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A Choir Reunion will bring together alumni and friends to honor Ward and Vicki Jamison upon Ward’s retirement as director of choral activities at the College. The 1990 National Championship Football Team also will gather to celebrate with Head Coach Ken O’Keefe, who will be inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the weekend’s activities. For more information and to find out who is planning to attend, visit www.allegheny.edu/reunion Questions? Please contact the Alumni Affairs Office at 814332-5384 or alumni@allegheny.edu

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Reunion Weekend is A fantastic opportunity to renew friendships and to enjoy the beauty of the Allegheny campus—and this year’s celebration will be particularly special.

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eunion was marked by a number of special events , including the Torchbearers Ceremony, which honors alumni who graduated 50 years ago or more; an Alpha Chi Omega reunion; and the annual Alumni Luncheon and Awards Ceremony. Pictured above with President James H. Mullen, Jr. (far right in the photo) are Alleghenians who were honored at the Alumni Luncheon and Awards Ceremony, from left: Nancy Jane McCune Edelman ’50, John F. Sutphen ’78, Thomas J. Sadvary ’75, and John Herbert Niles ’59. Edelman and Sadvary received Gold Citations, which are awarded in recognition of honor reflected on Allegheny by the recipients’ achievements. Niles and Sutphen were honored with Blue Citations in recognition of outstanding service to the College. Missing from the photo are Gail Howe Fahrner ’56, who received a Blue Citation; Don Covill Skinner ’54, who received the College’s most prestigious alumni award, the Alumni Medal; Bruce Smith, who received the Julian Ross Award for Excellence in Teaching; Gregory M. Kapf hammer ’99, who received the Thoburn Award for Excellence in Teaching; and Sherry Proper ’98, who received the Robert T. Sherman Distinguished Service Award.

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awarded baccalaureate degrees to 501 students and honorary degrees to five distinguished leaders in the arts, business, cultural relations, journalism and philanthropy on May 14, in the College’s 196th year. New York Times columnist Bob Herbert, who was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters at the ceremony, delivered the commencement address. Honorary doctorates of humane letters also were conferred upon Michael Feinstein, a five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer nationally known for performing and preserving the legacy of classic American songs; Lya Friedrich Pfeifer, president of the Max Kade Foundation, which promotes mutual understanding and cultural exchange among the people of Germany and the United States; and trustee emerita Patricia Bush Tippie ’56 and her husband, Texas businessman Henry B. Tippie. Pictured above are members of the platform party: from left, Trustee William Timbers ’72, philanthropists Henry B. Tippie and Patricia Bush Tippie ’56, Lya Friedrich Pfeifer, Bob Herbert, Michael Feinstein, and President James H. Mullen, Jr. At right, six proud Gators: Arthur Stewart and Susan Strenio Stewart and their children—Katie, John, Sarah Jane, and Meghan—at John’s graduation from Allegheny

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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 William H. Brown, Jr. ’80 Mark R. Campbell ’82 Jane Miriam Earll ’80, Esq. Gary M. Elliott ’72 Mary 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 Jerome V. Nelson ’83 James C. New ’67 John H. Niles, Jr. ’59, M.D. Martin Pfinsgraff ’77 Timothy L. Reeves ’83 Mary 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. Steffee ’57, M.D., Ph.D. Hayes C. Stover ’62, Esq. Bruce R. Thompson ’86 William H. Timbers ’72 Robert C. Woodworth ’69 Douglas F. Ziegler Trustees Emeriti

Bishop George W. Bashore Ann Simakas Degenhart ’71 J. Tomlinson Fort ’50, Esq. Thomas T. Frampton ’70, Esq. Stephen W. Graffam ’53, Esq. Samuel Hellman ’55, M.D. D. Armour Hillstrom ’37 William I. Jack ’57, Esq. The Hon. Jack K. Mandel ’58 Frank E. McElree, Jr. ’47, M.D. Silas R. Mountsier III ’52 John C. Phillips, Jr. ’56 James F. Pomroy ’56 Thomas M. St. Clair ’57 Ferd J. Sauereisen ’57 Henry B. Suhr, Jr. ’55 Arthur Tepper ’58 Patricia Bush Tippie ’56 Robert A. Vukovich ’65, Ph.D. John D. Wheeler ’61, Esq.

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On the cover: The nests of hooded warblers were a focal point for one summer research project at Allegheny: faculty and students studied the ability of adult birds to deliver insects to their young when the adults’ normally white outer tail feathers were temporarily darkened. The study was to determine if the warblers’ outer tail feathers are white in order to attract mates or to startle prey, making the bugs easier to catch.

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Raup Fisheries in Conneautville, where an aquaponics project allows a local farmer to grow lettuce and raise tilapia in a beautiful marriage of ecolog y and economy, became an outdoor lab this summer for students engaged in research with environmental science professor TJ Eatmon. Summer research at Allegheny, which encompasses a wide range of disciplines, rewards independent thinking even as it nurtures partnerships. Pictured from left are Elyse Schmitt ’12, Dave Shuster ’12, Professor Eatmon, fisheries owner Vaughn Raup, and Erin Cavagnaro ’12.

How They Spent Their Summer Vacations Research Opportunities by Kathy Roos

hen you envision student research

at Allegheny College, you probably picture something like the lab in Steffee Hall that biology major Dosalyn Thompson ’13 worked in this summer: clean and sterile looking, with microscopes and computer monitors vying for space with lab glassware and bottles of chemicals. But that’s just one lab in one building—and some labs aren’t even in academic buildings. Or even in buildings at all—and not necessarily on campus.

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double majoring in neuroscience and psychology, worked this summer with Josh Lawrence ’92 at the University of Montana. Their research focused on the quantification of acetylcholine neuron terminals and their relationship to inhibitory neurons in various layers of the hippocampus, the brain structure involved in learning and memory. Improper function in that area has been implicated in disorders such as Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and autism.

Environmental studies and political science double major Mirno Pasquali ’12, for example, worked in a yellow shed behind a campus parking lot, creating a hot, clear cooking flame from—there are more delicate ways of putting this but nothing as descriptive—fish poop. His research, which develops a new angle on biogas digester technology, has implications for creating cheap energy not only in underdeveloped countries but here at home, while also keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. An environmental studies major with a double minor in economics and communication arts, Elyse Schmitt ’12 worked on campus on aquaponics research. She also used money she earned in a regional business plan competition to travel to the Chicago area to do a market analysis of strategies for commercializing aquaponics crop production, especially in cold weather climates.

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On the other side of campus, English major and Black studies minor Lauren Ryan ’13 researched the scholarly literature—and developed her own ideas—on black stereotypes in popular film, taking an academic look at films such as Ghost and Bruce Almighty to discover what the real message is behind the typically facile feel-good façade of such films. Three biology majors—Danny Jacobs ’12, Rebekah Petroff ’14, and Michael Vlah ’13—went a little farther, and literally, afield. Their lab was the Hemlock Hill Field Station, a wooded area about 30 miles outside Meadville where the stunning beauty of their research subject, a tiny bird called the hooded warbler, competed for their attention with biting flies, poison ivy, and a particularly thorny plant they came to call “the tree of death.” Neuroscience and psychology double major Tavita Garrett ’12 did her research even farther from campus, at the University of Montana, where she worked with Josh Lawrence ’92, who is on the university’s biomedical sciences faculty. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, their research into the hippocampus, the brain structure involved in learning and memory, has implications for untangling the mysteries of Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and autism. But the prize for most distance traveled goes to geology majors Erin Birsic ’12, Brooke Kindler ’13, and Lucas Carrion ’13, who commuted to their labs via bush plane and helicopter, working in remote areas of Alaska where the information they collected on the geochemistry of igneous rock formations represents some of the first data from this area.

Biogas digesters, which use organic material such as manure or food waste to produce methane that can be used for cooking and heating, have been around for a century—and are used by the millions in other countries. Environmental studies and political science double major Mirno Pasquali ’12 worked with Professor Eric Pallant on some of the first experiments to explore using waste from fisheries and aquaponics facilities as a fuel for biogas digesters. With logistical help from Nedzad Ajanovic ’95, Pasquali was also able to build two small biogas systems for a dairy farm and slaughterhouse in Bosanska Krupa in BosniaHerzegovina this summer. This small biogas digester on the Allegheny campus is made from a 40-gallon drum and produces gas for boiling water.

A Pipeline for Producing Scientists Associate Professor of Biology and Neuroscience Lee Coates, who also serves as director of undergraduate research at Allegheny, has seen summer research blossom over the last few

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Mike Vlah ’13, a biolog y major who is

minoring in environmental writing, works with biolog y professor Ron Mumme on research to determine if the outer tail feathers of the hooded warbler are white in order to attract mates or to startle prey, making the bugs easier to catch. Their research, which involved catching the warblers in mist nets and temporarily darkening the tail feathers, showed a decrease in the birds’ capacity to catch insects without the white tail feathers. “My research this summer was my first real glimpse of what I’d like to do for the rest of my life,” says Vlah.

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years. A weekly series of summer lunches in which students present their work to their peers and professors, as well as college administrators—an opportunity to give students experience in presenting their work to an audience that includes people outside their discipline—routinely drew a hundred participants to the Tillotson Room of the Tippie Alumni Center. “This was the first year that the Provost and Dean of the College had to turn away students who wanted to do research on campus,” Coates notes. “The program has grown from $50,000 in dean’s funding for twentyeight students in 2004 to $200,000 in provost’s funding for sixty-eight students in 2011.” This year eighteen students were funded by the Shanbrom Student and Faculty Research Fund alone, but a number of other funds also support summer research. And a number of students are funded by grants held by faculty members. Professor of Chemistry Marty Serra, who had six students working on RNA research in his lab this summer, has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding from the National Science Foundation for research that is especially designed to give students opportunities to collaborate with faculty members on significant research projects. “If I was writing the grants for myself, I wouldn’t get funded,” he says. “NSF knows that this kind of work is a pipeline for producing scientists. If we don’t develop scientists at this level, they won’t be there at the next level. Student scientists are the end product of our research.” Serra is known for bringing students in early on his projects, often identifying first-year students with a talent for lab work and then keeping them on his research projects— or helping them to identify projects that can extend their research skills off campus—for the length of their student life at Allegheny. “When I applied to Allegheny,” says chemistry major and

Dosalyn Thompson ’13

, a biolog y major with a psycholog y minor, worked with biolog y and neuroscience professor Lee Coates on his ongoing SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) research. Thompson’s research helped to refine the immunocytochemistr y protocol needed to accurately identify the age-related changes in nasal CO 2 receptors in neonatal mice. “I really like the fact that the research I am working on has a greater purpose that could potentially help us understand the causes of SIDS,” Thompson says.

history minor Abby Dishler ’13, “I knew there were research opportunities, but I thought they would be reserved for the upperclassmen and Comp students. But Dr. Serra always seems to have one freshman in lab, which is great, because I was able to learn from Dr. Serra and the upperclassmen I was surrounded by. Being able to learn from your peers is an invaluable lesson I’ve learned from lab.”

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From Good Housekeeping to the Pakistan Daily Times Dishler also illustrates the additional opportunities that can arise from research: her lab group participated in national conferences and meetings such as the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research. Birsic, Kindler, and Carrion presented their Alaska research at the Geological Society of America Conference in October. “When we take students to professional meetings,” Lee Coates says, “faculty from research universities often come up to students’ posters and begin asking them questions about their reGeolog y majors Erin Birsic ’12, search and assume that they’re graduLucas Carrion ’13, and Brooke Kindler ’13 worked ate students. When they find out that with geolog y professor Ron Cole ’87 on the student is an undergraduate, they NSF-funded research in the mountains often come back with literature about between Fairbanks and Anchorage, their graduate school programs. That traveling to their “labs” by bush plane says something about the quality of and helicopter. “We’ve learned really the writing and speaking skills of our useful skills for the career paths we’ll be taking,” says Carrion. students, that they can do presenta“Working in the field is like no other tions of that quality.” experience.” The students presentWhen neuroscience and psychology ed the results of their research on double major Ryan Brindle ’12 worked the geochemistry of igneous in the lab of Assistant Professor of rock formations at the ConferPsychology Sarah Conklin in summer ence of the Geological Society of America in October. 2010, it led to his becoming a co-author on a paper that was published in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. He and Conklin also presented their research at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society. Their research, which shows that individuals who slept for at least 45 minutes during the day had lower average blood pressure after psychological stress than those who didn’t nap, also caught the media’s attention. Conklin and Brindle’s work has been written about in newspapers and magazines around the world, from Good Housekeeping to USA Today to Britain’s Daily Telegraph and Pakistan’s Daily Times. This past summer Brindle pursued a research opportunity off campus with Sean Stocker ’97, an associate professor of cellular and molecular physiology at the Penn State Hershey College of Medicine.

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Where does the money for summer research come from? Student and • Shanbrom Faculty Research Fund Scott Nelson • Christine Faculty Support Fund Endowment • National for the Humanities Innovation • Keystone Zone Fund Fund for Student • Dean’s and Faculty Research J. Cook and • Richard Teresa M. Lahti Student- Faculty Research Fund

• Fahrner Fund M. State • Harold Research Fellowship Louis Jefferson • Professor Long Fund F. Sheridan Jr. • James Memorial Fund as well as faculty grants and work-study funds

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Summer Research: It’s Not Just for (Natural) Scientists Anymore Although traditionally summer research at Allegheny has focused on the natural sciences—and they still predominate at the weekly summer lunches—other disciplines are appearing more often in the forums in which students present their research. There is, for example, the work that Lauren Ryan did with Assistant Professor of English Aisha Damali Lockridge on black stereotypes in film. Ryan’s research was supported through Sister Circle, a support group led by faculty and administrators that helps create opportunities for undergraduate research for women of color. Ryan’s research was funded through a new initiative of the College’s Office of

Part of Something Bigger Lauren Ryan ’13, an English major with a

minor in Black studies, worked with English professor Aisha Lockridge on a study of the Magical Negro and Magical Negress in film, characters who have supernatural powers that they use to redeem a film’s white protagonist, such as in Bruce Almighty. Ryan found that Institutional although the films superficially Diversity, Equiseem to idealize ty and Access. interpersonal race relations, they actually Assistant Profesreinforce negative sor of Religious Studstereotypes and ies Vika Gardner explained privilege the at a summer luncheon that white she was inspired to open her reperspective.

search to students when she saw how successfully the science faculty had integrated students into their work. Gardner and psychology major Laura O’Campo ’13 worked this summer on identifying and researching the histories of Muslim communities in the rural areas between Cleveland, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh, such as a Muslim community founded in West Nile, New York, in 1939. “My long-term goal,” she says, “is to allow us to better understand Muslims in rural America and allow our undergraduates to better understand the region in which they live for four years.” The Department of Economics had a robust research program over the summer. Professor Don Goldstein worked with senior Thuc Vu and juniors Chris Brennan, Tyler Danzey, Dan Eiben, and Corey Rechtenwald on researching economic opportunities that might arise from climate change in the Great Lakes region. And Goldstein’s econ colleague Steve Onyeiwu worked with Keegan Henrikson ’12 to study the impact of the U.S. economic recovery on the regional tooling and machining industry.

