F. Ishler ’06, Steven N. Holloway ’07, Todd D. McConnell ’06, Mark McKellop, Kathy Westcott, Tiana M. Mazzarese ’06, David M. Perrin ’05, Jared A. Lucas ’05, and Bob Pennington.

Melissa L. Wilson ’06

and Steven Ranck were married July 2, 2010 at the Dreams Resort in Cancun, Mexico. Juniata friends in attendance were Elizabeth A. Diesel ’05 and Carlene (Sulouff) Hack ’60. They reside in St. Paul, Minn., while Melissa finishes her doctoral studies at the University of Minnesota.

Amy (Albrecht) Andersen ’07

and Mark Andersen were married Oct. 4, 2009. They live in Easton, Pa., where Amy is working for the United Way of Hunterdon County, N.J. as the program coordinator.

Chad D. Black ’07

and Tabitha Southwell were united in marriage Jan. 16, 2010.

The ceremony was held at the Stone Church of the Brethren in Huntingdon, Pa. Following the ceremony, the reception was held in Ellis Hall Ballroom. The couple enjoyed a honeymoon in New York, N.Y. They now reside in Camp Hill, Pa. Lisa M. Detweiler ’07 and Eric W. Miller ’07

were married May 30, 2009 at the Most Holy Trinity Church in Huntingdon, Pa. Pictured are (row 1, l-r) Joshua R. England ’09, Kelcee G. Miller ’09, Bobbi (Rickenbaugh) Leister ’07, Gretchen A. Detweiler ’05 (sister of the bride and maid of honor), Josh Levy, Brittany J. Barbera ’06, Dane A. Fischer ’07, (row 2, l-r) Derek J. Pavlovic ’07, Lauren Sweeney, Jeremy Bolyard, Sara Horstmann, Lisa M. Detweiler ’07, Eric W. Miller ’07, Joy (Galuschik) Short ’07, David A. Wickard ’07, Bobbi (Albright) Hicks ’07, and John S. Rosselli ’07.

Stephanie N. Stupic ’07

married Joshua Putt Oct. 10, 2009. Stephanie is currently working towards her master’s degree in technical communication from Minnesota State University. Juniata alumni in attendance were Karl F. Stupic ’04, Devyn (Scott) Pulliam ’05, Richard W. Pulliam ’07, Kara A. Rehner ’06, and Miranda S. Abrahams ’06.

Christine E. Weaver ’07 and Daniel F. DeRosa ’07

were married July, 2010.

Emily Fitzgerald ’08 and Andrew Schuchart ’10

were married May 22, 2010 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hanover, Pa. Stephanie N. Hersh ’10

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married Bryan Rader June 5, 2010 at Brookmere Winery in Belleville, Pa. Juniata’s chaplain David Witkovsky performed the ceremony and Rachel E. Kern ’09 sang The Lord’s Prayer and One Hand, One Heart. Juniata alums included in the wedding were maid of honor/bride’s sister Jamie M. Hersh ’11, bridesmaid Andrea M. Sheffield ’10 and groomsman Jason F. Boyer ’03. The couple’s son, Tyler Rader, was the ring bearer. Stephanie’s grandparents are Carol (Stiffler) ’60 and Donald J. Coughenour ’59.

The family resides in Huntingdon in a log cabin home that Bryan completed last fall.

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Boots (and Clipboards) on the Ground

One of the biggest challenges for the U.S. military in times of war is to understand the social-cultural dynamics of the country or countries where troops are undertaking military operations. Michael Slough ’75, research manager for the Human Terrain Systems (HTS) supporting the US Army, uses his background as a researcher to give U.S. Army commanders a better grasp of socialcultural issues “on the ground.”

Q: What is the project you are working on?

A: I am part of a team that works on several projects simultaneously. The projects included key leader

engagements, upcoming elections, area assessments, and internal displaced persons. We were very busy with pre-elections in Iraq, surveying the demographics of polling sites, checkpoints, and election information. We also monitor and advise on civil capacity projects for essential services like construction, school, farming, electricity and water.

Q: Have you done similar work in other overseas locations?

A: Yes, I have other experiences in 1990-91 such as during Operation Desert Storm in the liberation of Kuwait and Operation Provide Comfort in resettlement of the Kurds in Kurdistan (Northern Iraq). As a NATO Liaison Officer, I learned how to work with our allies’ military forces, government officials and local populace for humanitarian aid and military missions.

Q: How did you become involved with this company or how did you get hired?

A: My experiences as an Army Civil Affairs Officer during Operation Desert Storm and Provide Comfort led to my selection for Human Terrain Systems (HTS). I applied initially for another job with a defense contractor and the hiring manager recommended that I try the HTS program with my skill set.

Q: What is involved in the opinion survey work in Iraq?

A: We conduct ethnographic surveys of the populations in the many different towns of all ethnic and sectarian

groups. We usually receive a mission from the division or brigade commander seeking more cultural information on topics like the upcoming elections, government officials/functions or public services. We use our culturally based experiences and training to develop effective survey questions. Next, we coordinate with the brigade combat teams in the targeted area and go out on missions with these units and conduct ethnographic interviews with key leaders and people on the street.

Q: How did your Juniata education and experience tie in to what you’re doing now?

A: Klaus Jaeger and George Dolnikowski provided me an opportunity

to major in foreign languages (German and Russian) and expand my knowledge of other lifestyles, cultures, and social perspectives. The U.S. Army gave me the chance to use my foreign languages and expand my socio-cultural knowledge and awareness.

Q: What is the most satisfying thing about doing this work in Iraq?

