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Alumni Herald Summer 2010 Volume 22, No. 1

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Robert J. Dillman, Ph.D.University President

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EditorJohn J. Ross

Director of Alumni Engagement

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ContributorsBGA StudiosJohn BenderMary K. Davis

Brenda E. FridayGreg Knowlden M’04Darlene Farris-Labar

Susan L. FieldShane IzykowskiKelly Kemmerer

Marilyn J. LoPresti ’08Allison Mosher ’09

Wanda OcheiJeff Phillips ’07

Carleen A. PolicastroRita Potnicki ’71, PhD

John J. RossBetty S. RussoJohn Shortino

Douglas F. SmithAshley Stryker

Sheree B. Watson

Dear Friends:

As the green cover of this issue of the Alumni Herald pro-claims, the East Stroudsburg University community has a commitment to environmen-tal sustainability and is work-ing very hard on many levels to achieve climate neutrality. We have many initiatives involving staff, faculty and students, including the Com-mission on Sustainability, the ESU Recycling Commit-tee, and the student Go Green Committee.

Our efforts include expanding the number of recyclable products used on campus, increasing awareness of the bicycle as an excellent transportation choice, and assessing our carbon footprint on the operations of the university.

We hope that these efforts inspire our graduates to par-ticipate in this important movement wherever you live and work. The next time you are on campus, please take the opportunity to see all our environmentally friendly efforts firsthand.

Some of the other highlights in this issue of the Alumni Herald which you will find interesting include:

n The campus community coming together to raise nearly $11,000 for Haiti earthquake victim relief;

n The creation of the Schisler Wildlife Museum of Natural History, made possible by the generosity of Art and Fannie (Greene) Schisler ’62 to be located in the Warren E. ’55 and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Technology Center;

n The message of the importance of personal relation-ships and working with change delivered by Charles Taylor II, Ph.D., ’84/M’86 in his speech at the gradu-ate college commencement ceremony this past spring;

n This spring’s Alumni Day festivities highlighted the class of 1960 and provided the opportunity to share the exciting changes taking place on campus and future plans for the university.

East Stroudsburg University’s academic standing and growth is based in large part on the strength and success of graduates such as you, and we hope you will continue to stay in touch and be involved, whether it is through our annual special events, on-campus activities, or off-campus gatherings and events.

Sincerely,

Robert J. Dillman, President

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Summer 2010 Table of Contents 1

Offices of Development and Alumni RelationsAhnert Alumni Center (800) 775-8975http://advancement.esu.edu

Frank Falso Vice President for University Advancement

Betty S. Russo Assistant Vice President for Development

Laurie SchallerExecutive Staff Assistant

John J. Ross Director of Alumni Engagement

Wanda OcheiAssistant Director for Alumni Relations

Michelle Dramé M’07Director of Corporate & Community Relations

Michele Zabriski Major Gifts/Planned Giving Officer

Cynthia LavinMajor Gifts/Planned Giving Secretary

Tina L. Franks McGovern Coordinator of Annual Funds

Teresa McCraw Werkheiser Coordinator of Donor Relations and Stewardship

Roberta Russell Secretary/Receptionist

Christina PrinceAccountant

Laurel BruceSenior Prospect Researcher

Board of Directors

Mark J. Mecca ’96President

James T. “Rocky” Rogers ’85Vice President

Suzanne A. Chludzinski ’90Secretary

James R. Barchiesi ’05Kevin C. Broadhurst ’99Christopher J. Cerski ’98

Suzanne A. Chludzinski ’90Edward J. Curvey ’63Roger L. DeLarco ’80

Nicholas A. DiGregory ’76Robert C. Edwards ’55Kelly J. Oswald Fox ’94

Barrett Trevor Gouge ’94William J. Horvath ’70Robert A. Kearn ’58Gerald D. Keyser ’59

Deborah A. Kulick ’80Gail A. Kulick ’88

John T. Lambert ’54

Jesse W. Landon ’81Marcus S. Lingenfelter ’95

Ted E. Martz ’47Mark J. Mecca ’96

Christie M. Everett Mendez ’98Shirley A. Neas Merring ’57

Anne M. Morton ’96Charles J. Morton ’64James B. Nesbitt Jr. ’74

Sandra “Pinky” Fees O’Neil ’57Bernard A. Peruso ’91

James T. “Rocky” Rogers ’85Michael J. Romano Jr. ’74

Robert Ruiz ’08Eric D. Scelza ’99

Richard D. Vroman ’67

Timothy M. Weisse ’74Christopher S. Yeager ’74Lawrence A. Zaccaro ’77

EmeritiDr. Betty Collins Henrie ’44

Bryan L. Hill ’71James “Pat” Hyde ’63

Phyllis M. Kirschner ’63Dr. Frank Michael Pullo ’73

Virginia M. Hauserman Sten ’71John E. Woodling ’68

DepartmentsBirths ..........................................................32Engagements ..............................................31Faculty Files ...........................................13-14Gatherings & Events ..............................22-28

Giving Opportunities ....... 8, inside back coverIn Memoriam .............................................. 32Message to Alumni ..............inside front cover Upcoming Events ........................... back coverWeddings ....................................................32“Who’s Doing What”.............................. 29-30

FeaturesESU community generous to Haiti relief fund ...............................................6Graduates urged to cultivate relationships, embrace change ....................10Margaret the Cafeteria Lady gets a day in the sun ....................................14Alumni artists share show at Madelon Powers Gallery ...............................21

InsideThe Schisler Wildlife Museum of Natural History is coming to campus next year, thanks to Arthur and Fannie (Greene) Schisler ’62, who are donating the collection which is now on display in their Dingmans Ferry home.

Cover StorySustainability – a focus on doing everything possible to conserve resources and promote environmental awareness – is growing on campus.

Cover design: Assistant Professor of Art Darlene Farris-Labar

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by John ShortinoESU is going green. With the local and global

benefits of sustainable, ecologically conscious policies becoming increasingly apparent, universities around the country are establishing strategies to raise awareness of environmental concerns, and implementing guidelines for students, faculty and staff to reduce their impact on nature.

At ESU, these efforts include presentations on conservation and the reduction of carbon footprints in departments like waste management, construction, and food services, as well as a campus-wide Commission on Sustainability and efforts to expand the availability of alternative forms of transportation.

According to Scott Dietrich, a member of ESU’s Sus-tainability Commission, one of the immediate goals is to make students aware of the green choices available on campus and in the community.

“We want to make it as easy as possible for people to choose healthier, more sustainable options,” Dietrich says. As one example, ESU will encourage bicycling on

campus by installing a number of bike racks and trails, and will

work to make stu-

dents more aware of local public transit. At the campus Earth Day event and at a workshop

on sustainability held in April, these efforts were shared with the local community to raise awareness of ESU’s commitment to the environment. The events included presentations on forest stewardship, water conservation, and reducing the university’s carbon footprint.

“The Sustainability Commission is a cross-section of campus,” says Facilities Management Director Syed Zaidi. The commission includes faculty and staff, as well as student groups working to raise campus awareness.

“It’s not just recycling,” says Zaidi. “We’re working to set up benchmarks and measure our progress.”

This progress includes reducing food waste, en-couraging ride-sharing and public transportation, and promoting green construction on campus, following Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) goals.

Zaidi notes that the Ahnert Alumni Center is built to LEED standards, and says the goal is to have all future buildings certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. This includes using as much recycled material as possi-ble and finding alternative heating sources. The alumni center features a geothermal system that saves electricity by using natural underground heat.

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This year’s campus Earth Day event featured this display of recyclables collected in one week from just one floor of one residence hall on campus.

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In food services, sustainability efforts range from small steps, like eliminating plastic lids and plastic caf-eteria trays, to large-scale projects like composting food waste and reducing portion sizes.

“Students eat with their eyes,” said Brian Crawford, director of Dining Services. “If we change how we pres-ent food, then they don’t take more than they can eat and we don’t waste as much.”

ESU’s Dining Services already recycles used cooking oil, and hopes to begin composting waste for campus use during the next few semesters.

The movement for a sustainable campus also in-cludes a number of student groups, many of whom presented displays on Earth Day and at the Sustainabil-ity Workshop. The new “Students for Sustainability” group is raising money for future efforts on campus and around the community.

