Allegheny Magazine Fall 2022

Scene on Campus

Allegheny College welcomed students in the Class of 2026 at an academic convocation and matriculation ceremony on the Bicentennial Plaza near historic Bentley Hall on August 29. Led by First-year Class Dean Niki Fjeldal, Ed.D., the new students walked as a class from Senior Circle to the ceremony. During the event, students heard from several speakers, including the 2022 Thoburn Award for Excellence in Teaching winner, Chair and Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Sustainability Beth Choate. The class also pledged to adhere to the Allegheny Honor Code, which was initiated and developed by students nearly six decades ago.

The ceremony concluded with what is expected to become a new tradition. After singing the College’s alma mater, the Class of 2026 processed from Bicentennial Plaza to Bentley Hall’s south entrance, through the building, and onto Brooks Walk, which was lined on both sides by Allegheny faculty in their academic regalia. At their Commencement ceremony in four years, students in the class will take the reverse path through Bentley and onto the plaza for their graduation.

photo Ed Mailliard

by President Ron Cole ’87, Ph.D.

Our Strong, Shared Future

During my two decades as an Allegheny College professor and seven years as provost, I found great joy and inspiration in the moments when I saw students light up as they discovered new connections. They grasped a concept that had stymied them, or they asked an insightful question that conveyed a new level of understanding of the topic at hand.

Of course, I had many of those same moments when I was an Allegheny student and learning from my mentors. I know firsthand that these insights gained are more than serendipity; they are the very fabric of the close faculty-student and staff-student relationships that have defined an Allegheny education for generations. Attending Allegheny was transformative for me as I learned the values of intellectual curiosity, community, altruism, and leading a life of consequence.

I am grateful to Dr. Hilary L. Link for her leadership as president during the past several years, particularly as the College navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. As I begin my service as the College’s president, I am humbled and honored by the opportunity to sustain and advance Allegheny’s mission to prepare students for lives of meaning and purpose. My commitment to Allegheny runs deep, and I have great respect for my fellow alumni, this institution, and the entire Allegheny community. I am excited by the work ahead and the momentum that we have as an institution.

This is a crucial time in the College’s history — one of challenge but also tremendous opportunity. At the heart of

our efforts, we remain firmly dedicated to the success of our students in all aspects of their Allegheny experience. We view that success as encompassing not only their journey to enrolling at Allegheny and their four years on campus, but also extending to their lives as accomplished alumni who remember their Allegheny roots.

College’s president,

humbled and honored

to be an Allegheny graduate ready and willing to take on a challenge.

Allegheny’s curriculum is designed to cultivate that ability and that drive. Since 1996, the College has had a distinctive requirement that students declare both a major and a minor, each from a different academic division. While that specific requirement may or may not have been in place while you were a student here, the essence of it has long been foundational to an Allegheny education: being exposed to a variety of ways of knowing and thinking, exploring issues beyond the surface, and becoming a compelling communicator.

Allegheny continues to have a respected place in American higher education. Our peer institutions consistently recognize us as one of the best schools nationally for undergraduate teaching, research opportunities, first-year and senior capstone experiences, and more. For 25 years, Allegheny has also been featured among a select group of 44 Colleges That Change Lives — an honor that reflects the depth and breadth of what it means to be an Allegheny student.

In this issue of Allegheny magazine, you can read stories about several alumni who are putting their interdisciplinary liberal arts education into action. They create and collaborate. They devise new approaches when tackling problems. And, like so many of you, they are examples for our current students of what it means

With that solid foundation, we have a vibrant future, one that we will proactively build and shape together. Allegheny has long relied on the support and enthusiasm of our alumni network. We will continue to look to you — and be immensely grateful — for your involvement in the life of our College and the success of Allegheny students for generations to come.

As I begin my service as the

I am

by the opportunity to sustain and advance Allegheny’s mission to prepare students for lives of meaning and purpose. My commitment to Allegheny runs deep, and I have great respect for my fellow alumni, this institution, and the entire Allegheny community.

SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH MULTIPLE LENSES

Allegheny’s

interdisciplinary approach prepares graduates to become leaders in their careers and communities

By Erica Erwin ’02

INTERDISCIPLINARITY:

It’s a word that has become synonymous with Allegheny, woven into the College’s identity and central to its mission.

But what does interdisciplinarity really mean? What does it look like in action?

It could look like a senior working long nights at Pelletier Library to put the final touches on a comp that ties together international studies and environmental science.

It could look like an incoming first-year student choosing to focus on one of the College’s many interdisciplinary programs, programs specifically designed to help students make dynamic and creative connections between seemingly disparate fields of study, or a sophomore designing their own unique majorminor path.

What it most certainly is, is a core part of the Allegheny experience, one that gives Allegheny graduates an uncommonly incisive perspective in their chosen field and a distinct

competitive advantage in an increasingly complex world that rewards the intellectually nimble and curious.

“Allegheny’s distinctive curriculum not only immerses students in multiple disciplines, but it also helps them stand out by training them to see the world through different lenses,” Vice President for Institutional Advancement Matthew Stinson said. “We believe this perspective-building, rigorous approach to education is the best possible way to prepare students to solve the complex global problems that face us all — and to be ready to step up as nimble, creative leaders as new challenges and fields emerge.”

Perhaps interdisciplinarity is best explained through the people who are living it, who are turning their distinctive combinations of skills, talents, and knowledge into action. Here, we tell the stories of four Allegheny alumni who are using their interdisciplinary education to make a significant impact on their communities and the world at large.

MATTHEW PEGULA ’01

Major: Computer science

Minor: Writing

I also knew I wanted to go to a liberal arts school. I wanted that variety. For me, it was an opportunity to build things, and I didn’t want to be pigeonholed.

A person in California posts a tweet with a message of support for cancer survivors. Thousands of miles away, across an ocean and a cultural divide, a robot uses chalk to write that same message, word for word, on a street in the rural French countryside that will soon be overrun by the best cyclists in the world.

It’s more than a display of the power of technology and its ability to connect and unite. It’s the end result of bringing many minds with wildly varied skills, experiences, and worldviews together around a table at Deeplocal, a Pittsburgh-based creative technology and design agency.

Matthew Pegula ’01, a software engineer and vice president of creative technology for Deeplocal, was part of a team of designers, advertisers, programmers, and others who worked together to create the Nike Chalkbot. The campaign helped Nike promote its Livestrong partnership on the roads of the Tour de France and “essentially invented a new type of advertising that combines physical robotics and experience with the digital world,” according to a description of the project on Deeplocal’s website.

The campaign was the perfect opportunity to meld Pegula’s skills as a software engineer and communicator, skills he honed at Allegheny. Back when he was looking at colleges, he knew he was interested in computer science, in creating and building, but didn’t just want to spend his days writing code in Silicon Valley.

“I also knew I wanted to go to a liberal arts school,” Pegula said. “I wanted that variety. For me, it was an opportunity to build things, and I didn’t want to be pigeonholed.”

He also knew his skills had to extend beyond programming if he wanted to find success.

“If you can’t communicate your ideas, if you can’t communicate with people, that’s a problem, and it doesn’t matter how good your code or product is,” Pegula said.

Allegheny taught him how to bridge that gap, Pegula said, and helped foster an interdisciplinary mindset he uses every day at Deeplocal working with colleagues across fields.

“It’s kind of a liberal arts company,” Pegula said and laughed.

WOMAN OF INFLUENCE

Brittany Bell ’10, Deeplocal’s managing director of permanent exhibits, embodies the liberal arts and interdisciplinary ethos. Today, she uses what she learned at Allegheny across disciplines to create interactive, permanent exhibits like those found in the corporate offices of big-name clients like Google. There, electromagnetic flowers open and close as people walk underneath them.

“To me it’s all about creative problem solving,” Bell said. “A client comes to you with a brief of what they’re trying to achieve, and you have to think about who is walking into that lobby and what they care about, which is directly related to psychology and identifying a person’s emotional needs.”

Beyond her psychology major, a minor in Spanish and, later, an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business would only help in a world where success in business is both local and global, she knew. And she’s found that success, thanks to a foundation laid at Allegheny.

Allegheny’s unique approach to interdisciplinarity leads to students “being exposed to a variety of things,” said Bell, who was recently named a Woman of Influence by the Pittsburgh Business Times. “It makes you curious. It makes you ask other questions or dig deeper into something. From there, your brain is expanding, and that ultimately makes you more curious.”

BRITTANY BELL ’10

Major: Psychology Minor: Spanish

…being

exposed to a variety of things. It makes you curious. It makes you ask other questions or dig deeper into something.

Pittsburgh Business Times

ALLYSON TINNEY RIVERA ’96

Double Major: International Studies and Environmental Studies

Minor: French

The interdisciplinary interests that would come to define Allyson Tinney Rivera ’96's career began to take shape early. A native of Buffalo, New York, Rivera remembers a teacher taking her class on field trips to Montreal and Quebec, her first exposure to a different language and culture.

Later, at Allegheny, her love of French and an interest in different countries — how they operated, how they did and did not work together, how their policies affected their people and the countries around them — grew.

