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Mercyhurst Magazine Vol. 12, No. 1

Winter 1993/94

Chairman of the Board of Trustees F. William Hirt

President Dr. William P. Garvey

Vice President of External Affairs Mar>' Daly '66

Writers Ruth Ann Baker

Mary Daly '66 Kimberly Dillon

Joejordano Dr. Frank Hagan

Ed Hess '92 Yvonne Maher '93 John Leisering '87

Larie Pintea '92 Jerry Trambley

Photographers Louis Caravaglia

Gary Cardot Roger Coda

Rich Forsgren '84 John Landry

W. Craig Scott Collection Rick Wiley, Tucson Citizen

Mercyhurst Archives

Managing Editor Mar)' Daly

Editor Kimberly Dillon

Designer Tal.lnc

Printing Seneca Printing, Franklin, PA

Mercvhurst | M A G A Z I N E~l

Vol. 12, No. 1 Winter 1993/94

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The Reagan Years: A New "Gilded Age"?

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The Grottos New Lady

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Is There A Future For American Cities?

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Mercyhurst Expands Its Campus

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Things That Fly

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Reagan administration far exceeded those of previous presidential admin­istrations including those of Nixon, Harding and Grant. The intercon­nections of some of these events dur­ing the Reagan era with yet other events such as the BCCI (Bank of Commerce and Credit International) collapse and past CIA programs in Central America, might, to borrow Winston Churchill's phrase in describing Russia, represent: "A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma?

The Reagan years have been described as a new "gilded age," the original term being derived from Mark Twain's novel by the same name. That novel was a satirical, political commentary on the corrupt post Civil War period in which the accumulation of material wealth was glorified.

Between 1980-1988, over 200 Reaganites came under either ethical or criminal investigation, the greatest number of scandals in any adminis­tration in American history. It is diffi­cult to determine whether public or private corruption was greater during the "Roaring 80s." Paralleling public fiascoes were a variety of private sector financial debacles such as the collapse of the nation's savings and loan organizations as well as a mas­sive scandal involving insider trading on Wall Street.

While neither of these catastro­phes were directly linked to then President Reagan, the deregulatory laissez-faire enforcement environment created by the Reagan administration certainly was instrumental. The "Savings and Loan Debacle" was not due solely to fraud and criminal activities, but these played an impor­tant part in making a major public policy failure a national scandal. The political and economic climate of the 80s was ripe for the savings and loan scandal, a debacle whose 30-year cost is conservatively estimated at

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$500 billion. This represents the costliest financial public policy failure in American history.

In addition, many of the criminal activities associated with the failures of a large number of savings and loans represent the costliest series of white collar crime in American histo­ry. Even the very conservative figure of $200 billion to bail out the thrift industry is equal to about the cost of 20 years of street property crime as reported in the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports or more than all of the bank robberies in this country since its founding.

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By emphasizing deregulation rather than meaningful capital re­quirements or closing down insolvent thrifts, the Reagan administration and Congress created a climate of criminal opportunity, an invitation to financial looting, a backing of a "junk bond speculative environment" with federal deposit insurance. Insider trading in a fixed stock market by fig­ures such as Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken also represented some of the costliest white collar crimes in the private sector in the 80s.

Public scandals of this period that were more directly related to the Reagan administration included the Iran-Contra Conspiracy and those at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Wedtech, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and in Penta­gon Procurement Programs.

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K H A G A N

A pattern may have developed even before Reagan was elected with charges (Debategate) that the Reagan camp had secretly stolen a loose-leaf notebook containing his opponent Jimmy Carter's debate strategy Later, public credibility to the yet unsub­stantiated charges that the Reagan-Bush campaign had secretly delayed release of the U.S. hostages in order to prevent a Carter victory (October Surprise) illustrated the more critical view of the Reagan presidency since he left office.

Even if Ronald Reagan's repeated claim, "I don't recall," is correct, presi­dents themselves need not always be directly involved in wrongdoing. James Madison suggested in the First Congress that a president is "...responsible for the conduct of the person he has nominated and appointed." The majority of the scandals of the Reagan era were pro­mulgated not by civil servants, but by political appointees who, ironi­cally, had previously been the first to criticize civil servants.

The Iran-Contra Affair, using money obtained in the secretive sale of arms to Iran for the release of hos­tages to illegally fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua, not only defied the wishes of Congress, but resulted in figures such as Oliver North and former Admiral John Poindexter deliberately lying to Congress and covering up for Ronald Reagan's involvement. This longest (over five years) and most expensive (over $30 million) probe in American history was overridden by full amnesty being granted by President George Bush shortly before leaving office to all those convicted or charged.

In the EPA scandal, over 20 senior employees, including administrator Anne Gorsuch Burford, were removed from office under the cloud of charges of mismanagement, conflicts of inter­est and sweetheart deals with pollut­ing companies. Wedtech was a former machine shop in the South Bronx that would be parlayed in five

years (1980-85) into a multi-million dollar defense contractor through bribery, corruption, influence-ped­dling and kickbacks. Eventually 25 persons were dispatched to prison. "Operation 111 Wind," an FBI investi­gation of rip-offs in defense procure­ment, resulted in the conviction of 45 defense contractors, executives and Pentagon officials as well as five corporations. By 1989, 28 of 48 HUD programs were found to have fraud or other significant problems amounting to losses of over $4 billion.

Many of the examples of graft and corruption—particularly in the EPA, HUD and Wedtech affairs — were symptomatic of a general lack of concern with conflict of interests or ethical rules characteristic of the Reagan years. This existed in both the public and private sectors. At a time of growing unemployment and homelessness, it is, indeed, ironic that political opportunists pillaged the very programs that had been designed to assist the poor, minorities and homeless.

While some may question the serious nature of the criminality of many of these affairs compared to street crimes, their cost and the vision of wealthy, well-connected criminals "cashing-in" while robbing the American economy of the funds necessary to erase criminogenic con­ditions, represent crime of the first order.

Despite growing concern that ex-government officials were selling influence and national sovereignty to the Japanese and other foreign pow­ers upon leaving office, ex-president Reagan shortly upon leaving the pres­idency "cashed-in" by receiving $2 million for making two appearances and speeches in Japan. While not illegal, the lack of sensitivity or con­cern with appearances in accepting such a fee, was perhaps a metaphor of the Reagan era. •

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Dr. Frank Hagan is a professor of criminal justice at Mercyhurst. The article on The Reagan Years represents the views of the author and not the college. It covers only one aspect of the Reagan administration. Rebuttals may be sent to the Vice-President of External Affairs for consideration for the next issue.

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I t was Halloween 1992 when the Lady of Lourdes statue in the grotto was knocked over and shattered

It was a bizarre act that tore at the hearts of the Mercy-hurst community.

But when it was discovered that the deed was per­petrated by a disturbed person who was not a member of the Mercyhurst community, compassion replaced anger.

Perhaps Sr. Eustace Taylor put the Halloween vandalism into proper perspective when she said, "God sometimes writes straight with crooked lines'.'

While saddened by the vandalism that shook the Mercyhurst campus that night, there was joy to be found one year later. It took months of international transactions, but a new statue arrived in September and was installed and blessed on November 7, 1993, at a special ceremony attended by many members of the Sisters of Mercy.

The pieces of the original statue are now buried beneath the grotto floor, and the site is marked with a granite stone which briefly recounts the history of the old and new statues.

What is most interesting about the new 5-foot statue of our Lady of Lourdes is that it fits appropriately in the niche of the grotto, where the original statue was supposed to go. Much to the dismay of the Sisters, when that statue arrived from France in 1932, it was far too large for the niche that Fr. William Sullivan, the college's first chaplain who built the grotto, had allowed in his design.

The size of the new statue was ordered to fit the niche, explained Sr. Maura Smith, president of the Sisters of Mercy of Erie. "This time we measured it right," she laughed. And so, today, the Mercyhurst grotto finally replicates the famous grotto at Lourdes where Our Lady appeared 18 times to the young peasant girl,

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The new statue is of white fiber-resin and was made in Italy by DeMetz Studios — the foremost suppliers of ecclesiastical statuary in the world.

The original statue was made in France and was a gift from Orva O'Neil in the name of her daughter, Mary. Mrs. O'Neil and her husband, James, also built the Chapel of Christ the King on the Mercy-hurst campus.

In addition to the new statue, the hand-placed stones that were used for the grotto cave were completely re-pointed and cleaned this summer. The college spent almost $10,000 on the restoration of this liturgical landmark on Mercyhurst's west campus. •

Statue Blessing As November 7 approached and with it winter, the statue blessing was moved inside to Christ the King Chapel. Father Steve Anderson, college chaplain, said in his homily, "It seems like so much longer than just one year since the grotto had been darkened. We all felt that something was missing from the

campus, something wasn't right. We celebrate today because the grotto is restored as a place that is holy and filled with peace. The grotto of this campus will now continue to provide a place of prayer ... solitude... meditation... strength, and a place of light to all who visit it!'

Mayor Lou Tullio was well into the final campaign, a sixth

term as mayor of Erie. "What do they want?" He repeated the editors questions. "What will get me reelected?"

He grinned his famous grin. "Simple. No tax increases—and more services! Any mayor who can provide those things can get elected easily, every time, unless the mayor doesn't have any personality—you know, color. Then they get tired of you and throw you out."

Lou chuckled, a sound that was always sincere. It was one of his more endearing qualities.

Mayor Lou knew that every suc­ceeding year of his tenure in office had become more difficult, more complex, and he would have been the first to agree with many of the premises of Dr. Robert L. Lineberry, the guest speaker at the first annual Tullio Urban Lecture Series held at Mercyhurst College last April 30.

Lineberry, a professor at the University of Houston, delivered a major address to over 200 people assembled for the inaugural event.

"We can think of the history of Erie and other cities as... B.T., before Tullio,... and A.T., after Tullio," Lineberry said, pointing out that 1965, when Tullio was first elected, was the end of the urban institu­tional building era and the beginning of urban institutional failure in the United States.

Tullio, like hundreds of mayors, had to deal with a worsening situa­tion. The speaker pointed out that cities are incredibly old institutions and that entire economic institutions and professions are linked to a single city—for example, Detroit to cars, New York to finance, and Los Angeles and Las Vegas to entertainment.

"Urban growth didn't creep up­ward during the last century. It soared," Lineberry stressed.

