EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
ALUMNI HERALD
FALL/WINTER 2021
SHARYNE DONFIELD ‘73
Walk of the Warrior
ESU students returned to campus in August 2021. New students participated in the Walk of the Warrior, learning the principles and values that every Warrior should embrace and exemplify.
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Warriors,
Greetings to you from your alma mater! While I had the pleasure of speaking with many alumni just a few months ago during Homecoming, I’m pleased to have this opportunity to share so many other great stories from ESU’s campus with you in this edition of the Alumni Herald.
It’s been a long and difficult 20+ months for all of us as we continue to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, however I find an incredible resiliency in our Warriors who defy incredible obstacles to focus on their education and bring our campus back to life. Students, faculty and staff returned to campus for mostly face-to-face academic instruction and most extracurricular activities during the Fall 2021 semester. We welcomed back our upper-class students who are well on the way towards completing their degrees, while also embracing – for the first time – thousands of freshmen, sophomores and transfer students who had yet to participate in the on-campus experience that you, our alumni, experienced during your college years. We are so grateful to our students, their families and our faculty and staff, for their persistence in the midst of life-altering circumstances. I know you will be pleased to read about all the wonderful happenings at ESU. We start off with a feature story about Sharyne Donfield ’73, who embarked on an impressive career in public health through doors opened by her time at ESU. We also recap Family Weekend, Homecoming 2021 and other much-needed in-person events with our Warriors alumni, parents and students. You will also learn about our alumni award recipients, honored over Homecoming Weekend. I hope you’ll join me in congratulating this year’s Distinguished Professors, Shala Davis, Ph.D., professor of exercise science, and Nancy VanArsdale, Ph.D., professor of English, who joined the ranks of those recognized with ESU’s top faculty honor. Well-wishes are also in order for a number of faculty and staff who are taking on new roles and positions on campus, or joining us for the first time, and we welcome two Frederick Douglass Scholars in Hanif M. Bey, DSW, instructor of social work, and Wesley T. Brown, instructor of ceramics.
These accomplishments would not be possible without the support of our alumni and donors. As a matter of fact, I’m proud to announce that in 2020-21 the ESU Foundation surpassed the $1 million mark in scholarship support for the second consecutive year. All of you make a difference in the lives of our students. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this year’s completed fundraising campaigns – the You Win in the Locker Room First campaign for Warriors football, the Community Health Education and Simulation Center, and the Esports Lab. And I would be remiss if I did not include the generous and thoughtful donors who are also members of ESU’s 1893 Society and President’s Circle (see pages 16 and 17).
We held this fall’s Troiani-Sweeney Lecture Series, now in its ninth year, and launched the Crayola Executive Lecture Series through the College of Business and Management (COBM). COBM and the College of Education are also offering exciting new opportunities for their students with the introduction of immersive residential colleges in the traditional residence halls many of you once called “home.”
In closing, many exciting things are taking place in athletics. Our Warriors returned to competition with field hockey reaching the NCAA Division II semifinals for the fourth straight season and women’s volleyball returning to the NCAA Tournament. We are proud of the entire department supporting a bone marrow drive in honor of fallen Warrior men’s basketball student-athlete Ryan Smith. You may also see two new buses co-branded with ESU Warriors and Martz Group logos on the road near you!
You’ll get the chance to read about Elizabeth Reeves ’19, one of our graduates who helped us launch our new premiere partnership with Northampton Community College. Elizabeth shares with readers the numerous life-changing opportunities that both ESU and NCC offered her and continue to offer their students. Having the pleasure to speak with Elizabeth this fall, she truly represents what it means to be a Warrior.
Sincerely, Kenneth Long, Interim ESU President
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I once again thank all our alumni and friends for your constant and inspiring support. Best wishes from our family to yours for a productive, rewarding and most importantly healthy 2022 as we continue our mission here at ESU, Where Warriors Belong.
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
2021-2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert Willever ’75, Chairman President, Willever Wealth Management
Douglas Leonzi ’94 Senior Managing Director Truist Wealth
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Robert Moses MaryEllen Dickey ’80, Retired Director of Vice Chairman Residence Life & Housing Chief Philanthropy Officer East Stroudsburg University Da Vinci Science Center John J. Pekarovsky III, ’07, Chris Yeager ’74 M’81, Council of Trustees Liaison Secretary Vice President, Community Retired Principal and Bank NA School Superintendent Stephen Somers Robert A. Shebelsky, Owner and President Treasurer Vigon International, Inc. Chairman, Deputy Real Elizabeth Leigh Smith, Ph.D. Estate Holdings, LLC Faculty Liaison Glenn W. Clark ‘74 Professor of English, Alumni Association Liaison East Stroudsburg University President, Rockwood Adam S. Stauffer ’00 M’02 Programs, Inc. Assistant Vice President Alfredo Garcia ’03 Development & College Senior Partner, Relations Managing Director Lafayette College Snowden Lane Partners Leslie L. Wilson ’74 Raymond Hamlin ’86, Esq. Senior Vice President Attorney, Hunt, Workplace Initiatives Hamlin & Ridley Disability:IN Wendy Jankoski ’82 President and CIO Wealth Architects, LLC Emily Jimenez ESU Student Liaison Class of 2022
Eric Wyatt ’85 Chief Operating Officer Boston Market Corporation and Corner Bakery Café Co. Rory Yanchek ’84 President, MTI
MEMBERS EMERITI William B. Cramer, Esq. Attorney, Cramer, Swetz, McManus & Jordan, P.C. Past chair, served 1987-2001 and 2014-2019 Rosemary Driebe Olofsson Executive Vice President Pocono Pro Foods Past chair, served 1987-1999
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Those crucial formative college years are important for any young woman. Time it right in the thick of the nationwide cultural revolution of the 1970’s and the result can be life changing. It was for Dr. Sharyne M. Donfield ’73 who came to ESU to explore her interests in biology and public health in greater depth. What she learned along the way – to be fearless, passionate and caring – ultimately led her to a successful and rewarding career as a research scientist. Donfield credits her ESU professors for much of the inspiration she received. Also, it was simply just a fascinating time in America’s history to be in school— politically, academically, and socially.
INTERIM UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Kenneth Long DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Office of University Advancement Office of University Relations Ideal Design Solutions PHOTOGRAPHY Taj Falconer Susie Forrester Morgan Koerber ’18 Ben Marino Mary Ellen Valenti Bob Weidner Caryn Wilkie
CONTRIBUTORS Leslie Berge Nancy Boyer ’20 Brenda E. Friday, Ph.D. William J. Horvath ’70 M’79 Christina Karl Sara Karnish Greg Knowlden M’04 Morgan Koerber ‘18 Ryan Long Elizabeth Richardson David Super ’80 Caryn Wilkie
ACADEMIC PILOT PROGRAM LAUNCHES
Residential Colleges integrate the student experience
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DONORS ANSWER THE CALL
Foundation wraps up three campaigns in 2020-2021
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2021 is truly a Homecoming to remember
31 #RelentlesS GETS IN THE GAME Bone marrow donor drive honors student athlete Ryan Smith
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As I write for this edition of the Alumni Herald, we have ended a very busy fall period for your Alumni Association, including Homecoming Weekend 2021. After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was great to welcome alumni back to campus. On the Friday night of Homecoming weekend, the Alumni Association recognized nine of our fellow Warriors who made outstanding contributions since graduating from our university.
of ceremonies Marcy Cetnar ’21, we recognized 32 families who have sent multiple generations of students to East Stroudsburg University. Elizabeth Luchansky O’Brien ’01, who is also a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, was the featured speaker. Her father is a ’65 grad, and her sister a ’99 grad. Liz talked about what the university meant to her father and sister, and how being an ESU graduate became a family tradition.
The 2021 Annual Alumni Awards and All Alumni Reunion Banquet was held at the Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, and it was a great evening. Our award winners this year were Christopher Paradysz ’83, Frank Johnson ’74, Mary Ellen McNish ’68, Al “Bosh” Miller ’60, Kelly Dries ’08, Ed Curvey ’63, Lloyd Lyter ’72, Ph.D., Vincent Carilli ’88, Ph.D., and Pam Evans ’78 M’85. Seven of our nine award recipients were in attendance, and I can say without hesitation that their life stories were inspirational, and their thanks for the recognition was heartfelt. This was my seventh Alumni Awards banquet and is something that I look forward to every year. Hearing about the work that our fellow Warriors have done in their communities, around the country, and in some cases around the world, makes me proud to be an ESU graduate.
Finally, on August 13, 2021, members of the Alumni Association hosted the annual “Fun Raiser” Golf Tournament at the Mountain Laurel Gold Club in White Haven, Pa. A record number of 80 golfers “competed” for the top prizes. The real winners were ESU students who will benefit from the $4,567 that was raised to provide scholarships. This is the largest amount the tournament has raised—nearly double the previous highest amount! Thanks to Paul Scheuch ’71 M’77 and Frank Johnson ’74 for putting together this event, and for all those alumni who worked to sign up their friends and colleagues to enter this event.
We also welcomed back the classes of 1970 and 1971 to celebrate the 50 years since their graduation from what was then East Stroudsburg State College. Their celebration delayed a year, the class of 1970 nonetheless showed up in force. William Horvath, Ed.D. ’70 and Ron Steckel ’70 made a great tag team presentation on what life was like at ESSC back in late 1960s. On Saturday, alumni and current students gathered under sunny skies for tailgate prior to the ESU football team taking on (and taking down) Millersville. There was no shortage of fun, hugs, and laughter as more than 50 groups and organizations had spaces at the tailgate. There were all kinds of food available, and the band was outstanding.
This fall, your Alumni Association has also been working closely to seek out opportunities where the association can provide support to ESU students who are approaching graduation. One of our board members is working to establish internship opportunities at his firm for ESU students. I hope that other alumni can also provide opportunities such as internships and entry level positions for future alumni. Contact the Alumni Association or Chris Landino, director of Career Services and Workforce Development. He and his staff will be able to address your questions. Ask your employer to create an account with Handshake, an online site used specifically for hiring college students for internships and initial job placement. The holidays are upon us. I wish for each of you a joyous season, and hope that you will have the opportunity to be with friends and family this year.
Dave Super ’80 The Alumni Association held another traditional event President on September 18—the Legacy Brunch. Led by master ESU Alumni Association Board of Directors
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CULTURAL CHANGE Sharyne Donfield ’73 seized opportunities at ESSC that framed her future in public health By SARA KARNISH
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Growing up in Little Ferry, N.J., Dr. Sharyne Donfield ’73 was fascinated by the inner workings of the body—its biological makeup and how its various systems all worked together. “The interest and curiosity were always there, likely always encouraged. [My interest] was related to my family. My grandfather was a scientist, my grandmother a head nurse at a major hospital, and I would visit her at work. This is how I grew up. I would get science kits for Christmas gifts and do experiments. It came to me naturally,” she says. With her family’s encouragement, Donfield made two big decisions: her career would be in science, and she would attend college out of New Jersey. “My graduating class was huge; bigger than my freshman class at ESU. My classmates were all planning to attend New Jersey schools: Trenton State, Glassboro, Montclair State, Rutgers, et cetera. I decided it was time to get away! By the time I was ready to graduate, I wanted to see something new. ESU was two bus rides away—to the Port Authority in New York, then to Stroudsburg. I saw the campus, the mountains stretching on forever, all the new people, and I was hooked. Stroudsburg wasn’t terribly far from where I lived, but it was so different,” she recalls.
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At ESU, Donfield majored in biology and sociology and minored in health education/ public health. These programs allowed her to explore her interests in even greater depth. Not all her education came from a classroom, textbook, or lab. Her college years (1969-1973) were a “fascinating time to be in school—politically, academically, and socially. The Vietnam War was in progress, and I remember well sitting with friends during the televising of a Vietnam draft lottery. Many of us participated in the massive Moratorium marches on Washington and the disastrous Kent State shooting galvanized (peaceful) protests on the ESU campus. It was a very serious and intense time,” she said. “Environmental awareness was observed throughout the university on the first Earth Day (1970) with a grand celebration organized and coordinated by Dr. Larry Rymon, Department of Biology. As I recall, this effort addressed the planet and wildlife, overpopulation, and a range of related issues. The cafeteria offered a ‘third-world’ lunch menu.” These experiences and more shaped Donfield both professionally and personally. “The friends I made at ESU remain my best friends today – I loved my years there.” Her professional focus in epidemiology, the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events, chose her, not the other way around. “While an undergraduate I had an interdisciplinary major: biology and sociology, and a significant number of health education credits. Out of school for six years, I was sure I wanted graduate school, but not certain what to study. Medicine? Health care law? Finally, while talking to a visiting scholar at my place of work, he said, ‘Biology? Sociology? Health education? That’s epidemiology!’ I checked it out, decided he was right, and never looked back,” she said. Notable accomplishments came when Donfield was still an undergrad. In the early 1970’s, during her freshman year, Donfield saw firsthand the lack of family planning resources for young unmarried women. “The Monroe County Planned Parenthood was open to expanding their program to offer services to students. I began work there as a volunteer my freshman year, in later years increasing time and effort and was given the title of College Program Director—on the letterhead! I was so pleased. During the same period, the idea for a booklet to provide students with a collection of information with an emphasis on methods of contraception came out of discussion by members of the Pocono Chapter of Zero Population Growth (ZPG),” she recalls. Donfield led the project, composing the publication Sex is a Dual Responsibility with assistance from Dr. Sherwood Samet at Monroe County General Hospital, Dr. Larry Rymon at ESU, and Trudi Hellmann at Monroe County Planned Parenthood; the cover was designed by her friend and classmate Drew Ermelin, and ESU’s Student Senate covered the printing costs.
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Donfield and her husband, Dr. Herman E. Mitchell, shortly after they were married in 1983.
Friends gather in front of the student union in spring 1970, Donfield’s second year at ESU, then called East Stroudsburg State College.
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Now retired, Donfield enjoys a walk on the beach with her dog Peyton.
