GeDUNK Spring 2005 by Grove City College

Grove City College Alumni Magazine • Spring 2005

Retired professor Hans Sennholz continues to generate bright ideas as the thinking man’s economist. 6

New think tank’s conference brings ideas on poverty to campus

Judy Drescher ’68 dispels the myth of the quiet librarian

The spring sports season was a high for some and a hurdle for others

First female dean in College history named in engineering school

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Dear Alumni and Friends, I returned to our alma mater in the fall of 2001 to serve as your director of alumni relations. As I was adjusting to a new job, more than 550 young men and women were adjusting to life as freshmen on our campus. Over the last four years, I had the great opportunity to get to know many of these amazing students. I’ve laughed with them, cried with them, learned with them, prayed with them. On May 14, the Class of 2005 officially became alumni. It was hard to see them go. I know that in late August a new class of eager freshmen will move in and the transformational process will begin again. But, when a class graduates, the campus is never quite like it was while they were here. Every alumnus leaves behind a legacy that becomes a permanent part of this institution. Each of us has made a contribution of who we are to the landscape of our College. That’s what makes Grove City College a truly remarkable place — its people. Former Dean of the Chapel and alumnus the Rev. Dick Morledge ’54 often refers to the “Grove City College spirit.” I can assure you that the spirit continues to flow through our alma mater today as it will in the years ahead. Enjoy your summer!

Jeffrey D. Prokovich ’89 Senior Director of Alumni and College Relations

Dear Alumni and Friends, Thank you for the privilege to serve as your Alumni Association president for the past two years. What a great experience! As my wife and I traveled around the country both for business and pleasure, we had the opportunity to meet alumni in many places – on the sands of ocean beaches, in retail shops, businesses, restaurants and homes. Discussions ranged from the status of Greek life to the growth plans of the College, but several topics were consistent: the relationships made while attending school and the value system deeply entrenched. Our alma mater still is a light on top of the mountain. Our students are articulate, smart, energetic and full of enthusiasm. Relationships abound as the students participate in all that is offered. The school’s mission has not changed and still creates an environment for the values about which we feel so strongly. The faculty is actively involved with the students, not only in teaching but also in their daily lives. Grove City College is healthy and thriving. The first-ever long-range plan will be adopted by the time you read this magazine. Another graduation will have been completed and 551 new alumni will have joined our ranks. Alumni continue to contribute to the success of the College as members of advisory committees, as career night participants and as attendees at various activities. Come back, visit, talk to the Alumni Relations staff and ask how you can get involved. As I stated last year, we are the past and we have the opportunity to share in the future. Sincerely,

Arthur G. Mitchell ’64 President, Alumni Association

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I compliment you on the wonderful Winter 2005 issue of our alumni magazine. It was beautifully composed and very interesting. Being a science (biology) student, I was not aware of the fine arts department Grove City has. I’m so proud of my alma mater and its exemplary reputation. Francis (Ritchey ’48) Smeak Birmingham, Mich. Congratulations on the recent GeDUNK! Gorgeous to look at, interesting to read and I am so proud of the accomplishments of the GCC alums in the arts. Gaye (Praml ’59) Fontoura Mahwah, N.J. I LOVED the latest issue of the alumni magazine! It was so awesome to see many of my comm. arts comrades doing their thing in the world! Martin (Christoffel ’88) and Brian (Osmond ’88) were in several of my classes and I knew they would do great things! Connie (Pilston ’88) Shoemaker Butler, Pa. My congratulations and sincere appreciation for the most recent issue of the GeDUNK. Wow! What a tribute to the arts at GCC. And what a treat to be reminded of the ongoing impact that my colleagues and I have been able to have in the lives of our students. This was certainly a trip down “memory lane” for me and a joy to see so many of my former students in theatre doing so well. I think that such a tribute to the arts at GCC is a first in Alumni News history, and I applaud you for a superb job. It is an encouragement to my work as a professor and director — and to my life’s ministry. James G. Dixon III Chair of the Department of English Grove City College

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The GeDUNK Editorial Board Thomas J. Pappalardo Vice President for Institutional Advancement Jeffrey D. Prokovich ’89 Senior Director of Alumni and College Relations Managing Editor Amy Clingensmith ’96 Director of Communications Associate Editor Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman Publications Manager Contributing Editors Caroline Koopman ’01 Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw Ryan Briggs ’01 Linda Reash Cover Photo Jim Judkis, Pittsburgh, Pa. Design Amy Clingensmith ’96 SWP (www.swpagency.com) Printer Printing Concepts, Inc., Erie, Pa. ON THE COVER: If there are Grove City College graduates working in economics or making an impact at think tanks, there’s no doubt they passed through the classroom of Hans Sennholz. Read more beginning on page 4. Alumni Association Officers 2004-05 Arthur G. Mitchell ’64 President Laura (Ritchey ’87) Havrilla Vice President Jeffrey D. Prokovich ’89 Executive Secretary Roger K.Towle ’68 Treasurer Ronald W. Brandon ’64 Annual Giving Chair Clark A. Rechkemmer ’68 Alumni Trustee John R.Werren, Esq. ’58 Alumni Trustee Arthur G. Mitchell ’64 Alumni Trustee Grove City College 100 Campus Drive Grove City, PA 16127 (724) 458-2300 (888) GCC-GRAD www.gcc.edu alumni@gcc.edu

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In this ‘Focus on Thinkers’ issue, retired professor Dr. Hans Sennholz continues to generate bright ideas as the thinking man’s economist.

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The Center for Vision & Values launches with conference . . . . . . 6 Peter Boettke ’83 reflects on influences at George Mason . . . 10 Judy Drescher ’68 goes against the ‘librarian’ persona. . . . . . . . 11 Pair from ’99 partners spirit with scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Jason Decker ’98 strengthens faith through philosophy . . . . . . 13 Kyle Swan ’94 takes modern-day ethics into the classroom . . . 14 Alumni Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS

Past Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Alumni News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Alumni Feature: Grads help out with tsunami relief . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Student News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SPORTS

Sports Feature: Seventh school joins PAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Winter Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Spring Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Sports News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

IN RETROSPECT: MAY COURT

FACULTY

Faculty Feature: The Trammells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Retired Faculty: Joseph Goncz and John Van Til. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Faculty Profile: Garey Spradley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Faculty Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

CAMPUS NEWS

CLASS NOTES

IN MEMORY

ALUMNI BABIES

The GeDUNK is a magazine published three times a year for alumni and friends of Grove City College and highlights campus news, student features and alumni achievements. Gedunk is a word that resonates with Grove City College alumni and friends. Named after the on-campus gathering place/snack bar for students since the early 1950s, the word Gedunk made its way into the Grove City College vernacular when World War II Navy veterans returned to campus, bringing with them the word that defined the place where snacks could be purchased aboard ships or the snack items themselves, everything from potato chips and candy to ice cream and sodas.The name stuck. For decades, the Grove City College Gedunk has been the place to come together to share news and ideas, and this magazine strives to do the same.

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At the age of 83, Dr. Hans Sennholz is still an innovator and groundbreaking thinker for the ages

RETIRED ECONOMICS PROFESSOR DR. HANS SENNHOLZ, IN APRIL 2005. / Photo by Jim Judkis

By Amy Clingensmith ’96 here are throngs of former students of Dr. Hans Sennholz who can “do” his thick German accent. But few can duplicate the twinkle in his eye or lay claim to the progress he has made and the minds he has shaped in the field of economics. In fact, few in the world can claim that. Sennholz taught on the Grove City College campus for 36 years, planting himself in a small western Pennsylvania town in 1956 after already living a lifetime of experiences. At the time of his College retirement in May 1992, Sennholz served as the chair of the department of economics. But “retirement” in the societal sense did not apply to Sennholz. Soon after, he assumed the role of president of New York’s Foundation for Economic Education – at the age of 70. In the winter prior to his retirement, more than 200 guests gathered at a surprise 70th birthday celebration on campus. There, the presentation of a festschrift, a German word from fest (celebration) and schrift (writing), was made.The document was a collection of essays from 36 former students and associates and was titled,“A

Man of Principle.”Two Sennholz protégés, Dr. John W. Robbins ’69 and Mark Spangler ’77, along with Sennholz’ son, Robert ’75, edited the volume, which swelled to 570 pages. The sharp yet endearing professor could probably have never guessed that this was the way his career would go, because a life in economics and teaching was not what Sennholz had planned.After growing up in Germany, he aspired to a rank in the German Air Force, but an explosion while flying over Egypt ended those dreams. Oddly enough, the idea of “economic freedom” entered into his vocabulary while in a prisoner-of-war camp in Arizona, where he began studying economics in a correspondence course through the University of Texas. Once he found what he thought was his new niche, he pointed himself toward Wall Street and all that it could offer. Wrong again. While pursuing a Ph.D. in economics at New York University – his second doctorate – he was offered $10 per page to translate German thinkers’ writing into English. He gained something much more valuable than cash – insight into the mind of Wilhelm Ropke, a great proponent of

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free markets and the moral dimension therein.These expanded concepts would later become an earmark in the Sennholz school of thought. Perhaps more significantly, he met Mary Elizabeth Homan at NYU and married her on July 25, 1954. Mary Sennholz is a renowned thinker in her own right. She has been married to Hans MARY SENNHOLZ for more than 50 years IN 1975 and worked as a court reporter for the Pennsylvania Department of Education in the 1930s. Soon after the Pearl Harbor attack of 1941, she was offered a job in the White House, where she managed a pool of secretaries under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S.Truman.After World War II, she was a part of Adlai Stevenson’s committee of American officials in London, a precursor to the United Nations.And in 1947, she joined the Foundation for Economic Education, where her husband would serve as president 45 years later. She studied at George Washington, Fordham and New York universities and

coverstory has four best-selling books to her credit: “On Freedom and Free Enterprise (1956),”“Faith and Freedom:The Journal of a Great American, J. Howard Pew (1975),”“Leonard Reed: Philosopher of Freedom (1993)” and “Faith of Our Fathers (1997),” written when she was 85. Today, still living in Grove City with Hans, Mary homeschools her two grandsons, ages 13 and 15.The older of the pair, Roland, is already taking classes at Grove City College. It would seem that Hans and Mary have come full circle, still educating young minds in Grove City. Even at 83, Dr. Sennholz continues to write and speak. He has authored 16 booklets and books, from “Divided Europe” in 1955 to “Reflection and Remembrance” in 1997, and more than 500 articles in German and American publications.Additionally, he has written for a multitude of prominent think tanks, including the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and continues to write today with posts to his web site at www.sennholz.com. His most recent of May 5, 2005, was “Dark Clouds Over Europe.” Undoubtedly, the numerous hits to that web site come from the clicks of Grove City College alumni and friends.There are few who work in the economics or public policy field today that don’t cite Sennholz for their success or for a fair, balanced and logical way of thinking. In fact, for those who have never set foot on campus or knew anyone who attended Grove City College, the name of the conservative, liberal arts school is synonymous with Hans Sennholz. His success in education – a career he had never planned – was evident to his peers as well. In 1990, he was honored with the Outstanding Teacher Award from the Pennsylvania Academy for the Profession of Teaching, just one of many accolades he has received over the years. The beloved professor also continues to have an academic presence on the Grove City College campus. On Feb. 3, 2003, his 81st birthday, he gave the inaugural lecture in the Sticht Lecture Hall, just

DR. HANS SENNHOLZ TEACHES A CLASS IN 1978. / Archived photo

weeks after the Hall of Arts and Letters was dedicated. Then this April, Sennholz gave the closing lecture at “The Road From Poverty to Freedom:A Look Backward and Forward at The War on Poverty”inaugural conference of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, a newly formed public policy center and think tank. Lee Wishing ’83, administrative director for the Center, said inviting Sennholz to be a part of the conference was an easy

decision to make. “I just returned from a trip to Miami,” Wishing said,“where people from 60 countries around the world working in free market think tanks gathered. I can’t tell you how many professionals and alumni asked about Dr. Sennholz, remembered him fondly and credited him for their success. It was a remarkable experience.” (Amy Clingensmith ’96 is the Grove City College director of communications and GeDUNK managing editor.)

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New campus think tank centered on vision, values By Brad Isles tudents and faculty often come to Grove City College because of its vision and values in the matters of faith, freedom and education. Now there’s another “brand” of learning on campus, and it ties those ideals together. The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College will serve as a permanent home to scholarly study of faith and freedom and the implications they have on public policy, according to Administrative Director Lee Wishing ’83. “What’s most unique about the Center is its perspective and content,”Wishing said. The Center is a culmination of several years of work, and dates back to the standards and thinking of J. Howard Pew, Class of 1900, who served as a trustee at the College from 1912 to 1971.Also, retired professor Dr. L. John Van Til and Dr. John Sparks ’66 helped lay a foundation for the Center by writing position papers on a variety of social and political issues. Later, Sparks developed and hosted institutes at the College dealing with market economics and faith. “Those were usually five days long and done in the summer,” said Sparks, now dean of the Alva J. Calderwood School of Arts and Letters.“We got some experience and made contacts with foundations and with various speakers. Those helped lay the groundwork for the Center.” Evolving from those seminars and other campus activities was the bulletin “Vision & Values.” It has been published for the past 13 years by the College’s Alumni Association and Sparks serves as its editor. It comes out three to four times per year and is circulated to 30,000 alumni, friends

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MICHAEL MEDVED BROADCAST HIS NATIONALLY SYNDICATED RADIO SHOW FROM THE GROVE CITY COLLEGE CAMPUS DURING THE CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES’ CONFERENCE ON POVERTY. / Photo by Jim Judkis

of the College and other interested parties. “Vision & Values Concise” is a similar compilation sent out electronically to some 2,300 subscribers and features shorter opinion pieces dealing with subjects of current interest in economics, politics, social policy, religion, science and literature. “The last five to 10 years, our faculty members have been doing research from faith and freedom perspectives in their own field,”Wishing said.“They’ve been doing this research and then started writing opinion pieces.They were getting picked up and we found there was a market for their ideas.” More recently, the seed for the Center was planted prior to President Dr. John Moore’s retirement in 2003. In fact, in the search process for the eighth President, Dr. Richard Jewell ’67 stressed having a Center as vital to the College’s future.

Settling on a name for the Center wasn’t difficult. “Vision and values – vision of freedom and Christian values,” Sparks said.“We determined it was kind of a brand.We decided to make use of the existing brand that had recognition among alumni and friends.That branding idea actually came out of a discussion with President Jewell and Richard Larry (’60), a member of the Board of Trustees.” The Center kicked off its official operations April 4-5 with a conference titled,“The Road from Poverty to Freedom:A Look Backward and Forward at The War on Poverty.” It featured internationally known speakers, alumni and faculty members. “I thought that the presence of actual neighborhood revitalization workers from places like Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Akron lent an authenticity to the conference,” said Sparks, who served as

the Center’s executive director until the conference.“I think the interaction with our students and the presenters and then the other outside registered guests meant that there was a lot of interchange and consideration of different positions.” Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Paul Kengor, noted author, speaker and scholar, was appointed the Center’s new executive director.That announcement was made during the conference’s kickoff luncheon on April 4. Kengor joined the Grove City College faculty in 1997. Among those in attendance at the conference on poverty were speakers at the previous institutes.They included Michael Medved, who broadcast his nationally syndicated radio show from the Hall of Arts and Letters for two days; Robert L.Woodson Sr., president of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise; and retired Grove City College economics professor Dr. Hans Sennholz. (Read more on the conference speakers on pages 8-9.) “I was really pleased all the way around,”Wishing said.“The support of the College was great; there were so many people who pitched in to help leading up to conference and so many people showed up to help during. I was thrilled with the quality of the research and papers the speakers presented in advance of their appearance.The quality of the scholarly work was fantastic.” While Sparks expects there to be one or two conferences each year, the Center has a greater purpose – providing faculty members an opportunity to do more research in their fields. It gives them an outlet for that research through coursework, scholarly papers and opinion pieces in various media. “One of our competitive advantages is we have people here doing their work,” Wishing said.“We have a great knowledge base right here that we can leverage and build upon.” Sparks added that there are a “host of issues and questions” that can be addressed.“Third-world poverty, racial conflict, education at higher and the K-12 level, maintaining and rejuvenating

DEAN JOHN SPARKS ’66 HELPED SPEARHEAD THE CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES AND SERVED AS ITS FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. HIS SUCCESSOR, DR. PAUL KENGOR, WAS NAMED IN APRIL. / Photo by Jim Judkis

families ... I don’t think we’ll lack for issues,” he said. Opinion pieces by Grove City College faculty on topics such as these have run in more than 400 newspapers, to go along with several radio and television appearances.That opens another door for the College – a technological one.As of now, professors who are to appear on television must travel to Pittsburgh to get on a satellite uplink.With set times to do so, as well as teaching commitments, an on-campus television studio would alleviate a number of issues for faculty. The same goes for a radio studio for interviews and the possibility of having lectures streamed on the Internet.While there’s no timetable for these advancements,Wishing is hopeful. “We have a good technological base here and they’ve been supportive of us,” he said.“Hopefully we can build on that.” The Center is also developing senior research and teaching fellowship positions as well as visiting scholar posts, in which

faculty from other institutions can interact with GCC faculty and students for a certain period of time, and perhaps participate in a conference.These positions also help with recruiting for faculty positions, Sparks said, as it gives them an opportunity to explore something other than just teaching. Students will also benefit by having the opportunity to work with faculty members and help them with their research, which “gets them used to the nature of scholarly activity,” said Sparks. He added that other lecture series like the Pew, Sticht and Hopeman lectures will now come under the auspices of the Center, which is a rarity for a college of Grove City’s size. “Often, centers of one sort or another are at universities,” said Sparks.“They are not usually well-integrated for the student body.They do their own thing and are isolated.That’s not what we want.We want to enhance what’s happening here.” (Brad Isles is Grove City’s Allied News editor.)

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Inaugural conference boasts thinkers from various fields The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College kicked off official operations by welcoming several speakers to campus for the inaugural conference,“The Road From Poverty to Freedom: A Look Backward and Forward at The War on Poverty.” Public policy figures, professors and alumni gathered on campus April 4-5 to share thoughts on the past and ideas for the future. The mission of The Center for Vision & Values is to encourage and support Grove City College faculty and friends in faith and freedom scholarship and to teach their ideas to Grove City College students, the nation and the world.The Center also seeks to develop a vision of freedom and to foster Christian values. The conference focused on 40 years of progress since President Lyndon Johnson announced his administration’s War on Poverty in 1964. In addition to looking at the initiatives from Johnson-era legislation, the conference addressed historical efforts to alleviate poverty and looked at biblical guidance pertaining to the subject. Speakers and their topics included: A Biblical View of Poverty - Dr.T. David Gordon, professor of religion, Grove City College

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DR. ALEX CHAFUEN ’84 SPEAKS ON THE INTERNATIONAL WAR ON POVERTY. / Photo by Jim Judkis

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focusonthinkers Dr. Hans Sennholz, retired from page 8 professor from the Grove City Fighting Poverty With College department of Virtue - Dr. Joel Schwartz, economics and author of program officer, National “Sowing the Wind: Essays and Endowment for the Articles on Popular Economic Humanities and author of Policies that Make Matters “Fighting Poverty With Worse” Virtue: Moral Reform and Legal Services and The America’s Poor, 1825-2000” War on Poverty - Lew Inner City NeighborUhler, president of the hood Renewal Policy National Tax Limitation Study - Robert Woodson, president, National Center for Committee and author of Neighborhood Enterprise and “Setting Limits: Constitutional Control of Government” author of “The Triumphs of The International War on Joseph: How Today’s Poverty - Dr.Alex Chafuen Community Healers are ’84, president,Atlas Economic Reviving Our Streets and Research Foundation Neighborhoods” EducaAltertion and native WHAT’S Poverty AfricanMOST Dr. John American UNIQUE Sparks ’66, MarketABOUT THE CENTER dean of the Based IS ITS PERSPECTIVE Grove City Visions for College Addressing AND CONTENT. Calderwood Poverty Lee Wishing ’83 Dr. David Administrative Director School of Arts and Ayers, chair Letters of the Grove Government, Poverty City College department of sociology and assistant dean of and Self-Reliance: Wisdom the Alva J. Calderwood School from 19th Century Presidents - Lawrence W. of Arts and Letters Reed ’75, president of The Family-Based Mackinac Center for Public Entrepreneurship and Policy Economic Development Foster Friess, founder of Dr.Timothy Habbershon ’81, Friess Associates and the director of the Arthur M. Brandywine Mutual Funds, Blank Center for Entreprenalso provided the opening eurship, Babson College session. The Bad Effects of For more information on Good Intentions: Why the The Center for Vision & Welfare State Inevitably Values at Grove City College, Fails - Dr. Jeffrey Herbener, contact Lee Wishing ’83 at chair of the Grove City (724) 458-3332 or College department of lswishing@gcc.edu or log on economics and senior fellow to www.visvals.org for news at The Mises Institute and upcoming events. Inflation and Poverty -

DR. HANS SENNHOLZ SPEAKS ON INFLATION AND POVERTY AT THE CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES INAUGURAL CONFERENCE. / Photo by Jim Judkis

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ROBERT WOODSON BROUGHT FRONT-LINE POVERTY WORKERS TO CAMPUS TO SHARE THEIR INSIGHTS. / Photo by Christine Bare ’05

DR. DAVID AYERS PRESENTS BACKGROUND ON BOOKER T. WASHINGTON IN STICHT LECTURE HALL OF THE HALL OF ARTS AND LETTERS. / Photo by Jim Judkis

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Hallowed Ground Peter Boettke ’83 follows in the footsteps of Nobel Prize winners after being grounded by Hans Sennholz at Grove City College By Rachel (Leonard ’03) Califf e thought he would graduate college, become a high school teacher and coach basketball for the rest of his life. It was all he had ever wanted. But at Grove City College, Peter Boettke ’83 found a new love – economics. Boettke, who resides in Fairfax,Va., with wife Rosemary (Ruberg ’83) and two sons, is a professor of economics at George Mason University, where he earned his Ph.D. He has also held faculty positions at Oakland University, Manhattan College and New York University. In 1992, Boettke was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution for War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. His career has been, and continues to be, an exciting adventure. “I never expected to teach at NYU, go to Stanford or spend time at the London School of Economics,” Boettke marvels. “I’ve been to Argentina, Russia, the Czech Republic, all over the place, giving talks on economics. I’ve been a faculty member at the Stockholm School of Economics. And I just speak English. No other language! And I’ve been on three doctoral dissertations in France. I owe everything to economics. And I owe it all to Dr. (Hans) Sennholz and Grove City College because that’s where it all started.

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such a major inspiration for me. He just really captured my imagination with his classes and the books he suggested. Once I read one of those books, the ideas became like an addiction. I wanted to wrestle with these ideas and wrestle some more.” Little did Boettke know where his new addiction would take him.“When you’re a kid from New Jersey who goes to a small college in western Pennsylvania, you don’t think of yourself as someone who’s going to be around Nobel Prize winners.” And yet, Boettke seems to rub shoulders with Nobel Prize winners regularly. He has studied with James Buchanan, who won the Nobel Prize in 1986 for his development of the theory of public choice. His George Mason colleague, Vernon Smith, won the Nobel Prize in 2001 for the application of experimental techniques to the field of economics. And though he had no close intellectual connection with Gary Becker, who won the Nobel in 1992, they were at Stanford’s Hoover Institution at the same time. In 2004, Boettke became the Hayek Visiting Scholar at the London School of Economics. Once again, Boettke found himself in the shadow of a Nobel Prize winner, Friedrich August von Hayek, who won the Nobel in 1974 and for whom the fellowship is named. Boettke says there is no Nobel in his future, despite his many awards and influences. “What I try to do is to take the ideas that I’ve been exposed to, by brilliant men, and try to communicate them to undergraduates ... or to graduates who want to become researchers so that they can contribute to those ideas. I don’t expect a Nobel Prize, but I love what I do.” (Rachel (Leonard ’03) Califf is a freelance writer living in Dayton, Ohio.)