"Faced with their phenomenal growth, cities needed to build insti­tutions and build them quickly." Lineberry said this most often meant an institution symbolized a physical edifice: a school, a city hall, a corpo­rate headquarters, a police station and so on.

Lineberry, a comfortably poised speaker, pointed out that the modern political machine was closely linked to immigration to the U.S. and the machines fed on the political ambi­tions and inexperience of newcomers.

"Mayor Tullio, at least from what I have read, was no stranger to the politics of the political machine," Dr. Lineberry suggested. "For one thing, machines made the cities work."

He continued, "The machines socialized and inducted into the political system probably 50-100 million would-be Americans. This was no mean achievement in a nation of immigrants."

Answering questions usually asked, Lineberry said, "Was the ma­chine corrupt? Sometimes. But so are the Bank of Credit and Com­merce and hundreds of savings and loan associations."

Dr. Lineberry strongly believes that we lost some important things when reformers scooted the machine off the American stage.

"We lost a government of neigh­borhoods, by neighborhoods, and for neighborhoods. We lost a lot of colorful and charismatic urban leaders... including, I suspect, Louis Tullio.

"Today in the reformed city, we have the colorless city manager ... a faceless bureaucratic army of local, civil servants."

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Dr. Lineberry mourned the pass­ing of the political machine, "at least a little bit," and argued that three other institutions are on the road to extinction.

The urban school system is collapsing, he insisted. "Costs keep increasing, performance seems to be decreasing."

He observed that by almost every measure of student achieve­ment, performance is either declin­ing or stagnant. "The racial compo­sition of a school, by the way, is not the explanation for this decline and stagnation."

Similar decline is easily observ­able in urban police departments. "The bigger the input, the worse the outcome!1

The family is in a state of disinte­gration. 1974, the end of the first decade of American decline, was the first year in which divorce replaced death as a major separator of American families. Finally the media became nationalized in most cases. "Today, a kid spends more time in front of the TV than in front of a teacher," Dr. Lineberry said.

What will cities be like if we decide to make them national priori­ties? Dr. Lineberry suggests three roadways: 1) marketing and privati­zation, 2) revitalizing our neighbor­hoods and 3) building a global city.

"Either let them (neighborhoods) manage some of their own affairs or stop preaching to them," he urged.

He went on,"The implications for the global workplace are staggering!1

"We don't need to become more productive to compete in foreign markets—we need to become a lot more productive to hold our own against all the claims on our nations wages!'

In closing his presentation, Dr. Lineberry reflected, "I'd very much like to hope that Mayor Tullio would have looked at the tasks ahead, affirmed a belief that cities and their peoples can make a difference in rebuilding urban institutions and in one another's lives.

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during the last century.

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Above: Dr. Robert Lineberry and Mrs. Louis Tullio.

Below: Eric Mayor Louis J. Tullio when he received the 1970 Fiorello La Guardia Award (or outstanding leader ship and service in the field of municipal administration.

his basic affection for, and faith in, the city," he ended his talk.

Mercyhurst President Dr. William P Garvey praised Dr. Lineberry's pre­sentation as exceptionally perceptive. "He made clear the driving forces that made the Tullio years in office both demanding and formulative as we approach a new century in Erie's history," Garvey said.

"If Lou Tullio was anything about the problems of Erie admin­istration, he was upbeat, a positive attitude," Erie Mayor Joyce Savoc-chio '65 commented in response to Dr. Lineberry's presentation.

"Lou faced the whole negative institutional downtown for decades. I have to cope with many of the same problems, obviously," said the Mayor.

"If there is one thing I learned from Lou, it's to move ahead, tackle adversity, don't get worn down by the nay-sayers. It's a never ending process, this business of being mayor—of leading when some­times some don't want to go!"

Mayor Savocchio, who soon will be starting her second term as

Erie's mayor, still credits her | Mercyhurst College profes-[ sors as the ones who helped f shape her career in govern­

ment. "Dr. Garvey, Dick Kubiak and Sr. Loretta were superb. Where would I be without their patient but forceful teaching?"

Somewhere Lou Tullio is grinning mischievously. If any-

• body would take some of the credit, it would be Lou. Only half in jest, he would insist, "I taught her everything she knows!'

The first Tullio Urban Politics Lecture Series was off to a resound­ing start, both because of Dr. Line­berry's talk and the over $40,000 that was contributed by the late Mayor's friends and relatives. The contributions will be used to create scholarships for students in urban studies, to bring prominent figures in urban politics to the lecture series and to aid in operation of the Tullio Archival Room. •

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The college before World War II

If what Walt Disney said is correct and "the fun is in build­

ing," then the past eight years at Mercy hurst should have been joy-filled ones.

The college has blossomed both east and west of Old Main with major construction which enhances the beauty and utility of the campus.

The major building thrust began in 1987 with the construc­tion of Sullivan Hall and the expan­sion of the cafeteria, the addition of the D'Angelo School of Music building to the south side of Zurn Hall, and the splendid new Tudor look given to Preston Hall when a third floor was added to the structure.

MERCYHURST EXPANDS

ITS CAMPUS

BY MARY DALY

AND YVONNE MAHER

It continued westward in 1989 with the construction of the Carolyn Herrmann Union and the extension and bricking of the Athletic Center. The Mercyhurst Ice Center, located to the southwest of Baldwin Hall, followed in 1991.

During those four hectic years of construction on the west cam­pus, new sidewalks, lighting fix­tures and the Canterbury Clock were also added to enhance the beauty of the entire area.

The pace of construction switched to the east side this past summer and the 50-year-old apart­ments on Briggs Avenue were masterfully camouflaged by the building of Tudor-style apartment buildings, eight townhouses and a two-tiered parking deck. As school

began again in September, cranes and bulldozers were replaced by the instant addition of sod, shrubs and fully grown trees which made the new construction look as though it had been there for years.

The three major projects on the east campus were begun in May and completed, after a break-neck pace, on the weekend of student arrival. Well, almost. The minor wrinkles, like a door handle here and a cupboard hinge there, were still being ironed out, but the new occupants weren't complaining. In fact, the mud that greeted the for­tunate tenants of the modern resi­dences on that rainy weekend of arrival became a topic of conversa­tion a week later, when they called home to say, "You should see this place now! Mud one day, grass, trees and flowers the next!"

And while the elegance of Old Main continues to be unrivaled in the college architecture, the new buildings which surround her to the east and west, certainly enhance and compliment the traditional beauty of the Mercy-hurst campus.

Let's take a tour of the newest east campus additions.

Duval Apartments

Picture yourself driving up the main boulevard and turning left to circle the Hammermill Library At the corner of the bend and oppo­site the library are two Duval Apartment buildings. Each build­ing houses 50 students on three floors. Called Duval East and Duval West, the apartments were dedicated and named on October 12 to honor a long-standing mem­ber and current vice chairman of the college's board of trustees. Albert E Duval, a retired CEO from Hammermill Paper Company, was recognized for his "integrity, wis­dom and leadership in the growth

and progress of Mercyhurst College'.' The Duval Apartments cost $1,067,000.

Parking Deck

Fifty feet to the south of the Duval Apartments is the new two-story parking deck. Before its construc­tion, it could well have been easier to find the proverbial "needle in a haystack," than it was to find a

parking spot at Mercyhurst. The new deck, which accommodates 200 cars, provides underground reserved parking for college employees and upper deck parking for the Duval and Briggs apartment residents. The parking deck cost $1.1 million. It has a stately bricked facing, beautiful landscap­ing and classic lampposts. Two more parking decks are planned

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for the future—one behind Zurn Hall and the other, behind the Athletic Center. The decks will be built as needed and as funds permit.

Warde Townhouses

On grounds southeast of Zurn Hall and behind the old townhouses, are the eight new Frances Warde Townhouses. The units are the first student housing to be air conditioned at Mercy hurst. Each townhouse contains three bed­rooms, a large kitchen and living room, plus two baths. The com­plex cost $455,200 and accommo­dates 48 students. These town-houses have a Tudor design and are augmented by pine trees and plants.

They are named after Frances Xavier Warde who was the leader of "The First Seven" Sisters of Mercy sent to America from Carlow, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley to carry on the Mercy mission in this country. As such, Mother Warde is known as the American founder of the Sisters of Mercy.

West Campus

Since 1847, when the first Mercy College was founded in Chicago and named St. Xavier College, it has been a tradition among Mercy colleges to have a McAuley Hall and a Warde Hall on their campuses.

Mercyhurst honored that tradition in 1959 when the Sisters named their second residence hall McAuley Hall, and, on November 7, 1993, the college named its eighth residence facility the Frances Warde Townhouses. •

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Sandra Mangone Zobrest 70, 77 (MA) and her son, Jim, 19,

who is profoundly deaf, started their search for justice for Jim in the fed­eral court system in 1980. They reached the end of their quest with a favorable U.S. Supreme Court decision June 18, 1993, and a settle­ment with the Catalina Foothills, Arizona, School District July 1.

The high court ruled that the school district should have provided a sign language interpreter for Jim while he was in high school, even if he did choose to go to a Catholic school. And, on July 1, the Zobrests and Catalina Foothills School District reached a settlement to reimburse the money the family had to pay for interpreters and lawyers to get Jim justice and a good high school education.

It was the latest in a long series of struggles for Sandra, her son and their family to make sure that Jim gets what he needs and what he has a right to.

Sandra married Gannon Univer­sity grad Larry Zobrest two years after they finished college. Their son, Jim, was born in Erie in 1974 and as soon as she knew he was deaf, Sandra started what became a virtual career as an advocate for the deaf, especially deaf children.

She was happy with Jim's care at the preschool run by the Dr. Gertrude A. Barber Center in Erie, but, she said, "The Erie School District offered nothing for Jim after he got out of the Barber Center."

She said kindergarten was an "absolutely horrid" experience and the family either had to send Jim to a residential school for the deaf in Pittsburgh or Maryland, or else move.

Even before that, however, according to Sandra's classmate and longtime friend Mary Prus 70, who is the director of the Maura Smith Child Learning Center at Mercy-hurst, Sandra was working to make sure Jim had as smooth a path as possible from childhood into adulthood.

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"From day one," Prus said, "Sandy would say, 'My child has to live in a hearing world and it's not set up for the deaf."

"Anyone who has ever seen Deaf Child Area signs along Pennsylvania streets and roads is looking at Sandys work, too," Prus said. "When the Zobrests lived on Route 99 near Edinboro, a very busy road, there were signs that said 'Slow, Children at Play' Sandra lobbied with local legislators for special signs for deaf children and she finally won her point," Prus said.