“I’m not a bold person. So, when I decided I wanted to prepare a manual on human sexuality, make sure all students had access to it, talk to all the deans, and ask the school to pay for it—and I was only 20 years old—I quickly realized I had to learn to be brave. And I did.” Rather than go directly to graduate school, Donfield worked for a few years. The six-year span between her undergraduate and graduate careers was a time of personal and professional growth and discovery. “My first job was in an employment agency. I was there for about 10 minutes and fired—I couldn’t place anyone. Good to know. I then began working at Blue Cross in utilization review, the process used to determine if treatment is medically necessary, then at a hospital in the same capacity, and finally as a coordinator of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored oncology program. From Blue Cross on, I learned a tremendous amount of clinical medicine which served me well through graduate school and beyond,” she explains. Donfield attended University of Pittsburgh for graduate school, earning her Ph.D. in epidemiology. Her first job after earning her degree was serving as chief of epidemiology for Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, with a primary focus in maternal and child health. She held this position for approximately three years, then worked at a research institute in 8 the alumni herald
the Boston Area. “By sheer luck, a project director position opened up in a multicenter study of growth and development in children and adolescents with hemophilia, an inherited disorder in which the blood does not clot due to missing or insufficient clotting factor,” she said. Donfield went on to a career spanning the next 30-plus years, the last 23 in Chapel Hill, N.C. She retired as a principal research scientist in 2020 but remains in North Carolina full-time and continues to work as a consultant for her last employer, the federal systems division of Rho, Inc., a private contract research organization located near Chapel Hill. Her fascination with the field of medicine and its ongoing breakthroughs has not waned. “I never had any doubt about my career track. With epidemiology you can cover a broad range of things, chronic as well as infectious diseases. I always knew this was the right choice [for me]. It’s hard—it’s not an easy degree. But I just love the science. It’s compelling. Learning how to collect, manage, analyze and present the data is really a thrill,” she says. “I’m retired but still consulting, so I maintain relationships with
colleagues. It’s easier being retired—the demands are substantially fewer. It’s a pleasure – I think it would be hard to leave the field completely.” Donfield spent her career researching rare bleeding disorders and their complications. Every area of medical research has its challenges. Her specialty is particularly difficult due to the rarity of hemophilia and related bleeding disorders. “The challenges of the science were compounded by the management of countless practical details including data collection across multiple languages, collection, shipping and storage of biological samples, and human subject considerations which vary considerably from center to center and country to country, but the biggest challenges make way for the biggest rewards.” She adds, “My specific responsibility has been the oversight of the data and statistical coordinating centers for these investigations. Our studies have ranged from natural history to interventions and covered diverse topics – we’ve tracked physical growth in children, studied their academic achievement, and compared the efficacy of treatments in subjects of all ages. From data and samples collected as early as 1989, we’ve examined genetic predictors of the major complications of hemophilia.” Donfield notes the community of blood disorder researchers is extremely small, close-knit, and “fiercely academic.” Findings from this group of researchers have been published in prestigious academic journals; Donfield has served on the Editorial Board of the journal Haemophilia and contributed a chapter to the Textbook of Hemophilia, 3rd edition (Wiley, 2014). She and her husband, Dr. Herman E. Mitchell, also an epidemiologist, met when Donfield was at the University of Pittsburgh. Her husband’s research in allergy and asthma was funded for decades by the NIH Institute directed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s Chief Medical Advisor and the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID). Of Fauci, Donfield says, “He’s so present. He’s just a really, really smart, accomplished guy.” The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought new attention to the topic of public health. As a result, Donfield hopes more students are encouraged to enter the fields of biology, public health, and research. She cites the timely response and rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines as one example of how years of research and collecting data resulted in a solution to a public health crisis. “To prepare vaccines so quickly—the prep time, applying the science to create the vaccine, to put the review process in place, review all the data, ask all the questions…it’s really remarkable. I think the field will only continue to grow to respond to crises. It’s a great field. Public health is wonderful—so interesting. The field holds more than ever before. Go for it. It’s thrilling out there.”
an E. Mitchell, in Paris, France.
Herm Donfield and her husband, Dr.
Environmental awareness was on the forefront of discussion in the early 1970’s and Donfield was part of the movement, writing and designing the cover of a proposal for an Interdisciplinary Program in Environmental Studies.
Donfield became active with the ESSC chapter of Zero Population Growth (ZPG) and the Monroe County Planned Parenthood, resulting in the preparation of a manual titled Sex is a Dual Responsibility.
Looking back on her time at ESU, Donfield learned important life lessons. “I’m not a bold person. So, when I decided I wanted to prepare a manual on human sexuality, make sure all students had access to it, talk to all the deans, and ask the school to pay for it—and I was only 20 years old—I quickly realized I had to learn to be brave. And I did,” she says. Donfield doesn’t hesitate to name the single biggest influence on her life as an ESU student: “Professor Larry Rymon was my advisor, teacher, and friend. He championed my interdisciplinary efforts and accomplished all the administrative and academic tasks that were required to create the degree in interdisciplinary studies. I’m forever grateful to him.” Donfield’s professional path has been defined by a lifelong search for answers to difficult questions. She urges ESU’s current students to stay curious, collaborate with other like-minded professionals, and own your work—successes and failures alike. “To the degree possible given human subject considerations, collaborate with other scientists and share your data and biological samples, maximizing the contributions of study participants. Do your best to avoid mixing politics with public health. It’s not the right thing to do. Be brave, be kind, and when you make mistakes, which is inevitable, tell the truth as fast as you can.”
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PILOT PROGRAM OFFERS RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE TO INCOMING FRESHMEN
Photo by Ben Marino The College of Business Management holds an executive lecture series as part of the COBM Residential College program. Alumnus Gary S. Olson ’76, president and CEO of ESSA Bank & Trust, speaks to students.
The College of Education and the College of Business and Management is piloting Residential Colleges in Lenape Hall and Laurel Hall, respectively, which integrates in-class learning with out-of-class living and programming experiences. “The Residential College model is a residence hall where we create somewhat of a home base for everyone in the college—faculty, staff, and students,” said Dr. Brooke Langan, dean of the College of Education. “This allows us to get to better know our students and their individualized needs.” The goal of the “college within a college” model is to encourage success both in and out of the classroom by giving students the resources they need in a central location. The residence halls include living facilities, classrooms, and shared space to be used for individual study, group projects, and co-curricular activities. Resident assistants are available to assist students and answer any questions. Faculty will keep regular office hours within the building to be more accessible to students. Working in conjunction with Residential and Dining Services, college deans and faculty will coordinate all programming in the Residential Colleges throughout the academic year. Dr. Sylvester Williams, dean of the College of Business and Management, said the idea behind the COBM Residential College is to “immerse these 10 the alumni herald
students in the business environment so they can really see what it takes to succeed in business. A lot of the things we’re doing in the first year will set students up for the last three years.” The Residential College of Business and Management at Laurel Hall features an Executive Lecture series sponsored by Crayola. “Each semester, we will bring in eight senior-level executives to talk about leadership, development, and how you put together a successful career path in business,” said Williams. Dr. Santiago Solis, vice president of Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence, said “The goal is to improve access, communication, mentoring, and support. As far as the benefits to campus life and inclusive excellence, this partnership supports students outside of the classroom. It’s a good partnership between campus life and academic affairs. We are in constant communication with the deans of the colleges and students can communicate their experiences with their faculty. This is a solid partnership with a lot of relationship building. We get to support the student holistically.” First-year business management and education students are required to live in Laurel Hall and Lenape Hall. They can select other housing for their remaining three years. ESU is already looking at a third Residential College for the College of Arts and Sciences for fall 2022.
FAMILY WEEKEND 2021 WELCOMES LOVED ONES TO CAMPUS Hundreds of students felt the joy from families and friends that came to campus during Family Weekend held Sept. 17-19, 2021. Social and athletic events were held all weekend, including a First Generation Family Reception, outdoor movie night, the Pocono Latin Fest, a Warrior Bash featuring outdoor activities and Drag Bingo, held on The Quad. The ESU Office of Alumni Engagement also held its Annual Legacy Brunch and Pinning Ceremony on Sept. 18, 2021. Read more about the event on page 20.
Drag Bingo was a big hit with students and families. Photo by Ben Marino
Students of the Class of 2024 show their pride during Family Weekend 2021. Photo by Mary Ellen Valenti
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TWO FACULTY HONORED AS DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS ESU presented its annual Distinguished Professor Awards to Shala Davis, Ph.D., professor of exercise science, and Nancy VanArsdale, Ph.D., professor of English, on Sept. 7, 2021.
SHALA DAVIS, PH.D.
NANCY VANARSDALE, PH.D.
Davis, a professor of exercise science at ESU, has been chair of the Department of Exercise Science since 2011, and she has been with the university as a professor of exercise science since 1996.
VanArsdale, a professor of English at ESU, joined the university in 1990. She earned a B.A. in English from Bucknell University in 1979, a Graduate School Business Administration Certificate from New York University in 1983, an M.A. in English from NYU in 1981, and her Ph.D. in English from NYU.
Davis earned a B.S. in physical education and health from the University of Delaware in 1987, an M.S. in health and sport science with an emphasis in cardiac rehabilitation from Wake Forest University in 1989, and a Ph.D. in exercise physiology from the University of Virginia in 1994. Davis has dedicated her considerable talents to serving ESU across many areas of the university. She developed ESU’s doctorate (D.H.Sc.) in health sciences, and she serves as the program’s coordinator. She also developed ESU’s Master of Science (M.S.) in exercise science. In addition, she has served as chair of the Institutional Review Board at ESU since 2001, guiding to fruition most of the research studies undertaken by faculty and students at the university. She has also served as interim dean of the College of Health Sciences. Through her active participation on a regular basis at all levels of university deliberations, she has been a reliable source of information and perspective for formulating university policy. Davis has a prolific publication record. Her research interests include weight maintenance strategies and training, and nutrition knowledge. She has over 70 referred publications that she has co-authored with a variety of scholars from ESU as well as other universities. The title of her most recent co-authored publication in 2019 is “Upper Body Training Methods and Their Effect on Lower Body Performance Tests.” She also has published five book reviews, and she has delivered 45 presentations while collaborating with other scholars on more than 130 presentations at professional conferences. Davis has secured over $500,000 in grants for her research, including an $84,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, for her study to “Enhance Exercise Self-Efficacy and Improve Fitness Among Black and Hispanic College-age Women.” She has served her profession as a peer reviewer both for the journal of Medicine Science Sports Exercise and for the journal of Gerontology, and she was a reviewer for three guidelines and professional standards books by the leading organization in her profession, The American College of Sports Medicine. She also regularly advises NCAA Division I teams on educating athletes to eat for performance. 12 the alumni herald
VanArsdale has dedicated her career at ESU to collaborating with faculty, administrators, and students to help set the direction of the university. In her capacity as the president of the faculty union APSCUF, a position she has held since 2000, as well as her position as a member of the APSCUF negotiations team, her leadership has been crucial in guiding the university through contract negotiations, scholarship fundraising, recruiting students, communicating with statewide APSCUF, and implementing new instructional modes necessitated by the pandemic. As the chair of the Department of English from 1999-2014, VanArsdale oversaw implementation of the ESU Writing Studio, as well as the English department’s Professional Writing Master of Arts degree, for which she developed coursework. In addition, she collaborated with the Department of Communication to create a concentration in public relations sharing coursework from both departments. VanArsdale is an internationally recognized scholar, and she is widely admired as a teacher by her students and peers. She has taught 15 courses at both the undergraduate level and the graduate level. She has 19 publications, and she has delivered more than 80 presentations at professional conferences. She is an expert on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, having co-authored a book called Approaches to Teaching the Great Gatsby. She is a Fulbright Scholar Award recipient, which she received to teach English literature in Belgium and Luxembourg. VanArsdale has generously served in leadership roles on many committees, significantly impacting university operations including chairing the Distinguished Professor Selection Committee, chairing the Middle States Task Force on Publications, and chairing the University Calendar Committee. The Distinguished Professor Award – the highest honor for ESU faculty to receive – is presented based on outstanding contributions to the academic life of the University and its reputation. The award of Distinguished Professor is conferred upon an individual by the ESU Interim President, Kenneth Long, in recognition of exceptional achievements in teaching, research/ scholarship/creative activities, and service.
TROIANI-SWEENEY LECTURE SERIES FEATURES NYU PRESENTER
The Troiani-Sweeney Endowed Fund Lecture Series at ESU was held in the Niedbala Auditorium on Oct. 21, 2021. This year’s keynote address was presented by Mary Mittelman, DrPH, and was titled “The NYU Caregiver Program: A Journey from Clinical Practice to Research to Community Implementation.” Now in its ninth year, the Troiani-Sweeney Endowed Fund Lecture Series at ESU was developed by graduates Linda (Troiani) ’83 and Sam Niedbala ’82 to honor Linda’s sister, Yvonne Troiani Sweeney ’78. Yvonne is a 1978 graduate who dedicated her life to her nursing career that spanned 30 years until she was diagnosed with a form of early onset dementia called posterior cortical atrophy.
COBM LAUNCHES CRAYOLA EXECUTIVE LECTURE SERIES
ESU’s College of Business and Management launched the college’s partnership with Crayola LLC of Easton, Pa., in the development of a Residential College Executive Lecture series. The series began this fall semester with Rich Wuerthele, president and CEO of Crayola as the first keynote speaker of the series. Crayola will provide sponsorship of the lecture series for the first three years.
Rich Wuerthele, president and CEO of Crayola LLC, kicks off the first lecture in the series for 2021-2022.
The lectures offer students an opportunity to learn more about the career options, business challenges, life experiences and educational opportunities of its guests.
ESU INTERIM PRESIDENT WINS BIZZY AWARD
ESU Interim President Kenneth Long received top honor as Best Business Leader of the Year during the Pocono Chamber of Commerce BIZZY Awards ceremony held on September 22, 2021, at Kalahari Resort in Pocono Manor, Pa.
Attending the Troiani-Sweeney Endowed Fund Lecture Series at ESU are, front row, from left to right: ESU Interim President Kenneth Long., Sam Niedbala ’82 and Dean of the College of Health Sciences Denise Seigart, Ph.D.
Winners of the BIZZY Awards are selected by Pocono Chamber of Commerce members who vote independently for individuals and businesses in 14 separate categories.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS SCHOLARS WELCOMED TO ESU
Hanif M. Bey, DSW, instructor of social work in the Department of Sociology, Social Work & Criminal Justice and Wesley T. Brown, instructor of ceramics in the Department of Art + Design, are two Frederick Douglass Scholars on campus this academic year. Hanif M. Bey
Dr. Bey is a licensed social worker with a Doctor of Social Work degree from the joint program at Kutztown-Millersville Universities. He has taught part-time at ESU for the past seven years, which has included coursework in Crisis Intervention, Child Welfare Services, Helping Philosophies and Methods for Social Work, and Human Behavior & the Social Environment.
Brown is a ceramic artist from Dayton, Ohio. He holds an Associate of Arts degree from Sinclair Community College, a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Bowling Green State University, and a Master of Fine Art from Indiana UniversityBloomington. Since graduating from Indiana University, Brown has worked to develop bodies of work from large-scale ceramic sculptures weighing several hundred pounds to everyday functional pottery. Wesley T. Brown
25th Annual
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. VIRTUAL CELEBRATION Monday, January 17, 2022 6 p.m. Featuring Keynote Speaker
Harrison Bailey III, Ed.D. ’21 “Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.” Sponsorship opportunities are available. Proceeds benefit the Mary Gertrude Smith Boddie 1904 Endowed Scholarship for students of diverse backgrounds.
To register/donate, visit esufoundation.org/mlk2022
The Frederick Douglass Institute (FDI) at ESU is a collaborative organization with a mission to enhance and support diversity through the recruitment of graduate students from underrepresented populations. esualumni.org 13
CAMPUS NEWS
ESU, NCC PATHWAYS PROGRAM
PROVIDES SEAMLESS ACCESS FOR STUDENTS Not looking back, alumna discovers her career path through both institutions
Elizabeth Reeves ’19 with ESU Interim President Ken Long.