A: The progress made on the ground at the grassroots levels that doesn’t

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make the media headlines. The Iraqi in the street is really working hard to make it all work. Hopefully, the Iraqi politicians will deliver for their people by forming a coalition government.

Tracking Shot: Juniata Alumnus Wins Emmy Mike Trim ’76 went from bike messenger to Emmy award winning cinematographer, but it didn’t happen overnight. It took hard work, talent, and a lifetime commitment to learning. It also took, aptly enough, intense focus, as he worked his way up from gaffer (a film electrician) to director. Trim, whose screen credits include such things as videos for Madonna, Janet Jackson, commercials for Nike and Coca-Cola, and NBC’s Parks and Recreation, won an Emmy for his work as the director of photography in the Showtime hit series Weeds.

Q: How did you go from Juniata to an Emmy award-winning cinematographer and accomplished television director?

A: When I attended Juniata, we only had a few film classes. The best courses were taught by Bruce

Davis ’65, then an English professor (now recently retired executive director for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.) I studied English primarily, where I learned what makes a real story.

I also did a lot of independent study classes. After Juniata, I took one class at NYU in underground cinema. After that I decided to go out and start making movies.

I was living in Manhattan and answered an advertisement for a job in the Village Voice that said, “Do you want to be in the movie business?” The job turned out to be as a bike messenger for a company that did delivery work for movie companies. Every place I made a delivery I would drop off a résumé. That landed me a job at Jaguar Productions. I was learning a great deal about lighting and took the test to be a union film electrician. I eventually became a full-fledge gaffer and worked on incredible films like Mississippi Burning, which won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1989.

My wife and I then moved to Los Angeles and I started shooting music videos. My first was a music video for Madonna, directed by David Fincher, who just directed The Social Network. So much of this business is networking and being at the right place at the right time. I then did cinematography for several music videos and MTV’s Rock the Vote. I won a MTV Music Video Award and the greatest part of winning was that I did not have to do any more music videos. That is a tough business.

After that experience I got a call to do a pilot that did not get picked up, but it got me out there networking. I was hired to do a show called Head Cases that lasted only 2 episodes and it was canceled.

The same producer asked me to do Weeds. In 6 seasons of Weeds, I’ve been nominated twice for an Emmy. I shot the pilot for 30 Rock, and directed three episodes of Parks and Recreation. I had some difficult moments throughout my career, but you’ve got to work through those hard times to reap the benefits.

Q: What was it like to win an Emmy?

A: Total panic. There are 4,000 people and some pretty big stars in the audience. I had to make a speech, and let me tell you, there is a reason why I am behind the camera. I was nervous and I didn’t want to forget anyone. Immediately after it was all over I thought about my parents, what it took to get me here, and my family.

Q: Where do you keep it?

A: Right now it’s sitting on the island in my kitchen. People like to come to the house and get a kick out of holding it up it the air.

Q: What do you remember about your days at Juniata?

A: I couldn’t believe that all I had to do was sit around, read, watch movies and all they expected from me was to write papers. The learning was so much fun for me. Outside of writing the papers, it is exactly what I love doing today. I was a hippie kid from Newark with long hair and my pants were made from patches that my girl friend had sewn together. It was a crazy time. Juniata is a beautiful place.

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Anthony R. Molinaro ’97

and wife Kimberly welcomed their son, Anthony John, on July 18, 2010. He was 8 lbs.

11ozs. and was 22 inches long. He joins big sisters Madison, 6, and Maci, 3.

Gwen (Dunn) ’97 and Richard W. Schreier II ’98

are proud to announce the birth of their son, Reid Wirick, on Sept. 22, 2009. He weighed 8 lbs. 14 ozs. and was 20 inches long. He was welcomed home by big brothers Chance, 4, and Holden, 2.

Heather (Kidder) Henry ’98

Births Clayton G. Carlin ’87 and wife Kathleen are proud to announce the

birth of their sixth child, Conner James, on Nov. 13, 2009. He joins sisters Carsen, 10, Julia, 7, brothers Clayton Jr., 5, Brady, 4, and Cole, 2.

Vicki (Winslow) Loehr ’94

and husband Trevor are proud to announce the birth of their son, Camden Joseph, on March 10, 2010. He joins big sisters, Ava Jean, 6, Anna Jo, 4, and Emme Grace, 2.

Shane E. Griest ’96

and wife Schen are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Zoe Alema, on Dec. 10, 2009. She was welcomed home by big brother, Charlie, 2.

Amy (Heptner) ’96 and Ryan Mathur ’96

are proud to announce the birth of their son, Isaac, on June 7, 2010. He weighed 10 lbs. 11 ozs. He was welcomed home by big brother Nathan, 4.

Meghan (Monaghan) Calfee ’97

and husband Mark welcomed their daughter, Alannah Elizabeth Rose, on March 24, 2009.

She joins her brothers Nicholas and Collin.

Kathleen (Padamonsky) Dickey ’97

and husband Will are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Rowan Elizabeth, on Sept. 16, 2010. She weighed 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and was 19 1/2 inches long. She’ll join the Juniata class of 2032. Katie is assistant director of alumni relations and Will is assistant professor of English at Juniata.

and husband Olivier welcomed their daughter, Lucy Elaine, on Dec. 25, 2009. She was 9 lbs. 5 ozs. and 21 inches long. Her big sisters, Chloe and Sophie, said that she was the best Christmas gift they had ever received.

Colleen (Shoup) Mahan ’98

and husband Jonathan are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Sage Carolina, on May 27, 2010. She was welcomed home by big brother Carson.