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I OWE EVERYTHING TO ECONOMICS. AND I OWE IT ALL TO DR. (HANS) SENNHOLZ AND GROVE CITY COLLEGE BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE IT ALL STARTED. Peter Boettke ’83

“The three most important professors to me have been Hans Sennholz … Don Lavoie of George Mason University and Israel Kirzner from New York University,” Boettke continued.“Besides getting married and having children, the happiest day of my life was when I found out that I was going to be able to teach at NYU with Israel Kirzner. It was like a dream come true, a dream that got started because of Dr. Sennholz, and Kirzner was the fulfillment of that dream. Sennholz was

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Judy Drescher ’68 promotes libraries while dispelling the ‘librarian’ persona myth By Caroline Koopman ’01 hearty, genuine laugh.Wellchosen words. Passion and excitement. Knowledge of cutting edge technology. Not exactly your description of a librarian? Think again. Judy (Altman ’68) Drescher spends her days dispelling the stereotype that librarians are uptight individuals who walk past stacks of dusty books whispering a harsh “shhh!”And in the process, she’ll show you that libraries themselves can be exciting places of discovery. After graduating with an English degree, Drescher taught junior high English as she pursued a master’s degree in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh. “Studying librarianship was exciting to me because I was amazed at how much information was out there,” Drescher said. “This really applied to my desire to teach because I wanted to show people how to access all this information.” Drescher completed her Pitt degree in 1971, and her professional career took her to libraries in Cincinnati and Chicago. Since the fall of 1985, she has been the director of libraries for Memphis, an area known for the success of its communitybased library system.With 21 branches, the library system had many opportunities to impact a variety of neighborhoods. “The job in Memphis appealed to me because that region is very committed to urban neighborhoods and to the impact

JUDY (ALTMAN ’68) DRESCHER FINDS HER INNER NEED FOR SPEED WITH A HARLEY AT THE GRAND OPENING OF HER LIBRARY’S ‘SAME BOOK, SAME TIME’ KICKOFF. EACH YEAR, THE MEMPHIS COMMUNITY SELECTS A BOOK THAT PEOPLE READ TOGETHER DURING THE SUMMER. LAST SUMMER, THE BOOK WAS S.E. HINTON’S ‘THE OUTSIDERS.’ TO KICK OFF THE EVENT, THE MEMPHIS AREA HARLEY DAVIDSON CLUB ROARED INTO THE PARKING LOT IN BLACK T-SHIRTS EMBLAZONED WITH ‘THE OUTSIDERS.’ / Contributed photo

libraries can have on the community,” Drescher said.“Public libraries need to mimic the communities they are in.You don’t want to duplicate programs that are already going on, so you need to study what people in a particular community can already access.” Through focus groups and walking the streets with clipboards, Drescher and her staff are constantly evaluating the areas in which the libraries are located. “We spend a lot of time paying attention to our environment,” she said. “We have a program called ‘Ride Around, Walk Around,’ where we cover a 10-block radius around each branch library.We have a survey form and observe things like how many houses are for sale, how many swing sets are in back yards, or how many day care centers are in that area. “We have to be fleet-of-foot in light of community changes,” she continued.“A community library can be what you need it to be, but we have to try and change faster than the needs of the customers.” For example, about 25 percent of Drescher’s library budget is spent on electronic databases. It also employs technology that enables the download of

audio books onto an iPod. Drescher spends much of her time speaking to different organizations in the Memphis area, explaining all the resources available. “I speak at every club you can imagine,” she said.“We have so much to offer that people just don’t know about. But my challenge is to keep our libraries in the eye of funding sources and translate what our libraries offer in a way that people will understand. “People just need to know what they will get for their support,” she continued. “Even if they do not need to use a library regularly, we need to communicate how their donations affect others in their community.” An active member of her community and church, Drescher’s impact on the Memphis area has been significant. She was named Librarian of the Year in 2002, along with many other awards throughout the years. Because of her work, the world of ideas has been opened to the community of Memphis in a clear, exciting and effective way. (Caroline Koopman ’01 is the Grove City College assistant director of alumni relations.) – DUNK theG e

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Academic Awakenings Pamela ’99 and Daniel ’99 Rossi Keen pursue Christian scholarship By Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw raduating from college is a lot like being born. One minute you’re in the cocoon of an undergraduate life, then you get a diploma and you’re out the door. No matter how you plan or anticipate – it’s an awakening. For Pamela ’99 and Daniel ’99 Rossi Keen, graduation was only the beginning of postgraduate work, marriage and family. Committed to the idea of “Christian scholarship” – not as a label or a career but as a life calling – both were determined to work to make it happen. Pamela’s completion of her master’s degree at Ohio University in music history and literature was the first step. She then worked while Daniel completed his master’s at Orlando’s Reformed Theological Seminary. During this time, Pamela felt a “feminist awakening: a sense that I wanted to choose something different for my life than solely the home and hearth. I also needed to exist in the world of ideas.” Going back to school for her doctorate

allowed her to fully realize the unique person she was created to be. Daniel’s post-graduate plans were more settled. Since junior year he’d never thought of doing anything other than pursuing his doctorate. Surprises occurred, however.As a seminarian, he assumed that his doctorate would be in theology, yet he ultimately ended up in rhetoric.To Daniel, this was just another manifestation of God’s creativity and humor. Next came a move to Athens, Ohio, so Pamela could work on her doctorate in Ohio University’s School of Interdisciplinary Arts while Daniel completed his second master’s degree in philosophy. Daniel then began his own doctoral program in the School of Communication Studies.Their plates were full. But, as Daniel pointed out, God’s creativity revealed itself again by introducing an even more challenging program – that of parenting their son, Owen. “Before Owen,” Pamela said,“my doctorate was something enjoyable and fulfilling to do.With him, it’s become a

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renewed commitment.” Daniel added that “Owen offers our scholarship and our marriage a much needed corrective to lifeless theorizing.” The Rossi Keens feel the roots at Grove City have enabled them to bloom in Athens and abroad as scholars. Daniel spoke of Dr. Dale Bowne, who taught not only Greek but also that language serves as a means for shaping worldviews, religion, governments and identities. Drs. William P.Anderson, now Provost, and Paul Schaefer, now chair of the department of religion and philosophy, instilled excellence in teaching. Daniel also benefited from the tutelage of former president Dr. Charles MacKenzie in Orlando. Pamela recalled the rigorous exposure to western thought. She also credits several professors with building her academic and personal foundations. Dr. Beverly Carter shared her educational background at Ohio and encouraged her participation in postgraduate programs. Vocal instructor Diana Walters not only taught her technique but how to maintain artistic integrity and to always question the status quo. Now, the awakenings that stir them have carried them across the sea. Living in a one-room flat in the heart of London, they continue to teach, debate, study and parent. Both presented papers at a conference in the Czech Republic and Daniel also presented in Ireland. Pamela teaches, researches and writes in women’s studies and the arts. Owen enjoys the city’s sounds and enchants his parents daily. As Daniel stated,“We are a family of Christian scholars.We seek to cultivate the life of the mind in every aspect of our lives. Our scholarship and our faith have grown immensely as we have learned more about each other.” (Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw is the Grove City College assistant director of alumni relations.)

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Less is More Jason Decker ’98 strengthens his faith through philosophy By Meghan Price ’03 or Jason Decker ’98, an undergraduate degree did not provide answers. Contrarily, says the soon-to-be-graduate of MIT’s doctoral philosophy program, his Grove City education illuminated how little he knew. As a sophomore electrical engineer, Decker was gripped by Dr. Garey Spradley’s religious epistemology course. “It was amazing,” Decker recalls.“This was my first exposure to philosophy, and I was enamored with it.” Newfound passion came from the desire to “have more than a vague feeling when an argument was wrong – to be able to pinpoint where it went wrong. The philosopher’s response to the atheist resonates with me. It’s the insistence on bringing logic and rigor to bear on such an argument.” He soon changed his major to philosophy. And Decker contrasts his early fervor with the undergraduates he now teaches at MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology). “Many are in a scientific mindset, and they’re very suspicious of what the philosophers do,” he says. Decker tells his classes that debating philosophy “builds skills you will take to any discipline, to be better reasoners – to really evaluate an argument.” Do they believe him? “No,” he says.“Well, maybe by the end of the semester.”

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Decker married his wife, Kim (Richards ’98), after they both graduated from Grove City. He then completed a master’s degree at Arizona State. Decker entered MIT’s Ph.D. program in 2000 and hopes to finish his thesis this summer. “The program is designed to be about five years long,” he says,“because then your funding runs out.” Decker’s doctoral project is catalyzed by the work of Rene Descartes, who postulated that not everything that exists is physical. Contemporary arguments in the Cartesian spirit draw the same conclusion but seek to correct Descartes’s oversimplification. Decker’s thesis enters this evolving discussion. “Christians already think they know the answer to this,” he explains.“God is not physical; neither are angels or our souls.We know this from the authority of scripture. It would be cool to have an argument that starts from assumptions, regardless of religion, that can get people to agree that not everything is physical…. It’s an argument for a conclusion I already think is right.” Decker jokes about his status as a perpetual student.“My wife says I’ll be 65 and she’ll dress me up to go off to my

first day of work.” But he does plan to begin a career in academics. “With a Ph.D. in philosophy, you want to teach and to write. I want to do both… starting somewhere that might be hostile territory to my faith. I still have some sharpening up to go.” Decker says that while he hasn’t engaged in much open confrontation with his academic peers,“Christian theistic belief, which I have, is looked upon with bafflement: How can you be a philosopher and put credence in religious belief? For me, philosophy gives the tools to reason better, allows me to go deeper into my faith than I would otherwise.” When Decker was an undergraduate and would consider an issue,“a solution would occur to me and I would spout it out. But it’s not as easy as I once thought. I was far too simplistic, and ignored many surrounding issues.” But ignorance, he is sure, is never bliss. “Knowing what you don’t know is important. I wouldn’t want to go back to the place where I thought I had the solution, but didn’t understand how complex the issues really were.” (Meghan Price ’03 is a freelance writer in Boston and a graduate student Emerson College.) – DUNK theG e

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Black or White? Swan teaches ethics in the classroom as moral battles rage By Kristin (Morgan ’04) Chapman uthanasia and assisted suicide have garnered extensive attention in recent months as two families battled over the life of Terri Schiavo and Hollywood produced the Oscar-winning “Million Dollar Baby.”As these ethical controversies fuel discussions around the water cooler, they are also finding a forum within college and university classrooms. For Kyle Swan ’94, an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota Duluth, the headline news has provided numerous examples to illustrate his ethics courses. “Despite being none-too-cheery, issues having to do with the ethics of killing – abortion, euthanasia, suicide, capital punishment and warfare – nicely illustrate the connections the course investigates between questions of morality and questions of public policy,” he said. Swan said movies like “Million Dollar Baby” can also be helpful in analyzing ethical questions. He sometimes uses a scene in “The Last of the Mohicans,” where Daniel Day Lewis shoots and kills his friend who is being burned at the stake by Indians, to engage his students in discussing what they view as acceptable instances of euthanasia. Generally, however, the 33-year-old said he prefers using hypothetical cases because they allow him to probe with his students “relevant moral intuitions.” “For example, some have speculated that Michael Schiavo’s motivations for wanting to hasten his wife’s death are

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primarily self-interested,” he said.“I have no idea if that’s true, but, in the context of the class, my interest is in what sort of evaluation is justified if we were to assume the best of intentions.” Cases like that can often make teaching ethics challenging, so Swan said he usually begins by evaluating and discussing situations that his students see as black or white. “I ask students to explain why they think killing in these non-controversial cases is wrong and would entitle us, say, as a society, to prohibit it,” he said. “Eventually, they converge on the idea that one thing that’s very wrong about killing is that it harms the victim. It harms the victim roughly because it denies the victim the rest of the life he would have enjoyed as that person.” Swan said, however, that this way of thinking doesn’t define clearly all the reasons killing is wrong, such as considering man’s status as a bearer of God’s image. Swan was able to expand his personal philosophy through a master’s degree and Ph.D. at Bowling Green State University. In August, he will begin teaching as an assistant professor of philosophy with the National University of Singapore. Currently, Swan and his wife,Amy (Lippincott ’97), live in Duluth, Minn., with their four daughters. Despite all the challenges of addressing difficult ethical issues in the classroom, Swan said he sees ethical questions as interesting puzzles to work out. He said because of his ethical and religious beliefs, he places great importance on getting ethical answers correct. And even though Swan teaches on a secular campus, he said that doesn’t mean ethics classes should be void of faith. “Since many of my students have

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“ ” SINCE I REGARD THE IDEA THAT MORALITY HAS A THEISTIC GROUNDING TO BE INTELLECTUALLY DEFENSIBLE, IT WOULD SEEM TO BE ALMOST PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE IF I DIDN’T TALK ABOUT SUCH THINGS IN MY ETHICS CLASSES. Kyle Swan ’94

religious commitments,” he said,“and since I regard the idea that morality has a theistic grounding to be intellectually defensible, it would seem to be almost professional malpractice if I didn’t talk about such things in my ethics classes.” (Kristin (Morgan ’04) Chapman is a freelance writer living in New Castle, Pa.)

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Name: Emily Shaheen Major: Political science Grad Year: 2005 Jobs/Internships Held During High School/College: Student assistant for Dr. Michael Coulter ’91; student assistant for Lee Wishing ’83, Center for Vision & Values; Townhall.com intern with the Heritage Foundation; intern and webmaster for the Pennsylvania Family Institute; office manager for the Home School Resource Center Community Service: Participated in 2002 and 2003 Diabetes Swim-a-thon Awards and Honors: Dean’s List with Distinction; 2004 PAC Academic Honor Roll; 2004-05 Women’s Water Polo representative to the Grove City College Student Athlete Advisory Committee; April 2005 Senior Woman of the Month; 2005 co-captain of the women’s water polo team Hobbies: Reading news magazines, doing crazy activities with the swimmers, and playing around on my computer Last Movie You Saw at the Guthrie: “The Pacifier” Activities/Sports on Campus: Four-year varsity letter-winner on the women’s swim team; two-year varsity letter-winner on women’s water polo team Family Members: Father Tom Shaheen; mother Kathy Shaheen; sister Elya, 17; brother Luke, 16; brother Seth, 14 The Best Thing About GCC is: The knowledgeable and helpful professors If I Were a GCC Trustee, I Would: Reinstate the Grove City College varsity men’s water polo team* Favorite Grove City Class or Professor: Dr. Marvin Folkertsma Why? Dr. Folkertsma demonstrates a deep knowledge of history and how it influences our world. His illustrations are extremely helpful in conveying these concepts to his classes. When discussing controversial issues, he gives both sides (liberal and conservative) to help prevent bias. Favorite GCC Story/Moment: Hunting and catching frogs with friends in Wolf Creek. Of course, we let them go after we looked at them and gave them a kiss. On Campus, I Am Most Likely: In the pool When I Get Off Campus, I Head For: Swim meets/water polo games What GCC is Doing for Me/How I Am Impacted: Being at GCC has taught me to work hard for what I want to achieve, and to be humble when I need help to accomplish those goals. (*Editor’s note: The men’s varsity water polo program was discontinued this spring and will begin as a club sport this fall.)

Name: Matt Kibbe Major at GCC: Economics Grad Year: 1985 Occupation: President and CEO of FreedomWorks, a national grassroots advocacy organization fighting for lower taxes, less government and more freedom First Job You Had After Graduation: Senior economist, Republican National Committee Hobbies: Politics and good wine, not in that order Last Good Book You Read: “His Excellency: George Washington” by Joseph Ellis Favorite Vacation Spot: Barossa Valley wine region in Australia (see Hobbies above) Activities/Sports on Campus: Staff writer for “The Entrepreneur” Family Members: Wife Terry (Schott ’86) Pets: Cats Jerry, Miles and Iko The Best Thing About GCC is: Its continued commitment to individual liberty and economic freedom Most Memorable Grove City Class or Professor: Dr. Hans Sennholz Why? I had read some of Mises’ work, but Dr. Sennholz introduced me to the great thinkers of the Austrian School of economics. More important, he forced me to develop my analytical skills as a public policy economist. Favorite GCC Story/Moment: The night I met my wife in 1981. I had driven Terry and some other girls to an ADEL function, and she left her coat in my car. My girlfriend found it later, still in the back seat of my car. It was all quite innocent (honest). Later that year, I sought out the girl with the beautiful long brown hair who had gotten me into so much trouble with my ex-girlfriend, found out her name and cold-called her. Terry must have been desperate for a date to the spring formal, because she said yes. Or was it all planned that way? On Campus, I Was Most Likely to Be Found: In the library. Really. Last Time I Was On Campus: In April for The Center for Vision & Values conference on the welfare state What GCC Did for Me/How I Was Impacted: My economics training at Grove City provided structure and depth to my thinking. Dr. Sennholz challenged us to make a difference after graduation and inspired me to try to do so. The GCC “brand” helped me to get into doors and work for the kinds of employers that shared our commitment to individual liberty and economic freedom.

Name: Richard M. Larry College: Grove City College Major: Economics Grad Year: 1960 Further Education: Commerce degree from New York University Occupation: U.S. Steel and Sarah Scaife Foundation First Job After College Graduation: U.S. Steel Role on Board/Committee: Campaign Steering Committee, Investment Committee and Finance and Audit Trustee Since: 1992 Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps sergeant Awards and Honors: Jack Kennedy Alumni Achievement Award, 1983 Hobbies: Rifle target shooting and enjoying my grandchildren: Adam, 3; Eric, 6; Rebecca, 15 Last Book You Read: “The Big Picture” by Edward Epstein Favorite Vacation Spot: Mexico Family Members: Wife Lois, daughters Elizabeth ’82 and Susan ’89 Pets: Two Shetland Sheepdogs: Mac, sable; and Blue, blue merle; and Allie, a stray that adopted us Most Memorable Grove City Class or Professor: Dr. Hans Sennholz Why? A superb professor and friend Activities/Sports: We have a home on the Allegheny River that we visit to enjoy friends and family Favorite GCC Story/Moment: Acceptance and graduation from GCC. I was a veteran living off campus with my wife, so stories were not available – except visiting close friends at “Vets Housing” On Campus, I Was Most Likely to Be Found: At the GeDunk with other veterans that I car-pooled with What GCC Did for Me/How I Was Impacted: Taught me life skills that prepared me for a job

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alumnievents PAST EVENTS FEBRUARY 24 Young Alumni Event Hot Dogma Restaurant, Pittsburgh, Pa. MARCH 5 Sarasota Alumni Luncheon Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Fla. MARCH 6 St. Petersburg Alumni Baseball Game St. Petersburg, Fla. MARCH 10 Columbus Area Alumni Reception Embassy Suites, Columbus, Ohio MARCH 11 Cincinnati Area Alumni Reception Manor House, Mason, Ohio MARCH 12 Alumni “Dinner and a Show” Pew Fine Arts Center, Grove City, Pa. MARCH 20 Richmond Area Alumni Reception Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Va. APRIL 15 Children’s Theater Alumni Event Pew Fine Arts Center, Grove City, Pa. APRIL 16 Phoenix Area Alumni Luncheon and Tour Scottsdale, Ariz. APRIL 21 Pittsburgh Area Alumni Luncheon Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, Pa. APRIL 24 Atlanta Area Alumni Luncheon Radisson - Windy Hill, Atlanta, Ga. APRIL 28 Pittsburgh Area Alumni Golf Outing Olde Stonewall Golf Club, Ellwood City, Pa.

FLORIDA ABOVE: PRESIDENT RICHARD JEWELL ’67, CENTER, PREPARES TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH AT THE SPRING TRAINING GAME BETWEEN THE PITTSURGH PIRATES AND TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS ON MARCH 6. HE IS JOINED BY RAYS’ SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS DAVID AUKER ’83, LEFT, AND ONE OF THE RAYS’ OWNERS, VINCENT J. NAIMOLI, ALSO THE MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER AND CEO. AT RIGHT: A DAY EARLIER, ALUMNI GATHERED IN SARASOTA FOR A LUNCHEON. PICTURED ARE SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR ALUMNI AND COLLEGE RELATIONS JEFF PROKOVICH ’89, LEFT, MARY (METZGER ’37) ROBERTS AND RYAN SHIRK ’04. ROBERTS AND SHIRK WERE THE OLDEST AND

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APRIL 30 Legacy Luncheon for alumni parents and current students, MAP South Dining Room, Grove City, Pa. MAY 7 Detroit Area Alumni Dinner Country Club of Detroit, Grosse Pointe, Mich. MAY 18 Butler Area Alumni Mixer Brick House, Butler, Pa. MAY 21 Denver Area Alumni Reception Home of Dr. Jody Mathie ’77, Denver, Colo.

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YOUNGEST IN ATTENDANCE, THEIR CLASS YEARS SPANNING 67 YEARS. OTHER COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES IN ATTENDANCE IN FLORIDA WERE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT DAVE HOLLENBAUGH ’92 AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AMY CLINGENSMITH ’96.

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AT LEFT: PRESIDENT RICHARD JEWELL ’67 TALKS WITH SUSAN (PATTERSON ’76) FOX, RIGHT, AND HER HUSBAND, JOSEPH, IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. INSET: JEWELL ACKNOWLEDGES FELLOW PITTSBURGH-AREA DIVER CLARK JOHNSON ’84 DURING HIS REMARKS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. OTHER STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT IN OHIO WERE VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT TOM PAPPALARDO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS CAROLINE KOOPMAN ’01, MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER MICHAEL INMAN AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AMY CLINGENSMITH ’96.

alumnievents GROVE CITY AT RIGHT: THE CAST OF SHAKESPEARE’S ‘MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING’ PERFORMS A SCENE DURING THE COLLEGE’S PRODUCTION OF THE PLAY ON MARCH 10-12. DIRECTED BY DR. JAMES DIXON, THE CLOSING NIGHT OF THE PLAY WAS PRECEDED BY AN ALUMNI EVENT — ‘DINNER AND A SHOW’ — IN PEW MEMORIAL ROOM. ABOUT 35 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS GATHERED FOR A MEAL TOGETHER, HEARD REMARKS FROM DIXON AND COMMUNICATED WITH STUDENT DIRECTOR MONICA AMMIRATI ’06. BELOW: A YOUNG VISITOR TO CAMPUS GETS IN ON A PHOTO WITH CAST MEMBERS OF CHILDREN’S THEATRE, DIRECTED BY BETSY (BOAK ’77) CRAIG ON APRIL 15.

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JOHN NEUMANN ’98, LEFT, AND REBECCA (SAUNDERS ’99) NEUMANN ENJOY APPETIZERS AT THE RICHMOND, VA., ALUMNI RECEPTION AT THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. STAFF INCLUDED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS CHARLENE (GRIFFIN ’83) SHAW, VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT TOM PAPPALARDO, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AND COLLEGE RELATIONS JEFF PROKOVICH ’89 AND MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER MICHAEL INMAN.

FROM LEFT, PRESIDENT RICHARD JEWELL ’67, FIRST LADY DAYL JEWELL, PHOENIX HOSTESS VIVIAN (CAMPANA '56) MARR AND HER HUSBAND DICK MARR GATHER IN ARIZONA TO MEET AND GREET ALUMNI OUT WEST. MARR WAS THE 1955 GROVE CITY COLLEGE HOMECOMING QUEEN. OTHER STAFF MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE WERE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AND COLLEGE RELATIONS JEFF PROKOVICH ’89 AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT MELISSA (TRIFARO ’96) MACLEOD.

Alumni Touring Choir members headed to Europe Alumni members of the Grove City College Touring Choir and a few current members are headed to the United Kingdom in July. It is the second European trip for the alumni choir; the first was in 2000.

Admission to the concerts is free and the choir hopes that alumni traveling in the area will attend a performance. The choir is under the direction of Dr. Douglas Browne. Scheduled stops include:

St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, July 6, 12:15 p.m. Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, July 6, 7:30 p.m. Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, July 9, 5 p.m. St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, July 10, 11:15 a.m.

Bath Abbey, Bath, July 12, 1:05 p.m. Wells Cathedral,Wells, July 13, 1:05 p.m. St. Paul's Cathedral, London July 14, 1:15 p.m. American Church in London, July 14, 7:30 p.m.

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FROM LEFT, LYNN (KRAUSE ’78) TAYLOR, KAREN ROY ’78 AND SCOTT SMITH ’76 GATHER IN ATLANTA FOR AN ALUMNI LUNCHEON. STAFF MEMBERS INCLUDED SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AND COLLEGE RELATIONS JEFF PROKOVICH ’89 AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT MELISSA (TRIFARO ’96) MACLEOD, AS WELL AS PRESIDENT RICHARD JEWELL ’67.