A new transfer partnership with Northampton Community College now provides enhanced and seamless access for NCC students to apply to ESU’s upper-division undergraduate and graduate programs through 2+2+1 pathways. The partnership, launched this fall, gives Northampton students the resources they need to transfer to ESU easily and graduate on time. ESU Interim President Kenneth Long and NCC president Dr. Mark Erickson announced the transfer partnership between the two institutions in August, calling it NCC-ESU Pathways to Success: Stronger Together. ESU has long been a top transfer destination for NCC students, with more than 300 graduates enrolling at ESU each year. Elizabeth Reeves ’19 is just one student who can speak to the strength of the schools’ partnership. Reeves graduated with honors from NCC in 2017 and ESU in 2019. While attending school, Reeves raised two daughters as a single mother and tutored students at NCC’s learning center. “I tried to go back to school several times throughout my life,” Reeves said. “My goal was to go to NCC—I thought, if I don’t go any further, at least I’ll have my associate degree. My goal was a bachelor’s.” Reeves’ hard work and commitment to her studies was obvious. Christine Armstrong, professor of communications at NCC, referred Reeves for a tutoring position in NCC’s Learning Center. “It just seemed like the natural next step,” Reeves said. When it was time to transfer to ESU, Reeves said she was a bit nervous. “How would I measure up against the students who were already there? NCC really did prepare me. They have writing-intensive courses, and it did help. I would get a little overwhelmed with some of the big assignments [at ESU], but my grades always reflected good work. When I first started at NCC and got to know some of the other students, I heard ‘not everything is going to transfer.’ That didn’t happen for me—everything counted. I would imagine it’s really frustrating to have to take some of the same classes because some didn’t count.” 14 the alumni herald
Elizabeth Reeves ’19 with Laurie Monteforte, who founded the public relations and digital marketing agency where Reeves works as a part-time public relations coordinator. Reeves credits the ESU and NCC partnership for helping her achieve her academic goals.
For many years, ESU and NCC have worked together to provide the region with high quality, affordable public education, according to President Long. “With this partnership, we are taking these efforts even further by not only enhancing the pathway for students to seamlessly transition between our institutions, but to also provide the financial support that is necessary to ensure that students are able to achieve their educational goals in a timely fashion.” He added, “East Stroudsburg and Northampton share a common belief that higher education should not only be accessible, but also affordable. This premier partnership provides just that—accessibility and affordability.” Former ESU Provost Joanne Z. Bruno, J.D., said the partnership provides NCC students with the resources they need to transfer to ESU easily and graduate on time. “Many students take a significant amount of time to complete a four-year degree and in the process, incur an increased amount of debt. We want to blur the lines between NCC and ESU courses, so students have this pathway of ensuring success. We have worked in a transfer scholarship, as well as an incentive to NCC employees if they want to continue their education at a four-year school. We’ve given them an institutional discount to come to ESU. We really want NCC students to know they will be ESU students. In the near future, we will have NCC courses taught on ESU’s campus and ESU courses taught on NCC’s campus,” she said. “The whole package is having an alignment of majors—the goal of transferring is to have NCC students come to ESU as juniors, complete another 60 credits at ESU, and get their degree as a junior or senior. This was really an academic village effort.” To make the transition even easier, for NCC students who transfer to ESU without the degree but are close to completing their NCC degree, Bruno said ESU will do a “reverse transfer,” working with the student to make sure their credits from ESU transfer back to NCC to satisfy the award of an associate degree.
Because of her busy schedule, Reeves took classes at both NCC and ESU year-round—opting to take one or two classes per semester rather than a full load of five classes in a single semester. Since graduating from ESU with her bachelor’s in communication, Reeves has not looked back. She continued on to the master’s program at ESU, where she expects to graduate this summer. “My plan wasn’t always the master’s. I just let the world open up, and that’s where it led,” Reeves said. She also works as a part-time public relations coordinator at Strong Mountain Media, a public relations and digital marketing agency founded by Laurie Monteforte. As if Reeves’ schedule was not busy enough, she is also scheduled to teach at NCC this fall. Reeves said her experiences at both NCC and ESU were nothing but positive. “I found everybody to be really supportive. Working in the learning center, it was my supervisor there who recommended me to teach a class. Then going on to ESU—those recommendations are what got
ADMIN AND STAFF NOTES Donna Bulzoni was promoted to chief financial officer. With more than 30 years of finance and accounting experience, Bulzoni has been a member of the ESU campus community since 2002. Bluzoni is a certified public accountant and earned her associate and bachelor’s degrees in accounting from Lackawanna College and Kings College, respectively, both in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and her M.B.A. in finance from Wilkes University, also in Wilkes-Barre. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Cornelia Sewell-Allen, D.Ed., accepted the position as a counselor/instructor in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services. SewellAllen brings more than 15 years of experience in higher education to her new role and has held several positions at ESU before this appointment, serving admissions and student affairs. She earned her doctorate in administration and leadership from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in secondary school counseling from the University of Scranton and a bachelor’s degree in consumer studies with a minor in music industry from Syracuse University. Margaret Mullan, Ph.D., ESU assistant professor of communication, published a book, Seeking Communion as Healing Dialogue: Gabriel Marcel’s Philosophy for Today. The book discusses society’s problems with interpersonal communication, arguing that these issues are more deeply rooted in problems in being. Dr. Mullan draws on the work of Gabriel Marcel to explore the meaning of body, of being with, and of being at all in today’s world, answering questions about why we are often unable to dialogue with the people around us, why we feel disconnected and alone even in an increasingly technological world, and how these changing technologies expose and sometimes exacerbate our weak connections to others.
me the job in the PR firm. I can’t say enough about how supportive the professors were. They were very understanding, but still had high expectations.” Dr. Armstrong is not surprised Reeves has done so well at both schools. “The thing that made Elizabeth memorable is the thing that makes a lot of students really successful. Elizabeth wasn’t just working for the grade or to get the class done. She really wanted to gain the knowledge. She would do the reading ahead of time, would come to my office hours and ask lots of questions, and would discuss the material to make sure she understood how the material was working.” Armstrong also has high hopes for the NCC/ESU partnership. “There are a lot of students who transfer from Northampton to ESU. For most of our students, it’s the best fit and value. Previously, there may have been little hiccups with credits transferring. This agreement smooths over those pieces and students don’t have to worry about those hiccups.”
James Bandy was named Associate Athletic Director for Compliance. Bandy oversees all aspects of NCAA and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) compliance for ESU’s 22 varsity sports. Bandy brings nearly 30 years of NCAA Division I athletics administration at five different schools, along with working at the NCAA national office for seven years. He completed his undergraduate degree in journalism with a minor in English from Georgia State University. Jennie Smith was named ESU’s Dean of Student Life and brings more than 20 years of experience to ESU’s campus. Smith will assist with the day-to-day administration of the Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence (CLIE) division and is a member of the division’s senior leadership team. Smith earned her bachelor’s degree in philosophy and government, with a minor in sociology and a master’s degree in counseling and human development from St. Lawrence University and is currently working on her doctorate in organizational leadership from the University of Dayton. Lanette Jones joined ESU as the Equal Opportunity and Title IX Coordinator. Jones oversees the University’s programs and compliance with Title VI, Title IX, the Violence Against Women Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other state and federal laws pertaining to discrimination based on sex or gender (including sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, gender and interpersonal violence, and sexual assault), and other forms of discrimination (e.g., based on race or ethnicity) in a higher education setting. Jones earned her associates degree in paralegal studies from Harrisburg Area Community College, her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration from Central Pennsylvania College in Summerdale, Pa., and a master’s degree in law and public policy from California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pa. esualumni.org 15
ESU FOUNDATION
THE 1893 SOCIETY
The 1893 Society recognizes alumni and friends who have established an endowment fund and/or included the ESU Foundation in their estate plans. All planned gifts to the ESU Foundation qualify for recognition in The 1893 Society.
Jennifer M. Ahrens ‘94 Anonymous Neil N. ‘96 and Gladys Baksh James ‘05 and Kathryn Barchiesi Florence L. (Peachy) Barkman Karen ‘95 and Kerry R. Beetel Eli and Christine Berman James L. Borger ‘59 Donald R. and Dolores B. Bortz Jack G. Bowers Richard N. ‘60 and Jean M. ‘89 Brewer Susan C. Brink ‘72 M’87 Elliot H. and Victoria E. Brown Robert P. Brunet Jone J. Bush Lynn P. Bush Jeanne C. Chambers ‘73 Jack P. ‘67 and Anne V. Childs Glenn W. ‘74 and Dawne Clark Darell T. and Cindy Covington William B. and Barbara Cramer Patricia M. and David W. Crotty Roger L. DeLarco ‘80 Gertrude Q. ‘70 and Bruce A. Denlinger Gypsy Denzine Jean M. DeSchriver ‘74 Roseann Dillman Stephanie L. Doherty ‘85 Stephen M. Domovich ‘49 Eugenia S. Eden ‘72 M’76* Ann R. Edinger ‘73 Judy Edwards Karen M. ‘79 and Joseph El-Chaar William C. Eves ‘71 Robert H. ‘55* and Louise L. ‘56 Fabel* Sue C. Falvello ‘60 J. David and Hinda Farmer Bernice W. Franchino ‘43* James P. ‘52* and Barbara A. Frawley Gere B. Fulton ‘60 Daisy M. and Robert Gallagher John R. Gantz ‘63 Deborah L. Gebhardt ‘69 James E. and Betty B.* Gilbert Ann E. Gladfelter McGinnis ‘82 and Kenton R. McGinnis Julie and Michael Glavin Donald L. ‘56 and Marge E. ‘59 Griffith David A. ‘76 M’84 and Moira A. ‘77 Hair George D. ‘58* and Harriet D. ‘56 Hall Harrison G. and Dolores M. Hartman Noretta Herman ‘59 Frank V. Hermann ‘53 Angela J. Herrlinger ‘92 M’98 Joseph C. ‘63 and Joanne P. ‘64 Heverin Sandra Hoeffner Jorene Jameson ‘69 and James Wylie Wendy A. Jankoski ‘82 and Paul Lapinski Nancy M. Johnson* Russell F. ‘80 and Christine Jones Stephen and Gail Kalman Robert A. ‘58 and Anne E. Kearn Bob A. ‘71 and Sandy Kelley Martha S. Kellow Vertie B. Knapp* Linda D. Koch ‘69 M’71 Richard B. ‘69* and Wendy H. Koch Constance R. Krick ‘60 M’65 Jeffrey J. Land ‘79 Douglas C. and Sharon G. Lane
Harry F. and Jeannie M. Lee Judith A. ‘76 M’86 and James H. Leiding Helen F. ‘50 and Wellington* Lester Marcus S. ‘95 Lingenfelter Kenneth E. Maclary Hussain G. Malik Michael D. ‘97 and Jennifer Mancuso Susan F. and Donald R. Mancuso Randy S. ‘78 and Valerie A. ‘79 Maugle Kathryn A. McLaughlin Waltz ‘70 William G. “Bing” McNulty ‘62 Ronald J. Meyers Jessica Miccio Irene Mitchel Maury J. Molin ‘76 Frank M. Montano ‘69 Robert M. Moses William W. Moyer ‘61 Clarence J. and Elizabeth Murphy Michael B. Murphy ‘93 M’96 and Marni F. Freeman-Murphy ‘93 Deborah Newlin Smith ‘75 R. Sam ‘82 and Linda L. ‘83 Niedbala Sandra O’Neil-Seiler ‘57 Patricia A. Ori ‘61 Jerry and Hedy Orodenker Robert S. ‘70 and Cyndi Ott Trudy M. Piatt Frank ‘73 M’76 and Nancy Pullo Deborah A. Raykovitz ‘75 Joseph Reilly Ritchey J. ‘65 M’72 and Roberta A. ‘66 Ricci James C. and Susan D. Roberts III Douglas Roscoe Phyllis F. Rubin Kevin P. ‘83 and Candace A. ‘81 Ruddy Sandra L. and Ernest E.* Rydell Larry M. ‘58 M’64 and Barbara Rymon Robert M. ‘65 and Elizabeth Ann Sabol Darleen Schaare Schott ‘63 Arthur R. ‘62 and Fannie A. ‘62 Schisler Glenn E. Schultz* Niandong Shi and Youjun Yang W. George ‘74 and Cynthia M. ‘74 Shultz Scott Simonds ‘90 and Patricia Fonzi Barry E. ‘62 and Norma Slemmer Patricia S. and John W. Smeaton Grace Smith Stephen M. and Sharon D. Somers Richard A. Staneski Ray J. Starner ‘69 Adam S. ‘00 M’02 and Erin Stauffer Margaret L. Stish ‘64 M’67 Robert G. Sutton and Linda L. DeRenzis-Sutton Charles T. ‘84 M’86 and Teresa M. Taylor II Martha M. ‘65 and Ronald M. Tirpak Doreen M. Tobin Donald L. Tshudy William D.* and Ellen Walker Faith H. Waters and Edward C. Kimes Diana E. Weaver ‘57 Jeffrey and Audrey Weber Amy ‘85 and Robert J. Welch Mary B. Whalen ‘78 Robert H. ‘75 and Julieann Willever Ruth C. Wodock* Carol A. Wolf ‘68 Rory J. ‘84 and Diane E. Yanchek Richard A. ‘60 and Sandra L. ‘60 Zimmer
Names listed in bold are members of the President’s Circle.
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*Deceased; Italics: Gift in kind
CAMPAIGNS FINALIZED AS ESU FOUNDATION REACHES MILESTONES IN 2020-2021
The completion of three major fundraising campaigns by the East Stroudsburg University Foundation during fiscal year 2020-2021 will give future ESU students the academic and athletic experiences they deserve. The You WIN in the Locker Room First, the Community Health Education and Simulation Center, and the ESports Lab campaigns were wrapped up as overall fundraising totals by the Foundation topped $3,578,787 in total gifts and pledges for fiscal year 2020-2021. “The past two years were unlike anything we’ve ever experienced in recent memory,” said Rich Santoro, executive director of the ESU Foundation, referring to fundraising efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. “But through it all, we have been able to continue moving forward with our important work that benefits ESU and its students.”
CAMPAIGN SNAPSHOT:
YOU WIN IN THE LOCKER ROOM FIRST The Plan: Build a new Warrior football locker room in Koehler Fieldhouse. Within the new space, the 18-inch metal lockers will be replaced by 26-inch-wide, open, state-ofthe-art, cherry-wood lockers. The inefficient drying room will be replaced with a pad drying system on top of each locker. The closed, row system of lockers will be replaced by an open concept to enhance student-athlete interaction, coach communication, and team engagement. As of press time, construction of the space is near completion.
Goal: $750,000
Raised: $886,397
COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND SIMULATION CENTER The Plan: The 1,100 square foot Community Health Education & Simulation Center will be built in the DeNike Center, offering simulation training for nursing, athletic training, and other health science students, regional healthcare professionals, and community members. This environment will complement traditional academic offerings.