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A great deal of the research that happens each summer builds on the work of other students who had the opportunity to work alongside professors in labs and libraries. “We’re able to put individual students on a piece of a project. Eventually we have enough students working on enough pieces that we can put the project together,” explains Lee Coates. “And that’s one of the things our students get out of summer research: they get to be part of something bigger. It’s a sort of generational approach to research, where students cite the work of previous senior projects. They realize there’s a continuity to the research, just as there’s a continuity in all scientific research.” The SIDS research that Dosalyn Thompson is working on, for example, is a continuation of research that Matt Silvis ’98, now a physician with Penn State Hershey Medical School, conducted with Coates almost fifteen years ago. And Coates notes that students’ interest in their Allegheny research projects doesn’t end with graduation. “Graduates will e-mail me and ask, ‘What’s the status of that project?’” he says. “Students are still interested in the research even once they’ve graduated and are doing their own work.” Summer research, because it happens at a time when students aren’t taking classes, immerses students in their work in a way that even the Senior Comp doesn’t do. It hones their troubleshooting skills. It teaches them patience and persistence. “The biggest thing I’ve learned,” says Mirno Pasquali, “is that a lot of this work is ‘making it work.’ Ideas can come easily, but implementation is the challenging part.” And immersion in summer research rewards independent thinking even as it nurtures scholarly partnerships with faculty members and others. “Simply being on campus while doing this research was an experience in itself,” says Lauren Ryan. “I held several conversations with other researchers who were interested to hear about my Elyse Schmitt ’12 , who is majoring in work, and every time I would explain my research environmental studies with a double minor in I was able to create new ideas simply from holding economics and communication arts, is one of five those conversations. students who worked on aquaponics projects with environmental science professor TJ Eatmon this “And Dr. Lockridge allowed me to create my own summer. Schmitt used money she earned in a regionideas and include them, but she also challenged al business plan competition to do a market analysis me enough so that I could be successful in my reof strategies for commercializing aquaponics crop search. Dr. Lockridge is very innovative, and in production, especially in cold weather climates. exposing me to her work, it was beyond a learning experience—it was a life experience.” =

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On the H ill

New retirees and employees who have worked for Allegheny College for twenty-five years were honored at a reception earlier this year. Pictured with President James H. Mullen, Jr. are (from left, Row 1): Audio-Visual Technician Craig Pardee, Professor of Physics Shafiqur Rahman, Head Volleyball Coach Bridget Sheehan, Assistant Athletics Director Amanda Prusia, and Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Scott Wissinger. Row 2: Interim Dean of Enrollment Sherry Proper, Associate Professor of Dance and Movement Studies Tom Erdos, Athletics and Recreation Secretary Bonnie Malliard, and Executive Vice President and Treasurer Dave McInally. Row 3: Director of Technical and Network Services Tim Hunter, Physical Plant Foreman Dan Hetrick, President Mullen, and Physical Plant Carpenter Gordon Van Cise. Tom Erdos retired this year, as did Professor of Modern Languages Courtenay Dodge and Accounts Payable Processor Gerry Wensel. Sherry Proper received the Robert T. Sherman Distinguished Service Award. The other recipients pictured—as well as Physical Plant Painter Terry Morian and Professor of Theatre Beth Watkins—were honored for twenty-five years of service.

President Mullen Delivers Keynote Address on Civility at Brookings Institution President James H. Mullen, Jr. gave a keynote address in September at the Brookings Institution, on “The Importance of Civility in Public Discourse.” The Brookings Institution is one of the nation’s premier public-policy think tanks. In his address, Mullen highlighted Allegheny’s work, through its nationally acclaimed Center for Political Participation, under the leadership of Professor of Political Science Daniel Shea, to shed light on the fact that the incivility of the nation’s political rhetoric is turning more and more young people away from public service. More voices are needed to shine a bright light on those public servants who share their passionate views in a civil manner, Mullen said. “This is our opportunity,” said Mullen. 12

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“Critiquing incivility is important, but we will not change the environment unless we put just as much energy into identifying and encouraging those who practice civility. Yet such positive voices are almost absent from our political arena. Allegheny will do its part to fill that void. We will shine a bright light on civility—and we will call on others to do the same.” “Under President Mullen’s leadership, the themes of civic engagement and public service have been front and center at Allegheny,” said William Galston, Senior Fellow of Governance Studies at Brookings. “The civic function in higher education in America is crucial, but much neglected. It is easier to light a candle than to curse the darkness—Jim Mullen has just finished describing how in his college he and his colleagues have lit a candle.” The full keynote address can be viewed on the College’s Civility Award website, http://sites.allegheny.edu/civilityaward/.

Allegheny has been recognized in a number of prominent college guidebooks in recent months. U.S. News and World Report named Allegheny among the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the nation. Allegheny is the only college in western Pennsylvania to make the rankings for the best 100 national liberal arts colleges. Allegheny is also one of only five schools in its category recognized as an “Up-andComer.” These colleges are identified by their peer schools as having recently made, according to U.S. News, “the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, student life, campus, or facilities.” Forbes places Allegheny College among the best schools in the nation, in rankings prepared for Forbes by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. The data on which the rankings are based is from the U.S. Department of Education. Forbes’ annual ranking of the best undergraduate institutions—representing the top 20 percent of undergraduate programs in the country—focuses on quality of teaching, graduation rates, low levels of debt, and graduates’ career prospects. Allegheny College is one of only forty schools profiled in Loren Pope’s highly influential Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges, which was written by the former education editor of the New York Times. Allegheny also is featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012, which profiles the country’s best and most interesting colleges and universities, and is included among the one hundred “best values” in national liberal arts colleges by Kiplinger’s, a private financial advising company. In addition, the College’s commitment to environmental sustainability has been recognized in an online guide developed by The Princeton Review in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council. The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition features North American colleges and universities that infuse sustainable principles and practic-

es into their academic programs, campus infrastructure, career preparation for students, and other activities. The Princeton Review joins several other national organizations in recognizing Allegheny’s achievements in sustainability. The College was named an “Overall Sustainability Leader” in the College Sustainability Report Card 2011 from GreenReportCard.org. In addition, last year the Sierra Club included Allegheny on a list of 100 “Cool Schools” for innovation in sustainability. The Sustainable Endowments Institute also featured the College in its recent “Greening the Bottom Line” report on institutions with revolving funds for projects with significant financial and environmental returns. CPP Teaches Art and Ethics of Political Campaigning About 180 students from seven high schools in northwestern Pennsylvania converged on Allegheny College on May 4 to delve into the competitive world of political campaigning. They gathered for the final competition day of Model Campaign USA, a semester-long program designed to teach high school students the art and ethics of campaigning. The Center for Political Participation at Allegheny hosts Model Campaign every other year. “This program pushes two very important themes,” says Daniel M. Shea, director of the CPP and professor of political science at Allegheny College. “First, the elections are for everyone, not just professional consultants. Second, there are

Gator Innovators: Members of the four Allegheny teams that competed in the Sixth Annual Erie County College Business Plan Competition are pictured with their mentors. Jim Dieterle ’13 is kneeling in front. Behind, left to right, are Damien Beckinger ’13, Uros Predic ’13, Mike Brown ’12, Chris Allison, Dan Johnson ’12, Elyse Schmitt ’12, Loren Horst ’12, Matt Gilson ’13, John Golden, and Jonathan Jordan ’13.

many ways to be aggressive—and ethical— during campaigns. During Model Campaign semesters, political science students at Allegheny visit participating high schools to teach aspects of campaigning that include demographics, polling, press relations, direct voter contact, and fundraising. The program culminates with the final competition day, when judges decide which high school conducted the best campaign and which ones excelled in such areas as Internet and social media, targeting, and ethics. This year, McDowell High School in Erie captured first place in the competition. Competitions On and Off Campus Showcase Innovative Business Plans

Photo by Mary Solberg

Guidebooks Place Allegheny Among Nation’s Best— and Greenest—Schools

Fort LeBoeuf High School students use their phones to tweet during Model Campaign, which included a component on the place of social media in political campaigns.

Elyse Schmitt ’12, Dan Johnson ’12, and Jordan El-Sabeh ’14 won third place in the Sixth Annual Erie County College Business Plan Competition earlier this year. Fifty-three teams from area colleges, including four teams from Allegheny, entered the competition, which showcases innovative business plans. Schmitt, Johnson, and El-Sabeh entered their project “Unsoiled Agriculture,” which proposes an aquapon-

ics farm that would grow both lettuce and tilapia on a local brownfield site. Earlier last semester their project won first place in a competition on the Allegheny campus in which eleven Allegheny teams participated in the Annual Gator Innovation Challenge, which awarded $1,750 in cash prizes. “Unsoiled Agriculture” was begun in a seminar taught by Assistant Professor of Environmental Science TJ Eatmon. Second place in the Gator Innovation Challenge went to PowerSLURC—proposed by Uros Predic ’13, Loren Horst ’12, Jonathan Jordan ’13, and Jake Allmaras ’12—which would design, build, and sell power strips that have retractable outlets with USB capabilities and suction cups that allow them to be held in place. Third place went to Cory Muscara ’12 for Integrative Health Care, which proposed the creation of a wellness center that would include a family practitioner and a health coach to treat patients. The Gator Innovation Challenge, which is part of the College’s Managerial Economics Program, is organized by Visiting Entrepreneur in Residence Chris Allison ’83 and Visiting Associate Professor of Economics John Golden. A l l e g h e n y B u l l e t i n • N o v e m b e r 2 0 11

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= Dr. Edward David ’61 recently made a gift to the College in support of renovations to Carr Hall. Dr. David has also included Allegheny in his estate plans. In addition to the two endowed funds he has established—the Edward David, Class of 1961, Faculty Support Fund and the Dr. Edward David ’61 Fund for Student-Faculty Research—his estate will also support the Dean’s Discretionary Fund and the Comprehensive Maintenance Fund. = The Holly Beach Public Library recently made a substantial addition to the Baucus and Company Scholarship, which was established in 2005. The income from this fund provides scholarship assistance to students majoring in economics. If there are no eligible economics majors, the fund may be used to provide scholarship assistance to students with other majors.

New “Early Estimator” Helps Families Gauge Financial Aid Allegheny has released a new tool to help high school seniors and their families estimate the amount of financial aid they can expect to receive if they enroll at the College. In the past, students had to wait until they could fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1 before they could learn more about their eligibility for need-based aid. But Allegheny’s new Early Estimator provides a scholarship and need-based aid estimate customized for each student who completes it. With the information provided by the student on family finances and academic achievement—such as recent test scores, class rank, grade point average, and senior year courses—Allegheny’s admissions and financial aid staff create a projection using all available institutional scholarship and grant programs as well as current funding levels from all government sources. A customized report is mailed to the student within a few weeks. 14

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The individualized Early Estimator is an improvement over online net price calculators, which typically provide only averages or broad ranges. “Families who are weighing their options for higher education will find Early Estimator to be a powerful tool,” says Sherry Proper, interim dean of enrollment at the College. “It will not only help them estimate the amount of financial aid they will receive on our campus, but it can be an eye-opening experience to see how affordable an education at a private college can be when you factor in financial aid.” Nearly 70 percent of Allegheny students receive need-based financial aid. The deadline for completing the Early Estimator is December 31, 2011. It can be found online at www.allegheny.edu/early estimator. Website Posts Letters of Civil War Soldier To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, the Allegheny College website is posting the letters of Civil War soldier and Allegheny alumnus James D. Chadwick. The postings, which began earlier this year, will conclude in fall 2014. Each of Chadwick’s letters is being posted 150 years from the date of the original letter. Professor Emeritus of History and College Historian Jonathan Helmreich is overseeing the project. Helmreich has also edited a collection of the Civil War letters of another Alleghenian, Levi Bird Duff, titled To Petersburg with the Army of the Potomac. Chadwick was a member of what became known as the Allegheny College Volunteer Company. “It would go on to establish an illustrious, triumphant, and tragic record for three years,” says Helmreich in his introduction to Chadwick’s letters. “It would experience a rout, fight bravely, become one of the most seasoned companies in the Army of the Potomac, be among the first sent into difficult battles, and suffer the loss of more than half of its student patriot members.” Chadwick enlisted in the Union Army in 1861, when he was in his senior year at the College, and served for three years, much of it as a clerk at his brigade’s head-

quarters. A transcript of his more than one hundred letters home to his parents was donated to Allegheny College. The location of the original letters, if they survived, is unknown. “Perhaps the letters will promote a more personal and poignant understanding of the war and help us see it, not only from our perspective today, but also as it appeared to the eyes of one young participant,” Helmreich writes. “His descriptions of battles are few and limited; more evident will be the tedium, hopes, and fears of a young man determined to persevere (and be safe) though deeply missing his family.” Helmreich is the author of Through All the Years: A History of Allegheny College. He has published Chadwick’s letters in a small book titled Student as Soldier: The Civil War Letters of James D. Chadwick. Copies of that book, as well as of Through All the Years and To Petersburg with the Army of the Potomac, are available from the Allegheny College bookstore. The blog posting Chadwick’s letters can be found at http://sites.allegheny.edu/ civilwarletters/. Allegheny Named to Community Service Honor Roll The President’s Higher Education Community Service (CNCS) has named Allegheny to its Honor Roll. “Being included in the Honor Roll recognizes the depth and breadth of activities that you, your faculty, staff, and students employ to successfully partner with communities,” Campus Compact president Maureen F. Curley told presidents of institutions included on the honor roll. Campus Compact partners with the CNCS to promote the Honor Roll program. The award honors institutions that support volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors, including the scope and innovation of service projects, the extent to which service-learning is embedded in the curriculum, the school’s commitment to long-term campus-community partnerships, and measurable community outcomes as a result of service. =

biochemistry professor Catharina Coenen and Catherine Wargo ’11.

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Ashley Baronner ’13 represented Allegheny College and the Healthy Homes– Healthy Children (HHHC) initiative at a White House Rural Health roundtable discussion in Harrisburg in August. Baronner is majoring in biology at Allegheny, with a self-designed interdisciplinar y minor in environmental public health. Baronner presented information at the roundtable about HHHC and its research and home assessment program, which are overseen by Caryl Waggett, associate professor of environmental science at Allegheny College. Seven Allegheny students were selected to present their research at the Geological Society of America Conference in October in Minneapolis. Approximately 6,000 scientists attended the annual conference. Erin Birsic ’12, Lucas Carrion ’13, and Brooke Kindler ’13 presented research that they performed in the Talkeetna Mountains of south-central Alaska with Professor of Geology Ron Cole ’87. The title of their presentation was “Evolution of a Late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary Granitic Pluton and Associated GarnetBearing Dikes and Migmatite in a Collisional Terrane Suture Zone.” Taylor O’Brien ’12, Douglas Barber ’13, and James Ness ’12 presented research that they conducted in southwest Montana with Professor of Geology Robert Schwartz ’66. The title of their presentation was “Braided Channel System in the Paleogene Beaverhead Intermontane Basin: A Longitudinal Segment in the Paleomissouri Headwater System of Southwest Montana.” Shane Wells ’13 worked with Associate Professor of Geology Rachel O’Brien and the College’s manager of Geographic Information Systems, Christopher Shaffer. The title of their presentation was “Bedrock Elevation and Shallow Hydrologic Systems in a Glaciated Region, Northwestern Pennsylvania.” Dana D’Amico ’13 presented a poster at the American Association of Plant Biologists’ Plant Biology Conference in August in Minneapolis. A biology major and philosophy minor, D’Amico presented “Glow with the Flow: Monitoring Auxin Responses through L u c i fe r a s e Ac ti v i t y.” S h e c o -a u th o re d the poster with Allegheny biology and

Katherine Deutch ’14 self-published her second novel, Scorpion, in spring 2011. She held a book signing in the Campus Center in May with the support of students and faculty. She also promoted and sold the book in local and regional newspapers and bookstores in New Jersey. Emma Dosch ’13 participated in a panel presentation at the American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting in midNovember in Montreal. An environmental studies major with a minor in Values, Ethics and Social Action, Dosch presented “Himalayan Transitions: Community Responses to Shifting Landscapes of Exchange” with five other college students who participated in a study abroad program in Nepal sponsored by SIT, formerly the School for International Training. The title of Dosch’s research is “The Culture of Agriculture: Farmers’ Groups and Organic Agriculture Mitigating Rural to Urban Migration in Bhutan.” Molly Mattis ’12—who partnered with Kathryn Hardey of Centenary College—placed 15th out of 41 teams in the senior division of the Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Competition, which took place in Hartford, Connecticut. “This was an admirable showing,” says Assistant Professor of Computer Science Matt Jadud, “considering the majority of the teams we were competing against had experience with the competition and came from electrical and mechanical engineering backgrounds.” N e u rosc i e nc e a nd psyc ho lo g y dou bl e majors Nicole Piccirillo ’12, Stephen Martinkovich ’12, and Ryan Brindle ’12 presented results of their research with Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Sarah Conklin at the 69th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society in San Antonio. Their research examined associations between health behaviors, cardiovascular function, stress and mood in young adults. An article by Sarah Szymecki ’11, Andrea Varrato ’12, and Assistant Professor of Environmental Science TJ Eatmon— “Aquaponics at Allegheny College”—was published in Aquaponics Journal. The article highlights student involvement in coursework, research, and civic engagement initiatives that have made contributions to environmental education, green design, entrepreneurship, and international development efforts.