GOLFERS TOOK TO THE LINKS APRIL 28 FOR THE FOURTH ANNUAL GROVE CITY COLLEGE ALUMNI GOLF OUTING AT OLDE STONEWALL IN ELLWOOD CITY, PA. WINNERS WERE, FROM LEFT, JEFF YANNUZZI ’79, DOUG KNABLE ’79, ROD FRANCIS ’79 AND CHRIS MATTHEWS ’85. ALUMNI ORGANIZERS WERE BRUCE FOX ’81, ANDREW KOZUSKO ’96, ART MITCHELL ’64 AND KNABLE.

UPCOMING EVENTS JUNE 23 Washington, D.C., Alumni Event Washington, D.C. JULY 30 Northern Virginia Freshmen Send-Off Picnic Home of Paul ’80, Brenda (Millican ’80) and Katy ’07 McNulty, Fairfax Station, Va. AUGUST 5 Pittsburgh Area Alumni Pirates Game PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pa. AUGUST 6 Akron-Canton Freshmen Send-Off Picnic Portage Lakes State Park, Akron, Ohio AUGUST 20 Chautauqua Alumni Event Home of Tom ’56 and Patricia (Hughes ’57) Rowe, Chautauqua, N.Y. SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 2 Grove City College Homecoming OCTOBER 29 Hilton Head Alumni Event Moss Creek Club House, Hilton Head, S.C.

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Jobin makes move to West By Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw Highlighted in the Winter 2005 issue of the GeDUNK Alumni Magazine was the successful career of David Jobin ’85 at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre. It turns out that theater folk are a journeyman’s lot, and Jobin has taken a different path to the West Coast and a new position as managing director for the San Jose Repertory Theatre. While acknowledging how difficult a decision it was to leave behind family, friends and a job that he loved, Jobin recognized that this new position would offer not only advancement career-wise but also the opportunity to grow and experience working in one of the largest regional theaters in the country. “Making my decision to come to San Jose,” he said,“was based on my finding a major commitment to artistic excellence, a structured vision for growth and development and a team-oriented work environment … brimming with possibilities and poised to have an even larger impact on the Bay Area and

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national theatre scene.” (Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw is the Grove

City College assistant director of alumni relations.)

Trustee, alumna receives business leadership award Grove City College Trustee Charlotte A. Zuschlag ’73, president and CEO of ESB Financial Corporation and its subsidiary ESB Bank, was recently honored with the 2005 Distinguished Alumna Award from the Business Alumni Association at the University of Pittsburgh. The award was presented at the annual Katz Business Alumni Awards Dinner at Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Club on May 18. Zuschlag joined the Ellwood City, Pa., bank as its vice president of operations in 1988 and was promoted to executive vice president/CEO within six months. She began in her current role in June 1989.

Under Zuschlag’s leadership, the bank converted to a publicly owned thrift holding company in 1990 and has grown assets from $250 million to $1.7 billion. In February 2005, CHARLOTTE ESB completed a ZUSCHLAG ’73 merger with Peoples Home Savings Bank, headquartered in Beaver County, Pa. The corporation has 289 employees and operates 23 offices in Allegheny, Lawrence, Beaver and Butler counties.

Zuschlag, a native of Greenville, Pa., earned her master’s in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh in 1981. She joined the Board of Trustees in 2002 after serving for several years on the Alumni Council. She also served as the alumni chair of the annual giving program in 2002 and 2003. She received the Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Award in 1994, was honored as one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business in 1997 and recognized by the Moraine Trails Boy Scouts Council with its Ellwood City Distinguished Citizen Award.

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Alumni lend a helping hand to tsunami victims By Ann-Margaret Lambo ne person’s tragedy often results in another’s selfdiscovery. Just ask Stacie (Majetich ’89) Brethauer and J. Calvin Donato ’98. Both journeyed to southern Asia to offer support – spiritual, physical and emotional – in the countries ravaged by last December’s tsunami. And although both contributed to the recovery, it was Brethauer and Donato who found themselves changed. Brethauer, a professional counselor in Cranberry Township, Pa., and Donato, a physician assistant in Sarasota, Fla., traveled to the tsunami-ravaged area at the end of January with two separate church-sponsored groups. Donato, along with members of his church, had planned on traveling to India on a mission trip long before the devastating waves hit.When he was invited by an elder of his church to travel with the team, Donato offered to organize the medical portion of the voyage. At the time, Donato had no way of knowing the impact of his trip. “I didn’t even realize how important the medical portion of the mission would be until someone asked me if we were still going,” Donato explained.“It was only when I answered ‘yes, we’re still going’ that I realized the importance of what we were doing.” Donato and his counterparts – 14 medical personnel in total – traveled with more than 1,000 pounds of donated medication as well as medical supplies and other necessities.While in country, the team treated approximately 600 patients in Bangalore, Panruti and the island of Sotthikuppam. In a three-

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J. CALVIN DONATO ’98 PERFORMS A FOOT OPERATION ON A TSUNAMI VICTIM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. / Photo by Alice O’Leary

day period, the team treated people for conditions like dysentery and bruises as well as lacerations and other conditions. “We saw the worst of the worst,” Donato said.“And yet, I wasn’t fearful because it couldn’t have been coincidence. Our trip was already planned, the medical portion of it fell into place, and it was so obvious that this was not my timing. It was God’s. And because of that I knew that we were all going to be fine.There was no doubt in my mind that I was supposed to be in India during that time.” Brethauer’s church also had a mission team put together and a trip planned to Puket,Thailand, long before the natural disaster.The original purpose of the trip was to offer a retreat of rejuvenation to missionaries stationed in that part of the world. Just like the tsunami quickly changed the landscape of Asia, it also rapidly reshaped the purpose of the trip.

“Once the team knew they could go, the focus of the trip quickly changed,” Brethauer said.“I actually came on the team as a professional counselor three weeks before we left. I had done some domestic missions trips but have never been on one that traveled out of the country. I told my husband while watching CNN coverage that if God would open a door I would go to help (the relief effort).” God heard Brethauer’s passing prayer and, over the next seven days, events took place that allowed her to become a part of the mission trip. Once in Phuket Island at the Kata Bhuri resort, Brethauer and her entourage traveled to Khao Lak, in the Phang Nga Province. They also visited a refugee camp in the same area and helped clear debris from Ko Kha Khao Island. As a professional

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Conference basketball teams raise $1,200 for tsunami relief The Student-Athlete Advisory Council of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference raised more than $1,200 to benefit tsunami relief efforts during men’s and women’s basketball doubleheaders on two separate days during the winter sports season. On Jan. 24, men’s and women’s teams from Grove City,Thiel and Westminster colleges each played host to conference foes Bethany, Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg. A second trio of doubleheaders Feb. 12 featured the same six PAC schools, with Bethany,W&J and Waynesburg hosting the contests. A combined total of $1,206.51 was raised by the six conference schools, with proceeds split in half to benefit the WorldVision and American Red Cross tsunami relief efforts.

FORMER W&J VOLLEYBALL PLAYER ANGELA LATTANZIO, LEFT, NOW THE CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NCAA FROM THE PAC, PRESENTS AN OVERSIZED CHECK FOR TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS FROM THE CONFERENCE WITH CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL CO-PRESIDENTS JUSTIN MCMICHAEL, CENTER, OF W&J AND KATE DIMARCO ’05 OF GROVE CITY. / Contributed photo

The conference-wide effort was the brainchild of Grove City senior basketball player J.D. Collar of Cincinnati, Ohio. “I was sitting in church and it came to me that we all have an opportunity to give

back some of what we have been blessed with,” he said.“I thought a conference-wide effort to help those suffering from the recent tsunami could be a great way to do that.” Collar contacted the Grove

City College athletic department with the idea. Following communication with the six conference schools, there was a unanimous agreement for the StudentAthlete Advisory Councils at each of the host schools to be involved in the relief effort. “The Presidents’ Athletic Conference is extremely proud and appreciative of the fact that our student-athletes have taken the initiative in organizing and supporting this worthwhile effort,” said W&J Director of Athletics Rick Creehan, who serves as chairman of the PAC Athletic Directors’ Council in 200405.“As athletic administrators, we know our conference is blessed with student-athletes who not only excel in the classroom and on the athletic fields, but who also are socially conscious and strive to help those less fortunate.”

Alumni lend a helping hand to tsunami victims from page 20 counselor, Brethauer’s focus – wherever she went – was to talk to as many survivors as possible.The toughest thing she did in preparation for this trip was to prepare her heart for this part of the journey. “There isn’t a post-tsunami counseling handbook, somewhere that I could go to tell me how to do it,” Brethauer said with a chuckle.“I knew I was going to encounter a lot of posttraumatic stress syndrome but even all

that preparation didn’t prepare enough to see what I saw. Even the media coverage couldn’t do it justice. It was the most overwhelming thing I have ever seen.The thing that impacted me the most is that people died there. I made the decision that I was going to let the experience impact my heart. And I did just that. I felt the grief of it.” One thing Brethauer and Donato know for sure is that their lives will never be the same. “It’s the most amazing feeling in the

world to know that you are a part of something that God is using,” Donato said.“It wasn’t about the medicine. God gave me a talent and I am using that talent to further his kingdom.That’s what it’s about.” Added Brethauer,“(I was reminded that) God brings grief around and miraculously turns it into hope. I engaged my heart while I was there and it made a huge difference in my life.” (Ann-Margaret Lambo is a freelance writer living in New Castle, Pa.)

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‘Hot’ venture to be featured on Food Network The alumni-owned entrepreneurial venture Hot Dogma will be featured on the Food Network cable program “Recipe for Success,” created and distributed by Al Roker Productions.The Pittsburgh business will be the only restaurant featured in the episode, which is scheduled to air in early summer. Additionally, Hot Dogma sponsored a grand opening event,“Frankfully Yours,” on March 19.The semi-formal extravaganza at the downtown Pittsburgh storefront was open to the general public and saw many alumni in attendance. A live band, a charity auction, free appetizers and discounted menu items capped off the evening, which was filmed by the Food Network for possible inclusion in the upcoming show. Tim Tobitsch ’03 and Megan Lindsey ’03 are two of three young entrepreneurs who joined to open the hot dog shop. They named it Hot Dogma, rent their Oliver Avenue storefront from Trinity

Alumnae duo composes musical Denise “Chuck” Gray ’88 and writing partner Lisa Quoresimo ’87 co-authored the musical “Between Dirt and Sky,” produced in San Francisco in February. The show was inspired by the life and work of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. Gray said the premiere at the Eureka Theater “went incredibly well.”The show also was staged in March for San Francisco schoolchildren and moved to San Jose to perform at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, where it sold out the 550seat plaza for the first time in seven years. Gray is a freelance writer and Quoresimo is a choral musical director, a theater and voice instructor, and theater instructor in the San Francisco public schools.They are planning their next production to be an opera-style performance.

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TAMMY TOBITSCH ’98, LEFT, SUPPORTS BROTHER TIM TOBITSCH ’03, CO-OWNER OF PITTSBURGH’S HOT DOGMA, AT ITS GRAND OPENING EVENT IN MARCH. / Contributed photo

Episcopal Cathedral and donate a portion of the profits to Christian causes. Hot Dogma offers authentic New-York style frankfurters, fresh-squeezed juice and fruit shakes, along with soups, salads, condiments and snacks.Tobitsch, Lindsey and partner Matt Niblack are dedicated to

providing a superior dining experience, building personal relationships with customers and community and committing a percentage of profits to Christian ministry and other worthwhile causes. For more, visit www.hotdogmapgh.com or call (412) 288-0322.

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS, FROM LEFT, KATHERINE MUSE, SARAH SLIFCO, ERIC ROSS AND LINDSAY PALM STAND AT THE COLLEGE’S MAIN ENTRANCE SIGN, WHICH WILL BE REPLACED BY A NEW SIGN, PAID FOR BY THE CLASS OF 2005. CLASS MEMBERS ACHIEVED 56 PERCENT PARTICIPATION IN GIVING AND RAISED $13,607. / Photo by Caroline Koopman ’01

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Student awarded Fulbright Scholarship By Carolyn Lolla ’06 Recent Grove City College grad Mariah Perrin ’05 of Wichita, Kan., has received the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship as an English Teaching Assistant through the Secondary School Program. Perrin was a double major in English and French and minored in philosophy. She first considered furthering her education through the Fulbright program during her freshman year with former Dean Dr. Charles W. Dunn. She applied, however, after returning from studying abroad at Seoul Women’s University, Korea, in the summer of 2004. After six weeks of language and teacher training, Perrin will be placed as a conversational English teacher in a Korean high school near Seoul. She will live with a Korean family and have the opportunity to travel and take

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MARIAH PERRIN ’05 WILL TRAVEL TO KOREA TO TEACH ENGLISH AS A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR. / Photo by Christine Bare ’05

classes in traditional activities and in the arts. Following the 13-month program, Perrin plans to pursue graduate studies in media ecology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology or New York University. Her interests also lie in translating Korean literature into English. In 1946, the Fulbright program began to promote better global relations through

education exchanges. It operates in 144 countries and includes 51 commissions. By comparison, more Fulbright scholars have won Nobel Prizes than recipients of any other major scholarship. Perrin is the fifth Fulbright Scholar from Grove City College in six years. (Carolyn Lolla ’06 is a junior communication major from Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Group competes in national math exam A group of Grove City College students competed in the 65th annual Putnam Exam, a national mathematics competition. A total of 3,733 students from 515 colleges and universities participated. Grove

City competed for the third year and ranked 109th. Students taking the exam were senior Anthony DiPietro of Carnegie, Pa.; senior Ryan Gleason of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; senior Braden Robinson of Slippery Rock, Pa.; junior

Kyle Schmitt of Belmont, N.Y.; sophomore Hillary Stewart of Akron, Ohio; freshman Evelyn Talmage of Marion, Iowa; and freshman Karen Vaughn of Bethel Park, Pa. Gleason set the College record with his score.

Several Grove City College students have recently seen success with writing projects. Dr. Gillis Harp accompanied three history students to the regional meeting of the Phi Alpha Theta history honorary.The history majors presented papers they had submitted for Harp’s classes. Senior Emily Bolek of Lancaster, Pa., junior Andrew Stapleton of Laureldale, Pa., and junior Amy Martin of Lebanon, Pa., all presented their work. Bolek and Stapleton won prizes for the best papers in their respective sessions. Additionally, senior English major Amy Good of Milton, Pa., had two poems accepted for publication. Her works, “Small Boat” and “Go Forth From Here,” will be published in the anthology, “New Voices and New Visions: Religious Writing from Rising Generations.” Then, during a recent trip to the Eastern Psychological Association meeting in Boston, three students submitted their projects for competition. Under the advisement of Dr. Gary Welton, the project authored by JK Park of Mill Creek,Wash., Markus Schafer of Mullica Hill, N.J. and Jennifer Barnett of Beverly, Mass., won an award for excellence in research.The students received a $300 prize.

wolverinesports President has hand in welcoming PAC school By Ryan Briggs ’01 or the first time since the 198889 academic year, the Presidents’ Athletic Conference is a seventeam conference. In early April, the conference formally added Thomas More College of Crestview Hills, Ky., as its seventh member.Thomas More will play a full PAC schedule in all sports starting with the upcoming 2005-06 academic year. Thomas More, which is located in the Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, competed as a Division III independent for the past several years. As an independent, scheduling is extremely difficult due to the fact that the vast majority of teams are committed to sizeable conference schedules. In order to fill out complete schedules, Thomas More’s athletic teams have had to travel to southern California, Georgia,Texas and Alabama for regularseason games in recent years. Joining a conference would alleviate most of those scheduling issues. According to Grove City College President Dr. Richard G. Jewell ’67, Thomas More initiated conversation with the PAC about joining the conference. With that in mind, Jewell unofficially visited Thomas More in March while attending an alumni function in the Cincinnati area. During his three-hour visit, Jewell met with Thomas More President Sister Margaret Stallmeyer,

THOMAS MORE’S CHASE WEBER GOES UP FOR A CATCH THIS SEASON AGAINST WESTMINSTER. THE SCHOOL NEAR CINCINNATI OFFICIALLY JOINS THE PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE THIS FALL. / Photo courtesy of Thomas More

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wolverinesports to wait to see if they are awarded an atAthletic Director Terry Connor and large berth into the NCAA Head Football Coach Mike Hallett. He Championships. also toured Thomas More’s facilities. “We would have been the only “They have a good physical plant,” conference in Division III with fewer Jewell said. He also noted that Thomas than seven teams,” Jewell pointed out. More has an artificial turf surface on its “This sends a message to other schools soccer field along with what he termed that we are serious about expanding and “a great baseball field” among its growing the PAC.” facilities.The facilities support a 14The addition of Thomas More sport intercollegiate athletics program. College is Following not the end his visit, THIS SENDS of the PAC’s Jewell A MESSAGE TO expansion reported his OTHER SCHOOLS plans. findings to THAT WE ARE Current his SERIOUS ABOUT EXPANDING NAIA colleagues AND GROWING THE PAC ... AT members within the THE DIVISION III LEVEL, Geneva, St. PAC.The Vincent and conference’s THE TERM ‘STUDENT-ATHLETE’ Seton Hill expansion IS NOT AN OXYMORON. have all committee Richard Jewell ’67 publicly (which President expressed included varying levels Grove City Athletic Director Dr. Don Lyle) and the of interest in moving to NCAA Division III. PAC’s Athletic Directors’ Council, Their southwest Pennsylvania recommended that the league move to locations are an ideal geographic fit for accept Thomas More College. the PAC. On April 6,Thomas More officially “The philosophy is to build on more became the PAC’s seventh member. The other six PAC schools are all four of a local basis,” Jewell said. “The more local you are helps to lower costs and to five hours away from Thomas More. results in less class time being missed by That increase in travel is somewhat of a concern for the six other PAC members. the student-athletes.That philosophy is “The distance was a drawback,” Jewell congruent with the principles of said. “However, the majority of the travel Division III. “At the Division III level, the term is on (Thomas More).They have made a ‘student-athlete’ is not an oxymoron.” significant commitment to travel.” The PAC’s current and future The travel issue is offset by the many expansion will help foster new rivalries benefits that increased membership as well as rekindle old rivalries. provides. By having seven teams, the “It was always fun on Monday PAC champions receive automatic mornings when people would talk berths into the respective NCAA about the big traditional rivalry games – Championships in sports that are the Grove City-Geneva games, the sponsored by all seven institutions. Westminster-Geneva games” Jewell said. The NCAA has a two-year “I would like to see those traditional probationary period for the automatic rivalries come alive again.” qualifier but the PAC has formally (Ryan Briggs ’01 is the Grove City applied for a waiver. Currently, the College sports information director.) PAC’s various championship teams have

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Thomas More on fall PAC schedule The Presidents’Athletic Conference has announced the addition of Thomas More College as the seventh member of the conference beginning in the 200506 academic year.Thomas More, located in Crestview Hills, Ky., in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, is currently an independent member of NCAA Division III. “This is the first step for the PAC as we begin to grow our conference, both in size and in academic and athletic stature,” said Dr.Tori Haring-Smith, president of Washington & Jefferson College and chair of the PAC Presidents’ Council.“We are very excited to add a fine institution like Thomas More to the Presidents’Athletic Conference.” “Long-term, we envision a PAC with eight to 10 members that will be considered one of the national leaders in Division III athletics,” added HaringSmith.“We have had communication with several institutions towards reaching our membership goals and expect to reach our desired membership level in the near future.” The addition of Thomas More marks the first change in membership in the PAC since Westminster College was added to give the conference six schools in 2000. Other members are Bethany, Grove City,Thiel,W&J and Waynesburg. The conference will schedule Thomas More in all sports in the fall, and the Saints will be immediately eligible for conference titles in all sports. In sports where a full conference schedule is unattainable,Thomas More will play as many PAC schools as possible. Several Saint teams – including women’s soccer, volleyball and women’s basketball – have earned at-large berths to NCAA Championship events in recent years.

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By Ryan Briggs ’01 For the second consecutive year, all four winter sports teams at Grove City College posted winning seasons.Two Grove City swimmers earned AllAmerica recognition while the women’s basketball team advanced to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern Championship Tournament. The men’s basketball team chalked up its fifth straight winning season, the first time since the 1920s that Grove City has posted five straight winning seasons. The men’s swimming and diving team wrapped up its 54th consecutive winning season with a 6-2 dual-meet record while the women’s swimming and diving team earned its third straight winning season with a 5-4 mark.

MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Sprinters Caleb Courage and Ben Haring became the 45th and 46th AllAmericans in Grove City men’s swimming and diving history March 1719 in Holland, Mich. On March 17, Haring placed 16th in the 50 free, becoming Grove City’s 45th All-American.The following day, Courage took 15th in the 200 freestyle, earning his own All-America honors. Courage then took fourth nationally in the 100 freestyle March 19, earning his second All-America honors of the weekend. At the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championships Feb. 10-12, Courage earned the PAC’s Most Valuable Performer award after helping Grove City earn runner-up honors in the team

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standings.The Wolverines accumulated 817.5 team points during the three-day event. Under the direction of head coach Dave Fritz ’94, the Wolverines went 6-2 in dual-meet action, clinching the program’s 54th straight winning season.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Under the guidance of interim head coach John Richards, Grove City went 5-4 and placed third at the seasonending 11-team Grove City Invitational/PAC Championships. Senior Christine Bare set a new Grove City College pool record in the 1,000 on day two of the championships, posting a time of 10:41.13.

TOP: ALBERT CHEUNG ’08 RACES TOWARD THE FINISH LINE IN THE PHYSICAL LEARNING CENTER POOL. / Contributed photo ABOVE: AMANDA BROZENIC ’06 CUTS THROUGH THE WATER. / Photo by Christine Bare ’05

wolverinesports WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The Wolverines saw a plethora of milestones this season, including the program’s longest win streak in 15 years. After a 70-64 home loss to Washington & Jefferson on Jan. 24, the Wolverines sat at 1-2 in the PAC and 8-8 overall. But a 73-50 home win over Thiel two nights later sparked an eight-game win streak, the team’s longest since ’90. Grove City rattled off seven straight wins in PAC play, including a memorable 85-83 double-overtime win at W&J Feb. 12. Freshman forward Rachel McCoy’s 35foot buzzer-beater at the end of the first overtime sent the game into a second extra period. In that second OT, McCoy’s layup with one second left gave Grove City the victory. Grove City also earned its first win since 1993 over longtime rival Geneva Feb. 1 as the Wolverines secured a 62-60 win under the coaching of Melissa Lamie. After a 16-8 regular season, the team’s best since 1997-98, Grove City fell to Westminster in the PAC semifinals at W&J. In the second half,Westminster attempted 28 free throws whereas Grove City took just two foul shots.Two Grove City players fouled out while four others finished the game with four fouls. Still, the Wolverines qualified for the ECAC Southern Championship Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the eight-team tournament. In the ECAC quarterfinals, Grove City dropped a hardfought 71-63 decision to eventual ECAC champion DeSales in Center Valley, Pa. Senior guard Abby Moose finished her career as Grove City’s fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,209 points and as the all-time leader in three-pointers (172) and steals (228). She scored at least 20 points in each of Grove City’s final six regular season games as the Wolverines surged to a share of the PAC’s regular season title. Moose earned First Team All-PAC honors, along with All-Great Lakes Region recognition from D3hoops.com. She also earned a spot on the ECAC

ABOVE: SANDY O’KEEFE ’05 DRIVES TO THE HOOP. RIGHT: SHAWN CARR ’08 BATTLES WESTMINSTER’S CHRIS HATCH. / Photos by Davor Photography

Southern Region Second Team. McCoy joined Moose on the PAC’s First Team and earned the PAC Freshman of the Year award. McCoy’s 321 points this season represents the second-highest freshman total in Grove City history and the most since Jody (Imbrie ’83) Smith scored 384 during the 1979-80 season. Sandy O’Keefe completed her career as Grove City’s all-time leader in blocked shots with 150, including 47 this season.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Grove City secured its fifth straight winning season in 2004-05, going 13-12 and was the No. 2 seed in the PAC tourney under coach Steve Lamie ’85. Senior forward Ryan Eller became Grove City’s 21st all-time 1,000-point scorer, finishing 18th in Grove City history with 1,068 career points. Eller and senior center Phil Bushre earned First Team All-PAC honors. Bushre finished his career with 956 points, including 381 this season. He averaged 16 points and 7.5 rebounds a game. Senior guard J.D. Collar earned ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict honors in February.

