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P h o t o b y B i l l O w e n ’74

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o many alumni and friends;so many stories to share. Allegheny delighted in welcoming back to campus hundreds of alumni and guests at the end of May for Reunion Weekend 2013. Those in attendance reminisced about their days on The Hill. They laughed and gathered with old friends. They took tours of the campus and facilities, played golf and volleyball, and at night they danced. They also honored former classmates, pictured upper left, including, from left, John Vanco ’68, Jack Lehman ’54, Christine Scott Nelson ’73, Carrie Richardson Reeves ’73 and Keith Steiner ’73, all seen with President James H. Mullen, Jr. The Association of Black Collegians /Association for the Advancement of Black Culture, pictured left, celebrated the weekend as did members of the Class of 1963, bottom left, who commemorated their 50th class reunion. To see more Reunion Weekend photos, go to https://picasaweb.google. com /AlleghenyGatorAlumni =

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Eddie Taylor, Jr. ’87, Chair Earl W. Adams, Jr., Ph.D. Christian L. Allison ’83 Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton Alice Sturgeon Bierer ’59 Gladys Mullenix Black ’54 Edward J. Borkowski ’81 Willow Brost ’74 William H. Brown, Jr. ’80 Mark R. Campbell ’82 Jane Miriam Earll ’80, Esq. Gar y M. Elliott ’72 Mar y H. Feeley ’78, Ph.D. Kimberly Tillotson Fleming Judith Thomas Horgan ’68 Steven D. Levinsky ’78 Richard W. Maine Isabelle Crabb Moss ’67 James H. Mullen, Jr., Ed.D. Herbert H. Myers ’61 Christine Scott Nelson ’73 Jerome V. Nelson ’83 James C. New ’67 John H. Niles, Jr. ’59, M.D. Martin Pfinsgraf f ’77 Timothy L. Reeves ’83 Mar y E. Sceiford ’54, Ph.D. Rev. Dr. Yvonne Reed Seon ’59, Ph.D. Dag J. Skattum ’84 Thomas N. Slonaker Robert L. Smith, Jr. ’73 William P. Stef fee ’57, M.D., Ph.D. Hayes C. Stover ’62, Esq. John F. Sutphen ’78 Bruce R. Thompson ’86 Lawrence M. Thompson, Jr. ’74 William H. Timbers ’72 Douglas F. Ziegler

2 The Bousson Question: To Drill or Not to Drill?

Trustees Emeriti

Bishop George W. Bashore Ann Simakas Degenhart ’71 J. Tomlinson Fort ’50, Esq. Thomas T. Frampton ’70, Esq. Samuel Hellman ’55, M.D. William I. Jack ’57, Esq. The Hon. Jack K. Mandel ’58 Silas R. Mountsier III ’52 John C. Phillips, Jr. ’56 James F. Pomroy ’56 Thomas M. St. Clair ’57 Ferd J. Sauereisen ’57 M. Peter Scibetta ’54 Henr y B. Suhr, Jr. ’55 Arthur Tepper ’58 Patricia Bush Tippie ’56 Robert A. Vukovich ’65, Ph.D. John D. Wheeler ’61, Esq. Editor

Richard D. Stanley

6 Campus Gardens: An Idea Cultivated for 198 Years

10 On the Hill 12 Class notes

Contributors

Kelly A. Boulton Diana Brautigam ’80 Heather L. Grubbs Bernadette Wilson

22 Vital Statistics

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28 The Last Word

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c ompa ny contacted the College about the potential Utica Shale natural gas beneath the Bousson Environmental Research Reserve and the possibility of extracting that gas through hydraulic fracturing, we knew a contentious, impassioned conversation was ahead. But we expect no less from Allegheny, where independent thinking, civil debate, shared governance and transparent decisionmaking not only are encouraged but highly prized. At the moment, there are no offers from drilling companies and no decision immediately pending. However, we feel it is important to inform you about our campus conversations, and to open the discussion to the entire Allegheny community. Some have questioned why Allegheny, nationally recognized as a leader of campus sustainability, didn’t adopt an anti-drilling stance and refuse to entertain this conversation from the beginning, By K elly Ann B oulton ’0 2 2

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reasoning that drilling for oil and gas on campus property would be out of line with our values. Others have reasoned that Allegheny would be foolish to pass up the potential income. It is precisely because of these strong and opposing opinions that Allegheny’s administration and board of trustees believe it’s important first to gather as much available information as possible, offer education and discussion forums, and make sure the voice of every community member can be heard so ultimately we will make an informed decision that is best for Allegheny. “When we were approached by leasing consultants about the possibility of gas exploration at Bousson, we knew that the decision-making process we followed would be as important as the decision itself,” said President James H. Mullen, Jr. “It would be critical that we follow a transparent and inclusive fact-finding process that emphasizes our core values of sustainability — the environmental guiding principles we adopted in 2002 — and civility.”

H er e w e n e e d t o fir s t tak e a few steps back

to set the stage for the debate: What is Bousson, what exactly is Utica Shale natural gas, and why is this a controversial proposition for Allegheny? The 283-acre Bousson Environmental Research Reserve, located several miles from campus, is a tract of woodlands, wetlands, diverse habitats and native wildlife that was donated to the College in 1935, has been visited and enjoyed over many years by generations of Alleghenians and is now reserved for research and limited recreational uses. Professors have engaged students in research at Bousson, including investigations into forestry, aquatic habitats, hydrogeology and soils. There is speculation that the Utica Shale, situated more than 5,000 feet under Crawford, Mercer and Venango counties, which includes Bousson, will be productive for natural gas and oil condensates. Similar to the more nationally discussed Marcellus Shale, gas extraction from the Utica Shale will involve horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Nationally, and on campus, there has been much debate and disagreement about the economic impact and the effects on the environment, human health and community from the process known as “fracking.” Allegheny was contacted by several land-leasing consultants in the summer of 2012. Leasing consultants serve as liaisons between landowners and oil and gas companies. At this time no oil and gas firms have expressed interest, and Allegheny has not made any decisions about whether or not to work with a leasing

At the moment, there are no offers from drilling companies and no decision immediately pending.

consultant. Allegheny also was approached in the fall of 2012 by Seitel Data, a seismic testing company asking permission to include Bousson in a seismic-reflection study across western Crawford County. Such a study involves setting off small explosive charges and measuring the seismic waves that get reflected from deep bedrock layers; from this, an image of the subsurface geology can be constructed to better identify shale gas target zones. While no decision has been made yet regarding seismic testing, if Allegheny chooses to allow the seismic work, professors who use Bousson have recommended limiting access only to those areas that already are disturbed (such as the roadway and the utility right of way). While participating in a seismic study would have negligible surface impacts and would not predetermine any future decision about whether to drill or not, it still has been contentious. Some believe there is no harm in allowing seismic testing at Bousson, while others believe agreeing to seismic testing associated with oil and gas development is against our values. Larry Lee, Allegheny’s former senior associate vice president, said: “We knew there would be healthy debate. Discussion on campus over hydraulic fracturing reflects the same passionate debate that we see across the nation, as one would expect on complicated issues on which knowledgeable people disagree. But colleges are in the business of critical thinking — developing it in our students and practicing it inside and outside our classrooms. The debate about gas exploration at Bousson The College has hosted three public forums on potential gas exploration at the Bousson Environmental Research Reserve. Bousson has been used as an educational and recreational site for years.

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models how we approach discourse on campus: We examine the facts, we debate and discuss, we respectfully and carefully listen to others’ points of view and we make informed decisions.” Shortly after the leasing consultants and seismic testing company contacted Allegheny in 2012, President Mullen and the trustees asked that an advisory group be formed to ensure the integrity of a comprehensive and transparent process. The Bousson Advisory Group, a panel of students, faculty, administrators and alumni, was formed and tasked with fact-finding, communicating to the campus community, facilitating education and discussion, maintaining a transparent and unbiased process, and reporting findings and feedback in order to allow effective shared governance. The group seeks to facilitate the community being better informed on all aspects of the subject of potential gas exploration at Bousson and will provide a set of facts and opinions, and a summary of campus viewpoints and survey data to inform the Administrative Executive Council, a panel of senior Allegheny administrators, before the council makes recommendations to the board of trustees. If an oil and gas company decides to pursue drilling in our region in the future, the board will ultimately make a final decision based on four factors: environmental, institutional reputation, teaching and learning, and economic. The Bousson Advisory Group created a website (w w w. a l l e g h e n y. e d u / b o u s s o n g r o u p ) to communicate the process and findings with the community. The website includes pages describing Bousson and its uses; detailing how seismic testing, the leasing process and the drilling and hydrofracturing processes work; exploring state and federal regulations as well as environmental, social and economic impacts; updating news and campus activities and allowing individuals to submit questions and opinions to the group through an online form. The advisory group also organized and facilitated a series of education and discussion sessions to explore the complexity of this issue from many angles. The first, “Basic Information Session on Consideration of Deep Shale Gas Development at Allegheny’s Bousson Reserve,” presented an overview of the geology of regional shale formations, the process of seismic

testing, the process of deep, horizontal drilling and hydrofracturing as well as the potential impacts of these activities. The second, “Technology, Leasing, Impacts and Regulation of Deep Shale Natural Gas Development,” offered a panel of experts for an open question-and-answer session. The panel included a leasing consultant, leasing attorney, state Department of Environmental Protection manager, local drilling company president, Forest Service researcher and a vice president of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. The third session, “The Institutional Debate: Ethical, Environmental, Social and Economic Issues,” covered many issues raised by campus members but focused on why Allegheny should or shouldn’t allow drilling and how we might use the additional revenue if we did choose to allow gas development.

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F e e db ack fr o m A lle gh e n i an s has been

passionate. The Bousson website includes a “Campus Feedback” form which allows the Bousson Advisory Group to gather opinions and answer questions from students, professors, alumni and parents. To date, no comments submitted to the site have expressed a pro-drilling sentiment, while nearly half expressed an explicit anti-drilling sentiment. Reasons for the antidrilling sentiments include mentions of the importance of Allegheny’s integrity and reputation as a sustainable institution, and concerns about environmental, health, economic and community impacts. The Allegheny Student Government (ASG) included a series of questions about oil and gas development within its annual student life survey. The results reflect that students are interested in this issue and want more information, particularly about environmental, health and economic impacts as well as how drilling might affect Allegheny’s reputation as a sustainable campus. After several open discussions about the issue, student government passed a resolution at the end of the spring semester expressing a majority vote opposed to any development of Bousson. In addition, the Students for Environmental Action (SEA) have rallied students and staff in opposition to drilling. SEA created and circulated a petition resulting in more than 800 signatures in objection to any further consideration of leasing property for deep shale natural gas extraction. While there is no formal campus organization urging the College to pursue a gas lease, informal conversations and class discussions do reveal that some individuals are supportive of the College learning more about shale gas resources and potentially signing a lease, particularly if there is the possibility of significant financial gain that could be directed back to environmental initiatives, student scholarships and/or the College’s educational mission.

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I’m immensely proud of the way our college community has handled this discussion, from the tremendous leadership of the Bousson Advisory Group to the students who argue so passionately — and knowledgeably — on one side of the debate or the other.

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report for the trustees and campus community in midSeptember. The report will summarize the process so far, what we’ve learned about the risks and benefits of shale gas drilling, a summary of campus feedback and the anticipated next steps. All this will be put in the context of Allegheny as a national leader of campus sustainability. While leasing consultants, seismic testers and oil and gas companies currently are not at our doorstep, much less asking for a decision, we feel it’s important that we follow a comprehensive process of education and discussion so that we’re ready to make a responsible and informed decision if and when we are asked. The advisory group anticipates the conversation will continue in the 2013–14 academic year and will make plans to host additional information and discussion sessions. To add your voice to the conversation, please go to www.allegheny.edu/boussongroup and click on the “Campus Feedback” link on the left tool bar. “I’m immensely proud of the way our college community has handled this discussion, from the tremendous leadership of the Bousson Advisory Group to the students who argue so passionately — and knowledgeably — on one side of the debate or the other,” said President Mullen. “Although we may not have all of the answers, our students, faculty, staff and alumni are helping us to ask the right questions, just as one would expect at Allegheny.” = Kelly Ann Boulton ’02 is the sustainability coordinator at Allegheny College and a member of the Bousson Advisory Group. Geology Professor and Bousson Advisory Group member Ronald B. Cole contributed to this article.

A llegh e n y is n o t t h e o n ly s c h o o l that has

been approached about oil and gas development on campus property, although we believe our campus discussions have been more extensive and inclusive than at other institutions. Bethany College in West Virginia has allowed development of both Marcellus and Utica Shale under its property, however it does not allow any surface activity, therefore requiring drill pads to be sited on adjacent properties. Westminster College located in western Pennsylvania also has been approached about potential development of more than 300 acres of college-owned woodland and farmland. Westminster officials held a town hall-style meeting on campus where many spoke against drilling. The Westminster board of trustees hasn’t yet made a decision for two reasons: No oil and gas companies currently are approaching the college for a lease and, there is hope that a federal Environmental Protection Agency assessment of drilling impacts, due out in 2014, will shed new light on the issue.