Rivera spent her junior year abroad in Grenoble and Paris, France, as a part of a cooperative program with Boston University, assigned to work with a non-governmental organization focused on environmental issues. It proved to be an auspicious assignment at exactly the right time, following the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Rivera was assigned to summarize some of the agreements that came from the summit.

“It gave me hands-on exposure to an NGO and working in another country. I was interested in what’s happening on the local level, but also what other countries are considering in environmental policy,” said Rivera, who now works as an international consultant for project design and evaluation with the United Nations.

She came back to Allegheny inspired — and committed to a second major, this one in environmental studies.

“I was just fortunate to have open-minded and creative and encouraging professors who thought, ‘OK, we can figure out a way to make this work,’” Rivera said.

Rivera combined her two majors and her minor in a comp that examined French colonialism in Senegal and changes in land use, and the subsequent environmental degradation. After graduation, she spent two years in the Peace Corps in Mauritania, where she saw firsthand the interplay of policy, environmental health, and cultural issues.

I was just fortunate to have open-minded and creative and encouraging professors who thought, ‘OK, we can figure out a way to make this work.’

I strongly appreciate and promote this idea of an interdisciplinary education because, while it’s important to have an area of expertise, it’s really important to understand how things are connected. It’s the butterfly effect.

That interdisciplinary experience very much informs her work today. Good environmental policy and good international relations aren’t just about good science, but about thinking broadly and across disciplines, she said. In launching a new project focused on biodiversity or sustainability, that might mean thinking and talking about how changes brought about by the project might affect indigenous people in a community, their environmental practices, culture, and past and current traditions. And all of that, of course, requires a team of experts at the table, all with different perspectives: public policy experts, environmental scientists, indigenous people experts, and Geospatial Information System (GIS) and mapping experts.

Allegheny’s approach is that team table in a microcosm.

“I think the fact that students are required to take classes from different disciplines is a plus because you’re forced to consider other ways of looking at a problem or issue,” Rivera said. “I strongly appreciate and promote this idea of an interdisciplinary education because, while it’s important to have an area of expertise, it’s really important to understand how things are connected. It’s the butterfly effect."

WHY BE JUST ONE THING

MAJORS:

• Art, Science, and Innovation • Biochemistry

Biology

Business

Chemistry • Communication and Cultural Studies • Community and Justice Studies • Computer Science • Economics • English • Environmental Science and Sustainability

French

Global Health Studies

History

Integrative Informatics

International Studies

Mathematics

Neuroscience

Philosophy

Physics

Political Science

Psychology

Spanish

Studio Art

Theatre

• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE MINORS:

• Arabic • Art, Science, and Innovation • Astronomy • Biology • Black Studies • Chemistry • Chinese Studies • Classical Studies • Communication and Cultural Studies

• Community and Justice Studies • Computer Science

• Dance and Movement Studies • Economics

• Education Studies • Energy and Society • English • Environmental Writing • Film and Digital Storytelling • French • Geology • German • Global Health Studies • History • Jewish Studies • Journalism in the Public Interest • Latin American and Caribbean Studies • Mathematics • Middle East and North African Studies • Music Performance • Philosophy • Physics • Political Science • Psychology • Religious Studies • Spanish • Studio Art • Theatre • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies • Writing

Tamara John ’06 started out as a biology major, but quickly discovered that biology was “not my thing,” she said with a laugh. John knew her passion lay in the sciences though and quickly became fascinated with the behavioral aspect of psychology after taking a neuroscience course at Allegheny. How does the brain work, and what behaviors are the result of whether it is or is not working as it should?

Today, as a quality improvement coach in primary care at Children’s Hospital in Washington, D.C., John sees that connection at play every day as she works with doctors and clinicians to improve patient care from a population health management lens — she’s looking at entire communities, not individual patients. In doing so, she finds herself drawing on the breadth of knowledge she gained across disciplines at Allegheny.

“I’m helping the providers and the leadership understand what they’re doing and how it impacts their patients and how they can change their behaviors to improve care,” John said.

She uses an example of a physician or practice that might report that they’re giving an action plan to all their pediatric asthma patients, but data show that only 25 percent of patients have actually received such a plan to manage their disease.

“How do we make sure the process is standardized in a way that regardless of who comes in the door, all patients receive the same standard of care?” John said.

Growing up in a very multicultural Brooklyn, New York, she said Spanish was an easy choice as a minor.

“You hear all these languages around you and wonder, ‘What are they saying?’” John said. “I thought it would be very cool to speak and understand a different language.”

That minor has helped in more ways than one, she said. While her background in neuroscience gives her a good understanding of, for instance, what’s happening in the brains of the pediatric epilepsy patients doctors are treating, Spanish has helped her connect with Spanish-speaking patients and families in an indirect way. Though not fully fluent in the language, it’s helped her empathize with, and better understand, the people on whose behalf she’s working to improve health care delivery.

“It’s knowing that not everything translates well, that being literate in your own language does not always mean you’re literate in the language of health and medicine,” John said. “It makes you appreciate what you can do to help ease families’ burdens and help them through the system.”

The freedom to create the unique educational experience she found at Allegheny helped her differentiate herself as a professional with a unique skill set and knowledge base. It also trained her to broaden her perspective, to look for connections that might not be readily apparent to others.

“You get a better view when you’re not just stuck on one path,” John said. “It gives you more options, and you get to interact with different types of people who may not have interacted with you if you just focused on one thing, like science."

“The same thing translates into what I do,” she said. “If I focus on just one system, I don’t look at all the other systems in play, and I don’t see how they interact or could potentially interact with one another. … We have doctors and nurses and front-line staff, all with different ways of thinking and different degrees. How do we put these groups together so that it’s a working system?”

John has one piece of advice to incoming students: Branch out.

“Take a class that will challenge how you think about the world or challenge your viewpoint,” she said. “If you want to learn a language, now is the time. If you want to learn about neuroscience or behavioral health, now is the time. If you want to learn how to really think about literature, go for it.”

According to John, the Allegheny approach is about exposing students to a world of possibilities – and giving them the tools and freedom to create a unique future.

“It’s up to you how you want to build your book of knowledge,” she said. “It’s not cookie cutter. Not everyone who graduates with the same degree is going to have the same classes or even the same experience.”

TAMARA JOHN ’06

Major: Neuroscience

Minor: Spanish

It’s up to you how you want to build your book of knowledge. It’s not cookie cutter. Not everyone who graduates with the same degree is going to have the same classes or even the same experience.

ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARDS SHOW THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP

illustrations Jude Buffum

Board of Visitors, Bruce R. Thompson Center for Business & Economics

When Allegheny College student Morgan Libell ’23 and alumna Barrie Christman ’74 began their mentoring relationship in spring 2020, they expected it to last for only three meetings during that semester.

But almost three years later, they’re still going strong.

“Since meeting with Barrie, I was able to land competitive internships in risk management and corporate merchandising, develop numerous career skills, and become more confident in myself,” says Libell, a business major and global health studies minor. “She has been a great support system for me to have as I try to navigate the professional world.”

Libell and Christman’s mentorship pairing came about through the Board of Visitors in the College’s Bruce R. Thompson Center for Business & Economics (CBE). Established in 2001, the Board of Visitors is an advisory body of accomplished business professionals, primarily Allegheny alumni, who provide guidance and valuable perspectives for students and faculty alike.

“Board of Visitors members consistently bring innovative and creative, yet pragmatic, ideas to the table to help improve the outcomes of Allegheny students,” says Timothy Bianco, CBE co-director and assistant professor of economics. “Members understand the many paths to success as graduates of Allegheny College themselves, and they are eager to pass this information along to current Allegheny students in promoting future student success.”

Along with mentoring students individually, the Board of Visitors members return to campus each spring for a one-day conference designed to help students use their college experience to achieve their career goals. Last spring’s conference, for instance, included networking sessions on succeeding in graduate

school, leveraging the Senior Comp and extracurricular activities to find a job, and making the most of mentoring opportunities.

Board of Visitors members represent a wide range of industries and geographic areas. Christman served as chairman, president, and CEO of Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company in Des Moines, Iowa. She joined the Board of Visitors in 2008 at the invitation of Economics Professor Earl Adams (now emeritus), who was her Senior Comp advisor.

Since meeting with Barrie, I was able to land competitive internships in risk management and corporate merchandising, develop numerous career skills, and become more confident in myself. She has been a great support system for me to have as I try to navigate the professional world.

Morgan Libell ’23

During Adams’ tenure as department chair, Economics Professors Don Goldstein (now emeritus) and Steve Onyiewu founded the Board of Visitors. Its conference and other programming are supported by an endowed fund established in honor of Adams by William Brown, Jr. ’80, who has served on the College’s Board of Trustees.

Christman says she found the Board of Visitors to be a stimulating environment where volunteers can make a direct impact on student success. As Christman shared her expertise as a mentor, she also gained insights into the student goals and experiences that in turn were helpful as she spoke with faculty about developing professional learning opportunities.