A large component of ESU’s sustainability effort is finding ways to tie environmental concerns and “going green” to curriculum, and preparing future educators to address this topic in the classroom.

Patricia Kennedy, an associate professor of commu-nications, led the workshop on sustainability, and has already begun to implement these elements into her courses. She took her students to Columcille Megalith Park south of Stroudsburg to demonstrate how design can exist in harmony with nature, and discussed ways to capture animals for study without harming them.

These campus-wide efforts all seek to

make environmental awareness a more important part of students’ daily lives.

Opportunities to reduce waste on campus exist in many departments of the university, and several ideas were presented at the workshop in April. Cindy Chardi-et-Vojnovic, head of ESU’s Graphics Center, presented some energy-saving initiatives for campus printing, in-cluding a switch to recycled paper and energy-efficient toner. She encouraged the rest of campus to explore options for going green.

“I see the Graphics Center as only one example of the many campus departments, groups and organiza-tions,” she said. “My hope is to challenge other campus entities to examine their own operations in light of what steps they can take to improve sustainability.”

Working toward a complete reduction of ESU’s carbon footprint is a long-term project, requiring the cooperation of the entire campus. The small steps taken this spring are only the earliest efforts to make sustain-ability a school-wide priority, but they will serve as the foundation on which future students, faculty and staff can build.

As ESU continues to grow, the goal of a sustainable campus will shape the way the university interacts with its surroundings, both local and global.

Assistant Professor of Art Darlene Farris-Labar asked students to create billboard designs on the “Go Green” theme.

The new “Students for Sustainability” group sold T-shirts featuring a “carbon footprint” design. Eco-friendly disposable containers (below) are also being used on campus.

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Scott Dietrich, assistant professor of athletic train-ing, stresses the importance of building bike trails on campus to promote stronger, more active com-munities. He says the community must “challenge the margins of our expectations” by thinking about what we can change every day, such as starting to ride a bike to work or school at least one day a week. His committee is launching a campaign called “Ride On” to promote bikes as a means of transportation.

“When we get into a car, we are shutting out the outside world,” he says. “We are more connected to our environment when we choose an alternative such as riding a bike.” He noted that work needs to be done to make the area more bicycle-friendly.

“We must find ways to make our community less automobile dependent,” he says. “We need bicycle trails designed for both adults and kids. Signage is very important; safety paints, location signs, danger signs.”

As a first step, ESU is placing more than 50 additional bike racks around campus.

Two wheels to help the world

SOURCES: ESU Commission on SustainabilityESU Recycling Committee

Resident Life ‘Go Green’ CommitteeStudents for Sustainability

ESU’s Annual Report and Honor Roll of Donors

will be available online only this year, in accordance

with the university’s sustainability goals.

Details on inside cover

How ESUis going green

Determining campus carbon footprint, reducing greenhouse gases to reach climate neutrality

Incorporating environmental lessons and goals in classrooms

Encouraging student research into sustainability projects and issues

Working with the local community

Making sure construction meets U.S. Green Building Council standards

Establishing energy-ef ficient appliance purchasing policy

Monthly campus clean-ups and litter control projects

Mattress recycling contract

Minimizing paper and food waste and maximizing recycling

Encouraging ride-sharing and use of public transportation

Promoting bikes as transportation

ESU Alumni HeraldESU in Action6

By John ShortinoIn the aftermath of the Janu-

ary earthquake in Haiti, students, faculty and staff across campus began raising money to help the country and its citizens. Through auctions, raffles and a number of special events, ESU raised more than $10,000 for Haitian relief efforts, with plans for more help ahead.

The “Hearts for Haiti” initiatives, headed by Vice President of Student Affairs Doreen Tobin, comprised a number of fund-raising efforts dur-ing the spring semester involving residence halls, academic depart-ments, and the entire campus.

“ESU’s total donation – roughly $11,000 – ended up being the largest of any of the 14 PASSHE schools,” said Tobin. “People here have big hearts.”

One of the most successful aspects was the involvement of the residence halls. Each hall was

given a goal of $2 per resident, and resident directors were allowed to design their own events, including a midnight breakfast, a carnival night, and a pizza sale. Mike McGurl ’08, Hemlock Hall’s graduate assistant, organized a raffle that gave away an iPod, a flat-screen television, and a number of gift cards. Hemlock Hall raised more than $2,000, the most of any residence hall.

“We were really surprised,” says McGurl, an ESU alum who returned to the school to pursue his mas-ters degree in history. “This raffle occurred after a lot of other events had already taken place, and after students had already donated via text messaging or online, so we were completely surprised by how many decided to donate again.”

Another fundraiser was the university’s first online auction. Academic and support departments, as well as several of ESU’s athletic

teams, donated items for the com-munity to bid on, raising another $2,000 for Haiti relief efforts.

ESU also worked with local orga-nizations to organize events around town. A concert held at the Sherman Theater raised $1 from each ticket to Haitian relief, while the Economics department organized a fitness class that took in more than $500.

“Everyone pulled together,” said Brenda Friday, associate director of University Relations and a member of the earthquake relief committee.

These events were only the beginning: ESU plans to identify and support an institution in Haiti to encourage long-term stability.

“We don’t know if it’s going to be a school or a hospital, but the problems in Haiti are greater than just this earthquake, and ESU wants to support the country’s recovery in

ESU unites for Haiti relief

The ESU community raised nearly $11,000 for the Haiti Relief Fund organized by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Foundation. From left are ESU President Robert Dillman; Professor Tracy Whitford; Martin Lacayo, coordinator of multicultural affairs; Gloria Schlickling, custodial staff; Doug Smith, director of university relations; Germain Francois, Learning Center director; Brenda Friday, associate director of university relations; Jennifer Collier, tech specialist; John Robinson, director of student activities; Professor Virgina Reiner; and Vice President of Student Affairs Doreen Tobin.

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A group of ESU nursing students were already planning a trip to Haiti for spring break when the earthquake struck, so what was going to be a community-service trip to nursing homes and orphanages turned into something else entirely: A relief trip in the aftermath of a devastating natural disaster.

“When we got there, there was rubble ev-erywhere,” said Elizabeth Spinosa ’10, one of the seven students who made the trip under the leadership of Dr. Patty Hannon and Corinna Dot-ter of the nursing department faculty. The group traveled to a pediatric hospital and a clinic in the Les Cayes region, where they performed head-to-toe assessments of patients and assisted in physical therapy.

The students had a unique opportunity to experience firsthand the healthcare system in a lesser-developed country. They also worked with a volunteer support team which provided immedi-ate psychological and social assistance to victims of trauma.

“The students got also got to teach Haitian citi-zens about topics like nutrition and trauma care,” said Hannon.

The students and professors initially saw the trip — planned before the earthquake struck — as an opportu-nity to strengthen international relations. Hannon and Dotter organized the excursion through a group called Hope for Haiti, which hosts healthcare groups like these students.

“The biggest challenge was not speaking Creole,” said Spinosa. The group worked with a number of trans-

lators while they were in Haiti, some of whom they have kept in touch with.

The group hopes their experience encourages ESU to organize more student trips to help earthquake victims.

“It’s really a life-changing experience,” said Hannon. “Just to see the faith and the resilience of the Haitian people was totally amazing.”

“We went there not knowing what to expect,” added Spinosa. “I think that going in with no expecta-tions allowed us to really experience the country and its people.”

Nursing students offer hands-on help in Haiti

ESU nursing students on a mission in Haiti. In back row, from left, are Katie Can-nizzo, Brittany Smith, and Heather Doherty. Second row: Ali Becker, Nicole Cecire and Liz Spinosa. Front row: Patty Hannon, Pierre Francois (translator), Corrina Dot-ter, and another translator.

a sustained way, as far as infrastruc-ture and development,” said Tobin.

Although she admits that long-term aid for Haiti is a big undertak-ing, Tobin is optimistic that ESU will continue to provide support as the country rebuilds. The university developed a standing committee for Haiti relief efforts.

“Many people wanted to stay involved in these efforts,” Tobin said. The committee will focus on a large activity, such as an art show or concert, to raise money each year. Tobin hopes that future efforts will

have the support of the spring fund-raisers. “If the residence halls can participate again, you bet I’d like to get them involved.”