Debate over the gas exploration issue at the three public forums on campus, attended by alumni, faculty, students, staff and community members, has been passionate. It is anticipated that the civil discourse on the issue will continue through the 2013-14 academic year as more informational and discussion sessions are held.

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“There is a strong demand for classes on food and farming. . . . We’re trying to address that need.”

Kerstin Martin

Campus gardens . . . Allegheny’s founder, Timothy Alden, included gardens in his original campus plan. The founding agreement stated: “The board will obtain a farm to be attached to the institution for the purpose of an agricultural establishment as soon as practicable.”

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ou never know about the weather in Meadville. When I met Kerstin Martin for a tour of the College’s new gardens in May, snow had dusted the ground in the morning. At midafternoon, the temperature hovered around 40 degrees with a stinging wind chill. The sun occasionally peeked from behind cottonball clouds. Martin was preparing to cover some of the sensitive seedlings for another night of possible frost. As many of you know, Meadville can be a challenging place to do intensive organic gardening. But that is what a group of faculty, staff and students have set out to accomplish. Just south of the newly renovated Carr Hall, 37 raised beds containing about 3,000 square feet of gardens have been constructed. The area is known as the Carrden, and paired with the College’s aquaponics system nurturing fish (tilapia) and lettuce inside the building, students are busy raising food in sustainable ways to help support themselves and others. The Carrden crops being harvested this season include berries, chard, eggplant, kale, lettuce, leeks and peas. Also, carrots, parsley, peppers, rhubarb, romanesco, scallions, spinach and squash. Overall, the gardens contain 38 different vegetables and herbs, four types of fruit and seven varieties of flowers to control pests. “This is about more than just feeding students, though. It’s a huge educational endeavor,” says Eric Pallant, professor of environmental science. “There is a strong demand for classes on food and farming. In the past, we’ve sent students out for internships at The Vines and Ackerman Farms. Then they self-organized into Edible Allegheny, so the demand has been there

Coming full circle The idea of students growing their ow n food at Allegheny is not new. In fact, farming has come full circle at the College. Allegheny’s founder, Timothy Alden, included gardens in his original campus plan. T he fo u n d i n g a g r e em e nt stated: “The board will obtain a farm to be attached to the institution for the pur pose of an agricultural establishment as soon as practicable.” So in the 1830s, Alden experimented with what was called a manual labor system to support the

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for a long time. We’re trying to address that need. At least four classes, including some in global health studies, will be using the gardens this school year.” Last semester, Pallant and Professor Beth Choate started offering an environmental science course, “Soil to Plate,” that students enthusiastically received. The course helps students “critically evaluate what you eat and what others eat, how and where your food is grown, and the pros and cons of conventional, organic, sustainable and local food production.” Coupled with Assistant Environmental Science Professor T.J. Eatmon’s coursework on aquaponics, students are doing their best to keep the campus food chain local and sustainable. All the food raised is being sold to Parkhurst Dining Services and enjoyed by staff and students in Brooks Dining Hall and McKinley’s Food Court.

College, according to College historian Jonathan Helmreich’s Through All the Years. Dozens of students agreed to work three hours a day to farm about 50 acres that included some land now occupied by the Robertson Athletic Complex and smaller parcels on the main campus located north and south of Bentley Hall. In return for their labor, students earned tuition credits (think of it as modern-day work-study).

While the system was successful in recruiting students, within three years the program disbanded, as some students felt their labor entitled them to free room and board, as well as tuition. They opted to find jobs in Meadville instead. Further, a rising civil engineering program at the College drew students’ interest away from agriculture, according to Helmreich’s book. Maybe most importantly,

The Physical Plant staff trucked in 105 tons of soil (35 loads at three tons each), and 24 tons of compost in the spring. Student volunteers helped shovel the soil and compost into the raised beds. Produce grown in the Carr Hall garden is served in the dining halls.

Leftover food from Brooks and McKinley’s is brought to the compost facility at Robertson Complex.

The finished compost is applied to the garden beds as an organic fertilizer, providing nutrients to the fruit and vegetable plants.

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“How cool is it that 198 years later, Timothy Alden’s plan is reaching fruition?”

when tilled, the soil proved to be not very arable. There was a bright side. The agricultural experiment was deemed successful because it “attracted students and demonstrated to the region the vitality of Allegheny,” according to Helmreich. The idea of students farming on campus resurfaced more than a century later — in the 1970s — but failed to muster support.

“Environmental consciousness was just coming into its own then, at least at Allegheny, and a few of us wanted to experiment with revising Alden’s idea,” recalls Paul Zolbrod, professor emeritus of English. “There was an old house up there back then in a southwesterly corner of the whole (athletic) complex, and we toyed with the idea of having students live there and farming. In addition, we played with the idea of turning Bousson into a demonstration farm modeled after what such a farm might have been like in Timothy Alden’s day. Among other things, it could have been publicized as a local tourist attraction. The idea seemed appealing to a few of us but was dismissed by most.” Now, 40 years later, the idea has caught on, and students are practicing agriculture again.

Labor of love The location for the Carrden was selected by Assistant Environmental Science Professor Kate Darby’s junior seminar class last year. The College’s Physical Plant Department then constructed raised wooden beds during the winter, and the College hired Martin as a part-time garden manager. (It is hoped the position, possibly through an endowment, can be made into a fulltime post.) The Physical Plant staff trucked in 105 tons of soil (35 loads at three tons each), and 24 tons of compost in the spring. Student volunteers helped shovel the soil and compost into the raised beds. Crops were planted in late April and early May, and two student workers helped Martin tend the garden during the summer. Organic gardening is labor intensive, requiring hand-weeding of the gardens. “If careful attention is paid to soil management, if the soil is healthy, you don’t need chemical herbicides and pesticides,” says Martin. “You can feed a lot of people without the chemicals and their adverse health effects. Organic farming — and farming on a smaller scale — benefits both human and environmental health for the long term.” The cost of the program, not including the construction of the gardens, is estimated at $50,000 in its first year. That includes salaries, labor, equipment, seeds, storage and the drying and canning of produce, according to Pallant. Pallant and Martin are justifiably proud of the Carrden and the bounty it bestows on the College community. “Timothy Alden’s original conception for the College included a plan for students to grow their own food,” says Pallant. “How cool is it that 198 years later, Timothy Alden’s plan is reaching fruition? ” To learn more, visit the Carrden Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/TheCarrden. = Allegheny Magazine

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On the H i l l “I am honored a nd humbled to be appointe d a s e xe c ut ive v ic e president at Allegheny College,” Gaylor said. “Throughout the interview process, I was impressed by the rigor of the academic program, the broad and unique array of opportunities fo r s t u d e nt s a n d t he strong sense of collegiality that permeates the campus. I thank President Mu llen a nd t he board for this tremendous opportunity.” Gaylor earned an A.B. Allegheny honored its retirees and employees with 25 years of service at a ceremony in psychology from Dartin the Patricia Bush Tippie Alumni Center at Cochran Hall in May. Among those receiving recognition were, back row from left, William A. DeLamarter, Barry M. Shapiro, Richard A. Holmgren, Laura Quinn, mouth College, and an Kay Nageotte, Susan Fenton, President James H. Mullen, Jr., Theodore E. Wiard and Gordon Van Cise, Ed.M. in administration who received the Robert T. Sherman Distinguished Service Award. Front row, from left, Christine A. Bell, Kirsten A. Peterson, Deborah Dickey, Elizabeth A. Rhoades, Susan G. Plunkett, Donna M. Ganley and and an Ed.D. in higher Teresa L. Gionti. Not pictured are Dolores J. Higham, Marilyn Moore and Donald and Mary Ann Vrabel. education from Harvard University. She and her husband, Michael, have is more than the sum of her resume, two adult sons: Thane, of San Franimpressive as it is. Dr. Gaylor’s percisco, Calif., and Alex and his wife, sonal qualities – her leadership style Ann, of Brandon, Vt. and the values she holds – demonShe succeeds David McInally who strate what a terrific fit she will be left to become president of Coe Colfor Allegheny as we near our third lege in Iowa. century.” After serving four years as instiPresident Mullen tutional planning officer and exElected to Council ecutive assistant to the president at Lycoming College, Gaylor was Allegheny President James H. promoted to vice president for plan- Mullen, Jr. has been elected vice Gaylor Named Executive VP ning in 2007 and to vice president chair of the board of directors at for administration and planning in the American Council on EducaSue Stuebner Gaylor has been 2009. In her most recent position, tion, the major coordinating body appointed as executive vice presi- she provided oversight for business for all the nation’s higher education dent. Prior to joining Allegheny, she affairs and finance, human resources institutions. served as vice president for admin- and risk management, physical plant, Mullen has been president of Alistration and planning at Lycoming athletics, institutional research, as- legheny since Aug. 1, 2008. With College. sessment, the campus store, contract- 20 years of experience in leader“Her work as a senior officer at ed food services and sustainability ship roles in higher education, and Lycoming College, among leadership operations. a keen appreciation for Allegheny’s As the chief operating officer at history and traditions, he is conroles at other liberal arts colleges, Allegheny, Gaylor will lead finance reflects a breadth and depth of extinuing the work of earlier presiand administration, human resourc- dents in building community while perience that will serve Allegheny well as we meet the opportunities es, information technology services at t he same time en ha nci ng t he and institutional research, develop- College’s reputation as one of the and challenges of higher education today,” said Allegheny President ment and alumni relations, and en- nation’s preeminent colleges of the James H. Mullen, Jr. “But a person rollment and communications. liberal arts and sciences. 10

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Allegheny Earns Honor Allegheny has been named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. Allegheny’s community service efforts are coordinated by the Office of Community Service and ServiceLearning, which partners with local agencies to sponsor diverse programs

ba sed on st udent interest s a nd motivation. Students at Allegheny work with disadvantaged children, at-risk youth, mentally challenged people and the elderly. They tackle societal problems such as hunger, homelessness, domestic violence, teen pregnancy, wildlife rehabilitation and environmental decay. Students can participate in onetime service projects such as Make a Difference Day, weeklong projects on Alternative Spring Break or ongoing service opportunities in the local community. Last year, more than 60 percent of the student body at Allegheny completed approxim ately 60,0 0 0 hou r s of community service. =

= Allegheny received a grant of $ 600,000 from the Andrew W. Mel-

lon Foundation in support of student-faculty collaborative research in the humanities. The grant funds will be used for summer stipends for students conducting research with faculty mentors, stipends for faculty mentors, and faculty development initiatives focused on humanities faculty. Soledad Caballero, associate professor of English, and Amelia Carr, professor of art, are co-directors for this grant-funded program.

= Two Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants ( FLTAs) will be

on campus during the 2013-14 academic year through a grant from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs and its Institute of International Education/Fulbright Office. The FLTAs will assist in teaching Arabic and Portuguese. This will be the eighth year that the College has had an FLTA in Arabic funded through this program and the first year for an FLTA in Portuguese.

= Dr. Barbara Lotze has agreed to bequeath a gift to endow a student-

faculty research fellowship fund in the amount of $ 50,000 to provide suppor t for collaborative research. It is the D r. B a r b a r a Lot ze Student-Faculty Research Fellowship Fund.

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Robert P. Cincala ’63 and Pat Petruny Cincala have given Allegheny $100,000 to endow the Cincala Fund for Student-Faculty Research. This fund will support research in the hard sciences (biology, chemistr y, environmental science, geology, mathematics and physics).

= Dr. Carol Alonso ’63 will bequeath to Allegheny a gift of $ 50,000 to

endow the Dr. Carol Alonso ’63 Fund for Senior Projects in Physics.

About 70 alumni, from 1966 to 1975, family and friends gathered for dinner Feb. 2 at the Patricia Bush Tippie Alumni Center at Cochran Hall to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Super Pool, an annual NFL football pool founded at Allegheny in 1968. President James H. Mullen Jr. and Dr. Brian Harward, director of the Center for Political Participation, spoke at the dinner, where it was announced the group had raised more than $100,000 for the Schmitt Endowment for the Center for Political Participation. Gifts to the endowment honor two former members of the pool, Michael B. Schmitt ’71, who died in 2005, and Dennis T. Sheehan ’73, who died in 2009. The dinner was part of the Super Pool’s annual Super Bowl weekend reunion, which was held this year in Meadville.

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Class Notes that she is living in Chapel Hill, N.C. “I am active in the League of Women Voters which, like Allegheny, seeks to promote civilit y in public discourse,” she says. She has two granddaughters and has star ted a website : w ww.recipesfromtheheart365.weebly.com. John Pickens P’81 and Ann Sherman Pickens ’54 P’81 celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 2 with 106 family and friends at the carousel with a catered dinner in Hartford’s Bushnell Park.

’58 Dr. Carol Travis Alonso ’63 retired in 2001 after 35 years as a nuclear physicist with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. A co-discoverer of Element 106, she also fielded an experiment on space shuttle Challenger and received a U.S. Medal for Outstanding Service. She became assistant associate director for national security. Carol trains and competes dressage horses in freestyle to music. In 2009, she achieved her bronze medal from the United States Dressage Federation, and in 2011, she won California Reserve Champion.