2022 BOARD OF VISITORS (AS

OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2022)

Dayan Rajive Abeyaratne ’94

Don Belt ’93

Stacy Moritz Corbin ’89

Jennifer Daurora ’99

Don Goldstein, Emeritus Professor of Economics

Terry Hartford ’11

Naveed Ismail ’12

Amanda Jones ’08

Mark Maruszewski ’88

Devone McLeod ’13, Vice Chair

Kyle O’Connor ’03

Lauren Lambert Odrechowski ’10

Evelyn Nedved Pendleton ’87

Mike Rumrill ’83

Diane Sutter ’72, Chair

Eileen Gallagher Webb ’06

Lance Zingale ’77

“It’s a very symbiotic relationship, all to the good of the College,” says Christman, who served on the Board of Visitors for 13 years.

CBE Co-director Chris Allison ’83 says the Business and Economics Department has benefited greatly from the Board of Visitors’ expertise in a continually evolving marketplace.

"Sometimes when you are mired in the day-to-day, you miss seeing the forest for the trees," says Allison, who is also an Allegheny trustee. "Our CBE board members provide our faculty with different perspectives, which is paramount in creating practical educational experiences.”

Input from the Board of Visitors has helped to spur or enhance initiatives such as the Financial Literacy Challenge, in which students develop a personal financial budget and investing plan. The challenge is sponsored by board member Lance Zingale ’77. He provides funding and is also a judge for the CBE’s annual business-plan funding contest, the Zingale Big Idea Competition.

“Beyond campus, Board of Visitors members have played an instrumental role in opening the door to jobs and internships for students,” Allison says. “That assistance has come at all stages of the process, from preparing application materials to connecting students with

Beyond campus, Board of Visitors members have played an instrumental role in opening the door to jobs and internships for students. That assistance has come at all stages of the process, from preparing application materials to connecting students with contacts that board members know at various organizations.

CBE Co-director Chris Allison ’83

contacts that board members know at various organizations.”

Christman, for example, helped Libell tailor her résumé to different internship applications, and the pair held FaceTime sessions to roleplay interview questions. Christman has offered big-picture advice,

such as encouraging Libell to keep an open mind when it comes to her career path, along with more specific guidance about navigating the workplace.

“Even though it seems minor, Barrie has guided me a lot on body language, professional vocabulary, and having confidence in myself,” Libell says. “She knew I had the drive to go wherever I wanted, but she made me see that I had it in me to do it.”

Their mentoring relationship has even extended beyond Christman’s term on the Board of Visitors, which concluded in 2021. Going the extra mile is at the heart of the board’s service to Allegheny students.

“The interaction between the Board of Visitors and students is easily one of my favorite things to see as co-director of the CBE,” Bianco says. “It simply cannot be replicated in the classroom.”

Technical Advisory Board, Department of Computer Science

In 1979, Allegheny College became one of the first small liberal arts institutions in the U.S. to introduce a program in computer science. Over four decades, its alumni have gone on to successful careers as developers, executives, educators, and other leadership roles in the field.

Now, a dedicated group of those graduates has joined forces to give back to the program that gave them so much,

forming the Allegheny College Computer Science Department Technical Advisory Board (TAB). The board works to support the department and strengthen student experiences and outcomes by engaging with students and alumni, advising on curriculum, and fundraising.

"My time at Allegheny taught me the importance of giving back to one's community," says Jennifer Haddox-Schatz ’00, inaugural TAB president. "It is an

honor and privilege to be able to serve in this role and support one of the best communities of which I've ever been a member: Allegheny's Computer Science Department."

The TAB is developing initiatives to help students:

• Learn about diverse industry opportunities, technologies, patterns, and processes

• Form close relationships with alumni in

• Be better prepared for a career post graduation

The board is also devoted to meeting alumni needs, such as:

• A sense of satisfaction at contributing to the next generation of computing professionals, through a shared venue and experiences

• More prominent exposure for the College, Computer Science Department, and alumni regionally and nationally

• Access to talent for alumni businesses and employers, supporting recruitment needs for diverse and well-rounded graduates who meet a known standard of excellence

The TAB kicked off its work with a “Power Up” fundraising campaign in the spring that generated $16,155 for the department, surpassing its $10,000 goal. The funds will allow students and faculty to work together to create, release, and maintain open-source software for course platforms and support the department’s laptop lending program.

But that generous effort was just the beginning. TAB initiatives being

explored or rolled out include individual mentoring and open-source project mentoring and code review, guest lectures on specific technologies in classes, Senior Comp guidance, paid internships, and targeted fundraising opportunities.

2022 TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD (AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2022)

“What STEM needs at this juncture is more creativity, more humanity, more ethics, and more servant leadership,” says Ahmad Douglas ’02, a founding TAB member. “Alleghenians, through their liberal arts studies and the school’s unique culture, are well prepared to fill these needs.”

INSPIRED BY THESE STORIES?

You, too, can help current students by providing career and networking advice. No matter your major, industry, or area of expertise, current students can learn from your background, career path, and experiences and benefit from your insights as they explore their own paths, options, and opportunities.

To serve as a resource, join the more than 1,300 alumni already using Gator2Gator, Allegheny's new networking platform, at gator2gator.allegheny.edu.

In addition, to post internships and jobs in the Allegheny network, visit joinhandshake.com and create an employer recruiting account. By posting positions in this portal, all Allegheny students can access and apply for positions.

For more recruiting information, visit the Career Education Employer Center (sites.allegheny.edu/career/employers) and connect with the team at career@allegheny.edu.

Noor Buchi ’22

Ahmad R. Douglas ’02

Anna Zacherl Griffith ’91

Alexander P. Haas-Conrad ’09

Jennifer Haddox-Schatz ’00, President

Shehryar Khan ’96 Colton J. McCurdy ’17

Jeffery Edward Payne ’87 Kara M. Sabbath ’15

Luis R. Sala ’98 Sarah U. Toohey ’99

Student Member Kobe I. Coleman ’23

Ahmad Douglas ’02

What STEM needs at this juncture is more creativity, more humanity, more ethics, and more servant leadership. Alleghenians, through their liberal arts studies and the school’s unique culture, are well prepared to fill these needs.

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The article "Reconnected After Years, College Friends Find Strength in Each Other" can be found in our print version only. Please email magazine@allegheny.edu to receive a copy.

The article "Reconnected After Years, College Friends Find Strength in Each Other" can be found in our print version only. Please email magazine@allegheny.edu to receive a copy.

WEEKEND 2022 REUNION

June 2–5, 2022

Together, we celebrated three years of landmark reunions, 50 years of ABC as an organization, and our amazingly talented Reunion 2022 Choir. What a celebration it was!

“I waited way too long to return to Allegheny for a reunion! The opportunity to reconnect with classmates and walk the paths of campus was priceless. Reunion was a reminder of what Allegheny meant to me as a young person and how that experience continues to shape my life.”

Emily Nieweg Giunta ’81

During Reunion Weekend 2022, 105 choir alumni came together to celebrate the choir group's rich legacy.

ABC Celebrates 50 Years of Building Community

During Reunion Weekend 2022, alumni came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Association of Black Collegians/Association for the Advancement of Black Culture (ABC), Allegheny’s first organization for Black and other underrepresented students.

For 50 years, ABC has provided support for Allegheny students of color and has celebrated and shared Black culture with the College community. The student leadership organization serves as a voice, provides space, and fosters community within the College.

ABC has even paved the way for other affinity groups on campus; there are

now more than a dozen student groups dedicated to promoting cultural awareness, pride and unity among students of difference.

Former ABC members are continuing ABC’s rich tradition through the ABC Alumni Association. These alumni support the success of all students, especially students of difference, which includes Black/African-American students and low-income and firstgeneration college students. In honor of ABC’s milestone anniversary, the ABC Alumni Association proudly presented their alma mater with a $146,000 gift this year.

REJOINS THE PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

photos Ed Mailliard

A Q&A with Director of Athletics & Recreation

Bill Ross

Beginning this fall, Allegheny College officially returned to compete in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC). Allegheny was previously a member of the PAC from 1958 to the spring of 1984. During that time, the College collected more than 45 team championships, earned the school’s first team national championship (1983

men’s golf), and had five student-athletes win NCAA Division III individual national titles.

In this interview with Allegheny magazine, Director of Athletics & Recreation Bill Ross shares more about this exciting new era in Gator Athletics.

Allegheny student-athletes proudly display the new Gator Athletics brand

WHAT MOTIVATED THE COLLEGE TO REJOIN THE PAC?

A.The NCAA recently released a report outlining the strategic positioning and mission statement for Division III. This move to rejoin the PAC will help all of our student-athletes in two key benefits of Division III athletics: a) participation in a highly competitive athletic program while retaining the full spectrum of college life, and b) reasonable practice and playing seasons and regional competition while minimizing time away from academics and keeping student-athletes on a path to graduation.

In addition, with issues such as Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) being governed at the state level, as well as the COVID19 pandemic showcasing the difference between how states operate, it makes sense for our teams to be realigned with more institutions in our backyard. Our field hockey program, however, will remain in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) as an affiliate member, as the PAC does not sponsor the sport at this time.