Tobin and the new Haiti Relief committee believe that a long-term relationship between the nation and ESU will produce mutual benefits. “Part of this is always about educa-tion,” Tobin says. “Whether that’s through a program to bring Haitian citizens to campus or for members of the university to travel there, we believe that there many are opportu-nities to learn across cultures.”

Continued from previous pageThemed gift baskets were sold in a “Hearts for Haiti” online auction.

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By Susan FieldIt all started with a conversation. Arthur Schisler

’62 remembers casually talking to the university in 1984 about one day donating his extensive wildlife taxidermy collection. The idea will come to fruition in the fall of 2011 when the Schisler Wildlife Museum of Natural His-tory will open in the ground floor of the Warren E. ’55 and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Technology Center.

The collection of more than 100 animals includes 32 big game animals and all the species of deer found in North America. The animals, from all over North Ameri-ca, the Arctic, Spain, and Africa, were collected by Schisler and his wife, Fannie (Greene) ’62, during their hunting trips since 1978.

“The idea came about because I started thinking, ‘what’s going to happen to this collection when I’m gone?’” Schisler said. “It was a goal of mine to get a com-plete collection [of big game animals], and I think it’s really neat to pass it on. To my knowledge there are only 109 complete collections of North American big game animals.”

The Schislers hope people will gain knowledge and ap-preciation for animals when they see the collection. The

university hopes the museum will be a resource not only for the campus community, but also for area school stu-dents, who will be able to take field trips to the museum as well as to the McMunn Planetarium, also housed in the science and technology center.

Art Schisler formed a love for hunting at an early age. He got his first rifle at age 12 and shot his first deer at age 14. He didn’t start taking hunting trips until 1971 when he went to the Grand Teton area and shot a Rocky Mountain mule deer. “The Grand Teton mountains are one of the prettiest places in this country. I turned to our guide and said, ‘This was fun. I’m going to do this again!’”

And he did, up until a few years ago when he trav-eled to California and shot a Tule elk, the last animal he needed to complete his set of big game animals. Fannie did not accompany Art on all his trips, but started coming more often once their three children, Aaron, Harold, and Rebecca Schisler-Szilli ’94, were off to college.

The trips over the years weren’t just about hunting — they gave the Schislers a chance to spend days on end out-side in beautiful wilderness, and see the world. They trav-eled to the Cantabrian Mountains in Spain three times, to Zimbabwe twice — once while it was still called Rhodesia,

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Newfoundland, Alaska, and Mexico, among others. Their animal collec-tion, now housed in their family’s weekend home in Dingmans Ferry, includes a polar bear, a Cape buffalo, a leopard, an ibex, chamois, spot-ted hyena, musk ox, woodland caribou, and a tundra swan.

The Schisler Wildlife Museum of Natural History will be 4,060 square feet, divided into five sections: Arctic, Bo-real, Western, Eastern, and African. There will be a wall for a deer display. Aside from the Schisler collection, there will be an aquarium and an insect collection. The museum will feature interactive touch screens and 3-D exhibits to show the animals as they would be found in nature.

The university has hired a firm to design the layout and build the exhibits and another to work on con-struction, which is is scheduled to start later this year.

The Schislers are long-time donors to the University. Art, a 2006 inductee in ESU’s Athletic Hall of Fame for football (1959-’61) served on the ESU Foundation board of directors. He and Fannie also sponsor the Schisler Football Scholarship and contribute to the Jack Gregory Football Scholarship. The Schislers have worked in the funeral home business for more than 50 years with Schisler Funeral Homes in the greater Lehigh Valley area. They split their time between Northampton and Dingmans Ferry.

ESU will be where the wild things are with Schisler museum

The Schislers hope people will gain knowledge and appreciation for animals.

The university hopes the museum will be a resource for local school students as well as the campus community.

Art and Fannie (Greene) Schisler ’62 are donating their extensive collection of mounted wildlife to create the Schisler Wildlife Museum of Natural History at ESU. The collection of more than 100 animals includes all the species of deer from North America as well as 32 big game animals that Art has hunted.

ESU Alumni HeraldAlumni News10

T oday, I want to focus upon two themes, relationships and adaptability to change. These two

concepts have impacted my personal success – from my educational endeav-ors, to my technical or engineering career, to my business and my personal life. I’d like to start with a story of when I was here at ESU.

It’s as if it happened yesterday, when my father dropped me off at ESU as a freshman. I clearly remember unpacking my necessities of college life: My Texas Instruments TI-59 calcu-lator, a killer 35-watt Yamaha stereo, clothes, and a Farrah Fawcett poster for my walls. I remember looking ... as my dad drove away, and naively thinking to myself, “I’m on my own, finally. I’m ready to make a splash.”

Little did I know at that time, I was only embarking on a new journey which would instill a life-long neces-sity that God was imposing upon me: The need for relationships and being adaptable to change.

During my college career at ESU from 1980 to 1986, I recognized that “change” was sometimes good and sometimes bad. I wasn’t an exceptional student; in fact, I was mediocre at best. I certainly struggled my earlier years in college, and nothing came easy for me. [...]

To this day, I very vividly remem-ber sitting in my dorm room by myself, after struggling to figure out how to begin another new computer program-ming assignment, just released. I broke down in tears, because I knew that I was in over my head. [...] I realized I needed help or I would probably fail out of the major. The following day, I mustered up enough courage to go speak to my computer science profes-sor, Dr. Richard Prince.

Looking back, that was a pivotal decision in my life. When I walked into his office, he immediately embraced not only his role as a professor, but as

role model or mentor. He embraced me as if I were one of his own children, as any father would do, and quickly recognized my distraught state of angst and stress.

He spent the next two hours with me, even after his wife, Dr. Debbie Prince, a professor in mathematics here at ESU, had called him home for din-ner. He worked with me until he knew I truly understood the assignment and was able to complete it to his satisfac-tion. That was one of my first true les-sons in building relationships to garner success.

In the years that followed [...] I began to recognize that relationships were of utmost importance. Professor Prince and I developed a long-standing student/professor relationship and met [...] many times in his office for special tutoring before I graduated as the first computer science master’s student at ESU in May 1986.

Upon completing my doctorate four years later, Dr. Prince was one of the very first people beyond my family who I contacted. [...] For the first time, he told me to not call him Dr. Prince or Professor Prince, but rather by his first name, “Dick,” as he now considered me his colleague. [...]

In the years that followed, I stayed in touch with Dr. Prince.[...] I periodi-cally visited him at the university or sent an e-mail just to say hello. This pulsing of the relationship continued for many years.

One day I sent him an e-mail, and realized a few days later that he hadn’t responded. Puzzled, I probed several friends at the university, and was sadly informed that he had been hospital-ized as a result of brain cancer. Within several months of being diagnosed, he was taken from us all, and I, along with his family and this university, suffered a great loss.

So this graduating Class of 2010 was not able to have the same gift

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Charles T. Taylor, Ph.D., ’84, M’86, the founder and executive vice president of PROTEUS Technologies, spoke at the graduate com-mencement exercises in May. A condensed version of that speech is reprinted here.

Thirteen years after graduating from ESU and gaining experience in the field of artificial intelligence with several Department of Defense contractors, Taylor followed his entrepreneurial dreams and with his wife, Teresa, launched PROTEUS Technologies, a software and systems engineering company serving the federal intelligence community and healthcare industries.

The Baltimore-area com-pany has 175 employees and nearly $43 million in rev-enue, becoming Maryland’s fastest-growing technol-ogy company. The firm, in conjunction with Booz Allen Hamilton, was awarded the Department of Defense’s Nunn-Perry Award for en-gineering excellence, tech-nology transfer, and small business advancement.

PROTEUS works with ESU’s Computer Science & Security Department on cyber security instruction and development, and was a donor to the Hoeffner Sci-ence and Technology Center, which features the Computer Science Interaction Zone.

Taylor is the former Cen-tral Maryland Armed Forces Communications Electron-ics Association (AFCEA) vice president for small business; has served on the board of directors for AFCEA; and is executive vice president for the AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter.