Megan (Wiley) Crocker ’99

and husband Matthew are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kylie Ann, on March 25, 2010. She weighed 10 lbs. 3/4 ozs. and was 21 1/2 inches long. She was welcomed home by big sister Jenna Kathleen, 2 1/2.

Cathy (Gross) Hetrick ’99

and husband Jason are proud to announce the birth of their son, William Logan, on March 8, 2010. He weighed 8 lbs. and was 21 1/2 inches long.

Jill (Eash) Solomon ’99

and husband Brian are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Leah Catherine, on April 11, 2010. She weighed 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and was 19 1/2 inches long.

William J. Adair ’00

and wife Charity are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Katelynn Renee, on May 10, 2010. She weighed 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and was 21 1/2 inches long and was welcomed by big sister Grace, 4.

Heather (Harrison) ’00 and James A. Davis ’00

are happy to announce the birth of their son, Abbott, on July 16, 2010.

Daniel J. Evcic ’00

and wife Lisa welcomed their daughter, McKenna Marie, on Nov. 20, 2009.

She weighed 3 lbs. 7 ozs. and was 16 3/4 inches long.

Shya (Price) Erdman ’03

Holly (Lechien) Habbershon ’03

and husband Brian welcomed son, Cedrick, on March 1, 2010. He joins big sister Joleigh, 4.

Loni (Fultz) Kline ’03

and husband Doug welcomed their first child, Payton Douglas, on May 24, 2010. He was 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 20 inches long.

Renae (Watkins) ’04 and Douglas M. Schunk ’04

are proud to announce the birth of their son, Matthew Victor, on April 4, 2010. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and was 20 3/4 inches long.

Melanie Cegelski Weaver ’04

and husband David are proud to announce the birth of their child, Grant Michael, on May 31, 2010. He weighed 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 20 inches long.

Stephanie (Hodgdon) Brown ’05

and husband Paul are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Noah Benjamin, on Oct. 18, 2010. He weighed 6 lbs. 9 ozs.

Stacey (Miller) ’05 and Nathan W. Freitag ’05

are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Makenna Grace, on June 23, 2010.

She weighed 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and was 19 inches long.

Susan (Neiley) Kilmer ’05

and husband Josh are pleased to announce the birth of their second child, Noah Michael, on May 12, 2010. He weighed 8 lbs. and was 21.5 inches long. Big sister Elizabeth is overjoyed.

Jennifer (Piston) Crooke ’06

and husband Esmond are happy to announce the birth of their son, Lucas Esmond, on Sept.

9, 2009. He weighed 7 lbs. 15 ozs.

Devina L. Horvarth ’07

and husband Mark are happy to announce the birth of their son, Colin Michael Hobson, on July 18, 2010.

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and husband Craig are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Mallory Ann, on June 16, 2010. She weighed 6 lbs. 14.6 ozs. and was 20 inches long. She was also welcomed by big brother Landon, 2.

Photo: Aimee Radic ’12

a daughter, five grandchildren including David L. Maxwell ’92 and Andrew S. Maxwell ’96, and eight great-grandchildren.

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Obituaries Elizabeth (McCartney) Kuehnoel ’27

August 10, 2010—Elizabeth married Harry Ivin and had two daughters. She was then married to Frank Kuehnoel for 20 years and they took many trips to Mexico and Alaska.

She enjoyed growing beautiful roses and attending both Hope Lutheran Church and Lynden Community Church. She is survived by two children, three grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Before her death, she was Juniata’s oldest alum at 105 years old.

Sarah (Hobbs) Brown ’34

September 3, 2009—Sarah attended Our Savior’s Community Church in Palm Springs, Calif. She is survived by two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband Alexander.

Dorothy (Endres) Whittaker ’34

August 25, 2010—Dorothy married Donald Whittaker on June 9, 1938. She taught school in the one-room Aughwick School and later served as the supervisor of elementary music education in the Huntingdon Area School District. She was a member of the Huntingdon Presbyterian Church, where she was a deacon, junior and senior choir director, and the church organist for many years. She was also an avid bridge player and a member of several bridge clubs. Dorothy is survived by daughter Margaret (Whittaker) Esh ’62, a son, six grandchildren, including Kimberly J. Russell ’89 and Elizabeth D. Smith ’86, and 12 great grandchildren. She is also the aunt of Richard J. Endres ’70. She was preceded in death by her husband and brother Richard J. Endres ’38.

Pauline (Kauffman) Maxwell ’35

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September 13, 2010—Pauline married LeRoy S. Maxwell ’36 on Dec. 28, 1939. She returned to Juniata as president of its WaynesboroHagerstown Alumni Association and as president of the Waynesboro Women’s Juniata League. She was awarded Juniata’s Alumni Service Award in 1987. She was a member of Waynesboro Church of the Brethren and sang in their choir from 1935 to 2002. She had a lifelong love of painting and participated in various art shows and clothesline festivals.

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March 24, 2010—Harold earned a second bachelor’s degree in 1940 in agricultural economics and rural sociology. In 1941, he earned his master’s degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He started his doctoral studies at Cornell University but was interrupted by World War II when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He married Rhea Valleau on Oct. 20, 1945. Harold finished his studies at Cornell University and went on to teach at the University of Akron in 1947.