Q.

closer to home in their college selection process (58% chose a selective liberal arts college within a 200-mile radius). This move will help solidify our place in the regional market. The media coverage the PAC receives in the Pittsburgh market is impressive; this provides an opportunity for more eyes to see or ears to hear about our athletic teams and thus the College as a whole.

Q. WHAT EXCITES YOU MOST ABOUT REJOINING THE PAC?

A.

This move affords us the opportunity to reallocate our valuable resources to what matters most — the student-athlete experience at Allegheny. Moving to the PAC allows us to give all of our studentathletes the best possible opportunity to embrace Allegheny’s interdisciplinary and co-curricular offerings, without spending burdensome amounts of time traveling to athletic competitions. It is also exciting to be linked more with our local community and allow our community to be able to attend contests not only at home, but also on the road, as they will be much closer than we have experienced in the last nearly four decades.

We also have two major renovation projects we are working on, which will see the first of three phases of renovation at our baseball field begin with a new turf infield, new dugouts, and a brand-new backstop. The upgraded field will be named in honor of Bob Garbark '32, who spearheaded the return of baseball to the College in 1947 after a hiatus beginning in 1916. We also will be enhancing the lobby of the Wise Center and turning it into our Hall of Fame area to recognize our Hall of Fame honorees, the rich history and tradition of Gator Athletics, and the Hall of Fame’s namesake, former athletic director and coach Norm Sundstrom. And one final exciting development is that we have spent a great deal of time working with our Institutional Advancement Office and a devoted group of passionate alumni to launch a reimagined Golden Gator Club to help support our student-athletes and programs.

A.

HOW WILL THE

COLLEGE’S STUDENT-ATHLETES BENEFIT

FROM REJOINING THE PAC?

A.

We are returning to our roots and coming home to the PAC. The time has come to renew old rivalries and create new ones nearby. PAC schools have exciting home game attendance data, with a large reason being that it is easier for visiting teams’ fan bases to travel to away games. This should boost our home and away game attendance, which should be a welcome sight for our teams and help create an exciting atmosphere for the fans.

Additionally, we are in a time when more and more students are choosing to stay

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WHAT ARE SOME OTHER NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN GATOR ATHLETICS?

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The rebrand that we launched this summer with the help of the staff in our Marketing and Communications Office, especially Assistant Director of Art & Publications Brian Martone, will help give our student-athletes and all of Gator Athletics a new identity as we move into the PAC. We could not be more excited to see the new logo filling the stands at both home and away contests moving forward. Along those lines, we recently unveiled a redesigned athletics website (alleghenygators.com) earlier this fall.

Two main ways, if you are able, would be to join the newly reimagined Golden Gator Club and attend athletic events either on campus or at a location near you. We’ve also seen tremendous growth and excitement each year on Gator Give Day, where our alumni and friends have been beyond generous in making their gifts to our programs. Be on the lookout for correspondence from coaches on Gator Give Day on April 20, 2023, as we look to have a record-setting year yet again!

Our alumni and friends are also encouraged to reach out to our coaching staff at athletics@allegheny.edu to let them know about prospective student-athletes who may be interested and a good fit. We are always looking for the next generation of great Gators!

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HOW CAN ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE SUPPORT GATOR ATHLETICS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES?

On the Hill

News from Campus Levinsky and Skattum Begin Leadership Roles on Allegheny Board of Trustees

Steven D. Levinsky ’78

Allegheny College Board of Trustees Chair

In August, Steven D. Levinsky ’78 and Julie G. Skattum ’85 officially began their roles as chair and vice chair, respectively, of Allegheny College’s Board of Trustees. In addition, Mary “Missy” Feeley ’78 completed her three-year term as chair.

Levinsky, of Natick, Massachusetts, is a partner with management consulting firm Wellesley Partners and previously was senior vice president of human resources with Fidelity Investments. A political science major at Allegheny, he joined the College’s Board of Trustees in 2011 and previously served as its vice chair. Levinsky lectures internationally and has served on a number of corporate boards. He is also an active civic volunteer, including roles as chair of the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce and as a town personnel board member and elected town meeting member in Natick. In addition, he creates glass sculptures at his studio in Natick and has chaired the board of directors for the Center for Arts. He is married to Denise Girardin.

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Skattum, of London, England, earned her Allegheny degree in political science, writing, and women’s studies. Skattum joined the College’s Board of Trustees in 2017. She received her law degree from The Ohio State University and practiced as an attorney with the Kelley Drye and Warren international law firm in New York City. Skattum also served for 11 years on the board of the American School in London, an international, private, independent K–12 school serving approximately 1,400 students. She is married to former Allegheny board member Dag Skattum ’84.

The Allegheny College Board of Trustees is the governing body elected to oversee the College. The board’s primary responsibilities relate to policy-making and responsibility for sound resource management of the College.

the Class of 2026

On August 29, Allegheny welcomed students in the Class of 2026 during an academic convocation and matriculation ceremony on the Bicentennial Plaza near historic Bentley Hall.

The new students represent 242 high schools, 29 states, and 16 countries. Approximately 51 percent hail from outside of Pennsylvania, compared to

58 percent who were from out of state in last year’s incoming class. Students from Ohio and New York account for 12 percent and 11 percent of the Class of 2026, respectively. Twenty-one percent of students in the new class are firstgeneration college students, and 25 percent of students in the Class of 2026 identify as students of color.

Julie G. Skattum ’85

Allegheny College Board of Trustees Vice Chair

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Allegheny Among Best National Liberal Arts Colleges

U.S. News & World Report has again named Allegheny College one of the top 100 national liberal arts colleges in the country, highlighting the College’s commitment to undergraduate teaching, student-faculty research, and value. Allegheny ranked No. 76 on the list, up from No. 85 last year.

In annual rankings released Sept. 12, U.S. News & World Report featured Allegheny among a select group of schools with stellar examples of senior capstone experiences (Allegheny ranked in the top 10 among all colleges and universities in the U.S.), service learning (top 20),

first-year experiences (top 25), and undergraduate research/creative projects (top 40).

U.S. News & World Report also recognized Allegheny as one of the:

• Top 25 national liberal arts colleges for best undergraduate teaching

• Top 40 national liberal arts colleges for social mobility

• Top 45 best value national liberal arts colleges, based on both academic quality and cost

The U.S. News & World Report ranking of top liberal arts schools is based

on several key measures of quality, including graduation and retention rates, assessment of excellence by peers, social mobility, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, and alumni giving.

Schools included in the national liberal arts college category focus almost exclusively on undergraduate education and award at least 50 percent of their degrees in the arts and sciences.

The Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC) has honored Allegheny students Ashlynn Peachey and Molly Tarvin and Environmental Science & Sustainability Professor Eric Pallant as 2022 Campus Sustainability Champions. The program recognizes

students, faculty, administrators, and staff, as well as student and non-student organizations, of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made meaningful contributions toward environmental sustainability on their campus, in their community, or in society at large.

PERC, a state-level organization in the United States, is a consortium of colleges and universities in Pennsylvania that collaborate in order to advance sustainability on member campuses, in local communities, and across the commonwealth.

Ashlynn

Peachey

Professor Eric PallantMolly Tarvin

Allegheny Hosts Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for Watershed Conservation Research Center

In May, Allegheny held a ribbon-cutting

to unveil a newly renovated space in Carr Hall to house the Watershed Conservation Research Center (WCRC), an interdisciplinary center where faculty and students will collaborate with community partners to engage in conservation-based research and educational outreach in the upper Allegheny River basin, focusing on the French Creek watershed.

Casey Bradshaw-Wilson, associate professor of environmental science & sustainability (ESS), and Kelly Pearce, assistant

professor of ESS, serve as co-directors of the WCRC. According to Bradshaw-Wilson and Pearce, the WCRC addresses a longstanding need for a formal research center focused on the extremely biodiverse French Creek watershed. The center’s work highlights three pillars: research, partnerships, and education.

Allegheny received a $1.25 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation in October 2021 to establish the WCRC.

Collingwood Named Inaugural Executive Director of Career Education

Brian Collingwood has been appointed Allegheny’s inaugural executive director of career education. Collingwood is charged with integrating Allegheny’s renowned liberal arts education with innovative and communitydriven career support that will position all students for lifelong success. He has set forth a compelling mission for the campus community that mobilizes all Allegheny constituents in ensuring student success and engages students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, donors, regional community partners, and employers in building a campus-wide career ecosystem.

Alumni play a critical role in this career ecosystem. Reporting to Vice President of Institutional Advancement Matt Stinson, Collingwood is well-positioned to deepen relationships with Allegheny’s formidable alumni base. “Brian serves in a vital leadership role within the campus community, and we’re fortunate to have someone with his extensive expertise driving

our efforts to build a best-in-class career center that will deliver holistic career support for all Allegheny students and alumni,” Stinson said.

Working closely with Stinson and in close collaboration with other members of the president’s leadership team, Collingwood will launch a new model of integrated career learning that activates community-wide support, ensures equitable access to transformative experiences, promotes professional readiness, and facilitates students’ exploration of their unique interdisciplinary interests.