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of his mentoring that I had. However, perhaps each of you can find a “Dr. Prince” in your lives, or become a “Dr. Prince” to someone else.

In the time after his pass-ing, I began to better appreciate that in order to be successful in life, whether in business, school, just working with oth-ers, or generally in life, relation-ships (coupling hard work with integrity and luck) are what make us all successful; it’s not one particular widget or finan-cial transaction that you may develop or complete.

Today, I’m in business with my wife, which is wonderful, and I can only say that our business is honestly where it is today — on an amazing upward, successful trajectory — as a result of not only our personal and business relationship, but also because of the many people who have helped along the way.

The second story I’d like to share with you focuses upon what I call “adaptability to change.” [...] I’d like to remind ev-eryone of some changes which have occurred in our world since I was a student here. [...]

In 1980, the year I first entered ESU, IBM hired two gentlemen to create an operating system for a new personal computer. We know it today as DOS, and the company is called Microsoft. Today, Paul Allen and Bill Gates [...] have arguably made the single largest impact on our daily lives.

Just think, without computers and technology being standardized, some of the impact: The medical field may not have developed the cure for many diseases; the financial markets have become intensely more competitive; space exploration would

be nearly impossible, smart phones, with texting, video chatting, geo-location services, buying/listening to music on iTunes and iPods, would not be part of our culture today. [...]

Continuing on, in 1981, the first space shuttle, Columbia, made its inaugural flight. In September 2010, we expect the last shuttle flight of STS-51, Endeavor. [...]

In January 1984, during Super Bowl XVIII, the Macintosh computer was introduced. [...] Today, Apple has transformed itself to be one of the greatest computer and multimedia companies in history. [...]

Later in 1984, Rich Skrenta developed the first known computer virus, known as the Elk. Today, cyber security is one of the largest threats to our nation’s critical infrastructure,

including energy systems, the military, and financial markets. [...]

When I was completing my education at ESU, social net-working took place at Rudy’s Tavern and the Log Cabin! Today, Facebook, My Space, LinkedIn, Flickr, eHarmony.com, YouTube, and many oth-ers have sprung up all over the Internet. [...] And today, one out of six marriages occur as a result of online dating, they say. So social media isn’t a fad, it’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate.

And my favorite: In 1983, the Baltimore Orioles were crowned World Series Champi-ons. Today, many of us in the Baltimore area are just hopeful for a win sometime this season!

My point in raising these historical events is that the world is constantly chang-ing [...] and it will continue to change long after we’ve all passed.

Graduating class: As you continue in your careers or embark upon your new careers, embrace change. [...] Too often we have a pro-pensity to resist change, because it’s foreign, or “not developed here,” or some other artificial reason. [...] This will be stifling to any organization, a business, technology, your career, and the many generations which will follow you.

So, I challenge each of you: How will the world be changed when it’s your turn to be standing where I am today, and addressing the Class of 2036? And what will you have done to assist in that change?

Relationships and adaptability to change — they are two very powerful concepts which will fuel your tomor-row, if you allow them.

Nurture relationships, embrace change, grads told

Two very powerful concepts which will fuel your

tomorrow.

“”Charles T. Taylor, Ph.D.

’84, M’86

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Three professors served as grand marshals for ESU commencement exercises in May. Dr. Neil W. Hogan and Dr. Mertice M. Shane were grand marshals for separate undergraduate ceremonies, and Dr. Pa-tricia McGee Crotty presided at the graduate spring commencement. All three professors recently retired.

By John Shortino

n Patricia McGee crotty first came to ESU for what she called a “practice interview,” as she finished her dissertation in 1984.

“I wanted to see what an interview would be like, so I knew what to expect after I finished my doctoral work,” she said. In-stead, the political science department offered her a job, where she began her 25-year teaching career.

In her tenure at the university, Crotty saw the field of po-litical science grow and change.

“When I first started, there were different opinions of how to approach the subject. You had some people who looked at it as history, or as case studies. Now, we can have a wider oppor-tunity to conduct field work. We draw the scientific method from the hard sciences, or the case study method from sociol-ogy.”

What haven’t changed, says Crotty, are the students: “That’s been my favorite part about teaching here. They’re very respectful.”

Crotty plans to spend her retirement writing. One of her projects is a study of human rights for women, her third book on the subject. Another project is a “humorous look at run-ning a university,” drawing from her experiences as depart-ment chair.

She is impressed by the school’s growth in the last 25 years. “The campus has grown both in numbers and the quality of faculty, as well as the diversity of the course offerings. And those are good ways to grow.”

Professors commence retirement as grand marshals

Dr. Patricia McGee Crotty

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n Neil HoGaN was initially drawn to ESU, where he began teaching history in 1970, because of its location.

“I wanted to go east,” he says. “I knew a little bit about the area, and I knew it was somewhere I wanted to teach.”

Since then, he has acted not only as a profes-sor of history, but also as a historian for ESU, col-laborating on the book “Pride and Promise,” a centennial history of the college. Teaching in a wide range of areas, includ-ing British history, women’s history, and East Asian his-tory, Hogan has watched ESU change over 40 years and says the campus has improved more than he ever anticipated.

“The transformation of the campus has really picked up, ever since the 1980s,” he says. “Now, we’ve probably got one of the nicest campuses out of any of the PASSHE [state system] schools.”

The students have also changed, he says. “They work a lot harder, and they’re a lot more involved. You have a lot more students who are com-ing to talk to you, who work outside of class, and that’s been really interesting to see.”

Another big change has been the expansion of history courses into exploration of more personal histories, with students researching the his-tories of farmers in the late 1800s, or members of their families who lived through the bombing of London. “There’s been a turn toward the history of regular people and not just the great leaders,” he says.

Hogan’s studies of personal histories will continue, as he plans to work with the Lehigh Valley Historical So-ciety to document the stories of World War II veterans. “We’re going to videotape them, and send one copy to the Library of Congress and hold onto one.”

n Mertice SHaNe began teaching at ESU in 1974 and found him-self working for four different departments, including athletic train-ing, where he would teach for more than 30 years. “The athletic training department didn’t exist as it does now, and didn’t re-ally have a curriculum. There were only two faculty members, and they were both half-time positions. At first, I was only at quarter-

time.”The athletic training

program has since become a major, and Shane has witnessed its growth as a professor, a trainer, academic coordinator for intercolle-giate athletics, and as a con-sultant for many on-campus sports camps.

There’s more out there for today’s students than ever before, he says. “They have a wide variety of oppor-tunities to work across dis-ciplines, and they’re really prepared for jobs in many fields, from athletic training to physical therapy.”

Shane plans to spend his retirement in another field that he has worked in for years, drug and alcohol addiction treatment. He has been both a therapist and a counselor for the R.J. Caron Foundation, Resources for

Recovering Families and Shane Enterprises, both of which specialize in addiction recovery.

In his career at the university, Dr. Shane has seen the entire university grow, a change that he says was evident at this year’s graduation.

“We used to have one graduation, and it was in the football stadium. Now, there are three ceremonies, each with their own distinction. I never expected the school to get so large.”

Dr. Neil Hogan

Dr. Mertice Shane

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By Mary K. Davis

Margaret Rosso was defi-nitely surprised on her 80th birthday.

First she thought a thun-derstorm was causing the lights to dim inside Dansbury Commons, where she has worked for 16 years. Then, in the low light, she looked up and thought she saw four chefs carrying a coffin. When students and cafeteria staff started singing “Happy Birth-day,” she realized the chefs were carrying a very large cake in honor of her 80th birthday.

She started to cry. “I never expected it,” she said. “I was shocked.”

The 4-foot x 8-foot birth-day cake was served to 1,200 students and the staff in the Dansbury Commons that evening.

“Margaret is everybody’s home-away-from-home grandma,” said Brian Craw-ford, director of dining services. “She’s absolutely won-derful. She is special to the students and staff.”

“Everybody knows Margaret,” said Danielle Heinz, a senior Media Communication and Technology major from Philadelphia.

Margaret moved to the Poconos from Staten Island, New York, in 1958 when her husband, now deceased,

relocated for employment.When Margaret started

working at Dansbury Commons in 1994, she cleared tables and helped out in the dishroom when needed. For the last seven years, she has been the cashier.