He later served at Purdue University, Mount Union College, and finally Northern Illinois University, where he served as the chair of the sociology department from 1957 until his retirement in 1984. While at the Northern Illinois University, he was awarded three Fulbright Visiting Professorships, two to Thailand and the one to the Philippines. His book, Historical and Cultural Dictionary of Thailand, was published in 1977. He enjoyed traveling in the United States, and abroad with his wife. He was also a member of the First Congregational Church in DeKalb, Ill. Harold is survived by his wife, three children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Verna (Baker) Smith ’36

September 20, 2010—Verna married Marion Smith on April 17, 1937. Prior to Marion’s death in 2008, the couple had celebrated 70 years of marriage. She taught elementary school in Huston Township, Pa. She also assisted her husband with daily operations on the dairy farm on Piney Creek, near Martinsburg, Pa. for nearly 40 years. She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church and Smithfield Church of the Brethren, both of Martinsburg, Pa. She was a member of Martinsburg Golden Age Club, North Woodbury Grange and the Pennsylvania Farmers Association. She enjoyed quilting, gardening and preserving foods.

Verna is survived by five children, Calvin C. Smith ’66, Miriam (Smith) Honsaker ’75, Ronald, Dennis, and Janet, 14 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her siblings including Ellis W. Baker ’38, Margaret (Baker) Cuppett ’32, and Dorothy (Baker) Hartzler ’31.

Horace L. Etienne ’37

April 16, 2010—Horace married Ruth Watson May 12, 1940. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee in the South Pacific during World War II and during the Korean War. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad in the Juniata Machine Shop. He was a barber for 52 years,

cutting at local hospitals, nursing and private homes. He was a member of First Lutheran Church and was the president of the Ushers League and member of the church council. He was a member of many Masonic affiliations, and a life member of Hiram Lodge 616. He also was president and director of the AAA Blair County Motor Club. Horace is survived by his wife, a daughter, four grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren, and five nieces and nephews.

Charlotte (Batcheler) Molyneaux ’38

March 1, 2009—Charlotte was predeceased by husband Dawson.

Mary (Wentsler) Hoover Harris ’39

July 29, 2010—M.E. received her master’s degree in counselor education from the University of Pittsburgh. She then worked as a teacher at East Huntingdon High School and Chester High School in Philadelphia, Pa. while her husband completed medical school. They served as Church of the Brethren missionaries in Bulsar, India. After their return to the United States, they set up a medical practice in Windsor, Pa. and Mary served as office manager until her husband’s death in 1984.

She wore many different hats as a member of the First Church of the Brethren in York, from Sunday and Bible School teacher to delegate to the annual conference. Later, she transferred her membership to the Harrisburg First Church of the Brethren. She is survived by daughters Linda L. Moyer ’72 and Carol A. Gordon ’76, brother Edmund G. Wentsler ’50, and 11 grandchildren including Sarah R. Moyer ’02. She was preceded in death by husbands, Paul S. Hoover ’37 and Robert H. Harris ’39, and her sister Amy (Wentsler) Hoover ’43.

Rush E. Stouffer Jr. ’39

September 10, 2010—Rush attended Harvard Law School and graduated in 1942. He served in the U.S. Navy on an escort carrier in World War II and saw action in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. In August 1943, he married Jody Burmeister. They enjoyed traveling, playing tennis and bridge, and sailing. He practiced law in Tacoma, Wash. and retired in 2004 after 58 years of practice.

He is preceded in death by his wife, sister Josephine (Stouffer) Gower ’42, cousins Ann (Wertz) MacNeish ’32, Elizabeth (Wertz) Ellis ’26, Jack E. Oller ’23, Rello E. Oller ’20, and uncle S. E. Dubbel ’11. He is survived by two daughters, three granddaughters, and two nephews.

Mildred (Hess) Grimley ’40

March 21, 2010—Mildred was a Sunday school teacher at Akron Church of the Brethren where she taught English and the Bible. She served 21 years as a missionary with husband John B. Grimley ’40 in Nigeria, Africa. She enjoyed quilting, needlepoint and writing. Mildred is survived by four children, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and brother George G. Hess ’59.

Ellis W. Van Horn Jr. ’40

April 19, 2010—Ellis completed law school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

He joined the U.S. Army and served during World War II and as a member of the Judge Advocate Corps in Japan. Ellis married Gladys M. Koch ’41 on May 12, 1945. After his honorable discharge as captain, he opened a law office in Bedford in 1947. He served as Bedford County’s district attorney from 19561963, and as county solicitor, and solicitor for various municipalities. He helped organize a National Guard Unit in Everett and served as its commanding officer from 1949 until 1962.

Ellis held the position of judge for Bedford and Fulton Counties from 1975 until 1985. He is survived by two children, one granddaughter, and three great-grandchildren.

Bernard J. Snyder ’40

June 6, 2009—Bernard served in the U.S. Army during World War II with 1874th Engineering Aviation Battalion. He served in the Netherlands, New Guinea, the East Indies and the Philippines. After 22 years of service, he retired from the U.S. Army Reserve as a major.

He was the owner of Logan Brothers Furniture, Huntingdon, Pa. He was a member of the Mount Moriah Lodge No. 300, F&AM, Valley of Altoona, AASR, Jaffa Temple, AAONMS, Huntingdon County Shrine Club, International Association of the Legion of Honor, Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge No. 976, Standing Stone VFW Post No. 1754, Frank P. Hommon American Legion Post No. 24, Antique Automobile Club of America, Juniata College Founders Club, Huntingdon No.1 Fire Company and Diamond Valley Hunting Camp.

He served as past district chair of the Oneida Boy Scouts and served as a member and past president of the Huntingdon Country Club and Logan Brothers Over the Hill Golf Team.