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By Ryan Briggs ’01 Two impressive championship streaks continued during the spring of 2005 at Grove City College as both the men’s tennis program and the women’s track and field team maintained their respective grip on the Presidents’ Athletic Conference title. The men’s tennis team earned its 15th straight conference title April 23 at the Pennbriar Fitness and Racquet Club in Erie while the women’s track and field squad stormed to its seventh straight crown April 30 at Washington & Jefferson College’s Cameron Stadium.

MEN’S TENNIS Grove City athletes won seven of the nine possible tennis titles at the PAC Championships as the Wolverines accumulated 47 team points. Junior Brent Moon earned the PAC’s Player of the Year award after winning the PAC title at first singles. He also teamed with Brock Thompson for the PAC’s first doubles crown. Thompson won the second singles title while freshman Chris Baker secured the third singles crown. Baker and senior Phil Springirth combined to win the second doubles title while Springirth became the Wolverines’ fourth doublewinner by taking top honors at fourth singles. Junior Sam Fortna won the PAC’s fifth singles title. During the 2005 season, Grove City posted a 12-4 record, which is the program’s fifth consecutive winning season. Grove City has finished .500 or better in each of the last 17 years.

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JUNIOR BRENT MOON WAS THE PAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND HELPED LEAD THE MEN’S TENNIS TEAM TO ITS 15TH CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE TITLE. / Photo by Dave Miller

WOMEN’S TRACK Led by senior double-winners Christine Rummel and Erin Claxton, Grove City captured the 2005 PAC Championship with 200 team points. Rummel swept the hurdle events, winning both the 100 high hurdles and 400 hurdles while Claxton set new school records in winning the 5,000 and 10,000. Claxton provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 10,000 with a mark of 36:30.3.

Freshman Carli Gerber won the 100meter dash while freshman Brittany Croft took the 800. Rummel scored a team-high 32 individual points in the meet while Croft tallied 22. Claxton’s two wins gave Grove City 20 points. Eight Grove City athletes scored at least 10 points in the PAC Championships. Head coach Dr. Allison Williams earned the conference’s Women’s Track and Field Coach of the Year award.

wolverinesports MEN’S TRACK The men’s track and field team captured its sixth PAC title in seven years by racking up 223 team points.The Wolverines unseated defending champion Thiel by 40 points. Strong balance fueled Grove City’s championship run as 20 athletes scored at least five points during the championships. Sophomore Andrew Kloes won the 5,000 while junior Dan Chittick, Grove City’s top point-scorer with 22, won the 1,500. Senior Luke Henry won the 800 while sophomore Sam Dippold won the 400 hurdles. Freshman Chris Andrew earned first in the 3,000 steeplechase, rounding out Grove City’s track winners. In the field, freshman pole vaulter Matt Kulinski copped the PAC title by clearing 13-9 while freshman Jeremy Hurt won the high jump by clearing 6-5½. Nine members of the men’s track and field team qualified for the ECAC Track and Field Championships in Springfield, Mass., May 20-21, including both the 400- and 1600-meter relay teams.

MEN’S GOLF Freshman Tyler Fitch earned the PAC’s Player of the Year award after earning medalist honors at the PAC Championships in Wheeling,W.Va. Fitch fired a 36-hole score of 148 to earn the individual title. As a team, Grove City placed third with 638 team strokes. Fitch also earned First Team All-PAC honors while junior Tony Zanotti was a Second Team selection. During the season, Grove City captured titles at both the Thiel and Waynesburg Invitationals.The Wolverines also took second in their “MBA” Invitational April 18. Read more about the renamed golf match on page 32. TOP RIGHT: FRESHMAN JULIA FRENCH GOES THE DISTANCE AT THE PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS. AT RIGHT: FRESHMAN DAVE HODGE WORKS TO CLEAR THE BAR. / Photos by Dave Miller

wolverinesports WOMEN’S GOLF Senior Mary Brown finished second overall at the PAC Championships, earning her fourth straight First Team AllPAC honor. Junior Hannah Patitucci took eighth place, good for Second Team All-PAC laurels. Grove City placed fourth at the conference championships April 28-29 in Wheeling,W.Va.

WOMEN’S WATER POLO Grove City went 7-15 in 2005 and earned seventh place in the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Western Division. Sophomore Caitlin Ewing earned CWPA Western Division Second Team All-Conference recognition following the season. Grove City closed the season with a 94 win over Penn State Behrend in the CWPA Western Division Championships. Just three weeks earlier, Behrend had handed Grove City a 13-3 defeat. At midseason, Grove City went 4-1 at the Carthage (Wis.) Invitational, including a come-from-behind 6-5 win over Macalester (Minn.) in the final game of the weekend. The youthful Wolverines started underclassmen at all seven positions this year.

BASEBALL Grove City finished fifth in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference with a 5-

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10 league mark. Injuries riddled the Wolverine pitching staff throughout the season but Grove City remained in contention for a berth in the PAC Championship Tournament until the final day of the regular season. Sophomore reliever Justin Miller set a new single-season College record with five saves this season, including four in the final week as Grove City made a final charge towards the postseason. His five saves are also a new career record at Grove City. The Wolverines featured as many as four freshmen in the lineup at various times during the season. Freshman DH Michael Busin led the Wolverines with a .353 batting average, along with three home runs and 14 walks.

SENIOR CATCHER A.J. STEDFORD GUARDS THE PLATE. / Photo by Davor Photography

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SOFTBALL The Wolverines saw a 10-20 record overall and were eliminated by W&J from the PACs on May 6 in a 7-3, 8-inning loss. Grove City finished fifth in the PAC. Senior shortstop Rachel Romance earned First Team All-PAC honors for the second straight year while seniors Steph Briggs, Kelly Cozad and Abby Moose and junior Jes Flick all earned Second Team recognition. Briggs led Grove City with a .386 batting average while Moose led the team with 17 runs scored and 11 stolen bases. Junior pitcher Sarah Smith tied Michelle (Kirin ’90) Michael’s singleseason record for appearances with 21. She issued just 20 walks in 120 innings and posted a 3.15 earned run average.

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Choby, Moose earn year-end sports honors By Ryan Briggs ’01 Grove City College senior football player Mike Choby of North Huntingdon, Pa., and senior basketball player Abby Moose of New Wilmington, Pa., have been honored as Grove City College’s Omicron Delta Kappa/Mortar Board Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year for the 2004-05 academic year. Choby started all four seasons at linebacker for the Wolverines.As a senior, he earned the team’s Most Valuable Player award, as voted by his teammates. He also earned First Team All-Presidents’Athletic Conference honors. Choby led the PAC in solo tackles (53) and total tackles (107) in 2004 and led the league in both tackles and sacks as a junior. A son of Scott and Cathy Choby, he capped his junior season by earning Honorable Mention All-America honors from the Sports Information Directors committee. Choby finished his career as Grove City’s all-time leading tackler with 350 total stops. He also holds the College’s tackles for loss record with 52.5. While at Grove City, Choby also earned the team’s Freshman of the Year award in 2001 and the Junior of the Year and Defensive MVP awards in 2003. In 2004, Choby also served as the president of the College’s Student Government Association. He also served as co-president of the College’s StudentAthlete Advisory Committee and as Inter-Fraternity Council vice president. This spring, Choby completed his student teaching at West Middlesex High School, finishing the requirements for his degree in physics/secondary education. Three of Choby’s siblings also have Grove City College ties. His brother, Jordan, graduated in 2003; Garret ’07 will start his junior year in the fall and their sister, Kalyn ’08, will be a sophomore in the fall. Jordan was an offensive guard for the Wolverines, Garret is a backup linebacker and safety, and Kalyn is one of the student athletic trainers for the team.

FROM LEFT, SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR ABBY MOOSE ’05, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DR. DON LYLE AND SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR MIKE CHOBY ’05. / Photo by Ryan Briggs ’01

A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at guard, Moose finished her career as the fifth all-time leading scorer in Grove City women’s basketball history with 1,209 points. Her 172 three-point goals are also the most in Grove City history. She led Grove City to a 16-10 record in 2004-05, including an 8-2 mark in PAC play. The Wolverines advanced to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern Championship Tournament following the regular season. Moose earned First Team All-PAC recognition each of the last three seasons. Following her senior season, Moose earned Second Team All-ECAC Southern Region honors. She also earned Third Team All-Great Lakes honors from D3hoops.com. In 2002, Moose received the PAC’s Freshman of the Year award. In January 2005, Moose helped the United States Deaflympic women’s basketball team capture the gold medal at the 2005 Deaflympics in Melbourne, Australia. Moose averaged 10-plus points a game in helping the U.S. to a 5-0 record.

Moose was diagnosed with a sensorineural hearing loss when she was 18 months old. She has moderate to severe hearing loss in both ears with the level of loss increasing as the frequency increases. Her hearing loss has been diagnosed as a 65-to-90-decibel loss, which reaches a nearly 90-percent loss in the highfrequency range.The athlete has used hearing aids her entire life, on the court and in the classroom. This spring, Moose joined the Grove City softball team. Playing fast-pitch softball for the first time in nearly a decade, Moose hit .273, starting on second base. She led the team in runs scored, walks and stolen bases. A daughter of Chuck and Pam Moose, she will student teach in the Lakeview and Shenango School Districts in the fall to complete the requirements for her elementary education degree. The College first awarded its Sportsperson of the Year award in 1948. The award was split in 1982. (Ryan Briggs ’01 is the Grove City College sports information director.) – DUNK theG e

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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, HEAD GOLF COACH CHRIS SMITH ’72, ALEX INTIHAR ’05, BILL ALLEN ’50, JACK BEHRINGER, JEFF MOHRMAN ’05 AND BRAD DUTTON ’05 GATHER TO MARK THE NAMING OF THE GROVE CITY INVITATIONAL. / Photo by Ryan Briggs ’01

Golf match named for trio The men’s golf team has renamed the Grove City Invitational. It is now the McBride-Behringer-Allen “MBA” Grove City Invitational. It honors Miff McBride ’44, local attorney and Trustee; Jack Behringer, former athletic director

and golf coach; and Bill Allen ’50, another longtime golf coach. All three have been integral parts of Grove City College golf, the Grove City Country Club and the relationship between the two entities.

JOHN R. ’64 AND JOAN (MCCLURE ’64) MOORE HOSTED THE GROVE CITY COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM FOR A PICNIC DURING THE WOLVERINES’ SPRING TRIP TO FLORIDA IN MARCH. / Contributed photo

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Chuck Curti ’91 recently received multiple awards for a journalistic piece he wrote for the “Beaver County Times” in 2004. Curti wrote a series of stories on the decline in the number of AfricanAmerican players in baseball, titled “Baseball’s New Color Barrier.” The series was named the best sports story/feature by the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation and also earned national recognition from the Associated Press Sports Editors. Additionally, it was honored as one of the Top 10 in the nation among newspapers with circulation between 40,000 and 100,000.The Times is one of 118 newspapers from 37 states in its circulation category.This is the second consecutive year Curti has been named to the APSE’s Top 10.

Fall football schedule to include new PAC opponent The 111th season of Grove City College football will feature a 10game regular-season schedule that includes five teams that qualified for postseason play in 2004.The Wolverines will also play a six-game PAC schedule for the first time since 1989, due to the inclusion of Thomas More College in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Wolverines (3-7 in 2004) will be led by 22nd-year head coach Chris Smith ’72. Home games are in bold. Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5

Manchester Carnegie Mellon Thomas More* Muhlenberg Bethany*~ Thiel* W&J* Waynesburg* Alfred Westminster*

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Club red There’s at least one thing you need to play rugby and lacrosse. Toughness. There’s no shortage of that on these crimson teams.

Clockwise from top: SHANE COUGHLIN ’08 OF THE MEN’S LACROSSE CLUB GEARS UP FOR A GAME; THE MEN’S RUGBY TEAM USES THE APRIL MUD TO ITS ADVANTAGE; WOMEN’S RUGBY PLAYER HANNAH CHAPMAN ’07 CATCHES THE BALL IN TRAFFIC; AND WOMEN’S LACROSSE OFFENSIVE PLAYER LIZZY TELEP ’08 LOOKS TO PASS UPFIELD. / Photos by Amy Clingensmith ’96 / Men’s rugby photo by Dean Riggott

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The crowning of a queen and the coronation of her court are Grove City College springtime traditions. Whether the weather calls for sunshine or showers, some things never change. Clockwise from top: 1965 MAY QUEEN SARAH ‘SALLY’ (DODD ’65) MERGENHAGEN; IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE MAY PAGEANT, CIRCA 1905-1915, A FEW PHOTOGRAPHS PROVE THAT GROVE CITY STUDENTS DANCED AROUND THE MAY POLE; 1934 MAY QUEEN IDA (BEACOM ’34) SOWASH IS FOLLOWED BY PAGES, FROM LEFT, BILLY MCCARTHY, MARSDEN MCBRIDE ’51 AND BOBBY KERN; THE 1924 MAY PAGEANT FEATURED FAIRY DANCERS, FROM LEFT, MARIAN (YOUNG ’24) FOSTER, HELENA STEVENSON ’27, MARYBELLE (MCCAFFERTY ’27) DENNIS, MABEL (SCHAEFER ’25) MOSES AND HELEN DENY, WHO WAS A FRESHMAN IN 1924; 1987 MAY QUEEN GINA (FUNARI ’87) SAXTON WAS ACCOMPANIED BY FLOWER GIRLS ELIZABETH SMITH ’03 AND KATIE JORDAN ’02 AND PAGES JEREMIAH OTTO ’03 AND JOHN MARK DIXON ’05; 1949 MAY QUEEN ELINOR (GANO ’49) SILVERTHORN, CENTER, AND JUNIOR QUEEN JEAN (MCINTYRE ’50) ROBERTSON, THIRD FROM RIGHT, ARE SURROUNDED BY LADIES IN WAITING, FROM LEFT, CLEO CARSON HODGES ’49, NANCY (CLARK ’49) BOYER, BERYL (FOX ’40) DAVIS AND JANE (SCOTT ’49) GILCHRIST. / Archived photos

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PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY DR. RICHARD TRAMMELL MET PROFESSOR OF MODERN LANGUAGES DR. CATHERINE TRAMMELL AS SHE WAS ON HER WAY TO OZ DURING FACULTY FOLLIES IN 1983. THEY’VE BEEN TRAVELING THE ROAD TOGETHER EVER SINCE. / Photo by Tiffany Wolfe

Parallel Paths P P The Trammells have been taking the road less traveled together for more than 20 years

By Amy Clingensmith ’96 ichard and Catherine Trammell met backstage at 1983’s Faculty Follies at Grove City College. Catherine was Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.” Richard was the Indian from the Village People. What a pair. From the outside, it wouldn’t seem that these two “characters” would hit it off – Dorothy with her flawless braids and neat gingham dress and the Indian with his, well ... charm. And the initial meeting wasn’t what one would call a fairy tale either. “He came off backstage with one feather from his headpiece pointing straight toward me,” Catherine laughs, “and black shoes and red socks.” They started dating in 1984 and married in 1985. Catherine and Richard continue down their own road together – Catherine carrying with her everything they need and Richard pointing the way ahead. Q

Catherine Heubert began her 30-year career at Grove City College in 1975 as a fill-in for a French professor under the department of modern languages leadership of Robert Sisler. Richard Trammell had started teaching at the College in 1971 in the philosophy department and befriended Virgil Hackett, an accounting professor from

1967 to 1985. And even though Hackett worked with numbers, he had been doing some philosophizing of his own, especially on the potential pairing of Richard and Catherine. “He told me I was a fool for not pursuing this woman,” says Richard, “mentioned her many virtues during chats at the faculty table at the Gee.” At that time, Richard was teaching Symbolic Logic, General Logic, Intro to Philosophy and two sections of the History of Philosophy. Catherine had taught in Ireland and completed research in England but found herself smack in the middle of a surplus of language teachers. More and more colleges were doing away with language requirements and the students just weren’t filling the seats. “Ph.D.s in foreign language were pumping gas,” she says. So Catherine felt blessed when the opportunity at Grove City College was presented to her, not even realizing the blessings that would follow. Plus, teaching at the small, western Pennsylvania college would allow her to be close to her parents in nearby New Castle. Over the years, Richard says he has had a few chances to change his locale, but has several reasons to stay. For one, he has three children from a previous marriage: Julia Trammell-McGill ’87, married to Paul McGill ’88; John Trammell ’86; and Mark Trammell ’92, married to Alisha (Fiddler ’92). Seven grandchildren complete the family. Secondly, current Grove City College students continue to amaze him. “I think the students are wonderful,” he says,“courteous, bright, hardworking, interested in learning.” In fact, the Trammells have had the

pleasure of seeing several of their former students eventually join the Grove City College faculty: Amy Barber ’93, Michael Coulter ’91, Andrew Markley ’82, Jim Thrasher ’80 and Gary Smith ’72. Plus, the Trammells became fast friends with colleagues in their respective departments and remain so today. Although a life of academia is at the forefront for both scholars and educators, Catherine enjoys dancing and traveling. In fact, Richard and Catherine plan to go to Paris next summer. And while the language barrier won’t be a problem for Catherine, who speaks fluent French, Richard is another story. “I told him I would take Symbolic Logic if he would take French,” Catherine said. Both are also active in their church, Grove City’s Grace United Methodist, where they are on the outreach committee and involved in Bible studies. Catherine enjoys cooking as well; one of their favorite dishes is a Southwestern casserole with corn bread, corn, ground meat and tomatoes. “He’s easy to cook for,” Catherine says. “He eats just about anything.” Richard likes to work outside and garden and lends his green thumb to the community. Over the years, he has planted thousands of trees in the area, up to 1,500 at one time. “A tree will take care of itself if you plant it well,” he says.“There are forces of nature, but once it reaches a certain height, there are few threats if it was planted well.” Perhaps that’s the Trammells’ philosophy in the classroom and in life. (Amy Clingensmith ’96 is the Grove City College director of communications and GeDUNK managing editor.)

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Engineering a Plan In retirement, Dean Goncz doesn’t plan to stray far from the field he loves By Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman oseph Goncz is engineering a plan for his retirement.That’s appropriate for the man who served as dean of the Albert A. Hopeman Jr. School of Science and Engineering at Grove City College. When he leaves the College this summer after 36 years of service, he is going to keep his finger in the field of engineering that he knows so well. He plans to maintain his private consulting firm, Goncz Engineering, Inc., which specializes in municipal infrastructure systems. A registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania and Ohio, Goncz’ knowledge and insights in the engineering field were invaluable to many projects at Grove City College. He led the College’s engineering department through its initial accreditation in 1991 by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Under his guidance, both divisions of the College’s engineering department – mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering – remain accredited to this day. Goncz was named dean of the Hopeman School at the time of its 1997 dedication.

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DEAN JOSEPH GONCZ, AFTER SPENDING 36 YEARS TEACHING GROVE CITY COLLEGE SCIENCE STUDENTS, RETIRED THIS SPRING. / Photo by Jim Cunningham

In earlier capacities at the College, Goncz served as chairman of the engineering department and special assistant to the president for engineering services.While serving on a committee of the Board of Trustees, Goncz offered input on projects such as the renovations to Rockwell Hall of Science and the

new Memorial Dormitory.This is in addition to teaching classes in Machine Design, Control Systems, Mechanical Vibrations and other departmental offerings. In tribute to Goncz’ service at the College, Provost William Anderson praised his “unwavering devotion to the

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College’s mission, a comprehensive academic vision which includes a deep appreciation of the liberal arts in engineering education, and an insistence upon a Christian world and life view across the curriculum.” Also beneficiaries of Goncz’ talents are the residents of Grove City. Goncz consulted for the borough and local businesses and twice served as acting borough manager in the 1970s. As borough engineer, he saw the expansion of the sewage treatment plant and the construction of the Grove City airport. He also served a term as president of the Mercer County Motor Club (AAA) and still serves on the Mercer Regional Advisory Board of AAA East Central. In retirement, though, Goncz does hope to do some traveling when not working. Perhaps he’ll return to his hobby of amateur road racing with the Sports Car Club of America. Most certainly, though, he and his wife, Dorothy, will spend time visiting children Edward ’82, Kenneth ’83, Daniel ’86, Samuel ’89 and Rebecca, and the couple’s 12 grandchildren. (Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman is the Grove City College publications manager and GeDUNK associate editor.)

JOSEPH GONCZ, CIRCA 1986 ABOVE AND 2004 INSET. / Archived photos

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An Historical Look After researching lives, past and present,Van Til still won’t allow his mind to rest By Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman r. L. John Van Til has left the classroom, but not the intellectual arena.The longtime Grove City College professor retired in December, armed with a lengthy “to-do” list. “For years I’ve told colleagues that the Bible doesn’t say anything about retirement,”Van Til said.“What I’m doing, therefore, is engaging in a new calling.” It was a calling in 1972 that led Van Til to teach at Grove City. After spending four years as a research assistant to thenBoard Chairman J. Howard Pew,Van Til was the first appointment to the Grove City College faculty by Dr. Charles MacKenzie. Van Til helped design the College’s religion and philosophy curricula and offered guidance in the design of the Keystone Curriculum general studies program. Since then, he has served as chair and professor of history, professor of business and professor of humanities and has taught more than 20 courses. He also organized and catalogued the personal papers of Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises that are now housed at the College.This is in addition to organizing many of the archival records of the College itself. When the College dedicated a statue of J. Howard Pew in the Chapel garden

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AFTER AN ACADEMIC LIFE OF RESEARCH AND TEACHING, DR. L. JOHN VAN TIL ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM GROVE CITY COLLEGE IN DECEMBER. / Archived photo

last fall,Van Til offered insight into the life of his former employer and Grove City’s longest-serving Board chairman. Concerning his new calling,Van Til said,“I have a lot of writing I want to do.”This includes finishing editing the public papers of President Calvin Coolidge and also pursuing his lifelong

interest in transliterating the writings of Puritan William Perkins. Recently he finished a brief essay on Christianity and conservatism, arguing that Christians should take great care in identifying themselves readily as conservatives. To date,Van Til has written more than 200 articles on facets of intellectual

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history, theology and philosophy, as well as essays on American history and public policy.This includes close to 80 position papers with the Public Policy Education Fund, established in Grove City with faculty colleague Dr. John Sparks ’66.Van Til also authored “Liberty of Conscience:The History of a Puritan Idea” and edited others books. He enjoys collecting rare books and currently has the complete works of Washington Irving and William H. Prescott, in addition to the collected works of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. Van Til’s new calling will not take him too far from home, as his wife, Kathryn, continues in her position as an associate professor of education at the College. Their son, Seth, is the director of campus safety and security at the College.The Van Tils have two other sons, Dirk and Ethan, and eight granddaughters. “I came to Grove City College providentially and found a place here in [God’s] Kingdom,”Van Til explains.“I am delighted to have been able to push the Kingdom forward a bit while here at Grove City College.” (Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman is the Grove City College publications manager and GeDUNK associate editor.)

DR. L. JOHN VAN TIL, CIRCA 1976 ABOVE AND 2004 INSET. / Archived photos

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Dr. Garey Spradley Name: Garey B. Spradley College: University of Texas Major: Accounting Years at GCC: 14 Further Education: J.D., M.Div., Ph.D. Title: Professor of Philosophy First Job After College Graduation: Law Clerk on the US Court of Appeals Volunteer Work: Church Elder, Sunday School teacher, Little League manager Awards and Honors: Selected to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers three times, Who’s Who Among America’s Educators, Phi Kappa Phi, Texas Law Review, Order of the Coif, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World Hobbies: Reading military history and the markets Last Book You Read: The Confederacy’s Last Hurrah

Favorite Vacation Spot: Brenham, Texas Family Members: Wife Judy, children Laurel, David and Paul, who all attended Grove City College Favorite GCC Location on Campus: My suite and the Faculty Lounge Classes Taught this Semester: Christ and the Fundamental Questions of Life, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Social Science, Spiritual Formation and Humanities 102 Favorite Part of Interacting with Students: To see how much they have grown since coming to GCC and for what they can teach me. Publications or Special Projects: Three law journal articles and a number of book reviews. When I retire, I will publish essays on miracles and divine foreknowledge and human free will. I will devote the rest of my teaching

career to discovering Christian answers to the fundamental questions of life.