Don Anderson continues to sing as a Frank Sinatra tribute singer and as a bass in the Society for the Preser vation and Encoura g e m e n t o f B a r b e r S h o p Q u a rtet Singing in America, Keystone Chapter, in South Hills, Pittsburgh.

Joannie Walker Poulson and B r i t t P o u l s o n ’56 re c e ive d the 2013 S i l ve r S t a r Awa r d fo r vo l u nte e r i s m f ro m the Ta lla ha s s e e Senior Services Division during a gala on May 23.

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John Clarke continues as editor for Circle Drive Press, aiming to reach young readers. Their latest picture book tells the back story of how favorite nursery rhymes came into being. His newest grandson, Luke, arrived in May.

’44 Mar y Helene Hillstrom Williams

’51 John Waite shares : “As I worked

Dr. Diane Duntley represented Allegheny as a delegate for the inauguration of Dr. Michael Driscoll as president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). Retired as professor emerita after 30 years as professor and academic administrator at IUP, Diane is enjoying ser vice with her parish and the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, as well as the League of Women Voters.

’53 Mary Jane Bates Nichols P’73 P’82

Sydni Ann Craw ford Shollenberger serves on the boards of the Florida Orchestra Guild, League of Women Voters, Studio @ 620 and Friends of the Main Library in St. Petersburg and as an executive committee member of two of the groups. She also is a member of two interest groups at the Museum of Fine Arts and is a charter member of the Salvador Dali Museum Guild. She continues to enjoy occasional client work as a public relations consultant.

three children, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. His wife, Vivian Heilig Haack ’45, passed away on their 47th wedding anniversary. Donald lives in a retirement home and plays golf twice a week. celebrated her 90th birthday on Chautauqua Lake, N.Y., on Aug. 30, 2012, in her late father’s 1954 Chris-Craft sea skiff with her family, including her son, Andy Williams ’77. She spends her summers at Chautauqua and winters in Florida. on lighting, sce ne r y and spe cial ef fe c ts for Bud Hurlbut, who designed, built and operated rides at California’s Knott’s Berry Farm, I was asked to participate in the grand reopening of Knott’s Timber Mountain Log Ride that received a $1 million refurbishment and reopened March 30. My college years under the guidance of John Hulburt, Graham Gloster Bird and the drama department faculty helped me during my professional career.”

says she has moved to senior housing. “I re c o m m e n d i t ! D o n’t c le a n, d o n’t c o ok , meet nice people, play bridge, go to exercise classes, watch old and new movies and celebrate. At 80 years old, I am lucky to have one of my children in the area. Enjoying life.”

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Hein Bennett ’63 say their 50th Class Reunion stirred memories of a hectic June 17 half a centur y ago. Af ter receiving their diplomas on Bentley lawn that morning, they at tende d another ce remony – their mar riage – at Fir st

Christian Church in Meadville. Their “honeymoon” was a drive to New Haven, Conn., where Ralph R. Tranquilla ’63 was to begin his journalism career at the New Haven Register. “Two Allegheny diplomas, two children, five grandchildren and 50 happy years ! ” they say. Kat herine Pappas Larson and her husband, Lee, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversar y in Januar y with a trip to Yellowstone National Park to cross-country ski. Ron Tranquilla says that he and Penny have moved from northern California to southern California to be closer to their son, daughterin-law and grandchildren.

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Diane Shafer Domnick completed a second year as an adjunct professor of art and architectural history at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville. She also will teach at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College in the fall. Leaving after nine years on the board of Preser vation Pennsylvania, she will be serving on the Bureau of Historic Preservation, part of the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. Susan Werner Kieffer ’s book Dynamics of Disaster will be released by W.W. Norton Press on Oct. 21. “It’s a trade science book that shows that by understanding, and only by understanding, the dynamics – the workings – of natural processes, we can reduce the magnitude of natural disasters.” Susan

B r i o n Hath away ’64 ( standing lef t ) published his second book in the Gotham Chronicles series, Brouhaha in Brooklyn, and is working on his third, Mayhem in Manhattan, about computer hackers. He is coaching AAU basketball and is active in MENSA SIGs. He also says that he and his friend, Jim McDonagh ’65, maintain the popular music website www.nydoowop.com. He is pictured with Allegheny friends (clockwise) Bill Seedyke ’63, Larry Katz ’65 and John Willet ’65.

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uring a spring 2013 alumni event in Lancaster, Pa., the Rev. Robert Ander-

son ’67 asked if anyone recalled the days when the College’s mascot was a live alligator that lived on campus. He then fondly reminisced about the popular reptile that often made appearances at home football games. Un for t u n ately, no one at t he gat hering shared Robert’s recollection, casting doubts on his storytelling and chalking it up to another Allegheny myth. Intrigued, we put on our investigator hat and did a little digging. And sure enough, we confirmed the story: A live alligator ma scot did, in fact, once reside at Allegheny. An article from the Oct. 27, 1960, issue of the Campus titled “Int ro duci ng Allie, t he Toothful Man” by “B.F.” provides the proof. “Here on c a mpu s, s helve d aw ay i n t he mysterious back room, Ro om 111, o f A lden Hall, home of the biological sciences at Allegheny College, we find a fear-provoking instrument of torture, Al E. Gator. Mascot of our school, Al wears black scales with white markings. His eyes emit a seemingly fluorescent sheen. “Each year Al appears at several games while the weather is still relatively warm,” the article continues. “He seems quite happy where he is and has been boarded by the Biology Department ever since his arrival here.” According to the article, 3-foot-long Al came

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to Allegheny from an alligator farm near Jacksonville, Fla., around 1949. He was a gift from Paul Younger ’31, a former College employee. The book Through All the Years, by College Hi stor ia n a nd Profe s s or Emer it u s Jon at h a n Helmreich, says that in 1958 (the last time he was measured), Al checked in at 4 feet, 5 inches. His diet consisted of a half-dozen mice a week in the summer and, in the cool winters when his metabolism slowed, far less. An occasional frog was a delicacy. E a c h ye a r a biolo g y major tended to Al. After returning from the alumni event, Rober t A nder s on c a l le d a for mer Gator football player, who confirmed his recollection. “He even mentioned that when he was int roduced at t he first home football ga me, he wa s t he f i r st one on the field, and when he lo o ke d d ow n, he saw the alligator and jumped into the air in fright!” The Campus article goes on to say: “Dr. Bugbee (Robert Bugbee ’31, biology department head) tells us that many people from all over come to see Al when they learn our mascot ‘is for real.’” For those who would like to read the full Campus article from Oct. 27, 1960, about a reporter’s visit to Al’s lair, please go to www.allegheny.edu/magazine and look for the Al E. Gator story. According to Helmreich’s book, when Al became too large, he was sent to a zoo. There’s no word on why he was never replaced.

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in my scientific career,” he says.

’65 Judy Bartow Gardner and her husband, Bob, have sold their home in Seguin and are moving to Tomball, Texas, to be near their family and three grandchildren.

Jef f Kane completed another production of Guys & Dolls at the Winnetka Community House. Jeff “wonders how many of you ’65- to ’68-ers remember our Guys & Dolls in Cochran?” Dennis McFadden’s stor y, “The Ring of Kerry” ( New England Review 33.2), has been selected for inclusion in The Best American Myster y Stories 2013, to be published in the fall by Houghton M i f f l i n. T h i s w i l l b e h i s s e c o n d appearance in that anthology; “Diamond Alley” from his collection Hart’s Grove appeared in the 2011 edition. Another stor y, “Dear Hear ts, Gentle People,” will be featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s Myster y Magazine later this year.

John Hutcherson ’65 and his wife, Judy, visited Lahore, Pakistan, with Rotary International to participate in National Immunization Day to eradicate polio.

retired from the University of Illinois and is an emerita professor of geology. Spencer Watson is a working chemist for the U.S. Depar tment of Transpor tation in Washington, D.C., until he retire s at the end of this year. “My Allegheny education – par ticularly the mentoring and personal supp or t of Profe s s or s Ha rold S t ate a nd John Cavelti – has helped me immeasurably

Louis Moskowitz reports: “Though slowing down, after 43 years, my practice as a child /family psychologist continues. I look forward, in 2015, to visiting Allegheny for its 200th birthday and my class’ 50th Reunion. It will be especially gratifying for me to have my daughter in attendance as a member of the Allegheny Class of 2017.”

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Dale Meadowcroft ’68 shares a photo from a reunion of Allegheny friends 45 years after graduation. Pictured are Ellie Tucker Meadowcroft ’70, Dale, Bob Hotaling ’68 and Marge Williams Hotaling ’68 at Disney World.

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ordained minister. He lives in Durham, N.C. Anne Alison Barnet lives in Boston, where she writes for neighborhood newspapers and gives history walks and talks. She is the author of Extravaganza King, Northeastern University Press, 2004.

’68 John C. Artz won the James S. Bowman Award from the Administrative Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. The award goes to attorneys who show strong leadership in administrative law, including through their mentorship of younger lawyers. John received his juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina.

Stephen Gauly reports that his beloved wife of 39 years, Patricia A. Gauly, passed away May 6, 2013, after a battle with brain cancer. Dr. Stanley Harrold, professor of history at South Carolina State University, has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He will be on leave researching and writing a book titled Persistent Impact: American Politics 1700-1850 during the 2013-14 academic year. Mark Perrott, a Pittsburgh artist, released a new book, E Block, a visual account of imprisonment at Pittsburgh’s Western Penitentiary. His work also was featured in a photography exhibit, E BLOCK, at Filmmakers Galleries in Oakland April 5 through June 15, 2013. The solo show featured approximately 30 photographs that illuminate an unseen, and often ignored, institution and population that impacts all of American society.

Kathé Tunnell Cairns and Don Cairns moved from Pennsylvania (after a lifetime for Kathé) to the San Francisco Bay area (homecoming for Don) this past winter. Kathé retired in 2011 after 31 years with State Farm Insurance. They are enjoying the West Coast, the sunshine and the easy commute to extended family, including two young grandsons.

Dr. Jim Sillaman retired from family medicine in October after practicing in the Derry, Pa., area for 37 years. He was chief of family medicine at Latrobe Area Hospital for 19 years and was a school/team physician for the Derr y Area School District for almost 35 years. He lives in Derr y with his wife, Elena, and has three children and two grandchildren.

Jim Woods stepped down after 11 years as chairman of the obstetric and gynecology department at the University of Rochester on July 1, 2013, to return to a busy gynecology practice.

to the board of directors at First Commonwealth Financial Corp. He is a former bank executive with more than 30 years of financial experience. James earned his MBA from the Northwestern University Graduate School of Management.

’67 Russ Ames completed his

first year of a three-year Master of Divinity program at Duke Universit y. His goal is to preach as an

’69 Ja mes B a r one has been elected

Janice Tolhurst Driesbach has been appointed interim director of the Akron Ar t Museum. Janice, who has a master’s degree from the University of Iowa, was hired in

P’04 also celebrate d their 40 th we dding anniversary. G. Mardirosian ’72

J. Morris ’73

August 2012 as the museum’s chief curator. Dave Hill has retired from his position as dean of the branch campus at Plattsburgh State College. He and his wife, Billie, have moved to Sherrill, N.Y. Dave enjoyed a 37year career in education as a special education teacher, college professor and dean of education. Robert Johnston P’04 was honored with the Chief Justice John P. Flaherty Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association Conference of County Bar Leaders. The award recognizes the work of an association member for supporting the conference and the legal profession, justice system and community.

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Roger Lewis continues to work at the National Nuclear Security Administration in the Depar tment of Energy. He has been named to a senior management position overseeing the research, development, testing and evaluation of the U.S. nuclear weapons program. Richard Stewart P’92 announces the birth of his granddaughter, Emma Claire DaCosta Stewar t, born March 27, 2013. She is the daughter of Matthew Stewar t and Rachel DaCosta. D. Nik Tressler says that retirement “consists of the education of the difficult student in Ashtabula, Ohio.” He has graduated five teens who could not attend classes for legal, emotional or health reasons. He and his wife, Debbie, continue to travel back to Meadville to sing in the Allegheny College Chorus. Nik also functions as a community activist. Dane Velie reports that after working full time 40-plus years in accounting, finance, risk management, procurement and contracts with four employers including Deloitte & Touche, AMEC, Verizon Communications and IBM, he will be retiring from IBM on Dec. 31, 2013. He received a master’s degree in accounting and finance from Kent State University, his MBA in general business and information systems from Georgia State University, his CPA license from Georgia and his Chartered Global Management Accountant Designation from the American Institution of CPAs.

’71 Dr. Daniel L. Powroznik P’04 re-

tired from his full-time position as a professor of business management. He teaches par t time for the University of Mar yland University College. He and Ann Hayes ’72

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Donald Alvarez is a partner in the law firm of Alvarez and Gilbert and has been practicing law for more than 37 ye a r s . H e l i ve s in Scottsdale, Ariz., with his wife, Becky, and his 13-year-old d a u g h t e r, K a i t l y n . Don also serves on the boards of numerous civic o rg a nizations, as well as Allegheny’s Alumni Council.