His plans also include strategic expansion of the employer relationships in regions and industries that align with the interests of Allegheny’s multi-talented student and alumni community. As part of this effort, he is analyzing hiring trends and career outcomes data, and he is conducting conversations with Allegheny students, faculty, staff, and alumni, all of whom will inform the work ahead.

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Allegheny Joins Sen. Michele Brooks and East Stroudsburg University to Conduct Tick Mitigation Study

of tick-related disease. Allegheny was selected as one of 12 sites in the study.

Allegheny has joined with Sen. Michele Brooks and the Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab at East Stroudsburg University to develop a pioneering new strategy to attack Lyme and other tickborne diseases at the source: the growing tick population and the carriers who transport ticks.

The three parties announced a multiyear tick mitigation study during a news conference at Allegheny in April. The study will help to identify how to reduce the tick population and the transmission

“The ecology of these tickborne diseases is highly complex, involving the pathogen, the vector tick, wildlife hosts, and humans,” said Caryl Waggett, Allegheny professor of global health studies. “The research is both timely and valuable for residents in our communities, but also in training teams of interdisciplinary student researchers as future scientists, medical practitioners, public health professionals, and regional planners able to address other emerging and re-emerging diseases in Pennsylvania’s ever-changing climate.”

Sen. Brooks has secured state funding for this project, which will be conducted in Crawford and Mercer counties, along with Bucks, Lehigh, Monroe, and Pike counties.

Allegheny Recognized Among Nation’s Best Institutions for Undergraduate Education by The Princeton Review

Allegheny has once again been named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review. The education services company features Allegheny in The Best 388 Colleges, the 2023 edition of its flagship college guide.

In its profile on Allegheny, The Princeton Review quotes extensively from students surveyed for the guide. Students praised Allegheny for the opportunity “to mix and match majors and minors from different disciplines.” The faculty at the College are “dedicated to helping [students] succeed and they genuinely want to see [students] do well.” In addition, the College’s required Senior Comp was lauded for helping “to bolster résumés and prep students for graduate schools.”

The guidebook also notes that the Allegheny campus is “full of different interests, experiences, and talents” and is a place where “everyone can find something [they’re] passionate about.” Allegheny is “small enough that you will see a familiar face wherever you go, without feeling like you know everyone on campus,” a student noted.

Only about 14% of America’s 2,700 four-year colleges are profiled in The Best 388 Colleges. The Princeton Review chose the colleges for the book based on data it annually collects from surveys of 2,000 college administrators about their institutions’ academic offerings. For its selection of profiled schools for the book, the company also reviews data from its surveys of college students attending the schools.

Allegheny was also cited by The Princeton Review as one of the nation’s Best Value Colleges and among the Best Northeastern Colleges.

GRANTS AND GIFTS

$217,392

Lake Erie Research Institute (LERI)

Allegheny received $217,392 from the Lake Erie Research Institute (LERI), via a $250,000 grant LERI received from the Orris C. Hirtzel and Beatrice Dewey Hirtzel Memorial Foundation. The grant will be used to purchase equipment for a specialized cell biology laboratory for research involving inflammatory eye disease. The equipment will be housed at Allegheny but open to use by students and faculty at other LERI-affiliated institutions. Assistant Professor of Biology Mahita Kadmiel is the project director.

$44,750

Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies

Allegheny received $44,750 from the Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. The grant will support the development of a course to train students to install solar arrays through a pilot installation project at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Meadville and the development of educational materials to help other churches and nonprofits learn about going solar. Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Sustainability Ian Carbone is the project director.

Class Notes

News and Events from Alumni

Notes

’62

1960s

Mary Jane Robins Brunt and her husband, Mike, are living in Bellingham, Washington. She says, “It’s a beautiful coastal city north of Seattle. We moved here to be close to our daughter. Our lives have slowed down but we are still active in our community. Our four children are in all four corners of the U.S. from Maine, to North Carolina, to Arizona, to Washington. It’s harder and harder for us all to get together. We have stayed healthy throughout this pandemic thanks to receiving the vaccine and boosters.” They added that they are sorry they could not make it to the reunion.

’64

Hank McCauley and his wife, Sue, moved from Bend, Oregon, to Tucson, Arizona, last year. Sue, a graduate of Grinnell, says it is their final move. “We are happy and live in the Hacienda at the Canyon. You can write or find us at 3900 N. Sabino Canyon Road, #B-15, Tucson, Arizona 85750.”

’67

David Olson has been writing a trilogy over the past several years. The first novel, The Long Redemption, is available on Amazon.

Notes 1970s

’72

Donald Alvarez is still practicing law after 46-and-a-half years and is “going strong.”

He says, “I will be taking my first vacation in over five years this summer. I am heading to Curacao to scuba dive and fish for 10 days. In May, my youngest daughter, Kaitlyn, graduated summa cum laude from the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University. She starts grad school in the fall. Best wishes to my 1972 classmates and to all Allegheny students and alumni.”

’73

Pete Benner lives in Indianapolis.

’76

M. Roy Wilson was recognized as one of The Detroit News 2022 Michiganians of the Year, “composed of 10 remarkable individuals who have distinguished themselves in a variety of fields.”

Wilson, who is president of Wayne State University, was honored for dramatically increasing graduation rates at Wayne State, especially among African-American students.

’77

Jay N. Silberblatt of the law firm of Silberblatt Mermelstein PC, Pittsburgh, became president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) at the conclusion of the association’s May 13 House of Delegates meeting in Hershey, Pennsylvania. In the community, Silberblatt is the vice chair of the Board of Squonk Opera and a member of the Forest Hills Borough Planning Commission. He is a past president of Temple Sinai. He has served on the boards of directors of the Jewish Association on Aging and the Rauh Jewish Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center. Silberblatt is a cum laude graduate of Allegheny and earned his Juris Doctor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

’78

Mark E. Nickerson was among eight local government officials recognized by the 26th annual Governor's Awards for Local Government Excellence for their dedication to public service and their communities. For more than 40 years, Nickerson has been a part of Blooming Valley Borough Council (Meadville, Pennsylvania), helping govern the community he grew up in. The Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs, an organization for which Nickerson has been a board member since 1996, nominated him for the award.

’72/’73

Friends from the classes of 1972 and 1973, many of them Phi Psis, gathered at a cabin in Cook Forest, Pennsylvania, last November, as most of them have for decades. Left to right: Don Chappell ’72, Steve Armbruster ’72, JD Marcoline ’73, Will DuGar ’72, John Abraham ’72 and Lanning Melville ’72 Dulcie Devitt ’73 took the photo.

’77

Fred Miller and Kelly Coursey-Grey ’92 crossed paths for the second time on a National Geographic/Lindblad Cruise. Coursey-Grey was a naturalist and Miller was a guest onboard the Sea Bird that cruised the Columbia River. Last summer the two Gators also crossed paths in Alaska, cruising aboard the Sea Lion through the Inside Passage. You never know where you’ll discover the next Meadville connection!

’79

Classmates Medio Monti, Kathleen Leonard, Ann Miller Jones and John Jones enjoyed the Blue and Gold weekend at Frank B. Fuhrer Field.

Notes 1980s

’80

Laura Clements, owner/ broker of Cove Road Real Estate, Inc. in Orleans, Massachusetts, was elected 2022 president of the Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors, serving 2,500 members. Through the National Association of Realtors, she has been designated a Certified Residential Specialist, Resort & Second Property Specialist, Pricing Strategy Advisor and Commitment to Excellence Broker. A graduate of the Cape Cod & Islands Leadership Academy, Clements also serves as a board director of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. She would love to connect with alumni who live on the Cape or plan to visit.

’82

Pamela Eddy, professor of education at the College of William & Mary, has been named the inaugural associate provost for faculty affairs and development

at William & Mary, effective January 2023. Eddy will be responsible for faculty advancement; diversity, equity and inclusion efforts; professional development and training; annual faculty programs; faculty grievances; and the faculty handbook. She will also serve as a liaison to the Faculty Assembly and on university-wide or provost-appointed committees.

Dr. Donald Klein is the director, CMC (chemistry, manufacturing and controls) strategy and authorship, at Arvinas, Inc., as of April 25. He directs the CMC submissions to the global regulatory agencies as well as ensures the submissions are accepted in the first review cycle from the CMC point of view.

’83

John Kutz, Allegheny trustee, and his daughter Allison qualified for and competed in this year’s Boston Marathon. As he trained for the marathon, Kutz raised funds for ALS One in memory of his brother Bill, who passed away from the disease.

’84

Tracy Carter had her novel, Dogged Pursuit, published by BookBaby (available in print and eBook through numerous retailers), after a legal assistant career spanning 30+ years and jobs in Boulder, Colorado; London, England; and Cleveland, Ohio. "This debut book in the Veronica Kildare K-9 Mystery series opens with escalating suspense and intensifies into a resilient fight for survival. With its engaging combination of canine and human personalities, thrilling plot and gorgeous Colorado backdrop, Dogged Pursuit will appeal to dog lovers, outdoors enthusiasts and mystery lovers alike." Book two is in the works.