She was also instrumental in founding what was originally the Erie County Council for the Deaf. There were limited services for the deaf in the Erie area before 1980 and Sandra wanted them to improve by the time her son needed them. "You have to look forward," Sandra said. "You can't take it as it comes. There's a lot of planning and decisions to be made ahead of time."

But she couldn't change what the schools in the Erie area offered Jim, so the Zobrests packed up and moved to Tucson in 1980. Jim attended the Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind until fifth grade, but it just wasn't challenging enough.

"He was bored and we just felt he was capable of being mainstreamed into the local school district," Sandra said. So Jim entered sixth grade at Sunrise Drive Elementary and they provided speech therapy and a sign language interpreter.

But when Jim hit eighth grade, the district had no high school, instead, it paid the tuition for parents to send their kids to other schools. Sandy and Larry looked at what was available and decided Salpointe High School, run by the Carmelite Fathers, was Jim's best shot at the kind of high school education they wanted for him.

"We asked the school district if it would pay for an interpreter and other needs and, at first, the answer was yes," Sandra said. But district officials got together with the county attorney and they decided, she said,

"in order to be eligible for these ser­vices, my son had to attend public school."

Sandra had been doing some research and discovered U.S. Public Law 94-142, the Education of Handicapped Children Act. "It stipulates that whether it be public, private or sectarian, handicapped children are to be provided with those services."

After one meeting with school officials, Sandra said, "I came home and said, 'We're fighting this.' My husband agreed."

It was a fight that would cost a lot of money the Zobrests didn't have. Sandra took Jim's story to the Center for Law in the Public Interest in Tucson and they decided to take the case.

A few months later, she talked to former Erieite Ginny Duncan, whose husband, Sandy, is deaf and works in Harrisburg. William Ball, Duncan's father, is a lawyer in Harrisburg who has appeared before the Supreme Court on other first amendment and establishment clause cases. Sandra called him for help.

Ball's idea was that he would work for the Zobrests pro bono and he became their primary attorney

So Jim Zobrest's case hit the fed­eral courts—with a dull thud. The judge in the U.S. District Court in Tucson ruled for the state and the school district.

The struggle then went to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco for a December 1990 hearing. That court took 18 months to make a decision and it was against the Zobrests.

In the meantime, Larry and Sandra Zobrest were paying $8,500 a year for an interpreter for Jim at Salpointe. They didn't have the money and Sandra said she wrote to foundations and businesses and individuals for help.

It was a constant struggle to get the money for Jim's education. "I'd start getting low in my interpreter fund and hope I'd hear from another foundation and I'd send out a new batch of letters. Many nights 1 would be up until 11 o'clock typing letters and wishing I didn't have to do this. But it was worth it in the long run and we would do it again, to get Jim the parochial education at Salpointe" Sandra said.

There had been one encouraging part to the Appeals Court experi­ence. One member of the three-judge panel had issued a ringing dissent and there was hope the Supreme Court would listen to his opinion and not the majority.

On February 24, the U. S. Supreme Court held a hearing and Sandra and Jim Zobrest, Mary Prus and the Duncans got a chance to see how the court operates.

"As cliched and trite as it is, I'm telling you, Jimmy was given to Sandy because if there were ever an individual and a mother and a par­ent who would fight for what her child needed in life, it is Sandy," said Prus.

Mercyhurst College recognized Sandra Zobrest for her work as an advocate for the deaf in 1977, when she became the youngest Hurst alum to receive the Distinguished Alum of the Year Award. •

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THINGS THAT FLY BY RUTH ANN BAKER

Sculpted of papier-mache over empty paper towel rolls and painted to suit prehistoric fancies, the dinosaurs

take the place of honor in the new Children's Art Gallery in Mercyhurst's Old Main.

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dinosaurs—creatures they have brought to artistic life themselves.

Sculpted of papier-mache over empty paper towel rolls and painted to suit prehistoric fancies, the dino­saurs take the place of honor in the new Children's Art Gallery in Mercyhurst's Old Main.

"People once hurried through" the for­merly dismal pas­sageway linking the different parts of the education department, but "now they dawdle and linger" in this colorful, skylit spot, says gallery creator Yvonne Drum.

And, though a campus tour awaits them, the children are thrilled to dawdle, begging their elders to un­lock the display case so they can play with their creations.

"My dinosaur's name is Porcupine because he has plates on his back,"

^ ^ ^ L, proudly brandish­ing a brown and orange beast.

That pride is exactly what Drum, an assistant professor of elementary education, hoped for when she ap­proached leaders of her department and the college about renovating the corridor.

"It gives children some recognition and builds up their self-esteem" says Drum, who taught art methods at the University of Akron before joining the

Mercyhurst faculty in 1992. A gallery immediately sprang to mind when she saw the short under­used corridor.

When the gallery opened in April, there were already 105 works on display with

"more coming in each week," Drum

says. "It's not a contest, we don't screen...All kids are good at art. I think we take their creativity out of them very fast."

The walls of the gallery display that creativity in vivid variety: ceramic busts, building models, watercolors

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and mixed media pieces compete for space.

Ginny McGinnis and Nancy Barton 72 team-teach the Asbury pre-kindergarten class. Throughout February, the ten 5-year-olds in their care wrote and illus­trated books about dinosaurs, made model dinosaurs and measured out a 20-foot-long trail of paper to see exactly how big even a small dinosaur would have been. They forwarded their models of "fierce meat-eaters" and "peaceful plant-eaters" to the gallery, and they are the first class to take the tour.

Under Sr. Rosemary Murphy's '57, RSM, guiding hand, the group takes a tour of the Eimer Curriculum Library, named for Sr. Susanne Eimer, RSM, who founded the elementary educa­tion department in 1926. The chil­dren give short shrift to the shelves packed with textbooks, globes, flannelgraph boards and work kits, and head straight for the sunny com­puter room at the back of the library.

A chorus of "Ssshhhh" gets them out the door, down the hall and over to the Hammermill Library, then it's off and down the sidewalks to the "dormitories," a word that must be explained to the little ones. "Wouldn't it be fun," Barton asks, "to live in a

dormitory and only go home for holidays?"

"No!" many voices shout, and McGinnis laughingly says, "We'll ask you again when you're teenagers!'

At the student union, a long table, festive with bal­

loons, is marked "Reserved!' Soon a

pitcher of orange soda and three thick pepperoni pizzas arrive.

As lunch draws to a close, Emily Whaling ponders what she liked best about the big day at Mercyhurst. "Pizza!' she says after great thought.

"The library," is Joey's vote. But Jimmy conjures up a red creature with black markings and a big fin and says proudly, "I liked my dinosaur." •

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Enrollment Over 2,300 There are 2,377 students attending Mercyhurst this year, up 35 from 1992-93 totals. Undergraduate totals remain about the same as last year, while graduate enrollment increased by 36 students. Adult College students numbered 373 and the McAuley Division held its own coming in at 439 one- and two-year degree students. Of the total student body, 1,373 are females and 1,004 are males. The current stu­dent body comes from 32 of the 50 states.

The Best in 30 Years This year, Mercyhurst had one of its best years in freshman applica­tions. The college received 1,578 applications for its freshman class, but the increase in the colleges admission requirements, resulted in one-third of the applicants or 502 students, being rejected. That number, likewise, resulted in a fresh­man class slightly below last year's. "Because we increased admission standards so sharply, we thought our freshman class would come in around 375 students," Dr. Garvey explained. "Instead, this years fresh­men numbered 398, which was well above what we had expected," he continued. "Academically, this is our strongest freshman class in 30 years," said Andrew Roth, dean of enroll­ment. "Their average high school QPA is 3.24, and the average SAT score is 970," he stated. Roth added that 74 percent of the new freshmen ranked in the top half of their gradu­ating class, 44 percent ranked in the top 25 percent of their class, while 17 percent were in the top 10 percent of their senior class. Eighty-nine percent of the freshman class, or 354 of the 398 total, are resident students.

Hurst Gates in U.S. News & World Report Mercyhurst received national recog­nition when the story behind the colleges magnificent 20-feet-high gates appeared on Page 63 of the 1994 edition of the U.S. News & World Report America's Best College Guide.

The story, "Mercyhursts Thaw Point," tells how Mother Borgia Egan, Mercyhursts founding dean and first president, bought the gates

former boyfriend, Stanford White, in 1906, as the prominent architect sat on the roof garden of Madison Square, which he had designed. The story was later made into the movie, "The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing."

New Lease for Learning at McAuley-Erie Over the Christmas break, the McAuley-Erie Center will move from its two-year-old renovated facilities in the basement of McAuley Hall on the main campus to a new facility at 3928 Wayne Street. "It will take students only five minutes to walk from McAuley on Wayne to Mercyhurst on East 38th," said Lillian Cohen '61, director of the McAuley-Erie Center.

Dr. Garvey explained, "At the time we began our McAuley Divi­sion, it seemed most appropriate to locate the McAuley-Erie Center in a building that carried the name of Catherine McAuley whose educa­tional mission the program fulfills." Garvey continued, "But even Catherine McAuley would not have educated her students in a basement for very long. She would have wanted something better for them.

for $600 from the Harry K. Thaw Estate in Pittsburgh when they were about to be sold for scrap metal.

The gate story was chosen as a result of a letter sent to public rela­tions officers requesting "brief — but colorful — historical, educational and sociological tidbits" about Americas colleges and universities. Mercyhurst was one of only 32 insti­tutions who made the final cut.

What caught the editors' atten­tion was the fact that, in a jealous rage, Harry Thaw shot his wife's

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"Our Erie Center is the largest of the three McAuley Centers," said Dr. Garvey, "and our trustees want it located in educational facilities that lend credibility to

the McAuley mission." McAuley-Erie's new home will be a 10,000-square foot facility. Its exterior will carry the Tudor look of Old Main, the Herrmann Union and the new Frances Warde Townhouses. The college will lease the new McAuley building for 16 years with an option to buy from Baldwin Bros. Inc., who are paying for all of the renovations to the site.

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Baltus Observatory Named for Sr. Matthew One of Mercyhurst's shining stars was recognized by the college at the close of the school year. College officials named the newly renovated Zurn Hall observatory the Baltus Astronomical Observatory, in recog­nition of Sr. Mary Matthew Baltus, RSM '50. Sister, who taught full-time at the college from 1961-1991, was the founding chair of the earth science department and astronomy program.