Lorraine Rohlik ’72 says she is a “federal budget analyst by day, swing dancer by night.” She and her dance partner, Bill Hopkins, won first place in their division at Dallas Dance in September 2012 and then won again at the U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships in Burbank, Calif. in November. That same month, Lorraine was honored as a new inductee in the Living Legends of Dance in Virginia Beach, Va. She and her husband, Chris Modla, reside in Jessup, Md.

Peter Hodge retired i n D e c e m b e r 2 011 after 33 years of teaching high school English and U.S. history in the Tucson Unified School District. He is in his second career as a ranger in the national park service at Mesa Verde National Park. Dr. Gail Humphries Mardirosian was invested in the College of Fellows of the American Theatre at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. She is a professor of theater (American University) focusing on the arts in the international arena. Her credits include Fulbright Senior Scholar appointment, Lichachev Foundation Cultural Fellowship to Russia and a production of a new drama about Terezin (Nazi Concentration Camp) in Prague, Czech Republic.

been appointed interim dean of the University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy, 2013. He has extensive administrative and leadership experience in the school, having served as the head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and as the assistant dean for research. He continues to super vise his NIH-funded research on air pollution and health and serves on two National Academy of Sciences review panels. Robert L. Smith, Jr., an Allegheny trustee, has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Craw ford Central School Board. Rob will

Marie Rama is excited about her latest cookbook that she has co-authored, B a c o n N atio n : 125 Irresistible Recipes. She also is the coauthor of the bestselling cookbooks Cooking Basics for Dummies and Grilling for Dummies.

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Mar y Rut h Halapatz says that since her retirement in 2008, she has been coaching ice skating and improving her own skating s k ill s , p a s s i n g h e r second silver ice dance test in April.

Andrew Williams ’72 says about 30 of his photographs will be on exhibit at the Freyberger Gallery, Penn State Berks Campus in Reading, Pa., Sept. 12 through Oct. 24, 2013. “I shot them in the ’70s while the U.S. Corps of Engineers built the Blue Marsh Dam. They dislocated 75-plus homes and businesses. The photographs document some that were torn down and landscapes that are now underwater.” Andrew is pictured in this photo of the abandoned Tivioli Social Club near Mount Pleasant. The photo is included in the exhibit. Read more at www.readingeagle.com/ article.aspx?id = 467034.

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serve until the winner of the two-year term in the November election is sworn in during the first week of December.

’74 Candace Carlson has been appointed

Independent National Sales Director with Mary Kay Cosmetics, an honor afforded to only 600 out of the 2.4 million sales force members. Candace earned her bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degree in education from Allegheny.

Bill Cissna’s second full-length play, All About Faith, was produced in Greensboro, N.C., from Aug. 8 to 11, 2013. Kathy Anne Williams Cissna ’78 played the lead role of Sylvia in the production. Tony Magistrale had a new book of poems published. Enta ng le me nts is available at Amazon.com. Deborah Slawson is in Paris for three years working as an environmental research scientist for the French government. She is working on river restoration and small dam removal. She also is involved in a European geomorphology project under the European Water Framework Directive. “That Allegheny B.A. in French is useful. Thank you, Blair Hanson and Mary Wagner,” she says.

’75 Dave Charlton P’12 finished 13th of

140 runners within the 55 to 59 men’s division of the Pittsburgh Marathon on May 5. His time of 3:32:10 placed him 547th of 4,832 runners, or within the top 11 percent of all runners. Dave is looking forward to his next marathon. He lives in Vandergrift, Pa., with his equally active wife, Connie P’12.

Jan Elliott Clay and her husband, David, we lc ome d the bir th of g r a nd s on Tr is t a n Turner, who joins his older brother, Ryan. Jan is spending the summer touring the United States with the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum Corps doing costumes and uniforms. Richard Kaufman rejoined AOL as a senior copywriter in marketing after freelancing for the company full time. Richard was previously an AOL staffer from 2007 to 2009. Ed Pinkham has joined the football coaching staff at Western Michigan University as defensive coordinator. Ed and Karen Spahr Pinkham ’76 live in Kalamazoo, Mich. Dr. Robert S. Ruhl P’02 was inducted into the International College of Dentists on May 3, 2013, at a convocation in Toronto. The honor was granted for exemplar y ser vice 16

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to his profession and community. Janet Bahl Saluk received her master’s degree in adult geriatric nursing from Regis College, Weston, Mass., and planned to sit for her nurse practitioner boards in June. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society, is active in Kappa Kappa Gamma and is the president of the Boston alumnae association. Janet resides in Hudson, Mass., and is married to Bruce. She is the proud mom of Bobby, Marianne and Jennifer and grandmother to Gianna Rose.

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Sarah Flynn Erickson was on the planning team for “Learning without Borders,” a conference and meeting of the Association of Leaders of Lifelong Learning for Ministry, in April 2013. At the meeting, she was elected to serve on the six-member leadership team and subsequently elected vice president of the organization. Lawrence Levine repor ts that in March, he attended the oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court dealing with marriage equality and published a couple op-eds on the topic. He is contemplating a spring 2014 sabbatical in Madrid. Patrick McCloskey has a new blog, www. chroniclesofmccloskey.com, “the zany stories and experiences of a 58-year-old kid.” Pat says, “Hope you all can check it out and have a few laughs. It basically covers my ski and cycling experiences over 51 years.” Karen Spahr Pinkham got together with fellow Class of ’76 classmates Melissa Hauber DeStefano P’06 P’09, Karen Regan Higgins, Kathy Del Signore Landkrohn and Tricia Keelan Woods for a mini-Allegheny reunion in Rockville, Md., at the home of Janet Mitchell. The girls from 3A South make it a point to reunite several times a year! Howard Seamens retired from the Office of the Secretar y of Defense in 2012 with 36 years of federal civil service to accept a consulting position with Xcelerate Solutions of McLean, Va. Howard is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt executing enterprise-level performance-improvement projects with the Department of Homeland Security. Dr. M. Roy Wilson has been elected president of Wayne State University. Prior to this appointment, Roy served as deputy director for strategic scientific planning and program coordination at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Roy, an ophthalmologist, received his master’s

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M. Holden ’80

degree in epidemiology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a medical degree from the Harvard Medical School.

’77 Steve Feldmann was awarded his

certified financial planner designation in the fall of 2012. He is vice president and senior fiduciary advisor for Wilmington Trust, the wealth advisory arm of M&T Bank, in York, Pa.

Carol Freysinger says that af ter changing careers about a decade ago, she is in her 10th year at Kellen Co., an association management firm. She serves as executive director of three trade associations. Cheryl Stambor Torsney P’08 P’12 and her husband, Eric Hansmann ’83 P’08 P’12, live in El Paso, Texas, where she is senior vice provost at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). “We are enchanted by the landscape, food, history and kindness of the locals. All Gators passing through or those living in the Paso del Norte region are invited to stop to say howdy. Newly minted Gator grads looking for a binational grad school experience down here on the border should get in touch to learn more about UTEP’s programs,” she says. Terri Zerucha Tuers retired from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2011. (“Timing is everything,” she says.) She started her own business, Creativo, an environmental educational consulting firm. She travels the country training teachers on the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, writes for the travel industry and volunteers for a local dog rescue and several nonprofits in Mexico.

’78 Tedford Armistead accepted a po-

sition at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., as managing director - IT strategic initiatives, working directly with the Harvard University chief information officer. He is excited about this move into higher education after a long career in information technology.

B o b K i n d m a r k wa s awa r d e d th e S il ve r Beaver Distinguished Service Award by the Boy Scouts of America. A 21-year scouting veteran and properties chair of Camp Topenebee, he lives in Chesterton, Ind., with his wife, Kandi, his daughter, Elisabeth, and his son, Jonathan. John McCrea has returned to Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., as a UH-60A /L (Blackhawk) flight instructor for the U.S. Army/National Guard as an employee of System Studies and Simulation.

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M. Anderson ’81

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from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Their son Nathan ’14 is a senior at Allegheny.

’79 Kim Castle Turner lives in Baltimore

M ike H o l d e n wa s in attendance as Allegheny Professor Mark Ams presented an entertaining and informative seminar titled “More Than Just a Rotation: The Twisted Tale of Isomerizing Molecules” to an audience of about 100 students and faculty at Dickinson College in March.

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D r. R i c h a r d A . O r t o s k i, F. A . C . O . F. P. , A.A.H.I.V.S., of Erie, Pa., was honored with the 2013 Family Physician of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society in recognition of his outstanding service to the osteopathic profession and his community. He is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed postgraduate training at Flint Osteopathic Hospital in Flint, Mich., now Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Mich.

and is the transitions coordinator for unCUFFED Ministries, working with youth who are being held in adult detention facilities. She continues to enjoy her life as the wife to Doug Turner and mother of Nick, 24, Sarah, 22, and Travis, 17. H ef te l H o ote n Awa r d in M a rc h f ro m th e Women’s Bar Association of Illinois for promoting women and excellence in the law. Susan, a federal magistrate judge in Chicago, also traveled to Allegheny this year with her daughter, Amanda Bolton, and spoke with Associate Professor Brian Harward’s constitutional law class and Allegheny’s Pre-Law Club about her job. Cindy Finder and Stuart Finder ’83 celebrated five years of living in Sherman Oaks, Calif., this summer. Stuar t is director of health care ethics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Cindy is working on a master’s degree in library and information sciences at San Jose State University. Last year they saw their son Sam ’12 graduate from Allegheny and their d a u g h te r, S a r a h , g r a d u a te

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M i c h a e l W. A n d e r s o n h a s b e e n named treasur y management director at Huntington Bank. Michael has 32 years of financial services and global treasury management experience. He earned an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business. He also is a U.S. patent holder for the design of a commercial utility bill processing and payment system. Katherine Squires Rogers and her husband, Christopher Rogers ’81, wor k for Me rcy Hospi t a l in Po r tla nd, Ma ine. Katherine is the manager of the hospital medicine and palliative care services. Chris is a part ner in Portland Surgical Associates. D av i d S e d m a k move d to Scot tsdale, A riz., in De cember 2012 for his wife’s job. He is coaching football at Desert Mountain High School. One of his fellow coaches has an Allegheny connection: Ryan Kessler, son of Dan Raynak ’79. Small world!

Dr. Tom Carter ’79 was elected to the board of directors for the Arthroscopy Association of North America. He begins his 14th season as the head team physician for the Phoenix Suns NBA team. Tom is pictured with Allegheny President James H. Mullen, Jr. at the March 24 Suns vs. Nets game in Phoenix.

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Pamela Eddy was promoted to full professor at the College of William & Mar y. She te ac he s highe r e du c a tion administration and leadership in the School

Sacit Ertug ’83 won the 2013 BMW Bosphorus Sailing Cup 2013 on May 5 with the sailboat that he built himself. He took first place at the famous regatta, which was held in Istanbul, where Europe meets Asia. He says what started as a hobby to build boats for himself turned into a full-time business.

of Education, and her research focuses on leadership in community colleges and faculty work. Laura Ballinger Fox P’16 has joined the Kappa Kappa Gamma House Board at Allegheny. She is assisting in the planning of the Gamma Rho Chapter’s 125th Anniversary Celebration and invites all former Allegheny Kappas to join her Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Questions can be dire cte d to KKG.gammarho.alumni@gmail.com. To d d E . R i t z was appointed vice president of commercial banking in Chicago at FirstMerit Corp. Prior to joining FirstMerit, he was vice president and senior banker international corporate banking group for Fifth Third Bank. He earned his MBA from Indiana University.

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Kristopher A. Boushie, CPA, joined Stout Risius Ross, a global financial advisory firm, as managing director. He has nearly 30 years of experience in financial and litigation consulting. He earned his Master of Accountancy degree from the George Washington University and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Allegheny. Jennifer Colgrove - Mar t in has been inducted into the 2013 Hall of Fame for the Pittsburgh Marathon because of her efforts as a runner and contributions to the sport of long-distance running. She is a four-time Olympic Trials Qualifier and represented the United States at several world championships in distances ranging from 15K to a marathon. Allegheny Magazine

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Cindi Reusswig Schef fler and her husband, Guy, celebrated 25 years of marriage. Two of her three boys are in college and her youngest is in high school. Cindi sings professionally in the Twin Cities at various theaters and restaurant establishments. Dr. Michael L. Sidor has been selected by his peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America 2013 database. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery and is in private practice with offices in Havertown, Pa., and Mount Laurel, N.J.

’84 Dave Hagstrom says that members

of the ’83 National Championship golf team and fellow Gator s reunite d in Pinehur st, N.C., for a few friendly rounds in April. The gathering has become an annual event in recent years. This year’s par ticipants included teammates Dave, Matt Clarke ’83, Rob Bradley ’84, Greg Bergholtz ’85, Brian Greene ’85, Fred Eames ’86, Al Linke ’83 and Dave Strickland. Hall of Fame Coach Norm Sundstrom P’87 braved bad weather to round the course with his team. Edward Schneider has been appointed executive vice president, chief financial officer of Bay Bank. He provides strategic growth planning and operational direction and manages the fiscal operations and functions of the bank’s accounting and finance department. He received his MBA from Rutgers University.