College names Birmingham dean Professor of Engineering Dr. Stacy Birmingham has been named the Dean of the Albert A. Hopeman, Jr. School of Science and Engineering at Grove City College, effective May 1, 2005. She replaces Joseph Goncz, who retired this spring. Read more about his 36-year career on page 38. After 15 years at the University of Michigan, Birmingham left a tenured position in chemical engineering to join the Grove City faculty in 2003, first as a part-time adjunct professor. She was promoted to a full professor of engineering a year later. She earned three degrees in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, where she met her husband, Dr.William Birmingham, professor of computer science and electrical engineering at Grove City College. At Michigan, Birmingham chaired numerous committees and directed two graduate programs. She also organized an American Chemical Society conference

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on Colloid and Surface Science in 2002 and received a Presidential Young Investigator award from the National Science Foundation. Also at Michigan, she was director of the Plastics Engineering Program and helped lead the Program in Manufacturing, both master’s degree programs. Additionally, she is a co-

author of the textbook,“Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers.” Birmingham’s scholarly and research background includes 20-plus journal articles, more than 30 presentations at professional meetings and 90 papers presented at technical gatherings. She was also awarded 13 research grants, including a $1 million grant at Michigan just prior to transitioning to Grove City. Birmingham is also a member of several professional organizations, including Sigma Xi, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the American Society of Engineering Education. Birmingham’s appointment comes on the cusp of the College’s fall implementation of the Campus Strategic Plan, which stresses creating more faculty/student research opportunities, evaluating new curricula, increasing emphasis upon integrating faith and learning in the sciences, and other initiatives. Dr.Timothy Mohr will continue to serve as assistant dean.

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Assistant Dean of the Alva J. Calderwood School of Arts and Letters Dr. David Ayers has been selected to teach a course in “Law and Society” this July at the Handong International Law School, which is part of Handong Global University, in Pohang, South Korea. Handong is a highly selective Christian university with more than 3,000 international students. Its professors hold advanced degrees DAVID AYERS from Harvard, MIT, UCLA and the University of California at Berkeley, among other prestigious educational institutions. Ayers will instruct first-year graduate law students from South Korea, Mongolia, Laos, Jordan, Russia and other locations around the globe. The dean’s daughter, Leah, a sophomore history/sociology major at Grove City, will accompany and assist Ayers on the trip Ayers, the former chairman of the department of social sciences, is also a professor of sociology who came to Grove City College in 1996. He also chairs the department of sociology and served with distinction on the General Education Curriculum Review Committee. Previously, Ayers taught at The King’s College in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., and then at Dallas Baptist University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Edinboro University in 1982, his master’s degree in sociology from American University in 1985 and his Ph.D. in sociology from New York University in 1996.

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Religion Dr. George Van Pelt Campbell has published his latest book, “Everything You Know Seems Wrong: Globalization and Relativizing of Tradition,” which was released by University Press of America in December. In a world where yesterday’s facts become today’s fiction, Campbell examines the source of the cultural conflicts that have emerged as a GEORGE CAMPBELL result of the increased awareness of global interdependence. Campbell attributes these conflicts to the process of ‘relativizing of tradition,’ upon which the book is based. “Everything You Know Seems Wrong” provides an in-depth look at the contemporary effects of this process, and how it has undermined established beliefs and traditions, beginning with America’s first faith, Evangelical Protestantism. Campbell notes the range of reactions that the ‘relativizing of tradition’ has generated, and the future effects that it will have around the world. Campbell joined the faculty in 2000 and is an associate professor of sociology and religion. Before coming to Grove City, Campbell was a pastor for 19 years, mostly in the Evangelical Free Church of America.

Biology professor edits wildlife book The Pennsylvania Academy of Science recently released its latest book, “Wildlife Diseases: Landscaped Epidemiology, Spatial Distribution and Utilization of Remote Sensing Technology,” edited in part by Grove City College Professor of Biology Dr. Fred Brenner. Other editors include Shyamal K. Majumdar, Lafayette College; Jane Huffman, East Stroudsburg University; and Assad I. Panah, FRED BRENNER University of Pittsburgh-Bradford. It is the most comprehensive text ever published on wildlife diseases. Additionally, Grove City College faculty and alumni contributed three chapters to the text. Dr. Richard P. Steiner ’76, professor of statistics at the University of Akron, co-authored a chapter with Brenner on “Sampling Procedures for Studying the Incidence and Epidemiology of Diseases in Wildlife Populations.” Amanda L. Ahlers ’03 co-wrote with Brenner a chapter on “African Diseases: Hoof & Mouth Disease, Rinderpest and Bovine Tuberculosis,” which are impacting big game populations throughout the Africa. A third chapter, “Diagnosis of Diseases: Sample Collection, Record Keeping, Processing Techniques for Molecular Analysis of Protein, Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA and RNA,” was co-authored by Grove City College Professor of Biology Dr. Durwood B. Ray and Brenner, along with several alumni, including: Matt Show ’00, Alyson Baker ’01, Kristen Gleason ’03, Jerome Gressley ’95, Amy Pyle ’03, Leann (Hubiak ’97) Speering, Page Tobelmann ’03, Joshua Snyder ’04 and Patrick Barry ’98. Brenner joined the Grove City College faculty in 1969 and has been published extensively on a variety of ecological topics, including the epidemiology of diseases in wildlife populations and their inaction with human societies. His most recent publication is the 11th book he has edited on topics from endangered species to wetland ecology. 46 Grove City College Alumni Magazine

Coulter part of election process During this fall’s elections, Associate Professor of Humanities and Political Science Dr. Michael Coulter ’91 participated in the Independent Election Committee in Mercer County. In mid-November, the Mercer County Board of Commissioners named an eightmember panel to investigate problems in conducting the election. Coulter was chosen as chairman and the board has sponsored a MICHAEL COULTER ’91 number of public hearings. Activities of the committee were covered by the local media and Coulter was quoted extensively. He also was invited to be a part of several radio shows and television news broadcasts. Coulter also recently wrote an article titled “Campaign Finance” for the recent edition of “Ethics, Revised Edition” by John K. Roth. The volume was published in December 2004 by Salem Press. Coulter has been a member of the faculty since 1995.

Several professors named to Who’s Who Several Grove City College professors have been included in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” for 2004-05. The honors are granted to faculty members nominated by students on The National Dean’s List for making a difference in that student’s life. Just 5 percent of American teachers are included in the editions with less than 2 percent appearing more than once. Grove City College professors who were honored include: Dr. David J. Ayers, assistant dean of the Alva J. Calderwood School of Arts and Letters, chair of the department of sociology and professor of sociology; Dr. James Bibza, professor of religion and philosophy; Dr. Douglas A. Browne, professor of music; Dr. Michael L. Coulter ’91, associate professor of humanities and social science; Dr. Charles E. Kriley ’88, professor of chemistry; Dr. Roger W. Mackey, professor of education; Dr. John A. Sparks ’66, dean of the Alva J. Calderwood School of Arts and Letters and professor of business; and Carole W. Starz, guest lecturer in communication and fine arts.

Religion teacher named Professor of the Year Professor of Religion and Philosophy Dr. James Bibza was named the 2005 Grove City College Professor of the Year on May 3.The award, in its sixth year, is presented by the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary and is sponsored by the Alumni Association. Bibza joined the faculty in 1977 and has participated in the on-campus Religious Activities Committee since 1982. He has also served as in interim pastor at many local churches and led seminars for local religious groups. Last spring, Bibza, along with fellow professor Dr. Paul Kemeny, organized the “Bible and American Society” lecture

series. He has twice lead students on tour of Europe with Drs. Paul Schaefer and Gary Smith ’72. In 2005, Bibza was named to “Who’s Who Among America’s JAMES BIBZA Teachers,” his fourth appearance on the list.The honors are granted to faculty members across the country who were nominated by students on The National Dean’s List. Just 5 percent of American teachers earn this distinction. Fewer than 2 percent receive the honor more than once.

Bibza graduated from Long Island’s CW Post College with a bachelor’s degree in math/secondary education in 1972. He earned his master of divinity from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, where he was the salutatorian of the Class of 1975. Bibza received his Ph.D. in New Testament from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1985. He was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary at Grove City College in 1988 and into Omega Kai Alpha at Gordon Conwell Seminary in 1975. The Professor of the Year award was initiated in 2000.

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Smith radio interview airs on 700 stations

The popular presidential biography “God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life” by Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Paul Kengor is now available in paperback from Regan Books, a division of HarperCollins. The best-seller highlighting Reagan’s religiosity was released in paperback in February. The book, released last January in hardback, created renewed interest in the religious life of PAUL KENGOR the 40th President, who died June 5, 2004. This spring and summer, Kengor is busy at speaking engagements, sharing his writings on Reagan. Appearances included the College of William & Mary, the annual Pennsylvania state prayer breakfast in Harrisburg, Virginia’s Regent University, Mercyhurst College and the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. On July 20, Kengor will give the lecture, “The Faith of Ronald Reagan,” at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif.

A radio interview with Professor of History Dr. Gary Smith ’72 aired in February on the syndicated radio program, “Truths That Transform,” facilitated by Dr. D. James Kennedy of Coral Ridge Ministries. Smith’s 25-minute interview highlighted topics from his latest book, “Faith and the Presidency: Religion, Politics, and Public Policy from George Washington to George W. Bush.” “Truths that GARY SMITH ’72 Transform” airs daily on 744 stations nationwide. Smith visited presidential libraries around the country while researching his book. He was awarded one of the first four faculty sabbaticals last fall to complete the work. In 2000, Smith was named Pennsylvania Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, as well as Professor of the Year on the Grove City College campus.

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Biology professor earns education award

Matt Beatty ’93, assistant director of career services, has been appointed as the College’s new director of academic advising. He also will be helping the Academic Affairs Office as the assistant to the Provost. Both positions will report directly to the Provost and will begin June 1. Beatty’s office will remain in the Career Services Suite in the Physical Learning Center to ensure easy access to students and faculty. MATT BEATTY ’93 In his new role, Beatty will work to implement the faculty committee’s recommendations for designing the College’s advising program. As assistant to the Provost, he will aid Dr. William Anderson with faculty recruiting, special projects, student issues and other initiatives. Beatty earned his bachelor’s degree in English and religious studies from Grove City in 1993, and his M.Div. from GordonConwell Theological Seminary in 1998. He served five years as the headmaster of Mars Hill Academy in Cincinnati prior to returning to his alma mater.

Professor of Biology Dr. Durwood Ray recently received the Pursuit of Excellence in Science Education Award from Sigma Xi, the international science research honorary. Ray, a member of the Grove City College faculty since 1994, earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and completed doctoral work at the University of Texas, DURWOOD RAY University of Pittsburgh and Southwestern Medical School. Ray was presented with the award at the 14th annual Undergraduate Student Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference at Penn State Behrend, to which he accompanied several science students. The competition involved 125 students and 81 faculty from Allegheny, Edinboro, Gannon, Mercyhurst, Penn State, Slippery Rock and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Categories were comprised of biology, chemistry, geosciences, business, economics, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, engineering, management, psychology, physics and computer science.

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GRADUATES PROCESS DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE QUAD FOR THE FIRST OUTDOOR BACCALAUREATE SERVICE IN COLLEGE HISTORY ON MAY 13. / Photo by Amy Clingensmith ’96

Governor,Trustee address grads Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher addressed 551 graduates during Commencement ceremonies on May 14. Fletcher has served the state of Kentucky since November 2003 and was the first Republican governor elected in the state in 32 years. He is only the eighth Republican governor in Kentucky history. He has a background in mechanical engineering and served as a United States Air Force pilot during the Cold War. His resume also includes the posts of physician, minister, state legislator and United States Congressman. Fletcher was born in Mt. Sterling, Ky., and is a longtime resident of Lexington. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky College of Engineering in 1974 and later graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. During his service with the Air Force, Fletcher was an F-4E Aircraft Commander and NORAD Alert Force Commander. Prior to his election to Congress, Fletcher was a family practice physician for 12 years, serving as CEO of the Saint Joseph Medical Foundation for two years. His legislative career began in 1995 as a state representative for Kentucky’s 78th District, serving on the Kentucky

Commission on Poverty and the Task Force on Higher Education. Fletcher’s public service continued when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1998 from Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District. In Congress, he served as a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and was selected to chair the Policy Subcommittee on Health. Fletcher and his wife, Glenna, have two children: Ben ’97 and Rachael ’95, whose husband is Daniel Nichols ’95. Student Commencement speaker was Amy Barron ’05, also the 2005 Woman of the Year. (Read more at right.) The Rev. George R. Gunn Jr. addressed graduates at Baccalaureate May 13. Gunn, a Grove City College Trustee, joined the Board in 2001 and has led the nation’s largest not-for-profit retirement community corporation – ACTS Retirement-Life Communities. He earned a degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and has experience in marketing, advertising and public relations and served in the U.S. Navy. A resident of Gwynedd Valley, Pa., Gunn and his wife, Ruth, have two children: Kimberly ’95 and George Jr. ’93, whose wife is Amy (Smith ’93).

The 2005 Senior Man and Woman of the Year awards at Grove City College were presented to Jong Kwan “JK” Park and Amy Barron during Parents’ Weekend. Park is a psychology and sociology major from Mill Creek,Wash. He is a member of the men’s varsity soccer team and Touring and Chapel Choirs JK PARK ’05 and is a cottage leader for New Life. He also helped welcome the Class of ’79 to campus for their 15th reunion at Homecoming. Barron is a math/secondary AMY BARRON ’05 education major from Mt. Lebanon, Pa. She has served as the junior and senior chair of special events for Homecoming, was the freshman representative, secretary and president of Intercom and has acted in various College productions, including “Jane Eyre,”“West Side Story,”TAP One-Acts and Children’s Theatre. She traveled to Guatemala on an Inner City Outreach trip and was chosen as the 2005 student Commencement speaker. She is a daughter of Robert ’78 and Beverley (Cook ’79) Barron.

Phone-a-thon a success For three weeks this spring, students called alumni asking for support for Full Circle, the Annual Fund for Grove City College. Pledges beat last year’s tally by 38 percent and totaled $125,206 through 1,342 pledges. Students were thanked with homecooked meals in the homes of 13 alumni and staff.Thanks go out to all alumni who pledged this spring. Pledges are due by June 30. For more information, contact Director of Annual Giving Peggy Wolstoncroft at (724) 458-2156 or pjwolstoncroft@gcc.edu. – DUNK theG e

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campusbriefs College sponsors med school fair Grove City College sponsored its biannual Medical School Fair April 9 with the aim to connect students with representatives from medical schools. Participating institutions were Case Western Reserve, Drexel University, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, SUNY Upstate Medical University and West Virginia University. The Medical School Fair is sponsored by the Medial Sciences & Health Professional Program of Grove City College every other year on campus, alternating bi-annually with the Health Professions’ Conference. Coordinator is Dr. Mark Weber.

Grove City named ‘Best Value’ by Princeton Review Grove City College has been named one of the nation’s “Best Value” undergraduate institutions by The Princeton Review. The education services company chose Grove City as one of 81 schools it recommends in the 2006 edition of its book,“America’s Best Value Colleges.”The book is a guide to colleges with outstanding academics, generous financial aid packages and relatively low costs. It includes public and private colleges and universities in 35 states.“America’s Best Value Colleges” has three-page profiles on each college, advice about applications and financial aid, and a ranking list of the “Top 10 Best Value Colleges” overall. Other honors have been bestowed upon Grove City College during the 2004-05 year, including the No. 1 “Best Value” designation and the No. 5 regional ranking in “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, as well as a Top Ten Conservative College accolade from the Young America’s Foundation.

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campusnews Queens crowned at Parents’ Weekend An historical part of Parents’Weekend is the crowning of the Spring Queen and the coronation of her court. Senior Spring Queen Zoe Sandvig of Fishers, Ind., is an English major and is involved with Crown and Sceptre, Orientation Board and the Religious Activities Committee. She also served as a Resident Assistant. Junior Spring Queen Jan Ansell is a marketing management major from Mount Pleasant, Pa. She is active with New Grace

SENIOR QUEEN ZOE SANDVIG ’05, SEATED, AND JUNIOR QUEEN JAN ANSELL ’06, STANDING, WERE CROWNED DURING PARENTS’ WEEKEND. / Photo by Nate Weatherly ’05

Singers, the Sigma Theta Chi sorority, Helping

Hands and the Marketing Association.

Entrepreneurship program awarded grant The Grove City College entrepreneurship program received a $4,750 grant from the John E. and Jeanne T. Hughes Charitable Foundation. Under the guidance of Dr. James V. Dupree, students will compose three cases studies about local entrepreneurship ventures. As a result of the grant, the case studies will be utilized in a minimum of three fall 2005 entrepreneurship classes.The grant marks the beginning of a process in which case studies of local business will

be developed continuously for three years.The overall collection of studies will be utilized in a variety of classes in the business departments at Grove City College and other Christian colleges around the country.The program has the potential to expose 500-plus business students at the College to the entrepreneurial process. The John E. and Jeanne T. Hughes Foundation, Inc., is a private, charitable family foundation engaged in a range of philanthropic entrepreneurial programs.

Sophomore accepted into summer fellowship Sophomore Patrick Hourigan has been accepted to attend the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, which runs May 23-Aug. 12. Students in the program will spend their summer working with researchers and engineers.The students will examine diverse areas of materials

research including ceramics, metallurgy, polymers and measurement science.The program is highly competitive, with about 100 students selected to participate. Hourigan’s attendance at the summer program is being underwritten by two donors. He will most likely be working on research in the polymers division.

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GERALD “JERRY” ANDERSON was commissioned to write the history of the International Association for Mission Studies, a society for scholarly study and teaching about Christian missions. Recently, his essay on “Reconstruction of Theological Thinking in the China Christian Council” was published in a book titled “Christianity and Chinese Culture” (in Chinese) by the China Social Sciences Press in Beijing.

TOM DOCTOR and his wife, Kelly, adopted a daughter, Avery Zhi-Qing, from China. Avery had been abandoned and was given the birthdate of Sept. 21, 2003. Tom, Kelly and their two daughters, Dana, 14, and Camryn, 5, traveled to China to get Avery. The adoption was finalized on Nov. 1, 2004. The Doctors live in Poland, Ohio.

1956 ALUMNI E-MAIL We want to keep in touch with you electronically! If you have an e-mail address, or have recently changed your address, please contact us at alumni@gcc.edu.

GLENN CLEPPER is the author of a new book, “The Spirit of America – Let’s Revive Traditional American Values,” through PublishAmerica. It is available nationally in major and local bookstores or on Amazon.com. Clepper is also in the process of writing a second book about the fundamental building blocks of America and the processes that undermine them. RICHARD FEHRS was inducted in to the Mercer County Hall of Fame in January. A Grove City native, he shined in football and basketball at Grove City High School, earning county and district honors. He also was successful playing semi-pro baseball in the Butler County League, and was offered minor league contracts by Cincinnati, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. He opted to go to college, first at Ohio State, then at Grove City, where he was co-captain of the ’53 and ’54 football teams.

1960 DR. DAVID DAYTON received the Community Service Award from the Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce in January. Dayton has chaired Grove City Revitalization, Inc., and now serves as its vice chairman. With his wife, Anne (Harker ’60) Dayton, he founded the Slovak Folk Crafts store in Grove City. He has a long history of service to Grove City and is active in his church.

1965 JAMES LIVERMORE is serving as a senior peer counselor with the Family Services Agency in Sonoma County, Calif. He continues to volunteer with the Sonoma County Council on Aging through its Meals on Wheels program.

1969 STEVE EELLS joined WinTec Arrowmaker, Inc., as project leader for the HQ Air Force Special Operations Command Tactics Support task at Hurlburt Field, Fla. He leads a team that supports the AFSOC weapons and tactics program. Since his military retirement in 1993, Eells has worked for HQ AFSOC as a contractor in the Training and Tactics divisions. He retired from the Air Force as a command pilot with 37 military decorations including the Distinguished Flying Cross, seven Air Medals, the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star and three Meritorious Service Medals. During a fouryear break in his military service, he was an instructor, trainer and competitor in the equestrian sport of Combined Training/ Three Day Eventing. He lives in Niceville, Fla, with his wife and two daughters. JUDITH (PIERREL) HORNER has been named to “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” for the third consecutive edition. The honor is given to about 5 percent of the nation’s teachers, and less than 2 percent are nominated more than once. Teachers are nominated by students of excellence. Horner has taught music and sixth grade in Willingboro School District, N.J. Currently, she is an instructional support teacher. CMDR. CHARLES JOHNSON is a Navy reservist who has been stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan. He hoped to return to his home in Georgia in mid-April. In civilian life, he is senior vice president of sales for Leon Farmer and Co., the Anheuser-Busch wholesaler in northeast Georgia. DR. JOHN ROBBINS published three books through The Trinity Foundation: “Not Reformed at All: Medievalism in ‘Reformed’ Christian Churches” (with Sean Gerety), “Can the Orthodox Presbyterian Church be Saved?” and “Christ and Civilization.” He published essays in The Trinity Review on “Forgotten Principles of the Reformation,” “Against Christianity” and “In Christ.” He also lectured at Evangelical Theological Seminary in San Antonio in November.

classnotes 1970 DANE RAVEN was awarded a “green jacket” as one of two Honeywell Consumer Products Group (CPG) “Masters” at a recent spring sales meeting. This prestigious award is reserved for a select group of high-achieving, long-tenured CPG employees. He began his career with CPG 30 years ago and is the national account sales manager, managing the businesses of Kmart, Sears and Target, among other major chains. Raven lives in Plainfield, Ill, with his wife, Lorraine.

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1971 KAREN (REEVIE) MCDONOUGH was selected for inclusion in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2005.” She also was named to “Who’s Who” in 2004. Only 5 percent of the nation’s teachers are honored in each edition, and less than 2 percent are included in more than one edition. McDonough teaches French in Cherry Creek School District, Englewood, Colo. She and her husband, Joe, live in Aurora. ELIZABETH (SHEAR) ORNDORFF won a Power of Purpose Award in a worldwide essay competition sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. Her essay, “The Bathroom Cleaner,” was one of 19 winners.

New Year’s Eve is the time each year when a group of Pittsburgh-area alumni get together. The group has been meeting since 1971; the men are all from the Epsilon Pi fraternity. This year’s party included: Row 1 (from left to right): Betty McMillan, Nancy (McDermott ’75) King, Connie (Farren ’71) Montgomery, Barbara (Edwards ’68) Bancroft and Patty McAuley. Row 2: Brian Bancroft ’68, Tom Montgomery ’71, David King ’73, Dick McMillan ’69 and Arthur McAuley ’69. Church of Egypt. Meeting in January 2005 in Cairo, Egypt, 200 youth ministry leaders heard eight hours of lectures from Pontier on the prophetic aspect of Jesus’ teaching.

Pontier covered the same material the next week, also in Cairo, with 30 clergy and lay leaders from several Sudanese refugee congregations located in Egypt.

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1972 PAUL MCKENNA, mayor of Churchill, Pa., was named by the town newspaper as Citizen of the Year 2005. He was nominated by residents and chosen by the editorial board of the “Woodland Progess” newspaper. McKenna helped with several beautification and improvement projects in recent years. He plans to run for a third term as mayor this year. REV. RALPH PONTIER, pastor of the Redeemer United Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa, was the main speaker at the Youth Leaders Annual Conference of the Synod of the Nile of the Presbyterian

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classnotes 1974 THE REV. DR. DONALD HOWARD authored a textbook, “Renewal of Worship: Caring for the People – A Resource Guide” through University Press of America, Inc., 2005. The book is designed for those studying for pastoral ministry as well as the seasoned pastor. Howard is now retired from the pastoral ministry and serves as vice president of Global Concepts, Inc., a non-profit educational support company. He was a founder and co-applicant of the Global Concepts Charter School in Lackawanna, N.Y., served as the housing and office coordinator for Chautauqua County Rural Ministry and currently is a part-time educator in the local school district. A second book, “Alone with Prayer: A Pastor’s Perspective,” will be published later this year. He and his wife, Rachele (Halula ’75) Howard, have two grown daughters. RANDALL ROLLS remains active in the entertainment field. In December, he portrayed Mr. Gower, the druggist, in the Fredericktowne (Md.) Players’ production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” On Feb. 2, he was on the air as the Groundhog Day reporter from Punxsutawney, Pa., for radio station WFMD in Frederick, Md. GEORGE YATES (chaplain and Lt. Col.) retired from the U.S. Army on Jan. 1, 2005, following completion of a tour of duty with Operation Iraqi Freedom in Kuwait and Iraq. He served a combined 22 years in active duty, National Guard and the Reserves. Yates is also the organizing and senior pastor of New Covenant Evangelical Presbyterian Church, New Castle, Pa., which celebrated its 10th anniversary in January. Yates and his wife, Jane (Albrecht ’74) Yates, have two daughters, Joy (Yates ’00) Wilson and Julia (Yates ’02) Davis .