Goal: $750,000
Raised: $859,807
ESPORTS LAB The Plan: Located on the first floor of Rosenkrans East, the ESports Lab will create an innovative game-based learning environment that develops new models of learning, specifically in emerging digital media technology fields where science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) principles can be shared. Funding will purchase state-of-the-art computers, software, gaming furniture and equipment for the lab space.
Goal: $220,000
Raised: $223,206
SCHOLARSHIP/DONOR HIGHLIGHTS: The ESU Foundation also surpassed last fiscal year’s fundraising efforts for student scholarship support, providing $1,037,728 and awarding 674 scholarships to ESU students. This is the second consecutive year the Foundation surpassed $1 million in scholarship support. Also notable within the year, the Foundation saw a 91.7 percent increase in its President’s Circle level donors, those who give $1,500 or more during the fiscal year. “Looking back at our 2020-2021 accomplishments, these increases mean so much given the sacrifices and challenges people had to overcome during the pandemic lockdown and subsequent months,” said Santoro. “It hasn’t been an easy time for anyone but thanks to our alumni, friends, faculty and staff, we can continue to give ESU students the support they need.”
We appreciate your support. Visit www.esufoundation.org to learn more about our achievements that support ESU students.
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Individuals, businesses and organizations who have given $1,500 or more.
MILLENNIUM CIRCLE ($50,000+) ESSA Bank & Trust Charitable Foundation ESU Student Activity Association, Inc. Sandra J. Hoeffner Hoeffner Foundation The R. Dale and Frances M. Hughes Foundation Lehigh Valley Health Network Pennsylvania Department of Health Michael J. Romano, Jr. ‘74 M’83* Charles T. ‘84 M’86 and Teresa M. Taylor II JULIA CIRCLE ($10,000 to $49,999) Anonymous Jennifer M. Ahrens ‘94 Ronald S. Bennett William B. and Barbara Cramer Dennis C. and Judith G. Douds Patrick J. ‘78 M’84 and Lynne A. Flaherty Alfredo E. ‘03 and Jennifer Garcia Kristina L. Garzio ‘04 Bryan E. and Colette L. Hughes Hughes Foundation, Inc. Steven A. and Patricia C. Janicek Gary A. ‘77 and Debra G. ‘81 Kessel Wendy H. Koch Douglas S. ‘94 and Melissa A. Leonzi William J. ‘63 and Sandra F. ‘64 Lewis Frederick L. ‘63 and Elizabeth A. ‘62 Masenheimer R. Sam ‘82 and Linda ‘83 Niedbala Niedbala Family Foundation Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union Brent and Amy Pry Joan Roos Egner ‘52 Arthur R. ‘62 and Fannie A. ‘62 Schisler Susan Z. ‘85 and Robert A. Shebelsky Stephen M. and Sharon D. Somers The Haverford Trust Company United Way Of The Greater Lehigh Valley, Inc. Duane K. ‘82 and Susan M. VanFleet VanFleet Medical Faith H. Waters and Edward C. Kimes Ruth C. Wodock* FOUNDER’S CIRCLE ($5,000 to $9,999) Florence L. (Peachy) Barkman Max T. Bergen and Sarah Azizi Elliot H. and Victoria E. Brown Glenn W. ‘74 and Dawne Clark Patrick J. ‘77 and Cathy Diskin Enterprise Holdings Foundation Scott A. Fuhrman ‘82 and Sharon M. Savitsky Fuhrman ‘82 M’86 Deborah L. Gebhardt ‘69 Jeff and Liz Ghanayem James E. Gilbert Thomas J. Hart ‘78 Harry K. ‘83 and Teresa Hiestand Gregory A. Jackson ‘01 Mark J. Kalo ‘11 Linda D. Koch ‘69 M’71 John F. Kochmansky and Shala E. Davis Zachary A. Krise ‘10 Hank C. Kunkel ‘73 Rhonda J. ‘75 and William R. Levy
Liquor Factory Inc. J. Douglas McNamee ‘67 M’69 and Marilyn McNamee Irene Mitchel* Novartis US Foundation Meghan A. ‘08 and Ryan Parsons Jerry S. Petercuskie Peter E. Pruim and Margaret J. Ball Ronald McDonald House Charities of NEPA, Inc. Henry R. ‘93 and Lynn L. ‘93 Sands Robert C. ‘62 and Nancy J. Serfass Jerome W. Sheska ‘68 M’81 K. Craig and Kimberly Smith Robert G. Sutton and Linda L. DeRenzis-Sutton Doreen M. Tobin William G. Tobin Todd and Shari Nelson Family Foundation Inc. Robert J. ‘65 and Patty J. Tonkin Ronald ‘76 and Liz Watson, Jr. Diana E. Weaver ‘57 Marcia G. Welsh and Louis Terracio James F. M’84 and Annette Wenker Jeffrey I. Wilson ‘86 M’92 Randy Yanoshak PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($1,500 to $4,999) Anonymous A. Borzio Contracting All Sports Enterprises, Inc. Mary Sue ‘60 M’69 and Louis A. Balducci Barley Creek Brewing Company Thomas A. ‘62 and Rebecca A. ‘72 Barrow Blake D. and Donna B. Bender James K. Bergen Sam M. Bergen Robert L. Berkowitz Arthur Boorujy ‘79 Donald R. and Dolores B. Bortz Angelo F. Borzio, Jr ‘95 Brian K. ‘84 and Karen D. ‘85 Boyd Braveheart Enterprises, LLC Amanda K. Buss ‘00 Philip L. ‘85 and Cindy Calamia Elzar and Carolyn V. Camper, Jr. James A. ‘76 and Tracy Cantafio David A. ‘70 and Bonnie E. ‘72 Childs Roger M. ‘74 and Sandra A. Christman Horace S. ‘63 M’65* and Sonya K. ‘63 Cole Donald Conklin and Kimberly Sisson Conklin Mitchell L. Cordova ‘92 Crayola LLC Patricia M. and David W. Crotty Charlotte E. ‘83 and Quentin P. Currie Chester W. Dalgewicz ‘67 M’74 Douglas L. Dalrymple Jean M. DeSchriver ‘74 Jeffrey D. ‘79 and Susan E. Detzi John D. ‘79 and Sandra M. M’96 Detzi Joseph D. ‘79 and Brenda Detzi MaryEllen ‘80 and Kevin J. Dickey Karen Diggins Kathy B. ‘70 and Lawrence Dildine Sharyne M. Donfield ‘73 and Herman E. Mitchell Anthony L. ‘76 and Ellen S. Drago
William W. ‘70 and Shirley Dukett Emerald Advisers, LLC Frank A. and Renee Epifano ESSA Bank & Trust Maureen C. ‘82 and James S. Fagan James A. and Gretchen Fagin Joseph T. Ferry ‘03 Jayson C. Frank ‘08 Frontcourt Group Fruit-A-Bowls on Crystal Street LLC Fulton Bank, N.A. Dan H. Gale, Jr. ‘05 Ann E. Gladfelter McGinnis ‘82 and Kenton R. McGinnis, Jr. Deborah Grace Gary R. and Cami Gray Thomas J. Grayuski ‘84 Nancy Jo Greenawalt Donald L. ‘56 and Marge E. ‘59 Griffith Ernest R. Gromlich ‘60 Harriet D. ‘56 and George D. ‘58* Hall James Hamill Raymond L. ‘86 and Zoraya Hamlin Erik W. Hansson ‘96 and Alyssa M. Kane Hansson ‘96 Larry A. Helwig ‘90 Robert J. Houser, Jr. ‘69 Hunt, Hamlin & Ridley Jennifer L. M’98 and Steven C. ‘96 Hynes J R Flooring, LLC Jorene Jameson ‘69 and James Wylie Wendy A. Jankoski ‘82 and Paul Lapinski Jay Gray Plumbing LLC Eileen P. ‘79 and James G. Kaiser Henry G. ‘70 M’75 and Pennie Kearns, Jr. Bob D. Kelly Dawn Ketterman-Benner ‘70 Gerald D. ‘59 and Gloria J. Keyser Eric Kolar Joseph F. Lalli Patricia Leberman ‘70 Judith A. ‘76 M’86 and James H. Leiding Leona Marketing Group Francine S. ‘65 and Robert H. Lewis Marcus S. Lingenfelter ‘95 Kenneth E. Maclary Anthony D. ‘82 and Christine D. Mahon John B. Makar Michael D. ‘97 and Jennifer Mancuso Martin’s Snacks Mary-Carol Mason ‘62 Allison Matula Andi M. McClanahan Kathryn A. McLaughlin Waltz ‘70 James T. Meier ‘81 Clavertis D. and Charlene Miller Maury J. Molin ‘76 Robert M. Moses Mountain Valley Orthopedics, P.C. James E. and Constance G. Moyer Edward L. ‘94 M’95 and Jessica A. ‘94 Myers Frank T. ‘75 and Doreen Newby Deborah Newlin Smith ‘75 Jerry and Hedy Orodenker Angelo and Kathleen A. Ortenzi
*Deceased
Trevin J. Panaia ‘97 and Kari L. Yodice-Panaia ‘95 Panaia Financial Services Inc. Mark J. Peters Thomas A. Petro ‘72 and Ann Hayes-Petro Pocono Lions Club Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau Mary Frances Postupack M’93 Deborah E. Prince John R. ‘71 and Deborah A. Procopio Prudential Retirement Frank M. ‘73 M’76 and Nancy Pullo Quality Baseball Experience, LLC Balakrishna R. and Nalini Rao Matthew J. Rapa ‘05 Rapa Law Office, P.C. Lois E. ‘78 and Richard J. Rawson Stephen M. Reese, Sr. ‘76 Scott Rehr Glenn F. ‘69 M’78 and Sue Ann Reibman Michael D. ‘00 and Kerri M. Rhine Charles P. and Melissa C. Ritchie Walter P. ‘77 and Nancy G. Rogers III L. Patrick ‘67 and Joan M. ‘64 Ross Robert W. ‘66 and Carol Ruckdeschel Robert J. Ruckdeschel ‘90 Joseph J. Ruvane David M. ‘81 and Janet G. Sanko Sanofi Richard D. and Katherine D. Santoro Robert M. Sawicki Louis ‘78 and Trish Schiavetta Paul and Judy Schuchman Angelo R. and Suzanne Senese, Sr. Lauretta A. ‘81 and Gregory E. ‘80 M’93 Shoemaker Jeffrey D. Shrive ‘09 Neal H. and Joyce L. Simpson Ski Shawnee, Inc. Shelley A. Speirs ‘92 and Gayland Aston ‘94 M’01 Adam S. ‘00 M’02 and Erin Stauffer Craig M. ‘83 M’88 and Tracy Summers David A. Super ‘80 and Ann Rapoch-Super Roy W. Sussman, Jr. ‘79 John R. ‘69 M’73 and Pamela J. ‘70 Thatcher The Hershey Company The William T. Morris Foundation Tony Kolar & Son Roofing Triose Gregory M. Tymon ‘93 M’95 M’01 Urology Associates of the Poconos Ryan L. ‘15 and Jamie L. Vermillion Vigon International, Inc. Craig S. Vondercrone ‘99 Brent I. Voynar ‘95 M’97 Richard D. Vroman ‘67 and Danna Yoder Vroman ‘68 Nancy L. Weaver ‘74 M’78 Karl M. and Ann H. Weiler Robert H. ‘75 and Julieann Willever Leslie L. ‘74 and Pat W. Wilson Eric E. ‘85 and Bonita A. ‘86 Wyatt Wenjie Yan Rory J. ‘84 and Diane E. Yanchek Cem Zeytinoglu
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A NEW HOME FOR WARRIORS FOOTBALL Alumni, friends surpass campaign expectations as construction under way
By SARA KARNISH
“We want to celebrate it with our alumni. This campaign was 100 percent alumni driven. They wanted to make sure we took care of ESU football—people found it very important to give.” - Warriors Head Coach Jimmy Terwilliger ’07
Pride of place runs deep throughout the ESU community. This pride was on full display with the recent You Win in the Locker Room First campaign, a $750,000 fundraising initiative launched by the ESU Foundation and the Department of Athletics to build a new football locker room in Koehler Fieldhouse. The campaign far surpassed the goal, raising over $860,000 by the end of fiscal year 2020-2021. Dr. Gary R. Gray, director of intercollegiate athletics at ESU, said, “This has been the most remarkable fundraising project I’ve been part of in three decades. The speed with which the money was raised was impressive. This was a wonderful partnership with the ESU Foundation—Rich Santoro [ESU Foundation executive director] and his staff were just amazing. They had a lot of people asking other alums, but this was almost exclusively a football alumni project.” The current locker room has housed the football program since Koehler Fieldhouse was built in the late 1960’s, with only minor upgrades over the years. Warriors head coach Jimmy Terwilliger ’07 said the project was much needed and long overdue. “ESU’s facilities needed a complete facelift. No renovations or upgrades had been done since the 1990’s. It was becoming a real issue in trying to recruit players. Our guys couldn’t go in there and have camaraderie—it was a second-class facility.” The idea for the renovation started about two years ago, said Terwilliger, noting they looked at spaces where we could do it in the current footprint. The design and layout of the new space started with a discussion and brainstorming session. “We said, ‘Let’s build a home for Warriors football.’ What would we do if we had a new locker room? How would it change the landscape of recruiting? Could we use the existing space or utilize new space?” Terwilliger said. “We wanted to build something our players could be proud of, and our alumni could be proud of. We wanted to be able to bring recruits in to see there is a commitment to excellence here.” Recruits can now walk through the new facility and get a better understanding of ESU’s proud football legacy. “Student-athletes look at many things when they look at schools. They look at the team, they look at the coaching staff, and they look at the facilities,” Gray said. “One of the things they look at are the amenities like the team room, locker room, clothing worn by the players. Now when we recruit students, we’re bringing them into a state-of-the-art locker room.” The campaign kicked off on Oct. 8, 2020, with a virtual event that invited more than 100 alumni and friends of the program to learn more about the project. A 17-member fundraising committee was tasked with reaching out to alumni and friends, led by cochairs Pat Flaherty ’78 and Mike Terwilliger ’78. “We had to surround ourselves with people who could get it done. This football program is full of people who have gotten it done…we had to choose two committee chairs, and my dad and Pat Flaherty are two of the hardest people to say no to. They’ve gotten it done on the field and professionally. When they said they were on board, I said we could make it work,” said Terwilliger, adding that working on the campaign was much like building a team. “We put the committee together, and from there we went to work. We did phone calls, made visits, sent emails, put out a lot of different pieces to show what we’re doing.” All parties were committed to creating a space that reflects pride of place and pride of people who occupy that place. Terwilliger said the selling of the locker room was fairly easy because people wanted to do it and saw the need. “People care about East Stroudsburg. The alumni base is extremely proud. [The] football alumni would do what they had to do to make the team a championship contender. I didn’t make many calls where people said no. It was more like, ‘How can I help?’” he said.