7,500-Year-Old Bodies Preserved Using space-age technology available at only two other places in the world, scientists at the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute preserved two human bodies dating back 7,500 years. The bodies were two of the 168 that were discovered in 1989 at an archaeological excavation at the Windhover Bog near Cape Canaveral, Fla. The main purpose

of the preservation efforts is to pre­pare the bodies, textiles and artifacts for their return to the Florida State Museum, where they will be housed. The two bodies at Mercyhurst were the only ones that were preserved wearing the textiles in which they were buried. The preservation efforts took place this past fall in our archaeological laboratories.

Sportsmedicine Receives Accreditation The athletic training program of Mercyhurst's sportsmedicine department, which began in 1985, has received accreditation by the Professional Evaluation Committee of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA). Brad Jacobson, athletic trainer and director of the program, said that there are only about 65 colleges or universities in the country with NATA accredita­tion. "For Mercyhurst, this accredi­tation allows us to compete head-to-head with athletic training programs across the country," Jacobson stated.

He explained that the Mercyhurst athletic training program is unique in that it is housed under the sports­medicine department, whereas, most such programs are under the physical education, biology or health science departments. The closest institutions to Mercyhurst with NATA accreditation are the Univer­sity of Pittsburgh, Canisius and Slippery Rock.

Mercyhurst's Summer Abroad Program Mercyhurst took steps toward involving itself in the global market­place this past summer by instituting a summer abroad program. Thirty-two students studied in Switzerland during the month of August in the four-week program that was under the direction of John Wolper, chair­man of the colleges hotel, restaurant and institutional management pro­gram. "It's a very exciting time for the development of an international studies program given the climate in central Europe during the past few years," Wolper said. The program attracted 32 students, including students from Mercyhurst, Gannon University and Penn State University. A maximum of six credits could be taken at a 50 percent reduction in Mercyhurst's regular credit costs. In addition to the students, 15 faculty, administrators and alums also took advantage of the optional 12-day tour program.

Our Apologies The office of institutional advancement apolo­gizes to the following corporations for omitting their names in the 1992-93 annual report, Mercyhurst Honors. Their contributions were made through the Foundation for Independent

Erie Steel Products Co.

GTE Foundation

Integra Foundation

Lord Corporation

United Parcel Service

Vesuvius Foundation

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The Celine Solution To someone outside the mathe­matics profession, the doctoral dissertation written in 1945 by Sr. Celine Fasenmyer 33 , RSM might be mistaken for a foreign secret code. However, in the past few months, this dissertation has be­come an acclaimed piece of research and it has been used as a reference in several present-day papers.

A Mercy sister for 70 years and chair of the mathematics depart­ment for 30 years, Sr. Celine earned her doctor­ate after only three years of study at the University of Michigan. That was in 1945. Almost 50 years later, her doctoral research has put her in the spotlight. Why? It's because of computers. "When you

put my research on 'Generalized Hypergeometric Polynomials' in a computer, marvelous things come out," said Sr. Celine, as her face lit up. It seems that her pioneering work was so far ahead of its time, that it took modern computers to make the application of Sister's research practical.

Fifteen years after completing her doctorate, her mentor and advis­er from the University of Michigan, professor Earl D. Rainville, dedicated an entire chapter of a textbook to "Sister Celine's Technique." Years later, this chapter was the reason why Herbert S. Wilf and Doron Zeilberger from the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University, respectively, called to meet her.

"When I received the phone call, I brushed it aside—'Who'd want to talk to me about such a thing?' I asked myself." Finally, Sr. Celine returned the phone call and she was pleasantly surprised by the mathe­maticians' interest.

Since then, her early work has become the basis of further research in her area of specialty. "I am hon­ored that my work is being recog­nized, but all I ever wanted to be was the best teacher I could be to the women and men at Mercy-hurst," Sister explained.

Dr. Barbara Behan '64, asso­ciate professor of computer systems and who Sister

describes as "one of my brightest students," said, "I'm thrilled that Sister is getting this recognition and I'm not at all surprised that the research she did is so highly acclaimed." In fact, the only person who seems surprised is Sr. Celine herself!

Gary Bukowski: The Million Dollar Man This year, for the first time in the history of the college, annual giving topped the $ 1 million mark. It was a milestone for the college and a feather in the cap of the young exec­utive who spearheaded it—Gary Bukowski 73, Mercyhurst's vice pres­ident of institutional advancement.

College officials are calling Bukowski their resident Million Dollar Man. "Thirteen years ago when I joined the advancement department at the college, I couldn't have foreseen reaching such a goal," he said.

"Back then, annual giving was approximately $140,000 at its highest point, so we, indeed, have come a long way by having raised $1,024,799 this year.

"It's been exciting and challenging ...but I know what it means—

an expected encore," he mused.

"We have a good depart­ment, but without the momentum of this college, the positive image Mercy-

hurst has in the community and the 2,960 dedicated donors, we never would have been able to reach the $1 million goal."

Bukowski was especially pleased because annual alumni giving at Mercyhurst is 8 percent higher than the national norm with an alumni pool that is still relatively modest in size.

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McAuley Dean Comes Home "It's a great feeling to be returning to a place you love knowing that you'll be contributing to its future growth and develop­ment," said

Dr. Helen Fabian Mullen '47, who joined the college family this year as dean of the McAuley Division and assistant academic dean of Mercyhurst.

Dr. Mullen returns to her alma mater following a 28-year affiliation with Robert Morris College in Pittsburgh, where she was dean of enrollment until she retired at the end of the last academic year.

"Once you're into teaching and academia, you don't think of retire­ment as the end. Working with students, both traditional and adult, has been one of the delights of my life," Dr. Mullen explained.

"I am very impressed with the foundations program at North East and, in particular, with the efforts the McAuley people have been making to meet the career needs of students. I'd like to be here when the McAuley Division comes into its own as a place where students choose it because McAuley offers more than any other place in town," she noted. Dr. Mullen did her undergraduate work at Mercyhurst and earned her master's and doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh.

NSF Grant Changes Science at Hurst "This grant will change the way science is taught at Mercyhurst," said Dr. Mario Diaz, referring to the $55,000 National Science Foun­dation (NSF) Grant awarded to the college over the summer. Diaz, assistant professor of physics and chemistry, said that the grant will finance one-half of the cost for installing a $110,000 multi-media computer lab that will enhance science instruction. "It will allow professors to use planetary simula­tion for the astronomy department, free-fall of bodies for the chemistry department, and visual identification to simplify calculus," he explained. Between 2,500 and 3,000 organiza­tions applied for the NSF grants, but only 400 grants were awarded. The new lab will take two years to complete.

The Search for a New Dean Begins Academic Dean Dr. Michael J. McQuillen will return to the class­room next September after spending the past six years as academic dean of the college. "Teaching is my love and it is what I am best at and it is what I most enjoy doing," McQuillen told his faculty. "But being academic clean has been an invaluable learning experience to me and it has given me a great respect for what the administrators of this college do. 1 came to Mercyhurst to be a teacher and that is where my heart is and always has been. I am anxious to get back to it full-time!' An eight-person committee has been formed and Brian McHugh, chairman of the education division, will head the committee. Members will conduct

a national search to find Mercyhurst's 10th academic dean in the college's 67-year history. Top candidates will be brought to the campus in January, and if all goes well, a new dean will be named sometime in March.

Mercyhurst Family of the Year Contest In keeping with the United Nation's proclamation of 1994 as the Year of the Family, the college's family life education program is sponsoring a contest to select "The Mercyhurst Family of the Year."

The idea was proposed by Dr. Jamie B. Yule, program director, who said that the contest is open to all full- and part-time students. The contest is looking to identify that special Mercyhurst family who has made the biggest difference... the household who is always there for one another... who provides encour­agement for on-going education and learning for family members of all ages, in short, a family who exempli­fies the spirit of Mercyhurst as fostered by the Sisters of Mercy.

Yule said that written nomina­tions require clear and powerful writing and some very careful thought about the family as an institution.

"We all win when our students grow in deepening their appreciation of the value, meaning and signifi­cance of the family," she added. Cash awards funded by an academic enrichment grant will be awarded to the first, second and third place win­ners. They will be featured in the next Mercyhurst publication.

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Alums Remember Us When...

Over 60 years worth of fond memo­ries filled the air at the Home­coming dinner on September 18, as speakers and spokespersons for reunion classes recalled highlights of their years at the college on the hill. Dorothy (O'Hara) Downs '43 remembered that no men were allowed in the dorms at any time and stockings and white gloves had to be worn at dinner, while Jo Ann (Weaver) Johnson *53 recalled the very first production at the Little Theatre, "Brigadoon" in her senior year. Jane Carney '68 noted that hers was the last all-women's class and the first to study on the three-term system. Vicki (Yurovic) Wyten 73 said that after talking with current students, she realized the Mercyhurst mystique her class knew is still very much alive. Bruce Miller '83 proudly recalled the begin­ning of the football program. Light was shed on the origin of the Mercy­hurst emphasis on tradition when Margaret Anne (Mooney) Emling 37, recipient of a Distinguished Alumna Award, told of how in the first week of her freshman year, Mother Borgia Egan gave a two-hour lecture on the traditions of the college, which was then just seven years old! Many of the more recent grads were amazed at how much the campus had grown in the space of a year and all mar­veled at the immaculate condition of the grounds.

Parents' Weekend Bigger and better freshman classes can only mean one thing—bigger and better Parents1 Weekend events. Record numbers of both faculty and parents attended the 1993 Parents' Weekend on October 1. As always, the dinner dance was well attended with 450 people dining at a fabu­lously catered buffet. Parents enjoyed the opportunity to have fun with their progeny while meeting the men and women who will help in shaping their offsprings' futures.

Admission Advocates

Parents in Support of Admissions (PISA) and Alumni in Support of Admissions (AISA) help identify and recruit prospective Mercyhurst stu­dents. Parents and alums who join either PISA or AISA can help in a variety of ways—none that entails a great deal of time, money or energy And, as a volunteer admission advo­cate, you will be given support and assistance in the way of training and informational packets. For more information on these programs, con­tact the college's institutional advancement or admission offices.