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Sigma Theta Chi sisters from the Class of 1971 gathered in Boston for the wedding of Doris (Kemp) Lanouette’s daughter, Julia. Row 1, from left to right: Deb (Marziano) Lang, Robert Lanouette, Doris (Kemp) Lanouette, John Lemmon ’71, Linda (Byer) Lemmon, Cathy (Santalucia) Clark and Andrea (Smith) Fine. Row 2: Tom Lang, Barb (Sherwin) Schmit, Robert Conrad, Sue (Preston) Conrad, Jack Clark ’72 and Sam Fine.

1977 JAMES JARRETT joined Pittsburgh’s GVA Oxford as vice president of its leasing and brokerage division. Jarrett has been involved in the Pittsburgh real estate community for 25 years and will focus his work on agency leasing and third party brokerage.

1978 JOHN LADLEY recently sold the company he founded in 1998, Knowledge and Information Solutions, to Navigant Consulting. KI Solutions will continue to operate as part of Navigant, and Ladley will serve as thought leader in information and knowledge management. He lives in Kirkwood, Mo.

1979 DR. SCOTT HAHN was appointed by Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pa., as the inaugural chair of biblical theology and liturgical proclamation. Prior, he served as a professor of theology and scripture at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio.

1980 CMDR. PETER GREGORY, formerly the command chaplain at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Willow Grove, Pa., is now serving the Naval District Washington (D.C.). He and his family live in Chalfont, Pa. In October, he received one of the first Outstanding Alumni Awards from Mt. Lebanon (Pa.) High School.

COL. KEN MERCHANT assumed command of the Battle Management Systems Wing at Hanscom AFB (Mass.) in February. He is responsible for every element of the 900-person wing, which includes the Airborne Warning and Control Systems Group, the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Group, the E10/MP-RTIP Systems Group, the Mission Planning Systems Group and the Weather Systems Division. He moved to Hanscom in June 2004 and most recently commanded the AWACS Systems Group. He and his wife, Susan (Bell ’80) Merchant, have an adult daughter. JEFFREY SHOSKIN has been elected vice president of the Cincinnati Bar Association for 200506. He will be the group’s president in two years. He recently joined the Cincinnati office of the national law firm Roetzel & Andress as a partner in its Labor and Employment Group. He focuses his practice on labor and employment litigation, regulatory compliance and union avoidance. He was selected an “Ohio Super Lawyer” for 2004. MARTY WELCH is serving on the board of Philadelphia Cares, a volunteer mobilization agency co-founded and headed by Grove City classmate Lissa Hilsee. Welch is the vice president of finance for Aramark Corp. in Philadelphia.

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classnotes 1981 DR. JAMES DOWNEY was promoted to colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He is a professor of science and technology at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa.

1982 CHRISTOPHER MILLER was promoted to colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He was also reassigned as the chief of the operations and plans division. He is responsible for the training, readiness and mobilization/ deployment of more than 74,000 reservists in 80 units worldwide. He received a Meritorious Service Medal from his previous assignment as the reserve adviser to the commander, 21st Air Force, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. Miller lives in Marlton, N.J., with his wife and three children. STEVE SCHNEIDER, who has been the chairman and CEO of GE-China for the past three years, has been appointed president and CEO for GE-Asia Pacific and has joined GE’s Corporate Executive Council. Steve, his wife, Tara (Lighthiser ’83) Schneider, and their three children will remain in Shanghai, China. T. GRIFFIN SUROWKA and his wife, Catherine, were married on July 17, 2004, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, Va. Griffin is a senior tax manager with Genworth Financial, Inc.

1984 TODD BRICE, president of S&T Bank and S&T Bancorp, was appointed to the company’s board of directors. He resides in Indiana, Pa., with his wife, Lonie (Laurich ’84) Brice, and their two children. CINDY (ROUX) COY and her husband, Gary, welcomed a son, Adam Wesley, born Jan. 18, 2005. JAY GADSBY and his wife, Katy, announce the birth of a daughter, Kendall Louise, on April 18, 2004. She joins Keiler, 8, at home in Tampa, Fla. Jay is associate director – mortgage production at MetLife Real Estate Investments in Tampa. LORI (FENSTERMACHER) HIXON was named director of college relations at Elizabethtown College. She has 20 years experience in communications and earned a number of awards in writing and publications. She resides in Hummelstown, Pa. 50

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MARK RENWICK THOMPSON and his wife, Kathy, welcomed a son, Cashen Renwick, on Jan. 1, 2005. He was the first baby born in Defiance, Ohio, in 2005 (6:05 a.m.) and his photo, along with his parents, appeared in the local paper, the “CrescentNews.” Mark is the dean of admissions at Defiance College, where Kathy works as the director of alumni.

1985 JOHN DERR and his wife, Susan, welcomed a son, Eli Christian, born March 17, 2005. He joins Jonathan, 15, Thomas, 5, and Olivia, 4, at the Derr home in Lancaster, Pa. LISA (GIUNTOLI) HACKMAN and her husband welcomed a second son, Caldwell Callum, born Nov. 20, 2004. His brother, Owen, is 3. THE REV. DR. KARL HERMAN and his wife, Dustie, announce the birth of a daughter, Sophia Mae, on Oct. 30, 2004. The family lives in Walnut Bottom, Pa.

1986 LINDA (TABACJAR) ARNONE and her husband, Joseph, announce the birth of a daughter, Lauren, on May 23, 2003. She joins big sister Nicole. RON CARTER is spearheading a theater restoration in Zelienople, Pa. He is leading The Strand Theater Initiative, a non-profit corporation working to revive The Strand as a performing arts, education and community outreach center. Recently, the group saw success with the installation of a new marquee for the theater. CHRISTINE (VORNDRAN) CRYTZER was a featured guest on “Education Plus,” which aired on KQV radio on Feb. 26 and 27. She was interviewed by show host Dr. Ronald Bowes. During the interview, Crytzer described her work with St. Malachy School (Pittsburgh), where she is a public relations consultant. “Education Plus” is a weekly radio program highlighting the activities and special events of the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s elementary and secondary schools.

MIKE PFEIFER and his wife, Michelle, announce the birth of a son, Daniel Stephen, on Feb. 26, 2005. Big brothers are Luke, 6, and Samuel, 2. The Pfeifers live in Butler, Pa. RAY and JANE (ROHLEDER ’88) VOLTZ welcomed a son, Michael Ramon, on May 28, 2004. He joins brothers William, Matthew and Jonathan at their home in Richmond, Va. Ray is the senior editor with Metro Productions and Jane is enjoying staying at home to raise the four boys.

1987 SUSAN (EARLS) BITTNER and her husband, Brian, welcomed a daughter, Caralyn Jean, on June 8, 2004. Sister Sarah is 4. The Bittners live in Coppell, Texas. KEN and SUSAN (SHADLE) NELSON welcomed a son, Sullivan Ryce, on June 5, 2004. He joins Sydney, 6. The family lives in Girard, Pa. KEITH PARRISH and his wife, Maria Limmen, announce the birth of a daughter, Saskia Sophia, on Jan. 10, 2005. She was welcomed by sisters Janneke, 14, and Marieke, 11. Keith teaches social studies at Greenwood Middle School in Goldsboro, N.C. DANIEL RODGERS and his wife welcomed a daughter, Claressa Messina, born Oct. 20, 2004. Her brother, Ben, is 4. The family resides in Erie, Pa. DON WEBSTER and REBECCA DODSON-WEBSTER announce the birth of a son, Hayne William, on Nov. 20, 2004. The family lives in Monroe, La.

1988 TIM and SHARON (FELKER) BRANAND announce the birth of a son, Matthew. He joins Tori, 8, and Spencer, 4, at home in West Chesterfield, N.H. MATTHEW DAILEY and his wife, Jamie, welcomed a daughter, Serenity Mareline Jean FuZhu. Serenity was born July 20, 2003, in China and adopted July 6, 2004. Her brothers are Matthew, Dean and Donovan. Her grandmother Peggy Dailey is a former director at Zerbe Health Center. The family lives in Grove City. TAMMY (LEONARD) HARDY was selected by the “Pittsburgh Business Times” as a Fast Tracker for having a significant impact in business and the community. Hardy is director of procurement for Alcoa Home Exteriors in Pittsburgh.

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Several Phi Sigma Chi sisters from the late ’80s met in February to celebrate special birthdays among the group. Niagara Falls served as the spot for their informal reunion. From left to right: LaDonna (Campbell ’87) Young, Nancy (Owen ’86) Snider, Linda (Lauder ’87) Mumme, Janet (Woyckeck ’87) Dickinson, Julie (Helgeson ’87) Riley, Sharon (Hundertmark ’88) Boyle and Cindy (Schultz ’88) von Hollen. RENIE (LONG) and TODD ’89 PITTMAN welcomed a daughter, Bonnie Kathleen, on Nov. 30, 2004. ADAM RICHARDS and his wife, Wendy, welcomed a daughter, Eleanore, now 1. Her siblings in Canfield, Ohio, are Addison, 7, Claire, 5, and Becket, 3. Adam is the special services coordinator/assistant director of Summit Academy School in Youngstown. ANDREA (MACOS) SMITH and her husband, Jeff, are the parents of a son, Hunter Nicholas, born March 4, 2005. Andrea works from home as a business support manager for VeriSign, Inc., and Jeff is an electrician. They live in Lewisburg, Ohio.

1989 JEANNE (BRAUNWARTH) CRAWFORD and her husband, Lee, welcomed a son, Conrad William, on Dec. 8, 2004. Brother Kevin is 2. The Crawfords reside in Morristown, N.J., where Jeanne is at home with the children and Lee is a validation scientist for Bovis Land Lease and a consultant for pharmaceutical companies. SHAWN FILBY and his wife announce the birth of a son, Trey Walker, on Dec. 6, 2004. The Filbys reside in Warrenton, Va. SUSAN (VANGILDER) KYNER and her husband, Jim, welcomed Anna Christine on Dec. 12, 2004. She joins Rebekah, 6, Elijah, 3, and Noel, 2, in Charlottesville, Va.

1990 CHARLES ANCHORS and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed daughter Giselle Nicole on Nov. 3, 2004. They live in Gainesville, Fla. GRETCHEN (GRAY) BROWN and her husband, Chris, welcomed Mitchell William on Feb. 20, 2005. His sister, Abigail, is 6. THE REV. ALEXANDRA FREER was ordained on May 16, 2004. She became the associate pastor of the Olean (N.Y.) First Baptist Church, the church in which she has been serving full-time since 2000. JENNIFER (KOLSON) HELLEMS and her husband, Steve, welcomed a son, Elliotte Price, born July 22, 2004. DEBRA (ANDERSON) MACPHEE and her husband welcomed Anna Katharin on Feb. 7, 2004. They reside in Conifer, Colo. RICHARD NATILI is an engineer with Emerson Process Management in Pittsburgh. He and his wife, Colleen, live in Cecil, Pa., with their son Trey, 2. TED RUSSELL coached the varsity girl’s volleyball team at Atlanta’s Wesleyan School to a high school state championship last fall. Coaching by his side was wife Jennifer (Wilson ’89) Russell, an assistant coach. It was Ted’s second year of coaching the girl’s volleyball team at the Christian school. STEPHEN SCHEER and his wife, Kimberly, announce the birth of a son, Ian Alexander, on Dec. 16, 2004.

MELISSA (WEAVER) STULL and her husband, Donald, welcomed a son, Riley, on Oct. 20, 2004. He joins Cameron, Brianna and Morgan at home in Grove City. MICHAEL and BONNIE (MASTROGIUSEPPE ’91) WADDING announce the birth of their third child, Luke Michael, on Jan. 20, 2005. He joins Mikaela, 11, and Thomas, 7. They live in Ellwood City, Pa. HEIDI JOY (SMITH) WILE and her husband, Glenn, welcomed a daughter, Annaleisa Faith, on April 4, 2004. She joins Christiana, 12, and Harrison, 6. The family moved from Florida to Simpsonville, S.C., where Glenn is principal of Fountain Inn Elementary School. Heidi continues to stay at home and is an active school volunteer.

1991 LAURA (MILLER) CROSS and her husband, Alec, welcomed Maryn Emma on Aug. 18, 2004. They live in Scottsdale, Ariz. MARC DANILE and Courtney Black were married June 5, 2004, at The Aspen (Colo.) Chapel. They live in Houston, Texas. ERIC MCGINTY and his wife, Carrie, announce the birth of a daughter, Madalyn Elisabeth, on Feb. 1, 2005. Eric is a senior sales representative for Solvay Pharmaceuticals in Porter, Ind. THE REV. DR. RACHEL STAHLE was ordained in the Presbyterian Church on Dec. 6, 2004. She then became the associate pastor of discipleship at Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh and was installed Jan. 30, 2005. SHAWN and MELISSA (DEPEW ’92) STANTON announce the birth of a son, Clark David, on March 16, 2004. He joins Carter, 3. Shawn is a physical therapist for Centers for Rehab Services and was recently promoted to a supervisory position. Melissa is a stay-at-home mom and community volunteer. She is a member of the GFWC Junior Women’s Club of Butler, Pa., and received the 2004 Woman of the Year Award. She was honored for serving as chairwoman of the club’s annual fundraising event. The Stantons reside in Butler. – DUNK theG e

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classnotes ROBERT THOMAS and his wife, Nicole, are the parents of a daughter, Norah, born Feb. 7, 2005. Sister Madeline is 2. Sheboygan Falls, Wis., is their home. BETH (PAVKOV) WERFEL and her husband, Danny, welcomed a daughter, Molly Grace, in May 2004. She joins brother Sean. Beth works part-time as a psychologist with the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia. The family lives in Arlington.

1992 KATHY (HAIR) ALVEY and her husband, Dave, are the parents of a daughter, Elizabeth, born June 30, 2004. She joins Rebekah, 8, and Ryan, 5, at home in Mechanicsburg, Pa. LARA (BYERS) CASTEEL, CPA, was recognized by Virginia Business Magazine (Nov. 2004) as a “Super CPA” in the field of individual tax, estate and trust work. She has been employed at Hantzmon Wiebel in Charlottesville, Va., since 1997. BRIAN GONGAWARE is president of NetWorth Investment Advisors, a financial services firm based in McMurray, Pa. WADE FISHER graduated summa cum laude from the University of Akron Law School last May with a Juris Doctor degree. He passed the Pennsylvania bar exam last summer and was admitted to the practice of law in October. He works as an associate attorney with Ekker, Kuster, McConnell & Epstein, LLP, in Sharon, Pa. He, his wife, and three children live in Grove City. CHUCK and PATTY (KNOBLESPEASE ’93) FOLEY welcomed a daughter, Emily Elizabeth, on Dec. 9, 2003. She joins big sisters Sarah, 7, and Katie, 4. The Foleys reside in Hendersonville, N.C., where Chuck owns and operates Foley Technologies, Inc. MICHELLE MANSFIELD is a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for U.S. Trustees. She lives in Alexandria, Va., with daughter Sarah, 2. RICHARD and KELLY (MITCHELL ’93) VANDERWEELE welcomed a daughter, Natalie Jean, on Jan. 11, 2005. Welcoming her home in San Antonio, Texas, were sisters Emily, 5, and Elizabeth, 4. MELISSA (MARKOVICH) WESTLING and her husband, John, announce the birth of Isabella Maree on Jan. 9, 2004. She joins brother John, 2, at home in Robinson Township, Pa. 52

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1993 CATHERINE (EHRKE) CALIGIURI and her husband, Joseph, welcomed a son, Andrew Joseph, born June 22, 2004. DARCY (KAIN) and ERIC ’92 FESMIRE welcomed a son, Isaac James, on Nov. 28, 2004. He joins Caleb, 6, and Samuel, 4, at home in Niagara Falls, N.Y. AMY (MOONEY) GERGELY and her husband, Russ, are the parents of a son, William Thomas, born Jan. 17, 2005. The family lives in Tallmadge, Ohio. ELIZABETH (SULLIVAN) MCALLISTER and her husband, Sean, welcomed a son, Kellen Quinn, on Sept. 30, 2004. The family resides in Garfield Heights, Ohio. TRACEY (POLLIARD) MCGURK and her husband, John, announce the birth of a daughter, Amanda Nicole, on Sept. 15, 2004. The McGurks reside in Dallas, Pa. JENNIFER (SIEBER) and LEE ’92 MINICH announce the birth of a daughter, Danae Olivia, on March 25, 2004. Brother Quinn is 5 and Simon is 2. The family lives in Rochester, N.Y. DR. COLLIN MOORE and his wife, Kristen, welcomed a daughter, Emma, on July 14, 2004. She joins Abigail, 2, and Alec, 5, at home in Burlington, Wis. Collin is a senior research scientist with Johnson Polymer in Sturtevant, Wis. CONNIE (NELSON) and STEVE ’94 NICHOLS are the parents of a daughter, Abigail Nancy, born March 8, 2005. Abigail joins twin brothers Gabriel and Benjamin at home in Grove City.. STACY (HENSLEY) PAPARONE earned her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in December 2004. She was also named to “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” in both 200304 and 2004-05. She currently teaches K12 music at the Commodore Perry School District in Hadley, Pa. She and her husband, Joseph Paparone ’91, live in Grove City with children Elizabeth, 7, and Nicholas, 4. MATTHEW and JILL (MILLER) ROSS welcomed a son, John, born Oct. 25, 2004. MELISSA SMITH received her M.B.A. in December 2004 from Santa Clara University’s Executive M.B.A. program. JOE SPAGNOLA and his wife, Chris, announce the birth of a daughter, Laina Marie, on Dec. 17, 2004. They live in North Olmsted, Ohio.

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Cousins Matthew, Andrew and Ryan Higgs (children of Deborah and Jeffrey ’95 Higgs) and Emilie and Daniel Rush (children of Kristine (Rich ’94) and Chad ’94 Rush) gathered for Christmas at the home of their grandparents, Janice (Carter ’67) and Robert Rich ’67.

1994 KIMBERLY (FINGER) CRAWFORD and her husband welcomed a son, Andrew Samuel, on Aug. 17, 2004. The family lives in Thornton, Colo. AARON DEPEW and his wife, Holly, welcomed a son, Chase Jaden, on Jan. 23, 2005. His brother, Ethan, is 4. The Depews live in Butler, Pa. CAROLENE (ROJIK) GOFF and her husband, George, are the parents of a son, Aaron Gentry, born Nov. 12, 2004. The Goffs reside in Smyrna, Tenn. AMY (SMAY) JONES and her husband, Robert, welcomed a daughter, Cassandra, born Sept. 3, 2004. They reside in Bath, Pa. BRANDYN and ANNDREA (FISHER ’95) MESSINGER announce the birth of a son, Carson, on April 27, 2004. He joins Cameron, 5, and Lauren, 3, at home in Hummelstown, Pa. BRYAN and ANDREA (KLANICA) NEIDERHISER welcomed a daughter, Arden Reese, on Sept. 18, 2004. Her sister, Ainsley, is 3. The family resides in New Kensington, Pa. GREGORY and MELISSA (OWENS ’97) POCKL announce the birth of a son, Jason Gregory, on March 4, 2005. T.J. is 3. The Pockls live in Stow, Ohio. KATHLEEN (JONES) REED and her husband, Joel, welcomed a daughter, Chloe, born Sept. 27, 2004. She joins Caroline, 5, and Meredith, 3, at home in Pittsburgh.

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Cranberry, Pa., was the spot for a gathering of Zeta Zeta Zeta sisters ranging from the Classes of 1995 to 2003. They met in December and hope to make it an annual event. JILL (FITCH) SLABY and her husband, Scott, are the parents of Nathan Joseph, born Dec. 24, 2003. They live in Rocky River, Ohio, where Jill works part-time in chemical sales and Scott is a patent attorney. KYLE and AMY (LIPPINCOTT ’97) SWAN are the parents of a fourth daughter, Lucy Anne, born July 18, 2004. Beginning in August 2005, Kyle will be an assistant professor of philosophy with the National University of Singapore. W. BRENT THOMAS and his wife, Amy, welcomed Aubrey Elizabeth on Oct. 12, 2004. Brother Jacob is 4. They lives in Butler, Pa. DARREN WARREN and NATHAN PAZZO are working in the same department at Warner Bros. Corporate Media Research in Burbank, Calif. Warren is a senior analyst and Pazzo is an I.T. manager.

1995 MATTHEW and CHRISTINE (STROBEL) BACOLA welcomed Ethan Michael on Feb. 13, 2004. They live in Houston, Pa. VICKI (ENGESSER) BENDIG and her husband, Matthew, welcomed son Clay Robert on June 30, 2004. Vicki is working on her M.B.A. at Penn State Behrend and was promoted to payroll/scheduling coordinator at Better Baked Foods in North East, Pa. TIMOTHY BIRNLEY and his wife, Claudia, welcomed daughter Madison Friederike Pohl on Dec. 26, 2004. They live in Chester Springs, Pa.

CHRISTOPHER BOORMAN received his M.B.A. from the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., in May 2005. JAY and AMY (PASSAVANT ’97) D’AMBROSIO announce the birth of a son, Jack Watson, on Feb. 4, 2005. JEFF DAVIS and his wife, Natalie, announce the birth of a son, Jack Edward, on Oct. 12, 2004. The family makes its home in Hermitage, Pa. MATT DECKER and his wife welcomed a daughter, Olivia Noel, born Nov. 29, 2004. They live in Pittsburgh. JENNY (WRIGHT) and PETER ’93 EIBECK welcomed a daughter, Elaina Marie, on Nov. 18, 2004. Her brothers are Daniel, 8, Joshua, 6, and David, 3. The Eibecks live in Wind Gap, Pa. KATHLEEN ERIKSON wed The Rev. John Ward Jr. on Sept. 4, 2004. They were married at Charlotte Courthouse United Methodist Church, where John serves as pastor. She was attended by sisters Kristin (Erikson ’91) Gommer and Kelly Erikson ’92. Kathy left her position as a fourthgrade teacher to start the new job of “Mom” for John’s 5-year-old daughter, Makayla.