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Sneak peak of the new Warriors Football Locker Room still under construction as of publication time. Plans are under way for a soon-to-be-announced ribbon cutting celebration. Photo by Caryn Wilkie
The new locker room is in the old space previously used by visiting teams in Koehler Fieldhouse and is larger than the team’s previous facility. The upgraded facilities include 26-inch wide, open cherry-wood lockers with LED lighting, replacing the existing grey metal lockers, a cell phone charging station, an equipment drying system on top of each locker, and a speaker system to pump music throughout the space. There is also an academic center where players can work on assignments. “The room is split into offensive and defensive segments,” Terwilliger said. “There will also be a Hall of Champions for people who have had some unbelievable accolades. Hopefully that will breed excitement for the young players—embrace the Warriors of the past, Warriors of the present, and Warriors of the future.” The new facility reflects ESU’s dedication to the players, team, and program. “We’re providing the [players] with a comfortable new environment. It’s not just a locker room— it’s a team room. The players spend a lot of time in there. The new space tells them we’re committed to the program and committed to their success,” Gray said. The space includes seven named areas, including the academic center and coaches’ space. All the lockers have been sold and will contain a plaque bearing the name of a campaign donor. The project is in its final stages of completion, with a ribbon cutting ceremony slated for the near future. Terwilliger said it’s important to recognize the project with and because of those who made it happen. “We want to celebrate it with our alumni. This campaign was 100 percent alumni driven. They wanted to make sure we took care of ESU football—people found it very important to give. It’s important to give to these [PASSHE] schools so they can compete at the level where they want to compete.” Rich Santoro, executive director of the ESU Foundation, said the swiftness of the fundraising shows the dedication and loyalty of ESU alumni. “To hit our goal at the sixmonth mark is pretty much unheard of. The [football] program is one that has stayed in touch with their alumni over the years. We had donations from every generation— basically the 1960’s through recent graduates in 2020. It was everything you want in a campaign. We had more than 200 former players step forward and make this a reality. When we do the ribbon cutting/dedication, a lot of people will be very pleased. We’re excited to bring all of our donors back to celebrate.” Santoro said this campaign was a good example of what can be accomplished when the right people come together. “Other people will look at this and say, ‘Why can’t we do the same thing?’ If we can organize our alumni affinity group, we can do some great things. This is one example of what’s possible when you have people working toward a common goal.”
YOU WIN IN THE LOCKER ROOM FIRST $100,000 OR MORE Anonymous $50,000 OR MORE Douglas S. ‘94 and Melissa A. Leonzi $25,000 OR MORE Greg V. ‘94 and Kristina L. ‘04 Garzio $10,000 OR MORE Ron and Jane Bennett Dr. Anthony L. ‘76 and Ellen S. Drago Pat Flaherty ‘78 M’84 The Garver Family Steven C. ‘94 and Jennifer L. ‘97 Hynes Michael D. ‘97 and Jennifer Mancuso Fred ‘63 and Betsy Reinhard ‘62 Masenheimer The Pry Family Duane VanFleet Family Brent Voynar ‘95 M’97 $5,000 OR MORE A Proud Alumnus 1968 Championship Team Gregory Altmajer ‘98 Joe ‘65 and Dorothy Bahnatka Zachary S. ‘06 M’14 and Colleen E. ‘12 M’14 Baltz Peachy Barkman Rece Bender ‘21 and Family The Bergen Family Bob ‘78 and Karen Bydlon James Cantafio ‘76 Pinch ‘84 and The Clements Family Daniel Creasy ‘18 Quentin and Charlotte Currie Jeffrey D. ‘79 and Susan E. Detzi John D. ‘79 and Sandra M. M’96 Detzi Joseph D. ‘79 and Brenda Detzi John T. DeVivo Coach Denny and Judy Douds The Fuhrman Family ‘82 Dan Gale Jr., ‘06 Chris Gerhard ‘88 M’07 Sam Ghanayem and Family Dennis Gorman ‘78 Thomas J. Grayuski ‘84 Tim Green ‘97 Thomas J. Hart ‘78 Larry A. Helwig ‘90 Joe ‘63 and Joanne ‘64 Heverin The Hiestand Family The Hull Boys Stephen E. Jackson ‘72 and Gregory A. Jackson ‘01 John R. Jeffries ‘04 M’08 Mark Kalo ‘11
Warriors Football Locker Room Campaign and Construction Project East Stroudsburg University and the East Stroudsburg University Foundation thank these major contributors
Zachary A. Krise ‘10 Dr. Jim and Judi Leiding ‘76 M’86 Rick Jones ‘78 and Rhonda Jones Levy ‘75 Bill ’63 and Sandy ’64 Lewis Anthony Marrone ‘21 and Family Brian ‘82 and Matt ‘11 Marshall Andrew C. Marsteller ‘05 Doug McNamee ‘67 M’69 Menton and Urrico Family Fred Miller, Esq. ‘86 and Jim Miller, P.E. ‘91 Jim Miller ‘87 and Stephanie (Winge) Miller ‘88 Gregory J. Munch ‘06 Daniel Murray ‘96 Ed Myers ‘94 M’96 Kevin Nagle ‘00 Ken Parrish ‘07 Ryan and Meghan ‘08 Parsons and The Johnson Family ‘79 ‘11 The Petercuskie Family: Wife Dorothy and Sons John, Jerry, Gary Mark and Kathryn Peters Damian Poalucci ‘98 and Family Evan Prall ‘07 Sean A. Roth ‘16 Arthur R. ‘62 and Fannie A. ‘62 Schisler Ernie ‘90 and Angela Sebastianelli Angelo R. and Suzanne Senese Brendan Shaffer James L. Snyder ‘81 The Soltes Family: Andy ’85, Matt ’15, Tyler ’19 Adam S. ‘00 M’02 and Erin Stauffer The Stem Family Harold Strunk ‘78 Thomas Sugden ‘08 and Tim Roken ‘09 Doc and Linda Sutton Jimmy ‘07 and Ashlee R. ‘06 Terwilliger Mike ‘78 and Kim ‘76 Terwilliger The Vermillion Family Mike Wallick ‘97 LtCol Ron Watson USMC (Ret) ‘76 and Liz Watson Dan Weller D Line Coach Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D., and Louis Terracio, Ph.D. Coach Jim Wenker ‘84 Orlando L. Williams ‘97 Raymond J. ‘81 M’88 and Cheryl L. Yakavonis Jason Zinn ‘00 $2,500 OR MORE Joe Bahling ‘01 Doug and Crystal Banks Sr. and Family David J. Biever ‘09 Roger M. Christman ‘75 Daniel Crozier ‘08 Jayson Frank ‘08 Gary W. and Nancy L. Garver, Sr. J. D. Granger ‘00
Dave ’95 and Michelle Wilds ’94 Hahn Matthew F. Krzysik ‘82 Hank Kunkel ‘73 Brian Miller ‘02 M’07 Richard G. Nicolais ‘75 David M. ‘08 M’14 and Mary Beth ‘09 Pacchioni Tom Palubinski ‘78 Kevin Price ‘93 Josh Przywara ‘14 Doug Rhoads ‘78 #47 Lou Schiavetta ‘78 and Family Mike Serafin ‘02 Jeffrey D. Shrive ‘09 Frank Snyder ‘73 Mike Stambaugh ‘76 Tim Strenfel ‘05 Craig Summers ‘83 Bobby Swift ‘95 Jim Tallarico ‘81 Zach Toomey ‘07 Howie Weiss ‘83 $1,000 OR MORE In memory of Ralph Althouse Anonymous (2) Mike Augustin ‘86 Dustin Barno ‘03 Nick Beisker ‘03 Scott Benoit ‘85 Art Boorujy ‘79 Henry Breckenridge ‘06 #52 Sterling ‘61 M’64 and Virgina Brown ‘61 Warren Brown ‘80 John Brunner ‘60 Bill Campbell ‘84 Jack Childs ‘67 H. Tracy Coleman ‘86 Gayle D. Confer ‘67 Robert F. Cormack ‘74 Bruce L. Coyer, Esq. ‘76 Gina DiBenedetto ‘94 Anthony Donato ‘76 Vic Fangio ‘80 Tom Ferguson ‘91 Dan Gechter ‘81 Bobby Gelatko ‘67 Paul E. Grube ‘74 Drake Hall ‘85 M’90 Jan D. Hall ‘65 Erik Hansson ‘96 Rod A. Harter ‘76 Steven M. Jones ‘14 Tom Karabinus ‘70 Tom Kearney ‘75 Gerald D. ‘59 and Gloria J. Keyser Roy ‘79 and Marie Kleshefsky
Carl-Eric Larson ‘77 Bob Lester ‘72 Dennis Long ‘17 Frank J. Lupin ‘62 Zachary McDowell, M.D. ‘08 Jamie Meier ‘81 John Mesko ‘87 Richard ‘61 and Karin ‘62 Michael Roy Miller ‘67 Maury J. Molin ‘76 Michael C. Motsko ‘07 Bill Navarre ‘74 Ed Neumann ‘64 Fred O’Connor ‘62 Jeremy Palm ‘03 and Family Matthew Parrello ‘05 Tom Petro ‘72 Bernie Povanda ‘81 John R. Procopio ‘71 Bill Race ‘62 Matthew Rapa ‘05 Glen ‘66 and Kathy ‘70 Ray Head Coach Charles Reese Stephen M. Reese ‘76 Michael Reichwein ‘86 Mike Rhine ‘00 Richard Rose ‘76 Robert J. Ruckdeschel ‘90 Robert W. ‘66 and Carol Ruckdeschel Joe Ruggiero ‘18 James Sacco ‘96 Donnie ‘61 and Sandi ‘61 Schleicher The Schwartz Family: Robert Schwartz ‘86 and Ginny Schwartz Cataldo ‘80 The Bill Scott Family John F. “Jack” Shaughnessy ‘82 Jack Shoemaker ‘72 Ernie Siegrist ‘84 M’89 Walt Snyder ‘61 William F. Strube Jr. ‘65 Roy ‘79 and Sandi Sussman Ryan Swan ‘07 Thomas E. ‘13 and Christie L. ‘13 Tippett Alex Todoroff ‘81 Bob Tonkin ‘65 Jimmy Villani ‘80 Brian Violante ‘06 Dom Violi ‘82 Thomas Washburn ‘65 Andrew Whittington ‘79 Jason Wimmer ‘03 Dick Wolslayer ‘61 Dick Zimmer ‘60 Patrick Zwanch ‘89 Zac ‘16, Tyler ‘16 and All the Ball Boys
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AUGUST 7, 2021
PHILLY CHAPTER ALUMNI RECONNECT FOR PHILLIES BALLGAME Fifty alumni and friends gathered to watch the Philadelphia Phillies beat the NY Mets at Citizens Bank Park. Sponsored by the Bucks Montgomery Chapter, the event was hosted by chapter leader, Chris Rohr Thompson ’73. The group gathered at the Pass and Stow for refreshments before the game.
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LEGACY FAMILIES HONORED DURING FAMILY WEEKEND BRUNCH Over 140 alumni and family members attended the 10th Annual Legacy Brunch and Pinning Ceremony. Thirty-two families were welcomed as Legacy members, receiving commemorative pins recognizing families with a history of attending ESU. Hosted by recent graduate and Legacy family member, Marcy Cetnar ’21, the event featured a speech by Elizabeth Luchansky O’Brien ’01 whose Legacy family members were in attendance. The Legacy Brunch and Pinning Ceremony is part of the Family Weekend activities.
AUGUST 13, 2021 WARRIOR ALUMNI HIT THE COURSE FOR ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS Hosted by the ESU Alumni Association, the Northeast PA “Fun-Raiser” was held at Mountain Laurel Golf Club, in White Haven, Pa. Eighty golfers participated, making this the largest outing to date. Proceeds from golf and hole sponsorships are used to fund scholarships for incoming ESU students.
The Northeast PA “Fun-Raiser” golf outing benefits student scholarships.
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The annual Legacy Family Brunch and Pinning Ceremony honored Legacy Families. Pictured are Wendy Perrone-Francisco ’91 and her husband Wender Francisco with children Max and Meghan, who is a freshman at ESU. Photo by Mary Ellen Valenti
Alumni and friends at the Phillies NY Mets game in early August.
UPCOMING EVENTS JANUARY 12, 2022
ESU Alumni Virtual Book Club The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2022
Thursday evenings GOLD Fitness Group Virtual gentle yoga classes
FEBRUARY 22-25, 2022
ESU visits Florida Events and times TBD
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WARRIORS RETURN TO CAMPUS FOR
HOMECOMING WEEKEND OCTOBER 8-9, 2021 Students and alumni enjoyed the annual Homecoming bonfire held Friday evening on campus. Photo by Ben Marino
Tau Kappa Epsilon alumni connect at the annual tailgate festivities. Photo by Susie Forrester
The annual alumni awards were presented during Homecoming Weekend. Read about the award winners on page 24. Photo by Susie Forrester
William J. Horvath ’70 M’79, Linda J. Horvath, Henry G. Kearns ’70 M’75 and Pennie Kearns, attend the Annual Alumni Awards and Reunion Banquet held at the Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort. Photo by Susie Forrester
Alumni and their families were thrilled to celebrate Homecoming Weekend 2021 in person this year! With last year’s in-person festivities cancelled, Warriors made the trek back to campus in 2021 to remember, honor, and celebrate their connection to ESU. The weekend began with Remembrance Day, a memorial to the Warrior lives lost in the last year. Alumni were later invited to the Homecoming Kickoff at the Henry A. Ahnert, Jr., Alumni Center where they enjoyed refreshments and visited with classmates. The bonfire, a Homecoming tradition, was popular with students and alumni of all generations. The Annual Alumni Awards and Reunion Banquet was held Friday evening at Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort. After a year of waiting, the class of 1970 celebrated their 50th reunion. They were joined by the class of 1971 at a reception hosted by Interim President Kenneth Long. Class President Gary Trigiani ’70 addressed the gathering of golden graduates. During the banquet, ESU Alumni Association Board member Glenn Gottshalk ’72 and Vice President Christine Rohr Thompson ’73 introduced the nine alumni award winners being recognized for their outstanding accomplishments since graduation: Christopher Paradysz ’83, Frank Johnson ’74, Mary Ellen McNish ’68, Al “Bosh” Miller ’60, Dr. 22 the alumni herald
Kelly Dries ’10, Ed Curvey ’63, Lloyd Lyter ’72, Ph.D., Vincent Carilli ’88, Ph.D., and Pam Evans ’78 M’85. Read their stories on page 24. More than 1,500 alumni gathered on the basketball courts behind Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall for the annual All Alumni Tailgate on Saturday. The 50th reunion classes continued their weekend celebration with a decked-out tailgate spot and fraternities, sororities, athletic teams, and other groups brought their ESU spirit to the gathering. The Jim Roberti Band provided live entertainment and a variety of food trucks helped set the mood for fun. Groups competed in the annual tailgate contest, judged on their display of ESU spirit. Women’s Basketball took the trophy home this year, their group’s name will be displayed on the tailgate in the lobby of the Alumni Center. After the tailgate, alumni and friends headed to Eiler-Martin Stadium to watch the Warriors take on Millersville in the Homecoming football game. The Fan Zone Marketplace featured the crafts of local artisans and student groups. ESU student-athletes competed and led their teams to Homecoming wins in football, volleyball, and field hockey.
