P PA PANTHER NTHER PRESS Drs. Richard Frederick
and Holly Spittler retired in August as two of
the university’s longestserving employees.
ALAN HANCOCK ‘07
End of careers
Two of the university’s longest serving professionals retire Dr. Richard Frederick, professor of history, and Dr. Holly Spittler, associate dean of student affairs and director of career services, retired in August. Frederick retired as the third-longest serving member of the faculty. He began teaching at Pitt-Bradford in 1979 after earning his doctorate in history at Penn State University. During his 39 years at Pitt-Bradford, he taught classes in American history from the American Colonies to Vietnam and the John F. Kennedy Assassination. He is the author of a biography of President William H. Taft and is the author or co-author of books on 4
PORTRAITS
President Warren G. Harding and Ellis Island. He has received the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Pittsburgh and the Teaching Excellence Award from the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association. He is known for his witty and entertaining lectures and support of area organizations such as Bradford Little Theatre and the McKean County SPCA. He and his wife, Jan, live in Bradford. Spittler came to Pitt-Bradford in 1981 to be the director of the then-new office of Career Planning and Placement. Since then, she has been active on campus and in the community.
Spittler was the adviser of the Nontraditional Student Association; was the co-founder of the first honor society on campus, the freshman honor society Alpha Lambda Delta; was the co-founder of the Empty Bowls and Baskets dinner to support the Friendship Table; and was instrumental in establishing activities for Women’s History Month on campus. She has received the Chancellor’s Award for Staff Excellence in Service to the University and the YWCA Woman Leader Award and is or has been a board member with Futures Rehabilitation Center Inc., the YWCA Bradford and her church. She lives in Bradford. fall/winter 2018