Bernard was preceded in death by first wife Marilynn (Myers) Snyder ’40, a daughter and brother. He is survived by second wife Lorna, twin sons Christopher M. Snyder ’73 and Courtney R. Snyder ’73, three stepchildren, five grandchildren, and four step-grandchildren.

Genetta B. Wolford ’41

November 7, 2008—Genetta was an elementary school teacher for 36 years. After retirement, she volunteered at the former Radio Station for the Blind of Westmoreland County branch in Greensburg, Pa. She also helped with weekly sorting that benefitted the annual book sale for the Literacy Program. She was preceded in death by her stepmother and sister. Genetta is survived by her sister, nieces, and nephews.

Ruth (Davis) Nettleton ’42

Hilda (Gordon) Worthington ’42

May 8, 2010—Hilda was employed with the Washington County Board of Education.

She was a math teacher at Smithsburg High, Clear Spring High, South Hagerstown High and taught summer school at North Hagerstown High. She received a master’s degree in earth science from the Arizona State University in 1970. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 89 Hagerstown, AARP, Washington County Retired Teachers Association and Maryland Retired Teachers Association. She directed plays at Clear Spring and loved traveling. Hilda is survived by two daughters, four grandsons, and six great grandchildren.

Janet W. Dore ’43

May 28, 2010—Janet married Orville C. Dore ’49 in 1943. She served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1945 as a control tower operator.

She taught in the Mount Union, Huntingdon and Anderson, S.C. school districts. Janet was a Sunday school teacher at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church and was its superintendent for nine years. She was a charter member of the Huntingdon League of Women Voters and Standing Stone Garden Club and held the scholarship chair of the District V Pennsylvania Federation of Garden Clubs. She was secretary of the Huntingdon Community Center and was a member of the board of trustees of J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed reading, crossstitch, cooking and gardening. Janet is survived by five brothers and sisters-in-law.

Robert R. Hoover ’43

June 5, 2010—Robert served as lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946. He was employed at New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company for 15 years and then as president and chairman emeritus at the Roaring Spring Blank Book Company for more than 50 years.

He served as a member of Juniata College’s Alumni Council and President’s Development Council, First Church of the Brethren, Chancel Choir, Iron Masters Country Club, Blair Racquet Club, Woodbury Lodge F&AM and the Jaffa Temple. Robert was a member and former president of the Rotary Club and the Roaring Spring Borough Council, board secretary of the Garver Memorial YMCA, board member of the Nason Hospital Foundation, and director of Central Counties and Mellon Bank. He was preceded in death by sister Sarah E. Hoover ’41. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Nancy Garver, sons Daniel B. Hoover ’70 and Russell C. Hoover ’78, daughters Elizabeth HarmonGarach, and Barbara Hoover, eight grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

Charles P. Siemon ’43

August 14, 2009—Charles was inducted in the Dayton Horse Show Hall of Fame for 50 years of participation. He enjoyed playing handball, racquetball and golf. He is survived by eight children, 18 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren.

Betty (Fisher) Strayer ’43

November 17, 2009—Betty retired as a nurse from the Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa. after 25 years of service. She was a member of the Trinity Presbyterian Church.

For 12 years, Betty was a resident and volunteer at Laurel View Village. She was preceded in death by husband Vernon J. Strayer ’42. Betty is survived by five children, 10 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Gerald L. Myer ’44

January 18, 2010—Gerald served in the U.S. Army at Fort Sill, Okla. He was honorably discharged as a captain in the Dental Corps.

He enjoyed photography, reading and music.

Gerald is survived by his wife of 70 years, Mildred (Strickhouser) Myer ’44.

Robert W. Leipold ’45

June 18, 2010—Robert joined the Army after the start of World War II and served in the Signal Corps. In 1943, he was reassigned to attend medical school at the University of California, Berkeley. He established a medical practice in 1950 and served on the staff of Lewistown Hospital. In 1973, Robert became director of Family Medicine at the Geisinger Medical Center of Danville, Pa. During his years at Geisinger, he helped establish the Geisinger Health Plan, an early HMO program, and aided in operating a family practice residency program. He enjoyed hiking, fishing and hunting. Robert is survived by his wife of 64 years, three sons, four granddaughters, and three great-grandchildren.

Phyllis (Bair) Diehm ’46

March 25, 2010—Phyllis married William H. Diehm ’47 June 7, 1945. She moved to Ohio in 1947 and worked as a cafeteria supervisor in the Poland School District for nine years. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Highland in Pittsburgh, Pa. She is survived by her husband, daughter Sally J. Diehm ’72, sister Miriam (Bair) Keeney ’50, brother Robert K. Bair ’40, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Edna (Cox) Fishback ’46

February 19, 2010—Edna was preceded by her sister Ruth (Cox) Jeffery ’36. She is survived by husband Horace and sister Helen (Cox) Sholomskas ’39.

W. Warren Shoemaker ’46

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June 15, 2010—Ruth was the daughter of Oscar H. Davis ’12 and Erma Blanche Davis ’18.

She married David Nettleton ’42 in 1941. She was a pastor’s wife and served as her husband’s secretary while he was the president of Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa. Ruth

was preceded in death by her husband and one daughter. She is survived by six children, sisters Vera (Davis) Ball ’48 and Irene (David) Jones ’55, 14 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren.

Center for Neurological Development in Piqua, and trustee and board member of the Brethren Retirement Community. Warren was a member and past president of the Piqua Ministerial Association and was devoted to Piqua’s Association of Churches and Prayer Breakfast.