The view from Eiler-Martin Stadium as Warriors enjoyed the day. Photo by Susie Forrester
TAILGATE CONNECTIONS The Annual Alumni and All University Tailgate brought Warriors of all generations back to campus.
Photo by Susie Forrester
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HONORS CAREER AND LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS DURING HOMECOMING WEEKEND Nine outstanding alumni were honored at the Annual Alumni Awards and All Alumni Reunion Banquet on Oct. 8, 2021, held at the Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, Shawnee on Delaware, Pa. Information on awards criteria and nomination forms for 2022 can be found at www.esualumni.org/awards.
LLOYD LYTER ’72, PH.D. EXCELLENCE IN ARTS AND SCIENCES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
Lyter is professor of social work and director of the Marywood University Pocono Master of Social Work program at ESU. He served as director of the School of Social Work and dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Marywood, and teaches in the ESU Bachelor of Science in Social Work program. He has been a faculty member at Rutgers University, Penn State University, Beaver College, West Chester University, and Widener University. Lyter has many years of practice and administrative experience in behavioral health. He serves on the review boards of social work
CHRISTOPHER PARADYSZ ’83 ENTREPRENEUR AWARD
With degrees in speech pathology and audiology and experience in teaching and psychology, Paradysz has been able to build, coach and lead companies from startup to maturity. He thrives on creating opportunities for people, with a particular emphasis on listening and selfdiscovery. As a business leader and guide, he brings a mix of practical, leadership, and operational skills to his entrepreneurial ventures. Teaching executives, entrepreneurs, and administrators within workshops and corporate settings is an important priority for Paradysz. He focuses on creativity and problem-solving skills as two of the most critical to break through fear and failure and considers this a major
FRANK JOHNSON ’74 CONRAD “SKIP” IDUKAS SERVICE AWARD
Johnson served nine years on the ESU Alumni Association Board of Directors, including two terms as president. He oversaw an unprecedented expansion of the association during his tenure, increased board assistance to ESU and the ESU Foundation, and oversaw the development of a new strategic plan to establish primary goals for board members, including refocusing committee objectives. Along with board member Paul Scheuch ’71, Johnson organizes and runs the ESU Alumni Annual Summer “Fun-Raiser” golf tournament. Between golfers and sponsors for this highly successful event, thousands of scholarship dollars have been raised for worthy ESU students. As one of the co-founders of the 3rd Floor Shawnee group, he marshalled former 24 the alumni herald
journals; publishes frequently; and presents regularly at state, regional, national, and international conferences. Lyter’s expertise includes psychopathology, chemical dependence, ethics, group work, social work history, and international social work practice. Marywood’s Central Pennsylvania MSW program honored his achievements by naming him recipient of the first annual Lloyd L. Lyter Service Award. He has been recognized by the National Association of Social Workers Pennsylvania Chapter with the Inaugural Social Work Educator of the Year Award. Lyter earned his M.S.W. at Marywood University and his Ph.D. in Social Work at Rutgers University. His undergraduate studies at East Stroudsburg State College were interrupted by four years of service in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.
emphasis particularly as organizations and people struggle to (re)define themselves. Currently, Paradysz is venture funding and operating two companies, Adventure Explorations and a soon-to-be-announced music business in Nashville. Prior to this, he co-founded and was Co-CEO of multiple entrepreneurial ventures, including PMX Agency, the largest independent, global performance agency. He is also deeply committed to working with medical scientists to understand and solve Lupus, a lifethreatening disease. With his life-partner wife and his family as the highest priorities, a continual journey to bring optimism and passion to others defines Paradysz’s focus.
residents of that floor to endow a scholarship in support of students involved in a constructive extracurricular activity. Johnson headed the Monroe County, Pa., chapter of the Alumni Association for many years, arranging annual local events and keeping alumni connected. He participates regularly in key campus events, and is a frequent speaker for Remembrance Day, the Legacy Brunch and Pinning Ceremony, Alumni Awards Banquet, Accepted Students Day, and Commencement. Retired after a 37-year career in education, Johnson has served many local organizations including East Stroudsburg Little League, East Stroudsburg Youth Association, East Stroudsburg Soccer FC, KeglovitsPerryman Foundation, and Special Olympics.
MARY ELLEN MCNISH ’68 DR. GEORGE THOMPSON, JR. AWARD
McNish has spent over 50 years working in the nonprofit sector, in organizations such as Head Start, The YWCA, Planned Parenthood, Hahnemann University, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. In 2000 she was named general secretary of The American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia, Pa., followed by a 2010 appointment as president and CEO of The Hunger Project, New York City. During that time, she earned a master’s degree in business from Johns Hopkins University and was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters from Elizabethtown College. During her tenure at the American Friends Service Committee, McNish was named a senior consultant to the Nobel Peace Laureates Annual Summit Meeting. As part of that portfolio, she helped create and manage a program of international student delegations. Students from around the world attended the annual summits, meeting with other students,
PAM EVANS ’78 M’85 EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
Evans is employed as the Deputy Federal Health Coordinating Official for Mission Execution, Office of Emergency Management and Medical Operations (EMMO), Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She has over 30 years’ experience working in various positions as an army officer and a federal employee. As a member of EMMO, Evans served in several roles to include Incident Commander, Branch Chief, Field Operations, and Director, Secretary’s Operation Center. Prior to her career in public service, Evans served in the Army as a Medical Plans and Operations Officer for 21 years. Her military positions included: Deputy Surgeon, First Army Division East; Joint Regional Medical Plans and Operations Officer, NORAD-U.S. Northern Command; Executive Officer, Coalition Provisional Authority, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq; Army Fellow, National Disaster Medical System, Office of Emergency Response; EUCOM Desk Officer, Army Surgeon General’s Office; and Operations Officer,
presenting workshops and seminars, and interacting with and learning from Nobel Peace Laureates. McNish partnered with chair of political science and economics, Dr. Sam Quainoo, and together they were able to send delegations of ESU students to participate in the Nobel Peace Summits in Barcelona, Spain; Warsaw, Poland; Cape Town, South Africa; Bogota, Colombia; and Merida, Mexico. Building on these life-changing opportunities, McNish spearheaded the class of 1968 reunion gift to successfully raise a $25,000 endowment through the ESU Foundation for students to travel internationally. McNish published Sustaining Our Spirits about women leaders and has had many op/ed pieces published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Huffington Post, and New York Times. She has served on the boards of Friends School of Baltimore, Glen Foerd Conservation Corporation, Interaction, Friends General Conference. She is currently a trustee of the Thomas and Mary Shoemaker Fund and President of the Trustees of Byberry Friends Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.
NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. Evans has extensive deployment time working in military operations other than war, incident management and incident support roles supporting complex humanitarian crisis missions and disaster medical support. Evans’ areas of expertise include medical planning and operations in complex humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, post-war emergencies and reconstruction efforts in international settings and domestic consequence management operations with a focus on the national medical response system. She has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2), NATO Medal (2), Combat Action Badge, Expert Field Medical Badge, and Army Parachute Badge. She is a Certified Emergency Manager, and a member of the International Association of Emergency Managers. Evans earned a B.S. in Health and Physical Education, an M.S. in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Primary Prevention, both from ESU, and an M.S. from Florida State University in Exercise Science. She enlisted in the Army, receiving her commission in 1988. She served for 21 years, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
of the Interior and filled multiple positions in the Internal Revenue ED CURVEY ’63 EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Service. He served as Operations Executive Director during the Year 2000 Transition Process, Director of Contracting, and was the IRS’s DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
After graduating from East Stroudsburg State College, Curvey taught secondary school science and math for three years, then began a federal career that spanned 41 years. He started as a management intern with the U.S. Postal Service, eventually becoming a member of the federal government’s elite corps of executives, The Senior Executive Service. During his working career, Curvey earned a master’s degree in Industrial Personnel Management from The George Washington University and graduated from the Carnegie Mellon Graduate School of Industrial Administration’s Program for Executives. Curvey worked as the Assistant Director of Management and Budget for the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in the Department
Chief Procurement Officer. He also directed the Strategic Planning, Program Management, Quality Assurance and Administrative Support functions of the entire Internal Revenue Service. In retirement, Curvey has worked with various organizations as a consultant and coach. He consulted with Northrop Grumman Corporation in their information technology group as a senior staff advisor, developing information technology proposals; with the Department of Energy as an executive coach and advisor; and with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services as an executive coach and organizational consultant. Curvey lives in Silver Spring, Md., with Mary, his wife of 56 years. They have three sons, Chris, Brendan and Colin. esualumni.org 25
ALUMNI NEWS AL “BOSH” MILLER ’60 JIM BARNIAK AWARD
After graduating from ESU, Miller became head soccer coach at New Paltz State University of New York, taking a losing program to winning a National NCAA Tournament in five years. He coached Hartwick College to national prominence, was an assistant coach of the U.S. Olympic Team, and assistant director of the National Coaching School. Hired to coach the Philadelphia Atoms in 1973, he would win the North American Soccer League Championship. Miller was named Coach of the Year and became the first coach in professional sports to win a championship with an expansion franchise. He was the first Americanborn coach to win a professional soccer championship. Miller also coached the successful Dallas Tornado team, the Canadian Calgary Boomers, and the Tampa Bay Rowdies. With the Rowdies, he won the North American Soccer League Indoor Championship, and retired from active coaching as the second winningest coach in professional soccer.
DR. KELLY DRIES ’08 YOUNG ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dries serves as executive director for the Office of Career & Professional Development at the University of Redlands, overseeing the integration of career education across campus to create an ecosystem for career development. Since 2018, she has helped the OCPD institute new programs to connect students to alumni and employers, raised over $100,000 for Career Development, and integrated career into the curriculum with a one-of-a-kind Career Faculty Fellows program, which recently received national recognition. Prior to the University of Redlands, Dries was associate director for counseling services and operations in the Career and Professional Development Center at the University of Utah. There she directed the
VINCENT CARILLI ’88, PH.D. EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
Carilli served as a professional educator for over three decades, specializing in the higher education sector. His career in higher education began at ESU in the Division of Student Affairs under the tutelage of his mentor, Dean Robert Moses. He later served as Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Scranton, and Assistant Director of Student Development at Southern Illinois University. In his most recent role, Carilli served as the Vice Chancellor for Student Life at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the state’s public flagship university serving approximately 30,000 students. He was responsible for the overall leadership of 22 departments, over 500 employees, and managed a budget of $85 million. Carilli also served as an affiliated professor in the Graduate School of Education at Tennessee where he 26 the alumni herald
Miller consulted and was featured in 13 Soccer for Everyone instructional films and authored a book, Winning Soccer. He was chosen to be the color commentator for ESPN televised games, ran hundreds of clinics and was in demand for his Youth Coaches Workshops. Miller has authored countless articles and been a sought-after speaker. After retiring from coaching, Miller became the general manager of the Cleveland Force franchise in the Major Indoor Soccer League, setting attendance records and leading the league in revenue. Three years later he was named general manager of the U.S. National Team’s Coaches and Referees program for the United States Soccer Federation. He later served as president and general manager for the Cleveland Crunch, creating the premier franchise in the league and winning three league titles. Over his 40-year career, Miller has won every major award in the field of soccer, including the Soccer Hall of Fame (1995), Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award (2019), National Soccer Coaches Letter of Outstanding Achievement (1974), and All-American (1958-1959). Miller and his wife Dotty live in Lake Wales, Florida.
hiring, onboarding, and training of the career coaching team and set the overall strategy for outreach to academic departments and senior/ administration to build institutional support. She has worked as a teacher in the Maryland Public School System and gained experience as a researcher at an elite Pediatric Research Institute in Maryland. Dries found her career niche with the help of StrengthsFinder, and after becoming a certified Strengths Coach, has committed her life to helping others do the same. In 2016, she founded Dries Coaching & Consulting and has conducted trainings for countless organizations and individuals throughout the west coast. Completing her Ph.D. in 2020 in Educational Leadership & Policy from the University of Utah, Dries earned her M.A. from Towson University in Maryland, and a B.A. and B.S. from ESU.
taught classes in organization and administration as well as leadership and change. His research areas include student retention and leadership development. He has been privileged to serve and witness approximately 100,000 students graduate from the universities from which he was employed. Carilli earned a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Higher Education Administration from Southern Illinois University. During his career, he has been an active member of the ESU alumni board of directors, Theta Chi Fraternity, Eta Pi Chapter, board member and vice president for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and served on the board of directors for Maxis Health System. Carilli is recently retired and splits his time between Knoxville, Tenn., and Wilmington, N.C. He has two daughters, Avianna and Giulianna.
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ATHLETIC UPDATES FIELD HOCKEY ADVANCES TO SIXTH CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT
ESU’s field hockey program continued its sustained success this fall, reaching the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive time and advancing to the semifinal game for the fourth straight tournament under 37th-year head coach Sandy Miller. Miller, who ranks fourth in Division II history with 459 career victories, led the Warriors to a 16-5 record before falling 2-1 to eventual national champion Shippensburg in the national semifinals.
ESU had two NFHCA All-America first team selections in seniors Hannah Barbush and Celeste Veenstra. Three others also earned All-PSAC accolades, senior Morgan Mesenbrink and junior Lia Parker on the second team and junior Nicole Krozser on the third team. Veenstra had a team-high 12 goals and scored 41 in her three seasons at ESU, while Barbush notched three goals and eight assists. During the regular season, ESU had winning streaks of seven and eight games, and turned in a five-game shutout streak that matched a program record. Sophomore goalkeeper Amy Supey was honored twice as the PSAC Defensive Athlete of the Week and NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week after not allowing an opponent to score for 286:54 minutes over six games. Barbush earned a pair of prestigious academic awards. The senior was honored as the PSAC Champion Scholar and earned the Elite 90 award at the NCAA Championships as the student-athlete with the highest gradepoint average at the championship site of both tournaments. She has compiled a 3.9 GPA while serving as secretary on ESU’s 2021-22 StudentAthlete Advisory Committee.
ESU’s Field Hockey Team celebrates their advancement to the NCAA Tournament.