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Women’s Golf Boasts Four NGCA All-American Scholars On the heels of its most decorated season in team history, Allegheny women’s golf placed four student athletes on the National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. The criterion for the national recognition is among the most stringent in all of college athletics: recipients must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50. Laura Hilger ’11, Courtney Klein ’11, Lauren Hammell ’12, and Abby Sorensen ’12 were among the honorees. All four student-athletes played a part in the Gators’ sixth-place finish at the 2011 NCAA Championships as well as a victory at the inaugural NCAC Championships. As senior members of this year’s team, Hammell and Sorensen hope to guide Allegheny to a seventh consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships in the program’s seventh year as a varsity sport. The NGCA recognized 566 women’s collegiate golfers across all NCAA divisions for inclusion on the All-American Scholar Team. Only two other colleges had four athletes recognized, and only one school had five. A l l e g h e n y B u l l e t i n • N o v e m b e r 2 0 11

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Men’s Track & Field Duo Earn Academic All-America Honors Tony Dipre ’11 and Jeramie Parker ’11 were named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America Men’s Track & Field/ Cross Country Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The announcement marked the first time that Allegheny has had two track & field athletes selected to the national team in the same season. The Gators have now increased their all-time total to 31 honors since 1975. One year after being named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team, Dipre became the first Allegheny runner to earn two national honors and the first to garner a prestigious First Team selection. Dipre anchored the winning distance medley relay at the 2011 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships and posted the second-fastest mile time in Division III this past year (4:06.81). A four-time NCAA All-American in cross country and track, he helped lead Allegheny cross country to three consecutive top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships. In 2010 Dipre was named the NCAC Outdoor Distance Runner of the Year and USTFCCCA Mideast Region Track Athlete of the Year. Dipre was the 2011 NCAC indoor mile champion while setting new school records in the mile and DMR during the season. Awarded a coveted NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, Jeramie Parker paced Allegheny cross country to three consecutive top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships as well as the program’s highest national ranking (No. 2) in 2011. He became the second Allegheny runner to earn AllAmerica honors at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in back-to-back seasons after finishing 13th at nationals in 2010. The 2009 NCAC Cross Country Runner of the Year, Parker was a three-time NCAC First Team All-Conference per16

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former while helping to lead the Gators to four straight conference titles. Parker, who is a three-time NCAA All-American in cross country and track, was named to the Academic All-America Second Team. Dipre was one of just three athletes from District II to be selected for inclusion on the Academic All-America First Team. He graduated from Allegheny with a 3.79 cumulative grade point average as a double major in religious studies and neuroscience. Parker majored in political science and boasted a 3.76 cumulative GPA. With the selection of Dipre and Parker, the Gators tied a program record with three Academic All-America honors in one academic year. This past fall, football standout Rob Carlisle earned Academic All-America First Team laurels. Egan Enjoys Strong Start in Premier Soccer Development League D.J. Egan ’11 is playing for the West Virginia Chaos of the Premier Development League (PDL), the amateur level of the United Soccer League (USL). The largest of the five leagues under the USL umbrella, the PDL consists of nine divisions and 64 teams across the country. The Chaos compete in the South Atlantic Division. Since joining the team in May, Egan has played in seven matches, while making five starts. He has seen action as a midfielder and defender. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America named Egan to the Great Lakes All-Region Third Team following the 2010 season. He is the 14th Gator to garner All-Region honors, and the first since Ryan Larkin made the third team in 2007. His All-Region recognition comes

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Allegheny Alumni Compete on International Stage Jeremy Scott ’03 competed in the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Pole Vault World Championships during August in Daegu, Korea. Scott tied for 9th place, clearing 5.65 meters. Nathan Smith ’01 was one of the ten amateur golfers on the 2011 USA Walker Cup Team. The Walker Cup was won by Great Britain and Ireland this year. Smith was a member of the winning U.S. Walker Cup Team in 2009.

on the heels of a solid senior campaign in which he helped guide the Gators back to the conference tournament for the first time since 2007 en route to being named to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference First Team. Egan is one of three Allegheny players to be recognized as a four-time All-NCAC performer in his career. Allegheny Athletics Unveils Gator TV Allegheny College has a three-year agreement with Stretch Internet to serve as the provider for the Gators’ video and audio broadcasts. Beginning this fall at www.gatorstv.com, friends and fans of Allegheny’s intercollegiate athletics program are able to catch much of Allegheny’s sports action from across the globe. The service, featuring a fully customized Flash-based media player and viewing portal, offers high-quality broadband service of home athletic events to viewers free of charge. The initial focus is on covering events at Frank B. Fuhrer Field and the Wise Center Performance Arena, although providing coverage of the Blue and Gold’s women’s soccer, baseball, softball, and swimming and diving programs during the 2011–2012 season is a high priority. In addition to live events, Allegheny is looking to expand the programming schedule to include coaches’ shows, interviews, press conferences, and community events. =

ClassN otes ’50 Deenie Rassas Schlosser and her husband,

Sidney, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 29, 2010. Founding members of Temple B’nai Or in Morristown, N.J., they spend their time in Chautauqua, N.Y.; Delray Beach, Fla.; and Morristown. Deenie is a former officer of B’nai Or and a past president of its sisterhood and of the New Jersey Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. She is also a past president of the Morristown Neighborhood House, where she has been a volunteer since 1959. She and Sidney have three children—Judy, Alise and Bill—and six grandchildren.

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Heights High School inducted Gladys Haddad into its D i s tin guishe d A lumni Hall of Fame in May. Gladys has been a member of the faculty of Case Western Reserve University since 1991 and is currently professor of American studies. She has been awarded an Allegheny College Gold Citation; the National Television Broadcasting Silver “Telly” Highest Award for the documentary video Samuel Mather: Vision, Leadership, Generosity; and numerous other honors, including inclusion in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in the Midwest, Who’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who in the World and Directory of American Scholars. She serves on the planning committee of the Friends of the Mather Mansion; the Advisory Committee for Extensions Department, Cleveland Museum of Art; and Case Western Reserve University, History Associates, Board of Directors, President.

’54 John Gow has retired from the Elmhurst (Ill.)

City Council after serving three terms as alderman. John spearheaded the council’s decision to have all regular council meetings televised, thus increasing public access. He also initiated a historic preservation ordinance to help protect significant properties from the wrecking ball. Before his service as alderman, John was a professor of speech communications for 38 years. He taught at Elmhurst College for 32 of those years.

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Herb Niles was awarded the Standing in the Gap Award by the D.C. Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Herb was a founding board member of the group. He has been a member of the Allegheny College Board of Trustees since 1992 and is still in active gynecological practice in the D.C. metro area.

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legany County (N.Y.) Hall of Fame in March. The induction celebrated Robert’s athletic feats as a member of the Cuba Greyhound football team in the late 1950s, as well as his skill on the basketball court and the baseball diamond. An article in the Wellsville Daily notes that Robert is a school administrator.

Sandy Spence was featured in the May 22nd issue of Delaware Online. In an article headlined “Delaware Heroes: Sandy Spence Retired to Busy Career as Recruiter, Organizer, Lobbyist,” Molly Murray writes that “On Saturday, Spence stepped down as president of the Delaware League of Women Voters.

But don’t count on her slowing down much. Spence is still deeply involved in the upcoming state and county redistricting initiative, affordable housing, and land use and planning in Sussex County—just to scratch the sur face.” The ar ticle also notes that Sandy is included in a Delaware News Journal series called “50 Who Matter,” about individuals in Delaware who work to improve the lives of others.

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Diane Shafer Domnick had a paper, “To Build in Brick: The Impor tance of the ‘Act for Rebuilding London’ on British Colonial Structures, c. 1670 –1700,” p r e s e n te d a t th e a n n u a l conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Great Britain in London in May 2010. Diane serves as board secretary for Preservation Pennsylvania, the commonwealth’s only statewide nonprofit organization dealing with historic preservation.

“Instead of attending our 60th reunion this year, I opted to attend a more important family event—my grandson’s, David J. Egan Jr., graduation from Allegheny in May 2011,” writes Elisa Camilli Egan. “I had looked forward to sitting out of doors, remembering my own 1951 graduation. Unfortunately it was held indoors because of rain. The rain did stop, enabling this picture to be taken. Who would have thought I’d be standing with my grandson 60 years later behind Bentley Hall!”

Donald Monnheimer was selected by New Mexico Business Weekly for inclusion on the publication’s list of “Best of the Bar 2011.” Donald was also named Albuquerque Me rge r s and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year in 2011 by Best Lawyers in America for his expertise in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law, public finance law and securities law. In addition, he’s listed in Southwest Super Lawyers for his expertise and experience in securities and corporate finance. Donald practices with the Rodey Law Firm in Albuquerque.

staff of Mather Memorial Hospital and of the Suffolk County OB - GYN Societ y. He also retired as a clinical assistant professor at the Stonybrook University Hospital. “I’m now enjoying travel, photography, Photoshop, audio-video ‘toys’ and the frustration of being a New York Mets fan,” Steve writes.

’65 Joan Jackson Kelly recently published How

Skip Snyder and his wife, Marty, are residents of Vero Beach, Fla., and spend the summer in Wilmington, Del. “Since retiring in 1999 from Wilmington Trust Company, where I was manager of all portfolio managers in the Trust Department, I have been active in investments as president of one personal holding company and on the board of another,” Skip writes. “Golf is still a major sport for me and I just recently won the club championship at the Moorings in Vero Beach. Marty and I do a great deal of traveling and spending time with our three grandsons.”

Steve Ross retired from the practice of obstetrics and gynecology, having delivered about 3,500 babies. He had been managing partner in a 15-member MD group and served as president of the medical

R. Keith Hillkirk is the new chancellor at Penn State Berks. Keith had served as chancellor of Penn State Schuylkill since 2005. “Over the past five and a half years, my colleagues and I have worked to further the University’s mission of recruiting, retaining and graduating a diverse student body at Penn State Schuylkill,” said Keith in a Penn State news release. “Four years ago our enrollment grew by approximately 15 percent, and we have sustained those enrollment gains through a number of ongoing initiatives. Penn State Berks is roughly twice the size of Schuylkill, and I’m looking forward to the challenges and opportunities the breadth of the campus’s program and degree offerings brings to the chancellor’s position.”

Arthur Rubinoff has retired as professor of political science at the University of Toronto. the Leopard Got His Spots, the second in her children’s book series “Let Me Tell You an African Tale.” Joan retired from teaching and now splits her time between Seminole, Fla., and Cape Cod. Her books may be seen at amazon.com. She writes that she would love to hear from Allegheny alumni at noaniekelly@aol.com.

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A lle gh e n y C olle g e w e lco m e d th e Bic e nt e nnial C lass of 2 015 , students who will graduate during the College’s 200th year, this

fall. The incoming class—561 first-year and 27 transfer students—represents 355 high schools in 29 states and several foreign countries. The class is one of the most diverse in the College’s history, with 16 percent identifying as domestic students of color. Students for the bicentennial class were selected at1 1the College: 4,773. Seventy-three percent of them graduated in the top 25 percent of their high school classes. l l e gahrecord e n y B unumber l l e t i n of • Napplications ovember 20 18 Afrom

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Four members of the Class of 1966 enjoyed a mini-reunion and tour of the College on May 24. Pictured here are Gretchen Vanneman Wolford, Judy Heffer McGaughey, Carolyn Wells Simsarian and John Simsarian.

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“I started my own business in Fall 2009 and, for old time’s sake, named it Django Marketing Services,” writes Janice “Django Rinehart” Freund. “I now work with companies whose over-stretched staf fs need senior communications leadership, written communications plans, or supervision of creative projects, research, or whatever else fits in the category of ‘projects that interest me.’ Still living in Atlanta with husband, Steve.” D’Youville College in Buffalo, N.Y., honored David Johnson at its 16th annual Achievement in Health Care Awards Dinner in February. David, a family practitioner, is known for his many trips to Nepal to provide medical care in remote areas. He helped raise funds to build and staff a hospital in a rural village and recently led a group of doctors, cooks, porters and health care workers to the remote nation to help the sick. He is chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. The Rev. Dr. James Mentzer has been appointed president of United Methodist Foundation of New England in Hampstead, N.H. Previously he served as the foundation’s director of planned giving. Prior to entering the ordained ministry, Jim worked in the public and private sectors for more than two decades, including 12 years as a financial planner. He is designated by the American College as a Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant. He and his wife, Jo Ann, have three adult children and one grandson.

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against the backdrop of Miami and the Florida Keys, Chip’s first novel is a tale of having it all and losing it in one major misstep. His protagonist, Jake Sullivan, is chief prosecuting attorney in the Miami Office of the Justice Department when he becomes obsessed with a high-profile murder case. Just when he needs his wits about him, drinking clouds his judgment, his case is lost, and a killer is set free on the streets of

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Miami. With his career— and life—in shambles, he takes off for Margaritaville in hopes of a new start. The twists and turns in Chip’s novel make for a gripping political thriller, with a plot that leads all the way to the White House. Chip has been a practicing attorney for over 30 years. More information on Come Monday can be found at www.wordassociation.com. Chip can be reached at clb. bcymlaw@verizon.net.

Jeanne Hartig has been named vice president for marketing and communications at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Prior to joining IIT, Jeanne served as vice president of marketing and communications at National-Louis University. As vice president, she oversees IIT’s marketing initiatives as well as internal and external communications including web development, media relations, editorial and design. She also is responsible for the development and execution of strategic marketing and communications initiatives for the entire university. Jeanne is completing a Ph.D. in community psychology.

episode resulting in hospitalization would be followed by a period of recovery and relative stability. Then, feeling fine, he would abandon his medication, which would inevitably lead to another episode. The final incident occurred in Virginia on the eve of Lin’s wedding. Dave trashed his apartment—where he had been living alone—and went missing for several days before beThe hero developed a chink in his armor. And in an ining rescued by a good Samaritan. In the aftermath of that stant everything changed. experience, Dave finally found successful treatment for his Lin Jeffreys Wilensky always looked up to her older brothchronic illness. Placed in a permanent supportive housing er, Dave. He was her menprogram—a low-cost intor, playmate, and friend. dependent living arrangeSo it was not a surprise ment supported by a local that Lin, two years youngmental health care provider than Dave, followed her er—Dave flourished for fifonly sibling’s footsteps and teen years, before dying of a enrolled at Allegheny. But heart attack in 2007. then the relationship was Seeing the recuperative quickly turned on its head, power of such homes, Lin and the little sister became and husband Ron made prothe big brother’s protector. viding supportive housing T he pivotal moment for others the centerpiece took place on a spring eveof their own post-retirening during Lin’s freshman ment lives. Shortly after year. Dave called and asked Dave’s death, they donather to join him for dinner. ed a house to the agency in As they stood in the lobby Virginia that had provided of Brooks Hall overlooking him so much comfort over the dining hall, Dave bethe years and christened it came convinced that the Dave’s House. students below were mockNow living in central ing him. “Why are they all Florida, Lin and Ron have staring and laughing at me?” provided leadership and he asked. They weren’t. It f unding for three more Lin Wilensky and her brother, the late Dave Jeffreys was a hallucination brought Dave’s Houses in the Oron by schizophrenia, the illness that would take over Dave’s lando area. What they once thought might be a one-time gift life—and, by extension, Lin’s—for the next 40 years. to support mental health care has now grown into a plan to “I didn’t know it then, but that was a day that changed the provide twenty homes by the year 2020 and a fitting legacy rest of our lives,” says Lin. “When there’s a person with a seto a childhood hero. rious mental illness in your family, it affects everybody. It im“We were so moved after Dave passed away that we impacts the whole family.” mediately thought this is something we wanted to do while Lin calmly walked her brother out of Brooks to the shop we were living, so we can guide and direct it,” Lin says. “If across the street, where they got a hamburger, and Dave unwe participated in the development of the houses, we could burdened himself about the paranoia and delusions he had know that they would be done right and would honor Dave been experiencing. The next day, their parents came to take appropriately.” Dave back home to Pittsburgh so he could begin treatment. Lin stayed on at Allegheny, majoring in drama, and went For more information on Dave’s House, please visit: www. on to a career in corporate human resources. She continued brainfoundationofflorida.org. to look out for her older brother over the years as his life de— Pa t r i c k S . B r o a d w a t e r ’ 9 3 teriorated into an unsettling and all-too-reliable pattern: An L in W il e nsk y ’ 7 0

Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Detroit, served as vice-moderator of Metropolitan Community Church during 1993–2003, and has pastored Metropolitan Community Church congregations in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan and California. She is the former senior pastor of Metropolitan Community Church of Los Angeles, the founding church of the Metropolitan Community Churches international movement. She most recently served as senior pastor of Church of the Trinity MCC in Sarasota, Fla.

