Dear fellow alumni, The Alumni Council recently kicked off its 2012-13 year of activities by asking the President, faculty, staff and students, “What can we as alumni do to help the College and its mission?” What we heard were some very clear actions:
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Recommend students. As alumni, we know what type of students might thrive at Juniata. We can talk to our neighbors, colleagues and acquaintances to encourage their sons and daughters to consider Juniata. The GOLD Card program offers $1,000/year scholarships to students who enroll as a result of alumni recommendations. This not only helps the student, but it also helps Juniata reach its enrollment goals. Learn more at www.juniata.edu/alumnischolarship. Alert Juniata to jobs and internships. More than ever, students need contacts to find internship and job opportunities. Many of us are well placed to pass on such information from our workplaces and regions to the College to share with students. This type of involvement helps current students, but also attracts prospective students who know the value of a strong alumni network. Learn more at www.juniata.edu/services/career. Give a monetary gift to Juniata. Not only do the funds help to provide scholarships to students and improvements to the College, but the higher the alumni participation in gift-giving and volunteerism, the better Juniata’s ability to receive additional funding and recognition in the marketplace. The alumni participation rate is more important than the amount of the donation. Learn more at www.juniata.edu/gifts. Login to Juniata Connect. This online directory and social network allows students and peers to know what you are doing in your career and provides a way to connect with you to discuss shared interests. You will also see what alumni groups are up to, and have an opportunity to join or comment on them. Learn more at www.juniataconnect.org.
As your leadership team, the Alumni Council pledged as individuals to help Juniata in each of these areas. We invite you to join us in any of these concrete steps to help Juniata—together, we can make a real difference for the College and its students!
Juniata
—JoAnn Bowman ’75, Alumni Council President
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Kimber Hershberger
recently published a professional development book, What’s Your Evidence? Engaging K-5 Students in Constructing Explanations in Science. She co-wrote it with Carla Zembal-Saul, a Penn State science education professor, and Katherine McNeil, a Boston College assistant science education professor. She is also among the 2012 nominations under consideration for a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the highest recognition given to math and science teachers for outstanding instruction. Kimber is a third-grade teacher at Radio Park Elementary School in State College, Pa. George P. Valko
attended the presidential inauguration of Bobby Fong at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. on April 21, 2012 as a delegate of Juniata.
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Gail (Morgan) and Perry L. Habecker
attended the inauguration of Robert Jennings at Lincoln University in Lincoln University, Pa. on Sept. 22, 2012 as a delegate of Juniata. David P. Skoner
was a guest speaker at “The Air We Breathe” summit on asthma in Pittsburgh, Pa. on May 16, 2012. He discussed the importance of allergens and asthma control.
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Ronald Seiler Jr.
attended the inauguration of Carl Oxford at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa. on April 28, 2012 as a delegate of Juniata.
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Be sure to mark your calendar for your 35th Reunion Celebration— June 6-9, 2013. Please contact the alumni office if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (1-877-JUNIATA; alumni@juniata.edu).
Charles J. Koren
has been named the new superintendent for the Homer-Center School District in Homer City, Pa.
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Susan R. Stapleton
was named dean of Western Michigan University Graduate College. She has been a faculty member since 1990 in both the chemistry and biology departments, and has served as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Daniel M. Welliver
was honored as one of three Juniata faculty members with distinguished teaching and service awards during the 2012 Spring Awards Convocation. Daniel received the Henry and Joan Gibbel Award for Distinguished Teaching. He joined Juniata in 2006 after a long career in both the private sector and state government.
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Nathaniel E. P. Ehrlich
accepted a position in August 2012, as associate general counsel of the NFL Players Association in Washington, D.C. Lisa (Masood) Giles
is the president and chief executive officer of Giles & Associates Consultancy Inc. On Oct. 17, 2012, she gave a campus presentation at Juniata in Neff Lecture Hall. Curtis M. Robb
and wife Rosie are proud first-time grandparents. Their daughter Lauren gave birth to Sarah on Sept. 18, 2012. They hope Sarah will someday attend Juniata like her grandfather, great-grandfather and many other family members.