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Rebecca Allan has opened an art exhibit in New York City. ArtLab78, a project space on New York’s Upper East Side, features a body of work following Rebecca’s residencies at the prestigious Hermitage Artist Retreat in Florida.

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’86 James Dick reports that after nearly

25 years in the banking industry, he passed the Pennsylvania state health and life insurance exam in April. Now appointed with many insurance companies, he is an independent consultant with Insphere Insurance Solutions.

Fred Eames served on a panel in March on “The Limits of Liability in Promoting Safe Geologic Sequestration of CO2” during the Environmental Law Institute and Vanderbilt University Law School’s conference on “A Showcase of Innovative Environmental Law and Policy Ideas.” Fred is a partner at the D.C. office of Hunton & Williams. He earned his juris doctorate at George Washington University. Eric C. Springer has been named co-chair of the law firm of Sherrard, German & Kelly P.C.’s Financial Ser vices Group. Eric is a shareholder and director of the firm and is a member of the Corporate Services Group. Bob Utberg says: “Hello, Gator nation, from the Mile High City! If you are ever in Denver, look us up at Utberg Family Dentistry. GO GATORS!”

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Eve Britton moved from Carmel, Calif., to Meriden, Conn., to work as a reporter for the Record-Journal, covering the town of Cheshire. “It’s great to be back on the East Coast,” she says. You can see clips and the paper at www.myrecordjournal.com. Brian Stadnik was promoted to vice president at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.

’88 Sarah Burroughs has relocated to

the Boston area and works as senior busine s s developme nt manage r with Wate r s Technologies Corp. in Milford, Mass.

Scott Rineer says it’s hard to believe he’ll have an 18-year-old son at the University of Florida Gators this summer, joining his 20-year-old brother who’s an Army ROTC cadet at the University of Tampa. “For tunately, Gail (my fleet admiral – civilian world = wife who is the ‘boss of me’) and I have two daughters ages 12 and 10, so the emptynester syndrome will be some time away. Might even hang up the uniform af ter 27 years by then! Semper Fi!”

Christof Demont-Heinrich, an associate professor in the Department of Media, Film and Journalism Studies at the University of Denver, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant to conduct research in Germany for the 2013-14 university year. He will be studying German attitudes toward the global hegemony of English and will be working with researchers at the University of Hamburg.

Bill Varley was elected to the board of directors of Children’s Community Pediatrics, a pediatric primary care network with more than 150 providers in 33 offices throughout Western Pennsylvania. He lives in Murrysville, Pa., with his wife, Carol, and their three children, McCain, Scarlett and Ingrid.

Ben Jordan retired from the military service on New Year’s Day after 21 years as a family physician and adult/child psychiatrist in the U.S. Navy. Ben, his wife, Kim, and his children, Alexandra and Nicholas, have settled in Athens, Ohio, where he is a child psychiatrist in a community mental health practice.

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Maria Portellos Patterson lives in Brookfield, Wis., with her husband, A ndy, and children, Sam and Katina. She is a pediatric ophthalmologist and owner of the Children’s Eye Center. David Yezbak was featured in the HeraldStandard in Uniontown, Pa., in the article “Yezbak Trailbla zed his Spor t in Fayet te Count y.” In the ar ticle, David references his swimming career at Allegheny. He is the owner of Sunbelt Business Brokers in Columbia, S.C.

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K r i s t i n H o llowa y B i d we ll wrote Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali. The book’s website describes it as “the true story of the life and death of a remarkable West African midwife, seen through the eyes of a young Peace Corps volunteer who worked side-by-side with her, birthing babies and caring for mothers, in a remote, impoverished village.” Dave McAllister and Suzanne Unangst McAllister ’87 are enjoying Navy life in Manama, Bahrain. Dave, a captain in the U.S. Navy, is assigned to Fifth Fleet. Suzanne is the president of the Family Readiness Group, an organization that helps military families new to the area adjust to living in Bahrain and its unique Middle Eastern culture. Matt Morano was promoted to assistant dean for student affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry. Matt and his wife, Nancy, live in Apex, N.C., where he also coaches their two sons in various sports. D a n N a t h a n publishe d R o ot i n g Fo r t h e Home Team: Spor t, Community and Identity (University of Illinois Press). The book examines how various American communities create and maintain a sense of collective identity through sports. Ron Schumacher is vice president for development and public affairs at Tiffin University. Lillian Abraham Schumacher ’88 is dean of the School of Business at Tiffin.

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S u s a n L . L e x e r a n d M i c h a e l C. Smith planned to marry April 20, 2013. Susan graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She is a policy advisor for Sen. Jeff Merkley. Tony Powell lives in Charleston, S.C., where he is the founder and managing director of Knowledge Capital Group (KCG), a corporate strategy and performance optimization

consulting firm. Tony also serves as the managing director of KCG Investment Partners, the firm’s private equity arm. Brian Shea is second vice president on the board at the Hanover Little Theatre, the only all-volunteer community theater in Hanover, Pa. He has performed in several plays at the theater, including appearing as Dickie in the farce The Fox on the Fair way. Brian works at the Johns Hopkins University Press and blogs at www.regularguycolumn.com.

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Gina Lucas Holmes and Kurt Holmes ’88 are excited that their daughter, Alexandria, will be a member of the Class of 2017 at Allegheny! Noah Van Loen repor ted that he and his f a m i l y we r e i n t h e h o m e s t r e tc h of t h e i r around-the-world trip at the beginning of the summer. “We’ve spent from February to May in southeast Asia, including the temples of Angkor Wat, beach time in Vietnam and two weeks volunteering at an elephant sanctuary in Thailand. Next up is June in China, July in Mongolia and then back to the states in August. Re-entry will be tough.” Steve Whidden of Rosedale Golf and Country Club was named 2013 Top 50 Instructor in America by G o lf R a ng e M a g a z i n e. He also was named the Southwest Chapter of the North Florida PGA Teacher of the Year. Steve is the owner of the Steve Whidden Golf Academy.

’92 Tom Millington has been hired as

resident director in Havana, Cuba, for Spanish Studies Abroad, a study-abroad provider that also offers programs in Spain, Argentina and Puer to Rico. He works with Oswego State College to guide and suppor t their students and develops short-term programs for colleges and universities. “I hope to see an Allegheny College student in Havana in 2014!” he says.

’93 Kathryn Sorrentino Crouss joined

the law firm of Bacon Wilson P.C. as an associate attorney. She is a member of the litigation department and handles all aspects of civil litigation. She earned her juris doctorate from the Western New England University School of Law.

Heidi Schierer Dugan earned her master’s degree in English from Rutgers University. “I’m graduating with a 4.0 GPA and have completed my thesis ‘with distinction.’ I’m now on the lookout for higher-ed jobs in this region,” she says. Stephanie Penney Moffett was promoted to director of product strategy for ePublishing, an online content management system tailored to publishers. Andre Perry has been appointed founding

Mike Hamilton ’91 (second from the right) reports that the independent film company of which he is part owner, Winter Morning Pictures, is starting on its third film. Actors Tom Sizemore and Robert Davi will be in The Mob Priest. Learn more at www.themobpriest. com, The Mob Priest Facebook page or at www.wintermorningpictures.com. The photo includes the actors, the film’s investors, and cast and crew members.

dean of urban education at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Mich. He will serve a s th e c h i e f a r c h i te c t a n d a d vo c a te fo r Davenport, building relationships within the university and collaborations with external constituencies in order to build a program that will be a pioneer in urban education. Staci Orie Summers says that after getting back to leading groups of volunteers overseas with Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village Program in 2012, she started her own website, w w w.globalstaci.com. She says there are still a few spots open for her Habitat for Humanity Global Village trip to Malawi from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6 to build a house for Habitat Malawi’s Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project. If interested, check out her website and email her.

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Emily M acQuarrie Hinnov is the assistant dean of curriculum for undergraduate studies at Granite State College. She has published an essay, “Bertha is My Doppelgänger, or, My So-Called Academic Life,” in Generation X Professors Speak: Voices from Academia (Scarecrow Press). She also coedited a volume of essays titled Communal Modernisms: Teaching Twentieth-Centur y Literature and Culture in the Twenty-firstCentur y Classroom ( Palgrave Macmillan). Erik Hinnov ’90 and their son, Eli Magnus, live in Exeter, N.H. Jennifer S ambrook Pitonyak defended her doctoral dissertation, “The Contexts of Life Course Health Development Associated with Exclusive Breastfeeding in the United States,” and graduated with her Ph.D. in health policy from the University of the Sciences in May 2013. She has been an assistant professor in occupational therapy at USciences since 2007.

’96 A n d r ew Pr av lik wa s honore d by Pittsburgh Maga zine as one of the “2012 Pittsburgh Select Wealth Managers.” American Registr y seconded the honor and

added Andrew to the “Registry of Business Excellence.” He is executive vice president and director of investments of the Pit tsburgh Wealth Management Group. Michael Ruk became the rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in New Hope, Pa., “a wonderful church full of diversity and activity,” he says.

’97 Candace Leigh Boyer Bowering is head of global marketing communications at St. Jude Medical in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., a Fortune 500 medical device company. Candace is leading a team of health care communication professionals around the world.

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Gene Hong wrote the script for the NBC TV show Community that aired April 11, 2013. Chelsea Treadwell received her law degree with honors from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law in May 2013. She and her husband, Travis Regier, also welcomed their first child, Liesl Bittner Regier, in March 2011. Jason Young spent five years teaching in the Montgomery County Public School System in Maryland as a high school math teacher from 2004 to 2009. He has spent the last few years as a social worker using his psychology major and is employed at Stairways Behavioral Health in Erie, Pa.

’00 Meghan Bredahl returned to New

Jersey following graduation and is celebrating 12 years at Creamer Environmental Inc. She is a project manager with the construction company and works in the field managing remediation projects. This year, she became engaged to Brian Murphy. They’re looking forward to a spring 2014 wedding.

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Brett Snyder ’04 and Christopher Pavlekovsky ’04 became engaged on March 23, 2013.

Melana Mears has been named vice president of programs for the Erie Community Foundation. She is responsible for managing the programs team and overseeing the foundation’s grant-making efforts. She has a master’s degree in higher education administration from McDaniel College in Westminster, Md.

’01 Matthew Pegula was featured in the

May 15, 2013, issue of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review for receiving $25,000 from AlphaLab, an “accelerator” that helps startups. Matthew and his business partner co-founded tech startup WorkShirt Inc., along with six other early-stage companies. They started their AlphaLab experience with an iPhone app called HitchedPic and then founded a website named Photailor.

Nathan Smith competed in his fourth Masters tournament on April 11, 2013, at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Nathan, who was a four-time NCA A Division III AllAmerican and a two-time NCAA Division III player of the year, won his fourth U.S. MidAmateur title last September, qualifying him to compete in the Masters for the fourth time.

promoted to director of marketing at Sagacious Consultants in March 2012 af ter three years with the company as a senior consultant.

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Daniel P. Robinson joined the law firm of Capehart Scatchard in the workers’ compensation department in the Mount Laurel, N.J., office. Daniel represents insurance carriers and employers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims at all stages of litigation. He received his law degree from the Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Del.

ter’s degree in history in May from Worcester State University in Massachusetts. Morgan graduated at the top of his class, earning a 4.0 GPA.

J.P. McFeeley has joined the Allegheny football staff as defensive secondary coach and recruiting coordinator. At Allegheny, J.P. was the 2002 team captain and team MVP, and earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference laurels at linebacker following the 2001 and 2002 seasons. Rebecca J. Ozimek and Ryan J. James ’04 announce their engagement. They plan to marry in the summer of 2014 in Pittsburgh.

’05 Lind s ay B a x t er and Brian Henr y announce their engagement. They reside in Pittsburgh and are planning a May 2014 wedding.

Adam Cromie, director of baseball operations for the Washington Nationals, is one of two individuals who heads the Nationals’ analytics department. Adam was featured in a Washington Post article titled “Nationals Rely on Scouts- Fir st A pproach, but Take Information from Elsewhere, Too.” Dr. Set h A . Walbridge and Dr. Kelly T. Peretich ’07 plan to marry in September. Seth graduated from the Temple University School of Dentistr y and is practicing at Forest Hills Dental in Pittsburgh. Kelly graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine. She is an anesthesiology resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

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Megan Reilly Langer ’06 says that on May 11, 2013, 17 Allegheny alumni gathered in Pittsburgh to celebrate a seven-year reunion. Gators in attendance included Megan, Julia Estes ’06, Alexis Mioducki Reddien ’06, Alyssa Davitt Welker ’06, April Tantalo ’06, Nicole Kasnik Kormos ’06, Evan Kormos ’05, Courtney Alonzo ’06, Laura Schuh ’06, Joyce Peterson Huffman ’06, Phil Huffman ’05, Marko Fonzi ’06, James Trembulak ’06, Sean Foley ’06, Steve Lisowski ’06, Brad Stotsky ’06 and Sean Croner ’04.