“I love the kids and the managers are wonderful,” Margaret said.

At 80, she works five days a week – four full days and one half day. When asked about retir-ing, Margaret said that she could never sit at home. She rarely misses a day. During the February 2010 snowstorm that cancelled classes, Margaret went to work.

“I love my job,” she re-marked. “Work is the only thing that is good for you. It makes no sense being here or anywhere if you don’t like your job. You’d

never be sick if you worked five days a week.”The feeling is mutual. On Facebook, there is an “I

Love Margaret the Cafeteria Lady” group that is “‘for all those who love Margaret the Cafeteria Lady, and wish that she was their biological grandmother.’”

To date, there are 960 members.

‘Everybody’s Home-Away-From Home Grandma’

Margaret “The Cafeteria Lady” Rosso celebrated her 80th brithday.

Margaret the Cafeteria Lady surprised on 80th

Brian Crawford, director of dining services, presents an 8-foot birthday cake to Margaret, who was a little overwhelmed by all the unexpected attention.

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The Alumni Associa-tion hosted a ceremony to re-dedicate a small campus park named for the late Mildred A. Wheatley, the univer-sity’s former executive as-sociate dean of students.

She began her career at East Stroudsburg State College in 1953 as a pro-fessor of education and assistant dean of women. Beloved by students and colleagues alike, she be-came the executive asso-ciate dean of students in 1972, a position she held until retiring in 1979.

The Alumni Associa-tion unveiled a memorial plaque located at the foot of a small pedestal sundial.

The small park, also referred to as a “pocket park,” is located on Normal Street between Dansbury Commons and Flagler-Metzgar Health Center.

From left:

Brenda Friday, associate director of university rela-tions; Betty Russo, assis-tant vice president for de-

velopment; Angelo Ortenzi, professor emeritus; Frank

Falso, vice president for university advancement;

Ian Ackroyd-Kelly, profes-sor emeritus; and Nancy

Weaver, assistant dean of students at the Mildred A. Wheatley Park on campus.

Bench park honors memory of associate dean of students

Mildred A. WheatleyExecutive associate

dean of students1953-1979

SITTING PRETTYBob ’71 and Sandy Kelley retired from ESU on June 18. Collectively they served the university for 47 years. Bob was alumni relations director from 1987 to 2003, when he became ESU’s major gifts officer. Sandy worked for the Alumni Association for many years until 1993, when she began working for the ESU administration. For decades, Bob and Sandy have worked tirelessly with alumni and fundraising efforts. They are known far and wide by alumni and friends of ESU because they have touched the lives of thousands of graduates and forged meaningful ties with them. We will miss them but they have pledged to remain active and they certainly have earned the opportunity to enjoy more time with their family!

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CLASS OF 1945 Virginia Henning Kerrick and Virginia Illuzzi Belson

CLASS OF 1940 Delroy Evans

CLASS OF 1950

From left:

Stephen Miklos, Betty McAdam,

James Leonard and James Schweitzer.

CLASS OF 1938Marion Evans

CLASS OF 1960 Front row (from left): Al Miller, Grant Sheard, Gladys Shelly Benner, Barbara Delvin, Chic Reeves, Mary Wallace Balducci, Ginny Quinn Habakus, Nancy McMillen Fertig, Joan Kasson Faunce, Sue VanZant Falvello,Sylvia Stevenson Hudders, Roberta Slezak Pendelton, Rachael Ohl Long, Shirley Jarrett Gromlich, Dorothy Simons Byrne, Shirley Fredrick and Joanne Zanghi Doyle.

Second row: Robert Moyer, Larry Crosswhite, Sylvia Dallmeyer Cote, Betsy Snyder, Joan Zardus, Dick McCandless, Cy Fritz, Pheobe Sturm, Bob Zarbatany, Linda Shephard, Joan Schorr Alt, Dolores Parson Klock, Ken Rozelskyand Eileen Knapp Bengston

Third row: Jane Ziegler Crosswhite, Virginia Gilmore Pudelka, Judith Lacey Leister, Marilyn Hesch Cokos-Bessette, John Shaffer, Joe Martino, Judy Weigle Asprocolas, Shirley Pruner Fisher and Charles Fisher.

Back row: George Asprocolas, Jim Trautman, Frank Tancredi, Charles Watahovich, Ernest Gromlich, Ralph Demech, Robert Kwortnik, Robert Lienert and Gail Miller Karn

Celebrating 50 Years

Celebrating 60 Years

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CLASS OF 1960 Front row (from left): Al Miller, Grant Sheard, Gladys Shelly Benner, Barbara Delvin, Chic Reeves, Mary Wallace Balducci, Ginny Quinn Habakus, Nancy McMillen Fertig, Joan Kasson Faunce, Sue VanZant Falvello,Sylvia Stevenson Hudders, Roberta Slezak Pendelton, Rachael Ohl Long, Shirley Jarrett Gromlich, Dorothy Simons Byrne, Shirley Fredrick and Joanne Zanghi Doyle.

Second row: Robert Moyer, Larry Crosswhite, Sylvia Dallmeyer Cote, Betsy Snyder, Joan Zardus, Dick McCandless, Cy Fritz, Pheobe Sturm, Bob Zarbatany, Linda Shephard, Joan Schorr Alt, Dolores Parson Klock, Ken Rozelskyand Eileen Knapp Bengston

Third row: Jane Ziegler Crosswhite, Virginia Gilmore Pudelka, Judith Lacey Leister, Marilyn Hesch Cokos-Bessette, John Shaffer, Joe Martino, Judy Weigle Asprocolas, Shirley Pruner Fisher and Charles Fisher.

Back row: George Asprocolas, Jim Trautman, Frank Tancredi, Charles Watahovich, Ernest Gromlich, Ralph Demech, Robert Kwortnik, Robert Lienert and Gail Miller Karn

Celebrating 50 Years

CLASS OF 1955Front row (from left): Bob Edwards, Patricia Smith, Sally Seip, Emma Zjean Waltz, Barron Conrad and Francis Meehan.

Second row: Allyn Bartholomay, Carmen Martucci, John Powell and Nicholas GattoCelebrating 55 Years

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CLASS OF 2005Anne Herman

CLASS OF 1970Anne McNaight, Claudia Geyer Hickly, Deidre Berguson Jago and Bill Horvath.

CLASS OF 1980Donna Wikens Landon and Roger DeLarco.

CLASS OF 1965 Front row (from left): Marg Pat Lilly Silverman, Barbara Rausher Miller, Cheryl Cerra Phillips, Connie Kressler Liming, Sandy Cann Miller and Rosemary McMullen Wilson.

Second row: John Sarik, Ed Owens, Mary Ann Crossbe Mesics, Jane Kressler Bullock and Rodney Applegate.

Celebrating 45 Years

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ALUMNI DAY 2010 Memories

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ALUMNI DAY 2010 Memories

ABOVE: At the “Festa Italiana” dinner are (seated) Emily Watahovich and Charles Watahovich ’60, and (standing, from left) William “Pete” Heard ’73, Linda Michaels ’65, Rodney Applegate ’65 and Eileen Walz Applegate ’64.

LEFT: Accordionist John Shewchuk provides an authentic sound for “Festa Italiana.”

ABOVE: Sharing memories at the Alumni Day breakfast are, from left, Constance L. Liming ’65, Sandra C. Miller ’65 and Jane K. Bullock ’65.

LEFT: At the Class of 1960 dinner, Joan Kasson Faunce ’60 chimes a bell in memory of classmates who have passed away.

LEFT: Members of the Class of 1960 enjoy their 50-year reunion, socializing at the reception hosted by President and Mrs. Robert Dillman.

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The Alumni Association presented its Great Teacher Award to economics professor Dr. Seewoo-nundun Bunjun, faculty emeritus. The award is presented to active or retired faculty members with superior teaching ability and extraordinary commit-ment to students at ESU.

Bunjun was a member of ESU’s faculty for 31 years. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in economics with honors from the University of New Delhi in India, then earned his master of arts in eco-nomics from the Delhi School of Economics.

He came to ESU as an assistant professor in 1979, the same year he earned his doctorate degree in economics from Penn State University. Within three years he was promoted to associate professor and in 1989 he achieved the rank of full professor.