VOLLEYBALL MAKES SECOND STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE
Under the direction of PSAC Coach of the Year Tricia Melfy, the Warriors finished the regular season on a nine-match winning-streak to secure the No. 1 seed in the PSAC East and ultimately earn the right to host the conference final four. During that stretch, ESU recorded six consecutive sweeps, eight in total and dropped only one set. The Warriors ultimately fell to PSAC champion Clarion in the semifinals but punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. The Warriors were led by senior setter Ali Finch, who was named the PSAC East Athlete of the Year, was an All-Region selection, and was ESU’s first women’s volleyball student-athlete named Academic All-America. Finch put together one of the most impressive seasons in program history by leading the Warriors in kills and assists while also ranking second on the team in digs and blocks. The senior recorded five tripledoubles, the second-most during a career at ESU, and was fifth in DII in triple-doubles this fall. Seniors Kenzie Guimont and Emily Meredith were both named to the All-PSAC second team. Meredith ranks third all-time at ESU in career
ESU’s Volleyball Team was led by senior Ali Finch.
digs, and is one of five to eclipse the 1,500-dig mark. At the conference tournament, junior outside hitter Jessica Irwin became the program’s first student-athlete to earn PSAC Champion Scholar honors, recording a 4.0 GPA as an exercise science major. esualumni.org 27
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WARRIORS SOCCER COMBINES FOR 7 ALL-PSAC HONORS
Goalkeeper Mauri Jackson was named to the All-PSAC East first team, and Mirthe Bos and Haley Skove earned second team honors for ESU women’s soccer. Jackson, who was also first team All-Region, has one year of eligibility remaining and currently ranks fourth at ESU in saves (284), third in goals against average (0.85) and third in shutouts (25). Skove is just the fifth Warrior to earn All-PSAC honors in all four seasons of her career. She is tied for ninth in school history with 22 career goals, and her 84 career starts rank third. She helped lead the Warriors to a 53-25-6 record since 2017, scoring the game’s only goal to win the PSAC championship as a freshman, and advanced to three NCAA Tournament appearances.
Haley Skove was a four-time All-PSAC selection.
Since 2017, ESU has boasted a 40-25-8 record, with a PSAC Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance. ESU has posted the top grade point average among all men’s soccer teams in the PSAC the last two years.
On the men’s side, Juan Carlos, Lucas Marques and Colby Raymond were named All-PSAC first team, with Bradley Turocy on the second team. The four Warriors accounted for 23 goals and 17 assists in 2021. Carlos and Raymond were also named to the NCAA DII CoSIDA Academic All-District team for their accomplishments in the classroom.
Both teams are coached by Rob Berkowitz, who completed his 14th season as women’s head coach and 10th as men’s head coach. He has 173 wins, a .648 winning percentage, four PSAC championships and seven NCAA Tournament appearances in women’s soccer, and 70 wins and a PSAC title with the men’s program, taking home both PSAC trophies in 2017.
ESU Women’s Soccer
The ESU Men’s Soccer Team
WOMEN’S WRESTLING HOSTS FIRST EVER DUAL MEET AT KOEHLER FIELDHOUSE
ZARDET ’20 RETURNS AS WOMEN’S TENNIS HEAD COACH
The Warriors also hosted the second annual ESU Freestyle Open on November 7, with Emily Klein and Haley Delia placing in the event which featured wrestlers from some of the top programs in the sport.
Zardet returns to the Poconos after serving as a graduate assistant coach for the men’s and women’s tennis teams at DeSales University since July 2020. As a student-athlete for the Warriors from 2016-20, Zardet went 27-21 in singles matches and posted a record of 22-27 in doubles. She was named All-PSAC East second team in singles in 2017 after advancing to the Round of 16 at the PSAC Individual Championships.
The nationally-ranked ESU women’s wrestling team defeated Elmira College 30-18 in the program’s first-ever dual meet at Koehler Fieldhouse on November 3. Natalie Dunn recorded a tech fall for the first win for the Warriors in a dual meet in the Poconos. Avery Meyers also pinned her opponent to highlight the dual.
Marina Zardet ’20 was named the head coach of the ESU women’s tennis program in November.
In his 11th season, Al McCormick ’77 remains in his role as head coach of the women’s golf program.
ESU Interim President Kenneth Long with the ESU Women’s Wrestling Team prior to their meet at Koehler Fieldhouse on Nov. 3, 2021.
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Marina Zardet ’20
WARRIORS HONOR ESU FACULTY, STAFF WITH SHIRTS OFF THEIR BACKS
presented jerseys, representing “shirts off their back” to ESU staff and faculty members that have made a powerful impact during their time at ESU.
NINE WARRIORS NAMED TO ALL-PSAC FOOTBALL TEAMS
Anglovich, a product of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, ranked fourth in the conference in rushing, gaining 962 yards (87.5 yards per game) and scoring eight touchdowns. He also had 28 receptions for 210 yards.
Tailback Gunner Anglovich, wide receiver Rece Bender, defensive end Deshawn McCarthy and safety Tyler Watson earned spots on the AllPSAC East first team, while kicker Devin Bartholomew, guard Anthony Capitini, defensive tackle Andre Eldridge and punter Nate Reed were honored on the all-conference second team.
Bender closed his impressive season with 795 receiving yards, ranking second in the league. He averaged over 19 yards per catch, including six receptions of 45-plus yards, highlighted by a 96-yard reception from Jake Cirillo on Homecoming vs. Millersville – tied for the longest reception in Division II this fall and ESU’s longest play from scrimmage since 2013. He also broke the school record for the longest kickoff with a 99-yard touchdown against Lock Haven.
Prior to the Shippensburg game on October 30, the ESU football team
Nine members of the ESU football team were named All-PSAC, as ESU closed the 2021 season with a 5-6 record.
Deshawn McCarthy, named AFCA All-America first team, put together one of the best seasons in program history in terms of rushing the quarterback, with 13 sacks and 17.5 tackles for loss in 11 games. He led the conference and ranked second in the nation in sacks, and was just two sacks shy of tying the program record of 15 held by Des Hussey (1991) and Joe Ruedt (1992).
Rece Bender
Gunner Anglovich
Watson did it all for ESU as a safety. He ranked third on the team in tackles (54) and was ranked in the top 10 in the PSAC in pass breakups, interceptions and forced fumbles. Additionally, Bender was named to the Academic All-America team, and defensive tackle Daryn Blackwell joined him on the Academic AllDistrict team, for their impressive accomplishments on the field and in the classroom. All-America selection Deshawn McCarthy
Tyler Watson
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WARRIORS ARE RIDING IN STYLE IN TWO NEW MARTZ BUSES
Coming to a highway near you, the ESU athletic department unveiled two new buses co-branded with ESU Warriors branding and Martz Group logos on October 27. ESU and Martz recently agreed to a three-plus year contact, continuing as the official ground transportation provider for the Warriors. When not in use by ESU, the new co-branded buses will act as a traveling billboard for the University with regular passenger bus route services to New York City and Philadelphia. The bus launch event featured remarks from ESU Interim President Kenneth Long and ESU Director of Athletics Dr. Gary R. Gray.
travel to and from New York and Philadelphia with ESU branding is a tremendous opportunity for the University as we spread the message that ESU is Where Warriors Belong!”
“We are very excited to continue our partnership with Martz. Our studentathletes are thrilled to travel to competitions on buses that represent them,” Long said. “The added value of having these buses regularly
After students and media had a first look at the new rides, the buses got their first taste of the area, with a “tour” through Crystal Street in East Stroudsburg and Main Street in Stroudsburg.
DR. GARY GRAY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
performances by student-athletes in men’s wrestling and men’s and women’s track and field. Additionally, ESU placed in the top 15 percent in the Learfield Directors’ Cup national standings in NCAA Division II and had a fourth-place ranking (of 18 member institutions) in the PSAC’s Dixon Trophy competition.
Dr. Gary R. Gray, director of athletics, announced his retirement in late November, which will be effective January 28, 2022. Dr. Gray came to ESU four years ago and brought with him more than 22 years of experience as a director of athletics and more than four decades of insight into athletics and education – as an administrator, coach, tenured faculty member and primary and secondary educator. He previously served as Director of Athletics at Alaska Fairbanks from 2012 through 2017, and he hit the ground running, leading ESU’s athletic department to attain many accomplishments during his tenure. “It is with very mixed emotions that I announce today my retirement from the world of NCAA Division II athletics, effective January 28, 2022,” said Dr. Gray. “My past four years have been spent at one of the top Division II programs in the entire country. I will definitely miss all of the wonderful coaches, staff, and student-athletes that make up the Warriors Athletics program. They excel at the very highest level of Division II, and it has been a joy to be a small part of this program, the largest program in the largest conference in Division II.”
Many facility enhancements have also occurred under Dr. Gray’s watch, including: Creekview Park baseball and softball fields; new artificial turf at Eiler-Martin Stadium and Whitenight Field; new sound systems at Eiler-Martin Stadium, Whitenight Field, and Koehler Fieldhouse; three new locker rooms in Koehler Fieldhouse and one at Whitenight Field; refurbishing and rebranding of the floor in Koehler Fieldhouse; new four-sided digital scoreboard in Koehler Fieldhouse; new heating and air conditioning system in Koehler Fieldhouse arena; long-awaited painting of bleacher seating at Eiler-Martin Stadium; two new batting cages in Koehler Fieldhouse; new shot clocks at Koehler Fieldhouse and Whitenight Field; improved strength training areas and equipment in Koehler Fieldhouse; new furniture in Koehler Fieldhouse conference room and all coaches’ offices; and new football offices.
Dr. Gray was instrumental in: expanding the athletics scholarship budgets at the University and Foundation levels in each of the past four years; managing to balance the athletics budget each year; expanding ESU’s camps and clinics model; adding two emerging sports for women at ESU (wrestling and acrobatics & tumbling); adding several new graduate assistant positions to the department; expanding the roster sizes in most sports; developing ESU’s athletics speaker series, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in College Athletics: A Call to Action;” and helping ESU athletics to achieve the highest total of community service hours in the PSAC during fiscal year 2019 with 8,704 hours. Under his leadership, a full-time coaching position was developed for men’s and women’s cross country, and women’s lacrosse gained a fulltime assistant coach position. Several ESU teams advanced to the NCAA Division II final sites in their respective sports including field hockey (3 times), women’s lacrosse (2 times) and men’s basketball; as well as NCAA postseason appearances by several other sports, and national qualifying 30 the alumni herald
Dr. Gary Gray
GULICS NAMED ACROBATICS & TUMBLING AND CHEERLEADING HEAD COACH
Within the span of a month this fall, Kristina “Krikit” Gulics was named as the head coach of both the acrobatics & tumbling and cheerleading programs at ESU. Gulics brought over 15 years of cheerleading coaching experience to the Poconos. A veteran of the United States Navy, Gulics currently serves as competitive cheer and competitive dance teams coach at Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, N.J., along with teaching US History, Facing History and African American Studies at the school. She has guided Woodbridge to numerous Greater Middlesex Conference titles, New Jersey state titles and a National Cheerleaders Association National Championship in 2016.
RYAN SMITH HONORED WITH BONE MARROW DRIVE
The ESU athletic department partnered with “Be The Match” and the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation for the first annual #RelentlesS “Get In The Game” Marrow Drive in memory of late ESU men’s basketball student-athlete Ryan Smith on Sept. 2, 2021. The drive was successful, with 498 potential donors added to the “Be The Match” registry. The inaugural event is named in honor of Ryan Smith, who passed away after a 19-month battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in March 2021. While Smith was highly successful on the court as a Warrior - being named the 2018-19 PSAC East Freshman of the Year - his relentless spirit and inspiration to the ESU community through his battle with leukemia will be his long-lasting legacy. “Ryan’s impact on the ESU community was clear,” said ESU men’s basketball head coach Jeff Wilson ’86 M’92. “The goal is to be able to find a match and save a life and this enormously successful drive will hopefully find one or more donors. Thank you to the athletic programs, coaches and student-athletes for volunteering to work the event. We would not have had the success we did without the efforts of everyone within the ESU Athletic Department!”
The football team joined in the recognition of Ryan Smith’s contributions to ESU by raising their helmets prior to the 2021 season opener. Photo by Taj Falconer.
Prior to joining the Warrior family, Gulics was an assistant cheerleading coach at Montclair State. She is an executive board member for the N.J. State Cheer and Dance Coaches Association. She is also a coach and representative for Cheer Hawaii USA, which hosts a college preparatory summer program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa each summer. The Warriors will compete in their first-ever A&T TriMeet on Feb. 5, 2022.
100-plus ESU student-athletes volunteered from over 10 Warrior teams, helping take donor information and administering swab kits on campus in the University Center. It was the first athletic department-wide initiative event that the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation has partnered with. An average Ryan Smith’s number 5 is a lasting symbol of his drive usually nets around 100 impact on ESU’s campus. potential donors. The ESU football team has hosted donor drives for three years, adding 482 new registry members in that span. The National Marrow Donor Program offers a potential cure through blood stem cell and marrow transplants for the thousands of people diagnosed every year with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma and life-threatening blood diseases like sickle cell and aplastic anemia. The ESU women’s lacrosse team had previously hosted a “Be The Match” registry marrow drive in support of ESU women’s lacrosse student athlete Alyssa Oxenford, who passed away in 2015 after battling leukemia.
ESU student-athletes participate in the “Get In The Game” Marrow Drive outside the University Center.
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CLASS NOTES
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MICHELLE KEATING-SIBEL ’00 Earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from West Chester University in May 2019. She works as a certified registered nurse practitioner and implementation manager for Tandigm Health. She also serves as a visiting professor of health policy and law with Chamberlain University. She resides in Collegeville, Pa., with her husband and two sons. JOHN FOSTER ’06 Was promoted as the director of health, physical education, athletics, and transportation for Hampton Bays High School located in Hampton Bays, N.Y. Foster previously served as a physical education teacher in the district’s middle and elementary schools for the past six years. He resides in East Quogue, N.Y. SCOTT HIGGINS ’06 Was featured as MONTCO.TODAY’s “2021 MONTCO Millennial Superstar.” The online publication covers news stories of Montgomery County, Pa. Higgins is the associate director of sales and business development at the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board. He resides in Royersford, Pa.
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MARY NAPOLI ’91 Received the George Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Schreyer Teaching Institute at Pennsylvania State University. Napoli is an associate professor of behavioral science and education. She resides in Hummelstown, Pa.
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DR. NANDI MARSHALL M’06 Has been appointed associate dean of academic affairs at Georgia Southern University’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. She is an associate professor in the department of health policy and community health at the college and is a certified health education specialist. She resides in Statesboro, Ga. THEODORE HARKNESS ’09 Was promoted at FEMA as a supervisory program analyst. Harkness supervises, manages, and coordinates the over 100 Individual Assistance Voluntary Agency Liaisons Reservists that FEMA deploys directly to areas affected by disaster. He earned his bachelor’s in health service administration from ESU and resides in Fairfax, Va. JEFFREY QUINN ’09 M’11 Was promoted to senior account executive at Luminus, a digital marketing agency. He resides in Buffalo, N.Y. PAM MORSE M’10 Was selected by students at Columbia Gorge Community College as the 20202021 recipient of the Reine Thomas Faculty Excellence Award. Morse is a full-time instructor and chair of the math department at the college. She resides in Hood River, Oregon.
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LAURA CANFIELD ’81, MERV HELLER ’69, DAWN KETTERMAN-BENNER ’70, AND JOE MCNULTY ’71 were inducted into the inaugural USTA/Middle States/Eastern Pennsylvania District Tennis Hall of Fame on Oct. 24, 2021. The ceremony was held at DeSales University. Merv Heller’s wife, Jan, accepted the award on his behalf.