DAWN (HESIDENZ) FABIAN and her husband, Darin, welcomed a son, Joel Vincent, born Nov. 17, 2004. Sister Isabella is 2. They reside in Sewickley, Pa. REGINA GALLIMORE serves Foursquare Missions in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is an HIV/AIDS trainer and assists with administrative tasks for the regional office serving nine southern African countries. HOLLY HAFF and Martin Muchnok were married Feb. 5, 2005, at New Community Church by Holly’s father, Rev. Hollis Haff. Holly founded East Wing Events and Marty is vice president of commercial lines for RTI Insurance Services in Pittsburgh. The Muchnoks reside in Gibsonia with Alec, 6, Lauren, 10, and Matthew, 16. GREGORY HARRIS and his wife, Jeanne, welcomed a son, Gavin Gregory, on Nov. 19, 2004. Gregory obtained his professional engineering license in Pennsylvania during 2004. The family lives in New Cumberland, Pa. JEFFREY HIGGS and his wife, Debbie, welcomed a son, Ryan Jeffrey, on Sept. 4, 2004. He joins brothers Matthew, 4, and Andrew, 2, at home in Pittsburgh. ALICIA (NORRIS) and DUKE ’92 JOHNCOUR welcomed a son, Austin Kent, on Nov. 17, 2004. He joins brother Derek and sister Brooke at home in Sewickley, Pa. CHRIS and ALISON (MCANN ’96) LEAMAN announce the birth of a daughter, Laura Elisabeth, on June 9, 2004. MINFEI LENG and his wife, Lisa, announce the birth of a son, Zachary, on Nov. 29, 2004. Big sister Eleah is 2. The Lengs live in Tonawanda, N.Y. MATTHEW and PAULA (LAWRENCE) LONG welcomed their second child, Jason Matthew, on Sept. 29, 2004. LAURIE (ECKER) MOORE and her husband, Rob, welcomed a son, Benjamin Paul, on Sept. 1, 2004. Sister Emily is 1. The Moores live in Erie, Pa. MELINDA (PETERS) PETRICH received an M.A. in speech language pathology in 2001 at the University of Pittsburgh. She and her husband, Daniel Petrich ’93, live in Pittsburgh with their son, Samuel, 2. – DUNK theG e

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classnotes DEBORAH (SMITH) SARVIS and her husband, Eugene, are the parents of a son, Treyton, born Nov. 2, 2004. JANELLE (CLOUSER) SIEBENSCHUH and her husband, Robert, welcomed a daughter, Brooke, on Oct. 7, 2004. Sister Hannah is 3. The family lives in Solon, Ohio. CHRISTINE (DURBIN) SIMOES and her husband, Anthony, announce the birth of a daughter, Taylor Arlena, on Feb. 15, 2004. The family resides in Huntersville, N.C. BECKY (BEINLICH) and JEFF ’92 SODERGREN welcomed a daughter, Elizabeth Celeste “Beth,” on March 7, 2005. Her brother, Andy, joins her at home in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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1996 LEANNE (KNOWLES) ADAMS and her husband, William, welcomed a son, William Joseph, born Sept. 20, 2003. KRISTY (MAXWELL) BELL and her husband, Jim, are the parents of a son, James Blaine IV, born Dec. 1, 2004. He was welcomed home by big sisters Colleen and Brianna. MARK and KAREN (DUTKA) BOLUMEN welcomed their second daughter, Jocelyn Capri, on Feb. 1, 2005. SHANNON (ECKMAN) CHRISTMAN and her husband, Mark, announce the birth of a son, Alexander James, on Nov. 19, 2004. Shannon is now staying at home with the baby. She does some freelance copy editing and writing, mainly for American Missionary Fellowship. They live in Dover, Pa. ADAM COX and his wife, Stephanie, announce the birth of a son, Brandon Michael, on Sept. 15, 2004. He has a brother, Nicholas. JASON and JEANETTE (LUPPE ’97) CRAIGO welcomed a daughter, Jaelen Michelle, born April 23, 2004. She joins brothers Jared and Justin. ANGELA (SHEARER) DICKINSON and her husband, Matthew, welcomed daughter Emma Louise on Mary 28, 2004. Sister Annie is 4. They live in Palmyra, Pa. PAULA (CUNNINGHAM) and BRIAN ’98 FAGAN have a second daughter, Paige McKenzie, born April 5, 2004. TOM FLENNER and Kelly Baca were married Sept. 26, 2003, in Willoughby, Ohio. They are living in Concord, Ohio. Tom is president of Lake County Title in Mentor and Kelly is an escrow assistant at Chicago Title. 54

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Tom Polen ’95, left, and Robb “Chief” Webster ’97 completed the Nardini Manor “Race Across the Years” 24-hour ultramarathon. The race, which is held outside of Phoenix, is a test of endurance and mental toughness as runners try to accumulate as many miles as they can in a 24-hour period. Both first-timers to this sort of competition, Polen finished with 66 miles, while Webster completed 55. Polen and his wife, Nichole (Obman ’96) Polen, and daughter, Ava, reside in Chandler, Ariz. Webster lives in Pittsburgh. GAYLE (CRYTZER) FURER and her husband, Jason, welcomed twin sons, Dean and Drew, on June 12, 2004. The twins join brother Cole, now 3, in Freeport, Pa.. KEITH and GWEN (KOWAL) GRAYBILL welcomed a son, Keith Bradley Jr., on April 17, 2004. They reside in Charles Town, W.Va. TOM and THERESA (GINDER) GROSH are the parents of a daughter, Eden Linnae, born Feb. 22, 2005. BRETT and MEREDITH (REASOR) HINKEY announce the birth of a daughter, Sydney Elizabeth, on June 4, 2004. She joins sister Alex, 3, at home in Nokesville, Va. DAVID and ALISON (CORBIN ’97) JACKSON welcomed a son, Nathan Thomas, born Dec. 3, 2003. Sister Abigail is 3. The Jacksons reside in Irwin, Pa. EVA (IRISH) JESTEADT and her husband, Brian, welcomed a son, Nathaniel Edward, born Dec. 18, 2004. The family lives in Connoquenessing, Pa.

ROBIN JUESCHKE and Nathan Smith were married Sept. 25, 2004, at Maranatha Bible Chapel in Horseheads, N.Y. Robin is a software developer and Nathan is a computer specialist with JAARS, Inc., in Waxhaw, N.C. JANICE (BUCKLEY) KAY and her husband, Jonathan, welcomed a daughter, Alexis Rose, born Oct. 16, 2003. They live in Morehead City, N.C. Alexis is the granddaughter of Jack ’51 and Mary Lou (Black ’53) Kay. AMANDA (GRUBB) KINNEER and her husband, Earl, have a new son, Owen, born March 8, 2005. His brother, Jared, is 2. The Kinneers live in Connellsville, Pa. STEPHEN KIRK is the pastor for adult education/spiritual formation at Covenant Presbyterian Church in West Lafayette, Ind. He graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with an M.Div. in 2000 and with a master of theology in 2001. He and his wife, Amy, are the parents of Joshua, 8, Emma, 6, Sophie, 3, and Abby, 1. JULIE (SHAFFER) LINBURG and her husband, Matthew, are the parents of a son, Aidan Josiah, born Nov. 12, 2004. The Linburgs live in Dover, Pa. T.J. ROCKWELL and his wife, Vanessa, welcomed a son, Charles Sulo, on Aug. 23, 2004. Willoughby, Ohio, is their home. DAN and RHONDA (MERKEY) SCHULLER announce the birth of a son, Davis Jon, on Jan. 18, 2005. His brother, Andersen, is 2. REBECCA (TERPENING) SLAIS and her husband, Brent, are the parents of Mitchel, 3, and Madeline Ann, born July 6, 2004. The family resides in Pittsburgh. LAURA (WEINDELMAYER) SPICER and her husband, Byron, announce the birth of a daughter, Akea Ivye, born July 25, 2004. The family lives in Fredericksburg, Va. MELISSA TRIFARO and Scott MacLeod were married Aug. 21, 2004, in Washington, Pa. Melissa is now working as the senior director of development at Grove City College and Scott is a youth director for Homestead United Presbyterian Church. They live in Pittsburgh.

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JOHN and SARAH (BROWN) BENEIGH announce the birth of a son, John Joseph IV “Jack” on July 29, 2004. JIM and STEPHANIE (CARTER) CRANE welcomed a daughter, Erika, in November 2004. Brother Peter is 2. The family lives in Willow Grove, Pa. KEN and JAMIE (WILLIAMS ’99) GOOD announce the birth of a son, Brunner Rhys, on Nov. 12, 2004. His sister, Aurora, is 2. The Goods live in Grove City. MATTHEW and KRISTIN (OLSON) HACKWORTH announce the birth of a daughter, Elsie Hope, on Oct. 8, 2004. The Hackworths reside in Fairfax, Va. ALLISON (LITTLE) LEWIS graduated from North Carolina State University with a master’s degree for curriculum and instruction in reading. While attending, she contributed to a book written by a professor, “Word Recognition Activities – Patterns and Strategies for Developing Fluency.” Lewis also earned the status of a National Board Certified Teacher. She teaches first grade in Raleigh, N.C., where she lives with her husband, Matt, and daughter Adeline Joan, born Sept. 3, 2004. REBECCA (WILSON) MASON and her husband welcomed a daughter, Laura Alice, born March 31, 2004. MICHAEL and DAWN (LAURSEN) MOLNAR announce the birth of a daughter, Mackenzie Elizabeth, on July 16, 2004. Brother Ethan, 2, joins her at home in Elyria, Ohio. CRAIG OAKS and his wife, Jaime, are the parents of a daughter, Olivia Paige, born Oct. 27, 2004. She joins brother Cameron, 1, at home in Greensburg, Pa. JAMES PITTMAN and his wife, Kelly, welcomed a third son, Samuel James. The Pittmans live in Nashua, N.H. LAURA (SHUTE) and JEFFREY ’98 ROBERTS announce the birth of a son, Adam Gabriel, on Dec. 25, 2004. He was welcomed by siblings Celia, 7, Stephen, 6, Paul, 4, and Monica, 2. The family lives in College Park, Md. JONATHAN TODD and his wife, Joy, welcomed a son, Troy Jonathan, on Sept. 23, 2004. His sister, Grace, is 3. Troy was named after Troy Simpson ’97, who passed away in 2001. The Todd family resides in Gahanna, Ohio.

GRAEME ANDERSON and his wife, Katina, are the parents of a son, Elijah Graeme, born Oct. 16, 2004. Sister Sophia is 2. The Andersons make their home in Topton, Pa. ERIN (REAGAN) ANTROBUS and Michael Reisman were married Aug. 14, 2004, in Doylestown, Pa. They are making their home in Pottstown, Pa. MATTHEW and ABIGAIL (NOSS) BEST added a daughter, Molly Elise, to the family. She was born Jan. 17, 2005. Her sister, Emma, is 2. The Bests live in Carlisle, Pa., where Matt started his own business last August. CHRIS and TAWNYA (PETERS) COMBS announce the birth of a son, Eric Michael, on Jan. 29, 2005. CHRISTINA (DOZZI) COSTAIN and her husband, Vinny, announce the birth of a son, Maximilian Kolbe, on Nov. 10, 2004. His brother, Gabriel, is 2. The Costains reside in Bridgeville, Pa. SARAH (ERDMANN) and SHANN DAVIS welcomed a son, Caden Thomas, on April 27, 2004. BRYCE and HEIDI (TOTH) FISHER welcomed a daughter, Olivia Jane, born March 29, 2004. The Fishers live in Lebanon, Pa. KAREN (KEYES) HARMON and her husband, Sean, announce the birth of a son, Seth Christopher, on Jan. 26, 2004. TODD and TARA (CLEMENS) HAWKINS have a second daughter, Laura Catheryn, born Oct. 22, 2004. Her sister, Anna, is 2. Todd is a design engineer at Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation in York, Pa. Tara stays at home with the girls in Dover, Pa. JENNIFER (VOEGTLY) KASIANIDES and her husband, Paul, are the parents of a daughter, Eleni Gloria, born Nov. 30, 2003. MATT and HEIDI (BROWN ’99) LEE welcomed a son, Carter Matthew, on Dec. 30, 2004. The Lees live in Munroe Falls, Ohio. KIRK and STEPHANIE (BROWN) MILLER announce the birth of a son, Simon Scott, on Sept. 23, 2004. They reside in Kansas City, Mo. PAUL PUPI and his wife, Brandie, are the parents of a son, Isaac Paul, born Oct. 25, 2004. They live in Beaver, Pa.

GINA (GOLDINGER) SHAFFER and her husband, Edward, announce the birth of a daughter, Marisa Marie, on Jan. 22, 2004. The Shaffers live in Butler, Pa. JEFF and KRISTEN (KILLILA ’00) SMALLEY welcomed a son, William Kitts, born Oct. 12, 2004. The Smalleys live in Pittsburgh. BRIAN and KIMBERLY (SENSINGER ’00) WEESE announce the birth of a daughter, Kathryn Noel, on Nov. 27, 2004. Brother Gregory is 2. The family lives in North East, Md.

1999 TRAVIS and SARAH (HAHN ’01) BOND are the parents of a daughter, Alayna, born July 20, 2004. The Bonds live in Cheraw, S.C. SUZANNE (WILLIAMS) CARR is the new activities director at Trinity Living Center in Grove City. She taught English for three years before joining the nursing home. JONATHAN COGAN was promoted to lead of the process management team in GEICO’s systems operations division. He has worked for GEICO for four years. BRIAN DIETZ married Heather Pauling on Aug. 15, 2004. They reside in Belmont, Mass., where Brian is the pastor of junior high ministry at Grace Chapel and Heather works as a biology teacher at Brookline High School. ADAM HEWAT and his new wife, Patti, were married on Nov. 29, 2003. The Hewats are now living in Baltimore, Md. TIM HIMES and his wife, Adriane, announce the birth of a son, Thomas Graham, on Oct. 21, 2004. His big brother, Aaron, is 2. The Himes family lives in Troy, Ohio.

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In December, 11 Gamma Sigma Phi sisters held an ornament exchange at the Pittsburgh home of Katie (Hall ’99) Parrish. This was the third year for the reunion. Row 1, from left to right: Katie (Hall ’99) Parrish, Burgandy (Alden ’97) Smith and Hope (Durant ’98) Redmond. Row 2: Allison (Kocher ’99) Seidel, Nadine (McKinney ’01) Peters, Meghan (Saxon ’00) Cottom and Jolene (Santoro ’99) Cernicky. Row 3: Tera (Sorah ’01) Donnelly, Charlene Wick-Hull ’99, Paula (Donner) Allan ’99 and Jana Johnson ’99. CHRIS JENSEN accepted a five-year fellowship from the Ph.D. English program at the University of California at Berkeley, where he will specialize in the literature of the British Middle Ages. He lives in Berkeley. JEREMY LAMBERT and Cameron Dowler were married Sept. 18, 2004, at Heinz Pittsburgh History Center. Jeremy is a buyer with Macy’s of New York and Cameron is a sales executive with Jones Apparel Group in New York. JULIE MARBURGER and Sergiy Nepomyashchyy were married Dec. 1, 2003, in Skaerbaek, Denmark. While home for Christmas, they had a second celebration with family on Dec. 27, 2003, at HarmonyZelienople United Methodist Church. They live in Frankfurt, Germany, where Julie works as a supervisor for J.P. Morgan and Sergiy as a software engineer for DEKA Bank.

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LISA (SMITH) MCCAY received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Binghamton University last May. She is currently completing a postdoctoral fellowship in child and adolescent psychology at West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. She lives in Morgantown, W.Va., with her husband, John McCay ’00. MIKE and MISSY (GUETSCHOW ’98) MURCHIE announce the birth of a daughter, Camille Elizabeth, on Feb. 6, 2005. AUBREE RANKIN and John Bowling were married Dec. 27, 2004, in Manhattan, Kan. Aubree is the senior entertainment analyst at the Parents Television Council in Alexandria, Va., and John works at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. They make their home in Arlington, Va. MICHELLE (KOMLOS) ROUSH and her husband, Jamie, announce the birth of their first child, James Martin Jr., “Jack,” born Dec. 11, 2004. The family lives in Jacksonville, N.C.

2000 JONATHAN and RACHAEL (KLINE ’01) BLOMILEY welcomed Emma Marie on Oct. 10, 2004. They live in Rising Sun, Md. REBECCA (YEAGER) BOWMAN and her husband, Stuart, welcomed Adam David on Jan. 5, 2005. They live in Falls Church, Va. GEORGE FOHL recently received the Distinguished Middle School Science Teacher Award from the American Chemical Society. He was also named a 2004 Nobel Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Scholars. He is an eighthgrade science teacher for Prince George’s County Public Schools in Virginia and a curriculum writer for The Center for Gifted Education at the College of William & Mary. JEREMY and COURTNEY (CHRIST) HASSEMAN welcomed son Tristan Abram on July 19, 2004. The Hassemans live in Leesburg, Va. MATT JENSEN completed his M.B.A. at the University of Phoenix in Pittsburgh in December 2004. He is the repair shop manager in Grove City College’s Technological Learning Center. DAVID JETTER will serve as managing editor of the “Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems” at Duke University School of Law. This is one of the highest positions a law school student can earn. CLAIRE (PLITT) KOBULNICKY and her husband, Adam, welcomed Christopher James on Oct. 12, 2004. Claire is a stay-athome mom and Adam is an electrical engineer for Johns Hopkins University. The family lives in Elkridge, Md. MATTHEW MAURER was promoted to program manager for the F-16 and F/A-22 tactical aircraft military programs for Goodrich. He also earned certification as a Six Sigma Green Belt, is completing Black Belt certification and earning his M.B.A. through Regis University. THERESA NUMER and Stephen Garvin were married Aug. 28, 2004, in West Springfield, Pa. They live in Hagerstown, Ind. JAGAN RANJAN was a semifinalist in the 2004 Norton Fantasy Football League. Previously, he was a two-time finalist and a one-time league champion.

classnotes TIM and JILL (WEBB) SABELLA announce the birth of a son, Jacob Alan, on Sept. 5, 2004. Their home is in York, S.C. SUSAN (JANKOWSKI) SOPKIE and her husband, Steven, welcomed a daughter, Ariana Isabella, born March 11, 2005. They make their home in Benton, Pa. TRACI ZIMMERMAN received the Dean’s Award from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine days prior to receiving her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree as one of LECOM’s first Problem Based Learning grads. She was also commissioned as a captain in the U.S. Army. She is continuing her medical education in DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Ft. Bellvoir, Va.

2001 PAUL and ALLISON (DEES) BARRY welcomed Mitchell Robert on Nov. 15, 2004. They live in Hilton, N.Y. Paul is a financial planner with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and Allison is a homemaker. ADAM BOOTH and his wife, Kelly, welcomed son Samuel David on Jan. 1, 2005. The Booths reside in Canton, Ohio. CHRISTOPHER DOHRING and his wife, Christina, welcomed daughter Jordan Renee on Jan. 5, 2005. They live in Lockport, N.Y. MATT and CHRISTINA (LUZAR) GARBER live in Altoona, Pa., with daughter Daniella Grace, born Oct. 25, 2001. LISA (KEEHLWETTER) and CRAIG ’96 GYERGYO announce the birth of a daughter, Molly Jan, on March 15, 2005. They reside in Mercer, Pa. COREY and ATHENA (HAMMEL) PACEK welcomed son Jackson Xavier on Feb. 22, 2005. They live in Philadelphia. LISA POTTS and Eric Smith were married Dec. 13, 2002, in Harrison City, Pa. Lisa and Eric graduated from Ohio University with master of music degrees in June 2003. They now reside in Columbus, Ohio, where Lisa is an intern in worship arts at New Life Church Gahanna and is a dance instructor for the New Life Dance Academy. Eric is employed as an outside sales co-manager at 84 Lumber.

KRISTA SNYDER and MICHAEL CHAMBERS ’02 were married June 12, 2004, at Calvary Temple in Sandusky, Ohio. They live in Saxonburg, Pa. Krista is a junior high music teacher in Butler Area School District and Michael is a band director for grades 7-12 in Leechburg Area School District. JENNIFER (LIGHT) and BENJAMIN SPEAD welcomed John Benjamin on Oct. 9, 2004. Benjamin received a Master of Science in Technology and Policy and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in June 2004. He works for Intersystems Corporation in Cambridge, Mass. Jennifer received her Certified Public Accountant license in 2003 and, until July 2004, worked as business director for Boston Trinity Academy in Brookline, Mass. They reside in Lancaster, Pa. ERIN VIOLETTE was promoted to assistant manager, reinsurance claim, at St. Paul Travelers in Hartford, Conn. She has a supervisory role and identifies and handles asbestos, latex, lead paint and other claims.

2002 TRAVIS BARHAM is a member of the editorial board of the “Washington and Lee Law Review.” His article, “Congress Gave and Congress Hath Taken Away: Jurisdiction Withdrawal and the Constitution,” was included in the Review’s recent publication. BRIAN BEIRNE and MEGAN WITTENWYLER were married at Brookwood Church in Burlington, N.C., on July 3, 2004. They live in Mebane, N.C. Brian is an eighth-grade social studies teacher and will graduate with a master’s from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in May. Megan is in her third year of teaching fifth grade at Pleasant Grove Elementary School.

BETHANY (BALL) CIROTA played Gianetta in a Pittsburgh production of “The Gondoliers.” The Gilbert & Sullivan musical was performed in January by the Pittsburgh Savoyards, an amateur artistic association.. ANDREA (SEWELL) DEYARMIN and her husband, Carl, welcomed a son, Elijah Wade, on Jan. 19, 2005. Elijah’s arrival was the subject of a story in “The Northern Virginia Journal.” Andrea and Carl did not make it to the hospital in time, so Elijah was born in their 1994 Honda Civic on the side of Military Highway. Carl called 911, but paramedics arrived a few minutes after the birth. Andrea, Carl and Elijah are all fine. JILL (CUNNINGHAM) and RYAN ’00 GILMORE welcomed Caleb Erik on Sept. 2, 2004. They live in North Royalton, Ohio. CINDY HACKE and JOSH PETERSON ’03 were married Oct. 9, 2004, in Grove City. Cindy is a graduate student studying math at West Virginia University. Josh works at Digital Concepts, Inc., in Canonsburg, Pa., and is a grad student in electrical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. They live in Waynesburg. JOSH and CHRISTINA (MINDYK) KLEIN welcomed son Evan Joshua on Nov. 25, 2004. The Kleins live in Tallahassee, Fla. SUSAN LARUE and Stephen Huba were married Oct. 16, 2004, at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Youngstown, Pa. Susan works for Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh as an environmental education teacher at Powdermill Nature Reserve. Stephen is in sales for Daimler Chrysler. They live in Greensburg. MARK PYLE and his wife, Angela, welcomed daughter Madison Dawn on July 7, 2004. They reside in Erie, Pa. JOSHUA and ERIN (KEATING) SIMMONS welcomed Hannah Elisabeth on Nov. 17, 2004. They live in Elkins Park, Pa.

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classnotes 2003 MAURIA NOVAK and Craig Cartmill were married in May 2004 in the historic Old Church in Portland, Ore. After graduation, Mauria joined Washington Mutual Bank and went through the PACE training program. She became an assistant manager in October 2004 and opened a new branch in a new market. They make their home in Portland. ANNIE DIETZ and SCOTT SEIFERT were married Sept. 4, 2004. They live in Vienna, Va., where Annie works as a meetings coordinator and Scott as a systems engineer. KATHRYN GRAFINGER and KYLE VUCHAK were married in Buffalo, N.Y., on Dec. 19, 2004. Kathryn completed her master’s degree in special education at Buffalo State College. Kyle is studying Arabic at the Presidio of Monterey as a specialist in the U.S. Army. They will live in Monterey, Calif., until Kyle graduates. ANNIE HOURIGAN and Man Kim were married Dec. 27, 2004. They now live in Frederick, Md. Annie continues to teach elementary general music in Montgomery County, Md. EMILY MANCEWICZ and IAN KANE ’04 were married Aug. 7, 2004, at the Church of the Ascension in Pittsburgh. Emily is earning her master’s degree in counseling psychology at Chatham College and Ian is a senior research assistant at Western Psychiatric. MANDY MAY and ANDREW COSTELLO ’01 were married July 24, 2004, in Yorktown, Va. Mandy teaches seventh grade at Columbus (Miss.) City Schools. Andrew is a pilot in the Air Force and is currently stationed in Columbus.

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JULIA MILINOVICH and SETH GARDNER ’01 were married June 19, 2004, in Monongahela, Pa. Julie is a ninth-grade math teacher in the Penn Hills School District and Seth is a manager for Bed, Bath & Beyond. JOSHUA ONUSKA graduated from the U.S. Marine Corp. Officer Candidate School on Aug. 13, 2004. He also graduated from the basic school in March. He is a second lieutenant working in aviation maintenance and will be stationed in San Diego, Calif. MIKE and KATHY (KEEHLWETTER) ORLANDO announce the birth of a daughter, Alexis, on March 22, 2005. DAVID PLITT and JODY HANSELL were married Dec. 27, 2003, at Central Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Md. They reside in Hershey, Pa., where David is enrolled in medical school and Jody works for a modular building company. ABBIE TURNER and LUKE MICHAEL ’04 were married in Harbison Chapel on Sept. 4, 2004. Abbie is employed as a licensed insurance producer at Turner Insurance Agency, Inc., in Harrisville, Pa. Luke works at the McFarlandGould Organization in Grove City as a financial assistant. The couple resides in Grove City.