In addition to reaching hundreds of students through his teaching, he also touched their aca-demic lives as a coordinator of the Honors Program. He was invited by the dean of Arts and Sciences to initiate the program, and advocated for additional educational experiences and campus housing in Laurel Hall for the Honors community.

Bunjun also took a keen interest in his role as ad-viser to international students, helping them settle into the American way of life by helping them find housing, open bank accounts, and buy things they would need for school and life.

Bunjun also helped create a space in Minsi Hall

where international students could stay over breaks, since past practice had been to clear the residence halls of all students. He would travel with the stu-dents to see cities like New York, Boston and Wash-ington, D.C. He also promoted the diversity inter-national students represented, and escorted them to local schools to participate in educational festivals.

With the assistance of two other professors and the urging of a group of graduate students, Bunjun created the Desi Student Organization to educate the community about South Asian history and culture. The group showcases diversity at the Diwali Festival on campus each fall.

Bunjun was also a founding member of the Uni-versity Senate.

Dr. Seewoonundun Bunjun, right, economics professor emeritus, receives the Great Teacher Award from Alumni Association board President Mark Mecca ’96,

Dr. Faye Dallmeyer Soderberg ’58, left, and Jean Eden ’72 were presented with certificates of appreciation from the Alumni Association in heartfelt recognition of their exemplary service to fellow alumni by serving on the Alumni Association board of directors. “Their spirit for their alma mater serves as a model to future alumni and board of directors,” said John Ross, director of alumni engagement.

Alumni honor ‘Great Teacher’

Alumni Association recognizes board members

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Recent grads share art showBy Rita M. Plotnicki ’71

Two alumni artists shared an exhibit this June in the Madelon Powers Gal-lery in ESU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center. Allison R. Mosher and Anthony Garbarino both earned degrees in 2009 — Mosher a B.A. in art and design and Garbarino a B.A. in fine arts with a concentration in studio art.

“As students, both Allison and Anthony were always determined to go far beyond each assignment,” said Darlene Farris-LaBar, assistant professor of art at ESU. “They both thought outside the box, took risks and challenged them-selves as artists.”

Both are planning to pursue an MFA in art and are applying to graduate schools. “It’s exciting to see how these two alumni have developed in a year from their graduation,” Farris-LaBar said. “I foresee great things from them down the road.”

ALLISON R. MOSHER ’09 | ANTHONY GARBARINO ’09

Recent Works by Allison R. Mosher featured carefully detailed works of realistic subjects. “My work has an illustrative quality, and is filled with subtlety and a sense of anticipa-tion,” said artists Allison Mosher ’09.

“I like to think of my paintings as large-scale pages that have come unglued from the bind-ings of huge fairy tale books,” Mosher noted. “The viewer can con-struct what they imagine the story to be based on an isolated image or series of works.”

“Storytelling is an important influence on my work,” she added, “especially fairy tales, with their underlying themes of darkness and loneliness, and the tradi-tion and myth within folk tales.”

In discussing her overall vision, Mosher noted that “my work is contemporary with a sense of nostalgia. While the technique and form arise from present-day influences, the subject matter suggests a sense of famil-iarity toward an imagined past. I want my work to give the viewer a personal reaction, whether it evokes a memory or inspires a new narrative.”

In his exhibit called Pataethnography: A Field Study of Fictional Peoples, Anthony Garbarino ’09 created three installations depicting the cultural traits of three imagi-nary tribes. Each of the tribes had its own display featuring field sketches, artifacts, and dioramas.

“Pataethnography is a concept I came up with based on the words ‘pataphysics,’ which is the study of the imaginary, and ‘ethnography,’ which is the field study of a society,” he explained. “It’s a study of imagi-nary societies.”

Garbarino believes in gesamtkunswerk — comprehensive artwork using multiple art forms, and noted that “there’s a little bit of everything in there — some painting, sculpture, a few drawings.”

“I’d like the audience to find a renewed sense of imagination when they leave the gal-lery,” he added. “If I can make adults feel that same level of wonder they had when they were children then I feel I’ve achieved my goal with this exhibit.”

Man from Technicolor Dream Tribe

You Don’t Know What’s in My Heart

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Local Alumni EventsLocal alumni have been very

busy socializing and networking at recent events sponsored by the ESU Alumni Association.

In February, Desaki (formerly Shiro) made room for more than 45 alumni. Everyone enjoyed sushi and other Japanese hors d’oeuvres in the very modern and upbeat environment of the new restaurant in Swiftwater. Every-one had a wonderful time making business contacts and sharing Warrior memories.

In April, alumni gathered at Jock and Jill’s (formerly Front Row, on Main Street in Strouds-burg) for a more sporty environ-ment in the newly renovated bar and billiards area. Alumni felt quite at home with the Warrior décor and the familiar views of Main Street. This Main Street Mixer will be held several times a year to encourage local alumni networking.

For more information about fu-ture events contact Alumni Relations or visit www.esualumni.org.

Karen Williams Koberlein ’79 and Carol Deane-Gardner M’95

enjoy the Main Street Mixer in Stroudsburg in April.

David Hubler ’99, Maria Hubler ’02, and Wanda Ochei, assistant director for alumni relations, at the Main Street Mixer in Stroudsburg.

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Camielle Ferguson ’07, left, and Shavon Ferguson ’07.

Networking

Nina and John Woodling ’68.

East Stroudsburg University alumni are welcomed to the Dasaki restaurant in Swiftwater for a local networking event in February.

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Englewood

One of the biggest gatherings of alumni outside of East Stroudsburg is organized by Dick Merring ’57 and his wife Joan (Stanley) Merring ’67 in Englewood.On the stairs, from top down: Horace Cole ’63, John Watson ’51, Bill Maioriello ’58, Carol Tabor, Craig Leatherman ’58, Louise Dunkelberger Hawk ’55, Tom Kizis ’70, Peg Gregory, Jim Lynady ’53, Jack Gregory ’52, Chuck Wieder, Lee Hill ’56, and Bob Cetta ’58.Standing in front, from left: Roseann Dillman, President Robert J. Dillman, Dick Merring ’57, Frank Falso, VP for University Advancement, Joan Stanley Merring ’67, Mary Lynady, Ted Laurenson ’62, Bette Helt Laurenson ’62, Nancy Clausen Lane ’52, Vivian Williams, Kathy Krystyniak, Frank Krystyniak ’57, Pat Van Alstine Hofmann ’57, Mary Sue Wallace Balducci ’60, Sonya Kressler Cole ’63, Darleen Schaare Schott ’63, and John Ross, director of alumni engagement.

Golfers who participated in the 2nd Annual ESU Sunshine Golf Outing at the Rotonda Golf and Country

Club were, from left, Lee Hill ’56, Tom Kizis ’70, Mary Sue (Wallace)

Balducci ’60, Chuck Wieder, Director of Alumni Engagement John Ross,

John Pitzer ’69, Joan (Stanley) Mer-ring ’67, Dick Merring ’57, Charlie

Mitke ’56 andBob Cetta ’58.

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FortLauderdale

The Don CeSar, a renowned St. Petersburg destination resort, was the site of an alumni gathering hosted by Lisa (Haynes) Leidigh ’87. Some of those in attendance were, from left, D.J. Mastronar-do ’05, John Ross, director of alumni engagement, Lisa (Haynes) Leidigh ’87 and Trudi James-Dopfel ’64.

TheVillages

A group of alumni from The Villages stayed for dinner and really enjoyed each other’s company. Seated, from left, are Olin Katzenmoyer, Ardell (Schlappich) Kat-zenmoyer ’51, Earl Lutz ’55, Barbara Lutz and Marjorie (Hetkowski) Magdasy ’63.Standing, from left, are Pinky O’Neil ’57, Jim Oplinger ’58, Barbara Conroy, Larry Conroy ’72, Gladys Shelly Benner ’60, Mary (Kenny) Sanders ’64, and John Ross, director of alumni engagement.

Alumni in the Fort Lauderdale area

gathered for an evening of reminiscing at The World Famous Parrot

Lounge, a local water-ing hole that caters to

fans of Philadelphia sports teams. Some

of those in attendance were, from left, Linda

(Rhawn) Neddoff-Weck-ter ’64, Georganna

Knorr ’64, and Wally Weckter.