Saluting our Alums Four Distinguished Alumni Awards and one Faculty Award were presented this year at the Mercyhurst Homecoming Celebration. Two of the distin­guished alums—Corrine Halperin-Egan '80 and Margaret (Mooney) Emling 37 both from Erie—are pictured with Dr. James Adovasio, chair of the anthropology/archaeology department. Dr. Adovasio was honored by the Alumni Association for the national recognition his work has brought to the college. Halperin-Egan was honored for her community service and Mooney, for her loyalty and service to the college. The two other alums honored will be profiled in the next alumni publication. They are Dr. Barbara (Stone) Perry '57 from Syracuse, who was honored for her distinguished service to her profession, and Diane (Erzen) Dominick '89 from Pittsburgh, named the Young Alum of the Year.

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The Pickle at The Meadows More than 350 people bet on a pickle. That's Super Pickle—the crowds favorite in the sixth race at the second Mercyhurst at The Meadows fund-raising event in Pittsburgh on August 7. The event raised $87,662, which will be used as scholarships for Mercyhurst students. The total is 29 percent higher than last year's first effort. The annual event has become Mercy-hurst's single highest fund-raising activity and it has brought new life into the second largest Mercyhurst alumni chapter—Pittsburgh Club. Once again, the event was chaired by Marilyn Garden Seach '52.

Sr. Margaret Locsch RSM '53 celebrates with VSAir representative Gloria Yuricha who awarded her the top prize.

Monica Klos '84 raced steed "Carpe Diem" to the finish line in the 5/8ths mile dash charily race worth $6,500.

Scott Donnelly '88 and Florence Cherry Joyce '53 were the co-chairs.

Alums from all classes came out for the event and came away having had a great time. Acquaintances were renewed and bonds with the college were reinforced. Who enjoyed the evening the most? It's a fair bet that it was the busload of Sisters of Mercy from Erie who had a night out on the town at The Meadows.

The grand prize winner of the evening was Sr. Margaret Loesch '53 RSM. Sister won two round-trip air tickets good anywhere in the United States serviced by USAir, who donated the prize. Other big

winners included Marjorie (Gloystein) Santabene '83, who won a week's vacation at the Surf Club on Marco Island; Mercy hurst's athletic director Pete Russo, who won a weekend for two at the Nemacolin Woodlands; and Alice (Feehley) Crotty '49, who won the Hitchcock loveseat. Chinese auction winners included Sandy (Selva) Belfiore '66, Sr. Jos. Mary Kosarsky, RSM '47, Dorothy (Donatelli) Cibulas '47, Ken Walker '90, Mary Jeanne (Ferreri) Holland '62, Reinette (Boling) Jackovic '63, Helen (Fabian) Mullen '47 Dorothy (Wadlinger) Ronan '42, and charity race winner Monica Klos '84.

A Touch of Class The Class of '50 left those magnificent Mercyhurst Gates. The Stained Glass Window in Sullivan Hall is the Class of '89s legacy. The Class of 1990 created a scholarship for others who pass this way. The Class of 1991 donated park benches for around the campus and the Class of 1992 built the gazebo behind the Carolyn Herrmann Union. To immortalize their time on campus, the 1993 Senior Class donated a baby grand Hyundai piano. Shown around the piano are 1993 senior gift committee members (1-r) Lori Bess, Kelly O'Sullivan, Paul Reynolds, Maureen Lally, Mark Korcinsky, Doug Melvin, Alesia Miller and Amy Byrne Sitting are Carla Russo and Lori Carlin.

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Big Homecoming Win for the Hurst

The Mercyhurst Lakers thumped the Gannon Knights 17-7 at the 1993 Homecoming game. The win was particularly impressive because Gannon came into the game with back-to-back shutouts. Mercyhurst led 3-0 at half-time. The Lakers scored two touch­downs in the third quarter and seized control of the game. Worth noting is quarterback Nick Schneider

'96, who completed three passes for 91 yards, and Craig Woodard '96, who ripped the Knights for 168 yards in 30 carries. Coach Joe Kimball called the

triumph his biggest as a coach because, "Right now I'm at a school that really cares about what I do and that's the greatest thing in the world."

To the victors belong the spoils and to Mercyhurst that means the Hector DiTullio trophy.

Mercyhurst tackle John hanger '95

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u •>"> Field of Dreams Dedicated The Mercyhurst Lakers newly constructed "field of dreams" was completed over the summer and dedicated to a North East business­man on Sept. 19. The athletic field was named to honor the memory of Philip D. Hirtzel, an industrialist, environmentalist and philanthropist. Hirtzel was known for his charitable deeds that enriched the community of North East and his legacy is the help he gave the youth of that com­munity in financing their college studies. "He was one of the quiet heroes of North East," Dr. Garvey said. "All the good that he did was done without thought given to receiving recognition in return!' Dr. Garvey described Mr. Hirtzel's life as characterized best by the oft quoted

The Philip D. Hirtzel Memorial Field.

lines: "I shall pass this way but once. Any good I can do, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again."

Hirtzel, who died two years ago, had been president of Electric Materials Company for more than 40 years.

Women's Soccer Ranked Second

The women's soccer team ended their season with an impressive 13-2-1 record and an even more impressive automatic bid to the NCAA Division II final four. Head coach Trevor Warren and assistant coach Richard Hartis are under­standably very excited. "This year's Lady Lakers are very solid in all three areas: defense, mid-field and forward line," said Hartis. "Overall, we have a very young team—one

Soccer captain Mia U-Rycki '94.

freshman and eight sophomores are regular starters. But, we have a nice blend of youth and experience such as senior team captain Mia U-Rycki (shown in photo), who has been a four-year starter and has NCAA experience from two years ago. We have a lot of strength and depth. It's hard to highlight players because they're all quality players," explained Hartis. Season polls prior to the finals list Mercyhurst first in the region and second in the nation.

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Mary Ellen (Linney) Avety '43 has been nominated for Senior Citizen of the Year by Regional Learning Service. She has been a volunteer coordinator for the Information Interviewing Service for the past 13 years. Mary Ellen and her husband, Robert, reside at 220 Bradford Parkway, Syracuse, NY 13224.

Dr. Marilynn N. (Miller) Jewell '48, professor of German at Mercyhurst College, retired after 29 years. She was class valedicto­rian, earned a doctorate in higher education at age 50 and received tenure in 1973. She and her hus­band. Ken, can be reached at 10525 Tara Shores Dr., Mecospa, MI 49332.

Pat Curran '52 retired June 18, from the Scranton School District. Pat resides at 323 N Webster Ave., Scranton, PA 18510.

Patricia (Egan) Langmyer '55 marked her 30th year of teaching with initiation into Phi Delta Kappa. Patricia resides at 8 Mount Airy Dr., Orchard Park, NY 14127.

Sr. Michelle Leehan, RSM '55 celebrated her 50th anniversary (Golden Jubilee) as a Sister of Mercy. Sr. Michelle is currently the director of develop­ment and communications for the Sisters of Mercy of Erie Regional Community.

Sr.Joan Chittister, OSB '62 spoke at the Temple Anshe Hesed in Erie last spring. Her topic was "The Role of the Hebrew Prophets in the Present Age." She was also interviewed by the British Broadcasting Company regarding the post-Vatican II Catholic Church. Sr. Joan resides at Mount Saint Benedict, 6101 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16511.

Sr. Rita Marie Hettish, RSM '66 of St. George School was honored for 40 years of service in Catholic education. Sr. Rita Marie resides at the St George Convent, 5201 Peach St., Erie, PA 16509.

Beverly (Heintz) DiCarlo '67, associate professor of business at Mercyhurst College, is the current chair of Mercyhurst's Carpe Diem Society. She and her husband, David, reside at 619 Montmarc Blvd., Erie PA 16504.

Daniel Burke '69 exhibited a mixed work in the 70lh annual Erie Art Museum spring show. Two of his paintings were selected for the Westmoreland Art Nationals. He was also one of 28

artists who were featured in the "Personal Visions" national exhibition at the Art Place Gallery in Chicago, and had two large works on paper accepted in the 36th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art show. Daniel is a professor of art at Mercyhurst College, and resides at 18 North Park Row, Erie, PA 16501.

Mary (Fisher) Wiesen '69 has been appointed director of education and training of Holland Metro, Inc., Realtors. Mary also serves as chairper­son of the education committee of the Greater Erie Board of Realtors and resides with her husband, Tom, at 3412 W. 11 St., Erie, PA 16505.

Deberra (Korowicki) Grazier '70 recently joined the Admissions Office as an administrative assistant and is a partner in the newly formed Copper Estate Sales, an estate liquidation service. Debbie and her husband, JACK GRAZIER 71, reside at 220 Shawnee Dr., Erie, PA 16505.

Margaret (Froncek) Kubiak '71 and teammate, Mary Voltz, were awarded a $12,000 grant from General Telephone's Growth Initiatives for Teachers program (GIFT) for an innovative math and science program developed for their students at Sacred H**rt Catholic School in Erie. Margaret and her husband, Richard, reside at 9295 Standish Rd., North East, PA 16428.

Frances R. Rosiak 71, a fifth grade teacher at Belle Valley Elementary School, has been named one of three Pennsylvania state finalists for the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching. She spoke at the Penn­sylvania Foundation for Better Living teacher's workshop at Penn State's main campus, and was a presenter at the American Horticultural Society's national educators' sympo­sium in Washington, D.C., in August. Frances resides at 3706 Burton Ave., Erie, PA 16504.

Allan Bleovarac '73 was the featured speaker at a dinner hosted by the Erie chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution recently. Allan also participated in the sum­mer institute on Early Modem Maritime History at Brown University. Allan and his wife, LEE (PITONYAK) BELOVARAC 74, reside at 637 E. 31 St., Erie, PA 16504.

Robert W. Parks '73, former pub­lisher of a three-times-a-week paper in Chapel Hill, NC, was named general manager of the The News-Times in Danbury, CT. Parks and his wife, Linda (THANOS) 73, can be reached c/o The News-Times, 333 Main St., Danbury, CT 06810.

Sandra A. (Steinker) Knepper 74 earned a master of education in reading from Edinboro University in May. Sandra resides at 1568 West 54th, Erie, PA 16509.

Frank Abate, Jr. '75 won a fifth term as district justice for North East and Greenfield townships. Frank and his wife, Jean, reside at 12 N. Pearl St., North East, PA 16428.

Gretchen (Krampf) Dameron '75 has relocated to Orcas Island. Gretchen is offering training in substance abuse prevention and conflict resolution and works with young children of alcoholics. Gretchen and her family recently got together with CHRIS (SABATELL1) THOMPSON 75 and her husband, TOMMY THOMPSON 75, and their children at Saddlbrook Resort in Wesley Chaple, FL. The Dameron family can be reached at P.O. Box 1255, East Sound, WA 98245.