He served as grand marshal of the Piqua Crop Walk and volunteered with Piqua’s United Fund, Habitat for Humanity, and Meals on Wheels.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy (Essick) Shoemaker ’46, three children, seven grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

Gladys (Jackson) Beggs ’48

January 17, 2009 Jane (McCarty) Shaffer ’48

March 21, 2010—Jane married husband Clyde June 11, 1955. She received her master’s degree in equivalency from Chambersburg College.

She taught a total of 38 years, the first eight years at Mount Union and then moved to Baltimore County schools for the remaining years, teaching mostly as a 12th grade English teacher. She enjoyed playing bridge and solving crossword puzzles. She was a member of Dundalk (Md.) United Methodist Church for 30 years. For 15 years as church organist. Jane is survived by her husband, two children and several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews.

Carl W. Hagerty ’49

September 29, 2010—Carl served in the U.S. Army during World War II and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. In 1985, he retired as a quality assurance management specialist, U.S. Department of Defense.

Carl was a member of many clubs and organizations, such as historical societies. He served in the Carmel Presbyterian Church, taking on roles from elder to deacon. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Henrietta, a son, and a granddaughter.

James H. Patterson ’49

August 23, 2010 —James was a staff officer in the Coast Guard, a junior assistant purser and pharmacist’s mate in the U.S. Merchant Marines. He was also in the Army, Air Force, and Air Force Reserve. For more than 30 years he was a purchasing manager with AMP Incorporated. He was a master mason.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, golfing, and spending time with family. James is survived by wife Phyllis, three children, and five grandchildren.

Donald C. Kaufman ’50

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May 23, 2010—Donald served in the U.S. Army and was awarded a Purple Heart for injuries received during the Battle of the Bulge.

After being discharged, he attended Juniata and later earned a master’s degree from Penn State University. Donald was employed by the Dow Chemical Company as an analytical chemist. He enjoyed fishing, camping, skiing, and birding. He was a member of the Midland Nature Club and the Church of the Brethren.

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He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Eleanor (Seese) Kaufman ’51, four children, and four grandchildren.

Fredrick E. Phenicie ’50

May 1, 2010—Fredrick was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was employed

by EquiFax Incorporated as an insurance inspector until he retired in 1985. Fredrick was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Lewistown, Pa. He is survived by wife Jean (Brown) Phenicie ’49, sons Gregory and Mark, and four grandchildren.

Audrey Campbell Chancer ’51

September 25, 2007 Donald A. Kerr ’51

April 9, 2010—Donald was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps. Before retiring in 1983, he worked as an assistant plant manager for Harbison-Walker Refractories. He also was a member of the McVeytown Presbyterian Church in McVeytown, Pa., and the Westminster Men’s Bible class. He enjoyed hunting and was a Penn State football fan and season ticket holder.

He was preceded in death by wife Bertha and cousins Arlene (Dunmire) Moyer ’50 and Florence E. Kerr ’46. He is survived by his son, granddaughter and cousins Linda (Kerr) Miller ’60, Rex W. Hershberger ’50, and James K. Hershberger ’50.

Ruth K. Fees ’52

June 2, 2010—Ruth was employed for 19 years by the Annville-Cleona School District. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Lebanon and its United Methodist Women’s Association. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, knitting, country living, raising horses and reading. Ruth was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, John, four children, seven grandchildren, two greatgrandsons, and three sisters.

Samuel S. Byers ’53

January 4, 2009—Samuel served in the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam veteran. He also was a retired colonel in the U.S. Air Force.

Before retiring in 2007, he worked as the chief of dental surgery at the Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Samuel was preceded in death by wife Clare, one brother and two sisters. He is survived by two daughters, a son, a brother, a sister, and six grandchildren.

Donald B. Brumbaugh ’55

July 20, 2010—Donald married Minnie Restauri Sept. 15, 1956. He taught high school for 36 years. He was a member of Memorial Church of the Brethren in Martinsburg, Pa. He enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting, reading and golfing. He was an Eagle Scout and also a lifetime member of the Riggles Gap Rifle Club.

Donald is survived by his wife, three children, four grandchildren, and two siblings.

Harry A. Campbell ’57

April 17, 2010—Harry worked for more than 30 years with Mobil Oil as a senior marketing representative for the mid-Atlantic states. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a senior airman E-5 and also in Germany after the Korean War. He was very much involved with the Lancaster Bicycle Club, founding and organizing the club’s annual Spring Fling. He also was a member of Grandview Heights United Methodist Church in Lancaster, Pa. He was a troop leader with the Boy Scouts of America and a Free and Accepted Mason. He was also a member of numerous clubs and organizations.

Harry was preceded in death by wife Eleanor.

Harry is survived by three children, four grandchildren, and a brother.

Sandra (Ewing) Moore ’58

May 8, 2010—Sandra was a seventh-grade teacher in Newport News, Va. In 1961, she moved to Selinsgrove to help her husband start his law practice. During the 1970s and early 1980s, Sandra owned and operated two children’s clothing stores. After closing these stores, she returned to manage Moore Law Offices. Sandra was devoted to 4-H, the Snyder County Historical Society, and Snyder County Libraries. She enjoyed gardening, storytelling, book clubs and debating politics.

Sandra is survived by her husband of 52 years, John R. Moore ’58, four children, and nine grandchildren.

Francis B. Townsend Jr. ’58

April 24, 2010—Francis served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 until 1954. Before he retired, he was the executive director of Associated Builders and Contractors, Northern Ohio Chapter. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty (McKee) Townsend ’51, sons Stephen C. Townsend ’76, Michael, and Christopher.