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Sarah (Sally) Trafton, wife of Kevin D. Hart, passed away in early January. Kevin and Sally moved from Rochester, N.Y., to Brunswick, Maine, in 2009. Jill O’Mahony Stewar t has joined the roster of consultants at Millennia Consulting, after 24 years of heading her own PR agency, which worked with a wide variety of clients and topics ranging from the American Medical Association and Bill Moyers’ Public Af fairs Television to Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago. Several of Jill’s programs have been recognized with the Silver Anvil of the Public Relations Society of America and the Golden Trumpet of the Publicity Club of Chicago. Millennia specializes in organization development, strategic planning, program design, research and evaluation with public service groups. As part of Millennia Consulting, Jill will offer communications audits, strategic communications planning, and media thought-leader programs, as well as content development for all platforms.

Barbara Toohill has been appointed vice president and director of the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute. A federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the HS SEDI provides systems engineering expertise and acquisition strategy advice to major programs to improve enterprise policies, processes and tools to more ef ficiently and effectively deliver mission capabilities to ensure the nation’s security. Barbara, who was most recently deput y dire c tor of the Homeland Security Center, will provide strategic business direction and oversee operations and resource management in her new role. She has more than 30 years of experience as a strategist, leader and systems engineer on critical largescale federal systems and Dr. Scott Simmerman ’70 has been extending his publishing initiatives. T he Rev. Elde r N a n c y Wilson received the Docto r of Minis tr y de gre e from Episcopal Divinity School on May 19 at the First Church in Cambridge (Congregational). Her thesis was titled “Trust Is a Queer Thing.” Nancy also holds an M.Div. from SS.

business with exclusive partners and recent business presentations in India, Poland and Romania, in addition to his established partners in China, Japan and Switzerland. His business is developing team-building exercises and cartoon-based toolkits for organizational performance improvement and leadership development, based on his Square Wheels cartoons. Scott has been invited to present in 36 countries since he started his business in 1984. He recently attended his 45th high school reunion in Vineland, N.J. Scott, who was the Allegheny Gator in 1966 and 1967, sends greetings to all his Psi Psi brothers. He resides in Greenville, S.C., and can be reached at Scott@SquareWheels.com.

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Navy Captain Jim Fell is on deployment at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, where he serves as care team director of the Warrior Transition Program. Jim oversees the psychological decompression of troops returning from the Iraq and

Afghanistan theaters of operation.

we get gumband, jag-off, neb-nose, yinz and even Kennywood’s open.”

The Pittsburgh City Paper featured Mim Harrison and her new book, Wicked Good Words, in its July 21st issue. Mim writes about American regionalisms, words that are specific to certain regions of the country. The City Paper notes that “Western PA is well-represented in Harrison’s new book …

’75 Susan McBee has been appointed program

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n May, Dale Miller ’77 received a grim prognosis from his doctors: the genetic disorder he had lived with since shortly after graduation, von Hippel Lindau Syndrome, had evolved into metastatic renal cancer. “He knew his time was short and he needed to reach out quickly,” writes Jim Donnelly. “Typically a private person who did not like to draw attention to himself, he decided to join Facebook, share the news with family and friends and plan a ‘farewell party.’ In his own words from a posting on May 21st: ‘So this post is my announcement that all of our lives are short, I just know mine is shorter than most. This journey will be measured in months, not years, and the evidence suggests that it will occur relatively fast. Now on the upside, I am thinking of throwing a party when the warm weather comes to Bozeman (though at the rate this spring has been going, I ought not wait for the hot days of summer!) … Meanwhile, I am doing okay, all considered, and I’ll post info as appropriate about my own status. (Phew, it’s out there now).’ About 150 friends and family members attended the June 11th celebration on the banks of the roaring Gallatin River. The day began with a double

Chemical and in the Lewiston-Porter School District.

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Malone was elected to the board of directors of Aculon, a leading nanotechnology enabled performance coatings company. David, who is president and CEO of Gateway Financial, is a member of various professional organizations. He was appointed by the governor of Pennsylvania as chairman of the state’s Workforce Investment Board after serving for four years as chairman of the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. He is former chairman of the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce.

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the Commonwealth, representing 5,000 family physicians, family medicine residents and medical students. William will be the voice of family physicians and their patients with insurers, legislators and policymakers at the state and federal levels. In addition to maintaining a medical practice, William is a highly regarded speaker and presenter. In September 2010, he gave lectures on influenza, RSV bronchiolitis and pediatric asthma in Orlando, Fla., at the Scientific Assembly of the American Academy of Family Physicians. This is the fourth time William has been invited to talk at this national meeting. In November 2009, during the H1N1 outbreak, he was selected to represent family doctors across the state on an ad hoc committee in the Governor’s office on influenza vaccination in health care workers.

rainbow over Bozeman and ended around a campfire at midnight and in between was a day of food and drink, music and laughter, and most of all love. Among those in attendance were many Allegheny friends including a number of SAE brothers, from left: Michael Guralnick ’77, Rob West ’77, Doug Kirk ’77, Todd Mauerman ’77, Tom Heiles ’76, Marty Pfinsgraff ’77, Kevin Click (Montana friend/party host/honorary brother), Scott Roth ’77, Jim Donnelly ’76 and Kent Meyers ’76. Missing from the photo are ’77 classmates a n d f r a t e r n it y b r o t h e r s Dale Miller, Rich Doncaster, Chuck Reller and Willie Gerlach. Pamela Finsthwait Aldrich, Dave Ames, Tamara Blank, Cindy Christin Buzzas, Bruce Hunter and Debbie Bungo Sharp, all of the class of ’77, also were there. Dale dealt with his disease with characteristic courage, optimism and concern for the others in his life, especially his cherished 17-year-old daughter, Isabella [pictured here with her father].” Marty has established a trust for the benefit of Isabella, who also has von Hippel Lindau. Gifts may be sent to the Dale E. Miller Residuary Trust by way of trustee Martin Pfinsgraff, 354 Kingsberry Drive, Annapolis, MD 21409.

is responsible for reporting on technical controls on application systems, databases and operating systems. Bob is a member of the Cleveland United Way Mental Health Investment Committee. He also serves as a USSF soccer referee and ran a half marathon this year. On May 13 William S onnenberg, of Oil Creek Medical Associates in Titusville, wa s fo r m a ll y in s t a ll e d a s 2011– 2012 v i c e p re s i d e n t of the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians, the largest single-specialty p hy s i c i a n o r g a n i z a t i o n i n

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Hillkirk was the commencement speaker at Penn State Schuylkill’s graduation ceremonies in May.

Attorney Mike Young was the subject of an article in Legal BisNow on April 7. Mike is a partner in the New York office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where he is chair of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group. “At any given moment,” the article notes, “Mike says he could be neck deep defending securities litigation, conducting an investigation for an audit committee, or interacting with FASB and the SEC on financial reporting issues.” The article also notes that Mike, who is the author of the book Accounting Irregularities and Financial Fraud: A Corporate Governance Guide, majored in English at Allegheny with a focus on Renaissance poetry.

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10 years of reading, eating and cooking, I have published Mesob Across America: Ethiopian Food in the U.S.A.,” writes Harry Kloman. “The book, written in a journalistic style, is a detailed history of the cuisine, along with visits to Ethiopian food communities in cities across the U.S., plus some recipes.” Harry has created a website with chapter previews at http://www.pitt.edu/~kloman/mesobacrossamerica.html. He also has created a blog about the cuisine: http://ethiopianfood.wordpress. com. Harry writes that he welcomes questions and anecdotes about Ethiopian food. Allegheny trustee Bruce McIndoe was interviewed for an article in the New York Times, titled “Threats to Traveling Data,” on March 14. Bruce is a security expert and president of iJET Intelligent Risk Systems, which specializes in travel risk management. The Crawford County Community Council honored Dave Roncolato with its Elmer M. Nelson Award for Excellence in February. Dave, who serves as director of community service at Allegheny College, was honored for his volunteer work with the United Way of Western Crawford County.

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mons College in Boston with a Masters in Business Administration,” writes Kelly Fox. “Although I had a few more years of ‘work experience’ than the average graduate student, it was a terrific experience being back in class and in many ways I know that I got so much more out of the experience than I would have 30 years ago. It was especially interesting to be in an all-women’s business school and to look

at business through a gender lens, but also with the focus on principled leadership and corporate social responsibility.” Diversity Best Practices, an organization for leaders in diversity, included Fields Jackson on a list they called “Five Diversity Thought Leaders You Should be Following on Twitter.” “Fields Jackson, Jr. is the founder, publisher and editor of Racing Toward Diversity magazine,” they tell their readers. “His Twitter posts are an interesting amalgamation of diversity news stories, job opportunities and words of wisdom.” Fields can be followed at @fleejack. Matters magazine published an article on Allegheny trustee Robert Marchman in its Spring 2011 issue. Titled “Quiet Hero,” the article discusses how Robert’s work on the Community Coalition on Race in Maplewood and South Orange, N.J., helped create integrated neighborhoods and led to Maplewood’s being named one of the Top 10 Best Places to Live in 2002 by Money magazine. “When you do the right thing, it comes back to you in a positive way,” Robert is quoted as saying. “This initiative means that my children, and others’ too, live in a better world.” In addition, on Oct. 1, the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race honored Robert for his leadership. Richard Ortoski received his designation as a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) on March 19. The honorar y designation recognizes outstanding national and local ser vice through teaching, authorship, research or professional leadership, as well as outstanding service in recipients’ professional c a re e r s and family practice duties in their community and civic activities. Richard holds certification in Family Medicine by AOBFP and a certificate of Added Qualification in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. He is also certified as an HIV specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. He is clinical professor of family medicine, clinical director of the Primary Care Scholars Pathway Program and chair of the Department of Primary Care Education at LECOM, where he mentors the Student Association of the ACOFP. He also serves as vice chair of the Erie County Board of Health, medical director for the Northwest Pennsylvania Rural AIDS Alliance and trustee of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society.

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“I’ve practiced law in the trenches for 26 years,” writes Jack Cline. “I’ve just released a new book, Yardbird USA, a hilarious account of cases I’ve handled over the years with a perspective on how politicians have hijacked our justice system—resulting in the US vaulting into position as the world’s leading jailer. Book is dedicated in part to Allegheny College.” You can view the book’s website at http:// sbpra.com/jackcline.

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Eddy recently was awarded a Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence at the College of William &

Friends and Theta Chi brothers gathered at the fraternity house in June for Reunion. Pictured in back, left to right, are Jamie Miller ’86, Harry “Chip” Healey ’86, Andy Dewhirst ’85, Mark Leslie ’85, Mike McAuley ’85, Craig Morrow ’85, Dan Conaway ’85, Chris Tom ’87, Alec Sutliff ’85, Mark Tabbert ’86, Rick Rockar ’85, Brian Leslie ’86 and Curt Diedrich ’86. In front are Rich Zorena ’85, Doug Lord ’84, Charles “Bob” Skinner ’84, Mike Cobb ’86, Greg Rabil ’86, Rob Turner ’85 and John Krug ’85.

Mary. All recipients receive $10,000, which is used for research, summer salaries or other stipends associated with scholarly endeavor. A respected scholar of higher education policy, governance and finance, Pamela has authored numerous articles and book chapters and, in 2010, published two books: one focused on community college leadership and the other on partnerships in higher education. Since joining William & Mary three years ago, she has taken on leadership roles and provided graduate education students with special access to higher education leaders and resources. Pamela was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for research in Dublin in 2008–2009. At Central Michigan University, where she worked before William & Mary, she received the Teaching Excellence Award in 2008 and the Provost Award for Research and Creative Activity in 2007. She holds a doctorate in higher, adult and lifelong education from Michigan State University. Jeff Gola was profiled in a May 22nd Phillyblurbs. com article that traces his journey from a student at Allegheny to his present work as an artist whose medium is egg tempera. The Bar Association of Erie County recognized attorney William Grande on the 25th anniversary of his admission to the Bar, along with other colleagues who have reached this milestone, at its annual dinner on June 8 at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. William is a sole practitioner labor attorney in Kenmore, N.Y., and was admitted to the practice of law in New York State in 1986. He completed his J.D. at the University of Toledo College of Law and, in 1995, established his firm, the Law Office of William E. Grande. Jerry Lehocky is one of the founding partners of the new law firm Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano, a Workers’ Compensation and Social Security disability law firm headquartered in Philadelphia. Jerry

“On May 7 I completed Ironman St. George in 15 hours 51 minutes and 18 seconds,” writes Vic Kinnunen ’86, a member of Triabetes, the world’s largest triathlon club for people with diabetes. “While the course was difficult and challenging, so is living with diabetes, and parenting a child with diabetes. I have the opportunity to do both, and the evening before the race I was privileged to receive the ‘Return with Honor’ Award from Insulindependence. This award is given annually and simply states ‘For Steadfast Integrity in His Commitment to Insulindependence.’ This organization enabled me to achieve a personal goal of completing an Ironman—and hopefully showing others that living with diabetes doesn’t have to be a constraint: people with diabetes can do anything! On April 15 I found out that I was selected from a pool of thousands of triathletes for 1 of the 150 lottery slots to Ironman Kona (the ‘big one’ that’s on TV every year), which will be held on October 8.”

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Protecting America’s Borders When Mike Fisher joined the U.S. Border Patrol in 1987, agents got by with a technological arsenal that consisted of a radio or two that they shared with up to twenty others, and a flashlight. Today, as chief of the Border Patrol, Fisher commands a high-tech force that employs ground-based radar and unmanned aerial-reconnaissance aircraft that can spot a rifleman from 19,000 feet. T he Patrol boa st s 21,0 0 0 employees and a $3 billion budget. In 1987 the Patrol’s primary mission was to stop illegal immigration. It might have remained a low-profile unit in a vast federal bureaucracy, but events intervened. “Our job got tougher after September 11, 2001,” says Fisher. “We realized that the threat of terrorism was a lot closer than we recognized.” In addition, Mexico’s drug violence intensified: the threat is constant that cartel drug violence could spill over the border. These days the Patrol monitors 6,000 miles of border for terrorists and tries to interdict the steady flow of drugs from Mexico and shut down the illegal pipeline of cash and firearms from the U.S. that helps to fuel the cartels. And it must still try to stop the flow of illegals. All this responsibility might cost Fisher some sleep, but he has found a coping mechanism: intense workout sessions. Afterwards, he says, “I’m so exhausted that sleep is not a problem.” Even with a good night’s sleep, however, he faces an immense managerial task. He must testify before Congress, manage a far-flung operation from his Washington office, and

has been a litigator of Workers’ Compensation and Social Security since being admitted to practice in 1985. He has written numerous articles and publications in the area of Workers’ Compensation and has lectured extensively. As a former chairman of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Workers’ Compensation Section, he was the co-author of “Act 147,” signed by Governor Ed Rendell in November 2006, the first piece of pro injured worker legislation passed in Pennsylvania in over 30 years. 24

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make frequent field trips. “If I don’t keep attuned to what’s happening, I’d be steering this organization way off course,” he says. “The only way to do that is to go. I can’t get what I need out of a five-page briefing paper.” Allegheny helped to prepare Fisher for this high-wire juggling act. “Between playing football and academics, I had to learn how to prioritize and manage time,” he says. When he entered Allegheny, Fisher had his sights set on law school. He discovered law enforcement during an internship with the Crawford County District Attorney’s office. “I started reading about all the fun stuff that law enforcement does,” he recalls. Still, t he world of law enforcement was a diverse place, and Fisher had no idea where he might fit—until he read about a federal organization that patrolled parts of the southwest border on horseback. “After growing up in Pittsburgh, with winters in Meadville, I’d pretty much had it with shoveling snow and scraping ice,” he says. So Fisher signed up for the Border Patrol and headed for his first assignment, in Douglas, Arizona. “It was kind of a culture shock,” he says. “I had never been west of Cleveland.” W hile t he job i s plenty tough today, it could get tougher and require even higher levels of technology to manage ever-growing threats. “The technology we have now may be the tip of the iceberg in terms of what’s to come,” Fisher says. But some things haven’t changed. “Although we have all the technology in the world, we still use horses the way we did in 1924 when the Patrol was established,” he says. “There are a lot of areas on both borders where the only way we can get to them is on horseback.”

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Sidor has been selected by his peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America 2011–2012 database. Michael, who has been honored by Best Doctors in America every year since 2005, specializes in treatment of primary and complex shoulder, elbow and knee problems in Mt. Laurel, N.J., and Havertown, Pa.