J e n n i fe r Lei g h Dobise is engaged to Stephen Douglas Willis. A M ay 18 we d ding wa s planned in West Springf ie ld, Ma s s. Je nnife r is employed as a registered repre sentative ser vice s specialist with MassMutual Life Insurance Co. Andrew McAdams was

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’07 Daniel G. Cordek earned his Ph.D.

in biochemistry, microbiology and molecula r b iolo g y f ro m the Pe nn sy lva nia S t ate University in December 2012. His dissertation focused on the regulation of hepatitis C virus protein function by host-mediated phosphor ylation. In 2012, he received the Robert T. Simpson Graduate Student Award for Innovative Research. His dedication to teaching and undergraduate education also was recognized with the Paul M. Althouse Teaching Award and the Harold F. Mar tin Teaching Award. He is working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Cancer Virology Program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.

Laur en DiM aria became the director of development for the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in March 2013. Her focus is on ensuring the success of the chapter’s new Cycle for Life event and Extreme Hike. She also reports that the chapter has named Pit tsburgh’s 50 Finest, which honors Pittsburgh’s most eligible men and women for their activity in the community and success in their careers. T hre e A lle ghe ny a lumni a re include d on 2013’s list: Ryan James ’07, Ashlee Olivo ’09 and Ashton Stewart Kinney ’10.

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Jonathan Buggey graduated from the Georgetown University School of Medicine on May 19, 2013. He started his internal medicine residency at Duke University Hospital in June. LeeAnn Corsi graduated with a master’s degree in Spanish: Latin American studies with a certificate in Spanish translation from American University in Washington, D.C. She resides in northern Virginia and works for the Department of Justice. Lacey Funair received her first article publication as second author on a paper titled “High-Af finity Dkk1 Receptor Kremen1 Is Internalized by Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis,” published in the journal PLOS ONE on Dec. 14, 2012. This publication was a result of working with the Department of Pediatric

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Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh from July 2008 to August 2011. Haley Byers Hoenke reports that her family moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., where she is a full-time mom to her sons, Finn, 4, and Aero, 1. M ar cy McN amara received her Ph.D. in toxicology from the University of Montana’s Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences in June 2013. Her research involved in-home interventions to improve the quality of life of asthmatic children living in homes with wood stoves.

major, she earned a juris doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, interned in Kosovo, earned an L.L.M. in taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center and worked at Deloitte Tax.

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s a n o r e c e i ve d h i s juris doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in May. He also was the recipient of the J. Evans Rose, Jr. Prize for Public Service.

Lydia Gearhart ’09 says that during a trip to the High Museum in Atlanta, where she resides, she ran in to Toni Marwitz ’66. Toni lives in Savannah, Ga., and was visiting her niece in Atlanta. Lydia heard someone call out “Allegheny! ” referring to the sweatshirt she was wearing that day. “We decided to take a photo together outside of the museum. Who knows how frequently Alleghenians cross paths and just don’t know it because they aren’t wearing their college gear! ” Lydia says.

Meghan Perry graduated from Texas A&M University with her master’s degree in student affairs administration, higher education. On May 1, she began working at University of Houston-Clear Lake as the international education specialist coordinating the studyabroad program.

Sara Brown received her juris doctorate from the Duquesne University School of Law with high honors in 2012. She is an associate at K&L Gates in Pittsburgh. She also teaches mock trial at Duquesne and coaches on a volunteer basis at Fort Cherry High School.

from 2010 to 2011.

Anne Thibadeau has opened a solo law practice in the Pittsburgh area (www.DeauLaw.com) that focuses on assisting small businesses and entrepreneurs. After graduating from Allegheny with a religious studies

Bethany Perkins and Michael Detwiler plan to marry on July 19, 2014. Bethany completed her master’s degree in counseling and human services at Lehigh University in 2011 and is pursuing her Ph.D. in counseling psychology, also at Lehigh, expecting to graduate in winter 2015.

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’10 Erica Belden received her juris doctorate from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She lives in Cleveland.

Sarah Kropp’s ar ticle “Solving the Penn State Problem: Holding the Institution Accountable for its Conspiracy of Silence” will be published in Volume 42 of the Capital University Law Review, available in 2014. Marin Ping returned to Washington, D.C., this spring from Beijing, where, since 2011, she worked with a social enterprise that supports underprivileged youth development, specifically migrant children and young adult orphans. She is preparing for fall 2014 graduate studies in democracy and governance with a China focus.

James Jones ’08 (right) and Phillip Huffman ’05 ran the Pittsburgh Half Marathon on May 5 to raise money for the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. James also reports that in March, he matched into the family medicine residency at Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville, Pa.

Melissa Porter became engaged to David Parks in February. They plan to marry on July 19, 2014, in Pittsburgh. Sam Rigotti is serving as the AmeriCorps V I STA l e a d e r w i th C o n n e c ti c u t Ca m p u s Compact in Fairfield, Conn. He is focused on recruiting the 2013-14 group of VISTA members. He also is working on fundraising and development for the organization. Sam served as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at the Bayfront Maritime Center in Erie, Pa.,

Christina Zanic graduated from the Duquesne University School of Law on June 2, 2013. She accepte d employment with Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC, a law firm in Pittsburgh. Lendyak and Joe McMahon ’09 are planning their nuptials for summer 2014. Joe works for Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission as a senior associate legislative analyst in Richmond. Rebecca will receive her master’s degree in counselor education from Virginia Commonwealth University in May 2013.

’12 John Conant co-authored the article

“Whitehead Graphs and Separability in Rank Two” with Nivetha Ramasubramanian ’13 and former Allegheny Assistant Professor of Mathematics Matt Clay. The article was accepted for publication by the mathematics journal Involve in December 2012. Robert J. Hippert joined Henderson Brothers Inc., a Western Pennsylvania provider of insurance, risk management and employee benefits advisory services. Robert, a Pittsburgh native, joins as a senior business associate, where he helps clients in the commercial lines division. Sara Salisbury was deployed to Mayflower, Ark., to aid in the oil-spill cleanup, where she assisted in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. She will be returning periodically to the site to continue wildlife-related work and eventually support remediation and mitigation efforts.

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Kennedy School International Development C o nfe re n c e a n d p a r ti c ip ate d in a H a i ti based case competition. Additionally, she was awarded the Friedman Fellowship from Carnegie Mellon University for summer 2013.

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Patricia Dawson and her par tner of eight years, Donna Kerr, married on April 20, 2013, in Seattle. Pat is a surgeon and medical director of the Swedish Cancer Institute Breast Program and the True Family Women’s Cancer Center. They live in Seattle.

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Jeannie Clarkson married Loren Bruns on June 15, 2013, in Cleveland.

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Karen Elizabeth Adams and Andrew Phillip Trapasso married on Aug. 24, 2012, at Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church, Dewitt, N.Y. Karen graduated from Cor tland State and Syracuse University. She is teaching in the West Genesee Central School District.

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M e li s s a B e r g e r ma r rie d A n d y Peck ’98 on July 21, 2012, in Wexford, Pa. The couple reside in Putnam Valley, N.Y. Melissa is a vice president at SAC Capital, and Andy, who earned his Ph.D., is a freshwater project manager at the Nature Conservancy. Pictured, among numerous Alleghenians including SAE brothers and KKG sisters, are maid of honor D’Anna Harper ’01, bridesmaids Gretchen Woodruff Root ’04 and Kristen Madden Shaw ’03, and groomsman Kevin Hughes ’98.

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becca Roper on June 17, 2011. Then Alexandra “Sasha” Estelle Gonzalez was born on April 19, 2013. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces.

roll married on Sept. 8, 2012, at Lighthouse Sound Golf Club in Ocean City, Md. Kathleen graduated from NYU with a master’s degree in publishing. She is the senior manager, online marketing, at Weight Watchers. The couple reside in Portland, Ore.

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C S t e p h a n ie K r e u t t e r and G a r y Pritchard, Jr. married on July 14, 2012, at Kenmore United Methodist Church in Kenmore, N.Y. Gators in attendance were matron of honor Dana Griswold West ’06 and bridesmaid Carly Colatch Hill ’06, Brian Lasser ’06, Nora Soule ’06, Matt Lang ’06, Megan McLachlan ’06, Mark Kiefer ’07 and Sarah Reilly ’08. Stephanie and Gary reside in Buffalo, N.Y. Stephanie is an elementary school librarian in the Grand Island Central School District. D Megan Reilly married Jason Langer on June 2, 2012, in Pittsburgh. Gators in attendance included Julia Estes ’06, Joyce Peterson Huffman ’06, Courtney Alonzo ’06, Laura Schuh ’06, Maura Bennardo Ward ’06, Amy Crouse ’06, Ashley Lemmon Gottwald ’05, Alexis Mioducki Reddien ’06, Alyssa Davitt Welker ’06, April Tantalo ’06, Dave Recker ’06, Marko Fonzi ’06,

Share Your stories The campus experiences of our students, facult y, staf f, alumni and friends are what make up the true histor y of A llegheny. A s our Bicentennial approaches, we encourage you to share your recollections of special events or customs from your time on campus. Do you have memories you associate with a par ticular building or professor at AC ? We would love to have your stories to share as par t of exhibits planned for the Bicentennial.

Please contact the Merrick Archives to share your favorite Allegheny stories and memories with us. We can be reached by email at : merrick @ allegheny.edu or mail at Allegheny College Archives, Pelletier Librar y, Allegheny College, 520 N. Main St., Meadville, PA 16335.

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champ ’09 tied the knot on Sept. 22, 2012, at Oglebay in Wheeling, W.Va. They had a strong showing of Allegheny Gators including Jeannine Opie ’09, Jody Tock ’09, Chris O’Shea ’09, Andrew Shipitalo ’09, Zach Finch ’09, Dan Ferry ’09, Allie Brooks ’07, Bobby Campbell ’09, Megan Hepner ’09, Allison Patrick ’09 and Katy Click ’16. F Natasha VanWormer and Cory Botelho married on June 16, 2012, in Oil City, Pa. G a to r f r i e n d s in a t te n d a n c e we re ( b a c k row): Brett Heidenreich ’09, Jesse Lopez ’09, Steve Less ’08, Matt Daly ’09; (middle row): Sarah Renda Heidenreich ’09, Sarah Piranian ’09, Samantha Elliott Less ’09, D a n e l l e C i a f r e ’0 9, E r i n M o n t g o m e r y ’09, Molly Defr ain ’09 ( front row ) : A my S c h r e m b s ’0 9, C o u r t n ey R a d e m ac h e r Daly ’09. The couple reside in York, Pa.

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her husband, Andrew, welcomed a daughter, Emily Grace, on March 3, 2013. Emily joins her older brother, Luke Robert, who was born Sept. 20, 2010.

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Maria Maltese Hartmann and Matt Hartmann welcomed Thomas Paul on Aug. 2, 2011. Maria is an English teacher at Long Beach High School. The family resides in Nassau County, N.Y. Daniel Van Aken and Jennifer Timcho Van Aken ’97 celebrated the birth of their daughter Emmerson Haley Van Aken on March 21, 2013. She joins big sister Sydney Grace. They reside in Chicago. Jen is director of investor relations for GATX Corp., and Dan is a director and portfolio manager with Wells Fargo Bank’s U.S. Corporate Banking Group.

Charles Buchanan, on March 12, 2013. Logan joins his big sister, Hayley. C Maria DeBacco File and her family are thrilled to announce the arrival of their newest blessing, Maximilian Andrew File. Baby Max was born April 23, 2013, and joins older sister Maggie Jane and brother Jacob.

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Bortmes, welcomed twin boys Tyler John and Andrew Wesley on Feb. 15, 2013. The family resides in Pittsburgh. Lynne McCaul Miller and her husband, Jason, welcomed daughter Jacelyn Jean on Sept. 29, 2012. Jacelyn joins big sister Cadence as part of the next generation of Gators!

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Russell Adkins and Shannon Palmer Adkins ’04 welcomed Max Christopher Adkins on Nov. 28, 2012. Ma x weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and joins big brother Luke at home.

Lawrence Baumiller and Aimee LaMontagne Baumiller ’01 welcomed Greta Louise Baumiller on Jan. 30. “The future Nobel laureate weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces,” Lawrence says. Aimee Nash-Reinagel and her husband, Eric Reinagel ’02, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Quincy Nash Reinagel, who was born Oct. 15, 2012. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20 inches long. Quincy is welcomed by his big sisters, Rowan, 4, and Emerson, 2. The family resides in Baldwinsville, N.Y. Melissa Moran R amir ez and her family welcomed a son, Dean Lowrance “Duke” Ramirez, on May 2, 2013, at 5:17 a.m. He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 21.5 inches long. He is adored by his family, especially his two older sisters, Madeline, 4, and Molly, 2. The family lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

’99 Matt Fox and Sandy Fox welcomed ’03 D Jessy Hulme Archer and her hustheir second child, Owen Lawton, on Jan. 18, 2013. “Big sister Caroline looks forward to helping with her not-so-little brother, who was 8 pounds, 15 ounces,” Matt says.