Donald W. Miller ’58

March 28, 2010—Donald married Carol Jean Storrs Sept. 9, 1956. He was a volunteer and member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Liverpool, N.Y. In the Korean War, he served as a sergeant with the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. He served as a member of the National Guard in Everett, Pa. and of the Central New York 82nd Airborne Division in Rome, N.Y. Donald worked at Agway for 35 years as a manager of the tax compliance department. He was the president of Countryside Federal Credit Union, Lutheran Home of Central New York and Logan Country Club. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Donald is survived by his wife, four children, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Charles M. Diehl ’59

May 26, 2010—Charles retired from the IBM Corporation and was the owner and operator of Leroy Hardware. He was the main factor in the creation of the CYO soccer program in Binghamton, N.Y. He was a member of the Endicott Elks, Endicott Scottish Rite Masons,

SGS Laboratories as a chemist in California and Texas. Donald was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his parents and brother.

Carl G. Wass ’59

Kathleen L. Zeek-Voelker ’69

April 12, 2010—Carl was an attorney with Caldwell & Kearns in Harrisburg, Pa. He worked as an instructor for Magisterial District Justices and Solicitor of the Tax Office of Dauphin County, Pa. He was preceded in death by son Scott, and brother George. Carl is survived by his wife of 49 years, Nancy (Lacue) Wass ’62, daughter and son-inlaw, Leslie (Wass) Speaker ’92 and Michael E. Speaker ’91, son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey C. Wass ’83 and Deborah Wass, a sister and brother, and five grandchildren.

April 10, 2010—Kathleen received her master’s degree in education from Montclair State University in Montclair, N.J. She taught for 32 years as a home economics teacher at Parsippany Troy-Hills High School in Parsippany, N.J. After her retirement in 2002, she also worked part time at the Wharton Public Library. She also enjoyed vacationing in Myrtle Beach, Fla. Kathleen is survived by husband Lou, two step-children, and five step-grandchildren.

Barbara (England) Mock ’60

August 8, 2010—Fran married Ronald F. Miller ’70 and they were together almost 40 years. She enjoyed cross-stitching, reading and watching movies. She also served as a member of the Alumni Council at Juniata. She is survived by her husband, a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren.

April 20, 2010—Barbara married Joseph Mock on Aug. 27, 1960. She was an elementary school teacher in the suburban areas of Philadelphia, Pa. and Washington, D.C. She was a member of Solomon’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chambersburg, Pa. She also volunteered for organizations such as Girl Scouts of America and Easter Seals. Barbara is survived by her husband, daughters Jennifer and Christine (Mock) Stream ’88, son-in-law Charles E. Stream ’87, and three grandchildren.

Harold R. Krause ’60

May 18, 2010—Harold served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps and was stationed in Guantanamo Bay during the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. He enjoyed singing in the choir at Ken Mawr United Presbyterian Church, and was an enthusiastic sports fan.

Harold is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sandra, and their two children.

John C. Day ’64

August 22, 2010—John pursued a career in the concrete and cement industry for more than 40 years. He enjoyed being an avid sports fan and playing golf. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Ruth (Buchman) Day ’63, four children, nine grandchildren, five siblings including Cindy (Day) English ’84, and brother-in-law Timothy B. English ’73.

James B. Pearl ’64

July 10, 2010—James was a veteran of the U.S. Army, earning the Bronze Star and Vietnam Service Medal. He retired from Lenox Brands after many years of service. He is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Geraldine, and two children. He also leaves his Jack Russell terrier, Brewster.

Paul G. Shaffer ’67

March 29, 2009—Paul is survived by wife Venetia.

Donald M. Weiss ’69

Frances (Kota) Miller ’70

Kay S. Houck ’72

June 7, 2010—Kay married Harry Houck Aug. 31, 1957. She received a bachelor’s degree of science in elementary education. She was employed as a substitute teacher, social worker and director of social services at the former Huntingdon County Nursing Home. In 1982, she opened The Flower Shop in Orbisonia. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Friends of the Huntingdon County Library and Orbisonia-Rockhill Historical Society.

Kay was also a key factor in the opening of the Lower Huntingdon County Branch Library. She enjoyed the arts, painting, bird-watching and genealogy. Kay is survived by her husband, a daughter, and a grandson.

John R. Entrikin Jr. ’73

April 24, 2010—John earned his master’s degree from Jersey City State University. He taught social studies at Southern Regional High School for 32 years. He also coached girls’ softball team, track team, chess team and officiated at track meets. John is survived by his wife of 38 years, Diane, two sons, two granddaughters, and his dog Daisy.

Jack D. Conlon ’76

May 5, 2010 Michael B. Humphrey ’76

May 25, 2010—Michael worked for the Borough of West Chester at the Taylor Run Water Analysis Facility. He enjoyed gardening, especially growing gardenias, and had hoped to get his pilot’s license. Michael is survived by his mother, wife of 21 years, Kay, a daughter, and granddaughter.

Kim (Heath) Maney ’78

July 30, 2010—Kim worked as a substitute teacher for the State College Area School District and as a teacher at Wonderland Charter School in State College, Pa. She was a devoted mother to her daughter, Elle. She returned, after 18 years to the Penn State Student Loans Office to help finance her daughter’s education. Kim attended Mount Nittany United Methodist and Pine Hall Lutheran Church. She was also very passionate about breast cancer awareness and volunteered for different organizations to help increase awareness. As a Juniata classmate said of Kim, “We loved her sense of humor, her kindness, and her friendship, and had the chance to enjoy it as a group at our 30th class reunion in June 2008. While we had to bid Kim farewell, she lives on in the hearts of friends and family.”