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at a luncheon on May 5. “Would love to hear from any alumni in the area,” Medina writes. The Bay City Times newspaper of February 8, 2011, noted that radio host Chris Levels was a speaker for Black History Month at the Bullard Sanford Library in Vassar, Michigan. Chris hosted the “Politics and Prophecy” broadcast in Flint, Michigan, and can be heard at www.flinttalkradio.com, a 24-hour Internet radio network.

Ethan Milley was recently named an international director for Jones Lang LaSalle, making him a member of the firm’s top leadership. He is based in Atlanta, Ga. “My wife Brenda and I have a total of five children and two recent grandchildren,” writes David O’Donnell. “I am entering my 26th year in the Army. I am finishing up my fifth deployment since 2003. Since ROTC at Allegheny, I am now a colonel in the Medical Corps. God bless our USA!”

’87 Maria Ramos teaches English as a Second

Language. She and her husband, Alex, live in Orchard Park, N.Y., with their two children, Ariela and Jose. She can be reached at mizramos7@gmail.com.

operational management and technology solutions. The National Association of Concessionaires honored Jeff Scudillo on March 29 with the Bert Nathan Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to the industry. The presentation took place at Cinema Con in Las Vegas. Jeff, who is vice president of special markets for the Promotion in Motion candy company, was interviewed in the trade magazine Film Journal International in March.

Steve Witmer is a senior assistant Tim Brady ’92, Scott Payne ’95 and Matt Koren ’93 competed attorney general in the capital litiin the Yough Xtreme Adventure Race in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvagation unit of the Virginia Attorney nia, on April 30. The race consisted of fifty miles of running, General’s Office and an adjunct mountain biking, kayaking and orienteering. “We finished the professor at Bluefield College. course in just over 9 hours and escaped with no injuries,” Tim Working with Richmond Ambulance writes. “If other Gators are interested in joining us next year, go to americanadventuresports.com for details.” Authority and Bon Secours Health Systems, Steve was instrumental in the North American launch of Rider Alert, a motorcycle safety initiative. Steve has been featured on several local in running business units for a variety of manufacturDaniel Longbrake has been named senior client television news programs on motorcycling safety. ing, retail and finance companies. Eric is responsible service manager for RMT, an environmental and He and Virginia live in Richmond with daughters for all financial functions of the company and plays renewable energy firm, in its Columbus, Ohio, a role in most other operational areas, including office. Daniel will provide business development Katherine and Lauren. strategic planning, marketing, facilities manageleadership for the company’s environmental busiment, corporate affairs and operational analyses. ness unit to strengthen RMT’s existing client rela Jeffrey Lazor has been appointed senior Segel & Son is the oldest scrap metal recycling tionships, with emphasis on further development of sales consultant for Kroff Chemical Co., a division and new steel sales company in the region for both the company’s Brownfields initiative in Ohio. Daniel of Kroff that provides custom-blended chemicals residential and corporate customers. With facilities has over 23 years of industry experience, including and processes for water and wastewater treatment. in Warren, Pa., and Olean, N.Y., the company serves business development, environmental consulting, counties in southwestern New York and northwestern Debo Mukherjee has been named Pennsylvania. chief executive officer of Redco Foods Inc. and will lead Salada Tea, Red Rose Tea, Teekanne Tea and Dean Skarlis is president and founder of the ColJunket brand dessert mixes. Debo lege Advisor of New York, a firm that offers college has more than 20 years of experiadmissions coaching and financial strategies. ence in consumer product marketDean was interviewed for a story in the June 26th ing, global marketing strategies, Erie Times-News on how more and more families brand management, new product are hiring professionals to help them navigate the development and entrepreneurial college-search process. leadership. Prior to joining Redco, Debo ser ved as vice president Nancy Williams was interviewed by California NOW of marketing at General Cigar, a (National Organization for Women) about the role division of the Scandinavian Tothat women played in America’s Old West. Nancy is bacco Group, where he led a new the author of Hawkmoon, a historic novel that takes commercial division and was replace in the post–Civil War West. sponsible for optimizing consumer insights and growing current and Monish Bahl is senior vice president, busifuture brand equities. His career ness development and mergers and acquisitions, for has also included positions at Mars CDC Corp. He recently served on a panel discussing Inc., Slim-Fast, H.J. Heinz and the the increasing trend of Chinese-based companies Hershey Co. Debo has an MBA from to acquire assets in the U.S. Penn State as well as advanced degrees from the University of LonLisa Frew Yaggie and her husband, Jay, received Football teammates from the Class of 1990 and 1991 don, University of Virginia Darden the Rotarian of the Year Award from the Rotary gathered in Deep Creek, Maryland, for a reunion. Front row, School of Business, the Sorbonne, Club of Jamestown, N.Y., for their leadership in the kneeling, from left: David LaCarte ’91, Thomas Hancock ’90 Northeastern University and the organization’s Youth Services Committee. Lisa, and TJ McCarthy ’91. Middle row, standing: Doug Carr ’90, MiInternational School of Tanganyika. who is the human resources director at Blackstone chael LaCarte ’90, John Logue ’90 and Scott Ferraro ’90. Back Business Enterprises, serves on the board of the row, on chair: David Brown ’90, Steve Menosky ’91, Steve Roux Southwestern New York Chapter of the American Eric Hern has been hired ’90 and Tom Gebhardt ’90. “Lots of laughs and fond memories were shared by all,” writes Mike. “Special thanks goes to the Red Cross and also volunteers with the United by Segel & Son in Warren, Pa., as Honi - Honi staff.” Way. A former president of the Jamestown Rotary controller. He holds both an MPA Club, she now serves as the club’s youth exchange and MBA from Gannon University officer and is the secretary for the Youth Exchange and has over 20 years of experience

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Hoffman was featured in the “Newsmaker” section of the Pittsburgh TribuneReview on March 8. Timothy is medical director of the Heart Transplant and Heart Failure Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. The article notes that Timothy is one of two inaugural recipients of the North Hills School District’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

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Th o m a s G i r t y is vice president, international sales, with Nina Ricci. Thomas, who lives in Paris, can be reached at tjgirty@hotmail.com.

Imagine rewriting The Lord of the Rings to include 12 million characters. Sound impossible? Well, this is exactly what Dave Kosak is working on, as a designer for the massively multiplayer game World of Warcraft. In the spirit of Dungeons & Dragons, World of Warcraft players first design a fantasy avatar to represent themselves— for example, an elf warlock or a troll warrior. Then, alongside legions of others, they travel through exotic realms, doing battle and gaining treasure. With more players than the population of Ohio, World of Warcraft takes gaming to a level never imagined before. In the first month of selling “Cataclysm,” an edition of the game Kosak worked on, the company moved over 4.7 million copies. That’s more than the monthly sales of any game in history. “It’s hard to pin down what makes World of Warcraft work. A big part of it is the accessibility,” Kosak says. “Prior to World of Warcraft, online roleplaying games were pretty serious games for serious gamers. Whereas lots of people play World of Warcraft as a family; it’s more approachable, even for casual players. I also think our art style has a lot to do with it. If you look at World of Warcraft, it’s very stylized, very distinct.” Kosak has worked at Blizzard, the company orchestrating the game, since 2009. As “Lead Quest Designer,” he oversees a team that fills the world with adventures to embark on and—most important—monsters to fight.

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Christopher Carroll ’93—pictured here with his wife, Joy, and their son, Ryan, 8—recently joined Citizen’s Bank (Royal Bank of Scotland) as a business banking officer in the Pittsburgh area. Chris was also featured in an ad campaign promoting the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program of Family Services of NW PA. Matched with a big brother at age 8, Chris then went on to serve as a board member for Family Services. He writes that he would love to hear from his classmates at gus_chris@live.com.

Corporation for Rotary District 7090. She is also vice president of that corporation’s Northern Europe section, overseeing all inbound and outbound students for those countries. The Yaggies—who have a son, Jared—have hosted students from Thailand, Mexico, Denmark, Argentina and Australia.

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Matthew Doheny has been appointed to the board of directors of YRC Worldwide, a Fortune 500 company that is a leading provider of transportation and global logistics services. Matthew is president of North Country Capital LLC, an investment firm

Cleveland Municipal Judge Michael Ryan was among five fathers honored by the Cleve land Southeast Suburban Chapter of Mocha Moms Ken Cohen ’98 (far left in photo) coached the United States Special at their second annual Olympics Men’s Soccer Team to its first Gold Medal at the XIII World Celebration of Fatherhood Games in Athens, Greece, this summer, defeating Spain 2-1 in the final. luncheon on June 4. The Ken is an assistant professor of history at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. purpose of the program is to recognize fathers who are striving to make a difference in their families’ lives and to inspire other men to take a more campaigns, union avoidance campaigns and NLRB active role in fatherhood. Mocha Moms is a national litigation. She also advises clients in all aspects of organization that supports stay-at-home mothers of employment and labor law, including with respect to color. compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and Juliet Terr y has joined Clif fs Natural hour laws, employment policies and employment Resources as the new manager of governmental agreements. relations for North American Coal. Cliffs is an international mining and natural resources company Jason Brown recently received Physician headquartered in Cleveland (NYSE: CLF). Juliet will of the Year and Best Bedside Manner awards from remain based in Charleston, W. Va., where she has the Meadville Medical Center. lived for nine years. She can be reached at Juliet. Terry@CliffsNR.com. Hobart Carr is a full-time hospitalist—a medical physician who specializes in the care of The May 18th Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ran hospitalized patients—at Warren General Hospital. a story on Dave Murray’s work with young athletes Prior to his new role, he was in group practice with at Hempfield (Pa.) Area High School. “Since Murray Family Medicine of Warren. became the throwing coach at Hempfield in 2001, Hempfield has become a dominant force in the field events,” the TribuneReview notes. “His throwers played a big role in the boys winning the WPIAL Class AAA team title last week and the girls finishing second.”

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“Jenna Smith and I are excited to announce our recent engagement!” writes Jason Miller ’99. “I proposed in April 2011 at a horse ranch bed and breakfast in the George Washington National Forest. We are busy planning a July 2012 wedding and are very excited to celebrate with fellow gators!”

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Beth Henke has been named a partner at Marcus & Shapira, LLP. Beth, who focuses her practice on representing employers in singlepla intif f, multi-pla intif f and complex employment litigation, has been involved in every aspect of the defense of employment-related actions in various federal and state tribunals. Her practice also involves representing employers in labor arbitrations and ne go tiations, union organizing

Allegheny friends gathered for a reunion in March at the home of Michele Currence Primis ’99. Pictured from left are: Allegheny Provost Linda DeMeritt, Michelle Lentz Basista ’99, Koelle Anderson Williams ’99, Michele, Shannon O’Connor Belcher ’98 and Molly Stitt-Fischer ’99.

Robin Codding received tenure and was promoted to associate professor of school psychology at the University of Massachusetts–Boston. Robin was the 2010 co-recipient of the Lightner Witmer Award of the American Psychological Association Division 16 for exceptional early career scholarship. She and her husband, Kevin, welcomed twin sons, Rylan and Landon, on May 31, 2010. Andrew Davison and Jenifer Torpey Davison ’99 live in Highland Park, Pa. Andrew is a software engineer with Re2 Inc., and Jenifer operates JeniBenz Photography. They have two children: Aidan, born in 2002, and Jenevieve, born in 2006. The Davisons can be reached at jenibenz@jenibenz.com.

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M ark Fenner has been named to head up Coveros Labs, a research lab focused on developing innovative technologies to enable secure software applications. Coveros Labs is a division of Coveros,

Although Kosak has loved video games ever since he was a kid, Allegheny is where he first experimented with the idea of game designing. He recalls days spent in Caflisch, teaching his computer to play Risk. And, in the basement of Reis Hall, he even programmed a few MUDs, a kind of text-based multiplayer game that would turn out to be a primitive forerunner to World of Warcraft. “In hindsight, Allegheny was really perfect for me,” says Kosak, who majored in English. “The leadership skills I acquired as president of the Student Experimental Theatre group come into play nearly every day at my work. The other week, I was pitching ideas to the team, and I went full-out— costumes, props, and everything—in order to get people fired up. An hour later, I’m at my workstation writing code. It takes a pretty unique school to train someone for such a diverse profession.” Aside from its multitude of avid players, the game has also spawned a uniquely creative subculture. A search of the internet reveals countless comics, stories, and illustrations based on the game. Meanwhile, at Blizzard’s annual convention, many fans arrive in elaborate costumes, depicting the characters they play. According to Kosak, the game strikes such a chord because it puts you at the center of the action. “I think the best stories are the ones that come out of the gameplay,” he says. “When you’re doing something that impacts the world, you feel good. It gives everyone the chance to feel like a hero.”

a company that helps organizations accelerate the delivery of secure and reliable software. Mark joins Coveros from Norwich University in Vermont, where he was an assistant professor of computer science. Prior to Norwich, he was a researcher and teaching fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. Mark holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include software security, machine learning and operating systems. Jim Miller was the subject of an article in the June 17th Cleveland Sun News. A science teacher at Cleveland Heights High School, he worked with scientists for two months this summer at Barrow, Alaska. Jim was one of only 12 teachers selected to participate in PolarTREC, which was funded by the National Science Foundation. “The past three summers, Miller has traveled to other continents through Miami Universit y’s Ear th E xpeditions program,” journalist Ed Wittenberg writes. “It’s a

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global education and conservation program offering graduate courses worldwide. Three years ago, he learned about rainforests in Costa Rica … Two years ago, he went to Belize … to study coral reefs. Last summer, he traveled to Namibia … to learn about cheetah conservation.” Jim teaches biology and also serves as the school’s head swim coach.

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the position of community mission director for the American Cancer Society’s Orange County (Calif.) region. She supervises all of the patient service programs for the region, is responsible for implementing the Cancer Prevention Study-3, oversees all of mission integration for ACS events, and serves as the lead for the youth constituency and medically underserved population.

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and 30 seconds, which was 20 minutes after firstplace finisher Geoffrey Mutai. “Pool’s personal-best time in a marathon is 2:22, which he ran in the California International Marathon in 2009,” the article notes. Kevin is program organizer for the Sacramento Running Association and coaches at Granite Bay High School. He was also profiled in the Feb. 28th Napa Valley Register.

’03 Tim Carl is employed by Armada Supply Chain Solutions.

Marc Burr ’03 and Ashley Warne, a 2003 graduate of Youngstown State University, are engaged. The wedding is set for November 2011 in Poland, Ohio. Marc and Ashley plan to live in Marc’s hometown of Chardon, Ohio.

Pittsburgh. “I look forward to hearing from my former classmates,” Jacob writes. He can be reached at jacob.simon@att.net. The South End, the student newspaper of Wayne State University, published an article on July 7 about Brigid Waldron-Perrine’s research showing that rehabilitation is easier for individuals who have traumatic brain injuries if they feel they have a connection to a higher power. Brigid’s research has been published in the journal Rehabilitation Psychology.

’02 Larry Baumiller joined Babst Calland, one

of the leading law firms in the Pittsburgh region, in May. He is an associate in both the Public Sector Services and the Natural Resources Groups, where he focuses his prac tice on municipal law, with an emphasis on land use and development i s s u e s . L a r r y also se r ve s energy industry clients, with a particular emphasis on land use issues related to the development of the Marcellus Shale. A 2005 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, he was formerly with the law firm Maiello, Brungo & Maiello LP. Leanne Bloor was recently appointed director of development and special events at McGuire Memorial Foundation. After a brief stint in environmental fundraising, she writes that she is happy to be back planning special events and raising funds for a human services organization. Maria Isabel Rivera was awarded a Master of Science in Administration and Preliminary Administrative Service Credential from Pepperdine University. She also was appointed to the Democratic State Central Committee of California—and through this appointment was elected as a new delegate to the Democratic convention. Neetu Sehgal has been promoted to associate general counsel of UGL Services Unicco Operations Co. UGL Services is a worldwide facilities management corporation, and Neetu works in the company’s U.S. headquarters in Massachusetts. Neetu obtained her Juris Doctorate from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Ohio in 2005. After working in private practice 28

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Nick Catanzarite has joined the Cleveland firm of Walter & Haverfield LLP as a partner in its business section. Nick focuses his practice in the areas of real estate development, corporate real estate services and real estate finance. He has handled real estate transactions for owners/developers, corporations, lending institutions, nonprofit organizations and individuals, and has assisted clients in purchasing, selling, leasing, financing and developing real property for retail, industrial, office and residential uses. Nick also has experience forming business entities in connection with real estate transactions, namely limited liability companies, joint ventures and limited partnerships. Nick, his wife and their three children reside in Strongsville, Ohio. James Clause graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with his Doctor of Philosophy degree in computer science in May 2010. His research focus is in software engineering. James is an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Delaware. Rosa Diaz was awarded a Master of Social Work with a concentration in Community Organization Planning and Administration this May from the University of Southern California’s School of Social Work. Bekka Gayley recently passed the American Institute of Certified Planners exam. She is a campus planner with Ayers Saint Gross, a design and architecture firm in Baltimore. Be k ka e a r ne d a ma s te r’s degree in urban affairs and public policy from the University of Delaware in 2008.