2004 ADELLE ANDERSON is a sports manager at the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation in Lake Placid, N.Y. ALICIA HARTLE is spending a year as a volunteer counselor for women and children though Catholic Charities in Greene County, Pa. In February, she was subject of a feature story in the “Slippery Rock/Butler Eagle.” DANIEL JONES is an auditor with Limited Brands in Columbus, Ohio. He and his wife, Sarah, have two children: Madisyn, born Aug. 19, 2003, and Ryleigh, born Oct. 25, 2004. AMANDA (MCCURDY) MCCREADIE and her husband, Justin, welcomed a son, Hayden Christopher, on Jan. 23, 2005. Hayden joins Tanner, 4, and Justin Jr., 3, at home in Grove City. TRICIA RUGGLES and Christopher Marchand were married Nov. 27, 2004, at The Glenmoor Country Club in Canton, Ohio. Tricia is the director of pregnancy solutions and services in Akron. Christopher is the pastor of student ministries at Community Church of Portage Lakes in Akron. The Marchands reside in Stow. JENNIFER STEFFEN is working as a morning newscast producer for KFOX-TV 14 in El Paso, Texas. As part of the overnight staff, she has covered a number of breaking news stories. Steffen, along with her colleagues, will receive New Mexico AP Awards – first place for breaking news and a third place for best website. Steffen is also very involved with the Coronado Baptist Church. ELISABETH VOLTZ, who works for Animal video production company in Pittsburgh, received a Merit of Honor Award from the American Advertising Federation. She received her award in March at a regional ceremony in Pittsburgh.

inmemory he Grove City College Alumni Association places a book in Henry Buhl Library in memory of each alumna/us for whom the Alumni Office receives written notification of death, including a copy of the obituary. In addition to paying tribute to the lives of deceased alumni, the books will benefit current and future students.

DR. WILLIAM H. FORD ’30 died Jan. 20, 2005. Once an English professor, he joined Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania in 1945, serving as president from 1956-74. He was a burgess for Churchill (Pa.) Borough. Surviving are two daughters, four granddaughters and a great-granddaughter. MARIAN (ORR) BARNES ’33 died March 5, 2005. She was a resident of Harrisville, Pa., and taught elementary school for 29 years. She was involved in community groups and taught Sunday school for 66 years. Surviving are two daughters, two grandchildren and a great-grandson. THE REV. CLAYTON T. SHEASLEY ’33 died Feb. 21, 2005. He co-founded Tracy Engineering Co. and operated Clayton Sheasley’s Hand Hammered Aluminum Co. in Slippery Rock. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He ministered in Farrell and Hermitage, Pa., and served interim pastorates in Florida from 198095. Survivors include his wife, Bernice (Gilmore ’33) Sheasley, two daughters, a son, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. MARY CAROLINE (SHEARER) ZAVATONE ’33 died Feb. 12, 2005. She had been living near Greensburg, Pa., where she was retired from employment with the James Drilling Co. Survivors include a brother and a sister. I. AVIS (ARMSTRONG) OAKES ’34 passed away Sept. 7, 2004. She was a lifelong resident of Mercer County, Pa., much of that time in Mercer where she first taught school and later was a merchant with her husband at Oakes Heating and Appliance. She had been very active in civic affairs and was well known for her gardening. Surviving is daughter Barbara (Oakes ’61) Fisk, and daughters Linda and Susan, who both attended GCC for two years. JEAN (BEATTY) MAGILL ’35 passed away Nov. 6, 2003. She was living in Eau Claire, Pa., and had worked as treasurer of J.M. Beatty Automotive for many years. Surviving is a brother, Cecil Beatty ’43, nieces and nephews. IRVINE T. ROBINSON ’35 died Jan. 10, 2004. He had been living in Washington, Minn. JANE (DAVIS) FEHR ’36 died Feb. 21, 2005, in Urbana, Ill., her place of residence. She was formerly the secretary for the superintendent of the Beaver County (Pa.) School District, and a 50-year member of Rochester’s 500 Card Club. Survivors include two sons, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. JAMES M. EAKIN ’37 died Jan. 24, 2005. He was living in Columbia, Mo. Eakin served with the Army Air Corps in WWII. He worked as comptroller for the McGraw Edison Co., retiring as vice president. Survivors include a son.

RUTH (MORTON) ROBINSON ’37 died Nov. 28, 2003. She was living in Greenwood, Fla., and was a retired educator with the Dade County Public School System. She leaves a brother and a niece. JAMES F. MERRIMAN II ’38 died March 26, 2005. A Navy veteran, he had a 31-year career in market research for the Campbell Soup Co. Upon his 1981 retirement, he was appointed treasurer of Radnor Township (Pa.) and elected for three additional terms. Merriman was also active in Republican politics and was a past manager of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Grove City College Alumni Association from 1962-65 and was very active in the Philadelphia alumni chapter. The College presented him with a Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Award in 2000. Surviving are three sons and four grandchildren. ANNE (RICHARDSON) BENZ ’40 died Jan. 25, 2005. She made her home in Phoenix. Among her survivors is her husband, John. PAULINE (BARNES) EGGER ’40 died Dec. 20, 2003, in Meadville, Pa., where she had been living. She retired from Kerr’s Jewelry Store in 1985 after 25 years of service. Surviving are two sons and three grandchildren. RUTH (GILLESPIE) CHEDA ’41 died Sept. 19, 2004. She taught business before marrying and moving to California. After raising a family, she worked for the Selective Service and the California Men’s Colony. She also volunteered at Hotline and the Literacy Council. Surviving are two sons, a daughter and three grandchildren. LOU ANN (PEAT) SANKEY ’41 died Dec. 29, 2004, in Painesville, Ohio, where she was living. She was a longtime Pittsburgh resident and had retired as an administrative assistant at the city’s Bituminous Coal Research. Surviving are her husband, Robert; daughter Barbara (Sankey ’74) Lomasney and her husband Mark Lomasney ’74; a sister and four grandchildren. EDISON A. CONNER ’42 died Feb. 14, 2005. He was a WWII Navy veteran. He worked for PPG Industries, later moving to Huntsville, Ala., to start a branch of PPG and serve as manager of technical services. He was a facilitator for The Academy of Lifetime Learning at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, and for 20 years he read to the blind on local radio. He leaves his wife, Mary, a daughter, a son, five stepchildren, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. – DUNK theG e

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inmemory H. FLOYD GOTJEN ’42 died Feb. 9, 2005. He was a Methodist minister, serving many churches in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York and working as a college youth counselor at St Lawrence University. He retired to Falconer, N.Y. Surviving are his wife, Thelma, two sons, a grandson and four brothers, including Merle Gotjen ’41. JAMES W. SCHALLES ’42 died Jan. 30, 2005. He served on Grove City’s Alumni Council for 38 years, two years as president. He also served on the Board of Trustees from 1979-82. The College presented him with a Distinguished Service Award in 2002. In business, Schalles worked in the treasury department of U.S. Steel from 1952-1983. He volunteered with the Boy Scouts for 60 years, served on the Pleasant Hills (Pa.) Planning Commission for 17 years and played the piano at his church. Surviving are his wife, Helen (Lowry ’43) Schalles; three sons, Dr. John Schalles ’71 (and his wife Nancy (Edwards ’73) Schalles),, Jeffrey Schalles ’73 and David Schalles ’83 (and his wife Lorie (Persichetti ’83) Schalles); and five grandchildren. ARLA (SHAFFER) YOUNG ’42 died Aug. 9, 2004. She served in the Marine Corps during WWII and was a life member of the Women’s Marine Association, serving as both local president and national secretary. She also received a National Service Award and served in the Marine Corps reserves and in various administrative positions in Atlanta. Survivors include two daughters and three grandsons. DR. ROBERT H. REED ’43 died Feb. 12, 2004. He lived in Dewitt, N.Y., and was a chemical engineer and president of Henkel International. Survivors include his wife, Susan, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. THE REV. HERBERT H. THOMPSON ’43 died Feb. 12, 2005, in Stevens Point, Wis. He pastored many Wisconsin Methodist churches and later moved to Stevens Point, where he served St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. He was also involved in the Boy Scouts and Masons. Survivors include his wife, Louise, five daughters, a son, two sisters, 18 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. BARBARA (BROWN) COOPER ’44 died June 30, 2004, in Lakewood, Colo. She is survived by two children and two grandchildren.

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HARRY O. BEATTY ’45 died Aug. 6, 2003, in Grove City. A WWII Army veteran, he owned and operated J.M. Beatty Grocery and Merchandise in Eau Claire, Pa., until his 1983 retirement. From 1983-94, he worked in Atlantic City as a host and tour guide. Surviving is a brother, Cecil Beatty ’43, nieces and nephews. VIRGINIA (COLE) GORMAN ’46 died Nov. 7, 2004, in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Surviving are her husband, Robert, a daughter, a son, two sisters and three grandchildren. MARJORIE (ERVIN) KERST ’48 died Dec. 4, 2004, in Minnesota. She was a homemaker who resided in many states and enjoyed the outdoors. Survivors are her husband, Fred Kerst ’50, three daughters, five grandsons and one great-granddaughter. ELEANOR (SLOAN) MORT ’48 died Jan. 25, 2005. She was a chemist for the former Sharon Steel Corp. In 1984, she and her daughter co-founded The Feed Bin, a pet supply store. In her Poland, Ohio, community she ran the Welcome Wagon, founded a ladies’ golf league, an adult ski club and bridge clubs. Surviving are her mother, daughter, two sons, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. JANE (HINCHLIFFE) WENDELBOE ’49 died April 12, 2004, in Warren, Pa. She worked at the former N.K. Wendelboe store and played the organ and taught piano. Surviving are her husband, Nick Wendelboe ’49, a son, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. GEORGE A. MCCORMICK ’50 died March 8, 2005. An Army veteran, he worked for Armstrong World Industries in sales and marketing in Lancaster, Pa., and Europe. He retired in 1989 from the Industrial Products Division. In Lancaster, he was active in his church and enjoyed golf, bridge and boating. Surviving are his wife, Joan, a daughter, two sons, five grandchildren and his twin sister. RUTH (MCDOUGALL) SPENCE ’50 died Oct. 11, 2004. She was an English teacher for the Chardon (Ohio) Local Schools for 25 years. She was living in Chagrin Falls and is survived by a daughter, a son, five grandchildren and a sister. HELEN “JOAN” (HANNUM) ARNOLD ’51 died Nov. 5, 2004, in Basking Ridge, N.J. Her career in social work included positions with government and private agencies, hospitals and schools. She volunteered much time to her church and community, and in 2003, was honored by Peaceworks for her lifetime of activism. Survivors include two daughters, two grandsons, her brother and her sister.

DR. EDWARD J. CZERWINSKI ’51 died Feb. 16, 2005, in Erie, Pa. An Air Force veteran, he served in the Korean War. He was a professor at SUNY Stony Brook for 23 years, where he taught Slavic languages and Russian literature. He founded the Slavic Cultural Center in Port Jefferson, N.Y., in 1970 to spread Eastern European cultures to Americans. Czerwinski authored 10 books; wrote many plays, poems and stories; and served on the boards of 18 publications. Grove City College presented him with an Alumni Achievement Award in 1973. Surviving are two brothers and two sisters. REGIS J. SCHAEFER ’51 died April 9, 2004. A WWII Navy veteran, he was retired from Dravo Industries, where he was an accountant. He later worked for the borough of Zelienople, Pa., as a building and zone officer and a member of the planning commission. Surviving are his wife, Betty, two daughters, four sons, a stepson, a brother, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. DR. SHIRLEY (DOUGLASS) BALL ’52 died Oct. 25, 2004. She was living in Lehighton, Pa., where she was the retired superintendent of schools. Previously, she was superintendent in Mineral County (W.Va.), assistant superintendent in Spring Ford, Pa., and principal of Potter County High School. She was active in Rotary, Eastern Star and the Bach and Handel Chorale. She received a Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Award in 1988. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, a sister and four grandchildren. LOUIS E. JACKSON ’53 died Nov. 20, 2004. He served in the Army and worked at A.M. General in the Detroit area for 20 years, retiring in 1995. He was living in East Lansing, Mich. Surviving are his wife, Mary Grace, a daughter, five sons, a sister and 10 grandchildren. MARILYN (TOWNSEND) STANTON ’53 died Dec. 12, 2003. She was living in Woburn, Mass. Survivors include two sons, two grandchildren and two sisters. CHARLES A. BRYCE ’55 died Dec. 4, 2004, at his home in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. GRETCHEN (BAUER) CLARK ’56 died June 24, 2004, in Dover, Del. She spent her career as a librarian, including 21 years at the Philadelphia State Hospital. Surviving are a daughter, a sister and two grandchildren. SIDNEY (BYERLY) YELLEY ’57 died Nov. 12, 2003. Survivors include two sons and four grandchildren.

inmemory THE REV. JOHN H. LYONS ’58 died Nov. 27, 2004. A Presbyterian minister, he served several churches and founded Troy (N.Y.) Community Ministry. From 1985-97, he worked for Hospice of Schenectady and Rensselaer counties. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane, three daughters, a sister and eight grandchildren. CAROLE (O’BRIEN) BENZING ’59 died Nov. 23, 2004, in Bethlehem, Pa. She was active in the Bethlehem community and president of the Benzing Company and J&B Welding. She leaves her husband, Fred, two daughters, two sons, a sister and eight grandchildren. EDWARD L. RIDDLE ’59 died July 6, 2003. An accountant, he had lived in the Gainesville/ Lake Kiowa, Texas, area since 1969. Surviving are his wife, Mary, a son, a daughter, three sisters and four grandchildren. RONALD C. MONTGOMERY ’60 died Feb. 23, 2005. A CPA, he worked with Price Waterhouse and later, was senior vice president and treasurer with Great American Mortgage Investors/UniCapital. He then began a career facilitating communication and leadership workshops. An Army veteran, he was living in Atlanta. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, three sisters and three grandchildren. DR. NANCY (TEMPEST) ALDRICH ’61 died Oct. 2, 2004. She lived in Pueblo, Colo., where she was a licensed clinical psychologist. Survivors include her husband, Richard, three children, a brother and a sister. CHARLES HAMILTON JR. ’61 died Jan. 30, 2005. He received a Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Award in 1997 and served on the College’s Campaign Steering Committee. The Hamilton Curriculum Library in the Hall of Arts and Letters is a gift of Hamilton and his wife, Janice “Sib” (Weiskircher ’61) Hamilton. He was president and chief operating officer of Aristech Chemical Corporation in Pittsburgh until his 1998 retirement. He was also CEO of C.W.H. Holdings, a family-owned real estate business operated by his daughter, Jane Hamilton ’87. An Army veteran, he was active in the Chemical Manufacturers Association, Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the United Way of Allegheny County. Surviving are his wife, Sib; two daughters, including Jane; a son; three grandchildren, a brother and his mother, Helen (Fink ’32) Hamilton.

MARY SUZANNE (MCGOVERN) HAGUE ’64 died June 28, 2004, in Grove City. She had worked as a newspaper circulation manager for Sharon’s “Herald” Grove City’s “Allied News” and as a customer service representative for “The Globe” in Joplin, Mo. Surviving are two daughters, a son, three stepchildren, a brother, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

MERRIE (MARSTILLER) GILBERT ’73 died Jan. 31, 2005, in Arlington, Va. She was a teacher at Capitol Hill Day School in Washington, D.C., and co-founder of Korean Focus, an organization offering information and support to families interested Korean culture. Surviving are her husband, Craig, a son and daughter, her mother, a brother and two sisters.

FRANK PALLONE ’64 died June 30, 2004. He was retired and active in his New Kensington, Pa., community. He had served his country in the National Guard. Survivors include a brother, nieces and nephews.

SUSAN (WILSON) BARKER ’75 died Aug. 11, 2003, in Celebration, Fla. She leaves her husband, Jeff, two children, father and a sister.

LEWIS B. ANDERSON ’65 died Sept. 12, 2003. He was living in Glendale, Ariz. COL. WILLIAM C. G. SAVAGE JR. ’65 passed away April 29, 2004. He was retired as a Jr. ROTC instructor at Garden City High School and as an Air Force colonel. He was living in Farmington Hills, Mich. Surviving are his wife, Midori, a son, a daughter, his mother, two brothers and a sister. DAVID A. TOLLEY ’67 passed away Dec. 4, 2004. He was living in Downingtown, Pa., and devoted his career of nearly four decades to the packaging industry. Most recently, he was corporate officer and chief operating officer of Associated Packaging Technologies. He also held senior management posts at Graphic Packaging Corporation. A talented athlete, he played catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in his youth. Surviving are his wife, Susan (Brown ’67) Tolley, a son, a daughter, his father, a sister and three grandchildren. DR. JAMES D. PARDOE II ’70 died Sept. 18, 2003. He was a colonel in the U.S. Army where he headed the dental corps. He had been living in Stow, Ohio, and is survived by his mother, a sister and nephews. SUZANNE (ZWINGGI) REID ’71 died March 25, 2005. A music lover, she directed many musicals at Bethel Park (Pa.) High School, and taught at Independence Middle School. She also led three handbell teams at Southminster Presbyterian Church, directed the children’s choir at church, and sang with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Surviving are her husband, Dan Reid ’71, her brother, Michael Zwinggi ’74, a son and a daughter. PETER J. DONAHOE JR. ’72 died June 18, 2003. He had 30 years in the grocery industry, both in retail and wholesale. He lived in Florida for 30 years, the last 15 of which were in Coral Springs. Surviving are his wife, Patricia, a stepson and three sisters.

VERNON J. “JACK” CARPENTER ’75 died March 12, 2005. He was vice president and general tax counsel of Viacom Inc., and previously was vice president and general tax counsel of CBS Corporation. He had a passion for sailing and was fleet captain of Sprite Island Yacht Club in Norwalk, Conn. He was living in West Harrison, N.Y. Surviving are his wife, Marilyn, a daughter, a son, his parents, a sister and a brother, Harry Carpenter ’78. SUSAN L. SOLES ’76 died Dec. 19, 2004. She was living in Pittsburgh and is survived by three sisters. THOMAS O. CLARK ’77 died Aug. 16, 2003. He was living in Rochester, N.Y. He taught mathematics in several school districts and was employed by the Sugar Creek Stores. Survivors include his parents and two sisters. SANDRA (JACOBS) HITE ’82 died March 11, 2005 in Springdale, Pa. She taught elementary school before staying home to raise her three children. For the last three years, she lived in central Australia, where her husband was stationed with the Air Force. She enjoyed tennis, running, Bible study and tole painting. Surviving are her husband, Col. William Hite ’82, two sons, a daughter, her parents, a brother and a sister.

DR. LEROY “ROY” KAUFFMANN JR. passed away Jan. 23, 2005, at his Gettysburg, Pa., home. He was 78. An Army WWII veteran, he was a Purple Heart recipient. At Grove City College, he taught literature, English and communication arts from 1961-1990. Survivors include his wife, Carrie, two daughters and four grandchildren. – DUNK theG e

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alumnibabies

James David Barr Born 10-16-03 Andy ’94 and Laura (Spicer ’94) Barr

James Blaine Bell IV Born 12-1-04 Kristy (Maxwell ’96) and Jim Bell

Alayna Jean Bond Born 7-20-04 Travis ’99 and Sarah (Hahn ’01) Bond

Andrew Joseph Caligiuri Born 6-22-04 Catherine (Ehrke ’93) and Joseph Caligiuri

Brady Joseph Chimenti Born 2-2-04 Chris ’94 and Kelly Chimenti

Jaelen Michelle Craigo Born 4-23-04 Jason ’96 and Jeanette (Luppe ’97) Craigo

Conrad William Crawford Born 12-8-04 Jeanne (Braunwarth ’89) and Lee Crawford

Serenity Mareline Jean FuZhu Dailey Born 7-20-03, adopted 7-6-04 Matthew ’88 and Jamie Dailey

Elijah Wade DeyArmin Born 1-19-05 Andrea (Sewell ’02) and Carl DeyArmin

Avery Zhi-Qing Doctor Born 9-21-03, adopted 11-1-04 Thomas ’66 and Kelly Doctor

Frank Jesse Firek Born 9-3-04 Teresa (Blair ’93) and David Firek

Rayna Blythe Frank Born 8-14-02 Peter ’95 and Amy (Wray ’95) Frank

Caleb Erik Gilmore Born 9-2-04 Ryan ’00 and Jill (Cunningham ’02) Gilmore

Nathan Francis Guillaume Born 10-4-04 Jason ’96 and Beth (Bardeen ’99) Guillaume

Congratulations New Parents! Grove City College welcomes your new bundle(s!) of joy.We want to send your newborn a Grove City T-shirt. So between the feedings and late-night lullabies, be sure to send the Alumni Relations Office your child’s name and date of birth. Shirts are available only in infant size. Due to the popularity of the Alumni Babies feature, photos will be limited to babies under the age of 3 in GCC shirts only. Digital photos must be high resolution, 300 dpi. Send to Alumni Relations Office, Alumni Babies, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, Pa. 16127 or alumni@gcc.edu. 62

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George R. Gunn IV Born 11-25-03 George ’93 and Amy (Smith ’93) Gunn

Tristan Abram Hasseman Born 7-19-04 Jeremy ’00 and Courtney (Christ ’00) Hasseman

Jackson Tyler Hedden Born 5-29-04 John ’01 and Layne (Bucklen ’01) Hedden

Ryan Jeffrey Higgs Born 9-4-04 Jeffrey ’95 and Deborah Higgs

Sydney Elizabeth Hinkey Born 6-4-04 Brett ’96 and Meredith (Reasor ’96) Hinkey

Dale Thomas Hyland Born 9-21-02 Todd ’94 and Lisa Hyland

Andrew Joseph Kozinski Born 8-9-03 Bryan ’95 and Amy Kozinski

Ryan Jeffery Mitchell Born 1-30-04 Jeffery ’94 and Shaney (Haggerty ’94) Mitchell

Colin Samuel Moses Born 3-22-04 Derek ’97 and Jennifer (Hoogerbrugge ’98) Moses

Rachel Audrey Petschke Born 5-11-04 Julie (Vogel ’93) and Dan Petschke

Jamison Joshua Rhoades Born 5-19-04 Rich ’91 and Kim Rhoades

Candace Scalise Born 5-24-04 Michael ’77 and Leslie Scalise

Andersen Ray Schuller Born 3-17-03 Dan ’96 and Rhonda (Merkey ’96) Schuller

Taylor Grace Schwalm Born 7-1-04 Julia (Smiglewski ’96) and Travis Schwalm

Hannah Elisabeth Simmons Born 11-17-04 Josh ’02 and Erin (Keating ’02) Simmons

Nathan Joseph Slaby Born 12-24-03 Jill (Fitch ’94) and Scott Slaby

Clark David Stanton Born 3-16-04 Shawn ’91 and Melissa (Depew ’92) Stanton

Cashen Renwick Thompson Born 1-1-05 Mark ’84 and Kathy Thompson

Derek Ryan Sears, born 1-20-03 Sarah Renee Sears, born 6-16-04 Timothy ’98 and Cynthia (Graeser ’99) Sears

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From the last cover… As an update from the Winter 2005 GeDUNK with an arts theme, filmmaker Brian Osmond ’88 recently finished a small feature film called “Dying for Dolly,” starring Usher Raymond. He’s also completing work on the ABC-TV pilot “The Night Stalker” and is putting the finishing touches on a short film for a film competition. Additionally, soon after his GeDUNK feature, Osmond visited inner-city Pittsburgh’s Imani Christian Academy, with which Grove City College has built an educational partnership, and is starting a video to promote the school. And as if that weren’t enough, he’s also keeping busy with a feature-length comedy that began last month.

The brothers of Sigma Alpha Sigma, singing “Seize the Day,” took first place in the Greek Men category of the 2005 All-College Sing on April 30 during Parents’ Weekend. In its 33rd year, the competition saw 22 groups take to the risers. Overall winners were the independent men’s group, Noteworthy, and the independent women’s group, Counterpoint. Other Greek Men winners were Beta Sigma in second and Omicron Xi placing third. In Housing Groups, Alpha Epsilon Chi took first, Delta Rho Sigma placed second and Rho Rho Rho came in third. For the Greek Women, Gamma Chi took first, Zeta Zeta Zeta placed second and Sigma Theta Chi came in third. The independent women’s group All That Jazz came in second in their category behind Counterpoint. / Photo by Christine Bare ’05

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