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’90

Dr. Robert L. Manuel was appointed the 13th president at DePaul University. He brings more than 30 years of academic excellence in higher education to DePaul. He most recently served as president at the University of Indianapolis. Manuel has a master’s degree in higher education

ALUMNI PROFILE

ALLEGHENY ALUMNA RECOGNIZES AND DEVELOPS EMERGING LEADERS

Maribel Cruz ’87 brings out the best in others as director of leadership consulting at Talent Plus, Inc. Through extensive writing and mentoring, Cruz remains dedicated to her work. Her time at Allegheny was pivotal in shaping these strengths.

“At Allegheny, I could pose questions and pursue independent research, which truly gave me a leg up in graduate school,” says Cruz. “Allegheny’s students are on par with the best of the Ivy League; we are far better prepared than we realize and a lot scrappier too!”

During her time at Allegheny, Cruz pursued a double major in psychology and English in addition to minoring in art history. Cruz says her majors were important in preparing her for the consulting field. While at Allegheny, Cruz was a member of the dance group Orchesis, which she described as giving her an advantage in front of a crowd.

After graduating from Allegheny, Cruz attended the University of Michigan. After receiving her doctorate in personality psychology, Cruz joined the Gallup Organization for over a decade. In her current role at Talent Plus Inc., she works with company leaders to shape their culture by focusing on their most valuable traits. Cruz also mentors associates to further their professional development and creates a curriculum for internal learners.

Beyond consulting, Cruz is on multiple nonprofit boards and civic committees. She describes her ability to quickly analyze information and vote on public policies as having been developed by her minor in art history, where critical thinking was emphasized.

Cruz advises students interested in the consulting field to “pursue graduate studies; it is almost impossible to attain credibility and mastery in the consulting world without a solid appreciation of theory and practice. I would also encourage exploration of different sub-fields so students can align their inherent dispositions with work that meets their purpose.”

administration from Syracuse University and a doctorate in higher education administration from New York University.

’91

Martin Davidson joined KeyBank in Cleveland, Ohio, as creative director of Key Design Studio. He leads a team of UX designers, strategists and writers who use design thinking to support the digital transformation of all of Key’s customer experiences.

’92

Roz Sikora Lipsey was appointed executive vice president of operations & wholesale of The Parent Company, a cannabis company. She brings over 25 years of experience in evaluating and scaling businesses and products for success. Lipsey has a Master in Business Administration from Kent State University.

’93

Bryan Ignozzi joined Raines International, a talent consulting and executive search firm, as managing director. Ignozzi will build and lead Raines’ Automotive Practice.

’94

Joe Gette was appointed vice president, deputy general counsel and secretary of PPG. He previously served as assistant general counsel, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and securities. In his new role, he has assumed corporate secretary responsibilities while continuing to provide oversight and support for the company’s global M&A activities. He also has oversight responsibility for securities, labor and employment and commercial legal activities for PPG’s U.S. and Latin America, North and South regions. Gette has a law degree from Vanderbilt University.

’95

John Wiler has been appointed senior director, M&A project manager, at Sequoia Financial Group LLC. Before joining Sequoia, Wiler was marketing director at wealth manager MAI Capital Management in Cleveland. He has more than 25 years of strategic planning, organizational development and marketing experience, having also worked for the Legal Aid Society of

Cleveland and for IMG and a predecessor firm. He received a Master of Arts from Kent State University.

’97

Attorney Andrew S. Robinson Jr. opened the Law Office of Andrew S. Robinson Jr., PLLC, in Jamestown, New York. He serves clients in the areas of real estate, criminal law, vehicle and traffic violations, estate planning and evictions.

’98

Ben Schulz has written a novel, available on Amazon. HEMLOCKS is set in the 18th century in the great state of Pennsylvania. It is fiction but loosely based on real events. HEMLOCKS has adventure, romance, action and suspense. “Go Gators,” he says.

Adam Smee has published his fiction novel Scarboys through his independent publishing company, "Punkwrite Publishing." Scarboys is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Notes 2000s ’00

Erin Hartong Sogal joined her Allegheny classmate, Tim Hindes, as vice president of marketing and engagement at TrailBlaze Creative. Hindes founded TrailBlaze Creative in 2015. The agency supports a variety of clients with marketing strategy and implementation. Both communication arts majors, Sogal and Hindes helped lead ACTV during their time in Meadville. They are excited about their latest collaboration at TrailBlaze Creative and look forward to continuing to support Allegheny alumni and students in the future.

’01

Sharon Polese has been appointed director of strategic marketing for Springer Nature, a global scientific publisher based in New York City. In addition, after three years serving on

the executive board of the Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills in New Jersey, she has accepted a position on the executive board of the New Jersey State Council of Junior Leagues. She lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, and can be reached at spolese@gmail.com.

’02

Dr. Bill Gunderson, chemistry professor at Hendrix College, was named director of the Hendrix Odyssey Program. Gunderson’s priorities include identifying ways to make the Odyssey program more accessible to all Hendrix students, providing leadership for the development of assessable learning goals for the Odyssey Program, developing programming that encourages current students to complete Odyssey projects and elevating the visibility of the Odyssey Program to prospective students and parents.

’03

Rachel Wysocki Kent is proud to announce that the Good Deed Grocery, a student-run free store for young people in low-income Buffalo schools, won second place in the national student leadership and community service contest Lead4Change. The Good Deed Grocery was also selected as one of 120 nonprofits globally to participate in an exclusive project with Dell Technologies to support the development of an online ordering system for clients of food pantries. Kent is proud to be working with FeedMoreWNY and the Buffalo Food Policy Council to address the issue of food insecurity in the Buffalo youth population city-wide. Learn more at www.gooddeedgrocery.com.

Melissa Spas, acting director of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, has been named Chautauqua Institution’s new vice president of religion. In this role, she will be responsible for the strategic vision and administration of all worship, faith/ethics-based programming and ecumenical interfaith communication at Chautauqua Institution. From 2007 to 2013, Spas worked for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. A graduate of Allegheny and Harvard Divinity School, she is an active lay person in the United Methodist Church.

Thomas E. Sanchez has joined Duane Morris LLP’s Pittsburgh office as special counsel as part of the firm’s Trial Practice Group.

Notes 2010s

’11

Emma Helverson accepted a position as the executive director of the Wild Fish Conservancy, a nonprofit headquartered in Washington state. She works from California to Alaska to preserve, protect and restore the Northwest's wild fish and their ecosystems.

’12

Matt Donahoe was appointed southeast area scout for the Cleveland Browns. He is entering his tenth season in the NFL and fifth with the Browns after joining the

organization in 2018. In this new role, he will continue to serve as the primary scout for all draft-eligible players in his area. He is a Pittsburgh native who completed his economics degree at Allegheny, lettered all four years and was a two-time Academic All-American golf team member.

Christina Moreschi assumed the role of director of career events and outreach for PennWest University on July 1. She continues to work at the Edinboro campus location in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.

’13

Laura Thorn graduated with her Master of Public Policy from George Mason University. She was also the recipient of

the Alexis de Tocqueville award, granted to one graduating student based on outstanding academic performance and promise in the field. She and her husband, Nick Millington, live in Arlington, Virginia.

’17

Matthew A. Tilley, D.O., graduated with honors from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) with a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree. While at WVSOM, Tilley was a member of Psi Sigma Alpha, a national osteopathic scholastic honor society, and Sigma Sigma Phi, a national honorary osteopathic service fraternity. He received the Drs. John and Nancy Chambers Memorial Scholarship. Tilley earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Allegheny. He plans to enter an orthopedic surgery residency at WellSpan York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania.

ALUMNI PROFILE

ALUMNUS FOSTERS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR STUDENTS AS EDUCATOR AND PBS CONSULTANT

As a student assistant in Allegheny College’s Creek Connections environmental education program, Will Tolliver Jr. ’14 wrote grant proposals, developed lesson plans, coordinated school visits, and taught students in the U.S. and abroad about the significance of water quality.

Tolliver’s time with Creek Connections would ignite his career providing accessible, equitable education for the next generation.

“Creek Connections was the foundation of my professional experience,” says Tolliver, who earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and sustainability with a minor in community and justice studies. “The administrative and thought leadership that was demonstrated also helped cultivate an understanding of what it takes to be a good leader.”

After graduating from Allegheny College, Tolliver served as a project manager for the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, where he created interactive nature programs. He continued to develop, implement, and teach programs to students under the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and Grow Pittsburgh in successive years. These opportunities allowed him to cultivate relationships with community organizations, school districts, and other stakeholders. With Grow Pittsburgh, for example, Tolliver

taught students about the food supply and helped maintain a corresponding garden.

“The environmental studies major has given me a strong sense of understanding ecosystems, how everything is interconnected,” Tolliver says. “ It has also given me a strong content knowledge and expertise. I’ve developed numerous environmental programs. I can speak confidently on the environment.”

In 2018, Tolliver became the manager of early childhood learning at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, where he managed the early childhood staff and improved exhibits. During the pandemic, he taught an environmental education class at Allegheny College as a visiting professor.

Currently, he advises the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) as an education and equity consultant. Tolliver has been recognized as a PBS KIDS Early Learning Champion for an approach to learning that fosters diversity and inclusion for students.