Amanda Aretz Habershaw and her husband, Steven, welcomed their third child, Adam Bradley, on March 24, 2013. Adam joins big sisters Hannah, 7, and Kate, 4. B Judson Wible and Devon Wible announce

the birth of their son, Lewis Oram Wible (a future Gator), on Feb. 5, 2013, at 9 pounds, 6 ounces. Pictured in the photo with Lewis are his grandparents Norma ’73 P’99 and James Oram Wible ’71 P’99.

’00 Shannon Orr Buchanan and David Buchanan ’99 welcomed a baby boy, Logan

band, Raymond, welcomed their first child, daughter Raulins Elouise, in December. She also reports that in May, she was named winner of the David Wolkowsky Award for Outstanding Teaching and Leadership. She then was promoted to student activities director at Key West High School. Jessy’s family lives in Key West, Fla.

E Elizabeth Zehner Clause and James C l a u s e ’0 3 we l c o m e d H a r r i e t M a d e li n e Clause on Feb. 26, 2013, at 12:32 a.m. Harriet weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. She was born at the Birth Center in Wilmington, Del., and was welcomed home by big sister Margaret. F Sarah Stefanchin Clayton and Damon Clayton ’02 welcomed their daughter, Colbie

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Parsh welcomed their first child, Benjamin Martin Parsh, on March 23, 2013. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long. The family lives in Cozad, Neb.

’08 Jessica Pennisi and Alan Bannister

are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Brandon Rinaldo Bannister, on May 10 in Shanghai, China.

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April 12, 2013. She worked in the Pittsburgh Public School System. Survivors include her children, Ellen Spangler Wilson and Robert and Charles Spangler; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. B

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J e a n G i l m o r e B ow m a n o n A p r il 22, 2013. She ser ved as a neighborhood chairman of the Allison Park Girl Scouts, volunteered at Passavant Hospital and was a member of the Elfinwild Senior Achievers and the Glenshaw Book Club.

Ann, on March 26, 2013. She joins big brother Liam. The family resides in Pittsburgh. A Mehrnoush Moussavi Johnson and her husband, Mark, welcomed their first son, Dariyan Moussavi Johnson, on Jan 1, 2013. The family resides in Orange County, Calif.

Aut umn K ingen S mit h and Brian Smith welcomed a son, Barrett Asher, on Feb. 26, 2013. He joins big sister Samantha.

’04 Jennifer Coppolo and Sean Holsing ’05 are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, Madelyn Isobel, on June 26, 2012.

’05 B Amy Morrison Marn and her husband, Shawn, welcomed their first son, Owen Morrison Marn, on April 25, 2012.

Ben Montgomery and Courtney Holland Montgomer y ’05 welcomed their second child, Kyle Benjamin Montgomery, on March 8, 2013. He joins big sister Anna. C Raelynn Miles O’Leary shares that two former Allegheny women’s basketball teammates welcomed little ones into the world this past winter. Jack David Baker was born March 29, 2013, to Caitlin Murtagh Baker ’06 and Josh Baker ’06 of Bethel Park, Pa. Norah Jane O’Leary was born Jan. 27, 2013, to Raelynn and Chris O’Leary of Pittsburgh.

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V ir ginia H illiker on April 12, 2013. She graduated from Allegheny with a degree in mathematics, studied at Syracuse University and did graduate work in child psychology and child development at the University of California at Berkeley. She taught child development and was a psychologist and therapist. She also taught in the psychology department at Naropa University in Colorado. Survivors include her son, Michael Hilliker, and four grandchildren. Doris Light McLaughlin on March 15, 2013. She attended St. Bonaventure University while teaching English in the Kenmore and Lancaster school districts. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University. Survivors include her children, Chris, Lissa and Megan; two granddaughters and her sister, Barbara.

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Ruth Pratt Beiler on May 5, 2013. Fo r t wo d e c a d e s s h e s e r ve d th e p u b li c schoolchildren of Miami-Dade County, Fla., first as a teacher and later as a curriculum developer. She was an active member of Alpha Delta Kappa and Kappa Alpha Theta. Survivors include three children, David and W illi a m B eiler ’62 and R ober t a M ontgomer y ’66 ; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. John Duesing on Oct. 9, 2012. He graduated with a degree in chemistry and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He served as chemical engineer and vice president of Hagan Chemicals and Controls and president of Foxboro International. Sur vivor s include three children, Mike, Jane Miller and David ; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

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The Rev. Wright son S . Tongue, Sr. on May 2, 2013. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Allegheny and was an honors graduate from Westminster Seminar y. He served as a United Methodist pastor in Virginia for 40 years and preached another 20 years in retirement. Sur vivors include his wife, Elizabeth Modisher, and four sons, the Rev. Wrightson Tongue, Jr., the Rev. James Tongue, Lt. Col. Ret. Bill Tongue and Donald Tongue.

’42 Nancy Martin McClimans on April

20, 2013. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Allegheny. She was an owner of the Black Sheep, a needlepoint shop in Vermilion, Ohio, for several years. Sur vivors include her children, Jim, Don, Bob and Ellen McClimans; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Harry William Shepard on March 29, 2013. He graduated from New York University with a degree in electrical engineering. He served in Europe as a lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps. He founded Stanwix Parking Inc. and developed the Allegheny Tower. In addition to holding patents related to the parking industry, he participated in the initial parking development of Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, as well as multiple parking locations and structures in Florida and Arizona. Survivors include his wife, Patricia; two children, Gregory and Geoffrey, and two grandsons. Robert J. Welday on Feb. 20, 2013. He was a flight officer on a carrier in the Pacific during World War II. He was an organic chemist and worked in his field until the Korean War when he rejoined the Navy. He was a member of the Naval Security Group and later joined the National Security Agency. Survivors include his son, Robert Jr., and a granddaughter.

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J e a n G r i f f i t h J a m es on A pril 6, 2013. She received a master’s degree from Allegheny, where she was a pre-med student. Survivors include two daughters, Megin Harrington and Ann Jones, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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Pearl Gurley on Feb. 13, 2013. She served as an officer in the Western Pennsy l va n i a Wo m e n’s G o l f A s s o c i a ti o n a n d earned Master status in the American Guild of Decoupeurs. Survivors include her children, Sarah McElroy and James Gurley; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

’46 James Hurst on March 5, 2013. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, and was a retired employee of PPG Industries. Survivors include his wife, Judith Miller Hurst; his children, Wendy and James Hurst, and his brother, John Hurst.

M ar g ar et C. S haf fer on A pril 11, 2013. She graduated from the Ohio State University with a degree in social work. She was

employed for five years by the Fraternity Manager’s Association at OSU. Sur vivors include her husband, Edwin Shaf fer; her children, Susan Smith and Edwin Shaffer, and four grandchildren.

’47 George L. Clark in October 2011. Joa n R ober t son Fox on A pril 11, 2013. She received her nursing degree from St. Luke’s School of Nursing, Cleveland. She was employed as a registered nurse with Lima Visiting Nurses and worked at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Fox; her children, Lynn McNeff, Marcia Conaway, Diane Wilson, Barb Patterson and Mike, Bruce and Brian Fox; her brothers, George III and John Robertson; 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Betty Radov on March 12, 2013. She attended Case Western University and graduated magna cum laude from Allegheny. She was a teacher, job developer and worked with the Erie and Millcreek school districts and the St. Benedict Education Center. Survivors include her husband, Barney Radov; her children, Lesley, Stephanie, Barbara and Jay Radov, and five grandchildren. Wendell L. Woodring on March 5, 2013. He graduated from Allegheny and the University of Maryland. He worked as a border control agent and served in World War II as a U.S. Army captain. In 1949 he opened and operated Woodring Detective Agency. He also taught at the former Randolph High School in Guys Mills, Cambridge Springs High School and Jefferson High School in Ohio. Survivors include his wife, Janet Bean, and his children, Scott Woodring and Donna Armburger.

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Nancy Ullman Childress Wood on March 23, 2013. After graduating from Allegheny, she joined the Youngstown Vindicator staff. She became the director of public information for the American Red Cross before starting her own public relations agency and joining the faculty of Youngstown State University. Survivors include her husband, Rober t Wood, and her children, John and Kevin Childress.

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Jack L. Buys on April 1, 2013. He served in the U.S. Navy and received an honorable discharge. He received a bachelor’s degree in business education from Allegheny and a bachelor’s degree in missions from St. Paul Bible Institute ( now Crown College ). He taught in Minnesota. Survivors include his wife, Jean Boughner Buys; four children, Earl, Paul, Gail and Joel; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter and a sister, Olive Francis. Stephen Cochran Davis, Sr. on Feb. 17, 2013. He served as Republican co-chairman of the 14th Ward, judge of elections, and volunteered in community organizations in

Frank E . McElree , Jr., M.D. ’47

Trustee Emeritus The Allegheny community lost “a dear and valued friend” on March 8, 2013, when Trustee Emeritus Frank E. McElree, Jr., M.D. ’47, passed away. Frank served his profession, his community, his church and the College in countless ways. At Allegheny, he ser ved with distinction as a trustee from 1978 to 1990, the year he was awarded emeritus status. In 2004, the College presented him with a Blue Citation in recognition of outstanding service to the College. “Frank always had the ability to envision a positive outcome from the most difficult problem,” says Trustee Emeritus Thomas Frampton ’70. “Also, he enjoyed engaging students, particularly seniors discussing comps, as he felt that he could always learn from bright young minds. He led an active, energetic life and infused those around him with that same energy.” Frank was a member of Phi Delta Theta at Allegheny. He received his medical degree in 1950 from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, served his internship and advanced surgical training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and was chief surgical resident at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, from 1954 to 1955. Upon completing his medical training, Frank returned to his hometown of Greenville, Pa., and maintained a surgical practice for nearly 30 years. Following his retirement as a surgeon in 1984, he became the first medical director of emergency services at UPMC Horizon. He also served as a consultant for Diversified Family Services in Hermitage and as a deputy coroner in Mercer County for more than 35 years. He was a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Emergency Medicine and a member and past president of Mercer County Medical Society. Frank is survived by his wife, Geraldine McKinnon McElree; his children, the Rev. Lynn McElree Portz and Nancy, Thomas ’81 and Frank McElree, and four grandchildren.

Pittsburgh. During World War II, he served on the USS Lake Champlain. Survivors include his wife, Sallie; four children; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Walter Heimer, Ph.D. on May 3, 2013. Survivors include his wife, Eva ; his children, Jessica Wagener and Annette Wilensky, and four grandchildren. Brooks Bartley Hollenbeck, Jr. on March

27, 2013. He served in the Army in Munich. He retire d a s a se nior vic e p re side nt of marketing for Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania, now Highmark. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Swanson Hollenbeck ’51; his brother, Ron Hollenbeck; his daughters, Nancy Hollenbeck McToldridge and Dianne Hollenbeck Bridges, and one grandson. Paul J. Leahy on April 24, 2013. He served as a World War II Army Air Corps Cadet and Allegheny Magazine

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Former Trustee Donald R. McKay ’50, a member of the Allegheny College Board of Trustees from 1966 to 1974 and proud supporter of his alma mater, passed away March 11, 2013. During his time at Allegheny, Don, a member of Phi Gamma Delta, was a letterman in three sports: football, basketball and track. He was part of a long legacy of McKays at Allegheny, starting with his great-grandfather in 1862. Don’s father, Judge Leo H. McKay, graduated in 1916 and was a former chairman of the board. Two brothers, a sister, a sister-in-law, a niece, a nephew and a grandson also share his alma mater. His wife, Martha ’50, was his classmate, as well as his college sweetheart. Following graduation, Don earned his law degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. He began his career with the Brockway, Acker and McKay law firm in Sharon, Pa., a firm that later became Cusick, Madden, Joyce, Acker and McKay. He practiced law for nearly 60 years and had his own practice in Hermitage. A solicitor for townships and school districts, Don had been honored as the longest-serving solicitor in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “Don was the consummate professional, but he was so much more than that. His faith and service to community were of tremendous importance to him,” says Eddie Taylor, chairman of the Allegheny College Board of Trustees. “He was a founding member of the Hickory United Methodist Church in Hermitage and served the church as a lay leader, trustee and Sunday school teacher. He served his community in leadership roles in any number of civic and professional associations. His commitment to many of these organizations spanned decades, a testament to how seriously he took the idea of community service.” Surviving are his wife, Marty Van de Walle McKay; his children, Jean Campbell and Thomas McKay; four grandchildren; two great-grandsons; a sister, Margaret Hileman, and a brother, Dr. David McKay.

earned a juris doctorate from Toledo University Law School. He served as a Toledo trial lawyer and chief prosecutor. He also served as assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio and as a college professor, financial planner, author and economics investment speaker. Survivors include his children, Kip and Scott Leahy and M. Shannon Kelly; numerous grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. M a r k M . M u e l l e r on Fe b. 10, 2013. He ser ved during World War II in the Nav y, where he became a medical corpsman 26

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assigned to the Marines. He received a degree in chemistry and served as a microbiologist with the Maryland Health Department. Sur vivors include his wife, Adele Batdor f Mueller; his children, Carol Jackson and David and Garry Mueller; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and his siblings, Carl Mueller and Mary Boenke.

’51 Richard P. Conrad on Dec. 20, 2012.