Kim is survived by daughter Elle, and her “other daughter” Samantha Benz. She is also survived by three brothers including John M. Heath ’76, nieces, and nephews.

Brad R. Godshall ’79

March 21, 2010—Brad attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School and graduated cum laude in 1982. He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Pasadena, Calf.

He was a partner and bankruptcy law specialist with Pachulski Stang Ziel & Jones. He was included in many publications honoring his work. He enjoyed a good debate and loved his family. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Patty, daughter Shoshanna, son Jason, mother Sara, father Robert W. Godshall ’55, and uncle Richard W. Godshall ’55.

Sharon (Barger) Gagnon ’88

August 15, 2010—Sharon married Jesse Gagnon June 26, 1988. She enjoyed reading science fiction and romance novels. She also liked to travel and enjoyed vacationing with her family. She worked with Susquehanna Health Systems. She is survived by her husband of 22 years and two sons.

Daniel A. Lehman ’88

April 29, 2010—Daniel was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Palmyra, Pa. He held memberships to Hershey-Palmyra Sertoma Club, the Order of the Arrow of Boy Scouts of America, and was the assistant scoutmaster of Troup 456 of Palmyra, Pa. He is survived by a brother, a sister, and four nephews.

Photo: Claire Coda ’10

Endicott Blue Lodge and the 32nd Degree Masons. Charles is survived by wife Marianne, three children, and four grandchildren.

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May 22, 2010—After Juniata, Donald was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. He spent most of his professional career as a successful player in the Canadian League. He was employed by

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I met a Juniata alum in the most unusual place …

My son Jeff and I took a Harley ride to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming on July 13, 2010 and ran into Danielle M. Partsch ’12, her parents, Mary and Dan, and brother Jonathan, who is considering Juniata.

It was a great day and we had a fun visit. Danielle is a secondary education/ biology POE. —Paula Wagoner, associate professor of anthropology at Juniata

While doing a promotional pitch for our family-owned company Weyerbacher Brewery (Easton, Pa.) during “Philly Beer Week,” a gentleman attending the presentation mentioned that he graduated from a small liberal arts college in central Pennsylvania. I asked him his name and discovered the Juniata connection with John P. O’Donnell ’10.

—Christian T. Lampe ’94

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Ash Wednesday Haiti Reflection

By Kristin Brewer ’09 Photography: J.D. Cavrich

We had only been in Port-Au-Prince for about half an hour. We grabbed some cold drinks and headed up to the roof to watch that evening’s soccer match. Then, just a little after 5 p.m., the earth shook.

This was the first time in my life I had been exposed to death and destruction on such a large scale. It seemed to be everywhere, disturbing to one’s sense of sight, smell, hearing, and in some ways, touch. I was at an absolute loss

for words and an incredible mix of conflicting emotions. I wanted to be hopeful and positive, yet couldn’t stop the overwhelming desire to cry or the waves of nausea that shook through me.

I made my way around the triage field, delivering supplies I had gathered from the house. I quickly returned to the field, unable to tear myself away.

I knew I wasn’t emotionally strong enough to handle the serious injuries that kept coming in, but I have been told many times that I am a great hugger. I believe that physical touch is a strong reassurance; with that in mind, I went around the field and held those who were upset.

One woman in particular resonated with me. Her two daughters, about my age, lay on blankets next to her, howling and writhing in pain. She cried, raising her hands towards the heavens because she was helpless to spare her children.

We did not speak the same language; we were from different religions, different nationalities, different walks of life. Yet as I sat behind

her, rubbing her back and singing my favorite hymn, we connected.

She moved my hand from her back to her neck, and suddenly, the differences, which before had seemed so significant, melted away.

We held one another and cried, and I moved myself between her and her daughters, offering a consoling hand to both. I stayed with them for a while, bringing them what comfort I could, until we reached an unspoken understanding that I should move on to others.

I was part of a group of four who were in Haiti at the time of the earthquake. Huntingdon’s Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church has a partner parish in Lalomas, and we had spent the week delivering supplies, meeting people, and taking in a new culture. We were set to leave on Wednesday. We were in Port Au Prince, Haiti, 10 miles from the epicenter of the quake.

Later, as dawn broke, I braced myself for the worst. From the rooftop of our house, the whole neighborhood stretched before us. Once bustling with activity, movement was slow as people tiptoed through the cracked, dusty streets, weaving around piles of rubble that used to be homes. I closed my eyes and said a silent prayer.

From the rooftop, I couldn’t bring myself to look below, instead trying to force last night’s images from my mind.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, again trying to prepare myself for a second glimpse of hell. Yet, surprisingly, as I opened my eyes, I saw not hell, but hope.

A solitary flag flapped in the breeze atop the roof, waving the word PEACE. The banner was a beacon of hope; in the background, I saw that many who had crowded together for safety and comfort on the field the night before had left.

It was uplifting that so many were not only physically able, but also motivated to confront their newest challenge. Still in view, doctors and volunteers worked tirelessly to help those left

I began snapping my camera, silently capturing the scenes in a new, fresh light. Everywhere you looked, there it was: hope, now joined by faith. Hope that circumstances would eventually improve, and faith that others would reach out to and support those in need.

I thought back to the mother from the night before. She held hope and faith in those working the triage area; she also embraced what little comfort I could offer her as a gesture of a promise—that no matter how bleak, she was not standing alone. >j< —Kristin Brewer ’09 is a residence director and assistant director of student activities at Juniata. She was in Haiti with fellow Juniatians Jared Smith, Rev. David Arsenault and Jason Lillibridge.

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