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LEFT: Patrick Hynes ’96, left,and Kevin Broadhurst ’99.

BELOW: David Anderson and Sandra Ciprich

Anderson ’98; Tanya Troutman-Tischler ’99, M’07 and Sean Tischler ’99, M’05.

DelcoHappyHourDelco rePreSeNt! This year’s Delaware County gathering, held at the Riddle Ale House in Media, attracted new DELCO alumni and brought back many of the long-standing supporters of this event. Alumni represented a diverse range of class years, occupations, and interests, which made for a very fun evening. Special thanks to all DELCO alumni and friends who continue to support this tradition.

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The threat of rain did not deter more than 300 seniors from celebrating their graduation at the annual Senior Picnic, sponsored by the Alumni Association.

Students enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments and share farewells with other graduating classmates.

Many students proudly displayed their Warrior spirit by wearing the school colors or ESU apparel. This made it a true Warrior graduation celebration that the Class of 2010 will remember for years to come.

Back row, from left: Jennifer Trubin, Amanda Mullen, Colleen Farrell and Heather GuratoskyFront: Jessica O’Donnell, Melissa Crescenzi, Brynne Moyer, Giselle Elchaar, and Katherine Kleban.

Nancy Fitzmartin was the winner of the iPod raffle at the Senior Picnic.

Annual Senior Class Picnic

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Steven Bendler ’10, a Recreation and Leisure Services Management major, chats about the Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation Com-mission with Recreation Director Niki Tourscher ’01 and Recreation Associate Jessica O’Keefe.

ABOVE: Michael Chapaloney, director of tourism communications at the Pennsylvania Tourism Office, with Shelley Aston Speirs ’92, Pennsyl-vania Tourism Office.

LEFT: Danny Souffrant’07, M’10, Manage-ment and Leadership, talks with Scott Dibella of Brock and Company, Inc., a corporate and educational food services company.

Career Day The 2010 Career Day co-sponsored with Career Services and the College of Business and Management brought together ESU seniors and potential employers. This year 30 alumni returned to campus to help their companies recruit students.

More than 200 students took advantage of this opportunity to circulate their resumes and to network with professionals in their specific field of study.

For information about how to participate in this event next year or to find out about the many other services provided to alumni, contact Career Services at (570) 422-3219 or visit them on the web at www.esu.edu\careerservices.

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“Who’sDoingWhat”

1950sRichard M. Burkholder ’59 received the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from the Pennsylvania State Athletic

Directors Association. He has served for 50 years as a teacher, coach and trainer.

1960sRoger A. Boger ’66, joined Livethesource™ nutritional products as a master distributor and will help launch a supplement called “Daily Source.” He has given health and wellness lectures throughout the United States and in Japan, Canada, France, England, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Russia.

1970sDawn Ketterman-Benner ’70 received the Eastern Pennsylvania District, Middle States Section of the U.S. Tennis

Association Courage Award. Along with coaching tennis at Moravian College, she serves as associate athletic director.

Loree P. Guthrie ’70 ran for Barrett Township supervisor in the fall election. She has worked for the Pocono Mountain School District for 35 years as teacher, assistant principal, principal and assistant superintendent.

Jan Hutchinson ’71, M’79 retired as the winningest coach in NCAA field hockey history. She was the head coach for the

Bloomsburg University field hockey team and earned her second consecutive National Coach of the Year award.

Tom Petro ’72 returned to campus in November to speak to a criminal justice class about his 24-year career with the Secret

Service, protecting the president, first lady and heads of state. He credited his ESU physical education studies and football team experience for laying the foundation of his career.

Bernard Leo Ramkus M’72 was inducted into “Who’s Who In Medicine and Healthcare.” He has been named to every edition of “America’s Top Physicians” since 2003.

Larry J. Macaluso ’73 had a new elementary school in the Red Lion Area School District named in his honor. He served the district for 20 years, three years as assistant superintendent and 17 as superintendent. He retired in 2007.

Laurie J. Corcoran ’78 coached the Allentown Central Catholic volleyball team to the state finals. Since 1995, when she took over

the program as coach, the team has a 314-59 record.

1980sRosalyn Finlayson ’82, M’00 was inducted into the East Stroudsburg Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame. She was a

PIAA regional gymnastics competition qualifier in 1976, the first East Stroudsburg High School gymnast to achieve that distinction.

Sharon D. Eagle ’83 was featured in a Pike County Courier article for her contributions to the Salvation Army Thanksgiving dinners. As the social ministries director, she runs the daily meal program and soup kitchen at the Port Jervis Salvation Army.

Kelly J. Heffner ’86 was promoted to the acting deputy secretary for field operations with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Sharon Laverdure M’86 was promoted to superintendent of the East Stroudsburg Area School District.

Marilyn Lesoine ’86 was promoted to executive office administrator with NEPA Management Associates, Inc., after being with the company for more than four years.

Kurt M. Rock ’87 was promoted to sergeant with the Montgomery Township Police Department. He began his career with the township police force in January 1995 as a patrol officer.

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Martin A. Diamond ’89 accepted the position of Harrisburg region sales manager in Pennsylvania with Con-way Freight, following 20 years of service in the transportation industry.

David A. White ’89 was named the Express-Times 2009 boys soccer Coach of the Year. He works at Bangor Area High School.

1990sShelton L. Jefferies ’94 was named principal at West Charlotte (N.C.) High School. He started with Charlotte-

Mecklenburg School in 1997 as a third-grade teacher and was promoted to an assistant principal.

Jeffery T. Knarr ’94 is the new head football coach at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. He previous was an assistant coach at

Muhlenberg for 11 years.

Heather Garrison ’95, M’98 is an assistant professor at ESU in the Special Education and Rehabilitation Department since 2006. She earned her doctorate from Fordham University in 2008.

Yvonne Karl Lingenfelter ’95 joined the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board as a wine buyer, and will be selecting wines from Italy, Germany and France for the state’s Wine and Spirits Specialty Shops.

Michael P. Orleski ’96, M’99, assistant professor of physics at Misericordia University, presented a lecture entitled “An

Introduction to Interacting Binary Stars.”

Denice M. Ferko-Adams M’97 received the American Dietetic Association’s Excellence in Practice for Consultation and Business at the Food and Nutrition Conference in Denver.

Kelly J. Beattie ’98 was promoted to adoption supervisor with the Presbyterian Children’s Village. She is responsible for all facets of adoption work for referred clients.

Tracy Berger Carmen ’98, a race car driver, captured the Ladies Division Championship title with the North East Enduro Tour

Series at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville.

Jeffrey R. Wukitch ’98, M’01 was inducted into the Catasauqua High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He lettered four years in soccer and two years in track.

Jason C. Klush ’99 won the Democratic nomination for mayor in Pittson and became the youngest mayor in city history.

Eric A. Lambinus M’99 accepted the position of head coach of the women’s soccer team at Lehigh University. He

coached both the women’s and men’s teams at Moravian College for 11 seasons.

Douglas F. Hess M’00 accepted the position of head coach for the men’s soccer team at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He

will be the fifth head coach in the 62-year history of Drexel’s men’s soccer program.

Lori D. Sheipe ’00 was honored as Pennsylvania’s Health Teacher of the Year at the 87th Annual Pennsylvania State Association for Health and Physical Education, Recreation and Dance State Convention award dinner. She teaches health to 10th through 12th graders at Emmaus High School in Lehigh County.

Matthew T. Giobbi ’01 successfully defended his doctoral dissertation “A Postcognitive Negaton: The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of American Psychology.” He is an assistant professor of psychology at Mercer County College in New Jersey and is a visiting lecturer on the history and systems of psychology at Rutgers University, Newark.

Jennifer L. Simpson ’05 was promoted to director of business development and communications at Genova, Burns &

Vernoia in August 2009. She was previously acting marketing director at the law firm.

Juwan A. Justice ’07 started the Turning the Hearts Summer League in 2005, using basketball to help Pocono region youth in need of summer activities and guidance.

Charlie Brenneman M’08 was featured in an article in the Altoona Mirror regarding his ultimate fighting career. He has signed a four-fight contract to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championships.