Peter Nakoski '75 won re-election for the distict justice seal serving Harborcreek, Lawrence Park and Wesleyville. Peter has been district justice in Harborcreek, since 1976.

William F. Glinka 76 was ordained as a perma­nent deacon of the Diocese of Burlington. Bill has been assigned to his home parish of Our Lady of Grace in Colchester, VT. Bill and his wife, Susan-Rae, reside at 6 Field Green Dr., Colchester, VT 05446.

Joel Miller '76 and his wife, Nadia, were pho­tographed with Bob Saget, host of "America's Funniest Videos," when they appeared on the show with a clip of their three dogs. Joel and Nadia reside at 1116 South Flill Rd., Erie, PA 16509.

Anita (Seekins) Festa '77 is assistant manager in charge of operations at Sherman Furniture Rentals where she has been employed for 14 years. Anita and her husband, Richard, have two children; Brianna Rose, 4, and Kevin Michael, 2. The family resides at 31 Madera Dr., Rochester, NY 14624.

Daniel L. Foley '77 is a partner with his brother in Foley Lumber. The company operates a sawmill two miles from Centerville and is beginning (Camps "R" Us) rentals. Daniel can be reached at R.D. #3, Box 243, Titusville, PA 16354.

Sheila (Walsh) Richter '77 has been promoted to director of admissions/Mercyhurst McAuley Division. Sheila and her husband, THOMAS RICHTER 73, reside at 2711 Caughey Rd., Erie, PA 16506.

Margery (Zimmerman) Taylor '79 is a teacher in the Wattsburg School District. Margery and her husband, Dan, reside at 5264 West 51 St., Fairview, PA 16415.

Michael P. Tomczak 79 is a sergeant in the Baltimore Police Department, and was awarded a plaque for exemplary operational performance and instruction in crisis negotiation, suicide interven­tion and stress management. Michael is also an adjunct professor at the University of Baltimore in the Criminal Justice Department. Michael and his wife, Pamela, reside at 4708 Woodlea Ave., Baltimore, MD 21206.

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Edwin Negron '80 is the assistant national adminis­trative manager for Vector Marketing, a subsidiary of Alcas Corporation. Ed is presently on the board of the Olean Kiwanis Club and is treasurer of the Olean Industrial Management Council. Eel's wife, MAUREEN (CONNELLY) NEGRON '81, has been promoted to director of human resources for Home Health Care of Southwestern New York and the Comstock Hospice Network. The Negrons reside with their sons, Brian and Michael, at 728 Queen St., Olean, NY 14760.

Conine Halperin-Egan '80 was named Woman of the Year by the Women's Roundtable of Erie; and currently represents Erie County on the Pennsylvania Commission for Women. Corrine and her husband, Leo, reside at 3756 Gable Court Dr., Erie, PA 16506.

Melanie R. Titzel '80, executive director of the Parkside Senior Living Communities, has assumed full administrative responsibility for the Regency at South Shore. Melanie resides at 2 Gibson St., North East, PA 16428.

John J. Woodruff '80 is vice-intelligence officer for Troop B Washington of the Pennsylvania State Police. John and his wife, Lisa, can be reached at P.O. Box 197, Beallsville, PA 15313.

Marianne Brown '81 has been elected president of the Northwest Pennsylvania Dietetic Association for 1993. Marianne resides at 162 East 36 St., Erie, PA 16504.

Michael Malpiedi '81 is vice presi­dent of sales for radio station Rocket 101 and Erie's "Air Force." Michael and his wife, Tina, reside at 1425 West 34th, Erie, PA 16508.

Stacey A. Scott '81 received a juris doctor degree from Temple University and is practicing law with the Philadelphia Public Defenders Office. Stacey resides at 2200 Ben Frank Pkwy., Apt. S-100-6 Philadelphia, PA 19130.

Kathleen T. Connelly '82 has completed five years of service as deputy sheriff for the Orange County Sheriffs Department. Kate resides at 10813 Heather Ridge Circle, Apt. 103, Orlando, FL 32817.

Karen (Claunch) Coppola '82 has been promoted to corporate marketing director and assistant vice president of TJX Companies. Karen resides at 208 Beals Cove Rd., Hingham, MA 02043.

Christine L. Argenziano '83 earned a master of arts in counseling degree from Edinboro University in May. Christine resides at 2403 West 8th, Erie, PA 16505.

Douglas H. Birnie '83 is the associate director of sales at Hyatt Regency Dallas/Fort Worth. His wife, MARY M. (FATIGATI) BIRNIE '83, is associate director of catering at the Hyatt Regency. The Birnies reside at 2838 Silver Spring Rd., Carrollton, TX 75006.

Colleen Reiser '84 '90 (MS) was elected co-presi­dent of the Erie Chapter of Kappa Gamma Pi for 1993-94. Colleen is a special education teacher in learning support at McDowell High School. Colleen and her husband, Ed, reside at 145 West 36th, Erie, PA 16508.

Carol (Thompson) Wagner '84 is employed at Community Service Systems, a public relations company. Carol and her husband, Jeff, can be reached at P.O. Box 726, Fairview, PA 16415.

Teresa L (Thompson) Baker '85 received her master of science degree in human resource man­agement from LaRoche College in Pittsburgh in May. She is employed as a manager of support sen-ices for Pace Laboratories and she resides at 807 Hazel Ave., Mars, PA 16046.

D. Shane Brown '85 received an Award of Excellence, two Awards of Merit and two Honorable Mentions in the 1992 International Association of Business Communicator's Keystone Awards, and also a 2nd place in the 1992 American Journal of Nursing Video Contest. Shane's wife, BARBARA (SWANSON) BROWN '85, is international sales manager at Reecl Manufacturing. The Browns, including their 5-year-old son, Russell, reside at 616 Harbor St., Conneaut, OH 44030.

Rebecca Kessler '85 gave a presentation entitled, "Development of a Special Needs Unit in a Maximum Security Prison" at the Ninth Annual Correctional Symposium in Lexington, KY. Rebecca is unit manager at the State Correctional Institution and resides at 539 Orchard Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15202.

Gregory J. Lindner '85 is director of resorts and estates services at Marriott's TAN-TAR-A Resort and Golf Club in Osage Beach, Missouri. Gregory and his wife, Kimberley, can be reached at RT#1, Box 887-D, Osage Beach, MO 65065.

David Armstrong '86 recently passed the Pennsylvania Bar examination on the first try. Dave is an assistant football coach and assistant academic adviser at Mercyhurst College.

Scott A. Bright '86, '89 (MS) graduated from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in December, and received the Daniel F. Dunn Award as valedic­torian of the class and the American Legion Outstanding Cadet Award. Scott is stationed at Troop A Greensburg as a state trooper. Scott and his wife, Lisa, reside at 191 Wellington Ave., Washington, PA 15301.

Jeanne (Nystrom) Guest '86 transferred to the Myrtle Beach office of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, where she is an attorney. Jeanne and Val, her husband, reside at 510 S. Myrtle Dr., Surfside Beach, SC 29575.

Shelley Long '86 is food and beverage director for Concessions International at the Orlando International Airport. Shelley resides at 4538 Brook Hollow Circle, Winter Springs, FL 32708.

Mary L. Marchwinski-Winn '86 is employed with Crown Central Petroleum Corporation Baltimore as a senior auditor/consultant, and is pursuing a master in business administration at Loyola College. Mary and husband, Edward, reside at 640 Milford Court, Abingdon, MD 21009.

Charles F. Smith '86 (MS) won re-election to a third term as district justice in Magisterial District 3-3. Charles and his wife. Norma, reside at 8114 Wattsburgh Rd, Erie, PA 16509.

Narda Gatgen-Smigel '87 held a mini-reunion at her wedding on Oct. 31. Alumni who traveled to the wedding were Keren Poulter '88, Anne (Janosko) Kovacevic '86, Paula (Suchacek) Allen '86, Catherine Reynolds '88 and Barbara Akin '87. Narda and her husband, William, reside at 31 Fairfield Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701.

Christine R. Dance '88, '93 (MS) has accepted a position with the Erie County Court House as an adult probation officer.

Michael Kelly '88 is a food service manager for Case Western Reserve University. His address is 3509 Tullamore Rd., University Heights, OH 44118.

Maria C. Lewis '88 has been promoted to data coordinator/ secretary in the Admissions Office at Mercyhurst College. Maria resides at 905 E. Grandview Blvd., Apt. #210, Erie, PA 16504.

Randall W. Rinhe '88 has joined Mercyhurst College as an accountant in the finance depart­ment. Randy and his wife, Mary, reside at 2539 E. 42 St., Erie, PA 16510.

Stacy L Adams '89 is a manager of Victoria's Secret in Rochester. Stacy resides at 2006 Five Mile Line Rd., Penfield, NY 14564.

Su Dean '89, instructor of English at Mercyhurst/North East, has had two poems accepted by Potpouni magazine. The poems are "Mentor" and "Inroads." Su resides at 203 Marshall Dr., Erie, PA 16505.

David W. Del^eli '89 graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and will perform a one-year tran­sitional internship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, followed by a three-year anesthesiology resi­dency at University Hospitals of Cleveland. David and his wife, Patricia, reside at 2432 Kenilworth Rd., #6, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106.

Clint Huffman '89, '91 (MS) has accepted a posi­tion as a socially/emotionally handicapped teacher at DeLancl High School where he is also assistant athletic trainer. Clint and his wife, Maiy Carol, reside at 960 A. Grove Hamlet, DeLancl, FL 32720.

Chistopher John Kovshi '89 earned a master of arts degree in communication studies from Edinboro University in May. Christopher resides at 7604 Lakewood Dr., Fairview, PA 16415.

Fiona McGettigan '89 is a graduate student at the Cranbrook (MI) Institute of Art. Her address is P.O. Box 801, Bioomfielcl Hills, MI 48303.

James McKeever '89 has been promoted to associate director of enrollment at Mercyhurst College. Jim resides at 1847 E. 38 St., Apt. #2, Erie, PA 16510.

Donnough Shaffrey '89 passed his bar exam (out of 20 percent) and is now a legal apprentice at The Four Courts. His address is 18 Kenillworth SgM Rathgar Dublin 6, Ireland.