Bethany Scholl is a school psychologist for the Mahoning County Educational Service Center. She earned her M.Ed. in educational psychology and an M.S. in school psychology.

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Lisa Timbers ’05 and Nick Girard ’04 will be getting married on May 26, 2012.

United Way of Erie County. John’s previous position was communications coordinator.

’05 John Baker is a research technician/film

editor at Rockefeller University. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Raelynn Miles is a senior designer for Viz/General Dynamics C4Systems in Pittsburgh. Jaime Lynn Nemeth was awarded a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine on June 5. Jaime is continuing medical training in family medicine at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewistown. An article in the Folsom Telegraph on May 3 focused on Kevin Pool’s running in the Boston Marathon on April 18. Kevin finished 31st, in 2 hours, 23 minutes

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Tiffany Firko is a neuro medical-surgical nurse working in Washington, D.C. She co-chairs the Nursing Legislative Council at Georgetown University Hospital and has advocated on Capitol Hill for the nursing profession. She began studies at Georgetown University in September to earn her Master’s in Family Nurse Practitioner. “Shout-out— Hello!—to friends and classmates and professors!” Tiffany writes. Heather Kozlosky and Christian Gass became engaged in September 2010. Stephen Nemeth is a communications officer with the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune, N.C. Stephen is a first lieutenant with the Marines. Dawn Spillane is employed by the Con Yeager Spice Company in Zelienople, Pa.

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John Hurst III is an assistant vice president at PNC Bank.

Corkum was interviewed for a story in the May 8th Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the Pittsburgh Marathon. The article notes that Michelle, who ran the Los Angeles Marathon in March and planned to run the half marathon in Pittsburgh, works at Fleet Feet Sports, a running store in Mt. Lebanon, Pa.

R ober t Ku s ick is a vice president in the investment banking division of FBR Capital Markets.

John Simon has been promoted to director of marketing and brand management for

Brianna Corrado is a charter sales representative, marketing director and graphic designer for Skyward Aviation in Washington, Pa.

Katie Jean Wheeler is an account manager with Study Island (Archipelago Learning).

assistant district at torney with the City of Philadelphia.

Jill Mikelonis is an analyst for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. She received her master’s in intelligence studies from the University of Pittsburgh in 2006.

Lauren Byrne was featured in the “Newsmaker” section of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on March 1. Lauren is executive director for Lawrenceville United, a nonprofit community organization. The article notes that the Irish Echo newspaper named Lauren to the Top 40 under 40 Irish Americans in the United States. Lauren also served as a community outreach coordinator and neighborhood initiatives coordinator for the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Initiatives office.

Sam Urick III ’04, D.O. finished his residency at UPMC Mercy Hospital in internal medicine in June 2011. He will be joining the practice of Fatigati/Nalin Associates at St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh. Sam is pictured here with the practice’s founder, Dr. Mario Fatigati ’77.

Derek Golna was awarded a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine on June 5. Derek is continuing his medical training in anesthesiology at West Virginia University. Damon Harvey is a music teacher at Linsly School

in Wheeling, W.V. He re ceived his master of arts in music education from Case Western Reserve University in 2010. Alex Kropinak was featured in an ar ticle —titled “The Animated Minds Behind ‘Marvel Super Heroes: What T h e - -?! ’ ” — i n t h e M a r c h 30th Comics Alliance. “Revered by What The--?! coc o n s p i r a to r s B e n M o r s e and Jesse Falcon as a kind of stop-motion sorcerer,” the article says, “Kropinak Rachel Levine ’10 is working as a researcher for an NGO in Camhimself maintains a humble bodia, focusing on legal education. She has lived in Cambodia for a demeanor regarding his part year and has spent time teaching English to young adults. in bringing the team’s scores of humorous shorts to life in his various roles as director, co-producer, co-writer and voice actor.” The article included an interview University in May 2011. Tegan works for the U.S. with Alex, who noted, “I had an amazing group of Congress as research analyst to the House Comprofessors at Meadville, PA’s Allegheny College who mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, where didn’t mind me playing around with toys for my art she specializes in financial management and transand video production projects and helped me imparency policy. mensely to turn my hobby into a skill.” Kaitlin Hilinski is a new independent Michael McCray graduated with distinction from beauty consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics. “I can John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Michael be reached at k.hilinski@gmail.com for information earned his degree of Juris Doctor with a Certificate about free facials, fun parties, and male and female in Intellectual Property Law along with his Master skin care needs,” she writes. of Laws, with honors, in Intellectual Property Law. While at law school, Michael was a staff editor on Kelsey King has received an NSF Graduate Rethe John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property search Fellowship. Law. He also participated in the John Marshall Law School–University of Lucerne Exchange Program in Mia Salimbene was accepted into the master’s Lucerne, Switzerland. program of genetic counseling at Brandeis University in Boston. Kelly Peretich received her M.D. degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in May. She is doing Andrea Charbonnel has received a fivea residency in anesthesiology at UPMC. year science teaching fellowship through the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF ) Lindsay Svetlak graduated from the University of Fellows program. In a highly competitive selection Akron School of Law on May 15. The University of process, KSTF, an advocate for new teachers and Akron School of Law features renowned programs the teaching profession, has awarded 36 beginning in intellectual property, professional responsibilteachers a fellowship in biology, mathematics or ity and trial advocacy and is home to one of four physical sciences valued at up to $150,000 over Constitutional Law Centers in the United States. five years. Designed to meet the needs of beginning teachers from the onset of the credentialing process through the early years of their careers, the KSTF Andrew Wright has been admitted to the New Fellowship includes professional and leadership York State Bar. Andrew is an development, teaching tools and materials, and attorney in the Buffalo office access to a network of colleagues nationwide. “I of Hodgson Russ, where he want to give my students the tools they need to focuses his practice on state become problem solvers, self-learners and selfand local tax matters with an thinkers,” says Andrea, a 2011 Physical Science emphasis on assisting in disTeaching Fellow. putes with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and New York City Lauren Lambert is a graduate of the sustainability Department of Finance and on MBA program at Duquesne University. sales tax, corporate franchise tax, personal income tax and residency audits. Prior Richard Shafranek has been selected to receive a to joining Hodgson Russ, Andrew was an extern at 2011–2012 Fulbright Award to Indonesia. “I’m fascithe New York State Attorney General’s Office. nated by (what I see as) the many parallels between Indonesia and the United States,” Richard writes. Tegan Millspaw received a master’s de“One topic I’ll be paying particular attention to gree in legislative affairs from George Washington during my year abroad is the tone of Indonesian

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Vital Statistics politics and the role of civility therein (and political par ticipation— Indonesia somehow manages to achieve 90% voter turnout!).”

daughter, Elizabeth Joy, on Jan. 8, 2011. “She fit right into our family from the moment we brought her home and is doted upon daily by proud big sisters Madeline, 4, and Hannah, 2,” Lori writes.

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Sharon Dudek is serving with the Peace Corps in Guinea. Sharon will teach chemistry to high school students. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ran a story on July 7 about efforts at the Holiday Park United Methodist Church in Plum to raise money for the elimination of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Amy Kerschner is serving as an instructor for one of the church’s fund-raising efforts: a ballroom dance workshop. The Beaver County Times ran a story on Courtney Klein on May 14. The article, which focuses on Courtney’s accomplishments as a student athlete at Allegheny, notes that Courtney began studies this fall in the physician’s assistant program at Chatham University. The Altoona Mirror profiled Lauren Kristofco on May 9. The article, which talked about Lauren’s exploits as a member of the Allegheny tennis team, noted that she will be studying for a master’s in environmental science at Baylor University.

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alumni, especially in central Texas, at jamesjp@ yahoo.com.

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John Andrew Lang and Lisa Davila on Dec. 31, 2009. Lisa graduated from Howard College with an associate degree of applied science in nursing in May and has applied to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for the RN to MSN program. John is working in the surgery department at Scenic Mountain Medical Center.

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C Kristen Graziano and Matthew Dickey on Oct. 9, 2010, in Pittsburgh. Gators in attendance included David Bosley ’97, Cara Pasqualone Lee ’97, Nicci Micco ’98, Maria Fire ’97, Shona Keefer Stanish ’98 and Gregory Dorn ’96. Kristen and Matt live in Denver and can be reached at kristen. graziano@gmail.com. D Lisa Klumpp and Paul Callan Jr. on Aug. 14, 2010, in Newtown, Pa. Alleghenians in attendance were bridesmaid Beth Hunter Kleeh ’98 and Jason Kleeh ’98. Lisa and Paul honeymooned in St. Lucia and reside in Yardley, Pa.

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Geor gianna “ Gigi” La Rocque - Price ’80 sent these two photos: Her son Zachary ’11 is pictured twice, once with her and once with his uncle Brett LaRocque at Brett’s graduation from Allegheny in 1989. Zach was 5 months old at the time.

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Heather Bailley and John Hardcastle on Oct. 23, 2010, in Owings Mills, Md. Also present in the picture are Jennifer Fullerton Snyder ’00, with her husband, Jason, and Jennifer Greenawalt ’96.

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Neetu Sehgal and Sachin Dewagan at her family’s home in Southborough, Mass., on June 25, 2011, followed by receptions in both Worcester, Mass., and Sachin’s hometown of San Diego. “Sachin’s and my paths crossed on a crisp autumn day in New England in 2009, and we realized soon that one completed the other,” Neetu writes. Alleghenians in attendance at their wedding celebrations included Neetu’s sister, Anupama Sehgal ’95, Sonia Guediche Crane ’95, Kana Lee ’03, Claude Ogoe ’03, Gilbert Wilson ’03, Joseph Groves ’04 and his fiancee Jamie Kimbrough ’03, and Chaitanya Harimohan ’05. Neetu is associate general counsel for one of North America’s leading integrated facilities services companies, UGL Services. She writes that she is happy to hear from other Gators or students interested in corporate law

Christopher “Kitt” Tuttle and Amber Moeller on June 26, 2011, at George Washington’s home, Mt. Vernon, in Alexandria, Va. Amber is from Celina, Ohio.

’07 Daniel Piper and Milca Castillo on June 4,

2011, in Columbus, Ohio. Paul Fikse ’07 was in attendance. Daniel graduated from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in May and began a three-year residency at University Hospitals in Cleveland in July.

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“Gators in Seattle! It was all smiles and laughs as a great group of Allegheny alumni celebrated the beautiful marriage of Jeffrey Welbourn ’06 and Maria Kennihan ’08,” Rachel Dingman writes. “The class of 2008 was represented well.” Pictured in back, left to right, are Eric Handstad, Chris Preperato, Maria and Jeff, Rachel Dingman and Daniel Imperiale; in front, Sarah Goss, Joanna Ginsburg and Shaun Hayden.

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J Christopher Hansen and Melissa Millerschoen ’10 on April 16, 2011. “We celebrated the special occasion with many fellow gators!” they write.

Missy Rau Hill and her husband, Andrew: a daughter, Phoebe Catherine, on Jan. 9, 2011. She joins twin brothers Henry and Wesley, 3.

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4 years old), and I were thrilled to welcome our son Klein Thomas Boyd on Aug. 20, 2010, after a long hot Tennessee summer!” writes Jennifer Nagel Boyd. “Klein was born at Erlanger East Women’s Hospital in Chattanooga, and has never really fit his name, which runs through my husband’s family and means ‘little.’ After a semester-long maternity leave, I returned to campus and finished my third year as an assistant professor of biological & environmental sciences at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Wes is a senior design engineer and project manager for Westinghouse Nuclear. We live in Signal Mountain, TN, and are enjoying the area very much.”

practice. Sachin is a senior consultant specializing in healthcare management at PwC. They reside in Boston. G Raelynn Miles and Chris O’Leary on Aug. 27, 2010, at Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pa. Gators in attendance included women’s basketball teammates Jackie Tubo Lantzy ’05, a bridesmaid, and Jamie Parone ’05, Emily Kuchta Hesch ’05, Meredith McDonough ’05, Caitlin Murtagh Baker ’06, Valery Medwid ’06, Allison Roberts ’06 and Courtney Steding ’06. Other Gators in attendance were Aaron Lantzy ’05, Josh Baker ’06, Tyler Lowry ’05, Peter Frey ’05, Roy King ’05 and Drew Scibetta ’06. Chris and Raelynn met as graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University. Chris is owner and VP of operations at Kenson Plastics (http://www.kensonplastics.com/ ), and Raelynn is principal and founder of the design firm Dezudio (http://www.dezudio.com/ ). They reside on the East End of Pittsburgh.

band, Richard: twins, Daniel Joseph and Camryn Lillian, on August 12, 2010. Daniel and Camryn join sister Haley, 3.

Mark “ Meat ” O’Loughlin and Ali Goldber g O’Loughlin ’96: a son, Declan James, on Feb. 9, 2011. Declan joins big brothers Jack, 7, and Grady, 6, and big sister Lucy, 2. The O’Loughlins live in Melville, N.Y. J

’11 Nikki Murray and Mike Browne on June 11,

2011. Hannah Kight ’11 was maid of honor, and Ashlee O’Donnell ’12, Sam Stanko ’11, Annie Krol ’13 and Sarah McAfoose ’09 were attendants. Nicola Flynn ’10, Erica Belden ’10, Emily Benner ’12, Sarah Klein ’14, Emily West ’10, Christina Moreschi ’12, Philip Anthony ’12, Jessica McDonald ’12 and Meghan Fatzinger ’10 attended the ceremony. Mike is a 2009 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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Scott Landman and his wife: a son, Duncan Hession-Landman, on June 15, 2011. “Everyone is happy and healthy,” Scott writes.

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Julie Oplinger Roddin and her husband, Jeff: a daughter, Rachel Anne, on March 22, 2011. The Roddins reside in Silver Spring, Md.

’99 Nicholas Frisk III and Joy Carcase Frisk ’01: a daughter, Silvana Nicole, on Oct. 3, 2010.

’01 Becky Slupski Bortolussi and her husband,

Matthew: a daughter, Mila Kathleen, on April 9, 2011. “Her big brother, Michael, 2, is loving her and is a big help to his mom,” Becky writes.

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Sarah Stefanchin Clayton and Damon Clayton ’02: their first child, Liam Michael, on Aug. 16, 2010. The Claytons reside in Pittsburgh.

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F Kelly Bordash Dopp and her husband, Chris: a son, Beckett Andrew, on May 20, 2010. “Shortly after Beckett’s birth, we relocated to Ohio to be closer to family,” Kelly writes. “We are enjoying the craziness of parenthood!”

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G Tom Everest and Sarah Kost Everest: a son, Andrew Nicholas, on Jan. 20, 2011. “We live with our little gator in Pittsburgh and can be reached at Sarah_Everest@hotmail.com,” Sarah writes.

son, Thomas Luke, on Feb. 7, 2011. Thomas joins big sisters Anna Grace and Sarah. “Everyone is doing great!” Christian writes.

Nedzad Ajanovic and his wife, Belma: a daughter, Nur, on April 1, 2011. “Nur was born in Jeddah, where Belma and I moved to from Budapest in January 2011,” Ned writes. “I am now working for the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) as partnership officer. IDB is a multilateral development institution whose aim is to foster economic development and social progress.” C Lori Wetzel Morris and her husband, Dan: a

H Jessica Hayes Grande and her husband, Carl: a daughter, Jocelyn Rae, on Feb. 11, 2011. “We are so in love with her and are adjusting to being new parents!” Jessica writes.

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’05 Courtney Holland Montgomery and Ben ’08 I Montgomery: their first child, Anna Caroline, on Feb. 11, 2011, in St. Clair (Pa.) Hospital.

