Vidya Lala ’17, and the brothers Haisam Hassanein ’14, Wesam Hassanein ’15, and Amr Hassanein ’19. These caring connections take other forms, of course. There are trustees such as Jim Glasgow Jr. ’81, who seek out our students as internship candidates. There are faculty who, such as Dr. Patrick Brewer, associate professor of mathematical sciences, seek out students of promise. Moreover, there are alumni such as Josh Kesler ’98, who make caring commitments to revitalizing their own communities. Read on for stories of how LVC’s enduring Global Network makes a real and positive difference in the lives and educations of our students.
GENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS Sometimes a family has so many connections to LVC that the past, present, and future are woven into a unique and lasting legacy. The Hanshaw and Hackett families are just one example. Sean Hackett ’93 majored in music education at LVC. Today, he is a choral music teacher at Conrad Weiser High School in Robesonia. Sean’s relationship with the College has evolved over the years, from neighbor to student to alumnus. Today, he serves as a partner through providing supervision to LVC student teachers. Sean’s link to the College recently took on a new dimension as he and his wife, Jennifer Hanshaw Hackett ’93, became Valley parents when their daughter,
Morgan Hackett ’19, arrived as a freshman this fall. Sean’s connection to LVC actually began in childhood, when his parents bought a house on College Avenue. “We used to roller skate on the quad and ride our bikes all over campus,” Sean says. He admits that at first he did not intend to attend the college next door. “I wanted nothing of the sort—in fact, I joined the Marines to get a good distance between myself and Lebanon County,” he says. Nevertheless, when he was disqualified from military service because of asthma, his voice teacher, Philip G. Morgan, professor emeritus of music, suggested he sign
up for a class at LVC to keep himself occupied. “I did that fully expecting to transfer—but I didn’t,” Sean notes. And it’s a good thing he didn’t, because Sean met his future wife on the College’s football field. “Jen was in color guard, and I played trumpet,” he says. Jen studied English communications with a chemistry minor. Today, she is a freelance writer and editor. While Sean grew up right next to campus, Jen has a rich “family tree” of Valley connections, including her mother, Nancy Bowman Hanshaw ’50; her father, Harry Herr Hanshaw ’50; her uncle, Dr. Howard Anthony “Tony” Neidig ’43, H’04,
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