“The biggest reward I can think of is that ‘ah-ha moment,' from a student or a learner where something clicks, and they get what you’re saying, especially if they don’t know something or if it’s their first time trying something,” Tolliver says. “I appreciate that I get to be a part of their growth. That’s the biggest impact.”

Altan Frantz, D.O., received a degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in May in Erie, Pennsylvania. Frantz began a three-year residency in family medicine at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia, in July.

Arrivals

'14

Robert Over married Alyssa Brindle '16 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, on July 31, 2021. Their reception was enjoyed in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, with 27 Gator alumni in attendance. It was a long-awaited and fun-filled summer weekend after being postponed nine months due to COVID-19.

Dana Griswold West and her husband, JD, welcomed their first baby, Mia Aliz, into the world on November 20, 2021. They are “over the moon in love with her,” they said.

Unions

Kathleen Ann Leonard and Medio Monti were married at Ford Chapel on September 30, 2021.

'16

Emily Arin Dodge married David Anthony Klodowski on June 11, 2022, at a ceremony and reception at The Longue Vue Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which was attended by loving family and friends.

'16

Allison Zegar and Nicholas Tortorici '15 were married on April 23, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alumni in attendance were Lee Ann Adelsheim '15, Sam Hoderlein '15, Emily Doherty '11, Samantha Skobel '16, Timothy Courson '09, Benjamin Zuchelkowski '15, Neal Shah '15, James Ballinger '16, Maggie Donaldson '18, Eduardo Munoz '15, Annie Morino '13, Andre Green '15 and Megan Frennier Green '14

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AWARDED 2022 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

scientists to look like does not mean you cannot achieve at an extremely high level.”

Troy credits Allegheny for laying a foundation with superb student-faculty research.

“Freshman Seminar Biology 201 at Allegheny College is already some of the best education we could get,” Troy says. “Whereas at bigger schools oftentimes undergraduates don’t have any experience doing their own experiments until after they graduate.”

Allegheny College alumni Kris Troy ’16 and Bella Petitta ’21 were awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship in April.

The fellowship winners are provided with an annual stipend, a cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 to their graduate institution, and additional funding to support research. Previous awardees have gone on to distinguished careers as professors or researchers.

Troy majored in biology with a minor in art. They study quantitative and systems biology at the University of California, Merced. After graduation, they plan on becoming a professor at a small liberal arts college.

Petitta majored in environmental science and sustainability with minors in biology and psychology. She is working at Pennsylvania State University as a research technician, managing a lab’s collection of wild bees as part of a statewide monitoring program. She will be transitioning into a master’s program at State College in ecology, where she will continue to work on a project in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).

As a child, Troy saw how biology could be used to help others. Troy’s original proposal for the NSF award involved epigenetics, the regulation of gene expression, which is often related to certain diseases like cancer. Eventually, Troy changed their proposal as they began to study discipline-based education research (DBER), which is the science of how best to teach fieldspecific topics to undergraduates.

Troy’s current study explores how to teach undergraduate students complicated concepts like epigenetics and molecular biology. They’re most passionate about how to make biology topics that were once barred from excluded populations more accessible to include diverse viewpoints.

“Anybody can be a great scientist,” Troy says. “Just because you don’t come from the conventional background of what we expect

Additionally, Troy values the College’s major-minor combination for expanding their knowledge outside their major.

“I could do everything and get a lot of experience in a lot of different fields, at a bigger school that would’ve not been embraced,” Troy says. “I would’ve been told not to do art in another school and having the minor has been extremely useful for data visualization, teaching students, and I have an understanding of how colors work together for professional purposes.”

Petitta’s research proposal for the NSF award suggested a study investigating the effects of supplemental feeding on the fitness of resource generalist and specialist species using bees.

She applauds Allegheny College’s Creek Connections environmental education program for developing her skills as an ecologist, educator, and community member.

“The collaborative education and experience that I had at Allegheny helped me write a strong proposal highlighting the significance and broader impacts of my proposed research,” Petitta says. “At Allegheny, I was interested in wild bee ecology and pursued independent studies along with my senior thesis to learn more about the wild bee populations in Crawford County under the guidance of Beth Choate.”

Senior Assistant Dean for Fellowship and Pre-Professional Advising Patrick Jackson says the renowned National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship opens doors to federal and international research possibilities.

“I expect that Kris and Isabella will be no exceptions,” Jackson says. “Early support from a big-time supporter of scientific discovery and innovation like the NSF gives them a head start vis-à-vis the rest of their cohort. Their success further makes clear that Allegheny is training undergraduate students to do scientific research of the highest order.”

Kris Troy ’16 Bella Petitta ’21

Notices & Obituaries

Find the full listing at allegheny.edu/magazine

These include death notices reported by June 30, 2022.

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Mary McConnell Burney on February 6, 2022.

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Norma Jean Fix Butts on April 7, 2022.

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Charles Parker Long on Oct. 6, 2020.

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David Hugh Connolly on May 8, 2022. Roger McCrea on June 2, 2022.

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Charles E. Hollerman, M.D., on May 4, 2022. Janice Ruth Heintzelman Shea on June 9, 2022.

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Elizabeth Anne Michon McClelland on May 26, 2022.

’53

Dr. William B. Courtney on April 1, 2022. Joy Reznor Gallagher on March 20, 2022. The Rev. Dr. Robert John Klein on March 22, 2022.

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Mary Lindbeck Berglund on April 22, 2022. Ann Port Denio on February 27, 2022. James B. Knapp on May 23, 2022. James P. Ryan on March 11, 2022.

Charles A. Cable

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

He was born on January 15, 1932, in Akeley, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Elton and Margaret (Fox) Cable. In 1955 he married Mabel E. Yeck.

Dr. Cable graduated from Warren High School in 1950 and from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1954 with a B.S. in mathematics and science. He served in the U.S. Army in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, from 1955 until 1957. Dr. Cable earned his M. Ed. in mathematics from the University of North Carolina in 1959 and completed his Ph.D. in mathematics from Pennsylvania State University in 1969. He was supported in his graduate study by a number of fellowships.

Dr. Cable served as an assistant professor of mathematics at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, from 1959 until 1967. In 1969 Dr. Cable was appointed as an associate professor of mathematics at Allegheny. The following year he was named as chair of the Mathematics Department. In 1975 he was promoted to the rank of professor, and he retired in 1996 as professor emeritus of mathematics.

During his tenure at Allegheny, Professor Cable served on a number of committees and in particular was elected five times to Faculty Council, each term being three years. He served a term as chair of Faculty Council and a term as chair of the Science Division. He also served a two-year term as president of the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors. While he was chair of the Mathematics Department, he instituted the annual publication of Math News. This newsletter was sent to all mathematics alumni of Allegheny, describing activities of math faculty, present math students and math alumni.

Dr. Cable also instituted a Mathematics Department Speaker Series at Allegheny and was able to invite a nationally known mathematician to give a weeklong series of talks each fall and spring term. This particular arrangement for the series was started in 1972 and continued throughout his tenure as chair of the department. These speakers also interacted with students in smallgroup discussions and at mealtimes with students both on campus and at the Cable home on Jefferson Street.

Professor Cable authored or co-authored a number of articles in refereed mathematical journals. His main

research interests were in combinatorics and graph theory.

Dr. Cable was active in the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) at both the sectional and national level. He was most proud of his efforts to introduce student chapters of the MAA to colleges and universities in this country. In January 2005, Dr. Cable was given a Meritorious Service Award in mathematics by the MAA at a ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, for his service to the MAA at both the sectional and national levels.

In addition to his loving wife, Mabel, of 65 years, he is survived by two children, Christopher Cable and his wife, Nancy, of Dallas, Texas, and Carolyn Blinsmon and her husband, Brad, of Denver, Colorado; three grandchildren, Ryan Cable and his wife, Isabel, Dr. Tracy Cable and her husband, Barrett Davis, and Heather Blinsmon; and one great-grandchild, David Cable. He is also survived by a twin brother, Clair Cable, and his wife, Monchaya, who reside in Russell, Pennsylvania, and Bangkok, Thailand. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Dr. Charles A. Cable, who served as professor and chair of mathematics at Allegheny, died on September 16, 2021, following a 24-year battle with prostate cancer.

Mary Kathryn Hackey Barsdate on June 12, 2022.

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James W. Sexton on April 24, 2022.

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James Carl “Jim” “Poncho” Villa on May 17, 2022.

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C. Richard Hartung on March 24, 2022.

James T. "Dutch" Linaberger on June 13, 2022. Katherine A. O'Neil Nelson on November 14, 2021.

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Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Taliak Adams on June 5, 2022. Hugh J. McClintock on March 18, 2022.

’61

Dr. John G. Henry on March 31, 2022. Frederick L. Newman on June 8, 2022.

’62

Dr. Diane L. Duntley on May 17, 2022. Donald E. Wagner on May 15, 2022.

’63

Doris A. Hicks Voorhees on May 19, 2022.

’64

William M. Riggs Sr. on March 15, 2022.