Jordan F. White ’09 is a singer/songwriter who was featured in Merion Publications regarding his life

and career. He performs in local bars, night clubs and festivals throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the eastern U.S.

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EngagementsJennifer M. Jack M’00 and Henry Dieckmann are engaged. She is a reading specialist in Kenilworth, N.J. Her fiancé is a middle school history teacher in Highland Park, N.J.

Joseph W. Manley III ’02 and Rebecca M. Keyes ’04, M’07 are planning their wedding for February. Joe is the head golf professional at Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, Shawnee-on-Delaware. Rebecca is employed by Progressive Health of Pennsylvania in Milford.

Thomas J. Cuff ’04 and Samantha Mack are engaged. He is a police officer, and she works for Cardiology Associates of Sussex County, N.J.

Sarah L. Yermal ’05 and John Paul Bilyj are planning their wedding. She works for Nurse Family Partnership in Jersey City, N.J. Her fiancé is a supervisor at Blue & Gold Truck and Trailer Repair in Hillside, N.J.

Patricia J. Gumble ’06 is engaged to Raymond Ubaldi. She is employed in the Wallenpaupack Area School District. He works for Concrete Forms and Rentals in Carbondale. The wedding is planned for May .

Erica L. Perugino ’06 and Eric Bogdon Greco announce their engagement. She is a first grade teacher in the Hanover Area School District. He works for Ruckno Construction.

Jen Trader ’06 and Dan Bracht ’07 are engaged. She is performing litigation support for Precise, Inc and he is a relationship manager for The Keane Organization, Inc. They plan to wed on May 29, 2011.

Jordan E. Gonda ’07 is engaged to Rudy Lee Polwin. She is attending Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vt. He works for Sellers Architectural Firm in Warren, Vt.

Michael J. Marra ’07 is engaged to Kristen DeLeo. He is serving in the Pennsylvania National Guard and is employed by Monroe County Recreation. She is employed by Detzi’s Tavern and Pocono Medical Center.

Andrea E. Jaggers ’08 and Alexander Brown ’08 announce their engagement. She is employed by Somerset County Public Schools. He is employed by NASA.

Angela M. Wary ’09 and Tommy Viola are engaged. She is a preschool portrait photographer in the Allentown area. He is employed with the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.

Willyou... Two alumni who met in the ESU Recreation Center returned there in June — and got engaged.

Eric Long ’07 and Kristina Lepley ’06 both worked at the Rec Center when they were students, and met there in 2006.

They were visiting campus on June 12 and stopped by the Rec Center to see some of the changes made since they were students. That’s when Eric took Kristina out on Court #2 – their favorite place to play basketball as students.

He challenged her to a game of “Around the World,” and asked her to take the first free-throw. When she went to the line, he walked up to her, got down on one knee, and asked her to marry him.

Recreation Center Director Joe Akob, who witnessed the event, reports that “with disbelief and overwhelming excitement, she said “yes!”

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Leanne Long ’03 and Greg Mikielski exchanged wedding vows on September 12, 2009, in a Hawaiian themed event. At the wedding were ESU and Sigma Sigma Sigma alumnae and Zeta Beta Tau alumni. In attendance were Sarah Llyod ’05, Christine Drum ’05, Isa Pabon ’05 and Kara McClure ’06, and Dan Wiseman ’03. She is a health system specialist/MRSA prevention coordinator at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center. He is a land surveyor technician for Glenn Johnson & Associates in Dallas, Pa.

Brian Pixley ’05 and Meghan Baczkowski ’07 were married on September 19, 2009. Cynthia Queen ’07 and Michael MacArt ’06 were part of the bridal party. She is an on-site coordinator for Yoh Managed Staffing at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. He is employed by the Delaware State Police. They live in Wilmington, Del.

Michael A. Ferrari ’06 and Melissa Gray exchanged wedding vows on September 6, 2009. The groom is a graphic designer for Thornton Creative in Sciota. She is employed at Pocono Mountain Dairy, Blakeslee. They live in Pocono Summit.

Jennifer Lawler ’02 and Don Trentham M’07 were married July 21, 2007. They reside in Billings, Mont.

Kelly Baldwin M’08 and Thomas Daniel Dougherty were married on July 17, 2009. She is employed by Neshaminy School District and he works for Youth Services Agency. They live in Bensalem.

Weddings

InMemoriamRose E. Fanucci ’24Helen Adolphson Dennis ’36Amelia Felker Martin ’37Clarence E. LaBar ’38Mildred Silfies Laky ’40Esther Young Kresge ’41John J. Sengle Sr. ’51Martha Scargill Noll ’52Rosalyn M. Bombala ’55Winifred Sullivan Seery ’57Thomas W. Spillane ’57Richard P. Fisher ’58

Ronald C. Dietrich ’60, M’70Robert L. Wolbert ’60Robert Rentschler ’63Veronica Thomas Beers ’68Barbara Wolf Niemy ’69Jane Fink Frederick ’70Lynda Beattie Tannen ’71David L. Saveri ’73Mark A. Groff ’80Otto R. Weber ’93, M’97Ruth Metzgar Adams ’94Patricia Richmond ’95

BirthsCheryl Weikel Hauck ’94 and Michael Hauck announce the birth of a daughter, Skylar Mackenzie, born on August 25, 2009. She joined big sister Taylor.

Joe Wysokinski ’99 and Heather Searfoss Wysokinski ’00 welcomed a son Brady, born June 2, 2009. He joined siblings Ashton and Taylor.

Cheryl Griffin Birmingham ’01 and husband Peter welcomed twin sons, Griffin Patrick and Matthew Kevin born on August 2, 2008.

Sarah Sienko Templeton ’98 and husband Robert welcomed Liam Robert on September 29, 2009.

To learn more about creating a scholarship at East Stroudsburg University and how you can help make our students’ dreams come true, please contact Betty Russo, assistant vice president for development, at 570-422-3333 or brusso@po-box.esu.edu.

Children love to dream about what they’ll be when they get older. You can help them get there by funding an East Stroudsburg University scholarship through your estate plan. When you do, you’ll be opening a whole new world of possibilities for our students. And your legacy will live on, year after year, through your scholarship’s award.

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For the latest information on these and other events, visit www.esualumni.org or call the Office of Alumni Relations at (570) 422-3533.

Saturday, August 28Washington Nationals Baseball Game

Tailgate with alumni before the game against the St. Louis Cardinals, and then watch the game in the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Tickets $30, for seats in Section 106, Rows H & J. Game starts at 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, September 18Baltimore Orioles Stadium Tour and Baseball Game

One of America’s greatest ballparks is the site for this game against the World Champion New York Yankees. At 12:45 p.m. we will have a private tour of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Tickets $25, seats in Section 386, Rows 14 and 15. Game starts at 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, October 9

ESU Homecoming

Join us for the largest ESU alumni gathering of the year! Make plans now to attend this year’s festivities.

Sunday, October 17Capitol Steps, Fairfax, Va.

The evening promises to be filled with laughter as this political satire is sure to touch your funny bone. Reception before the performance at the nearby Army Navy Country Club. Tickets $26 per person for show and hors d’oeuvre reception. Show starts at 8 p.m.

Thursday, November 4

Alumni Networking in Stroudsburg

Network with alumni and local businesses at Liquid on Main Street in Stroudsburg. Space is limited so make reservations soon. The cost for the event is $10 per person and includes hors d’oeuvres and a drink.

Saturday, November 20Christmas Spectacular Radio City Music Hall

Start the holiday season with the timeless beauty and pageantry of the Rockettes in New York City.

The bus departs in the afternoon and allows for some Manhattan sightseeing/shopping before the 7 p.m. show. Tickets $80, include bus transportation and ticket to the performance.

Mail your reservation/request to:Ahnert Alumni Center

East Stroudsburg University200 Prospect Street

East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

R.S.V.P. to the Office of Alumni Relationsat 800-775-8975 or alumni@esu.eduat least two weeks before the event.

Tickets are limited and soldon a first come, first served basis

Upcoming EventsESU Office of Alumni Relations

Alumni AssociationEast Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania200 Prospect StreetEast Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2999

www.esualumni.org