His career spanned 37 years as a chemical sales representative for Pit tsburgh Plate Glass. He also served in World War II. Survivors include his wife, Virgie Lou; his children,

John Owen Freeman on Nov. 22, 2012. He was a Phi Delta Theta member and played soccer at Allegheny. He served in the Air Force and owned and managed a Buick dealership before entering the real estate business. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; his children, David, John, Anne and Andrea Freeman and Kimberly Razick, and seven grandchildren.

’55 Sarah Huddleson Ague on May 10, 2013. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Survivors include her husband, John Ague II, two children and six grandchildren.

Charles William Bowser, Jr. on May 6, 2013. He was retired from Braeburn Steel. Survivors include his wife, Joanne McCaul Bowser; his children, Katherine Neff and Bill and David Bowser, and six grandchildren. Dorothy Helen Johnson Johnston on Feb. 21, 2013. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Her first post-college job was in the Allegheny College Librar y. She received her master’s degree in library science at Syracuse University and served as an elementary school librarian. Survivors include three children, William and Cur tis Johnston and Karen Jennings, and three grandchildren.

’56 John Pierceall Kearfott Miller, III

on March 18, 2013. He graduated from Allegheny with a bachelor’s degree in economics and was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a supervisor at Ford Motor Co.’s Mound Road Axle Plant. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Jane; his children, Joann Fanning and Pamela Miller; three grandchildren and his sister, Sally Werner.

Thom a s T. W is ne r on Feb. 2, 2013. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a chemical engineer who owned Wisner International Services. Survivors include his wife, Gayle; his children, Steve Wisniewski, Nancy Pehanic, and Diane and Andy Wisner, and eight grandchildren.

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William G. McMoil on Feb. 19, 2013. He served overseas with USAID and the U.S. Department of State and was director of finance for PAHO/WHO in Washington, D.C. He also was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Ruth McMoil; four children, Melissa, William, Seana and Michael McMoil, and 11 grandchildren.

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Donald W. Trask on March 11, 2013. While at Allegheny, he was a Delta Tau Delta. The son of R ichard Hugh Trask ’28, he served as a business executive with Union Carbide Corp., 3M Corp., Ar thur C. Trask Corp., the Southland Corp., Monitronics

and Trask Enterprises. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Trask; his children, Nancy Trask and Elizabeth Jung; four stepchildren; his siblings, John Trask, Linda Hennrich and Elizabeth Fry, and 13 grandchildren.

’61 Lorraine A. Sibbet on April 18, 2013.

She was the dean of students at Westminster College. She also held positions at the University of Pittsburgh, D’Youville College, Notre Dame College of Ohio, Texas State Technical College and the Governors State University. She is survived by a sister, Darlene Billick.

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Diana Mills Wagner on March 16, 2013. She served during World War II with the Auxiliary Territorial Service and was posted to the anti-aircraft headquarters in London. She became an American citizen and earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Allegheny. She taught English at Meadville High School. Survivors include her husband, Stanley Wagner; her daughter, Dr. Kathleen Lawler Row, and a grandson.

’66 Rebecca W. Nery on April 26, 2013.

She was an instructor of water safety, a member of the women’s synchronized swimming team and completed her bachelor’s degree in education at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Survivors include her husband, Victor Nery ’63; her children, Vic, David and Mike; eight grandchildren and her sisters, Polly Boston, Sally Kinney ’64 and Margie Way.

’67 Robert L. Rice on Feb. 27, 2013. He

graduated from Ohio University and served on active duty with the U.S. Air Force. He continued with the USAF Reserve as an IMA at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base until his retirement as a lieutenant colonel. Survivors include his wife, Donna Rice; children, Cynthia Burnette and Carol Collins, and seven grandchildren.

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S u s a n B o b o D ’A r cy on A pril 13, 2013. She taught in the Cleveland and Baltimore public school systems. She toured with the Allegheny Chorus to many parts of the world. Sur vivors include her children, Catherine Van Aken and Douglass Sillars; two grandchildren and her brother, William Bobo. David Nelson Terhune on March 19, 2013. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics at Allegheny and his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He served as a cer tified public accountant with Ar thur Young & Co and as a corporate officer and/ or director of eight companies. Sur vivors include his wife, Be ck y ; t wo daughte r s, Kimbirly Hermann and Pamela Hoover; five grandchildren and his sisters, Marcia and Gwendolyn.

’69 Robert Ivan Johnston on April 27,

2013. He graduated from Duquesne University Law School and served as a partner at Tremba & Jelley LLC, a prosecutor for the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office and a prosecutor for the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Survivors include his wife, Jacque P’04; his son, Adam ’04; three grandchildren and his siblings, James Johnston ’60 and Linda Higby.

’72 Piera Kost on Feb. 27, 2013. She retired from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health as the clinic coordinator of the Health Studies Research Center. Survivors include her mother, Gina Prato; her husband, John Kost; her children, John Kost and Cristina Pritchard; five grandchildren and a sister, Gina DiSanti.

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Robin Ann Oakes Bebel on April 21, 2013. She graduated with honors from Allegheny with a bachelor’s degree in French. She was the assistant director of the Center of Survey Research in the Wendell Cooper Center at the University of Virginia. Survivors include her husband, Dennis; her children, Nicholas and Sara; her father, Frank, and her sister, LuAnn. Keith Richard Bond on April 2, 2013. He was a champion fencer at Allegheny and was an agent with the Internal Revenue Service. He taught seminars in strategic planning and other areas. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen; his children, Edward and Harrison; his parents, Gloria and Richard Bond, and his sister, Victoria.

’81 C ynt hia C. Craw ford on May 11,

2013. She graduated cum laude from Allegheny, received her master’s degree at North Carolina University at Chapel Hill and obtained her law degree from Central University School of Law in North Carolina. She was the lead privacy attorney for Philips Home HealthcareSolutions. Survivors include her mother, Marion, and her sisters, Diane Coleman and Mary Ellen Buchheit.

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25, 2013. At Allegheny, she earned a bachelor’s de gre e in theater and histor y and graduated with honors. She was awarded the Paul Henr y and John V. Gilmore Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Theatre Arts and was active in Allegheny Playshop Theatre productions. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and was employed by the University of Virginia in the department of biology. Survivors include her mother, Debra Arthur Watson; her brother, Jim Watson, and her grandmother, Norma Arthur.

’12 Angel’la Jean Wright on April 8,

2013. She graduated with a major in theater and minor in psychology. She served as a resident advisor and peer leader and was involved in Kappa Alpha Theta, the Association of Black Collegians/Association for

the Advancement of Black Culture, Student Environmental Theatre, Civic Orchestra, College Chorus, Student Art Society, Orchesis, Inte r nationa l Club, S ojour ne r s Chr istia n Fellowship and other organizations. Survivors include her mother, Crystal Wright; her siblings, Malcolm, James and Denise Wright, and her grandmother, Jean Wright.

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Gregory A. Sadler on April 27, 2013. He was attending Allegheny earning a degree in computer science and a minor in Chinese. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and tutored students in computer science. Survivors include his parents, Gary Sadler and Kimberly Burkley Kopystecki; his grandmother, Bernice Sadler; his stepmother, Colleen Sadler, and his half-siblings, Ryan Sadler, Jason Mook, Shannon Spaulding, Chris Mook and Ariana Oler.

F ri e n ds Dorotha Elder Anderson on April 19, 2013. She was a longtime supporter of Allegheny. Virginia M. Bradley on Feb. 17, 2013. She worked for Allegheny as a cook. Edward S. Churchill, Jr. P’83 P’85 on May 17, 2013. He was a longtime suppor ter of Allegheny. Joyce Ann Dennis on Feb. 9, 2013. She worked in housekeeping at Allegheny. Marilyn M. Henr y on April 17, 2013. She worked as a secretary for Allegheny. Mary Jane Hoffman on May 10, 2013. She was a switchboard operator at Allegheny. Dr. David D. Kirkpatrick, Jr. on April 21, 2013. He was the recipient of the Allegheny College Raymond P. Shafer Award in 1998. E mma K . Lang on March 26, 2013. She served as secretary to the admissions and development offices at Allegheny, retiring in the 1980s. Richard McDermot P’84 P’86 P’93 on April 4, 2013. A professor emeritus of mathematics and computer science, he had taught at Allegheny for more than 30 years and also had served as an associate dean. Va l e t a R o s e H e r s h b e r g e r Wa l l a c e o n March 3, 2013. She taught dance and physical education at Allegheny. Ellen G. Wright on April 3, 2013. She worked at Allegheny from 1972 to 1977. Nancy R. Yates P’84 P’86 on Feb. 24, 2013. She was employed in the dean of students office at Allegheny. Allegheny Magazine

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The Last Word b y B r i an Da l t o n

Let your Gator pride shine Gr eet i ngs to Gator s ev ery w h er e ! I’m thrilled to share news about two exciting happenings at your alma mater: The arrival of a wonderful group of new students who call Allegheny College home, and the upgrading of our Volunteers in Support of Allegheny (VISA) program to provide interested alumni and friends more ways than ever to support the College’s efforts to raise its visibility and awareness, increase the value of our brand, encourage high-talent students to enroll and impact our future financial health. The Class of 2017 gives us every reason to celebrate. We knew the competitive climate for recruiting high-talent students to Allegheny would be as challenging as ever. Shifting and declining demographics of high school graduates in the northeast United States, the economy, concerns about rising student debt, and increasing skepticism about the value of a liberal arts education, were all very real reasons why private colleges and universities in our region and across the country were concerned about “making their class” this fall. The appeal of Allegheny — our commitment to student aid and access, our dedicated and student-centered faculty, the extraordinary accomplishments of our graduates — helped us to overcome all those challenges, and I am pleased to tell you that we exceeded our goal of 600 new students for fall 2013. This class is historic in a number of ways: • A majority (51 percent) are from outside of Pennsylvania, a first for Allegheny • One in five (20 percent) are students of color, our highest percentage ever • Students represent 35 states and 22 countries, a near-record high • They come from 412 high schools

Your College continues to gain fantastic momentum. The more Allegheny is able to demonstrate a broader national and international draw and appeal, the more we advance the reputation of our College, and as a result, ensure that we are optimally positioned to withstand the competitive pressures I mentioned before. Nick Guernsey, who has an interest in law and is from the Pittsburgh area, is a member of the Class of 2017. He is at Allegheny thanks, in part, to the outreach of Dan Beisler ’79, an attorney from North Huntington, Pa. Nick and his father, R. Kevin Guernsey, visited the campus last April and had lunch with a student, Katie Beisler ’16. After learning about Nick’s interest in law, Katie offered to contact her father and set up a meeting with the Guernseys. Let’s allow Nick’s father to tell the rest of the story: “Dan called me…and his response just blew me

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away. It was my intention for Nick to meet him at his office for a very short session, but what Dan proposed was so far above my expectations that I just could not believe it. He suggested that Nick and I meet him in town at the City County Building. He would give us a tour, get us in to see some court proceedings, possibly meet a judge and a D.A. and then take us to lunch. We met with Dan, and we did all of the things that he said we would do. While having a personal discussion with the judge, the judge indicated his approval of Nick’s choice of schools, and the court clerk told us that his son was a graduate of Allegheny. At lunch, Dan shared his personal experiences as a student, as well as being the parent of a current Allegheny student. The entire experience solidified Nick’s choice of schools and gave us both a sense of just how far Allegheny alumni are willing to go to promote the school to prospective students.” As you can see, you are our best ambassadors. You know and believe in the quality of an Allegheny education and, let’s face it, you are incredibly nice and generous people! That’s why we are turning to you — Allegheny’s alumni and friends — to ask for your help with new student recruitment through the VISA program. We are in the process of building an exciting and versatile alumni volunteer program that will increase awareness of the College, broaden our appeal among prospective students and enhance our reputation as a national liberal arts college. Some examples of what we’re hoping to achieve through VISA include: • Increasing Allegheny’s alumni representation at college fairs across America from four this past year to more than 100 this coming year • Doubling the number of off-campus prospective student interviews by alumni • Improving the awareness of Allegheny through new and improved relationships with high schools and guidance counselors via alumni and friends connected to those schools • Broadening our communication to interested students and their families with examples of Allegheny excellence as demonstrated by our alumni

In closing, I hope that you are as excited about the future of your alma mater as I am. This is a remarkable moment in our nearly 200-year history where we can blaze the trail for the next generation. Stay tuned for more information about the VISA program in the coming months. I look forward to meeting you in the future! = Brian Dalton is the vice president for enrollment and communications.

Commencement 2013

May 11, 2013 — The day was cool and overcast but the looks of accomplishment on the faces of the 467 graduates were heart-warming. Family, friends, staff and faculty members in attendance helped make the day special. Historian and conservationist Douglas Brinkley, pictured far right center, who was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters, delivered the commencement address. “Today you have to be the new generation that calls out injustice when you see it,” he told the audience gathered on Bentley

Lawn. “Be honest and you’ll go far. But also be brave and don’t let injustice have any r ole in A merican s ociet y.” Other honorary doctorates of humane letters were conferred on the Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, Morris P. Fiorina, James E. Nevels and David M. Shribman. =

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