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VICTOR RUIZ ’15 Began working as an instructional technologist at the College of Charleston. He earned his bachelor’s in early childhood and special education from ESU and resides in Charleston, SC. KACEY JENNINGS ’16 Has joined Fox Rothschild LLP in Exton, Pa., as an associate in the corporate department. In her role, she advises businesses on a broad range of corporate matters including governance issues, transactions, and entity formation. She resides in Stroudsburg, Pa.
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SCHISLER ’62
INDUCTED TO SIGMA PI AFTER 60 YEARS AS A PLEDGE By William J. Horvath ’70 M’79
Arthur R. Schisler ’62, center, receives a certificate and badge of Sigma Pi in October 2021, 60-years past his pledge days at ESSC.
Arthur R. Schisler ’62 was formally inducted into the fraternity of Sigma Pi, Beta Psi Chapter, at the fraternity house at ESU on Oct. 9, 2021. Ordinarily, this would be of minimal interest to most people. However, the circumstances that surrounded this ceremony were quite unique. Understand that Schisler graduated in 1961 from East Stroudsburg State College. He pledged the fraternity in the fall that year, but missed
1947 ALUMNA MAKES SURPRISE VISIT BACK TO CAMPUS
out being inducted, as he left the college to attend Hunter College in New York City for his final semester. His credits were transferred from ESSC and he graduated without being inducted with his other pledge brothers. Recently, his pledge brothers brought this to the attention of the current alumni executive board, and the ball started rolling. National headquarters was notified and consulted in this matter. They were very cooperative, and understanding. National was asked if they ever had any instances of this occurring, but they could not verify anyone having waited 60 years for an individual to become a brother. In the eyes of the Beta Psi Chapter, Schisler may be the oldest pledge to have ever been inducted into the Sigma Pi Fraternity! When Schisler was contacted about his induction, he was overwhelmed and appreciative, and asked whether he would have to do push-ups. At 81 years young, he indicated that he might not be able to do these. Of course, push-ups were not required since he had pledged back in 1961. The certificate and badge of Sigma Pi was presented to Brother Schisler by the current Sage of Beta Psi, Brother Cruz Manatt. A plaque commemorating this long-awaited day was also presented to Brother Schisler by past Sage, Brother Ron Steckel ’70. A duplicate plaque was also given to the active brothers to be displayed in the house. The Beta Psi Chapter of Sigma Pi was the first social fraternity ever at ESU. It became a chartered member in 1961, and has been on campus for 60 years. Athletics, and see the basketball facility. Along her tour she visited familiar buildings and saw how much the campus had changed over the years. With tears in her eyes, she reminisced and told stories of her time at ESU and how they were “the four best years of her life.” She said she formed many lifelong friendships and created wonderful memories she will never forget.
The ESU Office of Alumni Engagement welcomed Marjorie Fairchild Gunster ‘47 back to her alma mater on October 11, 2021. Fairchild Gunster, 96, was surprised by her daughter Carolyn Gunster, who planned the visit. Carolyn was joined by her sister Doreen and Marjorie’s great granddaughter Connie Howland, who is a current student at ESU. Fairchild Gunster was a physical education major, and was involved in many clubs and sports, including the women’s basketball team. She was delighted to meet Dr. Gary Gray, ESU’s director of Intercollegiate
BIRTHS
Adrian Neves ’07 with his baby girl Charlotte, who was born in January 2021. The family resides in New York, N.Y.
Joseph and Amanda Caviston ’09 welcomed their son Joey Caviston, on October 31, 2019. The family resides in Camp Hill, Pa.
Marjorie Fairchild Gunster ’47 and her great granddaughter, Connie Howland, Class of 2025, pause for a photo during their visit to campus in October. The trip back to East Stroudsburg was a surprise for Fairchild Gunster, planned by her daughter Carolyn Gunster. Photo by Christina Karl
WEDDING
Lauren Darr Staats ’09 and her husband Derek Staats welcomed a baby boy, Chase Robert Staats, on November 4, 2020. The family resides in Dunellen, N.J.
Catherine Onjack ’14 and Jeff Sanders ’14 married at Barn Swallow Farm in Northampton, Pa. on May 1, 2021. The couple resides in Bangor, Pa., with their two children.
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M E M O R I A M JAN FELSHIN, ED.D. TRIBUTE SUBMITTED BY LESLIE BERGER AND FRIENDS Jan Felshin passed away peacefully in her Tannersville home with the love of her life of 63 years, Edrie Ferdun, as well as former students and cherished friends, by her side. Felshin came to ESSC in 1968 as professor and coordinator of Graduate Studies in the Department of Physical Education. She authored “More Than Movement: An Introduction to Physical Education” in 1972. In her own words, Jan states, “this book was written for the development and understanding of a cohesive framework of ideas about knowledge and its implications in this field.” The scope, depth and breadth of this work, prescient in nature, laid the groundwork for the body of knowledge which thus defined the field of study for Physical Education majors at ESSC/ESU. In 1974, Felshin co-authored with Drs. Ellen W. Gerber, Pearl Berlin, and Waneen Wyrick, “The American Woman In Sport.” Furthermore, her writings are found in a myriad of books and journals relative to women in sport, and the psychological, sociological, and cultural aspects of sport. Felshin was an iconic, ardent, and active feminist with a powerful voice in her field and within the women’s movement. She served and consulted on many national and state committees, gave testimony for the Pocono NOW Chapter and American Civil Liberties Union regarding Title IX lawsuits, served as a member of the Feminist Majority Foundation’s Task Force on Women and Girls in Sport, and helped develop Provisions for the Admission of Women Cadets for the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1974. An “out” and outspoken lesbian feminist, Felshin, together with her spouse, Edrie Ferdun, have been active in the LGBTQ community. The couple was featured in Barbara Proud’s book “First Comes Love: Portraits of Enduring LGBTQ Relationships.” In June 2019, the couple celebrated their 60th anniversary. A dynamic, vibrant, and electrifying speaker, Felshin inspired many to stand up and join in these battles for social change. Felshin’s work is as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. Her legacy lives on!
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EUGENIA S. EDEN ’72 M’76 SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 Eugenia S. Eden, 101, of East Stroudsburg, Pa., often stated she felt “very lucky” in life and greatly enriched by her family, diverse and cherished friendships, and travel. Eden had interests in politics, current events, travel, book/film discussions, art, photography and family. Eden’s education included Washington School for Secretaries in New York, N.Y., and ESU where she received a B.A., El. Ed. Cum laude, 1972 and M.Ed. plus Reading Specialist Certification in 1976. She was employed at many companies, including ESU as a graduate assistant for the Reading Department. She spent countless hours volunteering at many organizations. She was joined in marriage on July 17, 1943, to William E. Eden. She is preceded in death by her husband William, her parents Giuseppe and Catalda Stella, her siblings Philip Stella, George Stella, Josephine Engo, and Joseph Stella. Eden leaves behind three daughters and their husbands, Jaynellen and Richard Mannix of Bethlehem, Pa., Jody and Charles Ackerman of Buckhannon, W.Va., and Katie and Dale Heller of Stroudsburg; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
DR. THOMAS CHARLES ESHELMAN JULY 24, 2021 Dr. Thomas Charles Eshelman, 94, of Stroudsburg, Pa., was a faculty member who initially taught German language and literature when he started at ESU in 1969 and (later) became a professor of philosophy at ESU until his retirement in 2004. He earned his master’s degree and doctoral degree at the University of Cincinnati, where he met his wife-to-be, Doris Schwarz. Prior to his work in higher education, Dr. Eshelman served in the U.S. Navy during the final months of WW II and beyond. In his career, he also taught German language and literature at the University of Pittsburgh and Denison University. He is survived by his sons and their families: Raoul and wife Juliette, Jan and partner Sally, Kristian and wife Sarah, and Nicholas and wife Kristin. esualumni.org 35
REVEREND DR. PHILIP H. PFATTEICHER JUNE 22, 2021 Reverend Dr. Philip H. Pfatteicher, 85, of Boston, Mass., was a professor of English and religious studies at ESU from 1968 to 1997, served as Lutheran campus pastor from 1969 to 1997, and as chair of the Department of English from 1978 until 1983. Following his retirement, he was associate pastor of the First Lutheran Church in downtown Pittsburgh, Pa., where he served until 2010. He was previously pastor at Bethany Lutheran Church in the South Bronx, N.Y., before beginning his time at ESU. Over the course of his dual career in academia and the church, he authored some two dozen books and nearly 100 articles and reviews. Pfatteicher attended the William Penn Charter School and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree cum laude in English from Amherst College and a master’s and Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania. He was the husband of the late Lois (Sharpless) Pfatteicher, to whom he was married for 57 years; father of Carl Pfatteicher and his wife Natalia of Pittsburgh; Carolyn McDermott and her husband Thomas of Melrose, Mass.; Sarah Pfatteicher and her husband Bob Conlin of Northampton, Mass.; and Linda Pfatteicher of San Francisco; brother of Ann C. Gregory of Newark, Del.; and grandfather of Julia Pfatteicher, Serafima Pfatteicher, Thomas McDermott IV, Kelsey McDermott, Ian Conlin, Franklin Wilson, and Wanda Wilson.
IRENE MITCHEL, ED.D. DECEMBER 3, 2021 Dr. Mitchel, 95, was a professor emeritus of art who had a passion for teaching and genuinely enjoyed time with all of her students and colleagues at ESU. She was employed from 1961 until her retirement in 2008. She served as department chair and director of the Madelon Powers Gallery. Through the years, Dr. Mitchel organized student trips to New York City. From the mid-1970s to the late 1990s, she led summer tours or taught summer studyaboard courses, including multiple trips to Japan, Russia, China, Austria and France, and expeditions to India, Turkey, Egypt, and throughout Western Europe.” Dr. Mitchel was preceded in death by her parents John and Anna Petrushka Mitchel, sisters, Mary Kurello and Helen Stetz. 36 the alumni herald
MARY MAUDE RAY-MCCLANAHAN AUGUST 14, 2021 Mary Maude Ray-McClanahan, 78, of East Stroudsburg, Pa., was a former assistant professor in the department of special education at ESU from 1973-2004. Mary taught teacher education courses and supervised student teachers. Ray-McClanahan earned her bachelor’s degree in home economics from Emporia State University and a master’s degree in special education from Kansas State Teachers College. She also took graduate courses in education at Columbia University in New York. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Goldina Ray, her husband Royce McClanahan, and children Brian and Arecia. Ray-McClanahan is survived by her daughter Danelle McClanahan of East Stroudsburg; sister, Paula Ray and brother, George Ray both of Newton, Kansas.
ARTHUR E. ARNOLD II JUNE 20, 2021 Arthur E. Arnold II, 93, of Stroud Township, Pa., was a lifetime resident of Monroe County and was an assistant professor in the foreign languages department at ESU for 30 years, from 1961 to 1991. While at ESU, Arnold frequently served as department chairperson. He taught classes in Spanish and French from beginning level through the advanced and was awarded a Fulbright Grant to study in Spain and led several student trips abroad. Born on April 4, 1928, in Stroudsburg, Arnold was the son of the late Aaron Lona Arnold and the late Gertrude M. (Mader) Arnold Hahn. He was preceded in death by his partner, Theodore D. Keller, and a cousin, Robert George B. Arnold.
FRANK BROWN JULY 20, 2021 Frank Brown, 77, of East Stroudsburg, Pa., worked at ESU for 35 years and retired as Koehler Fieldhouse stock clerk in 2010. He was also a self-employed property owner/ manager and was a proud member of the NAACP. He was the husband of the late Carolyn A. (Baisden) Brown, with whom he shared 39 years of marriage at the time of her death in 2006. He is survived by three children, Garvin Brown II of Canadensis, LaQuinta B. Prince of Canoga Park, Calif., and Carlton L. Brown of Delray Beach, Fla.
ALUMNI EDWARD R. ARNER ‘68 CARL W. BELL ‘50 GARY E. BENNER ‘69 EUGENE BOYLE ‘70 JOAN M. BROWNELL ‘65 REBECCA S. CARR M’74 BONNIE H. CASEY ‘72 DONALD L. CASSADY ‘76 PERCY K. CHRONISTER ‘62 HORACE S. COLE ‘63 M’65 CHARLES M. COSOVER ‘59 M’68 JEANETTE R. CRAMER ‘58 BRUCE E. DAVIS ‘66 JOANN L. DEFFINBAUGH ‘54 RALPH E. DENLINGER ‘75 LAWRENCE S. DEWOLFE ‘64 JOYCE E. DONATELLI ‘64 JEFFREY S. ELSTON ‘98 LOUISE L. FABEL ‘56 KATHLEEN T. FLORES ‘77 ANDREW A. GIUNTA ‘63 JORDAN M. GOSS ‘11 MARY ANN P. HABEEB ‘76 ANTHONY C. HARLACHER ‘62 GENE P. HEINEY ‘55 BERYL Y. HELLGREN ‘96 ALYCE A. HUNTER M’87 FRANK T. JOHANNES ‘59 EARL W. KNEPPER ‘64 MAE E. KOCH M’70 GWENDOLYN A. KREIDLER ‘50 RHONDA KRICK ‘79 STEPHEN J. KUN ‘66 BETTY L. MACADAM ‘50 M’69 LEWIS A. MARRARA ‘89 JOHN F. MICHAELS ‘74 CHARLES S. OBERLY ‘73 NICHOLAS OSSMAN ‘58 JOSHUA J. PARIKH ‘18 ARLENE PRICE ‘73 EDWARD J. PRIMKA ‘59 NAOMI L. PROTYNIAK ‘55 VELIA F. PRYCE ‘51 JUDITH E. REED ‘68 MICHAEL J. REICHWEIN ‘86 ALICE M. SELL ‘52 MARCIA J. SIGMAN ‘54 ROSE M. SOSIK ‘52 ROSALIND S. SPRINGLE-SHINE ‘02 KOBEE N. TEXTER ‘18 ALFRED W. TORDONE ‘66 DOLORES VAN GORDER SIMMONS ‘42 LINDA P. WASSER ‘69 M’75 ROBERT J. WEINHOFER ‘99 ELAINE R. WERKHEISER ‘54 PENNY L. WILDING ‘77 VAL WILSON ‘92 PAUL H. WOODLING M’96 ANNE E. YOUNG ‘75 KURT D. ZWIKL ‘72 FACULTY & STAFF CINDY MAST EDITH RINKER FRIENDS IRVING EFFROSS MARY LOU KEAR KATHLEEN SERAFIN PAULA SPRINGER BARRY J. TRETHEWAY DONALD E. WASHBURN In Memoriam reflects alumni, faculty, staff and friends who passed away up to November 23, 2021.
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FLASHBACK Male students of then East Stroudsburg State Teachers College perform an exhibition in Wayne Gym. Courtesy of The Stroud yearbook.
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WARRIOR STRENGTH! The 2021 Warrior Games held on Nov. 6, 2021, at Stony Acres recreational area had students testing their grit and agility. Photo by Susie Forrester