Margaret (Coffey) Tanchick '89 is attending St. John Fisher College's Certified Public Accountant Program, and is employed by Chase Manhattan Bank as a customer service representa­tive. Margaret and her husband, Thomas, reside at 287 Thornell Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534.

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John Deasy '90 is a political lobbyist in Washington, DC. His address is 4407 N 4th Rd., Apt. #1, Arlington, VA 22203.

Lisa Diplacido '90 has joined the staff of South Shore Counseling Group in North East. Lisa resides at 10 East 4th, #201, Erie, PA 16507.

Roderick Power '90 is working for a national mar­keting firm in Washington, DC. His address is 265IB S. Walter Reed Dr., Arlington, VA 22206.

Sr. Maria Lucia (Malou) Serrano, RSM '90 pro­fessed temporary vows with the Erie Regional Community of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas on Feb. 20. Sr. Malou is a finan­cial aid counselor at Mercyhurst College and resides at 3409 Garden Ave., Erie, PA 16508.

f V Matt Triola '90 accepted a posi­tion as financial consolidation accountant at R.D. Werner Co. Matt and his wife, SHELLY (FERGUSON) TRIOLA '89, have moved to their new home at 273 Clinton St., Greenville, PA 16125.

KatherineJ. (Heutsche) Blouin '91 is teaching at Key Largo Middle School, and volun­teers her time to special Olympics and coaching girls1 basketball. {Catherine can be reached at 129 OceanBay Dr., Key Largo, FL 33037.

Angle DePietro '91 joined Computer Associates as a client services representative. Angie resides at 481 Ranier Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15239.

Raymond J. Hennessyjr. '91 is safety manager for C.H. Heist. His wife, LAURIE (LOCKERMAN) HENNESSY '91, is busy at home with their new baby, Meghan Kay. The family resides at 5400 South Park Ave, Apt. N-8, Hamburg, NY 14075.

John Kleiner '91, part-time disc jockey (DJ) for WMCE, is also a part-time DJ on the Erie area's newest FM commercial radio station, WFGO.

Julie Medmg '91 received a master of science degree in art therapy in May from the College of New Rochelle. She is working as an art therapist with addicts and alcoholics at Freeport Hospital. Julie resides at 80 Cedar Street, Amityville, NY 11701.

Robert Evan Taylor, Jr. '91 earned a master of arts degree in communication studies from Edinboro University in May. Robert resides at 3434 West 26th, Lot 6, Erie, PA 16506.

Tasha Corey '92 is a human resource specialist for ARC in Pittsburgh. Tasha resides at 103 Short St., Pittsburgh, PA 15237.

Ellen Czadzeclz '92 is a market research assistant for Industrial Analyst Inc. in Rochester. Ellen resides at 335 Log Cabin Rd., Victor, NY 14564.

Joseph Devoy '92 is a staff accountant at Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires in New York, NY.

Jeffrey Pink '92 is an assistant accountant at KPMG Peat Marwick. Jeffrey resides at 103 Short St., Pittsburgh, PA 15237.

George Gazzam '92 is a sales representative for Pfizer Laboratories. George resides at 3712 Amherst Dr., Erie, PA 16506.

William L. Gilson '92 graduated from a four-month military police officer basic U.S. Army course at Ft. McClellan, AL. William resides at 4580 E. Lake Rd., Apt. 2B, Erie, PA 16511.

James Grasky '92 is a finance analyst for Westinghouse Electric. James resides at 2154 Fairland St., Pittsburgh, PA 15210.

Noreen Herlihy '92 has been named enrollment counselor at Mercyhurst College. Noreen resides at 326 W. 23 St., Second Floor, Erie, PA 16502.

Maria Kelly '92 received her master's in interna­tional relations at the University of Limerick. Her address is 6 Monaleen Heights, Castletroy County, Limerick, Ireland.

Judith Kelsey '92 is an inventory control analyst for Hamot Medical Center in Erie. Judith resides at 456 E. 4th St., Erie, PA 16507.

Colm McWilliams '92 is a financial planner for Evans Capital Management. He and his wife, Melissa, reside at 2403 E. 44, St., Erie, PA 16510.

Jennifer Nicol '92 is a staff accoun­tant at Ernst & Young. Jennifer resides at 903 N. First St., Titusville, PA 16354.

Lesa Orlando '92 passed the American Dietetic Association registration examination and is now designated as a registered dietitian. Lesa resides at 1205 W. 31 St., Erie, PA 16508.

Jason Pagni '92 is the director of fund raising for the American Lung Association. Jason resides at 661 W. 8th St., Erie, PA 16502.

Jean Pavlinko '92 is a management trainee for Lord Corporation. Jean resides at 2902 Harvest Bend Dr., Erie, PA 16506.

Tanya Reuscher '92 is a buyer for Comptech in Erie. Tanya resides at 2150 W. 8th St., Apt. #13, Erie, PA 16505.

Beth Richter '92 passed the American Dietetic Association registration examination and is now-designated as a registered dietitian. Beth resides at 2962 Poplar St., Erie, PA 16508.

Russell RobisontJr. '92 is a new and used car sales representative at Gary Miller Chrysler-Plymouth and Isuzu. He recently completed the Pittsburgh Marathon in 3:09:00 and is qualified to run the 1994 Boston Marathon next April. Russ resides at 2100 S. Shore Dr., Erie, PA 16505.

Veronica Sansom '92 is a claims adjuster for State Farm Insurance. Veronica resides at 1266 E. 33rd St., Erie, PA 16504.

John Staszewshi '92 is a broker for MTM Technical Sales. John resides at 14G Hampshire Dr., Nashua, NH 03063.

Jean Stearns '92 is a buyer for Lord Corp. Jean can be reached at R.D. # 2, Bradway Rd., Saegertown, PA 16433.

Vincent Taraska '92 is a tax accountant at Arthur Anderson & Co. in Cleveland. Vincent resides at 30054 Truman Ave., Wickliffe, OH 44092.

Antonietta C. Tripodi '92 teaches fifth grade at Oak View Elemental*)' School in the Fairfax County School System, and is also taking graduate courses at George Mason University. Antonietta's new address is 12100 Greenleaf Ct., #102, Fairfax, VA 22033.

Melynda Tyson '92 is a director of administration for Integrated Health Services in Toledo, OH. Melynda can be reached at 479 Carley Ave., Sharon, PA 16146.

Jeffrey Veitch '92 is doing post graduate work at Capital University Law School in Columbus, OH.

Jose Villace '92 is an investment analyst for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya in Miami, FL.

Manns Walsh '92 is a computer systems analyst for USX Corporation. His address is 900 Royal Dr., Apt. 189, Library, PA 15129.

Stephanie Wright '92 is completing a master's degree in business administration at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Yvonne Maker '93 has joined Mercyhurst College as public relations assistant. She is respon­sible for production of Monday Morning, a weekly news bulletin.

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WEDDING BELLS Best Wishes Carol Bailey '86 and David Kosslow, Nov. 21, 1992. Heather L. Barker '92 and Steven J. Radel, Aug. 22, 1992. Laurel S. Bensink '86 and Robert E. Reinwald, May 1,1992. Denise Berdis '88 and Aubrey Michael Wilkerson, March 21, 1992. Douglas H. Birnie '83 and Mary M. Fatigati '83, May 23, 1992. Patricia E. Brady '92 and Patrick M. Crotty, Aug. 7, 1992. Lynn M. Bray man '91 and Thomas J. LaGrou, Nov. 21,1992. Margaret Burke '63 and Anthony C. Lucius Sr., Feb. 14, 1993. James A. Butera, Jr. '91 and Donna L. Kominsky, April 25, 1992. Kathleen C. Filipkowski '88 and Gregory J. Zatkiewicz, Nov. 27, 1992. Matthew B. Fulton '92 and Mary Catherine Pirello, Feb. 12, 1993. Mark Alan Gardner '87 and Melissa Lynne Strike, Feb. 13, 1993. Narda A. Gateen '87 and William Smieel, Oct. 31, 1992. Judith A. Gluvna '80, '91 (MS) and Edward J. Bitters, May 16, 1992. Steven R. Hall '91 and Jennifer Laniewicz, June 11, 1992. Anita M. Harvey '91 and James Allan Meyer, Sept. 26, 1992. Tammy L. Hiegel '91 and Brian T. Beno\ic, July 18, 1992. Margaret Hogue '90 and Robert Letizio, Dec. 26, 1992. Roy Hollis, Jr. '83 and Jeannine Burbules, June 13, 1992,. Melinda Howe '92 and Edward Mioduszeuski, Sept. 4, 1992. John C. Huffman '89, '92 (MS) and MaryC. Nelson, May 1, 1992. Amy E. Kissman '91 and William D. Boldt, Sept. 19, 1992. Christopher Kovski '89 and Jill A. Franz, May 2,1992. Robert F. Kuchcinski '90 and Alicia M. Feiner, May 16, 1992, Kyra Beth Lewonas '85 and Randall Don Solomon, Feb. 14, 1993. Michelle Lusk '90 and Jay Wollenburg, April 25, 1992. Therese Manning '80 and Richard W. Gerlach, April 25, 1992. Mary L. Marchwinski '86 and Edward J. Winn, Oct. 10, 1992. Susan Mcllvried '92 and Karl Hughes, March 7, 1992. Victor Morini '89 and Andrea Papale '92, April 12, 1992. Thomas E. Nick '91 and Amanda Carey, June 27, 1992. Jeanne Nystrom '86 and Thomas DuVal Guest Jr., Oct. 3, 1992. Shirley Oligeri 77 and Gary J. Winschel, Aug. 21, 1992. Devon J. Pifer '93 and Charles Schroeckjr., May 28, 1993. Joyce Scepura 77 and Michael J. Wing, April 18,1993.

Kimberly Snyder '88 and Michael Popella, March 12, 1993. Kimberly Thomas '90 and Mark R. Hopkins, Sept. 19,1992. Michelle Voelker '87 and Neil Strandwitz, July 11, 1992. Margery Zimmerman 79 and Dan G. Taylor, June 26, 1992.