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’32 James Kelley on July 5, 2011. He earned his master’s and Ph.D. in economics. A professor of economics at Boston University, he also held several administrative positions during a 41-year career in education. Survivors include a son, David; a daughter, Marsha Golden; five grandchildren; and six great-grandsons. His wife, Marjorie, preceded him in death.

’37 Ross Beiler on July 3, 2011. He earned a

master’s and a doctorate from the University of Iowa. A member of the political science faculty at the University of Miami for 36 years, he was a pioneer in the field of computerized projections of election outcomes. He was also widely recognized for predicting Harry Truman’s upset victory over Thomas Dewey in 1948. He served as a political consultant for a Miami TV station for 20 years and regularly appeared on Miami’s public affairs show “Florida Forum.” He also conducted polls and developed projections for prominent Florida politicians. He served on the Dade County Charter Commission and was responsible for major studies on the creation of metro government in Dade County, urban unrest in Miami and the role of the media and politics in Florida. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Pratt ’39; two sons, William ’62 and David; a daughter, Roberta ’66; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy Beiler Burr ’38; and two brothers, David ’43 and Theodore ’48. Evelyn Dale Johannesmeyer on July 15, 2011. A member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, she was a certified braillist who worked on numerous textbooks for the visually challenged. She also taught children with special needs in Meadville; Columbia, S.C.; and Sanford, N.C. She was a member of Providence Presbyterian Church in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Survivors include three sons, John ’64, Alan and Dale; 11 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles ’40, and a brother, Jack Dale ’42. Ruth Myers Kerr on March 31, 2011. A member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, she had taught high school English for the Berea (Ohio) School District and was a member of the United Methodist Church of Berea. Survivors include a son, Thomas; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, and a son, Robert.

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Tait Feisler on June 5, 2011. A member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, she earned a master’s in education from Gannon University and furthered her studies at Edinboro University. From 1962 through 1982 she taught English and journalism at Roosevelt Junior High School in Erie, Pa. She was a member of Perkins Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Constance Young and Jan Johnson; two sons, William and Charles; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Her husband, William, preceded her in death.

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Transferring after her sophomore year to pursue her interest in business administration, she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and later worked in the university’s Office of the Treasurer. After her marriage to Thomas Raber, she lived for many years in the Philippines, Japan and France as a military wife. Survivors include a son, Thomas; a daughter, Jane Raber Crichton ’64; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Jane Farnsworth. Her husband preceded her in death.

’39 Charles Barkley on March 16, 2011. Survivors include a son, David; a daughter, Marilyn Cassidy; four grandchildren; and a sister, Elizabeth Annear. His wife, Cordelia, preceded him in death.

Ruth Stafford Duesing on March 1, 2011. A member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, she completed her degree at Emerson College. She was president of the Ocklawaha Valley Audubon Society and helped found the Trout Lake Nature Center in Eustis, Fla. She also helped build Pilgrim’s Church in Fruitland, Fla. Survivors include her husband, John; two sons, Mike and David; a daughter, Jane Miller; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen Holschuh; and a brother, John. Jean Siebielec Sharek on March 23, 2011. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Allegheny, she earned her Ph.D. at Harvard University. She had served as a lieutenant commander with the U.S. Navy Reserve. Survivors include a daughter, Carole Finnegan; a son, William; two grandsons; and two great-grandsons. Her husband, Carl, preceded her in death.

’40 K. Jean English Dehnel on July 20, 2011. She did postgraduate work at the University of Utah and Bowling Green State University. Retired from teaching English and drama at Firelands High School in Oberlin, Ohio, she also had taught at Lakewood, Salt Lake City and Vermilion. She was a member of the United Church of Christ Congregational in Oberlin. Survivors include a daughter, Sally Tatham; a son, John; and two grandchildren. Her husband, Henry, preceded her in death.

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William Faloon on June 23, 2011. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he trained in Philadelphia, Albany and Boston, where he was a Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School Thorndike Memorial Laboratory. Following faculty appointments at Albany Medical School and Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, he was appointed professor of medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1968. He served as chief of medicine at the Highland Hospital from 1970 to 1980 and was director of gastroenterology and nutrition until 1986. In 1992 he was named professor emeritus. He remained active in clinical research and served as co-founder and president of the Western New York Chapter of the American Liver Foundation. Inducted into the Allegheny College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984, he was awarded the Blue Citation in 1995 in recognition of his service to the College. He served as a member of the Board of Managers, trustee and chairman of the board of Camp Dudley YMCA in Westport, N.Y. In 2006 he became a Paul Harris Fellow of Rochester Rotary for his support of the Polio Plus Campaign. Survivors include his wife, Roberta; two daughters, Karen Durham and

Nancy Dodd; a son, William ’77; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

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MacLeod Chambers on June 25, 2011. She earned a master’s in library science from the University of South Florida at Tampa. In 1942 she enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. A longtime elementary teacher in both Jacksonville and Lakeland, Fla., she was also a school librarian in the Polk County school system. She was a volunteer for Toys for Tots and the Mid-Florida Young Marines Program. In 2010 she was honored with a Distinguished Service Award from the National Marine Corps League. Survivors include a son, Keith; two daughters, Evanie Sabin and Elizabeth Breton; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, Ralph, preceded her in death.

George Haudenshield on Feb. 19, 2011. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh Dental School, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a dental officer with the U.S. Marines at Parris Island and later with a Seabee Battalion in the Pacific theater. He practiced dentistry in Carnegie, Pa., for 40 years. He was on the Scott Township School Board for 14 years and later became president of the Chartiers Valley School Board. He also served, from 1959 to 1972, in the Pennsylvania State Legislature, where he was a member of the Professional Licenses and Appropriations Committee and later chairman of the Education and State Government Committee. He served on a number of local boards, including the Chartiers Valley Redevelopment Authority, and was an elder and trustee at the Covenant Community Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Traver; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Barbara ’52. His wife, Janet, preceded him in death. Margaret Cox Smith on Feb. 10, 2011. She was a serologist and lab technician at Gettysburg Hospital for 21 years and developed and received accreditation for the hospital’s blood bank. She was a member of Fairfield Mennonite Church. Survivors include her husband, Robert; six children, George, Michael, Cheryl Dragoo, Susan Wyckoff, Margaret Corchnoy ’77 and Douglas ’79; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Claire DePersico. A grandson preceded her in death.

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Philip Africa on Feb. 27, 2011. He joined the 323rd Field Artillery Battalion of the 83rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, serving in the European theater in the concluding months of World War II. He pursued graduate studies at Harvard University and then at the University of Rochester, where he received his doctorate. In 1954 he accepted the position of head of the history department at Salem College, and then in 1962 he became head of the history department at Keuka College, where he was appointed an emeritus professor upon his retirement. He was a specialist in American history and American foreign policy. He was active in a number of civic organizations, including the local volunteer fire department and political campaigns. After retirement he worked on behalf of the Friends of the Lightner Library at Keuka College, among other activities. Survivors include four daughters, Chris, Dorothy, Amy and Paula; a stepson, John

Armstrong; and a granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine, and his second wife, Margery. Patricia Ludemann Currie on Jan. 20, 2011. For 30 years she was a real estate broker in Old Tappan, N.J. She later worked for Wal-Mart in Orlando, Fla. Survivors include two sons, Archibald and Alexander; a daughter, Marilyn Noe; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Her husband, Archibald, preceded her in death. Paula Prange Klingensmith on June 9, 2010. Survivors include two daughters, Susan Connard and Pam Harris ’70; a son, Mark Klingensmith ’74; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Her husband, Walter, preceded her in death.

’44 The Reverend Harry Peelor on January 25,

2011. With his wife, Ruth, he had founded Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, which grew to a membership of more than 2,500 by 1975. A graduate of Yale Divinity School, he served as a Navy chaplain in World War II and the Korean War. Known as a charismatic minister, he served for a short time as a chaplain to the Pittsburgh Steelers and as a motivational speaker for the U.S. Air Force. He also preached regularly on the Protestant Hour radio show before becoming director of outreach ministries for Guideposts Associates in New York City in 1975. His final ministry, before his retirement in the late 1970s, was at the First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, California. Survivors include four daughters, Donna, Judy, Sue and Lauren; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. His wife preceded him in death by eight days.

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Shirley Mae Provin Atkinson on March 21, 2011. She was a member of St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in DuBois, Pa., and sang in the choir. Sur vivors include her husband, Joseph; a son, Richard; two daughters, Barbara Ralston and Betty Lou Kopshina; 10 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Jo Robinson, and a great-grandson. Virginia Slocum Heron on May 30, 2011. A member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, she worked for the State Department in the 1950s. She later became an author of children’s books.

’46 Charles Gallup on May 31, 2011. A veteran of

the U.S. Navy during World War II, he had served as a corpsman at Great Lakes Naval Hospital and later Corona Naval Hospital. A graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, he later served for two years as a medical officer with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He served for 10 years as the chief of anesthesiology at Highland Alameda County Hospital in Oakland, Calif., where he was in charge of the residency training program for anesthesiologist specialists. He then entered private practice in Oakland, was the chief of anesthesiology at Peralta Hospital and later elected president of the medical staff. He retired in 1987. Survivors include his wife, Luna; a daughter, Cathy Hull; three sons, David, John and Robert; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

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Fred Kibler on Feb. 17, 2011. He was a graduate of Gannon University. He had worked for Sylvania in Warren (Pa.) and Talon in Meadville before joining Torpedo Specialty Wire in Rocky Mount, N.C., where he worked as a plating engineer for 20 years until his retirement. He was a former member of First Baptist Church of Meadville. Survivors include a son, Dennis; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence, and an infant son, Gerald.

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Nora Lee Shull Miller on Feb. 14, 2011. She had been a member of the Allegheny Singers. A member of the Grace Presbyterian Church of Kittanning, Pa., she served on the church session. She also served on the board of the Kittanning Public Library, chairing the annual library book sale for over 25 years. She volunteered with the Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary for over 30 years. Survivors include a son, Lee ’78; a daughter, Myra Shriver; five grandchildren, including Jesse Shriver ’07 and Anna Shriver ’13; and two greatgrandchildren. Her husband, Howard, preceded her in death.

’49 Roger Boylan on Jan. 31, 2011. A graduate

of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, he completed his internship and residency in Denver, Colo., and practiced internal medicine at the VA Hospital in Ft. Bayard, N.M. He then practiced medicine in Tempe, Ariz., for many years. He was active at Southside District Hospital in Mesa and helped plan and build Desert Samaritan Hospital. He also provided emergency care for many years at Arizona State University football games. Survivors include his wife, Patricia; a son, Jeffery; a daughter, Susanne Smith; two grandchildren; and a brother, Howard ’50. Another brother, Richard ’52, preceded him in death.

Samuel Bright Jr. on June 24, 2011. A Navy veteran who had served during the Korean War, he earned an M.Ed. at the University of Florida and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in history at Duke University. He taught at Temple University, Southeast Missouri State University, Kansas State University and Davidson County Community College. He served as president of the North Carolina chapter of the American Association of University Professors. He chaired the zoning and adjustment boards for the city of Lexington and was active in the Davidson County Democratic Party. He was a volunteer driver for the American Cancer Society, volunteered at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, helped build Habitat houses and made mission trips with Centenary United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Survivors include his wife, Joyce; a daughter, Sara Vogelsang; a son, Samuel; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth, and a sister, Joan Rundle ’52. Martha Hummer Schmidt Kearney on July 6, 2011. A registered nurse, she was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Clarks Summit, Pa. Survivors include her husband, Drew; two sons, Richard and Kurt Schmidt; four daughters, Susan Shoup, Karen Schmidt O’Connor ’78, Hollie Loder and Bonna Somers; three stepsons; a stepdaughter; 24 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband,

Major Richard H. Schmidt, and a sister, Lillian Mae Hummer Hiller ’43. Harriet Leffingwell Keffer on June 13, 2011. She taught math in Andover, Ohio, for a short time and worked in accounting at Bailey Meter in Wickliffe, Kennametal in Orwell and Andover Industries. Survivors include her husband, Raymond; two sons, Raymond and Robert; two daughters, Cheri Schauer and Shirley Foucher; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Frances Carpenter Roberts on March 7, 2011. After earning her MLS at Columbia University, she worked as a reference librarian for the Westchester Library System in Yonkers, N.Y., for many years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, served as an officer in the New York State Genealogical Association and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. Survivors include two sons, Ralph and Frank; a daughter, Kathryn Wendel; three grandchildren; and a brother, Charles Carpenter ’50. Her husband, Ralph, preceded her in death.

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Gordon Carrier on April 6, 2011. A veteran of World War II, he had enlisted in the U.S. Navy, participating in the invasion of Normandy and later in the Pacific theater. He worked for nearly 40 years in the aerospace industry—on early space missions such as Apollo 13 and Gemini—and retired as a planner in 1992 from TRW. He was a member of Bethany Chapel Full Gospel Church in Long Beach, Calif., and First Baptist Church in Gretna, La., and led a small ministry, Shiloh Tabernacle, for more than 10 years. He volunteered at New Orleans nonprofits, including Preservation Resource Center, NO/AIDS Task Force, Lighthouse for the Blind and the Louisiana Museum Foundation. Survivors include his wife, Helen; a daughter, Susan Maclay; a son, Kenneth; four grandchildren; two sisters, Ida Lowe and Audrey Brown; and a brother, Walter. A grandson preceded him in death. John Towns Jr. on Feb. 17, 2011. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served during the Korean War, he served as moderator for the Beaver-Butler Presbytery and chaired the finance committee of the Synod of the Trinity. He was vice president and treasurer for the Butler County Kennel Club and international vice president for the Institute of Management Accountants. Survivors include two sons, John and Duane ’76; three stepchildren, Deborah Fiscus, Jan Parsons and Amy Fields; seven grandchildren, including Kelly Towns ’07; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, Elvira Johnson. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Thelma, and his second wife, Beatrice; a son, Daniel; and a brother, Charles. His mother, Helen Davis Towns ’20, was also a graduate of the College. “One of his proudest accomplishments,” writes his son Duane, “was creating the Towns Family Lectureship in Practical Ethics at Allegheny College.”

’51 David Patterson on Jan. 2, 2011. He was a member and chapter president of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Allegheny. He had interrupted his education at Allegheny to serve for two years in the Army during the Korean War. Stationed in Alaska, he was an instructor and laboratory specialist with the Army Medical Corps. Later he formed a corporation A l l e g h e n y B u l l e t i n • N o v e m b e r 2 0 11

of the U.S. Army, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. He practiced law in Slippery Rock and Butler from 1959 to 1982 and served as district attorney for Butler County from 1964 to 1982. He was Common Pleas Judge for Butler County from 1982 to 2005. He served two terms on the Slippery Rock School Board, where he was instrumental in founding the boys’ football program at Slippery Rock High School. Survivors include his wife, Norma; two daughters, Karin Lytle and Yvonne Brydon; a son, Harold; four grandchildren; and a brother, George. Gerald Dischinger on June 14, 2011. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. A graduate of Buffalo State Teachers College, he did graduate work at Colgate University. He taught at Binghamton (N.Y.) High School for 30 years and also coached the tennis team. After retirement he and his wife moved to Vero Beach, Fla., returning to the Binghamton area in 2008. Survivors include his wife, Margy; a son, Dave; two grandchildren; and a sister, Alice Pascucci. V. Thomas Mannarelli on July 13, 2011. A graduate of Western Reserve University School of Medicine, he completed his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at University Hospitals in Cleveland and for 27 years practiced medicine in Elyria, Ohio. Survivors include his wife, Hebe; two daughters, Sara Durfee and Julia Smith; a son, William; and seven grandchildren. Wayne McKallip on March 7, 2011. He had a 47-year career with Bethlehem Steel, working as assistant manager in the Philadelphia office before his retirement in 2001. He also volunteered with Meals on Wheels. Survivors include his wife, Judy; two daughters, Diane and Suzanne; a son, Skip ’81; four grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and a brother, Bill. Elizabeth Forsyth Moore on May 9, 2011. A member of Alpha Delta Kappa sorority, she had retired from teaching with the Roanoke Rapids (N.C.) Graded School District. She had served as president of the Halifax Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, the United Methodist Women and the Halifax County Republican Party. Survivors include two sons, Douglas and Scott, and three grandchildren. Her husband, Edward, preceded her in death.