’65

Sue Plummer Baur on March 23, 2022.

’67

John C. Carson on March 31, 2022. Alan Lee on April 19, 2022.

Dennis A. Sampson on April 12, 2022.

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Susan Coffey Gargone on March 11, 2022.

Francis “Frank” B. Fuhrer ’48

Alumnus

Francis “Frank” B. Fuhrer, of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, died May 21, 2022.

A spirited alumnus, generous benefactor and charter member of the Allegheny College Athletic Hall of Fame, Fuhrer was born in East Brady, Pennsylvania, on November 10, 1925.

Fuhrer was the valedictorian of his 1943 East Brady High School Class. Following graduation, he enrolled at Allegheny. His college career was briefly interrupted by a two-year stint with the U.S. Air Force from 1945 through 1946.

After fulfilling his military obligation, he returned to Allegheny. A 1948 graduate with a bachelor's degree, Fuhrer won 11 varsity letters at Allegheny and served as captain of both the soccer and basketball teams during his senior season. He won the Meadville amateur Golf Championship by defeating the best of the local golfing talent to take the finals and the city title with a score of 69. He was one of 16 people recognized in the initial Hall of Fame class that was enshrined in 1980.

With great foresight and vision, Fuhrer began building an impressive business portfolio starting in the mid-1960s with the Credit Life Insurance Agency. He went on to own businesses of all types including a car dealership, a chemical company and an international hair care company, just to name a few. The family's core business at this time is Frank B. Fuhrer Wholesale Co., which serves as the Anheuser-Busch and Coors Brewing Company Master Distributorship, along with 75 other suppliers.

Fuhrer's contributions to Allegheny’s Athletic Department stretched past his prowess for sport during his playing days. He was an avid supporter of the annual Golden Gator Golf Outing, the department’s primary fundraiser for general athletics. His name adorns the Gators’ football stadium at the Robertson Athletic Complex thanks to his lead gift of $1 million to modernize and renovate the facility in 2006. That renovation brought a new eight-lane

competition track, a FieldTurf® playing surface, new scoreboard and lights.

A long-time supporter of both professional and amateur athletic competition in the greater Pittsburgh area, the chairman of Frank B. Fuhrer Wholesale in Pittsburgh was eager to see his beloved Gators return to the area this academic year as the college rejoins the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

Survivors include his wife, Heidi Fuhrer; his daughter Kathryn Ann (Kate) Fuhrer and her children, Chas Wagner, Casey Kehoe (Thomas) and Corey Wagner (Annie); his son David Fuhrer (Joni) and his children, Jessica Burns (Mike), Molly, Emma and David II; his son Frank Fuhrer III and his children, Frank IV, Jas and Garrett; and his daughter Beth Wrigley ’85 (Mark ’85) and her children, Sarah Uhler (Zack), Jacob (Rachel), Paige Bryan (Shaun), Christian, Hannah, Abby Rodrigues (Derek), Caroline and Ellie. Frank is also survived by four greatgrandchildren, Riley and Maddison Kehoe, Beatrice Wagner and Makoa Rodrigues.

Paul R. DeArment on March 16, 2022.

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Thomas G. Nichols III on February 24, 2022.

’73

Glenn M. Gratta on March 6, 2022.

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Christine Cassatt Givner on June 6, 2022.

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Kathleen Stefanko Dean on March 5, 2022.

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Marian Davis "Mimi" Hartney on May 7, 2022.

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Laura Fredricka Heeschen on June 25, 2022.

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Kimberly Ann Rye on May 1, 2022.

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Susan K. Hodges on August 19, 2021.

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Kimberly E. Fierst on October 29, 2021.

Friends

Richard Edward Adsit Sr. on June 7, 2022.

John Rosseel Overton McKean on February 24, 2022.

Randal Paul Miller on March 30, 2022.

Richard L. Osborne on January 7, 2022.

Grace A. Ott on November 12, 2019.

Virginia M. Wentz on February 26, 2022.

Nancy Jane Sheridan

Retiree

Nancy Jane Sheridan, 93, formerly of Meadville, Pennsylvania, died June 22, 2022.

An Allegheny retiree and friend of the college, Sheridan was born on August 4, 1928, in Rochester, New York. She graduated from Monroe High School (NY) in 1946, and in 1950, she graduated from the College of Wooster with a major in French and English. Following graduation, she worked at the counseling center at the University of Illinois while she was married to her first husband, Jack Nygaard. They moved to Athens, Ohio, where she worked as a public school English teacher and was a mother to her first two sons, Scott and Steve Nygaard.

Sheridan met her second husband, Dr. Jim Sheridan ’50, and moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota, where they had a son, Michael Sheridan. In 1965, they moved to Meadville, where Jim taught in the Philosophy Department for more than 40 years.

Sheridan embraced the pride of being an Allegheny Gator for 42 years as a

psychometrist, study skills counselor, director of student services, associate director of the Learning Commons and director of accommodations for students with disabilities. Each of these positions allowed an outlet for her to stand in the gap as a strong advocate for students with disabilities and women's rights.

In 1973, the Nancy Sheridan Allegheny College Association Continuing Education Scholarship began. She was instrumental in starting this scholarship, which gives women of Crawford County ages 25 and older the opportunity to return to the college classroom. Sheridan and friends also established the Dr. James F. Sheridan Memorial fund to provide support for students and faculty in the Allegheny Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. She was also instrumental in the organization and participated in Allegheny's elder learning force, which offers a college lecture series to seniors in the community. In addition, she worked with beloved friends with the administration of the Creating

Landscapes program, a summer youth program to support natural curiosity, critical thinking and explore discovery with a diverse learning population.

Sheridan received the Robert T. Sherman Distinguished Service Award in 2000 for her dedicated service to Allegheny. She was also deeply involved with Meadville’s Women’s Services, Inc., where she was active as a board member for 35 years. Additionally, as a breast cancer survivor, she volunteered her time as a greeter at the Meadville Medical Center's Barco Oncology Center.

In addition to her parents, Clarence and Estelle Damuth, Sheridan was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Jim Sheridan. She is survived by three sons: Scott Nygaard (Claudia Campazzo), Steve Nygaard and Michael (Jill) Sheridan, and seven grandchildren: Josef Nygaard, RutheAnne Nygaard, Anson Nygaard, Kira Lise Nygaard, Kyle Anne Sheridan, Javan Johnson and Josie Johnson.

The Last Word

by Allegheny College Board of Trustees Chair Steve Levinsky '78

Sustaining a Shared and Vibrant Bond

My journey to becoming an Allegheny College student began just a few blocks from campus.

I grew up in a family of modest means in Meadville and graduated from high school there. The idea that one day I would have the privilege of serving as chair of the College’s Board of Trustees never crossed my mind. Like a lot of us, when I enrolled, my main concern was fitting in and passing my classes!

Allegheny taught me to think critically and expanded my perspectives. The College and its faculty prepared me to encounter and overcome the unknown and unexpected, whether that was the big step of moving to Chicago for my first professional job or as I progressed in my career. I certainly didn’t know everything after graduating (and still don’t!). But Allegheny equipped me with the ability to ask the right questions, work with others, and solve problems. Those are abilities that never lose their value as new fields of knowledge, industries, and complexities emerge.

Some 45 years after I graduated, Allegheny continues to develop those same abilities in young people. When interacting with students during my 13 years as a trustee, I’ve been heartened to see how those transformative experiences are happening every day at our College. As Allegheny alumni, we each have our own unique journey from our respective eras on campus. Nevertheless, we all benefited from a rigorous education that immersed us in multiple disciplines, broadened our horizons, and shaped us in profound ways.

We can look back on small moments that ended up having a big impact. I reflect

often on how my involvement in student government, Allegheny Community Exchange, WARC radio, and The Campus newspaper sparked a lifelong passion for creative expression and community involvement. Perhaps for you, it was a few words of advice from a faculty member, meeting a classmate who would go on to become a lifelong friend, or a course you took outside of your major that inspired a new way of looking at the world. As Alleghenians, we share that powerful bond, one that remains vibrant on campus today.

Of course, some classes, majors, and pressing world issues have changed over time, just as they always have. But the core of the Allegheny experience — its academic excellence — has endured. The Board of Trustees is firmly committed to honoring Allegheny’s interdisciplinary liberal arts tradition and a shared vision for the College’s success. Through careful planning and stewardship, we are working to foster an environment that sustains those strengths while embracing innovation to build a prosperous future for Allegheny.

My fellow trustees and I feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to the entire Allegheny community and to the institution’s history. For more than two centuries, the College has navigated society’s challenges while preparing students to do the same. I’m grateful for all that Allegheny did for me — a wide-eyed student from Meadville who was eager to learn but still exploring and finding his way. I’m excited to serve our College and help to extend to new generations the same extraordinary education that you and I received. I hope you will join in supporting Allegheny’s mission — and its tremendous momentum.

Learn about ways you can get involved: sites.allegheny.edu/alumni/volunteer/

Life

from

Singin’ The Dinosaur

Blues by Jerry Jeff Walker

by Steve Levinsky ‘78

is mostly attitude and timing.

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