BIRTHS Congratulations Gina (Frisina) Adams '83 and husband, Mark, a daughter, Jennifer Marie, born Feb. 18, 1993. Anne (Wolf) Cable '85 and husband, Steven, a son, Adam Henry, born April 22, 1993. John R. Costello '83 and wife, Maria, a son, John Michael, born Feb. 5, 1992. Toby Eichas '93 and wife, Linda, a son, Robert Crispin Read, born Aug. 7, 1993. Beth Ann (Dow) Frawley '84 and husband, David, a son, Brendan James, born July 20, 1992. Robert J. '83 and Theresa (Weston) Fessler '84, a daughter, Meghan Elizabeth, born Dec. 8, 1992. Mary (Radziszewski) Gerber 75 and husband, Allan, a son, Marc Allan, born Feb. 14, 1993. Kelley (Welsh) Glass '82 and husband, Matt, a daughter, Maggie, born Nov. 11, 1992. Laura (Martin) Harford '88 and husband, David, a daughter, Noelle Paige, bom Dec. 16, 1992. Raymond J. '91 and Laurie (Lockerman) Hennessy '91, a daughter, Meghan Kay, born Sept. 11, 1992. CarlaJ. (Anderson) Hulse '84 and husband, Todd, a son, Todd Raymond II (TJ.), born March 9, 1993. Randy Kimmel '92 and wife, Lisa, a daughter, Alex Frances, born June 2, 1992. Judith (Reiber) Krill '81 and husband, Denis, a daughter, Hillary Elisabeth, born Dec. 12, 1992. Kristine M. (Kowalski) Kobella '83 and husband, Douglas, a daughter, Kara Marie, born October 31, 199 f. Anne Marie (Janosko) Kovacevic '86 and husband, Del, a son, Nicholas, born May 9, 1993. Joan (Mohr) Krist 77 and husband, Peter, a daugh­ter, Stephanie Michelle, bom Nov. 3, 1992. Jo-Ann (Israel) Lanzillo '86 and her husband, Richard '83, a girl, Elizabeth Catherine, on Sept. 8, 1993. Gregory W. Latimer '89 and wife, Dede, a son, Todd Joseph (T.J.), bom May 8, 1992. Patricia A. (Presutti) Leuschen '85 and husband, Kevin, a daughter, Kristen Danielle, on Aug. 28, 1992. Lorie (Chylak) McClure '81 and husband, Bill, a son, Adam Paul, born April 12, 1993. Bruce '83 and Marygrace (Yakovac) Miller '83, a son, Grant Thomas, bom Dec. 3, 1992. Michael Paris '89 and wife, Kimberly, a son, Craig Michael, bom April 17, 1993. Kate (Berry) Pursel 79 and husband, Bill, a son, Evan Thomas, born March 18, 1993. Lisa (Nagle) Rockwell '85 and husband, Bruce, a son, Bruce Jeremy (B.J.), bom Nov. 15, 1992. Bonnie (James) Shaker '82 and husband, Christopher, a daughter, Dana Lauren, born July 30, 1992. Stephanie (Weiclman) Signorino '84 and husband, Mark, a daughter, Chelsea Lynn, born June 11, 1993. Margaret (Coffey) Tanchick '89 and husband, Thomas, a daugnter, Christina Marie, bom March 11, 1993.

Diane (Zorn) Totaro '81 and husband, Anthony, a daughter, Lynn Marie, bom Feb. 14, 1993. Matt '90 and Shelley (Ferguson) Triola '89, a son, Taran Xavier, bom June o, 1992. Carol (Thompson) Wagner '84, and husband, Jeffrey, a son. Lance Dalton, born Sept. 29, 1992.

CONDOLENCES And Our Prayers

Alumni Theresa A'Heam Brown 31 Sr. Mary deLellis Corbett, RSM '58 Carol Alco Darmofal 73 Gary F. Datz 76 Mary Cronin Foht '32 Sr. M. Valeria Gloeckner '33 Theresa D. Guerrieri 75 Joan Killmeyer Krahe '51 Anna Marie McGrath Kuhns '35 Sr. Mary Evangelista McCarty, RSM '34 Sr. Mary Christina Shaftic, RSM '55 Sr. M. Josephine Songer, RSM '53 Charlotte A. Tesoniero '57 Debby Thomas 75

Husband of Maureen O'Connor Plunkett 73 (Thomas M. Plunkett) Frances Honeck Sigler '45 (Lawrence E. Sigler)

Wife of Myron Jones, Board of Trustees, (Kathryn M.Jones) Thorn Wright '91 (MA), (Heather Wright)

Father of Susan (Quadri) Blecki 71 Rose Briggs, housekeeping, (John E. Miller) Bruce A. Chase 75 (Any. Robert H. Chase) Renee Gevaudan '96 (Raymond Gevaudan) Russell J. Felix 74 (Joseph C. Felix) Barbara Keinath, housekeeping, (John Fannin) Jean Lohse, cafeteria staff, (Anthony Ciotti) Dr. Donald Platte, chair, natural sciences & mathe­matics division, (H. Marvin Platte) Sr. Natalie Rossi, RSM '66 (Natale Rossi) Wilbur Sydow 78, chief of safety, (Paul Sydow) Gerald J. Waidley '80 (Parke J. Waidley)

Mother of Albert F. Duval, Board of Trustees, (Lena Duval) Jay Kirk 77 (Lois Kirk) Margaret Burke Lucius '63 (Laura Theresa Burke) Jeanne McCallion, health nurse, (Marie Herbert Breckley) Patricia (Pam) Muir Roach '51 (Agnes Muir) Katherine King Tolhurst '58 (Agnes S. King) Susan L. Wilkes '91 (Ruth Wilkes)

Son of Virginia Cumutte Umpirowicz '64 (James J. Umpirowicz)

Brother of M. Rita Brennan '38 (John Lloyd Brennan) Kathleen "Kate" Connelly '82 (Joseph J. Connelly) Susan Datz Follyn '86 (Gary F. Datz 76) William L Gilson '92 (Glen A. Gilson) Maureen Connelly Negron '81 (Joseph J. Connelly)

Sister of Fr. Steve Anderson, college chaplian, (Maiy Ellen Anderson) Margaret A'Heam Hannon'34 (Theresa A'Heam Brown'31)

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FIRST IN A SERIES

Remember When... Preston was the plainest building on campus. It was a no-frills building when it was constructed in 1952 as a convent for the Sisters of Mercy.

The two-story flat-roofed build­ing was financed by a loan from the Erie Catholic Diocese. Years later, the debt was largely forgiven through a Diocesan gift to the sisters' fund drive for a new Pre­paratory School and Motherhouse.

In 1968, 16 years after the convent was added to the west side of Old Main, a new Motherhouse was built on East Grandview Boulevard. Many of the sisters moved to their larger, more modern Motherhouse. But the sisters who worked at Mercyhurst kept their residence at the college.

In 1971, the building had new occupants—men! Mercyhurst was

Preston Before

serious about its new coedu­cational status, but to be taken seriously, the college needed a real residence hall for its men. So, in typical Mercyhurst fashion, the sisters graciously agreed to give up the convent for a men's dorm, and they moved to the third floor of Egan Hall. The dorm idea didn't last but a year as the rooms were too small for two men, and the male enrollment was growing.

So in 1972, the men moved to McAuley Hall and Preston became what it is today—a faculty office building previ­ously used for the humanities and social sciences. The old convent rooms proved

to be a perfect size for offices. Today, the Mercyhurst faculty has some of the finest accommodations available on any college campus.

However, as the campus grew and eight buildings sprouted to the west of Preston, the old convent

... and After

looked awkward by comparison and out of place on a campus that prided itself on architectural unity and beauty.

In 1989, a third floor was added to the structure for the business division, and plain-Jane Preston was given an unusual facelift. It didn't make her look 30 years younger...it made her look 30 years older, but stately and elegant in Tudor design.

One fading clue reveals her three lives. Between the new and old bricks, a very soft line hints that there was a "before"..once upon a time.

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January

6-9 — Mercyhurst College Theatre and Road House Theatre Joint Production, "The Lion in Winter," 8 p.m., Little Theatre. Cost is $8, $6 for students and senior citizens. For reservations, call 456-5656.

18 — Films for Discussion: "Zebra Head," 7 p.m., Zum Recital Hall.

20 — Cummings Gallery Exhibit, Joe Pizzat, thru Feb. 18, Hammermill Library hours.

23 — Great Performers Series, Barry Tuckwell, French horn, 2:30 p.m., Central High School Auditorium, $10 adults, $7.50 students.

25 — Films for Discussion: "Just Another Girl on the 1RT," 7 p.m., Zurn Recital Hall.

27-29 — "Don Pasquale," D'Angelo Opera Production, 8 p.m., Little Theatre, $7.50.

February

J — Films for Discussion: "Much Ado About Nothing," 7 p.m., Zum Recital Hall.

8 — Films for Discussion: "Strictly Ballroom," 7 p.m., Zurn Recital Hall.

13 — D'Angelo School of Music Wind Ensemble, 2:30 p.m., Zum Recital Hall.

15 — Films for Discussion: "Into the West," 7 p.m., Zurn Recital Hall. 20 — D 'Angelo School of Music Symphony Orchestra Concert, 2:30 p.m., Central High School Auditorium.

27 — D'Angelo Music Conservatory Recital, 1:30 p.m., Zum Recital Hall.

7 — Visiting Artist Series, San Juan Islands Chamber Music Festival Trio, 8 p.m., Zum Recital Hall.

8 — Masterclass, Visiting Artist Series, San Juan Islands Chamber Music Festival Trio, 2:45 p.m., Zurn Recital Hall.

13 — D'Angelo Music Conservatory Recital, 1:30 p.m., Zurn Recital Hall.

18-19 — Mercyhurst College Spring Theatre Production, 8 p.m., Little Theatre.

19 — Cummings Gallery Exhibit, Mercyhurst Senior Show, thru April 8, Hammermill Library hours.

20 — Great Performers Series, Abbey Simon, pianist, 2:30 p.m., Central High School Auditorium, $10 adults, $7.50 students.

25-26 — Mercyhurst College Spring Theatre Production, 8 p.m., Little Theatre.

27 — Mercyhurst College Spring Theatre Production, 2:30 p.m., Little Theatre.

27 — D'Angelo School of Music Chamber Choir, "St. John's Passion," 2:30 p.m. Christ the King Chapel.

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NOSTALGIC JOURNEYS CAN BE YOURS AGAIN Mercyhurst has been captured... on video.

That's right. Now, you can recap­ture those blue and green days of life behind the gates.

Mercyhursts venerable quality runs throughout this 13-minute video, which communicates the heart and soul of the college and its illustrious past.

The piece, entitled "Carpe Diem," showcases over 200 slides that pre­sent strong compelling images of the Mercy-hurst cam­pus along with sup­porting archival and

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