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DeG r an ge on Feb. 13, 2011. A member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and the Allegheny Singers, he graduated from the University of

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The Rev. Gilbert Hoffman on Dec. 9, 2010. He was a graduate of the Wesley Seminary. A Methodist minister for 35 years, he served as a district superintendent in Pittsburgh for six years. Survivors include his wife. C. Norman Murray on May 14, 2011. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and company commander of the Air Force ROTC at Allegheny, he served in the U.S. Air Force and was assigned to the North American Air Defense Command as a member of a fighter interceptor squadron and the base’s intelligence officer. He retired as a captain. A graduate of the Dickinson School of Law, he specialized in human resources and OSHA compliance for Corning Glass in Corning, N.Y., and Great Northern Paper in Stamford, Conn. Following retirement, he was an associate with William Raveis Real Estate. He was a member of Christ Church Junior Vestry; served on the boards of Corning Hospital, Corning Summer Theater and Boy Scouts of America; and was active in scouting as a troop leader, a member of the Order of the Arrow and recipient of the Silver Beaver Award. Survivors include his wife, Laurie MacArthur Murray ’56; two sons, Clifford and Bruce; a daughter, Elizabeth Mascaro; and five grandchildren. Theodore Smith on June 5, 2011. A graduate of Drexel Medical School, he served in the U.S. Navy and was based in Newport, R.I. He was in clinical practice for over 45 years in Syracuse, N.Y., and taught medical students and residents at Upstate and Veterans Administration Hospital. He was director of Upstate’s glaucoma service from 1965 to 1995 and retired as a full professor. As a volunteer physician, he provided free eye surgery for people in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras and Kenya. He also volunteered as a track physician for Formula One racing at Watkins Glen. He was a member of the vestry of St. David’s Episcopal Church and served as president of the Fabius-Pompey School Board. Survivors include his wife, Charleen; two daughters, Lisa Sasser and Kristin Ostrander; two sons, Grant and Garrett; five grandchildren; and a sister, Audrey Wegst.

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’59 Jane Wendel Haskell on Feb. 5, 2011. She

had worked as a teacher and administrator in Skowhegan, Maine, and later, with her husband, William, she started Northford Miniatures, which produced handcrafted Shaker dollhouse furniture. She also compiled Guide to American Miniatures. She and William later started Handcrafters of Miniatures and promoted handcrafted miniature shows in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut for over 20 years. Survivors include a son, Bruce; two daughters, Deborah Jane Hackett and Jennifer Mitchell ’88; and seven grandchildren, including Ethan Haskell ’12. Her husband preceded her in death. Richard Harrison Smith on July 19, 2011. He earned an M.S. in biochemistry at North Dakota State University, an M.S. in music education at Bemidji State University and a Ph.D. in music at Union Institute. He served as minister of music at Olivet Lutheran Church in Fargo from 1963 to 1969, when he became director of the Jamestown College Choir. That choir became the first American choir, when they toured Europe in 1972, to sing at the Cathedral of Notre Dame. A composer and arranger of choral works, he won special recognition as an arranger of traditional American Negro spirituals. For 13 years, beginning in 1984, he also served as academic dean at Jamestown College. He retired in 1998. Survivors include his wife, June; three daughters, Kristen Cain, Karen Schenck and Kathryn Haugrud; seven grandchildren; and two sisters, Betty Mills and Sandra Seidel.

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Rollin Smith Jr. on April 15, 2011. He completed his B.A. at Southern Methodist University and earned an MBA from Drury University. He worked for TWA, spending several years in Saudi Arabia, and later for Sweetheart Cup and the Springfield (Mo.) Public School System. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Jane; three children, Trey, Erin and

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Janowsk y on April 9, 2011. A member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, he taught geology for many years in Utica at the Mohawk Valley Community College. Survivors include his wife, Kay Williams Janowsky ’62.

Ronald Maslo on June 9, 2011. He earned a B.S. in aeronautical engineering from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from California-Western University. An Eagle Scout, he earned the Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service to Scouting. Survivors include his wife, Kathy; two daughters, Christine Weighell ’90 and Karen Paglia ’92; and four grandchildren. Alton “Jack” Straw on March 3, 2011. He earned his master’s in economics from the University of Pittsburgh. Before his retirement he worked at the Cambridge Springs Water Department. He was a member of St. Agatha Church in Meadville. Survivors include his wife, Helen; a daughter, Jacqueline Preaux; two grandchildren; and a sister, Dolores Bojack.

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Rollin Rough on Feb. 17, 2011. A member of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, he also played clarinet in the Dixieland Band at Allegheny. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve with the 298th Transportation Division from 1963 until 1969. He worked at Joy in Lewistown, Pa., for 42 years, retiring as manager of engineering services. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin. Survivors include his wife, Carol; two daughters, Lynn Rough and Leigh Hicks; a son, Curtis; a granddaughter; and two sisters, Connie Schenck and Debbie Smith.

’63 Karen Lee Bautz on May 22, 2010. She had worked as a librarian.

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Barbara Ann McMurray Garber at her home in Houston, Texas, in 2010. Survivors include her children, Jonathan Daniel Garber and Patrick Andrew Garber; a sister, Marilyn; and a brother, Gio.

’65 Tom Freeman on May 11, 2011. A graduate

of the University of Buffalo, he worked for Bethlehem Steel in Buffalo; was a driller and driller’s assistant for Freeman Drilling; and worked as a pumper. He also worked as a painter and repairman of flagpoles and light poles. He attended the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his mother, Marion; two sisters, Margie Anderson and Linda Freeman; and a brother, Bruce.

Retha Heigele Petrosino on July 10, 2011. She earned an M.A. from American University and was chair of the English department at the Thornton Donovan School in New Rochelle, N.Y., for 30 years. She served as a deacon at the Larchmont Avenue Church. Survivors include her husband, Fred; a son, Jeremy; and a sister, Phyllis Bunker.

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Jeffrey Pearson on June 24, 2011. He had served in the U.S. Army as a member of the Military Police before finishing his studies at the University of Connecticut School of Law. In his practice he assisted life insurance agents and clients with estate

and taxation planning. He worked for 25 years with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance and 10 years with the Daly Insurance Brokerage. Survivors include his wife, Karen; a daughter, Wendy; his mother, Charlotte; and a sister, Kim Baker.

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Linda Jean Sims Taylor on July 2, 2011. She held both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Allegheny and also earned a master’s degree in library science from Western Kentucky University and a master’s degree in English from Clarion University. She taught and held library positions in the Cleveland City School District, Muskingum Area Technical College, Ohio University–Zanesville, Zanesville (Ohio) City Schools, Western Kentucky University and Clarion University of Pennsylvania. At Brookville Area School District, she developed the first secondary gifted education curriculum. She served as president of the Rebecca M. Arthurs Library Board and was active in Brookville Presbyterian Church, where she taught Sunday School, participated in the vocal and bell choirs and served as a deacon and an elder. Survivors include two sons, Christopher and Sean; a grandson; and two sisters, Marcia Wittenberg and Kathy Finkbeiner.

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Donald Paish on Feb. 16, 2011. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a graduate of Albany Medical College of Union University. Until his retirement in 1993, he practiced in Troy and Glens Falls, N.Y. Survivors include his wife, Arlene; three sons, David, Richard and John; a daughter, Dorothy Schmidt; 10 grandchildren; a great-grandson; and a sister, Ann.

Michael Garrett on June 21, 2011. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he spent two years in an army base band in Kitzingen, Germany, before earning an MAT at Vanderbilt University. He taught for 15 years at Concord (Maine) High School and served another 25 as assistant principal. He coached high school baseball for four years and coached the Concord YMCA swim team for ten. He also served on the Concord City Council, introducing legislation to create the Concord Conservation Commission, and was chairman of the Concord Charter Revision Committee. He was a member of the Concord YMCA Board of Directors for five years. After his retirement to coastal Maine, he served as secretary to the Planning Board for 10 years and in 2010 was named Citizen of the Year by the Board of Selectmen of Lamoine. Survivors include his wife, Bette ’56; five children, Christopher, Patrick, Cameron, Merrill and Carter; and seven grandchildren.

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an MBA from Duquesne University and had served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of St. Louise de Marillac Church in Upper St. Clair, Pa. Survivors include three daughters, Linda Ryan, Carol Balkey and Jane Thompson; a stepson, West Blumfeldt; five grandchildren; and a sister, Lois Semler. His wife, Nancy, preceded him in death.

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Pittsburgh Dental School. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps from 1956 to 1958.He practiced dentistry in Meadville for 38 years, retiring in 1996, and was past president of the Northwest Pennsylvania Dental Society. A member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Meadville, he volunteered with the Meadville Soup Kitchen. Survivors include his wife, Diane; three daughters, Roxanne Beebe, Deborah DeGrange and Yvette Robinson; a stepdaughter, Karen Nies; a stepson, Michael Portfilio; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; a sister, Nancy; and a brother, Ron.

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as a manufacturer’s representative in fields such as embryo transfer equipment and semiconductor manufacturing and testing systems. In 1976 he founded D.B. Patterson Associates. Active in his communities, he served on the Planning Commission and as president of the Board of Local Improvements in Arlington Heights, Ill. He also served on the Planning Commission in Huntley, Ill. Survivors include his wife, Mary; a daughter, Deborah Patterson Burdsall ’78, and her husband, Rick ’78; two sons, Bruce and Bentley; six grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Beth Hagamen. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Darlene, and a grandson.

Colormedia in Peabody, Mass., from 1984 to 1988 and was director of graphic design for Sunrise Systems in Pembroke, Mass., from 1988 to 2010. At Sunrise he worked with the word artist Jenny Holzer in cities and museums across Europe, Asia, South America and in the U.S., where he contributed his graphic creations in many cities. He worked in the Children’s Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Computer Museum of Boston and designed graphics and animations in three Hollywood films, including Ghostbusters II. Survivors include his parents, Professor Emeritus Charles Ketcham and Joyce Ketcham.

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Kenneth Wolfe Jr. on March 18, 2011. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he retired as a social worker at Warren State Hospital in Warren, Pa., after 35 years. He attended the First United Methodist Church in Warren. Survivors include his wife, Susan; two daughters, Kimberly Sanchez ’97 and Alyssa Peterson; two grandchildren; and three sisters, Barbara Atkin, Janet Blaha and Gloria Morrison.

Andrew Bestor on June 2, 2011. He served in the National Guard and worked for Schal Associates in construction consulting in Chicago and Japan and for Boeing in Seattle. For the last six months of his life, he worked at the Library of Congress. Survivors include his mother, Nancy, and four sisters, Susannah Walker, Jane Fair Bestor, Clary Williams and Maria Zimmer. He was preceded in death by his father, Roger, and a brother, John.

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Emily Burns-Higley on April 15, 2011. In addition to running a charitable foundation, she assisted with her family’s financial planning business. Survivors include her husband, Jim Higley; two children, Kyle and Laura; her father, Robert Burns; a sister, Lauren; and a brother, Bob. She was preceded in death by her mother, Frances. Lynn Brethauer Pfister on Feb. 19, 2011. She received her master of science from Bucknell University. She was a pharmacy technician, most recently at Costco Wholesale in Manassas, Va. She was an active member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church and volunteered frequently at the local Pregnancy Resource Center. Survivors include her husband, Bill; a daughter, Elizabeth; two sons, Paul and David; and three grandchildren.

’77 Dale Miller on June 23, 2011. He was a

member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. A soccer player at Allegheny, he continued to play in adult leagues and national master’s tournaments. A founding par tner of Inter-Fluve, a nationally known stream restoration firm, he was principal of Mainstream Restoration for the last several years. Survivors include a daughter, Isabella Ramos-Miller, and his three siblings, Jaya Miller, Alan Miller and Pan Martinez. Photos from a “living wake” that Dale hosted on June 11 for family and friends can be found on page 22.

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M e r r i c k S c o t t Ke t c h a m o n M ay 14, 2011. He had furthered his studies at the School for the Visual Arts and the Center for the Media Arts in New York City. He was executive producer for

graduate of the University of Minnesota, where she received her master’s degree in human resources– industrial relations, she worked for ExxonMobil for 13 years in the Houston, Texas, area. Most recently she served as human resource manager for ExxonMobil Upstream Research. Survivors include her fiance, Todd Datchko, and her parents, Donald and Elaine Knowles.

’96 Daric Beiter on April 1, 2011. He had done

graduate work at SUNY Oswego and taught U.S. history at Davie High School in Mocksville, N.C., where he was also a cross country and track and field coach. Survivors include his wife, Michelle; his father, David; a brother, David; and two sisters, Darea Winters and Kim Beauchamp. His mother, Della, preceded him in death.

Frie nd s James “Jay” Cherry Jr. on Aug. 24, 2011. He taught speech and drama at Allegheny College from 1945 to 1946 and from 1949 to 1956. Survivors include a son, Warren; four daughters, Karren, Sharren, Carrelyn and Sharrell; and two grandsons. Caroline Sherman on April 13, 2011. She had worked as a nurse and also in the Office of the Registrar at Allegheny College. Survivors include a son, Jonathan ’71, and a grandson, Jon ’93. Her husband, Robert ’41, who had served as director of admissions and assistant to the president at Allegheny, preceded her in death. A l l e g h e n y B u l l e t i n • N o v e m b e r 2 0 11

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R esearch Opportunities A re a Springboard to S uccess

ne of Allegheny’s distinctions is that we

are among the only 16 percent of liberal arts colleges nationally that require independent research and/or original creative work of all graduates. We often cite this in proposals that we submit for grant funding to private foundations and government agencies. But what does this mean and why does it matter? As an Allegheny graduate who survived the “Senior Comp” experience some decades ago, I can say without reservation that I was better prepared to work independently, solve problems, and defend my ideas than peers I later met in my professional life and graduate school. Compared to what I accomplished through the Senior Comp, though, many of today’s Allegheny students are superstars. These students frequently are exposed to research experiences and a research environment early in their undergraduate years. By the time they graduate, they may have conducted research not only at Allegheny but also at other universities and colleges, clinics, non-governmental organizations, and research laboratories. They may have accompanied a faculty mentor to Alaska, Montana, or Colorado to do fieldwork during the summer; they may have presented their work at a national professional meeting; they may have co-authored an article published in a peer-reviewed journal; they may have produced a dramatic work that captured national recognition. Graduate school faculty tell us that our students during their first year of graduate school perform at the level of second-year graduate students. Many graduate schools are eager to receive a steady stream of Allegheny graduates into their programs, and many employers give preference to our graduates even when the pool of job applicants is extremely strong and highly competitive. Today the director of l’Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles, Haiti visited campus. It was his first visit to Allegheny, and we wanted to explore with him the possibility that some of our students who are interested in global health and development might spend two or more weeks in Haiti doing research or working on projects that are part of the hospital’s work. Many of these projects occur in poor hillside villages miles from Deschapelles. After meeting with our faculty and students, he enthusiastically extended an invitation to us to send students to work with him and his staff or to conduct research that would be mutually beneficial to the Haitian people served by

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the hospital and community centers, to the hospital itself, and to our students. For the past four summers I have had the opportunity to see Allegheny students present their research in progress at the Allegheny College Summer Research Series. In summer 2011, 50 students and 24 faculty from 13 departments and programs presented their work at this weekly series. While many of the presentations were made by students and faculty in the natural sciences, students and faculty in the social sciences and humanities presented, as well. The series is very popular, often filling the Tillotson Dining Room with faculty, staff, and students who are on campus during the summer—and it’s not just for the “free lunch” that precedes the presentations. The students who present their research do so with enthusiasm, poise, and clarity. They respond to a variety of questions from a diverse audience. I would be proud to have visiting alumni, prospective students, and parents attend these lunchtime presentations. As more students recognize the value of this experience, the number of proposals submitted to the Provost seeking support for summer research increases. This past summer, for example, the Provost distributed more than $200,000 in research stipends and research supplies funding to students conducting research with an Allegheny mentor. This does not include external grant funding that faculty have been awarded to support their research. Our faculty typically budget grant funding to include student researchers throughout the grant period. This past year students worked in Budapest, Alaska, the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, and Taiwan with the support of grant funding awarded to their faculty mentors. All of these research experiences as well as those based on campus help students to find their passion, to shape the path they will pursue after Allegheny, and to develop a deeper understanding of how scholars in their discipline conduct research. It is essential that we sustain and, if possible, expand opportunities for students to engage in research and independent creative work while they are undergraduates. Every college and university claims to prepare students for graduate school and fulfilling, meaningful careers, but at Allegheny we don’t just give students a running start—we give them a springboard. And we’ve discovered that when we give them that springboard, as our summer research program proves, there’s no telling how far they’ll go. =